TRANSYLVANIA—
The Land of Waterfalls.
Mecca for Summer Camps.
Entrance to Pisgah Na
tional Forest and Home of
Brevard Music Festival.
TE E TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
A State And National Prize-Winning A. B. C. Newspaper
TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist, Ed
ucational, A g r i c u Itural
and Music Center. Popula
tion, 1950 Census, 19,321.
Brevard Community 7,394.
Vol. 70 — No. 3
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BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1959
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
THE LOCAL MARCH OF DIMES re
ceived an outstanding contribution from
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Brown during the
past week, and Bob Matthews, campaign
director, is pictured above receiving the
check. The donation was made as a mem
orial to their nine-weeks’ old daughter,*
who died suddenly on November 11th,
1958. It will be earmarked to aid in the
fight against birth defects, which is a
part of the ’59 March of Dimes drive.
Young Brown, a double amputee victim
of the Korean war, plays a part in local
humanitarian drives.
(Times Staff Photo)
Asheville Concern Awarded Contract
To Build New Army Reserve Center
Construction To Be Started
In 30 Days. Completion
Date In Nine Months
Construction of the 100-man Ar
my Reserve Training Center here
at Brevard is scheduled to begin
within the next 30 days, according
to a report by the U. S. Army
Corps of Engineers District office
at Wilmington.
Col. H. C. Rowland Jr., district
engineer, said a contract was
awarded tins week to the Mejrehan*
Construction Co., of Asheville to
build the center. The contract is
for $78,070.
It is estimated that the project
will be completed in about nine
months.
The training center will be erec
ter on, a site bordering on French
Broad and Johnson streets oppo
site Brevard college.
It contains some 4.61 acres and
is said to be ideal for an army re
serve location. It was formerly the
Towers property.
Ihirchase price of the property
was reported to be around $15,000.
and it is understood that some
$65,000 has been allocated for the
building of the center.
New Boy Scout
Explorer Post
Now Organized
The first Explorer post in the
Transylvania district of the Dan
iel Boone council of Boy Scouts of
America under the new Explorer
program is Post 701. sponsored by
the Brevard Kiwanis club.
Robert Phillips, who recently
moved to Brevard from Columbus,
Georgia, where he was active in
Scouting, is the advisor, and Wil
liam Leonard, who was formerly
connected w'ith an Explorer post
jn Brevard, is the associate.
According to Don Blankenship,
district chairman, several other or
ganizations and communities in
the district have expressed a de
sire to organize an Explorer post.
“We hope to have these operat
ing in the near future,” he declar
ed.
CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, Jan. 15—Masons meet
at Temple, 7:30 p. m. Lions meet at
Colonial Inn. 7 p. m. Kiwanis meets
at Gaither’s, 6:45 p. m. Benefit
basketball game at college gym at
7 30 o’clock.
Friday, Jan. 16 — Rosman home
coming. Silversteen gym. Brevard
Garden club meets with Mrs. R. O.
Baker, 3:30 p. m. Ace of clubs
meets, 7:45 p. m.
Sunday, Jan. 18 — Attend the
church of your choice.
Monday, Jan. 19 — Brevard high
school P-TA meets, 8 p. m. Rotary
meets, Gaither’s, 7 p. m,
Tuesday, Jan. 20 — Directors of
chamber of commerce meet to elect
officers at city hall at 7:30 p. m.
Eastern Star meets at temple, 8
To Name Officers
Directors Of Brevard Chamber
Of Commerce Elected At Meet
Ballots fo| directors of the Bre
vard chamiber of commerce were
tabulated at a meeting Tuesday
ni£hf over hall, and a 28
man board of Threetors was elec
ted.
The newly elected members will
meet at a special call meeting next
Tuesday night, January 20th. to
elect officers.
Cecil J. Hill, the outgoing pres
ident, urges all members of the
new board to attend.
John A. Ford, with 45 votes, was
high man in the tabulation. Soane
74 members of the Chamber of
Commerce voted in the election.
Gil Coan and President Hill were
second with 41 ballots, and C. M.
Douglas was next with 40.
Others in the top 10 were: Don
Jenkins, John Anderson, Frank
Bridges, Wayne Bradburn, Leslie
Grogan and J. C. Gaither.
The remainder of the board is
as follows: Ralph H. Ramsey, Jr.,
Harry Sellers, Thomas R. Eller,
Vernon Fullbright, “Buddy” Mel
tm. Walter Cantrell, Alex Kizer,
V.. W. Brittain. Vernon Fricks, Dr.
Emmett K. McLarty, Jack Bryant,
Vicv i.m; v Eugene Morris, J.
M. Gaines, S. E. Varner, Jr., Char
les Himes, Melvin Gillespie and
Robert Baker.
Alternates are Raymond F. Ben
nett and Lewis P. Hamlin.
Members Of Local
Board Attend Bank
Meet In Charlotte
Members of the Brevard board
of the First Union National Bank
and trust company attended the an
nual stockholders meeting Tuesday
in Charlotte.
Highlighting the meeting were
reports and a luncheon.
Attending from Brevard were:
Ralph J. Duckworth, Raymond F.
Bennett, Leslie Grogan, Cecil J.
Hill and W. M. Melton.
CONGRESSMAN DAVID M. HALL welcomes Speak
er Sam Rayburn to his office in the Old House Building
shortly after being sworn in as Congressional Represen
tative of this 12th District. Congressman Hall is occupy
ing office 238 Old House Office Building. A number of
friends and relatives from North Carolina attended the
swearing in ceremonies of the Sylva attorney.
Work Started On "Construction"
Phase In Expansion Of Phone Co.
COUNTY RECEIVES
GOOD PUBLICITY
IN NC MAGAZINE
Pictorial Shots Are Also In
cluded. Mrs. Ford Is
The Author
Under the caption, “In the land
of Waterfalls lies the mountain
town of Brevard,” 'Transylvania
county was given fine publicity in
the current publication of the Em
ployment Security commission of
North Carolina.
The magazine is published quar
terly at Raleigh and has a wide
circulation in the state and
throughout the south.
Written by Mrs. Lucy Ford, the
executive secretary of tb,e Brevard
chamber of commerce, the article
explains the working of the civic
organization and efforts exerted to
attract new industry.
Pictures of Looking Glass falls by
Austin and the Blue Ridge parkway
in Transylvania by Anderson are
also carried.
CAR SKIDS ON ICE,
WOMAN IS INJURED
Accident Occurred Wednes
day Morning On Highway
64. Vehicle Demolished
Ice on Highway 64 was listed as
the cause of an accident some two
miles from the entrance of the Pis
gah National forest in which a wo
man was injured and a car de
molished Wednesday morning.
The car skidded and’turned over,
down a 35-foot embankment, Pa
trolman Jack Cabe reported. The
j driver was Mrs. Ruth Sheppard
Mackey, of Penrose, who wTas tak
en to the Transylvania Community
hospital. Her condition is said to be
I satisfactory.
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Poem By Reynolds
Will Be Published
By National Group
Tommy Reynolds, senior at Bre
vard high school, has been notified
by the National High School Poet
ry association, Los Angeles, Cal
ifornia, that one of his poems has
been accepted for publication.
According to Dennis Hartman,
secretary of the association, young
Reynolds’ poem will be published
in the annual Anthology of High
School poetry.
Reynolds is the son of Mrs. Hes
sie Reynolds, of Brevard.
Principal Robert T. Kimzey said
this tfeek that he was most pleas
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Firemen Answer
Alarm On Sunday
Brevard’s volunteer firemen
were called out shortly after 8:00
o’clock Sunday morning to answer
an alarm at the garage apartment
of Ode! King on Franklin street.
The blaze, which was in floor
joists above the furnace, was
quickly extinguished.
According to Fire Chief Dan
Merrill, there was some smoke
damage to the interior of the dwell-1
ing and contents, but estimates
have not been completed.
I Pay Station Robbed
At Pisgah Trading
Post Monday Night
The telephone pay station at
the Trading post at the entrance
of Pisgah National forest was
broken into, robbed and demol
j ished on Monday night.
According to officers of the
Citizens telephone company, a re
ward of $100 is being offered for
information leading to the arrest
and conviction of person or per
sons connected with the robbery,
which is being investigated.
Officials of the telephone com
pany state that a new station will
cost some $180.00, and the State
Bureau of Investigation has been
called to assist with the investi
gation.
Cuban Students Return After Revolt
Jose R. Solanos
Felix R. Castillo
Both Delayed For Week On
Return To Brevard College
SENATOR - ELECT B. W.
THOMASON will leave on Thurs
day for Raleigh, where he will
make his residence prior to the
opening of the ’59 General As
sembly on February 4th. Mr. and
Mrs. Thomason have an apart
ment at 641V2 Sunny Brook
Drive, in the Capitol city, and |
they invite their friends to visit
them when in Raleigh during the
legislature. Mr. Thomason has
been assigned seat number 41 in
the Senate, and he says he will
be glad to hear from Transylvan
ians when they have matters per
tinent to action of the legisla
ture.
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The Weather
Little change was recorded in
the weather, during the past week.
The low reading was 10 degrees,
and 63 was the high. Only .35 of
an inch of precipitation was re
corded. Daily readings are as fol
lows.
Tnursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
High Low Pre.
52 14 0
43 35 .34
42 18 .01
37 17 0
46 10 0
50 16 0
63 24 T
Prefer Excitement Of Batis
ta’s Overthrow To Quiet
Life In America
By STAFF WRITER
The people of Cuba are rejoic
ing about the overthrow of the
Batista government and the suc
cess of the popular rebel leader,
Fidel Castro. “Viva Fidel” is the
cry of the people.
These observations are from two
Brevard college students who have
just returned from their Christmas
holidays spent at their homes in
Cuba. Jose R. Bolanos of Las Vil
las, Matanzas, a sophomore and Fe
lix R. Castillo, of yarianao, Hab
ara, were delayed in returning to
their school work by the conclus
ion of the revolution.
Both students expressed regret
at having to leave Cuba and re
turn to school. The delay was
caused by a general strike of all
transportation facilities leaving
Cuba. This strike was ordered by
Castro to prevent Batista forces
from escaping. As soon as the
transportation situation could be
controlled by Castro, students
and residents of the U. S. could
leave without any difficulty.
“The people are very happy and
there is much celebrating in the
street^”, explained Bolanos. He
told how Castro’s revolution had
grown from a small force of 12
men into a national revolution.
“Fidel spoke to the people of
Matanzas for two hours, and told
them to each take a stone. In or
der to get the necessary arms,
these people used their combined
forces with rocks and stones to
attack army installations and
force them to lay down their
arms,” he continued.
Both students expressed belief
that the Castro government will be
the most liberal in Cuba’s history.
They denied emphatically that the
rebel group was in any way com
munist controlled.
“Batista tried to make every
one believe that the communists j
furnished arms to Castro’s men, i
but this is not true”, they said.
Young Bolanos entered Brevard
college the second semester of last
year. At that time he spoke little
English and had difficulty making
himself understood. He finished
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Program Highlights
WPNF’s Broadcasts Of Basketball
Games Said Tops In The Nation
WPNF’s schedule of college bas
ketball games is proving to be very
successful, and last night, the sta
tion carried the broadcast of the
exciting game, State vs. Carolina,
two of the top three teams in the
nation.
With more than naif of the sea
son’s schedule remaining, the
games have a large listening audi
ence, and this schedule will likely
prove to be one of the station’s
most exciting sports features, Bob
by Hoyle, station manager, states.
Play-lby-iplay of the gaimes is
done by Ray Reeves, the Carolina’s
most outstanding sports announc
er, assisted by Bill Currie.
WPNF is carrying the entire
schedule from the Tobacco Sports
network, including the big tourna
ment games. This week’s schedule
is printed on the sports page.
In other programming this week,
A1 Martin, host on the “Coffee
lime show, will interview Rev. W.
R. Cox on Friday morning, and on
Saturday’s show, Mr. Martin will
interview another sponsor, as he
visits. McCrary Home and Auto
Supply to talk with Charles B.
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CONTRACTOR ON
PROJECT, PUNS
NOW COMPLETED
Additional 200-Line Switch*
board Being Shipped. Oth
er Material* Arriving
SOME NUMBERS CHANGE
The Citizens Telephone company
announces today that work will be
started immediately on the “con
struction” phase of its expansion
program, which overall, calls for
expenditures totalling $638,000.00.
According to Charles W- PickeJ
simer, Jr., the genera! manager.
Young and Crawford, of Raleigh,
the contractor, is already on the
project, and supplies are being re
ceived daily. The concern has pro
cured a building on Broiad street
adjacent to Brevard Auto parts,
and space has been arranged for
the storage of 10 carloads of tele
phone poles, which ’ are how in
shipment.
“Telephone engineers have been
working on our plans for months,*
said Mr. Picfcelsimer, “and we are
very pleased that upon comple
tion of this expansion we will be
able to provide the citizens oi fthiy
county with more and better ser
vice than we have been able to in
the past as our existing lines and
switchboards have been filled *c
capacity for some time.”
A 200-line addition to the pres
ent switchboard is expected to be
snipped from Gallon, Ohio around
January 16th. Installation of this
new' equipment will begin ammo
these people used their combined
be completed during May.
ft
"Jr* \re meantime we expect Ut
complete construction of the out
side cables and wire so that with
the installation of thei switchboard
we will be ready to add new sub
scribers and to change present sub
scribers from one class of Service
to another, as many have request
| ed,” said Mr. Pickelsimer.
The overall expansion plan wilT
l require very few changes in pres
| ent private line telephone mnribcis,
but in order to regroup and change
parties from one class of service to
another, approximately 500 pres
ent numbers will have to be chang
ed A new directory will be pub
lished in July to show these chang
es.
ADAMS TO SPEAK
ON COURT REFORM
Asheville Attorney Will Be
Heard At Meeting Of
Lions Club Thursday
Joel Adame, Asheville attorney,
will be the principal speaker at the
regular meeting of the Brevard
Lions club Thursday night at the
Colonial Inn.
Mr. Adams will discuss the Beil
committee’s proposals on improv
ing the courts of North Carolina.
He is a member of this body, which
has the encouragement and assis
tance of Governor Luther Hodges.
A graduate of the law school of
the University of North Carolina,
Mi Adams is a past president of
the North Carolina Bar associa
tion and is recognized as a fluent
speaker.
Clark Grissoim is program chair
man, and President Bob Andrews
urges all Lions to attend the meet
ing. which begins at 7.00 o’clock.
One Hour Cleaners
Will Open Thursday
A new dry cleaning concern, 1
Hour Cleaners, will open for bus
iness on Thursday morning, Janu
ary 15th, at 7:00 o’clock.
The concern is located on Broad
street, opposite the Brevard pri
mary school.
The slogan of 1 Hour Qeanou
is “Brevard’s Quality Cut-Rate
Cleaners”, and a number of apedt!
offers are being made for the fa*
mal opening.