THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
A State And National Prize - Winning A. B. C. Newspaper
Vol. 80 — No. 16
SECOND CLASS POSTAGE
•AID AT 3REVARD. N. C.
ZIP CODE 28712
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1967
★ 24 PAGES TODAY ★
PUBLIC SERVANTS at the
Transylvania County Library take
time out to pose for a picture during
National Library week. They espec
Wly invite the public to visit the
Library at this time and at all times
during the year. Seated at the right
is Mrs. Lehman Kapp, the librarian,
and part - time workers, standing,
from left to right, are: Mrs. James
Curwen, Mrs. E. F. Tilson and Mrs.
Earle O. Bryant.
rriends Are Busy
Importance Of Library Cited
During National Observance
A library is a busy place
the year around. During Na
tional Library Week the im
portance and the resources
of local libraries are stressed
all over the country.
Do you have a library card?
If not, stop at the Transylvt.
County Library, today and 8 f
one. Free to you and obtainable
immediately, it is a key to in
formation, education and re
laxation.
There is in the library,
something for everyone . . .
Books on how to do things
and how to build things;
books about history—local,
|ional and national; books
'hobbies of all sorts; a won
derful collection of childrens’
arks.
There is almost no end to
the information the library can
supply.
In addition the local library
can send to the State library
for books on loan. We are fortu
nate in having an efficient and
dedicated staff serving in the
library on a part time basis
under the direction of Mrs. Leh
man Kapp.
They will be happy to have
you stop in today and make
of the full services of
w>ur library. You will be glad
Au did. It is also an attractive
W pleasant place to spend
some time.
In connection with National
Library Week, Mrs. George
Dysart, local chairman, reminds
all interested people to attend
the program sponsored by
Friends of the Library, featur
ing the well known author
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NLRB Says
All Objections Of Union To
Election At Olin Overruled
'«* *
Olin Mathieson Chemical
Corporation at Pisgab Forest
received a decision from the
National Labor Relations
Board, Washington, D. C., on
Monday, April 17th, overrul
ing all of the objections by
the UPP to the union election
held for hourly employees of
the Ecusta Paper and Film di
visions on February 17th and
18th, 1967. The Board also cer
tified the election in which
the employees rejected the
union by a 2 to 1 majority.
The United Papermakers
and Paperworkers had filed an
objection to the election on
three charges. They contended
that the employer engaged in
material misrepresentations of
Demos To Meet
Saturday At 2
A Democratic meeting will be
held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday,
April 22nd, at the Court House
in Brevard, according to an an
nouncement from Chairman of
the Eecutive Committee The
odore E. Reid.
All Democrats are invited to
attend.
Receives Another Prize
Glenda Emerson's Essay Is
Now Winner In Zone 6, Lions
Miss Glenda Emerson, route
1, Penrose, a senior at the Bre
vard senior high school and
winner of the local Lions Club
Peace Essay contest was noti
fied Sunday by Ray Burgin,
president of the Brevard club,
that her essay was the winner
in Zone 6 of District 31A and
that for this victory she would
be granted $50 in cash and
would be entered for competi
tion on the district level.
If Miss Emerson wins on this
level, she will be entitled to
enter the contest on the state
level en route to the grand prize
of $25,000 which is being grant
ed by Lions International.
“The contest was sponsored
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fact within the 24-hour period
preceding the ejection, that
throughout the election cam
paign the employer conducted
a systematic written propagan
da program implying threats to
job security and reduced bene
fits, and that the employer
granted improvements in in
surance benefits and other
changes to influence the out
come of the election.
Following an investigation
of these charges the Regional
Representative in Winston
Salem, recommended to the
National Labor Relations
Board that the objections be
overruled and that the elec
tion be certified.
At the election 1,235 employ
ees voted against representa
tion by the union and 677 vot
ed for the UUP.
Of the 2,007 members of
production and maintenance
departments eligible to vote,
over 97 per cent voted. This
was the fifth unsuccessful at
tempt by a union to organize
Olin employees at Pisgah For
est.
Deadlines In
Town Election
This Friday
With the Town election set
for May 2nd, political talk
around town is quiet.
And deadlines for registra
tion and filing are set for this
Friday, April 21st.
As The Times went to press
Wednesday at noon, Mayor
Raymond F. Bennett was un
opposed in his bid for re
election.
Two Board members, W. Da
vid Sams and David Norton, are
also seeking re-election.
All three men said that
their reason for filing was
that they felt themselves to
be a part of a forward-looking
administration that had been
working smoothly together in
the best interests of the Town
of Brevard.
There are several projects
that have been planned and
started, but presently unfin
ished, and they said that they
would like to see them com
pleted.
They further felt that their
familiarity with these projects
would be helpful.
There are three vacancies
on the Board in this election,
and the third man who has
entered the race is Robert L.
Johnson, traffic manager of
Olin Mathieson Chemical cor
poration, Pisgah Forest.
A native of Hendersonville,
Mr. Johnson has lived in Bre
vard since 1951.
He is a member of the Bre
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By - Fred Reiter
The weather bureau’s five
day forecast for the Carolinas
calls for temperatures to aver
age near normal, which means
about 70 for a daily high and
in the 'middle-40’s for low tem
perature.
Rainfall should total no more
than a half inch, occurring as
scattered showers or thunder
showers. Rainfall during the
past week totalled only .40
inch, on Thursday and Friday.
The week’s high temperature
was Sunday’s 83-degrees, while
19 was the low on Wednesday
morning.
The week’s temperatures and
precipitation follows:
Wednesday_ 68 39 0.00 1
High Low Prec. i
Friday _.
Saturday
Sunday .
Monday .
fuesday
fhursday
56 52 0.18
67 52 0.22
82 60 0.00
83 40 0.00
82 49 0.00
80 45 0.00
two Educational Leaders To Fill
Local Post, Resignations Received
Helton Leaving,
Cudd Stepping
Down From Job
Two resignations in the
leadership of the Transylva
nia school system are an
ncunced today by the Board
of Education.
S. II. Helton, superintendent
to the Board, has tendered his
letter of resignation, as did
Forrest B. Cudd, principal of
Brevard Elementary schools
since 1951.
Both resignations are effec
tive as of June 30th, of this
year.
Afler concluding with a
summary of the progress that
has been made in the school
system during the past year,
Mr. Helton says:
“Please accept my sincere
thanks for your dedicated ser
vice to and loyal support of
the Transylvania county
schools.
“You have certainly given
many long, hard and effec
tive hours to better schools in
our county.
“I wish for you and the
schools every success in the
future and may your work
load become lighter.”
Mr. Cudd Writes
Principal Cudd said that he
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NAMED TO FILL important posts in the
Transylvania school system are the two men above,
and the two below have resigned. Top left is Dr.
Richard E. Robinson, of Asheville, the new Super
intendent, and right is Harry C. Corbin, of Frank
lin, the new principal at Brevard senior high school.
At the left, below, is S. H. Helton, whp has resign
ed as Superintendent, and at the right, below, is
Forrest B. Cudd, who is stepping down as principal
at Brevard elementary school.
Continued Progress
Du Pout’s Photo Products
Observing 5th Anniversary
This year signals the fifth
anniversary of the arrival of
the Du Pont Photo Products
Department in Brevard — an
anniversary being celebrated
to the accompaniment of a
multimillion - dollar construc
tion program which will mean
more jobs for Transylvania
county.
Five years ago this month in
kpril, 1962, the first official of
he Photo Products department
irrived for assignment at the
Irevard plant. In marking the
ive-year birthday of a new in
lustry, it seems appropriate to
)oth review and look ahead in
issessing this community’s un
isual relationship with two
)u Pont departments.
Du Pont came to Transyl
vania county in 1956, pur
chasing a 10,500-acre tract of
wooded mountain area ap
proximately 15 miles south of
Brevard. It was announced
that a plant would be con
structed there to produce hy
perpure semiconductor sili
con for the electronics in
dustry. The remoteness of the
location from other indus
trial plants, assuring purity
of air and water for manu
facturing purposes, was a
prime consideration in selec
tion of the site.
By 1958, this plant was com
pleted and began operations.
Dedication ceremonies were at
tended by Governor Luther S.
Hodges and a full complement
of state and company dignita
ries. About 200 persons were
employed in the operation, and
the excellent quality of the
product made there was rec
onized by customers throughout
the world.
But by 1962, a number of
business factors had depress
Survey Reveals
15.9 % Of Local Revenue Said Federal
How great an influence do
Federal dollars have in the
operation of the Transylvania
county government?
How much of the money
needs of the local area — for
roads, schools, police and fire
protection, welfare and the like
—come from this source? Ap
proximately $774,000, it is es
timated.
Broad studies made by the
Tax Foundation, the Depart
ment of Commerce and the
National Industrial Confer
ence Board show that city and
county governments in North
Carolina, as well as in most
other parts of the country, re
ly heavily on Federal funds.
This is based upon a break
down of the total revenues of
each state and its localities and
a determination of thhe sources
of these revenues. It assumes
that there is an equitable dis
tribution within the state of the
money received from the gov
eminent.
The figures show that ap
proximately 15.9 cents out of
every dollar of revenue avail
able to Transylvania County
to carry on its functions and
provide necessary services
comes from Washington, di
rectly or indirectly.
In the State of North Caro
lina, the total receipts of all
levels of government, state and
local, in fiscal year 1965 aver
aged $277 per resident, the
Commerce Department reports.
Of this amount, $44 are
listed as coming from Federal
funds, $50 from property
taxes, $138 from other taxes
and $45 from special assess
ments, tolls and miscellane
ous charges.
There is considerable varia
tion, from state to state, in the
size of these Federal grants.
The smallest amount, $32 per
capita, goes to New Jersey. Ex
cept for Alaska, the biggest
beneficiary is Wyoming, with
$234 per capita The national
average is $57.
The Tax Foundation con
tends that the growing size
and complexity of grants made
by greater to lesser govern
mental bodies poses a threat
to the fiscal well-being and
independence of the smaller
units, which depend on the
higher government’s largesse.
State and local governments
need and feel compelled to ac
cept Federal funds when ob
tainable, even though they may
have to modify their operations
to meet Federal requirements.
Despite this, local commu
nities have had to turn more
and more to Federal and
state sources for money, it is
noted, “because their own
effective power to raise the
necessary revenue has lag
ged.”
ed the market for silicon, and
Du Pont found itself facing
an entirely unsatisfactory eco
nomic situation. At the end
of November of that year, the
company announced its inten
tion to withdraw from the sili
con business.
It could have been a dark
day for Du Pont and the many
residents of the area who were
employed at the plant. But in
spite of a non-profitable ven
ture, the Du Pont company had
learned that the people of
Western North Carolina were
a definite asset to a modern
chemical company and that the
community was interested in
industrial growth. Other de
partments of the company were
notified of the opportunity
available at the Brevard site.
As a result, Du Pont was
able to announce that a new
business would come to Bre
vard at the same time it an
nounced that the silicon op
eration would be discontinu
ed. The community was in
formed that facilities for man
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Dr. Robinson
!s The New
Superintendent
Two key positions in the
administration of the Trans
ylvania School system were
tilled this week by the Board
of Education.
Dr. Richard E. Robinson,
assistant superintendent of
Asheville City schools, will be
come the new Superintend
ent of the Board of Educa
tion in Transylvania county.
Harry C. Corbin, principal
of Franklin high school, will
become the new principal at
Brevard senior high school.
Members of the Transylva
nia Board of Education said
they were indeed fortunate in
securing two men with such
rutstanding records in the
field of educational adminis
tration for the local positions.
State officials at Raleigh
highly recommended both Dr.
Robinson and Mr. Corbin to
the Transylvania Board.
It has been the intent of the
Board to secure the best qual
ified men possible, and the
members feel that both Dr.
Robinson and Mr. Corbin can
give outstanding leadership in
the adminstration of the
Transylvania school system.
Dr. Robinson
Dr. Robinson is a graduate of
Lincolnton high school, in Lin
eolnton and attended BtevadT
College. He entered the Air j
Force in 1943 and graduated
from Catawaba College in 1948.
He taught at Mt. Holly high
school from 1948 to 1949 before
entering Appalachian State
Teachers College where he
graduated in 1950 with a Master I
of Arts degree.
He also taught in Winston- .
Salem and Salisbury city schools j
and he has been principal in j
Salisbury and Asheville.
He entered the University of j
Tennessee in 1961 and graduat- j
ed in 1963 with a Doctorate of j
Education degree. He has serv- !
ed as assistant superintendent !
of Asheville City schools until j
the present time.
Dr. Robnison is very active
in the Methodist church where
he has served as a teacher, Sun
day school superintendent,
chairman of the Commission on
Education, and Associate Lay
Speaker for Lay Speakers in
the Asheville district. He is a
member of the Lions club and
lists his hobbies as being golf
and spectator sports.
Dr. Robinson is married to
the former Ann Goodman, of
Richfield, and they have three
children: Rickie, 16; Sherry, 14,
and Krissie, 12.
Mrs. Robinson is a former
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On Tuesday Night
John Huggins Installed As 5
New President Of Jaycees
John Huggins, principal at
Brevard junior high school, was
installed as the new president
of the Brevard Jaycees at their
regular meeting Tuesday night
at Berry’s restaurant.
He succeeds Charles Weiss as
president of the local young
men’s civic group.
Other newly elected ofifeers
installed Tuesday night include
the following: Tern Bridges,
first vice president; Joe O’Neil,
second vice president; Sieve
Morrison, secretary; and Ike
Royal, treasurer.
Elected to serve on the board
of directors and also installed
Tuesday were Ted Evans, A1
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