THE TRANSYL aNIA TIMES
A State And National Prize-Wim tome Town Newspaper
★ Vol. 84—No. 6
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ZIP CODS 2S711
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BRUARY 11, 1971
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“TAR HEEL TRAVELER” —
Charles Pickelsimer, right, General
Manager of the Citizens Telephone
company, has been awarded the “Tar
Heel Traveler” plaque for zeal in de
veloping greater travel in North
Carolina. The presentation was made
by James C. Gaither, left, who is
president of the North Carolina
Travel Council. (Times Staff Photo)
Promoting Tourism
Pickelsimer Given Award
By State Travel Council
The Citizens Telephone
Company’s Vice-President and
General Manager, Charles W.
Pickelsimer, has been given
the “Tar Heel Traveler”
award for seal in developing
greater travel in North Caro
lina.
the award was presented by
James C. Gaither, Sr., promi
nent Brevard realtor and cur
rent president of the North
Carolina Travel Council.
The certificate, signed by Gov
ernor Hoberi W. Scott and Mr.
Gaither reudss
■k£ “For zeal in! developing
•<-4reatcr enjoyment from travel
in North Carolina, the State
of North Carolina and the
Travel Council of North Caro
lina commission Charles W.
Pickelsimer tar Heel Travel
er, with the rank and privi
leges of Ambassador Extra
ordinary from the Variety
Yacatlonland State to the peo
ple of all the United States or
wherever this Tar Heel
Traveler may henceforth
travel or reside.”
The award was given for Mr.
Pickelsimer’s efforts to promote
travel and tourism in North
Carolina and especially Western
North Carolina, on a trip to
Ohio. Indiana, and Pennsylvania
in the Spring of 1970.
“Mr. Pickelsimer was par
ticularly effective on this
mission,” says Mr. Gaither.
Look Inside
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News of and for the women,
page six, second section, and
page six, third section
Editorials, page two, second
section
Sports, page four, section two,
and .page four, section one
‘ Classifieds, pages two and
three, first section
Pictorial feature on new com
puter to catch speeding drivers,
page eight, section fjjp
Almar Farm column, page
seven, section three
Editor’s Corner, page five,
first section. hi!
For Better Communications
Brevard Junior Police League
Being Formed For Boys, 8-10
A Brevard Junior Police
League has been organized
by the Brevard Police Depart
ment and the Transylvania
County Department of Social
Services.
The League will have a su
pervised program providing
recreation, guidance and insight
Into police work for boys be
tween the ages of 10 and 18.
The program is designed to es
tablish better communications
between law enforcement per
sonnel and youth in helping to
solve problems facing the com
munity.
The first phase of the
League work will he a Pilot
Program sponsored by the
Brevard Rotary Club for boys
14 to 16 years of age. The boys ]
accepted for the Pilot Pro
gram will be trained as lead
ers when the program is ex
panded for younger boys.
Some of the activities in the
raining program will include
Irill instructions, fire arm safe
,y, police day camp, first aid
nstructions. basic law enforce
nent, etc. The boys will meet
■ach Saturday morning.
The League will be govern
ed by a board of 11 directors
which will include representa
tives from the youth mem
bers. The Steering Commit
tee for the Junior Police
League is composed of Chief
J. C. Rowe, James Leopard,
Everett Shipman, Hubert
Brown, Edith Jenkins, Pat
Galloway, Louise Stroup and
John K. Smart.
Boys interested in becoming
nembers of the Brevard Junior
5olice League should make ap
ilication by contacting the Bre
vard Police Department.
Log Reviewed
Some Of WPNF's Oldest
Programs Still Most Popular
Several programs heard daily
over WPNF are long - standing
favorites of local listeners and
are listed here for the benefit
especially of newcomers to the
area.
Some of these include:
"Stork Time”, broadcast each
weekday morning at 8:55 a. m.
New babies born at Transyl
vania Community Hospital are
listed, and their parents are
saluted.
The program has been spon
sored for many years by Morris
Pharmacy.
Local news from the Tran
This Sunday's 10 o'clock Miss
at Sacred Heart Catholic Church
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a Catholic
St. Rita's
Connaeti*
ted people of the community
well u Visiting Our Udy of
the Mountain# Church to High
land*. Jy: •:* ]
The celebrant of the J.0
o'clock Maw will be the Rev.
John McNlchola*. aaaistant paa
*r of St. Rite’s. He will be as
stated at the altar by the Rev.
Other Programs
schedule for the Farm
ome hour is as follows:
iy, Brevard Vo-ag dept,
radley; Friday, Station
a; Monday, County Ex
Chairman Jerry Purser;
\ H. C. Forest Service,
Grissom; Wednesday,
Agent Miss Jean Chil
sylvania Times is heard .three
times daily on WPNF, at 7:30
a. m., sponsored by Lyda - Mc
Crary Motors, and at 12 noon
and 6:00 p. m.
“Hospital Register”, a listing
of patients confined, admitted
and released by Transylvania
Community Hospital is heard
daily at 5:95 p. m., when the
program is sponsored by Var
ner’s Drug store.
World News at 6:10 p. m.
each evening is sponsored by
Brevard Lumber Company over
WPNF. Brevard Lumber is
among the stations oldest and
most consistent sponsors.
Brevard Chamber Of Commerce Directors
Adopt Largest Budget Totals $12,950
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By FRED REITER
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Highest temperature in the
Brevard area last week came
on Friday as the mercury hit a
reading of 62 degrees, while the
week’s low point was Tuesday
morning, with a . reading of
only 11 degrees. Rainfall was
plentiful during the period. Av
erage temperature readings for
the week were 44 and 26.
Weather Service extended
outlook for Thursday through
Saturday: clear to partly cloudy
and cold Thursday with a
chance of light snow in the
mountains with highs in the
30s. Lows Thursday in the
teens and 20s. A gradual warm
ing trend thereafter. Highs Fri
day and Saturday generally in
the 50s with low's in the 20s and
30s.
Weather data for the past
week was as follows:
High Low Prec.
Wednesday 33 27 0.00
Thursday. 38 28 0.72
Friday ....._ 62 37 1.00
Saturday_— 60 22 0.00
Sunday- 43 24 0.54
Monday __ 46 36 0.54
Tuesday ..,—. 28 11 0.00
Post Office
Will Close
On Monday
The Brevard Post Office will
be closed Monday, February
15th, in observance of Washing
ton’s birthday.
There will be no window serv
ice and no regular mail delivery
on city or rural routes.
Special delivery service will
be provided.
Four Held On
Shoplifting
Charge Here
Four young men were appre
hended Tuesday afternoon on a
shoplifting charge, and accord
ing to Police Chief J. C. Rowe,
they are being held in the local
jail
Three officers, Sgt. L. B.
Vaughn, Patrolman N. H. Stiles
and Patrolman J. C. Laughter
answered a call at Brevard
Jewelers about 5:30 to investi
gate the shoplifting of watches
and merchandise.
Later they arrested Willie Lee
Garnett, 20, Asheville, Richard
Nesby, 20, Fletcher, Clyde Eric
Proctor, 18, Asheville, and Ar
thur Goodman, 20, Asheville, in
connection with the shoplifting.
The merchandise was recover,
ed.
AT “OPEN HOUSE” — The
“Open House” of the new Sims Stu
dent Center Building at Brevard Col
lege last Saturday night was highly
successful. On hand to greet persons
attending were the two men above,
Dr. Robert A. Davis, president of the
College, left, and Allen H. Sims, 5
right, Chairman of the Board of j
Trustees and a great benefactor of .
the local institution. ,
(Times Staff Photo)
From A C P In ’70
County Farmers Receive
$32,980 In Assistance
Event On Feb. 26th
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Get Tickets Early Is Plea
Of Civic Banquet Officials
Tickets to the annual banquet
of the Brevard Chamber of
Commerce have gone out to all
members, and they are asked to
return their checks as soon as
possible.
The banquet will be held in
the Brevard high school cafe
teria on Friday night, February
26th, beginning at 7:00 o’clock.
Roy G. Sowers, Jr., prominent
director of 'the North Carolina
Department of Conservation and
Development, will be the prin
cipal speaker. Mr. Sowers, who
is a leader in business and in
dustry, is expected to bring a
timely and informative address.
The tickets are $3.50 each,
and they can be purchased by
the public at the Chamber of
Commerce office in the library.
A capacity crowd of 300 per
sons is expected to attend the
banquet, and the directors and
their wives will greet all attend
ing.
A very interesting program is
being planned.
Mrs. McMahon Reports
Superior Court Ends, District
Court To Open Thursday Morning
As The Times went to press
last Wednesday, Richard Garren
was being tried in Superior
court on a rape charge.
It was a jury trial.
After deliberating for several
hours, the jury told Judge Fred
H. Hasty that they could not
reach a verdict.
The case was declared a mis
trial and was continued until the
next term of Superior court on
March 29th.
The first week of court then
Both Town and State
Monday At Midnight Is The
Deadline For License Tags
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bay town tags by Monday
night.
They are on sale at the new
Municipal building for $1.00
each. *
The new tags, both city and
state, an green on white.
Mrs. Hunter requests motor
ists not to use red ink
they fill out thO applit
curd for a mw tug. The rod
net reproduce In Ra
leigh and must be retraced.
will De aevoiea to me mui ui
criminal cases, and the next
week will be a civil term.
Last week’s court adjourn
ed after the Garren case.
Mrs. Marian McMahon, Clerk
of Superior court, reports that
District court will open Tburs
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It Was Four
Above Zero
On Wednesday
Transylvania had the cold
est morning of 1971 Wednes
day when the mercury drop
ped to four degrees above
zero.
But Transylvania has fared,
weatherwise, much better this
week than neighboring coun
ties.
Many of the surrounding
counties were hit with rain,
hail, sleet, now and ice on
Monday night, but the wintry
Storm stopped near the county
line.
slight warming treiuT"**
Transylvania County Farm
ers received a total of S32,
980.00 gross assistance
through the Agricultural Con
servation Program in 1970.
This figure and others are
contained in the annual statis
tical ASCS report made public
this week by the Transylvania
County ASCS Office in Brevard.
In addition to the gross as
sistance given county farm
ers, the report pointed out
that 745 farmers participated
in the program.
One of the items included in
the ACP allocation for the year
was 8555.00 for the seeding of
30 acres of permanent pasture
or hay. A total of 22 county
farmers carried out this prac
tice.
The liming of farmland was
another conservation practice
on which a large part of the
allocation was used. 190 farm
ers limed a total of 1,050
acres of farmland at a cost
of $9,450.00.
A total of $13,859.00 was used
on improving permanent vegeta
tive cover for soil and water
shed protection. A total of 570
farmers improved 1,612 acres
of pasture and hay with this
practice during 1970.
A new practice included in
the program was assistance on
—Turn to Page Four
Busy Session
Held Tuesday
At The Library
A budget oi $12,950.00, by
far the largest ever proposed
by the local eitic body, was
adopted by the directors of
the Brevard Chamber of Com
merce at their regular month
ly meeting Tuesday night in
the library. /
It was the first meeting under
he leadership of the new presi
ient. Dr. Milton Massey, and it
vas well attended. Much action
vas taken during the busy ses
ion.
Dr. Massey named chairmen
of several important commit
tees, and other chairmen will
be appointed at the next meet
ing.
The new president enipha
ized that the Chamber c' Com
nerce is exactly what the raem
ler.ship make it. He made a
trong plea for support and co
peration.
“It will take the combined
efforts of all to make this
year the success it ought to
be,’' Dr. Massey declared.
Charles L. Russell will head
he important Advertising com
nittee during 1971.
Co-chairmen of the Public
Relations committee are BUI
Norris and Don Blankinship.
One of the goals of this com
mittee is to hold open public
meetings during the ensuing
year, and the first is staled for
Tuesday night, March 9th, at
Brevard College.
It will be a dinner meeting,
beginning at 6:30 o’clock.
Charles Himes and Jerry
Willis will head the Environ
mental and Beautification com
mittee.
Much discussion was given
to the need of a continuing,
countywide cleanup cam
paign.
This discussion was headed b\
Hale Siniard, Jr., a director and
i member of the County Board
if Commissioners. The first
abase will be a two-day drive to
?lcan up along Transylvania's
nighways in early spring.
C. Few Lyda and Vernon
Fullbright are the new co.
chairmen of the Membership
committee. Every effort will
be made during the year to in
crease the membership, and it
was pointed out that any inter
ested person is welcome to
join.
The Long-range Planning ,
Committee will be headed by
Chester Kilpatrick. It was sug
gested that a Transylvania Coun
ty Chamber of Commerce be
considered. It was also suggest
ed that the by-laws be revamped.
A report on the rural ac
—Turn to Page Four
Public Invited
Dr. Nelson Bell To Speak
To Presbyterians Sunday
Dr. L. Nelson Bell, MD, world
renowned Christian layman will
preach at the morning worship
Service of the Brevard-Davidson
River Presbyterian Church on
Sunday, February 14th. Widely
known as an author, Bible teach
er and statesman of the Church,
Dr. Bell now makes his home in
Montreat, though he commutes
frequently to Washington, D. C„
headquarters of the magazine
Christianity Today, of which he
is a founder and executive edi
tor.
Dr. Bell is also held in esteem
as a physician and surgeon. In
1916, Dr. Bell went to China as
a medical missionary where he
served under the auspices of the
Presbyterian Church in the
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