THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES A State And National Prize* ming Home Town Newspaper -ir Vnl M_Nft SECOND CLASS POSTAGE K VOl. O'*-INO. M,„ AT brevard. N. C. ZIP CODE 28712 BREVARD, N. C., RSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1971 ★ 44 PAGES TODAY * CLOSING HUGE LOAN TRANS ACTION — Completing negotiations for a four million dollar loan, one of the largest loan transactions ever made in Brevard, are the men pic tured above. The loan was made by First Union National Bank of North Carolina to Sapphire Valley Devel opment Corporation, a subsidiary of ReaJtec Incorporated, a Fort Lau derdale based land development firm. Seated at the left is Ray N. Sim mons, Vice President of the bank’s branch, and at the right is Stanley P. Whitcomb, Jr., President of the Sapphire Valley Development Cor poration. Standing-, left to right, are: Ralph H. Ramsey, Jr., attorney for the transaction; Eugene B. Graham, III, Senior Vice President of Real Estate Development of First Union National Bank in Charlotte; Tom C. Willson, Sapphire Valley Develop ment Corporation Executive Vice President; and Joseph A. Brooke, Jr., Sapphire Valley Development Cor poration and Realtec Treasurer. (Times Staff Photo) This Thursday New Brevard Plaza Shopping Center Has Grand Opening The new Brevard Plaza Shopping Center opens Thurs day morning. J^The stores haying Grand •Openings on Thrusday are Bi-Lo Super Market, White Cross Drugs and Family Dol lar store. Other stores in the Shopping Center, including Sears and Sky City, will open at a later date. The Brevard Plan Shop ping Center is located on the Four-lane highway between Brevard and Pisgah Forest near the new Transylvania Community hospital complex. It has been under construc tion for the past year, follow ing a ground - breaking cere mony on October I 1970. The builders are Garrett and Garrett, of Fountain Inn, S. C., and Euel Taylor, of Waynesville. The managers of the three stores opening Thursday are: Kyle McCulley—Bi-Lo Su per Market Peter V. Surrette—Family Dollar Store Basil Sanson*—'White Cross Drags, 5 |g §g * ig White Cross Drags Mr. Sansom, who comes to Brevard from Beckley, West Virginia, cordially, invites the public to the Grand Openihg of White Cross Thursday morning at 9:00 o’clock. f i- •' He says there are stpae 185 White Cross Drag stores, located In the East and South east; from New York to Flor ida. ; - ■ • ...... , The Brevard store -ha*, over 6,000 square feet of floor space with a complete line of. drugs and novelties. There is a large —*mm to Page 81s College Benefactor Last Rites Held For Edwin L. Jones, Sr., Tribute Made (Editor’s note: In tribute to the late Edwin L. Jones, Jr., Dr. Robert A. Davis has issued the following state ment. Mr. Jones was a great benefactor to Brevard ftfHege and the community.) —☆— “The entire Brevard College community was saddened on Fri day to learn of the death of one of the stalwart leaders and tow ering figures in the life of Bre vard College. "Mr. Edwin Jones Sr. had served on the Board of Trus tees of Brevard College since the early 1940’s and was Chair man of the Board of Trustees from 1944 to 1959 one of the most formative periods in the life of the college. During these years, under Mr. Jones’ leader ship, a sound foundation was laid upon which a strong insti tution was built. “Mr. Jones was not only a builder of buildings, he was a builder of worthwhile institu tions including the church and the college, and a builder of sound character in human life. The imprint of his leadership and his vision is firmly placed in the history and in the life of Brevard College. His wise counsel and dedication to Bre vard College will be greatly missed. “The deepest sympathy of the Brevard community goes out to his widow, Mrs. Edwin Jones, Sr., his daughter, Mrs. W. Franklin Brown, who serves on the Board of Trustees, and to Mr. Edwin Jones, Jr.” as to the size of ", price range, etc., are asked. * % Funeral services for one of the world’s great builders and Methodist laymen were last Saturday at Providence Metho dist Church in Charlotte. Edwin L. Jones, board chair man of J. A. Jones Construc tion Co., died last Friday morn ing as he had lived for 80 years —on the go. He was striken while waiting to board a plane for a Chicago session of the World Methodist Council. He was pronounced dead at Pres byterian Hospital shortly before 11 a.m. Mr. Jones was one of 15 chil dren of James Addison Jones, who left an impoverished Ran dolph county farm to become a brick mason and finally to begin a one - man contracting business here in 1894. And it was Edwin, at age 9, a water boy on downtown building pro jects, who later became the primary force in developing the company’s organization and growth into world-spanning pro portions. ity college (now Duke Univer sity) with honors in 1912. He joined his father’s firm in that same year, and married a Trinity college classmate, An nabel Lambeth of Thomasville, three years later. “We statred out in a four room house on Caldwell street and we ended up in a four-room cottage at Presbyterian Home,” Jones said recently when he and his wife gave up their handsome Sharon Lane home for quieter, more convenient living- ; i , ; _ ; * While his father was to build Charlotte’s first “skyscraper” in 1909, the 12-story Independence building, the son was to spend the last 30-plus yean of his life flying to inspect dams, high ways, industrial plants, office and military completes throughout the Americas fend it was in the Great when construction everywhere were ing, that J. A, Jones wpsionist by landing tract to build a com Bom here June 10, 1891, he graduated from Charlotte s pub lic schools and Baird’s Prep school in 1908 and from Trin Four Million DollaP Loan Is Made By First Union To Sapphire Valley Corp. WezfAer Well over four inches of rain fell in the Brevard area during the past week. Some 2.63 in ches fell Thursday night and Friday. Temperature averages for the week were 67 and 55. Extended forecast for West ern North Carolina for the pe riod through Friday: Tempera tures should average above nor mal for the period. Chance of showers Thursday and Friday, mainly in the west portion on Thursday. High temperatures should be mostly in the 70s with lows in the high 40s. Tickets On Sale At Door For Big Fish Supper Oct. 20 Oct. 21 Oct. 22 Oct. 23 Oct. 24 Oct. 25 Oct. 26 High Low Prec. 62 56 0.05 62 57 1.05 62 56 2.63 66 59 0.45 71 56 0.10 74 50 0.00 74 48 0.00 A big fish supper with all the trimmings will be held in the Masonic temple on East Main street on Friday, October 20th from 4:30 to 8:00 o’clock. The price per plate will be $1.50 for adults, and children under the age of 12 can eat for 75 cents. Clifford W. Frady, the Wor shipful Master, announces the tickets are now being sold to the Masons and their friends. The Master states that the popular request take out boxes will be available at 4:30 p.m. “you can come by the temple, and pick up a box and take to the Glen Alpine football game.” Mr. Frady urges the persons who are planning to attend the big fish supper to please buy their tickets early in order that the committee will know how many they will have to prepare to serve. Tickets will also be sold at the door. A. E. York has been named chairman of the food committee and will be assisted by Floyd Taylor and several of the mem bers and also members of Pis gah Chapter No. 198 Order of the Eastern Star. AY LIGHT SAVINGS TIME l ENDS OCTOBER 31 DEATH VEHICLE — The Volks wagen Van is which two persons were killed and five were injured last Friday morning is pictured at the scene of the accident. Thomas F. Munro, the driver, was killed instant ly, and a passenger, Markey Elmer Fox, died later in the morning in the hospital. The accident occurred on U S Highway 276 some 10 miles south of Brevard. (Photo by Tom Osteen) On Rain-Soaked Highway Two Killed, Five Injured In One- Vehicle Accident McAfoos Instructor Investment Class Begins On Monday, Three Sessions Set The three session investment class for retirement income will start here Monday, November 1. Classes will run from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Mondays, Novem ber 1, 8, and 15 at the Brevard Junior high school annex. These are in connection with the Blue Ridge Technical Institute. The instructor will be Robert C. McA'foos, a registered repre sentative of the New York Stock Exchange and a senior account executive with Inter state Securities Corporation in Asheville. G. H. Farley makes this announcement today. The first session will deal with the use of corporate bonds and preferred stocks in provid ing a higher rate of income. Special attention will be placed upon how these bonds and pre ferred stocks trade and what risks are involved by investors. Municipal and government bonds will also be discussed in this session. Subsequent sessions will deal with Real Estate Investment Trusts, high dividend utility stocks and mutual funds as a source of income. A guest in structor is planned as part of one of the sessions. Please call Mr. Farley at the Brevard High school for regis tration. In Rural Contest Annual Awards Night Slated Thursday In Olin Cafeteria The Annual Awards program lor the Community Develop ment clubs in Transylvania Program Highlights Another Big Football Weekend Is Slated On Brevard's WPNF As the football season nears the end of this season, there will be several more exciting games broadcast over WPNF. These include the Brevard High school games broadcast each Friday night as well as University of North Carolina games on Saturday. This weekend’s schedule is as follows: Friday night at 7:30 p.m. the Brevard Blue Devils go against Glen Alpine, and Bill Norris will be on hand again to %ecribe the action for all those who cannot attend the game. Saturday afternoon at Chapel Hill the North Carolina Tar Heels play William and Mary. This game wilj be broadcast over WPNF as a part of the sea son coverage by the Tar Heel Sports Network. Game time is 1:30 Saturday afternoon. Other Programs The schedule for the Farm and Home hour is as follows: —Tara Ta Page Threa county will be held this Thurs day night at 7:30 in the Olin cafeteria. This is an annual event to honor those communities excel ling in various community pro jects and activities. Ray Israel, President of the Transylvania Agricultural Council, will preside over the meeting. The principal speaker will be Rev. Thomas P. Owen, pas tor of the North Toxaway Bap tist church. The invocation will be ren dered by Rev. M. L. Ross, pas tor of the Rocky Hill Baptist church. The principal speaker will be presented by Miss Cindi Rock, of the Sapphire - Whitewater community. The awards will be made by Morris L. McGough, Executive —Tan to Page Hit Two persons were killed and five were injured in a one-car accident on U. S. Highway 276 about 10 miles south of Brevard at 7:15 last Friday morning. Killer instantly was Thomas Fleweller Munro, Sr., 51, who was the driver. Mr. Munro was pinned between the Volkswagen van and a tree. A passenger, Markey Elmer Fox, 32, who resided in the Brown apartments in Brevard, died later last Friday morn ing in the Transylvania Com munity hospital. All seven persons involved in the accident were DuPont em ployees and were on their way to work. Patrolman Thad Elmore inves tigated the accident. Mr. Fox was pinned in the van as was another passenger, Larry Stiles, age 24. The Brevard Rescue Squad was called to the scene to pry the two men out of the wreckage. Mr. Stiles is reported to be —Turn to Page Six Progressive Developments Are Outlined Sapphire Valley Develop ment Corporation, a subsid iary of Realtec Incorporated, the Ft. Lauderdale based land development firm, has just closed a four million dollar land development and con struction loan with the First Union National bank of North Carolina. Sapphire Valley Inn, beauti fully located in the hills of Western North Carolina, and 5,500 surrounding acres, includ ing a fine golf course, stables, lake, ski slopes and residential property were purchased by Realtec earlier this year. According to Stanley P. Whitcomb, Jr., president of Sapphire Valley Development Corporation and executive vice president of Realtec, the funds will be used for the building of additional Coun tryplace Condominium resi dences and refurnishing the elegant Inn as well as improv ing the golf course and ski facilities and adding new ten nis courts. Details of the loan were negotiated with Eugene B. Graham, III, senior vice pres ident of the Real Estate De partment of First Union Nat ional Bank in Charlotte, Don ald R. Lineberger, vice pres ident of First Union National Bank in Asheville and Ray N. Simmons, vice president of the bank’s Brevard branch, by Joseph A. Brooke, Jr. Sapp hire Valley Development Cor poration and Realtec treas urer. The closing was held on Oc tober 15 in the offices of Ralph H. Ramsey, Jr., attorney for the transaction. Also present at the closing was Tom C. Willson, Sapphire Valley Development —Turn to Page Three BLT Will Hold Tryouts Thursday The Brevard Little Theatre will hold tryouts for “The Voice Of The Turtle,” the first play of the season. Tryouts will be Thursday, Oc tober 28th, at 8 p. m. in the Lit tle Theatre building located di rectly behind The Transylvania Times. The play’s cast includes one man and two women. Those interested in any form of theatre work are invited to at tend. Anyone having questions may call Jo Ann Dehon at 883-8616. At Rosman 25 Years Mrs. Gillespie Chosen As County "Principal Of Year" Mrs. Geneva Paxton Gillespie has been chosen by the prin ciples of Transylvania County as “Principal of the Year,” and will represent the County in the district and state contest. She has served as principal of Ros man Elementary School for 25 years. Mrs. Gillespie is a graduate of Rosman High School, holds a BS degree from Western Caro lina University, an MA degree from Peabody College and has done additional study at the University of North Carolina. She ia an active member of NCAE. TCAE and Divisions of Principals, National, State and County; a Charter Member of CTA and AAUW _ a life mem —Tin to Page ns*