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^ ( AWSWtJBBWJWXWSXW m\ THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES |H£F L .!»!.»„? A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County _ VOL. 49: NQ. 3Q BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1939 $1.00 PER YEAR IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY ROSE’S NEW STORE TO OPEN SATURDAY Informal Opening Of “5&10” Friday Afternoon and Eve ning On Main Street Rose's 5-10-25-ccnts store will open a branch In Brevard Saturday morn ing In the Wellt Building, corner West Main and Times Arcade. Informal opening of the new "five and ten" will be held Friday afternoon 4 to 5 o’clock and Friday evening. 8 to 9 o’clock, when people of the com munity are Invited to Inspect the new place of business. There will be no sales Friday—store to be open for business Saturday mcrning. The Brevard store Is No. 109 of a chain operating in North and South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee and Geor gia. The company Is chartered In North Carolina and has headquarters In Henderson, N. C.. where the first store was opened In 1915 by P. H. Rose, president of the company. W. A. 3alcomb of Maryville. Tenn., will be manager of the new Brevard unit, and will have as assistants In the store all local people. Others who are here usslstlng In opening of the new store Include R. F. Neal, superintendent of the southern district; C. H. Bert hoi. manager at Wlnnsboro, S. C., B. E. White, Manager at Thomasvilie; W. T. Miller, manager at Maryville. Tenn.: and a staff of 30 or more local employes who have been engaged In remodeling j the store, arranging merchandise, and who will be present for the Informal opening Friday. The Rose chain has a reputation for handling good merchandise in the low price field, and a group of five buy ers are kept In the market at all times for restocking the 109 stores. The fact that Rose has selected Brevard as place for one of Its stores Is pleasing to business men here, but the big civic Improvement to be noted Is the Improvement made In the build ing which the new store occupies. Modern front. Improved lighting, at tractive displays, and general overhaul ing of the entire two-story structure add to the appearance of the town. Hungarian Educator Speaks Here Sunday Dr. Bela Udvarnokl. president of the Baptist Seminary at Budapest, Hungary, will apeak at the Brevard Baptist church Sunday morning at 11 o‘lock. Dr. Udvarnokl la attending the Bap tist World Alliance in Atlanta, and will also speak at Ridgecrest next Tuesday at the Foreign Missions pro gram. Dr. and Mrs. Udvarnokl and the two little boys will be the guests of Rev. and Mrs. Elliott In Brevard over the week-end. Dr. Udvarnokl received his Ph. D from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary at Louisville, Ky., In 1931. He became president of the Baptist Seminary at Budapest In 1938 succeed ing his father who founded the Semi nary In 1905, Large Hen Egg Brought In An egg nearly large enough to re quire two pieces of ham was brought In by young Gregg Clark last Sat urday, and did a good job at break fast table for the “old man." The huge egg was laid by a Black Giant ben. Former Farm Agent Visitor In County J. W. Llndley and family of Snow Camp, visited the Merrill family and other friends In Little River and the county during the past several days. Mr. Llndley was county farm agent here 15 years or more ago, and had a wide circle of friends over the coun ty. At Lyday Hospital Patients reported at Lyday Memorial hospital oh Wednesday were: V. A. Edwards, Bruce Anderson, Roy Col lins, Baby Alexander, Mrs. C. H. Mc Call. MICXIE SAYS— -- ■' "S, TH'MEDIUM -THAT CARRIES VOUR ADS SHOULD BE DIGNIFIED 'N IMPORTANT IN APPEARANCE- YOU WOULDNT HIRE A MIDGET FOR A SALESMAN, SO WHY PATRONIZE A L/C ADVERTISING SHEET $ <1 Votttrs SlSS&r "STOP AND GO" LIGHT INSTALLED ON SQUARE Keep your eye on the light if you drive a car across the "Square’’ comer Main and Broad streets in Brevard, else the policeman’s whis tle will shrill out end probably em barrass you. The "stop and go’’ light was in stalled Wednesday afternoon, and most of the autoists seemed to take to the idea right off the bat, but some were so used to going on as they wished, that they forgot to look up to see fust when they should, and when should not cress. STAMP EXHIBIT WILL BE SHOWN 28-29TH U. S. and Foreign Issues Be Displayed at City Hall Friday and Saturday Annual two-day stamp exhibit will be held at the City Hall on Friday and Saturday of this week, with the dis plays to be open both afternoons and evenings. United States and foreign stamps, in both old and new Issues will be on display, and a general invitation to the public is Issued by the Brevard Stamp club members to attend the ex hibition. There will be no admission charge. In addition to the collections of stamps which members of the club will show, a number of rare stamps, and soveral groups will be on display, In cluding historical and commemorative issues. Some of the foreign country stamps that are to be exhibited by members of the local club are very colorful, and the shows that have been put on here during the past several years have been very entertaining and Interest ing. _ Baptist Association To Meet August 9-10 The fifty-eighth annual session of the Transylvania Baptist association will be held this year with the Boylston Baptist church on the Mills River road, August 9-10. People of the Boylston community are going to the limit In making prepara tions for this meeting. The Rev. W. S. Price Jr., Is to preach the Introduc tory sermon. The Rev. W. H. Nich olson Is his alternate. A splendid pro gram is being planned for both days. Each church is urged to appoint their messengers right away. The pastors and church clorkt are asked to get the church letters In to the Assoclatlonal clerk not later than August 7. We will be expecting you at Boylston. T. C. Elliott, Moderator. Band Concert Be Held Uptown Saturday Eve Band concert will be given Satur day evening at 8:15 o’clock by Revls Frye and his group of players who are maintaining the municipal and college band here as a part of the federal music project. Last Saturday evening > there were several hundred people on hand for the concert. There were nineteen members of the band, and many com pliments were received by the group for their splendid playing. SUPERIOR COURT TO ADJOURN THURSDAY Small Civil Calendar Prob ably Be Completed In Short Order Today July term Superior Court will prob ably adjourn here Thursday after noon, in opinion of attorneys late Wednesday. Sheriff George Shuford requested The Times to state that jurors summoned for the second week of court, be noti fied that their services would not be needed. The criminal docket was practically completed Wednesday afternoon at 4:30, and only a few criminal cases were to be heard Thursday. The grand Jury completed its work Wednesday afternoon, filed its report with the court, and after receiving the thanks of Judge Warllck was dismissed for the term. Several divorce cases will probably be heard Thursday, along with motions by attorneys In cases which will not come up for trial at this term of court. Solicitor Clarence O. Ridings expect ed to leave for his home Thursday morning. Judge Wilson Warllck of Newton, presiding, will probably leave Friday. Miss Lassie Kelly of Frank lin, court stenographer, will remain until adjournment Annual Farm Tour To Be Held August 18th Annual Transylvania farm tour will be held on Friday, August 18, when farmers and visitors will visit several farms and special projects in the coun ty. Details and itinerary of the tour are being worked out by the county agents office and the soil conservation board of the county and will be announced later. R. W, Shoffner, district supervisor for the TVA, and F. R. Famham of State College are expected to be here and go on the trip. NEW FHA HOME TO OPEN THIS WEEK Park View “Open House” Friday and Sunday. After noons and Evenings Formal opening of the Park View Home will be held Friday and Sun day afternoons and evenings, when the public la Invited to visit the new home Just completed In the new residential area. The new home, built under FHA approved plans, will be open from 2 to 5 o’clock and from 7 to 9 o’clock both Friday and Sunday afternoons and evenings. The new unit Is the first of several planned by the French Broad I-and company in the Park View Area, be tween Greenville road and Park Ave. Of special Interest to those who visit the home will be the novel heating plant, asbestos sidings, and the new type windows used. The Park View area has been ap proved as a restricted residential sec tion by the Federal Housing Adminis tration, and a second house has been started on the property Just off Park Avenue. Lewis P. Hamlin 1b manager of the French Broad Land company, and Mrs. Edith Conover Is architect for the buildings. HENDERSON H1WAY OPENED TO TRAFFIC Surface Work Completed From Brevard To Horse Shoe —Much Improved Work of resurfacing the Henderson ville highway, U. S. 64, has been completed, and traffic Is now routed through from Brevard to Henderson ville without detour. The road from one mile north of the Brevard city limits to Blantyre has been completely rebuilt, with curves widened and banked, and a sur face of traffic bound macadam, com monly known as "black top” put on all the way from Brevard square to Horse Shoe where cement highway connection Is made. Slight Inconvenience to motorists has been noted for the past several months, but the new road as seen Tuesday, Is a real benefit to this sec tion. Egerton Buys Central j Grocery Store Place J. P. Egerton has purchased the Central Market and grocery from E. L. Pace, and Is remodeling the store this week In antlcljmtlon of stocking a larger line. The market equipment will be moved to Henderson county by Mr. Pace who bought the business from J. E. Waters two weeks ago. Mr. and Mrs. Eger ton live on Park Ave., where they bought a home last year. Mr. Egerton for a number of years was In busi ness In Rutherford county where he still retains Interests In a mercantile establishment. Singing Meet August 6 Announcement Is made by W. J. Raker that a singing will he held at Cathey’s Creek church on the after noon of August 6, beginning at 2 n'cloek. All singers are invited and requested to bring song books. Tuberculosis Clinic Be Held August 7-8 By Health Board Tuberculosis clinic will be held In the office of the Transylvania Health de partment on August 7-8, with a spec ialist from the state sanatorium In charge. Dr. J. S. Denholm, fluoroscope tech nician, will be here for the two days, and will be able to give definite di agnosis of tubercular suspects, and recommend treatment. There will be no charge for the examination, and only requirement Is that patients take the skin test the week prior to the clinic. Dr. G. B. Lynch, health department head, re quests that any persons who suspect they have tuberculosis, or who wish to be certain they do not have the malady, come to his office this week or next and take the preliminary tests, so that examination by fluoroscope may be speeded up. Dr. Lynch also calls attention to the fact that children must be Immunized against dlptherla before entering school, and reminds parents that they should either have their family physician administer the vaccine, or bring the child to his office. There Is a charge of 10 cents per dose for the dlptherla vaccine. Proper tlmo to have the vaccine administered, Dr. Lynch states. Is between the ages of six months and twelve months, and certainly, accord ing to law passed by the 1939 legislature, before the age of five years. Children will not be permitted to enter school unless they have been vaccinated for dlptherla. Dr. Lynch also calls attention to the fact that expectant mothers must have blood tests made for syphlllls. This Is a law passed by the 1989 legislature which has for its purpose the prevent ion of syphlllls In unborn children. The expectant mother may have her physician make the Wasserman test, or other approved test, or may have the test made at the health department without charge. LITTLE RIVER ROAD WILL START SOON New Bridge end Railing of Fill Will Overcome High Water Marooning Heavy machinery Is being placed near the Everett Farm Just east of the French Broad river by the Stale high way department, preparatory to start ing Improvements on the road be tween Lyday’s store at Davidson River and the Little River road at Calhoun. Plans call for raising the fill on either side of the French Broad river bridge near Lyday’s store to a height past the field level In order to elimi nate flooding of the road there. At Little River, near the Frank Shuford home, a new steel bridge will be erected, using two 45-foot spanB, and will eliminate the closing of the road at this point due to high water. Work of building the fills and the bridge will be done by WPA workers, with the state highway cooperating in furnishing machinery and technical supervision. Ernest H. Webb said Wednesday that the project had been approved and funds allocated for the two particular high water danger spots, and that several curves would be eliminated by the new bridge at Little River, and In securing dirt from a "borrow pit” at the sharp curve near the Oat Ship man home. People of Little River and lower Plsgah Forest have been anxious to secure this work on their road for many years, and are Jubilant over pros pects of being able to reach Brevard during high water periods. Residents of the section effected have held a number of meetings dur ing the past year, and sent a delega tion to Sylva and the local resident engineer’s offices this spring In re gard to the road, when promise was made to start the work as soon after July 1, as possible. W. A. Wilson, district engineer for the WPA, could not be contacted Wed nesday to learn the number of men he would have available for the pro ject, but he expects to place as many men on the work as possible. Biltmore Team Play* Saturday Afternoon Transylvania Tanners will play Bllt more here on the College field Satur day afternoon for the fourth game of the second half Industrial League. Last Saturday afternoon the Tan ners defeated Enka "B" team here In a close game that ended In a 2-hlt victory for Griffin to the tune of 3-1. Enlca’s lone score came In the fifth frame when Anderson hit a long drive for the circuit. Garren was high with the bat for Brevard with three for four. The game was sewed up for Brevard In the first Inning when two runners crossed the plate. Score: Enka "B” . 000 010 000—1 2 1 Brevard . 200 010 OOx—3 9 2 Blalock and Anderson: Griffin and Pittillo. County Students at Raleigh For Meeting Two girls and two boys representing the Transylvania 4-H club work are In attendance this week at the 4-H short course at State College, Raleigh. Those in attendance from this coun ty are: Edna Allison. Sylvia Huggins, Gerald Allison and Edward Glazener. The group was accompanied to Ral eigh by E. L. Shore, assistant county agent. Books at UDC Library Books shelved recently at the U. D. C. library and ready for rental. Include: Disputed Passage, Douglas; Chums of Scranton High, Ferguson; Inside Europe. Gunther; Cruise of the Houseboat, Leslie: Listen! the Wind, Lindbergh: Grapes of Wrath, Steln Maraquand; Grapes of Wrath, Stein beck: Strange Murders at Greystones, Wright. LIQUOR ELECTION IN BUNCOMBE FAILED Anti-Store Forces Pile Up Tre mendous Majority—Other Voting Not Expected ABC stores move In Buncombe county was defeated Tuesday by a ma jority of 5,816, which Is regarded as being the stopping point for other western counties which have been con templating holding liquor store elec tions. Vote for beverage control stores In Buncombe was 9,460; against, 15,276, leaving a clear majority for those op posed to the stores. ABC advocates ran up good majori ties In the city cf Asheville, but the rural districts voted heavily against. Several counties have been watching the Buncombe election very closely, with expectation of calling elections should the ABC stores movement carry. Swain county called an election more than a month ago, but cancelled It when the board of commissioners and election board decided that the senti ment was expressly against It is not believed that another elec tion will be called In this section of the state within the next year. Speaks Here Tuesday J. G. K. McCLURE, president of the Fanners Federation, who will speak at the annual picnic to be held Tuesday, Aug. 1, at Brevard high school. ; Singing Convention To Be Held Here On Sunday, July 30th Fifth Sunday singing convention will be held in the Brevard court house Sunday, July 30, with the program to continue throughout the day. Beginning at 10 o’clock In the morn ing, classes and leaders from several Western North Carolina counties and Upper South Carolina communities will be heal'd In old and new songs. Election of officers for the ensuing year will also take place at this con 1 ventlon, according to President E. D. Randolph of Rosman. A piano has been bought and paid for by the convention, and will be used at the court house. Chamber Commerce Mc*t Bt-weekly meeting of the Cham ber of Commerce will be held Thurs day evening at the city hall, and all residents of the community are Invited to attend and take part In the meet ing. Dances Discontinued Mrs. Walter P. Raines announces that the Friday night dances at Lake Cascade Inn will be discontinued until further notice, due to other activities, and road conditions. COUNTY HOME FOLK ARE PUT ON OLD AGE ASSISTANCE BASIS Inmates Are Moved to Private Homes As Experiment By Board Commissioners Transfer of all Inmates of the Tran sylvania County Home has been ef fected during the week, and the eight patients who have been at the county home placed on old age assistance rolls. The move Is being tried out for twelve months as an experiment by the board of county commissioners, In order tn find out If the Inmates will not be better satisfied, and at the same time save the county a considerable sum of money per year. The Inmates have been placed In private homes where the grant-ln-ald from the state and federal govern ment, and the county, Is to be paid them each month. Cost of keeping each of the inmates at the county home for the past four years has ranged from $350 to $425 an I nually, and through the aid secured from the old age assistance plan the cost will be less than $400 for the en tire group, and still have adequate care provided for the former Inmates. It Is estimated by the commissioners. Budget for the county home during the last four years has averaged $2, 843.60. A saving of two cents on the hundred dollars In the tax rate this year will be effected through the setup now In use. The commissioners state that the plan la being tried for one year, with the belief that it will be favorably re ceived by the Inmates, jas well as the taxpayers. All buildings and equipment are be ing kept Intact, and the several dwell ing houses at the farm will be rented for homes, thus adding to the cash Income of the plant. Joe Bryson will be retained as farm manager. Florida Newspaper Publisher In Town F. Ion Robertson, former editor and publisher of newspapers In Florida, Is spending his vacation In Brevard, stop, ping at the home of Mrs. Zachary on East Main street. Mr. Robertson Is the oldest publisher In the Sunshine State In years of ser vice having edited and published a newspaper for SI years In Clay County, Fla, He succeeded his father In the business, and since his retirement two years ago on account of in health his son Is carrying on the family profession. Mr. Robertson and Mrs. Robertson are highly pleased with Brevard, and expect to be here for the balance of July. The Robertsons are visiting Mrs. W. J. Wallis, Mrs. M. B. Wltmer, Mrs. S. B. McCullough, Mrs. May Gordon, and Miss Martha Boswell, cousins. FEDERATION PICNIC HERE NEXT TUESDAY All Day Program Planned At Brevard High. School— Variety of Event* James G. K. McClure, president of the Farmers Federation and H. Allen Coggins, a dilator, will be the prin cipal speakers at the second annual federation picnic for Transylvania coun ty to be held Tuesday, August 1 at the NYA hut In Brevard. E. O. Shipman, of Plsgah Forest, one of two representatives from this coun ty on the farm cooperative's board of directors, will preside and Introduce the speakers. In announcing plans for the picnic, Max Roberts, federation field man, said that Indications pointed to a large at tendance. A great deal of Interest, he added, centers In a singing convention featuring the afternoon program. Sev en cholre and three quartets and a number of other singers have accepted Invitations to participate In this event. Those attending the picnic are ex pected to bring their own lunches but the federation will provide free water melon and lemonade. Prizes will be awarded the winning choir, quartet and specialty performer, and there will also be prizes In a number of other events. A feature of the morning program will be a tall story contest, and prizes will be award ed to the man having the longest beard and the one with the baldest head, to the youngest married couple and the oldest married couple In point of years married, to the largest family pres ent and to the truck driver bringing the largest number of people to the picnic. There also will be a number of athletic events, Including relay races and a tug-o-war. Winners of the singing contests and the tall story event will qualify to participate In regional championship contests which will be held at the fed eration’s annual district picnic at Swan nanoa on August 16. Mr. McClure and Mr. Coggins will speak at the opening of the picnic at 10 o'clock In the morning. Music will be furnished throughout the day by the federation string band. Toxaway Boys Save Indian From Death Sunday Afternoon A young Indian Brave from the Cherokee reservation wanted to look see over the edge of Toxaway Falls last Sunday afternoon, slipped In the swift current of water that cataracts down the steep rocks, and went to what ordinarily would have proven to be hie death. Charles McNeely of Lake Toxaway, and some other young men of the com. munlty happened to be nearby and went down to the deep pool at the foot of the falls and rescued the In dian who was knocked unconscious by the rough descent of nearly a hundred feet. Artificial respiration was adminis tered and as soon as the man was able to be moved he was taken to Dr. Joe Osborne at Rosman where medical aid was given. The Indian was said to have been considerably bruised and shaken up, and very weak from his near-drowning, but was able to return to his home with a party of friends who were with him when he went over the falls. Only the fact that the young men who knew how to quickly reach the foot of the falls, were nearby, saved ■ the young Indian's life. Presbyterian Service* "Common Sense In Religion" will be the sermon topic of the Rev. C. M. Jones at the Sunday morning 11 o’clock service at the Brevard Presby terian church. Miss Elizabeth Trow bridge, of Chicago, graduate of the American Conservatory of Music, will be guest soloist at the service. She will sing "The Good Shepherd," by Van de Water. . COUNTY TAX RATE IS ADOPTED AT $1.62 Debt Service and School Ad ditions Up From Last Year—Some Savings Tax rate for Transylvania county was set at $1.62 on the hundred dollar valuation by the commissioners In meeting here Monday. The rate remains same as that of last year, although there are some changes In fund requirements for 1939-40 levy. It was found necessary to raise the debt service levy seven cents on the hundred, from 95c to $1.02, to take care of bond and Interest maturing during the next fiscal year. School levy was also raised nine cents on the hundred, from 11 to 20 cents, due to necessity for additional building funds. Budget estimate as published In The Times on July 7 wa* unchanged. Saving was effected In the county home and farm setup of two cents, due to handling of the old age assist ance funds In caring for the inmates for the next 12 months, Instead of operating the home for their care. The levy calls for a total of bud get requirement of $122,526.56, with revenue from other sources than tax levy estimated at $49,027.22, leaving a total to be collected by this year's levy of $79,860.00.