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-Winninp A. B. C. Newspaper
TRANSYLVANIA
Hie Land of Waterfall*
Mecca for Summer Gnp*
Entrance to Pisgafc na
tional Forest and Home of
Brevard Music Festival.
Vol. 69 — No. 38
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Authorized at Brevard, N. C.
BREVARD, N. C , THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1958 * 20 PAGES TODAY *
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
A NEW AMERICAN FLAG for the |
area Girl Scout camp in the Island Ford
section of Transylvania was presented to
the Pisgah council by officials of the
VFW auxiliary at a neighborhood meet- I
ing Monday morning in the Girl Scout
Little House here. At the left is Mrs. Ro
land Owen, president of the auxiliary, i
making the presentation to Mrs. L. F.
Nerlinger, right, the district chairman of
Girl Scouts. The other ladies in the pic
ture behind the flag from left to right
are: Mrs. Mildred Corn, secretary and
treasurer of the auxiliary; Mrs. Ed Con
ley. a past president; Mrs. Spaulding
McIntosh, Jr., neighborhood chairman of
the Girl Scouts; and. Miss Shirley Feath-V
erstone, district director of the Pisgah
council. (Times Staff Photo)
New Bridge To Be Constructed Across
French Broad Near Davidson Station
Approaches Will Be Vastly
Improved Tc Prevent
Future Flooding
A new bridge across the French
Broad river near the Davidson Riv
: sub-station is one of the pro
jects* for which the North Carolina
Highway commission has adver
tised for bids.
The commission will meet in
Waynesville on Sept. 29th and 30th
to review the low bids, and there is
a good possibility that work can
he begun on the bridge within the
next 30 days.
In addition to'building a wider
and higher bridge, the approach
es from both sides will be vastly
improved, highway officials state.
When completed the project will
be much like the new bridge at
Pc nrose.
Actually, the French Broad
bridge and approaches will be im
proved for a distance of one-half
mile. During periods of high wa
ter in the past, the road has been
closed on many occasions. This
flooding condition will be elimina
ted with the raised approaches.
For quite some time, the people
cf the Little River community and
public spirited citizens in Brevard
have tried to get a new bridge
across the French Broad below the
sub-station.
The present one has such a low
load limit that it will not permit the
crossing of Brevard’s new fire
truck, which is especially design
ed for fighting rural blazes.
At least two homes could have
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CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, Sept. 18 — Classes be
gin at Brevard college. GOP Rally
in courthouse 10 a. m. Lions meet
at Colonial Inn 7 p. m. Kiwanis
meet at Gaither’s at 6:45 p. m. YDC
meet at courthouse, 8 p. m. Boos
ter Club pep rally at court house.
5:30 p. m.
Friday, Sept. 19 — Brevard Gar
den club meets 3:30 p. m. with Mrs.
) L. P. Hamlin. Football. Brevard vs.
Canton. Athletic field, 8 p. m. Tran
sylvania Garden club meets with
Mrs. B. F. Murphy.
Saturday. Sept. 20 — Transyl
vania Historical Society meets at
court house. 8 p. m.
Sunday. Sept. 21 — Attend the
church of your choice. Presbyter
ians to hold Davidson River day.
Monday, Sept. 22 — Music Lov
er Club meets at 8 p. m. with Mrs.
J. B. Pickelsimer.
Tuesday, Sept. 23 — Tuesday
Luncheon Club meets at Colonial
Inn 11:30 a. m. League of Women
Voters meet at Gaither’s, 12:15 p.
m.
Wednesday, Sept. 24 — Jaycees
meet at Gaither’s, 6:30 p. m.
Huskins To Preside
Superior Court Will Open On
October 20, Jurors Are Drawn
The October term of Superior
court in Transylvania, which will
bo a two-weeks' session, will open
or. Monday, October 20th. Marvin
McCall, the clerk of court, an
nounces today.
Judge J. Frank Huskins, of1
j Burnsville, will preside, and Clar
ence O. Ridings, of Forest City, will
prosecute for the state.
The criminal docket will be
i heard the first week, with the civil
calendar scheduled for the second,
; Mr. .McCall states.
The jury committee, composed
of P. A. Rahn, 0. H. Orr and Clerk
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The Weather
Precipitation during the past
week brought a warming trend to
the daily temperature readings in
Brevard. The week's high was 84
degrees, and the low was 42 de
grees. Precipitation totaled 1.07
[ inches. Daily readings are as fol
lows.
Thursday
Friday
{ Saturday
j Si nday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
High Low Pre.
82 42 0
81 56 66
63 55 .21
74 54 T
79 49 .02
71 56 .10
84 61 .08
of Court McCall, today announces
jurors called to serve during the
Imo weeks.
They are as follows:
First Week
Bennett .Tones. Mrs. Charles C.
Lloyd. John F. DeBord. Elmer Mit
chell. Coy W. Fisher. Paul Merrill.
J. Edwin Johnson. William P. Hen
son. J. H. Tinsley. Frank Parker.
Alfred Perkins. Mrs. Edgar Mull.
C. L. Clark. William Sizemore, Wil
liam G. Pace. Mose Gash. George
Henry Owenby. John Marion Pass
more. Alfred J. Cheek. J. Weldon
Gillespie. Mrs. Jason Huggins, M.
D. Powell. Mrs. Richard R. Lam
bert. Mrs. Tom Bry son. "William H.
Tritt, James F. Furr, Albert J. Ly
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United Fund Directors Will Adopt
New Budget At Meeting On Monday
COUNTY SCHOOLS
WILL CLOSE NET
TUESDAY, SEPT. 23
Principals And Teachers To
Attend Annual WNC
Session Of NCEA
Transylvania schools il close
on Tuesday, Sept. 23rd, ’t order
that the principals and teachers
may attend the western district an
nual convention of the North Car
olina Education association.
Over 2,000 teachers, principals,
superintendents, supervisors and
ether school personnel from 14
counties comprising the district
will attend the meeting, which will
be held at Lee H. Edwards high
school.
Several Transylvanians are
scheduled to appear on various
programs during the day.
Mrs. Matilda Israel, from the
Straus school, will take an active
part in the sessions on music, and
Mrs. Alma L. Galloway, of Brevard
high school, will be heard on the
school librarians’ program.
Miss Geneva Patton, of the Ros
man school, will have a part in
the program on social studies, and
Dr. Burt W. Loomis, of Brevard
college, will speak on higher edu
cation.
Mrs. Lucille Sledge, of Brevard
high school, will participate in the
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FALL TO ADDRESS
iOCAl. YD CLUB
Meeting Will Be Held Thurs
day Night. New Officers
Will Be Elected
David M. Hall, of Sylva, the
Democratic nominee for Congress,
will address the meeting of the
Young Democratic club in Tran
sylvania county on Thursday even
ing. Sept. 18th, at 8:00 o’clock at
the court house here in Brevard.
According to county YDC pres
ident, Bennett Jones, Mr. Hall’s
talk will be followed by the elec
tion of new officers.
He urges all members of the
YDC and the senior party as well,
especially those who have not met
Mr. Hall, to attend the meeting.
“We want the YDC to be instru
mental in giving Mr. Hall a big
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More Fire Trucks Will
Answer All Alarms Here
In compliance with the new
regulations of the Underwriters
Rating Bureau, the Brevard fire
department today announces
some changes in operating pro
cedures in answering alarms in
the town.
According to Fire Chief Dan
Merrill, all three trucks will an
swer an alarm in the business
section of Brevard, and the two
Mrs. Ed^M. Anderson Named To Head
WPNF,Station|To Carry College Games
I
Mrs. Ed M. Anderson was named
b: the board of directors of radio
1 station WPNF to succeed her late
husband as president of the Pisgah
Broadcasting company, Inc., here
last Saturday.
Other officers are as follows:
, John D. Eversman, vice president;
! and. John I. Anderson, secretary
treasurer and executive director.
Publisher of the Skyland Post at
West Jefferson and the Alleghany
News at Sparta. Mrs. Anderson was
recently elected president of the
Rutherford County Publishing
company and the Rutherford Coun
j tv Radio company at Forest City.
Her brother-in-law is vice president
of both organizations.
The former Stella Williams, of
Asheville, she was educated at the
Woman’s college, University of
North Carolina and University of
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MRS. ED M. ANDERSON
large trucks will go out on all
fires in the residential area.
The chief reports that the ex
tent of a fire is never known,
and oftentimes a second truck is
needed to back up the first by
laying lines to the scene of the
fire.
Brevard has made much prog
ress in its fire rating during the
past 10 years, moving from class
10 to sixth class. This new re
quirement could cause the town
to improve its rating even more,
the chief points out.
Except for a fire in an indus
try, only the truck that is spec
ially designed for fighting rural
fires will be used for blazes out
side the city limits.
Booster Club To
Stage Pep Rally
Thursday At 5:30
The Brevard Blue Devil Boos
ter club is planning a big pep
rally Thursday afternoon, begin
ning at 5:30 sharp.
Headed by the Brevard high
school band, the parade will be
gin at the school, marching north
on Broad street to the court
house square, where members of
the student body, the team, cheer
leaders and towns people will
gather for inspiring cheers, pep
talks, and band music. Everyone
is invited by President Bobby
Hoyle to attend the rally and
to cheer the Blue Devils on to
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HAROLD SAMS, of Asheville, the Republican can
j didate for congress from the l*2th congressional district,
is welcomed to Brevard by Lewis P. Hamlin, right. Mr.
Sams made the principal address at the Republican
banquet in the Masonic temple last Wednesday night,
and he was introduced by Mr. Hamlin, who is a candi
l date for the house of representatives.
(Times Staff Photo)
Sams Heard At GOP Banquet,
| Rally Planned Here Thursday
VALENTINE IS
THE NEW RECTOR
AT ST. PHILIP’S
Will Assume His Duties Here
On November 3rd. Back
ground Is Given
Rev. Frederick F. Vajentine, Jr.,
of Elkins, West Virginia, has ac
cepted a call to become rector of
the St. Philip’s Episcopal church
here. |
He will assume his duties local
ly on November 3rd.
For the past eight years, he has I
served as rector of the Grace Epis
copal church at Elkins, and in ad
dition he has been chaplain to
Episcopal students attending Davis
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WNC Caravan Will Stop t
Brevard Court Hous Ai
10:00 This Morning
Harold Sams, of Asheville, the
Republican candidate for congress
from the 12th congressional dis
trict. made a strong plea for Tran
sylvania Republicans to get out and
work in the coming general elec
tion at a county-wide dinner meet
ing last Wednesday night in the
Masonic temple.
A good crowd attended the meet
ing, which was highlighted by the
appearance of the Transylvania Re
publican candidates.
Ralph Waldrop, chairman of the
Republican executive committee in
the county, introduced the follow
ing:
Lewis P. Hamlin, house of rep
resentative; Eugene King, state
senate; Riley Merrill, sheriff; Wal
ter McNeely, clerk of court: Gene
Ramsey, school board: and Ed Mc
Gaha, coroner.
Rufus Hayworth, Brevard attor
ney, served as master of cere
monies, and Mr. Hamlin introduced
the speaker of the evening.
It was announced that a Repub
lican rally would be held here
Thursday, Sept. 18th in the court
house, beginning at 10 o’clock.
Republicans of Western North
Carolina will stage a caravan from
Hendersonville to Bryson City on
that day, and Mr. Sams urged all
interested persons to be in the
Brevard court house at 10:00 o’
clock Thursday morning.
Talk Highlighted
Mr. Sams pointed out that his
philosophy is that the health, edu
cation and welfare of the people
are the legislative concern of the
federal government.
He took the occasion to say that
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jHeazel To Discuss Changes In NC
j Judicial System At League Meeting
Francis J. Heazel, prominent
Asheville attorney and Western
North Carolina civic and industrial
leader, will address the first gen
eral meeting of the new year of
the Brevard League of Women Vot
ers on Tuesday, Sept. 23rd.
It will be a luncheon meeting in
Gaither’s Rhododendron room, be
ginning at 12:15 o’clock.
Mrs. Gunther Baldauf, president,
cordially invites the public to at
tend, and reservations can be made
by calling Mrs. Zebbie McCrary, at
TUrner 2-2651, on or before next
Monday.
A member of the special bar
committee which has completed a
study of the court system in North
Carolina, Mr. Heazel will discuss
recommended improvements of the
committee and other aspects of the
judicial system.
The proposals of the commit
tee will be submitted to the 1959
legislature, and the local league is
attempting to acquaint the pub
lic with the many recommendations
that have been made.
Last winter the league heard
Senator J. Spencer Bell, chairman, j
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SAME AMOUNT OF
$26,500 WILL BE
ASKED OF GROUP
Committees Have Been Busy.
Campaign Set During
Next Month
NAMES ARE LISTED
Budget for the 1958-’59 Transyl
vania county United Fund will be
adopted at a meeting of the entire
board of directors which is being
called for Monday night, Sept. 22.
The meeting will be held in the
court house at Brevard, and the 4G
officers and directors from all sec
tions of the county are expected t©
attend and go over the items far
inclusion in the budget, according
to Wayne Bradburn, chairman.
Several meetings have already
been held by the budget and admis
sions committee during the past
two weeks, and organizations ex
pected to be included in the “one
drive, fair-share” giving plan haxe
submitted outline work done dur
ing the past year, funds spent, and
also projected plans for the com
ing year.
"Askings” or requests for funds
submitted went over the thirty
thousand mark, it is reported, but
the directors will be asked Monday
night to try to bring the total tc
within an approximate range of
last vear’s budget, which was S26 -
500.
Frank L. Yarbrough, campaign,
chairman, is expected to be pres
j cut at the meeting Monday night
| and briefly outline plans and get
i suggestions from the directors fctr
1 ».:« ing out the canvass which
; i„ e held during the early part i f
October.
Officers of the United Fund in
clude: C. Wayne Bradburn. pres
ident; Milton L. Herzog, vice pres
ident: Frank L. Yarbrough, vice
j president; €. M. Douglas, secretary,'
! Melvin L. Gillespie, treasurer, and
! .James M. Wulpi, executive direc
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i
NEW TERM OPENS
AT THE COLLEGE
Some 240 New Students
Have Been Accepted. In
crease Over Last Year
Brevard college is the scene of
much activity this week as the new
term opens.
Freshmen began registration on
Wednesday morning after a period
of orientation and testing on Mon
day and Tuesday.
Already some 240 new students
have been accepted at Brevard col
lege, and this number compares
with 179 last year.
Sophomores are now completing'
registration, and classes will be
gin Thursday morning.
There will be a reception and
dance on Saturday evening in the
new campus center building, when
the students will get acquainted
with the faculty and staff.
The freshmen arrived Sunday
and were welcomed to the campuar
by Dr. Emmett K. McLarty, the
president, that evening.
All indications point to a most
successful year at the college,.
President McLarty states.
Presbyterians Plan
Davidson River Day
For This Sunday
The session of the Brevard-Dav
idson River Presbyterian chnrcft
has announced that the annual Da
vidson river day will be observed
Sunday, with the regular morning
worship service, followed by the
traditional picnic dinner which will
be served in the Fellowship Hall.
Every member, new and old, is
especially invited to join in the fel
lowship that is always present c®
this occasion, and also to welcome
back the Pastor and his family
who have been in Scotland for the
past three months. The Reverend
<Ben F. Ormand will return to the
pulpit on the morning of this an
nual celebration. All former mem
bers and friends of the church are
cordially invited to attend.