TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist,
Educational, Agricultural
and Music Center. Popula
tion, 1960 Census, 16,372.
Brevard Community 8,500.
Brevard proper 4,857._
Vol 27 — No. 8
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.
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OLIN MATHIESON EMPLOYEES voted against unionization almost
four to one in an election last Friday and Saturday at the Pisgah For
est plant. The pictures above were made during balloting last Friday
afternoon. Miss Roberta Robertson of the National Labor Relations
Board is shown giving a ballot to Ernest Bradley in the picture at the
left. In the sport shirt is Kenneth Powell, observer for the Union, and
in the dark suit is Charles Brewer* company observer. In the center
photo Norma Hyder dropped her ballot in the box as Louis Perloff
of the National Labor Relations Board, who held the election, observes.
At the right an employee is securing her ballot from Miss LaFonda
j Griffith of the Labor Board, while Grover Frisbee, company observer,
and Kenneth Moore, union observer, look on. (Times Staff Photos)
LAWRENCE HIPP, left, is pictur
ed above being sworn into office as
Transylvania’s new tax collector by
Clerk of Superior Court Marvin Mc
Call. The ceremony took place last
4 Saturday morning here in the Court
House. At the right is Mrs. Ray j
Brown, and she is the new deputy I
collector. Witnessing the ceremony
were Bob Boyct, at the left in the
background, who is chairman of the
Transylvania Board of County Com
missioners, and John R. Hudson,
county attorney, at the right.
(Times Staff Photo)
Brevard Voters To Elect Mayor,
Board Of Aldermen On May 2
A general election for the
purpose of naming a Board
of Aldermen and a Mayor will
be held in Brevard on Tuesday,
May 2nd.
Registration dates, deadline
for filing, registrars, etc. will
be announced by the Board
of Aldermen after their next
” regular meeting.
M The Statutes set the date of
W the election on the first Tues
day after the first Monday in
May.
At previous meetings of the
Board, there have been discus
sions pertinent to a new regis
tration, and this is also expect
ed to be called by the Board
at the March meeting on Mon
day night, March 6th.
Rev. B. W. Thomason, for
mer state senator, filed on
Tuesday as a candidate for
mayor.
Simultaneously, five men an
nounced for the Board of Al
dermen. They are as follows:
J. Erwin Galloway, B. H.
Freeman, H. H. Patton, Her
schel Townley, and Anthony
Trantham.
CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, February 23—BPW
meets at Colonial Inn at 7:0C
Us p. m. Associational YWA meets
at Little River Baptist church at
7:00 p. m. Masons meet in Tem
pie at 8:00 p. m.
Friday, February 24 — As
sociational Brotherhood meeting
at Grace Baptist church at 7: If
p. m. BLT play, “Double Door,’
in college auditorium at 8:00 p
ni. Ace of Clubs meets at 8:00 p
m.
Saturday, February^25 — BL1
play, “Double Door,” in collegi
auditorium at 8:00 p. m.
Sunday, February 26 — At
tend the church of your choice
Heart Sunday.
Monday, February 27—Rotar
Club meets at Gaither’s at 7:01
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County’s Representative
Reports, On Committees
Jack H. Potts, Transylvania’s
representative in the 1961 leg
islature, told The Times this
week that legislative work is
off to a good start.
He said that the western del
egation had a most interesting
meeting with Governor Terry
Sanford on Tuesday, and Mr.
Sanford described Western
North Carolina’s organized pro
gram for planning for future
regional growth as a model for
the rest of the state.
Mr. Potts said that the Gov
ernor solicited the support of
WNC legislators in the fight
for educational spending and
tax proposals he will detail
March 1st.
Rep. Potts has been appoint
ed on many important com
mittees of the House of Re
presentatives, and they are
| as follows:
j Judiciary No. Two, Joint Com
munity. Libraries, Committee
on Election and Election Laws,
Higher Education, Corpora
tions, Engrossed Bills, Road
and Highway Safety, Public
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PRINCIPALS in the Brevard Little
Theatre’s forthcoming production
of Elizabeth McFadden’s sinister
, “Double Door” are shown above in
» final stages of rehearsal. Left to
i right are Nancy Eld wards, Dick Bur
nette, isaroara Jttnoaes, ana uerme
Maguire. The play will be given
this Friday and Saturday, February
24th and 25th, in the Brevard Col*
lege auditorium.
(Official Little Theatre Photo)
Olin Mathieson Employees Vote Against
Unionization Four To One, Ballot Larqe
Hipp New Tax
Collector In
Transylvania
Lawrence R. Hipp was sworn
in Saturday morning as the new
Transylvania County tax collec
tor.
Hipp was appointed to the post
by Gov. Terry Sanford, and he
will serve until the first Monday
in December of 1964.
He succeeds the late C. M.
Douglas, who died last Novom
her 8th, and took over the post
from Mrs. Margaret Guilkey.
Mrs. Ray Brown has become as
sistant tax collector, a post to
which Hipp was appointed in
December in anticipation of be
ing named as tax collector by
the governor.
The swearing-in was perform
ed by Transylvania County Su
perior Court Clerk F. M. Mc
Call.
Meanwhile, legislation is be
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"Buck" McCall
Will Head
Civil Defense
F. L. “Buck” McCall, chief of
police at the Olin Mathieson
Chemical corporation at Pisgah
Forest, has been named civil
defense director for Transyl
vania county. He succeeds Wel
don Misenheimer, resigned.
Mr. McCall says that plans
are already underway to or
ganize the county under the
civil defense program, and to
have Transylvania certified.
One of the first areas to be
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A LARGE QUANTITY OF WHIS
KEY AND BEER which has been cap
tured by local officers during raids in
recent months was ordered out by the
judge during the last term of superior
court. This operation took place last
Thursday morning on the court house
hill and it attracted considerable at
tention as well as raising “quite an
ordor”. Local officers carrying out
the work from left to right are L. B.
Vaughn, W. D. Nelson, Chief “Bill”
Thurston, J. C. Rowe, and N. H.
Stiles. (Times Staff Photo)
Little Theatre
Presents Play
This Week
The Brevard Little Theatre’s
production of Elizabeth McFad
den’s “Double Door” will be
presented this Friday and Sat
urday evening in the Brevard
College auditorium. Curtain
time for both performances will
be 8:00 o’clock.
A cast of 12 persons has been
rehearsing for six weeks under
the direction of Robroy Far
quhar. A large group of BLT
faithfuls spent most of last
weekend constructing the set
for this, the second production
of the current season.
A special performance will be
rresented on Thursday evening
in the college auditorium to ben
efit the Jenkins Community Cen
ter. Curtain time for this per
formance will also be 8:00
o’clock, and all colored persons
of the community are cordially
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The Weather
Mild, humid weather, which
moved into Brevard almost a
week ago, has predominated the
weather picture, bringing a total
of 2.93 inches of precipitation
to the area. Temperatures re
flected a definite warming trend.
Daily readings are as follow:
Wednesday 66 39 0
High Low Pre.
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
72 27 0
66 32 0
57 47 .80
59 50 .15
51 45 .58
52 39 1.40
Potts And Ramsey And
Hamlin Law Firms Merge
Two local law firms, Potts and
Ramsey, and Hamlin and Ham
lin and associate, John R, Hud
son, are joining and the future
name of the organization will
be Hamlin, Potts, Ramsey and
Hudson.
The new firm has contracted
to purchase the Goodwin build
ing on Jordan street, and offices
will be located on the ground
f1 sor of the building.
They will engage in the gen
eral practice of law as a firm
and they expect to be in their
new location in early March.
Temporarily they will remain in
their present locations. ^
Mr. Hamlin, who has been
practicing law in Brevard for 42
years, said yesterday that he felt
the merger would be beneficial
to the organization and to the
community.
- Over the years, Mr. Hamlin
has been extremely interested
in the affairs of the Repiibliean
party, and he has been active in
community and church activities.
In 1928 he served as repre
sentative in the General Assem
bly and was minority leader. He
has also served as Register of
Deeds two terms, county attor
ney, and solicitor of the county
court before it was. done away
with.
A charter member of the Ki
wanis club, he is a past president,
and he was also a charter mem
ber of the Brevard Chamber of
Commerce and served as direc
tor continuously until *1958.
Mr. Hamlin received his educa
tion at Cullowhee and his law
degree from Wake Forest col
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Program Highlights
Additional Stock Market
Reports Being Heard, WPNF
Due to popular request, ad- 1
ditional information on the stock <
market activity is now heard ;
daily over radio station WPNF,
Bill Hancock, the program di-j
rector announces.
A capsule summary of the mar- '
ket’s trading has been incorpor- ,
ated as a part of Brevard Lum
ber company’s world news, and
can be heard each evening at
6:10 o’clock.
This addition gives the sta- 1
tion’s listeners a complete news
report nightly during the thirty
mnute period consisting of lo
al, world, weather, and sports
lews, Mr. Hancock states.
OTHER PROGRAMS
The schedule for the Farm
ind Home hour is as follows;
rhursday, Farm Home Adm.,
fohn Collins; Friday, ASC, Mar
gin Whitmire; Monday, County
agent; Tuesday, station program;
iVednesday, home agent.
Appearing on the Civic Hour
he following: Wednesday, Amer
ican Legion auxiliary; Friday,
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Figures Were:
Company—1401,
Union-378
Employees of Olin Mathieson
Chemical Corp. in Pisgah Forest
voted almost four to one against
representation by the United
Papermakers and Paperworkers,
AFL-CIO in an election held last
Friday and Saturday in the plant
at Pisgah Forest.
The official count showed that
1,401' employees voted against 1
^presentation by the unioiu
•■"hiJe only 378 voted for the
onion. There were 1,888 employ
ees eligible, of whom 1,806 voted.
Union observers challenged 27
votes, but none were challenged
by the company.
The election was announced
earlier this month by the Na
tional Labor Relations Board
upon petition by the UPP for
hourly-rate employees.
Philip C. Brownell, vice prest
dent and manager, in a letter
this week to employees of the
plant, said in part. . . ,
“Those of us who sat on the
sidelines while you voted last
week are genuinely happy at
the outcome. Everyone has rea
son to be glad that nearly every
one who had a right to vote did’
vote, and that the conduct at
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Baptists Will
Hold Mass Meet
Friday Evening
A mass meeting of the Trait- j
sylvania Baptist Associations! ■
Brotherhood will be held on
Friday, February 24th, at the
Grace Baptist church.
The meeting will begin at" j
7:15 o’clock.
Jesse Gillespie, associations!
brotherhood leader, urges all
members and pastors to attend.
He issues a special invitation to j
ail men who are interested in
the brotherhood but do not now
belong.
Red Cross
Leaders
Named
Newly appointed director**
and committee chairmen of the -
Transylvania chapter of Ameri
can Red Cross made plans for
the new year at a luncheon meet •!
ing Tuesday at Gaither’s. |
Guest speakers were Miss
Lockman, Red Cross field
sentative, and Miss
Englebert, home service
for the Madison-Buncombe
ter.
Chairman J. Bruce Merton
sided over the meeting
troduced the new
chairmen.