TRANSYLVANIA—
rhe 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 r i ze-Winning A.B.C. Newspaper
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tion, 1950 Census,
Brevard Community 7J5M.
Vol, 67 — No. 51
Authorized at Brevard. N. C.
Second Class Mail Privileges
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1956
* 24 PAGES TODAY *
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
TWO LITTLE GIRLS gaze wonder
ingly at the ruins of the East Fork Bap
tist church, which burned to the ground
last Thursday afternoon. Under the lea
dership of the pastor, Rev. Kermit Reece,
i the congregation is planning to rebuild
the church shortly after the first of the
year. See story on front page, third sec
tion. (Times Staff Photo)
Total Of $35,000 In Sight In Brevard
College Development Fund Campaign
Chairman Garrett Is Hope
ful That Goal Of $50,
000 Oversubscribed
Excellent response is reported
in the current Brevard College
Development Fund campaign by
Director Ed B. Garrett.
Early reports indicate that
$35,000 of the goal of $50,000 is
now in sight.
Chairman Garrett says he hopes
that the canvassers, numbering
some 35 strong will turn in addit
ional pledges and cdntribut\ons to
him this week end. **
“This should swell our fund
considerably,” Mr. Garrett stated.
College officials and local mem
bers of the board of trustees are j
hopeful that the goal will be over
subscribed, thereby setting an ex
ample for the other 43 WNC
counties which are also conducting
simultaneous campaigns, to fol
low.
The trustees anticipate raising
$500,000 in the overall campaign,
and this amount will be used to
build a campus center building, and
a music and fine arts building.
Both Of these structures are
direly needed on the campus to
meet the demands of a student
body which is now over 400.
Chairman Garrett reminds per
sons desiring to contribute to the
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Heavy rainfall was recorded in
the county during the past week.
Temperatures were mostly mild. A
total of 3.59 inches of rain was re
corded, says Bobby Hoyle, official
weatherman here.
High Low Precip.
Wednesday _54 43 1.15
Thursday_57 53 .28
Friday _62 52 1.78
Saturday _62 51 .34
Sunday_65 49 .03
Monday _70 38 .01
Tuesday_61 40 0
CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, Dec. 20 — Noon dead
line to enter Christmas lighting
contest. Judging takes place at 7
p. m. B & PW club party at Gai
ther’s, 7 p. m. Lions club meets at
Gaither’s, 7 p. m.
Friday, Dec. 21 — Garden club
tour of decorated homes leaves
Masonic temple, 3:30 p. m. Kiwan
is club meets at Gaither’s, 7 p. m.
Saturday, Dec. 22 — Santa Claus
to be in stores.
Sunday, Dec. 23 — Attend the
church of your choice.
Monday, Dec. 24 — Last day to
shop. No Rotary club meeting.
Special Christmas Eve services in
Brevard churches.
Tuesday, Dec. 25 — Christmas
Day.
Wednesday, Dec. 26 — Stores
continue closed for holidays. BPOE
and Moose Lodge meet at respec
tive club houses, 8 p. m.
Light Session
Jurors Are Drawn For January
Term Of Superior Court Here
Jurors for the January term of
Superior court in Transylvania
have been drawn. Clerk of Court
Marvin McCall reports.
The two-weeks term will begin
on Monday, January 7th, with
criminal cases scheduled for that
week, and the civil docket the sec
ond.
Judge Francis 0. Clarkson, of
Charlotte, will preside.
The court is expected to be a
light one, since many cases were
disposed of during the December
term, just completed.
Jurors to serve during first week
are as follows:
Charles W. Pickelsimer Jr., Paul
W. Sitton, Mrs. C. C. Garren, Mrs.
Kimzey To Return
From Leave After
Christmas Holidays
District Principal Robert T. Kim
zey will re-assume his duties with
the opening of school after the
Christmas holidays on Monday,
January 7th. Due to his health, Mr.
Kimzey took a leave of absence ear
lier this year.
According to Supt. J. B. Jones, C.
Wayne Bradburn, who has been
serving as acting principal, will be
come county supervisor in the
Transylvania school system.
Marshall Teague, former assis
tant coach has been elected assis
tant director of physical training,
and he will assume these duties at
the beginning of the spring term
on January 7th.
Coach Teague succeeds George
E. Powell, who has been called in
to military service. 1
Allison Orr Elected To Head Dunn’s
Rock Masonic Lodge During New Year
Allison Orr, manager of Pearl
man’s here, was elected worship
ful master of the Dunn’s Rock Ma
sonic lodge at the last regular sta
ted communication in the Masonic
temple.
He succeeds D. Frank Bridges,
and other officers elected at the
meeting were: Clyde Summey, sen
ior warden; William C. Bangs, jun
ior warden; A. N. Jenkins, past
master, re-elected treasurer; and,
Henry R. Henderson, past master,
was renamed secretary.
Appointive officers for the new
year are as follows: Hershel Town
ly, senior deacon; Clayton Gard
ner, junior deacon; Howard Dan
iel, senior steward; Arthur H.
Jenkins, junior steward; Ansel
Hart, past master, chaplain; and,
Milford Hubbard, tyler. L. Paul
Beck, past master, was reappoint
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ALLISON ORR
Tom Couch, T. H. Houck, Roland
Owen, Miss Christine Fisher, Char
lie Leopard, Grayson Hensley, Rob
ert Fulton, Jack Alexander, Mrs.
T H, Pickelsimer, Ray Hooper, Vel
la Parker, Mrs. T. R. McCall, Roth
ie Laws, Mrs. Elmo McCall, Ralph
Holden, Almond Hall, Flora W.
Barkley, Frank Smith, Gaston
Whitmire, Herbert Henson, Bruce
Cassell, Mrs. A. D. Brittain, Claude
Ray, Clarence Brown, Mrs. Allen
McKinney, James Herman Keener,
Mrs. Ransler King, Mrs. E. O. Gor
don, Fred Owenby, Harry Owen, J.
V. Dills, Paul Keller, Mrs. Holland
Talley.
Second week jurors are: Howard
Schmidt, John S. Carpenter
Wayne Conn, Ralph Owen, Rhett
Talley, Robert W. Head, Mrs. Eu
gene King, Paul Lollis, E. M. Sta
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Local Teen-Agers Play
Santa To Canadian Girl
Several weeks ago a little six
year-old Canadian girl was alrea
dy dreaming of a happy Christ
mas, and a group of Brevard
teen-agers have seen to it that
her dream will come true.
Little did Malinda Bangs and
her friends think of the possi
bilities of playing Santa Claus
when they went to buy a Christ
mas tree to decorate at the Teen
age Center.
But Laraine F. McGraw, of
Tracadie, New Brunswick, should
be getting a package from them
soon — because it was mailed
December 18th.
The story is one of those un
canny things that occasionally
happen. Malinda and her
friends bought the Christmas
tree from an organization here
selling only Canadian spruces.
The child had tucked a note in
to one of them that read: “Dear
Mrs.-: I am asking with kind
ness if you won’t send me some
thing for Christmas. I am a lit
tle girl of six years old. Please
don’t forget to send me some
thing. I’ll be very happy.”
So all the way from Canada
came the tall spruce with the
child’s scrawling note inside it
And the Teen-Agers will be
having sort of a special time
—Turn To Page Five
Times To Publish
Day Later After
Yule Observance
Due to the Christmas observ
ance next week when Brevard’s
stores will be closed on both
Tuesday and Wednesday, The
Transylvania Times will be pub
lished a day later, Publisher Ed
M. Anderson states.
Usually, The Times goes on
sale at the news stands on Wed
nesday afternoon and in the
mails that evening. However,
next week, Brevard’s prize-win
ning weekly will be published on
Thursday afternoon.
The publisher also announces
that The Times office will be
closed for two days, Tuesday and
Wednesday of next week, in or
that the staff might enjoy the
Christmas observance with their
families.
I BRISK RUSH IS
FORESEEN, LAST
SHOPPING DAYS
Tuesday, Wed’day Holidays.
All Stores, Town And Co.
Offices To Close
SANTA RETURNS
Transylvanians are joining with
other Americans in busily prepar
ing for the 1956 Christmas and
brisk business is noted in the com
munity.
Stores are well stocked with hol
iday merchandise in spite of the
heavy rush, and for the conveni
ence of the shoppers many are re
maining open evenings.
Stores, town and county offices
will be closed both on Tuesday and
Wednesday for the Yule observ
ance. All offices in the court house,
except the sheriff’s office, will
close Monday, Tuesday and Wed
nesday.
Santa Claus will return to Bre
vard on Friday afternoon and Sat
urday, Harry Sellers, chairman of
the merchants committee of the
Brevard chamber of commerce re
ports, and he will have candy for
all of his little friends.
Santa will also be in Brevard on
Monday, Christmas Eve.
Transylvania schools will close
on Friday for the Christmas holi
days.
As usual the schools will observe
a two-weeks' holiday, with classes
i beginning again on Monday, Jan
| uary 7th, Supt. J. B. Jones reports,
i Brevard gollege began t h e ’56
i Christmas holidays on Saturday,
i Dec. 15th, and students will return
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Help Fight TB
Buy Christmas Seals
MORE SHOPPING
DAYS TIL
CHRISTMAS
Hem Cmisntis
★ From The Entire Times Staff ★
Ed M. Anderson
Publisher
John Anderson
Editor
Frances Walker
Associate
Ned Comar
Linotype
Gordon Byrd
Printer
Jack Briggs
Advertising Mgr.
Henry Henderson
Plant Supt.
Eston Phillips
Job Printing
D. C. Wilson
Pressman
Chamber Of Commerce Is Now
Completing Successful Year
TIMES TO CARRY
1957 FORECASTS
Roger Babson’s “Business
And Financial Outlook”
Will Be In Next Issue
The Transylvania Times will
publish Roger W. Babson’s “Busi
ness and Financial Outlook for
1957” next week, Publisher Ed M.
Anderson announces today.
Mr. Babson’s 1957 outlook will
contain outstanding forecasts cov
ermg sucn lmpor
t a n t topics as:
general business,
commodity pric
es, taxes, trade,
labor, inflation,
farm outlook,
stock market,
real estate and
politics.
Mr. Babson —
■■^^■^^^"pioneer in the
Boger W. Btbcon 0f business
and financial statistics — enjoys
an unusual record of accuracy in
his annual forecasts.
A careful checking of the Bab
son Predictions made in the BUS
INESS AND FINANCIAL FORE
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I
Ballots To Be Printed Satur
day. Resume Of Activi
ties Is Given
As the year 1956 rapidly draws
to a close, James C. Gaither, presi
dent of the Brevard chamber of
commerce makes a final plea for
ali persons who have not paid
their dues for the current year to
do so immediately.
Friday will be the last day to
join, since the ballots will go to
press on Saturday. Only names of
paid up members will be listed on
the ballot.
The day after Christmas the ex
ecutive secretary. Mrs. John Ford,
will mail the ballots to all mem
bers, and balloting will be on Jan
uary 8th.
The 25 persons receiving the
highest number of votes will com
prise the board of directors for
1957.
At the present time, the Brevard
chamber of commerce has the high
est membership that it has had in
several years. Paid up members
now total 166, and last year there
were 161 names on the ballot.
Officers for the New Year will
be elected by the new board at a
special call meeting on January
15th.
In addition to having a most suc
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Program Highlights
Many Beautiful; Inspiring Christmas
Programs To Be Heard Over WPNF
Beginning on Christmas Eve and
throughout the holiday season,
many beautiful and inspiring pro
grams will be heard over WPNF,
and Bobby Hoyle, station mana
ger, urges all listeners to keep
their dials at 1240.
Many local firms are sponsoring
special shows for the Christmas
holidays and appropriate messages
will be heard along with the out
standing Yuletide music.
The leading musicians and sing
ers of the country will be featured
on the outstanding Chrismas pro
grams, Mr. Hoyle states.
Other Programs
The schedule for the Farm and
Home hour for the coming week
is as follows: Thursday, Carolina
Farm features; Friday, ASC office,
Marvin Whitmire; Monday, Caro
lina Farm features; Wednesday,
Carolina farm features,
j On the Civic hour he following
I will be heard: Friday, Girl
Scouts; Monday, Music Lovers
[club; Wednesday, Rosman Cham
ber of Commerce.
The Rev. Clifford Hornbuckle,
i pastor of Middle Fork Baptist
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CIVIC CLUBS ARE
AIDING IN CHEER
WORK FOR NEEDY
Round-up Various Programs
Announced. Ceremonies
Are Underway
SCHEDULES GIVEN
Highlighting the Christmas ob
servance will be special Christmas
services -at the churches through
out Brevard and Transylvania
county.
Civic clubs, fraternal organiza
tions and the welfare department
are all joining with the churches
in spreading Christmas cheer. N»
merous parties for the children are
being held, and one of the largest
of the season was held at the Bre
vard Elks lodge this past Sunday
afternoon.
Civic and church leaders are .
making an “all-out effort to see
to it that Ole Santa does not over
look anyone this Christmas.
Church Services
A Christmas pageant, “The Great
Gift”, will be given on Sunday ev
ening at the First Baptist church
here at 7:30 o’clock. Mrs. Bill Nor
ris will direct, and Mrs. Karl
Bosse is directing the youth rhnira.
A special service is set the follow
ing evening, and on Bjteember
30th, the members of ti^ First
Baptist church will hold student
night.
At St. Philip’s Episcopal church
the holiday festivities begin with
a Christmas pageant at 5 p. m. Son
day afternoon. This will be follow
ed by a family pot luck suppev is
the parish house. /
The Festal Celebration of Hob
Communion will take place at 11:30
p. m., Christmas eve. This service
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DRIVE CAREFULLY,
PATROLMEN IRGE!
County’s Record §aid One Of
Best In State. Accideai
Reported Wednesday
With the Christmas and Njew
Year holidays “just around the
corner”, Transylvania’s highway
patrolmen, Pfc. Jack Cabe and Pit.
Bill Sawyer, urge all motorists to
drive with extreme caution dar
ing the observances.
If there are no fatalities on toe
county’s highways during the next
11 days, Transylvania wilL^ have
one of the best records in "North.
Carolina.
According to the patrolmen, at
the end of this 11-day period the
county’s record will be three and
one half years with no fatalities OB
Transylvania highways.
Daily the patrolmen are stopping
motorists and giving them Christ
mas cards, which request carefal
driving on North Carolina's high
ways.
One wreck was reported in ton
county on Wednesday. About £28
a. m., Jack Morrison, of Oakland^
ran off the road in his pkhw oa
Rocky Hill and turned it oopr af
ter hitting an embankment. The -
driver and a passenger, Robert
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Dr. Sanders Heads.
Medical Body, Also
Hospital Staff Chief
Dr. James Sanders has .been ele
cted president of the T»ansiS|pB^»
Medical society and chief of staff
of the Transylvania romihwitj;
hospital.
He succeeds Dr. Mac Roy Gas
que, and Dr. Carl Plum was re
elected secretary of the society.
Dr. Sanders recently return
ed to Brevard, after seiyinefor
two years in the Arm^ifracal
corps.
Dr. Julius Sader was appointed
' as delegate to the State Medical
; convention, and Dr. Gasque was
named as alternate.
The local medical society meets
each third Monday evening at the
hospital, and the election of new
officers becomes effective on Jan
uary 1st.