TRANSYLVANIA— >
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An Industrial, Tourist, , ,
Educational, Agricultural
and Music Center. Popula
tion, I960 Census, 16,372
Brevard Community 8,500.
Brevard proper 4,857.
Vol 72 — No. 19 ★
THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
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TRANSYLVANIA—
The Land of Waterfalls.
■! Mecca for Summer Camps.
| Entrance to Pisgah Na
| fiona! Forest and Home oi
, Brevard Music Festival.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
PRINCIPAL FIGURES at the re
cent district meeting of the North
Carolina Junior Chamber of Com
merce held here last Friday evening
are pictured above discussing Jaycee
affairs. Left to right, they are; Paul
Holt, of Sylva, state vice president,
who presided over the meeting; Na
tional Director Willie Hall, of Mar
ion; Chester Kilpatrick, president of
the host Brevard club; National Di
rector Fred Swartz burg, of High
Point; Nation Director John Ken
nedy, of Fayetteville; and State
President A1 Sharpe, of Lumberton.
Swartzburg and Kennedy are candi
dates for the state presidency.
(Times Staff Photo)
“Queen Of The Waterfalls ” To
fie Chosen At July Folk Festival
A beauty pageant, the first to
be held in Transylvania county
in several years, will be staged
at the Sylvan Valley Folk Festi
val on July 3rd and 4th.
Plans for the event, which
will select the “Queen of the
Waterfalls” are announced to
day by Mrs. Keitha Reddick, who
is chairman of the pageant.
The Brevard Jaycettes are in
charge of all arrangements for
the pageant, which could be the
stepping stone for some young
lady from Transylvania county
to become Miss America.
Contestants in the pageant will
be judged in three categories,
and beauty will not be sufficient
to win. Talent Vill play a prom
inent part in selecting the
eventual winner. Appearance in
bathing suit and evening gown
will also be considered in com
petition.
The “Queen of the Waterfalls” j
will reign over the remaining
events of the Transylvania
county centennial. At the end
of her year as queen, she will
be entered in the Miss North Car
olina contest by the Brevard
Jaycees, with a chance to win
thollands of dollars in scholar
ships and other prizes.
Should she win the Miss North
CaxWina contest, she would be
come this state’s entry in the
Miss America pageant in Atlantic
City, New Jersey. Miss America
is said to earn around 50 thous
and dollars during the year of
her reign.
Two runners-up will be select
ed, and each contestant will be
come a member of the queen’s
court. This entire group will
play a prominent part in the
Centennial Pageant later in the
year.
Any single woman between the
agesof 17 and 25 will be eligible
to 9tier. It is the desire of the
Jaycettes that all women who
are eligible will apply to Mrs.
Re^fjlck at TU 2-5182 after 5 p.m.
The contest is open immediate
ly for applications and will close
June 6th.
CALENDAR OF !
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, May IX — Lions
meet at Farmers Federation at
6:30 p.m. to continue broom
sale. Jaycettes meet at Colonial
Inn at 7:00 p.m. Masons meet
at Temple at 8:00 p.m.
Friday, May 12 — Red Cross
Bloodmobile at college barn,
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Hospital
auxM|gry Silver Tea and tour of
hospual, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Jun
ior High school Awards night at
Legion building at 8:00 p.m.
Ace of Clubs meets at 8:00 p.m.
College play in Campus Center
auditorium, 8:15 p.m.
Saturday, May 13 — College
music recital in Campus Center
auditorium, 8:15 p.m.
Sunday, May 14 — Attend the
church of your choice. Organ
recital at Brevard Methodist
■ church, 4:00 p.m.
Monday, May 15 — Rotary
meets at Gaither’s at 7:00 p.m.
Humane Society meets with Mrs.
Ralph Palmer at 8:00 p.m. Bre
vard Elementary P-TA at 8:00
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Figure Is $6,000
Chamber Of Commerce
Directors Adopt Budget
Directors of the Brevard
Chamber of Commerce adopted a
budget/of $6,000 for the ensuing
year at their regular monthly
meeting Tuesday night at the
Library.
President Buddy Melton pre
sided over the meeting, which
was well attended.
Gil Coan reported at the meet
ing on progress being made by
the US highway 64 Development
association. He said that the
group was encouraged after a
meeting last Thursday with Gov
ernor Terry Sanford in Raleigh.
Extensive efforts will be con
tinued to improve this highway
from Morganton through Tran
sylvania to Murphy.
An information booklet which
is to be published weekly for the
purpose of informing tourists of
activities in the immediate area
was discussed. The project was
turned over to the advertising
Brevard's New
Mayor Gets Fan
Letter, Algeria
One of the first duties of
Mayor B. W. Thomason after
taking office at noon last Wed
nesday was the pleasant task of
answering “fan” letter from Al
geria.
The author of the letter was
Christian Brevard, and he asked
the mayor for pertinent data
about the town and how it got
its name.
The young student asked May
or Thomason to help him locate
a pen pal in Brevard. He says
he is fond of dancing, aviation,
handball, football, tennis, swim
ming, and he also has a stamp
collection.
He can write in both French
and English, and persons inter
ested in corresponding with him
may contact the new Brevard
mayor.
committee with authority to act.
The directors went on record
endorsing Jonathan Woody to
the new highway committee of
Governor Sanford.
This committee will be nam
ed after the budget is approved
by the legislature.
President Melton announced
that there would be a meeting
ol the merchants committee of
the Brevard Chamber of Com
merce next Tuesday night at
7:30 o’clock in the library.
i
Two Additional
Rabies Clinics
Are Scheduled
Two additional rabies clinics
have been scheduled, according
to Harvey Smith, dog warden of
Transylvania county.
A clinic will be held at Harvey
Smith’s store in the old Pisgah
Mills area on Thursday, May
11th, from 3:00 to 4:00 o’clock.
A clinic will also be held at
the old school house in the Bal
sam Grove area on Thursday,
May 18th, from 3:00 to 4:00 o’
clock.
Additional clinics will be
scheduled as requested, provid
ed there are as many as 10 dogs
to be vaccinated, Mr. Smith stat
ed.
This service is being offered,
he explained, in order to make
it as inexpensive and convenient
as possibh for the people of the
county and he urges dog owners
to take advantage of this service.
He pointed out that the county
health department has a list of
dog owners who failed to attend
the scheduled clinics. Persons
who do not take advantage of
the clinics will be forced to take
their dogs to a veterinarian.!
where the expense will be gr£at- j
er, he concluded.
Teacher-Principal List For
District No. 1 Is Announced
Teachers for district No. 1 in
Transylvania have been re-elect
ed for the 1961-’62 term, and
they are announced today.
According to Supt. Wayne
Bradburn, there are a few va
cancies.
District No. 2 teachers will be
listed after the school committee
meets sometime later this
month.
Robert T. Kimzey was re
elected principal of District No.
1, and the teacher-principal list
is aa follows:
BREVARD
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Principal: Forrest B. Cudd
Miss Carolyn Kimzey, Mrs.
Mary L. Moore, Mrs. Carolyn
Cook, Mrs. Thelma Patterson,
Miss Caroleen Johnson, Mrs.
Josephine Medford, Mrs. Eugenia
Blackwell, Mrs. Roxie Neely,
Mrs. Fannye Harris, Miss Fleeto
Freeman, Miss Josephine Clay
ton, Mrs. Daisy Edmondson, Mrs.
Eva Gillespie, Mrs. Lorene Os
borne, Mrs. Jennie McConnell,
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Bid Let
On Scenic
Highway
The William B. Dillard Con
struction company, of Sylva,
was the low bidder on the Bal
sam Grove scenic .highway.
The bid was $282,215.70, and
it was for 4.45 miles of grad
ing base work, paving and
structures. The route is known
as the Tennessee Bald road,
and it runs from the bridge
over the North Fork of the
French Broad river, north of
Balsam Grove, southeast
through Balsam Grove to a
paved road.
When the scenic highway is
completed, it will give Tran
sylvania county an all-weather
road from Bosnian to the Blue
Ridge Parkway.
Delinquent Tax
List Published
A long list of delinquent tax
payers of the county, the towns
of Brevard and 'Bosnian for
I960 is published in the sec
ond section of this issue on
pages four and five.
In accordance with the law,
the list will be published four
times and on Monday, June
5th, at 12 noon at the court
house door Tax Collector, Law
rence R. Hipp will offer for
sale liens on real estate for
non-payment of taxes owing
at that time.
The Weather
3.0
Cloudy skies and slightly cool
er temperatures can be noted
in the weather readings for this
week. Temperatures ranging
from a low of 29 degrees to a
high of 79 degrees were record
ed. A total of .69 of an inch of
precipitation occured. Daily
readings are as follow:
High Low Pre.
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
70 29 0
69 39 0
69 47 0
68 46 .14
78 57 0
79 59 0
76 57 .55
Long Range Expansion Plan Being
Mapped For Transylvania Hospital
History Of
Institution
Is Recalled
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j As National Hospital Week
j is being observed, the Transyl
'vania Community Hospital will
j hold open house on Friday af
| ternoon along with; the annual.
Silver Tea, sponsored by the
: Hospital Auxiliary.
I Complete information on this
| event can be found in a story on
i page seven, third section.
[ Raymond F. Bennett, chair i
man of the Board of Trustees,
announces that this is a most
appropriate time for the people;
r ot the community to reflect on
the outstanding services that
this institution renders, and he!
I emphasizes that last year Was;
I the “biggest and best” year in]
its history.
Greater achievements are an
ticipated during this ensuing
year.
Since this is the centennial
year of Transylvania, the history
of the hospital is most appro
priately recalled.
This history, which dates back
to 1922 when Dr. R. L. Strokes
I began his Riverside Sanatorium
■ near Brevard, is also highlighted
■ by the establishment of the Ly
i day Memorial hospital and in
1942 the present institution.
It was on the fifth anniversary
of the completion of Transyl
vania Community hospital in
1947 that the late Harry H.
Straus, then chairman of the
board, first discussed plans for
the addition of a 25-bed wing.
A nucleus for this fund had
previously been presented the
hospital by a group of his as
sociates on the occasion of Mr.
Straus’ 60th birthday.
Dates Back 39 Years
In the 39 years that a hospital
has been in use in Transylvania
county. Dr. Stokes, Dr. G. B.
Lynch, and Dr. C. L. Newland,
hospital staff surgeon, have fig
ured prominently in the medi
cal history.
After Dr. Stokes’ first River
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Red Cross Bloodmobile To
Visit At College On Friday
The American Red Cross
Bloodmobile will visit in Bre
vard on Friday, May 12th.
The facilities will be set
up on the Brevard College
campus at the barn.
Donors are asked to come
between 9:00 a. m. and 5:00 p.
m.
On Thursday morning, Red
Cross volunteers will be in
the bank and at the post of
fice to take up pledge cards
which were given out earlier.
Bruce Morton, chairman of
the Transylvania Chapter,
American Red Cross, and Dr.
Marius Wells, blood recruit
ment chairman, urge citizens
to give a pint of blood this
Friday.
ROSMAN’S DORIS CHAPMAN, the first girl stu
dent school bus driver in the history of Transylvania,
is pictured above all set to participate in the dis
trict school bus roadeo Saturday morning at the
Biltmore high school. Others representing this
county in the annual event are Harold Owen, also
of Bosnian, and Darrell Parker, of Brevard. A
story on the event can be found on page two, third
section, in this week’s Times. (Times Staff Photo)
JOHN W. BAILEY, able administrator of the
Transylvania Community Hospital, issues an invita
tion to the citizens of the county to tour the hos
pital and attend the Silver Tea on Friday afternoon
from 2:00 to 4 :00 o’clock. During National Hospital
Week, with the theme “Your Hospital — a Com
munity Partnership’’, the reciprocal relationship be
tween the hospital and the community is being em
'phasized. _(Times Staff Photo)
Charles L. Russell Elected
Commander Of Legion Post
CHARLES L. RUSSELL
Valentine
Named To
WNC Post
Rev. Frederick F. Valentine
was named Dean of the Waynes
ville Deanery by the executive
council at the 39th Annual Con
vention of the Episcopal Diocese
of Western North Carolina.
The following persons from
St. Philip’s Episcopal church
attended the meeting on May
3rd and 4th in Black Mountain;
Mr. Valentine, John Bailey, C. B.
Carter, John Reeves, and Spencer
Walker.
Mr. Reeves was elected to
serve on the board of In-thv
Oaks, and Mr. William F. Orr
was named to serve on the Ka
nuga board.
Charles L. Russell, public re
lations supervisor of the Olin
Mathieson Chemical corporation
at Pisgah Forest, was elcptetj
commander of the Monroe Wil
son Post of the American Legion
at the May meeting.
He succeeds Jim Willis, and
with the other newly-elected of
ficers, he will be installed at a
special installation ceremony on
Monday night, June 5th.
Named to serve with Mr. Rus
sell are the following:
Marjorine Bevacqua, first vice
commander
Vance Jackson, second vice
commander
Luther King, third vice com
mander
G. Earle Johnson, adjutant
Jim Willis, finance officer
John Anderson, publicity of
ficer
Marshall Loftis, Boys’ State of
ficer
George Tesnow, athletic of
ficer
Owen Lee, service officer
W. B. Head, Sr., assistant ser
vice officer
Steve Thomas, graves registra
tion officer
Charles B. Disher, historian
Jesse Gillespie, chaplain
Arthur Gillespie and Martin
Turbyfill, sergeants-at-arms
Walter Cantrell, child welfare
officer.
FIRE ALARM ANSWERED
Thte Brevard Volunteer fire
department was called out about
3:40 Tuesday afternoon to an
swer an alarm on the Elm Bend
road.
A car had caught fire, and
just before the firemen arrived
on the scene, Patrolman Charlie
Cappell took the extinguisher
from his patrol car and put out
the blaze.
Damages were kept to a mini
mum.
Program Highlights
WPNF Joining In Observance
Of Radio Month, Log Reviewed
Station WPNF is joining more
than 3,900 other radio stations
throughout the United States in
observing May as National Radio
month, Bobby Hoyle, the station
manager, anounces today.
“Radio ... Is Close To You” is
the theme of the observance.
All during May the station will
broadcast a series of special an
nouncements and programs of in
formation about radio’s service
to its listeners, the community
and the nation, and specific
facts about WPNF.
Mr. Hoyle said, 'The theme,
Radio ... Is Close To You, was
chosen because it conveys the
personal service that radio ren
ders to its listeners at home, at
work, at play, night and day; In
your car, near and far, Radio is
close to you wherever you are.”
OTHER PROGRAMS
The schedule for the Farm
and Home hour is as follows:
Thursday, Brevard home-ec
dept., Mrs. Glenn Burrell; Fri
day, N. C. Forestry, Clark Gris
som; Monday, county agent;
Tuesday, Rosman home-ec dept,
Mrs. Sallie Wallace; Wednesday,
home agent.
Appearing on the Civic Hour
are the following: Friday, DAR;
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Vast Progress
Is Noted During
The Recent Years
A long range plan for the fu
ture activities of the Transyl
vania Community hospital is
now being developed by Jacque
Norman, of Greenville, S. f
a hospital consultant.
This announcement is made by
John W. Bailey, administrator of
(lie hospital, who stated that as
Transylvania county grows and
develops, so must the hospital
grow to take care of the county’s
needs.
At the present time, the hos
pital can provide adequate ser
vice, But during the past year,
there have been many times
when it operated at near ca
pacity, and some patients were
not able to obtain the private
room they desired.
The Board of Trustees have
studied the situation, and are
planning for the future needs,
according to Mr. Bailey.
Since the dedication of the
Harry H. Straus wing of the hos
pital in 1954, the local institu
tion has operated with a total
bed compliment bf 43 and max
imum capacity of 49.
The nursing staff has been in
creased from six registered
nurses to 11. The office staff has
grown from one full time per
son and one part-time person to
three full time persons. Two
medical technologists are now
on duty, as compared to one in
1954.
The hospital has operated in
the black since the fall of 1954.
and at the same time it has kept
up with the growing require
ments of modern hospital op
eration.
The operating budget has
grown from $85,000 in 1954 to
$140,000 for this past year. The;
daily cost per patient has in
creased only slightly during this
time — from $16.84 to $18.00.
Local physicians are also on
the staff of the hospital, and
they are qualified to perform
and supervise almost any phase
of hospital care that might be
needed by citizens of Transyl
vania county.
Elementary P-TA
To Hold Final
Meeting Monday
Protest Made
To Increase
Of Sales Tax
The final meeting of the Bre
vard elementary school P-TA for
this year will be held on Mon
day, May 15th, at 8:00 p.m. The
executive board will meet at 7:00,
p.m.
Officers elected for the com
ing year will be installed, and
the three award winners in the
annual P-TA art contest will be
announced. Mrs. R. J. Lombar
do is chairman, and she has
been assisted by Mrs. L. E. Bag
well, Mrs. W. G. Dechant and
Mrs. A. D. Wauchope.
Refreshments will be served,
and parents will be invited to
tour the buildings to see all of
the pictures displayed.
Many Brevard merchants are
protesting the bill in the legisla
ture that would raise the three
per cent sales lex to four per
cent.
They are urging their custo
mer?,to write Representative
Jack J'otts and Senators Boyce
Whitmire and Tom Clayton awl
to protest the increase.
Free, addressed
are
several
ried on
being