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POSTOFFICE PLANS 1
ARE RECEIVED HERE
Several Large Tree* Will Be
Left On Property—Standard
Plans Be Followed
Plans for Brevard's new postoffiee
building arrived In Brevard last week,
and shows elevations of the building
and the grounds.
According to specifications, provided
by the Federal Works Agency, the
building will contain two floors, ono
to be semi-basement, and the main or
ground floor.
Front of the building will face 60
feet on Broad street, and 81 feet on
Morgan street. Sand face brick will
be used in the structure, with stone and
steel trim, and slate or tile roof.
The building will be located 35 feet
buck from Broad street In front, and
22 feet from Morgan street. Five steps
will lead up from the Broad street side
walk to walkway to the building, and
another set of four steps will lead up
from the cement walkway to the en
trance of the front of the building.
Three of the large trees on the prop
erty will be retained In front of the
building, and two on the south side.
Plans also call for grassing the en
tire property around the building, ex
cepting the concrete driveways and the
60x48 feet parking area In rear of the
building which will be for use of postal
employes, and the loading of mall.
Wider concreto walks will be pro
vided on both Broad street nd Morgan,
with the front walk to be 12 feet and
the Morgan street six feet, eight Inches.
Standard lobby, and working areas
will be provided in the main floor of
the building, with heating plant, stor
age space, and several offices for fed
eral use In the lower floor which will
have entrance from both inside and
outside the building proper.
Specifications call for work to start
within 46 days after the contract is
let. and 210 calendar days are allowed
for completion of the building after
successful bidder has been named.
The bids will be opened In Washing
ton on March 22. and letting of the
contract will be published as soon as
the Federal Works Agency has had
time to check the several bids. It Is
generally expected, according to ad
vices from Congressman Zeb Weaver,
that actual work on the building will
besrin by May 1 to 15th. Total ex
penditure Is not to exceed $75,000.
Plans for the building were posted on
The Times window last Friday, and
have drawn considerable attention and
comment from local patrons of the of
fice—both complimentary and uncom
plimentary.
Little Rock Beer Man
Turns In His License
Guy Caldwell, operator of the Tattle
Rock Reer Garden surrendered his
license to the board of commissioners
here Monday.
Hearing was conducted February 5,
by the commissioners at request of the
Brewers and N. C. Beer Distributors
committee, who alleged that the Bre
vard beer place was regarded as a
nuisance. The hearing was continued
until the first Monday In March, and
the operator turned his county license
over to the board.
ALL DOGS BE GIVEN
ANTI-RABIES DOSE
Health Board To Appoint
Inspector In Each Town
Ship at Friday Meeting
Official order requiring all dogs In
the county to bo vaccinated against
rabies Is special business of the Tran
sylvania county board of health which
will hold a special meeting here Fri
day night of this week.
Or. O. B. Lynch, county health of
ficer. said that the action would be
necessary In order to cope with a wave
of rabies which he anticipates unless
specific action to curb the Infection Is
taken at once.
A rabid dog bit a Rosman resident
two weeks ago, and was reported to
have been away from Its home for sev
eral days before It returned and bit R.
C. Stewart, its owner.
The dog was reported seen in sev
eral sections of the county, and the ef
fort to check spread of rabies will be
made. Dr. Lynch said, at once.
Inspectors will be appointed for each
of the several precincts In the county,
■who will be authorized to give rabies
vaccine to any dog, and make charges
for same.
Charge of 25 cents will be made for
each dog vaccinated, and In addition
the cost of vaccine, 25 cents, will also
be added, making total charge of 50
cents per vaccination.
Under the state law, the board of
health Is empowered to make this rul
ing effective, the health officials point
out, and non-compliance subjects owner
of any dog to a minimum of $10 fine
and 10 days in jail, or maximum of
$30 fine and 30 days In Jail.
In Rosman, Mrs. Joe Osborne has
been vaccinating dogs since the animal
there bit Mr. Stewart, and said the
first of the week, that she had vacci
nated 50 or more In the past several
days.
The boajd of health will appoint an
Inspector In each of the precincts, and
suggests that any person Interested in
taking the place near his or her home,
make application to the board, to Dr.
Lynch, or to J. B. Jones, secretary to
the board.
The health officials state that rebate
of the 50 cent charge maye be had off
county taxes, by presenting receipt
showing vaccination chargae paid.
For G. O P. Governor
GEORGE M. PRITCHARD, Ashe
ville attorney, and former Con
gressman from this district in the
national house of representatives,
will be candidate for Republican
nominee as governor.
Mr. Pritchard, who Is regarded
as outstanding Republican leader
of North Carolina, has served
as Superior court solicitor, mem
ber of the state legislature, and has
otherwise been honored by his
party. He is a son of the late Jeter
C. Pritchard, who was twice elect
ed to the United States senate, and
also served as senior judge of the
U. S. circuit court of appeals of the
fourth district
2 Red Cross Schools
Will Be Held Here
At Camp Carolina
Two national aquatic schools will be
held at Brevard during the coming
summer, It has been announced by the
Washington headquarters of American
Red Cross.
First session will be June 11-12, and
second session following close of the
regular summer camps season, August
23-Sept 2.
Each session will be held at Camp
Carolina, and Ramone S. Eaton, direc
tor, American Red Cross, will be in
charge.
Seventeen aquatic schools will be
held in the United States during the
summer.
American Legion To
Meet Tuesday Evening
Special matters of business are to bo
taken up at the Tuesday meeting of
the American Legion, It has been an
nounced by Commander Carl Hardin,
and he urges that all ex-service men
be In attendance. The meeting will
be held in the county court room, be
ginning at 7:30 o’clock.
Future Air Hostess
MISS MARY WHITMIRE, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Whitmire
of Cherryfleld, has been elected as
hostess for the American Air
Lines, and is In New York City
where she is taking training for
her new work. Miss ^hitmlre Is
a graduate nurse of Delaware hos
pital.
New ArriYal*
Bom ts Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Heaton
a daughter, Helen Miriam, on Sunday,
March 3, at Lyday Memorial hospital.
Mrs. Heaton la the former Miss Helen
Holtzclaw.
Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Maxwell
a son, Troy Herman, on March 3, at
Lyday Memorial hospital.
Singing Convention At
Zion Baptist Church
Upper district singing convention will
meet Sunday afternoon, March 10, at
Zion Baptist church In Rosman begin
ning at 2 o’clock.
A number of good singers have been
Invited by the Rev. W. H. Nicholson,
president, Including several groups from
Henderson, the Harmon singers, and
others. A general invitation is extend
ed to the public.
Prominent Kiwanian Here
Horace Easom, lieutenant governor
of the first Klwanls district will be a
guest of Brevard Klwanlans at their
meeting Thursday at noon. Mr. Easom,
a prominent minister of Shelby, will
also meet with the directors Immed
iately following the meeting of the club.
Republican Leaders Coming
For Convention On Monday
Republican leaders from all sections
of North Carolina are expected to at
tend the 11th Congressional conven
tion to be held in Brevard next Mon
day afternoon, March 11, at the county
court house.
District Chairman Marvin Glance of
Asheville will preside at the conven
tion which opens at 2 o’clock. Key
note address will be made by Clyde
Jarrett, Republican representative from
Cherokee county In the 1939 legislature,
and congressional candidate in 1937.
Jake Newell, of Charlotte, chairman
of the state executive committee will
also be present and make a short ad
dress, he signified In a letter to the
local chairman, Lewis Hamlin, on Wed
nesday.
Brownlow Jackson, state executive
secretary, George M. Pritchard, candi
date for governor, and Frank Jarret,
of Dlllsboro who has announced that
he will be a candidate for congress,
will also be among the visiting leaders
to attend.
Republican leaders from all of the
counties in the 11th district have slgnl
College Choir To Sing
In New Auditorium At
Asheville On Tuesday
Brevard College A Capella choir will
sing in the Asheville auditorium next
Tuesday, evening—the first organiza
tion of its kind to use the new audi
torium.
The event will be the annual style
show by Ivey’s, and the distinction
given the local organization Is regarded
aa very high.
Thirty-three voices will be heard in
the evening’s entertainment.
Masonic Leader Coming
W. D. Wilder, lecturer for the Grand
Lodge of Masons in this district, will
spend one week in Brevard lecturing
to the members of Dunn's Rock lodge,
beginning Monday, March 18th. Mr.
Wilder will be at the hall each day and
night and instruct the members In de
gree work. All members are urged
to make plans to attend these meetings.
A cordial Invitation is extended to all
visiting Masons.
$1 CASH OFFERED
FOR BIGGEST EGG
Times Will Pay For Largest
Hen Egg Brought To Office
Each Week
The Times’ BIG EGG contest will
start Thursday of this week, and
one dollar will be paid each week
for the largest egg brought to The
Times office.
First weighing will be held Sat
urday night at 6 o’clock, and win
ner of this week’s contest announced
in the paper next week.
Only eggs laid by Transylvania
county hens may be entered in the
contest, or those In the Wolf Moun
tain, Etowah, and Horse Shoe sec
tions, which communities are serv
ed by this newspaper.
Size of the eggs will be determin
ed by weight again this year In
stead of by tape measurement which
Is regarded as the more accurate
manner of getting at size. The
weighing will be done each Satur
day after closing the office and one
dollar mailed to contestant winner
on Monday.
The contest will be open five
weeks, and one dollar will be paid
each week for the heaviest egg.
There is nothing to buy, and any
one is eligible to enter an egg in
the contest who resides in the trade
area served by The Times. The eggs
must be brought or sent to The
Times office, and will be weighed
the week brought in, with no eggs
being carried over from week to
week.
The contest has been put on for
several years by The Times, and
has created considerable Interest,
especially among some of the young
farmers of the county.
No prize will be given for the
tiniest eggs, and the small eggs are
not wanted.
Gus Paxton Seeking
Legislative Position
Announcement Is made by A. M.
(Gus) Paxton of Rosman In this Issue
of The Times that he will be a candi
date in the Democratic primary for
Representative in the General Assem
bly.
Mr. Paxton resides at Rosman, where
he served 10 years as postmaster, and
was In business as grocer and market
man there for years. He Is now engag
ed in farming and carpentry work. Mr.
Payton served for years on the local
school board at Rosman, and has been
an active leader in the Rosman Bap
tist church.
Equalization Board To
Meet In Court House
Board of Equalization Is scheduled
to meet in the county court house on
Monday, March 18, for purpose of
hearing any taxpayer who has com
plaint to make In regard to assessment
made In the 1940 levy.
The board of commissioners actB as
equalization committee in Transylvania
county, and will open their hearing at
9 o’clock on the morning of March 18,
in the commissioners’ room.
fled their Intention of attending the
Brevard convention In addition to the
several hundred delegates who are ex
pected.
Matter of selecting two delegatee to
the national convention In Philadelphia,
selection of presidential elector, and
! confirmation of candidate for congress
j lonal nominee will be among the mat
ters of business to be taken up.
County Convention 10 A. If.
Transylvania county Republican con
vention will be held In the court house
at 10 o'clock, according to official call
issued by Lewis Hamlin, executive
chairman. Delegates to the county con
vention In the afternoon, and other
business will be taken up at the morn
ing meeting.
Precinct meetings for naming dele
gates to the county convention, and
perfecting organizations In the various
Transylvania county precinct meetings
will be held on Saturday of this week at
2 o'clock.
It is expected that between 300 and
500 will attend the convention Monday
afternoon.
J. C. Capps Funeral
Rites Held Tuesday
J. C. Capps, prominent Little River
farmer, died at hie home last Sunday
night following an Illness of several
months.
Funeral services were held Tuesday
morning at 11 o’clock from Little River
[Baptist church. Interment was made
In the church cemetery.
Mr. Capps, who was 80 years old,
had lived In the Little River section
for the past 84 years. He was a na
tive of Henderson county, bod of the
late Aaron and June Haybew Capps.
Surviving are the widow, and one
daughter and one son. The daughter Is
Mrs. Maria Gosnell of Little River, and
the son Is R. L. Capps of Brevard.
Mr. Capps was twice married. His
first wife was Miss May Moore, who
has been dead a number of years. His
second wife was Mrs. Mary Heath,
who survives, together with one step
daughter and three step-sons.
In addition to nine grandchildren and
five great-grandchildren, Mr. Capps Is
also survived by two brothers, John
Capps of Zlrconia, and Aaron Capps,
of Greenville, S. C.
Friends of the deceased from many
sections of Western North Carolina at
tended the funeral services Tuesday.
Osborne-Simpson had charge of ar
rangements.
Mull Building Being
Remodeled This Week
Work of remodeling the Mull store
building on Broad street is expected to
be completed by last of this week, and
will probably be occupied Saturday of
this week, or first of next week.
The store was used until two weeks
ago by the A&P, which moved to the
Young Building. In the new Mull
store will be the combined Buy-Rite,
Home Grocery, and Mull’s Market.
Mercury Moves Up To $18,000
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. -$25,000.00
, —$20,000.00
—$18,000.00 Now
h -$15,000.00
-$10,000.00
-$ 5,000.00
Contributions from several sources
during the week, brought the official
Community Hospital thermometer up
another notch to the $18,000 mark, and
spurred the sponsors on to endeavor
to make a grand finale by March 15,
when It was originally planned that
the drive would terminate successful
ly.
Contribution of $100 was made by
the Lions Club which sponsored a min
strel here last Friday night and turn
ed the net proceeds over to the hos
pital fund.
Ecusta employes added $363.95 In the
past two weeks to their already large
donations, making a grand total from
employes of the new concern total
$2,098.85.
These two Items are the largest
single contributions, and have beer,
added to by several smaller contribu
tions from many sections of the county,
and from friends of Brevard people in
several sections of the nation.
People here who have written friends
in other sections of the effort being
made here to build a community hos
pital have in most cases met with good
response, and the finance committee
again urges that all people here In
terested In the county’s welfare, write
to friends and tell them about the
plan, and ask for contributions.
Seeks Re-Election
W. KERR SCOTT, Alamance
county farmer and Commissioner of
Agriculture, for the past two years
announces he will seek renomlna
tlon in the Democratic primary on
his record as an impartial adminis
trator and aggressive servant of
the State.
"The rigid enforcement of North
Carolina’s inspection and regula
tory laws win be continued in the
Interest of our farmers as well
as the honest manufacturer and
we will continue our efforts In be
half of an adequate marketing
program to give our growers sell
ing and grading methods that will
put them on a parity with their
best informed competitors," Scott
said. "We will continue to consult
with all agricultural agencies on
programs for the welfare of the
farmers.”
Aged Brevard Resident
Buried On Wednesday
David M. Orr, 71, died early Monday
night at the home of his son, Arthur
Orr on Wilson drive. Death was due
to heart attack.
Mr. Orr, a retired contractor, had
been in ill health for the past two years
or more, but was about as usual until
a few days ago.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs.
Jess A. Smith of Brevard, and seven
sons—Jason, Homer, Allison, David,
and Arthur Orr of Brevard; Ernest,
of Hendersonville; J. E of Little Rock,
Ark. Two brothere, Fred Orr of Hen
dersonville and Harry Orr of Landrum,
also survive. The wife has been dead
for six years.
Mr. Orr had been an active member
of Brevard Methodist church for years
and was regarded as a Bible student
of excellence.
Funeral services were held Wednes
day afternoon from Brevard Methodist
church of which the deceased had long
been an active member. The Rev. E.
P. Billups, pastor, was in charge of the
rites.
Interment was made in Gillespie
cemetery with Osborne-Simpson in
charge of arrangements.
‘GHOST TRAIN’ EVENT
IS SCHEDULED 15TH
Extraordinary Cast Promises
Entertainment of First Order
By Little Theatre
(Contributed)
Friday night, March 16, will see the
Brevard Little Theatre bringing back
a number of Brevard's favorite thes
plans, In addition to a galaxy of talent
Just lately settled here.
With the production of "T(}e Ghost
Train” for the benefit of the com
munity hospital, Ed Watson and Doris
Thorne, remembered for their perform
ance in "Smoke Screen,” which took
them to Chapel Hill where they won
honore in the Little Theatre Drama
Festival, return to thrill theatre goers
again.
Shgrrill Vemer, last seen in "The
Late Christopher Bean" comee back as
a shrewish wife of a big financier, Al
vin Moore, who has appeared In a num
ber of the Little Theatre productions
In the past.
Leon English will be seen as a schem
ing rum and narcotic smuggler respon
sible for part of the mystery surround
ing this production.
Becky Macfie, as an elderly spinster
lady, will furnish gales of laughtsr
with her antics, while this fantastic
tale sends chills through the audience.
Brevard will be fortunate In having
In this drama such new characters as
Roland Wilber and Sonia Colwell, play
ing a newly married couple stranded in
an out of the way railroad station the
first day of their honeymoon.
Charles Mathews, the decrepit station
master, terrifies a number of persons
before mysteriously dropping dead to
further complicate matters.
Peter Eberle will take a share in
the mysterious events until apprehend
ed by detectives, one of whom is Eb
Morrow, as an investigator of the De
partment of Justice.
Last but not least will be the ghost
train. Its signal bell rings, the engine
whistles and the train roars through
the station, leaving death In Its track.
Thrills and laughs predominate In
this fantastic tale of mystery and intri
gue on the Canadlan-Amerlcan border.
The Ghost Train will keep the audience
in suspense until the final curtain has
fallen.
Mrs. J. R. Bowman Is
Winner Word Contest
Mrs. J. R. Bowman of Rosman was
adjudged winner of the Rexall misspell
ed word contest conducted last month
by Macfie Drug store, and has been
given prize of 22-plecc set of aluminum
ware.
Mrs. Bowman found 72 out of a pos
sible 80 words spelled Incorrectly in
the large advertisement put out the
first of February by Macfles. Another
Rosman lady, Mrs. Mary Gwin Par
sons, also found the same number of
words spelled incorrectly, but Mrs.
Bowman was awarded the first place
account of a 15-wcrd essay she wrote on
"Why I prefer to trade at the Rexall
drug store."
Mrs. Grady Campbell of Brevard Col
lege was third with 66 words; Mrs.
E M. Watkins of Brevard, fourth with
62; Mrs. B. F. Cox of Brevard R-2,
fifth with 66 words; and Mrs. L. F. Ly
day of Enon, sixth with 48 words.
There was a large number listing 40
or more words.
At Lyday Hospital
An unusual number of patients was
reported at the Lyday Memorial hos
pital on Wednesday, to include the fol
lowing: Mrs. M. F. Floener, Mrs. L. F.
Cooper, Mrs. H. W. Heaton and infant
daughter, Mrs. Faul Maxwell and In
fant son. Mrs. F. L. Bridges, Mrs. Tom
Hargis, Ellis Clark, Albert Lyles, Pat
Poore and Spencer Chapman.
PTA Meets Monday
March meeting of the PTA win be
held in the grammar school auditorium
Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock, to
which all members and Interested
friends are invited to attend.
BELK FORMAL PARTY
THURSDAY, MARCH 14
Party and Reception at New
Store Will Be Held 8 To
10 In the Evening
Belk’s formal opening of their new
store on Bast Main street will be held
Thursday evening of next week, March
14, from 8 to 10 o’clock, when the gen
eral public will be invited to visit the
new store.
Flowers for the ladles, and favors
for the men will be provided, along
with punch and cake for the visitors.
Music will be provided and members
of the local organization as well as
visiting officials from Charlotte and
Greenville, will be present
There will be no sales made at th#
formal opening party, Manager Smith
said. However, all merchandise will be
on display.
Friday of next week had been orig
inally set for the opening party, but
the date Is being moved up one day,
to Thursday, March 14, In order not
to conflict with the entertainment which
the Little Theatre Is presenting for
benefit of the Community Hospital.
The new Belk’s store Is one of the
nice buildings In Brevard, and In ad
dition to Belk’s Department store,
Ruth’s Harper Shop Is also located
there, and will also Invite the visitors
to view their new equipment and ar
rangements for making beautiful ladles
more beautiful.