TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist, Ed
ucational, A g r 1 c u ltural
and Music Center. Popula
tion, 1950 Census, 15,321.
Brevard Community 7,394.
THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
A State And National Prize - Winning A.B.C. Newspaper
TRANSYLVANIA—
The Land of Waterfalls.
Mecca for Summer Camp*.
Entrance to Pisgah Na
tional Forest and Home el
Brevard Music Festival.
Vol. 71—No. 24
SECOND CLASS MAIL PRIVILEGES
AUTHORIZED AT BREVARD, N. C.
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1960
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
MAYOR B. H. FREEMAN has issued
a proclamation proclaiming next week as
“Brevard Music Center Week” here and
he is shown above presenting it to James
Christian Pfohl, director of the Transyl
vania Music Camip and the Brevard
Music Festival. Co-directing the cam
paign will be M. Thomas Cousins and
Taj Hanna, and the event will open with
a breakfast on Monday morning at
Gaither’s. In the photo above, left to
right, are Town Manager Tom Henry,
Mr. Cousins, Dr. Pfohl, Mayor Freeman,
and Mr. Hanna.
(Photo by Austin Studio)
Mayor Freeman Proclaims Brevard
Music Center Week, Volunteers Named
“Brevard Music Center” week
will open here on Monday, June
20th, with a breakfast for the vol
unteer workers at Gaither’s.
Mayor B. H. Freeman has issued
a proclamation, proclaiming the
special period as “Brevard Music
center” week, and it is as follows:
“WHEREAS music is one of the
finer aspects of life, and
“WHEREAS, the Brevard Music
center is the summer music center
of the South and as such brings
much prestige and good music tc
our area,
“THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLV
ED, that I proclaim the week of
June 20th, to the 25th as Brevard
Music center week and request the
support of it by all our citizens.”
Headed by Taj F. Hanna and M.
Thomas Cousins, a committee of
25 local citizens will contact as
many persons as possible and of
fer them sponsor memberships in
the Brevard Music center at reduc
ed rates.
For this drive, sponsorships will
be sold to residents of Transylvania
for $30.00, rather than the regu
lar $50.00.
The following persons are among
those serving on the solicitation
committee:
Lloyd Burhans, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Carr, Mrs. C. C. Johnson,
Jr., Mrs. E. B. Matheson, Mrs. Har
old Killian, Ray Childers, Jerry Je
rome, Sr., Wolfgang Selle, C. P.
Ferguson, B. L. Maguire, Ray Win
chester, Russ Lombardo, Mrs.
Henry Carrier, John Bennett, Mrs.
James Sanders, Mr. and Mrs. John
B. Reeves, Miss Pat Austin, Mrs. E.
0. Bryant, Mrs. George Spicer, Mrs.
Julius Sader, Mrs. Duncan Hunter,
Mr. and Mrs. David Perkins, Mel
Everingham, and Donald Moore.
CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, June 16—Kiwanis club
meets at Gaither’s at 6:45 pm,
Lions meet at Colonial Inn at 7:00
p.m. Robin Hood Barn theatre
opens, 8:15 p.m.
Friday, June 17—Mothers March
for Crippled Children, 7:00 p.m.
Ace of Clubs meets at 8:00 p.m.
Robin Hood Bam theatre, 8:15 p.m.
Saturday, June 18—Robin Hood
Barn theatre, 8:15 p.m.
Sunday, June 19—Father’s Day.
Attend the church of your choice.
Monday, June 20 — “Brevard
Music Week” begins with break
fast at Gaither’s. Rotary meets at
Gaither’s at 7:00 pm.
Tuesday, June 21—Loyal Order
of Moose meets at lodge for supper
at 6:80, business session, 8:00 pm.
Ace of Chibs meets at 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, June 22 — Jaycees
meet at Gaither’s at 6:30 p.m. Luth
eran congregational meeting at
church, 7:30 pm.
Action Taken
jConnestee Falls Will Be
Open To Public At No Cost
Connestee Falls and picnic area
I will be open this summer to visitors
without charge, according to joint
statement of the Brevard chamber
of commerce and O. H. Orr, agent
for the owners.
This famed waterfall is known
far and wide, and has been pictured
for years as one of the major attrac
tions for Transylvania. The adjoin
ing picnic area, enhanced by trees,
tiie clear-flowing creek and multi
tude of shrubs and flowers have
made it one of the attractive spots
in the county that is easily acces:
| sible.
Owners of the property, the Fox
Reserve Police
Force Now
Going To School
The school for the Brevard Re
serve Police force is now in ses
sion, according to Police Chief W.
G. Thurston.
Classes are being held daily at
the army reserve center. Afternoon
session are held from 1:00 to 3:00
o’clock, and evening sessions are
held from 7:00 to 9:00 o’clock.
These will continue Monday through
Friday, through the month of June.
In addition to Chief Thurston,
members of the state highway pa
itrol, superior officers from the Ash
eville police department, and FBI
agents are acting as instructors.
Chief Thurston states that both
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worth interests, have agreed that
the falls and picnic area may be
used by the community with the
proviso that it be kept clean and
orderly.
The chamber of commerce in
meeting Tuesday night voted to
underwrite expense of caring for
the- property around the falls, and
issued the request that people who
visit the falls and picnic area keep
in mind that the owners are donat
ing use of the land, and therefore
it should be treated with courtesy
to offset the privileges being grant
ed. If severe abuse occurs, it is
probable that the property will be
closed to the public, chamber offi
cials state.
Other business at the meeting
Tuesday was primarily comprised
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Local Board Making Plans For Run-Off,
General Election I n County, June 25
Mrs. Jenkins
Assumes
Welfare Post
The Transylvania county commis
sioners and the welfare board an
nounce that Mrs. Edith Garrett
Jenkins has assumed the duties of
superintendent of public welfare.
Mrs. Jenkins succeeds Mrs. Dora
Patton, who resigned Feb. 1960,
after having served as superintend
ent for 26 years. Mrs. Juanita F.
Cox has been acting superintendent
since February.
Mrs. Jenkins received her de
gree from Western Carolina college
and has recently completed a year
of graduate work from the School
of Social Work, The University of
Tennessee. One year of her 12
years experience in welfare work
was in Transylvania county in 1958
1959.
Mrs. Jenkins, the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. R. U. Garrett, of Sylva, is
a member of the Presbyterian
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Local Reserve
Unit Receives
Superior Rating
Headquarters of the 12th United
State Army Corps in Atlanta, Geor
gia, has announced that Battery
"A”, 4th Howitzer Battalion, 22nd
Artillery, 81st Infantry division,
here in Brevard, has been awarded
a “superior” rating as a result of
the annual General Inspection,
which was held on May 12th, of
this. year.
A personal letter of commenda
tion has been received from Major
General Frank S. Bowen, Jr., 12th
Corps commander, by 1st Lt. Char
les M. Osborne, local unit com
mander.
General Bowen personally in
spected the Brevard reserve unit,
when he was the principal speaker
at the recent dedication ceremony
of the new Army Reserve Training
center.
Lt. Osborne has commanded the
local unit since it became a part
of the 81st Infantry (Wildcat,) di
vision on May 1st, 1959.
He is a graduate of the Artillery
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North Carolina Farm Agents
To Meet This Week At College
The annual meeting of the
North Carolina Association of
County Agricultural agents will
be held on the campus of Bre
vard College Thursday and Fri
day. June 16th and 17th.
Agents and their families will
stay for the two-day meeting in
Annabel Jones hall, and business
sessions will be held in the audi
torium of Sims Campus Center
building. All meals will be serv
ed in the college cafeteria.
Appearing on the Thursday
morning program will be Dr.
Emmett McLarty, president of
Brevard College; Charles Himes,
president of the Brevard Cham
ber of Commerce; Harry Silver,
president of the Western Dis
trict, association of county agri
cultural agents; R. W. Shoffner,
assistant director, Extension Ser
vice, N. C. State college; and
Carl Rose, of Fayetteville, Ar
kansas, president of the Nation
al Association, County agricul
tural agents.
Sam Cartner, president of the
North Carolina association will
preside.
A number of special events are
being planned for the meeting,
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DONALD LEE MOORE, JR., became
an Eagle Scout at the Court of Honor
last Thursday; night in the Brevard
Davidson Riveif Presbyterian church, and
his mother is pictured above pinning
the award on his shirt. At the right is his
(
father. At the left is A. W. Tucker, Jr.,
his scoutmaster, who was in charge of
the Eagle Scout ceremony. Full details
on the honor court are carried in a story
on page nine, first section, in this week's
Times. (Times Staff Photo)
BEAUTIFUL CASCADE LAKE INN, indicated by
the arrow, burned to the ground about 3:30 o’clock
Wednesday morning. The large resort inn was unoccu
pied at the time of the fire, and the origin of the blaze
was undetermined. Cascade inn was built in the mid
30’s by the late Charles and Joe Pickelsimer. It was not
covered with insurance at the time of the blaze. The Bre
vard fire department answered the alarm, but the build
ing was “too far gone” when the firemen arrived.
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Robin Hood Barn Theatre
To Open Thursday Evening
Osborne Is Top
Farm Writer In
Nation's Dailies
i
Clyde Osborne, Brevard native
and now The Charlotte Observer’s
rural life editor, has been named
the outstanding newspaper farm
writer in the United States for the
year 1959.
Mr. Osborne was presented the
“AiSTA” award, the highest honor1
available to newspaper farm writ-,
ers, Tuesday night in Kansas City,
Mo., at the annual convention of
the American Seed Trade associ
ation, which sponsors the nation
wide contest.
The “ASTA” statuette is agricul
ture’s counterpart of the movie in
dustry’s “OSCAR” and television’s
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The Robin Hood Bam Commun
ity theatre will open Thursday
night, June 16th, for its first pro
duction.
“Angel Street,” also known as
“Gaslight,” will be presented at
8:15 o’clock on Thursday, Friday
and Saturday evenings. It will also
be given three nights the following
week, June 23, 24, and 25.
Appearing in the cast will be
Don Wilson, Barbara Rhodes,
Andy Brown and Mary Wilson, all
local Transylvanians.
Mrs. Maggie Masters is directing
the production, and Mike Masters
is the technical director. Gus Mast
ers is the business manager.
A number of interesting features
have been planned along with the
production.
A rock shop will occupy one of
the stalls, and D. C. Dills, engineer
for Duke Power company, will have
on display his collection and equip
ment. Roland Young, teacher at
Red Oak School, Weaverville, will
assist Mr. Dill, and will demon
strate rock-cutting, polishing, and
mounting stones.
A snack bar with some local
craft items will be operated with
the box office, with Arthur Dehon,
Jr., in charge. Miss Sondra Dehon
will be in charge of the box office.
An outdoor buffet will be served
by women of the Cedar Mountain
community on opening night, fea
turing ham and all the trimmings.
Mrs. Robert Williams is in charge
of the buffet, and the price will be
$1.50.
Season tickets will be on sale
through the production of “Angel
Street.” There are no reserved
seats, but phone calls are invited to
be sure seats are available.
Tickets by single admission are
$1.80, $1.50, and 75 cents for stu
dents. Season tickets are $4.50,
$3.75, and $2.00 for students.
Program Highlights
WPNF To Broadcast "World
600" This Sunday, Log Cited
Radio Station WPNF will broad
cast the “World 600” race, direct
from Charlotte Sunday afternoon,
Bobby Hoyle, station manager an
nounces.
Making its detout in the sports
world, this exciting 600 mile race
will feature some of the best known
drivers in the racing business.
The broadcast, presented locally
by McCrary Auto Service, will be
gin at 12:15 o’clock Sunday after
noon, and will be originated by
such well known announcers as
Phil Agresta, Fletcher Austin, Bill
Curry, Bill Ward and Hal
Hammrick.
This should prove to be the big
gest and most exciting sports event
of its kind, Mr. Hoyle states, and
all sports fans are invited to listen.
Other Programs
The schedule for the Farm and
Home Hour this week is as fol
lows: Thursday, station program;
Friday, N. C. Forestry, with Clark
Grissom; Monday, the county agri
cultural agent; Tuesday; extension
forestry, with Leonard Hampton;
and Wednesday, the county home
economics agent. '
Participating on the Civic Hour
programs during this week will be
the Rosman Chamber of Commerce,
on Friday; and the Brevard little
Theatre, op Wednesday.
Morning Devotions this week are
being conducted by the Her. Mack
Armstrong, pastor of lengths,
chapel and Oak Grove Methodfet
Details On Two
Separate Events
Are Announced
The Transylvania Board of Elec
tions is making plans for the spec
ial run-off primary and the gen
eral election here on Saturday,
June 25th, Chairman George Stret
ford announces.
Democrats will vote in the run
off in two races.
ln the House of Representative*
race, Jack Potts, who was high mam
in the first primary, will have
James C. Gaither, incumbent, as
his opposition.
Transylvania Democratic voters
will also nominate a candidate for
governor. The two men in the run
ning are Terry Sanford, the high,
man in the first primary, and Dtr.
Beverly Lake, who ran second in
the four-man race.
Simultaneously with the Demo
cratic run-off primary, a general
election will be held for Demo
crats, Republicans and Indepen
dents.
This special election has been
called by Governor Luther Hodges,
in compliance with Section 164-105
of the General Statutes of North
Carolina. The election is held to
name a successor to the late Con
gressman David M. Hall.
The only candidate’s name to ap
pear on the ballot will be Roy A.
Taylor, Democratic nominee for
the unexpired term of Mr. Hall.
There will be a space for write
ins.
Earlier this year, Republican
Heinz Rollman filed in the race end
was nominated in the May 28th prL
unary. However, he appealed to
the courts to have his name with
drawn from the ballots.
Chairman Shutord explains to
all voters that oil June 25th they
will actually be voting in tww
separate elections.
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Mothers March
For Crippled
Children Friday
A house-to-house canvass will fre -**
conducted here on Friday, June 17,
at 7 o’clock p.m., to supplement the
funds raised from the sale of Easter
seals.
The North Carolina Society to
Crippled Children & Adults and '
the local societies operate for the
purpose of improving the health,
education, rehabilitation, welfare '
and recreational opportunities af
all crippled children and adults re
gardless of race or color, so that
they may take their rightful place
in society.
“Your contribution will provide
braces, wheel chairs, appliances
and aids, physical and speech
therapy, camping and education—
parent and professional research,’'''
says Chairman Alvin Patterson.
Approximately 90 per cent of
funds remain in North Carolina, 60- .
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Morris Named
Lake's Manager,
Rally Saturday
Robert Morgan, campaign
ager for Dr. I. Beverly Lake, __
date for governor of North Caro
lina, announce® that Ralph
“Knucklefball” Morris has beep
named Transylvania county man
ager for the special run-off election
On Saturday, June 25th.
Dr. Lake will hold a big raQy oar
the court house lawn here in Bp'
vard on Saturday afternoon, June
18th, Mr. Morris states, and he cor
dially invites all voters in Brems'i
and Transylvania county to attend.
Ttoe rally will get, unde *
promptly at 5:00 o'clock, and ]
Transylvanians will contanne
Hendersonville that <
Dr. Lake will hold ax_
all Western Heath Carolina
at 7:30 o'clock.
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staged at the Asheville
7:30 o'clock.