TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist, Educa
tional, Agricultural and Music
Center. Population, 1960 Census.
16,372. Brevard Community 8,500.
Brevard proper 4,857.
THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
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BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1962 ★ 20 PAGES TODAY ★ PRICE 10:
TRANSYLVANIA—
I The Land of Waterfalls, Mecca
for Summer Camps, Entrance te
I Fisgah National Forest anal
j Home of Brevard Music Festival
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Programs
Varied
At Center
A varied program is schedul
ed this weekend at the Transyl
vania Music camp.
Soprano Irene Jordan, one of
the true stars of the Metro
litan Opera, will be featured on
Friday and Saturday evenings.
Also on Saturday evening, a
memorial program will be pre
sented.
Jan Peerce, probably Ameri
ca’s greatest tenor, will be the
soloist Sunday afternoon
A coloratura soprano and a
native of Birmingham, Alabama,
Miss Jordan will sing Mozart’s
Motet, Exsultate Jubilate, on
Friday evening, and Vittorio
Giamnini’s, The Medead on Sat
urday evening.
Also on Saturday evening,
Miss Jordan will sing the so
^prano solo parts in the Faure
Requiem.
The Medead was written es
pecially for Miss J <rdan by Gian
nini, who is dean Of the new
advanced division of the Bre
vard Music Center,
t The composition is a four
movement, 40 minute - long
"monodrama” for solo soprano
and symphony orchestra written
for the singer under a 1959 Ford \
Foundation Grant which singled
Miss Jordan out as one of the
top 10 U. S. performing artists
to whom the Foundation wished
to show “public appreciation of
the richness and variety of
America’s musical resources at.
their highest level.”
Five long - time friends of
the Brevard Music Center and
Atlanta Art Association jet plane
crash victims will be memorial
ized Saturday evening with the
presentation of the Faure Re
quiem.
Patrons of the Center who
have died within the past year
are Walter K. Straus, an official i
of the Olin Mathieson Chemica’
corporation in Brevard and an
organizer of the Town of Bre
vard Music Center committee;
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Atlanta Paper
•To Publicize
Music Camp
The Transylvania Music camp
will be featured in the magazine
section of the Atlanta Journal
Constitution this coming Sun
day.
Recently, The Asheville Citi
zen-Times, The Charlotte Observ
er and other leading daily news
papers of the area have been giv
ing fine publicity to the music
camp.
1 Sunday’s article in the Atlan
ta, Georgia, paper is expected
to emphasize the fine work that
is being done here to promote
I music in America through youth.
The Atlanta paper will be on
sale at the following news
stands: Grogan’s, Jones’ and
Ward’s and at the Triangle
Drive-In.
CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, August 2nd — Ki
wanis club meets at Gaither’s at
6:45 p.m. Lions club meets at
Colonial Inn at 7:00 p.m. Ma
sons meet at Temple at 8:00 p.m.
Friday, August 3rd — Ace of
Clubs meets at 8:00 p.m. Bre
vard Music Center concert at
4 8:15 p.m.
Saturday, August 4th — Story
Hour at library at 9:30 a.ra. Bre
vard Music Center concert at
8:15 pjn.
Sunday, August 5th — Attend
the church of your choice. Sing
thg at court house at 2:00 p.m.
Brevard Music Center concert at
3:30 pjn.
Monday, August 6th— General
County Court opens at 9:30 an.
American Legion post meets at
6:30 pm. Rotary club meets at
Gaither’s at 7:00 p.m. Demo
crat Women meet at Gaither’s at
7:30 pm.
Tuesday, August 7th — Meth
odist Men meet in Fellowship
Hall at 6:45 p.m. Ace of Clubs
meets at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Star
meets at Temple at 8:00 pm.
Wednesday, August 8th— Jay
cees meet at Gaither's at 7:00
p.m.
THE LIVINGSTON TWINS, of
Hendersonville, will be one of the
feature attractions in the Variety Re
vue at the Country Carnival sponsor
ed by the Brevard Little Theatre. The
Carnival is scheduled for August 11th j
at Robin Hood’s Barn in Sherwood 1
Forest. Yickey, left, and Mickey, 1
rghf. will do a soft shoe routine. ■
County Court To Begin Busy
Session Next Monday Morning\
The General County Court
of Transylvania county opens
Monday, August 6th for a two
weeks mixed term pf both
criminal and civil cases. Ac
g to Clerk of Court F.
.cCall, this term might
wen be the heaviest since the
founding of the court last Sep
tember.
Both jury and non-jury
cases will be tried. Of the 140
criminal cases on the docket,
about 20 are set for jury trials,
involving about 14 defendants.
The present heavy docket has
built up because the County
Court tries no cases during the
time Superior Court is in ses
sion.
Solicitor Bruce Morton will
prosecute and announces that
he will start calling the crim
inal calendar at 9:30 a. m.
on the first day of court. All
defendants are warned that if
each is not personally present
in court at the calling of his
case, a capias instanter for
immediate arrest will be issu
ed to bring any missing de
fendants into court.
Additional work for the
court will involve defendants
previously given suspended
sentences, but who have failed
to make required payments of
fines and costs. Judge Robert
T. Gash announced that he ex
pects to order several of those
to start serving their sentences
for failure to live up to the
conditions to their suspended
sentences.
Two civil cases are expected
to be tried Wednesday or
Thursday, with the court fin
ishing out the week with crim
inal cases. The civil cases to
be tried before a jury are Jean
ne Peterson vs. Flora Mae
Brooks and Clara Brooks and
James Marshall Kilpatrick vs.
The Prudential Insurance com
pany.
The second week of court
wil linvolve civil cases with
out a jury, as follows: Mande
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Highlights Announced
Transylvania Baptist Association
To Hold Its 81st Session, 6th-7th
Highlights of the 81st. Annual
Session of tile Transylvania Bap
tist association are announced by
Rev. W. Harold Killian, program
chairman. The meeting on Au
gust 6 and 7 will be under the
direction of Rev. Jarvis Brock,
moderator, assisted by Rev. R. L.
Phillips, vice moderator, and Ray
Childers, clerk.
The opening session, designed
as “Layman’s Session,” will meet
at the First Baptist church in
Brevard on Monday. August 6, at
7:15. Rev. Nane Starnes, pres
ident of the North Carolina Bap
tist State Convention, and Mis
sionary Wesley Lawton, serving
in Hawaii and Hong Kong, will
be the feature speakers. The
church choir of the Little River
Baptist church will provide the
special music.
Plan To Form
Engineering
Club Here
Plans for forming an engineer
ing club for the Brevard area
are being made and an organiza
tional meeting has been set up.
A dinner meeting will be held
at Gaither’s on Tuesday, Aug
ust 7th, at 7:00 o’clock. At that
time the purpose of the club and
other important matters will be
discussed.
Edward Paxton, acting chair
man of the group, invites all
professional and graduate en
gineers and all persons doing
engineering - type work to at
tend the meeting.
Man Killed In Upper Transylvania
While Fishing Near Blasting Job
The body of a Haywood Coun
ty fisherman was found in the
North Fork of the French Broad
River in the Balsam Grove sec
tion last Wednesday afternoon.
Transylvania County Coroner
Donald Lee Moore reported that
Howard Ray Cook, 41, of Rt. 3,
Canton, apparently died of
multiple skull injuries.
Cook was fishing near a
highway construction job where
bitting was going on.
Cook, who lived on Morning
Star Road, was an employee of
Champion-Papers Inc. and was
a veteran of World War IL
Surviving are the widow, Mrs.
Ruth Wells Cook; one son, Lar
ry Dean Cook of the home; one
daughter, Janice Leigh Cook of
the home; the parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Carroll Cook of Canton; one
sister, Mrs. Gerald Breece of
Clyde; and two brothers, Sher
ril and Bill Cook of Canton.
Arrangements were under the
direction of Wells Funeral pome,
of Canton
The Tuesday morning session;
will open at 9:30 a.m. and the
afternoon session at 1:25 p.m. at
the Enon Baptist church. This
session will feature committee
reports of the association, elec
tion of officers, and the annual
sermon by Hev. Earl Payne. The
afternoon session will be given
to messages by representatives
of the North Carolina Baptist
institutions.
The Tuesday evening session
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Construction Well Underway On
Du Pont s Photo Products Plant
Rescue Squad
Needs Items
For Auction
Members of fbe Brevard Res-'
cue squad are busy collecting
items to he sold at public aur
Mon on August 10th and lllh.
They hope to have hundreds
and hundreds of various kinds
for sale, and proceeds from the
event will go to purchase needed
equipment of rescue squad
One of the most pressing
needs is a resuscitator, and mem
bers of the Brevard Fire de
partment have donated $50 to
ward the purchase of this import
ant piece of equipment in res-1
cue work.
Members of the local unit;
have a greater responsibility
than ever before, since the fire
department is turning over res
cue work to them.
It is pointed out that the
firemen are often needed to
fight fires while they are on
’•escue emergencies, and it is
difficult for them to do both;
jobs at the same time.
Captain Jimmie Rowe, of the
rescue squad, says that there is
a dire need for items to be auc
tioned off, and all donations will
be greatly appreciated.
They can be left at the build
ing next to Abercrombie’s each
evening from 6:00 to 9:00 o’clock,
or they will be picked up by call
ing D. Guy Dean Plumbing and
Heating, 3-3580.
The auction sale will be held
in the building formerly occu
pied by Brevard bowling alleys
on South Caldwell street, near
Pearlman’s.
Local Persons
To Aid In Mars
Hill Campaign
Three local perons have been
named leaders in the Mars Hill
College Enlargement program,
according to Dr. M. A. Huggins,
director of the drive.
To help organize efforts to
raise funds in Transylvania
county are Cecil J. Hill, Mrs.
Erwin Schranz, and Rev. Dan T.
Wallen.
Preliminary Farm Census Released
By The County Commissioners
The 1962 Preliminary Farm
Census summary is released
today by Bob Boyd, chairman
of the Transylvania county
board of commissioners.
The summary was compiled
by the N. C. and the U. S. De
partments of Agriculture,
Crop Reporting Service and
the Transylvania County Com
missioners.
It is noted that the majority
of the land in Transylvania is
in forests and woodlands.
Of the 69,772 acres of farm
land reported in the census
j The Weather
By • A1 Martin
Brevard’s
Official Weatherman
An interesting comparison can
be drawn from statistics on the
weather this July and July of
1961. The extreme high this
year was four degrees higher
than in July of last year, while
the extreme low this July was
four degrees higher than last
year. Rainfall this July was less
than one-third of the rainfall re
corded in July of last year.
Observations for July 1861 and
July 1962 are as follows:
High Low Free.
July 1961_89 43 8.61
July 1962 _ 93 47 2.62
Recordings for the past week
are given 'below:
Wednesday_ 78 62 .26
Thursday- 84 64 .02
Friday _ 80 47 0
Saturday _ 80 49 0
Sunday_84 52 .08
Monday—. 83 64 .30
Tuesday- 85 63 .28
survey for Transylvania 7,219
acres were utilized for the pro
duction of crops in 1961, which
was about 2,500 acres below
the harvested acreage for 1960.
About one half of this acre
age decrease was in com due
to the farmers participation in
the Feed Grain Program, while
other crops showing decreases
were, hays, Irish potatoes and
other vegetables grown for
sale.
Only slight increases were
noted in small or mixed grains
and other crops grown, includ
ing orchards, vineyards, etc.
January 1, 1962 inventories
of livestock indicated very
slight changes in the numbers
of brood sows, and both dairy
and beef cows from the year
before, but a sharp reduction
was reported in the number
of laying hens and pullets.
Of the 3,655 people residing
on farm tracts, which was few
er than a year earlier, 759 were
reported as working 100 days
or more during 1961 in off
farm employment.
Regular Singing
At Court House
This Sunday
The regular monthly singing
will be held at the court house
on Sunday, August 5th, begin
ning at 2:00 o’clock
W. S. Thurston, president at
the group, says that several
good singing groups have prom
ised to be there. He also urges
everyone interested in the sing
ing to be on hand for the event
ALBERT B. MORRISON, left, native of West !
Virginia, has been named plant manager of Du- :
Pont’s photo 'products department, which is now un- I
der construction at the silicon plant site near Cedar
Mountain. He succeeds Leslie S. Grogan, right,
who will transfer to the pigments department. Bal
timore, Maryland.
New Road Needed
Highly Successful Picnic j
Held At Whitewater Falls 1
Elaborate Plans
For Carnival
Being Completed
- !
Plans for Brevard Little The
atre’s Country Carnival which
will be held Saturday, August
11th, at Robin Hood’s Barn in
Sherwood Forest are now enter
ing the final phase, according to
Maggie Masters and Mel Ever
mgham, co-chairmen.
Beginning time is set at 11:301
a m., and the day will end in time 1
i'or the regular Saturday night |
square dance at 9:00 a.m., to be
^alled by Earl Powell. General
admission, which includes the
Variety Revue, is $1.00 for adults
and 50 cents for children. The
Country Carnival is another BLT
project to benefit its building
fund.
The use of Robin Hood’s Barn
has been donated by Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Dehon as a special
i-ontribution to the building
fund.
Everyone attending the Coun
try Carnival is urged to dress
in costume appropriate for thp
occasion and a prize will be
awarded for the costume consid
ered most representative.
It is emphasized that this gala
day of entertainment is for the
entire family. Children’s amuse
ments will include a free ride
on the Biltmore Dairy train, as
well as performances by the fam
ous horse, Trigger. Pony rides
will he available at the regular
price. A baby-sitting booth will
be set up for the convenience of
those attending with small chil
dren.
Other attractions include a
white elephant booth, a photo
booth for comic snapshots, a
“rock hound” booth, an art show,
a car-wrecking contest, a refresh
ment stand where hamburger,
hot dogs and BLT’s own special
brand of “Kickapoo Joy Juice”
will be served. Homemade cup
cakes and brownies will be sold
and a coconut cake will be raf
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Construction of an adequate
North Carolina access road to
famed Whitewater Falls between
Rosman and Cashiers was urged
at the 12th annual Sapphire
Whitewater Picnic last Wednes- (
lay at the falls. j
Some 400 persons from North
and South Carolina attended the
picnic and heard reports on
plans for developing the scenic j
spot as a recreation area.
Whitewater Falls, highest ini
the East with an 800-fcot cas-j
cade, is now reached from the
North Carolina side by a narrow
gravel road from TJ. S. 64.
South Carolina has built a
paved road to the state line one i
mile from the falls, and a short j
paved North Carolina road from
the state line to the fails com
pletes adequate access on that
side.
Tom Mallonee, district secre
tary of Congressman Roy A.
Taylor, told the gathering that
the U. S. Forest Service has pro
grammed $500,000 from 1964-65
66 funds for construction of a
10.7 mile paved road from U. S.
64 to the falls. However, he said
these funds must be matched by
North Carolina.
State Representative Jack H.
Potts, of Brevard, pledged sup
port in securing the needed
North Carolina appropriation
for the road sought by the de
velopment group.
Others speaking in support of
the project were John W.
Spicer, of Asheville, past presi
dent of the Asheville Agricul
tural Development Council; Mor
ris L. McGough, AADC executive
vice president; Dawson Addis, of
Walhalla, S. C.; Russell Smith, of
Clarksville, Ga.; and the Rev.
David A. Denslow, of Williston,
Fla.
The group was informed that
Forest Service development
plans for Whitewater Falls in
clude construction of a recrea
tion area with camping and pic
nic facilities and an observa
tion tower.
The picnic was sponsored
jointly by the Brevard Cham
ber of Commerce, the Sapphire
Whitewater Community Develop
ment Club and the Salem, S. C.,
Community Development Club.
WPNF Program Highlights
Sunday Afternoon Programs
Call For The Finest In Music
station Manager ai Martin in
vites listeners to tune in each
Sunday afternoon for the finest
in popular music.
“Our Sunday schedule is de
signed to give our listeners the
finest in recorded music far
background during the luncheon
hour, and on throughout the aft
ernoon,” Martin said.
At 12 noon, the program, “Mus
ic for Relaxing,” features an
hour of easy to listen to musk.
The Transylvania Times presents
30 minutes of “Songs to Remem
ber” M 1:90 p.m. each Sunday
afternoon, and beginning at 2:00
p m,, this week, the )oeat station
will offer “Say It With Music"
until .5:30 p.m.
Outstanding music from hit
tunes of yesterday through the
best of today’s popular song!
will be featured each Sunday oi
these programs.
Other Programs
The schedule for the Farm ant
Home Hour l&as follows: limn
day, Rosman'Home Economic
—Tom T# Page Seven
Morrison Named
Manager, Will
Succeed Grogan
As part of a shift in produc
tion emphasis from silicon to
photographic products at the
DuPont company’s Brevard
plant, the company today ap
pointed Albert B. Morrison,
Jr., production manager of its
photo products department to
succeed Leslie S. Grograu of
the pigments department as
plant manager effective Sep
tember 1st.
DuPont said that assump
lion of management of the
Brevard facility by the photo
products department coincides
with the scheduled start-up of
processing of photographic ma
terials in October. Construe
tion of additional photograph
ic manufacturing facilities are
in full swing at the Buck For
est site and these should be
completed next year, at which
time employment is expected
to increase from 220 to ahoiri
150 persons. More than 500
are now engaged in construc
tion.
Mr. Grogan, who has beer;
Pttive in Brevard civic affairs,
was assigned by the company's
pigments department to the
Brevard plant in 1957. He was
responsible for start-up of silt
con production at Brevard if
1958 and has continued as
plant manager since that time.
In his new assignment as
assistant manager of the pig
ments department’s Baltimore
plant, Mr. Grogan will be asso
ciated with the production af
titanium dioxide, a major Da
Pont product with which he
haihboen identified for anon- - ,
K t of years. The company
will continue its silicon opera
tions at Brevard, but on a re
duced scale.
Mr. Grogan is an alderman
of the town of Brevard, a trus
tee of Brevard College, a di
rector of the Brevard Chamber
of Commerce, and a director
of the 1st Union National
Bank, Brevard branch. He in
a director of the Transylvania
county United Fund, a trustee
of the Brevard Methodist
church, and a trustee of the
Transylvania Community hos
pital.
A native of Newark, N. JL,
Mr. Grogan, who is 53, wan
graduated from the University:
of Maryland. From 1940 to
1950 he was a member of Du
Pont’s engineering construc
tion division, serving in a nuns- -
her of key construction posts.
He joined the pigments de
partment in 1950 and prior to
his assignment to the Brevard
plant wasassfetant manager ott
the titanium dioxide plant aft
Edge Moor, Del.
Mr. Morrison, 42, is a native
of Meadowbrook, W. Va., anti
a graduate of Virginia MBitary
Institute. He served more than
four years in the Any in
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Galloway Is
Recommended
For PO Post
Thomas W. (Bill) Galloway
has been recommended for act
ing poetiqaster at Rosman.
Congressman Roy A. Taylor
sent his name to the Post Office
Department recently after re
ceiving an endorsement from the
Transylvania County Democratic
Executive Committee. The cone
mittee met July 14, and voted!
25-1 to recommend Galloway, ac
cording to county Chairman Bin
Lyday.
In recent examinations for the
office, Calvin C. Ranter was the
«»ly one reported certified «m
the eligibility hat, tout Che Deme
eratic executive committee re
fused to endorse him because of
his party (RepubUfcan) affilia
tion. Galloway passed this teat
but did not meet
requirements. H«
that condition.
Last February,
ecutive committee
Bwtoo for
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