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THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
A State And National Prize-Winning Home Town Newspaper
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★ Vol. 84-Mo. 14 'AID AT 9REVARD. N. C.
IIP CODS 2S712
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1971
★ 28 PAGES TODAY ★
Mayor
RAYMOND F. BENNETT
Mail!
Alderman
W. M. MELTON '( >
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Alderman
DAVID SAMS
Mayor. Aldermen Seeking Re-Election
Mayor Raymond P. Ben
nett and Aldermen W. David
Sams, W. M. Melton and
Charles L. Russell have filed
as candidates to succeed
themselves In the coming
Municipal election on May
4. The Mayor’s term is for
two years and the Aldermen’s
term Is for four years.
Alderman Sams is now com
pleting six years of service.
Alderman Melton is complet
ing two years of recent service
and he previously served ten
years between 1943 and 1953.
Alderman Russell is completing
an unexpired term and previ
ously served four years and a
few months between 1047 and
1951.
Mayor Bennett is complet
ing six years and four months
of service. For, the past IB
months, he has also been
serving as City Manager with
out pay. This has allowed
$18,000.00 of Hilary and ex
pense money to be spent oil
street paving and similar
City improvements.
These candidates say tha 3^
their reasons for wanting t
serve another term were that
they had several more City im
provements that they want to
make, while keeping the City’s
finances on a sound basis with
out further tax increases.
They said that the general
public had given them wonder
Ini support in the past and that
this had made their work
pleasant and satisfying. A con
tinuation of this should make
further progress easy.
The election will be held on
Tuesday, May 4th, and the poll
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THE NEW HOSPITAL SITE
is checked by William S. Miller, Fi
nance Committee chairman - Ad
visory Board; John W. Bailey, Hos
pital Administrator; and Garza
Baldwin, Jr., a member of the Board
of Trustees of the Hospital and
Group Vice President of Olin Cor
poration. Grading: at the site is
expected to be completed in time
for construction to start in early
summer. Following the visit to the
location for the future Transylvania
Community Hospital, Mr. Baldwin
presented a $50,000 check to Mr.
Miller on Olin’s pledge of $200,000.
It was reported that the pledges by
employees, which amounted to $250,*
000, are being received on schedule.
Commissioners Informed
Board Of Education Adopts
Resolution, Cites Conditions
The Transylvania County Board of Education has issued a
statement regarding the school facilities improvement, and on Mon
day the members of the Board presented this statement and a Resolu
tion to the Board of County Commissioners.
The Resolution requests the Board to provide addition school
facilities in Transylvania county.
Action by the Board- was deferred, pending further study and
investigation.
The Statement and the Resolution are as follows:
STATEMENT
The Transylvania County Board
of Education reaffirms its support
of the recommendations of recent
studies relating to the improvement
of our schools. Long range goals
call for the prevision of comprehen
sively relevant programs and ade
quate facilities for grades K-12. As
pointed out in the studies, the quick
est way to provide the facilities for
this program that is so urgently
needed for the youth of our county
is with the construction of the fol
lowing facilities:
(1) A county - wide high school
to house all students in grades 9-12
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RESOLUTION
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by
th© Transylvania County Board of
Education:
Section 1. That the Transylvania
County Board of Education has de
termined and found as a fact that
adequate school facilities are not
now available in the County of Tran
sylvania to comply with the require
ments of Section 3 of Article IX of
the Constitution of North Carolina
for the maintenance of schools six
months in every year, and that it is
necessary, in order to maintain such
six months school term as required
by said Section 3 of Article IX of
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Extended outlook for North
Carolina through Saturday
from the Weather Service:
Partly cloudy and cool Thurs
day and Friday. Increasing
cloudiness and warmer Satur
day, with day time highs av
eraging in the upper 50s and
low 60s. Overnight lows will
average in the upper 20s and
mid-30* in the mountain area
of the state.
Brevard ^ temperatures during
TKe'past week averaged out a!
62 and 33. with a high reading
of 70 on Sunday and a low of
24 on Wednesday. Rainfall
amounted to more than an
inch.
Weather data for the past
week was as follows:
High Low Free.
Wednesday_ 66 24 0.00
Thursday - 65 34 0.00
Friday —.... 53 49 0.31
Saturday ..... 66 25 0.00
Sunday_—. 70 26 0.00
Monday —... 63 29 0.00
Tuesday_48 43 0.76
School Out
For Two Days
For Easter
Easter will be quietly ob
served in Brevard and Transyl
vania county.
Churches will have special
services, and stories about many
of them are carried this week
throughout this issue of The
Times.
School students in the town
and county will get a two-day
holiday.
They will have a vacation on
Friday, which is Good Friday,
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McCALLS HONORED — Bre
vard firemen honored two of their
members on their retirement after
30 years of service with a big ban
.quet. They are F. L. “Buck” Mc
Call and Roy H. McCall. Fritz Mer
rell, who was master of ceremonies,
is pictured at the left, and next in
line is “Buck” McCall, with his
colorful fire truck and handsome
plaque, and next to him is Roy Mc
Call. Mayor Raymond F. Bennett,
who made the presentation of the
plaques, is at the right.
(Times Staff Photo)
Discrepancies Found
Grand Jury Inspects Schools
And County Public Buildings
By - Cal Carpenter
The Grand Jury Report for
the March 29, 1971 Superior
Court, following inspections
on March 29 and 30, 1971,
contains a long list of dis
crepancies in the various pub
lic buildings throughout the
county — especially the Bos
nian school buildings — but
ends by commending the Bos
nian principals for the excel
lent job they are doing under
the circumstances.
Addressed to The Honorable
Fred H. Hasty, Judge Presid
ing, the report begins by thank
ing the Presiding Judge, Solici
tor, Sheriff and his Deputies,
the Clerk of Superior Court,
and all officers and officials
for their assistance to the jury
in the performance of its duty.
It follows with more than 10
pages of discrepancies in the
public buildings and schools in
the county.
The report is signed by Clar
ence E. Goodson, Foreman of
the Grand Jury.
Court House
Beginning with the Court
House, the report cites 49
discrepancies inside the
building, in the various coun
ty offices and the courtroom,
and outside the building. The
findings are mostly minor,
yet many of them have been
noted before in earlier Grand
Jury reports. Some are of a
larger nature, from masonry
repair needed to roofing and
guttering repair. A large
amount of general cleanup,
painting and cleaning was
recommended for parts of the
Court House with a strong
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Programs Begin
July 2nd, End
On August 15th
The 35th anniversary sea
son of the world-famed Bre
vard Music Festival has been
announced by festival offic
ials in Brevard. Once again a
broad cross • section of styles
and types of music are plan
ned for 1971.
The seven - week festival
season, comprising 21 differ
ent performances of symphony j
concerts, operas arid shows and
Pops concerts, will run each
Friday through Sunday from
July 2nd through August 15th.
The Brevard Music Center
Orchestra, conducted by Mu
sic Center Director Henry
Janiec, will again be the
mainstay of most Festival
performances. A combination
of faculty members and ad
vanced students, the orches
tra numbers over 90 players.
Heading the line-up of guest
artists for 1971 are Met singers
Marilyn Horne and Jerome
Hines. Miss Horne has recent
ly been hailed as one of the
most exciting singers in the
world and has teamed with
soprano Joan Sutherland in
performances in most of the
international opera houses. She
has been featured recently in
LIFE magazine, the New York
Times, and prime time tele
vision shows. Jerome Hines, a
longtime member of the Met,
is still recognized as one of the
premiere basses of the world.
A special highlight of the
Brevard season will be a joint
appearance with orchestra
by Greek pianist Gina Bach
auer and her famous pupil.
Princess Irene of Greece.
Presently in exile with the
royal family of Greece, the
Princess is a skiUed musician
and has appeared in Europe ,
and America as a concert ar
tist.
AFo appearing with orche3
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Pryam Hi^Jighti
"College Report" Being Heard
Report” is the
title of a pew five - miute pro
gram being heard weekly over
WPNF.
It is an' explanation of the
Community College* of. North
Carolina, and produced by the
Dep’t of Community Colleges
and Home hour Is as follows:
Thursday, Brevard) Vo-ag Dept,' ''
John Bradley; Friday, Station
Program; Monday, County Ex
tension Chairman Jerry Pur
ser; Tuesday, Station Program;
Wednesday, Home Agent Mias
From Town Board
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Johnson Resigns, Russell Is Successor
Alderman Robert L. Johnson resigned
Monday night from the Town Board of Alder
men because of ill health.
'
His resignation was accepted with deep
regrets by the Mayor and the Aldermen, and
they expressed sincere and deep appreciation
to Mr. Johnson for his cooperation and construc
tive assistance during a period of nearly four
Thjs has been a period of great progress
for Brevard, which would not have beer, possible
without the close teamwork of the Board to
which Mr. Johnson made a substantial contribu
tion.
m
CHARLES RUSSELL
New AMerauut
On Retirement
Brevard Firemen Honor Roy
McCall And "Buck" McCall
Brevard firemen hqnored
two of their members, Roy H.
McCall and F. L. “Buck” Mc
Call on their retirement af
ter 30 years of service with
a big banquet in Berry's
Lambeau Room.
It was a ladies night affair,
and Fritz Merrell was the mas
ter of ceremonies.
John I. Anderson was the
principal speaker, and after a
brief biographical sketch of
each, he stated:
“On your retirement, as a
Brevard Fireman, the de
partment and the entire com
munity owe you a deep debt
of gratitude for the thous
ands of hours that both of
you have served as public
servants.
“I know I speak for every
man in this room when I say
that each life has been en
riched by knowing and work
ing with Roy McCall and “Buck”
McCall."
Roy McCall came to Bre
vard in 1927 from Iva, S. C„
and graduated from Brevard
high school in 1931. He has
been a fireman since 1941
and has served the depart
ment in many capacities.
A native of Transylvania
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