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 oi Brevard
Music Festival.
Vol. 57; No. 39
★ SECTION ONE ★
BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1947* 16 PAGES TODAY A
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
NEW SCHOOL CONTRACT IS LET
Bus Terminal To Be Moved Off City Streets
PRESENT SYSTEM
TRAFFIC HAZARD,
ALDERMEN RULE
Deadline Is January 1. Oth
er Action Taken At Meet
ing Of Town Board
BUY GRADER, FLUSHER
Buses operating in and out of
Brevard will not be permitted to
use city streets for loading or un
loading purposes after January 1,
1948, the board of aldermen de
cided at a special meeting Mon
day night.
The clerk was instructed by the
city fathers to notify all bus com
panies operating through Brevard
of this action.
For some time there has been
considerable agitation against the
practice of the bus companies us
ing the primary street of the town
as a terminal on the grounds that
it creates a traffic hazard.
Last year the chairman of the
state utilities commission in
formed the board that the bus
companies would be required to
build a station here when mate
rials became available.
Other Action
The board agreed to purchase a
“Trojan" motor grader from the
N. C. Equipment company at a
cost of $4,182.50. this sum being
the lowest of three bids l’eceived.
The same company was the lowr
bidder at $3,117.10 for a street
flusher. It will be necessary, Clerk
Barker explained, to purchase a
truck to mount the flusher on be
fore it can be put into use.
Melvin Smith was employed per
manently by the board, having
been on a tentative status since he
became connected with the town
a few weeks ago.
Permission was granted to the
county agent to hold a calf show
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HOMECOMING AT
ROSMAN SUNDAY
Program Will Include Sing
ing And Talks; Proceeds
Will Go To Church
The homecoming sponsored by
Zion Baptist church, of Rosman,
will be held at the Rosman high
school auditorium beginning at
10:30 o’clock Sunday morning, with
a number of outstanding quartets
and directors present to take part
on the program, according to W.
L. Harmon, chairman of the ar
rangements committee.
Some of the groups expected to
appear are: Hallelujah and Burke
mont quartets, of Morganton; Can
ton quartet, Cherokee quartet,
Cherokee Indian quartet, Ecusta
quartet, Stamps-Nelson quartet and
Baker family, of Greenville, S. C.;
Smith trio, Campobello, S. C., and
a number of others from different
sections.
The morning session will be de
voted to singing and a few short
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CALENDAR OF 1
EVENTS j
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Thursday, Sept. 25 — Masons
meet at Masonic hall at 8 p. m.
Friday, Sept. 26—Home Demon
stration club council meets in the
county agent’s office, 10:30. Board
of Directors of Kiwanis club, 7:00,
in Gaither’s cafeteria. Buck Owen’s
circus, high school field, for ma
tinee and evening performances.
Saturday, Sept. 27 — County
teachers meet, high school, 10:00.
Buck Owens’ circus, high school
field.
Sunday, Sept. 28—Attend the
church of your choice.
Monday, Sept. 29—Registration
begins at Brevard college.
Wednesday, Oct. 1—Rotary club
meets, 7:00, Gaither’s cafeteria.
Sam Snares Ocean Beauty
SAM F. ALLISON, known in these mountains as one of the best
deep sea fishermen in the sport, is pictured above with material
proof of the claim. On his most recent trip to YVrightsville Beach,
Mr. Allison landed the 12-pound bass, which he is holding, and sev
eral of his friends say the fish tasted even better than it looks.
(Staff Photo)
Legion To Sponsor Buck Owens
Circus Here On High School
Field On Friday And Saturday
Will Offer 26 Acts In Three
Ring Event. Special Chil
dren’s Matinee
Offering 26 big circus acts. Buck
Owens and his 3-ring circus and
Wild West Revue will appear in
Brevard on the high school ath
letic field Friday and Saturday.
There will be a matinee perform
ance at 3 o'clock each day and
evening programs beginning at 8
o’clock. A special children’s mati
nee will take place Friday after
noon at 4 o’clock.
The circus and revue are being
sponsored locally by Monroe Wil
son post of the American Legion
for the benefit of the memorial
building which the post proposes
tc erect here in the near future.
Among the star performers be
ing brought to Brevard is
“Stormy,” world-famous motion
picture horse and “Tony,” known
as the chimpanzee with the hu
man brain. “Tony” had lunch at
Galloway’s cafe last Saturday and
quickly attracted a crowd of spec
tators, who observed the relish
with which he ate and the ease
with which he manipulated his
knife and fork.
Altamae Niquette, lady aerial
gymnast, and Clifton Chapman,
former Ringling Brothers clown,
also have conspicuous places on
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50TH ANNIVERSARY
TO BE CELEBRATED
BY THE JONESES
Relatives And Friends Are
Invited To Open House
Sunday Afternoon
Mr. and Mrs. Soloman A. Jones
widely known residents of Cedar
Mountain, will have been married
50 years on September 26, and in
celebration of their golden wedding
anniversary, the Joneses will hold
open house at their residence on
Sunday afternoon, Sept. 28, from
2 to 5 o’clock.
A large number of friends and
the eight children and their fam
ilies are expected to attend the oc
casion and the Joneses extend a cor
dial invitation to all to join in the
felicitation Sunday afternoon.
Married in 1897 under a spread
ing oak tree on the North and
South Carolina line near their pres
ent residence, Mr. and Mrs. Jones
have lived in this section during
their entire wedded life, and all
of their children, five sons and
three daughters are still living.
They are: Mrs. Annie Wickliffe,
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Second Rat Extermination Campaign To
Be Conducted In County, October 14-16
A second campaign to extermin
ate rats in Brevard and Transyl
vania county will be conducted in
October by C. L. Whitehead, Pre
dator and Rodent Control Agent
of the U. S. Department of the
Interior Fish and Wildlife Ser
vice, in collaboration with the
county agent’s office here, J. A.
Glazener announces today.
October 14-15-16 are the climax
ing days of the drive to push Mr.
Rat and his family off the map
in Transylvania county, Mr. Glaze
ner states. “This can be done by
giving him and his ever increas
ing family plenty of good, juicy,
attractive bait loaded with death
in the form of Red Squill, which
is non poisonous to persons, cats
or dogs,” he said.
Mr. Whitehead directed such a
program here in the county four
years ago when some 500 persons
distributed 2000 pounds of bait
in all sections of the county, in
cluding the town of Brevard. Co
operating at that time to make
the campaign such a wonderful
success were the neighborhood
leaders, AAA committeemen, the
entire school system, business men,
industry and the town of Brevard.
"No question but what these
groups will give that same fine
cooperation in helping to make
this drive even more effective
than the first one,” Mr. Glazener
said.
Extra reinforcements this time
will be furnished by the fine
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Tentative Plana For Festival
To Be Submitted To Di
rectors At Meeting
November 21 was adopted as the
opening date of the Christmas
shopping season here by directors
of the Brevard Merchants associa
tion at a regular meeting held in
the city hall Tuesday evening.
President J. E. Trantham presided.
C. M. Douglas was named chair
man of the committee on arrange
ments for the festival and will sub
mit tentative plans at a dinner
meeting of the board at Gaithers
cafeteria on the evening of Oc
tober 28 at 7:30 o’clock. Others se
lected to serve on the committee
with Mr. Douglas are Harold
Bangs, J. M. Gaines, R. H. Plum
mer and Charlie Disher. Any
member of the association who
wishes to attend the meeting ajid
make suggesitons with reference to
the annual yuletide observance
will be welcome, Mr. Trantham
said.
Comment by merchants at the
meeting Tuesday night indicated
they are anticipating an enormous
holiday business and are agreed
that a strenuous effort should be
made to attract shoppers to Bre
vard.
The directors veaed a. maximum
sum of $50 'o finance a 4-H club
calf show here on October 6 and
President Trantham named a com
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SIX LOCAL PEOPLE
HURT IN ACCIDENT
Taxi Collides With Another
Machine From N. C. Near
Johnson City, Tenn.
Six local people are in a hospi
tal at Johnson City, Tenn., with
injuries suffered Sunday after
noon about 3:45 o’clock when a
Martin’s Taxi cab was in collision
with another machine driven by
Jim Arwood, of Burnsville, N. C.,
six miles beyond Johnson City on
the Kingsport highway. Five oth
ers were treated and dismissed.
Charles Cox, a foreman at Ecu
sta, suffered a broken knee cap
and lesser injuries. His two chil
dren, Terry and Sandra, were also
seriously injured. Ray Buckingham,
of Brevard, received a fractured
shoulder and injuries to his neck,
and Miss Helen Mullenix, of Bre
vard, was cut and bruised.
Herman Hemphill, who was driv
ing the taxi in which these peo
ple were riding, suffered a splin
ter break of his left leg and se
vere cuts about the head.
L. D. Martin, owner of the taxi,
returned Tuesday afternoon from
Johnson City and said all of the
victims of the wreck were doing
nicely.
According to Mr. Martin, Hemp
hill was taking Cox and his two
children to his wife’s parents’
home 14 miles beyond Johnson
City. When he reached a cross
roads near Boone’s high school,
the car driven by Arwood attempt
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George Justus To
Re-Examine Drivers
George M. Justus, of Brevard,
has been named to the post of ex
aminer for drivers’ licenses, and
urges all persons whose last names
begin with A or B to take their
driving tests when he is at the
courthouse each Thursday and Fri
day and Saturday morning.
Examiner Justus points out that
these tests are not difficult, but
must be taken by every driver who
should not wait until the last min
ute to get his license renewed. The
deadline for the first two initials
of the alphabet is January 1, 1948.
Failure to take this re-examina
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Delegates Discuss U. N. Session
GESTURING AS HE TALKS, Secretary of State George C. Mar
shall is caught by the camera in an informal pose as he outlined
plans for the United Nations General Assembly sessions to two im
portant members of the U. S. Delegation. They are Mrs. Eleanor
Roosevelt (left) and Warren Austin. The assembly meets at Lake
Success, N. Y. (International)
Fire Prevention Week To Be
Launched At Banquet Next
Thursday At Country Club
SEVERAL INJURED
INTWOWRECKSON
GREENVILLE H™
Man Jailed On Drunk And
Reckless Driving Charge.
Mishaps Last Sunday
Several persons were injured
and one car was practically de
molished in two automobile ac
cidents which occurred Sunday on
the Greenville highway near Wil
son’s bridge.
Mrs. William Thomas Hanna, o£
Greenville, S. C., received a brok
en arm and a possible fractured
skull when the car ran off the road
and turned over at the bridge about
nine o’clock Sunday night. Her
husband, who was driving, was
placed in jail here on a drunk and
reckless driving charge, according
to Patrolman H. M. Morrow. Af
ter being treated at the local hos
pital, Mrs. Hanna was taken to a
Greenville hospital.
Arthur Waldrop, who was also
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Week Of Safety And Pre
cautionary Measures To
Be Stressed By Firemen
The observation of Fire Preven
tion week in Brevard will get into
full swing as early as Thursday,
October 2, when the Lions, Ki
j wanis and Rotary clubs give their
I annual banquet at the Brevard
Country club honoring the Brevard
Fire Department. Nearly 150 per
sons are expected to attend this
annual event held before Fire Pre
vention week begins, October 4.
The week of safety education and
fire prevention will be launched
! with a parade next Saturday after
noon, October 4, beginning at the
corner of Broad street and Morgan,
continuing to the square and down
West Main to the City Hall.
Rev. B. W. Thomason, chaplain
of the local firemen, will deliver
a special sermon to the members
of the department Sunday morn
ing, October 5, when they attend
services at the First Baptist church
in a body.
A demonstration showing the va
rious uses of the fire fighting
j equipment will be given by the
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Shrine Club To Present Little Town
Series Here This Fall And Winter
i
Under the sponsorship of the
Transylvania Shrine club, the Lit
tle Town Series, composed of sev
eral of the world’s best speakers
aijd entertainers, will be presented
in Brevard this fall and winter.
Providing that 300 tickets are
sold in the immediate future, four
programs will be given in the
Brevard high school auditorium,
one each month beginning in Oc
tober and excluding December.
According to Edwin L. Happ, who
is in charge of ticket sales, addi
tional programs will be given with
the sale of lots of 75 tickets. The
membership will be limited to 525,
and tickets for the entire season
will be sold at $2.50 each.
The Little Town series is strict
ly non-profit, officials of the
Shrine club report, and the pro
grams are being brought to Bre
vard purely for entertainment and
educational purposes during the
winter months.
The series is being presented
in neighboring towns and the pro
grams will be given in Brevard on
a Saturday night each month.
Carola Bell Williams, famous play
wright, actress and producer will
appear on the first program here
and the other selected artists are:
Chief Ho-To-Pi, famed Indian ten
or, of Hollywood, Calif.; Sydney
R. Montague, noted author and
lecturer and former member of
the Royal Canadian Mounted
police; and Wallace, international
ly known magician.
FBKE-CARTER HAS
LOWEST BID, TO
BEGIN WORK SOON
Building To Be Located Be
tween Gaston And John
ston On Ramseur Lot
GOST $184,456
Construction on the new Bre
vard elementary school building
will begin in the near future with
the work being done by the Fiske
Carter Construction company, of
Greenville, S. C., Supt. J. B. Jones
announces today.
At a joint meeting of the boards
of education and county commis
sioners Monday night here in the
courthouse, bids to do the work
were opened and the Fiske-Carter
bid of $184,456.00 was the lowest
The building will be constructed
on a cost plus 10 per cent basis
not to exceed the aforementioned
figure.
To Take Nine Months
According to William T. Adams,
of the construction company, the
building should be completed in
nine months, and work will be
started immediately so as to com
plete as much of it as possible be
fore freezing weather.
The new school building will be
erected on the Ramseur lot be
tween Gaston and Johnston av
enues, and will be constructed of
brick on tile. A two-story struc
ture, the new school will have IB
classrooms, a huge library, offices*
first aid rooms, waiting rooms and
toilets. The building will be so
constructed that additional class
rooms and an auditorium may be
added later.
The property is now being
cleared and a portion of the lot
will be used as a playground this
fall and winter for the children at
tending the Brevard elementary
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TEACHERS TQ <1
MEET SATURDAY
To Vote On NCEA District:
Officers. Will Name Dele
gates To Meeting
At a county-wide teachers meet
ing to be held at the Brevard high
school Saturday morning at 10:00,
Transylvania teachers will cast
their ballots for North Carolina
Education association officers from
this district, Supt. J. B. Jones stat
ed today. Delegates to represent
Transylvania at the district meet
ing in Asheville, in October, will
also be named Saturday.
In addition to voting on these
officers Jones states that teachers
will participate in a discussion of
“Readiness in Teaching.” The su
perintendent points out that this
means the teachers must be shown
the importance of creating an at
mosphere or desire on the part of
the student to learn a principle,
and it can be done by giving ex
amples of applications in everyday
living.
NCEA nominees for the offices
which will be voted on are as fol
lows: one nominee for president,
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Stork Makes Many
Stops At Hospital
Here Since Sept. 16
A record number of babies
have been born at the Transyl
vania community hospital dur
ing the past few days, Mrs. Gyp
sy Kyre Perkins, the acting su
perintendent, reports today.
Since September IS, a total of
15 “bundles from/ heaven” have
been delivered to proud mothers
at the local institution and the
boys have outnumbered the girls
by the count of nine to six, it is
reported.
Mothers and infants are: Mrs.
Lawrence Dixon, boy; Mrs. W. O.
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