TRANSYLVANIA
Hie Land of Waterfalls,
Mecca for Summer Canape,
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—
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ncatkmal, AgrieuManl
and Muck Center. Popula
tion, 1950 Census, 15JKL
Brevard Community 7 JB4
Vol. 67—No. 37
Second Class Mall Privileges
Authorized at Brevard, N. C.
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1656
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
WITH THE STEEL beams of the
steeple pointing skyward, the new Bre
vard - Davidson River Presbyterian
church is progressing rapidly to comple
tion. The main sanctuary of the church
can be noted at the left with the right
one-story wing a portion of the Sunday
school and social rooms. Members of the
church were taken on tours of the new
structure during the annual Davidson
River Day observance last Sunday. The
Liner construction company, of Lake
Junaluska, is building the new church
here on East Main street on the site of
the old Franklin hotel. Occupancy of the
edifice is expected to be in December.
Voters In Transylvania Vote In |
Favor Of "Pearsall" Plan, 6 To 1
Tremendous Majority Seen
In Rural Areas. Other
Amendments Pass
Transylvania went along with
the rest of the counties in North
Carolina in passing the “Pearsall”
plan and three other amendments
to the state constitution by a land
slide vote of 2,716 to 440 last Sat
urday.
The margin of victory in this
county was better than six to one,
while the state’s ratio was four
and one-half to one.
Transylvanians also voted over
whelmingly in favor of the other
throe amendments.
T>he vote for legislative compen
sation was 2,207 to 509, while for
legislative date change it was 2,
245 to 410.
$\>r amendment No. 3, wife’s
power of attorney, the vote in this
county was 2,241 to 432.
C«edar Mountain was the only
precinct of the county’s 18 which
voted against the “Pearsall” plan.
Tfhe board of elections canvassed
the vote Tuesday afternoon, and
Gec.rge Shuford, the chairman, re
ported that it was one of the fin
est} and most orderly conducted
dictions in this county.
Sidelights
jin the Gloucester precinct, there
we^e 105 votes in favor of the
school amendment, with none
agyinst it. Little River voters also
gave a tremendous majority in fa
oir of the plan. The vote was 125
* seven, while Hogback voters fa
o*ed it 111 to four. The vote at
’«sman was 106 to 10, and in Boyd
fwas 249-19. In Gloucester it was
0.
In the four Brevard boxes the
te was over three to one. A to
il of 994 voters favored the “Pear
plan, while 281 voted against
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CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday. Sept. 13 — Maithata
iian club meets at 3:30 p. m., with
'Mrs. Paul Tindall. Fortnightly
club meets at 3:30 p. m., with Mrs.
J. F. Zachary. Masons and Shriners
/meet in Masonic temple at 8 p. m.
Friday, Sept. 14 — Hospital aux
iliary meets at 3 p. m., in dining
ifroom of hospital. Ace of Clubs
terpoint game, 7:45 p. m., Gai
n’s.
Saturday, Sept. 15 — College re
ception in lounge of women’s
lonm, 8 to 10 p. m.
Sunday, Sept. 16 — Attend the
jreh of your choice. Freshmen
arrive at Brevard college.
tMonicbay, Sept. 17 — Rotary club
meets at ( Gaither’s, 7 p. m. Bre
vard High School P-TA meets at
8 p. m., in School auditorium.
Tuesday, Setot. 18 — Moose lodge
meets at club Thouse 8 p. m.
Wednesday, feept. 19 — Wednes
day chib meeting, Gaither’s, 3:30
P- Boosters ttlub meets ait Bre
vard high scbooft. 7:30 p. m.
Herzog Reports
Promotions Announced in Film
Division, Olin Mathieson Corp.
Several promotions in the film
division of the Olin Mathieson
Chemical corporation are announ
ced today by M. L. Herzog, general
manager.
E. L. Lynn, former production j
manager of the film division, and [
T. T. Safford, Jr., former sales
manager, have been named assis
tant general managers.
Raymond F. Bennett, former
plant manager at Pisgah Forest,
has been appointed production
manager of the film division. He
will be responsible to Mr. Lynn
and will be in charge of produc
County Has Six
Winners In Calf
Show This Week
Transylvania county had two
blue ribbon winners and four red
ribbon winners in the calf show on
Tuesday at the Buncombe county
fair.
Bill Garmon, assistant county
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tion at both the Pisgoh Forest and
the Indiana plants.
J. H. Truesdail succeeds Mr.
Bennett as plant manager, at Pis
gah Forest and W. F. Orr, former
methods and records superinten
dent, is the new assistant to the
production manager.
E. B. Beeks, a former salesman,
has been named converter sales
manager.
The appointments were effec
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22 Seized In Liquor Raids In Townr
County, Much "Moonshine/' 5 Autos
TWO MARKERS TO
BE DEDICATED IN
COUNTY TODAY
John Parris Will Speak At
Events At Rosman, Da
vidson River
John Parris, author of “Roam
ing the Mountains” and historian
of note, will be the principal
speaker at the unveiling of two
markers in Transylvania county
Thursday afternoon by the Wes
tern North Carolina Historical as
sociation.
Mr. Parris will represent the
Cherokee Historical association at
the unveiling of the markers com
memorating the old Indian trail
known as the Estatoe Path.
The first ceremony will take
place at 1 p. m., at Rosman and the
second will be at 3 p. m., at the
junction of the two highways at Da
vidson River near Pisgah Forest.
Mrs. Mary Jane McCrary, of
Brevard, and chairman of the Cen
tennial committee of the Transyl
vania Historical association, will
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COMMERCE CROUP
PUNNING DRIVE
Will Seek New Members On
Next Thursday. Other Ac
tion Planned At Meeting
The annual membership drive
for the chamber of commerce to
secure new members will be held
next week, with a one day effort
by the special committee on Thurs
day, Sept. 20, it was decided at a
meeting of the directors here
Tuesday night.
A dutch breakfast at Gaither’s
will start the day ait 8 o’clock, and
teams are expected to complete
their work during the day. Frank
Bridges is chairman of the mem
bership committee.
At the meeting Tuesday night,
Mrs. John Ford, executive secre
tary, reported that 105 members
had paid so far this year, and that
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Business Is Better In
County, Report Reveals
Collections of sales and use taxes I
in Transylvania county during July
were up as compared with the
same month last year.
According to the Retailer, the
monthly publication of the North
Carolina Merchants association, col
lections during July this year were
$16,434.43, as compared with $14,
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OFFICIAL ELECTION RETURNS
FOR TRANSYLVANIA
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH
PRECINCTS
i Boyd
Brevard 1
Brevard 2
5 Brevard 3
Brevard 4
Cathey’s Creek
* Cedar Mtn.
Dunn’s Rock
Eastatoe
East Fork
Gloucester 1
Gloucester 2
Hogback 1
Hogback 2
Hogback 3
Little River
Pro Con
249
19
266 93
217 37
320 59
189
92
319 28
8
32
124
21
182
Fisgah Forest_
Rosman
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55
105
111
85
19
125
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Pro Con
165 67
294
197
54
"37
266 63
203
57
246 56
14
24
99
17
169
38
42
104
11
19
40
6 15
79 19
198 24
106 10
163 37
97
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Pro Con
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Pro Con
188 41
305 37
201
29
263 58
214 44
218 51
17 21
99 15
165
38
39
109
19 37
16
8
78 20
178 18
93 11
2245 410
186 51
313 34
201 38
267
63
232
32
233 67
37
106 16
136 19
38
35
110
37 30
18
74 21
112 40
101
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701.04 for the same month in ’55.
A gain of $1,733.39 was noted.
Observers point out that this re
veals better business conditions for
this year over 1955. A similar gain
was noted across the state.
Collections for June, 1956, in
Transylvania were $15,926.45.
Pool Operation
Said Successful
Operation of the Municipal swim
ming pool during the past season
was declared successful by Ray
mond F. Bennett, president of the
Brevard Athletic and Recreation
association.
Attendance was 4,237, which was
said to be good in spite of the fact
that it rained on 64 of the 87 oper
ating days.
A deficit of $295.17 was made up
by the athletic association, and Mr.
Bennett said that a number of ta
bles, chairs and other items were
purchased for the pool. Also in
cluded was a rotary lawn mower.
Mr. Bennett said the town of
Brevard was most cooperative and
rendered much assistance in the
operation of the pool and park.
The president also thanked R.
C. Bullock, of the association, for
his supervisory work, and Marvin
Overcash for managing daily acti
vities at the pool.
ADVISOR CHANGED
Miss Nancy Campbell, who is the
executive director of the Pisgah
Area Girl Scout Council, will now
advise troop leaders in Brevard.
Miss Campbell is a specialist in
camping and the Council camp is
located in Transylvania at East
Fork.
THE OFFICIAL WEATHER STATION in Brevard is I
now located at WPNF, with Bobby Hoyle as the official
weatherman. He can be noted in the photo above at the
right reading the instruments, and A1 Martin, who han
dles the evening shift at the station, is shown at the
left recording the high and low readings of the day.
See story, page six, second section. (Times Staff Photo)
Gordon Sprott Named Campaign
Director Of United Appeal Fund
GORDON SPROTT
Shriners To Meet
With Masons This
Thursday Evening
V. H. Fricks, president of the
Transylvania Shrine club, requests
all Shriners to attend the stated
communication of Dunn’s Rock
Masonic lodge this Thursday night,
in the Masonic temple, beginning
at 8:00 o’clock.
Mr. Fricks states that the Shrine
club is sponsoring the Lee’s Rides
during the week of September 24th
through the 29th, and plans will
be made at the meeting to assign
the Shriners and Masons to work
on different nights. All proceeds
will go toward helping pay for
sound conditioning the Masonic
lodge room.
President Stamey Says Drive
Will Be Latter Part Of Oc
tober. Meeting On 25th
Gordon Sprott, owner of Camp
Deerwoode here, has been named
campaign director for the 1956
United Appeal fund drive in Tran
sylvania county, President Robert
H. Stamey announces today.
Mr. Sprott will serve in the Bre
vard area, and a co-chairman for
the rural communities will be ap
pointed at a later date, the presi
dent says.
Last year Randall J. Lyday and
Charles L. Russell were the co
chairmen of Transylvania’s first
| United Appeal, and “thanks to
their fine efforts we were extreme
ly successful”, Mr. Stamey de
clared.
A goal of $22,500 was raised,
and practically all of the pledges
have been paid in, Treasurer Mel
vin Gillespie reports.
The drive for funds for ’57 will
be held the latter part of October,
and a meeting of all participating
organizations is slated here on
Sept. 25th at Gaither’s.
Mr. Sprott and Mr. Russell at
tended a statewide planning meet
ing of Carolinas United on Wednes
day at Statesville.
In addition to President Stamey
and Treasurer Gillespie, other of
ficers of the UF here are Mrs. Joe
Osborne, treasurer, and C. M.
Douglas, secretary.
Program Highlights
Much Sports Activity Being Heard On
WPNF, Hendersonville Game Friday
WPNF is featuring a full menu
of sports, with additional activi
ties being planned, Bobby Hoyle,
station manager, announces.
Daily the hot race in the Nation
al league, featuring the games of
the Brooklyn Dodgers, who are
now tied for the lead in the loop,
are heard over the local station,
and on Friday night a play-by-play
description of the football games
of Brevard high school are broad
cast.
This Friday evening WPNF
goes to Hendersonville to carry
the Brevard-Bearcat game. Last
year the local station fed the game
to WHKP and this year the Hen
dersonville station is reciprocat
ing.
Friday’s game will be sponsored
toy Gaither’s, Cash and Carry and
the Brevard Jewelers.
The local station manager says
that plans are now being made for
WPNF to join the Tobacco Sports
fretwork again this season and
carry the exciting Carolina foot
ball games beginning on Sept.
22nd.
Other Programs
The schedule for the Farm and
Home hour for the coining week I
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HEARINGS HELD
BEFORE MAYOR,
JP ON TUESDAY
Undercover Agent Of Ti r ■>
ury Department Worked.
Here Over Past Week.
BONDS POSTED
In lightning fast "liquor" raMfc
on Monday, Monday night
ing the day on Tuesday, locaE aflfcr
cers, accompanied by ATU
nabbed 22 persons, five automo
biles and several gallons of “moon
shine” and bonded whiskey is Bn
vard and Transylvania county.
The 12 persons arrested in Bn
vard were given a hearing Tana
day morning before Mayor John JL
Ford and bound over to Superior
court on bonds of $300 to $6Q£L
Tuesday afternoon Fred Stan
ford, justice of the peace, &eM
hearings for persons nabbed «■£
in the county and they were re
leased on bonds ranging from
to $600.
Members of the Brevard pofienr
force, accompanied by the ATU’.
agents, made the arrests here ha
Brevard, and the ATU officers
members of the sheriff’s depaxh
ment made the raids in the 'Boun
ty.
During the past week an officer
of the United States treasury de
partment has been working here
with Police Chief Paul Fisher pre
paratory to the raids on. *Bra*^**y
and Tuesday.
The officer testified at the hear^
mgs that he had purchased liquor
from the persons seized m the
)aids.
The federal agent, who lives hr
Eastern North Carolina, came ts
Brevard about a week ago be
gin work exposing persons selling;.,
primarily, non-tax paid liquor.
He 9tayed in a local hotel and
made contacts with dealers m
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FRESHMEN Will
ARRIVE SUNDAY
Brevard College- Making
Plans For Best Year;.
Workshop Underway:’
Brevard college registration and?
orientation program for new stu
dents will begin this Sunday, Sep
tember 16th and all new hoarding
students are scheduled to repent
sometime between 10 a. m. ui \
5:30 p. m. on that day.
The first meal will be served WE a
the student cafeteria on
evening and. the first schedoiad :
event for the new freshman wifi
be an address by the president of
the college, Robert H. Stamey
Mr. Stamey will talk os* "TWta*
| Challenge of a College BriaHwarr
| at 7:30 Sunday evening in the col
lege auditorium.
Monday morning the testing pro- -
gram for new students will got un
derway, under the direction «£
Dean J. J. Stevenson, Jr., and Dfc.
Burt W. Loomis, director of $guM^
a nee. These tests will enable arm
ors to give more accurate iiiiftiiiaa -
tion to freshmen regarding ifcair
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Coffey Is Named
Area Chairman OF
Automotive Group
Jay I. Coffey of Coffey Hayes'
ick, Inc., Brevard, has been
pointed area chairman for
sylvania county, according to’ ,
M. Tiller of Durham, president of.
the North Carolina AutosnokOe
Dealers association, who made ttr
appointment.
As area chairman for Transyl
vania county, Mr. Coffey wiE fee
the liaison between the state
national dealers associations
local dealers. He will also tfiiwf
the two associations’ annual mem
bership campaign to be held i> Ce
tober.
In announcing the appotatSaucuL
President Tiller stated, “I am lugp
py to have such a capable god out
standing man as Mr. Coffey in fWs
most important position. I fed aor
ta m he will do a splendid jcb oil
keeping dealers and the ptfbHe ab
reast of matters of interest In itn
retail automotive industry.*