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. 35
★ SECTION ONE ★
BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1947
★ 20 PAGES TODAY ★
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
TRANSYLVANIA EXTENDS A HEARTY WELCOME TO POSTAL CLERKS and LATE SUMMER VISITORS
POSTAL CLERKS TO GATHER HERE
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All Schools In County Will Open On Monday
ENROLLMENT IS
EXPECTED TO BE
AROUND 3,000
To Hold Faculty Meeting
Saturday Morning. Lunch
rooms Will Open
BUILDINGS REPAIRED
A record number of approxi
mately 3,000 students is expected
to be enrolled in Transylvania
county’s 16 schools as the 1947-48
school year gets underway next
Monday morning, September 1, ac
cording to J. B. Jones, county su
perintendent.
Last year slightly under 3,000
students were enrolled, and an
increase of eight per cent is an
ticipated for the coming year. An
nounced elsewhere in this issue
is a complete list of teachers for
1947-48, and Supt. Jones says the
list is practically complete.
There will be a meeting of prin
cipals and teachers in the county
on Saturday morning, August 30,
in the Brevard high school auditor
ium beginning at 10:00 o’clock, it
is reported. At that time explana
tion will be made of the new sal
. ary schedule, retirement laws and
) regulations regarding substitute
teachers. Mrs. Cecil Hill, who was
recently appointed fulltime at
tendance officer, will discuss school
attendance. N. C. E. A. election
of officers and membership regis
trations will also be taken up.
Supt. Jones points out that the
age of entrance is six years old
and that a child of six years as of
Oct. 2, is considered of age. Each
school child is expected to be vac
cinated against whooping cough,
smallpox and diphtheria, it is stat
ed.
Lunchrooms at Brevard elemen
tary, Rosman, Pisgah Forest, En
on and Lake Toxaway will be open,
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TEACHERS FOR
SCHOOLS LISTED
Mrs. Cecil Hill Is Named
Full-Time Attendance Of
ficer And Teacher
The complete list of teachers for
the 16 county schools for the term
1947-48, which opens Monday, is
released today by J. B. Jones,
county superintendent.
Mrs. Cecil Hill has been secured
as full time attendance officer and
visiting officer, Supt. Jones states.
The list of teachers is as fol
lows:
Brevard High
R. T. Kimzey, district principal;
Miss Earleene L. Poindexter, Mrs.
Cora N. Turner, Mrs. Sara K. Til
son, Mrs. Lucille E. Sledge, Mrs.
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CALENDAR OF
EVENTS
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Thursday, August 28—B & PW
meeting, Camp Sapphire, 6:30
o’clock. Fellowship meeting, Meth
odist church, 6:30.
Friday, August 29—Postal con
vention begins at Country club
and Camp Hlahee. Boy Scout ser*
f> vice, Methodist church, 8:00.
Saturday, August 30—Baseball
game at Camp Sapphire, 3:30.
Sunday, August 31—Attend the
church of your choice. Fifth Sun
day singing convention, coart
Kbuse, 2:00. Final family day at
Camp Sapphire. Baseball game at
3:30.
Monday, Sept. 1—Labor Day, all
stores, bank and post office closed.
Final street dance, in front of high
school, 8:00. All schools in county
begin fall term.
Tuesday, Sept. 2—American Le
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Record Number Of Visitors
Expected In Forest Over
Week End; On Labor Day
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Local President
CLARENCE BOWEN, presi
dent of the Brevard postal em
ployees, is in charge of arrange
ments for the postal convention
to be held here this week end.
COUPLE IN COUNTY
TO OBSERVE 50TH
ANNIVERSARY
Mr. And Mrs. S. V. Brown
Were Married In 1897
In Boyd Township
Mr. and Mrs. S. V. Brown, of
Boyd township, will celebrate their
i 50th wedding anniversary Sunday
{with a dinner to be attended by
! their five children and families
j and other relatives.
In good health and as happy as
j they were 50 years ago. Mr. and
i Mrs. Brown say that Sunday will
| be one of the biggest days of their
i life. They were married in the
same township where they are
living today back in 1897 by
Squire T. R. Duncan, and have
resided in the county since that
time.
The following children and their
families will be on hand Sunday
for the celebration: Mrs. Ed Ow
enby, Mrs. Clarence Orr, Arnold
Brown, Herman Brown, all of Bre
vard, and Clyde Brown, of Hen
dersonville.
J. B. Matthews, of Asheville, has
accepted the position of manager of
Slack’s store here and began work
Monday. For the past year Mr. Mat
thews has been in government ser
vice and prior to joining the armed
forces was employed for three
years by the J. C. Penney Co., in
Asheville.
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Total Of 2,425 Cars Entered
Pisgah Last Sunday. Fish
ing Season Closing
Everything is in readiness for
a record number of visitors over
Labor Day week end in the Pisgah
National forest, Hanger W. W.
Huber announces today.
All recreational areas have
been improved to accommodate a
larger number of sightseers, pic
nickers and sportsmen, the rang
er states, and wood has been
placed at all camp grounds. Care
takers will be on duty at each of
the areas, and additional picnic
spots are being cleared.
The greatest number of persons
ever to visit the Pisgah was
checked in last Sunday when the
actual count from eight in the
morning until eight that evening
was 2,425 cars. Ranger Huber said
the tourists this season seem to
be more courteous, are keeping
the areas cleaner and appreciate
the services provided more than
ever before.
Most From Carolinas
Of the 2,425 cars which entered
the forest last Sunday, 60 per cent
were from North Carolina. In all
21 states were represented and
South Carolina had the second
highest representation with 20
per cent of the total number. Flor
ida had the high total of 10 per
cent. ^
The greatest number, or 38 per
cent, entered the forest through
the Brevard entrance at Pisgah
Forest and Wagon Road gap was
second with 28 per cent.
Since this is the last week end
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ROSMAN SCHOOL
IS ACCREDITED
All Eligible Schools In Coun
ty Are Now On State List,
Director Reports
Word has been received here
from J. Henry Highsmith, direc
tor of state public school instruc
tional service, that Rosman ele
mentary and high schools have
now been placed on the accredited
list.
In a letter to E. F. Tilson, prin
cipal, Mr. Highsmith states, “I
congratulate you, your teachers,
pupils and everyone on this worth
while enterprise. The fact that
your school has met the require
ments for accreditation means that
the boys and girls in your com
munity will have a more adequate
educational opportunity.”
It was pointed out by the state
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Connestee Square Dance Team Wins
Cup In VFW Folk Jubilee Given Here
The Connestee Square dance
team walked off with the winning
cup at the Mountain Folk jubilee
presented by the Lewis Earle Jack
son post of the VFW last Wednes
day and Thursday nights. Graceful
ly performing the intricate figures
of the old mountain dances, the
group called by Walter Wood, won
over the Sylvan Valley team of
Brevard, and the Jump-Off team,
from Hendersonville.
The $25 prise for the best group
entertainment Thursday night went
to the Ecusta string band. Jess
Jackson, veteran banjo player, won
the individual prise of $15 for his
characteristic renditions of folk
ballads as “Shout Lula,” and other
similar tunes of the mountaineer.
The jubilee was attended by
large crowds both nights, and the
success of the first year will aid
in making this a permanent attrac
tion each year for summer visitors
and residents, VFW officials said.
Jack Huggins, master of cer
emonies, both nights kept the pro
gram moving and introduced the
various performers. Outstanding
groups appearing in competition
were the Wallace Galloway: string
band, Blue Valley boys, the Three
Bobs, Enon Playboys, the Grant
Brothers and Unde. Doug and his
radio gang. —
One of the outstanding non-dun
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Brevard Post Office Staff Is Host To Convention
Members of the Brevard post office department
will this week end be hosts to the North Caro
lina postal clerks’ convention to be held at the
Brevard country club and Camp Illaliee on Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday. With some 300 persons
expected to attend the affair, a varied program
of entertainment and recreation has been planned.
Members of the group pictured above from left
to right, front row are, T. Coleman Galloway,
postmaster, Vernon Fullbright, Clarence Bowen,
Jason Huggins; second row, Elbert Whitmire, Lu
cian Deaver, Max Ashworth, Vance Jackson, Gei'
ald Sitton and Hugh Hollifield. Absent when the
picture was made were Harry Loftis and Joe
Poole, rural mail carriers, Tom Galloway, substi
tute clerk and Charlie Lloyd, eharman.
(Staff Photo)
KENNETH HARRIS
HAS ART EXHIBIT
AT STATE CAPITAL
Former Brevard Man Gives
Encore Show Of Impor
tant Watercolors
Kenneth Harris, well-known
i North Carolina painter, son of A.
| H. Harris, of Brevard, is now giv
j ing a one-man show of watercol
ors at the North Carolina State
Art gallery, in Raleigh.
Since his one-man show given
in Raleigh last August, Mr. Har
ris has been painting at Wrights
ville Beach. This exhibition is an
“encore show,” presented in re
sponse to numerous requests from
those who saw his work last year.
The exhibition began on August
.19, and was opened with a talk
by the artist that afternoon. It
will continue until the end of this
week.
Mr. Harris was reared in Tran
sylvania county, attended David
son college, and became interested
in art. His talent was recognized
by many in this and other South
ern states, and since his career be
gan he has exhibited paintings in
museums in New York, Washing
ton, D. C., Texas, Louisiana and
the Mint museum in Charlotte.
Singing Convention
To Be Held Sunday
The regular fifth Sunday sing
ing convention for Transylvania
county will be held this Sunday at
2:00 o’clock, at the court house, it
was announced by W. L. Harmon,
president.
Several hundred persons from
this and adjoining counties in
North and South Carolina are ex
pected to be on hand for the sing.
Some of the quartets which are ex
pected to attend are the Cantrell
quartet, from Spartanburg; Canton
quartet, Canton; the Ecusta quar
tet, Pisgah Forest and other trios
and duets.
All singers and music lovers are
cordially invited to attend, Mr.
Harmon announces. Glenn Win
chester is vice president of the
group.
Miss Ada Rice, of Asheville, was
a week end visitor in: Brevard, with
Mrs. J. B. Pkkelsimer and Mrs.
Ed Loftis:
Hon. W. Kerr Scott To Speak
At 3rd Annual Ecusta Harvest
Festival Next Friday, Sept. 5
Festival Speaker
HON. W. KERR SCOTT, com
missioner of agriculture for the
State of North Carolina, will be*
the principal speaker at the third
annual Ecusta Harvest festival
to be held in the Ecusta cafe
teria next Friday night, Septem
ber 5.
President Straus To Make
Address Of Welcome.
Many Prizes Offered
The third annual Harvest festi
val of the Ecusta Paper corpora
tion, which will be held in the
Ecusta cafeteria next Friday, Sep
tember 5, will be climaxed by an
address by the Hon. W. Kerr Scott,
commissioner of agriculture for
the State of North Carolina. Presi
dent Harry H. Straus will give the
address of welcome for the impor
tant occasion.
The Harvest festival will be con
ducted along the same lines as last
year and a G-E radio-phonograph
will be awarded as the grand
sweepstakes prize along with many
other valuable electrical appliances,
it is announced this week.
Cash awards and ribbons will
also be offered for prize winning
fresh vegetables and fruits, canned
fruits and vegetables and for flow
ers. Each winner will also score a
certain number of points toward
the sweepstakes prizes and the
grand sweepstakes prize.
The Ecusta band will furnish
music for the festival, which is
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Senator Pepper Inspects Pisgah
National Forest And Ecusta Plant
Senator Claude Pepper, of Flor
ida, spent Tuesday afternoon in
specting the Pisgah National for
est with a delegation from the
Brevard chamber of commerce
and the Waynesville organization.
“The ride through the Pisgah
is one of the most spectacular
trips I’ve ever had," the distin
guished vistor said He marveled
at tire view from the incompleted
stretch of the parkway in the na
tional forest beginning at Wagon
road gap and expressed hope that
it would some day be finished.
Following his inspection of the
various recreational areas in the
Pisgah and the ranger station,
Senator Pepper stopped at the
Ecusta Paper corporation for a
brief conference with President
Harry H. Straus.
The senator was in high good
humor during the afternoon and
talked affably with the members of
the party. The highlight of the trip
was when a deer ran across the
road in front of the senator’s car
in the Pisgah. “Stop the car,” he
shouted. But before the senator
could get out, the fleet animal
had disappeared in the woods.
Carl G. Krueger, district super
visor of the Pisgah, and W. W. Hu
ber, ranger, were guides on the trip.
Charles E. Kay, Jr., of Waynes
ville, and president of the North
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300 PERSONS TO
ATTEND AFFAIR
AT COUNTRY CLOD
Programs To Be Held Over
Three-Day Period
Starting Friday
TO TOUR COUNTY
Registration will begin at 3:00
o’clock Friday afternoon at the
Brevard country club for the 300
North Carolina postal employees
who will convene here this week
end, Clarence Bowen, president of
the local post office staff, an
nounces.
The headquarters for the con- #
vention will be the country club
with many of the members and
their families staying at Camp II
lahee. The week end program will
begin with a picnic supper at II
lahee Friday at 6:30 o’clock, fol
lowed by a square dance at the
pavillion there.
Important Speakers
Outstanding speakers during the
week end meet will be John M.
Torka, Washington, D. C., assist
ant secretary treasurer of national
post office clerks; Hon. Charles IVL
Johnston, North Carolina state
treasurer; Ed M. Anderson, pub
lisher of The Times and four oth
er Western Carolina weeklies, and
Ray F. Bennett, general superin
tendent of Ecusta Paper corpo
ration. Distinguished guests who
are expected to arrive during the
week end are Senator Olin D.
Johnston, of Spartanburg; Sena
tor Claude Pepper, of Florida;
Congressman George A. Smathers,
of the 4th Congressional district ©£
Florida, and Rep. Monroe Redden,.
12th district congressman from
North Carolina.
Highlighting the activities of
1 the meeting will be a luncheon at
! the country club on Saturday, do
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ROTARY CLUB
GETS CHARTER
Local Organization Making:
Plans For Charter Presen
tation Night
The newly organized Brevard
Rotary club has been granted a
charter by the board of directors
of Rotary International, it was
announced today at Rotary’s head
quarters in Chicago. The Brevard
club is now a member of the vast
Rotary organization which has 6,
253 clubs with 305,000 members in
some 78 countries and geograph
ical regions.
Rotary membership today stands
at an all-time high. In the last 14
months, 441 new Rotary clubs have
been organized in 16 countries of
North and South America and in
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Local Stores Will
Close Next Monday
In Labor Observance
Brevard stores and other busi
ness houses will be elosed all day
Monday in observance of Labor
day. This action was approved at
the annual banquet meeting of
merchants last January, when a
schedule of regular holidays, was
adopted.
Offices in the court house and
the city hall will be closed and'
the bank will not be open for busi
ness. The local post office wilt
observe holiday hours.
The meeting of the town board
of aldermen has been postponed
until Tuesday night. Sept 2, Mayor
Varner states, and the American
Legion meeting, also scheduled for
Monday night, will be held instead
on Tuesday night, beginning at
7:30 o’clock Commander Raymond
Bennett reports.