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 Prize-Winning A. B. C. Newspaper TRANSYLVANIA— An 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. 9 ★ SECTION ONE ★ BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1956 ★ 20 PAGES TODAY ★ PUBUSHED WEEKLY TO ASK FOR SCHOOL BOND ISSUE ★ ★★★★★★★★★★★★*★★★★ *********** Campus Center Building Given Final Approval CONSTRUCTION TO BE STARTED WITHIN 30 DAYS President Stamey Says Work Going Fast On Addition To Women’s Dorm ALSO MEN’S DORM A new college center building, the cost approximately $300,000, was given final approval this week by the executive committee of the board of trustees of Brevard col lege. Construction on the building, which will contain some 28,000 square feet, is expected to be start ed within the next 30 days, Presi dent Robert H. Stamey reports. Plans and specifications are be ing completed by the architect, j Henry McDonald, and the building j will be erected by the J. A. Jones Construction company, of Char-1 lotte. j The beautiful new community. center building will be located on the site where Old West hall stood, adjacent to the present Dunham hall. It will contain an auditorium to seat 550 persons, student and ad ministrative offices, book store, soda shop, post office and a cafe —Turn To Page Six ; 37 Members Of 100-Bushel Corn Club In ’55 Will Be Honored At Banquet Friday L. Y. BALLENTINE, commis sioner of agriculture in North Carolina, will be the principal speaker at the annual 100-Bushel Corn club banquet here Friday night in the Brevard elementary school cafeteria. A large crowd is expected to attend the event. i Roland Owen Is Top Produc er For Third Year. Will Keep Handsome Trophy The 37 Transylvanians who made 100 bushels or more on an acre of land during 1955 will be honor ed at the annual corn club ban quet Friday night at 7:00 o’clock in the Brevard elementary school cafeteria. L. Y. Ballentine, commissioner of agriculture in North Carolina, will be the principal speaker at the occasion, and County Agent Julian Glazener will serve as mas ter of ceremonies. He will be assist ed by Randal Lydav, vocational ag riculture teacher here, and agri cultural workers. Roland Owen, who produced 162 j bushels of corn on one acre last I year, will receive the handsome1 trophy, which is awarded annually by the Transylvania Trust com pany to the county’s top producer. Mr. Owen will get to keep the tro phy this year, since this will be the third time that he has won. Only one other Transylvanian, —Turn to Page Six Transylvania Humane Socie ty Aiding In Carrying Out An Extensive Campaign The clinics for the innoeulation of dogs in Transylvania county will begin at Little River Thurs day, when the hours are from 2:00 to 5:00 p. m. at Merrill’s store. Inoculations will be given at Pis gah Forest school house on March 3 from 2:00 to 5:00 p. m. On March 6 there will be two clinics: At Knight’s store at Blan tyre from 1:00 to 3:00 p. m. and at Owenby’s store at Enon from 3:00 to 5:00 p. m. The Transylvania Humane socie ty is joining with the county in carrying out an extensive cam paign as possible to have every dog in Transylvania inoculated. All dog owners are urged to have their animals vaccinated at the clin ics most convenient to them. The schedule of dog clinics in Brevard for the coming week has been released. The first clinic will be held Friday, March 2, at 1:00 p. m. at the city limits on Maple street and will continue for a half hour. The other engagements for the day are: Maple street at Grove Circle, 1:30-2:00 p. m.; Maple St., at Minor (Southside and Minor), 2:00-2:30 p. m.; Turnpike at bend (Ashworth) 2:30-3:00 p. m.; Coun try Club road near Monroe (Mon roe, Stratford, Hayes and Gilles pie road), 3:00-3:30 p. m.; Country —Turn to Page Twelve CALENDAR OF COMING EVENTS Thursday, March 1 — Dog clin ics begin in county. Presbyterian and Methodist circles meet. Lions club meets at 7 p. m., in Gaither’s. Friday, March 2 — Republican precinct meetings at 2 p. m. Corn grower’s banquet, school lunch room, 7 p. m., Kiwanis to meet at banquet. Saturday, March 3 — 4-H Club Week begins, events planned. County GOP convention, court house, 2 p. m. Dance at Brevard country club, 9:30 p. m. Sunday, March 4 — Attend the church of your choice. Monday, March 5 — American Legion meets, supper at 7 p. m. Rotary club meetSa 7 p. m., Gai —Turn To Page Twelve. WHAT’S BEING DONE? WHO’S DOING IT? By JULIAN GLAZENER, Transylvania County Agent # Thirty-six community leaders from eight organized communities met last Friday night in Gaither’s Rhododendron room for their third annual leaders training meeting, led by Morris McGough, manager of the Asheville Agricultural de velopment council. In addition to his timely discus sion on community development, he gave work-books, pamphlets and other useful material to the com munity representatives. Mr. Mc Gough complimented clubs on their enthusiasm, interest and achieve ments of the past and expressed his confidence in the clubs doing great er things in the future. He closed by saying that if the people of a community, “Believe it can be done — results will come”. Other guests at the meeting were: J. C. Gaither, president of the Bre vard Chamber of Commerce. The excellent idea of communities co operating with the chamber of com merce in locating and properly id entifying spots of beauty and in terest in the county was presented to the group by Mr. Gaither for consideration in their respective club meetings. Charlie Russell, director of pub lic relations at Ecusta graciously offered to share the Civic radio hour with the organized communi ties should they be interested in putting on a monthly community radio program as they did in 1954 when so much enthusiasm and in terest spread all over the county in community development. The idea was approved with the under standing each club would act on it and report its decision to the coun ty agent’s office. Bobby Hoyle, congenial WPNF station manager, offered his servic es in helping to arrange and sche dule the programs should the com munity radio hour started year be fore last begin again. In addition to the writer, other | —Turn To Page Sis j A DRAWING OF THE NEW COLLEGE CENTER building, which will be erected on the beautiful campus of Brevard college and was given final approval this week by the executive committee of the board of trustees is shown above. Construction of the new building, which THE TRANSYLVANIA 4-H COUN CIL is busy this week making plans for the annual observance of 4-H week from March 3rd to 11th, and the members are pictured above in the county agent’s of fice. Total enrollment in Transylvania is 649 boys and girls in the four community clubs and the 12 4-H clubs in the schools. The theme of the observance this year is “Improving Family and Community Liv ing”, and programs will be carried into every section of the county. Pictured above, front row, left to right, are: Freda Jones, secretary and treasurer; Charles Davis, Jr., president; Floyd McCall, sec ond vice president; and Sara Hunter, first vice president. Second row: York Osborne, reporter; Barbara Cantrell, song leader; Barbara Severs, pledge leader; Barbara Lyda, scrapbook; and Carleen Watson, pianist. (Times Staff Photo). flESTA OF GIRL SCOUTS ATTRACTS MANY, A SUCCESS Event Was A Forerunner Of National Observance. Lead ers At Conference The first International Fiesta, sponsored by the Brevard Girl Scouts and Brownies here Saturday afternoon, was declared an over whelming success by Mrs. J. D. Jones, district chairman. A large number of parents and friends were on hand to make up the audience for dances, songs and skits which each troop gave from a different country. Mrs. Jones welcomed the visitors and reminded everyone present of Girl Scout Week, March 11-17. The Girl Scout cookies sale will be Mar. 13th through 24th. A collection was taken for the Juliette Low World Friendship fund. This occurs annually in Feb ruary and it is suggested that the Girl Scout give a penny for each year of her age. The troops and the countries they represented were as follows: Brownie Troop four, Holland; Girl Scout Troop 96, Germany; Troop 84, Spain; Troop 85, Japan; —Turn to Page Six | Republicans ElSed Over Ike’s Announcement. Convention Sat. Offer Reward For Persons Guilty Of Poisoning Of Dogs The Transylvania Humane so ciety reports today that there have been instances of dog poisoning in the county and rewards are being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of per sons connected with the poisoning. According to Mrs. Grace Perkins, president of the society, two valu able dogs belonging to Harry Blake on the Rosman highway have died from poisoning. The society is offering a reward of $10 for the conviction of per sons guilty of animal poisoning, and additional donations are being received. Mr. Blake has offered a reward of $15 and Mr. Dwight Mof fit $10, bringing the total reward to $35 at this time. CLUB MEETS TUES. The Book and Plate club will have a meeting Tuesday evening, March 6th at the home of Mrs. Jim Morrow. Mrs. A1 Ream will give the program on “World War I and the 20’s.” is being- designed by Henry McDonald, local architect, is expected to get underway within 30 days by the J. A. Jones Construction company. This elaborate campus cen ter building will cost approximately $300,000 and is ex pected to be ready for occupancy this fall. Precinct Meetings Slated Fri day Afternoon. Delegates Will Be Elected With the announcement Wed nesday morning that President Eisenhower would seek re-election in November, enthusiasm among local Republicans mounted, and a good crowd is expected to attend the county convention here Satur day afternoon at 2:00 o’clock in the county court house. President Eisenhower made a definite statement Wednesday at his news conference in the White House, and there had been con siderable speculation as to what his decision would be. Local Republican leaders are elated that he will run again. According to Lewis P. Hamlin, chairman of the Republican exec utive committee in Transylvania, the convention on Saturday is be ing held for the purpose of elect ing delegates and alternates to the state, congressional, judicial and senatorial conventions. A Republican executive commit-1 tee, one member to be chosen from each precinct, will also be named at the meeting and election of a chairman and vice chairman will follow. The convention will also trans act any business that may properly come before it. Republican precinct meetings are —Turn To Pag® Six WPNF Program Highlights Transylvanian’s Urged To Keep Up Events In The News, Log Reviewed Transylvanians are urged to1 keep up with “News of Events” in, the town and county by listening to the special program each morn ing over WPNF at 7:30 o’clock. The informative round-up of hap penings during the day and even ing as well as spot news stories is now being sponsored by Long’s and Varner’s drug stores and ranks right at the top of the list of the popular programs over WPNF, Bobby Hoyle, station manager, re ports. He also urges listeners of the EDUCATION BODY IS PETITIONING COMMISSIONERS Resolution Adopted At A Meeting Monday Night. Program Is Four-Phase AMOUNT IS $637,600 Because of overcrowded condi tions at Brevard high school anft the dire need 01 a gym both here and at Bosnian, the Transylvania board of education this week adop ted a resolution, petitioning the county commissioners to call a bond issue in the amount of $037, 600.00 immediately. The resolution will be brought up for discussion and possible ac tion on Monday, March 5th, when the commissioners meet here in the court house. A definite, comprehensive build ing program is outlined in the res olution that the board has adopted. The first phase of it is the con struction of the new T. C. Hender son school at Quebec, for which state funds are now available. Con struction is expected to begin as soon as approval is received from the state. A gymnasium at Rosman, to be constructed as soon as the plans which are now being drawn up are completed and approved by the county and the state, is the second phase of the building pro gram. The Rosman gym will be paid for with county funds which are The^thirif^portion of the building campaign is the purchase of a site within or near the city limits of Brevard and the bulding of a high school on it. This building would consist of 30 classrooms and voca tional training shops, which would cost, including the site, $693,400. 00, and to be paid for out of the bond issue and other state and county funds. The fourth phase of the program —Turn to Page "Six LITTLE THEATRE HAS REHEARSALS “Cheaper By The Dozen” Fi nal Show Of Season. Cast Is Selected Rehearsals for “Cheaper by the Dozen”, the third and last play