TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist, Ed
ucational, A g r i c ultural
and Music Center. Popula
tion, 1950 Census, 15,821.
Brevard Community 7,894.
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TRANSYLVANIA
The Land of Waterfalls,
Mecca for Bunmasc Oampa,
Entrance to Pkfk na
tional Forest and Borne of
Brevard Music Festival.
Vol. 69 — No. 11
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BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1958
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PUBUSHED WEEKLY
A UNIQUE JET PROPULSION dem
ontration by representatives of General
Motors corporation captivated chapel
audiences here and at Rosman last
Thursday. Watching Stewart Horning
start up the “Whirlfire, Jr.,” left to right,
are: David Lobdell, Harry Ballard, Ed
Matheson, Sara Keller, Lynn Smathers
and Principal Robert T. Kimzey. Prior to
the demonstration, Mr. Kimzey awarded
prize money to Miss Smathers, first
place, and Mrs- Keller, secpnd place, in
the recent Optometric society’s essay
contest. For complete details on the dem
onstration, s e story on page two, second
section. (Times Staff Photo)
WNC Methodist Conference Launching
Campaign For Funds For Four Colleges
Brevard To Get $850,000
For Capital Outlay With
Success Of Drive
Western North Carolina Metho
dists are organizing their answer
to the question: ‘When our Metho
dist children are ready for college,
will our colleges be ready for
them.” And Brevard is one of
these Methodist colleges to which
they refer.
Moving into a campaign which
will reach its peak late this year,
the Commission on Christian High
er Education has prepared a cal
endar for action as the first step
in presenting the needs ot Meth
odist colleges to 576 charges an 1
251,000 members making up the
Western North Carolina confer
ence.
Dr. Fletcher Nelson. minister
and former college president who
was chosen as full-time director of
the commission, said he is pleased
with the way plans arc shaping up
in a “quadrennial emphasis on
Christian higher education” adop
ted in 1956.
The commission has aimed its
sights at $3,000,000 for capital
funds for Methodist colleges in ad
dition to seeking increased sup
port for their operational expense
budgets.
This minimum goal of three
million dollars will be divided as
follows: $850,000 to Brevard col
lege, $850,000 to Greensboro col
lege, $850,000 to High Point col
lege, $200,000 to Duke Divinity
school and $200,000 to Wesley
Foundations conducting youth ac
tivities for students on non-Metho
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CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thurscday, March 13 — Fort
nightly club meets at 3:30 p. m„
■with Mrs. G. H. Lyday. Masons
meet, Masonic Temple 8:00.
Friday, March 14 — Hospital
auxiliary meets Friday at 3 p. m.,
in hospital dining room. Ace of
Clubs masterpoint game, 7:45 p.
m. BH'S Senior class play, high
school auditorium, 8 p. m.
Saturday, March 15 — Cattle
Referendum. Teen Age St. Pat
rick’s Day dance, American Leg
ion, 8 p. m.
Sunday, March 16 — Attend the
church of your choice.
Monday, March 17 — Tinsley
rides sponsored all week by Jay
cees. Rotary club meets at 7 p. m„
in Gaither’s. Brevard High School
P-TA meets at school, 8 p. m. VFW
post supper at 7 p. m„ and elec
tion of officers at 8 p. m.
Tuesday, March 18 — Ace of
Cifubs meets at 7:30 p. m. OES
meets Masonic Temple 8:30.
Wednesday, March 19 — Catholic
Laymen’s League meets in church
at 8 o’clock.
Foremost Authority
Clark To Edit Naval' History
Of The American Revolution
Rear Admiral E. M. Eller, USN
(ret.), Director of Naval History
for the Department of the Navy
ai nouneed today that William Bell
Clark, of Brevard, had been select
ed to compile and edit the first
four volumes of what is planned
to be a comprehensive and defin
itive documentary history of the
ru vel war of the American Revo
lution.
Mr. Clark is considered the fore
most liying authority upon the na
val warfare of the period involved.
He has devoted years to the col
lection and correlation cf material
relating to the Continental navy,
the various State navies and the
privateers and letters of marque.
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Jaycees Sponsoring
Tinsley Shows Here
Beginning Monday
The Brevard Jaycees are spon
soring the “Johnny Tinsley shows”
in Brevard all next week.
They will be located at the city
limits on the Greenville highway,
and several groups are now sell
ing advanced tickets for one-half
price.
Proceeds derived by the Jaycees
from the shows will be used for
civic improvement projects, Pres
ident Bobby Hoyle states.
The shows will open daily in late
evening.
which comprised the beginnings of
American efforts at sea.
He is the author of five books
dealing with men and events of
the Revolutionary naval war, and
numerous magazine articles upon
the same subject. His latest vol
ume. “Ben Franklin’s Privateers,”
published during the 250th anni
versary of Franklin’s birth, has
been hailed as filling “an import
ant grp in the saga of one of the
wisest men this nation has pro
duced.’’
Other of his books are “Lambert
Y.'ickes, Sea Raider and Diplomat,”
the first American captain to raid
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Du Pont Silicon Plant 90 Per Cent
ted, Safety Record
JURORS NAMED
FOR NEXT TERM
OF COURT HERE
March-April Session Will
Open On 31st. Farthing
To Preside
Jurors for the March-April term
of Superior court in Transylvania
county are announced today by the
Clerk of Court Marvin McCall.
The court will open on Monday,
March 31, and the criminal docke
will be heard during the first week,
with the civil calendar slated on
April 7th.
Judge James C. farthing, of Lc
noir will preside over the two
weeks term, and Clarence 0. Rid
ings, of Forest City, will prosecut
for the state.
Jurors called to serve during the
first week are: Willie Tinsley, Joe
Lance, L. L. McCall, Ed Sentelle,
M. F. Gillespie, C. A. Tinsley;
James A. Goings, Robert W. Head,
Lee Nicholson, Mrs. E. A. Knoth,
Jack H. McCall, J. Pritchard Gash,
Hrssie W. McCrary, Guy L. Bry
son, Jesse Wood, Charlie Wright
C. J. Reynolds, Ralph Holden, Roy
E. Porter, Mrs. Ross Wilson, B. E.
Holden, Mrs. Joseph Lavell, Frank
Whitmire, J. I. Ayers, Mrs. C. C.
Garren, Ernest G. Gilstrap, John
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GIRL SCOUT WEEK
BEING OBSERVED
| Funds Raised By Sale Of
Cookies To Benefit Area
Camp In County
“You Can Count on Her’’ is the
theme for Girl Scout week which is
now being observed in Transylva
nia county and throughout the na
tion.
In connection with Girl Scout
week the 10 troops of girls in Tran
sjlvania county started the week by
attending church in a body at the
Brevard Methodist church, and a
special mass was said for the Cath
olic girls at Sacred Heart church.
The mayor has issued a proclam
ation proclaiming this Girl Scout
week for the organization which
has grown from a Savannah, Ga.,
troop of 12 girls formed March 12,
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New Gerber Plant In WNC
Will Benefit Transylvania
The n£w multi-million dollar
Gerber plant, which will be erect
ed on the Ashevi 11 e-Henderson
ville highway some 20 miles from
Brevard, will greatly benefit
Transylvania county, officials of
the chamber of commerce here
point out.
Plans for the construction of
the plant to manufacture baiby
food products were announced
on Monday.
Among the benefits to this
county will be the employment
of local persons and the purchase i
Killian Is New Pastor Of First
Baptist Church, Background Given
Rev. William Harold Killian has
announced his resignation as pas
tor of the First Baptist church of
Diexel and his acceptance of the
call to Brevard’s First Baptist
church, replacing Rev. B. W.
Thomason, retired.
It was not immediately learned
how soon the Rev. Killian will
move his family here. He is mar
ried and the father of four chil
dren. one boy and three girls.
Mr. Killian was born and reared
near Statesville in Catawba coun
ty. He is a graduate of Mars Hill
college, Wake Forest college and
the Southern Baptist Theological
Semin ary at Louisville, Ky.
He held a pastorate in Jeffer
sonville, Ind., and has been at
Drexel for the past three years.
L^st summer he was on the panel
of speakers at Caswell Baptist as
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REV. WILLIAM H. KILLIAN
of fruits and vegetables from
Transylvania producers. The
company officials announce that
approximately 700 persons will
be employed in all when the
plant is completed.
Daniel F. Gerber, president,
said construction of the ware
house will begin as soon as pos
sible and is expected to be ready
for occupancy by the end of
1958. “Overall plans are being
made for a complete warehouse
and production facility similar
to other plant locations,” Ger
ber said.
Governor Hodges said he was
informed that the long-range
plans of the Gerber company
contemplate the eventual con
struction of a production facility
on the Buncombe County site
similar to the multi-million dol
lar production plant it built at
Rochester, New York in 1949,
and where approximately 700
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United Fund Head
Reports At Meet
James M. Wulpi, executive sec
retary of United Appeal here, re
ported at the annual meeting of
Carolinas United in Charlotte this
week that Transylvania achieved
its goal for 1958 in excellent style.
Actually, the goal was $26,500,
and Transylvanians pledged and
donated $27,072 to be used in the
work of some 17 humanitarian or
ganizations.
At this particular time it’s inter
esting to note that the activities of
the Girl Scouts in Transylvania are
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THE COUNTY LIBRARIAN, Mrs. Lehman Kapp,
seated, is demonstrating to the Library Week observance
chairman, Mrs. R. F. Matthews, how to operate a small
sewing machine. It was one of the odd requests that she
recently received, and together with Mrs. Matthews they
looked up a book on sewing and found out the answer.
Once a small boy came into the library and requested a
book on snake identification. With that he pulled the
snake from his pocket that he wanted identified. The li
brary has had research requests for everything from
Foreign Aid to the Portionese Man-of-War, from the Af
rican colony of Ghana to Homer’s Odyssey. Since the
ening of the new library the research department ha>
been greatly enlarged. (Times Staff Photo)
Mrs. Matthews Heads Committee
Making Plans For Library Week
LITTLE THEATRE
CAST ANNOUNCED
Rehearsals Underway For
Production “Father Of
The Bride”
The cast for the Brevard Little
Theatre production “Father of the
Bride’’ has been announced follow
ing try-outs held in the Silversteen
C; mmunity center.
The cast is as follows: Mr. Banks,
Bill Bangs; Mrs. Banks, Ruth Hun
ter; Kay Banks, Freddie Norris;
Ben Banks, Johnny Allison; Tom
my Banks, Tommy Hall; Buckley
Dunstan, Ronnie Daniel; Buzz Tay
lor, Tommy Harbin.
Peggy Swift, Carol Baker; Deli
lah, Jackie Richards; Miss Bellamy,
Tat Fullaham; Mr. Wassoula, Wolf
Selle; Joe, Rev. Hamilton Witter;
and Mrs. Pulitzki, Gloria Sanders.
Several extras, which are only
walk-on parts, will be announced
later.
Rehearsals are already tLader
the direction of Robroy Farquhar,
and spring production dates will be
announced soon.
Everyone who turned out for
try-outs is thanked and those not
getting parts are invited to try
again.
Group Encouraging Reading
Of Books. In4eresting
Facts Revealed
Mrs. R E. Matthews this week
became hi ad of Brevard’s part in a
major, national reading promotion
drive, with her appointment as
chairman i f the Transylvania Li
brary Week Committee.
The program — with the theme
“Wake Up and Read!” — is a dra
matic citizens’ campaign to re-es
tablish reading in the daily life of
every American. Focussing on the
rewards of reading for fun, know
ledge and advancement, and on the
services of libraries of all kinds,
the drive will culminate in the
first National Library Week, March
1G-22.
“Now, as never before, a united
effort to increase reading is need
ed,” Mrs. Matthews said. “A re
cent survey shows that over 60
per cent of U. S. adults had not
read a single book last year, other
than the Bible.
“More reading is vital for an in
formed public in today’s complex
world — and for mental challenge
and satisfying recreation in the
coming age of leisure.”
Named on the committee with
-Airs. Matthews are Mrs. William
Sagar, Mrs. Iona Berry, Miss Anne
Benson Priest and Robert L. Dan
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Program Highlights
Reports From Baseball Camps Are
Being Heard Each Evening On WPNF
Once more as sipringtime draws
nearer, the traditionally sunny
southland has become a battle
ground for early skirmishes in the
annual fight for first place in the
baseball world. Last Saturday, all
10 teams in both the National and
American leagues swung into ac
tion against each other in the first
exhibition games of the year.
Each evening, Monday through
Saturday at 6:45 p. m., WPNF of
fers a complete rundown on major
league activity, with the day’s
scores, outstanding rookies, and re
ports on all the teams in general.
Olin Mathieson Chemical corpora
tion presents the SPORTS RE
VIEW each Wednesday and Friday
nights.
According to station manager,
Bobby Hoyle, much attention will
be focused on the national pastime
this season in particular because
for the first time in the history of
the game, two teams will be play
ing regularly on the west coast.
Those teams are the Los Angeles
Dodgers and the San Francisco
Giants.
For complete details on all sports
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PRODUCTION RUNS
BEING MADE FOR
EQUIPMENT TESTS
180 Persons On Rolls. Add
ing Local Employees From
Time To Time
GROGAN QUOTED
The Du Pont plant at Buck For
est “is about complete and opera
tions are expected to start within
a few months,” according to the
company’s annual report for
1957 made to 200,000 Du Pont
stockholders.
Leslie S. Grogan, manager of the
new plant for the production of
hyper-pure silicon, estimated that
construction of the plant was
“about 90 per cent” completed.
The plant manager said that pro
duction runs were underway to
t*.st and break in equipment, and
that silicon produced w;ts being
used for training. He added that,
as yet, no product was being ship
ped to customers from the Bre
vard plant.
“There are now 180 persons on
the plant operating force,” Mr.
Grogan said. "Wc are still adding
to our rolls, and for the most part
v.e are employing local people. All
cf our management group from oth
er locations have moved into the
area.”
The operating force has compiled
the beginning of what Mr. Grogan
hopes will be an outstanding safety
record. The plant worked through
out { lengthy training period, or
more taan 200 days for the entire
' rce, without a time-losing injury.
Besides finishing touches to the
one-story brick operating building,
work going on at the plant includes
1; ndscaping. Final surfacing of the
entrance road ami parking lot will
get underway soon. A pole flying
an American flag of Du Pont nylon
has been erected in front of the
main entrance.
The plant has a rated capacity of
50,000 pounds of semi-conductor
grade and 20,000 pounds of solar
cell grade silicon annually. Semi
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COMMERCE BODY
PUSHES PROJECTS
Need Expressed For Signs At
Scenic Attractions. Clean
Up Week Urged
Additional information signs for
benefit of visitors are needed in
Transylvania, especially to point
the way to waterfalls in the coun
ty. it was stressed at meeting of
the Brevard chamber of commerce
in meeting here Tuesday night.
It was pointed out that the sec
tion uses “Land of Waterfalls” as
advertising slogan on all mailing
pieces, but that when visitors come
here they are hard put to find
their way to find most of the num
erous scenic attractions.
The advertising and publicity
committee was requested to take
the problem up with the state high
way department, which is doing
some of the type sign wort needed
here and to work out a program of
getting signs up before the sum
mer season opens.
Matter of making the town more
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Youth Group Will
Have St. Patrick
Day Dance Sat’day
A St. Patrick’s Day dance is be
ing planned at the American leg
ion building on Saturday night,
March 15th, by the Transylvania
Youth association.
A local dance band will furnish
the musk for the dance, which will
get underway at 8:00 o’clock.
Arrangements are being worked
out by the officials of the youth
association and Mrs. Ralph Hum
phries, chairman of activities and
Mrs. Ed Matheson, hospitality
chairman.
With the opening of spring wea
ther, more activities are being
planned at the Teen Age center,
and a membership drive wiB be
conducted this spring,