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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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MEET YOUR FELLOW MEMBERS AND FRIENDS
AT THE 16TH ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING