THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
A State And National Prize-Winning A.B.C. Newspaper
Vol. 70 — No. 9 BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1959 + SECTION TWO *
Fertile Island Ford Valley Today
The Same Valley During Recent Flood
(Times Staff Photos)
LOCAL BAND BACK FROM STATE EVENT
Highlighting Brevard's band's
activities is their recent competi
tion in the Western district band
clinic held this year at Western
Carolina college on January 31.
Among the entries were five
clarinet players, Thea Shultze. Su
„ son Farley. Carlene Watson, and
Gayle Lance. Other entries includ
ed Ann Brittain, oboe; Sarah Nich
olson, bass clarinet; Don Wau
chope. Judy Mims and Tommy
English. French horn; and Martha
Seder, flute.
The band plans to go to Greens
I
boro this spring to take part in the
state competition. Last year they
won a superior rating in this event.
Last week the annual concert for
the P-TA was given in the auditor
ium for an appreciative audience.
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Henderson Will
Give Report At
Meeting Thursday
The stated communication of
Dunn’s Rock Masonic lodge will be
held in the Masonic temple on
East Main street on Thursday
right. February 26th. beginning at
8.00 o’clock, according to announ
cement by W. C. Bangs, worship
ful master.
The master states that Henry
R. Henderson, secretary, will give
report on last year’s work, which
will be of interest to all mem
bers. The report will be taken
from the annual grand lodge re
turns, which have been sent to the
grand secretary for his approval.
The financial report for last year
will also be read by the secretary.
Mr. Bangs urges all members to
attend this important meeting and
extends a cordial invitation to all
visiting Masons.
Robinson Aboard
USS Minesweeper
William J. Robinson, fireman,
USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy
Robinson of 309 W. Lane St., Bre
vard. aboard the minesweeper USS
Sturdy, is on a six - month cruise
with Mine Division 81 in the Med
iterranean.
The division left Charleston, S.
C., in January and while in the
Middle East will operate as a unit
of the U. S. Sixth Fleet.
Plan Of Flood Control Of French
Broad Valiev Is Beinq Explained
(This is the second of a ser
ies of articles written for the
Times by Thomas R. Eller, Jr.,
chairman of the Flood Control
committee, Brevard Chamber of
Commerce and vice chairman of
the Transylvania county Flood
Control committee.)
No one who has seen the French
Broad River Valley in flood, or has
looked at the pictures accompany
ing this article, can successfully
deny the overwhelming need for
flood control for this, the richest
in the whole Tennessee valley.
Unfortunately, a recognition of
the need does not imply agree
i ent on the remedy. With this in
mind, it may be well to review
seme of the statistics involved. The
liver ultimately drains into the
Mississippi, so that if you were
willing to walk around some rath
ei large dams in between, and
were a hearty soul, you might put
your canoe in at Rosman and trav
el to New Orleans. Many cities,
Asheville included, take their wa
ter from the river and dump raw
sewage back into it.
The problem of flooding is not
c nfined to Transylvania county,
but is either the sole, or a con
tributing factor, of the problems
Gf hundreds of thousands of peo
ple down stream.
Of course, while the “big pas
ture" is always a concern of the
federal government, and is par
ticularly concerned in any ap
proach developed by The Tennes
see Valley Authority, we are con
cerned with the problem in Tran
sylvania county, and how the
flood control program would af
fect us. The local area affected is
all of that area bounded by the
Blue Ridge range on the South,
and the Tennessee and Pisgah
ridges along the West and North.
Approximately 187 thousand ac
res are involved of which 6.4 per
cent, or 12 thousand acres, is in
the flood plain. Of these 12 thous
and acres, approximately 50 per
cent need farm drainage for opti
mum production. -
Rainfall in the French Broad
river water shed averages about
63 inches per year, with variations
as low as 51.51 inches in 1931 and
as high as 80.96 inches in 1949.
Generally, rainfall by month is
nearly uniformly distributed
throughout the year. Average an
nual snow fall is approximately 10
inches. Of the average annual rain
fall on the water shed, approxi
mately 43.6 inches runs off. Pres
ently, no town within the water
shed takes its water directly from
the French Broad river; however,
the towns of Hendersonville and
Brevard, and Olin iMathiijeson
C hemical company secure their wa
ter supplies from tributaries of the
French Broad river.
Pisgah National Forest accounts
for 36 percent of the land in the
water shed; the Du Pont company
for 3 per cent; other forest hold
ings, 33 per cent; and farmers the
remaining 28 per cent. Land own
ers live on approximately 90 per
cent of these farms, either operat
ing the farms themselves or rent
ing a portion of their land on a
yearly basis to large vegetable or
flower producers. Over half of the
flood plain area of 12 thousand ac
res is being flooded at least once
a year and a considerable portion
of the flood plain is flooded four
cr more times a year.
Geological calculations reveal
that the entire 12 thousand acres
in the flood plain can be expected
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Manager Of Du Pont’s Silicon
Plant To Speak In Asheville
Members Of Lodge Of Per
fection Will Hear An
Address By Grogan
L. S. Grogan, plant manager of
the Du Pont silicon plant located
in Buck Forest, near Brevard, will
be the principal speaker at the
monthly meeting of the Lodge of
Perfection at 8:00 o’clock in the
Masonic temple in Asheville on
Tuesday night, March 3rd, accord
ing to announcement by W. C.
Bangs, Venerable Master.
Mr. Grogan will cover a brief de
scription of the reasons for locat
ing a silicon plant in Buck Forest.
He will also discuss the product
and its uses.
In addition he will cover to a
limited extent the effects of gov
ernment deficit spending on busin
ess. individuals and the economy in
general.
Mr. Grogan will show some sam
ples of the silicon which is being
manufactured at the Brevard plant.
Bert Noble, secretary of the
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LESLIE GROGAN
Thirty minutes of exposure to
sun or wind can kill the small roots
of pine seedlings.
WILL RELOCATE
BRIDGE ON 276
Approaches Will Also Be
Improved. Commission
Reviews Low Bid
Transylvanian motorists are glad
lo learn that the bridge1 on “yon
side” of the mountain on US
Highway 27b is going to be relocat
ed and widened.
The North Carolina Highway
commission has issued a call for
bids on the project that would re
loeate the bridge over the East
Fork of the Pigeon river.
involved is 0.492 of a mile of
grading, paving and structure and
approaches.
The bridge is located between
Wagon Road Gap and Cruso.
The low bid will be reviewed by
the commission on Thursday, Feb
ruary 26th.
Kiwanis Group
Adds 57th New
Member To Club
Jack Alexander, employment
supervisor at Olin-Mathieson, was
inducted into membership of Bre
vard Kiwanis club at the meeting
last Thursday night, giving the lo
cal group its all - time high of 57 !
members.
I The nieiw member was inducted
by Wayne Bradbum, chairman of
Kiwanis education committee. He
was introduced by D mi can Hunter.
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Thursday — Friday Feb. 26 & 27
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