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
A State And National Prize-Winning A. B. C. Newspaper
TRANSYLVANIA- j
The Land of Waterfalls,
Mecca for Summer Camps,
Entrance to Pisgah Na
tional Forest and Home of
Brevard Music Festival.
Vol. 69 — No. 15
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Authorized at Brevard. N C
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1958 * 20 PAGES TODAY * PUBLISHEp WEEKLY
SEVERAL MEMBERS of the Transyl
vania delegation at the Regional Indus
trial Development conference last Friday
in Asheville are shown above. The group
was impressed with the talks by mem
bers of the North Carolina Department
of Conservation and Development and
also the governor’s address, which was
read at the luncheon. Governor Hodges
was unable to attend, since his plane was
grounded in Charlotte because of bad
weather. Seated, left to right, are: Austin
Hogsed, president of the Rosman cham
ber of commerce; Charles L. Russell,
community relations director of Olin
Mathieson at Pisgah Forest; and James
Davis, county agent. Standing, left to
right, are: Don Jenkins, chairman of the
local industrial committee; Bill Sagar, of
Middle Fork; and, John A. Ford, former
mayor of Brevard. Others attending from
Brevard included James C.'Gaither and
John I. Anderson. See story on page 11,
first section. (Times Staff Photo)
Citizens Telephone Company Begins
$638,000. Expansion TMs Week
Engineering Firm Begins:
Staking Out Pole Locations
In Town And County
Two crews from the McCall and
Thomas Engineering company, of
Orangeburg. S. C., began the first
phase of work this week to improve
and expand the service of the Citi
zens Telephone company in Bre
vard and Transylvania county.
The local company was granted
a $638,000 REA loan last year, and
the contract to the McCall and
Thomas firm is the first to be let.
Others are expected to be award
ed in the near future, Charles Pick
elsimer. Jr., the manager, states.
It is explained that the REA
loan is being used to add some 445
rural telephones in Transylvania
as well as to upgrade the service
of existing subscribers.
The McCall and Thomas crews
are staking location for telephone
poles in the county from Rosman
to the Henderson county line as
well as to the South Carolina line.
This present work will provide
service for some 258 additional sub
scribers and will permit upgrading
of service of those subscribers who
re<juested it in the door-to-door
survey last fall.
It is estimated by Mr. Pickel
simer that the present work of
staking the pole locations, secur
ing of rights-of-way and construc
tion will require some six months.
Additional central office equip
ment is being obtained this week
by local company officials from
North Electric company at Galion,
Ohio.
CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, April 10 — Fortnight
ly club meets at Gaither’s, 3:30 p.
m. NCEA covered dish supper,
Straus School, 6:30 p. m. Masonic
meeting in the temple at 8:00 o’
clock.
Friday, April 11 — Hospital aux
iliary meets in nurse’s dining room
of hospital, 3 p. m. Chamber of
commerce banquet, college dining
hall. 7 p. m. FFA Father-Son ban
quet, Brevard school lunchroom,
7:30 p. m.
Saturday, April 12 — GOP Con
vention at 2 p. m., in Brevard court
house. American Legion dance at
9 p. m„ in Legion building.
(Sunday, April 13 — Attend the
church of your choice. World War
I veterans meet in court house at
2:30 p. m.
Monday, April 14 — College re
opens after spring holiday. DAR
chapter meets at 3 p. m., with Mrs.
Paul Frisk. Rotary club at 7 p. m..
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Opening Postponed
Many Contractors Bidding On
Building Of New High School
Carolinas Branch, the Associated
General Contractors of America,
announces today that 13 general
contractors have already listed as
bidders on the proposed new high
school in Brevard.
Bids will be opened in the office
of the Transylvania county board
oi education on the tentative date
of April 24th.
Originally it was announced
that the bids would be opened on
tlie 7th, but on the recommendation
of the state department, opening of
them was postponed. It is under
stood that the state officials would
like for the opening of the bids to
be at a time nearer the bond sale.
Legion Dance Will Be
Saturday, April 12
The American Legion will spon
sor a dance this Saturday night,
April 12, beginning at 9 p. m., at
the Legion Building. Music will be
furnished by Wayne Rutledge and
his orchestra. The public is invit
ed. Admission will be $1.50 per per
son.
which is set for the 29th of this
month.
Other bids are expected prior to
April 24th.
AGO. the construction industry’s
trade association in the Carolinas,
listed the following general con
tractors who plan to bid on the
project:
A. A. Ramsey and Son, Inc.,
(AGC), Shelby; T. C. Brittain co.
(AGC), Decatur, Ga.; William B.
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Four-Lane Highway To Be Continued To
Heart Of Brevard In Immediate Future
SEVERAL WRECKS
ARE REPORTED IN
TOWNS COUNTY
Woody Paxton Seriously In
jured. Carried To Ashe
ville Hospital
A series of automobile accidents
was reported in Brevard and Tran
sylvania county during the past
few days.
Thomas Woody Paxton, Jr., stu
dent at Wake Forest college, was
seriously injured in an auto acci
dent early Sunday morning on the
Greenville highway, just inside the
city limits.
Officers stated that young Pax
ton probably lost control of his car
on the rain-drenched curve. As the
car overturned, it clipped down a
power pole.
Paxton was rushed to the local
hospital, and following emergency
treatment, he was carried to Ashe
ville’s St. Joseph hospital on Sun
day. He is said to be suffering with
a broken hip and pelvis bone.
Young Paxton underwent sur
gery on Monday, and his condition
cn Wednesday was reported to be
satisfactory.
The Pontiac sedan which he was
driving was a total loss.
Burlier last Saturday, James I.
Slone, of Piedmont, S. C., lost con
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‘GAME OF THE DAY’
TOBEAiRED.WPNF
President Anderson Says Ar
rangements Worked Out
With Mutual Network
Radio Station WPNF has affili
ated with the Mutual Broadcasting
system to bring its listeners Mu
tual’s “Game Of The Day” through
out the 1958 major league baseball
season.
The season will open no*t Mon
day afternoon and will continue
through September 28, with games
being played and broadcasted
weekdays and Sundays. WPNF is
scheduled to broadcast 168 games
during the season and all of the
broadcasts will be live and will be
afternoon games.
Games will be originated from
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Newly Formed Civic Body
Pi om o tin g Beautification
A 10-point beautification pro
gram for the town of Brevard has
been adopted by the executive com
mittee of the newly formed Civic
Planning council, Mrs. Saimuel
Bullock, the president, announces
today.
Mrs. Mary Jane McCrary is the
secretary of the council, and the
group is now soliciting contribu
Program Highlights
WPNF Participating On Protestant
Hour Network, Dr. Elliott Is Slated
Radio station WPNF will be par
ticipating with the more than 300
stations of the Protestant Hour net
work in broadcasting the Presby
terian series, which for the first
time will feature the addresses of a
current Moderator of the General
Assembly, of the Presbyterian
Church, U. S.
Dr. William M. Elliott, Jr., pas
tor of the Highland Park Presby
terian church in Dallas, Tex., is
presently moderator of the denom
ination’s highest court. He was
elected moderator of the 97th Gen
eral Assembly, Presbyterian
Church, U. S., in April 1957, in Bir
mingham, Ala., thus receiving the
highest honor that Church can give.
The Presbyterian series of the
Protestant hour will be heard in
Brevard every Sunday at 5:30 p. m.
beginning the week of April 13 and
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tions from various organizations to
finance the promotion of the pro
gram.
The council is composed of rep
resentatives from different civic
groups, fraternal organizations,
etc.
The 10-point program is as fol
lows:
1. A chosen slogan — “Beautiful
Brevard”. Placing signs at the en
trance (highways) of the town. Re
versible with the message* “Wel
come to Beautiful Brevard”. “Come
Again to Beautiful Brevard”. Signs
to be done in the suggested Sap
phire Blue and white trim. Size 24
x 34.
2. Stimulate the interest of the
public toward cleaning and face
lifting the whole business area of
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Thomason To Preach
Final Sermon Sunday
Rev. B. W. Thomason, who re
cently announced his retirement as
pastor of the First Baptist church,
will deliver his final sermon on
Sunday morning at the 11:00 o’
clock worship service.
Mr. Thomason has served the
First Baptist church here nearly
IE years, coming here in 1940 from
Edgefield, S. C. During his pastor
ate, he has seen the church come
out of a heavy debt, and in 1^55 he
led his congregation in building a
magnificent new church, adjoining
the one that has been in use for 51
years.
The topic of Mr. Thomason’s ser
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PRINCIPAL PARTICIPANTS on the program at the 1
annual banquet of the Brevard chamber of commerce in
the cafeteria of the new Campus center building at Bre
vard college on this coming Friday night are shown
above. At the top left is C. S. Reed, vice president of
Duke Power company, who will be the principal speak
er. At top right is Frank Yarbrough, manager of the Bre
vard branch of Duke Power company, who will intro
duce the speaker. At the left on the bottom is Cecil J.
Hill, president of Brevard chamber of commerce, who
will give the address of welcome, and Gil Coan, the vice
president, shown at the right on the bottom, will pre
side over the banquet meeting.
Some 200 Persons Expected
To Attend Annual Banquet
Of Chamber Of Commerce
CAU ISSUED
TOASTMASTERS
Organizational Meeting Of
Club Is Set At Gaither’s
Next Wednesday
The Brevard Kiwanis club is
sponsoring an organization meet
ing of a Toastmasters club for Bre
vard. A dinner meeting will be
held at Gaither’s on Wednesday,
April 16, at 7:30 p. m. At this
meeting a team from Canton
Toastmaster club will present a
demonstration program of a
Toastmaster club to show the pur
pose and methods of the club in
teaching public speaking.
Toastmasters clubs is a national
organization, which has for its pur
pose training members in public
speaking and presiding over public
meetings. Members are given a
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Duke JPower Company Exec
utive Will Be The Princi
pal Speaker
Approximately 200 persons are
expected to attend the annual ban
quet meeting of the Brevard cham
ber of commerce. Friday night in
the cafeteria of the new campus
center building at Brevard college.
C. S. Reed, vice president and
rate engineer for Duke Power com
pany, will be the principal speaker,
and he will be introduced by Frank
Yarbrough, manager of the Bre
vard branch of the Duke company.
Cecil J. Hill, president of the
Brevard chamber of commerce, will
welcome the persons attending,
and Gil Coan, the vice president,
will preside over the meeting.
Special music on the program
will be rendered by Mrs. James
Sanders, vocalist, and Mrs. Robert
Melton, pianist. They will play and
sing compositions by Donald Lee
Moore, outstanding Brevard com
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Civil Cases Being Heard In Superior
Court, Gillespie Case Is Non-Suited
Civil cases in the April term of
Superior court in Transylvania are
toeing tried this week, and several
actions have been disposed of.
Judge James C. Farthing, of Le
noir, is presiding.
Most of the court’s time on Tues
day was taken up with the trial of
case, Marshall Gillespie, adminis
trator of the Gillespie estate, vs.
W. A. Morgan & Southern Rail
way. The case grew out of the train
wreck at Etowah in which Mr. and
Mrs. Doyle Gillespie and their
daughter were killed.
Following the presentation of
the evidence by the plaintiff, the
defendants moved for a non-suit,
which was granted by Judge Farth
ing.
Requiring much of the court’s
time on Monday was the case of
Penrose Lumber company vs. Jesse
Noel Bradshaw. The plaintiff ob
tained judgment in the amount of
$658.73.
The U. G. Reeves vs. N.C.S.H. &
P.W.C. case was continued.
Part of the complaint in the Mrs.
Sophia C. McCall vs. T. J. McCall
case was ordered to be struck out.
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TOWN BOARD TELLS
STATE TO PROCEED,
BIDS ARE SOUGHT
New 64 To Be Resurfaced.
Jaycees Given Franklin
Park Project
PARKING LOT LEASED
The new four-lane highway,
which is now being hardsurfaced
from the entrance to the Pisgah
National forest to the city limits,
in front of Radio Station WiPN^F.
will be continued into the heart of
Brevard immediately, the town
board of aldermen decided at its
meeting Tuesday night at the city
hall.
The tc vn attorney was instruct
ed to write Paul Depree, assistant
district engineer at Sylva, author
izing the work.
Webb Pittillo, district mainten
ance superintendent, met with the
board and said the state was rea
dy to begin the work right away.
This project will include fche wid
ening and resurfacing of the high
way from the city limits to Pro
bait (at the jail).
It was announced in Raleigh on
Tuesday that the new Highway 64,
running from the entrance of the
Pisgah National forest to Horse
Shoe, would be resurfaced this
summer. This work would be sim
ultaneous with the paving of the
3.5-mile stretch onto Brevard The
distance of the new highway 64 U
Horse Shoe is 11.09 miles.
Other Action
Tentative plans are being work
ed out by the board of aklenuec
with the Jaycees for opening a-nc
operating of Franklin Park. Ano
ther meeting has been set fior this
week, and the aldermen have allo
cated $1,500 for the project.
In cooperating with the newly
organized Civic council, the town
will sponsor a city-wide Clean-Up
week in late April here in Brevard.
The board also told the council
that it was purchasing eemen#
street markers at a later date
The aldermen have leased the lot
behind the Clemson and Oo-Ed the
atres for an otf-street parking bet
for the town. The management oi
the theatres is leasing the iot te
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GOP CONVENTION
IS SET SATURDAY
Candidates For County Offi
ces Will Be Nominated.
King Urges Attendence
The Transylvania county Repub
lican convention will meet in tbe
court house in Brevard oh Satur
day afternoon, April 12, at 2 o'
clock. The convention previously
met March 1, and recessed until
the above date.
Republican candidates for the
various county offices will be nom
inated at this convention, and a
county chairman, vice-chairman,
secretary and any other necessary
officers will be elected at this time.
AH Republicans are urged to at
tend the convention.
“Come and bring others with
you!” says Eugene King, Sr., the
chairman of the executive commit
tee.
Warning Is Issued
By Supt. Bradbum
Transylvania School Supt.
Wayne Bradburn today issues a
warning that at this time of year
there are sometimes reports of
unqualified persons in the coun
ty soliciting college students.
The state of North Carolina
requires that persons soliciting
students be licensed by the state
board of education. This is to
prevent representatives from un
known and unrecognized schools
from operating.
Mr. Bradburn says there have
been reports of such persons in
the county recently.
In order to protect themselves
he urges parents and students
to check with their principal or
superintendent to see if the so
licitor is licensed.