TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist, Ed
ucational, A g r i c ultural
and Music Center. Popula
tion, 1950 Census, 15,321.
Brevard Community 7,394.
THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
/\ State And National Prize-Winning A. B. C. Newspaper
TRANSYLVANIA
The Land of Waterfalls,
Mecca for Summer Chapa,
Entrance to Pfegah Na
tional Forest and Home of
Brevard Music Festival.
Vol, 68 — No. 43
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Second Class Mai! FrivileBee
at Brevard. N. C.
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1957 * 16 PAGES TODAY *
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
have been busy during the past
week, answering three alarms.
In the top photo is the situation,
they faced when they arrived at
Rosman Monday morning about
9:45 o’clock. Two houses had
burned to the ground, but they
were able to save two adjoining
ones with the Rosman fire-fight
ing group. (See story on page
seven, first section). In the pho
to at the left, firemen pour water
on a blaze in a shed attached to
the rear of Mill’s grocery. Dam
age was confined to a small area.
(Times Staff Photos)
Brevard College Rededicated During
Impressive Service, Many Are Heard
Convocation Held Last
Thursday And Friday.
Themes Outlined
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Brevard college was re-dedicat
ed to Christian Higher Education
at a convocation held on the cam
pus here last Thursday and Friday
The opening service began with
an address by Dr. Wilson Weldon,
conference director of higher edu
cation. Speaking on “The Christian
Mind” Dr. Weldon directed the
thought of those present toward a
spirit which was to prevail ,
throughout the convocation of ser
ious thinking, self-investigation j
and concern for the Christian way
of life.
Dr. Weldon stated that the Chris
tian mind can find a basic guide in
the mind of Christ. He stressed
the necessity of acquiring an atti
tude toward life that will control
or determine one’s daily responsi
bilities.
Dr. Hollis Edens, president of
Duke University, was heard Friday
morning discussing “Education ,
and Religion”. Students expressed
a vital interest in his talk. Dr. Ed
ens said he believes that religion
and education yield the whole
man, a completeness of personality.
Another prominent figure was
the distinguished Bishop Harmon
of the Western Carolina confer- j
ence. Bishop Harmon compared the
education process to the refine
ment of iron — pig iron. Speaking
profoundly he stated, “Colleges
which were founded by churches—
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CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
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^Thursday, Oct. 24 — Court con
tinues, 9:30 a. m. Red Cross depart-;
ment heads meet at 10:30 a. m.,!
with Mrs. Walter Straus. UF drive
continues. Fortnightly club meets
at 3:30 p. m., with Mrs. J. J. Steven
son. B & PW club meets at 7 p.
m., at Gaither’s. Masonic meeting
in temple at 8 p. m.
Friday, Oct. 25 — No regular
bridge play.
Saturday, October 26 — Finals
in golf tournament, country club.
Sunday, Oct. 27 — Attend the
church of your choice. VFW aux
iliary district meeting in club
house, 2 p. m.
Monday, Oct. 28 — Civil docket
of court begins, 9:30 a. m. Rotary
club meets at 7 p. m., in Gaither’s. ,
Music Lovers club meets at 8 p. m.,
with Mrs. R. E. Lawrence. j
Tuesday, Oct. 29 — Judging of ]
rural communities in development <
contest. i
Wednesday, Oct. 30 — Judging ]
continues of rural communities.
Many To Attend
17th District VFW Auxiliary
To Meet In Brevard Sunday
Representatives of District 17 of
the North Carolina Department of
the Ladies Auxiliary of the Vet
erans of Foreign Wars will attend
a meeting in Brevard Sunday after
noon at 2 o’clock.
Mrs. C. L. Corn is president of
the local auxiliary that is working
cut arrangements.
Attending will be Mrs. G. C. Var
ner. of Asheville, assistant nation
al conductress, and Mrs. Harold
Brevard Insurance
Agency In Charge
Of Sapphire Manor
Brevard Insurance agency an
nounces today that the Federal
housing administration had effect
ed acquisition of Sapphire Manor
Apartments on Monday, October
14.
J. L. Widman, Sr., director of
Federal Housing administration for
North Carolina, placed the deed
or. record Monday morning at in
the Transylvania county court
house.
Brevard Insurance agency was
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Proffitt, of North Wilkesboro, past
department president.
Mrs. Gertrude Lowe, is president
of the 17th district and she will
also attend.
The meeting will conclude with a
buffet supper at 5 o’clock.
All local VFW members are urg
ed to be present for the district
meeting.
Criminal Docket Being Heard During
October Term Of Superior Court Here
SMATHERS WINS
ESSAY CONTEST
IN THE SCHOOLS
Event Highlighted National
Newspaper Week. Other
Awards Made
Proving her ability as an author
as well as being the top woman ar
cher in North Carolina, Lynne Sma
thers, senior at Brevard high
school, won first place in the essay
contest, an event which highlighted
the- local observance of National
Newspaper week.
This was the second year in a
row that Miss Smathers has won
first place in the essay contest,
sponsored by The Transylvania
Times. A group of outside, unbias
ed judges unanimously selected
her esssay as the best one from a
large number of entries from Bre
vard and Rosman high schools.
She will receive a $15.00 cash
prize, and winning second place
was Doris McCall, of Rosman high
school. She receives $10.00. and a
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DR. BRTDCESK"
HEARD IN TALK
Speaks On Guidance At
High School P-TA. Spec
ial Program In Nov.
Dr. Glenn Bridges, director of
guidance at Western Carolina col
lege, spoke on the value of voca
tional guidance and counseling at
the meeting of the Brevard High
School P-TA on Monday night.
He told of the working being
done by Principal R. T. Kimzey
and the teachers in the local school
along this line. Dr. Bridges was in
troduced by Mr. Kimzey.
Mrs. John Truesdail led the de
votional, using the theme, “Body,
Mind and Spirit.”
Mrs. Willis Brittain, program
chairman, told of plans for the No
vember meeting when newcomers
have a special invitation. Leslie
Grogan will talk on “A Newcomer
Looks at the Schools.”
The room count was won by the
tenth grade.
Flu Said Spreading In
County, Brevard College
Mild influenza outbreaks are re- !
ported at Brevard college and
there are also numerous cases in j
the town and county.
Soane 25 students are abed with
the flu at the college, and a room
in the basement of the women’s
new dorm has been pressed into
service, since the infirmary can
only accommodate 12 persons.
The cases of flu at the college
are reported to be of the Asian
variety, however none of the afflic- j
ted students had received the vac
Bangs Named To High Post At Meet,
Scottish Rite Bodies in Washington
W. C. (Bill) Bangs, junior war
den in Dunn’s Rock Masonic lodge,
w as elected Knight Commander of
the Court of Honour by the Su
preme council of the Scottish Rite
bodies meeting in Washington, D.
C , this week.
(Mr. Bangs was informed of his !
election Tuesday morning in a ^
telegram from Thomas J. Harkins,
past sovereign grand commander
and sovereign grand inspector gen
eral of North Carolina. Mr. Hark
ins sent sincere congratulations to
Mr. Bangs and stated the date and
place of the ceremony of investi
tures would be announced later.
Mr. Bangs is the third member
>f Dunn’s Rock lodge to receive
;his award. Henry R. Henderson,
>ast master and secretary of the
ocal lodge, received similar hon
>r in October, 1948. Joseph S. Sil*
rersteen, pioneer industrialist who
las been a Mason for over 50
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cine which has been available to
students, who number about 400.
John Bailey, administrator of the
Transylvania Community hospital,
says there are no cases of Asian
flu at the local medical institution.
Local doctors reported that
there are many cases of flu in the
community, however, it is not de
termined whether or not they are
of the Asian variety.
Absences in the schools are said
to be about normal.
Business Reported
Better During ’57
Business in Transylvania con
tinues to increase, a report of the
Retailer, the monthly publicaton
of the North Carolina Merchants
association reveals.
Using the collections of sales
and use taxes as a barometer,
business was more than 20 per
cent better during August, 1957,
than it was during the same month
last year.
Collections in August, 1957, were
$19,574.35, as compared with
$15,964.30 for that period in ’56.
Buchanan Child
Is Found Safe
Gary Buchanan, seven-year old
child who was missing from his
home after school, was found
about nine o’clock on Tuesday
evening at the home of Charles
Zeigler.
‘The child reportedly got on
the wrong bus and became lost
His parents were alarmed and
notified authorities when the
child did not return home.
THE IIITE8 WHY
Campaign Workers Busy As ’57
United Fund Drive Gets Rolling!
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SEEK BIDS FOR
HEALTH CENTER
County Officials Want Fig
ures On General Construc
tion By Nov. 21st
Bids for general construction,
plumbing, heating and electrical
work of the Transylvania county
health center will be received at
the Transylvania county court
house at 2 p. an. on November 21,
according to Lewis Osborne, coun
ty accountant.
The health center is to be built at
the city limits of Brevard adjacent
to radio station WPNF.
McDonald and Daniels are archi
tects for the center, which will be
a one-story, masonry building of
modern design, with steel windows.
It will contain 1,750 square feet.
The property on which the cen
ter will be constructed was recent
ly acquired from the board of trus
tees of Brevard college. It is large
enough to afford ample space for
lawn and for parking.
The project will be paid for by
$4,027.01 in state funds, $10,563.61
in local funds and $14,590.63 in
federal funds.
The building will include offi
ces for the health officer, the san
itarian and the nurses. It will also
have two examination rooms, com
plete with X-Ray and darkroom
and storage quarters. There will be
a large waiting room and toilet
facilities.
Headquarters Are Opened
On Broad. Ormand and »
Wulpi Directing
Good response is reported in the
third annual United Appeal fund,
which is now being carried into ev
ery section of Transylvania.
The ’57 campaign opened with a
breakfast for solicitors and divis
ion captains Tuesday morning at
7:00 o’clock at Gaither’s. Some 50
persons attended, and Art Loeb,
president of the Transylvania UF, |
presided.
Rev. Ben Ormand and James M. \
Wulpi, who are directing the ’57
drive, spoke on the brief program
and gave out materials to all of the
workers. Before beginning their so
licitation, members of the canvass '
group made generous pledges to
the ’58 budget of $26,500.
Mr. Wulpi announced that Unit- j
ed Fund headquarters are now op
en in the building formerly occu
pied by McFee’s Jewelers on Broad
street. Persons in outlying districts
who have not been contacted can '
make donations there.
The directors said they were ■
highly pleased with the response
to the payroll deduction plan in the j
industries of the county and stated
that many businesses are now do
ing likewise. This makes the job on
everybody a little easier, they ex-!
plained.
They also emphasized that some j
17 social health and welfare organs :
zations are participating in the ’58 ;
budget, and they urged Transylvan
ians to “give once for all.”
Large groups of solicitors are
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Program Highlights
WPNF Will Carry South Carolina,
Clemson Game Thursday Afternoon
WPNF will broadcast a play-by
play description of the South Caro
lina-Clemson game Thursday after
noon direct from Columbia, S. C.,
with the good wishes of Long’s and
Varner’s drug store, Nu-Way clean
ers and Parson’s Jewelry, Bobby
Hoyle, the station manager, an
nounces today.
The kick-off is slated for 1:45 o’
clock, and all listeners are urged to
keep their dials at 1240.
Saturday afternoon WPNF joins
the Tobacco Sports network for the
Carolina-Wake Forest game. Pre
game ceremonies will get under
way at 1:45 o’clock.
Saturday night a play-by-play de
scription of the Enka-Brevard game
will be carried, and as usual, the
game is sponsored by Gaither’s,
Brevard Insurance agency and Olin
Mathieson Chemical corporation.
Air time is 7:25 o’clock.
Other Programs
The schedule for the Farm and
Heme hour for the coming week is
as follows: Thursday, station pro
gram; Friday, ASC office, Marvin
Whitmire; Monday, county agent’s
office; Tuesday, Extension forestry,
Fred E. Whitfield; Wednesday,
Home demonstration agent.
On the Civic hour the following
will be heard: Friday, Girl Scouts;
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LARGE GROUP IS
CALLED UP, MANY
BONDS FORFEITED
Jury Trials Now Underway.
Charlotte's Judge Hugh
Campbell Is Presiding
LIST IS GIVEN
Many cases are being disposed
of in Superior court here this week,
with the criminal docket being
heard.
Judge Hugh B. Campbell, at
Charlotte, is presiding, and dur
ance 0. Ridings, of Forest City, i>
prosecuting for the state.
There are more than 200 cases
on the criminal slate, and accord
ii.g to Marvin McCall, good prog
ress is being made.
Next week the civil calendar will
be tried.
Most of the cases on Monday and
Tuesday were submissions, or ones
which were called and failed. A
jury trial, in which Clyde Shuford
Jackson, of Hendersonville, was
charged with drunk driving, was
being heard as The Times went to
press on Wednesday. Jury trials
are expected to be continued on
Thursday and Friday.
Verdicts of cases heard the first
two days of court follow.
Lilie P. McCrary, who was
charged with speeding, pled guil
ty and had to pay costs, as did
Grady Ashe. Earl Lewis Meece al
so pled guilty to speeding and paid
costs in the action. On a same
charge Richard H. Brock had to pay
costs at the rate of $5.00 a week.
Pleading guilty to expired oper
ator’s license was Howard Ingle,
who had to pay the costs.
Three men, Mack Guilliam, Odell
Vaughn and Charles Holden, pled
guilty to charges of trespassing
and larceny and were given sen
tences by Judge Campbell.
James Andrew Grasty pled guil
ty to speeding, drunk and reckless
driving and had to pay a fine of
$150 plus costs.
On a charge of driving without
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INTEREST MOUNTS
IN RURAL CONTEST
Judging Will Take Place
Next Week. Parade And
Awards On Nov. 2nd
Interest in the Rural Develop
ment contest in Transylvania has
reached a high pitch with the judg
ing set for next Tuesday and Wed
nesday, County Agent James Dav
is reports. :
Competition is extremely keen,
he says, and officials in the eight
organized communities entered in
the ’58 contest are busy making
final arrangements for judging
next week.
The judges are: Miss Mary Corn
well, home agent at Waynesville
O. B. Copeland, extension edito.
State College, Raleigh; and, Hom
er Sink, of the American Dairy
Products association, Greensboro.
The eight communities to be
judged next Tuesday and Wednes
day are: Balsam Grove, Blantyre,
Cathey’s Creek, Cedar Mountain,
Dunn’s Rock, Little River, Pisgah
Forest and Silversteen.
The winners in the contest will
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Now Organizing A
Junior Red Cross
Chapter In County
The department heads of the lo
cal American Red Cros6 met at the
home of Mrs. Walter Straus this
week for the purpose of starting a
Junior Red Cross chapter in Bre
vard.
Mrs. Lloyd Burhans was elected
chairman to organize the group.
Mrs. Harry Kolman was selected
recognition chairman and will
keep the hours of service given by
volunteers. Mrs. Straus is volun
teer chairman.
On Thursday morning, October
24th, at 10:30 o’clock, Mrs. Straus
will entertain the department
heads of the Transylvania Red
Cross and Miss Ruth Lockman will
speak to the group.