! TRANSYLVANIA- i
1
J 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
A State And National Prize-Winning A. B. C. Newspaper
TRANSYLV AN1A—
The Land of Waterfall*,
Mecca for Summer Camp*,
Entrance to Fisgah Na
tional Forest and Home o&
Brevard Music Festival.
Vol. 69 — No. 4
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1958
* 16 PAGES TODAY ★
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
PRINCIPAL FIGURES at the dedica
tion of the beautiful new Silversteen gym
nasium at Rosman last Friday night are
pictured above. At the left on the front
row is Supt. Wayne Bradburn present
ing the plaque to be erected at the en
trance of the gym to Principal E. F. Til- j
son. Joseph S..Silversteen, the county’s
pioneer industrialist, in whose honor the
gymnasium is named, is shown in the
center. Others in the picture, left to right,
are: J. B. Jones, former superintendent
of schools; Rev. R- E. Moody; S. E. Var
ner, Jr., chairman of the board of educa
tion; and Mayor A. M. White, extreme
right. See story on the sports page.
(Times Staff Photo)
Announcement Made On
Monday. Other Action On
Road Work Delayed
Ten miles of the Blue Ridge
Parkway, starting at Beech Gap, is
planned for letting to contract this
spring, according to report made by
Supt. Sam P. Weems at the quar
terly meeting of the N. C. Park
Commission held in Waynesville
on Tuesday.
Mr. Weems said that original
plans called for the entire 20 miles
between Beech Gap (or Tennessee,
Bald above Balsam Grove) be
let in 1958, but that cut in the
Construction budget for this year
Mb congress would preclude letting
£lhe entire stretch from Transylva
nia county line to Balsam Gap on
U. S. 23 between Waynesville and
Sylva.
During the day, the commission
reaffirmed its stand on the matter
of signs along the Blue Ridge Park
way, as set out in the report of
July 16. Under the proposed rec
ommendations which have been ac
cepted by the national park ser
vice, uniform signs will be erected
at all road intersections with* the
scenic route. The signs will show
routing, distance, population and
elevation of the adjacent commun
ities.
Film Company Now
Visiting In County
Executives of the Trans Film
corporation, of New York City, are
in Brevard and the county making
plans for filming a part of a color
motion picture to be released in
the spring.
If plans materialize, a crew of
technicians and actors will be in
the county during the week end to
make the “shots”.
CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, Jan. 23 — Transylva
nia HD club council meets at Gai
ther’s, 11 a. m. Fortnightly club
meets at 3:30 with Mrs. Evan Ba
con. Masons to meet in Masonic
temple at 8 p. m.
Friday, Jan. 24 — New students
^arrive at Brevard college. Stu
dent recital at the college auditor
ium, 8:15 p. m.
llJPSunday, Jan. 26 — Attend the
church of your choice. District
meet of AA’s in Gaither’s, 3 p. m.
Monday, Jan. 27 — Civil term of
Superior Court opens in court
house, 10 a. m. Rotary club meets
at Gaither’s, 7 p. m. Music Lovers
club meets at 8 p. m., with Mrs. G.
T. Spicer.
Tuesday, Jan. 28 — Spring se
mester begins at Brevard college.
Gold Star Mothers chapter meets
with Mrs. Ha Rhodes, 2 p. m. Ace
of clubs meets in clubhouse, 7:30
p. m.
Wednesday, Jan. 29 — Joint con
tractors meeting in city hall, 7:30
p. m
New Courses Offered
College Students Taking Exams,
Spring Term Begins On Tuesday
Brevard College students are
this week taking final examina
tions for the fall semester. Regis
tration for the spring term will be
rheld on Monday, January 27th, in
*ihe college auditorium, and new
I classes will begin on Tuesday.
New students for the spring se
mester will arrive on Friday, Jan
uary 24th, for a period of orienta
| tion. Some 20 new full-time stu
dents are expected for the spring
semester, according to Dr. John B.1
| Bennett, dean of the college.
Evening classes will be offered
at Brevard College during the
spring semester, beginning on Mon
day, February 3rd. Courses that
will be offered are inorganic chem
istry, intermediate algebra, sales
manship, reading improvement,
and engineering drawing.
Dr Benqett explains that these '
courses are a part of the regular
teaching load of the faculty mem-'
bers involved and not merely tran
sitory extension work.
Little Theatre Is
Now Rehearsing For
Mystery, Feb. 21-22
Rehearsals are now underway
for “The Mousetrap”, the Agatha
Christie mystery play the Brevard
Little Theatre will present here on
February 21 and 22.
Rehearsals are being held in the
Ace of Clubs building under the su
pervision of Robroy Farquhar, the
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Townspeople are invited to reg
ister for the courses either for col
lege credit or merely for the prac
tical value to be received with no
concern for formal credit.
Faculty members teaching the
courses will be: Chemistry—Miss
Bobbie J. Nicholson; algebra—Col.
Rupert D. Graves; salesmanship—
Malcolm Henderson; reading im
provement—J. J. Stevenson, Jr.;
and, engineering drawing—Henry
C. McDonald.
Registration for the courses will
take place on Monday evening, Jan
uary 27th, at 7:00 p. m., in the aud
itorium of the campus center buil
ding. Eligibility must be gradua
tion from an accredited high school
or the equivalent.
Civil Term Of Superior Court To Open
Monday, Criminal Docket February 3rd
ANNUAL RED CROSS
DINNER SET, 30TH
Director Of Field Service For
Tennessee And WNC Will
Be The Mq.in Speaker
The annual dinner meeting of
the American Red Cross will be ■
held in Gaither’s at 6:30 p. m., on
January 30th, when an address will
be made by Joseph W. Varner.
Mr. Varner is director of field
service for Tennessee and Western
North Oaro’ina in the Southeastern
area of Red Cross.
He will speak on “Civil Defense.”
Another gi °st will be Captain Jack
Smathers, of the Civil Air Patrol,
who will talk on the activities of
the local unit.
Mr. Varner was appointed direc-'
tor of the Red Cross field services
in this section in October, 1957, af
ter serving as director of disaster
services in the Southeastern area
since 1955. He has served in other
administrative capacities with the
national organization during the
past 14 years.
Prior to becoming disaster di
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MRS. HARI.EEE TO
BE BURIED TODAY
See-Off Resident Died In
Florence. Served Draft
Board Many Years
Funeral services for Mrs. Allie
Blackmer Harllee, 76, will be con
ducted at 11 a. m. Thursday in the
chapel of Moore-Kilpatrick Funer
al home here. Rev. B. W. Thoma
son will officiate.
Burial will be in the Dunn's
Creek Baptist church cimeteTr^on
See-Off .™
Another funeral service was con
ducted at 10:30 a. m. Wednesday
at St. John’s Episcopal church in
Florence, S. C.
Mrs. Harllee died in Florence on
Monday while visiting a daughter
there. She had been hospitalized
for only two days, though she had
been in declining health for sev
eral years.
She had served on the draft
board during both World Wars and
during World War II was secretary
of the Transylvania Selective ser
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Dedicate Church Windows
Memory Mrs. Silversteen
Three beautiful windows over
the altar at the St. Philip’s Epis
copal church were dedicated in
memory of the late Mrs. Joseph
S. Silversteen last Sunday morn
ing by the rector, Rev. Frank Mc
Kenzie.
In his dedicatory remarks, Mr.
McKenzie said:
“These windows are dedicated
to the glory of God and in loving
memory of Elizabeth M. Silver
steen, a very faithful communi
cant of the St. Philip’s church”.
Representative George A. Shuford
Announces Candidacy For Re-election
Rep. George A. Shuford announ
ced his candidacy for re-election to
the national House of Representa
tives on Tuesday.
Rep. Shuford, a native of Ashe
ville, an attorney and one-time su
perior court judge and also a com
bat veteran of World War I, is now
serving his third term in Congress.
During this period, he has concen
trated on legislation affecting vet
erans, improved facilities for dis
abled veterans, the Great Smoky
Mountains National Park, Blue
Ridge Parkway and Cherokee In
dians. He is a member of commit
tees handling these subjects.
Rep. ghuford, during his disting
uished public career, has served as j
a member of the General Assembly, j
superior court judge and chairman'
of the Buncombe county board of j
elections. I
REPRESENTATIVE SHUFORD
The three windows depict St.
Elizabeth, who prophesied that
St. Mary would give birth to the
Savior of the world. The center
| window is the Nativity; and the
| right hand window is St. Philip,
the patron saint of the parish
i who was one of the 12 apostles
. selected by the Lord to pro
I claim the gospel of his birth.
| The windows .were designed
and executed by George L. Payne
| studios, of Patterson, N. J.
They were given to the church
by Mr. Silversteen and daughters,
Mrs. Alfred Weiss, Mrs. Thor
Bjerg and Mrs. R. N. Hill, III.
Mrs. Silversteen served on the
vestry of the church.
P-TA Makes Appeal
For Warm Clothing
For School Pupils
An appeal for clothing for
boys and girls of school age is
made today by the Brevard ele
mentary P-TA.
Mrs. J. E. Smith, chairman of
the project, says that there is a
dire need for warm clothing, es
pecially for boys and girls of el
ementary school age,
She suggests that parents hav
ing clothing which they wish to
contribute to send them to the
schools by their children, or
Mrs. Smith can be reached by
telephoning 3-2451.
TAX LISTING CONTINUES
Tax listing continues in the
court house, and Lewis Osborne,
the tax supervisor, reminds all cit
izens to list during January.
THE FILM DIVISION of the Olin Mathieson Chemi
cal corporation at Pisgah Forest has introduced redesign
ed line of packaging for Olin cellophane. Formerly, there
were 10 different size logos, as compared to 80 now. The
new design is on a black ground with the bull’s eye in the
“O” of Olin in red and the ribbon underneath, with the
word “cellophane” in red. Shown above are persons who
collaborated with the designer on the new logos and
packages. They are, left to right: R. F. Bennett, produc
tion manager; E. L. Lynn, asst, general manager; J. H.
Truesdail, Pisgah Forest plant manager; J. S. Carpenter,
purchasing agent; and, M. L. Herzog, general manager.
Cecil Hill Named President Of
Brevard Chamber Of Commerce
CECIL J. HILL
The Weather
Monday night brought the first
sizeable amount of rainfall for the
week Generally, the week showed
only cold, clear weather. The low
est temperature for the past seven
days was recorded Saturday night,
when the mercury reached 13.
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
j Monday
! Tuesday
! Wednesday
High Low Pre.
45 . 28 .02
45 29 0
38 26 0
39 16 0
48 13 0
47 27 O'
52 32 1.46
Committee Is Named Tc
Work Up Area Folder On
“Sapphire Country”
Cecil J. Hill, Brevard attornej
and retiring vice president, was
elected president of the Brevarc
Chamber of Commerce at the annu
al meeting held here Tuesday nighi
by the newly elected board of direc
tors.
Mr. Hill has been on the boarc
for several years, and for the pasi
year, served as vice president un
der Frank Bridges.
Gil Coan was elected vice presi
dent; C. M. Douglas—recording
secretary, Harry Sellers—treasur
er: Alex Kizer—auditor; and Mrs
John A. Ford re-elected as execu
tive secretary.
Raymond F. Bennett was re
named as a member of the Transyl
vania Community hospital board ot
trustees, which place he has hel<
for several years.
The new president urged thai
special work be done toward secur
ing small industrial plants for thu
county during 1958, and a concert
ed move to persuade people t<
‘ live at home and trade at home.’
A vote of thanks was given the
retiring officers for work done dur
ing the year when the membership
was reported as a new all-time higl
of 201. A recorded vote of thanks
was also made for the work Curtis
L. Kelly has done in the chamber ol
commerce during the many years
he served on the board of directors
and did other community work.
A committee of Gil Coan, John
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vVPNF Program Highlights
Awards Program Of Jaycees To Be
Heard On Air Thursday Afternoon
The Jaycee program, On which
Transylvania's outstanding “young
man of the year” and the young1
farmer will be made will be heard!
over WPNF on Thursday after-'
noon at 5:00 o’clock.
These awards are made annually
by the Jaycees to those young
men of achievement who are be
tween the ages of 21 and 35.
Key awards will also be made to
outstanding members of the Bre-J
vard Jaycee club, President Bobby
Hoyle reports.
Cecil J. Hill, Brevard attorney,
and the first recipient of the DSA,
here, will be the principal speaker
on the program. Other DSA win
ners will be recognized.
Other Programs
The schedule for the Farm and
Home hour for the coming week is
as follows: Thursday, Extension
forestry, Fred E. Whitfield; Friday,
ASC office, Marvin Whitmire; Mon
day, county agent's office; Tues
day, Soil conservation service, Har
ry E. Newland; Wednesday, home
agent’s office.
On the Civic hour the following
will be heard: Friday, Brevard Gar
den club;' Monday, Book and Plate
club; Wednesday, American leg
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JUDGE PLESS TO
PRESIDE FIRST,
CRAVEN IS NEXT
Docket For Initial Term
Carried. Ridings Will
Prosecute
JURORS NOTIFIED
I The civil calendar of the January
j February term of Superior court
in Transylvania will be heard next
j week, beginning Monday morning
at 10:00 o’clock.
Seme 11 cases and one divorce
action are on the civil slate, Mar
vin McCall, clerk" of court, re
ports.
Judge J. Will Pless, Jr., of Mar
ion, will preside over the civil
i term, and the clerk reminds all
jurors called to serve during the
first week to be in the court rooms
by 10 Monday morning,
j The criminal slate will.be heard
the following week, beginning on
Monday, Feb. 3rd.
; Judge J. B. Craven, Jr., of Mor~
ganton, will preside over the crim
inal term.
; The divorce action to be heard
next week is that of Floyd W. Led
ford vs. Edith Cochran Ledford.
Other motions and actions on the
civil docket are as follows:
Sarah G. Varner vs. W. C. Bangs
; S. E. Varner, Jr., vs. W. C. Bangs,
j E. V. Dillingham & Citizens vs.
Mrs. Walter Lee Norman.
I U. G. Reeves vs. N.C.S.H. & P.W*
C.
j Sally McCall vs. Crate McCall.
1 Paul J. Shatley vs. John McKay.
I George Owen vs. Henson Owen,
i Marshall Gillespie, Adm. estate
of Joan Gillespie vs. W. A. Morgan
and Southern Railway Corp.
Louisa Scruggs vs. Lillian Knof
sky et a!.
i Harriet McCall vs. Chas. D. Mc
Call.
1 Lee Roy Wilson vs. Wm. J. Fitz
patrick & Carolina Industrial bank.
NEW CURRICULUM
;j COMMITTEES BUSY
, | _
! Studies Are Being Made Of
Both Elementary And High
School Courses
Transylvania high school and ele
, mentary school curriculum com
mittees have started the year off
right by meeting and planning for
. ’58, Jerry Rice, who is chairman of
. both groups, reports.
» All schools were represented at
I the meetings.
The present course offerings in
; both Rosman and Brevard high
. school were outlined and diseus
; sed. The group voted to take into
. consideration the establishment of
i four major divisions of study, as.
follows: 1. College preparatory, 2.
i General course, 3. commercial; and,
4. vocational (Voc. Agr. or Home
, Econ.)
If this plan is approved and in
stituted, each student, upon enter
ing grade 10, would select his ma
jor which would be outlined for
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I Births Outnumber
Deaths, 4-1, In This
County Last Year
j Births in Transylvania outnum
< bered deaths more than four t©
I one in 1957, a survey |a the reg
; ister of deeds office reveals to
i day.
During the year, there were
j 360 births, while 85 deaths were
, recorded.
More births and deaths were
recorded in ’57 than there were
: the previous year.
During ’56, deaths were SI in
number, while 334 births were
1 recorded, Paul • Whitmire, the
register of deeds, reports.
However, there were more
! births and deaths in Transylva
; nia in 1955 than there were in
1956 or ’57. For that year there
| were as follows: births—365;
deaths — 86.
| The registrar also reports that
55 marriages were recorded here
in ’57, while in 1956 there were
t 61.