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— 1
An Industrial, Tourist, B4
ucational, A g r i c ultural ||
and Music Center. Popula
tion, 1950 Census, 15,321.
Brevard Community 7,394.
Vol. 67: No. 17
★ SECTION ONE *
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1956
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
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END MEN for the “Jaycee Jollies”,
a big minstrel show with a western
theme, which will be presented here by
the Brevard Jaycees on May 4th and 5th,
are pictured above with the director and
accompanist. Rehearsals of the group
with the male and female chorus and spe
cialty acts have been underway for the
past few weeks and everything will be
in readiness for the show by next Friday.
The minstrel, to be held at Brevard high
school, will benefit the Teen Age center.
Seated are Mrs. John Dellinger, accom- j
panist, and Jack Richards, director. The I
end men, left to right, are: Alex Kizer,
Jr., Tom Howard, Bill Norris, Ernest Gil
strap and Odas Crisp. Marvin Overcash
is the other end man.
National Home Demonstration Week
To Be Observed By 14 County Clubs
“Today’s Home Builds To
morrow’s World” Is
Theme. Events Planned.
Transylvania county’s 14 Home
Demonstration clubs are joining in
the observance April 29 through
May 5th of National Home Demon
stration week based on the theme,
“Today’s 'Hffme Builds Tomorrows
World.”
Miss Anne Benson Priest, home
agent, announces that the 265 wo
men in the county are planning a
number of special observances in
connection with the week. Store
windows in Brevard will be decora
ted by various clubs with displays
based on lesson topics during the
past year.
A special radio program on “To
day's Home Builds Tomorrow’s
World” will be given over the Farm
end Home Hour on Radio Station
WPNF on Wednesday, May 2. A
Dried Flower Arrangement work
shop is being set up for Thursday,
May 3rd.
Traditionally, the Transylvania
women plan a tour each year in con
nection with Home Demonstration
Week. In previous years they have
visited Biltmore House and Gar
dens, Clemson and other nearby at
tractions. Plans are now being for
mulated for a tour of gardens and
industrial plants in Greenville, S.
C., on May 9th.
During Home Demonstration
week two of the county clubs will
have their May meetings. The Pis
gah Forest club meets Tuesday at
1:30 p. m., with Mrs. Lewis Pickel
simer. On Wednesday Mrs. Burch
Brown will entertain the North Bre
vard club at 2 p. m.
Miss Priest and her assistant,
Mrs. Edith McGlamery, point out
that the 14 county clubs have
achieved much during the past year
not only in the fields of food con
servation, home management and
clothing construction, but also in
health, recreation and education.
Women from all clubs have par
ticipated in special interest work
shops during the year and have
also helped with the county-wide
project of sewing for Transylvania
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CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, Apr. 26 — Brevard
Fortnightly club meets with Mrs.
Ray Hooper, 3:30 p. m. Business
and Professional Women’s club
meets at 7 p. m., Gaither’s. Cub
Leader Training meeting, 7 p. m.,
Lutheran church. Masonic meeting
in temple, 8 p. m.
Friday, Apr. 27 — Brevard col
lege vs. Hiawassee, 3 p. m., college
diamond. Brevard High Junior-Sen
ior banquet, 6:30 p. m., Country
club.
Saturday, Apr. 28 — Registration
begins at polling places. Ecusta vs.
—Turn to Page Seven
Another House Burns
FBI Called In To Investigate |
Fire Setting In Upper County
Another vacant home in Uppet
Transylvania was destroyed by fire
of an undetermined origin last Sun
day morning when the old Sam
Sanders place, owned by Elzie Cash,
burned to the ground.
The dwelling was located just off
of the Whitewater Falls highway.
At the same time, a forest fire
was set in 30 to 40 different places
and the fire raged over a large area
of timber land before it was
brought under control. Fighting the
forest fire was under the direction
of State Forest Warden Charles
Paxton.
Again suspecting arson, Sheriff
Scott Dillingham used dogs and
they trailed tracks for over an
hour’s time. No arrests have been
made and the State Bureau of In
vestigation is sending representa
tives here to work with the county
officials in attempting to apprehend
guilty parties.
This was the sixth vacant home
in Upper Transylvania that has
been burned within the past year
and the second one within the last
two weeks.
On Saturday morning, April 14,
the elaborate ranch home of Mrs.
Q. M. Wilson, of near Sapphire, was
destroyed.
“This situation is becoming ser
ious and alarming and something
In s got to be done to stop it,” Sher
iff Dillingham said.
Sheriff Dillingham joins with
Ranger Ted Seely in urging all per
sons driving in or near the wood
lands to be careful with matches
and cigarettes.
* * LATE BULLETIN
As The Times went to press
Wednesday afternoon, FBI agents
leported the arrest of Harry Al
len Brewer, age 20, of Oakland,
for setting two fires in upper
Transylvania county including
the last one on Sunday.
He was charged with destruc
tion of government property,
namely setting forest fires, which !
burned over areas of Nantahala
National Forest.
Two separate warrants were is
sued for fires the young man re
portedly set on April 14th and
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Demo Precinct Meetings Set On May 5,
County Convention Slated Week Later
11 FOOD PLACES
HAD 100 PERCENT
All Employees Of The Eating
Places Attended Recent
Handlers’ School
Eleven eating establishments and
lunchrooms in Transylvana coun
ty hau 100 ^cent attendance of all
of their employees at the fecent
Food Handlers School, Walter F.
Hart, director of sanitation, announ
ced this week.
Those eleven places are the Pis
gah Grill, Grand View Drive In,
Gaithers, Galloways cafe, Rosman
Lunchroom, Ecusta Cafeteria, Pen
rose Lunchroom, Mack’s Dairy Bar,
Pisgah Forest Lunchroom and Bea
con Hill.
“This was done at some sacrifice
in order that the people would have
confidence in their eating places
and know that good equipment,
good food handling practices and
Vvdl trained personnel go a long
way toward making Brevard famous
for clean restaurants, clean lodging
places and good food,” Mr. Hart
said.
Employees from other establish
ments attended the school, but for
one cause or another were unable
to obtain 100 percent rating cards.
TO REPAIRfiTY
SWIMMING POOL
Brevard Athletic Association
To Operate It For Next 2
STfe *
Betw^lTlIWPiGHl June ! an ex
tensive amount of work- will be
d'U.e on the Brevard municipal
swimming pool to put it in first
class condition and to meet all
sanitation requirements, the town
fathers decided at a special meet
ing this month.
At the same time, they agreed to
lease the pool to the Brevard Ath
letic and Recreation Association to
operate for the next two years.
The pool is said to be badly in
need of repair and a contract is be
ing awarded to George Bikas to re
store it to first class condition at
a cost of $1,280.00.
The repair work will include a
—Turn te Page Six
Brevard Debaters Enter
State Finals This Week
Brevard High School's affirma
tive debating team leaves here
Thursday to participate in the 44th
annual final contest of the North
Carolina High School Debating Un-1
ion in Chapel Hill Friday.
Team members John H. Allison
and Martha Gail McCall will be ac
companied by the debating coach,
Mrs. Harry Clarke.
Six district team winners will be |
competing for the number one spot
and the Aycock Memorial cup.
The Brevard affirmative team
and the King high school negative j
team were declared district winners j
Candidate For Lieutenant Governor
Stops Here, Visiting All Countiesi
m.—--I
State Senator Luther E. Barn
hardt, of Concord, stopped in Bre
vard Tuesday on the long tour that
will eventually take him into all of
North Carolina’s 100 counties—
seeking support for his bid to be
come Lieutenant Governor. He ex
pressed regret that time would not
permit him to see all of his friends
personally.
Chatting with friends here, Barn
hard work between now and the
May 26 Democratic primary. He
said he is counting heavily on the
support of his friends in Transyl
vania county to help him win the
nomination to the State’s No. 2 post.
The 52-year-old veteran legisla
tor, as president of the Senate, cur
rently has the duties of lieutenant
governor. He moved up to the Sen
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LUTHER E. EARNHARDT
cn April 5th after the competition
held at Appalachian State Teachers
college in Boone. They previously
had won out in the triangular de
bates of the three counties.
The question being debated this
year is “Resolved: That government
subsidies should be granted accord
ing to need to high school gradu
ates who qualify for additional
training.” This is the current na
tional high school debate topic.
Brevard high school has amassed
an outstanding record during the
eight years Mrs. Clarke has served
as coach. During this time Brevard
has never failed to have at least
one team entered in the district
contest at Boone. This year both of
—Turn To Page Seven
April 30 Is Set
As Deadline For
*56 ASC Program
Marvin W. Whitmire, chair
man of the Transylvania county
ASC committee, has announced
that April 30 has been set as the
closing date for granting approv
als in the spring for federal cost
sharing in performing conserva
tion practices on the 1956 Agri
cultural Conservation program.
To date over 600 farmers in
Transylvania county have already
received federal cost-sharing for
carrying out approved conserva
tion practices on their farms. Mr.
Whitmire, urges farmers who
have not requested approvals for
conservation materials to be used
in the spring on the 1956 ACP
Program to do so not later than
April 30, 1956.
THOUGH CHILL WINDS and below normal temper
atures have made April more like March, the flowering
dogwoods and apple trees are struggling to make their
spring debuts. This charming young lady proves that
the pink apple blossoms and a pretty face make an un
beatable combination. Farmers were cautious in predict
ing what the cold has done to apple trees, but it is be
lieved that only a small portion of them were killed at
the higher elevations. Dogwoods are beginning to bloom
though some blossoms appear to be tinged with brown
due to the excessive cold. Temperatures have been below
freezing several times, with the lowest being 25 degrees
last Friday night.
REA Gets $600,000 Grant For
Expansion, Will Improve Service
JOHN PAUL LUCAS, JR., of
Charlotte, and vice president and
director of public relations of
Duke Power company, has been
elected to the board of directors
of the chamber of commerce
of the United States. He will rep
resent district three on the board,
which is composed of North and
South Carolina, Virginia, West
Virginia and the District of Co
lumbia. Mr. Lucas has spoken on
many occasions here and has nu
merous friends in Brevard and
Transylvania county who are
proud of the high honor which
lias come to him.
Electrical Co-op Has 200
Miles Of Lines In County,
Serving 910 Members
A new expansion program cost
ing $600,000.00 is planned by the
Haywood Electric Membership cor
poration which serves Haywood,
Transylvania, Buncombe, Jackson,
Macon counties in North Carolina
and parts of two counties in Geor
gia and South Carolina.
The loan from the REA will en
able the cooperative to connect
with 450 new members and to im
prove service to about 270 present
members, R. C. Sheffield, general
manager, said.
A total of 65 miles of new lines
will be built to add the 450 new
members and most of it will be
spent in Haywood and Buncombe
counties.
The co-op still has funds avail
able for further expansion in Tran
sylvania county, Mr. Sheffield
said.
At the present time, the coopera
tive has 200 miles of lines in Tran
jsylvania, serving 910 members. In
| all it has 910 miles of lines, serving
4,780 members.
The Haywood Electric Member
ship corporation was established in
1939 and has enjoyed splendid
growth since that time.
The 450 new connections are ex
pected to take place over a two-year
period to include newly construc
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Program Highlights
Day And Night Ball Games Being
Heard, WPNF’S Log Is Reviewed
During the coming week, the
play-by-play action of four of the
big league baseball games will be
broadcast during the evening over
WPNF, Bobby Hoyle, station man
ager, announces.
The local independent outlet of
the Brooklyn Dodger network is
carrying both afternoon and even
ing games, and the schedule for
the week is as follows:
Thursday, April 26 — Brooklyn
at New York — 8:00 P. M. — V. F.
W.
Friday, April il7 — Pittsburgh at
Brooklyn — 8:00 P. M. — Legion
Saturday, April 28 — Pittsburgh
at Brooklyn — 2:00 P. M. — Ray’s
Shell (Monday, Open)
Tuesday, May l — Brooklyn at
Cincinnati — 8:00 P. M. — Moose
Wednesday, May 2 — Brooklyn
at Cincinnati — 8:00 P. M.—Dr.
Pepper
OTHER PROGRAMS
The schedule for the Civic hour
or the coming week is as follows:
"riday, American Legion auxiliary;
Monday, Girl Scouts; Wednesday,
.lusic Lovers club.
On the Farm and Home hour the
ollowing will be heard: Thursday,
Soil Conservation service, H. E.
—Turn to Page Twelve
ELLER WILL NOT
BE A CANDIDATE
_ FOR RE-ELECTION
Chairman Says He Believes
In Rotation Plan. Other
Officials Listed
TO NAA1E. QELFHATES
Democratic precinct Cdnvention
meetings will be held in each of
Transylvania county’s 18 precincts
on Saturday afternoon, Ma^ 5, start
ing at 2 o’clock, Thomas R. Eller,
Jr., chairman of the county Demo
cratic executive committee, announ
ces.
The county convention will be
held at the courthouse here on Sat
urday, May 12, at 2 o’clock and the
state convention is slated to be held
in Raleigh on Thursday, May 17,
beginning at noon.
In calling the precinct and county
conventions, Mr. Eller stated that
he would not be a candidate for re
election as chairman of the party.
“I have held the position for one
term and feel that we should rotate
the chairmanship.” Mr. Eller, Bre
vard attorney, said.
Other Democratic county officials
are Mrs. J. E. Osborne, of Rosman,
vice chairman; George Justus, sec
retary and Willis Brittain, treasur
er.
The precinct meetings will be
held at the regular voting places un
less announcement is otherwise
made. At these meetings, a chair
man, vice chairman, secretary and
delegates and alternates to the
county convention will be chosen.
Therp is to be a minimum of five
precinct officers elected, and two
of them must be women.
At the county convention officers
will be elected and delegates cho
sen for the state convention. The
county is entitled to one delegate
for each 150 votes cast in the last
governor’s election.
REGISTRATION TO
START SATURDAY
Books To Be Open At Voting
Places From 9 A. M. To
6:30 P. M.
Registration books will open all
day Saturday from 9 a. m. to 6:30
p. m. at all of the 18 voting placgp
in Transylvania county.
They will likewise remain open
the two following Saturdays, May
5 and 12 for registration and on
Saturday, May 19, which is chal
lenge day.
County election board officials
point out that this is a general reg
istration, even though there will
not be a Republican primary on
May 26.
To vote in the Democratic pri
mary on that day it is necessary to
be properly registered. The law
provides that a person must he 21
years of age, a resident of the state
for one year and a precinct for one
month.
If a person has moved from one
precinct to another, such person
should apply for a transfer of reg
—Turn to Page Twelve
Mrs. Fisher To
Attend Regional
Gov’t. Conference
Mrs. Ralph R. Fisher, Transylva
nia county state representative,
will attend the 1956 Southern Re
gional conference of the Council
of State Governments and the Com
missions on Interstate Co-operation
in Charleston, South Carolina,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. Fisher, who was appointed
to fill out the unexpired term of
her late husband, was named as a
member of the North Carolina
Council of State Government last
May.
Four other members from the
House of Representatives were also
appointed on the Council, five from
the state Senate and six members of
state government.
J. V. Whitfield is chairman of the
Council.