TRANSYLVANIA—
The Land of Waterfalls,
Mecca for Summer Camp*;;
Entrance to Pisgah Na
tional Forest and Home of
Brevard Music Festival.
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TRANSYLVAN1A—
Am Industrial, Tourist, EA
ncatkmal, A g r i c ultural
and Music Center. Popula
tion, 1090 Census, 15.S2L
Brevard Community 7,396.
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Vol. 67—No. 19
* SECTION ONE ★
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1956
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
INCREASED INTEREST in commun
ity 4-H clubs is noted in Transylvania,
and newly elected officers of the Will
ing Workers club in North Brevard are
shown above cutting their second birth
day cake. Thursday night agricultural
leaders will hold a reorganizational
meeting at Little River, and 4-H’ers in
that section are urged to attend. Above,
left to right, are: Virginia Harris, secre
tary; York Osborne, vice president and
the immediate past president; Gloria
Shook, president; and, Gladys Siniard,
historian. (Photo by Garmon)
Board Approves Plans For $90,000
Rosman Gym, Seeks Raleigh Approval
Modern Structure Will Seat
500 Persons. Has Dress
ing Rooms, Etc.
Plans for building a new $90,
000.00 gymnasium at Rosman high
school have been approved by the
Transylvania board of education
and have been forwarded to head-1
quarters in Raleigh for final ap-1
proval. , ,
When state approval is received,
the plans will be j»ubmitted to con
tractors for bids and construction
will get underway as soon as pos
sible, Supt. J. B. Jones said.
The proposed new gymnasium
will have a heating system in the
basement and the main floor size
will be 80 by 100 feet.
The gym will have bleachers on j
two sides that will seat 500 people.
It will be modern in every respect
and will include dressing rooms
for boys and girls, as well as ade
quate toilet facilities.
The outside construction will be
of brick and concrete and main
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CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, May 10 — Clean-Up
Days begin in Brevard. Bank and
county offices close for Confeder
ate Memorial Day. Mathatasian club
meets at 3.30 p. m., with Mrs. W.
W Brittain: Fortnightly club meets
at 3:30 p. m., with Mrs. Gil Coan.
Masons meet in the Masonic tem
ple at 8 p. m. A & B Batteries of
316th FA Battalion meet at Am
erican Legion, 8 p. m. Scout com
missioners meet at Gaither’s, 8 p.
m.
Friday, May 11 — Open House
at Transylvania Community hospi
tal, 2:30 to 4:30 p. m. Brevard col
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Action Taken
Town-Wide Clean-Up Days Are
Proclaimed, Cooperation Asked
Town-wide clean-up and beauti
fication days are set in Brevard
from Thursday, May 10th, through
May 31st
The board of aldermen decided at
Ihtir regular monthly meeting
Monday night to call on all citizens
and urge them to improve the ap
pearances of their homes and prop
erty prior to the approaching sum
mer and tourist season.
Mayor John A. Ford has issued
a proclamation, declaring the per
iod clean-up and beautification
days, and he requests full coopera
tion in this gigantic effort.
The mayor and the board are
calling on the Boy Scouts to dis
tribute pamphlets to all homes,
which urge the property owners to
give of their time and effort in the
movement.
A list of suggestions is offered,
and in a communication to all cit
’55 Delinquent Tax
List Is Published
A long list of de’inquent tax
payers of the county, the towns of
Brevard and Rosman for 1955 is
published in the second section of
this issue on pages four and five.
In accordance with the law, the
list will be published four times
and on Monday, June 4, at 12 noon
at the courthouse door Tax Collec
tor C. M. Douglas will offer for
sale liens on real estate for non
payment of taxes owing at that
time.
iz»*ns. the. mayor and board say in
part:
“A more beautiful Brevard is
surely a deshrable goal. A little ef
fort by everyone will achieve it.
Your cooperation will improve not
only your own property, but also
jour neighborhood and Brevard.
“If everyone will beautify his
own house and lot, our entire com
munity will soon be beautiful”.
Mrs. Opal King, the city clerk, re
minds citizens that residential gar
bage is now being collected as fol
lows: Mondays and Thursdays—
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$68,000 Armory Building Is Approved
For Brevard, Three Reserve Units Here
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BOARD RAKES
PAY OF JURORS,
LANDKLEASED
Commissioner* Approve Pe
titions On Roads. Now
Working On Budget
Effective July 1 the pay for
Transylvania county jurors will be
increased from $2.50 to $5.00 a
da>, according to an order issued
by the county commissioners in reg
ular monthly session this week.
Realizing that the compensation
for jurors serving in the Transyl
vania superior court had not been
increased for a number of years
and that the $2.50 daily rate is
much too low for present-day
values, the commissioners reques-1
ter Attorney Ralph Ramsey to
look into the legal aspects of the
matter last December.
Following a report from Ram
sey that the county had authority
to increase the pay under a general
stature, the commissioners issued
an order and instructed the coun
ty accountant, Lewis Osborne, to
include the increase in the budget
for the next fiscal year.
Lease Land To Library
In another action the commis
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DEMOCRATS Will
HOID CONVENTION
County Convention To Be In
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The Transylvania county Demo
cratic convention will be held at
the courthouse Saturday afternoon
at 2 o’clock and a large crowd is
expected to attend.
The convention will certify dele
gates, elect officers and choose del
egates to the state convention to be
held in Raleigh on Thursday, May
17.
Thomas Eller, Jr., chairman of
the Democratic executive commit
tee. has announced that he will not
be a candidate for re-election, but
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Principals, Teachers Will
Be Appointed This Week
Transylvania county school prin
cipals and teachers for the next
year will be appointed at meetings
of district committees sometime
this week and their selections will
be approved or dis-approved at a
meeting of the county board of edu
cation next Tuesday, it was learn
ed today from Supt. J. B. Jones.
Mr. Jones said even though the
State law requiring continuing tea
cher contracts has expired, the
board of education feels a moral
obligation to advise teachers and
principals of their dismissal or re
election before the end of the cur
rent school term.
The county is divided into two
districts — Brevard and Rosman.
Serving on the Brevard district
committee are Jack Trantham,
who was named to succeed Eddie
Varner after his appointment on
the county board, George Shuford
and Pat Allison.
The Rosman committee is com
posed of Mickler Lusk, chairman,
of Rosman, Lawrence Whitmire
and H. D. Lee.
Notices will be sent to teachers
and principals after the meetings
of the board of education next Tues
day.
The school term will end on
Thursday, May 24.
PLANS FOR THE NEW ROSMAN GYM have been
completed by McDonald and Daniels, and their archi
tect’s drawing is shown above. The board has approved
the modern building and is now seeking the approval of
the state board. Work is expected to be started on this
new gymnasium in the near future, and costs will be ap
proximately $90,000.
HOSPITAL DAY PLANS have been made by Mrs.
Herbert F. Finck, right, president of the Transylvania
Community Hospital auxiliary, and John W. Bailey, left,
administrator of the local institution. The auxiliary
sponsors “Open House” Friday afternoon in observance
of National Hospital week and both Mrs. Finck and Mr.
Bailey issue an invitation to all Transylvanians to attend.
The auxiliary will be accepting donations for a portable
suction pump they are buying for the hospital. (Times
Staff Photo)
‘Open House" To Highlight
■ Hospital Week Observance
JACK BRIGGS, a native of
Asheville and formerly of the
advertising department of the
Lexington, Kentucky, Herald
Leader for the past six years, is
the new advertising manager of
The Transylvania Times, suc
ceeding the late Ira B. Armfield.
He holds a degree in journalism
from the University of Kentucky
and has already assumed his du
ties here. Mr. and Mrs. Briggs
and their two sons live at 613
Country club road.
MRS. YEHLING INJURED
Mrs. George Yehling, of Grove
Circle, Brevard, is confined in a
hospital at Nashville, Tenn., fol
lowing an auto crash Mr. and Mrs.
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Pubiic Cordially Invited To
Attend Event Of Auxil
iary This Friday P. M.
In observance of National Hos
pital Week May 6-12, the auxiliary
of the Transylvania Community
hospital is sponsoring “Open
House” at the institution Friday af
ternoon, May 11, from 2:30 until
4:30 p. m. .
Mrs. Herbert Finck, president of
the auxiliary, invites everyone to
take an opportunity of the special
event by visiting the hospital on
this day. Mrs. Lester Martin is
chairman of arrangements at the
open house, which will feature
tours of the hospital and refresh
ments.
A special donation will be re
ceived at this time to be applied on
the purchase of a portable suction
pump, the current project of the
auxiliary.
Serving with Mrs. Finck as offi
cers of this active group are Mrs.
J. B. Jones, vice president; Mrs.
Edith Beam, secretary; and Mrs.
Robert Levy, treasurer.
Committee chairmen are, de
votional and publicity, Mrs. David
Wnrd; membership, Mrs. Alex Pat
terson; sewing, Mrs. J. F. Leete and
Miss Jane Darnall; grounds, Mrs.
Lester Martin; ward, Mrs. Hale
Chamberlain, Mrs. J. B. Jones and
Mrs. Lila Wenzlick; supplies, Mrs.
C. L. Newland; calling, Mrs. Paul
Schlunz; and Sunday morning col
ored services, Mrs. Finck.
Program Highlights
"Your Hospital" Will Be Theme Of
Special Program On WPNF Friday
“Your Transylvania Community
Hospital” will be the theme of a
special program over WPNF on
l'riday morning at 10:30 o’clock,
and John W. Bailey, administra
tor, and L. F. Dixon, chairman of
the board of trustees, both will con
duct the program.
The interview show will be one
of the first events of the local ob
servance of National Hospital
week, and Mr. Bailey extends an
invitation to all citizens to visit the
Transylvania Community hospital
during the open house Friday af
ternoon between 2:30 and 4:30 o’:
clock.
Baseball Schedule
The schedule for the baseball
games during the coming week is
as follows:
Thursday, May 10 — Chicago—
1:30 P. M. — Dixie Shell Service.
Friday, May 11 — New York —
7:00 P. M. — Dr. Pepper.
Saturday, May 12 — New York—
12:30 P. M. — Moose Lodge.
Tuesday, May 15 — St. Louis —
12:30 P. M. — Coleman Tire Co.
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ARMY OFFICIALS
ARE LOOKING AT
SEVERAL SITES
Total Authorized Strength
Will Be 100-Men. Co
operation Is Asked
LEADERS ARE NAMED
Brevard has an excellent chance
of getting an Armory building in
the near future, according to in
formation received here this week.
Last Thursday the House of Rep
resentatives appropriations .com
mittee approved $1,300,000 for Ar
my Reserve training facilities and
National Guard Armories in North
Carolina as part of a nationwide
40-million-dollar construction pro
gram for the two standby forces.
The committee recommended
the government pay the total cost
of $68,000 for a 100-man Reserve
{raining building in Brevard.' A
similar recommendation was made
tor Burnsville, Hickory, Morgan
ton, Statesville, Shelby, and other
towns in the state.
The committee recommended
that Congress give the Army all it
requested for the program.
Brevard already has three Re
serve units and all of them meet
weekly at the American Legion
building.
The total authorized strength of
these three units is over 100 offi
cers and enlisted men and already
they have more than fifty percent
of that strength.
Colonel Lee James, of Asheville,
and other officers have investiga
ted live prospective sites in and
around the town.
*¥he Government is not asking
the town and county to furnish a
site, 'but it is understood that they
want to keep the cost down as low
as possible in order that as mud*
of the $68,000.00 may be applied
to the building.
If an Armory is erected here, it
would be used for Reserve training
and for public purposes too.
Two of the town’s units are Bat
tery A and B of the 316th Field
Artillery and uni' 326 Smoke Gen
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LEGION OFFICERS
ELECTED AT MEET
David Sams Succeeds Roy
Head As Commander. In
stallation In June
David Sams is the new command
er of the Monroe Wilson post, No.
88, of the American legion.
He succeeds Roy Head, and oth*
er officers who were elected at
the regular monthly meeting this
| week are as follows:
Willie Nelson, Arthur Gillespie*
Neil Burchfield and Lamar Ham
ilton—first, second, third and.
fourth vice commanders;
Bill Baughn—adjutant
Charles B. Disher — finance offi
cer
W. B. Head and Tom Langford,
finance officers
Ernest Gilstrap — athletic offi
cer
Walter Cantrell — child welfare
officer >
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Happy Acres
Officers Flying:
Here On Friday
A distinguished group of Mi
amians will leave the Florida
city by plane early this Friday
for an inspection visit to Happy
Acres, Transylvania’s summer
colony being developed near Ce
dar Mountain.
C. E. Shawver, president, says
that the group will include all
of the officers of the Happy Ac
res Development Company, Inc.
They are Howard Roberts, vice
president; Everett W. Severy,
CPA, secretary; and Willard H.
Webb, treasurer.
The officers of the corporation
will confer with contractors and
others concerning further cen
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