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A State And National Prize-Winning Newspaper And An A.B.C. Paper
BREVARD. NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1949
Vol. 59: No. 3 ★ SECTION ONE ★
16 PAGES TODAY ★
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
GROW BULBS ON COLLEGE FARM
Property Quadrennial Reassessment Underway
WORK TO BE DONE
BY KIZER, LOFTIS
AND LIST TAKERS
Law Requires That Homes,
Farms, Businesses And
Industries Be Revalued
MEN ARE QUALIFIED
The quadrennial reassessment
of all real property in the county
is now in progress, Willis Brittain,
chairman of the county board of
commissioners, said yesterday,
and expects the job to be completed
within two or three months. The
law requires that a new valuation
be placed on all such property at
four-year intervals, Mr. Brittain
pointed out, and this may be done
in several ways. i
A. II. Kizer and J. E. Loftis have
been appointed to conduct the re
assessment. They will be assisted
in each township by the tax list
er in that area. The group is now
busy reassessing property on the
square in Brevard and will extend
their activity to other sections of
the county later.
Mr. Brittain also pointed out that
it was the duty of the assessors
not only to inquire into the fair
ness of assessments but to discover
and put on the books property that
has never been listed, especially
new buildings.
The reassessment four years
ago resulted in a small increase in
the value of the county property,
Mr. Brittain said. The total in
1948 was $12,879,008.00 and the
amount of the present levy raises
is $186,000.00.
Mr. Brittain said the commis
sioners were pleased to secure the |
services of Messrs. Kizer and Lof
tis. Mr. Kizer is a former county
accountant and clerk of the town
of Brevard, positions which enabl
ed him to obtain knowledge of j
property values in the town and
county. He has secured a release
from his regular employment at
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JAYCEES PLAN j
A BUSY YEAR
Projects Chosen For Each
Month; Stress Dogwoods
Next Month
Members of the local chapter of I
the Jaycees have mapped out a j
comprehensive program of activit- !
ies to pursue during the current !
year under the guidance of the new
president, Bob Bolt.
Mr. Bolt, a charter member, was
recognized as “Man of the Year”
at the most recent meeting of the
chapter for the wide range and
merit of the services he has rend
ered to individuals and groups in
the county.
The monthly projects decided
upon by the Jaycees for 1949 and
the person designated to supervise
each are as follows:
January—Membership and at
tendance, Frank Ferrell.
February—“Dogwoods for Bre
vard,” Charlie Himes.
March—Franklin Park project,
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CALENDAR OF 1!
EVENTS
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Thursday, Jan. 20.—Lions club
meets at Bryant House, 7:00.
Demonstration of Carillonic Bells
at Brevard college.
Friday, Jan. 21—Kiwanis club
meets at Bryant House, 7:00. Square
dance in Legion Building, 8:30.
Saturday, Jan. 22.— March of
Dimes Square Dance in Legion
building, 8:30.
Sunday, Jan. 23.—Attend the
church of your choice. Commence
ment sermon at Brevard Methodist
church for college graduates, 7:30
p. m.
Monday, Jan. 24.—Education
Advisory committee meets in court
house, 7:00.
Tuesday, Jan. 25.—Mid-Winter
graduation at Brevard college, 11:00
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Charlotte Lawyer To Speak At
Banquet Of Local Merchants
Next Wednesday Night, 7 P. M.
Banquet Speaker
Shown above is E. A. IIILKER,
prominent Charlotte attorney,
who will deliver the principal
address at the annual banquet
of the Brevard Merchants Asso
ciation in the cafeteria at Bre
vard College next Wednesday
evening, January 26. Mr. Milker
is the author of a recent book,
“It Does Add Up,” which has
achieved national prominence.
“MARCH OF DIMES”
CAMPAIGN ENTERS
SECOND WEE HERE
Legion Sponsoring Square
Dance. Solicitation Is
Now Underway
As the 11th annual March of
Dimes drive enters the second
week in Transylvania several
events have been scheduled to
raise funds for the extensive cam
paign.
Members of Monroe Wilson
Post of the American Legion will
sponsor a square dance in the
Legion building Saturday night,
beginning at 8:30 p. m. “Speedy”
Jones will be caller and music
will be furnished by the Ecusta
band. All proceeds will go into
the polio fund.
The members of the high school
Square Dance club will sponsor
a dance in the NYA hut for teen
agers the same evening, and all
proceeds will go from this event
into the March of Dimes drive.
The Dime board will again be on
the square this Saturday as well
as Saturday, January 29th., under
supervision of the Kiwanis club.
Citizens are urged to stop and
contribute their coins.
The drive will be climaxed with
a dance Saturday evening, Janu
ary 29th., at the Brevard Country
club. Music for the President’s
Ball will be furnished by Cy
Armstrong and his orchestra, and
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“Looking Ahead” Will Be
Topic Of Address In
College Cafeteria
E. A. Bilker, who has practiced
law in Charlotte for the past 25
years, will make the principal ad
dress at the annual banquet of
the Brevard Merchants association,
which will be held in the cafeteria
at Brevard college on Wednesday
evening, January 26, beginning at
7:00 o’clock, Alex Patterson, presi
dent, announced yesterday.
Mr. Bilker is a graduate of the
University of Chicago law school
and was formerly on the faculty
of Iowa State college. Be is a public
speaker of considerable renown
and is the author of a recent book,
“It Does Add Up,” which is a best
seller in Charlotte and is gaining
prominence in other parts of the
country. Bis topic will be ‘‘Look
ing Ahead.”
E. II. McMahan is chairman of
the committee arranging a program
for the function. Other members
are C. M. Douglas and Vernon
Fricks.
Tickets On Sale
Tickets are now being sold by
a committee consisting of Craw
ford Freeman, Charlie Disher,
Barry Sellers, Willis Brittain. Jack
Parsons and Jack Matthews. The
price of the tickets is the same as
last year, $1.50.
The committee on arrangements
consists of Curtis Kelley, chair
man, Jack Tratham, James Smith
and Mrs. Mary Jane McCrary.
Mr. Patterson has also named a
committee consisting of James
Smith, Curtis Kelley, Crawford
Freeman and Jack Parsons to give
thorough consideration to Thurs
day afternoon closing and recom
mend action to the members at
the banquet.
Members who are unable to at
tend the banquet are urged by Mr.
Patterson to attend the business
session, which will follow immed
iately.
Among the guests expected at
the banquet are the 40 members
of the county corn club.
TOWN BOARD HOLDS
SPECIAL MEETING
Engineer To Submit Survey
Of Water And Sewage
System In Brevard
A special meeting of the town
board of aldermen was called
Monday night in order to hear a
discussion of the water and sew
erage problems by C. F. Falken
bert, sales engineer of the John
J. Harte Company, of Atlanta, Ga.
After hearing Mr. Falkenberg’s
discussion, members asked for
survey of the problems and a writ
ten proposal to be sent to the
town in the near future.
A delegation of local plumbers
appeared before the board and
requested the appointment of a
plumbing inspector. The motion
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Police Department Makes Arrests In
13th Breaking And Entering Case Here
The 13th breaking and entering
case in Brevard during the past
12 months was solved last week,
according to Chief B. F. Ban
ther, and all crimes of a similar
nature have been cleared by ar
rests.
Officer Ashley Dickson was re
sponsible for the solving of the
last breaking and entering of Gal
loway’s Cafe, when he trapped
Willie Laricks and Joe Norman
last Friday, the chief states. As
sisting with the arrests were Chief .
Banther and Officer E. H. Corpen
ing. Laricks is being held under |
$1,000 bond in the local jail, and 1
in a recent term of Asheville Fed
eral court he was convicted of
transporting and given a 12
months sentence. Prior to his ar
rest last week he was out on
probation.
Norman is out on $200 bond and
is charged with aiding and dis
posing of stolen property, while
Horace Gardner is out on bond
and is charged with buying stolen
property.
During the past 12 months 297
arrests have been made by the
local police department in the
town of Brevard, with 164 being
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BREVARD COLLEGE
WILL HOLD FINALS
SUNDAY, TUESDAY
Dr. Ware To Preach Sermon.
Ralph Ramsey Is Grad
uation Speaker
; Mid-winter graduation exercises
i at Brevard college will be held on
i Sunday and Tuesday, January 23
and 25, with 20 students in the
graduating classes, Dr. E. J. Col
trane, president of the institution
announces today.
Dr. Dwight Ware, of Asheville,
superintendent of the WNC Meth
odist conference, will deliver the
j sermon at the annual commence
jment religious exercises Sunday
night at 7:30 o’clock in the Bre
ivard Methodist church. Mrs.
I Louise P. Miller will be in charge
! of the music for the program.
I Ralph H. Ramsey, well known
j county and town attorney, will
i deliver the commencement address
j next Tuesday morning in the col
lege auditorium at 11:00 o'clock.
[“Mr. Ramsey is an outstanding
speaker and will bring a timely
message,” President C o 11 r a n e
slates.
Awarding of diplomas will be
made by Dr. Coltrane, and honor
students will be recognized by
Dean J. J. Stevenson.
Members of the graduating class
are as follows: II. L. Adams, Bas
sett, Va.; Edwin Edwards, Cedar
Mountain; V ir g i n i a Faucettc,
Brown Summitt; Roy II. Foster,
Sanford; Earl Kay Gibson, Char
lotte; John P. Ilannon, Colendge;
Arthur Frederick Jackson, Flat
Rock; John Hardin Lee, Jr., Hick
ory; James II. Moran, Jamestown;
Stella R. Moran. Jamestown;
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WILDLIFE CLUB TO
STOCK STREAMS IN
COUNTY WITH FISH
Plans Made For Rearing Of
50,000 During The
Summer Months
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Plans are being made by the
| Transylvania Wildlife Club to rear
i 50,000 trout this summer for stock
ing of county streams. The fish
will be raised from small fry to
! planting size and will then be dis
tributed in streams throughout tho
entire county.
Rearing pools are being built
now, and arrangements have been
made with the State Wildlife Re
sources commission to provide the
small fish for rearing.
Feeding and care of the fish
will cost around $500 to raise them
to sufficient size for distribution
in the streams. This money will
be raised by the club through its
membership and interested people,
who believe that proper stocking
of streams throughout the county
will add much to the pleasure of
local fishermen as well as visitors.
Plans tentatively agreed on at a
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Meeting Of School
Building Advisory
Committee Set Mon.
There will be a meeting of the
Transylvania School Building
Advisory committee Monday
night, January 24, at 7:00 o’clock
here in the court house, Supt.
J. B. Jones announces today.
The object of the meeting is
to make plans for the construc
tion of the Rosman school build
ing, it is stated. All committee
members are urged to he pres
ent.
Composing the advisory com
mittee and the groups they repre
sent, are, W. W. Brittain, Lewis
Osborne, Dewey Burton, com
missioners; Harry Sellers, D. H.
Winchester and F. S. Best, board
of education; Randall Lyday, Ki
wanis club; Dr. E. O. Roland,
Lions club; John Smith, Brevard
chamber of commerce; Dr. Joe
Osborne, Rosman chamber • of
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English Couple Making Home In Brevard
MR. AND MRS. FREDERICK CECIL “TONY” COTTON, of Iiir
mingham, England, are “all smiles” since their arrival in Brevard.
I Mr. Cotton is associated with Abercrombie Furniture Store here,
and met his employer, D. T. Abercrombie, while training in Florida
with the RAF during the war. They both wish to become Ameri
can citizens as soon as possible. (Times Staff Photo.)
English Couple Residing'Here
Describe Conditions In Their
Native Land Since War’s End
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North Carolina
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
ROUND-UP
(Editor’s Note: Each week the
Times’ staff will do a brief round
up of actions in the General As
sembly at Raleigh, which will be
of interest to readers of this
newspaper.)
Highlighting the bills introduced
in the last week in the General As
sembly is the statewide liquor refe
rendum under which the voter will
express himself on whether beer,
wine and liquor should be banned
in every county, or whether its sale
and manufacture should be intro
duced into every county, ending
local option in any event.
Wednesday bills requested by
Gov. Kerr Scott to provide for a
special election on the question of
whether the state should issue
$200 million in bonds for im
provement of secondary roads,
and by a vote of the 1949 legis
lature increase the present state
gasoline tax by one cent a gal
lon.
Other important bills in the past
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“Tony” Cotton Says Citizens
Lack Confidence In
Labor Government
While training with the RAF
in Florida during the early stages
of World War II, Frederick Cecil
“Tony” Cotton, of Birmingham,
England, became convinced that
life in the United States had such
a great appeal to him that he would
never be content until he returned.
Prior to marrying his petite,
blonde wife, Winnie, last August,
Tony had already begun proceed
ings for his passport and other
credentials to enter the States.
Following a telephone conversa
tion last year with D. T. Abercrom
bie, local furniture store owner,
Tony accepted a position with the
concern here. He had met Mr.
Abercrombie at Daytona Beach,
Fla., in 1944, and since that time
had kept in close communication
with him. “He began persuading
me then to come back to the States
and work for him. Since my dis
charge from the RAF, I’ve been
restless and anxious to return,”
young Cotton said.
The English couple sailed on De
cember 11th aboard the English
liner, “Media,” arriving here just
before Christmas. “Mr. and Mrs.
Allison Orr, who are connected in
business with Mr. Abercrombie,
certainly made us feel at home on
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Will Launch Campaign For Funds
For College Music Building Soon
The executive committee of the
Brevard College Expansion group
decided Sunday afternoon to pro
pose the launching of the campaign
to raise funds for the Music and
Fine Arts building at the school
within the next six weeks.
This drive, which will be con
ducted by the Brevard chamber of
commerce, will be Transylvania’s
contribution to the extensive ex
pansion program now underway
here at Brevard college.
With Mayor S. E. Varner as its
chairman, the executive group,
gave considerable discussion to the
raising of funds for the new build
ing, and it was their decision to
recommend to the chamber of com
merce directors that the campaign
be launched in early spring.
J. P. Porter, director of the ex
pansion program at the school, re
ported to the committee that it
would be much easier to secure do
nations to the college and to the
proposed Coltrane Hall if the Ere
vard and Transylvania people were
to respond generously, to the Mu
sic and Fine Arts building pro
posal.
He reported that the funds for
Coltrane Hall are now in the
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49-50 ACRES WILL
BE PLANTED THIS
YEAR ON PROPERTY
Arrangements Made With
Prominent Florida Grow
* er For Conversion
COLTRANE PLEASED
Arrangements have been made
to grow bulbs on an extensive
scale on the college farm here, ac
cording to Dr. E. J. Coltrane, presi
dent of the institution.
“When these bulbs reach maturi
ty and flower out, they will pre
sent a panorama of striking beau
ty,” Dr. Coltrane said.
From 40 to 50 acres will be
planted this year in blubs and
cultivation is already under way.
The planting of the bulbs is ex
pected to begin March 1 and they
will be shipped here directly from
Holland, the bulb center of the
world. After they are developed*
they will be sold in all parts of the
I country.
Well Experienced
Alexander P. Thomas, of Cocoa,
Fla., an experienced bulb and cit
rus grower, has leased the property
for five years. Negotiations have
been under way for several months
between Mr. Thomas and the board
of trustees and Dr. Coltrane said
he was delighted that the farm
could be used for such a meritor
ious project. ^
It was through the efforts of
Julian A. Glaaeaer, county agent,
that the initial contract was made
■with Mr. Thomas. '*'Just as Transyl
vania is noted for its many advant
ages, the county should become a
leaders in the production of gladi
oli bulbs,” Mr. Glazener stated.
Several other men, among them
W. J. Wallis. Charles Cook, Henry
Carrier, Jim Morrow, have grown
bulbs here successfully for a num
ber of years, he said further.
Mr. Thomas operates two large
farms in Florida, devoted to the
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FARIEY TO ASSIST
COUNTY AG. AGENT
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! Former Brevard College
Farm Manager Will Do
TV A Extension Work
G. H. “Jim” Farley, who was in
charge of the Brevard college farm
for five years prior to the war, has
returned to Transylvania county
and assumed his duties this week
as assistant county agent,
i For the past four and one-half
years, Mr. Farley has managed the
Meador’s farm near Cleveland, S.
C. As assistant county agent in
Transylvania and Henderson coun
ties, Mr. Farley will do TVA ex
tension work. He succeeds T. S.
Gash, resigned, who accepted a
teaching position in Polk county.
Mr. and Mrs. Farley and child
are making their home in the For
est Hills section of Brevard and
have many friends in the town and
county.
Burhans Elected
To Head New Home
Movie Club Here
Lloyds Burhans, popular man
ager of The Hobby and Sport shop
here, was elected president of the
newly organized Home Movie club
at the initial meeting of the year
in the Masonic Hall Monday night.
Other officers chosen include:
E. L. Happ, vice president; Henry
Henderson, secretary; Hugh Holli
field, treasurer; and Mrs. C. J.
Goodwin, director.
These officers and Mrs. Goodwin
constitute the board of directors.
The next meeting will be held
on February 7, and all persons are
requested to submit a name for the
club to Mrs. Happ or Mrs. Good
win by January 24. The person
choosing the most • appropriate
name will be awarded a prize at
the next meeting.
The program subject at the next
meeting will be “Lighting and Use
of the Light Meter.”