TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist,
Educational, Agricultural
and Music Center. Popula
tion, 1960 Census, 16,102.
Brevard Community 8,500.
THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
A State And National Prize - Winning A.B. C. Newspaper
TRANSYLVANIA^
The Land of Waterfalls.
Mecca for Summer Camps.
Entrance to Pisgah Na
tional Forest and Home of
Brevard Music Festival.
Vol. 71 — No. 30
second class hail privileges BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1960
AUTHORIZED AT BREVARD. N. C. ___
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
jri THE BREVARD BABE RUTH
•'lEAGUE ALL-STARS, who comprise the
host team for the State Baseball cham
pionship tournament, are pictured above.
They will play in the opening round at
2:00 p. m. on Monday at Camp Straus,
^ind their opponent |will be Charlotte.
Managers are Frank “Footsie” Case and
Monroe Collins. First row, left to right,
are Charles Grogan, Jim Fortune. Lloyd
Fisher, and Artie Wilson. Second row,
Joe McCall, Danny Shook, Johnny Gos
sett, Bob Gossett, and Ronny Shuford.
Third row, Manager Case, Lane Bagwell,
Dean Sumner, Bud Day, Carl Collins,
and Bob King. Absent when the picture
was made were Manager Collins and
Rodney Franks. (Times Staff Photo)
County Records Third Highway Fatality
In 60, Four Others Injured In Wreck
Transylvania county suffered its
third highway fatality during 1960
when Charles Joseph Merrill, 17,
of route 1, Brevard, died Tuesday
morning about 12:20 in an Ashe
ville hospital from injuries sus
tained in a car wreck on Island
Ford road last Saturday night.
According to Patrolman Bill
Sawyer, young Merrill was listed
as the driver of the vehicle which
was a ’50 model Ford, and four
other youths were injured and are
patients in the Transylvania Com
munity hospital.
.The accident occurred at the
?K>untry Club intersection. The
vehicle was traveling south on the
Country Club road when it failed
negotiate a turn and plunged
Jnto a 15 foot ditch, Patrolman
Sawyer reported.
Suffering cuts and bruises in
the accident were Ronald and
Herman Owen, of route 1, Brevard,
and Glen Shelton, of Lake Toxa
way. George Alexander, of route 1,
Brevard suffered a broken leg.
Funeral services for Merrill will
be held at 2:00 o’clock Thursday
afternoon at the Selica Baptist
church, with Rev. Bill Wilson and
Rev. Everett Ellis officiating.
Burial will follow in the Orr
cemetery in Little River.
Survivors include the parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Merrill;
one sister, Ada Jeanette, and three
brothers, Eugene, Thomas, and
Dale, of the home; the grandpar
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CALENDAR OF
DOMING EVENTS
Thursday, July 28 — BPW meets
at Camp Straus at 7:00 p. m. Shrine
Club meets at Masonic temple at
7:15 p. m. Gold Star Mothers meet
with Mrs. Ila Rhodes at 7:30 p. m.
Masons meet in temple at 8:00 p. m.
Friday, July 29 — Ace of Clubs
meets at 8:00 p. m. Music Camp
concert at 8:15 p. m.
Saturday, July 30 — Story Hour
at Library at 9:30 a. m. Sock hop
at Legion building, 8:00 p. m.
Transylvania Historical associa
tion meets at Court House at 8:00
p. m. Music camp concert at 8:15
p. m.
Sunday, July 31 — Attend the
church of your choice. Music camp
concert at 4:00 p. m.
Monday, August 1 — Babe Ruth
|fcay-off opens at Camp Straus at
2:00 p. m. Rotary club meets at
Gaither’s at 7:00 p. m.
Tuesday, August 2 — Babe Ruth
Play-off continues at Camp Straus
at 2:00 p. m. Ace of clubs meets
at 8:00 p. m. Eastern Star meets
at Masonic Temple at 8:00 p. m.
Wednesday, August 3 — Babe
Ruth Play-off continues at Camp
Straus at 2:00 p..m. Toastmasters
meet at Gaither’s at 6:30 p. m.
WOW meet in Woodmen Hall at
8:00 p. m.
News From Upper County
Rosman Sailor Saves Child
From Drowning In Maryland
By MRS. AUSTIN HOGSED
R. L. Moore, Lt. Commander of
U. S. Navy, Patuxent River, Md.,
has requested that a meritorious
mast be held for Leroy Reid, YNSN
of the U. S. Naval Air Station,
Patuxent River, who saved the life
of Michael Morris, age 4 on July
14th.
Reid, along with several others
was attending a barbecue at the
Morris residence. While standing
on a 15 foot cliff overlooking the
water, he observed a child float
ing under the water beneath him.
He dived into the water and res
cued the child as the tide was go
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The Weather
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Following several weeks of most
ly clear skies, Brevard received
1.99 inches of precipitation this
week, although temperatures re
mained high and mostly un
changed. The average high for the
week was 85 degrees. Daily read
ings are as follow:
High Low Free.
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
85
86
84
84
85
86
85
64
1 56
64
63
62
63
66
.15
.61
.02
.40
.61
0
.20
ing out. Later both the child and
Reid were picked up by a coast
guard cutter.
A graduate of Rosman high
school, Reid has been serving ir
the U. S. navy since his gradua
tion two years ago. He is the sor
of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Reid o)
Rosman.
Eastatoe Club Meets
Walter Hart, of the Transyl
vania county health department
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State Babe Ruth League Play-Off
Opens At Camp Straus Next Monday
I
Recommendations
Are Made By
The Grand Jury
A lengthy list of recommenda
tions. including many repeat-type
i items, was made by the Grand
Jury of the July term of Superior
court in Transylvania.
The courthouse, jail, and the
Calvert prison camp were inspect
ed by the grand jury; however, in
spections were not made of the
county school buildings as they
are presently closed for the vaca
tion season.
Appreciation was expressed to
Judge J. C. Froneberger for his
helpful instructions, and to law
enforcement officers for their as
sistance.
“It seemed to this Grand Jury
that the personnel at the court
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Winchester To
Assist In
Pioneer Drive
Ray Winchester, assistant plan
ning supervisor of the film division
of the Olin Mathieson Chemical
corporation at Pisgah Forest, has
been appointed to the steering
committee of the “Pioneers”, Mrs.
Mary Jane McCrary, chairman of
the Transylvania Historical com
mission, announces today.
Mr. Winchester will serve with
Raymond F. Bennett, Admiral Ard
and Dan Scanned.
The group is in charge of rais
ing funds for the celebration of
the county's centennial in 1961.
Mrs. McCrary also announces to
day that a sizeable contribution has
been received from the Olin Math
ieson plant, and she makes a plea
for all citizens to become
“pioneers”. Memberships are $5.00
for adults and $1.00 for students.
Readers of The Times are asked
to note the special editorial on the
1 drive, and an application blank is
I carried on page five, second sec
j tion, for the benefit of persons who
i have not been contacted.
Sad But True: Schools Will Reopen
In County On Wednesday, August 24
Here's disheartening news for
vacationing school students:
Schools in Brevard and Tran
sylvania county will open on
Wednesday, August 24th.
According to Supt. Wayne
Bradburn, registration will be
held on that day, and classes will
begin on Thursday, August 25th.
Principals of the various
schools will begin work on Aug
ust 9th, and the annual princi
pal—teachers meeting will be
held on the 23rd, in the Jones
auditorium at Brevard senior
high school.
The vacation schedule for this
fall is as follows:
Thanksgiving—Nov. 24th and
Internationally Known Poet At
The Camp Cherryfield Workshop
Mrs. Etta Caldwell Harris, former
teacher and internationally known
poet, is serving as a faculty mem
ber of the Southern States Writing
Workshops, now underway at Camp
Cherryfield.
Mrs. Harris, who lives in Ham
burg, Arkansas, is the author of
eight books of poetry, including
such titles as Edged with Gold,
Tapestry of Memories, and Around
the Bend. She is also a newspaper
columnist, feature writer and folk
lore writer. She is a member of
the Board of Directors of the Ar
kansas Writer’s conference ahd a
member of the International Con
gress of Art and Literature in
Rome, Italy. She is also listed in
International Who’s Who in Poetry,
published in London.
Mrs. Harris demonstrates, by
her own experience, how a person
can retire from one profession and
attain fame in another. She is
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MBS. ETTA C. HARRIS
25th.
Christmas — Close Dec. 16th
and reopen on January 2nd.
Brevard college will begin the
fall term on Sept. 14th, with reg
istration, and classes begin on
the 15th.
Varner’s Now
Under New
Ownership
Varner’s Drug Store, owned and
operated by S. E. Varner, Jr., for
the past 20 years, has been sold to
Paul Oweniby, Jr., of Henderson
ville.
In joint statements today from
the old and new owners, the same
policies of the concern will be con
tinued.
Mr. Varner says the sale by him
was due to the condition of his
health, and he has no immediate
plans for the future other than to
“get well.”
The new owner says that the
same employees will be employed
and Varner’s will continue to of
fer the same fine service.
All charge accounts will remain
in force, and payments will be
made as usual. Two pharmacists
will be on duty at all times, and
the name of the firm will continue
to be known as Varner’s.
Mr. Varner, known to his many
friends in Transylvania as “Eddie,”
expressed his sincere appreciation
for the patronage he has received
over the years, and urged every
one to continue to patronize Var
ner’s as they have in the past
Mr. Varner has been active in
civic affairs, having served as
president of the chamber of com
merce, president of the merchants
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MAN OF MANY TALENTS is Leslie Grogan, man
ager of the Brevard Du Pont silicon plant. In addition
to his industrial duties, Mr. Grogan finds time to raise
beautiful roses at his home on Park avenue. He is a
member of the Brevard Civic orchestra, a trustee of
Brevard college, and he stays busy with other civic and
church chores. (Times Staff Photo)
Rosand To Play
Variety On Concert Menu
At Music Camp This Week
i The accent is on variety this
1 weekend at the Brevard Music
1 center, home of Transylvania Music
camp and the Brevard Music fes
l tival. Guest artists will be conduc
- tor Bernard Fitzgerald, and hus
> band-and-wife team Eileen Flissler,
■ pianist, and Aaron Rosand, violin
' ist.
For local citizens, this will mark
the fourth weekend that they have
had an opportunity to attend the
concert series at the music center.
Friday evening guest conductor
Bernard Fitzgerald, of the Univer
sity of Kentucky, will occupy the
podium as the concert band pre
sents a program of classic band
literature. Handel’s “Royal Fire
works Music” will open the pro
gram, which includes “Nocturne”
by Louis Spohr, “Youth Triumph
ant Overture” by Hadley ,and “Im
movable Do” by Percy Grainger.
The solid sound of Sixteenth cen
tury brass will highlight the pro
gram, as the brass ensemble plays
the Gabrieli “Canzona No. 2.” The
mood changes to one of calico and
bare feet with the performance of
Vaughan Williams’ “Folk Song
Suite” — including “Seventeen
Come Sunday,” “My Bonny Boy,”
and folk songs from Somerset. In
conclusion the foot-tapping rhythm
of John Philip Sousa will be heard
in the “Fairest of the Fair” march.
Saturday evening at 8:15 pianist
Eileen Flissler will perform the
Brahms “Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat
Major” with the Brevard Music
Center orchestra, under the direc
tion of James Christian Pfohl. Miss
AARON ROSAND
Flissler, who many believe is on
her way to becoming the number
one American woman pianist, was
hailed as a prodigy at age 9.
After attending Curtis Institu
te of Music, she made her first maj
or orchestra appearance with the
Philadelphia orchestra. A veteran
of two world tours, she has recent
ly returned from a tour of the Far
East as soloist with Thomas Scher
man and the Little Orchestra soci
ety. She is the wife of violinist
Aaron Rosand. Also on Saturday
evening’s program will be Tchai
kovsky’s “Romeo and Juliet Over
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WPNF Program Highlights
Another Record Hop Slated At
American Legion Saturday Night
A repeat performance of the Key
Club “Record Hop” will be broad
cast over WPNF this Saturday
night, it is announced by officials
of the Club and of the radio sta
tion.
The “Hop,” to be held in the
American Legion building from 8
o’clock until 11 o’clock p. m., will
be broadcast through the remote
•facilities of the radio station, with
Floyd McCall acting as emcee for
the event.
A similar event, held two weeks
ago, was a tremendous success,
and members of the Key chib arc
anticipating an even larger atten
dance this week.
Parents of the Key clubers will
act as chaperones.
Other Programs
The schedule for the Farm and
Home Hour during the coming
week is the following; Friday, A.
S.C., with Marvin W. Whitmire;
Monday, the county agent; Tues
day, a station program; and, Wed
nesday, the home economics agent.
Organizations participating on
the Civic Hour during the next
week are scheduled to he: Friday,
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Brevard Will Be
Host Team, Five
Others Entered
The North Carolina State Babe
Ruth Baseball League champion
ship tournament opens at beautiful
Camp Harry H. Straus, Monday af
ternoon, August 1st, at 2:00 p. m.
Brevard, the host team, will play
the winner of District Two, which
is Charlotte. The local aggregation
is managed by Frank “Footsie”
Case, with Monroe Collins assist
ing.
In addition to Brevard and Char
lotte, there are four other teams
in the tournament, and games will
be played at 2:00 p. m. and at ap
proximately 5:00 p. m. on Monday,
Tuesday, and Wednesday.
The championship will be de
cided in a single game elimination
between the district winners and
the host team from Brevard.
The public is most cordially in
vited to witness the games, and
no admission will be charged.
The winner of the tournament
will play in the Southern Regional
play-off in Charlotte on August
8th, 9th, and 10th. The regional
winner goes to the World Series in
Denver, Colorado.
The tournament at Camp Straus
is sponsored by the Olin Mathieson
Chemical corporation at Pisgah
Forest, and the players will be
housed at beautiful Camp Deer
woode.
Pairings for the tournament were
determined at a drawing on July
15th here in Brevard.
According to Hugh Bradburn,
director of district 1, and Bill Nor
ris, state tournament director, this
is the first time that the state
championship games have been
played west of Charlotte.
Manager Case fee's that the Bre
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Three Men Bound
Over To Superior
Court By Mayor
Three Brevard men have been
bound over to Superior court in
connection with the breaking and
entering the Lutheran Church of
the Good Shepherd.
Arrested Monday afternoon by
the local 'police were Frank Owens,
Red Lance and Clifton Galloway.
They were given a hearing be
fore Mayor B. H. Freeman Wed
nesday morning, and Owens was
bound over to Superior court on
charges of breaking and entering
the church and stealing of a
vacuum cleaner. He was placed un
der a $1,000 bond.
Lance and Galloway were bound
over to Superior court on'charges
of aiding and abetting breaking
and entering, and they were placed
under bonds of $200 each.
Reserves Leave
For Ft Jackson
Sunday Morning
Company “M”, 323rd Regiment,
108th (Tr.) Division, will leave
Brevard on Sunday morning at
8:00 o’clock for Fort Jackson, S.
C. , for a two-weeks’ summer en
campment.
The company is commanded by
Captain Arnold Miles, and it is
composed of some 35 enlisted men
and seven officers.
Reservists who' will attend the
two weeks encampment are: Capt.
Miles, 1st Lt. Gene Palmer, 1st Lt.
Ralph H. Ramsey, III, 1st Lt. James
D. Willis, 2nd Lt. James W. Ship
man, M/Sgt. Otis H. Shipman, SFC
Raymond L. Grogan, M/Sgt. Wil
liam H. Hancock, S/Sgt John T.
Flynn, Jr., S/Sgt. James D. Rene
gar.
Sgt. Kenneth R. Adams, Sgt.
David E. Butler, Sgt Ulemas P.
Owen, Sgt. Frank D. Tilley, SP4
Charles C. Golden. SP4 Newell M.
McDevitt, SP4 Ted J, Owen.
Pfc. Marvin
ert J. Justus,
Pressley, Pie.