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An Industrial, Tourist, Ed
ucational, Agricultural
and Music Center. Popula
tion, 1950 Census, 15,321. ;
Brevard Community 7,394.
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TRANSYLVANIA—
The Land of Waterfalls,
Mecca for Summer C&mps,
Entrance to Pisgafc Na
tional Forest and Home of
Brevard Music Festival.
Vol. 68 — No. 45
REVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1957 * 24 PAGES TODAY *
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
WINNERS IN COMMUNITY devel
opment were honored and received cash
awards at a meeting ^following the par
ade last Saturday afternoon, m the left
is Freeman Hayes, chairman of the coun
ty board of commissioners, presenting
the first place check of $200 to Ralph
Lee, president of the Cedar Mountain
community, and at the
McGough, an executive
Agricultural council,
John Smith, of the
munity, winner of seco
center is James Davis,
presided over the meetijg
(Tirhl
is Morris
Asheville
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In the
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Photo)
Cedar Mountain Is Again Adjndpd Top
County Community, Balsam Gr# 2nd
Many Witnessed Big Parade
Last Saturday Afternoon, p
Prizes Are Awarded
In spite of keen competition, the
Cedar Mountain community again
won first place in the annual Rur
al Development contest, and the
president, Ralph Lee, was award
ed a $200 cash prize at the big
awards meeting last Saturday af
ternoon in front of'Brevard high
school.
The meeting clunaxeS a big
parade, which featured floats from
the various communities, displays
of merchants and cars of the some
50 sponsors in Brevard.
Hundreds of persons lined the
street to watch the parade, which
was led by the Brevard high school
band.
Morris McGough, an executive
of the Asheville Agricultural coun
cil, presented the cash awards to
the winners of the various pro
jects, and winning second place
again was Balsam Grove. A cash
award ‘ of $100 w'c accepted by
John W. Smith, and all prize mon
ey will be used by the different
communities in carrying out their
projects of community betterment.
County Agent James Davis was
master of ceremonies, and he ex
pressed deep appreciation to all
persons contributing to the out
standing success of the ’57 con
test.
Two communities, Cathey’s
Creek and Little River, tied for
third place and each received $50.
Other communities winning $25
each were Pisgah Forest, Silver -
steen and Dunn’s Rock.
The inducement prizes totaled
$535, and were awarded for the
completion of projects in the com
munities. Dunn’s Rock won a to
tal of $142.50, followed by Little
River, which received $135.00^ Ca
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Aa
CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, Nov. 7 — Guilds of St.
Philip’s church meet. Lions club
meets in Gaither’s at 7 p. m.
Friday, Nov. 8 — Hospital aux
iliary meets in nurse’s dining room,
3 p. m. Student recital at Brevard
college, 7:15 p. m. Ace of Clubs
meets at 7:45 p. m.
Saturday, Nov. 9 — VFW Poppy
Day. American Legion Post and
Auxiliary membership party, Leg
ion building, 7:30 p. m.
Sunday, Nov. 10 — Attend the
church of your choice.
Monday, Nov. 11 — Schools re
open. Veterans’ Day with all town
and county offices closed. Rotary
club me£ts in Gaither’s at 7 p. m.
Tuesday, Nov. 12 — Ace of Clubs
meets at 7:30 p. m. Fidelis class
meets at 8 p. m., with Mrs. Paul
Tindall.
Wednesday, Nov. 13 — Bow
hunts for does in Pisgah National
Forest.
List Is Given
More Personnel Arrivi^Por
Du Pont’s New Silmj^Plant
Sixteen men in the management
of the new Du Pont silicon plant |
have been transferred from New- J
port to Brevard, or will be during !
November, and IS more are slate'5*
to be sent here during DecemJKfc*!
and January, according to Bob Ba
ker, employee relations director.
The men and their positions are
as follows: W. A. Buell, W. W.
Foote, T. Gambal, H. D. Lynch and
I W. G. Boggs, all group supervisors
with the production department; J.
L. Poe, plant technician, produc
tion department; S. Thomas, area
supervisor, production depart
ment; F. R. Light, group super
visor, production department; T.
F. Hanna, area supervisor, produc
tion department; A. P. Martin,
group supervisor, production de
Town And County
Offices To Close
_ Monday, Vets’ Day
The city hall and many of the
county offices will be closed
on Monday for Veteran’s day.
The post office and the bank
will also observe the holiday.
Veteran organizations are urg
, ing businesses and industries
to fly the American flag on Mon
day, which is a legal holiday.
The license tag office in the
L & H Appliance company will
be closed on Monday, while Mrs.
Rosa Norwood is attending a dis
trict manager’s meeting in Ashe
ville.
partment; C. P.
pervisor, produ
Also N. C. J4
supervisor. niaiWItwIpWyMEgl
MieM; 'Si-. B.itw;'imennialvi
pervisor, maintenance depart
ment; A. P. Wemyss, standards en
gineer, methods and standards de
partment; R. C. Reidinger, assistant
technical supervisor, technical de
partment; and D. A. Walczak, en
gineer, technical department.
C. J. McGlave, who has been in
Brevard on a temporary assign
ment with the employee relations
department, has been transferred
permanently to Brevard and will
eventually be assigned to the pro
duction department as group su
pervisor.
Flu Epidemic Hits Schools, Brevard
> And Lower Transylvania Ones Closed
LEGION TO HOLD
ANNUAL PARTY
SATURDAY NIGHT
Auxiliary Will Also Award
Many Prizes. Dance To
Conclude Event
The annual membership celebra
ltio.n of the Monroe Wilson post,
No 88, of the American legion, will
be held Saturday night at the le
gion building.
Prizes, totaling more than $500
in value, will be awarded, and the
auxiliary will also climax its mem
bership drive on the same evening
with the legionnaires.
There will be a bingo party from
7:30 until 8:30 o’clock, followed by
the awarding of prizes. A big, gala
dance will climax the evening’s ac
tivities.
Commander David Sams remind^
all legionnaires that members who
have paid their ’58 dues will be eli
gible to attend. *
MANY EXPECTED
AT GOP DINNER
State Senator William Cobb
Will Be Principal Speak
er Saturday Evening
A large crowd is expected to at
tend the Republican dinner meet
ing Saturday night in the Cedar
Mountain community center, be
ginning at 7:00 o’clock.
running high for the meeting,
which will feature an address by
William E. Cobb, state senator, of
Morganton.
Mr. King especially urges all
young Republicans to attend the
banquet meeting, since Mr. Cobb
has been so active in the Young Re
publican club work of the state.
Senator Cobb was senate minor
ity leader in the ’57 session of Gen
eral Assembly and is recognized as
an interesting and informative
speaker. Mr. King urges a good at
tendance.
Professional Building Is
Sold To Mrs. Wenzlicl”
The Professional building,
B'evard’s first office or profes
sional building, has been sold to
Mrs. Lila Wenzlick by the Mel
ton Development company, it
was learned here today.
The building was erected ear
lier this year and was formally
opened on March 26th.
It contains the offices of Dr.
James Sanders, Dr. Frank Mc
Guire, Brevard Insurance agen
cy, McDonald and Daniels, Potts
and Ramsey, Equitable Life and
Kelley Opens New Piggly Wiggly Super
Market Opposite College On Thursday
The new and modern Piggly
Wiggly super market, located op
posite the entrance of Brevard col
lege, will be opened on Thursday
morning at 9:00 o’clock by Curtis
Kelley, who cordially invites the
public to attend.
During opening days, Mr. Kel
ley will award prizes totalling
more than $1,000 in value, and
there will be 300 special gifts for
the first 300 ladies attending on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
The store will remain open until
8:00 o’clock those three evenings.
Mr. Kelley says that he and his
employees are mighty happy to be
in their new quarters, which are
twice as large as the former Cash
and Carry store. The new and
modem bulding, erected by con
tractor, L. E. Bagwell, contains
—Torn to Page Poor
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CURTIS KELLEY
the American Red Cross.
The purchase price of the buil
ding, as indicated by the stamps
on the deed, was around $50,000.
Mrs. Wenzlick, who is recog
nized as one of Brevard’s leading
women civic leaders, came here
some six years ago from St.
Louis, Missouri. She purchased
the Everett residence opposite
the post office for her home, and
since that time, she has acquired
other real estate holdings in
Transylvania.
She said she bought the Pro
fessional building because she
has faith and confidence in the
future of this community.
Town Board OKs
Telephone Booth
For Public Use
Citizens Telephone company was
granted permission by the town
board of aldermen this week to
erect a public telephone booth on
the square here in Brevard at the
corner of Main and Broad streets.
Some time ago the Brevard
chamber of commerce had pointed
out the need for such a booth, and
telephone company officials pledg
ed their cooperation.
Mrs. Opal King, the city clerk,
reported to the board Monday
night that $5,000 in refunding
bonds had been retired during the
past few days.
Other action of the board includ
ed granting of taxi driver’s license
to James P. Tinsley.
THE STATE HIGHWAY PATROL is cooperating
with the statewide clean-up campaign of Governor Lu
ther Hodges, and patrolmen are distributing litterbags to
be used in cars. Discussing the local campaign are Capt.
D. G. Lewis, left; Sgt. E. W. Jones, center; and, Pfc.
Jack Cabe, right, who is holding one of the colorful bags.
The officers emphasize the fact that it is against the
law to throw litter on the highways from vehicles.
(Times Staff Photo)
d Appeal Fund Reaches
26,500 For ’58
ED B. MATHESON, manufac
turing superintendent of the film
division of Olin Mathieson Chem
ical corporation at Pisgah For
est, was elected president of the
Brevard Kiwanis club at the reg
ular meeting last Friday night
He succeeds C. M. Douglas. (See
story on page seven, third sec
tion).
SUPPER POSTPONED
The “Pot Luck” supper at St.
Philip’s Episcopal church, which
was to have been on Sunday, No
vember 10, has been postponed
until November 17th, because of
the flu epidemic. All Episcopalians
are asked to keep this date in
mind.
rulpi Urges Solicitors To
Make Reports At Head
quarters Promptly
As reports from solicitors pour
in at the headquarters of the Uni
ted Fund on Broad St., a total of
65 percent of the goal of $26,500
had been reached on Wednesday
morning, James M. Wulpi, the co
director, announces.
All persons who have not con
tributed to the “once for all” cam
paign are urged by the directors
to do so as quickly as possible in
order to swell the fund from the
present $17,758 figure to the goal
of $26,500.
The following schools qualified
for the honor during the past
week: Brevard elementary, Brev
ard high, Rosman elementary and
high school, Penrose, Pisgah For
est, Straus, and Rosenwald.
Also, the following concerns
have been added to the honor
roll: Deerfield motel, A & P store,
First National bank, Sunset motel,
Krispy-Glaze Do-Nut shop and
Transylvania Community hospital.
Mr. Wulpi urges all solicitors to
complete their canvass as soon as
possible and to bring their contri
butions and pledge cards to the
headquarters in the building form
erly occupied by McFee’s Jewelry.
Some 17 agencies are participat
ing in the ’58 budget of the Tran
sylvania Appeal fund, and their
budgets have been examined and
approved by the budgeting com
mittee.
WPNF Program Highlights
Flu Situation To Be Discussed This
Saturday On Special Radio Program
Dr. John Folger, acting health
officer in Transylvania, will dis
cuss the flu situation on Saturday
morning over WPNF during A1
Martin’s “Coffee Time”.
Bobby Hoyle, station manager,
invites all listeners to hear this
most informative and timeiy inter
view.
A new series, entitled “Quicky—
Quiz” is now being heard each
Monday, Wednesday and Friday af
ternoons at 4:00 o'clock, and on
Tuesdays at this same time the
; “Safety Story Lady” is heard. Lis
teners are also invited to hear the
I Radio Camera club on Thursdays
at the 4:00 o’clock hour.
The final broadcast of the Bre
vard high school football games is
slated Friday evening, when the
Blue Devils meet the Enka Jets at
Canton. Airtime is 7:25 o’clock.
WPNF will also broadcast the
Carolina - South Carolina game
from Chapel Hill Saturday after
—Tan to Pago Four
CLASSES WILL BE
RESUMED MONDAY,
ROSMAN IS OPEN
Situation At The College la
Greatly Improved. Few
Case# At Hospital
SURVEY IS MADE
(Colds and flu sent the absentee
total soaring in Brevard and lov
er Transylvania sdjoqls the
of the week, causing schohi offi
cials to close down schools in dis
trict one until next Monday.
Supt. Wayne Bradburn issued
the order to recess schools in dis
trict one, except Rosenwald, at
1:15 o’clock Tuesday afternoon.
This action followed the report •
that there were 890 absences on
Tuesday in the five schools, Bre
vard high, Brevard elementary,
Straus, Pisgah Forest and Penrose,
where the enrollment totals 2,745.
This was 32 percent, and it was
about the same on Monday.
There are several cases of flu in
the Transylvania Community hos
pital, and practically every busin
ess in Brevard has been hit by the
j flu epidemic. However, the cases
, seem to be generally mild, with
few complications.
One Bright Spot
The flu situation at Brevard col
lege is considerably improved with
cnly five persons being confined to
the infirmary at the present time.
Recently, as many as 40 stu
dents were in the infirmary and a
special room in the basement of
the new dormitory for women, suf
fering with colds or mild cases of
influenza.
Schools in upper Transylvania
have not been hit with the flu,
Supt. Bradburn reports, and they
will continue to operate as usual.
The Rosenwald school is the
oniy one in district one remaining
open this week. On Tuesday there
were 17 absent out of an enroll
ment of 208.
Make-Up In Spring
The days lost this week by the
^closing of the schools because of
fthe epidemic of flu will be made
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PROGRESS NOTED,
TROUT HATCHERY
Inspectors Are Pleased With
Progress. More Funds
Are Allocated
Consideraible progress is being
made on the construction of the
new federal trout hatchery on Da
vidson riverain the Pisgah National
forest.
Representatives from the region
al office in Atlanta, Ga., and also
from the Washington office inspec
ted the project during the past
week. They predicted that the
hatchery would be in operation
within a year and an expansion pro
gram would be continued for sev
eral years.
Appropriations for the hatchery
in ’57 total $285,000, and Congress
has already set aside $90,000 for
next year, making a total of $3?5,
000 to get the hatchery project un
derway.
Annual production is expected
to be 40,000 trout, and the costs of
operating the hatchery each year
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Board Here Grantr
$200 To Orthopedic
Hospital, Asheville
Transylvania’s county commis
sioners voted to contribute $200 to
the Asheville Orthopedic hospital
at their regular meeting this week
in the Brevard court house.
Freeman Hayes, chairman of the
board, explains that the county has
a number of patients at the ortho
pedic hospital from time to time
and that the institution renders
outstanding service in this area.
The commissioners discussed a
number of other business items,
but action was postponed.