TRANSYLVANIA
IS—
An Industrial, Tourist,
Educational, Agricul
tural and Music Cen
ter. Population, 12,241.
Vol. 57; No. 24
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The Transylvania Times
A State And National Prize-Winning Newspaper And An A.B.C. Paper
TRANSYLVANIA
IS—
The Land of Waterfalls,
Mecca for Summer
Camps, Entrance to
Pisgah National Forest
and Home of Brevard
Music Festival.
SECTION ONE
BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1947
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
1,500 TO ATTEND SUMMER CAMPS
Interest In Feldspar Mining Here Is Reviving
SPRUCE PINE MEN
MAKE CALLS ON
RANGER HUBER
Chamber Of Commerce To
Launch Membership Drive
Next Wednesday
DELEGATES NAMED
A sharp revival of interest in
feldspar mining in Transylvania
county was reported by W. W. Hu
ber, secretary of the Brevard
chamber of commerce, at the reg
ular monthly meeting of the board
of directors Tuesday night in the
new building on the court house
lawn.
Mr. Huber, district ranger in
the Pisgah National forest here,
stated that he had received nu
merous calls from men living in
Spruce Pine and said there were
millions of tons of the mineral in
the county, largely in the Glou
cester township.
It was generally agreed that the
development of feldspar mining
here would be highly beneficial in
that it would create jobs at good
wages. At the present time only
one person is mining feldspar in
Transylvania, Mr. Huber reports,
but since the mineral, which is
used in the manufacture of porce
lain and china dishes, is so much
in demand, others are expected to
enter the mining field here in the
near future.
Following the discussion of min
ing, President Willis Britain, who
presided at the meeting, report
ed that the membership drive
would be started next Wednesday,
and he urged all old and new mem
bers to pay their dues as early
as possible. A canvass of all the
business houses and industries in
the town and county will be made,
it is stated.
Messrs. Huber, C. M. Douglas, S.
E. Varner and H. B. Shiflet were
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MISS JULIA DEAVER
TO RETIRE JULY 1
Beloved Local Woman Has
Taught 35 Years In Coun
ty Grammar Schools
Miss Julia Deaver, beloved teach
er in the public schools of the
county, will retire on July 1, after
35 years of continuous service,
John E. Rufty, principal of the
Brevard grammar school, an
nounced yesterday.
Mr. Rufty praised Miss Deaver’s
ability as a teacher and her de
votion to duty, as exemplified in
these long years of arduous work
in the class room. “The example
of Miss Deaver is particularly not
able today,” Mr. Rufty said, “when
there has been such an alarming
egress of teachers from the profes
sion for more lucrative work.”
Miss Deaver taught for 19 years
at Pisgah Forest, two at Selica and
14 years in the grammar school at
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CALENDAR OF
EVENTS
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Thursday, June 12—Fidelis class
to hold picnic at White Pine, 6:00.
W.O.W. to hold chicken fry at
White Pine at 7:30.
Friday, June 13—Softball double
header, high school field at 7:30.
Saturday—Music Lovers club to
meet at 3:30 with Mrs. Kizer.
Sunday, June 15 — Attend the
church of your choice. Tennis
match at Sapphire, Ecusta vs.
Johnson City, Tenn., 1:00. Singing
convention at Mt. Moriah Calvert
Baptist church at 2:30 p. m.
Monday,, June 16 — Mayor’s
court 9:30-11:00 a. m. D. A. E. to
meet at 3:30 with Mrs. Ralph Ram
sey. Moose to meet 7:30 in Gai
thers Cafeteria.
Tuesday, June 17 — Summer
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President Straus Receives Degree
HARRY II. STRAUS, founder and president of the Ecusta Pa
per corporation, was awarded the honorary degree of doctor of en
gineering at commencement exercisers held Monday at State col
lege in Raleigh in recognition for his achievements in engineering
and industry. Dr. Straus’ citation was read at the college! exercises
by Col. J. W. Harrelson, chancellor, and the degree was conferred
by Dr. Frank Porter Graham, president of the Greater University
| of North Carolina.
Honorary Engineering Degree Is
Conferred On Harry H. Straus At
State College Finals In Raleigh
Ecusta President Attributes
Honor To Success Of Plant
And Staff Cooperation
The honorary degree of Doctor
of Engineering was conferred up
on Harry H. Straus, founder and
president of the Ecusta Paper cor
poration, Monday at commence
ment exercises at North Carolina
State college in Raleigh.
Dr. Frank Porter Graham, pres
ident of the Greater University of
North Carolina, conferred the de
gree in recognition of Dr. Straus’
achievements in engineering and
industry.
The diploma cites Dr. Straus as
an eminent inventor, engineer
and the founder of 12 manufactur
ing plants in America and in
France, the most important being
the Ecusta Paper corporation. He
is also a panel member of the
war labor board, a director of
public foundations and a Chevalier
of the French Legion of Honor.
Honor For Company And
Community
In commenting on the degree
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AQUATIC SCHOOL
TO CLOSE FRIDAY
AT CAMP CAROLINA
Regatta In Afternoon For
Campers; Banquet Sched
uled In Evening
A regatta Friday afternoon at 4
o’clock at Camp Carolina will
bring to an end the Red Cross
aquatic school, which has been in
progress there since June 4, Har
ry Kenning, director, said yester
day.
The regatta this year will be for
the exclusive benefit of campers
of the county and will be closed
to the general public. Mr. Kenning
said this had become necessary on
account of the increasingly large
number attending these events and
the resulting traffic congestion.
Mr. Kenning said the school
which closes tomorrow has been a
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Miss Plummer Wins Grand Prize I n
Amateur Show, Winners Are Listed
Miss Mary Frances Plummer,
talented daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
R. H. Plummer, of Brevard, walked
off with the grand prize of $15.00
as well as first prize in the piano
solo division at the Kiwanis Ama
teur night, which was staged in the
Brevard high school auditorium
last Saturday night before a
packed house.
Master of Ceremonies John Ev
ersman said that Miss Plummer
displayed exceptional talent and
poise and was due the tremen
dous applause she received. Car
oline Fuller was adjudged the sec
ond best performer in the show
with her flute solo and Harry Sel
lers, Jr., won third grand prise
with his acrobatic act.
Some 25 boys and girls partic
ipated in the second annual Ki
wanis Amateur show, which was
described as being highly success
ful by Bill Huber, who was in
charge of arrangements. Special
music for the show was furnished
by the Ecusta concert band, the
Ecusta string band and the square
dance team from the local paper
corporation put on a square dance
exhibition.
Winners in the various classifi
cations were as follows:
Instumental solo: first prize_
Caroline Fuller; second prize—
Bobbie Jean Sherrill, trumpet so
lo; third prize—Mildred Fuller,
clarinet solo.
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‘TAP ROOTS” NOW
BEING HLMED IN
TRANSYLVANIA CO,
Scenes Shot At Toxaway
Falls On Wednesday.
Returning Thursday
A troop of 25 “cavalrymen” in,
Confederate gray charged across
a river Wednesday near Toxaway
Falls for the benefit of “Tap Roots”
movie cameramen as Director
George Marshall and company took
advantage of another day of perfect
filming weather to push location
work toward completion.
More than 100 Hollywood actors
and producers and a large amount
of motion picture apparatus made
shots for James Street’s new mov
ie, “Tap Roots,” at Toxaway Falls
all day Wednesday and the group
is scheduled to return to the coun
ty on Thursday.
During the past week, many
scenes have been taken in Ashe
ville and vicinity, the filming of
the movie is scheduled to be com
pleted by the middle of next week.
Some of the leading actors in j
the picture are Van Heflin, Boris
Karloff, Richard Long, Ward Bond
and Susan Haywood.
Filming is expected to be done
in the Connestee section and along
Davidson river on Thursday, it is
reported.
REV. W. P. BALDWIN
INSTALLED SUNDAY
Native Of Clinton, S. C., Be
comes Pastor Of Local
Presbyterian Church
Rev. Walter P. Baldwin, Jr., was
installed as pastor of the Brevard
Davidson River Presbyterian
church at a service held in the
church here last Sunday evening.
The commission, which installed
Rev. Baldwin consisted of Rev. R.
E. McClure, of Asheville, chair
man, who presided; Rev. J. C. Nev
ille and F. A. Bailey, of Horse
Shoe; J. L. Gash of Brevard, and
Rev. Jack B. Davidson, or High
lands.
The Rev. Neville delivered the
sermon and the Rev. Davidson
charged the minister. Mr. Bailey
charged the congregation.
Rev. Baldwin received his aca
demic training at the University
of South Carolina and took his
theoglogical course at Union Theo
logical seminary, Richmond, Va.
He served as assistant pastor of
the First Presbyterian church in
Columbia, S. C. A chaplain in
World War II, he was stationed in
the South Pacific area.
The Rev. Mr. Baldwin a native
of Clinton, S. C., succeeds Rev.
Ashby Johnson, who resigned the
pastorate here to accept work in
Louisville, Ky. He and his wife
are now domiciled in the manse
on Probart street.
Many Attend Monday
Night Street Dances
The first street dance of the
summer Monday night proved suc
cessful and popular with towns
people, according to Doyle Wells,
chairman of the committee, and
the Jaycees will continue these
square dances throughout the sum
mer months.
Approximately 500 persons were
present Monday on the roped off
area in front of the Brevard high
school and music was furnished
by the Enon Playboys. Bill War
ren was the caller.
An even larger crowd is expect
ed next Monday night, Mr. Wells
reports, and dancing will begin
promptly at 8:00 o'clock.
CALLED TO TENNESSEE
Mr. and Mrs. Gill Thomas were
called to Brownsville, Tenn., on
account of the death of Mr. Thom
as’ mother, Mrs. Minnie W. Thom
as, who died Saturday, June 7.
Holy Land R. R. Station Blasted
THIS RAILROAD STATION at Ramleh, Palestine!, was dynamit
ed by four men who police say were masked and disguised in po
lice uniforms. The station master’s wife was the only one injured
in the blast. Ramleh is a town with a population of about 10,000
Arabs. (International)
Large Number Of Persons Are
Visiting In Pisgah Natl Forest,
| Areas Are Being Improved
Succumbs To Illness
KARL T. BOSSE, well-known
local citizen, died last Thurs
day morning here and was bur
ned Friday afternoon. Mr. Bosse
was prominent in religious, civ
ic and business circles and
served as assistant cashier of the
bank here for the past six yeiars.
New Tables, Fireplaces Are
Erected. Overnight Camp
ing Area At Pink Beds
A record number of sightseers,
vacationers and summer tourists
are driving up through scenic Pis
gah National forest, especially on
week ends, according to Ranger
W. W. Huber.
Every effort is being made to
accommodate swimmers, picnick
ers and others by the forest of
ficials and the nine picnic areas
have been improved and enlarged,
it is reported. New tables have
been erected and concrete fire
places have been built.
Facilities for overnight camping
in the Pink Beds section of the
forest are being constructed, it
is stated by the ranger, and are
expected to be open to the public
by the middle of June. This work
includes the clearing out of park
ing spaces for trailers with in
creased privacy and seclusion, ex
tension of water system and the
repairing of roads.
Concession Is Opened '
The North Mills area is open
for the first time and Mrs. Fred
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Record Enrollment Expected Here At
College Next Week, Coltrane Reports
A record number of summer
school enrollees is expected here
at Brevard college for the thir
teenth session which gets under
way next Tuesday, June 17, Dr. E.
J. Col rane, president of the in
stitution announces today.
Registration of new students
will be held on Monday and orien
tation meetings will be held during
the day. Tuesday will be registra
tion day of all students and
classes will aegin on Wednesday.
Applications for admission to
summer school have poured in,
President Coltrane reports, and
with the recently completed gov
ernment housing units on the cam
pus here, a larger number of stu
dents will be accommodated.
The new classroom building will
be put into use this summer as
will the chemistry laboratory and
the new mechanical drawing room,
it is reported.
J. P. Porter, who has taught bi
ology in the University of Tennes
see for the past 14 years, will be
the dean of men during the sum
mer term, President Coltrane an
nounces, and Homer McCoy, of
Huntington, W. Va., will teach me
chanical drawing and mathematics.
This fall Mr. McCoy will be assist
ant football coach and will assist
in the physical education depart
ment. For the past three years,
he has been teaching and coaching
in the High Point schools, it is re
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BOYS AND GIRLS
WILL COME FROM
ALL PARTS OF O.S.
Eleven Camps To Operate
In Transylvania This Sum
mer. Full Enrollments
SUMMARIES GIVEN
Approximately 1,500 boys and
girls from various parts of the
United States, and some from for
eign countries, will arrive in Bre
vard at varying dates beginning
next week to make up the
attendance at the 11 organized
summer camps in Brevard and
Transylvania county. Of the 11
camps, seven are for girls, one for
boys and three for both boys and
girls.
The camps to operate in the
county are: Camp Deerwoode,
Camp Illahee, Keystone camp,
Rockbrook camp, Camp Cateechee,
Camp Toxaway and Camp Mary
Burgiss, for girls; Camp Carolina,
for boys; and, Eagles Nest camp,
Mary Gwynn camp and Transyl
vania Music-School camp for both
boys and girls.
The capacity limit of the camps
varies from 50 to 200 campers, and
maximum enrollment is expected
at each of the summer camps this
year, it is reported.
Known as a mecca for organized
summer camps, Transylvania of
fers ideal conditions for camp-life
for boys and girls from all parts
of the nation. Prior to the war,,
there xere a total of 14 camps op
erating : ami last year, 10 were
in operation. A new one, Camp
Toxaway, is opening this year and
capacity enrollment is announced.
All of the camps have trained
! and experienced directors and
I counselors to supervise the vari
ous activities of camp life, includ
ing swimming, canoeing, and other
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BAILEY PRAISES
LOCAL FIREMEN
Said High Rating Here la
Due To Modern Equipment
And Thorough Training
“Brevard has a fire department
second to none in North Carolina,’*
Chief Jim Bailey of Asheville told
a group of firemen and town of
ficials at a meeting here Monday
night.
The recognized state fire instruc
tor said the high rating of t h e
Brevard department was due to
three things—modem equipment,
proper training over a long period
of months, and personnel that was
willing and eager to learn and put
their training to practical use.
“Your town officials are to be
thanked for giving you the neces
sary items to work with,” the fire
chief said, “and you men of the
department are due the plaudits of
the entire community for your long
grind of training and practice,” he
continued. Further, the Asheville
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Clean-Up Week Is
Delayed; Mayor
Urges Cooperation
Mayor S. E. Varner announced
yesterday that the townwide
clean-up campaign set for the
week of June 16 to 23 had been
deferred for a week and will take
place from June 23 to 28. For
various reasons, it was neces
sary to defer the campaign |n
order to insure a larger partic
ipation by the citizens, the may
or said.
The B and PW club will have
charge of the clejan-up with oth
er clubs assisting. In an effort
to arouse interest in the clean
up, Mayor Varner is speaking to
each of the civic and service
clubs in Brevard. In these talks,
he is urging united effort to
make the town more attractive
to visitors and more healthful
for permanent readmits.