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—TRANSYLVANIA Land of Waterfalls, Summer Camps, Verdant forests, Brevard College, Brevard Music Center. THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES « A State And National Prize-Winning Home Town Newspaper Vol. 87 — No. 43 SECOND CLASS POSTAGE PAID A BREVARD, N. C. 7?P CODE 28712 BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1974 32 PAGES TODAY 15c COPY —TRANSYLVANIA Has Industry, Education, Tourism, Unsurpassed Recreation, Excellent Shops And Stores, And 20,000 Of The Finest People In The World. PUBLISHED WEEKLY Mediator Moves To Break Strike Police Announce Arrests In $15,000 Gun Theft Case WHAT ARE THESE awe struck youngsters looking at? A parade, naturally. They were on lookers for the annual Brevard High School homecoming parade last Friday. (Times Staff Photo). Charlene Galloway Named Brevard Homecoming Queen Miss Charlene Galloway, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Galloway was named Brevard High School’s Homecoming Queen last Friday night at the Brevard Erwin High football game. Her coronation followed an afternoon of activities which included a parade through the downtown business district of the city. Hie Junior Class won first place in the parade float competition with its entry entitled “Flying High,’’ a replica of a balloon The Senior Class took second place, the Ffeshman Class third, and the Sophs came in fourth. Miss Galloway’s court was made up of Kim Byrd, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ken Byrd; Kathy Beddingfield, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Beddingfield; Mary Lloyd And Gary McCall Freed In Murder Case Lloyd McCall and his son, Gary, were freed of murder charges in Transylvania Counly Superior Court Wednesday morning, when Judge Dennis Winner ordered a non-suit after the prosecution had presented its case. The two, of Balsam Grove, .had been accused in the -deaths of Mr. and Mrs. Billy Hice of Balsam Grove in 1973. Judge Winner, saying, “I cannot remember a case that » distresses me as much as this one” said that he felt all of the |evidence had not been presented in the case. Pointing out that two wit nesses had changed their testimony from that presented at a previous trial in February which resulted in a mistrial, the judge said that no evidence had been presented which would tie the McCalls to the slayings. A third person, charged in the murders, Lawrence McCall, was convicted of first degree murder at the February trial and is currently on death row at Central Prison in Raleigh. Rep. Taylor To Dedicate Low-Rent Housing Units Congressman Roy Taylor will dedicate Brevard Housing Authority’s 92 units of low rent housing in ceremonies beginning Sunday, Oct. 27, at 2 p.m. at the Cedar Crest Manor, it was announced this week. §8 '0 Cecil J. Hill, chairman of ^the authority, will be master of ceremonies, according to Charles Dunlop, executive of the agency. “We extend a cordial in to the public to attend dedication,” Mr. Dunlop x* Mayor Charles Campbell and city aldermen will be present along with officials of the U. S. Dept, of Housing and Development, the said. “Many persons,” Mr. Dunlop said, “feel that the public housing is an ac complishment worthy of celebrating. It is the climax of years of hard work in planning and the result of true cooperation with public and civic groups.’' , .. . ■ - The housing, designed by McDonald Brewton and Associates, “is beautiful architecturally, and is modern and practical. These are all electric units with ceiling heat to give every means of space saving.” The public will be invited to take a tour of the homes which are now 86 per cent occupied, Mr. Dunlop said. “The tenants have made it clear that they’ll be pleased to show their new homes in all three sections of the development: Cedar Crest Manor, Balsam Crest Manor, and Beech Crest Manor.” Helen Benjamin, daughter of Mrs. Maxine Penson. Also Ruth Brooks, daughter —See Queen, Page 4 HER MAJESTY CHARLENE GALLOWAY Merchants Plan Yule Promotion Brevard Merchants have announced plans for a big Christmas promotion here that will get underway shortly. A number of participating members of the Merchants Division of the Brevard Chamber of Commerce will be offering many outstanding values and prizes during the promotion which will continue up until Christmas. Merchants Division Chairman Larry Turner stated that some 35 Brevard merchants would be par ticipating in the promotion and encouraged everyone to look for full details of the event in next week’s issue of the Transylvania Times. Larry Prince, chairman of the Chamber’s Christmas Parade committee, also an nounced that the parade would be held on Monday, Dec. 2, and he encouraged everyone planning to enter the parade to contact him at once at Community Cash. } Two Under Bond After Long Probe Two men have been arrested and are under bond in connection with the theft of $15,000 worth of guns from Ayers Store on West Main Street on June 30, police have announced. In a joint statement, following months of intense investigation covering por tions of three states, City Det. Sgt. Walter Siniard and Chief Investigator Hubert Brown of the Sheriff’s Dept, announced these arrests: Jeremiah Emmett Owen, 24, of General Delivery, Brevard. J. Harold Pressley, 33, Bessemer City. They were charged with breaking and entering and theft of $15,000 worth of guns, the lawmen said. Pressley was arrested in Rutherford County, according the the officers. And Owen was nabbed by police in Madison, Ga. The officers said other arrests will be made. Investigator Brown said that in the course of the in vestigation, two other Transylvania robberies were solved: A breaking and entering at the Sew And Save, which occurred July 4, and a breaking and entering at the Riverside Grocery. Both stores are located on the New' Hendersonville Highway near the Pisgah National Forest intersection. “The gun theft,” said Mr. Brown, “was done by a multi state criminal ring. This is organized crime.” And Sgt. Siniard agreed: “Right. At least 25 names have come up in our in vestigation of this theft. We feel like we’re just begin ning.” None of the guns has been —See Police, Page 5 By Fred Reiter Brevard temperature averages were 66 and 34 during the past week, with the highest reading of the week coming on Friday with a temperature of 73 degrees. Low for the week was Tuesday morning with a reading of only 22 degrees. Seasonal temperatures are expected for the remainder of the week, with a warming trend during the period, making for highs in the 60s, with low readings expected in the 30s. Brevard weather data for the period was as follows: Date Oct. 16 Oct. 17 Oct. 18 Oct. 19 Oct. 20 Oct. 21 Oct. 22 High Low Prec. 71 57 1.61 71 38 0.00 73 34 0.00 59 36 0.03 61 28 0.00 60 23 0.00 67 22 0.00 United Fund Stands At 60.5 Per Cent Of Its Goal— $40,464 SCHOOL OFFICIALS look over new Rosman Elementary School facilities. From left are Board of Education Chairman Eugene Morris, Teacher Deborah Landreth, Principal Vera Taylor, Teacher Jackie Green, Superin tendent of Education Harry Corbin, and Dr. L.M. Presnell, of the N.C. Division of School Planning. (Times Staff Photo) Rosman Elementary Ready For Opening Wednesday, Oct. 30, has been set as opening day for the new Rosman Elementary School building. In order to facilitate the move, Rosman Elementary, Rosman High School, and T.C. Henderson Elementary School will be closed Monday and Tuesday, Oct 28 and 29, These will be work days for teachers and staff, but pupil holidays. “The Board of Education is pleased and proud to be able to provide the youth of the Rosman area the finest school facilities available,” Board Good Ole E.S.T. Back Sunday On Sunday, Oct. 27, and more importantly, on Mon day, residents of Brevard and the nation can snooze an horn later . At 2 a.m. Sunday, the nation officially goes off savings time for the first time since February when savings time was invoked in an effort to aid in the energy crisis. Since most folks don’t stay up until 2 a.m., even on Saturday night, most citizens will simply turn their clocks back one hour before retiring Saturday night. That’s it— turn back one hour. If one retires at 11 p.m., turn the clock back to 10 before turning out the lights. When the person awakens he’ll be right with Eastern Standard Time. Chairman Eugene Morris said. “We are now anxious to begin construction of the new Rosman High School building and complete this phase of our new facilities program”. Principal Vera Taylor reported the staff and students are enthusiastic about the coming move. “I’m really fortunate to work with such a fine student body and outstanding staff. All have been cheerful and worked hard under extremely difficult conditions while waiting for our new school. They are getting what they deserve - the very best!” County School Superin tendent Harry C. Corbin announced that open house for the new Rosman Elementary School will be set shortly. "We want to get the students and staff settled in and then invite the public to see the school in full operation”. Meet The Candidates Program Tuesday Night Everyone is invited to at tend a “Meet the Candidates” Program sponsored by the Brevard Jaycees. It will be held at the Transylvania County Courthouse Tuesday night, Oct. 29, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Candidates who have been invited include those running for the office of Clerk of Court, Sheriff, School Board, N. C. House of Representatives, N. C. Senate, and U. S. House of Representatives. Each candidate will be given 5 minutes to present their views on major issues and will have 10 minutes to answer questions from the public. This program will give local residents an excellent op portunity to get to know the candidates better. It is hoped that everyone will make a special effort to attend this function and then express their opinions by voting the following Tuesday, November 5. Bulletin A bomb threat closed Rosman Schools early Wednesday, Sheriff Milford Hubbard reported. Rosman High Secretary Jane Reese told officers a call came shortly after 9 a.m.: “There’s a bomb in your building. Better get the children out before it blows up.’’ The sheriff said both the Rosman High and Elementary buildings were evacuated, and the children sent home. No bomb was found in a search by sheriff’s officers and the Rosman Rescue Squad and Fire Department. James Ladd Is County’s Morehead Award Nominee James Ladd, a senior and first in his class at Brevard Senior High School, has been named Transylvania County’s nominee to district com petition for a Morehead Scholarship to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, it has been announced. Dr. Carol Grahl, chairman of the nominations committee, announced the choice from among six candidates following a meeting of his group. “It was an extremely dif ficult choice,” the Brevard dentist said. “It was difficult to have to select just one person from this outstanding group of students. It seems i JAMES LADD like the decision becomes more difficult each year.” Young Ladd, the son of Mr. and Mrs. David C. Ladd, will enter Western North Carolina district competition in January for a chance to go to the finals at Chapel Hill in the spring. Other candidates for the county nominations were Douglas E. Norton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Luther H. Norton of Pisgah Forest; Gwenda L. Owenby, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Owenby of Brevard; William E. Parker, son of Mrs. Jeanette Ford of Brevard; Susan A. Torella, daughter of Mrs. Albert S. Torella of Brevard; and Russell Folger, son of Dr. and Mrs. John R. Folger of Brevard. Serving with Dr. Grahl on —See Ladd, Page 4 Olin-Union Meet This Morning A federal mediator has moved to break the deadlock between company and union representatives at Olin Corporation’s Pisgah Forest plants, where some 1,800 members of the bargaining unit are in their fourth week of strike. Gene Garrety, of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service has called a meeting for Thursday morning, October 24. Site and exact time of the meeting had not yet been determined as The Times went to press. It is to be the first meeting of Company and Union representatives since Sept. 27, when Olin made its final offer to Local 1971 of the United Paperworkers International Union. In the vote following, union members rejected the offer and voted to strike as of 8 a.m. Monday, Sept. 30, upon ex piration of the company-union contract. Garrety, whose office is in Charlotte, attended sessions for contract negotiations during the week prior to the strike. In calling the meeting Thursday he followed procedure that is customary when moves to resume negotiations are stalemated. Salaried workers mean while have continued to work at the Ecusta Paper and Film division plants. Production was phased out in an ticipation of the September 30 work stoppage. The picket lines have been generally peaceful. School Site Hearing Set November 4 A public hearing on the disposition of the eight-acre public school complex in the center of Brevard will bt held before the Transylvania and Brevard Planning Boards Monday night, Nov. 4, at the county court house, it is an nounced this week by Mike Epley, county planner. What will happen to the property after the Brevard Elementary and Middle Schools move from the site to their new facilities nearing completion has been a bone of contention for months. One group of citizens would like to see it made into a permanent park. Another wants the property to be developed as a shopping center and go on the county tax books to boost Tran sylvania’s and Brevard’s revenues. The planning agencies want to hear the desires and the arguments of the citizens, according to Epley, and in clude the testimony in their survey of potential uses for the site. 11 Year Old Suspect In Bomb Threat Brevard police arrested an 11-year-old boy last week and charged him with making a bomb threat to a Brevard School. Chief of Police Jimmy Rowe said the youth called the police station Monday morning to say a bomb was planted in the school. The call followed similar calls to two Brevard schools on Friday of the previous week. The earlier —See Bomb, Page 4 J
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