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| TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist, Educa
tional. Agricultural and Music
Center. Population, 1900 Census
Brevard Community
Brevard proper 4,887.
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THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
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No. 43
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BREVARD, N. C, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1967
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TRANSYLVANIA—
The Land of Waterfalls, Mecca
for Summer Cam pa, Entrance te
Pisgah National Forest and
Home of Brevard College and
Brevard Music Festival.
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PRINCIPAL PARTICIPANTS on the Awards
program of the Transylvania County Community
Development contest for 1967 are pictured above.
The event was held in the Ecusta cafeteria of Olin
Mathieson Chemical corporation last Thursday
grou?' fr°™ left to right, are: Ken
™er?ber' Silversteen Community De
velopment club; L. C. Case, III, President, Lake
Toxaway club; Hale Siniard, member, County
Hoard of Commissioners; Rhonda Hall, youth vice
president, Lake Toxaway club; Rev. Jack Wal
pw\F et?hur;xTLeister Aiken- youth president,
Eastatoe club; Norris Powell, chairman, County
Council and president of Eastatoe club; Morris Mc
Cough, executive vice president, Asheville Agri
cultural Development council
Spotlight On Youth
Younger Population Is Noted,
County Average Better Than US
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By STAFF WRITER
1b Itaasytanii
population as a
reaching middle age
than usual
known as the median age,'
^eing arrived at locally at age
It Is the point at which half
the local residents are younger
Bun that and half are older.
As tat meat parts of the
country, the median point
has been moving downward
for some time. When the
last census was taken, in 1960,
the median age locally was
25X
In the rest of the United
States, by way of comparison,
the latest Census Bureau find
ings point to a median age of
27.7. In the State of North
Carolina it is now 23.9.
The change that has been
taking place in the makeup of
the population had its begin
ning in the years following
World War II, the figures
show.
In the five years between
1946 and 1951 alone, a record
breaking total of 18 million ba
bies were born. Thereafter, un
til 1957, the birth rate con
tinued high.
More' recently, in most parts ;
of the Country, it has dropped
considerably from the postwar
levels. j
However, it has remained i
sufficiently high, relative to
the mortality rate, to have
caused a natural Increase in
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Trustees Meet
Will Make Drive For $200,000
At College, More New Bandings
A drive to raise $300,000
in capital improvement
was announced at the Board
of Trustees meeting at Bre
vard College last Friday.
The announcement made by
Allen H. Sims, chairman off the
Board, indicated that the funds
would be used to complete de
velopment projects on the cam
pus already approved by the
Board at its spring meeting last
May. The money realized from
the drive would toe used in the
construction of a classroom
building and a student union.
Mr. Sims announced that
bids for the classroom build
ing will be advertised within
30 days. Final plans for the
facility were approved by tbe
Board. The student union pro
ject was formally adopted and
preliminary plans given en
dorsement.
In other action, the Board
iccepted a memorial gift by Da
dd Ginsberg of Dowingtown,
Pennsylvania. Mr. Ginsberg will
»ive the college a reflection
mol to be located in front of
he Administration Building.
Jrick walkways will lead to the
Administration Building,
Science Building and new class
oom structure.
E. W. Hardin, Jr., new busi
ness manager of the college,
was elected assistant secre
tary and treasurer of the
Carpenter Is Author
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Times Begins New Column,
Title, "From Almar Farm"
- The Transylvania Times be
gins a new local column this
week, and it should be of pan
tteular interest to newcomers of
this community.
According to Editor John An
derson, the column will also ap
peal to persons who find Trans
ylvania county a wonderful
plane In which to live.
The author is Colonel Clar
ence A. Carpenter, USAF (re
tired).
The title of the column is
THOM ALMAR FARM."
Here are a few facts about
rn to
Board of Trustees.
In commenting upon the col
lege’s current operational bud
get, Dr. E. K. McLarty, Presi
dent of the college, stated:
“We will have to add at least
$50,000 a year in operating rev
enue to maintain our present
position.”
A study of operational ex
penditures is under way at
the college to determine suit
able ways of raising this addi
tional revenue.
UF Goal At
Halfway Mark
Campaign workers reported
gifts and pledges which al
most reached the halfway
mark in the Transylvania
County United Fund Cam
paign Friday afternoon.
A total solicitation of $20,
977.32 was reported to campaign
chairman Milton Massey. With
several important industries
and commercial establishments
yet to report, Massey indicated
that he felt confident that the
goal 0f $42,964 would be reach
ed.
Employees at the Dn Pont
plant contributed $4,719.50,
an 11.8% increase from giv
ing in last year’s campaign,
with per capita giving jump
ing from $12.00 per employee
to $12.84.
Firms reporting 100% giving
included Bowers Store, Mims &
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Silversteen And Lain Toxaway
Communities WinnerTln Contest
Awards Given
At Meeting
Last Thursday
Silversteen was named
Transylvania county winner in
the Farm Division of the
Community Development Con
test, and Lake Toxaway was
named Non-Farm and Youth
winner.
The awards were presented
at the annual dinner meeting,
sponsored by Olin Mathieson
Chemical Corporation last
Thursday night.
The awards were present
ed by Hale Siniard, member
of the Board of County Com
missioners, and Morris Me
Gough, Executive Vice Pres
ident of the Asheville Agri
cultural Development Coun
cil.
Cuests were introduced by
Randal Lyday, chairman of the
Agricultural Workers Council,
and the main speaker was Rev.
Jack Waldrep, of the Lords
Acre Plan, Fletcher.
Norris Powell, Community
Development president, was
master of ceremonies, and the
invocation was given by Rev
Wayne Sorrells, Temple Baptist
church.
Second place whiner In the
Farm Division was Little Riv
er and second and third place
in the Non-Farm Division was
Eastatoe and Sapphire-White
water. Second and third place
winners in the Youth Divis
ion was Eastatoe and Little
River.
In the Achievement Book ,
Contest, Eastatoe, first, Sapp- .
hire - Whitewater, second, and
Little River, third.
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Other inducement prizes i
were divided between the com- i
peting communities.
THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY
here have presented a check to the
United Nations Committee of Trans
ylvania for a shelf of books from the
UN Association for the library and a
collection of booklets for use in high
school study courses. Making the
presentation is Charles Dunlop, cen
ter, treasurer of the Friends, to Miss
Mary Scott, of the Transylvania UN
committee. At the left is Mrs. Leh
man Kapp, the librarian.
(Times Staff Photo)
Finishing New Church
Local First Baptists Adopt
Largest Budget In History
Mixed Term Of Court In
Session Here, Jurors Listed
A mixed term of Superior
;ourt is being held this week
md next in Transylvania.
Judge A. Piston Godwin, of
Jatesville. is presiding, and
.eonard Lowe, of Forest City,
s prosecuting for the state.
Most of the court’s time on
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PROGRESS IS OFTEN INCONVENIENT as we
are now experiencing: on North C*ldwell street.
Shown above is a section of the new 4 foot diame
ter storm drain being installed to earry storm wat
ers from along North Caldwell street and areas
west of this street to Kings Creek. This section
will lie about 14 feet under Caldwell street. The
work is being performed by Perry Alexander Con
struction company of Asheville under the super
vision of the State Highway Department. When
complete, the project will prevent future flooding
of the College Shopping Center area. The project
is being jointly financed by the Town, Brevard
College and the State Highway Department.
(Times Staff Photo)
Monday was given to the hear
ing of guilty pleas concerning
driving under the influence and
other traffic violations.
Jury trials began Tuesday
morning.
In the first case, State vs.
I.ionell Riddle, a mistrial was
declared.
The case. State vs. Hubert
Stepp, was non-suited.
Wednesday morning a jury
found Jerry Davis guilty of
driving under the influence.
In the next jury trial. State
vs. Beatrice Clayton, the court
took a non-suit.
Jurors, who were called to
serve during the first week, are
as follows:
Clifford Powell
Kenneth J. Greenwood
-Donald E. Merrill
Ellis P. Galloway
H. D. Wyatt, Sr.
Artellus Hogsed
John I. Anderson
J. Hugh Bradburn
Herman Rahn
Robert Wilson
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Brevard Native
The members of the First
Baptist church of Brevard
adopted on Sunday one of
the largest budgets in the
history of the church, $126,
846.00.
This represented an increase
over last year. Of this amount,
$83,019.00 goes for operational
expenses, and $43,827.00 for
debt retirement on the new
building.
From the budget will go $15,
795. for World Missions. Little
Cove Chapel, a mission sponsor
ed by the church, will have a
budget of $6,087.
October and November are
Stewardship months.
The church is now engag
ed in an “Every - Member
Canvass." It is the hope of the
leaders of the church that
the entire budget will be
pledged by November 12th.
The leading goal for the
drive is “100% Participation.”
“If every member of the church
and Sunday School will parti
cipate, the success of the drive
is assured,” church officials
state.
Several highlights of the
program are being emphasiz
ed. One of these will take
place at the Masonic Hall No
vember 1st, when all the
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Dr. Garren To Speak On
“The Urban Revolution”
Dr. Robert E. Garren, head
of the Department of Sociology
at Georgia State College, Atlan- I
ta, Georgia, will meet with stu- |
dent in Sociology 21 (Principles §
of Sociology) at the college on 1
Saturday, October 28th, at 3:00 |
p.m. in the Dunham Fine Arts |
Center auditorim. Dr. Garren’s
lecture will be on the subject of 1
“The Urban Revolution: Its I
Meaning and Consequences.’ ’
Mrs. Dana Harris, instructor i
in sociology, said in announcing |
Dr. Garren’s appearance, “In |
the introductory course in so- I
ciology we seek to acquaint stu- 1
dents with the primary prob- I
lems confronted by those active
in the field as well as to pres- I
ent answers to those questions.
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