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
A State And National P rize- Winning A. B. C. Newspaper
TRANSYLVANIA—
The Land of Waterfalls,
Mecca for Summer Camps,
Entrance to Pisgah Na
tional Forest and Home of
Brevard Musk Festival.
Vol. 66, No. 29
if SECTION ONE *
BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1955
A 20 PAGES TODAY *
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
THE MIDDLE FORK COMMUNITY
is the most recent Transylvania commu
nity to enter the Rural Development con
test, and the sign committee has been
extremely busy erecting road signs and
24 new mail box posts. Several other
projects have been launched at Middle
Fork, and persons turning out for the
erection of the new road sign above, left
^ ^ ’Si
to right, are: Jess Raines, Howard Lance,
Elford Chapman, Gene McCrary, chair
man of the sign committee-; Dan Glaze
ner, president of the community club;
Robert Chappell, Mrs. Gene McCrary,
Mrs. Roy Aiken, Rev. N. H. Chapman,
chaplain; Mrs. Sonny Powell, Wick Pow
ell and Vess Galloway. (Photo by Glaze
ner)
National Forest Funds Available For
Matching By State For Beech Gap Road
Link Would Connect With
Parkway Above Rosman.
Other Action Taken
National fn~'
J . V*. i--0
. ^eiwetn Gloucester bridge
and the Blue Ridge Parkway at
Beech gap, Supervisor Don Morriss
stated at the annual meeting of the
North Carolina Park commission
held Monday in Waynesville.
The Rosman road would connect
with the parkway at top of the
mountain the national forest offi
cial said, and continue on to Beth
el on western side of the Pisgah
Ledge where it would connect with
US highway 276.
Supervisor Morris explained to
the park commission that a part of
this road from near Balsam Grove
school had been built by the CCC
hoys, and that three excellent
bridges had been constructed.
The state completed paving on
the link from above Rosman to the
Gloucester bridge several years
ago, and with completion of the
link between Gloucester and Beech
.gap travel from US 04, US 178, and
other points east and south would
have a connection at the southern
end of the 11-mile link of the Blue
Ridge Parkway which is expected
to be completed this fall with sur
facing work to start within the next
few days.
Completing Link
Supt. Sam P. Weems of Roanoke,
in charge of the Blue Ridge Path
way, said that the link of parkway
from Wagon Road to Beech gap is
about 90 per cent complete, and
that work of stoning the surface on
the entire length would begin
within a month. Mr. Weems said
that five miles immediately south
=of Wagon Road gap would probab
ly be closed to traffic within a week
in order that reconditioning of the
stone surface and completion of
the grade work could be carried
on without danger to the public.
He said that the $90,000 job on
tbe tunnel at 2V-5 section would
be finished about August 10th.
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CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, July 21 — Lions club
to meet at Camp Straus, 7 p. m.
WSCS of Methodist church meets
in church at 8 p. m. Women of the
Presbyterian church meet at 8 p.
m. Little League managers and of
ficials meet at Lutheran church at
8 p. m.
Friday, July 22 — Ace of Clubs
meets at Gaither’s, 7:45 p. m. Con
cert at Transylvania Music camp,
8:15 p. m.
Sunday, July 24 — Attend the
church of your choice. Concert at
Transylvania Music camp, 4 p. m.
Monday, July 25 — Rotary club
meets at Gaither’s, 7 p. m. VFW
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Growth Cited
Some 1,500 Persons Attend
Farmers Federation Picnic
An overflow crowd of approxi
mately 1,500 persons filled the Bre
vard high school auditorium for
the annual Farmers Federation pic
nic Tuesday night. James G. K.
McClure, president of the farm co
operative, acted as master of cere
monies and introduced the speak
ers and entertainers.
James McClure Clarke, federa
tion vice president, announced
that during the past year over $5,
000,000 was paid by the federation
to Western North Carolina farmers
for poultry, eggs, milk, tobacco and
other farm products.
“Your trading with the Farmers
Federation has helped us build
these farmer markets which have
meant increased income for farm
Varner Buys Into
Local Ford Concern
Eddie Varner has purchased the
interest of John Jackson in the
Duckworth Motor Co., Ford agents
here for the past 20 years. Mr.
Jackson was associated with Walter
Duckworth in the business for 15
months.
Mr. Duckworth will continue as
manager of the concern and Mr.
Varner will not be active.
Mr. Duckworth said yesterday
there would be no change in the
policy of the concern nor in the
types of service rendered to the
public. He expressed appreciation
of the patronage accorded him dur
ing the past two decades and said
he was glad to have Mr. Varner
identified with the business al
though he will not be active in its
operation.
families all over Western North
Carolina,” Mr. Clarke told the pic
nickers.
Bob Love, assistant county agent,
reported on the fine work done by
county 4-H pullet chain members
and paid tribute to the Farmers
Federation for its sponsorship of
the pullet chain program. He an
nounced the 4-H pullet sale would
be held in September.
Mr. Love introduced three coun
ty 4-H members who have done
unusually good work in the pullet
chain program. These were Barba
ra Seivers, Rt. 2, Brevard; Carl Mc
Call, Rt. 1, Pisgah Forest; and Ron
nie Owens, Rt. 1, Pisgah Forest.
Winner of the $10 prize for the
best local act was the Harmonet
trio, composed of Nancy Shook,
Shirley Rhodes and Barbara
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United Appeal Fnnd Is Organized In
County, One Drive To Replace Many
BENNETT IS CHOSEN
AS CHAIRMAN OF
BOARD OF WELFARE
Briscoe Whitmire Is New
Member Of Group. Suc
ceeds J. W. Glazener
Raymond F, Bennett, plant su
perintendent of the Olin Film di
vision at Ecusta Paper corporation,
has been elected chairman of the
Transylvania county welfare board.
At the July meeting Briscoe
Whitmire was also appointed as a
new member of the board.
Mr. Whitmire succeeds J. W
Glazener, whose two-year term had
expired. This was the legal limit
and Mr. Glazener was not eligible
for re-election.
Mr. Whitmire’s appointment was
made by the two remaining mem
bers, Rev. B. W. Thomason and
Mr. Bennett.
Justice of the Peace Fred Shu
ford administered the oath to the
new member, Mr. Whitmire, after
which the election of chairmar
look place by the board.
M’LEOD IS NAMED
ASSISTANT COACH
Was Former Star Athlete At
Guilford College. Father
Founder Of Camp
Donald McLeod, former football
coach at Clyde, is the new assistant
coach at Brevard high school, Prin
cipal Robert T. Kimzey announces
! today.
Mr. McLeod is well known in
Transylvania, since his father was
founder of Camp Illahee and was a
teacher in the public schools, Mr.
Kimzey states.
For the past few summers he has
been connected with Gay Valley
camp.
A graduate of Guilford college,
where he was a star athlete, Mr.
McLeod was a member of the All
State basketball team his senior
year, and he was a three letterman
at Guilford.
Brevard’s new head coach, Wayne
Bradburn expressed much pleas
ure over the appointment of Mr.
McLeod as assistant coach, and the
two coaches will begin football
practice here the middle of next
month.
The new assistant coach sue
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Results Of Farm Census
Released This Week
Results x>f the 1955 Farm Census
survey in Transylvania county are
announced today by the North
Carolina and the U. S. Departments
of Agriculture.
A total of 61 per cent, or 36,876
acres of the total farm land in the
county is in woods, waste, home
sites, etc., the report shows, and
last year crops were harvested on
19 per cent, or 11,354 acres.
This figure was about the same
as it was the previous year.
Some 15 per cent, or 9,138 acres
were in pasturelands* and five per
cent, or 2,573 acres, were improved
WPNF Program Highlights
More Music And News Being Offered,
Log For Coming Week Is Highlighted
It’s music and news over WPNF,
and according to program director,
John Dellinger, many favorable
comments are being heard.
Two of the outstanding programs
heard on WPNF over the week end
are one-hour programs of classical
favorites heard on Saturday after
noons from 5:00 to 6:00 o’clock, and
on Sunday evening from 7:00 until
B:00 o’clock. The titles of these
programs are “Music You Want
When You Want It.”
Saturday’s program will feature
piano music of Brahms, “Rhapsody
in G Minor;” “Intermezzo in C
Sharp Minor.” Also to be heard od
this program will be “The Foun
tains of Rome” by Respighi and
Beethoven’s “Second Symphony.”
“Music You Want” for Sunday
will feature Saint-Saens’ “Samson
and Delilah.” Performers will be
Rise Stevens, Jan Peerce and Rob
ert Merrill. The NBC Symphony
orchestra will be under the direc
tion of Leopold Stokowski.
Mr. Dellinger reminds listeners
of WPNF that the latest news is
carried nearly every hour over the
local station.
Other Program*
In cooperation with Governor
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for crops.
Corn and hay were the major
crops, accounting for 47 per cent
and 26 per cent respectively of the
total crops harvested. Other crops
amounted to 27 per cent.
Sows and gilts and milk cows
showed some increase, while a
slight decrease was reported in beef
cows.
Silage, which was listed on the
farm census for the first time,
shows 2,384 tons made in 1954 in
Transylvania county.
Seely Announces
Personnel Changes
At Pisgah Forest
Hanger Ted Seely, of the Pisgah
district of Pisgah National Forest,
announces a number of personnel
changes which are taking effect
this week.
Being sent to the Pisgah district
as a junior forester is A1 Vorselen.
Mr. Vorselen is a graduate of
Michigan State Forestry college.
He plans to reside in Sapphire
Manor apartments.
Being transferred away from the
Pisgah district are two men, Vick
Hollingsworth and Cecil Cordell.
Mr. Hollingsworth is being promot
ed from forestry aid to fire control
aid and is being sent to the Croa
tan National Forest at New Bern.
Mr. Cordell, a clerk in the Pis
gah Forest office, is being promot
ed and transferred to the super
visor’s office in Asheville.
BILL WILSON, who is only a part-time farmer, has
proof that he can really raise potatoes. This giant freak
was raised by Mr. Wilson at his home on the C'-> -
Hills farm property, Greenville highway. The potato,
one of the Cobbler variety, tips the scales at 31/2 pounds.
He doesn’t know whether he has more such as this since
only a few hills of the potatoes have been dug. (Times
Staff Photo)
Distinguished Artists Appear
On Music Camp Programs
MANY TO ATTEND
ANNUAL PICNIC
AT WHITEWATER
Event Slated Next Wednes
day. Road Is Said To Be
Much Improved
Many persons from North and
South Carolina will attend the an
nual Whitewater picnic next Wed
nesday at scenic Whitewater falls,
the highest cascades in Eastern
America.
This event was started several
years ago to promote the falls and
the scenic beauty of tire area.
Hnmdreds of persons attended the
picnic each year, not only from
North and South Carolina, but also
from adjoining states.
It is reported that the South
Carolina highway department is
now paving additional stretches of
roadways leading into the falls
area. The North Carolina side,
though not paved, is in passable
condition.
Dinner will be served at a picnic
ground near the falls beginning at
1 p. m. Special music and singing
will be featured in the afternoon.
Concerts Are Reported High
ly Successful. Programs
Are Reviewed
Highly successful concerts are be
ing held each Friday evening, on
Sunday afternoons and on Tuesday
nights at the Transylvania Music
camp, with good crowds attending.
The Transylvania Music camp
concert band, under the direction
of guest conductor, Dr. Austin A.
Harding, retired conductor of the
University of Illinois concert band
and noted arranger of music for
bands, will present a concert in the
camp auditorium Friday evening at
8:15 o’clock.
This coming Sunday afternoon at
4:00 o’clock, the Transylvania Music
camp symphony orchestra, with
Miss Evelyn McGarrity as soloist,
and the Transylvania Chorus, will
present a concert in the Brevard
Music Center auditorium at the
camp.
The orchestra will perform Bee
thoven’s “Egmont Overture,” “Ro
meo et Juliette, Ouverture-Fantai
sie” by Tschankovsky, Barber’s
“Adagio for Strings,” and Borodin’s
“Polovetsian Dances for Chorus
and Orchestra.”
Miss McGarrity will perform
numbers by Mozart, Donezetti,
Thomas, and Gounod. She recently
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Board Of Education Talking Of
Purchasing Athletic Facilities
In an effort to determine public
opinion regarding the athletic pro
gram in Brevard, the board of edu
cation met with representatives
from various civic organizations on
Monday night in the Brevard court
house.
Dr. J. F. Zachary, chairman of
the board, explained that the board
felt it wise to purchase all of the
iacilities on the Brevard high school
athletic field from the Brevard
Athletic and Recreation association.
He said the board was highly ap
preciative of the fine work that the
athletic association had done dur
ing the past 10 years, and he so
licited their continued interest and
cooperation.
He said that purchase of all the
facilities on the field would be in
compliance with the rules and reg
ulations of the State Board of Pub
lic Instruction.
Dr. Zachary reported that the
board had asked the athletic asso
ciation to put a price on the facili
ties of the field. The figure was set
at $12,800, and Dr. Zachary said the
board felt that this was a fair
price since replacement of the
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STAMEY IS NAMED
PRESIDENT, BOARD
HAS 39 MEMBERS
Various Committees Now Be
ing Appointed. Campaign
To Be Held In October
ALL GROUPS INCLUDED
Organization of Transylvania
United Appeal Fund, Inc., has been
completed and a charter has been
granted by the secretary of state.
Rev. Robert H. Stamey, president
of Brevard college, will head the
organization during its first year
of operation in Brevard and Tran
sylvania county, and other officers
are: Lawrence F. Dixon, vice pres
ident; Mrs. Joe E. Osborne, vice
president; C. M. Douglas, secretary;
and Melvin Gillespie, treasurer.
A board of 39 directors, repre
senting every civic, community, fra
ternal and other organizations in
the town and county, has been
named, and the group adopted a
constitution and by-laws at the first
meeting, which was held in Gaith
er’s Rhododendron room last Thurs
day night.
The organizing committee, com
posed of Charles L. Russell, Rev.
Douglas Corriher, Vernon Fricks,,
William L. Hensley, E. Gene Ram
sey, Mrs. John Sledge, Rev. Robert
Stamey and John Anderson, will
act in lieu of an executive director
until one is named.
John Wood, of Charlotte, and a
director of Carolinas United, spoke
ac tne organizational meeting and
gave a brief review of the growth
of United Appeal fund groups in
North Carolina.
Growth Cited
In less than five years, some 65
towns and cities in North Carolina
have organized and the success of
the various UAF groups has been
phenomenal, Mr. Wood declared.
He pointed out that the local
drive should be timed with neigh
borhood communities, which usual-: -
ly hold their campaigns during Oc~ .
tober. He also recommended that:
the local group raise funds for all
the humanitarian organizations,
even the five which have not as yet.'
recognized the various United Ap«
peal fund groups.
John Anderson, who presided ov
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NEWLAND ASSUMES
LOCAL SOIL POST
Transylvania’s Conservation,
ist Has Had 21 Years Of
Service In Field
Harry E. Newland, of Plymouth*
has assumed his duties here as unit,
conservationist for Transylvania
Recently the county was the last
in North Carolina to form a soil
conservation district, and Mr. New
land comes to Transylvania with 21
years of service to his credit
He will work with M. H. Shuford
and C. C. Garren, who are district
supervisors here.
Mr. Newland is a native of Indi
ana and a graduate of Purdue uni
versity. He is temporarily making
his office with the county agent*
and he and his wife are staying at
a local motel until they can find
a house or an apartment
Festival Chorus
Invites Singers To
Join Rehearsals
Local singers are being invited
to again participate in the Brevard
Music Festival by joining the cho
rus for this year’s oratorio, “The
Seasons,” by Joseph Haydn. Donald
Plott is the conductor.
Persons who have previously
sung in the chorus are invited to
rehearsals held from 8 to 9:30 p.
m. each Monday evening. Anyone
who is interested in joining the
chorus for the first time should
contact Mr. Plott at the music
camp.
The oratorio will be presented
Sunday afternoon, August 14, at 4
p. m. Anyone joining the chorus
should do so immediately since
there is limited time until the per
formance.