~ FIRST PROPERTY OWNER.
^AT CONNESTEE—Arthur McCrary,
second from left, who bought the
-first lot in the new Connestee re
-sort - home area, is shown being con
gratulated by, left Ben Lee Ray,
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salesman; Roger Sheridan, third
from left, Vice-President for Opera
tions, Realtec, Inc.; and Dan Lay
mon, right, Vice-President, Sales,
Connestee Falls Development Corp.
(Times Staff Photo)
REALTEC’S CONNESTEE FALLS
project received much attention
^from some 150 local citizens at last
^week’s dinner-reception here, and
Several of them are shown above
'looking at the proposed plan for the
.year-round residential-resort area.
Mrs. Ralph H. Ramsey, Jr., right.
Dr. Massey is president of the Bre
vard Chamber of Commerce, and
Mr. Ramsey was one of those per
sons who was instrumental in Real
tec’s decision to construct their
“uncity” here at Connestee Falls.
(Times Staff Photo)
. ."
OFFICIALS OF REALTEC Incorporated are shown above
as they gathered here last week for a dinner-reception to intro
duce some 150 Transylvanians to their plans for constructing a
year-round residential resort “uncity” at Connestee Falls. Pic
tured above are: front row, left to right; Dan Laymon, Realtec
vice president of sales; Jack Stump, Connestee Falls project
manager; Gilbert Edwards, president and chairman of the
board of Realtec Incorporated; Stanley Whitcomb, executive
vice president of Realtec; Robert Boone, vice president of Real
tec; and Joseph Brooks, treasurer of Realtec. Back row, left
to right; Sam Potter, sales manager of Realtec; Kenny Swartz,
vice president of marketing, Realtec; Roger W. Sheridan, vice
president of operations for Realtec; Jerry Garner, director of
corporate affairs for Realtec; Stanley Stein, sales manager of
the Connestee Palls project; and Charles Roberts, vice presi
dent of advertising for Realtec. (Times Staff Photo)
Joe Pickelsimer Is New Fire
Chief, Merrill Commissioner
(Continued From Page One)
tenant
Fred Parker . Lieutenant,
Junior Grade
Fritz Merrell - Secretary
Treasurer
Charles Merrell - Assistant
Secretary - Treasurer.
Other members include:
Bill Shuford
Lee Porter
Ronald Haskett
Bob Kilpatrick
M. Jack Hamilton
Malcolm Hamilton
Luke Harrison
Clarence Curlee
Charles Merrill
Lewis. Curlee
Harold Stamey
Alvin Owens
Calvin Tinsley
Bill Davis
Leonard Poteet
Ottfs Green Remembering
Brevard College In Will
(Continued From Page One)
merce and Rotary clubs in Bre
vard' and other towns in West
ern Nortfi Carolina. ; . j
As a •politician,-he served as
a councilman, in. Asheville, and!
hfe was'pvaynr. of that City ftt>m
JM1 (to . 3.
4931 to i933 - J : 3 ;
' ’ As a benefactor to His fellow
man, he Wryeil’ aschairman of
the ‘BoardVOf "ifaisfeys of the
JEliada oYpMna&fiom 1949 to
19®?. He also 'established a
Scholarship fund atp fi^^ Sni
•-yoFsity-that today ; wort)i
.more than $100,000* V
¥ of n»' other
fafae that be has
ive and useful
# Trustee of the Dunham
Foundation, and
# Trustee of the Groce
After talking with Mr. Green
for a little while, you have
great admiration for his sue- .
cess in life and naturally, you
ask him his philosophy. **{
i
He recalled that his father
told him to work, make, save
and have and that’s what he
has tried to do all his life.
After completing school' in
Asheville, he entered Trinity
(now.Duke University);in 1892.
After two years there, he . began
wprk in a hotel in, Durham and
laier in Asheville! He said he
was fortiinate .and saved enough
money to buy a hardware store.
As' Asheville' grew and.,
prospered during the next*
50 years, so did Ottis Graw,
Sr. He and his wife had a soat
and a daughter. |fr%
died a few years&ttjtai;
the son, who
tinction during
H as an officer
his
family are living at Black
Mountain, not too far away,
since he retired,” Mr. Green
said with a distant look In
his eyes.
On the day of our visit with
Mr.. Green, he and his nurse,
Migs Sarah Elizabeth Blackwell,
were • celebrating their 17th an
niversary together.
r.:‘.‘She’s thy right arm,” he de
.ekfe&o .
3 '.Ofathe Fourth of July, a
distant ..cousin called:
t #Ihd>Wln8 to locate Gay
L>'«fcf*n\»r’ Ottisc Green, which
Mr. Green told Mm that be
Luther Davis
Dwain Hyder
David Walker
Kirk Hooper
Williams Rides
The Brevard Firemen cor
dially invite the public to come
down to the Brevard Junior
High School Athletic field and
enjoy the Williams Rides night
ly.
The Rides came to town on
July 7th, and they will remain
here through this week and
next, leaving on the 17th.
The Rides are good, dean,
wholesome fun for the entire
family, and the concession
stands are being operated by
the Firemen and the Auxiliary
of the Fire Department.
When you think of prescrip
tions, think of VARNER’S, adv.
iConnestee Falls Reception,
Dinner Attended By Many
(Continued From Page One)
and safety. For these reasons,
said Kenneth Schwartz, Real*
tec Vice - President for
Sales and Master of Ceremon
ies at the reception, the pro
ject has been called an
“Uncity.”
Displaying a development
map, Mr. Schwartz briefly not
ed the areas on the 3900-acre
tract around Connestee Falls,
six miles south of Brevard,
where an 18-hole, championship
golf course, lakes, bridle trails,
Hiking trails, and all the spec
ial resort facilities will be con
structed.
As a part of the program,
local realtors and profession
al people who have worked
with Realtec in planning the
development were introduced.
So also were several of the
Realtec and Connestee or
ganization of fleers who will
remain here and work with
the project.
Progressive Value
Kealtec Vice - President for
Operations, Roger Sheridan,
who now has offices in the
Bryant Building, also spoke
briefly. Mr. Sheridan stressed
the progressive value of the de
velopment to Brevard and
Transylvania County.
The development, Mr. Sher
idan pointed out, will involve
the spending of millions of
dollars, will employ local la.
bor, and will bring new tax
payers to Transylvania. He
too, stressed the care that
will be taken to preserve the
natural beauty of the area
and to protect the environ
ment.
Mr. Sheridan also cited the
unusual and gracious friendli
ness Realtec and the Connestee
Corp. people have received
from Transylvania people. He
said this imposed a “burden” on
Realtec to build nothing but
the finest, most beautiful
“uncity ”in the country so this
wonderful trust and welcome
shall not have been misplaced.
Hearty Welcome
Responding for Transyl- 1
vania was John I. Anderson,
Editor and General Manager
of THE TRANSYLVANIA
TIMES. Mr. Anderson brief
ly reiterated a hearty wel
come for Realtec and the
Connestee Corporation on
behalf of the citiaens of the
county.
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