TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist,
Educational, Agricultural
arm Music Center. Popula
tion, 1960 Census, 16,102.
Brevard Community 8,500.
Vol. 71 — No. 44
THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
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1 KANSYLVAN1A—
The Land oi Waterfalls.
Mecca lor Summer Camp*.
Entrance to Pisgah Na
• tonal Forest and Home ot
Brevard Music Festival.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Democratic And Republican Gubernatorial Candidates Bring Caravans To Brevard
1
BOTH THE REPUBLICAN ANP DEMOCRATIC PARTIES
in Transylvania county played hosts to their gubernatorial candi
dates here in Brevard last weekend. The picture at the left was
made Friday afternoon just after the Republican candidates com
pleted brief speeches in front of the court house. At the left, is
Ralph Waldrop, chairman of the GOP executive committee in Tran
sylvania. In the center is Robert L. Gavin, the Republican candidate
for governor, and at the right is William E. Cobb, state Republican
chairman. At the right, Terry Sanford, Demo gubernatorial candi
date, is backed up by Teen Dems in Transylvania, with Sheriff E.
V. “Scott” Dillingham at the left, and Charles L. Russell, chairman
of the Democratic executive committee, at the right.
(Times Staff Photos)
EfiiEcTmVEBOARD MEMBERS
of the Brevard Music Foundation
held its annual fall meeting here at
the Colonial Inn last Saturday morn
ng, and discussed plans for the cele
bration of the 25th anniversary of the
Transylvania Music Camp next sum
mer. It was also reported that the
past season had been one of the best
in the history of the Brevard Music
Festival and the camp. Attending the
meeting were, seated, left to right,
James Christian Pfohl, director of the
Brevard Music Center; Paul C. Tho
mas, chairman; Mrs. Rosetta Samuel
French, vice chairman; and Harry M.
Boyd, treasurer. Standng, left to
right, are Mrs. Alex King, Mrs. Wil
liam M. Searcy ;■ Edwin C. Campbell,
George Morse, and Frank Carr.
(Times Staff Photo)
Brevard Music Center Ends '60
Season In Black, Plans Revealed
Atwie annual meeting of the
fcuarff of Trustees of the Brevard
Music Foundation, held last Sat
urday here in Brevard, James
Christian Pfohl, director of the
Brevard Music center, and Paul
C. Thomas, chairman of the
board, expressed tiheir apprecia
tion for the wonderful support
of the many other individuals,
business firms and foundations
which made it possible for the
Brevard Music oeintar and Tran
sylvania Music damp to close the
1959-’60 season in the black.
Officers of the board elected
to serve for the 1960-61 season
were: Mr. Thomas, Spartanburg,
S. C., chairman; Edwin R. Walk
er, Charlotte, and Mrs. Rosetta
Samuel French, of Try on, Vice
Chairmen; Mrs. C. B. Jefferson,
Chapel Hill, secretary; and,
Harry M. Boyd, Charlotte, treas
urer.
In addition to the officers of
the board, named to the execu
tive committee wore: Mrs. Wil
liam M. Searcy, of Thomasviiile,
Ga.; H. H. Everett, of Charlotte;
and.^Cdwin C. Campbell, of
Washington, D. C. Additional
trustees elected at the meeting
were Beverly Wolff, of Sumter.
S. C., formerly of Atlanta, Ga.;
Marvin McDonald of Atlanta,
Ga.; and John Poteat, of Tryon.
In outlining plans for the 1961
season of the Brevard Music Cen
ter, Which is operated by the
Foundation for the purpose of
training the talented young
music students of the Southeast
in orchestra, band, piano, voice
and chorus, Mr. PlfoM said:
“People everywhere are show
ing increased confidence and en
thusiasm for the work we are
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Newspaper Group Finds
Shopping A Pleasure In
The West Berlin Sector
By MRS. ED M. ANDERSON
(Editor’s note: The follow
ing is one of the series of ar
ticles, written on the spot as
day to day reporting, by the
publisher of this paper who
was a member of the East
West Study Mission sponsored
by the National Editorial As
sociation to include a number
of European capitals:)
Shopping is a great pleasure
in West Berlin after being in
iron curtain countries where it
was difficult. KaDeWe, the larg
est and most complete depart
ment store, is comparable to
those in many large western
cities. .
There are -plenty of standard
brands in merchandise, to and
the clothes are -highly styled
Near the elevators on the first
floor of KaDeWe is a large in
formation booth displaying the
flags of many nations. Here in
formation girls stpeaik many
languages and if necessary, will
accompany customers to various
parts of the Store where sales
are accomplished quickly with
out the delay found in iron cur
tain countries.
There are many small special
ty shops sat far -back from the
wide streets with -glass showcas
es out in front featuring attract
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Associational Baptist Sunday
School Meeting Is Set Monday
The Transylvania Assotia
tional Baptist Sunday School
meeting will be held (art the First
Baptist church here in Brevard
next Monday, November 7th,
from 7:30 unltil 9:00 o’clock.
Flioyd Oallaflian the asSocia
tional superintendent will pre
side.
Rev. Fritz Hemphill, president
of the Fruifiamd Bible institute,
will be the guest speaker. Rev.
Mir. Hemphill is also the di
rector of the Fruitland Sum
mer assembly.
Others taking pant on the
progralm next Monday will in
clude: Rev. Harold Kiillian, Rev.
Dan Wallen, Rev. Jarvis Brock,
Mrs. Riley Merrill, Mrs. Jim
Peterson, Miss Jean Pickelsi
nver, Miss Myrtle Sams, Mrs.
Dan Wallen and Mrs. Harold
Hogsed.
There will he group confer
ences for each age group.
A large attendance is expected
from all the 33 Baptists churches ;
in the association.
UF Now
Totals
$25,546
The grand total of $25,546.00
was reached on November 1st
m tba Transylvania county
United Fund campaign, chair
man J. M. Gaines, announced to
day.
"A number of solicitors who
•o freely give of their time and
effort will report this week and
thus raise us closer to our goal
of $28,351,” said Gil Coan, presi
dent of United Fund, >- '
Charles L. Russell, chairman
for Oliit Mathieson Chemical cor
poration, reports that with two
thirds of their drive completed,
and with the increased pledge
frdm! the company, that their
total for the Fund has passed
that of last year
“We still have some unreport
ed departments, but they will
complete their drive this week,”
he stated.
Mr. Gaines expressed great
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Today, Friday
Pick-Up Days,
Brush & Trash
Tom Henry, town manager,
reminds citizens that Thurs
day and Friday are the regu
lar free brush and trash pick
up days in Brevard.
Next week he urges citizens
to rake their leaves in the
street along the curb for the
first pick-up this year by the
vacuum leaf loader.
Mr. Henry also reported
that the water bills will be
late this month due to the
absence of the water clerk,
who left her job on October
28th. Since then, the town
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Prizes Awarded
In Trade Festival
Only one person has claim
ed a prize in the second draw
ing of the Fall Trade Festi
val, held at 10 a m. last Sat
urday in front of Plummer’s
on West Main Street in Bre
vard.
Barbara Lail, of ronte 2,
Brevard, was awarded the
$50.00 third prize, plus a
$25.00 bonus for being pres
ent
Prizes totaling $225.00 are
as yet unclaimed, and ticket
holders have until Tuesday at
5 p. m. to claim their prizes,
according to Bobby Hoyle,
chairman of -the merchants
committee.
Winning tickets and amounts
are as follows: first prize of
$100.00 — Z 003898; second
prize of $75.00 — Z 086132;
fourth prize of $25.00 — Z
024397; and fifth prize of
$25.00 — Z 072154.
The next drawing will be
held November 12th at 10
a. m. In front of Plummer’s.
Heavy Vote Is Expected In General
Election In County Next Tuesday
THE BREVARD KIWANIS CLUB
has donated an otometer to the
Transylvania Health department,
which will be used in all the schools
of the county. This electronic device
is used to determine defective hear
ing, and the bright young lady above
being- checked by Mrs. Jessie Lollis,
county health nurse, is Gail West. Ki
wanians in the 'picture, from left to
right, are Dr. Carl Plumb, Don Jen
kins, and Walter Cantrell. At the
right is Dr. John Folger, county
health officer. (Times Staff Photo)
To Relocate 64
From Quebec
To Toxaway
Relocation of US Highway
64 from Quebec to Toxaway
was one of the 27 major pro
jects approved last Friday in
Raleigh by the North Carolina
Highway Commission.
The project will be built
with federal aid, matched with
state funds on a 50-50 basis.
The approval last Friday
gave the green light to the
Advance Planning and Loca
tion departments to begin
their preliminary studies of
the project. One of the first
steps is aerial photography,
which must be done during
the winter months, when
there is no foliagle on the
trees.
CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, November 3 — Ki
warns club meets alt Gaither’s at
6:45 p. m. lions chub meelts at
Cakxniail Imn at 7:00 p. m.
Friday, November 4 — Aoe
of CUubs meets at 8:00 pmt
Saturday, November 5 — Chal
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Candidates For House Are
Asked Questions By League
The League of Women Voters of Brevard
has asked the Democratic and Republican candi
dates for House of Representatives in next Tues
day’s election four important questions. The an
swers of both Mrs. Homer Harris, the GOP nom
inee, and Jack H. Potts, the Democratic candi
date, are carried below and should be of interest
to all Transylvanians.
Mr*. Harris answers:
1. What is your stand on the
unified and uniform courts
structure?
Our State Supreme Court
presently has more than ade
quate authority to control and
supervise all Courts inferior to
itself, including ail our Super
ior Courts. I am against consoli
dating too much power in one
branch of government, prefer
ring to maintain the balance of
power between the three branch
es of government. 1 do believe
t.heda have been abuses in
some of the lesser courts and I
would most certainly legislate
to correct and efliminaitia these
abuses and I am also interested
in more qualifications being re
quired for Magistrate and Jus
tice of the Peace in order that
we 'have a 'better administration
of justice.
2. What is your stand on the
town manager form of govern
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Mr. Potts replies:
1. What is your stand on the
unified and uniform courts
structure?
There are portions of the
proposed changes that I am in
favor of aind others Do which I
am unalterably opposed. It
makes hut little sense to create
anothiar Court with exactly the
same jurisdiction as our Su
perior Court. If more terms of
Superior Court are necessary
then I suggest the addition of
iJudgjes Do Ihoid thfese Courts
raDh):r than the creation of
another system of Courts with
exactly the same jurisdiction.
There are certain changes
which must be effected in tlbs
Justice of The Peace sytstielm if
not the abolishment of the
system. AM in ail as a practic
ing trial Attorney I fed tint
many of the criticisms of the
present system are unwarranted
and unjust and it is toy feeling
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interest Keen
in Local Races,
Schools To Close
With both the Demo
crats and R e p u b 1 i cans
waging vigorous cam
paigns, a heavy vote is ex
p e c t e d in Transylvania
i county in the November
General election.
The polls will open at 6:30
a. m. and will close at 6:30
p. in., and the election board
is now bnsy distributing all
necessary ballots and mater
ials.
SaiPurdny is challenge day.
All schools in the town and
county win be closed next
Tuesday since many of the
school buildings are used as
polling places.
Transylvanians will vote in
county, state, and national elec
tions, wittlh chief interest being
in the ltocail races.
According to T. J. Wilson,
chairman of the board of elec
tions, registration was heavy
on the past three Saturdays.
Local observers Peel that
while the heaviest vote will be
in tihc county races, there will
also 'be a large baiflot iln the
presidential and gubernatorial
races.
A sample ballot for county
officers is carried on the sec
ond front page of this week’s
Times.
Precincts officials for the 18
precincts are listed below and the
first named is the registrar, fol
lowed by the Democratic judge,
and then the Republican judge.
Boyd — Mrs. Virginia Pitillo,
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Civil Cases Are
Now Being Heard
In Superior Court
The civic docket of the Oeto
her-November term of Superior
Court in Transylvania is how
being heard by Judge P. C.
Froneberger, of Gastonia.
As The limes went to press
Wednesday, a special venire
was being drawn to try the case
of P. A. Kahn, administrator of
the estate of Charles E. Wil
liams, vs. Ada Fowler. This case
involves a fatal automobile ac
cident that occurred in Novem
ber, 1958.
The court’s time on Monday
was spent in the trial of & E.
Brackens vs. Harold J. Smith.
This was a Jury trial and the
verdict wee in favor of the de
fendant The action involved a
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