TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist, Ed
ucational, A g r i cultural
and Music Center. Popula
tion, 1950 Census, 15,321.
Brevard Community 7,394.
Vol. 65, No. 29
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The Transylvania Times
.A State And National P r i ze-Winning A. B. C. Newspaper
SECTION ONE ★ BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1954 * 20 PAGES TODAY *
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TRANSYLVANIA—
The Land of Waterfalls,
Mecca for Summer Camps,
Entrance to Pisgah Na
tional Forest and Home of
Brevard Music Festival.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
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ALEXANDER P. THOMAS, right,
the largest grower of gladioli in the
Western Carolinas, is pictured above ov
erseeing the packing of one of the hun
dreds of hampers which go out daily
from his beautiful 1,800 acre farm in
lower Transylvania. In the center is M.
W. WEINBERG, who supervises the
farm here, and on the left is Mr. Thom
as’ son, PETER. Mr. Thomas also owns
and operates a huge gladioli farm with
some 1,200 acres in Cocoa, Florida. He
says the season and the market this year
are much better than last year’s. Up un
til this time in ’53, a total of 133,686
dozen glads had been cut here. To date
the cutting is 166,341 dozen, for a gain
of some 33,000 dozen. These glads are
shipped to all parts of the nation. (Times
Staff Photo)
Good Response Reported In Brevard
Music Festival Membership Campaign
President Eversman Makes
Plea For Local Citizens To
Purchase Tickets Early
A concerted membership drive
for the ninth annual Brevard Music
Festival is well underway, and ac
cording to John Eversman, festi
\al president, response this year is
better than ever.
Many persons are assisting wife
the solicitations, and canvassing is
being completed in businesses, in
dustries and adjoining communi
ties. Local support of the music en
terprise, which has made Brevard
the “summer music capital of the
South,” is gratifying, Mr. Evers
rnan declares.
Thousands of two - color folders
have been mailed out with en
closed membership applications,
and many have been returned with
checks. The festival president ad
vises local persons who have not
purchased tickets to do so immedi
ately.
The ninth annual event which
will be held August 13-29 in the
Transylvania Music Camp auditori
um, opens with Carroll Glenn, vio
lin, and Eugene List, piano, as solo
ists during the first week end.
The festival orchestra is conduct
ed by James Christian Pfohl. The
other soloists are Carol Smith, con
tralto; David Lloyd, tenor; Grant
Johannesen, piano; and Donald
Gramm, bass-baritone.
Memberships to the ’54 festival
are as follows: Active, $12.50 (sea
son ticket); sponsor, $30.00 or
more (two tickets); patron, $50.00
o mrore, two tickets; and single
admissions are $2.50. Week end
tickets will be available at $6.00.
CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, July 22 — Business
and Professional Women meet at
Camp Straus at 7 o’clock. Masonic
meeting in temple at 8 o’clock.
Adult Girl Scouts meet in Little
House, 8 p. m.
Friday, July 23 — Scout commit
tee hamburger fry, Charlie Moore
farm. 6 p. m. Concert at Transyl
vania Music camp at 8:15. Square
dance in the American Legion
building, 8:30.
Saturday, July 24 — Ecusta vs.
Martel Mills, Camp Harry H.
Straus, 2 p. m.
Sunday, July 25 — Attend the
church of your choice. Concert at
Transylvania Music camp, 4 p. m.
Monday, July 26 — Rotary club
meets at Gaither’s at 7 p. m.
Tuesday, July 27 — Sixth annual
Mid-Week begins. Gold Star Moth
ers meet with Mrs. O. Duclos, 7 p.
m. Concert at Transylvania Music
camp, 8:15.
Wednesday, July 28 — Jaycees
meet at Gaither’s at 6:30. WOW
meets in hall at 8 o’clock. Special
concert at Transylvania Music
camp, 8:15.
First In Series
Browning Will Appear With
Music Camp Orchestra Sunday
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s^O|p. ||,- Browning, Jr., pianist,
wilt appear as soloist with the Tran
sylvania Symphony orchestra Sun
day under the direction of James
Christian Pfohl.
He will be heard in the Concerto
No. 1 in E flat for piano and or
chestra of Liszt, the so-called “Tri
angle” concerto. „
Winner this year of the Stein
way Centennial Award in a nation
al competition co-sponsored by the
National Federation of Music
Clubs, Browning is a student at the
Juilliard Institute and a pupil of
Mme. Rosina Lhevinne.
Browning’s home is in Los An
geles. He attended Occidental col
CAP Unit Planning
Supper And Auction
Sale Here July 31
The Brevard squadron of the
Civil Air Patrol is planning a bar
becue supper and a unique auction
sale on Saturday, July 31, Comman
der Jack Smathers announces to
day. The event will be staged on
the Brevard college athletic field.
Tickets, at 50 cents and $1.00, are
now on sale by members of local
unit of the CAP and the cadets,
Commander Smathers states.
Many useful items of merchan
dise, household equipment, etc.,
will be auctioned off during and
following the supper, which will be
held from 6:00 to 8:00 o’clock.
Proceeds derived from the event
will be used to obtain an airplane
for the local CAP unit for training
and rescue work, the commander
explains.
lege for two y&tir before transfer
ring to Juilliard. In 1950 he made
his professional debut as soloist
with the Denver Symphony, and in
1953 he was soloist with the Los
Angeles Philharmonic.
During Transylvania Music
camp’s Federation Mid-Week July
27 and 28 two special eoncerts will
be presented. Browning will be fea
I tured soloist at the program Tues
day, July 27.
On Friday at 8:15 p. m. the Tran
sylvania concert band is scheduled
to present its regular weekly pro
gram at the music camp.
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July-August Term Of Superior Court
To Open In Transylvania On Monday
$7,700,000 PAID
WNCFARMERS BY
FARMERS’CO-OP
McClure Makes Report To
1,400 At Annual Picnic
Tuesday Night
“During the past year over $7,
700,000 was paid back to Western
North Carolina farmers by the
Farmers Federation for milk, poul
try, eggs, burley tobacco and oth
er farm products,” announced
James G. K. McClure, president of
the 34-year-old farm cooperative
which held its annual Transylva
nia county picnic at Brevard high
school Tuesday night before an
overflow crowd of 1,400 persons.
Mr. McClure, who acted as master
of ceremonies, also reported on
the outstanding progress made by
the federation - sponsored Lord’s
Acre program directed by Rev. Du
mont Clarke, who was unable to
be present because of illness.
Delighting the crowd throughout
the evening was an entertainment
lineup consisting of Panhandle
Pete, the fabulous one-man-band
performer; Alex Houston, talented
young ventriloquist from Hender
sonville; and the new Farmers
Federation string band consisting
of Joe Franklin, Darryl Petty, Jim
my Buchanan, Ray Austin and Gai
ther Robinson.
Mr. McClure also introduced Silas
Little, federation hatchery mana
ger, who paid tribute to the Tran
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To Offer Courses
In Life - Saving At
Franklin Park Pool
Courses in junior and senior life
saving will be offered at the mu
nicipal swimming pool in Franklin
park, C. F. Misenheimer, the man
ager, announces today.
Classes will be conducted daily
at 4:00 p. m., by Martha Fortune,
and all persons, 12 years of age
and older, will be eligible to enter.
Red Cross certificates will be
awarded to all successfully complet
ing the course as prescribed by the
Red Cross.
Whitewater Falls Picnic
To Attract Many People
Gigantic plans for the annual
Whitewater Falls picnic, one of
the largest social events of the
year in upper Transylvania coun
ty, are being completed. The af
fair will be held Wednesday,
July 28, and arrangements are j
being worked out by members of j
the Oakland - Sapphire - White
water club of this county and the
Salem-Whitewater club in South
Carolina.
The largest crowd ever is ex
pected for this year’s picnic.
Last summer some 600 persons
from the two states were present
for the event, held on the site of !
the tremendous cascades of
Whitewater, reportedly the high
est falls in Eastern America.
State highway officials state
WPNF Program Highlights
Coast-To-Coast Broadcasts Slated,
Top Concerts Set For This Sunday
Listeners of WPNF will have the
opportunity of hearing two of the
nation’s top concerts in the classic
and semi-classic field on Sunday
afternoon.
The first, which has been record
ed here at the Transylvania Music
camp for coast-to-coast broadcast,
will be heard over the local station
at 12:30 o’clock, and the Transyl
vania camp band, under the direc
tion of Paul Bryan, will be featured.
The choral ensemble is also on the
program.
The other will be at 6:30 o’clock
that evening, when David Broek
man conducts the NBC concert or
chestra in an all-American pro
gram.
Other Programs
The schedule for the Farm and
Home hour for the coming week
is as follows: Thursday, fish rear
ing station, Earl Bigford; Friday,
ASC, Marvin Whitmire; Monday,
county agent’s office; Tuesday,
Carolina farm features; Wednes
day, home demonstration agent.
On the Civic hour the following
will be heard: Friday, Transylva
nia Music camp; Monday, Lions
club; Wednesday, Rotary club.
The Rev. Craig Dodson, pastor
of the Oak Grove Baptist church,
is speaking on morning devotions
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that the Whitewater road is now
in good condition, and is stoned
all the way on both the North and
South Carolina lines. A portion
of these falls is in South Caro
lina with the majority of them
being located in Transylvania
county.
Luncheon, picnic style, will be
served at 1 p. m., and several
groups of musicians will play
throughout the afternoon.
Rain Brings Relief
From Heat And Dry
Weather In County
Brevard, Pisgah Forest and
lower sections of Transylvania
county received relief from the
heat wave and drought Tuesday
afternoon when over an inch of
rainfall was recorded in less than
an hour.
Jack Huggins, Brevard’s weath
erman, said that 1.67 inches fell
in the city limits. Thunder, light
ning and strong winds accompa
nied the storm. Although slight
damage was reported to corn
from the winds, little other ill
effects of the storm were record
ed.
The line of the rain was about
Selica, with Bosnian and other
sections receiving none.
SHOE SHOPS MERGED
Announcement is made today
that the Pettit shoe shop has pur
chased the equipment, stock and
goodwill of the Brevard shoe shop.
On or about the first of August, the
two concerns will be comoined and
located next to the Dixie Cleaners
on Caldwell street.
MID-WEEK PRINCIPALS in
the event at Transylvania Music
camp and Brevard college July
27 and 28 are shown above and
at left. Mrs. Maurice Honigman,
above, of Gastonia, vice presi
dent of the southeastern division
of Federated Music clubs, will
be honored. John S. Browning,
Ji., pianist, who won the $2,000
Steinway award, will be soloist
with the orchestra Sunday after
noon and also next Tuesday
night. Naomi Farr, at left, so
prano, who won the 1953 Federa
tion. artist award, sings with the
orchestra in a special concert
Wednesday.
Sixth Federation Mid-Week
Tuesday And Wednesday, Cabins
At Music Camp To Be Dedicated
HEALTH QUEEN — Martha
Gaile McCall, above, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Roy McCall, of
North Brevard, is competing in
the state 4-H club health contest
in Raleigh this week. She was
named Transylvania health cham
pion last spring. Martha is a
member of the Brevard Senior
club.
Gold Star Mothers
Meet Next Tues.
There will be an important meet
ing of the Gold Star Mothers on
Tuesday evening, July 27th, it is
announced today.
The meet will be held at the
home of Mrs. O. Duclos on Turnpike
avenue, and meeting time is 7:00
o’clock.
It will be a covered dish affair,
and all members are urged to at
tend.
Mrs. Maurice Honigman, Of
Gastonia, To Be Honored.
Concerts Planned
The sixth annual Federation
Mid-Week will take place at Tran
sylvania Music camp July 27 and
28.
An event honoring officials and
members of the National Federa
tion of Music Clubs, Mid-Week this
year pays tribute to the federa
tion’s vice president for the south
eastern region, Mrs. Maurice Ho
nigman, of Gastonia.
More than a hundred delegates
are expected to take part in the
activities, which include special
concerts by the Transylvania sym
phony orchestra and the faculty
staff orchestra.
James Christian Pfohl, camp
and music director, has engaged
two young soloists for the musical
events. John S. Browning, Jr., Los
Angeles pianist, winner of the
Steinway Centennial Award of $2,
000, will perform the Liszt E flat
concerto with the 90-piece student
orchestra Tuesday night.
On Wednesday Naomi Farr, 1953
National Federation of Music-Clubs
Artist winner, is soprano soloist
with the faculty-staff orchestra.
Miss Farr is from Salt Lake City.
The program will include “The
Marshes of Glen,” a work for or
chestra and chorus by Transylva
jnia’s flute instructor Charles De
iLaney commissioned by the North
Carolina Federation of Music clubs.
Three new practice cabins do
nated by federation club groups
and individuals will be dedicated
during the two-day ceremonies.
They are the Florence Golson
Bateman studio of the Alabama
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Brevard Bus Station Retains Top
Rating In WNC, Business Better
The Brevard bus station remains
on top with a perfect score rating
in Western North Carolina, a re
port from Raleigh reveals today.
Only two other stations in WNC,
Chimney Rock and Rutherfordton,
had perfect sanitary ratings by the
state board of health.
W. P. Hart, the manager of the
local station, said he was naturally
quite pleased with the rating given
the local station.
Business this year has been at
least 25 per cent better than it was
last year, and the local manager
said he appreciated the fine sup
port given him by local citizens.
“Greyhound is now serving us
with all air-conditioned buses, and
it’s good to see that more people
than ever before are riding them,”
Mr. Hart continued.
He pointed out further that Bre
vard now has fine schedules. There
are six buses daily to Atlanta, Geor
gia, and these leave at different
hours.
There are also three round trips
daily to Greenville, S. C., as well as
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120 CASES ARE ON
CRIMINAL SLATE,
NETTLES PRESIDES
Expect To Begin Action On
Civil Calendar Next
Thursday Morning
DOCKET CARRIED
The July-August term of Supe
rior court in Transylvania county
opens on Monday morning at 10i
o’clock.
Judge Zeb V. Nettles, of Ashe
ville, will preside, and Clarence O.
Ridings, of Forest City, will prose
cute for the state.
A total of 120 cases, which is
termed a “medium amount” by
Clerk of Court Marvin McCall, is
on the criminal docket.
Trial of the civil calendar is slat
ed to begin on Thursday, July 29th.
There are 11 motions and the clerk
says that this is the first time he
can remember not having any di
vorce suits to put on the calendar.
Highlighting the criminal docket
will probably be the trial of An
thony and Charles Burgiss, Tommy
Joe Pressley and Arvil Stamey.
The group, being held on charges,
of house-breaking, larceny and
transporting, broke out of jail two
weeks ago and were recaptured
last Friday in Valdosta, Georgia.
The rest of the criminal slate
is as follows:
Assault with deadly w’eapon—Hu
bert Whitmire, Mack Reece, Da
vid Meece.
Driving drunk: Billy J. E. Wil
son, David Meece, Ralph Thomas
Snelson, George V. McCall, Jr., J.
Bayne (of S. C.), Stephen E. Mc
Call, Grover Reece, Clay Earl Ed
wards, Elliotte Riley, Charles S.
Korn, Charles W. Jordan, Clyde W
Smith, Samuel Benjimin, Wilson
Lyday, Harold Whitmire, Joel
Woodard, Billy Charles Gray, Eu
gene Turner Owen, Roy Lawrence
McAlister, Mrs. A. L. Watson, El
wood Cassell, Spurgeon Queen*
Lloyd Patterson, Fred A. Gravely,.
William H. Gray, R. V. Cooper.
No operator’s license: Billy J. E.
Wilson, Charles Melvin Gravely*
Wade Buck Holden, Edward Heath
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BOARD TO HOLD
IMPORTANT MEET
Teacher Vacancies Being:
Filled. Schools To Open
On August 25th
The Peabody Survey of Transyl
vania county schools, which has
brought about considerable study
and comment on behalf of interest
ed persons, will come up for dis
cussion at the county board of edu
cation meeting Tuesday night, July
27, at 8 o’clock.
Various phases of the recom
mendations will be discussed with
the objective being to make decis
ions as to which of them will be
carried out first.
County Supt. J. B. Jones also an
nounces that most of the vacancies
have been filled for the 1954-55
term. He has yet to secure a super
visor to succeed Dr. B. A. Stevens,
resigned. However Mr. Jones is in
the process of interviewing pros
pective applicants and expects to
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Stockholders Of
Country Club To
Meet August 3rd
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Brevard country club
is set for Tuesday night, August
3rd, Dr. E. 0. Roland, the club
president, announces today.
The purpose of the meeting is for
the election of directors for the
new year, and the president urges
all stockholders to make their
plans now to attend. A number of
door prizes will be awarded and
complete reports on the activities
of the club will be made at that
time.
E. E. Fraser is club manager,
and Bill Huffman is the secretary,
with Art Loeb serving as treasurer.
Other directors are Mrs. Ed Lass,
Jack Potts and John Anderson.