THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
A State And National Prize-Winning Home Town Newspaper
★ Vol 84—No. 36 .... „ + BREVARD, N.C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1971 * ★ 28 PAGES TODAY ★ PUBLISHED WEEKLY
_ PAID AT BREVARD, N, C, ZIP CODE Z871Z ^
TRANSYLVANIA—
Tba Land of Waterfalls, Mecca
for Summer Camps, Entrance to
Pisgah National Forest and
Home of Brevard College and
Brevard Music Festival.
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W7*// Hold Ground-Breaking Ceremony For New Hospital On September 19th
Architect’s Drawing Of The Proposed New Transylvania Community Hospital
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There will be a ground-brei
ceremony for the new Transyl
Community hospital on Sui
September 19th, on the site not
Brevard beginning at 2:00 o*<
Jack C. Dense, Chairman s
Board of Trustees, cordially inv aP 1
“Fund For Your Life” subscribf 1
the public to the ceremony on f
of the Trustees, the medical stair, tne
administration and personnel.
Regarding the ceremony and the
pledges to the “Fund For Your Life”
campaign in which Transylvanians
raised more than a million dollars, Mr.
Dense issues the following statement:
“It has been two years since your
fund-raising campaign, and the
Trustees are happy to announce
that contracts have been signed to
start construction. We regret the
many delays encountered in obtain
ing matching funds and receiving
approvals from the many govern*'
mental agencies.
“These contracts were signed
even though all necessary funds are
not available. Building costs have
increased about 10%, and seme
anticipated revenue has not been
received. At this time we are faced
with a possible deficit of 9200,000.
The project cost is $2,960,963 while
current funds from all sources, in
cluding vour pledge, amount to
$2,760,889.
“Because of the urgent need for
rew medical facilities in the county,
the Trustees have decided we must
move ahead with the project in
spite of this shortage of funds. As a
result it may become necessarv to
ask you to extend your pledge for a
short period of time to help meet
these commitments if we are un
able to secure funds from other
sources.”
Important Sessions Here
WNC Firemen To Hold 13th
Training School Next Week
•rue 13th wnc Fireman’s
Association Training School
will be held in Brevard for
four days beginning Monday,
Sept 13th and ending Sept.
16th.
The Training School is spon
sored by the WNC Fireman’s
Association, the Blue ..Ridge
technical Institute, the N; C,
Department of Insurance, and
the Boyce Ford Company. It is
hosted by the Brevard Fire
Department, headed by Fire
Commissioner, Dan Merrill and
Chief Joe Pickelsimer, and the
Olin Corporation, Ecusta Paper
Division.
Classes will be held at the
Brevard Fire Training
Grounds on Illahee Road near
the Brevard Country Club,
Brevard Fire Department,
Olin Ecusta Plant, and Bre
vard High School. Certifica
tion cards will be awarded on
the final night of the school.
School Committee Directors
are F. L. “Buck” McCalL, W. B.
“Bart” Cope, and Fritz J. Mer
rell.
Instructors in the various
phases are: Elwood Inscoe,
Industrial Fires; Dawson
Nethercutt, Special Fire Prob
lems: R, G. McIntyre, Train
ing Officers; and Bobby Beck,
Richard J. Silvers, Richard
Bradley, Billy Wells, Boyd
Sossoman, James Newman, Er
nest Smith, and Joe Smith,
Smoke House Instruction.
Gordon Byrd, Jim Hill, J. D
Rhyme, Comm. Dan Merrill
Chief Joe Pickelsimer, and
Chris Hooper, Flammable Liq
uids; Bill Heartline, Compress
ed Gases; Wm. Stewart, Lute
Harrison, Bobby Houston, Lad
ders; and Tom Lander, Pumi
Instructions, 1st Year.
Boyce Ford and Phil Riley,
Pump Operations; and Boyce
Ford, Breathing Equipment
Testing.
The school is sponsored with
the desire of providing an edu
cational opportunity to the fire
men of Western North Carolina
in hopes it will better prepare
them to protect the citizens of
their commuities.
Here On Friday
Local Horse Owners Can
Have Animals Vaccinated1
All Transylvania County horse
owners will have the oppor
tunity to have their horses vacci
nated for the prevention of
Vienezulean Equine Encephalo
myelitis beginning Friday, Sep
tember 10. The Department of
Defense has developed a highly
effective vaccine against this
disease. The U. S. Department
of Agriculture will furnish the
vaccine at no cost and pay ac
credited veterinarians for each
horse vaccinated, properly iden
tified and reported. Horse own
ers should call the Brievard
Animal Hospital at 883-8105, or
the County Extension Office at
883-2780, by Friday, September
10, at 5:00 p.m.
Plans call for a schedule simi
lar to the rabies clinics which
have been held during the past.
In order to know how many
clinics will be needed and
where they should be held the
following information is need
ed: how many horses does the
owner havo, where they are lo
cated, when the owner can bring
them to a clinic, and who can
be called onoe the clinic place
and time has been established.
Short notice is being given
due to the fact that the vaccine
will come from Waynesville
Program Highlights
Big Football Weekend1 Will
Be Featured On WPNF Radio
The Tar Heels of the Univer
sity of North Carolina get their
mi football season off to a fart
start this Saturday night with a
road game against the Univer
sity of Richmond at the Virginia
capital City.
The Tar Heels have a heavy
schedule this season, and are
looking for a top notch season
under Head Coach Bill Dooley.
Tar Heel games will be broad
cast locally by WPNF Radio,
and listeners can keep up with
ACC football each Saturday by
in 1240 Radio to hear a
kg account of the Tar Heel
of the week.
Sponsors, who nuke
possible over
H
WPNF, include: Brevard Paint
and Decorating Center; Four
Lane Builder's Supply; Sears-in
Brevard; Co-Ed Theatre; Morris
Pharmacy; and Nu-Way Clean
era.
Other Programs
The schedule for the Farm
and Home hour is as follows:
Thursday, Brevard Vo-ag dept.,
John Bradley; Friday, Station
Program; Monday, County Ex
tension Chairman Jerry Purser;
Tuesday, station program; Wed
nesday, Home Agent Miss Jean
Childers; \
Speaking this week on Morn
ing Devotions is Rev. Michael
Rector, pastor ofBlaotyre Bap
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daily and has to he used within
12 hours to be effective. VEE is
a highly fatal virus disease of
horses, mules and ponies. It also
effects other animals and hu
mans.
Beginning September 9 all
horses, mules and ponies will be
quarantined to the premise to
which they are located. As soon
as they are vaccinated against
VEE the quarantine is automati
cally lifted and they are free to
move within the state. It is im
portant to note that the vaccine
for the Eastern and Western
types of Encephalomyelitis is
not effective against VEE.
Dates and places of the clinics
where the animals can be vacci
nated will be announced within
the next few days.
Rainfall in the Brevard area
totalled only .69 inch during the
past week, while daily average
temperatures were 80 and 61 at
the weather stations located at
WPNF Radio.
The week’s high mark was 84
on Monday, while the coolest
reading was Saturday’s low of
57.
North Carolina extended
forecast for Thursday through
Saturday; partly cloudy, warm
and humid with a chance of
showers and thundershowers
mainly in the mountains Friday.
Daytime high readings will be
in the low 80 in the mountains,
while overnight lows will be
near 60 degrees.
Weather data for the past
week was as follows;
High Low Free.
Wednesday_ 74 64 0.43
Thursday 78 63 0.15
Friday_ 80 5# 0.00
Saturday. 80 57 0.00
Sunday_— 80 • 62 .0.00
Monday . 84 63 0.08
Tuesday _ 82 60 0.03
Johnson Announces
United Fund Goal Of $55,266.63
Set For 1972, Drive In October
A breakfast meeting at
Berry’s Restaurant, at 7:30 a.
m. on the morning of Tues
day, October 5th, will mark
the kickoff of the United
Fund Campaign in Transyl
vania County, according to
Earle Johnson, President of
the Fund.
The announcement was made
at a Board of Directors meet
ing last Thursday. At the same
Meting, James Todd, Budget
and Admissions Chairman, re
ported on his meeting with the
various agencies supported by
the Fund. Following his re
port, the Board approved a
budget of $55,266.63 for the
year 1972. This is an eight per
cent increase over 1971.
In order to conform to the
Internal Revenue Code for
exempt organiiations, the
Board of Directors approved
the recommendation of the
Executive Committee that the
following paragraph be ad
ded to the By-laws:
“In the event of dissolution,
the residual assets of the or
ganization will be turned over
to the institutional members
prorated on their previous
year’s budget allocations. The
institutional members are them
selves exempt as organizations
described in Section 501(c) (3)
of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1954 or corresponding
sections of any prior of future
Internal Revenue Code, or to
the Federal, State, or Local gov
ernment for exclusive public
purpose.”
The Pisgah Forest Lions
Club was admitted as a new
member of the United Fund.
McCall Dies Of Gunshot Wound
Near Morganton, Man Is Held
Dewie Henson McCall, 45, of
Morganton Rt. 7, died Sunday
afternoon on a rural road about
18 miles from Morganton.
Dr. John Reece, Regional
Pathologist, said Mr. McCall was
struck by one bullet that enter
ed his upper chest. Dallas A.
Key, 62, of the Collettsville
section of Caldwell County is be
ing held in jail at Lenoir charg
ed with the shooting. McCall
was reported to have given Key
a citation a short time earlier
for keeping two under-sized
trout.
Mr. McCall was area manager
of the Daniel Boone Wildlife
Refuge. McCall was found by
his 13-year-old son, according to
Burke County Sheriff Wise.
He was bom in Transylvania
County, a veteran of World War
II, had been with the wildlife
commission for about 17 years.
Prior to coming to Burke Coun
ty 13 years ago, he served at
the Harmon Den Refuge in Hay
wood County. He was active in
Boy Scout work in Burke. Coun
ty, and was very well known.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Amelia Fellows McCall; three
sons, Stephen, Harold and Dav
id pf the home; two brothers,
Donald E. McCall of Balsam
Grove and Jack McCall of Bre
vard; two sisters, Mrs. Paul
Sitton and Mrs. Gordon Leslie,
both of Brevard.
Services were held Tuesday
In Oak Hill United Methodist
church.
The Rev. Collins Benefield
officiated. Burial was in Burke
Memorial Park. Pallbearers
were members of the Wildlife
personnel of the area.
Mickey Pressley Day
Red Cross Bloodmobile Will
Be In Rosman This Thursday
Many of the friends of the
family of Michael Pressley, the
son IS* Reverend James
(Joe) Pressley, pastor of the
Zion Baptist Church of Rosman
have asked if there is anything
that they can do to help this
family in their time of bereave
ment.
One of the most pressing
needs that face the family at
this time is the replacement of
the blood given Michael during
his stay at the hospital in Win
ston-Salem, North Carolina.
At least 25 pints of blood are
needed. To meet this need,
Thursday, September h has
been designated Michael Press
ley Day and a Red Cross Blood-,
mobile unit will be in Ragman
at the Rescue Squad Building
between the hours of 11:00 a.m.
and 5:00 p.m. to receive blood*
donations for Micha'el' Pressley. -
“Giving blood is a very per
sonal and special way that we
have of showing our friendship
for the Pressleys and of sharing
a little of their grief. In a time
when all too many people do
not want to be ‘involved’ with
their neighbors, we have been
given this opportunity to show
once again that ‘we da care,’ ”
say the friends who are promot
ing the day.
First List Reported
Many Local Students Will
Attend Various Colleges
By Postmaster Patton
New Overnight Mail Service
From Brevard Is Announced
..Brevard postmaster. Char
lie YTPattohTta's* amplified
the new mall service program
recently announced by Wash
ington headquarters and has
identified the local areas
which are to receive over
night delivery of first - class
mail originated within the
area served by the Brevard
Post Office and deposited by
5:00 p. m. in certain collec
tion boxes.
The boxes are located in front
of the A & P store and Winn
Dixie store on Broad Street,
the Bryant Building on East
Main St., the box beside Morris
Pharmacy, and the two boxes in
front of the Post Office build
ing as well as the drops in the
Post Office itself.
Postmaster Patton said 324
Post. Offices in areas contigu
ous to Brevard will benefit
from the next;day deliveries
under a. new mail service goal
announced by Postmaster Gen
eral Winton M. Blount.
These areas. Postmaster Pat
Ion said, include all offices
whose first three numbers in
their zip codes are: 280, 281,
Labor Day
Was Quiet
In County
While many persons were
killed on the nation’s high
ways over the Labor Day
weekend, there were no major
accidents or incidents in Bre
vard and Transylvania county.
In fact, the entire weekend
was very qqjet.
Many local persons wit
nessed the Apple Festival pa
rade in Hendersonville. The
Brevard high school band, the
Cheerleaders, the Majorettes
■ and the Minorettes were
among the featured attrac
tions.
1 Motels, inps and rooming
houses were filled, and res
taurants and drive-ins repos
ed a good weekend.
Moat; of ,ihe stores and the
^schools were closed on Mon
day, which was a holiday.
Sightseers filled beautiful
Pisgah National Forest.
282, 286, 287, 288, 297, and
376. These numbers include all
post offices (hat are associate
offices of the Asheville Sec
tional Center, the Hickory Sec
tional Center, the Charlotte
Sectional Centers, and the John
son City, Tennessee, Sectional
Center.
On August 26tb, Postmas
ter General Blount unveiled
the Postal Service’s new goal
of overnight delivery of local
area first - class mail deposit
ed by 5 p. m. at post offices
or in collection boxes located
on arterial streets in business
sections. The Postal Service
has set October 31st as the
deadline for achieving a 95
percent goal.
“The Postmaster General has
pointed out that this program
will affect more than half of
all first-class mail sent in the
United States,” Postmaster Pat
ton said. “So customers of ev
ery Post Office in the country
will be benefitting from the new
service goal.”
Substantially more than
half of the 52 billion pieces
of first • class mail handled
annually are for delivery in
the city where deposited or
in nearby communities.
The areas outlined by Post
master Patton are those within
which next-day delivery will be
provided for Zip-Coded, first
class mail, deposited by 5 p. m.
on weekdavs in business areas,
and at collection points on
main thoroughfares.
Many Brevard and Tran
sylvania students are leaving
this week and next for vari
ous colleges and universities
across the country.
For the past few weeks,
The Transylvania Times has
been collecting names of the
students, their parents names,
etc',, and this week we are
publishing our first list.
ft will be repeated next
week along with names that
we do not have this week.
If you know of a student,
whose name is not included in
this week’s list, please drop
us a card before next week.
Today’s list is one of the
longest that we have ever
carried, and we think you
will find it interesting to note
the many eollege students
from Rrevard and Transyl
vania county.
The names that we have re
ceived to date are as follows:
Judy Ashe, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Eurlas Ashe, of Pen
rose, is attending Brevard Col
lege as a sophomore.
William Joseph Allen, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Jo°eph E Allen,
319 W. Main street, will be a
freshman at Gardner Webb Col
lege.
Linda Down Allen, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Allen,
319 W. Main street, is a fresh
man at the University of North
Carolina, Greensboro.
Penny Anderson, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John I. Anderson,
of 107 Park avenue, is a iunior
at the Univer-itv of North
Carolina at Charlotte.
Lyndon Ashworth, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Ashworth. 7
Gaston street, is attending
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Countywide Tour
State Day Care Consultant
Impressed With Local Centers
Mrs. Betty Thompson, Day
Care consultant with the State
Department of Social Services,
spent September 3rd in Tran
svlvania County with officers
of the Transylvania 4C Pro
gram.
They visited churches and
community centers all over the
county which have , expressed
an interest in sponsoring pre
school centers in their build
ings.
The centers will be partial
ly founded by Appalachian Re
gional Commission funds and
operated by churches or com
munity groups. Local funds for
expenses are received from the
United Fund.
Mrs. Thompron was much
■ impressed by the excellent fa
cilities she saw and stated that
the county certainly could be
proud of its church and com
munity center buildings.
Mrs. Thompson also thought
very highly of these groups
which are considering having
their buildings used through
the week.
This shows tremendous com
mnuity awareness of a need
for for preschool opportunities
for the majority of our children,
local observers point out.