Hearty Congratulations And Best Wishes To All The 1956 High School And College Graduates
TRANSYLVANIA—
The Land oi Waterfalls,
Mecca for Summer Camps,
Entrance to Pisgah Na
tional Forest and Home of
Brevard Music Festival.
The Transy
Times
A State And National P r i ze-Winning A. B. C. Newspaper
TRANSYLVANIA—
\n Industrial, Tourist, Ed
ucational, A g r i c ultural
and Muai^ Center. Popul»
tion. 1050 Census, 15,321
Brevard Community 7,394
Vol. 67—No. 20
★ SECTION ONE ★
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1956
★ 26 PAGES TODAY *
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
IN THE TWO DEMOLISHED CARS I
shown above one Transylvanian lost his I
life, while another suffered minor injur
ies and bruises in accidents over last
week end. Miss Elred Burns was the dri
ver of the car at the left which went off
the highway at Wilson’s Bridge shortly
after midnight last Thursday. Miss Burns
was thrown into the French Broad River
and was rescued by two McKelvey bro
thers. She has recovered from her injur
ies and returned to work. The Nash Ram
bler at the right was being driven by W.
H. Purnell Friday night when an acci
dent claimed his life and that of two
Buncombe county students in the car
which crashed into his. The Rambler was
also demolished. Inspecting the cars are
Patrolman Bill Sawyer and Thomas K.
McCrary, of McCrary Auto.
(Times Staff Photo)
"Bad" Parnell Killed In Aato Wreck,
Two Other Accidents Over Week End
Property Damages Reported
High. Woman Rescued
From River
In automobile accidents involv
ing Transylvanians last week end,
one local man was killed and prop
erty damage in three mishaps was
exceedingly high.
W. H. Purnell, of Route 1, Pisgah
Forest, lost his life in an auto ac
cident which occurred about mid
night Friday that also took the lives
of two teen-agers from Weaver
ville. The wreck occurred on High
way 280 just across the Transylva
nia county line in Henderson coun
ty; thus, it does not mar the almost
three-year safety record of no fataV
ities in this county.
Mr. Purnell had been working
late for Six Associates in Asheville
and was returning home from
work. Highway Patrolmen report
that the car in which the teen
agers were riding apparently was
traveling, at a high rate of speed.
It went off the right shoulder of
the road just before reaching Boyl
ston Baptist church, skidded broad
side across the highway into the
path of the Purnell car. Both ve
| hides were demolished. In adjdi*
V lion to the boy and girl who were
killed, another boy and girl receiv
ed painful injuries.
OTHER ACCIDENTS
Late last Thursday afternoon a
car drived by Gene Hutchins crash
ed into the back of another, which
was driven by Mrs. Cecil Smathers
on Highway 280 at the Hillside
road intersection.
Property damages were estima
ted at approximately $800 by Pa
trolman Cabe, and Hutchins is be
ing charged with following too
close.
Shortly after midnight Thursday
Miss Elred Burns was reported to
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CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
* Thursday, May 17 — Presbyter
ian Women’s tea, Gay Valley Camp,
4 p. m. Lions club picnic for Cub
Scouts, Camp Straus, 7 p. m. Ma
sons meeting in the temple at 7:30
p. in. WOW meets in hall at 8 p. m.
Friday, May 18 — Garden club
meets with Mrs. F. Brown Carr,
3:30 p. m. Fish Supper in the Ma
sonic temple, 5 to 8 p. m. Kiwanis
club meets at Gaither’s, 7 p. m.
Saturday, May 19 — Challenge
Day. Brevard Little Theatre dinner
and meeting, 7 p. m., Gaither’s.
Boxing Matches at the American
Legion building, 8 p. m.
Sunday, May 20 — Attend the
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In The Black
Powell Succeeds Mmm* As •
President Of tie Jaycees
Earl Powell was elected presi
dent of the Brevard Jaycees at
their regular meeting last week in
Gaither’s. He succeeds Bill Norris,
under whose administration the
Jaycees paid up past due taxes and
began operating “in the black.”
Other new Jaycee officers are
Bobby Hoyle, first vice president;
Elton Lewis, second vice president;
Bill Leonard, treasurer; and John
A. Ford, Jr., secretary. Members of
the board of directors are A1 Vorse
Auction Sale Is
Held But No One
Buys Motor Court
No one bought the Pisgah Mo
tor Court at an auction sale held
last Saturday afternoon and only
a small crowd attended the sale.
The court, which consists of a
large home, 4 cottages and 10 mo
tel units, was offered for sale by
the Florida Carolina Land corpor
ation.
It was established by Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Hunter and they sold it
last spring to Mr. and Mrs. L. R.
Brennan.
2en, Dr. John Folger, Gerald Owen,
Marvin Overcash and Mr. Norris.
The Jaycees have already begun
plans for the Sylvan Valley Folk
Festival, which they have previous
ly sponsored but did not hold last
year. Dates announced for the Fes
tival are July 5, 6 and 7th.
A report on the Jaycee minstrel
last week end revealed that be
tween $150 and $175 was made af
ter expenses were paid. This
amount will be donated to the Tran
sylvania Teen Age Center.
Record Number Of Graduates In High
Schools Of County, Round-Up Is Made
FUTURE OUTLOOK
IS BRIGHT WITH
VOTING OF BONDS
Progress Being Made On
Quebec School. Rosman
Gym The Next Project
CONDITIONS CITED
If the voters approve a special
$637,600.00 school bond election
this summer, Brevard and Transyl
vania county will soon have one of
the best and most modern school
systems in Western North Caro
lina.
Construction is now in progress
on the new $150,000.00 T. C. Hen
derson school at Quebec and when
it is completed in the fall the
schools of Lake Toxaway, Silver
steen and Quebec will be consolida
ted. In addition, students residing
in the area and attending Rosman
elementary will be sent to Quebec.
This will enable the consolidation
of Balsam Grove with Rosman.
In the near future construction
on a new $90,000.00 gymnasium at
Rosman high will commence.
With county and state funds al
ready available, the cost of these
buildings will be taken care of and
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LOCAL MAN IS
KILLED ON JOB
Hubert Hinton Fatally In
jured Monday Afternoon
In Chicago, 111.
Hubert L. “Pug” Hinton, form
erly of Brevard and son of Mrs.
A N. Hinton, who lives on King
Street, was killed instantly while
working on a construction job in
Chicago, 111., late Monday after
noon.
Mr. Hinton was a flagman on a
building project and was accident
ally knocked from a crane more
than 100 feet high.
The body is being returned to
Murphy, where the funeral will
be held Thursday morning.
Prior to going into construction
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Forestry Officials To
Name Site Balsam Lake
“Balsam” Lake has been pro
posed as suitable name for the
proposed mile-high lake along
side the Blue Ridge Parkway
west of Brevard by officials of
the Pisgah National Forest.
Don J. Morris, supervisor, sta
ted in a meeting of the Park
Commission on Monday that
there is now a Yellowstone Lake
in the National Park bearing the
Eller Is Re-Elected Chairman Of
Democrats Here, Convention Held
Thomas R. Eller, Brevard at
torney, was re-elected chairman of
the Democratic executive com
mittee in Transylvania at a county
convention here last Saturday af
ternoon.
The quiet ponvention, attended
by some 150 persons, named the
following officers to serve with
Chairman Eller: Mrs. Inez Whit
mire, vice chairman; B. H. Free
man, secretary; and, W. W. Brit
tain, treasurer.
In accepting the chairmanship
with some reluctance, Mr. Eller
said:
“Good government is, or should
be, a part of every citizen’s reli
gion. Since my announcement that
I would not be a candidate to suc
ceed myself, I have been urged to
re-consider by so many people, both
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THOMAS R. ELLER
same name in Colorado, and that
Balsam would be more fitting in
asmuch as the lake at Yellow
stone Falls in the Forest is at the
point of the Balsam growth along
the parkway.
Landscape artists from the At
lanta area office of the National
Forest service will spend two
weeks here in June, going over
the project with members of the
park commission and forest offi
cials.
C. M. Douglas, of Brevard, Dr.
Kelly Bennett, of Bryson City,
and Frank Brown, of Sylva, have
been named as a special commit
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Fish Supper Set
By Shriners And
Masons On Friday
Everything is in readiness for
the fish supper, with all the trim
mings, to be given in the Masonic
temple on Friday of this week from
5:00 to 8:00 o’clock, according to
announcement today by V. H.
Fricks, president of the local
Shrine club.
Mr. Fricks states that tickets will
be on sale at the door, and anyone
who has not been contacted may
get them at the door. All money
made on the supper will be used to
help pay for sound conditioning the
lodge room. Tickets are $1.00 each
and children under the age of 12
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ROBERT T. KIMZEY, principal of District No. .1, will
award diplomas to the 111 seniors at Brevard high school
next Thursday night. E. F. TILSON, principal of Dis
trict No. 2, will give the diplomas to the 44 graduates at
Rosman high school on the same evening.
Average Of 2,876 Hot Lunches
Served In Eight County Schools
MIDSHIPMAN CLIFTON R.
METCALF, who is studying at
the University of North Carolina
on a Morehead scholarship, has
been cited as the top ROTC
student in the freshman class at
UNC. In awarding young Met
calf a medal for this honor, Col
onel R. C. Burns, who is profes
sor of naval science, said: “The
medal is awarded for outstand
ing demonstration of those quali
ties of scholastic achievement,
leadership and character requi
site for an officer of the naval
service. Your initiative and con
duct reflect great credit upon
yourself and are in keeping with
the highest traditions of the Na
val Reserve Officers Training
Corps"’.
A Third Of Grads
Are Planning To
Attend College
Approximately one-third of the
1956 Transylvania county high
school graduates plan to attend col
lege next fall, a survey made this
week reveals.
Of the 111 who are finishing at
Brevard high, 41 of them are going
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Importance Of Lunchrooms
Cited. Cost Per Meal Is
Extremely Low
Students in the eight elemen
tary schools in Brevard and Tran
sylvania county ate an average of
2,876 hot lunches daily as com
pared with 2,679 last year.
The cost of these lunches ranges
from 15 cents to 20 cents, Supt. J.
B. Jones states. Federal aid is sup
plied to all lunchrooms and the
amount of aid is determined by the
number of lunches fed daily, the
type of meal and as to whether it
includes milk.
“Parents and teachers alike
know the importance of a balanced
hot meal for children,” Mr. Jones
commented, “and we are all ex
tremely proud of the fine work
that is being done in our lunch
rooms.”
He also explained that surplus
aid was somewhat more during the
year.
In serving lunches the children
have not only been supplied with
well balanced meals, but they have
also learned by practice of good
behavior at meal time and devel
| oped a taste for. a wide variety of
[foods,” Mr. Jones concluded.
Several of the smaller schools |o
[ not have lunchroom facilities, but
all elementary, schools will have
lunchrooms when the plan of con
solidation is completed.
IT’S BLACKBERRY WINTER
The last cold spell was called
“Dogwood Winter”. The one which
began so abruptly Wednesday
morning is supposed to be “Black
berry Winter.” We haven’t heard
what the next one will be called
but only join in farmers with the
wish it won’t materialize. Shirt
sleeved men and bare-legged wo
men sweltered in summer-like tem
peratures that went up to 84 on
Tuesday to tumble abruptly down
to a low of 49 early Wednesday.
Program Highlights
WPNF To Join In Celebration Of
National Radio Week This Sunday
Radio station WPNF is proud to
join with every AM and FM ra
dio station in North Carolina for
a special two-hour broadcast Sun
day afternoon from 2:00 to 4:00 o’
clock celebrating National Radio
week, President Ed M. Anderson
announces today.
“OPERATION RADIO 1956”
will be a guided tour of North Caro
lina. featuring places, people and
projects. Short on-the-spot broad
casts will come from every section
of the state, together with brief in
dustrial material, all combined into
an interesting, fast-paced pano
ramic sound picture of the state
and its radio service, Mr. Ander
son states.
OTHER PROGRAMS
The baseball schedule for the
coming week is as follows:
Friday, May 18 — Cincinnati—
7:00 P. M. — Moose Lodge
Saturday, May 19 — Cincinnati—
12:30 P. M. — Superior Cleaners
Tuesday, May 22 — Milwaukee—
7:00 P. M. — V.F.W.
Wednesday, May 23 — Milwau
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Ill SENIORS AT
BREVARD, 44 IN'
ROSMAITS CLASS
Baccalaureate Sermon Set
Sunday. Varioua Event*
Are Planned
GROUPS ARE SALUTED _
The largest graduating classes in
the history of Brevard and Ro».
man high schools will receive dip
lomas at exercises Thursday nighL
May 24, at the two schools.
The baccalaureate sermons for
both classes will be held this Sun
day night.
There are ill in the graduating
class at Brevard, and a record nnwy
ber of 44 seniors will receive their
diplomas at Rosman alsq Thursday
evening.
The Times this week is pub
lishing its annual congratula
tory edition With pictures' and
stories aboutthe 1956 graduates
at Brevard and Rosman high
schools. There are also a num
ber of congratulatory messages
from local firms. The Times sa
lutes the graduates and the
school officials upon this impor
tant occasion.
Revl Robert H. Stamey, president
of Brevard college .Will deliver
baccalaureate serWfon Sunday eve
ning to the Rosman seniors. The
exercises willlie at 8 p. m., in the
school auditorium, and special mu
sic will be furnished by the glee
club, the girls’ chpros and trio.
The invocation will, be given by
Benny Cassell and the benedic
tion will be given by Robert Dean,
both members of the graduating
class.
At Brevard the seniors will hear
their baccalaureate address by the
Rev. George W. Julian, pastor of
the Pisgah Forest Baptist church^
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ENROLLMENT IS
TOPS FOR COUNTY
Increase Of 200 Noted Over.
Last Year. Costs Will Be.
Over Half Million
Enrollment in Transylvanir
county’s 11 elementary and 2 high
schools during the school year to
talled 4,185, an increase of nearly
200 over the previous year, 'ac
cording to Supt. J. B. Jones.
The cost of operating the schools
up to May 1, amounted to $400,
279.86, and the total operating east
for the current year will be over a
half of a million dollars.
Of this the county paid $85,195.5Ql
and the state $415,080.27.
The capital outlay for buildings*
and equipment amounted to $137,
899.37, with the county supply
ing $117,749.65 and the state $20,
149.72.
In addition, the county paid $24,
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137 On Teaching
Staff In County
During This Year
The faculty of the county's 13
schools consists of 137 teachers
and principals, plus a school super*
visor and superintendent of public
instruction.
Of this number 103 of them
teach in the 11 elementary schools
and 34 in the high schools.
With a staff of 36, the Brevard
elementary school has bv far the
largest number. Rosman elemen
tarv is second with 22.
There are 23 members of the fae*
uHv of Brevard high and 10 at Ros
man.
The number of teachers is de*
Wmined by the average daily at*
Tpnpfcors an(l Principals were re
acted bv the board of education
Tue^dav night.