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TRANSYLVANIA— An Industrial, Tourist, Sd ucational, A g r i c u ltural and Music Center. Popula tion, 1950 Census, 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 CWupa. Entrance to Fisgah Na tional Forest and Rfeme of Brevard Music Festival Vol. 70—No. 53 Second Class Mall Privileges Authorized at Brevard. N. C. BREVARD, N C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1959 * 16 PAGES TODAY * PUBLISHED WEEKLY OFFICERS OF THE Pisgah Forest Community Development club, the top organized community in Transylvania during the past year, are pictured above. After winning local honors, Pisgah Forest went on to win second place in Western North Carolina competition, thereby giv ing this county a six-year record unparal leled in WNC. County Agent Jim Davis says that the various communities in Transylvania are already making plans for the 1960 contests. President Harry Sentelle is seated at the desk, and others reading from left to right, are: Kenneth Sentelle, scrapbook chairman; Charlotte Sentelle, junior president; Holland Corn, vice president; Mrs. Edith Brookshire, secretary; and Mrs. John Brown, treas urer. (Extension Staff Photo) Tax Listing In Transylvania Will Begin Saturday, Books In Townships Tax -:ing begins in Brevard and Transylvania comity on Saturday. 'uni'M'y 2, aiid all residents mu t *.-r th. lr real and personal property curing the first month of 1960. Lewis Osborne, tax supervisor, announces that the listers in the varif us townships are ready to be gin the listing work on Saturday. Tax listing will continue in the townships through January 10, and after that time, the books will be here in the court house. Mr. Osborne urges early listing of property in order to avoid long waiting lines later this month. A penalty is prescribed by law for those persons wdio fail to list. Property that must be listed falls into four major categories: 1. All real estate and tangible personal property owned on Jan uary 1st. 1960. 2. A poll, or capitation, tax re quired of all male persons between the ages of 21 and 50 as of the first of the New Year. 3. Every dog, male or female, more than six months old owned or kept on the first. 4. Farm reports. The tax listers for the townships are as follows: Brevard—Miss Avarie Glazener. Boyd—Mrs. Virginia Pitillio. Cathey’s Creek—Nath S. Gallo way. Dunn's Rock—Mrs. Martha Whit mire. Eastatoe — Mrs. Law’rence Whit mire. Gloucester—Allen McCall. Hogback—Herbert Fisher. Little River—Merrimon Shuford. And for Rosman inside, Mickler Lusk. CALENDAR OF COMING EVENTS Thursday, Dec. 31—Legion to have New Year’s Eve dance. Elks to have New Year’s Eve dance. Jaycees and Jaycettes to have New Year’s Eve party at Berry’s. Friday, January 1—New Year’s Day. Holiday in town and county. Saturday, January 2—Tax listing begins. Auto and truck licenses go on sale. Final drawing in Trade Festival, 10:00 a.m. Teen-age dance at Legion building at 8:00 p.m. Sunday, January 3—Attend the church of your choice. Monday, January 4 — Transyl vania Baptist ministerial group meets at Gaither’s at 6:00 p.m. Rotary meets at Gaither’s at 7:00 p.m. Civic Chorus meets at Metho dist church at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, January 5 — Eastern Star meets at Masonic temple at 7:30 p.m. Ace of Clubs meets at 8:00 p.m. Important Headlines In The CloiMii'v’s News In ‘59 Listed As the year 1959 ends, the staff of i The Transylvania Times takes stock I of headline stories during the past year. The month-by-month survey fol j lows: JANUARY Clarence McCall killed in freak highway accident at Oakland. Dr. John Folger elected to head Transylvania medical society. Four of Brevard’s Blue Devils named on all-conference football team. Frank Bridges installed as head of Transylvania shrine club. Work started on construction phase in expansion of Citizens Tele 0 mn«ninimniiiniiimiiiimniiinnmiiiiimiiiin»m[«| The Weather jaJiaiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiQ I Unseasonably warm temperature readings were recorded during the holidays, with Sunday night’s low being 51. Daytime readings were also higher. Precipitation totaled 1.52 inches for the week. Daily readings are as follow': High Low Free. Tuesday_44 19 0 Wednesday_ 44 21 0 Thursday_ 39 30 0 Friday_51 35 .25 Saturday_ 62 37 .07 Sunday_ 58 34 0 Monday_*_ 60 51 1.20 phone company. Asheville concern awarded con tract to build new Army Reserve center in Brevard. Gil Coan elected to head Bre vard’s Chamber of Commerce. Eugene Morris chosen chairman cf Transylvania Hospital board. Few Lyda renamed president of local chapter of Red Cross. Jerry Cabe named on national high school all-American football —Turn to Page Eight 5 Yule Observance Reported To Be Very Quiet The ’59 Christmas observance jn Brevard and Transylvania county] was quietly observed. Wrecks galore marred the holi er: s across the nation, however, only two, and neither of a major nature, were reported in Transyl vania. The sheriff’s office said that it was one of Transylvania’s “quietest Christmases.” Schools in Transylvania will re main closed until Monday morning. January 4, when Brevard college will also reopen. Both last Friday and Saturday were holidays in Brevard for prac tically all of the merchants, and Friday, New Year’s Day, will also be a holiday. The American Legion is sponsor ing a New Year’s Eve dance, and —Turn to Page Five GOP Committee Sets Meeting 1 he Transylvania Republican Ex ecutive committee announces today that the Transylvania County Re publican convention will be held here at the court house in Brevard on Saturday, January 23, 1960, at 2:00 o’clock. According to Chairman Ralph L. Waldrop, county chairman, business before the convention will include the election of a county committee and the election o-f delegates to the Republican district, state and nati onal conventions. Mr. Waldrop further stated that he is asking the Republican pre cinct chairmen to hold meetings of their precincts at the precinct meeting places on Friday, January 8, 1960. at 7:00 p. m., for the pur pose of organization of the pre cincts and to elect delegates to I he county convention on the 23rd. i All Republicans and other inter ested voters are urged by Mr. Wal I drop to attend the precinct meet jings and the county convention. 1960 License Tags Will Go On Sale Here On Saturday Morning New 1960 auto and truck lic ense plates will go on sale here at the office of the Carolina Motor club at the L & H Appli ance company, Mrs. Rosa Nor wood. the manager announces to day. The hours of the sale on Sat urday will be from 9:00 until 12 r.oon, while next week, Mrs. Nor wood will have her office open from 9:00 a.m., until 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The Saturday schedule will be the same as this week, from 9:00 until 12 noon. Mrs. Norwood says that in order for persons to purchase (Vitk cM Ittt ^viaU jot iU We shall begin the New Year fully aware of our obligations to serve you. THE ENTIRE STAFF OF The Transylvania Times tags they must first sign the declaration of insurance on the back of the renewal card. The price is the same as last \ear. and a $1.00 fee is included in the sale of each license plate for the financing of the driver training program in the schools of North Carolina. The legislature has authorized one change this year in the sale of tags, Mrs. Norwood states. No farm tags will be issued for over 12,000 pounds of gross weight. To Hold Highway Meeting Here On January 6 Residents of the 10-county area, which comprises the Fourteenth Highway division, will have an op portunity to present road requests, petitions and problems to Four teenth Division highway personnel at a public hearing here on Wed nesday, January 6. Announcement of the hearing was made today by Division Engineer F. L. Hutchison, who is in charge of the meeting. City and county officials, along with the general public, are invited to attend the meeting if they have road problems which they feel should receive attention. The hearing will be held between the hours of 2 and 4:30 p.m., on Wednesday, January 6, here in the Transylvania county courthouse at Brevard. This is one of a series of meet ings being held in the Fourteenth division, which is composed of Polk, Henderson, Transylvania, Jackson, Haywood, Swain, Macon, Graham, Cherokee and Clay Counties. RICHARD McGEHEE, a summer resident of Bre vard who resides in Savannah, Georgia, is today recog nized as one of the top breeders of quail in America. He is shown above feeding his growing birds at his farm setup, 10 miles out of Savannah. He also operates a manufacturing plant in the city, where cages and incu bators are made. (See story below and another picture on Page Eight.) Brevard Summer Resident Is Top Breeder Of Quail First Baby Bom in County Gets Valuable Prizes A number of valuable gifts are awaiting the first white baby born in Transylvania county in 1960 and reported to the Transylvania Times. These gilts are being offered by a number of Brevard merchants who are participating in the annual Baby Derby. All prizes must be call ed for within 30 days after the closing date of the derby, Jan. 4. | WPNF is also conducting a Baby j Derby in which a number of valu able prizes are to be awarded. Complete details on the Times I derby can be found on page seven, I second section of this week’s Times. Among the prizes being given are • a Johnson's baby kit, from Varner’s Drug store; a crib mattress, from Pearlman’s; two theatre passes, good for a month, from the Co-Ed theatre; a two-weeks supply of Seal test milk from Sealtest Dairies; five dollars worth of free laundry ser vice, from Micy’s laundry; a por trait of the baby, when he or she is 6 months old, from Austin’s studio; two free dinners for the parents, from Gaither’s restaurant; a pair of baby shoes, from Trantham’s; 10 gallons of free Esso gasoline, from Batson’s Esso Service; 24 jars of Gerber’s baby food, from Harold’s Super market; and a solid gold ring for the baby, from Parson’s Jewelry | and Gifts. i Rich: t ci McGehee, a summer resident ci Brevard who lives in Sa vann.'h, Ga., is today recognized s one of the top breeders of quail in America. Mr. McGehee is the owner-man ager of the Georgia Quail farm, and the success story of his elaborate pc ration has recently received na tionwide publicity. Thousands and thousands of brochures, entitled: “Purina Game Bird Letter,” have gone out to interested persons in this and neighboring countries. Some eight pictures, along with an interesting and informative let ter, are carried in the brochures. Mr. McGehee’s plant in Savannah which manufactures quail incu butors and cages, and his quae farm, located some 10 miles out oi Savannah, arc described in complete detail. Modern Breeding magazine alsc devoted a lot of space recently tc Mr. McGehee’s quail operation, ant he was also the principal speaker al a recent convention in Atlanta Georgia, where he highlighted the growth of the Bobwhite quail in dustry. The Times is happy to quote from the article about Mr. McGehee’s operation that was carried in the Purina Game Bird brochures: “It may have been his extensive Air Corps service when he flew B-29’s, P-47’s and B-26’s back dur ing World War II. “Maybe it was his successful busi ness ventures in and around Sa vannah, Ga., conducted over the past decade. “Maybe Richard McGehee just al ways has possessed the keen sense —Turn to Page Eight Transylvania's Top 10 Stories In 59 The top stories in Transylvania during the past | year concerned the completion of the fine new senior j high school and the expansion of industries. In September, Brevard’s new senior high school, which is recognized as one of the finest of its type in the I Carolinas, was completed and put into operation. Probably the number two story of the year was the ! completion of the new No. 10 paper machine, “Cherokee Arrow,” at the Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation at | Pisgah Forest. Governor Hodges headed a large number of digni i taries who inspected the “Cherokee Arrow” during open house. I After less than one year of operation, an expansion I program was started at the new DuPont silicon plant at ! Cedar Mountain, and this story is included in the top 10. Copping fifth place in the top 10 stories was the ap proval of the town manager form of government by Bre vard voters. Tom Henry was later named to this post. Transylvania continued its outstanding record in W.N.C. rural development competition as Pisgah Forest was voted the number two community in this entire area. Two oddities in the news are next. On two sepa | —Tun to Pag® Four Brisk Business Noted During Christmas After a good Christmas business and successful 1959, Brevard mer chants are cautiously confident and hopeful for another good jear hi 1960. Generally, business during the past year was better with most of ihe merchants, and according to the collections of sales and use taxes, business as a whole was better in L reward and Transylvania county. Indications are favorable for a continued “upswing,” and I960 promises to be a good “travel” year. Officials of the Brevard chamber of commerce have already launched a campaign to get more of the tour ist dollar in the community, which is recognized as a vacationer’s para dise. Owners of the organized summer camps are predicting another “ca pacity” attendance. The past year was a good one at the Olin Mathieson Chemical cor poration at Pisgah Forest. The new No. 10 paper machine was put into operation during the past year, and , officials there are anticipating a i good year in ’60. Employment, which totals more than 2,400 at the local Olin Mathie 9on plant, is at a record high. The past year saw expansion at the Du Pont silicon plant at Cedar Mountain. According to Leslie Grogan, plant manager, the company expects as good a year in 1960 as it had during the past year. He said that employment is at an all time high since the plant be gan operation. “In fact, we are 25 per cent above what, we expected i —Turn to Page Five t --- Warning Given i Concerning P'Go- Carts” It has been brought to the atten tion of the Sylvan Valley Racing Club that certain non-club members have been apprehended by the po lice department for illegal opera ■ tion of “Go-Carts” on the public ways. This is in direct conflict with what the 'manufacturers and the dm tributors of the carts have passed on to purchasers, and also with the aims of the club, President Jack Bowers states. “We of the Racing club wish to impress upon all parents and non parents who have ‘Go-Carts’ in the family that the club was set up to supervise and instruct cart drivers in the proper manner of handling, maintenance and conduct of compe titive racing. This can only be done with the full cooperation of aD concerned,” he stated. The following are the main aims of the Racing club as concerns all drivers and members: 1. Sportsman ship; 2. Safety; 3. Fellowship; 4. A common ground for fathers and their sons to enjoy an inexpensive hobby; 5. To conduct competitive events in a safe and sane manner otf the public ways; 6. To add to the —Turn to Page Five Dixie Classic Being Heard On W P N F WPNF is now on hand at the Dixie Classic at Raleigh bringing basketball games to local listener* during the afternoons and evenings Ray Reeves, who does an out* standing job of broadcasting the ACC games which are heard over WPNF, is describing the action at Raleigh. In the first game Wake Forest met Holy Cross, followed by State vs. Dayton. The next doubleheader saw Duke vs Utah and North Carolina vs. Minnesota. Bobby Hoyle, station manager, urges all sport fans to hear those exciting broadcasts.
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