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TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist, Ed
ucational, Agricultural
and Music Cenfter. Popula
tion, 1990 Census, 10,321.
Brevard Community 7,394.
Vol. 68 — No. 14
Second Class Mail Privileges
Authorised at Brevard, N. C.
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 4,1957
* 18 PAGES TODAY ★
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
AN ARCHITECT’S CONCEPTION of
the new addition at the Olin Mathieson
Chemical corporation at Pisgah Forest to
house the No. 10 paper machine of the
Ecusta Paper division is shown in the top
photo. Construction on this new and
modern building will begin in the next
day or two. Discussing this gigantic pro
ject in the lower photo, left to right, are:
Lee M. Bauer, production manager of
the paper division; W. A. McKinley, resi
dent engineer of the Daniel Construction
company; C. C. Calmes, project manager
of the Daniel company; Leo Golden, con
struction supervisor for the Charles T.
Main company; G. C. Englund, Daniel
company’s vice president; and A. J.
Loeb, assistant general manager of the
paper division.
Construction For 10th Paper Machine
At Olin Mathieson To Begin April 5th
—
Daniel Company Has Sub
structure Contract. Offi
cials Now On Project
Initial construction for Ecusta
Paper division of Olin Mathieson
Chemical corporation’s tenth pa
per machine will begin on April 5,
or shortly thereafter, it was an
nounced by A. J. Loeb, assistant
general manager of the division.
Daniel Construction company,
Inc., of Greenville, S. C., has been
awarded a contract for the sub
structure portion of the work,
which will include the installation
of piles. The substructure phase
should be completed during June
of this year and will be followed
immediately thereafter by con
struction of the building and the
installation of the paper machine
and related equipment. Bids for
these latter phases have not as
yet been solicited.
The new machine is being con
structed by Rice Barton corpora
| tion, of Worcester, Massachusetts.
Most of the stock preparation
equipment will be furnished by E.
D. Jones & Sons company, of Pitts
field, Massachusetts.
Chas. T. Main, Inc., of Boston,
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CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, Apr. 4 — Methodist
and Prehbyterian women’s circles
meet. Big NEA parade in town, 2
p. m. NEA banquet at Olin Mathie
son cafeteria, 7 p. m. Lions club
meets at Gaither’s, 7 p. m.
Friday, Apr. 5 — Kiwanis club
meets in Gaither’s, 7 p. m.
Saturday, Apr. 6 — Trout fishing
season opens. P-TA Art and Hobby
show, Masonic temple.
Sunday, Apr. 7 — Attend the
church of your choice. Art Show
continues.
Monday, Apr. 8 — Civil court
convenes at 9:30 a. m. Methodist
Laboratory training school in the
Presbyterian church begins. Art
show continues with P-TA to meet
in Masonic temple at 8 p. m.
Tuesday, Apr. 9 — Brevard Lit
tle Theatre play at 8 p. m., Ameri
can Legion building. Fidelis class
of First Baptist church meets.
Wednesday, Apr. 1 — Brevard
Little Theatre play, American Leg
ion building, 8 p. m. Call meeting
of county board of education, court
house, 8 p. m.
Clarkson Presiding
Many Submissions Recorded in
April Term Of Superior Court
The criminal slate of the April
term of Superior court in Transyl
vania is expected to be adjourned
by Thursday by Judge Francis 0.
Clarkson, of Charlotte, who is pre
siding.
Many persons submitted to var
ious charges during the first three
days of this week, and only one
jury trial was heard up until noon
Wednesday.
In this case, Roger Owens was
charged with assaulting James
Hendricks with a deadly weapon
with intent to kill.
The jury was still out at noon
Wednesday.
Action on the civil docket will
be started at 9:30 o’clock next Mon
day morning. All jurors called the
second week are reminded to be in
court at that time.
Judge Clarkson, making his
first visit in Transylvania, said he
was much impressed with the prog
ress being made here.
“I have found sentimental atta
chment here. Tuesday I was shown
Clarkson hill in lower Transylva
nia, which was purchased by my
grandfather in 1860,” the judge
declared.
As The Times went to press,
there were several verdicts Judge
Clarkson had to pass down on per
sons who had pled guilty. These
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Parade, Banquet To Highlight Local
Observance Of 100 Years Of Education
I
MUCH PROGRESS
NOTED HERE IN
SCHOOL SYSTEM
Modern Buildings Replacing
Old Structures. Survey
Is Made
BUDGET OUTLINED
As educational progress during
the past 100 years is being saluted
across the nation, a survey of the
school system in Transylvania
shows that much progress has been
made in this county.
All indications point to the
brightest future of the school sys
tem since the county was formed
in 1861.
Beginning next fall all smaller
schools can be eliminated and
there will remain no schools of less
than six teachers. All pupils will
be housed in buildings with mason
ry walls, central heating and other
niodern conveniences.
As soon as the bond market im
proves and the architect has com
pleted the plans and specifications,
the contract will be let on the mil
|l;on dollar high school.
A very optimistic part of the out
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TOWN BOARD SETS
ELECTION MAY 7TH,
FILE BY APRIL 20
Term Of Aldermen And
Mayor Extended To Four
Years By Legislature
A general election for the pur
pose of naming a board of aider
men and a mayor will be held here
in Brevard on Tuesday, May 7th,
the city fathers decided at the reg
ular monthly meeting Monday
night in the city hall.
The deadline for filing was set
for 12 noon on April 20th, and reg
istration of new voters will begin
at 9:00 o’clock on that same day.
The books will be kept open for
seven days, excluding Sunday, and
Mrs. Margaret Bridges was named
as registrar.
Judges in the election will be
Bennet Jones and L. P. Hamlin.
Saturday, April 27th, will be
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Little Theatre Will Give
Play Twice Next Week
The Brevard Little Theatre pre
sents the third and final produc
tion of this season, “Here We
Come Gathering” on Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings, April 9 and
10, in the American Legion build
ing.
Curtain time both evenings is
8 p. m.
“Here We Come Gathering” is a
Dean Berry Is Elected To Head New
Organization, "Friends Of Library”
In order that the citizens of
Transylvania county may have
greater opportunity to avail them
selves of the facilities and servi
ces of the fine, new modern library,
a group of interested laymen have
recently formed an organization
known as “Friends of the Library.”
This is an auxiliary organization,
the main purposes of which are to |
distribute information as to the re- j
sources of the library, to spread i
knowledge of the opportunities it
presents, to enlarge its place in
the civic and cultural life of the
community and to promote it is an
active, dynamic educational force.
Officers elected at the organiza
tional meeting were: Dean Iona
Berry, president; Mrs. G. W. Gal
loway, vice president; Mrs. Jack
Trantham, secretary; Ligon B.
—'Twin T« Page Tea
comedy farce written by Philip
King and Anthony Armstrong. It
is being directed by Robroy Far
quhar with Mrs. Freddie Norris as
his assistant.
Mr. Farquhar was high in his
praise of his cast this week. “We
have a wonderful cast,” he said,
“with Don Stoneback and Elinor
Lyda in the leads.” Supporting
roles are taken by Don Wilson,
Emmalu Truesdail, Margaret Pil
low, Martha Belle Wheeler, Gene
Ladd, David Jackson and Bill
Bangs.
Tickets for both performances
of the play will be «old at the
door.
Melton Re-Elected
To Head VFW Po*t
Claude E. Melton has been re
elected commander of the Lewis
Earl Jackson post of Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Commander Melton will be in
stalled with the other officers at
the annual installation meeting on
Monday night. April 22nd.
Vella A. Parker is the senior vice
commander, and the junior vice
commander for the term, 1957-’58.
is Columbus R. Reynolds.
C. L. Corn is quartermaster.
Gene Ramsey is post advocate,
and Rev. Keith Beam will again
serve as chaplain.
Dr. Carol Grahl is post surgeon
elect, and B. F. Hayes was named
as a three-year trustee.
DR. PHIL L. ELLIOTT, left, outstanding president
of Gardner-Webb college, will be rhe principal speaker
at the banquet honoring principals and teachers of
Transylvania county Thursday night in the cafeteria of
the Olin Mathieson Chemical corporation. Wayne Brad
burn, right, chairman of the local centennial celebration
of education in America, will preside over the banquet
meeting. On Monday night of this week, Mr. Bradburn
was elected superintendent of schools in Transylvania,
succeeding J. B. Jones, who retires this summer.
Bradburn Is Elected To Succeed
Jones As School Superintendent,
Board To Decide On School Site
Will Meet Next Wednesday.
Appraisal Committee Ap
pointed By Board
The Transylvania board of educa
tion plans to meet next Wednes
day night and to decide on a site
for the proposed new million dol
lar Brevard high school building.
At their meeting Monday night
of this week, members of the board
unanimously agreed that the Tins
ley site, located on the Country
Club road, is the best one they
(have found to date. However, they
[contended that the price is too
[high and appointed an appraisal
committee consisting of 0. H. Orr,
D. H. Winchester, E. W. Medford,
Jerry Jerome, J. I. Ayers and W.
M Melton.
On March 12, the board took a
30 day option on the property con
sisting of at least 30 acres. The op
tion price was $2,000.00,
Two other locations are being
considered and they are known as
the Fisher site near North Bre
vard and the Lewis site, on Maple
street extension.
A traffic report from O. M. Al
exander, of the state highway pa
trol, shows that the Tinsley site is
much better from a safety traffic
outlook than either of the others.
The state highway department
report also favors the Tinsley site
and soil tests show that the Tins
ley site is favorable.
SPRING HOLIDAYS
Spring has arrived. All the signs
are here. But the happiest of per
sons are those who do not have to
engage in anything but enjoying
spring fever. This week the Bre
vard college students are in that
category. They are enjoying spring
vacation all this week.
Outstanding Record Said De.
termining Factor. Back
ground Is Given
C. Wayne Bradburn was elected
superintendent of Transylvania
county public schools by the board
of education Monday night and ef
fective July 1 he will succeed J.
B. Jones who has resigned after
serving as superintendent for the
past 24 years.
There were three applicants for
the position and the final race nar
rowed down between Bradburn and
Carroll R. Merrill, who was for
merly principal of the Penrose el
ementary school in Transylvania
for five years.
The vote was three to two in fa
vor of Bradburn, with Board
Chairman Eddie Varner casting the
deciding ballot. After the election,
however, those who favored Mer
rill pledged to support and to co
operate with the new superinten
dent. F. S. Best, Ed Matheson and
Eddie Varner voted for Bradburn,
while Harry Morgan and Homer
McCall voted for Merrill.
All ooard members agreed that
both applicants were well quali
fied for the position and the ma
jority group said they favored
Bradburn because of the outstand
ing record he has made in the lo
cal public school system. Merrill,
they said, left the county last fall
and is principal of a school in
Mecklenburg county this year. Nei
ther one is a native of this county.
Supt. Bradburn came to Transyl
vania in the fall of 1955 as head
football coach and teacher at Bre
vard high school. From last fall
until January 1 he served as ac
ting principal of Brevard high
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Program Highlights
Dr. Elliott’s Address To Be Heard
Friday At 4:00 p. m. Over WPNF
The principal address of Dr.
Phil L. Elliott, president of Gard
ner-Webb college, will be record
ed Thursday night at the Olin Ma
thieson Chemical corporation and
will be heard at 4:00 Friday after
noon over WPNF, Bobby Hoyle,
station manager, announces.
The meeting, which climaxes the
local observance of 100 years of
the teaching profession in America,
is of interest to many persons, and
Mr. Hoyle says the station is in
deed happy to broadcast the pro
gram at a more convenient time on
Friday afternoon.
i 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, Soil Conservation
service, H. E. Newland; Wednes
day, Rosman Home Economics de
partment, Mrs. S. C. Clapp.
On the Civic hour the following
will be heard: Friday, Mathatasian
club; Monday, Brevard Little thea
tre; Wednesday, Fortnightly club.
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ALL PRINCIPALS
AND TEACHERS TO
< RE HONORED HERE
Will Ride In Cars Furnished
By Clubs. Brevard Band
Will Lead
BANQUET AT NIGHT
Thursday will be £ great day for
the school personnel in Transyl
vania, as educational forces here
jom with others across the nation
in the centennial celebration of
education in America.
Principals and teachers will be
honored with a gigantic parade, be
ginning ai 2:00, followed by a ban
quet that evening at 7:00 o’clock in
the cafeteria of the Olin Mathie
jiron Chemical corporation.
Dr. Phil Elliott, president of
Gardner-Webb college, will be the
principal speaker at the banquet
meeting, which will be highlighted
with the awarding of certifeates
and plaques to persons who have
made outstandng contributions to
education in Transylvania.
Schools will close at noon for
the big parade, which will form
at 1:30 o’clock on Caldwell street,
from Oakdale to the Rosman high
way. In case of rain, the parade
will be postponed until Friday af
ternoon.
Teachers and principals will
ride in cars furnished by the var
ious clubs and organizations in the
county, and there will be a num
ber of floats depicting progress in
education.
Leading the parade will be the
colors of the American legion and
I the VFW, followed by the Brevard
high school band, directed by John
D. Eversman.
C. Wayne Bradburn, county su
pervisor, who was this week eleet
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I ANOTHER FIRE
BELIEVED SET
Officers, State And Federal
Bureau Of Investigation
Seek Alleged Arsonists
The Brevard fire department
was called out about 5:30 o’clock
Monday morning to quell a blaze,
wnich Fire Chief Dan Merrill de
scribes as being another "set fire”
in Transylvania county.
The vacant house is located near
Wilson’s bridge on the Greenville
highway, and the firemen were
able to put out the blaze before
much damage was done.
Chief Merrill and Sheriff “Scott”
Dillingham say they have evidence
which tends to indicate that the
fire was “set”, and investigations
are being continued by county of
ficers and the State Bureau of In
vestigation.
The house belongs to James Al
lison, who lives in Ohio.
Recently, two houses were “set
afire” above Rosman, Sheriff Dil
lingham reports, and investigations
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District School
Officials Elected
Members of the two school dis
trict committeemen in Transylva
nia county were elected) lor ano
ther two-year term M a meeting of
the board of education Monday
night.
Members of the Brevard! district
number one are George Shuford,
Jack Trantham and W. Pat Allison,
while the members of the Rosman
district number two are Mickler
Lusk, Lawrence Whitmire and Hos
ea Lee.
In response to a petition signed
by 55 people, the board members
unanimously voted to designate the
Old Quebec school as a community
center building. A portion of thn
building, however, will be reserv
ed for a caretaker to reside in.
The board awarded the Bridge*
Coal and Oil company ^ contract
to haul coal to the school bins in
the county next year at a price of
$1.70 per ton.