THE TRANSYLVANIA
A State And National Prize-Winning A. B. C.
Vo). 69 — No. 29 * |eXdrizS‘Bat*l™vfrrd!“N8ec BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1958 * 18 PAGES TODAY * PUBLISHED WEEKLY
TIMES
Newspaper
TRANSYLVANIA
Ttoe Land of Waterfalls,
Mecca for Summer Oaim^,
Entrance to Pkgafc Ra
tional Forest and Home at
Brevard Music Festival.
TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist, Ed
ucational, A g r i c ultural
and Music Center. Popula
tion, 1050 Census, 15,321.
Brevard Community 7,394.
LAST FRIDAY was a big day in Tran
sylvania county as the new Du Pont sil
icon plant in Ruck Forest was officially
opened. Highlighting the event was a
luncheon for civic leaders and others at j
the Presbyterian church, and the three j
men pictured at the top were the prin
cipal speakers. At the left is Robert L.
Hershoy, a Du Pont vice president, and
Governor Luther Hodges is in the center
making the main ddress. Leslie Grogan,
plant manager, is -hown at the right, as ;
he oresi ■< over the elaborate affair, s
Dignitaries at the plant in the center
photo are shown. From left to right, they
are: Plant Manager Grogan; Joseph S.
Silversteen, Transylvania’s pioneer in
dustrialist; Richard A. Kaiser, Du Pont
executive; Harry Buchanan, a WNC
civic leader ; Mrs. Ed M. Anderson, news
paper publisher from West Jefferson;
Governor Luther Hodges; Joseph Shraw
der. another Du Pont executive ; and Vice
President Hershey. An overall view of
the modern silicon plant can be seen at
the boitom. (Times Staff Photo)
Governor Lands Du Pont At Opening
Of Silicon Plant, Executive Heard
Hodges Predicts Bright Fu
ture. Tribute Paid To
Late Publisher
A bright future for the elec
tronics industry in North Caro
lina was forecast by Gov. Luther
Hodges here last Friday.
The governor told the Du Pont
officials and the 150 civic, business
and industrial leaders attending
the luncheon at the Presbyterian
church: “It is entirely possible that
North Carolina would well become
one of the major markets for sili
con in the years to come.’’
He pointed out that “the elec
tronics industry has shown a fast
er rate of growth in this state than
any other major industry in recent
years. And there is every indica
tion that this rate will increase ra
ther than decline.
“The fact that silicon is daily
becoming a more and more im
portant component in the field of
electronics would certainly indi
cate that your future and the fu
ture of this area is bright," Hod
ges added.
The new plant, Gov. Hodges
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CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, July 17 — Story Hour
to begin at the library, 9:30 a. m.
Lions club meets at Gaither's, 7
p. m. Masonic meeting in the tem
ple at 8 p. m.
Friday, July 18 — Brevard gar
den club meets with Mrs. MacRoy
Gr.sque, 3:30 p. m. Kiwanis club
meets at Gaither's at 7 p. m. Con
cert at Brevard Music Center, 8:15
p. m.
Saturday, July 19 — Concert at
Brevard Music Center. 8:15 p. m.
Sunday, July 20 — Attend the
church of your choice. Girl Scouts
Open House at college, 3 to 6 p. m.
Concert at Brevard Music Center,
4 p. m.
Monday, July 21 — Rotary club
meets at Gaither’s, 7 p. m. Shrine
club Ladies Night, Camp Straus, 7
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The Weather
Qiiimuihii.......Q
Rain every day was the week's
weather news headline. Total pre
cipitation for the week was 2.42 in
ches. Daily readings were as fol
lows:
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
High Low Pre.
75 63 .27
81 64 .48
79 65 .06
82 64 .84
81 59 .13
80 65 .03
85 61 .61
Teen Center To
Hold Square Dance
The Transylvania Teen Age Cen
ter will sponsor a square dance for
all teen agers at the Winn-Dixie
parking lot on Monday. July 21. The
dance will start at 8:30 and all
teen agers are urged to attend.
GOLD STAR MEETS
The Transylvania chapter of Gold
Star Mothers will meet Tuesday at
2 p. m.. at the home of Mrs. Henry
Garren on Maple street.
Vice President Hershey Wel
comes Civic Leaders At
tending Luncheon
A spirit of co-operation between
government and industry is a vital
element in business expansion and
the creation of new jobs, Robert L.
Hershey, a vice president, director,
and member of the executive com
mittee of the Du Pont company,
said here last Friday at opening
ceremonies for Du Pont's new sili
con plant. This is the first full
scale plant for manufacturing ex
tremely pure silicon, an element
vital to electronics.
Speaking to an audience of bus
iness and civic leaders headed by
North Carolina Gov. Luther H.
Hodges. Mr. Hershey praised the
spirit of co-operation that exists
between government and industry
in North Carolina which, he said,
“offers the possibility of a richer
life for all the citizens of the state.”
“Once established,” he added,
“this attitude strengthens thie
chances of attracting new indus
trial enterprises and of encour
aging expansion projects at exist
ing plant locations.”
Mr. Hershey pointed out that
when choosing new plant locations,
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WPNF Program Highlights
'58 Baseball Season Passes The
Mid-Way Mark, Log Is Reviewed
With the '58 baseball season just
passing the mid-way, WPNF re
minds fans of the “Game of the
Day”, which is heard each after
noon over the local radio station.
The National league race is ex
tremely close this year, and Bob
by Hoyle, station manager, says
that Mutual selects the best game
each day.
“For the daily schedule, note the
ad on the sports page each week of
The Times,” he states.
Other Programs
The schedule for the Farm and
Home hour for the coming week
is as follows: Thursday, Soil Con
servation service, Harry Newland:
Friday, station program; Monday,
county agent’s office; Tuesday, ex
tension forestry, Fred E. Whitfield;
Wednesday, Home Demonstration
Agent.
On the Civic hour the following
will be heard: Friday, Music Lov
ers club; Monday, Rosman cham
ber of Commerce; Wednesday,
Mathatasian club.
The Rev. Frank C. Taylor, pas
tor of the Carr’s Hill Baptist
church, is in charge of Morning
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Girl Scouts Attending International
Festival Here To Hold "Open House"
REPORT GIVEN
ON EXPANSION,
PHONE COMPANY
Progress Is Noted. Much
Work Being Done With
Loan From REA
Some time ago the Citizens Tele
phone company of Brevard, an
nounced a large expansion pro
gram, which was made possible by
a long term loan from the Rural
Electrification administration, a
government agency established for
just such purposes. The loan is re
paid over a period of 35 years.
“We are proud to report to our
community the progress we are
making." said C. W. Pickelsimer,
Jr., general manager.
“Prior to now we have not been
able to expand as fast as the area
has grown but with the comple
tion of our program within a year,
we will be in a position to take
care of the demands for service for
years to come.”
The first big step taken was to
order two automatic switchboards.
These were ordered months ago.
and because they are very compli
cated, it takes months to build
them but they should be installed
and working by next April.
These units are the heart of a tel
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NEW POSTAL RATES
BEGIN AUGUST 1ST
Fullbright Says Local Office
Will Have The Newest
Stamps And Cards
Vernon P. Fullbright, Brevard's
acting postmaster, said today he
expects plenty of stamps and postal
cards to be on hand for sale August
1. to meet new postage rates which
: become effective then.
! Mr. Fullbright explained the
Post Office department has been is
suing new stamps, stamped enve
lopes and postal cards to post of
fices for several weeks in anticipa
tion of the new rate changes.
Large additional supplies of the
regular 4c stamp, bearing the like
ness of Abraham Lincoln, are be
ing received here to meet the new
first-class letter rate of 4e an ounce.
In addition, issues of special
stamps and commemorative stamps
will be available at the local post
office in 4c denominations.
A new "Champion of Liberty”
stamp, honoring Simon Bolivar, the
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BALSAM LAKE IS
NEARER REALITY
Work On The 57-Mile
Stretch Of The Parkway To
Be Pushed, Weems Says
Plans and designs for Balsam
Lake in the “Graveyard Fields”
along the Transylvania section of
the Blue Ridge Parkway will be
made during the fiscal year by pri
vate contractors, it was announc
ed Tuesday by Forest Supervisor
Hugh Redding.
Core drilling and exploratory
work was done during the last fis
cal year, the forest supervisor
told members of the North Carolina
Park Commission in its annual
meeting at Waynesville on Tues
day, and while there is not money
available to start work on the actu
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Dr. Lombardo
Will Speak At
Kiwanis Meeting
Dr. Russ J. Lombardo, director
of research at Du Pont, will be
guest of the Brevard Kiwanis club
at its meeting this Friday evening
at 7 o’clock.
Dr. Lombardo is expected to go
into some of the technical manufac
turing and processing of silicon
which is being produced at the Ce
dar Mountain plant near here.
Two members of the Key Club
are also expected to be guests of
the club at the Friday meet.
NEW OFFICERS of the Transylvania Teen Age
center are pictured above. At the left is Jerry Cube, the
vice president, and next in line is Gloria Shook, the
treasurer. Holding the program of activities with her is
Alary Lou Cantrell, the secretary, and at the right is
Charles Taylor, the new president. The Teen Age center
is having a successful summer program, and many plans
are being made for the coming fall.
Several Guest Conductors To
Be Heard At The Music Camp
WILLIS COGGINS
Willis Coggins Will Be Fea
tured Saturday Night.
Pfohl Visits Florida
John Bitter, dean of the Univer
sity of Miami School of Music and
conductor of its symphony, arrived
at Brevard Music Center on Tues
day, to prepare for this coming
week end concert, when he will be
guest conductor of the Brevard
Symphony orchestra in the absence
of James Christian Pfohl. Dr.
Pfohl has left for Miami to appear
as guest conductor with the Miami
Symphony in his summer Pops
series on Sunday. He will return
to Brevard next week.
On Friday night the increasingly
popular band concerts will fea
ture Reid Poole as conductor. Mr.
Poole in the winter is conductor of
the University of Florida Band at
Cainesville and a distinguished
member of the musical faculty at
Florida. He has been lecturing at
Brevard in a series of appreciation
programs, open to the public on
Thursday nights about the music
to be played on forthcoming week
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Glen Cannon Farm Sold To Charles
Grimes, To Stress Produce Production
Charles P. Grimes, of Hender
sonville, has acquired the 1,500-ac
re Glen Cannon Falls, Inc., farm, es
tate and scenic property three
miles southeast of Brevard.
The sellers were the principal
owners of the incorporation: Lau
rence and Jules Romfh of the
Romfh banking family of Miami,
Fla.
Negotiating the transaction, lar
gest of its kind in recent years, was
W. A. Keith, president of the W.
A. Keith Land Co., realtors, Hen
dersonville.
Attorney for the buyer was Wil
liam Burrow of Asheville; and for
the selling corporation. C. Palmer
Parker of Miami, and Ben Prince,
Hendersonville.
The sale price was not revealed.
But the Romfh interests are said to
have paid approximately $300,000
for the property five years ago, and
since then have made many im
provements.
The farm borders the French
Broad River and has an average
elevation of 2,200 feet. One of the
highlights of the site is that it
contains the Glen Cannon water
fall coursing over solid rock for
75 to 80 feet.
The falls has been a tourist and
scenic attraction for decades.
Twenty streams course through
the valley into the French Broad.
The property also contains five
houses, two two-story barns, 75 by
100 feet each; two large silos, and
a corn crib with a 15,000-bushel ca
pacity.
The holdings have about 250
acres in bottom land, 200 acres in
second bottom land, and 1.000 ac
re.' in pasture and timber.
Currently a large rye crop is be
ing harvested.
The tract is nearly 3 square miles
in area.
Grimes who divides his time be
tween Asheville and Henderson
ville, owns a home at Grimesdale, a
residential community three miles
north of Hendersonville on the
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E VENT WILL BE
HELD SUNDAY AT
BREVARD COLLEGE
Public Is Invited. Groups
Displaying Many Arts
And Crafts
CONCERT SLATED
Highlighting the International
Summer Arts Festival of Girl
Scouts being held at Brevard col
lege will be an “Open House” Sun
day afternoon from 3 to 6 p. m.
Mrs. Robert Murphy, the direc
tor of the Festival, announces that
the girls will act as hostesses and
that each of the workshops will be
demonstrating what they have
learned.
Of special interest is the fact
that the Drama workshop will be
presenting plays as well as puppet
ry.
The public is invited to this
event and to meet the girls who
have come from 36 states and six
foreign countries. The countries
represented arc Ireland, Switzer
land. West Germany, the Philip
pine Islands, Canada and Suriname.
There are 95 girls in attendance.
In addition to the workshops in
music, dance, drama, arts and
crafts, each girl from a foreign
country is teaching a native craft
to a group of those assembled.
Saturday the Girl Scouts toured
Oconoluftee Indian village and
went to "Unto These Hills." On
Thursday they will attend the play
at Flat Rock Playhouse.
A public concert will be given at
he Transylvania Music camp Tues
day night at which time the Girl
| Scouts will sing on the program
[ with the orchestra.
One of the most interesting
events that was held in connec
tion with the Arts Festival was the
"International Night'’, at which
| time each girl from a foreign coun
i try gave a skit or a native song or
I dance. The Irish girls presented a
i play.
The International Arts Festival
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MERGER OF BANKS
GIVEN APPROVAL
Stockholders Take Action At
Meeting Tuesday. Back
ground Is Cited
Shareholders of the First Na
I tional Bank and Trust Company in
Asheville and the Union National
Bank in Charlotte voted Tuesday
to consolidate the two banks to op
erate under the new name of First
Union National Bank of North Car
olina.
Action by the shareholders is
now subject to final approval by the
Comptroller of Currency, and it
has been proposed the actual coali
tion take place at the close of bus
iness Friday.
The consolidation includes First
National offices in Asheville, Bre
vard. Canton, Clyde, Henderson
ville and Waynesville. The merg
ed institutions will have resources
of more than $110,000,000.
Charles D. Parker, president of
First National told shareholders
here that "Your bank . . . simply
becomes more versatile, more use
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Costumed Dolls
Are On Display
In The Library
A collection of 38 foreign dolls
in their native costumes is on dis
play in the Transylvania County li
brary. The collection is a part of
the one belonging t0 11-year old
Becky Burhans, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Lloyd Burhans.
Becky’s godmother, the former
Miss Rose Wolfe, of Pisgah Forest,
helped start her collection before -
she had finished kindergarten.
Meantime Miss Wolfe became Mrs.
A1 Ruer, whose husband is in the
foreign service of the U. S. State
department. His assignments took
him to many parts of Europe and
neighboring countries. Accom
panying her husband on some of
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