TRANSYLVANIA— I
Die 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 P rise-Winning A.B.C. Newspaper
Transylvania—
An Industrial, Tourist, Ed
ucational, Agricultural
and Musk Center. PopttOF
tion, 1900 Census, 1M&
Brevard Community 7,394.
Vol. 67-—No. 35
Second Class Mail Privileges
Authorized at Brevard, N. C.
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1956
★ 20 PAGES TODAY ★
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
THE MILE HIGH .LAKE SITE atop
the Pisgah National forest and just off
the recently completed section of the
Blue Ridge parkway is shown above. A
dam^which will create eastern America’s
highest lake on the site 5,330 feet up in
Transylvania-Haywood counties, is be
ing considered at the right of the picture.
Three icy streams, tumbling down from
6,000-foot peaks will feed the high lake,
which promises to become a great win
ter sports center as well as a summer
playground. (Photo by Clyde K. Os
borne)
$450,000 Allocated For Four-Lane
Highway Into Brevard From Pisgah
Structures Are Now Being
Moved. Powell Money Is
Also Announced
An allocation of $450,000 for the
new four-lane highway from the en
trance of Pisgah National forest to
the Brevard city limits is included
in the two-year highway construc
tion program, totalling $41,644,000
in federal and state matching funds.
The allocation for the local pro
ject includes the costs of grading,
moving structures, right-of-way and
ipaving.
Surveys have been made and
structures are now being moved.
Most of the route will follow the
present highway, except from the
entrance of the Star Drive-In the
atre. From this point the new high
way will go directly to the inter
section of Broad and Green Acres,
thereby avoiding the congested in
tersection at Gallamore hill.
Both Brevard and Rosman shar
ed in the distribution of funds to
aid incorporated municipalities for
improvements on non-highway sys
tem streets, the highway commis
sion reported this week.
Brevard will receive $14,192.59,
while $1,683.40 has been allocated
for Rosman.
The allocations were made on
basis of mileage of streets and pop
ulation. Brevard has a total of 12.51
mile® of non-highway system
streets, while Rosman has 1.19
miles.
The population here in 1950 was
3,908, while at Rosman it was 535.
CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, Aug. 30 — Boosters
club meets at Brevard high school,
7:30 p. m. Country club stockhold- i
ers meeting, 8 p. m.
Friday, Aug. 31 — Food handlers 1
and polio vaccine clinic, health of
fice, 8 to 4 p. m. Football game,
Brevard high school field, 8 p. m.
Saturday, Sept. 1 — Southern
Archery tournament begins at
'Gamp Straus. American Legion
dance, 9 p. m.
Sunday, Sept. 2 — Attend the
church of your choice.
Monday, Sept. 3 — Labor Day—
all stores and offices are to close.
Legion meets at 7 p. m., for sup
per. No Rotary club meet.
Tuesday, Sept. 4 — Moose Lodge
meets at club house, 8 p. m. Town
board meets at 7:30 p. m. Eastern
Star meets in Masonic terfple, at
8 p. m. Book and Plate club meets
with Mrs. Robert Bolt, 8 p. m.
Wednesday, Sept. 5 — Wednes
day club to meet with Mrs. Leh
man Kapp, 3:30 p. m.
Stores To Close
Labor Day Will Be Quietly
Observed In Town, County
The Labor Day week end in
Brevard and Transylvania county
will be quietly observed, and pres
ent indications point to a large
number of visitors in the area.
Most of the Brevard stores will
be closed on Monday, as will the
town and county offices. The bank
will observe the holiday, and there
will be no rural or city mail de
livery.
The general delivery window at
the post office will be open, how
ever, from 11:00 o’clock until 12:00
o'clock noon.
Many picnickers and sightseers
are expected in the town and coun
ty, and Ranger Ted Seely predicts
a record number in the recreational
areas of the Pisgah National for
est.
The public is cordially invited to
witness the archery matches of the
Southern Archery association tour
Board Postpones
Action On Request
At Hearing Monday
Brevard’s city fathers have post
poned a ruling on the request of
Karl Kilpatrick to change his pro
perty on the corner of the Rosman
highway and Caldwell from residen
tial to business until a full meeting
of the board.
Mr. Kilpatrick’s request was ap
proved by the zoning board, and a
hearing, as prescribed by law, was
held by the town board Monday
night.
Ralph H. Ramsey, Jr., represent
ed Mr. Kilpatrick at the hearing,
and the opposing group was repre
sented by Lewis P. Hamlin.
nament, which will be held at Camp
Harry H. Straus and at Brevard
college from Sept. 1st through the
3rd.
The legionnaires are sponsoring
a Labor day danca Saturday night
at legion building, beginning at
9:00 o’clock. Music will be furnish
ed by Brevard’s own band, “The
Solitaires”, and admission will be
$1.00 per person.
Meeting Postponed
The regular monthly meeting of
the city aldermen has been post
poned from Monday night until the
following evening because of the
holiday. The commissioners are al
so postponing their Monday’s meet
ing until Tuesday morning.
Patrolmen Jack Cabe and Bill
Sawyer urge all motorists to drive
with extreme caution over the holi
day, which is one of the most dan
gerous periods on the highways.
The employees of Ecusta Paper
corporation at Pisgah Forest will
receive a five-cents per hour in
crease in pay effective September
3.
The announcement was made
jointly today by P. C. Brownell,
General Manager of the Ecusta
Paper Division, and M. L. Herzog,
General Manager of the Olin
Film division.
Also announced was an in
crease in shift differentials, and
a more liberal accident and
health insurance policy.
Bus Company Seeking To Cancel
Runs Here, Other Lines Sought
Smoky Mountain Stages has re
quested permission from the N. C.
Utilities Commission to discontin
ue operation of the one-round trip
schedule from Rosman via Brevard
to Asheville over the Roylston
road, effective Sept. 9th.
Brevard and Rosman Chambers
of Commerce are trying to work out
a schedule with another bus com
pany to take over the route, and
have asked the State Utilities com
mission to close the franchise now
held by Smoky Mountain Stages so
that another bus company can be
asked to come in.
The Brevard committee of the
commerce grouip, composed of C.
M. Douglas, Mayor John Ford, H.
Bryan Shiflet, Joe H. Tinsley and
President, J. C. Gaither, met with
President Austin Hogsed and Secre
tary Mrs. Joe Osborne of the Bos
nian chamber here on Monday
night and decided to ask the utili
ties commission to cancel the Smo
ky Mountain Stages franchise.
If the present franchise is can
celled, the joint committee stated
in a letter to the Commission, it is
believed that a routing of buses
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Hall Million Dollar Campaign Is
Launched For Buildings At College
STEEL STRIKE IS
CAUSE OF DELAY
ON NEW LIBRARY
Construction Is Started
Again. Mrs. Orr Says
“Thanks” To Many
Mrs. Oliver Orr, chairman of the
Transylvania library board, says
she is happy to announce today
that construction has been started
again on the new library building,
adjacent to the court house here.
The delay has been due to the
steel strike, and C. E. Cochran, who
is the contractor for the project,
says that he has now received most
of the steel necessary for the job.
Barring unforseen handicaps, Mr.
Cochran says the new building
could be ready for occupancy with
in the next 60 days.
Mrs. Orr says she feels that this
is a most appropriate time to say
“thank you” to the large number
of people who gave in the drive
for funds for a new library build
ing.
“It will be impossible to single
out each individual who gave or
worked in behalf of the funds rais
ing campaign, but there are a few
that I must mention,” Mrs. Orr de
clared.
She expressed special apprecia
tion to Ralph H. Ramsey, Jr., who
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[Five Reported
Killed In Wrecks
Near County Line
Two fatal accidents in which
five persons were hilled occur
I red just a few miles outside of
Transylvania during the past few
days.
On Sunday night two negroes,
Andrew Fletcher, 24, and Alfred
‘ Pea, 44, both of Brickton, were
I instantly killed on the Boylston
highway when the car in which
they were riding with three oth
er negroes left Highway 2S0 a
few miles across the Transylva
nia line in Henderson county and
overturned down an embank
ment.
Tuesday afternoon a vacation
ing Charleston family’s automo
bile ran off the road and over
turned near Ceasar’s Head in
South Carolina.
Two children, Lois Ann Lock
lear, 10, and Joseph Leon Causey,
Jr., were reported killed instant
ly, and one of the other three
persons in the car is reported to
have died on Wednesday in the
Greenville General hospital.
Raise Of Five-Cents Per
Hour Given To Ecustans
The shift differentials will be
increased to six cents per hour
for employees who work the sec
ond shift, and to nine cents per
hour for those working the third
shift. The accident and health in
surance policy, a part of the com
prehensive insurance program
given to employees, will be ex
tended to provide benefit pay
ments for a maximum of 26
weeks.
Salaried workers are also affec
ted by the raise, it is reported.
Interruption Of
Power Set Early
Monday Morning
There will be a half-hour’s inter
ruption of all electric service in
Brevard, Rosman, Pisgah Forest,
Etowah, Cedar Mountain and Lit
tle River areas from 5:30 until
6:00 o’clock Monday morning,
which is Labor Day, J. M. Gaines,
manager of the local Duke Power
company office announces.
This notice also applies to REA
lines south and west of Rosman,
Mr. Gaines says.
“This interruption is necessary
in order to effect some improve
ments in the high-tension trans
mission system,” he continued.
It is being done at a time when
a minimum number of subscribers
will be affected.
O. K. SMATHERS, champion of archers in the south
east, will defend his title this week end at the Southern
Archery tournament here at Camp Harry H. Straus and
at Brevard college, the headquarters for the event. Mr.
Smathers was runner-up in the recent national tourney at
Lakewood, New Jersey, and he is expected to receive stiff
competition here from archers with whom he competed
in the United States event. Advanced registration from
leading archers in 14 southern states has been good, ac
cording to Bill Bangs, president of the association.
Southern Archery Tournament
Set Here This Week, Smathers
Returns From National Event
Leading Archers From 14
States Are Expected Here '
At College, Camp Straus
Leading archers from 14 South
ern states are expected here for the
28th annual Southern Archery tour
nament, which will be held at beau
tiful Camp Harry H. Straus, the
recreational center of the Ecusta
Paper corporation, from Sept. 1st
through the 3rd.
Brevard’s Sylvan Vallen Arch
ery association will be host for the
tournament, and reservations are
now being made through Bill
Bangs, the secretary.
Mr. Bangs is the president of the
Southern association, and he issues
a cordial invitation today to all ar
chers in the South to attend the
annual field and target tournament.
Brevard college will be the head
quarters for the event, and the
school will furnish “room and
board” for the three-day session.
A total of 23 trophies and 62
medals will be awarded at the ban
quet, which will climax the tour
ney.
President Bangs points out that
this is the largeest regional tour
nament held in the nation that suc
cessfully combines field and tar
get archery.
All events of the tournament will
take place at Camp Straus, except
the flight shoot, which is slated to
be held on the college campus.
O. K. Smathers, the ’55 target
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Brevard Delegation Makes
Fine Showing At Lake
wood, New Jersey
Brevard’s 0. K. Smothers, who re
turned this week from the National
Archery tournament at Lakewood,
N. J., where he was runner-up, said
the event this year was the closest
and competition was the keenest of
any ever held.
In addition to being runner-up
for the United States title, Smath
ers copped first in the wand shoot
and was awarded a beautiful tro
phy for this feat. He also tied for
sixth place in the clout shoot and
he had 5 six golds, three from 50
yards and two from 40.
His son and daughter also came
in for their share of honors in the
field of some 400 archers from ev
ery state in the nation.
Kenny placed first in the junior
Iboys division; fourth in the junior
clout shoot; fourth in the junior
wand division; four, six golds at
30 yards; and, he set national rec
ords in the quadruple junior Am
erican shoot at 50 and 30 yards.
His father holds these records in
the men’s division.
Lynne won the national inter
mediate girls’ championship, plus
first in the intermediate clout
shoot; second in the wand; and,
six golds at 40 yards.
Another Brevard archer, Malin
da Bangs, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Bangs, also made a sensational
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WPNF Program Highlights
Play-By-Play Description Of High
School Football Games To Be Carried
Play-by-play description of the
'Brevard high school football games
will be carried over WPNF this
fall, Bobby Hoyle, station manager,
announces today.
The first game is slated for Fri
day night, when Brevard meets
Blue Radge, of South Carolina. Air
time is 7:55 o’clock, with the kick
off promptly at 8:00 o’clock.
The game this week is being
sponsored by Gaither’s and Hous
ton’s. According to Mr. Hoyle, fu
ture games will be sponsored by
Gaither’s, Houston’s, Cash and Car
ry Super market, Brevard Jewelers
and Eeusta Paper corporation.
Mr. Hoyle urges all sports fans
to attend the game Friday night,
and if they are unable to do so, he
asks them to tune in WPNF, Bre
vard’s independent music, news
and sports station.
WPNF will carry another spec
ial sports event during the coming
week. On Monday, whieh is Labor
Day, the station will broadcast di
rect from the Darlington,' S. C.,
speedway the South<i*n 500-mile
stock oar race. This is sponsored
by McCrary Auto service.
Bach evening next week from
7:05 until 7:15 o’clock WPNF will
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STAMEY OUTLINES
NEEDS OF SCHOOL,
PROCRESS NOTED
Jonathan Woody Is General
Chairman. McClellan In
Directing
CANVASS PLANNED
A $500,000.00 fund raising cam
>aign is being launched to finan^g
he expansion of the Brevard Cd
ege plant, it was announced to
lay by President Robert Stanley.
The money is to be used to cos
struct and equip a College Carter
luildir.g that is estimated to cost
5300.000. 00 and a Music and Fine
\rts building that will cost annnd.
5200.000. 00, he explained.
These two new buildings are re
garded as bang extremely essen
ial in order to accommodate prop
erly an enrollment of from 400 to
>00 students, which has been made
possible by the construction of *
lew men’s dormitory and an addi
tion to the women’s dormitory.
Both of these facilities are prae
:ically completed and win be re*
iy for use this fall. It is estimat
ed that dormitory enrollment this
/ear will be around 400 and day
time students about 100.
The College Center buihfing will
include an auditorium with a seat
ing capacity of 500, a cafeteria
ind kitchen facilities adequate to
serve 550, college administrative
irffices, bookstore, poet office. amL>
soda shop. Construction ”— —*
bually started on this building
anticipation of a successful
drive.
The present administrative
ding will be converted into class—
rooms.
The $500,000.00 campaign is be-&
ing sponsored bv the college board, j
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SCHOOLS OPEN ON
SCHEDULETUESDAY
Work To Be Started On New
Gymnasium At Rounan
In Next 10 Days
Transylvania's schools opened n
scheduled on Tuesday mornings and
all cafeterias are opw in operation^
Supt. J. B. Jones reports.
Enrollment figures are net lTiil
able yet, but Mr. Jones feels ttat
attendance should be on a pas wUkr
that of last year, when appad
mately <250 students were enroll
ed.
A list of new teachers is also pub
lished today and all vacancies Ine
been filled.
W. P. Duncan, of the Dillard Con
struction company, informed Mr.
Jones Wednesday morning that caw
struct ion on the new Roeman flw ■
nasium would be' started within the t
next 10 days.
The old gym was sold to Robert:
Wilson, and it is now tuengdem^v
ished to make way for the neSaw
Robert T. Kimzey. principal «d
district one, requested a leave of
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