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L-. I A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County
vni 49. NO 19 BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1839 JTOOPERYiAR IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY
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POSTOFFICE PLOT
ACQUIRED BY U.S.
Broad Street Property Is Paid
For—No Plans Given For
Starting New Building
Aqulsitlon of the site for Brevard's
new postofflee building was complet
ed here Friday when check In the
amount of $-1,000 was paid over to Mrs.
Beulah Zachary by \V. Roy Francis,
assistant IT. S. district attorney of
Asheville
The lot Is situated on the corner of
South Broadway and Mcrgan street,
and Is 120 by 170 test
No definite time of starting the new
structure, nor information as to actual
size or type of structure has been re
ceived here. However, soundings were
made several menths ago for founda
tion work, and an architect was here
to study the lay of the land with a view
to fitting the building in with the sur
roundings.
A total of $73,000 has been allotted
for the building by the postofflee de
partment, and Congressman Zeb Weav
er has been written to by several
people here asking that he use his in
fluence to have work started on the
building as soon as possible.
Kiwanis Meets Weekly
Brevard Klwanlans will meet Thurs
day of this week at 12:16, when the
regular weekly instead of bi-weekly
schedule of meeting will be instituted.
Majority of the members voted last
Thursday to meet each week.
Cathey’s Creek Service
The Rev. Virgil Jones, of Henderson
ville, will preach at Cathey’s Creek
Baptist church Sunday morning at 11
o’clock, anouncement has been made.
The public is given a cordial Invita
tion to attend.
Tomil Clinic Will
Be Held June 13-14
Plans are being made by the Tran
sylvania Health department for hold
ing the annual tonsil clinic in Brevard
on June 13-14.
The clinic Is for children whose par
ents are unable to pay full price for
tonsil operations, and referrals to the
Health Department will have to be
made through the family physician.
Cost will be 37.60 for each operation.
Here-There
Over the County
(J. A. Olazencr, County Agent)
Down In Little River at Amos Mc
Call’s place you will find a very unique
two-room brooder house constructed
of logs. Mr. McCall has done a fine
job In the construction of his brooder
house, and at the present time Mrs.
McCall takes great delight In showing
her three hundred fine Rhode Island
red chicks. The heat for the little
chicks Is being furnished by a rock
furnace constructed at one end of the
brooder house. By having two rooms
the chicks will feather faster as one
Is kept much cooler than the other
and for fast feathering cool rooms are
proving best. Simplllclty, efficiency
and economy are all manifested In
Mr. McCall’s brooder house and goes
to show where the desire Is great
enough results can be accomplished.
Otis Shipman, a young farmer of
the Plsgah Forest section, decided to
try bis hand this spring on custom
tractor work for farmers. Not knowing
Just how well this idea would take,
Otis thought it wise to hold down his
overhead by investing In a second
handed tractor. To his surprise the
demand for turning and discing be
came too great for the strength of his
old tractor and It broke several times
beneath the strain of Ps load. After
three weeks of work and worry Otis
learned that to do satisfactory work
and to be able to keep his engage
ments he would have to have a trac
tor he could depend on. Last week
he traded his old one In on a new
Farmall 20 on rubber. Otis Is very
highly pleased with hls new Invest
ment and Is keeping the tractor busy
day and part of the night.
Singing Convention
At Toxaway Sunday
Upper district singing convention will
be held Sunday afternoon at Lake
Toxaway Baptist church.
The program will begin at 2 o’clock,
with the Rev. W. H. Nicholson in
charge. All song leadors of the county
and anyone Interested in singing are
invited to attend the convention.
Operetta at Brevard
College Friday Eve
An operetta, "Pickles,” will be pre
sented at the Brevard College auditor
ium Friday evening at 8 o’clock. The
event, sponsored by the Music Lovers’
club, Is In observance of National
Music week. A small admission will
be charged.
The first observance of Music week
was held Sunday evening, with a sac
red concert at the Methodist church,
in which members of the club and
other singers participated. The pro
gram was of a high class nature, and
was attended by a large audience
from the different denominations.
Civic P roster Meet Wednesday
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Time—Wednesday Evening, May 17—7 o’clock
Place—NY A Hut, Brevard High School
Purpose—Looking at Brevard—Its Future
Sponsor—Brevard Chamber of Commerce
Booster Meet Speaker |
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D. niDEN RAMSEY
Spring Flower Show
Be Held Here May 20
Plans are being completed for the
spring flower show, sponsored by the
Brevard Garden club, which will be
held at the NYA hut Saturday after
noon and evening, May 20.
It Is expected by the committee In
charge that many entries of spring
flowers will be made In the different
exhibits. The flower show classifica
tion will be re-prlnted In this paper
next week, upon request of the club
committee.
Mrs. Volney McCrary
Buried At Cedar Mtn.
Funeral services for Mrs. Volney
McCrary, who died at her home In
Brevard Monday morning, .were held
Tuesday afternoon at the Cedar
Mountain Baptist church. The Rev. W.
S. Price and the Rev. H. L. Souther
conducted the last rites. Interment was
In the church cemetery.
Mrs. McCrary, aged 70, had been 111
two weeks. She was a member of the
McGaha Methodist chapel.
Survlvlnlg are the l.usband. three
daughters, Miss Leota McCrary, of
Greenville, Mrs. Burgin Ray, of Bre
vard; Mrs. Earl Galbreth, of Six Mille.
S. C., and five sons. Luther, Ellison,
and Gus, of Brevard; Bill, of PickenB.
and Foster, of Easley. Also surviving
are one sister, Mrs. Elijlah Ewbanks,
Sellca; a brother, J. H. Raxter, of Bre
vard; 21 grandchildren and one great
grandchild.
Pallbearers were; Fayette Raxter.
Clifford Raxter, Claude Jones, David
Garren, Jeff Hogsed, Virgil Gillespie.
In charge of flowers were: Mrs. W. S.
Price Dora Garren, Cornelia Hogsed,
Jacksey Hogsed, Pauline Nicholson,
Frances Gillespie, and Mrs. Richard
Lance.
Moore and Trantham were In charge
of arrangements.
“Brevard Booster" meeting will be
held In the NYA hut at Brevard high
school Wednesday evening of next
week, May 17, beginning at -7 o’clock.
Dinner will be served at 7 o’clock,
following which D. Hlden Ramsey,
general manager of the Asheville Citi
zen-Times, and rated the best Inform
ed man in Western North Carolina,
will speak.
There will be no solicitation for
membership for the Chamber of Com
merce, and no signing of pledge cards
or promises of future assistance in
operation of the bureau of information
will be asked for.
Purpose of the meeting, as explain
ed by officers of the Chamber of Com
merce, Is to get all of Brevard’s lead
ers together at the dinner table, and
take stock of the possibilities we have,
for growth, and expansion In the fu
ture.
Brief resume of the work done by
the Chamber of Commerce during the
past year will be given- by President
Don Jenkins, and tentative plans for
operation this year will be explained.
These brief explanations will not take
more than ten minutes, and there will
be no long harrangue by speakers.
Mr. Ramsey, who has credit for as
sisting most of the Western North Car
olina counties and towns in working
out their debt refinance programs
(which work he did gratis) has been
asked to speak for the reason that he
is interested in Western North Caro
lina as a unit, and has had much to do
with the progress in Transylvania
county during the past several years,
as well as other sections of WNC.
Tickets for the banquet are on sale
at both Drug stores, The Times office,
and by a group of citizens headed by
Jerry Jerome and Alex Klzer. All who
plan to attend are requested to secure
their tickets not later than Monday
evening, In order that dinner may be
prepared. Guest limit will be 175, and
't Is expected that this number of
dekets will be sold not later than
Monday.
The entire program is expected to
take less than two hours, and will be
Interspersed with music.
Dahlia Club Meeting
A meeting of the Transylvania Dah
lia club will be held Tuesday evening
at 7:30 o’clock in the office of E. E.
Shuford, announcement has been made
by the president, Mrs. Brown Carr.
B.Y.P.U. Meeting at
Middle Fork Church
A meeting of the upper district of
the B. Y. P. U. will be held at the
Middle Fork Baptist church Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. The pro
gram theme will be "Fidelity In Home
Life.”
The following program will be given:
Devotlonals, Middle Fork; special
music, Zion union; business; discus
sion, Oak Grove, Chcrryfield; talk
"Christian Homes,” /felen Galloway,
Calvert; report state and district meet
ings, Hubert Batson; talk, "How to
Build a Christian Home,” Cherryfleld;
special music, Calvert; talk, "Benefits
of Home Ties,” Ruby Green, Zion
Union.
Davidson River “Bad Road” To
Be Improved By State Forces
A dream and prayer that people of
the Little River section have had for
many years Is to come to pass In a few
months, when the state highway com
mission rebuilds the road from U. S.
64 at Harley Lyday’s store to Grange.
State Highway Commissioner E. L.
McKee told a group of Interested citi
zens Monday that the project would
be started not later than July of this
year, and pushed to completion.
Tentative plans as made up by Ernest
Webb, district engineer, and engineer
Austin of the Asheville office, call for
filling the road between 64 at the
French Broad bridge, and the reloca
tion of the Little River bridge near
Frank Shuford’s place.
These two projects were asked foi
In a petition which was presented
through Engineer Webb several weeks
ago, and on his recommendation the
survey had been made and was ready
for presentment at the meeting on
Monday morning.
Two hundred and seventy-one names
were signed to the following petition
setting forth the request of the Little
River people:
We, the undersigned residents of and
taxpayers in the Pisgah Forest and
Little River sections of Transylvania
County, respectfully petition your hon
orable board and commission to grant
the request of our people as follows:
1. —That the road now leaving High
way 64 at Davidson River Station,
crossing the French Broad at Patton’s
Bridge, and the Little River bridge
near Old Calhoun, and traversing the
Little River Valley to connect with the
Crab Creek road at the Henderson
Transylvanla County line, bo improved
and put In passable condition.
2. —That the road in the Immediate
French Broad Area near Davidson
River Station be Improved at once to
such extent that people of the Lower
Pisgah Forest section and the ldttle
River Community may be enabled to
get into the county Seat at Brevard
for the transaction of their business at
the County Seat In periods of wet
weather, and that school buses may be
enabled to cross this valley stretch of
roadway without endangering the lives
of our children; that our rural mall
may be delivered regularly, and that
doctors rnay reach our settlement when
we have sickness.
(a) While our people would appre
ciate having a highway In, keeping with
the number of residents In the sections
served by this road—widened and pav
ed—we earnestly request that Immed
iate steps be taken to enable traffic to
cross the French Broad and Little River
streams, and to this end ask that the
cu* immediately below Davidson River
Station be filled up even with the field
level on either side at the French Broad
so that backwater which has prevented
crossing at the French Broad no less
than seven periods during the present
winter will not so flood the roadway
and prevent passage.
(b) That such Improvements be made
at the Little River Bridge to enable
crossing there In periods of high water.
3.—We sincerely believe that we are
asking for minimum consideration In
this petition, and respectfully urge that
the Highway Commission grant our re
quest.
In addition to the petition, letters
were also written to the commission by
A. B, Galloway, chairman of the coun
ty commissioners, by Mayor A. H. Har
ris of Brevard, and the Little River
Grange.
Chairman Galloway, E. O. Shipman,
Joe Patton McLeod, Frank Shuford,
and C. M. Douglas appeared before
the highway commissioner at Slyva
Monday.
MARRIAGE LICENSE
BUSINESS ON SLUMP
Only One Local Couple Has
Bought Papers Here
Under New Law
ONE, a i ngle set, parcel, lot, or
whatever the correct name for marriage
licenses should be, have, has or was
Issued by Register of Deeds Eck Sims
last Saturday—the first since the new
Long Health Law went Into effect a
month past
The marriage license issued put the
legal stamp of approval upon the wed
ding of a colored couple, and seven
days time was required from time of
application until the necessary piece
of paper was signed, sealed, and de
livered.
Reports from other counties of North
Carolina are to ,he effect that there
has been a decided falling off In the
Issuance of_ marriage licenses since the
new measure went Into effect.
Plummer’s Opens New
Store Here Saturday
Plummer’s Department store Is an
nouncing the expansion of their store
by adding a down stairs store to their
place on West Main street.
In a page advertisement carried In
this issue of The Times, some of the
Items to be carried In the new store
are listed. The "down stairs store” Is
entered from the main floor of Plum
mers, and will be open Saturday morn
ing of this week.
St. Philips Church In
Consecration Service
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A good attendance and an Impres
sive service marked the consecration
ceremonies of St. Philip's Episcopal
church Sunday afternoon. Visiting
ministers of the other denominations
and other visitors were among those
present.
The service was conducted by the
Rt Rev. R. E. Gribbln, bishop of the
diocese of Western North Carolina,
and the Rev. Harry Perry, rector.
Following the consecration ceremon
ies, an address wa3 given by Bishop
Gribbln. The address of welcome was
given by H. V. Smedberg, lay leader.
Special music was rondered by the
choir.
The $35,000 thurcb edifice, complet
ed In 1938, is now debt free, through
sacrifice and efforts of church mem
bers and generosity of friends of the
church.
Music Program Thursday
Brevard Lions Club Is sponsoring a
musical-comedy program at the Bre
vard high school auditorium on Thurs
day evening of this week featuring
Byron Parker and a group of radio
musicians from Columbia. Benefits
will be used In the Lions educational
program.
Brown Trout Area To
Be Opened Next Week
Jack Fortin, district ranger of the
Plsgah District, announces that the
first open fishing dates are scheduled
for May 19, 20, and 21 on Lower South
Mills River, from Vfolf Ford to the
forest boundary on Lower South Mills.
Forty-five persons will be permitted to
fish each day upon securing a Plsgah
Preserve permit for $1.00 at the Rang
er Station or at the Forest Super
visor’s office In Asheville. Persons
wishing to obtain a dally fishing per
mit must first purchase a county or
state license.
Tlio South Mills River has been
stocked with brown trout and as this
stream has not been opened for sev
eral years fishermen anticipate very
pleasant sport.
Ranger Fortin advises all fishermen
Interested to obtain their permits now.
The opening day, May 19th, is already
sold out and only a few permits re
main for Saturday and Sunday, May
20th and 21st.
Fishermen can check In at either the
Turkey Pen warden station, or at the
Forest boundary on lower South Mills
River. Camping will be permitted at
the Cantrell Creek lodge.
New Arrival*
Bom to Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Gaines
a daughter, Florence Ann, on Mon
day, May 1 at Lyday Memorial hos
pital.
Born to Rev. and Mrs. C. M. Jones
a daughter, Virginia Ann, on Saturday
April 29, at Lyday Memorial hospital.
Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Nichol
son a daughter, Annette, on Sunday
April 30, at Lyday Memorial hospital.
Bora to Mr. and Mrs. Tom Mitchell
on Friday, May 6, a daughter, Shelia
Ruth, at Lyday Memorial hospital.
Bom to Mr. and Mrs. V. P. Jones
a daughter, Celia Ann, on Saturday,
May 6, at Lyday Memorial hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Upchurch, of
Washington, D. C„ have announced
the birth of a son on Friday, May B.
Mrs. Upchurch Is the former Miss
Mary Allison, of Brevard.
Band Concert Slated
For Thursday Evening
A band concert has been scheduled
for Thursday night of this week on
the court house lawn by the Brevard
band.
The band played Wednesday evening,
and the programs are a part of ob
servance of National Music week. The
band Is under direction of Revls Frye,
and Is a part of the Federal Music
project.
Rosman School Head
ERNEST F. TILSON of Brevard
has been re-elected principal of
Roaman high school.
Brevard School Head
ROBERT T. KIMZEY has been
named to succeed himself as prin
cipal of Brevard high school.
Local Camp Winner
of All-South Place
John's Rock CCC camp near Bre
vard has been awarded the Blue Flag
of Excellence for the entire South for
the month of April.
Last month the camp, officially desig
nated as F-28, received the blue flag
for being the best camp In Sub-Dis
trict B, competing with 13 other camps
In this section.
For March the local camp has the
distinction of being the beet camp In
the entire area served by the Atlanta
office.
University Professor
Speaks Here May 19
Keener C. Frazer, professor of In
(tematlonal Relations, University of
North Carolina, is scheduled to speak
In Brevard on the evening of May 19th.
Dr. Frazer Is a noted figure iu the
Southern Council of International Re
lations, serving as executive secretary,
and also doing field work In acquaint
ing the general public with alms and
Ideals of the council.
Teachers Elected For School
Year In Transylvania County
Teacher list as announced by the
Board of Education for Transylvania
county's 1939-40 term, shows very little
change In teaching personnel.
Robert T. Kimzey was again elected
principal of the Brevard high school:
John E. Rufty, principal of the Bre
vard elementary schools; Ernest F.
Tilson, principal of Rosman high school;
and E. L. Ponder replaces W. D.
Brackett as principal of Rosman ele
mentary school.
List as given The Times for publica
tion by Professor J. B. Jones, county
superintendent, follows:
Brevard high—R. T. Kimzey, prin
cipal; Miss Earleene Poindexter, B. D.
Franklin, C. E. Wlke, Mrs. Frances De
Long, Mrs. Sara Tilson, Miss Ainslee
Alexander, Mrs. Antoinette Wike, Miss
Elizabeth Mae Jarvis, Edgar Cox, Ran
dall Lyday, Alvin Moore.
Brevard elementary—J. E. Rufty,
principal; Miss Willie Aiken, Miss
Agnes Clayton, Miss Josephine Clay
ton, Miss. Julia Deaver, Mrs. Annie W.
Reid, Mrs. Maxine Rufty, Mrs. F. P.
Sledge, Mis. Hattie Verner, Miss Eloise
Lewis, Mrs. Bernice Hollifield, Mrs.
Velma Brittain, Glenn W. Galloway.
Cedar Mountain—N. L. Ponder,
Connestee—S. P. Verner, Mias Mar
garet Gash.
Little River—Miss Sallie S. Merrill,,
Miss Julia Wood. 1
Penrose—Mrs. Nelle B. Cassada,
Miss Myrtle Whitmire.
Pisgah Forest—Miss Annie May Pat
ton, Miss Mamie Lyday, Miss Flora
Lyday, Mrs. Roxie R. Neely, Mrs. Mil
dred Townsend.
Selica—Mrs. Mamie H. Dale, Mrs.
Marlon H. English
Rosman high—E. F. Tllson, principal;
L. H. Thomas, Miss LaVerne Whit
mire, Mrs. Laura M. Hamed, B. L.
Lunsford.
Rosman elementary—E. L. Ponder,
principal; Miss Geneva Paxton, Miss
Fleeto Freeman, Miss Rachel Orr, Mrs.
Ruth M. Stroup, Mrs. Loreno Osborne,
Miss Helen Allison. Mlsu Ophelia White,
Mies Ruby Whitmire, Miss Thelma
Galloway.
Balsam Grove—Miss Ruth Whitmire.
Lake Toxaway—L. C. Case, Jr., Mrs
Rosa Callahan, Mrs. Florence Winches
ter.
Montvale—Miss Elsie C. Morgan.
Quebec—C. S. McCall, Mrs. Lola
Lusk.
Old Toxaway—T. C. Henderson.
Silversteen—Miss Helen Henderson,
Miss Vera Whitmire.
Rosenwald (Colored)—Mrs. J. H,
Johnstone, Ethelwyn F. Mills, Gertie
Hemphil.
Glade Creek (Colored)—Synetha F.
Glenn. __j
PINK BEDS CAMP TO
BE OPENED MAY 13
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Widely Known PUgah Fore*!
Section Now Offer# Rec
reation Facilities
John B. Fortin, Forest Ranger of the
Plsgah District, announced today that
the Pink Beds campground will be ready
for public use on Saturday, May 13.
This Forest Service campground Is
one that should be of especial Interest
to people of Brevard and Waynesville
ss It Is located on the new highway
No. 2S< that links these two cities. A
thirty minute drive from Brevard over
a smooth macadam road, through the
beautiful Plsgah Game Preserve, along
Davidson river and past the famous
Lookingglass Falls, brings the tourist
to the newly developed Pink Beds Pic
nic Grounds. Here one finds a splendid
parking space capable of accommodating
ninety cars. From the parking area
the visitor passes through the registry
pavilion of hued chestnut logs. This
structure Is typical of the fine log and
rock work that has been done In this
campground by the CCC enrollees of
the John Rock camp, working under
the supervision of Foreman John Ver
ner. Gravel trails lead from the regis
try pavilion to the eighteen recreational
units. Each Individual unit consists
of a log table, two log benches, a chop
ping block, a wood rack, a modern
fireplace,, and a waste disposal can.
Eight to ten persons can be accommo
dated at each unit,
The present area of the campground
lies In a grove of fruit trees. Future
developments will be made In the ad
jacent areas and will consist of horse
shoe courts, barbecue pits, log pavil
ions, group tables, and nature trails.
The nature trails will wind through
the natural beauty of the Pink Beds
and small signs will be erected to desig
nate the common and scientific names
of the trees and shrubs.
The rustic log design of this area
has been carried out even to the drink
ing fountains of hollow stumps. Foot
bridges, pavilions, tables, benches, wood
racks chopping blocks, and all log work
are of native chestnut material that
has been salvaged from the picnic area.
As the picnic ground is located In
the heart of the Preserve, numerous
wildlife can be seen. Deer, wild tur
key, and even bear being guests at their
own Invitation. The apple trees are
much clawed due to these visits.
Scenic drives to Mt. Plsgah over the
Plsgah Motor Road and the drive
around Looklngglass Rock on the Head
waters Road make the Pink Beds pic
nic ground an attractive place to spend
a quiet vacation.
The Pink Beds is a historic interest
as here the first Forestry School In
the country was established by Dr.
Schenck. The Pink Beds picnic ground
has been used for many years but due
to the large Increase In use the facili
ties were Inadequate and It was neces
sary to add numerous Improvements.
Townsend Club Meet
The Townsend club will meet Tues
day evening at 8 o’clock at the NTA
hut All Interested are Invited to be
present.
K&M Auto Company
In Main Street Home
K ft M Auto company has moved
from their former location on North
Caldwell street to the old city hall
place on West Main.
Upstairs department of the building
has been fitted up as a repair shop
where the company will carry on Its
work. Robert Kilpatrick and Dan Mer
rill are in charge of the repair depart
ment.
At Lyday Hospital
Patients reported at Lyday Memorial
hospital on Wednesday were: Mrs.
W. R. Smith, Mrs. V. P. Jones and In
fant daughter, J. L. Gillespie and a
R. Bishop. ___