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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. The Transylvania Times A State And National Prize-Winning A. B. C. Newspaper TRANSYLVANIA— An Industrial, Tourist, Ed ucational, A g r i cultural and Music Center. Popula tion, 1950 Census, 15,321. Brevard Community 7,394. Vo!. S5, No. 33 * SECTION ONE + BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1964 * 20 PAGES TODAY ★ PUBLISHED WEEKLY PRINCIPAL FIGURES at the Bre vard Garden club flower show last Thursday and Friday in the NYA hut are shown above. At the left is Mrs. Paul Tindall, president of the club, and Mrs. John Collins, winner of the sweepstakes award in the show, can be noted in the center. At the right is Mrs. J. J. Steven son, who was chairman of the successful event. The ladies are inspecting the non competitive dahlia exhibit of Aston Heath, which attracted considerable at tention. (Times Staff Photo) County Schools Planning Opening Next Wednesday, Enrollment Increase Seen Annual Principals, Teachers Meeting Is Set For This Saturday Morning Transylvania county schools willl open next Wednesday morning, Au-J gust 25, at 8:45 o’clock, and a nor mal increase of around 200 stu dents is expected. Supt. J. B. Jones states that he estimates the opening enrollment in all schools around 3,800 pupils. The annual principals and teach ers meeting will be held Saturday morning at 10 a. m. in the Brevard high school auditorium. Students will remain in school only for a half day next Wednes day; however on Thursday all school cafeterias are expected to be in operation. Mr. Jones points out that the schools are beginning on Wednes day in order to make up before hand for the election day and Thanksgiving holidays. The superintendent also announ ces the board of education has pass ed a ruling that pupils in grades one through eight who live on the Boylston road beyond Little Moun tain will attend the Penrose school. They will go by bus via the Gordon King road. This high way from N. C. 280 to U. S. 64 was paved during the summer. Pupils had previously been attending the Pisgah Forest school. Boys and girls enrolling in the first grades should present their certificate of immunization and pa rents are reminded to see that they have it. CALENDAR OF COMING EVENTS Thursday, August 19 — Lions club meets at Gaither’s Rhododen dron room at 7 o’clock. Masons meet at 7:30 o’clock. Athletic board meets, high school, at 8 o’clock. Women of Presbyterian church, 8 o'clock. Young Republicans to meet at court house at 8 o’clock. Friday, August 20 — Kiwaniaas meet at Gaither’s at 7 o’clock. Fes tival concert at 8:15 o’clock. Saturday, August 21 — Little league “All-Star” game, Camp Straus, at 10 a. m. Principals and teachers meeting at high school at 10 o’clock. Ecusta vs. Beacon at 3 p. m. Festival concert at 8:15 p. m. Sunday, August 22 — Attend the church of your choice. Festival concert at 4:00 o’clock. Monday, August 23 — “Rainbow! Rodeo” at municipal pool at 2:00 o’clock. Rotary meeting at Gaith er’s at 7 o’clock. Tuesday, August 24 •— Gold Star Mothers meet at 7:00 o’clock. Wednesday, August 25 — Schools open at 8:45 o’clock. WOW meet ing at 8 p. m. Successful Season 411 Transylvania’s Organized Summer Camps Are Closing Organized summer camps in Transylvania county are closing this week with several of them planning post-season sessions. The second Red Cross Aquatic school, held twice each season at Camp Carolina, will open next Monday. The aquatic school will continue for 10 days with classes in all types of water safe ty and life saving. Camp Deerwoode closed Wed nesday with a post season camp slated to begin Friday. Campers will be youth groups of the Enoree, S. C., Presbytery. At Gay Valley, Miss Mary Gwynn will have her annual teen camp, at which former campers enjoy organized recreation and reunions with old friends. Adults and children will join in a post-season camp at Rock brook. It will begin this Sunday and continue through August 30. Brevard Citizens Urged To Conserve Water Immediately Brevard citizens are urged by Mayor John A. Ford to conserve water until after another good rain. There is no immediate danger of a water shortage here, if per sons will refrain from watering lawns, gardens, washing cars, etc., the mayor states. On Wednesday morning the leservoir had dropped some five feet, which is about 250,000 gal lons under normal supply. To keep Brevard \vith an ade quate water supply it is impera tive that citizens cooperate 100 per cent, the mayor declared. This season has been one of the most successful in the his tory of camping in Transylvania county. The county has long been rec ognized as a “mecca for summer camps,” and each summer thou sands of boys and girls from all parts of Eastern America come here for a “vacation with a pur pose.” All of the 13 camps were filled to capacity, and most of the camp owners are planning expansion and other improvements over the coming fall, winter and spring months. DISTINGUISHED VISITOR Among the many celebrities at tending the opening concerts of the Brevard Music Festival was James Fassett, music director of the Columbia Broadcasting compa ny of New York City. '54 Festival Continues This Week End, Outstanding Growth Of Foundation Cited _ i ■ » ■ ' ■' 1 --—■ — ■ ■ "■ — ■ r SUCCESSFUL YEAR SEEN, COMPLETE BREAKDOWN GIVEN Goals Listed. Even Greater Future For Organization Is Anticipated FIGURES REPORTED This year the Brevard Music Foundation is enjoying its most successful year of operation since the Foundation was incorporated in 1947, according to reports sub mitted at the annual meeting of the board of trustees last Saturday afternoon. Enrollment in the camp, camp concert attendance, publicity, and radio broadcasts have surpassed the records of any other season, Director James Christian Pfohl stated. Treasurer F. S. Best reported that this year, perhaps for the first time, the operating income and op erating expenses of the camp and festival will just about balance each other. lie made this predic tion on the assumption that the festival will turn out according to expectations. The Foundation owns and oper ates the camp and festival and Mr. Best estimated that income and expenses for both of these projects this year will run around $75,000. To accomplish this, he stated, seme extensive reductions were made in the year’s operating bud get. Choral work was cut out and the camp was operated with -a mini mum faculty staff. However, this year, as in .fche past, the Foundation will finish the season without any surplus capital for next year’s operation and this is a serious handicap be cause of the necessity of employing i few people the year round to promote the camp and festival programs during the fall, winter —Turn to Page Seven Harmon Opens Music Store In Brevard W. L. Harmon, who for the past 14 months has been connected with a large music store in Tennessee, has opened a music shop next to Owenbv Bros. Amoco station. He announces that he will sell both new and used pianos and will con tinue to tune and repair pianos. Or ders will also be accepted for any kind of musical instruments, he said. Urges Cooperation With Courtesy Parking Plan umess mere is Dexter coopera tion by the public in putting pen nies and nickels in the parking meters and paying the five-cent fines, it will be recommended next week at the meeting of the merchant’s group that the “cour tesy parking” plan be abandoned. This plan has attracted much favorable publicity and has been an excellent goodwill booster, but in recent weeks the costs have far exceeded the money coming in, Robert H. Plummer, who heads the merchants divis ion of the chamber of commerce, states. Program Highlights Special School Program Will Be Carried Monday Morning Over Station WPNF With school opening next Wed nesday, the Transylvania unit of the North Carolina Teachers asso ciation is conducting a special pro gram of interest to all school chil dren and parents on Monday morn ing at 10:30 o’clock over WPNF. Carroll Merrill, president of the local organization, urges all inter ested persons to tune in and hear the program, which was transcrib ed under the auspices of the Na tional Education association. The program will be of special interest to all parents of children, who will be in the first grade this falL Mrs. Carolyn K. Sumner, teacher of the first grade at the Pisgah For est school, had this to say about the program: “I wish every person interested in a first grade child could hear “Threshold.” A child needs under standing when he is passing through that period of getting ready to read. And when he is ready he will read. I have seen the accumu lation of ideas and information suddenly connect, and the realiza tion of reading break on a child’s face like dawn on a springtime hill. —Turn To Page Twelve It would se«m, Mr. Plummer reports, that out-of-town visitors appreciate the “courtesy park ing” plan more than local citi zens. The parking meter officers say that in many cases the same offenders are guilty of failing to put money in the meters when they park, and then in many cases they throw away the pink slip. Mr. Plummer makes a strong plea for all persons to put pen nies or nickels in the meters when they park, and if they should park overtime and receive a notice, to please pay the fine. “It’s much easier to pay a nick el or a dime than it is a dollar, which would be the case if the plan is abandoned,” Mr. Plum mer declares. Monday Was Hottest Day Of Year, High Of 95 Was Recorded It was hot in Brevard Monday. In fact, it was the hottest day of the year. According to Jack Huggins, the official weatherman here, the mercury climbed up to 95 de grees. Twice during early June readings of 94 were recorded, but Monday’s 95 sets the record so far this season. However, Transylvania’s nights remain cool with the mercury dropping to the high 50’s and low 60’s, Mr. Huggins reports. NEW FACULTY MEMBERS at Brevard college are announced today by President Robert H. Stamey. Top left is Mrs. Iona Berry, of Doddridge, Ark., who will be come dean of women. She holds the AB degree from Louisiana State and an MA degree from Columbia. At the top right is Mrs. Ella R. Gillenwater, of Raven, Va., who has been appointed-nurse and director of the stu- . dent work program. At bottom left is Eugene Taft Smith, who will head the art department at the college. Mr. Smith is a graduate of Rollins college, and in 1953 he re ceived his master of fine arts degree from WCUNC, Greensboro. At the right on the bottom is Raymond A. Esthus, the new head of the department of social scien ces. He holds a degree from Duke university. Mrs. Harold N. Coo ledge Is Re-Elected To Head Foundation 3 MRS. HAROLD N. COOL EDGE, who is noted as a great patroness of music and the arts as well as an unstinting charity worker, was re-elected chairman of the Brevard Music Foundation at the annual meeting of the board of trustees last Saturday afternoon. Annual Meeting Held Last Saturday At Camp. Bre vard Group Named Mrs. Harold N. Cooledge, of Highlands and Atlanta, was re elected chairman of the Erevard Music Foundation at an annual meeting of the board of trustees last Saturday. Stephen McCready, of Hender sonville and Ocala, Fla., and F. S. Best of Brevard, were elected vice chairmen. Mrs. William J. Kirk was re-elected secretary and Mr. Best was asked to continue as acting treasurer. James Christian Pfohl was re elected camp and music director. The board of trustees is com posed of 27 members. Brevard members of the board of trustees include Frank Carr, John W. Hanes, Ralph H. Ramsey, Jr., Dr. Julius Sader, Mrs. Kirk, Mrs. Henry N. Carrier, who is also honorary chairman, Mr. Best and Ed M. Anderson. Mrs. Cooledge has served two years as president of the Founda tion. The Brevard Music Foundation —Turn to Page Twelve Emergency March Of Dimes Drive Being Held, Dr. Newland Chairman The staggering costs of patient care and a two-point polio preven tion program have created a crisis that only the Emergency March of Dimes can solve, Dr. Charles L. Newland, chairman of the Transyl vania county chapter of the Nation al Foundation for Infantile Paral ysis, declared today. That is why the special drive has been set from now until August 31 here in Transylvania county, Dr. Newland said. The chapter chairman pointed out that the total raised in last January’s March of Dimes was not enough to continue payment of pa tient aid bills this year, in addi tion to meeting the costs of the vaccine trials and purchase of in creased quantities of gamma glo bulin. “Our chapter raised $4*128.00 last January, and we are fortunate that the requirements of patient aid to date in Transylvania coun ty have not drained our treasury dry,” Dr. Newland said. “However, less fortunate areas where epidem ics have occurred are out of mon ey already and require immediate —Turn To Page Six HUGE CROWDS ARE AGAIN EXPECTED, THREE CONCERTS Chamber Of Commerce Sec retary Says Accommoda tions Are Available MUSICIANS PRAISED After an auspicious opening last week end, the 1954 Brevard Music Festival will be continued this week end and next with six out standing concerts. It is conservatively estimated’ that more than 3,000 persons at tended the opening three concerts, and again this week, capacity audi ences are expected. Regardless of the number ol people coming to town, there will, be accommodations for all, Mrs. John A. Ford, the executive secre tary of the chamber of commerce, reports. She asks that anyone who has rooms for rent not already list ed with her office to do so imme diately. Every request for accommoda tions was filled last week end, and Mrs. Ford will again keep her of fice adjacent to the library open, all day on Saturday. She will gladly assist in helping find rooms, and she reports she has a long list of accommodations. Already the ’54 festival prom ises to be more successful than the eight previous ones, and persons attending last week end were high in their praise of the 85-piece sym phony orchestra under the direc tion of James Christian Pfohl. ' Considerable praise was also »tgaped on Can-oil Glenn and Eu £v-.1e List for their outstanding ar tistry. Featured soloists with the festi val orchestra this week end will be Carol Smith, contralto, and Da vid Lloyd, tenor. Miss Smith will sing Friday night and Mr. Lloyd will be heard on Saturday night, and the two will sing together on Sunday after noon’s concert program. Complete stories and pictures about them can be found on front page, second section in this week’s Times. SCHOLARSHIPS TO COLLEGE AWARDED Five Local Students Receive-' Awards From The Tran sylvania Trust Co, President Robert H. Stamey an nounces the annual awards of the Transylvania Trust company schol arships for this year. These honor scholarships in the amount of $100 have been awarded to Miss Clara Dean Parker, Route 2, Brevard; Jerry McCall, Route 1, Lake Toxa way; Miss Nell- Rogers, 23 Morgan street, Brevard; Robert Edward Phillips, 638 Country Club road; and Robert Kellar, 420Vk S. Cald well street. These awards have been granted on the basis of high school scholas tic record, above average general i ability, financial need, and excel lent character references. The re cipients of the Transylvania Trust company scholarships are selected by a committee composed of Ralph Duckworth, John Ford, John Kil patrick, Freeman Hayes, S. E. Var ner, Sr., and R. H. Stamey. The trust company plans to con tinue the annual award of scholar ships to Brevard college. High school students desiring to partici pate in this program should make application to the admissions office of the college. Club Will Award Freezer, Camera To raise money for the educa tional fund, the local B & PW club' is awarding an 8MM movie camera' at the Co-Ed theatre next Tuesday evening and an Admiral upright freezer the following evening. Tick ets are now on sale by members; of the club. The picture to be shown on those? evenings is “Dangerous Mission** in color.
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