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TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist, Ed
ucational, A g r i c u ltural
md Music Center. Popula
tion, 1950 Census, 15,321.
Brevard Community 7,394.
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THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
A State And National Prize - Winning A.B.C. Newspaper
TRANSYLVANIA—
The Land of Waterfalls. 1
Mecca for Summer Camps.
Entrance to Pisgah Na
tional Forest and Home of
Brevard Music Festival.
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Vol. 71—No. 23
SECOND CLASS MAIL PRIVILEGES
AUTHORIZED AT BREVARD. N. C.
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1960
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PUBLISHED WEEKIA
CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION
were awarded recently to several firms in
Brevard for outstanding cooperation
with the welfare and publicity commit
tees of the Brevard elementary P-TA.
They were signed by Mrs. L. F. Nerlinger,
president, and Stephen Thomas, publicity
chairman. Jim Willis, left, vice president,
” made the presentations, and he is pic
tured giving one to Bobby Hoyle, station
manager of WPNF. At the fight is J. I.
Ayers. On the back row, from left to
right, are: A1 Perkins, owner of Nu-Way;
Jack Briggs, advertising manager of The
Transylvania Times; and, Jack Tran
tham, co-owner of Trantham’s. Repre
sentatives from Sarratt’s and Williams
Shoe service were absent when the pic
ture was made. (Times Staff’Photo)
Second Primary Is Set For June 25,
Local Voters To Ballot In Three Races
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A second primary will be held in
Transylvania on June 25, George
Shuford, chairman of the county
board of elections announces to
day.
Complete details will be an
nounced as soon as they are work
ed out by the local election board
and the State board, Mr. Shuforc
reported. }
Transylvania voters Will* ballot
however, in the House iof Repre
sentative race, for Governor ol
North Carolina, and also in a Demo
cratic-Republican election to fill
the “short term” in the United
States House of Representatives
,Hiiom the 12th Congressional dis
trict.
The polls at all 18 precincts in
.^Transylvania will be open from
'T3:30 a. mi, .until 6:30 p. m., on
June 25th.
In the state house race, James C
Gaither, incumbent, who was sec
ond high man in the primary on May
30, will run gainst Jack Potts, local
attorney, who ran high man. In
that contest the voting was as fol
lows: Potts—1,329; Gaither—1,121;
and, Paxton—773.
In the Governor’s race, Tprry
Sanford, high man in the first pri
mary, is being opposed by I. Bev
erly Lake. Sanford polled some 83v
000 votes more than did Lake, but
he did not have a clear majority
over his three opponents.
In the congressional election, Roy
Taylor, Democrat, is running
against Heinz Rollman, Republican.
However, Rollman reported Tues
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CALENDAR OF
Doming events
Thursday, June 9 — Jaycettes
meet at Tinsley’s Nursery on Green
ville highway at 6:30 p. m. Tran
sylvania District Boy Scout Court
of Honor at Presbyterian church
at 7:30 p. m. Humane Society meets
in Episcopal church parish house
at 8:00 p. m. Masons meet in tem
ple at 8:00 p. m.
Friday, June 10 — Ace of Clubs
meets at 8:00 p. m. Shriner’s fish
supper at Masonic Temple.
Saturday, June 11 — Indians vs.
Enka at Camp Straus, 3:00 p. m.
Sunday, June 12 — Attend the
church of your choice.
Monday, June 13 — Summer
school begins at Brevard Senior
high school. Rotary club meets at
^Luther’s at 7:00 p. m. V.F.W.
auxiliary dinner for Gold Star
Mothers at V.F.W. home at 7:30 p.
m. Transylvania Shrine club meets
at Berry’s at 7:00 p. m.
Tuesday,' June 14 — Annual 4-H
health contest at Health Center at
10:00 a. m. Chamber of commerce
meets at library, at 7:30 p. m. Bre
vard Elks meets at 8:00 p. m, Ace
of Clubs meets at 8:00 p. m.
Wednesday, June 16 — Toast
masters club meets at Gaither’s at
6:30 p. m.
Appointments Sunday
Transylvania Methodists
Are Attending Conference
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x*<5!'an# *anja is being well repre-!
sented at the Western North Caro
lina conference of Methodists at
Lake Junaluska this week.
The conference opened Wednes-I
day afternoon, and it will be cli-l
maxed with the reading of appoint
ments at noon on Sunday.
One of the highlight meetings
will be the annual Brevard college
! luncheon at 1:00 p.m., on Friday
afternoon in the Waynesville high
school cafeteria.
Among the persons attending the
conference from Transylvania are:
Rev. Courtney Ross, pastor of the
Brevard Methodist church; “Bud
HD Clubs Will
Sponsor
Chicken Supper
A chicken barbecue supper spon
sored by the home demonstration
clubs of the county will be held on
Saturday, June 11th, from 5:00 to
8:00 o’clock at Hawkins Lake.
Tickets for adults are $1.00, and
for children, 50 cents.
Proceeds from the dinner will go
toward the building fund of the
state home demonstration building. I
The public is cordially invited to
attend.
dy” Melton, relegate; P. A.
Rahn, alternate; Dr. Emmett K.
MeLarty, president of Brevard col
lege; Rev. Ed Roy, Rev. Nelson
Adams, Alan Wallace, Glenn Hard
esty, C. A. Butterworth and
Thomas Cousins, all of the local
college; Rev. Jim Thomas, of the
Brevard circuit; Rev. M. M. Arm
strong, pastor of Oak Grove and
English chapel.
Although the conference will still
be in session, Mr. Ross announces
that he will preach at the Brevard
Methodist church at the 11:00
o’clock worship service on Sunday
morning.
Mr. Wallace will be the principal
speaker at the college luncheon on
Friday, and Mr. Cousins will pro
vide special music.
"Best Season" Predicted At Brevard
Music Center, Special Drive Planned
Olin Warehouse
Fire Quelled,
Losses Small
A fire of undetermined origin j
broke out Monday evening in one '
of the Ecusta Paper operation’s I
warehouses.
Swift and effective action on the j
part of the plant fire brigade, by i
the Brevard Fire department and |
by many cooperative employees
brought the fire under prompt
control, according to A. J. Loeb,
division vice president, Ecusta
paper operation of Olin Mathie
son Chemical corporation.
Operations have not and will
not be interrupted by this occur
rence. Although it is too early to i
determine the exact amount of j
loss, it is not believed to be large.
Gaither Calls For
A Run-Off
In House Race
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James C. Gaither called for, a
second primary in the race for the
House of Representatives this past
week. Mr. Gaither was the second
high man in the recent election. I
Mr. Gaither has been serving
Transylvania county as its repre
sentative in Raleigh for the past
four years. He will oppose Jack H.
Potts, local attorney. As a member
of the House of Representatives,
Mr. Gaither served on many other
important committees and was
chairman of the penal committee.
He has been active in political,
church, civic and social circles for
many years.
Mr. Gaither is a former president
of the Brevard chamber of com
merce; a director of the North
Carolina Restaurant Association; a
member of the Elk’s club; the
Rotary club, and various other or
ganizations. He and his wife attend
the First Baptist church in Brevard.
“I want to thank all of my
friends for their support in the
first primary,” said Mr. Gaither,
“and I will appreciate the vote of
all of the people in the coming
election. If nominated, I promise to
wage a diligent campaign in the
general election next fall.”
Mr. Gaither said he was calling
for a second primary at the insist
I ar.ce of so many friends in Brevard
land Transylvania,
j “Too,” he said, “only a small num
;ber of the qualified Democratic
!voters participated in.the first pri
Imary,” he said.
Asheville Presbytery Will
Operate Cosby Choir Camp
Cosby Choir camp, located at
Lake Toxaway, will be operated
by the Asheville Presbytery dur
ing the summer of ’60, it was
learned here this week.
According to D. H. Cosby, of
Boca Raton, Florida, the Cosby
Choir camp property was not in
cluded in the sale of some 8,900
acres of Lake Toxaway property
recently to City Investment cor
Schur, Lea Named To New Post
At Olin Mathieson, Pisgah Forest
Milton O. Sehur, of Asheville, di
rector of research and development
for the Ecusta Paper operation of
Olin Mathieson Chemican corpora
tion, has been appointed to the staff
of Olin Mathieson’s packaging di
vision as vice president for re
search, effective July 1, according
to an announcement by Robert H.
Evans, vice president and general
manager of the packaging division.
Mr. Schur will coordinate the re
search and development activities
of the packaging division’s various
operations, and will serve addi
tionally as consultant to the Ecusta
research and development depart
ment of which he has been director
since 1944.
Dr. David C. Lea, presently di
rector of research and development
for the packaging division’s forest
products operation, is appointed
Mr. Schur’s successor as director of
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MILTON O. SCHUR
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poration, of Richland county,
South Carolina.
The Asheville Presbytery will
operate a senior camp at the
Cosby site from June 13-18, and
then first and second pioneer
camps are slated from July 11-16
and July 18-23.
Rev. J. Bruce Frye, of Horse
Shoe, will direct the camp this
summer, and Dr. Warren Thus
ton, of Hendersonville, is the
associate director.
Dr. R. E. McClure, of Ashe
ville, will serve as business man
ager, and the Rev. Harry Philips,
of Chattanooga, Tennessee, will
be the inspirational speaker.
Timely Advice:
Get Driver's
Licenses Renewed
The State Highway patrol in
Transylvania urges all motorists in
the town and county to have their
driver’s licenses renewed before
they expire.
According to Patrolman Bill Saw
yer, the licenses expire each four
years on the birthday of the driver.
Both the date of issuance and ex
piration is carried in the upper
right hand of the license card.
George Wilson, the driver’s lic
ense examiner, is in his office in
the court house on Mondays, Tues
days and Wednesdays.
EARLE HITCH, left, Times columnist, and Miss
Geneva Paxton, principal, Rosman elementary school,
are pictured above discussing- history of Transylvania.
Read the article below for the full story.
(Times Staff Photo)
Historical Items Being
Collected For Centennial
Tickets To Fish
Supper On Sale
At The Door
Another big fish supper, with all
the trimmings, wili be sponsored by
the Transylvania Shrine club in the
Masonic Temple on East Main
street on Friday, June 10th, from
5:00 to 8:00 o'clock it is announced
by A. E. York, president of the
Shriners. __
According to Mr. York, the fish
supper will be open to the public
and members of both the Shrine
club and Dunn’s Rock Masonic
lodge are selling tickets. Price per
plate is $1.25 for adults, and chil
dren, under the age of 12, can eat
for 75c per plate.
Th-e president also states tickets
will be on sale at the door and
those who have not purchased them
are urged to come on out as plenty
of food will be prepared.
One and one-quarter inch of pre
cipitation was recorded in Brevard
this week, most of which fell on
Monday, during a rain and hail
storm. Thunderstorms were fre
quent during the week. Tempera
tures for the most part were mild.
Daily readings are as follow.
High Low Prec.
Wednesday_ 80 46 0
Thursday _ 79 59 0
Friday__ 78 54 .03
Saturday_ 79 60 .36
Sunday _ 81 58 0
Monday_ 84 57 .85
Tuesday_81 58 .02
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IN THIS PICTURE the object I
of attention is a coffee and corn,
grinder belonging to Judd McCall, j
It is approximately 100 years old
and was loaned for the collection
being gathered for the county’s
centennial program next year.
Mr. McCall lives in the upper
part of the county.
The grinder is made of rough
cast iron and,is mounted on a wood
slab. When in use it was probably
nailed to a cabin wall.
A century ago coffee was a
scarce commodity. It was often un
obtainable and consequently was
expensive. It was a part of good
HOUSE KEEPING ON THE FRON
TIER to grind corn with coffee. By
this strategy the precious cof
fee beans were made to last long
er.
The flavor of this brew was prob
ably about the same as that brew
ed today for the hasty coffee
breaks in office and shops.
In the southern diet CORN WAS
COMMON to previous generations.
There was corn with coffee, corn
pone, and corn plain..
In the retreat of Lee’s Army
from Petersburg and Richmond
there came a time when famished
soldiers snatched corn from the
jaws of army mules. (See BOOKS
below.)
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Miss Paxton has a keen interest
in history. Her family is related to
the origins of white settlement in
this region. One of the FIRST
Land Grants in the county (then
Burke) was made to Gen. Charles
McDowell. He was in the memor
able battle against Ferguson at
King’s Mountain and the grant
was part of his soldier’s pay. His
daughter Sarah was married to
William Paxton and they later
lived on the McDonald grant. This
property (now in Chenyfield) is
near Miss Paxton’s home, and part
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Program Highlights
WPNF Is Broadcasting Facts
Concerning Assets Of County
Witn the summer season in full
swing, Radio Station WPNF has
begun a “summer sights” campaign
to acquaint visitors with the vari
ous scenic wonders of Transylvania,
Bill Hancock, program director, an
nounces.
Throughout the summer months,
the station will air a series of in
formative announcements, directed
to summer visitors and motoring
tourists, extolling local facts and
interesting spots to be visited dur
ing the summer months, Mr. Han
cock concluded.
In this connection, a program of
special interest will be presented
by the Brevard chamber of com
merce on the Civic Hour, Friday
morning at-'9:30 o’clock.
Other Programs
The schedule for the Farm and
Home hour for the coming week
is as follows: Thursday, station pro
gram; Friday, station program;
Monday, county agent; Tuesday,
station program; Wednesday, home
agent.
Appearing on the Civic Hour are
the following: Friday, Brevard
chamber of commerce; Monday, Girl
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Camp Is Filled
To Capacity,
Dates Listed
‘The 1960 summer festival of
music at the Brevard Music Center
promises to be the most outstand
ing in the history of the music
camp and festival,” Director James
Christian Pfohl announces today.
The Transylvania Music camp,
which has been filled to capacity
for some time, will open on Friday,
June 24th, and a two weeks festival
will begin on Sunday, August 7th.
A long list of outstanding solo
ists has been signed to appear on
the summer concert program, and
another highlight event of the
1960 schedule is the “Federation
Weekend,” honoring the National
Federation of music clubs, which
opens on Friday, July 22nd.
“Brevard Music Center” week will
open here on Sunday, June 19th,
when again this year emphasis will
by placed on securing local spon
sorship of the Brevard Music Foun
dation.
The Brevard campaign will De
headed by M. Thames Cousins, pro
fessor of music at Brevard College,
and Taj F. Hanna, who is connect
ed with the DuPont Silicon plant.
For this campaign, sponsorships
will be sold to residents of Tran
sylvania county for $30 rather than
the regular $50. This will provide
for two sponsorship tickets which
will be good for the entire camp
season, plus the festival concerts.
Brevard Music week was highly
successful here last year, and Dr.
Pfohl feels that again this season
the citizens of the town and com
muity will rally to the support of
the Brevard Music center.
“The outlook for the camp and
festival is the brightest since the
camp was founded 24 years ago,
and the beginning of the festival
in 1946,” Dr. Pfohl says.
He also said that the return of
many of last year’s fine faculty and
brilliant soloists with the addition
of many outstanding new artists
ensure a program of the highest
calibre throughout the summer.
Summer School
Classes Begin
At Senior High
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Summer school classes will begin
at the Brevard Senior high school
on Monday, June 13th, according to
an announcement by N. A. Miller,
county school supervisor.
Classes will be held Monday
through Friday from 8:00 o’clock
to 12:00 noon, through July 22nd.
Monday, July 4th, will be a holi
day, and that day will be made up
on Saturday, July 9th.
Registration will be held on Fri
day morning, June 10th, from 9:00
to 11:00 o’clock.
The following subjects will be
offered: all eighth grade subjects;
general science; general math, Al
gebra I and H, plane geometry,
English I, II, III, and IV; U. S. and
world history; biology and chemis
try.
In addition, typing will be offer
ed to adults and high school stu
dents, but no credit will be given.
Fees for summer school study
will be $25 for one subject and $40
for two subjects.
Jaycees Begin
Annual Sale
Of Light Bulbs
A light bulb sale is being con
ducted in Brevard this week by the
Jaycees, with a door to door sale
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
nights by the organization.
According to John Fiord, Jr., pres
ident, a variety of sizes of a na
tionally known brand of bulbs will
be offered during the sale, with
proceeds to be used for the various
community service projects, con
ducted annually by the Jaycees.
Again this year, the slogan, “get
lit with the Jaycees” is being used,
and everyone is urged to stock up
with a year’s supply of bufts.