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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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<i
board.
To Buy More Bonds
The new board also instructed
Mrs. King to purchase refunding
bonds up to $50,000, since the town
has a surplus of $68,000 in this
fund.
Following a lengthy discussion of
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COMMERCE BODY
SLATES BANQUET
Southern Railway Vice Pres
ident To Speak Here On
May 31st
The annual banquet of Brevard
chamber of commerce will be held
at the Masonic temple on the even
ing of Friday, May 31, with F. C.
Tolc, vice president of the South- .
ern Railway company as speaker.
Tickets will go on sale Thursday
of this week by a special conuhst
tee, headed by Curtis Kelley, Carl
Bryson and Clark Grissom Ar
rangements are in the hands of
Don Jenkins, Mrs. Lucy Ford, John.
Anderson and Vernon Fricks.
Mrs. Ford reported at the month
ly meeting Tuesday night over the
city hall that the large directional
sign at Travelers Rest near junc
tion of US 25 and US 276 was being
repainted by Warlick Sign com
pany of Hendersonville.
Another sign, to designate the
new location of the chamber of
commerce in the library building,
is to be erected immediately. Don
Jenkins, Buddy Melton, Alex Kin
er and Mrs. Ford were instructed
to proceed with this project at
once.
A registration “book was also or
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Linda McCall And
Donna Bryson Will
Enter VFW Contest
Officials of the Lewis Bari Jack
son post of the VFW here have
named Linda McCall, of Balsam
Grove, and Donna Bryson, of Bre
vard, to represent Transylvania at
the beauty contest, which will be
held in conjunction with the state
VFW encampment in Henderson
ville in June.
Miss McCall, a student at Ros
man high school, is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Donald McCall;
Miss Bryson, who is head cheer
leader at Brevard high school, is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Brvson.