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Vol. 68 — No. 17
Second Class Mail Privileges
Authorized at Brevard, N. C.
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 25,1957
★ 20 PAGEsS TODAY *
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
PRINCIPAL FIGURES at the big dis
trict Jaycee meeting here last Friday
night in the American legion building
are pictured above. At the left is Earle
Powell, president of the Brevard Jay
cees, who reported at the meeting and
welcomed the more than 100 persons at
tending. At the right is Brevard’s Bill
Norris, who was elected state vice pres
ident at the meeting. The three men in
the center are dignitaries in junior
chamber of commerce work. Next to
Powell is Jhn Burnett, of Greer, a nation
al director. In the center is Les Martin,
Sylva, the outgoing state vice president,
and between him and Norris is Bud Gris
so, president of the Anderson, S. C., Jay
cees. (Times Staff Photo)
Shotpn Blast Near Rosman Ends Row,
Puts Five In Hospital And One In Jail
Condition Of Victims Said
Improved. Several War
rants Are Issued
P
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Five parsons, including a five
year old girl, were wounded by a
shotgun blast at Lloyd Kinsey’s
in the Diamond Creek section
of Transylvania above Rosman last
Wednesday about
lowing an argument.
The wounded were brought to
the local hospital, and their con
dition today is reported by authori
ties as being satisfactory.
Sheriff “Scott” Dillingham ar
rested Johnny Morgan, 25-vear old
man who resided at the Kinzey
house, following the shooting. He
■was charged with assault with a
deadly weapon, and has been re
leased on a bond of $500. The sher
iff says that warrants have also
been issued for the other persons
involved in the incident.
The victims were Mr. and Mrs.
Lloyd Kinsey: their daughter, La
verne: R. V. Galloway and Nelson
Page, about 42, of Rosman. Page,
less seriously hurt, was taken to
the veterans’ hospital.
Morgan told officers he asked
Galloway to leave when he object- i
ed to Galloway’s language. When !
Galloway refused, Morgan said, he
got a sawed-off shotgun. He said
he didn’t intend to fire it but it
discharged accidentally.
Galloway was wounded in the
back, and Kinsey in the stomach,
and other pellets from the same j
charge struck the three other per- J
sons.
Following recent heavy rains, the
road leading into the Kinsey house
was extremely muddy, and offi
cers and Dr. James Sanders had
much difficulty getting the pa
tients out and to the hospital by
jeep.
Other persons at the Kinsey i
house at the time of the shooting j
for whom warrants have been i
issued include Oscar Moore, Penny j
Woods and T. I. Lance. They were i
not hit by the gun blast.
CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, April 25 — Masons
meet in Masonic Temple 8 p. m.
Good neighbor Club meets, Gaith
ers, 7:30. Fortnightly club meete
8:30 p. m.
| Friday, April 26 — B & PW
club meets, Gaither’s.
Saturday, April 27 — Challenge
Day in town election. Baseball—In
dians vs. Valley Springs, Camp
Straus, 3:30 p. m.
Sunday, April 28 — Attend the
church of your choice.
Monday, April 29 — Rotary club j
meets at Gaither’s at 7 p. m.
Tuesday, April 30 — Transyl
vania Beekeepers meet Gaither’s,
8 p. m.
Wednesday, May 1 — Humane
Society meets, Gaither’s, 8 p. m.
Resume Of Activities
Gaither Busy In Legislature,
Seeks County Industrial Fund
Representative James C. Giai
thcr spent last week end in Bre
vard, and before returning to Ral
eigh on Monday morning, he gave
The Times a resume of his activi
ties to date in the general assem
bly.
“While I have been in the leg
islature. 1 have had in mind the
overall objective of raising the
standard of Transylvania coun
ty in whatever ways I could. One
of mv first big objectives when
I arrived in Raleigh was to do
everything possible to safeguard
Transylvania County’s privilege
to have the new DuPont road en
trance on U. S. Highway No. 276
at Cedar Mountain rather than
some other location which might
be disadvantageous both to the
Dillard Has Low
Bid On Road Into
Du Pont Plant Site
The William D. Dillard Con
struction company, of Sylva, was
the low bidder on the access road
into the Du Pont silicon plant
from US Highway 276 near Cedar
Mountain.
Dillard’s bid was $183,823.53,
and it was among several others
opened by the State Highway com
mission in Raleigh on Tuesday.
The distance of the road is 2.72
miles, and the bid is for grading,
paving and structures.
Recently, Governor Luther
Hodges appropriated $250,000 out
of his special fund for this road.
County and to the DuPont Com
pany. With this in mind I obtain
ed an interview with Governor
■ Hodges, who was most consider
ate and helpful in assuring me
! that he would set aside sufficient
i money for the road and that the
DuPont road would have its en
trance on Highway 276. The con
tract for this road is to be let
soon and I believe its location is
now conclusively established by
the engineers,” Representative
Gaither began.
He went on to explain that re
cent events have pointed up to the
urgent necessity of still another
road project that has been long
sought after by Transylvania.
“I refer to the decision of
South Carolina to pave their sec
tion of the Whitewater Road. In
my opinion the development of
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Interest Mounting In General Election,
3 In Mayor's Race, 14 File For Board
NORRIS ELECTED
VICE PRESIDENT
STATE JAYCEES
Big District Meeting Held
Here. Many Reports
Are Heard
Climaxing the big district Jaycee
meeting here last Friday night was
the election of Brevard’s Bill Nor
ris as state vice president.
The banquet meeting was held in
the American legion building, and
more than 100 Jaycees from eight
clubs in Western North Carolina
were in attendance.
It was the largest district meet
ing ever held, and Mr. Norris be
comes the first Brevard Jaycee to
be represented in the state organi
zation since Cecil Hill, Brevard at
torney, was state vice president in
1949.
Mr. Norris suceeds Les Martin of
Sylva as the district’s principal of
ficer.
In other business, the following
c-lub presidents submitted quarter
ly reports: Jack Mitchell of Ashe
ville, Earle Powell, Brevard; Bucky
Wright, Black Mountain; L. A. Co
man, Canton: Pete Green, Hender
sonville; Dr. Joe Hill, Franklin;
Orville Coward, Sylva; and Buddy
Parris, Waynesville.
Adding a note of cheer to the
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POSTAL SERVICE
IS AGAIN NORMAL
Only Chaiige Is The Closing
Of General Delivery Win
dow At 5:00 P. M.
Action by the U. S. House of
Representatives in voting $41 mil
lion for the Post Office depart
ment restored usual Saturday ser
vice in the post offices of Transyl
vania and through the country last
week.
Postmaster General Summer
:ield, who had ordered elimination
of Saturday and Sunday services
ind other cutbacks in postal ser
vice because of congress’ refusal
to give him additional $47 million
for the fiscal year, ordered most
postal service restored last Satur
day.
The only curtailment to remain
in effect will be the closing of the
general delivery window at 5:00
o'clock instead of at 5:30 p. m.
50 Teen-Agers Entered In
Road-E-O Here Saturday
Approximately 50 entries have
been received for the Teen-age
Road-e-o to be held Saturday,
April 27 at the city limits of
Brevard on the Greenville high
way.
Teen agers from Brevard and
Rosman high schools and Bre
vard college will take written
tests this week to qualify for the
Rev. John G. O’Brien Is The New
Catholic Minister At Local Church
Rev. John G. O’Brien is the new i
minister ot the Sacred Heart Cath- ]
olic church here, succeeding Rev.
Vincent Erb, who was transferred
to the Waynesville-Canton area.
A native of Boston, Mass., the
new Catholic priest here received
primary and secondary education
in New England schools.
He attended St. Bernardine of
Siena college at Londonville, New
York, and St. Bona venture univer
sity at St. Bonaventure, N. Y., and
ne received his seminary training
at Christ the King seminary, which
is also located at St. Bonaventure.
The new Catholic father in Bre
vard will also serve the mission
church at Highlands, and prior to
coming here, he was stationed at
Newton Grove, Elizabeth City and
Greensboro.
REV. JOHN G. O’BRIEN
driving tests to be held Satur
day, beginning at 10 a. m.
Sponsored by the Brevard Jay
cees, this event is intended to
prove and improve teen-age driv
ing habits and attitudes in Tran
sylvania county.
Winners from the local con
test will go to Monroe, N. C. to
compete in the state contest. Fi
nalists in the state and national
events will be eligible for more
than $4,500. in scholarships.
Miss Walker Injured
In Wreck Wednes.
Miss Frances Walker, associate
editor of The Transylvania Times,
was seriously injured in an auto
mobile collision on Highway 280
about a mile from the entrance of
Pisgah National forest about 10:45
Wednesday morning.
Miss Walker’s car was practical
ly demolished in the accident,
which also involved a truck of the
State Highway department. The
driver, Lewis N. Moore, of route
1, Brevard, was uninjured. The
truck was also badly damaged in
the collision.
The condition of Miss Walker
was said to be satisfactory by hos
pital authorities Wednesday after
noon. Mr. Moore was also taken to
the local hospital for observation.
Patrolman Don Moran, of Ashe
; ville, investigated the accident.
TOP WINNERS in the Americanism essay contest
of the American legion auxiliary here are pictured
above, retyping their entries which are being sent to Ral
eigh for entry in the state contest. John H. Allison, Jr.,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Mack Allison, Jr., of Brevard, was
the first place winner locally, and he received a check
for $10. Barbara Sue Lothery, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
O. E. Lothery, of Brevard, was second, and she receiv
ed $5.00. Mrs. R. M. Neely, chairman of the contest for
the* auxiliary, was high in her praise of the many fine
entries, and she was particularly pleased with the win
ning ones. (Times Staff Photo)
Transylvania’s HD Members
1 To Join National Observance
«
FAMED HYPNOTIST
TO APPEAR HERE
VFW Post Will Sponsor Dr.
Morton Green Perform
ance At BHS On May 2
Dr. Morton Green, international
ly known hypnotist, will bring his
highly entertaining “Hypnotic
Marvels” to Brevard Thursday
night, May 2, at 8:00 o’clock. Dr.
Green will present the two-hour
program at the high school aud
itorium, and it will feature many
special acts and hypnotic effects.
Dr. Green is being brought to
Brevard by the Lewis Earl Jackson
Post, No. 4309, of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars for the benefit of
the VFW softball field.
Claude Melton, commander of
the VFW post here, urges everyone
to attend this highly entertaining
program.
“This is two hours of good fam
ily-type fun for the whole family”,
commander Melton states.
Dr. Green has appeared in Near
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Many Events Are Being
Planned. Mrs. Sarratt
Heads Local Federation
Transylvania’s Home Demon
stration club women will join with
the other six and one half million
members in the United States, Ha
waii, Puerto Rico and Alaska in
observing National Home Demon
stration week from April 28th un
til May 4th.
In Transylvania and across North
Carolina the theme of the obser
vance is “Home Demonstration
Work Serves the People”., and the
local clubs will observe the event
in several ways.
The variety of events will in
clude tours, teas, open houses,
demonstrations, special radio pro
grams, exhibits, etc.
Mrs. A. R. Sarratt is the presi
dent of the Transylvania Feder
ation of Home Demonstration
clubs, and other officers are: Mrs.
Roy McCall, first vice president;
Mrs. William Gash, second vice
president; Mrs. Ed Sentelle, secre
tary; Mrs. Clarence Allison, treas
urer; and, Mrs. Brown Pace, his
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WPNF Program Highlights
Home Demonstration Leaders To Be
Heard In Special Program Saturday
In observance of National Home
Demonstration club week which be
gins April 28, a special program
will be presented over WPNF Sat
urday afternoon at 12:30 o’clock.
All of the clubs in the county
will participate on the program,
which is under the direction of
Miss Anne Benson Priest.
The growth and accomplish
ments of Home Demonstration
club work will be the topic of dis
cussion, and everyone is invited to
hear this special program, which
will fill a vacancy in the regular
Community hour schedule, usually
heard each Saturday at that time.
The Community hour series will
resume on the following Saturday,
May 4th, when officials of the Lit
tie River club will be heard.
The schedule for the Farm and
Home hour for the coming week
is as follows: Thursday, Extension
forestry, Fred E. Whitfield; Fri
day, ASC office, Marvin Whitmire;
Monday, countv agent’s office;
Tuesday, Carolina farm features;
Wednesday, home demonstration
agent.
On the Civic hour the followini
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REGISTRATION
IS CONTINUE!!,
VOTE ON MAY 7
Candidates Are Busy. $a*r
urday Scheduled Aa
Challenge Day
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OFFICIALS LISTED : *
With interest in the General
election on May 7th mountings '
the topic of conversation in Bre- ’
vard and vicinity is “poIttie^V 5
and the many candidates in the' ?
two races are busy “politicking9.
There are three candidates for
mayor of Brevard, and 14 in the
five-man board of alderman race.
Last Saturday at noon was the
deadline for filing, and registra
tion, which continues this week,
began last Saturday morning. This
coming Saturday is Challenge day.
Mayor John A. Ford is seeking
re-election, and he is being opposed
by Bert H. Freeman and Jack JEL
Potts.
Mr. Ford, who is completing his
third term as mayor, is one ol the
owners of the Pisgah Candy com
pany.
Mr. Freeman was chief of police
in the town of Brevard for 18 years,
following which, he served as sher
iff of Transylvania for 10 years.
Mr. Potts, Brevard attorney, Is
making his first venture into poli
tics. He is a member of the firm of
Potts and Ramsey.
Three members of the present
board, R. M. Neely, W. M. Melton
and deorge M. Justus, are seeking
re election. Other members who did
not seek to succeed themselves in
clude C. Few Lyda and Henry R
Henderson.
Others filing for the board of al
dermen are as follows: Jack E.
Bryant, Carl E. Bryson, Walter W.
Duckworth, M. Wallace Galloway,
Charles “Bunt” Grogan, Roy Head,
Mark T. Osborne, Robert H. Plum
mer, Joe H. Tinsley, A. W. Tueker,
Jr., and Howard D. Wyatt, Sr.
Mrs. Margaret Bridges is the
registrar in the general election,
and serving as judges are Beset
Jones and Lewis P. Hamlin.
SENIORS RETURN
FROM WASHINGTON
Brevard, Rosman Group*
Enjoy Tour. Said Excel
lent Ambassadors
Seniors of Brevard and Rosman
high schools returned during the
past week, after a five-day tour to
Washington, D. €., and other points
of interest along the route.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Bradburn
and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Winchester
accompanied the local seniors
while Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Warren
were the Rosman chaperones.
Mr. Warren, who teaches at
Rosman, said his group ha<| a de
lightful trip and that the stprigsts
thoroughly enjoyed every minute
of it.
Regarding the tour of the Bre
vard seniors, the chaperones said,
in a letter to The Times:
Bear Editor:
The town of Brevard has new
er had such good ambassadors as
the 72 seniors of Brevard W^h
school who made the trip Is
Washington last week. Every
senior was a real credit t# Me
parents, his school and his c—
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Firemen Answer
Alarm In Sunday
“Best” On Monday
The Brevard fire department
was called out about 8:45 Mon
day night to answer an alarm at
the Pierce Moore hotel.
A smoking water heater in the
basement was quickly extinguish
ed, and damages were kept to u.
minimum.
The local firemen answered
the alarm in their "Sunday best”,
since they were attending revival
services at the First Baptist,
church in a body.
The pastor of the church. Bee.
B. W. Thomason, is chaplain eC
the local fire department.