A Hearty Welcome To All Campers And Summer Visitors To Wonderful Transylvania County
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. News.paper
TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist, Ed
ucational. A g r i c ultural
and Music Center Popula
tion, 1950 Census, 15,321.
Brevard Community 7,394.
Vol. 67—No. 25
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BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1956
SECTION ONE
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
CONSTRUCTION ON THE NEW T.
C. Henderson school at Quebec is well
underway as noted in the photo above,
and it appears now that the building will
be ready for occupancy by late fall. The
new school will stand as a tribute to T.
C. Henderson, former superintendent,
teacher and principal in the Transylvania
system, who passed away this week.
(Times Staff Photo)
Much Progress Is Noted On Highway
Construction Work In The County
To Surface Relocated 64 This
Summer. Will Pave Stretch
Near Cedar Mountain
Excellent progress on highway
•construction in Transylvania is
reported today by officials of the
North Carolina Highway commis
sion.
The two sections of Highway 64,
from Horse Shoe to the county
line — and from the county line to
the entrance of Pisgah National for
est, will be ready for surfacing
some time this summer, they state.
The first section, which runs for
a distance of 4.73 miles, has been
covered with a layer of stone, and
it is expected that surfacing will
be started by mid July.
Surfacing of the other 6.43-mile
stretch in the county will be start
ed in early September.
Weather permitting, the new
highway could be opened for traf
fic by November 1st and work
started on the new four-lane high
way into Brevard prior to that
time.
Highway officials also report
that $60,000 has been allocated by
Governor Hodges for improving
and surfacing of the road to the
Greenville Boys camp, some four
and one-half miles off US Highway
276 at Cedar Mountain.
Parts of the stretch are in South
Carolina, and only the North Car
olna road has not been paved.
It has not been decided yet whe
ther the road will be paved by con
tract or by State Highway mainten
ance forces.
CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, June 21 — Bloodmo
bile will be at the American Le
gion building, 12 noon to 6 p. m.
Lions club meets at 7 p. m., Gai
ther’s. Masonic meeting in temple,
7:30 p. m. Women of the Presby
terian church meet at 8 p. ra., Gai
ther’s.
Friday, June 22 — Square dance
at the American Legion building,
8 p. m.
Saturday, June 23 — Little Lea
gue play opens at Brevard college,
10 a. m. All - Nite singing at Bre
vard high school, 8 p. m.
Sunday, June 24 — Attend the
church of your choice. Opening con
cert at Transylvania Music camp, 4
p. m.
Monday, June 25 — Rotary club
meets at Gaither’s, 7 p. m. VFW
and auxiliary meet at club house,
7:30 p. m. Brevard Music Lovers
club meets with Mrs. Jack Rich
ards, 8 p. m.
Tuesday, June 26 — Gold Star
Mothers meet with Mrs. Henry
Garren, 8 p. m. BPOE and Moose
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Must Act Now
Library Drive Is Still Short Of
Goal By $800, Committee Busy
-• -
DAVID SAMS, popular Ecus
tan, is the new commander of the
Monroe Wilson post of the Am
erican legion. He succeeds Roy
Head and has already assumed
his duties.
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ATTENDS CONFERENCE
I
Beverly Trantham, a member of
I the Wesley Foundation council at
; the University of Georgia, has re
! turned to her home here from the
Student Regional Leadership
Training conference at Lake Juna
luska.
The most recent drive of the
special library committee to raise
$4,000 to build the new $18,420 li
brary on the court house lawn is
still $800 short, Chairman Ralph
Ramsey, Jr, reports.
There are a few solicitors who
have not reported in, but the chair
man feels that the committee will
still be short by a few hundred dol
lars when all are heard from.
He joins with Mrs. Oliver Orr,
chairman of the library board, in
making one final plea for contri
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Welcome Is Extended Campers, Snmmer
Visitors, Banner Year Is Predicted
BL00DM0B1LE AT
LEGION BUILDING
THURSDAY,12 T06
Goal Is 150 Pints. Chairman
McKenzie Says The De
mand Is Now Great
With a goal of 150 pints, the
American Red Cross Bloodmobile
returns to Brevard on Thursday
afternoon, from 12 noon until 6:00
o’clock.
According to Rev. Frank McKen
zie, chairman of the recruitment
program in Transylvania, the
bloodmobile will be at the Ameri
can legion building.
Mr. McKenzie urges all persons
who can possibly do so to give a
pint of blood on Thursday.
The need is urgent, and he re
quests that persons make appoint
ment by calling TUrner 2-4811, or
to come down to the American
legion building on Thursday.
A special invitation is extended
to all members of the Gallon club
and the two gallon club in Tran
sylvania.
Mr. McKenzie concludes:
“The Bloodmobile will be there
on Thursday. The trained doctors
and nurses will be there. The vol
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T. C. HENUPH
RITES ARE HELD
Prominent Upper Transylva
nian Was Superintendent
Of Schools For 17 Years
Funeral services for Thomas Cal
houn Henderson, 84, prominent
resident of upper Transylvania and
a well known educator, were held
Tuesday afternoon at the Oak
Grove Baptist church in the Que
bec section of Transylvania.
Rev. Nathan Chapman officiated,
and burial was in the church ceme
tery. Nephews served as pallbear
ers and nieces and granddaugh
ters were flower girls.
Mr. Henderson died early Sun
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Perkins Heads Humane
Society, Seeking Site
Mrs. Grace Perkins has been
named the first president of the
Transylvania County Humane So
ciety. Mrs. Perkins had been serv
ing as a temporary officer during
the first organizational months of
the society.
New officers were named at a
special meeting this week at the
residence of Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Hill.
They are, vice president, Robert
N Hill, III; secretary, Mrs. Ralph
Palmer; treasurer, Donald H. Hill
and Attorney, Gene Ramsey.
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Charles Davis Is Transylvania’s
First Star Farmer, Receives Award
Charles Davis, of the Brevard
FFA chapter, has been named a
Star farmer from this district and
he becomes the first Transylvanian
to receive this honor, Randal J.
Lyday, advisor of the local chapter,
announces today.
Young Davis, an outstanding ris
ing senior at Brevard high school,
is president of the student body
for the coming year. He will receive
a gold watch at the State FFA con
vention on June 28th for being
i named a Star farmer.
Young Davis, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles W. Davis, of the
Dunn’s Rock community, recently
attended Boys’ State at Chapel
Hill, as one of the two representa
tives from Transylvania.
According to Mr. Lyday, Young
Davis has chalked up an excellent
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CHARLES “BOOTS” DAVIS
At a meeting of the board of di
rectors of the Transylvania Coun
ty Humane Society this month it
was decided to go ahead with plans
for raising money for the building
of a shelter in or near the city. The
first task is the obtaining of the
gift or long-lease of a strip of land
suitable for the shelter, the presi
dent, Mrs. Grace Perkins, states.
The present shelter, at the home
of the dog warden, Elem Gallo
way, near Rosman, is a makeshift
arrangement, inadequate in many
ways, she says. The society is
grateful to Mr. Galloway for doing
what he has been able to do, but
he agrees that it is not sufficient
to take care of the county’s needs.
Since neither the county nor the
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B & PW Club Will
Hold Audition For
Talent On July 9th
The Brevard Business and Pro
fessional Women’s club is planning
a big audition to discover top lo
cal talent, of a non-professional
variety, on Monday night, July 9th,
in the Brevard high school audi
torium.
Mrs. Vivian Gillespie, the pres
ident, says the big show will be
gin at 6:30 o’clock, and the club
hopes to have some 60 acts, both
by individuals and groups.
Persons desiring to participate
in the talent show are urged to
contact the president or any mem
ber of the local B & PW club. The
winners on the show will appear
on the Bob Cox TV program at
Greenville on Sunday afternoon,
July 15th.
IT’LL LOOK GOOD in your lapel — that donor pin ;
you receive when you give blood at the visit of the Red i
Cross Bloodmobile. And it’ll show you’re supporting a i
vital community program by making your blood avail- 1
able for use in sickness, accident and surgery. The Blood
mobile will be at the American legion building here in
Brevard Thursday afternoon from 12 until 6:00 o’clock.
Make — and keep — a date to get that pin. Call your Red
Cross chapter at 2-4811 or come down Thursday.
Beverly Sills, Lyric Soprano, ^
Is Soloist With Orchestra At
First Concert Or Music Camp
BEVERLY SILLS
14 From County Now
Attending Elks Camp
Fourteen Transylvania boys are
attending the 13th season of the
North Carolina Elks camp near
Tuxedo.
The local group left on Sunday
and will remain at the camp for
two weeks, Herbert Finck, the ex
alted ruler, states.
Ed Morrow, who is in charge of
the camping program for the local
Elks lodge, announces the names
of the boys as follows:
Robert and A1 Hebert, Russell
McCall, Philip Tinsley, Wiley Bing
ham, Tom S. Lance, L. B. Whit
mire, W. L. Sigmon, Stanly Bishop,
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The Brevard Music center will
open its summer concert season
on Sunday afternoon June 24th at
4 o’clock, with James Christian
Pfohl conducting the orchestra of
the faculty and staff with Beverly
Sills, lyric soprano, as guest artist.
Miss Sills blossomed to stardom
under Gaotano Werola, Impresar
io of the San Francisco Opera com
pany, and she is recognized as one
of America’s most outstanding
young sopranos. Under the baton
of Mr. Pfohl, Miss Sills will sing
Verdi, Bizet, and Dellini arias.
Realizing the need for musical
growth, the local camp director in
stigated a summer music camp
which became a reality in 1944.
Situated within the foothills of the
Blue Ridge Mountains, the Tran
sylvania Music camp offers musi
cal education and training along
with a well guided recreational
program.
This year with its varied pro
gram, Transylvania expects its fin
est season. There will be many out
standing guest artists performing
throughout the nine weeks. Thor
Johnson, of the Cincinnati Sym
phony, and John Bitter, of the Uni
versity of Miami Symphony will be
guest conductors. The Brevard Mu
sic center will continue its sum
mer concert season with concerts
every Friday and Saturday even
ings at 8:15 o’clock and Sunday
afternoons at 4 p. m.
Program Highlights
New Hillbilly Show, Featuring
'Cousin Hank* Is Now On WPNF
Listeners of WPNF who like
good hillbilly and western music
will enjoy WPNF’s new program,
“Cousin Hank’s Jamboree”, which
will be heard each day at 2:00 o’
clock over the local radio station.
Program Director John Dellinger
explains that this show is carried
only when the Brooklyn Dodger
baseball games are played at night
time.
The “Cousin Hank Jamboree”
will begin on Monday, June 25th.
OTHER PROGRAMS
The schedule for the Civic hour
for the coming week is as follows:
Friday, Girl Scouts; Monday, Music
Lovers club; Wednesday, Rosman
chamber of commerce.
On the Farm and Home hour the
following will be heard: Thursday,
Carolina Farm features; Friday,
Soil Conservation service, H. E.
Newland; Monday, county agent’s
office; Tuesday, Rosman Vo-Ag De
partment, B. E. Keisler; Wednes
day, home agent’s office.
The Rev. John Revis, pastor of
Lake Toxaway Baptist church, is
speaking on Morning Devotions
this week and the Rev. G. A. Ham
by, pastor of the Boylston Baptist
church, will be heard next week.
The Sunday morning church ser
vice will be broadcast from the Bre
vard - Davidson River Presbyterian
church through the remote facili
ties of WPNF. The Rev. Ben F. Or
mond is the pastor.
The Brooklyn Dodger schedule
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CAPACITY GROUPS
ARE REPORTED AT
THE 14 FINE CAMPS
Fown, County Officials And
Civic Leaders Send Greet
ing Messages
ROUND-UP MADE
With all of the 14 organized
summer camps in Transylvania re
porting capacity enrollment, offi
cials of the town and county and
heads of civic organizations join
hands in issuing a most cordial
welcome to the campers, summer
visitors and others here for a va
cation this season.
It is with glad hand of friend
ship that they roll out the welcome
ing mat to this beautiful land of
lakes and waterfalls, which is also
recognized as a “mecca for summer
camps.”
Through the columns of the
Transylvania Times this week many
merchant and others are wel
coming the campers and other vis
itors to town. Publisher Ed M. An
derson urges all readers to espec
ially note the write-ups on the var
ious camps.
Best Year
From all indications, this sum
mer will be a peak year in tourist
business, and already thousands of
cars are seen in the great Pisgah
National Forest, as people from the
lowlands come up to the mountains
in an effort to escape the heat and
to see this famed wonderland of
nature.
Drug stores, eating establish
ments, hotels, inns, etc., in the
county, report a sharp increase in
the tourist business.
Freeman Hayes, chairman of the
Transylvania county board of com
missioners, John A. Ford, mayor
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AU NTIE SINGING
TO BE SATURDAY
Famed Blue Ridge Quartet
Will Be Heard With Many
Other Local Groups
The second project of the Bre
vard fire department to raise funds
to purchase a new fire truck, es
pecially designed to fight rural
blazes, will be an “All-Nite Sing
ing” Saturday evening in the Bre*
vard high school auditorium.
Featured on the program will be
the famed Blue Ridge quartet, of
Spartanburg, S. C., and several out
standing local groups.
Ray Talley and Dan Wallin wilT*
be masters of ceremonies, and lo
cal firemen are now busy selling
tickets at 50c and $1.00. Fire Chief
Dan Merrill also reports that var
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Ticket* To Banquet
Of Commerce Group
Being Mailed Out
Plans are being completed for
the annual Brevard chamber of
commerce banquet set for Friday
night, June 29th, at the Brevard
country club, J. C. Gaither, the
president, announces.
Mr. Gaither says that two tick
ets are being mailed to each mem
ber, and others desiring to attend
the big function are asked to pick
up their tickets at the chamber of
commerce office adjacent to the
post office. Members desiring more
than two are urged to call the of
fice.
The program at the banquet will
be climaxed with a humorous and
inspiring talk by Walter Smith, of
Rutherfordton, who is in demand
all over the nation as an after din
ner speaker.
His homespun humor and philo
sophy always make a big hit with
his listeners, Mr. Gaither, who
heard him at the Canton-Bethel
Clyde chamber of commerce meet
ing, says.