THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
A State And National Prize-Winning A. B. C. Newspaper
Vol. 69 — No. 30 ★ Autho?iz?daSaSt BrSv^N^c BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1958 * 20 PAGES TODAY * PUBLISHED WEEKLY
TRANSYLVANIA
The Land of Waterfalls,
Mecca for Summer fisim
Entrance to Plsfah Ra
tional Forest and Homs of
Brevard Music Festival.
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.
JOHN I. ANDERSON, editor of The
Transylvania Times, was elected presi
dent of the North Carolina Press asso
ciation at the annual convention last
week end in Asheville. He is shown at
the right conferring with the other offi
cers following the election. At the left
is Miss Beatrice Cobb, publisher of the
Morganton Herald, who was renamed
secretary, and in the center is Carl Jef
fress, general manager of the Greens
boro Daily News, who is the new vice
president. Mr. Anderson succeeds Henry
Dennis, of Henderson.
(Asheville Citizen Photo—Gamble)
New Postal Rates To Yield $15,000
At Brevard PO, Effective August 1st
Fullbright Cites Breakdown
Of Revised Charges.
Many Varied Stamps
The increase in postage rates,
effective August 1, will cost local
mailer< an estimated *15.000. ac
cording to Acting Brevard Post
master Vernon P. Fullbright.
The penny increase in first class
mail, from three cents to four
cents an ounce, will yield an addi
tional revenue locally of about
S! 1.000. Air. Fullbright said.
In addition the increase on pos
tal cards will bring in an addition
al $2,000 and that on third class
mail about $2,000 in additional rev
enue. bringing the total to $15,000.
The penny postal card which has
previously been replaced by the
two-cent card will be three cents.
Airmail, not exceeding eight
ounces, will become seven cents
an ounce. Air post and postal cards
will be five cents each.
Third class mail, including un
sealed printed greeting cards, will
be three cents for the first two
ounces, and 1jl> cents for each addi
tional ounce. The weight limit for
third class mail is increased to 15
ounces.
Details on changes in other pos
tal rates may be obtained from the
acting postmaster.
New stamp issues to meet the
increase in postage rates will in
clude:
A blue seven-cent airmail stamp;
a deep blue seven-cent embossed
airmail stamped envelope: a blue
seven-cent airmail stamp booklet;
a red five-cent airmail stamp; a
five-cent airmail postal card; a lav
ender four-cent Lincoln coil stamp;
four-cent Lincoln stamp books:
four-cent Franklin embossed stamp
ed envelope; and six-cent reply
paid Statue of Liberty postal card.
Collectors desiring first-day can
cellations of these stamps may se
cure the information from Mr.
Fullbright.
CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, July 24 — Business
and Professional Women’s club
meets at 7 p. m.. Camp Straus. Ma
sonic meeting in the temple, 8 p.
m.
Friday, July 25 — Industrial
nurses’ meeting at Camp Straus.
1* a. m.. First district meeting of
Jaycees,,Masonic temple, 7:30 p.
m. Concert at the Brevard Music
Center. 8:15 p. m.
Saturday, July 26 — Double
header at Camp Straus, OM In
dians vs. Enka, beginning at 2 p.
m. Ace of Clubs meets at 7:45 p.
m. Concert at Brevard Music Cen
ter, 8:15 p. m.
Sunday. July 26 — Attend the
church of your choice. Concert at
the Brevard Music Center. 4 p. m.
Monday, July 27 — Rotary club
meets at Gaither’s, 7 p. m.
Tuesday. July 28 — Beekeepers
meet in Gaither’s at 8 p. m.
Many To Attend
First District Meeting Of
Jaycees Set Here On Friday
Brevard Jayeees will host ■'
. ui.Hua tint. of ;ne North
Carolina Junior Chamber 01 Com
merce on Friday. July 25.
The meeting, which will be held
at the Masonic Temple here in Bre
vard. will be attended by some 100
Javcees from the nine clubs mak
ing up the first district.
These clubs are Asheville,
Black Mountain. Brevard. Canton,
Franklin, Bryson City, Hender
sonville. Jackson county and
Waynesville.
Highlight of the meeting will be
the appearance of state president.
Marvin Koonce, of Raleigh, who
will address the Jayeees attending.
National Director Jim Grimes, of
Qimiiimim.II..IMIIIMI..Q
The Weather
5 £
Beginning with July 5, Brevard
has had rain daily. The total for
this period is 8.12 inches. This com
pares with only .90 of an inch for
the same period last year. Total
precipitation for the entire month
of July last year was only 1.12 in
ches. Daily readings for the past
week are as follows.
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
High
89
89
90
90
81
80
Low
61
66
62
63
64
62
Pre.
.14
.05
.02
.06
.96
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Program Highlights
New Recording Of Jeff Wilson To
Be Featured Saturday Over WPNF
Jeff Wilson, editor of “Tarheel j
Wheels” and information officer
for the North Carolina Motor Car
riers association, long a popular af- i
ter dinner speaker, has now branch
ed out into the recording field.
Mr. Wilson visited Brevard in
March of this year, and at a guest
on WPNF’s Saturday morning COF
FEE TIME show, gave a brief out-;
lire of his first record on the Co-1
lonial label.
He has appeared for civic club i
and convention entertainment
throughout the nation, including
New York. Chicago, San Francisco.;
Miami Beach, Pinehurst, Atlantic \
City and for the second year in the
Cottage Lane Art show at Wilming
ton's annual Azalea Festival.
This Saturday WPNF will fea
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JEFF WILSON
j i isville. will Iso speak to the
|i'oup.
| The Brevard Jaycees have gone
l all out in planning this meeting
which promises to be one of the
largest of its kind ever held in
Western North Carolina. A prize
for all Jaycees attending the meet
ing. and a large number of nice
door prize:- will be given away. Top
flight entertainment has also been
obtained for the meeting, which
will begin promptly at 7:30 o'clock.
State Vice President Dick Davis,
rf Asheville., has charge of the
meeting, and he will be the presid
ing officer.
The Times Given fNational
Award By Press Group\
The Transylvania Times. Bre
vard's prize-winning newspaper,
was awarded honorable mention,
lourth place in the General Ex
cellence contest of the National
Editorial association.
The award was announced re
cently at the annual convention !
at Detroit. Michigan.
First place in the contest, in
which thousands of non-dailv
newspapers throughout the coun
try were entered, was won by the
Elkin Tribune, a semi-weekly
newspaper published by Harvey
Laffoon.
In commenting on The Times,
the judges said that the Bre
vard newspaper gave excellent
coverage of the news of the town
and county. They were pleased
with the many departments of
the paper and the photographic
coverage.
The latest award won by The
Times brings to a total of 20,
both state and national, that the
Brevard weekly has copped in
the past 16 years.
Editor John Anderson said the
award was a challenge to win
first place this year, and he,
thanked all subscribers, adver
tisers. correspondents and others
for their fine cooperation and
support.
Reservists Now
Attending Camp
Four officers and 31 enlisted
men in the 326th Chemical Co.
from Brevard left Sunday, July
20th. for reserve training at Fort
Bragg. They will remain through
August 3rd.
First Lieutenant James D. Willis
is the commanding officer, and
other officers are First Lt. Gerald
S. Grose, First Lt. Donald W.
Worlledge and Capt. Arnold D.
Miles.
The enlisted men are as fol
lows: M-Sgt. Bryant C. Jackson.
SFC John D. Ezell, SFC William
II. Mooney, Sgt. Neil T. Howell.
Sgt. James Renegar, Sgt. Donald
Eilengburg, Sp2 Roy B. Campbell.
Sp3 Joe C. Compton, SP3 Wilburn
G. Mulenex, Sp3 Roger P. White
sides, Pfc Arthur L. Ballard, Pfc.
James C. Gaither, Pfc. Robert J.
Anders, Pfc David E. Butler, Pfc.
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National Federation Of Music Clubs
Meet At Camp, To Dedicate Buildings
TAX COLLECTIONS
SAID TO BE GOOD
Douglas Says Garnishee Ac
tion Started. Some $25,000
Yet To Be Collected
With over 93 percent of the cur
rent tax levy for 1957 already col
lected. County Tax Collector C. M.
Douglas has started proceedings for
garnishment and levy of delinquent
accounts, it was announced yester
day.
Of the county levy of $379,975.00,
less than $25,000 remains to be col
lected. the tax collector stated, and
drastic measures are to be employ
ed to collect from those who will not
pay voluntarily, he said.
Law provides that garnishment
of wages and levy upon personal
property be made during July and
August, the tax collector states.
Preliminary notices have already
been mailed this month.
OLIN MATHIESON
GIVES RAISE
Herzog And Brownell Make |
Joint Announcement.
Some 2,200 Employed
An eight cents per hour general]
! wage increase, a part of which is in
! Feu of a bonus paid in the past, is!
. .nounced for employees of Olin
.Mathieson Chemical corporation at
‘I’i-iah Forest, effective July 23.
1958.
t he announcement was made
o.ntly last Friday by M. I . Herzog,
vice president and manager of the
film division, and P C. Brownell,
1 vice president and manager of the
I oust a paper division. The bonus
I paid at Christmas time in prior
years on a discretionary basis is be
ing discontinued, the announce
ment said, because of the belief
that employees would prefer to
ph-ave the amount of the bonus in
corporated as a definite part of
I their wage or salary rate.
Salaried workers, in most in
stances. will also receive similar in
creases in pay.
Olin Mathieson employs approx
imately 2.200 people at Pisgah For
est in the manufacture of paper and
cellophane.
AMONG MANY distinguished guests attending the
dedications at Brevard Music Center during Federation
weekend will be: reading from left to right: Mrs. Clif
ton J. Muir, Coral Gables, Fla., vice president Southeas
t< rn Region. National Federation of Music Clubs; Mrs.
C. Arthur Bullock, Canton Penna., National vice presi
dent. National Federation of Music clubs; Soprano
tha Deatherage, Young Artist Winner, National Federa
tion of Music Clubs, who will be featured as vocal soloist
on Friday night and Roy McAllister, pianist, who will
play John Powell’s “Rhapsodie Negre” which was com
missioned by the National Federation of Music Clubs.
4-H Delegation From County Is
Attending Meeting In Raleigh
FLORIDA SCOUTS
USING CAMP HERE
Group From Jacksonville At
Pressley Field. Improve
ments Are Noted
Troop 27 Boy Scouts from Jack
sonville, Fla., will camp at the Ki
wanis recreation area in Pressley
Fields at Balsam Grove on Thurs
day through next week.
Around 100 boys and leaders
will attend the camp. A. M. Healey
and Leon Frank, Jr., will head the
contingent, assisted by several bus
iness men of Jacksonville.
Improvements have been made
at the camping area during the past
year, with a shelter built, large
spring enclosed in cement, and
clearing of the grounds and athlet
ic field under supervision of Tins
ley Brown.
The area is open for use primar
ily for Boy and Girl Scouts, but al
so for church and Sunday School
groups, through permission of the
Kiwanis club. The land is on spec
ial lease from Pisgah National for
est.
Over 1,200 Club Members In
Attendance. Busy Week
Is Slated
Accompanied by Miss Anne Ben
son Priest, home agent, and Bill
Garmon, assistant county agent, a
large delegation of 4-H club mem
bers from Transylvania is attending
the State 4-H week in Raleigh.
According to reports from the
capital city, the 1,200 boys and
girls are having a “thrill of a life
time”.
These delegates, who are the
cream of North Carolina's farm
jouth. earned their trip to Ral
eigh in recognition of their out
standing work and leadership.
During this week they are taking
part in a host of activities, includ
ing demonstration contests to
name state winners in 27 different
4-H programs.
Other highlights of the week in
clude election of new 4-H officers;
the annual 4-H Honor club tapping
ceremony; the recognition cere
mony for state project and activity
winners; the Health Pageant, dur
ing which the state 4-H health king
and queen are selected; and the
annual Dress Revue, to select the
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All Churches In County Are Invited
To Send Delegates To Cosby Clinic
A choir clinic, sponsored by the
Cosby Choir camp will be held at
I nke Toxaway Wednesday. July 30
at 8 p. m. All of the churches in
Transylvania county as well as a
group from Hendersonville have i
been invited to take part in the in
terdenominational event.
D. H. Cosby, director of the
choir camp, pointed out that this is
the first clinic in what he hopes
will be an annual affair. There will
be no tuition charged and the event
will be open to all who are inter
ested. Choir directors and members
of the choirs of the county’s chur
ches are especially invited, Mr. Cos
by said.
A camp committee composed of
Cecil Hill, Mrs. Duncan Hunter,
Dr. Frank McGuire, Rev. B. W.
Thomason and Ray Winchester,
representing the various churches
in Brevard, met with Mr. Cosby to
work out the details of the clinic.
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MANY EXPECTED,
VARIED PROGRAM
WILL BE OFFERED
Band Conductor Of Universi
ty Of Kentucky Here
On Saturday
CONCERTS REVIEWED
Three new buildings on the
grounds of the Brevard Music Cen
ter will be dedicated during the
National Federation of Music
Clubs Weekend at Brevard, July
25. They are the Hinda Honigman
Library and practice cabins given
by the Alabama and the Maryland
Federations.
The Alabama cabin, second to be
given by that state, is in memory
of Mrs. Nell Moseley, Uniontown,
Alabama, past president of the Ala
bama Federation of Music clubs.
The Maryland cabin is given in the
name of that state organization.
James Christian Pfohl.. music di
rector of the Center, will accept the
buildings for the camp. Represent
ing the National Federation will be
Mrs. C. Arthur Bullock of Canton,
Pennsylvania' and Mrs. J. Clifton
Muir of Coral Gables. Florida.
Carolina clubwomen present will
include Mrs. Harry J. Shonts. Win
ston-Salem, retiring state presi
dent: Mrs. Louise Jefferson. Chapel
Hill, incoming state president: and
I Mrs. J. Kenneth Pfohl. Winston
j Salem, national chaplain.
| The Brevard Music Center chor
i us, under the direction of Kenneth
I Neilsen. will sing at the dedication
| ceremony. ‘ Now God Be Praised ”
I Bishop J. Kenneth Pfohl will offer
I the prayer.
The Hinda Honigman Library,
med in honor of Mrs. Maurice
i Honigman of Gastonia, represents
gifts of over 13 states. Mrs. Honig
man is the North Carolina member
of the national board and chair
man of the Board of Trustees for
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HISTORICAL BODY
HAS FIRST MEET
Constitution Is Adopted,
Merrill Is New Vice
President
With adoption of a constitution,
the organization of the Transylva
nia County Historical Association,
which was begun a month earlier,
was completed Saturday night at
the meeting at the court house.
B. Frank Merrill, of Penrose,
was elected vice president, and Mrs.
Mary Jane McCrary was named
property custodian and curator.
Temporary president Oliver Orr
presided and the temporary secre
tary' - treasurer, elected at the or
ganization meeting, was J. J. Stev
enson.
Miss Martha Boswell, Miss Gen
eva Paxton, Miss Beulah Garren,
Miss Sallie Merrill and Mrs. G. H.
Lvday constitute a membership
committee appointed by President
Orr. Life membership fee was set
at $10.00. At the organization meet
ing, the annual membership fees
had been set at 50c, for an adult
and 25c for a school student.
Among new members noted were
Miss Beulah Garren, Admiral and
Mrs. Ligon B. Ard.
Family records, letters, photo
graphs. maps and other early Tran
sylvania county historical data are
being brought by residents to Mrs.
McCrary at her office, 39 W. Jor
dan street, observed President Orr.
He stated that this material
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Miss Pickelsimer
Gets Scholarship
From Enka Co,
Gwendolyn Mae Pickelsimer has
been informed she has been
awarded an Enka Foundation scho
larship to Mars Hill college. It will
cover the cost of tuition and aca*
demic fees and be on a yearly re
newable basis.
Miss Pickelsimer is only one of
several Brevard high school gradu
ates to be awarded scholarships.
She was an honor graduate this
past June.