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I TRANSYLVANIA— An Industrial, Tourist, Ed ucational, Agricultural and Music Center. Popula tion, 1950 Census, 15,321. Brevard Community 7,394. ~. —.. »i Vol 65, No. 37 nia Times te And National P ri ze-Winning • ■- a 1 q Newspaper ★ SECTION ONE ★ BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1954 * 24 PAGES TODAY A PUBUSHED WEEKLY come embers-May You Have A Successful Year THE BEAUTIFUL CAMPUS OF BREVARD COLLEGE can be seen from f the air in the photo above, which was i taken in late afternoon. Many improve ments are noted at the institution, and the enrollment this fall is up approxi mately 12 per cent. (Times Staff Photo from plane flown by Jack Smathers.) Brevard's Water Supply Dangerously ‘ Low, Consumption Exceeding Intake State Of Emergency Declar ed By Mayor, Board. Re striction* Ordered Brevard’s water supply is still dangerously low, and the procla mation of Mayor John A. Ford and the town board of aldermen de claring the city in a state of water emergency is still in effect. The showers last Thursday and <"’jJTCIS the stiver of the week end, improved the water situation temporarily, but at noon Wednesday, the reservoir was some I 300,000 gallons below normal. Under normal conditions, Bre vard has a supply of 2,370,000 gal lons, and the daily intake is about the same as the amount used here. However, the intake this week is a million gallons, and in spite of the proclamation declaring the lmergency water situation here, about 1,200,000 gallons are being used each day. According to Bill Erwin, street superintendent, a serious fire could almost deplete the reservoir of its entire supply of water. For the safety of the community and the general welfare of the peo ple, the mayor and the board stress the importance of every man, wom an and child conserving as much water as possible. Watering of lawns, garden, etc., and the washing of cars have been prohibited until the emergency is over. P-TA To Canvass For Used Clothing The Brevard P-TA on Sunday afternoon at 2:00 p. m. will begin a drive to collect clothing for needy children. All kinds of out er and underclothing worn by school children is desired. Those who are willing to donate in the drive are asked to place their garments on their front porch es or some other convenient place and those who may by chance be overlooked should call Mrs. Nor man Boyer, whose number is 3-3374 CALENDAR OF COMING EVENTS Thursday, Sept. 16 — Lions meet kt Gaither’s at 7 p. m. Masonic (meeting in temple at 7:30. Women of the Presbyterian church meet fit 8 o’clock. Friday, Sept. 17 — Garden club meets at 3:30 in Gaither’s Rhodo dendron room. Kiwanis club to have Ladies' Night program at Ce dar Mountain, 6:30 p. m. Court of Honor at Balsam Grove school, 8 p. m. Saturday, Sept. 18 — Republi can Women's cake sale, 9 a. m. Waltermire hotel building. Piano students meet at Brevard college music building, 4 to 5:30 p. m. Sunday. Sept. 19 — Attend the church of your choice. Faculty re ception at Brevard college, 4 p. m. Monday, Sept. 20 — Rotary club to Page Eight Along The Fire Lines Historic Caesar's Head Hotel Burns, Essay Contest Begins H: toric Caesars Head hotel burned to the ground early last Thursday morning in a fire of un known origin. A cottage and the servants’ quar ters adjacent to the hotel proper also were destroyed in the blaze, thought to have started about 1 a. m. Part of the hotel structure was 100 years old. The major part of the 50-room establishment was 50 years old. The hotel had its be ginning as a resort catering prima rily to low-country planters. The hotel was owned by the Caesars Head Co. of which Pres ton S. Marchant and Thomas M. Marchant, Jr., both of Greenville, S. C., are major stockholders. The hotel was operated as a sum mer resort. It had closed August 31. No estimate of the amount of damage was available immediate ly. Thomas Marchant said the property was covered partially by insurance. Several local persons saw the blaze reflected in the sky and mo tored to Caesars Head. The Bre vard fire department was not ask ed for help, so it is believed the hotel fire was too far gone before it was discovered to have saved the structure. During th/ " onth of September, tXSr m* .u hoi's *£f the crevan; fire department are conducting an essay contest in Transylvania’s schools. The theme of the contest is fire prevention, ahd a contest will be conducted in each school. Prizes totalling $29.50 for ej school will be awarded, firsi is $10; second, $7.50; thiri and then seven prizes of $1. will be awarded. All essays must be written fire prevention, and the maximum number of words is 200. Essays must be original, and the deadline for submitting them to the teacher or principal at each school is September 25th. The best essay of the county will be selected and a grand prize of $25.00 will be awarded. Judges for the contest will be prominent men and women of the county, and their names will be an nounced at the end of the contest. Schools participating in the con test are: Penrose, Pisgah Forest, Straus, Brevard elementary, Bre vard high, Rosenwald, Selica, Ros man elementary, Rosman high, Quebec and Toxaway. The contest is open to students in the fifth through the 12th grades, and pupils in the first through the fourth will receive a —Turn to Page Eight STUDENT BODY TO HAVE 250, MORE SAID ENROLLING President Stamey Invites The Townspeople To Reception Sunday Afternoon PARTIAL LIST GIVEN With registration still underway, an increase of some 12 per cent in enrollment is reported at Brevard college for the 1954-’55 term, and ail indications point to a student body of 250, President Robert H. Stamey announces today. Following a most successful orientation program, registration began last Saturday, and classes opened on Monday. The president is most enthusias tic over plans for the new year and he is high in his praise of the cali bre of the student body. Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock the faculty and administration of Bre vard college will be formally intro duced to the townspeople and stu dent body by President Stamey. This reception honoring new mem bers of the college staff will be held in the James Addison Jones library on the campus. It is suggested that people of the community of Brevard visit the college campus to renew acquain tances with the staff and faculty nJ to meet the new members. “We ’ike to encourage c >ik of the town to come and visit our campus and take full advantage of all the fa (§ee “Partial” Page Four) STUDENTS BREV Number In Day Gro Also Many Are Taki Special Courses Many local students are attending Brevard college, and others are ex pected to enroll before registration closes, President Robert H. Stamey announces. Special students are also being enrolled in the night secretarial classes, which meet on Monday and Thursday evenings from 7:00 until 9:00 o’clock. Beginning shorthand and beginning typing are offered, and fees are $12.50 for each course, plus $2.00 for use of the machine in the typewriting classes. The course runs through December 13. Among the regular students en rolled at the college this semester are: William Byrd, Mae (Mrs. John S.) Camp, Billie Jean Cansler, Carl —Turn To Page Eight ANOTHER “MYSTERY FARM” in Transylvania is pictured above, and if you are the first person to come by The Times office and correctly identify it, you will receive a free subscription to the paper. Considerable interest is being shown in this popular series of pictures, and be sure to read the write-up of last week’s farm on the farm page. The own er of farm pictured above is asked to come by The Times as soon as possible and receive a beautiful, mounted photo. Persons desiring to identify this week’s picture are asked to come by The Times’ office, because telephone identifications cannot be accepted. MR. AND MRS. L. M. WATKINS, who reside near Rosman, last week celebrated their golden wedding an niversary. They have lived in Transylvania county most of their lives, and were married in September, 1908, in the Little River section. See story on the Rosman page in the third section of this week’s Times. (Times Staff Photo) Demos Name Mrs. Pat Kimzey To Make Representative Race TC Rites Held Tues Well Known Business Circles rites for Mr. and Mrs. W. jAustin, who were killed last Friday night in an automobile ac cident at Fort Wayne, Indiana, were held Tuesday morning at the Gillespie cemetery. The Rev. Harry Perry, former rector of the St. Philip’s Episcopal church, and Rev. Douglas Corriher, pastor of the Brevard Methodist church, officiated. The firing squad of the Monroe Wilson post of the American Le gion, of which Mr. Austin was a member, gave a three-gun salute, followed by taps by the bugler to close the service. When the Austins were killed in the head-on collision near Fort Wayne, Mr. Austin was en route to a reunion of his overseas army unit. Mr. Austin was 69, while Mrs. Austin was 65. Mr. Austin served with the Sixth Engineers of the Third Divis ion in France and Germany. He was wounded and received the Pur ple Heart. He was in seven differ ent campaigns. Mr. and Mrs. Austin were profes sional photographers and had' op erated the Austin Art shop here for more than 25 years. They were both natives of the state of New | —Torn To Page Four ----- Abercrombie Resigns Be cause Of Pressing Business Demands. Ticket Given The Democratic Executive com mittee at a special meeting held Thursday night at which about two thirds of the members were present accepted the resignation of D. T. Abercrombie as a candidate for the house of representatives and by unanimous vote named Mrs. Pat Kimzey to make the race in his place. Mr. Abercrombie’s letter of resignation was addressed to the county board of elections. This will be Mrs. Kimzey’s second attempt to unseat the incumbent, Ralph Fisher, Republican, who has an nounced for another term. Mr. Abercrombie told this news paper yesterday that the demands of his business would not permit him to continue in the race or to serve, if elected. He expressed his appreciation for the support given him in the primary. Other candidates on the county ticket are; Democratic For solicitor; Clarence O. Rid ings. For state senate, 32nd district: David M. Hall and William Med ford. For representative: Mrs. Pat Kimzey. For sheriff: E. V. Dillingham. For clerk of the superior court: P. M. McCall. For board of education: Homer tf. McCall and Harry F. Morgan. For coroner: Donald Lee Moore. For constable: Lamon T. Cham >ers, Boyd township; Harvey Smith, —Turn to Page Eight WPNF Program Highlights Broadcasts Of College Football Games. Will Begin This Saturday New programs over WPNF this week end will include the first play-by-play broadcast of southern football games, an interview by Jake Wade with the coaches of the teams playing in Saturday’s game and “Pigskin Preview,” a predic tion of scores of games around the nation on Saturday, Jack Ham mette, station manager, announces. The first college game, N. C. State vs. V. P. I., of the ’54 sea son, will be heard Saturday after noon, beginning at 1:45 o’clock, and just prior to the game at 1:30, Mr. Wade will interview the coaches of the two teams. This will be a regular feature over WPNF this fall, Mr. Hammette states. “Pigskin Preview” will be heard each Friday night at 7:20 o’clock, and along with score predictions, news of interest to football fans will be carried. This Friday night WPNF will broadcast a play-by-play descrip tion of the Brevard-Hendersonville game from Hendersonville. Air time is 8:00 o’clock. Other Programs The schedule for the civic hour —Turn to Page Five THE MAYOR, BOARD CHAIRMAN, OTHERS MAKE STATEMENTS Times Publishes Annual Col* lege Issue. Successful Year Is Anticipated WIDE CIRCULATION Brevard and Transylvania offi cials join hands with merchants and others in the community in welcoming this week the some 250 i students to Brevard college for the 1954-’55 term. All indications point to one of the most successful years in the history of the school, which th?a fall begins its 101st year of relig ious and educational service to the youth of this state and nation. Mayor John A. Ford said yester day that it is always a real pleas ure to welcome the students and faculty members to town on the opening of each new term. He praised the officials of the college on the progress that is being made at the local institution. Freeman Hayes, chairman of the board of county commissioners, al so sent cordial greetings to the col lege students and faculty and said he was most delighted with the in crease in the number of students at the college. On behalf of the entire member ship of the Brevard chamber of commerce, President D. T. Aber crombie also welcomed school of ficials, students and other o to town. Special Edition This week The Times is publish ing its annual Brevard college greetings edition, and Publisher Ed M. Anderson urges all subscribers to read the entire paper with in terest. This paper is going not only to regular subscribers, but also to —Turn to Page Eight. PLANS ARE HADE ATCOUNTRY CLUB Board Signs Contract With i Fraser. Greens Said To Be Progressing E. E. Fraser has signed a new contract with the board of direc tors of the Brevard country club* President John Anderson announ ces today. In addition to signing the con* tract, the board and Manager Fra ser worked out a complete sched ule of activities at the club for the fall and winter months at meetings during the past week. A golfers’ banquet, at which time the winners in the recent golf league will receive trophies, is scheduled in the immediate future* and the annual country club tour nament is planned for late Septem [ber and early October. Manager Fraser says the new bent grass greens are progressing satisfactorily in spite of the dry weather and they should be ready —Turn To Page Five To Reach Quota In Fmevaenry March Of Dimes Drive Her» Transylvania will reach its ex pected quota of approximately $1,500 in the emergency March of Dimes campaign, Mrs. Cecil Hill, the chairman, announces. “Actually, we had no set quo ta,” the chairman explained, “but since the national foundation was trying to raise some 40 per cent of the amount received in the drive in January, we hoped to get some $1,500 here.” Already about $500 has come in through the mails, Mrs. Hill states, and between $300 and $400 was raised at the March of Dimes singing last Sunday at the Tran sylvania Music camp. When all reports are in, some $150 should be realized from the March of Dimes dance, Mrs. Hitt states, and donations from other sources are also expected.
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