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.
THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
A State And National Prize - Winning A.B.C. Newspaper
TRANSYLVANIA—
The Land of Waterfalls.
Mecca for Summer Gamp*.
Entrance to Pts^h Na
tional Forest and frame of
Brevard Music Festival.
Vol. 71 — No. 5
Second Class Mall Privileges
Authorized at Brevard. N. C
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1960
* 18 PAGES TODAY ★
PUBMSHED WEEKLY
mm* mmm&v' * & - wmmmsm
^ BREVARD’S NEW POLICE CHIEF
and two officers are shown above being
> sworn in- ' office by Mayor B. H. Free
man in .1 ceremony recently at the City
Hall. From left to right, they are: Mayor :
p&Ksma* wmmm — — — i - ■ . I
Freeman, Chief W. S. “Bill” Thurston, j
Officer Charlie Wright and Officer
Wade Duvall Nelson.
(Times Staff Photo)
Jurors Called For Special Term
Of superior Court, Opens Feb. 29
A special two-week term of civil
court in Transylvania county will
open on Monday, Feb. 29, Marvin
McCall, clerk of Superior court,
announces today.
Juriors for this special court
have been drawn, and they are
also announced today by Mr. Me
Call.
Judge J. B. Craven, of Morgan
ton, has been assigned to preside
over the court.
Jurors called to serve the first
week are as follows:
James E. Austin, Clarence Cur
lee, Dewey Lavender, Lewis Nes
bitt, Calvin Fr*Jy, Jame: F Fuij,
k Charlie Watson, James R. Cabe, U.
P G. Batson, Boyce Bishop, Thomas
K. McCrary. Mrs. Oscar W. Harbin,
4 Mrs. Hall Smith, Jr., Harvey Wil
r kie, John M. Price, Mrs. Ansel
Hart. J. Virgil Merrill, Stewart L.
Bowman. Brandon Summey, Wal
ter S. Fisher. Aston G. Heath, Wil
burn G. Mulenex, J. A. McCrary,
Mrs. Claude A. Jones, Mrs. J. E.
McGaha, Mrs. V. L. Tinsley, Con
ley McKinnish, W. L. Osteen, Har
old J. Fouts, and John B. McCall.
Jurors called to serve the second
week are as follows:
Alvin Garnet Jones, Mrs. Paul C.
(Wen, Ranzie L. Mathis, Richmond
McCall, Mrs. John Ford, Chiton D.
Thomas. W. E. Lyday, Preston Rax
ter, J. L. Whitmire, R. M. Neeley,
Robert G. Taylor, A. E. York, Jess
A. Smith, Oliver Byrd, Harold Nor
wood, Herman Hipps, Ed R. War
ren, Russell Huggins, Herman Tur
ner, Mrs. Carl McCrary, Roy Gar
ren, Mrs. Fritz Merrell, Allen Mc
rCall, Mrs. Paul Kellar, William H.
Siniard, Albert M. Williams, An
drew Boggs, Robert Lee Brooks,
Pearl Hamlin, and Chris T. Trakas.
Kiwanians Hear
Foreign Student
Miss Asta Gabrielsson, Finland
student at Brevard college, will be
speaker at the meeting of Brevard
Kiwanis club at 6:45 Thursday in
Gaither’s Rhododendron room.
Report on tag sales will be made
at the meeting, and committee an
nouncements will be made by Presi
dent Frank Bridges.
CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, February 4 — Civil
court continues. Kiwanis meets at
Gaither’s at 6:45 p.m. Lions meet
at Colonial Inn at 7:00 p.m. Jay
cettes meet at Colonial Inn at 7:00
p.m. Masons meet at Masonic
Temple at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, February 5—Ace of Clubs
meets at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, February 7 — Attend
church of your choice. Boy Scout
Week begins.
Monday, February 8 — Criminal
court begins. Rotary meets at
Gaither’s at 7:00 pjn. Transylvania
Shrine club meets at Berry’s Res
taurant at 7:00 p.m. Brevard Ele
mentary P-TA meets at 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, Februaiy 9 — Ace of)
Clubs meets at 8:00 p.m.
Her Record Is Praised
Mrs. Patton Resigns As
Superintendent Of Welfare
The retirement of Mrs. C. Y. Pat- j
ton. superintendent of public wel
fare in Transylvania county, is an
nounced today by Freeman Hayes,
chairman of the county board of
commissioners.
Mrs. Patton has served ably in
thi position for the past 24 years,
M;-» Hayes told ‘he commissimers
at the February meeting, and it was
with regrets that they accepted her
lesignation. . <
The commissioners expressed
their deep appreciation for the out
standing services that Mrs. Patton
has rendered the people of Tran
sylvania county.
They also announced that from!
now until June 1st, the welfare de-l
partment will be under the capable
supervision of Mrs. Juanita F. Cox,
who is serving as acting superin
tendent of public welfare. Case
workers on the staff include Mrs.
Louise Henderson and Mrs. Ann D.
Runyans.
On June 1st, Mrs. Edith Jenkins
will return to Transylvania as
superintendent of public welfare.
s.r.....s
The Weather
[■JlHIiaillllliiaHHIIIIIHIIIIIIIIHHnHIIIIHIHIUmiHlllllQ
Weekend rains brought a total
of 2.73 inches of precipitation to
Brevard, while temperatures re
mained unseasonably warm. The
low for the week was 25 degrees. A
high reading of 65 was recorded
Tuesday. Daily readings are as fol
low:
Wednesday
Thursday _
Friday_
Saturday _.
Sunday _
Monday
Tuesday __
High Low Free.
. 54 29 0
.56 33 .04
. 57 41 .45
. 46 41 1.44
.55 40 .75
. 62 25 .05
65 26 .03
Wilh some 11% years of experi-i
cnee, a part of which was in Tran
sylvania county, Mrs. Jenkins is
currently taking post graduate
work in social science at the Uni
versity of Tennessee. She is a na
tive of Sylva.
Mrs. Patton was appointed acting
superintendent of public welfare
in July, 1936, and a year later was
made superintendent.
Prior to this time, Mrs. Patton
was regularly taking crippled chil
dren to the Shriners hospital in
Greenville, S. C„ on free clinic day.
A car and driver was furnished for
Ihe trips by Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Carrier, and these trips were con
tinued until three years later when
an orthopedic clinic was establish
—Turn to Page Ten
Civil Calendar
Brevard Negro !
Is Held On
Murder Charge
Herbert Avery, Negro, is being
held in the county jail on a first
degree murder charge.
| He was arrested Saturday night
| by Sheriff “Scott” Dillingham and
I Deputies Clyde Hubbard and Ed
! Singletary at the Transylvania com
i munity hospital where he had tak
en his wife, Pearline Avery, after
she had been shot with a 12-guage
shotgun. She was pronounced dead
on arrival at the hospital.
According to Sheriff Dillingham,
who investigated the shooting,
Avery and a neighbor, Willy Smith,
had brought the critically injured
woman to the hospital after she
had reportedly been shot by Avery.
He is being held without bond for
preliminary hearing and trial be
fore the spring term of the Superi
or court.
Business Better
In Town, County
During December
Using the collections of sales
and use taxes as a barometer
during this past December, busi
ness was better in Brevard and
Transylvania county in 1959 than
it was during the past year.
Collections for December, 1959,
were §16,857.34, while for the
same month in ’58. they were
§15,568.14.
December business also show
ed a gain over November, when
§16,163.55 was collected.
The figures were released this
week in The Retailer, the month
ly publicataion of the North Caro
lina Merchants association.
“George Washington’s Navy99 By
Brevard Author Will Be Released
Brevard's William Bell Clark,
who is considered the foremost liv
ing authority on naval warfare dur
ing the Revolutionary war, is the
author of a new book, entitled,
“George Washington’s Navy.”
It will be released On February
22, by the Louisiana State Univer
sity press. Containing some 290
pages, “George Washington’s
Navy” has six illustrations.
Mr. Clark is also the author of
five books dealing with men and
events of the Revolutionary War
period, including “Ben Franklin’s
Privateers,” “The First Saratoga,”
and “Captain Dauntless,” all pub
lished by the Louisiana State Uni
versity Press.
Mr. Clark is a contributor, on
naval subjects and biography, to
the Encyclopedia Britannica, and
he has been named editor of the
Hudson Is New Chairman Of
Local Chapter Of Red Cross
John R. Hudson was elected chair-1
man of the Transylvania chapter, |
American Red Cross at the annual i
meeting held January 31st. Other
officers include E. Gene Ramsey,
vice-chairman, E. A. Knoth, treas
urer and Robert T. Gash, Blood
Bank chairman.
Guests at the meeting were Miss
Ruth Lockman, national field rep
resentative, and Mrs. Arthur Wag
ner, chairman of the Western Caro
lina council. Rev. B. W. Thomason
gave the invocation.
Reports were given by Mrs. James
Nichols, staff aide chairman; Mrs.
George Summey, nurse’s aide chair
| man; Mrs. Harry Kolman, records
: chairman; Mrs. L. J. David, Gray
Lady chairman; publicity, Mrs.
Robert N. Hill, III; Mrs. E. A.
Knoth, council representative.
Mrs. Knoth reported that 13
laundry bags, 12 kit bags and 84
—Turn to Page Ten
“JACK” HUDSON
four-volume documentary naval his
tory of the American Revolution,
which will be published by the De
partment of the Navy.
No phase of early American his
tory has been more maltreated
than the period during which
Washington’s active little navy
flourished in New England waters.
Biographers and historians have
missed entirely many of the events
which augmented the success, or at
times, the ill-success of his Excel
lency’s naval efforts.
In “George Washington’s Navy,”
at last is the true story—histori
cally correct but as exciting as a
fanciful sea yarn—of what the
great Commander-in-ehief accomp
lished on the high seas during the
early years of the American Revo
lution.
The American squadron, never
numbering over six miniature war
vessels, was established in the fall
of 1775 to harass the supply lines of
the British in Boston. Despite many
adversities, the little fleet accomp
lished a large part of its mission
and proudly brought in 55 enemy
vessels containing everything from
turnips to powder and guns.
Washington’s navy preceded the
—Turn to Page Ten
Enon Singing To
Benefit March
Of Dimes Drive
The March of Dimes singing held
annually at the Enon Baptist
church will be held on Sunday eve
ning, February 7th, beginning at
7:30 o’clock.
Miss Betty Sue Williams will be
the honored guest.
A large number of singers is ex
pected to be present, and a wonder
pul singing is anticipated, officials
>f the church state.
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD winners for
1959 in Transylvania county are pictured above. At the
left is Dr. John Folger, who was named “Young Man of
the Year” by the Brevard Jaycees last Wednesday night
at the annual awards banquet. At the right is Doug
Israel, the top teenager. Nathaniel Woody was selected
as the “Young Farmer” of the year, and a picture and
feature story on him are carried on the farm page in this
week’s issue of The Times. (Austin Studio Photos)
Leaders In Three Fields
Are Selected By ,|aycees
;
Dr. Brill Will
Address WNC
j Chemists
_
Dr. Harold C. Brill, nationally
known paper pigmentation au
thority. will be guest speaker at the
February meeting of the Western
North Carolina Chemical Engineers
club Thursday, February 11, at
6:30 p.m., in the Pine Room of the
S&W Cafeteria in Asheville. The
title of Dr. Brill’s presentation will
be “Titanium Dioxide in Paper.”
Dr. Brill has a background of
over 20 years experience in the
paper pigmentation field. Present
ly. he is manager of the paper, ink
and textile fibers section of E. I.
du pont de Nemours & company,
pigments department, technical ser
vice laboratory.
He holds Ph.D. and M.S. degrees
from Ohio State and a B. S. degree
from Muskingum college. Dr. Brill
has been active in the Delaware
Valley section of TAPPI serving
as chairman in 1952.
Interested persons are invited to
attend the meeting.
The Brevard junior chamber of
commerce honored three outstand
ing citizens of 1959 at the annual
awards banquet at Gaithers. A
gathering of some 75 persons was
on hand to hear Dr. Emmett Mc
Larty, president of Brevard college,
deliver the main address and pre
sent the three awards.
Named as Transylvania county’s
outstanding Young Farmer was Na
thaniel Woody, of the Little River
community. Douglas Israel of Bre
vard was named the Outstanding
Teen-ager of the Year, and Dr. John
R. Folger, Jr., was named Bre
vard’s Outstanding Young Man of
the year.
The growth and success of his
farm in Little River during recent
years and 1959 in particular was
cited as the main reason for Mr.
Woody’s selection for the outstand
ing young farmer award. His name
will be entered in the state O.Y.F.
competition, and he will be Tran
sylvania’s representative at the Jay
cee sponsored O.Y.F. banquet which
will be held in Durham next
month.
A feature story on Mr. Woody’s
activities and a picture are carried
on the farm page.
Young Israel, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Israel, of Brevard, has
made an outstanding record at Bre
vard high school where he is a
senior. His leadership, his scho
lastic record and his numerous
extra-curricular activities at the
local school, as well as his religious
activities in his church, are ample
proof of his worthiness of the
award made to him.
Young Israel is the Transylvania
county delegate to compete for the
Morehead scholarship to the Uni
versity of North Carolina. In the
district competition in Asheville, he
was named a WNC winner and will
compete in the state finals later
this month at Chapel Hill.
Dr. Folger’s numerous community
activities, his outstanding religious
activity at the Brevard-Davidson
River Presbyterian church, and his
success in his profession were all
instrumental in his selection to re
—Turn to Page Four
Program Highlights
WPNF To Broadcast Rock-'N-Roll
Show Direct From Teenage Center
Attention all teenagers and others
who like rock-n-roll music.
WPNF will broadcast direct from
the Teenage Center in Brevard this
coming Saturday night from 10:00 ■
to 11:00 a special rock and roll
show.
According to Bobby Hoyle, sta
tion manager, the show will be con
ducted by Disc Jockey Ed Rogers,
who will play the favorite selec
tions of the teenagers. j
A special feature of the show will i
be the awarding of many prizes to ]
persons attending the youth center ]
that evening.
Mr. Hoyle expresses sincere ap
predation to the officials of the
Teenage Center for their fine co
operation in making the program
possible, and he is especially grate
ful to the management of the Citi
zens Telephone company who will
donate the lines for this special
broadcast.
Other Programs
The schedule for the Farm and
Home hour is as follows: Thursday,
soil conservation service, Harry E.
Newland; Friday, station program;
Monday, county agent; Tuesday,
—Turn to Page Ten
169 Cases Are
On Docket,
List Is Given
Criminal court will open in Tran- "
sylvania on Monday morning, Feb
ruary 8.
According to Marvin McCall,
clerk of Superior Court, there are
75 new cases on the docket, and 94
were carried over from the last
term of court.
Judge William K. McLean, of
Asheville, will preside over the
criminal term, and Leonard Lowe,
solicitor, will prosecute for the
state.
Action on the civil docket is now
underway at the court house, and
the court is expected to continue
all this week.
Divorces were granted in the fol
lowing eases: Robert E. Phillips vs.
Donna Mae Phillips and Walter F. .
Bishop vs. Mary Spillers Bishop.
In the case, C. J. Atwater vs.
Fred Taylor, the plaintiff was grant
ed a judgment of $200 and costs.
Judge Zeb V. Nettles, who is an
assigned judge to this term of
court, is presiding.
Mr. McCall announces today the
schedule of criminal cases for next
week’s court.
Monday
The following are charged with
speeding: Charles Larry Galloway,
Daniel E. Owens, Leo nil Blakley
Bass, Glen Howard Woody, Johnnie
M. Chappell, Herman-Daniel Hol
bert, Thomas C. Watson, Walter
Anthony Wood, Earl Burton John
son, Jimmy Thomas Galloway, Hu
bert H. Arrington, Austin W.
Bunch, Thomas Glenn Taylor,
Alired H. Taylor, Barbara A. Rob
inson, and George Landis Waly
czto.
Charged with having no opera
tor’s license were the following:
Lloyd Charles Smith, Rockefeller
Kilgore, Wilkie Owens, Joe F. Tins
ley, D. L. Owens, Glen McCall,
Wilda Stamey, Gene Richard Nich
olson, Earl Mooney, Clarence Brew
er, Harry D. Eubanks, Walter
Simpson Fisher, Katie Betty Blythe,
Charles E. Rigsby, and Truitt Mc
Call.
The following are charged with
reckless driving: Ralph Mun, and
George C. Brian.
Miles Fred McCracken is charged
—Turn to Page Ten
I
Town Manager
Moves To
Stop Rumors
I Tom Henry, Brevard's town
[manager, reports that certain ru
nners have been circulated accus
ing a local policeman of being in
volved in an arson case in Bun
combe county and other crimes.
“ This is a case of mistaken identi
ty of another person with like (or
the same) name and our local po
lice officer was in no way involv
ed,” Mr. Henry declared.
“It is a serious offense for a per
son to slander the character and
reputation of an individual,” Mr.
Henry commented. t
Hymn Singing
Said Successful
The Transylvania Baptist asso
ciation hymn sing held at the Glady
Branch Baptist church last Sunday
afternoon was attended by approxi
mately 325 people.
Rev. Dan Wallin presided over
the meeting, and singing was led
by Mr. Walfin and Fred Kilstrom.
Ray Childers, minister of musk
and education at the First Baptist
church, was the accompanist.
The group was welcomed to the
new Glady Branch church by the
pastor, Rev. Millard Brock. Rev.
James Ballard presented the atm*
and purposes of the hymn sing, to
encourage more individual partici
pation on the part of the congrega
tion, and to develop and strengthen
the music ministry.
Special musk was presented by
the junior choir of Little River
—-Torn to Page Four