TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist, Ed
ucational, A g r i c ultural
and Music Cento:. Popula
tion, I960 Census, 15,321.
Brevard Community 7,394.
THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
A State And National Prize - W inning A. B. C. Newspaper
TRANSYLVANIA—
The Land of Waterfalls,
Mecca for Summer Camps,
Entrance ty Plsgak Ns»
tiooal Forest and Home of
Brevard Music Festival.
Vol. 69 — No. 12
Second Class Mall Privileges
Authorized at Brevard. N C.
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 19S8 A 20 PAGES TODAY *
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
IMPRESSIVE FLAG-RAISING cere
monies are held daily at the new Du Pont
plant in Buck Forest, and at the left is
Ranger Charles Paxton and at the right
is Patrolman A1 Donovan. The flag is
made of Du Pont nylon and is located in
front of the main office of the plant. Ran
ger Paxton, former state ranger for Tran
~ .<BF
sylvania, is responsible for conservation
and maintenance of the 10,500 acres of
woodlands of the Du Pont tract in Buck
Forest. See other pictures of the Du Pont
plant, the offices and personnel on this
page and inside of the first section.
(Times Staff Photo)
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Highway Crews Patching Op Roads, US
64 Will Be Resurfaced In Early Sommer
Commission Makes Alloca
tions For Transylvania In
Raleigh On Tuesday
Highway officials reported to the
Times Wednesday morning that re
pair work to the badly damaged
highways in this county is proceed
ing as rapidly as possible.
Patch crews are working daily
cn US Highway 64 from Brevard ;
to Hendersonville, they stated.
The extreme wintry weathei and ,
the prolonged freezes have caused j
many of the bottoms of the roads ;
to “drop out”, in Transylvania and ■
across North Carolina, the officials
explain.
Stone and gravel are being haul
ed to upper Transylvania, and all
school bus routes are open.
It is also announced today that j
Highway 64 from the entrance of
Pisgah National forest to Horse1
Shoe will be resurfaced in early
summer. The four-laner from the
forest entrance to Brevard will also
be blacktopped when weather per
mits.
During the year 1957-58, Transyl
vania will reeieve a total of $43 -
400.00 for work on secondary roads,
it was announced out of Raleigh
Tuesday.
Of this amount, $12,574.40 will
come from the special two million
dollar allocation, and the general
allocation is $30,825.60.
In the 1958-’59 allocation, Tran
sylvania will receive $86,600 for
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CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, March 20 — Cub Scout
survey in Brevard schools. Lions
club meets at Gaither’s, 7 p. m. Ma
sonic meeting in Temple at 7:30 p.
m.
Friday, March 21 — Two garden
clubs meet at 3:30. Corn club ban
quet in school cafeteria, 7 p. m.
Sunday, March 23 — Attend the
church of your choice.
Monday, March 24 — Rotary club
meets at Gaither’s, 7 p. m. Brevard
Music Lovers club meets with Mrs.
James Sanders, 8 p. m. VFW and
VFW auxiliary meet for election
of officers, 8 p. m. Extension class
begins at Brevard high school, 6:30
9:30 p. m.
Tuesday, March 25 — Gold Star
Mothers meet at Gaither’s, 2 p. m.
League of Women Voters tea, Bre
vard college, 3:30 p. m.
Wednesday, March 26 — Garden
center to open at Farmers Federa
tion, 10 a. m.
More Politics
Lloyd Wood To Throw Hat In
Ring For Sheriff Of County
Lloyd L. Wood today announces
his intention to file his candidacy
for the office of sheriff of Transyl
vania county subject to the Demo
era-tie Primary on May 31st.
Mr. Wood becomes the third per
son in the race for sheriff. “Scott'
Dillingham, the incumbent, an
nounced earlier that he would be
a candidate to succeed himself
and Claude Melton announced or
February 20th.
Baptists Executive
Committee To Meet
The executive committe of the
Transylvania Baptist association
will meet with the Dunn’s Rock
Baptist church at 2:30, Sunday:
March 23rd, in its regular quarter
lv meeting, it is announced by
LeRoy Rackley, the associational
clerk.
All Baptist pastors and lay-mem
bers of the executive committee
are urged to attend this very im
portant meeting and represent
their churches in all business mat
ters which may be brought before
the committee for action, Mr. Rack
ley states.
Mr. Wood, who is 34 years old, is
a veteran of World War II, and a
member cf the American legion,
the Methodist church and various
other civic organizations. He re
ceived his education at Brevard
high school, various schools in the
service, and has attended insur
ance schools sponsored by Metro
politan Life Insurance company.
For several years in the past he
has been in the insurance business
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DOC CLINICS ARE
NOW BEING HELD
Some 280 Inoculated To
Date. Schedule For Com
ing Week Given
Rabies vaccination clinics for
dogs in Transylvania are continu
ing throughout the county. To date
280 dcgs have been inoculated with
the new three-year vaccine in 10
clinics in the lower end of the
county.
The clinic schedule for the next
seven days is as follows: March
20th, 1 to 3 p. m., at the Baptist
church in the East Fork section:
March 20th, 3 to 5 p. m., Powell’s
store. East Fork road; March 22nd,
2 to 5 p. m., Burton’s store, Middle
Fork; March 25th, 1 to 3 p. m. at
the church at Bohaney; March 25th,
3 to 5 p. m., Lake Toxaway lodge
at Sapphire.
This program is being sponsored
by the Division of Sanitation of the
He nd erson—Tra nsyl van ia d is triet
health service jointly with the Tran
sylvania Humane society with the
cooperation of the county board of
commissioners.
Clinics will continue through
April 26 and dog owners are asked
to bring their animals to the loca
tion most convenient to their
h mes. The cost for vaccination at
the clinics is $1.00 per dog.
Survey Of Cub
Scout Age Group
Set For Thursday
The , Organization and Extension 1
committee of the Transylvania Boy I
Scouts will conduct a ‘'3oy Fact i
Survey” in the Brevard grammar
school Thursday, March 20th.
The survey is being made among
boys in the 8, 9 and 10 age group.
The purpose of this survey is to
determine current needs in ref
erence to Cub Scouting.
Parents are urged to have the
boys return the survey blanks on
Friday morning. They are also ask
ed if they live on rural routes to
put the name of the road instead
of just the route number so they
can be located.
In the Transylvania district there
is now one Pack sponsored by the I
Lions club with Ned Medford as I
eubmaster. The second Cub Pack. j
sponsored by the Lutheran church,
is in the process of being reacti
vated. There are 90 boys registered
in the two Cub Packs.
This survey Thursday will be
made among boys who are not Cubs.
Crusade For Freedom
Supported By Auxiliary
The local unit of the American
Legion Auxiliary will participate
in the annual Crusacfe for Freedom
fund drive in support of Radio
Free Europe, it was announced to
day.
IThe Crusade for Freedom, en
dorsed by the national American
Legion and American Legion Aux
iliary, supports the truth broad
casts of Radio Free Europe. A
non-profit, private American or
ganization, Radio Free Europe
sends news and information to five
Soviet-dominated countries of Easi
Europe — Poland, Czechoslovakia
Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria.
The success of the 1958 Crusade
for Freedom drive will mean the
continuation of Radio Free Eur
ope’s vital work in providing un
distorted broadcasts for countries
which have no free press or free
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H. M. WILKINSON, left, of the editorial department,
extension service, State college, Raleigh, will be the
principal speaker at the annual meeting of the Transyl
vania 100-Bushel Corn club Friday night in the Brevard
elementary lunchroom. James Davis, right, county agent,
will preside over the event.
Many To Attend 100-Bushel
Corn Club Banquet Friday
BOWER’S STORE
FORMALLY OPEN
Leon Shook Is The Manager.
Invitation Is Extended
To The Public
Brevard’s new Bower’s store is
this week holding its formal open
ing at 41 East Main street, the lo
cation of the former Cash & Carry
super market.
I.eon Shook, the manager, cor
i dially invites the public to come in
ar.d inspect the completely remod
eled store and brand new lines of
merchandise.
Mr. Shook, a native of Hender
son county, has managed the Bow
er’s store in Sylva for the past 12
years. He is married ami they have
one daughter. He has purchased a
• home here and has already moved
| his family to Brevard.
Mr. Shook states that Bower’s
buyers have just returned from
the New York market, where they
purchased spring fashions in time
for Easter buying.
The manager concludes by say
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Bloodmobile At
Brevard College
On April The 1st
Don Wilson, Jr., chairman of the
American Red Cross blood pro
gram in Transylvania county, an
nounces that the bloodmobile will
b< at Brevard college on April 1st.
Since the county fell short of its
quota by 200 pints during 1057, Mr.
Wilson says he hopes there will be
a large turnout of donors on the
first of the month.
Hours will be from 10:00-12:00
in the morning and from 2:00-6:00
p. m. Pledge cards are now be
ing distributed.
Top Junior Producers Will
Receive Trophy And Sev
eral Cash Awards
More than 125 persons are expec
ted to attend the annual banquet of
the 100-Bushel Corn club in Tran
sylvania on Friday night at the
Brevard elementary' lunchroom.
Meeting time is 7:00 o’clock.
H. M. Wilkinson, assistant exten
sion editor. State college, Raleigh,
will be the principal speaker. In
addition to his editorial duties. Mr
Wilkinson handles radio and tele
vision programs and is recognized
as a most interesting speaker.
James Davis, Transylvania coun
ty agent, will preside over the ban
quet meeting, and the Brevard Ki
wanis club will attend in a body.
Mr. Davis will also award the cer
tificates to the adults making the
100-Bushel club this year.
Randal J. Lyday,. vocational ag
riculture teacher at Brevard high
school, will award ceqtificates to
his group of FFA members in the
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The Weather
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A second mild winter arrived in
Transylvania county Monday
night, as mixed snow and rain fell
for a total of .75 of an inch. As
much as three inches of snow was
reported in some parts of the
county. Last Saturday night
brought the week’s low tempera
ture reading of 20 degrees. A total
of 1.14 inches of precipitation fell
during the week. Daily readings
were as follows.
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
High Low Pre.
61 27 .02
55 39 .35
44 33 0
45 23 0
52 20 0
49 24 .02
43 32 .75
AN OVERALL VIEW of the new Du Pont silicon plant in Buck
* orest 18 shown above. Company officials announced last week that
construction of the multi-million dollar plant is "about 90 per cent”
and operations are expected to start within a few months. Production
rJJns of the hyper-pure silicon are underway to test the equipment and
the silicon being produced is being used for training. The entrance
gate can be noted in the foreground, and the reception room is located
just to the left of the flag. (Times Staff Photo)
REFUNDING PUN
WORKED OUT BY
COUNTY, STATE
Sale Is Set For Mid-April*
Outlook Said Good At
Present Time
NO TAX INCREASE
Transylvania's county commis
sioners are preparing to sell $647,
000 in bonds to finance the build
ing of the new and modem high
school for Brevard.
According to Freeman Hayes,
chairman of the hoard, the outlook
at the present time foi* the sale of
the bonds is good.
The board of education has al
ready advertised for bids on biabS
ing the campus-type high school,,
and they will be opened on April
7th.
The sale of the bonds is slated
either on April 15 or April 22 by
the local government commissior?
in Raleigh. They will be sold to the
bidder buying them at the lowest
net interest cost to the county
They must be sold at par plus ac
crued interest.
The commissioners, County Ac
ecuntant Lewis Osborne and Coum
ty Attorney Ralph Ramsey met
here in the court house Monday af
tcrnoon with W. Ewart Easterling
assistant director of the Local Gov
ernment commission of North Car
olina, and discussed the prospects
for selling of the bonds.
Previously Mr. Easterling and
Mr /wwnsEr worked out a schedule
of refunding the bonds, hut this
was revised on Monday in order
that they might be sold easier ancj
at a lower interest rate.
Mr. Easterling explained that re
cent bond sales indicated that buy
ers are now interested in early ma -
turing bonds. If the county, he saicf,
could revise its schedule to pro
vide for larger maturities during
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COUNTY GROUP
AT NCEA MEET
Schools Will Not Close For
Annual Event. Dele
gates Named
The1 Transylvania unit of the
North Carolina Edtucatiop associa
tion wild send 12 ..delegate^ to the
state convention that is being held
in Asheville from Thursday after
noon until Saturday at 1 p. m.
According to Supt. Wayne Brad
burn school will not be turned out
because only the delegates will be
attending the corumvtion.
They inelude the new officers at
the NCEA, who are as follows:
Mrs. Alma Ferguson, president:
Henry Jacobson, vice president;
Mrs. Alma Galloway, secretary;
and Mrs. Geneva Farrior, treasurer.
Other delegates are as follows
Wayne Bradburn, Alonzo Warren,
Mrs. Louise Dockery, Mrs. I.il»
Hill, Mrs. Fanny Harris, Mrs. Thel
ma Patterson, Henry Smith and
Mrs. Lucille Sledge.
Wilson To Address
Local Lions Club
Jeff B. Wilson, director of safety
and information, North Carolina
Motor Carriers association, Raleigfu.
will be the principal speaker at the
meeting of the Brevard Lioiv dub
on Thursday night at Gaither's
Rhododendron room.
An international counselor o£
Lions, Mr. Wilson is recognized as
one of the leading after dinner
speakers and humorists in the
state. He is also a past district gov
ernor of Lions in the piedmont
area of North Carolina.
On Friday night of this week
Mr. Wilson will be the principal
speaker at the annual meeting of
the Franklin chamber of commerce..
Robert F. Andrews, program
chairman of the Brevard Limas chib,
urges all members to attend Thurs
day night’s meting.
Mr. Wilson is also the editor of
the popular magazine, ’Tarheel
Wheels”, and a member of the {Sou
thern Safety conference, serving
114 states.