TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist, ed
ucational, A g r i c u ltural
and Music Center. Popula
tion, 1850 Census, 15.321.
Brevard Community 7,394.
Vol. 71—No. 9
THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
A State And National Prize-Winning A.B.C. Newspaper
TRANSYLVANIA—
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Entrance to Pisgah Na
tional Forest and Home of
Brevard Music Festival,
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Authorized at Brevard. N C
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1960
* 18 PAGES TODAY ★
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Ton
BREVARD’S NEW POLICE CHIEF,
W. S. “Bill” Thurston, will begin a series
of talks on the history of traffic safety
over WPNF on Saturday at 12:05 p.m.
Above he is pictured at the right with
Bobby Hoyle, the station manager, at the
left, holding the bronze plaque which
WPNF won for its outstanding job of
safety promotion during 1959. This
award was made at a recent Governor’s
Traffic Safety conference, and Chief
Thurston says that he is anxious to work
with WPNF in its continued program of
highway safety promotion.
(Times Staff Photo)
Jurors Are Called For April Term Of
Superior Court, Judge McLean Presides
ty Jurors for the April term of Su
perior court in Transy’vauia county
re announced today by F. Marvin
IcCall, the clerk.
The court will open on Monday,
April 4th, and criminal cases will
be heard during the first week. The
second week will be a civil term.
According to Mr. McCall, Judge
William K. McLean, of Asheville,
will preside over the April court.
Called to serve the first week are:
William H. Orr, S. Gaston Sini
ard, Ernest Powell, Arthur W. Bar
ton, Mrs. E. B. Matheson, Harley
M. Leopard, James Edward Haw
kins, Wallace Foster, 0. H, (Otis)
Shipman, E. C. Wilson, Ray O. Hol
combe, Ralph W. Benson, Edward
B. Ahrens, A. D. Neill, Edwin John
son, J. C. Albertson, J. W. Nichol
son, L. L. McCall, Linton J. Lan
ning, Jeff J. Wilson, George R.
Nicholson, Miss Pearl Mull, Ray
Israel, Clarence Crowe, Marvin W.
•Whitmire, Mrs. Wilbur E. Rahn,
Bkeland C. Thomas, J. A. Harris,
• Gerald Moore, and Herman P. Hog
hsed.
Jurors for the second week are
as follows:
Mrs. Deios Samuel Orr, Ray
Hooper, Walker M. Milner, Louis
Orr, Harvey Souther, Jr., Roy
Gravely, Bill Bridges, James Pass
more, Mrs. Blanche Sims, Joe
Whitmire, Edward Morley, Riley
Merrill, Enloe Frizzel, W. T. Whit
mire, Eugene Stiles, Matthew
Schlosser, Fred Arnette, Donald
Poteat, Roman A. Powell, Mrs.
Claude Glazener, Luther King, John
A. Michael, Lewis Daniel Johnson,
C. L. Misenheimer, Weldon Misen
heimer, Mrs. Ray Burgin, William
B. Long, Victor Sigmon, Mrs. Wil
liam Doyle Moss, and Mrs. Morde
cia Neely.
CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, March 3 — Kiwanis
gpint meeting with Rutherfordton
Itiwanians at Gaither’s at 6:45 p.
m. Lions meet at Colonial Inn at
7:00 p. m. Jaycettes meet at Col
onial Inn at 7:00 p. m.
Friday, March 4 — Corn banquet
at Straus school cafeteria at 7:00
p. m. Ace of Clubs meets at 8:00
p. m.
Sunday, March 6 — Attend the
church of your choice.
Monday, March 7 — Civil Court
continues. Rotary meets at Gai
ther’s at 7:00 p. m.
Tuesday, March 8 — Women of
the Church district meeting at Pres
byterian church, registration be
gins ait 9:30 a. m. Ace of clubs
meets at 8:00 p. m.
Wednesday, March 9 — Jaycees
meet at Gaithers at 6:30 p. m.
Department Divided
Matthews And McCleary Are
Given Promotions At Ecusta
Separation of the Ecusta Paper
sales department into two major
groupings is announced by Arthur
J. Loeb, divisional vice-president,
Ecusta Paper division of Olin
Mathieson Chemical corporation.
Robinson E. “Bob” Matthews, of
Brevard, is appointed director of
tobacco industry sales. George W.
McCleary, of Asheville, is appoint
ed director of printing and special
ty paper sales.
Mr. Matthews is assisted by M.
Leonard Bauer, of Asheville, ex
port sales manager; and Peter
Eberle, of Brevard, endless belts
sales manager.
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The Weather
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It's snowing. Again.
Daily readings during the past
week were as follows:
High Low Prec.
Wednesday_54
Thursday - 50
Friday_48
Saturday-46
Sunday _51
Monday_50
Tuesday_43
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Mr. MeCleary, responsible for
sales of all Ecusta Paper products
other than those manufactured for
the tobacco industry, is assisted by
F. S. Best, of Brevard, special pro
ducts sales manager; and P. J.
Pagano, of Asheville, sales service
manager.
Mr. Matthews, soon to complete
28 years of service with the com
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Second Severe Snow Storm Hits The
Town & County, Schools Are Closed *
New Police Chief
Likes Brevard,
Plans Reviewed
After his first 30 days of service
here, Brevard’s new police chief,
W. S. “Bill” Thurston, today ex
presses sincere appreciation for the
fine hospitality being shown to
him and to members of his de
partment by the people of the com
munity.
“Brevard people are most gra
cious, and we can’t help but feel
welcome,” Chief Thurston declar
ed.
He said he was anxious to be of
service in any way possible, and he
can be reached at telephones
2 2121 (office) and 3-3881 (home).
“I haven’t met all the business
men yet, but I hope to in the
very near future,” the veteran po
lice chief and officer said.
Setting up a new department, or
ganizing records and other duties
have kept him busy during his first
30 days.
Chief Thurston said he was ex
tremely interested in traffic safety
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13 Men Sitting
On Local Jury
For the first time in the mem
ory of the Transylvania court,
13 men are serving on a jury
hearing a civil case.
The case before the special
term of the Superior court, which
convened on Monday, Is E. I. Du
Pont de Nemours vs. Charlie
Justice.
Judge J. B. Craven, Jr., of
Morganton, who is presiding ov
er the special term, ordered an
alternate juror to hear the ease
as the hearings were expected to
be lengthy, according to Marvin
McCall, clerk of court.
The alternate would be fully
qualified to fill in the jury
should one of the empaneled
jurors become ill.
The suit was brought by Du
Pont to clear and decide the sta
tus of a roadway through the
Du Pont property at Buck For
est The defendant, Charlie Jus
tice, claims a right of way to his
land which adjoins the Du Pont
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By—Jeanette Austin
Costumes For Local Production Of
“Mikado” Sent Here From Japan
When petite and vivacious
Maggie Masters, supervising di
rector of Brevard’s forthcoming
production of Gilbert and Sulli
van’s “Mikado,” recently opened
three huge boxes which had been
sent from Japan by her son,
Mike, her hands trembled with
anticipation. The contents were
not the ordinary souvenirs such
as a loving son in the Armed
Service sends the folks back
home. Within these boxes were
30 custom-made Japanese ki
monos that will be worn by the
east of the “Mikado,” which will
be presented by the Brevard
Douglas Is First Candidate To
Announce In This Election Year
First to announce for political
office in Transylvania county is C.
M. Douglas, tax collector, who will
seek re-election on the Democratic
ticket.
Other offices to be filled this
year are three county commission
ers, register of deeds and state
representative. State senator can
didate for this district will be nom
inated by the Democrats of Jack
son county. Henderson county will
also nominate a man for the senate.
These two men will face Republican
opposition in the fall.
Primary election is set for May
28, and books for registration will
open for three Saturdays beginning
on April 30, at the various polling
places. Members of the board of
elections for the county will be
named by the state board in the
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C. jML duuklas
Little Theatre in co-operation
with the Civic orchestra and
Civic chorus on March 17,18 and
19 in the Campus Center audi
torium at Brevard college.
As Maggie almost reverently
held high the voluptuous folds
of shimmering silk and rich bro
cade, she beheld the culmination
of four months’ planning, writ
ing and negotiations between
herself and her son. Mike Vani
man Masters, who has been sta
tioned at Kyota Air Force Base
in Japan.
Last fall when plans were being
formulated for the production
of the “Mikado” by Brevard’s
three civic arts groups, Maggie
—who believes in doing things
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Gel Polio Shots
Now, Says
Health Officer
Dr. John Folger, Transylvania
health officer, reminds parents of
children who will enter school for
the first time this fall that they
must complete their series of three
polio shots by that time.
Actually, Dr. Folger explains, it
is already too late for those chil
dren who have not had any shots to
complete the series by the opening
of the schools this fall.
However, he urges them to have
the series Parted immediately.
Since this is a ruling from the at
torney general of North Carolina,
Dr. Folger urges all parents to rea
lize the importance of it.
HUGH N. LAMBERT, left, will be the principal
speaker at the annual banquet of the 100-Bushel Corn
club on Friday, March 4th, at 7:00 o’clock, in the Straus
elementary cafeteria. Mr. Lambert was recently named
state champion corn grower and was honored at a lunch
eon in Raleigh. In the above photo, he is being presented
the state trophy by Claude Smith, president of the N. C.
Seedman’s Association.
Transylvania Corn Club
Members To Be Honored
State Champion
Is Disappointed
With Yield
Tar Heel farmers who are aiming
for the state corn growing cham
pionship this year are in for some
stiff competition.
For here in Transylvania county
there’s a 79-year-old man with a
head full of young ideas that’s go
ing to be hard to beat.
He is Hugn N. Lambert of Bre
vard, the state’s 1959 champ.
Mr. Lambert produced 147.35
bushels on an acre.
And according to him, “it was
the most unsatisfactory acre of corn
[ ever grew because I had expected
so much more.”
“I didn’t win the championship
because I did so good,” Lambert
said. “I won it because everyone
else did so bad.”
In other words, he hopes to do k
lot better in 1960.
Mr. Lambert has done better in
the past. In 1958 he produced 155
bushels on an acre. The yield won
the mountain championship for
him, but someone else made off
with the state championship.
‘! did about everything to that
acre of corn last year I could think
of,” he said. “I prepared the land
like a seedbed and broadcast 500
pounds of cyanamide.
“I planted Funk G-134. It was
sown 10 inches in the drill, in 30
inch rows.”
At planting time, Mr. Lambert
applied 1,000 pounds of 5-10-10.
Later, he sidedressed with 1,000
pounds of ammonium nitrogen and
250 pounds of potash.
“In addition, I applied just
enough manure to smell,” he ex
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Transylvania corn growers will
be honored at the annual banquet
of the 100-Bushel corn club on Fri
day night, March 4Ln, at 7:00 o’clock
in the Straus school cafeteria.
According to county agent,
James Davis, a large crowd is ex
pected to attend, and the principal
speaker will be Hugh N. Lambert,
of Brevard.
A well-known Transylvania farm
er, Mr. Lambert recently was hon
ored at a luncheon in Raleigh
where he received the trophy for
the champion corn grower in the
state.
A. D. Stuart, extension agronomy
specialist, State college, Raleigh,
who is in charge of the state corn
program, will also attend the ban
quet here Friday night.
Cash awards, which are made
possible by the First Union Na
tional Bank, will be awarded at the
banquet to the top corn growers in
Transylvania. Trophies will also be
awarded, and making the presenta
tions will be Jonathan Woody, ex
ecutive vice-president of the local
bank, gnd Ralph J. Duckworth, vice
president of the bank.
Mr. Davis will serve as master
of ceremonies on the program.
Following are the names of Tran
sylvania corn growers who are eli
gible to receive certificates and
awards:
Farmers: Houston Glazener, Free
man Nicholson, G. W. Whitmire,
Marvin Whitmire, Shipman Whit
mire, Carl Bryson, Otto Alexander,
Earl Parker, Glenn Whitmire,
Joseph Baynard, C. W. Ramey, Pat
Allison, M. H. Shuford, Virgil
Ramey, Fred McCrary, Johnny Lam
bert, and H. N. Lambert.
F.F.A.: Donald Zachary, Lloyd
Owen, Carroll Parker, Eddie Car
ter, Carl McCall, Jimmy Allison,
George Alexander, Lonnie Sitton,
and James Arthur Whitmire.
4-H: James Cantrell, Charles Bry
son, and Beecher Carl Allison.
Program Highlights
WPNF To Carry Big Basketball
Tournament At Raleigh This Week
When the big Atlantic Coast Con
ference basketball tournament gets
underway in Raleigh Thursday af
ternoon, the Tobacco Sports Net
work will be on hand to broadcast
the excitement, and WPNF will
carry the entire event, including
two games Thursday afternoon, two
Thursday night, two Friday night,
and the final game Saturday night
at 8 o’clock.
Next week concludes this sea
son’s schedule of basketball over
the local station, with the NCAA
district and regional tournaments.
The first game will originate in
New York City on Tuesday, and will
be concluded in Charlotte on Friday
and Saturday.
Other Programs
The schedule for the Farm and
Home hour is as follows: Thursday,
soil conservation service; Friday,
station program; Monday, county
agent; Tuesday, Rosman vo-ag dept.,
B. E. Keisler; Wednesday, home
agent.
The following will appear on the
Civic Hour: Friday, Fortnightly
club; Monday, B & PW club; and,
Wednesday, Elk’s dub.
Scheduled on Morning Devotions
for this week is Rev. Paul Morrow,
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Telephone boot
Are Overloaded
Travel Halted
i
Brevard and Transylvania com
fy were blanketed with the second
heavy snowfall of the ’6D season
on Wednesday morning, and indi
cations point to a record amount
of snow before the skies dear.
By noon Wednesday the snow
fall was measured to be from six to
12 inches, depending'on'the'eleva
tion in Transylvania tfoupiy. lt be
gan falling shortly before daybreak
and observers said'it'was’ the heav5
iest and most continuous snow seen
here in many, many years.'
Schools were closed on Wednes
day, and school, officials feel at
this time that they will be closed
for the remainder nf the week.
Announcement will be maefe ov
er Wr"NF as to when the schools
will reopen.
OfficiaLs df the Citizens ’Me
phone company reported Wednes
day morning tfiat.du^ to the snow
Lhe switchbokrds would not handle
all the calls coming in.
“During this busy Cine please
make your calls an brief as possi
ble and restrict' them to emer
gency use only. Your cooperation
» ill make service available for all
and will be very much apretfated,”
said Charlie Pickehtimer, the gen
eral manager.
He continued:
“If your phone is busy, the first
time, you pick it up, do not report
this to the phone company as this
condition will he corrected as soon
s the lines are cleared.”
Brevard street forces and high
way maintenance crews were da
the job soon after the snow started
tailing.
Travel oB the highways was ex
tremely light on Wednesday morn
ing, and a number of minor acci
dents were reported.
Service stations report a record
chain business, and wrecker ser
vice is much in demand as can
continue to get stuck.
Highway officials urge motoring
public not to travel unless in case
of extreme emergency and then
with chains.
Winn-Dixie b
Now Expanding
Plane for the complete remodel
ing and expansion of the Winn
Dixie store here have .teen an
nounced by €. J. Benfiekt, district
supervisor. Bxpected to fin com
pleted by the middle of April, the
plans include expanding the store
into the area now occupied by the
Launderette, edaring. both the
meat and produce departments and
adding two new departments.
In the area occupied' by the
Launderette, which will move into
a new addition to the present
structure now under construction,
will be added a fancy foods section
and a housewares and drugs sec
tion. Also, the meat department will
be expanded the full width of the
building with a complete line of
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Response Said
Good In Heart
Drive Sunday
Walter Straus, chairman of the
Transylvania chapter of the Heart
fund, said yesterday that response
to the campaign on this past Sun
day was good. As soon as all reports
are in, he will announce the total
of donations received in this worthy
cause.
Persons, who have not contribut
ed, are aaked by Mr. Stranss to send
their checks to Pete ESberle, 109
Hillcrest avenue, Brevard
Mr. Straus also expresses sincere
appreciation to all the volunteer
workers. Dave Hilley chairman
yi the campaign crews.