WORK AT SILVERMONT PARK RECREATION CENTER —
Three photos (two above and one below) show work being done at
Silvermont Park, the new Transylvania County Recreation Center.
Photo on the left above is a new angle look (toward the southwest)
at the front of the beautiful old Silversteen mansion on East Main
Street, the home of the Recreation Department which was left to
the county for use as a recreation facility by Mrs. Dorothy S. BjerfiT,
daughter of the late Joseph 3. Silversteen, pioneer Transylvania
County industrialist. Photo on the right, above, shows the west Bide ;'ra
of the mansion and the area, background, where the tennis courts !,ni
are being built. Photo below is the area on the ea&t side of the •?
mansion where the picnic area is being built. (Times Staff Photos) nol
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Silvermont Park Recreation Center Major Construction Underway
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Begins Third Year With
Wide Range Of Activity
By - Cal Carpenter
With the awarding of all major contracts,
Silvermont Park on East Main Street, home of
the Department of Recreation, has begun con
struction on the major aspects of the park.
Contracts awarded in the 'past two weeks
include: Parking lot to Siniard Brothers; Three
tennis courts and comfort station to C. E.
Cochran Construction Co.; Electrical to Brevard
Electric Company; Plumbing to Fred Wilson of
Asheville; and Fencing to Sears.
LIGHTED TENNIS COURTS
In addition to the major contracts, all play
ground equipment has been ordered including
a unique Timberform play area and the picnic
table and grills.
Due to rising building costs, the Recreation
Commission asked for and received permission
from the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation to delete
a jogging path, paddle tennis courts and a multi
purpose court.
When completed, the park, however, will
have three lighted tennis courts, parking for
56 cars, six shuffleboard courts, two horse
shoe courts, 10 picnic sites and one shelter, a
tot lot for children, comfort station, and a
multipurpose court for such activities as bad
minton, volleyball and basketball.
TREE REMOVAL
Director Craig Freas of the Recreation De
partment has noticed concern over tree removal.
Only trees on the site of facilities have been re
moved along with those trees marked as dis
eased or dangerous by the Forest Service, he
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says. When all the facilities have been com
pleted the park will be landscaped and reseeded
to make it one that the citizens of Transylvania
County can be proud of, Mr. Freas says.
DEPARTMENT'S THIRD YEAR
The Transylvania County Department of
Recreation, beginning its third year of opera
tion is planning to- offer a wide variety of ac
tivities to the people of Transylvania.
Mr. Freas says that until the last few
months the Department has placed a major
emphasis on sports activities, but now hopes to
offer more programs in the areas of arts and
crafts, music, drama, nature activities and spe
cial countywide events.
COUNTY FACILITIES
The Department also hopes to start build
ing facilities throughout the county to bring
recreation closer to each citizen.
The various Community Development Clubs
have received recreational equipment from the
Department but hopes are that multi-purpose
courts can be built in conjunction with these
centers.
Along with the building of Silvermont
Park, it is hoped that a swimming pool to
serve the upper end of the county will be
ready for operation by next summer and a
couple of lighted ballfields can be built.
MANY ACTIVITIES
Along with such activities as mens softball
and basketball, Tee league baseball, youth
basketball and special events that use facilities
other than those of the Department, many ac
tivities of interest take place in the Recreation
center at Silvermont Park.
These activities include: Art Guild, Slim
nastics, Stamp Club, Rock Hound Club. Coun
cil of the Arts, Self Defense classes, Pottery
classes and Wildlife Association. The Bre
vard Little Theatre is also currently holding
rehearsals for its upcoming play on the third
floor at Silvermont.
Information on these classes or organiza
tions can be had by calling the Recreation De
partment at 883-2050.
Winter hours are 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
and 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.tn., Monday through
Friday. Beginning in May, the office will
open at 8:45 a.m.
The Department staff hopes that all citizens
will take advantage of programs it now offers
and those to come.
RECREATION COMMISSION
County leaders in the procurement of
property and establishment of the Recreation
Department have been former Recreation
Commission head, “Guis” Siniard, who ar
ranged for the donation of the Silversteen
property, to the county and charter Commis
sion members Bill Norris, Robert Stewart,
Charlie Russell, Robert Merrill, John Smart,
Grover Master son, and Ray Israel.
The present Recreation Commission is head*
ed by Joe McCall, with members Bill Norris,
Charlie Russell, Robert Stewart, Grover Master
son, Robert Merrill, Mrs. Pat Fuleihan, Mrs. Rae
Stoneback, James D. Tyson, James Blocker,
Dennis Wilde, and Bill Mayes.
Patient Workload Monitor Is Developed ,
By NASA From Space Program Experience
Technology derived from the
Apollo and Skylab programs
has been adapted by the
NASA Marshall Space Flight
Center, Huntsville, Ala., to pro
duce a new medical device
called a Mobile Automatic
Metabolic Analyzer (MAMA)
which will be used to meas
ure the amount of energy ex
pended by ambulatory patients.
This instrumentation provides
accurate measurements of me
tabolic activity of both normal
and severely disabled subjects
during actual working condi
tions. It will also be used to
gauge the progress of severely
disabled persons through the
several phases of their reha
bilitation training programs.
Hie unit was turned over to
the Spain Rehabilitation Cen
ter, University of Alabama
Medical School, Birmingham,
for evaluation. Presentation of
the unit was made at Marshall
by Dr. Rocco A. Petrone, Cen
ter director, to Dr. John Miller,
director of the Spain Rehabili
tation Center.
In the past, most metabolic
measurement has been limited
primarily to oxygen • consump
tion studies on young, healthy
males, either during stationary
activity or while walking on
the standard treadmill. Studies
of the severely disabled during
actual conditioning or retrain
ing programs are quite rare.
MAMA utilizes a metabolic
analyzer similar to the on.
gained by Marshall during the
development of the Lunar Hover
Vehicle used in the Apollo pro
gram.
The motorized cart and in
strumentation system will en
able rehabilitation doctors and
physical therapists to gather
accurate workload information.
The instrumentation consists
primarily of a mass spectro
meter which provides a con
tinuous record of the amount of
oxygen consumed, the carbon
dioxide produced and the ni
trogen and moisture exchang
ed. Additionally, inspiratory
and expiratory volumes are re
corded, as well as pulse rates
and patient speed.
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Permanent, full time, production employees now need
ed for evening and night shifts. Most departments
presently working 6 days per week and those applying
need to be available to work this schedule.
No rotating shifts or scheduled Sunday work.
wages, pension plan, paid holidays and vacation, ~rm
pany paid insurance program for employees.
Please call or stop by our Personnel Office for further
information - Phone 862-4215. Office hours are 8:00
&,m* m*t0 4:30 pan. Monday thru Friday or at other
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