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* Vol. 87—No. 13 JSfoTi StomFI"g BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1974 * 32 PAGES TODAY *
In-College Shopping Center
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First State Savings, Loan
To Open Here In Mid-April
JAMES C. GAITHER
President
A. 4TKVE COCHRAN
Vice President
JOHN I. ANDERSON
Secretary
"15ILL" SCARBOROUGH
Treasurer
“BILL” CASE
*’CUi.TCK” BRADLEY
DAN IIAWKINS
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DARRELL HOOPER
HENRY MCDONALD
harvey McConnell
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TOM McCRARY
PjAUL OWBNBY
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The new State Savin?* and
Loan Association in Brevard
will open in mid-April and the
Grand Opening is slated for
May 4th.
The nr me of the Association
is First State Savings and
toon Association, and it will
be located in the Brevard Col
lege Shopping Center.
The name was first an
nounced as Western North
CaroFna Savings and Loan
Association, hot since the
name conflicted somewhat
with the new bank hi Ashe
ville. the Western Carolina
Bank and Trust Company, the
Iceal Board of D’rcctors voted
to change the name to First
State Savings and Loan As
sociation.
The charter for the new
First State Savings and Loan
Assoeint'on he-e has been ap
nroved in Raleigh, and it has
been filed here in the Court
House.
ATso, ueoos'iors insurance
(no to $20,000 per account)
was approved by the North
Carolina Savings Guaranty
Orre’-nt'cn at their meeting
last Thursday in Raleigh.
James C. Gaither, promi
nent real estate and insur
ance executive and owner of
Gaither's, is the President of
the First State Savings and
Loan Association.
Steve Cochran, well-known
local contractor, is the Vice
President.
John I. Anderson, Editor
and General Manager of The
Transylvania Times and Ex
rentive Director of Radio Sta
tion W P N F, is the Secre
tary.
IVUHam L. “Bill’’ Scar
borough, retired Du Pont
Executive, is the treasurer.
Ctber members of the Board
of Directors are as follows:
Charles I.. “Chuck” Bradley,
W. Dan Hawkins. R. Darrell
Hooper. Harvcv R. McConnell.
Henry C. McDonald. Thomas
K. McCrary and Paul Owen
by. Jr.
William Arnold “Bill” Case,
of the Farmers Home Ad
ministration in Transylvania
and Henderson counties, has
been employed bv the Board
of Directors as Managing Of
ficer of the First State Sav
ings and Loan Association of
Brevard.
Mr. Case has been respon
sible for leans to farmers in
Transv!vania county through
the FHA since 1S68. At that
time, outstanding indebted
ness was $300,000. Today it is
$4,500,000.
Mr. case is a native iran
sylvanirn. and his wife, the
former Freda Jean Boley. is
connected with the ASCS in
Brevard.
President Gaither says
there is a dire need for addi
tional mortgage money in Bre
vard and Transylvania coun
ty, and the First State Savings
and Loan Association expects
to greatly serve this need.
“Our industries are expand
ing and more and more peo
ple are coming into this area
to live,” Mr. Gaither declared.
“For the home builder, the
First State Savings and Loan
Association will be a good
neighbor to know,” he con
tinued.
For the investor. First State
Savings and Loan Association
win also be a good neighbor
to know, since dividends will
be,the maximum amount as
allowed by law.
Bryson Announces
1974 Conservation Program
Approved For Transylvania
The 1974 Rural Environmen
tal Conservation Program has
been approved for Transylvania
County. The Agricultural Stab
ilisation and Conservation Ser
vice (ASCS) is responsible for
administering the funds. This
The worst conservation prob
lems will be solved first under
the new program.
Fanners are eligible to en
roll in an annual practice or a
long term agreement. The an
nual practice is a one year cost
share agreement The long
term agreement guarantees a
farmer cost - sharing over a
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Superior Court To Open Monday, Many
Cases Are Listed On Criminal Docket
TO BE ON “THE PROTESTANT HOUR” —
The Brevard College Glee Club, shown here in the
background, will be featured on three programs
of “The Protestant Hour” radio series which is,
aftet 29 years, radio’s longest-running worship ser
vice-format program. In the foreground, left to
right, are David Abernathy, Program Producer;
Bob Davis, Recording Director;. Professor Harvey
Miller, Glee Club Director; and Lloyd Perkins,
Technical Director. (Times Staff Photo)
International Broadcasters
College Glee Club Will Be
Featured, “Protestant Hour"
By - Cal Carpenter
The Brevard College Glee
Club will be featured on “The
Protestant Hour,” which is. af
ter 29 years, the longest-run
ning worship service - format
program in the history of ~a
dio.
Chosen as the first group
to perform in a new series
of 60 programs, the Brevard
College group will provide the
music for three programs to
be aired over 560 radio sta
tions in the U. S. and the
Armed Forces Radio and TV
Service overseas. The pro
gram has a listening audience
of over one million people
weekly.
The music recording was done
Friday and Saturday of last
week in the sanctuary of the
First United Methodist Church.
The long - running “Protes
tant Hour” series is shared
by four major Protestant de
nominations: the United Meth
odist; Presbyterian, U. S.;
Lutheran Church in America;
and the Episcopal Church.
Each denomination has 15
programs within a rotation
schedule which allows major
religious holiday programs to
be alternated.
The program is carried in
Brevard by Radio Station
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Dates Cited
Registrars And Judges Are
Named For Primary Election
The Board of Elections of
Transylvania County met
March 25th in the county Court
House and appointed the follow
ing registrars and judges to
serve in their precinct for the
Primary Election May 7th, 1974:
Balsam Grove
Registrar — Beatrice M. Grif
fin—R
Judge—Sylvalia Owen—R
Judge—Alma Owen—D
Boyd
Registrar—Quentin Crane—R
Judge—Jessie Crane—R
Judge—Calvin L. Frady—D
Brevard #1
Registrar—Art Smart—R
Judge—Lloyd Burhans—R
Judge—Lela Price—D
Brevard #2
Registrar—Dewey Nicholson—R
Judge—Ed English—R
J odge—William H. Mooney—D
Brevard #3
Registrar—Martha Jaye John
son—R
Judge—Richard Siler—R
Judge—Julia B. Fisher—D
Brevard #4
Registrar—Jane Eastes—R
Judge—Charles Norlander—R
Judge—Reba K. Russell—D
Cathey’s Creek
Registrar—Marie Britt—R
Judge—Andrew B. Nicholson
-R
Judge—Andrew (Doc) Woods
-D
Cedar Mountain
Registrar—Mrs. P. K. Jones—R
Judge—Mrs. Bobby Jones—R
Judge—Ellen C. Lee—D
Dunn's Rock
Registrar—Gerald1 Dickerhoff
—Turn to Page Three
At First Methodist
Brevard Choral Society Concert
Will Be Presented On March 31
■
Hie soring concert of the Bre
vard Choral Society will be this
coming Sunday, March 3lst, at
3:30 p.m. at the First United
Methodist Church.
Two major works will be pre
sented under the direction ol
Dr. Nelson F. Adams with Ade
laide Hart Millar at the organ.
The works to be performed
I
are the motet “Singet dem
Herm” by J .S. Bach and the
“Saint Mark Passion” by Dan
iel Pinkham. A double quartet
consisting of Loyd Courtney,
Gloria Sanders, Cindy Stiles,
Ruth Hunter, Paul Byron, Du
ane Bradley, Gregg Dickens and
David Wilcox will sing the sec
ond chorus portions of the two
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&
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Wezffier
By FRED REITER
Temperatures averaged slight
ly above normal once again dur
ing the past week at Brevard,
with average readings of 61 and
35 for the week. Nearly two
inches of precipitation fell, in
cluding Monday's one inch of
snow, which amounted to .20
when melted.
Extended outlook for North
Carolina for Thursday through
Saturday — partly cloudy and
mild. A change of rain Thurs
day and again Saturday. Highs
in the 70s, except the mid to
upper 60s in the mountains.
Overnight lows in the 40s.
Date High Low Prec.
March 20_ 73 55 0.36
March 21_ 66 48 1.31
March 22 _ 57 22 0.00
March 23_ 62 24 0.00
March 24_ 60 33 0.00
March 25 . 41 29 0.20
March 26 66 33 0.00
Water Resources
Board To Meet
The Transylvania County
Water It''sources Board will
meet on Wednesday, April 3rd,
at 7:30 n.m. in the court room
in the County Court House.
Jurors Called,
Civil Calendar
Set Next Week
The April term of Superior
Court will open on Monday,
April 2nd. with Judge John
R. Friday, of Shelby, presid
ing.
The first week will be do
voted to the trial of criminal
eases, while the Civil docket
will be heard the second week.
Jndee Ifarrv C. Martin will
preside over the second week
of court.
According to Mrs. Marian
M. McMahon. Clerk of Su
perior Court, many cases are
listed on the criminal docket.
The docket follows:
Monday
Granville Liles will be tried
on a charge of selling mari
juana
Welter G. Hooper faces a
charge of public drunkeness.
and also a charge of driving
under the influence
Marvin A. Brown will be
tried for first degree burglary
Strnwder Owen faces an as
sault charge t
Gary L. McCall will also be
tried for assault
Alfred G. Coats faces a
charge of driving under the
influence
Terry B. Ward will be tried
on a larceny charge
Charles B. Purnell faces an
assault charge
Carol V. Powell and Craig
Breedlove face larceny
charges
Allan K. Fisher and Walt
er L. Norman face charges of
assault with a deadly weapon
Bob Willix faces three
charges of receiving stolen
goods
Steve L. Whitmire will be
tried on a larceny charge
Joseph W. Rogers faces a
breaking and entering charge,
as does Ted W. McCall
Edith Riddle also faces a
breaking and entering charge
as docs David C. Brown
Amy Collins and Roger F.
Collins face a larceny charge
Donald Ray Plowman will
be tried for breaking and en
tering and larceny
Wade Shirlin Strickland
faces charges of larceny and
breaking and entering
Randy Lester Brown will
be tried on a charge of break
ing and entering and larceny
as will Jerry Revis
Joseph Williams Roger Will
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At Brevard Plaza
Junior Achievement Trade
To Bo Held This Saturday
Transylvania’s six Junior
Achievement Companies will
hold their annual Trade Fair at
the Brevard Plaza Saturday,
March 30th, between 9:00 and
5:00 n. m. A large variety of
handmade items will be dis
played and offered for sale.
Sale item include table top book
cases, minature picnic tables
for salt and pepper, hand made
candy mints, hot food servers,
plastic flowers, neck orna
ments, wall hangers, deccupage
plaques, etc.
One of the six companies will
receive the annual Trade Fair
Award for its over-all perfferH
mance at this event. All com. j
panics will sell their wares to
earn wages for themselves aod
profits for their comoanv’s
stockholders. Stock dividends
are unusallv five to 10 cents for
each dollar invested, but not
all companies show a profit. A
company’s success will depend
in part on how successfully they
manage their sales activities V
at the fair.
More than 100 high school
students from Transylvania
County are participating in the
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