The Transylvania Times A State And National Priz e-Winnin g A. B.C. Newspaper Vol. 66, No. 34 " BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1955 it SECTION TWO i MEMBERS OF THE ’55 METHODIST Good Will tour, which is now touring Europe, are pictured above in front of the Supreme Headquarters, Allied Pow ers Europe. General Alfred M. Gruen ther, commander, personally addressed the group, which includes Rev. C. Ed ward Roy, head of the department of re ligion, Brevard college. The arrow points out Mr. Roy. Brevard College Professor Tonring Europe, Describes Portion Of Trip Rev. C. Edward Roy Is In Group Of 33 On ’55 Meth odist Good Will Tour (Editor’s Note: Rev. C. Edward Roy, head of the department of religion of Brevard college, is currently on a tour of Europe as a member of the 1955 Methodist Good Will tour. The following is first in a series of articles on his observations on the trip.) By REV. C. EDWARD ROY Head of Dept, of Religion Brevard College The 1955 Methodist Good Will Tour left International Airport, New York, via Trans World Air lines at 5 p. m. on July 22, with 33 in the party, from 16 states (and Texas!). It is under the direction of Dr. Karl Quimby, of the board of missions of the Methodist church, and travel arrangements ■are being made by Thomas Cook and Son. After a refueling stop at Gander, Newfoundland, it was a surprise to open my eyes in what seemed like a few minutes later and see the ocean glinting in the sunlight while we cruised at 18,000 feet—300 miles an hour. We ate lunch in Paris on July 23 and I was soon caught up in and impressed by the leisurely attitude of the Pa risians. Our stay in Paris was too brief, but of course, included visit ing all the more famous spots, in cluding mass at Notre Dame, the Louvre, and Versailles. On Sunday, July 24, we attended the American church in Paris and in the evening were briefed on our mission work among the French people. We were received at the American Embassy, where the flag was at half mast because of the death of Cordell Hull. The ambas sador himself had been called to London unexpectedly, so his direc tor of U. S. information service, John McCarthy, met with us; ex plained the object and methods of interpreting America to France and promoting good will and American foreign policy. The high point of Monday was a conference with General Gruenther, Supreme Al lied Commander of NATO. We met with him and his staff at SHAPE headquarters. Three officers and the general briefed us for more than two hours on the history of NATO, the potential power of Rus sia, and the situation at present. We were impressed with the cau IN PRIZES At The Brevard Drive-In THEATRE Visit the merchants listed below for chances on the wonderful prizes to be given away each Tuesday night at the Brevard Drive—In Theatre: Houston Furniture Company Batson’s Esso Servicenter Siniard’s Auto Parts Ye Ole Chatterbox Micy’s Laundry Siniard’s Transfer Company Harold’s Super Store Martin & Jones McCall’s Esso Service, Pisgah Forest Ray’s Shell Service, Rosman Highway Chicken Kitchen Bridges Coal & Oil Company Case Cabinet Shop Pressley & Osborne Western Auto Associate Store Brevard Hardware Austin Art Shop McCrary Auto Service, Inc. Dairy Queen The Launderette Varner’s & Long’s Drug Stores Brevard Jewelers Suburban Rulane Gas Co., 701 Biltmore Ave., Asheville The management of the theatre wishes to express its thanks to these merchants for making these desirable prizes, worth $1200, available to its patrons. tious optimism of the NATO staff and proud of Gruenther and the role the U. S. is playing in world affairs. After the conference, we were entertained at an informal coffee hour by the general and his staff. We flew from Paris to Milan and went by train to Venice, which is certainly a dream world. We par ticularly enjoyed the train trip through the beautiful countryside. Although a good bit of it seemed to be excellent'farming land and crops looked good, due to irrigation, we noticed only one tractor along the way, with the work being done by mules and oxen. From Venice to Milan we passed through 40 tun nels, two of which were consider ably more than a mile long. From Florence to Rome we traversed by car the road of the Caesars and vis ited the tomb of St. Francis of As sisi. On that Sunday morning we at tended mass at St. Peters and in the evening ate supper at Casa Ma terna, a Methodist children’s home. After the day in Rome we went to Naples, Capri, the Blue Grotto and visited the Salerno battlefield, re —Turn to Page Five Brevard i Movie Begin* At Dusk THURS. & FRIDAY Robert Taylor, Janet Leigh and George Raft in “Rogue Cop” Selected Short Subjects • SATURDAY ONLY • “The Yellow Mountain” In Technicolor Starring Lex Barker, Mala Powers and Howard Duff Selected Short Subjects • SUNDAY & MON. • CINEMASCOPE “The Robe” In Technicolor Starring Richard Burton, Jean Simmons, Victor Mature and Michael Rennie Selected Short Subjects TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY Humphrey Bogart and Ava Gardner in “The Barefoot Contessa” In Technicolor Selected Short Subjects COMING SOON! “Hondo” RUSSELL TALKS TOPENWOMENAT CEDAR MT. MEET Says Southerners Not Read' ers. World Of Talent Com ing From This Area “Southern people don’t read books. They’d rather sit around outdoors and talk,” said author Phillips Russell, of Chapel Hill, in reply to a question concerning the need for a Southern publishing house directed to him at a Pen women’s meeting. Mr. Russell made this observation during a question and answer peri od following his talk on “Three Ways to Write” before North and South Carolina Penwomen at a meeting at Cedar Mountain com munity center Thursday. The Chapel Hill newspaperman, journalism professor and author, was asked if he did not think South ern views and writings could better be published by a firm located in ‘he South. The question came from Charleston artist, Elizabeth O’Neil Verner. Mr. Russell said that in or der for any publishing firm to be successful it had to have readers and not a very large percentage of them come from the South. Commenting on the writings com ing from this section of the coun try Mr. Russell said literary scouts visiting Chapel Hill found their best material in recent years has come from the South. His major criticism of it is that much good writing he sees lacks organization. In Mr. Russell’s “Three Ways to —Turn to Page Four Old Fashioned Melodrama Now Playing At Flat Rock THE HEROINE in this week’s old-fashioned melodrama at Flat Rock playhouse is Leah Thomp son, above, a former student at Furman university. “Dirty Work at the Crossroads” is reported to be a hilarious show, complete with hero, heroine and villain, and all the color of the gay-nine ties. It plays nightly this week with a matinee on Saturday. The average infant is 20 inches long at birth, smiles at four weeks, has first tooth at seven months, says first word at ten. One of the most popular of the gay-nineties old fashioned melodra mas, “Dirty Work at the Cross roads,” subtitled, “Tempted, Tried and True,” is the hilarious offering of the Vagabond Players for their ninth production of the summer season at the Flat Rock Playhouse. As with such similar type produc tions as “The Drunkard” and “Ten Nights in a Barroom,” Bill John son’s corny comedy comes com plete with handlebar mustaches, foamy beer (root), and a tremulous barroom piano for the musical song and dance numbers. Profanity, “seegars,” and spitting on the floor will be prohibited by prominent signs. The audience is invited to par ticipate in the production by hiss ing, cheering and joining in the community sing. The “mellow-dramah” tells in laughable style the tear-jerking story of Nellie Lovelace, an inno cent country girl; of Adam Oak hart, the stalwart blacksmith’s son; and of Munro Murgatroyd, the vil lain from the big city. Munro, the viper, has a wife in Ida Rhinegold, but that does not prevent him from pursuing the innocent Nellie, pois oning her mother, driving Adam to drink, blackmailing the rich Mrs. Upson Asterbilt, and bewitching her daughter Leonie. The large cast is headed by Don Flodene, the hero; Gilbert Rogers, the villain; Leah Thompson, the heroine; and Margot Brown as the villainess. LOCAL MASONS TO CONFFR THE THIRD DEGREETHURSDAY Large Group From South Carolina Planning To At tend The Meetng An important stated communica tion of the Dunn’s Rock Masonic lodge will be held Thursday night at 8:00 o’clock in the Masonic tem ple on East Main street, Ansel Hart, worshipful master of the lodge, an nounces today. Mr. Hart states that after the reg ular routine of business the Master Mason’s degree will be conferred on a candidate as a courtesy to the I Keowee Masonic lodge, No. 79, A. F. & M., of Pickens, S. C. Approxi mately 25 Masons from Pickens county are planning to attend the meeting here and witness the con ferring of the degree. The first section of the third de gree will be conferred by Frank Bridges, senior warden, who will be assisted by Clyde Summey, sen ior deacon. The second section will be conferred by the degree team and the robes and paraphernalia will be used. The lecture will be given by T. E. Reid, past master. Recently, the members purchased a projector and a film of 57 frames, which will be used in illustrating the lecture. The equipment was do nated to the lodge by A. E. York* past master, Henry R. Henderson, the secretary, announces. The worshipful master urges all members to attend the meeting Thursday night and get acquainted —Turn to Page Fork ALL ROADS LEAD TO WAYNESTILLE Saturday, August 27th FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS HAYWOOD ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORP. AT WAYNESVILLE TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS BUSINESS SESSION: Registration will begin at 9:30 a. m. and the business meeting will begin at 10:00 a. m. The business meeting will include reports of officers and the manager and the election of eleven (11) direc tors for the coming year. MEMBER PARTICIPATION: A special feature of the program this year will include a talk by a housewife on the different pieces of electrical equipment and appli ances used in her home and by a farmer on the uses of electricity on his farm. LUNCH: Lunch will be served on the premises from 12:00 noon until 1:30 p. m., by one of the local women’s clubs for a nominal charge. OVER $600.00 IN PRIZES: Prize drawings will be held at intervals throughout the meeting including an elec tric range. The first drawing of prizes will be held at 10:00 o’clock a. m.. so come to the meeting early in or der to be present for this drawing. A partial list of the prizes to be given during the meeting are listed in this ad. DEMONSTRATIONS: An electric equipment demonstra tion will be demonstrated by Bernard Ferguson, 4-H club boy, of Route 1, Clyde, N. C., who participated in the district 4-H electric contest in Asheville recently. Mr. Ferguson will demonstrate the construction and op eration of a home-made electric chicken brooder. QUIZ PROGRAM: A new feature of this year’s program will be a quiz program entitled, “Take It Or Leave It,” where the eight contestants are selected from the audi ence. A well known quizmaster has been selected to conduct this program and winners will receive peanuts. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS REGARDING A. E. A.: This part of the program will consist of 26 questions and answers relating to the Rural Electrification Adminis tration and the Cooperative. A member of the audience will be selected to ask the questions and a member of the Cooperative staff will give the answers. This ques tion and answers feature is designed to give the mem bers more first-hand information about their Coopera tive. ENTERTAINMENT: A well planned entertainment pro gram, designed to be of interest to all age groups is being worked out which will include quartets, soloists, and the Haywood Ramblers String Band. Appliances To Be Given At The Annual Meeting * ► ► t Electric Range (G. E.)-Haywood Electric Membership Corp. Electric Iron-Haywood Electric Membership Corp. Electric Toaster-Graybar Electric Co., Asheville, N. C. Electric Iron-General Electric Supply Co., Asheville, N. C. Electric Deep Fryer-Rogers Electric Co., Waynesville, N. C. Electric Corn Popper-Firestone Supply Co., Waynesville, N. C. One Globe Tire-Lee Oil Co., Waynesville, N. C. Pyrex Bowls-Howell Hardware Co., Waynesville, N. C. Electric Iron-Martin Electric Co., Waynesville, N. C. Electric Fan-Western Auto Co., Waynesville, N. C. Electric Percolator-Garrett Furniture Co., Waynesville, N. C. Electric Television Clock. __Haywood Electric Service, Waynesville, N. C. Electric Percolator-Haywood Electric Service, Waynesville, N. C. Electric Percolator-Parkman Hardware Co., Waynesville, N. C. Electric Fan-Western Auto Associate Store, Canton, N. C. Electric Iron-Sluder Furniture Co., Canton, N. C. Electric Toaster-Freel Furniture Co., Canton, N. C. Electric Clock-Canton Electrical Appliance Co., Canton, N. C. Electric Percolator-Nantahala Hardware Co., Canton, N. C. Electric Clock--Candler Furniture Co., Candler, N. C. Electric Television Lamp __.Hominy Valley Furniture Co., Candler, N. C. Electric Record Player-Hamilton Appliance Co., Enka, N. C. Electric Television Lamp-Sylva Coal and Lumber Co., Sylva, N. C. Electric Sifter-Reeves Hardware Co., Highlands, N. C. Electric Lamp-Houston Furniture Co., Brevard, N. C. Picture and Frame-Pearlman Furniture Co., Brevard, N. C. Electric Waffle Iron-Reid Furniture Co., Brevard, N. C. Electric Iron-Abercrombie Furniture Co., Brevard, N. C. Electric Percolator-Reeves Hardware Co., Franklin, N. C. Electric Clock-Dillard Builders Supply Co., Dillard, Ga. General Electric Portable Mixer_Walker Martin, Inc., Asheville, N. C. $5.00 for the oldest woman present_Ernest Hover, Duncan Mfg. Co. $5.00 for the oldest man present_Ernest Hover, Duncan Mfg. Co. . * . i ► * * ► . * > . > * * * * MEET YOUR FELLOW MEMBERS AND FRIENDS AT THE 16TH ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING