TRANSYLVANIA—
Fhe Land ol Waterfalls,
Mecca for Summer Camps,
Entrance to Pisgah Na
* tional Forest and Home of
Brevard Music Festival.
The Transylvani
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A State And National Prize-Winning A..Newspaper
TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist, Ed
ucational, A g t i c ulturaJ
and Music Center. Popula
tion, 1890 Census, 10.32L
Brevard Community 7,304.
Vol. 68 — No. 23
Second Claw Mall Privileges
Authorized at Brevard, N. C.
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1957
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
members held one of the most
successful banquets in the history
of the organization last Friday
night in the Masonic Temple. In
the top photo F. Clifton Toal,
vice president of Southern Rail
way. is showing facts and figures
relating to the “Du Pont story,”
and others in the picture, left to
right, are: Frank Bridges, pres
ident of the Brevard chamber of
commerce; John A. Ford, former
mayor of Brevard; D. R. Darden,
of Asheville, and division freight
agent; and, C. M. Douglas, re
cording secretary of the Brevard
civic body. Members of the ar
rangements committee and other
participants on the program are
pictured at the left. Left to
right, they are: Mrs. Lucy Ford,
the executive secretary; Ralph
H. Ramsey, Jr., county attorney,
who introduced the speaker;
Don M. Jenkins, chairman of ar
rangements for the banquet; and
Cecil J. Hill, vice president of
the Brevard chamber of Com
merce, who served as master of
ceremonies on the banquet pro
gram. (Times Staff Photos)
| Southern Railway's Vice President
Tells "On Pont Story" At Banqnet
Effort To Attract Industry To
South Revealed In Talk
By Clifton Toal
F. Clifton Toal, vice president
Southern Railway, of Washing
ton, D. C., told of the extensive ef
forts of his company to attract in
dustry into the south at the annual
banquet of the Brevard chamber
of commerce last Friday night in
the Masonic temple dining room.
Mr. Toal related the incidents
concerning Southern Railway’s role
in locating the Du Pont silicon plant
at Buck Forest near Cedar Mourn
tain in Transylvania.
“Now the storyr can be told and
Southern Railway is happy to have
had a part in it.” Mr. Toal com
mented.
His office furnished surveys and
pother data to Du Pont, when the
^site was toeing considered, he said.
The railway executive paid trib
ute to cooperation of community
leaders, and he was especially high
in his praise of support and co
operation of exisiting industries in
the area.
“Few people realize how import
ant it is to have the loyalty and
the cooperation of industries like
Olin Mathieson, Champion Paper
and Fibre company, Fnka and oth
ers in Western North Carolina in
attracting other industries,” he de
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CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, June 6 — Methodist
and Presbyterian Women’s circles
meet. Lions club meets at 7 p. m.,
in Gaither’s. St. Philip’s auxiliary
meets in parish house, 8 p. m.
Friday, June 7 — Kiwanis meets
at 7 p. m., in Gaither’s.
Saturday, June 8—Formal open
ing of country club and golf course
for the summer season.
Sunday, June 9 — Attend the
church of your choice.
Monday, June 10—Franklin Park
and Pool opens at 12 noon. Rotary
club meets at Gaither’s, 7 p. m.
Tuesday, June 11 — Fidelis class
picnic at home of Mrs. Lester Mar
tin, 6:30 p. m. Chamber of com
merce directors meet at 7:30 p. m.
Elks and^ Moose lodge meet at 8
p. m.
Wednesday, June 12 — Jaycees
meet at f:30 p. m., in Gaither’s.
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Legislative Round-Up
iWNC Planning Commission Is
| Given Approval By The House
BY STAFF CORRESPONDENT
RALEIGH — The bill to establish
a 12 county, Western North Caro
lina regional planning commission,
appears headed for adoption.
Transylvania is included in the
measure, which passed the second
reading in the House Tuesday
night.. It was expected to get final
House approval on Wednesday.
Thursday the bill will go to the
Senate, where it is expected to take
The Weather
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According to the official weath
erman, Bobby Hoyle, Transylvania
was certainly the ‘'Land Where
Water Falls,” during the past
week, as showers were noted daily.
The total rainfall for the week was
4.43 inches, with three and one-half
inches falling Tuesday night.
The daily readings were:
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
High Low Pre.
71 52 0
66 55 .22
76 51 0
79 51 .22
81 51 .23
78 59 .25
79 63 3.51
i ihree days to pass.
The bill provides for an addi
tional member for any county hav
ing 50,000 or more population. All
other participating contributing
counties and municipalities will
each have one member.
The planning commission would
gather data, formulate plans and
make recommendations. There is
nothing compulsory in the bill,
I which would become effective up
on ratification into law.
If gives the commission a broad
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Good Tourist Season Is Expected In
Transylvania, Camps Will Be Filled
Do PONT OFFICES
NOW LOCATED AT
THE PLANT SITE
Foundations Being Poured i
For Permanent Structures.
100 Men Are Working j
The offices for the Du Pont |
construction forces are now locat- j
ed on the plant site in Buck For
est, Harold F. Redmile, the field
project manager, announces to
today.
Construction is progressing on
schedule, he reports, and foun
dations are being poured for the
permanent structures of the new
silicon plant.
Fences are also being erected
around the plant site proper
ty, and both electrical lines and
telephones have been connected
into the offices there.
State Highway forces are work
ing on the road from Highway
276, near Cedar Mountain, into
the Buck Forest plant site, and
the construction forces are using
the road via Cascade lake while
this work is being done.
Approximately 100 persons
are now engaged in construction
of the silicon plant at the pres
ent time. Mr. Redmile states.
POOL, PARKW1LL
OPEN ON MONDAY
Facilities Are Being Repair
ed. Pettit Will Manage
This Year
Plans are being completed for
the opening of the Municipal swim
ming pool and Franklin park on
Monday, June 10th.
Again this year, the pool and
park will be operated through the
joint cooperation of the town of
Brevard and the Brevard Athletic
and Recreation association.
The pool will be open daily
from 12 noon until 6:00 o’clock in
the evening, and Gerald Pettit will
serve as manager. Experienced life
guards will be on duty at all times
the pool is open. Admission to
swim this season will be 25c daily.
At the present time, repair work
is being done to the pool, which
will have chemically pure water,
and also, the facilities of the park
are being readied for the opening.
REUNION PLANNED
The annual Parker minion will
be held Sunday, June 9th, at the
home of Mrs. Ellen McCall in the
Gloucester section of upper Tran
sylvania. % There will be special
singers and speakers. All relatives
and friends are invited to come
and bring a picnic basket. '
Local Girls Entered In The
VFWEncampment Contest
Officials of the Lewis Earl
Jackson post of the VFW here
will attend the annual state
encampment at Hendersonville,
and Linda McCall, of Balsam
Grove, and Donna Bryson, of
Brevard, will represent the local
post in the beauty contest Fri
day afternoon and evening.
Miss McCall, who was voted
the best looking girl in the senior
class at Rosnxan this spring, was
Article On Brevard’s Firemen Is The
Subject Of Magazine Feature Story
Brevard’s Volunteer Fire de
partment is the subject of the main j
feature article in the May issue of
“The Volunteer Firefighter,” and'
Chief Dan Merrill’s picture appears 1
on the cover of the publication.
The article was written by Mrs. I
Jack Briggs. It is entitled “Bre-1
vard Parlays Men, Merrill and Good
Public Relations.”
Chief Dan Merrill, a veteran fire- j
man with 32 years experience, is '
given much of the credit for the
growth and improvement of the
volunteer department over the past
few years. In the article it is point
ed out that after the Pierce-Moore
fire, it was realized that more was
needed in ooth men and equip
ment.
The growth and activities of the
department are outlined in interest
ing style in the article. One of its
highlights is the description of the
funds-raising drive for the new
$16,000 rural fire truck.
In addition to the cover picture
of the chief and another one with
the article there are also pictures
of the entire department, police
fire radio operator Tom Huffman.
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active in many extra-curricula
activities, in addition to making
the honor roll all during high
school.' She is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Donald McCall.
Miss Bryson, an outstanding
student at Brevard high school,
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Bryson. During her senior
year she was head cheerleader
and Huddle queen last fall.
Judging in the beauty contest
on Friday at Hendersonville will
be at the Lakeside pool at 2:30
o’clock, and the queen will be
announced at the finals that
that evening in the VFW hall
at 9:30 o’clock.
Accident Victims
Recovering Nicely
The condition of members of the
Spencer Macfie family, who were
injured in an automobile accident
Sunday evening at the comer of
Caldwell and Jordan streets, was
reported to be much improved
Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Macfie was taking her four
sons home, when a tire blew out
as she turned the comer. The car
crashed into a telephone pole and
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SPECIAL TRIBUTE was paid to Transylvania’s war
dead at a Memorial Day service last Thursday at the
Gillespie-Evergreen cemetery by the Monroe Wilson
post of the American legion and the legion auxiliary.
On the front row are Miss Helen Fullbright, Memorial
Day chairman; Mrs. Virginia Steppe, president-elect of
the auxiliary; and, David Sams, commander of the local
legion post The color guards and bearers, pictured left
to right on the back row, are; Weldon Misenheimer, Bill
Baufghn, Homer Batson, Howard Wyatt and Roy Head.
(Photo by Austin’s)
Aldermen Set The Date For
Re-Registration For Voters
FOUR LOCAL
TEACHERS AT
CRAFT SCHOOL
Miss Priest Is Chairman Of
Event That Draws Group
From 20 Counties
Four of the instructors of the
8ih Annual Western District Han
dicraft Workshop, now in session
at Camp Schauib near Waynesville,
are from Transylvania county.
They are Mrs. Barbara Miller, of
Route 1, Pisgah Forest; Gus and
iMaggie Masters, of Route 1, Bre
vard; and Mrs. A. R. Sarratt of
Brevard.
Miss Anne Benson Priest, Tran
sylvania’s home agent, is chairman
of the planning committee for the
handicraft workshop. Home dem
onstration club women and agents
from 20 counties are attending.
Some of the classes being taught
include aluminum chasing and em
bossing, basketry, chair bottoming,
copper enameling, copper ham
mered planters, drawn work, fabric
painting, leather craft, braided
rugs, silk screening, spatter paint
ing, torn paper craft, weaving and
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Traffic Survey Will Be Made
In Town. Re-appoint
ments Made By Board
The board of aldermen set the
date for re-registration of voters in
the town of Brevard at the June
meeting in the city hall.
Registration will begin on Sat
urday, September 14th of this year,
and it will continue for the three
following Saturday’s.
Because of the confusion and
slow voting in the last town elec
tion due to the condition of the
books, the board decided at their
May meeting to call for a re-regis
tration. They had postponed setting
the date until this week.
Since Brevard is faced with a
serious traffic problem, particul
arly on Thursday and Friday af
ternoons and on Saturdays, the
board decided at the meeting this
week to employ W. F. Baibcock, pro
fessor at State college, Raleigh, to
make a traffic survey in the im
mediate future.
The following re-appointments
were made at the meeting:
Thomas R. Eller, town attorney
Paul Fisher, chief of police
John Kilpatritk, street superin
tendent
Dan Merrill, fire chief
C. B. Carter, trustee of the fire
men’s relief fund
G. J. Bostic, electrical inspector
R. F. Tharp, plumbing inspector.
Program Highlights
Varied Programs Of Olin Mathieson
Over WPNF Reported To Be Popular
The varied programs of the Olin
Mathieson Chemical corporation, ov
er WPNF are proving exceedingly
popular, Bobby Hoyle, the station
manager, reports. ...
“He reminds church officials to
send in their notices, which are
heard on the Church Bulletin board
each Tuesday and Thursday morn
ings at 9:30 o’clock. On Monday,
Wednesday and Friday at the same
time, various civic bodies of the
town and county report to the peo
ple.
The sports news each evening
at 6:45 o’clock is another popular i
program, since summaries of the!
big league baseball games are car
ried at that time.
Other programs that Mr. Hoyle
invites the public to hear include
the Olin Mathieson Jamboree each
Saturday evening at 8:30 o’clock,
and the Music hour at noon on Sun
days.
OTHER PROGRAMS
The schedule for the Civic hour
for the coming week is as follows:
Friday, Fortnightly club; Monday,
B & PW club; and, Wednesday,
Elks.
On the Farm and Home hour,
the following will be heard: Thurs
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MANY ATTENDING
AQUATIC SCHOOL,
CONFERENCE SET
Pisgah National Overflow
ing With Visitors Each
Week End
INQUIRIES UP
With the opening of pre-sessions
at several of the summer campjs in
Transylvania and with the Pisgah.
National forest overflowing oafl;.
week end with sightseers
picnickers, all indications point to
a banner ’57 tourist season here.
More inquiries than ever before
are being handled in the chamber
r>f commerce office in the beautifel
new library, and according to Mrs.
John Ford, the executive secretary,
the office is open all day and wel
comes the opportunity to serve' vis
itors and permanent residents of
the town and county.
Operators of Transylvania’s 15
organized summer camps report
that they are filled for the sum-,
mer season. In all, more than 2,000
persons from all over Eastern •
America will attend these institu
tions.
Aquatic School
The first session of the ’57 Amer
ican Red Cross Aquatic school op
ened Wednesday at beautiful Camp
Carolina for training volunteer in
structors in swimming, life-saving,
first aid and boat safety.
Enrollment exceeds 100, and A_
W. Winkenhofer, of Atlanta, Geor
gia, Southeastern area director otf
first aid and water safety is dt
lecting activities.
Robert Zubrod of Clearwater,
Fla Red CrosS—^fety representa
tive for Florida, is leading a vol
unteer instructor staff of 12 aqua
tics specialists with teaching ex
perience in local chapters of the
organization and in aquatic schools.
Small boat safety precautions and
simple water rescue techniques is
getting emphasis, Mr. Winkenhof
er said.
College Course
Some 65 persons, representing
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BOARD PASSES
SEVERAL ITEMS
Work On Budget For Next
Year Postponed. Defense
Director Is Named
Several routine business matters
were discussed by the county com
missioners at the regular June
meeting this week in the court
house.
Since all the departments had
not turned in their requests, work
on the 1957-’58 budget was post
poned until later this month.
The commissioners approved the
W. D. Waldrop road in the Cathey's
Creek township for adoption by the
State Highway department.
It recommended that the state
forces relocate, ditch, widen and
gravel the road, which runs for m
distance of one-half mile.
Weldon Misenheimer was named
civil defense director for Transyl
vania county at the meeting.
Anderson’s Awning,
Upholstering Shop
To Open Saturday
Anderson’s Upholstering and
Awnings will open Saturday at 15
S. Broad street, according to A. C.
Anderson, the owner. The shop win
do custom upholstering and both
canvas and metal awning work. As
sociated with Mr. Anderson in the
business will be his son, A. W. An
derson.
The new business will also
handle a tne of new furniture and
do custom slipcovering.
The Andersons come to Brevard
from Lakeland, Florida, but are
well known in western North Caro
lina, having been in business in
Asheville for a number of yean
prior to going to Florida.
A. C. Anderson is associated with
the Wesleyan Methodist church
and will direct the musical program
of the church, including the train
ing of the choir.
They reside at 302 Caldwell st>