TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist,
Educational, Agricultural
and Music Center. Popula
tion, 1960 Census, 16,372.
Brevard Community 8,500.
Brevard proper 4,857.
THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
★
A State And National Prize-Winning A.B.C.
Newspaper
TRANSYLVANIA—
TTie Land of Waterfalls,
Mecca for Summer Camps.
Entrance to Pisgah Na
tional Forest and Home of
Brevard Music Festival.
Vol. 72 — No. 4
SECOND CLASS MAIL PRIVILEGES
AUTHORIZED AT BREVARD. N. C,
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1961 ★ 18 PAGES TODAY ★
PRICE 7c
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Lambert
State
Champ
d
For the second consecutive
year, Hugh N. Lambert has been
named state corn champion.
ThSu announcement was made
at N. C. State college in Raleigh,
on Wednesday, January 18th.
I at a luncheon sponsored by the
North Carolina Seedmen’s as
sociation.
Mr. Lambert’s prize-winning
yield was 156.53 bushels per
acre, actual harvest, and he
grew the yield with Funks hy
brid G-711AA.
He was awarded a plaque
from the Seedman’s association
and a $50.00 savings bond.
In addition to his state hon
ors, Mr. Lambert, who lives at
route 1, Brevard, has been the
Transylvania county champion
and the Western district cham
pion ^or the past three years.
Mr. Lambert was accompanied
to Raleigh for the occasion by
Jim Davis, county agent. The
local atrophy awards are made
i possime by the First Union Na
tional bank of Brevard.
Junior Police
Continue
Paper Drive
The scrap paper drive is being
continued by the Junior Police
club, and Brevard citizens are
urged to save their old newspap
ers and magazines for them.
The paper will be picked up
on Tuesday, and citizens should
call police headquarters request
ing pickup.
Proceeds from the sale of the
japer will be used towards the
varioustpelub expenses.
Officials of the group state
that te saving and contributing
their waste paper, citizens will
be helping the Junior Police
club, and at the same time they
will be saved the trouble of
burning the paper or filling
their garbage cans with it.
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The Weather
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A new low for the season
was reached Saturday night,
as the mercury dropped to
zero. The average low for the
week was 17 degrees, while
the average high was 44 de
grees. The only precipitation
for the week was recorded on
Thunphy — .20 of an inch.
Daily ireadings are as follow:
High Low Pre.
Wednesday 58 21 0
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
46
39
30
30
48
59
27
17
13
0
23
22
.20
0
0
0
0
0
CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, January 26 — House
o house solicitation in Pioneer
fund campaign. Masons meet at
'emple at 8:00 p.m. Brevard GOP
aeets at Junior High cafeteria at
i:00 p.m.
Friday, January, 27 — Brevard
s. Canton in high school gym at
:00 p.m. Ace of Clubs meets at
;00 p.m.
Saturday, January 28 — Tran
ylvania Historical commission
jeets in court house at 8:00 p.m.
!Sund^, January 29 — Attend i
he church of your choice. An
;ual meeting of Red Cross at
iaither’s at 2:00 p.m. Concert at
Brevard Methodist church at
1:00 p.m.
Monday, January 30 — Super
court opens at 9:30 a.m. Rot
club meets at Gaither’s at
p.m.
Tuesday, January 31 — Bre
vs. Waynesville in high
jthool gym at 7:00 p.m. Ace of
Jubs meets at 7:30 plm.
Wednesday, February 1 —
oastmasters meet at Gaither's
6:30 p.m. WOW meets in
jloodmen Hall at 8:00 pjn.
HUGH N. LAMBERT, of route 1,
Brevard, who is the North Carolina
corn growing champion for the second
straight year, is pictured above with
some of his awards. The plaque is
from the Seedmen’s Association and
rej:resents the state title, and the two
trophies which were given by the
local bank are for the county corn
growing championship.
(Extension Staff Photo)
Superior Court Opens Monday,
Civil Docket Set First Week
The January-February term of
Superior Court will open here
in Brevard on Monday morning,
with Honorable W. K. McLean
as the presiding judge.
This first week will be devoted
to the trial of civil cases, while
the criminal docket will be heard
during the week beginning Feb
ruary 6th.
Leonard Lowe will prosecute
for the state.
Cases to be heard on Monday
are as follows:
W. Randall Lankford vs. Pau
line Mull Allison. State of N. C.
on the Relation of Henry L.
Pierson vs. Margaret Guilkey,
Tax Collector, Transylvania
county. Juanell P. Pickelsimer
vs. Charles W. Pickelsimer, Jr.,
et al.
On Tuesday, the following case
is scheduled:
Flora A. Pickelsimer et ux vs.
N. C. State Highway commis
sion.
The following cases are sche
duled to be heard on Wednes
day:
Mrs. Vernon E. Kizer vs. Wil
liam M. Bowman. Richard C.
Rutherford vs. William B.
Gravely and Lloyd Wood. Wil
liam Jamerson vs. Earl A.
Brown and American Cab Com
pany of Asheville, Inc.
Jurors called to serve next
week are the following:
Dewey M. Burns, Theodore
Gambol, Nathan Pas s|m o r]e,
Mrs. D. Guy Dean, Jr., Carl
Bruce Baynard, Elizabeth White,
Mrs. T. H. Hart, H. G. Rogers,
Jr., W. T. Simpson, Myrtle Cash,
Charles H. Ziegler, Robert
Owen, Mrs. A. M. Ream, S. R.
Harrington, Virgil A. Ramey,
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Operations Mountain Top
Helicopter Pilots Are On
Maneuvers In Pisgah Forest
Huge helicopters flying over|
Brevard and the Pisgah National j
Forest this week have attracted
much attention.
According to Ranger Ted See
ly, they are Marine helicopters
of the 26th Air Corps group
at New River. Special permission
has been granted the helicopter
pilots for military operation on
government land in the Pisgah
ranger district.
The coastal-based Marines, us
ing helicopters quartered at Don
aldson Air Force Base in South
Carolina, are carrying out their
mission on the mountainous ter
rain of Pisgah Ledge country,
site of the Sunburst Burn for
est fire about 25 years ago which
ravaged the area.
Purpose of the exercises is
to train pilots and helicopter
crewmen in landings and take
offs in mountain regions at eleva
tions up to 6,200 feet. The man
euver will be led by Major Jack
Miller, officer in charge of the
WNC practice operation.
Forest Service personnel said
the operation probably would in
clude the use of up to 10 heli
copters and involve from 40 to
50 men. They added, however,
that no permanent encampment
in the area is planned. Person
nel participating in the air ex
ercise are returning to their base
daily.
The training is expected to
continue intermittently through
March 15th.
iiutigci' Seely explained that
the training is in answer to a
military need to conduct moun
tain terrain exercises close to
troop bases. Such exercises have
been conducted in WNC moun
(ains previously through USFS
granted permits.
Labor Board Considering Petition
To Conduct Election Here At O-M
Sidelights On
Inauguration
By DOROTHY WALLACE
Less than a week has passed
ince the inauguration of John
itzgerald Kennedy as Presideni
i' the United States of America
!ut the thousands who witness
d the impressive ceremony, the
arade, inaugural balls and the
therigala festivities, and the
lillioHs of TV viewers will speak
f the dignity and grandeur for
ears to come.
An overnight four-inch snow
made the setting spectacular.
Though the blizzard threw into
confusion many arrangement?
for the big parade and accom
panying political festivities, the
freshly fallen snow added to the
two prime elements of the his
toric rite — the ride together
down Pennsylvania Avenue of
!he incoming and outgoing Presi-,
dents, symbol of democracy’s
continuity, and the simple but
majestic outdoor oath of office.
The huge crowd in the trampl
ed snow stood awed and bare
headed as first Lyndon B. John
son took the oath as Vice-Presi
dent, and then a little later Mr.
Kennedy as President.
The electric atmosphere touch
ed everyone — in hotels, on the
streets, in the hurrying crowds
— the belief that a “new fron
tier” had been reached prevail
ed.
Brevard’s Alvin J. Patterson,
who was in Washington for the
festivities, was highly impressed
with President Kennedy’s in
augural speech, as were others
who heard his rededication of
purpose.
Mr. Patterson was also highly
impressed with the image creat
ed by the Kennedy and John
son families as they appeared at
the Inaugural Ball held at the,
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Use Caution When Investing By
Mail Is Advice To Local Citizens
When reports were received
locally that the Utah Savings
and Loan association and Se
curity Financial corporation
of Maryland were soliciting
savings accounts in this
community by mail and
premising five per cent, Char
les F. Gold, the commissioner
of Insurance at Raleigh, was
contacted. After an investiga
tion, Mr. Gold reports that his
office cannot locate the in
surance company that is in
suring accounts of the Utah
Savings and Loan association.
He also states that the Se
curity Financial Insurance
corporation of Maryland is not
Nelson Adams, Thomas Cousins To Be
Featured In Concert Sunday Afternoon
Nelson F. Adams, organist,
and head of the Brevard College
Music department, and M. Tho
mas Cousins, baritone, a mem
ber of the music faculty, will
give a joint recital at 4:00 o’
clock on Sunday, January 29, in
the Brevard Methodist church.
Professor Adams is the minis
ter of music at the Methodist
church. He holds a degree of
Master of Sacred Music from Un
ion Theological Seminary where
he studied organ with Dr. Robert
Baker, well-known concert or
ganist. He appears in recitals
during the year throughout the
state. Next Tuesday he will pre
sent a chapel program of organ
music at Greensboro college.
Mr. Cousins studied at Juilli
ard School of Music in New
York. He played trumpet in the
National Symphony Orchestra,
Washington, D. C., for several
years. He is the college resi
dent composer and directs the
college choir and the Presby
terian Church choir. Also, he
conducts the Brevard Civic Or
chestra and the Asheville Sym
phony Orchestra.
\
Adams and Cousins in rehearsal
s
licensed to do business in this
state.
He reported further that
he cannot find any record of
it in Best’s Insurance reports.
Mr. Gold has contacted
Douglas Sears, Commissioner
of Insurance, Maryland, for j
additional information, which
will be released just as soon
as it is received.
Local citizens are advised to
be extremely careful when in
vesting their money in firms
which they have never heard
of.
They are also advised to
check on how much a com
pany is insured for and by
whom; its age; its record of
dividend payments; etc., be
fore they invest their money.
Mr. Gold’s office is always
glad to have matters of this
nature brought to his atten
tion for investigation.
4-H Winners
Announced
District and county 4-H win
ners were announced last week
at the annual 4-H Achievement
program in the hut at Brevard
junior high school.
Thirty-eight awards were pre
sented to club members for then
outstanding accomplishments in
4-H Club work.
The presentation of certifi
cates and medals climaxed the
covered dish supper, sponsored
by parents of. 4-H boys and girls
of the county.
Turkey was donated by Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Bryson of Bre
vard, and milk and ice cream
were furnished by Sealtest and
Biltmore dairies.
District winners were Sue El
len Hunter, home beautification
record, and Don Merrill, veget
able production demonstration.
County winners were as fol
lows.:
Beautification of Home
Grounds — Sue Ellen Hunter
Canning — Martha Sue Mac
key, Bernice Owen, Mary Hogsed,
Jo Ann Pace.
Clothing — Sue Ellen Hunter,
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JOHN LEWIS SANutRS of Lake Toxaway is
all set for the centennial celebration of Transyl
vania county this year with his long white beard
and hair. He is pictured above in The Times office,
reading a list of the month-by-month activities
for 1961. Transylvanians are reminded to buy
and wear their Pioneer buttons. The campaign
will be climaxed with a house-to-house solicita
tion Thursday night. (Times Staff Photo)
Drama In Making
Historical Group Will
Have Important Meeting,
To Climax Pioneer Drive
“Wear your Pioneer Buttons”.
That’s the advice of Ray M. Win
chester, chairman of the com
mittee assigned by the Histor
ical Commission to complete the
county-wide canvass for Pioneer
memberships.
“Those who prefer to make
voluntary contributions to the
fund instead of taking out a
membership are welcome to do
so,” Mr. Winchester said.
Adult memberships are $5.
Student memberships are $1.
“Holders of membership
cards will be entitled to various
privileges”, Mr. Winchester ex
plained, in answer to inquiries
as to what benefits members will
have in connection with the Cen
tennial Program.
“First, the names of members
will be enrolled on the perman
ent historical scroll that is to
be established by the Histori
cal Commission. This scroll will
become part of the county’s of
ficial history.
"Next, tne memDers win oe
entitled to a general admission
seat at one performance of the
Centennial pageant. They will
also be entitled to attend other
Centennial events which are now
being planned and will be an
nounced in the early spring by
the Centennial Committee.
The reason wearing the cen
tennial buttons is urged by Mr.
Winchester is to identify those
persons who have already join
ed the Pioneers during the init
ial stage of the fund raising held
last spring. Due to conflicts of
other events and a multiplicity
of other demands on the time
of the campaign managers, the
raising of the funds has been
Postponed until this time. “Now
the Centennial is upon us and
Members of the Transylvania
Historical association will drama
tize some early happenings in
the county when they meet on
Saturday, January 28th, at 8:00
o’clock, in the court house.
Mrs. G. H. Lyday, president,
states that centennial plans will
also be emphasized.
Another feature will be the
reading of a paper prepared by
Dr. Wilson Lyday describing the
first hundred years of the Lyday
family of doctors in this area.
Officials of the Association
urge all new comers as well as
long-time residents of the county
to attend this meeting.
the first events have already
taken place,” Mr. Winchester
said. “We cannot delay any
further in winding-up this im
portant job.”
The campaign will be conclud
ed by volunteer teams this
Thursday night (January 26th).
A house-to-house canvass will be
made in each of five districts in
Drcvard, and it is expected that
every rural community will also
have a team working on the
clean-up job.
Dan Scannell is director of
the campaign work in the county
and he has been promised the
aid of members of the commun
ity development clubs in then
respective districts.
Mr. Winchester has called a
meeting of all team members to
bt held in Gaither’s restaurant.
Every volunteer is requested to
report about 5:45 p.m., as instruc
tions will be issued promptly at
6:00 o’clock, gnd it is planned to
have all the calls made in the
early evening and final returns
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Program Highlights
WPNF Will Broadcast Jaycee
Awards Program On Thursday
WPNF will broadcast the Jay
cee annual awards program
Thursday afternoon at 3:05, at
which time the “Distinguished
Service” award and the “Out
standing Young Farmer” award
will be presented by J. P. Brady,
news editor of the Franklin
Press.
The awards program and the
address by Mr. Brady were re
corded Wednesday night for
broadcast, and everyone is in
cited to hear the presentation of
awards, made to these outstand
ing citizens.
OTHER PROGRAMS
The schedule for the Farm and
Home hour is as follows; Thurs
day, Carolina news; Friday, ASC,
Marvin Whitmire; Monday, coun
ty agent; Tuesday, station pro
gram; Wednesday home agent.
Appearing on the Civic Hour
are the following: Friday, VFW
Auxiliary; Monday, Brevard
Civic orchestra; Wednesday,
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Brownell Issues
Statement Past
Record Is Cited
The National Labor Relations
hoard has been asked by the
United Papermakers and Paper
workers, AFL-Cip, to conduct
an election among hourly em
ployees at Olin Mathieson Chem
ical Corporation’s Pisgah Forest
operations. The board has the
petition under consideration.
Philip C. Brownell, yice presi
dent and manager, Ecusta Paper
and Film Operation?, announces
that notice of filing the petition
was received January 23, from
Reed Johnstoq, of Winston
Salem, eleventh regional direc
tor, NLRB. The petitioner seeks
to be designated as.the collective
bargaining representative of cer
tain production and maintenance
employees, who are on the hour
ly payroll at Pisgah Forest.
If an election is held it would
be the first NLRB election at
Pisgah Forest Since . 1949. at
which time employees voted al
most five to one against union
representation.
The petition followed a writ
ten request last week that the
company recognize the union as
bargaining agent "for the pur
pose of collective bargaining o
matters pertaining Id the wat
es, hours and conditions of em
ployment.”
The union request was reject
ed by the company. Only the
employees can decide a matter
of such great importance tr
their and the company’s welfare
Mr. Brownell said.
Employees have voiced sup
port of management in previous
attempts at union organization.
In 1949, when two American Fed
eration of Labor unions sought
representation, employees voted
898 to 181 against union repre
sentation. This NLRB electron
climaxed the union’s efforts over
a period of several ylears to or
ganize the plant
Five years later, after another
period of activity, union organi
zers left the community when
they were unable to gain enough
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College Students
Hear Talk On
School Finances
The student body at, BrevarU
College was given an insight in
to the financial structure of the
college at a recent assembly pro
gram when Business Manager C
A. Butterworth, Jr. discussed
sources of revenue, expenditures
and accounting procedures.
According to Mr. Butterworth.
total assets of the ’college ex
ceed $2,660,006. He said, “It is
expected that by the completion
of our capital expansion pro
gram, in approximately thn»«
years, this figure will be $4150
000.” The college Operates on
an annual budget of $S15,000 at
present, the Business Manager
said.
Of the total revenue received
by the college test year, SOB per
cent was derived from student
fees. 28.1 per cent from appro
priations, gifts and grants. 10.6
per cent came from endowment
sources, and 13.0 per cent from
other miscellaneous income.
Expenditures test year includ
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Annual Meet
Of Red Cross
Set Sunday
The annual meeting of tit
Transylvania chapter at the'
•' merican Red Cross will be held
•n Sunday, January 29th, at 2:00
o’clock at Gaither’s restaurant.
Election of officers for the
new year will be held, and re
ports on the activities of the past
year will be given by committee
chairmen.
All officers, chairmen ami ear
unteers are urged to attend thf
meeting and other interest*
persons are cordially invited t»
attend.