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TRANSYLVANIA— j rhe Land oi Waterfalls, Mecca for Summer Camps, j Entrance to Pisgah Na tional Forest and Home of Brevard Music Festival. The Transylvania Times A State And National Prize-Winning A. B. C. Newspaper TRANSYLVANIA— An Industrial, Tourist, Ed ucational, A g r i c ultund ind Music Center. Popula tion, 1990 Census, 15,321. Brevard Community 7,394 Vol. 68 — No. 31 Second Class Mail ^uthomed at Brevard. N. C. BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1957 ★ 16 PAGES TODAY * PUBLISHED WEEKLY TRANSYLVANIA MUSIC CAMP will close its successful concert season with several special programs this week end. Robert Snyder, of Charlotte, is shown above left with Camp Director James Christian Pfohl. Mr. Snyder is concertmaster of the camp symphony and also for the Gala Festival which opens at the Brevard Music Center next | week end. The noted soprano, Beverly Sills, above right, will be the soloist at I Saturday evening’s concert. Vittorio Gi j annini’s new religious canticle will be j premiered at a special worship program Sunday morning at the camp. Mr. Gian nini is pictured above, and he will attend the special performance of his work here. Park Commission Makes Snggesiions Along Parkway In Transylvania County Service Advocated At Beech. Enlarge Pisgah Inn. Now Paving Road Food and gas service at Beech Gap. with a 30-room motel plus food and gas at Mt. Pisgah, are in cluded in the recommendation of the N. C. Park Commission’s over all picture of concessions along the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Car olina. At Beech Gap. on the northwest side of Tennessee Bald a recrea tion area is proposed in the “Mis sion 66“ program of the Parkway officials who contemplate com pletion by or before 1966. The rec ommended gas and food service will be adjacent to the recreation area and Beech Gap. Present Pisgah Motor Inn set-up with 30 rooms, should be contin ued in an improved building re placing the present inn constructed along lines in keeping with other overnight facilities on the park way, according to the recommenda tion of the commission. Gas and |i food will also be provided, accord ing to plans, and the latter facili ties were given ok by the commis sion recommendation. Original plans by the Parkway officials for Mt. Pisgah called for 76-room motel, also an increase of 26 rooms at Doughton Park near the Virginia line, bringing that presently-operated facility »p to 50 rooms. The commission frown ed on expansion of the Doughton Park motel and set forth in its rec commendation that people in the area be given opportunity to pro vide adequate facilities for over —Torn to Page Eight CALENDAR OF COMING EVENTS Thursday, Aug. 1 — Methodist and Presbyterian circles meet. Lions cluib meets at Gaither’s at 7 p. m. Masonic meeting in the tem ple, 8 p. m. WMS of First Baptist church meets, 8 p. m. ^ Friday, Aug. 2 — Kiwanis club ^ meets at Gaither’s, 7 p. m. Con cent at Brevard Music Center, 8:15 p. m. Saturday, Aug. 3 — Concert at Brevard Music Center, 8:15 p. m. Sunday, Aug. 4 — Attend the church of your choice. Concert at Brevard Music Center, 4 p. m. Union service at Brevard Metho dist church, 7:30 p. m. Monday, Aug. 5 — Rotary club meets at Gaither’s, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6 — Eastern Star meets in Masonic temple, 8 p. m. Very Disappointed Grounded Plane Cancels Gala Reception For Archery Champion I - I Hundreds of interested fans in Brevard and Transylvania county turned out Monday night to wel i come home O. K. Smathers, the j new archery champion of the | world. ! However, his arrival was delayed, i since his plane was grounded in i Bristol. Tennessee, and the gala ceremony that had bees planned on the high school field by the Bre vard Jaycees was cancelled at the last minute. Mr. Smathers himself was prob ably the most disappointed person Expect Finish Of Pisgah Road Paving This Week The first course of Mack-top on the Pisgah Motor Road was com pleted last week by the State High way forces, and the entire seven miles is ready for the “choke coat” or finish, which is expected to be completed within a few days. The pavement connects US 276 at Wagon Road Gap with the black -Tir» to Page Eight in the community when he learned later in the evening that a large crowd had turned out on the foot ball field to welcome him home and that the streets in the business | section were lined with spectators to cheer his arrival. In an interview over WPNF on Tuesday he expressed sincere ap preciation to all persons showing j an interest in his victory at Prague, —Turn to Page Eight HENDERSON AND REED ARE ADDED TO FACULTY HERE Brevard College President Makes Announcement Of Two New Members President Emmett K. McLarty, Jr., today announces two new fac-1 ulty appointments at Brevard col lege. * They are Malcolm R. Henderson as dean of men and head of the business department, and Ralph V. Reed as an additional instructor in the music department. Mr. Henderson comes to Brevard from the faculty of Catawba col lege, Salisbury, and he and his wife and daughter have already moved into a house on Park avenue. A native of Knoxville, Tenn., Mr. Henderson received his AB degree from the University of Georgia and his masters degree from the Uni versity of Tennessee. He has done further study at Peabody College for Teachers, Georgia Institute of Technology and completed a six months’ course in office machines and systems taught by Remington Rand, Inc. Mr. Henderson has taught in the —Turn to Page Eight OFFICERS REPORT THREE ACCIDENTS Youth Is Injured Tuesday When Bike And Auto Col lide. Condition Improved Two automobile accidents were j reported in Transylvania last week ! end, and on Tuesday afternoon i Gary Rose, young son of Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Rose, was injured when his bike collided with a car, driv en by Woodrow Hemphill at the junction of Highway 64 and Caro lina avenue. Hospital authorities Wednesday morning reported his condition as satisfactory and improved. Sheriff “Scott” Dillingham said the accident occurred when young j Rose rode his bicycle out of Caro , lina avenue into the path of the . Hemphill car. | Last Sunday morning about 2:00 j Calvin Williams, of Hendersonville, lost control of the car he was driv ' ing on Old Highway 64 near the Penrose school and overturned. A —Turn to Page Eight More Of Du Pont's Key Personnel Are Arriving The Du Pont company will send five more of its key personnel here for the new Brevard silicon plant being constructed at Buck Forest. These men, along with their families, are expected in Brevard during August. They are as fol lows: L. S. Grogan, general plant manager; F. Wasik, mechanical supervisor; J. S. Mahoney, clerical Tap" Boyd Awarded 30-Year Service Pin By Duke Company, Record Praised D. R. “Cap” Boyd has been awarded his 30-year service pin, Frank Yarbrough, manager of the local branch of Duke Power com pany, announces today. A line foreman since 1937, Mr. Boyd has been connected with the Duke company here since ’26. In making the presentation, Mr. Yarbrough praised Boyd’s out standing record. “In addition to his loyal work with the company, he has been ’most active in community life,” Mr. Yarbrough explained. “Cap” Boyd is the assistant fire chief of the Brevard volunteer fire department, and with his know ledge of electricity and familiarity with power lines in this territory, he is said to be quite an asset to the department. Mr. Yarbrough praised Mr. —Turn to Page Five D. It “CAP” BOYD j supervisor; W. H. Nelson, stores ’ Supervisor; and C* Paris, plant . buyer. I The Du Pont company now has ja total of 37 persons employed i here, in addition to the construc tion crew. They include 20 who are being given general mechani cal training, two stenographers, and 15 men who have been trans ferred from other plants. It is pointed out that other Du Pont personnel will be arriving here during the next few months. They will include five in Septem ber, five in October, six in No vember, six in December and 12 in January, 1958. Telephone Company Conducting Survey The Citizens Telephone company is now conducting a survey to de termine the number of new tele phones desired in Transylvania county and also how many sub scribers would like to have an up grade in their present service, Manager Charles Pickelsimer, Jr., announces today. The survey is the first phase of the $638,000 expansion program, which was made possible recently by an REA loan. Questionnaires are being mailed out by the company to all present subscribers and a canvass of the various communities will be made. As applications are made for telephone service, rights-of-way are also being secured. Mr. Pickelsimer says the eom —Torn to Page Eight mmmmmmmm CARROLL PARKER, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Par ker, of the Dunn’s Rock section of Transylvania, won first place in the wildlife contest at the State 4-H con vention in Raleigh last week, and he was awarded a $50 United States savings bond. The title of his demonstra tion was “building and erecting squirrel boxes”. (Times Staff Photo) Transylvania 4-H Club Members Post Good Results, State Meet JIM TATUM, head football coach at the University of North Carolina, will be the principal speaker at a banquet of the Bre vard Booster club Tuesday night, August 20th, in the Masonic temple. Approximately 175 tick ets at $1.50 each will be avail able to the public, President John Brewer announces. HART PASSES HIS CPA Carl Hart received word Wed nesday that he had passed his ex amination given by the North Car olina Board of Examiners of Cer tified Public Accountants and is now a CPA. Mr. Hart is employed in the bookkeeping department of Citizens Telephone company here. 9 Carroll Parker Wins Savings Bond. Floyd McCall Is Tapped Transylvania’s 4-H delegation to the State convention in Raleigh! last week received their share of recognition, Bill Garmon, assistant county agent, reports today. Carroll Parker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Parker, of the Dunn’s Rock section, was named the North Carolina winner with his Wildlife demonstration, and he was award ed a $50 savings bond. Floyd McCall was tapped into the honor club, which is the high est honor a 4-H’er can attain in the state. Charles Taylor was selected to represent the western district on an evaluation committee for the state 4-H week, and this commit tee will make recommendations as to how the week’s activities can be improved. Ellen Jean Dills made an out standing showing in the dress re vue, Mr. Garmon reports, as did jJudy Mims and Gil Coan, Jr., in the health contest. Coan placed third in state competition, and he also came out in third place with his forestry demonstration. Other winners were as follows: Linda Tinsley and Judy Mims, third in the electric demonstration; Charles Taylor and Floyd McCall, third place in the farm coop dem onstration; Henry Tinsley, third place in the beekeeping demonstra tion; and, Floyd McCall, second place in public speaking. “Transylvanians can well be proud of the excellent showing our ; 4-H boys and girls made at Ral eigh.” Mr. Garmon declared.* Program Highlight! Weather News Is One Of WPNF’s Most Popular Programs Each Day To keep everyone informed on the latest local and national wea ther conditions, Brevard Amoco Service is now presenting the Weather News each morning, Mon day through Saturday, at 8:15 a. m„ Bobby Hoyle, station manager, announces. During this five-minute weather program, a complete rundown is given on readings and conditions in Brevard, as well as the state weather picture, temperatures and forecasts across the nation. Other Programs The schedule for the Civic hour for the coming week is as follows: Friday, B & PW club; Monday, Elks club; Wednesday, Wednesday club. On the Farm and Home hour the following will be heard: Thursday, Soil Conservation service, H. E. Newland; Friday, Carolina farm features; Monday, county agent’s , office; Tuesday, Extension forestry, ,Fred E. Whitfield; Wednesday, home demonstration agent. : The Rev. E. T. Rose, pastor of Lake Toxaway Baptist church, is | conducting Morning devotions —Turn to Page Five CONCERTSSET, ’57 EVENT WILL OPEN AUGUST 9 Ba»d Will Be Heard Friday Night. “Southern Pre miere” Slated (Sunday TICKET^ AVAILABLE Four outstanding programs wBL mirk the end of the highly suc cessful 1957 camping season at Transylvania Music Camp. Many noisy, sun-tanned campers will peck musical instruments and ten nis rackets and leave for home fol lowing the final concert Sunday afternoon. But music will continue to ring from the mountains lor another three weeks as graduate scholar ship students and faculty members are launched into rehearsals for the Gala Festival which will begin on August 9., Nine concerts featuring the nation’s finest guest artists, will be presented during tfve Festi val period. ; The last of the regular programs will open on Friday evening as the Transylvania Concert band, Paul Biyan conducting, and the Transyl vania chorus, • Gordon Page eon ducting, appear in concert The program will include “March Joyeuse” by Chabrier; “Hammersmith,” a prelude aad scherzo for military baud, by Holst; “The Lost Child” by Nin-Cuihnell; two Latin American dances by Bonnet and Delgadillo; ’'Choral Scherzo’ by Kubik, with the chor us, Bobby Edge accompanist; Rav el’s “Pavane” for chorus and harp, Mary Ann Guenther, harpist; Thompson’s “The Last Words of David” for chorus; and Carnival, from “La Fiesta Mexicans” by Reed, a folk song symphony for band. Pfohl Conducts Beverly Sills, noted young so prano whose voice has been wide ly acclaimed throughout the na tion, will be guest artist on Satur —Turn to Page Four FLORIDA SCOUTS USE CAMP HERE New Area At Pressley Field Being Developed By The Kiwanis Club Troop 27, of Jacksonville, Fla., Boy Scouts will arrive at the new Pressley Fields camping area Thursday of this week, with around 100 boys and several adult leaders in attendance. The Scouts will remain for ten days, and immediately alter the camp will be taken over by Pink-, ston, Fla., Scouts for a week. Pressley Fields area has been leased from the Forest Service as a "special use” area by the Brevard Kiwanis Club, which will maintain it for Scouts, church and Sunday school groups. Work has been done on the ford into the area, the excellent moun tain spring, grounds, and outdoor toilet by the Kiwanis chdbg In anti cipation of heavy use this summer. Tinsley Brown has been in charge' of the improvements lor the dub Plans call for a shed-type struc ture to be erected this summer, and other improvements which will be done between camp periods. Tran sylvania Scouts will here firet call on the area for camping, ac cording to C. M. Douglas, Kiwanis president. Local Delegates Attend TB Meet Mrs. Paid Lollis, Transylvania county public health nurse, Miss Jeannette Austin and Miss Marie J. Strasser, chairman and treas urer of the Transylvania County | Tuberculosis committee, attended i the Institute on Problems in Tu iberculosis Control at Saluda July 2*31. Rehabilitation of the tuberculos is patient was the theme of the In stitute which was attended by about 100 delegates representing TB associations, sanatorium, health and welfare departments, vocational rehabilitation and other —Turn to Page Eight
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