,VANIA—
Land of Waterfalls,
Mecca for Sommer Camps,
Entrance to Pisgah Na
tional Forest and Home of
Brevard Musk Festival
Vol. 65, No. 39
SYLVANIA
A State And National P ri ze-Winning A.B.C. Newspaper
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TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist, Ed
ucational Agricultural
and Musk Center. Popula
tion, 1960 Census, 16,321.
Brevard Community 7394.
* SECTION ONE * BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1954 A 20 PAGES TODAY *
PUBUSHED WEEKLY
HOW'S YOUR BIRDSEYE VIEW?
Pictured above is an aerial view of an
other “Mystery Farm” in Transylvania
county. The first persons to correctly
identify the place will receive a one
year’s subscription to The Times, and
the owner of the farm will be given a
beautiful, mounted photo upon coming
into the office. Be sure to read about last
week’s “mystery farm” on the farm page.
Guesses on the pic above should be sub
mitted in person and not by telephone.
Outlook At Brevard College Bright,
Trustees Hear Reports At Meeting
Valuation Set At More Than
One And One-Half Million.
Improvements Noted
An optimistic air prevailed
among the enthusiastic members of
the board of trustees of Brevard
college attending the annual meet
ing, which was held following the
recent alumni luncheon at Ashe
ville’s Trinity Episcopal church,
President Robert H. Stamey re
ports.
Edwin L. Jones, of Charlotte,
presided over the meeting, attend
ed by some 25 trustees of the col
lege.
In his encouraging report, Presi
dent Stamey stated that total valua
tion of Brevard college is set at
$1*553,910.51. This includes the
£!ant, equipment and endowment.
At the end of the fiscal year, the
local college had an operating sur
plus of $5,771.26, Mr. Stamey said.
Outstanding improvements have
been made to the various buildings
on the campus, the faculty homes
and apartments, as well as the cafe
teria and gym, he continued.
He also reported an increase in
enrollment this year of more than
14 per cent, “and the outlook for
the year is bright,” he declared.
Among the new scholarships giv
en to the college were the follow
ing: three Loma Catherine Jack
son scholarships, valued annually
at $250 each; two George F. Ivey
foundation scholarships, also in
the amount of $250 each; and $3,
000 for scholarships from a source
not disclosed.
A new farm committee was form
ed and named to serve were: Cary
€. Boshamer, chairman, Gene
Schenck, Jonathan Woody, Joel
Wright and Ralph Edwards.
Another committee, named to in
vestigate the possibility of estab
lishing a Zahner foundation, con
sisting of the propel ties of Kenyon
Zahner, was also appointed. Com
prising this committee are Judge
Guy Weaver, Clarence Morgan and
Ed M. Anderson.
CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, Sept. 30 — Trade Fes
tival opens. Cub Scout planners
meeting, Lutheran church, 7 p. m.
Friday, Oct. 1 — Fish supper at
the Masonic temple, 5 to 8 p. m.
Cub Scout Pack No. 2, Lutheran
church, 7 p. m. Soil conservation
meeting at the court house, 8 p. m.
Saturday, Oct. 2 — American Le
gion auxiliary sponsors bake sale.
Blind bogey golf tournament at
country club.
Sunday, Oct. 3 — Attend the
church of your choice.
Monday, Oct. 4 — Presbyterian
Men’s club meets at 6:30 p. m.
Democratic banquet at Gaither’s
Rhododendron room, 7 p. m. Repub
lican women meet with Mrs. L. D.
Martin, 7:30.
Tuesday, Oct. 5 — Book and
Plate club meets with Mrs. Charles
Russell, 8 p. m.
On Fire Prevention
Banquet Highlights Event,
Inspections Are Planned
Highlighting National Fire Pre
vention week during the period,
October 3rd through the 9th, will
be ihe inspections of businesses
and schools, and climaxing the ob
servance will be the annual fire
men’s banquet at the Brevard coun
try club.
This event will be held next
Thursday night, October 7th, be
ginning at 7:00 o’clock, with the
Lions, Kiwanians and the Rotari
ans sponsoring.
The Rotary club is in charge of
arrangements this year, and Charles
Elledge, principal of Marion high
school, who is noted as one of
Western North Carolina’s outstand
ing humorists, will speak.
Brevard’s Water
Supply Still Low
The water supply is still dan
gerously low in Brevard, and
prospects for rain are only
slight.
Light rainfall is predicted
Thursday or Friday, but accord
ing to Bill Erwin, street super
intendent, a lot of rain must fall
to bring the supply back to nor
mal.
Water restrictions are still in
effect here, and all citizens are
urged to conserve, and to refrain
from watering lawns, flowers and
gardens and washing of cars is
prohibited.
The woodlands are also ex
tremely dry, and citizens are
urged to be very careful with
matches and cigarettes.
| For the past two seasons, Mr.
Elledge has played the part of
Amos Howard in the outdoor drama
“Horn in the West,” at Boone.
He is recognized as a hearty
character actor, with a background
of stage and radio experience, plus
12 years as a coach and teacher of
dramatics.
: George Perkins, Jr., J. C. Gaither
and John Anderson comprise the
arrangements committee, and ap
proximately 150 persons are expect
—Turn To Page Seven
Huge Trade Promotion Starts Today,
Will Continue Until January 4,1955
PAVING CONTRACT
FOR HOSPITAL LOT
LETTO DRIVEWAYS
To Complete Work Soon.
Tinsley Makes Donation Of
Flowers And Shrubs
The contract for paving the park
ing lot at the Transylvania Commu
nity hospital has been let by the
board of trustees to Driveways,
Inc., of Asheville, the low bidder
on the project.
According to John W. Bailey,
the administrator, the hospital
parking lot will be paved with as
phalt, and the work should be com
pleted within the next few weeks.
Stoning and curbing of the lot
has been completed by McCrary
Construction company, of Brevard,
and the administrator was high in
his praise of the fine work that
was done by the local concern.
Mr. Bailey urges all persons vis
iting the hospital to use the park
ing lot and avoid parking their cars
or the street in front.
The board announces with pleas
ure, Mr. Bailey says, a donation of
flowers and shrubs to the hospital
for beautification of the area
—Turn to Page Seven
FRENCH LINGUIST
IS VISITOR HERE
Aged Woman Has Varied
Background. Has Returned
I To Columbia For Winter
By STAFF WRITER
I Among the interesting people
I who have spent this summer in
I Brevard is Madame Adele Dennee,
French linguist and teacher, who
. still enjoys her mountain visits in
1 spite of being past 90.
She returns this week to Colum
bia, S. C., after having spent the
third summer here with Mrs. E. W.
James. Madame" Dennee loves the
Western Carolina mountains be
cause they remind her of her na
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Methodist Ministers In
The County Are Returned
Methodist ministers in Tran
sylvania were reassigned follow
ing reading of ministerial ap
pointments the first of this week
at the close of the 16th annual
Western North Carolina confer
ence in Asheville.
Rev. Douglas Corriher, who
has served for the past year as
pastor of the Brevard Methodist
church, was returned, as was Rev.
W. A. Kerr, Jr., who has the
Ecusta circuit, including Oak
Grove Methodist church and Eng
lish chapel.
Rev. Neal McGlamery was re
turned to the Brevard circuit,
and his churches include: Selica
Methodist church, Rosman Meth
odist church and Lake Toxaway
Methodist church.
Also included in the reassign
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Washington
Sept. 25, 1954
TO THE NEWSPAPERS OF THE NATION:
The nation joins the editors, publishers and reporters of
this country in observance of National Newspaper Week. No in
stitution is more necessary to our way of life than a free press.
A sign of free government, a free press is a primary source j
of that government’s strength. It informs the people so that they I
may well discharge their responsibilities as citizens. It provides 1
them and their elected representatives with a wide range of fact I
and opinion which must be weighed by all who are concerned I
with the well-being of our country.
Those who struggle to keep America informed can enjoy
the satisfaction of knowing that their contribution to the cause
of freedom is mighty. They well deserve the respect and grati
tude and support of all our people.
^buuqltt 2>. CUe*Ut04Aje>i
ments were: Rev. Robert H. Sta
nley, president of Brevard col
lege, and Rev. C. E. Roy, pro
fessor of religion at the local
college.
Prior to the pastoral appoint
ments, the conference, in effect,
reaffirmed the church’s stand
against racial segregation.
After a lively discussion last
Friday, the 1,500 delegates to the
conference passed the 900-word
amended statement which con -
demned segregation as “contra
ry to Christian teachings.”
Fish Supper Tickets
Will Be On Sale At
Door This Friday
Everything is in readiness for
the big fish supper, with all the
trimmings, to be given in the Ma
sonic temple dining room on Fri
day of this week from 5:00 to 8:00
o’clock, according to announce
ment by D. B. Whitmire, worship
ful master of the local Masonic
lodge.
The members state that the tick
ets will be on sale at the door, and
anyone who has not been contacted
to buy a ticket may get them at
the door. All money made on the
supper will go into the building
fund. Tickets are $1.25 each and
children under 12 can eat for 75c.
The fish is being prepared by W.
C. Bangs, and he will be assisted
by several of the members of the
lodge.
Mr. Whitmire states that the
public is extended an invitation to
inspect the entire building and see
the new furniture which was re
cently placed in the lodge room. He
points out that everyone h^is been
so generous in giving donations
that members of the Dunn’s Rock
lodge are happy to extend this in
vitation to the public.
LIGHTS
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★ Freedom of Religion
★ Freedom of Speech
★ Freedom of the Press
★ Freedom to Assemble
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National Newspaper Week To
Be Observed, Contest Will Be
Conducted In High Schools
REV. FRANK E. McKENZlE
has been named as the new rec
tor of St. Philip’s Episcopal
church, succeeding Rev. Paul
Ritch, who has accepted a pastor
ate in Americus, G2. The Rev.
Mr. McKenzie comes to Brevard
from Morganton, where he was
assistant rector at Gpace Episco
pal church and priest in charge
of St. Mary’s, St. Paul’s and St.
Stephen’s missions in Burke
county. His resignation at Mor
ganton becomes effective on Oc
tober 31st, and he will assume
his duties here on the following
day.
MEETING POSTPONED
Mrs. Freeman Hayes, president,
announces that the regularly sched
uled meeting of the Transylvania
Democratic Women’s club will not
be held Monday night due to the
banquet at Gaither’s. The meeting
will be called at a later date.
Theme Of Observance This
Year Is “Your Newspaper
—Freedom’s Forum”
By STAFF WRITER
From October 1st to October 8th
marks the observance of National
Newspaper week — a time for
Transylvania readers of newspa
pers, and more particularly those
who don’t read newspapers, to con
sider the theme, “Your Newspaper
—Freedom’s Forum.’’
Today, more than ever before,
the newspaper is “Freedom’s Fo
rum.’’ It is a meeting ground for
opinion ... a market place for
viewpoint . . . yes, truly a forum
for freedom.
These words emphasize the role
newspapers play as bearers of ideas
and communicators of information
in today’s Comdex society.
It was probably just such con
cept that Jefferson had in mind
when he said:
“And were it left to me to de
cide whether we should have a gov
ernment without newspapers or
newspapers without government, I
should not hesitate a moment to
prefer the latter.”
To Begin Contest
Highlighting the local observance
of National Newspaper week, the
Transylvania Times is conducting
an essay contest in Brevard and
Rosman high schools.
The theme of the contest will be
the same as that of the observance,
“Your Newspaper — Freedom’s Fo
rum,” and Publisher Ed M. Ander
son urges all interested students to
submit an essay of not more than
.500 words to their English teach
ers on or before Friday, October
—Turn To Page Si*
Large Crowd Of Democrats Expected
To Attend $5.00 Dinner Monday
LUTHER HODGES
Good response in ticket sales to
the Democratic $5.00 per plate din
ner on Monday night, October 4th,
is reported today by Thomas R.
Eller, chairman of the executive
committee.
The dinner meeting will be held
in Gaither’s Rhododendron room,
beginning at 7:00 o’clock, and Lu
ther Hodges, lieutenant governor
of North Carolina, will be the prin
cipal speaker.
Mr. Hodges will be introduced by
Congressman George Shuford.
The various chairmen of ticket
sales are as follows: Mrs. Inez
Whitmire and Ralph Morris, Ecus
ta area; Mrs. Ashe Macfie and Al
vin Patterson, Brevard; and Scott
Galloway, Rosman.
The chairman expressed much
pleasure in having both Lieutenant
Governor Hodges and Congress
man Shuford in Brevard for the
—Turn To Page Seven
PLAN ANNOUNCED
TO AWARD $2,000
IN PRIZE MONEY
Many Of Brevard’s Store#
Participating. Complete
List Given
VALUES ARE OFFERED
Bargains in many different types
of merchandise are being offered
this week end to launch the annual
Fall Trade Festival, which begins
today (Thursday) and ends on
Jan. 4, 1955.
This event is being sponsored by
the merchants’ committee of the
chamber of commerce, of which R.
H. Plummer is chairman. Mr. Plum
mer urged the people of Transyl
vania county and contiguous areas
to take full advantage of the bar
gains offered in Brevard stores this
week end and to be on the alert for
future offerings.
Beginning this morning and end
ing on Jan. 4, 1955, 39 local mer
chants will issue trade tickets.
These tickets will entitle the hold
ers to share in $2,000 in prize mon
ey to be awarded at intervals dur
ing this period.
On October 12, October 26, No
vember 9, November 23 and Decem
ber 7, $250.00 in prize money will
be awarded, divided as follows;
First prize, $100.00; second prize,
$75.00; third, fourth and fifth
prizes, $25.00, The grand prizes
.will be awarded on January 4,
1955. Awards will be made on West
Main s|r^t, at 5:30 p. m. on the
"arrd in the case of rain
wnPbfcjnriade on the following
day at the same hour.
Prize money will be redeemable
in merchandise only at the partici
pating stores.
A different colored ticket will be
issued for each of the periods giv
en above, at the expiration of which
they will become worthless. The
tickets issued for the first period
will be yellow.
Serving on the merchants’ com
mittee with Mr. Plummer are: Ben
Patterson, Carl Bryson, Dan Haw
—Tarn To Page Stx
BRUSH BURNING
PERMITS NEEDED
County Warden Cites Law;
Will Go In Effect This
Friday, Oct. 1
Brush burning permits will be
required in Transylvania and
throughout North Carolina for any
brush or debris burning within 500
feet of any woodlands, Charles Pax
ton, county forest ranger, advises.
The law goes into effect on Fri
day, October 1st.
Permits may be secured from
Mr. Paxton or from the following
places: Brevard, county agent’s of
fice and sheriff’s office; Rosman,
the warden and Burton’s store; Pis
gah Forest, Patton’s store; Cedar
Mountain, Robinson’s store; Oak
land, Cash’s store; Selica, McKin
ney’s store; Little River, Merrill’s
store.
The law is written as follows:
“G. S. 14-139: Starting fires
within 500 feet of areas under pro
tection of state forestry service. It
shall be unlawful for any person,
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Will Seek Bid On
New Bridge Below
Penrose, Oct* 12th
A new bridge on the Crab Creek
highway to cross the French Broad
river near Penrose is among proj
ects for which bids will be sought
by the State Highway commission
on October 12th.
The project also calls for a cross
ing over Southern Railway tracks
and slightly more than a half-mile
of paving to U. S. 64.
The present bridge often has
been made impassable during flood
ing of the river.
The project is among 29 in the
state involving 79.28 miles of high
way improvements for which bids*
are being sought. The bids will be'
reviewed by the commission at a
meeting in Raleigh October 15.