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. 34
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BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1947
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
TO PERMIT DEER HUNTING HERE
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Four Concerts To Climax 1947 Music Festival
FAMOUS ARTISTS
WILL BE HEARD
WITH SYMPHONY
First Part Of 1947 Event
Was Highly Successful.
Many Critics Here
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Four concerts this week end,
featuring three famed solo artists
and the 60-piece symphony orches
tra, will climax the second annual
Brevard Music festival.
Playing before capacity audi
ences last week end, the festival
symphony was favorably compared
with outstanding national sym
phonic groups. The artists, Eugene
Istomin, Brevard’s own Adelaide
Van Wey and Nan Merriman were
highly applauded at the three con
certs given.
Music critics from leading news
papers and magazines attended the
concerts last week end, and many
more are expected to arrive for
the final programs which will be
concluded with Sunday’s concert.
On Friday’s Concert
Patricia Travers, 19-year-old
American violinist, will appear in
the opening concert Friday night,
at 8:15 o'clock. Miss Travers has
only recently returned from her
concert tour of Europe, where she
appeared in Paris, London and
Holland. Seven concerts in two
years with the Philadelphia orches
tra, Carnegie Hall performances,
and her appearances with other
outstanding groups such as the
Chicago Symphony, Cincinnati,
Washington and other orchestras
in her transcontinental tours have
established her among the first
instrumentalists of the day. The
young violinist will be heard as
soloist in Brahms’ Concerto in D
Major, Op. 77.
The program for Saturday will
include a free children’s concert
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CASSELS OPENS
VARIETY STORE
Firm Has Location At Cor
ner Jordan And Broad;
► Hawkins To Manage
S. M. Cassels, of Easley, S. C.,
has opened up a five and ten cent
store in the Mull building at the
corner of South Broadway and
Jordan street.
Mr. Cassels owns six variety
stores, including the one here,
and is preparing to open another
at Inman, S. C., at an early date.
Others are located in Easley, S.
C., which is the headquarters of
the chain, Greenville, S. C., Toc
coa, Ga., Seneca and Central, S. C.
Dan Hawkins, originally of
Simpsonville, S. C., is manager of
the store here. He is a member of
the Baptist church, of the Rotary
club and is unmarried. Mr. Haw
kins lives with the Norwoods on
Probart street.
Mr. Cassels said yesterday that
he had been endeavoring for five
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CALENDAR OF 1
EVENTS |
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Thursday, August 21—Regular
meeting of Lions club, Gaithers
cafeteria at 7 p. m. Transylvania
Folk Jubilee at Brevard high
school at 8 p. m. Musical program
Brevard college, 6:15.
Friday, August 22—Fourth con
cert of Brevard Music festival at
8:15 p. m. at Transylvania Music
camp. Broadcast at 9:30. Square
dance at Brevard country club,
sponsored by B & PW club. Soft
ball game on lighted high «fchool
field at 7:30 p. m.
Saturday, August 23—Free chil
dren’s concert of Brevard Music
festival at 2:30 p. m. Concert of
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Brevard Water Supply Is Low,
Mayor Varner Issues Appeal
For All Citizens To Conserve
Heads Aquatic School
HARRY KENNING, above, is
directing the 24th annual Red
Cross Aquatic school at Camp
I Carolina this week with some
[ 150 persons attending. While
waterfront safety is stressed,
students are trained in farm,
home and industrial safety
measures.
'AQUATIC SCHOOL
! OPENED AT CAMP
| CAROLINA MON.
! Approximately 150 Students
j Registered. All Safety
Measures Taught
The 24th annual Red Cross
Aquatic school at Camp Carolina
opened last Monday for the sec
ond 10-day session this summer,
the first of which was held in
June.
“We have nearly 150 students,
■ which are as many as we are
I equipped to take care of,” Direc
itor Harry Kenning stated yester
| day. “This promises to be one of
| the most successful schools held
[ here since the war,” he said.
The school, one of the 30 spon
sored by the National Red Cross,
endeavors to train persons in all
phases of waterfront safety, as well
as safety measures in the home,
industry, or on the farm. All per
sons who are registered at the
camp must agree to teach Red
Cross courses if ever called upon
to do so. The readiness to help in
all disasters, as shown by Red
Cross personnel and individuals
who had been trained in these
courses at Texas City was pointed
out by Director Kenning. “Em
phasis is placed on learning by
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Reservoir Level Two Feet
Below Normal. Still Fall
ing As Drought Holds
As the extreme dry weather
continues here, Mayor S. E. Var
ner yesterday issued a warning to
all citizens in and around Brevard
to conserve water.
“Our water supply is danger
ously low,” the mayor declared.
He urged all citizens to refrain
from watering lawns, gardens and
to repair leaky faucets and other
plumbing fixtures.
A serious fire here would prac
tically deplete the water supply,
which is two feet below normal
level in the reservoir, it is re
ported. Previously, during dry
spells, the water level has gone
down during the daytime and risen
again at night. However, the pres
ent drought is so severe that the
level has been steadily declining.
As the dry weather continues, it
is expected to drop more since
the inflow is becoming less and
less.
In an effort to conserve the
dwindling supply of water, the
f municipal swimming pool was
closed Wednesday.
It is pointed out that light show
ers will not materially increase the
amount of water in the reservoir.
Only a heavy rain of some dura
tion will end the present strin
gency.
As a safeguard against waste,
a city employee is being sent to
check the water systems of all pa
trons. It is explained that the wa
ter from both creeks is going into
the reservoir, where there is never
an overflow at night-time. Tues
day night, the mayor said, the lev
el in the reservoir dropped 28
inches.
“This is an emergency and I
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CLARK RETURNS
FROM OHIO RACE
Youth Awarded Many Prizes
For Participating In Soap
Box Derby
Raymond Clark, of Brevard, who
won Asheville’s Soap Box Derby
recently, returned here Tuesday
night from Akron, Ohio, where he
competed with 135 boys from all
over the nation in the All-American
Soap Box Derby. Young Clark ran
second in the 35th heat, and says
he had a “swell” time along with
learning some valuable tips on
how to build fast racers.
His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Em
mett Clark, accompanied him on
the trip, and Mrs. Clark said she
was justly proud of her son. And
she had a right to be, for he re
ceived a gold key to the city of
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Asheville Mayor Speaks To Local
Rotary Club, Program Is Outlined
Clarence Morgan, mayor of
Asheville and a past-president of
the Asheville Rotary club, was
the guest speaker at the recently
organized Brevard Rotary club in
Gaithers cafeteria last Wednesday
night.
In answering the question, “What
Is Rotary?” Mr. Morgan said that
Rotary is a world fellowship of
business and professional exec
utives who accept the “Ideal of
Service” as the basis for success
and happiness in business and com
munity life. In Rotary, he said,
thoughtfulness of others is regard
ed as the basis of service, and
helpfulness to others as its expres
sion. Together they constitute the
Rotary ‘“Ideal of Service.”
Mr. Morgan said that Rotary
does not endeavor to promote civic
activities rightfully belonging to
other organizations, but he urged
the members of the Brevard club,
as individuals, to participate in
all activities which make this com
munity a better place in which
to live.
The Asheville civic and busi
ness leader praised the officers
and directors and the charter
members of the new club here for
their progressive move in organ
izing a club here and in conclu
sion said that members of Rotary
clubs — called “Rotarians” — en
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Proposed James Addison Jones Library At College Here
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Above is the architect's drawing of the James
Addison Jones library to be built in the center
of the campus here at Brevard college. Construc
tion will begin on Sept. 1, by the J. A. Jones
Construction company, of Charlotte. The modern
fireproof building is to be the most important
unit in the permanent building program, accord
ing to President E. J. Coltrane, and will house
some 40,000 volumes. Funds were provided by J.
A. Jones, of Charlotte.
“MISS BREVARD”
2ND RUNNER-UP
IN STATE CONTEST
Miss Kimzey Brings Home
Trophy. Adjudged At
Wrightsville Beach
Miss Carolyn Kimzey, chosen
“Miss Brevard” at the Jaycee
sponsored beauty contest, will re
turn home Saturday from Wrights
ville Beach, after having been se
lected second runner-up in the
statewide contest to select “Miss
North Carolina.”
Competing against 26 beauties
from North Carolina, Miss Kim
zey was awarded a trophy in
scribed, “2nd Runner-up, Miss
North Carolina Contest, 1947, N.
C. J.C. C.” last Saturday night at
Wrightsville Beach.
The winner of the contest was
judged on the basis of personality
displayed in the talent show held
in the afternoon, and on appear
ance Saturday evening when the
girls wore alternately evening
dresses and bathing suits. In the
talent show, Miss Kimzey made a
big hit when she sang the moun
tain ballad, “A Roving Gambler.”
She was highly applauded Satur
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Scout Committee
To Meet Friday
The Transylvania district com
mittee of the Daniel Boone council
of Boy Scouts of America will meet
Friday night at 8:00 o’clock over
the city hall, it is announced to
day.
F. S. Best, the district chairman,
states that the meeting will be an
important one and that the follow
ing items will be discussed: Sum
mer Activities, Plans for the Fall
and Troops and Packs Reports.
All members are urged to be pres
ent.
Square Dance Friday
Night At Club House
The B. and P. W. club will give
a square dance at the country
club Friday night, starting at 8:30
o’clock. During the evening a love
ly hand-crocheted bed spread val
ued at $50.00 will be given away.
“Speedy” Jones will call the
dance and the proceeds will be
used to finance various club ac
tivities. Tickets are 75c per person
and $1.25 per couple.
Members of the club are urging
the people to attend the festival
first and then come to the danee.
Transylvania Folk
To End Thursday Night, Many
Singers, Dancers Are Entered
100 TO ATTEND
YWCA MEETING
AT CAMP HERE
Representatives From South
eastern States To Gather
At lllahee
Nearly 100 representatives and
counselors of the Teen-age clubs
of the Young Women’s Christian
association in the Southeastern
states are scheduled to arrive at
Camp lllahee Friday for week’s
conference, it was learned here
today.
Miss Elizabeth Conwell, of
Richmond, Va., will be director
of the Y. W. C. A. group, which
meets at the camp for the purpose
of discussing recreational activities
of the various Teen-age groups.
Dr. Mildred Morgan, of Ashe
ville, who has been on the Camp
lllahee staff all summer, will
serve as a member of the Y. W. C.
A. staff at Camp lllahee during
the event, Mrs. Karthyn Curtis,
the camp owner, states.
Mrs. Tommy Hampton and chil
dren, of Baltimore, Md., are visit
ing Mrs. Hampton’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. C. S. Osborne, here.
Large Crowd Attends First ]
Performance. Sponsored
By The VFW
The music, singing, and danc
ing, typical of the mountains of
Western North Carolina, enter
tained a packed house as the Tran
sylvania Folk jubilee opened last
night in the Brevard high school
auditorium. Sponsored by the
Lewis Earle Jackson post of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, the
event will be climaxed tonight
when cash prizes will be award
ed the best individuals and groups
performing.
Square dance exhibitions were
given last night by the Connestee,
Sylvan Valley, Sylva and Ecusta
square dance teams. If three of
these teams dance in competition
tonight, the group judged best
will be awarded a silver trophy,
Adjutant Jack Huggins announced.
String bands appearing on last!
night’s program included the Crab j
creek band, Rosman Ramblers, i
Charlie Fisher and his Carolina
Hillbillies, Enon Playboys, Ecusta
String band, Bracken Family band,
Wallace Galloway and his string
band, and Uncle Doug and his ra
dio gang, from Hendersonville.
These bands and others who wish
to enter the competitive contests
will be heard tonight. The bands
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Rev. J. B. McLarty To Deliver Address
At Final Exercises Of College Sunday
Rev. James B. McLarty, pastor
of the First Methodist church of
Marion, will deliver the commence
ment address at the final graduat
ing exercises of Brevard college
Sunday night at 8:00 o’clock in the
Brevard Methodist church here.
The commencement and baccalau
reate services have been combined
into one program, and following
the Rev. McLarty’s address, Dr.
E. J. Coltrane, president of the lo
cal institution, will present diplo
mas to 37 graduates, which in
cludes 17 students from the col
lege division and 20 from the pre
college division.
A naval chaplain during World i
War II, the Rev. McLarty is a;
member of the board of trustees
of Brevard college and is doing a
great work in the cause of educa
tion and religion, Dr. Coltrane
states.
Special %nusic will be furnished
by the Brevard college choir un
der the direction of Mrs.
Randall, Charles K. Findlay, cel
loist, who is a member of the Tran
sylvania Music camp faculty and
the Brevard Music festival sym
phony, and Mrs. Louise P. Miller,
organist.
Announcement of honors Sunday
night will be made by Dean J. J.
Stevenson.
The 17 graduates from the col
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SEASON TO OPEN
ON NOV. 10, TO
STOP TRAPPING
Over 1,000 Hunters Are Ex
pected In Forest. Rang
er Makes Plea
REGULATIONS STIFFER
After a two-year closed season,
deer hunting will be permitted in
Transylvania county and the Pis
gah National forest from Ncv. 10
through Nov. 29, with stiffer than
usual regulations, it is announced
this week.
Hunters throughout the South
land are delighted over the an
nouncement, and plans are being
made to accommodate some 1,000
sportsmen here in the Pisgah dur
ing the period Nov.10-22, Ranger
W. W. Huber states.
“Local hunters should take the
initiative and apply for applica
tions immediately,” the ranger de
clared. Letters may be addressed
to Dr. Willis King, Director, North
Carolina Wildlife Resources com
mission, it is stated.
With the announcement to open
the hunting season for deer here
this fall comes the vote of the com
mission to stop trapping on the Pis
gah Game., preserve.
j:. ; Good Hunting
tfcf&daM should be the
oest nl j£fe~histTory of the-forest”
Ranger Huber commented. During
the last open season it is reported
that a total of 281 deer was killed.
“This number should be exceeded
this fall,” Mr. Huber said.
Deer hunting will also be open
in Buncombe, Henderson, Hay
jwood, and in parts of McDowell
and Yancey counties. The season
limit will be one deer.
Regarding the stiffer regula
tions, one of the stipulations are:
If you don’t see the deer’s asetsters,
don’t shoot. Heretofore, the rules
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MRS. PERKINS NOW
HEAD OF HOSPITAL
Was Appointed By Board
To Succeed Miss Petit.
Report Is Made
Mrs. Gypsy Kyre Perkins was
appointed by the hospital board
of trustees as acting superintend
ent of the Transylvania community
hospital to succeed Miss Lela Petit,
who resigned last Friday to accept
a position with a hospital in San.
j Francisco, Calif.
A graduate of Sinai hospital in
l Baltimore, Md., Mrs. Perkins has
been assistant superintendent of
the hospital here for the past year
and one-half and head of the op*
erating room. Local doctors are
high in their praise of her effici
ency and ability.
At a meeting of the hospital
board Tuesday night, it was report
ed that the hospital was still op
erating at a deficit, the amount
for July being $246.29. This is due
in part, it was explained, to the
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Senior Class Of ’27
Held First Reunion
Sunday Afternoon
Meeting for the first time in 20
years, the Brevard high school
class of 1927 held a reunion last
Sunday afternoon in the Pink Beds
area. The 15 members of the class
present, and their husbands and
wives, enjoyed a delightful picnic
supper in the forest.
Guests of honor were Dan Cole
man, who was athletic coach for
that year, and his wife, Jean
Crouch Coleman, a member of the
class. Other class members pres
ent at the reunion were Jack
Trantham, Donald Lee Moore,
Clyde Jones, Ansel Jones, Frank
Osborne, Dewey Gravely, Harold
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