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TRANSYLVANIA IS . . . An Industrial, Tourist, Educational, Agricul tural and Music Cen ter. Papulation 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. 19 SECTION ONE BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1953 ir 20 PAGES TODAY ★ PUBLISHED WEEKLY Transylvania’s Elected Board Of Education Takes Office The Transylvania board of education, which was elected in November, was sworn into office last week by MARVIN McCALL, left, the clerk of court. This is the first group to be chosen by the voters of the county, and the five persons replace the previously appointed three-man board. Members of the board from left to right are: HOMER McCALL, HARRY F. MORGAN, MRS. R. E. MATTHEWS, DR. J. F. ZACHARY, the chairman, and F. S. BEST. (Times Staff Photo) Extensive Remodeling Of Taylor Hall At Brevard College To Begin Monday President Says Structure To House 125 Boys When Completed Work will begin Monday on a thorough remodeling of the interi or of Taylor Hall, Rev. Robert H. Stamey, president of Brevard col lege, announced yesterday. The project will require about three months to complete, he stat ed, and the estimated cost is $50,- . 000. The Jones Construction Co. vvili do the work under the 'i'uper- (vision of R. T. Shivers. \ When completed, Mr. Stamey said, the hall will comfortably house 125 boys and contain an apartment for the dean of men. Plans call . for remodeling all three floors of the hall and the basement. New plastering will be applied, the wiring system replaced; a sprinkler system installed, new doors, windows and casings fitted. The reception room will receive new decorations. The effect of all of these im provements, Mr. Stamey said, would be to make Taylor Hall as nice a dormitory as that recently complet ed for girls. He pointed out that the hall has 12-inch walls, a good roof and a substantial foundation. “For all practical purposes,” the educator said, “these improvements will in effect give us a building as good as new.” At the present time the women at the college are moving into the new dormitory which is being com pleted. County-Wide Talent Show Is Postponed The bounty-wide talent show for children and young people, which was originally planned for May 15, has been postponed. Mrs. George Yehling, who will direct, says the postponement is due to the fact that the college having a play that night The show will be held at a later date at the American Legion build ing. Brevard Mayor And Board Are Sworn Into Office Wednesday Brevard’s newly-el^ftq^^ officials took office at nooi*- ediiesday. In the general election on Tues day, Mayor John A. Ford received 133 votes, and the aldermanic vote was as follows C. R. Sharp 147; Few Lydn 144, Dr. E. 0 Roland 142, Joe H. Tinsley 140, and Henry R. Henderson 137. There were a few write-in votes. BOB LOFTIS DAY PLANNED MAY 14 Scouts And Others To Hold Special Activities. Pa rade On Agenda CALENDAR OF COMING EVENTS Thursday, May 7 — Lee’s Rides will continue in Brevard through Saturday night under sponsorship of Lions. Saturday, May 9 — Ecusta vs. Beacon at Camp Harry H. Straus 8t 3:30 o’clock. Sunday, May 10 — Mother’s Day. Attend the church of your choice. Monday, May 11 — DAR meets at 3:30 o’clock with Mrs. Alfred Weiss. Shriners meet in Gaither’s Rhododendron room at 7 o’clock. The local unit of Alcoholics Anony- njous to held open meeting at 8:00 0 clock. Tuesday, May 12 _ Hospital uxiliary’s tea and open house. Pub- 2:30-5:00 o’clock. Wednesday, May 13 — Joint *ng oi civic clubs at Brevard college cafeteria at 7:00 o’clock. Thursday, May 14th is Bob Loftis day! The Transylvania district of the Boy Scouts of America is holding its court of honor and other activi ties of that day in honor of Bob Loftis, who for many years was an outstanding member of Troop 1 here in Brevard. Activities of the day include spe cial chapel exercises at the high school where Bob is well remem bered as an all-round student and for his school spirit. Then at 7:00 p. m. the Bob Loftis parade forms at the high school and proceeds to the First Methodist church where the court of honor exercises are scheduled for 7:30 The parade route wiH be down Broad street from the high school to the court house, over Main street to Gaston street, then up, Gaston street to the First Meth odist church where the marchers will attend the court of honor. Leading the parade will be the Brevard high school band directed by John D. Eversman. And in par ticipating in this the band is not only assisting in a community ac tivity as it always does gladly; but it also is especially happy to be tak- in part, as Bob played the bass and kettle drums in it for several years. —Turn To Page Twelve Both the mayor and the board were nominated in the primary here on April 27, and they were un opposed in the general election. Clerk of Court Marvin McCall ad ministered the oath of office to the m ,/ov and the board members, and a brief meeting was held after wards. The board decided to continue meeting each first Monday night at the city hall at 7:30 o’clock. Mr. Tinsley and Mr. Sharp were members of the old board and new aldermen are: Mr. Lyda, Dr. Ro land and Mr. Henderson. Huffman Reports The Organization Of Brevard Country Club Is Completed CLARK IS CHOSEN NEW COMMANDER OF LEGION POST Officers Named At Monday Night’s Meeting. Instal lation In June Shirley T. Clark, chief operator at the Daviason river sub-station of Duke Power company, was elect ed "commander of the Monroe Wil son post. No. 88, of the American Legion on Monday night. Commander Clark succeeds Charles B. Disher, who has served as commander of the local post for the past two years. Under his lead ership, the post has made commend able progress, and is recognized as one of the most active in North Carolina. Today there are 620 mem bers, and Mr. Disher expressed sin cere appreciation for the coopera tion and support that he has re ceived. The newly elected officers will be installed at the meeting on the first Monday night in June. Weldon Misenheimer, who has served the post in various capaci ties, was elected first vice com mander at the meeting this week, and William S. Baughn, post adju tant, was named second vice com mander. Sam N. Kent was chosen as third vice commander, while Ho mer L. Batson will serve as fourth during the coming year. Edwin M. Lass is the new adju tant, and he will be assisted by Tom Watson. Neil Burchfield was elected fi nance officer, and Arthur Gillespie was chosen as sergeant at arms. Other officers elected were as follows: Hale Siniard, Jr., chaplain. Vance Jackson, child welfare of ficer. Marshall Loftis, Boy’s State offi- —^Tum to Page Seven Local Civic Clubs To Hold Joint Meet At College Next Wednesday Civic clubs of Brevard will have a joint meeting with offi cials of the Brevard Music Fes tival at Brevard college cafeteria on Wednesday night, May 13, be ginning at 7:00 o’clock. John D. Eversman, president of the festival, will preside at the dinner meeting, and attending will be the Brevard Lions, the Ki- wanians, the Rotarians, the Jay- cees and officers of the chamber of commerce. Plans for the 1953 festival will be announced and speakers on the program will include James Christian Pfohl, the director; F. S. Best, treasurer of the Brevard Music Foundation; Ed M. Ander son, newspaper and radio execu tive; and Rev. Robert H. Stamey, president of Brevard college, who will make the address of wel come. Special music on the program will be furnished by the glee club of the college under the direc tion of Prof. Bruce A. Liven- good, head of the department of music. Mr. Eversman announces the beginning of the membership drive of the festival on May 18. MASON NOMINATED MAYOR OF ROSMAN Doings of the Legislature Dozen Local Bills Acted Upon In ‘53 Legislature, Round-Up Made By STAFF WRITER A dozen, bills relating to Tran sylvania county were acted upon by the 1953 general assembly, which adjourned last Thursday. Representing this county in the legislature was Senator Robert T. >Gash and Representative Ralph R. Fisher. Both men returned home I over the past week end. I Local bills acted upon were: SB 200 made the election in Tran sylvania county of the members of the school board final, in that it re moved the necessity of having a board named by the general assem bly. Under the 1951 law, nothing prevented the as.sembly from nam ing a board other than the one elect ed. SB 200 also removed an incon sistency in the 1951 act regarding staggered terms of members. New members on the board will hereaf ter be named for 6 years, 2 elected at one election, 2 the next, 1 the next, 2 the next, etc. HB 813 requiring annual publica tion of financial statement of coun ty was a compromise between SB 201 (which would have abolished ^Tiini to Page Twelve Winner Defeated R. K. Pow ell. White Did Not Seek Re-Election Harlow Mason was nominated for mayor of Rosman in the primary on Tuesday, and he will succeed Mayor A. M. White, who did not seek re-election. Mr. White has served as mayor of Rosman for the past 26 years. The new mayor defeated R. K Powell by a vote of 120 to 79. Rosman voters also nominated a three-man town board in the pri mary, and the general election is set for Tuesday, May 12. Winning nomination to the board of aldermen were Carter McCall with 129 votes; J. C. Galloway, 108: and C. L. Gantt, 99. Other candidates for the town board and votes received were: Roy Fisher, 95; Dock Lusk, 92; and Dorsey Paxton, 80. Sea Gull Likes Waterfalls In Mountains A forerunner of the 1953 tourist season in Transylvania county is the sea gull, which Ranger Ted Seely is holding at Looking Glass falls in the beautiful Pisgah National Forest. The sea gull rode in on the high winds recently, presumably from the Gulf coast, and was discovered in the Pisgah all tired out from his long flight. After be ing fed and petted for two days by the ranger, the bird set sail from “the land of the sky.” (Times Staff Photo) Anderson Named Vice President National Editorial Association At Convention In New Orleans NEA Vice President Beer Election Date Is Set For July 7 The town board of aldermen set the date of the election on the sale of beer in Brevard for Tuesday, July 7, 1953, at the regular monthly meeting this week at the city hall. . A. Miller, clerk of the town and secretary of the board of elec tions, reported that he had checked the petitions and that 15 or more per cent of the voters of Brevard had signed them. According to the law, the board could not call the election within 60 days from the general election here in Brevard, which was held on May 5. Petitions with 978 names were presented to the board recently ask ing that an election be held. The registration books for the election will open on June 13, and will also be open on June 20 and 27. July 4 will be challenge day. ED M. ANDERSON, newspaper and radio executive, was elected vice president of the National Editorial association last week at the annual convention in New Orleans, La. As legislative chair man of the NEA for the past 11 years, Mr. Anderson has repre sented the non-daily organization in Washington and he has been a director for the past six years. Times Publisher Chairman Of Legislative Committee For Past 11 Years Ed M. Anderson, publisher of this newspaper, was elected president of the National Editorial association at the 68th annual con vention held in New Orleans last week. For the past 11 years Mr. An derson has been active in this na tional trade association of ,^the weekly and small daily newspapers of the nation. He has served as chairman of NEA’s important leg islative committee for the past 10 years and has been a member of the board of directors for 6 years He organized the Weekly News paper Bureau of the association and served as chairman of it for several years. At the present time, he is also vice president of Weekly Newspaper Representatives, Inc., which is owned by NEA, and which is the only national weekly news paper advertising representatives firm in the country. Recently Mr. Anderson was ap pointed to represent the weekly newspaper industry of the nation on the United States senate postal advisory counsel and he also rep resents the industry on the news paper committee of the National Production Authority, of the U. S. —Turn To Page Six Program Highlights New Programs Are Added To Log Of WPNF, Game Schedule Is Announced Among the new programs being started on WPNF’s log is the Eddie Fisher “Coke Time.” Probably the most popular recording artist of the day, Fisher will be heard each morning at 10:30 o’clock, Monday through Thursday, Dave Sherrill, the program director, announces. Here’s the sports scene on the local station: Thursday’s “Game of the Day” pits Dizzy Dean’s St. Louis Cards against the “Bums” of Brook lyn; Friday’s game comes from Au gusta, Ga., and continues Mutual’s coverage of outstanding sports ev en when no major league games are available. Saturday’s game fea tures the Washington Nationals against the Philadelphia Athletics. The games for next week will be announced later on the Sports Re view heard each night at 6:15 o’clock. The Chicago Theatre of the Air inaugurates its 1953 summertime concert series Saturday, 10 to 11 p. m., with Nancy Carr, lyric so prano, featured artist, co-starred with Baritone Earle Wilkie. The program will feature a medley Of tunes from the hit film musical —Turn To Page Seven RECEIVE CHARTER AND SIGN LEASE Plans Made By Group For Sale Of Stock And Memberships SEEK MANAGER Organization of Brevard Country- Club, Inc., has been completed^ President William F. Huffman an nounces today. During the past few days, the in corporators, President Huffman, Secretary George Perkins, Jr., and Treasurer E. 0. Roland, received the charter from the state and signed the lease agreement with the town board of aldermen. The officers, with the temporary directors, Milton Herzog, Oscai^ Smith, Charles L. Russell and John Anderson, adopted by-laws Monday night and made plans for the sale of stock and memberships. Jack Alexander is chairman of the stock and membership commit tee, and President Huffman points out that persons desiring either or both can contact Mr. Alexander or an officer or director. “Let me urge all civic-mindetf citizens to purchase stock and/or membership in the club,” President Huffman declared yesterday. He pointed out that the club had been organized for the benefit of the community and that it is not a closed affair. No initiation fee i? bein^ c-'‘^ged charter stock mem.- bersfr , ‘ Shares of stock are being sold at $10 each, and persons may buy as many as they wish. The president explains further that stock sale is for the purpose of raising capi tal for equipment. To date some 200 shares of stock have been subscribed, and the offi cers feel that they need to sell ap proximately 500 shares to begin op- —Turn To Page Twelve METHODISTS ARE HOLDING MISSION Movement Is Said One Of. Greatest In The History Of The Church Methodist churches in Transylva nia county are participating in the United Evangelistic Mission this week with visitations in the homes and services at the churches in the evenings. Rev. A. McK. Reynolds, pastor of the Main Street Methodist church, Danville, Va., is conducting the services at the First Methodist church here simultaneously with Religious Emphasis week at Bre vard college. Attendance at the ser vices has been good, and the pas tor, Rev. J. Julian Holmes, invites the public to attend. Guest minister for the evangelis tic services at the Rosman Metho dist church is Rev. C. V. Hall, of near Asheville. Rev. L. S. Grace, of the Virginia conference, is: preaching at the Etowah - Horse Shoe Methodist church, and Rev. R. Phillips, pastor of the Ecusta charge, is conducting the services at his church. The United Evangelistic Mission —Turn To Page Twelve Rabies Clinics To End May 11, Plan Others On Request County-wide clinics for vaccina tion of dogs against rabies are be ing conducted by the local health department with the dog warden, Clyde Hubbard, in charge and the last one is slated for May 11. Additional clinics will be helth after that time until June 1. Upon request a clinic will be scheduled, provided that 10 or more dogs are gathered at a given location, Mr. Hubbard states. These clinics will be held in or der that all dog owners will have ample opportunities to have theic animals vaccinated. Beginning the first of June, the North Carolina laws relating to the- vaccination of dogs to prevent ra- —Turn To Page l^elve*
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