TRANSYLVANIA— An Industrial, Tourist, Ed ucational, A g r i c ultural and Music Center. Popula tion, 1950 Census, 15,321. Brevard Community 7,394. THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES A State And National Prize-Winning A. B. C. Newspaper TRANSYLVANIA— The Land of Waterfalls, Mecca for Summer Camps, Entrance to Plsgah Ns tional Forest and Home of Brevard Music Festival. * ♦ Vol. 68 — No. 50 Second Class Mail Privilege Authorized at Brevard. N. C BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1957 * 20 PAGES TODAY * PUBLISHED WEEKLY “THE CHRISTMAS CAROLERS” pic tured above are some of the Brevard col lege students who will be caroling in Bre vard on Friday evening. The event is .sponsored by the Women’s Athletic as mm sociation. The students are, left to right, Loretta Helms, of Charlotte; Zeb Harry, Salisbury; Marty Howell, Waynesville; Janis Smith, Asheville; and, Benny Mar tin, Morganton. Outlook For '58 In Transylvania Is Said Excellent, Leaders Interviewed Year To Mark Opening Of Silicon Plant, Completion Olin Expansion Transylvanians can look forward lo a good year in 1958, a survey of municipal, industrial, educational and business leaders reveals. Conducted by John Anderson, editor of The Transylvania Times, the survey included interviews with Mayor B. H. Freeman; Freeman Hayes, chairman of the county board of commissioners; Represen tative J. C. Gaither: Supt. Wayne Bradburn; Rev. Robert H. Stamey, vice president of Brevard college. Leslie Grogan, plant manager of Du Pont's new silicon plant; and Phil C. Brownell, manager of the paper division of the Olin Mathie sor. Chemical corporation at Pis gah Forest. / Through the facilities of WPNF. these officials were interviewed and the program was presented at the last regular meeting of the Brevard Lions club. The speaker was presented by Robert Andrews and President Jack Gravely pre sided. The recording was also aired on the local radio station. Both the town of Brevard and the county of Transylvania were reported to be in a sound, financial condition, and the outlook is for one of the best years in history during ’58 This prediction followed state mcnts which explained that Du Pont would begin operation of the silicon plant in Buck Forest dur ing the coming year, and that the seven million dollar expansion pro gram at Olin Mathieson is moving along on schedule. It was also pointed out that many new people are coming to town, and —Turn to Page Six CALENDAR OF COMING EVENTS Thursday, Dec. 12 — Supper meeting of adult Scouters at Gai ther’s at 7 p. m. Presbyterian wo men meet at church at 7:30 p. m. Episcopal women meet in parish house at 8 p. m. Masons to elect of ficers, Masonic temple, 8 p. m. CTA meets at Brevard Elementary school. 8 p. m. Friday, Dec. 13 — Brevard high vs. Flat Rock in college gym, 7 p. m. Ace of clubs meets at 7:45 p. m. Lutheran council meets in church at 8 p. in, Sunday, Dec. 15 — Attend the church of your choice. Shriners meet at masonic temple, 1 p. m., to go to hospital. Executive com mittee meeting of Transylvania Baptist association, Turkey Creek church. 2:30 p. m. Monday. Dec. 16 — Episcopal men’s club meets at 6:30 p. m. Ro tary club meets at Gaither’s at 7 p. m. Tryouts for Little Theatre play, Silversteen club house, 8 p. m. Tuesday, Dec. 17 — CAP and Re serve units hold joint meeting, Am erican Legion building, 7 p. m. Fi delis class supper at home of Mrs. L. D. Martin, 6:30 p. m. Eastern Star holds special meeting, mason ic temple, 8 p. m. ' Concerns Bank Stock Woody Vs. Pinkelsimer Case Is Taking Court’s Time This Week The civil calendar of the Decem ber term of Superior court in Tran sylvania is being heard this week, and until Wednesday noon, one case, that being Jonathan Woody vs. Maud Pickelsimer, has consumed most of the court’s time. Judge Hugh Campbell, of Char lotte, is presiding, and court is sla t' d to las* one week. In the Woody vs. Pickelsimer ac tion. Mr. Woody is asking the court to confirm the sale of stock to him of Mrs. Pickelsimer in Transylvania Trusl company. There seems to be some legal technicality as to the ownership of the stock. Contention of tho heirs is that Mrs. Pickelsimer had only a lifetime interest in it. Witnesses heard on Tuesday in eluded Ralph J. Duckworth, vice president of the bank, J. H. Dil lard, of the N. C. Revenue depart County Receives Forestry Funds Transylvania has received a check for $11,633.05 in forestry funds, Lewis Osborne, the coun ty accountant, announces today. The money represents the county’s share of timber sales in the Nantahala and Pisgah Na tional forests. ment and president of the bank, Mr. Woody. The jury for the case was selected on Monday. Representing Mr. Woody are Ramsey and Hill and Alvin Ward, of Waynesville. Potts and Ramsey are attorneys for Mrs. Pickelsimer, while Thomas R. Eller and Hamlin and Hamlin are •representing the Pickelsimer heirs. Another case, Edna O. Teague vs. Fred Teague, which was a non support action, was heard on Mon day. and judgment was awarded to —Turn to Page Twelve Cedar Mountain Is Rnnner-Up In '57 Rural Development Program In WNC BREVARD AMOCO DAMAGED BY FIRE Recapping Department Is Hit By Flash Blaze. Own er Suffers Burns A “flash” fire in the recapping department of the Brevard Am oco station Tuesday morning did several thousand dollars damage and the owner, Gene Wilson, suf ! fered second degree burns on his ; right leg. The blaze was caused by a Salamander, which was used for heating in the room. As Mr. Wil son and one of his workmen at j tempted to move it from one side of the room to another, the bottom came loose and burning fuel spread to all parts of the de partment. Brevard’s volunteer firemen were able to keep the blaze from spreading to other parts of the building. It took some 15 to 20 minutes for them to put out the —Turn to Page Seven 1 MAN ESCAPES IN CASCADE PLUNGE _ Car Drops 40 To 50 Ft. Be low Lake Dam. Reported Nearly Demolished A Marshall man miraculously escaped with his life when the car he was driving ran off the Cascade Lake road and dropped some 40 to 50 feet before it was stopped by trees Monday morn ing, Patrolman Jack Cabe re ports. Edison Berman Wallfop, route 4. Marshall was listed as the dri ver of the ’55 Ford, which was j practically demolished in the freak accident. Patrolman Cabe says that Wal- : —Turn to Page Twelve Murder Mystery Slated[ Next By Little Theatre “The Mousetrap,” a murder mys tery by Agatha Christie, has been selected by the board of directors of the Brevard Little Theatre for '.heir February production. Tryouts for this play will be held Monday night at 8 p. m., in the Sil versteen Community center and the public is invited. “The Mousetrap”, another Chris tie play, is by the author of “Ten Little Indians”, which was such a hit with Brevard audiences. | THE POST OFFICE STAFF here is “rolling out the j barrels” in preparation for the Christmas mail rush. | Acting postmaster, Vernon P. Fullbright, is shown above, and he urges all citizens to deposit their cards and let i ters in these barrels, which are labeled Brevard, out of-town and Pisgah Forest. He says sort the cards as to I destinations and drop them in the barrels all tied in bun dles. In this way, the tremendous job of the post office ! staff at this time of the year will be made a little light I er, and the mail service will be speeded up. The post of fice here will be open this Saturday afternoon and next. This English hit is about a group: of strangers stranded in a boarding ] house during a snow storm, one of whom is the murderer. The sus-j pects include the newly married couple who run the house, and the! suspicions that are planted in their j minds nearly wreck their perfect! marriage. Others are a spinster with a cur ious background, an architect who seems better equipped to be a chef, a retired army major, a strange lit tle man who claims his car has over turned in a drift, and a feminine jurist who makes life miserable for everyone. Into their midst comes a police man traveling on skiis. He no soon er arrives than the jurist is killed. The plot thickens from there and moves to a surprise climax. There are five male roles and three female roles in the play and one and all are welcomed to try out for them. CAP And Reserve Units To Witness Weapons Display The Brevard Civil Air patrol, to gether with other CAP units and the 326th Chemical company of the US Army reserve, will witness an Armed Forces weapons display at the Brevard American legion buil ding on Tuesday night, December 17th, at 7:00 o’clock. /The display will be conducted by the US Army Advisor group of Greenville, S. C., which is com manded by Major Marion M. Mc Grady. The primary purpose of the dis play is to acquaint the junior mem bers of the Air Patrol with the var ious weapons, their functions and capabilities. The numerous wea pons to be displayed will include pistols, carbines rifles, machine guns and recoilless weapons, all of which are presently used by the combat arms of the fighting forces. RALPH LEE, president of winning Cedar Mountain community is shown with the plaque that was awarded Saturday in Asheville by Manley Wright, at right, vice president of the chamber of commerce of that city. Ce dar Mountain won second place and $400 in the WNC regional competition. They had tied for first place last year. A large delegation from Cedar Mountain and oth er parts of the county attended the awards luncheon held in the City Auditorium. (Times Staff Photo) Commerce Directors Making One Final Push For ’57 Memberships KITCHEN RITES HELD WEDNESDAY | Brevard Man Was Connect ed With Southern Rail way For Some 45 Years Funeral services for Alvoid Os man Kitchen, 79, of Brevard, were held Wednesday afternoon at 3:00 o’clock in the Brevard-Davidson River Presbyterian church, with burial in the Gillespie-Evergreen cemetery. Rev. Ben F. Ormand, the pastor, officiated at the services Wednes day afternoon. Mr. Kitchen died Tuesday morn ing in a state hospital after a lin gering illness. Mr. Kitchen was born at Pisgah Forest and lived all of his life in Transylvania county. He was em ployed by the Southern Railway at —Turn to Page Twelve Brevard Stores To Be Closed Ti+> r