TRANSYLVANIA—
The Land of Waterfalls.
Mecca for Summer Oarape.
Entrance to Pisgah Na
tional Forest and Home of
Brevard Music Festival.
Vol. 70—No. 38
THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
A State And National Prize-Winning A. B. C. Newspaper
★ Authorii5?“tBREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1959 fr 18 PAGES TODAY ★
TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist, Ed
ucational, A g r i e u Jteral
and Music Center. Popula
tion, 19S0 Census, 15,321.
Brevard Community 7,394.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
WELCOMING STUDENTS AND FACULTY to Bre
vard college this week for the 1959-’60 term are Presi
dent Emmett K. McLarty, left, and Steve Brown, of Ashe
ville, right, who is president of the student body. Classes
begin on Thursday, and enrollment at the local educa
tional institution is at an all-time high in recent years.
(Times Staff Photo)
UTTLETHEATRE
STARTS SALE OF
NEW MEMBERSHIPS
Door - To - Door Canvass Is
Planned. Hanna Is
The Chairman
The Brevard Little theater will
hold its 1959-60 season ticket sale
drive on Wednesday and Thursday,
September 23rd and 24th, T. F.
Hanna, ticket chairman, announces.
Members of the group will con
duct a door-to-door canvass to sell
the season memberships.
A season ticket enables the pur
chaser to see three Little Theater
productions plus one play at the
Flat Rock Playhouse next summer.
Adult memberships are $2.50, and
student memberships are $1.25. In
dividual tickets are $1.25 for adults
and 75 cents for students.
Sponsorships are also available
for $10. The purchaser receives two
season tickets with the Flat Rock
punches.
For $25 or more, a person will be
come a patron, and will receive two
season tickets with the Flat Rock
punches.
Sponsors, patrons and season
ticket buyers automatically become
members of the Little Theater and
are eligible to participate in the
production of the plays and in mem
bership picnics and parties.
Proceeds from the sale will go to
the building fund. Mr. Hanna
stated. This will be the only ticket
drive, and he urges all Brevard
citizens to purchase a ticket.
Plans Being Made For October Drive
Of United Fund, Need Is Said Greater
Campaign Director And The
President Make Pleas
For Support
^ Preliminary planning is well
* underway in connection with the
October Transylvania United Fund
campaign, according to John Ford.
^ campaign chairman.
Division chairmen are being ap
pointed as well as fund solicitors.
“It is gratifying to note that many
solicitors from last year’s cam
paign have again volunteered to
work this campaign.” said Mr. Ford.
He continued by saying:
“We are most fortunate in hav
ing a United Fund organization
here in Transylvania county. If we
did not give the United Way we
would be solicited every couple of :
weeks throughout the year as there
are dozens of agencies who would
send in salesmen to solicit our dol
lars. Your money goes a lot further
when you give to our local organi
zation as our campaign expenses are ;
so small.
Leslie Grogan. United Fund presi-i
(dent for 1959-60, is most anxious to j
complete the campaign in the j
month of October and asks that all |
citizens be prepared to give their j
gifts and make their pledges as |
soon after the opening as possible.
The date will be announced shortly.
A campaign headquarters will
again be opened up in the business
district making it convenient for j
the public.
“We must do our fair share and j
meet our obligations to worthwhile i
charities,” Mr. Grogan said.
“Our share will be more than last j
year as our population has increas
ed and the needs have become |
greater, but I am confident that we j
—Turn to Page Four
CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, Sept. 17—Classes begin
at Brevard college. Kiwanians meet
ai Gaither’s at 6:45 p.m. Lions meet
at Colonial Inn at 7:00 p.m. Masons
meet at Masonic temple at 7:30 p.m.
|| Friday, Sept. 18—Ace of Clubs
meets at 7:45 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 19—Local alumni
to give reception for faculty and
students at Brevard college at 8:00
pm.
Sunday, Sept. 20—Attend the
church of your choice. Tri-city
Luther Mission begins at Lutheran
Church of the Good Shepherd at
7:30 pm.
Monday, Sept. 21—Rotary Cluib
meets at Gaither’s at 7:00 p.m.
WNC fire school begins at local
training center at 7:00 pm.
Tuesday, Sept. 22—Ace of Clubs
meets at 7:45 pm.
Largest Number Ever
Many Transylvania Youths Are
Entering Colleges, Universities
.More Transylvania county boys |
and girls are entering colleges and j
universities for the 1959-60 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 completed this week.
The Times staff points out that
some names may have been omitted
because it is impossible to find out
all of the young people and the
colleges of their choice. Parents are
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The Weather
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Temperatures showed a cooling
trend this week, as may be noticed
in the daily readings listed below. A
cool 51 degrees was the low reading,
and day time readings dropped
from 80 down to 66 degrees. While
it rained every day, only.95 an inch
ol precipitation was recorded. Daily
readings are as follows:
High Low Pre.
Wednesday_ 80 64 .04
Thursday_81 59 .04
Friday_ 80 59 .22
Saturday_ 74 60 .61
Sunday_ 68 52 .02
Monday_ 67 51 .01
Tuesday_ 66 52 .01 '
invited to inform The Times of any
who were overlooked, aiTd their
names will also be published.
The colleges and names of the
boys and girls from here who will
enroll, or have already enrolled, is
as follows:
Agnes Scott — Florence Ann
Gaines.
A. S. T. C.—Freda Gillespie.
Berea College—Martha Gail Mc
Call, Barbara Severs, Beverly
Taylor, and Billy Batson.
Blue Mountain College — Lana
—Turn to Page Four
, Classes Begin Today
ADULT COURSES
IN THE SCHOOLS
| ARE CONSIDERED
Several Will Be Offered If
Demand Is Sufficient.
Miller In Charge
Transylvania county schools are
interested in conducting an adult
education -program provided there
is enough demand for one.
At the oresent time the following
courses are being considered:
(1) required high school courses
which could lead to a diploma from
high school, including English, his
tory. math, and science
(2) typing
(3) shorthand
I (4) bookkeeping
I (5) drafting (mechanical draw
j ing)
(6) radio maintenance
(7) welding
(8) operation of heavy equipment
If some interest is showm a course
will be offered in learning how to
read. County Supervisor of instruc
! tion. N. A. Miller. Jr., says.
AH of the aforementioned courses
| will he offered to adults only.
The heavy equipment course
i would be on Saturday morning for
three hours, while the remaining
| courses would be at night from 7:00
I until 10:00 p.m.. or they could be
: offered two nights a week for one
—Turn to Page Four
Patrolman Capell
Is Stationed Here!
——
i Patrolman Charles F. Capell has
been transferred to Transylvania
from Gaston county, and he has al
! ready assumed his post here.
Patrolman Capell trained in:
Transylvania with Patrolman Hor-1
ace Morrow, after he completed pa-1
trol school at the University of
North Carolina in September. 1047.
Capell and Patrolman Bill Sawyer
graduated in school together, and
now the two men are serving here
in Brevard and Transylvania
county.
A native of Buncombe county,
Patrolman Capell is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. S. L. Capell. of Pisgah
Forest.
He and his wife and son will re
1 side on Laurel Lane.
Patrolman Capell succeeds Cpl.
Jack Cabe. who was recently pro
moted and transferred to Favette
ville.
Dr. Ashby Johnson Is \
The Author Of New Book \
By DOROTHY WALLACE
John Knox Press, publishers, of
Richmond, Virginia, announces the
publication of a new book, Com
munion With Young Saints, by E.
Ashby Johnson.
Dr. Johnson’s first pastorate was
at the Brevard-Davidson River
Presbyterian church, from 1942 to
46.
Dr. Johnson is director of instruc
tion at Austin College in Texas. A
friend says, “One evening with
Ashby Johnson is worth more than
three good books, because he has
the rare ability to stimulate people
Rev. Alfred Rhyne Is Elected Head
Of Transylvania Ministerial Group
Rev. Alfred D. Rhyne, pastor of [
the Lutheran Church of the Good
Shepherd, was elected president of
the Transylvania county ministerial
association for the coming year, at
a luncheon meeting on Monday.
Other officers elected at the
meeting are: Rev. Courtney Ross,
pastor of the Brevard Methodist
church, vice president; Rev. W.
Harold Killian, pastor of the First
Baptist church, secretary; Rev.
Mack Armstrong, pastor of Oak
Grove and English Chapel Metho
dist churches, treasurer; and Rev.
Jarvis Brock, pastor of Little River
Baptist church, radio chairman.
The association will meet the
second Monday of each month at
Gaither’s for a 12:00 o’clock lunch
—Turn to Page Ten
Rev. ALFRED RHYNE
to think.”
In the book a preacher finds that
his two sons want straight answers
to such questions as “How can you
tell whether this is a male or female
fish?” . . . “How does it feel to get
drunk?”. . . “If you won’t go to a
baseball game on Sunday, why do
you watch it on TV?”
In finding the answers, they solve
some of the riddles in growing up.
Anyone who asks, or tries to an
swer, youthful questions will find
this book a friend. Both parents and
their children will learn from and
enjoy over-hearing these conversa
tions.
The book is now available at
j bookstores.
_
Governor Names
Mrs. McCrary To
Confederate Body!
Mrs. Mary Jane McCrary, chair
man of the Transylvania Historical
commission, has been appointed a
member of the North Carolina Con
federate Centennial commission by
Governor Luther Hodges.
There are 25 members of the com
mission, who will serve with three
ex officio members. The latter
members are: the superintendent of
Public Instruction, the director of
the Department of Conservation
and Development and the director
of the Department of Archives and
History.
Mrs. McCrary and other members
of the commission will serve for a
two-year term.
MRS. MARY JANE McCRARY is shown above pre
senting the first edition of her book. The Goodly
Heritage, to Rev. Frederick F. Valentine, rector of St.
Philips Episcopal church. The Goodly Heritage traces
the history from St. Pauls, the first place of Episcopal
worship in Transylvania county, to the present day.
(Times Staff Photo)
Book On The History Of The
Episcopal Church Is Published'
SMART JOINS FIRM ;
OF RAMSEY & HILL;
Mooresboro Native Passed!
North Carolina State
Bar In August
John K. Smart, Jr., of Moores
boro, ihis week joined the law firm
of Ramsey and Hill here in Bre
vard.
Mr. Smart received his law de
gree this past June at the Univer
sity of North Carolina, and he
passed the North Carolina Bar ex
—Turn to Page Four
Mrs. Mary Jane McCrary Is,
The Author Of “The
Goodly Heritage'’
•'The Goodly Heritage,” which is
a history of St. Philips Episcopal
church of Brevard, and of St. Pauls
in the Valley in the Diocese of
Western North Carolina, is just off
the press, and the book and its
author, Mrs. Mary Jane McCrary, |
are being lauded by all who have i
seen and read it.
The history contains 70 pages of i
text and includes biographical
sketches of the rectors, lists of the
memorials, officers and organiza
tions of the church, and a historical
sketch of Faith Memorial Chapel in
Cedar Mountain.
Mrs. McCrary, who is chairman
of the Transylvania county Histori
cal Commission, is well-known for
her interest and work in the pre
servation of historical data.
Her book is dedicated ‘‘To the
people of St. Philips Parish,” and it
is on sale at the Parish book store.
Earle Hitch, well-known author,
has written the introduction to the
book. “She has labored diligently,”
he states, “to present the complete
story.
“Encountering many gaps in the
records, she managed to bridge
them by consulting letters, family
histories, and the reminiscences of
individuals who had, in one way or
another, been on the scene.”
The author has been most suc
cessful in recapturing some of the
early scenes, such as the services
—Turn to Page Four
Program Highlights
WPNF To Broadcast Big Carolina Vs.
Clemson Football Game On Saturday
When WPNF joins the Tobacco
Sports Network Saturday afternoon,
football fans will hear the first of
the season’s Saturday Atlantic
Coast conference football games,
Bobby Hoyle, station manager, an
nounced today.
The opening game, scheduled at
1:45 o’clock, finds North Carolina
meeting Clemson at Chapel Hill.
Carolina fans will especially be
interested in following their team’s
progress on these broadcasts, Mr.
Hoyle states, as it meets teams
throughout the Atlantic Coast con
ference.
These weekly broadcasts will con
tinue through December 5th. The
complete schedule and list of spon
sors will be announced next week.
Other Programs
The Farm and Home hour sched
ule for the coming week is as fol
lows: Thursday, Brevard home ec
dept., Mrs. Glenn Burrell; Friday,
station program; Monday, county
agent; Tuesday, extension forestry,
Leonard Hampton; Wednesday,
home agent.
Appearing on the Civic Hour are
the following: Friday, Mathatasian
—Turn to Page Ten ,
ALL DORMITORY
SPACE FILLED,
M’LARTY HEARD
Formal Convocation For All
Is Scheduled For This
Thursday Evening
RECEPTION SAT’DAY
Brevard College has opened the
fall semester with an enrollment of
407 students, which is a record for
recent years.
All available space in the dormi
tories has been taken by a capacity
freshman class of 264 and 143 re
turning students.
P'reshmen were welcomed Sunday
evening by President Emmett K.
McLarty.
In his remarks President Mc
Larty stressed the importance of
the new beginning each member of
the class of 1961 is experiencing,
and the place attitudes, motives and
determination play in the college
career of each student, spelling for
him the difference between failure
and success.
Classes start Thursday morning,
followed by a formal convocation of
all students and members of the
faculty at 7:30 p.m.
Dean John B. Bennett will make
introductions and President Mc
Larty will deliver the address.
On Saturday, a reception, spon
sored by a committee of local
alumni, will be held in the Faculty7
lounge of the Sims Campus Center
building.
Mrs. Gil Coan is chairman of
this committee, assisted by Mrs.
Tom E. Ramsey, Mrs. Charles Pax
ton. Mrs. Henry Reddick and Mrs.
Lloyd Burhans.
FIREMEN WILL
ATTEND SCHOOL
Western Association Will
Hold Five-Day Event At
Local Training Center
A training school for firemen in
Western North Carolina will be
held for five consecutive nights
next week at the Brevard fire de
partment training center on the
Camp Illahee road, Fire Chief Dan
Merrill announces today.
The first school will be held on
Monday night, beginning at 7:00
o’clock and lasting until 10:00 p.m.
Instructors are being furnished
by the Western Firemen’s associ
ation, and Mack Salley, general
manager of the American Enka
corporation, will be in charge.
From 150 to 200 firemen are ex
pected to take the course at the
local training center, and represen
tatives from all 38 members in the
associations will be in attendance.
The Western association is made
up of towns and cities from Ruther
i’ordton to Marion, west to Murphy.
The latest methods of fire fight
ing will be offered at the new
training center of the local volun
teer fire department.
Goodwins Move
To Atlanta, Ga.
Dr. and Mrs. C. J. Goodwin and
their family this week moved to
Atlanta. Georgia, where Dr. Good
win is now associated with the Buck
Head Dental clinic.
Dr. Goodwin has practiced dent
istry Imre in Brevard for the past
22 years, and he said that it was
with much regret that they leave
Brevard.
This weekend he is attending the
annual convention of the American
Dental association in Newr York
City.
Their daughter, Judy, left Bre
vard on Monday for Raleigh, where
she is a sophomore at St. Mary’s
college. Their son, Jack, has entered
Georgia Military academy.
In the Buck Head clinic, Dr.
Goodwin will be associated with Dr.
J. Hugh Crossett, Dr. Clyde Gibson
and Dr. C. D. Campbell.
Both Dr. and Mrs. Goodwin have
been active in civic and church af
fairs in the community.