TRANSYLVANIA—
Industrial, Tourist,
Educational, Agricultural
and Music Center. Popula
tion, 1960 Census, 16,102.
Brevard Community 8,500.
THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
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TRANSYLVANIA—
The Land of Waterfall*.
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Entrance to Pisgfh na
tional Forest and Home of
Brevard Music Festival.
Vol 71 — No. 46
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BREVARD, N. €., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1960 * 18 PAGES TODAY ★
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Brevard To Meet Reidsville In Triple-A Play-Off Friday Night In Asheville
BREVARD’S BLUE DEVILS will face the Reidsville Golden Lions
on Friday night in the Asheville Memorial stadium, with kick-off at
8:00 o’clock. A large crowd of Western North Carolina football fans
is ex'pected to attend the big Triple-A play-off game. Members of the
Brevard squad are pictured above, and on the front row, from left
to right, are: David Phillips, Jim Fortune, Raymond Hipps, Don Mer
rill, Jim Wilson, Larry Landreth, Butch Skerrett, Edwin Jones, Eddie
Brotherton, Jerry Collins, and Tommy Stroup. 2nd row: Ronnie Whit
mire, Jimmy Cauble, Charles Gillespie, Robert Newman, Jimmy Gar
rett, John Matheson, Jim Wingate, Tommy Shuford, Mike Hendricks,
Charles Stroup, Sam Hileman, Branley Owen, and Gerald Fanning.
3rd row: Jerry Ballard, J. L. McGaha, Danny Eubanks, Bob Pearce,
Coach Cliff Brookshire, Denny Landreth, Mike Nicholson, Tuck
Tucker, Bob Wickliff, Carl Collins, Coach Landon Deal, Charles Brad
burn, Ralph Orr, Coach Paul Maultsby, Johnny Bradburn, Joe Rod
gers, Kenny Smathers, Larry Jones and Jim McKelvin.
(Times Staff Photo)
Will
Present
Comedy
Six weeks of rehearsals and
preparation wil-l ibe culminated
this weekend when 'the Brevard
Little Theatre presents Samuel
Spowack’s “Two Blind 'Mice”.
"hider the direction of Ro
broy Farqubar, this production
marks the first of 'the 1960-61
season.
‘“Kao Blind Mice” will be giv
en Thursday and Saturday
nights in the Brevard College
auditorium, with curtain time at
8:00'fe’elock.
Due to the high interest in
Friday night’s Triple-A play
off football gainie between Bre
vard and ReidsviHe, the perfor
mance originally scheduled for
Friday might will be 'given on
Thursday night.
This gay comedy which satir
izes the government’s method of
operation in Washington has a
large cast, including the follow
ing:
Alice Pearce, liecis jvuaguire,
Carol Fiaseonairo, Mike Masters,
Jtoe Murphy, Smoky Johns, Susan
Matthews, Joe Moran, Andy
Brown, Lawrence Bauer, Ted
Gamibal, Med EverimijSham, Fred
Biywrj, Ernest Gridsttrap, Der
woioff'ferown, and Ray Bur gin.
Tbte ipublic is cordially invited
toarclfend.
Town Crews
Busy Picking
Up Leaves
The Town of Brevard is con
tinuing to pick up leaves with
the Vacuum Leaf loader.
Citizens are cautioned by
Town Manger Tom Henry not to
put anything other than leaves
out for pick up at this time.
Small lilrnlbs, trash and other Ob
jects with the leaves would dam
age the machine, and, therefore,
cannot be picked up.
Leaves for pick up should Ibe
swept just off the curb. On
Streets that aire not curbed,
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CALENDAR OF
dftMlNG EVENTS
Thursday, November 17 — Ki
wanis dub meets at Gaither’s at
6:45 p.m. lions meet at Colonial
Inn at 7:00 p-m. Humane So
ciety meets with Mrs. Ralph
Palmer at 8:00 p.m. ‘'Two Blind
Mice” toy Brevard little Theatre
in college auditorium at 8:00
pm Masons meet at Temple at
7:30 p..m.
Friday, November 18 — Ace
of dubs meets at 8:00 pm
Saturday, November 18 —
"Two Blind Mioe” by Brevard
Little Theatre in college auditor
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PRINCIPAL FIGURES in the Bre
vard Little Theatre production of
Samuel Spewack’s “Two Blind Mice”
are shown above in rehearsal. They
are, left to right: Ernest Gilstrap, Su
san Matthews, Mel Everingham and
Mike Masters. The play will be pre
sented Thursday and Saturday nights
in the Brevard College auditorium.
(Official Little Theatre Photo)
Official Canvass Of Ballots In General
Election Nov. 8 Held Last Thursday
The official canvass of the
ballots in the General Election
on Noveimlber 8th in Transylvan
ia counity was held last Thursday
morning here in the court house.
T. J. Wilson, chairman Of the
Board of Elections, presided and
he expressed sincere apprecia
ion to all the registrars and
judges in the various precincts.
He also thanked The Tramsyl
vania Times and WIPN1F for their
cooperation in the 1960 election.
The petition of Lewis P.
Hamlin and Gene Ramsey, at
torneys for Henry Pierson, the
Republican candidate for tax
collector, which asked that Mr.
Pierson be declared the win
ner in the race, was denied by
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Next Weekend
Jaycees To Stage Second
“Junior Classic” Tourney
The second annual “Junior
Classic” basketball tournament,
the only one of its kind in West
ern North Carolina, will he stag
ed in Brevard next Friday and
Saturday, November 25th and
26th, under the sponsorship of
the Brevard layeees.
“Chick” Martin, Brevard Col
lege coach, who is 'heading the
committee far the sponsoring
organization, announces that in
Rhyne To Be Heard At Union
Thanksgiving Service, 23rd
A union Thanksgiving service,
sponsored by (the Transylvania
County Ministerial association,
will be held at 8:00 o’clock on
Wednesday evening, November
23rd, at the Brevard Methodist
church.
The Rev. Alfred D. Rhyne,
pastor of the Lutheran Church
of the Good Shepherd, will de
liver the message, and other
participating ministers will be
Rev. Courtney B. Rioss, pastor
of the Brevard Methodist church,
Rev. Frederick Valentine, pastor
of St. Philip’s Episcopal church,
and Rev. James Bated* pastor
of the Pisgah Forest Baptist
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REV. ALFRED RHYNE
addition to his own tealm, the
following junior colleges will
participate din this two-day af
fray; Lees-MCRae, Mars Hill and
Sue Bennett of Kentucky.
The name, “Junior Classic,”
was adopted last year, not only
because the Junior Chamber of
Commerce sponsors the tourna
ment, but also diue to the fact
that all partieipaiting teams come
from junior colleges.
Last yearns event, which was
worn by Brevard college, was
declared a success by the spon
sor, land all indications are that
this year’s toumaiment will draw
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! The Weather
The weather continued cold
and dry this week, as tow read
ings averaged lees than 30 de
grees, and daily highs averaged
near the 60 degree mark. Only
30 of an inch of precipitation
was recorded. Daily readings are
os follow:
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
High Low Pre.
53 28 0
50 39 .30
50 29 0
65 25 0
62 25 0
69 23 0
69 28 0
Transylvania Readies 1961 Goal Of
$28,351 In United Fund Campaign
Many
Deer
Hunting
In the first half-day hunt on
the Davidson River area in the
Pisgah National Forest, hunters
bagged seven deer and five bear.
Tuesday, the first full day of
hunting, four deer and one bear
were killed, Ranger Ted Seely
reports.
Local hunters, who were suc
cessful on Monday, were Harold
Aikens and Willi aim Bentley,
of Brevard, and Leroy Presley,
of Pisgah Forest, who made
deer kills.
On Wednesday morning 785
hunters were checked through
the Davidson river checking
station and 475 entered the
North Mills river station.
First kill on Wednesday morn
ing was an eight point, 170-pound
buck, bagged by Richard Shep
herd, of Pisgah Forest. The
buck was brought down in D
compartment in the Looking
Glass creek area.
Kills in all areas are expected
to increase with colder weather
this weekend, according to game
protectors at the checking sta
tions.
Draft Board
Is Seeking
Addresses
The local draft board, No.
89, is attempting to locate the
following registrants in order
to bring their Selective Ser
vice records up-to-date. Any
one knowing the current ad
dress of any of these men is
requested to notify the local
board office in the post office
building, telephone TU 3-4811.
Ernest Smith, Jr., Ralph
Jack Fisher, George Volney
McCall, Jr., Larry Arthur Har
ris, Jr., Jay Olan Owen, Jacob
Wynn, Jr., Clinton Marvin Gal
loway, Charles Furman Reid,
Charles Harrison Zieglar, Les
ter Edward Galloway.
Larence Clinton McCall,
Frank Junior Kilpatrick, Les
ter O’Neal Fisher, Edward J.
Leslie, John Boyd Mathis,
Robert Kaywood Galloway,
Harold London, Arnold Bly
the, Howard Clevelin Stanley,
William Moore, Robert Ben
jamin, Charles Preston Smith,
William Ele McKillop, George
Boyce O’Shields, Nathan
Wynn, Thomas deve Kitchen,
Virlen Wood, William Hoyt
Mathis, Panl Eugene Nkhol
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ALL FIRST GRADE STUDENTS in Transylvania
county will be given the tuberculin skin test dur
ing the current school year by the Transylvania
Health Department in co-operation with the Tran
sylvania TB Committee. Joye Summey daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Summey, is pictured above
getting her tuberculin test. Administering this test,
which is one of the principal methods of detecting
the presence of TB germs in the body, is Mrs. Paul
Lollis, county health nurse. Awaiting his turn is
Garry Justice, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Justice;
and looking on is Joye’s younger sister, Paye.
(Photo by Austin Studio)
Plea Is Made
Christmas Seal Letters
Put In Mail This Week
Local Group To
Attend Area
Rally Thursday
A large delegation from
Transylvania is expected to at
tend the area rally, sponsored
by the North Carolina Citizens
Committee for Better Schools,
in Asheville on Thursday after
noon, beginning at 4:00 o’clock
in Lee Edwards high school.
Heading the local delegation
will be Supt. Wayne Bradbum
and Cecil J. Hill, the state rep
resentative in the county. The
public is invited to attend, and
P-TA presidents, county com
missioners, old and new, mem
bers of the board of education
and representatives of the press
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More than 2,100 Christmas
seal letters were delivered into
the hemes of Transylvania
county citizens this week. These
letters, which tell Of the tuber
culosis control work being dome
in this county, were prepared
for mailing Monday evening at
the Brevard College cafeteria toy
a group otf nineteen volunteers.
The letters were stuffed, Seal
ed, sorted and bundled for mail
ing in little more than an hour
and a half.
Coffee was furnished the
group by the college, which has
generously offered its facilities
for the preparation of the Christ
mas Seel letters for the past
three yeans.
Many of the kitchen (person
nel there are X-rayed and
skin-testled yeainly through the
joint program conducted by the
county tuberculosis wmdMw
and the health department. TOs
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Coan Expresses
Appreciation,
Donors Listed
The 1961 budget campiigh of
Trans5’fvamia’|s UnSfed Fund has
gone “over the hop” President
Gil Coan announces today.
Pledges and contrianitms
Teaehed the gpal of $28,351.C0,
early this week. Thffis figure u
slightly under the goial «f last
year, and Brevard becomes one
of the first towns in North Car
olina ito reach 100 per cent in
its mew campaign.
“We are indeed happy that
our eiitiaans have responded so
generously to the health and
welfare needs of our commun
ity,” President Ooen declared.
This is the third time in the
past five campaigns that Transyl
vania has reached its goal.
'‘Through this (tatted giving.
our funds are spread mure equit
ably to th© many worthwhile
agencies than it ■would txi possi
ble were we subjected to dozens
oi separate drives throut^iout
thie? year,” (the tpresfidenk oon
tinueil
Transylvania was able to reach
its goal because of the splendid
cooperation of ail thp industries
and business houses dtf the town
and county, coupled with pledges
from citizens, J. M. Gaines, the
campaign chairman reported to
President Oean.
It was poirrtad out that Tran
sylvania is especially fortunate
in having industries like Olin
Miathieson Chemical corporation
and the Du Pont silicon plant
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Prizes Awarded
In Trade Festival
Only two persons have
claimed prizes in the third
drawing of the Fall Trade Fes
tival of the merchants com
mittee of the Brevard chamber
of commerce.
Robert Miller, of 97 Chest
nut street, Brevard, wan
awarded $109.99, and Marilyn
Townsend, ofroote 2, Brevard,
was present at the drawing
and received 59.99, pins a bon
us of $25.99.
Prizes, totaling $125.99, are
unclaimed, and the numbers
are: X029785 — $75.99; X9
3U18 — $25.99; and, X997729
— $25.09.
Tickets holders have unto
Nov. 22nd to claim the prize
Jr Bobby Hoyle, chair
of tin
The next drawbm will ho
bcM on Nov. 29th, in Mod
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