TRANSYLVANIA—
rhe Land ol Waterfalls,
Mecca for Summer Camps,
entrance to Pisgah Na
tional Forest and Home of
Brevard Music Festival.
Vol. 68 — No. 28
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BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, JULY
TR AN3YL V ANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist, E*v
iicational, A g r i c ultur*.
and Musk Center. Popuik
don, 1990 Census, 19,321.
Brevard Community 7,994.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
C. WAYNE BRADBURN, newly elec
ted superintendent of Transylvania’s
school, is pictured above at the left be
ing sworn into office by Eddie Varner,
chairman of the board of education, on
the right. In the center is Marvin Me- |
Call, clerk of court, who witnessed the
ceremony. Mr. Bradbum today releases
teacher assignments and other school
news, which can be found elsewhere in
this week’s Times.
(Times Staff Photo)
Chamber Of Commerce Having Busy
Season, Secretary Reports At Meet
President Frank Bridges
Makes Plea For Member
ship To Pay Up Dues
The Brevard chamber of com
merce, located in its beautiful of
fice in the new and modern Tran
sylvania library next to the court
house, is having one of its busiest
seasons, Mrs. John A. Ford, the
executive secretary, reported to
the board of directors Tuesday
night.
The meeting was held in the
court room over the .city hall,
and president Frank Bridges pre
sided.
Mrs. Ford said that a record num
ber of inquiries has been handled,
and she further explained that the
office *was lacing of considerable
service to new persons coming
here to make their homes.
The number of summer visitors
seems to be increasing, and she
reports that the office is delighted
to be of service to tourists and
permanent residents wherever pos
sible.
At the present time the cham
ber of commerce has a paid-up
membership of 104 members, of
which 26 are new members. Presi
dent Bridges made a plea for all
persons who have not paid their
dues for this year to please do so
as soon as possible.
The directors discussed the pos
sibility or having a pay telephone
station erected on the square, and
a committee composed of Gil Coan,
Vernon Fullbright and John Ander
son was named to consult with of
ficials of the telephone company,
r It was also decided that every
effort would be made to improve
the attraetivenness of the front
yard of the library.
CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, July 11 — Children’s
Hour at the library, 9:30 a. m.
WMU Book Tea, First Baptist
church, 4 to 6 p. m., and 7 to 9
p. m. Masonic meeting in the Tem
ple, 8 p. in. BHS Booster club meets
in high school annex, 8 p. m.
Friday, July 12 — Concert at
the Brevard Music Center, 8:15 p.
m.
Saturday, July 13 — Civic cluib
i dinner at Brevard Music Center,
6 p. m., followed by concert at
8:15 p. m
Sunday, July 14 — Attend the
church of your choice. Homecom
ing at Grace Baptist church. Con
cert at Brevard Music Center, 4
p. m. Union hour at Brevard-David
l\ son River Presbyterian church, *8
p. m.
Monday, July 15 — Bible con
ference begins at Presbyterian
church, 10 a. m., and 8 p. m. Ro
tary club meets at Gaither’s, 7 p.
in.
Tuesday, July 18 — Farmers
Federation picnic, 7 p. m., at Bre
vard high school. Moose lodge
meets at 8 p. m. Order of the Eas
tern Star meets in Masonic tem
ple, 8 p. m Concert at Brevard Mu
I sic Center. 8:15 p. m.
Many To Attend
Farmers Federation Planning
Annual Picnic On Tuesday
The Farmers Federation’s annu
al Transylvania county picnic will
be held on Tuesday,' July 16th at
Brevard high school beginning at
7:30 p. m., it has been announced
by James McClure Clarke, presi
i dent of the 37-year old farm com
’ petitive.
Once again an outstanding en
tertainment program has been
scheduled including the peppy
Mimosa Boys. "Panhandle Pete”
Nash and the Farmers Federation
string band along with Linda and
Patsy Neal, talented acrobats, ■Gai
ther Robinson and Steve Ledford,
Mr. Clarke has urged all local
musicians, singers, choirs, quartets
and other entertainers to attend
the picnic and compete for prizes.
A $10 prize will be awarded for
the best local act and other prizes
will be given to winning quartets
and choirs.
Work Started On
Pisgah Mountain
Route This Week
State Highway forces have start
ed work preparatory to paving the
Pisgah Motor Road from Wagon
Road Gap to Cut-Throat or Elks
Pasture gap south of Candler.
The seven-mile link will be used
as part of the Blue Ridge Parkway
until 1964, when it is planned to
complete the section by Mt. Pisgah
with the line of the scenic high
way.
Heavy machinery is on the job,
with huge water wagons and rol
lers, getting the roadibed ready for
"shooting” the black top.
Short talks on farming, federa
j tion activities and other subjects
will be given by Extension per
sonnel. Federation department
| heads and others throughout the
program.
Frank B » d, Brevard store man
age. promises plenty of ice cream
| and lemonade for all attending the
picnic.
Max Roberts, educational direc
| tor, is in charge of all the Feder
ation picnics being held this sum
mer.
Teachers, Principals For County's
Schools Announced, Few Vacancies
McLARTY MOW AT
THE COLLEGE, TO
PREACH SUNDAY
New President Moving Fam
ily Here. Offices Now At
Campus Center
The Rev. Emmett K. McLarty, of
Salisbury, has assumed his duties
as president of Brevard college.
Mr. McLarty, his wife and their
three daughters were formally in
troduced to the congregation of the
Brevard Methodist church Sunday
morning, and a welcome was ex
tended to them on behalf of the
community by the Rev. Douglas
Corriher.
Mr. McLarty will deliver the
sermon at the regular Sunday morn
ing worship service at 11:00 o’clock
this coming Sunday at the Meth
odist church.
Mr. Corriher urges all members
to attend and he cordially invites
the general public.
Mr. McLarty and his family are
busy moving this week into the
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MY FOURTH SAID
QUIET IN COUNTY
Thousands Of Persons At
tended Annual Picnic At
Camp Harry Straus
Thousands of persons attended
the annual Olin Mathieson picnic
at Camp Harry H. Straus last
Thursday, the highlight attraction
of the Fourth of July observance
i;i Transylvania county.
During the morning, various
events, including swimming, races,
bingo, baby parade, etc., were held,
and free lemonade, popcorn and
ice cream were served.
Families spread picnic lunches
at noon time, and a parade of quar
tets and a ball game were the main
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Smothers Will Join US
Archery Team Saturday
Brevard’s O. K. Smathers is
representing the southern part
of the United States in the Eas
tern Archery tournament this
week at Springfield, Ohio, and
next week he will be shooting on
the American team in Prague,
Czechoslovakia, in the Interna
tional tourney.
Other men representing Amer
ica in Prague will be Joe Fries,
of California, and Sylvester
Chessman, of Springfield. On
the ladies team are Ann Clark,
of California, Betty Schmidt and
Carol Meinhart.
Smathers won his position on
the American team at the re
cent National Archery tourna
ment in Minneapolis, Minn., and
he has been champion of the
southeast for the past nine years.
Mr. Smathers flew to Spring
field on Monday from Greenville,
S. C., and he will join the Amer
ican team in New York on Sat
Thomas R. Eller Sworn In On New
Prisons Commission For The State
Thomas R. Eller, Brevard at
torney, has been sworn in as i
member of the new North Caro
lina Prisons Commission.
Mr. Eller received his appoint
ment from Governor Luther H
Hodges, and after being sworn ir
the commission met the remainder
of the day with the Governor
getting orientated and organized
Members of the commission wil]
meet quarterly in Raleigh, witli
perhaps more meetings needed al
first while they are getting organ
ized.
The New Prisons Commission
replaced the old Prisons Advisory
Council unjder legislation effec
tive July 1st. The new commisionn
is now the policy making and
governing authority for the en
tire prisons system. The prisons
system is now completely divorc
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THOMAS H ELLER
urdav. They will fly from the
Idlewild airport Saturday after
noon, landing the next day in
Switzerland, from where they
will fly to Prague. The date of
the International tournament is
from July 14th to 19th.
The Weather
!
jJniHiiiuiin.urn.... Q
With one-third of the month
passed, still no precipitation has
been recorded in Brevard during
July! The last amount of rainfall
was on June 30th, when only .02
inches was recorded. The week’s
readings are as follows.
High
Wednesday_81
Thursday_87
Friday _ 90
Saturday _ ___87
Sunday - 84
Monday _90
Tuesday _89
Low
61
56
61
55
49
56
59
Douglas Named To
Historical Group
C. M. Douglas, of Brevard, has
(been named to the board of trus
tees of Cherokee Historical asso
ciation for the fourth year and also
was made a member of the execu
tive committee.
The historical association pro
duces the Indian pageant each
year, “Unto These Hills,” one of
the greatest outdoor dramas in the
world.
LIGHTNING HITS HERE
Brevard was hit by one terrific
bolt of lightning Tuesday after
noon and it struck a power pole
some 50 feet from Bridges Coal
and Oil company.
“Besides splitting the pole and
knocking out our telephone, the
only other damage was nearly
scaring us to death,” Frank Brid
ges reported to The limes.
PRINCIPAL FIGURES Saturday night at the Tran
sylvania Music camp will be James Christian Pfohl, left,
who will conduct the orchestra in a special concert fea
turing the famous John Sebastian, harmonica virtuoso,
right. Prior to the concert, representatives of various
civic clubi| of Western North Carolina will be guests at
a barbecue dinner at the music camp.
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Representative Gaither Given
Praise At Music Camp Banquet,
Civic Clubs Meet On Saturday
Famed Harmonicist Will Be
Heard In Special Concert
With Orchestra
Paul Rrvan will conduct the
Transylvania concert band in their
second appearance of the 1957 sea
son on Friday evening, July 12, at
the Brevard Music center. The band
will play “Pines of the Appian
Way” from “Pines of Rome” by
Respighi; “Perpetual Motion” by
Strauss; Mendelssohn’s “Trumpet
Overture”; pantomine from “II
Cid” by Sacchini; and Rossini’s ov
erture to the “Journey to Rheims.”
William Walsh, faculty clarinetist,
will play the Mendelssohn selec
t ion.
Civic club night will be observed
on the evening of July 13. Clubs
from Brevard and the surrounding
area will attend dinner and a con
cert at the music center. The pro
gram will feature John Sebastian,
world famous harmonica virtuoso.
Mr. Sebastian has appeared as
soloist with the leading symphony
orchestras of this country and
Canada, and is a veteran of eight
consecutive coast-to-coast concert
tours. His unique talent has been
enthusiastically acclaimed in Eu
rope. He will play “Concerto in D.
Major for Flute and Strings” by
Boceherinni, first performed by Se
bastian in New York; and “Street
Comer Concerto”, especially com
posed for the harmonicist by
George Kleinsinger in 1947.
The orchestra of the faculty and
staff, James Christian Pfohl con
ducting, will play Bach’s “Branden
berg Concerto No. 3”; Riegger’s
“Dance Rhythms”; and selections
from “My Fair Lady.”
John Bitter will be guest con
ductor of the Transylvania symph
ony orchestra on Sunday after
noon, July 14, at 4 o’clock. Mr.
Bitter, dean of the University of
Miami school of music and conduc
tor of its symphony orchestra, has
toured the country as guest con
ductor of the nation’s outstanding
symphonies. He will conduct the
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“Appreciation Dinner” Is
Held By Board Of Trus
tees. Letter Is Quoted
State Representative Jimmy
Gaither was highly praised for his
successful efforts in securing an ap
propriation of $15,000.00 from the
state for the Brevard Music Foun
dation at a dinner meeting of trus
tees and friends of the institution
held at the camp last Saturday
night.
Approximately 200 persons from
this section of the Carolinas attend
ed the “appreciation dinner” and
heard reports from members of
the trustees and from Director
James Christian Pfohl.
John Eversman, business raana
i gcr of the Foundation and music
| camp, applauded Mr. Gaither for
I his work in the General Assembly
and read a letter the trustees had
received from a veteran represen
tative in Sylva.
Marcellus Buchanan, III, wrote
the trustees that “I would feel re
miss in my obligation if I did not
call to your attention the magnifi
cient work Hon.-James C. Gaither
did for vour organization and for
the state during the recent Assem
bly.
“With like appropriations being
killed methodically, Jimmy Gaith
er fought for and secured your ap
propriation of $15,000. This success
is due wholly and solely to the per
sonal efforts of your Representa
tive. I know of no first-term mem
ber of the Assembly who made as
many strong and lasting friends. I
know of no member of the General
Assembly who is more deserving of
a vote of thanks from his people.”
Ed Campbell, chairman of the
board, presided at the dinner meet
ing and Director Pfohl gave a full
and optimistic report on activities
at the Transylvania Music Camp
this season. Three other members
of the board spoke briefly.
The trustees met Saturday after
noon and decided to hold the annu
al meeting in Brevard on Saturday,
October 12.
Program Highlights
Concerts Rom Music Camp Will Be
Heard Sunday Evenings Over WPNF
Concerts from the Transylvania
Music camp will again be carried
over WPNF, Bobby Hoyle, station
manager, announces today.
The new series will begin on
Sunday, July 21, and they will be
heard each Sunday evening this
summer at 7:00 o’clock.
The concert^ 'vfril! feature the
faculty and staff’ orchestra, under
the direction of James Christian
Pfohl.
Other Programs
The schedule for the Farm and
Home hour for the coming week is
as follows: Thursday, Brevard
Home Economics department, Mrs.
Glenn Burrell; Friday, U. S. For
estry service, Ted Seely; Monday,
county agent’s office; Tuesday, Bos
nian vo-ag department, B. E. Keis
lcr; Wednesday, home demonstra
tion agent.
On the Civic hour the following
will be heard: Friday, Lions club;
Monday, Brevard chamber of com
merce; Wednesday, Girl Scouts.
The Rev. W. R. Cox, pastor of
Brevard church of God, is speak
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OPENING IS SET
FOR AUGUST 2G,
TEACHERS LISTED
Prospects For Head Coadk
Position At Brevard Are
Now Being Interviewed
BRADBURN QUOTED
C. Wayne Bradbura, Transylva
nia’s newly elected superintendent
of schools, today announces the
faculties for schools of the town
and county.
Two vacancies remain to be fill
ed at Brevard high school and
there are three at the elementary
schools, due to resignations, ha
states.
Several persons are also being
interviewed for the position as head
coach at Brevard high school to
succeed Bill Milner, who resigned,
and Principal Robert T. Kimzey is
expected to make this announce
ment in the next few days.
Schools will open for the fall
term on Monday, August 26th,
Mr. Bradburn states.
The complete teacher list by dis
tricts and by schools is as follows:
District 1
Robert T. Kimzey, District
Principal
Straus Elementary School
Principal — D. G. DaH; Mamie
H. Dale, Mildred Townsend, Rach
el W. Lyday, Dorothy A. Batson,
; Mattie B. Fouts, Mamie L. Moore,
Ruth E. Shipman, Mae H. Boyd,
;Ruth M. Stroup, Fannie F. Hayes,
Henry R. Jacobsen. Music — Ma
tilda M. Israel.
Pisgah Forest School
Principal — Miss Annie May Pat
ton; Mrs. Annie D. Nelon, Mrs. Sa
ra Wade, Margaret Gash, Mrs. n
eene C. Eller, Mrs. Claire Richards,
Mrs. Gladys B. Shaford, Mrs. Mary
Lou Rhodes.
Brevard Elementary School
1 Principal — F. B. Cudd; Bliza
|beth Davis, Mary Moore, Carolyn
j Eller, Lillian Zachary, Lorene Os
j borne, Eugenia Blackwell, Margar
; et Kilstrom, Lila Hill, Josephine
| Medford Fanny e Harris, Roxie
j Neely, Nelle Norman, Martha Gar
| mon, Beatsie Bagwell, Maxine
Whitmire, Catherine Baaer, Fleet©
Freeman, Josephine Clayton, Lucy
Bryson, Annie Reid, Bernice Hol
lifield, Margaret Davis, Flora Pick
} elsimer, Mamie Julian, Agnes Clay
I ton, Kenneth Isreal, Stephen Fer
I guson, Thelma Ferguson, Frank
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FISH HATCHERY
WORK IS BEGUN
Construction Of Residences
And Office Building Start,
ed At John’s Rock
Construction of the Federal
Fish Hatchery at the Join’s lock
site in Pisgah National forest was
commenced on Monday with a
crew of workmen building throe
residences and a supply and of
fice building.
Hollifield Contracting com
pany, of Asheville, has the con
tract, and plans call far having
the buildings completed hy cold
weather.
They will be of brick and ce
ment blocks.
Contract for the
dams will not get
later in the year, it is
from the supervisor.
Mrs. Rich On Staff
At Georgia Academy
Mrs. Ruth W. Rich, of Brevard
and Marietta, Georgia, has accep
ted a position on the staff of Geor
gia Military academy, at College
Park, Georgia, it was learned this
week.
Mrs. Rich has been teaching at
Oglethorpe college in Georgia, and
she will assume her new position
in the immediate future. Her son
is an outstanding senior at the
academy.
Prior to going to Cobh county,
Georgia, a few years ago, Mrs. Rich
operated a private school here on
Park avenue.
In 1955 she was elected the 'fav
orite teacher” in Cdbb county.