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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. 64, No. 22 SECTION ONE BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1953 * 20 PAGES TODAY ♦ PUBLISHED WEEKLY New Officers Of Legion Post To Be Installed On Monday Newly elected officers of the Monroe Wilson post, No. 88, of the American Legion will be installed on Monday night. Prior to the installation ceremony at 8:00 o’clock, legionnaires will be served a free sup per beginning at 6:30 o’clock. Pictured above, front row, left to right, are: SHIRLEY CLARK, newly elected commander; CHARLES B. DISHER, the outgoing commander; EDWIN LASS, adjutant; WELDON MISENHEIMER, first vice commander; SAM KENT, third vice commander; and NEIL BURCHFIELD, finance officer. Second row, left to right, are: VANCE JACKSON, child welfare officer; DAVID SAMS, athletic officer; EB MORROW, graves registration officer; JACK HAMMETTE, co-publicity officer; and ARTHUR GILLESPIE, sergeant-at-arms. Other officers are: Bill Baughn, second vice commander; Ho mer Batson, fourth vice commander; Paul Whitmire, service officer; Bill Bridges, assistant' Hale Siniard, Jr., chaplain; Marshall Loftls, boys’ state officer; Ralph Fisher, historian; and John Anderson, co-publicity officer. (Times Staff Photo) ^ New Highway Commissioner Approves Roads In Transylvania For Adoption Buchanan Says Work Will Proceed Immediately To Improving System Commissioner Harry E. Buchan an, of the 14th division of the state highway commission, announces to day that he has approved seven ap plications from Transylvania additions to the state highway sys tem. The approved applications will be submitted to a meeting of the state highway commission in leigh this week for final approval. Buchanan pointed out that most of these applications had been pending for some time. While there is a limitation on the amount of road mileage that may be added to the state system each year, it will be division policy to process all such applications as rapidly as pos sible, he said. Transylvania roads added to the state system and the mileage of each are as .follows: 1. “CCC” road. Leaves Reid sid ing road 1.3 miles south of U. S. 64 thence southeast 0.3 miles (only outlet for 3 families). 2. Pressley road. Leaves Osborne road 0.1 mile east of Oakdale, thence southeast 0.1 mile. (Only outlet for 10 families.) 3. Tom McKinney circle. Leaves U. S. 64 0.2 mile west of Ross road and intersects U. S. 64 0.3 mile west of Ross road. (Only outlet for 5 families.) 4. Neil avenue. Leaves N. C. 280 (U. S. 276) 0.1 mile southwest of —Turn To Page Twelve CALENDAR OF COMING EVENTS Thursday, May 28 — B & PW club to install officers, 7 o’clock at Gaither’s Rhododendron room. Masonic meeting in hall at 8:00 o’clock. Friday, May 29 — Teen-age party at NYA hut, 7:30 p. m. Cub Pack 2 at Lutheran church, 7:00 p. m. Saturday, May 30 — Ordination service at St. Philip’s Episcopal church, 10:30 a. m. Memorial ser vice at Camp Straus, 2 p. m. Memo- rial service at Gillespie cemetery, 4 p. m. Benefit party at American Legion building, 8 o’clock. Sunday, May 31 — Attend the church of your choice. Camp Straus officially opens at 2 p. m. Monday, June 1 — Presbyterian Men’s club, 6:30. Rotary club meets ®t 7 o’clock. Town board of alder- wen meeting at 7:30. Tuesday, June 2 —- County 4-H health contest in local health of fice. Men’s club of First Baptist church meets at Gaither’s, 7 o’clock. Eastern Star meets in Masonic tem ple at 8 o’clock. Town’s Newly Elected Board Makes Several Appointments The newly installed Brevard board of aldermen held a busy ses sion at a call meeting last Thurs day night and made several im portant appointments in the town’s personnel. Mayor John A. Ford presided ov er the meeting, and all five of the aldermen, Henry Henderson, Few Lyda, Dr. E. 0. Roland, C, R. Sharp and Joe H. Tinsley were present at the meeting. Mrs. Opal King, who has served the town as clerk in the water de partment for the past several years, was named to the position of city clerk, effective July 1, 1953. She succeeds N. A. Miller, who resigns on that date. CONVICTS ESCAPE FROM JAIL HERE Three Men Still At Large. Believed To Have Gone To South Carolina Tom Eller, who became associat ed in the practice of law here with Lewis Hamlin a few months ago, was named town attorney. Dan Merrill was reappointed fire chief by the new board, and Bill Erwin was re-elected as street su perintendent. E. H. Corpening, Brevard’s police chief, was reappointed, and S. E. Arvidson, Brevard insurance man, was named water clerk, meter read er, effective July 1st. C. B. Carter was renamed as trustee of the firemen’s relief fund, and Alderman Sharp was named to the board of trustees of the Tran sylvania Community hospital, and Alderman Tinsley was chosen as purchasing agent of the town. Aldermen named on the various committees of the town board were —Turn To Page Twelve President Stamey Is Inaugurated At Brevard College Exercises Tuesday TRUSTEES TOLD PROGRESS BEING MADE AT COLLEGE Expansive Building Program Well Underway. Outlook For Future Good Brevard college has enjoyed markable progress during the past year and the outlook for the ensu ing year is extremely bright, accord ing to reports made at the annual meeting of the board of trustees here Monday afternoon. The initial phase of an extensive building and remodeling program is now nearing completion and an enrollment of at least 250 students is anticipated for next fall. Gifts and income from endow ment have been good and for the second year the college is operat ing without a deficit. Edwin L. Jones, of Charlotte, was re-elected as chairman of the board. Col. W. B. Moore, of Wadesboro, v/as re-elected vice chairman and Rev. James B. McLarty, of Moores- ville, was re-elected secretary. The executive committee will be composed of the three named offi cers, Jonathan Woody, Waynesville; Allen Sims, Gastonia; Clarence E. Morgan, Asheville; and President Robert Stamey. Chairman Jones reported that the large, modern new girls’ dormitory has been completed, that modern ization is now underway and will —Turn To Page Twelve LEGION PLANNING A BENEFIT PARTY Proceeds Will Go To Oper ate Swimming Pool. Open ing Date Undecided Transylvania legionnaires will stage a big benefit party Saturday night, and all proceeds will go for the operation of the municipal swimming pool in Franklin park this summer. Post officials point out that op eration of the pool will depend on the success of the party. Additional parties are planned in June and July in order that funds mav secured for the project. No charge will be made for swimming in the pool. The date of opening the pool will be decided upon at the meeting of the Monroe Wilson post on ATon day night. It is hoped that il car be opened in the immediate future —Turn To Page .“^ew The three prisoners who escaped from the Transylvania jail on Sun day were still at large at noon Wednesday. Two of the men, William MuUi- nax and James E. Stokes, were re ported to have been in the county Monday and Monday night, and officers used bloodhounds in trying to capture them. However, the dogs lost the scent at the river near Cherryfield. On Tuesday the same men were said to have hitchhiked a ride to —Turn To Page Six Plans Being Formulated For *53 Brevard Beauty Pageant In July Brevard Jaycees and Jaycettes are now making plans for the Miss Brevard pageant, which will be held here in conjunction with the second annual Sylvan Valley Folk Festival July 2nd, 3rd and 4th, according to Mrs. Robert Melton, Jaycette president. Mrs. Frank McGuire is chair man of the beauty pageant and she invites local girls between the ages of 18 and 28 who are high school graduates to com pete for the honor of represent- Program Highlights WPNF To Carry Coronation Programs From England Starting On Sunday At The Cemetery WPNF proudly announces this week that many programs will be heard from England during Coro nation over the local station through the facilities of the Mutual Broadcasting system. A few of these outstanding pro grams are as follows: Coronation Festival concert, Sunday morning, beginning at 10:00 o’clock; Corona tion highlights that evening at 11:15 o’clock; the Brighouse and Rastrick band of England, Monday at 10:45 p. m.; and the Huddersfield choral society immediately follow ing. On Tuesday WPNF will carry the coronation ceremony and pro ceedings from 8:15 to 8:55 a. m., and from 9:05 until 10:00 o’clock that evening. Next Wednesday night at 9:30 o’clock, the “Report to the People” of President Eisenhower will be heard. This week’s sports scene will highlight games on Thursday at —Turn To Page Six ing Brevard in the state finals. In commenting on the talent and beauty contest, Mrs. McGuire said, “The search is beginning in earnest for Miss America, who might well live right here in Transylvania. She will not be the most glamorous girl in the world, nor the most talented, but she will be a typical American girl with charm, poise, intelligence, character and a sincere ambition to develop her talents through the opportunities offered by par ticipating in the contest.” Committee chairmen who are working on this project are Mrs. Ed Roy, awards; Ito. and Mrs. —Turn To Page Twelve Inauguration Highlights Centennial Event : COLLEGE;: The inauguration of President Robert Henry Stamey highlighted the centeniual observance and commencement exercises at Brevard college on Tuesday. A large crowd attended the morning and after noon exercises, and heard several Southern Methodist leaders laud the work of junior colleges and the progress that is being made at the Brevard institution. CENTENNIAL IS OBSERVED WITH COMMENCEMENT Many Methodist Leaders Here For Various Exer cises. Praise Institution' STUDENTS HONORED Transylvanians Will Observe Memorial Day This Saturday, Special Service Is Planned Memorial Speaker Coliisson Will Be Principal Speaker. Bank, PO And Offices To Close Citizens who have shown inter est in the work being done on Gillespie cemetery are invited to a special program there Sunday afternoon, 4 o’clock, to view the progress made and the work yet to be done. An interesting program has been planned and a tour of the cemetery plots as well. In case of rain this program will be postponed until the following I Sunday. N. H. COLLISSON, vice presi dent and general manager of the cellophane division of Ecusta Pa per corporation, will deliver the Memorial Day address at a spe cial service here Saturday after noon at Gillespie cemetery. Mr. Coliisson will be introduced by Charles Disher, commander of the American Legion post, which is sponsoring the program in conjunction with the auxiliary. A special service, closing of town and county offices, the bank and the post office, are slated for Sat urday, Memorial day, here in Bre vard. N. H. Coliisson, vice president and general manager of the cello phane division of Ecusta Paper cor poration, will be the featured speaker at the Memorial Day vices Saturday at 4 p. m., accord ing to Mrs. Ralph Fisher, chairman. Sponsored by the American Le gion auxiliary, the memorial ob servance will take place in the spe cial plot in Gillespie cemetery. Mr. Coliisson will be introduced by Charles Disher, who is com mander of the local American Le gion post. The invocation at the program will be given by Rev. John D. Smith, pastor of the Brevard-Davidson Riv er Presbyterian church. Special mu sic will be directed by Charles Himes. Memorial wreaths will be pre sented by the following persons representing local organizations: Mrs. Allen Vaughn, American Le gion auxiliary; Raymond F. Ben nett, commander 33rd district, American Legion; Mrs. Henry Gar- —Turn to Page Seven Camp Harry H. Straus Opens Sunday, Memorial Service Planned Saturday Camp Harry H. Straus, recrea tional area of the Ecusta paper corporation, will officially open for employees and their families on Sunday afternoon, May 31, at 2:00 o’clock. Fishing permits, however, will not be honored until Monday morning, June 1. Many improvements have been made since the camp closed last year. Three golf greens and tees have been constructed, and a large put ting green will be installed near the baseball field in the very near future. For the fishermen, there are. five new boats and the lake was stocked last winter with 650 bass and bream. Other improvements include: the renovation of the interior of the lodge and installation of kitchen equipment, a new 2,700 gallon wa ter reservoir, an archery equipment shed, and new rest rooms in the —^Turn To Page Twelve. Rev. Robert Henry Stamey was inaugurated as president of Bre vard college and diplomas were presented to 34 graduates during two impressive ceremonies held here at the college Tuesday. Hundreds of people, including 30 representatives from colleges and universities in the Carolinas and Tennessee, prominent Methodist ministers and laymen attended the outstanding Brevard college cen tennial commencement exercises. Bishop Paul N. Garber, of Rich mond, Va., was the principal speak er at the inaugural program Tues day morning and Bishop Coston J. Harrell, of Charlotte, delivered the graduation address in the after noon. Both of them stressed the valu able contribution that church-own ed and church-related institutions of higher learning make to the ed ucational, social and religious life of-the country. Bishop Garber pointed out that John Wesley, who founded the Methodist church 215 years ago in England, emphasized the impor tance of education and described the work of the church through the years in establishing and operating schools and colleges. “The Methodist church in Ameri ca today owns and operates approx imately 120 colleges and universi ties for the training of our youth,” Bishop Harrell .stated. “Out of these colleges and uni versities cc'me in a large measure the young men and women who —Turn to Page Six CONFER ON NEW SITE FOR CHURCH College Trustees Offer Land/ To Methodists. Commit tees To Meet The Brevard Methodist church has about outgrown its present lo cation and Monday afternoon mem bers of the board of trustees of Brevard college offered to give the church a site located between Caldwell and Broad streets if the church should desire to erect a new plant there. The suggestion was made to the trustees last fall by S. E. Varner, Sr., and since that time members of the college and church boards have been discussing the possibili ty, Monday a committee from the church, composed of Rev, J. J. Holmes, pastor; Ray Hooper, chair- of the board of stewards and J. F. Zachary, chairman of a building committee, appeared be fore the college trustees and said the officials of the church are in terested in the proposal. It was pointed out that the pro posed location would be ideal for a church site and that the erection of a church might prove valuable to both institutions. trustees authorized the exec utive committee to act and suggest ed that both groups appoint com- —Turn to Page Twelve Transylvania Goes ‘Way Over Top’ In ’53 Cancer Crusade Due to several special gifts, the 1953 Cancer Crusade in Tran sylvania county has gone “way over the top,” funds raising chairman, H. B. Shiflet, an nounces today. The goal in Transylvania was $600, and to date a total of $1,- 026 has been turned in, Mr. Shif- let states. ^ He expresses sincere apprecia tion to all persons who gave in the Cancer Crusade, and he says special thanks go to the people who made extra large contribu tions.