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TRANSYLVANIA— Tht Land of Waterfall*, Mecca for Summer Campe, Entrance to Pisgah Na tional Forest and Home of Brevard Music Festival. The Transylvania Times A State And National P r i z e-Winning A.B.C. Newspaper TRANSYLVANIA— I An industrial, Tourist, Ed- I ucational. Agricultural I and Musk Center Populn- ■ tion, 1950 Census. 15,321. I Brevard Community 7,394. p Vo!. 66, No. 33 dr SECTION ONE ★ BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1955 a 20 PAGES TODAY * PUBLISHED WEEKLYf THE GREATER MIAMI DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS, which will hold an en campment at Camp Sky-Top, near Ros man for two weeks beginning on Friday, is pictured above. This nationally fa mous group is comprised of 58 boys and girls and 11 adults, and during their stay at Sky-Top, a parade and concert will be staged in Brevard. On Thursday they will parade in Tallahassee, Fla., before Gov ernor Collins and thousands of Floridians and visitors. Bill Fisher, of Hialeah, Fla., is president of the corps, and he writes that the group is looking forward with extreme pleasure to their stay in Tran sylvania county. Directors Of United Appeal Fund Adopt Budget Of $22,500 For 1956 Breakdown Of Contributions To Various Organizations Listed In Report A budget, calling for expendi tures of $22,500.00 to charitable or ganizations during 1956, was adopt ed by the directors of the Appeal Fund, Inc., here Tuesday night. A drive to raise this amount will be held in October, simultaneously with campaigns in neighboring communities, and 17 organizations are included in the budget of the local UAF. Jerry Jerome, who is co-chairman of the budget committee with Don Jenkins, presided at the meeting, j.nd the budget, with the organiza tions and amounts to each, is as fol lows: Girl Scouts-$ 2,081.14 Boy Scouts_ 2,500.00 Bed Cross_ 5,754.00 Crippled Children_ 500.00 Heart Fund_ 500.00 Salvation Army _ 2,500.00 USO_ 542.64 Social Hygiene_ 31.67 Travelers’ Aid_ 7.05 United Seamen_ 11.85 Children Home Society. _ 494.11 Carolinas United_ 287.69 Tran. Com. Hospital_ 1,000.00 Cancer Fund _ 900.00 Col. Com. Center_ 1,500.00 Blind Fund_ 440.00 Miscellaneous_ 3,449.85 Total_$22,500.00 Mr. Jerome pointed out that the budget did not call for anything for the polio fund, since Bob Jones, *ihe infantile paralysis representa tive from Charlotte, told the budget /committee that it was against the policy of the March of Dimes to join any UAF organization. Mr. Jerome said the committee felt that this policy would be changed before another year. It was also explained at the meet —Torn To Page Six CALENDAR OF COMING EVENTS Thursday, Aug, 18 — Circles of First Baptist church meet. Lions club meets at Gaither’s, 7 p. m. WSCS of Methodist church meets, 8 p. in. Women of the Presbyterian church meet at 8 p. m. Friday, Aug. 19 — Garden club meets with Mrs. W. M. Melton, 3:30 p. m. Kiwanis club meets at Gaith er’s, 7 p. m. Square dance in the American Legion building, 8 p. m. Concert at Brevard Music Festival, 8:15 p. m. Saturday, Aug. 20 — Amejsijian Legion auxiliary bake sale, Mc Fee’s Jewelers. Concert at Brevard Music Festival, 8:15 p. m. Claude Casey show, American Legion building, 8:15 p. m. Sunday, Aug. 21 — Attend the church of your choice. Brevard Le —Turn To Page Sh Successful Season All Transylvania's Organized The organized summer camps in Transylvania county are closing this week with many of them plan ning post-season sessions. The second Red Cross Aquatic school, held twice each season at Camp Carolina will open Monday, August 22, and continue for 10 days. Classes in all types of life saving and water safety will be taught to men and women from throughout the entire southeastern area. Camps which have already closed First Women Voters Will Be Honored At Dinner On Sept. 8th Transylvania women who voted in the 1920 election, which was ftie first time that they were permitted to exercise the franchise, will be honored guests at the dinner com memorating the 35th anniversary of women’s suffrage on Sept. 8th in Gaither’s Rhododendron room. These ladies will be presented red carnations at the dinner, which is sponsored by the Transylvania Republican Women’s club. According to the president, Mrs. Millard Teague, all women in the county are being invited to attend the dinner meeting and tickets will go on sale by club members this week. Mrs. Milton Herzog, president of the League of Women Voters here, will be the principal speaker, and her subject will be “Women and Public Affairs.” Mrs. Lester Martin is in charge of arrangements for the dinner meeting. their 1955 season are Camp Burgiss Glen and Elks Camp, both at Cedar Mountain; Transylvania Music camp, Gay Valley, and Keystone. Camps which close today are Camp Carolina, Merri-Woode, Sky Top and Rockbrook. Those which will end this week are Eagle’s Nesyfc Illahee and Deerwoode. Camp Greenville begins its last two week session on August 21st The county has long been recog nized as a “mecca for summer camps” and each season thousand? oi boys and girls from all parts of Eastern America come here for a "vacation with a purpose.” All of the 13 camps were filled to capacity and report the most suc cessful season of operation in spite of a rainy summer. Many of them are already planning expan sion and improvements for the 1956 season. '55 Festival Continues This Week End, Huge Crowds Attend Opening Concerts - ,-;-1 ORCHESTRA AND SOLOISTS GIVEN HIGHEST PRAISE Packed Houses At First Per formances. Brief Reviews Are Given PFOHL CONDUCTS The 10th anniversary Brevard Music Festival opened last Friday evening with probably the largest audience ever to attend an initial performance. Thomas Brockman, young Green ville, S. C., piano virtuoso, receiv ed numerous curtain calls and en thusiastic applause for his solo per formance of Ravel’s “Piano Con certo for the Left Hand.” The 85-piece festival orchestra, although having played together on ly five days, demonstrated appar ent mastery of “Roman Carnival” Overture by Berlioz, Debussy’s “Nuages,” and “Italian Symphony” by Mendelssohn under the capable baton of conductor James Christian Pfohl. Mrs. Dorothy Gennusa, assistant concertmaster, and C. D. Kutshin ski, viola, were given recognition before the standing - room - on$ house for having performed in each of the festival series of concerts. An audience of approximately 800 responded with sustained applause to violinist Anshel Brusilow’s per —Turn To Page Six -—,—— SMATHERS BRINGS FOUR CUPS HOME Local Archer Makes Good Showing In National Tour ney In Ohio Although O. K. Smathers did not bring the national archery crown back to Brevard from Oxford, Ohio, where he participated in the Unit ed States tournament, Mr. Smathers did bring home four trophies and a lot of respect from the other top archers of the nation. Mr. Smathers ended up in third place, only 30 points behind the first place winner, Joe Fries, of Los Angeles, Calif., who had a total score of 3,252 points. In second place was Sylvester Chessman, of I Cleveland, Ohio, who scored 3,226 ; points. Smathers had 3,222. j Mr. Smathers received a beauti ! ful trophy for having the most im I —Turn To Page Six Phillips Russell Speaks At Cedair Mountain Today Phillips Russell, author of note and creative writing professor at the University of North Carolina, will be the guest speaker at a spe cial meeting of North and South Carolina Pen Women Thursday, August 18, at 1 p. m., in the Cedar Mountain Community Center. Mr. Russell will discuss “Three Ways to Write.” The meeting opens with a lunch eon, which will be served at 1 p. m. Mr. Russell’s talk will begin around 2 p. m., and anyone who is ihter WPNF Program Highlight* Special Musical Programs Logged, Coast-To-Coast Program On Sunday With hundreds and hundreds of music lovers here for the Brevard Music Festival this week end, Pro gram Director John Dellinger says that special emphasis is being placed on musical programs over WPNF, and he urges all listeners to hear these fine shows. Of special interest will be the coast-to-coast broadcast of the Transylvania Music camp sympho ny, which will be heard Sunday af ternoon over WPNF at 2:30 o’clock. On Saturday on the “Music You Want” program at 5:00 o’clock, Toscanini and the NBC symphony will play the “Waldteufel,” and “Jussi Bjoerling,” with Fredrick Schauwecker at the piano. On Sunday “Toscanini conducts Wagner” will be heard at 7:00 o’clock in the evening. This is a program of classical favorites, and Mr. Dellinger cordially invites all listeners to hear it. Other Programs The schedule for the Farm and Home hour for the coming week is as follows: Thursday, 4-H club ac tivities; Friday, U. S. forestry ser vice, Ted Seely; Monday, county —Turn to Page Six ested will be welcomed to join the poup at that hour. The luncheon is open to guests also, but reserva tions should be made beforehand with Mrs. Markley Cross well. Mrs. Susie Rabb, of Fountain Inn, S. C., and Cedar Mountain, is in charge of arrangements for the meeting. This year’s affair has grown from an annual outing of the Piedmont branch of South Carolina Pen Wom en at Mrs. Rabb’s summer home. In j addition to these members, Pen [Women from the Asheville and Marion branches are also expected to attend. Schools Will Open On Next Thursday Transylvania county schools will begin the 1955-’56 year next Thurs day, August 25th. Brevard college will open on Thursday, Sept. 15th, and fresh men will arrive on Sept. 11th. Transylvania’s schools will close Nov. 24th and 25th for Thanksgiv ing, and the Christmas vacation schedule runs from December 16th through January 2nd. Schools will close on Friday, March 30th, which is Good Friday, and on the follow ing Monday, April 2nd, for Easter. Schools will end the scholastic year on May 22, 1956. An increased enrollment is expected again this year. FEATURED ARTISTS for this week end with the Brevard Mu sic Festival symphony orchestra are pictured here. Above is Richard Cass, internationally known piano virtuoso, who will be heard on both Friday and Sat urday evening’s programs. At the right is Miss Agnes Davis, gifted soprano, who will also be heard on Saturday night. At the top right is Lome Munroe, prin cipal cellist with the Philadel phia symphony, who will per form with the orchestra on Sun day afternoon. Miss Davis will also sing on the same program. Additional Forest Funds Will Be Available For Parkway Link DR. BOYER WILL OPEN OFFICE ON MONDAYMORNING Former Medical Director At Eciuta To Begin Practice In Brevard Dr. Norman Boyer will open an office on Monday in the Lawrence building at 26 West Jordan street for the general practice of medi cine. Doctor Boyer was graduated from Bowman u r a y School of Medi cine in 1946 and served his in ternship in a Long Beach, Cal., hospital. After serving two years in the Pacific, Doctor Boyer engaged in general practice ur. coyer in Scotland Neck until he came to Ecusta. He was assistant medical director at Ecusta for two years and director for two years. Doctor Boyer is a member of a number of professional organiza tions, among them being the Tran sylvania Medical Society, of which he is president, and the state and American medical societies. He is > also a member of the American Academy of General Practice, the Southern Medical association, the —Turn to Page Six Local Officials Working For Appropriations For Glou cester-Beech Gap Road Hopes of a connection to the Blue Ridge Parkway from Rosman was given a boost this week, when announcement was made by Don J. Morriss, supervisor of the N. C. National Forests, stated that three to four hundred thousand dollars additional forest funds would be recommended for expenditure on the section from Gloucester bridge to Beech Gap. Funds that had been set up for spending in the Croatan National Forest section in Eastern Carolina have been taken down due to de cision made jointly by the forest service, the U. S. Bureau of Public Roads and the State Highway com mission. Mr. Morris, in telephone commu nication with county and chamber of commerce officials of Transylva nia this week stated that he had recommended that most of the funds be spent on the road which would connect Rosman, via the Parkway at Beech Gap, to Wood row, near the intersection of N. C. 110 with U. S. 276. A portion of the road from Ros man to Beech Gap has been paved by the state highway, and some im provements made from Gloucester bridge to a point above Balsam Grove. The county is interested In se mring a south-end connecting link with the 11-mile stretch of the parkway which is now being paved from Wagon Road Gap on U. S —Turn to Page Six Cecil Hill Presents Charter To New Balsam Grove Clinic, Cannon Accepts By MRS. WARD McCALL BALSAM GROVE — Cecil J. Hill, Brevard attorney, presented the charter for Balsam Grove’s new hospital at the last regular meeting of the community club. It was accepted by Dr. E. G. Can non on behalf of the board of trus tees, composed of L. E. Owen, Lloyd McCall, Russell Mason, Richard McCall, Ward McCall, Donald Mc Call and Dr. Cannon. Dr. Cannon also showed a picture of Dr. Albert Sweitzer, for whom the hospital will be named. The great doctor sent the picture along with a letter stating how thrilled he was at the honor. The letter was also read. Special guests at this meeting were Mrs. Edith McGlamery, assis tantTiome agent, G. E. Farley, as sistant farm agent, J. A. Glazener, farm agent, and T. R. Chastain, of New York, former club president. The next club meeting will be Tuesday night, August 23, at the school and it is hoped to have some visiting speaker on the program. Everyone is invited. Boy Scouts Formed At the last club meeting Mr. Hill also presented the charter to the —Turn to Page Six FAMOUS ARTISTS ARE SLATED ON THREE PROCRAMS Chamber Of Commerce la Helping Visitors To Find. Accommodations SELECTIONS^ GIVEN After an auspicious opening last week end, the 1955 Brevard Music Festival will be continued this week end and next with six outstanding concerts. It is estimated that approximate ly 3,000 persons from all parts of Eastern America will attend the concerts Friday and Saturday nights and Sunday afternoon. Motels, rooming houses, cafes and other concerns dealing with visi tors report a brisk business. Mayor John A. Ford says that the community is making every ef fort to accommodate all visitors, and the Brevard chamber of com merce, located on the lawn at the court house, will be glad to help visitors find rooms. During this time of the year, the theme of Brevard is “every home a guest home,” in this “summer mu sic capital of the South,” Mayor Ford declares. Already the ’55 festival promises to be more successful than the nine previous ones, and persons attend ing last week end were high in. their praise of the 85-piece sympho ny orchestra and the chorus on Sunday, which were under the di rection of James Christian PfohL. Friday’s Program Richard Cass, internationaHjr known piano virtuoso, will appear as guest soloist with the Brevard Music Festival orchestra Friday evening at 8:15 o’clock. Mr. Cass will perform Mozart’s “Concerto No. 22 in E Flat for Piano and Or chestra, K. 482.” This is Mr. Cass’ first appearance at thp Brevard festival, but he has been guest soloist twice with the —Turn to Page Six RITES HELD FOR . MRS. HARRISON _ . - ,*r Prominent Brevard Womur Died On Monday After A Lingering Illness Funeral services were held Tues day afternoon for Mrs. Luke Harri son, 36, prominent Brevard woman*, in the Brevard Methodist church* with the pastor, Rev. Douglas Cor riher, officiating. Burial followed in the Gillespie, cemetery. Mrs. Harrison died Monday morn ing after a lingering illness. The church was filled to over flowing at the service on Tuesday with relatives and friends whc mourned her passing. She is survived by her husband, who is head of the electrical de partment at Ecusta Paper corpo ration; three children, Gail, Bill and Joan, of the home; the pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Varner, Sr., of Brevard; two brothers, Bud die Varner, of Brevard; and Tom, Varner, of Port Orange, Fla.; two sisters, Mrs. Vearl Ensley, of Web ster; and Mrs. Jack Trantham, of Brevard; and a number of nieces —Turn to Page Six Blackwood Brothers Here Next Tuesday Blackwood Brothers quartet will appear in person in a program of gospel songs, hymns and spirituals at the American Legion building Tuesday night, August 23rd, at 8:00 o’clock. Talley Brothers quartet will appear in conjunction with them, and the performance is being spon sored jointly by the local post of the VFW and Dixie Lily flour. Nationally famous as stars of ra dio, television, records and con certs, the Blackwood Brothers are heard daily over the local radio sta tion at 12:45 o’clock. Admission to the performance Tuesday night is $1.25 and tickets may be procured at several places in Brevard or from any member of the local VFW post.