S 32*1 THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES "SF |
I,,,,,..,.6.1,1 ° A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County '_
VOL. 49: NO. 28 ' . BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 13. 1939_U.OOPER YEAR IN TRANSYLVAN1ACOUNTY
Two New Concerns Chartered At Pisgah Forest
PISGAH TOUR OPEN
THRU GLOUCESTER
White Rhododendron and Fuh
Rearing Station Attract
ion* For Touri»t*
(Pisgah Ranger Service)
Ranger»Jack Fortin of the Pisgah
Ranger District announces today that
the Gloucester area Is opened to visi
tors from the Frenoh Broad River to
Pinhook Gap. This area is especially
beautiful at this period of the year as
the white or large rhododendron is In
bloom. Some of the blooms vary from
plain white'to deep pink and are as
attractive as the earlier purple rhodo
dendron.
Tourists are advised to take the drive
up the French Broad River from Ros
tnan. passing through the North Fork
of the French Broad with dews of
the gorge and the North Fork falls.
FTom the Balsam Grove schoolhouse a
fine view of Devil's Courthouse Is
available. At the Intersection of the
French Broad Road and the Tennessee
Bald Road tourists can drive .'eft to
Plnkhook Gap over the new forest
highway or right past the Gloucester
Warden station down the Davidson
river road to highway No. 284 and thus
back to Brevard, Rosman. and South
Carolina. Tourists from Waynesvllle
and Canton can take the tour by driv
ing down Looklngglass Creek on high
way No. 284 to Davidson river to
Rosman, or up Davidson river to Glou
cester.
One of the highlights of the tour is
the visit to the Davidson River Trout
Rearing station on Davidson river J
where thousands of brown, brook, and
rainbow trout are reared for release
In the waters of the Plsgah National
Forest. R. O. Knuth, fish culturlst in
charge, will be glad to explain the
work carried on by this station, In
cluding the stream samplings so es
sential to trout stocking.
Another visit Ranger Fortnl feels
will be worthwhile is the visit to the
CCC Camp at John's Rock. Here a
modem camp and one of the finest in
the south awaits your inspection. Lt.
Karllck, In charge, and Mr. Whitaker,
educational adviser, will be glad to
conduct you through the library, work
shops, recreational hall, and even the
mees hall If you will he'p keep it spick
and span!
Tourists visiting this section for the
first time will really enjoy this tour
as outlined by the Forest Service. In
Gloucester they will find an Independ
ent group of mountain folk, self-suf
ficient and self-supporting. Two fami
lies dominate—the Owens ar.d the Mc
Calls, and yet feuds are few and far
between. These mountaineers love their
mountain homes, their clear swift
streams, and their rocky slopes. There
Is an old saying that "you can take
the boy from the mountains but you
can't take the mountains from the
boy.”
SHORTTERM WURT
SEEN BY LAWYERS
Small Number Criminal Cases,
Few Civil Calendar Take
But Short While
According to court calendar made by
the Brevard Bar Association here
Tuesday, the July-August term Su
perior court Is expected to be a short
one.
Civil calendar Is scheduled for Wed
nesday, July 24, with expectation that
the small number of criminal cases
will be disposed of on Monday and
Tuesday . There are no capital crimes
on the docket.
Jurors for two weeks have been sum
moned for the term, and It will not
be definitely known until after the
civil calendar Is taken upon July 26
as to the second week of court
Judge Wilson Warlick of Newton Is
scheduled to preside at the mixed term.
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M1CKIE SAYS—
[MR. MERCHANT, YOU'D KICK A
IF SOME BIG CONCERN
PUT UP A SIGNBOARD ON
YER LAWN*AN' YET YOU'LL
USE FREE STATIONERY
WITH THEIR AD ON IT /
THROW it AWAY AN "treat
TERSELF TO SOME NICE
STATIONERY, PRINTED
l -rt> ORDER AT THIS SHOP/
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Director of Large Business Enterprises
HARRY 11. STRAUS, President of Ecusta Paper Corporation_;
LADIES DAY AT
BREVARD GOLF
COURSE FRIDAY
Friday of this week will be ob
served as Ladles Day at Brevard
Golf Course, and all ladies are in
vited to play as guests of the
management.
Gentlemen will not be ruled off
the course for the day, but will
have to pay regular greens fees,
unless they hold memberships.
Ladles of the community, as well
as visiting ladies, are invited to use
the course Friday, for as many
rounds as they care to play.
The membership committee re
ports that new members are being
added each day to the roll, and In
creased Interest is being shown in
the municipally owned course.
Work of building the club house
has already been started by the
WPA crews, as well as Improve
ments on fall-ways and roughs.
Plant Officials Visit
Brevard During Week
Walter M. Schwarz, vice president of
Ecusta Paper Corporation and T. N.
Word, treasurer of the corporation, ar.
rived here last week on business.
Mr. Schwarz left Monday for his
home in New York, after spending the
week-end with his daughter, Mrs. Wm.
P. Jordan and Mr. Jordan, on Maple
Street.
Mr. Word will remain here, where he
will be permanently connected in his
official capacity with the Ecusta Cor
poration.
Musical at Rosman
ROSMAN, July 12—The Toxaway
baseball club is sponsoring a musical
show at Rosman high school Saturday
evening at 8 o’clcok, which ■will fea
ture the Monroe Brothers, and the
Blue Grass Boys in a musical show.
The group of entertainers are heard
each day over Greenville's radio sta
tion. WFBC. _
COOL AND COMFORT
VS. 87 HEAT DEATHS
Moderate Temperature Noted
In Mountain#—Middle
We#t Suffering
While the nation (excepting West
ern North Carolina) sweltered in heat
that took * a toll of 87 lives from July
1 to July 10. Transylvania county did
very well with cooling showers near
ly every day, and never an extreme'
temperature.
Checking with Phillip Price, official
weather observer for Brevard, 89 de
grees was found to be highest for the
ten-day period, with a low of 68.
The high 89 was only for a two hour
period, it was disclosed, and for the
most part, an average of between 76
and 80 was maintained here in the
mountains during the excessive heat
period.
Radio reports Wednesday at noon
were to the effect that a second heat
wave was threatening the middle west,
with temperatures ranging well above
100 In several states Tuesday.
Pace Buys Central
Market and Grocery
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E. L. Pace, Sr., has purchased the
Waters Market and grocery business
on East Main street, known as Cen
tral Market.
Mr. Pace, who has been In like
business In Hendersonville for 20
odd years, expects to be here per
manently, and will move his family
here later. He will continue to operate
his Hendersonville business.
J. E. Waters, who has been operat
ing the Central market for years,
states that he was forced to retire on
account of 111 health. He has been
unable to stay at his place of business
regularly for several months. Mr
Waters, a member of the board of al
dermen, has been in business In Bre
vard for more than 20 years.
Main Street Property Im
New Building Going Up
Next To Plummer—
Belk Starts New
Store Structure
Main street improvements now go
ing on in Brevard Include the start
of -a new store building, half-comple
tion of a combination business-apart
ment structure, and remodeling of a
large building.
Pichelsimer Building
J. H. and C. W. Pickelslmer are
erecting a combination building next
door to Plummer’s store, with three
floors laid out. A basement, first floor
and, upper story is included in the
brick and stone building.
Provision is made for store-room In
the basement, and two business placeB
on the street floor. The upstairs is
being fitted for four small apartments
of two and three rooms each.
New Belk Btore
Belle's Department Btore has com
pleted grading for foundation of their
new building on East Main street, next
to the B&B, and plans are to start
work on the building within a week.
A single story brick and steel struc
ture will be built, with a modern
front, and large basement. The build
ing will be 64 feet by 160. Plans are
to have the building completed, by
October 16. Dr. W. D. Simpson will
supervise the erection of the building.
J. E. Smith will continue as manager
of the store.
Rote 5 <t 10o Btore
Rose's 5 & 10 storeB of Henderson,
N. C., have leased the Weilt building,
corner Main street and Times Arcade,
and are engaged in remodeling the
main floor and the front.
WPA WORKERS HERE
NOT JOINING STRIKE
Change In Wage Scale Paid
Skilled Workmen Gaming
Much Nation*! Trouble
WPA official said here Monday that
there had bedn no Intimation of a
"strike” by employes of the federal
aid system workers In this section, al
though reports from some sections of
the nation are to the effect that skill
ed workmen are striking on account
of the recent change in hours and
wages scale.
Local WPA officials said thoy had
I but few skilled workmen engaged on
| projects In Transylvania, and that
these were deemed to be In need of
employment, and that they did not
anticipate any trouble.
Prior to July first of this year skill
ed workers on WPA received $48.00
to $44 for 55 to 110 hours work, and
under the new wags act passed by
congress they now are required to work
130 hours at 34c per hour.
Intermediate skilled workmen work
ed 110 hours per month and received
$33.00, or 30 oentB per hour prior to
July first. They now work 130 hours
or at the rate of 26 cents per hour.
Unskilled workmen were working
12? hours for $25.60 per month, or
20 cents per hour, and the two added
hours makes no variation In their rate
of pay per hour.
Rate changes were affected by state
administration order dated Juty 1,
1939. In some sections of the state
wages were paid on prevailing stan
dards, calling for $1 per hour for skill
ed artlslans on WPA. Some of these
workers have had their time doubled
at the same rate per month as before.
State WPA officials Issued a state
ment last Saturday saying that no
trouble was expected In North Caro
lina, and that there were 21,000 per
sons In the state certified for WPA,
waiting for any vacancies that may oc
cur If any workers do not wish to con
tinue on their Jobs under the new hours
regulations. Under the present quota
North Carolina has 39,000 workers
employed on WPA.
In Transylvania county there are
S45 people employed by WPA, and
Engineer W. A. Wilson said that many
more had been certified for employ
ment but could not be placed due to
the fact that the 345 quota Is filled.
In many states throughout the na
tion skilled workmen were reported to
have struck during the past week In
a move to force revision of the wage
and hour act affecting WPA workers,
but many of them had returned to
work Tuesday.
A bill was Introduced In congress
Monday by Representative Sabath of
Illinois, repealing the wage act and
restoring the prevailing hours and wage
ruling that was effective until July 1.
American Federation of Labor lead
ers are leading the fight to have the
skilled pay returned to its original
basis, asserting that the new ruling
would cause wages In the building
trades to be lowered by private con
tractors.
Oxford Singing Group
At Rosman Wednesday
Night of Next Week
Annual concert of the singing class
of the Oxford orphanage will be given
at the Rosman high school auditorium
Wednesday evening, July 19, at 8
o’clock.
The program will consist of folk
songs, drills, dancing, exhibition of
Mother Goose and her Children, the
Scotch lassies and other features. The
entertainment Is sponsored by the
local Masonic lodge.
Stamp Exhibit Will
Be Staged July 28-29
Plans for the annual stamp exhibit
here on July 28 and 29 will be made
at the Brevard Stamp Club meeting
Thursday evening of this week when
the club members meet at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Lee M. Bauer on
Park avenue.
Tentative plans call for the exhibit
to be In the city hall building on West
Main street.
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iprovements
Rose Store Remodeling
Weilt Building—To
Open Here By
August 1st
The new Brevard store will be No.
109 of the chain which operates In
North and South Carolina, Virginia,
Tennessee, and Georgia. Merchandise
to sell at 5, 10, 25, and 81.00 will be
featured In the new business.
W. A. Balcomb of GreenviHe, Tenn.,
will be manager of the new concern.
He expects to move his family here
this week, and plans to open the store
sometime prior to August first.
Improvements in the building In
clude a modern front, removal of the
old street entrance stairway, a mez
zanine floor, and stockrooms upstairs,
with an Inside stairway.
President Of Ecusta Bringing
Independent Concerns To Site
Of Cigarette Paper Location
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Large Rainbow Caught
In Pisgah Wednesday
Waverly Morris caught the king
bee of rainbows In Pisgah National
Forest Wednesday morning. His beau
ty weighed two and one-half pounds,
and measured 19 and one-quarter
Inches In length.
Waverly said he caught bis beauty
on a grey hackle fly with yellow body,
<ind had the thrill of his life In land
ing the fish which seemed like a
whale on his rod.
Mr. Morris caught his limit of ten
trout In a little more than three hours,
average length being between 12 and
18 inches. The catch was made on
South Mills river, which Is open again
today and Friday.
Local Ag Teacher Is
Rated High By State
Randall J. Lydsy, vocational agri
culture teacher at Brevard high school
for the past two years, was rated one
of the five high scoring teachers In
the state by the department In Its
report made Tuesday at Raleigh.
Master teacher for the year will be
selected from the five high scoring
teachers. Roy H. Thomas, state sup
ervisor of agriculture teachers, made
report of the scoring at a convention
of workers held In Raleigh last week.
SQUARE DANCING IS
VERY POPULAR HERE
Tuesday and Thursday Even
ing Affairs at NYA Hut
Attended By Many
"Swing your pardner , . . prome
nade."
Most popular meeting place on Tues
day and Thursday evenings of each
week In Brevard is the NYA hut at the
high school where square dances are
held.
Old folk, young folk, fat folk, and
lean folk, they turn out for the square
dances, and what's more, they each
enjoy themselves, come back again and
again, and dance until the clock
strikes twelve.
Miss WlUie Kate Waters and Miss
Elizabeth McCoy are In charge of the
dances, and proceeds from the 26
cent charge per person go Into the
school lunch room fund at Brevard
school.
Patronage at the dances during the
past year was sufficient to allow the
two young ladles to buy their food
supplies to feed an average of 60
undernourished children free lunches
each school day. and In addition they
managed to buy such equipment that
their lunch room was rated "grade A”
by the state as a restaurant.
Randolph String band from Rosman
provides music for the Tuesday and
Thursday dances, and the five opera
tors of the Instruments really “put
themselves Into the swing” of their
tunes as the large number of dancers,
swing, break away, and back-step.
Benefit Bridge Party
Date Set For July 21
A change In date of the benefit
bridge party, sponsored by the Wo
men’s Civic club, scheduled for Friday
night of this week, has been found
necessary due to conflicting dates.
The party will be held at the NYA
hut Friday evening, July 21, Instead
of the previously announced date for
July 14. Valuable prizes will be award
ed. Tickets for the event are now on
sale and will be sold at the door.
All Citizens Invited
To Attend C of C Meet
' “Any member of the Chamber of
Commerce, or any citizen Interested
In the community has an invitation to
attend the meeting of the body Thurs
day evening,” officers of the civic
group state in announcing meeting of
the chamber for Thursday of this
week.
Effort is being made to secure the
active interest of more people In the
business affair of the chamber, and
the general invitation Is extended for
that purpose.
Dahlia Show Plans To
Be Completed Tuesday
Plans for staging the annual dahlia
show here the last Saturday In August
will be discussed at the Dahlia Club
meeting to be held In the office of F.
E. Shuford next Tuesday evening at
S o’clock.
Officers of the club state that they
1 expect to have a number of new
exhibitors in the first year class at
the dhow In August, as well as those
who have exhibited before.
New York Plants Being
Moved Here By Harry
H. Straus and His
Associates
Transfer of business operations of
Harry H. Straus, president of the
Ecusta Paper Corporation from New
York to Transylvania county was
moved a step nearer Friday, when an
nouncement was made from office of
the secretary of state in Raleigh that
charters had been granted to the Cham
pagne Paper corporation and the
Boucher Cork Company, Inc., both to
have headquarters at Pisgah Forest.
The two concerns have been operat
ing In New York and will be maintain
ed here as separate or Individual
businesses from that of the Ecusta
corporation.
A number of long-time and trusted
employes of the two New York con
cerns will be brought to this commun
ity to aid In setting up and opera
tion of the two plants, and for train
ing workers from this sectlpn as opera
tors.
Approximately 200 people will be
given employment by the two concerns
when they are running at full swing.
Machinery for most of the two plants’
operations has already been set, and
several workers are now employed In
the Industries which are new to this
section.
The Champagne Paper corporation
Is authorized under the charter grant
ed last Friday to manufacture, fabri
cate, export, Import and deal In paper
under $115,000 authorized capital.
Boucher Cork Company, Ino., Is
authorized to manufacture, export, Im
port, and sell cork, under $115,000 cap
ital 'stock. Harry H. Straus, John A.
Sherman, Eben G. Gould, and Inez D.
Descoucey subscribed stock for both
concerns.
Officials of the company said Tues
day that local people would be em- ,
ployed In both concerns, and that work
would be provided for men and women
In the two business enterprises.
Placing of workers will necessarily
have to be on a nominal basis, offi
jclals state, as the work Is entirely new
to this section: Several hundred eli
gible workers from this Immediate
section already have their applications
for employment on file, the company
states.
Rosman Event Be Held
Evening of July 21st
ROSMAN. July 12—A "Cake Walk”
and Womanless wedding will be stag
ed at the community building on the
evening of Friday, July 21st.
Proceeds of the event will be di
vided equally between the building
fund and recreation equipment fund.
Cooperating In the work of putting
on the entertainment are Becker’s
Bakery, leaders and members of the
recreation project, and the lay com
mittee composed of Mrs. Joe B. Os
borne, Mrs. E. H. Davis, Mrs. J. R.
Bowman, E. D. McFaul and A. M.
White.
East Fork Revival
Revival services are being held at
the East Fork Baptist church each
night, conducted by the Rev. J. E.
Burt, of Bath, S. C„ formerly a pas
tor in Transylvania county for four
years.
The revival began Sunday night and
will continue for a week or ten days.
The public Is Invited to attend the ser
vices each night.
Little River Grange Meet
Little River Grange meeting will
be held Monday evening at the school
building there, beginning at 8 o'clock.
McCall Reunion Meets
In Henderson July 23
Annual McCall family reunion win
be held at the Crab Creek Baptist
church In Henderson county on Sun
day, July 28. It will be an all-day
event, beginning at 10 o’clock In the
morning, with dinner served on the
grounds. An Interesting program will
be presented during the day.
Tennis Court Is Open
Late In Afternoons
Tennis and badminton courts have
been completed at the Recreation Cen
ter on North Caldwell street, and are
open to the public, at no charge.
Mrs. Mays, Supervisor of the recrea
tion project and playgreunds which
are under the WPA, states that the
public may use either or both tha.'
courts at any time, and that supervis
ion will be provided there late In the
afternoons for those who find It un
handy to play during the day.
Work of building the courts has
been done by youngsters and supervis
ors at the center, and both courts are
In excellent stamps Mr pfegMft
.