RURAL PROGRESS PROGRAM
Sponsors of the Rural Progress Program and
representatives of the six community clubs organ
ized the Transylvania Community Development
Council at a meeting in the Medical Center on
June 24. This is the first organzation of its kind
to be formed in the County.
R. W. Shaffner, Assistant Director of the N. C.
State College Extension Service, was the principal
speaker. The group was welcomed by E. B. Gar
rett, Industrial Relations Manager, and the re
sponse was given by Mrs. T. R. Chastain, Jr., of
the Balsam Grove Community Development Club.
County Agent J. A. Glazener, presided at the
meeting.
Officers elected for the first year are; J. A.
Glazener, Chairman; B. E. Keisler, Vocational Ag
riculture teacher at Rosman, Vice Chairman; Mrs.
The six persons shown at right participated in the
organization program. They are, left to right: John
I. Anderson, Mrs. T. R. Chastain, Jr., J. A. Glaze
ner, E. B. Garrett, Freeman Hayes, R. W. Shoffner.
Julia Westwood, secretary of the ASC in Transyl
vania, Secretary; T. R. Chastain, President of the
Balsam Grove Club, Treasurer; and John I. Ander
son, Editor of the Transylvania Times, Reporter.
Progress reports were given by representatives
of the community clubs. Others participating in
the program were Rev. John T. Neal, Pastor of the
Little River Baptist Church, and Rev. Neal Mc-
Glamery of Brevard College.
Sixty-five persons, promoters of the rmal progress communities. Agricultural Workers Council,
program, attended the organization meeting of tloe Transylvania school system, N. C. State College,
Transylvania Community Development Council. Town of Brevard, Asheville Agricultural Develop-
The promoters of the program are all organized ment Council, and the Transylvania Health Dept.