TRANSYLVANIA— ;
An Industrial, Tourist,
Educational, Agricultural
and Music Center. Popula
tion, 1960 Census, 18,372
Brevard Community 8,500.
Brevard proper 4,857.
THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
A State And National Prize - Winning A.B. C. Newspaper
TRANSYLVANIA—
The Land of Waterfalls,
Mecca for Summer Camps,
j Entrance to Pisgah Na
1 tional B'orest and Home of
| Brevard Music Festival.
Vol. 72 — No. 20
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THE GIGANTIC TASK of dismantling, moving
and rebuilding the huge organ at the Carolina
th^jitre at Charlotte to the new senior high school
in Brevard has been undertaken by A. Douglas
Wauchope, shown in the layout above at the left
and at the right. In the center his son, Doug, Jr.
and Donnie Garren, make ready to install drum in
assembling organ. A master craftsman in building
and repairing organs, Mr. Waucho'pe is donating
this massive instrument to the high school in ap
preciation of the educational assistance given his
children, who are also talented musicians.
(Photos by Clyde Osborne)
l3ong Silent Organ In Charlotte
Will Make Beautiful Music Here
Special to The Times
By CLYDE OSBORNE
Observer Staff Writer
Hoofbeats stilled for more
than a quarter of a century
are going to be heard again.
Sleigh bells will once again i
jingle merrily, adding the thrill
of Christmas for youngsters.
And mightly notes will eman
ate in golden quality from huge
pipes silent for many years.
It’s 'going to be a dream
come true for a master organ
builder.
A. Douglas Wauchope is re
moving and rebuilding the giant
organ which once excited movie
goers of the silent picture era
at the Carolina Theatre in Char
lotte. The huge instrument,
complete with all the sound ef
fects — hoofbeats, chimes, tun
ed sleight bells, harps, bass and
snare drums, tambourine, cas
tanets, cymbals, triangle, Tom
Tom, Chinese block, steamboat
whist''j, and auto horn—will be
installed in the big new senior
high school at Brevard.
In’.addition to making a dream
come true, the action is going to
pay a debt Wauchope feels that
he owes to the people of Bre
vard.
The organ builder’s attach
ment to the Carolina Theatre’s
organ goes back to the days
when he was an organ student,
living in Gainesville, Ga.
“I eagerly looked forward to
the Sunday night broadcasts
from the Carolina Theatre, fea
turing the organ there,” Wau
chope recalls.
“And several months ago while
in Cl^trlotte on business I went
to see a movie at the Carolina
and was surprised to see the old
consign still in the orchestra pit
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CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, May 18 — Kiwanis
Club meets at Gaither’s at 6:45
p. m. Lions club meets at Co
lonial Inn at 7:00 p. m.
Friday, May 19 — Trustees
meet at college at 11:00 a. m.
County GA service at Glady
Branch church at 7:30 p. m. Ace
of Clubs meets at 8:00 p. m.
Saturday, May 20 — Last day
to register for watershed elec
tion. Ttjlebration of Bar Associa
tion tit Straus school at 2:00 p.
m. Centennial Ball at Legion
building at 8:30 p. m.
Sunday, May 21 — Attend the
church of your choice. Luther
League sub-district meeting at
Lutheran church of Good Shep
herd at 2:00 p. m.
Monday, May 22 — Music Lov
ers club meets with Mrs. Frank
Frost at 8:30 p. m. Rotary meets
at Gaither’s at 7:00 p. m. Better
Schools Committee meeting at
senior high school auditorium at
7:45 p. m.
Tuesday, May 23 — Ace of
Clubs meets at 7:30 p. m.
Wednesday, May 24 — Jaycees
meet at Gaither’s at 6:30 p. m.
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At Straus School
Judge Pless Speaks At
Court Celebration Saturday
Judge J. Will Pless, Jr., of
Marion, Resident judge of the
2Sth Judicial District of North
North Carolina, will be the prin
cipal speaker at a Bar Associa
tion sponsored celebration to be
held at Straus School at 2:00
o’dock Saturday afternoon, May
20th, to which the public is cord
ially invited.
Judge Pless, native Transyl
vanian, is senior Superior Court
Judge of North Carolina, and he
will speak on the history of the
courts at the celebration com
memerating the 100th annivers
ary of the first court held in
Transylvania county.
This celebration Is sponsored
by the Transylvania Bar in con
nection with the county wide
celebration of the centennial of
Transylvania County by the
Transylvania County Historical
Commission and the Transylvan
ia County Historical Association.
On the program, in addition
to the principal speech, will be
recognition of local members
of the bar, recognition of offic
ials of local historical groups,
brief comments on the establish
ment of the county and the
county court 100 years ago by a
Ross To Speak
At Meeting Of
Kiwanis Club
Rev. Courtney B. Ross, chair
man of the Transylvania Better
Schools committee, will be the
principal speaker at the regular
meeting of the Brevard Kiwan
is club Thursday night.
Mr. Ross will speak on aims
and objects of the committee,
which was recently formed on a
county-wide basis.
The meeting, as usual will be
held in Gaither’s Rhododendron
room, beginning promptly at
6.45 o’clock.
representative of the local bar
group, and prayer led by Rev. B.
W. Thomason, Judge of the Bre
vard Mayor’s court.
Robert T. Gash, president of
the Transylvania Bar, and mem
ber of Transylvania Historical
commission, urges all Transyl
vanians, whether newcomers or
old timers, to attend this first
of a series of celebrations which
will in turn mark centennials of
important dates in local history
and recognize various factors of
life of one hundred years ago
which have developed Transyl
vania into the county it is today.
Potts Not To
Ask For A
City Election
Representative Jack H. Potts
announced today, that, in view
of the recent Town of Brevard
election results, he did not plan
to introduce a bill to give the
voters of town of Brevard a re
ferendum on the city manager
type of government.
Mr. Potts stated that, although
he has always been in favor of
and preferred the city manager
type of government, he had
promised the voters of Brevard
during his campaign, that he
would introduce a bill for a
referendum in Brevard on the
Town manager system of gov
ernment.
He stated that he had made
this promise because he had felt
that the voters of Brevard should
have the chance to indicate their
preference for the type of city
government they desired after
having had a chance to see the
town manager system in action.
Representative Potts stated
that, since the issues had been
clearly drawn in the past town
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Better Schools Committee To
Meet Next Monday Night
The Transylvania Citizens I
committee for Better Schools
will hold its next meeting at the
Brevard Senior high school aud
itorium on Monday, May 22nd, at
7:45 o’clock.
This will be an open meeting
and every citizen is invited to
attend.
Guest speaker for the occasion
will be Woody Griffin, superin
tendent of the Asheville City
schools, who will discuss new
trends and recent methods
which are now being used in
public schools to make for bet
ter education.
Mr. Griffin is an alumnus of
Brevard college and has served
as principal of Lee Edwards
High school in Asheville for a
number of years.
Courtney B. Ross, chairman
of the citizens committee, states
thav the four committees ap
pointed to deal with (1) person
nel, (2) teaching aids and ma
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Music Camp
Expansion
Underway
The opening of the 25th an
niversary season of Transyl
vania Music Camp will see the
completion of the most recent
expansion program in several
years. Dr. James Christian
Pfohl has announced the ad
dition of 12 structures — a
studio for the director, two
guest cottages, seven faculty
cottages and two girls’ cottages
—- to be ready for occupancy
by mid-June.
The Director’s Studio has
been presented by Mrs. Fran
cis M. Fox, of Deerfield Beach,
Florida, and Brevard in mem
ory of her husband Dr. Fox.
A retired Presbyterian minis
ter, Dr. Fox spent his last
summers at Transylvania at
tending rehearsals and acting
as chaplain for the camp. It
was his wish to leave a studio
in which the director could
hold rehearsals, entertain
guests, and to which he could
retire for study.
Bishop and Mrs. J. Kenneth
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Present And Future Needs Of The
Town Of Brevard Cited In Report
New Officers
Of Lions Club
Are Elected
rsiew omcers 01 me mons ciud
have been elected, and they will
take office on July 1st.
George Spicer is the new pres
ident, and other officers are the
following:
Ray Burgin, first vice presi
dent; Frank Byrd, second vice
resident; Earle Johnson, third
vice president: Bill Wilson, treas
urer; Erwin Schranz, secretary;
Quentin Cantrell, lion tamer;
Clarence Burnette, tail twister;
Bob Gash and Ed Roy, one year
directors; Jack Hudson and
John Hooper, two year directors;
and Spencer Arrowood. bulletin
editor.
George Johnson, trust officer
of the First Union National
Bank, will be the guest speaker
at the regular meeting of Lions
Thursday evening, May 18th, at
7:00 o’clock at the Colonial inn.
He will show a film and speak
on “Taxation of Estates.” Lion
Cecil Hill is in charge of the
program.
Registration
For Election
Ends Saturday
Saturday, May 20th, is the
last day for “new voters” to reg
ister for the special watershed
election that will be held in
Transylvania on Saturday, June
3rd.
The books will be open at the
polling places from 9:00 a.m.,
until sundown.
The following Saturday, May
27th, will be challenge day.
The form of the question to
be voted on shall be “For Water
shed Development” or “Against
Watershed Development”.
The election was called by
the county commissioners fol
lowing a request from a large
number of citizens and Transyl
vania Soil Conservation District
supervisor.
The outcome of the election
will determine whether or not
the county commissioners will
levy a special tax of three and
one-half cents on each one hun
dred dollars valuation. This
money will be used to maintain
dams to be constructed by the
federal government in this
county for flood control.
Public Invited To Attend The
Centennial Ball Saturday Night
A large crowd is expect
ed to attend the gala Centen
nial Ball this coming Saturday
night in the American Leg
ion Memorial building.
Ray Winchester, who is in
charge of the fund raising com
mittee of the Pioneer fund,
cordially invites the public
to attend.
One of the highlights of the
evening will be the old-fashion
ed promenade to be held dur
ing the intermission at about
10:15 o’clock.
Door prizes will also be
awarded during the evening.
Tickets for the occasion are
now on sale at Morris Phar
macy, Jones News Stand, and
from members of the planning
committee. The price is $1.50
each, and holders of Pioneer
cards will be refunded 50 cents
at the door.
Proceeds from the ball will
The Weather
Following a week of cloudy
weather, the skies cleared in
Brevard this week, bringing mild
temperatures, ranging from a
low of 50 degrees to a high of 81.
Precipitation totaled 2.37 inches.
Daily readings are as follow:
I
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
High Low Pre.
62 50 0
70 53 1.87
59 50 .47
74 50 0
81 50 0
78 S3 .03
77 S3 0
be used to help pay for micro-_
filming the historical records.
Table reservations may be
made for parties of 10 by call
ing TUrner 3-2732.
Music will be furnished by
R. C. “Dump” Rutherford and
his Rhythm Makers, and danc
ing will begin at 8:30 o’clock.
Merchants Make
Promotional
Plans Tuesday
The Merchant’s division of the
Brevard Chamber of Commerce
met Tuesday night, to discuss
plans for the coming year.
New officers for the group
| were elected, and they are:
Chairman — Ben Patterson;
secretary — Bill Norris; and
Leon Shook — treasurer.
Plans were formulated to hold
a sidewalk sale in June. This
year’s sale is to carry out the
theme of Transylvania county’s
centennial.
The annual Christmas parade
was also discussed, and the com
mittee heading this project was
appointed by Chairman Patter
son. This committee includes
Mrs. Robbie Gay Sledge, Larry
Turner, Mrs. Lucy Ford, and
Police Chief “Bill” Thurston.
Paul Owenby was appointed
to head the Merchant’s Division
centennial plans. He will work
with the Transylvania county
, centennial committee to see bow
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| Talented Sculptor Will j
| Be At Camp Cherryfield j
I A talented young sculptor,
j Charles W. (Bill) Lett, of
j Knoxville, Tennessee, will be
. a member of the teaching
! staff at Camp Cherryfield for
j Adults this summer, accord
j ing to Miss Louise Blackwell,
the director of the camp. This
i will be the first time that
j sculpture has been included
| in the camp’s program,
j Mr. Lett, who is well-known
j in the Southern Highland
! region for his metal sculp
i ture, is a teacher in the public
j schools of Knoxville. He has
j also taught adult workshops
1 and night classes. In 1957 he
! received national publicity
[ for his work in painting and
j sculpture while serving with
j the U. S. Army in Korea,
j He is a member of the
I Knoxville Art center and the
j Southern Highland Handi
j craft guild. While Mr. Lett
| specializes in metal scultpure,
! his classes at Camp Cherry
j field will permit students to
j choose their material, such as
wood, clay, metal, etc.
Mr. Lett has frequently ex- !
hibited his work and he will {
participate in the Craftsmen’s j
Fair to be held in Asheville j
in July. i
Much Action On Agenda
Brevard College Trustees
In Annual Meeting Friday
JOHN I. ANDERSON, editor
of The Transylvania Times,
was initiated into Sigma Delta
Chi, national journalism fra
ternity, last Saturday after
noon at Chapel Hill. At the
same time some 14 other news
papermen from throughout
North and South Carolina were
inducted for their outstanding
contributions to the press of
the state and nation.
Merrell Has
Hole-In-One
Jack Merrell, former Bre
vard high athlete, stole the
show recently at a golf match
between his school, Tennessee
Tech, and Middle Tennessee.
Tech lost the match, 16 to 11,
but Merrell scored a hole-in
one on the par three 5th hole
of the Stone’s River Country
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The Brevard College board of
trustees will meet at the col
lege this Friday, May 19. Presi
dent Emmett K. McLarty, Jr.,
said that members of the board
would hear reports on the pro
gress made on all projects, and
inspect physical improvements
that are being made on the cam
pus.
With most of the outside work
done on the new Science hall,
and construction on the new
athletic fields nearing comple
tion, the board will review and
take action on plans that com
prise the overall-college expan
sion program.
Construction on the new Phy
sical Education building will be
gin this summer. Facilities for
all indoor sports will be pro
vided, including one regulation
basketball court, two practice
courts and a swimming pool.
Proposals for renovation of
the campus center building into
a music and fine arts building,
and the construction of a new
$125,000 administration building
will also be considered.
The following members con
stitute the executive committee
of the board of trustees: Col. W.
Bryan Moore, chairman, Wades
boro; Clifford W. Perry, vice
chairman, Winston-Salem; Allen
H. Sims, vice-chairman, Gastonia;
Rev. James B. McLarty, secre
tary, Concord; A. G. Myers, Gas
tonia; Dr. A. Craig Phillips, Win
ston-Salem; Dwight L. Phillips,
Charlotte; Rev. Cecil G. Hefner,
Asheboro; Cary C. Boshamer,
Gastonia; C. M. Ogle, Hender
sonville; Dr. Kenneth Goodson,
Charlotte; W. Franklin Brown,
Charlotte; Clarence E. Morgan,
Asheville.
Local members on the board of
trustees include F. S. “Buck”
Best, Leslie Grogan and John I.j
Anderson.
Log Reviewed
Many Religious Programs
Heard Daily Over WPNF
A large portion of WPNF’s
public service broadcast time is
devoted to religious program
ming, Bill Hancock, program di
rector, announces.
The Sunday morning church
services of many of Brevard’s
churches are broadcast regularly
for the benefit of the people who
cannot attend. During May, these
broadcasts are being originated
from the King Street Baptist
church.
The program director also urg
es the listening audience to hear
Morning Devotions, conducted
daily at 9:00 o'clock a.m., by
ministers from throughout the
county.
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Other Programs
The schedule for the Farm
and Home Hour is as follows:
Thursday, soil conservation ser
vice, Grover McPherson; Friday,
Bosnian Vo-ag dept., B. E. Keis
ler; Monday, county agent; Tues
day, Extension forestry, Leonard
Hampton; Wednesday, home
agent.
Appearing on the Civic Hour
are the following: Friday, VFW
auxiliary, Monday, Brevard Civic
orchestra; Wednesday, VFW.
Speaking this week on Morn
ing Devotions is Rev. Alfred
Rhyne, pastor of the Lutheran
church of the Good Shepherd.
Newly Elected
Board Hears
Former Manager
An extensive report on the
long-range needs of Brevard was
made at a special called meet
ing of the newly elected Town
Board of Aldermen last Friday
night.
This report was made by Tom
Henry, former town manager,
who began his new duties in a
similar capacity at Melbourne,
Florida, on Monday of this week.
Mr. Henry’s term had expired
with the out-going board of al
dermen, and his family will join
him in Florida when school is
out.
Newly-elected Mayor B. W.
Thomason presided over the
meeting, and he was appointed
acting town manager until a
successor to Mr. Henry is locat*
ed.
The newly-elected aldermen
went on record as expressing
sincere appreciation for the
outstanding work he had per
formed for Brevard and for the '
great improvement and finan
cial progress resulting from his
administration. They wished him
much success in his new position.
Regarding the streets of Bre
vard, Mr. Henry stated that old
streets are too narrow, and that
unsnrfaced roads have narrow
right of ways, inadequate for
proper road development. The
big problem here, he stated will
be with the people who will be
affected by any rood widening.
Shoulders are too narrow on -
meny streets, he said, and fre
quently there are ho waterways
or side ditches, ah that drain- .
age water must ran down the ‘
surface of the rood with the con
sequent damage to the roadbed
On some of the old concrete
streets, the concrete has hoc hi- V
ed, cansing humps.
Sidewalks are also in bad con
dition, with some slabs being
higher than others, and there are
many cracked and broken slabs
in business area.
Water System
Water lines are badly rotted
and encrusted inside, and water
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Revenue Fot
County Not Up
To Expectations
Sealed bids are requested to
day by W. E. Easterling, secre
tary of the Local Government
commission, for a $5,000 revenue
anticipation note for Transyl
vania county.
The notice, with full details,,
is carried this week on page 1L
The commissioners point out
that it is necessary to borrow the
$5,000 because anticipated reve
nues just did not materialise.
Also, various costs have gone
up more than was expected, the
commissioners say.
Humane Society
Elects New
Officers
Mrs. Donald Hill was named
president of the Transylvania
County Humane Society at their
meeting last Thursday night.
Other officers for the 1961-62
year include the following:
James Wulpi, vice president; Ad*
miral Ligon Ard, treasurer; and
James Coward, secretary.
Mrs. Bradford Allen, an hon
orary member of the society, was
a special guest at the meeting.
The present board members
include the following: Mrs. Ligon
Ard, Miss Margaret!
James Curwen, Mr. and 1
nest Griffin, Mr.
Gross,
John