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Vol. 68 — No. 39
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Authorized at Brevard. N C.
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1957 * 24 PAGES TODAY ★
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
NEW BUILDING, with the Blue Ridge
Mountains as a backdrop, now enhance
the beautiful campus of Brevard college.
At the left a the new campus center
building, wl h is being used fc the first
time. Beyon are the Mary Frances Sta
nley Memo 1 infirmary and the new
dormitory for women. Brevard college
is beginning its 104th year of religious
and educational service with its largest
faculty, a selected student body and
greatly improved facilities for teaching
and housing of students.
Many Speakers For United Appeal At s
Being Heard, Work Of Agencies Cited
Campaign Director Ben Or
mand Releases A “Fair
Share’’ Plan For ’58
Members of the Speaker’s Bu
reau of the Transylvania United
Appeal are now being heard at ev
ery civic meeting, in the schools,
over the radio and at regular ses
sions of the various Community
Development clubs.
Although the '58 campaign does
not begin until October 22nd. Rev.
Ben F. Ormand. the director, is
laying the ground work well ahead
of schedule in order to acquaint
the public with the necessity of
making the drive an overwhelm
ing success.
Plans were outlined at a recent
banquet meeting of directors and
division chairmen at the Olin Ma
thieson Chemical corporation at
Pisgah Forest.
Transylvania’s president, Art
Loeb, told of the success of the
United Appeal in this county and
of the importance of its continu
ance. Campaign plans were out
lined by Mr. Ormand who said
that a “fair share” plan for giving
was one hour’s pay per month.
The budget for 1958 is $26,500,
which is a five per cent increase
over last year.
Following is a list of the agen
cies accepted and a brief statement
of some of the work performed by
each agency.
BLIND FUND — This fund is
administered by the Brevard Lions
club. The Lions in North Caro
lina employ a full-time case work
er who investigates cases and pro
vides for eye examinations, glass-1
es and doctors. There are several
cases in Transylvania county re
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CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, Sept. 26 — Mathata
sian club meets at 3:30 with Mrs.
Ed Matheson. Fortnightly club
meets at 3:30 with Mrs. J. F. Zach
ary. Special meeting of B & PW
club at 7 p. m., in Gaither’s. Scout
committee meets at Duke Power
Co., 7:30 p. m.
Friday, Sept. 27 — Brevard vs.
Asheville School, lighted high
school field, 7:30 p. m. Ace of
Clubs meets, 7:45 p. m.
Sunday, Sept. 29 — Attend the
church of your choice. Fifth Sun
day singing convention at court
house, 2 p. m.
Monday, Sept. 30 — No meeting
o' Rotary club. Young Democrats
meet at court house, 8 p. m.
Tuesday, Oct. 1 — Small game
hunts begin. Ace of clubs meets at
7:30 p m. Booster club meets at
Brevard high at 7:30 p. m, Eastern
Star meets in Masonic temple at
8 p. m.
Work Progresses
Terry Company To Construct
Raceways, Dams For Hatchery
The Terry Construction com
pany, of Greenville, S. C., .vas the
successful bidder on the contract
t*» build concrete raceways, dams
and bridges, water lines to supply
rearing facilities and the domestic
water supply system for the new
trout hatchery in the Pisgah Na
tional forest.
The Terrv company bid was
$127,985.
At the present time, a new home
for the superintendent of the pro
ject, Maurice Bryant, Jr., is being
constructed, as well as several oth- ;
e.- buildings.
The Terry company will begin
Dr. Walker Now
Practicing Here
On Jordan Street
James M. Walker, M. D„ Bre
vard’s new doctor, opened his of- j
fice Monday, September 23rd.
Dr. Walker’s suite of offices are
located downstairs at 15 East Jor
dan street across from the A & P
store.
He will practice general medi
cine and surgery.
He will occupy the offices for
merly used by Dr. C. J. Goodwin
and Dr. Goodwin has already mov
ed his dental office upstairs.
construction of the raceways and
other facilities as soon as prints
and specifications are completed.
According to Congressman
George Shuford, who was instru
mental in getting funds for the
trout hatchery here in the Pisgah,
congress appropriated $285,000 for
this project in July, 1956.
This is the first trout hatchery in
the Pisgah National forest here,
though a rearing station is now op
erated jointly by the Fish and
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Welcome Is Extended To Brevard
College Students, Faculty And Staff
MANYTOATTEND
FIRE PREVENTION
MEETING MONDAY
Delegation From Transylva
nia Will Number Over 50.
All-Day Session
Transylvania county will be well
represented by more than 50 per
sons at the Western North Car
olina Forest Fire prevention, con
ference on Thursday in Asheville’s
! City auditorium.
Heading the local delegation will
; be Ranger Ted Seely, Charles Pax
ton, county forester for the state,
and James Davis, county agent.
Others in the group will include
civic, municipal and county offic
ials, businessmen and industrial
I ists.
Some 10 speakers will report on
subjects relating to the forest fire
I problem, and the purpose of the
| convention is to reduce the num
' her of forest fires each year in
| Western North Carolina.
Approximately 1.000 persons are
; expected to be in attendance at the
meeting.
The program will begin at 10 a.
m„ and will adjourn at 3:30 p. m.,
with lunch being served at noon in
the basement of the auditorium.
CRIMINAL COURT
! OPENS OCT. 21ST
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Civil Docket Will Be Heard
One Week Later. Docket
For First Term Heavy
The October criminal term of
Superior court in Transylvania
county opens on Monday, October
21st, Marvin McCall, the clerk of
court, announces today.
The civil term will open one
week later on October 28th.
The docket for the criminal
term is expected to be heavy,
i while an average number of civ
! il cases is expected to be heard
I the following wefk.
| Judge Hugh S. Campbell, of
j Charlotte, will jreside over the
| two-weeks’ term of court, and
i Clarence O. Ridngs, of Forest
I City, will prosecite for the state, i
Small Supply Of Asiatic
Flu Vaccine Is Received i
Only a trickle of vaccine
against Asiatic flu has come into
Transylvania county, a survey on
Wednesday reveals.
With epidemics breaking out
in other parts of the country,
there has been a general clamor
for vaccination.
Doctors report that the vac
cine is hard to get because of the
high demand.
The health department does
not have the vaccine available,
nor is it expected to have. The |
vaccine is beng distributed
through private physicians.
Dr. John Folg«r, acting health
officer, says that no cases of
Asiatic flu in Transylvania have
been reported to the local health
office. Many persons, however,
have colds, he reports.
Most of the industries and
many businesses in the county
are planning to have their em
ployees vaccinated against the
Asiatic flu as soon as the vaccine
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CAMPAIGN PLANS for the ’58 Uni
ted Appeal fund in Transylvania were
made at a dinner meeting of directors
and division chairmen last Wednesday
night at the Olin Mathieson Chemical
corporation at Pisgah Forest. Rev. Ben
Ormand, the campaign director, explains
with the use of a blackboard that the
“Fair Share” plan to be used in the coun
ty when the drive opens on October 22
is one hour’s pay per month. Others in
the picture, left to right, are: Art Loeb,
president of the Transylvania United
Fund; Avery Fonda, Buncombe county
UF executive; and, Melvin Gillespie, the
local treasurer.
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THE COLOKAMA SEASON is beginning on the
mountain slope! of Transylvania, and one of the best j
views of Mt. P$gah is from the recently paved Pisgah
Motor road neai Mt. Pisgah Inn. This majestic mountain
peak is expected to be viewed by thousands and thous- |
ands of personsthis fall due to the wide publicity that is
being given to the October color season. Jack Frost will
soon paint this entire area with an endless variety of
combinations of crimson, gold, bronze and dark ever
green. (Times Staff Photo)
National Newspaper Week To
Be Observed, Contest Will Be
Conducted In High Schools
ACHIEVEMENT DAY
SET OCTOBER 4TH
To Be Held In Masonic Tem
ple. Mrs. Golderer Serves
As Chairman
Transylvania county Home Dem
onstration club women’s annual
Achievement Day will be held on
Friday, October 4th, in the Mason
ic Temple here on East Main street.
Mrs. Harry Golderer, of the Gla
dy Branch club, is chairman of the
event based on the theme, “Wom
en in Action.”
Beginning at 1:30 p. m., each
club will set up a booth for the pur
pose of demonstrating one thing
that they have learned through HD
club work this year.
Refreshments will be served dur
ing the afternoon and the public
is invited.
The event will conclude with a
family supper at 6:30 p. m„ with
entertainment following it.
The Theme This Year Is
“Your Newspaper Serves”
Prizes Are Offered
From October 1st to October 8th
I marks the observance of National
Newspaper week—a time for Tran
sylvania readers of newspapers, and
(more particular those who don’t
read newspapers, to consider the
’57 theme, “Your Newspaper
Serves”, and the overall slogan,
“Your Newspaper Fights For Your
Rights To Know.”
; These words emphasize the role
: Newspapers piay as bearers of
j ideas and communicators of infor
mation in today’s complex society.
To Begin Contest
Highlighting the local observ
ance of National Newspaper week,
the Transylvania Times is con
ducting an essay contest in Brevard
and Rosman high schools.
The theme of the contest will be
the same as that of the observance,
“Your Newspaper Serves,” and
Publisher Ed M. Anderson urges
all interested students to submit an
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Program Highlights
New Football Programs Are Slated
Over WPNF, Other Schedules Given
Due to the extreme interest in
results of Saturday afternoon col
lege football games, WPNF will
begin a 30-minute sports program
on Saturday evening at 6:30 o’
clock.
Since many schools play on Sat
urday nights, a special program is
being set up for Sunday morning
at 9:30 o’clock, when results of
these and other Saturday games
will be carried. This program is
sponsored by Patterson’s and Jones
News stand.
This coming Saturday afternoon
WPNF will broadcast a play-by-!
play description of the Carolina
Clemson game, with air time at
1:46 o’clock. Friday night’s game
will also be heard over WPNF. Air
time for this encounter between
Brevard and Asheville School for
Boys is 7:15 o’clock, and the kick
off is at 7:30 o’clock.
Mrs. John A. Ford, secretary
of the Brevard Chamber of com
merce, is A1 Martin’s guest on
Coffee Time this Saturday morn
ing at 10:00 o’clock. Mrs. Ford tells
of her duties as secretary and de
scribes some of the services the
chamber of commerce offers to
Transylvania citizens.
Other Programs
The schedule for the Farm and
Home hour for the coming week
will be as follows: Thursday, Caro
lina farm features; Friday, ASC of
fice, Marvin Whitmire; Monday,
county agent’s office; Tuesday,
Carolina farm features; Wednes
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THE MAYOR, BOARD
CHAIRMAN, OTHERS
MAKE STATEMENTS
Times Publishes Annual Col
lege Issue. Successful Year
Is Anticipated
WIDE CIRCULATION
Brevard and Transyl
vania officials join hand*,
with the merchants and
others in the community in
welcoming this week the
large selected student
body, faculty and staff
members to Brevard col
lege for the 1957-’58 term.
All indications point to one of
the most successful years in the
history of the school, which this
fall begins its 104th year of educa
tional and religious service to the
youth of the state and nation.
Special Edition
This week The Times is pub
lishing its annual Brevard col
lege greetings edition, and Pub
lisher Ed M. Anderson urges all
subscribers to read the entire
paper with interest. This paper
is going not only to regular sub
scribers, but also to students,
parents, trustees of the college
and a large number of out-of
town friends of the institution,
the publisher states.
Mayor B. H. Freeman said yes
terday that it is always a real
pleasure to welcome the students
and faculty members to town. He
praised the officials of the college
on the progress that is being made
at the institution.
On behalf of the county board off
commissioners, Freeman Hayes,
chairman, sent cordial greetings to
the college student body and the
[ faculty and staff members.
Frank Bridges, president of the
j chamber of commerce, welcomes
I all persons to Brevard college for
: the 1957-’58 term.
YOUNG DEMOCRATS
! TO MEET MONDAY
President Jones Says Bus
iness Session Planned. To
Elect Officers >
Bennett Jones, president of the
j Transylvania County Young Demo
jcratic club, announces that the
club will meet Monday night, Sep
tember 30, at 8:00 o’clock, at the
court house.
The meeting is scheduled to be
devoted entirely to a business ses
sion. President Jones pointed out
that officers for the coming year
will be elected at the meeting and
that delegates to the State YDC
convention in Southern Pines on
October 3-5 will be selected.
The delegation to the convention,
will be approved by the local club^
which may vote to send the dele
gation instructed or uninstructecL
The only candidate announced sa
far for state president is Robert
Davis, of Salisbury. Steve Nim
ocks, of Fayetteville is the current
president.
Membership cards for 1957-1958
are now on sale and all Young
Democrats are urged to purchase
their memberships from the mem
bership committee, headed by Ray
Winchester, or President Jones.
The nominating committee,
which consists of Fred McCall, Ray
Winchester, Bill Lyday, Doris Fish
er and Virginia Stepp, is now work
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Cast Selected For
“My Three Angels’*
Casting for “My Three Angels’*
was completed Monday night fol
lowing Brevard Little Theatre try
outs held in the Silversteen Com
munity building.
The three “angels”, or convicts
as the case may be, will be played
by Bill Norris, John Bennett and
Dave Jackson.
Others cast in roles are as fol
lows: Don Wilson as Felix Duco
tel; Thelma Hart as Emalie Duco
tel; Marian Sargent playing Marie
Ducotel; Helen Levy as Madame
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