little Items Of lively Interest About FolkB And
“As a child I wandered in the for*
eat,
I heard the rustle of the pine;
I saw (the squirrel in the oak tree,
And picked the berry from the
▼ine.
Today I looked upon the slash*
i»**;
Forest monarchs yesterday,
Birds had nested in the branches
Lulled to sleep with gentle sway.
A hundred years had nature fash
ioned
That which man destroyed fas
hours;
Now the birds seek vainly, sadly
For those friendly leafy bowers."
—Danford
When I see a track of woods
“cut”, something in me cries a lit
tle. I know it is necessary to do this,
but the waste and slashings, as the
poet put it, are painful to see. Ev
eryone should stop and think! How
would this great world of ours look
without trees? I have always con
tended it should be compulsory to
have everyone cross the desert.
When, and if you do, believe me
your appreciation of trees will be
greatly increased — as well as all
other beautiful green and grow
ing things in nature.
FOR THE GARDEN — Peren
nials: Now is the time to think
about hardy perennials and how
they grow. Some will have to bs
set this fall, others next spring.
The great advantage in growing
perennials is that they come up
vear after year, without replanting,
_nd give you a colorful garden
from spring till frost. So if you are
a “lazy gardener”, perennials are
for you.
Choose a spot in full sun for
your perennial garden, or border.
Do not plant too near large trees
and shrubs. They sap the nourish
ment and moisture from the soil.
A perennial border is nice when it
conforms to the natural lay of the
land, following the sweep of a
driveway, a curving wall of a
straight fence. Your border should
be at least six feet wide to have
ample space for plants to bloom in
spring, summer and autumn, and
space to plant in graduated heights.
As to length, you’re the gardener!
To have a successful border of
flowering plants, start right by
thoroughly preparing and enrich
ing the soil. The soil should be pul
verized to at least eight inches
deep, and 12 is better. To enrich
the soil, use a complete plant food,
and well-rotted manure. If at all
possible use a rotary tiller for the
pulverizing. It is quicker and saves
so much hard work.
In planting your border, use a
wide board to kneel on to avoid
packing down the unplanted areas.
Once planted, water deeply.
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(From Front Page Second Section)
Gayle Ramsey, of Brevard, is tiie
only other Transylvania freshman
at UNO. Harvey Sigmon, Jr., of
Brevard, is the lone freshman at
N. C. State, and Sarah Fortune,
Brevard girl, is the only freshman
here to go to Woman's College at
Greensboro. Martha Fortune, Bre
vard college graduate, enters (he
University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill, as a junior.
Ray Alexander is the only Bre
vard high graduate to select Wes
tern Carolina College. Two Bos
nian grads, JoEtta Owen and Anita
Bryson, will be entering Western
Carolina.
Here is a partial list of local
young people who are staying at
home and going to Brevard col
lege. (In a survey of this type it is
always easy to overlook someone,
and if this was done, it was not in
tentional).
From Rosman high — Alice Mos
es. Benny Cassell, Virginia Owen.
From Brevard high — Nancy Ed
wards, Christine Wilson, Tommy
Hawkins, Janice Brown, Fatty Cur
to, Myrna Fisher, John Huggins,
Lla Leet Lance, Sharon Morley
and Bette Jean Hensley.
A list of students from the two
high school graduating classes and
the other colleges selected is as
follows:
Rosman: Johnny Whitmire, Bob
Jones University; Patricia Burton,
Croft Business College, Durham;
Edward Johnson, Jr., Georgia Tech;
Pete Owen, Berea college and
Grace Gillespie, school of nursing,
North Carolina Baptist hospital.
Brevard: Tina Sellers, Stetson
University, DeLand, Fla.; Mose
Keep weeded carefully at all times,
and do keep dead flowers clipped.
An outstanding list of perennials
in my opinion are: the different as
ters, Bleeding Heart, Columbines,
chrysanthemums, delphiniums, di
anthus, Hemerocallis, iris, lilies,
Lythrum, phlox, pansies, poppies,
Statice, Stokesia, Sweet William,
Venbaseum and the Violas.
Of course, if you choose, you
could tuck in some favorite annu
als here and there for added color.
FLOWER SPOTLIGHT is focus
ed on the magnificent array of
flowers ait Mrs. Briscoe Whitmire’s.
You’ve never seen such a riot of
flowers — they’re all over the
place! Pastel pink azaleamums,
pretty petunias, dazzling red salvia,
brilliant colored zinnias, sunshine
yellow and glowing gold marigolds, j
exotic tall lilies — and goodness
knows how many more kinds. They
are all perfectly beautiful, and
such a joy to see.
How could anyone miss the beau
tiful, eye-catching “riot of red” sal
via at the Harold Saltz home? I
enjoy this bright spot of flowers
each .time I pass by.
One place you can always be sure
of finding marvelous flowers is at j
Mrs. Frank Hayes’, which is a sure
sign Mrs. Hayes is a true lover of
flowers.
So long, gardeners!
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SC Highway Officials Will
Inspect Road At Whitewater
Upper ^County Civic Group
Will Furnish Refresh
ments On Saturday
State highway commissioners and
other state officials of South Caro
lina will inspect the Whitewater
Falk road Saturday with Commis
sioner G. T. MteLees, of Westmin
ster, of the upper South Carolina
district, as host
•Members of the Oakland Sap
phire Whitewater club will meet
the visitors at the falls and will
provide refreshments for the group
at Mt. Toxaway Lodge near Oak
Macfie and Larry Turner, Olemson
College; Carolyn Osborne, Queens
college; Kathryn Sands, Berea col
lege; Bob Stewart, Danville Junior
college; Beverly Taylor, Berea Col
lege; Eleanor KeUy, Furman Uni
versity; Bettie Hall, Carolina Bus
iness college, Lumber-ton; Jack
Merrell, Mars Hill college; Gail
Matthews, Madison college, Madi
son, Va.; Rhuemma Carter, Mars
Hill college; James Opie Wells,
Jr., Wake Forest college; Miargaret
Brown and Judy Hutchins, school
of nursing, Greenville General Hos
pital; Billy Batson, Charles Bishop
and Weldon English, Berea Col
lege; Gene McCrary and Edward
Galloway, Nashville Diesel School;
Bette Sue Dills, Berea college, and
Shelby Jean Grogan, nursing
school, Rutherfordton Hospital.
From this survey of Transylva
nia’s college freshman, it is found
that all of the 1956 honor students,
[with one exception, are continuing
their education. This exception is
3 girl who plans to be married at
an early date.
At Rosman, Frank Lance, Jr.,
the valedictorian, has already been
mentioned as entering the Univer
sity of North Carolina. Grace Gil
lespie, the salutatorian, won the
Bousta nursing scholarship and left
this week for nurse’s training at
the Baptist hospital, Winiston-Sal
em. Grace says that she is realizing
a life-long ambition to become a
nurse and feels that she has been
accepted in one of the state’s best
schools.
Frank, an exceptionally fine stu
dent in English, is going to major
in journalism. He chose the Uni
versity since it has the only accep
ted school of journalism in North
Carolina.
The top honor students from Bre
vard were Harvey Sigmon and
James Opie Wells, Jr. Harvey, pre
viously mentioned, is at State
where he will major in electrical
engineering. When questioned, he
said, “I chose State because of the
opportunities it offers in the en
gineering field. When an engineer
finishes at State, he is always as
sured of a good job.”
James Opie says he chose Wake
Forest because it is a comparative
ly small Christian college which of
fers him the course of study he
wants. “I suppose I was also par
tially influenced by the fact that
both my father and grandfather
went there,” he added.
Carolyn Osborne, one of the sec
ond honor students in the Brevard
class this spring, is entering
Queen’s College to major in reli
gious education. Like many of the
Brevard grads, Carolyn received
a scholarship. She wants to teach
Bible or other related religious sub
jects when she graduates. “That’s
wthy I selected Queens,” Carolyn
explained. “It is a church college
and excells in the courses which I
want to take.”
Regardless of where they are
studying or wthat course they pur
sue, iit is inspirational to see that
the numbers of Transylvania coun
ty’s college freshman are increas
ing.
Pvt. Henry Kitchen
Sails September 15
Pvt. Harry G. Kitchen, 18, 9on
of Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Kitchen,
route 2, Brevard, is scheduled to
leave the U. S. Sept. 15 for Europe
as part of Operation Gyroscope,
the Army’s unit rotation plan.
Kitchen is a member of the 8th
Infantry division, which has been
stationed at Fort Carson, Colo., and
is replacing the 9th Infantry Di
vision in Germany.
A cannoneer in Battery A of the
division’s 56th Field Artillery bat
talion, he entered the army last
March and completed basic train
ing at Fort Carson, Colo.
land.
Brevard Chamber of Commerce
and other officials will also be in
the party to officially greet the vis
iting officials and will go with the
party to Oconee State Park in
South Carolina for a picnic dinner
in the evening.
Chamber of Commerce will be
represented by C. M. Douglas, re
cording secretary; town by Mayor
and Wh*s. Ford; Pisgah National
Forest by Banger Ted Seely; and
the county by Attorney Ralph H.
Ramsey and Chairman Freeman
Hayes.
Highway Commissioner Harry
Buchanan of the 14th district and
other officials have also been in
vited to meet the road men from
the Palmetto State at the falls, and
join the party for dinner.
Part of the road from Walhalla
toward the falls has been built and
black tapped within the past two
years, and effort is being made by
Walhalla and Salem people to se
cure funds to complete the tourist
artery to the falls from the South
Carolina side.
Interests in Transylvania have
been working for years to secure
an improved road from a point in
the Oakland section to the falls, and
all residents of the section have
presented a petition to the state
setting out that any route selected
— of the present roads into White
water Baptist church or an entire
ly new route — will be acceptable.
GLANCING BACK
(Continued From Page Four)
the Navy for submitting an idea
to speed up work at the Charles
ton, S. C., navy yard where Tharp
is employed.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Whitmire, of
near Brevard, have announced
the marriage of their daughter,
Miss Ruth Whitmire, to Ray F.
Deitz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Deitz, of West Asheville.
Squirrel season in Transylva
nia county opens on September
15th, and continues to December
15.
Dr. Charles L. Newland, who is
stationed at the army air base at
Maxton, N. C., has been promoted
from a captain to major. Major
Newland is in the medical corps
and has been in service for over
a year.
Pfc. Ray M. Winchester, who
visited his mother, Mrs. Leo Win
chester, and family here the past
week returned to Camp Howze,
Texas, last Saturday.
Earl Twiggs, well known Bre
vard man, is opening a beryllium
mine that has been found on some
mountain land that he owns in
Jackson county, it was learned
here today.
GEORGE OSTEEN
AN EXPERIENCED AND
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Is Now Associated With
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Mr. Osteen cordially invites his many
friends in Transylvania to come in to
see him often.
Gray's Barber Shop
JOHN A- GRAY, Owner
Opposite The |New Library Brevard, N. C.
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