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TRANSYLVANIA—
An Industrial, Tourist, Educa
tional, Agricultural and Music
Center. Population, 1960 Census
16,372. Brevard Community 8,50(1
Brevard proper 4,857.
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Vol. 76—No. 30
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BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1964
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Wesleyan
Methodists
Will Build
Officials of the Wesleyan
Methodist church held a ground
breaking ceremony on Sunday on
their property, Oak Hill, on
North Broad street.
Construction will begin imme
diately on an educational unit,
and it is hoped that the building
can be completed by this coming
Christmas.
Upon completion of this unit,
the church will move from its
site on Whitmire street and be
gin worship service in the new
building.
Mayor B. W. Thomason spoke
briefly at the ground breaking
ceremony, and the address was
delivered by Rev. Watson C.
Black, vice president of the
North Carolina conference of the
Wesleyan Methodist church.
Plans for the new building
were drawn by Robert L. Dan
iels, Brevard architect, and con
struction of the building will be
under the supervision of Robert
Greer, of Etowah.
Rev. John Moretz is the pastor
of the church, and he invites the
public to worship with them at
service at the present location.
Meares To
Head New
Bank Here
J. Stanley Meares has been
named as resident manager of
■ the First-Citizens B->nk & Trust
company in Brevaru^ aeeorrffzk’
to Lewis R. Holding, president
of the statewide financial firm.
An assistant vice president of
the Bank. Mr. Meares transfers
to the new assignment from the
Hickory office of First-Citizens,
where he has served since the
Bank opened there in October
1962.
A native of Lumberton, he at
tended N. C. State and served
four years in the United States
Air Force. Before joining First
Citizens in Raleigh in May 1959
in the installment loan depart
ment, he served as area credit
supervisor for Sherwin-Williams
company in eastern North Caro
lina.
Mr. Meares was named mana
ger of the bank’s personal loan
department in Raleigh before be
ing selected as second man in
the Roanoke Rapids office in
July 1960. He was named cash
ier of the Roanoke Rapids oper
ation and later promoted to as
sistant vice president.
He has been active in civic
and church affairs in Raleigh,
Roanoke Raoids and Hickory.
He is married and has two
daughters. The family is expect
ed to relocate in Brevard soon.
CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, July 23 — Masons
meet at Temple at 8:00 p.m.
Friday, July 24 — Ace of Clubs
meets at 8:00 p.m. Brevard Music
i Center concert at 8:15 p.m.
Saturday, July 25 — Story
hour at Library at 9:30 am.
Children's concert at Brevard
Music Center at 3:15 p.m. Regu
lar concert at 8:15 pm. '
Sunday, July 26 — Attend the
church of your choice. Brevard
Music Center concert at 3:30 pm.
Tuesday, July 28 — AARP
meets at Community Center at
11:00 am. Registration far Little
Theatre workshops at Commun
ity Center at 7:30 pm. Elks meet
at Lodge at 8:00 p.m. Ace of
Clubs meets at 8:00 p.m. Special
benefit concert by Arthur Smith
and His Crackerjacks at Brevard
Music Center at 8:15 p.m.
Wednesday, July 29 — Bre
vard Music Center concert at
8:15 pm.
PRINCIPAL FIGURES at the
ground breaking ceremony of the
Wesleyan Methodist church Sunday
afternoon are pictured above. The
new site of the church is located on
Oak Hill on North Broad street, and
construction has been started on an
educational unit. From left to right,
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are: Rev. Watson C. Black, vice
president of the North Carolina con
ference of the Wesleyan Methodist
church; Ralph Breedlove, trustee of
the local church; Rev. John Moretz,
pastor of the church; and Grover
Frisbee and Tom Carson, trustees.
(Times Staff Photo)
Event Successful
Transylvania Symphony s Flight
To Winston-Salem Was Exciting
By • Dorothy Wallace
Tuesday was an exciting day
for the Brevard Music Center.
The occasion was a trip to
Winston-Salem by the Transyl
vania Symphony Orchestra for
a concert sponsored by the Gov
ernor’s School of North Carolina.
It was exciting for Dr. James
Christian Pfohl, founder and
director, who was returning to
his native Winston-Salem with
a performing group from the
Music Center for the first
time.
It was exciting to campers and
faculty who play several concerts
a week, with one of these out
of-town: but this was the first
flying trip for a concert.
At Salem College, the home
of the Governor’s School, the
group heard a special concert
presented by the school’s Sym
phony orchestra.
We learned many things about
the Governor’s School. We learn
ed that the 62-piece symphony
orchestra is one of the four per
forming groups there. The oth
ers are art, drama and dance.
We were told that the school
is made up of the finest and
most talented high school stu
dents from North Carolina.
And we learned that there are
many ties with the Transylvania
Music Camp. For instance, five
of the six faculty members in
instrumental music have been on
the faculty at Transylvania.
This includes Charles De
Laney, conductor of the or
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Statistics Cited
Transylvanians Like Soda
Pop, Drinking \ our Share?
Residents of Transylvania
county appear to have been on
a drinking spree in the past
year _ for soda pop, that is.
They have been putting away
an assortment of fruit drinks,
ginger ale, club soda, cola
drinks and the like at a record
rate.
Local consumption of soft
drinks in 1963, according to
the latest estimate, was at
the rate of 394 bottles a year
for every man, woman and
child in the county.
By way of comparison, the
United States average was 217
bottles per capita. In the South
Atlantic States, it was 219 bot
tles.
On an overall basis, some 6,
698,000 bottles (8-ounce)
were consumed by the local
population. This was in ad
dition to unbottled soda serv
ed in lunchrooms and else
where.
This was big league drink
ing. It comparies with a total of
5,714,000 bottles in 1960, when
a similar survey was made.
The reports on the soft drink
business and its operations
come from the Department of
Commerce and from the indus
Workshops To Begin
Little Theatre Formulating
Plans For The 14th Season
Plans are being formulated for
the Brevard Little Theatre’s 14th
season.
Two meetings of the Board of
Directors have produced ambiti
ous goals aimed at giving this
year’s membership the most for
their theatre dollar.
Mike Vaniman BLT president,
describes this season as the “New
Look” in providing new ap
proaches to serving the commu
nity membership.
Interest is high in'the summer
workshop project being given for
the first time in BLT history.
Pat Fuleihan, with a degree
in Drama from the University
of Minnesota, will conduct , class
es in Acting two nights per week
over a five-week period.
Additional classes will be giv
en by experienced personnel in
Staging, Set Design and Stage
Makeup.
Registration for these classes
will be Tuesday, July 28th at
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try itself. They cover the na
tion as a whole and each of the
states.
According to the findings,
it now takes more than 40
billion (yes, billion) bottles of
soda pop each year to slake
the American thirst for soft
drinks.
Much of it. 60 percent, is
purchased in food stores for
home consumption. Another _ 15
percent is sold through vending
machines. The rest is dispensed
in bars and grills, in recreation
places, at fountains and else
where.
A major part of it is con
sumed during the summer
months, when the weather is
hot and the teen-agers, who
are the biggest users, are out
of school.
The figures show that some
sections of the country go for
soda pap in a much bigger way
than otners. Residents of North
Carolina, for example, drink
four times as much per person
as those in North Dokota.
Nationally, the outlay in. the
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! The Weather
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The weather story throughout
Western North Carolina could
very well be described in one
word for the past week, and that
word would be “damp”.
Over seven indies of precipi
tation fell on Brevard during
the week, with some rainfall re
corded each day.
High and low temperatures
ranged from 82 to 49, with aver
age highs of 79 and average
lows of 59 degrees.
Daily readings for the past
week are as follows:
High Low Prec.
Wednesday_ 73 49 .31
Thursday_ 82 59 .51
Friday_81 57 .10
Saturday_ 73 60 2.13
Sunday_ 82 61 4.09
Monday_ 79 62 .02
Tuesday_ 82 63 .01
Citizens Telephone Company To
Upgrade System Throughout Area
American Thread
Opens An Office
Opposite Site
The American Thread com
pany has secured the guards
quarters at the old prison
camp, opposite the site upon
which the company is con
structing a modern plant at
Calvert.
Afler the building is renovat
ed and painted, temporary of
fices will be set up in it, Chester
Kilpatrick, the personnel man
ager. announces today.
Mr. Kilpatrick announces
that at a later date the com
pany will start taking applica
tions for employment.
The plant is expected to be
completed in November of this
year.
The public will be advised
by The Transylvania Times
and over WPNF when the com
pany desires to take employ
ment applications, Mr. Kil
patrick states.
Pre-School
Program Is
Underway
The Summer Readiness Pro
gram is now in progress at
Brevard Elementary school.
The program is part of the
Comprehensive School Im
provement project, which is
directed toward improving the
teaching and learning of read
ing, writing and arithmetic in
the primary grades.
This six-week reading pro
gram is for children who will
be entering the first grade for
the first time in the fall.
Principal F. B. Cudd an
nounced that there is room for
seven more children in the
two classes, and urges parents
whose children have not had
any kindergarten experience
to bring them to the school.
Classes begin at 8 o’clock
each morning and end at noon
with a mid-moming refresh
ment break.
For additional information
parents sbould call Mrs. Erwin
Schranz at 883-2797 or 883
2255.
The Porky Pig
Bar-B-Q Has
Grand Opening
The Porky Pig Bar-B-Q, Bre
vard’s newest drive-in restaurant,
will have a grand opening all
this weekend at their location
next to Lowe’s on the four-lane
highway.
The owner, Mrs. Ann B. Keel
er, announces that tv performer,
“Pancho”, of WFBC-TV, in
Greenville, S. C., will be on hand
with his famous wonder hor^e
“Diablo” all day Saturday, July
25th, to help celebrate the grand
opening.
“Pancho” will have free candy
bars for the children, while they
last, and he will also let all chil
dren who want to ride “Diablo”
while he is here.
Mrs. Keeler extends a cordial
invitation to everyone to come
out this weekend, enjoy delicious
barbecue and other taste tempt
ing treats while dining in air
conditioned comfort hi this brand
new restaurant.
Public Invited
Arthur Smith, Cracker jacks
At Music Center On Tuesday
Community
Center Is
Being Used
The Transylvania Commu
nity Center is actively serving
the Brevard area by provid
ing a focal point for many
community enterprises.
Both youth and adult groups
are benefiting from the avail
able facilities. This is exempli
fied by noting the “all age” span
among groups such as Kaylene’s
School of Dance, The Teen Cen
ter, Garden Clubs and the Asso
ciation of Retired People.
The auditorium is currently
being used by The Carolina
doggers of Pisgah Forest. The
stage resounds to their preci
sion dance routines every Mon
day night from 7:30 p.m. to
10:00 p.m. Tlie public is in
vited to view rehearsals, ac
cording to leaders of the
group.
A further use of the auditori
um is planned by the Brevard
Little Theatre. Workshops in
acting, staging, set design and
stage makeup will begin on July
28th.
A club for camera enthusi
asts is being organized under
the leadership of Larry Nelson.
A room has been painted and
equipment is being sought to
meet basic needs of the group.
Two meetings per month are
planned, one for students and
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Country music comes to the
Brevard Music Center! Arthur
Smith and his Craekerjacks,
among the n»no« most suc
cessful country music per
formers, present a special
benefit concert in the Brevard
Music Center Auditorium.
Tuesday night, July 28th, at
8:15.
Sponsored jointly by the Bre
vard Chamber of Commerce, the
Brevard Jayceee and the cen
ter. Tuesday's concert under
writes broadcast of “The Ar
thur Smith Show” from Transyl
vania Music Camp over 32 tele
vision stations in the Southeast.
The show currently enjoys pop
ularity ratings ahead of any
other program originating In the
South.
“We feel that there is a
place for every kind of mus
ic,” said center director,
Janies Christian Pfohl recent
ly, “as long as it’s good music.
Arthur Smith is tops in his
field and a fine gentleman.
He will interview campers on
his show and encourage them
to take advantage of the won
- derful opportunity for study
ing classical music which he
never had. This can be of
tremendous benefit in reach
ing people who have never
heard of good music in Bre
vard."
WBTV's Clyde McLean will
write script for the program
and help supervise its produc
tion at the •amp on Wednesday.
While they are here, the„ TV
mobile unit will film shots of
other Transylvania activities
for use during the year. Pic
tures of the daily flag-raisin
ceremony will be used with
Brevard Music Center tape of
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Program Highlights
Mrs. Galloway Is Winner,
Summer Treasure Hunt Show
Mrs. T. Coleman Galloway, of
Brevard, was the winner last
week in the Second Annual Sum
mer Treasure1 Hunt, sponsored
by Radio Station WPNF and
many Brevard merchants.
As winner of the weekly con
test, Mrs. Galloway seceived a
handsome all-transistor portable
table model Channel Master ra
dio, and along with others enter
ing each of the 10 weekly con
tests this summer, she becomes
eligible for the cash award to
be presented on. August 24th.
Station Manager A1 Martin ex
tended congratulations to each
of the first five winners in this
year’s contest and expressed
pleasure at the response of the
public.
Program director Fred Reiter
announced a time change for me
“Bible Marking Class of the
Air,” conducted by Paster H. V.
Leggett Beginning this Sunday,
July 26th, the program will be
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Project Means
Financial Loss
To The Concern
TIu- Citizens Telephone com
pany today announces plans to
upgrade service in all areas
of Transylvania county.
According to Charles W. Pick
elsimer, the general manager,
this latest project is- in line with
the company's policy to provide
the best possible services to all
subscribers.
He points out that during
the past five years, Citizens
Telephone company has in
creased its number of stations
by *0 per cent.
Also, during the same period,
the miles of wire have been in
creased from 3.473 circuit miles
to 13.839. i
Mr. Pickelsimer says the I
plant investment of the com
pany is now over two million,
as compared with S568,000.00,
five years ago.
•Just last week the company
completed the installation of as
ultra-modean telephone system
at the Olin Mathieson Chemical
corporation. This investment is!
estimated at S125.000.00.
"Few people realize that our
company has an average in- g
vestment of over S400.00 in 1
each station in the system,” 1
the general manager declared. ,
Briefly, the p-lans for u-pgrad-j
:.ig ti\ system .thAighout Tran
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Local Demos
Hear "Bob"
Scott At Meet
Democratic political leaders
from all over Western North
Carolina heard their party’s nom
inee for lieutenant-governor,
•Bob" Scott, call for party unity
as he spoke in Transylvania
county Tuesday night.
Scott, who didn’t let heavy
rains and overcast skies keep
him from flying to Brevard from
Raleigh Tuesday, joined other
dignitaries gathering here for the
15th annual Whitewater picnic,
which was held at Whitewater
Falls Wednesday.
Speaking at the well-attended
Democratic banquet at the Miller
House in upper Transylvania,
Mr. Scott stated that Democrats
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Green Joins
First Union
National
Clarence Gerald Green is now
connected with the install]
loan department of the First'
ion National Bank in Br
William H. Keith, vice presid
announces.
For the past year Mr. G:
has been an agent for the
politan Life Insurance C<
here. Prior to that, he was
sistant manager for the G.
Finance Corporation in Wi
Salem.
A native of Canton, he is
ried to the former Rebecca
son, of Hendersonville,
and their infant daughter,
ela Dawn, reside at Sa]
Manor apartments.
Mr. Green attended
ville University,
Florida, and served
in the U.S. Army Medical
sion including some
Korea.
He is a member Of
vard Lions dub and
Creek Baptist church.