TRANSYLVANIA
IS . . .
An Industrial, Tourist,
Educational, Agricul
tural and Music Cen
ter. Population 15,321.
The Transylvania Times
A State And National Prize-Winning A. B. C. Newspaper
TRANSYLVANIA
IS . . .
The Land of Waterfalls,
Mecca for Summer
Camps, Entrance to
Pisgah National Forest
and Home of Brevard
Music Festival.
Vol. 64, No. 18
★ SECTION ONE ★ BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1953
k 18 PAGES TODAY ★
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Beginning Of Installation Of Telephone Cable To Rosman
Work has been started on the installation of the telephone cable from Brevard to Rosman and the
line and the Rosman exchange are expected to be in operation during ’53. Inter-toll dialing will be used
for the Rosman exchange, and there will be no charge for calls to and from Brevard and Rosman. Up
permost in the picture on the telephone pole is Lawton Houston and Erwin Holden can be noted catch
ing a piece of equipment being thrown up from the ground crew. From left to right on the ground are:
John Hoover, Max Wilson, plant superintendent, Charles Pickelsimer, Jr., and Carroll Merrill. (Times
Staff Photo)
County's Elected Board Of Education
Takes Office, Chairman Is Re-Elected
District Committeemen Are
Chosen. Other Action
Is Taken
With the general assembly at Ra
leigh declaring the election of the
board of education in Transylvania
as final, the five members who
■were elected last November were
sworn into office by Clerk of Court
Marvin McCall at a special call
meeting Tuesday evening.
Dr. J. F. Zachary was re-elected
chairman of the board on motion
by F. S. Best and seconded by Mrs,
R. E. Matthews. Other members of
the board include Homer McCall
and Harry F. Morgan.
The board elected the following
as district committeemen:
District 1 — S. E. Varner, Jr.,
Pat Allison and George Shuford.
District 2—Hosea Lee, Lawrence
Whitmire and Mickler Lusk.
Mr. Varner and Mr. Shuford re
place Frank Patton and John L,
Wilson, while Mr. Whitmire suc
ceeds Leander Gillespie. By unani
mous consent, the board expressed
appreciation for the long and faith
ful service of Mr. Patton, Mr. Wil
son and Mr. Gillespie.
In a motion made by Mr. Morgan
and seconded by Mr. Best, it was
decided to continue the practice of
notifying all teachers as to the
status of their re-elections.
Friday evening, May 15, at 8:00
o’clock was set for the next meeting
of the board at which time a coun
ty superintendent will be elected.
The five-man board succeeds the
previously appointed board of three
persons, and this is the first group
to be elected by the people.
CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, April 30 — The Math-
atasian club meets at 3:30 with Mrs.
Juanita Kimzey. Sarah Taylor Meth
odist circle meets at 8 p. m. with
Mrs. H. W. Sigmon.
Friday, May 1 — Kiwanis club
meets at 7 p. m. in Gaither’s Rho
dodendron room. Masonic meeting
in temple at 7:30. Kids party at
American Legion, 7:30-9 o’clock.
Saturday, May 2 — May Day at
the college on lawn, beginning at 4
p. m.
Sunday, May 3 — Attend the
church of your choice.
Monday, May 4 — Lee’s rides re
turn to Brevard. Presbyterian Men’s
club meeting at 6:30 in church.
American Legion election of offi
cers at 8 p. m.
Tuesday, May 5 — City election.
Baptist men’s fellowship supper, 7
P- m. in Gaither’s Rhododendron
room.
Wednesday, May 6 — Presbyteri
an family supper in church, 6:30
o clock. WOW meet in hall at 8
o clock.
Home Demonstration Clubs In
County Join In Observance
Transylvania county women are
joining hands with 5^/^ million
Home Demonstration club members
around the world in the celebration
of National Week, May 1-8, based
on the theme, “Today’s Home
Builds Tomorrow’s World.”
Local clubwomen began their ac
tivities in observance of the week
Wednesday when a large group
went on an ail-day tour of gardens
in Tryon and Spartanburg, S. C.
Community clean-ups is a must
in the observance of National HD
week and each club is sponsoring
the improvement of lawns, build
ings and roadsides during the week.
An exhibit of Swedish darning
by the clubs will be on display in a
Brevard store window, and Anne
Benson Priest, home agent, asks
that all women who have done this
work lend their articles for exhibit
ing.
Climaxing HD club week for the
club members of the third district
will be the federation meeting next
Friday, May 8, at 10 a. m. ii^ the
P'irst Methodist church of Hender
sonville. A large number of Tran
sylvania county women will com
prise the local delegation.
Perkins Oil Company
Buys Esso Business
Formation of the Perkins Oil Co.
is announced in this issue by
George T. Perkins and his son,
George T. Perkins, Jr.
The new concern has acquired
the physical assets and goodwill of
R. G. Taylor, wholesale and retail
dealer in Esso products.
All business of the new concern
will be conducted in the office of
Brevard Laundry and Coal Co., the
owners state.
A large delegation from Tran
sylvania county is expected to at
tend the Third District Federation
meeting of Home Demonstration
club members in Hendersonville at
the First Methodist church, Friday,
May 8.
The program will get underway
at 10 a. m. and guest speaker will
be Arthur Stupka, naturalist for
the National Parks service.
Any local woman who wishes to
make the trip should contact the
president of her local club.
The Transylvania county chorus
will render several numbers.
Reports will be made by Mrs. E.
H. Mackey on the work of the wom
en, and by Miss Dot Osteen on 4-H
club progress.
Mrs. R. L. Cansler, of Pisgah For
est, is first vice president of the
federation, and Mrs. Joe Norman,
Lamb’s Creek, is historian.
Luncheon will be served by the
Henderson county club members.
Mayor Ford Wins In Primary, Board
Is Nominated For Election Tuesday
LOCAL DEBATING
TEAMS WIN THE
WEST DISTRICT
Both Groups To Compete In
The State Finals This
Week In Chapel Hill
Both the affirmative and nega
tive debating teams of Brevard high
school won out last Friday in the
western district finals at Boone
and are eligible to compete in
state finals in Chapel Hill.
Brevard is the only town in the
state to send both the affirmative
debaters and the negative debaters
into the state finals, which will be
held this week end.
Principal R. T. Kimzey, in con
gratulating the teams, said it was
the first time both the affirmative
and negative had won in the dis
trict. Two years ago one of the
teams won out and went into the
state finals.
Debating for Brevard high
the negative team were John Ed
ward Cox and Jim Kimzey, while
Billie Jean Cansler and Ray Talley
make up the affirmative debaters,
Joan Teague accompanied them as
an alternate on the trip.
Due to the fact that young Talley
is sick. Miss Teague will go to
Chapel Hill.
Mrs. Harry Clark is coach for
the debaters, which have made out-
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LEFS RIDES TO
RETURN MONDAY
Lions Will Get Share Of Pro
ceeds To Add To Blind
Fimd Program
Lee’s riding devices will return
to Brevard Monday for a week’s
engagement. The rides will be in
operation each afternoon and
ning, Monday through Saturday,
and will be located on North
Broadway next to 0. K. Rubber
Welders Co.
The rides are being sponsored
again this year by the Brevard
Lions and the club’s share of the
proceeds will be added to the
blind fund.
Mr. Lee has been bringing his
rides to Brevard for a number of
years and they are popular with the
children and adults. He has no
shows of any kind.
Local Lions will again assist
with the sale of tickets.
*^Coronation Of A Queen^^ Theme
Of May Day At College Saturday
“The Coronation of a Queen”
will be the theme of Brevard
college May Day Saturday after
noon when Annie Lou Allison, of
Old Fort, reigning monarch is
crowned by President Robert H.
Stamey.
Festivities begin at 4:00 o’clock
under the direction of Miss
Louise Mosely, with Carolyn B.
Freeman serving as student di
rector.
In keeping with the Coronation
year, the' pomp and glory of the
pageant will be carried out in
WPNE Program Highlights
Rosemary Thompson Awarded $32.50
On WPNF’s "Chest 0' Silver” Program
Rosemary Thompson, Brevard
junior high school student, was
awarded $32.50 on WPNF’s Chest
O’ Silver program on Tuesday aft
ernoon, Dave Sherrill, program di
rector, announces.
This unique program is heard
each Tuesday and Thursday after
noon at 4:30 o’clock, and listeners
are asked to identify the file num
bers of the nation’s top tunes.
Mutual’s “Game of the Day” con
tinues to highlight WPNF sports
programming. Thursday’s game fea
tures the Cincinnati Reds at Brook
lyn and the May Day game will pit
the National league’s bitterest ri
vals, the St. Louis Cardinals and the
“Gynts” of New York. Paul Rich
ards “Go-Go” White Sox battle the
world champion Yankees in Comis-
ky park on Saturday. On Monday
the Cincinnati Reds meet the New
York Giants; Tuesday finds the Chi
cago Cubs in Philadelphia with the
“not so futile” Phillies, and on
Wednesday it’s a tussle of the sox
—the Red Sox vs. the White Sox—
Boston and Chicago, from Comisky
park in Chicago.
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costumes, decorations, music and
dancing.
In Miss Allison’s court are
Carolyn Freeman, Irvington, N.
J., maid of honor; attendants,
Frances Davidson, Murphy; Jane
Bishop, Brevard; Carolyn Throw
er, Belmont; Molly Primm, Char
lotte; Imogene Dickson, Brevard;
Betty George, Brevard; Betty Lee
Starnes, Monroe and Jane Ed
wards, Charlotte; flower girl, lit
tle Becky Roy and crown bear
er, Ken Stamey.
The pageant of dances per
formed for the enjoyment of the
Queen will represent the various
countries of the British Empire—
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Placing Emphasis
On ‘Clean-Up Week’
While “clean-up” is a year-
’round job in any community,
special emphasis is being placed
on “Clean-Up, Fix-Up” in Bre
vard at this time.
Mayor John A. Ford urges all
citizens to tune in with the spirit
of spring and add new beauty to
the home, shop or office.
Special work is being done on
vacant lots, and the mayor
makes a plea for owners of
property to clean-up and tidy-up
their premises. The town trucks
are hauling debris away each
day, and city officials urge citi
zens to place it along the curb.
Official Returns Of I
Brevard Primary 1
MAYOR
Ford 548
Henson 304
Paxton ^_129
Total - ^
ALDERMEN
Roland 689
Tinsley 572
Henderson 571
Lyda 549
Sharp 525
Melton 522
Stephens 467
Perkins 389
Doyle 375
Total 4649
Nominated Mayor
JOHN A. FORD, mayor of Bre
vard, was nominated to succeed
himself in the Brevard primary
election here on Monday. He de
feated two opponents, Fred Hen
son and T. Wood Paxton, and he
will be unopposed in the general
election next Tuesday. ’
Evangelistic Services Here,
Religious Emphasis Week At
College Slated Simultaneously
Here For Week
REV. A. McK. REYNOLDS,
pastor of Main Street Methodist
church, of Danville, Va., wiU con
duct the special United Evange
listic mission at the First Meth
odist church here and Religious
Emphasis week at Brevard col
lege. The public is invited to the
services during the mornings
next week at the college, and to
evening services at the church.
Baptist Fellowship
Club Meets Tuesday
The Baptist Men’s Fellowship
club will meet Tuesday night, May
5, in Gaither’s Rhododendron room
at 7:00 o’clock.
All members are invited to at
tend, and following the dinner, the
group will visit the Brevard fire
department.
Virginia Minister Will Con
duct Events. Public In
vited To Attend
Evangelistic services and Brevard
college Religious Emphasis week
are being held jointly beginning
Sunday morning at 11 o’clock at
the First Methodist church. Ser
vices will be held at the church
each evening through Friday at
7:30 o’clock and at Brevard college
chapel each morning at 9 o’clock.
The public is cordially invited to
the services both on the campus
and at church.
These services are a portion of
the United Methodist Evangelistic
Mission which is being held in all
Methodist churches throughout the
world. Visitation- evangelism by the
laymen will be conducted simul
taneously with the services at the
church.
The Rev. A. McK. Reynolds, pas
tor of the Main Street Methodist
church in Danville, Va., will be the
guest evangelist. Mr. Reynolds is a
gi’aduate of Randolph-Macon col
lege and Union Theological Semi
nary, and has had wide experience
in the field of evangelism.
Music is under the direction of
Mrs. Louise P. Miller, and the sen
ior choir will sing at all of the ser
vices except Sunday evening, when
the junior choir under the direc
tion of Miss Ann Smith will sing,
The lay evangelistic mission will be
under the direction of Robert F,
Andrews, Jr.
NOW IN NEW YORK
Adelaide Van Wey is on a two-
weeks’ business trip to New York
City where she is keeping radio,
television and recording appoint
ments before returning to Brevard,
Doings of the Legislature
Local Bills Are Ratified; Republicans
May Oppose Bond issue For Schools
By STAFF WRITER
Among the local bills ratified
last week were those providing for
the publication of yearly financial
statements of the county commis
sioners, the board of education and
the welfare department.
The legislature also passed the
bill making the election of the
board of education in Transylvania
final, and the newly elected board,
which was chosen in the general
election last November, was sworn
in Tuesday evening by Clerk of
Court Marvin McCall.
Other bills ratified by the legis
lature related to the county his
torical commission.
Rep. Ralph Fisher announced in
Raleigh that it was possible the Re
publicans of the state will oppose
the $50,000,000 school bond issue,
enacted last week, because they
have been denied a voice in school
matters. He was quoted as having
said:
“For 50 years the minority of the
people of North Carolina have run
the schools. My argument is that
the colored people and the Repub-
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1,070 VOTES ARE
CAST ON MONDAY,
ROUND HIGH MAN
Tinsley, Henderson, Lyda
And Sharp Also Win Out.
Counting Slow
RETURNS OFFICIAL
A total of 1,070 Brevard
voters turned out Monday in
the primary election to name
a mayor and a board of al
dermen.
John A. Ford was re-elected over
two opponents, Fred Henson and
T. Wood Paxton. Mayor Ford re
ceived 548 votes, while Mr. Henson
polled 304, and Mr. Paxton 129
votes.
The general election, which is
strictly a matter of formality, will
be held next Tuesday, May 5th, in
the courtroom of the court house
here. The polls will open at 6:30
a. m., and will close at 6:30 p. m.
Dr. E. 0. Roland, Brevard op
tometrist, led the ticket in the al-
dermanic race Monday by polling
votes. J. H. Tinsley, incumbent,,
was second high man with 572
votes.
Henry R. Henderson ran a close
third with 569 votes, while Few
Lyda was fourth with 550.
C. R. Sharp, incumbent, nosed
out W. M. Melton, another member
of the present board by three votes.
Mr. Sharp had 525 votes, while Mr.
Melton was sixth with 522 votes..
Five men comprise the town
board of aldermen.'
There were three other candi
dates in the race for the board of
aldermen, and they received the
following vote: Carl Stephens 457,
George T. Perkins, Jr., 389, and
Mrs. Ethelyn Doyle 375.
Counting out of the ballots was
delayed, and it was nearly 2:00
o’clock Tuesday morning when Reg
istrar George Justus signed the of
ficial returns of the election.
Judges in the elections are Mrs.
W. A. Wilson and Mrs. John An
derson. Mrs. W. F. Short is clerk.
N. A. Miller, secretary of the
election board, declared the returns
official on Wednesday.
COUNCIIMAYBUY
CAMP SITE HERE
Girl Scout Officials Favor
ing Lake McFarlane In
East Fork Area
Lake McFarlane, an ideal camp
site in the East Fork section of
Transylvania, is being strongly con
sidered by the Pisgah Girl Scout
council as a camp to serve the sev
en-county organization.
Formerly, the council has rented*
the Optimist Youth camp on South
Toe river. However, this site will'
be used this year, and negotiations
are underway to purchase the Mc
Farlane Lake site, which is approxi
mately eight miles southwest of
Brevard.
Year-round camping facilities
are planned at the Transylvania:
site.
Pending action on the proposed
purchase May 30 by the full coun
cil and development of the area,
the Girl Scout camping program
will be operated locally through day
camps.
Julian A. Salomon of New York
City, camp consultant of national
Girl Scout headquarters, will bd
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Legionnaires Will
Elect Officers
On Monday Night
Transylvania legionnaires will
elect officers on Monday night.
Commander Charles B. Disher
announces the election to follow a
supper at the legion building from
6;30 to 7:30 o’clock. The meeting
will get underway promptly at 8:00
o’clock, and the commander urges •
all members to attend.
There are 620 members of the
Monroe Wilson post. No. 88, and'
the post is recognized as being one
of the most acti've in North Caro
lina.