THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
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Vol. 79—No. 17 PAIDZ*T c BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1966 ★ 28 PAGES TODAY ★
THE SYLVAN PLANT of the American Thread company wa
dedicated and toured by more than 4,000 persons last Saturday. Ii
the photograph at the left, President E. B. Shaw is addressing the
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5 large gathering, and seated behind him from left to right, are other
rfr,S0™ who were on the Program: Representative Roy Taylor; Rev.
1 ale Mai tin, Dan Stewart \ and Don Lamb. A portion of the crowd
attencli. gr the dedication ceremony is shown in the picture at the
right. " (Times Staff Photos)
AMONG THE PRINCIPAL PAR
TICIPANTS at the District III Or
ganization of Home Demonstration
Clubs meeting held here recently at
the Brevard-Davidson River Presby
terian church were the above. From
left to right, thev are: Mrs., Rob
t rc Miller, president of the Transyl
vania County Council of Home Dem
onstration clubs, who welcomed the
group; Donald Lee Moore, chairman
of the Transylvania County Board of
Commissioners, who brought greet
ings; Mrs. C. F. Allison, chairman
of District III; and Mayor Raymond
F. Bennett. Mrs. Allison presided
over the meeting, and Mayor Ben
in ^t delivered a welcome to the
estimated 400 women attending from
Henderson, Havwoo'd, and Transyl
vania counties.
(Times Staff Photo)
At Sylvan Plant
*/.000 Attend Housewarming
Of American Thread Company
More than 4,000 interested
persons attended the impres
sive Dedication ceremony and
the Housewarming at the Syl
van Plant of the American
Thread company last Saturday
at Calvert.
It was a gala event that
wasn’t the slightest bit dampen
ed by the early morning rains.
Dan Stewart, a top state
t^ficial, described the modern
“w plant as a shining example
of what Gov. Dan K. Moore
means by total economic de
velopment of \o th Carolina.
“This plant,” said Mr. Stewart,
director of the State Depart
ment of Conservation and Devel
opment, “represents blending of
imagination, capital, know-how,
and the willingness to work and
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Issues Proclamation
Mayor Proclaims "Loyalty Day",
Special Ceremony Set At Rosman
Mayor Raymond F. Bennett
has proclaimed May 1st as “Loy
alty Day” in Brevard and Tran
sylvania county, and the event
will be observed on both Sun
day and Monday.
“Loyalty Day” is sponsored by
the Veterans of Foreign Wars,
and all members of the Lewis
Earl Jackson post of the VFW
are urged to attend a special
flag raising ceremony at Ros
man high school at 10:00 a. m„
an Monday.
At that time, the local VFW
post will present a flag pole
and flag to the school. Mayor
Bennett will be the principal
speaker at the occasion, and
other speakers on the program
will include Mayor Loonie Sisk
of Rosman, and Admiral Ligon
B. Ard.
Mayor Bennett urges all busi
nesses, industries and individu
als -to proudly display the Amer
ican flag on both Sunday and
Monday.
His proclamation is carried
elsewhere in this week’s Times.
Leaves This Week
Morton Appointed To Post In
Attorney General's Office
J. Bruce Morton, Brevard at
tory, is moving from Brevard to
Italeigh this weekend.
Mr. Morton has accepted a
position as a trial attorney in the
II#iway division of the Attor
ney General’s office, and he will
begin his new duties on Monday,
May 2nd.
In addition to his law prac
tice here, Mr. Morton has served
as solicitor of the General Coun
ty court since it was formed in
1961.
He has also been active in
political affairs of the commu
nity, church work and and civic
organizations of the town and
county.
Mr. Morton came to Brevard
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Mitchell-Bissell
Raises Hourly
Wages At Plant
Mitchell . Bissell Company
today announces a 6c hourly
pay increase for all of its
hourly wage employees. This
increase is the second within a
year, and will become effective
May 1st.
In a statement to the em
ployees, John Mitchell, presi
dent, stated:
“Continued and improved ef
forts are necessary to maintain
and increase the quality of
cur product. Quality con
sciousness and the minimizing
of rejects make the difference
between success and failure in ■
a manufacturing operation.’’
New School Zones In Town And County
Are Announced By Board Of Education
Survey Is Made
Many Transylvania Women Work,
Motivating Reasons Are Cited
By - Staff Writer
More women in Transyl
vania county than ever before
are leading double lives — as
home makers and as job hol
ders.
In growing numbers, they art
finding it possible to take cart
ol their home responsibilities
and still have enough free time
to permit them to do outsidt
work.
Locally, an estimated 25.3
percent of the female popu
lation over age 14 are now
employed, either part time or
full time.
This ratio, high as it is, is be
low the national figure of 332
percent.
The most dramatic changes
have been taking place among
women in the over-45 age
group, according to data com
piled by the Bureau of La
bor Statistics and the Com
merce Department.
In the last 15 years there
has been a 78 percent increase
in the number of working wo
men in that category.
Among women in the 25
to 44 age brackets, the in
crease was 22 percent during
that period.
They have been taking jobs
in factories, in offices, in res
taurants, schools, hospitals and
in every other line of endeavor
that is not, by its nature, pure
ly man's work.
In Transylvania county, the
25.3 percent now holding down
jobs represents a noticeable in
crease over the proportion in
1960.
At that time, according to
the Census Bureau, there
were 1,413 local women em
ployed, equal to 24.6 percent
of the female population over
14.
As a result of the steady in
flux of women into the labor
market, especially married wo
men, considerably more than
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At Junior High
Several Courses Will Be
Taught Here This Summer
Plans are now being made for
the operation of a summer school
program at Brevard junior high
school. Tenative plans call for
classes to begin on June 13th and
end on July 22nd. Classes will
begin at 8:00 a. m. and end at
1:00 p. m. daily.
Credit, refresher and interest
courses will be offered if suf
ficient interest is shown.
Classes in English, algebra,
history and science (grades 7
12), along with other courses, J
will be offered if there is suf- !
fi-cient demand.
c
Courses offering 150 hours of
classroom work will carry cred
it.
Content of credit courses will
be determined by the State
Course of Study, while interest
courses will largely be determin- f
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For Outstanding Service
Mrs. Bessie Ward Presented
"Woman Of Woodcraft" Award
By - The Editor
“She’s 82 years young, but
she does twice the work of
most people half her age.”
She is Mrs. Bessie Ward,
.aurel Lane, Breve.d, who was
list recently awarded the “Wo
nan of Woodcraft” award by
he Supreme Forest Woodmen
ircle here in Brevard.
This genial lady was pre
sented the outstanding award
in recognition of her 23 years
of loyal and devoted service
to the society.
Mrs. Ward accepted the award
rom Mrs. Ruby Bonnell, past
president of the Woodmen cir
cle, and Mrs. Rebecca Clark,
who succeeds her as financial
secretary.
This award is only one of
Mrs. Ward’s accomplishments
in her busy life.
With her daughters, she
operates Ward’s News stand,
working the evening hours
most of the time.
She always has a ready
smile and a cheerful greeting
for her customers.
During the day time, she
likes to work with flowers In
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Parents Urged
To Study Areas
In Districts
The Transylvania County
Beard of Education has ap
proved new attendance zones
for all schools in Transylvania
county.
The new zones will become ef
lective with the starting of the
1966-67 school year next fall,
according to School Superinten
dent C. W. Bradburn.
Mr. Bradburn also stated
that several changes will be
made in the location of vari
ous grades in several schools
in the county. All elementary
schools, except T. C. Hender
son and Rosman elementary
schools, except T. C. Hender
son and Rosman elementary
schools, will consist of grades
1 through 6. T. C. Henderson
and Rosman elementary
schools will consist of grades
1 through 8, and Rosman high
school will consist of grades 9
through 12.
Brevard junior high will have
grades 7 and 8, and Brevard
high school will be comprised of
grades 9 through 12.
A list of the county schools
and the new attendance bounda
ries follows:
Brevard Elementary School
All students, grades 1-6, liv
ing on the south side of
French Broad street from the
west side of Park avenue to
the east side of the Southern
Railway, and south along the
east side of Southern Railway
to the south side of West Main
Street, and west along the
south side of Main Street con
tinuing along an imaginary
line to Brushy Creek, continu
ing west on Brushy Creek to
the Town of Brevard’s water
shed will attend Brevard Ele
mentary School.
The following elementary
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To Lankford and Ramsey
Olin Scholarships Awarded
Two Brevard high school sen
iors, Barbara Anne Lankford
and Thomas E. Ramsey,. Jr., are
the recipients of Olin Mathieson
Chemical Corporation Merit
Scholarships, it is announced to
lay by spokesmen of the Na
tional Merit Scholarship pro
gram.
Miss Lankford is the daughter
>f Mr. and Mrs. W. Randall
Lankford, of route 1, Pisgah
forest.
Thomas is the son of Mr. and
ilrs. Thomas E. Ramsay, of 130
',’eely rood, Brevard.
Anne plans to attend the Uni
■ersity of North Carolina at
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Program Highlights
Radio WPNF Will Broadcast
Rebel 400 Race This Saturday
Auto racing fans of the area
will be able to hear a complete
broadcast of the Rebel-400 by
listening to WPNF this Satur
day.
Broadcast time is 1:30 p. m.
and the race will be carried in
its entirety, until approximately
6 p. m.
The Rebel-400 has come to be
regarded as one of the outstand
ing races of the season, and
the station is happy to be able
to join with sponsors in pre
senting this feature. WPNF will
Other Programs
Local sponsors of th
day race over WPNF include
Miller’s Laundry, Pisgah In
dustrial Loan, Lyda - McCrary'
Motors and G and R Recapping
company.
The schedule for the Farm
Home hour is as follows:
day, Farm - Home adi
tion, John Collins; Friday,
tion program; Monday,
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also broadcast the “Derlingt
500” on Labor Day.
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