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 i c uhuraA
and Music Center. Popula
tion, 1990 Census, 15,821.
Brevard Community 7,394.
Vol. 68 — No. 15
Second Class Mall Privileges
Authorized at Brevard, N. C.
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1957
* 18 PAGES TODAY ★
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
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THE BREVARD CIVIC CHORUS,
pictured in rehearsal in the new Presby
terian church, will give its fourth and fi
nal concert of fjie season this Sunday
evening at 7:30 o’clock in a joint service
of the churches in Brevard at the Bre
vard Davidson River Presbyterian
church. The program will consist of two
major choral works especially suited for
performance during the Easter season.
Soloists will be E. Corwith Jolliff, Mrs.
Lila Hill, Mrs. Gloria Sanders, Miss Mar
gie Long, Lloyd Burnans, David Truck
sess and Dr. Frank McGuire. Charles Jol
liff is the organist and Prof. Nelson Ad
ams is the director. (Photo by Austin)
Dr. Elliott Lauds Teachers, Leaders
In Educational Field Receive Awards
Over 200 Persons Attend
Banquet At OJin Math.i-*
son Chemical Corp.
The rapid growth of the junior
college in America and the out
standing contributions they are
making in the field of educatioa
were cited in an address by Dr.
Phil Elliott, president of Gardner
Webb college, at the centennial
banquet of Transylvania chapter of
the North Carolina Education as
sociation last Thursday night.
More than 200 persons attended
the event, which was held in the
cafeteria of the Olin Mathieson
Chemical corporation at Pisgah
Forest.
Dr. Elliott was introduced by J.
O. Wells, personnel manager of
Olin Mathieson, and Wayne Brad
burn, county school supervisor, ser
ved as master of ceremonies.
Mrs. Mary Jane McCrary, chair
man of the centennial observance
of Transylvania set for 1961, gave
a brief history of education in
Transylvania, prior to the princi
pal address.
Dr. Elliott paid tribute to the
prominent role that industry is
playing in education.
‘'Last year industry contributed
to privately supported schools more
than 16 million throngh special
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CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, April 11 — Brevard
high vs. Waynesville, 3:30, Camp
Straus diamond. Mathatasian and
Fortnightly clubs meet at 3:30 p.
m. GOP dinner meeting at M & M
Cate, 7 p. m. Study course begins
at Wesleyan Methodist church,
7:30 p. m. Masonic meeting in tem
ple at 8:00 p. m.
Friday, April 12 — Hospital aux
iliary meets in nurse’s dining room,
3 p. m.
Saturday, April 13 — “Quiet Af
ternoon" at St. Philip’s Episcopal
church. 2 p. m.
Sunday, April 14 — Attend the
church of your choice. World War
I Veterans meet in court house,
2:30 p. m. Palm Sunday concert of
sacred music, Brevard-Davidson
River Presbyterian church, 7:30 p.
m.
Monday, April 15 — Deadline for
filing Income Tax forms. Legion
auxiliary to meqt in American Le
gion Memorial building, 8 p. m.
Brevard high school P-TA meets.
8 p. m.
Tuesday. April 16 — Brevard
High School Senior class leaves
for its trip to Washington, D. C.,
5 a. m.. to return late the follow
ing Saturday.
! NOW REPRINTING
THE HISTORY OF
COUNTY SCHOOLS
Mrs. Mary Jane McCrary Ii
The Author. Many Assist
In Collecting Data
(Editor’s note: The Times this
week carries the first article in
a series of the history of educa
tion in Transylvania county. It
was written by Mrs. Mary Jane
McCrary, who is chairman of the
centennial observance set for
1961 in this county, and data was
collected by a large committee
of teachers and the press, with
Mrs. Comnena Lawrence as
chairman, and Miss Martha Bos
well as secretary. All subscrib
ers of The Times are urged to
read each installment of this
interesting and informative his
tory.)
Teaching on the frontiers of this
region of the Southern Highlands
was centered around what now
seems to us an extraordinary in
stitution. It was a crude system
naturally, for the fj?o)ntier was
crude. The system was grim too
but dreadfully in earnest. Nevei
were scholars more earnest and de
voted to learning than frontier folk
who had the highest purpose of im
proving their lands and theii
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Citations And Plaques Are
uive« Tc firoup In Schools
And On The Outside
One of the highlight features of
( the centennial banquet in Transyl
vania honoring school personnel
was the awarding of plaques and
> certificates tc several individuals,
J who have made outstanding con
| tributions to education in this
j county.
! Ralph H. Ramsey, Jr., county at
j torney, was in charge of the pres
J cntation ceremony, and afterwards,
j Mr. Ramsey himself received a
j plaque from Wayne Bradburn, who
'served as master or ceremonies on
the banquet prograu.
A group of 12 te&hers received
citations for long and meritorious
service, and these were signed by
B. E. Keisler, president of the
Transylvania chapter of the North
Carolina Education association.
In the group were the following:
Mrs. Rosa Callaham, Mrs. Mamie
Dale, Miss Fleeto Freeman, Mrs.
Bernice Jfollifield, Mis. Lola Lusk,
Mrs. Maihie . i< ore, Mr* Roxie
Neely, MisS Annie Mae Patton, Miss
Geneva paxton, Mrs. T. E. Reid,
Mrs. E. F. Tilson and Mrs. Mildred
Townsend. r .
J. B. Jou-es, who is retiring as
superintendent of/ schools after 27
years, received a plaque for meri
torious services and outstanding
contributions in the field of edu
cation.
Other school officials receiving
plaques in appreciation for the ex
cellent work that they have done
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Transylvania Hit By Flood, Heaviest
Rainfall In State Is Recorded Here
VETS OF WORLD
WAR 1 TO MEET
HERE ON SUNDAY
Rally Planned In Court
House At 2:30 O’clock.
Purpose Is Outlined
Representatives of the North
Carolina Department, Veterans of
World War 1, of the U. S. A., Inc.,
will be in Brevard, Sunday after
noon, at 2:30 o’clock for a rally of
all World War 1 veterans in Tran
sylvania and surrounding counties.
The scheduled meeting will be held
in the county courthouse.
The Veterans of World War 1,
of the U. S. A. Inc., was founded
about three years ago, and since
that time they have expanded their
operations into 44 states and terri
tories with more than 870 local
[ barracks. Headquarters of the nati
onal organization is located in
Washington, D. C., and by conven
tion mandate they are pressing in
the congress for a more liberal
hospital and medical care program
for its veterans who are now ave
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PRESBYTERIANS
HOLD MEETING
Asheville Presbytery Refus
es To Ask Transfer To
Synod Of N. Carolina
Asheville Presbytery refused to
ask for transfer from- the Presby
terian Synod of Appalachia to the
Synod of North Carolina.
The position was taken in a vote
at the Presbytery’s quarterly meet
ing at Brevard - Davidson River
Presbyterian Church on Monday.
The vote was 23 to 17 against ap
proval of an overture offered by
the session of the Sylva church,
presented at the January meeting
of the presbytery and docketed for
consideration here.
The deciding factor was loyalty
to King College of Bristol, Tenn.,
the only educational institution of
the Synod.
The one-day session was opened
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NEWLY ELECTED MEMBERS of the Transylvania
board of education are shown above receiving the oath
of office from Marvin McCall, left, clerk of court. In the
center is Eddie Varner, who is chairman of the board,
and at the right is Ed B. Matheson. They were elected by
Transylvania voters last fall, and their election was re
cently approved in Raleigh. (Times Staff Photo)
Leslie Grogan Is Appointed
Manager Of Du Pont’s Plant
Court Continues
Manslaughter True Bill Is
Returned Against Holland
Two true bills of indictment of I
manslaughter charged against Cor-!
bett Holland were brought in by
the Grand Jury of the April term
of Superior court.
This action grew out of the auto
mobile accident on March 6th in |
the Pisgah National forest, when
two high school girls, Judy Evelyn
Hutchins and Linda Sue Cassell,
lost their lives.
Holland is a patient in the Moore
General hospital, and according to
Sheriff “Scott” Dillingham, the in-1
DR. PHIL ELLIOTT, the principal
speaker at the centennial banquet honor
ing educational leaders in Transylvania
last Thursday night at the Olin Mathie
son Chemical corporation, is pictured
above, surrounded by several of the par
ticipants on the program. At the left is
J. O. Wells, Olin personnel manager
here, who introduced the speaker, and
next in line is Dr. Elliott. Others are i
Ralph H. Ramsey, Jr., who presented |
special awards on the program; Eddie j
Varner, chairman of the school board, i
who delivered the address of welcome;
and, Wayne Bradburn, county supervis
or, who served as master of ceremonies
on the program. (Photo by Russell.)
oictments were served on him
Tuesday afternoon. His condition,
though improved, is still said to be
serious. He lost a leg in the acci
dent, officers state, and he is ex
pected to be in the hospital for
quite some time yet.
The bond in each case was set
at $5,000.
The criminal slate in this term
of court was concluded last Thurs-j
day, with many cases being contin-1
ued. Action of the civil docket has
been underway all this week. Judge
Francis Clarkson is presiding, and
Clarence 0. Ridings is prosecuting
for the state.
Pleading guilty to speeding and
paying a fine of $5.00 and the
costs were Frederick C. Kilstrom,
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Will Move Here To Supervise
Recruitment And Training
Of Personnel
Leslie S. Grogan, assistant plant'
manager at Du Pont’s Edge Moorr
Del., pigments plant, has been ap
pointed manager-designate of the
company’s new silicon plant un
der construction in Buck Forest
near Brevard.
The new facility — the nation’s
first full-scale silicon plant—will
be located on a 10,500-acre site
straddling Transylvania and Hen
derson counties. It will produce
hyper-pure silicon, the element
which makes up the heart of
many electronic devices.
Mr. Grogan will move later this
year to the Brevard area to super
vise recruitment and training of
personnel and to plan for the
start-up of the plant, scheduled for
next spring.
The plant manager-designate
has been with Du Pont since 1934,
including a two-year leave of ab
sence to complete his studies to
ward a bachelor of science degree
in civil engineering at the Univer
sity of Maryland, awarded in 1940.
His first job with Du Pont was as
a maintenance foreman at the
Newburgh, N. Y., plant. From 1938
to 1940, he returned to college, and
after graduation he was assigned
to the construction division of the
Engineering department. For the
next ten years, he worked on vari
ous company construction pro
jects, including several installa
tions built by Du Pont for the
government during World War II.
These assignments included di
vision engineer, Indiana Ordnance
Works; field superintendent, Okla
homa Ordnance works; and field
superinntendent in charge of all
field engineering and construction
af the Hanford Engineering Works
World War II atomic energy in
stallation.
His postwar construction assign
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WPNF Program Highlights
Community Clubs Are On Air, Baseball
Broadcasts Begin, Also County History
Many outstanding programs, in
cluding a series of broadcasts by
the various community clubs, a his
tory of Transylvania county and
play-by-play action of the Brook
lyn Dodgers, will be heard over
WPNF during the coming week.
On Thursday afternoon at 4:00
o’clock, Mrs. Mary Jane McCrary, ■
chairman of the centennial obser-1
vance of Transylvania, which is'
slated for 1961, will give a his
tory of education in Transylvania, j
The Community hour series will
begin Saturday at 12:30 o’clock un-'
der the sponsorship of the Olin
Mathieson Chemical corporation.
The schedule of broadcasts is as
follows: April 13 — Balsam Grove;
April 20 — Cedar Mountain; May
4 — Little River; May 11—Mid
dle Fork; May 18 — Pisgah Forest;
May 25 — Quebec; and, June 1—
Dunn’s Rock.
“Due to the popularity of the
baseball broadcasts last year, we
are happy to announce that again
this year the play-by-play action of
the Brooklyn Dodgers, plus some of
the games of the Washington Sena
tors, will be heard each afternoon
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ONE BOY NEARLY
DROWNS, FARMERS
LOSS SAID HEAVY
Schools Closed Friday. Sev
eral Roads Blocked Be
cause Of High Waiter
SURVEY IS MADE
Flood and storm plagued the
quiet serenity of the 8ytvan
Valley last Thursday and Friday,,
as Transylvania experienced the
highest waters in bottomlands in
many years.
More rainfall, over six
was recorded in the county during
that period than in any other
county in North Carolina.
The French Broad river nose
higher than it has been in the
past eight years, closing many
county roads, the Greenvill*
highway, the Crab Creek road.
Island Ford road and several
others.
Schools were closed in the .county
last Friday, and probably the hard
est hit persons were the Jarman
with newly plowed bottomland*.
Major erosion damage was noted,
from the torrential rains.
One srhool boy, Louis Britt,,
narrowly escaped drowning
while exploring a rain-made
river gushing through a readtfde
culvert on the new highway near
Penrose.
His foot became stock in the
mud and duhris and he remain
ed trapped for nine hours lart
Friday.
Be* vr5‘. of the steep erabaak
meiL', he was unable to attract the
attention of passing motorists on
the highway and the watef roan
menacingly. When he sat down, it
was up to his chin.
Late Friday afternoon a group
of boys walking along the road
heard young Britt’s shouts and
summoned the help of the Brevard
fire department, local officers and
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COMMERCE BODY
PLANS BANQUET
Hearing On Bus Controversy
Is Set For April 30th In
Asheville
Last week in May was set for
the annual Chamber of ComnUawe
banquet by the board of direetan
in meeting Tuesday night.
Don Jenkins, Mrs. John Ford,
John Anderson, and Vernon Rides'
were named as committee on ar
rangements. Curtis Kelley, Cadi
Bryson and Clark Grissom wilt
head the ticket sales. President
Frank Bridges will secure the
speaker.
Mrs. John Ford, secretary, said
that the office was being used cob*
siderable by people, visitors and
possible home-seekers. She main
tains office hours from 9:39 to
12:30 each day.
Announcement was made that
WNCAC will meet in Bryson Cfty
on Tuesday, May 16th, at which
time matter of "area planning"
for Western North Carolina wadi
be main order of business.
Hearing in the matter of Jack
Bryson Bus lines seeking fran
chise from Asheville to Bosnian
will be held in Asheville on April
30. it was announced, and request
made that several people from
Brevard and Rosman go and back
Mr. Bryson’s application. He kr
now running two round trips daily
here on lease-arrangement with
Smoky Mountain Trailways.
Seeking Bids On
Road To Du Pont
Site From l TS 276
The State Highway depart
ment in Raleigh issued a call for
bids on paving, grading and
structures for the road into the
new Du Pont plant site off US
276 near Cedar Mountain.
The distance of this access
road is 2.72 miles, and special
allocation of $250,000 was re
cently made for it by Governor
Luther Hodges.