TRANSYLVANIA
IS . . .
The Land of Waterfalls,
Mecca for Summer
Camps, Entrance to
Pisgah National Forest
and Home of Brevard
Music Festival.
The Transylvania Times
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TRANSYLVANIA
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ter. Population 15,321.
Vol. 64, No. 24
SECTION ONE
BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1953 ^ 18 PAGES TODAY ★
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Mt. Pisgah — “A Top Of The World” Attraction
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Each year thousands of visitors from all parts of America and many foreign countries come to Tran
sylvania county to see Mt. Pisgah and to visit in the famed Pisgah National Forest. Probably one of the
best views of the Pisgah is from Mt. Pisgah Inn, and the lofty mountain top is pictured above. Already
hundreds of summer visitors are being noted in the county and in the Pisgah, and indications are that
’53 will be a banner year. More pictures of Pisgah Inn and a feature story are carried on page foxir, first
section, in this week’s issue of The Times. (Times Staff Photo)
Clubhouse At The Brevard Country
Club To Be Opened This Week End
Stockholders And Guests To
Be Welcomed. Kibbey Is
New Manager
The clubhouse of Brevard Coun
try Club, Inc., will be opened to
stockholders and their guests this
week end, William F. Huffman, th'v
president, announces today.
During the past few weeks, much
renovation work has been done in
the clubhouse and new equipment
and furniture have been purchased.
The opening this week end will be
on a limited basis, President Huff
man says, and it is hoped that the
golf links will be ready for play be
fore the first of July. A grand op
ening of both the club and the golf
course is planned around that time.
According to Mr. Huffman,
George R. Kibbey has been employ
ed to operate the club, and he and
Mrs. Kibbey are now residing in
the apartment at the country club.
Mr. Kibbey at one time managed
the Plumbrook country club at San
dusky, Ohio, and he has had consid
erable experience as steward on
Great Lakes steamers.
President Huffman says that the
sale of stock is proceeding nicely
and some 300 shares have been
sold to date. It is hoped that 500
will be subscribed so that all neces
sary equipment can be purchased
Memberships are $25 for social;
$48 for single; and $60 for family.
An initiation fee will be charged
after August 1.
Stock may be purchased from Jack
Alexander, chairman of stock sale,
or from one of the four captains:
Robert Arnold, L. C. Poor, Ned
Medford or Dr. Norman Boyer.
President Huffman says that he
is most appreciative for the fine
community cooperation the board
of directors is getting.
“It is also gratifying to see so
many people taking an interest in
the newly formed Country Club,
Inc., and in the very near future
we hope to have a playable golf
course,” he stated.
Now Planning Folk Festival,
Queen Wins $200 Scholarship
CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, June 11 — Masonic
meeting in Temple, 8 o’clock.
Friday, June 12 — Square dance
at the American Legion building,
8:30.
Saturday, June 13 — Registration
in beer election begins. Elks’ Little
League opens at 10 a. m.
Sunday, June 14 — Attend the
church of your choice.
Monday, June 15 — Rotary club
meets at 7 p. m., in Gaither’s Rho
dodendron room. American Legion
auxiliary meets at 8 o’clock, Legion
building.
Tuesday, June 16—Order of East
ern Star meets at 8 o’clock in Ma
sonic temple, 8 o’clock.
Wednesday, June 17 — WOW
meet in the hall at 8 o’clock.
The winner of the Miss Brevard
pageant will be the recipient of a
$200 scholarship to Brenau college,
(lainesville, Ga., in addition to a
number of other awards, the com
mittee in charge of the event an
nounces today.
The pageant is being held in con
junction with the second annual
Sylvan Valley Folk Festival spon
sored by the Brevard Jaycees July
2nd, 3rd and 4th.
Girls interested in competing
should contact Mrs. Frank Mc
Guire, chairman of the pageant, or
Henry McDonald, as soon as pos
sible.
Mrs. McGuire announces that
the scholarship has been secured
through the vision and cooperation
of the administration of Brenau.
She stated, “This college is a lead
er in the field of higher education
for young women and we are im
mensely pleased that a typical Bre
vard girl will have an opportunity
to go there.”
She also points out that the win
ner of the Miss Brevard pageant
could go on to the state or national
finals and compete for scholarships
up to .$5,000.
Legion’s Dances On
Friday Night Are
Reported Popular
Legionnaires have resumed their
regular Friday night square dances
which are proving popular with
townspeople and summer visitors.
Dancing will begin Friday night
at 8:30 o’clock, and Earl Powell
will call, since the regular caller,
Weldon Misenheimer, is attending
the annual Legion convention in
Wilmington. Music is furnished by
Blaine Emory and his sft-ing band.
Admission is 50 cents per person.
Many e^.tries have been received
and plans are in their final stages
for the second annual Sylvan Valley
Folk Festival that will be held in
Brevard at the high school athletic
field on July 2-4. The event, which
promises to be one of the high
lights of the Brevard and Western
North Carolina summer season, will
be sponsored for the second succes
sive year by the Brevard junior
chamber of commerce.
Much hard work has gone into
the planning of the festival and all
signs indicate an even better pro
gram than last year’s successful
three-day affair. Festival chairman,
Burder Teague, has lined up a
group of mountain music-makers
and entertainers that is considered
the best in this section of the coun
try. To mention a few, such well-
known performers as George Pe-
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Indications Point To Good Tourist
Season In County, Camps Are Filled
AQUATIC SCHOOL
NOW IN SESSION
Some 128 Students Are At
tending First Session At
Camp Carolina
With an enrollment of 128, the
first session of the 1953 Red Cross
Aquatic schools at beautiful Camp
Carolina is now underway and will
continue until next Wednesday.
Offering courses in lifesaving,
water safety, swimming, diving,
small craft operation and first aid,
the school is being conducted in
the same manner as others in past
years.
Bill Langford, who is field repre
sentative in charge of Red Cross
water front activities in the state
of Alabama, is director, and the
assisting director is Bill McDonald,
of Carolina Beach, who is field
representative for the state of
North Carolina.
Next Wednesday afternoon a
demonstration will be held which
will be open to the public. The an
nual banquet is set for next Wed
nesday night, Mr. Langford says.
Faculty at the aquatic school is
composed of Red Cross leaders in
the fields of water safety and first
aid.
Students completing the courses
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REGISTRATION TO
BEGIN SATURDAY
Books Will Be Open For
Next Three Saturdays.
Election July 7
Registration for the special beer
election, which will be held here
in the town of Brevard on July 7,
begins on Saturday, June 13.
The registration will be held in
the city hall between the hours of
9:00 a. m., and 6:00 p. m., the reg
istrar, George M. Justus, announces,
The books will be open on Sat
urday, June 20, and the following
Saturday, June 27th. Saturday, July
4th, is challenge day.
Persons who have resided in the
city limits for the past four months
and in North Carolina for the past
year are eligible to vote, Mr. Jus
tus says, if they have voted in a
previous town election or if they
register on one of the three follow
ing Saturdays.
Over 3 Inches Of Rainfall Ends
Long Dry Spell In Transylvania
Transylvania’s dry earth drank
heavily of more than three inches
of rainfall over the past week
end to revitalize farm and gar
den crops and parched lawns.
According to Jack Huggins,
Brevard’s official weatherman,
Mother Nature compressed with
in little more than 24 hours al
most three tinjes as much rain
fall as the county has had in the
last 30 days.
Few rains have ever received
a more grateful welcome than
the one last week end, which
worked miracles with crops and
gardens.
Contrary to' popular opinion
around town, the temperature
WPNF Program Highlights
Popular All-Night Singing Groups To
Be Heard Saturday At 6:30 P. M.
Several, of the outstanding sing
ing groups which will appear on
the All - Night Singing Saturday
night in the Brevard high school
auditorium, will be heard in a 25
minute program beginning at 6:30
o’clock Saturday evening over
WPNF, Jack Hammette, the station
manager,' announces.
“We feel confident that after
any people hear these famous
singers on the air, they will cer
tainly want to attend the singing
at the high school, beginning at 8
o’clock,” Mr. Hammette declared.
Among the popular groups to ap
pear on the evening program are:
Riley Smith and the Tonemasters,
of Asheville; the Friendly Four, of
Mt. Airy; the Friendly Five, of
Asheville; and others.
Other Programs
Representatives of the American
Legion will be heard on the Civic
hour on Friday morning, and the
Lions club has the program on Mon
day. The Rotarians will be heard
on next Wednesday. The Civic hour
is heard each Monday, Wednesday
and Friday mornings as a public
service program of the Ecusta Pa-
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has not been as high during the
month of June as it was the lat
ter part of May. Mr. Huggins ex
plains that this is due to the
moisture in the air following the
rain. The hottest day that Tran
sylvania has had this year was
on May 31, when the mercury
climbed to 96.
“We didn’t notice the heat so
badly that day because of the
dryness,” Mr. Huggins states. On
the day before, the thermometer
read 94 degrees.
Transylvanians To Attend Boys’ State
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The outstanding Transylvania youths to represent the county at
American Legion’s Boys’ State at Chapel Hill next week are pictured
above being congratulated by MARSHALL LOFTIS, center, chair
man of the Boys’ State project for the Monroe Wilson post. JOHN
ALLEN McCrary, of Brevard, is pictured at the right, and EDWARD
HOWELL PAXTON, of Rosman, is on the left. (Times Staff Photo)
McCrary And Paxton Represent
Transylvania At Boys' State
DUCKWORTH HOLDS
BIRTHDAY EVENT
Ford Motor Companies
Across Country Celebrat
ing 50th Anniversary
Duckworth Motor company is
joining with Ford Motors and oth
er dealers throughout the nation in
the 50th birthday celebration on
Monday night, June 15. A special
television party will be featured.
This year the Ford company is
observing its 50th anniversary with
many special events in connection
with this half-century of production
of automobiles.
The television party will feature
a two-hour program on both NBC
and CBS networks and local pa
trons and friends are invited to
view it at Duckworth’s. Free re
freshments will also be served.
Another feature of this anniver
sary party will be the awarding of
a gift to any couple celebrating
their 50th wedding anniversary
this year. These couples are asked
to register at the Ford dealer’s
here on or before Monday, June 15.
AT VFW CONVENTION
Commander Ed Conley and
James Avery attended the annual
convention of Veterans of Foreign
Wars at Nags Head last week end.
Commander Conley and Mr. Avery
represented the Lewis Earl Jackson
post at the convention.
Local Legion Post Sendin«^
Rising Senior From Bre
vard And Rosman
Two Transylvania youths, John
Allen McCrary, of Brevard, .and
Edward Howell Paxton, of Rosman,
will attend the American Legion’s
Boys’ State at Chapel Hill from
June 14th to the 21st.
Marshall Loftis, chairman of the
project for the Monroe Wilson post
here, says Boys’ State is designed
to build objective leadership.
Mr. Loftis feels that the two boys
selected by the post to represent
Transylvania are outstanding
ybuths and will make excellent del
egates from this county.
Young McCrary is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. E. K. McCrary and is 17
years of age. He is a rising senior
at Brevard high school, where he
has made an outstanding record. He
was president of the junior class
and he will serve as head of the
student council.
McCrary is also co-business i
ager of the Monogram club; sports
editor of the Brevardier; treasurer
of the FFA, and judging from his
play on the gridiron last year, he
is expected to be a mainstay on the
'53 team. He is a member of the
Carr’s Hill Baptist church.
Young Paxton, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Payton, of Rosman, is
a rising senior and has also made
an outstanding record in his three
years of high school.
Active in FFA, he is vice presi
dent of the Rosman chapter and has
served as sentinel and reporter.
In 1951 and ’52 he represented
Rosman at the state convention.
—^Tum to Page Five
Square Dancers Circle Left At Folk Festival
RECORD NUMBER
OF VISITORS IN
PISGAH FOREST
Camps And Recreational
Areas Overflowing. Com
merce Group Is Busy
MEET HELD TUESDAY
The 1953 tourist season in Tran
sylvania county is now open.
Visitors in the Pisgah National
Forest are already overflowing the
recreational areas and the camping
grounds, and the swimming pool at
Davidson river is reported to be a
most popular spot.
Out-of-state cars are noted by
the hundreds on week ends, with
the group from South Carolina
heading the list. Brevard is the
crossroads of US Highway 64 and
Highway 276 and visitors from prac
tically every state in Eastern Amer
ica can be noted here from time to
time.
Mrs. John Ford, the executive
secretary of the Brevard chamber
of commerce, reported at Tuesday
night’s director’s meeting that her
office on the court house lawn is a
busy place.
It was the consensus of the di
rectors present that the 1953 tour
ist season would be one of the best
here in a number of years.
John D. Eversman, president of
the Brevard Music Festival, report
ed at the meeting that response to
the sale of memberships was excel
lent, and the ’53 festival would be
“tops.”
Dr. Frank McGuire, r^'v^ddent of
the Brevard Jaycees, also reported
that indications pointed to the best
Svlvan Valley Folk Festival ever
staged in Brevard. This big event
will be held on July 2-4 on the Bre
vard high school athletic field.
More than 1,500 boys and girls
from all parts of America will at
tend the organized summer camps,
in Transylvania this summer.
The camps are reported to be-
filled to capacity and most of them
will open next week. Pre-camps are
being held at Camp Illahee and-
Camp Deerwoode.
Long recognized as a “Mecca for •
Summer Camps,” Transylvania has
14 fine organized camps, and last
week plans were announced of the'
purchase of the Macfarlane proper-
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MISSAQUILLARD
TO SPEAK HERE
Will Deliver Sermon At First
Baptist Church This
Sunday Morning
Miss Vena Aquillard, field work
er with the Home Mission board of
the Southern Baptist convention,
will speak at the morning worship
services of the First Baptist church,
June 14th, at 11:00 a. m.
She wiU be in Transylvania coun
ty this week end in connection with
the YWA (Young Women’s Auxil
iary) retreat which will be held at
Lake Toxaway. A feature of this re
treat program will be attending the
Sunday morning services—Sunday
school and morning worship — at
the First Baptist church by the en
tire group of YWA’s. Miss Aquil
lard will address the congregation
of the First Baptist church and the
YWA’s at this service.
‘The First Baptist church cor
dially invites you to worship with
them at these services,” the pastor
states.
Legionnaires Will
Attend Convention
Typical of the many square dancing teams from this area which will compete for honors at the
second annual Sylvan Valley Folk Festival is the one shown above. Dancers and musicians will alternate
the spotUght when this event is held on the high school field, July 2nd, 3rd and 4th, under the sponsor
ship of Brevard Jaycees. In addition to the folk music and dancing the Miss Brevard pageant will also be
held. Indications point to a festival that will surpass last year’s in talent and attendance.
The Monroe Wilson post and the
Legion auxiliary will be well rep
resented at the annual convention
of the North Carolina department,
of the American Legion in Wil
mington this week end.
Commander Shirley Clark and
Mrs. Clark are attending, and oth
ers representing Transylvania are:
Past Commander Charles B. Disher
and Mrs. Disher, Mrs. Edna Mae
McCrary, Mrs. Fritz Waldrop, Mrs.
Edwin Lass, Mrs. Margaret Young-
husband, Weldon Misenheimer and
Eb Morrow.