TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist, Educa
tional, Agricultural and Music
Center. Population, I960 Census,
16,372. Bfevard Communl.y 8,500,
Brevard proper 4,857.
Vol 74 — No. 21 *
THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
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TRANSYLVANIA—
The Land of Waterfalls, Mecca
for Slimmer Camps, Entrance to
I’isgah National Forest and
Home of Brevard College and
Brevard Music Festival.
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Finest Array Of Artists Coming To Brevard Music Center During The Summer
RISE STEVENS
GIORGIO TOZZI
BEVERLY WOLFF
r mil imab
MC I I .NT SU NDERS
I’.YRON JAMS
JOAN I II I 0
EMERSON HEAD
AN OVERALL PICTURE of the Satellite Track
ing Station above Rosman is shown above, with the
dish at the left and two buildings at the right.
NASA officials state that the station is now in its
final stages of construction. (Times Staff Photo)
Leonard
Makes
Apology
T r a nsylvania’s Republican
^ representative in the legisla
ture, William Leonard, apolo
Qp gized to fellow members in
House Monday night for his
criticism of their actions.
This apology was made after
many of them read his column
in last week’s Transylvania
Times in which he mentioned
parties attended by members
of the legislature and com
mented on their conduct that
he had noted at such affairs.
In his statement to the
House Monday night, Leonard
said he had been “sharply
criticized” over the column,
but he said although he made
no criticism of any individual,
“My remarks appear to have
(4 been taken as criticism of us
^ all.
“Apparently I have acted
^ with disrespect towards my
neighbors in this assembly by
saying some of the things I
did. I am sorry about this.
What I have said I never said
with malice towards anyone.
But apparently there are some
things that are better left un
said.”
Leonard said he did not
claim to be a newsman or a
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CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, May 23 — BPW
meets at Gaither’s at 7:00 p.m.
Masons meet at Temple at 8:00
p.m.
Friday, May 24—Ace of Clubs
meets at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 25—Poppy Day.
Sunday, May 26 — Attend the
church of your choice.
Monday, May 27—Rotary dub
meets at Gaither’s at 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May ?&■—Elks meet
at 8:00 p.m.
Dr. Jordan To Preach
Commencement To Be Held At
Brevard College On June 2
Brevard College Commence
ment exercises will be held in
the new gymnasium on Sun
day, June 2nd, at 3:00 p. m.
President Emmett K. McCar
ty, Jr., will be the speaker.
According to Recorder Mrs.
Brona N. Roy, the graduating
class will be one of the larg
est in the history of the col
lege. Ninety-eight students
are eligible for the Associate
in Arts degree and twenty
five members of the second
year class are eligible for Jun
ior College Diplomas.
The ’’Graduation Day ser
mon will be given by Dr.
Frank Jordan, superintendent
of the Winston - Salem Dis
trict of the Western North
Carolina Conference of The
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DR. FRANK JORDAN
Boyd Is Quoted
Chairman Of Board Discusses
Tax Matters Prior To Election
On June 4th, 1963, the citi
zens of Transylvania county
will decide whether or not to
impose a special levy of 25c
per $100.00 for educational
purposes in Transylvania coun
ty
As Chairman of the County
Board of Commissioners, I
would like to point out a few
things concerning the tax val
uation in Transylvania County
prior to this election.
The present total valuation
of property in Transylvania
county is $29,250,000.00 and is
expected to be approximate
ly $31,000,000.00 in 1964 prior
to the revaluation of all prop
erty as required by law, which
is to be completed before the
end of 1964.
It Is anticipated that this
revaluation of property will
result fat a material Increase in
valuation and will probably
reach a total in the neighbor
hood of $50,000,000.00. This
expected increase in total val
uation will result in a reduc
tion in the present tax rate in
order that the gross revenues
of the county will remain ap
proximately what they are at
the present time.
If, however, the special levy
of 25c per $100.00 is approved,
this rate will continue on the
new valuation, and while it is
expected that this levy would
produce $73,125.00 in revenue
in 1964, it is entirely possible
that the same levy would bring
in revenue almost double this
amount for 1965 and following
years.
Since the cost of running the
county runs somewhat constant
In all except the educational
field, the add*d revenue
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Safe Driving
Road-E-0 Is
Now Underway
_ i
The Brevard Jaycees are again I
sponsoring a Safe Driving Road
E-0 for the teen-agers of Tran
sylvania county.
According to an announce
ment from Road-E-0 chairman,
Don Voltz, the safe driving con-1
test will be held in two parts, j
The first part, a written exam,
will be given to Rosman stu- ■
dents at Rosman high school
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i The Weather
:
2...............0
Severe thundershowers, who'll
passed across the Tar Heel State
Tuesday, disrupted power in
some sections of Brevard during
the noon hour, and caused some
minor damage to technical equip
ment at the local radio Staton.
The showers brought almost a
quarter-inch of rain to the area
in just a matter of minutes.
Daily highs and lows averaged
80 and 51 degrees respectively
during the week, with extremes
being a high of 83 last Wednes
day and a low of 42 on Sunday
morning.
Readings for the week were
as follows:
High Low Prec.
Wednesday_ 83 47 0
Thursday_ 82 54 Trace
Friday__ 81 60 44
Saturday_ 77 50 0
Sunday _ 79 42 0
Monday_ 80 52 0
Tuesday _ 79 50 .23
The long-range forecast calls
for temperatures to average sev
eral degrees below normal, with
about a half-inch of precipitation
by Monday. Showers and thun
dershowers are likely over the
weekend. Normal highs and
lows this time of year are 77
and 54.
Formal Opening
Ot New Center |
Set June 1st
Elaborate plans are being
made for the Formal Opening
of the Transylvania Commu
nity renter on t.aston street.
The all-day event will fra- '
tore three pancake meals, |
tours of the building and skits {
from "Oklahoma".
Tickets, which will be a $1.03
contribution to the center for
continued renovation work,
will go on sale today, l.loyd
Burhans is chairman of ticket i
sales.
i
Tom McCrary is (lie general
chairman Of the event, and he 1
is soliciting' the aid of many
individuals and oixmibations.
Hours will be as follows:
Breakfast — 1:30 lo 9:31)
Lunch — 11:30 lo 1:30
Dinner — 5:00 lo 7:00
Next week's issue of The
Transylvania Times will carry
stories and pictures concern
ing the event and the new
community center.
Radio Station WPNF will
broadcast directly from the
Community center throughout
the day of June 1st.
Junior High
Is Given A
Good Report
A good report from the ac- j
creditation team from the De
partment of Public Instruction!
at Raleigh has been received by i
Joseph W. McGuire, principal at
Brevard junior high school.
The team recently made a!
thorough inspection of the local |
school, and according to Samuel
C. Stell, secondary supervisor,
Mr. McGuire and his staff have
made an excellent beginning to
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ABC Store
Bill Is
Introduced
A bill calling for an election
for the establishment of an
ABC store in the town of Bre
vard was introduced in the
House of Representatives Wed
nesday morning by Transyl
vania’s representative, William
Leonard.
The bill was sent to Mr.
Leonard by the Board of Al
dermen after petitions with
453 signatures of loeal citizens
were received last week at a
called meeting.
The bill excludes the sale of
beer and wine in any form.
If it is passed, the election
will not be held earlier than
July 9th, 1963.
First From SouJh
Pfohl Receives Citation
For Distinguished Service
James Christian Pfohl, noted j
North Carolina musician, is be
ing honored by th;.' Notional As
sociation for American Compos
ers and Conductors with a cita-j
tion tor his distinguished service
to American music.
T>r. Pfohl is tiic first Sinithsrn !
conductor to receive the citation
in the history of the award pres-j
eolations, fits name will be add
ed to the list of citation rccip.i
ents that includes Koussevitsky.!
Toseaiinini. and Bernstein,1
among others.
The citation, announcflBi bjujfr.^
Herman Neuman, president of
the organization, was w'esehted
to I)i'. Pfohl by Olivet Hiiniel. i
awards chairman, at the Associa
tion's annual awards banquet
Sunday night at the Waldorf As
toria Hotel in New York City.
Probably tile most notable as
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With Folk Festival
Local Jayce.es Planning
“Miss Brevard"’ Pageant
The Brevard Jayeees are again
making plans for the Miss Bre
vard pageant, which will be held
again this year in conjunction
with the Sylvan Valley Folk Fes
tival. tentatively planned for the
Brevard College Gym on July
4th, 5th and 6th.
Jayeee pageant chairman, Joe
McGuire, is now seeking contest
ants for this event.
According to officials, this
pageant could very well be the
stepping stone for some young
lady to vie for the Miss America
title in 1964.
The following is a list of quali
fications an applicant must pos
sess: Resident of Transylvania
county for the nasi 6 months.
Should not have competed in
more than one official prelimi
nary contest this year.
Must be single and never been
married, divorced or had mar
riage annulled.
Must be a high school graduate
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Hold Poppy
Day Saturday
Saturday, May 25th, is Poppy
Day, and members of the Amer
ican Legion Auxiliary will be
distributing the memorial pop
pies all day in the down town
area.
Poppy Day is held annually
on the Saturday preceding Me
morial Day. The paper flowers
are made by veterans in hos
pitals across the nation.
When you wear a poppy, you
arc honoring the war dead and
at the same time contributing to
the rehabilitation program for
veterans in hospitals and aiding
the Child Welfare program of
the local unit, according to Mrs.
Lucian Deavor, chairman of the
event.
Program Highlights
"Variety VacationlancT Tips
Heard Weekly On WPNF
Another important seasonal
feature has been added to
WPNF’s Saturday afternoon
schedule, according to program
director Fred Reitei\
The feature is a report from
the North Carolina Wildlife Re
sources Commission on the sub
ject of hunting and fishing ac
commodations across “Variety
Vacationaland.”
“This report is made available
to this area of the state by the
Wildlife Commission publicity
director, Rod Amundson, who
narrates the program,” Mr. Rei
ter stated.
The new feature is heard each
Saturday at 12:05 p.m.
Station manager A1 Martin re
minds listeners of two other
public service programs, the
“Helping Hand” heard each
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
mornings at 10:15 a.m., and the
"Trading Post,” each weekday
at 12:30 p.m.
The “Helping Hand” includes
announcements of persons seek
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June 19th Is
Opening Date,
Round-Up Made
Brevard Music Center will l'P
bursting with big names and hit;
talents in its summer season
opening .tune 19.
Although the youngsters who
attend Transylvania Music Camp
-a part of the eerier swarm
over the place during the early
weeks, director James Christian
l’loll 1 has reason to call this a
summer-long festival.
Metropolitan Opera basso Gi
orgio Tozzi and violinist Joan
Field will be performing during
fh^Ttlcffiin'i Weekend opening,]
June 28.
Pianist Byron Janis and con
tra-bassist Gary Karr are
scheduled for Music Educa
tor's Weekend, which begins
July 19.
Noted German pianist ITans
Riehter-Haaser, who appears,
with the Brevard Music Center.
Symphony on Sunday, August 4,]
takes part in the Brevard Center
Piano Workshop that weekend,
and gives a recital August 5.
Glamorous soprano Rise Stev-j
ens will take part with the Bre
vard Symphony in the special
patrons’ concert August 12.
Mezzo soprano Beverly Wolff,
tenor David Lloyd, violinist Aa-;
run Rosand, and contra bassist
Gary Karr appear with the Bre
vard Festival Orchestra August j
18.
Others in the formal Brevard j
Music Festival, August 16 j
through 25 will be soprano Helen!
Boatwright, baritone Morley ]
Meredith, Charlotte cellist Rog
er Drinkall, and Metropolita
Opera tenor Jan Peerce.
The Brevard season con
dudes with Handel’s oratorio
“Judas Maccabeaus” with the
100 - member Symphony
Voices, soprano Helen
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tion to Transylvania's i
plants as well as the
—T«r» to
Open House
At Sherwo<
Forest
The public has been inviti
to attend “Open House”
weekend at Sherwood Forest
Cedar Mountain.
The 950-acre residential
tion will be open for insp
from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on
day, Saturday and Sunday.
Many of the beautiful
in Sherwood Forest are air
occupied, but many others
presently for sale and ready :
occupancy, according to Al
M. Dehon. owner. These
will be open for public
tion.
In pointing out the adv
of living in Sherwood Fo
Dehon emphasizes the i
tion