TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist,
Educational, Agricultural
and Music Center. Popula
tion, 1960 Census, 16,102.
Brevard Community 8,500.
THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
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TRANSYLVANIA—
» j The Land of Waterfall*.
Mecca for Summer Oamp&
Entrance to Pisgah Na
tional Forest and Home off
Brevard Music Festival.
Vol. 71 — No. 37
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BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1960 * 16 PAGES TODAY *
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PUBLISHED WEEKli
Dramatic
Rescue By
Firemen
Roy Waldrop, who resides
•n the Camp Illahee road, was
dramatically rescued by Bre
vard firemen last Saturday
morning from the bottom of
the 30-foot well at his home.
Mr. Waldrop, who was pre
paring to clean out the well,
with the aid of his son, Travis,
fell some 20 feet, when a bor
rowed rope broke as he lower
ed himself down.
His hip was shattered by a
cement ledge at the water’s
level.
With lightning speed, his son
used another rope and dropped
to the bottom of the well to
prevent his father from drow
ning.
The Brevard firemen rushed
to the scene and expertly
brought the two men to the
surface.
Mr. Waldrop, the father,
was given medical attention
ior his painful injuries and
then taken to the local hos
pital.
His condition Wednesday
morning was said to be improv
ed.
Demos
Plan Big
Motorcade
A large delegation of Transyl
vania Democrats is expected to
join with others from the various
Western North Carolina counties
to greet Democratic Presidential
nominee John Kennedy on his
arrival in Asheville this Satur
day.
According to Charles L. Rus
sell, chairman of the Transyl
vania Democratic executive com
mittee, the Transylvania motor
cade will form at the new Bre
vard senior high school at 10:15
Saturday morning, so that the
group will arrive at McCormick
field in Asheville by 12:00 noon
when the program starts.
Some 60 or more cars are ex
pected to be in the motorcade.
Mr. Russell suggests that local
persons joining the gigantic
motorcade bring picnic or box
lunches, or they may obtain a
box lunch from members of the
Young Democrats club in Ashe
ville.
The program at the stadium
•will begin promptly at noon with
introductions of local and district
candidates.
At 1:00 o’clock the president
ial nominee is scheduled to ar
rive, and at 1:30 he is to deliver
a major speech.
Gov. Luther Hodges will head
the list of State dignitaries ex
pected to be present.
Acceptances have also been
received from Senator B. Ever
ett Jordan, Senator Sam Ervin,
the Democratic nominees for
Governor and Lieutenant Gover
nor, Terry Sanford and H. Cloyd
Philpott, and others.
The Council of State, com
posed of all major State offi
cials, is expected to accompany
the Governor and the entire 12
man Congressional delegation is
also slated to be present.
CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, September 15 —
Ciasses begin at Brevard college.
Kiwanis club meets at Gaither’s
at 6:45 p.m. Lions meet at Co
lonial Inn at 7:00 pirn. Red Cross
Nurses Aide capping service at
7:30 p.m. in the junior depart
ment wing of Presbyterian chur
ch. Rosman vs Tryon on Brevard
field at 8:00 p.m. Presbyterian
Women meet in Fellowship hall
at 8:00 p.m. W.S.C.S. meets at
Brevard Methodist church at
8:15 p.m.
Friday, September 16 — Bre
vard vs. Hendersonville on Bre
vard field at 8:00 o’clock. Ace
of Clubs meets at 8:00 o’clock.
Saturday, September 17 —
Demos assemble for Motorcade
at 10:15 a.m. at Brevard Senior
high school.
Sunday, September 18 — At
tend the church of your choice.
Monday, September 19 — Ro
tary club meets at Gaither’s at
—Turn To Page Five
THIS VIVID PHOTOGRAPH
shows firemen demonstrating the lat
est method of fighting an oil blaze.
It was made last Friday night at the
concluding session of the WNC Fire
Training school here at the Brevard
center. The blaze above would be the
equalivent to a 10,000 gallon oil tank
er catching on fire on the streets or
highways. The highly successful fire
training school was attended by some
175 firemen from 29 departments in
Western North Carolina. (Photo by
Patricia Austin)
Town Crews Are Paving Brevard
Streets, New Property Annexed
Several Brevard streets are
now being paved by town for
ces, and when this work is com
pleted, a number of others, which
are cracked and broken, will be
resurfaced.
The work is being done under
the supervision of town manager.
Tom Henry, and members of the
board of aldermen point out that
a saving of $2,500 to $3,000 will
be made with the use of town
crews, rather than letting thej
project out on contracts.
Paving work began on Tues
day, when Appletree street wasi
completed.
The town forces are now busy'
paving Robinson, Lake View
drive and Hilt street.
Grading and basing of Batson
road has been started, and pro
perty owners on Montview cir-j
cle are being petitioned so that i
the street might be paved at aj
later date
Board Meets
At a special meeting of the
board of Aldermen Tuesday
night the property on Fisher
road and Montview circle was
annexed to the town.
A public hearing had been j
held earlier as prescribed by law. j
A number of other important
items was discussed by the aider
men, but action was deferred un
til the next regular meeting.
AN OLD INDIAN TRAIL here in I
Brevard from Probart extension
across Pinnacle above the Transyl
vania Music camp has been discovered
by Dean H. Brownell and his 13-year
son, Prescott. During recent weeks,
they found the beautifully shaped ar
rowheads, which they are holding
above. Mr. Brownell is holding a per
fectly shaped bowl that Indians could
have used for a facial paint pot. He
also believes that the hard freezes
and the snows last winter helped to
bring the arrowheads to the surface.
(Times Staff Photo)
Publisher Reports
Helsinki, Finland, Said
Enjoying Much Prosperity
By MRS. ED M. ANDERSON
(Editors note: This is the
third of a series of articles
written from Eurppean capi
tals. being visited by Mrs. Ed
M. Anderson and daughter,
Stella, in the N.E.A. Study
Mission:)
Helsinki (Special) The capi
tal of Finland, located as far
north as it is. had less snow
last winter than West Jef
ferson, according to Elmer Cox,
press attache of the American
Embassy, who made the obser
vation as soon as he saw the
name card worn by the writer
Mr. Cox greeted the party at
the airport where members of
Helsinki papers were also pres
ent. The group was escorted to
a sightseeing bus where Kurt
Hilbert, official guide, accom
panied the visitors on a five
hour tour.
Much Growth
It was plain to be seen that
Helsinki is enjoying a period
of prosperity similar to that ob.
served in the fccsndanavian
countries'. It will be remembered
that this nation suffered great
losses in World War II, but that
it was one of the first to repay
the U. S. its indebtedness
This small country has also
paid Russia enormous indemni
ties. But excellent highways
schools, and other improvements
—Turn To Page Four
Local Du Pont Silicon Plant Is
Given President’s Safety Award
L. C. Grogan, plant manager
of the Du Pont company’s sili
con plant near Brevard, an
nounces the winning of the
President’s Safety award to
day.
The award is in recognition
of the Brevard plant having op
erated 1,184 days, and more
than 1,450 000 exposure hours
since plant startup without a
disabling or time-losing injury.
The Du Pont company esta
blished its “award for no-in
jury plan” in 1931. Under this
plan, company units are eligi
ble for awards when they com
plete certain specified time
intervals with injury-free rec
ords. This is the second con
secutive award since startup
that the Brevard plant has ac
hieved, Mr. Grogan states.
The Du Pont company has
long been interested in in
dustrial safety and the protec
tion of the individual. As a
result of this emphasis over
the years, Du Pont employees
find they are much safer at
work than at home — 12 times
safer as a matter of fact, the
local plant manager continues.
Du Pont employees also are
in an enviable position at work
compared to industry as a
whole. In 1959, Du Pont work
ers experienced 0.36 disabling
injuries per million exposure
hours, which is 18 times better
than the industrial average.
Mr. Grogan congratulated all
employees on their achieve
ment and informed them that
ihey would each receive an
award in recognition of win
ning the President’s Safety
Award.
Shuford
To Head
Teenagers
Tommy Shuford was elected
president of the Teen Center for
the 1960-61 year at a meeting
last Saturday night.
Other officers elected to serve
this year included Gil Coan, Jr.,
vice president; Ladson Hart, trea
surer; Delores Winchester, sec
retary; Larry Landreth, corres
ponding secretary; and Jim Gar
rett, publicity chairman.
The group is making plans for
a number of activities for the
coming months, and they will be
announced at a later date.
Brevard College Opens With A
Full Enrollment Classes To Begin
Little Theatre
To Hold Tryouts
Next Tuesday
Tryouts for the Brevard Little
Theatre’s first production of the
year “Two Blind Mice”, by Sam-'
Spewack, will be held on Tues-:
day, September 20, in the Transy
lvania county courthouse at 7:30
p.m.
The announcement was made
at the annual picnic meeting of
the Brevard Little Theatre last
Sunday -evening at Camp Straus.
The well-attended meeting was
presided over by President Ber
nie Maguire.
It was also announced that the
other two plays for the 1960-’61
[season will be “Double Door” and
| ‘Our Town”, which willl be pre
sented in the winter and spring,
—Turn to Page Five
Boosters Begin
The New Year
The Brevard Blue Devil Boo
ster club is off to a good start
as the new year gets underway,
and President David Sams makes
a public plea for sponsors and
members.
At the last meeting of the club,
a new plan was presented and
adopted.
This plan calls for the selling
of sponsor memberships at $10
| and regular memberships of
I $2.00.
Already some $300 has been
realized, and President Sams ur
ges all interested persons to
“join- up”. •
Coaches Cliff Brookshire and
Paul Maultsby told the some 40
persons attending the meeting
the key plans in the athletic pro
gram this year at Brevard senior
high school.
Afterwards, Wayne Bradburn,
—Turn To Page Four
MR. AND MRS. DAVID WARD at the St. Philip’s
Episcopal church on their Golden Wedding anniver
sary.
Events Relived
Wards Honored By The
Members At St. Philip’s
Smathers Named
Liaison Officer
For AF Academy
The United States Air Force
academy announces the appoint,
ment of Captain Jack A. Smath
ers, instructor, Flight “C”
9943rd Air Reserve Sqoadron as
the liaison officer for the Can
didate Advisory service of the
Air Force academy in this area.
Captain Smathers will be
available for appearances be
fore civic, fraternal and educa
tional groups to discuss academy
admissions requirements and
the curriculum and special ac
tivities offered to air force
academy cadets.
Captain Smathers will also be
available to counsel and advise
young men interested in apply
ing for appointment to the
academy of the requirements
and procedure to follow.
Any interested persons de
siring additional information
concerning the Air Force acade
my should contact Captain
Smathers at TUrner 3-3682.
Program Highlights
New Educational Series Will
Begin This Week On WPNF
A new educational program I
will be scheduled, beginning this
week over radio station WPNF,
according to Bobby Hoyle, sta
tion manager.
Each Thursday afternoon at
5:45 o’clock the Transylvania
county school system will pre
sent “More About Your School
System”, and each week, a differ
ent department of Hie various
schools in the county will he on
the air to discuss their work, and
to inform the radio audience of
the fundamentals of the present
educational program.
Each person in our county will
benefit from this new program,
Mr. Hoyle stated, and everyone
is urged to hear the complete ser
ies of programs.
More football is also added
to the program log at the station
this week, beginning with the
VPI versus N. C. State game
—Turn to Page Rn
“O Perfect Love, all human
thought transcending,
Lowly we kneel in prayer be
fore thy throne,”
Mr. and Mrs. David G. Ward
were kneeling at the communion
rail at St. Philip’s Episcopal
Church as they listened to the
singing of “O Perfect Love” by
some 80 of their church friends
who had come to help them cele
brate their Golden Wedding an
niversary.
The time was Wednesday, Sep
| tember 7th, during the regular
midweek commQnion service at
St. Phillip’s. Ordinarily, there
are only a few communicants
who attend; but on this special
day busy men and women left
their work to join with Jessie
and David Ward in this simple,
yet most fitting, way of giving
thanks for their 50 years of life
together.
Memories of their wedding
swiftly blotted out the passage
of time as the Wards vividly re
called that day in 1910 when the
ceremony was performed by the
late Rt. Rev. Junius M. Horner,
bishop of the Missionary Diocese
of Western North Carolina, as
sisted by Mrs. Ward’s father,
the Rev. Chalmers Durand Chap
man, who was the first resident
rector of St. Philip’s.
“O Perfect Love” had been
sung at their wedding, and after
the service they had gone by
horse and surry to Cherryfield
to be entertained by Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Whitmire. They continued
their honeymoon trip by train
to Lake Toxaway and then travel
ed by stage coach to the old
Fairfield Inn. They were to re
live the first phase of their trip
by an afternoon visit with Mrs.
Whitmire, this time traveling by
auto.
Among their friends presently
receiving communion were two
members of the wedding party—
Mrs. Henry Porcher, then Eliza
Darlington Wallis, the maid of
honor; and Mrs. Henry N. Car
rier, then Nancy Barnum Clark,
—Turn to Page Eight
McLarty
Welcome
Students
Erevard College has upa
the fall semester with a foil.
rollment of some 400 student*
Registration was held W
r.esday, and a number of otl i
students are expected to regia
during the next several days. |
Freshmen were welcosesdS
day evening by ^resident I
mett K. McLarty.
In his remarks President i
Larty stressed the importance
the new beginning each, ms
ber of the class of 1962 is exp
iencing, and the place attitoc
motives and determination p
in the college career of e»
student, spelling for him th»*
ference between failure, i
success.
Following the president's:
dress, the students attendee
special “Worship in Music1'' i
vice at the Brevard Metfiffl*
church, which featured nusic
the combined choirs if
church.
Classes start Thursday- tas
ing, followed by a foimai t
vocation of all students and up
bers of the faculty at 7i3D
clock.
Dean John B. Benrwtf "
make introductions ana' Pr
dent McLarty wilt deliverr
address.
On Saturday, a reception sp
sored by a committee of Is
alumni, will be held in the 5
ulty lounge of the Sims Camj
Center building.
Mrs. A. Bryan Combs is c&
man of the committee and 1
be assisted by Mrs. Bob Ga
Mrs. J. S. Carpenter, Miss S*
elte Austin, and Mrs. Spes
Macfie.
Now Receiving
Donations In
The United Fum
Donations to the 1960-’61 H
ted Fund are already earning
although the drive does not
gin until Oct. 4th.
According to James M. Win
executive director of the dri
donations were receives t
week from Rockbrook Camp i
from Mrs. Lucy M. C. Media;
Lake Toxaway and Savam
Georgia.
“It is most encouraging h»:
ceive donations without soISe
tion”, Mr. Wulpi stated.
Last year a budget of $2SJ3
00 was adopted by the Trans
vania County United Fund, a
this year’s budget will be «
blished at a meeting this. ■»
of the budget and admissa
committee.
A total of 24 agencies rcceit
help from the local organizes,
last year, including local, sft
and national charities.
The United way of giving I
proven most successful in Tfc
sylvania county during the jr
several years! and when the dfe!
begins in early October, alt e
zens are urged to “give onc«:.
all”, through the local Unh
Fund.
Merchants Plan!
Yule Promotion;
At Tuesday Met
Plans for a special C'ttrtstt
promotion for Brevard vox*
pleted by the Merchants Dfcrfj
of the Chamber of Comam
lowing the regular
meeting on Tuesday night,
cording to Chairman * Boi
Hoyle.
The Christmas event will
similar to the trade festival?!
in Brevard last year. TfcSntW
given away, and cash pztan?
be awarded at two-week* jhj
vals throughout the evmriO
The lighting comurittee^ i
Dan Hawkins chairman, is aft