TRANSYLVANIA
IS . . .
The Land of Waterfalls,
Mecca for Summer
Camps, Entrance to
Pisgah National Forest
and Home of Brevard
Music 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. 17
SECTION ONE *
BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1951
★ 18 PAGES TODAY ★
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Mayor Urges Clean-Up, Improvements Cited
TOWN CAMPAIGN
IS POSTPONED
DUE TO REPAIRS
Brevard College Campus Is
Getting New Face; High
way Work Is Done
HD CLUBS ARE BUSY
Owing to the condition of the
streets because of the expansion
of the water and sewerage sys
tems. the annual town-wide spring
clean-up campaign has been de
ferred to the latter part of May
or the first of June. However,
Mayor S. E. Varner today issues a
strong plea to all citizens urging
them to clean up their premises.
“The town garbage truck will
gladly cooperate with all individ
uals in disposing of trash,” tne
mayor declared.
Brevard college is now taking
the lead in the movement this
year by extensive improvements
on the campus. New roadways are
being constructed and unsightly
fences are being removed in order
that local persons and visiting
sightseers might get a better view
of the beautiful campus of the col
lege.
Considerable planting of shrubs
and terracing are being done, and
work on a garden and lily pond,
jvhich is being given by Mrs. J. H.
■hckelsimer, is progressing nicely.
^ The appearance of highways
leading into Brevard is being im
proved by the State Highway de
partment, and officials of Sap
phire Manor, new sub-development
at the city limits of Brevard on
the Greenville highway, are com
pleting landscaping.
“Seeing the many improvements j
in our beautiful town should in
C. ED ROY CHOSEN
JAYCEE PRESIDENT
Installation To Take Place
At Banquet In College
Cafeteria May 8
Rev. C. Edwin Roy, director of
religious education at Brevard i
college, was elected president of
the Brevard Jaycees at the regu
lar meeting at the Coffee shop on
Tuesday night. He succeeds Russ
Poole.
Others chosen at the same time
were:
Wade Johnson, first vice presi
dent; Buddy Melton, second vice
president; Earl Hall, treasurer;
and Bob Gash, secretary.
Directors: Alex Kizer, Jr., Jack
Smathers, George T. Perkins, Jr.,
and Burder Teague.
These officials will be installed
on the evening of May 10 at a
banquet celebrating the tenth an
niversary of the establishment
of the Jaycee chapter in Brevard.
The function will be held in the
Brevard college cafeteria and Bob
Bolt is in charge of arrangements.
CALENDAR OF |
EVENTS 1
Thursday, April 26—B & PW
club to elect officers, 7 p. m., at
Country club. Rotary club, Cof
fee shop, 7 p. m. Masonic meet
ing in hall at 8 o’clock.
Friday, April 27—Hospital aux
iliary meets at home of Mrs. E. L.
Happ, 3 p. m. Wallace, the magi
cian show, Brevard high school, 8
o’clock.
Saturday, April 28—American
Legion buffet and spring party, 8
o’clock. Teen-age party at 8
o’clock. NYA hut. Dance at the
Brevard Country club, 9:30 p. m.
Sunday, April 29—4-H club Sun
day. Attend the church of your
choice.
Monday,April 30—Town pri
mary. VFW installation of offi
cers, 8 o’clock.
Tuesday, May 1—WMU associa
tional meeting,, Little River
church, 10 a. m. OES meets at
—Turn to Page Ten
American GI Has Other Tasks Now
A corporal from Massachusetts is shown in a foxhole somewhere
in Korea reading a booklet on how to escape injury in an atomic
attack. Now he and his buddies of the United Nations forces are
taxed to their utmost to halt a determined drive by the Chinese
Reds, which General Ridgway, United Nations commander, said
would be decisive. (International Soundphoto.)
Performance Of Wallace The
Magician To Highlight 1951
Cancer Drive In Transylvania
' , *•
Performance Is Sponsored
Jointly By College And
Cancer Society
A two-hour performance by
Wallace, the magician, is being
sponsored here at 8 o’clock this
Friday night in the Brevard high
school auditorium jointly by the
Transylvania Cancer society and
the Brevard college entertainment
series.
Persons who have purchased
tickets to the college programs
will be admitted upon presenta
tion of these.
An admission will be charged
all others, with proceeds going
into the current cancer campaign
fund.
Wallace is known as the clever
magician who catches pigeons
from the air, rabbits from no
where and other animals from ev
erywhere. He travels with a large
menagerie of animals and a great
deal of equipment. The fame of
this magician has made him highly
in demand in the South. He is
particularly entertaining because
of the fact that he talks all the
time he works.
His finale is remarkable, intro
ducing one of the most spectacu
lar illusions ever seen, called the
“super-vanish extraordinary.” In
this effect, a menagerie of ani
mals and birds and a beautiful
lamp all disappear in the twinkling
of an eye. The tables upon which
they were placed are then taken
apart for examination and not a
trace of the pretty birds and ani
mals can be seen.
J. M. Gaines was called to Mem
phis, Tenn., on Tuesday, due to
the death of his father, J. S.
Gaines.
VOLUNTEERS ARE
NEEDED FOR NEXT
PLAY PRODUCTION
Little Theatre President Says
That Situation Is Now
Critical
A plea is being made this week
by Mrs. Ray Winchester, Brevard
Little Theatre president, for vol
unteers to help with committee
work for the next scheduled pro
duction, “Night Must Fall.”
This play is already in rehears
al and will be given in the Amer
ican Legion building here on May
15 and 16.
“We are in urgent need of a
stage manager, and unless some
one soon speaks up we will have
to get one from the Henderson
ville group,” Mrs. Winchester
points out. She further said that
unless more interest is shown in
the technical committees of the
Little Theatre, there will be little
chance for a working organization
next year.
Anyone who will volunteer their
services for the stage, property
and costuming committees may
call Mrs. Winchester at 25-W after
4 p. m.
Teen-Age Party Is
Slated Saturday
The activities committee of the
Brevard P-TA is sponsoring anoth
er in the series of “Teen-Age” par
ties this Saturday night in the
NYA hut beginning at 8 p. m.
All high school students are in
vited, and it has been learned
this will be this year’s last party.
Legion To Hold Spring Party Saturday
Night; Large Attendance Is Expected
Transylvania Legionnaires will
hold their annual spring party on
Saturday night at the local Legion
Memorial building.
Due to the fact that a large
number of Legionnaires who have
been out at Clinton, Iowa, train
ing to work in the new cellophane
plant will be home this week end,
attendance is expected to be large,
First Vice Commander Weldon
Misenheimer stated yesteday.
“All Legionnaires and their
wives and auxiliary members and
their husbands are most cordially
invited to attend the party which
opens with a buffet supper at 8
o’clock,” Mr. Misenheimer said.
Music will be furnished for the
occasion by The Drifters, Bre
vard popular radio and stage en
tertainers, and a door prize will
be awarded during the evening.
The menu for the supper in
cludes fried chicken, potato «dad,
assorted meats and cheeses and
other delicatessens.
Round and square dancing will
be featured during the evening.
ENROLLMENT OF
ADULT LEADERS
IS SUCCESSFUL
Transylvania Goes Over The
Top In 1951 Scout
Campaign
For the first time in several
years the Boy Scout adult mem
bership drive has passed its quota
by some $13.00, it was learned to
day from Ray Hoper, the chair
man.
This year’s quota was $1900 and
Mr. Hooper reports on hand to
date $1913.
In addition to the above men
tioned sum the treasurer of the
fund drive also reported a collec
tion of $60.00 for the lake restora
tion fund.
Mr. Hooper was high in his
praise of the volunteer solicitors.
“They are the ones who did all
the work,” the chairman stated.
“I only collected the amount
from them, and I want to express
my deep appreciation for the
wonderful spirit of cooperation
shown.” Mr. Hooper also pointed
out that this large amount of
cash, exceeding the quota, indi
cated that there is a decided in
crease in interest shown Boy
Scouting in the Transylvania dis
trict.
COMMERCE GROUP
MAKING CANVASS
Directors Are Contacting
Membership; Next Meet
On May 8th
The directors of the Brevard
chamber of commerce are this
week and next contacting the
membership in an effort to raise
funds for the 1951 budget.
It is hoped that as many mem
bers as possible can be contacted
by the regular meeting night on
Tuesday, May 8th, and that a fi
nancial report can be made at
that time.
President E. O. Roland urges
each member to meet his pledge
as soon as possible.
“This year is a critical one and
there is much work for the cham
ber of commerce to do,” he de
clared. In enumerating the activ
ities of the organization thus far
this year, Dr. Roland refers to the
important Brevard college loyalty
campaign, which is being contin
ued. Housing is still a current
problem, and the chamber is do
ing all it can to encourage the
building of houses and apart
ments in the town and county.
The tourist season is just around
the comer, and it is at this time
that the chamber renders service
to more people. Funds will be
needed for this work, he said.
Record Is Set By
Rosman People In
Donating Blood
The record set by the people
of Rosman in contributing to
the American Red Cross blood
mobile last Friday is being used
as a challenge to other commu
nities in Western North Caro
lina by officials of the center
serving this area.
A total of 100 pints was con
tributed by the Rosman people,
which is an average of one per
son out of every five in the
community. Some 108 were
registered to donate. Mrs. Don
ald Nelson led the recruitment
of blood donors as she contact
ed 70 persons, who agreed to
give.
Mrs. Joe Osborne was recruit
ment chairman and Mrs. Inez
Whitmire was co-chairman. A
large number of Rosman people
assisted in the work.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ramsay
are the parents of a daughter,
Cynthia Jane, born at Transylva
nia Community hospital Monday,
April 23. Both mother and baby
are doing fine.
Heads Local VFW Post, Also District
JIMMIE ALDERMAN, who will be installed as commander of
the Lewis Earl Jackson post of Veterans of Foreign Wars next Mon
day night, was recently named commander of the 17th district. Dur
ing World War II Mr. Alderman served overseas in the European
theatre of operations and was a prisoner of war for some two years.
He and other VFW officials elected at the same time will be in
stalled Monday night at the clubhouse near the radio station.
(Times Staff
Final Contributions Should
Put County Over The Top In
The 1951 Red Cross Roll Call
MANY CHURCHES
TO OBSERVE 4-H
CHURCH SUNDAY
To Place Emphasis Upon
Enriching Spiritual Life
Of Young People
Several churches in Transylva
nia county are cooperating in the
observance of *‘4-H Churcii Sun
day” this Sunday, April 28, when
special emphasis will be placed on
enriching the spiritual life of
young people.
According to Wade W. John
son, assistant county agent, Little
River, Pisgah Forest and Oak
Grove churches have designated
their desire to participate, along
with possible others.
"Working Together For World
Understanding” is the theme of
this year’s observance, and ac
cording to 4-H leaders, “it is not
our purpose to use the church as
a means of promoting interest in
4-H work, but rather to help ev
ery 4-H boy and girl to seek out
the truths of life, and to help to
broaden the influence of the
Christian church in this commu
—Turn to Page Ten
Chairman Holmes Enumer
ates Services Of Humane
Organization Here
Red Cross pledges that are ex
pected to be turned in this week
will put Transylvania chapter
over the top in the quota for $4,
266, according to figures given by
the Rev. J. Julian Holmes, chap
ter chairman, at noon Wednesday.
Following announcement in last
week’s Times that the quota was
within $300 of being in, several
checks have been received, Mr.
Holmes said, and he makes re
quest that any persons who have
not been contacted in the canvass
by the volunteer workers to leave
their donations with C. M. Doug
las, Jerry Jerome or The Times in
order that the drive may be suc
cessfully ended by Saturday of
this week.
“The Transylvania chapter mer
its above ordinary support and
people in this county have in the
past consistently given the quota
each year and over because of the
fact that more than 50 people do
note their time to carry on the
various phases of Red Cross ac
tivities,” Mr. Holmes said.
Mr. Holmes pointed to the blood
bank visit to Rosman last week as
one of the several successful proj
ects which are carried on and to
which the public gave good re
—Turn to Page Four
WPNF Program Highlights
Good Chance Seen For Coast-To-Coast
Broadcasts From Brevard During Year
WPNF station officials, follow
ing conferences with the Mutual
Broadcasting System executives
in New York City, announce today
that there are strong possibilities
of coast-to-coast broadcasts origi
nating at Brevard dinring 1951.
Ed M. Anderson, president of
the local station, and John Ander
son, executive director, were in
New York attending the National
Editorial association meeting and
at the same time they conferred
with Mutual regarding coast-to
Coast broadcasts.
Mutual’s vice president in
charge of programming, William
Fineshriber, expressed keen in
terest in WPNF and possible pro
grams originating here.
President Anderson, who is leg
islative chairman of the NEA, re
ported on Washington activities,
affecting the press of the nation,
at the newspaper convention.
—Ton to Page Four
FORD, SAXTON
OFFERING FOR
POST OF MAYOR
Varner Will Relinquish His
Duties On Advice Of His
Physician
TICKET IS GIVEN
A mayor and five aldermen will
be nominated in the Democratic
primary to be held in Brevard on
Monday. The general election
will take place on May 8 and vot
ing will take place in the court
room here.
Two men are offering for may
or: John A. Ford, local wholesal
er, and Richard Saxton, a taxicab
driver. On the ticket with Mr
Ford are J. I. Ayers, W. M. Mel
ton, Walter Duckworth, C. R.
Sharp and Charlie Russell. Mr.
Sharp and Mr. Duckworth are new
men on the ticket, taking the
places of Ralph Duckworth and
Mr. Ford.
Joe H. Tinsley is also offering
for a place on the town board.
Mayor Sebron E. Varner, who
is completing his second term,
announced a few weeks ago that,
in deference to his doctor’s or
ders, he would not be a candidate
to succeed himself. At that time
Mr. Varner stated that he “ex
pected to continue, as a private
citizen to do everything possible
to help make Brevard a better
■end ore progressive town.”
Registration nooks closed last
Saturday and the coming Satur
day will be challenge day.
Mrs. Gill Thomas has been chos
en as registrar and C. M. Douglas
and Lewis P. Hamlin will serve as
judges.
The polls will open at 6:30 a. m.
and close at 6:30 p. m.
BLYTHE IS KILLED
AT FORT BENNINC
Military Rites Will Be Con
ducted Thursday At
Enon Church
Military rites for S/Sgt. Wood
row S. Blythe, 35, who was raised
in the Enon section of Transylva
nia county, will be held Thursday
afternoon at 3 o’clock at the Enon,
Baptist church, with the Rev. B»
W. Thomason officiating. Burial
will follow in the church ceme
tery.
Sergeant Blythe was killed at
Fort Benning, Ga., on Monday of
this week.
He had been in service for 15
years, joining the regular Army
when he was 21 years old. During
World War II, he7 served in the
Pacific theatre of operations, and
since then he served three years
in the Army of Occupation in Ger
many. Sergeant Blythe was edu
cated at Maxwell Presbyterian
school in Macon county and at the
Asheville Farm school.
Sergeant Blythe is survived by
his father, Verda Blythe, of Eto
wah; one sister, Miss Leola
Blythe, of Brevard; and a brother,
Sgt. Dan Blythe, who was wound
ed in Korea and is now in a hos
pital in Japan.
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i
Spring Dance Set
For Saturday At
The Country Club
A spring dance for members
and friends will be given at the
Brevard Country club this Satur
day night, beginning at 9:30 p. m.
Eddie Hoffman and his orchestra,
from Asheville, will furnish the
music.
Reservations may be made for
dinner and dancing by calling the
manager, E. E. Fraser, telephone
565, at the dub.
Manager Fraser reports that a
large number of persons have
started playing golf and that the
course is in excellent condition.
Weather permitting, he expects
many to play the course this week
tend.