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. Newspaper ★ TRANSYLVANIA— I An Industrial, Tourist, Ed ucational, A g r i c u Itural j and Music Center. Popula tion, 1950 Census, 15,321. Brevard Community 7,394. Vol. 70 — No. 27 Second Class Mail Privileges Authorized at Brevard. N. C. BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1959 ★ 16 PAGES TODAY * PUBLISHED WEEKLY D. G. DAIL, the new president of the Brevard Rotary club, is shown at the left, with Gil Coan, the immediate past pres ident of the Rotarians, looking over the new charcoal burners and picnic tables in Franklin park. They urge the public to use these facilities, as well as the mu nicipal swimming pool. This summer, the park and pool are being operated jointly by the town of Brevard and the Rotary club. (Times Staff Photo) Four Prisoners Nabbed Trying To Break Out Of Jail Tuesday Night Group Had Sawed Bars Ac ross Window. Used Sheets, Blankets To Make Rope Four prisoners were caught as attempted to b^eak-owt of the Transylvania jail here in Brevard about 10:00 o’clock Tuesday night. They were Bennie Mahon. Shir! Green, Ralph Buchanan and Tom my Pressley. According to Sheriff “Scott" Dil lingham, the group had sawed through the bars across the window in their upstairs cell. They made a rope with sheets and blankets and threw one end to the ground belowr. As they prepar ed to descend, the sheriff and his deputies were there to foil their escape. Earlier in the evening, Mrs. Clyde Hubbard, wife of the jailer, thought she heard the prisoners upstairs sawing on metal. She rad ioed her husband and Sheriff Dil lingham. who were out patrolling. They immediately surrounded the jail area and waited for the prison ers to attempt to break out. The four prisoners were taken to the Asheville jail late Tuesday night, Since the local jail is overcrowd ed, Sheriff Dillingham thought it wise, and safer., to take the group to Asheville, where there are better jail facilities. Green and Buchanan were ar rested last Thursday night in con nection with the recent series of robberies here in Brevard, and they also face a charge of larceny of an automobile and are under suspend ed sentences. Mahon is being held on a first degree burglary charge, and Press ley is being held on charges of car theft and forgery. CALENDAR OF COMING EVENTS Thursday, July 2 — Methodist and Presbyterian circles meet. (See Society page). Lions meet at Co lonial Inn at 7:00 p. m. Kiwanians meet at Gaither’s at 6:45 p. m. Lu ther League meets at 7:00 p. m. Friday, July 3 — WSCS picnic at Methodist church at 5:00 p. m. Con cert at Music camp at 8:15 p. m. Ace of Clubs meets at 7:45 p. m. Saturday, July 4th — Fourth of July observance. Olin Mathieson picnic begins at 10 a. m. Baseball doubleheader at 2:30 at Camp Straus. Concert at Music camp at 8:15 p. m., followed by fireworks. Sunday, July 5th — Attend the church of your choice. Concert at Music Camip at 4:00 p. m. Monday, July 6th — Commission ers meet at 10:00 a. m. Rotary meets at Gaither’s at 7:00 p. m. Town board meets at 7:30 p. m. Tuesday, July 7th — Ace of Clubs meets at 7:45 p. m. Meet Next Monday Town And County Busy With Budgets For The New Year Town and county officials are busy this week working on the bud gets for the new year, j According to C. Lewis Osborne. ! tax supervisor and county accontnt [ ant, the commissioners will ap prove the county budget at their July meeting on Monday morning. It will be open for public inspec tion for 21 days. Mr. Osborne says he hopes the Dr. Blackwell To Speak Here Sunday Dr. Hoyt Blackwell, president of Mams Hill College, will be the guest speaker for the morning and even ing worship services at First Bap tist church on Sunday, July 5. Dr. Blackwell is one of the out standing educational and church leaders in North Carolina and is well-known in this community. He has led Mars Hill College in phe nomenal growth during his admin istration as president of this Bap tist college. Rev. Harold Killian, the pastor of the First Baptist church, reports. Little League, Babe Ruth Tilts Postponed On Sat. All games in the Little league and also the Babe Ruth league, which were scheduled for Satur day, July 4th, have been post poned because of the holiday ob servance. This announcement comes from David Sams, the commis sioner. Lee Carpenter Joins Staff Of WPNF, Program Log Is Reviewed Lee Carpenter, an experienced radio announcer from Canton, has joined the staff of WPNF, Bobby Hoyle, station manager, announces today. Prior to a tour of duty in the ar my from which he was discharged in June, Mr. Carpenter was connec ted with WWNC, Asheville. He also had experience on the staff of WWIT, Canton. A graduate of Canton high school, where he was a football star, Mr. Carpenter attended the University of North Carolina. He is single and is a brother of the famous “Chuckin’ Charlie” Car penter, football star at Wake For est. “I have always had high regard for Brevard and the people here and I am looking forward to being a citizen of this fine community,” Mr. Carpenter stated. Other Programs The schedule for the Farm and Home hour for the earning week is as follows: Thursday, station pro gram; Friday, U. S. Forest Service, Ted Seely; Monday, County agent; Tuesday, station program; Wednes —Turn to Page Four tax rate will remain unchanged at $1.55. The most pressing expenses for the year, 1959-'60, will be for new equipment at the new high school, he says. Mrs. Opal King, city clerk and town treasurer, reports that the town board of aldermen will ap I prove the Brevard budget at -next [Monday night’s meeting. It will be ' open for inspection for 21 days also. ^ Mrs. King does not anticipate the ! town tax rate of $1.45 being rajped. Town Manager Form Of Government Approved Brevard residents voted for the town manager form of government in the special election last Saturday by a vote of 232 for and 206 against. The board of aldermen, which asked the General Assembly to call the special election, met on Monday at noon and declared the vote as of ficial. Bill Norris was the registrar for the election and judges were Mrs. A1 Ream and Charles L. Russell. As predicted, voting in the elec tion was light. The town manager form of gov ernment had been advocated for Brevard by the aldermen, the chamber of commerce, the Jayoees and others. Following the canvass of the vote by the aldermen on Monday, it was announced that the board j would meet on Monday night, July 6th, for its regular monthly meet ing. The new budget will be the chief order of business. Methodist Men To Meet Tuesday The Methodist Men’s club will meet Tuesday night, July 7th, in the Fellowship hall of the church at 6:45 o’clock. Dr. John Bennett, dean of Bre vard college, will be in charge of the program. It is also announced by the church that the finance commission will meet at 6:00 o’clock, and the men’s club meeting will be follow ed bv an official board meeting at 8:15. Arrests Are Made In Robbery Cases Tv«o men are being held in the county jail in connection with recent robberies in the town of Brevard. According to local officers, the men are Shirl Green and Ralph Buchanan. They were picked up last Thursday night by Chief of Po lice Paul Fisher, Sheriff “Scott” Dillingham and members of the Brevard police department. The officers report that the two men have admitted to break ing and entering the clerk of court’s office, Pearlman’s and the Nickel Bargain house. They are also being charged with larceny of an automobile. Olin Mathieson Picnic To Highlight July Fourth Observance In County SAVINGS & LOAN ! PAYS 4% DURING i SECOND HALF,’5S; Executive Meeting Held On Monday. Continued Prog ress Is Anticipated In anticipation of a continued \ good year in 1939, the executive 1 hoard of the Brevard Federal Savings and Loan association de cice.I at a special meeting this week to pay a dividend of four per cent for the six months' per- j iod, July 1st to December 31st, j 1959. According to Jerry Jerome, the ! president, this action is in keep ing with the progress being made by the association and Transyl vania county. Just last week the association paid out semi-annual dividends, amounting to $85,000.00. During 1958, dividends total ing $75,000 for the first six | months and $80,000 for the per iod July 1st through December 31st, 1958, for a total of $155,000. In addition to President Je rome, other members of the exec utive board are: A. F. Mitchell, J. I. Ayers, Bryan Shiflet, J. M. Allison, Sr., Ed Morgan, W. L. Mull and Joe Tinsley. MANY BROOK AND RAINBOW TROUT BEING STOCKED Vast Production Noted At New Rearing Station At John’s Rock More than 36,250 brook and rain bow trout have been stocked in the streams in the Pisgah and Sher wood management areas this year, according to Maurice Bryant, direc tor of the John’s Rock fish rearing station. The total weight of the trout was 11,345 pounds and the fish meas ured eight to 10 inches. There were 22.750 brook trout, weighing 6.322 pounds, and 13,504 —Turn to Page Four A WAY TO BEAT THE HEAT — Nancy Matthews, lifeguard at the Municipal swimming pool, demonstrates the best method to beat the summer’s heat — a dip in the refreshing water at Franklin park. The pool is op erated daily, except Tuesdays, and it is proving to be a popular spot. (Times Staff Photo) July 4th Fireworks Display To Be Featured, Music Camp VIDA CHENOWETH | The Weather j 0inikUiimimiiMif>inimmu...limiliQ A record high for the season was recorded Tuesday, as the mer cury’ soared to 92 degrees, continu ing the heat wave. Lowest reading for the week was 62 degrees. Total precipitation for the week was 1.05 inches. Daily readings are as fol lows. Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday High 76 77 87 90 90 90 92 Low 62 63 63 61 63 62 60 Pre. .67 .36 .02 T 0 T 0 Vida Chenoweth Is Guest Ar tist This Week End. Ma rimba Soloist The summer night in Brevard vviiI be filled with more than mu sic this week end when the tradi tional 4th of July fireworks display is held at the Brevard Music cen ter Saturday evening. Hundreds of holiday visitors are expected at the home of Transyl vania Music Camp to view the an nual Independence Day celebration in addition to attending the sea son's first full-week end schedule of three concerts. Vida Chenoweth, renowned ma rimba soloist, will be guest artist Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:15 o’clock and Emil Raaib, violin soloist and Dean of Faculty at Transylvania Music camp, will be featured in the Sunday afternoon concert at 4:00 o’clock. Miss Chenoweth was the first ar tist ever to have presented a pro gram of all-marimba music, and she has been widely acclaimed as the person most responsible for bringing the marimba to the con cert stage. Miss Chenoweth has ap peared in over 300 recitals, and on radio and television, and this win ter she will be soloist with Arthur Fiedler in December and with the Baltimore Symphony in January. For her Friday night appearance. Miss Chenoweth will be presented in concert with the Transylvania concert band and the Transylvania chorus, conducted by James Chris tian Pfohl. Her program will in clude several of her own composi tions for marimba, flute and bass —Turn to Page Eight iLocal Citizens Respond Well To Membership Drive, Music Center Excellent response was reported during Brevard Music center week, Mrs. Duncan Hunter, and Dr. Russ Lombardo, the co-chairmen, re port. The goal of 100 sponsor member ships was exceeded, with 53 being sold to local business firms and 70 to individuals, for a total of 123. “All indications point to a ban ner year at the Brevard Music cen ter, and we are indeed happy that the local response has been good,” the co-chairman stated. Local citizens are also encourag ed to take their visitors out to the music camp during the summer. Concerts are given each Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:15 o’clock, and on Sunday afternoons at 4:00 p. m. Sponsorships were sold to the following business firms: Beauty Nook, Beauty Salon, Mor ris pharmacy, Varner’s drug store, Lake Sega cottages, Transylvania Times, Patton’s gulf station, Bar nett’s Machine shop, Coleman Tire co„ Austin Art shop, Ayer’s store, B & B Feed co„ Belk’s dept, store, Crest 5c & 10c, Brevard jewelers, —Tom to Page Eight STORES TO CLOSE SATURDAY, MANY WILL VISIT HERE Special Programs At Music Camp. Baseball Games On Tap PATROLMEN QUOTED Highlighting the Fourth of July observance in Transylvania will be the annua! Fourth of July picnic of the Olin Mathieson Chemical corporation on Saturday at beauti ful Camp Harry H. Straus. Each year the event is attended by more than 5,000. and with good weather, an even larger crowd is expected this year. The day will be a holiday in the town and county with stores, offi ces, the bank and the post office closing on Saturday. There will be no delivery’ of city or rural mail on Saturday, and the general delivery window will be open from 11:30 o’clock until noon, according to Vernon Fullbright, act ing postmaster. The hours on Fri day will be 8:30 a. m., to 5:00 p. m. Inns, rooming houses, motels and guest homes are expecting a rushing business this week end, as thousands of persons from lower elevation come to these mountains for the Fourth of July observance and to escape the summer heat. There will be a special concert Saturday evening at the Transylva nia Music camp, highlighted by a display of fireworks. Transylvania’s highway patrol men, Jack Caibe m