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THE TRANSYLYANIA TIMES A State And National Prize-Winni ° Home Town Newspaper I ★ Vol. 84—No. 28 *J^rAevSard.SnAGc. BREVARD, N. C., THURS JULY 15, 1971 * 26 PAGES TODAY * BOARD CHAIRMAN J. D. SYKES congratulates Trustee Wil liam E. Hartman on the completion of the new Melody Dormitory at its dedication last Saturday at the Bre vard Music Center. Hartman heaided up the group of Flat Rock - Hender sonville area residents whose gene rosity resulted in the new $20,000 structure which provides housing for thirty-two advanced division stu dents and their counselors. Full title to the building was later pre sented at the ceremony to Dr. Henry Janiec, Director of the Music Cen ter, who commented that the new facility represented a living me morial, destined to serve youth through music, for many years to come. Three Fine Concerts Past Favorites Return To Music Center For Weekend Past favorites of Transyl vania audiences return to Brevard and the Music Cen ter in a weekend of programs featuring home-grown talent. This Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the Center features a double opera, one by last year’s composer • in-residence Bussell Smith, the return of gjprmer cello student Martha GerschefsU and the first con cert of the season by pianist artist-ln-residence Lee Luvisi. Luvisi has a long enviable record for one so youhg. Only 33 yet one of the, ranking pianists in the country, Luvisi made his first publie appear ance at the age of 8 then , went op to study at the Curtis Insti tute and upon graduation was appointed to the faculty of the distinguished school, a distinct honor for one so young. Many concert and recital appearances followed, including appearances with Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic and with Eugene Ormandy and' the Philadelphia Orchestra. Re views were all in praise of the young pianist. Typical was the judgment by the New York Times that “His playing has near infallibility”. Luvisi, artist - In - residence at the Center, is familiar to local audiences, who remem ber his excellent perform ance of a series of all-Bee thoven concerts last year. Probably no one artist has expended so much concen trated energy on a single composer in such a short period of time, and to such stunning effect. A man of such talent and devotion to the classics is both a joy to his audiences and an inspira —Turn to Page Four News From US Forest Service, Public Session Set Pisgah District Ranger Dan Bile announces today tjbat the Forest Service is holding It session tor the 'public Wed nesday, July 21, at Till p.m. at the Schenck Job Corps Theatre. Ranger Hile said “That the Forest Service is charged with managing the National Forest Lands for the greatest good, for the greatest number of people in. the long run. We need the publics recommendations and inputs to help the Forest Ser vice identify the best land man agement practices and policies for the most number of peo ple”. He said that he would briefly explain: 1. Physical impacts on the Pisgah District. 2. A new planning pro cedure for the National For ests in the East involving public participation. 3. Pisgah Ranger Districts program of work for the Fis cal Year ’72. The session will then be opened up to the public for comments, recommendations, or any questions on the publics mind concerning the adminis •Two brief programs beard over WPNF-Radio each week day are among those which evoke the most comment ■ end also are heard by a consider able number of people in the .area. These are “Gems From the Bible” with Rev. Jim Davis, \ and “Values For Living” with Dr. Tom Hagjgal. Other Programs Perm and Home Hour sched ule for the week will be as fol lows: Thursday, Station Pro gram; Friday, Station Program; Monday, Jerry Purser, County Extension Chairman; Tuesday, Station Program; Wednesday, Jean Childers. Home Economics listeners are reminded to tune 1240 radio for "Gems From the Bible” weekdays at 12:35 pjn., and Dr. Haggai at 8:30 pm. Program Highlighfct, , Two Inspirational Programs Are Heard Daily Over WPNF tration of the National Forests. Hanger HUe laid that this session would be an excellent opportunity for interested dtisens to not only learn what’s going on in your Na tional Forests but to actively contribute to improve man agement of these public lands. Look Inside... Editorials, page two, second section News of and for the women, page six, second section, and pages five, six and seven, third section Classifieds, pages two, three and four, fourth section Mental Health column, page eight, section two Music Center column, page eight, third section Sports, page two, first sec tion, and page three, third sec tion Editor’s Corner, page three, first section Many Jurors Called F( ft Trial Of Drug Cases In July Term Of Superior Court The highest temperatures of the new summer season were recorded at Brevard last week, with averages of 85 and 62. Rainfall was sparse at the weather station, although much more rain fell at nearby loca tions. The week’s high temperature reading was 89 last Friday, and the low was 61 on Friday and Tuesday. Extended outlook for the period through Saturday: Vari able daytime cloudiness and partly cloudy at night Thurs day through Saturday with scattered mainly afternoon and evening thunderstorms. Sea sonably warm with highs rang ing from the mid-80s in the mountains to the upper 80s elsewhere. Lows will average in the low 60s. Weather data for the past week was as follows: High Low Prec. Wednesday ___ 82 63 0.02 Thursday _____ 86 64 0.04 Friday _ 89 61 0.00 Saturday_ 86 62 Tr. Sunday _______ 88 62 0.00 Monday _ 83 62 0.10 Tuesday_ 83 61 0.08 McCall Home Destroyed By Fire Wednesday The residence of Mr. and Mrs. Carter McCall at. Ros man was destroyed by fire in the early morning hours Wed nesday. No one was at home at the time of the blase, it was re ported. The Rosman department, all 26 men, answered the alarm at 3:15 a.m„ and the fire was burning through the roof when they arrived on the scene. They were able to keep the garage apartment and a trail er in the rear from catching fire. The Brevard fire depart ment sent two trucks to Ros man to assist the Rosman fire fighters in controlling the fire. The Brevard firemen an swered the alarm about 4:00 am. » “BEATING THE HEAT”—The Western Carolina Community Ac tion group has operated a six-weeks recreational program in Transyl vania, which has involved some 160 boys and girls. The highlight fea ture of the program is the portable swimming pool, pictured above, which was set up for the last two weeks at the Whitmire center here in Brevard. Full details on the pro gram are carried in a story on the front page of the fourth section. (Times Staff Photo) Public Invited Rosman TVA Flood Study To Be Presented Thursday A Tennessee Valley Au thority flood study of the French Broad River and its tributaries in the vicinity of Rosman has been completed and will be presented to town officials and other citi zens at a meeting in the Town Hall on July 15th at 7:30 p. m. The Town of Rosman, work ing through the North Carolina Opposite Municipal Building Construction On Brevard Post Office Is Underway Construction on the new Bre vard Post Office is well under way by the Bryant Construc tion company with the pouring Df the foundation. The new building is located apposite the modern Municipal hall and is bordered by three streets, West Main, England and Jordan. It will be built of brick, stuc co and glass. There will be patron parking in front of the building with afficial (employee) parking in the rear. The building will contain 8,000 square feet, and it will be 85 feet by 102 feet. According to Jack Bryant, president of Bryant Construc tion company, work on the building will be completed in late 1971. Terms of the lease agreement call for annual payments of $21,200 for 20 years, subject to renewal or purchase. The cost of the lot was $40, 493.44. Survey Reveals Local Area A $7,155,000 Food Market How much Jo the average family la Transylvania Coun ty spending per year in local retail stores? How does the spending pattern locally com pare with that in other areas of the country? Answers to these questions are provided by the Standard Rate and Data Service in its annual report on consumer markets, just released. It reveals, for each commun ity, the amount that was spent in the past year for food, clothing, cars, furniture and other commodities. Because mod Transylvania County families were in rein* spent in grocery stores, meat markets, supermarkets, delica tessens, bakeries and other food emporia than in any other di rection. The biggest part of the consumer dollar went for food. The sales volume in these, stares came to a grand total of $7,155,000, as compared with the previous year’s $6, 392,000. In addition to this outlay, a sizeable amount was spent in lunch rooms, restaurants and other places where food and drink are consumed on the premises. ■ In effect, approximately 34 cants oad of every dollar spent ha local retail stores was for tjtke-bome food. It than in many com* ut the United States , 22 cents was so-spent and, in the South Atlantic States, 23 cents. On a per family basis, if the total food bill were dis tributed equally among the local population, it would have amounted to $1,185 per family for the year. The report gives figures, also, on the amount of business done by other types of retail stores in the local area. Those selling cars and other automotive equipment had sales totaling $3,188,000. General merchandise and de partment stores reported a vol ume of $1,575,000, as against $1,463,000 in 1969. Those specializing in wear ing apparel accounted for $858,000. The previous year’s total was $844,000. Sales of furniture and oth er home furnishings added up to $1,270,000. Last year they amounted to $1,441,000. Department of Local Affairs, requested TVA assistance in preparing the study for the area. Mayor Edith C. Osborne has been making final arrange ments for the presentation. According to Mayor Os borne, Roger Briggs of the North Carolina Department of Local Affairs will present the study at the meeting, as sisted by John F. King of the TVA I.ocal Flood Relations Staff, Knoxville, Tennessee. The study is one of a num ber that TVA is making to aid communities in the Tennessee Valley. Field investigations, final computations, and prep aration of the report were on ly recently completed. Copies of the report are to be made available to community offici als, newspapers, libraries, in dustries, and others having a need for the data. The objective of the study is to provide data that will be useful to community leaders in working out arrangements for the best future use of land subject to flooding along the French Broad and its tributaries. The data also will be available in planning any new developments on flood —Turn to Page Four Other Verdicts Handed Down In Criminal Court Thirty five additional jurors were empanelled here Tues day evening in Transylvania County Superior Court as the regular jury list was exhaust ed trying to select, a jury to hear the case of nine young men charged with the posses sion of narcotics. It took attorneys in the case from noon Tuesday un til noon Wednesday to select, the jury, and evidence was just beginning to be heard as the Times went to press Wednesday. The nine charged with pos session of narcotics were ar rested in a trailer near Bre vard in a big raid conducted by local, county and state law enforcement officers in the early morning hours of this past April 17th. Those currently standing trial in the case are Dennis E. Galloway, Mike L. Ed wards, Mike Saunders, Robert A Palmer, James Ray Fow ler, Danny Ray Volrath, Dean Martin Landreth, Kenneth Smith and Charles Smith. Judge George M. Fountain of Tarhoro is presiding over this term of Criminal Court here which has been some what slowed by the length of the narcotics trial and an other case where the jury has been pondering its verdict for over 24 hours. In that case, Jerry L. Kunnicutt has been charged with assault on a female child or less than 12 years of age. The jury started hear ing the case on Monday, re tired to consider the verdict at noon Tuesday and was still out as the Times went to press Wednesday. Other Cases Dennis Wayne McGee pled guilty to several charges of forgery, and was sent off for a medical examination before being sentenced by the court. The Grand Jury returned t-ue bills of indictment in several oases, in addition to its tour and inspection of fa cilities at the jail and court house here. The report is elsewhere in this issue of The Times. True hills were returned in the previously mentioned narcotics case against the nine charged, against Steve Logan Lance, charged with robbery, against Sandra B. Suttles, charged with forgery, against Leonard McKinney, charged with assault, on a --Turn to Pago Twa Jones Resigns Larry H. Walker Is The New Manager At American Thread Maxwell L. Morgan, General Manager of The American Thread Company’s Southern Plants, announces this week that Charles S. Jones, Manager of the Company’s Sylvan Plant at Rosman, resigned as of— July 12th. Mr. Jones, who joined The American Thread Company in July 1967, resign ed to accept a position with another organization. Mr. Morgan also announced that Larry H. Walker has been named to succeed Mr. Jones as Manager of the Sylvan Plant. Mr. Walker came to American Thread in November, 1969, as superintendent of the Clover, S. C. Plant. Prior to joining the Com —Tara to Page Pear
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