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BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1939 »1.00 PER YEAR IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY
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BUSINESS PROPERTY
SOLD TO GEORGIAN
Greenwood Building On Broad
Street Bought As Invest
ment By L. M. Young
Announcement hag been mado through
the realty office of Dan Kngllsh that
the Greenwood building on Broad street
has been sold to Louis M. Young of
Clayton, Ga.
Mr. Young, a business man of Clay
ton, bought the property as an Invest
ment, and plans to remodel the build
ing and modernize both the first and
second story.
While no purchase price was named
by Mr. Kngllsh, It is understood from
the revenue stamps attached to the
deed that the price was *12,000.
The building Is now occupied by Mull’s
Grocery and market, the Tharp Variety
store and one room recently vacated
by Austin Studio. Part of the office
space upstairs Is also rented.
WOW Election Monday
Election of officers will take place
at the regular meeting of the Woodmen
of the World, which will be held In the
WOW hall Monday night at 7: SO
o’clock, It has been announced by Ralph
W. Lyday. The reouest Is made that
all meml>ers be present Monday night.
Firemen Plan Party
For Underprivileged
Brevard firemen are planning a
Christmas party for underprivileged
children, to be given Sunday before
Christmas In the city hall auditorium.
The firemen are gathering up broken,
discarded, and unused toys, repairing
the articles in the workshop set up at
the city hall, and will give the Invited
children each a toy of some sort at
the party.
Plans are to have a Santa Claus,
and refreshments for the youngsters,
In addition to the toys, and contributions
of cash have already been made to
the fund by members of the fire de
partment.
The executive committee in a meeting
this week decided that outside do
nations would be accepted from any
person or club, but request that no
donation be for more than one dollar
from any Individual.
Members of the committee who have
been authorized to accept donations
for the buying of candy, fruits and
other goodies for the party Include:
Alex Klzer. city clerk, B. H. Freeman.
‘ chief police, John W. Smith, Dan
Merrill. C. F. Misenhelmer, and C. M.
Douglas. Mrs. B. D. Franklin.
' Boyd Grange Meeting
A meeting of the Boyd grange will
tbe held Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock
at the Penrose school, announcement
has been made by Randal J. Lyday.
Election of officers will take place,
and all members are requested to be
present.
Christmas Seal Sale
► Will Be Started Soon
Annual Christmas seal sale will start
Friday and continue until Christmas,
announcement has been made by Mrs.
Edwin Wlke. general chairman of the
campaign, sponsored by the P.T.A.
Seventy-five percent of the proceeds
of the sale of seals will remain in this
county to be used In health work among
the needy families and underprivileged
school children. The various civic and
religious organizations of the town to
gether with children of the different
grades of the Brevard schools will as
sist the Parent-Teacher association in
the drive.
THREESCHOOLSGIVE
100% TO DRIVE FOR
NEW HOSPITAL FUND
Brevard High, Rosman High
and Elementary Students
Make Cash Gifts
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Studrnts of three schools of the coun
ty have contributed 100 percent to the
new Community Hospital Building fund,
reports showed Wednesday at noon.
First group to make 100 percent con
tributions was the Brevard high, fol
lowed by Rosman high and Rosman
elementary.
In each of the three schools specific
donations were made by each student,
and although some of the gifts from
children were small, in the aggregate
the building fund has been materially
Increased, and it is believed that when
other schools of the county make their
reports that a sizeable ‘amount will
have been raised.
The fact that all school children are
willing to make contributions is the
notable factor, members of the finance
committee state, and proves that In
terest In the movement to build a new
community hospital is good.
All schools of the county have been
asked to cooperate In the move to raise
the necessary $25,000 with which to
match Duke Foundation funds, and
from reports of the first three schools,
the drive by school children for their
portion will be gratifying, the finance
committee states.
Half holiday was given the eleventh
grade students of Brevard high school
®>r being first to contribute 100 per
cent, and the largest average amount
per pupil.
t The entire Rosman school was given
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College Football Team Meets
Mars Hill Squad Here Thursday
Brevard College annual football
classic will be played here Thursday
(this) afternoon at 2 o’clock when Mars
H1U comes here for the pointed game
of each team.
Mars Hill is rated by some would-be
prognosticators as two touchdowns bet
ter than Coach Chrlstenbury’s charges,
but people who saw the local squad
against Lees-McRae two weeks past,
and have seen the boys at work during
the week are willing to put their money(
on Brevard even-steven.
Brevard's squad were all out for
work-out Tuesday, and showed up well.
There are no Injuries to mar the line
up for today’s game, and Coach Chrlst
enbury will have two complete teams
of first-stringers ready to go.
Mars Hill has had a more pretentious
season, judging from comparative
scores, but Coach Christenbury has
not been able to have his entire team
DEER HUNTERSHERE
FROM MANY STATES
Hunt In Pisgah Game Preserve
Will Continue For Three
More Weeks
Hunters from several states are con
gregated here this week for the annual
deer hunt In Plsgah National Forest.
Boarding houses and hotels reported
a large number of registrations for the
first three days of the week, and ad
ditional hunters were arriving late
Wednesday for the Thursday, Friday
and Saturday hunt on Davidson River.
Nicest deer killed the first three days,
judging by the head, was taken Tues
day afternoon by Charlie Green of Ros.
man. The buck had ten points, and
weighed approximately 175 pounds.
Larger deer were killed by A. T. Bayless
of Morristown, Tenn., and C. C. Gibbs
of Brevard—these two bucks each
weighing 190 pounds. Mr. Green made
his kill at 80 yards, using a 30-30 rifle.
Only 249 hunters entered the forest
Monday morning due to the fact that
there was not time for applications to
be filled and returned for proper cre
dential notifications, but 300 are ex
pected to enter Thursday morning of
this week.
Thirty bucks and 17 does were killed
the first day, along with one bear;
Tuesday’s count was SO bucks, 10 does,
and one bear.
The hunt will be conducted on the
Davidson River watershed this week-end
with two new areas—Plsgah Ledge and
Bradley Creek compartments to be
opened for the first time.
Next week the hunt will be on the
Mills River side of the forest, and
checking station maintained for the
week at the North Mills River recrea
tion center.
December 11th will see the hunt
again on Davidson River lands, with
checking station maintained near Pis
gah Forest, and last week will be con
ducted from Mills River checking sta
tion.
Plans announced last week call for
2,000 hunters to enter the forest, and
advices from the Asheville office Wed
nesday were to the effect that majority
of the hunters the last of this week,
and next, would be out-of state people.
Square Dance Friday
A square dance will be held at the
NT A hut Friday evening at 9 o’clock,
sponsored by Miss Elizabeth McCoy
and Miss Willie Kate Waters for bene
fit of the lunch room and other NTA
activities.
Sherman band will furnlsfi music,
and Speedy Jones will call the figures.
Tidy Sum Raised At
Dance For Phillips
Better than *90 was raised at the
benefit dance last Friday evening for
Uncle George Phillips, blind baker, who
iB now making his home with Mr. and
Mrs. E. H. Mackey in Little River.
Miss Helen Carrier and Mrs. Donald
Jenkins, sponsors of the benefit event,
have requested The Times to thank
the public for the fine response in buy
ing tickets, and attending the dance
where one of the largest groups In
some time was present; also the young
ladies would like to publicly thank the
Fisher String band. Speedy Jones and
Jim Morrow, and Mrs. W. McK Fetzer,
for their assistance.
Needed supplies to mc-Ke Mr. Phillips
more comfortable will be purchased
with money cleared at the dance.
Christmas Gifts Display In
All Local Business Houses
"Spirit of Christmas" seems to be
pervading the stores In Brevard,
and everywhere Yuletlde decora
tions and displays are taking promi
nence.
Plummer’s department store an
nounces that a "real Santa Claus”
will be at their Toyland opening on
Friday evening of this week from
7 to 9 o'clock, and a general invi
tation is extended to all children
to attend the formal opening.
Belk’s is also opening their toy
and gift display on Friday. At
Long’s and Macfle’s Drug stores,
the extra fine little doo-dads that
on the field at any previous game, and
the fact that his full team will be
ready to go Thursday afternoon, lends
strength to the belief that Brevard will
give the visitors their first defeat In
five tries.
Thursday's go will be the last for
Albeit Shuford of Brevard, co-captain,
who graduates next spring. As a
triple-threat back Shuford has added
materially to the team's scoring during
the season.
James Plckelsimer, another Brevard
back, who has been out during two
previous games with Injuries, will be In
the lineup Thursday, as will Chuck
McFee and Buck Barden, making a
quartet of backfield men who are top
Blll Campbell, hard-hitting guard,
has been on the Injured list, but Is ex
pected to be able to start In the Mars
Hill fracas.
Special Services At
Churches Here Today
Special Thanksgiving Day service will
be held at Brevard Baptist church
Thursday morning (today) at 10
o'clock. Members and friends are re
quested to bring their Thanksgiving
offering for the Baptist State Orphan
age at Thomasville.
A Thanksgiving service will be held
at the Methodist church this (Thurs
day) morning at 9:30 o'clock, announce
ment has been made by the pastor, the
Rev. E. P. Billups. A sermon and spec
ial music will feature the service.
Saint Andrew day at St. Philip’s
Episcopal church will be observed
Thursday morning at 10:30 o’clock In
a special Thanksgiving service and Holy
Communion, it has been announced by
the rector, the Rev. Harry Perry.
The St. Philip’s Sunday services, the
first Sunday In Advent, will Include:
Church School Sunday morning at 10
o’clock; Holy Communion and sermon,
at 11 o’clock; Y. P. S. L. at 7:30 in the
evening.
New Arrival
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Leverett,
a son, Jerry Earl, on Thursday, Nov.
23. Mrs. Leverett was before her mar
riage, Miss Geraldine Tinsley.
DECEMBER COURT TO
CONVENE HERE 4TH
Criminal Cases Slated For
First Week—Civil Docket
Called Dec. 7th
December term Superior court will
convene In Brevard on Monday of next
week. Dec. 4, with Judge Wilson War
lick of Newton, presiding.
Criminal cases are scheduled for the
first week, and through Wednesday
The civil calendar has been schedul
ed to start Thursday, Dec. 7, and it is
possible that the court will be prac
tically through by end of the week.
Jurors have been summoned for the
second week.
FIRST WEEK
Sylvester Orr, Clarence Crow, Ed
ward Kilpatrick. M. M. Feaster. Dil
lard Owens. L. D. Martin, W. L. Frady,
G. N. Sentell, A. P. Lance, Carl Mc
Crary. H. W. Barton, Warrior McCall,
W. H. McKelvey, R. A. Gillespie, W.
W. Galloway, Tolvin Miller, C. M.
Douglas, J. M. Knight, Walter Wellt,
Elmer Bryant, J. C. Galloway, Archie
McCall, R, T. Snelson, T. J. Wilson, Ben
Owens, Donald Jenkins, Robert Wald
rop, C. F. Mlsenhelmer, A. B. McCall,
Ray Waldrop. C. J. S. Parson, J. C.
Whitmire, R. W. Everett, R. M. Neely,
J. A- Zachary, Garland Sledge.
SECOND WEEK
Robert Boggs, Nath McGaha, E. C.
Harrison, Walter Fisher, James W. Dlx.
on Jr., Roscoe McCall, W. M. George,
H. L. Allison, Clifford Raster, F. J.
Whitmire, Charles Hogsed, J. C. Grave
ly, T. M. Mitchell, J. H. Tinsley, W. A.
Thomas, Phillips McGaha, Robert
Gravely, Oscar Whitmire.
Many at ‘Turkey Day”
Between 300 and 500 people were
present for the “turkey day" at Plum
mer’s last Monday afternoon.
Turkeys went to Mrs. Ashe Macfie.
Mrs. Alfred Allison, Miss Beatrice Ship
man, Mrs. Rice, Bud Campbell, and
Gordon Whitmire. Following the tur
key festival, flour donated by Lentz
Brothers of Hendersonville was also
distributed.
tickle the fancy of the fastidious
are being put on display this week,
and the variety stores are also
showing their “spirit of St, Nick”
articles, with dolls and toys taking
prominence In the display.
Managers of Brevard business
houses who have been contacted
by The Times state that they have
bought far more Christmas toys and
gift supplies than ever before, and
with general business conditions
here on the up-grade which has
been true for months, the next
three weeks will very probably sur
pass by nearly double, any previous
like period.
Buys First Brick For Community Hospital
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Harry H. Straus, president of Ecusta Paper Corpora
tion is shown above as he receives the first “Buy a Brick”
pin from Mrs. Wm. P. Jordan, chairman of the committee.
Professor J. B. Jones, chairman of the Transylvania Com
munity Hospital Association, looks on with approval as
the chairman of the finance committee gets the first pin.
The "Buy a Brick” committee will
have the little green ribbons on sale
In all parts of the county (luring the
week, In an effort to get every person
In the county to contribute to the fund
to erect the new community hospital.
Saturday will be known officially as
"Buy a Brick Day” and girls will be
on the street selling the attractive pins.
At the Brevard-Mars Hill football
game Thursday of this week, members
of the committee and other young ladies
will have the pins on sale, and each
person attending will be approached as
a customer for one of the "Buy a Brick”
pins.
Following a meeting of the committee
chairmen heads at the Ecusta office
last Friday afternoon. Chairman Harry
Straus stated that the drive for funds
was receiving hearty support in every
corner, and that he expected the goal
of $25,000 to be raised locally to be
reached in a short time. "People are all
Interested” the official said, "and we
sincerely hope that everyone will take
the opportunity of this Thanksgiving
season to really be thankful and follow
the ‘It is better to give than to receive'
part of the Golden Rule.”
MAYOR’S PROCLAMATION
for
Community Hospital Week
Whereas: Owing to the increased industrial activity in
Brevard and Transylvania County, and to the inadequate
Hospital facilities of our community; it is imperative that
steps should be taken to provide for the citizens of this
section a MODERN HOSPITAL, and
Whereas: Public spirited citizens, including leading in
dustrialists, professional men and women, our business
men and agriculturists, in fact representative men and
women in every vocation who feel deeply interested in such
an enterprise have organized, and are now at work in a ser
ious way on plans for securing funds to be used in the
erection and equipping of such an institution, with the as
sured help of the Duke Endowment, such a building to be
erected on favorably located property now owned and
paid for by the “Transylvania Community Hospital,”
Inc., and
Whereas: Plans have .been made for an intensive drive
or campaign for the purpose of raising the necessary fufids
for the Hospital immediately,
Therefore: I, A. H. Harris, Mayor of Brevard, do set aside
and designate that period between Wednesday, Nov. 29,
and Thursday, Dec. 7 as Hospital Week and do most
earnestly call upon all our citizens and residents, young
and old, to cooperate with, and contribute to, this most
worthy cause, .to the best of their ability, feeling that it
would be a fine thing for all of us to make some personal
sacrifice in keeping with the spirit of Thanksgiving, having
in mind that the Christian religion lays down the principle,
“It is more blessed to give than to receive,” Certainly the
giving toward an institution for the care of the sick and in
jured would be a fine example of that spirit.
Given this 27th of November, 1939.
/ A. H. HARRIS, Mayor
, Esso Station Sold
C. C. Gibbs announces that he has
taken over ownership and operation of
the Whitmire Esso Station on East
Main street, and has Installed addi
tional equipment at the station for
battery and ignition work. Clyde Pitt
man will be associated with the new
station as battery man.
Mr. Gibbs was In business here two
years ago, later going with the Standard
people as district salesman with head
quarters located at Bryson City.
At Lyday Hoepital
Patients reported at Lyday Memorial
hospital on Wednesday were: Rev. J.
H. West. Mamie Melton, George Ward,
George Smith and Bobbie Wilson.
Little River Grange Meet
Election of officers will feature the
Little River Grange meeting to be
held at 7:80 at the school building Mon.
day night. A. program of music will
also be given during the meeting.
Business Houses To
Close Thursday For
Thanksgiving Event
AH business houses, public offices,
the library and the bank will be closed
Thursday (today) for Thanksgiving.
Exception to the rule will' be the
postoffice which will remain open as
usual, with both city and rural delivery
of mails. The postoffice was closed
l%st Thursday, Nov. 28rd, In accordance
with federal holiday declared by Presi
dent Roosevelt several months ago.
In the afternoon a football game will
be played at the college field between
the Brevard College team and the liars
Hill eleven. ,
A number of people have planned to
go hunting, and a large group have
made plana to be out of town for the
extended week-end.
Want Ads Gat Rsrafts
TOURIST CAMP Will
BE BUILT BY I BS
French Broad Site Purchased
and Cabins Planned For
Boys Camp Property
French Broad Camp for Boys site
has been purchased by C. C. Gibb*, of
Brevard, who has announced plans for
starting a modern tourist camp at the
site on the Greenville highway.
The property was used for a number
of years as a boy* camp, and Is regard
ed as Ideally suited for a tourist camp
Located one and one-half miles from
Brevard, the 75-acre tract borders the
French Broad river, and faces on US
highway 276.
A lake Is already built on the prop
erty, and water and sewer are also pro.
vided for. Electricity Is furnished by
the Duke Power company with a line
touching the property.
Mr. Gibbs purchased the property
from J. M. Allison, of Brevard and
Gainesville, Ala., at an approximate
price of 510,000, and states that he
plans to start Immediately on Improve
ments.
A service station and grocery will be
erected along the highway frontage,
with dirt removed from the service sta
tion site to be utilized for Improving
entrance to the property near Wilson
Bridge. Six log cabins will be erected
along the site of the present tent-line
which was used by the boys camp, and
other buildings on the property will
also be utilized.
Chamber of Commerce officials have
been interested for the past several
years in locating a modern tourist-camp
near Brevard, and leaders are enthused
over prospects of the new enterprise to
be undertaken by Mr. Gibbs.
Christmas Lighting
Will Be Sponsored
By Garden Club Here
The Brevard Garden club le spon
soring the Christmas lighting contest
In order that the homes of the town
and community may show outward and
visible signs of the Inner spirit of
Christmas.
Two prizes will be offered this year
by the club—a first prize of $10.00 for
the best lighting effects and a second
prize of $5.00. A third prize of a lamp
will be donated by the Duke Power
company.
Judging of the decorations will be
from a view from the street. Living
trees are suggested for outside lighting,
thus keeping In mind conservation of
native plant life.
Those entering the contest outside
the city limits are asked to notify Mrs.
H. J. Bradley, the president of the club,
or any member of the following named
committee: Mrs. C. E. Buckner, chair
man, Mro. Roy Long and Mrs. John
Maxwell.
The judging will be done b7 disin
terested parties on Saturday night, De.
cember 23, between the hours of 8 aud
io o’clock.
In addition to the lighting contest,
the Garden club will also sponsor a
sale of Christmas greens and decora
tions, beginning on December 1« and
continuing through the week. The fol
lowing committee will conduct the sale:
Mrs. Ashe Macfle, chairman. Mrs. Joe
Poole, Mrs. Fred Holt and Mrs. Lee
Bauer._
Snow Fall Recorded
Here Over Week-End
Folk who have been wishing for cold
weather had a nice dose of it Friday
night and Saturday of last week, and
woke up Sunday morning (those who
got up at getting-up time) to seo the
ground and trees blanketed with ar. IndHHm
of snow.
in Pisgah National forest, especially
along the ridge and over on the Hay
wood sida two to four Inches of scow
was reported, and so'spe of It was still
to be seen late Monday afternoon on
the western slopes of the Pisgah Range.
Two Inches of snow was reporte- at
Caesar’s Head, and extending a slight
distance down the south side of the
ledge, but The Greenville Piedmont re
ported Monday afternoon that no killing
froet had been noted in the South Car
olina city 48 miles distant yet this sea
son.
Sunday and Monday were both bright
and clear, with the thermometer Inr
Brevard falling to 22 Sunday night.
HUN MG SEASON TO
OF NINCOUNnr30
Quail, Ruffed Grouae, Rabbits .
May Be Legally Taken
Beginning Today
Quail, ruffed grouae, and rabbit* will
be subject of a lot of scaring by would,
be hunters beginning Thursday of this
week, or in some few cases, victims of
the dead shots, and* those who acci
dentally make shots and claim they are
good.
Squirrel season has been open since
October 1, and an exceptional number
of squirrels has been reported here,
although It Is about time for migration
to set In.
Reports from several sections of the
county are to the effect that rabbit and
quail are both plentiful, and the same
applies to ruffed grouse, the choice
morsel of bird hunters.
Them is no bag limit on rabbits; 10
quail per day, ISO per season; two raf
fed grouse per day, 10 par season.