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Announcing 1953 Festival Plan The Transylvania Times A State And National Prize-Winning A. B. C. Newspaper PUBLISHERS AND PRINTERS GENERAL OFFICE SUPPLIES JOB PRINTING A SPECIALTY Vol. 64, No. 21 BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1953 SECTION THREE Price 7e Seeking Talent For Arthur Smith Show Here On Saturday, June 6th Officials of the Brevard Music Festival and the Brevard Music Foundation announced the elaborate plans for the 1953 event at a joint meeting of the civic clubs of Brevard last Wednesday night in the Brevard college cafeteria. JAMES CHRISTIAN PFOHL, founder and director of the camp and festival, is pictured above speaking on the program, and JOHN EVERSMAN, president of the festival, who presided, is in the center. ED M. ANDE^^SON, trustee of the foundation, is at the right, and he also spoke on the program, empha sizing the vast amount of publicity the camp and festival give the community through the press and radio of the nation. (Times Staff Photo) Elaborate Plans For The ’53 Festival Are Announced At Joint Meeting Of Civic Clubs Full Cooperation Is Urged By Officials. Many Broad* casts Are Slated Members of the civic clubs of Brevard got a first hand report on the 1953 Brevard Music Festival, the South’s No. 1 musical event each summer, at a joint meeting in the Brevard college cafeteria last Wednesday night. John Eversman, president of the festival, presided over the banquet meeting, which was attended by some 150 Lions, Kiwanians, Rotari- ans, Jaycees and other civic lead ers. Rev. Robert H. Stamey, presi dent of Brevard college, welcomed the group, and he pledged the co operation, of the school to the fes tival. Mr. Stamey explained that the facilities of the new dormitory v/ould be available to house a part of the large crowd expected here for the big three-weeks’ event in August. The college president also ex pressed deep appreciation to the civic leaders for the fine coopera tion the school is receiving from townspeople. “Brevard college is proud to have some 50 Transylvania boys and girls enrolled this year, and we expecting more local students next year,” Mr. Stamey declared. Prior to introducing the other speakers on the program, Mr. Ev ersman explained the purpose of the meeting as being to create a closer relationship between the fes tival and the community. The fes tival, he continued, is a community enterprise, and for its continued success, the support of the entire community is necessary. Mr. Eversman touched briefly on the history of the festival, telling of organization in 1946, and the re markable growth of the non-profit organization. The formation of the Brevard Music Foundation in 1949 to op erate both the music camp and the festival was also discussed by the master of ceremonies, and then he presented F. S. Best, treasurer of the foundation, who gave a finan cial report. Mr. Best said the festival and —Turn to Page Eight Why Go To ASHEVILLE WHEN THEY’RE COMING TO BREVARD Saturday, June 6 BREVARD HI SCHOOL? Members of the Transylvania Shrine club are accepting applica tions, both amateur and profession al, for appearance on the Arthur Smith “Television Talent Hunt” which will be given in the Brevard high school auditorium on Saturday night, June 6th, begnining at 8:15 o'clock. The local Shrine club is sponsoring the show for benefit of the Masonic temple building fund. The following have been ap pointed as a committee to take ap plications to participate on the pro gram; Dick Pierce, chairman, W. C. Bangs and Henry Henderson, of Brevard; and Virgil McCrary, Pen rose and Paul Stroup, of Rosman. The deadline for filing application will be on Monday, June l6t. The top 15 acts will appear on the stage and the winners will be judged by audience applause. Three prizes will be offered, the first place winner to appear on WBTV on Arthur Smith’s Tuesday night program; second place win ner will receive $10.00 and third place winner will receive $5.00 which will be given by the Tran sylvania Shrine club. V. P. Fullbright is chairman of the ticket committee and tickets are now on sale by both Shriners and Masons and also at Macfie’s, Long’s and Varner’s drug stores and at the three news stands. Ward’s, Clark’s and Jones’. Tickets are $1.00 for adults and 50c children under 12. Will MC Show PLANNING SCHOOL A number of local persons have indicated they will attend the an nual handicraft workshop to be held at Camp Schaub near Waynes- ville June 2-3-4. All Home Dem onstration clubs are eligible and they should let the home agent know if they wish to attend. Those who have already signed up to go are Mrs. A. R. Sarratt, Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Van Deusen, Mrs. E. H. Mackey, Miss Sallie Merrill, Mrs. Thalia Shuford and Mrs. Wal ter Cantrell. Slides Of Drama Enjoyed At Toxaway By MRS. H. D. LEE LAKE TOXAWAY — The chil dren of Lake Toxaway school en joyed the slides of the Cherokee drama, “Unto These Hills,” sRown by R. L. Love, assistant county farm agent, at the last 4-H club meeting. The interest that Mr. Love and j Miss Priest are showing in the 4rH and Home Demonstration work here is appreciated. PERSONAL ITEMS Sgt. Charles Lee, of Shaw Field ir base, Sumpter, S. C., visited —Turn to Page Eight Revival Begins Sunday Night At Oak Grove Church By MRS. PAUL FISHER AMD THE JACKS Sponsored by Transylvania Shrine Club Tickets Now On Sale by Members QUEBEC — Revival services will begin next Sunday, May 24th, at Oak Grove Baptist church with Rev, Don Milam, of Oklahoma, doing the preaching. Everyone has a cordial invitation to attend. The regular monthly meeting of the WMU and the auxiliaries will be held at the church Thursday night of this week. Everyone is urged to be present. ’ The seventh grade graduation ex ercises of Quebec school will be held Friday night. May 22. Rev. Gene Henson will be speaker of the hour. Mrs. Alcovia McCall, principal of Quebec school, entertained her seventh grade boys and girls with a weiner roast at her home last Thursday night. The invited guests were Carol Brown, Jennie Sue Brown, Doris Fisher and Mary Ina Whitmire. Games were played and delicious refreshments were serv ed. All enjoyed a delightful hour of fun and fellowship together. Mrs. Charles Clark with her jun- ion girls Sunday school class, en joyed a picnic together in the Oak land section Sunday after church. Rev. and Mrs. Hulon Arms and children were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Sanders. Mr. and Mrs. Demus Lowe and daughter, of Enka, spent the week end with the former’s brother and family, Mr. and Mrs. Luna Lowe. Doiph Waldrop is a patient in general hospital in Greenville, S. C. He is to undergo an operation this week. We wish for him a speedy recovery. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Thomas and family, of Pickens, S. C., spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Thomas and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Miro Welyczko and children spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Banther of Gloucester. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Brown and daughter and Miss Ruth Thomas, of Easley, visited friends and rela tives here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Mathis and chil dren were dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Hillie Fisher. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Bowers and daughter, of Pickens, S. C., visited Mrs. Alcovia McCall Saturday. Haskell Whitmire, of Columbia, spent the week end with his pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Whitmire. We are sure the children are all happy to know they will soon have a vacation. School days are almost over. We .would like to take the space to express our heartfelt grati tude to our teachers of Quebec school who have done such a won derful work with our boys and girls. We are very proud of them and are looking forward to having them with us again next year. We wish for all the boys and girls along vdth the teacher, a very happy va cation, hrday night prayer meeting will be at the home of Mr. and Mrs.. Dillie Fisher. Everyone is invited | to attend. CLYDE McLEAN, popular an nouncer of the Arthur Smith TV show, will appear here on the talent program on June 6. Mr. McLean will be the -master of ceremonies, and the program is being sponsored by the Transyl vania Shrine club. NO BIG TRICK One humiliating thing about science is that it is gradually fill ing our homes with appliances smarter than we are. “Anybody hurt in the wreck?” “One gentleman, I believe.” “Bones broken?” “I think it was his heart. He sat down by a leaking suitcase and shed tears.” CLUB SCHEDULE The Penrose and Blantyre clubs will have a joint meeting Monday, May 25, at 1:30 with Miss Anne Benson Priest at her apartment at the S. E. Varner home. Lamb’s Creek meets Tuesday, May 26, at 1:30 with Mrs. Ed Owen- by. Little River-Holly Springs meets with Mrs. M. C. Shipman on Wed nesday, May 27, at 2 p. m. Glady Branch will meet at 2 p. m. Thursday, May 28, with Mrs. Spalding McIntosh. WEEK ANNOUNCED Farm and home week will be held in Raleigh June 8-12 and all Home Demonstration members from this county are eligible to at tend. Mrs. Joseph Jones, Cedar Mountain, is the only one who has indicated she will accompany Home Agent Anne Benson Priest. Blonde: Sorry, soldier, but I nev er go out with perfect strangers. Soldier: Don’t worry about that, I ain’t perfect. When you think of prescrip tions, think of VARNER'S.—adv. OF BREVARD COLLEGE AND OUR HIGH SCHOOLS You deserve praise for the industry and aptitude which have enabled you to win a diploma. Every member of the g-raduating classes has our best wishes for happy and useful careers. 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