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[ THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
A State And National Prize-Winning Home Town Newspaper Copy 15c
1 ★ Vol. 87—No. 8 J“oma? BREVARD, N. CM THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1974 * 34 PAGES TODAY *
: ZIP CODE 12712
1 THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
.Held its annual banquet last Friday
bight at Brevard College with over
250 persons in attendance. One of
the highlights of the affair was the'
presentation of a plaque far out
standing community service to Dr.
Milton V. M'assey, pictured above
right, who \vas cited for the tre
mendous job "he did in heading the
steering committee for the Cham
bfer’s first annual Festival of the Arts
, 'last summer. The recognition plaque
-was presented to Dr. Massey by the
' ' Chamber’s immediate past president
‘Bill Norris, left, who also gave a
brief Summary of the Chamber’s ac
, .tivities during 1973. Other pictures
I of the banquet can be found on page
, nine, section three of this issue.
(Times Staff Photo)
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Chamber Of Commerce Banquet
A Success With Capacity Crowd
A capacity crowd of over 250
persons enjoyed a fun-filled
evening at the annual Brevard
Chamber of Commerce banquet
held last Friday night at the
•Brevard College dining hall.
Those in attendance thorough
ly enjoyed the humorous stories
and. characterizations of Charles
[Elledge, noted-humorist and ac
‘ for, who was fhe featured speak
•fyt of the evening.'
The larg® crowd, - obviously
weary of - hearing about such
worldly troubles as Watergate,
the energy crisis and gasoline
shortages, can|§ to the banquet
prepared to laugh, and that they
>did throughoutRthe evening.
1 Mr. EUedg^; was introduced
[ by ,Mrs. Ray ’ Simmons, who
'brought a number of chuckles
, from the audience herself with
\ her witty introductory remarks.
.i Ope of the highlights of the
’banquet came when a plaque
.recognizing him for outstanding
j community seeyige was present
led to Dr. Mison V. [Massey by
fthe Chamber’s‘ftaijicdiate past
jpresdent Bill1 Noiirts.
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Dr. Massey's efforts in organ
izing and heading >up the first
annual Chambers sponsored
Festival^ of the Arts here last
siHnmier' were msttumental .in
his selection for the award.
1 Chamber President. Charles
Russell also presented a plaque
to East Present Karris, who in
turn reflected On the many suc
cessful activities thatfthe Cham
ber had engaged in during 1973.
At the conclusion of the pro
gram, a number of valuable
door prizes, contributed by lo
cal businesses, industries and
financial institutions, were
awarded by Lee Klein who
served. as Master of Cere
< monies .
Dr. Robert 6. Tuttle, pastor
of First United Methodist
Church here, gave the invoca
tion and benediction.
At Brevard High
Lizette; Reiter Winner
Of Betty Crocker Award
Lizette G. Reiter has been
named Brevard . Senior high
school’s 1974 Betty Crocker
Family Leader of Tomorrow.
Miss Reiter wop the honor by
scoring high in a written know
ledge and attitude examination
administered to -high school
seniors here t'and throughout
the country pecetSber 4th. She
will receive *a specially design
ed award from General Mills,
sonsor of the „ ajnual Betty
Crocker Search fa? Leadership
in Family Living fand also re
mains eligible tfoi^state and na
tional honors. X-V'
\ -r.
Miss Reiter ia&he top stud
ent in the senior class, and she
is also active in many extra cur
ricular activities.
From the ranks of all school
winners in the state, a State
Family Leader of Tomorrow is
selected through judging cen
tered on test performance and
receives a $1,500 college scho
larship. The second - ranking
student in the state will receive
a $500 scholarship. Encyclopae
dia Britannica Educational
Corporation will present “The
Annals of America”, a 20-vol
ume reference work, to the
—Turn to Page Five
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Jurors Cpillecf. For District
Term df ,Civil Court, March 4
Jurors have beeji called for
the March 4th term of District
Court in Transylvania jCouyty.
It will be a civfl iessioii, and
Judge Robert T. Gash wi}!1 of
ficiate. ' ;■
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According to SO*. Marian Mc
Mahon the Clerk of Superior
Court, the Jurors called are as
follows: ■*! I
Minnie Johnson Allison
Martha Gooch Best
Cebren Brown ‘ ' :
Clyde Owen Cftiroes jj,
Lottie Dodson Chapman
Viola Mull Conips
Susan Alana Condon , 1
n
m
To Oppose Hubbard
Kitchen • Announces ;For
William Edwi
- day announces
for the office
Transylvania tjQ
the Democratiq ]
Mr, Kitchen i
educated ia,th«ri
. jyjvania County,
World War II,
in the Pacific.
Dewey Dodson
John Edward Driscoll
^John Wesley Eastes
.Marshall Darnell Erwin
{Donald Randolph Ferrell
Birdean H. Fullbright
Mattie Redden Garren
Larry Woodrow Gillespie
Betty Jo Hammell
Mary Scruggs Henderson
Elaine Cagle Holden
Edith Banning Holliday
Duane Hooper
Geraldine Hutchinson
Carol Richard Irwin
Marc Stephen Mcllwain
Paul Edward McCall
Shirlev Ann McCall
Ruth Scruggs Martin
Marcel Loven Medling
Dovie Banks Owens
Homer T. Owen V w
Ted Jackson Owen
Henry D. Pangle
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Demos To Hold
Rally On 23rd
Several Candidates Announce, Deadline
For Filing At Noon Next Monday, 25th
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Weaffier
By FRED REITER
t —
Brevard temperatures aver
aged 57 and 34 each day during
the past week, still considerably
above normal for mid-February
in this area. Total rainfall was
1.C9 inches.
Highest reading of the week
came on Wednesday, with a
high of 64 degrees, while the
low point was also Wednesday
morning with a reading of 24
degrees.
Extended outlook for North
Carolina for Thursday through
Saturday: Mild weather, with a
chance of rain both Thursday
and Friday. High- temperatures
in the 50s in the mountains.
Lows in the 40s. Fair and cooler
Saturday, lows in the 20s in the
west, highs in the 50s.
Brevard weather data for the
week was as follows:
Date High Low Prec.
Feb. 13 _ 64 24 0.00
Feb. 14 _ 59 46 0.38
Feb. 15 __ 62 43 0.00
Feb. 16 __ 52 32 096
Feb. 17 _, 60 31 0 00
Feb. IB ——— 53 25 0.00
Feb. 19 52 34 0 35
Commissioners
Meet Tuesday
The Transylvania County
Board of Commissioners will
hold their semi-monthly meet
ing on February 26th at 7:30 p
m. in the Court House.
Many items of business will
come under discussion by the
Commissioners, along with a
presentation by the North
Carolina Bicentennial ’76 Com
mission.
The Commissioners expect
to open bids on a new van for
the Workshop and also on vot
ing Machines for the larger pre
cincts in the County.
The public hearing on the pro
posed Mobile Home Park Ordin
ance for Transylvania County
will be held during the meeting.
All persons interested or who
wish to be heard regarding the
proposed Ordinance are urged
to attend the meeting. Copies
are available in the office of
the County Commission, up
stairs in the Courthouse.
Anyone having business
'which should come before the
Board, please call the Com
mission office, 883-2441.
WESTERN N. C. WILDLIFE DE
FENSE ASSOCIATION OFFICERS
—Left to right are Steve Pruett,
Chairman of the Board of Directors;
Arthur Love, Vice-chairman; Cleve
Barton, Secretary and Treasurer;
and John Fisher, Public Relations^
The Board has 13 members. The
officers and board were elected at a
meeting on February 7th. The pur
pose of the organization is to pro
tect and increase wildlife in Western
North Carolina. (Times Staff Photo)
Situation "Critical"
Fewer Gas Stations Open,
Attract Lons Lines Of Cars
Guidelines Cited
Farmers Have Priority
For Petroleum Products
Clinton D. Owen the Civil
Preparedness Coordinator for
Transylvania County, has an
nounced that farmers have
priority for petroleum pro
ducts under the recently an
nounced Petroleum Manda
tory Allocation Program. The
guidelines state that farming
and logging operations car
ried on for profit are eligi
ble. Also included are activi
ties related to animal or hu
man food production.
Farmers, who are having
difficulty in securing petro
leum products from their sup
plier, may pick up the re
quired forms at the ASCS
Office, Room 208, Bryant
Building, or the Extension
Sen-ice Office in the old Post
Office Building.
According to the guidelines,
agriculture is to receive 100%
of the required needs. In fill
ing out the forms the fanner
will be asked to do two
things: 1. Certify the amount
of fuel needed for agricultur
al use, and. 2. Certify that he,
the farmer, is following an
emergency conservation pro
gram, which he will be asked
to describe briefly.
To Assist Free Care
Local Hospital Receives
$1,027, Duke Endowment
The Transylvania Communitj
hospital has received $102'!
from the Duke Endowment dur
Experience Cited
Mrs. Hooper Files For
Clerk Of Superior Court
4 Mrs. Jean M. Hooper of East
York' Community announces
‘this week she is a candidate for
the office of Clerk of Superior
Court in Transylvania County.
The annbuncement comes with
iber resignation from the Coun
i ty . Board, of Elections office.
- For the past four years, Mrs.
• Hooper has held the post of
•Executive Secretary to the
Board of Elections. Before that,
she worked for Mr. Fred Israel
in the County Register of Deeds
i office. In all, she has about
. ton years experience in the
Mrs. Hooper, who is the only
Democratic candidate so far to
announce for Clerk of Court,
, is a native of ^Tranaylvania
i>Sa It : fe; V? 4 . . . ’■
’ ing the past week.
In all 189 hospitals and 43
’ child care institutions in North
Carolina and South Carolina
have received $1,869,347 in ap
propriations from the Duke En
dowment during the past week.
Over $107,000,000 has now
been received by Carolina hos
pitals from the Endowment
since it was established by
James B. Duke in 1924, accord
ing to James R- Felts, Jr., a
Trustee of the Duke Endowment
and the executive director of its
Hospital and Child Care Sec
tions.
The recent grants to hospitals
totaled $1,253,243 and repre
sent a payment of $991,081 to
assist in operating expenses and
$262,162 to reimburse assisted
intiiutions participating in in
formation services provided by
Hospital Administrative Ser
vices (HAS) of Chicago and
Professional Activity Study
<PAS) of Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Comparative statistics on vari
ous aspects of hospital opera
tions are compiled for each par
icipating hospital by these two
services on a monthly basis.
Assistance from the Endow
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The pinch of the gasoline
shortage is being felt in Bre
vard and Transylvania coun
ty as it is throughout North
Carolina and the nation.
Fewer stations are open
each day, and their opening
hours are brief due to the
limited quantity of gasoline
they can pump.
Only four stations in Bre
vard were open Wednesday
morning, and prior to open
ing, there were long lines of
motorists waiting.
Police Chief J. C. Rowe
says these lines arc causing
traffic hazards, and he urges
motorists to enter the gas sta
tions from the right side only.
Due to fire calls and other
emergencies, cautions them
not to block the intersections.
The traffic congestion be
cause of the long fines and
persons turning in from the
left side caused two wrecks
this week in front of one
station.
Civic and political leaders
met in Asheville Tuesdav to
speak up for more fuel in
Western North Carolina.
The meeting was called by
Congressman Roy A. Taylor.
The leaders who spoke at
the meeting described the
situation in WNC as “criti
cal".
Round-Up Made,
Primary Slated
On May The 7th
The deadline for filing in
the 1974 political races is set
for neon on Monday, February ‘
25th here in the Board of
Elections office in the Court
House.
To date, a number of can
didates has filed, and several
others have expressed their
intentions of doing so prior to
the deadline on Mondiay.
Local races will include the
following: Sheriff, Clerk of
Court, and two members to
the Board of Education.
Transylvania will also
vote in several state and na
tional races. Candidates for
these offices must file with
the State Board of Elections.
They include U S Senate,
Member of Congress. Justice^,
of Supreme Court, Judge of
Court of Appeals, Judge of
Superior Court. Judge of Dis
trict Court and District Solici
tor.
Loral voters will also ballot "*
in thr State House of Repre
sentative race and also the
State Senate.
The registration deadline
for persons not already regis
tered will be Monday, April
8th.
According to Mr. Burrell,
the Primary Election, unless
changed by the 1974 General
Assembly, will be Tuesday,
May 7th.
A second primary, if one is
needed, will be on June 4th.
It is also announced that
the deadline by which any
candidate could . change his
party affiliation in order to
run as a candidate in his new
partv’s primary WAS Novem
ber 26th, 1973.
Local candidates who have
filed as of noon on Wednes
day and the office for which
they have filed are as follows:
Board of Education
Eugene M. Morris, Democratic
Party
136 Hawthorne Dr.
Brevard, N. C. 28712
Jerry Cabe, Democratic Party
Route 2, Wolfpen Cove
Brevard, N. C. 28712
Marius H. Wells, Democratic
Party
Fortune Cove
Brevard, N. C. 28712
Bill P. Norris, Democratic
Party
256 Osborne Road
Brevard, N. C. 28712
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Gives Background
Mrs. McGuire Candidate
For Board Of Education
Mrs. Betty A. McGuire filed
Monday, February 18th, with
the Transylvania County Board
of Elections as a Republican
candidate for the Transylvania
County Board of Education,
subject to the May primary.
Mrs. McGuire is a native of
Lan<in& Michigan and lived for
a number of years in Chicago,
Illinois, where she graduated
from Hyde Park High School
in 1947. Since coming to Bre
vard in January, 1950, Mrs. Mc
Guire has been a productive
volunteer worker in civic and
church work. Her experience as
a paid employee includes two
years a* a secretary at Olin
Corporation.
A list of the organizations in
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