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 P r i z e-Winnin s A.B.C. Newspaper
TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial Tourist, »
ucational A g r f* ultural
and Music Center. Popula
tion, 1950 Census, 15,321.
Brevard Community 7,394.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Vol. 67—No. 18
* SECTION ONE ★
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1956
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A SOLID FOUNDATION for the new j
men’s dormitory at Brevard college has
been laid by the Dilliard Construction
company, of Sylva, for the J. A. Jones
Construction company. This new dorm
will house an additional 104 men, and
will cost approximately $150,000. It will
be ready for occupancy this fall, when
Brevard college is expecting an enroll
ment of more than 400 students. See the
second front page of this week’s Times
for more building pictures and story.
(Times Staff Photo)
"Jaycee Jollies" To Be Presented On
Friday And Saturday At High School
Big Minstrel Show Has Wes
tern Theme. Benefits ”re- •
vard Teen Age Center
With a cast of over 50 persons,
the “Jaycee Jollies”, a big minstrel
show with a western theme, will
be presented here Friday and Satur
day nights of this week in the Bre
vai d High school auditorium.
Curtain time each evening will
be at 8:15 o’clock, and tickets are
on sale by the Jaycees, and they
will also be offered at the door both
nights.
The gigantic minstrel will bene
fit the Teen Age Center, and re
hearsals have been underway for
the past several weeks.
Jack Richards is directing, and
Mrs. John Dellinger is the accom
panist. Soloists include Miss Caro
lyn Osborne and Lloyd Burhans, j
and there will be specialty acts by
“The Copy Cats”, Bobby and Robin
Hoyle and Mrs. Edith Alexander.
Jaycee President Bill Nortis cor
dially invites the public to attend
the minstrel.
“We feel that many persons who
come Friday night will come again !
on Saturday,” Mr. Norris declared.
The cast has worked long and
hard and everything is in readin-.
ess for the opening curtain on Fri
day, he continued.
Reserved seats are $1.00, with
general admission being 75c, and j
student tickets at 50c.
CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, May 3 — Presbyterian
Women’s circles meet. Guilds of
St. Philip’s church meet in par
ish house. Methodist circles to have
supper at church, 7 p. m.
Friday, May 4 — Lions club bus
iness session, 6:30 p. m., Gaither’s.
Joint meet of three service clubs at1
7 p. m., Gaither’s. Javcee Minstrel,
8:15 p. m., Brevard High School.
Saturday, May 5 — Democratic
precinct meetings, 2 p. m. Ecusta
vr. Beacon, Camp Straus, 3 p. m. j
May Day at the college, 4 p. m.
Jaycee Minstrel, 8:15 p. m., Bre
vard High School.
Sunday, May 6 — Attend the
church of your choice.
Monday, May 7 — American Le- i
gion meets at 7 p. m. Rotary club 1
will not meet.
Tuesday, May 8 — Fidelis class
of First Baptist church, home of
Mrs. Mary Kilpatrick, 8 p. m.
Wednesday, May 9 — HD Women
leave on tour, 8:30 a. m. Episcopal
convention begins here at St. Phil
ip’s church, 10 a. m.
To Plan Action
i
Local Industrial Development
Corporation Receives Charter
A certificate of incorporation has |
been granted to the Transylvania i
Industrial Development Corpora
tion, with an authorized capital
stock of $100,000.00, and with 18 ;
incorporators.
The new company, which is be
ing formed by the Brevard and
Rosman chambers of commerce, has
a major objective of attracting
small industries to the county.
With the securing of a charter,
everything is now in readiness to
organize the corporation and to
Local Draft Board
Office To Be Open
Only A Half Day
Starting next Monday, the Tran
sylvania county Selective Service
board office, located here in the
basement floor of the post office,
will be open only a half of a day,
Chairman P. A. Rahn announces.
The new hours will be from 9 to
1 o’clock Monday through Friday.
This reduction is said to be in
line with similar action that is be
ing taken in other counties.
Mrs. Tom Galloway is clerk of
the local office.
launch a campaign to sell stock in
the new company.
Plans for establishing the cor
poration as a means of getting
small industries in Transylvania
were made at a meeting of cham
ber of commerce committees held
in January.
At that time, the group unani
mously voted to proceed with the
organization, pledged to subscribe
for around $2,500 worth of stock
end authorized Attorney Cecil Hill
to apply for a charter.
Stock in the corporation is be
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Music Camp And Festival Soloists For
Entire 10-Week Season Are Announced
NEW FARM AGENT
ASSUMES DUTIES
IN TRANSYLVANIA
Davis Says He Is Looking
Forward To Work Here.
Glazener In Raleigh
Transylvania county’s new farm
agent, James E. Davis, started work
Tuesday morning.
“I am happy to be in this fine
county and I know I am going to
enjoy working with the farmers
and other citizens of Transylvania,”
Mr. Davis said.
‘‘I realize that I am following in
the footsteps of* an outstanding
farm agent who has done a wonder
ful job during the past 21 years and
I earnestly solicit the co-operation
of every one in my new position.”
Former agent Julian Glazener
also \ ent to work in Raleigh this
week as program planning special
ist of State College.
Mr. Davis said he and his wife
plan to move into Sapphire Manor
apartments soon.
The county’s new agent is a na
tive of Haywood county. He finish
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DEMOCRATS WILL
HOLD MEETINGS
Precincts Gatherings Slated
For Saturday And Con
vention May 12
Democratic precinct meetings
will be held Saturday afternoon at
2 o’clock at the voting places in
each of the county’s 18 precincts
for the purpose of electing officers
and selecting delegates to the coun
ty convention set for Saturday, May
12.
At the precinct meetings at least
five officers are to be chosen, in
cluding a chairman, vice chairman,
secretary, treasurer, and delegates.
In calling the meetings and coun
ty convention, Thomas Eller stated
that he would not be a candidate
for re-election, as chairman of the
Democratic executive committee.
The state Democratic convention
will be held in Raleigh on Thursday,
May 17.
The county is entitled to a num
ber of delegates and they will be
elected at the convention on May
12.
HD Women Journey To
Greenville On Wednesday
Highlighting the Transylvania
ebbs’ observance of National Home
Demonstration week will be a tour
of Greenville, S. C., by chartered
bur on Wednesday, May 9th.
Mrs. Bob Williams of Cedar
Mountain, is the chairman of the
HD week observance.
Among the places that the HD
women will tour are the gardens of
Mrs. Harrell Wilson and the May
Bishop Of Kentucky Is Speaker For
Episcopalian Meeting Here Next Week
The Rt. Rev. C. Gresham Marmi
on. bishop of the diocese of Ken
tucky, will be the principal speak
er at the 34th annual convention of
the Diocese of Western North Car
olina here at St. Philip’s church on
May 9th and 10th.
The Rev. Frank McKenzie, rector
of the Brevard church, says that he
is expecting approximately 125 del
egates at the convention from all
the participating parishes in the di
ecese. C. B. Carter is the general
chairman of convention arrange
ments and the opening session is
slated for 10 a. m. Wednesday mor
ning when Holy Communion will
be held.
A luncheon will follow in the par
ish house here. Also, a banquet is
slated for Wednesday evening in
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RT. REV. C. GRESHAM MARMION
fields’ rug and drapery plant.
A portion of the day will be
spent downtown and women will
have ample time to eat at a restau
rant of their choice.
All Transylvania Home Demon
stration club members who desire
are invited to go on this trip. Reser
vations must be made with the
home agent’s office not later than
Monday, May 7. The bus leaves the
bus station at 8:30 a. m., Wednes
day.
Another event which is being
held in observance of National HD
week will be a “Dried Arrange
ment” workshop at Gaither’s, 2 p.
m., Thursday, May 3rd. It will be
conducted by Miss Pauline Gordon,
State college Extension specialist.
She will show the women how to
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Davidson River
Trout Fishery
Bill Approved
WASHINGTON, Tuesday — A
House Fisheries subcommittee
Tuesday approved a bill to es
tablish a second trout hatchery
on the Davidson River in the Pis
gah National Forest, North Caro
lina.
Rep. Shuford (D-NC), author
of the bill, testified that more
trout are needed to meet the de
mand of a constantly increasing
tourist business.
Shuford said the present hatch
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MISS MARGARET RICE, a music major at Brevard
college from Canton, will reign as Queen of May at May
Day activities at the college this week end. She will be
crowned during a special pageant Saturday afternoon,
beginning at 4:00 o’clock on the lower quadrangle of the
campus. President Robert H. Stamey cordially invites
the public to attend the event. Miss Rice is pictured above
polishing up the college sign for the big week end.
(Times Staff Photo)
May Day Is Slated Saturday At
Brevard College, Public Invited
BRIGGS APPOINTED
ADVERTISING MGR.
Succeeds Ira Armfield. Will
Assume New Duties Next
Monday
Andrew Jack Briggs, of Lexing
ton, Kentucky, has been appointed
advertising manager of The Tran
sylvania Times and will assume his
new duties next Monday, Publisher
Ed M. Anderson announced today.
Mr. Briggs is a native of Ashe
ville and is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Dick Briggs. After graduating from
high school in Asheville, he attend
ed The Citadel at Charleston and
then entered the Navy.
He spent 26 months in service
and upon being discharged, enter
ed the University of Kentucky and
graduated in 1950 with a degree in
journalism.
For the past five years* he has
been employed as a display adver
tising salesman for the Lexington,
Ky., Herald-Leader.
On The Times staff he will suc
ceed the late Ira B. Armfield, who
died on March 1, after having been
v/ith the paper for fourteen years.
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Canton Co-ed To Be Crowned
Queen. Many Events Are
Planned For Festival
Highlighting the May Day acti
vities at Brevard college this week
end will be the crowning of the
May Queen, Miss Margaret Rice, of
Canton, at 4:00 o’clock Saturday
afternoon.
President Robert H. Stamey says
he expects a large group of former
students to return to the campus
this week end for the May Day ac
tivities, and he cordially invites
townspeople to attend the pageant
Saturday afternoon.
This event is expeeted to be one
the most colorful ever held at the
college.
The gala weekend May Day
festivities will get underway Fri
day night, May 4, with the presen
tation of “A Broom for the Bride”
by the Dramatics Club. The activi
ties will include the crowning of
the May Queen and a pageant, fol
lowed by a spring formal in the
gym Saturday night.
‘‘A Broom for the Bride” is the
story of Linda (Lynda Pope), the
daughter of a socially-inclined mo
ther (Wanda Manning), who is all
set to marry Ernest (James Mor
ton), the mama’s boy of a susposed
ly wealthy mother (Mary Sue
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Program Highlights
Special Programs To Be Heard On
WPNF During National Music Week
In connection with National Mu
sic week, May 6th through May
12th, and in cooperation with the
Brevard Music Lovers club, WPNF
will present several special pro
grams during the coming week.
Bobby Hoyle, station manager,
requests listeners to hear these out
standing shows, which will feature
local talent. A schedule is carried
in another story in The Times this
week.
Mr. Hoyle also announces tfie
schedule of the baseball games
coming up during the next week,
along with the time of each game
and its sponsor:
Thursday, May 3—St. Louis—9
P. M.—Coleman Tire Co.; Friday,
May 4—St. Louis—9:00 P. M.—
Ray’s Shell; Saturday, May 5—St.
Louis—2:30 P. M.—Superior Clean
ers; Mondav, May 7—Milwaukee—
3:30 P. M.—V. F, W.; Tuesday,
May 8—Chicago—2:30 P. M.—Dr.
Pepper; and, Wednesday, May 9—
Chicago—2:00 P. M.—American
Legion.
OTHER PROGRAMS
The schedule for the Farm and
Home hour for the coming week is
as follows; Thursday, Soil Conser
vation service, H. E. Newland; Fri
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PFOE, DIRECTOR,
RELEASE! NAURS
OF 21 ARTISTS
Total Of 37 Concerts To Be
Presented At Center Here
This Summer
LIST-GLENN RETURN
A summer musical menu featur
ing 21 outstanding soloists for '
Transylvania Music Camp and the
Brevard Music Festival during the
10 concert week ends of the 1958
season was announced this week.
James Christian Pfohl, musical
director for both the camp and fes
tival, announces that a total of 37
concerts are planned this summer,
with 28 of them scheduled during
the 6V2 weeks of camp and nine
during the three Festival week
ends in August.
The first concert will be given
Sunday afternoon, June 24th, and
featured soloist will be Beverly
Sills, soprano. The concert sched
ule for the remainder of the camp
season will be Friday and Satur
day evening, Sunday afternoon, and
an occasional chamber music pro
gram on Tuesday evening.
In addition to these concerts at
the Transylvania Music Center, four
candlelight concerts are also sche
duled for Asheville. •
Appearing in the summer festi
val of music will be the Transyl
vania Symphony orchestra, concert
band, chorus, faculty and staff or
chestra, the Gala Festival orches
tra, Little Symphony and the Hill
toppers band. They will be coo
ducted by Dr. Pfohl, Gordon Page,
Paul Bryan, Erno Daniel, Joe Win
canc and Frank West. Guest con
ductors who will appear during the
summer musical series are Thor
Johnson, conductor of the Cincin
nati Symphony, and John Bitter,
conductor of the University of Mi
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RECORD SEASON
FOR MUSIC CAMP
Capacity Enrollment Alrea
dy Secured, As Well As
Complete Staff
Although the Transylvania Mu
sic Camp will not open until June
21, a capacity enrollment of 200
students has already been reached.
Director James Christian Pfohl an
nounces.
The administrative staff, faculty
and counselors, numbering around
100, have also been secured far
the 1956 season.
The camp will operate for six
and a half weeks and will dose
! August 5. The graduate school and
Gala Festival will run through.
August 26.
During the campaign season, eon*
certs will be given on Friday and
Saturday nights and on Sunday af
ternoons. Others will also be held
on Tuesday evenings.
A minimum of 37 concerts will
be given during the 10 weeks of
camp and festival and 21 guest ar
tists have# been secured.
Director Pfohl said the outlook is
bright for the best season ever en
joyed by the Brevard Music Foun
dation.
Civic Clubs Will
Hold Joint Meet
At Gaithers Fri.
Future expansion plans of the *
Brevard Music Foundation will be
discussed at a joint meeting of the
Brevard Rotary, Kiwanis and Lions
clubs to be held at Gaither’s Fri
day night at 7 o’clock.
John Eversman, secretary of the
Foundation and business manager
of the Transylvania Music Camp
and Festival, will be the principal
speaker.
Two other persons connected
with the Foundation will speak
briefly.
This will he a regular meeting
night for all of the-three local civ
ic clubs and a good attendance is.
anticipated.