THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
A State And National Prize- Wit g Home Town Newspaper
★ Vol. 84—No. 46 SSW Smwm?V*c! BREVARD, N. C., THUR k f, NOVEMBER 18, 1971
ZIP CODE 28712 | Eg
★ 40 PAGES TODAY *
NEW LEFT LANE — To re
lieve congestion on South Caldwell
street by the First Union National
bank, the City of Brevard has made
a left turning lane for south-bound
traffic. Parking meters adjacent to
the bank were eliminated, and
north-bound traffic for that one
block will be confined to one lane.
The arrow points to the center lane
which is for motorists desiring to
make a left turn. Police Chief J. C.
Rowe is pictured above directing
traffic while the lanes were being
painted. (Times Staff Photo)
Jaycees Coordinating
Christmas House Opens, Plea
For Help Is Made To Many
By • Cal Carpenter
For the fourth year, the
Christmas House is open in
Brevard. Already many
church, civic and social or
ganizations are hard at work
so that Transylvania's needy
families may have a merrier
Christmas.
You are invited to join them
Everyone, individually or ir
groups, is earnestly asked tc
help so this-year may be t
happy Christmas for the manj
families who might otherwise
have little to be happv about or
happiest day of TfieCE3s
7 Iran calendar.
Chairman for this year’s
Christmas House is Dr. Gleen
Matheny. Volunteers for
work at the House are invited
to contact him, call the Jay
sees or visit the Christmas
House in the building on East
Main Street next door to
Austin’s Art Shop—where
the Family Fun Center was
located. Committee chairmen
and organization leaders who
wish to volunteer their group
help are invited to contact
any Jaycee.
Spirit Of The Season
“Show the true spirit of the
season and search your closets
and attics for outgrown
clothes—anything usable,” say
the Jaycees, who are coordi
nating the Christmas House.
“And give as generously as you
can—let’s combine our many
and separate efforts to make
this a joyous Christmas for the
less fortunate in Transylvania
County.”
“The Christmas House is
working to insure that many
of the less fortunate families
in our community have a
more comfortable and happy
holiday. Many families on
welfare do not have a suffi
of warm clothing for
go under
for the
food for a
r, nor gifts to
Christmas tree
,” say the
tnPagoTwa
Short Of Goal
s
United Fund Now At $47,229
Drive Extended To December 1
As of November 15th, the
United Fund is Transylvania
has reached $47,229.70.
According to Earle Johnson,
the President, this is $8,038.93
short of the goal of $55,266.63.
Since there are several
^ solicitors *ho have
not reported, the dirtvb is be
ing extended to December
1st.
With two or three depart
ments yet to report, pledges
from employees at Olin Corpo
ration total over $17,000.
United Fund officials are
appreciative of such outstand
ing contributions.
Mr. Johnson feels that if
Transylvanians give as they
have in years gone by, the goal
will be reached.
“If you have not been con
tiipity to make a pledge,
please write or call Charles
Du Laney, the Executive Di
rector, in the Bryant build
ing. That telephone number
Is 883-2319, and Mr. Du Laney
Will have a solicitor call on
you immediately,” President
Johnson stated.
This Thursday
Council Of Community Services
To Hear Gibbons And Tauscher
Charles F. Gibbons will speak
at the Transylvania Council of
Community Services’ quarterly
meeting, Thursday, November
18, 12:00 noon at Berry’s Res
taurant.
He will speak on plans for de
veloping a Youth Treatment
Center in the county. The Cen
ter will be toward helping
young people and their families
who have special needs.
Mr. Gibbons is a native of
Woodleaf and attended Brevard
College, Guildford College and
has done graduate work at Hie
American University and also
Western Carolina University.
He interned with The Depart
ment of Justice in ,thie U. S. Dis
trict of Columbia Probation Of
fice, Washington, D. C„ and
served as an Associate Pastor
Beginning Dec. Ut
WPNF To Offer Carolina
News With Actual Voices
game remains on the schedule
for the University of North
Carolina and Duke.
The Tar Heels play the Blue
Devils this Saturday afternoon
in the biggest game of the year
for both teams.
the game will t»
WPNF with the
erew from the Tar l**M*ofc
ball network on hand for an
other exciting broadcast of
what should be a
game.
Game time is 1:80 p.m. from
Duke’s stadium over WPNF,
Radio 1240 in Brevard.
I
to The United Methodist church
in College Park, Maryland.
In January 1968, he joined
the Department of Juvenile
Corrections of North Carolina,
which is now known as the De
partment of Youth Develop
ment. Mr. Gibbons worked as
Project Co-ordinator in the
Cottage Life Program at Stone
wall Jackson School, Kinston,
until January 1971, at which
time he became Assistant Direc
tor of The Youth Service Cen
ter, Swannanoa.
The Youth Service Center
services the western counties in
working with pre-delinquent
youth. Following Mr. Gibbon’s
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I
$720,316 Allocated For Road Work During
Two Years, Delegation Goes To Raleigh
Whitmire Meets
With Local
Leaders Tuesday
The Board of County Com
missioners and Directors of
the Brevard Chamber of Com
merce feel that Transylvania
is not getting its share of pri
mary highway work.
They told E. J. Whitmire,
Highway Commissioner for
this district of their feelings
at a breakfast meeting Tues
day morning and asked what
they could do.
It was suggested that the
groups meet with Mr. Whit
mire and other Commission
ers and members of the State
Highway department in Ra
leigh at an early date.
Ralph H. Ramsey, Jr.,
chairman of the Highway
Committee for the Chamber
of Commerce and County At
torney, was master of cere
monies on the program Tues
day. He is arranging a meet
ing in Raleigh for the local
delegation shortly after the
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Temperatures during the past
week were much above normal
for the area and are expected
to continue with abnormally
high mercury readings during
the next few days. This will be
some 10 to 15 degrees above
normal for this time of year.
Normal highs for mid-Novem
ber range from the 50s in the
mountains to the mid-60s over
the southeastern sections of the
state.
The past week’s readings
averaged 69 and 29, with no
measurable rainfall.
Extended, outlook for Thurs
day through Saturday . . . vari
able cloudiness with a chance
of showers in the mountains
Friday. Continued warm Thurs
day and Friday, with highs in
the upper 60s to the mid 70s.
Cooler with seasonal tempera
tures on Saturday. Overnight
lows in the 40s throughout the
period.
Weather data for the past
week was as follows:
High Low Prec.
Nov. 10_61
Nov. 11. 62
Nov. 12_ 70 25
Nov. 13_ 76 28
Nov. 14_ 68
27 Trace
21 0.00
30
Nov. 15 —_ 72 35
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.0Q
Nov. 16
75 37 0.00
CHARLES L. RUSSELL, center,
Public Relations Supervisor at Olin
Corporation, has been recognized
for his cooperation with the Com
munity Development Club Program
in Transylvania County. Ray Israel,
right, president of the County Coun
cil of Community Development
Clubs, is shown presenting a plaque
to Mr. Russell with the following
citation: ‘‘Presented to Charles L.
Russell with appreciation for serv
ices to the Transylvania Community
Development Clubs of the Asheville
Agricultural Development Council”.
Mr. Russell is serving as vice presi
dent of the Asheville Agricultural
Development Council. Gary Mur
dock, left, president of the Little
River Community Development
Club, is observing the presentation.
Early Wednesday Morning
Transylvania Community
Center Destroyed By Fire
Over Two-Month Period
Four Job Corps Men Arrested,
Charged With Series Of Crimes
A two-month investigation
by the Brevard Police De
partment reached a climax
Tuesday evening when four
Job Corps men were arrested
and charged with a series of
Breaking and Enterings and
Larceny.
Held in the County Jail on
multiple charges are Kenneth
Terry Bedford, 20, of Laurin
burg; Bert Mike Ponsock, Jr.,
17, of Jacksonville; Michael
Leon Davis, 18, of Pompano
Beach, Florida; and Bruce Wal
ters, 18, of Fayetteville.
All are charged with sev
eral counts arising from
breakings and enterings at
Brevard public schools and
several businesses. These in
clude the Brevard Junior
High School, Brevard Ele
mentary School, Brevard
Senior High School, Straus
Elementary School, Hub
bard’s Esso Service and the
South Eroad Billiard Parlor.
Additional charges also have
been made for attempted
breaking and entering, with
property damage, at Tran
tham’s, Belk’s, Ayers Store,
Nu-Way Cleaners, Rackley
Jewelers, Allison Hardware and
Patterson’s Clothing Store.
All property taken, with
the exception of money, has
been recovered according to
Brevard Chief of Police, J. C.
Rowe.
The investigation of this
series has been active in the
Police Department for two
months, according to Chief
Rowe. Included in the investi
gation have been all members
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shall Loftis, Mrs. David Garren, Mrs. Edwin Rice,
Mrs. James Aycock, Mrs. Clarence Allison, Sr.,
Mrs. Clyde Seay, Mrs. Marvin Garren and Mrs.
Rube Morgan. Absent when the picture was made
were Mrs. Frank Byrd and Mrs. Ronald Byrd.
Brevard’s landmark old
First Methodist Church, in
use as the Transylvania Com
munity Center for several
years now, was destroyed by
fire Wednesday morning.
The beautiful old building,
located on the corner of Gas
ton and Probart streets, was
a burned out shell at noon
Wednesday with firemen still
pumping water into it. to pre
vent fire starting again in
the rubble.
Apparently the fire began
in the rrar of the building in
a wing used for offices by
Western Carolina Community
Action, Inc., sometime Wed
nesday morning. It had evi
dently been burning for some
time when units of the Bre
vard Volunteer Fire Depart
ment arrived at 4:00 a.m., for
the flames were already
shooting out the roof of the
building.
Two units and some 27 vol
unteer firemen brought the
fire under control in a mat
ter of an hour by pumping
2 oeo gallons of water a min
ute on the flames. But. the old
building was already irre
—Turn to Page Five
Breakdown Of
Projects Are
Cited Here
Road improvement work in
Transylvania county during
the past two years was out
lined by Highway Commis
sioner E. J. Whitmire before
the County Commissioners
and the Highway Committee
of the Brevard Chamber of
Commerce at a breakfast
meeting on Tuesday of this
week.
Allocations for the various
phases of highway worked
totaled $720,316.48, Mr. Whit
mire stated.
He also explained that
there are 32 employees on the
payroll, and the average
monthly payroll is $17,000.00.
Nine roads have been
paved at a cost of $336,539.65.
These roads, the length of
each and the cost of paving
were as follows:
Pettit Loop, .93 miles, $71,
191.74
Barclay road, 1.80 miles,
$14,012.70
Trett road. Cole Mountain
road and Kim Miller road, .3
miles, 2.5 miles and 1.5 miles,
$150,842.76
Walnut Hollow road, Old
N. C. 280 and Mark Osborne
road, 1.35 miles, .25 miles and
.10 miles, $79,312.31
Little River Camp road, 1.2
miles, $21,180.14
General improvements were
made to seven roads at a cost
of $84,057.40.
Mr. Whitmire explained
that many hazardous sections
of the following roads were
eliminated:
Cld Toxaway road. Golden
road, Morgan Mill road. Rich
—Turn to Page Two
Times Out On
Tuesday For
Thanksgiving
Due to the Thanksgiving
holidays, The Transylvania
Times will be out early next
week.
Plans call for publishing the
paper on Tuesday afternoon
in order that readers may
have their papers before
Thanksgiving. Editor John I.
Anderson states.
Deadline for classifieds and
all news will be at 4:00
o’clock Monday afternoon.
Courses Listed
Winter Quarter Of Adult
Education Starts Nov. 29
The winter quarter of the
Adult Education Program
sponsored by Blue Ridge
Technical Institute and Tran
sylvania County Schools will
begin Monday, November 29.
Any adult, 18 years of age or
older may attend.
Basic education courses will
ie offered at all levels. Adults
nay learn to read, or they may
ake some of the advanced
Masses in preparation for ob
;aining the North Carolina High
School Equivalency Certificate.
Basic education is provided at
10 cost to the student. Classes
will meet on Mondays and
rhursdays, from 6:30 to 9:30
i m., at Brevard Senior High
School.
A large selection of general
education classes are being
offered during the winter quar
ter. Classes and dated are as
follows:
Art-Basic Drawing — Meets
one time per week for 10 weeks.
Starts Monday, November 29,
at 6;30 p.m. — Brevard Senior
High School.
ArtCandcapes _ Meets one
time per week for 10 weeks.
Starts Thursday, December 2. at
6:°0 n m.—Brevard Senior High
School.
Art-Crafts — Meets one time
per week for 10 weeks. Starts
Thursday, December 2, at 6:30
p.m. — Brevard Jr. High Art
Room.
Blueprint Reading and Sket
—Turn U Rage Tan