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Adve^ng i rpur', TD A \TGVT = °?yJZ‘!T \ * i I IHUi lKAiNolLi ‘ ii f ■ .? A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County.. VOL 48: no' 24 ' " BREVARD. WORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1»38. W-00 PER YEAR IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY GIRL SCOUT CAMP OPENS 8-WEEK TERM Full Enrollment Booked For Entire Season--—Serves Four Sections Camp Cateechee, a summer camp for Girl Scouts, opened near Brevard, Saturday. June tl, and will continue In session for eight weeks. The camp term will be divided Into four 2-week periods. Miss Dorothy Donnell, of Charlotte, Is director of the camp, and Miss Hel en R. Maxwell, executive secretary or the Greenville G'rl Scouts, >s assist ant to Miss Donnell. The enrollment of the camp will In clude Girl Scouts from Asheville. < har lotte and Greenville, S. C. A cspt.ble staff of trained leaders and counselors are assisting In the various camp ac tivities, which Include training In Girl Scout operations, nature study fo.k dancing, archery, tennis, crafts and various aquatic sports afforded by the camp lake. For the first period June 11-25. six Greenville scouts, nine from Asheville. 2S from Charlotte, and 12 from other cities are registered. The .’.amp Is now filled for the entire eight weeks ses sion. It is said. Among the ramp staff are: Miss Lucy Wade of Manchester. Gn.. crafts; Miss Celia Abernathy, assistant crafts teacher: Miss Cenu McOurry. of Green ville, waterfront director: M ss Jean ette Floyd, nature counselor. Miss Frances Keating, of Tampa. Fla., lead er of Pioneer unit; Miss Ruth Harris, of Brunswick. Ga.. assistant; Mrs. O. O. Murphy, dietitian: Miss Lillian Beam, camp nurse; Miss Martha Whit lock, Greenville, assistant waterfront counselor and tennis Instmotor: Miss •Jean Cochran, Miss Elizabeth Warden M:\rd Miss Frances Keating, unit lead ^ers. assisted by Misses Dorothy Bart lett. Rosemary Pipkin. Julia Telford and Ruth Harris; Miss Ann Mauldin. Char lotte, Miss Eleanor Brown. Asheville, Miss Frances Dunbar. Charlotte, and Miss Ann Durham. Greenville, food lieutenants. Cateechee is filled to the capacity of 60 campers for the entire season, with approximately fifteen girls on the wait ing list. The present group of fifty campers includes girls from Jackson ville, Waynesvllle. Davidson. Green wood. Tryon, Roanoke Rapids. Long Creek. HayesviUe. as well as girls from Charlotte, Asheville, and Greenville. Camp Cateechee is located on the former Camp Perry Ann site owned by Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Wilson. Soda Shop To Open Announcement Is made of the open ing next Monday of the Carolina Soda Shop on West Main street. The new sandwich and drink place Is located next door to the McCrary Realty office, directly opposite the Clemson Theatre. Chartes Rest will be In charge. Funeral Services for Mrs. Crary Held Here W Funeral services were held here Mon ' day afternoon for Mrs. W. 0. Crary, of Charlotte, who died late Saturday afternoon from effects of a gunshot wound which the former popular Rre vard girl Inflicted herself. The rites were held from the home of the unfortunate girl’s mother. Mrs. W H. Harris on West Main street, with the Rev. J. H. Brendall, pastor of Brevard Methodist church and the Rev. C. M- Jones, pastor of the Presbyterian church in charge. Interment was made In Oak Grove cemetery, where hanks of flowers encircled the grave. Friends from many sections were In attend ance at the service. Mrs. Crary had been In 111 health for a number of months, and this Is thought to have been the reason for her irrational act. There was no one In the house at the time of her death. Surviving are the husband, and one daughter. Mary Harris Crary, and the mother, Mrs. W. H. Harris. Funeral arrangements were by Moore and Tran tham _ Ball Game Saturday Balfour will play the Pisgah Mills team here Saturday afternoon, the game to be played on the high schoo field, and will start at 3:80. Red Cross Camp Enrollees Surpass 1937 High Mark Fifteenth annua! session of the Na tional Aquatic school of the American Red Cross opened at Camp Carolina Sunday with an attendance of 283, to break by a few the record of last year, which was the highest, ever to be re corded In a school of Its kind. Director Ramone S. Eaton said Wed nesday thut he had been forced to turn down ft number of applications thlE year,, and that he believed the enroll ment could have easily passed 300 If facilities had been available. A faculty composed of leaders In first aid. safety, and water front ac tivities from many sections of Eastern America ad'e teaching the various phases of class work. The sessions will continue through Wednesday of next week. Included on the faculty !ist are such notable figures as Marshall Wayne of Miami, Olympic diving champion, who has just completed a tour of the country; William Merrlam. University of Pennsylvania swmlming coach; A1 Gordon of Ft. Lauderdale, who has turned out such stars as Katherine Rands; Charles Russell of Ft. Myers, who has just completed a marine life "sportllghi" for Grantland Klee; and others whe are leaders In various fields. Miss Evelyn Rawls c.f Ft. Lauder dale Is taking first year course at the school. Her sister. Katherine, was a student here for several years under A! Gordon, her instructor Director. Eaton said Wednesday that It would be impossible to stage public water pageant this year, due to Lhe lack of room at thq lake front to prop erly accommodate the large numoer that has been Increasing from year to year. Mr. Eatcm said that safety lia bility was too great unless the pageant could be staged In daylight, which would ruin Its effectiveness. From three to five thousand people have been In attendance at the tw*> previous pageants given by the Red Cross, and accommodations are on'y available for around two thousand. Franklin Hotel Open For Summer Season • - -- The Franklin Hotel. Brevard's lead Ing summer hostelry, has opened for the season, with a number of guests already registered for the summer. Misses Annie and Rose Shipman are again managers of the hotel, and state that prospects for a good year are fine. The Franklin has been operating for nearly twenty years, and has always been center of summer activities here. LOUIS -SCHMELING BOUT WEDNESDAY TO DECIDE CHAMP ! German Boxer Will Try Col ored Title Holder at Yankee Stadium All radios will be tuned In on tho j Loui*-Schmellng fight Wednesday j night of next week, June 22, when the big blond German again goes in to take a decision from the young negro title holder of the world championship. Two years ago in Brevard, outdoor broadcasts were held and crowds went wild as Schmellng pounded the negro into defeat, and while betting odds in the North are 8 to 5 against the Ger man, local fight fans are pointing out that Schmellng has a big psychological advantage over his opponent, and that he will go into the ring already ahead. The bout is slated to start at 9 o’clock, and will be broadcast over the blue and red networks of the National Broadcasting company direct from Yankee Stadium In New York City. WFBC. Greenville, WWNC, Ashe ville, and WBT, Charlotte, will all carry the fight program, which _ should be received well In this section from one of the three stations. Champion Louis is now in training at Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, and Schmellng is taking his workouts at Speculator, New York. Sports editors over the country are speculative as to the outcome of the fight. Presbyterians Worship In Improved Edifice Services were held Sunday morning in the newly repaired and Improved Rrevard-Davldson River Presbyterian church, that is now one of the beauty spots of the community. New paint Inside and out, a new roof, Improved lighting, more seating capacity, and altogether a decided Im provement to the church and the com munity. The Rev. C. M. Jones Is pas tor of the church, and appropriately selected as his sermon text for the first service In the near-new edifice, "Why the Church.''__ Liquor Election Not Likely * Be Called In Transylvania Question of whether there will be an election on liquor stores In Tran sylvania county In the near future may be definitely answered "NO." It has been found by a check-up by The Times. The question was brought to the forefront last week when announce ment was made from Haywood coun ty that petitions were being circulated there for an ABC store election. August 6 has been set as date for an Aectlon on the question In Catawba bounty, which will be the most western county to vote on the county option plan since the 1937 legislature set up the machinery. It Is generally conceded that Tran sylvania county would vote overwhelm ingly at this time, should an election be called for. Petitions requesting an election would have to be bona fide, and „£ry full number of required eligible voters, inasmuch as the county com mlssloners have specifically stated that they are not in favor of an ABC elec tion, and their consent Is necessary be fore an election may be called. However, If sufficient number of qualified voters request the election, there Is no alternative, and the board of elections, and board of commission ers would be forced to call the election. Requirements are 15 percent of those voting In the last general election. About one year ago several petitions were left In public places calling for an election, but there seemed to be no one who would carry the petitions to the voters, and the matter died down within a week, with only a handful of names on the petitions which were never presented. The Times was un able to find sponsors of the movement at that time. Sentiment In favor of ABC stores has Increased some duflng the past year, It Is believed, but not sufficient to carry an election. ThreoAct Flay at Little Theatre On Tuesday, June 21st "Th" Importance of Being Earnest." a three-act play, will be presented at the Brevard Little Theatre Tuesday evening at 8:30 o'clock, In a public per formance. The cast of characters Includes: James Rogers, as John Worthing; James Walden, as Algernon Moncrleff; Bill Middleton, as Rev. Canon Chas uble; Edward Watson, as Lane: Wil son Middleton, as Merrlman; Beulah Zachary, as Lady Bracknell; Emma Lou Loft is, as Hon. Gwendoline Fair fax; Doris Thorne, as Cecily Cardew; Jane Yongue, as Miss Prism. The play is directed by Leon English, Jr. The regular meeting of the Little Theatre will bo held Friday evening of this week at 8 o'clock. Trail Improvement To Be Stressed By CCC John Rock CCC camp’s strength will be Increased to 250 enrollees effective July first, according to statement from the Plsgah Forest ranger officer, land enrollees will be used in forestry work. Trail maintenance work will be stressed this summer, Ranger Squires said, with horseback riding tij-ils to be constructed in the Billy Moore covs section of the Bent Creek area; the Shut-In trail, and the Cagle Mountain trail will also be developed. The side camp which has been in operation at Sunburst will be discon tinued. and the men brought to the John Rock model camp. Work which has been started near Sunburst will be continued with ERA workers, Mr. Squires said. uptown this week Improvements are steadily going for ward in the uptown section of Bre vard, new fronts, new signs, new paint, and other repairs. Outstanding is Macfle's new front in black glass—something new for this community; Galloway’s on-off sign as the most ‘‘city-fled;’’ A & P has new red all over its front; Duke power has used green effectively, especially on the front door; bowling alleys neat arrangement; Joe Tinsley service sta tion with its new paint and nifty fence; renovation of the Waltermlre Hptel corner; and other work. Mrs. Dermid Improving After Serious Accident Mrs. J. O. Dermid, who suffered ser ious injuries in an automobile accident in Hendersonville Friday afternoon, was reported Wednesday afternoon to be considerably improved at Patton Memorial hospital In Hendersonville, where she has been confined since the wreck. Hope is now entertained for her recovery, it was stated at the hos pital, though for several days her life was despaired of. Mrs. Dermid was returning to Bre vard from Kingsport, Tenn„ with her daughter, Mrs. Pete Mallory, J. C. Mallory and Mary and Robert Dermid, when the automobile In which they were riding collided with another car at the Intersection of Sixth avenue, West, and Fleming street, In Hender sonville. Fred Richardson, of Louis iana, was driving the other machine, It was said. Mrs. Dermid was the only occupant seriously Injured, suffering a fractured pelvis and rib and severe shock. Three Days Fishing Set In Mills River North Mills River in Pisgah Na tional Forest will be open to fisher men on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of this week, with permits still avail able for Saturday and Sunday. Permits may be secured at the Pls gah Forest ranger station, or on the streams, it has been announced. Vie have honored Mother’s Day, paid our respects to the June brides, congratulated the June graduates, and now howr about handing a big bouquet of spring flowers to the husband of the mother and the father of the June bride and graduate? A tribute to the fellow who pays the grocer, the baker, the land lord, the doctor and so on. Our hat is off to that fellow you go to for help—and get it. To the chap who did a bit of prancing when you were first making your entrance into this home and county, and who has been kept busy prancing ever since seeing to shoes and soap, food and fancies—FATHER. There will be no second primary In the county, according to state ment made by R. P. Kilpatrick, sec ond high man in the tax collector’s race. Mr. Kilpatrick, who received 756 votes in the June 4th primary against 915 by Edwin Morgan, who led the four-man ticket, stated to The Times that he was withdraw ing his call for the second ballot ing, after duly considering the extra expense that would have to be In curred by the county In holding the election, and the work and ex pense to which he and his oppon ent would be put. . "I believe for the purpose of party harmony, and best Interests of all concerned that a second pri mary would not be best," Mr. Kil patrick said, "although numerous leaders and friends have requested me to go Into the second primary. "I appreciate the support that was given me In the primary, and I also fully appreciate the Interest my many friends have shown in me In urging me to call for a sec ond primary, but I feel that It Is not for the best of all concerned,” Mr. Kilpatrick said. Fred Miller, who was second high to Spalding McIntosh in the clerk of court race, did not make a call for second voting. Red Cross Executives Will Meet In Brevard For Three-Day Session — North and South Carolina Red Cross representatives and executives will hold their annual conference in Brevard on Friday, Saturday and Sunday of this week, with headquarters at the Frank lin Hotel. Reservations had been made at the Franklin for 30 representatives and executives, with Carl Hunt, assistant manager of the eastern area, In charge of the sessions. The conference was brought here through the Invitation of Ramone S. Eaton, director of the National Aquatic School. While In the community, the visitors will attend one or more ses sions of the aquatic school which Is sponsored by the American Red Cross. Gordon and McMillan At Kiwanis Thursday AJ Gordon and Jimmy McMillan, Sunshine State members of the Na tional Aquatic School will have charge of the program at the Thursday meet ing of Brevard Kiwanis club to be held at the England Home. These two popular members of the faculty of the Red Cross school have been coming t& Brevard for years, and have hundreds of friends In the com munity. New Arrival Born to Mr. and Mrs. J. Ashe Macfle a son, Jeffries Ashe, Jr., on Friday, June 10 at Lyday Memorial hospital. Smilin' Charlie Says "Sally Binfe.3 allows that thl definition- of ,t th’ word^flapper /begin*' where "disc ration leave* off Special Service At Church Sunday Eve Brevard and Dade County Council Boy Scouts will be guests of honor at the Sunday evening service at Brevard Methodist church. The local Scout troop will be host to the Dade Council outfit which Is spending the month of June at Camp Connestee Cove. Special feature of the evening will be a solo by the Rev. C. M. Jones,, pastor of "Brevard Presby terian church, with the sermon by the pastor. Rev. J. H. Brendall. It is expected tlvit better than 75 scouts will be in attendance at the ser vice, and a general invitation is also extended to the public to attend. FUD DLING CONTEST AT ROSMAN JUNE 24 Fiivt Entertainment Is Pn«n inti'd—Cash Prizes Will Awarded Wieners _ Ep| , ROSMAN. June IE—Fiddlers, banjo plckein, and other string musicians are ■ expected to enter the ' fiddling conven tion” which will be held here on June Invitation is extended to all groups, bands, trios, quartets, or Individuals to enter the contests, and compete for the cash prize in each of the «ntries. The event will be staged 1» tlie high school auditorium beginning at R o’clock, and proceeds from the enter tainment will be used to help defray expenses of the community recreation building. The Woodmen of the World are sponsoring the musical event, and are also sponsor* for the community building. Those who expect to enter the con tests are requested to write or contact Mayer A. M. White at Rosman, If pos sible before the date of the convention. Any player who will enter and play two or more numberc will be admitted free, Mayor White said, and a mini mum charge of 15 and 25 cents will be charged for general admission. Entries may be made for bands, groups, fiddles, banjos, guitars, ac cordions, or other Instruments, a* well as singing and clog dAnclng. Skating Rink Opens Skating during the day, and square dances In the evening are to be fea tured at the McIntosh recreation hall on West Main street. Square dances are_jyinounccd for each Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Sponsors Announced For Thursday Dance Patrons and patronesses for the square dance to be held at the NT A hut Thursday evening of this week have been announced by Miss Willie Kate Waters. The dance will begin at 9 o’clock. The following will serve In this capac ity: Mr. and Mrs. Ernest. Tllson, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Fullbright, Misses Rose and Annie Shipman. Music will be furnished by the Woodchoppers string band. Florida Paper Gives Boost to Mountains "The Land of the Sky,” received a send-off through courtesy of The Or lando (Fla.) Sentinel on June 5 that was worth several hundred dollars to this section. In a full page feature, attractions of the Western Carolina were portrayed In a forceful and appealing manner by the Orlando newspaper, stressing this section as the Ideal vacation land. The feature was prepared by H. A. Rowley, special representative of The Sentinel who spent several weeks In this section. The feature page Is on display at the Chamber of Commerce. Rosman Road Open Traffic has been turned on the Ros man road between Brevard and Ros man. and motorists report that the im provements are very noticeable, with curves banked, the road widened, and resurfaced. Pay Your Sub«cription Today Daughter of Chinese Chief Sees End of War Near ‘Three or four more months will probably see the end of the war be tween China and Japan, and In my opinion neither side will win, stated Elizabeth Te-Chen Wang, a young Chinese woman, student at the Uni versity of North Carolina, and at pres ent on the staff at Camp Deerwoode pre-camp for girls In session hers through June. Miss Wang, the daughter of Wen Hsuan Wang, head of military affaire in China, Is a graduate of Central University In Nanking, China, where she lives with her parents. For the past six months she has been In the United States, studying for her master's degree at the University of North Carolina. After completion of the work for her degree here next spring, she Intends to return 1o China and engage In translation work. In a position to have nrst nano knowledge of Internal conditions In her native country, and also possessing a capable mind In her own right, Miss Wang explained further regarding her belief that the Slno-Japaneee war would end within a few months. She Is of the opinion that the conflict will not cease because either side Is vic torious, but rather because the Japanese have come to the end of their physical and military strength; that neither side will admit defeat and neither will be conqueror. "China can never accept the demands made upon her by Japan to relinquish her territory to them without fighting for her rights." Miss Wang said em phatically. "The Chinese people ere not babies, as the Japanese seem to re gard us, willing to give up our lands and our rights and still keep on smil ing. We want peace and we .hate war, but we cannot be trnrqMp. Jvider feet without at least an attaint s* resist < ' • 'A' — ance," alie further stated with deep feeling. Prom her inside knowledge of mili tary affairs, Miss Wang said that It was a surprise to the Japanese that the Chinese could display such powers of resistance and endurance, and possess ed the ability to hold on in spite of many handicaps. “They are finding out that the Chinese people are not mere children, to be forced Into doing something against their will.” she said. In spite of untold suffering and in estimable loss of life and property caused by this ruthless Inter-racial conflict. Miss Wang Is able to see s brighter side, and good results that will eventually come out of it all for her country. She is of the opinion that China, while admittedly ranked among the weaker nations heretofore, will emerge from the war a far stronger and more unified country. She be lieves that the lessons her country has been forced to learn through horrible experiences of war, and also the fact that China has proved to herself as well as to the world her resistance powers, will all In the end be to the ad vantage and profit of the Chinoae people. Miss Wang, a young woman of sweet and charming personality, gave the ap pearance of a young school girl when' seen In her crisp white aftemoonc camping outfit and her thick black hair hanging loose to her shoulders, but her keen Intellect and pleasing manner belle her youthful appearance. At the pre-camp session here at Camp Deerwoode she Is teaching Chinese drama and folk dancing. Miss Wang expressed delight over her first visit to Amertoa and the American people, stating that she had found them so friendly, c&rdlel and sympathetic with her and her people.