TRANSYLVANIA—
The Land of Waterfalls,
Mecca for Summer Camps,
Entrance to Pisgah Na
tional Forest and Home of
Brevard Music Festival I
The Transylvania Times
A State And National Prize-Winning A.B.C. Newspaper
TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist, Ed
ucational, Agricultural
and Music Center. Popula
tion, 1980 Census, 15.82L
Brevard Community 7,394.
Vol. 66, No. 1
★ SECTION ONE *
BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 6,1955
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
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TRANSYLVANIA'S FIRST BABY of
1955 is shown above shortly after his ar
rival at 6:33 last Saturday morning in
the Transylvania Community hospital.
He is Johnny Ray Marshall, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Marshall, who reside on
Caldwell street here in Brevard. Dr. Jul
ius Sader was the attending physician,
and Nurse Azilea Watson can be noted
at the left. The baby and his parents re
ceived many fine prizes in contests con
ducted by The Times and WPNF. These
are listed in a story on the back page, sec
ond section. (Times Staff Photo)
March Of Dimes Campaign Now In Full
Swing In County, Many Events Planned
Legion To Operate Dime
Board This Week. Special
Envelopes Mailed Out
The annual March of Dimes cam
paign in Transylvania is in full
swing, according to the director,
J. Alvin Patterson.
The dime board wiff be operat
ed on the square on Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday by legionnaires of
the Monroe Wilson post of the
American Legion, he states. On Sat
urday, there will also be a dime
board at the bank.
Letters, containing a packet few
!M*»tions, are being mailed out to
hundreds of citizens throughout^
the county, and special-requests
are being made o.f'iafl'civic and fra
ternal organization*.
The Brevard Ja,Vcees have dis
tributed attractive co*u for
contributions to most of the busi
ness houses in the town and county.
Solicitations in the business sec
tion and in the industries are being
planned for this week end and
next, and Director Patterson urges
all citizens to cooperate to the lim
it this year in the battle against
polio.
Many other events are being
planned this month, and the direc
tor feels that if every citizen in
every community will do his or her
part, the goal will again be sub
scribed.
P-TA At Elementary
School Here To Meet
The Brevard elementary P-TA
will meet Monday night, January
10th, at 8:00 o’clock in the school
auditorium.
L. F. Dixon, the general mana
ger of the paper division of Eeus
ta, will be the principal speaker on
the program, and all parents are
urged to attend.
CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, Jan. 6—Methodist and
Presbyterian women’s circles meet,
also guilds of St. Philip’s Episcopal
church. Lions club meets at 7 p. m.
at Gaither’s. Cub pack meets at
Methodist church at 7:15 p. m.
Friday, Jan. 7 — Kiwanis club
meets at Gaither’s at 7 p. m. Ace
of Clubs meets at Gaither’s, 7:45
p. m.
Sunday, Jan. 9 — Attend the
church of your choice.
Monday, Jan. 10 — DAR meets
with Mrs. Robert N. Hill III at 3
p. m. Shrine club meets at Gaith
er’s at 7 p. m. Rotary club meets
at Gaither’s, 7 p. m. Brevard el* '
mentary P-TA meets at school at 8
o'clock.
Tuesday, Jan. 11 — Cemetery
meeting at Gaither’s, 7:30 p. m.
Wednesday, Jaa. 12 — Jaycees <
meet at Gaither’s at CJO p. m.
Last Call
To Award Music Scholarship
To College, Deadline Nears
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A talented young Transylvania
musician will receive a 1955 spring
semester scholarship to study at
Brevard college offered in the an*
nual award given by the Brevard
Music Lovers club. Competition
date has been set for Saturday,
January 15, beginning at 10 a. m.
Any student in Transylvania
county is eligible to compete in
piano, voice or organ. The winner
will be named by a group of impar
tial judges selected by Mrs. Robert
Melton, chairman, and her commit
tee.
Two Raids Made
In County This
Week On Stills
Two "moonshine” stills were
captured in Transylvania this week.
Deputy Loui9 Gravley and ATU
officers made a raid in the Cathey’s
Creek section on Monday and nab
bed a 60 - gallon sheet iron outfit
that was being moved from a
smokehouse into the woods.
The still was moved out Sunday
night, but before the moonshiners
could carry it very far into the
woods, the officers found and de
stroyed it Monday.
On Tuesday Deputy Gravley and
the Asheville ATU officers found
another 60-gallon outfit in the Ce
dar Mountain section, and along
with it, they destroyed some 300
gallons of beer. This still had been |
in operation for about a year and
one-half, and more than a gallon
of “white lightning” was taken in
the raid.
No arrests were made on Monday
or Tuesday.
,Application blanks are still being'
accepted by the committee and may.
be sent to Mrs. Melton anytime 1
prior to Friday, January 7th. Music I
teachers are encouraged to get i.
their pupils to enter the competi
tion.
Each student must play or sing
two selections of his own choice.
One must be by a composer of clas
sics or romantic period and the
other by a contemporary composer.
DR. ZACHARY GETS !
PRINCIPAL AWARD;
IN PRIZE MONEY;
Total Of $1,000 Is Divided
Among 11 People; Success
ful Trade Event Ends
Dr. J. F. Zachary, of Brevard,
won the grand award of $250.00
in prize money Tuesday afternoon,
when a crowd estimated at 4,000
people gathered to witness the cli
max to the annual trade festival,
which began last October. The
trade event was sponsored by thej
merchants’ division of the Brevard
chamber of commerce, of which
Robert H. Plummer is chairman.
Awards of $100.00 each were
made at the same time to the fol
lowing: Mrs. Charlie Patton, Sr.,
Mrs. Allen Smith, Mrs. Crittent
Galloway, Mrs. Ernest Lance and
Mrs. Odell Weaver.
The following were awarded
$50.00 each: Mrs. Henry Hender
son, Mrs. Ruby Sangudge, Mrs.
Walter Kay, Mrs. Callie Chappell
and Miss Anna Belle Allison.
These awards brought to $2,250
the amount of prize money given
—Turn to Page Seven
FISHER NAMED
MINORITY CHIEF
Hodges To Deliver Message
To Joint Session Today;
More Revenue Needed
Rep. Ralph R. Fisher left on
Monday for Raleigh, where he was
present for the oftening Wednesday
of the 1955 general assembly.
Mr. Fisher, who has represented
Transylvania county in the house
for six terms, was elected minority
leader for the second time in suc
cession and was assigned to the
seat he occupied last year, number
nine. There are 10 Republicans in
the house.
Larry I. Moore, of Wilson, was
elected speaker of the house and
Senator Luther Barnhardt, of Ca
barrus, was chosen president of the
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Courtesy Parking Plan
Extended Another Year
After being in operation for
the past nine months, the cour
tesy parking plan here in Brevard
will be continued for another
year.
This decision was reached Mon
day night, when a delegation from
the merchants division of the
Annual Banquet Of
Jaycees Postponed
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} The annual Jaycee banquet, plan
ned for January 12th, has been
| postponed.
| According to »r. Frank McGuire,
i who is chairman of the DSA proj
ect, the banquet will be held at a
later date and the “Man of the
Year” announced at that time.
The Jaycees will hold a regular
meeting next Wednesday, Dr. Mc
Guire says. As usual, the meeting
will be held in Gaither’s Rhododen
dron room, beginning at 6:30
o’clock.
Program Highlights
Alex Drier Being Heard Over WPNF,
Other Popular Programs Are Carried
NBC’s popular Alex Drier, who
is called “the man on the go,” is
now being heard each evening,
Monday through Friday, over j
VVPNF, at 7:00 o’clock.
Jack Hammette, station manager,
,irges all listeners to hear this spe
:ial program, which is sponsored
i>y McCrary Auto Service and Mc
Crary Home and Auto supply.
Mr. Drier is one of the nation’s
leading news commentators.
Mr. Hammette also announces
hat a special sports program is
sow being heard each evening at
6:15 over WPNF, under the spon
sorship of Ecusta.
Because the program has a com
plete round-up of sports, including
many local items, it should be very
popular with WPNF’s listeners, Mr.
Hammette states.
Other Programs
The schedule for the Farm and
Home hour for the coming week is
as follows: Thursday, health de
partment, W. F. Hart; Friday, U. S. <
forestry, Ted Seely; Monday, coun- ,
ty agent’s office; Tuesday, Brevard
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Two Men Perish In Early Morning Fire
Tuesday In The Cherryfield Section
chamber of commerce appeared
before the town board of aider
men.
Robert H. Plummer, chairman
of the division, explained that
the plan had been most success
ful in building good will, and the
merchants group would like very
much to continue it.
It was also pointed out that
many local people had violated
the plan and this situation should
be corrected.
During the past few months,
Brevard has received vast pub
licity on the courtesy parking
plan, and the merchants feel that
the great majority of the shop
pers appreciate it
Mr. Plummer urges all citi
zens to drop a nickel or a dime
or more in one of the jars as
soon as possible after receiving
a pink ticket
Local Shrine Club
To Elect Officers
Next Monday Night
The monthly meeting of the Tran
sylvania Shrine club will be held
Monday night in Gaither’s Rhodo
dendron room, beginning at 7:00
o’clock.
According to F. Brown Carr, the
:lub president, the election and in
stallation of new officers will fol
low the regular routine of business.
He urges all members to attend
this important meeting, and he ex
tends a cordial invitation to all vis
iting Shriners in the county.
VISITS IN RALEIGH
Mrs. G. H. Lyday is spending two
weeks with relatives in Raleigh,
Fayetteville and Hope Mills, On
rbursday she will witness the
swearing in ceremonies of the state
senate, of which her brother Is a
n ember.
WHEN THE BREVARD FIREMEN arrived at the
Fred Whitmire residence in the Cherryfield section of
Transylvania around six o’clock Tuesday morning, the
above photo is what they saw. The dwelling was com
pletely engulfed in flames, and because of the terrific
heat, it was impossible for the firemen to recover the
bodies of the owner of the place and Tom Bagwell until
an hour or so later. Another fire photo can be found on
page six, first section, in this week’s Times. (Times Staff
Photo)
Opposition To Toll Charges
On Parkway Expressed Here
CUB SCOUT PACK
WILL HOLD MEET
Four Boys Will Be Graduat
ed Into Boy Scouting.
Invitation Issued
Cub Scout Pack No. 1 will meet
on Thursday night at 7:15 o’clock in
the Brevard Methodist church,
basement room. The pack is spon
sored by the Brevard Lions club
and includes dens No. 1, with Mrs.
R. F. Andrews and Mrs. Duncan
Hunter as den mothers; No. 4 with
Mrs. E. V. Morley and Mrs. Baxter
Morris as den mothers; and den No.
7 with Mrs. A. M. Ream and Mrs.
Edgar Loftis, Jr., as den mothers.
A special feature of this paek
meeting will be the graduation of
four cubs to boy scouting. Jimmy
Garrett and Tommy Glazener of
den No. 1, and Charles Stroup and
Richard Swan, Jr., of den No. 4 will
be presented with graduation cer
tificates. These boys with their
parents present will be welcomed
into scouting by the scoutmasters
and troop committee chairmen of
the scout troop each chooses to
join.
Awards will be presented to Cub
Scouts qualifying for advancement
Another feature of the meeting will
be the showing of the scout movie
film, “The Trail to Citizenship.”
All Cub Scouts and parents are
urged to attend. Also since there
are a few vacancies now in the
dens due to this graduation those
boys on the waiting list are invited !
to attend this pack meeting with
their parents.
Cubmaster Duncan Hunter and
the pack committee are very anx
ious to have two ladies serve as den
mothers for a new den with seven
boys already practically organized
and ready to begin meeting.
Local Delegation To Attend
Meetings In Raleigh Or Ro
anoke In Next Few Days
Civic leaders of Transylvania
have expressed the opinion that
proposed charging of toll fees on
the Blue Ridge Parkway is at the
outset, premature.
Chamber of commerce officials
state that they are aware of the
fact that the congress public laws
specifically set out that “any ser
vice, benefit, or privilege furnish
ed any person by the federal gov
ernment shall be self-sustaining to
the fullest extent possible . .
However, it is pointed out here
that the Parkway is far from com
plete, and that no fees or charges
should be expected by the govern
ment until the scenic drive is more
usable.
Representatives of chamber of
commerce and county are expected
to attend a meeting to be held
within the next few days either in
Raleigh or Roanoke at trhkh time
opposition by various groups is ex
pected to be voiced.
Proposed fees which are an
nounced to be effective on May 1st
of this year include: Auto, private,
or motorcycle, $1.00 for 15 days or
$2.00 per year. Higher rates are
proposed for commercial vehicles.
It has not been clearly set out
in the announcement whether the
charges will apply to the 12-mile
Link expected to be completed in
Transylvania county next spring
and to the section at Soco Gap on
LT. S. 19 which leads to the Mile
High and Heintooga Overlook areas.
C. M. Douglas, secretary of the
N. C. Park Commission, stated that
bis group had received official no
tice of the fees in a letter from
Washington dated Dec. 23, and that
a meeting would be held by the
commission to act on the proposal
within a few days.
Land Owners To Vote On Creation
Of Soil Conservation District Here
Transylvania landowners will
vote in a special referendum on
January 14th on the creation of a
soil conservation district in the
county.
Nine voting places have been
designated, and J. Frank Doggett,
extension soil conservation special
ist from State college, Raleigh, will
be here all next week to assist with
the educational work in the elec
tion.
The referendum is being promot
ed by the Agricultural Worker*
council, and the chairman, Julian
Glazener, urges all land owners to
vote in *ae election.
Mr. Glazener says that all per
sons, firms and corporations hold
ing title to land or others who shall
have contracted to purchase any
lands lying within Transylvania
are eligible to vote in the election.
The application declaring Tran
sylvania as a soil conservation dis
trict has been approved by the
state soil conservation group, Mr.
Glazener states.
Voting places are as follows:
—Tina T» Page Twelve
WORST TRAGEDY
IN COUNTY FOR
SEVERAL YEARS
Rites For Bagwell Held
Wednesday. Whitmire’s
Funeral Set Thursday
INQUEST CONTINUED
Tragedy struck early Tuesday
morning in Transylvania county as
two men were burned to death when
a house was razed in the Cherry
field section of the county.
The men are reported to be Fred
Whitmire and Tom Bagwell since
they were seen together late Mon
day and the dwelling that was de
stroyed by fire belonged to Whit
mire.
ihe bodies of the two men were
burned beyond recognition. Mem
bers of the Brevard fire depart
ment and local officers combed the
smoldering ruins of the fire most
of Tuesday morning, trying to as
certain whether or not there were
others in the house when it burned
to the ground.
The blaze was discovered by a
nearby neighbor, but it was impos
sible for him to enter the house
when he made the discovery be
cause of the terrific heat. The Bre
vard fire department arrived on
the scene about 6:00 o’clock and
the entire dwelling was engulfed
in flames at that time.
The second truck was called from
Brevard a little later and water
| was pumped from a creek some 3,
000 feet away in an effort to recov
er the bodies in the dwelling.
All day Tuesday a steady stream
of people visited the scene of the
tragedy, some six miles from Bre
vard, near McKinney’s store. Thi3
was the worst tragedy this county
has experienced in several years.
Whitmire was about 45 years of
age, and Bagwell, a veteran of both
World Wars I and II, was about 55.
Funeral services for Mr. Whit
mire will be held Thursday after
noon at 2:00 o’clock at the Cherry
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GAIN REPORTED
AT POST OFFICE
Receipts For Year Over $46,
000.00. Total Of 154,725
Cards Are Mailed
Postal receipts at the Brevard
post office for 1954 showed a gain
of $1,900.11 over the previous year
with a total of $46,599.16 for the
12-months’ period, Postmaster T.
Coleman Galloway announces to
day.
The total for 1953 was $44,699.05.
This does not include money or
ders, but the postmaster states
that business was brisk in this de
partment last year also.
Christmas cards during Decem
ber, 1954, totalled 154,725, a gain
of 987 over the previous year.
The receipts for December were
also the largest of any month dur
ing the year, $7,278.82. This was
also a gain of $523.53 over Decem
ber, 1953.
Receipts at the Brevard pest of
fice by quarters last year were as
follows:
March—$9,680.58.
June—$10,615.96.
September—$12,351.00.
December—$13,951.62.
To Install Officers
At Kiwanis Meeting
New officers will be installed at
the meeting of Brevard Kiwanis
club at the meeting scheduled for
Gaither’s Rhododendron room on
Friday evening of this week at 7
o’clock.
Joe T. Chiott, prominent Ashe*
ville realtor, civic leader and for*
mer governor of Carolinas Kiwanis
district, will be in charge of the
program.
The following will be installed
for the year: President, Julian A.
Giazener; vice president, Ernest F_
Tilson; secretary, C. M. Douglas;
treasurer, Melvin Gillespie; past
president, Don Jenkins; directors,
James F. Ay cock, Joe Blackwell,
Dr. Earl O. Bryant, Paul Frisk,
Lewis Hamlin, Randal Lyday and
Wm. H. Purnell.