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PSl THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES ITgF i A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County..********* VOL 4S; NO. 2L BREVARD, NORraCAROLmAjmmSDAILMAVM^l^^^ S1.00 PER YEAR IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY RED CROSS AQUATIC | FACULTY IS GIVEN Director Eaton Expects Large Enrollment—Local Folk Invited To Attend . The National Aquatic school of the American Red Cross to be held at Camp Carolina, June 12-22, will very probably be larger this year than that of laat, according to Ramone S. Eaton, director, of Washington, D. C. Mr. Eaton (Ray to most people herel •ays that he and Mrs. Eaton expect to be In Brevard the first of next month to make preparations for opening of tho ten-day session and that In the main, the nationally known members of the faculty will again tie hero this year. Local people who wish to attend the training school are always given an especial welcome by the directors, and again this year, Mr. Eaton is extend ing Invitation to those of the com munity who wish to attend, to have their names listed on the priority list. However, he requests that application be gotten tn as early as possible. Most of the faculty members are we'l known heie having been In Brevard for a number of summers. Complete list of the faculty follows. Ramone S. Eaton, director, ur. w. L lAey. National Staff. American Red Cross; Dr. John M. McGehee, Codar town, Ga.; Harry A. ICer.nlcg, Nation al Staff, American Red Crosr; Oliver Allen. National Staff. American Rod Gross; Ellis Fysal._ National Staff, American Red Gross; Charles Mix Na tional Staff, American Red Cross; Mrs. Fannie Mix Daytona Reach, Fla.: Miss Jo. Woodard. Birmingham. Aia.; John Broadway, Chattanooga, Tenn.: Mrs. June Clark Eaton, Washington, D. C.; Mr. James MacMillan, Cocoa. Fla.; Miss St Clair Bulst. Charleston, S. C.; Miss Dorothy Tolleson, Charlotte; ! Frank Culvern. Charlotte; D. C. Dun can. Blnefield, V. Ya Dan McCarty. Fori Pier c, Ft«., l.fe- 1 Rue Osborne, Winter Haven. Fla.: Brian McCarty. Fort Pierce, Fla.; A. E Gordon, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Charles Russell, Fort Myers, Fla.: William Merriam, U. of Penna., Phil.; Thomas Costello. Rollins College, Win ter Park. Fia.; Earl Clark. Miami, Fla.: Dan Sham, Nashville, Tenn.; A. J. Berrcs, Miami, Fla. Softball League To Be Formed Thursday A meeting for the purpose of form ing a softball league for the summer months will be held at the Times Of fice on Thursday evening of this week, at 8:00 o’clock. The Woodmen and College are defi nitely planning to enter teams having already played each other In practice games while Interest has been express ed by other playi s In town who are considering the forming of an all-star team. It Is expected that the CCC camp will enter a team The WOW made an Impressive show ing In their Initial softball game last Monday evening downing the college boys In an exhibition go 12-5. Pisgah Mills Plays Green River Outfit Pisgah Mills nine will meet the Green River outfit here Saturday afternoon on the high school field, the game to start at 3:30 o’clock. The local team Is showing up credit ably, and drew a big group of fans here two weeks ago. The Tanners will play Riltmoro there Saturday afternoon. Baptist Young Folk To Meet June 26th Plans will bo made Tuesday night at a meeting here in Brevard for the an nual BTU meeting, which will he held on June 26. Hubert Batson, president of tho county union, said that a representa tive from each of the churches in the county was expected to attend the meeting at the Brevard Baptist church Tuesday evening at 3 and that all as soclatlonal officers were also expected to attend. Tho annual meeting will be an all day session, and will be held with tho Little Rlvor Baptist church, begin ning at 10 o’clock. Due to tho nearness of the annual county meeting, and other conflicting meetings, the lower district meeting which had been set for next Sunday. May 29, will not he held. Smilin' Charlie 3ays It may be that tK man who has climbed t‘ fli top doe sit t tolkveiy much because of th! sedmton KeV grown accustomed to- ' Ecusta Building Work Will Be Done By Fiske Carter Co. Flake Carter Construction Company of Greenville, S. C., was awarded con tract for building the $2,000,000 Ecugia Paper Corporation plant on Davidson River near Plsgah Forest. William W. Carter, treasurer and manager of the Greenville branch of the Fiske Carter company, said Wed nesday that his company planned to start some preliminary operations at the plant site Monday morning, but that fall operations would not be start ed for some time yet. The Fisko Carter Company Is one of the largest In the South, and has done considerable building-^throughout this section on large ncnlo. The com pany also maintains of'lces at Spar tanburg. S. C.. and Boston, Mass. Mr. Carter authorized the statement for publication by The Transylvania Times over long distance telephone Wednesday, that Transylvania labor would be given preference In all work to be done on the construction job. Mr. Carter said that hie superinten dent would be at the plant site Monday to receive applications for work from Transylvanlla county workmen, and that the workers would be placed as soon as there were Jobs available. Leaders here who have been Inform ed through The Tlmeo office of the atti tude the South Carolina contractor Is taking are very highly pleased. Plans call for 18 buildings for use of the Ecusta Paper Corporation, and completion of the Job Is expected early In 1689, at which time the plant will bo put Into operation. The Ecusta Corporation will manu facture fine cigarette papers, and of ficial statement has been made by Harry H. Strauss, president of the cor poration that the plant will be of the moet modern type to be found any where. Official statement has also been made that 300 to 400 local people will be given employment In the plant 'when It Is placed In operation. Transylvania People Honored at Dem. Meet RALEIGH, May 26—Five Transyl vania Democrats were honored at the state meeting with state and district appointments In the party. W. E. Breeeo was named chairman of the credentials committee; Mrs Jos. S. Silvereteen. member ot the state executive _commlttee; T. J. Wilson, member of the congress'onal commit tee for the eleventh district; Jesbe A. Galloway, member of the judicial executive committee: Frank Patton, member of tho senatorial executive committee. Harmony was supreme at the con vention, with Congressman l.lndsay Cl. Warren as keynoter, leading th" move ment whlon endorsed the national and state administrations. Al Lyday Hospital Patients reported at Lyday Memorial hospital on Wednesday were: Miss Bill Aiken, L. M. Aiken. M'.ss Beulah Aiken, Billy Reagan, Charles Lyday, Julia Ann Vernon, Mary McCall, Beu lah Mne Merrill, Cessle Owens, J. A. Owens, Hazel Owens. Fishing Permits Fpr Forest Are Available Davidson River and Its tributaries will be opened by the Plsgah National game preserve officials to the public on June 3, 4, and 5, It Is announced by John Squires, ranger In charge. Entrance to the forest streams will be by permit, and those who make ap plication first will be the ones allowed to fish. Check-up Wednesday of this week showed that the quota for the first day, Friday, June 3, had already been filled. Those desiring to fish on Saturday and Sunday are reminded to make application at the Plsgah Ranger station at once. Seventy-one fishermen entered the North Fork French Broad area on May 20. 21 22, and caught 265 legal size fish. Approximately 1,500 rain bow trout averaging about 7 1-2 Inches were reported hooked, and released by the fishermen. Three of the anglers caught their 10-llmlt; 10 caught no fish at all; average catch per man was 3.73 fish weighing 58.41 pounds. It Is believed by the forest service that the Davidson River area will be better fishing territory than the North Fork section, as the fish released from the rearing pools In Davidson River were larger than those of North Fork. Best report so far this year reported by the forest service was from Sher wood Forest, where 254 anglers caught an average of 7.48 legal size fish. McCrary Realty Move* To We*t Main Street Judson McCrary has moved his of fices from the Tinsley Building to the lower Clayton building on West Main street, and advertises that he is on the “ground floor with real estate and In surance." The new offices have been fitted up with new floqr, paper, paint, and fix tures, and are very nice. Feaster Heuae Leased Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Feaster have moved Into their recently completed new home on Best Main street, and have rented their large home to Mra Hattie Tj. Cochran of Hollywood, Fla., who will conduct a boarding house The contact with Mrs. Cochran was made through the Cham Dor or tnerca BALSAM GROVE CCC BUILDS NEW CAMP John’* Rock Site I« Modern Approved Regulation Army Set Up Balsam Grove CCC has been moved to the former P-1 location at Johns Rock, with Captain George 8. O’Bear as commanding officer. Pinal transfer of the camp properties from Bent Creek and Balsam Grove were made last Saturday. The new camp will be a model camp of the latest type, and Is being built along the meet approved lines of the U. S. Army regulations. Assisting Commander O’Bear Is G. B. Maneval an project superintendent. The camp was moved In order that the enrollees would be. nearer the cen ter of work activities lr. Plsgah Na tional Forest, and fifty boys are also stationed at the former Sunburst camp site In Haywood county, to take care of work In that Immediate area. Tt Is expected that the enrollment of the John’s Rock outfit will be raised! to 200 In June, and that the side camp at Sunburst will remain at Its present strength of BO. The two camps work with John Squires, ranger for Plsgah National forest, in hulldlng fire trails, roc.dn, reforestation, game and fish manage ment and propagation, and recreational flamn nmrlr — Federal Savings and Loan Business Open Certificate of Insurance from the fed eral government has been received by the Brevard Federal Savings and Loan association, and announcement Is be ing- made In The Times this week to the effect that the firm is officially open for business. The new concern Is already receiving applications for loans for building and remodeling of homes and buildings, and Jerry Jerome, secretary, said Wodnes Jay ‘hat the Investment department was receiving r'-'aKfvIne support. 108 Graduates Will Receive Diplomas At Brevard College | The largest graduating class In ‘.he history of Brevard College will com plete the two-year course at the Junior college during the June commencement exercises, which hegln Sunday morn ing with the baccalaureate sermon at the Brevard Methodist church at 11 o'clock. There are 108 members of the class. Dr. C. C. Weaver, pastor of the First Methodist church, Charlotte, will de liver the sermon on this occasion. Dr. Weaver was at one time president of Emory and Henry college in Virginia, and formerly held pastorates at Cen tenary Methodist church, Winston Salem. and Central Methodist church, Asheville. He Is one of North Caro lina’s outstanding ministers. On Sunday evening at 7 o’clock at the college a cqncert will be given by the college choir. Further exercises of the week will be the oratorical contests for young women and young men, which will be held in the college auditorium Monday evening at 8 o'clock. The Josephine Doub memorial medal for young wo men, given annually by Mrs. E. J. Col trane In memory of her mother, Mrs. Josephine Bryan Doub, will he award ed to the young woman for the best original oration. The Moser modal given annually by the Rev. Claude H. Moser and Dr. Everett S. Moser, of Gastonia, In memory of their father, the Rev. J. F. Moser, will be awarded to the young man winner for the best original oration. The annual alumni banquet for the alumni of Rutherford College. Weaver College, Brevard Institute and Bre vard College, will l>e held Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock In the West hall dining room. This event Is for all graduates of the above mentioned in stitutions. The banquet tosstmaster will be the Rev. C. M. Pickens, of Thomasville, president of the alumni association and chairman of ihe college board of trustees. The graduating exercises will be held Wednesday morning, June 1, at 11 o'clock in the college auditorium. The commencement address will be deliver ed by Dr: W. K. Greene, dean of the undergraduate school of Duke Univer sity. At the conclusion of the address, diplomas will be presented to the 108 graduates by President E. J. Coltrane. Other awards and medals will be pre sented at this time. Members of the graduating class liv ing in Brevard and Transylvania coun ty Include: Dorothy Dean, Inez Ly day, Betty McLeod, Anna Elizabeth Melxell. Doris Thorne, Elizabeth Price, Emma Rue Gray, Nell Faye Scruggs. Henry Miller, Russell Ramsey, Lucian Deavor, Dorothy Talley, Kenneth Sen tell, Boyd Meixwell. AH of- the exercises are open to the public with the exception of the alumni banquet. Most Profitable; Classified Ads There is a world of value to be gleaned each week in The Times classi fied column, and the thrif ty reader will note the special notices carried regularly. For instance, there is a horse for sale, a cow wanted, an apartment for rent, plants for sale, or something wanted by someone who will take just the article you have but which you no longer hare need of. Altogether the Classi fied Column should be one of the very interest ing departments of the paper to the reader. .. Presbyterians Going To Davidson River Church All services for the Presbyterian church Sunday morning will be held it Davidson River Instead of Brevard, it Is announced by the Rev. C. hi. Jones, paetor, who will preach at the Davidson River church at 11 o’clock. The Brevard church Is undergoing repal.-s and remodeling, and there win be no services of any type at the Bre vard church Sunday morning. It !s planned now to have the work com pleted at the church wlthlr. the coming week, and services resumed in Brevard on June 6. Much Interest Shown Hospital Day Tuesday Annual Hospital Day observance at Lyday Memorial hospital Tuesday af ternoon proved a successful event In pi-ary respect, aB attested by the large r.umbei ot visitors attending during the reception hou.s and by the gen erous donations to the hospital. The event Is sponsored each year by *he Women's Civic club. The registration book showed that around ?00 visitors attended during the opening hours from 4 to 6 o'clock. Many mothers were present with their babies and young children who were born In the hospital. The beautiful array of gifts on display included a parted assortment of useful and neces sary articles for the hospital. The floral decorations, attractively arrang ed, added to the enjoyment of the oc casion. Mrs. Thorvald Berg, general chair man, has requested, in behalf of the civic club, that public thanks be extend ed to the large number of interested persons In the community who co operated so splendidly in the success of the observance. In the receiving line were Mrs. Oliver Orr, president of the civic club, Mrs. Berg, general chairman of the event, Mrs. J. S. Sllversteen, chairman of the reception committee, and other officials of the club. Other members of the club assist ing on the various committees were: Mrs. E. R. Pendleton, Mrs. O. L. Er win, Mrc. Ralph Zachary, Mrs. Prank Jenkins, Mrs. David Ward, Mrs. J. B. Jones, Mrs. A. B. Galloway Mrs. John Maxwell, Mrs. T. H. Shipman, Mrs. Coleman Galloway, Mrs. Beulah Zach ary, Mrs. D. L. English. Mrs. J. C. Wike, Mrs. John Smith, Mrs. A. R. Gillespie. Mrs. T. H. Hampton. Jr.. Mrs. Constance Pendleton Banks, Mrs. Harry Sellers and several daughters of the members who assisted In serving. Pay Your Subscription - I Federal and Local Of ficers Arrest 11, Destroy 257 Gallons Asheville Police Officer Is Suspended Following His Capture Here Rum running and the whis key business in general took a back seat here during the past week, when more than 250 gal lons of whiskey were destroy ed, 11 people arrested, and one still destroyed. 8. p. Hall, Jr., member of the Ashe ville police force, was bound to federal court here Sunday, morning under five hundred dollar bond on ft charge of transporting moonshine whiskey. Policeman Hall and two women com panions, also of Asheville, were arrest ed near Lako Toxaway In Transyl vania county Sunday morning about five o’clock by R. S. Bolt and Robert A. Wade, federal Investigators of Ashe ville. and given preliminary hearing before United States Commissioner Al fred E. Hampton, In Brevard. Officers captured one car after a short chase, and another car, thought to have been In the same party, was captured just outside the Brevard city limits after a hair raising race down the Toxaway mountain, through Ros man, and around many of the city streets of Brevard. The car finally wrecked on U. S. highway 64, one mile south of Brevard, and the two occu pants made their getaway in the early morning dawn. The car turned turtle down a slight embankment, but was driven to Asheville under its own pow er later. The women gave their names as Mrs. Vlrgle Hensley Justice, of Woodfln, near Asheville, and Mrs. Majlon Cole, of Asheville. The latter Is also listed on the boks of Commissioner Hampton in Brevard as Mrs. Grace Cole, of Ashe ville. The latter woman signed a bond for Policeman Hall on November 29. 1987, after he had been arrested for tres passing on Plsgah National Forest. Forest rangers said that he had a high powered rifle at the time he was ar rested, and that the rifle was the same gun he had with him when they ar rested him on September 16, 1937, also on a charge of trespassing. Both cases were dismissed against the of ficer when they came up for hearing in federal court, Plsgah Forest officials said. Each of the two captured cars had over 100 gallons of contraband whis key, which was poured Into the sewer at the McCrary Auto place here Sun day morning. Hall made no statement before Com missioner Hampton, and waived exam ination to federal court. Mrs. Cole said that Policeman Hall picked ner ind Mrs. Justice up near Asheville and ihat she and the other woman left the oar at Highlands. Mrs. Justice said that the two wo men left Asheville on a bus Saturday xfternoon and went to Highlands, visit ed with "some of my people who live there" and that Hal! picked them up on the highway north of Highlands sarly Sunday morning, as they were thumbing a ride. The car in which Policeman Hall and the women were riding when they were arrested wfis a new Ford coach, license number 312148. The liicense was Issued to Glenn Smith of North Wllkesboro. The car that was wrecked near Bre vard was also a Ford with license number 461774, which license was Is sued at Brevard by the Carolina Motor club agency to H. R. Penly, of Cand ler, R-2. Both cars were equipped with heavy-duty springs for carrying over loads. T. E. Patton, of Charlotte, in charge of the state alcohol unit, came here from Asheville Sunday morning, and ordered confiscation of the two captur ed cars. While federal officers were seeking the capture of the two escaped men from the overturned car, Sheriff George Shuford, deputies Buck McCall and C. L. Osborne, captured a car at the South Carolina line on the Green ville highway, laden with seven gal lons of whiskey. This car was occu pied by Hubert Clayton, Jay Owen, Russell Matson, umie rvorns ana airs. Rosa Lee Shadrack, all of this county. They were placed in jail. Clayton claimed that the whiskey was his, and that It had been purchas ed near Blythe Shoals, and he was bound to July term Superior court by Magistrate FreT Shufovd under $200 bond. The other occupants of tho car were released in this case on their own bond. Clayton and Omie Norris have given local officers considerable trouble In the past. Monday afternoon Sheriff Shuford and his deputies raided a still site on the headwaters of Shoal Creek, near the Transylvania Pickens line, and after a search of several hours, found a copper cap, copper worm, and sev eral empty home-made barrels. Four hundred gallons of beer were destroyed by the officers but the opera tors had moved the still and it was not found. The officers said that water was piped around the edge of the hill several hundred yards from a spring, and that permanent disposal system had been Installed to carry off the slop from the still. Wednesday at 12:80, noon, federal officers captured a car laden with 10 gallons of white liquor on the Boylston road, and arrested three people. The car was too old and dilapidated the of ficers said, to confiscate. The capture was made near Lamb’s Creek on 280. Parties arrested and sent to Asheville jail were Robert L. Webb, Carl R. Wilson, and Mark C. Hopson, all of Asheville. PINK BEDS OPEN TO PUBLIC JUNE 28-29 Purple Rhododendron Also In Bloom—Best Routes Are Described For Use In order to permit the public to en joy the beauty of the Pink Beds, which are now In bloom, the U. S. Forest Ser vice will open all gates on the roads through this area on Saturday and Sun day, May 28 and 29. One of the most unusual areas In Western North Carolina is that plateau located In the center of the Plsgah National Game Preserve known as the Pink Beds. This area, although at a fairly high altitude, 2,590 feet above sea level, Is so flat as to be quite ewompy in places. Even the tree growth has been stunted In these swampy areas due to the lack of drainage. Rome of the swamps hate no tree growth of any sort and resem ble Adirondack bogs. Jos. M. Orr of Pisgah Forest, one of the earlier settlers of this region, says that In years past this area of 8,000 acres was almost barren of tree growth and the ground was covered with acres and acres of the flowers, wild pink, hence Its. name. As forest fires were kept out of the Pink Be^n under the ownership of George Vanderbilt and by the U. S. Forert Service, trees, laurel and rhododendron came In, grad ually crowding out the wild pinks. However, the laurel beds, which are now In bloom, cover the area with such colorful abundance that people bellev* that the Pink Beds derived their name (Continued on heck page) Recreation Leaders Enjoyed Stay Here — Recreational leaders of the state end ed their sessions at Camp Sapphire last Saturday, after a week’s Intensive study conducted by officials from the state, area, and national groups. The fony people were housed In the cabins, and took their meals In the dining hall of the camp. Study courses were held each day, with entertain ing features in the evening. State Director Say* Brevard Building Is North Carolina Model — C. E. McTntorih, director of the state National Youth Administration, told an audience at the Brevard MY A hut Thursday evening that Transylvania eountj’s youth program was the lead ing one In the state. The state director spoke for a few minutes at the variety party which was given by the NYA and Woodmen of Brevard and Rosman for benefit of the recreation hall which is being built at Rosman by the Woodmen and NYA youths. "This building In which we are en joying this entertainment Is the best of Its kind that has been built in the state by the NYA.” the state director said, "and Is also a model from which many other sections are building like structures.” Flave Holden and Miss Willie Kate Waters, leaders In the NYA move ment here, were praised by Mr. Mc Intosh for the fine leadership which they have shown, and the community was also thanked by the director for the cooperation It has shown the move ment. The NYA training Is to train young men and young women to make use of their time more profitably, Mr. Mc Intosh pointed out, and to learn voca tions that will prove beneficial to thrni In later years. At the party, a number of games were played, and prizes awarded. Mrs. LeRoy McCall was given the grand prize of the evening, a serving tray made hy NYA youths In their work shop. During the "cake-walk” Fred Miller and C. M. Douglas, and Miss Josephine Clayton each were given home made cakes. Music by the Woodchoppers band was furnished during the evening and several numbers by a class of colored singers under Clevo Hall's directing. A square danco ended the evening’s fun. The new hut Is an ideal place for entertainments, and plans are to soon have the Rosman building ready for thal community. Annual Fawn Hunt In Plsgah Forest Starts Annual fawn hunt In Plsgah Forest will be started June 1st, and permits to hunt fawn may be secured from the Ranger station at Plsgah Forest [this week. The forest service pays $4 each for ! fawns, and some local people have been known to find several In one day. The service reserves the right to re fuse permits to any persons whom they do not wish In the forest for any rea son, and also to restrict the number of hunters. The fawns are taken to the fawn plant at the Pink Beds, where they are eared for until grown and then shipped to other forests for stocking purposes. , The fawn plant la being remodeled this year by the forest service and will be able to care for a large number of deer_tjils summer. The fawn plant Is one of the show places of this section, and Is annually visited by hundreds of tourists. Newspapers and mag azines, as wen as news reels by some of the leading movie-producers have featured the fawn farm la the past few years.