TRANSYLVANIA—
The Land ol 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—
Ad Industrial, Tourist, Ed
ucational, Agricultural
and Music Center. Popula
tion, 1800 Census, 10,321.
Brevard Community 7,304.
Vol. 68 — No. 25
Second Class Mail Privileges
Authorized at Brevard, N. C.
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1957
* 24 PAGES TODAY A
A Hearty Welcome To All Campers And Summer Visitors To Wonderful Transylvania County
imj rujvr workers on me sil
icon plant in Buck Forest joined
with other Du Pont construction
forces across the country on
Monday in recognizing another
fine safety record. For the sec
ond time, a safety record without
parallel in the construction in
dustry — a full year without a
lost-lime injury, wTas set by Du
Pont construction forces on 45
si.es in 22 states. Harold F. Red
mile, field project manager here,
is pictured above addressing the
workers. He praised them on
their record of no injuries since
v.evk wr;s started on the plant in
! February of this year and he urg
i ed their continued cooperation
i in completing the plant without
; a single lost-time injury. At the
j left he is pictured inspecting the
\ new safety flag, inscribed with
i the numeral “2”, standing for
! the second time that an accident
J free year has been achieved. In
the p;,y ure.with him at the right
is Ed Hill, safety engineer for
the construction of the silicon
plant. (Du Pont and Times Staff
Photos)
Du Pont Construction Workers Set
Safety Record. Local Group Praised
Redmile Addresses Mass
Meeting On Site Of Sili
con Plant, Buck Forest
For the second time, a safety rec
ord without parallel in the con
struction industry — a full year
without a lost-time injury, has
been set by Du Pont construction
division at 45 sites in 22 states.
The local announcement was
made at noon Monday 'by H F.
Rectmile, field project manager of
the new silicon plant -now being
constructed in Buck Forest.
A mass meeting of all employees
was held on the plant site, with Mr.
Hedmile making an inspiring talk
| on the importance of safety on con
struction work.
At the close of work last Fri
day, over 10,000 employees on Du
Pont construction projects chalked
up eight million exposure hours
without a lost-time injury. Upwards
of 24# major injuries could have
been expected if the accident fre
quency rate had followed that of
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CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, June 20 — Lions dub
ladies night at Gaither’s, 7 p. m.
Court of honor at ML Moriah
Cherryfield church, 8 p. m. Masons
to meet in temple at 8:00.
Friday, June 21 — Garden club
meets with Mrs. C. J. Goodwin,
8:30 p. m. Scouters box supper at
Pressley Fields, 6:30 p. m. Kiwamis
club meets at Gaither’s, 7 p. m.
Square dance in the American Le
gion building, 8:30 p. m.
Saturday, June 22 — Kids base
bail, 10 a. m., at Brevard college.
Baseball, Camp Straus, at 3 p. m.
Sunday, June 23 — Attend the
church of your choice. Opening con
cert at Transylvania Music camp,
4 p. m.
Monday, June 24 — Rotary club
meets at Gaither’s, at 7 p. m. Bre
vard Music Lovers club meets with
Mrs. James Sanders, 8p.ni
Tuesday, June 25 — Concert at
Transylvania Music camp, 8:15 p.
m.
; Governor Quoted
Representative Gaither Gives
Resume Of Legislature Activities
In an interview with the Tran
sylvania Times this week, Transyl
vania’s representative in the Gen
eral Assembly, James C. Gaither,
summarizes activities of the legis
lature during the past few months.
Governor Luther Hodges also re-;
ported to The Times during the
past week that the ’57 General As
sembly was one of the finest that
North Carolina has ever had.
He was also high in his praise of
the Transylvania representative
and he said he found Mr. Gaither
Miss Smathers Is
At Girls’ State At
WC, Greensboro
Lynn Smathers, who is being
sponsored by the Brevard uni* of
the American Legion auxiliary, is
now attending Girls State at Wom
an’s college in Greensboro.
She will return home on Fri
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to be a hard-working, capable and
cooperative young representative.
Mr. Gaither’s leport to the peo
ple of Transylvania follows:
“I should like to take this op
portunity to express again my
appreciation to the voters of the
county for allowing me to repre
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Welcome Extended Campers, Summer
Visitors, Banner Year Is Predicted
SOLOMON JONES
DIED ON MONDAY,
RITES WEDNESDAY
Prominent Cedar Mountain
Resident Had Been Ac
tive In Many Affairs
Funeral services for Solomon A.
Jones, 80. prominent resident of
the Cedar Mountain community,
were held Wednesday afternoon at
the Rockv Hill Baiptist church.
Mr. Jones died at his home Mon
day afternoon after a brief illness.
He was 80 years of age.
Rev. Joe Seay and Rev. Osborne
McCall officiated at the service in
the church, and Masons conducted
graveside rites in the church ceme
tery.
The body was in state for one
hour prior to the service.
Mr. Jones was prominently iden
ified in church, community, Ma
sonic and political activities.
He was a member of the Dunn’s
Rock Masonic lodge for 48 years.
,nd at the time of his death he was
; erving as chairman of the board
if deacons of the Rocky Hill
church. He also served as a Sun
lay school superintendent.
Mr. Jones was born at Cedar
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MERGER OF BANKS
IS NOW APPROVED
Final Action Taken By Thl
Comptroller Of Currency.
Directors To Meet
The Comptroller of Currem
iormally approved the console
.ion of Asheville’s First Natiom
^ank and Trust Company, Waym
v'ille’s First National Bank and Br<
vard’s Transylvania Trust Compaiyj
n Monday.
The consolidated bank, un<
he charter and title of First
ticnal Bank and Trust Company
Asheville, will take over at t|
close of business Saturday.
Directors of the consolidate
bank will meet later this week ti
complete necessary details
elect officers.
Local bank officials point out]
that the four banks, separately^
have played a major part in the dc
•>'elopment of the three Westerj
North Carolina communities.
Together, it is stated, they wil
be able to do an even bigger ai
better job.
There will be no change in bar
customer relationships, no confi
ion and no red tape.
Furthermore, if is announce
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anc
Plane Damaged In Crash
Landing At Little Rive.
William Feathers, of Tennes
see, made a crash landing in a
Piper cuh plane in a field belong
ing to Frank Merrill in the Lit
tle River section of Transylva
nia around 7:30 Monday night.
Although the plane was badly
damaged in the forced landing,
Mr. Feathers was not injured.
Because of storms at the air
ports at Asheville and Hender
Program Highlights ’','****km***m*
Programs From Cosby Choir Camp
Will Be Broadcast Over W P N F
By popular demand, WPNF i
beginning a series of program
from the outstanding Cosby Chob
camp, located at Lake Toxaway
this coming Sunday evening a'
7:00 o’clock.
The camp operated for the firs'
time hist summer and specialize
in teaching of choir music.
Bobby Hoyle, station manager
invites the public to hear the out
standing programs.
He also announces that specia
; programs from the famed Tran
i sylvania Music camp will be log
■ gcd in the immediate future.
Other Programs
■ The schedule for the Farm and
Home hour for the coming week
t is as follows: Thursday, Extension
> forestry, F. E. Whitfield; Friday,
Carolina fanm features; Monday,
, county agent’s office; Tuesday, Soil
■ Conservation service, H. E. New
land; Wednesday, home demonstra
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sonvUle, Mr. Feathers found
necessary to set the plane d<
before dark somewhere in
area.
The Merrill field appeare
ideal for a forced landing to
Feathers, however, the tall
and the soggy soil Hipped thel
plane over on its back side whenj
the pilot attempted to land.
The plane belonged to the
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Legion Will Begin
Square Dances On
Friday This Week
The regular Friday night square
lances at the American legion
building will begin for the ’57 sum- l
mer season on Friday of this week, ,
Bill Baughn, chairman, announces (
ioday. 1
Townspeople and summer visit- »
ars are cordially invited by Mr.
Baughn to attend. 3
Dancing will get underway at ]
3:30 o’clock, and music will be fur- <
nished by Vernon Rogers and his
string band, of Hendersonville. <
Admission will be 75c per per- <
son. 1
BREVARD’S BOBBIE ANN PLUMMER made a big
hit with North Carolina’s governor, Luther Hodges, right,
at the Rhododendron ball in Asheville last Saturday
night, where she was a member of the Queen’s court. Her
father, who presented her to the Rhododendron King
and Queen, is shown at the left. An outstanding student
at Florida State, Tallahassee, Florida, Miss Plummer
was Lambda Chi, Theta Chi Charity Bowl Queen in 1956,
social chairman of Alpha Delta Pi sorority in 1957, and
Theta
erectors ur iransyivama Humane
Society Vote To Purchase Property
After taking an option on some
>roperty recently, the Transylva
lia Humane Society directors took
rfficial action this week and voted
o buy the land for the purpose of
instructing an animal shelter.
This action was taken Monday
light at a directors’ meeting in the
lame of Mrs. Donald Hill. Presi
lent E. A. “Bud” Knoth presided.
The property is one-fourth mile
iff the Rosman highway, located
in the Ross road. It is expected that
he deal will be closed this week.
Plans are to build a shelter as
soon as possible. The site is near a
hard surfaced road, has running wa
ter and electricity Is nearby.
President Knoth has appointed a
committee in charge of funds rais
ing, or the “Buy a Block” cam
paign selling cement blocks. If is
composed of Mrs. Ligon Ard,
chairman, Mrs. Charles Colwell,
Mrs. James Nichols and Mrs. Paul
Stroup. Others will be added to the
committee later.
CAPACITY GROWS
ARE REPORTED AT
THE 15 FINE CAMPS
Town, County Officials And
Civic Leaders Send Greet
ing Messages
ROUND-UP MADE
With all of the 15
summer camps in Transytmmia re
porting capacity enrollment, offi
cials of the town and county and
heads of civic erganaaffiom
hands in issuing a most cordial
welcome to the campers, summer
visitors and others here for a va
cation this season.
It is with glad hand of friend
ship that they roll out the welcome
mg mat to this beautiful land of
lakes and waterfalls, which js also
recognized as a “meoca for summer
camps.”
Through the columns of the
Transylvania Times this weefc putty
merchants and others are wel
coming the campers and other vis
itors to town. Publisher Bd M. An
derson urges all readers te espec
ially note the write-ups on the var
ious camps.
Best Year
From all indications, this sum
mer will be a peak year in tourist
business, and already thousands of
cars are seen in the great' Pisgah
aitional Forest, as people from the
owlands come up to the momrtagni
an effort to escape the heat «h&
see this ferried wonderland of
;ure.
Drug stores, eating estaMtoh
hotels, inns, etc., fn the
ninty, report a sharp increase in
tourist business,
eeman Hayes, chairman «f the
sylvania county board of
sioners, B. H. Freeman,
(Brevard, and Frank Bridges,
ident of the chamber of cam
:e, join hands in welcoming all
►tors, and they will be glad to
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.STORS RETURN
10M CONFERENCE
iher To Serve Local
lurch For The Fiftk
Year. Others Named;
lethpdist pastors in 'PraDfiyivtt
[ county were returned to their
tive churches at the dost «f
[Western North Carolina Meth
conference at Junaluska.
Douglas Cerriher, who has
as pastor of the Brewnd
list church for the past four
was returned to has past,
lie church is in the
a new edifice
college.
W. A. Kerr, Jr., _ _
[Brevasd circuit, was ictuiei
associate will be Rev. ML M.
rang. The Brevard
ides Rasanaa, Hama Shoe
>v. H. C. WhRter was also re
to the Ecasta circuit, which
ides Oak Grove and BhHk
ndrix I o Open
is New Sinclair
Station This Wieek
formal opening o4 the W.
ndrix Sinclair service station
the corner of Caldwel and French
Broad streets is set for Friday and
Saturday of this week.
In connection with the gala op
ening, Mr. Hendrix is awarding a
number af fine prizes.
Included in the array of gifts are
the following: A set of Gooden
tires, a GE portable mixer, an alum
inum chaise lounge chaia, a three
speed portable record player, Lit
tle League baseball, bat and glove.
Each customer will nedw n
six-bottle carton of Coca-Colas, and
children will receive special gifts
and souvenirs.
Mr. Hendrix says his modem sta
tion will be open from 7:00 each
morning until 9:00 at night tains
the opening celebration.