TRANSYLVANIA— ;
An Industrial, Tourist, j
Educational, Agricultural
and Music Center. Popula- i
tion, 1960 Census, 16.372,
Brevard Community 8,5CC
Brevard proper 4,857.
THE'TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
Vol. 72
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BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1961
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TRANSYLVANIA— I
The Land of Waterfalls, '
Mecca for Summer Camps,
Entrance to Pisgah Na
tional Forest and Home of
Brevard Music Festival.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
I MEMBERS OF THE newly formed Transylvania
Jpouncil of Garden clubs are pictured above at their
first meeting- last Friday at the home of Mrs. O. H.
Orr. The purpose of the council, which is composed
of members of the various garden clubs in the
county, is to improve relations of the clubs, carry
out more civic projects, and to cooperate with the
N. G. Garden council. Seated, left to right, are
j Mrs. L. P. Hamlin, Mrs/ James Charlton, Mrs. Orr,
and Mrs. Robert Williams. Standing, left to right,
are Mrs. J. A. Macfie, Mrs. Bernie Maguire, Mrs.
C. A. Richardson, Mrs. Leslie Grogan, Mrs. Roger
Davis, Mrs. C. W. Bradburn, Mrs. L. J. David, and
Mrs. William Boggs. A story concerning the coun
cil is carried on the society page.
(Times Staff Photo)
Freshmen
Arrive
Sunday
Brevard college Degan uie new
tool year with a faculty-stu
it conference on Wednesday,
le principal speaker was Dr.
W. Johannaber, dean of
.•itt college, Nashville, Ten
r__see, with President Emmett
. jMcLarty presiding over the
.tritons.
l ; frevard college is expecting
Ml capacity enrollment of over
Li), and incoming freshmen will
Iftgin a three-day program of
mentation on Sunday.
This will include testing to
valuate academic potentialities,
rofessional inclinations and ap
tudes and individual needs of
le students.
Sophomores will arrive next
Wednesday, and classes begin
le following day.
Thirteen states and five for
ign countries will be represent
1 in the 1961-’62 student body
Brevard college.
'!We believe,” said Admissions
;tor Glenn Hardesty, “that
cosmopolitan make-up of
jenrollment is an important
mtage to all students”.
:ording to Mr. Hardesty,
:ripts of the incoming stu
_indicate that the class as
hole will bring the best high
jool scholastic record in the
itory of the college.
CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, September 7 — Ki
ais club meets at Gaither’s at
p. m. Lions club meets at
lonial Inn at 7:00 p. m. Ros
i Vs. West Henderson at 7:30
Wday, September 8 — Bre
1 Vs. Waynesville at 8:00 p.
Vee of Clubs meets at 8:00
rturday, September 9 — Bre
Elks dinner dance.
nday, September 10 — At
the church of your choice,
yard College freshmen ar
Little Theatre annual pic
at Camp Straus at 6:30 p. m.
aday, September 11—VFW
er meeting at 6:30 p. m. Ro
club meets at Gaither’s at
p. m. Fire training school
at Brevard Center at 7:00
Transylvania Shrine club
i at Berry’s at 7:00 p. m.
September 12—Ace
- meets at 7:30 p. m.
• of Commerce directors
Library at 7:30 p. m.
it at 8:00 p. m.
sday, September 13 —
. meet at Gaither’s at
m. Registration at Bre
Uege for new term.
College To Build A $400,000
Physical Education Building
Construction will begin this
fall on the Physical Education
building, second of the seven
new buildings in the Brevard
College expansion program.
President Emmett K. Mc
Larty, Jr., announces that the
building contract for the $400,
000 structure has been award
ed to the L. B. Gallimore Con
struction company, of Greens
boro.
Henry McDonald, architect
for the college, said that the
contemporary features in the
design of the new Physical
Education building would har
monize with the modified Co
lonial style that has been
adopted for the buildings in
the expansion program.
Designed to provide facili
ties for all indoor sports, the
building will house a regula
tion swimming pool, basket
ball court, class rooms and of
fices. The latest equipment for
therapeutic, including a whirl
pool tank will be installed.
When the building is com
pleted next August, Brevard
College will have one of the
best physical education plants
in the southeast, according to
President McLarty. The new
tennis courts, baseball dia
mond and track which were
constructed this summer are
ready for use this semester.
Elks Planning
Dinner-Dance
Brevard Elks are planning a
dinner-dance on Saturday even
ing, Sept. 9th.
Turkey, with all the trimm
ings, will be served, and Gene
Morris, the exalted ruler, urges
all members to bring their wives
and out-of-town guests.
Admission is $1.25 per person.
Sunday Event
Oak Grove Church Will
Observe 114th Anniversary
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The 114tlr anniversary of Oak
Grove Methodist church will be
observed on Sunday, Sept. 10th.
Rev. Wade R. Bustle, former
pastor, will be the guest speaker
at the 11:00 o’clock service, and
all members and other friends
of the church are invited to at
tend.
Rev. Mr. Bustle served Oak
Grove and English Chapel in
1943-’45, and at the present time
he is pastor of the Pisgah Metho
dist church, Lincolnton.
Immediately following the
service, picnic lunch will be serv
ed on the grounds. During the
afternoon, there will be a pro
gram of fellowship and singing.
Rev. Royce E. Smith is the pas
tor at Oak Grove, the oldest
Methodist church in Transylvan
ia county.
Homecoming
Planned At
East Fork
The annual homecoming at the
East Fork Baptist church will be
held on Sunday, Septemer 10th,
beginning at 10:30 o’clock, when
preaching and special singing
will be held.
A picnic lunch will be spread
at 12:30. and the afternoon sing
ing will begin at 1:45 o’clock,
under the direction of Rev. Billy
H. Landreth.
The pastor, Rev. J. W. Jackson,
issues a cordial invitation to the
public to attend.
Budget Of $.28,500 Adopted
By Transylvania United Fund
A budget of $28,500 was ap
proved by the board of direc
tors of the Transylvania
County United Fund, Inc., at
a meeting Tuesday evening.
President John A. Ford stat
ed that this amount is only
slightly higher than the goal
of last year’s campaign.
“I am confident that the citi
zens of this county will again
contribute their fair share and
help us meet this goal”, he
said.
’51 BHS Graduating Class
Has Reunion, 41 Present
The 1951 graduating class of
the Brevard High school cele
brated its 10-year reunion last
weekend.
Activities began with a ban
quet and dance held on Satur
day, September 2nd, in Gaither’s
Rhododendron room.
Miss Mary Ellen Short, of Co
coa, Florida, class president,
opened with program with re
marks. Individual introductions
were made by class members of
their husbands and wives.
Mrs. Margaret Benson Garren
read a memorial to Hamlin Wil
liams, deceased classmate.
Remarks were also made by
Bobby Joe Nicholson, vice presi
dent; Mrs. Judith Mann Nichol
son, treasurer; and Mrs. Billie
Hart Payne, reunion chairman.
Mrs. Martha Jaye Neely John
son was elected chairman for
the 15-year reunion.
A total of 41 persons attended.
Sunday activities included
church attendance at the First
Baptist church in a group, and
a picnic at Camp Straus where
the children were included.
All class members were con
tacted with the exception of
Beatrix Deutsch and Joyce Steak
ly. Mrs. Earl Johnson, Montview
circle, Brevard, would appreci
ate any information concerning
them.
John Bailey, general cam
paign chairman, reported on
plans for the October cam
paign.
Two new members, Neville
S. Fuleihan and Paul Owen
by, were elected to the board.
The following agencies will
receive funds on a quarterly
basis beginning January: As
sociated Charities (heart, can
cer and crippled children),
Lions club Blind Fund, Boy
Scouts, Girl Scouts, Humane
Society, Mary C. Jenkins Com
munity Center Kindergarten
department, Red Cross, Salva
tion Army, Transylvania Hos
pital, and the Youth Associa
tion.
Through Carolinas United,
the following state and nation
al agencies are served: USO,
Florence Crittenton Home,
Children’s Home Society,
WAIF (adoption), United Med
ical Research Foundation of
N. C., N. C. Association for
Mental Health, American Soc
ial Health Association, Amer
ican Hearing Society, National
Council on Crime and Delin
quency, National Recreation
Association, National Travel
ers Aid Association, and Na
tional Social Welfare Assem
bly.
17 Cows
Killed By
Lightning
A tola! of 17 tin,' tows was
kiiied by a. severe bolt of
lightning Tuesday afternoon
t.i the farm C. Lewis Osborne
!* ween Brt.vard and Pisgah
forest.
Five other cows were injur
ed by the lightning, but they
appeared to be recuperating
Wednesday morning.
PvJtv Osborne estimates that
damages w ill exceed S8.000.00.
The cows that were killed,
15 Holsteins and two Guern
seys, were some of his best
milkers, giving six and eight
gallons a day.
In all, there were 54 head
of cattle in the field where the
; lightning struck.
I
j Labor Day
! Quiet Here
—
; The Labor Day weekend in
j Brevard and Transylvania coun
j tv was quiety observed, with
most stores being closed, as well
as town and county offices and
schools.
Two accidents were reported
in the county over the weekend
but there were no serious in
juries.
A truck, driven by Carroll Met
calf, ran off the road and intc
an embankment on US Highway
276. north, last Friday afternoon
but the driver was uninjured.
According to Patrolman Bill
Sawyer, the other accident oc
curred on the old Turnpike road
above Rosman last Saturday
night.
A truck, owned and operated
by James Ray Franks, of Si>
Mile, S. C., collided with a car
that was driven by Ray Jones
of Rosman. The latter suffered
a broken arm and was admitted
to the local hospital.
Traffic over the weekend was
particularly heavy in the Pisgal
National forest.
In fact, Ranger Ted Seely re
ports that the recreational areas
in the forest were filled to over
flowing.
Many Transylvanians attended
the Apple Festival parade ii
Hendersonville, and the fin*
Brevard high school band, dress
ed in Bermuda shorts, made i
big hit with the crowd.
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The Weather
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The Brevard weather observe]
was singing the latest verse tc
the old, old song again this pasl
week, “Stormy Weather.”
A total of over four and one
half inches of precipitation fell
at the observation station dur
ing the past seven day period
with three and seven-tenths in
ches falling from 6:00 p.m., Tues
day to 6:00 p.m., Wednesday oi
last week. “At the present rate
we appear on our way to some
sort of record for rainfall dur
ing the summer months,” Al
Martin, official weatherman, re
ports.
Temperatures for the first few
days of September have ranged
somewhat higher than the av
erage for the month of Augusl
this year. Official readings foi
the past week are:
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
High Low Pre
85 64 3.7C
84 63 .1C
80 65 .55
85 64 .03
88 61 C
87 61 C
85 63 .21
Wilson Reunion Sun.
All the relatives of the late
Dillie Wilson, Sr., are invited
to a Wilson reunion at Coy F
Holden’s home on Elm Bend
road this coming Sunday, Sept
10th.
Persons attending are asked
to bring picnic baskets, and
lunch will be served at the noot
hour.
MRS. JOHN MANN, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
W. W. Brittain, of Maple street, Brevard, and her
son, John Thomas, age 16 months, flew back to
Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland, Tuesday
night after a visit here. Her husband, Rev. John
Mann, nas four churches in the Irish Republic
(Erie). The couple met while studying at Edin
burgh. the capital city of Scotland, and were mar
ried in 1958. They returned to the states and Mr.
Mann studied at Union Theological seminary, Rich
mond, Virginia, before returning to Belfast, where
he was an assistant minister for two years.
(Times Staff Photo)
From Quebec to Toxaway
Improvement Survey Is
Being Made On Highway 64
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A Highway department
ground survey team has begun
gathering notes for the propos
ed improvement of US 64 from
Quebec to Toxaway.
Highway officials said the
work was assigned to Locating
Engineer Roy F. Welch, who will
be assisted by seven engineers
and engineering aides.
Highway Department officials
emphasize that all property
owners will be notified of the
survey work before the team
enters their property.
Presence of highway stakes in
a particular area does not nec
essarily mean that the improve
ment would be located in that
exact spot. The survey is mere
ly a means of gathering statisti
cal information to determine
whether the location is feasible.
Following the initial phase of
the survey, crews from the lo
cating, geological, photogram
metric, bridge, right of way,
construction and other sections
of the Highway department will
be in the area from time to time.
Program Highlights
New Football Programs Are
Added To WPNF's Daily Log
Program Director Bill Han
cock will present his play-by
play description of Friday
night’s high school football sea
son opener on the local gridiron,
according to station manager A1
Martin.
Assisting on the broadcast will
be Bill Norris, of the Transyl
vania Times staff, and Leon
Southerland, of WPNF.
“Blue DeviJ Warmup” will be
heard at 7:40, with the lineups
and opening game ceremonies to
follow at 7:55 p.m.
“Our listeners are urged to lis
ten to and participate in this
season’s ‘Player of the Week’
broadcast to be heard each Fri
day afternoon,” Mr. Martin stat
ed. “The program is being pre
sented by Varner’s drug store,
and if past year’s interest is
worth anything, this year's ser
—Tan to Page Five
48 Departments
Expected 13
Various Classes
The third annual Western
.ortli Carolina Firemen’s asso
1 Fire Training school will
’ he'd here in Brevard during
week of September 11th
ihrqugh September 15th.
Sherman Pickard, director of
! "lining, Insurance Commission
er's office in Raleigh, will direct
the school. Elwood Enscoe and
Pavid Lee; trainers of the In
sirrance, Commissioner’s office,
will assist in the directing of
the school.
Many well - known, qualified
firemen of Western North Car
olina will assist as instructors in
the school.
Approximately 48 fire depart
ments throughout Western
North Carolina will participate.
Thirteen classes will be held
each night during the week.
Ten classes will be on a rotating
basis with the classes changing
each night; however, three class
es will be permanent with those
participating staying in these
classes the entire week.
The three permanent classes
will be as follows:
Officer training will be under
the direction of Sherman Pick
ard at the Brevard high school.
Inflammable liquids will be
under the direction of Elwood
Enscoe at the Brevard training
center.
Pump operations, under the
direction of David Lee, will be
held at the Brevard fire Station.
The other 10 classes with the
instructors and location will be
as follows:
1. George Housej of the Ashe
ville fire department, Ladders,
at the Brevard training center.
2. B. E. Haynes, of the Wood
fin Fire department, Protective
Clothing, at the Brevard high
school.
3. A representative of the
Factory Mutual Insurance com
pany (to be named) will instruct
on Fire department nse of
Sprinklers at the Brevard high
school
4. Jim Bailey of American la
France company, Fire Ground
Tactics, at the Brevard training
center.
5. Mark Jones and Bob Cole,
Enka, and Calvin McCrary, of
Brevard, Smoke House, at Bre
vard training center.
6. Bart Cope, Sylva, John Bis
hop, Skyland, and Allison Orr of
[ Brevard, Hose Practice, at the
Brevard training center.
7. E. M. “Mac” Salley, Woodfin
Fire department, Fog Methods
and Control, at the Brevard high
school.
8. John Owens, Enka, Fire
Extinguishers, at the Brevard
—Turn To Page Four
Coaches To
Talk At
Lions Meet
Football coaches at Brevard
high school will discuss the pros
pects for the 1961 season at the
regular meeting oi the Brevard
Lions club Thursday night at the
Colonial Inn.
Meeting time is 7:00 o’clock,
and President George Spicer urg
es all Lions to attend.
Participating on the program
will be Head Coach Cliff Brook
shire and assistants, Paul Maults
by and Landon Deal.
Booster Club
Meets Thurs.
There will be an Important
meeting of the Brevard Bine
Devil Booster club on Thurs
day evening of this week,
President David Sams an
nounces.
The meeting will be held in
Gaither’s Rhododendron room,
beginning promptly at 1M
o’clock.
All Booster club members
and others interested in the