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— i
The Land of Waterfall*
Mecca for Summer
C a m p s, Entrance to
Pisgah National Forest
and Home of Brevard
Music Festival.
20 PAGES TODAY ★ PUBLISHED WEEKLY
(► Vol. 57; No. 40
★ SECTION ONE ★
BREVARD. NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1947
LAUNCH FIRE PREVENTION WEEK
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Record Number Enrolling At Brevard College
MORE THAN 500
STUDENTS WILL
REGISTER HERE
Veterans Comprise Approx
imately Half Of Those En
tering Local Institution
CLASSES START FRIDAY
With registration still in pro
gress, a. total of 455 students had
j matriculated here at Brevard col*
v lege by noon Wednesday and a
record number of more than 500
students is expected by next Mon
day when late registration ends.
Of the total number of students
registered up until yesterday, ap
proximately 50 per cent were
veterans, Dr. E. J. Coltrane said,
and all dormitories and special
vets housing units are now filled
to capacity.
Orientation is now in progress
and classes are scheduled to be
gin Friday morning.
The original opening date at
Brevard was changed from Sept.
15 in order that new construction
could be near enough completed
to take care of additional students.
The four new dorms, constructed
of wood, were completed this
week and are housing some 200.
tet Formerly, many students were
^ quartered in town and quite a
number will live off the campus
again this year.
Thirteen states . Cuba and Hawaii
are represented m tne student
body registered to date, with
North Carolina having the larg
est enrollment and South Carolina
next.
“The entire administration and
instructional staff of Brevard col
lege will be 35 well trained men
and women,” Dr. Coltrane said.
“This figure includes 12 new
additions to the faculty, four of
whom have been added to the
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PARKING METERS
ARE “PAYING OFF”
Total Of $4,694 Collected
Since Installation Here
On May 16
Brevard parking meters con
tinue to “pay off’, according to
T. H. Barker, city clerk, for since
May 16, when they were put into
operation, a total of $4,694.20 has
been collected.
At the present rate, the Bre
vard meters are expected to pay
for themselves in less than two
years, and one half of the pro
ceeds go into the city fund while
the other half is applied on the
original cost which was $15,275.00.
For the 19 weeks since instal
lation, the meters have had a
weekly average of $245.00, and the
greatest amount received in any
one week was for the seven days
beginning on June 5, when $653.11
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CALENDAR OF
EVENTS
Thursday, Oct. 2—Banquet hon
oring firemen, Country club, 7:30
o’clock.
Friday, Oct. 3—Football game,
Brevard high vs. Harris high, kick
off at 8:00 o’clock.
Saturday, Oct. 4—Firemen’s pa
rade, 2:30 o’clock.
Sunday, Oct. 5 — Attend the
church of your choice. Special
firemen’s service, First Baptist
church, 11:00 o’clock.
Monday, Oct. 6—4-H club baby
beef show, B & B feed store, 2:00
o’clock. Eastern Star banquet, 6:30
Gaither’s cafeteria. American Le
gion, court house, 7:30. Demonstra
tion and movie by firemen on lot
next to City hall, 7:00 o’clock.
Wednesday, Oct. 8—Rotary club
meets, Gaither’s cafeteria, 7:00
o’clock.
New Boiler Extension At Ecusta
In an effort to complete construction before, winter, work is pro
gressing rapidly on the extension to the boiler room at the Ecusta
Paper corporation. This new addition will add materially to the ca
pacity of the boiler room, it is reported, and its area is 65 feet by
70 feet.
Boiler And Turbine Rooms Are
Expanded At Ecusta, Part Of
Five-Million Expansion Program
(it Furnish Nec
, For .n
•duction
As a part of the recently com
pleted and projected expansion
program costing some $5,000,000.00
as announced by President Harry
H. Straus at the last annual 4th
of July picnic, work is progress
ing rapidly on the enlargement of
the turbine and the boiler rooms
at the Ecusta Paper corporation,
it is reported today.
The present turbine room meas
ures 76x56, and the dimensions
of the addition, which will be a
two-story structure, are 68x32.
The proposed extension of the
boiler room, which will add ma
terially to the capacity of the steam
generating lacilities, measures
65x70 feet.
It was pointed out by an offi
cial of the company that expand
ed production has placed a great
er load on the boiler room, mak
ing the enlargement necessary.
The present plant delivers approx
imately 125,000 pounds of steam
an hour and during the severe
winter months, some 30 per cent
of this amount is needed for heat
ing alone.
During the war, the official
pointed out, some 600 Ecustans
entered the service and others
were employed to take their places.
These have been retained and at
the same time returning veterans,
who desire their jobs back, have
been employed. The expansion
program has made it possible to
give employment to the increased
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National Newspaper Week
is being observed this year
from October 1 to 8. Whenever
you’re “in the dark” about
something — confused — unin
forme d—or lack information
about some purely local matter
—what better source of enlight
enment can you turn to than
your newspapers? And their
advertising columns keep you
straight on available merchan
dise and—of critical importance
today—prices. Editorially, your
newspapers, both daily and
weekly, are always ready for a
good fight in democracy’s be
half and the welfare of the peo
ple.
Miss Mildred Whitmire has re
turned from a week’s visit with her
sister, Mrs. Wm. J. McCormick, in
Harrisburg, Pa.
4-H Clubs And Merchants Association
To Hold Second Baby Beef Show Here
Transylvania county’s second 4-H
Baby Beef show and sale will be
held next Monday, October 6, at
the B and B Feed and Seed com
pany warehouse here. The calves
will be placed in their show stalls
around 11:30 au m. and a short
program of entertainment will get
underway at 2:00 o’clock. The
public is cordially invited to the
show and sale, it is reported.
The 10 Herefords comprising
the show were bred in Transyl
vania and were grown and fed by
Transylvania 4-H club boys and
girls, who are as follows: Bobby
Jean Nicholson and Lloyd Whit
her, Little River, one calf each;
Harmon and Arnold Ray, one calf
each; Donald Lee and Margaret
Passmore, Cherryfield, one calf
each; and Betty Jean and Ralph
Whitmire, of the Calvert section,
two calves each.
Prizes will be awarded to the
4-H boys and girls participating in
the show, which is being sponsored
by the county agent’s office and
the Brevard Merchants association.
From three to five of the best
calves shown will be taken to
Asheville to be entered in the
WNC Baby Beef show and sale.
Immediately following the show
here next Monday, the rest of the
calves will be auctioned off by
Harry Hamilton, livestock special
ist of the department of agricul
ture. Wayne Corpening, county
agent of Haywood, will be the
judge of the show. *
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KILLING FROSTS
DAMAGE COUNTY
CROPS, FLOWERS
Low Temperatures Of 33
And 34 Recorded Here
Last Week End
Killing frosts hit Transylvania
county last Saturday and Sunday
mornings doing considerable dam
age to the late com, garden vege
tables, unprotected flowers and to
bacco crops.
The weather man reported 34
degrees for Saturday night and a
low of 33 for Sunday night, and
killing frosts are said to have done
more damage in the lower end of
the county than ir the upper part.
The Penrose section is said to
have been hit the hardest.
County Agent Julian A. Giaze
ner said yesterday that he was un
able to estimate the damage done
to crops, but that it would probably
run heaviest on corn.
For the past week the mercury
has hit a day time average of 73.
while at night a low average of
40 has been recorded here in Bre
vard, T. H. Barker, the weather
man says.
“Indian summer with clear
skies, cool days and Drisk nights
has arrived in Transylvania ahead
of schedule,” he stated.
SUPPER MEETING
More Than 60 Persons At
tend Function. Steven
son Principal Speaker
A fellowship supper, attended
by the more than 60 laymen and
pastors representing four churches
in Brevard, was held Tuesday
night in the basement of the Bre
vard Methodist church and a sup
per was served by the ladies of
the church.
The churches represented were:
The First Baptist church, the
First Methodist church, St. Phil
ips Episcopal church and the
Brevard-Davidson River Presby
terian church.
Dean J. J. Stevenson, of Bre
vard college, was the principal
speaker and made an earnest
plea for unity among local
churches in promoting Christian
ideals and activities.
Rev. Harry Perry, pastor of the
St. Philips church and senior
pastor of Brevard, presided over
the meeting.
After considerable discussion,
the group decided to have two
laymen from each of the churches
together with the pastors meet
and formulate plans for a contin
uation of the fellowship of the
churches.
Fire Prevention
Proclamation Is
Issued By Mayor
Mayor S. E. Varner, Sr., in is
suing a proclamation designating
October 5-11 as National Fire
Prevention week, calls on all citi
zens to become more fire con
scious and to eliminate fire haz
ards in their homes and on their
premises.
“Fire prevention is more im
portant than ever before as
homes and businesses destroyed
by fire cannot be readily re
placed,” Mayor Varner said,
“and both President Truman
and Governor Cherry have
called on the people of the na
tion and state to observe this
week as a standard to be main
tained throughout the year in
fire prevention.
“I would like to emphasize
this point and to state that we
have been extremely fortunate
here in Brevard during recent
years. We have a fine fire de
partment and a well trained,
loyal group of firemen,” he said.
Celebrated Golden Wedding Sunday
MR. AND MRS. SOLOMAN A. JONES, widely known and highly
respected couple of the Cedar Mountain section, celebrated their
golden wedding last Sunday afternoon with open house at their
residence. A large number of friends joined in the celebration and
the eight children and their families of Mr. and Mrs. Jones were
also present to cut the huge anniversary cake. (Staff Photo)
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Lions Ctab Contributes $2,500
To Apply On Lights In County
Schools; Board To Supplement
MUCH INTEREST
IS SHOWN IN RAT
KILLING CAMPAIGN
Orders For Bait Will Be
Accepted Through Next
Wednesday By Leaders
Considerable interest is being
shown in the second campaign to
exterminate rats in Brevard and
Transylvania county to be con
ducted on October 14-15-16, Coun
ty Agent Julian A. Glazener re
ported yesterday.
Over 100 leaders throughout
the county are taking orders for
bait, Mr. Glazener said, and the
deadline is next Wednesday, Oc
tober 3. At that time the mixing
of materials will be started and
distribution of orders will be made
on October 14 and 15.
C. L. Whitehead, Predator and
Rodent Control Agent of the U.
S. Department of the Interior
Fish and Wildlife Service, will be
here to assist with the campaign.
It is believed that the one this
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Supt. Jones Praises Action
Of Group. All Schools
To Have Current
Supt. J. B. Jones announced
yesterday that the Brevard Lions
club had donated to the schools
of the county $2,500 to be applied
on the cost of providing adequate
lights in every school building in
the county which now lacks them.
This sum, he stated, will be sup
plemented by the board of educa
tion by whatever amount is neces
sary to procure and install the
lights. Installation should begin
within ten days or two weeks, he
stated, beginning with Brevard
Grammar school, where the need
is most acute.
Pisgah Forest, Little River,
Connestee, Cedar Mountain, Lake
Toxaway, Selica and Brevard pri
mary school buildings, having been
constructed in fairly recent years,
have adequate lights and no money
will be spent on them.
Balsam Grove, Silversteen and
Quebec have never h ad electric
lights before but current is now
available and the buildings will
have to be wired.
The greater part of the joint
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Officials Agree To Open Section Of
Parkway From Wagon Road Gap
Tentative plans are to open the
five-mile section of the Blue
Ridge Parkway from Wagon Road
Gap on Saturday, October 4, for
the entire fall color season, ac
cording to advice received here
yesterday from Sam P. Weems, su
perintendent of the Parkway, at
Roanoke, Va.
Mr. Weems pointed out that
the demand on the p«rt of the pub
lic to open the section for the pe
riod during which the foliage is so
colorful was the reason the offi
cials had reached the decision to
open that section Saturday.
Mr. Weems explained that the
road does not have any guard rails,
and motorists should not speed
along the route. Large caution
i
signs are being built and will be
erected. .
The surface of this section of
the Parkway is not paved, yet it
has a firm base. , Speeders will
find the loose gravel hazardous,
yet those who drive with care will
not experience any difficulty at
all, as the surface is almost like a
paved road.
Mr. Weems also cautioned
against fire, and all motorists are
warned that the entire section is
within the Pisgah National Forest
and extreme care must be taken
about throwing out cigarettes or
matches.
“The opening of this section of
the Parkway makes available to
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LOCAL FIREMEN TO
BE HONORED AT
BANQUET THURS.
Many Activities Planned
From October 5-11. Pa
rade Sat. Afternoon
DEMONSTRATION MON.
The annual joint banquet of the
Lions, Kiwanis and Rotary clubs
honoring members of Brevard’s
volunteer fire department will be
held Thursday night, at 7:30, at
the Brevard country club, thus
launching National Fire Preven
tion week, which begins October
5. Approximately 150 persons are
expected to attend this program
and the chief speaker will be John
Paul Lucas, vice president of Duke
Power company, in Charlotte. Pre
siding officers will be Kiwanis
president, Dr. J. F. Zachary, Lions
president M. G. Pangle and Rotary
President John I. Anderson.
Special guests who have been
invited to attend this fireman’s
banquet and are expected to at
tend are Chief James Bailey of the
Asheville Fire department, Chief
B. H. Edney, of the Henderson
ville department, Herbert Finck.
of the Ecusta fire department,
and Jesse J. Tarleton, Rutherford
ton, lieutenant-governor of the
Carqlinas district of Kiwania close.
Fin Prevention
vardT^
2:90 ©’cfcreft with a parade of
local department displaying their
equipment. This parade will begin
at the corner of Broad street and
Morgan, continue to the square,
then down West Main to the city
hall.
Special Church Service
Rev. B. W. Thomason, pastor
of the First Baptist church, and
chaplain of .the Brevard Fire de
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LEGION TO HOLD
SPECIAL MEETING
Contractors’ Prices On Me
morial Building Will Be
Announced Monday
There will be a special meeting
of the members of the Monroe Wil
son post of the American Legion
at the courthouse here next Mon*
day night at 7:30 o’clock, Com
mander Raymond F. Bennett an
nounces today.
Prices for the construction of
the new Legion home have been
obtained from the contractors,
Commander Bennett states, and
considerable discussion will be
given at the meeting Monday tn
the building and costs of the me
morial home. This week the lot*
located on the comer of Johnston
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Final Appeal Is Made
To All Chamber Of
Commerce Members
An urgent and final appeal
was made this week by President
Willis Brittain for all members
of the chamber of commerce who
have not already done so to pay
up their dues immediately.
Collections this year have been
good, it is reported, but there
are still a number of outstanding
accounts. Ballots for the annual
meeting will be printed in the
near future and only the names
of paid up members can be in
cluded on the list. .
Checks may be mailed to the
executive secretary of the chain
ber or handed to any member o£
the canvassing committee. It is
hoped that all remaining pay
ments will be made this week
so the ballots can be completed
next Tuesday night, the regular
meeting date.
The annual election will be held
in November.