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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 Vel. 87 — No. 47 SECOND CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT BREVARD, N. C ZIP CODE M712 BREVARD, N. C., MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1974 15c COPY PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY —TRANSYLVANIA Has Industry, Education, Tourism, Unsurpassed Recreation, Excellent Shops And Stores, And 20,000 Of The Finest People In The World. 12 PAGES TODAY Uncle Charlie In His 2nd Century Quebec’s Favorite ‘Uncle’ Celebrates By CALCARPENTER The grand old man sits in the bright, Indian Summer sun and smiles and speaks to the score of friends and relatives who have come to honor him on his 101st bir thday. His name is Charles Washington Henderson, but he is more affectionately known in the close-knit Quebec community of upper Tran sylvania County, as “Uncle Charlie.” It is Sunday, Nov. 3. The last of the spectacular fall color is on the trees, the sun is warm, but there’s a hint of frost in the air.' The mark of winter is already on the sloping sides of the small natural bowl in the mountain that holds Uncle Charlie’s big, yellow house— the “old homeplace” where his birthday dinner is being held this year. The many descendants of Charles Washington Hen derson are here, their number running into the fifties. There are also friends and neighbors from the community and the Oak Grove Baptist Church, where he has been a faithful member for 80 years. All are here for the dinner that has become a tradition in what is still, to Uncle Charlie, the Tiptop Community of Hogback Township; but is now known to younger generations as Quebec. A LITTLE ALONE The dinner is set qut on a long, white-clothed trestle table of heavy planks sup ported by sawed oak firelogs. —See Getting, Page 3 Transylvania Week Kicks Off WLOS-TVSeries “WLOS-TV goes to the people of Transylvania County” is a long-range project involving local programming, news con centration, editorials, and special programs shot “on location”. # The pilot effort of this new WLOS-TV community emphasis series will take the form of “Transylvania County Week,” scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 24th - Sunday, Dec. 1. , WLOS-TV has announced plans to continue “Operation Outreach” to involve city and county locations in both Carolinas on a one-week-a month basis. Earlier in November, the WLOS-TV Mobile Van stopped ifriront of the modern city hall in Brevard, bringing remote Comers, videotape machines and television to Transylvania t* $B111 Stroupe, community lirs director of WLOS-TV, i aboard the van with Ken * director, Ellis Fox, neer, and Cameramen idkins and Johnny . With the van in full D, the crew spent the recording the sights ' of Transylvania produced that day in Brevard. “Roundtable on the Road,’’ hosted by Stroupe, will feature Brevard Mayor Charles H. Campbell, County Planner Mike Epley, Dr. Robert A. Davis of Brevard College, Gene Morris of the County —See WLOS-TV, Page 4 WLOS-TV PREPARES for “Transylvania County Week Doctor Robert A. Davis, President, Brevard College, (left) talks with WLOS-TV’s Bill Stroupe, preparing for a con Sheriff, Commissioners Clash Over Wrecked Car Duty Status Of Deputy Questioned The Transylvania Board of Com missioners and Sheriff Milford Hubbard crashed headon Wednesday night over the purchase of a new car for the lawman’s department. With a sizeable crowd on hand for the regularly scheduled meeting of the com missioners, an ex change erupted when the sheriff requested a replacement for a car demolished in a wreck involving Deputy Boyce Rogers in Oc tober. commission cnairman Bin Ives and Commissioner Dr. John Folger intently questioned Sheriff Hubbard about the loss of the car. Dr. Folger questioned the duty status of Deputy Rogers at the time of the accident, getting a reply from the of ficer that his men were on duty 24 hours a day Mr. Rogers, it was pointed out, had previously answered calls while not directly on duty, and was responding to a telephone call when the wreck occurred. The issue was resolved for the time being when Chair man Ives told Sheriff Hubbard he would write the sheriff and detail the specific questions which the commissioners wish to have answered. Transylvania County is its own insurer of vehicles, Chairman Ives said. On another topic involving the sheriff and the com missioners, Mr. Hubbard found them more agreeable. The commissioners gave quick approval to a grant that will enable the sheriff’s deputies to attend training schools in 1975. They also signed a formal agreement to establish the Hen-Tran ( Henderson Transylvania) Drug Squad, which will investigate nar cotics in the two counties. Acting City Manager Opal —See County, Page 4 centrated, community based pilot project by WLOS-TV. Tran County and Brevard will ji>cus for WLOS-TV’s programming between Sunday, Fov. 24, and Sunday, Dec. 1. Chief McGuire, center, with left to right Dr. Harley Jolley, Bill Sweet, Supervisor Cermack and Ranger Reid, look over the logging train being renovated at the Cradle of Forestry as part of the history of Forestry in America. A Woman And Her Handbag.... Women of Brevard are far too trusting, says Chief of Police Jimmy Rowe, as he warns them to watch their pocketbooks and their packages with Christmas coming up. During a recent week, five women reported pocketbooks stolen from car seats while downtown, the officer said. “It is happening more and more. I recommend that women take their pocketbooks with them, not just the billfold, when they leave their cars. “If they must leave the pocketbooks, then they should lock them up in the trunk of the car, along with anything else of value they have in the car. “If they leave these things on the seat of the car, they might have to buy a car window in addition to a new pocketbook. Some^ of the women who have lost pocketbooks have also lost credit cards, drivers licenses and other valuables.” In a recent walk between the police station on West Main St., and the Western Auto store on East East Main St., Chief Rowe said, “I counted nine — I said nine, believe it or not — women’s pocketbooks on the seats of automobiles. “And that was on just one side of the street.” Don’t leave anything of value to tempt dishonest persons, Chief Rowe said. Boy Killed By Gun Shot A_12-year-old Quebec Community boy was shot to death Sunday afternoon. Sheriff Milford Hubbard reported Monday. The youngster, David. W. McCall, 12, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vess McCall, was killed by a blast from a 16 guage shotgun, the officer said. Tne incident occurred about 4:20 p.m. Sheriff Hubbard said there were four young people in the room in the McCall home when the shot occurred, striking the youth in the stomach. He said the investigation into the fatal shooting was continuing. i U.S. Forest Chief Visits Pisgah Sites John R. McGuire, chief of the U.S. Forest Service visited the Pisgah Ranger District recently. Accompanied by North Carolina Supervisor Robert Cermack, District Ranger Jim Reid, Dr. Harley Jolley, Dick Preston and Bill Sweet, the chief visited the Cradle of Forestry, Sliding Rock, Pisgah Ranger Office and had lunch at the Schenick Con servation Center. In the afternoon the group traveled to Biltmore Estate, where Chief McGuire spoke at a ceremony marking the re publication of Dr. Carl Alwin Schenck’s book “Birth of Forestry in America” by the Appalachian Consortium press. Chief McGuire’s visit to the Cradle of Forestry was of special significance in that it was here that Dr. Schenck founded the first school of forestry in America, later to be called the Birthplace of Forestry in America here on the Pisgah National Forest. Unemployment Up In County The unemployment rate in Brevard has more than doubled since August, ac cording to the Transylvania Employment Security Commission office. Currently there are 150 persons jobless and receiving unemployment benefits and about 50 persons partially or temporarily laid off, and receiving benefits. Unem ployment is highest in textiles, construction, and service occupations. Job openings at the Brevard Employment Security Commission have been very limited for several weeks. Currently there are openings for an experienced key punch operator and a mature, responsible grocery clerk. Employers who are seeking new workers are invited to contact the local employment office. There are many qualified applicants registered for work. Please call Connie Claris or Randy Holbert at 883-2061. Persons who wish to register for future em ployment should come to the office at 202 Bryant Building. The fall months are nor mally times of steadily rising employment in North Carolina but not so in 1974 according tb the Transylvania Em ployment Security office. Textile companies, usually enjoying some of the best employment conditions this time of year, now have the highest unemployment rate in the state. Among textile workers covered by unemployment insurance, 6.2 per cent are jobless and receiving benefits. In the textile, hosiery, and apparel industry in North Carolina, the unemployment rate is double what it was this time last year. At the beginning of November the number of workers, jobless and receiving benefits, in North Carolina rose to 44,947. All industries have recorded higher unemployment than in 1973. Nevertheless the picture is not all dark. At the beginning of this month there were 92,700 more people working in North Carolina than were em ployed 12 months ago. THREE AMBULANCES Transylvania County Ambulance Service announces that there are now three am bulances in operation. Two are stationed in Brevard and one is stationed in Rosman. Any person requiring an ambulance is asked to dial 883-2700. This is 24 hour - 7 day service. Upon request, an am bulance will be dispatched im Bill Norris Is Injured In Wreck Bill Norris, advertising manager and associate editor of The Transylvania Times, and local newscaster for Radio Station WPNF, received multiple injuries in an auto accident Friday j morning. The accident occurred about 8:20 o’clock on Highway 191 in Buncombe County when the Jeep Mr. Norris was driving ran off the road in ice and snow and struck a culvert. The automobile was totaled in the crash. Mr. Norris received serious cuts and bruises. He was en route to Scout headquarters in Asheville to pick up awards for several Transylvania boys. Jaycees Spearhead Yule Drive The Brevard Jaycees will once again spearhead the drive for the Transylvania County Christmas House to be held on Dec. 16, 1974. Christmas House which has served more than 1,000 needy families at Christmas time since it was first begun will be housed in the Democratic Headquarters this year. Once again the Jaycees are asking the more fortunate of the county to check through their houses for used clothing, household items and toys that may help others have a more enjoyable holiday season. The Christmas House will be open to receive items beginning Monday, Nov. 25 at 5 p.m. From this date on it will be open every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 5-7 p.m. and on Saturdays from8a.m. to noon. It is asked that all clothing be marked as to size and neatly folded or on hangers. Co-chairmen Bill Bristol and Ralph Buckner said that anyone wishing to aid the Christmas House financially for the new items bought for the families should send their money to the Christmas House in care of the Jaycees whose box number Brevard, N.C. * is P.O. 54,
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