THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
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BREVARD, N. C., THURSDJ “ iPRIL 15, 1971
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DEATH CAR —/ The convert
ible above was the car in which Miss
Sandra Leigh Dawson, a Brevard
College co-ed from Rocky Mount,
was killed Sunday afternoon when it
crashed down the mountainside near
Connestee on US Highway 276. The
driver, Terry Lorene Kirkland, also
a student at Brevard College from
Tarboro, was injured but he has
been released from the Transylvania
Community hospital. Patrolman Zeb
Hawes investigated the accident.
(Photo by Tom Osteen)
Busy Meeting Tuesday
Directors Of Civic Group
Adopt Sales Tax Resolution
\ ———
■\ Reports were heard and
action was taken at the busy
meeting of the Directors of
the Brevard Chamber of Com
merce Tuesday night in the
Library.
Dr. Milton Massey, the presi
dent, presided, and he opened
the meeting by reviewing the
recommendations made at the
recent “Brainstorming” session
of the Chamber of Commerce at
Brevard College.
These recommendations
will be channeled to the
County Commissioners, the
Town Board of Aldermen
dM other organisations for
investigation and possible ac
tion. 1
Witty the help of many
groups* the Brevard Chamber
of Commerce will conduct a
countywide Clean-Up campaign
on Saturday, April 2$th.
Charles Himes is the over
all chairman, and extensive
plans are being made for this
event.
The Brevard Chamber of
Commerce will also join with
officials of Brevard College in
honoring Allen H. Sims on
April 26th, when the Sims Stu
dent Center Building will be
dedicated on the local College
campus.
Two new directors, Jerry
Hart Jerome and Bob Mer
rill, were welcomed to the
meeting.
Ralph H. Ramsey, chairman
of the Highway committee,
urges the directors and the pub
lic to write Highway officials
and to ask for the completion
of the Brevard-Rosman high
way, re-location of -US 276 and
a connector with 1-26.
Dr. Carol Grahl, chairman
—Turn to Page Three
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Summer-like temperatures ar
rived on the scene in Brevard
duririg the past few days. Aver
age readings for the week just
concluded were 73 and 32, with
a high for the week of 83 on
Tuesday afternoon. The week’s
low was 2$ on Sunday morliing.
There was no rain.
Weather service extended
forecast for Western North
Carolina Thursday through Sat
urday—generally fair with cool
days and cold nights. Baytime
highs will average in the 60s:
Overnight lows Thursday ip the
30s, with the low 30s on Friday
and Saturday mornings.
High Low Prec.
Wednesday — 57 33 Trace
Thursday —67
Friday_... 73 26
Saturday-74
Sunday -.. 77
Monday 80
Tuesday-83
28 0.00
0,00
47 0.00
25 0.00
30 0.00
38 0.00
The Directors of the Bre
vard Chamber of Commerce
have adopted a resolution
asking the County Commis
sioners to impose a one per
cent sales tax for the con
struction of needed schools
and other county buildings
And for debt retirement
The action was taken at
Tuesday night’s meeting of the
Board in the Library.
The resolution is as follows:
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the General As
sembly of North Carolina has
the Boards of County Commis
sioners of the various counties
may levy a one per cent sales
and" utte tax for the use of the
county and the mutiicipoliUes
Ideated therein; and
WHEREAS, Transylvania
County needs immediate addi
tional funds for the construc
tion of school buildings and
other necessary county struc
tures; and
WHEREAS, we believe that
the levy of a one per cent sales
_—Tnrp To Pago Threa
Attention Fathers
Committee For The Prevention
Of Drug Abuse Formed Locally
A Transylvania Committee
For The Prevention of Drug
Abuse was recently formed
by interested members of
various churches in our com
munity. The Committee is
seeking the Sfd stance of con
cerned fathers of children
of pre - school through high
This Sunday, April • 18th, has
been designated as Cancer Sun
day by the officers of the Tran
sylvania ACS. ■J ,
On Cancer Sunday, prayers
will be made for those who are
suffering from cancer and for
help and guidance to those who
are working for a cancer cure.
Many churches will halve a spe
cial insert, "Prayer For the
Conquest of Cancer”, in ■ their
Sunday Bulletin. So, please go
to church of your choice and
rayer that this dread
: may be conquered:
on
Restaurant, The Ohef House,
Gaither’s Restaurant, Pisgah
Fish Camp, Porky Pig Drive
Inn (Tuesday instead of Mon
day), Triangle Drive In, Mofris
Pharmacy, Partners Restaurant
and Varner’s Drug Store.
“So remember to buy a cup
of coffee in town on Monday.
The officers at the Transyl
vania ACS would like to. thank
these businesses, and Mrs. Lesa
Wise and Mrs. Siva Jones, for
their generous help and coope
ration in setting up this special
activity for the Crusade,”' the
school age to cooperate tn
the fight against drag abuse
in our area.
Meetings are being held by
members of the organisational
committee, and a general meet
ing will be called in the im
mediate future.
A spokesmen for are organiza
tion told The Times this week:
“A fact we must all face
is that, dings -are here in «
big way and are here to stay
unless we, the fathers, offer
kidding themselves in believ
ing that, their., child will
never becpme involved. Some
of un fortunately, have been
shocked put of .this belief.
Pont be naive, get your head
out of the sand and Jttin ns
at toast for the first mooting,
and be npipn aware of the
shocking information of what
Forest Fire Situation In ‘ransylvania Is
Reported Extremely Critical At This Time
College Co-Ed
Is County's
Third Highway
Fatality, '71
Transylvania county suffer
ed its third highway fatality
of 1971 Sunday afternoon
when a Brevard College co-ed
was killed in a one-car acci
dent on US 276 about five
miles south of Brevard.
The 19-year old co-ed was
Miss Sandra Leigh Dawson,
of Rocky Mount, who had
just returned to the campus
after spending the Easter va
cation at home.
The car in which she was
riding ran off the right, side
of the road, went out of con
trol down an embankment,
with the left side smashing
into a tree, Patrolman Zeb
Hawes reported.
The driver, identified as
Terry I.orene Kirkland, also
19 years of age and a Bre
vard College student from
Tarboro, was admitted to the
Transylvania Community hos
pitaL He has been released.
Paul C. Thomas
Is Given Honor
Paul C. Thomas, of Bre
vard and Spartanburg, was
recently honored for his cul
tural contributions over a 60
year period.
He is a former president of
the Brevard Music Center, and
he spends much time now in
the operation of the Center and
the Festival throughout the
year.
Spartanburg’s -WSPA-TV edi
torial of the air had this to say
about Mr. Thomas:
Over the years there have
been many people who have
made excellent contributions
to the cultural life of Spartan
burg and the surrounding
area. Some have done this
through financial means,
others have contributed their
time to retain our heritage of
the finer things of life, and
still others have made great
contributions through par
ticipation. Last night one
such person was honored by
his peers. You will ask
through which means did he
receive this acclaim? WSPA
can answer quickly, through
all three: financially, giving
—Tun to Page Two
He’s John D. Eversman
Founder, Director Of The
Brevard High Band Retiring
Aldermen Also Announce
RosmarTs "Lady Mayor" Will
Seek Third Term On May 4th
Mrs. Edith C. Osborne, Mayor
of Rosnian, is seeking re-elec
tion.
She announces this week,
•that she will seek a third term
at the insistance of many
friends.
She is one of the few “Lady
Mayors” in North Carolina.
Running with her for the
Board of Aldermen will be A.
P. Bell, Jr., Charles Moore and
Verlon Woods.
Mr. Bell and Mr. Moore will
be seeking a second term.
The election will be held on
Tuesday, May 4th, in the City
Hall in the Town of ftosman.
The Registrar is Bessie
Pangle, and the judges are
Ernest Moore and Hubbard
Callahan.
Registration of new voters
will begin on April 16th for
seven days, excluding Sunday.
Saturday, April 24th, is Chal
lenge Day.
Siniard Files
Registration For New Voters
Beqins 16th In Town Election
Registration of new voters
for the election in the Town of
Brevard on Tuesday, May 4th,
begins on Friday, April 16th.
Mrs. M. Marian Schlunz will
This Weekend
Camelot To Be Presented
On Brevard College Campus
The Fine Arts Division of
Brevard College is in the
final preparations for the
Production of CAMELOT,
which will be presented this
week at the Dunham Music
Center. It -will bo presented
on April 15,16 and 17 at 1:00
pan.
CAME LOT. Lerner and
Loewe’s musical fantasy, will
be directed by Sam Cope of the
college’s music department. His
wife*, Claire, has made the 138
costumes for the presentation,
and it promises to he one of
the most' elaborately costumed
plays ever presented at Brevard
College. I. .* ;
Burton as King Arthur, Julie
Andrews as Guenevere and
Robert Goulet as Lancelot.
Starring in the Brevard pro
duction will be Harvey H.
Miller of the Brevard music
facOity as King Arthur, Jane
Hodge, a freshman voice
major from Charlotte, N. C.
as Guenevere, and Hemming
Smith, a Liberal Arts major
from Goldsboro, N. C. as
Lancelot.
The cast has been rehearsing
in costume for more than a
month, “the girls,” said Mrs.
Cope, “have to get used to
dancing in big hats and flowing
gowns, so the more they re
hearse in them the better
they’ll be able to do their
roles.”
be the registrar for Precinct
No. 1, and Mrs. Reba Russell is
the Registrar for Precinct
No. 2.
The books will be open at the
registrar’s home from 9:00 to
5:00, excluding Sunday, April
18th. On Saturday, April 17th,
they will be open in the polling
places from 9:00 a.m. until 9:00
p.m.
Challenge day will be Satur
day, April 24th.
Judges for Precinct No. 1 are
Ernest Smith and Ruth John
stone. For Precinct No. 2, they
are Winnefred Ream and Marie
Brewer.
Mayor Raymond F. Bennett
announced last week that he
would be seeking re-election,
and Aldermen W. David Sams,
W. M. Melton and Charles L.
Russell have also announced
for re-election.
Gaston Simard, of Park View
Drive. Brevard, an Olin em
ployee. filed Tuesday afternoon
in the Board of Alderman race.
A native Transylvanian, he is
a retired naval veteran, and he
plans to retire later this year
at Olin.
the final filing date is April
23rd.
By The Editor
John D. Eversman, organ
izer and director of the fine
Brevard high school band, is
retiring at the end of this
school year.
To watch this outstanding
musician perform and work, no
one would ever guess that he
has reached retirement ago.
Mr. Eversman says lie is
retiring in accordanee with
the policy of the Transyl
vania County School Board.
It was a sad occasion when he
told his band members Wednes
day that he is retiring.
They couldn’t believe that
“Chief” was stepping down.
“But life must change,” he
said. That’s the way we prog
ress.”
“Some 27 years of my life
have been wrapped up in the
Brevard high school band.
My thousands of members
have been everything to me,”
he reminisced.
And over the years, the
bands of John D. Eversman
have been rated “tops” in this
section of the country. Many
times his “Superior” bands had
an average age of the eighth
grade.
Upon his retirement, he ex
pressed sincere appreciation
—Turn to Page Four
Many Acres Are
Burned Over
Monday, Tuesday
The forests and woodlands
in Transylvania county are
“powder” dry, and the threat
of forest fires is critical, Ran
ger Dan Ilile reports.
There have been several
fires this week, but early
Wednesday they were all
under control.
All burning permits have
been cancelled by the State
Forester until further notice.
The Forest Service recom
mends, that residents do not
do any burning until after a
good rain and the grass and
woodlands turn green.
At 3:00 o’clock Wednesday
morning a fire broke out in
the Silversteen section, but
fortunately it was brought
under control in rapid order.
Some 20 acres were burned
over.
Over 50 fire-fighters fought
a forest fire in the Quebec
section Tuesday before bring
ing it under control.
A bomber from Knoxville,
Tennessee, made three drops
of chemicals on the head of
the fire, which aided the
fighters considerably.
A Scout plane above the
fire also gave vital aid to the
firemen below. The blaze
burned over 155 acres, Ran
ger Hile reports.
It has not. been learned
—Turn to Page Two
Look Inside...
Editorials and Letters to the
Editor, page two. second sec
tion
Mental Health column on
Drugs, page five, second section
Almar Frrm column, page
four, second section
News of and for the women,
page six, second section, and
pose six, third section
Pictorial feature on “Enthusi
astic Mo'or Home Traveler”,
frost page of third section
Turners snvs goodbve to ex
change student from Chile,
pase three, third section
Sports, page four, third sec
tion
Classified'*, pages two and
three, fourth section
4-H and Farm news, page
four, fourth section
Ros-man news, page six,
fourth section
Editor’s Corner, page five,
first section.
Log Reviewed
Bulletin Board, Pet Department
Popular Programs Over WPNF
Two relatively new miniature
programs on WPNF have found
favor with many of the station’s
listeners. These are “Bulletin
Board” and “Pet” Department.
Leon Southerland broadcasts
the “Bulletin Board” each
afternoon at 1:15 p.m. during
his country music show, and he
includes all sorts of community
news about meetings, events,
etc., which listeners ask to have
broadcast. Listeners are asked
to contact the station by mail to
send in their items to be broad
cast.
“Pet Department” is heard
each weekday morning at 11:15
and again in the afternoons at
3:15. WPNF broadcasts for lost
and found pets and other live
stock, etc. This is also another
public service broadcast, and
anyone having an item to be
broadcast free of charge on this
program should call the sta
tion.
Other Programs
The schedule for the Farm'S,
and Home hour is as follows: '"v,
Thursday, Carolina news; Fri
day, U. S. Forest Service. Dan
Hile; Monday, Assistant Coun
ty Agent Dennis Winters; Tues
day, N. C. Forest Service, Clark
Grissom: Wednesday, Home
Agent Miss Jean Childers._
Speaking this week on Morn
ing Devotions is Rev. M. L.
Ross, pastor of Rocky Hill Bap
tist church. Next week Rev.
James Davis, pastor of Brevard
Church of Christ, will be heard.
The Sunday morning church
service is being broadcast
through the remote facilities of
WPNF from the Wesleyan
church. Rev. Eugene H. Gentry
is pastor.