PUf] THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES pSTj
LIIJ A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County «ssoaaaoooaoeooa«
=vnT^ ~ NO~T7 BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1939 $1.00 PER YEAR IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY
SPRING FESTIVAL TO
BE HELD AT COLLEGE
Alumni and Friends Invited
To Brevard For Gala
Event May 6th
Invitations are going out to a great
number of friends and alumni of Bre
vard College in Transylvania County
and Western North Carolina to at
tend the Spring Festival at Brevard
College Saturday. May 6. Plans for
this occasion are being rapidly com
pleted, according to Mrs. John B. Ben
nett, chairman of the Spring Festival
committee.
Beginning at noon Saturday, exhibits
and projects will be on display all the
afternoon in the administration build
ing. Athletic events fcr the afternoon
will Include tennis matches between
Blltmore College and Brevard and the
annual baseball game between Mars
Hill and Brevard.
Following will be the central event
of the Spring Festival In a pageant
working out the theme of Worship.
Work, Love and Play. The queen and
court, the concert choir, the folk dance
club, a girls' gymnastic class and the
band will participate in this annual
pageant.
Picnic supper will lie served on the
lawn. Immediately after supper six
original plays produced by the crea
tive writing class will be presented by
members of the dramatic club In the
auditorium.
Miss Virginia Miller of I^xlngton
will be crowned queen, at the festival,
and special music at the crowning will
be furnished by the band, which will
be under the leadership of Revis Frye.
The band, a project of the Federal
music administration, will also play at
the athletic events.
Noted Methodist To
Speak Here May 3rd
The Rev. E. L. Henderson, president
of the North Carolina Conference of
the Wesleyan Methodist church, will
preach at the Wesleyan church just
off Whitmire street at 7:30 p. m., May
3rd.
Rev. Henderson is an excellent stu
dent of the Bible and an interesting
preacher. After the preaching service,
Rev. Henderson will preside at the
regular session of Quarterly Conference.
The pastor, Rev. A. Spencer Noblltt
will use as a text for 11 o'clock wor
shop service Sunday, April 30. "Such
an high priest became us," (Heb.7:20).
The subject for Sunday night will be,
"Hell As a Reality.” And those who
would like to be present are cordially
Invited to hear Rev. Henderson, and
all who have no regular place of wor
ship are asked to make the Wesleyan
church and Sunday school their church
home.
ROSMAN EXERCISES
ENDED WEDNESDAY
Dr. H. T. Hunter Heard In Ad
dress to Graduates—7th
Grade Program
An address to the graduating class
by Dr. H. T. Hunter, president of
Western Carolina Teachers College. Cul
lowhee, Wednesday evening, concluded
the commencement exercises of the
Rosman High school.
The valedictory address was given by
D. H. Winchester, Jr., and the salu
tatory by Eva Israel. Principal E. F.
Tllson awarded the diplomas.
Commencement exercises began Sun
day afternoon, when the baccalaureate
sermon was delivered by the Rev. C.
M. Jones, pastor of the local Presbyter.
Ian church, at the high school auditor
ium. Music by a girls’ quartet and a
song by the graduating class were
other features of the program.
Senior class exercises were held Mon.
day evening, with the following mem
bers of the class taking part: J. A.
Wilde, Louise Rlgdon, John McCall,
Bessie Whitmire. John Rogers, Frank
Whitmire, and a one-act play and songs
by the class.
Commencement marshals were: Lucy
Hall, chief, Reba Gillespie, Ruth Rice,
Gladys Clark, Louise Chastain, Lur
leen Lusk and Ruby Green.
The seventh grade commencement
exercises were held at the high school
auditorium Tuesday afternoon, when
the address to the graduating class was
delivered by Mrs. J. S. Silversteen, of
Brevard. Lillie Mae Garren was the
class valedictorian, and Stanley Win
chester, the salutatorlan. Principal E.
F. Tllson Introduced the speaker. Cer
tificates were presented by Principal
W. E. Brackett.
Marble Tournament
Play-Off Date Js Set
Final play-off In the county-wide
marble tournament has been set for
May 1*. at the Brevard Recreation cen
ter on Caldwell street.
Group play-off games are being play
ed each afternoon at the center between
the hours of 1 and 5 o’clock, and lead
ers Invite any boy or girl who will not
be 15 years of age until July 1st of this
year to enter the tournament.
The entry date has been set for
closing as May 12, and no contestants
will be allowed to enter after that
date.
Winner in the county play-off will
be given a free trip to Greensboro
where competition for state winner
will be held.
Ecusta Office Building Get* Underway
. SSSCS • : SaiaffiSfe,
Above picture shows first of the
steel framework for the office of the
Ecusta Paper Corporation being put
In place. The photo was taken last
Thursday afternoon and shows only a
part of the network of steel which will
be used In the two-story building.
Brick, steel, and limestone will be used
to make the structure modern In ap
pearance and the convenience and com
fort of workers was kept In mind when
designs were drawn for the building.
Air conditioning Is being built In, and
particular attention Is being paid to
lighting. President Harry H. Straus,
said that the building would house the
main office of the Ecusta Corporation,
and all operations will be carried on
from Plsgah Forest. The building will
be 102 by 46 feet and will have a large
basement
_
Clean-Up Campaign Will
Be Waged Here Next Week
Clean-Up Week will be observed in Brevard next week,
and from the start that has been made this week, the town
will be neat as a pin by the end of the coming week.
Town officials and the sanitary department are cooperat
ing in the annual drive for a cleaner, prettier town, with ladies
of the Women’s Civic club taking the lead as sponsors.
The town truck will pick up trasn
and refuse In the four "zones” of the
town on scheduled dates, and residents
In the four zones are requested to have
their trash ready for the truck on the
day It Is scheduled In the particular
section of Brevard.
The zones are laid out with Broad
street being the north-south dividing
line, and Main street being the east
west line.
Truck schedule calls for Zone l—east
of Broad and north of east Main on
Tuesday; Zone 2—east of Broad and
south of Main on Wednesday; Zone 3
—west of Broad and south of Main.
Thursday; Zone 4—west of Broad and
north of Main, Friday.
Observing the above dates which the
trueks will be in the four zones, resi
dents are -requested to place their trash
in containers, on the front of their
property the afternoon before the truck
is to make its rounds. It is necessary
to observe this schedule closely, as the
truck will be unable to get back over
any of the zones.
Request Is made by the truck crew
that trash be placed in containers
where possible, but In any event to
have it piled compact, so that loading
may be facilitated. There will be no
charge for hauling the trash.
Merchants and business men of the
town are also lending their cooperation
by giving special prices on "clean-up"
supplies for the week, and on needed
things to help make the homes more
liveable after the yards and lots have
been cleaned.
Mrs. John W. Smith is general chair
man of the Clean-Up drive, with a
number of laides assisting as co-chair
men, and other ladies of the town also
lending their aid. The following chair
men have been announced:
Zone No. 1, East Broad to Main
streets, Miss Rosa Shipman, Mrs. J. E.
Waters; Zone No. 2 South Main to
Broad, Mrs. D. L. English, Mrs. Ashe
Macfle, Mrs. H. J. Bradley; Zone No.
8, West Broad to Probart, Mrs. A. H.
Harris, Mrs. O. L. Erwin, Mrs. E. R.
Pendleton; Zone No. 4, North Probart.
Mrs Lula Miller, Mrs. T. P. Ward;
PIsgah Mills section, Mrs. Mack Corn;
colored section, Susan Sharp.
Patients reported at Lyday Memorial
hospital on Wednesday were: Mrs.
Eugene Batson, Mrs. D. G. Allison and
Infant daughter, Margaret Lane, Miss
Pearl Gash, Grover Myers.
Health Winner* For
Transylvania Named
For 4-H Club Entry
Prances Walker of Pisgah Forest,
and George Simpson, Jr„ of Brevard,
were selected as "Transylvania Health
Champions” last week, In the 4-H
club contest.
Young Miss Walker, 12, Is the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Boyce Walker, and
Is a student at Brevard grammar
school. Young Mr. Simpson, 11, son
of Mr and Mrs. George Simpson, Sr.,
of Brevard, Is also a student at Bre
vard.
George rated a high score of 98 out
of a possible 100, In his physical exam
ination, and Frances made 97. Both
are members of the Junior 4-H club at
Brevard, and will represent Transyl
vania county In the district health
meet to be held In May.
Last year, Brevard had high winner
In the district when Dick Norton
scored 97.6.
Pisgah Spinner* To
Meet Hendersonville
Pisgah Spinners will meet the “Hen
dersonville Greys” here Saturday af
ternoon at 3:80 for the second Blue
Ridge Industrial game of the season.
Four more home games will be play
ed by the Pisgah team before they go
on the read—one game each Saturday
afternoon through May 20th.
This will work out fine with the
Brevard Tanners who have no home
games here until May 27th.
With the schedule arranged by the
Spinners of the Blue Ridge, and the
Tanners of the Western Carolina, at
least one bell game Is slated for Bre
vard each Saturday through the sum
mer.
In the opening game here last Sat
urday, the Spinners were defeated by
the Saluda nine by the score of 14-9.
Pace pitched the full game for Sa
luda, while Brown and Pressly worked
on the mound for Pisgah.
Score by Innings:
Saluda . Ill 600 230—14 16 5
Pisgah ~. 028 012 100— 9 18 6
Pace and Heathcrly; Pressly, Brown
and Brock. _
__A
Proclamation
KNOW ALL MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN
BY THESE PRESENTS:
THAT, Whereas the NATIONAL CLEAN UP, j
PAINT UP AND FIX UP CAMPAIGN has resulted in j
many advantages to community life throughout the j
United States.
In safeguarding HEALTH and SAFETY;
In promoting EMPLOYMENT and THRIFT;
In furthering FIRE PREVENTION
In promoting BETTER HOUSING;
In stimulating CIVIC PRIDE; and
In making the “HOME AND CITY BEAUTIFUL;
NOW, THEREFORE, Be it known that plans have
been perfected for a thorough CLEAN UP, PAINT
UP AND FIX UP CAMPAIGN in The Town of Brevard
beginning May 1. This date will mark the opening of
a real campaign of persistent and constructive effort in
cleaning up, fixing up and KEEPING IT UP. In this
worthy movement of Cleaning, Painting, Planting, Re
pairing and general Rehabilitation and Beautification
we urge each citizen to do his or her best part to make
our community Clean, Healthy, Thrifty, Safe and
Beautiful.
A. H. HARRIS, Mayor of Brevard.
Visitors' Day Will
Be Observed Monday
By Ladies of Club
Visitors' day and get-acqualnted per
iod will be observed at the May meet
ing of the Women's Civic club, to be
held Monday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock
at the city hall building. Charles A.
Schoenknecht, head of the natural
science department of Brevard college,
will talk on "Brevard the Beautiful."
The meeting Is open to the public. A
special Invitation Is extended to all
visitors and new-comers to Brevard to
attend the meeting.
Ohio Manufacturer To
Build Home In County
Herman L. Kutter, president of the
Black Clawson company of Hamilton,
Ohio, Is sold on Transylvania as a place
"to really live,” and plans to buy a
small place here where he may spend
a part of the summer season.
Mr. Kutter’s company sold most of
the Eeusta Paper Corporation's ma
chinery, and all of the heavy paper
machines. He was here on an Inspec
tion trip Friday, and volunteered the
Information that he had his heart set
on becoming a part-time resident.
Mrs. Kutter, who accompanied the
prominent manufacturer here, Is also
enthused over this section of the coun
try, and said she would be pleased In
deed, to have a home here. Also with
Mr. Kutter was his nephev, R. L. Kut
ter.
A fishing enthusiast, Mr. Kutter was
vitally Interested in trout streams, and
was surprised that Transylvania coun
ty Is the home of the gamey muskel
lunge, which Is native of the Great
Lakes section.
Mrs, Kutter, a charming conversa
tionalist, was Interested In the moun
tains and the streams, and said that
ever since her first visit to the Moun
tains of Western Carolina, she had
been dreaming of the time she could
spend a part of each year here.
Mi** Craig Winner of
State Poetry Contest
Miss Marjorie Craig, member of the
Brevard Fortnightly club and of the
Brevard College faculty, won first place
In the poetry contest sponsored by the
North Carolina Federation of Women’s
clubs, announcement was made at the
state meeting held at Raleigh last
week.
Notification of Miss Craig's first prize
winning In the state contest was re
ceived here too late for publication In
the contest story In last week’s paper.
Her entry was In the narrative poem
class, and the award was a silver loving
cup.
The Fortnightly club won two state
first prizes in separate contests this
year. In previous years the Mathatas
an club was winner of first place In
the state In two different contests, and
the Wednesday club won first place
In the state contest last year.
Tax Listing Penalty
Be Added Says Lyday
Ralph W. Lyday, tax supervisor for
Transylvania county, said Wednesday
that a number of taxpayers In the
county had failed to list their taxes
with the list takers, and that penalty
would have to be added to such tax
payers unless prompt listing of their
properties were made at once.
Tax listers In the various precincts
are expected to turn their books Into
the office of the county accountant the
last of this week, and Mr. Lyday said
that within a few days the books would
be made up, and of necessity the pen
alty added for extra trouble Incurred.
The books will be In the tax supervis
or’s office for several days during the
coming week, and any person who has
failed to list may do so by calling there.
Former B. I. Student
Will Preach Sunday
An exchange In pulpits will be made
at the Methodist church Sunday morn
ing at 11 o’clock. The pastor, the Rev.
E. P. Billups, will preach at the Cullo
whee Methodist church, and the Cul
lowhee pastor, the Rev. Cecil Hefner,
will deliver the semon at the local
Methodist church.
The Rev. Mr. Hefner formerly resided
In Brevard and attended the Brevard
Institute, from which Institution he
was graduated. Due to his outstanding
work with students, It Is expected that
a large number of college and other
students will hear Mr. Hefner here
Sunday morning.
I
License Inspector Coming
«G. L. Allison, drivers' license Inspec
tor, will be at t|je sheriffs office in
the court house each Wednesday from
8:30 to 12 o’clock, announcement has
been made by Sheriff George Shuford.
Revival Service* At
Rosman Begin May 1
ROSMAN, April 26—A revival meet
ing will begin at the Rosman Metho
dist church on May 1st, with the Rev.
j C. Gentry, pastor of the Hayesville
Methodist church as evangelist, and the
Rev. E. P. Billups of Brevard In charge
of the singing.
Song service will begin each even
ing at 7:45. The series of meetings
will continue for two weeks, and the
Rev. J. R. Bowman, pastor, Invites, the
general public to attend all services.
Renew Your Subscription.
Gets State Post
■ i m ■ i — —
Industrial Commissioner Pat Kimzey
Ranks High In W.O.W.
Bead State Adviser A. B. Galloway
Tanners Will Play
College On Thursday
A1 Kyle’s Brevard Tanners will play
two ball games this week—one at
Brevard, College Thursday afternoon,
and at Blltmore Saturday afternoon.
The game with the college nllne will
start at 4:30 Thursday afternoon, and
Fred House will likely be on the mound
for the Tanners. The game Is schedul
ed for seven Innings.
Saturday afternoon at Blltmore the
game will start at 3:30, and Hammett
will probably be picked for mound duty.
Softball Meeting To
Be Held Friday Eve
All persons Interested In any way lh
softball for this summer are requested
to meet Friday night at 8 o’clock In
The Times office.
Plans tentatively are to have a four
team league which will Include the
Brevard WOW, CCC F-28, the college,
and an all-star team which will be
managed by Tommy Hampton who
captained last season’s champions.
So far It has been generally conced
ed that the season should open about
the second week In May. Such a sched
ule would allow each team to play ap
proximately twenty games each half.
Special Legion Meet
Called For Monday
A special business meeting of the
American Legion Is being called by
Commander Carl Hardin for Monday
evening, May 1, at 8 o'clock.
The meeting win be held In the Bre
vard court house, and an invitation
is extended to aU World War Veterans
to attend, whether they are members
of the legion post or not.
PAT KffllZEY NAMED
TO STATE POSmON
--
Brevard Man Picked For Indus
trial Commissioner Place
Over Many Aspirants
f
Pat Klmzey,1 popular Brevard attor
ney and business man, was appointed to
the poet of State Industrial Commis
sioner by Governor Clyde Hoey this
week,
Mr. Klmzey Is In Raleigh today where
he will qualify for the post, and expects
to return to Brevard Friday for a few
days, In order to wind up his business
affairs here.
Mrs. Klmzey and small daughter,
Patricia Ann, expect to remain In
Brevard, at least during this summer,
and will continue to reside at their
home on Park Avenue. Mr. Klmzey
will maintain his headquarters In
Raleigh.
The appointment was made by the
governor to fill the unexplred term of
J. Dewey Dorsett, who resigned two
months ago to accept a position with
an Insurance company In New York
City.
With 41 possible appointees before
the governor for consideration for the
post which pays $5,500 per year, the
Western North Carolina man was se
fContinued on Back Page)
25 Certificates Given
Red Cross Students
—
Certificates were delivered Friday
morning to 26 girls who had complet
ed the four months’ course In Home
Hygiene and Care of the Sick, taught
at the high school by Mrs. Alfred
Chance, and sponsored by the county
health unit and the local Red Cross.
J. S. SUversteen, chairman of the
Transylvania County Red Cross, de
livered the message to the girls com
pleting the course, and presented the
certificates.
Another hygiene class will be started
on Friday for the adult education teach
ers, Mrs. Chance has announced. The
session will meet one day each week
at the high school building, and con
tinue for four months. In the fall,
girls of the Rosman high school win
be given opportunity to Join a similar
class to be taught there by Mrs.
Chance.
It Is expected by the sponsors that a
class will be held each year at Brevard
and Rosman, and that the equipment
provided by the Red Cross will be for
permanent use.
1 1 1 » /
W.O.M. Meeting Change
Meeting hour of the Brevard Wood
men camp has been set at 7:30 o'clock,
and special business to come up Mon
day night will be the naming of dele
gates to attend the district meeting at
Swannanoa on May 4.
HIGH SCHOOL GRADS
HEAR JUDGE PLESS
Final Exerci*** Held Wedne*“
'day Evening—61 Members
of Graduating Class
Commencement exercise* at the Bre
vard high school came to a close Wed
nesday evening, when the graduation
address was delivered by Judge J. Will
Pless, Jr., of Marlon Slxty-one mem
bers comprised the senior class
Edward (Sazener and Paul Jones,
who tied for high honors, delivered
the valedictory addresses, and Mis#
Lillian Zachary, the salutatorlan. Di
plomas and other awards were present
ed by Principal R. T. Klmzey. County
Superintendent J B. Jones Introduced
the speaker.
The baccalaureate sermon Sunday
evening at the high school auditorium
was delivered by the Rev. E. P. Bil
lups, pastor of the Brevard Methodist
church, on the subject, “Creative Edu
cation." Music was furnished by the
high school glee club, and by Alvin
Moore, with a vocal solo accompanied
by Mrs. Melvin Gillespie.
Officers of the senior class Include:
Jeanette Austin, president; Paul Jones,
vice president; Lillian Zachary, secre
tary; Edward Glazener, treasurer. Class
mascots were Susan Myers and Johnny
Weaver.
Commencement marshals were: Katin
Ieen Wilson chief, June Fenwick*. Lol#
Moore, O’Dell McCall, Herman Rahn.
Mary Jane Brown, Frances McRae,
Calvin Raxter and Ralph Orr.
■ ■ —
Rosman and Brevard Town
Elections Be Held May 2nd
Two Tickets Will Be Voted On
At Rosman Tuesday—No
Primary Was Held
ROSMAN, April 26—The town elec
tion will be held here Monday of next
week, May 2, at the town hall. Vot
ing will be for mayor and three mem
bers for the board of aldermen.
Two tickets have been filed—A. M.
White for mayor; Austin Hogsed,
Claud Stroup, and Grover Woodard,
for aldermen. Also Tom Mahoney for
mayor; Elmer McLean, Nath S. Gal
loway, and Dock Lusk for aldermen.
By agreement, there was no primary
held, and the election Monday will de
cide the election.
No Opposition at Brevard TV
Harris Ticket—Voting
Here Will Be Mere
Formality
Biennial town of Brevard election
will be held In the court house next
Tuesday, May 2, with the polls to re
main open from 7/o’clock In the momlnf
until 7 In the afternoon.
The election will be held as a matter
of formality, inasmuch as there was
no opposition In the primary. Last elec
tion only It votes were cast.
To be elected are Mayor A, H. Harris,
Aldermen W. W. Brittain, Ralph J.
Duckworth, R. P. Kilpatrick, Fred EL
Bhuford, and J. E. Waters
J