TRANSYLVANIA—
The Land of Waterfalls,
Mecca for Summer Camps,
Entrance to Pisgah Na
tional Forest and Home of
Brevard Music Festival.
Transylvania Times
A State And National Prize-Winning A.B.C. Newspaper
TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist, Ed
ucational, Agricultural
and Music Center. Popula
tion, 1950 Census, 19,321.
Brevard Community 7,394.
Vol. 66, No. 2
* SECTION ONE *
BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1955
A 20 PAGES TODAY *
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
ANOTHER TRANSYLVANIA HOME
was completely destroyed by fire, when
the house of Mrs. Bernice Collins burned
to the ground on the Tinsley road about
10:30 o’clock last Friday night. The
above photo was made just as the fire
men arrived on the scene and it can be
quickly noted that it was impossible for
any part of the dwelling or any of its fur
nishings to be saved. This was Transyl
vania’s second big fire of ’55, the first
being the Fred Whitmire place at Chen
ryfield on January 4th, in which two men
lost their lives. No one was at home when
the Collins place burned. (Times Staff
Photo)
Transylvania Landowners To Vote
On Soil Conservation District Friday
County Is Last In State To
Hold Referendum. Assis
tance I3 Available
A special election will be held
in Transylvania on Friday of this
week on the question of organiz
ing a soil conservation district
here.
All landowners are eligible to
participate in the referendum,
County Agent Julian Glazener
iutes, and nine voting places have
been designated in Transylvania.
( Mr. Glazener urges full partici
K pation in the election. He explains
that a soil conservation district is
a local organization for planning
and putting into effect a program
of conservation that is desired by
the people.
Through the organization, the
NSDA soil conservation service
works with the farmers and assis
tance is available. Transylvania is
the last county in North Carolina
to organize a soil conservation dis
' trict, the county agent states.
\ J. Frank Doggett, soil conserva
tion specialist of State college, Ra
leigh, is in Transylvania this week
assisting the Agricultural Workers
council in educational work con
W cerning the 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.
1 Glazener states.
Voting places are as follows:
ASC office, B & B Feed and Seed
company, Farmers Federation,
county agent’s office, Little River
community center, Dunn’s Rock
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CALENDAR OF
I COMING EVENTS
Thursday, Jan. 13 — Fortnightly
club meets, 3:30, with Mrs. B. W.
Loomis. Masonic meeting in the
temple at 8 p. m.
Friday, Jan. 14 — Garden club
clinic at Gaither’s, 10 a. m. Hospital
auxiliary meets in dining room at
hospital, 3 p. m. Supper and square
dance at Brevard country club. Ace
of Clubs meets at Gaither’s, 7:45
p. m. School advisory committee
meets in court house, 8 p. m.
Saturday, Jan. 15 — Brevard vs.
Lees McRae, college gym, 8 p. m.
Sunday, Jan. 16 — Attend the
church of your choice.
Monday, Jan. 17 — Rotary club
meets at 7 p. m. at Gaither’s. VFW
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Chief Reports
Total Of 295 Arrests Made
In Brevard During Past Year
Arrests in Brevard during 1954
averaged less than one a day, Chief
E. H. Corpening announces today.
A total of 295 arrests was made,
with public drunkenness heading
the list. On this charge, 212 per
sons were arrested.
Violation of traffic laws was the
second highest, with 36 persons be
ing arrested.
Sixteen persons were nabbed for
drunk driving, and there were
three arrests on each of the charges
Shrine Club Elects
Officers For 1955
The annual election of officers
was held at the Transylvania
Shrine clulb monthly meeting Mon
day night in Gaither’s Dogwood
room.
The following officers were elect
ed: W. L. (Bill) Hensley, presi
dent; D. T. Abercrombie, vice presi
dent; Roy Head, secretary; and
Virgil McCrary, treasurer. T. E.
Reid was elected as a member of
the board of trustees for a three
year term. The other two members
of the board are Virgil McCrary
and John A. Ford, Sr.
The new officers were installed
by A1 Ream, past president. The
new president announced the dif
ferent committees will be appoint
ed and announced at the next
meeting which will be held on Mon
day, February 14th, in the Dog
wood room.
of possessing whiskey for sale and
operating tip boards.
There were two arrests on each
of the following charges: refusing
to pay taxi fare, breaking and en
tering, gambling, larceny, affray,
assault, interfering with officer in
line of duty, running of a disor
derly house, and possession of fire
works for sale.
There was one arrest on each of
the following charges: bad check,
carrying of a concealed weapon,
larceny of an automobile, assault
with a deadly weapon and resisting
arrest.
In addition to Chief Corpening,
other officers on the Brevard force
are: P. D. Jones, Bob Fisher and
C. W. Wright.
Methodists Launch $150,000 Building
Fund Drive With Dinner Wednesday
COUNTY FREE OF
HIGHWAY DEATHS
DURING YEAR ’54
Patrolmen Urge That Per
fect Record Not Be Brok
en By Carelessness
By STAFF WRITER
How many in Transylvania coun
ty who travel the highways in
man’s most destructive mechanism
will stay alive in ’55? Chances are
that practically everybody who
drives an automobile will, but
there’s no reason for Transylvania’s
perfect record to be broken by
carelessness. i
During the year 1954, not one
single highway fatality occurred in
this county to put a blemish on the
safe driving habit that is such a
source of pride to Highway Patrol
men Bill Sawyer and Jack Cabe.
Only one other county in the 22
which are included in Highway Pa
trol Troop E did not have a fatal
ity charged to it — Graham county
which actually did have a death.
The fatal accident occurred on a
private forest road and records are
kept only on primary or secondary
roads maintained by the highway
department.
Two years ago, 1953, Transylva
nia had two accidents resulting in
highway deaths, both of which were
a little abnormal. One was caused
by a woman falling from a moving
car, the other a vehicle which was
driven into the French Broad river.
So it looks as if Transylvania
county drivers are conscious of the
real meaning of the words, “high
way safety.” The patrolmen warn
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ADVISORY GROUP
TO MEET FRIDAY
Will Make Two Important
Decisions. Attendance Is
Urged By Jones
A highly important meeting of
the Transylvania School Advi
sory committee has been called
for Friday night, January 14, at
8 o’clock in the Brevard court
house.
Supt. J. B. Jones states that
two important matters will be
brought before the advisory
group. Following the last meet
ing the board of education decid
ed to build four new classrooms
at the Straus school. Mr Jones
states that now indications point
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Dime Board And Pony
Rides Highlight Drive
The dime boards and pony
rides will highlight activities in
the local March of Dimes cam
paign here this week end, Direc
tor Alvin J. Patterson states.
The Brevard Elks will oper
ate the dime board on the
square on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, and at the bank on Sat
urday.
“We are most appreciative of
the fine work the legionnaires
did with the dime board last week
Program Highlights
Martin Morgan Joins WPNF Staff,
Another New Program Added To Log
Martin Morgan, a native of Blan
tyre and an experienced radio an
nouncer, has joined the staff of
WPNF, President Ed M. Anderson
announces today.
He succeeds Larry Brown, who
resigned to go back into work in
electronics in Bristol, Va.
Mr. Morgan is serving as an
nouncer-engineer on the evening
shift at the local station and plans
to make his home in Brevard. He
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. L.
Morgan, of Hendersonville.
He received his education in
Hendersonville’s city schools and
then began work in radio at sta
tion WHKP in 1951, as staff an
nouncer. Two years later he be
came assistant sales manager, and
last year he was transferred to the
new station at Canton, where he
vas assistant to the program direc
tor and announcer.
Mr. Morgan has much experience
in dramatic work, participating in
productions with the Community
theatre at Hendersonville and the
Flat Rock Playhouse.
He was also active in civic work
in Hendersonville, being a member
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end, and we’re looking forward
to successful operation of them
by the Elks this week end,” Mr.
Patterson declared.
On Saturday Coy Compton, of
the Dunn’s Rock section, will
bring his ponies to town for the
children to ride, and they will foe
on the lot between K & M Motor
company and Superior Dry
Cleaners on West Main street
from 9:00 to 5:00 o’clock.
This is a project of the Dunn’s
Rock Community club, and all
proceeds will go into the March
of Dimes. Mr. Compton is donat
ing his time and his ponies in the
campaign, and he cordially in
vites all his little friends to see
and to ride the ponies.
His trick pony, “Trigger,” will
perform several times during the
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Annual Red Cross
Meet Set Thursday
The annual meeting of the Tran
sylvania chapter of the American
Red Cross will be held Thursday
night at 7:30 o’clock in Gaither’s
Rhododendron room.
Plans for the coming year will be,
made, and election of officers will
be held.
All members and other interest
ed persons are urged to attend this
important meeting.
WILL YOU STAY ALIVE IN ’55? Although Tran
sylvania had a perfect record last year with no highway
fatalities in this county, one of its citizens lost his life in
the car above in a wreck in South Carolina. Make a New
Year’s resolution now to drive carefully during ’55, and
stay alive, Transylvania’s patrolmen urge. (Times Staff
Photo)
Directors Of Brevard Chamber
Of Commerce Chosen, To Elect
Officers Next Tuesday Night
TRANSYLVANIA
OVER TOP IN
SALE OF SEALS
$lf254 Received By Chair
man. Appreciation Is Ex
pressed For Donations
A total of $1,254.46 has been re
ceived through January 10th in the
1954 Christmas Seal sale, accord
ing to Mrs. Leonard Cousins, chair
man of the campaign.
This amount was received from
approximately 1,000 donations. La
ter returns are still coming in, and
Mrs. Cousins says it is not too late
to send in contributions.
Mrs. Virginia Steppe, secretary,
has sent out reminder cards to urge
those who have not done so to ac
knowledge the letter sent the first
of December.
From a recent progress report
from Raleigh, it was revealed that
in the first 21 days of the seal sale
Transylvania county showed an in
crease of $333.05 more than last
year for the same period.
Mrs. Cousins says that although
more follow-ups were sent this year
than was necessary last year, indi
cations are pointing to an increase
of income per letter.
The seal sale chairman paid trib
ute to the volunteers who assisted
her in the campaign, which was
sponsored by the American Legion
auxiliary under the direction of a
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Jenkins, Kelley High Men in
Balloting. Three Alter
nates Are Named
Ballots for directors of the Bre
vard chamber of commerce were
tabulated at a meeting Tuesday
night over the city hall, and a 27- J
man board was elected.
Don Jenkins and Curtis Kelley
led the ticket with 41 votes each,
and 63 ballots were cast.
John A. Ford was next in line
with 40 votes, and following were
D. T. Abercrombie and J. C. Gai
ther with 39 each.
The new board will meet next
Tuesday night in a special call
meeting to elect officers for ’55. D.
T. Abercrombie, the out-going
president, urges all directors to at
tend the meet, which will begin at
7:30 o’clock.
The entire newly elected board
is as follows: D. T. Abercrombie,
John I. Anderson, Frank Bridges,
W. W. Brittain, L. F. Dixon, C. M.
Douglas, Thomas R. Eller, John A.
Ford, Vernon Fricks, J. M. Gaines,
J. C. Gaither, Melvin Gillespie,
Lewis P. Hamlin, Dan Hawkins,
Freeman Hayes, Cecil J. Hill, Don
Jenkins, Jerry Jerome, Curtis Kel
ley, Alex Kizer, Mrs. R. E. Law
rence, R. W. “Buddy” Melton,
Ralph Ramsey, Dr. E. O. Roland,
Harry Sellers, Gordon Sprott and
S. E. Varner, Jr.
J. I. Ayers was elected on the
new board, but resigned due to his
health. Robert H. Plummer was
also elected to the board, but he
tendered his resignation due to
pressing business obligations.
Commerce Group Adopts Resolution
Approving Highway 64 Relocation
Directors of Brevard chamber of
commerce adopted a resolution
this week approving the proposed
relocation of U. S. Highway 64 from
Hendersonville to Rutherford coun
ty as announced recently by Com
missioner Harry Buchanan.
It was explained that the new
super-highway would be a more di
rect route to Charlotte and to Ra
leigh from Transylvania county
and would by-pass congested areas
around Lake Lure and Chimney
Rock.
Mr. Buchanan visited in Transyl
vania on Tuesday and pointed out
that there were false impressions
concerning the proposed highway.
He said the new route would be of
great benefit to all of Western
North Carolina.
At their meeting Tuesday night,
the chamber of commerce directors
adopted the following resolution,
which was presented by Ralph H.
Ramsey, Jr., a director and Tran
sylvania county attorney:
Resolution
Whereas, Transylvania county is
located on U. S. Highway No. 64, a
coast-to-coast highway, and
Whereas, said highway leads east
through Hendersonville and Ruth
erfordton and is the main road for
travel from Transylvania county to
Charlotte and Raleigh, and
Whereas, that portion of said
highway from Hendersonville to
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SEVERALHUNDRED
ARE EXPECTED TO
ATTEND BIG EVENT
Canvass Committees Are An
nounced. Wells Organiza
tion Is Directing
LUTHER IN CHARGE
A loyalty dinner in the Masonic
temple next Wednesday night will
be the “kick-off” event of an in
tensive building fund drive of the
Brevard Methodist church.
Several hundred persons are ex
pected to attend the dinner, which
is being sponsored by the building
fund and budget canvass commit
tees. Stress is being laid upon the
fact that no charge will be made
for the dinner, and there will be
no solicitation of funds at any time
at the meeting.
Invitations have been mailed to
all members and the hostesses are
following up with personal con
tacts.
“The dinner will afford an excel
lent opportunity for the entire
membership of the church to gath
er for discussion of the building
program in all its details,” Rev.
Douglas Corriher, the pastor, states.
The canvass is now in the organ
izational stage, headed by a com
mittee of the following persons: Dr.
J. F. Zachary, general chairman;
Ray Hooper, canvass committee
chairman; P. A. Rahn, initial gifts
chairman; F. S. Best, special gifts
committee chairman; Ned Medford,
teams chairman; John Anderson,
publications; Doyle Gillespie, ar
rangements chairman; Mrs. W. M.
Melton, hostess chairman; R. W.
ileit^n, canvass treasurer.
uo-hostesses tor the hostess
chairman are Mrs. R. H. Stamey
and Mrs. H. W. Sigmon. Division
chairmen are Gilbert Coan and Al
fred E. Perkins. The team cap
tains for Division A, under Alfred
E. Perkins, are Thomas Ramsay,
Fritz Waldrop, Harry Sellers, Sr.,
Jack Trantham and Dr. Frank B.
McGuire, Jr. The team captains for
Division B, under Gilbert Coan, are
Burder Teague, A. A. Tranthamr
Rev. C. E. Roy, G. T. Perkins, Sr.r
and Harold Siniard.
The goal of the campaign as set
by the committee is $150,000, with
pledges secured during this month
payable over 150 weeks, starting
February 7, 1955. This current can
vass is an entirely new effort of
the Brevard Methodist church
building committee, Luke Harrison,
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TAX BOOKS NOW
IN COURT HOUSE
All Persons Are Reminded
By The Supervisor To List
During This Month
With tax listing time nearing
the half-way mark, County Tax Su
pervisor Lewis Osborne urges all
citizens who have not already done
so to list their property, both real
and personal, as soon as possible.
All the township books are now
here in the office in the court
house, and the office is being kept
open during the lunch hour for the
convenience of taxpayers.
The law requires that all proper
ty be listed during January and a
penalty of 10 per cent will be im
posed on all those persons failing
to do so.
Buy License Tags
Now, Manager Of
Motor Club Says
“Get your ’55 license tags now
if you haven’t already done so,”
is the advice of Mrs. Jay Coffey,
manager of the Carolina Motor
club here at Coffey Buick com
pany.
Hours are from 9:00 to 5:00
daily, and Mrs. Coffey suggests
that Transylvania motorists not
wait until the last day and then
be forced to stand in line to pur
chase new licenses.
The new tags must be display
ed on every vehicle by midnight,.
January 31st, and this year two*
license plates are required.