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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 P rize- Winning A. B. C. Newspaper
TRANSYLVANIA-—
An Industrial, Tourist, BA
acational, Agricultural
and Music Cfenter. Popula
tion, 1090 Census, ISA
Brevard Community 7,301
Vol. 66: No. 51
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
★ SECTION ONE * BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22,1955
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I HE ICY BREATH OF Ole’ Man
Winter blew strong enough last week
to freeze solidly many lakes and ponds
in Transylvania county. The above ice
skating scene is a bit of a oddity for this
section but it was taken over the week
end at the farm of Charlie Moore, just
off Tinsley road in Brevard. The pond
is located in a cove which gets little or
no sunshine and Mr. Moore said the ice
was thick enough for skating for sev
eral days. Dr. Robert Levy, a proficient
skater, is demonstrating some of the
elementary steps to his son, Jackie. It
was the first time Jackie had ever been
on skates. < (Times Staff Photo.)
Athletic Association Allocates $4,400
For Recreation And Entertainment
Youth Center And Library
Receive Largest Appro
priations. List Given
In an effort to stimulate recrea
tion and entertainment in Bre
vard and Transylvania, the direc
tors of the Brevard Athletic and
Recreation association appropriat
eu $4,400 to various organizations
in the town and county at a special
call meeting Monday night.
Heading the list of contributions
were two allocations of $1,500 to
the Transylvania Youth committee
for the Teen-Age center, and $1,
500 to the new Transylvania
county library.
The directors felt that these
two appropriations would guaran
tee the success of the two drives
—one to build a youth center and
the other to raise sufficient funds
for a much needed library in Bre
vard.
Raymond F. Bennett, president,
presided over the meeting and he
led a discussion concerning the fu
ture of the organization.
It was brought out that the Bre
vard Athletic and Recreation as
sociation was formed 10 years ago
with the prime aims being to fur
nish recreation and entertainment
» to the people of the county. Dur
ing recent years the association
built the high school athletic field,
which was taken over this past
season by the board of education,
and at the present time there is
approximately $9,400.00 in the
treasury. It was decided that the
association would remain in exis
tence. and a balance of $5,000.00 be
retained in the bank.
To promote the athletic program
Rosman high school, the direc
tors voted to give $300 for Prin
cipal E. F. Tilson to expend as he
deemed wise. To encourage a high
school golf team, $200 was voted
to the Brevard country club with
an additional $100 set aside for
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CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, Dec. 22 — Transyl
vania youth committee meets at
Gaither’s, 7:30. Party at the Luth
eran church of the Good Shep
herd, 7:30 o’clock. Masons meet in
the Masonic temple, 8 o’clock.
Friday, Dec. 23 — Ace of Clubs
will not meet.
Saturday, Dec. 24 — Santa re
turns to town. Many Christmas Eve
services in the churches.
Sunday, Dec. 25 — Christmas
Day. Attend the church of your
choice. See Christmas story for
special services,
Monday, Dec. 26 — Stores, town i
and county offices, closed.
Tuesday, Dec. 27 — Elks and i
Moose lodges meet at their re
spective homes, 8 p. m.
Wednesday, Dec. 28 — Jaycees i
meet at Gaither’s at 7 p. m.
Her First Visit
Judge Susie Sharp To Preside
At January Court Term Here
A January term of Superior
court has been scheduled in Tran
sylvania with Judge Susie Sharp
of Reidsville presiding.
The two-weeks mixed term will
open on Monday, January 9th, and
at the present time, the civil dock
et is slated to be held during the
first week, with the criminal slate
the second.
Since the December term of
court was adjourned just last Fri
day, both the criminal and the civil
dockets are expected to be light for
the January term.
According to Marvin McCall,
clerk of court, jurors called to
serve during the first week are as
follows:
A. E. Tinsley, William David
Dr. Gasque Heads
Medical Society
Dr. Mac Roy Gasque, head of
the Medical center at the Ecusta
Paper corporation, .has been elec
ted president of the Transylvania
Medical society, succeeding Dr.
Norman Boyer.
Dr. Carl Plum, also of the Ecusta
Medical center, was named secre
tary of the society, and he succeeds
Dr. Julius Sader.
Dr. Gasque becomes chief of staff
of the medical staff at the Transyl
vania Community hospital, suc
ceeding Dr. Robert L. Strieker.
The society meets each third
Monday at the hospital.
Sams, Rastus Smith, Fred Land-1
reth, Harley D. Lvday, Mrs. Coman
Hamilton, Mrs. Annie C. Bagwell,
Clyde Buchanan, George Buchanan,
Mrs. Willie Galloway, Mrs. R. G.
Eason, Sr., Harold McNeely, Mrs.
Frank Carr, U. G. Reeves, L. H.
Scruggs, Don Jenkins, Coy Sur
rette, Mary W. Kilpatrick, Walter
Fisher, Carl Patterson, Clyde Hold
en, Mrs. Guy Dean, Jerry Mann,
Walter Cantrell, James Lee Hun-1
ter, Ruth McCall, Horace Hall, W.
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Transylvanians Busily Preparing For
Christmas, Many Church Services Set
BRISK RUSH IS
FORESEEN, LAST
SHOPPING DAYS
Monday Will Be Holiday.
All Stores, Town And Co.
Offices To Close
SANTA RETURNS
Transylvanians are joining with
other Americans in busily prepar
ing for the 1955 Christmas and
brisk business is noted in the com
munity.
Stores are well stocked with hol
iday merchandise in spite of the
heavy rush, and for the conveni
ence of the shoppers they are re
maining open evenings from now
until Christmas.
Stores, town and county offices
will be closed both on Sunday and
Monday for the Yule observance.
Some industries are planning to
close down on Saturday and resume
work on Tuesday. All offices in
the court house, except the
sheriff’s office, will close at noon
on Friday.
Santa Claus will return to Bre
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TWO LARGE GIFTS
GIVEN TO LIBRARY
Total Of $14,707 Subscribed
For New Building- Chair
man Expresses Thanks
The Transylvania county Library
Building Fund committee is happy
to announce receipt of a donation
of $2,000 from Ecusta Paper Cor
poration and of $1,500 from The
Brevard Athletic and Recreation
Asociation, Ralph H. Ramsey,
chairman, states today.
In a statement to The Times,
Mr. Ramsey said:
“We are very grateful for these
generous gifts, not only for the
money, but for the evidence of in
terest in and support of our ef
forts to build a new library. Ecusta
has always supported generously
—Turn To Page Four
Teen-Age Center Becomes
More Of A Reality Here
A Teen-age center in Brevard
is nearer a reality today with
$1,800 of the goal of $3,000 al
ready in, either in cash or con
firmed pledges, and $1,500 for
new equipment, which was this
week allocated by the Brevard
Athletic and Recreation asso
ciation.
According to E. B. Garrett,
chairman of the Transylvania
Youth committee, several pro
jects are now underway, and he
believes the balance of $1,200
can be raised in the immediate
future if all interested persons
will make contributions as soon
as possible.
Checks may be mailed to the
treasurer, Charles Norlander,
Collisson Is Promoted To Olio Post, D
Authority Of Executive VP Extended
Norman Harvey Collisson has
been appointed executive vice pres
ident of Olin Mathieson Chemical
corporation, according to an an
nouncement by John M. Olin, chair
man of the board, and Thomas S.
Nichols, president.
Mr. Collisson will have authority
aver the paper, film and forest
products divisions of Olin Mathie
son, whose products include cigar
ette and other fine papers, cello
phane and polyethylene packaging
:ilms, kraft papers, paperboard
aoxes, paper bags, lumber and out
loor furniture.
Mr. Collisson was elected a dir
ector and vice president of Ecusta
3aper Corporation on May 5, 1951,
ind was appointed General mana
ger of the Olin Cellophane divis
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N. H. COLUSSON
Box 322, Brevard.
Brevard Jaycees are conduct
ing a Teen-O-meter on the court
house square, and they also op
erating dime boards in the busi
ness district in conjunction with
the teenagers.
The chairman reports that a
committee is studying the best
possible usage of the Sledge
house on Jordan street, which
has been acquired as a Teen-age
center. Mr. Garrett says the
committee is extremely pleased
with the house, since it is so
ideally located and highly adap
table for such a purpose.
There will be a meeting of the
Youth committee at Gaither’s
Thursday night at 7:30 o’clock.
Chairman Garrett cordially in
vites all members and other in
terested persons to attend.
Good Response Is
Reported In Sale
Of Christmas Seals
Transylvania county residents’
response to this year’s Christ
mas Seal Sale has pushed re
ceipts to $1211.18. This amount
includes returns through Decem
ber 16.
The Christmas Seal chairman,
Miss Jeanette Austin, stated that
she was very pleased with the
success of the drive so far.
Although Christmas is almost
here, it is not too late to answer
the Christmas. Seal letter which
many people have overlooked in
the holiday rush, she stated.
The TB control program goes
on throughout the year, and its
success is dependent upon the
citizens of Transylvania county,
the chairman pointed out.
JJERKI
★ From The Entire Times Staff ^
Ed M. Anderson
Publisher
John Anderson
Editor
Frances Walker F
Associate
Ned Comar
Linotype
Gordon Byrd
Printer
ra B. Armfield
Business Mgr.
enry Henderson
Plant Supt.
Eston Phillips
Job Printing
D. C. Wilson
Pressman
The Known Way
Marjorie Craig’s Poetry Has
Been Published In Collection
TIMES TO CARRY
1956 FORECASTS
Roger Babson’s “Business
And Financial Outlook”
Will Be In Next Issue
• The Transylvania Times will
publish Roger W. Babson’s “Busi
ness and Financial Outlook for
1956” next week, Publisher Ed M.
Anderson announces today.
Mr. Babson’s 1956 outlook will
contain outstanding forecasts cov
_ering such impor
t a n t topics as:
general business,
commodity prices,
taxes, trade, la
bor, i n f lation,
f a|r m outlook,
stock market real
estate and poli
tics.
Mr. Babson —
..... pioneer in me
Roger W. Babson 0f business
and financial statistics — enjoys
an unusual .record of accuracy in
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Verse Is Fitting Tribute To
Late Beloved Teacher At
Brevard College
By FRANCES WALKER
By simply knowing Marjorie
Craig one received an inspiration
for living. What more fitting'trib
ute could follow closely on the
heels of her passing than “The
Known Way”, a collection of her
poems, that will long outlive this
courageous woman and inspire in
her same gentle manner?
“The Known Way” is a collection
of Miss Craig’s best poems and
was released this month by the
publisher, The Golden Quill Press,
of Francestown, New Hampshire.
The book is available at The Times.
It contains such wonderfully fa
miliar titles as “Carolina Creeks,”
“Breakfast At Davidson River
Camp,” “Connestee Falls” and
“King Creek.” Many of these were
written while Miss Craig taught at
Brevard college.
It was in teaching that Miss
Craig excelled, though her love of
poetry, both reading and writing
of it, were never far away. One
of her friends, when, writing of her
collection of poems, in a Greens
—Turn to Page Eight
Program Highlights
Many Beautiful, Inspiring Christmas
Programs To Be Heard Over WPNF
Beginning on Christmas Eve and
throughout the holiday season,
many beautiful and inspiring pro
grams will be heard over WPNF,
and Bobby Hoyle, station mana
ger, urges all listeners to keep
their dials at 1240.
Many local firms are sponsoring
special shows for the Christmas
holidays and appropriate messages
will be heard along with the out
standing Yuletide music.
The leading musicians and sing
ers of the country will be featured
on the outstanding Christmas pro
grams, Mr. Hoyle states.
Two special Christmas programs
are slated on Thursday and Friday.
At 8:05 Thursday evening, the
combined Brevard college glee club
and the Brevard Methodist church
choir, will present an outstanding
program, and on Friday evening
from 8:00 until 9:00 o’clock the
Messiah choir of Independence,
Missouri, will present the “Mes
siah” by Handel.
OTHER PROGRAMS
The schedule for the Civic hour
for the coming week is as follows:
Friday, Brevard chamber of com
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CIVIC CLUBS ARE
AIDING IN CHEER
WORK FOR NEEDY
Round-up Various Programs*
Announced. Ceremonies.
Are Underway
SCHEDULES GIVEN'
Highlighting the Christmas ofc
servances will be special Christr
mas services at the churches
throughout Transylvania county.
Civic clubs and fraternal organi
zations are joining with the
churches in spreading Christmas
cheer and numerous parties far
children are being held throughout
the town and county.
The Brevard Methodist church
held its annual Christmas party
Wednesday evening and Thursday
evening at 7:30 o’clock. The Lu
therans will hold their annual con
gregational party at‘the church.
Rev. Keith Beam, pastor of the
Lutheran Church of the Good Shep
herd, announces the annual candle
light service at 11:30 Christinas
Eve. The regular Christmas wor
ship service will be held Sunday
morning at 11 a.m., with Holy Com
munion.
A Christmas Eve service will he
held at 11:30 p. m., at the First
Baptist church with special music
by the choir.
The schedule of Christmas ser
vices the Si cred Heart Catholic
church -is as hollows: Confessions,
5 to 5:80 and 7 to 8 p. m., Saturday
evening; mass at midnight; and,
mass at 8:30 a. m. Sunday morning
St. Philip’s Episcopal church will'
have their festal celebration of the
Holy Communion at 11:30 p. m
Christmas Eve. Other Christinas
services at this church will be as
follows: A ’family service at 10:M
a. m.. Christmas morning and a
low celebration at 11 a. m.; on IffOfe
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FEDERATION WILL
PAY 45 DIVIDEND
Total Of $37,000 Will Go To
Stockholders On Record
As Of December 15th.
Approximately $37,000 will bo
paid to Farmers Federation stock*
holders of December 15th record?
on January 1, 1956, it has been
nounced by James G. MeClam*
president of the 35-year oM fam,
cooperative.
Dividends have been paid by the>
Farmers Federation regularly every
six months for the past 23 years*
this being the 45th consecutive dk
vidend.
In anouncing the 45th dividend
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Schedule Is Given
For Inspection Of
Out-Of-State Cars:
The State Highway patrol in
Transylvania county announces to
day that all out-of-state vehicles
to be inspected for new licenses
should be brought to the court
house here during the hours from
2:00 to 2:30 o’clock, Monday
through Friday, beginning on De
cember 23rd.
Patrolmen Jack Cabe and Bil£
Sawyer will be at the court house
during the week for one-half hour
each day, primarily for the pur
pose of inspecting out-of-state Ve
hicles. They urge the cooperation
of the public.
The patrolmen urge all Tran
sylvania motorists to drive exj
tremely carefully during the holi
days.
Help Fight TB
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MORE SHOPPING,
DAYS TIL
CHRISTMAS,