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TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist, Educa
tional, Agricultural and Music
Center. Population, 1960 Census
16,372. Brevard Community
8,500. Brevard proper 4,857.
THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
A State And National Prize - Winning, Home Town Newspaper
Vol. 81 — No. 1
SECOND CLASS POSTAGE _
PAID AT BREVARD. N. C. ZIP CODE 28712
TRANSYLVANIA—
The Land of Waterfalls, Mecca
for Summer Camps, Entrance ta
Pisgah National Forest and
Home of Brevard College and
Brevard Music Festival.
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1968
PRICE 10c
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
★ 24 PAGES TODAY ★
Architect’s Drawing Of Front Of
The New And Beautiful Glen Cannon Country Clubhouse
Gray skies were common dur
ing the feast week in the Bre
vard area, as sunshine was at
a premium, in the area. High
temperature for the week was
last Wednesday when the mer
cury reached 47 degrees, the
week’s lowest'temperature was
19 on Saturday morning. Aver
ages for the week were 41 and
27.
Here is the extended fore
cast from the Weather Bureau:
Temperatures will average a
below normal in WNC
the next five days. Day
highe should average from
35' to 4§^,while lows at night
total « half to three
of an inch or mote.
Ml
quarters
The first significant snowfall
of die season occurred at Bre
vard last Wednesday night,
when about one and one-half
inches fell at the weather sta
tion.
Wednesday — - 47
Thursday —__ 38
V& inch mow
Friday ~ 40
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High Low Prec.
20
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Mr. and Mrs. Dennis W. Gal
loway of Roman are the
proud parents of their first
the first baby born
Transylvania county in
'Their 7 pound, 1 ounce son
was bom at 8:05 p.m„ January
1st, and is named Brian Keith.
Galloway is an em
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LOOKING OVER PLANS for the
new clubhouse at beautiful Glen
Cannon Country club are the three
men above. From left to right, they
are: Paul Schlunz, president of the
club; L. E. Bagwell, general con
tractor for the project; and Henry C.
McDonald, the architect. Construc
tion started this week on the modern
new clubhouse. (Times Staff Photo)
Breakdown Cited , ^ : ftfclli
iVeic Postal Rate Increase
Effective On January 7th
Increased rates for all classes
of mail except parcel poet and
international mail will go into
effect January 7th, Postmaster
Charlie Patton, Jr. reminded
postal customers today,
“Even with the neiw rates of
six cents for first-class mail and
10 cents for air mail, postal ser
vice is still a real bargain,”
Postmaster Patton declared.
“For six cents you can send a
letter to any of the SO states,
to any United States territory
or possession, to Canada or Hex
Com New Ma»ter
Masons To Install Officers
For New Year Saturday Night
ioo, or to an American service
man stationed anywhere in the
world.”
Majorette
Glasses
To Begin
Majorette classes with Miss
Jan Dyar as instructor will be
gin this coming Saturday morn
ing, January 6th at the Trans
ylvania Community center at
10:00 at which time registration
will take place. '
Any Interested person from
pre-school age through junior
high school will he accepted.
Pre-schoolers through eight
yean old are requested to come
at 10:00 a-m- and will be dis
Postmaster Patton pointed
out that the new rate for post
cards wall be five cents and for
air mail postcards eight cents.
He said the added cent in the
letter rate is a 20 percent in
crease compared to a 24 per
cent boost in the rates for mail
ing newspapers and magazines
and a 34 per cent bike for ad
m
vertising circulars, “occupant”
mail, and other material in the
third-class category.
The new rate of six cents per
ounce for first-class mail ap
plies up to 13 ounces and the
new rate of 10 cents per ounce
for air mail applies up to 7
ounces. Under the new rate
structure all first class mail over
13 ounces and all air mail over
7 ounces will be merged into a
single category.
These heavier pieces of first
class and air mail subject to the
single rate schedule will be de
livered by file fastest available
means of traiuportation.
A flat itte of 80 cents will be
charged for all mall in this cat
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Construction Begins On New
Club House At Glen Cannon
Adult Education
Classes Begin
On January 15th
The A s h e v i 11 e-Buncombe
Technical Institute and the
Transylvania Board of Educa
tion announce the beginning of
the winter quarter of adult ed
ucation on Monday, January
15th.
All classes will meet on Mon
day and Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
at Brevard senior high school.
Any adult, 18 years of age or
older not currently enrolled in
public school, may attend.
All basic courses will be off
ered.
Adults may start with begin
ning reading, or at any level
leading to preparation for the
North Carolina High School
Equivalency examination.
Placement tests will ibe given
to those starting for the first
time on January 15th.
In the general education div
ision, six courses will be offer
ed if enrollment justifies.
Those continued from last quar
ter will be beginning and ad
vanced typing and beginning
and advanced shorthand.
Offered for the first time will
be a course in business com
munication. This 60-hour course
will be designed to assist busi
ness men and women in more
effective business letter writ
ing.
A short course in filling out
individual income tax returns
will be offered in February.
For information relative to
these adult courses contact C.
H. Farley. Telephone 883-3011
or after 5:00 pun. at 883-5828.
Tabulation Tuesday
Chamber Of Commerce
Now Electing Directors
The membership o the Bre
aStgzfj'srz
rectors prior to the meeting
next Tuesday night in the
Library.
According to John Clark,
pmimni) « «vpin Mtra
be elected at that time
when the ballots will he tab
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Officers for the New Tear
will be eleeted at a call
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Seeking Nominees
Jaycees To Name “Young
Man Of The Year”, 15th
John Huggins, Brevard Jay
cee president, urges all people
to nominate their choice for
the Young Man of the Year in
Transylvania county. Nomina
tions may toe made by contact
ing John Smart, DSD Chairman,
PO Box 426, Brevard.
A secret panel of local judges,
all over the age of 36, will se
lect the winner from among
those nominations submitted to
the chairman in writing by Jan
uary 15th.
The Distinguished Service
Award had 'been presented by
the Jaycees each year since
1947 to a young man between
the ages of 21 and 36 for “out
standing community service
through loyal, faithful and un
selfish efforts resulting in a
lasting contribution to the com
munity and nation.”
Many of the current civic
leaders can be found among
the names of past winners of
this award, who are as follows:
1947 Cecil J. Hill
1948 Robert R. Bolt
1949 Lloyd S. Burhans
1950 John I. Anderson
1951 Dr. E. O. Roland
1952 Robert T. Gash
1953 Dr. Frank B. McGuire
1954 Robert W. Melton
1955 Thomas R. Eller
1956 Henry C. McDonald
1957 Gilbert F. Coan
1958 Bill P. Norris
1959 Dr. John R. Folger
1960 Cliff Brookshire
1961 Don McLeod
1962 Elmo Crow
1963 Tom McCrary
1964 John R. Hudson, Jr.
1965 Joseph W. McGuire, Jr.
1966 John K. Smart, Jr.
Program Highlights
Record Party One Of WPNF's
Most Popular Evening Programs
Frankie Capps and Larry
Bryson, both popular disc
jockeys on WPNF, split the
duties on the popular “Record
Party,” heard over WPNF-Ra
dio Monday through Friday
from 8:05 p. m., to Sign-Off at
10:00 p. m. The program is
heard for an extra hour each
Saturday night, beginning at
7:06 p. m.
Pop and rock ’n roll records
of the day are played each
Little Theatre
Sets Try - Outs
Tryouts for the second Bre
vard Little Theatre production
of the season, Agatha Christie’s
famous mystery, “Witness For
the Prosecution” will be held
next Monday, January 8th, at
the Transylvania Community
Center.
The play calls for a large cast,
ind it is hoped that many per
sons, particularly men,, will be
on hand for the tryouts. The
play has a courtroom setting.
Tryouts will get underway
promptly at 7:30 p.m. and it is
poped that the cast can be fill
'd that night.
“Witness For the Prosecu
ion” will be directed by Jackie
raylor, and will be presented
it the Brevard high school au
litorium on February 15, 16
ind 17.
night on the Record Party, and
Frankie and Larry keep the
listeners happy as they fill an
endless number of requests.
Teenagers and other listeners
are urged to write in requests
for music on the Record Party.
WPNF’s popular platter - spin
ning duo will do their utmost
to fulfill requests.
Basketball
Brevard College basketball
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Work Expected
To Be Completed
By Early June
Work was started this week
on the construction of a new
clubhouse at the Glen Cannon
Country club.
According to President Paul
Schlunr, the modern looking,
c ne-story building could be
completed in five to five and
one half months, weather per
mitting.
L. E. Bagwell is the general
contractor, and Henry C. Mc
Donald, A.I.A. Associates, are
the architects.
“Our target date is June
1st,” the president declared.
The new clubhouse will be
located on the hill overlook
ing the golf course, and above
the present pro shop.
A new bath house will be
built at the same time at the
swimming pool site.
There will be dressing
rooms for both men and wo
men with a covered cabana
between.
The clubhouse will be of
brick and masonry construc
tion with huge glass windows,
which will enable the guests
to view the golfers on the
course and the scenic sur
rounding mountains.
President Schlunz says the
outlay for the buildings will
be around $100,000.
The modern clubhouse
lends itself to further expan
sion in either direction at a
later date.
Parking areas will be lo
cated in front of the club
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Loeb Announces
Earl York Named Purchasing
Agent, Ecusta Paper Division
G. Earl York has been named
Purchasing Agent for the Ecus
ta Paper Division of Olin Math
ieson Chemical Corporation at
Pisgar Forest, NoAh) Carolina,
it is announced toy-A. J. Loeb,
division Vice President and
General Manager. * L
Born in Clarksville] Georgia,
Mr. York was educated in the
public schools of Cornelia, Geor
gia, and attended Piedmont
College, Demorest, Georgia.
Prior to joining Olin in 1841,
he was employed by Ford Motor
Company in Memphis, Tennes
see, as a quality inspector.
Mr. York began his career
with Olin in the Scnsta Paper
Division's Finishing depart
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