TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist, Ed
ucational, A g r i c u Itural
and Music Center. Popula
tion, 1950 Census, 15,321.
Brevard Community 7,394.
Vol. 70—No. 44
THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
A State And National Prize - Winning A.B.C. Newspaper
TRANSYLVANIA—
The Land of Waterfalls.
Mecca for Summer Cbmps.
Entrance to Pisgah Na
tional Forest and H«mf of
Brevard Music Festival.
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BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5,1959 * 16 PAGES TODAY *
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
PISGAH FOREST won first place in |
the Transylvania Rural Development |
program last Saturday afternoon at the
Awards Day program, and Morris Mc
Gough, executive vice-president of the
Asheville Agricultural council, is shown
at the left presenting President Harry .
Sentelle with a check for $200. Others
in the picture, from left to right, are:
Richard Moore, president of the Cedar
Mountain club, second place; Lewis
McGee, president of Little River, third
place; and, James Davis, county agent,
who presided over the meeting. Cash
prizes awarded at the meeting totaled
some $1,100, and they were made pos
sible by more than 50 local sponsors.
(Times Staff Photo)
Pisgah Fores
Transylvania
Pisgah Forest, described as a pro
gressive, prosperous and scenic
community won first place in the
1959 Rural Development program in
Transylvania, it was revealed at the
Awards day program last Saturday
afternoon in the Brevard junior
high school auditorium.
The community will now repre
sent Trr ns lvotija in Western North
Carolina competition for regional
honors
Cedar Mountain, a consistent
winner in Rural Development con
tests in this county, placed second
last Saturday, and in third place
was Little River, another of the
county’s top communities.
County Agent Jim Davis was
master of ceremonies at the Awards
Day program, and assisting him in
presenting the winners were Free
man Hayes, chairman of the county
board of commissioners, and Morris
McGough, executive vice-president
of the Asheville Agricultural
council.
Because of the rain on Friday and
Friday night, when the communi
ties were to have prepared their
floats, the big parade on Saturday
afternoon was called off.
John Anderson, chairman of the
parade project, announces that the
communities are going to prepare
a gigantic float for entry in the big
Christmas parade on December 3rd.
Pisgah Forest received a check
for $200 for winning first place, and
Cedar Mountain was awarded $100.
Little River was given $50, and
other communities participating in
the ’59 contest and receiving $25 of
the grand prize money were: Balsam
Grove, Blantyre, Silversteen and
Cathey’s Creek.
The judges said that competition
was extremely close in the ’59 con
test in the county, and among the
progressive projects carried out at
Pisgah Forest were: (1) 62 persons
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CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, Nov. 5—-Superior Court
continues. Brevard Kiwanians meet
at Gaither’s, 6:45 p.m. Brevard
Lions meet at Colonial Inn, 7:00
pm
Friday. Nov. 6—Fish supper at
Masonic Temple, 4:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Homecoming at Brevard-Owen
game, kickoff at 7:30. Ace of Clubs,
8:00 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 7—VFW Auxiliary
to sell Buddy Poppies. Legion party
to begin at 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 8-—Attend church of
your choice.
Monday. Nov. 9—Clean-up week
begins in Brevard. Rotary at Gaith
er’s, 7:00 p.m. Brevard elementary'
P-TA meets at 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 10—Dedication of
Beulah McMinn Zachary organ at
Methodist church, 8:00 p.m. Ace of
Clubs, 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 11—First Bap
tists to hold Loyalty Dinner at Ma
sonic temple at 7:00 p.m.
t Is Top Community In
In 1959 Rural Contest
Residents Of Transylvania
Receiving Over $54,000 Per
Month From Social Security
Transv lvania county residents j
wire receiving over 854,000 per1
month in social security benefits j
s of February 1959. The figure1
,es obtained in a report released;
today by Douglas H. Butler, field;
. c presenlative of the Asheville'
social security office.
.Air. Butler, who serves Transyl-j
nia county, states that the figure |
represents an increase of about 31 i
>er cent over the benefits being I
paid into the county as of last year, i
Mr. Butler said that social se-j
eerily benefits are being paid to;
over 1,100 persons, almost 750 of j
whom are receiving benefits un- j
der thro old-age provisional of the j
program. About 380 persons are1
receiving survivors benefits, and
approximately 20 persons in the!
Owen Lee Is The
New Register Of
Deeds Here
Owen L. Lee, of the Cherryfield
section of Transylvania, is the new
register of deeds, succeeding Paul
Whitmire, resigned.
Mr. Lee was recommended for
the position by Mr. Whitmire, and
he assumed his new post on Mon
day, after his appointment by the
county board of commissioners.
In addition to serving as register
of deeds, Mr. Lee will also be the
county’s veterans service officer.
He was sworn into office by Clerk
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c-i'nty are receiving disability ben
efits.
Mr. Butler stated that almost a
million and a half dollars monthly
is being paid in the Id counties
of Western North Carolina served
b\ the Asheville District Office.
1 he significance of the more than
£54.000 n; id to beneficiaries in the
county each month can be seen,
Mr. Butler suggests, by realizing
that these payments have the same
effect on the economy of the coun
> as would an industrial firm em
ploying 230 persons at S75 a week,
year around.
Criminal And Civil Cases Are Being
Heard This Week In Superior Court
Legion To Hold j
Annual Party
Saturday Night
The annual membership celebra
tion of the Monroe Wilson post, No.
S8 of the American legion, will be
held Saturday night at the legion
building.
Prizes, totaling more than $500 j
in value, will be awarded, and the
auxiliary will also climax its mem-j
bership drive cn the same evening
with the legionnaires.
There will be a big party be
ginning at 7:00 o’clock, followed by
the awarding of prizes. A gala dance
will climax the evening’s activities.
Music will be furnished by “Dump”
Rutherford and his “Rhythm Mak
ers.”
Commander Willie Nelson re-;
{minds all legionnaires that mem- j
bers who have paid their ’GO dues
will be eligible to attend.
Charles B. Disher is membership
chairman, and dues can be paid to
him or to Chan Ashworth at the
legion building. Memberships may
also be secured from Baxter Mor
ris at the radio station, John An
derson at The Times or any mem
ber of the membership committee.
“Go-Getters” of the Monroe Wil
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Bridges Heads j
Kiwanians
T). Frank Bridges has been named I
resident of Brevard Kiwanis club
for 19G0 and will succeed Dr. Earl
O. Bryant. Mr. Bridges is owner of
Bridges Coal and Oil company, and
served the past year as vice-presi-j
dent of the 55-member club.
James E. Willis, of Olin Mathie-I
s n corporation, will be the new in
coming vice-president. Directors
".ill be elected at the meeting
Thursday evening of this week and
the treasurer and secretary will be i
named by the 19G0 directors.
Lt. Col. Francis H. Coakley, of (
Asheville, area commander for U. S.
Army Reserves in this area, will be
guest speaker.
Tourist Committee Sponsoring
Trip To Gatlinburg November 11
The tourist committee of the
Brevard chamber of commerce
and other officers of the group
arc attempting to increase the fa
cilities for accommodating visi
tors in Brevard and Transylvania
county, and a trip to see “how
Gatlinburg” does it is planned
for Wednesday, Nov. 11th.
President Gil Coan outlined
the details for the trip and re
ported on the study the commit
tee had made at a recent mass
meeting in the local court house.
More than 100 persons attended,
and the plans were enthusiasti
cally received.
Over 35 persons have signed
to make the all-day trip to Gatlin
burg next Wednesday, and others
desiring to go are asked to call
The Beulah Zachary Organ Will Be
Dedicated At Methodist Church, 10th
The Beulah McMinn Zachary or
ran which will be dedicated on
Tuesday, November 10th, at 8:00
o’clock in the Brevard Methodist
church, was made possible by the
late Miss Beulah Zachary of Chi
cago and Brevard.
Miss Zachary’ made a generous
initial gift establishing an organ
fund to which she and others of the
McMinn heirs contributed. The
organ was named for Miss Zachary’s
mother, the late Mrs. Beulah Mc
Minn Zachary.
Following Miss Zachary’s death
early in 1959, the organ fund
reached its goal through provisions
included in her will.
Participating in the original fund,
in addition to Miss Zachary, were
Mrs. L. B. Houston, of Greenville,
S. C., and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Vog
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THE LATE MISS ZACHAKY
President Coan or Mrs. John
Ford, the executive secretary.
One or more Greyhound buses
will be used, and the expense
per person is $5.00.
Former president, Cecil J. Hill, j
reported at the meeting that Gat
linburg had capitalized on the
slogan. “Gateway to the Smokies,”
and Brevard and Transylvania
should be recognized as the
“Gateway to the Parkway.”
President Coan and other
speakers emphasized that during
I960 over two million persons
would visit on this side of the
Pisgah National forest and that
they should be induced to stop
and to stay in this county.
Mrs. Mary Jane McCrary, chair
man of the Transylvania Histori
cal commission, pointed out that
her organization and the chamber
of commerce should wrork closely
together on the observing of the
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Mayor Proclaims
Clean-Up Week
Mayor B. H. Freeman, on behalf
of the Board of Aldermen of the
town of Brevard., has declared the
week of November 9-14 as the sec
ond annual clean-up week.
During this time, trash, rubbish,
leaves and tree trimmings will be
picked up by the town forces.
According to town manager Tom
Henry, all trash for pickup should
be placed just behind the curb line
or just behind the side ditch before
noon on Thursday, November 12th, ■
so that it can be picked up by noon
on Saturday, November 14th. i
Tree trimmings must be not
larger than four inches in diameter :
and cut to lengths of not more than
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THE FIRST PERFECT SCORE ever turned in at the
office of The Transylvania Times in the annual football
contest was that of Harold Ellis, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Ellis, of Pisgah Forest, who is shown above at
the right receiving a bonus of extra theatre tickets from
Dick Carter, owner of the Co-Ed here. Young Ellis not
only had 11 winners out of 11 games listed recently, but
he also predicted the score of the Brevard-Waynesville
game at 13-6. which was the exact tally. Young Ellis is
13-vears old, an eighth grader and quite a football fan.
(Times Staff Photo)
Baptists To Hold Loyalty
Dinner. Pennell Speaks
GEORGE PENNELL
United Fund Gets
A Big Boost
The Transylvania United Fund
took a giant step forward this week
with the announcement that Olin
Mathieson employees have pledged
up to this point $14,233. This ex
ceeds last year’s figure by $1,000,
and the plant campaign is not yet
completed.
Charles Russell, fund coordinator
at the plant, said, “We are very
pleased with the response our em
ployees have evidenced this year.
While our county goal has not yet
been reached, our employees have
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The congregation of the First
Baptist church is currently conduct
ing a “Forward Program,” which
will be highlighted by a Loyalty
dinner on Wednesday evening. No
vember 11th.
It wili be held in the dining room
! of the Masonic temple, and the
| dinner is expected to be one of the
j most important gatherings in the
j history of the church.
George Pennell, prominent Ashe
ville attorney and one of Western
North Carolina’s most outstanding
Baglist laymen, will be the princi
pal speaker.
Ralph H. Ramsey, Jr., the gen
eral chairman of the “Forward Pro
gram,” will preside over the dinner
meeting, and Mrs. Lewis Hamlin
heads the arrangements committee.
According to Earl Hall, budget
planning chairman, the church has
adopted a budget of $77,500 for
1960, but his committee has found
that the church has a potential of a
$161,000 budget.
Children eight and under will be
cared for at the church during the
dinner meeting on November 11th,
and all other children will attend
the event with their parents.
There will be no charge for the
dinner, no offerings and no solicita
tions, church officials say.
A graduate of Wake Forest, Mr.
Pennell is much in demand as a
speaker He is a former trustee of i
the school and currently serves as!
superintendent of the Green-Hill
cemetery in Asheville. A prominent
Mason, he also teaches the large
Citizens Bible class for men in
Asheville..
junior Classic Basketball
Tourney Planned Here Nov. 27
An annual pre-season basketball
tournament will be launched in Bre
card on Thanksgiving weekend by
the Brevard junior chamber of com
merce, Bill Griffin., president of the
ocal organization, announces today.
The Junior Classic tournament
,vill be the official name, represent
ing the name of the sponsoring
jrganization and junior colleges,
,vhose teams will participate in the
?vent. 1
November 27 and 28 have been
;et as dates for the tournament,
vith two games scheduled each
dght. Participating teams are Ashe
ville-Biltmore college, Brevard col
lege, Lees-McRae and Mars Hill
colleges.
The tournament will be played in
the new gym at Brevard high
school, and Jaycee chairmen of the
event are Coach Henry Smith, of
the high school, and Coach Chick
Martin, of Brevard college.
In making the announcement,
President Griffin states that this is
the first pre-season tournament to
be held between junior colleges in
Western North Carolina, and the
Jaycees are expecting this to be
come one of their most popular
projects of the year.
Both Dockets
Reviewed,
Transylvania’s October November
term of criminal court is in its
second week, however, action on the
civil docket is expected to take the
court’s time on Thursday and Fri
day.
Usually, the criminal slate is
completed during the initial week,
but for the first time, action in this
court on criminal cases ran over
into the second week.
Judge J. Will Piess, of Marion, is
presiding over the court, and he
granted divorces this week in the
following cases:
Maxine Moody Kinsey vs. Fred
Kinsey, Myrtle M. Dotson vs. Bobby
O. Dotson and Ossie Patterson vs.
Angus Patterson.
As The Times went to press on
Wednesday, the judge was charging
the jury in the case of J. P. Reece,
who was charged with receiving
stolen property.
The following verdicts were hand
ed down by the court since publica
tion of The Transylvania Times last
week:
Glen Merrill paid $100 and costs
| on a charge of possession, while
| Ernest Patterson and Claude Capps
! had to pay costs.
Pleading guilty to no operator’s
license and paying $50 and costs
were: H. C. Hensley and Donald
Patterson. William Arthur Tran
tham paid S25 and costs.
Herbert DoBord and George
' Washington Julian pled guilty to
j reckless driving and paid $100 and
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Trade Festival
Winners Named
! The first drawing in Brevard’s
i trade festival was held last Satur
■ day at 10 a.m., and $200 in prizes
! was claimed by ticket holders pres
: ent at the drawing.
; First prize of $100, plus a $50
! bonus lor being present, was won
I by Miss Jewel Owen.
1 Fred Saunders, Jr., and Ralph
j Orr each won $25 prizes.
Unclaimed prizes for $50 second
! place (ticket number A-368981) and
i $25 fifth place (ticket number
■ A-358269) will be held until Tues
I day, November 10th at 6 p m., and
I if unclaimed, will go into a jackpot
for the final drawing January 2nd.
Ticket colors will change on the
date of each drawing, according to
Dan Hawkins, trade festival chair
man. and all stubs will be destroyed
after each drawing. “We start fresh
after awards are made each time.”
he explained.
The next drawing will be held on
Saturday, November 14th at 10 a.m.
when prizes totaling $300 will be
awarded. Winning numbers will be
posted at each of the participating
merchants.
Fish Supper Set
For Friday Night
Tickets wil be on sale at the
door for big community fish supper,
with all the trimmings, in the din
ing room of the Masonic Temple on
East Main street on Friday, No
vember 6th from 4:30 to 8:00
o'clock, according to announcement
by D. Frank Bridges, president of
the Transylvania Shrine club.
All proceeds will be used to pay
expenses of the Brevard high school
band to participate in the parade
and halftime activities at the 23rd
All-Star high school football Shrine
game to be played in Charlotte on
Saturday, December 5th, between
North and South Carolina.
Henry R. Henderson and H. C.
Gardner, co-chairmen of the ticket
committee, urge the public if they
have not already purchased their
tickets to come on out, pay at the
door and enjoy a good meal and
help support this worthy cause.
The food will be prepared by
W. C. Bangs and A. E. York, and
they will be assisted by several
members from the different civic
and fraternal organizations, wfeo
are helping sponsor the supper.