TRANSYLVANIA—
TSe Land ol Waterfall*
Mecca for Summer Camp*
Entrance to Pisftk If*
tional Forest and Home o'
Brevard Music Festival.
THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
A State And National Prize-Winning A. B. C. Newspaper
TRANSYLVANIA
An Industrial, Tourist, Ed
ucational, Agricultural
and Music Center. Popula
tion, 1960 Census, 15,321.
Brevard Community 7J394L
Vol. 69 — No. 46
Second Class Mall Privileges
Authorized at Brevard. N. C.
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1958
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
RALEIGH HIGHWAY OFFICIALS
visited in Transylvania last Thursday
and in^i ected projects which have been
rcv« ally completed and others on which
v rk is being started. The group was
particularly impressed with the new
l‘i ne highway into Brevard and said
that plans are being formulated for im
proving Highway G4 from Brevard to
R< ;,n to Cashiers. The group is shown
i ovo in front of WPNF discussing1 the
now bridge project near the Davidson
river sub-station and the other across the
abandoned railv ay track near Quebec.
- \V. F. Baoccrk, director of Highways, is
in front of the group, and others, left to
right, are: C. W. Lee, assistant director;
Karl Crump, assistant chief engineer;
and, Pam Beard, public relations officer.
(Times Staff Photo)
Wulpi Urges All Citizens To
Give Their “Fair Share”.
Office Is Open
\
Now in its final week, Transyl
vania's United Appeal fund has
reached 95 per cent of its goal of
$26,500 for 1959, Director James
Wulpi reports.
Stressing the importance of the
local UF going “over the top”, Mr.
WTuIpi urges all solicitors to make
one final push to raise the amount
necessary to support the 23 agen
cies in the ’59 budget.
Persons, who have not given
“once for all”, can make their con
tributions at the office, located in
the old McFee Jewelry store on
Main street.
“If we all give our fair share, we
will have no trouble in exceeding
our goal,'' the director declared.
A “fair share” has been designa
ted as one hour's pay per month.
A total of $25,349.95 has been
^ raised in Transylvania, and indus
™ try and many of the businesses
have adopted the payroll deduction
plan.
Mr. Wulpi requests that all so
licitors report to him at the office
as quickly as possible in order that
follow-up calls be made where nec
essary.
Mr. W'ulpi reports that donations
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CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday. Nov. 13 — Fortnightly
club meets at 3:00 p. m. at Mrs. M.
G. Pangle’s. Booster club meet in
BHS library 7 p. m. Masons meet
at 8:00 p. m.
Friday, Nov. 14 — Hospital aux
iliary meeting at 3:00 p. m. Fish
’supper at Masonic temple, 5:00 to
8:00 p. m. BHS junior play at 8:00
p. m.
Saturday, Nov. 15 — Methodist
student movement convention at
Brevard college.
Sunday. Nov. 16 — Attend the
church of your choice. Organ re
cital at Brevard Methodist church
ai 4:30 p. m.
Monday. Nov. 17 — Deer hunts
open in Pisgah at noon. Rotarians
meet ai Gaither's at 7:00 p. m.
Tuesday. Nov. 18 — Catholic
group meets at church at 8:00 p.
ni. Ace of clubs at 7:45 p. m.
Wednesday, Nov. 19 — Adult
[Scout dinner at Masonic temple at
7:00 p. m.
Hampton Heard
Advice Given By Planning
Expert At Meeting Tuesday
Transylvania civic leaders, town
and county officials and other in
terested persons were given ex
pert points Tuesday night on plan
ning on a community and regional
basis by John R. Hampton, direc
tor of the Western North Carolina
Regional Planning commission.
Boosters To See
BHS Grid Movies
Thursday Evening
The Brevard Boosters club will
see movies of this year’s Blue
Devil games at a meeting Thurs
day night, in the high school li
brary.
President Bobby Hoyle urg
es all members and interested
persons to attend the meeting,
which will begin at 7:00 o’clock
p. m.
Awards for the Blue Devil
players will be discussed, and a
report will be given on the year’s
activities.
Mr. Hampton addressed the
^monthly meeting of the Brevard
chamber of commerce directors and
others over the city hall. President
Cecil Hill presided.
The planning commission’s di
rector said the fundamental points
in planning were: first, to outline
objectives and goals; second, to col
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State Officials Inspect Highway Work
Ip County, Survey Of Projects Made
LEGION TO HOLD
ANNUAL PARTY ON
SATURDAY NIGHT
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Auxiliary Will Also Award
Many Prizes. Dance To
Conclude Event
The annual membership celebra
tion of the Monroe Wilson post,
No. 88, of the American legion, will i
be held Saturday night at the le
gion building.
Prizes, totaling more than $500
in value, will be awarded, and the
auxiliary will also climax its mem
bership drive on the same evening
with the legionnaires.
There will be a bingo party be
ginning at 7:00 o'clock, followed by
(he awarding of prizes. A big, gala
ounce will climax the evening’s ac
tivities.
Commander David Sams reminds
all legionnaires that members who
have paid their ’59 dues will be eli
gible to attend.
Charles B. Disher is membership
hairman, and dues can be paid to
him or to Chan Asfnvorth at the
i.egion building. Memberships may
also be secured from Baxter Mor
ris at the radio station, John An
lierson at The Times or any mem
Ur of the membership committee.
“Go Getters” of the Monroe Wil
son post will be awarded an extra
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WILL MAIL 2 000
! CHRISTMAS SEALS
Chairman Austin Says TB Is
Still Quite A Problem.
Funds Needed
More than 2,000 Christmas seal
letters will be received by the cit
izens of Transylvania county Fri-.
day, November 14, the opening day
o’ the 52nd annual drive to rake
funds to fight TB in the United
States.
The stuffing of these letters with
colorful Christmas seals and with
a message of importance to every
citizen in the county took place
Wednesday evening in the cafeteria
of the Campus Center building at
the college. Volunteer workers rep
resenting numerous local organiza
tions as wrell as many interested in
dividuals, aided the TB committee
in the letter stuffing.
Last year the people of Transyl
vania county gave $2,033.64 for the
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Frequent Visitor Here
Missing On Lisbon Plane
Henry H. Rennell, of South
Port, Conn., and first cousin of
Mrs. Henry Carrier, of Brevard,
is among the 36 persons aboard
the Portuguese plane missing
near Lisbon, Portugal.
The plane is reported to have
made a forced landing Sunday
off the coast of Portugal, and
planes and ships have been scour
ing the area since that time.
Hope has waned for finding the
Service Of Institution Is Held
For New Episcopal Minister Sunday
The Service of Institution for
Rev. Frederick E. Valentine, Jr.,
the new rector of the St. Philip’s
Episcopal church here, was held
Sunday night, with many minis
ters of the Western Diocese parti
cipating and Rt. Rev. M. George
Henry, Bishop of Western North
Carolina, in charge.
. Following the service, a recep
tion for Mr. Valentine and his fam
ily was held in the parish house.
Bishop Henry delivered the ser
mon of the evening. Opening sen
tences were by Rev. James Perry,
of Waynesville; the lesson by Rev.
John Barr, of Hendersonville; and,
the Apostles’ Creed by Rev. Neil
Zabriskie, of Biltmore.
Others taking part in the service i
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REV. FREDERICK VALENTINE
craft and its passengers, six of
whom were Americans.
Mr. Rennell, a grandson of the
late P. T. Barn urn, has visited
in Brevard and Transylvania fre
quently during recent years.
A manufacturer of woven wire
cloth, Mr. Rennell was en route
home after visiting the World’s
Fair in Brussells and friends in
England and Lisbon.
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The Weather
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Lower temperature readings
were noted throughout the week in
Brevard. The high was 68, and the
low reading was 22 degrees. Total
precipitation was only .06 of an
inch. Daily readings are as follows.
High Low Pre.
Wednesday 68 36 T
Thursday 67 47 0
Friday 57 38 0
Saturday 58 23 0
Sunday 66 33 .02
Monday 58 34 .04
Tuesday 67 22 T
TO ATTEND MEET
Mrs. Opal King, president, and
Mrs. Dorothy Case, first vice pres
ident, will attend Business and
Professional Women’s mid-year
council at Prince Charles Hotel in
Fayetteville, N. C., this week end.
BALSAM GROVE, Transylvania’s unique community
and the winner of the 19-">8 Rural Development contest
in this county, is in readiness for the judging on Thurs
day in the Western North Carolina regional contest. The
judges will meet at 9:00 o’clock at the community cen- j
ter, and at that time they will review the progress that
has been made; examine the scrapbook and score sheets; j
and. talk with community leaders. County Agent James ;
Davis inspected the community last Friday, and he feels
confident that Balsam Grove will “do itself proud” in
WNC competition, which will be climaxed with a lunch- j
eon on December 6th in Asheville. (For more pictures
and a feature story on Balsam Grove, turn to the front
* page, second section in this week’s Transylvania Times.)
Robert Galloway’s Hereford
Is Grand Champion At WNC
Fat Stock Show On Tuesday
BRYANT NAMED
KIWANIS CLUB
’59 PRESIDENT
Bridges Is The New Vice
Head. Board Of Directors
Also Elected
Dr. Earl O. Bryant, research and
development as
sistant at Olin
Miathieson Chemi
cal corporation,
Pisgah Forest,
was elected pres
ident of Brevard
Kiwanis club for
the year 1959 at
a meeting of the
club held last
Thursday evening. Dr. Bryant has
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Other Local Boys Win Priz
es. County Group Winners
Are Cited
For the first time in some 20
years of competition, Transylvania
county took top honors in the 1959
Western North Carolina Fat Calf
stock show at Enka on Tuesday.
The 1,040 Hereford, which was
declared the grand champion, was
shown by its owner, Robert Gallo
way, of the Brevard Future Farm
ers of America chapter.
It won grand champion honors
among a field of 119 entries.
Randal J. Lyday, vocational ag
ricultural teacher here, expressed
much pleasure over the victory for
young Galloway.
Transylvania was third in the
county group (five animals from
each county), and in the “home
raised group of three”, Transyl
i vania was fourth.
Young Galloway also won second
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Program Highlights
Special Programs On Education Week
Are Being Broadcast Over WPNF
In recognition of American Edu
cation week, WPNF is broadcast
ing a series of special programs
each evening at 6:20 in cooperation
with the local unit of Classroom
Teachers, Henry Smith, president.
According to program director,
A1 Martin, lotal teachers are be
ing heard on the programs, and
the final one will be carried at 6:30
o’clock on Sunday evening.
All listeners are urged to hear
the fine, interesting and factual
messages.
This Saturday afternoon at 1:45
o’clock, WPNF will broadcast the
Carolina-Notre Dame game direct
from South Bend, Indana.
The Tar Heels are riding on the
crest of a six-game winning streak,
and a victory over Notre Dame
would boast their bowl bid.
Other Programs
Appearing on the Farm and
Home hour for the coming week
are the following: Wednesday,
Home demonstration agent; Thurs
day, Rosman home ec. dept., Mrs.
Martha Hipsher; Friday, station
program; Monday, county agent’s
office; Tuesday, station program;
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BABCOCK PLEASED
WITH PROGRESS,
PLANS REVEALED
US Highway 64 In Upper
Part Of County Will Be
Improved At Later Date
WORKING ON PARKWAY
William F. Babcock, director of
Highways in North Carolina, and
three other state officials from
Raleigh, inspected roads and new
highway projects in Transylvania
county last Thursday.
Accompanying Mr. Babcock were
C. W. Lee, assistant director, Earl
Crump, assistant chief engineer, •
Roadway and Right-of-way; and,
Sam Beard, public relations officer.
The group was impressed with
the new four-lane highway leading
into Brevard, and then announced
that work would proceed rapidly on
the new bridge across the French
Broad near the Davidson river sub
station and the one across the
abandoned railroad track near Que
bec.
After the visit in Brevard, the
group of highway officials inspect
ed other projects in Western North
Carolina which the commission at
Raleigh recently approver] Costs
of these projects totaled 80 mil
lion.
Mr. Babcock said the inspection
tour actually began at Shelby,
from where the group is making "a
study of improvements on US 74
west.
He emphasized the fact that the
the group is also studying improve
ments to US Highway 64 from
Brevard to Rosman and on to < lash
iers and Highlands
Work Progresses
The old bridge across the French
Broad below Pisgah Forest is being
rapidly replaced, and while the
work is underway, a detour is nec
essary to the Tattle RLve“\ section
via Penrose. j
The bridge is be;* iJr' by Blue *
Ridge Structure eompan., oi' Ashe
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ECUSTA OFFICIAL
GETS NCSC POST
Art Loeb Will Serve On Ad
visory Council Of Engin
eering School, Raleigh
A. J. Loeb, assistant manager ol
the Ecusta Paper division cxf Ohn
Mathieson Chemical corporation,
was elected chairman of the advis
ory council of the North Carolina
State College School of Engineer
ing at a meeting in Gastonia last
Friday.
At the two-day annual meeting
new facilities at the Gaston Techni
cal Institute were dedicated. 'Presi
dent William C. Friday, of the Con
solidated University of North Car
olina, was speaker at the dedica
tion exercises.
Norman Buddine of R. J. Reyn
olds Tobacco company, Winston
Salem, was elected vice-chairman
of the council.
Elected to five of the 15 council*
posts, were J. C. Cowan, Burling
ton Industries, Greensboro; Char
les Fawcett, Liggett and Myers To
bacco company, Durham; Albert
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Fish Supper Tickets
Will Be On Sale At
Door Friday Night
Everything is in readiness for
the big fish supper, with all the
trimmings, to be given in the Ma
sonic temple on Friday of this
v/eek from 5:00. to 8:00 o’clock, ac
cording to announcement by John
A. Ford, president of the Transyl
vania Shrine club.
Mr. Ford states all proceeds will
go to the Shriners hospital for
crippled children.
Clayton Gardner, chairman of
1he ticket committee, announces
that tickets may be purchased at
the door for the price of $1.25 for
adults and children under 12 can
eat for 75c.
W. C. Bangs and A. E. York and
their committee will be in charge
of preparing the food.