TRANSYLVANIA—
The Land of Waterfalls,
Mecca for Summer Camps,
Entrance to Pisgah Na
tional Forest and Home of
Brevard Music Festival.
Vol. 66, No. 15
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, 1950 Census, 15,321.
Brevard Community 7,394.
A SECTION ONE *
BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1955
A 20 PAGES TODAY *
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
CONSTRUCTION ON THE NEW
bridge at Penrose is proceeding on sched
ule, and when it is completed, the Little
River community will be out of the “high
water.” T. F. Houser company, of Ashe
ville, is the contractor on the project,
which calls for the building of five,
5714-foot spans over the French Broad
river. Cost of the new bridge is $58,
665.10. (Times Staff Photo)
Friday Is Deadline For Filing In Town
Election, Registration Begins Saturday
Six Persons In Board Race.
Three Are Aspiring For
Mayor. List Given
town election here in Brevard is
12:00 o’clock noon Friday, and it
is rumored others are contemplat
ing filing in the alderman or may
or’s race prior to that time.
Six persons, including three
members of the present board, have
filed, and there are three persons,
including the incumbent, aspiring
for mayor.
Henry R. Henderson, d Few Ly
da and Joe H. Tinsley are the mem
bers of the board seeking re-elec
tion, and the others who have filed
are George Justus, W. M. Melton
and Charles Ashworth.
Mayor John A. Ford is seeking
re-election, and opposing him at the
present time are C. R. Sharp, who
is a member of the board, and Dew
ey Gravely, Brevard accountant.
Registration for the town elec
tion, which will be held on May
3rd, will begin on Saturday and the
books will be kept open for seven
days, excluding Sunday. April 23
is challenge day.
According to Mrs. Opal King,
clerk of the town election board,
William M. Case is the registrar,
and Mrs. Maude Beck is deputy
registrar. Judges in the election
will be L. P. Hamlin and John Kil
patrick.
Mrs. King explains that there is
no general re-registration this year,
but that every effort is being made
to have all names in alphabetical
order.
CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, April 14 — Fortnight
ly club meets with Mrs. G. H. Ly
day, 3:30 p. m. Masons meet in
temple at 8 p. m.
Friday, April 15 — Deadline for
town candidates to file. Garden club
meets with Mrs. Brown Carr, 3:30
p. m. Kiwanis club meets at Gaith
er’s, 7 p. m. Brevard high senior
class play, 8 p. m.
Saturday, April 16 — Registra
tion begins for town election.
Sunday, April 17 — Attend the
church of your choice.
Monday, April 18 — Rotary club
meets at 7 p. m., in Gaither’s.
American Legion auxiliary meeting
at 8 p. m.
Tuesday, April 19 — Eastern
Star meets at 8 p. m. “Have A
(Heart” at American Legion build
ing, 8 p. m. Fidelis class meets
with Mrs. Melvin Gillespie, 8 p. m.
Wednesday, April 20 — “Have A
Heart” repeat production at 8 p. m.
Evening unit of League of Women
Voters meets with Mrs. Howard
Wolsted, 8 p in.
Proclamation Issued
Beautification
an-Up And
Period Is Set
County-wide clean-up and beauti
fication days are planned in Bre
vard, Rosman and throughout Tran
sylvania county during the period,
April 21-30.
A proclamation urging all citi
zens of the county to participate in
the unique event has been issued
by Freeman Hayes, chairman of
the county board of commissioners,
John A. Ford, Mayor of Brevard,
and A. M. White, Mayor of Rosman.
The drive is being spearheaded
Greyhound Strike
Affecting Brevard
Brevard and Transylvania citi
zens are feeling the effects of the
strike of the Atlantic Greyhound
bus lines.
Due to the strike, there is no reg
ular bus to or from Greenville,
S. C.
Schedules to and from Hender
sonville and Asheville are about
the same, Walter Hart, manager of
the local bus station, said yester
day.
The Trailways lines have put on
an extra run to replace the Grey
hound schedule, and buses to Ashe
ville now leave at 8:30 in the morn
ing and 2:00 in the afternoon.
Buses to Hendersonville leave at
11:00 a. m. and 5:00 p. m., and
these also make connections to
Asheville and to Greenville, via
Spartanburg.
by all civic organizations, commu
nity clubs, businesses and indus
tries and other interested citizens
and is sponsored by town and coun
ty officials and the health depart
ment.
Here in Brevard the town has
been divided up into sections, with
Kiwanians, Lions, Rotarians, Jay
cees, B & PW club and other groups
responsible for various areas.
Final plans for the clean-up,
beautification days will be made at
a meeting Friday night over the
city hall, and Walter F. Hart, the
senior sanitarian joins with civic
and municipal officials in urging
the representatives of the different
clubs and organizations to attend.
B & PW CLUB NOW
MAKING PLANS FOR
CANCER CAMPAIGN
Last Two Weeks In Month
Being Set Aside For Drive.
Cooperation Asked
The Brevard Business and Pro
fessional Women’s club will spon
sor the 1955 Cancer Fund campaign
in Brevard and Transylvania coun
ty the last two weeks of April.
Members are now making plans
to pUt out coin containers and also
to raise funds in other ways.
It is pointed out that cancer kills
one in every four persons and that
considerable expensive research is!
constantly being carried on to find'
a cure.
This is the first year that the
B & PW club has sponsored the
cancer campaign and members are
seeking public cooperation in its
success.
COMMERCE BODY
ADOPTS BUDGET
Many Promotional Plans
Made At Meet. Road Signs
To Be Erected
Brevard chamber of commerce
directors adopted a budget of $3,
811.00 for the year ’55 at the regu
lar meeting of the organization
Tuesday night ovejf the city hall.
President Vernon pricks presided.
The directors discussed the many
worthwhile project^, the organiza
tion plans to carry out this year,
and a membership drive will be
held in May.
Included in the budget are ex
penses for new and colorful fold
ers, a new road sign at Travelers
Rest, one at the intersection of US
19 and NC 284, west of Waynes
ville and other promotional activi
ties.
The new folders and advertising
pieces will cost approximately $750,
and will be mailed to all parts of
the United States and a few foreign
countries through inquiry list pro
vided by the WNC Highlanders and
the state advertising department of
the Board of Conservation and De
velopment.
Listing of all guest house mem
bers and other tourist accommoda
tions will also be mailed from the
office to the selected list of inqui
ries, along with the promotional
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Report On Progress Of
Town Of Brevard Made
A summary of the progress made
in the town of Brevard under the
present board of aldermen during
the past two years was revealed in
a report submitted by Mrs. Opal
King, city clerk, and Thomas R. El
ler, town attorney, at the last regu
lar meeting of the city fathers in
the town hall.
The primary progress, the report
stated, was the financial recovery
made by the town. When the board
assumed its duties, it inherited ac
Little Theatre Group Will Present
"Have A Heart” Tuesday, Wednesday
DICK DAVIS ... In Play
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“Have a Heart!” a delightfully
sophisticated comedy, will be the
last production of the Brevard Lit
tle Theatre for this season when it
is given Tuesday and Wednesday
nights, April 19 and 20, in the
American Legion building.
Curtain time is 8 p. m., and sin
gle admissions will be available at
the door.
The plot of this play concerns
three couples, whose romantic and
marital problems furnish the
laughs. In the cast are Mrs. Helen
Orgazalek, Mrs. Jack Pettee, Mrs.
Don Stoneback, Bill Norris, Dick
Davis and Bill Taylor.
The role being played by Mrs.
Orgazalek was previously assigned
to Mrs. George Yehling, who re
signed from the cast due to illness.
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counts payable in the amount of
$10,134.67 debts to the county, jail
and tax collector’s fees, etc.; the
health fund, totaling $4,915.33; an
overdraft of $3,950.33; and a past
due paving account of $2,666.35. It
was explained that these accounts
were past due and credit for the
town was practically non-existent
and there was no integrated pur
chasing plan.
Since June, 1952, accounts pay
able have been reduced to a mini
mum current 30-day basis; $3,
493.60 has been paid to the county;
and the overdraft and the paving
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Masters Establish
A Craft Center In
Cedar Mountain Area
Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Masters, who
have established a craft center at
“See Shore” near Cedar Mountain,
have been accepted as members in
the top category of the Southern
Handicraft Guild.
Their studio is now open to the
public, and the Brevard Art club is
meeting with them each Friday
night. Recently, the Masters en
tertained the Brevard college art
class, which is under the direction
of Eugene Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Masters say they
will have a display of their products
at the Craftsman’s fair in Asheville
from July 18-22.
They recently moved to Transyl
vania from California.
FIVE INTERMEDIATE GIRLS from the Little River
Baptist church attended the Queen’s Court held at Win
gate junior college recently. Some 300 Queens from va
rious parts of the state attended. To be eligible to attend
this Court a girl must be a member of the Girls’ Auxil
iary of the WMU of North Carolina and have reached the
status of Queen in the organization. Girls from Little
River who attended are pictured, bottom row, left to
right, Martha George, queen of sceptre; Nancy Pickelsi
mer, queen regent; Joann Shipman, queen of sceptre;
above, Arlene Mull and Louise McCrary, queens, and
Mrs. John T. Neal, counselor. (Photo by Austin’s)
HD Club Women To Be Hosts At
Annual Meeting Of District 3
ROSMAN PIANIST
TO ENTER STATE
FINALS SATURDAY
Pete Owen Will Compete In
Auditions At Greensboro.
Is District Winner
Pete Owen, eleventh grade stu
dent at Rosman high school, will
compete in the state final audi
tions in Greensboro Saturday for
the North Carolina Federation of
Music club scholarship in piano.
Pete will be competing with sev
en other young pianists, all of
whom have won the auditions in
district festivals throughout the
state. He is eligible on the basis of
winning at the Brevard Festival
April 2.
Pete is the 17-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Owen, of Route 1,
Brevard. He is accompanist for the
Rosman glee club, a post he has
held for several years.
This is his third year to study
piano at Brevard college as a re
cipient of the Flora Lyday scholar
ship given by the Brevard Music
Lovers club. His teacher at the col
lege is Mrs. D. P. Miller, who says
Pete is a serious student who has
developed his musical talent quite
rapidly.
He had been studying piano only
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Brevard College Will Be
Headquarters For Event.
Schedule Announced
Transylvania Home Demonstra
tion club women will be hosts for
the district three annual meeting
at Brevard college Wednesday, Ap
ril 20th. The district is comprised
of this, Haywood and Henderson
counties.
The theme of the meeting is “Our
Progress Through the Years —
Home Demonstration and 4-H.”
The meeting will begin with reg
istration and a coffee hour from 9
to 10 a. m. in the parlor of the
girls’ dormitory. Mrs. Bob Williams
of Cedar Mountain is in charge.
Mrs. Mack Rogers, of Henderson
county, president of the district of
ficers, will preside over the meet
ing beginning at 10:15 in the audi
torium of the college.
Mrs. V. E. Wilson, Jr., of Hay
wood county, will give the devotion
al and special music will be render
ed by Joe Haas, Brevard college
student.
Mrs. R. L. Cansler, of Transylva
nia, will welcome the women to
Brevard and the response will come
from Mrs. Josiah Johnson, Jr., of
Henderson.
During the morning session brief
talks will be made by Dean J. J.
Stevenson on behalf of the college,
Freeman Hayes, chairman of the
county board of commissioners, and
County Agent Julian Glazener.
Mrs. Ralph Proffitt will speak on
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Doings in Legislature
Rep. Ralph Fisher In Hospital For
Operation; Curbs On Policies Voted
RALEIGH — Ralph R. Fisher,
Transylvania’s representative in
the legislature, is in an Asheville
hospital undergoing treatment and
is expected to have an operation
within the next few days.
On doctor’s orders, Representa
tive Fisher said goodbye to the
general assembly at Raleigh last
Friday morning. He told house
members that he was to have an
operation immediately, the second
in less than a year.
House speaker, Larry Moore
said: “Our best wishes go with
you, Ralph,” and in reply, Mr. Fish
er said:
“I got a ray of hope in a talk
with the speaker this morning. He
told me I’d have a long time to re
cuperate before we adjourn, so
maybe I’ll be back before you fel
lows go home.”
Legislative Action
Final senate action is due today
on a measure, already passed by
the house, to put curbs on cancel
lation of health and accident and
hospitalization insurance policies.
A period of notice, ranging from a
month to two years, would be re
quired under the bill before compa
nies could cancel policies.
The house also sent to the senate
a bill terminating contracts for all
teachers and principals at the end
of the school year. It places em
ployment of teachers and principals
on a year-to-year basis. The legisla
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INITIAL CLINIC IS
SLATED NEXT WEEK
AT THE HOSPITAL
Dr. Gunn Says Plans Beings
Readied For Historic Event*.
Volunteers Are Needed
LISTEN TO RADIO
Plans are being readied to give
some 725 first and second grade
school children in Transylvania
county the Salk polio vaccine.
Dr. Charles Gunn, local health
officer, said Wednesday morning
that the first clinic is expected to
be set up at the Transylvania Com
munity hospital within the next
few days.
The exact day and the various
times for the innoculation of the
children in the various schools will
be announced this week end over
radio station WPNF.
The vaccine, which is being fur
nished free for first and second
grade students here by the Nation
al Foundation of Infantile Paraly
sis, will be sent to Transylvania by
the State Board of Health at Ra
leigh.
Original plans called for three
vaccinations over a five-week pe
riod, with a one-week interval be
tween the first and second doses
and a four - week period between
the second and third inoculations.
However, Dr. Gunn said yester
day that revised recommendations
made Tuesday by Dr. Salk may
cause a change in the time period
between the doses.
Dr. Salk advised a four-week in
terval between the first and second
and a seven-month wait before the
third and final shot.
No definite word has been receiv
ed yet, Dr. Gunn said, on whether
or not the North Carolina program
will follow the revised suggestions.
Vaccine for use by private phy
sicians is also expected to arrive
soon. However, druggists report
supply at first may run somewhat
behind demand.
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.
BROOM SALE WILL
COMMENCE TODAY
Door Mats, Ironing Board
Covers Also To Be Offered ;
Profits Go To Blind
The Brevard Lions club will con
duct their annual sale of brooms,,
door mats and ironing board covers,
today, Friday and Saturday. These
articles were made by blind work
ers in a plant in Greensboro and
all profits from the sale will be
used to benefit the blind.
A regular weight broom sells for
$1.50, a door mat $2.50 and the new
magla silicone ironing board cover
$1.85.
Teams of Lions will cover the en
tire town and headquarters for the
sale are at Houston Furniture Co.
Cleaves Johnson is heading the
committee in charge of the sale.
Organization Meet
Of Moose Lodge Is
Set Friday Night
Organization of the Brevard
Moose lodge has passed the half
way mark, W. R. Kerr, the mem
bership director, announces.
The goal of the organization is
100 charter members, and the more
than 50 persons who have already
applied for membership have been
asked to bring prospective candi
dates to a meeting Friday night.
At this time officers will be elect
ed and movies of Moose Hart, the
Child City and Moose Haven will
be shown.
The meeting will be held at the
American Legion building at 7:30.