Take Advantage Of The Clean-Up Festival Bargains Here On Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Monday
TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist, Ed
ucational, A g r i cultural
and Music Center. Popula
tion, 1950 Census, 15,321.
Brevard Community 7,394.
The Transylvania Times
A State And National Prize-Winning A. B. C. Newspaper
TRANSYLVANIA—
The Land of Waterfalls,
Mecca for Summer Camps,
Entrance to Pisgah Na
tional Forest and Home ol
Brevard Music Festival
Vol. 65, No. 16
SECTION ONE
BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1954
★ 24 PAGES TODAY A
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Newly Elected Officers Of Local Elks Lodge Are Installed
Officers of the local Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Lodge 1768, are pictured above fol
lowing their recent installation. From left to right, seated, the newly elected officers are: HARRY KOL
MAN, chaplain; HERBERT F. FINCH, leading knight; ROBERT L. RHYNE, exalted ruler; HOWARD
SCHMIDT, loyal knight, and FRANK FARRELL, lecturing knight. Standing, left to right, are: ED MATH
ESON, trustee; ROBERT COLWELL, trustee; J. EDGAR LOFTIS, secretary; AL REAM, trustee; BEN
NETT JONES, tyler; LEHMAN KAPP, treasurer, and CHARLES GLAZENER, esquire. (Times Staff
Photo)
18 Demos, 8 Republicans Enter Races
As Filing Period Ended On Saturday
Both Parties To Hold Prima
ries. Registration Begins
On May 1st
A total of 18 Democrats and eight
Republicans filed for county and
township offices before the dead
line last Saturday afternoon at 6:00
o'clock, according to George Shu
ford, chairman of the board of elec
tions in Transylvania.
The primary will be held on May
29th and the general election will
be on November 2nd.
Chief interest at this time cen
ters in the Democratic primary
races for the offices of sheriff and
board of education, and the Repub
licans will have a primary in the
coroner’s race.
Registration for the primary, Mrs.
Margaret Bridges, secretary of the
board states, begins on Saturday,
May 1, and will also be held on
the two following Saturdays, April
8th and 15th, and the 22nd is chal
lenge day.
Filing for sheriff on the Demo
cratic ticket were Paul E. Fisher
and E. V. “Scott” Dillingham.
Three persons filed for the Demo
cratic board of education, and two
will be elected in the primary to
run in the general election. Filing
on Saturday were Harry F. Morgan
and Homer N. McCall, the incum-,
bents, and Herbert Fisher.
The Republican race in the pri
mary will be between R. K. Powell
and J. E. McGaha, for coroner.
The complete list of persons fil
ing in Transylvania by deadline
time on Saturday is as follows:
Representative, Ralph R. Fisher,
incumbent, Republican; DeWitt
Abercrombie, Democrat.
Sheriff Lester Martin, Republi
can; E. V. Dillingham and Paul L.
Fisher, Democrats.
Clerk of Superior court, Robert
L. Loftis, Republican; and F. Mar
vin McCall, incumbent, Democrat.
Board of education, Mrs. Millard
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CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, April 22 — Spring
Clean-Up Festival begins in Bre
vard. Morning unit of League of
Women Voters, Mrs. Julius Sader’s,
10 a. m. Hon. Kerr Scott to be at
court house, 11 a. m. to 1 p. m. Ma
sonic meeting in Temple at 8:00
o'clock. Brevard Music club bene
fit card party, Gaither’s, 8 o’clock.
Friday, April 23 — District
Scouting meeting at Duke Power
company, 7 p. m. Music festival at
Straus school, 8 o’clock. WOW
shoot in hall at 8 o’clock.
Saturday, April 24 — Opening
ball game at Camp Straus, 3 p. m.
Sunday, April 25 — Attend the
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Bigger and Better
Jaycees Making Plans For
Annual Folk Festival Here
Extensive plans are already un
derway for the third annual Syl
van Valley Folk Festival, which will
be presented here on July 2nd,
3rd and 5th, and again under the
sponsorship of the Brevard Jay
cees. Officials of the civic group
say that indications point to a big
ger and better festival than the
two previous ones, which were
highly successful.
Festival Chairman Burder
Teague has started early making
arrangements, so that the people
of Transylvania and adjoining
counties will be treated to the best
possible entertainment. He states
that he has already lined up groups
to appear on the festival program
from as far away as Kentucky and
Tennessee.
Questionnaires are going out to
entertainers over a wide area, and
several have been returned, saying
Will Let Bid On
Toxaway Road
Some three and one-half miles of
the “Toxaway” road, which is NC
281, from US 64 north will be grad
ed and paved, the State Highway
department announces today.
Bids for this work were adver
tised with 24 projects and letting
will be on April 27, when the
highway commission meets at Nags
Head.
NC 281 runs from US 64 above
Rosman via Lake Toxaway for
some 19 miles to Tuckaseegee, near
Cullowhee.
they will appear here in July.
Many of last year’s favorites will
be repeaters, Mr. Teague says.
The fact that the Fourth of July
falls on Sunday this year only
serves to lengthen this year’s festi
val, he declares. The Jaycees voted
to have the festival on Friday, Sat
urday and Monday nights so that
many people who attend the Ecus
ta picnic on Monday will be able
to attend the festival.
Persons or groups interested in
appearing in the folk festival are
requested to contact Chairman
Teague or Henry McDonald as soon
as possible.
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Brevard Merchants Feature Bargains
In Clean-Up Festival Starting Today
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ONE WEEK CANCER
DRIVE IS SLATED
IN TRANSYLVANIA
Shiflet Is Directing Activi
ties. Melvin Gillespie Is
The Treasurer
The week of April 25th has been
declared “Cancer” week in Tran
sylvania and throughout the na
tion.
According to H. B. Shiflet, direc
tor of the campaign here, Transyl
vania’s goal is $675, and he urges
interested citizens to mail their
checks to the treasurer, Melvin
Gillespie.
Voluntary donations have always
been enough to meet the county’s
quota, Mr. Shiflet says, and he
hopes it will not be necessary to
have a house-to-house or business
tobusiness solicitation.
The funds raising chairman
points out that greater progress
than ever before is being made in
the fight against cancer, but the
need for funds is also greater than
it has ever been.
MANY TO ATTEND
TRAINING SESSION
Scoutmasters To Hold Two
Day Encampment. Other
Events Announced
A large delegation from Tran
sylvania is expected to attend the
scoutmasters’ training encampment
on Saturday and Sunday, Cecil J.
Hill, who is chairman of the scout
master training committee in Tran
sylvania states. The encampment
will be held at Lutheridge, near
Arden.
All scoutmasters in the county
and other interested persons are
urged by Mr. Hill to attend.
Check-in time is 1:00 o’clock on
Saturday, and all persons plan
ning to attend are advised to bring
their own gear, including tent, and
enough food for three meals, Satur
day night’s supper, and breakfast
and lunch on Sunday.
The first indoor session of the
scoutmasters’ training program in
Transylvania will be held on Sun
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V
Pisgah Is Most Popular
In The Southern Region
Again in 1953 the Pisgah Na
tional Forest was the most pop
ular of the national forests in
the 11 states of the southern re
gion, it is announced today.
The Pisgah attracted 5,365,930
visitors, while the Nantahala, the
second most popular one, had 2,
982,010.
The Pisgah figure was almost
2,000,000 more than the 3,245,
990 reported for 1952.
The two forests attracted 6,
800,200 motorists, 702,590 hunt
ers and fishermen, 589,569 pic
nickers and 202,510 campers.
These figures were contained
in the report of D. J. Morriss, su
Program Highlights
WPNF’s Tower Given Face Lifting,
President Will Be Heard Thursday
In keeping with the spring clean
up festival, the 200-foot tower at
Station WPNF was given a face
lifting on Monday as crewmen
from the TCA Tower company, At
lanta, Georgia, repainted the red
and-white steel structure.
The tower was erected in 1950
and the workmen described it as
being in perfect condition.
Program Notes
Beginning this Sunday afternoon,
Brevard Hardware company will
sponsor a 15-minute Associated
Press newscast over WPNF each
week, Jack Hammette, station man
ager, announces.
Another program to be heard
during the coming week of special
interest Mr. Hammette says, is the
address of President Eisenhower
on Thursday night at 9:00 before
the American Newspaper Publish
ers association in New York City.
Other Programs
The schedule for the Civic hour
for the coming week is as follows:
Friday, Lions club; Monday, Ro
tary club and Wednesday, Ameri
can Legion auxiliary.
On the Farm and Home hour for
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pervisor of all national forests
in North Carolina.
Ranger Ted Seely said yester
day that present indications point
to another banner year in ’54 in
the Pisgah.
Final Plea Made In
Easter Seals Sale
A final plea for contributions to
the ’54 Easter Seal sale here is
made today by Bill Atchison, chair
man of the campaign in Transylva
nia, which is sponsored by the Bre
vard Rotary club.
According to Tom Eller, the
treasurer, approximately $600 has
been raised in the drive in the
county, and Chairman Atchison says
a number of schools and other or
ganizations have not reported as
yet.
A total of 55 per cent of the con
tributions received here remain in
Transylvania to aid in the work
with crippled children.
The balance is used by the state
and national societies to help in
the important work.
Officials of the Rotary club point
out that the work with crippled
children is carried out during the
entire year, and persons needing
aid are requested to contact Chair
man Atchison or the treasurer or
any member of the Rotary club.
“We are most appreciative of the
contributions we have received and
the more we have in our crippled
children fund, the more work we
can do,” Mr. Atchison stated yes
terday.
How Flag May Get New Stars
m:
Rep. Craig Hosmer (R., Calif.) indicates in Washington how two
new stars can be added to the American flag for Alaska and Hawaii.
Helping him are Pearl Ledford (left) and Janice Hall, Capital Hill sec
retaries. The congressman has introduced legislation suggesting that
the first star be placed on a red stripe, next to the field of blue and
the second on the red stripe below it. (International Soundphoto)
Lodge Of Masonic Temple Is
Now Completely Furnished
FHA CHAIRMAN
OFFERS AID TO
FARMERS HERE
Supervisor In Transylvania
Tells Of Benefits Of Cur
rent Day Program
Farmers in all parts of Transyl
vania county are turning to their
local Farmers Home Administra
tion county office for credit that
will help them take up better farm
practices and make adjustments
from cash-crop farming to diversi
fied systems, Wallace G. Flynt, the
agency’s county supervisor, said
this week.
Farmers who have depended al
most wholly on cash crops in re
cent years are the ones most in
need of farming adjustments, he
said. They find th*y can set up a
sound system of farming by switch
ing to diversified production on
their farms. Many are looking for
credit necessary to put in live
stock enterprises to go along with
their crops and are expecting to
develop good pasture for their live
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Last Piece Of Furniture Ar
rives. Total Value Set At
More Than $1,600
The final piece of furniture nec
essary to completely equip the
lodge of Dunn’s Rock temple has
arrived, D. B. Whitmire, the wor
shipful master, announces today.
The Masons moved into their
new temple on East Main street in
early ’51, and since that time vari
ous persons and groups have pur
chased different pieces of furni
ture in memory or in honor of some
member of their families.
According to Henry R. Hender
son, past master and secretary, the
complete furnishings of the lodge
are valued at more than $1600,
and on behalf of each member of
the Dunn’s Rock order, he express
es sincere appreciation to all per
sons who have given the various
pieces of furniture.
The first gift to the lodge was a
genuine walnut altar, given by Mrs.
Joseph S. Silversteen, in honor of
her husband, who has been an ac
tive Mason for more than 50 years.
One of the most outstanding gifts
to the lodge, Mr. Henderson says,
was the triple chair with brown
leatherette upholstering and ped
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Biggerstaff Receives The Highest
Award Given In Adult Scouting
L. Y. BIGGERSTAFF
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L. Y. Biggerstaff, manager of
the Coca-Cola Bottling company at
Hendersonville which serves Tran
sylvania, was presented the Silver
Antelope, the Boy Scout’s highest
regional award in Atlanta Tuesday
night for his Scouting work.
Mr. Biggerstaff has been active
in Scouting for more than 25 years.
He has been a member of the
Daniel Boone Council executive
board since 1942 ana of the Land
O-Sky district committee since
1938.
He received the Silver Beaver
award, the highest Boy Scout honor
for adult scouting on the council
level, in 1948. He was Daniel Boone
Council president in 1947,1948, and
1953.
Other scouting activities have in
cluded: Rotary troop committee
man, district chairman, district
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Cooperative effort to give com
munities a thorough cleaning at
least once a year were undertaken
by a few American cities about 45
years ago and in recent years has
spread to practically every town
and city in the nation. These cam
paigns, it is pointed out, develop*
community spirit, with the result.
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DEERFIELD MOTEL ^
OPENS SATURDAY
Establishment Has Twelve
Attractive Units; Formal
Opening Is Planned
The Deerfield Motel, situated on
North Broad street at the Caldwell
street intersection, will be open
for the reception of guests Satur
day morning, Mrs. Robert W. Tay
lor, manager, announces yester
day.
The motel contains in addition to
office space 12 modernly equipped
and comfortable units, all with good
mountain views. Hot and cold run
ning water and continuous hot wa
ter heat are provided in each uni^.
Mrs. Taylor said yesterday that
already several guests had checked
into the motel, the first of its kind
to be built in the immediate vicini
ty of Brevard.
Announcement of the formal op
ening of the motel, when Transyl
vania citizens will be invited to in
spect the establishment, will be
made in next week’s Times.
Scott Will Visit
Here Thursday
Former Governor W. Kerr Scott
will visit in Transylvania on Thurs
day and will be fti the Brevard
court house from 11:00 o’clock in
the morning until 1:00 p. m.
Currently, he is making a four
day tour of 11 Western North Caro
lina counties in his campaign for
the Democratic nomination to the
U. S. Senate, and he cordially in
vites all his friends and supporters
here to come by the court house
during his two-hour stay at the
court house Thursday.
Mr. Scott said he is not planning
any major speeches during this trip
but added that he expects to re
turn to this section next month for
a formal campaign address.
SHOPPING EVENT
WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH MONDAY
Mayor Ford Appeals For
United Effort By Citizens
To Tidy Up Town
NATION-WIDE IN SCOPE
Brevard merchants are staging
this Thursday, Friday, Saturday
and Monday a huge spring Clean
Up Festival. The event will be a
prelude to the annual clean-up of
the town, which begins next Mon
day.
Mayor John A. Ford has issued a
proclamation, in which he urges
all citizens to join in this yearly ef
fort to enhance the appearance of
the town and to improve sanitary
conditions.
The trade event is being spon
sored by the merchants’ division of
the chamber of commerce, of which
Robert H. Plummer is chairman.
J. E. Smith, Ben Patterson and
Louis Womack comprised the com
mittee in charge of the Clean-Up
sale.
Mr. Plummer yesterday urged all
citizens in the Brevard trade area,
to take advantage of the large va
riety of bargains offered by Bre
vard stores during this trade event.
Shoppers will find many of these
bargains listed in this issue of The
Times. These are typical of many
other timely values not advertised.
Garbage Collections
Regular garbage collections in
the residential areas will be made
MgjStfesday and Friday. Citizens
maj/jmve excess trash to move are
awed t/f call the city hall, number
2-4911 or 2-6101 and a truck will
be sent for it.