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BREVARD, N. < HURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1972
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TRANSYLVANIA SCHOOLS
were surveyed closely for several
days here this week by a visiting
group of consultants from the North
Carolina Department of Public In
struction. They were here at the in
vitation of Transylvania County
School Superintendent Harry C.
Corbin and the Board of Education
to evaluate the instructional pro
grams currently being used in the
local schools. The visiting educators
were headed by Dr. Jerome Melton,
Assistant Superintendent for Pro
gram Services, North Carolina De
partment of Public Instruction. Dr.
Melton took time from his busy
schedule here to address the Brevard
Rotary Club Monday, and he is pic
tured above right, with Superin
tendent Corbin, left, who introduced
him, and John K. Smart, Jr., center,
program chairman this week of the
Brevard Rotary Club.
(Times Staff Photo)
Monday & Tuesday
Educational Experts Here
To Evaluate School System
The instructional programs
of the Transylvania county
schools came under close
study by a group of experts
this week, and their findings
indicated that the local
schools are doing a fine- job
in some educational areas,
and are lagging behind in
Dr. Jerome Melton of Ra
leigh. Assistant Superintendent
for Program Services, North
Carolina Department of Public
Instruction, headed a group oi
seven other educators who
visited and evaluated the local
schools and the programs that
they are currently using to edu
cate the children of Transyl
vania county.
The visiting consultants
held an open discussion be
fore a group of some 150 lo
cal school and P-TA leaders,
students and other Interested
persons at Brevard High
School Monday night, and
many interesting and thought
provoking questions were dis
cussed informally at that
time.
Each of the seven consultants,
all specialists in various edu
cational fields, explained the
value of their particular pro
grams, and then gave their
opinions on how Transylvania’s
schools were performing in
carrying out those programs.
During the question and
answer period, several inter
esting questions concerning
Transylvania’s own particular
problems were put to the
consultants, who gave some
most revealing answers.
Several of the questions came
from local high school and ele
mentary school students. -
“Who selects the text books
•run to Page Flvs
McDonald Foreman
Grand Jury Inspects Schools,
Many Recommendations Made
The Grand Jury of the Janu
ary - February term of Superior
court inspected the schools in
Brevard and Transylvania coun
ty.
Many recommendations were
made.
The report of the Jury began
with a “thank you” to the
Judge, the Solicitor, the Sher
iff, his deputies and others who
assisted with the report.
Henry McDonald served as
foreman of the Grand Jury.
The report in its entirety is
as follows:
The following inspections and
recommendations were made on
January 31, 1972:
Brevard Elementary School
New Building
1. Cracks in exterior brick work
needs repairing.
2. Exit lights should be kept
lighted during daytime.
3. Signs needed on restroom
doors - second floor.
4. Cracked window pane - north
landing - also two broken
window panes - ground floor
north.
5. Plastering and paint needed
at both west entrances under
stairway.
6. No sign on boys restroom on
first floor.
7. Restroom for girls on first
—Turn to Page Five
Program Highlights
"Tax Tips" Are Being Heard
Each Day Over WPNF Radio
“Tax Tips”, a series of short
and timely programs concern
ing filing of 1971 Federal tax
returns is now being heard
several times each weekday
over WPNF-Radio.
The programs have been
carefully researched and infor
matlon given is authentic.
Listen for handy information
about filing your income tax re
Succeeds Grand
James F. Towey Is Elected New
President Of Olin Corporation
The Board of Directors oi
Olin Corporation has elected
James F. Towey, regarded a:
one of the company’s most sue
cessful operating managers, as
president and chief executive
officer.
Mr. Towey, 55, a senior vice
president and former chief fi
nancial officer of Olin, had
been acting president since the
death on Jan. Id of Gordon
Grand.
The new president has been
a member of the, company’s
Chief Executive Office and ol
its Board of Directors since
1970. For five years previously
he headed a newly expanded
and modernised Brass Division
which during that period be
—Ten to Page Six
turn each day on WPNF.
“Tax Tips” is being present
ed locally by Varner’s Drug
Store.
A North Carolina historical
review will be heard Saturday
at 3:30 p.m. on WPNF’s pro
gram known as “Tar Heel Foot
notes”.
It’s presented as a series each
Saturday in cooperation with
the State Department of Ar
chives and History.
Other Programs
The schedule for the Farm
and Home hour is as follows:
Thursday, Soil Conservation
Service, Merrimon Shuford;
Friday, Station Program; Mon
day, County Extension Chair
man Jerry Purser; Tuesday,
Station rro&:-n; Wednesday,
Home Agent, Miss Jean.Child
ers.
Appearing this week on
Morning Devotions is Rev Nel
son Adams of Brevard College
and First United Methodist
church. Next week Rev. Merle
N. Young, pastor of St. timo
thy’s United Methodist church,
will be heard.
The Sunday morning church
service is being broadcast
through the remote facilities of
WPNF from the Bievard-Davld
son River Presbyterian church,
during the month of February.
Rev. Harry W. Phillips is pas
tor.
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Cook Is Sentenced To 12 To 15 Years On
Double Murder Charge In Superior Court
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Wesffier
By FRED REITER
Brevard temperatures aver
aged 52 and 29 for the past
seven days, with a high reading
of 64 on Friday, and Wednes
day’s low reading of 15. Practi
cally no precipitation fell dur
ing the period.
North Carolina’s extended
outlook for Thursday through
Saturday: Mild Thursday with
a chance of showers. Lows in
the 30s in the mountains, with
highs in the 50s. Turning cold
er Friday and Saturday, with
highs falling to the 30s by Fri
day.
Weather data for Brevard for
the week was as follows:
Date High Low Proc.
Jan. 26_ 56 15 0.00
Jan. 27 — 57 23 0.00
Jan. 28_ 64 51 0.00
Jan. 29_. 53 35 Tr.
Jan 30 __ 44 39 0.11
Jan. 31_51 19 0.00
Feb. 1_— 41 18 O.Oi
Will Install
Guard Rails
Along US 276
A total of 5 000 feet of
guard rails will be installed
along the most hazardous
curves of U S Highway 276
from Brevard to the South
Carolina line, E. J. Whitmire,
of Franklin, Highway Com- _
missioner for this district,
announces today.
This work will be done at
a cost of $30,000, and Mr.
Whitmire says he was able
to obtain a special allotment
for it.
Work will be started im
mediately on the installation
of the guard rails, and it will
be completed by spring, he
states.
The Transylvania County
Board of Commissioners re
cently petitioned Mr. Whit
mire for the guard rails along
276, and Mr. Whitmire said
he was delighted to have
been able to get the alloca
tion so quickly.
Look Inside...
Editorials, page two, second
section
Transvlvania Health column,
page eight, second section
Classifieds, pages two, three
and four, fourth section
News of and for the woman,
page six, second section pages
six and seven, third section
Editor’s Corner, page five,
first section
Science for you, page seven,
second section
Sports, page five, second sec
tion, and page two, first sec
tion
Almar Farm, page three, sec
tion two.
Vote Is Taken
Rosman Rescue Squad, Firemen
Turn Buildina Over To County
Members of the Rosman
Rescue Squad and Volunteer
Fire Department have voted to
turn over owenrship of their
building in Rosman to Transyl
vania county.
The vote authorizing the
change was 174, and it means
that the county will now own
the property on a lease back
basis, the same way. that it owns
the Brevard Rescue Squad
building and property.
The fact that the county will
own the property will not af
fect the Rosrnan Rescue Squad’s
grant from the Transylvania
United Fund, and officials point
out that the Rescue Squad and
Fire Department will continue
to operate in the same manner
—Turn to Page Six
GIRL SCOUTS COOKIE SALE
—The Girl Scouts Cookie Sale in
Transylvania began last Saturday
with a rally in the Brevard High
School Cafeteria. The sale will
continue until Feb. 12th., raising
money for the local troons and the
Pisgah Girl Scout Council to use in
maintaining and improving camp
facilities. Shown above are repre
mzm
sentatives of each of the four di
visions included in the 23 Transyl
vania Girl Scout troops. Left to
right are, Susan Stamey, Brownie:
Amy Prugh, Junior; Latonya Moore,
Cadette; and Leslie Melton, Senior.
Also shown, extreme right, is Mrs.
John Prugh, Chairman of the Tran
sylvania County Cookie Sale.
(Times Staff Photo)
Only One In NC
Brevard Picked By National
Observer As A “Safe" Town
Early Spring?
Snow Ushers In Month Of
February, More Predicted
The first snowfall of 1972
began on the evening of Feb
ruary 1st, but it was of a
short duration.
However, with the ground
covered and the streets and
highways in a hazardous con
dition Wednesday morning,
schools operated on Schedule
B. That is, buses ran an hour
and a half late, and classes
began at 10:00 o’clock.
Mr. Ground Hog was slated
to have made his appearance
Wednesday morning, and if
he did, he would not have
seen his shadow, which means
that spring should be less
than six weeks away.
rioi'dv skies and light rains
were the weatherman’s fore
cast for We^nesda'’. with the
rain subsiding Wednesday
night.
However, more rain is ex
pected late Thursday.
The extended weather fore
cast is for a cold weekend
with a chance of snow in the
mountains.
This is good news for ope
rators of ski resorts in West
ern North Carolina, who have
suffered tremendous losses
because of many warm, wet
weekerds in late 1971 and
earlv 1972.
Israel Announces
Reports Of Births And Deaths
In County Prove Interesting
A report of births and deaths
in Transylvania county in the
last few years shows a steady
decrease and a three-year rec
ord of marriages shows a steady
increase, according to a report
compiled by Fred H. Israel,
Register of Deeds.
The births and deaths, 1964
through 1971, are as follows:
1964: 400 births and 99
deaths.
1965: 390 and 103
1966: 323; 112
1967: 323; 106
1968: 280; 124
1969: 227; 121
1970: 220; 119
1971: 220; 115
A three-year record of mar
riages shows: 1969: 105; 1970:
115; and 1971: 120.
Supplemental statistics for
the last two years show:
Residents of Transylvania
County, born out of the county:
110; 1971: 182. Residents of the
county who died out of county:
1970: 60; 1971: 40.
Brevard has been included
in 47 towns in the United
States listed as safe places to
live, and is the only one in
cluded from North Carolina.
An article on the hook, “Safe
Places,” by David and Hollv
Franke. anoears in the Feb. 5
issue of National Observer, a
national weekly newspaper.
The book, to he published
in March, is the product, of
the authors’ three and one
half month, 20,000 - mile car
trip across the country, plus
their research of crime statis
tics from the FBI’s annual
study and of interviews with
policemen and residents of
smaller places.
The National Observer ar
ticle, written by James Dris
coll, says:
“Brevard. N C„ set charm
ingly in the Blue Kidge
Mountains, has a population
of only 5.243 but each year
hosts the South’s largest, sum
mer music camp. That, plus
Brevard College events, pro
vide a vear full of cultural ac
tivities.”
The 47 places on the list
—Turn to Page Four
Criminal Term
Of Court Is
Adjourned Wed.
Billy Jones Cook, Jr., who
pled guilty to second degree
murder in the double slaying
of his brother, Fred Roscoe
Cook, 29, and his sister-in
law Sandra Lee Cook, 25, la«t
August, was sentenced to
prison for a period of 12 to
15 years on each charge in
Superior Court by Judge B.
T. Falls of Shelby.
Judge Falls sentenced
Cook Wednesday morning,
after he had heard testimony
from three officers from
Nashville, Tennessee, who
arrested Cook on the day
after the slaying. Cook call
ed the officers from a motel
at that time and gave himself
up.
The officers testifying here
Wednesday from the Nash
ville Metropolitan Police de
partment were Charles Hen
ricks, Sgt. Tom Cathey and
William D. Larkin.
In sentencing Cook to the
State Prison, Judge Falls
said “you are sick”, and
he recommended psychiatric
treatment. The sentences will
run concurrently.
The pistol that was used in
the slaying was ordered to be
given to the FBI for law en
forcement work, and a high
powered rifle found in Cook’s
possession was given to his
father.
Cook has undergone ob
servation at. the Dorothea Dix
hospital in Raleigh and he
was declared competent to
stand trial.
On Monday of this week,
the Grand Jury returned a
true bill of indictment, against
him.
Other Cases
Judge Falls ordered three
Transylvania witnesses to ap
pear in court in Florida in
the case of State of Florida
vs. James Oscar York.
York was arrested in Tran
sylvania and returned to
Florida where he fares two
charges of assault with intent
to murder and to rob. Two
of the five Transylvania wit
—Turn to Page Four
1% Sales Tax
Take $20,478
Transylvania net collections
of the special one per cent
sales tax for December
amounted to $20,478.05, ac
cording to a report issued by
G. A. Jones, Jr., State Com
missioner of Revenue.
At Annual Meeting
Jack Dense Re-Elected Chairman
Of Hospital Board Of Trustees
Jack C. Dense, Plant Manager
of the Brevard Du Pont Photo
Products Plant, was re-elected
Chairman of the Board of
Trustees of the Transylvania
Community Hospital at the an
nual January meeting.
Other officers serving with
Mr. Dense are as follows:
Donald Lee Moora, Vice
Chairman
Charles W. Pickelsimer, Sec
retary
W. W. Brittain, Treasurer.
In addition to the officers,
other members of the Board of
Trustees are Ralph H. Ramsey,
Jr„ Charles L. Russell, Garza
Baldwin, Jr„ and Rev. James A.
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