A BURIED “BRICK” of mari
juana is pictured above being point
ed out in its hiding place in the back
yard of a trailer-house on Jeter
Mountain here in Transylvania.
Sheriff Carter McCall is shown in
dicating where the illegal drug, de
scribed as processed marijuana, was
found last weekend when law en
forcement officers arrested three
persons in connection with illicit
drugs at the Jeter Mountain site.
Several hundred plants of marijuana
were also discovered growing on the
property. (Times Staff Photo)
117 Are Arrested A t Rooster
Fights On East Fork Sunday
(Continued from Page One)
iffs Department jail those
arrested Sunday.
Mr. Lowe Monday afternoon
gave his version of the incident
He said several citizens in
the East Fork section of
Transylvania, about four
miles south of Rosman, had
complained to him in recent
weeks about the heavy traffic
on Sunday morning on a road
near the scene of the raid.
Mr. Lowe said he had had
conversations with the Sheriffs
Department about the cock
fighting^" ... so they knew
about it. As complaints con
tinued to come in, I decided to
When you think of prescrip
tions, think of VARNER'S, adv.
get help from the SBI,” he
said.
About 20 agents assisted In
the arrest, and those arrested
were placed In a convoy from
there to Brevard. However, a
sizeable number escaped the
motorised convoy. Lowe said
he had anticipated that about
300 persons would be at the
cockfight
Mr. Lowe said he had issued
instructions for the people ar
rested not to be jailed,' but to
be allowed to plead guilty to
charges of engaging in and en
couraging cockfighting. Several
magistrates were at the Court
house to take the fines. Each
defendant was released as soon
as the fine was paid, according
to Lowe, who said th%re were
too many people involved to be
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Marijuana Found Growing In The
Countv. Three Persons Arrested
Officers Feel
$50,000 Drug;
Ring Solved
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monntain-top trailer house.
The plants ranged in sizes
from a few inches to almost
fonr feet, and they were
'planted between rows of
corn, which was stunted in
growth by the dry weather.
However, the marijuana
plants were green and
healthy looking.
A mature marijuana ilant
that has been harvesteo is
worth from $200 to $300 on
the illegal market.
Various kinds of drug!>
were found in the house
along with an “arsenal of
guns, all loaded,” according
to Sheriff Carter McCalL
Many empty cartridge shells
and a large quantity of lead
used to make their own am
munition was also found at
the site.
The cabin is located in a se
cluded area on Jeter Mountain,
surrounded by thickets of laurel
and rhododendron and access
able only by a narrow, winding,
washboard road.
The officers had kept the
cabin under 24-hour surveil
lance for the past two weeks.
The Sheriff said that when
the plants of marijuana were
•potted, samples were taken
and sent to Raleigh to be
analysed.
Investigating officers also
found at the scene a large brick
of processed material said to be
marijuana, several pipes for
smoking, a small cigarette roll
ing machine, a number of
“joints” of marijuana, two
scales for the weighing of drugs
and several needles and other
articles for the processing of
marijuana. This is believed to
be a $50,000.00 operation.
The Faharneys said they had
been living at the cabin for the
past two summers.
Sunday, when he was ar
rested, Curry told the officers
that he owned the property
and that the Fahraneys work
ed for him.
About the living quarters,
Chief Deputy Ed Owens stated:
“The house looked as if it
were one of the musterlng
grounds for the eastern
United States for the drug
trade. Most of the drugs
found were various forms of
marijuana, but there were
some others which we have
not had analyzed as yet.”
The cabin had electricity and
a telephone. An American flag
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was nailed on a tree just out
side the back door and on a
wall inside the cabin.
Officers said that they be
came suspicious of the j,lace
last year because of the
“number of hippies’’ which
congregated there from time
to time.
s !:
Officers stated that also in
cluded in the haul were green
plants, dry plants, bulk mari
juana, seeds for other plant
ings, cigarettes, dried leaves
and the makings for “roll your
own,” plus two scales for weigh
ing drugs, vials, pipes and
needles.
Tk^y also report that Fall
rane. is a deserter from the
Army as of Nov. 27th, 1969.
Curry is Canadian and has
never obtained his United
States Citizenship. Fahraney’s
wife is reported to be a prac
tical nurse.
The trio was transferred to
the Buncombe jail Wednesday
afternoon. Their trial is set for
October.
Sheriff McCall stated that
he was most appreciative of
the fine assistance given his
department by law enforce
ment officers of Henderson
county, the Brevard Police
department, the State High
way patrol, ABC officers,
the FBI and others.
The sheriff said that to his
knowledge, this was the first
time that marijuana had
ever been discovered grow
ing in Transylvania county.
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(Continued from Page One)
catur, Georgia.
The Presbyterian Church in
the U. S. series of the Protest
ant Hour is beard locally on
WPNF at 6:30 p. m. Sunday
evenings and will continue
through September 27th.
Music on the program will be
furnished by the Chancel
Choir of the First Presbyterian
Church of Orlando, Fla. under
the direction of Floyd Eaddy.
Other Programs
The schedule for the Farm
and Home hour for the week is
as follows: Thursday, Station
Program; Friday, U. S. Forest
Service program with Ranger
Dan Hile; Monday, N. C. For
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Tuesday, Jerry Purser, Agricul
ture Extension Agent; Wednes
day, Jean Childers, Home Eco
nomics Extension Agent.
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Thursday Night
Dunn’s Rock Masonic lodge
will hold an emergent com
munication in the Temple on
East Main street, Thursday,
Jnlv 16th, beginning at 7:0P
o’clock.
This announcement comes
from Earl G, Norton, the Wor
shipful Master. 1
The Master states the pur
pn-e of the meeting will be fo.
conferring (he Felloweraft de
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which will be conferred 1
Jack M. Eradv; Junior Warden
and he wiii ho assisted by M.
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deacon.
The Master urges the mem
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communication and extends a
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Masons.
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