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The Land of Waterfalls.
Mecca for Summer Camps.
Entrance to Pisgah Na
tional Forest and Home of
Brevard Music Festival.
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TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist, Ed
ucational, Agricultural
and Music Center. Popula
tion, 1950 Census, 15,321.
Brevard Community 7,394.
Vol. 66, No. 6
★ SECTION ONE + BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1955
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
MAJOR PARTICIPANTS in the Jun
ior Tobacco Growers’ achievement pro
gram held at Ecusta Paper corporation
Friday are pictured above in the medical
center where they were presented
awards climaxing the all-day program.
The young people toured the paper di
vision in the morning, ate lunch in the
cafeteria, participated in an afternoon
program and toured the film division be
fore returning home. Above are pictured,
left to right, M. L. McGough, executive
vice president of the Asheville Agricul
tural council; Transylvania County Ag
ent Julian Glazener; James E. Davis, as
sistant county agent of Buncombe; Billy
Jones, Alexander; Roy R. Bennett,
agronomy specialist of State college ex
tension ; Raymond F. Bennett, plant man
ager of the film division, who is present
ing an award to Patricia Profitt and
brother E. B. Profitt, of Marshall; Emma
Jean Allen, also of Marshall; and Wil
liam F. Orr, of the film division. (Photo
by Russell)
Chamber Of Commerce Directors Are
Attempting To Reopen Hosiery Mill
Negotiations Underway With
Outside Interests:. Oth- r
Action At Meeting *
The industrial committee of the
Brevard chamber of commerce is
making intensive efforts to re-open
the Wheeler Hosiery Mill here, and
a report of the work of the group
was made at the meeting of the di
rectors Tuesday night over the city
tell
Negotiations are being carried
on between interests in Henderson
ville and Greensboro, and the com
mittee was instructed to follow
through and report at a special call
meeting as soon as possible.
While there was a thorough dis
cussion of the matter at the meet
ing, plans are still too immature for
publication. Cecil Hill is chairman
of the industrial committee.
During the business session, a
resolution was passed requesting
the legislature to repeal the out-of
state fishing license fee bill, and
return to the SI.10 per day, or
$2.60 for five days as was in effect
prior to July 1, 1953.
Copy of the resolution has been
mailed to Representative Ralph
Fisher and State Senators William
Medford and David Hall from this
district.
President Vernon Fricks who
presided, reported that he and
Mayor John Ford, accompanied iby
President A. M. Paxton of the Ros
man chamber, had attended a meet
ing of the Blue Ridge Parkway as
sociation in Boone where steps
were taken to combat the charging
of fees on the parkway.
Twenty-two members attended
the meeting.
CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, Feb. 10 — Fortnight
ly club meets at 3:30 with Mrs. M.
G. Pangle. Masonic meeting in
temple at 8 p. m. Brevard college
vs. Mars Hill, 8 p. m., in college
gym.
Friday, Feb. 11 — Transylvania
hospital auxiliary meets at 3:30 in
hospital dining room. Ace of Clubs
meets at Gaither’s, 7:45 p. m. Bre
vard high vs. Fletcher, college gym.
Saturday, Feb. 12 — Brevard
country club dance, 9 p. m.
Sunday, Feb. 13 — Attend the
church of your choice.
Monday, Feb. 14 — DAit meets
with Mrs. Ralph Ramsey at 3:30.
Rotary club meets at Gaither’s, 7
p. m. Shrine club meets at Gaith
er’s. 7 p. m.
Tuesday, Feb. 15 — Eastern Star
meets in Masonic temple, 7:30 p.
m. Brevard high vs. Asheville
School, college gym.
Lock Up Your Money
Several Business Houses Are
Robbed, Loot Reported Low
Brevard and other Western i
North Carolina towns are ibeing
plagued with a series of robberies.
On Monday night three stores in
Brevard were broken into and there
was an attempted break-in at a
fourth. However, the robber or rob
ers failed to find much money,
which was, apparently, the only
thing they were seeking, and total
loss at all three places was esti
mated at $12.00 by Chief E. H.
Corpening.
Places entered were Superior
Cleaners, Farmers Supply compa
ny and Duckworth Motor company.
The thieves failed to get in the
back of Ayer’s store, the fourth
place on their rounds. They also
failed to open the safes in the three
stores broken into.
Local officers report that the
Valentine Dinner
Dance Set At Club
A Valentine dinner dance is
slated at the Brevard country club
on Saturday evening.
Manager E. E. Fraser informs
members that no charge is being
made for the dance if they eat din
ner at the club that evening. If
they do not eat, admission will be
$1.00 per person, and dinners are
from $1.50.
Music for the occasion is being
furnished by the Transylvanians,
and reservations can be made by
calling 2-1333.
Dairy Queen ice cream parlor,
which has been closed for the win
ter, was entered by the vandals on
Tuesday night.
Brevard officers are still investi
gating a robbery of last week as
well as the ones this week. The
SBI is assisting in the investiga
tion.
The marauder in last week’s rob
bery has been termed “the meanest
man in the world.”
Nu-Way Cleaners was entered
and the thief took a March of
Dimes coin placard w'hich contain
ed $4.00 and some petty cash.
Members of the sheriff’s depart
ment are also busy today tracking
down Leon Mason, who escaped
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30 New Scholarships Added To College
Program, Value Set At $9,000 Yearly
4-H, FFA TOBACCO
GROWERS RECEIVE
AWARDS AT ECUSTA
Tours Of Plant And Lunch
eon Included On Varied
Program Last Friday
Twenty boys and girls from 4-H
clubs and FFA chapters in Western
Carolina, who were named junioi
winners in the tobacco show anc
sale in Asheville, were guests at
an all-day event Friday at the
Ecusta Paper corporation.
The young people were taken on
a conducted tour of the paper di
vision in the morning, ate lunch in
the cafeteria, and following a pro
gram in the afternoon, toured the
fiim division of the plant.
William F. Orr, of the film divis
ion, presided at the afternoon pro
gram, and was in charge of ar
rangements.
The young people and special
guests were welcomed to Ecusta,
subsidiary of the Olin Mathieson
Chemical corporation, by M. L. Her
zog, general manager of the film
division. Transylvania county ag
ent, Julian Glazener, responded.
Special guests were recognized by
Mr. Orr and James E. Davis, Bun
combe county agent.
Speakers on the program includ
; ed W. W. Tice, of the agricultural
chemical division of Olin Mathie
J son; Roy R. Bennett, agronomy ex
tension specialist of State college;
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GOF WOMEN ARE
CIRCULATING TWO
PETITIONS HERE
i
Asking The Abolishment Of!
Markers. Also Ab
sentee Voting
Two petitions, one calling for the
repeal of the law providing for
markers, the other to do away with
absentee voting in general elec
tions, are being sponsored here by
the Transylvania Republican Wom
en’s club.
Chairman of this project is Mrs.
James Brennan, who is being as
sisted by Mrs. Millard Teague, co
chairman.
They explain that both of these
measures were unanimously recom
mended to the general assembly by
the state board of elections.
The repeal of the absentee vot
ing law would make election laws
governing absentee voting in the
primaries applicable to general
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Rainfall Over Week
End Was Four Inches
More than four inches of rain
fall were recorded here over the
week end, and the amount, ac
cording to the official weather
man, Jack Huggins, was about
twice as much as the town and
county had during the entire
month of January.
The rains filled up lakes and
streams and overflowed into the
bottomlands. They also disposed
of the last vestiges of the Jan
uary 19 snowfall.
Legion Auxiliary To Sponsor Essay
Contest; Prizes Offered Winners
The Brevard unit of the Ameri
can Legion auxiliary is joining
with others in the state in sponsor
ing an essay contest for high school
students based on the theme,
“North Carolina’s Part in the
Building of America.” ...
Mrs. R. M. Neely, Americanism
chairman of the local unit, is in
charge of the essay. She announces
that it will be confined to Brevard
high school and Mrs. R. T. Kimzey
will be in charge of entries there.
Serving on the Americanism com
mittee are Mrs. James Sledge and
Mrs. Roy Head. Judges will be an
i nounced later.
Mrs. Neely states that the spon
soring of this contest is in keeping
■with the Americanism program of
the auxiliary. Local prizes of $10.00
and $5.00 in cash will be awarded
the two top winners.
All junior and senior students
are eligible to enter the contest,
which requires that essays be typed
and not more than 500 words in
length. The deadline for entering
is April 10thr and judging will be
completed 10 days afterward, with
winners being sent to the state
heads for judging.
Mrs. Neely gives some tips on
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The downpour lasted through
out the night Saturday and con
tinued until late Sunday after
noon.
After experiencing all kinds
of weather, including the heavy
rainfall, snow, ice and sleet and
wind, Transylvania is due to get
a little more warmth than usual
for this time of the year.
The weather bureau’s forecast
for the next few days is for clear
ing skies and mild temperatures.
Daytime readings should be in
the 50s, with the night-time tem
perature in the low 30s.
Shriners To Entertain
Ladies Next Monday
The regular monthly meeting of
the Transylvania Shrine club will
be held Monday night, February
J4th, in Gaither’s Rhododendron
room beginning at 7 o’clock, accord
ing to announcement by Roy L.
Head, club secretary.
Ladies’ night will be observed
and following the dinner, bingo
will be played, and each member is
requested to bring a wrapped gift
valued at $1.00. A $5.00 gift will
be furnished by the club as the
grand prize.
W. L. Hensley, club president,
urges each member to attend the
meeting and bring his wife.
ED M. ANDERSON, Times’ publisher, and president
of the National Editorial association, is shown at the right
receiving the key to the city of St. Petersburg, Florida,
last Thursday at the opening luncheon of the mid-win
ter convention of the NEA. The presentation was made
by Samuel G. Johnson, mayor of St. Petersburg, who
welcomed the newspapermen from all over the country
to the convention. Publisher Anderson presided over the
four-day event.
Doings in Legislature
House, Senate Groups Due To
Ponder Changes In School Laws
COUNTY LISTED AS1
‘RECORD BUSTER’IN
SALE OF TB SEALS
Total Of $1,329.46 Received
Here. Mrs. Cousins Ex
presses Appreciation
Transylvania county “has been
listed by the state Tuberculosis As
sociation as one of 35 “record bust
ers” in the state, having surpassed
the 1953 sale of tyberculosis Christ
mas seals.
Mrs. Leonard Cousins, seal sale
chairman, and Mrs. Herbert Wood- j
ard, president of the TB committee,
report a total of $1,329.46 has been
received in the recently completed
campaign.
A breakdown shows that $1,116.50
came through the mail directly to
the chairman as a result of seals
mailed out, $187.00 from bonds sub
scribed to by businesses and some
individuals, and $25.96 from the
booths set up in the post office and
bank.
Mrs. Cousins says the committee
is hoping this county can boast a 10
per cent per capita of return mail
by the end of the fiscal year in
March. “Indications are that we
will, because letters are still com
ing in,” the chairman says.
She reminds persons that the as
sociation carries on a fight against
TB all the year and contributions
will be accepted by anyone who
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* RALEIGH — The house and sen
ate education committees were due
to consider in joint session tomor
row legislation intended to revise
North Carolina school laws, includ
ing some changes resulting from
the supreme court’s anti-segrega
tion decision of last May.
The legislation was drafted by a
commission appointed at the 1953
session.
One of the changes recommend
ed would eliminate the provision
in the present law for segregation
in the public schools. Another
would place employment of teach
ers on a year-to-year basis instead
of on a continuing contract, as at
present.
Among the new house bills was
one that would impose certain re
strictions upon traffic officers op
erating a speed recording device
known as the “whammy.”
President Gordon Gray of the
consolidated university said that
“critical needs” for the operation
of the university during the next
biennium would require $2,491,080
more than the amount recommend
ed by the advisory budget commis
sion.
Senator W. D. James, of Rich
mond, offered four bills dealing
with the problem of cancellation by
insurance companies of accident
and health or hospitalization poli
cies. One of them would make it
easier for a citizen of this state to
bring suit against companies not
authorized to do business in North
Carolina.
A resolution endorsing the Ben
nett bill, which would lower non
resident fishing licenses on all
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Program Highlights
Public Service Programs On WPNP
Are Reported To Be Most Popular
The many public service pro
grams over WPNF are reported by
the station manager as being most
popular, and he urges the public to
listen to them and when necessary
to use them.
One of the most popular pro
grams is the Trading Post, which
is heard daily at 12:30. Spohsored
by Western Auto Associate store,
itfais program lists personal items
for purchase or to sell, Mr. Ham
mette states.
Another program, which has
(been on the air since the station
opened, is Stork Time, sponsored
by Macfie’s drug store. New arri
vals are announced on this show,
which is heard daily at 8:55 a. m.
Patients at the hospital are rec
ognized on the Hospital Register,
which is heard nightly at 7:15
o’clock, and sponsored by Long’s
and Varner’s drug stores.
Church announcements are heard
on the Church Bulletin Board each
Tuesday and Thursday morning at
9:30 o’clock. Ecusta also sponsors
the civic hour, on which leaders
report on various civic activities.
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nos GROUP IS
IN ADDITION TO
70 NOW OFFERED
District Grants Of $300 Each
Now On The Agenda.
All Are Renewable
RULES GIVEN
Through the grants from founda
tions and individuals, Brevard col
lege is establishing 30 district
scholarships in the total amount of
$9,000 to be awarded for the first
time in 1955-56, President Robert
H. Stamey announces.
These scholarships of $300 each
will be awarded to three select stu
dents of the 10 districts in the
Western North Carolina confer
ence.
In making this announcement
President Stamey also stated that
this program is an addition to the
70 scholarships presently offered
by Brevard college.
Prior to these grants, a scholar
ship program of the Ecusta Paper
corporation was introduced in the
amount of $1,600 annually. These
two programs provide the amount
of $10,600 in new scholarship funds
for worthy students who plan to
enter Brevard college.
The selection of scholarship re
cipients will be made by a commit
tee composed of the district direc
tor of youth work, the district su
perintendent, the district lay lead
er, a member of the board of trus
tees, and the president or director
of public relations of Brevard col
lege.
In making this announcement,
President Stamey related that any
high school graduate is eligible
who meets the entrance require
ments. He further contended that
thpse \vhp wish to make applica
tion for the scholarship award
should communicate with Brevard
college or any member of the com
mittee prior to April 1, 1955.
The committee’s selection of the
recipients will be based upon
scholastic record, leadership in
MYF activities, character and citi
zenship. Each applicant will ibe in
vited to visit the campus and be
examined by the college testing
program which will help provide
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COURT OF HONOR
SLATED THURSDAY
Annual Boy Scout Week Be
ing Observed. Other Sto
ries In Paper
The first court of honor to be
held this year for the Transylvania
district of the Daniel Boone coun
cil, Boy Scouts of America, will
take place Thursday night, Febru
ary 10th, at the Brevard-Davidson
River Presbyterian church.
According to A. W. Tucker, chair
man of advancements, no court was
held during January in the hopes
that during Boy Scout week there
would not only be a greater num
Iber of awards but also a larger at
tendance.
In addition to the regular ad
vancements at the court, announce
ment will be made of the prizes
presented for the best window dis
plays Iby patrols in connection with
Boy Scout week observances. Cer
tificates will also be presented to
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Local Group Attends
Meeting Of WNCAC
Representatives of the Brevard
chamber of commerce attended the
quarterly meeting of WNCAC at
Cullowhee on Tuesday and report
that concerted action is being tak
en iby civic leaders in the 11 west
ern counties represented at the
gathering to combat the charging
of toll fees on the Blue Ridge
Parkway.
The group also went on record
as favoring one-day and five-day
fishing permits for out-of-state visi
tors.
Attending from Brevard were J.
C. Gaither, Gene Ramsey and C. M.
Douglas.
A report on the Brevard Music
Festival and the Transylvania Mu
sic camp was made by Mr. Douglas*