TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist,
Educational, Agricultural
and Music Center. Popula
tion. 1960 Census, 16,372
Brevard Community 8,500.
Brevard proper 4,857.
Vol. 72 — No. 17
THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
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TRANSYLVANIA—
The Land of Waterfalls,
Mecca for Summer damps.
Entrance ' to Pisgab' !9a
tional Forest and Home of
Brevard Music Festival.
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
TOM HENRY, center, who has re
signed as Town Manager of Brevard,
is shown above being congratulated by
J. J. Spitznogle, mayor of Melbourne,
Florida, after accepting a similar po
sition with the city of Melbourne. The
transaction was completed this week
in the office of Ramsey, Hill and
Smart, and Cecil J. Hill, town attor
ney, is shown at the left.
(Times Staff Photo)
Registration Of Brevard Voters
Heavy, Large Vote Is Expected
Vil
Pith an extraordinarily heavy
re-registration of voters in the
town of Brevard, a large vote
is expected in the General
Election next Tuesday.
Actually, more than 2,100 per
sons were registered at the two
precincts during the past three
Saturdays.
Four years ago some 1,317
votes were cast in the Mayor’s
race, in which B. H. Freeman
emerged victorious over two
other candidates.
From the total registration
this year, it would appear that
over 2,000 votes will be cast
next Tuesday.
However, town officials are ex
pecting many challenges on Sat
urday. *
They advise that it would ap
pear that there are many persons
on the new books who do not
meet the requirements of law.
They further point out that a
mis registration in voting is pun
ishable under the state law by
imprisonment in the peniten
tiary
Town officials also point out
that it appears that many new
taxpayers will be added to the
books, since some persons regis
enjfc have not paid poll taxes
previously and will be subject
to apenalty for non-listing.
JW addition, the town revenue
from poll taxes should be in
creased for years to come, and
also, several new automobiles
are expected to be discovered
and added to the tax lists.
The complete registration of
voters here has been a con
troversial subject. Shortly after
it was started, Jess Galloway
petitioned the courts to have
it restrained on the grounds
that the McMillan looseleaf reg
istration system was illegal. How
ever, Judge Francis O. Clarkson
denied the petition and declar
ed fpe system as legal.
An appeal was filed last Sat
urday morning at 11:45 o’clock
to tpe Supreme Court and the
town’s counter case will be filed
on Thursday.
CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, April 27 — BPW
meets with Sirs. Zebbie McCrary
at 7:00 p.m. Brevard Republicans
meet at Gaither’s at 8:00 p.m.
masons meet at Temple at 8:00
Jun. Lyceum program at Bre
' ird college at 8:15 p.m.
Friday, April 28 — WMU as
iational meet at First Baptist
iprch, 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. Straus
spring festival, 5:00 to
.m. Jaycees-Jaycette ban
>et at Gaither’s at 7:00 p.m. Ace
Clubs meets at 8:00 p.m. Piano
by Harvey Miller at Bre
college at 8:15 pan.
ly, April 29 *— Chal
| Day. VFW installation ban
Gaither’s at 7:00 p.m.
, April 30 — Attend the
your choice. Rosenwald
Club recital at Bethel A
church at 3:00 p.m. Or
recital at Brevard Metho
church at 4:00 pjn.
Monday, May 1 — Rotary elul
meets at Gaither's at 7:00 p,
Asheville Little Symphony <
cert in college auditorium
—Turn to Page
An Open Letter
The Times Thanked For
Part Played In Progress
Brevard, N. C.
April 26, 1961
Mr. John I. Anderson
Editor, Transylvania Times
Brevard, N. C.
Dear Mr. Anderson:
I want to thank the Transyl
vania Times for everything that
it has done toward making our
town more progressive during
the time that I have been a citi
zen of our town. You have tok
en a stand on vital issues and
have worked for the improve
ment of the general conditions
of our town.
Of course, you have had the
backing of the good citizens in
this community. This is what
makes a town grow. I have con
sidered it a pleasure to work
with these people during my
slay here and I shall miss them
when I go away.
I want the people of this town
to know how fortunate they are
in having such a splendid news
paper which states the facts and
is fearless when the good of the
community is at stake. The news
paper is the vanguard of the
public conscience and you have
certainly exercised your position
as Editor to effect this end.
I hope all of you will visit
with me as you pass through
Melbourne, Florida. It will al
ways be a pleasure to see my
old friends.
Sincerely yours,
Tom Henry
Auditions For Scholarships Of
Music Club Set Monday Evening
Auditions for the scholarships
offered by the Brevard Music
Lovers club will be held on Mon
day night, May 1st, at 6:00 o’
clock in the Sims Campus Cen
ter auditorium at Brevard col
lege, according to Nelson F.
Adams, chairman of the scholar
ship committee.
If qualified applicants are
found, the club will give three
scholarships based on the out
come of the auditions. The club
offers a $65 scholarship for pri
vate instruction at Brevard col
lege for the school year 1961-62.
It also offers an equal amount
scholarship to a pupil which can
be used to take private instruc
tion from any private teacher in
Transylvania county. The third
scholarship is a half-scholarship
to the Transylvania Music camp
for the summer of 1961. <
Any person in Transylvania
county between the ages of 12
and 20 may apply for any of
these scholarships. He or she
must be recommended by his
teacher and must be prepared
to play from memory two pieces
from two different periods of
music literature.
The judges for this year’s au
ditions will be Mrs. Helen Sar
tin, of Asheville, and John Con
ant, of Warren Wilson college.
Henry
Goes To
Florida
Tom Henry resigned this week
as Town Manager of Brevard.
He has accepted a similar
position with the city of Mel
bourne, Florida.
In his new position, he will
have 180 employees under his
supervision, and his starting
salary will be $9500 with a raise
after six months.
J. J. Spitznogle, mayor and
acting manager of Melbourne,
stated here yesterday that Mr.
Henry was chosen for the job
out of 44 applicants.
He further stated that John
Turner and Wally Fordyce, mem
bers of the Melbourne Board of
Aldermen, own property here in
Brevard, and that Rudi Oudshoof.
also an alderman, owns property
in Highlands.
During their visits here in the
past two summers, they have
seen remarkable progress made
in the Town of Brevard,
Melbourne has a population of
13,000, with Cape Canaveral on!
the outskirts. It has a 2500 acre
airport, and according to Mayor
Spitznogle, is the fastest grow
ing town in America.
Mayor Spitznogle stated that
the Town of Melbourne is most
fortunate in securing a man of
Mr. Henry’s ability and exper
ience.
Mr. Henry’s present contract
expires May 15th; however, he
has accumulated several weeks
of vacation and can leave the
active management of the Town
earlier than that date.
If the new board desires his
services, he will remain as Town
Manager until the middle of next
month.
In this letter of resignation, he
concluded;
“I want to thank the good
people of this community who
have cooperated with the Board
of Aldermen and with me. I shall
remember them always.”
Second Drive-In
Window At Bank
To Open Friday
The new drive-in window num
ber two will open here Friday
morning at the First Union Na
tion bank, Vice-president Ralph
J. Duckworth announces.
It will be open each Friday,
Saturday and Monday during the
regular banking hours, Mr.
Duckworth states.
As business justifies, it will
be open on other days.
Transylvania Praised On Its
Record By American Red Cross
Bruce Morton, chairman of
the local Red Cross unit, has
been notified that the local
chapter has already collected
its quota of blood for this fis
cal year with one Bloodmobile
visit still to go.
Because of the early success
of the blood program this
year, the quota for 1961-62 has
been raised a few percent.
The spring meeting of the
WPNF Program Highlight*
"Conelrad Test" Slated This
Friday, Election Returns Set
A “Conelrad test” of the na
tional emergency system is
scheduled on Friday from 4:0C
to 4:30 o’clock p.m., Bobby Hoyle
WPNF station manager, an
nounces.
All radio and TV broadcasts
will be silenced throughout the
nation except for the Conelrad
program broadcast by stations
equipped for emergency broad
cast. There wi)l be no radio re
ception during the period, ex
cept on the Conelrad frequen
cies, 640 and 1240.
All residents of this area are
urged to check their radios (lin
ing this drill for Conelrad re
ception, Mr. Hoyle concludes.
/
Next Tuesday night the local
station will broadcast the com
plete election results, according
to Bill Hancock, program direc
tor. WPNF is planning on-the
spot broadcasts from stragetic
points, in order to bring local
residents the outcome of Tues
day's election at the earliest pos
sible minute.
Other Programs
The schedule for the Farm
and Home hour is as follows:
Thursday, Farm home adminis
tration, John Collins; Friday,
Rosman vo-ag dept. B. E. Keisler;
Monday, county agent; Tuesday,
station program; Wednesday,
-MstshfiHz
Asheville Regional Blood com
mittee was held in Asheville
last Friday.
Attending from Transylvan
ia were Dr. Marius H. Wells,
blood program chairman; Mrs.
Marie Brewer, chairman of
volunteers; Mrs. Margaret
Hampton, canteen chairman;
A. E. Norville, medical techno
logist of the local hospital; and
Mrs. Mary 0. Armfield, exe
cutive secretary of the local
chapter.
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The Weather
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Summer finally arrived this
week, bringing temperatures
which ran well into the 80’s.
Sunday night and Monday prov
ed to be the warmest period of
the week. No precipitation was
recorded and daily readings are
as follows:
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
High
64
65
75
83
84
78
Low
27
27
36
43
44
58
86
Municipal Elections Slated Here At
Brevard And Rosman Next Tuesday
PRINCIPAL FIGURES at the re
cent organizational banquet meeting
of the Citizens Committee for Better
Schools in Transylvania are pictured
above. At the left is Ed Matheson,
chairman of the Transylvania school
board, and he is discussing the pro
gram with Rev. Courtney B. Ross,
chairman of the committee. Mr. Ross
I was the master of ceremonies on the
'program. Next in line is Dr. Ray
mond^ Stone, executive secretary of
the North Carolina Better Schools
Committee, who made the 'principal
address. At the right is Supt. Wayne
Brad burn, who introduced the speak
er. (Times Staff Photo)
Belk's Annual
Founder's Day
Sale Underway
Belk/j,, annual Founders Dayi
sale is currently underway, Jim|
Smith, manager of the Brevard
department store, announces to
day.
Mr. Smith says that the late W.
H. Belk, founder of Belk’s, was
truly a pioneer in establishing
present-day merchandising meth
ods in the South. Just 70 years
ago he put into practice policies
which today are widely accept
ed and praised, but which at the
time were considered radical
and rash.
When he became a small town
merchandise man in Monroe, at
the age of 26, he insisted on
two qualities as the fundament
al basis of his store operation.
They were absolute integrity and
honesty — and hard work. On
this foundation of honesty and
hard work, he built a way of
doing business:
(1) buy for cash in large
quantity
(2) sell for cash at a low
mark-up
(2) sell at one established
price for all customers — no
bargaining
(4) strict honesty and fab
dealing with customers and as
sociates
(5) money refunded to custo
mers on goods promptly retura
—Turn to Page Six
Officers Of VFW
And Auxiliary
To Be Installed
Newly elected officers of the
Lewis Earl Jackson post of
Veterans of Foreign Wars and
the VFW auxiliary will be in
stalled at a joint dinner meet
ing Saturday night in Gaither’s
Rhododendron room.
According to Commander
Claude Melton, the big meeting
will begin promptly at 7:00 o’
clock, and he urges all members
of both groups to return their
reservation cards immediately.
Jaycees, Jaycettes To Have
Big Installation Meeting
Allison, Pioneer |
Merchant, Died
Monday Night
Last rites for John Mack Alli
son, age 75, pioneer merchant
of Brevard and prominent lead
er in civic and business affairs
for many, many years, were held
Wednesday afternoon at St.
Philip’s Episocpal church.
Mr. Allison died Monday night
in the local hospital after a ling
ering illness.
The pastor, Rev. Frederick Va
lentine, and Rev. Courtney B.
Ross, pastor of the Brevard
Methodist church, officiated.
Burial was in the Gillespie
Evergreen cemetery.
Survivors include the widow,
the former Mary M. Breese, to
whom he was married more
than 50 years ago; one son, John
Mack, Jr.; one daughter, Mrs.
James Bridges, of Cocoa, Florida;
two sisters, Mrs. C. C. Yongue,
Brevard, and Mrs. Annie McCor
mick; and a number of grand
children.
For the past 50 years, Mr. Al
lison has operated Farmers Sup
ply and Hardware company here
in Brevard and also a furniture
store. Prior to that time, he was
the owner of a drug store and a
traveling salesman.
Active for many years in the
Dunn’s Rock Masonic lodge, Mr.
Allison was to have received his
50-year membership certificate
this year. He was a member of
the Brevard Methodist church.
Mr. Allison served for several
terms as a director of the Bre
vard chamber of commerce, and
he was active in affairs of the
merchants.
He was a director of the Bre
vard Federal Savings and Loan
association from November, 1952,
until the time of his death. He
was also a director of the old
Brevard Banking company, and
—Tarn to Page Seven
Newly-elected officers of the
Jayeees and Jaycettes will be
installed at a dinner meeting at
Gaither’s on Friday evening,
April 28th. at 7:00 o’clock. ,
Chester Kilpatrick is the new
president of the Jayeees, and
other officers include Kenneth
Angel, first vice president;
Henry Reddick, second vice
president; Bruce Morton, secre
tary; Tom Watson, treasurer;
and Derieux Thomas, Robert
Hunter and Mel Everingham,
board of directors.
John Ford, Jr., past president
will also serve on the board ol
directors.
Mrs. Mark P. Osborne has beer
named president of the Jay
cettes, and other officers in
elude Mrs. Bruce Morton, -vice
president; Mrs. Henry Reddick
secretary; Mrs. Kenneth Angel
treasurer; and Mrs. John K
Smart, parliamentarian.
Art Contest
Planned By
Local P-TA
The annual art contest spon
sored by the P-TA In the Bre
vard elementary school will b<
held during the week of May 1st
according to Mrs. R. J. Lombar
do, chairman.
Blue, red and yellow ribbor
awards will be made in eacl
room, and then the ribbon win
ners will compete for the first
second and third grand award:
for the entire school.
Judges this year will be Mr
and Mrs. Corydon Bell, of Sap
phire, both of whom are well
known to Transylvania boys and
girls.
Mrs. Bell writes book for chil
dren, and a number of these art
available in the Transylvania
County library. Her books were
illustrated by Mr. Bell, whose
works were included in the Ford
Times collection of Americas
Art selected for a world tour by
the U. S. Information Agency.
Ecusta "Waylife” Paper Is
Used By Graphic Arts Buyer
Lightweight printing papers
received their most severe test
to date in the March issue of
“Graphic Arts Buyer.” The pub
lication is printed on a Way
lite offset paper.
Use of lightweight paper is in
keeping with the magazine's
policy of printing each issue on
a different stock to demonstrate
the qualities of each for repro
duction. “Graphic Arts Buyer” is
published by Duralith Corpora
tion. Philadelphia, and is direct
ed to the creative staffs of gen'
eral business and advertising
agencies. It has a circulation oi
more than 10,000 readers, main
ly in the New York-Philadelphia
area.
Past issues of “Graphic
Buyer” have been printed
coated and uncoated stock,
issue demonstrated println
six different reproduction
cesses on six
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Several Are In
Races For Board
And For Mayor
Municipal elections, for the
purpose of naming a mayor and
beard of aldermen, will be held
next Tuesday, May 2nd, here in
the town of Brevard and at Ros
man.
There are 10 men vicing for
the five-man board of aldermen
here in Brevard, and two men
are seeking the post of mayor.
Details on the election at Ros
man can be found in a story on
page 10.
Voting here in Brevard will
be at the City Hall, which is
precinct number one, and'at the
Court House, precinct number
two.
Eligible voters living on the
cast side , of Broad street will
ballot at the Court House, while
those on the west side will vote
at the City Hall.
Mrs. Freeman Hayes is the
registrar at number one, and
Mrs. W. W. Brittain is registrar
at number two.
Judges at number one are
Jack Gravely and Ernest Smith,
while the judges it number two
are George T. Perkins, Sr., and
William Leonard.
Voting will be from 6:30 a.m.
until 6:30 p.m.
The complete registration has
been underway for the past three
Saturdays’ and this coming Sat
urday is challenge day.
In the mayor’s race, the Rev.
B. W. Thomason is being op
—Turn to Page Seven
Town’s Financial
Condition Good
The Town of Brevard is in
excellent financial condition, a
report from Perry ML Weaver,
certified public accountant, of
Asheville, reveals today.
According to Mr. Weaver, it is
in the beat condition that it has
been in since he has been audit
ing the books, which he began
in 1937. The Town was complete
ly broke in 1906, when it had to
refund its landed indebtedness.
As of April 15, 1961, the gen
eral fund cash on hand totaled
$34,455.14, with accounts payable
totaling $9,100.24. This gives the
town a surplus of $25,354.90.
It is also revealed that in addi
tion to the surplus, the total,
cash of all funds of the Town,
of Brevard on deposit and sav
ings is $107,385.97.
Conditions for each year dur
ing the past 10 years are as fol
lows (the first figure reveals
cash in bank, overdraft*, and
the seeond figure Is accounts
payable:
June 20, 1951, $4,729.89*;
$5,908.90
June 30, 1982, $1,709.55*;
$10,134.67
June 30, 1963, $761.09*; $2,
845.11
June 30, 1954, $29(102; $2,840.
52
June 30, 1956, $5,061.59; $5,
969.67
June 30, 1956, $8,774.01; $1,
939.00
June 30, 1957, $15,006.08; $1,
708.40 l
June 30, 1958, $4,506.77; $754.
52
June 30, 1959, $15849; $6,392.
75
June 30, I960, $8444.44; $4,
044.42
Republicans
Will Meet
Thursday Night
A meeting of the Brevard Be
publicans has been set far Thurs
day, April 27th, at &00 o’clock,
in Gaither's Rhododendron
room.