TRANSYLVANIA—
rhe Land oi Waterfalls,
Mecca for Summer Camps,
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
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TRANSYLVANIA
An Industrial, Touriat, Ed
ucational, A g r 1 c ulturad
ind Music Center. Popula
tion, 1050 Census, 15,321.
Brevard Community 7,304.
Vol. 68 — No. 16
Second Class Mail Privileges
Authorized at Brevard, N. C.
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 18,1957
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
McCALL’S GROCERY at Selica burn
ed to the ground shortly after noon on
Monday, and the local fire department
was hampered in fighting the blaze by
the high voltage lines above the flames.
The building was engulfed in flames
when the firemen arrived. The store’s
heater is believed to have started the
fire, and the operators of the store were
out to lunch when i+ began.
(Times Staff Photo)
Tinsley Property Is Purchased For
$40,000 As Site For Brevard High
Appraisal Committee Ap
proves Price. Adjoining
Tract Also Bought
The Transylvania borrd of educa
tion has purchased the V. L. Tins
ley property on the Country club
road as a site for the new Brevard
high school.
Formerly known as the “Galla
mere place", the property consists
of 30 acres and was purchased for
$40,000.
It was also announced at the
last meeting that the board had
purchased an additional tract of a
little over two acres adjoining the
property in order to extend the
frontage on Country club road and
straighten out the line on the south
side of the property. This tract was
purchased from L. E. Bagwell, Jr.
A five-man appraisal committee
reported at the last meeting re
garding the value of the site for
the high school.
Separately, the group appraised
the tract from $38,000 to $43,000,
and all of them signed statements
that the board should pay $40,000
for the property, if the site could
not be purchased for any less.
On the appraisal committee
were: O. H. Oit, E. W. Medford,
Jerry Jerome, J. I. Ayers and W.
M. Melton.
Prior to purchasing the proper
ty, the board investigated other
sites. Two of them, one on Maple
street extension and the Fisher
property in North Brevard, were
given serious consideration, but the
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CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, April 18 — General
meet of WMU at Methodist church
at 3:30. Lions club meets at Gaith
er’s at 7:00 o’clock. Special Maun
dy Thursday services at the chur
ches.
Friday, April 19 — Garden club
meets at Gaither’s at 3:30 o’clock.
District meet of Jaycees at legion
building. Kiwanis club meets at
Gaither's at 7:00 o’clock. Masons
meet at temple at 7:30 o’clock.
Good Friday services set.
Sunday, April 21 — Easter Sun
day — Sunrise service at Brevard
College at 5:45 a. m. Attend the
church of your choice for special
Easter services.
Monday, April 22 — Rotary,
club meets at Gaither’s at 7 o’- j
clock. Music Lovers club meets at
Gaither’s.
Tuesday, April 23 — Gold Star
Mothers meet with Mrs. E. V. j
Fowler at 7:30 o’clock. Annual
meet of League of Women Voters
at Mrs. A. M. Ream’s at 8:00 o’
clock.
Wednesday, April 24 — Blood
mobile at Brevard College, 10 a. m.,
to 4 p. m.
Congress Wrangling
Expecting To Resume Regular
Schedules At PO On Saturday
With the announcement that j
President Eisenhower had signed
a bill for $41 million for the Post
office department, the local office
is planning to resume its regular
Saturday schedule this week.
Services were curtailed last Sat
urday here and across the nation,
while congressmen in Washington
wrangled over Postmaster General
Summerfield’s request for 47 mil
lions to maintain full postal ser
vice.
Acting Postmaster Vernon Full
bright said at noon Wednesday that
he had not received any directives
regarding services this Saturday,
j However, the Brevard post office
and all others in the county are ex
Bloodmobile
At College On
Next Wednesday
' The Red Cross Bloodmobile will
[be at Brevard college on Wednes
day, April 24, from 10 a. m. to 4
i p. m.
i This visit is being sponsored by
1 both the Veterans and the Canter
{ bury clubs of Brevard college.
Both community and college
persons are invited to donate a
pint of blood at this time.
pected to resume their regular
schedule this week end.
There is speculation that there
will be some curtailment since the
president’s bill was six million dol
lars short of Summerfield’s re
quest.
All this week the local post of
tice has teen closing at 5:00 each
afternoon instead of at 5:30 o’
clock as in the past.
Politics Getting Hotr Three Already In
Mayor's Race, Four File For Board
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McCALLS GROCERY
BURNS TO (ROUND,
ALARMS ANSWERED
Local Department Quelled
Woods Blaze At Mt. Mo
riah Monday Evening
McCall’s grocery store at Se
lica burned to the ground short
ly after 1:00 o’clock Monday af
ternoon.
According to Fire Chief Dan
Merrill, the blaze caught from
a heater and a building was en
gulfed in flames when the local
fire department arrived.
The operators of the store
; were out to lunch when the fire
started, and Harry Blake saw
I the flames from his nearby farm
and turned in the alarm.
The local fighters were hamp
j r-red in fighting the blaze by 7,
| 200 volt electrical lines, which
j were ablaze near the front of the
store.
Some of the contents of the
store were saved before the en
tire building caught on fire.
The local fire department was
called out again Monday night
to put out a fire near the Mt.
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VETS OF WORLD
WAR I ORGANIZE
Transylvania Barrack Form
ed. F. Brown Carr Is
The Commander
More than 40 World War I vet
erans in Transylvania county met
Sunday afternoon here in the
court house and organized a local
barrack of the North Carolina De
partment, Vets of World War I,
of the USA, Inc.
F. Brown Carr was elected com
mander. and Frank C. King was
chosen as quartermaster.
An organizational meeting is
planned in the near future, and all
veterans joining up in the next 90
days will become charter members
of the local barrack. Interested
veterans can contact Mr. Carr or
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BHS Activities Bus Is
Bought By Athletic Body
Directors of the Brevard Ath
letic and Recreation association
voted to purchase an “activities”
bus for Brevard high school at
a special call meeting Monday
evening in the school library.
President Raymond F. Bennett
presided over the meeting,
which was attended by a ma
jority of the directors. Officers
and directors were re-elected,
and in addition to President Ben
nett, officers include John An
derson. vice president; Mrs. Lu
cian Deavor, treasurer; and,
Robert Baker Appointed Employee
Relations Manager Of Du Pont Here
Robert 0. Baker has been ap
pointed employee relations mana
ger of the Du Pont silicon plant
under construction at Brevard, it
is announced today.
Mr. Baker is now in Brevard to
begin recruitment and training of
personnel for the plant operating
force. The plant is scheduled to
begin operations in the spring of
1958.
He joined the Du Pont company
as a textile spinning operator at the
Carothers Laboratory of the Ex
perimental station near Wilming
ton in 1939.
From December, 1939, to 1956,
he worked in the Seaford, Del.,
plant of the Textile Fibers depart
ment. Among the positions he held
were special instructor, foreman,
shift supervisor, safety supervisor,
supervisor of plant training and
employment supervisor. In Novem
ber, 1956, he was transferred to
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ROBERT O. BAKER
John D. Eversman, secretary.
Principal Robert Kimzey told
the board that an “activities”
bus was one of the most urgent
needs at Brevard high school. He
explained that it would be used
for transporting the various ath
letic teams, the glee club, the
band to schools in all sections of
the county, as well as for science
trips, picnics, etc.
He also pointed out that with
a bus the students could be
transported safer, more econom
ically and that they would be
fully insured against injury at
all times, whereas this might
not be the case if private vehic
les are continued to be used.
The bus will cost $5,000 and its
use will be supervised and di
rected by Principal Kimzey.
English Awarded
Naval Scholarship
Charles R. English, outstanding
senior at Brevard high school, has
received an ROTC scholarship to
Georgia Tech, Principal Robert T.
Kimzey announces today.
Young English was a recent run
ner-up in the National Merit scho
larship contest, and his scholastic
record was one of the best among
seniors in North Carolina.
Commander G. F. Carney, head
of the officer candidate training
section of the Department of the
Navy, this week notified young
English of his appointment as a
principal candidate for enrollment
in the Naval Reserve Officers
training corps beginning this fall.
Principal Kimzey said he was
most delighted that another scho
larship had been awarded to mem
bers of this year’s senior class. He
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EASTER BUNNIES, colorful eggs, new clothes, etc.,
are all a part of the Easter observance, and in all of
Transylvania’s schools and churches special programs
are being held. Also, numerous Easter egg hunts are
also slated, and the young lady above is getting all set
for the Easter parade and the bounty of the egg hunts
and parties.
Sunrise Service To Highlight
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Easter Observance, Schools
Close On Friday And Monday
Jaycees Cordially Invite
Public To Attend Event
On College Campus
Highlighting the Easter obser
vance here will be the Sunrise ser
vice Sunday morning on the beau
tiful campus of Brevard college.
Sponsored by the Brevard Jay
cees, the service will begin prompt
ly at 5:45 o’clock, and Rev. Keith
Beam, Lutheran minister here, will
deliver the Easter message.
Special music, under the direc
tion of Prof. Nelson Adams, head
of the college department of mu
sic, will be included on the pro
gram.
The service will be interdenom
inational with various churches of
the community cooperating.
In urging the public to attend
the service, Jaycee President Earl
Powell states:
“Receive an inspiration this
Easter morning by attending this
inspiring service”.
SELICA SERVICE SET
There will be an Easter Service
and egg hunt at the Selica Baptist
church ground Sunday at 2:30 p.
m. Everyone in the section and
anyone else who would like to
come is invited.
Round-Up Of Services At
Churches Made. Many
Stories This Week
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Transylvania’s churches are plan
ning many special services during
the Easter week end, and town and
county schools will be closed on
Friday and on Monday the ob
servance.
Offices in the court house will
close Monday, however, they will
observe regular hours, from 9:00
to 12:00 on Saturday.
Supt. J. B. Jones says some con
fusion has arisen concerning the
holidays. The day missed Friday,
two weeks ago, due to the flood
waters will be made up on Wednes
day, May 29th, the last day of
school.
He repeats for the interest of all
parents and teachers that Easter
holidays will be as announced on
Friday and Monday.
Due to the fact that Brevard col
lege had spring holidays the first
week in April, the school will not
have a vacation over the Easter
week end. President Robert H.
Stamey announces.
The initial event of the Eas
ter observance here was a concert
last Sunday night at the Presby
terian church, featuring the Bre
vard civic chorus. Directed by
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WPNF Program Highlights
Easter Sunrise Service Will Be Heard,
Baseball Broadcasts Proving Popular
This Sunday morning, WPNF
will broadcast the Easter sunrise
service from Brevard college. The
service, sponsored by the Brevard
Jaycees, will be recorded for broad
cast at 7:00 o’clock.
All during this Easter week end,
many beautiful and inspiring pro
grams will be heard over the local
station, Bobby Hoyle, station man
ager, announces. These programs
will feature the nation's leading
stars and singing groups in special
Easter concerts.
Mr. Hoyle also announces that
the baseball broadcasts, which be
gan this week, are extremely pop
ular, and the schedule for the com
) ir.g week is as follows:
Thursday, April 18 — Pittsburgh
at Brooklyn — 1:30.
Saturday, April 20 — Pittsburgh
at Brooklyn — 1:30.
Sunday, April 21 — Pittsburgh
at Brooklyn — double header—
2:05.
Monday, April 22 — Philadelphia
at Brooklyn — double header—
1:30.
Tuesday, April 23 — Washington
at New York — 2:00.
Wednesday, April 24 — New
York at Brooklyn — 8:00.
OTHER PROGRAMS
The schedule for the Civic Hour
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DEADLINE FOR
FILING IS NOON
TfSS SATURDAY
Present Aldermen Have Not
Announced As Y$t. Reg
istration Begins
ELECTION MAY 7
The political kettle here in the
town of Brevard is beginning to
boil. The general election is 9et
for Tuesday, May 7tb. ?
'fhree men announced for may
or by noon on Wednesday, and four
had filed for the board of aider
men Others are expected to file
prior to the deadline at no6n on
Saturday.
Mayor John A. Ford has an
nounced his candidacy to suc
ceed himself as mayor. Last Sat
urday, Bert Freeman, former po
lice chief and sheriff, filed in the
mayor’s race. The third man to
date is Jack Potts, Brevard at
torney.
The first men filing for the
board were Charles Grogan and
Wallace M. Galloway. Others who
have filed include Joe H. Tinsley
and Mark T. Osborne.
It is rumored that three mem
bers of the present board, W. M.
Melton, Mitchell Neely and George
Justus, will file, however? Henry
R. Henderson and C. Few Lyda are
not expected to be candidates to
succeed themselves on the board.
Registration of new voters will
begin at 9:00 o’clock Saturday
morning, and the books will be
kept open for seven days, ex
cluding Sunday, prior to the elec
tion.
Mrs: Wt bridges is »hc reg
istrar, ami judge., P. Ham
lin and Bennett Jones.
Saturday, April 27, will be chal
lenge day.
JAYCEES TO HOLD
DISTRICT MEETING
Record Attendar^ Qf WNC
Clubs Is ^jpected Here
fdday Evening
Jaycees from all over western'
North Carolina will come to Bre»
vard this Friday night for (fair
fourth district meeting of the year;
The meeting, which will be the
largest of its kind ever to be held
in this section of the state, is for
the purpose of electing a new state
vice president of District 1 of the
North Carolina Junior Chamber
of Commerce, and the further
planning of the state convention,
which will be in Asheville on May
10, 11, and 12.
The host club has been hard at
work for two months in making
preparations for the affair, to be
held at the American Legion bud
ding Local interest has reached a,
new high due to the fact that Bill:
Norris, a past president of the
Brevard Jaycees, is a candidate for
the state vice presidency. Brevard
has not been represented in the
state Jaycee organization since Ce
cil Hill, local attorney, was a state
vice president in 1948.
Many fine door prizes have been
gathered for the meeting, one of
which is a life size photograph of
Marilyn Monroe. This article has
caused considerable interest
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Garrett Injured In
Accident, Condition
Said To Be Improved
E. B. Garrett, the industrial re
lations manager of Olin Mathieson
Chemical corporation at Pisgah
Forest, is in Asheville’s Memorial
hospital suffering with injuries
sustained in an automobile acci
jdent Sunday night on the Boylston
1 highway.
His condition, although consid
erably improved, is still serious
and he is expected to undergo
surgery today.
Mr. Garrett is reported to have
several broken ribs, f* possible
fractured hip and serious leg in
juries.
The accident occurred sbertly
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