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By FRANCES WALKER
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With those ole’ school bells
chiming this morning, 1 imagine
there are a lot of happy mothers
and equally as many unhappy
children. The young folks usual
ly greet the return to books with
long faces but after once get*
ting into the swing of school rou
tine find they like it in spite of
themselves. Brevard high school
students will find that their audi
torium has undergone a face lift
ing. It’s really beautiful too! The
transformation of this nonde
script auditorium into one of at
tractiveness is just another ex
ample of miracles which can be
brought about with paint. It has
been painted with a light blue
and trimmed in a deeper shade,
blending in beautifully with the
stage curtains. These curtains,
purchased several years ago, are
still quite pretty and after being
cleaned look again like new. I
also had the pleasure of being
shown the high school addition
by Briscoe Whitmire, who is
maintenance superintendent and
in charge of this construction. It
will answer a crying need by giv
ing more space, ideally planned
and modernly designed. This ad
dition should be completed in a
couple of weeks. If you are in
terested in your schools, and the
answer to this should be a hearty
yes, why not stop by and inspect
it.
The little bug-eyed youngsters
v/ho enter the first grade at Pisgah
Forest school today should look at
their teacher with a little more
than the usual wonderment. For
Mrs. Carolyn Sumner has been
heaped with praise during the sum
mer in Chapel Hill, a critical place
where praise does not come with
out merit. Mrs. Sumner attended
University of North Carolina sum
mer sessions and while there avail
ed herself of the opportunities af
forded by studying with the famed
drama department. She was one of
11 graduate students in a playwrit
ing class taught by John W. Parker.
Three of the plays written in this
class were to be chosen for presen
tation by the Playmakers — they
are called Experimentals. Mrs.
Sumner’s play was not only select
ed as one of the three, but Dr. Par
ker called it his number one choice!
It was given August 11th and 12th
in the Playmaker theatre and re
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ceived warm reception and praise
by an audience that is always crit
ical. Congratulations to Mrs. Sum
ner for developing this wonderful
talent. We sincerely hope she con
tinues to write scripts which meel
with even greater success.
The young piano team of Alli
son Nelson Neal and Harry Lee
Neal have made a world of
friends in Brevard since they
have concertized at both Brevard
college and at Transylvania Mu
sic Camp. Persons who know Mr.
and Mrs. Neal will surely be
pleased to hear they will be the
subjects for the “How America
Lives” series in the January,
1956, issue of Ladies Home Jour
nal. In July when Nelson and
Neal were featured again at the
music camp they were accompa
nied by a writer and photogra
pher. Incidentally, for those who
do not know, perhaps I should
explain here that they travel in
a specially constructed trailer
with baby grand pianos and a
real, live adorable baby! While
parked uptown in Brevard the
photographer snapped a picture
to be used in the Ladies Home
Journal article. It shows Mrs.
Neal sitting in the trailer door
holding the baby. Standing ’round
talking to her are several ladies.
Mr. Neal needed the permission
of these unidentified ladies to
use the picture and sent it to
Mrs. Alex Kizer at the chamber
of commerce office. Mrs. Kizer
recognized the back of Mrs. A. E.
Towers’ head and called her,
finding that the others were
summer guests at The Darling
ton. Isn’t that interesting? I can
hardly wait to see the magazine
story. “How America Lives” has
long been one of the most popu
lar features in any of our maga
zines.
Readers of food columns in many
of North Carolina’s leading daily
newspapers no doubt are familiar
with the writings of Beth Tartan.
Not only does she have daily col
umns in Winston-Salem, Greens
boro and Raleigh, but Beth Tartan
is author of “The Successful Host
ess” and “Beth Tartan’s Cook
Book.” Now Beth Tartan has come
out with her very best — probably
as far as Tar Heels are concerned
anyway. The book is called “North
Carolina and Old Salem Cookery.”
Included are wonderful recipes
taken from all parts of this grand
state, many of them old, forgotten
ones used back in grandmother’s
day. A unique feature in the back
of the book is a listing of restau
rants and eating places in the state
with her own personal comments.
The only place nearby which is
mentioned in the book is Pisgah
National Forest Inn. About it Beth
has this to say: “This has been
called one of the most unusual and
excellent eating places in the state.
It is skillfully and hospitably op
erated and highly recommended by
guests.” Beth Tartan is a fictional
name, while in everyday life she
is Mrs. Elizabeth Hedgecock
Sparks, a busy, attractive and very
modern young matron. I have the
pleasure of knowing Elizabeth and
consider her not only a good cook,
tut. a very clever woman. Her per
sonality is bound to permeate her
new book as it does other writings;
for that reason I want to do a more
detailed review of her cookbook on
next week’s woman’s page. An ex
ample of her wit was in a note ac
companying the book: “Come see
us soon and we’ll have a hoe
down!”
INVITATION TO BID
Bids are hereby invited for fur
nishing and installing for the Town
of Brevard a new roof over the City
Hall Building. Bids should be based
upon installation of first quality as
phalt felt or similar type layers and
sealer with leak-proof service for
a minimum twenty (20) year peri
od. Bids need not contemplate re
moval of the present roof unless
essential to a first class job. Al]
work and materials should be guar
anteed first quality, and bids
should reflect cost to the Town oi
Brevard with and without guaranty
bond.
Bids must be in sealed envelopes
addressed to Mrs. Opal C. King
Town Clerk, Brevard, North Caro
lina, and marked on the outside
“Bid on City Hall Roof.” Each bic
must be accompanied by cash or i
certified check for two (2) per cen
of the amount thereof.
Bids will be received until 7:3(
p. m. September 5, 1955, wher
they will be opened and read.
The Town reserves the right t<
reject all bids.
This the 2nd day of August, 1955
TOWN OF BREVARD
By: OPAL C. KING
Town Clerk.
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MIDDLE FORK
PLANNING FAIR
All Types Of Home Grown,
Homemade Products To
Be Displayed
By MRS. GENE McCRARY
MIDDLE FORK — The Middle
Fork club is sponsoring their first
community fair in their building
on the Pickens highway, Saturday,
September 3rd, beginning at 11
a. m.
Mrs. William Sagar is in charge
of arrangements, with all members
of the club assisting.
Exhibits of fruits, vegetables,
canned goods, sewing and other
handicrafts will be displayed. Rib
bons and prizes will be awarded
the winners.
Entertainment and refreshments
will also be offered. There will be
relay races and games for children
as well as adults.
Everyone is invited to attend. A
special invitation is also extended
to any visitors in the area who
have never attended an old-fash
ioned community fair.
RUSSELL TALKS
(From Front Page, Second Sec.j
Write,” the first was to have some
thing to write about and the sec
ond was proper organization of ma
terial. The final phase of the writ
ing process Mr. Russell described as
sorting out, shaping, finishing and
adding the skill or style of the in
dividual.
He urged the Penwomen not to
write merely one or two stories or
articles and then get discouraged
when turned down by publishers.
He advised writing as many as 100
or more, saying of that number a
percentage would very likely be
published. Mr. Russell also advised
a long apprenticeship for anyone
desiring to become a successful
writer, comparing it to preparations
in other professions and skills.
Mr. Russell’s speech was featur
ed after a luncheon held in the Ce
dar Mountain community center.
He was introduced by Stuart Rabb,
of Cedar Mountain and Fountain
Inn, S. C. Mrs. Rabb was in charge
of arrangements for the meeting.
A series of entertaining readings
was given after the luncheon by
Dr. Mark Osborne, of Orangeburg,
S. C., and Cedar Mountain. They in
cluded such well known ones as
“Mrs. Rastus Johnson At the Wed
ding,” “The Blue Wart,” and “Aun
ty Doleful’s Visit.”
Mrs. Sadie Patton, of Henderson
ville, invited the Penwomen to at
tend the unveiling of the historical
marker at Flat Rock the next Sun
day afternoon.
Ladies of Cedar Mountain com
munity assisted in the preparation
and serving of the luncheon.
LOCAL MASONS TO
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with the Masons from South Caro
lina. Mr. Hart also extends a cor
dial invitation to all visiting Ma
sons in Transylvania.
U. S. swine producers pick up
the tab for hog cholera vaccina
tion costs and losses to the tune
of around 40 million dollars each
year.
If you can t find it in the diction
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