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TRANSYLVANIA— An Industrial, Tourist, Ed ucational, A g r i cultural and Music Center. Popula tion, 1950 Census, 15,321. Brevard Community 7,394. The Transylvania Times l \ \ ■ } A State And National P r i z e - W i n n i n g A. B. C. Newspaper TRANSYLVANIA— The Land of Waterfalla, Mecca for Summer Campa, Entrance to Pisgah Na tional Forest and Home of Brevard Music Festival. Vol. 65, No. 30 ★ SECTION ONE ★ BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1954 ★ 24 PAGES TODAY * PUBLISHED WEEKLY Take Advantage Of Dollar Days Bargains In Brevard Stores Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Monday THE LAKE TOXAWAY DEVELOP MENT CLUB MEMBERS were the sixth and final entry in the Transylvania Rural Development contest to report on accom plishments and goals. From all reports, the group made a strong bid for a portion of the $1,200 in prize money being of fered. Pictured above, kneeling, left to right, are: Bob Love, Warren Fisher, Louis Tinsley, Bud Case, Rev. F. T. Rose, B. E. Keisler, Eugene King, Jr., Edward Johnson, Jr. Second row: W. J. Raines, Mrs. Louis Tinsley, Carolyn Thomas, Mrs. L. H. Thomas, Joann Owen, Martha Ann Thomas, L. H. Thomas, Margaret Owen, Virginia Price, Mrs. Eugene King, Norma King, Elaine Barton. Third row: Julian A. Glazener, Mrs. Beulah McNee ly, Mrs. Herbert Fisher, Coleen Owen, W L. Burrell, Mrs. Warren Fisher, John Price, Eugene King, Sr., Harold McNee ly. (Times Staff Photo) Superior Court Is Continued, Civil Slate Scheduled To Be Heard Next Sentences Handed Down By Judge Mettles In Large Number Of Cases The July-August term of Supe rior court in Transylvania is being continued, with the civil slate scheduled to begin on Thursday morning. Judge Zeb V. Nettles, who is presiding, recessed the criminal docket Tuesday afternoon, after hearing a large number of cases of submissions on drunk driving, no operator’s license and other charg es of a similar nature. Highlighting the trials on Tues day were those of Anthony and Charles Burgess, Tommy Joe Press ley and Arvil Stamey. The group was tried for house-breaking, lar ceny and transporting and break ing out of jail. The first of the Bur gesses was given from five to sev en years, with Anthony being sen tenced from three to five years in prison. Stamey was given from one to two years, and Pressley received a sentence from three to five years. John Capps was also tried for lar ceny of an automobile, and he will serve from three to five years in prison. Due to illness, a total of 23 cases of Attorney Ralph R. Fisher was continued until the next term of court. There are 11 cases on the civil docket, and trial of them is ex pected to take only a day or two. Other sentences passed to the present time are as follows: Pleading guilty to speeding charges and receiving fines of $20 and costs were: Bobby Eugene Al lison, Marion Elizabeth Wilson, Dave Whitson, Russell Camp, Nor man Griffin, Clyde M. Nicholson, —Turn to Page Five CALENDAR OF COMING EVENTS Thursday, July 29 — Town-Wide dollar days begin. Court convenes at 9:30 a. m. Masonic meeting in the temple at 7:30 p. m. Alcoholics Anonymous open meeting, Brevard high school, 8 o’clock. Benefit bridge party, American Legion building, 8 o’clock. Friday, July 30 — Lions meet with Etowah club, Camp Straus, 5:30 p. m. Concert at Transylva nia Music camp, 8:15 p. m. Square dance in the American Legion building, 8:30 p. m. Saturday, July 31 — Elks Little League, 10 a. m. CAP barbecue, college field, 6 p. m. Sunday, August 1 — Attend the church of your choice. Concert, —Turn to Page Fiv Successful Event Annual Federation Mid-Week Highlighted With Concerts Delegates from nearly all the southern states and from other re gions joined in the Federation Mid Week activities at Transylvania Music camp Tuesday and Wednes day. Opening with a registration tea at the home of Mrs. Frank Carr, the annual event continued Tues day night with a gala concert at the camp auditorium, featuring the Transylvania symphony orchestra and chorus, conducted by James Christian Pfohl. John S. Browning, To Feature Works Of Donald Lee Moore On Program Next Tues. There will be a concert, featur ing principally the works of Bre vard’s own composer, Donald Lee Moore, next Tuesday night, Au gust 3rd, at Sky Valley Music camp at Zirconia. Anne G. Perry is director of the camp, and she cordially invites the public to attend the concert Tues day night. Mr. Moore will attend, she states in issuing an invitation to all friends of this gifted composer to be present at the concert. Jr., winner of the Steinway Centen nial award jointly sponsored by the National Federation of Music Clubs, was piano soloist in the Liszt E flat piano concerto. A reception following the con cert was held at the library at Bre vard college, honoring Mrs. Mau rice Honigman, vice president for the southeastern region, Mrs. Charles H. Pascoe, vice president for the western region, and other distinguished visitors. —Turn to Page Five Brevard Merchants Offer Big Variety Of Bargains For Mammoth Trade Event i LAKE TOXAWAY CLUB REPORTS MUCH PROCRESS Sixth And Final Entry In Rur al Development Contest Cites Accomplishments __ -Wi By STAFF WRITE* , The Lake Toxaway (^apjlgtiiity club, the sixth and finalrjMip^ in Transylvania’s ’54 Rural Develop ment contest, reported otit*£mding progress made in the upper section of the county in a recent Commu nity Hour program over WPNF. Previously, Little River, Cedar Mountain, Dunn’s Rock, Quebec and Balsam Grove outlined activi ties and goals in radio shows over the local station. With the year half gone and competition extreme ly keen, it would be difficult at this stage to pick a winner out of the six entries. But there’s one sure bet. The members of the Lake Toxaway De velopment club served notice that they are very much in the running. Harold McNeely, president of the club, was ably assisted by some 30 members of the upper county group in reporting accomplishments to date. Briefly, the goals outlined will increase farm income; improve the standard of living; give more con tentment to country living; and if successfully carried out, they will undoubtedly win a portion of the $1,200 in prize money offered in —Turn To Page Four NBC’s Don Gillis Now Visiting At The Music Camp Don Gillis, producer-director for the NBC Symphony broadcasts of the National Broadcasting compa ny, is a visitor at Transylvania Mu sic camp this week. Composer of many works for band and orchestra and in the fields of ballet and opera, Gillis will be represented on the Transylvania concert band program Friday, when James Christian Pfohl will con duct a concert including his “Ballet for Band.” Gillis was a visitor at Transylva nia three years ago. His son, Don Gillis, Jr., is a student at the camp this year. Stockholders In Country Club To Meet Tuesday me annual ineeung oi me Bre vard country club stockholders will be held next Tuesday night, August 3rd, at the club house, beginning at 8:30 o’clock. Dr. E. 0. Roland, the club president, urges all stockholders to attend and help elect a new board of directors and hear re ports of activities at the club and golf course. Last year several civic-minded citizens leased the property from Second Annual Frances Clark Piano Workshop Is Slated At The College - • The Frances Clark Piano Work-1 shop, nationally recognized course , for piano teachers and students, j will take place on the Brevard col lege campus, August 12-18. This is the second year that the event has been a summer feature on the Bre vard campus. Director of the course is Frances Clark, distinguished teacher, au thor, lecturer and teacher of teach ers. The Brevard Workshop is one in a series of summer courses which Miss Clark and her staff conduct in various parts of the country. They have just completed classes at Kala mazoo college in Michigan; Mac Phail School of Music in Minneap olis, Minnesota; and Denver univer sity in Denver, Colorado. Following the Brevard course, they will pre sent a similar workshop in New —Turn To Page Four FRANCES CLARK me lown. isrevara country Club, Inc., was formed and several hun dred shares of stock were sold. In the fall of ’53, E. E. Fraser was employed as manager of the club, and since that time vast im provement work has been noted on the links. The president points out that there is much work yet to be done, and he emphasizes the fact that the club and golf course are answering a need in the commu nity of local citizens and tourists as well. Door prizes will be awarded at the meeting next Tuesday night I and full attendance of all stock holders is urged. In addition to President Roland and Manager Fraser, other officers and direc tors are: Bill Huffman, secre tary; Art Loeb, treasurer; Mrs. Ed Lass, Jack Potts and John Anderson. A A Group To Have Open Meet Thursday There will be a special meeting, which will be open to the public and sponsored by the local chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous, on Thursday night in the Brevard high school auditorium, beginning at 8 o’clock. An out-of-town speaker with wide experience has been secured for the meeting. Persons with alcoholic problems in their families and all others interested in the important work of AA are cordially invited —Turn To Page Five RHEA “PETE” DOYLE, right, was honored by mem bers of the Brevard Rotary club Monday night. A past president of the club, Mr. Doyle leaves on Friday for Gabon, Ohio, where he has accepted a position with North Electric Manufacturing company. At the left is George Perkins, Jr., another past president of the club who presented a gift on behalf of the club, and in the center is Charles Pickelsimer, Jr., manager of the Citi zens Telephone company, who also gave Mr. Doyle a going-away present from the concern. (Times Staff Photo) Fine Arts Festival Is Planned At College, Lasts One Week CAP TO SPONSOR BARBECUE, SALE SATURDAY NIGHT Unique Event To Be Held On College Field. Public Is Invited A large crowd is expected to at tend the barbecue supper and unique auction sale of the Brevard squadron of the Civil Air Patrol on Saturday evening, beginning at 6:00 o’clock. Commander Jack Smathers cor dially invites the public to attend. He says that many useful and ex pensive items of merchandise, con sisting of household equipment, auto supplies, etc., will be auction ed off at bargain prices. A delicious barbecue supper will be served on the athletic field, he points out, and tickets may be pur chased at the gate or prior to that time from any member of the CAP here. Proceeds derived from the sale will be used to obtain an airplane for the local Civil Air Patrol unit for training and rescue work, Com mander Smathers explains. Local Women’s Clubs Spon soring. Mrs. Wallis, Mrs. Richardson In Charge Plans are being completed for the third annual Fine Arts Festi val of the North Carolina Federa tion of Women’s clubs at Brevard college from August 1st through the 7th, it is announced today Mrs William Wallis and Mrs. C. A. Richardson are co-chairmen of the arrangements committee, and hostess clubs for the week are the Wednesday club, the Fortnightly club, the Book and Plate club, the Mathatasian club and the Brevard Garden club. The week’s festival will open with the evening meal on Sunday, August 1st, and will close with the noon meal on Saturday, August 7. There will be courses 'in creative writing, including poetry, drama, short story and newspaper, and they will be taught by Mrs. T. E. Summerrow, Jr., of Gastonia, a clubwoman and writer of note, the co-chairmen point out. Music appreciation, choral work and composition will also be offer ed, and prof. Bruce A. Livengood, head of the department of music of Brevard college, will be the in structor. Miss Suzanne Kramer, of Hick . —Turn to Page Eight Program Highlights Summer Program Of NBC Now Being Heard Over WPNF Said To Be Tops The summer programs of the National Broadcasting company, which are now being heard over WPNF, are “tops,” Jack Ham mette, station manager, reports. He urges that local listeners make special efforts to hear such shows as the following: Thursday night — Adventure night, featuring Roy Rogers and gang at 8:00 o’clock. Friday night is the night for ‘tops in pops.” Beginning at 8:00 o’clock, the program lasts for two hours and features the swinging of America’s best bands. Saturday night — Hillbilly night, with the Ecusta jamboree at 8:30 o’clock, followed by NBC’s Grand Ole Opry. Sunday night — NBC symphony at 6:30 and at 8:00 o’clock it’s “Sunday with Garroway” for two hours. Monday night — The best in con cert music. Featured program is the Telephone Hour at 9 o’clock. Tuesday is mystery night, with “Dragnet” at 9:00 o’clock. Wednesday is quiz show night, topped by the “Best of Groucho” at 9:00 o’clock. Other Programs The schedule for the Civic hour for the coming week is as follows: Friday, Transylvania Music camp; Monday, American Legion Post 88; Wednesday, Brevard chamber of —Turn to Page Eight THREE AWARDS OF SILVER DOLLARS TO RE MADE TUESDAY Marked Reductions Feature Timely Offerings In Brevard Stores STARTS TODAY A town - wide four-day Dollar Days event will begin in Brevard this (Thursday) morning and will be climaxed on Tuesday afternoon at 5:30 o’clock, when 175 silver dol lars will be awarded. There will be three prizes — of $100, $50 and $25 each. The awards will be made in front of the Plummer building on West Main street. Extraordinary values are being offered by participating merchants for these four days. There Li a laige volume of summer merchan dise which has been drastically re duced and a wide variety of other items which have been marked at sacrifice prices. Tickets will be issued to shop pers during these four days for each $1.00 spent or paid on ac count. This event is being sponsored by the merchants’ division of the chamber of commerce, of which R. H. Plummer is chairman. Aside from offering individual purchas ers an opportunity to save money on their personal and household needs, the collective effect of these offerings, he said, should give momentum to the trade-at hcme idt a. A complete list of the participating merchants will be found in a display ad on page 2 in this section. Read carefully every ad in this issue of The Times. Each was pre pared with one main idea in mind — to give the buyer extra value for his money and there is the added incentive of the three prizes in sil ver dollars. Shop Brevard stores today, Friday, Saturday and Mon day! EIGHT ANSWER THE JULY DRAFT CALL Group Taking Basic At Fort Jackson. No Induction During August Eight Transylvanians answered the July draft call, Mrs. Tom Gal loway, clerk of the local board, an nounces today. The men were inducted at Char lotte and were sent to Fort Jack son, S. C., for basic training. Included in the group were: James Donald Stamey, Spaulding McIntosh, Jr., Sidney Sutton Wil son, Robert Walter Hinkle, Ste phen Alfred Talmadge, Herbert Bryan Shiflet, Jr., and Forest Allen. Alexander. The clerk reports that Transyl vania will not have a draft call dur ing August. Mrs. Galloway says she needs the latest addresses of three per sons registered with the board. They are: John Henry Johnson, Odell Washington Collins and An drew Galloway. Anybody knowing the whereabouts of these persons * is asked to contact the draft board. _ Firemen To Sponsor Williams Rides Here Williams Rides will fill an en gagement in Brevard all next week under the auspices of the Brevard volunteer fire department, it is an nounced today. The local fire-fighters will re ceive a portion of the proceeds, which will go for the annual fire prevention program here. The rides will be located on the lot at the intersection of North Broad and West French Broad streets, opposite Paxton Motors. The Williams concern has only riding devices with no objection able shows. The Brevard firemen urge all citizens to come out any afternoon or evening next week and bring the children.
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