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Vol. 81 — No. 33 **",„{Tcoot,M?i.M- c BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1968 ★ 28 PAGES TODAY ★
A “BREATHALYZER” TEST is being given
by Officer Hubert C. Brown at the regular meeting
of the Brevard Rotary club this week. These tests
are given when a motorist, who appears to be driv
ing under the influence, is stopped in Brevard and
Transylvania county. Rotarians from left to right,
are: Gene Baker, Wayne McCarty, Pat Thomas,
Jim Davis, Pat Sullivan, David Varner, Jack Mit
chell and Dr. Marius Well3. See story on page 3,
fourth section. (Times Staff Photo)
Tuesday Night
Chamber Of Commerce Body
Hears Many Civic Reports
Committee reports high
lighted the regular monthly
meeting of the the Director
of the Brevard Chamber of
Commerce Tuesday night at
the library.
The recent Brevard centen
nial celebration, sponsored by
the chamber, was briefly dis
cussed and all agreed that the
event was a big success. The
directors expressed their ap
preciation to centehnial chair
nun Ben Patterson and his
hard working committee for
their efforts in making the
centennial so successful.
Chairman Ralph H. Ramsey,
Jr., of tlie highway committee,
reported that work is current
ly underway to raise US 276
above the water when the
French Broad river is at flood
stage. He also reported that
technicalities that had been
holding up proposed work on
Elm Bend road had been
cleared up knd that it was
hoped that bids for this work
could be called for in the im
mediate future.
The advertising committee
reported that 1,300 brouchers
had been sent to each of the
new welcome centers at the
North Carolina state line on
both I 85 and I 95 coming
from Virginia.
These centers opened on
August 1st.
It was also reported that
the State Highway Commission
had requested that the cham
ber’s civic clubs sign at the
Brevard city limits on US 64
toward Rosman would have to
be relocated due to proposed
improvement of the highway
in that area.
It was reported by Dr. W.
A. Davis, of the recreation
committee, that the recent
golfing tour for Carolinas
sportswriters that visited both
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“Mis« Brevard” Contest
Jaycees And Jaycettes Extend
Deadline For Entry In Pageant
A Pepsi parity was held Au
gust 12th at the First Citizens
Bank and Trust company tor
the Miss Brevard Pageant.
Entries at ithat time were
Anita Diane Brackett, Gloria
Jean Cassell, Alice Jeanette Kls
siah, Karen Louise Owen and
Paula Maria Palmer.
These girls were introduced
to the Jayeees and Jaycettes
and an advisor was assigned to
contestant.
Brevard. Nancy Brock
remarks to the en
Attention Canners
Parkway Report On Berry
Picking Released This Week
This is the week for berries
on the Bine Ridge Parkway,
according to ranger Jim Wal
ters.
“A real good crop” of blue
berries is now ripe at areas
above 5,000 feet, including
Mount Pisgah, Mount Mitchell
and Craggy- Gardens, Walters
reported.
Raspberries are also ripe
and may be found at the
middle elevations. And in the
lower elevations, parkway
motorists will find black
berries still ripe and plenti
ful, the ranger said.
Walters said parkway visi
tors are permitted to pick the
berries, but on a “self-use”
basis only.
Summer flowers likely to
catch the eye of motorists, he
added, include the Joe-Pye
weed, a very tall member of
the sunflower family, which
contains a number of tiny
purplish flowers.
Also out is flowering spurge,
tiny white flowers abundant
along the parkway, along the
low to middle elevations, and
pink turtle-head, found in the
very high elevations. There
are also good displays at pres
ent of beebalm and phlox,
Walters said.
Dense Announces
Directors Of United Fund
Will Meet Next Monday
A meeting of the Board of
Directors of the Transylvania
County United Fund has been
called for next Monday, August
19th, at 7:30 p.m. in the Trans
ylvania County Community Cen
ter, according to Jack C. Dense,
president.,
Mr. Dense said that plans for
the upcoming campaign wiM be
discussed, including budget,
publicity and other items of
general concern.
An Executive Committee
meeting was held for Wednes
day, Augusrt 14th at Gaither's
restaurant. Dense urges all di
rectors to make plans to be
present at next Monday’s meet
ing.
Survey Reveals
4 Goverment Units In Transylvania
How many governmental
bodies are in operation in
Transylvania Comity to ad
minister the affairs of the
local population? How many,
hy way of comparison, have
other communities across the
country set up for that pur
pose?
According to a special sur
vey conducted toy the Census
(Bureau, the business of gov
ernment is being carried on
locally with fewer agencies
than is (the case etoeuAere.
The facts and figures are
brought out in a 4M -page
report released by the De
partment of Commerce un
der the title "1961 Census of
Governments.” It is the first
such study since IMS.
They ore conducted every
five years to determine what
it takes, in number and make
up of governmental units, to -
iprovide residents of each area
with school services, water sup
ply, police and fire protection,
sanitation, health and welfare
needs and the various other re
quired services.
In Transylvania County, it
is shown, these functions are
carried on through 4 govern
mental bodies, all of which
have property • taxing pow
er. In 1962 the number was 5.
A breakdown off the total
reveals that there are 2 mu
nicipal governments in the
county, no township govern
ments, no independent school
districts, the county govern
ment and one special district.
In terms of population, the
number of these public agen
cies is below that found in
most localities, the survey
shows. Locally, there is one
such agency for every 4,400
residents.
This compares with one for
every 2,430 in other parts of
the United States.
Nationally, there were 81,
253 local governments in the
United States at the begin
ning of last year, a decrease
of almost 10,000 since 1962.
The change came principal
ly in the number of school dis
tricts, which dropped from 34,
678 in 1962 to 21,782 in 1967.
It came chiefly from widespread
school reorganizations and con
solidations.
On the other hand, the
number of special districts
those concerned with public
housing, flood control, soil
conservation, bridges, toll
roads and the like, increased
by nearly 3,000 in the five
year period.
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Weaffier
By FRED REITER
Temperatures took a slight
drop to a more seasonal normal
Monday in Brevard, bringing
some relief from the heat of the
past week, which had seemed to
be much above normal.
The daily high temperature
reached 90 degrees at least
■twice in the past week, and in
the high 80s other days.
Averages for the past week
were 85 and 63.
The N. C. long - range fore
cast cadis for temperatures to
average below normal at least
through Saturday, with daytime
highs in this area of about 83,
and morning lows at about 57.
High Low Prec.
Wednesday_ 89 64 0.03
.Thursday_ 88 65 0.74
Friday_ 90 63 0.00
Saturday_ 89 62 0.00
Sunday_ 87 62 0.38
Monday_ 76 63 0.00
Tuesday _ 79 62 0.17
Transfer Students
Will Register
This Thursday
All transfer students who
will attend Brevard senior
high school during the 1968
69 school term are requested
to report to the school of
fice on Friday, August 16th,
between the hours of 9:00 a.
m. and 4:00 p. m., to register
for the fall term.
This announcement applies
only to those students who
have not previously registered.
Persons who find it impos
sible to register on August
16th, should call 883-4580 to
make an appointment for
another date.
Plans Being Made For Opening
Of Schools Friday, August 23
Several Changes
Made, Holidays
Also Announced
The office of Dr. R. E. Robin
son, Superintendent of Trans
ylvania schools, has announced
the following schedules for the
1968-69 school year:
REGISTRATION — August
23, 1968: Children will attend
school from 8:30 a.m. until
11.15. Buses will run at regu
lar times on the morning of
the 23rd.
FIRST FULL DAY—August
26, 1968: Children will attend
the first full day of school on
this date. Lunches will be
served in the cafeterias.
Holiday Schedule
The following school holidays
will be observed during the
coming school year:
Sept. 2, 1968—Labor Day
Sept. 17, 1968—Professional
meeting
Nov. 5, 1968—Election Day
Nov. 28 and 29, 1968
Thanksgiving
Dec. 21 through Jan. 1,
1969—Christmas, New Year
March 31 through April 6,
1969—Easter.
The projected enrollment for
Transylvania county schools for
.the school year 1968-1969 shows
an increase in the number of
students in each grade.
Grade
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
Enrollment
468
432
411
382
395
402
372
375
45
Special Education
Total for
Elementary
3,279
390
366
314
285
9th
10th
11th
12th
Special Education 15
Total for
High School 1,370
GRAND TOTAL 4,649
Several Major Changes
There will be several major
changes in the school system
•this year. One of the greatest
changes is found in the consoli
dation of the lunchroom pro
grams which will 'be administer
ed by a supervisor of food serv
ices and a bookkeeper. The
main features of consolidation
are
(1) central bookkeeping
(2 central storage, and
(3 central purchasing. Of the
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US HIGHWAY 276, south of Bre
vard, is now being raised above the
flood line of the French Broad river.
In the above photograph Steve Rob
inson operates a sheep’s foot roller
packing the new fill about mid-way
of the straight stretch of highway
north of the Wilson bridge. Work
began on this project last week
when heavy earth movers began
bringing in fill dirt excavated from
a steep hillside just south of Wilson
bridge road near the highway.
(Times Staff Photo)
Opera Friday
Final Concerts To Conclude
Finest Season, Music Center
The 32nd annual season at
the Brevard Music Cen
ter ends on a high note this
weekend with performances
of Johann Straus’ opera “Fle
dermaus” and Beethoven’s
monumental Symphony No. 9
in D Minor (“Choral”), bring
ing (he curtain down on what
has unquestionably been its
most successful summer in
history.
Comments concerning the
consistently high quality of all
performing groups this sum
mer have reflected the unani
mous praise of this year’s mus
ical accomplishments, in par
ticular the student organiza
tions.
This quality has undoubted
ly played a large role in this
year’s attendance at concerts,
the largest in the history of
the center, and Up some 30%
over last summer.
Leading off the final week
end of Friday evening at 8:15,
the spotlight will be on tim
ELIZABETH COLE
panist J. Massie Johnson in a
performance of the Concerto
for Timpani and Orchestra by
the contemporary composer
Harold Farberman. In addition
to accompanying in the Far
bernian work, the Transylvania
Symphony Orchestra under its
conductor Emil Raab, in mak
ing their final appearance of
the season, will offer Leopold
Stokowski’s transcription of J.
S. Bach’s “Passacaglia and Fu
gue in C Minor;” Emmanuel
Chabrier’s well - known and
vivacious “Espana” Rhapsody;
and one of the most widely
performed and beloved works
in the symphonic literature,
the Symphony No. 5 in E Mi
nor, Op. 64. by Peter Ilyitch
Tchaikovsky.
Mr. Johnson, a member of
the Brevard artist - faculty
for the past several years, is
a native of Lynchburg, Vir
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Program Highlights
Drama Is Also Included On
Log Radio Station WPNF
Each Saturday at 11:05 a.m.
WPNF presents one of radio’s
best - known dramatic programs
on the air today, “Heartbeat
Theater.” brought to WPNF lis
teners through cooperation with
authorities of the Salvation
Army.
The program features well
known dramatic voices in inter
esting presentations on various
subjects, all of which have to do
with the Salvation Army and its
charitable and Christian work
throughout the country and
world.
In Saturday’s program, called
“In Any Language”, starring
actress Janet Waldo, the story
is about an elderly, foreign
born handyman who discovers
through the Salvation Army’s
help that lack of language need
not be a barrier to success.
Listener’s comments are al
ways welcomed regarding this
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CONGRESSMAN ROY A.
TAYLOR will be the principal
speaker at the regular meet
ing Thursday night of the
Brevard Kiwanis club. It will
be held in Gaither’s Rhodod
endron room, beginning at
6:45 o’clock.