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TRANSYLVANIA IS , An Industrial, Tourist, Educational, Agricul tural and Music Cen ter. Population 15,321. The Transylvania Times A State And National P r i z e-Winnin g 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. 17 SECTION ONE BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1953 k 18 PAGES TODAY ★ PUBLISHED WEEKLIt Going In Double For Cub Scouting Here In Brevard MM Seeing double? You’re right: You are. They are the Pierce twins, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Pierce of Brevard. When the new Cub Scout pack was formed recently at the Lutheran church, they were among the first boys to sign up. And from all reports they are making mighty good progress. Bob is on the left, and Bill is on the right. (Times Staff Photo) Heavy Vote Is Expected In Primary Election In Brevard Next Monday REGISTRATION BOOKSSHOWA 335 INCREASE Total Of Around 2,300 Vot ers Enrolled; No Major Issues Involved Lights On" Drive To Highlight '53 Cancer Crusade In Town And County ‘let Headii% Campaign, luota Is $600. Other .• Chairmen JMamed V.l\ . H. B. Shiflet as the drive chairman, t'.v 1953 Cancer Crusade in “ilrqLnsylvania county is now un derway. - --■- Highlighting the 1953 campaign will %e the “Lights On” drive on Monday night, April 27, Mr. Shiflet says. Residents in all sections of the community will be contacted by ' 'iunteer workers. ’’he quota for this year is $600, i Shiflet says in urging local citi- ■vai, to give to this important drive. Or. Julius Sader is the education al chairman in the county, and many pamphlets containing impor tant information are being dis tributed. Mrs. R. E. Matthews is the gen eral chairrhan of the local cancer society, and she urges continued support of the program here. The local chairman points out that most cancer is curable and he urges all citizens to learn as much about this disease as possible. A film for showing to adult wom en, “Breast Self Examination” has been secured by the Cancer society and endorsed by the county medi cal association. Any woman who wishes to organ ize a group to see the film is urged to do so, and may contact Dr. Nor man Boyer, Ecusta Medical Center. Dr. Boyer will have this film for the next week or ten days and it is not necessary to make arrange ments too far in advance. “Last year alone, some 70,000 cancer patients were saved. But 70,- 000 others—who could and should have been saved—weren’t, simply because treatment was started too late. To protect yourself against cancer you should learn a few sim ple facts which can help in the ear- —Turn to Page Ten mmediate Organization Of Country Club Now Assured All 'indications point to the im mediate organization of the Br.e- vard Country Club, Inc. Last week end the legislature passed the bill permitting the town to lease the club and goK course to a group of local citizens, and the proposed lease was approved at a public meeting on Tuesday night at the city hall. W. F. Huffman, president of the group, said that lease and charter negotiations would be completed the near future, and the drive to solicit stock sales and memberships would be intensified. H. E. Newbury is chairman of that committee, and he announces today that approximately 180 shares of stock have been subscribed. Memberships pledged to date in- FRICKS TO HEAD BREVARD LIONS Nominations Made At Last Meeting. Election To Be Held During May CALENDAR OF COMING EVENTS Thursday, April 23 — Sectional Engineers meeting begins with tour at 3 p. m. at Ecusta. Masonic meeting in Temple at 8 p. m. Friday, April 24 — Little The atre get-together, 6 p. m., Gaith er’s Rhododendron room. Cub Scout pack, Lutheran church, p. m. FFA Father-Son banquet, school lunchroom, 7:3Q p. m. Music recital at Brevard college, 8:15 P.^m. Sunday, April 26 — Attend the church of your choice. Monday, April 27 — City primary election, polls open 6:30 to 6:30 p. m. Rotary club meets at 7 p. m., in Gaither’s. Tuesday, April 28 — Gold Star Mothers meeting with Mrs. Alice Paxton. Wednesday, April 29 — WOW meet in hall at 8 o’clock. Vernon Fricks, local automobile dealer, was nominated for president of the Brevard Lions club at the last regular meeting in Gaither’s Rhododendron room. President Ned Medford presided over the dinner meeting. Others nominated were: For first vice president, Earl Hall; for sec ond vice president, Cleves Johnson; for third vice president, Robert Love; for secretary, Bruce Brown; for treasurer, Oscar Smith; for di rectors, Don Peters, Ray Pierce, Harry Dreyer and Mack Feaster. The election will be held at the second regular meeting in May. elude 47 singles, 15 families and 17 socials, Mr. Newbury says. Next week he plans to carry a list of stockholders and members in the paper, and he urges all interested persons who desire to be included in this initial publication to con tact him or a member of his com mittee during the next few days. Serving with Mr. Newbury are: Dr. E. 0. Roland, John Anderson, Charles L. Russell, Bill Huffman, George Perkins, Jr., Pete Doyle and Jack Alexander. Mr. Newbury explains that stock is sold at $10 per share, and each member of the club will be required to have at least one share of stock. Memberships and dues are as fol lows: (1) family, $60 per year; (2) single, $48; and (3) social, $25. By STAFF WRITER Although there are no specific public issues at stake, the indica tions are that a record vote may be cast in the Brevard primary election next Monday. A grand total of 335 new names were added to the registration books during the past three weeks, with 220 of them registering last Saturday. This brings the estimat ed total number of names on the town’s books to approximately 2, 300. It is doubtful if there are actual ly that many qualified voters on the books as many of the persons whose names are on them have either died or moved.away. And it is quite likely that a large number who have currently registered did so because they wanted to vote in the forthcoming beer election. In the 1951 municipal election, only around 700 votes were cast. However, four years ago in the Varner-Bromfield race for mayor 1,093 votes were cast, with Mr. Var ner getting 649 votes and the late Mr. Bromfield getting 444 votes. In the last beer election, 1,291 voted. With no major issues involved, the election becomes primarily a choice of candidates. Mayor Ford and three members of the present board are seeking re-electior, al though one of the members, C. R. Sharp, is not included on the so- called “administration ticket.” This slate is composed of W. M. Melton and Joe H. Tinsley, incumbents, and Dr. E. 0. Roland, George T. Perkins, Jr., and Carl Stephens. Others in the mayor’s race include Fred Henson and Wood Paxton. Ethelyn Doyle, C. Few Lyda and Henry R. Henderson are also offer ing for alderman. Since people who register to vote in town elections are not being re quired to state their political affil iation, it is obvious that in prac tice the primary and the general election here are non-partisan, al though the primary is regarded as being a “Democratic primary.” For —^Tum to Page Four Officials Of College Commencement Lucille Heffner Named To Play One Of Leads In Thunderland Miss Lucille Heffner, librarian at the Ecusta Paper corporation, has been selected to play one of the lead roles, that of Rebecca Boone, in the 1953 production of “Thunderland” at Forest Amphi theatre on the Long Shoals road. The announcement from Direc tor Bernard Szold stated that the selection of Miss Heffner was in keeping with the policy of using local talent as much as possible. She has had considerable expe rience as a singer. Try-outs for dramatic roles in “Thunderland” will be held again Sunday, 1:30 p. ra., in Asheville auditorium for all persons in this vicinity interested in taking part. Director Szold stresses that sing- Doings of the Legislature House Members To Debate Fund For "Thunderland" Play Today By STAFF WRITER A bill to appropriate $15,000 for “Thunderland,” already approved by the appropriations committee, is expected to reach the floor of the house today. Among WNC legislators who ap proved the measure before the committee was Rep. Ralph Fisher. The amount originally proposed for “Thunderland” was $35,000. The committee was told that the citi zens of Buncombe had pledged $30,000 to stage the production again this year in addition to $100,- 000 raised last year. The house appropriations com mittee is scheduled to hear argu ments today from those who ap prove the “secrecy” measure im posed on hearings of the committee and its subcommittees. Strong ar guments against the bill were made before the committee by D. Hiden Ramsey, Asheville newspaper exec utive, and Weimar Jones, president of the state press association. Mr. Ramsey told the group he was not pleading for any privilege for the press of the state but was —Turn To Page Ten The new president of Brevard college, REV. ROBERT H. STA- MEY, top left, will preside over commencement exercises at the local institution on May 25 and 26 and the inaugural ceremony for Mr. Stamey will be held at 10:30 o’clock on the morning of the 26th. BISH OP COSTEN J. HARRELL,5/lght, of Charlotte, wiU deliver the ad ^ dress to the graduating class that afternoon, at 2:30 o’clock in the col lege gymnasium. REV. D. D. HOLT, bottom left, of Greensboro, will preach the commencement sermon on Sunday morning, May 24, at 11 o’clock at the First Methodist church here. BISHOP PAUL N. GARBER, bottom right, formerly in charge of the Methodist work in Europe and now presiding bishop of the Virginia and North Carolina conferences, will be special speaker at the inauguration. Elaborate Plans Being Made For Brevard College Finals ers and dancers need not come Sunday since the try-outs are con fined to dramatic parts. “Thunderland” will open June 26 and run nightly except Sunday. 26 and run nightly except Sun day. LiniE THEATRE GET-TOGETHER IS SET ^FRIDAY Nominating Committee An nounces Slate Of Officers For New Year The annual Brevard Little The atre social, dinner and election of officers will be held Friday eve ning in Gaither’s Rhododendron room. All members are urged to make reservations and attend. Reservations may be made through Mrs. J. M. Allison, Jr., vice president, and the price per person v/ill be $1.50. The social hour begins at 6 p. m. with dinner at 7 p. m. and a busi ness meeting following. At a meeting of the nominating committee this week the following slate was agreed upon and will be presented by Mrs. Ray Winchester, chairman: President, Gunther Baldauf; vice president, Donald Hill; secretary, Mrs. Mildred Scott; treasurer, | Bradford Harrison, and directors, Mrs. James Curwen, Mrs. Verne Hill, Mrs. Ira B. Armfield, Smith Conklin, Bill Bangs, Mrs. Ralph Stamey To Be Inaugurated Tuesday, May 26th; Ad dress By Bishop Garber LOUIS CARR succumbed Tues day evening at his home at the age of 94 after an illness of six months. Mr. Carr was one of Western Carolinas leading lum bermen, and final rites will be conducted on Friday morning. fSee story on page 5.) Elaborate plans for the 1953 com mencement at Brevard college are now being made and included in the three-day program will be the regular commencement exercises, the inauguration of the new presi dent and centennial celebration of the institution. On Sunday, May 24, at 11 a. in the First Methodist church here, the Rev. D. D. Holt, of Greensboro, will preach the commencement ser mon to the graduating class. Bish op Costen J. Harrell, of Charlotte, will deliver the commencement ad dress in the college gymnasium at 2:30 p. m. Tuesday, May 26. The inaugural ceremony for President Robert H. Stamey will be held in the college gymnasium Tuesday, May 26, at 10:30 a. m. Bishop Paul N. (iarber, of Rich mond, Virginia, will deliver the main address and Edwin L. Jones, of Charlotte, who is chairman of the board of trustees, will give the charge. President Stamey will then deliver his inaugural address. native North Carolinian, the —Turn To Page Four Primary Returns To Be Carried Over WPNF Next Monday Night WPNF will bring its listeners on the spot coverage of the primary election returns next Monday night, Jack Hammette, station manager, announces. The first broadcast direct from the court house will be heard at 6:55 o’clock Monday evening, to be followed every half hour by five- minute reports until the counting out is completed. These public service programs Palmer, Marcy Newell, Ray Win-1 will be sponsored by the Casino —Turn to Page Ten I Grill and billiard parlor, with the Citizens Telephone company mak ing the Lines available, Mr. Ham mette says. On the WPNF sport scene for this week the following slate is of fered on the “Game of the Day:” Thursday, Milwaukee vs. Chicago at 2:25 o’clock; Friday, Athletics vs. Bosox at 1:55 o’clock; and Sat urday, Pittsburgh at Philadelphia at 1:30 o’clock. The schedule of games for next week was not avail able when The Times went to press. —^Tum to Page Five MAYOR AND nVE ALDERMEN TO BE CHOSEN ATPOllS Voting In Court Room Be tween Hours Of 6:30 A M. And 6:30 P. M. FINALS ON MAY 5 A mayor and a board of al dermen will be nominated in the primary election here in Brevard on Monday, April 27th. Voting will take place in the courtroom, upstairs in the court house here, and voting hours are from 6:30 in the morning until 6:30 o’clock in the evening. The general election will be held here on May 5th. Three persons are aspiring for mayor, with John A. Ford seeking re-election. He is being opposed by Fred Henson and T. Wood Paxton. Mr. Ford, owner of Pisgah Candy company, is completing his first term as mayor. He is a director of the chamber of commerce, a Mason,, Lion, Shriner, an Elk and a membep of the First Baptist church. Mr. Henson is owner of City Cabs here in Brevard. Prior to coming to Brevard in 1948, he was with the Imperial Life InsurahiSe company for 17 years, district man ager 15 years of that time. He is president of the Adult Bible class at the First Baptist church and a member of the Fellowship club. He is also a justice of the peace, and a former member of the I-ions club. Mr. Paxton is co-owner of Mitch ell Motor company here, and pre viously he managed the Brevard branch of Eudy Motor company. A veteran of World War II, he served 36 months in the European Theatre of Operations. Aldermen seeking re-election are W. M. Melton, Joe H. Tinsley and C. R. Sharp. New candidates in clude: Dr. E. O. Roland, George Perkins, Jr., Carl W. Stephwis,. Mrs. Ethelyn P. Doyle, C. Few Ly da and Henry R. Henderson. Mr. Melton is vice president andi —Turn to Page Four COLORED CENTER REPORTS PROGRESS Director Gives Breakdown Of Activities. Library Said Popular The report of the first quarter of operation of the Colored Com munity Center shows that progress has been made in rendering enter tainment and recreation. A breakdown by Mary Kilgore, director, shows that the center has been used six times during the quarter for public programs and four times for parties and recrea tional entertainment. One of the chief functions of the center is the library, which is a branch of the Transylvania county library. During the first month 314 books have been catalogued and shelved, with 34 being loaned out. The library was used 102 times. Many requests have been made for books published by or about ne groes, and 70 of these have been purchased by the county library board. They are now being cata logued for circulation. Tourist Committee To Entertain More Visitors This Week Mrs. Fred J. Hunter, chairman, announces plans for entertainment of another out-of-state couple here this week end by the tourist com mittee of the Brevard chamber of commerce. Mrs. Hunter states that respoise to gifts has been very gratifying and she believes the merchants are enjoying it equally as much as the recipients. The couple will be guests of the Pierce-Moore hotel and receive their meals as well as lodging there. Gifts will be as follows: tour, CSty —^Tnni to Page Ten
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