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
C a m p s, Entrance to
Pisgah National Forest
and Home of Brevard
Music Festival.
Vol. 57; No. 42
SECTION ONE *
BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1947 * 20 PAGES TODAY ★
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
MUSIC FOUNDATION ORGANIZED
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Homecoming At Brevard College Saturday
LARGE NUMBER OF
ALUMNI EXPECTED
TO RETURN HERE
Registration Will Be Held
In Morning And Business
Session In Afternoon
| BIG GAME AT NIGHT
Plans have been completed foi
jthe 13th annual Brevard collegi
Homecoming event which will b<
held at the school on Saturday
according to Ray F. Swink, alumni
secretary and assistant to the pres
ident.
A large number of friends anc
former students are expected t(
be on hand. Miss Lois Frazier, oi
the college faculty, who is ir
charge of registration, states thai
she has received many replies
from the invitations sent out sev
eral weeks ago. The registratior
hours will be from 10:00 unti
12:00 o’clock Saturday morning ir
the administration building, H. A
Dunham Hall.
An important business sessior
will be held Saturday afternoor
for the purpose of discussing some
pressing matters that cannot bt
left until spring. Gilreath Adams
alumni president, will preside al
this business meeting.
Members of the faculty social
committee wdll give an informal
tea in the living room of Wosl
Hall Saturday afjpmoon, sStAHKd*
college organizations will be rep
resented at the tea’in order to wel
come back the former students.
Both lunch and dinner will be
served to visitors in the college
dining hall. Those who desire
meals will be asked to specify this
upon registering.
Climaxing the day’s activities
will be the football game Satur
day night between the Brevard
college team and Hiwassee Col
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FATHERS’NIGHT
SUFFER IS HELD
Much Business Is Transact
ed At PTA Meeting On
Tuesday Night
At the Fathers’ Night supper
held in the school lunch room on
Tuesday night, the Brevard Parent
Teachers’ Association voted to pay
$150.00 for film to the Extension
service of the University of North
Carolina. This film will be used
county-wide, but each school must
pay the $75.00 flat fee, and the
Brevard association is paying for
both the grammar school and the
high school. Over 150 persons at
tended the supper.
A motion was passed to equip
Red Cross rooms in both the high
and grammar schools, and commit
tees were appointed to investigate
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CALENDAR OF I
EVENTS
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Thursday, Oct. 16—Lions club
meets, Bryant house, 7:00.
Friday, Oct. 17—Kiwanis club
meets, Bryant house, 7:00. Achieve
ment Day for Federation of Home
demonstration clubs, N. Y. A. Hut,
2:00. Brevard Garden club meets
with Mrs. A1 Montville, 3:00.
Saturday, Oct. 18—Homecoming
at Brevard college with football
game, Brevard vs. Hiwassee, 7:30
o’clock, high school field.
Sunday, Oct. 19 — Attend the
church of your choice. All
churches observe “Students’ Day.”
Unveiling of monument to Karl
Bosse, Gillespie cemetery, by W.
O. W., at 3:00.
Tuesday, Oct. 21—Drawing for
Pisgah Forest deer hunts, Brevard
Chamber of Commerce, 2:00.
Wednesday, Oct. 22 — Rotary
club meet, Gaither’s cafeteria, 7:00.
Miami Area Hit By Severe Floods
Emergency precautions were taken by towns along the coast of
the two Carolinas yesterday to cope with a hurricane that was ex
pected to move inland fr6m the sea. The picture above shows dam
age done along the Florida coast by floodwaters surging relentless
ly from the Everglades upon Miami.
Tax Collections During Year
Amounted To 94.6%, King
Reports, Totalled $96,398.64
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1947 Tax Books Turned
Over To Collector. Pre
payments Are High
Tax collections here during the
past year have been exceptionally
good, according to a report made
by Frank King tax collector, to
the county board of commission
ers in session here Monday morn
ing in the court house.
Ninety-four and six-tenths per
cent of the county taxes for 1946
were paid in and totalled $96,
398.64, leaving $10,017.98. Collec
tion of deliquent taxes for years
1927 through 1945 amounted to
$9,053.26. This figure includes pen
alties and costs.
The 1947 tax books were or
dered to be turned over to Mr.
King for collections and the total
amount of taxes was $194,221.27.
Pre-payments totalled $86,284.72.
leaving a total of $107,936.55 to
be collected.
Mr. King was commended by
the board on his work in collect
ing 94.6 per cent of the taxes for
1946.
Morgan Resigns
The resignation of Edwin A.
Morgan, county accountant and
tax supervisor, was accepted with
regret by the board. Mr. Morgan,
who was employed in the court
house here since 1934, was first
assistant tax collector and for the
past eight years, except for the
three years while in the armed
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KIWANIS ELECT
E. J. COLTRANE
DISTRICT HEAD
Local College President Is
Named To High Office
At Charleston Convention
Dr. E. J. Coltrane, president of
Brevard college, Was elected gov
ernor of the Carolinas Kiwanis
district in the closing session of
the civic clubs’ convention at
Charleston, S. C., last Saturday
morning. He succeeds D up r e
Rhame, of Greenville, S. C., and
was opposed in the election by
Joe Chiott, prominent Asheville
real estate executive.
Farry A. Barber, of Henderson
ville, was named one of the nine
lieutenant governors who will com
pose the board of directors with
Governor Coltrane and Mr.
Rhame. Officers elected at the
convention will take office on
January 1, 1948.
Over 500 Kiwanians attended
the convention and the delegation
from Brevard was composed of
Dr. and Mrs. Coltrane, Willis
Brittain, C. M. Douglas, Lewis P.
Hamlin, Ralph Ramsey, George D.
Perkins, Alex Kizer, Dr. C. L.
Newland, Ray Swink and Dr. J. F.
Zachary, who is president of the
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Staff Writer Interviews English
Visitors Here, Observations Made
By STAFF WRITER
Since the ending of World War
II, English brides coming to
America have been “in the news,”
and today when an English fam
ily pays their daughter in Amer
ica a visit, that is even bigger
news. Transylvania county is so
honored this week by a visit from
the family of Jean Whitmire, Eng
lish wife of Brevard’s Tommy
Whitmire. Mrs. Whitmire’s moth
er, Mrs. Mary Baimbridge, and
brother, Peter Waugh, of London,
accompanied by a friend, Miss
Grace Hunter, of Edinburgh, Scot
land, arrived in New York last
week aboard the Queen Elizabeth.
A staff photographer on “Illus
trated,” England’s magazine com
parable to our “Life” magazine,
Mr. Waugh was high in his praise
especially for American publica
tions. “The thing that impresses
me most about America is the
abundance of service that one re
ceives in stores, hotels, cafes,
trains, etc.,” he said. The English
photographer expressed his amaze
ment at watching a group of junior
high school girls in Asheville the
other day. “As I watched them, I
realized how completely different
they are from English girls of the
same age. English girls are never
allowed to wear rouge on their
lips at this age except on very
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METHODISTS MEET
ends, McFarland
IS REAPPOINTED
College Alumni Dinner Held
During Conference
At Charlotte
Rev. W. G. McFarland was re- I
appointed pastor of the Brevard
Methodist church for the coming
year at the Western District con
ference held last week at the Dil
worth Methodist church in Char
lotte.
“Speaking for myself and Mrs.
McFarland, I wish to say how hap
py we are that we will be able
to serve the people of our church
and town, and it will be indeed
pleasant to work another year in
such a pleasant town,’’ the Meth
odist pastor said. He commented
on the report made at the conven
tion from this church, and said
it was the most favorable one
ever presented, thus making the
past year one of the best in the
history of the church.
Mayor S. E. Varner, Sr., was
lay delegate at the convention,
and Mrs. McFarland accompanied
her husband.
Held in connection with the
Methodist convention in Charlotte
was a Brevard college alumni
dinner last Wednesday, which
was attended by more than 100
friends and alumni of the local
institution. Ray Swink, alumnus
and assistant to President E. J
Coltrane, presided at the dinner
meeting. Edwin L. Jones, of the
Board of trustees, was speaker
at the meeting, and he talked
very encouragingly of the future
of the college. Mr. Jones paid
tribute to the many men who have
played such a large part in the
building program at the school,
and lauded those who formulated
the plans for expansion so many
years ago.
Dr. Coltrane made a few infor
mal remarks. It was announced
at this meeting that Mrs. J. E.
Abernathy, of Rutherford county,
is presenting the entire library
of her late husband to Brevard
college in the near future.
To Feature Brevard
In Jaycee Magazine
At the regular meeting of the
Brevard Junior Chamber of Com
merce Tuesday night, it was an
nounced that the N. C. Jaycees’
magazine “Future”, will feature
Brevard, Hendersonville and Ashe
ville in the December issue. A
committee was appointed Tuesday
night to acquire the needed pic
tures and information about Bre
vard.
This magazine, it was stated,
goes to some 5,500 Jaycees in
North Carolina and other mem
berships out of state.
Guest speaker at the meeting
was J. B. Jones, ‘ county school
superintendent, who spoke on
“Plans and Programs of the Coun-|
ty Schools,” and Mr. Jones while
commending authorities for the
many improvements made in the
schools during the past two years,
stated that many essential things
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Mrs. Doyle Now At
Telephone Office
Mrs. Rhea Doyle is now mana
ger of the business office of the
Citizens telephone company here
succeeding Rowell Bosse, who
has accepted the position of
bookkeeper with the Brevard
Wholesale Grocery concern.
In taking over the office of the
telephone company, Mrs. Doyle
says that because of new regula
tions, telephone patrons must
pay their bills within 15 days
from date rendered, or phones
will be taken out. The office is
located in the Tinsley building
>ver Slack’s store and hours are
from 9-12, 1-5, daily; and 9-12 on
rhursday and Saturday.
Bank’s Interior Greatly Improved
Shown in the photo above are the new low-type marble
counters with seven windows recently installed at the Tran
sylvania Trust Co. here. At the right rear upstairs is seen a section
of the directors’ rcoin, which has been enclosed with paneling and
windows. A new floor has also been laid and the walls and ceilings
painted. Alterations now being made in the vault will make avail
able space for 500 additional lock boxes, according to the executive
vice president, Ralph Duckworth. (Staff Photo)
Elaborate Improvements Being
Completed At Local Bank, New
Full-View Counter Installed
MRS. SLEDGE NAMED
TO POST IN NCEA
DISTRICT GROUP
Dr. Loomis Elected Secre
tary Of Higher Educa
tion Body In WNC
Mrs. Lucille Sledge, president
of the local chapter of the Class
room Teachers, was elected sec
retary-treasurer of the district
teachers group, at the Western
district meeting of the North Car
olina Education association held
at the Lee H. Edwards high school
in Asheville last Friday. Mrs.
Sledge is a language teacher in
the local high school here.
Dr. Burt W. Loomis, director
of guidance at Brevard college,
was elected secretary of the high
er education group, which met at
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1
Can Better Serve Public,
Vice President Says.
Growth Is Cited
Elaborate improvements have
recently been made in the in
terior of the Transylvania Trust
Co. here. These include the in
stallation of new low counters,
i made of marble, with seven win
i dows to serve the public, instead
of the four which were replaced.
The directors’ room in the rear
upstairs has been enclosed, the
walls and ceiling painted and a
new floor laid. More lobby space
has also been provided by rear
ranging the counters and shifting
the bookkeeping department.
R. J. Duckworth, vice president,
also said that alterations are now
being made in the vault which
will make room for 500 additional
lock boxes.
The obect in making these im
provements, Mr. Duckworth said,
was to provide the bank’s custo
mers with a service adequate in
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Transylvania Home Demonstration
Clubs To Observe Achievement Day
The Transylvania county Fed
eration of Home Demonstration
clubs will hold its annual Achieve
ment Day program in the N.Y.A.
Hut, Friday, October 18, beginning
at 2:00 o’clock, Miss Mary Mar-1
garet Robinson, county demon
stration agent announces.
AH county clubs will partici
pate in the program and exhibits
will be given, also, Miss Robin
son states. Program chairman is
Mrs. J. A. Glazener, who is chair
man of the county council. She
will give the welcome address,
and the response will be given by
Mrs. Joe Norman. This will be fol
lowed by greetings, from J. A.
Glazener, county farm agent, and
a roll call by clubs by Mrs. Allen
Vaughn. The report of achieve
ments will be given by Mrs. Robert
Cansler.
Guest speaker for the event will
be Mrs. Walter Pike, chairman of
district 2, Hendersonville, who
was official delegate to an inter
national farm women’s meeting
held in Holland in September. Mrs.
Pike will give a report of her trip
to Europe and the events of the
meeting. She will be introduced by
Mrs. Pauline Hotchkiss, western
district agent.
The presentation of the gavel
to the club having the best attend
ance at the Achievement day pro
gram will be made by Miss Robin
son.
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GROUP TO OPERATE
MUSIC CAMP, BUYS
TRANSYLVANIA SITE
Mrs. Carrier Heads Board
Of Trustees. Ramsey Is
Vice Chairman
CHARTER GRANTED
The Transylvania Music founda
tion yesterday purchased Transyl
vania Music camp for a sum not
disclosed and charter has been re
ceived from the secretary of state
as a non-profit organization.
Heading the board of trustees
of the foundation is Mrs. Henry N.
Carrier, president of the Brevard
Music Festival association. Oth
er officers and members are:
Ralph H. Ramsey, vice chairman;
F. S. Best, secretary and treasur
er; Dr. C. L. Newland, Dr. Julius
Sader, Mrs. Holt Haywood, of Win
ston-Salem, Mrs. Jonathan Woody,
of Waynesville, James Christian
Pfohl, Rev. Charles Jones, of
Charlotte, Harry H. Straus, Mrs.
Hattie Strong, of Winston-Salem;
Ed Campbell, of Washington, D.
C., and Francis Heazel, of Ashe
ville.
The property was purchased
from Frank Morgan, of Patterson,
N. J.; Robert Neal, of Philadel
phia, Pa.; Mr. Pfohl and Mr Jack
son, of Davidson.
Praises Pfohl
The foundation, Mrs. Carrier
said, would continue to operate
the music camp and to give the
yearly festivals under the direc
tion of Mr. Pfohl. Mrs. Carrier
highly praised Mr. Pfohl for his
sincere and abiding interest in
both enterprises.
Operation of the camp by a
foundation rather than by or in
behalf of a group of individuals,
Mrs. Carrier pointed out, had
many decided advantages. In the
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DEADLINE IS SET
FOR CHAMBER DDES
Names Of Only Those In
Good Standing Will Be
Placed On Ballot
Monday noon was set as tf* *
deadline for the payment of cur
rent dues in the local chamber of
commerce by the board of direc
tors at a regular meeting Tues
day night. Ballots for the election
of directors will be prepared this
week end and it was pointed out
by Willis Brittain, president, that
only the names of those who are
in good standing will be placed on
the ballot.
Rev. W. G. McFarland was ap
pointed treasurer of the body’s
Brevard college fund, which was
inaugurated in 1941 for the purpose
of defraying a part of the cost of
a science building at the local in
stitution. The effort was suspend
ed during the war, although con
siderable money was collected.
The science building is to be start
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To Unveil Monument
To Karl T. Bosse
On Sunday Afternoon
A memorial monument to Karl
T. Bosse, who died here last June
5, wil be unveiled at the Gillespie
cemetery Sunday afternoon at
3:00 o’clock, with the members
of the loca lcpmp No. 116, Wood
men of the World, in charge of
the service. Rev. B. W. Thoma
son, pastor of the First Baptist
church here, will officiate.
All Woodmen, their families
and friends are cordially invited
to attend this special service, it
is reported.
Mr. Bosse was financial secre
tary of the W. O. W. here and
was extremely active in civic and
religious circles in Transylvania
county.