The Transylvania Times
A State And National Prize-Winning A.B.C. Newspaper
Vol. 63, No. 48
BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1952 * SECTION TWO
State DAR Officers Visit Local Chapter
At the last meeting of the Waightstill Avery chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution
special guests were the state regent and the state corresponding secretary. They are pictured above at the
home of Mrs. Ralph Ramsey where the meeting was held. Seated on the couch, left to right, are Mrs.
Jessie Hayden, of High Point, state secretary; Mrs. James Lambeth, Thomasville, state regent; and
Mrs. Joseph S. Silversteen, past state regent and past vice president-general of the National Society of
DAR. Standing, left to right, are Mrs. Ramsey, Mr.s. E. B. Matheson, Mrs. T. Coleman Galloway, Mrs.
Charles L. Newland, Mrs. Howard Schmidt, Mrs. Thomas Barclay, Mrs. J. M. Allison, Mrs. Randal Lyday
and Mrs. C. A. Richardson. (Times Staff Photo)
From The Bookshelf
New Doctor Book Out By Seifert,
Harper "Find” Entitled Hunter
HOLMES SPEAKS
AT LIONS MEET
Much Business Transacted
Prior To Talk. Next Event
Will Be Ladies* Night
Rev. J. Julian Holmes, pastor of
the local Methodist church, in an
address before the Brevard Lions
club Thursday night said that if
our citizens generally had some of
the characteristics of the Puritans
who came over on the Mayflower
they would have no difficulty in
maintaining a spirit of democracy,
brotherhood and freedom.
Some of the qualities ascribed to
the Puritans by Mr. Holmes were a
spirit of surmounting difficulties;
they were also a working people,
who believed in the importance of
individuals and a good name; they
were also a people who believed
in principle and education; and
they believed God was vitally im
portant.
Mr. Holmes said he was glad to
be an American and pointed out
many reasons why the people of
this country should be thankful at
this season.
Don Peters was a guest of Presi
dent Medford.
Ned Medford, president, who pre
sided, announced that a committee
consisting of Dick Pierce, Forrest
Cudd and Ralph Fisher, would op
erate a dime board on the square
two week ends before Christmas.
Ralph Heller, secretary, gave a
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Exciting List Of Contents
Given Here For Adven
ture Readers
By RUTH BARNARD
County Librarian
THE DOCTOR TAKES A WIFE
’by Elizabeth Seifert: All three of
the women wanted him—and, at dif
ferent times in his life, he wanted
all three. Red-headed and charm
ing, idealistic and life-loving, Dr.
Phil Scoles held in his skillful and
powerful surgeon’s hands not only
the lives of many patients but the
hearts of three very different wom
en: Marynelle, who tried to pos
sess him; Page, whose brilliant
mind and coldly beautiful face and
body were a challenge to him; and
Min, passionate, loyal and honest—
too honest, in fact, for her own
good. Dr. Scole’s great gifts for life
and love needed fulfillment in his
work and in his marriage too—and
he found both, where he least ex
pected! With this new book Eliza
beth Seifert enriches the long list
of “Doctor” stories for which she
is affectionately known throughout
the country.
About the writer: Elizabeth Sei
fert.
Since her first novel, YOUNG
DOCTOR GALAHAD, won the $10,
000 Dodd, Mead-Redbook prize,
Elizabeth Seifert has written a
score of novels, most of them about
American doctors and their prob
lems—professional, social and do
mestic. She says that she has al
ways been “preoccupied with
things” in the medical world, its
very human foibles, its great ac
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TO NEED THEM. WITHOUT BRAGGING,
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Brevard
Hardware
Opposite Court House
DIRECTORS NAMED
AT KIWANIS MEET
Ray Hooper Is The New
President. Don Jenkins
Is Vice Prexy
Seven directors of the Brevard
Kiwanis club were elected at the
meeting Friday night, after which
members attended the benefit foot
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ADVICE GIVEN ON
WINTER DRIVING
Booklet Lists Six Basic Rules
For Safety At This Time
Of Year
By STAFF WRITER
Brains plus chains equal sound
advice on snow and ice!
That is a streamlined summary
of the many important recommen
dations contained in “Basic Winter
Driving Rules,” a new booklet just
published by the National Safety
Council which sets down for the
first time the results of 11 years of
test research by the council’s com
mittee on winter driving hazards.
The booklet is aimed at reducing
the high death and accident rates
resulting from inadequate traction
and reduced visibility—the major
winter driving problems from No
vember through February.
Six basic rules for safe winter
driving are offered:
1. Get the feel of the road. Try
your brakes occasionally, while
driving slowly and away from oth
er traffic, to find out just how slip
pery the road is.
2. Slow down. Adjust your speed
to road and weather conditions so
that you can stop or maneuver
safely.
3. Keep windshield clear. You
must see danger to avoid it, so be
sure your headlights, windshield
wiper blades and defrosters are in
topnotch condition.
4. Use tire chains on snow and
ice. They cut stopping distances
about in half, and increase starting
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From A Reporter’s
Notebook
By FRANCES WALKER
The thousands of men, women j
and children who lined the streets
Saturday to watch the parade
will agree, I’m sure, that it was
something just wonderful! Bre- i
yard’s Christmas parade was a I
credit to the community, and ;
would have been to any town <
many times over the size of ours.
It was a community project,
spearheaded by a Rotary commit
tee, in which merchants and busi
nessmen cooperated beautifully.
Which float was the prettiest?
Which band sounded best?
Wouldn’t these decisions be hard
to make? It was all so exciting
I felt just like one of the chil
dren there. A real parade such
as this should prove to be quite
a boon to Christmas trading in
Brevard. We hope that it will
become an annual event, growing
in size each year.
The float sponsored by Cash and
Carry and Belk’s was one of my fa
vorites, and it probably caused
more comment from the crowds.
This float was the one decorated
with the old-time horse and wagon
showing the couple and their chil
dren going to deliver wrapped gifts
in the bed of the wagon. Mrs. Ashe
Macfie and Eb Morrow were riding
the float dressed in 19th century
garbs. One of the most impressive
floats was that sent from Asheville
by the newspapers and radio sta
tion. It was all white topped with a
huge star with girls dressed as an
gels on either side of the star. Be
low them were children in the cos
tumes of angels, shepherds and
wise men. The creation of these
floats must take a spark of genius,
fcr they were all so attractive and
extremely different. We would like
to throw bouquets from this corner
to the local merchants who spon
sored floats and hope there will be
more next year. The one in which
Santa arrived was paid for by nu
merous individuals and group con
tributions. So while we are throw
ing bouquets here goes one to Pete
Doyle and Otis Ridgeway who
worked harder than anyone else to
make the parade a success. Had it
not been for their untiring efforts
there would not have been a Santa
Claus float; and there probably
would not have been a lot of other
things which were in it to make a
marvelous 42-unit Christmas pa
rade.
It is in keeping with our Amer
ican way of life that each year
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LUTHERANS NAME
MEN ON COUNCIL
Other Action Is Taken. Visit
ing Minister Will Be Here
On Sunday Morning
At recent congregational busi
ness sessions two church council
men and a Sunday• school superin
tendent were elected at the Luther
an Church of the Good Shepherd,
it is announced by the pastor, Rev.
David F. Cooper.
Elected to the church council for
three-year terms were Sam A. Kent
and John L. Rhyne. J. Leroy Mills
was elected general superintendent
of the Sunday school, with John L.
Rnyne to serve as assistant.
In the absence of the Rev. Mr.
Cooper, who will preach the ser
mon at a special Homecoming ser
vice at the Lutheran Church of the
Redeemer in Kannapolis, the Rev.
Frederick W. Schaefer, formerly
of New Britain, Conn., will preach
at the local Lutheran church at the
11 o’clock service on this Sunday,
November 30th, it was further an
nounced. Visitors will be welcome.
At the Luther league program
on Sunday night at 6 o’clock, Re
becca Rhyne, Nancy Harris and Pat
ty Bryant will have charge of the
program. The meeting will be a
supper meeting.
The women of the church will
hold their regular monthly meet
ing at the home of Mrs. D. F. Coop
er at 7:30 p. m., with Mrs. Joe Nor
man as program leader.
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