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i , TRANSYLVANIA— The Land of Waterfalls. Mecca for Summer Camps. Entrance to Pisgah Na tional Forest and Home of Brevard Music Festival. THE TR VANIA TIME Vol. 70 — No. 15 A State And National Prize -Winnin __ 8 A. B. C. Newspaper Second Class MaU Privileges Authorized at Brevard. N. C. TRANSYLVANIA— An Industrial, Tourist, Ed ucational, A g r i c u Itural and Musk Center. Popula tion, 1950 Census, 15,321. Brevard Community 7,394. BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1959 ★ 20 PAGES TODAY * PUBLISHED WEEKLY BULB SHOW SET AT DUNN’S ROCK SAT’DAY, SUNDAY Many Expected To Attend. Over 100 Named Speci mens To Be On Display DUNN’S ROCK — We urge ev ery Transylvanian to attend our Annual Bulb Show at the Dunn’s Rock community center which will be held this Saturday and Sunday from 2:30 until 5 p. m. Over 100 named specimen blooms will be on display along with many courtesy arrangements. Each Heme Demonstration club member will have her arrangement on display. This is truly the most beautiful event ever held in Tran sylvania and we don’t want you to miss it. Mrs. B. F. Murphy is chairman of the show, and she and Mrs. Henry Carrier are placing the arrange ments in the bank and the Li brary this week. Stop by and en joy them! Delicious refreshments will be served to our guests and we are ex pecting a large number to attend. Important Meeting Today, Thursday, Mrs. Walter Cantrell is hostess to the Home Demonstration club at 2 p. m. at the community center. Mrs. Aston Heath, club president, urges every member to be present as this will be a very important meeting. There will be an interesting dem onstration and all the women will clean the building for our forth coming Bulb show. Final plans will be made for our covered dish sup per on April 14th which will in clude (we hope) every family in our community. We want every one to see this important film on cancer. CALENDAR OF COMING EVENTS Thursday, April 9 — Superior court continues. Masons meet at 8:00 p. m. Friday, April 10 — Historical commission meets at Gaither’s at 3:30 p. m. Hospital auxiliary meets at 3:00 p. m. Kiwanis district meet at Masonic temple at 7:00 p. m. Lit tle Theatre play at college at 8:00 p. m. Garden club meets at Mrs. Harrington’s at 3:00 p. m. Saturday, April 11 — Bulb show at Dunn’s Rock. Historical associa tion meets at Silversteen center at 8:00 p. m. Little Theatre play at college at 8:00 p. m. Sunday, April 12 — Attend the church of your choice. Library tea, 3:00-5:00 p. m. Bullb Shew at Dunn’s Rock. Monday, April 13 — Presbyter ian men meet at 6:30 p. m. Rotary meets at Gaither’s at 7:00 p. m. Brevard elementary meets at 8:00 p. m. in high school library. Wednesday, April 15 — Deadline for filing income tax. Parkway op ens. I I PRINCIPAL PARTICIPANTS on the program at the annual Brevard Chamber of Commerce banquet are pic tured in this layout. The event was held in the Brevard college cafeteria, with more than 200 persons attending. In the top photo, left to right, are: Dr. Emmett K. Mc Larty, president of Brevard college: Rev. W. Harold Kil lian, pastor of the First Baptist church; Wayne Brad burn, superintendent of schools in Transylvania; Cap tain F. J. “Fritz’' Schwaemmle, of Delta Airlines; Char les F. Himes, vice president of the Brevard Chamber of Commerce; and, Gil Coan, the president. At the left, Captain Schwaemmle is pictured delivering the principal address on the program. See story on page 10. (Times Staff Photos) i On Affairs Of State Legislature Busy, Governor Is Optimistic Over His Program! The tempo of action in the Gen eral Assembly has picked up con siderably after a slow beginning, and this week Governor Luther Hodges expressed optimism tnat the legislature will enact, at least in part, two of the major proposals in his program, minimum wage and court reform. At his weekly news conference the governor indicated he does not expect the Assembly to approve the court changes proposed by the Bell committee in their entirety. But, he said, he thought the As sembly will come out with some thing in the way of court reform that is “somewhere between the ideal and a good start.” “I’ve asked dozens of persons both inside and outside the Legis lature about the court proposals,” Hodges added, “and I haven’t found Historical Body To Meet Thursday There will be an important meeting of the Transylvania Coun ty Historical commission on Friday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock in Gaith er’s Rhododendron room. Mrs. Mary Jane McCrary, the chairman, says that it is most im portant that all members and their respective proxies be present at this meeting. Plans for the county’s centennial celebration will be continued. j anyone who said he opposed the ■ whole thing." In answer to anoth er question he said he had not fee ;d , * .iy outside the Bell com mittee who favored the proposals in their entirety. Asked how he felt about the i chances of minimum wage legisla tion being passed, Hodges said, “It looks good to me — if those who oppose it make any more mis takes.” In answering other questions, Hodges said he felt the Assembly ought to be able to wind up its bus iness and adjourn around June 1. “THE CURIOUS SAVAGE”, the final production of the current season of the Brevard Little Theatre ,will be presented on Friday and Saturday evenings in the auditorium of the Brevard college cam pus center building. Curtain time each evening is 8:00 o’clock. The photo above was taken during a recent rehearsal. Members of the cast, from left to right, are: Pat Fuleihan, Bemie Maguire, Jean Dixon, Ernest Gilstrap, Maggie Masters, Gail Bonnell, Joe Murphy, Emma Lou Truesdail, Freddie Norris, and Don Wil son. Absent when the picture was taken was Ray Burgin. See story on page 10. (Little Theatre Photo) Civil Court Continues In County, Criminal Docket Completed Friday MANY FIRES ARE ‘SET’ IN FOREST, FBI INVESTIGATES Situation Is Said Grave. Damages Are Held To A Minimum State and federal forest rang ers in Transylvania are alarm ed over the number of “set” for est fires, and the FBI is investi gating the serious situation. During one day recently, some 18 fires were set in the area be tween Bosnian and Lake Tox away. However, they were quick ly brought under control since state and federal fire fighters were in that same general viein- i Hy. | According to Ted Seely, ranger in the Pisgah National forest, there have been 31 forest fires recently, with only an acre of federal woodlands being burn ed. “So far, we have been extreme ly lucky, but one can never tell when a fire will break out of control and burn over thousands of acres,” he declared. Some 200 acres of private for —Turn to Page Twelve Schedule Of Dog Clinics Announced Dog owners in the town and county are again reminded to have their animals vaccinated, if they li; ve not already done so. The schedule of clinics for the coming week is as follows: Selica — Brook’s Store, April 9. 2:00-3:00 p. m. Rocky Hill — Hill Top Grocery. April 9, 3:00-4:00 p. m. Brevard — City Limits on Ma ple, April 11 — 2:00-2:30 p. m. Brevard — Country Club road, at Monroe Street — April 11, 2:30 3:00 p. m. Brevard — Sapphire Manor Gar age, April 11 — 3:00-4:00 p. m. Ducktown — Bagwell’s Store, Ap ril 14, 2:30-3:30 p. m. Jaycees To Again Sponsor • Teen-Age Road-E-O Here The Brevard Jaycees are mak ing plans to conduct another Teen Age Road-E-0 this month, it was announced by Tom Mc Crary, chairman of the event. Tentative date has been set for April 18, and written examina tions will be offered prior to that time, Mr. McCrary states. The Road-E-0 provides the op portunity for Teen-agers to dem onstrate their acquired driving skill, while showing the respon sible citizens the need for driv er education. It impresses safe driving habits, knowledge and attitudes in the mind of the teen ager. The contest, sponsored an nually by the Junior Chamber of Commerce, benefits both good and bad drivers, as it offers scho larships totaling $4,500.00, as well as a trip to Washington, D. C. During the past eight years, over one and a half million teen agers have participated in the national Road-E-O’s, Mr. McCrary comments. The local Transylvania county winner will be eligible to enter state competition, and a chance —Turn to Page Twelve PRINTED CIRCUIT CASH — C. R. Lusk, right, na tive ot Rosman and now an employee of Temco Aircraft Corporation’s Materials and Process Laboratory, devel oped an improved system for making electronic printed circuitry. For his ideas, the company awarded him $1, ■)00 — the largest initial cash bonus ever given under the Temco employee suggestions program. President Robert McCulloch, left, presented Lusk with both negotiable conventional checks, and with a symbolic check appro priately made up as a' printed circuit. Mr. McCulloch gave employee suggestions credit for gaining the com pany its reputation for quality products at low cost. Mr. Lusk is the son of Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Lusk, of Rosman, and he attended Western Carolina college. Prior to ioin mg Temco last year, he was employed by Hughes*Air craft in California. Many Activities To Highlight Library Week, Tea This Sunday 1959 BASEBALL SEASON TO OPEN First Game To Be Aired On Thursday Afternoon From Mutual The Big League baseball season officially opens on Thursday, an<f through the facilities of the Mutual Broadcasting system, WPNF will carry the game between the Wash ington Senators and Baltimore, be ginning at 1:55 o’clock. At this game, the season will be officially opened as Vice-president Nixon throws out the first ball. WPNF will carry Mutual’s en tire schedule of a game a day, Bob by Hoyle, station manager announ ces, and he urges sports fans to keep their dials set at 1240 throughout the season. Other Programs The schedule for the coming week for the Farm and Home hour is as follows: Thursday, Bosnian Home Ec. dept., Mrs. Walter Clay ton; Friday, U. S. Forest Service, —Turn to Page Seven Attention Called To Hunt ington Sculpture Exhibit. Other Events Cited Elaborate plans are being made for the observance of National Li brary week in Transylvania, be ginning on Sunday. Under the general direction of Mrs. Oliver Orr, a tea will be held at the library on Sunday afternoon from 3:00 until 5:00 o’clock. A book talk will be given by Mrs. Samuel Bullock followed by a soc ial hour and refreshments. A cordial invitation is extended to the public to attend. For the remainder of the month of April, an outstandiing exhibit of animal sculpture by Anna Hyatt Huntington is open to the public at the local library. Mrs. Huntington ranks among the greatest sculptors whom America has produced and stands first among American women sculptors. The exhibit here is sponsored by the FYiends of the Library, with Mrs. W. J. Wallis in charge of ar rangements. Miany Brevard peo ple are familiar with the work of Mrs. Huntington from visits to —Turn to Page Seven President, North Carolina Realtors, To Address Banquet Meeting Thursday C. C. Cameron, president of the North Carolina Association of Real tors, will be the principal speaker at a dinner meeting of the Brevard Board of Realtors on Thursday night, April 9th, at 7:30 o’clock in Gaither’s Dogwood room. Mrs. Mary Jane McCrary, secre tary, of the Brevard board, urges all members to attend the impor tant meeting. Joe H. Tinsley, the president, will preside. In addition to Mr. Cameron, oth er special guests will include: J. C. Noggle, vice president of the state board from Hickory; and, H. H. Wentworth, executive vice presi dent from Greensboro. President Cameron, who makes his home in Raleigh, is president »f the Osmeron-Brown Realty com pany, of the capital city. A pwduate of Louisiana State —Tara to Page Twelve C. C. CAMERON CASE OF WOODY VS. PKKELSIMER NOW BEING HEARD Judge Craven Is Presiding. To Hear Others On Thurs day And Friday DOCKET REVIEWED Action in the Marcb-April term otf Superior court in Tnin-sylvanda contmuies this week here in the court house, with the Jonathan Woody vs. Maude Piekekimcr ease consuming all the court’s time. Judge J. B. ("raven, Jr., of Mor Mnlom, is presiding over the civil session. The criminal tenn which was heard last week before Judge Ge**rge M. lotion, of Franklin, was adjourm'd last Frktay. All the evidence in the Woody Pickels inner ease was presented on Monday and Tuesday, and the law yers on both sides were stated to make their pleas before1 the jury on Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning. The remainder of the civil dock et will be tried on Thursday and I1 riday of this week. The Woody-Pktoete3imer case grew out of the sale of stock by Mrs. PiekeJsamex to Mr. Woody in the Transylvania Trust coiirpapy. It has been pending since 1949, and the sale took place in October, 1946. In the December, 1957, Mr. Woo dy asked the court to confirm the safe of stock of Mrs. Pickelsdmer, but the verdict was that Mrs. Pirk elsimer had only a lifetime inter est in it, and upon her death, it should rtl rt to the PiekeJsimer heirs. t Appeal was made to ‘he Supreme court, which returned st for trial again here in Superior court. Rest Of Crimiaa] Docket Verdicts handed down during the final days of the criminal docket were as follows: Claude Stepp was given an 18 months sentence for assault on a —Turn to Page Seven PARKWAYOPENS ON APRIL 15TH Improvements Have Been Made. Dedication Cere mony Planned The Blue Ridge Parkway wifi be officially opened for travel on Ap ril 15th, according to Supt. ^vnn P. Pecans, who was here Tnesdhy. The 11-mile stretch from Wagon Road Gap to Beech Gap in Tran sylvania will afco he open on Ap rs! 16th, Mr. Weems stated. This section was closed most of 1968 while improvements were being made to parking areas, overlooks, and other faeiWfcijes. Plans were also mode while the superintendent was in Western North CfaroMna for a dedication ceremony of the Parkway link be tween Sooo Gap on US 19 south west of Waymetwalle to the Chero kee Indian Reservation at the edge of the Great Smoky Mountains Na tional Park. C. M. Douglas of Brevard, secre tary of the N. C. Park eommissflon, will be in charge for North Caro lina with Chuck Gulhson, of Gat lin burg as joint sponsor for Ten nessee. The dedication ceremoniefl are to be held on June 25th. Humane Society Officer* Named Mrs. Ralph Palmer was elected president of the Transylvania Hu mane society at the annual meet ing held at the Parish house. Other officers elected at the meeting were: Bernie Maguire, vice president: Mrs. James Our wen, secretary; and, Ligon Ard, treasurer. Other members of the board are: Mrs. Don Hill, humanitarian, Don Hill, Dr. Verne HIM, Mira. John Qrnjaian, Bfr. and Mrs. Robert N. Hill, Mrs. Lzgon Aid, Mm J. M. Al Kson, Jr., Mrs. Jerry Jerome, Sr., James Coward, Ernest Staoafch, Mrs. Mildred Scott, Mr. aad Rb. Gw Masters and Mrs. Awl Stamp, flos man rcaxreeentateve.