TRANSYLVANIA—
Ihe 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 r ize-Winning A.B.C. Newspaper
TRANSYLVANIA—
Ail Industrial, Tourist, Ed
ucational, A g r i c ultural
and Music Center. Popula
tion, 1950 Census, 15,321.
Brevard Community 7,394.
Vol. 67: No. 7
★ SECTION ONE ★
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1956
★ 18 PAGES TODAY A
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
THE FRANKLIN HOTEL, in back- j
ground, which the Presbyterians have ;
been using for a church for several |
years, is being torn down to make way
for a new building. Shown above look
ing at plans for the new church are, left
to right. Howard Liner, of the Liner Con
struction company, which has the con
tract; John W. Smith, one of the oldest
members of the church; the pastor, Rev. !
Ben F. Ormand; Arthur McCrary, local
grading contractor; and Hub Rogers, at
the transit. The Presbyterians will use
the Masonic Temple until the new church
is completed and the first meeting there
will be Thursday night when a world
mission program will be held. The first
worship service at the temple will be this
Sunday morning at 11 a. m. (Times Staff
Photo)
Old Franklin Hotel Being Razed . To
* Make Room For Presbyterian Church
Congregation To Use Mason
ic Temple. Pledge Cam
paign Is A Success
The old Franklin hotel building,
which the Presbyterian congrega
tion has been using for a church
for several years, is being razed
by the Jerry Liner constuction
company, of Lake Junaluska, to
make room for the new church ed
ifice.
The work began Monday at which
time the Presbyterians began mov
ing some of the church equipment
across the street to the Masonic
Temple. Sunday school and church
worship services will be held in
the Masonic Temple until the new
church is completed.
The contract was let to the Jer
ry Liner company after the Pres
byterian's conducted a successful
funds raising campaign last week.
A total of $33,794 was received in
pledges for the year from 175 mem
bers or families.
The church is expected to cost
around $160,000 and a portion of
that amount will have to be bor
rowed to add to the building funds
already on hand.
The pastor, Rev. Ben F. Ormand,
explains that the Presbyterians are
selling none of the church equip
ment. However, there are a few
dishes and bedsteads that w'ere in
the hotel for sale. Persons desiring
further information about these
should contact either Mrs. A. O.
Kitchen or L. C. Poor. Anyone
wanting to buy the timbers from
the old hotel building should con
tact construction men at the site.
The first service that the Pres
byterians will hold in the Masonic
temple will be a special foreign
mission program Thursday even
ing, February 16. at 8 p. m. Mrs.
S C. Farrior, a retired mission
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CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, Feb. 16 — WSCS
meets at Methodist church, 7:30
p. m. Presbyterians have mission
program, Masonic temple, 8 p. m.
Brevard college vs. N. Greenville,
college gym, 8 p. m. Meeting of
V/OW camp in Gaither’s, 8 p. m.
Lions meet at Gaither’s at 7:00 p.
m.
Friday, Feb. 17 — World Day
of Prayer, Methodist church, 3:30
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I
j Cooperation Noted
Huge Majority Of Families In
Community Contacted In Census,
With more than 300 people
working, the most successful religi
ous census ever made in Brevard
| was completed Sunday afternoon
j and evening.
Out of 1,594 families listed in the
I greater Brevard area, a total of
! 1,537 was contacted by the can
i vassers during the afternoon and
evening, and over half of the re
maining families were interviewed
Monday night, according to Rev.
Local Man Back
From Cuba Trip
John W. Hooper, co-owner of the
L&H Appliance Co., has returned
from Havana, Cuba, after a 4-day
1 trip. This tour was sponsored by
the General Electric Co. for Mr.
Hooper and several others for their
high quota selling of GE television
sets.
While in Havana, the party
stayed at the famous Hotel Nacion
al de Cuba and visited historic Mor
ro castle and the Tropiciana night
club.
Mr. Hooper said he wished to
thank the patrons of the L&H firm
j for their purchases which made
1 the trip possible.
Douglas Corriher, president of the
Transylvania Ministers association.
Eleven churches in the greater
Brevard area participated in the
canvass, and women’s organizations
of the various churches provided
snack lunches for the workers.
“Never have I seen better co
operation on the part of all in any
movement as there was in this gi
gantic census,” Mr. Corriher states,
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BY STAFF WRITER
Local residents and former Tran
sylvanians were in the public eye
this week as their works appear in
three national publications. They
are Kenneth Harris, Duncan Mac
Dougald Jr., and Hamilton Basso.
Mr. Harris, formerly of Brevard
and son of the late mayor, A. H.
Harris, has two paintings repro
duced in the March issue of the
FORD TIMES. His illustrations are
used with an article entitled ‘‘The
Norfolk Area.” The entire issue of
Eighth Mid-Week Planned At Music
Camp, To Erect New Library There
The eighth annual Federation
Mid-Week will be held at Transyl
vania Music camp at Brevard on
July 19 and 20. This date was set
last Saturday by the Mid-Week
Steering committee of the North
Carolina Federation of Music Clubs
when they met at the Barringer
! Hotel in Charlotte to arrange the
plans for the event.
Mrs. Eric Norden of Wilmington,
Chairman, presided at the Steering
Committee meeting. The following
members attended: Mrs. G. Ernest
Moore of Raleigh, State President
and National Chairman of Hinda
j Honigman National Scholarship; !
! Mrs. Maurice Honigman of Gaston
j ia, National Board Member and
| Founder of Transylvania Federa
! tion Midweek; Mrs. Louise Young
I Workman of Charlotte, Southeast
, ern Regional Representative to the
National Summer Music Scholar
ships Committee; Mrs. A. J. Fletch
er of Raleigh; Mrs. J. B. Alderman
of Elizabeth City; Mrs. H. Paul
lYelverton of Raleigh; Mrs. Harry
| Shonts of Winston-Salem; and Mrs.
David B. Sutton of Raleigh. Also
attending the planning session
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Construction Started This Week On New
Dormitory For Men At Brevard College
TOTAL OF $4,100
RAISED TO DATE,
MARCH OF DIMES
Co-Chairmen Express Ap
preciation. Breakdown of
Donations Is Given
Contributions to the ’56 March of
Dimes in Transylvania county to
tal $4,100 at the present time, and
the figure is expected to reach $4,
500 when proceeds from the legion
dance and a boxing exhibition are
in, Harvey L. Cavender, the treas
urer, reported today.
Co-chairmen, Dr. Boyer and Mrs.
William Wallis, express sincere ap
preciation to all persons who have
contributed to the polio drive this
year, and they also are deeply
grateful to those persons who
worked in the various phases of
the campaign.
The treasurer gives special
praise to the women who collected
$620 in the Mother’s March, and
he also reported that a total of
$615.00 was given on the dime
boards.
The local elementary schools
raised $279.00, while $96 was col
lected at the high school. Rosen
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ayersTsnamed
WOODMAN OF ’55
State Manager To Make
Presentation Here At A
Meet This Thursday
An important meeting of Bal
sam Camp, Woodmen of the World,
will be held Thursday evening,
February 16th, in Gaither’s Rho
dodendron Room when an award
designating J. I. Ayers as “Mr.
Woodman of 1955“ will be present
ed.
Nick T. Newberry, state WOW
manager from Charlotte, will pre
sent Mr. Ayers with the bronze me
dallion signifying this honor.
The selection of “Mr. Woodman”
for Brevard is only the second time
that the Balsam camp has deemed
a member qualified for the honor.
C. M. Douglas was selected several
years ago.
This will be an open meeting and
W’oodmen are asked to bring their
wives and circle members are also
being invited.
Several district officials are also
expected to be on hand.
After the program a social hour
will conclude the meeting with re
freshments being served.
Paintings, Articles By
Local Men Are Published
the Ford magazine is devoted to the
Commonwealth of Virginia.
One painting is of a portion of
the sea with boats and a sea wall
in the foreground. The other is a
scene from a fishing pier looking
down the beach.
Mr. Harris now resides in Nor
folk and is one of America’s best
known contemporary artists. He is
a brother of Mrs. Walter Duck
worth of Brevard.
Mr. MacDougald is the author of
an article entitled “Sex in the
Kitchen” which is one of the fea
tures of the March PAGEANT
magazine. It is Mr. MacDougald’s
contention that if one desires after
dinner pleasures of a romantic na
ture, the cook should pay atten
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Rabies Clinics To
Start On March 1
Walter Hart, director of sanita
tion, is releasing complete schedule
of rabies clinics to be held in the
county beginning March 1.
In a notice to dog owners, Mr.
Hart says he feels the majority
of the people are willing to com
ply with the law but warns that
court proceedings will be started
against those who neglect to do so.
The complete schedule will be
published in The Times next week.
'.S' SX?*®
PRESIDENT ROBERT H. STAMEY, right, turns the
first shovel of dirt early Tuesday morning for the new
men’s dormitory at Brevard college. In the center is Jack
Jameson, superintendent of the construction for the J.
A. Jones Construction Co., and at the left is Guy Burch
fiel, dean of men and assistant to the president at the
college. The new dorm will be located adjacent to Tay
lor hall and will house 100 men. (Times Staff Photo)
Project Underway Ttf ^ark All
Scenic Spots In Transylvania
LITTLE THEATRE
HOLDS TRYOUTS
FOR THIRD PLAY
This Week’s Production,
“Ten Little Indians”, Said
One Of Group’s Best
“Cheaper by thf> Dozen”, the de
I lightful story of the Gilbreth fam
ily and its 12 children, is the play
which Brevard Little Theatre has
selected for its third production of
the season.
Try-outs for “Cheaper by the Do
zen” will be held at 7:30 p. m. on
Wednesday and Thursday evenings
February 22 and 23rd in the Bre
vard courthouse.
The cast calls for three adults
and the 12 young people.
Robroy Farquhar will again be
directing, and will select the cast
with the assistance of a casting
committee.
The play is slated to be produced
sometime in April.
“Ten Little Indians”, the mystery
drama that the Little Theatre is
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Directors Of Chamber Of
Commerce To Have Call
Meeting March 2
A campaign to have directional
and information signs to places of
interest and scenic beauty in Tran
sylvania is being planned by direct
ors of the Brevard chamber of com
merce.
The various community clubs and
the Rosman chamber of commerce
will be asked to cooperate in the
project that should be of much ser
vice to the motoring public.
The campaign is in keeping with
the program of WNCAC, and it
was explained out that visitors whc
come through this county might
be induced to stay over several
extra days if places of interest were
pointed out to them.
It was also reported at the meet
ing of the directors Tuesday night
over the city hall that there would
be a special call session of mem
bers of the board on Friday morn
ing, March 2 at 10 o’clock over the
city hall, when representatives of
the State Utilities commission and
the Greyhound and Queen City bus
lines would be here for a confer
ence.
Efforts will be made at that
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Program Highlights
Gene Ladd Joins Staff At WPNF,
College Series Now In Second Yeai
Gene Ladd, an experienced radio
announcer has joined the staff of
WPNF, President Ed M. Anderson
announces today.
Mr. Ladd handles the evening
shift at the local radio station, and
he also conducts several disc jock
ey shows from time to time during
the afternoons. He succeeds Rich
ard Waters.
A native of Asheville, Mr. Ladd
was connected with WISE, Ashe
ville, both on radio and TV, prior
to coming to Brevard.
He was educated in the schools
of Buncombe county, Blanton’s
Business college and Western Car-1
olina college at Cullowhee.
“We are happy to have Mr. Ladd
on our fine staff at WPNF, and we
are sure that our many listeners
will enjoy his announcing, his DJ
shows and news casts,” President
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GENE LADD
WORK PROCEEDS
ON ADDITION TO
DORM FOR WOMEN
Plans Being Drawn For Five
New Faculty Homes. En
rollment To Increase
CONTRACTS~ARE let
Construction began Tuesday
morning on a new dormitory to
house 100 men at Brevard college,
and the new building, which will
be located adjacent to Taylor
will be constructed of steel and
concrete, President Robert H. Sta
men announces.
Between now and March 1st con
struction will be started on fivo
new faculty houses to be built on
college property, and President
Stamey reports that work on the
new addition to the woman’s dorm
is moving along rapidly in spite
of the wintry weather.
J. A. Jones Construction com
pany, of Charlotte, is the contract
or for the dormitory projects, and
Bagwell and McDonald, of Brevard,
will build the houses, as soon as
plans are completed by Henry Mc
Donald, local architect.
The contracts for these projects
were let at a recent meeting of
! the executive committee in Gas
tonia, with Chairman Edwin L.
Jones presiding.
I he new men s doim will feature
a spacious lounge, recreation room
and other facilities intended * to
provide safe and comfortable liv
• t .*
ing.
The new faculty homes will con
tain six rooms each, with a car
port. These units will be completed
and ready for occupancy prior to
the beginning of the fall semester
on Sept. 15, 1956.
With the completion of the new
men and women’s dorms, Brevard
college will be able to house 400
boarding students next fall, Presi
dent Stamey reports. Thus, the en
rollment is expected to be increas
ed from 280 this year to 450 for the
academic term beginning this falL
At the Gastonia meeting last
week, the executive committee also
studied the architectural drawings
for the new campus center build
ing. The architect was instructed
to prepare complete drawings to be
presented at the next meeting,.
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’56 ORATORICAL
CONTEST FRIDAY
Local Winner Will Compete
In District Event Here
Next Wednes. Evening
The 19th annual American leg
ion oratorical contest in Transyl
vania county is slated for Friday
night in the legion memorial
building here at 7:30 o’clock.
Thomas R. Eller, the county and
district chairman, cordially invites
the public to attend the speaking.
Several students from Brevard
and Rosman are slated to appear in
the competition, and the winner
will enter the district contest here
on Feb. 22nd.
A medal will be awarded the
winner of the Transylvania county
contest, and the district winner will
receive a savings bond and will go
on to the finals in the state contest.
The subject to be used for the
prepared oration must be on some
phase of the constitution, and each
student must also give an extempo
raneous discussion of not less than
four minutes and not more than
six on some related subject.
Annual Meeting Of
Athletic Board Is
Set Mon. Evening
The annual meeting of the direc
tors of the Brevard Athletic and
Recreation association is set for
Monday night, February 20th in
the Brevard high school library,
President Raymond F. Bennett an
nounces today. The time—8 p. m.
Officers will be elected at the
meeting and several items will be
brought up for discussion. The pres
ident urges all directors to attend.