TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist, Ed
ucational, A g r i c u ltural
and Music Center. Popula
tion, 1950 Census, 15,321.
Brevard Community 7,394.
THE TRANSYLVANIA TI
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TRANSYLVANIA—
The Lend of Waterfalls.
Mecca for Summer Gampa.
Entrance to Fisgsh Na
tional Forest and Home of
Brevard Mosic Festival.
Vol. 71 — No. 6
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Authorized at Brevard. N. C
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1960
* 18 PAGES TODAY ★ PUBLISHED WEEKLY
TOM HENRY, Brevard’s town man
ager, signs the first order in the local
Girl Scout cookie sale. According to
Mrs. L. F. Nerlinger, district chairman,
the goal this year is 48,000 boxes of cook
ies, and the money received in the Pisgah
council will go to “widen the trail to the
camp” in the Island Ford section of Tran
sylvania. Girl Scouts and Brownies are
now canvassing the town taking orders
for the cookies which will be delivered
March 11th through the 24th. In the
photo above, from left to right, are:
Becky Fluke, INIr. Henry. Carol Walker,
Marla Hooper and Mrs. N. A. Miller, Jr.,
cookie sale chairman in Transylvania.
(Times Staff Photo)
Transylvania Historical Commission
To Begin Drive For '61 Centennial
On recommendations of the ex
ecutive committee of the Transyl
vania Historical commission, a
campaign for funds to finance the
commission’s centennial program
will be made throughout the county
beginning March 1.
The executive committee’s rec
^ ommendations were approved by
the commission at its meeting last
i Friday night.
W It was decided that contributions
to a “Centennial fund” will be
sought from both adults and stu
dents. The contributions expected
from adults will be $5 and from
students $1.
It is hoped that at least 2,000
contributions will be made by
adults, and 1.000 student contribu
ttors will be sought. The contribu
tions are tax deductible.
The financing is needed for the
collecting of source materials, ref
erences. and other data that can be
found of interest to the history of
the county and its people.
The materials are to be cata
loged, classified and indexed and
made accessible to anyone interest
ed. Filing equipment and a small
staff to serve for the next 12
months in the classifying and in
dexing work are the next necessary
b steps, Mrs. Mary Jane McCrary,
I chairman of the commission, said.
' The campaign for the Centennial
fund is to be in charge of a com
mittee of three persons, to be se
lected this week. This committee
will select team captains and plan
an organization to cover the entire
county for contributions.
Contributors to the fund will re
ceive a “Pioneer” button which has
been especially designed. The sig
nificance of the word is that those
contributing to the fund are “pio
neers,” that is the first, in the
enterprise to produce and later to
publish a history of the county.
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CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, February 11—Criminal 1
Court continues. Masons to meet at j
8:00 p.m.
Friday, February 12 — Hospital
auxiliary meets at 3:30 p.m. Ace of
Clubs meets at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 13—Scouting
exposition in Schulman building
10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Sunday, February 14—Attend the
church of your choice. Organ re
cital at the Methodist church at
4:00 p.m. Brevard college choir to
sing at First Baptist church at 7:30
p.m.
Monday, February 15 — Rotary
meets at Gaither’s at 7:30 p.m. Bre
vard senior high P-TA meets at 8:00
p.m.
Tuesday, February 16 — Civic
chorus meets at Methodist church
at 7:45 p.m. Ace of Clubs meets at
8:00 p.m.
Resolutions Adopted
Brevard P-TA Recommending
Supplementary School Tax
In order to make improvements
a1 the Brevard elementary school
and to provide funds to supplement
the salaries of the teachers, the
Brevard elementary P-TA called
for a supplementary school tax for
Transylvania at its regular meeting
this week in the school cafeteria.
A fourth resolution pertaining to
conditions at the school was adopt
ed at the meeting, and they are
being presented to the school board
and the county commissioners.
Included in the resolution were
the following recommendations for
improvement of the elementary
building on Morgan street.
(1) The entire building be re
wired: (2) The wooden stairways
Scholarship To
Music Camp
Offered By Club
The Asheville Music club, a
member of the National and State
Federation of Music clubs, is offer
ing a complete scholarship to Tran
sylvania Music camp here at Bre
vard this summer.
All interested young musicians
through high school age are in
vited to compete before a panel of
judges about the last of April.
Details and application blanks
may be had by writing Mrs. H. A.
Lewis, 74 Patton avenue, Asheville.
should be replaced by metal or con
crete ones; (3.) A concrete ceiling
should be placed in the boiler
room; (4) The floors throughout
the building should be covered by
some type of tile or teirazzo; (5)
In addition to covering the floors
in the dining room and kitchen
with some type of tile, or terrazzo,
the walls in the dining room should
be painted with a good washable
enamel; (6) An air duct and ex
haust fan should be installed in
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Commerce Body
Adopts Budget
Of $6,000.00
A budget of $6000 for the current
year was adopted by Brevard
chamber of commerce directors in
meeting here Tuesday night, with
*2.550 going for promotional adver-|
tising. i
Folders for the year will require i
only $900, due to fact that there
are on hand enough Blue Ridge
Parkway leaflets, and a partial sup
pl\ of local folders. Newspaper and
magazine advertising calls for $500
and signs $250.
Industrial development and area
development items were set at $900,
including travel and committee ex
pense. Next in size of allotment is
for office expense of $700.
Several members, who are not on
the board of directors, attended the
meeting and were welcomed by
President Charlie Himes. He stress
ed the point that all citizens of the
community are invited to attend
the regular second Tuesday night
meetings and take part in planning.
Jim Wulpi, chairman of the
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Band Will Play
At Senior High
School P-TA Meet
The Brevard high school band;
under the direction of John Evers
man, will present a concert at the
Founder's Day meeting of the
senior high school P-TA on Febru
ary 15, at 8:00 p.m.
Mrs. Ralph Ramsey will present
an outline of the founding and de
velopment of the Parent-Teachers
association.
Past presidents of our Brevard
high school P-TA will be recognized
by Principal Robert T. Kimzey to
honor their contribution and ser
vice to the P-TA organization.
Rev. Courtney Ross and his son.
Buddy, will discuss the future of
the P-TA in presenting “Looking at
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Births Almost Outnumbered Deaths
Four To One In County During ’59
By almost four to one, births
outnumbered deaths in Transyl
vania county during 1959.
A check at the Register of
Deeds office reveals 369 births
during the past year, and 100
deaths.
September was the biggest
month for new babies with 43 be
ing born during that month.
March and August had the largest
number of deaths with 13 each.
A gain over 1958 was noted in
the number of births. During
1958 there were 326 new babies,
which is 43 less than there were
in ’59.
Deaths during the past year
showed a decline. According to
Owen Lee, registrar. 125 persons
Many Attended Last Rites For
C W. Pickelsimer, Srv Sunday
Final rites for Charles W. Pickel
simer, Sr., 78, who played a promi
nent role in the development of
Brevard and Transylvania county,
vere held Sunday afternoon at the
First Baptist church, with a large
crowd of friends and relatives at
tending.
Rev. W. Harold Killian, the pas
tor, and Rev. B. W. Thomason,
former pastor, officiated, and
burial was in the Oak Grove ceme
tery in North Brevard.
Special music for the service was
under the direction of Rev. Ray
Childers, minister of music at the
First Baptist church.
At the time of his death, Mr.
Pickelsimer was general manager
of the Cascade Power company, of
Brevard, and president of the Citi
zens Telephone company. He was a
member of the First Baptist
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C. W. PICKELSIMER, SR. j
died in 58, whicn was zo more
deaths than there were in ’59.
A tabulation of the births by
months during 1959 is as follows:
January 36, February 24, March
33, April 25, May 30, June 22,
July 29, August 28, September
43, October 31, November 39, and
December 29.
Deaths by months follow: Jan
uary 6, February 6, March 13,
April 7, May 8, June 9, July 8,
August 13, September 11, Octob
er 7, November 7, and Decem
ber 5.
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The Weather
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Heavy rains brought two inches
of precipitation during a 24-hour
period last Friday, as temperatures
remained mostly mild throughout
the week. Daily readings are as fol
lows:
High Low Prec.
Wednesday_ 59 29 T
Thursday _ 35 30 .40
Friday _ 44 33 2.00
Saturday _ 53 38 .05
Sunday_ 49 24 T
Monday_57 16 T
Tuesday _ 56 32 .01
Gaither, Jones
At Demo Dinner
Representative James C. Gaither
and Bennet Jones represented
Transylvania county at the Jeffer
son-Jackson day dinner in Raleigh
last Saturday night.
More than 300 Democratic lead
ers from ail parts of North Caro
lina were in attendance at the big
event.
“THE THIRTEENTH CHAIR” will be presented by
the Brevard Little Theatre on February 19th and 20th,
in the Brevard college auditorium. In the scene above,
Ted Gambol points his finger accusingly at Doris Medd,
while Pat Fuleihan and Ray Burgin stand by. This pro
duction is a murder mystery and promises to be good
entertainment for Transylvanians.
(Official Little Theatre Photo)
Scouting Exposition Set
Saturday, Public Invited
Henderson Again
Appointed As
Ambassador Here
Henry R. Henderson has been
asked by Lynn W. Harkey, newly
elected potentate of Oasis Temple,
Charlotte, to serve again as Am
bassador for the Brevard area,
which he has accepted.
In his request to Mr. Henderson, j
Mr. Harkey stated:
“I have been most aware of the
fine work you did last year for
Oasis temple as Ambassador, and I
want you to consider serving with
me in the same capacity this year.”
A meeting and banquet will be
held in Oasis temple on Friday,
j February 26th beginning at 6:00
o’clock of all the newly appointed
. ambassadors, presidents and secre
i taries of all the Shrine clubs under
the jurisdiction of Oasis temple.
i Attending from Brevard will be
' Ambassador Henderson, A. E.
York, president of the local shrine
| club, and A. M. Ream, secretary.
Scouting units of Transylvania
county will present a Scouting Ex
position on Saturday, February 13,
at the old Dixie store next to the
Duke Power company office on
East Main street.
The Exposition, to which the pub
lic is invited, will be open from
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. with skits
and demonstrations presented be
tween 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Ad
mission will be free.
Clark Grissom, chairman of the
district camping and activities com
mittee, and Ed Loftis and D. C.
Dills, members of his committee,
have been making extensive prepa
rations during the past several
weeks.
Many of the 18 Cub packs, Scout
troops and Explorer posts in Tran
sylvania county are combining their
efforts to offer this demonstration
of the varied activities of Scouting
as a climax to Boy Scout week.
Two special exhibits are planned.
Harold Norwood’s Indian lore col
lection and D. C. Dill’s rock collec
tion, both outstanding in their
fields, will be on display for the
public to see.
WPNF Program Highlights
Rogers Is Conducting Successful
Show From Teen Age Center
The first “Rock-’N-Roll” show, di
rect from the Teen Age center in
Brevard last Saturday night from
i0:00 until 11:00 o’clock proved to
be highly successful with a large
listening audience, Bobby Hoyle,
Nation manager, reports.
Announcer Ed Rogers is the DJ
on this popular show, which will be
heard again this Saturday night, fol
lowing the State-Maryland basket
ball game from Raleigh.
According to Mr. Hoyle, another
new program, “Chiropractic Com
ments,” is now being heard each
day, Monday through Friday, at
12:35 p.m., over WPNF.
It is conducted by Dr. Sherman
Hampton.
In making the announcement,
Bobby Hoyle, station manager re
minds listeners of another noon
hour program which has earned
much popularity. The Trading Post,
a daily presentation of the Western
Aaito Store, is designed to adver
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ED ROGERS
True Bill Is
Returned In
Murder Case
During the first three days thij
week in Criminal court in Transyl
vania, more than SO eases were dis
posed of, and action on the docket
is expected to be completed before
Friday afternoon, when the court is
scheduled to be adjourned.
On Tuesday, the ‘Grand Jury re
turned a true bill of first degree
murder against Herbert Avery,
Brevard Negro, who is charged
with killing his wife on the night
of January 30th, 1960.
This case has been placed on the
docket; however, thero is a possi
bility that it will be continued until
the April term of Superior court.
Judge William K. McLean, of
Asheville, is presiding over this
week’s term of criminal court, and
Leonard Lowe, of Forest City, is
prosecuting for the state.
Clerk of Superior Court Marvin
McCall says that this is one ol the
most successful terms of Superior
court that has ever been held in
Transylvania.
At noon Wednesday a jury re
turned a verdict of guilty in the
case against Melvin Clayton, who
was charged with breaking and
entering and larceny.
Just prior to that time, another
jury found William: Edward Kitch
en guilty of drunk driving.
The following persons pleaded
guilty to having no operator’s li
cense and were fined as stated:
Harry Daniel Eubanks, $76; Katie
Betty Blythe, $76; Gene Richard
Nicholson, $66; an<f WiWa Stamey,
$65.
D. L. Owens faced charges of no
operator’s license and speeding,
and a previous prison sentence was
ordered put into effect. He was
given an additional 40-day sentence.
Charlie Larry Galloway pleaded
guilty to aiding and abetting in
speeding and had to pay $75.
Richard Whitmire pleaded guilty
to three charges of drunk driving
and was given sentences of 60 days,
four to six months, and 10 to 12
months.
The following were charged with
! speeding and had to pay fines as
I follows: Thomas Glenn Taylor, $50;
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i Wheeler Named
County Census
Crew Leader
Dan S. Judd, district supervisor
for the I960 Decennial Census, an
nounces the appointment of George
Wheeler, of Brevard, as erew lead
er in Transylvania county.
He will supervise 15 ^numerators
in this area for the nationwide
census, which begins April 1st.
Mr. Wheeler will report for train
ing on March 9th. Topics to be cov
ered in the training sessions in
clude the training of census takers,
canvassing methods, preparation
and submission of reports, and the
supervision of census takers to in
sure a complete and accurate count.
The crew leader is one of the key
people in the field operations of
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Sale Of Auto
Tags Lagging,
Deadline, 15 th
\The sale of automobile license
tags is slightly behind the num
ber of sales this time last year,
Mrs. Rosa Norwood, of the local
AAA office, announced today.
To date this year, a total of
3,434 tags have been sold, as com
pared with 3,445 last year.
Mrs. Norwood reminds drivers
that February 15th is the dead
line for purchasing new tags, and
states that buyers must have their
renewal cards and must have
signed the declaration of insur
ance.
She also states that her office
hours are 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Monday through Friday, and 9:00
a m. to 12:00 noon on Saturday.