TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist, Ed
ucational, Agricultural
and Music Center. Founda
tion, 1960 Census, 15,321.
Brevard Community 7,394.
THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
A State And National Prize-Winning A. B. C. Newspaper
TRANSYLVANIA—
Hie Land of Waterfall*,
Mecca for Summer Owing*,
Entrance to Pisgak Ra
tional Forest and Stem* of
Brevard Music FeathmL
Vol. 69 — No. 18
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Authorized at Brevard, N. C.
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1958
A 20 PAGES TODAY *
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
PLANS FOR CLEAN-UP week in
Brevard are being completed by the
group above, with Mrs. Samuel Bullock,
president of the newly organized Bre
vard Civic council, holding up a “V-For
Victory” sign. At the left is Mrs. C. J.
Goodwin, president of the Brevard Gar- |
den club, and at the right is Mrs. J. A.
Macfie, president of the Transylvania !
Garden club. Standing is Cecil J. Hill,
president of the Brevard chamber of
commerce. Next week has been designa
ted as “Clean-Up, Paint-Up, Fix-Up”
week here and the public is asked to
give full cooperation to the movement in
an effort to make Brevard more beauti
ful. (Times Staff Photo)
Registration Books For Primary Open
Saturday, Registrars And Judges Given
One Republican Race Noted.
Independents Will Not
Be Eligible To Vote
With the primary election only
30 days away, interest in politics
h-cally increases, an ! George Shu
fora. cnainnan oi the j ransyivauia
county board of elections, today
announces precinct registrars and
judges.
The registration books will be
open on Saturday, and they will
remain open on the following two
Saturdays. May 24th is challenge
day. and the primary is .set for
May 31st.
Mr. Shuford emphasizes that
only registered Democrats will be
eligible to vote in the May 31st pri
mary-. However, there is one Re
publican race in which Republicans
can vote, that being the congres
sional seat from the 12th district
in which Ray H. Kimel opposes W.
Harold Sams.
Independents will not be allow
ed to vote in the May 31st primary'
ar d Mr. Shuford says that anyone
in doubt as to his registration
should check with the registrar.
Persons who are already regis
tered will not need to register
again The registration is for new
persons, and persons who have
moved from one precinct to anoth
er within 30 days prior to the pri
mary. must secure a transfer slip.
There are 18 precincts in the
county, and the list of registrars
and judges is as follows:
Boyd — Mrs. Virginia Pitillo.
registrar: Elmer McLean, Demo
cratic Judge; Mrs. Wae Mann. Re
publican Judge.
Brevard No 1 — Kenneth
Moore. Registrar; H. W. Gregory.
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CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday. May 1 — Lions club
meets at Gaither's. 7 p. m. Masonic
meeting in the temple. 7:30 p. m.
Friday May 2 — Brevard col
lege trustees meet. 10 a. m.. Fri
day. Fish supper in the Masonic
tempie 5 to 8 p. m. Kiwanis club
meets at Gaither’s, 7 p. m.
Saturda;.. May 3 — Registration
b< ok.- open for primary election.
May Day at Brevard college, 4 p.
m.
Sunday May 4 — Attend the
church »1 your choice. Open House
a the 'D en Age Center. 3 to 5 p.
m. Organ recital at Brevard Meth
odist church. 4 p. m.
Monday, May 5 — Clean-Up week
begins. Rotary club meets at Gaith
er’s, 7 p. m. BTU Clinic begins at
First Baptist church, 7:15 p. m.
Tuesday, May 6 — Book and
Plate club dinner. 6:45 p. m., at
Colonial Inn. Musicale at the col
lege. 7:30 p. m. Lutheran Women
to meet, 8 p. m. Eastern Star
meets in Masonic temple, 8 p. m.
Several Events To Highlight
Local Observance Of HD Week
Several events are being plan
ned by the Transylvania Home
Demonstration clubs in observ
ance of National Home Demonstra
tion week May 4th through 10th.
The first event will be a frozen
food school on Monday at 2 p. m.,
in Gaither's. It will be conducted
by Miss Nita Orr. Extension fro
zen food specialist from State col
lege. All women who desire infor
mation on freezing will be wel
comed at this program.
A fashion show will be held
Thursday. May 8th. at 8 p. m., in
the Fellowship Hall of the Presby
Award Given To
Janies C. Rickards
By Chemical Group
James C. Rickards, of Brevard,
was guest of honor and after din
ner speaker at a convention of the
National Congress of the Alpha
Beta Gamma Chemistry society
Saturday at the Grove Park Inn in
Asheville.
The subject of his talk was “Ed
ucation and the Scientific Method.”
The meeting was attended by fac
ulty members and students from
colleges affiliated with the society,
, nd this includes Brevard college.
During Saturday’s meeting. Mr.
Rickards was elected an honorary
n ember of the National Society,
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terian church. Mrs. R. L. Cansier.
: he county clothing chairman, is in
charge of arrangements. Only
homemade clothes will be modeled
and they will be divided in chil
dren's. teen ager’s and adult’s div
isions.
This will not be competitive and
no prizes will be awarded for the
clothes.
Miss Anne Benson Priest, the
home agent, announces that for
the month of May two clubs are
meeting together.
On Friday the Cathey’s Creek
club goes to meet with the Little
River club at the community cen
ter at 8 p. m.
Contracts Being Let, Bonds Are Sold
For The New High School Building
CLEAN-UP WEEK
SCHEDULED HERE
BY CIVIC GROUP
Mayor And Board Issue
Proclamation. Public Co
operation Sought
In an effort to make Brevard
more beautiful, a “Clean-Up” cam
paign will be conducted here all
next week.
Sponsoring the event will be the
newly organized Brevard Civic
council, with the Transylvania Gar
den club and the Brevard Garden
club assisting.
Mayor Bert H. Freeman and the
town board of aldermen have
issued a proclamation asking the
complete cooperation of the pub
lic.
Citizens are being asked to clean
their property, their sidewalks and
driveways, repair and paint fences,
as well as vacant lots. Elimination
cf fire hazards is also asked, and
Brevard citizens are reminded that
if they want to burn trash, they
n list secure permission of the fire
department by calling 2-6101,
Inch is the shortwave radio room.
A clean-up campaign will also be
■ nducted in the business area.
The council has elaborate plans
■ or beautification of Brevard. Re
virsible signs are planned at the
•, r.rious entrances, and ’t is hoped I
that enough interest in beautify- j
ng the town can be stimulated so ;
drat a general face-lifting will be |
iven to the business area.
Sturdy benches are being placed j
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College Trusf.ec>.*
Will Meet Friday
Trustees of Brevard college will
meet here at the institution for the
annual spring meeting on Friday.
President Emmett K. McLarty an
nounces.
Committee sessions are slated at
10:(K) o’clock, followed by the gen
eral meeting at 11:00 a. m.
A luncheon is planned in the
faculty dining room of the new
campus center building.
Wives of the trustees and special!
guests are being invited to a morn
ir.g coffee from 10:00 o’clock until
noon in the Annabel Jones hall.
In tern a tion al Fes ti val
For Girl Scouts Set Here
Plans are being formulated this
week for a Summer Arts festival
for senior Girl Scouts at Brevard
college from July 9th to the 13th.
Mrs. Corinne M. Murphy, pro
gram specialist on the National ex
ecutive staff of the U. S. A., has ar
rived here, and she is working out
details with the local resource
committee, headed by Mrs. Julius
Sader.
Pointing out that the Arts festi
val is the first national event of its
lype ever offered by the Girl Scout
t rganization. Mrs. Murphy noted
that a total of 96 girls from all
parts of the United States and from
six foreign countries and territor
ies are expected to attend.
“The festival will be an experi
mental project,” Mrs. Murphy
>aid. “Its purpose is to encourage
girls talented in the arts by pro
viding an opportunity for voca
tional exploration, for personal sat
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GIRL SCOUT EXECUTIVES, above,
are shown as they make plans for an in
ternational Summer Arts festival at Bre
vard college in July for senior Girl
Scouts. Left to right, are: Mrs. Corinne
Murphy, of New York, who is a national
executive; Mrs. Helen McElyea, execu
tive director, Pisgah Girl Scout council;
Miss Elizabeth Figner, of Atlanta, Ga.,
who is also a member of the national
council; Mrs. Heinz Rollman, of Waynes
ville, a member of the Pisgah board of
directors; and, Mrs. Julius Sader, chair
man of the local resource committee in
charge of festival arrangements.
(Times Staff Photo)
THE OCCUPANTS OF THE CAR above escaped
with their lives by jumping1 out just before it ran off the
Cascade Lake road and into Little River, some 150-200
feet below. Actually, the car went over the steep em
bankment and bounced on the yard of the house at the
power company right into the river. The driver, James
Hoots, of Flat Rock, said the accident was due to faul
ty steering rod. A wrecker is shown pulling the car out
of the river in the top photo, and the demolished condi
tion of the car can be noted better in the lower picture.
Transylvania's 4-H Club
Members Make Good Showing
At District Meeting Saturday
NATIONAL MUSIC
WEEK IS PLANNED
Many Events Are Set Local
ly. Mayor Issues Special
Proclamation
Many special events are being
planned locally in observance of
National Music week, May 4th
10th.
The Brevard Music Lovers club,
with Mrs. Julius Sader as chair
man. is sponsoring the observance
in Transylvania, and Brevard’s
mayor, B. H. Freeman, has issued
a special proclamation, designat
ing the week as “National Music
week” here.
Among the special events are:
an organ recital Sunday afternoon
at the Brevard Methodist church:
a musicale at Brevard college Tues
day night; auditions for music
scholarships to the college and to
tiic music camp at Brevard college
on May 10th; and, organ recital at
the college next Friday evening.
“Life Means More With Music”
is the general theme of National
Music week, and in his proclama
tion, Mayor Freeman points out:
“Emphasis should be placed on
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Some 30 Boys And Girls Rep
resented County At Clyde
Erwin School
—
Transylvania county 4-H club
members made an outstanding
showing at the 4-H district demon
stration day held last Saturday at
the Clyde Erwin high school in
Asheville.
Approximately 30 club members
from this county attended and par
ticipated in the demonstration pro
grams, talent and public speaking
activities of the day.
There were more than 400- 4-H
club members from Western North
Carolina counties taking part in
the day’s activities. All first place
winners, except recreation leader,
will represent Transylvania county
in their respective field at state
4-H club week in Raleigh July 20
26.
Participants from Transylvania
j county are as follows: Beekeeping
I- Phil Leslie. Straus school, white
ribbon; dairy foods (Ind.) Betty
Jj Lyda, Brevard, Sr., red ribbon:
boys electric — Ed and John Math
e.-on. Brevard senior and junior,
respectively, white ribbon; girls
electric — Linda Tinsley and Judy
Mims, Brevard senior, red ribbon
Entomology — Douglas Israel
and Joe Farmer. Brevard seniors,
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Program Highlights
Special Programs Will Be Heard On
WPNF During National Music Week
In observance of National Mu
sic week, WPNF will broadcast a
scries of special programs all next
week under the direction of the
Brevard Music Lovers club.
These programs will be heard
each evening at 7:00 o’clock and
will feature members of the club,
as well as the students receiving
superior rating in the recent jun
ior music festival at Brevard col
lege.
As a forerunner of the local ob
servance of National Music week,
A1 Martin will interview John D.
Eversman, director of the Brevard
high school band on “Coffee Time”
S turday morning. Selections by
the band will also be heard.
On the first program of the
special series next Monday night,
compositions by Donald Lee Moore,
well-known Brevard composer,
will be heard.
Other Programs
The schedule for the Farm and
Home hour for the coming week is
as follows: Thursday, Brevard
home ec. dept., Mrs. Glenn Bur
rell; Friday, U. S. Forestry, Ted
Seely; Monday, county agent’s of
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SOME REVISIONS
NECESSARY SINCE
BIDS OVER FUNDS
Boards Hold Joint Meeting*
Group Is Pleased With
Sale
DELAY IS SLIGHT
.This past week could well go
down in history for the Brevard
high school since the bids were
opened, the bonds were sold, and
it is expected that work will begin
in approximately 30 days for the
new high school building.
The bids for the new structure,
plus much of the equipment, total
led $864,741, and the low' bid far
tiie general contract went to W. E.
Dale Construction Co., of Morgan
ton, in the amount of $544,000.
The board of education has bees
in the process of going over these
bids before accepting all of them
s;nce the amount was in excess of
what they had to spend.
The architects, McDonald and
Daniels, are now in the process of
revising the school plans in order
to cut the costs. The heating bid of
$139,581, by the Sanitary Plumbing
ard Heating Co., of Greenville, S
C„ will not be accepted
At a call meeting of the Board
of Education Wednesday-morning,
with the county commissioners
they passed a resolution asking the
architect to revise heating plan?
and to call for new bids.
Also at this meeting the boarc
passed a resolution to send an ap
! p’ication to thf State Board of Ed
. ucalion to borrow $21,000 irurn the
1 i * * .»
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Th“ ai whir*, w advi ,*i the board
that the revision in plans would
mean a lower figure from the gen
eral contractor and that they were
already working close'y with the
Dale company.
County Attorney Ralph H. Raiu
sey reported to the board on the
sale of the bonds for the building
in Raleigh Tuesday. The school
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BTO CLINIC IS
PLANNED HERE
All 32 Churches To Take
Part. State Workers Con
ducting Classes
The Transylvania Baptist asso
ciation. which consists of 32 chin
ches. will hold a Training Union
clinic at the First Baptist church
in Brevard Monday through Thurs
day, May 5-8, from 7:15 to 9:15
each evening.
The faculty will be headed by
William Spradlin, State Training
Union secretary . Other state work
ers will teach classes. The workers
and the classes they will teach arc
as follows: Mrs. Naomi Braswell,
adults; Mrs. Weber Jordon, inter
mediates; Mrs. E. F. Baker, jun
iors: Mrs. Sarah Hull, beginners,
primaries and nursery leaders.
Local persons will teaeh the ofcfc
or classes and all age groups will
be included.
This clinic is expected to be
widely attended and the largest o.i
its kind ever held in this area. In
addition to the 32 churches of the
association, churches outside the
county are expected to send rep
resentatives to the meeting.
Ruel Whitmire is the associa
tion::! training union director.
Will Advertise
Delinquent Tax
Lists Next Week
Delinquent tax list for towns
of Brevard and Bosnian amt
Transylvania county will be pub
lished in The Times next week
(issue of May 8). according to C.
M. Douglas, tax collector.
Taxes paid through Saturdaj
r.oon of this week will not appear
in the list. It is necessary that
the list be closed on Saturday in
order to take care of the large
job of typesetting in The Times
office, Mr. Douglas pointed out.
There will be no advertising
charge for any items paid
through Wednesday, May 7.