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TRANSYLVANIA— An Industrial, Tourist, ed ucational, A g r i c u ltural and Musk Outer. Popula tion, 1950 C nsus, 15,321. Brevard Community 7,394. THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES A State And National Prize - Winning A.B.C. Newspaper TRANSYLVANIA— The Land of Waterfalls. Mecca for Summer Gamps. Entrance to Pisgak Na tional Forest and Home of Brevard Music Festival. Vol. 70 — No. 51 Second Class Mall Privileges Authorized at Brevard. N C BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1959 22 PAGES TODAY PUBLISHED WEEKLY TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY won two outstanding awards at the 10th annual Awards Luncheon Meeting of the 1059 WNC Rural Development program last Saturday in Asheville. In the top photo, Harry Sentelle, president of the Pisgah Forest community, is pictured receiving a plaque and a check for $400 on behalf of his community, which won second place in Western North Carolina compe tition. Albert Clark, right, vice-m esident of the Asheville Chamber of commerce, j n ade the award. In the bottom photo, \ James Davis, Transylvania’s county i agent, is shown with tin* plaque awarded ! this county for outstanding achievement ! in Rural Development work. Robert W. Long, right, State College, Raleigh, made the presentation. (Times Staff Photos) Pisgah Forest Wins Second Place In WNC Contest, County Gets 2 Awards By winning second place in Western North Carolina Rural De velopment competition last Satur day at Asheville, Pisgah Forest kept Transylvania in the "top three” for the past six years. r President Harry Sentelle accept ed the plaque and a check for S400 on behalf of his community, while a delegation of more than 50 Tran sylvanians loudly applauded. Transylvania copped another out standing award at the luncheon meeting when the community was named tops in Rural Development work. A plaque was awarded to County Agent Jim Davis by Robert W. Long, program planning special ist at State College, Raleigh. This is the second time that Tran sylvania has received this achieve ment award, and Mr. Davis said that it u'as a great honor particular ly for the local agricultural work ers’ council, of w-hich Ranger Ted Seely is the chairman. Brooks Hays, director of the Ten nessee Valley Authority, delivered —Tur” to Page Pour CALENDAR OF COMING EVENTS Thursday. Dec. 10 — League of "Women Voters meets at Gaither’s, 10:30 a.m. Methodist Family Night Supper, 6:30 p.m. Boy Scout Court of Honor at Presbyterian church, 7:30 p.m. Classroom Teachers meet at high school cafeteria, 7:30 p.m. Masons meet at Masonic Temple, 8:00 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11 — Elementary P-TA Christmas play in college auditorium, 8:00 p.m. Ace of Clubs, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12—Drawing for cash prizes on West Main street, 10:00 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 13 — Attend the —Torn to Page Four Holiday Schedule Of Schools Sis Announced Transylvania schools will close on [Friday, Dec. 18. for the Christmas holidays, Supt. Wayne Bradburn announces today. They will reopen on Monday, January 4. Brevard college will begin the Christmas holidays following class es next Tuesday, Dec. 15. Students will also return to classes on Janu ary 4. While Transylvania schools have not had to close because of snow, wet roads, etc., Supt. Bradburn re ports that should it be necessary; to do so this winter, it will be an nounced over the local radio station ahead of time. Announcements will i also be carried on WWNC and j WISE. Chamber Of Commerce Directors Seeking 25 New Members In Week With 195 naid members, direc tors of the Brevard chamber of commerce are endeavoring to se cure 25 additional names on the membership roll during the week. They are asking that individuals and businesses volunteer by mail ing in checks. At the monthly meeting of the chamber Tuesday night, it was pointed out that the budget for 1959 is a shade over SI,000 short, and that to avoid a deficit, an ad ditional 25 members would have to be secured. Closing date for print ing of annual ballots has been set for Dec. 16th. Adequate road signs at Travelers Rest to point to Brevard, via US 276, was ordered by directors of the commerce body after it was pointed Brevard Civic Chorus Will Present Concert Sunday Night The Brevard Civic Chorus will ! present its annual Christmas pro | gram on Sunday, December 13th, I at 7:30 o’clock, in the Brevard Methodist church. Professor M. Thomas Cousins will direct the chorus, and Professor Nelson F. Adams will be organist for the performance of Bach’s “Christmas Oratorio.” This work, written by Bach in 1734 when he was 49 years old, has been described as “the jubilation which streams from the open heart at the moment when neighborly love is ripest among Christian men.” Soloists for the performance will be Gloria A. Sanders, Ruth Hunter, Lloyd Burhans, John Howren, and Sam Cannon. Other members of the chorus in clude the following: Marie Teele, Betty Ann Killian, Dot Adams, Lila Hill, Sadie North, Hilda Hardin, Alma Spicer, Jeanette Austin, Pat Austin, Clifford Siniard, Elaine Mc Donald, Dorothy Wallace, Nancy Chastain, Mildred Townsend, Edith M. Bobst, Marie Newland, Biddy Leonard, Susan Melton, Thea , Schulze, Maible Grilfin, Sara Low —Tara to Pa ge Tea 1 10,000 Witness Big Christmas Parade, Brisk Business Expected, Drawing Sat. County To Get $17,971 From National Forest Transylvania county will re ceive 817,971.19 from timber sales in the Pisgah National for est during the last fiscal year, Hanger Ted Seely announces to- | cay. He explains that this is Tran- { syl\ nia’s share of total sales in I the National forest of §233,352.72, j and the division was made on the j basis of the number of acres of ' national forests within the county J boundries. The amount Transylvania is ; receiving this year is double that j cf the previous year, the local j ranger points out. 10th Graders To Take National j Exams In March; The 10th grade students at Bre-i >..rd senior high school will get anj bjeetivc insight into their scholas- j tic development by participating in! he National Educational tests, x rincipal Robert T. Kimzey said to day. lh • te.-ts will be given at 9 a.m.. 1’iifsday. March 8, 1960. at the same 'me the National .Merit Scholarship ' . lifving test will be written by mors. Last, year almost 218.000 students i 3.215 schools throughout the na :on took the tests. Prepared ana administered by a:-. - Research Associates of Chi a >. the annual three-hour NEDT examination provides scores in Eng 's h. social studies, mathematics. turai sciences, and word usage. The NEDT fee is SI for each stu dent. payable at testing time. Each participating student may plot his scores on a Student Profile Leaflet, to learn how he compares with other students at his grade lev 1 in the country. This evaluation of educational strengths and weaknesses, says Mr. Kimzey, helps students plan their high school and college courses and make career decisions. The tests also enable teachers to spot talent — Tans To Page Tea 1 . i out that the new four-lane US 25 has been routed around Travelers Rest, and that under markings as now in use, even home-folks are apt to miss the turn-off from Greenville lo Brevard. John Ford, chairman of the roads committee, and James C. Gaither, chairman of the area development group, were requested to make im mediate effort to secure adequate markings for directional signs at the South Carolina intersection over which much of the commun ity’s tourist travel comes to the county. It is expected that several hun dred dollars will have to he spent to secure adequate markings near Travelers Rest due to change in the new 4-lane highway. Coopera tion will be sought through the Greenville merchants association, Caesar’s Head interests and the S. C. State highway commission. (71 nmimmuiuim»mitinminnmunniu«imnnnM«iyT| The Weather a. ■3 Cold weather remained in Bre vard this week, but this area missed the snowfall which covered the western part of the state over the weekend. Only slight flurries were noticed here. Precipitation totaled anly a quarter of an inch. Daily readings are as follow. High Low Prec. i Friday _ 66 22 .02 Saturday_ 56 31 0 Sunday_ 50 29 0 Monday_49 18 .23 fuesday_57 15 T i THOUSANDS OF PERSONS lined the streets in Bre- j yard last Thursday to witness the “biggest and best” Christmas parade ever held in the community. The pro- ! fessional floats were particularly attractive, and Ole ■ Santa himself can be seen crossing the square in Brevard j on the largest one. (Photo bv Fred Knight) Aldermen I lave Busy Session. Area Annexed, North Brevard Court Or Honor Siated Thursday A Ci ::rt of Hon r for Boy Scout. in the Transylvania district will be held Thursday night of this week at the Bri vard-Davidson River Pres byt. :; n church, beginning at 7:30 o’clock. According to Duncan Hunter, chairman of the district advance ment committee, all Scouts who, during 1P59. have become a Tender foot. earned a merit badge or ad vunced in rank, will be recognized at the Court of Honor. Mr. Hunter says an excellent pro gram will be in store for all who attend, and ho issues a special invi tation to parents. Russell Suffers Heart Attack Charles L. Russell, Public Rela tions Supervisor at Olin Mathieson Chemical corporation, suffered a heart attack Tuesday evening at the bowling alley in Henderson ville. He was bowling with the Olin J Mathieson team in the Western i North Carolina bowling league. Russell was taken to the Mar garet Pardee hospital in Henderson ville where hospital authorities re iwrt that he is resting comfortably It will be several days before he will be able to receive visitors. ! The Brevard Board of Aldermen . ;.d a busy session at its regular December meeting at the city hall. Quite a lengthy agenda was present ed by Turn Henry, the town man ager. and in addition to the board of aldermen, others attending in [ eluded Mrs. Opal King, clerk-treas* ; urer. ar.d Cecil J. Hill, town at : torney. The fir.;4 order of business pre : t nted was an ordinance for adop Lon which annexes 10.5 acres to the north city limits of Brevard. Mr. Henry explained that the I legal requirements of Section 160 452 of the General Statutes of North Carolina have been complied with and the annexation notice had '■ten posted in the Transylvania Times the required number of times ! prior to the public hearing and adoption of the annexation ordin ance. The board was informed that it had come to the attention of the town manager that a number of people were not paying water and garbage service charges. He and others have been conducting a sur vey of the properties in the town and preparing a report of those who are not complying with the charter and ordinances of the town. He related that the most flagrant violations of the code of Brevard were failure of the water user to come by the city hall and make de posit for water services. This leaves the town without knowledge of this particular water and garbage ser vice user. There are a number of such service users and they are be ing billed now as a discovery in the —Turn to Page Ten Program Highlights Beautiful Christmas Music Now Being Heard On WPNF i With the Christmas season well underway, WPNF is now featuring beautiful Christmas music on vari ous programs throughout the day, and as Christmas approaches, the station will add more of the sea son’s music to their programming, Bobby Hoyle, station manager re ports. Plans are already underway for .he special programming on Christ nas eve and Christmas day, Mr. Ioyle stated, as these two days of fuletime greetings with music faigh ight the entire Christmas season >ver the local station. Other Programs The schedule for the Farm and Home hour is as follows: Thursday, Rosman Home Ec. dept., Mrs. Sallie Wallace; Friday, U. S. Forest ser vice, Ted Seely; Monday, county agent; Tuesday, extension forestry, Leonard Hampton; Wednesday, home agent. Appearing on the Civic Hour are the following: Friday, Brevard Gar den club; Monday, Book and Plate club; Wednesday, American Legion. Speaking this week on Morning Devotions is Rev. Paul Morrow, —TSm to Page Ten Prizes Offered, Trade At Home Is Urged Approximately 10,000 persons at tended the gigantic Christmas pa rade in Brevard last Thursday afternoon, the highlight event of the opening of the ’59 Yule shop ping season. It was Brevard’s “biggest and best” Christmas parade, and attract ing much attention and comment were the 10 professional floats. The Brevard high school band led the parade, nd the Ilenderson \ille band ushered in Santa Claus. There were many other entries, including beauty queens from Bre ..rd high sthool and Brevard col lege; a beautiful float, sponsored by the Community Development clubs; ponies; Go-Karts, American Legion color guards; the Shrine downs; and other colorful entries. Santa is returning to Brevard each weekend from now until t hristmas, anti on Thursday, Fri day and Saturday of this week and next he will be at the local library from 4:00 until 5:00 o’clock. Mrs. Lehman Kapp, librarian, will read Christmas stories to all children attending during the hours. A survey in Brevard reveals that the tempo of shopping has notice ably stepped up. and the stores are well stocked with Christmas merchandise. Another large crowd is expected in Brevard on Saturday morning when the fourth big drawing in the Brevard trade festival will he held cm West Main str' ^t in front of Plummer's store. Five prizes totaling $300 will be awarded and Dan Hawkins, trade festival chairman, emphasizes that bonuses ore paid to winners of first and sc cond prizes who are present First prize is $100, plus $50 for being present; second prize is $50, with the bonus being $25. Third, fourth, and fifth prizes are $25 each. Farm Census Is At Halfway Mark The i960 Census of Agriculture is about 50 percent completed in Transylvania, it was announced to ! clay by Field Director Joseph R. Norwood of the Census Bureau’? regional office at Charlotte. The Census official stated that ; he wras well pleased with the- eo operation the census takers are re | ceiving from farmers in the area and has high hopes of completing the canvass within the next ten days. He pointed out that the field canvass of farms is one of the larg ei costs of the census and that co operation of farmers in completing questionnaires promptly will he a vital factor in keeping down the final cost of the undertaking. Quick completion of the census will not only help in keeping costs down but will aid in prompt publi cation of the results, the field di rector said. He urged local farmers Who have not already done so to complete the census questionnaire and have it ready when the census taker calls. U F Directors Meet Thursday A meeting of the Transylvania County United Fund and its board of directors will be held on Thur» day evening at 7:30 at Gaither’s. Officers for 1960 will be elected, and 13 new board members will be named. President Leslie Grogan urges a good attendance. Help Fight TB £rE£T1NG*1959< Use Christmas Seals Shopping Days ’til Christmas
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