The Transylvania Times
A State And National Prize-Winning A. B. C. Newspaper
Vol. 67 — No. 43 ★ second*2Oass MaTprivUegJs ★ BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1956 * 20 PAGES TODAY ★ PUBLISHED WEEKLY
TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist, Ed
ucational, Agric ultura)
and Music Center. Popula
tion, 1990 Census, 19,321
Brevard Community 7,394
TRANSYLVANIA—
The Land of Waterfalls,
Mecca for Summer Camps,
Entrance to Pisgah Na
tional Forest and Home of
Brevard Music Festival.
BVBKMsrosNiwmuxs*
“SEE YOU AT THE POLLS” is the
theme of the “Get Out the Vote” cam
paign now being conducted by Brevard’s
Jaycees. Sample ballots are being dis
tributed by members of the organization,
and President Ear’ Powell is shown han
B&
ding one to Mrs. Mary Osborne at the
radio station. Others on the front row
with President Powell are Gerald Owen
and Odas Crisp. Behind are Bill Leonard,
treasurer, and Dr. John Folger, second
vice president. (Times Staff Photo)
Saturday Is The Last Day To Register
In General Election, Rules Are Cited
Chairman Shuford Makes
Plea. Record High Regis
tration Is Expected
With present indications point
ing to an all-time record registra
tion in Transylvania, the books will
close at sundown on Saturday, and
the following Saturday will be chal
lenge day.
The General Election is slated
for Tuesday, November 6th.
George Shuford, chairman of the
Transylvania county board of elec
tions, urges all persons desiring to
register to do so by late Saturday.
The books will be at the homes
or places of business of the regis
trars between now and Saturday
and at the precinct polling places
on that day.
Mr. Shuford has written all reg
istrars to bring new registration
and transfer slips to him immed
iately after the closing date.
He also announces that Saturday,
Nov. 3rd, will be the last day that
absentee ballots can be obtained.
The chairman reminds voters
that in order to vote in the Novem
ber election a person must be prop
erly registered and a citizen of the
United States, 21 years of age, a
resident of North Carolina for one
year and in the precinct for 30 days
prior to November 6th.
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The Weather
Q.&
Mostly mild and rainy weather
prevailed in Transylvania county
during the past week. A total of
4.12 inches of rain was recorded.
High Low Prec.
Wednesday _65 54 0
Thursday -62 56 .51
Friday _59 53 .52
Saturday-57 52 .10
Sunday_57 51 .34
Monday _62 54 2.65
Tuesday _71 52 0
CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, Oct. 25,United Appeal
campaign continues. B & PW club
meets at 7 p. m., in Gaither’s. Ki
wanis directors meet at Walter
Cantrell’s home, 7:30. Football
game, Brevard high school field,
Hendersonville vs. Canton colored
teams, 7:30 p. m. Masons meet in
Masonic Temple, 8 p. m.
Friday, Oct. 26 — Boy Scout
committee meets in Duke Power
company office, 7:30 p. m. Brevard
vs. Enka, high school field, 7:30 p.
m.
Saturday, Oct. 27 — Last day to
register.
Sunday, Oct. 28 — Attend the
church of your choice. Reformation
service at the Lutheran Church of
the Good Shepherd, 7:30 p. m.
Monday, Oct. 29 — Rotary club
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Docket Reviewed
Action Slow In Civil Term Of
Superior Court Now In Session
The October term of civil court
in Transylvania county began Mon
day, but thus far progress has been
extremely slow.
Judge P. C. Froneberger, of Gas
tonia, is presiding, and divorces
were granted in the following ac
tions on Monday morning: Howard
D. Wyatt vs. Ruth Osborne Wyatt,
Roy Eugene Smith vs. Ruth Fuller
Smith, Cloe Garren Lambert vs.
Eugene Lambert.
The court’s time Monday after
noon was taken with the selection
of a jury in the Frantz S. Bishop
vs. E. A. Glazener case, and trial
continued throughout Tuesday.
Judge Froneberger declared a non
League Going
To Distribute
Voting “Flyers”
Several thousand “flyers” illus
trating “How to Vote a Straight
Ticket” and “How to Vote a Split
Ticket” Vill be circulated through
out the town and county next week
by the League of Women Voters.
This is part of the League’s Vo
ter Information Service, and Mrs.
Don Stoneback is in charge of the
distribution.
The information sheets, attrac
tively printed on blue paper size
8V2 x 11 inches, will be posted in
all public places. They will be made
available at both the Democratic
and Republican headquarters in
Brevard.
Girl Scouts and Home Demon
stration club women are among
the groups that are helping the
League with the distribution.
The “flyers” were prepared in
the public interest by League mem
bers, who are non-partisan as such
and interested only in good gov
ernment and an informed elector
ate.
: suit and the case was appealed by
the plaintiff. Mr. Bishop contend
ed in the case that the defendant
maliciously alienated the affections
of his daughter, who was married
to Mr. Bishop.
At noon Wednesday the case of
Cornelius vs. Mrs. M. C. Whitmire
was being heard by the jury. This
case grew out of a dispute over
land rental.
Although several cases in this
civil term have been compromised,
j many others are slated to be heard
I during the remainder of this and
! next week.
United Appeal Fund At Halfway Mark,
Solicitors Completing Work This Week
SMATHERS WINS
ESSAY CONTEST
IN THE SCHOOLS
Event Highlighted National
Newspaper Week. Other
Awards Are Made
Lynne Smathers, an 11th grade
student at Brevard high school,
won first place in the essay con
test which highlighted the local ob
servance of National Newspaper
week, Ed M. Anderson, publisher
of The Transylvania Times, an
nounces today.
The essay of Miss Smathers was
the unanimous choice of the board
of unbiased judges, and she will re
ceive a cash award of $15.00, the
publisher states.
Competition for the other two
prizes was extremely keen, and the
second prize winner, who will re
ceive $10.00, is John Harper Alli
son, Brevard high school junior.
Winning third prize and a check
for $5.00 is Sarah Whitmire, 10th
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resthaveneT
OPENED IN COUNTY
Flamingo Motel On Highway
280 Is Converted. State
Requirements Met
Transylvania Rest Haven, a con
valescent boarding institution for
all ages, will open on November
1st, at the property formerly call
ed Flamingo Motel on highway 280,
according to announcement by the
owners.
Mr. and Mrs. F. Mongiovi and Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Innarella will op
erate the new rest home. They
came here from Bellevue, New Jer
sey, last spring upon purchasing
the former motel.
The rest home will offer conva
lescent care and meals to between
20 and 30 persons, depending on
the type of room selected. There
are 25 rooms available, plus a sit
ting room and dining room.
Many improvements have been
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Highly Successful ASC
| Election Held Tuesday
Excellent response was re
ported in the ASC election in
Transylvania on Tuesday at the
eight polling places in the coun
ty and the official canvass of the
ballot will be held at 9:30 o’clock
Thursday morning in the office
in the court house here.
The election was held to name
committeemen for the local ad
Scout Committee
To Elect Officers
There will be an important meet
ing of the Transylvania district of
the Daniel Boone council of Boy
Scouts of America on Friday night,
Oct. 26, at 7:30 o’clock in the of
fice of Duke Power company.
According to Charles Dunlop,
the district chairman, the nomina
ting committee will make its re
port and officers and members
will be elected for 1957.
Music Foundation Directors Get Full
Report, Will Try To Make Up Deficit
The Brevard Music Center had a i
deficit for the past year of approx
imately $10,000.00, Treasurer John
Eversman reported at the annual
meeting of the board of trustees of
the Brevard Music Foundation held
in Charlotte last week.
The regular operating income
amounted to $76,736.93 and opera
tion expenses were $96,420.02,
leaving an operation deficit of $19,
084.02.
Other revenue and contributions
amounted to $13,905.99. Payments
on debts and capital expenditures
brought the actual cash deficit to
$9,86427.
By applying a capital gift of $7,
500.00 or rather borrowing that
money* from the capital account to
the operating account, the Founda
tion can meet nearly all of its
current obligations, it was stated.
“However, this money will have
to be returned to be used for build
ing,” it was stated.
Operating income sources were
listed as $55,305.00 from camp tui
tion; $4,317.50 from private lessons
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ministration of such national
farm programs as the ACP, price
supports, acreage allotments,
marketing quotas, storage facil
ity loans, soil bank program and
others.
Mrs. Julia Westwood, the sec
retary, says the names of the
committeemen will be announced
at the county convention here
Thursday morning. She urged a
full representation of all com
munities in Transylvania.
Methodists Give
Approval To Two
Resolutions Sun.
The congregation of the Brevard
Methodist church voted favorably
on two resolutions this past Sunday
morning.
The first was to accept the low
bid of the Liner Construction com
pany of $216,311 for the construc
tion of a new church on a site op
posite Brevard college.
The second resolution was for
authorization of the official board
to borrow up to $100,000, if neces
sary, from a “willing lender”.
Rev. Douglas Corriher reports
that the board is now seeking com
mitments from lending agencies
and the church has until Nov. 15th
to sign the low bid of the Liner
company.
PLAN WORKSHOP
Miss Anne Benson Priest, home
agent, announces a training school
for food leaders which will be held
on Tuesday, October 30th, at 1:30
p. m., in Gaither’s. All HD club
food leaders are asked to attend
the school.
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THE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL Vocational Guidance
Day program at Brevard college and Ecusta last Friday
was due in part to the work of the two planning groups
pictured above. The event was sponsored by the WNC
Engineers club, and over 400 students from 23 high
schools in Western North Carolina attended. In the top
photo, left to right, are Dean J. J. Stevenson, of the col
lege; Mack Passmore, local student; and J. R. Gill, chair
man, Educational relations committee of the Engineers
club. In the bottom picture are: Dr. Earle Bryant, educa
tional committee co-chairman; Coy Crawford, student
here; and, Ralph Kennedy, Lee Edwards high school in
structor.
Over 400 High School Students
Attend The Vocational Guidance
Clinic At The College, Ecusta
GOP CARAVAN
VISITS COUNTY
State And District Candi
dates Are Heard In Brief
Messages Last Thurs.
The State Republican caravan
travelled through Transylvania
last Thursday morning, making a
brief stop at the headquarters here
on West Main street.
A large delegation of local Re
publicans met the caravan at the
Henderson-Transylvania line and
paraded to the headquarters. Local
party officials, Transylvania GOP
candidates and members of the Re
publican Women’s club and the
Young Republican club welcomed
the delegation and served dough
nuts and coffee.
Ray Jennings, state Republican
chairman, introduced the state and
district candidates included in the
caravan, and Kyle Hayes, of North
Wilkesboro, candidate for gover
nor, outlined some of his propo
sals, which include increased tea
chers’ salaries, a higher minimum
scale in this state, and he also dis
cussed the “Jonas” bill. He con
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Some 23 Institutions Repre'
sented. Eight On Faculty
From State College
Over 400 students from 23 high
schools in Western North Carolina
attended a vocational guidance day
program last Friday at Brevard
college and the Ecusta Paper cor
poration.
Sponsored by the engineering
clubs of Western North Carolina,
the clinics are held annually, and
the attendance this year doubled
that of 1955, when the event was
held at Enka.
A panel of eight faculty members
from State college, Raleigh, con
ducted the program, and group
meetings of the boys with teachers
in their field of interest were held.
Luncheon was served at Camp
Harry H. Straus and in the after
noon the group toured the paper
and film divisions of the Ecusta
Paper corporation.
Instructors on the program were:
Dr. W. W. Austin, Prof. W. F. Bab
cock, Dr. C. B. Hoadley, B. M.
Ward, Prof. R. M. Pinkerton, R. A.
McAlister, Prof. F. W. Lancaster
and W. E. Adams.
The Engineers Club sponsors the
clinics with the idea that many stu
dents who have an interest in be
coming engineers as yet have no
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Program Highlights
WPNF Will Carry South Carolina,
Clemson Game Thursday Afternoon
WPNF will broadcast a play-by
play description of the South Caro
lina-Clemson game Thursday after
noon direct from Columbia, S. C.,
with the good wishes of Long’s and
Varner’s drug stores, Nu-Way
cleaners and Patterson’s, Bobby
Hoyle, the station manager, an
nounces today.
The kick-off is slated for 1:45
o’clock, and all listeners are urged
to keep their dials at 1240.
Friday night a play-by-play de
scription of the Enka-Brevard game
will be carried, and as usual, the
game is sponsored -by Gaither’s and '
Ecusta. Air time is 7:25 o’clock.
Saturday afternoon WPNF joins
the Tobacco Sports network for the
Carolina-Wake Forest game. Pre
game ceremonies will get under
way at 1:45 o’clock.
Other Programs
The schedule for the Civic
hour for the coming week is as
follows: Friday, Brevard chamber
of commerce; Monday, Girl Scouts;
Wednesday, American Legion aux
iliary.
On the Farm and Home hour the
following will be heard: Thursday,
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$12,800 PLEDGED
OF THE GOAL OF
$25,000 FOR 1957
Director Sprott Makes Final
Plea. Appreciation Also
Expressed
MANY ON PAYROLL PLAN
Transylvania’# second annual Ap
peal fund has reached the halfway
mark, Campaign Director Gordon
Sprott announced at noon Wednes
day.
Of the goal of $25,000, a total of
$12,800 has been pledged, and Mr.
Sprott feels that the drive will “go
over the top” if the many volun
teer workers will double their ef
forts.
He was high in his praise of the
fine cooperation being received in
the industries of the county, where
the employees are contributing
through the payroll plan.
Brevard merchants are going to
exceed their quota, he said, along
with the residential area of the
town, which is being handled by a
large group of ladies, under the
direction of Mrs. Ralph H. Ram
sey.
Mr. Sprott reminds all citizens
that pledges are being accepted
now for 1957, and payments can
be spread out over 12 months of
next year.
About the drive Mr. Sprott says:
“The great majority of our peo
ple are intensely interested in the
work of the United Fund and take
very seriously their moral obliga
tion to contribute a fair share to it.
At this point we and our many fine
solicitors arc highly pleased. We
sincerely believe *>ur final report
v/ill be a credit to ourselves and.
our United Fund area.”
EARNHARDT IS
HEARD BY DEMOS
Over 200 Persons Attend
Funds Raising Banquet
On Monday Evening
A Democratic victory at the polls
on November 6th was predicted by
Luther E. Barnhardt, candidate for
lieutenant governor, as he deliv
ered the principal address at funds
raising banquet of Transylvania
Democrats Monday night in the
Brevard college cafeteria.
An overflowing crowd of more
than 200 persons attended the din
ner, which was presided over fay
Thomas R. Eller, chairman of the
Transylvania Democratic execu
tive committee.
Mr. Barnhardt based his predic
tion on the facts that Democrats
are electing more Democratic gov
ernors than ever before; the Re
publicans are losing normally Re
publican states; and, the polls in
dicate the popularity of the Repub
lican candidate for president is de
clining substantially and rapidly.
The speaker said the 1956 vote
would be far different from the
one in 1952, “when many Demo
crats forgot the fact that the con
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Kerormation Service
Set Sunday Evening
The annual Reformation service
sponsored by the Transylvania Min
isterial association, will be held
this year in the Lutheran Church
of The Good Shepherd on Sunday
Oct. 28, at 7:30 o’clock.
The sermon for the occasion will
be delivered by Rev. Douglas Corr
ilier. This will be in place of the
practice of having each member of
the ministerial association give
a brief meditation, as has been
done in time past. Mr. Corriher
has announced that his topic will
be: “This We Affirm.”
Rev. Keith J. Beam, the presid
ent of the local ministerial assoc
iation has this to say concerning
the service:
“The purpose of this Reformat
ion service is to set forth once ag
ain in a positive, non-argumentative
spirit the main tenents ef our com
mon faith. Hereby we emphasize
the great teachings and heritage
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