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TRANSYLVANIA— An Industrial, Tourist, Educational, Agricultural and Music Center. Popula tion, 1960 Census, 16.372 Brevard Community 8,500. Brevard • per 4,857. Vol. 72 — No. 39 Slate And National Prize- Winring A.Jt.C. SetOND CLASS MAIL PRlVU.EGFS AUTHORIZED AT BWEVA *?0 • BREVARD, N. CM THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1961 * Newspaper 20 PAGES TODAY ★ PRICE 10 i TRANSYLVANIA— j The Land of Waterfalls, Mecca for Summer Camps, Entrance to Plsgah Na tional Forest and Home of i Brevard Music Festival. PUBLISHED WEEKLY, NEW CURB AND GUTTERING has been installed on Morgan street at the side of Brevard Federal Sav ing's and Loan association, using for the first time the new forms recently purchased by the Town of Brevard. Several thousand feet of curb and gutter will be installed during the next few y&tfrs on petition of the prop erty owners In the foreground of the photo above, Flpyd Gray, public works employee, arid Town Manager f?ill Edens are discussing the installa tion. Other town employees can be noted inlthe background. . ■ : (Times Staff Photo) Million Dollar Mwtmim - Visitor Center PlanneaWt Pink fleets Hanger Ted Seely was the of ficial host to state and national leaders who inspected the famed Pisanh National forest on Tues day? The event was in celebration of the Weeks Law, the act that established National forest in 1911. The anniversary is being observed all this week. Here are remarks of Ranger Seely at the various stops: Shining Rock “First I want to welcome you all to the Pisgah district of the Pisgah National Forest. Multi ple use is. a high priority, and this District has the second high est work load in the nation. It embraces 160,000 acres of Na tional Forest lands, with a fire protection boundary of approxi mately 275,000 acres. Elevations ndRrom 2,000 feet to over 6,000 feet. About 90% of the district waM acquired in three large tracts, the first tract in 1916. “Here we are in the head waters of Pigeon river. This tract of 44,000 acres was acquired from Sherwood Forest, Inc. in 1935. At one time this area was covered with virgin spruce and ! fir. About the time Suncrest S; Lumber company completed log ging in 1925, one of their loco motives started a forest fire which burned over 25,000 acres. Again in 1942 approximately 13, 000 acres was burned over. Due to the intense fires, and later —Turn to Page Eight CALENDAR OF COMING EVENTS Thursday, September 28 — BPW club meets at Camp Straus at 7:00 p. m. Masons meet at Temple at 8:00 p. m. fiday, September 29 — Ros Vs. Mars Hill on Brevard field, 7:30 p. m. Ace of Clubs meets at 8:00 p. m. Sunday, October 1 — Attend the church of your choice. Monday, October 2 — UF cam paign breakfast at Gaither’s at 7:00 a. m. General County Court opens at 10:00 a. m. Tuesday, October 3 — Ace of Clubs meets at 7:30 n. m. East ern Star meets at Temple at 8:00 p. m. Wednesday, October 4—Toast masters meet at Gaither’s at 6:30 p. m. Friends of the Library meet in library at 7:30 p. m. WOW meets in Woodman Hall at 8:00 p. m. A musesm and visitor infor mation center, to be known as the “Cradle of American For estry,” will be constructed at the Pink Beds in the Pisgah National forest, it is announc ed this week. This museum-visitor center is expected to cost around a million dollars. Plans for it were announced by Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman, of Wash ington, D. C. who visited in Transylvania on Tuesday. The first forestry school in America was established at the Pink Beds in 1898, and for this reason, this site was chos en for the museum-visitor cen ter. As state and national digni taries looked on, Mr. Freeman made history by turning the first spade full of dirt for the center. The group arrived in the forest from Asheville in four Marine helicopters, and they visited at Shining Rock, Johns Rock, the new fish hatchery, Looking Glass Falls and the Olin Mathieson Chemical cor poration. It was understood that Mr. Freeman conceived the idea of such a memorial because of “the great historic events” that have taken place in West ern North Carolina in pion eering American forestry. It will be the first of its —Turn To Page Four Philip C. Brownell, vice prasi ccnt and manager, Ecusta Paper and Film operations, Olin Math ieson Chemical corporation, Pis gah Forest, was on hand to wel come Agricultural Secretary Or ville Freeman from Washington, D. C., to the famed plant here Tuesday morning, and he had this to say in his informal re marks: “This commemorative occasion reminds us of our debt to lead ers of the part. We are the ben eficiaries of the foresight and work of men .who, several de cades ago, concerned themselves with the matter of forest conser vation and development. Be cause of their concern for the future, hosts of people — often perhaps unthinkingly — enjoy the multiple benefits that have resulted from the conservation and wise utilization of the great natural resources of the forests of this region and this country. ‘This particular industrial en terprise that you see here is an example of a beneficiary of this great national program of for est conservation. When I refer to the enterprise I really mean many thousands of people, which include not only all of us who work here, and our families, but the many others who benefit from the trade and commerce which this enterprise generates. “This is so because one of the multiple benefits of the national —Turn to Page Four Dr. Carl Plumb To Head Medical Society In 1962 Dr. Carl S. Plumb, medical; director of Olin Mathieson j Chemical corporation’s opera-; lions at Pisgah Forest, was elect-; ed president of the Transylvania County Medical Society fori 1962 at the September society, meeting. He succeeds Dr. Julius Sader and will take office on January 1, 1962. Doctor Plumb will also be come chief of staff of the Tran sylvania Community hospital for the year 1962. Dr. James H. Sanders, Jr., was elected secretary of the county society, and Dr. Julius Sader was named delegate to the Medical Society of the State of North Carolina. Dr. Albert O. Ryan, Jr., assist DR. CARL PLUMB ant medical director at Olin, was named alternate delegate. Mile-High Lake Gets \ A Boost I I Plan1; for a mile - high lake hordering the Blue Ridge Parkway in the Beech Gap section of the Pisgah National Forest may have received a big boost Tuesday. Secretary of Agriculture Gr ille L. Freeman, looking at the rca, didn’t like what he ,saw V great fire some two decades ’go burned the cedars and firs which covered the section. Apparently the topsoil was sterilized by the flames. No growth has come back. Secretary: Freeman asked Pisgah’s chief ranger at length bout the absence of Cedars and firs, and erosion now taking Place. Told that there was talk of ■" lake in the region, which ha' dtitudes in excess of 5.000 feet the secretary smiled: “There’s ‘he answer. That will be a good project,” Plans for the lake, origin ally announced some four years ago, bogged down be cause of jurisdictional rights, according to forestry infor mation specialist W. W Hu ber of Atlanta, Ga. The question was “Should the park service, which controls the parkway, build it; or should the forest service, which holds jvir wdietion over the national for est. do it?” After the secretary’s state ment, Mr. Huber said: “I think now that we can do the job as a cooperative project with both services participating.” Cub Pack Leaders To Attend Annual "Pow-Wow" Sat. Cub Pack leaders throughout , ‘.he. Daniel Boone Boy Scout council will get together Satur day, September 30th, to improve their leadership and program skills, according to William G. Boggs, Transylvania District Boy Scout commissioner. The annual Cub Leaders Pow Wow will be held at the Groce Methodist church in Asheville beginning at 1:45 p. m. Four training sections will work to improve leaders’ skills in con ducting games, handicraft, Pack administration, and ceremonies and entertainment. The afternoon’s activities will be concluded with a Blue and Gold banquet at 6:30 p. m., with James M. Bailey, of Asheville as master of ceremonies. It is expected that over 100 Cub Masters, Den Mothers and Pack committeemen will partici pate in the afternoon’s activities. New General County Court Opens Monday, Transfer Of Cases Made PRINCIPAL FIGURES at the gen- j eral meeting of the Transylvania Cit izens Corrmitt.ee/or Better Schools at the Brevard senior high school last week are pictured above. At the left is J. II. Knox, prominent North Caro lina educator, who was the principal speaker. The topic of his talk was "Accreditation,” and in the center is Rev. Courtney B. Ross, chairman of the committee. He presided over the meeting, and at the right is N. A. Miller, Jr., supervisor of schools here, who introduced Mr. Knox. (Times Staff Photo) United Fund Drive Begins On Oct. 2,Set Kick-Off Breakfast Civil Defense General Meet Slated Friday A county-wide meeting for the discussion of civil defense has been set for Friday evening, September 29th, at 7:30 o’clock, at the Pisgah Forest Baptist church, according to F. L. “Buck” McCall, civil defense di rector of Transylvania county. Rev. James H. Ballard, who has just returned from a religi ous affairs training course at —Turn To Page Four Well-Known Historian Speaks At Meet Of Friends Of Library Mrs. Sadie Smathers Patton, well-known historian of West ern North Carolina, will be the guest speaker at the annual meeting of the Friends of the Library on October 4th at 7:30 p.m., Mrs. Cecil Hill, president, announced today. “We feel especially fortu nate in securing Mrs. Patton ! The Weather I ■B Precipitation was quite limited during the past week in Transyl vania, and high readings for each day hit into the 80’s with the exception of Thursday, when the mercury missed by only one degree. Low readings during the early morning hours held gen erally in the 50’s, although the minimum temperature Sunday morning was only 65. The weatherman predicts part ly cloudy skies and moderate temperatures for Thursday, with cattered afternoon and evening thundershowers likely. Thurs day’s high should reach 60 de grees. Readings for the past week include: Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday High Low Pre. 80 60 .05 79 55 0 84 51 0 85 58 0 85 65 0 88 56 0 85 58 0 as our speaker during our cen tennial year,” Mrs. Hill stated, “for she is the outstanding au thority on the history of Hen derson County, of which Tran sylvania was a part until 1861, when we became a separate county”. Mrs. Hill also extends a spec ial invitation to those interest ed in local history to attend this meeting. Mrs. Patton, who is a mem ber of the pioneer Smathers family of Western North Car olina, has written three his —Turn To Page Four Civic Clubs To Honor Firemen The annual banquet honoring the members of the Brevard Vol unteer Fire department will be held on Thursday evening, Octo ber 5th, at the Masonic temple at 7:00 o’clock. The principal speaker of the evening will be Dr. John H. Truesdail, production manager of film operations, Olin Mathie son. Chemical corporation, Pis gah Forest. The annual banquet is spon sored jointly by the three civic clubs of Brevard. The Lions club is the host club this year. The annual United Fund cam paign drive will get underway Monday, October 2nd, with a "kick-off" breakfast at 7:00 o’ clock at Gaither’s Rhododendron room. John W. Bailey, campaign chairman, urges all officers, di vision chairmen and solicitors to attend the breakfast, where they will receive supplies and final in structions. The goal for this year’s cam paign is $28,500, a slight in crease over last year’s budget. As in previous years, the ma jority of funds raised will stay in Transylvania for humanitar ian causes. Actually, some 22 agencies are included in the budget. Director Bailey urges all citi zens to be ready to make their pledges when the canvassers make their first visit. The United Fund office will be at 5 Broad street. Pickelsimer Reunion This Sunday The annual Pickelsimer re union will be held on Sunday, October 1st, at the Little River Community center. The all-day meeting will begin at 11:00 o’clock, and those at tending are asked to bring well filled baskets. McGough Speaks At Dedication, Eastatoe Center The new Eastatoe Community center will be dedicated this Sunday afternoon, October 1st, at 2:30 o’clock, President Elmo Crowe announces. This attractive, well - con structed building is located in the Middle Fork section of Tran sylvania, and the dedication is a milestone in the progress be ing made in the community, Mr. Crowe points out. Morris L. McGough, executive vice president of the Asheville Agricultural Development coun cil, will be the dedicatory speak er. The topic of his address will be: “Changing Rural America." Rev. N. H. Chapman will con duct the invocation, and Presi dent Crowe will recognize con tributors to the center. Special singing will be by the “Old Toxaway quartet.” Rev. Bill Landreth will give the benediction. There will be a community fair at the center on Saturday, and many of the exhibits will be held over for the dedication ceremony. President Crowe cordially in vites the public to attend. WPNF To Broadcast College Football Games On Saturdays WPNF Program Director Bill Hancock announces today that the local station will broadcast many of the top football games to be played by college teams this season. The first such broad cast will be presented this Sat urday afternoon, September 30th, when North Carolina State meets Carolina at Chapel Hill. Kickoff for this- first game on the broadcast schedule is net for 2:00 o’clock, and the radio broadcast will begin at 1:45 o’ clock with a pre-game warmup show. Local fans are urged to listen each weekend as WPNF presents the top college teams in action. A1 Martin, station manager, announces that the final weekly jackpot has advanced to $35.00. since no one correctly identified the slogan in the current con test. A sp?cial clue given on Monday’s “Summerama” pro gram to aid listeners in deter mining the correct answer is re peated below. I The correct answer has five i words with six. four, four, three | and three letters, respectively, | in that order. The correct an | swer is a complete sentence, as have been each of the "answers in the previous contests. The complete list of songs will be given on Friday’s program, with the weekly winner and the giant — Turn to Page Four Persons Wanting To Submit Asked To See Solicitor The new General County <ourt for Transylvania opens on Monday morning at 10:00 '•’ciot k here in the court house. AH cases from previous Su perior courts here in Tran sylvania he lew the grade of ‘elony are being transferred, as prescribed by law, to this new county court It is understood that there will, he about ifl) cases on the first docket Robert T. Gash, the judge, advises all persons who wish to submit to see solicitor, J. Bnico Morten, prior to the opening of court at 10:80 a.m., on Monday. “We are going to get down to business at that time,” he declares. The solicitor will he in the court room by 9:00 o’clock that morning, and he can be colled or seen at bis office be fore that time. I. M. McCall, clerk of Superior court and also the General County court Is carry ing official notice In The Times that cases are being transferred to the new court. It can be found on page three, first section. Officials of the court were sworn into office last week by Judge John D. McConnell, of Southern Pines. Both civil and-criminal cas es will be tried in the first court, and the first term will bo for the trial of the criminal docket^, ■ *%&L_1_ Evening Art Class Meets At College C. Kenneth DuBois, head of the art department at Brevard College, announces that the first meeting of the evening studio class this year will be Tuesday, October 3rd, at 7:30 p.m. in Dunham Hall. The class is not an academic course of the college curriculum and is open to anyone in the community wbq is interested in painting. i Mr. DuBois said that both beginners and those who have studied before are invited to join the class. He said, “the purpose of the class Is to give anyone an opportunity to dis cover whether or not Jie has tal ent in painting, and to give ac complished students a good setting in which to continue their study.” The class will meet every Tuesday evening from 7:30 to 9:30. Anyone interested should attend the first meeting Tues day. Burning Permits Required After First Of Month Burning permits will be re quired for all outside burning beginning October 1st, Clark Grissom, county forest ranger for the state of North Caro lina, announces today. The permits will be requir ed through June 1, 1962, he states. They may be secured at the following places: Sheriff’s office, Brevard; Tax collector’s office, Brevard; Hilltop grocery,. Brevard; Mc Ncely’s store, Lake Toxaway; McCall store, Quebec; Tinsley Brown, Gloucester; Virgil Mc Call, McCall Br«Si Auto, and Dewey Burton’s Store, in Bos nian; Tom McKinney store, Selica; Ransler King, East Fork; Robinson’s Grocery, Ce dar Mountain; R*y Johnson’s Texaco Service) Pisgah Forest; Penrose grocery, Penrose; and Merrill’s Grocery, Little River.
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