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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.
THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
A State And National Prize - Winning A.B. C. Newspaper
TRANSYLVANIA—
The Land of Waterfalls.
Mecca for Summer Camps.
Entrance to Pisgah Na
tional Forest and Home of
Brevard Music Festival.
Vol. 71—No. 10
Second ClasB Mall Privileges
Authorized at Brevard. N. C.
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1960
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
TWO TWELVE-INCH SNOWS during
the past week have heaped tons and tons
/ “of the white stuff” on Brevard and
I Transylvania county. The above photo
graph was taken from the square down
East Main Street- just after the snow
plows appeared to have covered u’p the
few parked automobiles.
(Times Staff Photo)
Transylvania Farmers Received Total
Of $38,393 Through ASC During 1959
Transylvania county farmers re
ceived a total of $38,393.00, gross
assistance through the Agricultural
Conservation program in 1959.
This figure and others are con
tained in the annual statistical ASC
report made public this week by
the Transylvania county ASC office
in Brevard.
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In addition to the gross assistance
given county farmers, the report
pointed out that 800 farmers par
ticipated in the program; 41,901
acres of farmland came under the
program; 11,734 acres of this farm
land was cropland; and 6,995 acres
was non-crop land pasture on par
ticipating farms.
One of the big items included in
the ACP budget for the year was
$6,001.00, for the seeding of 291
acres of permanent pasture or hay.
A total of 228 county farmers took
part in this practice.
The liming of farmland was an
other conservation practice which
had a large part of the budget. A
total 344 farmers limed 1,090 acres
of farmland at a cost of $9,007.00.
Improving permanent vegetative
cover for soil and watershed protec
tion took $14,225.00. A total of 486
farmers improved 1,616 acres of
pasture and hay with this practice
during 1959.
There were eight farm practices
.sponsored by the county ASC Com
mittee during 1959. Some of these
in addition to the aforementioned,
included the planting of forest
trees, drainage of pasture and low
lands, and the establishment of win
ter cover crops.
Several other programs in addi
tion to soil conservation were in ef
fect. Burley tobacco and wheat
were two under the acreage allot
ment and marketing quota program.
This past year 68 allotments were
established for the growing of bur
ley tobacco and 10 allotments for
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CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
'Thursday, March 10 — Masons
mpet at Masonic Temple at 8:00
p.;m.
Friday, March 11 — Ace of Clubs
meets at 8:00 p. m.
Sunday, March 13 — Attend the
church of your choice. Organ re
cital at Brevard Methodist church
at 3:00 p. m. Revival services be
' gin at King Street Baptist church.
Lj Monday, March 14 — Rotary
r meets at Gaither’s at 7:00 p. m.
Shrine club meets at Berry’s at
7:00 p. m. Lutheran meeting at
Gaither’s at 7:00 p. m. 4-H county
council meeting at Junior high
school at 7:30 p. m.
Tuesday,' March 15 — Eastern
Star meets at Masonic Temple at
7:30 p. m. Ace of Clubs meets at
8:00 p. m.
Wednesday, March 16 — Toast
masters club meets at Gaither’s
at 6:30 p. m.
Du Pont To Speak
Banquet Of Chamber Of
Commerce Set For April 8
The annual Brevard Chamber of
Commerce banquet will be held in
the Brevard senior high cafeteria
on Friday, April 8th, it was an
nounced at the meeting of the
chamber here Tuesday night.
James Q. DuPont, of Wilming
ton, Delaware, official of the du
Pont de Nemours company will be
the speaker, and it is expected
that 200 or more people from the
community, plus visiting officials
from other nearby towns, will be
in attendance.
During the meeting, James Wul
pi, finance chairman, reported that
76 members had already paid their
dues for 1960, with $2,040 in dues
on hand.
President Charles Himes named
Gil Coan, John Ford, C. M. Doug
las, Frank Bridges, Freeman Hayes
and Cecil Hill to represent the
chamber at the railroad hearing
in Hendersonville on April 6th,
when plea will be made by the
railway officials for closing the
Rosman depot and express office.
The Weather
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There was snow, and then more
snow, from Wednesday to Wednes
day, and it’s still snowing. The
first snow totaled from seven
inches to 12 inches. Also in the
weather news this week was a low
reading of two degrees below zero
last Friday night. Daily readings
are as follows:
Wednesday _40 21 0
Thursday _42 21 1.45
Friday _37 15 .03
Saturday _30 -2 0
Sunday _32 4 0
Monday _39 13 0
Tuesday _41 9 0
The move is being opposed by Ros
man and Brevard chambers and
county officials.
A resolution of thanks was
adopted by the chamber members
thanking the Town of Brevard
workmen for the fine job done
during the past week in clearing
streets of snow. It was pointed out
by several who have visited other
areas in Western North Carolina
recently that Brevard’s Crewmen
hid done a far better job of street
work than any other nearby town.
State highway crews . were also
thanked for the excellent work
done by them.
The possibility of a “barn thea
tre” this summer was suggested
by Arthur M. Dehon, of Sherwood
Forest. The use of the large barn
on the estate will be utilized if the
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Third Snow Of Season Buries County
Under Icy Blanket Two Feet Deep
Bank Merger Is
Announced Here
By Duckworth
R. J. Duckworth, Vice President
of First Union National bank, to
day announced that the directors
of First Union National Banjft of
North Carolina and the Flrat Na
tional Bank of Kings Mountain have
approved plans to consolidate ,the
two institutions.
Details of the consolidation will
be announced after approval by the
Comptroller of the Currency and
the shareholders of the two banks.
Mr, Duckworth stated that “un
der the proposed plan, B. S. Neill
would remain the chief executive
officer. All other officers and em
ployees will be retained.”
The First National Bank of
Kings Mountain was organized in
1900 and for many years its af
fairs were directed by the late
Frank R. Summers. Total resources
of the Kings Mountain institution
are in excess of $4,400,000.00, and
upon consolidation, the addition of
, the resources of the Kings Moun
tain institution will bring the re
sources of First Union . National
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Jet Bomber To
Make Tests
In County
j
A jet bomber will fly over the
Brevard-Highlands area oa three
different days as part of low level
n:»asuren.,ents of wind dusts and
test:- of front'line combat main
tenance needs, the Federal Avi
ation Agency reports.
The FAA said it has authorized
a waiver of air traffic rules for
Ihe Air Force to permit the tests
by a BG6 twin-jet medium bomb
er on March 21, April 11 and May
23 from Shaw Air Force Base,
Sumter, S. C.
The plane will fly from a point
seven miles west northwest of
Brevard, passing a mile east of
Highlands to a point six miles
north northeast of Clayton, Ga.
The test flights will be made
for the Air Force over 17 tracks
at altitudes of 200, 600 and 1,000
feet and at speeds up to ,360 knots
or 415 miles per hour.
Exact times will be announced
later.
Brevard’s Board Of Aldermen Hold
A Busy Session At Its March Meet
The Town board of aldermen
held a busy session at its March
meeting Monday night at the
city hall.
Mayor B. H. Freeman presid
ed, and the aldermen attending
were Jack Bryant, Roy Head, W.
M. Melton, R. M. Neely and Mark
Osborne. Others attending the
meeting were Town Manager
Tom Henry, City Clerk, Mrs.
.Opal King, and John Smart, rep
resenting the city attorney.
Dan Merrill, Brevard fire chief,
appeared before the board and
requested five extra men for the
fire department. Mr. Merrill was
asked by the board what the
cost of five additional men would
be, and if the money would be
Local Students To Be Heard In
One Of Two College Concerts
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Two musical events are open to
the public this week at Brevard col
iege. On Saturday at 2:00 p.m. there
will be a recital in the auditorium
cf the College Center building by
the junior members of the music
department. 15 students will appear
on the program
These are local boys and girls
and are the pupils of Louise P.
Miller, Nelson F. Adams, and
M. Thomas Cousins.
On Sunday afternoon at 3:00
o’clock the music department will
present Clair F. Hardenstine in an
organ recital at the Methodist
church. Mr. Hardenstine is head of
the music department at Montreat
Anderson college. He is organist
and choirmaster at All Souls Parish
in Biltmore and Dean of the Ashe
ville chapter of the American Guild
of Organists.
After graduating from the West
minister Choir college in 1950, Mr.
Hardenstine became Minister of
Music of the First Methodist church
in Huntsville, Alabama. He held
the same position at Trinity Presby
terian church in Montgomery, Ala
bama, 'before taking his present ap
pointment at Montreat college.
available in this year’s budget
before a new budget is adopted
in July. Mr. Merrill was also
asked how Brevard’s department
compared numerically to other
towns of similar population, area
and occupant classification.
The board instructed the town
manager to make a study of the
anticipated revenue in compari
son to actual budget expendi
tures, and the anticipated budget
expenditures for the remainder
of the fiscal year through June
30th. They also instructed him to
make a comparative study of
Brevard’s department comple
ment with other similar towns.
Mr. Henry related to the board
plans for using a bulldozer at
the garbage dump one-half hour
every other day to push down
the garbage placed at the dump.
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Officers Will
Speak At P-TA
Meet Monday
The next meeting of the Brevard
elementary P-TA will be held on
Monday, March 14, at 8:00 p.m., in
the Brevard elementary school
cafeteria.
Mrs. L. F. Nerlinger, chairtnan
amf Mr. J. D. Willis, vice-chairman,
states that Sheriff Laurence Brown,
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WILLIAM BELL CLARK’S BOOK, “George Washing-,
ton’s Navy”, was reviewed this week for The Transyl
vania Times by Ligqn B. Ard, Rear Admiral United
States Navy, Retired, above, who now lives here in Bre
vard. Readers of this newspaper will find this review
most interesting, and it follows below.
(Times Staff Photo)
Book By Brevard’s William
Bell Clark Reviewed By Ard
BREVARD AUTHOR, William
Bell Clark, is pictured above,
anti his new book, “George Wash
ington’s Navy,” has just been rev
leased and is reviewed in this
week’s Times. Mr. Clark is also
the author of five books dealing
with men and events of the Rev
olutionary War period, including
“B e n Franklin’s Privateers,”
“The First Saratoga,” and “Cap
tain Dauntless,” all published by
the Louisiana State University
Press. He is a contributor, on
naval subjects and biography, to
the Encyclopedia Britannica, and
has been named editor of the
four-volume documentary naval
history of the American Revolu
tion, which will be published by
the Department of the Navy.
LigOn B. Ard, Rear Admiral,
United States Navy, retired, who
now resides here in Brevard, this
week reviewed “'George Washing
ton’s Navy” by William Bell Clark,
also of Brevard, for The Transyl
vania Times.
The book was recently released
•by the Louisiana State Press, and
Admiral Ard is highly qualified to
review this outstanding work.
Following the review is a bio
graphical sketch of the reviewer.
“Our Rascally Privateersmen”
‘‘There were rich prizes to be had
in Massachusetts Bay and other
nearby New England waters. In
(he ‘‘richly laden transports” en
route to the beleaguered British
forces in Boston were military sup
[.lies and clothing sorely needed by
Washington for his Army.
“To get at these was his imme
diate idea and he finally won the
approval of Congress “to hire and
convert small seaworthy schooners
into armed vessels strong enough
lo raid British supply lines, yet
fleet enough to elude his Majesty’s
cruisers.” This he proceeded forth
with to do through his appointed
agents whom he admonished “the
only chance there is of taking any
prize is being out at this time.” But
the carpenters at Beverly wouldn’t
work on the Sabbath. “Religious
rascals” the agent called them in
his report to headquarters at Cam
bridge, and he further complained
that they were “the idlest scoun
drels in nature.” But in time Wash
ington’s little navy did get to sea,
ship by ship, and that several weeks
before the Continental navy just
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Program Highlights
WPNF To Air NCAA Basketball
Tournament From Charlotte
The Eastern regional NCAA
basketball tournament, scheduled in
Charlotte Friday and Saturday
nights, will be aired over WPNF
Bobby Hoyle, station manager, an
nbunces.
On Friday, at 7:30, Duke meets
St. Joseph’s of Pennsylvania, and
at 9:3D, West Virginia meets New
VTork University.
Saturday night, the winners will
meet for the chance to represent
the region in the semifinals and
finals at San Francisco. Air times
Saturday night are 6:55 and 8:55
o’clock, Mr. Hoyle states, and all
sports fans are urged to hear
these classic games.
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, station program;
Wednesday, home agent.
The following will be heard on
(he Civic Hour: Friday, DAR; Mon
day, Wednesday club; Wednesday,
Transylvania garden club.
Speaking this week on Morning
Devotions is Rev. M. M. Armstrong,
pastor of the Ecusta circuit. Rev.
Ben Ormand, pastor of Brevard
Davidson River Presbyterian
church, will be heard next week.
The Sunday morning church ser
vice will be broadcast through the
remote facilities of WPNF from the
Sacred Heart Catholic church. Rev.
John O’Brien is pastor.
Schools Remain
Closed, Many
Meets Cancelled
A 12-inch blanket ol snow fell
on ice-capped Brevard and Tran
sylvania county o,, Wednesday.
As The Times went to press, it
was still snowing and the weather- .
man predicted that it would con
tinue to do so for several hours.
Although snow plows had been
busy since before dawn on the
streets and highways in the town •
and county, traffic, is at 'a near
standstill, and the highways are
in a most hazardous condition.
The State Highway patrol urges
motorists not to travel without
chains and then only in case .of
emergency.
Several minor accidents were re
ported Wednesday morning, bat
there were no serious Injuries,
since the third snowfall of the
season began.
Schools which have been closed
since last Wednesday, will remain
dosed in all probability all this ’
week.
The Citizens Telephone company
reports that the telephone lines
are again overloaded, and Charles
Pickelsimer, the manager, requests
the public to keep their conver- ’
sa lions as brief as possible in the
interest of fire safety.
Practically all meetings on Thurs
day. and Friday in the community
have been cancelled, among them
being: home demonstration elubs
at Little River and Dumps Rock;
Week of Prayer on Thursday and .
Friday at the First Baptist church;
and the Bloodmobih? on Thursday
at Brevard College.
The Explorer scout meeting
scheduled for this week was also
cancelled.
Cancellations on Wednesday
night included the revival services
at Boyleston Baptist church, choir
rehearsal at Brevard Methodist
church, prayer meeting at the
Church of God, prayer service and
choir rehearsal at Pisgah Forest
Baptist church, and services at
the First Baptist church.
Other cancellations on Wednes
day included the unemployment.
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Court Adjourned
Wednesday Morn
Judge J. B Crave®, Jr., of Mur
ganton, who has been presiding
over the special two-weeks term
of Civil court in Transylvania, ad
journed the court on Wednesday
morning because of the snow
storm.
It was impossible for lawyers,
witnesses and others concerned
with the court whD lived outside
of Brevard to attend the court, so
Judge Craven ordered the adjourn
ment. •
The next court in Transylvania
will begin on April 4, when &
week of criminal court 3s on tap.
It will be followed by a, week’s
term of civil court.
Most of the court’s time this
week was spent on the ease, Jes
sie Gaither vs. J. C. Gaither. It
was settled out of Court late Tues
day afternoon. .
Last week the court’s time was
spent in hearing the E. I. Du Pont
de Nemours vs. Charlie Justice
case. The case was instituted by
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Dog Clinics Are
Postponed 'x
The series of dog clinics in Tran
sylvania has been postponed be
cause of weather conditions.
The first clinic was slated to have*
been held at little River on Tues
day of this week, and the second onv
Thursday at Blantyru
According to Walter F. Haft, di
rector of sanitation, these clinics
and the others during the month of
March are being rescheduled.
The first clinic, according to the
new schedule, will be held on April
5th at Calvert.
Dates for the postponed elhrtar
will be announced at »later date.
A schedule of the others am bo
found in this week's