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TRANSYLVANIA— The Land of Waterfalls. Mecca for Summer Camps. Entrance to Pisgah Na tional Forest and Home of Brevard Music Festival. THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES A State And National Prize-Winning A. B. C. Newspaper TRANSYLVANIA— An Industrial, Tourist, Ed ucational, A g r i c u ltural and Music Center. Popula tion, 1950 Census, 15,321. Brevard Community 7,394. Vol. 70 — No. 19 Second Class Mail Privileges Authorized at Brevard, N. C. BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1959 ★ 20 PAGES TODAY * PUBLISHED WEEKLY ip f* xii HUNDREDS OF TRANSYLVANIANS inspected the new “Cherokee Arrow”, the largest paper machine in America for the (manufacture of lightweight paper, at the Ecusta Taper division of the Oiin Mathieson Chemical corporation at Pisgah Forest last Friday night. In the left photo Ray Hooper, quality control manager, and Edgar Loftis, assistant to the production manager, explain the machine operator’s panel to a visitor. In the picture above Marcy Newell, process engineer, tells of the operations of the stock prep panel to a group. The three refiner heaters of the new No. 30 paper machine can be seen at the right, as they are in spected by visitors and plant officials. (Photos by Russell and Anderson) JACK B. LEAVER, left, produce manager of the new Gerber plant on the Asheville - Hendersonville highway, is pictured above making plans to con tact carrot growers in Transylvania county. In the center is Quentin Cantrell, maintenance supervisor, of Brevard col lege, who is planning to grow carrots on | an experimental basis on his farm in the Dunn’s Rock section. At the right is Jim Farley, assistant county agent. Farmers in the county who wish to raise carrots this summer on a trial basis are asked to contact the county agent’s office. (Extension Staff Photo) COUNTY FARMERS RECEIVED LARGE SUMS FROM ACT Benefits Of Conservation Practices Are Broken Down. Figures Given Transylvania county farmers re ceived a total of $35,510.00, gross assistance through the Agricultur al Conservation program in 1958. This figure and others are con tained in the annual ASC report made public this week by the Tran sylvania county ASC office in Brevard. In addition to the gross assis tance given county farmers, the re port pointed out that 766 farmers participated in the program; 41,240 acres of farmland came under the —Turn to Page Seven CALENDAR OF COMING EVENTS Thursday, May 7 — Lions meet at Colonial Inn, 7 p. m. Friday, May 8 — Brevard col lege trustees meet at college, 10 a. m. Music majors recital at Bre vard college auditorium, 8:15 p. m. Saturday, May 9 — Dance at Le gion building, 9 p. m. Baseball: In dians vs. Enka, Camp Straus, 3 p. m. Sunday, Mav 10 — Attend the church of your choice. Hospital Week begins. Monday, May 11 — Rotary meets at Gaither's, 7 p. m. Shriners meet \ —— Representative Gaither Asks For $!5,000 For Music Camp Transylvania's representative, James C. Gaither, introduced a bill in the General Assembly on Tues day, asking for $15,000 to help fin ance activities of the Transylvania Music camp and the Brevard Mu sic festival. It would be a one-shot grant, not a continuing item in the budget. Gaither’s bill pointed out the mu sic camp has scheduled expanded activities for this season. Representative Gaither’s bill that bars any cemetery in Brevard or within a mile of its corporate limits unless permission for the new location is obtained from both the town aldermen and the county commissioner has been ratified into law. The late Brandon P. Hodges of Asheville was honored in a resolu tion adopted by the State Senate in Raleigh last night. The resolution cited contribu tions made by Hodges to his native city and county and to the state which he served as treasurer from —Turn to Page Six Benet Kolman Wins National Merit Scholarship, Will Attend Harvard Benet Kolman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kolman, of Brevard, has been awarded a National Mer it scholarship. Young Kolman, who is valedic torian of the senior class at Ashe ville School for boys, was one of the three winners in Western North Carolina. In all, there were 750 winners in the nation, and total entries were 480,000. Kolman has been studying for the past four years on National Honor scholarship and has consis tently maintained a high scholas tic record. Young Kolman has chosen Har vard college and plans to major in chemistry or philosophy, leading —Turn to Page Twelve BENET KC LMAN Governor Hodges To Inspect The New "Cherokee Arrow'' Machine At Ecusta VOTERS AT ROSMAN ELECT MAYOR AND BOARD ON TUESDAY Austin Hogsed Succeeds A. M. White. Three Aider men Are Chosen Austin Hogsed, owner and oper ator of Hogsed Auto company, is the new mayor of Rosman. He succeeds A. M. White, who has'served as mayor for the past 27 years. Mr. White did not seek re-election. Aldermen elected on Tuesday to serve with Mr. Hogsed were: Ver lin Wood, 137 votes; Burgle Queen, 123; and, Jack Fisher, 102, incum bent. Unsuccessful candidates were: Carl Queen, 82 votes; and, Dorsey Paxton, 72. In the mayor’s race, Everett Mc Call was the unsuccessful candi date, and he polled 41 votes. Alderman Mickler Lusk did not seek re-election, and Alderman Ben Harkleroad died in office sev eral months ago. The vacancy was not filled prior to the election. HOSPITAL WEEK TO BE OBSERVED “Open House” And Tea Are Planned By Auxiliary For Tuesday Afternoon Highlighting the local observ ance of National Hospital week here at the Transylvania Commun ity hospital will be an “open house” and tea next Tuesday after noon, May 12th, from 2:00 until 5:00 o’clock. The event is being sponsored by the Hospital auxiliary, and the president, Mrs. Herbert Finck, cor dially invites the public to attend. There will be tours of the hos pital, followed by the tea. Refresh ments will be served, and the per sonnel of the hospital, along with officials of the auxiliary, will wel come all persons who wish to take —Turn to Page Six *58 Delinquent Tax List Is Published A long list of delinquent tax payers of the county, the towns of Brevard and Rosman for 1958 is published in the second sec tion of this issue on pages five and eight. In accordance with the law, the list will be published four times and on Monday, June 1st, at 12 noon at the courthouse door Tax Collector C. M. Douglas will offer for sale liens on real estate for non-payment of taxes owing at that time. COMMENCEMENT SPEAKERS at Brevard college for the 1959 exercises are pictured above. At the left is Rev. Philip L. Shore, Jr., pastor of the First Metho dist church in Hendersonville, who will deliver the com mencement sermon at 11:00 o’clock in the Brevard Methodist church on May 31st. That afternoon at 4:00 o’clock, Dr. George T. Harrell, dean, College of Medi cine, University of Florida, will give the graduation ad dress. Brevard College Commencement Exercises Are Set, May 30, 31 WARNING ISSUED BY DOG WARDEN Rabies Clinics Completed. Penalty By Law Is Cited This Week A warning is issued today to all dog owners in Transylvania coun ty who have not had their animals vaccinated. According to Wade Bagwell, the dog warden, the schedule of clin ics has been completed, and be ginning on Monday, May 11, all stray dogs that do not have tags will be picked up and held in the dog pound for five days. The cost of getting a dog re- j —Turn to Page Six p Many Activities Are Being Planned. Shore And Har rell Are Speakers Commencement activities at Bre vard College will begin on Satur day, May 30th, at 12:30 p. m. with the annual alumni luncheon and (business meeting in the college cafeteria. Members of the 1969 graduating class will be special guests and will be officially wel comed into the Alumni Associa tion. At 8:00 p. m. the annual concert by the music department will be presented in the college auditor ium. Featured on the program will be the 49-voice glee club, under the direction of Professor Nelson I. Adams, singing both sacred and —Turn to Page Six WPNF.Is Observing National Radio Months Special Programs Scheduled Station WPNF is joining more than 3,900 other radio stations throughout the United States in ob serving May as National Radio Month, Bobby Hoyle, the station's manager, announces today. “Radio . . . Always In Tune With You” is the theme of the observ ance. All during May, the station will broadcast a series of special an nouncements and programs of in formation about radio’s service to its listeners, the community and the nation, and specific facts about WPNF. Mr. Hoyle said, “The theme, Radio . . Always In Tune With You,’ was chosen because it con veys the personal service that ra dio renders in entertaining and in forming people around the clock wherever they may be.” A series of community activities has been planned for radio month. —Turn so Page Six MANY VISITORS EXPECTED HERE FRIDAY EVENING Final “Open House” Is Planned^ w ^nic Supper At Camp Straus ARRANGING DISPLAYS "Governor Luther H. Hodges will address an assemblage of area in dustrialists Friday night at the Fisgah Forest branch of Olin Matih ieson Chemical corporation. The Governor’s talk will be the highlight of an “open house” pro gram marking completion of Ecus ta Paper division’s newest and lar gest paper machine, “The Chero kee Arrow.” The several hundred persons attending are representa tives of industry, business and government throughout Western North Carolina. Following the Governor’s address in the plant cafeteria, the guests —Turn to Page Twelve NELSON TO HEAD THE LEGION POST Other Officers Are Elected. Installation Service Is Being Planned New officers of the Monroe Wil son post, No. 88, of the American legion, were elected this week at the regular May meeting. An installation service will be held at a later date. Willie Nelson is the new com mander, succeeding David Sams. Eb Morrow was named first vice commander, and other vice commanders are: 2nd—Jim Willis; 3rd — Charles Paris; and 4th — Jim Furr. Don Parker is the adjutant, and Paul Whitmire was re-elected ser vice officer. Assistant service of ficer is Ball Bridges. Bill Baughn was re-elected fin ance officer, and the sergeants-at arms are: Henry Lee Hogsed and —Turn to Page Six To Discuss Flood Control Thursday At Penrose Meet There will be a meeting to con sider the flood prevention pro gram in Transylvania at the Pen rose school on Thursday night of this week, beginning promptly aft 8:00 o’clock. Chairman Ed Mackey cordially invites the public to attend. This is another in a series of meetings to acquaint the people of Transylvania with the flood con trol program, Mir. Mackey states.
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