* TRANSYLVANIA— An Industrial, Tourist, I Educational, Agricultural and Music Center. Popula tion, 1960 Census, 16,102. Brevard Community 8,500. THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES A State And National Prize - Winning A.B.C. Newspaper TRANSYLVANIA— The Land of Waterfall*. Mecca for Summer Gampc. Entrance to Pisgah Na tional Forest and Home oC Brevard Music Festival. Vol. 71 — No. 38 SECOND CLASS MAIL PRIVILEGES AUTHORIZED AT BREVARD. N. C. BREVARD, N. C. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1960 * 18 PAGES TODAY ★ PRICE 7c PUBLISHED WEEKLY New Fish Cultural Station Is Located In Beautiful Mountain Setting THE SCENES ABOVE depict the fact that the new fish hatchery in the Pisgah National forest is located in one of nature’s most beautiful wonderlands. The area was previously known as Johns Rock Camping grounds, and in the photograph at the right Johns Rock itself furnishes a magnificent backdrop for the administration building. The extended raceways, which are filled with Rainbow, (Times Staff Photos) Brook and Brown trout, can be noted in the center. Other facilities of the hatchery included a workshop, five residences, paved park lots, dams on Davidson river and Grogan’s creek and garages. 4-H Drive Underway In County A Transylvania 4-H Deve lopment fund committee has been set up to raise the coun ty’s part of a statewide million dollar goal, Jim Davie, county agent, announces today. ^Transylvania quota is $2,500, and already several fine con tributions have been received, ^r. Davis says. Charles L. Russell is chair man of the group, and serving with him are John Anderson, vice chairman, and C. M. Douglas, Secretary-treasurer. According to Chairman Rus sell, the 4-H Development fund is to be used for strengthening the camp program across North Carolina. The statewide campaign is headed by Bill Garmon, for mer assistant county agent in Transylvania, and he reports that some $200,000 of the mil lion dollar goal has been sub scribed. Civic clubs, industries and others in Transylvania have al ly been contacted, and the live will be carried into all sorts of the county. v*This district has already re ceived $40,000 which was used to complete a new swimming pool and kitchen at Camp Swannanoa to enable the camp to meet health requirments, and some minor improvements at Camp Schaub, near Waynes ville. These two camps are at tended by Transylvania county boys and girls. The camp program is one of the highlights of the 4-H boys —Turn to Page Five CALENDAR OF COMING EVENTS Thursday, September 22 — BPW meets alt Camp Straus at 7:00 p.m. Civic orchestra meets at Brevard college at 7:30 p.m. Masons meet at Masonic Temple at 8:00 p.m. Bosnian vs Marshall at 8:00 p.m. Friday, September 23 — Ham supper at Masonic Temple, 5:00 -7do p.m. Brevard vs Canton at 8:00 p.m. Sunday, September 2s — At tend the church of your choice. Monday, September 26 — Ro tary meets at Gaither’s at 7:00 pjn. Music Lovers club meets with Mrs. J. B. Pickelsimer at 8:00 pan. United Fund Directors meet at Gaither’s at 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 27 — Young Democrats meet at court house at 7:30 p.m. Boy Scout Court of Honor at Gherryfield Baptist church at 7:30 p.m. Bre vard Junior high P-TA meets at 7:30 p.m. > Wednesday, September 28 — Dedication Of Fish Hatchery at 10:30 a.m. Jayceec meet at Gai ther’s at 6:30 pan. BREVARD STREET FORCES have been busy during the past few days paving and repairing a number of the streets. The new tar distributor can be noted above in operation at the corner of Hilt street and Lake View drive. It was purchased recently on sealed bids by the town for $4,700. The truck on which it is mounted and the truck at the right, which is equip ped with a spreaded gate for even distribution of stone, were recently purchased by Town Manager Tom Henry from the State Highway De partment for $250 each. Another large saving was made when the five to eight-ton tandem roller at the right was secured for five per cent of the new cost. (Times Staff Photo) Jurors Are Called For October Term Of Court Here, Mixed Session Jurors for the October term of Superior court in Transylvania county are announced today by Marvin McCall, clerk of Superior court. Court will open Monday, Octo ber 24th, with Judge P. C. Frone berger, of Gastonia, presiding. The first week will be a mixed court, with criminal and civil cases on the docket. The second week will be devoted to the civil slate. Members of the jury commis sion who drew the jurors are P. A. Kahn, O. H. Orr and Clerk McCall. The following persons have been named to serve during the first week: Mrs. .Albert E. Merrill, Mel vin D. Galloway, Benjamin H. Linville, W. L. Frady, L. C. San ders, Jr., Clyde R. Rice, William J Kirk, Leroy Summey, Jack H. McCall, Mrs. Burgle Queen, Mrs. Owen J. Banning, Mrs. Charles W. Glazener, Mrs. William P. Henson, Bert Cassell, Frazier G. Sentelle, Sr„ Fred W. Baumgar ner, L. Leon Scruggs, Wiley De vore, John H. Goldberger, Ralph Nicholson, L. E. Stepp, Mrs. Wal ter Nicholson, Albert P. Weymss, Jr., Harold C. Saltz, Oscar J. Al derman, Fred Tinsley, Judson L. Plott, Frank H. Thomas, Mrs. Guy Whitmire, and James A. Sor rells. Named to serve the second week include the following: J. S. Sims, Jr., Ray Johnson, G. D. Gravely, Ward McCall, Howard —Ton to Page Ten Fouth In Series Publisher Reports From Moscow, Travels Described By Mrs. Ed M. Anderson (Editor’s Note: This is the fourth of a series of articles written by the publisher of this paper, who with her daughter, was a member of the East-West Europe Study Mis sion sponsored by the National Editorial Association.) Moscow — - (Special) Having been well fed in Helsinki, the group boarded the Finnair jet to find within the next two hours a full dinner was served. Just af ter midnight they landed in Mos cow and after going through the necessary passport checking the members were told they were in vited to the large restaurant on the second floor to a dinner. The food was different and appetiz ing, so perhaps there never had been a group arriving in the cap ital of the USSR so well fed. Meeting the visitors at the air port, directing us to dinner and giving instructions from the be ginning was the guide, Lidya Murhina who was to accompany the group, constantly. Intourist, 1 Gorky St. It might be well to explain that In this country where all property and facilities are own ed and operated by the govern mant, “Intourist” is the organi zation of the USSR in charge of all tourists. Lidya was the rep resentative assigned to the NEA group. She informed us that the hotel assigned to thie group was the Metropol. Boarding Intour ist busses, this group of news paper people arrived at the hotel in the early hours of the morn ing too sleepy to be excited. Yesterday’s Elegance This well known establishment —Turn To Page Four Many To Attend Dedication Of New Hatchery In Pisgah Forest Town Is Saving Money On Paving Of Its Streets BY STAFF WRITER Many Brevard citizens expres sed surprise last week at seeing Town Manager Tom Henry per Iorming various duties in the paving operations toeing done by the town forces. Since none of the town work men had had any experience in paving, Mr, Henry performed each job as he instructed them. Actually, the paving process is an expensive and difficult one; but through the purchase of special <equipment and the in struction of the local force, Town Manager Henry is saving a great deal of money for the town. Paving was begun on Apple tree street on Tuesday of last week, and Robinson street, Hilt street, and Lake View drive have now been completed. Seal coating has been done on Morgan, Duckworth and Oak dale streets, and a number of other streets are scheduled for —Turn to Page Ter Wilson To Close Office For Week During October George Wilson, the driver’s li cense examiner here, will attend a special school in Chapel Hill during the second week of Octo ber. Mr. Wilson reminds all per sons whose licenses expire dur ing that period to come in prior to that time for their examina tion. His office will be closed on October 10, 11 and 12. Program Highlights WPNF Will Air The Rosman Game Thursday, Also Brevard A play-by-play description of Rosman high school’s football game will be broadcast this week, as the Tigers meet Marshall here on Thursday night. In making the announcement, Bobby Hoyle, station manager, stated that due to numerous re quests to air a portion of the Rosman schedule, the station has made arrangements to carry this week’s game, with (be possibility of handling some others later in the season. On Friday night the station will * carry the Brevard-Oanton game. A new program, “Blue Devil Warmup”, win be heard preceding the game, sponsored by Owemby Brothers Amoco ser vice. Another new weekly feature is "Player of The Week”, pre —Turn to Page Ten MAURICE BRYANT, manager of the new fish hatchery in the Pisgah National forest, is pictured at the right inspecting some of the large Rainbow trout which will be used to stock Western North Carolina streams. The inventory as of the first of the month revealed that there are some 455,000 Rainbow, Brook and Brown trout now being reared at the hatchery. Mr. Bi-yant cordially invites the public to attend the dedication of the new hatchery next Wednesday morning. (Times Staff Photo) Drive Begins Oct. 4 United Fund Directors To Approve Budget Mon. Civic Orchestra Begins Practice This Thursday The Brevard Civic orchestra will resume rehearsals for its 1960-61 season on Thursday, Sep tember 22nd, at 7:30 p.m. Re hearsals are held in the barracks on the campus of Brevard Col lege. The orchestra, now in its fbur th season, is under the direction of M. Thomas Cousins, of the music department of Brevard college. Mr. Cousins received his musi cal training ait the Juilliard School of Music, the Army Mus ic school, and Appalachian State Teachers college. In addition, he has played trumpet in various orchestras in the country and has bad several musical compoei —Tm to Page Vive Directors of the Transylvania United Fund will meet Monday night. Sept. 26, at 8:00 o’clock in Gaither’s Rhododendron room to approve the budget for 1961, President Gil Coan announces today. J. M. Gaines is the general sampaign chairman, and the drive will begin on October 4th, Following a kick-off breakfast. This will be Transylvania’s sixth year under the “United” way, and all indications point to a successful campaign. President Coan urges all citi zens to give “once for all” when they are solicited in October. James M. Wulpi, the executive director, is how making plans to open oompaign headquarters on South Broad street. RETURNS HOME W. F. Short, a patient at Me morial Mission hospital for the past two months, has returned to has home and is Event Is Slated Sept. 28th Approximately 1,200 person* are expected to attend the for mal dedication of the new fish, hatchery in the Pisgah Nation al forest next Wednesday, September 28th. The event is sponsored by ~ the United States Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service and Bureau of Sports - Fisheries and Wildlife,. The Buncombe county Wild1 life association and the Bre vard Chamber of Commerce are hosts to the events, which will be attended by many state k and federal dignataries:. Bill Scarborough, of the Buncombe group, is chairman of the program committee, and Charles L. Russell and John I. Anderson arc the of ficial delegates from the Bre vard organization. Special music for the event will be furnished by the Bre vard high school band, under the direction of John D. Evers man. Ralph H. Ramsey, Jr., Tran sylvania county attorney,, will give the address of welcome. The dedication ceremony - will begin at 10:30 o’cluct Wednesday morning, when the local band will give a 25-min ute concert. This will be followed by the presentation of the colors by the American legion color guard, the invocation and the address of welcome.- •' After four short addresses' by representatives of the Pis gah National forest, the state, the North Carolina Wildlife —Turn To -Page Five Young Democrats Club Will Meet Tuesday Night The Transylvania Yoons De mocrats club wiM hold its attuMft meeting on Tuesday night, SopC 27, in the court room. According to PresMent Jack Hudson, the meeting will begin promptly at 7:30 o'clock; and its will be highlighted by the elect tion of officers. Plans for the General Elects* campaign wiH be dbeuond, mf he urges alt yeiM« TTimuf

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