THE TRANSYrTANIA TIMES
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★ Vol. 84—No. 47 ^fDTT SSU5TC BREVARD, N. C., TH AY, NOVEMBER 25, 1971 * 32 PAGES TODAY * I
ZIP CODE 28712
A $1,000 CHECK — Larry
Walker, manager of the Sylvan
Plant of American Thread company
at Rosman, is pictured presenting a
check for $1,000 to Mrs. Edith Os
borne, Mayor of Rosman, for the
new fire truck for the Rosman Fire
Department. It is the policy of
American Thread to be extremely
active in community activities, and
“we are delighted to do our part to
get a new fire truck for the fine Ros
man Volunteer Fire Department”,
he stated. (Times Staff Photo)
Prizes Are Offered
Christmas Parade Will Be
Held Here Next Wednesday
A Christmas Parade will
be held here in Brevard on
Wednesday, December 1st,
at 4:M p. m. This parade Is
being sponsored by the Bre
|vard Chamber of Commerce,
the downtown Merchants and
Ui£ t'lty of Brevard.
The parade units will as
semble in front of Brevard
Davidson River Presbyterian
Church. • -' .
f 1%e rente will be from the
Presbyterian Church across
the square to corner at Dm
new post office building,
tarn left on England Avenue,
left on Jordan Street and tarn
right onto Caldwell Street at
Brevard Federal Savings and
Loan parking area, down
Caldwell Street and tarn left
onto Oakdale Street to Junior
High at 8outh Broad Street,
there it will tarn left and go
back uptown, across the
square and down to Brevard
College.
Two visiting bands, from En
ka High School and Henderson
ville High School, and Brevard
High School band will be fea
tured.
The Asheville Auxiliary Po
lice Motorcade, Shrine Clowns
and numerous floats will add
to the festivity. The sponsor
ing groups will award prises
for the best floats. Santa
Claus, of course, will be the
highlight of the parade Mid
he will be seen downtown
during the Christmas season.
Santa’s House located in front
of the Library Building will
be open for youngsters to
visit Santa. Santa’s
will be announced later.
A k P
Ayers Store
Be Ik’s Department Store
Brevard Amoco
to Pag* f
Election Last Week
Olin Employees Vote In Favor
Of Union By 1,141 To 486 Votes
Olin Corporation employees
at Pisgah Forest have voted
in favor of representation by
the United Paper Makers and
the Paper workers <AFL»
CIO)*
There were 1,141 in favor of
representation by the UPP, and
486 votes against the Union.
Three votes were challenged
and five were declared void.
Shortly after results of the
election were known, the
General Managers of Ecnsta
Paper and Film Division ad
vised employees that by law
the UPP will represent all
hourly production and main
tenance employees on oft
equal basis regardless
MWlftei they Join the nnien
or pay dues. They aswred the
employees that management
would bargain in good faith.
The election, last Wednesday
and Thursday was the seventh
election in eight attempts to
organize employees at the Pis
gah Forest Plants and was the
first successful union effort in
the 32-year history of the
plant
Dr. Folger Announces
To Meet New Law Requirements,
Measles Clinics Set In County
Approximately 380,000 school
children and 173,000 preschool
children need vaccinations
against red measles in order to
comply with changes in the
immunization law enacted by
the 1871 General Assembly, ac
cording to John Irvin, head of
the N. C. State Board of Health
immunization program.
The law requires measles im
munization by two years of age
and before admission to school.
However, Mr. Irvin said, the
vaccine, is not ordinarily given
before 12 months of age.
According to a recent inter
pretation from the state At
On Political Front
James Gaither Will Manage
Morton's Campaign In County
James C. Gaither, Sr., Presi
dent of Gaither’s Real Estate
and Insurance Agency and
Gaither’s Restaurant will con
duct the “Hugh Merton For
Governor” campaign in Tran
sylvania county.
The unannounced guberaa
tomey General’s office request
ed by educators and health of
ficials, the school admittance
protection of the new law ap
plies to all children enrolled in
school through age 12, not just
entering first graders.
This law will be enforced at
the beginning of the 1972 school
year; in other words* all chil
dren entering 'grades one
through six must have certified
evidence of having received
measles vaccine.
In Transylvania County, it is
estimated that 1,330 children
ages one through 12 have
not been vaccinated against
measles, while an ever larger
number have not been im
munised against rubella (“Ger
man” measles). In addition, it
has recently been found that in
fants receiving measles vaccine
prior to a year of age, or given
gamma globulin in conjunction
with measles vaccine, are not
adequately protected; henoe, a
booster is now being recom
To fill the need quickly and
completely, the State Depart
-* Health ia providing
nbined vaccine
rubella), and
fill f>hilHrpn
§
g Weather
By FRED REITER
Temperature averages in
Brevard for the past week were
60 and 35, reflecting the cooler
weather of late fall. This cooler
weather had been at least two
weeks overdue in the area. Pre
cipitation was a minimum.
The outlook for North Caro
lina for Wednesday through
Friday calls for a chance of
showers Thursday. There will
t>e variable cloudiness with a
warming trend Wednesday
through Friday.
Lows should be in the 20s
during the first part of the
period, and in the 30s during
the latter part. Highs will be
mostly in the low 50s in the
early part of the period and
then mostly in the 60s as a
warming trend sets in later.
Highest reading last week
was 71 last Wednesday, the low
was 25 on Monday morning.
Weather data for the week
was as follows:
High Low Free.
Nov. 17_ 71 36 0.00
Nov. 18_ 70 33 0.00
Nov. 19 -. 60 51 0.00
Nov. 20_ 62 31 Trace
Nov. 21_ 55 33 0.00
Nov. 22_ 43 25 0.00
Teen Center
Is Seeking
New Location
The Teen Center Is look
ing for a temporary location.
Anyone having a house, a
store building or other facili
ties that wonld be satiable is
urged to ball John Huggins
at 883-4187 or Mrs. Clifton
Sneedon at 883-3575.
The Teen Center was com
pletely destroyed by fire last
Wednesday morning, and a
temporary location is needed
immediately.
The Teen center was lo
cated in the Transylvania
Community Center on Gaston
street.
The two Boards of Direc
tors have met and are mak
ing plans for the future.
But at the moment, the
most pressing need is a tem
porary location until deci
sions about the future are
formulated.
Deer Hunting
First Day Is
Reported Good
Dear hunting was fair to ex
cellent throughout Western
North Carolina on Monday, the
first day of the two-week gun
hunting season in the 18 west
ernmost counties. And although
bone-chilling temperatures gave
hunters an unpleasant welcome
at sunrise, the turnout was
heavy, except for the high ele
vations, and many of the more
persistent gunners either gat a
look or got shots at venison if
they failed to take any home.
Reports from various wildlife
—Torn to Page Seven
Thanksgiving Will Be Quiet In
County, Stores, Schools Close
SHRINE BOWL BOUND Darius
Holtzclaw is pictured above right,
receiving his invitation to participate
in the big prep All-Star game from
his coach, Ed Emory, left, head
coach and athletic director at Bre
vard High School. Young Holtz
claw, the son of Air. and Airs. Elmer
Holtzclaw of Little River, has been
an outstanding end, pass receiver
and defensive safety for the Brevard
Blue Devils for the past three years
and was named All-WNC during his
junior year last year. He follows a
long line of outstanding Blue Devil
gridders who have been invited to
play in the Shrine Game, which an
nually sends the finest senior players
from North Carolina against a
similar squad from South Carolina.
The game will be played at Char
lotte Memorial Stadium on Saturday,
December 4th. (Times Staff Photo)
$6,000 Short
Final Push Being Made To
Complete United Fund Drive
September Collections In
Sales Tax Revenue Is Still
Running Ahead Of Expectations
A check for $21,654.95 will
soon be sent to Transylvania
and her municipalities for sales
tax collections during Septem
ber, according to the State De
partment of Revenue.
This is the third month
since the sales tax of one per
cent in the county began July
1st. The tax on July sales was
$21,148, and August sales were
$21,911.39. The total of the
three checks is $64,714.34.
The figures are for net col
lections, according to I. L. Clay
ton, Commissioner of Revenue,
who reported them.
According to he collections
so far, the total will exceed ex
pectations and estimates of sev
eral months ago.
It has not been announced
how the distribution of the
money will be made to the coun
ty and the municipalities in
Transylvania.
26 Shopping Days
Chief Of Police Warns Against
Thievery During The Holidays
With 26 shopping days re
maining until Christmas, Po
lice Chief J. C. Rowe warns
the public that the Holiday
time is open season for petty
thievery.
“People are busy shopping.
They go to and from their cars,
leaving packages and pur
Log Reviewed
Special Program On Mariner-9
To Be Heard Thursday On WPNF
Thursday at 10:45 a.m.
WPNF will pnesent another in
the “NASA Special Report”
aeries. It is titled “Mariner-9,
Martian Investigator.”
tars and Robert Steinbacher,
project scientist of the Jet Pro
pulsion Laboratory in Pasa
dena, California.
Other Programs
The schedule for the Farm
and Home hour is as follows:
Thursday, Station Program; Fri
day, U. S. Forest Service, Dan
Hile; Monday, County Exten
sion Chairman, Jerry Purser;
Tuesday, Station Program;
chases in tempting sight in
their unlocked vehicles. Worse
still, they oftimes leave the car
keys in the ignition lock.
“This is a made to order op
portunity for professional
thieves and a strong tempta
tion for amateurs.
“Ladies are particularly bad
about leaving their pocketbooks
in cars,” says Chief Rowe. I
once walked four blocks on
Main Street and counted 9 hand
bags left in plain sight in cars.
“We strongly urge every
one to follow a few simple
precautions to avoid having
their holiday season ruined
by thieves:
“One, never leave handbags
in sight in a vehicle—locked or
unlocked. A handbag, with its
promise of cash, is good reason
for a break-in.
"Two, put aU packages, or
any other attractive items
such aa cameras, radios, and
such, in the car’s trunk and
lock it Out of sight removes
the temptation and the
—Turn to Page 8b
A big push will be made in
Transylvania county between
now and December 1st for
citizens to raise the United
Fund goal of $55,266.
According to President Earle
Johnson, Transylvanians had
pledged $49,222, as The Times
went to press on Tuesday.
This is about $6,000 short of
the goal.
“But if all of our solicitors
will complete their rounds,
we can reach the goal,” Mr.
Johnson declared.
He reiterates this year’s slo
gan:
“If you don’t do it, it won’t
get done!”
“If you have not been con
tacted and given an oppor
tunity 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 Daney
will have a solicitor call on
you immediately,” President
—Turn to Page Seven
Davis To Speak
Community Union Service
To Be Held Thursday Morning
Rev. James A Davis, pastor
of the Brevard Church of
Christ, will be tjie preacher for
the annual Community Thanks
giving service this year.
This service is sponsored by
the Transylvania Ministerial
Association and will be held
in Bethel “A” Baptist Church
on Carver Street.
Mr. Davis will use as his ser
mon topic, ‘The Grace of Grati
tude", and the worship will al
so feature the singing of the
Bethel “A” Choir.
The public is cordially invit
ed to unite in this traditional
service of Thanksgiving.
The service will take place at
10:00 a. m. on Thursday, No
vember 25th.
The Times Is
Out Early,
Roundup Made
The Transylvania Times is
out early this week in order
that the staff may join thou
sands of other Transylvania
families in a quiet Thanksgiv
ing at home.
Readers, too, will have their
copy of the paper, both those
who have it delivered and those
who receive it by mail, in time
to catch up on the Thanksgiving
Week news before the big day.
Schools Closed
County schools will be re
cessed Wednesday afternoon
until Monday, Nov. 29th. Bre
vard College students will en
joy the same recess from
their studies.
Banks and most Brevard
businesses will be closed also in
observance of this national day
of Thanksgiving for the count
less good things so many of
Americans enjoy.
The Post Office will be
closed for window service and
both local and rural delivery,
but special delivery and per
ishable mail which comes in
will be delivered.
Police, Fire and Emergency
Rescue service will operate as
usual.
The License Examiner’s of
fice at the Court House will
also observe Thursday as a
holiday.
Town and County offices
will be closed only the one
day, Thursday, for Thanks
giving.
Look Inside...
Classifieds, pages two, three
and four, first section
Editor’s Corner, page five,
first, section
Almar Farm column, page
two, section two
Editorials, page two, second
section
Flower Gardening, page 6,
section two
News of and for the women,
pages 10 and 11. section two,
and page six, section three
Cub Scout feature, page 13,
section two
Pictorial feature on Transyl
vania’s Magic Christmas tree,
page 12, section two
Sports, page four, section
three and page four, first sec
tion.