TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist, Educa
tional, Agricultural and Music
Center. Population, I960 Census,
16,372. 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, Entrance to
Pisgah National Forest and
Home of Brevard College and
Brevard Music Festival.
Vol. 74—No. 33
SECOND CLASS POSTAGE
PAID AT BREVARD. N. C.
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1963
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^ A MOONSHINE STILL was located and destroy
ed on Cantrell Creek in the Quebec section last
weekend by the sheriff’s department. The steam
er-type still, made with four 55-gallon drums, was
hidden away in a dense wooded area, but not too
far off the highway. Before destroying the rig, the
officers made a fake run, and Deputy Ed Owens
is pictured pouring mash into the still. At the left
is Deputy Floyd Owens and at the right is Sheriff
Carter McCall. (Times Staff Photo)
Verdicts Are
Handed Down,
County Court
Several verdicts were handed
down by Judge Robert T. Gash
in General County court on Mon
day.
Paul Galloway, who faced
charges of breaking and enter
ing and driving under the influ
ence, was given an 18-month
road sentence to be served at the
conclusion of a previously sus
pended sentence.
On a speeding charge, Robert
Earl Owen had to pay costs.
Charles Jenkins was found
guilty of furnishing beer to a
minor and was given a suspend
sentence on payment of costs.
j\ judgment was handed down .
In the case of Nancy P. Single-1
ton vs. Louis A. Singleton.
”a divorce was granted in the 1
case of Eunice Hitt Waldrop vs.
Fritz Carl Waldrop.
World War 1
Vets Meet
On Saturday
Eck L. Sims, president of Bat
tery F, 113th Field Artillery,
World War I Veterans, announc
es a supper meeting and reunion
in Mooresville on Saturday, Au
gust 17th.
^ Meeting time will be 5:00 p.m.,
and all members in Transylvan
are requested to attend.
r Transportation arrangements
can be made by calling Presi
dent Sims at 883-2678.
CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, August 15 — Kiwan
is club meets at Gaither’s at 6:45
p.m. Lions club meets at Colon
ial Inn at 7:00 p.m.
Friday, August 16 — Brevard
Festival concert at 8:15 p.m.
Saturday, August 17 — Story
Time at Transylvania County Li
brary at 9:30 a.m. Brevard Fes
tival concerts at 3:30 and 8:15
p.m.
Sunday, August 18 — Attend
the church of your choice. Bre
vard Festival concert at 3:30
p.m.
Monday, August 19 — Rotary
club meets at Gaither’s at 7:00
p.m.
Tuesday, August 20 — Eastern
Star meets at Temple at 8:00
p.m. Ace of Clubs meets at 8:00
p.m.
Wednesday, August 21—Toast
masters club meets at Gaither’s
at 6:30 p.m. WOW meets at
Woodman Hall at 8:00 p.m. Bre
vard Festival concert at 8:15
p.m. I
Data Compiled
Economic Report On County
Is Made At Meeting Tuesday
Directors of the Brevard
Chamber of Commerce heard
and discussed the long-await
ed report on the Transylvania
county area planning project
at the regular monthly meet
ing Tuesday night in the li
brary.
The report was given by Josef
H. Perry, Research Planner for
the Western North Carolina Re
gional Planning Commission,
and dealt mainly with the eco
nomic trends of the county and
a projection of present trends
into tne future.
Mr. Perry has been in Brevard
for some time compiling data
for this report, and he gave a
brief run-down on his findings
in the informal question-and-an
swer discussion.
For the basis of his report,
Mr. Perry said he studied the
county’s c-onomw »•*« what it
specializes in, aa comparec to
the economy of the nation as
a whole.
He said that It fs the ex
porting companies in the coun
ty that bring the most money
into Transylvania.
According to his findings there
has been a large change in the
specialization in this county —
from paper, leather, lumber and
education in 1950, to paper, sili
con (and now X-ray products),
cigarette filters and education in
the 1960’s.
Mr. Perry reports that there
has been a decline in jobs for
males in the county over the
last 10 years but an increase
of one-third in the number of
jebs available for women. He
says that if present trends con
tinue, he expects an increase
in the labor force in the coun
ty to approximately 5.950
workers in 1970, an increase
of 15% (based on the popula
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Concluding Sessions
Three Conferences Now
Underway, Brevard College
Three outstanding conferences
this week on the campus of Bre
vard college will conclude a busy
schedule of activities this sum
mer at the local educational in
stitution.
According to C. A. Butter
worth, Jr., the business manager,
approximately a dozen confer
ences have been held this sum
mer at the college with hundreds
of persons attending.
Currently, the three groups on
the campus are:
The Rood Art Workshop
Many Hear
Hawkins
At Colony
A crowd of approximately
175 outdoor enthusists joined
naturalist - photographer, Brad
Hawkins. Monday afternoon at
Sherwood Forests’ Robin Hood’s
barn for a delightfully photoge
nic “Walk In The Woods.”
Mr. Hawkins, currently resi
dent naturalist at the Audubon
Colony, presented the fourth in
a series of five of the Colony’s
Audubon Wildlife films.
The participants in the “arm
chair walk” were treated to ex
citing full - color close - ups
of a variety of North Caro
lina^ plant and animal life.
Starting in the spring, con
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Symphony Of Voices Will
Perform Saturday Afternoon
The Sypmhony of Voices, a
unique experiment of the Bre
vard Summer Festival of Music,
will perform this Saturday af
ternoon, 3:30 p. m., at the Bre
vard Music Center. Presenting
an hour - long program of varie
ty and depth, the Symphony of
Voices will be conducted by
David Buttolph and accompani
ed by the Brevard Festival Sin
fonietta, and harpist Edward Vi
to.
The program is the result of
the first annual Advanced Di
vision Choral Session held at
the Music Center. 40 singers,
carefully selected on outstand
ing ability and adequate vocal
preparation, have remained at
the Transylvania Music Camp
for a two - week period to ex
plore and study great choral
works. The participants must be
19 years or older and must have
completed at least 1 year of col
lege or conservatory, or have
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The Disciplined Order of
Christ
The Surveyor’s Short course,
sponsored by North Carolina
State College.
John Shuler is in charge of
the course, and some 31 persons
are attending.
Heading the Disciplined Order
of Christ conference is Dr. Fred
Paschall, of Hendersonville, and
some 38 persons are in atten
dance.
The Rood Art Workshop,
which is headed by Henry Rood,
of Greensboro, Is being attended
by artists from several areas, in
addition to many local persons.
'63 Brevard Music Festival
Opening Successful Continues
Farm
Census
Cited
According to the January
196S census survey, there were
57,038 acres of land in farms
in Transylvania county.
Cropland harvested during
1962 amounted to 6,645 acres
or 574 less than in 1961.
Crops showing reductions in
1962 were, small or mixed
grains, vegetables grown for
sale and miscellaneous crops,
including orchards, vineyards,
etc.
Acreage increases appeared
in corn, alfalfa hay, all other
hay, including clover, mixed
grasses, etc, and Irish pota
toes.
Livestock inventories as of
January 1, 1963, showed de
creases in brood sows and
dairy cows of 52 and 83 head
respectively, but beef cows
were higher by 324 head, and
laying hens were increased
by 1,204 birds.
Farmers reported the use
of 1,856 tons of limestone dur
ing 1962.
At the time the surve$ was
made, 186 people had left
the farm since January 1,
1962. During 1962, 777 farm
people worked 100 days or
more in off-farm jobs.
Mallonee To
Visit Here
Next Tuesday
Tom L. Mallonee, 11th Con
gressional Secretary to Congress
man Roy L. Taylor, is now visit
ing in various WNC counties.
He will be in Transylvania
next Tuesday, August 20th at the
Brevard court house from 4:00
to 5:00 p.m.
Any person who has plans or
official business pertaining to
Congressional matters they wish
to discuss is invited to meet Mr.
Mallonee at the above specified
time.
Drama Unfolds
Baby Flown To Bapist
Hospital In Emergency
A two-day old baby was
flown from the Transylvania
Community hospital to the
Baptist hospital in Winston
Salem Wednesday morning in
an effort to save the infant’s
life.
The baby, Karen Ann Grif
fith* was born Monday night
with the back portion of her
nose closed off.
According to attending phy
sician, Dr. James Sanders,
there are no specialists in
Brevard Band
Opens Practice
On August 15th
The fall activities of the Bre
vard Senior High school will be
gin Thursday, August 15th, at
9:30 o’clock, according to John
Eversman, director.
All band members are asked
to meet at that time in the band
department at the school.
Western North Carolina who
perform operations for this
particular birth defect, so the
baby was rushed to Winston
Salem on Wednesday.
Mrs. Harriett Hebert, regis
tered nurse, accompanied the
infant in a plane flown by
Spencer Hammill.
A portable incubator from
the Transylvania Health cen
ter was used in the flight of
the new-born girl to Winston
Salem.
In addition to keeping the
temperature at the right level,
this new modern apparatus
furnishes the infant with oxy
gen and keeps her free from
germs.
The baby is the daughter of
Mrs. Beulah Mae Griffith, and
other local relatives are an
aunt and an uncle, Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Lucas, who reside
at 450 Whitmire street.
Mr. Hammill just recently
received his commercial li
cense and was pleased to make
, this emergency, humanitarian
I flight.
JOE DIXON, who assumed his duties at Brevard
College librarian on August 1st, is pictured above
with Mrs. Dixon. They and their two daughters
recently moved to Brevard from Waynesville,
where he was Haywood county public librarian. In
addition to being a librarian of considerable exper
ience, Mr. Dixon is an avid reader and does oil
painting in his free time. In addition, he makes
puppets for Mrs. Dixon, who enjoys entertaining
children’s groups. This coming Saturday morning
at 9:30. the children of Brevard will have a special
treat when Mrs. Dixon presents her puppets in
“Tales of kji ?U: K'bmus’’ at the Transylvania
public library. t
“Blue Fidpue Samaritan”
Dr. Cannon Is Featured
Is Current Issue “Look”
1 The Weather j
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By-Al Martin
Official Weatherman
Temperatures ranged from a
low of 52 decrees on Friday
morning to a high of 90 degrees
on Wednesday of Inst week, dur
rog me seven aav period ending
at 6'00 p.m. on Tuesday, August
13th.
Daily afternoon highs averag
ed 84 and early morning lows
balanced out at 58 degrees.
Rainfall for the week totaled
about one-third of an inch.
Statistics for the past week
are as follows:
High Low Prec.
Wednesday 90 60
Thursday _ 87 64
Friday- 86 52
Saturday_ 82 58
Sunday_82 56
Monday_ 82 55
Tuesday _ 82 59
Trace
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0.00
0.12
Temperatures through Monday
will average 78 to 81 in the af
ternoon and 58 to 61 each morn
ing. Rainfall will average about
three-fourths of an inch occur
ring mostly Sunday and Monday.
An article entitled ‘‘Blue
Ridge Samaritan” complete
with pictures covers four pages
in the August 27th edition of
Look magazine.
It tells a story concerning
Dr. Game Cannon, who prac
tices medicine in Balsam
Grove area, and describes his
patients as “simple people,
uoo«- end largely illiterate,
■“■•lev sr*n raise nogs, anu in*"
ii-.ps, gamer moss for sale as
wreaths to funeral parlors,
Oa-ote moonlit evenings
io me manufacture of that
regional delight, ‘corn likkerV’
It also speaks of the Albert
Schweitzer Memorial hospital,
now nearing completion, which
has been built mostly by the
mountain people.
Dr. Cannon is described as
plagued by a ruptured disc
and heart trouble, a quiet, gen
tle man who spends most of
his time in the hills treating
the people too ill to come to
the clinic.
The doctor calls himself, the
article states, “just a plain
mountain doctor, available
with or without pay, seven
days every week, whenever my
neighbors need me.”
Program Highlights
Mrs. Macfie Is Winner In
WPNF Treasure Hunt Contest
Weekly winner in WPNF’s
“Summer Treasure Hunt” last
week was Mrs. Anita MacFie,
who received $25.00 as an award.
The correct answer in last
week’s contest was as follows: i
Harry . . . Eighteenth Century
. . . Four Leaf Clover . . . Geor
gia.
The seventh and eighth con
tests this week and next will be
worth $25.00 each, with the final
contest beginning August 26th to
decide the winner of the summer |
jackpot, now valued at $175.00. I
Entry blanks are available
from Bryson’s 66 Service, Boyd’s
Tire Shop, Harold’s Super Mar
ket, the Golf-Burger Drive-In,
McCrary Auto Service, NuWay
Cleaners, Pearlman’s Furniture,
The Transylvania Times, MacFie
Drug Store, Crest Store, Krispy
Glaze Bakery, One-Hour Clean
ers, and Western Auto.
Other Programs
The schedule for the Farm
and Home hour is as follows:
Thursday, Extension forestry,
Leonard Hampton; Friday, Soil
conservation, Grover McPherson;
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Famous Artists
To Be Featured
This Weekend
Work! - famous violinist Aaron
Rosand will bo guest artist at
the Brevard .Music Center next
Friday night and Sunday after
noon as a part, of the String
Workshop. Joining Rosand on
the Brevard stage during the
weekend will be tenor David
Lloyd and meSo - soprano Bev
erly Wolff, long a favorite with
the Brevard concert goers.
On Friday night, August 16th,
Aaron Rosand will perform “Six
Humoresques for VioJin and Or
chestra'’ by Sibelius, Indiana
born Rosand made his : profes
sional debut at the age of ten
with the Chicago Symphony. He
made ins new York debut in
1348 and since then has played
w'th many orchestras in the
United States and Europe. He
is married to pianist Eileen
Flissler.
Guest Soloist
Hans Schmettau Will be guest
soloist, with the Brevard Festi
val Orchestra in Dvorak’s “Cel
lo Concerto. B Minor, Opus 104.”
Schmettau. first cellist with the
Brevard Music Center and Bre
vard Music Festival Orchestra
tor the past two summers, is a
music teacher in the Mankato
public school in Mankato, Min
nesota.
The Brevard Festival Orches
tra, under the direction o£
•Tames Christian Pfohl, will com
plete the Friday night concert
with Respigh “Oil Uceeli (The
[.Birds)” and Strauss' “Till F.u
Unspiegei’s Merry Pranks, Opus
28.”
On Saturday afternoon the
Symphony of Voices under the
direction of David Butolph will
give its first program of the Fes
tival season. Among the works
to be performed are a “Mass” by
Igor Stravinsky With double
Woodwind Quintet. “Psalm 86"
by Holst with organ and strings,
three spirituals, “Concic-rto de
Navidad” by Csonka with Ed
ward Vito playing the harp, and
“Easter Cantata” by Daniel
Pinkham with brass, percussion
and celesta.
Saturday Night
Saturday night’s concert will
feature tenor David Lloyd sing
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Williamson
To Be Heard,
St. Philips
The Rev. Thom Willianson,
retired, of Decatur, Georgia, will
supply at St. Philip’s Episcopal
church for the 8:00 a. m. com
munion service Sunday, August
18th.
He has been a guest minister
at St. Philip’s on many occasions
in recent years.
Lay readers will be in charge
of the 11:00 o’clock service, and
Sunday school classes through
first grade will meet at the
parish house at that time. 1
First Graders
Offered Free
Vision Tests
Many publications point out
that learning to read is vitally
important in the first grade
gets progressively more imp
tant as the child gets into
higher grade.
In order to make sure th
children starting school for
first time this year are
ready to learn to read, the 3
Carolina Optometric
again offering the pr
vision screening program,
program, which will be
ble to every child in No
olina who is starting
the first time, will
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