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TRANSYLVANIA IS . . . The Land of Waterfalls, Mecca for Summer Camps, Entrance to Pisgah National Forest and Home of Brevard vlusic Festival. The Transylvania Times A State And National Prize-Winning A. B. C. Newspaper TRANSYLVANIA IS . . . An Industrial, Tourist Educational, Agricul tural and Music Cen ter. Population 15,321. Vol. 61; No. 2 ★ SECTION ONE * BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1951 ★ 18 PAGES TODAY ★ PUBLISHED WEEKLY! March Of Dimes Drive Opens Here Monday EXTENSIVE PLANS BEING MADE FOR POLIO CAMPAIGN Kiwanis Club Is In Charge. J. O. Wells Is The Gen eral Chairman QUOTA INCREASED The March of Dimes campaign, designed to raise money to combat polio and to continue research into the cause of the disease, will open in Transylvania county and other parts of the nation on Monday. Again this year the local Kiwanis club is sponsoring the drive in this county and J. O. Wells is directing the effort here. The quota for this county has been raised $1,000, making the total sought in the drive $5,000. The national goal is $50,000,000. Mr. Wells said yesterday that coin receptacles would be placed in business houses throughout the county and that a dime board would be operated on the square jn January 20 and again on the 27th. Tne president s Dan win mn be held this year, Mr. Wells said, because too large a percentage of the receipts would be absorbed by the cost of staging it. Mr. Wells yesterday urged the utmost liberality in giving to the polio campaign. He stated that in 1950 there were about 54,000 polio patients who received financial help through the 2,822 chapters of the National Foundation for Infan tile Paralysis. Thirty thousand of these were victims from previous years, including 17,000 from 1949, the worst polio year in history. The others helped by the March of Dimes money were the four out of five of 1950’s more than 30,000 cases. “This crippling disease,” Mr. —Turn to Page Five INSTALL AYCOCK KIWAN1S PREXY f Walker Is In Charge Of In stallation. Plans Made For Annual Drive James F. Aycock was installed as president of the Brevard Ki wanis club at the last regular meet ing by E. L. Walker of Forest City, who was in charge of the instal lation ceremonies. Mr. Aycock succeeds T. E. Reid, and other officers installed were: Dean J. J. Stevenson, vice presi dent; J. O. Wells, treasurer and C. M. Douglas, secretary. In addition to the officers, other directors are: Melvin Gillespie, Julian A. Glazener, Lewis Hamlin, Ray Hooper, Don Jenkins, Randal Lyday and Ernest Tilson. Following the meeting, the di rectors made plans for the annual polio drive, which is sponsored here by the Kiwanis club. CALENDAR OF EVENTS 9 Thursday, Jan. 11 — Rotary club meets at Coffee shop at 7 o’clock. Board of directors, Brevard Music Festival, with Mrs. Eric Rawls at 7:30 p. m. Masonic meeting in hall at 8 o’clock. Jaycettes meet at col lege with Mrs. Bruce Livengood hostess, 8 o’clock. Friday, Jan. 12 — Methodist men to entertain college football tpam, 7 p. m. Brevard High vs. Rosman High, Brevard auditorium, 7 p. m. Saturday, Jan. 13 — Teen-age party in American Legion building, 8 o’clock. Sunday, Jan. 14 — Attend the church of your choice. Monday, Jan. 15 — Polio cam paign for 1951 opens. Doctors reg ister at draft board office. Wednesday, Jan. 17 — Booth open in Matfie’s to take reserva tions for play, 4 to 6 p. m. In stallation of WOW officers, 8 p. m. Talley Brothers Popular Gospel Singers Although they look rather young for the popularity that has come their way, RAY and BUD TALLEY have won first place in every amateur contest they have entered with their singing of gospel and spiritual songs. In the North Carolina state contest at Reynolds auditorium, Winston-Salem, they won grand prizes, and have booked appearances on Grand Ole Opry, Nashville, Tenn., Atlanta, Ga., Hunts ville, Ala., and in Winston-Salem. During their summer vacations the boys toured the southeastern states, appearing on television sta tion WFAA in Dallas, Tex., as well as making personal and radio appearances. They are the sons of Mr. amd Mrs. Holland Talley, of Penrose. (Times Staff Photo.) Carl Sandburgs New Folk Song Collection Pays High Tribute To Adelaide Van Ways Album BMI Publishes “New Ameri can Songbag.” Has Fore word By Author By STAFF WRITER A significant contribution to the nation’s folk musical literature is Carl Sandburg’s “New Ameri can Songbag,” a publication re leased this month by Broadcast Music, Inc., in which the famed literary man pays high tribute to Brevard’s Adelaide Van Wey. The pre-publication copy of this collection of American folk music has been sent out early to radio stations and was received by Sta tion WPNF last week. Carl Sandburg, one of the truly great literary men of his time, writes a lengthy foreword to his book in which he pays tribute to the country’s most outstanding singers and collectors of folk bal lads. Written from his Connemara Farm at Flat Rock in September, 1950, it is a concise report bit the popularity of folk songs during the last decade and the men and wo men who have made them one of this country’s most prized heritages. About Adelaide Van Wey, Mr. Sandburg has this to say: “An hour with Adelaide Van Wey’s album of ‘Creole Songs’ and a —Turn to Page Four MYSTERY DRAMA IN COURT HOUSE, DATES CHANGED “Night Of January 16th” Will Be Given On Next Friday And Saturday In order to give more people an opportunity to attend the second Brevard Little Theatre produc tion, “Night of January 16th,” the dates have been changed to Friday and Saturday, January 19th and 20th, in place of the original ly announced dates of Thursday and Friday. Rehearsals move into the final week for this courtroom mystery d^ama, that promises to have all the real life thrills and chills of a murder trial. Clinton Tutterow, Brevard col lege student, who played the de fense attorney, has been called back into service and Robroy Far quhar, professional director and actor, has taken this role. Since there are a limited num ber of seats in the Brevard court —Turn to Page Eight WPNF Program Highlights Local Man Wins Savings Bond On MBS Program, Newscasts Are Added Lehmann Kapp, accountant at the Ecusta Paper corporation, receiv ed a $25 savings bond from the Mu tual Broadcasting System yesterday for submitting a prize-winning question that was used recently on “Reporter’s Round-Up” heard each Tnursday night over WPNF. Mr. Kapp’s question was “Do you not believe that a system of en forced savings, such as compulsory purchase of savings bonds would not be preferable to confiscatory taxation aimed at siphoning off ‘surplus purchasing power’ as a measure of combatting inflation,” and it was answered by Congress man Bolling on the Reporter’s Round-Up program. This highly informative half-hour is sponsor ed locally each week by The Tran sylvania Times. The moderator, Everett Holies, not only awarded the bond to the local man, but he also publicized —Tura to Page Four METHODIST MEN WILL ENTERTAIN FOOTBALL SQUAD Movies Of Duke Game To Be Shown Following Ban quet On Friday Night The Methodist Men’s club, of Brevard, will entertain members of the Brevard college football team on Friday night at a banquet meeting in the basement of the Methodist church here. Supper will be served by the Eugenia Mock circle at 7 o’clock, and following the dinner,, movies of the Duke-Pittburgh football game will be shown. Efforts are also be ing made to get films of the Duke Carolina game. Eddie Varner, president of the Methodist men, will preside at the meeting, and according to pro gram chairman, John I. Anderson, brief talks will be made by Rev. Julian Holmes, pastor, Rev. George B. Ehlhardt, president of Brevard college, and Coach Bob Andrews. Approximately 40 Methodist men will attend the banquet and each will have a college football play er as his guest. Tickets may be purchased from one of the following John Rufty, Hall Smith, Jr., Eddie Varner, John I. Anderson, Edgar Loftis and Joe Lance. NEW OFFICERS OF WOW ARE CHOSEN Ayers Succeeds Cox As Con sul Commander; Installa tion January 17th Officers for 1951 of the Wood men of the World, Balsam Camp, No. 116, have been elected, and J. I. Ayers succeeds J. H. “Mutt” Cox as consul commander. The new officers will be installed on Wednesday night, January 17, and the meeting place is the hall over Galloway’s cafe, which the Woodmen and the Masons are shar ing temporarily. Other officers are as follows: Stanford Hardin, advisor lieuten ant; J. A. Burke, banker; L. W. Bonnell, financial secretary; Buz zy DeBord, escort; T. W. Paxton, watchman; Harmon Ray, sentry; Dr. J. B. Wilkerson, physician; and J. I. Ayers, J. A. Burke and Arthur Gillespie, auditors. Elaborate plans are being made for the installation service Janu ary 17, and Nick Newbury, the state commander, is expected to be here to make the principal talk. FISHER NEW JAILER Paul Fisher has assumed the du ties of jailer here replacing Eu gene Wilson, resigned, who returns to the Navy on January 18, Sheriff Bert Freeman reports. Collect Garbage From Residences Once Each Week At a most recent meeting of the board of aldermen, it was de cided to have collection of gar bage from residences in the town of Brevard once each week be ginning during the winter months. Collection day will be each Tuesday, and daily collections from the stores in the town will be continued. Citizens of the community are urged to keep their garbage in cans and. to have them set out early each Tuesday. It was pointed out that the town will make a considerable saving by having weekly garbage collections instead of semi weekly ones during the winter. SLIGHTLY IMPROVED Mr. and Mrs. James Waters and son, of Elkton, Md., and Col. and Mrs. Steve Rheberg, of Arling ton, Va., were called here last week due to the serious illness of J. E. Waters. He is reported to be slight ly improved. Age Is No Problem In Passing Test Although OSEE WELDON SENTE LL, right, is 70 years old, and he drives a 1925 model Chevrolet roadster, he passed his driver’s test last week, which is being given above by MRS. BEULAH BURGIN, left. When Mr. Sentell came to the examiner’s office prior to Christmas, he failed to pass his eye test because of poor vision. Through the cooperation of a local optometrist, he received glasses and passed his test with flying colors. He then “Hurried” home to his wife, who he said was sick, and he had to get back to see about. (Times Staff Photo) Committee Chairmen Of Daniel Boone Council Of Boy Scouts In Transylvania Are Announced I SCOUT LEADERS OF WNC REVIEW PROGRESS MADE Scoutmaster Dunlop Is Hon ored At Meeting Of Dan iel Boone Council The annual meeting of the Dan iel Boone council of the Boy Scouts of America was held Mon day evening in the Central Metho dist church in Asheville and the fourteen Western counties which comprise the Daniel Boone coun cil were well represented and the progress report for 1950 was re viewed. Scouting in Western North Carolina has increased greatly and Transylvania county showed one of the highest percentage increas es in membership. During the program Charles Dunlop, scoutmaster of Troop I, Brevard, was honored for the out standing work he is doing as a scoutmaster. The chief executive of the Daniel Boone council, A. W. Allen, asked Mr. Dunlop to assist in repeating the Scout pledge and asked him to represent all the other Scoutmasters in Western North Carolina during this part —Turn to Page Five ( - All Local Scouts Are Urged To Save List For Future Reference Members of the Transylvania dis trict committee of the Boy Scouts of America are announced this week by the Daniel Boone council office in Asheville to serve for the present year. All local scouts are urged to save the list of all committee chairmen. E. B. Garrett, Jr., is the district chairman with J. Lehman Kapp and Rowell Bosse, vice chairmen. District commissioner again in 1951 is Charles Moore and Alex Kizer is the assistant district com missioner. The neighborhood commissioners are as follows: Elmer Bryant, Har ry Patton, James Aycock, Arthur J. Loeb, Earle Bryant, A. J. Mon tanari and Mr. Kapp. Other committees with their chairmen are Organization and Ex tension, Charles M. Douglas, chair man; B. W. Thomason, John D. Smith, B. E. Keisler, J. M. Gaines, E. F. Tilson and Wade Johnson. Camping and Activities — Bob Bolt, chairman; R. T. Kimzey, Mark Osborne and Charles Dunlop . Leadership Training Committee: Cecil Hill, chairman; R. T. Kimzey and Jack Smathers. Finance Committee: Curtis Kel —Turn to Page Eight Sapphire Manor Nearing Completion, Applications Accepted This Week End Construction work is proceeding rapidly on Sapphire manor, and some of the apartments will be ready for occupancy by February Jlst. Applications for the apartments in Sapphire Manor will be received on Friday and Saturday of this week, according to George W. Bev erly, one of the officials of the con cern erecting this expansive hous ing project. Mr. Beverly will be at the south ern most apartment on the Green ville highway from 11:00 o’clock in the morning on Friday until 7:00 o’clock that evening, and then again on Saturday from 10 a. m. until 2 p. m. “In letting the apartments, pri ority will be given to veterans and persons making first application,” Mr. Beverly declared. “In spite of the cold winter weather construction of the 50 apartments is on schedule and most people are amazed at pro gress that has been made in 36 working days,” John D. Slawter, —Turn to Page Bight LOCAL DONATION WILL BE MATCHED IF AMOUNT URGE Commerce Directors Discuss Needs Of School, Rea sons For Giving WILL MAKE CANVASS A Brevard College Loyalty cam paign will be launched immediate ly by the directors of the Brevard chamber of commerce and the mer chants association, it was decided [ at a meeting held Tuesday night over the city hall. The directors have felt for some j months that the people of the coun | ty should show their loyalty to the institution in a concrete way, and at a meeting last fall, Dr. George B. Ehlhardt, president of the col lege, pointed out the great need for assistance at the school. This need was exaggerated by two serious fires in November in Dunham hall, the administration building of the college. It was disclosed at the meeting by the outgoing president, John Anderson, that should the com munity give a sizeable sum, ai* anonymous donor would contribute proportionally. A committee with John Ander son, as chairman, and W. M. Mel ton, Jerry Jerome, Ralph H. Ramsey and Charlie L. Russell as members* has made a thorough study of con ditions and has recommended ant early canvass of Brevard and Tran sylvania. Letters will be mailed out ask ing for a contribution for the year 1951 and a pledge for subsequent years. It is hoped that enough funds can be raised in the 1951 Loyalty —Turn to Page Eight COMMERCE GROUP ELECTS OFFICERS Dr. Roland Is New Presi dent. Directors Chosen At Call Meeting Dr. E. O. Roland, well-known Brevard optometrist, was elected president of the Brevard chamber of commerce at the regular Janu ary meeting Tuesday night suc ceeding John I. Anderson. Directors of the organization were named at a call meeting last Friday night Other officers chosen Tuesday night are as follows Everett Mitchell, vice president; S. EL Varner, Sr., treasurer; C. M. Doug las, recording secretary; and, Mrs Ralph R. Fisher, executive secre tary. Prior to the election, the out going president, John I. Anderson, thanked the directors for the fine cooperation he had received during the past year and outlined a num ber of projects which the organiza tion had carried out in 1950. “The year was most eventful in Brevard and Transylvania, with construction beginning on the new cellophane plant at Ecusta; the opening of the new radio station; —Turn to Page Eight Times Being Used As Model By UNC Journalism Class The Transylvania Times, Bre vard’s prize-winning newspaper, is being used by the journalism department of the University of North Carolina as one of the models for careful study during the current quarter. Books on country newspaper ing go out of date so fast that many journalism schools over the country keep abreast of mod ern trends by using the prize winning weeklies as selected ilk the contests of the various state press associations. Since The Times has won more awards during the past 19 years than any other weekly in North Carolina, it is being studied by journalism students —Turn to Page Bight
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