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transylvania An Industrial, Tourist, Ed ucational, A g r i c ultural and Music Center. Popula tion, 1900 Census, 10,821. Brevard Community 7,894. THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES A State And National Prize-Winning A. B. C. Newspaper TRANSYLVANIA— The Land of Waterfalls, Mecca for Summer Camps, Entrance to Plsfaih Na tional Forest and Home of Brevard Music Festival. Vol. 69 —No. 19 Second Class Mall Privileges Authorized at Brevard, N. C. BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1958 ★ 24 PAGES TODAY * PUBLISHED WEEKLY “NEW FACES IN BREVARD” is the title of an interesting picture-story lay out in the current issue of Du Font’s “Bet ter Living" magazine. Two of the “New Faces ' are shown above with Patrolman Jack Labe, giving them directions. They art W illiam Callahan, left, and George I Dignan, who are supervisors at the sili con plant in Buck Forest. More details on the article and other pictures appearing in the layout are carried on the front page of the second section of this week’s Times. Heavy Rains Threaten County's Crops, Much Of The Bottomlands Under Water Nearly An Inch Of Rainfall Recorded Here Iuesday In 15 Minutes Heav\ mins in Transylvania | county arc fast becoming a threat to the ‘58 agricultural crops. Coun ty Agent James Davis announces. The county's big crop. corn, is about 10 per cent planted, and bean planting time is also past due. bast year there were some 4.700 acres in corn, and if the rains con tinue, this figure will be greatly reduced in ‘58. the county agent predicts W ith most of the bottomlands flooded, the farmers have not been able to get into the fields. Howev er with a few days of sunshine, they can move rapidly since ma jority of the crop lands has been broken. Planting of gardens In the town and county has also been hamper ed h\ the heavy showers. According to the official weath erman here. Bobby Hoyle, nearly three inches of rainfall has been recorded this week. In fact, nearly an inch fell Tues day evening in 15 minutes, from 6:00 until 6:15 o’clock, causing “flash" flood conditions in some areas The forecast is for the showers to end early Thursday, however, more rain is predicted this week end. CALENDAR OF COMING EVENTS Thursday. May 8 — Fortnightly j club meets with Mrs. Warren Fitz- j gerald. 3:30 p. m. Moose Ladies night supper. 7 p. m. Masonic meet ing in Temple at 8 p. m. Friday. May 9 - Gold Star Moth- j crs supper at VFW post. 7:30 p. m. Recital at Brevard college. 8:15 \ p. m Mastcrpoint game at Ace of i Clubs. Saturday, May 10 — Registration for the primary continues. Olin Mathieson Indians open home sea son. 3 li. m . at Camp Straus. Sunday. May 11 — Attend the church of your choice. Monday. May 12 — DAR meets at 3 p. m., in Gaither’s. Rotary club meets at 7 p. m.. in Gaither’s. Bre vard Elementary P-TA meets at school cafeteria. 8 p. m. Tuesday, May 13 — Fidelis SS class meets with Mrs. J. 0. Wells, 8 p. m. Books Still Open Registration For Primary On May 31st Reported To Be Slow Registration for the primary on May 31st is very slow. George Shu It rd. chairman of the county board of elections, announces. The books opened last Saturday, and they will remain open this Saturday and on May 17th. The fol lowing Saturday. May 24th. is chal knge day. Mr. Shuford reminds Transyl-1 vania voters that there is no new registration this year, and only new persons in the town and coun ty must register. However, persons moving from one precinct to anoth er within 30 days prior to the elec- j lion must secure a transfer slip. J Interest in Transylvania in the | primary is centered in three races. They are: for sheriff, for congress and for state solicitor. In the first one, the incumbent. Sheriff, 'Scott" Dillingham, is be ing opposed by Claude Melton. Eu Business Better During March, *58 l sing the collection of sales and use taxes as an indicator, business continues to "pick up” in Transylvania. Collections during March of j this year were $12,890.75, while for the same month last year I they were $12,055.74. Across the state of North Car olina. collections for the third month were slightly under those of March. 1957. gene S. Wilson and Lloyd L. Wood. Solicitor Clarence O. Ridings, of 1'orest City, has as his opposition, Leonard Lowe, another Forest City lawyer. Throughout the district there seems to be much interest in the congressional race in which Con gressman George Shuford is being opposed by four candidates. San ford W. Brown, Beverly M. Middle ton. Heinz Rollman and Arch Nieh (dson Wallace. Forces Working On Several Highways In County, Completing Four-Laner DEMOS WILL HOLD CONVENTION THIS SATURDAY, 2 P.M. Newly Elected Precinct Chairmen To Elect Offi cers After Meet Transylvania Democrats will hold a county convention on Sat urday at Ilu’ Brevard court house, Beginning promptly at 2:00 o’clock. According to Chairman Thomas IT Eller, delegates to the state con vention on May 15th will be elect ed. and any other business to be transacted will be considered. Immediately following the busin ess meeting, the newly elected chairmen of the 18 precincts will meet and elect a chairman and other officers. Mr. Eller reports that he will not b» a candidate for re-election. “I feel that it is best for the Democratic party for the chair man to be rotated,” he said, and he also explained that pressing bus iness duties influenced his decis ion not to run again for the chair manship. LEGIONNAIRES RE-ELECT SAMS Other Officers Also Named. Installation Meet Set June 2nd David Sams was re-elected com mander of the Monroe Wilson post. No. 88. of the American legion at the regular May meeting. Named vice commanders were the following: Bill Baughn, W. B. Head, Sr.. Cleaves Johnson and Bill Johnson. Other officers to serve during the 1958 59 term are: Don Parker, adjutant: James I). Willis, finance officer: Richard Tinsley and Bill Hayes, sergeants-at-arms; Ernest Gilstrap. athletic officer; Walter Cantrell, chief warrant officer; John Anderson and Baxter Mor ris, co-publicity officers; Lewis Bagwell, graves registration offi cer; Paul Whitmire, service offi cer; Bill Bridges, assistant service officer; Weldon Misenheimer, his torian; Thomas R. Eller, Jr., boys state officer; and. Jessie Gillespie, chaplain. Rosman Youth Is Winner Of The Jaycees' Road-E-O D. H. Galloway, senior at Rosman high school, was the winner of the 58 Teen Age Road-E-O, sponsored by the Brevard Jacees. Jackie Hall, another Rosman youth, placed second, and Tommy Owen, also of Rosman. was third, Howard Barnes, the chairman of the project, announces. All three are school bus drivers, and they deserve a lot of credit for the fine showing they made, Mr. Barnes stated. Young Galloway will enter the side contest, and he will be com peting for a chance to appear in the National Road-E-0 in Washington, D. C. In the local contest, the contes tants, were able to choose the car More Than 700 Transylvania Farmers Participating In '58 ACP Program Over 700 farmers in Transylva nia county have signed up to par ticipate in the 1958 Agricultural C onservation programs, says Mar vin W. Whitmire, chairman of the Transylvania county agricultural Stabilization and Conservation committee. When a farmer signs up to par tieipate in this program, he indi cates that he is going to help build a better farm for himself and a better land for all the people. “It’s a recognition of his respon sibility to help protect the nation’s soil and water resources. It also signifies that he is cooperating with the other farmers in the pro gram and that all of them are work ing with all the people of the coun try to keep soil from washing away and to keep it productive! “Farmers who use the ACP to help build a stronger agriculture tiirough conservation are the farm ers who are helping to provide a better living for all the people of the country”, Mr. Whitmire states. Since the beginning of the pro gram in 1936, says Mr. Whitmire, —Turn to Page Eight they drove from cars furnished by the local dealers. The winner of the Road-E-0 was decided on the total score made on the driving skill course and by written exam ination. Get Polio Shots Now, Advice Of Health Officer With the summer polio season practically here, the officials of the Transylvania Health depart ment remind all parents to see that their children are protected from this disease by the Salk polio vaccine. “This is an ideal time for those who have not been immunized to begin their shots, either from their family physicians' or from the health department,” they state. The Health department is giv ing shots from ages three months up to 20 years of age. They are two shots, a month apart, and the third, a booster, seven months after the second one. A fourth shot is not recommended at this time. These shots are given at the reg ular clinic day on Friday at the de partment on Jordan street. Par ents are reminded to get the third shot for children who have not yet received it. In 1957 there were 221 report ed cases of polio in North Caro lina; none of these fortunately from Transylvania county. The previous year North Carolina had 336 cases, one of which was from this county. COMMENCEMENT SPEAKERS at Brevard college are pictured above. At the left is Dr. Henry C. Sprinkle, Jr., ot New York City, who will deliver the commence ment §ermon on June 1st at 11:00 o’clock at the Brevard Methodist church. That afternoon at 4:00 o’clock. Les lie S. Grogan, manager of the new Du Pont Silicon Plant here in Buck forest, will deliver the* address to the graduates in the Campus Center building. Brevard College Trustees Note Successful Year, '58 Graduation Dates Announced Annual Meeting Held Last Friday- Several Are Nominated To Board Brevard College is enjoying a most successful year and antici- • p ites an even more successful year ' in 1958-59. according to reports j submitted at the spring meeting of the board of trustees held here last Friday. An enrollment of at least 400 fulltime students next fall seems to be assured and a budget of $479,000.00 for the ensuing year was adopted. The nomination of 10 new mem bers to the board was approved and these nominations will be sub mitted for conference approval. These 10 are Leslie S. Grogan, of Brevard; W. C. Stanback, of Salisbury; A. Craig Phillips, Win ston-Salem; Hugh Massey, Waynes ville: Phillip C. Brownell, Pisgah Forest: Grier Beam, Cherryville; Bishop Nolan Hannon, Charlotte; and the district superintendents of Asheville, Waynesville and Mar ion districts. . Thirteen board members whose terms are expiring this year were re-elected. They are Dr. Bmbree Blackard, Asheville; Dr. Charles P. Bowles, Greensboro; Paul F. Evans, Lexington; Dr. Arthur Kale, Durham; Mrs. Dan K. Moore, Syl va; A. G. Myers, Jr., Gastonia; C. M. Ogle. Hendersonville; Dwight L. Phillips. Charlotte; Mrs. Helen Hay, Asheville; Jean W. Schenck. Shelby; Allen Sims, Gastonia; Charles P. Wade, Jr., Winston Salem and Howard C. Wilkinson, Durham. The board now has a total mem bership of 51, the highest in the history of the college. Thirty-four of them attended the meeting. Edwin L. Jones, of Charlotte, —Turn to Page Four Dr. Sprinkle Will Deliver Commencement Sermon. Grogan Will Speak Commencement activities at Bre vard College will begin on Satur day, May 31st, at 12.30 p. m.. with an Alumni luncheon and business meeting in the college cafeteria. A: this meeting the results of the election of new alumni officers will be announced. Members of the 1958 graduation class will be guests of the Alumni association for the luncheon and will be of ficially welcomed into the associa tion. At 8:00 p. m., the annual Glee Club concert will be presented in the college auditorium under the direction of Professor Nelson F. Adams. The public is cordially in vited for this final concert of the school year. On Sunday, June 1st, at 11:00 the commencement sermon will be delivered in the Brevard Meth odist church by Dr. Henry C. Sprinkle, Jr., of New York City, who is a member of the Methodist Board of Missions. A Carillon recital will be heard beginning at 3:00 o’clock on Sun day afternoon. The Graduation exercises will begin at 4:00 o'clock in the college auditorium. The Commencement speaker will be Leslie S. Grogan, manager of the DuPont Silicon plant in Transylvania county. There are 89 prospective gradu ates in the class of '58. Dr. Sprinkle received his A. B. and A. M. degrees at Duke Univer sity, and his B. D. and Ph. D. at Yale. He is associate editor of "World Outlook” and assistant sec retary of the Board of Missions and Church Extension of the Methodist Church. He was formerly editor of the N. C. Christian Advocate, and —Turn to Page Eight Program Highlights WPNF Observing National Radio Month Station Is Given Citation Station WPNF is joining the more than 3,000 radio stations across the country in the May ob servance of National Radio month, Ed M. Anderson, president, an nounces today. “Radio is close to you’’ is the theme of this year’s national sa lute to radio., which for the first time is extended from a week to a month. Week-to-week variations on the theme are being developed to emphasize the different roles radio plays in the life of the indi vidual, the community, and the na tion. Station WPNF is featuring radio’s personalized service to its audience “At Home”, “On the Move”, “In the Community” and “in all America”. Civic, fraternal, religious and social organizations are taking part in the month-long celebration. Special Program Since this is National Home Demonstration week, WPNF will carry a special program on Friday evening at 8:00 o’clock, when Mrs. Betty Feezor, of Charlotte, who spoke here recentjy at the district IID meeting, will be heard. Gets Citation Radio Station WPNF has receiv ed an award for distinguished pub- ] lie service in broadcasting The —Turn to Page Four ' ROUTE IS BEING EXTENDED, OTHER CONTRACTS LET Stewart Company Havings “Rough Going” Grading New Parkway Link FUNDS ALLOCATED A vast amount of highway con struction work is now going on in Transylvania county, and sev eral other projects are “in the hopper”. The four-lane highway from the entrance of the Pisgah National forest to Brevard’s city limits is being completed. After this stretch has settled and has been used fcvr 12 to 24 months, it will be resur faced. Drainage and clean-up work will be completed in the immediate fu ture. State Highway forces have al ready started widening the high way from a point in front of Radio Station WPNF to French Broad street, one block below the center of town. Telephone and power poles are being set back, and the culvert in front of Deerfield motel will be extended to the east. The Asheville Paving company was the low bidder on resurtac ing and shoulder construction of l'. S. Highway 64 from the inter section at the entrance of the Pisgah National forest to Horse Shoe, it is announced out of Ral eigh. The distance of the road is 11.09 miles, and the bid of the Asheville concern was $289. 527.80. This new road was severely damaged by the many hard freez es this past winter, and the work of resurfacing is expected to be started in the very “near future. It was also announced out of Ral eigh this week that $50,000 had i been allocated to widen the bridge over the French Broad river near Davidson River sub-station, and $80,000 has been appropriated to replace the railroad over pass on US 64 between Rosman and Cash iers with a culvert. These two projects are expected to be completed by December. 1959, and the funds were a part of the —Turn to Page Four BRADBURN IS HEAD OF MOOSE Other New Officers Listed. Planning Supper For Wives On May 8th Hugh Bradburn has been reelec ted for his fourth term as govern or of the Brevard Moose Lodge. Other officers elect el for the coming year include J. S. Sims, junior governor; Tommy Payne, past governor: Joel Hubbard, pre late; Jim Henson, treasurer; Mar jorie Bevequa, Fleet Holden and Bill Brown, trustees; Bobby D. Bishop, secretary'; Marty Osborne sergeant-at-arfms; Sunday Hedrick, inner guard; and Ed Sprouse, out er guard. Due to the response of the aud ience at the last singing the Bre vard lodge voted to again sponsor the Le Fevre Trio on Friday. June 27th. All proceeds from this pro gram will go to the Transylvania Little League. A supper will be given at the Moose Lodge on May 8th at 7 o' clock for all members and their wives. ’57 Delinquent Tax List Is Published A long list of delinquent tax payers of the county, the towns of Brevard and Bosnian for 1957 is published in the second sec tion of this issue on pages four and five. In accordance with the law, the list will be published four times and on Monday, June 2, at 12 noon at the courthouse door Tax Collector C. M. Douglas will offer for sale liens on real es tate for non-payment of taxes ow ing at that time.
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