TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist,
Educational, Agricultural
and Music Center. Popula
tion, 1960 Census, 16,372
Brevard Community 8,500.
Brevard proper 4,857.
THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
A State And National Prize - Winning A.B.C. Newspaper
TRANSYLVANIA—
The Land of Waterfalls.
Mecca for Summer Camps,
Entrance to Pisgah Na
tional Forest and Home of
Brevard Music Festival.
Vol. 72 —No. 18
SECOND CUSS MAIL PRIVILEGES
AUIHORIZED AT BREVARD. N. C.
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1961
★ 20 PAGES TODAY ★
PRICE 7c
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
TRANSYLVANIA SUFFERED its
first highway fatality of 1961 about
midnight last Saturday when James
Arthur Whitmire, 18-year old Ros
man high school athlete, lost control
of the car above about one-half mile
| east of Rosman on US Highway 64.
Complete details on the accident are
j carried in a story on page three, first
section. (Times Staff Photo)
ELECTION |
SIDELIGHTS j
By I
Editor John Anderson !
<*--—-1
The 1961 Town of
Brevard General Elect
ion is now history.
It was a hot election, and one
of the most “controversial”
elections that has ever been held
in Brevard.
Both sides waged strong cam
paigns.
Proof of this is the fact that
about 90 per cent of the eligi
ble voters cast their ballot.
This is true;
democracy.
Out of the;
some 2,100 reg <
istered voters,;
nearly 1,;
900 went to the
polls on Tues
day.
It was a beau
tiful day fo
an election
and of course, tnis too, contri
buted to the record vote.
But counting out Tuesday
night was slow.
In fact, it was 2:15 o’clock
Wednesday morning before the
reJBts were announced over
WPNF.
Iflfecinct officials, the counters
and staff members of the radio
atation and The Times worked
into the wee hours of the morn
pg, but the public appreciated
' eir efforts.
The results of the election
ght he termed a victory for
town manager form of
government, since the first
■oup that announced did not
ate their position until the
; minute.
i This was also substantiated by
peifiud in the press between the
r and the town manager.
Four of the five men elected
unced in the beginning
bat they were for a town
.anager form of government
nd this was a strong plank
their platform.
,|We salute the new board, and
TO know the losers congratulate
(hem also and will cooperate
tilth them in making Brevard
t&e finest little city in the south.
The newly elected officials
flee a great challenge. They fol
low a progressive board, who
|s been ably assisted by a cap
|>le town manager, and they
Ice many and complex prob
Let’s give them our
klehearted support!
mior-Senior
\anquet Friday
be annual Junior-Senior
aquet and prom will be held
k Friday night in the cafeter
It the new senior high school
1 in the gym.
he theme of the event is “Un
a Paris”. Music will be fur
by Ty Bowling and his
hestra.
i
McLarty Announces
Zerfoss And Tuttle Are
Commencement Speakers
Dr. Lester F. Zerfoss, director
of Industrial Relations and Man
agement services for American
Enka corporation, will be the
commencement speaker at Bre
vard College, May 28, according
to an announcement by Presi
dent Emmett K. McLarty, Jr.
The Baccalaureate sermon will
be delivered by Rev. Lee F.
Tuttle, who is superintendent of
the Winston-Salem district of
the Methodist church.
Dr. Zerfoss, who holds the
doctorate degree in counseling
from the Pennsylvania State Uni
versity, is a Trustee of Brevard
College, and a member of the
Methodist Conference Board of
Education Also, he is chairman
of the Commission on Education
in the First Methodist Chureh of
Hendersonville.
He joined American Enka in
1952, where his present appoint
ment became effective in Janu
ary, 1951. Before entering in
dustry, Dr. Zerfoss spent 16
years in Pennsylvania public
school administration and in
teaching at the University of
Detroit and the University of
Texas. In 1942 he held an execu
tive position in General Motors
Corporation. He became associat
ed with the Detroit Edison Com
pany in 1946 as head of super
CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, May 4—Lions meet
at Colonial Inn at 6:30 p. m.
Broom sale follows. Kiwanis
meets at Gaither’s at 6:45 p. m.
Friday, May 5 — Junior- Sen
ior banquet at high school.
Saturday, May 6 — Brevard
College May Day program at
3:00 p. m.
Sunday, May 7 — Attend the
church of your choice. World
War I veterans to meet at Court
House at 2:30 p. m.
Monday, May 8 — American
Legion supper meeting at 6:30
p. m. Rotary Club meets at
Gaither’s at 7:00 p. m.
Tuesday, May 9 — Ace of
Clubs meets at 7:30 p. m.
Wednesday, May 10 — Jaycees
meet at Gaither’s at 6:30 p. m.
visory development.
Dr. Zerfoss is active in civic
affairs as a member of the Bun
combe County Citizens for Bet
ter Schools and the Education
Committee of the Asheville
Chamber of Commerce. In ad
dition, he serves as chairman of
the Advisory Committee for the
Asheville-Buncombe County In
dustrial Education Center.
The Baccalaureate speaker, Dr.
Tuttle, is a native of Lenoir. He
received his A.B. degree at Duke
University where he was a mem
mer of the varsity football team
for three years. From the Yale
Divinity school he received his
B.D. degree in 1934. Elon Col
awarded his D.D. degree in 1955.,
Dr. Tuttle was one of nine
American ministers in the an
—Turn to Page Eight
Brevard Lions
Will Conduct
Broom Sale
Brevard Lions will conduct
their annual sale of brooms, be
ginning this Thursday night after
their regular semi-monthly meet
ing at the Colonial Inn.
During the business session,
the Lions will elect new officers
for the coming year. The nom
inating committee will present
the following slate and nomina
tions can also be made from the
floor:
George Spicer, president; Ray
Burgin, first vice president;
Frank Byrd, second vice presi
dent; Earl Johnson, third vice
president; Bill Wilson, treasurer;
Erwin Schranz, secretary; Quen
tin Cantrell, Lion tamer; Clar
ence Burnette, tail twister; and
Bob Gash, Ed Roy, Jack Hudson
and John Hooper, directors.
Rev. Ed Roy is chairman of
the broom sale, and he urges
all Lions to attend the meeting,
which will begin at 6:30 o’clock,
one-half an hour earlier than
usual.
Brevard Lions will visit the
homes in the community, and
they emphasize the fact that all
—Turn to Page Three
Harvey Collisson Is Named
A Director Of Olin Mathieson
The election of N. Harvey Col
lisson as a director of Olin
Mathieson Chemical corporation
was announced by the company
following a meeting jof the board
of directors.
Mr. Collisson is senior vice
president and chairman of the
president’s staff committee.
Prior to this appointment in
August 1960, he was vice presi
dent and general manager of
the metals division, and before
that he served as corporate vice
president for production and
engineering. He joined Olin in
1950 as general manager of the
cellophane division.
Since June 1958, Mr. Collisson
has also been president of Ormet
corporation, a jointly-owned sub
sidiary of Olin and Revere Cop
—Turn to Page Three
HARVEY COLLISSON
Rosman
Voting
Quiet
Austin Ilogsed, the incum
bent mayor of Rosman, and i
three members of the board
of aldermen, were re-elected
on Tuesday in a quiet General
Election.
All were unopposed.
Incumbent members of the !
board seeking re-election '
were: Burgle Queen and Ver
lon Wood.
They were renamed with a
hew member, Dorsey Paxton.
Some 99 votes were cast in 1
the election, and a breakdown j
of the voting was as follows: !
Hogsed 90, Queen 89, Wood 87 1
and Paxton 83. }
Local Group To |
See Governor On
US 64 Project
Several Transylvanians will be
in the delegation representing
the US Highway 64 Development
association on Thursday at Ral
eigh.
The group will confer with
Governor Terry Sanford at 3:30
regarding improvements to this
important highway that runs
through this county.
Among those planning to at
tend the meeting are the fol
lowing: Gil Coan, Charles Himes,
County Commissioner Chairman
Boyd and Mayor B. W. Thoma
son, of Brevard; Mayor Aus
tin Hogsed, of Rosman; and
Representative Jack Potts.
Thomason Elected Brevard Mayor,
Four New Board Members Named
Brevard
Election
Results
For Mayor:
B. VV. Thomason . 1,217
Wood Paxton_ 53G <
For Aldermen:
John Truesdail __1,052
Leslie s. Grogan_1,009
Mark T. Osborne_1,007
A. A. Trantham_ 977
Robert W. Melton _. _ 969
The Losers —
Joe H. Tinsley__ 925
Herschel Townley __ 789
B. H. Freeman_ .784
H. H. Patton_ 784
Erwin Galloway_ 732
Humane Society Is Observing
“Be Kind To Animals99 Week
“Be Kind to Animals Week”
is being celebrated through the
United States this week, and the
local observance is being spon
sored by the Transylvania
Cohnty Humane Society.
The animal shelter on the Ross
road provides facilities for the
humane treatment of stray,
homeless and unwanted animals,
and the public is urged to use
this new building.
An attendent is on duty every
afternoon between the hours of
3:00 and 5:30 o’clock, to assist
citizens who wish to adopt one
of these homeless dogs or cats.
Mrs. Ralph Palmer, president
of the local Humane society, met
with the County Comissioners
Monday night to discuss prob
lems in this connection.
She pointed out that the state
law regarding cruelty to animals
is being violated by young boys
in the neighborhood of the shel
ter by abusing the animals in the
cages.
The state law is quoted here
as a warning to all citizens:
“Sec. 14, Par. 361 — Instigat
ing or promoting cruelty to ani
mals. If any person shall wilfully
set on foot or instigate or move
to, or carry on or promote or
ingage in, or do any act towards
the furtherence of any act of
cruelty to any animal he shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction be fined not
more than fifty dollars ($50.00)
or imprisoned not more than
thirty (30) days.”
Program Highlights
WPNF To Broadcast Rebel
300 Race This Saturday
The fifth annual running of
the Rebel 300 race will be broad
cast over station WPNF on Sat
urday, Boby Hoyle, station man
ager announces.
This fast and thrilling late
model convertible classic will
begin at 2:30 o’clock p. m. and
WPNF will bring the prelimin
aries direct from Darlington,
South Carolina, at 2:15.
The field is limited to 36 cars
and this is the only convertible
race sanctioned by NASCAR, Mr.
Hoyle states.
Last year’s average speed for
the 300 miles was 102.26 miles
per hour, and all local sports
fans are invited to hear this
year’s battle in its entirity over
WPNF.
Other Programs
The schedule for the Farm
and Home hour is as follows:
Thursday, Soil conservation ser-j
vice, Grover McPherson; Friday,
9 #999999999199999999991999941999999991991199911VIMM99I9I £aT*
The Weather
Temperatures remained a bit
an the unseasonably-cool side
during the week. Precipitatidh
totaling .71 inch fell intermitt
ently through the week. Daily
readings are as follow:
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tueaday
High Low Pre.
79 57 0
71
73
66
62
70
64
43 .26
41 .01
36 0
29 0
40 J54
49 .10
U. S. Forestry, Ted Seely; Mon
day, county agent; Tuesday, Car
olina news; Wednesday, home
agent.
Appearing on the Civic hour
are the following: Friday, Fort
nightly club; Monday, BPW club;
Wednesday, Elks club.
Speaking this week on Morn
ing Devotions is Rev. James Bal
lard, pastor of the Pisgah Forest
Baptist church. Next week Rev.
James B. Thomas, pastor of Bre
vard Methodist circuit, will be
heard.
The Sunday morning church
service is being broadcast
through the remote facilities of
WPNF from the King Street
Baptist church for the month of
May. Rev. H. W. Burleson is pas
tor.
Three Courses
Added At College
Three new courses have been
added to the curricula at Bre
vard College. This summer a
special five-week course in read
ing improvement will be offer
ed, beginning July 24.
“We are offering this course,”
said President Emmett K. Mc
Larty, “to incoming freshmen
who want to equip themselves
for a good start in college work.”
Dean of Instruction John B.
Bennett announces that 30 stu
dents will be admitted to the
course this summer. Miss Lil
lian McArthur, director oMests
B. YV. THOMASON
JOHN H. TRUESDAIL
LESLIE S. GROGAN
MARK T. OSBORNE
A. A. TRANTHAM
ROBERT W. MELTON
THE WINNERS in the General Election here in
Srevard on Tuesday are pictured above. Rev. B. W.
Thomason is the mayor, and members of the new
board are: John H. Truesdail, Leslie S. Grogan,
Mark T. Osborne, A. A. “Tony” Trantham and
Robert W. “Buddy” Melton.
60% Ahead
Record Enrollment Is
Expected At The College
Bailey To Head
'61 UF Campaign
John W. Bailey, administrator
of the Transylvania Community
hospital, has been appointed
general campaign chairman of
the 1981 United Fund drive,
President John A. Ford an
announces.
“We are delighted that Mr.
Bailey has accepted this im
portant post,” Mr. Ford stated.
“He is a man of proven admin
trative ability, and he is extreme
ly familiar with the work of the'
United Fund,” he continued.
Don M. Jenkins will again
serve as chairman of the admis
sions and budget committee.
Having served in this capacity
for several years, Mr. Jenkins’
valuable experience is 'indeed
an asset to the Transylvania UF.
the president commented.
Other appointments and di
vision chairmen will be an
nounced later, and again the
campaign will be conducted dur
ing the month of October.
With applications for admis
sion running 60 per cent ahead
of last year at this time, the
largest enrollment in recent
years is predicted for 1961-62, by
Director of Admission,W. Glenn
Hardesty at Brevard College.
While the largest number of
applications are from North Car
olina students, 17 states are
represented among those seek
ing admission to Brevard.
According to Dean John B.
Bennett, chairman of the admis
sions committee, the high school
transcript accompanying the ap
plications indicates a higher
level of scholarship than that of
applicants in the past several
years. All applicants were re
quired to take the College Board
Scholastic Aptitude test this
year.
Admission, retention and
graduation standards of Brevard
are kept high. This results in
thorough preparation for senior
college work. Also, it means that
the required and recommended
courses of study at Brevard are
accepted for transfer credit by
all senior colleges and universi
ties to which students seek trans
fer, Dr. Bennett concluded.
. ^ .
Mark Osborne
Is Re-elected
Voting Heavy
Brevard voters elected a
new mayor along with four
new members of the board of
aldermen and they re-elected
ene of the incumbent city
fathers.
Rev, B. W. Thomason, for
mer state senator, was elected ,
mayor, succeeding B. H. Free- ' ;
man, who unsuccessfully ran
for the board.
Hr. Thomason defeated
Wood Paxton by a vote of
1,217 to 536.
Ten men were vieing for
the five-man board, and four
of the second group which
filed were elected to the
board.
They were: John H. Trues
dail, Leslie S. Grogan, Mark
T. Osborne, the incumbent;
and Robert W. “Buddy” Mel
ton.
Joe H. Tinsley, who filed
with this group, lost out to
A. A. “Tony” Trantham, who
filed with the first group. Mr.
Tinsley ran sixth.
Other unsuccessful candi
dates in addition to Mr. Tins
ley and Mr. Freeman, were:
Hersehel Townley, H. H. Pat
ton and Erwin Galloway.
For the first time Brevard
voters balloted at two pre
cincts, and with the new reg
istration, the voting was con
siderably “speeded up.*
Voting was heavy thddngh- l
out the day and all candidates
appeared to wage vigorous
campaigns. -
The new mayor and hoard
took the oath of office at noon
on Wednesday before clerk
of the Superior Court, Marvin
McCall.
The ballot was canvassed
and declared official aft the
same time.
City Fathers
In First Meet
Brevard’s new Boarif of Alder
men held a brief meeting after -
being sworn in at noon on Wed
nesday and made several ap
pointments.
Cecil J. Hill was re-appointed I
town attorney, and Mrs. Opal!
King was also unanimously re
named city clerk and treasurer.
Tom Henry, town manager,
who resigned recently to accept
a similar position at Melbourne,
Florida, was asked by the Board
to remain here until the 15th
of this month, and he agreed,
to do so.
Alderman Mark Osborne
was appointed mayor pro-tern.
Mr. Henry was asked to give
a long-range report on the needs
of the town at the next meeting.
Other business during the
meeting included the acceptance
from Pisgah Mills a 30-foot right
of-way for an un-named street
from Whitmire to Kings Mill
road.
The new board agreed to meet
again at 8:00 o’clock on Friday
night of this week.
“ List Will
rinted
next Week