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:: C°Unty.... J A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County
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,a. «" BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1938 $1.00 PER YEAR IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY
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CARR BUYS O’CONNOR TIMBER
GUY WHITMIRE WINS
COUNTY CORN PRIZE
Transylvania Farmers Win All
First Places In Judging
Com On Display
Guy Whitmire, of Cherryfleld won
first place In the Transylvania corn
growing contest, with a yield of I.18.S
bushels of corn on one acre of measur
ed ground. Mr. Whitmire was awarded
a cash prize of *25 ut the Transyl
vania-Henderson contest banquet in
Hendersonville last Saturday evening.
First place for the two counties
went to J. D. Hooper, 15-year-old Fu
ture Farmer of Mills River In Hen
derson county. The silver loving cup
which was won by T. J. Wilson of
Brevard last year, was presented to
the young farmer at the banquet.
Winners in Transylvania included:
Guy Whitmire. 13S.S bushels, *25 given
by the countv commissioners; Gerald
Allison of Cherryfleld, 125.2 bushels.
$15 given by the Town of Brevard; E.
Carl Allison of Cherryfleld, 116 bushels,
$10 given by Transylvania Trust com
pany: E. O. Shipman of Ptsgah For
est. 101 bushels, $8 given by The Tran
sylvania Times: Charlie Bryson of
Brevard. 89 bushels, *7 given by B & B
Feed company.
Herbert Fisher of Lake Toxaway.
85 bushels, $6 given by Carr Lumber
company; Troy Owen of Lake Toxa
way. 81 bushels. $5 given by Jos. S.
» Sllversteen: Larry Lee Hogsed of
% Cherryfleld. 81 bushels, *1 given by
Brevard Klwanis Club: Jess Gillespie.
Country Club. SO bushels $3 given
by Brevard Klwanis Chib: Cecil Fish
er of T.ake Toxaway. 79 buhsels. $2
given by Brevard Klwanis Club.
Tn the corn show held Saturday af
ternoon In Hendersonvlllle. J. P. Hoop
er of Mills River, won first place in
the white prolific display: Charles
Rryson of Brevard, second: J. R. Sut
tles of Henderson. tfiTrd: C. F. Pryor
of Henderson, fourth: and E. Carl Al
lison of Cherryfleld. fifth.
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ALL SEED DEALERS
MUST PAY LICENSE
Change Suggested For Benefit
Rural Communities and
Small Merchants
All dealers In garden and field seeds
are required to pay a license fee tc
the State Department of Agriculture
to cover the costs of inspection fees as
provided In the Pure Peed Law ol
1929 and amended In 1937.
The Pure Seed Law requires the
commissioners of agriculture to ap
point agents for the inspection anc
examination and for making analysis
tests of agricultural and vegetable
seeds sold in the state. The act alsc
sets up standards and forbids selling
seeds below these standards. In or
der to clarify some discussion, the text
of the act regarding Inspection an<
fees is given in full.
"Any citizen, firm.jor corporation ol
this Ptate shall have the privilege ol
having samples of seeds tested free ol
charge in the Ptate seed laboratory;
while individuals, firms and corpora
ttons outside the Ptate shall have ti
like privilege on payment of a fee ol
twenty-five (25) cents for each purit>
test and twent-five (25) cents for eacli
germination test.
‘ For the purpose or providing a rum
to defray the expense of the examina
tion and analysis prescribed in this
act, each person, firm or corporation
selling or offering for sale in or ex
port from this State any seed ns men
tioned in this act shall register with the
Department of Agriculture the name ol
the person, firm or corporation offer
ing the seed for sale, and shall pay a
license tax annually, on January firsl
of each year, of twenty-five ($25.00)
dollars if a wholesale or a wholesale!
and retailer shall he required to pay
the retail license tax. The Commission
er’s receipt for such money shall hi
license to conduct the business."
Some of the smaller merchants xvhc
handle seeds only as a sideline an
objecting to the ruling which is brine
put into effect this year for the firsl
time since the law w<js nassed in 1020
and some of the people who live In thi
more distant parts of the county say
they are faced with the hardshin 01
going considerable distance to buy sec,
on account of the fact that some o
the smaller merchants foe! that thru
cannot afford to pay the $10 Ucens<
fee. when their total volume of sale.'
will not justify the license expense.
Suggestlr n has been made by Inter
ested citizens that the Department oi
Agriculture amend the ruling, maklm
the seed wholesalers responsible foi
purity and germination^ tests, and tha
only those seed wholesalers whosi
seeds come up to standard be allower
to sell In the state, thus allowing i
, ’ smaller merchant to handle seeds foi
the convenience of his customers.
Special W. O. W. Drive
A membership drive will bo starter
by the two Transylvania Woodmer
camps beginning next Monday whlct
will continue through Macch. At tlx
meeting of the Brevard camp Monday
night, outline of the plans for the frivi
grill be made by officers and memfcen
who attended a district meeting lr
tincolnton on Tuesday night
A4dersgate Speaker
BOYD M. McKEOWN
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ta, Ga.. and Boyd M. McKeown, of
Nashville, Tenn., as guest speaker and
leaders, an Aldersgate Christian Mis
sion, one of a south-wide series of 85.
will be held for Methodist students at
Brevard College. Brevard, N. C., March
2 and 3, at the chapel periods, accord
ing to Professor John Bennett, of the
department of religion.
The visiting leaders are prominent in
the field of religious education. The
Rev. Mr. Long, formerly connected with
the general board of Christian education,
Methodist Episcopal Church. South, has
had wide experience as Rtudent pastor
In college centers. At present he Is]
pastor at Glenn Memorial in Atlanta,
the Emory University church.
Mr. McKoewn Is a native of Texas
and came to Nashville, Tenn.. in 1930
to join the staff of the hoard of Christ
ian education. Here he is director of
college promotion in the department of
schools and colleges. Prior to coming
to Nashville he was head of the depart
ment of education in McMurray Col
lege, Abilene, Texas.
The Aldersgate missions are units of
the Methodist-wide Aldersgate Episco
pal Commemoration sponsored by the
College of Bishops of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. South to celebrate
the bi-centenary of the evangelical con
version of John Wesley, founder of the
Methodist Church, which took place in
1738 at a religious meeting in Alders
l gate Chapel. London.
Future Farmers Will
Enter Seed Contests
Members of the Brevard anil Ros
man chapters FFA will .go to Etowah
high school Saturday afternoon where
they will take part In a seed ii^ntifi
catlon contest to be staged for the nine
high school chapters of Transylvania
and Henderson counties.
The event is scheduled for 2 o'clock,
with the seed identification to he main
feature of the federated meeting. There
will be approximately 70 different seeds
to be identified, including grasses, le
gumes, weeds, and miscellaneous var
ieties.
Boys who plan to enter from Brevard
are Jack Holden. Grady Baynard.
Homer Batson, and Edgar Meece.
Rosmun boys who will enter the con
test are John Rogers, Gerald Allison,
and Charles McNeely.
—Odell Scott. Reporter
MISS MOORE NAMED
TOP SCHOOL CITIZEN
Brevard Student To Compete
For Annual Pilgrimage
To Washington Fete
Miss Martha Kate Moore, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Moore, has been
chosen by the faculty and senior class
of the Brevard high school as the
school's best citizen. This honor will
entitle her to represent Brevard In the
state contest sponsored by the national
organization of the Daughters of the
American Revolution in the annual D.
A. R. good citizenship pilgrimage to
Washington.
The purpose of the state-wide con
test is to select from candidates rep
resenting every city and town In North
Carolina the most outstanding young
lady htgh school senior. The winners
from each state will be given a free
trip to Washington, D. C., with all ex
penses paid, at the time of the annual
Continental Congress of the D. A. R.
meeting in the nation’s capital In April.
These, state winners will be presented
to the assembled delegates, and each
one will be decorated with a D. A. R.
good citizenship pilgrimage award.
Miss Moore, 17 years of age. a mem
her of the 1938 senior class of‘the Bre
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Brevard Composer To
Have Music Broadcast
By U. S. Marine Band
"Glory Bound," a military march,
will be broadcast Friday afternoon over
the Columbia chain by the United
States Marine band.
The music was composed and pub
lished by Donald Moore, popular young
Brevard musician and composer, who
has had several numbers broadcast
over national chains, and played by
leading musicians of the nation.
The march will be played on the
regular half-hour program which Is
rendered by the marine band, and will
probably bo heard liest in Brevard from
station WIAM, Anderson, S. C.
The marine band program lasts from
3 o'clock to 3:30, and the Brevard com
poser's music will be heard during that
period.
New Federal Housing
Will Be Available
For Buildings Here
A "Better Housing Committee” will
be named In Brevard within a few
days to take advantage of the loan
ing facilities of the Federal Housing
administration, as authorized by the
new national housing act.
Judson McCrary, who acted as chair
man of the committee in 1935, has been
requested to serve In this capacity un
der the new and broader setup, and
has accepted the chairmanship.
Mr. McCrary said Monday that he
expected to receive full Instructions as
to carrying out the provisions of the
loan act within a few days, and that
a committee would be organized Im
mediately to start taking applications.
The Transylvania Trust company
has qualified as loaning agency for
this county, and will handle the loans
to prospective home builders and those
who wish to make repairs, here at Bre
vard. Under the federal guaranteed
loans a person paying ten percent
down on a home will be enabled to bor
row the balance at a low rate of In
terest, and repay at a low monthly
rate, stretched out over a period of
20 or more years.
It Is expected that the loans will
start a revival of building activities In
this section, as there Is a pronounced
shortage of houses.
The following telegram has been
received by Mr. McCrary from Stewart
McDonald, federal housing administra
tor, of Washington, D. C.:
"The passage of the new national
housing act opens the way for a real
residential construction program which
should carry with it a genuine busi
ness revival. The president asks that
we again request your participation
ns voluntary chairman to organize a
better housing committee to Immedlat
ly sponsor this revival In your com
munity and get Its full benefits Im
mediately. Dense wire me collect If
you accept and letter outlining plan
will Immediately follow.
“Stewart McDonald, federal housing
administrator.”
Sunday School Meet
Announcement Is made that the Hap
tist assoclational Sunday school meet
ing will be held with Brevard Baptist
church on Sunday afternoon, March 6,
beginning at 2:30 o’clock.
Annual Big Egg Contest Will
Be Staged By Times This Week
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Annual "Big Egg" contest by The
Transylvania Times begins this
week with the first weighing of
eggs to be held Saturday night of
this week. 9ne will be paid
each week for the largest egg
brought to The Times office.
Only eggs laid by Transylvania
county hens may bo entered In the
contest, or those in the Wolf Moun
tain, Etowah, and Horse Shoe sec
tions, which communities are serv
ed by this newspaper.
Size of the eggs will be determin
ed by weight this year instead of
by tape measurement, which is re
garded as the more accurate man
ner of getting at size. The weigh
ing will be done each Saturday
after closing the office and one
dollar mailed to contestant wln
er on Monday
The contest will he open five
weeks, and one dollar will be paid
each week for the heaviest egg.
There !b nothing to buy, and any
one Is eligible to enter an egg in
the contest who resides in the
trade area served by The Times.
The eggs must be brought or sent
to The Times office, and will be
weighed the week brought In, with
no eggs being carried over from
week to week.
The contest has been put on for
several years by The Times, and
has created considerable interest,
especially among some of the young
farmers of the county.
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Greenville Bureau Says Brevard Sign Is Confusing To Motorists
NOTE—Loan of the above pic
ture teas made at request of The
Times by The Greenville Neics.
The story is taken from the 8un
de y NetC3 af Feb. li. The Bre
vard Chamber of Commerce 'vitt
probably order the sign revised at
its next meeting.
The highway sign at Travelers
Rest, shown above, has had a lot
of northbound tourists on United
States Highway No. 276 all fogged
up recently.
It hasn't materially Improved the
temper of gome of the citizens In
the Marietta. Renfrew and Cleve
land sections, either.
It seems that many of the mot
orized wayfarers who wanted to go
to Asheville from this area have
misread the sign and Instead of
heading for the Pearl of the Land
of the Sky they have veered off to
the northwest and headed toward
Marietta, Renfrew, Caesar's Head
and Brevard. Some found their er
ror In a few miles and others final
ly arrived In Asheville after making
the long, roundabout trek by Bre
vard and back to Hendersonville,
thence on to Asheville.
Citizens on the Brevard road are
tired of being asked how to get to
Asheville and the travelers doubt
less are weary of getting on the
wrong road, losing a lot of time and
fussing up their tempers.
Recently the Greenville council.
United Commercial Travelois re
solved that something might to be
done to atop the confusion and
bother. Maybe the sign should be
taken down, or certainly revised a
bit somewhat
Flit up some years ago by Bre
vard Interests the sign Is really cor
rect In the Information It was de
signed to give. It stands facing
south, near the Intersection of the
Caesar's Head-Brovard read and the
Buncombe road. Route 279 dees
go to Asheville. Just as the sign
says, but right under the word
"Asheville'’ la a big arrow, point
ing up the ether road, which goes
to Caesar's Hoad and Brevard.
Fast driving motorists apparently
take on* glance at rhe word "Ashe
ville” at the top of the sign, then
see the arrow below pointing to
Brevard, and sell out In a hurry on
the wrong ros.d.
Anyway the sign seems to be
causing considerable worry just
now to a considerable number of
people.
Plans Operation At Once
On 17,000-acre Boundary
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WIT CONTEST WILL
BE STAGED BY CLUB
School Students of County
To Compete In County
Contest March 12
A creative art contest will be held
In the Brevard and county schools on
Saturday, March 12, In the new Brevard
primary building. The contest is spon
sored by the Mathatasian club, and will
be open to the public from 2 to 5
o'clock.
Blue, red and white ribbons will be
awarded as prizes In the three classes
of entries. Winners in the local con
test will be eligible to enter the dis
trict contest in Asheville on March 15,
and these winners will be entitled to
enter the state contest In Raleigh,
March 26. It Is requested that all en
tries be brought to the primary build
ing here on Friday, the 11th, between
3 and 5 o’clock.
W. H. Oliver, local art Instructor,
will assist in the contest and will act
as Judge.
Mrs. Pat Klmzey Is chairman of the
art contest, aisled on the committee
by Mrs. J. B. Tones, Mrs. Harry Sel
lers, Mrs. Julian Glazener and Mrs.
Willis Brittain.
The following are the rules for the
contest:
1. The work submitted will be group
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Piagah Forest Road
Work Is Progressing
Crewe engaged In right-of-way work
on the Plsgah National forest highway
are practically through, and construc
tion work Is expected to begin within
the next two weeks.
Culverts and bridges are being built
now by Chandler Brothers who have
the contract for the lower end of the
highway and It Is expected that three
of the eight structures will be complet
ed this week.
Work will also be resumed soon on
the upper sections of the highway,
which require but the surfacing to be
complete. Contract of Chandler Broth
ers calls for completion of the lower
five-mile stretch by early fall.
Income Tax Man Here
Carl Felmet, deputy Insurance col
lector, announces that he will be at the
clerk of court office on Wednesday,
March 9, to assist people In making
their Income and Intangible tax re
ports. Mr. Felmet will have an assist
ant, and requests that those people
who come to the office on that date
bring their figures for reports.
Twin Sons Announced
Mr. and Mrs. J. Elsie Parker of
Brevard Park section, announce the
birth of twins—Ell and Elton—bom on
Wednesday. Dr. R. L. Stokes and Miss
Ruth McCall, nurse, who attended the
arrival of the two young men said
that they were doing fine.
At Lyday Hospital
Patients reported at Lyday Memorial
hospital on Wednesday were: Howard
Owens, Thad West, Sarah Jane Town
send, Peoples baby, Mrs. J. S. Stoll
and Mrs. Tlllte Curry.
Organize Camera Club
A Camera club in Brevard Is being
planned by several enthusiastic ama
teur photographers, with details of the
club to be announced shortly.
A1 O. Kyle, who has been doing
considerable work with his Christmas
present camera, rb well as Jakot Roh
wer, L. W. Bonnell, and others, are In
terested in an organized group which
will have kodaking as its feature. An
nouncement of first meeting will bo
made next week.
Mrs. Ida B. Payne
Buried In Haywood
Funeral services for Mrs. Ida B.
Payne, aged 80, who died at Lyday
Memorial hospital here Friday morn
ing. were held at the Massle funeral
home In Waynosvllle Sunday afternoon.
Interment was in the Waynesvllle
cemetery.
Mrs. Payne had bean in 111 health
for several months. She was a native
of Virginia, but moved to Wayncsvilie
many years ago, where she resided
with her husband, the late Captain
James H Payne, of the Southern Rail
way system. Upon the death of her
husband £0 years ago, she moved to
Lake Toxaway to make her home with
her daughter, Mrs. W. W. Ray.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs.
Ray, of Lake Toxaway. and Mrs. F. L.
Baker, of JCnoxvtlle, Teen; two sons,
J. H. Payne, of Asheville, and H. C.
Payne, of Thompson, Ga. Also surviv
ing are one grandson, H. C. Payne, Jr.,
of Union, S. C.; two sisters, and two
brothers, Mrs. Cornelia Cclbart, Mrs.
Emma Clark, J. J. Bryant, and Bernard
Bryant, all of Washington, D. C
hfoore and Tran them funeral direc
tors were in charge of arrangements.
Logs Will Be Brought
To Pisgah Forest
Mill—Insures
Long Work
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Announcement was made
Wednesday by the Carr Lum
ber company of Pisgah Forest
that the 17,000 acre tract of
timber on the O’Connor lands
lying in Transylvania and
Jackson counties had been pur
chased by the local concern
and that operations on the
boundary would start im
mediately.
The O’Connor tract Is one of the few
remaining virgin hardwood timber
tracts In the Appalachian area, and Is
covered with a fine growth which will
be manufactured by the Pisgah Forest
concern.
The purchase was made from the
Morris-Taylor Lumber company of
Asheville, for an unannounced sum.
and the deal was announced late Wed
nesday after all papers had been sign
ed by the Carr and Morrts-Taylor In
terests.
W. W. Ijrcusnorn, secremry-ire»»
urer, and general manager of the Carr
Lumber company said plans of his
company were to start logging in the
vast boundary Immediately, and that
present employes of the Pisgah Forest
company would be used entirely In all
operations, and that no new workmen
would be engaged at this time.
Mr. Crouer.orn said that under nor
ma! operations, the 17,000 acre tract
would provide employment for his
workers for a period of around ten
years, and that a very conservative
estimate would place the fine hardwood
on the lands at around 50,000,000 feet.
The hardwoods on the big tract wilt
be brought to the Pisgah Forest plant
of the company by trucks and rail
where all sawing and finishing will be
done. It Is probable, that the timber
will be trucked to T^ake Toxaway from
the first cutting on the boundary, and
shipped by rail to Pisgah Forest.
The purchase did not Include the
South Carolina and Georgia boundaries
of the Morris-Taylor concern, which Is
now operating, plants near Walhalla,
S. C.
The Carr Lumber company is well
known as one of the larger operating
lumber companies In the south, and
has been located at Pisgah Forest for
the past 25 years, where they operated
for years on timber from the Biltmore
estate which Is now Pisgah National
Forest. Their flooring under the trade
name of "Biltmore," Is shipped to all
parts of the world.
Louis Carr Is president of the Carr
Lumber company, which also operates
a large plant in New Mexico, under
the name of Southwest Lfimher com
pany, which company manufactured'
S2.000.000 feet of lumber last year.
Mr. Carr was In active charge of
the Pisgah Forest plant until a few
years ago, when he went to New Mexi
co to take active charge of his exten
sive lumber holdings there. As proof
of his popularity as a friend of his
employes, dozens of his men left here
to make New Mexico their home when
It was announced that "Uncle Louie”
was going to be boss or. the job.
Starting as an emigrant lad ln»the
lumber business. Mr. Carr has worked
his way to the top of the ladder In his
field, and is now rated, among the lead
ers of the nation In lumber production.
Veteran Loans Available
Notice has Just been received that
the World War Veterans Loan Fund
han five hundred thousand dollars
available to be loaned at this time.
This can be borrowed by veterans only
for the purpose of building homes either
in town or on farms. Any veteran who
Is interested can secure detailed In
formation by calling at the office of J.
R. Jones. Commander Post No. 88
American Legion.
Enon Cemetery Work
Friday and Sat unlay of this week are
da>’9 set for work on the. cemetery
and church grounds at Enon. The
people who have interests in the ceme
tery and live away are asked to bring
lunch and tools for a day’s work.
Members of the 'hurch are expected
to cooperate In work on the church
grounds.
District BTU Meet*
With Pisgah Forest
Lower District B.T.TJ. organizations
are called to meet Sunday afternoon at
*:*C o'clock at Plegah Forest Baptist
church.
The afternoon's program wtH be built
around the theme of “The Bible, Hla
Witness,” with the following program
to be rehearsed:
Devotions la, Elan tyro union; accor
dion solo, by Odell Scott; discussion,
"Winning the Lost," member senior
Plsgali Forest union; special music,
Edward Mackey. Carol Metaalf, Paul
Couch: short talk, "The Power of the
Word.” by member Enon union; spoo
lal song, Boylston union.