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—TRANSYLVANIA Land of Waterfalls, Summer Camps, Verdant Forests, Brevard College, Brevard Music Center. THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES o A State And National Prize-Winning Home Town i iaper Hoi. 88 No. 23 SECOND CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT BREVARD, N. C. ZIP CODE 2*712 BREVARD. N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 20. 1975 >Y PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY -TRANSYLVANIA Mas Industry, Education, Tourism, Unsurpassed Recreation, Excellent Shops And Stores, And 20,000 Of The Finest People In The World. 28 PAGES TODAY Morris Opposes 4- Year Bill School Board Chairman Eugen Morris on Wednesday came out strongly in favor of maintai ing the six-year term for members of the Tran sylvania Board of Education. Rep. Claude DeBruhl and Rep. Mary Nesbitt have in troduced legislation in the General Assembly which would change the present six year term to a four-year term. The county’s Democratic executive committee requested the change “to make the school board more responsible to the people.” In a letter to The Times, Mr. Morris expressed the fear that pressure groups, politically oriented or otherwise, would operate rampantly, insisting that the school board act hastily. “I believe in long range planning and a sound educational system,” Mr. Morris said. The full text of Mr. Morris’ letter follows: Dear Mr. Osborne, In trhe past few months there has been considerable discussion and letters to the editor concerning a proposal to reduce the term of office for future School Board members from a six year term to four years. At the request of the Dvjnocratic executive com mittee of Transylvania County, Mr. Claude De Bruhl and Mrs. Mary Nesbitt of Buncombe County, two representatives in N.C. House, recently introduced such a bill which would effect this change and also provide that any vacancy on this board would be filled by appointment of the County executive committee of the political party to which the vacating member belonged. At present such a vacancy would be filled by a vote of the 4 remaining School Board Members. This bill should encounter no op position in the house; however, Mr. Herbert Hyde has said he would request a public hearing at the request of the Transylvania County Board of Education. Mr. Cecil Hill, Transylvania County’s Senator has an nounced that he will ask public hearings in the Senate on the bill introduced in the house of Representatives DeBruhl and Nesbitt. At present the members of the board of education of Transylvania County are elected on a staggered basis to serve 6 year terms. Let me explain this; In the general election two years ago, Nov. 1972, voters elected Mrs. Peggy Hina, a Republic Candidate and Dr. Carol Grahl, a Democratic Can didate to a 6-year term. In the past election, Nov. 1974, Dr. Jerry Cabe and Eugene Morris, both Democratic candidates were elected to 6 year terms. In 1976, Mr. Robert Merrill will —See Chairman, Page 3A READY FOR INSTALLATION — Developer Charles Morgan, left, and his equipment moved the old Davidson itiver Presbyterian Church bell into the Brevard Davidson River Presbyterian Church this week. His son, Ronnie, assists with the work as Rev. Harry M. Philips, pastor, second from right, and Church Treasurer Jerry H. Jerome look on. Elzie McCall Is Wounded From Ambush Elzie McCall, free on bond while awaiting trial in the murder of Brentt McCall in February in the Frozen Creek section of Transylvania, was wounded when shot from ambush on Monday night, according to Sheriff’s In vestigator Hubert Brown. Mr. McCall, 54, a resident of Lake Toxaway was wounded in the shoulder, and is recovering at Memorial Hospital in Asheville, the officer said. The shooting occurred on U. S. 64 some two miles west of Rosman, near Frozen Creek Rd. Mr*. Brown said Mr. McCall was standing in the woods off the side of the road when the shooting occurred. The investigator said he has found no witnesses and that he hasn’t found the bullet, and has no idea whether only one person was involved in the shooting or more. Br* McCall, 25, of Rt. 2, Breve., ..as slain during a fracas at a trailer in the Frozen Creek section of the county. The sheriff’s in vestigation showed that Elzie McCall had been dating Brentt’s mother for some time. Elzie McCall was to have been tried in the term of Superior Court beginning March 31. Pupils Get Holidays Next Week With Spring arriving Friday, Transylvania school children are looking forward to a spring break in classes. All Transylvania County schools will close Friday, March 28 and Monday, March 31, for Easter holidays, ac cording to Harry C. Corbin, superintendent of schools. In addition, students at Brevard High, Brevard Middle, Brevard Elementary, Straus, Pisgah Forest and Penrose will have holidays on Wednesday and Thursday, March 26 and 27. These two days will be work days for their teachers. Students at Rosman High, Hosman Elementary, and T.(J. Henderson schools will have a holiday on Thursday, March 27, while their teachers have a work day. Old Church Bell Will Toll Again History continues itself from the Davidson River Presbyterian Church for merly located at Pisgah Forest. The church bell recently was removed from the old building and placed in the tower of the Brevard Davidson River Presbyterian Church. In 1931, the Brevard Presbyterian Church and the Davidson River Presbyterian Church were merged and at a later date the Franklin Hotel was purchased and that site is the present site of the church on E. Main Street. The Olin Corporation recently acquired the old Davidson River building, which has not been used by Presbyterians for some years now. It has now been dismantled and the church furniture, including the pulpit furniture, pump organ, communion set, and now the bell, are all housed in the present church building. The Brevard Church was started in 1887 as an outpost chapel of the old Davidson River Church, but the two churches became one in 1931 when they were merged. The present church congregation has 650 Communicants, 20 deacons and 20 ruling elders. Dr. Glenn S. Matheny is chairman of the board of deacons; Jerry H. Jerome is church treasurer; Dr. David C. Kirk Jr., is clerk of the session; and, the Rev. Harry W. Philips is pastor. Protestant Hour Series On WPNF One of WPNF’s most listened-to Sunday programs is “The Protestant Hour”, heard on the local station each Sunday evening at 6:30. This long-running series presents outstanding speakers from four great Protestant denominations with musical accompaniment by in strumentalists and youth choirs as well as college choirs. It is heard weekly across the country presented on more than 500 radio stations as a public service of these stations. The current Protestant Hour schedule follows: March 2 through June 8, Episcopal series; June 15 through Sept. 21, Lutheran series; Sept. 28 through Jan. 4, 1976, United Methodist series; Jan. 11, 1976 through April 18, ’76, Presbyterian series. Listeners who desire a copy of sermons heard over The Protestant Hour are invited to write to WPNF and request them. Temperatures averaged considerably higher during the past week than the week before, with average readings of 54 and 41 at Brevard this last week. Rainfall was far above normal also, with more than 6 inches falling. Highest temperature reported was 64 degrees on Monday and the low for the period was 28 degrees on Saturday morning. Saturday and Monday were the only days without rain being recorded. Extended butlook for Friday through Sunday: Fair Friday and Saturday. Chance of showers in the mountains Saturday night, spreading into the west portion Sunday. Highs in the 60s Friday and Saturday, warming to the 70s Sunday, except the upper 60s in the mountains. Lows in the 30s and 40s. Brevard weather data for the week was as follows: Date High March 13 March 14 March 15 March 16 March 17 March 18 March 19 Low Prec. 56 50 2.32 58 49 2.68 62 28 0.00 45 40 0.24 64 38 0.00 41 39 0.37 54 40 0.95 Spring Friday, folks, is the first day of spring. The weatherman has promised it’s going to be a springlike day, like Thursday was. Program Of Chaplaincy At Hospital Announced At its regular monthly meeting, held at Davidson River Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, the Transylvania County Ministerial Association had as its guest speaker Jimmie Hocker, administrator of the Tran sylvania Community Hospital. His presentation dealt with improved chaplaincy service at the local hospital, and the special input of the clergy of the county, who minister to some 85 separate churches and congregations. The following points are taken from the minutes of the meeting, according to the Rev. J. Paul Byrop, secretary: 1. The Transylvania Ministerial Association is asked to act as a consultant body to the hospital ad ministration and the physicians; 2. Four ministers of the county will act for the Ministerial Association as a consultation committee (for this purpose Rev. Marlin Mull, acting chairman, and Revs. Jesse Bailey, Harry Philips, Paul Byron); 3. Ministers of the county may apply at the ad ministration office for visitation privileges — upon certification that they minister to bona fide congregations, visitation cards will be issued, granting the privilege of visiting patients at any time. Mr. Hocker pointed out that these are initial steps to enable ministers of the area to serve their members and any others who seek their service while in the hospital. Meanwhile, a formalized chaplaincy progrm is being developed, with a chaplain-of the-week to act in a staff capacity in relation to ad ministration, service per sonnel, and patients. The hospital is also set ting up a special workshop on April 7, to be headed by Dr. Wesley Aiken, chairman of the Clinical-Pastoral Education Program of Duke University Hospital, to provide training for local ministers in this important area of heaing ministry. Not all ministers of the county are members of the Ministerial Association, since —See Ministers, Page 3A i " IJOheriff Wants Some Renovation And Jail Study Sheriff Milford Hubbard in a letter to The Times is recommending that the jail be renovated to a 72-hour-holding facility to serve temporarily while Transylvania citizens decide on what to do about permanent facilities. He also asked that the County Board of Com missioners appoint a 10 member non-partisan com mittee to study various proposals being considered, investigate other alternatives, and make recommendations about what should be done. The sheriff, facing the possible task of transporting prisoners to Henderson or Buncombe Counties, should the present jail be padlocked by the State, says the cost of this operation: feeding them, transporting them, and paying rent for them, would be ex pensive for the taxpayers of the county. “But more important, the man hours involved in shut tling the prioners back and forth would seriously impair the efficiency of my depart ment in its primary duty, that of protecting the lives and property of our Transylvania County residents.” Sheriff Hubbard said the proposed 72-hour holding facility “would effectively eliminate the necessity for transporting the vast majority of our prisoners outside of Transylvania County.” Most persons arrested either are tried or make bond within that period of time. The sheriff’s complete letter follows: March 17, 1975 Mr. Clyde K. Osborne, Editor Transylvania Times Brevard, North Carolina 28712 Dear Mr. Osborne: The recent statement of Mr Williams head of the Jail and Detention Branch of the North Carolina Department of Social Services makes it apparent that some action must be taken by the citizens of Transylvania County to solve the problem that we have with our present jail facilities. If we are forced to close our present jail as implied by Mr. Williams, the Sheriff’s Department will become a ■‘taxi service", chauffeuring persons confined to jail back and forth from this county to a facility in either Henderson or Buncombe County. The cost of transporting prisoners, housing and feeding them in another county would be a considerable one to the taxpayers of this county, but more important than that the man hours involved in shut tling the prisoners bask and forth would seriously impair the efficiency of my depart ment in its primary duty, that of protecting the lives and property of our Transylvania County residents. When I was re-elected as Sheriff last November, 1 Pilot Social Service Contract In County The N. C. Department of Human Resources has con tracted with Transylvania County for three years at approximately $150,000 a year to administer a pilot project on coordination of human services of 10 agencies for maximum benefit to those served. Transylvania was chosen among the 100 counties of North Carolina for this pilot project, with future plans calling for possible expansion to other counties, according to Secretary David Flaherty, of the N. C. Human Resources Dept. Most of the social services agenciesinvolved with be housed in the county’ Most of the social services agencies involved will be housed in the county’s Human Resources Bldg., the old primary school on Gaston Street, within a few months. Renovation of the structure is currently going forward. Among other advantates of the proposed program, in tegrated, central records will prevent overlapping of ser vides, and meet the needs of social services clients which are most critical, at a lower cost to taxpayers. Frequent communication of council members, thorough planning among the agencies and speedier service could also be results of the plan. The agencies involved in the Transylvania Human Resources Counil are the Department of Social Services Dept, of Mental Health, Health Department, Tran sylvania County Workshop, Coordinated Child Care Program, Agricultural Ex tension Srivce, Veterans Service Officer, Employment Security Commission, Supervisor of Vocational Rehabilitation, and the Board —See Pilot, Page 3A v*r • tf*-, *» \ SHERIFF HUBBARD pledged to provide good law enforcement and to enforce the laws fairly and impartially It will be difficult, if not impossible, for my depart ment to do this effectively if we are forced to accept the additional responsibility of transporting prisoners. No one is more aware than I of the poor condition of our present jail since my deputies and I have attempted to work with these facilities during the past four years. Even though I was aware of the short comings of our current jail, I also realized the tremendous costs of replacing it and knew that we did not have funds on hand to pay this cost. I also knew that the cost of a Jt-il •••euV result ... _,d ditional taxes to our citizens and that the genera! feeling —See Sheriff, Page 3A $44,045 Grant Will Hasten Park Work WASHINGTON, D C. — Congressman Roy A. Taylor announced Monday that the City of Brevard will receive a matching grant of $44,045 from the U. S. Bureau of Outdoor Recreation for projects in Franklin Park within the city limits of Brevard. The funds will be used to enlarge the swimming pool, build a new bathhouse, and improve the grounds in the park, the congressman said. These funds will benefit all of the people of Transylvania County as well as the people of Brevard, Rep Taylor said. The new addition to the pool would be a diving well to be located on the south side of the structure Franklin Park has been leased from Transylvania County for a perid of 50 years for the sum of $1 a year. ■■■■■BHBPeaapgWEW.iilP rrarmraKMwv _ Awaiting many improvements. FRANKLIN PARK
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