TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist,
Educational, Agricultural
and Music Center. Popula
tion, 1960 Census, 16,372
Brevard Community 8,500.
' Brevard proper 4,857.
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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.
SECOND CLASS MAIL PRIVILEGES
AUTHORIZED AT BREVARD. N. C.
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1961
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
* THE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
COMMITTEE of the Board of Trus
tees of Brevard college gave the green
light to the constructing of a new
physical education building on the
campus of the local institution. Mem
|j|bers of the group are shown above
w boking over the architect’s drawing
cf the structure and also a projected
liyout of future buildings. Describing
the plans at the left is architect Henry
C. McDonald, and others in the pic
ture from left to right are Cary Bos
hamer, chairman of the athletic com
mittee ; Leslie Grogan; Clyde Hoey,
Jr.; Dwight Phillips, chairman of the
buildings and grounds committee;
President Emmett K. McLarty; Grier
Beam; and F. S. Best.
(Times Staff Photo)
Olin Mathieson Building New
Quality Control Laboratories
The growth in sales volume
am the increase in types and
kinls of paper manufactured-and
soli has greatly increased the
amnint of testing required by
Ecista Paper operations’ high
qudity standards.
T> meet these requirements
Ecista is constructing new qual
ity :ontrol laboratories at Pisgah
Foust, according to A. J. Loeb,
divsion vice president.
Vhen completed, the new fa
cilites will provide space for a
phyical testing laboratory, an
JB1V equipment room, a print
testng laboratory and associated
offies.
lie 5,500 square-foot addition
leing erected on the roof of
leinspection department.
Jjuipment is being installed
^ he print testing laboratory
so hat Ecusta lightweight print
ingpapers may be tested under
a vide range of humidities and
teirperatures, duplicating most
conlitions found in the printing
indistry.
Tie same conditions will be
closely controlled in the physi
cal testing laboratory.
The addition of this new space
will also result in much needed
office area for the sales ser
vice and records sections.
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prd
. F. Taylor, Jr. is serving as
ject manager.
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CALENDAR OF
:0MING EVENTS
1 hursday, March 16—League
of Women Voters meets at
10: 0 a. m. at Gaithers. Kiwanis
du > meets at Gaither’s at 6:45
p. n. Masons meets at Temple
at :30 p. m.
Friday, March 17 — St. Pat
rick’s Day. Ace of Clubs meet1'
at 8:00 p.m. College music re
cital in Campus Center building
at 8:00 p.m. Gospel singing at
Brevard senior high school at
8:Q0 o’clock.
^Saturday, March 18 — Lincoln
Day Dinner in Masonic Temple
at 7:00 p.m.
j Sunday, March 19.— Attend
3k > church of your choice.
Ifonday, March 20 — Rotary
& b meets at 7:00 p.m. Tran
F ay: rania Humane Society meets
wi h Mrs. Ralph Palmer at 8:00
pjn. Board of Equalization and
Review meets in Commissioners
Rbom at 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, March 21 — Red
C roes mass meeting at Gaither’s
m 7:30 p.m. Ace of Clubs meets
at 7:30 pjn.
Wedneday, March 22 - Jay
meet at Gaither’s at 8:30
Action at Raleigh
Potts Introduces Bill
To Establish “Home Rule”
A bill to establish “home rule”
for Transylvania county was in
troduced Monday night by Rep.
Jack H. Potts, of Brevard, ful
filling a campaign pledge.
Mr. Potts’ bill adds Transyl
vania to counties governed by
general statutes which empower
boards of county commissioners
to determine the number of dep
uties, clerks, assistants and oth
er employes in the offices of
the Clerk of Superior court, reg
ister of deeds, sheriff and other
county officers.
The statutes also give power
to the commissioners to fix all
salaries, travel allowances and
other compensations for such ap
pointees.
At present the power to make
Campbell Opens
Esso Station
Charlie Campbell’s Super Esso
service station opened Wednes
day at the intersection of East
Main street and Johnson.
A number of prizes will be giv
en away by Mr. Campbell to per
sons stopping in at the station
between now and April 15th.
First prize will be 150 gallons
of gasoline, and second and third
prizes are 25 gallons of Esso.
Mr. Campbell says the station
has been newly stocked with
Esso-Atlas products, and he
pledges to his customers: friend
ly and courteous service and
guaranteed work.
He is also offering pick-up
and delivery service, and he says
the station will remain open
sufficient hours to serve the
motoring needs of the public
here.
these decisions in Transylvania
is vested in the General Assemb
ly, a provision which means,
from a practical standpoint, that
the representative from the
county has the power.
Mr. Potts made the “home
rule” pledge a major plank in
his successful primary campaign
against former representative j
James C. Gaither.
Modern Physical Education Building To Be
Constructed On Campus Of Brevard College
Local Debaters
Win, To Enter
District Finals
Both the affirmative and the
negative debating teams of Bre
vard Senior high school wor
unanimous decisions last Fri
day in the first round of the
state triangular debates;
The affirmative team, consist
ing of Kay Foster and Jim David
son, debated against the Erwii
High School negative team ir
ihe local school auditorium.
Jon E. Anderson and A1 Ross,
who make up the negative team,
defeated the affirmative team of
Erwin High school at Erwin.
Both teams will represent Bre
vard later in the spring in the
district contest which will be
held at Appalachian State Teach
ers college, Boone.
The query being debated this
year is: Resolved, that the United
Nations should be significantly
strengthened.
Mrs. Harry Clarke is the ad
visor this year, and she express
ed much delight over the double
victory of the local debaters last
Friday.
Equalization,
Review Board
Meets Monday
The board of equalization
and review will meet on Mon
day, March 20th, in the com
missioner’s room here in the
court house.
The time of the meeting is
8:00 p.m.
According to C. Lewis Os
borne, clerk of the board, the
purpose of the meeting is to
hear complaints in regard to
valuations placed in real pro
perty.
New Animal Shelter Will Be
Open For Public Inspection
The new Transylvania
County Animal Shelter will be
open to the public for inspec
tion on Saturday and Sunday,
March 18th and 19th, from
2:00 to 4:00 o’clock.
Located on Ross road, the
I The Weather !
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“Spring like” weather return
ed to Brevard this week. Clear
skies were interrupted on Mon
day, as one-third of an inch of
precipitation was recorded. Day
time highs ran well into the 60’s.
Daily readings were as follow:
High Low Pre.
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
70 56 1.55
41 29 0
55 14 0
62 22 0
61 29 0
63 32 .33
63 37 0
Prominent Teachers Added
To Faculty Of Music Camp
New additions to the teaching
staff of Transylvania Music
Camp, as announced by Dr.
James Christian Pfohl, include
names of prominence in the field
of music.
Celebrating its 25th anniver
sary season, Transylvania Music
camp will open on June 22 and
close on August 6.
The traditional Brevard Music
Festival will be held August 6
to 27.
New faculty members include
Clemens Sandresky, dean of
Salem College School of Musk,
piano instructor; Dr. El wood
of
Choral Director; Robert P. Bobo,
University of Miami, French
Horn, DeVere E. Moore, Oberlin
Conservatory, oboe instructor.
Dr. Keister, choral director at
the University of Florida, holds
the Master degree from the East
man School of Music and the
Doctorate from Columbia. He is
Secretary-Treasurer of the Amer
ican Choral Directors Associa
tion.
A graduate of Juilliard School
of Music and Columbia Teach
ers College, Mr. Bobo If assistant
professor* of French horn and
otherbrfcs instruments at the
shelter provides facilities for
holding lost and stray animals.
County, City and Humane
Society officials extend a cord
ial invitation for all interested
residents to inspect the new
shelter.
Reports Heard
At Chamber Of
Commerce Meet
Directors of the Brevard cham
ber of commerce held their regu
lar monthly meeting Tuesday
night in the Transylvania County
library.
During the meeting, which was
presided over by President
“Buddy” Melton, several com
mittee reports were heard and
discussed by the group.
Grover McPherson, Transyl
vania county soil conservation
ist, was on hand to discuss the
proposed construction of 18
headwater dams in the county.
He showed an interesting ser
ies of color slides that described
the actual construction of a dam
similar to ones that might be
built, in this county.
Lewis Hamlin and Willis Brit
tain, members of the committee
set up to study flood control in
the county, accompanied Mr. Mc
Pherson to the meeting.
Dr. E. K. McLarty, president
of Brevard college, thanked the
group for its financial assistance
in sending the college basket
ball team to participate in the
National Junior College Tourna
ment in Hutchinson, Kansas.
Dr. McLarty also gave an in
formative report concerning re
cent physical and academic
growth,at the college.
The directors regretfully ac
cepted the resignation of Eu
gene Morris from the board. The
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THE BREVARD DEBATING j
TEAMS were victorious in area de- j
bates last Friday, and later this I
spring they will enter the district fi
nals at Boone. The negative team,
composed of Jon E. Anderson and
Al Ross, are shown at the left, with
the alternate, Bemie Maguire, stand
ing in the background. At the right [
are the affirmative debaters, Kay
Foster and Jim Davidson, with alter
nate, Margaret Pillow, behind them.
Anderson and Ross debated at Er
win high school in Buncombe coun
ty, while the affirmative team was
heard in competition here at Brevard
high. (Photo by Coan)
Osteen Will
Speak At
Lincoln Dinner
The Lincoln Day Dinner, spon-1
sored by the Brevard Republi ]
cans, will be held this Saturda* |
night, at 7:00 p.m. at the Bre-|
vard Masonic Temple.
William L. Osteen, minority
leader of the North Carolina]
House of Representatives, will!
be the guest speaker and will
discuss “The Growth of Oup Two
Party System in North Carolina.”
WILLIAM L. OSTEEN
Mr. Osteen is a practicing at
torney in the law firm of Booth
& Osteen, attorneys in Greens
boro. Mr. Osteen is married to
the former Joanne Snow of
Greensboro. They have one son,
Billy, age six months and reside
at 1503 Independence road,
Greensboro.
Mr. Osteen was educated at
Guilford college and obtained an
A.B. Degree in 1953 and an LL.D
Degree in 1956 from the Univer
sity of North Carolina. He was
president of the student body
while in law school.
Mr. Osteen is a veteran of the
United States Army and served
during the Korean War.
Mr. Osteen’s father, John L.
Osteen, is a native of Transyl
vania county. He is the present
chief probationer and parole of
ficer for the middle district of
North Carolina.
Mr. Osteen is the first Re
publican to be elected to the
House of Representatives from
Guilford county since 1928. He
was elected minority leader of
the ,15 Republicans in the house
by a unanimous vote.
The public is cordially invited
to attend this dinner.* Tickets
will be available at the door and
Services Increased
Bank Is Now Installing
Another Drive-In Window
Red Cross Mass
Meeting Planned
Next Tuesday
A bif mjjss meeting to which
the pubiic is cordially invited
will be held next "Tuesday even
ing, March 21st, beginning at 7:30
o’clock in Gaither’s Rhododen
dron room.
Sponsored by the Transylvan
ia Chapter^of American Red
Cross, the meeting is held for
the purpose of informing the
public of the many and varied
activities of this humanitarian
organization.
Especially invited to attend
are all Red Cross officials and
volunteer workers in the county,
and they are cordially invited
to bring as many gueSlS as pos
sible.
Following three brief talks,
coffee will be served and a
question and answer period will
be held.
The speakers are as follows:
Miss Ruth Lockman, South
eastern Area Field Representa
tive for Western North Carolina.
Miss Lockman is well known in
Transylvania and has been field
representative for eight years.
Marshall Upton, | manager,
Btmeombe-Madison chapter, who
was formerly Southern area Red
Cross representative, Atlanta,
Georgia.
Miss Elizabeth McCutchin, ad-!
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W. M. Melton, chairman of the
boarcl, First Union National
Bank of Brevard, announces the
awarding of a contract for the
installation of an addition drive
in window for the Brevard office.
Mr. Melton states, “The public
we serve has more than justified
the drive-in feature of our bank
and to better serve our custo
mers we are pleased to announce
that a contract has been let for
the installation of a new and
additional drive-in window.
“We have every confidence
that with the growth and deve
lopment of the Brevard area,
that the addition to our Brevard
office will allow FUNB to even
better serve our customers.”
Mr. Melton went on to state
that the contractor expects no de
lay whatever in the materials
necessary for the new addition
and that barring unforeseen de
lays by weather, the new window
expects to be completed and put
in operation on or about this
April 10.
R. J. Duckworth, vice-president
and manager of the Brevard of
fice, wishes to further announce
that beginning on Friday and
Saturday, March 17th and 18th,
the present drive-in window will
be open observing present hours
of the walk-up window for those
days, which are:
FRIDAY — from 2:30 until
4:00 p.m. and SATURDAY —
from 1:30 until 3:00 p.m.
This will be a service in ad
dition to the walk-up window,
which is operated after hours
on Thursday, Friday and Satur
day off each week.
Program Highlights
WPNF Broadcasting National
Basketball Tourney This Week
Other Programs
The schedule for the Farm
id Home hour is es follows:
Intraday, ./fcrevard Hoorn -ec
WPNF’s schedule <rf basket
ball closes this weekend, with
the NCAA regional tournament
being played m Charfotte. A
doublebill on Friday and Satur
day will decide the champion
ship.
Bobby Hoyle, the station man
ager. states that this has been a
most successful and exciting sea
son, and the station personnel
express their appreciation to the
sponsors who presented these
broadcasts, and to the station’s
audience for its enthusiastic re
sponse.
som; Monday, county agent;
Tuesday, Extension forestry,
Leonard Hampton; Wednesday,
home agent.
Appearing on the Civic Hour
ate the following: Friday, DAR;
Monday, Wednesday club; Wed
nesday, Transylvania Garden
club.
Speaking this week on Morn
ing Devotions is Rev. Ben Or
mand, pastor of the Brevard
Davidson River Presbyterian
church. Next week Rev. M. M.
Armstrong, pastor of the Ecusta
Methodist circuit, will be bftjjpL
The Sunday morning church
services are being
through the
Work Underway
On Enlarged
Athletic Fields
With construction proceeding
rapidly on the modem science
building at Brevard College,
plans were approved at a meet
ing last Saturday of the Build
ings and Grounds committee for
the immediate erection of a new
physical education plant.
Architect'Henry C. McDonald
submitted the plans which show
the latest thinking in gymnas
ium construction.
This physical education build
ing will include a tournament
sized swimming pool, shower,
locker and dressing rooms, as
well as a class room, offices,
training rooms, and areas for
other indoor sports. '
Hie principal basketball court
has an area of 50 by 94 feet,
and there are two cross courts.
Seating capacity in the new
gymnasium will be 1500.
Mr. McDonald hopes to have
the completed plans and specifi
cations ready for the advertise
ment for bids by April 20th.
Awarding of the contract will
follow after the general meeting
of the trustees of the college in
May.
Construction is expected' to
commence shortly thereafter,
and Mr. McDonald says that six
to eight months will be required
to erect the building.
Elks Nominate
New Officers
Brevard Elks nominated new
officers at their semi-monthly
meeting Tuesday night Exalted
Ruler Ray Winchester presided.
The new slate is as follows:
Eugene Morris, Exalted Ruler
Steve Uzzell, Esteemed Lead -
ing Knight
Julian Schoenburg, Esteemed '
Loyal Knight
John Jackson, Esteemed' Cap
turing Knight
Herbert Finck, secretary
J. Lehman Kapp, treasurer
According to Dr. Emmett K.
IHcLarty, president of Brevard:
college, work has been started
on-the <rti-wratht*r tennis courts,
tract and runways. The baseball
field is being marked eff, and
spring practice, under the di
rection of Coach Gil Coan, is
being held on the old baseball
field at the present time.
The proposed gymnasium will
ie erected on the flat lands north
of the present Campus Center
building.
Rabies Vaccine
Clinics Begin
The 1961 series of dog vaccina
tion clinics was started in Tran
sylvania this week, and they will
continue through April 20th,
The first cBnic was held’ oar
Tuesday in the Little River sec
tion at Merrill’s store.
The second is slhttedu for
Thursday afternoon from 2:00 »
until 3:00 p.m., in the Blantyre
section at the Neal Hawkins road :
junction.
The next will follow, immedi
ately in the Enan section at Bill.
Owenby’s store until 4:00 o’clock.,
Saturday the clinic will be
held at Pisgah Forest at the
schoolhouse from-4:00 until 5:30,
p.m.
On March 21st it will be held
at Lyday’s store at Davidson
river from 3:00 until 4:00 p.nr.
According to Walter F. Hart,,
director of sanitation in Tran
sylvania, the clinic schedule has -
been arranged for the conven- ■
ience of as many people as possi
ble.
The vaccine being used tftfs
year is of the three-yenr type,
and the cost at the clinic is 31.00.
Different color tags have been
used in the clinics during recent
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