TRANSYLVANIA—
Th® Land of Waterfalls,
Mecca for Summer Camps,
Entrance to Pisgah Na
tional Forest and Home of
Brevard Music Festival.
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Vol. 66, No. 13
A SECTION ONE ★ BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1955
* 20 PAGES TODAY ♦
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
A RUN-AWAY LOGGING TRUCK
went over a 65-foot embankment on the
steep grade some three miles above Ros
man on Highway 64 last Thursday after
noon, causing a forest fire that burned
over several acres. The driver, Bud Orr,
leaped from the truck just before it left
the highway, indicated by arrow, and
was uninjured. Owned by Verne Hud
son, the truck was a total loss, and it is
reported that under the weight of logs,
the brakes failed on the steep grade.
State forestry crews under the direction
of Charles Paxton put out the forest fire
in a brief time and kept losses at a mini
mum. (Times Staff Photos)
Transylvania's Crops Suffer Serious
Damages, Mercury Drops To 9 Above
Pastures And Gardens Hurt
Along With Fruits, Flow
ers. Survey Made
Sub-freezing temperatures over
the week end brought serious dam
age to crops in Transylvania coun
ty — particularly home orchards,
pastures and small grains—County
Agent J. A. Glazener said in ap
praising the potential damage.
Mr. Glazener said it would be
impossible to give an estimate of
the damages in dollars and cents
because no commercial crops were
damaged. It was too early to hit
commercial vegetable and flower
growers and no fruit is raised com
mercially in Transylvania.
However, considerable damage
was done td pastures. Many of the
early seeded ones were killed, Mr.
Glazener reported, and the perma
nent pastures were all affected by
the cold weather.
Home orchards were also dam
aged. The county agent said early
apples and other fruit were killed;
however., some of the later varie
ties of fruit may have survived the
freeze.
All of the early spring flowers
and flowering shrubs were black
ened by the freezing week end
weather. Mr. Glazener pointed out
how fortunate the women of Dunn’s
Rock were that their bulb show
was held on Wednesday before the
flowers were killed.
Record - breaking March cold,
which descended on the eastern
two-thirds of the nation Saturday
sent temperatures in Transylvania
county to a low of nine degrees
Sunday morning. Cold continued
with 19 recorded Monday morning.
The mercury began a gradual rise
with warmer weather forecast
Thursday.
CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, March 31 — Mathata
sion club meets at 3:30 with Mrs.
C. E. Buckner. Methodist evening
circles meet at 8 p. m.
Friday, April 1 — Straus School
cake sale. Hospital auxiliary meets
at 3 p. m., in hospital dining room.
Kiwanis club meets at Rosman
school, 7 p. m.
Saturday, April 2 — American
Legion dance and tacky party, 8:30
p. m.
Sunday, April 3 — Attend the
church of your choice.
Monday, April 4 — Court con
venes at 9:30 a. m. County commis
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Public Invited
Many To Attend Junior Music
Festival At College, April 2nd
Brevard will be host to one of the
14 junior music festivals, sponsor
ed by the North Carolina Federa
tion of Music clubs, here on Satur
day, April 2, beginning at 9:30 a. m.
Mrs. Karl Bosse, chairman, states
that entries have been received as
follows: 41 piano solos, 11 vocal so
los and four choirs. Mrs. Clarence
Rhodes, of Tryon, state choral
chairman, will conduct the mass
chorus rehearsal.
The piano events will be held in
Dunham Hall at Brevard college
beginning at 9:30. The choral and
vocal events will begin at the same
hour in the First Baptist church.
The public is invited to hear any
Senior Class Play
Date Changed To
Friday Night, 15th
Due to conflicting dates, the sen
ior class play at Brevard high
school has been changed from Fri
day night of this week until April
15th.
The name of the play is “Rest
Assured,” and Mrs. Lucille Sledge
is the director.
Tickets for the production on
Friday night, the 15th, will go on
sale this week end by members of
the BHS senior class.
part of the festival; Mrs. Bosse es
pecially invites interested persons
to the massed chorus rehearsal from
9:30 until 10:25 a. m.
The young people participating
in the festival will receive ratings.
There will also be a candidate for
the federation piano scholarship,
the Silver cup for Boy’s Unchanged
voice, and the Samuel Goodman
voice scholarship.
Clubs which will participate with
members entered in solo or group
events are Columbus Junior club,
Tryon Junior club, Allegro Juve
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Superior Court Opens Here Monday,
Over 150 Cases On Criminal Docket
CLEARING SITE
FOR CLINIC AT
BALSAM GROVE
Blueprints Are Presented At
Last Meeting. Plea Is
Made For Rocks
Dr. E. Gaine Cannon presented
blueprints for 4 new medical clinic
at Balsam Grove at the last regu
lar meeting of the Balsam Grove
community club, and grading work
for the new building will be com
pleted this week.
Many tons of native rock are now
on the site, and members of the
club have elected trustees. They
are: Ralph Galloway, Donald Mc
Call, L. E. Owen, Ward McCall,
Lloyd McCall, Russell Mason and
Richard McCall.
James O. McCall heads the build
ing committee, and members will
be appointed later. Jason McCall is
finance chairman, and Mrs. John
D. Smith is the secretary. Mrs.
Floyd Owen is the treasurer.
Lewis P. Hamlin, Brevard attor
ney, presented the club with a large
Bible at the last regular meeting
on behalf of the Junior Order Unit
ed American Mechanics.
Members are again reminded that
rocks should be brought to the clin
ic, and others with ideas are asked
to send them to Dr. Cannon at Bal
sam Grove.
PARKWAYTOLLS
ARE POSTPONED
House Committee Wants To
Review Situation. Results
Of Strong Protests
The tolls ordered in effect May 1
on the Blue Ridge Parkway were
detoured last week and it appeared
almost certain they will not be col
lected, at least not this year.
In Washington, the House Appro
priations committee threw a road
block in the path of the National
Park Service’s plan to start collect
ing fees for use of the highway.
The committee, reporting the In
terior Department’s appropriations
bill to the house, had this to say:
“The committee directs that the
plan for charging fees to the users
of the Blue Ridge Parkway be re
viewed again and that no action be
taken to impose fees for this pur
pose until the committee has had
further opportunity to review the
mattter.”
In the opinion of observers, that
step will prevent collection of fees
this summer. It isn’t regarded as
likely that reviews of both the Na
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Another Appeal Made For
Study- Of Flood Control
The Transylvania county board
of commissioners has again re
quested the Tennessee Valley
Authorities to make a further
study of flood control on the
headwaters of the French Broad
river.
In a letter to General Herbert
Vogel, chairman of the TV A
board, Freeman Hayes, who is
chairman of the commissioners
here said:
“The flood control problem in
Program Highlights
"What’s My Number?" Begins Monday
Over WPNF, Waters Joins Staff
On Monday afternoon at 1:15
o’clock, WPNF will begin a popular
series of programs entitled, “What’s
My Number?” Jack Hammette, sta
tion manager, announces.
These programs will be heard
daily, Monday through Friday, and
cash prizes will be awarded, Mr.
Hammette states.
There are no letters to write, no
jingles to complete and nothing to
buy, he continues, and the famed
syndicated show has proven popu
lar on radio stations across the
country.
Sponsors of the program over
WPNF are:
Austin’s Art Shop, Baker Jew
eiers, Batson’s Esso Servicenter,
Burton’s General Store, Brevard
Amoco Service, Brevard Auto
Parts, Duckworth Motor Co., Jones
News Stand, Marcum’s Grocery and
Texaco Service, Micy’s Laundry,
Owenby Bros. Amoco Service, Pis
gah Builders Supply, Inc., Pisgah
Furniture Co., Sarratt’s Cleaning,
and Sitton’s Grocery.
Richard Waters, an experienced
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this county is becoming more
serious every day. It is getting
so that what used to be classed as
a normal rain will now put the
river out of its banks and cause
flood conditions throughout its
valley in Transylvania.
“We feel that it is imperative
that something be done at an
early date to take care of this sit
uation. Since it involves this
county, Henderson, Buncombe
and other counties below them
on the French Broad, we feel
that any control measures will
have to be on a regional basis.”
The commissioners are seek
ing prompt action on the matter
and offered to make a trip to
Knoxville to discuss flood con
trol in WNC with the TVA.
Need $775 In 1955
Red Cross Campaign
An “all-out” effort will be made
on Thursday, the final day of the
drive, to raise $775, the amount
needed to meet the ’55 Red Cross
Roll Call quota in Transylvania,
Charles F. Himes, the chairman,
announces today.
“We have never failed to reach
our goal, and although the amount
this year, $5,165, is greater than
ever before, we can make it if ev
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WED 50 YEARS — Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Williams,
above, will celebrate their Golden Wedding anniver
sary with an open house Sunday, April 3rd, from 2 to 5
p. m., at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Williams,
Penrose. Hosts for the occasion will be their children,
Arnold Williams, Penrose; Herbert Williams, Boylston
road; and Mrs. Harvey P. Woodfin, of Inman, S. C. They
also have eight grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. Williams
were married on April 4th, 1905, at the home of the
bride’s parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Lyday. All
of their friends and relatives are invited to join in the
celebration. (Austin’s Photo)
County Orders 725 Salk Polio
Vaccines, Response Said Good
AL PERKINS, owner of Nu
Way Cleaners, is the new presi
dent of the Brevard Rotary club.
He succeeds Rev. Robert H. Sta
nley. (See page six, first section,
for complete story.)
Art Club Has
Still Life Display
The Brevard Art club members
were entertained at their last
meeting Friday at the home of Mrs.
B. V. Maxwell, Greenville highway
An interesting display of “Still
Life” was the subject for this
meeting.
The hostess served delicious re
freshments, assisted by her sister,
Mrs. Frances Bartlett, of Atlanta.
The next meeting of the club
will be at the home of Mrs. M. J.
Masters.
i Dr. Gunn Makes Plea For
Voluntary Workers. Three
Clinics Scheduled
The Transylvania health depart
ment has ordered 725 Salk polio
vaccines for first and second grade
students in the town and county.
Plans are being made for admin
istering the first vaccines on or
about April 18th, with the second
clinic to follow one week later and
the third a month afterwards.
According to Dr. Charles Gunn,
local health officer, 966 permission
blanks were sent out to parents of
local first and second graders, and
better than 70 per cent of them
were returned.
Dr. Gunn said the response was
better than anticipated, and some
classes had over 90 per cent re
turns.
No additional requests can be ac
cepted, however, the vaccines will
be available from private physi
cians.
The Salk polio vaccine plan,
which will be administered under
the supervision of the health de
partment is a voluntary plan, and
Dr. Gunn says that many voluntary
workers will be needed.
Mrs. J. F. Leete is in charge of
recruiting working forces, and Mrs.
Paul Lollis will be responsible for
having the required number of reg
istered nurses on hand. Mrs. Ashe
Macfie will head the nurses’ aide
group, and Dr. Gunn urges all vol
unteers to call one of the ladies.
Whether the Salk polio vaccine
will actually be used here and
throughout the United States will
N —Turn To Page Eight
Action At Raleigh
Legislature Adopts Bill To Prevent
Mingling Of Races In Public Schools
RALEIGH — Designed to thwart
the supreme court decision ban
ning segregation in the public
schools, the legislature has approv
ed a bill which would empower lo
cal school boards to determine
which school a child shall attend.
The bill divests the state board of
education of power over enrollment
and assignment by routing appeals
from the board to the courts. The
bill was approved by Governor
Hodges.
Ed Sf. Anderson and other
spokesmen for the press in North
Carolina, attended the hearing be
fore the joint finance committee on
the Woodson - Rodman “package”
revenue bill which would impose,
among others, a three per cent tax
on the gross income received by
newspapers, radio stations and TV
stations from intrastate advertising.
The hearings will be continued to
day. Two new bills have been of
fered in the house as a substitute
for the Woodson-Roaman bill, one
of which excludes the tax on adver
tising.
House judiciary committee two
approved a bill setting a $600 lim
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MANYFACEDRUNK
DRIVING CHARGES,
ALSO NO LICENSES
Large Number Up For Speed*
ing. Judge Will Pies# To
Preside Over Term
RIDINGS PROSECUTES
With more than 150 cases on the
criminal slate, the April term of
Superior court in Transylvania op
ens on Monday morning, April 4th.
Judge J. Will Pless, of Marion,
will preside over the court, and
Clarence O. Ridings, of Forest City,
will prosecute for the state.
The court will open at 9:30 on
Monday morning, and Clerk of
Court Marvin McCall reminds all
jurors, who have been called to
serve during the first week, to be
in the court room at that time.
Most of the cases on the criminal
docket are of a minor nature, with
charges of drunk driving, no opera
tor’s license and speeding heading
the list.
Some 32 persons face charges of
drunk driving, 31 no operator’s li
cense and 30 speeding.
The civil calendar will be heard
on Wednesday, April 6th, and on
the following day. Nine cases are
listed on the civil docket.
Cases listed on the criminal dock
et follow:
Drunk driving — Billy J. E. Wil
son, James Bayne, Clay Earl Ed
wards, William Richard White, Wil
son Lyday, Volney McCall, Jr.,
Vessie J. Ashe, R. V. Cooper (2
cases), Lloyd Patterson, Samuel
Benjamin, Clyde W. Smith, Clifton
Galloway, Virgil Harold Lance,
Avery Moore, Ernest Lance, Frank
Owen, Grover C. Reese, Lewis Rob
erts, Albert C. Arnette, Robert Earl
Owen, Luther Wilson, Kenneth E.
Ilall, Van Owen, Gordon Whitmire,
Albert Clarence Price, Clarence W.
Breedlove, Jimmie Lee Bruner,
Coy F. Holden, Fred Taylor, Van
Owen, Doyle C. Huey.
No operator’s license — Billy J.
E. Wilson (2 cases), Clay Earl Ed
wards, William R. White, William
Edgar Griffin, Volney McCall, Jr.t
Grace Kifer Vann, Leonard Burton,
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P-TA WILL MAKE
JOB SURVEY HERE
Summer Employment Pro
gram Of High School Stu
dents To Be Launched
The Brevard high school P-TA is
launching a summer employment
program for high school students
here during the ’55 vacation period.
The P-TA group feels that there
are many students needing and
wanting jobs during the summer
months. A survey of the business
houses will be made in the immedi
ate future, and merchants are being
asked to plan ahead and attempt to
create jobs for the students.
Mrs. Harry Clark heads the com
mittee which is conducting the
summer employment program, and
serving with her are: Mrs. George
Hunter, Mrs. A. E. Norville and
Mrs. John Ford.
The committee points out that it
will have a long list of students
who can type, do book work, clerk
in stores, etc. They will be able to
work on a full or part-time basis.
Persons desiring to employ a stu
dent this summer are asked to call
a member of the committee or to
contact Principal Robert T. Kimzey
at the high school.
Bloodmobile Will
Return To Brevard
Wed. Afternoon
The American Red Cross blood
mobile will return to Brevard on
Wednesday, April 5th, and will be
at the American Legion building
from 12 noon until 6:00 o’clock.
Dan Hawkins, who is the recruit
ing chairman here, urges all per
sons who can to pledge a pint of
blood.
The American Legion auxiliary
will be in charge of recruiting do
nors for this visit, and Mrs. Her
bert Woodward is the president of
the group.