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THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES .1 State And National Prize - Winning AJi.C. Newspaper TRANSYLVANIA— The Land of Waterfalls, •t Mecca for Summer Camps. Entrance to Pisga£ Na tional Forest and From* of ! Brevard Music Festival. Vol. 17—No. 4 * Second Class Mall Privileges Authorized at Brevard. N C BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1960 «• 18 PAGES TODAY ★ PUBLISHED WEEKLY Citizens, Other Law Enforcement Agencies Lend Hand To Protect Town Hd**op MC.''* DURING THE PAST WEEK, the town of Brevard has been without a police force, but it has been fully protected by interested citizens and the other law enforcement agencies. In the top left photo, Town Manager Tom Henry is giving rules and regulations and a gun to tew Lyda, who was recently deputized. In the next photo can be seen Sheriff E. V. “Scott” Dillingham talking with his deputy, Ed Singletary. E. H. Corpening, former Brevard police chief, has been the night officer, and he is shown “shaking the door” at the oariK. In the right photo is Patrolman Bill Sawyer directing traffic as the Brevard Elementary school lets out. • (Times Staff Photos) TRANSYLVANIA’S HIGHWAY PA TROLMEN urge local motorists to make a belated New Year’s resolution to drive safely in 1960. They point out in the pic ture above that when a motorist gets four points, he reeeives a letter of warn ing. Upon receiving seven, he faces a hearing, and should he get 12 points in two years, he loses his driver’s license for 60 days. At the left is Patrolman Bill Sawyer, and Patrolman Charles Cappell is on the right. (Times Staff Photo) Superior Court Opens Here Next Monday, Civil Docket Slated First Red Cross Holds Annual Meeting Sunday Afternoon The annual meeting of the local chapter of American Red Cross will be held on Sunday afternoon, Jan uary 31st, at 3:00 o’clock, in Gai ther’s Dogwood Room. Few Lyda, chairman of the local chapter, will preside over the meet ing, and states that all annual re ports will be heard . CALENDAR OF COMING EVENTS Thursday, January' 28 — BPW fleets at Berry’s at 7:00 p.m. Moth It March for March of Dimes at 00 p.m. P-TA presidents to meet at courthouse at 7:30 p.m. Masons meet at masonic temple at 8:00 p.m. Friday, January 29—Vegetable meeting at Gaither’s at 9:30 a.m. Basketball, Brevard vs. Rosman, in Brevard gym, at 7:00 p.m. Ace of Clubs meets at 8:00 p.m. Saturday, January 30—March of Dimes Benefit Dance sponsored by American Legion at legion build ing, 9:00 p.m. Sunday, January 31—Attend the church of your choice. Red Cross meets at Gaither’s at 3:00 pm Monday, February 1—Court be gins at 10:00 a.m. Classroom teach —Tarn to Page five I - Action will be started on the civil docket of the February term c-f Superior court in Transylvania on Monday morning, Feib. 1, at 10:00 o’clock here in the local court house. The criminal docket will be heard one week later. Judge Zeb V. Nettles, of Ashe ville, will preside over the court, and Leonard Lowe, of Forest City, will prosecute for the state. Sheriff E. V. “Scott” Dillingham reminds jurors that the cards they received said for them to be in court on Feb. 8, for the first week, and the 15 for the second week. This was an error. Jurors called for the first week must report on Monday morning, Feb. 1, and the second week begins on the eighth. The cases scheduled to be heard on the civil docket are as follows: Monday—Robert E. Phillips vs. Donna Mae Phillips; Ralph H. Zachary vs. Willie Mae A. M. Zachary; Walter F. Bishop vs. Mary Spillers Bishop; C. J. At water vs. Fred Taylor; Walter Clayton et al vs. E. C. Whitson; J. C. Cassell, Adm. vs. Robert T. Gash, Adm. Tuesday—Mrs. Carl Eldredge vs. —Turn to Page Four Davis Is Elected President .Of The Brevard Rotary Club At Meet JAMES DAVIS James Davis, Transylvania’s county agent, is the new president of the Brevard Rotary club. Mr. Davis and the other newly elected officers will take office in June. The outgoing president, D. G. Dail, reports that the Rotary club holds and early election each year ! in order that new officers might at* ! tend spring conventions of district ' Rotary clubs. j Other officers elected at the reg ! ular meeting Monday night in Gai [ ther’s Rhododendron room were: John K. Smart, vice-president. Charles Pickelsimer, secretary. Charles Cook, treasurer. Other members of the board in clude Harvey Wilkie, Bob Baker and President Dail. Harold Norwood was the princi pal speaker on the program, and he —Tom to Pago Five Brevard Gets New Police Chief And Two Officers, Old Force 'Walked Out" Town Attracts Attention, Both Sides Quoted The town of Brevard attracted state and national recognition last Thursday morning when the chief and three of the police officers quit without notice at 8:00 o’clock. Police chief Paul L. Fisher sub mitted his resignation and those of* his men, claiming they could not work under the rules and regula tions laid down bv the new town manager, Tom Henry. Walking out with Chief Fisher were Jack L. Owen, Boyce Gilles pie, and William Thompson. Events leading to the “walk-out” by the chief and the majority of his force were summarized as fol lows by Mr. Henry: “In spite of pay increases the first of January, and in spite of pro posed increases in police personnel, the chief of police and three po lice officers resigned without no tice. “As Town Manager and following GOP Re-Elects Waldrop At Convention Ralph Waldrop was reelected chairman of the executive commit tee of Transylvania county Repub licans at its convention held last Saturday at the courthouse. Other officers who were reelect ed are Lloyd Burhans, secretary, and Mrs. R. E. Matthews, vice chairman. Lewis Hamlin was re elected state executive committee man, a post he has held since 1924. GOP Congressional candidate Heinz Rollman, who spoke at the convention, urged Transylvania county Republicans to work for a Powell's Super Powell’s Rosman Self Service will have its grand opening Satur day, January 30. Owned and oper ated by Robert and Dewey Powell, the new super market is located in Rosman at the railroad tracks on the Pickens highway. According to the owners, the new establishment will carry a complete line of fresh meats and vegetables, groceries and feeds and the new building is equipped with all new equipment. They invite everyone to come in and to check their prices. —Turn to Page Ten —Tm M Me Tea Market Op At Rosman —Torn to Page Five REGISTRATION AT BREVARD COLLEGE for the spring semester was held on Monday, January 25th, when 357 full-time students were registered. Registra tion is being continued, and classes are already under way. Registering the students at the table are Mrs. Brona N. Roy, left, and Mrs. John Bennett, right. Stand ing from left to right are, Frances Watkins, of Concord; Manuel Wortman, of Lawndaie; Marie Teele, of Shelby; Dean John Bennett; and Robert Smith, of Mill Spring. (Times Staff Photo) Mothers March And Benefit Dance To Highlight Dimes Drive This Week v Two events will highlight the March of Dimes campaign in Tran sylvania this weekend. On Thursday evening the Moth ers March will take place in this county beginning at 7:00 o’clock. According to Mrs. L. J. David, Marching Mothers will ask for in formation and a contribution. Both are needed for the National Foun dation’s fight against birth defects, arthritis and polio—three cripplers that affect one of every four Ameri can families. In addition to collecting contribu tions, Mrs. David explained, the mothers will present each house hold with a copy of “Door Count,”' a concise fact-finding folder in which a family may indicate if any of its members has a birth defect, arthritis or polio and how manyj had three or more Salk vaccine; —Turn to Page Five ■ W. S. “BILL” THURSTON . . . Brevard’s new police chief . . . WPNF To Broadcast Jaycee Awards Program, Log Reviewed WPNF will broadcast the Jaycee annual awards program Thursday afternoon at 3:05, at which time the “Distinguished Service” award, the ‘Outstanding Young Farmer” award and the “Outstanding Teen ager” award will be presented by Dr. Emmett K. McLarty, president of Brevard college, who was also Ihe featured speaker of the evening. The awards program and the address by Dr. McLarty were recorded Wednesday night for broadcast, and everyone is invited to hear the presentation of awards, made to these three outstanding —Ton to Page Five Bill Thurston Comes Here From Americas, Ga. Brevard now has a new police j chief who is W. S. “Bill” Thurston, veteran police officer ami former j chief at Americus, Georgia, Tom Henry, town manager, announces today. t hief Thurston has assumed his duties here and was sworn into office Tuesday night by Mayor B. H. Freeman at the city hall. At the same time, two new police men were added to the force. They are Charlie Wright, former police man here, and Nelson W. Duvall, of Hendersonville. Chief Thurston comes to the Brevard post highly recommended. Prior to going to Americus two years ago as chief, he was chief of police at Forest Park, Georgia, where he made an outstanding rec ord. At Americus he organized an efficient department, a reserve force, and a junior police clujb. A native of Tasso, Tennessee, Chief Thurston is the son of a Methodist minister. A graduate of Fiber ton, Georgia high school in 1934, he completed commercial col lege work afterwards and became engaged in police work in 1937. He has secured a residence here in Brevard and plans to move his wife and three children here in the immediate future. Officer Wright, who was a mem ber of the Brevard police depart ment for some three years, and a private policeman at Brevard Col lege for one year, has -been on the police force in Amerieus, Georgia for the past year. Prior to his work in Brevard, he was a deputy in Swain county for four years and he was also on the police force at the Du Pont plant for a year. Policeman Duvall, age 33, served on the Miami police force for one year, and for the past year and a half he has been a special deputy lor Magistrate Bruce A. Cox at Hen —Turn to Page Tea VegetabSe Meet Slated Friday There will be a vegetable meet ing at Gaither’s restaurant Friday, January 29, at 9:30 a m. A. A. Bandadjrga and John Har ris, extension horticulture special ists from N. C. State college, wiB be present to discuss vegetable pro duction. Jack Leaver, produce manager for Gerber Baby Foods, wiil be present to discuss growing vege tables under contract with his company. We are looking forward to a good' meeting and hope that yon will he able to be present, says County Agent James Davis.
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