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 Waterfalte.
Mecca for Summer Camps.
Entrance to Pisgah Ra
tional Forest and Home of
Brevard Music Festival.
Vol. 71 — No. 34
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BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1960
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
f.'' THE LONG ARM OF THE LAW
reached out swiftly here Tuesday
morning and nabbed two convicts,
who had escaped Monday afternoon
from the Oneal Prison camp in Green
ville county, South Carolina. In ad
^C' dition to the officers pictured above,
the local sheriff’s department and the
State Highway patrol aided in the
manhunt. The two convicts, James
Duncan and Charles Payne, can be
noted handcuffed together in the cen
ter of the photo. Officers from left
to right are: Deputy Garland Chaney,
Sheriff Paul Hill and Deputy Garland
Drown, all of Henderson county; L.
F. Few, W. D. Clements and E. P.
Fitts, guards from the Oneal Prison
camp; and, Chief “Bill” Thurston, of
Brevard. (Times Staff Photo)
Two South Carolina Convicts Nabbed
By Officers Here Tuesday Morning
Two South Carolina convicts
were captured here in a Brevard
rooming house shortly before
noon on Tuesday by local offi
cers and Sheriff Paul Hill and
two of his deputies from Hen
derson county.
The men were identified as
James Duncan, 18-year old white,
male youth, and Charles Payne,
age 20, also white.
They had made their get
away from the Oneal Prison
... camp in Greenville county, South
•fi'Carolina, Monday afternoon in a
county dump truck while work
ing with a road patching crew.
z Sheriff Hill began chasing the
* two men early Tuesday morning,
when he received a call stating
that they were at Duncan’s home
in Henderson county.
As officers approached the
house, they fled into the woods
and eluded their pursuers.
Later in the morning the
sheriff received a call from a
taxicab driver who stated that
he was suspicious of two men
that he had just let out of his
cab at the first stoplight in Bre
*
Sheriff Hill immediately con
tacted Sheriff “Scott” Dilling
ham, Chief “Bill” Thurston and
the State Highway Patrol here
in Brevard.
In less than an hour, the con
victs were nabbed at a local
rooming house.
Duncan was serving time as a
probation violator, and Payne
was described as a short term
prisoner. Guards from the Oneal
camp came for them immediately
after their capture here in Bre
vard.
CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, August 25 — First
full day of school. BPW meets at
Camp Straus at 7:00 p. m. CTA
to entertain new teachers at
Gaither’s at 8:00 p. m. Masons
to meet at Masonic Temple at
8:00 p. m.
Friday, August 26 — Fish sup
per at Masonic Temple, 5:00 to
fA 8:00 p. m Ace of Clubs meets
^ at 8:00 p. m. “An Evening With
Mikado” at Robin Hood’s Barn
at 8:15 p. m.
Saturday, August 27 — “Back
to School” dance at Legion build
ing at 8:00 p. m.
Sunday, August 28 — Attend
the church of your choice.
Monday, August 29 — 25 Bap
tist churches begin study mis
sions. Rotary meets at Gaither’s
at 7:00 p. m. •
Tuesday, August 30—Sponsors
picnic at Piagah Forest commun
ity dub at 6:30 p. m. Ace of
Clubs meets at 8:00 p. m.
Many Attended
Annual Whitewater Falls
Picnic Highly Successful
By WALLACE BREWER
WHITEWATER — The 10th
annual Whitewater Falls picnic
was held at the North-South Car
olina state line on Wednesday,
August 17th, with many folks
from both states in attendance.
An increase of summer visitors
of Transylvania were on hand
for the event. We wish to extend
our sincere thanks to everyone
that helped to make the annual
event a very successful one.
Prominent officials have point
ed out that the completion of a
paved road from highway 64 at
Oakland to the paved section of
the South Carolina Whitewater
Falls road would shorten the
distance to Atlanta by at least
50 miles from Asheville. Jack
Potts, Brevard attorney, stated
that Terry Sanford had com
mitted himself to building
paved' scenic roads in Western
North Carolina as the area is
largely dependent upon the tour
ist industry, if elected governor
in the general election.
The Oconee delegates reported
that 300,000 tourists visit the
Whitewater Falls from their
county, and are spending $20
per person en route to the fam
ed waterfalls.
Mrs. Man- Jane McCrary
brought greetings from the Tran
sylvania Historical commission.
She stated:
“That Transylvania county will
observe its 100th anniversary in
1961 and each month during that
year we will have certain com
memorative celebration. We in
vite you, as our southern neigh
bors, to come over and assist us
in this party. This location is
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Few changes were noted in
this week's weather. The pat
tern remained the same . . . hot
and humid. Precipitation totaled
.49 inches. Daily readings are as
follows:
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
High Low Pre.
82 63 0
81 62 0
83 61 05
83 61 .11
84 62 .05
84 61 .24
83 62 .04
Riding Clinic
Being Held
At Rockbrook
A new feature has been added
at Rockbrook Camp for Girls,
one of the oldest and most fam
ous organized summer camps in
Transylvania. It is a week’s rid
ing clinic which is now in ses
sion.
Conducting the riding clinic
are Mr. and Mrs. Jim Little,
riding instructors during the
regular camp session. During
the, winter months, Mr. and Mrs.
Little operate the outstanding
Horseshoe Acres Stables in Ral
eigh.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Carrier,
Rockbrook owners, say that
there’s nothing like this riding
clinic in the United States.
They are excited about it, and
planning to hold one annually af
ter each regular camping season.
This year some 30 youthful
riders, and some with their own
horses, are attending the clinic.
Winn-Dixie
Divides
Profits
Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc., op
erators cf Winn-Dixie and Kwik
Chek super-markets throughout
the south, has completed the dis
tribution of profit sharing
checks to employees totaling
$749,750.98, according to an
nouncement by M. W. Clary, vice
president and divisional manag
er of the firm’s Greenville di
vision.
This distribution, a record
high, was made to 3,590 em
ployees who are eligible for par
ticipation in the Employees’
Profit Sharing program through
completion of five years’ ser
vice with the company..
Under the program, the com
pany sets aside a portion of its
profits each year for eligible
employees. A portion of the
funds is paid to employees in
cash and the balance is credit
ed to individual trust accounts
for retirement benefits. i
It is estimated that an addi-,
tional $2 million dollars will bej
allocated to participants’ re
tirement accounts which, togeth-j
er with the cash payment will
bring the firm’s total contribu-l
tion up to approximately $2,-1
750,000 for 1960. The assets of |
the retirement fund held by the t
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Sponsors and their wives of
the Rural Development pro
gram in Transylvania are be
ing invited to a picnic supper
next Tuesday night, August
30th, at the Pisgah Forest
Community club.
County Agent Jim Davis
says that invitations have been
sent out to the sponsors, and
lie urges all to attend.
Pisgah Forest was the top
community in the county last
year, and it is customary for
the winner to entertain the
PORTRAYING LEADING ROLES
in “An Evening With Mikado”, which
will be presented at Robin Hood’s
Barn on Friday night, are the four
persons above. Left to right are:
Lloyd Burhans as “Nanki-Poo”; Mrs.
James Sanders as “Yum-Yum”; Mrs.
Duncan Hunter as “Katisha”; and,
Charles Jolliff as “Ko-Ko”. The
event is being sponsored by the Bre
vard Music Lovers club to benefit
the scholarship fund.
Transylvania Schools Open, An
Increase In Enrollment Is Noted
THE NEW TRANSYLVANIA
ELECTION BOARD is pictured above
taking the oath of office before Clerk
of Superior Court Marvin McCall
last Thursday morning. The office
at the court house is now open daily,
and Rev. B. W. Thomason is the new
clerk. Pictured above, from left to
right, are: Mr. McCall; T. J. Wilson,
Democrat and chairman of the board;
Mrs. Inez Whitmire, Democrat; and,
Lloyd Burhans, the Republican mem
ber of the board.
(Times Staff Photo)
Wilson And Mrs. Whitmire Are The
New Members Of Board Of Elections
The Transylvania board of
elections office in the court
house is now open, T. J. Wilson,
the new chairman, announces.
Mr. Wilson and Mrs. Inez
Whitmire, Democrats, are the
new members of the board, with
their appointments being an
nounced last week by the State
Board of Elections.
Chairman Wilson succeeds
Seorge Shuford, and Mrs. Whit
mire was named to fill the vac
incy of Bennet Jones, resigned.
Lloyd Burhans is the Re
publican member of the board.
Both Mr. Wilson and Mrs.
Whitmire took the oath of office
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Pisgah Forest Club To Entertain
Sponsors In Development program
sponsors the following year.
Officials of the Pisgah For
est club are making elaborate
plans for the picnic supper,
and they remind the sponsors
that the club is located approx
imately one-half mile from the
intersection at Davidson River
bridge on the right side of the
Hendersonville highway. US
64.
“Mikado”
At Barn
Friday
With Maggie Masters staging
the production, and Susan Mel
ton furnishing the piano ac
companiment, “An Evening With
The Mikado,” featuring the prin
cipals of the Mikado cast, will be
presented Friday evening at 8:15
o’clock at Robin Hood’s Barn.
Since the facilities of the sum
mer theatre were donated by
Arthur Dehon, all proceeds
from the benefit performance
will be used by the Music Lovers
club, the sponsoring organiza
tion, to provide scholarship
funds for two Transylvania
county music students next year
at Brevard College and Transyl
vania Music camp.
All performers in the pro
gram were in the production of
‘The Mikado” presented last
March in the Brevard College
auditorium. They will wear the
authentic costumes brought from
Japan by Mike Masters. A special
feature of the presentation Fri
day evening will be a narration
delivered by Mr. Masters based
on Gilbert’s own commentary ol
the operetta.
Tickets are available at the
Austin Studio or the theatre bo:
office. Admission is $1.00.
Appointments Made
Gaines Will Head 1960
United Fund Campaign
J. M. GAINES
Teen-Agers Plan
'Back To School"
Dance Saturday
The annual “Back To School”
dance of the Transylvania Youth
association is planned for this
coming Saturday night, Aug
ust 27th, at the American legion
building.
Dancing will begin at 8:00
o’clock, and music will be fur
nished by Ty Bowling and his
orchestra.
J. M. Gaines, local manager of
Duke Power company, has been
named general chairman of the
1960-61 campaign of the Tran
sylvania County United Fund,
Inc., by Gil Coan, president of
the organization.
The campaign kick-off break
fast will be held at 7:00 o’clock
on Tuesday, October 4th, at
Gaither’s Rhododendron room,
Mr. Gaines announces. All di
vision chairmen and officers
will attend and complete instruc
tions and supplies will be dis
tributed.
Don Jenkins was appointed
chairman of the Admissions and
Budgets commitee. This com
mittee will meet shortly after
September 10th for preliminary
study of all agency applications.
A second meeting will then
finalize the applications and the
results placed before the board
of directors for adoption. The
goal for the campaign will be
announced at that time.
John Anderson, Editor of
The Times, was named publicity
chairman, with Bobby Hoyle as
assistant.
Division chairmen were ap
pointed as follows:
John Smart, professional di
vision; Wayne Bradburn, school
division; Charles Pickelsimer,
Jr., industrial division; Dr. John
Bennett, college division; John
A Ford, business division; Gil
Coan, Jr., residential division;
Don Blankinship, Du Pont di
vision; Nath Thompson, summer
camps division; John Bailey, hos
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Program Highlights
WPNF Intensifying Sports
Coverage, Log Is Reviewed
A fall full of sports is now
in the making by the staff of
WPNF, Bobby Hoyle, station
manager, announces.
With the present schedule of
major league baseball games
continuing through September,
the local station is now lining
up a complete schedule of foot
ball games, including coverage
of local games and the pick of
Carolina’s finest college games.
WPNF again has affiliated
with the Tobacco Sports net
work for the college games,
which begin in mid September.
Mr. Hoyle also announces
plans to broadcast the Southern
“500” race from Darlington on
Labor Day.
“We are most appreciative for
our large audience of sports
fans,” Mr. Hoyle stated, “and
we constantly strive to secure
broadcasts of the top events'
from all sports categories.”
Other Programs
The organizations scheduled
to participate on the Civic Hour
during the coming week are the
following: Friday, Brevard Gar
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Bradburn Urges
Students To
Attend Classes
All schools in Transylvania
county opened Wednesday morn
ing and an increase in enrollment
was noted for the new schoeS
year
During the half-day Wedne»
day, a teacher-pupil orientation
program was carried out, and a
full day of classes will be held
on Thursday.
All cafeterias will be is op
eration on Thursday, and classes j
will begin promptly at 8:30 a. m.
The principals in the various
schools report that they expect
the enrollment to increase dur
ing the coming week, as famities
return from vacations.
On the first day there wem
3,998 students in Transylvania
schools, and this compares vrrih
3.985 for last year.
Supt Wayne Bradburn explains
that it is most important that
students attend school during
the first 10 days since the schools
lost two teachers, who were al
lotted on the basis of average
attendance during the first she
months during the previous yeas.
If there is an increase during'
the first 10-day period 196(1> tfcu
county system will get the tw<
teachers back.
The largest enrollment is aft
Brevard elementary, where 749
students are attending.
Next in line is Brevard junior
high school with 615.
Enrollment at other schools is
as follows:
Brevard senior high — 544
Rosman elementary — 508
Straus — 340
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Baptist Will
Hold Studies,
25 Churches
A week of world missions ■em
phasis will be held in 1km
churches of the Transylvania
Baptist association beginning'
Monday, August 29th, through
Thursday, September 1st. Twen
ty-five churches and the Little
Cove Mission (a mission of Bra
va rd First Baptist church) are
participating in this week of
sion study and inspiration.
This county-wide School at
Missions is a program in which
the individual church will study
missions as well as hear a mis
sionary address by a gncjfc
speaker. The schedule wiE ran
as follows:
7:30 - 8:15 Mission stadjr
8:15 - 9:00 Missionary addrmn
The guest speakers in the var
ious churches are the pastors in
the Transylvania and CardHnk
Baptist associations.
The mission study ria<a«e
be taught by capable teaches*
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Tickets To Fish
Supper On Sale
At The Door
Another big fish supper, wfOb
mi' ■ spo*
O 1*"“
all the trimmings, will be spon
sored by the Transylvania
club in the Masonic Temple
East Main street on Friday,
ust 26th, from' 5:00 to
o’clock it.is announced by A.
York, president of the S
According to Mr. York,
fish supper will be open to
public and members of 1
Shrine club and Dunn’s
Masonic lodge are «»Hing
ets. Price per plate is J1
adults, and children,
age of 12, can eat *
Plato.
The pres
ets will be _
and those who have not
chased “
on out
prepare
Mr. York
will be plenty
P^tes out,
not_„
at the temple.