TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial. Tourist,
Educational. Agricultural
and Music Center. Popula
tion, 1960 Census, 16,372
Brevard Community 8.500
Brevard proper a P.57
Vol. 72 — No. 34
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 i
Brevard Music Festival.
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY stood on an
orchestra platform on the south lawn of the White
House Tuesday to speak briefly to handicapped
children invited to hear a concert by the Tran
sylvania Symphony Orchestra from Brevard. Con
doctor: Jame
right-center,
a music serif
nedv.
a Christian Pfohl is in foreground at
The young musicians’ concert opened
s for children arranged by Mrs. Ken
(AP Wire photo. Engraving courtesy ;
Asheville Citizen). \
Schools
Open
Monday
School bells will ring in Tran
sylvania county on Monday, Aug
ust 28th, signifying the opening
of the 1961-62 term.
Children will register and
will receive textbooks on the
first day, which will not. be a
full day. Lunch Will not ^e
served, but school buses will
run.
Assignments will be made, and
students will be held responsible
for homework on Tuesday, the
first full day of school.
Teachers in the county sys
tem will report on Thursday,
August 24th. A county - wide
teachers meeting will be held
in the Brevard Senior High
school auditorium beginning at
9:08 o’clock.
Brevard high school
band will give a 15-minute con
cert and the session will be un
derMhe direction of Superintend
ent Wayne Bradbum and Ed
Matheson, chairman of the
Board of Education.
Principals are already at work,
and they will be in their offices
assist new students and others
with questions.
.First grade students who did
opt attend the pre-school clinics
aye asked to register with the
{principal before Monday.
Sh«iont.<; who have moved in
to* the county during the sum
mer should also register with
th
.—icipals before Monday.
_book fees will be paid on
Monday. For all the elementary
jchMpls, the fee will be $2.50 for
insmictional supplies plus $1.75
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CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, August 24 — Old
fashioned bargain days begin.
Masons meet in Temple at 8:00
p.m. First annual festival ball
at Music camp at 8:30 p.m.
Friday, August 25 — Deane to
speak at Transylvania County
Men’s Meeting at Masonic Tem
ple at 6:30 p.m. Ace of Cluhs
meets at 8:00 p.m. Festival Con
cerLat 8:15 p.m.
SWurday, August 26 Story
Time at library at 8:30 a.m. Cen
tennial Parade at 2:00 p.m. Fes
tival concerts at 2:30 and 8:15
p.m.
Sunday, August 27 — Attend
the church of your choice. Fes
tival concert at 4:00 p.m.
Monday, August 28 — Schools
open. Rotary club meets at Cas
cade Lake at 6:30 p.m. Methodist
Workers Conference meets at
Brevard College cafeteria at 6:30
pjn. Centennial pageant at Bre
vard Junior high school field at
8:30 p.m.
Tuesday, August 29 — Ace of
Clubs meets at 7:30 p.m. Cen
tennial pageant at 8:80 p.m.
Wednesday, August 20 — Cen
tennial pageant at 8:30 p.m.
Symphony Is A Big Hit At
Washington, Festival Ending
By JOHN I. ANDERSON
Editor
The Times
Tuesday was a great day for
the Transylvania Symphony
Orchestra as the local youthful
musicians brought the famil
iar strings of Wagner and the
tranquilizing lullaby of
Brahms to the lawn of the
White House in Washington,
1 D. C., before President John F.
Kennedy.
Several hundred handicapped
school children of the nation’s
capital were thrilled to tears as
the talented boys and girls, 85
in number, played to perfection
under the dynamic direction of
Dr. James Christian Pfohl.
The applause after each
number was tremendous, and
time and again Mr. Pfohl was
called back to direct an en
core.
The President himself was
welcomed with a sprightly ar
rangement of “Hail to the
Chief,” sufficiently sparkling for
him to risk a controversy. He
said the Transylvania group,
made up of youngsters from 12
to 18, played it “better than the
Marine Corps Band,” which us
ually accords him the musical
honor at the White House.
Americans ought to be more
aware of the accomplishments
of young musicians, President
Kennedy told the orchestra
and its audience.
He noted further that pro
bably the best chamber music in
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GRANT JOHANNESEN
ELINOR ROSS
An outstanding series of con
certs will climax the final week
of the 1981 Brevard Music Fes
tival. Guest artists include Eli
nor Ross, soprano: and Grant
Johannesen, pianist. Mr. Johan
nesen will perform the five
Beethoven concerti during the
weekend.
An all-Beethoven concert will
be given Friday evening. August
25 at 8:15. Elinor Ross, dramatic
soprano, and Grant Johannesen,
pianist, will appear with the
Brevard Festival Orchestra,
James Christian Pfohl conduct
ing. Miss Ross will sing Beetho
ven’s “Ah, Perfido.” Mr. Johan
nesen will perform Beethoven’s
“Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat
Major” and “Piano Concerto No.
3 in C Minor.”
Mr. Johannesen will appear in
a special 2:30 concert Saturday
afternoon, and Miss Ross will ap
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Centennial Pageant To Be Given All
Next Week Parade This Saturday
Floats To Form
At Pierce Moore,
12:30 o clock
The Transylvania county j
Centennial, parade will be held
:iiv Brevard this Saturday at
2:00 p.n>.
Local merchants, the police
department, civic clubs, the
Army Reserve, four bands and
many other groups and organ
izations are combining their
talents to make the parade the
biggest and best ever held in
Brevard.
The parade will begin form
ing at 12:30 in front of the
Pierce-Moore hotel, and all
units are urged to be there
at that time.
It will leave promptly at 2:00
and proceed up West Main st.
to the square. There it will
turn right and move down
South Broad st. to Morgan st.,
turn left and proceed to Gas
ton st., turn left and move
back to Main st., where it will
again move to the square, turn
left down North Broad and
proceed to Brevard College
where it will disperse.
Many floats have been enter- ;
ed in the parade, most of them
depicting events of 100 years
ago contrasting with current
events.-.:'.
Numerous horse drawn ve
hicles have also been entered,
along with many other units.
Many dignitaries from sur
rounding cities have been in
vited to participate in the col
orful parade and are expected
to attend.
Persons desiring to enter a
float or vehicle in the parade
are urged to contact centen
nial headquarters no later than
Thursday of this week. Under
no circumstances will any one
be allowed to enter the parade
after that time.
First Institute On Biology
Development Being Held Here
One of the first Institutes on
Developmental Biology for
college teachers ever held in
this country is now in session
in the new Science building at
Brevard College.
Made possible by a federal
grant from the Department of
Health, Education and Wel
fare, the institute covers a
“THE BROTHERS OF THE
BRUSH” recently showed the people
of Brevard and Transylvania county
that they meant business when they
said that those persons not comply
ing with centennial regulations were
going to the “pokey”. The brothers
constructed “the hooaegow”, pictur
ed above, to punish wrong doers for
their “crimes”. Several Kangaroo
Kourts have recently been held and
many prominent citizens have had to
pay the penalty for their ways. All
Kourt sessions have been carried out
in the spirit of fun and fellowship.
(Times Staff Photo)
' ; .w. .... A.
four week period from Aug
ust to September 8th.
The director is Dr. James
G. Wilson, head of the Depart
ment of Anatomy, College of
Medicine, University of Flori
da. Attending the Institute are
22 college biology professors,
selected by the Developmental
Biology Training committee
of the National Institutes of
Health, from 70 four-year col
leges and universities of
Southeastern United States.
In selecting Brevard College
as the site to establish the In
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Teachers For
1961-'62 Term
Are Announced
A list of teachers for the
1961-62 year has been released
by Superintendent C. Wayne
Bradburn. They are as follows:
Brevard elementary school,
Forest B. Cudd, principal; Mrs.
Beatsie Bagwell, Mrs. Cather
ine Bauer, Mrs. Eugenia Black
well, Mrs. Wilma Chandler, Miss
Josephine Clayton, Mrs. Carolyn
Cook, Mrs. Margaret Davis, Mrs.
Daisy Edmonson, Miss Fleeto
Freeman, Mrs. Eva Gillespie,
Mrs. Fannye Harris, Mrs. Daisy
S. Holden, Mrs. Bernice Holli
ifield, Miss Ciaroleen Johnson,
Mrs. Margaret Kilstrom, Miss
Carolyn Kimzey, Mrs. Jennie Mc
Connell, Mrs. Josephine Med
ford, Sirs. Mary Moore, Mrs.
Roxie Neely, Mrs. Lorene Os
borne, Samuel Owens, Mrs. Thel
ma Patterson, Mrs. Flora Pickel
simer, Mrs. Mildred Townsend,
and Mrs. Maxine Whitmire.
Brevard Junior high school,
Quiet Affair
Millers Celebrate 70th
Wedding Anniversary Wed.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Manning
Miller celebrated their 70th
wedding anniversary Wednes
day, August the 23rd.
Mrs. Miller the former Laura
Lee Summey, is the great, great
granddaughter of Benjamine
Davidson for whom Davidson
River was named.
Her great grandfather, Samuel'
Davis, was the first pastor of
the Davidson River Presbyter
ian church founded in 1800.
Francis Asbury, the great mis
sionary Bishop of the Methodist
church mentions in his diary
under the date November 18,
1800, he wrote: “We crossed
the French Broad to Davidsons’.
The aged mother and daughter
insisted on giving notice for a
meeting; in consequence thereof,
Mr. Davis, the Presbyterian min
ister and several others came
together.”
Mrs. Miller’s grandfather was
Ethan Allen Davis, he served
Transylvania county as register
of deeds from 1864 until 1868.
Her parents were the late Lewis
Patton Summey and Maria Davis
Summey.
Mr. Miller was born in Ashe
ville, on July 12, 1871. He was
the son of the late Thomas A.
Miller and Caroline D. Miller,
who were lifelong residents of
Buncombe county.
Many friends and relatives
join the active and happy couple
in celebrating their 70 years of
marriage.
Deane Speaks At Meet Of
Transylvania County Men
The Transylvania County
Men’s meeting will be held this
Friday evening at the Masonic
Temple on Blast Main street.
Charles B. Deane, former Unit
ed States Congressman, will be
the guest speaker for the an
nual event.
The meeting will begin with
dinner at 6:30 o’clock. Tickets
are $1.50 per person and may
be secured from participating
churches or from the office of
the First Baptist church.
A practicing attorney in Rock
ingham, Mr. Deane is currently
serving as president of the North
Carolina Baptist State Conven
tion. He represented the eighth
congressional district in Con
gress for 10 consecutive years,
beginning on January 3, 1947.
During this time, he served on
the House Appropriation com
mittee for National Defense, and
traveled extensively in Asia,
Europe and Africa.
Mr. Deane has also served as
a trustee of Wake Forest college
CHARLES B. DEANE
and Meredith college, and he is
active in civic affairs.
The meeting will be presided
over by Roy E. Carter, president
of Men’s Brotherhood of the
First Baptist church.
All men in the county are urg
ed to attend.
Program Highlights
Mrs. Thomason Is Winner
Of Big Jackpot On WPNF
Mrs. B. W. Thomason, the wife
of Brevard’s mayor, has won the
weekly jackpot of $55.00 in
WPNF’s “Money-Gram” contest,
according to A1 Martin, station
manager. Mrs. Thomason’s en
try which was received last week
was the only one to have the
correct answer, “Would that we
were alone.” “The contest ran
four weeks before anyone came
close to the answer,” Mr. Martin
stated in making the announce
ment.
“Mrs. Thomason, the recipient
of our largest jackpot to date,
will be a guest on “Summerama’
later in the week. At that time,
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we’ll find out how she came to
decide on the winning phrase
and we will present her the
$55.00 prize,” Mr. Martin said.
A new “Money-Gram” contest
began this past Monday with i
new jackpot of $25.00 In addi
tion to naming the winner thii
week, station officials announc
ed that the giant jackpot in Sep
tember will be a $100 Saving!
bond. Everyone who correctly
identifies the mystery phrase be
fore announcement of the win
ner over the air will be eligj
ble for the.
blanks are avi
250 Local People
In Cast Depict
County History
A spectacular outdoor drama,
depicting the 100-year history
o. Transylvania county, will be
-taged here all next week.
Entitled “In The Shadow Of
»**■ Pisgah,” the spectacle will
he presented on the Brevard
junior high football field. It
will open next Monday night at
8:30 and continue through Fri
day night, September 1st.
A cast of 250 persons will por
tray the history of the county
as it is narrated. Organ music,
made possible through the cour
tesy of Cagle Music Co., of Ashe
ville, will accompany the narra
tion.
The huge cast of local people
will perform on a 230-foot set
of many different elevations.
Special lighting has been
brought in for the spectacle and
will add much to the .reality of
the scenes presented.
These scenes will depict the
very early history of the county
when Indians roamed these hills,
show the pioneers coming here,
the religious and educational
background of early times here,
the actual founding of the
county in 1861, many Civil War
scenes, volunteers ffoin Brevard
receiving the flag from Molly J.
Fuller,'' Cay Mi scenes, and
many ethers ri^ht up to the pres
ent time.
A souvenir historical program
containing much information on
the history ot Transylvania
county will be on sale during
each performance of the spec
tacle.
Tickets are on sale at Centen
nial headquarters on West Main
St. and will be on sale at the
gate. General admission tickets
are $1.50, reserved tickets are
$2.00 and tickets for children un
der 12 are 75c each.
Everyone is urged to come
out and attend the spectacle be
ginning Monday.
Report Given
On Work Of
Humane Society
A report on activities of the
new animal shelter was heard
at the regular monthly meeting
of the Transylvania County Hu
mane society Monday night.
Since the first of July, 42 cats
have been handled. There were
either picked up as strays, or
were delivered to the shelter
by the public. 20 of these were
placed in homes as pets, and
nine kittens are now at the shel
ter waiting for homes.
Some 73 of the 169 dogs pick
ed up have been placed as pets,
and the remainder have been
humanely destroyed or are wait
ing for homes at tile shelter.
Approximately 1100 dogs have
been vaccinated since the rabies
program was started last spring.
The Society has made two in
vestigations of cases of cruelty to
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The Weather
Early morning temperatures
dropped into the low SO’s sev
eral times during the past week
with most precipitation record
ed from sundown Friday to Sat
urday and Sunday to Monday.
Daily high readings ranged
from 76 to 83 degrees.
Official readings tor the past
week were as follows;
High Low Pre.
Wednesday 83 80 0
Thursday 88 58 8
Friday 81 56 .01