TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist, feduca
tional, Agricultural and Music
Center. Population, 1960 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 t*
Pisgah National Forest and
Home of Brevard College ana
Brevard Music Festival.
Vol. 75—No. 23
SECOND CLASS POSTAGE
PAID AT BREVARD. N. C. ZIP CODE 28712
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1964
PRICE 10c
* 24 PAGES TODAY * PUBLISHED WEEKLY
, Thomason
Calls For
Run-Off
Rev. B. W. Thomason, who
ran second high in the race for
House of Representatives in
Transylvania's Democratic
Primary on May 30th, is call
ing for a run-off election.
It will be held on June 27th,
simulataneously with second
primary for the governorship of
the state when Judge Richard
son Preyer will be opposed by
second high man. Judge Dan K.
Moore.
^ In the local house race,
Jess A. Galloway was high
man with 1,654, Thomason's
vote was 1,560, and Ligon Ard
received 1,007 votes.
In a statement this week, Mr.
Thomason said:
“Since a second Democratic
Primary will be held in Tran
sylvania county in Governor’s
race, I am asking for a sec
ond primary for House of
Representatives.
"In the May 30th Primary,
three men were elected as mem
bers of the Board of County
Commissioners, and if I am
elected in the second primary,
I will not introduce a bill to
add two additional members.
“I am asking all Democratic
citizens who believe in respon
sible government to support
me in this second effort. I
am running as an individual
candidate on my own merits,
and I have made no conces
sions to any groups."
Public Invited
<To Elks' Flag
* Day Ceremony
Cleaves Johnson, exalted
ruler of the Brevard Benevel
ent and Protective Order of
Elks, today invited the public
to attend the lodge’s Flag Day
observance to be held Sunday,
June 14th, 2:30 p. m., at their
building on Elks Club road.
Mr. Johnson said that the
Brevard Lodge will be one of
more than 2,000 Elks Lodges
across the nation honoring the
Flag on the 187th anniversary of
its creation by the Continental
Congress on June 14, 1777.
Exalted Ruler Johnson also
ninnounced that the lodge will
participate in the July 4th “Let
Freedom Ring” observance.
^ Bells across the nation will
vbe rung simultaneously to com
memorate tile 188th anniversary
of the signing of the Declara
tion of Independence. The bell
ringing observance, held for the
first time last year, was origi
nated by two Connecticut men,
Eric Sloane and Eric Hatch.
Vincent H. Grocott, of Santa
Barbara, Calif., chairman of the
Order’s Grand Lodge Ameri
cansim committee, in a letter to
Exalted Ruler Cleaves Johnson,
urged cooperation in the obser
vance.
“On July 4, 1964, bells will
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CALENDAR OF
^COMING EVENTS
Thursday, June 11 — Masons
meet at Temple at 8:00 p.m.
Friday, June 12 — Ace of
Clubs meets at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 14 — Attend
the church of your choice. Elks
Flag Day observance at Lodge
at 2:30 p.m.
Monday, June 15 — Rotary
club meets at Gaither’s at 7:00
p.m.
Tuesday, June 16 — Ace of
Clubs meets at 7:30 p.m. East
ern Star meets at Temple at
8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, June 17 — Toast
masters meet at Gaither’s at 6:30
p.m. WOW meets at Woodman
Hafl at 8:00 pm.
APPROXIMATELY 2,500 PER
SONS attended the “Open House” at
the Brevard Du Pont plant last Sat
urday. Albert B. Morrison, plant
manager, describes the event as high
ly successful. Tours of the plant
were conducted from 10:00 a.m,
until 7:00 p.m., and the visitors also
enjoyed various displays and exhibi
tions. Families of employees toured
the plant last Friday.
At Brevard Plant
Approximately2,500Persons
Tour Du Pont Photo Products
Some 2500 persons toured
the local Du Pont Photo Prod
ucts-piaut last Saturday and
saw firsthand how x-ray film
is made.
The recently remodeled and
expanded plant is located on a
1200-acre tract some 15 miles
south of Brevard.
Albert B. Morrison, plant
manager, termed the open
house a success.
The first stop on the tour was
the power house. From there
visitors toured the casting and
stretching department.
Next on the tour was the stor
age area. Then visitors toured
the shops and laboratories, and,
finally, the shipping area.
Certain parts of the plant—
those concerned with coating—
are kept dark at all times, and
these areas were not open for
public inspection.
After touring the plant, visi
tors were treated to refreshments
and to a “magic show” conducted
by Arthur Smart. The show was
similar to the Du Pont show at
the New World’s Fair.
Among the chemical “tricks”
performed was the actual making
of nylon.
Visitors were impressed by
the cleanliness in the plant, an
essential factor in the manu
facture of the film. Special
machines cleaned shoes of any
possible dirt before people en
tered “clean areas".
Visitors also commented on
the minimum of noise in the
plant. Quiet is maintained in the
working areas by keeping noisy
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Outstanding Achievement
Brevard Branch Of Duke
Power Given Safety Award
Duke Power company’s Bre
vard branch has been award
ed a special five-year safety
performance award by the
Southeastern Electric Ex
change. The branch has com
pleted five years without a
disabling injury.
The award is presented in
recognition of interest and
achievement in accident pre
vention among workers of
small departments, plants, di
visions etc., which find it dif
ficult because of their size
to quality for million-hour
awards.
Keith Arledge, Duke district
manager, says of the award:
“I’m particularly proud of
John Clark and his staff. This
matter of safety is a 24-hour
business. One unthinking mo
ment can spoil a perfect record
—and worse than that, it can
mean a terrible disablement
or even death. We can all be
proud of Brevard’s accomplish
ment.’’
“Your accomplishment can
not be overemphasized,” Duke
President, W. B. McGuire, told
the Brevard staff. “You’re
setting an example that com
mon sense tells us we must
all follow.”
Beauty Pageant Being Planned
The Brevard Jaycees and Jay
cettes are accepting applications
for the annual “'Miss Brevard”
pageant, which will again be
held in conjunction with the
Sylvan Valley Folk Festival ov
er the Fourth of July weekend.
The big pageant and folk fes
tival will be held in the Brevard
College gym on Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday nights, July
2, 3, and 4.
Several Transylvania girls have
already entered the pageant,
which is open to those with
the following qualifications:
The entrant must be single
Close Call
Brevard's City Hall Damaged By
Early Morning Fire On Wednesday
Brevard firemen didn’t have
to go far to answer a fire
alarm Wednesday morning at
4:00 o’clock. The smoldering
blase was in the rear of the
CUy Hall, (where the fire
trucks are kept.
The blaze was confined to
the water department supply
room, but there was some wa
ter and smoke damage to other
rooms in the city hall.
The fire was discovered
after Mrs. Maude Beck, short
wave radio room operator,
called Officer L. B. Vaughn in
the patrol car and reported
that lights in the City hall had
gone out.
Moments later, as he ap
proached the building, he saw
smoke pouring from doors
and windows. Simultaneously,
the early morning street
sweeper of the tom alerted
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and never married, divorced, or
had marriage annulled.
Her age on Labor Day, 1965,
shall not be less than 18 nor
more than 27 years.
She must be a high school
graduate by Labor Day, 1965, of
good character, and a resident
of Transylvania county for the
past six months, unless she is
enrolled in college.
All girls interested in com
peting for the “Miss Brevard”
crown and a chance to represent
this county in the “Miss North
Carolina” pageant, are asked to
contact Jaycee Oscar Grant for
further information.
Ruth Ellen Hunter is the
reigning “Miss Brevard”, and
she will compete in this year’s
“Miss North Carolina” pageant
in Raleigh next month.
The Jaycees and Jaycettes are
presently making plans to make '
this year’s Sylvan Valley Folk
Festival and Miss Brevard Pag
eant the biggest and best yet.
They anticipate a record num
ber of entires in square dance ,
and talent competition in the ,
folk festival, as well as a large ,
number of entries in the beauty
pageant.
i
All persons interested in per- ,
forming in the festival or know- (
ing any groups that might be
interested, are urged to contact
John K. Smart, Jr„ president of J
the Brevard Jaycees, for further 1
information. I
Many Improvements Are Now Being
Made At The Brevard Music Center
New Auditorium
Going Up,
Change Entrance
The past few days, with al
mast ideal building conditions,
have seen steady progress in
the Brevard Music Center's
building program.
Concertgocrs this summer
will find new additions and im
provements on all areas of the
renter’s grounds.
The much needed new au
ditorium is taking shape and
the giant stage for this beau
tiful structure is well under
way, giving some idea already
of the size of the performing
facilities that will be avail
able when it is completed.
The paving for the new road
md entrance into the grounds
vill be a reality within a few
lays and visitors will be treat
ed to a cool treeshaded ride as
hey enter the camp by the new
•oad through what was formerly
cnown as the Dehon property.
Traffic will leave the camp
:hrough the old entrance which
fas been widened.
Along the new road into camp,
following the shaded stream, can
»e seen a new rehearsal hall
which is scheduled for comple
ion within the next two weeks.
New faculty houses are being
constructed in the same area and
14 new practice cabins are being
placed at various points on the
grounds.
All roads at the center are
being widened and paved. New
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Another hot and dry week left
Brevard and Transylvania coun
ty with little precipitation in the
record books for this period.
Daily high and low readings
ranged from 44 to 91 degrees,
with average readings of 80 and
51.
The slightly over one-tenth of
m inch of rain which fell Fri
lay night and early Saturday
morning did little to settle the
lust throughout the area.
Daily readings were as fol
lows:
High Low Free.
Wednesday _ 74 45
rhursday_ 73 44
Friday___ 79 46
Saturday_ 77 58
Sunday_ 79 58
Monday_ 85 52
fuesday _91 57
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Methodist
Ministers
Appointed
Ministers for the Methodist
: hurches in Transylvania county
vere appointed at the annual
•onference last weekend at Lake
lunaluska.
Only one change was made in
he appointments. The Rev.
harles Reichard, who has serv
'd the Brevard Methodist church
’or the past two years, was ap
jointed to the Purcell Methodist
church in Charlotte.
The Rev. Brunson Wallace,
crmerly at the First Methodist
Jhurch in Newton, was appoint
ed to succeed Mr. Reichard.
Mr. Reichard will preach his
ast sermon at the Brevard Meth
odist church this coming Sun
lay morning, June 14th.
The Rev. Joseph Reeves was
eappointed to St Timothy, and
he Rev. Zeno Wright was Map- i
Minted to Rnsman.
School To
Reopen
Monday
Summer school for Tran
sylvania students will be held
at the Brevard Junior High
school from June 15th through
July 24th.
Classes will be held daily from
1:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The cost
jer course will be S35.00.
Students may register for the
courses Thursday and Friday,
lune 11th and 12th.
Principal Joseph McGuire
says that about 100 students
are expected to enroll.
Subjects which will be offered
include Englisn I, II, III, and
[V, biology^ algebra I and II,
geometry, and seventh and
eighth grade work.
Any other subjects or grades
will be taught for which there
is sufficient demand, accord
ing to Mr. McGuire.
Look Inside..
News for the women, pages
;ix, second and third sections
Editorials, page five, third sec
tion
Classifieds, page two. three,
first section
Sports, page six, first section
Radio log, page seven, second
section
Church calendar, page three.
:hird section
Mrs. White s Kindergarten Class
Learns About Flying, Community
Bill Sharpe
Speaks To
Civic Group
Bill Sharpe, editor of “The
State” magazine of Raleigh,
spoke briefly to the directors
otf the Brevard Chamber of
Commerce at their regular
monthly meeting in the library
Tuesday night.
Hr. Sharpe explained that lie
was in Transylvania to gather in
formation and data for the forth
coming Transylvania County is
sue of "The State”, which will be
coming in August.
Readers of Mr. Sharpe's mag
azine are familiar with the fact
that all of North Carolina’s
100 counties have been or will
be featured in issues of the
widely read publication.
In other business, the direc
tors voted to allow an expendi
ture of some S300 on the print
ing of some new brochures deal
ing with educational facilities in
Transylvania.
The directors also took many
informative folders on this entire
area to distribute to their em
ployees and fellow workers so
that they might all be better in
formed when visitors and tour
ists ask questions about this
locale.
Plans for a membership
drive in the near future were
also discussed, but no definite
date for the drive was set.
President Bill Keith presided
over the meeting.
Program Highlights
"Summer Treasure Hunt" To Be
Heard Daily On Radio, WPNF
Another “Summer Treasure
Hunt” is being planned at WPNF
according to station manager, A1
Martin.
“Due to the wonderful re
sponse during last year’s series
of contests, many of our spon
sors were pleased to have the
chance to participate again this
year,” Mr. Martin stated.
Those merchants who are co
operating in the contest this year
are as follows:
Bryson’s “66” Sedvkte, Caw
Bunder’s Supply, Cardinal Clean
ers, The Golf-Burger Drive-In,
Macfie Drug, McClellan Furni
ture Store, McCrary Auto Serv
ice, Krispy Glaze Bakery, Mc
Crary Florist, Smile Oil Com
pany, Western Auto and Har
old’s Super Market.
This year the weekly prize will
be a $39.95 Channel Master radio.
In addition, another larger
prize will be awarded at the
close of the series of contest in
August.
Full details of the ‘'Summer
Treasure Hunt” will be given in
am advertisement in next week’s
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By - Staff Writer
"I just volunteered for this”,
said >lr. Wilkie.
A little girl giggled.
"This is just one of the
many places we visit”, said
Mrs. White.
Someone blew a toy horn.
"It’s taking off", yelled 6 or
7 children in unison.
The horn blew again.
Mrs. White’s kindergarten
class was visiting the Brevard
airstrip.
Harvey Wilkie, a pilot for 20
years who recently received his
commercial license, was showing
the children the instruments in
the cockpit and explaining, in a
general manner, what makes the
plane fly.
“I did this last year when my
son was in Mrs. White’s class,
so I volunteered again this
year”, said Mr. Wilkie.
The horn blew again.
Mrs. White’s philosophy is that
the child learns through experi
ence. She believes that there are
many things right in the town
that the child does not under
stand and that parents passing
banks, post offices, etc., do not
have time to explain to the child
how these work or what they do.
"I think the child can learn
about the world by learning
about the community”, said
Mrs. W’hite. “We have visited
the bank, the post office, a
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Will Begin
Monday Night
Square Dances
The Transylvania Youth asso- i
eiation is again sponsoring
square dancing each Mondw S
night on Winn - Dixie parking
lot.
The first dance will be held
Monday, June 15th, at 8:00 p. m.
Music will be furnished by
Blaine Emory’s band. Two call
ers win be on
ell and Harry
These dances are for
school and' colled* stn ‘