TRANSYLVANIA—
rhe Land ol Waterfalls,
Mecca for Summer Campa,
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
TRANSYLVANIA—
Ac Industrial, Tourist, Ed
ucational, A g r i e ultunfl
and Music Center. Popula
tion, 1900 Census, 10.S2L
Brevard Community 7,39i.
Vol. 68 — No. 24
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BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1957
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TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY’S ’57
June Dairy Month Milk Princess is pic
tured above with the local chairman and
the county agent receiving tips on what
to do in the WNC contest in Asheville’s
George Vanderbilt hotel on Friday night.
She is Miss Barbara Cantrell, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cantrell, of the
Dunn’s Rock section, and at the left is
Charles Osborne, Transylvania’s June
Dairy month chairman. James Davis, lo
cal county agent, is at the right. Naming
of a Transylvania milk princess is only
one of many activities of June Dairy
month in this county, Mr. Osborne em
phasizes. (Times Staff Photo)
Legislative Round-Up
Adjournment Wednesday Morning Ends
Busy Session, Local Measure Passes!
Brevard Music Foundation
To Get $15,000. Summary
H Given
BY STAFF CORRESPONDENT
As one of the «teal action? /*f the
North Carolina General Assembly,
the Brevard Music Foundation^
Inc., will receive $15,000 from the
state’s general fund provided in a
ibill passed Tuesday.
The legislators adjourned at
11:29 a. m. Wednesday morning.
The appropriations bill for the
local institution was introduced by
Rep. James C. Gaither, of Transyl
vania. who arrives home today.
The foundation operates both the
music camp and the festival here.
The money provided by the meas
ure will be spent on the camp’s
sewer and water systems and for
operating expenses.
Local officials of the foundation
expressed elation Tuesday night in
the passing of this bill.
A contingent pay plan to give
teachers a 16.09 per cent increase
if state revenues are sufficient was
one of the final important actions
of the legislature.
The compromise worked out ay
a House-Senate conference com
mittee squeaked through the
House on a 51 to 48 roll call vote on
Monday, Then it was adopted by
the Senate on a ■voice vote.
Under it teachers would get a
straight 15 per cent salary increase.
They would get the extra 1.09 per
cent only if tax collections in the
next two fiscal years were suffi
cient alter paying off five million
dollars in bonds each year.
Other final action of the solons
included a banker - backed bill to
change state law concerning the
deposit of the State's surplus funds.
The new law allows the Governor
and the Council of State to plaoe
—Tom Tq Page Six
CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, June 13 — Special
pattern demonstration at Brevard
college, 2 p. m. Masonic meeting in
temple at 8 p. m.
Friday, June 14 — Flag Day. Dis
play the American Flag. Hospital
auxiliary meets in nurse’s dining
room, 3 p. m.
Sunday, June 16 — Father’s Day.
Attend the church of your choice.
Special discussion on teen-age
problems, Brevard-Davidson River
Presbyterian church, 7:30 p. m.
Monday, June 17 — Rotary clu/b
meets at 7 p. m., in Gaither’s. Lit
tle League group to meet at the
American Legion building, 7:30 p.
m.
Tuesday, June 18 — Chamber of
commerce breakfast for member
ship drive, Gaither’s, 8 a. m. Farm
Bureau picnic at the high school,
7:30 p. m. Order Eastern Star meets
in Masonic Temple, 8 p. m,
Tuesday Is The Day
Chamber Of Commerce To Hold
One-Day Membership Campaign
w
Annual membership drive for
the Brevard Chamiber of Commerce
will be held next Tuesday, with Gil
Coan as chairman of the drive, it
was announced at the meeting
Tuesday nigjht.
Solicitors will meet at 8 o’clock
that morning at Gaither’s for a
“dutch” breakfast and go out in
pairs to make the canvass, which
they hope to complete in one day.
Chairman Coan urges that peo
ple meet the solicitors with a “glad
hand” and keep in mind that the
workers have already paid their
memberships for the year, in addi
tion to donating their time for the
drive.
Mrs. John Ford, executive sec
Eller Attending
State Bar Meet
Thomas R. Eller, town attorney
and president of the Transylvania
Bar association, is attending the
State Bar convention at Blowing
Rock this week.
Mr. Eller is a member of the
state committee on criminal law
and procedure, which will meet
during the convention.
Among the outstanding speakers
on the program is Gov. Clement, of
Tennessee.
The convention will continue
through Saturday of this week.
ret ary, staled that a display of
Transylvania county’s tourist at
tractions was being put in Anchor’s
Department store in Winston-Sal
em, and that the store was cooper*
aing in directing people to this sec
tion for a “See North Carolina
First” vacation for its employees
and customers.
Report was made that the large
sign at Travelers Rest was being
repainted and that a sign was
being built for the front of the of
fice on East Main street in the Li
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Special Committee Launches Campaign
For Support Of Music Camp, Festival
LEADER OF ELKS
URGES FLYING OF
FLAGS ON FRIDAY
Dry Cleaners Have Been Co
operating By Free Clean
ing Stars And Stripes
Being a patriotic as well as a
benevolent organization, all lodg
es of the Benevolent and Protect
ive Order of Elks have observed
Flag day each year since 1907 by
holding a service to which the pub
lic is invited and by a special show
ing of the colors.
As in past years, Exalted Ruler
Frank Farrell of the Brevard
Lodge No. 1768 again urges a com
munity - wide demonstration of loy
alty to Flag and country on Flag
Day, June 14, by flying the Stars
and Stripes in commemoration of
the 180th anniversary of the Flag’s
adoption by the Continental Cong
ress on June 14, 1777.
The Elks’ leader appeals to all
civic, fraternal and patriotic groups
in the community to fly the flag
on its birthday as “an effective
way of reaffirming our belief in
the American tradition of freedom
and _ self-government.”
Flag services of Brevard Lodge
No. 1768 were held in conjunction
with the regular meeting on Tues
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DAVIS MANAGING
WNC FEDERATION
Brevard Man "Has Played
Prominent Role In Oper
ation Of Farmer* Co-op
Charles W. Davis, of Brevard,
and Farmers Federation vice pres
ident, was named acting general
manager, and J. N. Barnett, Burns
ville store manager, was appoint
ed supervisor of stores at a meet
ing of the executive committee of
the Farmers Federation this week,
it is announced by James McC.
Clarke, president.
Mr. Davis succeeds Guy M. Sales,
general manager, who has resigned
to accept another position.
A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Mr.
Davis moved to Lexington, and af
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Stockholders Approve
Merger Of Four Banks
Merger of First National Bank
and Trust Co. in Asheville and
Hendersonville, First National
Bank, of Waynesville, and Tran
sylvania Trust Co., of Brevard,
■was approved by shareholders of
the three banks on Monday.
The proposed consolidated
bank would operate under the
charter of The First National
Bank and Trust Company in
Asheville.
Approval by the shareholders I
is now subject to final approval I
Jenkins Will Receive 50-Year Masonic
Pin, Reid, DDGM To Pay Official Visit
A. N. Jenkins, retired fanner and
merchant and past ra aster of
Dunn’s Rock Masonic lodge, will be
presented his 90-year continuous
membership button on Thursday
night by J. S. Silversteen, also a
50-year mason. Mr. Jenkins is ser
ving his 34th year as treasurer, and
he will be the seventh member of
the local Masonic lodge to receive
this award.
C. Allison Orr, worshipful mas
ter, announces that this award is
being presentedhiu the name of the
grand lodge of North Carolina and
with the compliments and frater
nal greetings of Most Wershipful
Brother Charles Anderson Hams,
grand master of Masons in North
Carolina.
Henry R. Henderson, past mas
ter and secretary of the local
lodge, states Mr. Jenkins has held
an office in the lodge longer than
any other member. He is a past
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A. N. JENKINS
by the Comptroller of Currency.
It is proposed that the actual
merger of the three banks would
occur on the close of business
June 22.
Resources of the merged hank
will total approximately $34 mil
lion.
Shareholders of the Brevard
bank will exchange one share
currently outstanding for 6.25
new shares. Shareholders of the
Waynesville bank will exchange
shares on the basis of one for
one.
New directors elected to the
consolidated bask are Aaron Pre
vost and Jonathan Woody, both
of Waynesville. In addition, the
board of directors of First Na
tional Bank and Trust Co. in
Asheville was re-elected. These
are Canie N. Brown, Robert Bun
nelle, John M. Carroll, George
H. V. Cecil, Burnham S. Colburn,
Charles F. Johnson, H. B. Kelly,
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Local Publisher
Is Attending NEA
Convention In Cal.
Ed M. Anderson, publisher of
The Transylvania Times and four
other leading non-daily newspapers
in Western North Carolina, is at
tending the annual summer con
vention of the National Editorial
association in California.
The first part of the convention
was held in San Francisco, follow
ed flbjy another at Santa Barbara. A
tour of the Los Angeles area will
Con«iude the annual event this
week end.
Mr. Anderson is a past president
of the NEA.
CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION has been award
ed to 1st Lt. Gerald Grose, right, of the 326th Chemica
company, for outstanding service in recruiting in thl
army reserve. The award was made by 1st Lt. T. B. Ho\d
ard, left, commanding officer of the 326th Chemicjj
company, on behalf of the U. S. Army Reserve, Thjfl
Army._(Times Staff PhaB
Smathers Tied For Runner-Up i
Position In National Archery!
Toirrney, May Fly To Pragu
O. K. SMATHERS says he is
getting in the habit of being a
runner-up. Last year he took
second place in the National Ar
chery tournament, and again
this year he was the runner-up.
However, this year’s feat might
entitle him to a trip to Prague.
HEATH IN HOSPITAL
The condition of Aston Heath,
who suffered a heart attack last
week, is said to he about the
same. Mr. Heath is a patient in
the Transylvania Coanm|unity hos
pital.
Local Man Will Make Trip
To Europe If Plane Res
ervations Can Be Made1
Brevard’s famous archer, 0.
Smafchers, who holds a nation^wii!
reputation, might have an
tunity to increase his fame on
world-wide scale.
Last week end, Mr. Smathet
tied for second place in the Nd
tional Elimination tournament £|
Minneapolis, Minnesota, and
plane reservations can be made, h<|
will fly to Prague in mid-July
participate in the international
tournament.
A total of 24 of the leading ar
chers in America participated in
the Minneapolis event, and Joe
Fries, of Los Angeles, was the first
place winner. Sylvester Oressman
and Smathers were the runners-up.
Cressman had the highest score
during the first day of shooting,
and if plane reservations can be
made only for two persons, he and
Fries will make the trip for the
United States.
The Brevard archer has held the
state title for some eight years,
and when he did not defend it be
cause of the national event last
week, his son, Kenny, won the
North Carolina title. Smathers has
also held the southeastern title for
several years, and his daughter,
Lynne, is the state women’s champ.
STONEBACK’S RETURN
Mr. and Mrs. Don Stoneback have
returned from Danville, 111. En
route there Mr. Stoneback became
ill and has been undergoing treat
ment in a Danville hospital. He is
reported much improved.
WPNF Program Highlights
Stirring Music To Signal Flag Day
On Friday; Program Log Reviewed
‘If you hear “Stairs and Stripes
Forever” and other stirring patri
otic march music on WFNF on Fri
day, let that be a signal for you to
get out the American flag and dis
play it on Friday,” Bobby Hoyle,
station manager, states.
Friday is Flag Day, and the local
radio station is joining with Elks
and other groups in saluting ‘Old
Glory” and urging the public to do
the same thing.
Other Programs
The schedule for the Civic
hour for the coming week is as fol
lows: Friday, DAB; Monday, Wed
nesday club; Wednesday, polio.
On the Farm and Home hour, the
following will be heard: Thursday,
Brevard Home Economics depart
ment, Mrs. Glenm Burrell; Friday,
U. S. Forestay Service, Ted Seely;
Monday, county agent’s office;
Tuesday, Rosman Vo-Ag Depart
ment, B. E. Keisler; Wednesday,
home demonstration agent.
The Rev. R E. Moody, pastor of
North Toxaway Baptist church, is
speaking this week on Morning de
votions, and the Rev. W. R. Cox,
pastor of the Brevard Church of
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rEADERS FROM"
KENTUCKY HERE
Agricultural Group Vudag
Organized Communities*.
Stop At Local Clubs ,
Thirty-five agricultural leader*
from Kentucky visited Transylva
nia county Wednesday in a whirl
wind tour of Western North Qm
lina’s organized communities, with
an eye to getting tips en the Gan
munity Development pn^nat
The group, which spent aa^y~
Tuesday and Wednesday m fte •
area, lunched in Brevard a«H than
journeyed to fjunn’s Rock and Oa
dar Mountain communities. Hap,
were accompanied by |fe>
Gough, executive seerat&gy atiOk >
the Asheville Agricultural eeaaA
At the luncheon WedaeedgyJdha .
D. Smith, from Balsam Grove can
munity, explained dw spwox^ aa^- -
ganization and. how the cash pna •
are set up in the l|yanfty1vqgiia f«»
gram. Bill Garmon, assistant cawtgv
agent, presided and introiiMi if'
special guests..
in noth the communaties 'acted
the group was interested mainly In
two tilings: How they were ”
ly organized and how they hacro
raised family income.
In Kentucky at the present fine
only thre«“Pilot” counties fcaaw or
ganized community dfwkfhMC
but more are being planned; \
Farm Bureau Will
Have Picnic Next
Tuesday Evenng'
The annual Farm Bureau w
will be held next Tuesday;
18th, at 7:36 o’clock at the
high school.'
According to the president, dor
ies Osborne, an interesting pro
gram, with' a humorous speaker far
the occasion, is being arranged.
He cordially invites all Fatal Dte
reau members to attend.