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TRANSYLVANIA— An Industria’ Tourist, Educa tional, Agricultural and Music Center. Population, 1960 Census 16.372. Brevard Commnuity 8.500. Brevard proper 4,857. THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES A State And National Prize - Winning A.B.C. Newspaper TRANSYLVANIA— The Land of Waterfalls, Mecca for Summer Camps, Entrance tc Pisgah National Forest and Home of Brevard College and Brevard Music Festival. Vol. 79—No. 23 SECOND CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT BREVARD. N. C. ZIP CODE 28712 BREVARD, N. C„ JUNE 9, 1966 PRICE 10c ★ 24 PAGES TODAY ★ PUBLISHED WEEKLY A “SHOTGUN” START got things rolling at the new Glen Cannon golf course last Saturday, as the ^ng awaited opening of the scenic 18-hole layout Wok place. With foursomes stationed at each of the 18 tees, Glen Gannon Country Club President L. J. Madden fired a shotgun at 9:00 a. m. Satur day indicating the official start. The honor of tee uig off first on No. 1 went to W. H. “Bill” Keith, right, the initial president of the country club. Others in his foursome include, left to right, C. W. Bradburn, Dr. Walter Clayton and Vance Jackson, all standing by as President Madden fires away. Dr. Clayton, incidently, started things right. He birdied the first hole and went on to card a fine 75 score. (Times Staff Photo) Before Wildlife Committee Upper French Broad Group Water Resources In Area Officials of the Upper French Broad Economic De velopment Commission appear ed this week before the Wild life Resources Commission in Raleigh. They were there to dismiss the proposed water resources development plan for the Up per French Broad River Bas in. This plan had previously been presented to the North Carolina's Planning Task Force, and the Wildlife Com mission requested that it be presented to their full Com mission. , The Commission Executive Mrector L. D. Hyde, and Com mission members, William J. Wallis, of Transylvania coun ty, and David F. Felmet, of Haywood, told the Wildlife group that the plan for eco nomic development of the five county area of Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Madison and Transylvania reflected the most reasonable plan pos sible. This plan would provide the greatest benefits to the greatest number of people and would improve the Wildlife habitat in the area. fjpThe Upper French Broad group was accompanyed by Reed Elliot, Bernard Zellner, Don Mattern, Jack Chance and ^j|rdon Hall of the TVA. The Tennessee Valley Au thority is serving as engineers for the program. The water resources plan calls for the construction of 12 dams creating permanent pools, and three which would —Turn to Page Four Attention Kids! Community Center Plans Summer Recreation Program A second annual summer rec reation program is being con sidered by the Transylvania Community Center for the bene fit of the children and youth of Transylvania County. Last year’s program, conduct ed under capable leadership, was attended by over 200 youths who participated in such enrich ing activities as handicrafts, junior life saving, a pet show, story times, a decorated bicycle parade and numerous team-type games. Duration of the program is six weeks. Activities were center ed at Franklin Park. Planning meetings have been held between the Board of Di rectors of the Transylvania Community center and the Youth association, and represen tatives of the advisory staff of the North Carolina recreation commission to explore more ful ly effective organization of this year’s proposed program. Recommended contents of a program to satisfy common needs of people in pursuit of leisure-time activities were: 1) providing the opportunity to engage in physical activity, 2) offering an opportunity to be creative and have a feeling of accomplishment, and 3) giving an opportunity to For Marketing Management Personnel Changes At Ecusta Are Announced This Week The Ecusta Paper Division of Olm Mathieson Chemical corpor at™i has announced a series of changes in its marketing man agement. The division, with headquar ters at Pisgah Forest, manufac tures Olin fine papers which in clude Waylite lightweight print ing papers and Bible papers, one-time carbonizing papers, and specialty papers. It is also a major supplier of cigarette papers and other tobacco indus try products. As a result of these changes, said Arthur J. Loeb, vice pres ident of Olin and general man ager of the division, end-use market analysis and planning would be more heavily empha sized in marketing programs. W. F. Taylor, Jr., has been appointed director of market ing, fine papers. He has been director of printing and special ty paper sales. R. E. Matthews has been ap pointed director of marketing, tobacco industry products. He was previously director, tobac co industry sales. James P. Callahan, formerly sales manager for fine papers, —Turn to Page Sevea satisfy the urge to socialize. As an outgrowth of these meetings, a tentative program has been drawn up to last six to eight weeks starting in the latter part of June. Franklin Park (including the pool), public school facilities and the Transylvania Commu nity center building would be used for activities best conduct ed at either site. A weekly calendar of planned events would be announced for review and registration of par ticipants. The summer program would be at no cost to the individual. A budget of $2,000 including salaries for two qualified direc tors, purchase of basic athletic equipment, materials for arts and crafts, transportation costs —Turn to Page Five By Fred Reiter Official Weatherman Brevard and vicinity enjoyed the most pleasant weather of the spring season during the past week, with daytime high temperatures averaging a balmy 77 degrees, and morning low lempartures at a crisp 45 degree reading. Highest readings during the week occurred on Saturday and Tuesday, when 80 degrees were registered both days, while the week’s low temperature was recorded last Thursday morn ing, when the mercury read a near-freezing 35 degrees. No rain fell during the past week. The weather bureau’s long range forecast for the area calls for temperatures to average about normal, or slightly above, with normal readings being, 82 and 56. Precipitation should total one half to three-quarters of an inch, occurring as afternoon and evening showers and thunder showers. The week’s temperatures and precipitation follows: High Low Prec. Wednesday_ 69 40 0.00 Thursday--76 35 0.00 Friday_ 77 40 0.00 Saturday —— 80 45 0.00 Sunday_ 79 49 0.00 Monday-79 48 0.00 Tuesday_!- 80 59 0.00 Davis Heads June Dairy Month Locally The month of June will be observed as Dairy Month in Transylvania county as well as across the rest of the na tion, according to James E. Davis, county chairman for the June Dairy Month pro gram. ‘The purpose of this obser vance”, stated Davis, “is to re mind the consuming public of the value of milk in the daily diet and to point out the eco nomic value of the dairy indus try to Western North Carolina”. He emphasized that milk has long been regarded as “nature’s most nearly perfect food”. Dairying ranks as one of the major agricultural enter prises in this section of the state and contributes might ily to the economy. Sales of inilk by area farmers return ed over $11.5 million in 1965. Importance of the dairy in dustry has grown steadily in re cent years. Western North Car olina has gone from a milk importing area to a milk ex porting area, with local farm Run-Off Is Called In the Sheriff's Race Here, Date Set For June 25 To Carry Out Major Work On US 276 In answer to a resolution received last week from res: idents in the Dunn’s Rock and Cedar Mountain commu nities, W. Curtis Russ, High way commissioner for this area, toid The Times this week that major improve ment would be made on US Highway 276 from Brevard to the South Carolina line this year. He said the project would include the straightening of dangerous curves, building up of the stretches that flood during rainy weather and re paving of the entire road. He said that the Highway commission is anxious to im prove roads in Transylvania county, and he made a plea for residents to sign right of-way agreements. ‘‘This is especially true in the Lake Sega bridge area,” he declared. A deadline of July 1st is expected to be set for this action. Selica Annual Homecoming Planned The anual homecoming at Sel ica school will be held June 18th, at 8:00 p.m. Classmates are encouraged to attend and enjoy the festivities. ers selling nearly 200 million pounds of Grade A milk last year. Dairy farming was the third leading agricultural enterprise in North Carolina last year, with a gross income to farmers of nearly $69 million for milk de —Turn to Page Foul Rotarians Sponsoring Leaders Camp At Deerwoode June 12-17 The Brevard Rotary club is sponsoring a Leaders Camp for Rotary International, District 767. The camp will be held June 12th through 17th at Deerwoode Camp for Boys. Officials of the camp include Gordon Sprott, camp director; Hansard Lewis, director of aqu atics; James Cabe, director of field sports; and Marlin Clu bine, secretary-treasurer. Committee members are Dr. S. Wayne McCarty, chairman; Eugene Baker, presi dent-elect; Gordon Sprott, past president; Gary Dennis, vice president elect; and Ray Child ers, secretary-elect. The purpose of the five-day camp is to provide, inspire and direct leadership in Rotary members in business, communi ty, world and personal relation ships. Wide Circulation Brevard And Transylvania Are Featured, USA Travel Guide Brevard has been given spe cial note in a set of recently published travel guides of the United States. The series of eight regional guidebooks, en titled “Fodor — Shell Travel Guides, USA”, will soon be on sale at all book stores and Shell Oil service stations. For the first printing, 500,000 cop ies were produced. In a section devoted to “Ex ploring North Carolina”, Bre vard is referred to as “summer music capital of the Southeast” because of Transylvania Music Camp and the annual Music Festival at Brevard Music Cen ter. The tourist is also urged to visit the NASA Data Acquisi tion Station at Rosman. Eugene Fodor, general edi tor of the series, describes the books as the greatest under taking of his career. In the last 16 years, he has edited and published 24 prize win ning travel books on Europe, Asia, Hawaii and the Carib bean. Each region and each state contains an introduction which traces the history of the region and captures the mood of the —Turn to Page Five GILL THOMAS T. WOOD PAXTON A SECOND PRIMARY will be held in Tran sylvania on June 25th between Gill Thomas and T. Wood Paxton. Democratic candidates for nomina tion for Sheriff in the General Election in Novem ber. In the race on May 28th, Mr. Thomas polled 1,250 votes, while Mr. Paxton received 1,146. There were three other candidates in the running. More Progress Noted Smith Reynolds Foundation Makes $50,000 College Grant Brevard College has receiv a grant of 850,000 from the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation to assistant in the completion of its development program, ac cording to an announcement from President Emmett K. McCarty, Jr. “With two buildings under construction simultaneously, for the first time in the history of the college,” said President Mc Larty, “the 82,115,000 building program includes two more that will be complete within the next two years.” The Lena Sue Beam Hall, a dormitory that will house 180 students, will be ready for occupancy next Septem Methodists To Attend Conference Methodist leaders in Brevard and Transylvania county will at tend the Western North Caro lina conference of the Methodist church this weekend at Lake Junaluska. Rev. Brunson Wallace and Dr. David Lea will represent the Brevard Methodist church at the conference. Dr. Emmett K. McLarty and Rev. Ed C. Roy will represent Brevard College. Others from the college who are expected to attend will be Rev. Louis Miles and Rev. Nelson Adams. Rev. Zeno Wright will go on behalf of Rosman Methodist church, Seliea Methodist church, the Lake Toxaway Methodist church and English chapel. Rev. Joseph Reeves will rep resent S<. Timothy Methodist church. Dr. Cecil L. Heckard, super intendent of the Gastonia Dis trict, and Dr. Herman F. Dun can, superintendent of the North Wilkesboro District, will be host district superintendents. Dr. C, C. Herbert, Jr., pastor of First Methodist Church, Gas tonia, and the Rev. D. B. Aider man, pastor of Wilkesboro Methodist Church, will be the host pastors. The Conference Preacher this year will be Dr. William R. Can non, dean of the Candler School of Theology, Emory University. Dean Cannon will deliver his first sermon at noon June 9. He will preach twice on June 10—at noon and at 3:15 p.m. Two other special speakers —Turn to Page Seven ber. The building is named in honor of Mrs. C. Grier Beam of Cherryville. Mr. Beam is a member of the college Board of Trustees. The new Beam Administration Build ing, dedicated last May, was made possible by his match ing gift of $200,000. GrouncAvas brokr.W last week for the n<\ libray?* Expressly designed to be an adjunct to the teaching process, it will have all the conventional library facilities, and other features, such as: seminar rooms, group study rooms, faculty research cubicles, a small audio-visual auditorium, and exhibition walls. The present library will be renovated to become a Student Union. It will house the col lege store, recreational facili ties and be headquarters for many extra-curricular activi ties. A new food service building will be under construction by next spring, scheduled for use in the fall of 1967. It will be called the Meyers Dining Hall in honor of Albert G. Meyers, of Gastonia. The fourth building in the development program will be the Sims Educational Building which will complete the south campus quadrangle. It will be named in honor of the two sons of Mr. and Mrs. Allen H. Sims; Albert Harold and Ru fus Davis. Mr. Sims, who is president of the Citizens National Bank of Gastonia, has served as chairman of the college Board of Trustees since 1961. It has been under the leadership of Mr. Sims and President McLarty that the col lege undertook its current de velopment program. Demos To Ballot For Gill Thomas, Or Wood Paxton A run-off has been called in the Sheriff's race in Tran sylvania county between Gill 1 homas. the high man, and T. Wood Paxton, who was sec ond high in the five-candidate eintest in the Democratic Pri mary on May 28th. Mr. Paxton said he is call ing the run-off because of the insistance of many supporters. Due to the fact that there were several candidates in the race and the closeness of the vote, Mr. Paxton says his friends are convinced that the Primary vote does not give a true picture of the wishes of the Democratic voters. He has set up headquarters on East Main street opposite the Town Hall. In the Primary, Mr. Thomas received 1,250 votes, while Mr. Paxton was given 1,146 by the Democrats. Others in the race and the vcte they received are as fol lows: Paul Fisher - 502 Marvin Gaddy - 331 Charles Owen 241. Rural Community ^lubs Spearhead Roadside Efforts Something special is going on in the way of roadside clean-up and beautification in Western North Carolina. This is very much in evidence in 67 organized communities in 16 counties in the Western North Carolina Community De velopment Program that are competing in a special Roadside Improvement Contest this year. These communities are under taking to make an all-out effort to make their areas more attrac tive. Hundreds of loads of trash have already been removed —Turn to Page Four Elks To Hold Dance Saturday A Mr. and Mrs. Elks dance will be held Saturday night of this week at the Brevard Elks lodge, and Robert Y. Rhyne, the exalted ruler, urges all members to bring their wives to the event. Food will be served “a la carte*', and no admission will be charged. Four door prizes will bo awarded during the evening. Program Highlights More New Equipment is Installed At Radio WPNF Station officials of WPNF this week announced that the local station recently received a new master control console, and the new equipment has already been placed in operation. The station received the new control equipment from RCA in Camden, New Jersey. Recent purchase of this equip ment, plus the recent installa tion of a new 1,000 watt trans mitter at WPNF, represents a substantial outlay for new and improved facilities, and reflects the confidence of the stations’ stockholders in the continued growth of Brevard and Transyl vania County in the future. s; The station was granted per- «, mission to increase power from the previous 250 watts to 1,000 watts last fall. Installation of a new transmitter was completed in near-record time, and WPPlF began broadcasting with the increased power in mid-Decem ber, 1965. The control console just in stalled replaces the stations’ original control equipment, which was placed in service when the station when on —Torn to Page
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