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TRANSYLVANIA IS— An Industrial, Tourist, Educational, Agricul tural and Music Cen ter. Population, 12,241. 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. Vol. 57; No. 29 k 16 PAGES TODAY k BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1947 ★ SECTION ONE k PUBLISHED WEEKLY COURT TO OPEN HERE MONDAY ★ ★■A********************* *** Transylvania Placed In New Health District HENDERSON IS OTHER COUNTY IN NEW GROUP Cost Will Be Less Than Con tinuing In Five-County Set-Up, Brittain Says BOARDS MEET JOINTLY Plans are being completed to set up a health unit consisting of Transylvania and Henderson coun ties by August 1, Willis Brittain, chairman of the Transylvania county board of commissioners, said yesterday. As far as Transylvania county is concerned, the new two-county unit will replace the present dis trict one consisting of this county, Macon, Haywood, Jackson, Swain and the Cherokee Indian reserva tion. “Under the new set-up, the coun ty will receive at least one-third of the time of. the health officer and still maintain the present staff,” Mr. Brittain declared. “This ac tion is in line with the wishes of state officials, who realized that the five-county unit was much too large,” he said. The cost to belong to the five county unit for the fiscal year 1947-48, Mr. Brittain stated, would have been $6,775 while Transyl vania's part of maintaining the two county unit will be $4,200. He pointed out that the state will pay 45 per cent of the upkeep. Transyl vania’s part is slightly over one third and Henderson county’s slightly under two-thirds of the re mainder. A joint meeting of the county boards of the two county’s was held at Hendersonville Tuesday afternoon, at which time Chairman Don C. Wilkie, of the Henderson ville county board, expressed his hearty approval of the arrange ment. —Turn To Page Four BOARD CONTINUES WORK ON BUDGET To Help Purchase Motor cycle For Police. Other Business Transacted The town board of aldermen ^ continued to work on the budget for the fiscal year, 1947-’48 at a call meeting Monday night. While estimated expenditures were in creased approximately $5,000, the tax rate will remain unchanged at $1.45. The city fathers have decided to purchase water meters for out side users during the next year at a cost of $4,500, and a revenue of approximately $4,000 is expected from them. To help purchase a $900 motorcycle for traffic use by the police department, the board decided to appropriate an addi tional $450 to the town law enforce ment department. With the view of installing more —Turn To Page Four ' ...—“—-—"—-—>•—.—»{. CALENDAR OF i EVENTS 1 ♦.. — —■—————■----.I Thursday, July 17—Lions club to meet, Gaither’s cafeteria, 7:00. Friday, July 18—Kiwanis meet ing, Gaither’s cafeteria, 7:00. Soft ball doubleheader, Brevard high school field, 7:30. American Le gion auxiliary bingo party and fashion show, country drib, 8:00.1 Broadcast of concert, Transylvania Music camp, 7:30. Sunday, July 20 — Attend the church of your choice. Concert Transylvania Music camp, 4:00. Monday, July 21—Jaycee street dance, Brevard high school, 8:00. Tuesday, July 22—Softball dou bleheader, high school field, 7:30. Concert Transylvania Music camp, 8:00. Wednesday, July 23—“Pirates of Penzance”, Brevard high school auditorium, 8:15. Puppy Isn’t Taking A Cat Nap HERE'S ONE OCCASION where experimenting with white mice proves merely that a cute photograph may result. Waiting to en ter her mice in a McKeesport, Pa., pet show, Glenda Drye turned them loose on the back of a sleepy puppy. Obviously, he wasn’t taking a cat nap. (International) Thousands Hear Broadcast From Music Camp, Another Program Will Be Aired Friday Night To Feature John Sealy. O’Neal Conducts Sun day Concert Numerous reports have been re ceived of the success and excel lent coverage of the first broadcast from Transylvania Music camp last Friday night over stations WWNC, WBT and WSPA. The broadcast this week, begin ning at 7:30, will feature the sym phony orchestra with John Sealy, tenor, as guest soloist. The or chestra will be conducted by James Christian Pfohl. Mr. Sealy, a na tive of Greensboro, attended West minster Choir school and is now a soloist at West End Presbyterian church in New York City. He has been soloist with the Westminster choir at “The Lost Colony” at Man teo and in several movies. Mr. Seally will also be featured in a program to be given tonight in the Hendersonville high school audi torium by the music camp orches tra. The Sunday afternoon concert at 4:00 p. m. will be given by the band under the direction of Major J. B. O’Neal. Major O’Neal, who is assistant camp director for the fourth summer, is musical director of St. Lucie county schools in Florida and director of the Fort Pierce, Fla., high school band. A —Turn To Page Five I VFW TO DECORATE TOWN WITH FUGS ON ALL HOLIDAYS Burial Ceremonies For Men Killed Overseas Dis cussed At Meet The members of the Lewis Earle | Jackson post of the V. F. W. here have decide to undertake a proj ect of putting up flags extensively throughout the business section of Brrevard on all patriotic holidays. The action was decided upon at the regular meeting of the post in the club room Monday night in the Pickelsimer building. Consid erable discussion was held concern ing burial procedures when the bodies of men killed overseas be gin arriving next Monday. Beginning immediately, the members of the local post are launching a membership drive, it is reported. Following the business session Monday night, the ladies of the ; auxiliary of the V. F. W. served refreshments. Dr. Julius Sader, the commander, presided. George Rich spent the week end in Brevard with his family. "Pirates Of Penzance" To Be Given At Brevard High Next Wednesday Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Pirates of Penzance” will be presented by the Transylvania music camp in the Brevard high school auditor ium Wednesday evening, July 23, at 8:15 p. m. The operetta is pro duced by Kelly Danford and con ducted by James Christian Pfohl. Members of the faculty and out standing students will play the leading roles in this entertaining operetta, which was first per formed in 1880 and has grown in popularity since then. The three-act performance has a cast of nearly 50 and a technical crew of 10. Romine Hamilton will be the concertmaster of the orches tra. The plot concerns Frederic, who, when a small boy was apprenticed to a band of pirates through a stu pid mistake by his nurse, Ruth. As Frederic prepares to leave the band, he begs his pirate friends to give up their dishonest trade and join him, but they refuse. Having seen no other women but his nurse, Ruth, Frederic is almost persuad ed to marry her until Mab^ ar rives on the scene with a bevy of lovely maidens. The arrival of the young maidens leads to a series of involved situations with pirates, policemen and girls. Tickets for “Pirates of Pen zance” may be purchased from —Turn To Page Five MANY PRIZES TO BE AWARDED TO “MISS BREVARD” Event Here Is Sponsored By Jaycees. Dance At Club On July 25 The winner of the title, “Miss j Brevard,” in the Junior Chamber of Commerce beauty contest will be the recipient of many lovely prizes from business firms in town, the committee announced today. In addition to a free trip to Wrightsville Beach to compete in the “Miss North Carolina” contest, the winner will receive a dress from Winner’s, a bathing suit from Plummer’s, play-suit from Slack’s, a $15.00 permanent from Anne’s Beauty Bar, flowers from Sylvan Valley florest, a deluxe overnight case from Belk's and a year’s free pass to the Clemson and Coed the atres. The runners-up in the contest will also receive several free gifts. All of the contestants will be giv en stockings from Wheeler’s Hos iery mills, Shulman’s and Tran tham’s. Climaxing the beauty contest will I be the crowning of “Miss Brevard,” by Cecil Hill, president of the Bre vard Jaycees. at a dance at the country club, Friday evening, July 25. Carroll Henry and His Buc caneers, from Asheville, will play for the dance which will last from 9:00 until 1:30. The 14 contestants and their sponsors are as follows: Maude Stewart, sponsored by Brevard Lumber company; Marie Tankers ley, Austin’s Studio; Viola Johnson, Mjtchell-Pope Motor company; Eleanor Pettit, Houston Furniture company; Hazel Brown, McFee’s | Jewelry; Dot Poole, Brevard Laun dry; Mary Frances Gaither, Cash and Carry; Frances Walker, Mc Crary Home and Auto Supply; Beatsie Moore, Winner’s; Amelia Amos, Firestone store; Ruby Gal loway, Jackson’s bakery; Carolyn Kimzey, Coed and Clemson the atres; May Rigdon, the Grill, and! Kathleen McCrary, Long’s. Drug store. Sponsors who are contributing to the project are Varner’s Drug store, Parsons’ Jewelry, Whiteway Cleaners, Sledge’s Radio shop, The Chatterbox and Macfie’s drug store. Small Girl Goes Over Toxaway Falls, Escapes Injuries Betsy Gilmour, 10-year-old daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Mon roe Gilmour, of Charlotte, mirac ulously escaped fatal injuries when she fell over Toxaway falls, a 125-foot drop, Tuesday afternoon. The little girl was quickly rescued from the water of the pool below the falls and an ex amination here at the Transyl vania community hospital showed only a small cut on the head and facial scratches. Little Miss Gilmour had just completed the first session of camp here at Mary Gwynn’s camp and was on a sightseeing trip with her aunt en route to her home. She was sent in an ambulance from the hospital here to Charlotte Tuesday night. New Auto Store To Open Next Tuesday Ralph Monaghan has announced plans to open a home and auto sup ply store in the building next to the Canteen Cafe on south Cald well avenue next Tuesday. Shelves and bins are now being installed and Mr. Monaghan said that a large quantity of merchandise had already arrived. To be known as the Kenyon Au to store, the business will be a unit in a nation-wide chain. Mr. Monaghan is a native of St. Louis, Mo. He has been employed in Brevard since his discharge from the air corps in February, 1945. His wife is the former Miss Bert Wilkerson, of Brevard. Officer Pressley And Troupe Return Officer Pressley's unique Safety Traffic show will return to Transylvania county next week for six performances at the va rious camps. With his trained dogs and pigeons, Officer Pressley is teaching safety rules to thousands of children in a highly en tertaining manner. The schedule here next week is as follows: Camp Carolina, Monday, 8 p. m.; Camp Deerwoode, Tuesday, 8 p. m.; Transylvania Music camp, Wednesday, 5 p. m.; Rockbrook camp, 8 p. m.; Camp Illahee, Thursday, 8 p. m.; and Camp Grey stone, 8 p. m. New Model Automobiles Are Available On Many North Carolina 2nd Hand Car Lots CANNERYTOBE OPEN THREE DAYS WEEKLY IN FUTURE Many Persons Put Up Large Number Of Cans Dur ing Past Week A large number of Transylvania housewives were on hand for the opening of the cannery here last Thursday and an even larger num ber put up vegetables, fruits and meats Tuesday, Randall J. Lyday, general supervisor, reports today. The cannery will be open Thurs- j day and then three days, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of next week. This same schedule will be maintained from now until the opening of school, Mr. Lyday states. If demand justifies, the can nery will be open four or five days each week. After the opening of school, the facilities of the cannery will be open to the public from ; 3:00 o’clock in the afternoon until dark. —Turn To Page Eight Late Model “Second Hand ed” Ones Selling At Prices Higher Than New (By STAFF WRITER) Although automobile dealers here and elsewhere state that de liveries are not improving a great deal, at the same time new 1946 and 1947 models are readily avail able on most used car lots throughout the state and nation. But the catch is that these so called used cars, many of which have only been driven a few miles, sell for $300 to $1000 over the list price. A check-up revealed that a used car dealer in Gastonia had twenty 1946 and ’47 automobiles for sale at prices from $2,025 to $3,200. In fact this dealer did not have a single “used” car that was older than a 1946 model and one car, a Plymouth coupe, had been driven less than 50 miles. The large group of cars included many makes and body types. Dis played on the lot were Fords, Chevrolets, Plymouths, Dodges, Chryslers, Buicks, etc. How did they get there? No one seems to know exactly. It is stated —Turn To Page Eight Mabel Crowe, 15-Year Old Girl, Wins Plymouth Car in Lions Drive Mabel Crowe, 15-year-old daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Crowe, of Route 1, Brevard, had the thrill of her life last Satur i day night when her ticket, No. 9746, was good for one 1947 Ply mouth sedan given away by the local Lions club in the drive to raise funds to install germicidal lights in the elementary schools of the county. Other awards and the winners were: Eunice Waldrop, electric refrigerator; Ralph Waldrop, ra dio; and Frank Kaylor, electric Mixmaster. The awarding of these prizes cli maxed the drive which began last February and the winners were announced last Saturday night at the conclusion of a week’s en engagement by Lee’s Riding de vices. Dr. Carl Hardin reports today that the drive was a distinct suc cess and tha» a complete report will be made when all the mem bers of the Lions club have turned in their donations. Dr. Hardin, who was chairman of the commit tee, on behalf of the club ex pressed his sincere thanks to ev eryone who contributed to the campaign. Mr. and Mrs. T. £. Reid have returned from a visit in Glenville. JULY IBM IS SLATED TO LAST FOR TWO WEEKS Total Of 25 Divorce Cases Listed. Criminal Docket Is Large SINK TO PRESIDE The July-August term of Tran sylvania county superior court will convene here next Monday morn ing for a two weeks’ session. Judge Hoyle Sink will preside over the court and Clarence O. Ridings, of Forest City, will be the solicitor. A total of 124 cases are listed on the criminal docket and 33 on the civil calendar. Of special note on the latter are the 25 divorce cases. This is approximately twice the number of marriage licenses issued since the last term of superior court. While the court is scheduled to last two weeks, the criminal cases will probably be disposed of dur ing the first few days, and civil cases will be tried. For the first time in the history of the county women are listed on the jury list. They are Mrs. Donalds Lee Moore, Mrs. Doyle Moss, Mrs. Gerald Allison, Mrs. D. J. Luther, Mrs. B. T. Whitmire, Mrs. Verne Clement, Mrs. Cora Neil Turner and Bessie Gash. Cases Listed “The Battle of Connestee”, held* over from the April term of court, is listed on the docket and the de fendants are Cos Banther, J. C. Galloway, Leo Gravely, Ernest Cantrell, Willard McClure, Ed Owen and Walter Weilt. James Livingstone, of Hender sonville, who is charged with man slaughter in connection with the death of John L. Jenkins in an automobile accident at Enon last February, will be tried at this term, of court. —Turn To Page Four FEDERATION TO HAVE PICNIC 24HI Musicians Invited To Attend And Take Part On Pro gram; Contests Billed The annual picnic of the Farm* ers Federation will be held here at the Brevard high school Thurs day, July 24, from 6:30 to 10 p. m., James G. K. McClure, presi dent, has announced. Everybody is invited to the af fair, which each year attracts sev eral hundred people. A special in vitation has been issued to all mu sicians, quartets and choirs to at tend and take part on the pro gram. There will be several contests and prizes will be awarded to the winners. Free lemonade and wa termelon will be served after the picnic. F. B. Wilkie is manager of the Federation’s store here and is as sisting with arrangements ^pr the annual gathering. Negroes Nabbed By Officers, Stolen Car Is Recovered Two negroes were nabbed by the local police department and held on a $200 bond for having non-tax paid liquor in their posses sion last week end, Chief B. F. Banther reports today. The chief, Sgt. M. A. Nelson and Sheriff Bert Freeman made a raid on Greasy corner last Saturday and when they approached Mar vin Wilkes and Eddie Robinson for questioning, both negroes ran. Wilkes was caught immediately, but a pistol shot by one of the of ficers caused Robinson to “fly” and it was Sunday night before h© was apprehended. J. E. Williams, white, was also arrested by Officer E. G. Wilson, local policeman, last week while he was sitting in a suspicious look —Turn To Page Five
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