TRANSYLVANIA—
The Land of Waterfalls.
Mecca for Summer damps.
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 u itural
and Music Center. Popula
tion, 1950 Census, 15,321.
Brevard Community 7,394.
Vol. 70 — No. 29
Second Class Mall Privileges
Authorized at Brevard, N. C.
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1959 * 16 PAGES TODAY *
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
\ “ROUGH AND RUGGED” de
scribes (lie work on the new
stretch of the Bine Ridge Park
way from Beech Gap to Racking
Horse Gap high atop the Pisgah
National forest. The H. R. Stew
art company, of Charlotte, is
building this scenic section of
the Blue Ridge, and the estimat
ed cost is S2,200.000. At the left,
one of the two shovels on the pro
ject can be seen in action, dig
ging into the mountain side. In
top photo,, the first section of the
| stretch, which has been "rough
i ed out” can be noted.
(Times Staff Photos)
Brevard Chamber Plans Promotion To
Increase Parkway Travel Thru Here
Advocates Area Be Known
As “Southernmost En
trance To Parkway”
With announcement by the Blue
Rid.se Parkway of stepped-up con
struction in and near Transylvania
county, plans were started here
Tuesday night by the chamber of
commerce for making this commun
ity known as the southernmost en
trance to the Parkway, and also to
Pi.sgah National Forest and Game
Preserve.
The most southern point of the
parkway is located at Beech Gap in
Transylvania county, and will be
reached by a highway from US <J4
above Rosman via Balsam Grove
and Pinhook. Three and one-quar
ter miles of the Beech Gap-Rosman
connecting link is nearing com
pletion. and plans of the forest ser
vice and highway commission call
for early letting of another link of
the road from the forest service
line down to the pavement at
Gloucester bridge, it was stated at
the chamber meeting Tuesday.
Already, US 276, from Brevard
and points south and east, is carry
ing the second largest amount of
traffic to the Parkway in Western
North Carolina, it was pointed out.
With completion of the link be
tween Rosman and Beech Gap. a
scenic loop plus the added access
it will make Transylvania a focal
point for the South from Spartan
burg to Atlanta.
President Gil Coan of the Bre
vard chamber was authorized by
the chamber Tuesday night to
name a special committee of five to
start promotion of the area as
‘southernmost entrance to the
parkway,” with special emphasis to
be placed on traversing Pisgah na
tional forest. Rosman chamber of
commerce is to be included in the
committee, Mr. Coan intimated.
President Coan stated to the
members, at the meeting Tuesday
night, that Transylvania already is
known for its scenic attractions, due
in great part, to Pisgah National
forest and game preserve, and the
numerous waterfalls and vistas to
be found here. In addition, expan
sion of Brevard college is adding
to the cultural attraction, and the
Music Festival is becoming wide
ly known and acclaimed throughout
the east and south.
Addition of another access to the
near-completed parkway will give
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Babe Ruth League All Stars
Selected By Coaches, Players
Eighteen Players Selected
Includes Three
Alternates
The Transylvania Babe Ruth All-!
Stars, consisting of 15 players, |
; were named this week.
The league leading Moo<se-Elk |
! team placed six players on the
j team. Slugging pitcher Ronnie
I Morgan of the Rotary will handle
; the mound chores with Charles Gil
lespie from the Jaycee team work
ing behind the plate.
An all Moose - Elk foursome
makes up the infield. Ronnie Owen
i.s at first, Carl Collins at second,
Charlie Rradburn at third and
George Truesdail at shortstop.
Steve Danielson of the Legion
Lions is in right field, center field
j er is Jim Fortune of the Jaycees,
1 and in left is Joe McCall of Moose
Elk.
Others are Lloyd Fisher, Jay
cees; Jim Vallendingham, Rotary;
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Pisgah And Seely
Featured In Time
Ranger Ted Seely and the Pis
gah National forest are given
national publicity this week in
Time magazine. The article is a
special feature on the national
forests in the United States and
there are several pages of color
pictures. Ranger Seelv also re
ceives prominent mention.
Lions To Meet
Thursday, July 16
The regular meeting of the Bre
vard Lions club, will be at the Co
lonial Inn, on Thursday, July 16.
Supper will be served at 7 p. m
The speaker will he Hugh G. Mc
Pherson, field scout executive for
this area.
This should be a very interesting
and instructive meeting. All mem
bers are urged to be present.
Eleventh Annual Federation Week End
At The Music Center Friday - Sunday
The eleventh annual Federation
Week-end, to be held at the Bre
vard ’Music center Friday, Satur
day and Sunday, will bring togeth
er from 75 to 100 women who have
turned “talk” into “doing some
thing'’ about good music.
They are representatives from 14
states comprising the Southeastern
region of the National Federation
of Music Clubs.
Federation projects include
scholarship assistance to deserving
young musicians, and the construc
tion of practice cabins, living quar
ters and the library at the Brevard
Music Center, home of Transylvania
Music camp.
Federation headquarters will be
at Brevard college and the Brevard
Music center. Members of the Bre
vard Music Lovers’ club will act as
hostesses. Mrs. Duncan Hunter, of
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DIANA STEINER
Burglary And Larceny Charges Draw
Stiff Sentences In Superior Court Here
HEALTH DEPT. IS
NOWINDEPENDENT
Dissolution Became Effective
June 30. Have Full Time
Sanitation Inspector
Transylvania County’s health de
partment became independent of
Henderson county in a formal dis
solution on June 30, according to a
statement released by Dr. John Fol
gor, county health officer. The first
meeting of the independent board
of health was held on July 9. Chair
man of the board is Freeman
Hayes. Other members; Mayor Bert
Freeman, Superintendent oi
Schools Wayne Bradburn, Eugene
Morris, pharmacist. Dr. James H
Sanders, Dr. Walter Clayton, and
Mickkr Lusk of Rosman. Dr. John
Folger was named part-time health
director. Mrs. Paul Lollis will con'
tinue as public health nurse, and
Mrs, William S. White as clerk-rc
ceptionLst. Walter F. Hart was ap
pointed sanitarian, and will be ”e
sponsible for sanitation, rabies con
trol. and the sanitary engineering
section of the local department.
Hart’s full-time appointment will
enable the expansion of the sani
tation section, Dr. Folger stated.
The sanitarian will be available for
calls each morning from 8 to 9
Monday through Friday at the
Health Center, and at other times
during the day may be located
through the clerk.
Other changes involved in the
separation of the two health de
partments will involve only minor
| ones in supplies, equipment, and
! funds.
CASS JOINS STAFF'
OF MUSIC CENTER
Piano Instructor Replaces
McAllisted, Who Has
Resigned
Internationally known concert
pianist Richard Cass has joined the
faculty of the Brevard Music cen
ter.
Mr. Cass, a native of Greenville,
S. €., replaces Roy McAllister, who
was forced to resign as piano in
structor due to illness. Mr. McAl
lister, from Tuscaloosa, Ala., is ex
pected to return to his position with
the Brevard Music center next
summer.
The announcement was made by
James Christian Pfohl from the
stage of the Brevard Music center
auditorium during last Friday eve
ning’s concert. Dr. Pfohl is the
founder and director of the Bre
vard Music center. The announce
ment came right after Mr. Cass
had received an enthusiastic ova
tion for his performance of the Pro
kofiev Third Piano Concerto with
the Orchestra of the Faculty and
Staff.
Mr. Cass rocketed into the na
tional spotlight five years ago
when he was chosen pianist winner
of the Twentieth Biennial Young
Artist Auditions of the National
Federation of Music Clubs. Since
then he has gone on to win interna
tional honors for his study and
performance in this country7 and
abroad.
CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, July 16 — Masons
meet at Temple, 7:30 p. .m. Lions
meet at Colonial Inn, 7 p. m.
Friday, July 17 — Federation
"Week-End” begins at Brevard Mu
sic center. Concert at 8:15 p. m.
Ace of Clubs meets, 7:45 p. m. Tur
key Supper at Methodist church 5
to 7:30 p. m.
Saturday, July 18 — Concert at
Music Center, 8:15 p. m.
Sunday, July 19 — Attend the
church of your choice. Concert at
Miusic center, 4 p. m.
Monday, July 20 — Civil term of
Superior court convenes, 10 a. m.
Rotary meets at Gaither’s, 7 p. m.
Tuesday, July 21 — Ace of Clubs
meets, 7:45 p. nx
Wednesday, July 22 — Jaycees
meet at Gaither’s, 6:30 p. m.
CAMPS WERE VISITED in Transylvania county
over the week end by Lewis Reimann, center, who made
inspections for accrediting in the American Campers as
sociation. Mr. Reimann, accompanied by Mrs. Reimann,
left, visited Keystone, Gay Valley, Rockbrook and Illa
hee Camps. At right is Miss Marjorie Leonard, program
director at lllahee. who is the national secretary for the
American camping association and also serves on the
executive board. Camps are inspected for health, sanita
tion, personnel and program and are visited every five
years to be accredited. (Times Staff Psoto)
I Five Local Masons To Receive
| Special 25 Year Ce.tifica'es
j The Weather I
Summer time temperatures held j
their own during the week, with:
occasional showers recorded. The
average high reading was in the;
eighties. Total precipitation was .88 j
of an inch. Daily readings are as j
fellows.
High
82
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Low
54
85
88
77
81
79
82
54
55
58
57
61
60
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Historical Body To
Meet Friday, 8 P. M.
The Transylvania county histor
ical commission will meet Friday,
July 17 at 8 p. m. in Gaither’s Dog
wood room. Many important mat
ters are to be discussed, according
to Mrs. Mary Jane McCrary, chair
man.
Notices are being sent out to
members as well as their respective
proxies and they are urged to at
tend the meeting. One of the ob
jects of the meeting is to elect a
curator and to find a way and
means to pay that person to set up
files and get the program under
way.
To Be Presented Thursday
Evening. Other Recogni
tions Will Be Made
Local Masons will pay special
tribute to five members of the lo
eal Dunn’s Rock Masonic lodge at
a stated communication to be held
in the temple on East main street
on Thursday night, July 23rd begin
ning at 8:00 o’clock, according to
announcement by W. C. Bangs,
Wers hipfu1 m a s to r.
Special 25-year continuous mem
bership certificates will be present
ed to Gareie Otto Alexander, Rob
ert Earle Kilpatrick, Daniel Web
ster Merrill. Robert Mitchell Nee
ly and Claude Lewis Osborne, past
master. The awards are being pre
sented in the name of the grand
lodge of North Carolina and with
the compliments and fraternal
greetings of M. W. W. Eli Hand,
Wilmington, grand master of Ma
sons in North Carolina. The awards
will be presented by Frank Gudger
Cabe, 32 deg. KOCH, of Candler,
and district deputy grand master of
the 54th district V. P. Fullbright,
past master, will act as marshall.
Another outstanding event of
the evening will be presenting an
“Honorary Membership” certifi
cate to Benjamin Harrison Linville,
past master of Service lodge No.
594, L-ong Beach, California. Mr.
Linville is the 17th Mason to be
elected an Honorary member of the
local lodge, according to announce
ment by Henry R. Henderson, past
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j Program Highlights
! Wei I Known Local Talent Featured
! In New Program On Station WPNF
A new program, featuring local
talent, has been added to the
WPNF program lo<g, according to
Bobby Hoyle, station manager.
Each Saturday afternoon, the Line
runner Inn presents Chief Chapman
and his Smoky Mountain Cut-ups,
with thirty minutes of song and mu
sic.
Mr. Hoyle states that this local
group is widely known throughout
Western North Carolina, and he in
vites everyone to tune in their pro
gram weekly, over the local station.
Other Programs
The schedule for the Civic hour
during the coming week is the fol
lowing: Friday, Brevard chamber of
commerce; Monday, Girl scouts;
and Wednesday, the Music Lovers
chub.
The Farm and Home Hour sched
ule is as follows: Friday, the Car
olina news; Monday, county agri
cultural agent.
Tuesday, Extension forestry,
Leonard Hampton; Wednesday, the
County heme economics agent.
Speaking on morning devotions
this week is the Reverend W. G.
Davidson. The Reverend George
Julian, pastor of the Temple Bap
tist church, will speak next week.
This month the Sunday worship ser
vices are being broadcast through
the remote facilities otf WPNF from
St. Philip’s Episcopal church. The
Rev. Fred Valentine is the pastor.
CRIMINAL SLATE
IS BEING HEARD,
VERDICTS LISTED
Many Violators Of Minor
Traffic Charges Pay
Fines, Costs
NETTLES PRESIDING
Throe young men pled guilty to
second degree burglary here in
Superior court this week and re
ceived sentences of from seven to
10 years. They were Harry Steve
Bridges. Robert Benny Mahon and
Samuel Hoyt Ferguson. Also receiv
ing seven to 10 years were Ralph
Buchanan and Sherrill Green who
pled guilty to breaking and enter
ing and larceny.
Action on the criminal docket be
gan Monday morning and cases of
minor traffic violations consumed
much of the courts time.
Leonard Lowe, of Forest City, is
prosecuting for the state and the
civil calendar will be heard next
week.
Judge Zeb V. Nettles, of Ashe
ville. has been specially assigned to
preside over both terms od' the
court.
The following pled guilty to
speeding and were fined $20.00 and
costs: Fred Marion Gilreath, Ken
neth Carey Moore, Arthur Ran
dolph Lytle, Jr., Jack Howard Pat
terson, Carl Gene Hutchins, and
Charles Kenneth Holden. On the
same charge, the following paid
costs: Lonnie Lee Youngblood and
John Luther Cooper.
Grant Allen was given a 30 days
suspended sentence for p.vic
runkenness on payment of costs.
For having no operators license,
Robert Emory Hill paid costs and
Austin Whitfield Bunch paid $20.00
and cost.
Hugh Lindsey Blocker was given
a six months suspended sentence
and had to surrender his drivers li
cense for hit and run driving.
Lee L. Landers, charged with no
operators license and public drunk
enness and disorderly conduct, re
ceived 30 days on each count.
For driving drunk. Charles
Gravely received a six months sus
pended sentence on payment of
$125.00 and costs and John E.
Sprouse, Jr., paid $100.00 and
costs.
Tommy Pressley pled guilty to
forgery and was given four to seven
years, suspended for five years.
Nathan Parris, charged with no
operators license and driving
drunk, was given a six months sen
tence. suspended for three years,
and was fined $125.00 and costs.
J. B. Owen pled guilty to escape
and had 18 months added to the
sentence he is now serving.
Fisher Participates In
Exercise In Germany
Army PFC Perry H. Fisher. 24,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Early D. Fish
er, Route 1, Lake Toxaway, recently
participated in a six-week field
training exercise with the 3d Ar
mored division in Germany
The exercise pitted infantry, ar
mor and artillery units against a
realistic aggressor in a mock war.
A mechanic in headquarters com
pany of the division’s 48th infantry,
Fi.'hor entered the Army in April
1058. He completed basic training
at Fort Hood, Tex., and arrived in
Europe last December.
A 1954 graduate of Rosman high
school, Fisher was employed by the
01 in Mathieson Chemical corpora
tion in Pisgah Forest before enter
ing the Army.
Lowery And Cabe
Leave Thursday
For Baton Rouge
Cecil Lowery and Jerry Calbe
leave Thursday morning for Baton
Rouge, La., where they will take
part in the Prep All-American all
star game. The game will be played
on Thursday night, July 23rd at 8
p. m. CST.
A number of local sports fans are
expected to attend the game. Res
ervations are still being taken for
the special chartered bus from Bre
vard to Baton Rouge, according to
Buster Carr, local bus station mana
ger.