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—
The Land of Waterfalls,
Mecca for Summer Canif,
Entrance to Piagah Ra
tional Forest and Home of
Brevard Music FestlveL
Vol. 69 — No. 37
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Authorized at Brevard, N. C.
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1958
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
THE MODERN X-RAY EQUIPMENT
in the new Transylvania Health center
is being inspected by the group above,
following installation last week. Cost
ing more than $2,500 this equipment was
purchased with funds raised through the
sale of Christmas seals here. At the left
is Mrs. Jessie Lollis, Transylvania coun
ty health nurse; and in the center is Mr.
Richard Arnold, X-ray engineer who in
stalled the equipment for the S. and H.
X-ray Company. On the right is Miss
Jeanette Austin, chairman of the Tran- i
sylvania county tuberculosis committee. !
(Times Staff Photo)
Brevard College To Share In Three
Million Dollar Drive, Opens Friday
Mobilization Conference To
Be Held In Charlotte. Lo
cal Group To Attend
Mil-burn P. Akers, 0f Chicago,
and Bishop Marvin A. Franklin, of
Jackson, Miss., will be guest speak
ers in Charlotte on Friday when
the Western North Carolina Meth
odist conference holds a mobiliza
tion meeting to launch a $3,000,000
campaign for Christian Higher
Education.
Dr. Emmett K. McLarty, presi
dent of Brevard college, will speak
first on the program on Friday
morning, and accompanying him to
Charlotte will be Glenn Hardesty,
public relations director.
Rev. Courtney Ross, pastor of the
Brevard Methodist church, will
also attend the meeting. Others
from Brevard who are expected to
be in attendance include Henry
McDonald. Dr. Frank McGuire. Mr.
and Mrs. Gil Coan, Frank Yar
brough, P. A. Rahn, Mrs. Court
ney Ross and John Anderson.
The conference Commission on
Higher Education, which has head
quarters in Morganton, said the
meeting in Ovens Auditorium will
bring together ministers, laymen,
and women from 1.000 churches in
the western half of the State.
Mr. Akers is the executive edi
tor of the Chicago Sun-Times and
one of the outstanding laymen of
the Methodist Church in the Uni
ted States. He is also chairman of
the National Committee of Church
Men for Church Colleges, a mem
ber of the Methodist Quadrennial
Commission on Higher Education,
and a trustee of both MacMurray
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CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, Sept. 11—Local NCEA
picnic at Lake Sega, 6:00. Fort
nightly club with Mrs. J. S. Nich
olson 3:30 p. m. Hospital auxiliary
in nurses dining room 3 p. m. Ma
sons meet at 8 p. m.
Friday, Sept. 12 — Masonic fish
supper at Temple 4:30-8 p. m. Foot
ball, Brevard vs. Hendersonville,
8 p. m. Ace of Clubs at 7:45 p. m.
Saturday, Sept. 13 — Little Riv
er fair.
Sunday, Sept. 14 — Attend the
church of your choice. Freshmen
arrive at Brevard college. Promo
tion day at St. Philips Episcopal
church.
Monday, Sept. 15 — Rotary Club
meets at Gaither’s, 7 p. m. Legion
Auxiliary at Legion building. 7:30
p. m. Brevard high school P-TA at
8 p. m.
Tuesday, Sept. 16 — Ace of clubs
meets at 7:45 p. m.
Wednesday, Sept. 17 — Regis
tration at Brevard College.
Largest Number Ever
Many Transylvania Youths Are
Entering Colleges, Universities
More Transylvania county boys
and girls are entering colleges and
ur.iverstiies for the 1958-'59 school
term than ever before, according
to a survey conducted this week by
The Transylvania Times.
Brevard college is expected to
draw a larger group than any
other one institution: however,
the exact number will not be
known until registration is com
pleted next week.
The Times staff points out that
some names may have been omit
ted because it is impossible to find
out all of the young people and the
college of their choice. Parents are
invited to inform The Times of any
who were overlooked, and their
names will also be published.
The colleges and the names of
the boys and girls from here who
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The Weather
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Cool fall nights are now7 common
i.i Brevard, as the past week’s low
leadings indicate. The lowest to
date this season is 42 degrees,
which was recorded Monday night.
Day time highs are still in the 80’s.
Only a fraction of precipitation was
recorded this week. Daily readings
are as follows:
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
High Low
81 49
80 53
82 51
83 49
86 50
80 45
76 42
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will enroll, or have already, is as'
follows:
Agnes Scott college — Florence i
Gaines.
Brevard college — Edna Faye
McGaha. Rosemary Thompson. Pa-,
tricia Ann Pruitt, Joe Ann New
some. Nancy Lee Fluke, Bette Lou
ise Vaughn, Robert William Cauble.
Johnny Mack Brown. Luther Louis
Cochran, Aaron Masters, Georgia
Ellen Massey, Carolyn Christine j
Owen. John Herbert Hawkins..
Charles K. Westall, Jack Carl Wy-j
att. David Vernon Hamilton, Glenn!
Gilbert Steppe. Gail Bonnell, Lois
Gibbs, Agnes Hamilton. Mildred
Miller, John Paxton. Mary Allyn
Reynolds. Ruth Souther and Wayne
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Open House At Du Pont's
Silicon Plant Successful
“Open House” at Du Pont's
new silicon plant in Buck Forest
last Wednesday afternoon and
evening was highly successful,
Leslie S. Grogan, plant manager,
reports today.
Approximately 1,800 persons
attended the event and toured
the modern plant, which manu
factures hyper-pure silicon.
A good crowd also saw “The
DuPont” story, which was shown
that afternoon at the Clemson
theatre.
Persons attending the “open
house” visited various depart
ments of the plant. Exhibits were
explained by the guides, and re
Office Of Chamber Of Commerce Is
Now Open In Mornings, Action Taken
Beginning Monday, the chamber
of commerce office will observe a
winter schedule and will remain
cpen from 9:30 o’clock until noon
only each day.
Mrs. Lucy Ford, executive secre
tary, reported to the directors in
meeting Tuesday night that most
people came to the office during
the morning hours, and that while
registration in the office by visit
ors had been heaviest of any sea
son yet, the calls were falling off
since Labor day week end.
Total of 661 people registered in
the office during the three-month
period of June, July and August,
Mrs. Ford reported, with 32 states,
England and Canal Zone designa
ted as home by the vistiors.
Advertising committee reported
that 10,000 new folders had been
ordered from the printers, with ap
propriate changes made to bring
the advertising piece up to date.
Membership committee report
ed 23 new members during the
year, with a total of 140 paid mem
bers. Statements have been mail
ed to other members as of the first
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Brevard College Welcomes Freshmen
On Sunday, Good Enrollment Expected
MANY AT PICNIC
FOR SPONSORS OF
RURAL CONTEST
Over 100 At Cathey’s Creek
Community Center On
Tuesday Night
More than 100 persons attended
the picnic for the sponsors of the
Transylvania Rural Development
program Tuesday night at the
Cathey’s Creek community center.
The event was sponsored by the
officials of the organized com
munity development clubs, and
Ross Wilson, president of the Cath
ey’s Creek group, welcomed the
group and expressed appreciation
for what the sponsors are doing in
providing financial assistance for
the program.
County Agent James Davis op
ened the brief program before the
elaborate picnic supper, and the
benediction was by Rev. Dan Wal
lin.
Making the Rural Development
program possible in Transylvania
are the following sponsors:
Abercrombie's, A&P Tea com
pany. Austin art shop. Ayers.
Barnett’s Machine shop. Belk’s
department store, Brevard auto
parts, Brevard college. Brevard
chamber of commerce Brevard Ki
wanis club. Brevard Lions club.
Brevard Rotary Club. Brevard Jay
cc-es. Brevard Business & Profes
sional Women's Club. Brevard Lum
mer company. Brevard Insurance
agency, B & B Feed &- Seed com
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Private Lessons
In Music Offered
At Brevard College
The department of music at
Brevard college is expanding this
fall, and private lessons in voice
and instruments will be offered.
Plans are being made to devel
op a variety of music ensembles,
and musicians in the commun
ity are invited to contact Prof.
Nelson Adams, head of the de
partment.
Members of the music depart
ment staff include: Mr. Adams,
M.S.M., Union Theological Sem
inary: Mrs. Louise Miller, Diplo
ma, Fontainbleau, Conservatoire
Americaine; Ralph V. Reed, M.
A. in Mus. Ed., George Pea
body College; and, M. Thomas
Cousins, Juilliard School of Mu
sic and National Symphony Or
chestra.
freshments climaxed the tours.
An impressive layout of pic
tures made during the tour is
carried on page six, first section,
of this week's issue of The Tran
sylvania Times.
R. T., Meade Fisher
Bound Over To Court
Two men. R. T. Fisher and Meade
Fisher, of the Quebec section, were
bound over to federal court on
charges of owning and operating a
“Moonshine” still by U. S. Com
missioner Alex Kizer here in the
Brevard court house Wednesday
morning.
No probable cause was found
against Paul M. Fisher, also of the
Quebec section, by Commissioner
Kizer.
The three men were arrested by
ATU officers at their homes at
Quebec last Sunday night. Both R.
T. and Meade Fisher were placed
under a $300 bond each by the
commissioner.
Local NCEA Picnic
Slated On Thursday
The annual local NCEA picnic
will be held Thursday night, Sep
tember 11, at 6:00 o’clock p. m.,
with Mrs. Comnena Lawrence at
Lake Sega.
Everyone will bring a covered
dish.
THE DEMOLISHED VEHICLE, above, is one of the
two involved in racing on Broad street last Friday night.
Driven by Ed D. Brown, the car hit a parked station
wagon just beyond the high school. Damages to it were
estimated at $300. Patrolman Jack D. Cabe reports that
Brown was racing with Harold Frank Ball, and both
youths are being charged with speeding, reckless driv
i ing and racing 70 miles an hour in a 35-mile an hour
speed zone. (Times Staff Photo)
Two Brevard Youths Charged
! With Racing In Front Of The
High School Last Friday Night
TWO NAMED TO
COLLEGE STAFF
Butterworth Is New Business
Manager. Mrs. Monteith
Is The Bursar
Two appointments to the staff of
Brevard College are announced to
day by President Emmett K. Mc
Larty.
C. A. Butterworth, Jr., has been
appointed business manager, suc
ceeding Rev. Robert H. Stamey,
who resigned to accept a pastorate
in the Methodist church at High
Point.
Mrs. Arnold Monteith . succeeds
Kenneth O. Beard as bursar.
Mr. Butterworth, a native of Mas
sachusetts, attended Washington
and Lee University, and is a Cer
tified public accountant. For five
years he was associated with a
firm of CPA’s in Philadelphia.
Following this, he was senior au
ditor with DuPont company in Ai
ken, S. C., for six years. At the
time of his appointment to Brevard
College, he was comptroller for
three North Carolina companies
with offices in Bessemer City.
Mrs. Monteith, a native of Guy
ton, Georgia, attended the Bre
vard schools. For the past 14 years
she has been bookkeeper and tell
er with the First Union National
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Car Demolished In Wreck
With Parked Station Wag
on. Other Accidents
Two Brevard youths, Ed D.
Biown and Harold Frank Ball, are
being charged with speeding, reck
less driving and racing on Broad
street in connection with an acci
dent about 11:25 o’clock Friday
night in front of Brevard high
school, Patrolman Jack Cabe re
ports.
The '49 Studebaker, which was
driven by Brown, struck a parked
station wagon, registered in the
name of Clarence E. Goldsmith, of
Flat Rock, just beyond the school.
According to Patrolman Cabe,
Brown was racing with Ball, who
was driving a ’52 Ford. Both youths
admitted to be driving at 70 miles
an hour, the patrolman reports.
In the Studebaker-station wagon
accident, the former was complete
ly demolished and damages to the
wagon were reported to be around
$300. A wheel from it was knock
ed across the sidewalk and over a
wall in the accident. Brown was
taken to the hospital, from which
he was released on Sunday. Both
drivers are out on bond, Patrolman
Cabe states.
“The two men are fortunate that
they are not being charged with
manslaughter since both the Bre
vard high school football team and
the band were returning to the
school from Reynolds at that par
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Program Highlights
Three New Programs Added TojLog
At WPNF, Several Prizes Offered
Three new programs have been
added to the WPNF program log,
according to A1 Martin, program di
rector. “Player of the Week’’, spon
sored by Bikas restaurant, is heard
each Tuesday afternoon at 5:45 o’
clock. On this program, one of the
outstanding Blue Devil player is
interviewed, and the previous Fri
day night’s game is reviewed.
Each Friday afternoon at 5:45
o’clock, the “Musical Mystery”
show is sponsored by the Triangle
drive-in. This program features the
best in music, along with a mystery
tune, giving some listener a chance
to win two free steaks.
“Stork Time”, heard daily at
8:55 a. m. is now being presented
by the new Morris Pharmacy in
Brevard. Mr. Martin invites every
one to tune in this program, where
Transylvania’s new babies are wel
comed daily over WPNF.
Other Programs
The schedule for the Farm and
Home hour for the coming week is
as follows: Thursday, Rosman home
ec department, Mrs. Martha Hip
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WORKSHOP WILL
OPEN FRIDAY FOR
COLLEGE FACULTY
Orientation And Testing
Period Slated Monday,
Tuesday At School
SCHEDULE VARIED
Brevard college will begin the
1958-’59 term on Sunday, when
freshmen will report, Dr. Emmett
K. McLarty, the president, announ
ces.
This will be the institution’s
105th year of service in the fields
of education and religion.
Some 325 fulltime students are
expected to enroll next week, along
with around 100 special students,
giving the institution an enroll
ment of approximately 425.
All new students, both day and
boarding, will have their first meal
served in the college cafeteria, be
ginning at 5:30 o’clock Sunday af
ternoon.
At 7:30 o clock Sunday evening
the orientation program’ will get
underway with assembly in the col
lege auditorium. Charles Garner,
president of the student govern
ment, will preside. President Mc
L; rty will be in charge of the wor
ship service.
Monday and Tuesday will be de
voted to a program of orientation
and tests under the direction of
Dean John B. Bennett and Dr. Burt
W. Loomis, director of guidance.
English and mathematics place
ment exams will be given Monday
while Tuesday will be devoted to
testing students’ ability in vocabu
lary, reading and spelling. Results
of these tests are used to olace stu
dents in classes according to their
ability.
Registration will get underway
next Wednesday morning for
freshmen: returning students will
start their registration at 3:00 o’
clock that afternoon.
A varied schedule of social activ
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LOCAL VFW POST
CONDUCTS DRIVE
All Old Members Are To
Renew. Big Rally Plan
ned Sept. 18th
The annual membership drive of
the Lewis Earl Jackson post of
Veterans of Foreign Wars is now
underway, Commander Claude
Melton announces.
It is the hope of the membership
committee that all members of the
VFW here will renew their mem
bership by Sept. 18th.
A big membership rally is plan
ned next Thursday, and all old and
new members are cordially invit
ed to attend.
Commander Me*„on reports that
renewal memberships are $4.50 and
clues for new members are $5.50.
Commander Melton says the
VFW needs a continued strong
membership, because there are for
ces trying to kill all veteran bene
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rish Supper Tickets
Will Be On Sale At
Door Friday Evening
Everything is in readiness for
the big fish supper, with all the
trimmings, to be given in the Ma
sonic Temple dining room on Fri
day of this week from 4:30 o’clock
to 8.00 p. m., according to an
nouncement by Clyde C. Summey
the worshipful master.
W. C. Bangs, senior warden and
chairman of the Oxford Orphan
age committee for the local Mason
ic lodge, states that tickets will be
on sale at the door, and anyone who
has not been contacted to buy
tickets may get them there. All
money made on the fish supper
will go to the Oxford Orphanage.
Tickets are $1.25 each and children
under 12 can eat for 75c.
The public is extendted an invi
tation to buy tickets and bring the
family out and afterwards attend
the Brevard-Hendersonville foot
ball game on the local high school
field.