TRANSYLVANIA—
rhe Land of Waterfalls,
Mecca for Summer Camps,
Entrance to Pisgah Na
tional Forest and Home of
Brevard Music Festival.
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TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist, ed
ucational, Agricultural
and Musk Center. Popula
tion, 1950 Census, 15,321.
Brevard Community 7,394.
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Vol. 67 —, No. 50
Authorized at Brevard, N. C.
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BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1956
★ * 18 PAGES TODAY ★
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Slow Your Loyalty To And Appreciation Of Brevard College By Making A Contribution Nowf
THE BREVARD POST OFFICE staff
is “rolling out the barrels”, in prepara
tion for the Christmas mail rush. At the
left is Vernon Fullbright, the acting
postmaster, and Mrs. Pete Eberle, is pic
tured at the right as she deposits her
first batch of Christmas cards. The bar
rels are to be used for the thousands of
Christmas cards that will be mailed in
the local office between now and Dec
ember 25th. One is for local cards, ano
ther for those addressed to Pisgah For
est, and the third for out-of-town mail.
The postal staff is hoping that this will
make it easier for patrons and also cut
down a little on the tremendous -work
load which all post offices endure at
Christmas. (Times Staff Photo)
Bridgeman Freed In Fatal Shooting Of
Deer Hunter, December Court Ends
Short Civil Docket Heard
This Week. List Of Ver
dicts Is Carried
The December term of Superior
court in Transylvania county was
adjourned Tuesday morning by
Judge P. C. Froneberger, of Gas
tonia, who presided.
A light civil docket was disposed
of this week, and during the first
week, many criminal cases, mostly
of a minor nature, were heard.
Tuesday afternoon Judge Frone
berger served as a justice of the
peace in a hearing for G. H. Bridge
man. of Tryon, who was charged
with manslaughter in the deer
hunt death of another sportsman.
In Tuesday’s hearing the verdict
was “no probable cause for crim
inal prosecution”.
The victim was Charles Berry
Ballard, of the Turkey Creek sec
tion of Buncombe county, who died
on November 21st, after being hit
in the thigh by a bullet the day be
fore in the Pink Beds section of
Pisgah National forest.
A coroner’s jury reported that
it could not be determined who
shot Ballard, but Sheriff “Scott”
Dillingham issued a warrant for
Mr. Bridgeman after he received
a ballistics report from the State
Bureau of Investigation labora
tories in Raleigh concerning shells
found in the area and a bullet in a
tree near the scene of the fatal
shooting.
It was brought out at the hearing
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CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, Dec. 13 — Classroom
teachers meet in Brevard elemen
tary cafeteria, 7:30 p. m. Masons
meet in Temple to elect officrs, 8
p. m.
Friday, Dc. 14 — Oak Grove
church bazaar in Waltermire Hotel
building. Hospital auxiliary
meets at 3 p. m., hospital dining
room.
Saturday, Dec. 15 — Draft board
closes for holidays. Oak Grove ba
zaar again to be in Waltermire
building.
Sunday, Dec. 16 — Attend the
church of your choice. Special pro
grams at both the First Baptist and
the Presbyterian churches, 7:30 p.
m.
Monday, Dec. 17 — Rotary club
to entertain wives at party, 7 p. m.,
Gaither’s.
Tuesday, Dec. 18 — Good Neigh
bor club party, Gaither’s, 7:30 p.
m. Eastern Star meets in Masonic
Temple, 8 p. m. Moose club meets
at 8 p. m.
All Out Search
Money Is Recovered From Safe
Found In Pisgah Natl Forest
Western North Carolina coun
! ties are being plagued with a ser
I ies of robberies, and in numerous
I places, safes are being stolen and
found later blown to bits and con
I tents confiscated.
However, the safe that was found
in Transylvania Sunday afternoon
baffled the robbers, who were be
lieved to have been a part of a
gang, headed by Frank Watson, an
Asheville prison escape artist.
The safe, discovered by an em
ployee of the Transylvania Tanning
company near the Pink Beds in
the Pisgah National forest, had
been cut open in the back by acety
lene torches, appeared to have been
looted. However, when Sheriff
“Scott” Dillingham, the SBI and
Santa Arrives For
Two Local Persons
Santa Claus arrived early for two
Transylvanians during the past
week. '
J. A. Brewer, who resides on Ma
ple street here, was awarded a new
Ford Ranch Wagon by Dixie Stores
on Monday in a special promotion
campaign of the Winn-Dixie stores.
Last Saturday afternoon Burder
Teague, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs.
Burder Teague, of Brevard, won a
new bicycle in the “Letters to San- j
ta Claus” contest, sponsored by the
Asheville Merchants association.
Buncombe county investigating of
i ficers took it to Asheville Monday,
they discovered that the compart
! rr.ent containing the money, more
| than $2,500, was unopened and
the money was recovered.
Sheriff Dillingham reports that
the torches used were stolen at
Duckworth Motor company here
and Wood Paxton Motors.
The failure of the thieves to
gain entrance to the compartment
in the safe, which was taken last
Friday night from the A & P store
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Brevard College Development Fund
Campaign To Be Launched Thursday
PRESBYTERIANS
HOLD SERVICES
IN NEW CHURCH
Large Crowds Attending
Nightly. Rev. Hay Brings
Final Sermon Tonight
An overflow crowd of members
and friends attended the initial
service in the new $165,000 Bre
vard - Davidson River Presbyterian
church Sunday morning, and also
the evening services that are being
held this week.
Sunday school and morning wor
ship were held for the first time in
the new brick edifice on East Main
street.
The “Service of Consecration”
was given by the pastor, Rev. Ben
F. Ormand, and the congregation, j
The pastor’s special sermon, “The !
C hurch Must Go Forward,” empha- j
sized the need for still greater prog
ress in the future. He urged his
members not to “rest on their lau
rels” since the church has been
completed.
Greetings came from Dr. R. E.
iucClure, who is executive secre
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RED CROSS GROUP
WILL SELL SEALS
Sales Now Total $1,019.
Chairman Cites Facts
Regarding TB
Members of the local chapter of
the American Red Cross will be in
charge of the booth sale of Christ
mas Seals at the post office and
bank Friday and Saturday morn
ings of this week, it was announ
ced today by the chairman of the
Transylvania County TB commit
tee, Miss Jeanette Austin. “This is
the 75th anniversary of the Red
Cross in America, and we of the
TB committee wish to pay tribute
to this group of volunteers who
sponsored the sale of Christmas
Seals under their own emblem for
several years prior to 1920, when
the TB association was in its forma
tive years. These stamps may be
seen in the Christmas Seal stamp
collection on display in the old
Slack building near the bank”, sta
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Health Department Now
Conducting Polio Survey
On the basis of knowledge on
hand, health officials here be
lieve that Transylvania county
is lagging behind in its immuni
zation of children against polio,
and a survey is being conducted
throughout all schools.
Dr. John R. Folger, county
health officer, says that ques
tionnaires are being sent to par
ents of the more than 4,000 chil
dren enrolled in Transylvania.
From the basis of their returns
it will be possible to determine
the number of school age chil
dren who have not been innocu
WPNF Program Highlight.
Series Of Programs On Brevard
College Campaign To Be Heard
Highlighting its many public ser
vice programs during the coming
week is a series concerning the
Brevard College Development fund
campaign, Bobby Hoyle, station
manager, announces today.
Throughout the day and evening
special announcements about this
important drive are being heard,
and each day at 12:45 a special
talk by college and campaign lead
ers is slated.
Persons who worked for the
passage of the school bond issue
last Saturday were high in their
praise of the part that WPNF
( played in the election. Daily com
' munity leaders were heard over
| the air endorsing the issue, which
, passed by a majority of eight to
one.
Other Programs
The schedule for the Farm and
Home hour for the coming week is
! as follows: Thursday, Brevard
Home economics department, Mrs.
Glenn Burrell; Friday, U. S. For
’ est service, Ted Seely; Monday,
county agent’s office; Tuesday,
Rosman Vo-Ag department, B. E.
Keisler; Wednesday, Extension
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lated against this preventable
disease. Parents are urged to co
operate by returning the ques
tionnaire to the school.
Dr. Folger says that the 1956
polio season is over, and on the
basis of present figures, the po
lio vaccination has scored a huge
success. This year there were on
ly half as many polio cases in
the U. S. as in 1955.
However, in North Carolina
there were approximately two
thirds as many cases. This, Dr.
Folger points out, shows that
the state is lagging behind the
nation in polio protection. Ac
cording to recent estimates only
about 50 percent of North Caro
lina’s children have received the
vaccine, while only about 35 to
40 percent of Transylvanians
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Masons To Elect
Officers Thursday
D. Frank Bridges, worshipful
master of Dunn’s Rock Masonic
lodge, announces a stated commun
ication will be held Thursday night
in the Masonic Temple on East
Main street beginning at 8:00 o’
clock. Following the regular rou
tine of business, new officers will
be elected to serve next year.
Mr. Bridges urges all members
to attend this important meeting
and a cordial invitation is extended
to all visiting Masons.
OFFICIAL RETURNS
Transylvania School Bond Election
December 8th, 1956
Precincts
Boyd_
Brevard, No. 1
Brevard, No. 2
Brevard, No. 3
Brevard, No. 4
Cathey’s Creek .
Cedar Mountain _
Dunn’s Rock_
Eastatoe_
East Fork_
Gloucester, No. 1
Gloucester, No. 2
Hogback, No. 1 .
Hogback, No. 2 .
Hogback, No. 3 .
Little River_
Pisgah Forest_
Rosman_
Total_2,060 276
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Transylvania Citizens Approve
School Bond Issue By Vote Of
Eight To One, 2,336 Votes Cast
For
.108
.439
.240
.316
.333
.124
_42
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._19
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.108
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Against
7
10
6
4
11
49
7
5
19
2
26
6
21
61
13
5
10
14
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LETTER OF
APPRECIATION
I should like to thank all who
worked in the bond election for
the fine work each did in helping
to get out such an overwhelming
vote in favor of the bond issue. So
many helped in so many different
ways in all parts of our county that
it was truly a county-wide victory
for better schools. Especially am I
grateful to the members of our
Bond Election committee and pre
cinct chairmen for their help. I am
sure no one ever had a more enthu
siastic, effective and inspiring
group to work with than they were.
It was a real privilege as well as a
pleasure to be associated with
them.
We are also thankful to Ecusta
for its wholehearted endorsement
of the bond issue and for its gen
erosity in sponsoring and paying
for advertising the election.
I hardly know how to thank the
Transylvania Times and Station
WPNF adequately for the excel
lent and complete news coverage
each gave the election. For a num
ber of issues before last Saturday
the Times was filled with splendid
news articles, pictures, ads and edi
torials pointing out the school
needs and endorsing the bond is
sue. And WPNF literally satur
ated the air waves with news, talks
and spots relating to the election.
Without such fine publicity it
would have been difficult, if not
impossible, to get the story across
to the public so successfully.
All of us should be proud of the
results of the election which show
again the interest of the people of
Transylvania county in our schools
and their willingness to do whatev
er is necessary to make them bet
ter.
Ralph H. Ramsey, Jr.
Chairman, Transylvania
County School Bond Committee
Balloting Was Heaviest In
Brevard Boxes. Ramsey
Is Quoted
Transylvania county citizens vo
ted nearly eight to one in favor of
the $647,000 school bond issue last
Saturday in a special election.
The ballots were canvassed by
the board of elections Tuesday
morning, and the official vote was
2,060 in favor of the issue and 276
against it, with 2,336 citizens cast
ing a ballot.
The voting was heaviest and
strongest for the issue in the four
Brevard precincts, with a total of
1,359 being cast — 1,328 for and 31
against.
Only three of the precincts, Glou
cester 1, Hogback 2 and 3, voted
against the issue. The combined
vote in these boxes was 17 for and
100 against.
In the special school bond elec
tion in 1946, a total of 2,843 per
sons voted, with 2,097 voting for
the issue and 746 against the is
sue. The favorable vote then was
about three to one, with six pre
cincts voting against it.
Voting in that election was also
the heaviest in the four Brevard
precincts, with 1,334 persons cast
ing a ballot in favor of the issue
and 172 against it.
However, in the state school
bond election in Transylvania in
1953, voting was much lighter than
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Christmas Seals
MORE SHOPPING
DAYS TIL
CHRISTMAS
Brevard College Students Make
Good Showing At IRC Conference
Attending the Southeastern Re
gional conference of the Associa
tion of the International Relations
clubs at the University of South
Carolina, the Brevard college dele
gation came away carying more
laurels than any other school rep
resented.
Everett Bryant, a freshman at
Brevard and a resident of Cramer
ton, was elected to the office of
vice chairman of the region. Major
ing in political science, young Bry
ant is hopeful of attaining a posi
tion with the foreign diplomatic
corp some time in the future. In
his capacity of vice chairman, he
will attend many conventions, ex
ecutive meetings, and other assem
blies throughout the U. S. A.
At the North Carolina state cau
cus, Tom Anderson was elected to
be the member-at-large for this
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GOAL IS $50,000,
MANY ASSISTING
IN RAISING MONEY
—
Trustees Are Seeking Half
Million In 44 Counties.
To Erect Buildings
GARRETT CHAIRMAN
A Brevard College Development
fund campaign will be launched in
Transylvania county on Thursday
morning for a one week period,
with a goal of $50,000.
Ed B. Garrett, industrial rela
tions director at the Ecusta Paper
corporation is director of the
college campaign, and he' has
nine co-chairmen assisting. Each
has a team of five or more persons,
and an intensive solicitation will be
made of residences, businesses and
industries in Brevard and Transyl
vania county during the next few
days.
The local drive is being conduc
ted simultaneously with campaigns
in 44 Western North Carolina
counties. In these drives the col
lege board of trustees hopes tc
raise $500,000 for the construction
of two new buildings on the cam
pus of Brevard college. The first,
a Campus Center building, will
cost $300,000, and the second, a
Music and Fine Arts building, in
estimated to cost $200,000.
Transylvanians will be asked to
give over a three-year period, and
Chairman Garrett announces thaft
initial gifts have been excellent.
At a meeting of the chairmen:
and their workers Tuesday night in
the Brevard college cafeteria, Mr.
Garrett pointed out that Brevard
college was one of the county**
finest assets. He outlined the steps
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FIREMEN ANSWER
SERIES OF ALARMS
Serious Fire In Furnace
Room Of Times Prevent
ed Saturday Morning.
A series of fires kept the Bre
vard volunteer fire department bu
sy last week, with the most serious
one being the furnace room be
neath the Transylvania Times
building on the Times arcade last.
Saturday morning about 5:00 o'
clock.
The alert firemen were able Ce
keep the blaze coalined to the. kv
nace room and prevailed it from
spreading to other portions of the
building.
According to Fire Chief Dam
Merrill, the blaze caught from tke
stoker and burned the coal bin aad*
much of the coal in it Paper stock,
which was stored in Ole room ab
ove, and several pieces of equip
ment of The Times were damaged
by heat, smoke and water.
Mrs. Florence Goldsmith, wbe
lives in the apartment upstairs*.
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Special Events
At First Baptist
Church Announced
Special programs for the entire
family are being planned during
the Christmas season at the fir at
Baptist church.
The first will be a Christman
play to be presented by the Inter
mediate department of the Sunday
school on Sunday night, December
16, at 7:30 in the Fellowship hall
Mrs. A. J. Beddingfield, the super
intendent, is directing.
The church family night and car
ol sing will be held on Wednesday
evening, December 19, in the Fel
lowship hall.
A Christmas pageant, “The Great
Gift”, will be given on Sunday ev
ening, December 23, at 7:30 under
the direction of Mrs. Bill Norris.
Mrs. Karl Bosse will direet the
youth choirs.
Other events will include the
Christmas eve service ard the stu
dent night on December 30.