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Know Your Brevard Merchants Series
Brevard Store Is
Largest In City
The Houston Furniture Company is not
only the largest furniture store in Brevard,
it is a descendant of one of the oldest fur
niture businesses in Western North Carolina.
Begun 66 years ago in Canton, the origi
nal Houston-Sluder Furniture Company expand
ed until at one time the co-founder, A. H. Hous
ton, had stores in Canton, Hendersonville and
Brevard. Two stores still carry the name — in
Brevard and Hendersonville — although both
have changed from the original ownership.
The Brevard store is now owned by Mr.
Houston’s nephew and grand nephew, Her
man Turner and son, Carry, and Mr. Hous
ton’s widow, Mrs. A. H. Houston, who lives in
Hendersonville. Mr. Houston died in 1968.
Brevard’s Houston Furniture Company
store was opened in i926, in a location near the
present Varner’s Drug Store on Broad Street.
It moved to its present location at 55 E. Main
Street in the spring of 1941.
Coming back strong after a, disastrous
fire in 19S3, the store has been remodeled sev
eral times and in December of last year ex
panded some 70 percent when it acquired the
Bower’s building next door a* 53 E. Main.
The story of how the Turners, father and
son, became co-owners and managers of the
store goes back to 1930.
Herman Turner was born in Duplin
County in Eastern North Carolina. He attend
ed public schools there and after high school
graduation, came to Brevard to study business
at the Brevard Institute, forerunner of Bre
vard College.
While studying at the Institute, Her
man began working mornings and evenings at his
uncle’s store. When he completed his courses,
he came into the store full time. Fourteen years
later, in 1944, he became a partner in the bus
iness.
Larry Turner came into the store ip a
By - Cal Carpenter
OPENED 1926
TURNER STORY
similar manner. He wu born In Henderson
ville but attended public schools in Brevard.
“I started working part-time in the store
while in the seventh grade/’ he says, “and I’ve
been here ever since."
Five years ago, Larry acquired part own
ership and became co-manager of the store
with his father.
9 EMPLOYEES
The Houston Furniture store now em
ploys nine people in addition to the father and
son team of managers. It has three outside
salesmen, one service man, two delivery men,
two store salesmen in addition to Herman and
Larry Turner, and Miss Gail Hall, the office
secretary. It operates six trucks in selling and
delivery service.
Long established, the store handles
Boy an« American Drew. appliances
it sells PhiJcS, Maytag and Monarchy In car
pets it offejra Mohawk and Barwick Mills.
Each year the Turners, father or son, at
tend four furniture markets:
“We’ve always looking for changes that
will help opr customers with better quality
furniture at reasonable prices," says Unry.
“One of us goes through a 30-acre floor
display of furniture lines at High Point twice
a year," says Herman. “But it’s, usually Lar
ry,” he admits, “it’s got to where it wears me
out.”
CHURCH, CIVIC ACTIVITY
Herman Turner is married to former
Elizabeth Russell of Hendersonville. Addi
tional to their son, Larry, the couple have a
daughter, Ann, who is now in her second year
at Appalachian State University at Boone
where she is studying to be a special educa
tion teacher.
Larry is married to the former Annette
Tinsley of Brevard. The couple have a daugh
ter, Lyn, who is a senior at Brevard High School
pnd a son, Brent, who’s a student at Brevard
Junior High.
_. The Herman Turners attend the Brevard
First Baptist Church and the Larry Turners
attend th* Brevard-Davidson River Presby
terian Church.
The Turner men are active in civic and
fraternal organizations — Herman is in the Lions
Club and Larry is secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce. Both are Scottish Rite Masons
and Shriners.
tsrevara JficHea m
Observer As
were chosen by the Frankes,
according to Driscoll, not only
because of the low crime rate
but for a combination of that
factor with “concerts* sports
and an active community life.”
Other towns with as low crime
ates ao not otter ,tne type of
community life and culture
vailable in places like Bre
ard.
The Frankes found that in
most smaller cities with a
strong ethnic base, the crime
rate was low, Driscoll says.
This Thursday
Rep. Taylor Will Hold News
Conference With GOP Leaders
Hep. Charles Taylor of Bre
vard has scheduled a news con
ference Thursday at 2:00 p.m.
in Asheville when he is ex
pected to announce his political
plans for 1972.
Rep. Taylor, House minority
leader in the ISflO and 1971
General Assemblies, has been
mentioned as a candidate for
the U. S. Senate in the May 6
Republican primaries.
Asheville attorney James M.
Baley, Jr., has sent letters to
GOP leaders across the state
urging that Taylor be asked to
seek the seat held by veteran
Democratic Sen. B. Everett
Jordan of Saxaphaw.
Penrose Cub Scout
Hold Exciting Rocket
and second Jay Bailey.
Winners of the Pack for the
best looking were first Brad
Scott and second Jeff Laws.
■
Saturday Jan. 28th the first
and second place winners for
the fastest and heat looking
rocket went to Etowah for the
District Rocket Race and the
first place winner for the best
looking rocket went to Jeff
Laws. Congratulations.
Adjourned Wed
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nesses who will appear in
Florida in the cases are
Deputies Glennis McCall and
James Strenpe. They were
the arresting officers, and
the cases will be tried on
February 8th.
Jack Dense Re-Elected Chairman
Of Hospital Board Of Trustees
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Davis.
Dr. John B. Scroggin is the
Chief-Of-Staff at the hospital.
According to John W. Bailey,
Die Administrator, the active
medical staff is (imposed of the
following:
Dr. Clarence Edens
Dr. John R. Folger, Jr.
Dr. Janies M. Kjeeley
Dr. Don F. Kimmerling
Dr. Charles L. Newland
Dr. Albert (X Ryan, Jr.
Dr. James H. Sanders, Jr.
Dr. John B. Scroggin
Dr. Robert L. Strieker
Dr. James W. Tyson
Dr. Marins H. Veils
Medical Staff, Consultants,
Active:
Dr. George R. Lacy, Jr.
Dr. John A. McLeod, Jr.
Dr. Lawrence A. Mucci
Dr. David Biggers
Dr. Roger Morrison
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Dr. George B. Dysart
Dr. MacRoy Gasque
Dr. David tf. Rj?iner
Dr. Neil Mitchell
Dental Staff, Actiye:
Dr. Jerry Cabe
Dr. Walter S. Clayton
Dr. Wilburq A. Davis
Dr. Carol L. Grabl, Jr.
Dr. Milton V. Massey
Dr. John L. Prugh.
Vaninan To Explain Mobiles
At Art Guild Meeting Friday
For its February meeting,
Friday the 4th, the Transylvania
Ant Guild (T-A.G-) is priyij
edged to have one of its own
members and a local resident,
Mike Vaniman, to explain the
ifs and outs of mobiles. He will
dptnonstrate his technique of
CO-OWNERS AND MANAGERS
of H-ouston Furniture company,
which fe featured this week in' The
Times '‘Know Your Brevard Mer
chants" series, are pictured above.
At the left is Larry Turner and
standing at the right is Herman Tur
ner. Seated is the office secretary,
Miss Gail Hall. (Times Staff Photo)
Transylvania Exceeds US
Bond Sales Goal During ’71
The U. S. Savings Bonds
Program experienced its most
successful peace-time year in
North Carolina during 1971.
E & H Bond sales for 1971
of '$75,224,692 were up 17.6
per cent over 1970 and were
the highest since 1945, repre
senting 118.2 per cent of the
state’s 1971 dollar quota of
$63,600,000. Series E Bond
sales alone amounted to $73,
907, 692, an increase of 16.7
per cent over the previous
year’s record.
In Payroll Savings promo
tions, more than 51,000 new
savers were added to the Pay
roll Savings Plan, and the
state continues to be a. leader
in the amount of support de
voted to the Savings Bonds
Program by news and adver
tising media.
There were ninety-one
counties which made 100 per
cent of their annual quota for
1071, and the others came
close to 100 per cent. Meck
lenburg County led the state
with soles of $9,371,943, fol
lowed by Guilford with
$7,119,555, Forsyth with $5,
809,865, and Wake with $4,
884,929.
In making this release
Jerry Jerome, County Volun
teer Chairman, reported tfiat
1971 sales in Transylvania
County reached $327,661.00
or 116.3 per cent of the an
nual goal of $281,748.00.
Nationally, total cash sales
of E and H Bonds for 1971
amounted to $5,477 million,
17 per cent above a year
earlier. Accumulation of
interest during 1971 on out
standing E Bonds amounted
to $2,192 million. January
December redemptions, at
cost price, at $4,217 million,
were 17 per cent below last
year’s $5,060 (at cost price).
Accrued interest paid out on
E Bonds (and unclassified
Freedom Scares) redeemed
during 1071 totaled ~$ity>20$:
million. Amount outstanding
of E-H Bonds amounted to
$54.3 billion, an increase of
$2.4 billion, and the greatest
annual growth in 26 years.
Presbyterian Youth To Attend
Synod Of Appalachia This Week
The Synod of Appalachia of
the Presbyterian Church, U. S.,
is sponsoring the 1972 World
Missions Conference in Gatlin
burg, Tenn. This Conference
which will present to the youth
of the Synod the work of the
missionaries, will be held Feb
ruary 4 - 6. The Theme of the
Conference this year “By All
Means ...” hopes to chal
lenge the youth of the Church
to a stronger commitment of
mission in today’s world.
Representing the Brevard
Davidson River Presbyterian
Church will be Mr. and Mrs.
Ladson Hart, Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Gest and the Reverend
and Mrs. Tom McPhail as chap
crones.
Youth delegates are Ron
Poor, Margaret and Martha
Nicholson, George T. Perkins,
III, Greg Winston, Betty Phil
ips, Sam Feasten, Terry brew
er, Linda Kirk, Winnie Kirk,
Rita Skerrett, Jimmy Ladd,
Billy Dechant, Lydia Folger,
Bill Stoneback, Patti Thoma
son, Robin Morgan, Kelly Ry
an, Lisa Bryson, gillie Stanley,
Dan Stanley, Marion Patterson,
Alan Winchester and Steve
Hunter.
These young people will leave
ifrom the Presbyterian C$iurch
Fiday afternoon, 3:30 p. qp., for
this important conference.