TRANSYLVANIA—
The Land oi Waterfalls,
Mecca for Summer Camps,
Entrance to. Pisgah Na
tional Forest and Home of
Brevard Music Festival.
The Transylvania Times
A State And National Prize-Winning A. B. C. Newspaper
TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist, Ed
ucational, A g r 1 c ultural
and Music Center. Popula
tion, 1950 Census, 15,321.
Brevard Community 7.3M.
Vol. 68 — No. 10
Second Class Mall Privileges
Authorized at Brevard, N. C.
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1957
* 18 PAGES TODAY ★
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
BREVARD FIREFIGHTERS are viv
idly pictured battling a blaze in a two
story house, located below the Davidson
River sub-station. The firemen were de
layed in arriving at the scene of the fire
because the bridge across the French
Broad near Pisgah Forest is of a limit
of five tons, and the truck and six men
weigh more than 11 tons. Consequently,
the truck was taken via Penrose, which
was several miles out of the way. The
firemen are pushing the movement to
have all bridges out in the county streng
thened. A portion of the dwelling was
saved, as well as much of the household
furnishings. It was occupied by the fam
ilies of Jack Jones and Walter Phillips,
and owned by A. P. Thomas.
(Times Staff Photo)
General Assembly Is Busy With Many
Bills, Day-By-Day Boond-Dp Is Made
Several Measures Are Intro
duced To Promote Safe,
ty On Highways
BY STAFF CORRESPONDENT
RALEIGH — Bills before . the
General Assembly during the past
week included many highway and
safety measures, as well as legis
lation to extend the vote to 18 year
olds. Many bills of purely local na
ture were introduced but none con
cerned Transylvania county. Rep
resentative James C. Gaither will
introduce several in the near fu
ture concerning the pay scale of
Transylvania’s officials. This story
is covered elsewhere in this issue.
Day-by-day highlights of the ac
tivity of the Assembly during the
past week are as follows:
Wednesday — Superior Court so
licitors would get a pay increase
and would discontinue private law
practice under bills introduced in
both houses of the General Assem
bly today.
The House, meanwhile, was re
ceiving a bill which would require
auto owners to carry liability in
surance or to furnish security
bonds or cash security deposits as
a means of insuring the payment
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Notes From Raleigh
Gaither Will Introduce Bill
Asking Raise For Officials
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Representative Jimmie Gaither
this week stated that he was plan
ning to introduce a local bill, rais
ing the salaries of various county
officials.
In an informal meeting with
members of the county board of
commissioners, Mr. Gaither dis
cussed the matter with the com
missioners.
It was tentatively agreed that the j
following increased salary sched
ule for county officers would be
considered in the bill:
The salaries of the clerk of court,
tax collector and register of deeds
would be increased from $3,600.00
a year to $4,500.00 a year, plus
$500.00 a year to the clerk for ser
ving as clerk of the juvenile court.
The salary of the sheriff would
be increased from $4,500.00 to $5,
000.00 a year and the jailor from
$100.00 a month to $125.00.
The proposed bill would author
ize the clerk, tax collector and reg
ister to employ clerical assistance
not to exceed $200.00 a month.
It was pointed out that these in
creases would be in line with the
increased cost of living. In 1951
the clerk, register and tax collec
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80 Percent Of School Students In
Transylvania Given Polio Vaccine
BANK IS RAZING 1
BUILDING FOR A
DRIVE-IN WINDOW
Ashworth Is The Contractor.
Work Expected To Be
Completed In June
Work has begun this week on
razing of the building next to the
Transylvania Trust company in
preparation for a new drive-in
window and parking lot for bank
ing customers. The razing is be
ing done by the Charlie Ashworth
firm and is expected to be com
pleted by June first.
Ralph J. Duckworth, executive
vice president of the local bank,
explains that the drive-in wdndow
is the progressive trend in bank
ing today and that the Transylva
nia Trust company will be able to
offer as modern and convenient a
service as any similar institution.
It is explained that the entrance
to the drive-in window will be lo
cated at the rear of the bank off
Caldwell street and the exit will
be onto Main street. The lot will
be paved next to the window offer
ing parking space to customers of
the bank.
The drive-in window will be the
third installation of new facilities
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JURORS NAMED
FOR APRIL COURT
Two-Weeks’ Term Will Be
gin On The First. Clark
son To Preside
Jurors for the April term of Su
perior court in Transylvania coun
ty are announced today by Marvin
McCall, clerk of court.
The court will open on Monday
morning, April 1st, and criminal
cases will be heard during the first
week.
A civil court is slated the sec
ond week, and Mr. McCall expects
both dockets to be heavy.
Judge Francis 0. Clarkson, of
Charlotte, will preside.
Jurors for the first week are:
G. W. Whitmire, Homer Cox, Har
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Olin Mathieson Gives
10 Cents An Hour Raise
The Employees of the Ecusta
Paper Division and the Film Di
vision of Olin Mathieson Chem
ical corporation at Pisgah For
est received a ten-cents per hour
increase in pay effective March
4.
THE BREVARD HIGH SCHOOL
BAND, pictured above, upon arrival
back in Brevard last Saturday afternoon,
received superior rating in the final ses
sion of the two-day district high school
music contest at Western Carolina col
lege at Cullowhee last week end. Bre
vard and Waynesville were the only
bands to receive a superior rating and
this qualifies them for competition in the
State Music contest at Greensboro next
month. Director and Mrs. John Evers
man can be noted at the left.
(Photo by Austin)
The announcement was made
jointly last Friday by Philip C.
Brownell, general manager of the
Ecusta Paper Division, and Mil
ton L. Herzog, general manager
of the Film Division.
The pay increase affected ov
er 2,000 employees of the two
Olin Mathieson divisions.
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CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, March 7th — Lions
club meets at Gaither’s at 7:00 o’
clock. All-Star” cage game in col
lege gym at 8:00 o’clock.
Friday, March 8th — Hospital
auxiliary to meet at 3:00 o’clock.
“World Day of Prayer” service at
Presbyterian church at 3:30 o’
clock. P-TA supper at Brevard el
ementary school from 5:30 until
7:30 o’clock. Square dance at leg*
; ion building, beginning at 8:30 o’
clock.
Saturday, March 9th — “Sock
Hop” at legion building at 8:30
o’clock.
Sunday, March 10th — Attend
the church of your choice. Choir |
festival at First Baptist church,
4:30 o’clock
Monday, March 11th — Rotary
meets at Gaither’s at 7:00 o’clock.
4-H electrical meet in Masonic,
temple at 7:30 p. m.
Tuesday, March 12th — Elks
| and Moose lodges meet at 8:00 o’- J
, clock.
Wednesday, March 13th — Jay
cees meet at Gaither’s at 6:30 o’
clock.
THIS IS 4-H WEEK, and Transylvania’s 670 club
members are busy giving interesting and informative
programs in the schools, at civic meetings, and other ga
therings. The prime purpose of the observance is to bring
to the attention of the public the significance of the 4-H
program to improve family and community living.
Duke's Dr. Walton To Speak
At Methodist Revival Here
DR. A. J. WALTON
4-H Members Invited
To Attend Workshops
A series of 4-H electric work
shops will be started in Transyl
vania on Monday night, March 11th,
in the Masonic temple, beginning
at 7:30 o’clock, Bill Garmon, as
sistant county agent, announces.
These workshops will be held
each Monday night for the next
three weeks, and all 4-H club mem
bers interested in electrical pro
jects are cordially invited to at
tend.
Elizabeth Thurston and St. Clair
Knight, electrical engineer, of the
Duke Power company, will appear
on the program at the workshops,
which are sponsored by the Duke
company.
Noted Evangelist Is Interest
ed In New Church. In
vitation Is Issued
Dr. A. J. Walton, of Duke Divin
ity school, will preach at a revival
at the Methodist church here in
Bnevard next Thursday through
Saturday, March 14-16. Service will
commence each evening, 7:30 p. m.
A member' of the WNC confer
ence, Dr. Walton is also associated
with the Duke Foundation. He is
reputed to be an excellent evange
listic minister, and according to
Rev. Douglas Corriher, Brevard
Methodist minister, he is highly in
terested in the new Methodist
church presently under construc
tion across from the campus of Bre
vard College.
Stewards, their wives and selec
ted youths will be in charge of
filling the pews.
Born in 1891 in Phillippi, West
Virginia, Dr. Walton has been asso
ciated with the Duke Divinity
school since 1948.
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The Weather
The weather was mostly cloudy
during the past week, with a total
of 1.38 inches of precipitation re
corded. Temperatures were fairly
steady with the low of 24 degrees
recorded last Friday night. A mod
erate amount of snowfall added to
Tuesday’s precipitation.
High
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
65
60
55
60
56
50
43
Low
42
44
36
24
30
31
33
Pre.
.07
1.07
.11
0
.01
0
.12
Program Highlights
Several New Programs Are Added
To WPNF’s Log, More On Weather
To keep the people of Transyl
vania county up to date on the wea
ther locally and nationally, WPNF
has added to their schedule anoth
er five - minute weather sum
mary. This program, presented by
McCrary Auto service, can be
heard each evening at 6:15, Mon
day through Saturday, according
to John Dellinger, program direc
tor.
Other Programs
The schedule for the Farm and
Home hour for’ the coming week is
as follows: Thursday, Farm Home
administration, John Collins; Fri
’ day, Health department, W. F.
Hart; Monday, county agent’s of
fice; Tuesday, Rosman Vo-Ag de
partment, B. E. Keisler; Wednes
day, Rosman Home Economics de
partment, Mrs. S. C. Clapp.
On the Civic hour the follow
ing will be heard: Friday, Kiwan
is club; Monday, Hospital Auxili
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HEALTH OFFICER
PLEASED, CLINIC
BEING CONTINUED
Second Series Will Get Un
derway This Month. Im
portance Stressed
2,520 VACCINATED
Approximately 80 percent of the
school children in Transylvania
county have been vaecinated
against polio, as the first series of
clinics in the schools is concluded.
Dr. John Folger, the health officer,
reports.
"We are extremely gratified with
the excellent response in the clin
ics. We expect the percentage to go
as high as 85, when the second
series is completed this month,”
Dr. Folger added.
During the first series, a total of
1,628 shots was given, and so far
this year the number administer
ed in the schools and at the health
office is 2,520. This is far greater
than at this time last year.
The next school clinics are sla
ted at Quebec and Lake Toxaway
on March 13th, and at Silversteen
and Balsam Grove on March 14th.
The schedule for the follow-up
clinics is as follows:
March 18th — Rosman high
school and Harry H. Straus scbooL
March 20 — Rosman elementary
school.
March 21 — Penrose and Roeen
wald.
March 25th — Pisgah Forest.
March 27th — Brevard elemen
tary school.
March 28th — Brevard high
school.
April 23rd — Quebec
April 30th — Lake Toxaway.
Dr. Folger urged all parents to
‘ be sure that their children are
immunized immediately before
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! TOWN BOARD IS
CALLING MEETING
Seeking Uniform Building.
Code. Dutch Supper With
Contractors Proposed
In the interest o! progress hr
Brevard, the aldermen are ealling
a meeting of the zoning board and
the contractors of the community
at a dutch supper, it was decided
at Monday’s meeting of the city
fathers.
There will he discussions of a
uniform building code, rezoning
of the town, etc. The aldermen al
so hope with the cooperation of the
contractors they can better famil
iarize the prblic with the impor
tance of securing permits before
building or repairing.
A delegation appeared before
the board and requested a fire hy
drant on Maple street extension.
The matter was referred to the wa
ter committee.
The aldermen also decided fo>
place on probation for one year
the four Brevard taxi drivers who
were convicted in the last term of
Superior court on violation of the
prohibition laws. The group sign
ed a paper which stated that they
would not violate the liquor laws
in any manner during the coining
year.
$155 Reward Offered
For “Fire Setters”
A reward now of $155 is being
offered for information leading
(o the arrest and conviction of
person or persons fonnd guilty
of setting fire to a house belong
ing to Lawrence Smith on Que
bec Mountain above Rosman Feb
ruary 19th.
Sheriff “Scott” Dillingham has
reported that he bos more evi
dence which points to the fact
that the Smith house and anoth
er belonging to Gilbert Reid
were set afire.
The blazes occurred about the
same time, 2:00 a. m., on the
morning of the 19th, and Mr,
Smith is offering $155 reward.
Persons with information in
connection with the fires are
asked to contact the sheriff.