TRANSYLVANIA-*
Fhe Land oi Waterfalls,
Mecca for Summer Cpm,
Entrance to' Pisgah Na
tional Forest' and Home of
Brevard Music Festival.
TRANSXLVAIOA—
An Industrial, Tourist, ed
ucational, Agricultural
ind Musk Cents*. Popula
tion, 1990 Census. 15.S2L
Brevard Comokompl^M.
Voi. 67 — No. 21
* SECTION ONE ★
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1956
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
POPPY DAY SALES captains for the
American Legion Auxiliary are shown
above as they make preparations for the
big event on Saturday. Chairman is Mrs.
Fritz Waldrop, seated at left, and be
side her is Mrs. Lauren Hurlbut, president
of the Auxiliary. Standing left to right,
captains are Mrs. Roy Head, Mrs. Luther
King, Mrs Howard Hyatt and Mrs. Wade
Scroggs. Another captain, Mrs. Inez
Whitmire, was absent when the picture
was made. See page 5, 1st section, for
another picture and story.
(Times Staff Photo)
44 To Graduate At Brevard College,
Many Events Plannd, Alumni To Meet
, _i _
Trustees To Meet Friday.
Baccalaureate Sermon,
Exercises On Sunday
Plans are being completed for a
full week end of activities at Bre
vard college, with the 44 seniors to
receive diplomas at final gradua
ting exercises Sunday afternoon at
3:30 o’clock in the Memorial gar
dens.
President Robert H. Stamey will
award the diplomas, following an
address by Rear
Beginning the activities of 1£2
week end will be the annual meet
ing of the board of trustees on Fri
day, followed by the glee club com
mencement concert Saturday and
the baccalaureate sermon on Sun
day morning at 11:00 o’clock at
the Brevard Methodist church.
Immediately after the exercises
Sunday afternoon, President and
Mrs. Stamey will entertain gradu
ates. their parents and friends at a
reception in their home on the
campus.
Candidates for the associate of
arts degree include:
Mary Janet Adams, Gastonia;
CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, May 24 — B & PW
club meets at Gaither's, 7 p. m.
Graduation at Rosman and Bre
vard high schools, 8 p. m. Masonic
meeting in temple, 8 p. m.
Friday. May 25 — Ecusta men’s
bowling banquet, Camp Straus, 7
p. m. Square dance in the Amer
ican Legion building, 8 p. m. Scout
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REV. ROBERT H. STAMEY,
president of Brevard college,
will preside over the many events
of the ’56 graduation at the lo
cal institution, and he will award
diplomas to the graduating class
Sunday afternoon. According to
the president, a general spirit of
excitement permeates the college
with the extensive building pro
gram moving rapidly forward and
many prospective students flood
ing the campus in preparation to
attend this fall.
Town Maps Are Now
Available At The City
Hall, Other Offices
The town of Brevard now has
attractive highway and street maps
available, Mayor John A. Ford an
nounces.
Drawn to scale, these up-to-date
maps are on sale for 15 cents at
the city hall, the chamber of com
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Mt. Holly Man Is Candidate
For President Of Asso
ciation. Luncheon Sat.
John Benfield, of Mt. Holly, has
been nominated for president of
the Brevard Alumni Association
by the nominating committee ap
pointed by President Clark Benson.
Other nominees are Miss Lillian
Zachary of Charlotte and Brevard,
for vice-president; Mr. Riley Pal
mer^ Asheville, for vice-president
Weaver College; Rev.
oTOtf,- pastor of Hickory
Grove Methodist church, Charlotte,
for vice-president, representing
Rutherford College; and M. J. Ri
chard Queen, of Waynesville, for
secretary-treasurer.
The nominating committee mem
bers were Miss Sarah Puett. chair
man, Miss Annie Puett, E. H.
Traynham, Henry Margin and A. S.
Agnew. Other nominations may be
made from the floor, though, at the
meeting.
The election will be held at the
business meeting which will fol
low the Alumni Banquet, May 26th.
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Democratic Primary Slated Saturday,
Vote Is Predicted To Be Over 4,000
QUIET OBSERVANCE
OF MEMORIAL DAY
PLANNED WED’DAY
Legion Auxiliary Sponsors
Special Service. Many
Offices To Close
Although several Memorial Day
services are being planned here, the
holiday is expected to be-quietly ob
served with the Town and county of
fices and the post office to be
closed.
The American Legion Auxiliary
will hold a memorial service for de
ceased war veterans at the memo
rial plot at the Gillespie - Ever
green cemetery Wednesday, May
30th at 11 a. m.
A short program will be given
by members of the local unit with
other veterans organizations parti
cipating. Mrs. Edna Taylor is
chairman of this program.
Flags will be placed on graves
of veterans in the cemeteries
throughout the county.
Ecusta Paper corporation will
have the traditional flag raising
honoring Ecusta employees who
lost their life in the service of their
country. This will take place at
Camp Harry H. Straus at 2 p. m.,
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LITTLE THEATRE
NAMES OFFICERS
Stoneback Succeeds Gilstrap
As President. Annual
Party Is Held
Don Stoneback was elected presi
dent of the Brevard Little Theatre
at the annual dinner and meeting
of the group Saturday in Gaither’s.
He succeeds Ernest Gilstrap.
Other Little Theatre officers
that will serve for the 1956-57
; season are first vice president,
; Marcy Newell; second vice' presi
dent, Mrs. William F. Orr; secre
: tary. Mrs. Ira Armfield; treasurer,
| James Curwen; and directors
I elected for two year terms, Bob
(Bolt, Mrs. Bill Norris, Bill Sagar
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Garden Club Planning
Flower Show Tuesday
i A large number of beautiful
spring and early summer flowers
are being solicited by the commit
tee in charge of the Brevard Gar
den club showing of flowers in Gai
ther’s Tuesday afternoon and even
ing from 2 to 10 p. m.
Working on the show is a com
mittee composed of Mrs. Paul Tin
dall, Mrs. Ashe Macfie and Mrs. L.
P. Hamlin. They announce that the
public is invited to participate and
solicitation of flowers is being done
this week by members. Any flower
grower desiring further informa
tion may contact a club member
or any of the three on the commit
tee.
A tea will also be held in con
junction with the showing of flow
ers. It is pointed out that this will
not be the usual type of flower
show in that it will not be compet
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MEMBERS OF THE ’56 GRADUATING class at
Brevard college are pictured. The group will receive
diplomas at final exercises Sunday afternoon. Shown
above, first row, left to right, are: Theda Gaynelle
Branton, May Williams Camp, Wilma Harris Jolly, Bev
erly Dale Jordan, Martha Caroline Fortune, Lela Joan
Gailey, Geraldine Bradshaw, Virginia Kathryn Huff
man, Kathryn Anne Smith, Nancy Selena Goforth, Al
vin Thomas Hansen, Jane Carolyn Cathey, Tommy Lee
Cassady and Carlene Sorrells Jerome. Second row —
Mary Janet Adams, Shirley Jean Weaver, Annie Lou
Blalock, Mary Kay Bradley, Julianne Harris, Mary Eli
zabeth Flynn, Lillie Lila Hancock, Alpha Jane Hicks,
Mary Ada Gebe, Frances Rebekah Hudson, Evelyn Jo’
Neil Smith, Sandra Lee Huber, Fredrice Louise Trull and
Margaret Elizabeth Rice. Third row — Clarence Gerald
Baker, Sara Jeanne Payne, Worth Davis Kiger,
Thomas Franklin McIntosh, William Jefferson Stroud,
James Emory Crawford, James Austin Dillard, Holland
Ray Talley, James Belvin Rogers, James Daniel Taylor
and James Allen Morton. (Times Staff Photo)
SAMPLE BALLOT
Democratic Primary
Ballot For County Officers
INSTRUCTIONS
1. To vote for a candidate on the ballot make a eroaa (X)
mark in the square at the left of his name.
2. If you tear or deface or wrongly mark this ballot, re*
turn it to the registrar and get another.
FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS
(Vote for one)
□ VIRGIL GILLESPIE
□ PAUL M. WHITMIRE
FOR TAX COLLECTOR
(Vote for one)
□ C. M. DOUGLAS
□ JOEL M. HUBBARD
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
(vote for three)
□ R. M. BOYD .
□ DEWEY BURTON
□ LAMON T. CHAMBERS
□ FREEMAN HAYES
□ DWIGHT L. MOFFITT
□ W. L. MULL
□ GEO. T. PERKINS, SR.
FOR COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
(vote for two)
□ EDWARD B. MATHESON
□ JOHN D. SMITH
n EDDIE VARNER
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Primary Election May 26, 1956 ’ >
GEORGE D. SHUFdRD
Chairman Transylvania County Board of Election!
Industrial Group Completes
Organization To Sell Stock
GRADUATES AT
HIGH SCHOOL
GET DIPLOMAS
Final Exercises Thursday
Night. Honor Students
Will Speak
The 155 graduates in the two
high schools of Transylvania will
receive diplomas Thursday night
in final exercises, with Principal
Robert T. Kimzey awarding them
to the 111 seniors here at Brevard
and Principal E. F. Tilson making
the presentations to the 44 grads
at Rosman.
Large crowds attended the bacc
alaureate sermons at the two
schools last Sunday night. Rev.
George Julian, pastor of the Pis
gah ^Forest Baptist church, de
livered the sermon here, and Rev.
Robert H. Stamey, president of
Brevard college, addressed the
graduates at Rosman.
At both Brevard and Rosman
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Committees Being Named
By President Jenkins, Cer
tificates Being Issued
Organization of a corporation to
push small industry in Transylva
nia county was completed at a
meeting of paid stockholders here
last Wednesday night.
Officers were elected by the
charter members of the Transyl
vania Industrial Development cor
poration and sale of stock will be
started immediately by a commit
tee, headed by J. C. Gaither and Ed
M. Anderson.
Don Jenkins was named presi
dent of the group. Austin Hogsed,
of Rosman, was elected vice presi
dent; C. M. Douglas, secretary; and
Robert W. Melton, treasurer. Di
rectors, in addition to the above
named four officers include; Ed M.
Anderson, Dewey Burton, Mayor
John A. Ford, J. C. Gaither, and
Mrs. Joe Osborne.
Stock certificates were issued by
the corporation to those who had
paid in as charter members of the
corporation. Other stock certifi
cates will be issued as soon as bond
ing of the treasurer has-been com
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WPNF Program Highlights
Local And State Election Returns To
Be Heard All Evening This Saturday
An election party will be featur
ed all evening on Saturday over
WPNF, and all persons are urged
to keep their dials at 1240 for the
latest local and state returns in the
Democratic primary.
Highlighting the evening’s broad
cast will be remote reports from the
Brevard court house at various in
tervals. State returns will be
broadcast from the station as they
come in over the Associated Press
wire and by remote broadcasts.
“With the cooperation of Sheriff
“Scott” Dillingham and Fire Chief
Dan MerriH, who will be contacting
the different polls by shortwave,
we hope to have returns from the
outlying boxes quicker than ever
before,” Bobby Hoyle, station man
ager, announces. The first remote
broadcast will be shortly after the
polls close at 6:30 o’clock Saturday
everting, and the station plans to
stay on the air until the boxes are
all counted out.
OTHER PROGRAMS
The baseball schedule for the
coming week is:
Thursday, May 24 — Philadel
phia — 7:00 P. M. — Ameican Le
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SHUFORD SAYS
REGISTRATION
AT HIGH PEAK
Supplies Will Be Distributed
To Polling Places This
Friday
CANDIDATES LISTED
Transylvania Democrats will
name county and state officers in
a primary here on Saturday.
The polls will be open; from 6:30
in the morning until 0:30 that
evening, and voting is expected to>
be light.
According to George ShufanL
chairman of the election boanL
registration is at an all-time high.
Hoover, registration for this pri
mary was extremely light There
were many transfers, but few new
registrations, he stated.
Actually, he continues, registra
tion is about the same that it wan
for the election in ’52, when there
were 9,663 names on the books.
Democrats registered totalled
slightly over 6,500. There were na
challenges on Saturday.
Mr. Shuford says that supplies
I will be distributed to the polling
places on Friday.
County Slate
Transylvania Democrats wilT.
nominate a register of deeds, a tax
collector, three county commission. *
ers. and two members of the board
of education. For register of deeds»i\
Paul Whitmire, the incumbent,
being opposed by Virgil Gillespie. %
In the tax collector’s race incudn gf
begot C. M. Douglas has Joel IT. 1
Hubbard as his opposition.
The present board of county ||
commissioners, composed of Free- , H
man Hayes, chairman; Dewey Bop- ^
ton and George T. Perkins, is
ing opposed by R. M. Boyd, L. T.
Chambers, Dwight Moffitt and W.
L. Mull.
Eddie Varner, chairman of the
board of education, is seeking re
election, and the other two men in
the race are Edward B. Matheson
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GATHERING INFO
FORCEKTENNAL
Mrs. McCrary Desires To
Know Whereabouts Of Old
Stories, Photos, Etc.
Collections of materials for the
history of Transylvania county will
begin this year, it has been a
nounced by Mrs. Mary Jane Me*
Crary, of Brevard, a member of
the commission authorized by the
state legislature to sponsor the'
Transylvania county centennial
celebration in 1961.
Mrs. McCrary, who is a member
of the Western North Carolina.
Historical association, has been per
sonally collecting material for
many years. She wishes to be ad
vised of the existence of interest
ing old documents, newspaper clip
pings, family histories and old
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Cash And Carry
Offers Vacation
At Famed Resort
In connection with the celebra
tion of the 13th anniversary, Cash
and Carry this week is again of
fering a free week’s vacation for
up to four persons at Ellinor Vit
lage, near Daytona Beach, Fla. The
winner will also be provided with
$25.00 in expense money.
The winning family will be
housed in a villa containing two
bedrooms, bath, living room and
kitchen.
The owner, Curtis Kelly, is also
offering a second prize of a watch
and for third prize, an electric fry
i^" pan. Other information may
be obtained from a large ad else
where in this issue. Many excep
tional values are being offered dur
ing this celebration.
Mr. Kelly yesterday expressed:
his sincere thanks to friends and
customers of Cash and Carry for
their goodwill and patronage over
the past 13 years.