t TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist, Educa
tional, Agricultural and Music
Center. Population, 1960 Census
V6.372. Brevard Comranuity
8J500. Brevard proper 4,857.
Vol. 79—No. 3
THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
A State And National Prise - Winning A.B.C. Newspaper
TRANSYLVANIA—
The Land of Waterfalls, Mecca
for Summer Camps, Entrance te
Pisgah National Forest and
Home of Brevard College and
Brevard Music Festival.
second CLASS postage BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1966
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Transylvania County Blanketed With 10 To 12-Inch Snowfall
ty BELIEVE IN SIGNS? Ice, Ice, Ice, it says in the photograph
at the left. And the signs were right, as 10 to 12 inches of snow fell
on Brevard and Transylvania last Saturday. The picture was made
Sunday morning near the entrance of the Pisgah National Forest. And
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in the photo at the right, the Lyda-McCrarv
new cars with a blanket of snow.
Motors wrapped their
(Times Staff Photos)
Appointment Made
Loeb Re-Elected Chairman Of
Transylvania Hospital Board
Officers and staff member? of
the Transylvania Community
hospital were named at the meet
ing of the board of trustees
Tuesday night at the hospital.
gArthur Loeb was re-named
craurman; Eugene Morris, vice
chairman; W. W. Brittain, treas
urer; and Rev. Brunson Wallace,
secretary.
Afher trustees include Ralph
H. Ramsey, Jr., Lewis P. Ham
lin, David W. Sams, Donald Lee
Moore and Freeman Hayes.
Appointments to the medical
staff included Dr. George B.
Dysart, Dr. Clarence Edens, Dr.
John R. Folger, Jr., James M.
Keeley, I \ Charles L. Newland,
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Foresees Good Year
Stan Meares Named President,
Brevard Chamber Of Commerce
New officers for 1966 were
eUbted by the directors of the
Braird Chamber of Commerce |
at their meeting in the library |
Tuesday night.
4 Stan Meares, vice president
ofWirst-Citizens Bank and Trust
company here in Brevard, was |
elected to serve as president. He
will succeed Charles W. Pickel
simer, Jr., who presided at the
meeting Tuesday night.
Others elected were John
Clark, vice president; Henry Mc
Donald, secretary; and Jerry
Jerome, treasurer.
The new officers will officially
take office at the annual mem
bership banquet, which will be
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Frenchbroad Company Buys
Property Near Country Club
Frenehbroad Investment, Inc.,
has purchased a large tract of
land surrounding the Brevard
Country club property,
Robert “Buddy ’’Melton, the
secretary, reported this week
that some 230 acres of property,
which will be ideal for residen
tial building, were bought from
James and Ruby GUfillin.
The property was formerly
known as MontclOve Estates.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilfillin retained
the home site, which was the
old clubhouse, and five acres of
adjoining lands.
Mr. Melton says the company
is now clearing some 22 acres
of land for resale as home sites.
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An Editorial
Olin Eleclion Is Important
An election will be held this Friday and Sat"
urday at the OHn Mathieson Chemical corporation
at Pisgah Forest by the National Labor Relations
Board to determine whether or not the United Pap
erworkers, AFL-CIO, will serve as bargaining
agents for the hourly workers with the ownership
and management of the organization.
Of course, this election is of primary concern
to the workers themselves. But at the same time
this newspaper and the citizens of Brevard and
Transylvania county are likewise extremely inter
ested because the welfare of Olin Mathieson Chemi
cal corporation and its employees affects them
directly.
We understand there are some 2000 hourly
workers who are eligible to vote in this election,
and we sincerely hope that every one of them will
take advantage of this opportunity and cast a bal
lot.
A simple majority of those who vote will de
termine the outcome of the election, and therefore
it is of utmost importance that every eligible per
son participate in this secret voting on such a vital
question.
Before the employees make up their minds
as to how they will vote this weekend, The Times
would like for them to consider a few pertinent
facts.
Transylvania is one of the leading counties in
the state in per capita income. In a large meas
ure, this is due to the Olin Mathieson Chemical
corporation, the county’s largest industry.
Over the years, Olin Mathieson has contribut
ed generously to all community betterment pro
jects, making the company a “good neighbor”.
Thanks to Olin, the educational program in
Transylvania county has been vastly expanded.
Scholarships in the plant to Transylvania stu
dents have enabled many to continue their educa
tion and find gainful employment.
Week after week after week, Olin lends a
helping hand to promoting civic and church proj
ects.
There have been no strikes at the plant and
management and employees have worked together
in peace and harmony.
Today the payroll and the number of employ
ees are at an alltime high, and without outside in
terference, the future outlook is bright.
Yes, the Olin Mathieson Chemical corporation
is a community-minded organization, and we sin
cerely want to see that it remains this way.
Because of these stated facts and other good
reasons, the thinking people of Brevard and Tran
sylvania county are deeply concerned over the out
come of the election this weekend at Olin.
Interest Being Shown In Election
Friday And Saturday At Olin
Thornburg
Announces
Candidacy
Lacy H. Thornburg, of Sylva,
Jackson county, today announces
his candidacy for the North Car
olina House .of Representatives
subject to the democratic pri
mary in May of this year.
Mr. Thornburg will be a can
didate for the one seat allotted
to the 48th District, which is
comprised of Jackson, Swain and
Transylvania counties under the
recent reapportionment of the
North Carolina State legislature.
Mr. Thornburg is well known
in Transylvania county, having
spoken to various groups over
the past several years.
He has served in the North
Carolina State House of Repre
sentatives from Jackson county
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WeatAer
By - A1 Martin
Official Weatherman
Old man winter dumped a to
tal of nine-and-a-half inches of
snow on Brevard Saturday.
The snow was preceded by
rain mixed with sleet which
made area streets and highways
treacherous for travelers.
In spite of the blanket of
white, afternoon temperatures
for the week averaged 45 de
grees, while early morning lows
balanced out at 23 degrees.
Actual high and low for the
week were 55 and 12 degrees,
coming at opposite ends of the
period.
Day-to-day readings were as
follows:
High Low
Wednesday_55 15
Thursday_ 52 25
Friday_ 50 38
Saturday.-_33 27
Sunday_ 40 29
Monday_42 12
Tuesday_ 41 - 14
Normalcy Restored
Transylvania Reels Under
Blast Of 10 Inches Of Snow
Brevard and Transylvania
county are returning to nor
mal after winter’s first foray
into Western North Carolina
last Saturday.
Some 10 to 12 inches of
snow fell on the county, halt
ing traffic and business for
almost two days.
However, town and state
highway crews had all pri
mary routes open on Sun
day, and schools open on
schedule Monday morning.
Driving conditions were haz
ardous, and have remained so
all this week because of the
sub-freezing temperatures.
And the weatherman pre
dicts more snow flurries on
Thursday.
In spite of the heavy snow
fall, power and electrical lines
and telephone wires suffered
only slight damages.
There were several inci
dences of cars and trucks
sliding off the highways, but
no serious accidents were re
ported.
Highway crews worked
‘•around the clock” to keep
streets and highways opened,
and every effort was made to
sand all of the icy spots.
Several of the churches out
in the county cancelled Sun
day school and worship serv
ices Sunday morning because
of the deep snow and the haz
ardous conditions of roads.
Bradburn Quoted
Many Attending New Adult
Education Program In County
The special adult education
program in Transylvania county
is off to a good start, Supt.
Wayne Bradburn reports.
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Over 100 persons attended the
first session Monday night, when
the testing program was begun.
It will be continued on Thurs
day night, and formal classes
will start on Thursday, Jan.
28th.
Persons who did not get to
attend Monday night and who
desire to work towards a high
school diploma can register on
Thursday night of this week,
Mr. Bradburn states.
The course is open to anyone
IS years or over, and no charge
is made.
A diploma from this special
school will be recognized by in
dustries and colleges, the sup
erintendent stresses.
Persons who cannot read or
write are also admitted to the
school.
The Thursday night session
will begin at 6:30 in the Brevard
senior high school, and the test- '
ir.g program will continue next r
Monday night. c
c
The staff of the school is
composed of some of the regu- c
lar teachers in the school sys- i
tern and other teachers who live e
in the community who are not 1
currently employed.
“We are most pleased with !
the beginning of this school and
the interest is tremendous”, Mr.
Bradburn concluded.
Third Attempt
Being Made To
Organize Plant
There is keen interest in
Brevard and Transylvania
county in the election at the
Olin Mathieson Chemical cor
poration this Friday and Sat
urday at the Pisgah Forest
plant.
The National Labor Rela
tions board has called the
election to determine whether
or net the hourly employees
shall be represented by the
United Papermakers and Pa
perworkers (AFL-CIO) in bar
gaining with the management.
The hours of the election in
clude January 21st, 7:00 a.m.
to 3:30 p.m., and 4:30 p.m. to
10:00 p.m. January 22, 5:00
a.m. to 7:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m.
to 11:30 a.m.
This will be the third elec
tion in the company’s history
at Pisgah Forest. Olin em
ployees voted 1401 to 378
against the UPP in 1961, and
894 to 181 against two AFL
unions in 1949.
In a notice to employees is
sued December 28th, A. J.
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