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TB&NSStVANIA—
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rhe Land o! Waterfalls,
Mecca for Summer Camps,
Entrance to Pisgah Na
tional Forest and Home of
Brevard Music Festival.
Values. Parade Thursday
TRANSYLVANIA—
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and Musk Center Popui*
don, 1900 Census. 19.33D
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BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1956
Vol. 67 — No. 48
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
THE FIRST SHOVEL OF DIRT, which
marks the beginning of construction of
the new Brevard Methodist church on
a site opposite Brevard college, is being
turned by Rev. Douglas Corriher, the
pastor. The ground-breaking ceremony
was held last Sunday morning, and other
participants on the program, left to right,
were: Dean J. J. Stevenson, Jack Tran
th^m, P. A. Rahn. Miss Hattie Aiken, i
Harrison. S. E. Varner, H. B. Shif
let, Ed M. Anderson and District Super
intendent J. W. Fitzgerald. Jerry Liner,
the contractor, is at the extreme right,
,arid He announced that constuction of the
new church would begin this week.
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Criminal Cases Will B e
Heard First Week. Long
List Is Announced
The December term of Superior
court in Transylvania county will
convene on Monday, and the crim
inal slate is one ofe the heaviest in
the history* of the county, Marvin
McCall, clerk of court, reports.
Judge P. C. Froneberger, of Gas
tonia, will preside, and the civil
slate will be held during the sec
ond week of court
A majority of the cases are char
ges of drunk driving and driving
with no operator’s licenses, the
clerk states.
Due to the fact that the summer
term of court here was postponed,
the December docket is extremely
heavy. During the last term of
court in Transylvania, only civil
cases were heard, and this docket
is light this term.
According to the clerk, four per
sons face rape charges in this term
of court. They are James Hendrix,
Don Stansel, A. D. Galloway and
William Burrell.
Due to the fact there were a
number of whiskey raids made dur
ing the summer, this contributes
to the following large number who
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CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, Nov. 29 — Deer hunts
continue. Fortnightly club meets
at 3:30 p. m. Christmas parade at
5 p. m.
Friday, Nov. 30 — Ace of clubs
meets at Gaither’s, 7:45 p. m.
Saturday, Dec. 1 — Hunts end
for season. Jaycees’ Turkey Shoot,
1 p. m., at Wilson’s bridge. Bas
ketball, Brevard vs. Young-Harris,
8 p. m. Boxing matches, American
Legion building, 8 p. m. Dance at
Brevard Country club, 9 p. m.
Sunday, Dec. 2 — Attend the
church of your choice.
Monday, Dec. 3 — Criminal court
opens, 9:30 a. m. New library to
open, 10 a. m. WMU at First Bap
tist begin week of prayer, 3:30 p.
m. Rotary club meets at Gaither’s,
7 p. m. American Legion supper, 7
p. m., followed by meeting. United
Fund Directors, Gaither’s, 8 p. m.
Tuesday, Dec. 4 — Moose club
meets at lodge, 8 p. m. Book and
Plate club meets with Mrs. Ashe
MacFie, 8 p. m. Eastern Star meets
at 8 p. m., Masonic temple.
Governor A&t4' ?
Allocation Made For Paving
Scenic Pisgah Motor Road
A special allotment of funds has
been made by Governor Luther
Hodges for paving the seven-mile
link of Pisgah Motor Road from
Wagon Road Gap to Elk’s Pasture
(Cut-Throat Gap) where it will
i connect with the pavement leading
down the mountain to Candler.
The allotment of special funds
does not interfere with any quota
charged to this county or other
counties of Haywood, Henderson
and Buncombe which touch on the
road. The money comes from a sur
plus left in the budget for highway
work for 1956-57.
The amount of the allocation is
$30,000.
Commissioner Harry Buchanan
states that he hopes to complete the
Anderson Named
On Advisory Body
Of Commerce Dept.
Ed M. Anderson, publisher of
this newspaper, has just been ap
pointed as a member of an advisory
committee of the United States De
partment of Commerce.
The Department of Commerce
lias been requested by the House
Interstate and Foreign Commerce
committee to prepare a comprehen
sive study on the supply demand
outlook for pulp, paper and board.
To assist in conducting this
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paving in early spring of 1957 so i
that use of the road can be made
during next summer.
Chairman William Medford, of
Waynesville. of the North Carolina |
Park commission, Chamber of
Commerce of the surrounding are
as had all asked the governor’s of
fice for funds; also Sam Weems, of j
the Blue Ridge Parkway, and Don
J. Morris, of the North Carolina
National forests.
Two years ago a soil padding was
put on the road by the Forest Ser
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Citizens School Bond Committee Makes
Plans For Favorable Vote December 8
GROUND BROKEN
FOR NEW CHURCH
BY METHODISTS
Pastor And District Superin
tendent Officiated. Sev
eral Others Assisted
In spite of bitter cold weather,
members of the Brevard Methodist
church gathered on the beautiful
site opposite Brevard college Sun
day morning following the regular
worship service and held an impres
sive ground-breaking ceremony.
The pastor, Rev. Douglas Corri
i er, officiated, and he was assist
ed by the District Superintendent
J. W. Fitzgerald. Representatives
of the church and College also par
ticipated on the brief program.
Mr. Corriher announced that the
Liner construction company, of
Lake Junaluska, wquld begin con
struction of the new church this
week.
The project, to cost $216,311, will
require some 13 months to com
plete, and it will include a sanc
tuary, seating 550 persons, a cha
pel, administration offices and a
three-storied educational wing.
Assisting the pastor and the dis
trict superintendent in the cere
mony were: Miss Hattie Aiken,
representing the Women’s Society
of Christian service of the church;
Dean J. J. Stevenson, of the col
lege: Jack Trantham, Luke Harri
son, P. A. Rahn and H. B. Shiflet,
of the church; and, S. E. Varner
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MEDICAL OFFICES
ARE BEING BUILT
Dr. Newland And Dr. Folger
Erecting Building On Cor
ner Morgan, Caldwell
Construction has begun here on
the corner of Morgan and Caldwell
streets of a new office building for
Dr. Charles L. Newland and Dr.
John R. Folger, partners.
L. E. Bagwell is the contractor
for the brick and stucco building,
and it is expected to be completed
by early spring.
The offices will be completely
modern and air conditioned
throughout. The building will con
tain 3.200 square feet of space, and
is all located on one floor.
A parking lot will be built adja
cent to the building.
McDonald and Daniels are the
architects.
Carter Wins Cadillac,
Elks Will Make Award
By STAFF WRITER
Dick Carter, co-manager of the
Co-Ed and Clemson theatres in
Brevard, really knows what it’s
like to be lucky.
Mr. Carter has won not only a
new Cadillac, but also a trip for
two to Nassau in the Bahama Is
lands.
Sounds too good to be true,
doesn’t it.
Each year the Elks of North
Carolina raise money to aid in
their youth program and climax
ing the event is the awarding of
s new Cadillac.
This year a trip for two to Nas
New Library Will Be Opened Next
Monday Morning; Moving Underway
The Transylvania County Library
is moving this week and will open
in the new and modern brick struc
ture adjacent to the court house
Monday morning at 10 a. m.
Mrs. O. H. Orr, chairman of the
library board, stated that a group
of Jaycees completed moving the
books on Monday evening. “On be
half of the board, I want to public
ly thank the Jaycees, and several
of their wives, for performing this
chore so efficiently/’ Mrs. Orr said.
During all of this week the
shelves are being put in order and
new library equipment is being in
stalled.
Mrs. Lehman Kapp, librarian,
wishes to point out to the reading
public some of the more important
regulations.
Cards are issued to borrowers
without charge for a period of
three years. Children’s cards must
be signed by their parents.
A fine of two cents per day is be
ing charged for overdue books;
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sau was added.
Officials of the local lodge to
day express appreciation to all
persons who made donations to
the youth program.
Mr. Carter takes an active in
terest in Elk work and he has
high praise for the youth pro
gram.
He says he is naturally thrilled
and expects to go to Charlotte
after the Cadillac on Thursday
of this week.
To Pay Out $20,000
In Christmas Club
Members of the Christmas Sav
ings club of the Brevard Federal
Savings and Loan association
here will receive more than $20,
000 this week, Jerry Jerome, the
exeeutive vice president, announ
ces. There are some 300 mem
bers of the ’56 club.
Checks will be mailed out Sat
urday to all members, and the
1957 club will be started today,
Mr. Jerome states.
Last year approximately $20,
000 was paid out to members of
the Christmas Savings club here.
Mr. Jerome says: “Be sure to
get on our membership list when
it opens this week and be assured
of a merrier Christmas next
year.”
OLE SANTA CLAUS will come to Brevard Thursday
afternoon riding atop the fire truck leading a big par
ade. He will have candy for all his little friends, and he
cordially invites them to come to Brevard to see him.
The event, which is sponsored by the merchants division
of the chamber of commerce, officially marks the open
ing of the ’56 Christmas shopping season, and the multi
colored lights in the business section will be turned on at
that time.
Big Christmas Parade Slated
In Brevard Thursday Afternoon
At 5:00 O’clock, Santa Arrives
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DEER, BEAR HUNTS
ENDONSATURDAY,
KILL SAID “GOOD”
Totals On Tuesday Were
335 And 10. Breakdown
By Areas Given
With three days left of the ’56
season, hunters in the Pisgah Na
tional forest are having “good
luck” Ranger Ted Seely reports.
The season will close on Satur
day, and as of the first of this week,
the total kill w&s 335 deer and 10
bears.
The kill is far ahead of last
year’s, and indications point to the
“good luck” holding out with fair
weather.
The best kill was reported in the
North Mills section, where 97 deer
and four bears were shot. David
son River is running a close sec
ond with the kill being 94 deer and
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Cash Prizes Will Be Award
ed For Best Floats. Col
ored Lights Are Up
The arrival of Santa Claus here
Thursday afternoon at 5:00 o’clock
officially marks the opening of the
1956 Christmas shopping season.
Hundreds and hundreds of his
little friends are expected to be on
hand when Santa comes to town
riding high atop the big fire truck
and leading a gigantic parade,
t Civic clubs, Rural Development
clubs and Brevard college will be
competing for cash prizes of $75,
$50 and $25 in the parade, and the
merchants, automobile dealers,
wholesalers and others will enter
the parade on a non-competitive
basis.
The Brevard high school band,
under the direction of John D. Ev
ersman, will lead the parade, which
will assemble at 4:45 o’clock in
front of the new Presbyterian
church on East Main street. The
American legion colors will be in
the No. 1 spot in the parade, fol
lowed by the majorettes. Beauty
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VYPNF Program Highlights
Parade Broadcasts Will Be Made,
Shrine Bowl Game Set For Saturday
A word picture of the big parade
on Thursday afternoon in Brevard
will be broadcast on two occasions
over WPNF.
Included on the broadcast will
be the outstanding music of the
Brevard high school band, a de
scription of the floats, along with
brief talks of the officials of the
merchants committee and the may
or of Brevard.
Climaxing the broadcast will be
the announcement of the names of
the winning floats in the parade.
The broadcasts will be heard at
8:00 o’clock Thursday evening and
! again on Friday afternoon at 4:00
o’clock, Bobby Hoyle, Station man
ager, announces.
A play-by-play description of the
annual Shrine Bowl game at Char
lotte on Saturday will be carried
jover WPNF, direct from the Mem
; orial stadium. Air time is 1:45 o’
clock Saturday afternoon.
Other Programs
Another special program over
WPNF will be an interview with
Jack Smathers, commander of the
local unit of the Civil Air patrol at
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PRESIDENTS OF
MANY GROUPS 10
AID IN CAMPAIGN
Industries Endorse BuiUBag:
Program. Dinner Meeting
Is Held
RAMSEY IS CHAIRMANS
A special campaign, to pronantff
the successful passage of the 90t7,r
000 school bond issue in Traa^
vania on Saturday, December 8th,
was launched at a meeting of the
Transylvania Citizens School Bttpft
committee Tuesday night at the ■
Ecusta Paper corporation.
- The committee, composed dE
more than 50 heads of various or
ganizations of Transylvania, Is
headed by Ralph H. Rpmsey, lrT. '
county attorney, who presided over
the dinner meeting. 1 y . . r* *
On motion by Joseph Sj.. Silver
steen, pioneer industrialist in
Transylvania, the group voted te
back the school bond issue as is
body and as individuals.
Plans were made to "get out the
vote” in all sections of Transylva
nia, and a vast amount of public
ity material is being distributed!
F. S. Best, a member . of the
board of educaton, outlined tfc*
need for a modern high i t hod
here, and he explained that roc
struction is now underway on tile
Silversteen gym at Rosman, and
the T. C. Henderson school aft.
Quebec is nearing completion^
He further explained that a nee
high school here, which will be
modern in every respect and te
contain vocational facilities, need
cd laboratories, etcwould relieve
the overcrowded conditions in the
elementary grades in and amend
Brevard and in lower Transylv»'
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$526 IN IB SEALS
ARE SOLD TO DUE
Chairman Feels That Last
Year's Goal Of $1,740
Will Be Reached
The Christmas Seal sale of the
Transylvania county Tuberealoris
committee, which began here an
Nmember 15th, has grossed $S3fL9h
through November 26th,
The chairman of the Chrisinan
seal campaign, Miss Jeannette Ana
tin, expressed confidence that
year’s total of $1,740.29 wool* he
equalled this year. She urged aB.
those who have not made their con
tributions to do so as soon ps possi
ble in order that the worfc at tte
Times Giving Free
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tisements in this issue are Ar
names that have been chance
from The Times mailing list in
impartial numerical manner.
Read these ads carefully ani
if you find your name, brtag m
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receive a free ticket to the local
theatre.
All tickets must be called far
by December 10 and they maat
be used before Christmas.
You are also urged to take
advantage of the many gift val
ues advertised in this issue.
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