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 t
Camps, Entrance to
Pisgah National Forest
and Home of Brevard
Music Festival. i
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Vol. 57; No. 30
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BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1947
★ SECTION ONE ★
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
SCHOOL BUDGET
APPROVED TUES.
AT BOARD MEET
Bonds Worth $310,000 To
Be Sold If Building Con
ditions Are Favorable
►
SCHOOL OPENS SEPT. 1
Legislation enacted at the last
session of the general assembly
will result in an increase of $5,000
monthly in the salaries paid ap
proximately 80 teachers in the
Transylvania county school system
during the year beginning in Sep
tember, Supt. J. B. Jones said yes
terday.
Forty teachers will receive the
maximum of $241 per month pro
vided by the new scale, twenty will
draw $174 and the others will be
paid from $100 to $174 depending
on the kind of certificate they hold
and length of service.
The county board of education at
a meeting Tuesday adopted a budg
et calling for the expenditure of
$570,00!) for the approaching term
as compared with an over-all fig
ure of $497,317 for last year.
The largest item in the list of
expected revenues is bonds worth
$310,000. Mr. Jones said these se
curities would not be sold unless
an acceptable price could be ob-1
tained and building conditions i
were favorable. They were placed
in the bud^etm o^jcr su$u the
fuifjL Sn ’Th# the
hoard decide* to marfcot Uiiau.
Fig ores Axu'lyred
The various sources of income
and the amount each is expected to
yield follows:
Tax levy _$ 87,473
Money in bank_ 136,286
State Voc. Edc._ 7,000
Fines, penalties, etc._ 12,000
Poll taxes_ 3,600
Dog taxes _ 1,000
Use of school property __ 150
—Turn To Page Four!
I
SMITH EMPLOYED
BY TOWN BOARD
To Collect Money From
Parking Meters And As
sist In Water Dept.
Melvin Smith, former owner!
and manager of Smith’s Sinclair j
station here, is now employed by !
town of Brevard to collect money
from the parking meters and to
assist in the operation of the city
water department.
Mr. Smith will be responsible
for the daily chlorination count at
the reservoir and take all meter
readings, T. H. Barker, city clerk,
reports. Once a month Mr. Smith
will cut off deliquent patrons from
the water system.
In the near future he will make
a survey of the houses in Brevard
to discover wheather additional
rooms have been added so as to
adjust rates. He twill also ascertain
whether water is being wasted
through leaks. The clerk reported
that a leak the size of the lead
in an ordinary pencile would dis
charge approximately 4,000 gal
lins each month.
CALENDAR OF I
EVENTS |
Thursday, July 24 — Masonic
meeting in lodge hall on Broad
street, 8:00 o’clock
Friday, July 25—Softball game,
7:30, Brevard high school field.
Broadcast and concert, Transyl
vania Music camp, 7:30. Jaycee
Beauty Ball, Brevard country
club, 9:30.
Saturday, July 26 — Troop 5,
Boy Scouts to leave for camping
trip, Pisgah Forest, 2:00. Ecusta
Sayles baseball game 3:30. Soft
ball game, Brevard high school,
7:30.
Sunday, July 27 — Attend the
church of your choice. Concert
. —Turn To Page Eight
Good Progress Is Being Made
In Drive By Music Festival
Association, $4,000 Raised
<
Defends Husband
SHOWN AT PIIONE in her
Chicago home is Mrs» Sylvia Wal
lis, 38, Wife JEfnesi D. Wal
l!c. a*® m$mitwo ex-Army
sergeants who are being held by
the F.B.I. in connection with
the theft of atomic bomb data.
She declared that her husband is
innocent and that she will stand
by him. (International Sound
photo.)
THIRD BROADCAST
TO ORIGINATE AT
MUSIC CAMP FRI.
Leading Radio Stations Are
Carrying Programs From
Transylvania
Following two highly success
ful broadcasts, the third in a
series of musical programs will
originate from Transylvania Mus
ic camp this Friday night at 7:30
o’clock and will feature the con
cert band and chorus.
In addition to the musical pro
grams carried each week over
stations WNC, WBT and WSPA,
a citizen of Brevard makes a brief
talk each week. Last Friday Cecil
Hill spoke on behalf of the Lions
club which sponsored “Pirates of
Penzance.” This week’s speaker
will be Ed M. Anderson, publisher
of the Transylvania Times.
Chorus To Sing
This is the first appearance of
the camp choral group on the air.
Directed by John Holliday, the
choral selections wlil include
“Lamb of God,” “Cotton Picking
Song,” and other favorites by
contemporary composers. The
—Turn To Page Four
»
Budget Of $8,000 Needed
To Bring Outstanding Mu
sicians, Singers Here
Approximately $4,000 — one
half of the goal of the Brevard
Music festival association for the
1947 season—has been reached and
300 memberships have been sold,
according to F. S. Best, chairman
of membership committee.
In urging the public at large to
secure memberships early to this
outstanding musical event to be
staged here two week ends in Au
gust, Mr. Best states that the offi
cials are highly gratified over the
good response to the sale of tickets
and that all persons desiring to
attend the second annual festival
should obtain their memberships
immediately, avoiding the last min
ute rush. A limited number of 600
memberships will be sold.
10 Concerns Supporting
Solicitations are now being made
by the Jaycees in the residential
section of Brevard and the mem
bers of the Lions club are contact
ing the business firms. Already 40
business, professional and indus
trial men have supported the fes
tival in the form of patron and
sponsor memberships.
“Presenting a series of seven
important concerts, the 1947 fes
tival will offer the very best in
musical entertainment for resi
dents of Western North Carolina
and summer visitors,” Mr. Best
said. “Enthusiastically received
last year, the festival has been ex
panded and improved this season.”
The seven concerts will feature
the 60-piece festival symphony and
six internationally famous artists,
who are: Eugene Istomin, pianist,
August 15; Adelaide Van Wey,
operatic star, August 16; Frances
Yeend, lyric soprano, August 17;
Patricia Travers, violinist, August
22; and Edna Phillips, coloratura
—Turn To Page Eight
terminal Leave
Bond-Cashing Bill
Is Sent To Truman
WASHINGTON—Passed unan
imously by both the House and
Senate, the terminal leave bond
cashing measure awaits only the
signature of President Truman,
to be enacted into law.
The bill permits, but does not
require former enlisted men of
the armed forces to cash bonds
issued in lieu of cash terminal
pay at local banks after Septem
ber 1. Under the present law the
maturity date is five years after
the date of issue.
It is estimated by Paul Whit
mire, veterans service officer
for Transylvania county, that ap
proximately 1,500 veterans, or
three-fourths of those, eligible,
have applied for their leave
bonds to date.
Large Crowd Expected To Attend
Federation Picnic Here Tonight
A large crowd is expected to at
tend the annual picnic of the
Farmers Federation at the Bre
vard high school Thursday night,
July 24. A gala event of music,
games and entertainment has been
planned, according to James G.
K. McClure, president.
In addition to the annual report
on activities of the federation dur
ing the past year, the program will
include music by the Fanners Fed
eration string band and by many
musicians of Transylvania and sur
rounding counties. All musicians,
singers, choirs and quartets are
especially invited to attend and
participate in the program.
A prize will be offered to the
person bringing the. largest truck
load of people, the largest family
present and the most bald-headed
man.
Featured on the entertainment
program will be Alex Houston,
young ventriloquist of Henderson
ville, and the federation hen,
which waddles onto the stage to
the tune of “Cackling Hen” and
calmly lays an egg for all to see.
Free iemonade and watermelon
will be furnished by the federa
tion.
Miss Grace Collier, of West
Point, Va., and Mrs. Gale Lance
and children, of Cashiers, are vis
iting Mrs. Thomas Dodsworth.
Beauty Contestants In Jaycees* “Miss Brevard” Contest
Pictured above are most of the girls who are ;
contestants in the “Miss Brevard” beauty contest
sponsored by the Jaycees. The winner will be
crowned at the Beauty Ball to be held at the Bre
vard count^^tob^^iri4*|fel4g|jt. Reading left to
> '^ht (io v J&ijr (ialloway, Anu-li i
Amos, Carolyn Kimzey, Maude Stewart, Frances
Walker and Eleanor Pettit. Second row, Beatsie
Moore,, Marie Tankersley, Mary Frances Gaither,
Viola Johnson, May Rigdon and Dot Poole. Absent
when the picture was made were Hazel Brown
and Kathleen McCrary. (Staff Photo}
TRANSTLVANIA TO
BE REPRESENTED
IN FOLK FESTIVAL
Ecusta, Connestee Square
Dance Teams Entered
In Asheville Event
Transylvania county will be well
represented in Asheville’s 20th
Annual Mountain Folk festival
| which gets underway Thursday
| night in the city auditorium. The
I Ecusta square dance team, recog
nized as one of the finest in West
ern North Carolina, the Ecusta
string band, the Connestee Falls
square dance team and the Enon
Playboys will all participate in the
event, it is reported today.
Last year the Ecusta team
| placed first in the two of the three
festivals entered. Composed of
the same dancers with “Speedy”
Jones as caller, the team is ex
pected to be right at the top this
season. The band, under the di
rection of Blaine Emory, will
furnish the music for the club and
will also entertain during the fes
tival. John Eversman, recreation
al director at Ecusta, will have
charge of both the team and the
band.
Members of the square dance
team are: Mr. and Mrs. “Speedy”
Jones, Walter Ashworth and Miss
Edith Styles, Hal Keener and Miss
Elaine Bryson, Joe Earle Jones
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Floyd King Saves
Child After Fall
According to Mrs. J. A. Rosbor
ough, of Miami, Fla., summer visi
tor to this section, Floyd King,
of Lake Toxaway, should be
awarded the Carnegie medal for
heroism for his quick action in
rescuing Betsy Gilmour, who last
Tuesday fell over Lake Toxaway
falls.
During the excitement of rush
ing Betsy, 10-year-old daughter of
Dr. and Mrs. Monroe Gilmour, of
Charlotte, to the hospital, the
identity of the rescuer was not
discovered until later. Mr. King,
who was operating a fruit stand
near the highway at the head of
the falls, saw the child plunge
over the tdp. He immediately
rushed to the bottom and pulled
her unconscious from the water.
She was quickly revived and es
caped injuries in the fall of some
125 feet.
“Miss Brevard" To Be Crowned
At Beauty Ball Friday Night,
14 Contestants Are In Event
MUSIC CAMP SHOW
AT HICH SCHOOL
WELL ATTENDED
To Give “Pirates Of Pen
zance” At Three Neigh
boring Towns
A large crowd attended the
Transylvania Music camp’s pro
duction of “Pirates of Penzance”,
which was presented Wednesday
night in the Brevard high school
auditorium.
Under the sponsorship of the
Brevard Lions club, the outstand
ing musical show, will again be
given Saturday night, July 26, in
Black Mountain; at Waynesville
next Monday night; and at Hen
dersonville next Wednesday night,
July 20.
The operetta, a Gilbert and Sul
livan production, was produced
here by Kelly Danford and con
ducted by James Christian Pfohl.
The cast included some 50 musi
cians and singers from the facul
ty and students of the Transylvania
—Turn To Page Four
Many Prizes Offered To The i
Winner. Also Trip To j
Wrightsville Beach
Climaxing the Jaycee Beauty!
contest will be the Beauty Ball at
the Brevard country club, Friday
evening, where “Miss Brevard”
will be crowned by Cecil Hill, pres
ident of the Jaycees.
Judges from out of the county
will select the prettiest girl fjom
14 contestants, who will receive
many lovely prizes from Brevard
merchants as well as a free trip
to Wrightsville Beach to compete
in the “Miss North Carolina” con
test, August 16.
The dance at the country club
will be from 9:30 until 1:30 with
music by Carol Henry and His
Buccanneers from Asheville.
The prizes include flowers, play
clothes, an overnight case, a per
manent wave and a year’s pass to
the movies. The 14 girls who will
compete for these prizes and the
title, “Miss Brevard”, are: Ruby
Galloway, Amelia Amos, Carolyn
Kimzey, Maude Stewart, Frances
Walker, Eleanor Pettit, Beatsie
Moore, Marie Tankersley, Mary
Frances Gaither, Viola Johnson,
—Turn To Page Eight
Motorists With Names Beginning
With A And B Being Re-Examined
If your last name begins with
either A or B, this article applies
to you, for the new Highway Safe
ty Act, which went into effect July
1, requires that you take a driv
er’s license re-examination before
January 1, 1948.
The examiner will be here in
the sheriff’s office in the court
house each Thursday and Friday
from 9:00 a. m. to 4:30 p. m., it is
reported.
All other drivers will be re
examined in alphabetical order
within the next four years. The
C’s and D’s will come up between
January 1, 1948, and June 30,
1948. Schedules for other drivers
will be announced later.
The experts in Raleigh, advise
the A’s and B’s to get their li
censes now instead of waiting un
til the end of the year. “Get them
early and avoid the rush,” they
warn.
Penalty Provided
Those who fail to take a re
examination before January 1 will
be guilty of driving without a li
cense, which is a misdemeanor, the
punishment for which is a fine of
not less than $25 and not less than
30 days in jail, or both.
An applicant coming in for- re
examination—or a person getting
his license for the first time—is
required to take an eye test, with
—Turn To Page Four
LARGE NUMBER
OF MINOR CASES
ARE DISPOSED OF
Total Of 25 Divorce Cases
Now Being Heard. Few
Civil Ones
JUDGE SINK PRESIDES
The July-August term of crim
inal court ended Wednesday after
noon, with a large number of mi
nor cases being disposed of and
many others being continued.
Judge Hoyle Sink, of Charlotte*
presided and Solicitor Clarence O.
Ridings prosecuted.
Divorce proceedings started yes
terday afternoon, 25 cases being
listed. These are expected to be
completed late Thursday afternoon
as well as the few civil cases.
Judge Sink has yet to pass sen
tence on several defendants includ
ing Van Owen, whose case was
before the jury when The Times
went to press yesterday afternoon.
In the case of James Livingston,
of Hendersonville, who was
charged with manslaughter in the
death of John L. Jenkins in an
automobile accident at Enon last
February, the court took a noi
pros.
Pinball machines which were re
cently seized in raids by the sher
iff’s department, were ordered de
molished by Judge Sink. A truck,
which also was seized in the raids,
will be held until the 4ext term of
court, when the defendants will be
tried.
Two women, Mrs. D. J. Luther
and Mrs. Doyle Moss, were mem
bers of the jury this week and hold
the distinction of being the first
women to be called and to serve
on a jury in Transylvania county.
The following cases were dis
posed of:
Reckless driving: Roy King, $25
and costs; James Douglas Rice,
—Turn To Page Five
FOUR MOONSHINE
STILLS NABBED
Sheriff Attributes Increase
Of Liquor Making To End
Of Sugar Rationing
The end of sugar rationing has
definitely increased the amount of
“moonshine” being made in the
hills of Transylvania county, Sher
iff Bert Freeman reported yester
day.
However, the sheriff’s depart
ment is doing something about
this revival of this ancient and
traditional industry and four stills,
three of them new copper ones,
were nabbed by members of the
county law enforcement depart
ment on Sunday, Monday and
Tuesday. All equipment was de
stroyed and some 500 gallons of
beer were poured out.
Sunday afternoon a 35-gallon
copper still was discovered in the
Reid Siding section of the county
and on Monday afternoon a 60
gallon new copper outfit was
—Turn To Page Eight
Troop 5 Planning
Camping Trip To
John’s Rock Sat.
Boy Scouts of troop 5, Pisgah
Forest, are this week end plan
ning an overnight camping trip to
John’s Rock camp in the Pisgah
National forest, and Frank Carr,
Jr., the Scoutmaster, invites other
Scouts, leaders and Scoutmasters,
to attend the camping event
Leaving from the Pisgah Forest
school at 2:00 o’clock Saturday af
ternoon, the boys will make camp
in the forest shortly after that
time and technicolor movies will
be made of the Scouts in action.
All phases of Scouting will be car
ried out during the afternoon and
evening and a special Boy Scout
service will be held at the camp at
11:00 o’clock Sunday morning. The
troop will break camp at 2:00
o’clock Sunday, it is reported.