The Transylvania Times A State And National Pfize-Winning A. B. C. Newspaper Vol. 68 — No. 20 * ?uCrizSa8ai SSraaTST*?. BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY,, MAY 16, 1957 ★ * 20 PAGES TODAY ★ HJll ftuin rnrwi m TRANSYLVANIA— rhe Land oi Waterfalls, Mecca for Summer Camps, Entrance to Pisgah Na tional Forest and Home of Brevard Music Festival TRANSYLVANIA— An Industrial Tourist, Ed ucational, Agricultural and Music Center. Popula don, 1990 Census, 15,321 Brevard Community 7,394. THE NEW TOWN BOARD of aldermen is pictured in the top photo being sworn into office by Fred Shuford, left, local justice of the peace. From left to right, ihe aldermen are: Mark T. Os borne, Roy L. Head. W. M. Mel ton, R. M. Neely and Jack E. Bryant. At the left is Bert H. Freeman taking the oath of of fice as mayor. Mr. Shuford was also in charge of this ceremony, which v.as held at noon last Wed nesday. following the election on the day before. The new group beran the four-year tenure of office in a special call meeting Monday night, when several im portant matters were discussed and other action was taken. (Times Staff Photos) Collisson, Depp Will Speak At College Commencement In New Campos Center Many Activities Are Sched uled Here For The Week End Of June 1st The 1957 commencement exer cises at Brevard college will be held during the week end of June 1st, with Dr. W. Mark Depp, of Winston Salem, preaching the bac calaureate sermon, and N. H. Col lisson, executive vice president of the Olin Mathieson Chemical cor poration. delivering the gradua tion address, President Robert H. Stamey announces today. Commencement activities at Bre vard college will begin on Satur day, June 1, at 12:30 p. m. with an alumni luncheon and business meeting in the college cafeteria. At this meeting the new alumni officers for the year 1957-58 will be elected. The members of the graduating class of the college will be guests of the Alumni association for the luncheon and will be offi cially welcomed into the associa tion by the alumni president. At 8:00 p. m. that evening the annual Glee Club concert will be presented in the college auditor ium under the direction of Pro fessor Nelson Adams. The public is cordially invited for this final concert of the school year. After the concert the graduating class will be honored at a recep tion in the Student Lounge of the new Campus Center Building. On Sunday morning, June 2, the graduates will hear Dr. Depp, pas tor of the Centenary Methodist church in Winston Salem, deliver the commencement sermon in the auditorium of the beautiful new —Turn to Page Seven CALENDAR OF COMING EVENTS Thursday, May 16 — Lions club meets at Gaither’s at 7:00 o’clock. Methodists to hold covered dish supper at 7:00. Masons meet at Masonic temple ,8:00 o’clock. Friday, May 17 —“Open house” at hospital from 2:30 p. m., until 4:30 p. m. Kiwanians meet at Gai ther’s at 7:00 o’clock. Presbyter ian w'oanen hold covered dish sup per at 7:00 o’clock. Ace of clubs meets in Gaither’s Dogwood room at 8:00 o’clock. Music recital at Brevard college at 8:00 p. m. Saturday, May 18 — Missionary program at First Baptist church at 2:30 p. m. GA Mother-daughter tea at Baptist church at 3:00 o’clock. Fletcher dance recital at BHS at 8:00 p. m. American legion dance —Turn To Page Six Legislative Round-Up Teachers Raise On Way, 15,000 |Requested For Music Foundation ! James C. Gaither, Transylvana’s ! representative in the legislature, j spent last week end in Brevard and 'said in answer to many requests J that he felt the raise in salaries of j teachers would be passed in the I very near future. { Last Friday Mr. Gaither asked i the General Assembly to appropri ate $15,000 for the Brevard Music foundation, Inc., which operates ! the music camp and festival. The local representative told the i legislature that the foundation needs the money for operating ex penses and for installing sewer and water facilities at the music camp. His bill proposes that the money come from the state’s general . fund. i Rep. Gaither pointed out that many young people get valuable training at the camp and also that the state will benefit from national , radio programs and possibly tele casts which are being planned for (presentation by the young musi cians this summer, j Mr. Gaither also introduced a bill last week asking ah appropri ation of $10,200 in the next bien nium to the department of agricul ture to combat a disease in the bee industry. It was referred to the ap propriations committee. OFFICE CLOSES MONDAY The driver’s license bureau here in the court house will be closed next Monday, May 20th, George Wilson, the examiner, announces.' BY STAFF CORRESPONDENT RALEIGH — The high school student driver training bill passed its third and final reading in the senate and was sent back to the house with an amendment where it was promptly passed into law. Sev eral aspects of the financing f the bill are yet to be worked out. The house passed and sent to the senate two bills designed tc —Turn To Page Sii New Town Board Begins Work With Important Meet, Registration Called BOY SCOUTS TO HOLD CAMPOREE THIS WEEK END Event To Climax . Busy Times. Honor Court Is Also Slated Transylvania’s Boy Scouts are | planning a busy week end, with the highlight feature being the annu-! IJ camporee. This annual camporee for Tran sylvania Scouts is set Friday and ■ Saturday at Cove Creek, just be- j yond the old John’s Rock camping j area. The boys will arrive at the camp site Friday afternoon, pitch their tents and cook supper. Afterwards, a court of honor is slated at 7:30 o’clock. Dr. E. 0. Bryant, county chair-' man of the Daniel Boone council of ; Boy Scouts of America, cordially invites all Scouts, their parents and ; others interested in the Scouting | program, to attend the honor court. Jury Finds Merrell Guilty In Mayor’s Court Last Monday Glenn Morrell, 37-year old blind World War II veteran, was found guilty of charge of public intox ication by a six-man jury in May or’s court here Monday morning. His attorney, Richard L. Grif fin. of Asheville, appealed the case to Superior court. Merrell was also | charged with resisting arrest, and his attorney also waived this charge to the next term of Super ior court in Transylvania county. Previously, Merrell was found guilty of a charge of assault with a deadly weapon in Mayor’s court, and he was bound over to Super ior court under a bond of $200. The charges stemmed from an incident here on March 14, when Merrell was locked up by local of ficers, Boyce Gillespie and Bob Fisher. He has pending a $19,000 civil suit against these two arrest ing officers, in which Merrell con tends he was beaten and mali ciously imprisoned. Brevard’s new mayor, Bert H. Freeman, presided over the court Monday, and serving on the jury were the following: Charles Glazen er, Grover Frisbee, Ray Johnson, H. A. Runion. Mrs. Vernon Kizer and Vella Parker. Prosecuting the case before the mayor and the jury was Thomas R Eller, town attorney. Garden Club To Hold Flower Show Tuesday The annual flower show of the Brevard Garden club will be held next Tuesday, May 21st, from 2:00 o’clock in the after noon until 10:00 that evening in Gaither’s Rhododendron and Dogwood rooms. Mrs. Ashe Macfie, the chair man, cordially invites the pub lic to participate in the show and to see the beautiful flowers on display. The show this year is being conducted on a non-competitive basis, and a silver tea will be held in conjunction with it. Persons desiring to enter flowers and flower arrangements in the show can bring them to Gaither’s after 9:00 o’clock next Du Pont Official Tells Of Housing Needs, Reports On Training Center Hou§ing needs of persons coin j ing here to work in the new Du | Pont silicon plant were outlined by l Bob Baker, the employee relations manager, to local real estate deal ers, contractors and others at a special call meeting last Wednes day night of the housing commit 'tee of the Brevard chamber of commerce in Gaither’s Rhododen jdron room. Between now and the first of the year, Mr. Baker said that ap proximately 47 persons would come here from Wilmington, Del —Turn to Page Seven The work of remodeling the Pickelsimer building on Caldwell 'street as a training center for em ployees of the new silicon plant in Buck forest is progressing on schedule, Bob Baker, the employee relations manager, announced Wed nesday. The training program is expect ed to get underway around June 3rd, and Mr. Baker says that appli cations 'are being taken for any phase of the work in the plant, j At the present time the company is interested in employing approx l —Turn to Page Twelve Tuesday morning. They are ask ed to call Mrs. Macfie prior to that time in order that she might estimate the number of entries in the show. All flowers should be on display by noon next Tuesday, Mrs. Macfie states. The Brevard Garden club is now holding the annual flower show during May instead of dur ing the busy month of August. Officers feel that the members have more time to give to it at this time of the year than they would in August, when many oth er events are taking place. Mrs. Macfie reiterates her in vitation to the public to attend the show next Tuesday afternoon and evening. Experts To Fish In French Broad River Next Week Two experts in the field of wild life and publicity are planning a visit to Transylvania next week to do a series of stories and pictures on fishing in the French Broad river. The men are Jim Lee, wildlife representative of the North Caro lina Wildlife Resources commis sion, and Dick Pierce, of the Charlotte Observer staff. Brevard Jaycees will furnish boats and guides with Dr. 0. D. Biddy supervising activities. The experts plan to take both still pictures and movies of their fishing experiences along the French Broad. A PORTRAIT OF CHRIST has been placed in the waiting room of the Transylvania Community hospital by members of the auxiliary, who are sponsoring “open house” at the local medical institution on Friday after noon in observance of hospital week. The picture was erected in memory of the late Mrs. Joseph S. Silversteen, a faithful member, and the auxiliary members feel that it will be an inspiration to all persons who must wait in the room from time to time. At the right is Mrs. Herbert Finck, president of the auxiliary, and the two ladies at the left are Mrs. Edith Beam, the secretary, and Mrs. David G. Ward, publicity and devotional chairman. (Photo by Austin’s) "Open House" Will Highlight ’57 Hospital Week Observance m BOBBY HOYLE, popular man ager of Radio Station WPNF, vas elected president of the Bevard Jaycees at the last reg ular meeting. Along with the ether newly elected officers, he will be installed at the annual ladies’ night meeting next Wed nesday in Gaither’s. (See story, page two, second section.) Reginald Summey To Face Assault Charge Reginald Summey, of Henderson ville, was placed under a $1,000 (bond on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon, following a frac as Sunday afternoon on Rich mountain, Sheriff “Scott” Dilling ham reports. The incident is said to have oc —Turn To Page Twelve Auxiliary Sponsoring Event. Public Cordially Invited To Attend Iii observance of National Hos pital Week, May 12-18, the auxil iary of the Transylvania Commun ity hospital is sponsoring “Open House” at the institution Friday afternoon, May 17, from 2:30 until 4:30 p. m. Mrs. Herbert Finck, president of the auxiliary, invites everyone to take the opportunity of visit ing the hospital on this day. Mrs. Lester Martin is chairman of ar rangements at the open house, which will feature tours of the hospital and refreshments. A special donation will be re ceived at this time to be applied on the purchase of an electric evac uator pump for post operative use, the current project of the auxil iary'. Serving with Mrs. Finck as offi cers of this active group are: Mrs. J. B. Jones, vice president; Mrs. Edith Beam, secretary; and, Mrs. Robert Levy, treasurer. Committee chairmen are: devo tional and publicity, Mrs. David Ward; membership, Mrs. Alex Pat terson; sewing, Mrs. J. F. Leete, Mrs. Harvey L. Cavender and Mrs. Joe Wright; grounds, Mrs. Lester Martin; ward, Mrs. Hale Chamber lain, and Mrs. J. B. Jones; awards, Miss Adele M. Ware; loan closet, Mrs. Harry S. Kolman, Miss Mar ion L. Clark and Miss Ada Welkie; and Sunday morning colored ser vices, Mrs. Finck. Program Highlights "Your Hospital" Will Be Theme Of Special Program On WPNF Friday “Your Transylvania Community I Hopsital” will be the theme of a J special program over WPNF on Friday morning at 9:30 o’clock, i when John W. Bailey, administra tor, and Mrs. Herbert Finck, president of the Transylvania hos-. pital auxiliary, will be heard. The interview show will be one of the first events of the local ob servance of National Hospital week, and Mr. Bailey extends an invitation to all citizens to visit the j Transylvania Community hospital during the open house Friday af ternoon between 2:30 and 4:30 o’ clock. 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 estry service, Ted Seely; Monday, county agent’s office; Tuesday, R osman Vo-Ag department, B. E. Keisler; Wednesday, home demon stration agent. On the Civic hour the following will be heard: Friday, hospital aux iliary; Monday, Lions club; Wed nesday, Brevard chamber of com merce. —Turn To Page Seven ACTION TAKEN TO OPEN SECOND POLLING PUCE Refunding Bonds Are Pup* chased. Funds Earmarked For Street Work • COMMITTEES NAMEDV Brevard’s newly elected board of aldermen and Mayor Bert It Freeman began their four-year ten ure of office with a special ran meeting Monday night in the city hall. Many important business itetne were discussed; committees wore appointed; and, a few appointments were made. The board will meet again on the first Monday night in June. W. M. Melton, who was re-elected to the board in the recent munici pal election, was named mayor pro tem. Following a discussion of the slowness of voting because* of the condition of the books in the elec tion on May 7th, the board voted8 to call for a new registration here in the town of Brevard. It will be held in early fall, and the board also decided that in the next mu nicipal election there would be at least two polling places. The aldermen discussed having all persons living on the north side of Main street to vote at the court house, and then those per sons on the south side would vote at the city hall. Discussion of the division was continued. Mrs. Opal King, the city clerk, who was re-elected, reported to the fc ';rd that $15,000 in refunding bonds had been purchased by the town as authorized by the cd