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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—
An Industrial, Tourist, Ed
ucational, A g r i c u Itural
and Music Center. Popula
tion, 1950 Census, 15321.
> Brevard Community 7,394.
Vol. 70 — No. 32
Second Class Mall Privileges
Authorized at Brevard, N. C.
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1959 * 16 PAGES TODAY ★
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
THE GROUND BREAKING for the
new $15,000 pastorium of the Turkey
Creek Baptist church is pictured above.
Church officials also announce that on
Sunday, August 9th, the congregation
will celebrate the 64th anniversary, be
ing organized on August 6th, 1895.
Members and other friends of the church
will attend services on Sunday, dressed
in 1895 fashions, making it an “old-fash
ioned” day of fellowship and worship to
gether. Rev. J. D. Brogdon, the pastor,
cordially invites all former members and
other friends to attend. He is shown in
front of the group above, turning the
first shovel of dirt. Others, left to right,
are: Ruel Whitmire, Ed Owenby, Frank
Smith. Fred Holden, Ralph Mann, Jr.,
James Glazener, chairman of the board
of deacons; Bob Taylor, contractor;
Howard Galloway, chairman of building
committee; and. Ed Sentelle.
RESERVES WILL
LEAVE SUNDAY
FOR ENCAMPMENT
Battery “A” To Go To Fort
McClellan, Alabama.
Said A Top Outfit
Members of the local reserve j
unit. Battery ' A". 105 MM), 4th ,
Howitzer Battalion. 22D Artillery, j
Fist Infantry division. USAR. will |
leave at 5:00 o’clock. Sunday mom
in; for a two-weeks’ encampment
tt Fort >fe(1elian. Alabama.
This utfit. which is a combat j
divjc i, is recognized us one of!
the top reserve units in the south, j
It was reorganized recently under j
the pentornic concept.
Local reservists first began their i
summer, two-weeks' encampment j
in 1051. and today there are eight !
men who were in the original out
fit. They are: Charles B. Disher.!
Jack Mackey. Joseph Whitmire.
Henry E. Garren. Jr.. Guy L. Bn
son, James O. McCall, George M. I
Summey and Wilmer McGee.
1st Lt. Charles Osborne is the j
batten- commanding officer and |
1st Lt. Monte E. Seehorn is the ex :
ecutive officer, with 2nd Lt. Robert i
J. Nicholson as the assistant.
Other members of the battery
are:
M-Sgt. Charles B. Disher, M-Sgt.
Jack Mackey, M-Sgt. Joseph E.
Whitmire. Jr,. SPCT Henry E. Gar
ren. Jr
SFC. Guy L. Bryson, SFC. Willie
G. Delk. S-Sgt. Donald H. Elligburg
SFC. John R. Garren. SFC. Herbert |
H. Hall, SFC. James O. McCall.
SFC. Donald L. Foteet. SFC.
George M. Summey.
Sgt. George T. Hunter, Sgt. Wil
mer McGee. Sgt. James B. Strib
ling, Jr.
SP4 Charles W. Barbo, SP4 Jim j
my C. Crawford. SP4 Wesley C
Huggett, SP4 Charles Holden, SIM
Randal! B. Owen. SP4 Roy D. Po!
eet. SP4 William T. Saunders.
Pfc. James H. Glazener Pfc. Clin
ton Holland. Jr., Pfc. James A.
Hubbard. Pfe. John F. Huggins
Pfc. Jakie II. Mathis, Pfe. Kenneth
F. McCoy, Pfc. William O McKin
ner, Pfc. John A. McCrary, Pfc. Ger
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CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday. Aug. 6 — Lions meel [
at Colonial Inn, 7 p. m. Kiwanis |
meets at Gaither’s, 6:30 p. m.
Friday, Aug. 7 — Concert at Mu-i
sic camp, 8:15 p. m. Ace of Clubs j
meets. 7:45 p. m.
Saturday, Aug. 8 — Story Hour
at Library, 9:30 a. m.; Concert at
Music camp, 8:15 p. m.
Sunday, Aug. 9 — Attend the
church of your choice. Festival con
cert at Music camp, 4p. m.
Monday, Aug. 10 — Transyl
vania Shrine Club meets at Gaith
er’s, 7 p. m. Presbyterian men
meet at Fellowship hall, 6:30 p.
m. Rotary meets at Gaither’s, 7 p.
m.
Tuesday, Aug. 11 — Ace of Clubs
meets, 7:45 p. m.
Wednesday, Aug. 12 — Jaycees
meet at Gaither’s, 6:30,
Construction Began Wednesday
On Road From New High School
To Greenville Highway, US 276
As the new Brevard high school
is being rapidly completed, work
was started Wednesday morning on
an access highway to connect the
Brevard Country club road and
the Greenville highway via the new
school layout.
The roac has been approved by
the State Highway commission. and
the work i- being done b_ local
highway maintenance forces.
The road is approximately one
mile in length, and it will be 20
feet wid< When it has sufficiently
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The Weather
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Almost two and one half inches
of rainfall were recorded Tuesday
in Brevard to bring the week’s to
tal precipitation to 3.47 inches for
the past week. Temperatures aver
aged a little higher, both day and
night. Daily readings are as fol
lows:
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesdav
High
87
88
80
88
84
81
82
Low
64
65
66
63
61
62
67
Precip.
.88
0
.08
0
.07
T
2.44
settled, it will be paved.
Known as the Brevard high
schoolhouse road, it will eliminate
11 -raffle from lower Transylvania
from going through the middle of
Brevard.
Final details for the road wer
| worked out this week by the com
' missioned, the board of education
j and highway officials.
Cosby Choir Camp
1 o Present Second
Concert Sunday
The Cosby Choir Camp, Lake
Toxaway. North Carolina, will pre
•cnt the second session sacred con
cert Sunday afternoon, August 9.
1959. at 3:00 o'clock.
The Cosby Choir camp is an in
terdenominational Christian Or
j ganizalion dedicated to training
I young people in better church mu
' sic. The concert will consist of Sa
| cred music of all periods. The mot
I to of the camp is: “we worship
j when we sing”.
The public is invited to join in
this worship and hear an inspiring
' concert given by the young people
the camp. The concert will be
under the direction of Elliott
—Turn to Page Four
Gala Festival Begins On Sunday,
Several Artists In Camp Concerts
MANY ACTIVITIES
PLANNED FOR THE
MONTH, AUGUST
World Premier Of “Can Can
And Waltz” Is Slated On
Opening Program
SCHEDULE REVIEWED
It’s Gala Festival time again in
Brevard.
The big, 1959 event, will run
from August 9th, through August
3Cth, James Christian Pfohl, the
director, announces.
The Brevard Music festival will!
officially open at 4 o'clock Sunday
afternoon. To begin the program,
tlie Brevard Festival orchestra, Dr.
Pfohl conducting, will play this
’ Festival Overture" by Wallingford
Riegger and the “Transition” by
Colin McPhee. Also, the World
Premier of the “Can Can and
Waltz” by Russell Smith will be
presented. Beverly W’olff and Wal
ter Carringer will conclude the pro
am with the “Song of the Earth"
by Gustav Mahler.
-Next week end. when concerts
will be given on Friday and Satur
day evenings and on Sunday after
noon, the following artists will be
featured with the festival orchestra:
Beverly Bower, soprano; Lome
—Turn to Page Eight
JACK CABE IS
NOW CORPORAL
I _
Local Trooper Is Transferred
This Week To The Fay
etteville Area
i
State highway trooper. Jack D.
Cabe of Brevard was promoted to
corporal last Friday, patrol head
quarters at Raleigh, announces.
| The 34-vear old trooper was ad
ministered the oath of office by
Secretary of State Thad Eure.
Cpl. Cabe has been with the
highway patrol since 1946 and has
been stationed in Western North
Carolina the entire time.
As a corporal, he will bo reas
signed to Fayetteville, patrol offi
cials said.
Patrolman Cabe has been in Bre
vard for the past nine years,
j ''We have enjoyed Brevard and
1 Transylvania, and we hate to leave
jour many friends," the Cabes told
The Times this week.
However, the opportunity, the
advancement was one that he
could not afford to miss. Patrol
i man Cabe concluded.
THE BALSAM GROVE COMMUNI
TY DEVELOPMENT CLUB was in
charge of the first in a series of pro
grams over WPNF last Saturday at 12:00
o’clock, and this week Blantyre officials
will report on activities in their commun
ity. Left to right, first row, are: Linda
Owren, Helen Owen, Mary Owen, Daniel
McCall, Wayne McCall, Adell Owen and
Michael Kitchen. Second row: Tabitha
Owen, Mrs. Ward McCall, Joyce McCall,
Keitha Faye McCall, Mrs. Fannie Brown,
Mrs. Cora Owen, Betty Lou McCall and
Randall Kitchen. Third row: County Ag
ent Jim Davis, Richard McCall, Donald
McCall, T. R. Chastain, Robert Brown
and Ward McCall.
THREE OF THE ARTIST
appear at the Transylvania
sie Camp this week end
23rd season comes to an
pictured here. The
Festival begins Sunday
noon with a concert at 4 p.
the top left is Irene Call
soprano, and above is Pete
rower, bass-baritone. At th<
is Walter Carringer, tenor.
Board, Commissioners Appr
Budgets For The Ensuing Y
Fax Kates Remain The Same.
Figures Unchanged. Ros
rnan Statement Given
Town and county budgets for the
ensuing year have been adopted by
the Brevard aldermen and the
county commissioners.
They had been open for public
inspection for 21 days, and they
were adopted without any chang
es.
Estimated expenses for the coun
ty are $876,391.00. which is based
on a valuation of 26 and one half
million dollars.
The tax rate remains unchanged
at $1.55.
The Brevard budget calls for an
expenditure of $240 463.65. and
the tax rate remains at $1 45.
The financial statement for the
; wn of Rosman is also released
this week.
Assessed valuation is $300,662.00.
—Turn to Page Four
Dillard Company
Awarded Contract
The William D. Dillard Construc
tion Co., of Sylva. was awarded a
$32,658.28 contract for the building
of a bridge over the French Broad
River, 1.1 miles west of Rosman
and 300 feet south of a bridge on
US 64.
This was one of thirty highway
projects on which the State High
way Commission recently opened
bids. These projects involve more
than 170 miles of road work, to
taling $7,099,912.49. There were
201 bids received.
DR. JOHNSON
PRACTICE HE
Has Taken Over Offices Of
Dr. Goodwin, Who Leaves
For Atlanta
Dr. Carol H. Johnson, who has
been with the North Carolina
Health department, division of or*
al hygiene, for the past two years,
has taken over the dentistry prac
tiee of Dr. C. J. Goodwin here in
Brevard.
The son of Mrs. William Wallis,
of Brevard. Dr. Johnson received
his BS degree at the University of
the South, Sewanee, Tennessee, in
1P53, and in 1957 he graduated at
—Turn to Page Four
Program Highlights
Community Development Clubs Now
Giving A Series Of Radio Programs
A series of radio programs, fea
turing reports on activities in the
organized communities of Transyl
vania, was started on WPNF last
Saturday, Bobby Hoyle, the station
manager, announces.
The programs, sponsored annual
ly by the Olin Mathieson Chemical
Corporation are being originated in
the local studios this year and will
give the radio audience a first-hand
look at the work and progress be
ing made by the various commun
ities in the county.
This year’s programs offer a var
iety of interesting features includ
ing displays of local talent and re
ports from the community club
leaders, Mr. Hoyle and county ag
ent, Jim Davis report.
Last Saturday the Balsam Grove
Community Development club had
the program, and this Saturday at
12:00, officials of the Little River
club will be heard.
Other Programs
The schedule for the Farm and
Home hour is as follows: Thursday,
soil conservation service, Harry E.
Newland; Friday, U. S. Forest ser
vice; Monday, county agent; Tues
—Torn *o Page Eight
AT PLAYHOUSE
Brevard Little Theatre Act«
ress Starring At , *
Flat Rock
Pat Fuleihan, well-known actress
in the Brevard Little Theatre, is
appearing in the role of Mrs. O’
Brien in the current production of
ihe hilarious farce. “Ladies’ Night
in a Turkish Bath”, at the Hat
Rock Playhouse. The play opened
on Tuesday evening, August 4th,
and will run every night this week
at 8:30 with matinee performances
cn Wednesday and Saturday, Au
gust 5th and 8th, at 2:30.
Pat appeared at the Playhouse
during the 1958 season in “Holiday
for Lovers” and “The White-Head
ed Boy.” During the past season she
played the role of the selfish step
daughter. Lily Belle, in the Bre
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Shriners To Hold
Important Meeting
The monthly meeting of the
Transylvania Shrine club will be
held Monday night at 7:00 o’clock
a* Gaither’s, it is announced by D
Frank Bridges, the president
Henry R. Henderson, ambassa
dor for Transylvania county who
attended a dinner meeting at the
S & W cafeteria, Asheville, re
cently, will give an outline of Oas
is Temple Visitation by the Divan
and Dixie Land band in Brevard on
Wednesday night, September 9tfe
on their tour of Western North Car
olina.
Breakfast will be served in the
Masonic temple on East main
street on the following morning. It
will be prepared by the ladies of
the Eastern Star.
Mr. Henderson states this is the
first time the Divan of Oasis Tem
ple, Charlotte, has ever visited
Brevard and Transylvania county.
Mr. Bridges urges all member*
to attend this important meeting
as plans will be made for the visi
tation of Neil W. Jones, Greens
boro, Potentate of Oasis temple
and other Shrine officials.