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TRANSYLVANIA IS . . . An Industrial, Tourist, Educational, Agricul tural and Music Cen- ter. Population 15,321. The Transylvania Times A State And National Prize-Winning A. B. C. Newspaper TRANSYLVANIA IS . . . The Land of Waterfalte, Mecca for Summer Camps, Entrance to Pisgah National Foi^t and Home of Brevard Music Festival. Vol. 64, No. 35 •k SECTION ONE ★ BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1953 * is PAGES TODAY * How Much Are Those Kittens In The Window?” PUBLISHED WEEKL’S Schools In Transylvania To Open Monday, Some 3,750 To Enroll AQUATIC SCHOOL IS UNDERWAY AT CAMP CAROLINA DEBORAH CARE, five-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Carr, is snapped as she admires the cate kittens in the window of Dean’s Plumbing Shop in the Times Arcade. The mothe- cat slip ped in the back of the shop recently and shortly thereafter the family above was discovered in a display sink in the window. P. S. Mr. Dean says there will be no charge for the kittens . . . first come: first served. (Times Staff Photo) Most Successful Music Festival Ends, Mrs. Cooledge Re-Elecled Chairman Largest Crowd Ever Attend ed Sunday’s Concert. Resume Given The eighth annual Brevard Mu sic Festival came to a close Sun day afternoon with a • concert at tended by overflow crowds estimat ed at over 1,200. To hear the program, which in cluded the second week end per formance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, many people sat on chairs set up just outside the audi torium. Some settled themselves on the hillside opposite and lis tened. The sunny afternoon drew peo ple from near and far. Many seem ed to have saved the week end for their pilgrimage to Brevard, and license plates from Georgia, Flori da, and even Iowa and Illinois were seen on the parked cars. James Christian Pfohl, who con ducted the Brevard Festival or chestra in the eleven-concert series, expressed his satisfaction with what he termed one of the best festival seasons in the eight years of the organization. Saturday evening’s concert fea turing Eileen Farrell, soprano, was attended by a full house which heard the famous artist in arias of Gluck and Wagner. This was Miss Farrell’s fourth appearance at fes tival or camp concerts, and her ar rival here is traditionally looked forward to by the public and the festival staff alike. On Friday and Sunday the pro grams opened with Beverly Wolff, contralto, in the solo role of Bach’s cantata “‘Schlage doch.” The youth ful Atlanta soprano was warmly re ceived for her impeccable and res onant performance. Soloists in the Beethoven Ninth Symphony were Miss Farrell, so- TV WEDDINGS ARE PROVING POPULAR Another Event Of Local In terest Will Take Place On Sept. Ist By STAFF WRITER Another marriage with local in terest will take place on the “Bride and Groom” television show Tues day, September 1st. Several weeks back a couple from Marion were, married on this program and considerable local in terest was manifested due to the fact the bride had been a court re porter here just prior to the wed ding. And now, along comes a bride whose mother was a native of Tran sylvania with a large number of relatives living here. Miss Delane Dickerson, of Wells, Maine, and Lee Everett McDonald, of Haverhill, Mass., will become man and wife on the popular tele- —Turn To Page Ten Trustees Optimistic Over Fu ture Of Camp. Plans Being Made Bill McDonald Is Director. Approximately 100 Are Attending A highly successful meeting of the trustees of the Brevard Music ^ /-n. i Foundation was held last Saturday Upton, Charlotte, and Mrs. Harold N. Cooledge, of Atlanta, Ga., and Highlands, was re-elected chairman of the founda tion. The second session of the It ) American Red Cross Aquatic sch 1 at beautiful Camp Carolina op - ed -on Monday and will last for ) days. Bill McDonald, of Carolina Beach and Red Cross first aid and wai ’ safety representative, is director ; the school, and he is being assist I by Earl Hollowell and John De - bar. Some 100 persons are register for the school, which is offerii courses in lifesaving, water safel j swimming, diving, small craft c eration and first aid. The school faculty is composi I of Red Cross leaders in the fielus of water safety and first aid. Students completing the couri satisfactorily will become qualifie Red Cross instructors in aquatii and safety programs in school camps and Red Cross organizatior throughout the southeast. Among the instructors at thi second session are: Richard Braci well, Jacksonville, Fla.; Clyde How ard, Nashville, Tenn.; William Knight, Tampa, Fla.; and Marshall PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS MEET SATURDAY MORN H^f Day Of Classes Planned For Monday. Cafeterias. Operate Tuesday REGULATION CITED Frances Walker Wins Deep Freeze Award Frances Walker was awarded a Frigidaire deep freeze Tuesday night by the Brevard Business and Professional Women’s club at the climax of their drive for contribu tions to the club’s nursing scholar ship fund. The selection of the winner took place at the Brevard Drive-In the atre, where the club was sponsor ing the movie, “Lone Star.” They also sponsored the showing of the film on Wednesday evening. ^ several weeks members of prano; mIss Wolff, 7ontralto7’ An-1 B & PW club had been accept- drew McKinley, tenor; and Andrew I contributions for the scholar- White, baritone. A large communi- ®kip fund. It is understood that sev- ty chorus of 120 members stood on hundred dollars were realized either side of the special raised j project, conductor’s podium, in front of the * Other officers chosen were as follows: George E. Morse, of Bilt- more, first vice chairman; John D, Eversman, of Flat Rock, second vice chairman; Mrs. William J. Kirk, of Brevard, secretarjq and F. S. Best, of Brevard, treasurer. James Christian Pfohl is music director of the foundation. Mr. Eversman holds the second vice chairmanship in view of his office as president *of the Brevard Music Festival. Reports were given on the Tran sylvania Music camp and Brevard Music Festival seasons. Much opti mism was shown about the way these projects have developed in the past year, and it was realized that the work of the foundation is not.just a summer activity but must continue administrative op erations throughout the year. With this in mind the trustees are mak ing plans for such year-round op eration. It was brought out that the foun- —Turn to Page Ten Ray Martinez, assistant director at the New Orleans chapter, and Robert Duke, director during the summer months at the Wake coun ty schools and camps. With the opening of the 1953-’54 term, Brevard college begins Its second century in the field of Christian education. A special stu dent-faculty workshop is slated at Camp Tekoa between Brevard and Hendersonville from August 31 to Sept. 3, when Freshman week be gins. Registration wiU be held on September 7th, and classes begin on the following day. (Times jtatt Photo) Boy Scouts Of Charlotte Camp Up In The Pisgah Some 50 Boy Scouts of Troop 3, Charlotte, are spending this week at Davidson River campground in Pisgah National Forest. They are being accompanied by Lowe Walker, assistant commis sioner of Mecklenburg county, and onn c* j i. r- . , four other adult leaders. Mr. Walk-' i, ^pected er has been bringing a group of j ^ nis rail. Classes To Be- scouts here each summer since \ 1936. The boys are working on nature requirements for badges and ex pect to cover over 100 miles of hik ing before they return home Satur day. On Thursday night the Boy Scouts will entertain Girl Scouts of local troops 77 and 78 with a chicken fry. Brevard College Opens Second Century, Freshman Week Begins Sept. 3, Workshop Is Planned gin September 8th Western Union Seeks Permission To Close Telegraph Office Here orchestra. Audience members uni versally agreed that this was an ex ceptional choral sound which han dled the difficult finale with ease and richness of timbre. Lester Mc Coy was choral director in charge of training the chorus. CALENDAR OF COMING EVENTS Thursday, Aug. 27 — B & PW club meets at 7 p. m. at Camp Jlarry Straus. Spaghetti sup per at country club, 6-9 p. m. Ma sonic meeting in temple at 8 p. m. Friday, Aug. 28 — Youth ban quet at Presbyterian church, 7:00 o’clock. Scout committee meets at Duke Power office, 7:30 o’clock. Square dance in the American Le gion building, 8:30 o’clock. Saturday, Aug. 29 — American Legion auxiliary food sale, Duke f’ower office, 8:30 a. m. —Turn to Page Five Miss Walker is associate editor of The Times and woman’s program director of WPNF. She is not a member of the Business and Pro fessional Women’s club, Permission to close its office here was requested on August 14 by the Western Union Telegraph Co. The company proposes to provide telegraph service at the bus station here from 8:30 a. m. to 7:30 p. m. Monday through Saturday; 9:00 a. m. to 11:00 a. m. and 4:00 to 6:00 p. m. on Sunday. Any person desiring to object to the proposed arrangement may write the Federal Communica tions Commission in Washing- WPNF Program Highlights NBC Will Carry Transylvania Music Camp Program On Saturday, Sept. 5 On Saturday afternoon, Septem ber 5th, the National Broadcasting company, the world’s oldest net work, will present a special pro gram from the Transylvania Music Cc.mp, featuring the ’53 camp or chestra and interviews with the theme, “Brevard, the Summer Mu sic Capital of the South.” The pro gram will be heard over WPNF and the other NBC affiliates from coast-to-coast. This 30-minute program will be heard here from 1:30 to 2:00 ’clock. Other Programs Members of the Transylvania Community hospital auxiliary will be heard on the Civic hour Friday morning at 9:30 o’clock. Next Mon day, the Brevard Garden club will present the program, while the Book and Plate club is slated for Wednesday, September 2. Carolina farm features will be heard on the Farm and Home hour Thursday, and on Friday morning Ed Mackey, chairman of the Transylvania county PMA, will —Turn To Page Ten ton, D. C. on or before Sept. 16. At present the company main tains an office in the Lawrence building for sending and receiv ing telegrams, except during eve nings, Saturday afternoons and on holidays, when they have been handled at the bus station. This arrangement has been in effect here for the past two and a half years. Granting of the petition by the federal agency would mean that all telegrams originating in and intended for Brevard would be handled through the bus station. Reserved Seats To Be Sold To Home Games For the first time, reserved seats will be offered for home games of the Brevard high school Blue Devils. Located on the 50-yard line, • the seats will be offered at a re duced price if a book for all home games is bought before the opening of the season. As soon as the ’53 schedule is official this week, the tickets will go on sale at Jones news stand. They will also be handled by Robert T. Kimzey, the dis trict principal, Raymond F. Ben nett, Slim Bullock and John An derson. Brevard college opens for the 1953-’54 term on September 3rd with .the beginning of Freshman week. According to President Robert H. Stamey, an enrollment of over 200 is expected this fall, and class es will get underway on Septem ber 8th. During Freshman week, the days will be devoted entirely to the new students and will be among the most important of the school year. A variety of activities will fill the students’ schedule with work and fun. In additiom'to a number of tests for placement and counsel ing, recreational programs will be set up so that students and facul ty may play as well as work to gether. In this way the ground work is established for the friend ly atmosphere which pervades the Brevard college campus, Mr. Sta mey says. It is in the spirit of this friendly climate that the Brevard freshman will face his many problems. An assigned counselor will help him to select the course of study he should take, and assist him in work- —Turn To Page Four Faculty-Student Event To Be Held At Camp Tekoa. Begins Aug. 31st Brevard college will begin its second century in the field of Christian education with the open ing of the fall semester of the 1953- ’54 session. The unique significance of this occasion is. marked by the special attention which is being given to the planning of the year’s work. The college will conduct a fac ulty-student workshop at Camp Te koa from August 31 to September 3 for the purpose of planning its program of activities, Rev. Robert H. Stamey, president of Brevard college .announces. Members of the student council and other student body officers will meet with the faculty and admin istration to discuss problems, poli cies and programs related to the term’s work with the purpose of making the school year one of the most significant in the history of the institution. The theme of the workshop is ‘Christian Principles on a College Campus.” It is the purpose of the conference to discuss methods for making Christian principles the di recting force back of the academic —Turn to Page Five Transylvania’s schools will open on Monday morning', August 31, at 8 .‘45 o’clock and a norma] increase in en rollment is expected. According to Supt. J. B. Jonea enrollment during the first week should be around 3,750. At the end of the first month last fall, enrollment was 3,557. Classes on Monday will last only a half a day, Supt. Jones states, and the various cafeterias will begin operation on Tuesday. The annual principals’ and teach ers’ meeting will be held Saturday morning at the Brevard high, school, beginning at 10 o’clock. The state department of trans portation has advised the locat school board that the three addi tional buses ordered last sjring: cannot be delivered before the sec ond week of school. “There may be some inconven iences on the shorter runs for the- first week or 10 days in both Bre vard and Rosman,” Mr. Jones states'. No changes have been made fe transportation laws except in cases: of crippled children or invalids who-, are unable to walk more than a halt mile, the superintendent explains.'. TEACHERS NAIffiD FOR ALL SCHOOLS Total Of 117 Are ElectedU Slight Increase Over i Last Year f Transylvania’s HD Club Women To Hold Achievement Day On Sept. 25 Transylvania county Home Dem onstration club women will have their annual Achievement Day on Friday, September 25, in the Ma sonic temple here, according to plans outlined to county council members by Mrs. Roy McCall, gen eral chairman. Mrs. McCall announced her com mittees and gave suggested plans at the council meeting.held Friday. Exhibits will be completed at noon with judging set for 1 p. m. A short business meeting will follow. Supper will be served at 6 p. m. and a program and men’s style Teachers for the Brevard and! Transylvania schools have beent elected and are announced today by Supt. J. B. Jones. A total of 117, two more thana last year, will serve in the ISS schools of the town and ccninty,. and Mr. Jones says all vacancies have been filled. With Robert T. Kimzey as dis trict principal, there are 83 prin cipals and teachers in district one,, and 34 in district two — upper- Transylvania. E. F. Tilson is prin cipal in the latter. DISTRICT ONE R. T. Kimzey, District Principal Brevard high school: Mrs. Doro thy S. Sams, Mrs. Sarah K. Tilson, Mrs. Lucille E. Sledge, Mrs. Marga ret M. Kimzey, Mrs. J. O. WeHs, Miss Martha Boswell, Miss Clara Jean Parrish, Mrs. Eula H. Clarke, Mrs. Rose N. Burrell, Mrs. Sara C. Abercrombie, Mrs. Carolyn L. Win chester, D. G. Bail, Miss Madge lu Hall, Miss Ann Bailey, Marshall Teague, Randal J. Lyday, Mrs. James Fitzpatrick. Brevard elementary: Forrest B. Cudd, principal, Miss Effie O. Matthews, Mrs. Beatsie M. Bagwell, —Turn To Page Ten Rogers Band Will Furnish Music At Friday Night Dance By popular demand, the string band of Vernon Rogers, of Hender sonville, is returning to Brevard on Friday night and will play for the square dance at the American Le gion building. Legionnaires cordially invite the townspeople and summer visitors to attend the dance, which gets underway at 8:30 o’clock. The Rog ers band is much in demand in Western North Carolina and is heard regularly at the Saddle club. Earl Powell will call the dance Friday night in the absence of Weldon Misenheimer, who leaves. Louis, Missouri*. show is being planned for 7 p. m. Anne Benson Priest, home agent, asked that all women have their club achievement scores into her office by September 15th, along with book reports. The Achievement Day commit tees announced by Mrs. McCall are as follows: Registration, Brevard) Friday for ..... club, Mrs. Lynch Moore; exhibit,»where he wiiratteTd" the'naSonal Lambs Creek, Mrs. Joe Norman; convention of the American Legion* supper, Rosman-Calvert, Mrs. C. L. ] Mr. Misenheimer is first vice com- McClure, Mrs. Roy Fisher and Mrs. j mander of the Monroe Wilson post Arthur Whitmire; program, Glady here. Eb Morrow, commander of Branch, Mrs. A. R. Sarratt; invita- the Fifth division, will also attend. —Turn To Page Five Mhe convention.
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