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TRANSYLVANIA— The Land of Waterfalls, Mecca for Summer Camps, Entrance to Pisgah Na tional Forest and Home of Brevard Music Festival. The Transylvania Times A State And National Prize-Winning A.B.C. Newspaper TRANSYLVANIA— An Industrial, Tourist, Ed ucational, A g r i cultural and Music Center. Popula tion, 1950 Census, 15,321. Brevard Community 7,394. Vol. 66, No. 17 * SECTION ONE it BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1955 It 20 PAGES TODAY * PUBLISHED WEEKLY CLOSE CONTESTS are predicted in the mayor’s race here next Tuesday in the general election, when Brevard vot ers will also name a five-man board of aldermen. At the left is Mayor John A. Ford, who is seeking re-election, and he is being opposed by C. R. Sharp, center, and Dewey Gravely, right. Many Events Planned In Community During Music Week, Concert Thursday Christ School Choir To Give Concert Sunday At St. Phil ip's Episcopal Church The Brevard Music Lovers club is sponsoring several events in ob servance of National Music Week May 1-8, beginning with a public program by the Christ School choir at St. Philip’s Episcopal church Sunday evening, 8 p. m. The choir was secured through the efforts of Mrs. Verne C. Hill. It is pointed out that Christ School is one of the leading Episcopal schools in the South and a number of alumni reside in Brevard. Local boys are also in attendance there. To begin elaborate Music Week events, the club is sponsoring a concert by the Brevard high school band at noon Thursday, April 28th. Both band and chorus, directed by John Eversman, will present a pub lic program in the high school au ditorium. Each evening next week a spe cial broadcast will be given over WPNF. Participants will be Joe Haas, Winifred White, Pete Owen, Mildred Miller, Rhuemma Carter, pupils of Mrs. May Winget and the Brevard Junior Music club. In connection with National Mu sic week, the local club has con ducted a poll to determine what the favorite musical compositions of a number of persons are. They are given below. Mrs. Ned Medford: “Begin the Beguine.” Mrs. Lila Wenzlick: “Claire de Lune.” Harvey Sigmon: Bach’s Tocata and Fugue in D Minor, or the more modern “Epilogue” of William. Miss Patricia Austin: The Violin Concerto of Sibelius. Mrs. Larry Dixon: The theme song of the Firestone program. Forrest B. Cudd: “Carolina Moon.” Mr. and Mrs. Pete Eberle: “I Be lieve.” Mrs. Gunther Baldauf: “Any of the Brahms piano concerti in the major keys.” Alex Kizer, Jr.: Tschaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony. Bob Loftis: “The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi.” Brenda Gardner: “A song we used to sing in school when I was little—‘Let the Sunshine In’.” Mrs. W. L. Harmon: “My favo rite tunes are hymns. I like ‘Lead Kindly Light’ best of all.” The music week committee in charge of arrangements is com posed of Mrs. Carolyn Sumner, Mrs. Lila Hill and Mrs. Claire Richards. CALENDAR OF COMING EVENTS Thursday, April 28 — AAA Bur ley Tobacco referendum. Brevard high school band concert, 12 noon. Fortnightly club meets at 3:30 with Mrs. Robert Stamey. B & PW club meets at 7 p. m., at Gaither’s. Ma sonic meeting in temple, 8 p. m. Friday, April 29 — Salk polio vaccine for first and second grad ers who missed first clinic, health department, 1 to 3 p. m. Saturday, April 30 — Ecusta vs. Enka on Camp Straus field, 3 p. m. Sunday, May 1 — Attend the church of your choice. Sunday school associational meeting at First Baptist church, 2:30 p. m. —Turn to Page Twelve Attention Parents Additional Salk Vaccine Is Received, Clinic On Friday An additional allocation of the Salk polio vaccine has been made for Transylvania county and will enable all first and second grade children (whose parents desire) to receive the immunization, Dr. Charles Gunn, local health officer, announces. Parents who did not request the vaccination originally and who have since changed their minds, are ask ed to bring their children, of the first and second grades, to the Transylvania health office between! the hours of 1:00 and 3:00 o’clock Friday afternoon. It is absolutely necessary, how ever, that these children be accom panied by a parent or legal guard ian. They will sign permission blanks at that time. Inoculation of children who were sick last Thursday, the day of the first clinic, will also be given on B'riday, and Dr. Gunn reminds pa rents that they must furnish trans portation to the health department Magazines, Books Needed For Vets Hospital Patients Magazines and books are des perately needed for the entertain ment of patients at the Oteen and Moore General Veterans hospi tals, according to Mrs. Robert N. Hill, local chairman for the Red Cross chapter. Mrs. Hill is collecting as many readable magazines as possible. She stresses that the patients do not want women’s magazines, but comic and funny books, geogra phies, science magazines, westerns, sports, “Do-It-Yourself” magazines, mysteries and adventure tales. Anyone wishing to send these magazines to the hospital may tele phone Mrs. Hill, 2-6174, and they will be picked up. If more conven ient the magazines may be left at her home on Park avenue exten sion. This is only one of many volun teer Red Cross projects carried on for the benefit of patients at the VA hospitals. this Friday for their children. Dr. Gunn expresses sincere ap preciation to all persons who assist ed in the work last week, and he plans to publish a list next week. Story and pictures of the clinic at the hospital can be found on the front page, second section, in this week’s Times. CANCER CAMPAIGN IS SHORT W GOAL Approximately $800 Receiv ed To Date. Hope To Get Over $1,000 The Brevard Business and Pro fessional Women’s club, which is sponsoring the Cancer Crusade, is :n sight of the goal as the campaign nears its end. Nearly $800 was on hand Wed nesday afternoon and the schools and outlying communities had not yet been heard from. The quota for Transylvania county for this year is $957, and members expect to end the drive on Saturday. Three restaurants in Brevard are cooperating on Saturday by giving all coffee money to the cancer drive. At Gaither’s, the Chatterbox —Turn To Page Sever as General Elections Are Slated Next Tuesday Here In Brevard, At Bosnian CANDIDATES’ MEET SAID SUCCESSFUL, QUESTIONS ASKED League Of Women Voters Has Unique Session On Tuesday Evening The Brevard League of Women Voters’ first candidates meeting Tuesday night was declared highly successful by Mrs. W. N. Alexan der, chairman and moderator. Some 60 persons attended and asked questions of the candidates. All candidates in the coming town election were invited and those at tending were John A. Ford, Dewey Gravely, S. R. Sharp, for mayor, and Joe H. Tinsley, alderman can didate. In order to better inform the public of the qualifications of the men running for office, they were asked to send this information to the moderator. Those complying were Mr. Ford, Mr. Gravely, Mr. Sharp, Charles Ashworth, M. C. Corn, W. M. Melton and Mr. Tins ley. This information was printed and sheets distributed prior to the —Turn To Page Twelve 13 HD CLUBS TO JOIN OBSERVANCE Special Meetings Are Being Planned. Demonstrations Also Slated The 13 Home Demonstration clubs in Transylvania county are making plans for the local observ ance of National Home Demonstra tion week, May 6-12. A number of special meetings are being planned in observance of this event, concluding with a tour for all interested women of the Biltmore House and gardens. Miss Anne Benson Priest invites all women, regardless of whether or not they are affiliated with an HD club, to attend the special in terest meetings. Miss Rose Elwood Bryan will con duct a “Pickle-Making” lesson Tues day, May 3rd, at 2:30 p. m., in Gai ther’s Dogwood room. Miss Bryan is food conservation specialist from State college extension. Both the North Brevard and Pis gah Forest clubs will attend this demonstration in lieu of their regu lar May meeting. A special interest meeting giv ing information on “Teas and Re —Turn To Page Twelve Planning Organization Of United Appeal Fund Delegates trom all civic organ izations in Brevard will be spe cial guests at the meeting of the Brevard Rotary club next Mon day night in Gaither’s Rhododen dron room, when it is hoped that some definite action can be tak en in the organization of a Tran sylvania county United Appeal Fund. Rotary club’s president, Rob ert H. Stamey, reports that three delegates have been named from the Lions, Kiwanians and Jay cees. The chamber of commerce Program Highlights Special Programs To Be Heard On WPNF During National Music Week Special programs will be heard over WPNF all next week, which is National Music week, each after noon at 5:45 o’clock, under the sponsorship of the Brevard Music Lovers club. Local talent will be featured on the programs, and the public is most cordially invited by station manager, Jack Hammette, to hear them. Participants on the programs will include Joe Haas, Winifred White, Pete Owen, Mildred Miller, Rhu emma Carter, pupils of Mrs. May Winget, and the Brevard Junior Music club. Another program of local inter est will be given by Mrs. Robert Levy Monday morning at 9:30 on the civic hour for the League of Women Voters. It is a discussion on “Council-Manager Form of Govern ment,” which has received plaudits at both the league unit meetings and also before civic clubs. This program was given at the Rotary club on Monday night. Program director, John Dellin —-Tam To Page Sevea will also send three delegates as will the Brevard Business and Professional "Women’s club. The Rotary group, composed of Gene Ramsey, Charles Pickelsi mer, Jr., and John Anderson, has appeared before the other groups and explained the efforts being made to organize a United Ap peal Fund here. Dave Cooley, the executive sec retary of the Hendersonville chamber of commerce, is expect ed to attend next Monday night’s meeting, and bring with him oth er officers and directors of the Henderson County United Fund, Inc., to discuss the work of that organization. Following the Rotary meeting, —Turn to Page Twelve Clean-Up Campaign Continues This Week Transylvania’s county - wide Clean-Up campaign continues this week, and from all reports the drive is most successful. Officials of the county, the town of Brevard and of Rosman urge all persons to clean-up and to beautify their premises, in or der to make a more attractive and healthier community in which to live. Owners of vacant lots are es pecially urged to clean-up their property. SAMPLE BALLOT GENERAL ELECTION TOWN OF BREVARD, N. C. Municipal Election May 3, 1955 INSTRUCTIONS 1. To vote for a candidate on the ballot make a cross (X) mark in the square to the left of his name. 2. If you tear or deface or wrongly mark this ballot, return it to the registrar and get another. 3. Mark only with pencil or pen and ink. For Mayor (Vote For One) □ JOHN A. FORD □ C. R. SHARPE □ DEWEY GRAVELY □ For Aldermen (Vote For Five) □ HENRY R. HENDERSON □ C. FEW LYDA □ J. H. TINSLEY □ GEORGE M. JUSTUS □ W. M. MELTON □ CHARLIE ASHWORTH □ M. C. CORN □ MITCHELL NEELY □ MRS. OPAL C. KING Town Clerk and Secretary, Board of Elections. Mrs. Fisher Succeeds Husband In House Of Representatives MRS. RALPH R. FISHER Oath Of Office Administered On Tuesday. Many From Here Attend Ceremonies Mrs. Ralph R. Fisher was sworn in as the member of the House of Representatives at Raleigh Tuesday by Justice Carlisle Higgins, suc ceeding her husband, who is crit ically ill in Mission hospital, Ashe ville. Mrs. Fisher is the first woman in the history of the state to succeed her husband as a member of the legislative body, and she is also the first woman to represent the Re publican party in the general as sembly. Rep. J. K. Doughton, of Allegha ny county, who introduced Mrs. Fisher, described her husband as a man who served with courage and ability and gained the affectionate —Turn To Page Seven Doings At Raleigh Senate Committee Approves Bill To Modify Absentee Voting Procedure RALEIGH — The senate commit tee on elections laws and senatorial districts on Tuesday approved a bill which would require that an absen tee ballot be delivered directly from the elections board chairman to the voter, thus eliminating any third party. The .committee recent ly killed a measure, sponsored by the state board of elections, to abolish absentee voting. By three votes the house reject ed a bill which would provide for annual meetings of the general as sembly. House members voted 69 38 in favor of the proposal, but a three-fifths majority was required to submit the question to a vote of the people. The senate committee on cities, counties and towns approved the 3.2 beer bill, already passed by the house, which would allow towns in counties where regular 5 per cent beer is illegal to vote on sales of the weaker brew. The joint appropriations commit tee unanimously approved a revised 640 million budget for 1955-’57 pre pared by its joint subcommittee. The measure will probably be of fered in the house or senate on Monday. The house finance committee was told that economies inaugurat ed by the late Governor Umstead and continued by Governor Hodges will result in a saving of four mil lion dollars at the end of this bien nium. The savings will reduce to 37 million dollars the amount needed to balance the budget for the next biennium. LARGE VOTE 1$ EXPECTED, MUCH INTEREST LOCALLY Three Vie For Mayor. Eight Seeking Board Position In Town WHITE UNOPPOSED General elections, for the par> pose of naming a mayor and a board of aldermen, will be held next Tuesday, Bay 3rd, in Brevard and Rosman. Here in Brevard, Mayor John A. Ford is seeking re-election, and op posing him are C. R. Sharp and Dewey Gravely, Three members of the present board are seeking re-election. They are: Henry R. Henderson, C. Few Lyda and Joe H. Tinsley. Others who have filed in the aldermanic race are W. M. Melton, George Jus tus, Charles Ashworth, M. C. Corn and Mitchell Neely. Voting will take place here in Brevard at the city hall, and hours are from 6:30 a. m. until 6:30 p. m. Interest locally seems to be cen tering in the mayor’s race, and a large vote is expected next Tues day. Mr. Ford, who is completing his second term as mayor, is owner oi Pisgah Candy company. Mr. Sharp,, presently a member of the board of aldermen, is a building contrac tor here, and Mr. Gravely is a Bre vard accountant. Close contests are predicted in the alderman’s race here in Bre vard. A board of five men will be chosen of the eight who have filed. Mr. Henderson is superintendent of the printing department of the Transylvania Times and is complet ing his first term as a member of the town board. Mr. Tinsley was elected to the board in 1951. He is a retired realtor and a farmer. Mr. Lyda, who is also a member of the board, is employed in the main of —Turn To Page Twelve HERBERT FINCK NOW HEADS ELKS Succeeds Robert Rhyne. Oth er Officers Are Elected. Now In Office Members of the Brevard lodge,. No. 1768, B. P. O. Elks, have elect ed officers for the new year. Herbert F. Finck is the newly elected exalted ruler, succeeding. Robert Rhyne. Other officers are as follows: Frank Farrell, esteemed leading knight. Charles Glazener, esteemed loyal knight. Alvin J. Patterson, esteeni&l lec turing knight. Few Lyda, secretary. J. Lehmann Kapp, treasurer. James Willis, esquire. Marcy Newell, tiler. Harry S. Kolman, chaplain. Bennett J. Jones, inner guard. R. F. Colwell is the new trustee* and other trustees are A. M. Ream and E. B. Matheson. The new exalted ruler is power and water superintendent at the Ecusta Paper corporation, and along with the other newly elected officers, he has already assumed his duties at the Elks lodge. State Officer To Attend Auxiliary District Meet Tues. Mrs. W. S. Carawan, state presi dent of the American Legion aux iliary, will head the list of offi cials expected here Tuesday for the meeting of the 19th district. Mrs. Shirley Clark, of Brevard, is the 19th district committeewOm an and will preside over the ses sions. Delegates are expected to attend from units in Hendersonville, For est City, Rutherfordton, Spindale, Chffside, Sylva and the hostess auxiliary. Luncheon will be served at 1:00 p. m. in Gaither’s Rhododendron room. All of the meetings will be held in the American Legion Me morial building.