TRANSYLVANIA—
Aa Industrial, Tourist, Ed
ucational, A g r 1 cultural
and Music Center Popula
tion, 1950 Census. 15,321
Brevard Community 7,394.
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tional Forest and Home ot
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Vo!, 66, No. 22
A SECTION ONE ★
BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1955 * 20 PAGES TODAY *
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
PRINCIPAL FIGURES in the dedica
tion of the Centennial Gateway at the en
trance to Brevard college Sunday after
noon are shown above. From left to right
they are dean of the college, J. J. Steven
son ; U. S. Senator Sam J. Ervin, who de
livered the commencement address later
in the afternoon; Rev. Ray F. Swink, of
Lexington, president of the college alum
ni association; Rev. Robert H. Stamey,
Brevard college president; and Dr. L. B.
Hayes, pastor of the Coubern Memorial
Methodist church of Salisbury, who de
livered the dedication address. (Times
Staff Photo)
Addition Planned To Women's Dorm
At Brevard College, Trustees Meet
Long - Range Building Pro
gram Discussed. Outlook
For Institution Bright
A 48-room addition to the wom
an's student dormitory at Brevard
college will be constructed next
spring at a cost of nearly $100,000,
it was decided at the annual meet
ing of the board of trustees held
at the college last Saturday after
noon.
The present building was erect
ed two years ago at a cost of $180,
000 and accommodates about 100
students. The addition will prac
tically double this capacity.
The trustees also gave serious
discussion of a long-range build
ing program estimated to cost $500,
000. The buildings to be erected
under this program include a Cam
pus Center building, a music build
ing, addition to Taylor Hall boys’
dormitory and a central heating
plant.
Plans have already been drawn
for the proposed Campus Center
building and it proposes to house
the administration offices, an au
ditorium with a 400 seating capaci
ty and a cafeteria.
The trustees discussed at length
the need for increasing the col
lege’s endowment fund from $550,
000 to a million dollars.
In other actions, the trustees
agreed to give the Brevard Metho
dist church a clear title with no
strings attached to a large lot adja
cent to the campus on which to
erect the proposed new church
building; to paint the inside of
Ross hall; to purchase the Andrew
Keener cottage for $14,000; to ask
the conference to change the insti
tution’s charter to increase mem
bership on the board of trustees
from 36 up to 60.
President Robert Stamey report
ed that the college had enjoyed a
most successful year of operation
and would show an operating sur
plus of $4,000.
He said the outlook for enroll
ment next year is over 250 students
and the board adopted a budget for
the year of $256,000.
Small salary increases for the
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CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, June 2 — Lions club
meets at 7 p. m., at Gaither’s. Ma
sonic meeting in temple at 7:30 p.
m. WMS of First Baptist church
meets at 8 p. m.
Friday, June 3 — Kiwanis club
meets at 7 p. m., in Gaither’s.
Saturday, June 4 — Auction at
Walnut Cove farm.
Sunday, June 5 — Attend the
church of your choice.
Monday, June 6 —Aquatic school
at Camp Carolina opens. Presby
terian and First Baptist Bible
schools begin at each church. Ro
tary club meets at Gaither’s, 7 p.
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Describes Travels
Robinson Pays Tribute To Work
Of Local Chamber Of Commerce
Persons paying into a chamber
of commerce are making an invest-'
ment in a community rather than
a contribution, Thomas L. Robin
son, publisher of the Charlotte
News, said in his address at the
annual Brevard chamber of com
merce banquet at the Brevard
country club last Thursday night.
President Vernon Fricks presid
ed over the ladies’ night affair, and
John Anderson, editor of the Tran
sylvania Times, introduced the
speaker.
The prominent newspaper pub
lisher painted a bright future for
Brevard and Transylvania county,
declaring that the area possessed
many natural resources, the finest
of American people, ideal climate
and unsurpassed scenic beauty.
Mr. Robinson chose as the topic
June Is Given Cool
Reception In County
June is National Dairy Month,
but even the cows weren’t very
pleased with the 38 degree tempe
rature that ushered in the month
Wednesday morning.
Jack Huggins, Brevard weather
man, reported that the official low
was 38 degrees, an unseasonably
cool reading for this time of year.
In the grips of a cool spell, the
mercury has not climbed above the
mid-70’s for the past two days.
Unofficial reports have been
made of scattered frosts through
out the county Tuesday and Wed
nesday mornings.
The extended forecast is for cool
and clear weather through Friday.
of his talk, “The Outlook For
Peace.” Last autumn he spent sev
en weeks visiting in 14 European
countries.
“Today, I am more hopeful for
world peace than I’ve been at any
time during the past five years,”
he stated.
He paid great credit to the Voice
of Democracy broadcasts, and ob
served that one American soap com
pany spent 40 million dollars each
year to advertise its product, while
only 18 millions are spent to carry
the message of freedom behind the
iron curtain.
Mr. Robinson interestingly and
briefly told of his travels in the
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Brevard College Receives Half Million
From Dunham Estate, Will Probated
AQUATIC SCHOOL
TO OPEN MONDAY,
CAMP CAROLINA
Capacity Enrollment Is Ex
pected. Second Session
In August
The first session of the 1955
American Red Cross Aquatic school
opens Monday at beautiful Camp
Carolina and a capacity enrollment
is expected.
The second 10 - day session will
be held in late August, immediate
ly following the regular summer
camp of Carolina.
To be qualified for enrollment,
students must be at least 18 years
old and in good physical condition.
After completing the 10-day school
here at Carolina, they will apply
their knowledge as aquatic or safe
ty leaders for schools, colleges,
safety groups. Lifesaving, water
safety, swimming, diving, small
craft operation and first aid are all
taught at the aquatic school.
MOOSE LODGE IS
INSTITUTED HERE
Rigdon Named Past Gover
nor. Other Officers Are
Inducted Sunday
Institution of the Brevard Lodge
No. 1769, Loyal Order of Moose,
was held Sunday afternoon at the
American Legion building here in
Brevard, with a large crowd attend
ing.
Members of the Morganton Moose
lodge were in charge of the instal
lation ceremony, and the following
were inducted into office:
Ray Rigdon, past governor.
Hugh Bradburn, governor.
Ernest Smith, junior governor.
George Souther, prelate.
Bill Head, secretary.
Nat Townsend, treasurer.
Ernest Rector, sergeant-at-arms.
D. L. Thorne, inner guard.
J. C. Whitesides, outer guard.
Howard Galloway, Lewis Sum
mey and Majorine Bevacque, trus
tees.
Past Governor Rigdon announces
that the lodge now has more than
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Longest Session
Legislature Anticipated
Decree Of Supreme Court
RALEIGH — The decision this
week of the U. S. Supreme court
delegating to district courts the
task of enforcing the ban on seg
regation in the public schools was
anticipated by the legislature,
which adjourned a week ago, in
making fundamental changes in
the school laws. The changes
were designed to de-centralize
the system and place many ad
ministrative functions back in
the hands of county boards. The
impression prevails here that no
special session of the general as
sembly will be called to cope with
BOBBY HOYLE, left, who is well known in Transyl
vania county, has been named manager of radio station
WPNF, succeeding Jack Hammette, right, who has re
signed to accept a position with a Durham station. In
addition to being an outstanding announcer and sales
man, Mr. Hoyle is a talented musician.
conditions created by the most
recent decision of the high court.
The recent session of the gen
eral assembly set a record for
duration, exceeding by one day
the 1931 session. The 1955 as
sembly met for 142 days.
One of the last acts of the as
sembly was the adoption of leg
islation which will raise $9,700,
000 in new revenue.
Enacted into law was a bill to
regulate the automobile business
in the state, but a law providing
for the inspection of motor ve
hicles was killed.
The revenue department was
given $641,902 in additional
funds to employ more personnel,
which would make possible a
more thorough enforcement of
revenue-producing laws.
Allegations of abuses of the
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Local Students
On Dean’s List
At The College
Six Transylvania students were
listed on the dean’s list at the close
of the spring semester, Mrs. C. E.
Roy, the recorder, announces to
day.
These students qualified for list
ing by maintaining a “B” average
or above on their college work for
the past 17 weeks.
They were as follows: Ralph
Duckworth, Ruth Dellinger Os
borne, and Beverly Trantham, all
of Brevard; Billie Jean Cansler and
Jack Pressley, of Pisgah Forest;
and Clara Dean Parker, of Rosman.
SENATOR SAM J. ERVIN, JR., left, who was the
principal speaker at Graduation at Brevard college on
Sunday, is shown above presenting the Mary Helen
Morton award to Harry Cho, of Korea, who has made
an outstanding record here during the last two years.
The senior senator from North Carolina told the young
Korean student, who has been accepted for entrance at
MIT, that winning of the award was based on leader
ship, character, scholarship, citizenship, and also upon
achieving these goals in view of hardship to attain them.
(Times Staff Photo)
Group Is Named To Organize
A Local United Appeal Fund
CHARLES L. RUSSELL, com
munity relations director of the
Ecusta Paper corporation, was
named chairman of a committee
to organize a United Appeal fund
here. The meeting was held
Tuesday night and plans call for
immediate action in the organi
zational work.
Land Will Be Sold
For Taxes Monday
Land on which taxes have not
been paid prior to Monday at
noon will be sold at the court
house door at 12 o’clock, accord
ing to C. M. Douglas, tax collec
tor.
Certificates showing official
lien against lands sold will be
issued following the sale.
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Representatives From Vari
ous Groups Attend Meet
ing. Outsiders Heard
Charles L. Russell, community
relations director at the Ecusta Pa
per corporation, and a seven-man
committee were named at a meet
ing Tuesday night of delegates from
'he various clubs and organizations
in the county to organize a United
Appeal fund in Brevard and Tran
sylvania.
Serving on the organizational
committee with Chairman Russell
are: Mrs. John Reese Sledge, Rev.1
Douglas Corriher, Vernon Fricks,
Bill Hensley, Rev. Robert H. Sta
nley, Gene Ramsey and John I. An
derson.
The group plans to meet imme
diately, draw up plans for a consti
tution and by-laws, apply for a char
ter and get the organization into
action as soon as possible.
Some 30 representatives from
the chamber of commerce, the Jay
cees, the Kiwanis, Lions and Ro
tary clubs, the Elks, the American
Legion and the legion auxiliary, the
VFW, the Business and Profession
al Women’s club, Woodmen of the
World, Book and Plate club, Shrine
club, Ministerial association, the
Scouts, businesses and industries,
met in Gaither’s Rhododendron
room and heard Cecil Meador and
John Wood, of Charlotte, and di
rectors of the Carolinas United,
and Don Gillmore, of Henderson
ville, explain procedure of organ
ization of a local United Appeal
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Bobby Hoyle Succeeds Jack Hammette
As Manager Of Radio Station WPNF
Bobby Hoyle, an experienced ra
dio man who is well known in Bre
vard, will succeed Jack Hammette
as manager of radio station WPNF
President Ed M. Anderson an
nounced today.
Mr. Hammette, who has been
manager of the station for the past
five years, has resigned to accept a
position as commercial and assis
tant manager of WSRC in Durham,
effective June 15.
Mr. Hoyle is a graduate of Bre
vard college and worked one year
as manager of the Canton studio of
radio station WHCC, Waynesville.
For the past three years he has
been a member of the staff of
WBBO at Forest City as announcer
and salesman.
He is married to the former Bar
bara Ann Heffner, of Henderson
ville and they have one son. The
Hoyles are talented musicians and
have made a number of appear
ances in Brevard. They are active
in church and civic work and at
Forest City Mr. Hoyle is secretary
of the Jaycees.
“I have always liked Brevard
and I am looking forward to com
ing back as manager of the radio
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WAS PRINCIPAL
BENEFACTOR OF
THE INSTITUTION
Prominent Asheville Busi
nessman And Philanthro
pist Remembered Many
DIED ON MAY 22T
Brevard college will receive ap
proximately 50 per cent of the $1,
1)00,000 estate of the late Harry A.
Dunham, prominent Asheville busi
nessman and philanthropist, who
died on May 22.
Brevard college, Miss Maude <X
Dunham, a sister, and Mrs. Helen
W. Ray and Charles A. McLean,
business associates, were named
as the principal beneficiaries to
Dunham’s will, which was filed far
probate Monday in Buncombe coun
ty Superior court.
Dunham’s estate was estimated
in excess of $1,000,000.
Brevard will get 50 per cent of
the estate after bequests amounting
to about $120,000 are made, accord
ing to the will. Miss Dunham is to
receive 20 per cent and McLean and
Mrs. Ray 15 per cent each.
Other bequests include: $50,00G
to the General Board of Church
Extension of the Methodist church,
to be known as the Dunham fund
for the benefit of the Methodist
church, to be loaned for building
and repairs of churches.
525,000 to the Dunham Founda
tion; $10,000 to the Children’s
Home of Winston - Salem; $10,000
to Brevard college in a previous
bequest; and $5,000 each to two
nieces, Miss Vera Lewis and Miss
Ruin Wilson.
Business associates were also re
membered in the will.
Mr. Dunham was chairman of the
board of trustees of Brevard college
for several years, and he was also
i member of the board when he
died.
During the past 20 years he has
been the largest individual bene
factor of the college, giving more
than a quarter million dollars prior
to his death.
He was the founder of Dunham
Music House in Asheville and many
were his contributions in the field./
of music in this mountain region.
He was a trustee of the old
Weaver college for 30 years, becom
ing a trustee of Brevard college
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SLACK’S TO MOVE
IN MID-SUMMER
Store In Waltermire Hotel
Building Being Remodeled.
And Enlarged
The corner store of the Waiter
mire hotel building is now being:
remodeled under the supervision
of Charles Ashworth. The partition
in the rear has been removed to
take in the space formerly occu
pied by a barber shop. There will
be entrances N>th on Main street,
and Broad street.
When the building is completed*
it will be occupied by Slack’s stores^
which are now situated next to
Transylvania Trust Co.
E. S. Slack, owner, says he hopes
to move into the new location by
mid-summer. He told a reporter for
this newspaper yesterday that when
the extensive remodeling is com
pleted and new fixtures installed
he will have the most modern and
attractive women’s shop in West
ern North Carolina.
Walnut Cove Auction
To Draw Large Crowd
Eddie Varner, owner of the 700
acre Walnut Cove farm in the
Island Ford s*?tion, announces that
the entire property, cattle and
equipment will be sold at auction
sale Saturday morning, beginning
at 10 a. m.
The sale is under the jurisdiction
of the J. L. Todd company of Rome,
Ga., which is furnishing free bar
becue, brunswick stew and music. *
The farm will be sold as a whole
or sub-divided and is on display -
all this week. The public is invited,
to the auction.