TRANSYLVANIA—
The Land of Waterfalls.
Mecca for Summer Gamps.
Entrance to Pisgah Na
tional Forest and Home of
Brevard Music Festival.
THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
A State And National Prize-Winning A. B. C. Newspaper
TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist, Ed
ucational, Agricu ltural
and Music Center. Popula
tion, 1950 Census, 16,321.
Brevard Community 7,391
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Vol. 69 — No. 49
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Authorized at Brevard, N. C.
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1958
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
SENATOR CONGRATULATES SEN
ATOR — Jule McMichael, senator from
Rockingham county, is pictured above
congratulating Rev. B. W. Thomason,
right, on his recent election as senator
from this district. Mr. McMichael, attor
ney for the town of Reidsville, served in
the lavst legislature with Representative
James C. Gaither at the left, and he was
high in his praise of the work that Mr.
Gaither did in Raleigh. Senator McMich
ael spent Thanksgiving here with Editor
John Anderson. ( Times Staff Photo)
'58 Deer And Bear Hunts Reported
Successful, Kill Was 470 And 20
Half-Day Dee Events Held
This Week. Season Still
Open, Private Areas
The 1958 organized deer alia veal j
hunts in the Pisgah National for
est wore described as being high
ly successful by Ranger Ted Seely.
‘ The hunts were hampered the
first week and a half by warm wea
ther and shorter hours the opening
days.
The hunts for backs ended last
Saturday, and the total kill for the
Pisgah district was 401.
Two half-day doe hunts werej
held on Monday and Tuesday of
this week and the kill was 69. This
vns said to be better than previous
ly expected.
During the bear hunts, the total
kill was 20.
While hunting for deer and bear
in the Pisgah has ended, the hunt
ing season on private preserves in
Transylvania and Western North
Carolina will close on December
14th.
Here on the Davidson this year
the kill was 129 deer and four
bear. Last year it was 133 and five.
Student Recital
Friday, College
There will he a student recital at
Brevard collage on Friday night,
beginning at 7:30 o’clock.
The pupils of Mrs. Louise P. Mil
ler will be heard, and the public
is cordially invited to attend.
They are all local students, and
the recital will be held in the
auditorium of the new Campus cen
ter building.
CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, Dec. 4 — Episcopal
Bazaar, 3 to 9 p. m. Mason’s meet
at Temple, 7:30 p. m. Kiwanis meets
at Gaither’s, 6:45 p. m. Lions meet
Colonial Inn, 7 p. m.
Friday, Dec. 5 — Episcopal Ba
zaar 10 a. m. to 6 p. m. Student Re
cital at college, 7:30 p. m. Ace of
Clubs, 7:45 p. m.
Saturday, Dec. 6 — Santa Claus
returns to town.
Sunday, Dec. 7 — Attend the
church of your choice.
Monday, Dec. 8 — Transylvania
Shrine club, Gaither’s, 7 p. m. Ro
tary meets, Gaither’s 7 p. m. DAR
meets with Miss Anne Priest, 3:30
p. m.
Tuesday, Dec. 9 — Tuesday
Luncheon Club, Colonial Inn, 11:30
a. m. Allegro Music club meets
with Mrs. Henry McDonald, 7:30 p.
m.
Wednesday, Dec. 10 — Wednes
day Book club meets with Mrs. Wm.
Orr. 3:30 p. m.
Huskins Presides
Action Speeds Up In Superior
Court, Officers Take Office
Judge J. Frank Huskins, of!
Burnsville, opened the December
term of Superior court this week
by swearing county officers, Marvin
McCall, clerk, and “Scott" Dilling
ham. sheriff, into office.
.Other officers will take the oath
of office before the clerk of the Su
perior court, Mr. McCall.
Civil cases are being heard in the
December court, which is slated to
last for two weeks.
The Woody vs. Pickelsimer case
was continued until the next term
o„ court, however, a judgment was
handed down that the First Nation
al Bank and Trust company was
not a party to the case.
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The long period of dry weather
was finally broken Friday, when
1.60 inches of rain was recorded.
Temperatures were also slightly
lower, with several days of cloudy
weather. Daily readings are as fol
lows.
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesdav
High Low Pre.
62 44 .03
55 28 T
49 35 1.60
50 24 .12
51 25 0
60 27 0
49 31 .01
On Monday a divorce was grant
ed in the Willa Mae Huff Vs. Clyde
Huff case.
Another action of the court this
week was giving of a right-of-way
to Harley Leopard in the Leopard
vs. Lem Brooks case.
As 1 lie Times went to press
Wednesday afternoon, the jury'
went out on the divorce case. Beth
el Davis vs. Clyde Davis.
The cases of Carl Watson vs. i
NCSH and PWC and Frederick L.
McCall vs. Wallace Reece are sched
uled to be heard on Thursday.
10,000 Witness Parade On Tuesday,
Brisk Christmas Business Expected
DUNN’S ROCK IS
WINNER IN YULE
WINDOW CONTEST
Cedar Mountain And Little
River Are Runners-Up.
Project Is Lauded
Attracting much attention in the
business section of Brevard are the
beautifully decorated windows of
the empty store buildings. The
work was done by the various Com
imjunity Development clubs, and
Dunn’s Rock was awarded first
place prize.
The Christmas theme was used
in all of the decorated windows,
and the prize-winning Dunn’s Rock
exhibit is in thie: Winner building,
next to Plummer’s.
The merchants division of the
Brevard chamber of commerce
awarded the prizes for the best
windows in the project, and Dunn’s
Rock receives $75.00.
Cedar Mountain was in a close
second place and the eomimlunity
will receive $50.
Third prize money of $25 goes to
Little River.
The Cedar Mountain exhibit is in
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CAP IS OBSERVING
1HH ANNIVERSARY
Emphasis Being Placed On
Cadet Program. Work
Of Group Cited
The Brevard squadron is parti
cipating in the 17th anniversary of*
the Civil Air Patrol this week, I
Major George Wh«eler, the com-1
iruander, announces.
highlighting the local observance
will be stress on the cadet pro
gram. Lt. Fred Davidson, comman
der of the cadets, states.
There are some 15 cadets in the
local squadron and 10 senior mem
bers. During the past year, they
participated in search and rescue
missions at the Murphy-Andrews
airport and the Asheville-Hender
sonville airport at Arden.
Brevard is also headquarters for
group five, with squadrons in Bre
vard, Andrews, Waynesville and
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Balsam Grove Will Vie
In WNC Competition Sat
.Balsam Grove, the top com
munity in Transylvania in 1958,
will vie for honors in the Wes
tern North Carolina Rural Com
munity Development program on
Saturday at the annual awards
meeting in Asheville’s City aud
itorium.
In addition to a large delega
tion from Balsam Grove, many
civic, business and industrial
leaders from Brevard and Tran
sylvania county will be in at
tendance at the luncheon.
Among the speakers on the
Matthews Named County Director
Of March Of Dimes, Group Listed
Robinson E. Matthews has been
appointed Transylvania county di
rector for the 1959 March of
Dimes, it was announced today.
The drive will be held in January.
The director was privileged to
attend a two day state-wide March
of Dimes meeting of volunteer
workers in Greensboro, from which
he has just returned. The primary
purpose of this meeting was to
give the volunteer workers of the
state information concerning the
objectives of the National Founda
tion. While they are stated very
briefly as follows, imore detailed
information will be supplied to the
Transylvania supporters during the
coming month through the Tran
sylvania Times and radio station
WPNF.
The polio-fighting organization is
expanding into a broad new force
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“BOB” MATTHEWS
program will be J. R. Frown, a
Transylvania counity former.
The first place community
award will be $500.00, which is
being given by Sears, Roebuck
and Co. of Asheville. Second
place award of $400.00 is being
sponsored by the Asheville Citi
zen-Times company. Third prize
will be $300.00 given by Earle
Chesterfield Mill company.
Fourth prize will be $200.00,
sponsored by Southern# Dairies,
Inc., and fifth prize of $100 by
Parkland Chevrolet company of
Asheville. Awards of $50.00 each
will go to all honorable mention
communities. A plaque will also
be presented to the county which
was judged to have done the best
job of promoting and sponsoring
the Community Development
program during 1958.
Paying Out $15,000
In Christmas Club
Members of the Christmas Sav
ings club of the Brevard Federal
Savings and Loan association
here are receiving more than
$15,000 this week, Jerry Jerome,
the executive vice president, an
nounces. There are some 250
members of the ’58 club.
Checks are being mailed out
this week to all members, and
the 1959 club will be started Fri
day,” Mr. Jerome states.
Last year approximately $20,
000 was paid out to members of
the Christmas Savings club here.
Mr. Jerome says: “Be sure to
get on our membership list when
it opens this week and be assured
of a merrier Christmas next
year.”
DEATH CAR — Charles Hamlin Williams, age 24, '
of Brevard, died Sunday afternoon in the local hospital
from injuries he sustained in a wreck that morning on the
Country club road. Riding with him were his wife and !
Roger Brock, who were injured. Mr. Williams’ car col- !
lided with another, which was driven by Mrs. Ada Fow
ler. A picture ot the scene of the wreck is carried on
page six. _ (Times Staff Photo) j
Charles Hamlin Williams Is
Fourth Highway Fatality In
Transylvania During The Year;
JAYCEES TO NAME
‘YOUNG’ FARMER
Public Offered Cash Prize
For Making Nomination
Of The Winner
The Brevard Jaycees are now
conducting thedr annual contest to
determine Transylvania’s outstand
ing young farmer of the year.
Fulton Chappell is chairman of
the project, and this is the' fourth
year that the Jaycees have recog
nized the “farmer of the year”.
Any farmer receiving two-thirds
of his annual income from farming
and who is between the ages of 21
and 35, but who has not reached his
36th birthday at any time during
1958, can be nominated.
The public is being asked to
make nominations, and the persons
who nominates the winner will re
ceive a cash prize of $10.00.
Entry blanks can be secured from
Mr. Chappell at 203 North Johnson
street, or from the following plac
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Five Other Persons Are In
jured In Head-On Col
lision. Services Held
Transylvania county suffered its
fourth highway fatality of 1958
Sunday afternoon, when Charles
Hamlin Williams, age 24, died in
the local hospital from injuries
which he sustained in an automo
bile accident about 9:30 o’clock
that morning on the Country club
road.
Five other persons were hospital
ized as a result of the head-on col
lision.
Mr. Williams was identified by
Patrolman Jack Cabe, as driver of
one of the cars, and the driver of
the other was Mrs. Ada Fowler, 30,
who is in the Transylvania Com
munity hospital. Her condition is
described as being serious.
In the car with Mr. Williams
were his wife, Betty, and Roger
Brock. They were also injured.
Riding with Mrs. Fowler were
her two children, Sandra, five, and
Patrick, age four. They were hos
pitalized, but were not seriously
hurt.
The accident occurred on a sharp
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Program Highlights
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WPNF Now Carrying Broadcasts Of
Leading College Basketball Games
WPNF is now carrying play-by
play descriptions of leading col
lege basketball games, and the next
one will be the Duke - Clemson
game on Friday night from Clem
son. Air time is 7:45 o’clock, and
Hay Reeves, outstanding sportscas
ter of the Tobacco network, will de
scribe the action.
On Saturday, beginning at 1:45
o’clock, WPNF will broadcast the
Shrine Bowl game from Charlotte,
and this game should be of special
interest, since Brevard has a play
er, Cecil Lowery, in the game.
Other Programs
The Farm and Home hour Sched
ule for the coming week is as fol
lows: Thursday, soil conservation
s rvice, Harry E. Newland; Friday,
U. S. forestry service, T. S. Seely:
Monday, county agent’s office;
Tuesday, Rosman vo~ag dept., B.
F. Keisler; Wednesday, Home dem
onstration agent.
On the Civic hour, the following
v. ill be heard: Friday, American le
gion; Monday, Rotary club; Wed
nesday, Lions club.
Speaking .this week on Morning
Devotions is Rev. John O’Brian,
pastor of the Sacred Heart Catho
iic church. Rev. Alfred Rhyne, pas
tor of the Lutheran church of the
Good Shepherd will be heard next
week.
SANTA ARRIVES
BEHIND FLOATS,
BANDS 4 QUEENS
“Trade At Home” Is Urgdd.
Schools Will Close On
December 19th
STORES WELL STOCKED
Approximately 10,000 people at
tended the t>iig Christmas parade in
Brevard Tuesday afternoon, which
officially marked the opening of
the 1958 shopping season.
Climax mg the big parade was the
arrival of Santa Claus, and he gave
candy to all of hi® little friends.
Each week end from now until
Christmas he will be on the streets
in Brevard, visiting in the stores
and giving out candy.
A survey in Brevard reveals that
the tempo of shopping has notice
ably “stepped up”, and the stores
are well-stocked with Christmas
merchandise.
The miulti-colored lights were
turned on in the business section
as the parade marched through
town, and the thousands of persons
lining the streets highly applauded
the Brevard and Hendersonville
high school bands. After the par
ade, they played a concert of
Christmas carols on the coart
house lawn.
Beauty queens from Brevaro
high school and Brevard college
were given a big hand. The floats
of the Rural Development clubs,
the Jay tees, the Rotary club and
the Santa Claus sleigh were most
impressive.
Jim Smith, chairman of the mer
chants division of the Brevard
chamber of commerce which spon
sored the parade, sard he was high
ly pleased with the fine turnout at
ih< annual event, and he thanked
all persons who aided in its suc
cess.
On behalf of the division and the
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CURTIS KELLEYS
IN FREAK WRECK
Former. Brevard Residents
Are Injured In Accident
In Greenville
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Kelley, for
merly of Brevard, were painfully
injured in a -freak accident last
Tuesday night in Greenville, S. C.
Mr. Kelley, who suffered euits and
braises, has been released from
the hospital, but Mrs. Kelley is
still a patient at the Greenville
General hospital. She suffered a
broken pelvis and other injuries.
Mir. Kelley’s car collided with
another and in the accident, his
new Buick cut a complete soro
mersault, throwing both of the oc
cupants out onto the pavetmiemt.
Lions Will Hold
Ladies’ Night On
Thursday Evening
Brevard Lions will hold “ladies’
night” Thursday evening at the Co
lonial Inn.
Meeting time is siet for 7:00 o'
clock, and President Bob Andrews
urges all members to bring their
wives to the banquet meeting.
After the dinner, the group will
adjourn to the fellowship hall of
the Brevard Davidson River Pres
byterian church, where Rev. and
Mrs. Ben Ormand will show eol
ored slides which they took or.
their trip and stay in Scotland last
summer.
Recent new members of the
Lions club include Rev. Eld Roy
and Prof. Ralph Reed, both of Bre
vard college.
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