TRANSYLVANIA
IS—
An Industrial, Tourist,
Educational, Agricul
tural and Music Cen
ter. Population, 12,241.
Vol. 57; No. 36
The Transylvania Times
A State And National Prize-Winning Newspaper And An A.B.C. Paper
★ SECTION ONE ★
BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1947
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TRANSYLVANIA
IS—
The Land of Waterfalls,
Mecca for Summer
Camps, Entrance to
Pisgah National Forest
and Home of Brevard
Music Festival.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
LABOR DAY QUIETLY OBSERVED
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Scott To Speak At Ecusta Harvest Festival Fri.
MANY PRIZES TO
RE AWARDED IN
ANNUAL EVENT
Large Crowd Is Expected To
Attend Function In Cafe
teria Friday Night
► STRAUS TO WELCOME
i
Hon. W. Kerr Scott, commis
sioner of agriculture for North
Carolina, will be the principal
speaker at a program tomorrow
night climaxing the third Ecusta
Harvest festival. The program will
begin in the cafeteria at 8 o’clock
with a concert by the Ecusta band
under the direction of John Evers
man. The welcome will be given by
Harry H. Straus Ecusta president.
After Mr. Scott's speech F. S. Best
will award the prizes and a colored
moving picture will be shown. Mu
sic by the band will conclude the
program. Raymond F. Bennett, gen
eral superintendent of Ecusta, will
preside.
Prizes in merchandise and
money worth approximately $1000
are being offered employees of
Ecusta, Champagne. Endless Belt
and California Central Fibre cor
poration.
The grand sweepstakes prize for
the entire festival this year is a
|| G. E. radio-phonograph. There are
P three major divisions—canned
fruits and vegetables, fresh fruits
and vegetables and flowers—and in
each of these there is a valuable
sweepstakes prize. Prizes are also
being offered for the best display
and for quantity. Cash awards and
ribbons are also being offered in
the various classifications along
with a specified number of points
to apply on the sweepstakes prize
for that division and the grand
sweepstakes prize.
The exhibits will be open for
inspection at 2 o’clock in the after
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RAY ADDRESSES
WNC PRESS MEET
Chairman Of Parkway Com'
mission Discusses Work
Necessary To Get Money
*
“The problem of expediting de
velopment of the Park is a much
larger problem than most people
realize,” Charles E. Ray, chairman
of the North Carolina National
Park, Forests and Parkway Devel
opment Commission told members
of the W.N.C. Press association in
Asheville Saturday night.
Mr. Ray discussed the several
agencies charged with the different
phases of the Park development
program, and the vast amount of
work necessary to get sufficient ap
propriations necessary to complete
the project.
As a prelude to Mr. Ray’s talk,
Senator William Medford, author
of the bill which was passed in the
1947 legislature, explained the pur
pose of the measure, and the me
chanics of the commission.
Mr. Ray explained the increased
interest in the nat' al forests in
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CALENDAR OF I
EVENTS J
Thursday, Sept. 4—Lions club,
7:00, at the Bryant House.
Friday, Sept. 5—Ecusta Harvest
festival, afternoon and evening,
Ecusta cafeteria. Kiwanis meeting,
7:00, Bryant House.
Saturday, Sept. 6—UDC meet
ing, 3:30, with Mrs. John Smith.
Sunday, Sept. 7 — Attend the
church of your choice.
Monday, Sept. 8—DAR meeting,
3:30, with Mrs. J. S. Silversteen.
Ice cream supper, Oak Grove
Methodist church, 7:00. Shrine
meeting, 7:00, Galloway’s cafe.
Wednesday, Sept. 10—Rotary
club, 7:00, Gaither’s cafeteria.
Miss Sadie North Honored By Red Cross
MISS SADIE NORTH, who was crowned Queen of the August
Red Cross Aquatic school at Camp Carolina, is shown above re
ceiving a huge bouquet of flowers from Susan Tate, field secre
tary of the American Red Cross from Washington, D. C, On behalf
of the local chapter, Miss North received a gold medal from Joseph
S. Silversteen for her outstanding work. The presentations were
made at the final banquet of the school last Wednesday at the
camp. (Staff Photo)
Miss Sadie North Is Crowned
Queen Of Red Cross Aquatic
School By Director Kenning
Recording Sketches Activi
ties Of Local Woman
For Past 27 Years
At the conclusion of the regu
lar August session, Miss Sadie
North, long known in Brevard for
her humanitarian services, was
crowned queen of the American
Red Cross Aquatic school, which
was held at Camp Carolina.
Director Harry Kenning, who
presided over the banquet placed
the crown on Miss North's head
following the playing of a tran
scription which gave the history
of her activities during the past 27
years in Transylvania county. The
recording was made at the Nation
al headquarters, Mr. Kenning said,
and behind the dialogue impres
sive music was played.
Following the crowning cere
monies, Joseph S. Silversteen pre
sented Miss North with a gold med
al on behalf of the local chapter
of the National Red Cross. A huge
bouquet of flowers and other mis
cellaneous gifts were awarded Miss
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SCOOT TROOP ONE
GETS CHARTER ON
28TH BIRTHDAY
All Members, Troop Com
mitteemen And Scoutmas
ter Are Given Cards
The 1947 charter was presented
to troop one, Boy Scouts, at the
Methodist church recreation hall
last Thursday night and cards
were given to the 18 troop mem
bers.
The oldest troop in the Daniel
Boone council, troop one, Brevard,
was organized 28 years ago by
Rev. John Hay. Scouts receiving
cards last Thursday night were:
William A. Arnette, John E. Cox,
Larry Erwin, Byron Greene, Stan
ford Hardin, Edwin L. Happ, Jr.,
Bob Hollar, Chester Kilpatrick,
Bob Kimzey, Ted Kellar, Bobby
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Cashing Of Leave Bonds Is Brisk
Here, Vets Urged To Hoid Them
Transylvania veterans, like those
throughout the country, rushed to
the bank here in Brevard Tuesday
and Wednesday and terminal leave
bond cashing was hot and heavy,
according to Ralph J. Duckworth
vice-president of the Transylvania
Trust company.
On Tuesday a total of 230 vet
erans cashed their bonds at the
bank here and received $46,440.09
in money. The average, like that*
throughout the nation, was around'
$200 per bond.
Over 8,000,000 former GI’s are
eligible for terminal leave bonds,
it is estimated by the Veterans
administration, and there are some
1,800 in Transylvania. Paul Whit
mire, county service officer, states
that approximately 1,000 have re
ceived their pay for furlough time
they didn’t get while in service,
and he informs the other 800 that
they have until next September to
get in their applications for term
inal leave bonds.
Veterans desiring to cash their
bonds must apply only at the bank
and only the veteran’s discharge
paper or certified cbpy is required.
For ex-members of the navy, dis
charge or copy and original of form
553 (Notice of Separation) are re
quired. The same applies to mem
bers of the marine corps.
There is no time limit within
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PHONE SERVICE
TO BE IMPROVED,
MANAGER STATES
Better Long Distance Service
Through Asheville, Hen
dersonville Promised
With the addition of information
service and the training of new
operators here, telephonf service
in Brevard is expected to be con
siderably improved, C. W. Pickel
simer, the general manager, states
today.
Faster long distance service is
likewise anticipated, the manager
states, since new toll lines and
other equipment are being installed
in the Hendersonville exchange.
According to M. E. Gambrel, the
manager there, long distance boards
in Hendersonville have been op
erating under extreme difficulty
during recent months, but with
the completion of the work long
distance service rendered the calls
that are routed through his ex
change will be greatly improved.
A similar situation exists at
Asheville, Lovell Smith, the man
ager reports. “We had hoped to
give Brevard two more long dis
tance lines by this time,” he ex
plained. “but we are still hampered
with the shortages of materials,
especially copper wire.”
Mr. Smith also stated that Au
gust was the peak month ^nd never
before had the lines in this area
carried such a heavy load. “But
the service will be better in the
future,” he stated.
Regarding the new dial board
for Brevard, Mr. Pickelsimer says
the new system is on order and
will be installed immediately upon
arrival from the factory.
“Until the board arrives, we
will continue to give the best ser
vice possible with present equip
ment,” he declared. “It is the com
pany’s desire to please every cus
tomer and to give telephones to all
persons desiring them.”
Brevard, like many other cities
in the state and nation, has twice
as many telephone customers as
it had a few years ago, and Mr.
Pickelsimer said every effort is
being made to cope with the rapid
expansion of the town and county.
In urging all persons to call by
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Police Purchase
New Motorcycle,
Drivers Warned
To encourage safer driving and
to enforce traffic regulations, a
new three-wheel Harley-David
son motorcycle has been pur
chased by the Brevard police de
partment and is now in use, ac
cording to Chief B. F. Banther.
The chief warns motorists
against parking overtime, for
with the new motorcycle, the
business district is being checked
more frequently.
The local police department
requests the cooperation of driv
ers, pedestrians and children in
observing all traffic regulations,
especially in the streets sur
rounding the schools.
Health Officials
To Meet Sept. 12
Approximately 40 members of
Western North Carolina public
health association together with U.
S. and state health officials will
attend an all-day meeting here
next Friday, September 12, Walter
F. Hart, district senior sanitarian,
announces today.
The first meeting will be held
in the court house beginning at
10 o’clock in the morning and an
open forum will be held. Topics
for discussion will be the new
state-wide milk ordinance, new in
stitutional regulations and other
allied subjects, Mr. Hart states.
A luncheon at the Ecusta cafe
teria will be held at 1:00 o’clock,
which will be followed by a tour
of the plant, it is reported.
Celebrate 50th Weddi
ng Anniversary
MR. AND MRS. S. V. BROWN, pictured above, of Boyd town
ship, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary last Sunday at
their home with their five children and families attending. The '!
couple was married in 1897 in the same township where they re
side today. (Staff Photo)
Re-Examining Of As And B’s
Is Slow, Mot;{y£ts Here Are
Urged To Take Test Immediately
TOWN WILL BUY
STREETPLUSHER,
MOTOR GRADER
Action Taken At Meeting
Tuesday Night. May
Widen N. Caldwell
The town board of aldermen in
regular session Tuesday night de
cided to purchase a 1,200 gallon
street flusher and a light motor
grader as soon as possible.
If a deed is tendered from John
Ford, Sam King and Highlands
Electric company an eight foot
strip on the North side of N.
Caldwell from Probart to King
street, the board will accept it
and move the curb back to the
new property line thereby widen
ing the narrow N. Caldwell street.
The request to do this work was
made of the board by Mr. Ford.
Scott Dillingham was informed
by the board that the town could
not grant a bus franchise that
it must be granted by the State
Utilities commission. However,
the town can approve such a fran
chise, Mr. Dillingham was told.
On the request of Chief of
Police B. F. Banther, the city
fathers agreed to have no park
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Examiner C. B. May Will Be
At Court House Every
Thursday And Friday
All drivers whose names begin
with A or B are this week urged
by Examiner C. B. May to come
by the court house any Thursday
or Friday and be re-examined for
driver’s license.
“The sooner the motorists come
in and have their re-exams, the
better it will be.” Mr. May de
clared. Up until now only a few
Transylvania motorists have been
re-examined and Mr. May says the
examination will not be held dur
ing bad wintry or wet weather.
“There's nothing complicated or
difficult about the test,” he ex
plained. “We are here in Brevard
two days each week to help, to in
form and to issue driver’s license
to the A’s and B’s, as well as learn
er’s permits or duplicate driver’s
licenses. *
The deadline for the first two
initials of the alphabet is January7
1, 1948, and Mr. May points out
that those who fail to take a re
examination by that time will be
guilty of driving without a license,
which is a misdemeanor, the pun
ishment for which is a fine of not
less than $25 and not less than
30 days in jail or both.
Within the next four years, all
other drivers will be re-examined
in alphabetical order and the C’s
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Plans Being Made For Two Weeks’
Brevard Music Festival In 1948
Plans for the 1948 Brevard Music
festival were begun at a meeting
of the executive board at the home
of Mrs. Henry N. Carrier, the pres
ident, last Thursday night.
With the overwhelming success
of the 1947 festival, association
officials have again decided upon
a two weeks’ festival for next sea
son on the week ends of Aug. 13,
14 and 15, and Aug. 20, 21, and 22.
Ballots for the election of four
directors to the executive board
are being mailed to all the mem
bers of the association, the pres
ident states, and the’ election of
officers will be held in the near
future.
The permanency of the music
association already assured, the
festival next year will be even more
elaborate than the one this year,
the officials declare. Every effort
will be made to secure the leading
solo artists in the country for the
outstanding musical event.
In expressing her appreciation
to the directors of the festival as
sociation, Mrs. Carrier said she
wished to personally thank every
person in this area who contrib
uted in any way to the success of
the 1947 concerts.
Articles of praise from many of
America’s leading daily newspaper
were read at the meeting last
Thursday and unanimous were the
opinions that the Brevard festival
was the leading musical event of
the Southland.
9,000 BOYS AND
GIRLS RETURN TO
COUNTY SCHOOLS
Pisgah Was Flooded With
Picnickers Monday. Was
Hottest Day Of Year
NO ACCIDENTS
While at least 454 persons died
/iolent deaths during the Labor
Day observance, 293 in traffic ac
cidents, the holiday was peaceably
celebrated in Brevard and Tran
sylvania county and no serious ac
cidents or tragedies were reported.
However, it was a different story
Eor the school children, for on Mon
lay some 3,000 Transylvania boys
and girls flooded the 16 town and
county schools to begin the 1947
'48 school year.
The day, observed generally as
a holiday, was marked with the
closing of all the stores and of
fices in Brevard, so that the em
ployees might enjoy a day of rest
and recreation.
While there was no organized,
program of entertainment any
where in the county, picnickers by
the hundreds flocked to the Pis
gah National forest and the pic
nic areas were crowded and table
space was at a premium, Ranger
W. W. Huber reports.
Th^^P^L f^uare dance team
tl<e^imi^P^(i(pf celebration
at Canton which was attended by
more “than 15.000 persons. The
Connestee team also came in for
its share of honors at the big cele
bration by taking third place.
A large number of the repre
sentatives to the postal convention
which convened here last week end
at the country club stayed over
Labor Day here to enjoy the scen
ic attractions and the cool eve
ning weather in Transylvania.
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FISHER REUNION1
SLATED SUNDAY
Over 250 Persons Expected
To Attend Homecoming
Upper End Of County
The 26th annual Fisher reunion
will be attended by more than 250
persons from Upper Transylvania
county, when it is held this Satur
day, September 6, at the Lake Tox
away Baptist church, President
Ralph Fisher, reports.
All families and friends are in
vited to come and bring a basket
lunch. The program will feature
talks and a musical program with
President Fisher, Brevard attor
ney, presiding.
Since it first began more than a
quarter of a century ago, the Fish
er family reunion, has been attend
ed by many of the families of this
section of the county and other
friends and relatives in Transyl
vania and adjoining counties, and
has been one of the outstanding;
social events in this section.
Mr. Fisher has served as presi
dent of the organization for more
than 14 years, and his talk is
eagerly anticipated each year by
those attending.
College Opening
Is Postponed From
15 Until Sept. 29
The opening of Brevard college
has been postponed from Septem
ber 15 until September 29, accord
ing to an announcement today by
Dr. E. J. Coltrane, president of
the local institution.
The delay is caused by the con
struction program which is now
underway on the campus, the pres
ident reports. At the present time
four dormitories are being erected
at the college as well as the re
modeling of Ross hall into apart
ments for faculty members. New
roads and walkways are also be
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