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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. The Transylvania Times A State And National Prize-Winning Newspaper And An A.B.C. Paper -1 TRANSYLVANIA IS— An Industrial, Tourist, Educational, Agricul tural and Music Cen ter. Population 12,241. Vol. 58; No. 43 ★ SECTION ONE ★ BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1948 ★ 16 PAGES TODAY * PUBLISHED WEEKLY COLTRANE HALL GETS APPROVAL ★ ★ ★★★*★ ★★★★★★★★ it it it * ★★ ★★★★★★ Conservation Program Aid For 1949 Upped INCREASE OF MORE THAN 50 PER CENT, SECRETARY SAYS Orders EVeing Taken For Lime At Local AAA Of fice; Delivery Arranged CHOICE OFFERED Transylvania county has been al located $22,293.00 for conservation practices under the U. S. Agricul tural Conservation program for 1949, Mrs. Julia Westwood, the AAA secretary here in the court house, reports today. “This is an increase of 50 per cent over our last year allocation,” Mrs. Westwood declared. The program for '49 began the first of October instead of on Jan uary 1, 1949. as has been the case in the past, and will consist of the following practices: lime, super phosphate, potash, winter cover crops, permanent pasture, clearing land for permanent pasture and seeding alfalfa. Lime At $1.80 Per Ton At the present time orders are being taken in at the local office for lime at $1.80 per ton. delivered. The Penrose Lumber company will make deliveries, the secretary states. Orders for superphosphate will also be taken now. and pasture seeding may be obtained around January 1. In May, orders will be taken here for cover crop seed. The 1949 Agricultural conserva tion program offers assisvandl*’ to Transylvania county farmers to re store and conserve the fertility of the soil through the use of conser vation practices, Mrs. Westwood comments. The assistance offered under the 1949 program consist of either (1) payments as reimburse ment for a part of the cost of per forming a conservation practice, or (2) conservation materials and j services furnished by the local I branch of the AAA. The secretary —Turn To Page Foul j DAR DIGNITARIES WILL VISIT HERE Mrs. Silversteen To Enter tain Important Group Saturday Afternoon Approximately 78 members of the national board of the DAR and state executives will stop in Bre vard Saturday afternoon at 3:301 o’clock for a tea at the Silvermont here on East Main Street, it is announced today. Mrs. Joseph S. Silversteen will be the hostess to the group and late in the afternoon she will in troduce Mrs. Roscoe C. Obyrne, of Indiana, who is the president gen eral of the DAR. at Crosnore near Linville, where she will make an address. The group of DAR dignitaries are currently touring the United States visiting the 14 DAR schools in various sections of the coun try. Mrs. Silversteen reports that nearly every state is represented in the large group. A member of —Turn To Page Four , * ■ - - .—■——■-.—„—+ CALENDAR OF EVENTS ». ■ - - - .4 Thursday, Oct. 21 — Lions club meets at Bryant house, 7:00. Ma sonic meeting in hall at 7:30. Football game, Brevard college vs. High Point “B”, high school field at 8:00. Friday, Oct. 22—OES fish fry at home of S. F. Allison, 5:00. Ki | wanis club meets at Bryant house at 7:00. Football, Brevard high school vs. Bryson City, high school field, 7:30. Saturday, Oct. 23 — Last day for registration for general elec tion. Square dance at legion build ing at 8:30. Sunday, Oct. 24 — Attend the church of your choice. Revival meeting begins at Methodist church. Girl Scouts to hold “Open —Turn To Page Four District Music Clubs Pledged Full Cooperation To Brevard Music Festival At Recent Meet Directs Campaign J. P. PORTER, former dean of men at Brevard college and biology teacher, is directing the campaign to raise funds for the proposed Coltrane Hall. Mr. Porter states that friends of the college president everywhere will be contacted and it is hop ed that $75,000 for the struc ture can be raised by next spring. ROMANS HERE ELECT BOSSEAS CLUB SECRETARY Several Business Matters Were Disussed At Last Regular Meeting Rowell Bosse, teller at the Tran sylvania Trust company, was elect ed secretary and treasurer of the Brevard Rotary club succeeding Leo Reid, resigned, at the last regular meeting of the organiza tion in Gaither’s cafeteria. In resigning from his position as secretary. Mr. Reid expressed disappointment and said that pressing business duties forced the decision. He said he had thoroughly enjoyed being a Ro tarian and predicted a steady and continued growth of the Brevard organization. Several business matters were discussed by the Rotarians at the meeting. John I. Anderson report ed that the firemen’s banquet, which was given by the Lions, Ki wanians and Rotarians and spon sored by the Rotary club, was a success. Ways of raising money and projects that should be spon sored by the club were also dis cussed and President Ralph J. Duckworth presided. Mrs. Harry Patton, who has been visiting her son, Tom Pat ton, and family, in Detroit, Mich., is expected to return home this week. Mrs. Frank Carr Reports On Meeting In Waynesville. Scholarship Given At the district meeting of mu sic clubs held recently in Waynes ville, Mrs. Charles Hassell, of Charlotte, state president of the federation, expressed the desire of all music clubs to fully coop erate with plans for a greater Transylvania Music camp ana Bre vard Music festival. Speaking on behalf of the fed eration to Mrs. Frank Carr, festi \al president, Mrs. Hassell said that by going forward with this pro ject, the school and festival, Bre vard would realize the dream of becoming the music center of the entire Southland and receive na tion-wide recognition. The state president highly praised James Christian Pfohl, director of the camp and music director of the festival and Mrs. Henry Carrier past president of the festival and foundation head. Mrs. Carl McMurray, of Marion, state counselor for junior music clubs, stated that all junior mem bers throughout the state had pledged one dollar each toward a state scholarship fund to enable a boy or girl to attend Transyl v alia music camp. She also said that each member has pledged to give a book on music to the camp. Persons attending the district meeting from Brevard, in addition to Mrs. Carr, were Mrs. Verne Hill, Mrs. S. A. Bullock. Mrs. D P. Miller and Mrs. W. G. McFar land. SCOUTS “LITTLE HOUSE” TO OPEN Public Invited To Observ-1 ance Sunday Afternoon. Work Is Climaxed The official opening of the Girl Scouts’ “Little House” in Franklin Park will be observed Sunday afternoon from 4:00 until 5:30 p. m., when the public is invited to a reception and tour of the building by the members of the local Scout council. As pointed out by Mrs. C. L. Newland, scout commissioner, the opening of the “Little House” is almost simultaneous with Na tional Girl Scout week, which be gins on October 31. “Just as Girl Scout week is a big nation wide event on the Girl Scout calendar, so is the opening of the ‘Little House’ for the leaders and members of our local troops,” Mrs. Newland asserted. The Scout Commissioner, who has worked closely with members of her committee during the past few months when the building was under construction, expressed ap preciation to the public on behalf of the council for the many dona tions and contributions to the Scout project. —Turn To Page Four I 225 W.N.C. Woodmen And Women Delegates Attend Convention Here The semi-annual convention of Woodmen of the World camps and circles in Western North Carolina, held here last Saturday, was pro nounced a distinct success by of ficials of Balsam Camp No. 116, which was host to the 225 dele gates who attended. The next con vention will be held in Hickory next spring. The highlight of the convention, or log rolling, held here was an address in the evening by Hon. Charles Cochran of Montgomery, Ala., national director. Among the Woodmen dignitaries present was Nick T. Newberry, state manager. In the early afternoon, separate sessions of Woodmen and circle del egates were held and in the eve ning following a dinner at Gai ther’s cafeteria a joint session was convened at which Mr. Cochran spoke. Many of the delegates witnessed the football game between Brevard high school and Christ School and attended the dance which follow ed in the Legion hall. Many delegates were heard to express the opinion that the con vention here was one of the most enjoyable and profitable they had ever attended, a factor in the suc cess of the occasion being the ideal weather which prevailed. Architect’s Drawing Of Coltrane Hall At Brevard College . /t>< :iMx-sti~A»r,n*re.cT *S »&v<VS»e > N,«.. Pictured above is the proposed administration I uilding at Brevard college, which will be erected at a later date in honor of I)r. Eugene J. Coltrane, president of the institution. The structure will cost approximately $75,000 and a campaign is being launched by the Brevard College Expansion committee of the local chamber of commerce, under the direction of J. P. Porter, to raise the necessary amount. The building will he a two story, fireproof structure, following the same architectural lines as the more recently completed buildings on the campus. [political {ACTIVITIES j LAST DAY TO REGISTER Saturday, October 23, will be the last day for registration of those persons who are required to register for the general elec- . tion on November 2, Frank Duck worth, chairman of the Transyl vania board of elections, reports. \ Saturday, October 30. will be challenge day. Mr. Duckworth explains that per sons who have become 21 years of age since the last election and those persons who have moved in to a different voting precinct will be required to register again. All other registrations are valid. WILKINSON TO SPEAK John A. Wilkinson, Republi can candidate for U. S. senate, will speak at the Brevard court house next Thursday, October 28, at 7:30 o’clock, it is announc ed today. Special music will be furnished for the occasion and all county G. O. P. candidates will be pres- \ ent. Lewis Hamlin, district chair 1 man, will preside over the meet ing, and he invites all citizens of the county, regardless of their po litical affiliations to hear Mr. Wil kinson. The speaker is regarded as one of the best orators of the state, Mr. Hamlin says, and will bring an interesting and informa tive message. BROUGHTON HERE, OCT 30 According to an announce ment yesterday by W. A. Wil son, chairman of the Democrat ic executive committee in Tran sylvania, J. Melville Broughton, candidate for the U. S. Senate, will speak at the Brevard Court house on Saturday night, Oct. 30, at 8:00 o’clock. “Former Governor Broughton will make a great senator for the state of North Carolina, and we are extremely fortunate in having him speak to us just prior to the general election on November 2,” Mr. Wilson stated. He urges every body to come out and hear Mr. Broughton on the 30th. Purina Man Will Show Bird Dog Film Jim McAllister, district repre sentative of the Ralston-Purina Co., St. Louis, Mo., will show a bird dog picture entitled “Champions in Action” at a meeting of the Transylvania Wildlife club Wednes day night, Nov. 3, in the court house at 7:30 p.m. All sportsmen and other inter ested citizens are cordially invited to see this picture, which will be shown free of charges. “Champions in Action” is being exhibited here through the cour tesy of B & B Feed and Seed Co., local Purina dealers. Methodists Begin Revival On Sunday, Rev. Charles White To Speak At Church, College Conducts Revival REV. CHARLES D. WHITE, pastor of the Biltmore Methodist church, will be the guest preach er at the eight-day revival which begins at the First Methodist church here Sunday. P-TA Planning For Halloween Carnival Members of the Parent-Teacher association finance committee and gradcmothers from each room are meeting this week to formulate plans for the annual P-TA Hallo ween carnival to be held on the high school field ' here Friday night, October 29. Mrs. Julius Sa der is chairman of arrangements —Turn To Page Eight McFarland Issues Invitation To All To Attend. Ser vices Are Outlined Rev. W. G. McFarland, of Bre vard Methodist church, announces plans for an eight-day series of revival meetings at the church, to begin Sunday morning, October 24, at the 11:00 o’clock worship hour with a sermon by the pastor on the topic “Commonsense Religion.” Beginning that night and contin uing each night through the week and the following Sunday (October 31st), a service will be held at 7:30 p.m. daily, at which the spe cial preacher will be the Rev Charles D. White, pastor of the Biltmore Methodist church, of Asheville. Mr. White will also speak at 6:30 o’clock both Sunday nights to the Methodist Youth Fel lowship supper group and to the Erevard college chapel on Monday morning, October 25, and Tuesday morning, October 26, at 10:05 o’clock. Mr. White’s sermon topic for Sunday night, October 24, will be “Power Through Prayer.” W’hile everybody — regardless of age, sex, or religious denomin ation — is invited to attend each of these services, according to Mr. McFarland, the emphasis will be given on certain nights to special groups: Tuesday night attention will be paid the men of the com munity. A count will be made of those present from the several men’s lodges and civic clubs of Brevard and Pastor White will preach on “Men To Match Our Mountains” with a discussion of the pillars of beauty, wisdom and strength. Wednesday night will be students’ night from public school and college. Thursday night will —Turn To Page Five Fire Department Answers Series Of Alarms Following First Cold Snap As a result of the first cold spell of the season, which neces sitated the firing of furnaces and stoves, the Brevard Volunteer Fire department has answered five calls in the past 10 days, sev eral of which were caused by neglect and carelessness, accord ing to Chief Dan Merrill. Onp house was a total loss, and dam ages to others were slight. In commenting on the sudden surge of fires in Brevard, Chief Merrill stated that each person should practice utmost care in see ing that all stoves, furnaces, flues and pipes are cleaned. He warned property owners to see that gut ters are freed of leaves and to prac tice care in the burning of leaves. “I especially wish to urge persons to study their instructions in the operation of oil burners” he ad ded. The chief stated that many persons were ignorant of the dangers that can be caused by careless operation of these stoves. The first fire call during the past 10 days was answered by the department at the home of Henry Pierson on Tinsley road. A blaze on the wood shingle roof was immediately extinguished by the department and little damage was caused. —Turn To Page Eight NEW BUILDING TO HONOR PRESIDENT TO COST $75,000 Alumni And Other Friends Of The School Every where To Be Contacted ! PORTER DIRECTS At a meeting of the board of Hustees of Brevard college, held recently in High Point, it was de cided that a campaign would be launched immediately to raise $75,000 for the erection of an ad ministration building in honor of Pr. Eugene J. Coltrane, president of the institution. The naming of this building, “Coltrane Hall,” will honor one (o whom honor is due, the trus tees point out. “When Brevard college was formed in 1934 by the union of Rutherford college and Weaver college, the trustees wisely chose Dr. Coltrane for its first president. Dr. Coltrane brought to his new position a broad background of educational experi ence, a sound philosophy of edu cation based on this experience and through training, deep relig ious convictions of the Christian way of life, and a zeal that is real ly unequalled,” the chairman stat ed. The Brevard college expansion committee of the Brevard cham ber of commerce will raise the money for the erection of Coltrane Hall, and an attempt will be made to contact all of Dr. Coltrane’s friends, wherever they may be, for contributions to this cause. J. P. Porter has been appointed by the expansion committee as di rector for the campaign. At the present time he is actively en gaged in preparing considerable literature on the proposed struc ture. This literature will be mail ed to all alumni of the institution, Kiwanians in the Carolinas’ dis —Turn To Page Four oleman Inter VISITS COUNTY Mercury Drops To 23 Mon day. Light Snow Fell In Forest By STAFF WRITER Ole Man Winter paid his first visit to Brevard and Transylvania county last week end and the first of this week, with a bitter cold rain falling Sunday night and the mercury dropping to 23 on Monday night . The topic of conversation in the town and county this week strayed from politics to the weather. “Everybody is talking about it, but nobody is doing anything about it”, Mark Twain said, and the old adage has certainly been apropos here this week. The froz en fog hovering over the mountain sides all around, the signs of snow and toppling temperatures were sad but true evidences that winter is just around the corner, —Turn To Page Four Justus Will Be Here On Fridays, Sat’day Mornings George F: Justus, state examiner for driver’s licenses, will be in the Brevard court house only on Fri days and Saturday mornings in the future, it is announced today. Mr. Justus urges that all persons whose surnames begin with E, F, and G, who have not taken their re-examination, come in immedi ately. “It will be difficult giving the tests in late November and December when the weather is bad,” he declared. The exam is given in four parts: a highway sign test, a road rules test, a vision test and an actual driving test. All drivers interested in boning up on the rules may secure a Driver’s Manual from their drivers’ license examiner, Mr. Justus, or by writing to the Highway Safety Division, Depart ment of motor vehicles, Raleigh.
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