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 TRAN SYLVAN Ii TIMES
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TKANSYLVANIA—
The Land of Waterfalls.
Mecca for Summer Camps.
Entrance to Pisgah Na
tional Forest and Home of
Brevard Music Festival.
Vol. 71—No. 20
SECOND CLASS MAIL PRIVILEGES
AUTHORIZED AT BREVARD, N. C.
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1960 ★ 24 PAGES TODAY *
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
JAMES C. GAITHER, former chair
man of the Democratic executive com
mittee in Transylvania county, is shown
at the left congratulating Charles L. Rus
sell, right, the new chairman, upon his
election at the annual convention here
last Saturday afternoon. Many Democrats
attended the harmonious meeting.
(Times Staff Photo)
Olin Mathieson Makes Another Huge
Grant To High School For Science
A grant of $10,000 to the Tran
sylvania county board of education
is anil' meed by Olin Mathieson
Chemica' corporation for advance
ment of " ience education in the
secondary chool level.
Philip C Brownell, vice presi
dent and manager, Ecusta paper
and film operations, said that the
money will provide students with
special interest and aptitude in
science with a one-year course in
advanced chemistry.
The course will be taught by a
teacher selected especially for the
post. The program will be avail
able to students of Rosman and
Brevard high schools.
The grant is consistent with Olin
Mathieson’s interest in developing
the science education plan in
chemistry, physics and mathema
tics for selected secondary schools.
This interest resulted in a $12,000
contribution last year to Brevard
high school for equipping the
science laboratories. Because of
the earlier grant, the federal gov
ernment is matching county funds
to equip the science laboratories of
Rosman high school and the Bre
vard junior high school.
This phase of Olin Mathieson’s
aid to education program was es
tablished in 1957 as an experiment
in Monroe, Louisiana. The first
teacher was a leading Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania educator, Lon H.
Colborn, now education consultant
to Olin Mathieson. Mr. Colborn
taught a concentrated course in
chemistry at Monroe for two years.
During this period, his students
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CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, May 19—Kiwanis club
meets at Gaither’s at 6:45 p.m.
Lions meet at Colonial Inn at 7:00
p.m. Masons meet at Masonic
temple at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, May 20—Brevard col
lege trustees meet at 11:00 a.m.
Brevard FFA father-son banquet
at high school at 7:30 p.m. Breyard
college recital in college auditor
ium at 8:00 p.m. Ace of Clubs meets
at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 21—Shriners auc
tion at Masonic temple begins at
10:30 a.m. Dedication of Miller
Memorial Army Reserve training
center at 2:00 p.m.; Brevard high
band to play at 1:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 22—Attend the
church of your choice.
Monday, May 23—Rotary club
meets at Gaither’s at 7:00 p.m’.
Brevard Music Lovers club meets
■with Mrs. Duncan Hunter.
Tuesday, May 24—Adult Boy
Scout training session at Brevard
Methodist church at 7:30 p.m. Ace
of Clubs meets at 8:00 pm.
Wednesday, May 25 — Jaycees
meet at Gaither’s at 6:30 p.m. Gold
Star Mothers meet with Mrs. E. L.
Sims at 7:00 pm.
Golf Course Opens
Much Progress Noted At
Beautiful Sapphire Valley
Elaborate plans are being made
for the 1960 season at Sapphire
Valley Inn and Golf Course, accord
ing to the general manager, M. M.
‘'Chuck” Witherspoon.
The third annual invitational
golf tournament is the feature of
opening week beginning on June
19th.
Practice rounds in the tourna
ment will be held on June 22nd,
with qualifying rounds the follow
ing day.
The tournament is open to ama
teurs only, according to Mr. With
erspoon.
“And flight competition will as
sure an enjoyable test for varying
skills of the game.”
A woman’s tournament is being
held simultaneously.
Extensive maintenance work has
been carried out during the winter
months on the beautiful golf
course, which has already attracted
a nationwide reputation.
Complete modernization of the
inn, the addition of cottages on the
lake, the new club house, swim
ming pool and tennis courts, and
the private air strip all go to make
Sapphire Valley Inn one of the
most attractive mountain resorts in
eastern America.
Mr. Witherspoon concluded by
saying:
“Our plans call for continued
development and accelerated pro
motion of Sapphire valley and its
splendid facilities in order to rea
lize its full potential as an out
standing mountain paradise resort.”
5000-Ft. Mountains
Located 30 miles from Brevard
on U. S. Highway 64, Sapphire Val
! ley is 3500 feet above sea level, sur
rounded by mountains that tower
to 5000 feet. The property of about
12,000 acres extends north of High
way 64 to the Tennessee Valley
Divide, containing many mountain
estate locations with lakes, water
falls and trout streams that provide
the ultimate for mountain enthusi
asts.
The inn and cottages providing
100 units, have been completed ren
ovated during the past five years,
and is situated alongside beautiful
Fairfield Lake. Plans call for addi
tional cottages around the inn and
lake area.
The golf course laid out in a
natural valley in this Blue Ridge
paradise has no more than a 12
foot change in elevation anywhere
on the course and includes a mod
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Transylvanian Invited, To Attend
Dedication Q New Armory Saturday
Demos Elect
New Chairman
At Convention
Charles L. Russell, veil-known'
Brevard man, was name< chairman'
of the Transylvania Democratic
Executive committee at tie eoriven-j
lion here last Saturday afternoon, ]
and Mrs. Sue Wilson v^s elected!
vice-chairman.
Willis W. Brittain wasjre-elected j
treasurer, and Webb Pttillo was
elected secretary. Sever! hundred:
people were in attendane and thej
meeting was harmoniou in every:
respect.
James C. Gaither, retting chair-'
man, presided over the (invention!
and invocation was givn by the:
Rev._B. W. Thomason.
The new chairman ispublic re-;
lations supervisor at Oh Mathie
son Chemical corporaons, I’is
gah Forest, and he has ben active j
in church and civic aff.rs of the;
county for a number of/ears
Delegates elected to the state
convention were:
J. Bruce Morton, E. M Medford,!
T. E. Reid, R. T. Gash, red John
son, B. II. Freeman, R. 1 Bennett,
Mrs. W. F. Short, Cecil Hill, and
Willis Brittain.
Mrs. J. E. Osborne, l>wey Bur
ton, Bennett Jones, Wod Paxton,
Freeman Hayes, Georg< Perkins,
Sr., Frank C. King.
F. M. McCall, Sr., Mrs.fack Alex
ander, Rev. B. W. Thomason,
Jimmy Gaither, R. H. Rmsey, J. I.
Anderson, Nath Gallovay, Jack
Potts, Webb Pittillo.
Alternates were also chosen.
Atwell Hone
Destroyed
By Fire
The residence of Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Atwell suffered serious fire
damage about 1:00 o’clock last
Sunday morning.
The Brevard fire department
was called out to fight the blaze,
and one of the two trucks made a
couple of trips to town to get
more water in an effort to save
some of the furnishings of the
home.
Practically all of the clothing
and much of the other belong
ings of Mr. and Mrs. Atwell and
their several children were de
stroyed in the tragic fire.
POLITICAL NOTICE
Since the next issue of the
Times is the last one before the
primary election on May 28th,
no political advertising contain
ing [new issues or issues that
might require an answer from
opponent’s can be accepted
for publication. Deadline for po
litical advertising in the May
26th issue of the Times will be
5 p.m., Tuesday, May 24th. No
political advertising will be ac
cepted after this time.
THE BEAUTIFUL NEW MILLER ME
MORIAL Army Reserve Training center,
which will be dedicated on Saturday
afternoon, is shown above. It was built
by the Merchants Construction company,
of Asheville, and total costs of land, con
structing, landscaping, paving, etc., were
over $103,000. The center is located
opposite the campus of Brevard college
on East French Broad street.
(Times Staff Photo)
MAJOR GENERAL FRANK S. BOWEN, JR., one of
the most decorated generals in the United States, will be
the principal speaker at the dedication of the new
Miller Memorial Army Reserve Training center on Satur
day afternoon. The public is cordially invited to attend
the ceremony, and music will be furnished by the Bre
vard high school band, beginning at 1:30 o’clock. The
dedication program will begin at 2:00 p.m.
New Miller Memorial Army
Reserve Training Center
Said A Community Asset
To Begin Series
Of Scout Training
A series of basic training sessions
for adult Boy Scout leaders in
Transylvania county will be started
on Tuesday night, May 24.
These sessions will be sponsored
by the educational committee, Boy
Scouts of America, Daniel Boone
Council.
They will continue on May 31 and
June 14 at 7:30 p.m., each evening
at the Brevard Methodist church
The instructor will be Gus Tuck
er, and all adult Boy Scout leaders
are urged to attend the series oi
training sessions.
The three basic training sessions
are as follows:
(1) What Boy Scouting Is: this
session will present a clear picture
of the objectives and ideals ol
Scouting, and will show how they
are achieved through activities. Foi
many adults this will be the intro
duct ion to the scouting program.
(2) Troop Operation: this will in
volve the pattern of organizatior
and leadership that makes it pos
sible for troop leaders to train
guide, and inspire boy leaders tc
run their patrols and troop, and tc
help the boy grow.
(3) Meetings and activities: this
session will show how a successfu
program is developed through in
door and outdoor meetings and ac
tivities of the patrol and troop. H
will also explain how an effective
program contributes to the growtl
of a boy in scout spirit, scout team
work, and scoutcraft.
By STAFF WRITER
The new Miller Memorial Army
Reserve Training center in Brevard,
which will be formally dedicated
on Saturday afternoon, is one of
Brevard’s newest assets.
In this modern building, the lo
cal army reserve units hold thedr
meetings and drills. Civic groups,
social clubs and other organiza
tions of a non-profit nature, can
use the center on occasions when
it does not conflict with army
usage.
There are two units presently in
the Brevard area training at the
new Miller Memorial center.
They are M Company, 3rd Bat
talion, 323rd Regiment (RCT),
commanded by Capt. Arnold D.
Miles; and, Battery A, 4th Howitz
er Battalion, 22nd Artillery, com
manded by 1st Lt. Charles M. Os
borne.
M Company has 41 officers andi
men assigned and Battery A has 45.
Each unit meets two week nights
and one Sunday out of every
month.
Built by the Merchant Construc
tion company, of Asheville, the
new center has 4,316 square feet,
and total costs for land, construc
tion, etc., were over $103,000.
The entire area of the training
center, including the grassed area
and the paved portion, has some
93,000 feet.
Plans are now underway to con
struct a single bay maintenance
i building, to include a grease pit,
j additional storage space, etc. This
'will permit the training units to;
! get the trucks and the howitzers
‘out of the weather.
Program Highlights
Interest Mounting In Mutual's
"Game Of The Day" Over WPNF
Interest in Mutual’s “game-of
the day” mounts as the season
progresses, and WPNF is receiving
much response to the daily broad
casts, according to Bill Hancock,
program director.
Transylvania sports fans have a
full schedule of radio program
ming in store during the conning
months, Mr. Hancock reports. The
station is presently negotiating to
broadcast the premier of the
World-600 race, which begins its
first year in Charlotte on May
29th.
Other Programs
The schedule for the Farm and
Home hour is as follows: Thurs
day, Brevard Home ec dept., Mrs.
Glenn Burrell; Friday, N. C. For
estry, Clark Grissom; Monday,
county agent: Tuesday, Extension
forestry, Leonard Hampton; Wed
nesday, Home agent.
Appearing on the Civic Hour are
the following: Friday, Jaycees;
Monday, Kiwanis dub; and, Wed
nesday, Hospital auxiliary.
Speaking this week on Morning
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Named In Honor
Of The Two
filler Brothers
The public is most cordially in
vited to attend the formal dedica
tion of the new Miller Memorial
Army Reserve Training Center on
East French Broad street on Satur
day afternoon at 2:00 o’clock.
Weather permitting, the cere
mony will be held in front of the
new armory. The Brevard high
school band, under the direction
of John Eversman, will begin play
ing for the occasion at 1:30 p.m.
In case of rain, the program win
he held inside at the same hour.
Principal speaker will be Maj.
Gen. Frank S. Bowen, Jr., who is
recognized as one of the most
decorated generals in America.
Introduction of guests will be by
Lt. Col. Francis H. Coakley, sub
sector commander, XII US Army
corps, with headquarters in Ashe
ville.
Brief remarks will be made by
LI Col. Conrad P. Cleveland, Jr.,
of Spartanburg, S. C., and Lt. CoL
Randal J. Lyday, of Brevard.
Rev. Ben F. Ormand will give
the invocation, and the benediction
will be by Rev. B. W. Thomason.
Following the program, there
[will be tours of the beautiful new
! armory reserve eenter, which is lo
cated opposite the campus of Bre
| vard college.
: Local officials feel that the com
munity is indeed fortunate in hav
ing Gen. Bowen as the principal
speaker on this occasion.
Born in Manila, Philippine Is
lands. he was graduated from the
U.S. military academy at West
[Point in June, 1926, and received
I bis commission as a second lieuten
ant in the infantry.
He is a combat veteran at Worw
II and the KoreaH conflict.
During World War II, he served in
Australia, New Guinea, the Phitt
pxne Islands, and Japan.
In the Korean conflict, he led
the famous 187 RCT of the air
borne on a jump north of flie North
Korean capital Pyongyong and eat
rff the communist forces fleeing
north. For this action he received
his second award of this country’s
second highest decoration—the oak
leaf cluster to the Distinguished
Service cross.
Prior to going to Atlanta in Aug
ust, 1958, he served for two years
as the chief of the military assist
ance advisory group in Formosa.
He is at present the command
ing general of the XII U.S. Army
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Shriners To
Continue
Auction Sat.
Transylvania Shriners will con
tinue their absolute auction on Sat
urday, May 21, beginning at 10.30
a.m. in the Masonic temple on East
Main street.
Hundreds of items were sold at
the auction last Saturday afternoon,
and there were still hundreds on
hand to be disposed of at 5:00
o’clock.
In order to give more persons a
chance to bid on them, the Shriners
decided to continue the auction this
Saturday.
John A. Ford and other members
ol the Shrine club are serving as
auctioneers, and the public is cor
dially invited to attend the sales
event Saturday.
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The Weather
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Summer weather returned Sun
day, sending temperatures well into,
the 80’s during the last few days;.
Precipitation was limited, with oniy
.11 of an inch being recorded for
the week. Daily readings are as fal
low:
High Law Flee.
Wednesday_ 63 85 0
Thursday_ 50 39 .11
Friday- 62 31
Saturday_ 74 29 8*
Sunday --— T9 SB •
Monday - 83 43 •
Tuesday-17 4 4