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★ Vol. 84—No. 32
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BREVARD. N. C. IIP CODS 1S7II
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1971
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REPRODUCTION OF
All Matter Herein la Prohibit
ed Without The Expressed Con
sent Of1 The Owner.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
EN ROUTE TO ENGLAND — The Brevard
College group above flew to England on Sunday to
perform at the Anglo-International Music Festival
this weekend. On the front row, from left to right,
are: Kathleen Newton, Carolyn Cox, Ann Tuttle,
Ruth Hunter, Virginia Ward, Celia Tolar, Jerry
Allred, Peggy McLarty, Anna Holliday, Marie Hol
liday and Mary Stevenson. Second row: Patricia
Austin, Pam Miller, Jenny Miller, Harvey Miller
and Adelaide Miller. (Times Staff Photo)
In Guilford, England
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College Group To Perform
At British “Music Center’’
By ■ Cal Carpenter
It Is altogether appropriate
that a group from Brevard,
often called the “Music Capi
tal of the South’’ because of
the Brevard Music Center
here, should perform in Eng
land, at what might be term
ed the “British Music Cen
ter.”
This is how it will be this
coming Sunday when the Bre
vard College Chamber Music
Ensemble, in Brevard College
Blazers and representing Bre
vard, perform at the Anglo-In
ternational Music Festival in
Guildford, England.
The British festival is of a
more international makeup
than Brevard’s Music Center,
nevertheless, the two are re
markably similar. Brevard’s
center is founded around the
purpose of providing educa
tional and cultural opportuni
ties for talented young peo
ple; of helping in the defini
tion, through music, “of a
few of those greatest human
values which mold the fu
ture of mankind.”
The Anglo - International
Music Festival is “designed to
promote friendly relations
among people of different
origins through a cultural med
ium.” In both cases the cul
ture is music and it is not
only appropriate but a high
not only appropriate but a high
honor for the Brevard group
to be invited. Only groups of
—Turn to Page Sb
I
Assessing Strength
Hugh Morton 1$ Coming To Town
Friday, To Be Luncheon Speaker
Hugh Morton, Wilmington
businessman and owner of
Grandfather Mountain who is
sampling the political winds in
the 1952 Governor’s race across
the State of North Carolina,
will be in Brevard on Friday.
He will speak at a luncheon
at 12:30 o’clock in Gaither’s
Rhododendron room.
Persons desiring to attend
are asked to make reservations
by calling Gaither’s at 883-9470.
During the past few weeks,
Mr. Morton has covered much
of the state by helicopter.
During the past five weeks,
Mr. Morton has had a profes
sional opinion survey firm
working to assess his chances
in the next gubernatorial race.
He announced Tuesday that
the results showed that if the
election was held today he
would run second in a three
man race with Lt. Governor Pat
Taylor and State Senator Har
groves “Skipper” Bowles.
He said the results were en
couraging to him at this time.
Both Mr. Morton and Lt. Gov.
Taylor were in Asheville Mon
day making speeches and talk
ing with Democratic leaders.
Log Reviewed
Public Service Programs Are
Popular Daily Over WPNF
Listeners to WPNF are re
minder of the public service
broadcasts on the local station
each day, such as the Bulletin
Board at 1:15 each weekday
afternoon, and the Trading
Poft, heard weekday afternoons
at 12:30 p>m.
Receiving Testimony
TVA To Hold Hearing On Mills
River Dam Proposal On August 31
Tbe Tei
/'My says
for flood control and future
water supplies.
Farmers in the area oppose
the plans on grounds It would
destroy several mountain com
munities, thousands of acres of
farm land and miles of scenic
mountain streams.
The public hearing will be at
10 a.m. at the University of
North Carolina at Asheville.
Public testimony will be re
ceived as late as Sept. 10.
official notice of the hear
page four,
this week’s
Transylvania
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A special program for lost
and found animals is the Pet
Department, broadcast at 11:15
each morning, also at 3:15 each
afternoon.
The listening public is invited
and urged to take advantage of
these free services over their
local station. The Trading Post
has been sponsored over WPNF
Radio many years by Western
Auto Associate Store.
Other Programs
The schedule for the Farm
and Home hour is as follows:
Thursday, Brevard vo-ag dept.,
John Bradley; Friday, U. S.
Forest Service, Dan Hile; Mon
day, Assistant County Agent
Dennis Winters; Tuesday, N. C.
Forest Service, Clark Grissom;
Wednesday, Home Agent Miss
Jean Childers.
Speaking this week on Morn
ing Devotions is Rev. Jim Davis,
pastor of Brevard Church of
Christ
Hie Sunday morning church
service is being broadcast
through the remote facilities of
WPNF from the fcnevard-David
son River Presbyterian church.
Rev. Tom McPhail is in charge
el th«W .—
Brevard’s temperatures warm
ed up last week, as the rains
slackened somewhat in the area.
Last week’s rainfall was slightly
less than one inch.
Temperatures averaged 82
and 64 for the area, with a high
of 86 on Sunday and low of 62
Monday and Thursday.
Long range forecast for the
area calls for the usual summer
time outlook: Partly cloudy and
warm, with chance of scattered
afternoon and evening thunder
showers each day. High tem
peratures should be in the 80s
with lows in the low 60s.
Weather data for the past
week was as follows:
Wednesday_
Thursday _
Friday__
Saturday __
Sunday __
Monday_
Tuesday _
High Low Prec.
- 82 64 0.08
83 62 0.15
. 78 67 Tr.
82 64 0.13
86 63 0.48
. 83 62 Tr.
83 63 0.02
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Look Inside...
Classifieds, pages two, three
and four, section four
Sports, page four, third sec
tion, and page four, first sec
tion
News of and for the women,
page six, second section, and
pages six and seven, third sec
tion
Youth drowns in upper coun
ty, page five, third section
Grand Finale This Weekend
Climaxes Music Center Season
Capacity Crowds
Expected For
Three Concerts
A trio of outstanding pro
grams make up the finale for
the Brevard Music Center’s
successful 35th season. A tra
ditional format for the final
weekend of the center ha*
deveolped over the years and
is made up of a concert by a
faculty artist., a Gilbert and
Sullivan Operatta, and a ma
jor choral work. This year’s
finale hews to tradition, Fri
day night’s program being a
concert featuring internation
ally famous pianist. Lee Lu
visi, Saturday’s production is
“H.M.S. Pinafore”, .and Sun
day’s matinee is the choral
work Brahm’s “German Req
uiem”.
Lee Luvisi is, at 33, one of
the ranking pianists in the
world. This past winter a series
of European concerts proved
that his reputation is not con
fined to the United States.
Critics in Berlin hailed him as
“a great Beethoven interpre
ter”. Zurich, Salzburg and Vi
enna, the famous music capitals
of Europe, reported that “one
heard here great piano play
ing”, “his interpretation had the
great aura of a pianistic titan”,
and “a name to remember”.
Mr. Luvisi, who has been
an artist-in-residence at the
Music Center for seven sea
sons, has built a large follow
ing among Brevard audiences.
People have been quick to
recognize that, in this man and
his talent the Southeast has
a rich natural resource. On
the Friday night program
(August 13) he assays Bar
tok’s “Third Piano Concerto”,
assisted by conductor Emil
Raab .and the Transylvania
Symphony. Included on the
program are two Brahms
pieces, his Second Symphony
and the “Academic Festival
Overture”. Concert time is
8:15 p.m.
Gilbert and Sullivan ope
rettas have long delighted Bre
vard audiences since they are
not as widely produced as they
once were. Partly pushed aside
by the success of native Ameri
can musicals and by their de
manding style and diction, they
still occupy a special spot in the
hearts of music lovers. Written
with satire in mind, G & S sup
port these spoofs with strong
music and lyrics. Saturday’s
audience will find the produc
tion of “H.M.S. Pinafore” true
to the Gilbert and Sullivan
spirit.
Opera Workshop mentor
John Richards McCrae has as
sembled a winning cast from
his storehouse of talent. Prov
en crowd-pleasers and talent
ed novices make up the cast
for Saturday night’s (August
14) production. Featured as
Little Buttercup is Decann
Cowart, a recent graduate of
Converse College, who is
furthering her career at t.he
—Turn to Page Three
Schedule Listed
Lions Clubs Sponsoring Free
Eye Clink For Pre-Schoolers
The Brevard and Pisgah For
est Lions Clubs are sponsoring
a free eye clinic for pre-school
age children at several differ
ent locations here in Transyl
vania county during the next
several weeks.
The WNC Lions, Inc. Pre
School Visual Screening Van,
operated by the Lions of West
ern North Carolina, will be in
this county starting next Mon
day, August 16, and continuing
through Thursday, August 26.
The free clinic, for all chil
dren three to six years of age,
is to help detect such conditions
as “laxy-eye", “weak-eye”, and
“confused-eye”, which often go
unnoticed but could seriously
handicap a child.
Sponsored by the Brevard and
Pisgah Forest Lions Clubs, the
van will be here at the follow
ing dates and places;
Monday, August 16, at T. C.
Henderson School; Tuesday and
Wednesday, August 17 and 18,
at Rosman Elementary School;
Thursday and Friday, August 19
and 20. at Brevard Elementary
School; Monday, August 23, at
Harold’s Super Market in North
Brevard; and on Tuesday, Wed
nesday and Thursday, August
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AN EXPENSIVE ACCIDENT oc
curred on U.S. 64 near Penrose Mon
day afternoon when this Sealtest
Dairy truck, pictured above, was in
volved in a wreck with a State High
way vehicle and overturned down
the steep embankment shown. The
driver of the Sealtest truck, Albert
Pritchard of Asheville, fortunately
sustained onty slight injuries to his
hand. The milk laden truck, how
ever, was not so lucky, and was se
verely damaged in the accident.
Sealtest officials stated that approxi
mately $3,000 in milk was lost, while
damages to the truck were estimated
at $5,500. Charges have been filed
against the driver of the State High
way vehicle, according to investi
gating officer Thad Elmore of the
Highway Patrol.
(Times Staff Photo)
At Tuesday Meeting
Directors Of Civic Body
Endorse Improved Airstrip
Gubernatorial Candidate?
Lt. Gov. Pat Taylor Visits
Brevard, Speaks At Breakfast
Lt. Gov. II. Pat Taylor
brought his Western North
Carolina tour to Brevard
Tuesday morning.
He began the day with an ad
dress at a breakfast of some
50 Democrats in Gaither’s
Rhododendron room at 8:00
o’clock.
As to the Governor’s race,
Mr. Tavlor said that he was
evaluating the situation and
said that he wa« finding good
response in WNC.
“I’m especially pleased with
the turnout here this morning,”
he declared. Monday was spent
in Henderson and Buncombe
counties.
Lt. Gov. Taylor was accom
panied to Brevard by Rep.
Liston Ramsey of Madison
county, and he was introduced
at. the breakfast by Editor
John I. Ander-on, of The
Transylvania Times.
Mr. Taylor said that he not
only was assessing strength for
the Governor’s race, but he
was also trying to determine
what the people are thinking.
He also said that before a
person can run for the Gover
nor’s office, he must develop a
program.
“As I see it, there must
also be a close relationship
between Raleigh and the local
people,” the Lieutenant Gov
ernor declared.
He emphasized that economy
must be applied to state gov
ernment.
In recalling the activities of '
the recent State Legislature, i
Taylor said that it was a busy
and long session.
“One factor that we must ,
remember,” he commented, ,
“is that 80 per cent, of our
money is spent for highways
and for schools.” I
Other serious problems that 1
he touched on were the illegal '
use of drugs in North Carolina
and auto liability insurance. ^
Referring to the drug prob- ]
lem, he called for a “massive j
type of program” that would
involve chambers of com
merce, county commissioners
and local government units.
He said the problem is grow
ing, “not arithmetically, but
geometrically” across the state.
In commenting on auto lia
bility insurance he said:
“Rates are getting too high
ard companies at the same
time arc losing money, they
say, and we have more peo
ple on assigned risk than any
—Turn To Page Three
Directors of the Brevard
Chamber of Commerce took
positive action to endorse the
proposed construction of a
privately owned airport here
in Brevard at their regular
monthly meeting in the li
brary Tuesday night.
The directors heard Gil Coan
explain that plans were being
considered bv an individual to
construct a paved 3,100 foot air
strip at. the approximate loca
tion of the present airstrip here.
Before these plans can be
formrkat.ed, however, it will
be necessary for certain prop
erties to be re-zoned in the
area, and this will come .up
at a meeting of the Zoning
Board next Tuesday night,
August 17. at 7:30 p.m. in the
Corrcil Room of the Munici
pal Building.
The directors present unani
mou:ly endorsed the proposed
construction of the new airstrip
and will have representation
present at Tuesday’s meeting to
help encourage positive action
in that direction.
In otiier business, several
committees reports were
heard, including those of the
finance, membership, and
Western North Carolina As
sociated Communities com
mittees.
Considerable discussion was
held on two highly important
topics that vitallv concern Tran
sylvania's welfare, the deplor
—Turn to Page Three
At Scmad Building
Brevard Rescue Squad Will x
Hold Auction Three Nights
The Brevard Rescue Squad
vill hold its big summer Auc
ion this weekend.
The sales will be held Thurs
lay, Friday and Saturday eve
lings, beginning at 7:00 o’clock
ach night.
They will be held in the squad
milding on Fisher Road, and
he public is most cordially in
ited to attend.
To reach the squad building,
urn at the Lutheran church on
troad street and cross the rail
oad tracks. The building is lo
cated on the left.
Hundreds and hundreds of
household itema. furniture, ap
pliances, etc. will be offered
for sale.
There will be bargains galore.
Persons desiring to donate
merchandise to be auctioned
off are asked to call 883-3580 or
877-4262 for pickup.
“Come one, come all and en
joy the fun,” squad officials de
clare.
Refreshments will be served
each evening by the Rescuetta#.