M THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES
A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County V..:
Vol. SO: No. 17 BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1940_$1.00 PER YEAR IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY
POPULATION GUESS
MUST BE IN OFFICE
SATURDAY AT 3:00
Map-Coupon In This Issue of
Times—$5 Cash Prize
To Be Given Winner
All guesses on the population of
Transylvania county by official score
of the 1940 census must be in this of
fice not later than Saturday. April 27,
at 3:00 p. m., to be eligible for the $5
cash prize, or the second and third
prizes of subscriptions.
Population figures for the county will
probably be released early next month,
and the official figures released will
be taken as count by which the prizes
will be awarded.
A map-coupon Is again being print
ed In this Issue of The Times, and those
who have guessed too low, too high, or
who have not guessed at all, are priv
ileged to use the coupon in today’s
paper.
Several people havo guessed in the
9,000 range, and general opinion of
"experts’’ is that anything under 10,
000 is certainly too low. How much
over that figure is —a guess.
"Half dozen or more have guessed
above 20,000, which is certainly too
high, and these contestants had better
use a coupon from today's paper and
make a fresh start.
One very optimistic person sent in
a guess last week of even 22.000. Sev
I eral hundred have guessed in the 10
[ and 11 thousand range.
The population count in 1930 was
\ 9,589: In 1920, 9,303. Since 1930 there
have been a number of families moved
into the county, coming here when the
college was opened, with Wheeler Silk
Hosiery Mills, and with Ecusta. Some
families have left the county due to
curtailing of lumbering, and others have
moved away for various reasons.
The count will r.ot be easy to guess—
but some person will get the $5 cash
prize, or maybe it will be split between
two people . . . whatever the outcome,
if you wish to guess, clip the coupon
today and send it in . . . costs nothing
to try.
Democrat Convention
Called For Next Month
Democratic Precinct meetings have
been called at the various polling places
for Saturday, May 4th, at 2 o'clock. At
these meetings precinct committees will
be elected, and delegates chosen to at
tend the Democratic county conven
tion, which meets in Brevard May 11th
at 2 o’clock.
The new County Democratic Execu
tive committee will be composed of the
chairman of the seventeen precinct
committees. The new executive com
mittee will meet May llth--same date
as the convention—and elect officers
of the committee for the next two
years.
The county convention will elect
delegates to the State Convention, which
meets in Raleigh at noon, May 17th,
and attend to such other business as
may come before the convention.
The calls for meetings were issued
by Otto Alexander, present chairman,
and R. I* Gash, present secretary.
Marble Tournament®
Be Played By School®
It Is requested by the leaders of the
r recreation center in Brevard that all
i schools in the county play off their
[ school finals in the marble tournament
L on or before May 4. The name and
W home address of the winner in each
school should then be forwarded to Mrs.
Bess W. May. Brevard, it is asked.
The winners will be notified of the
1 exact place and date in which the
finals will be played off. Blanks will
be furnished each school principal to
Incorporate this information to be for
warded to the recreation center.
At Lyday Hospital
Patients reported at I,yday Memorial
hospital on Wednesday were: Roberta
Bryant. Katherine Yeates, Mrs. Fred
Breedlove, Miss Effie Mulllnax, Mrs.
Martin Turbyfield, Mrs. E. D. Reese,
Lewis Free, George Buchanan and Mas
on Brown. ,
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May Day Queens at Brevard College
MISS JEAN SUMMEY, standing, will be May Queen
at the annual festival to be held at Brevard College on
Saturday, May 4, and MISS LENORE MATTHEWS, in
set, will be Maid of Honor. Both young ladies are popular
members of the sophomore class, and both are active in
student activities. (Cut courtesy Greenville Piedmont—Austin Photo).
Forestry Official Here
Dr. H. S. Davis of the national bureau
of fisheries is spending several days
this week in Pisgah National Forest.
Dr. Davis is connected with the agri- j
cultural investigation department of
the bureau, and while here will be in |
conference with T. K. Chamberlain and
Ruben Knuth who are in charge of
fish culture and fish rearing in Pisgah
National Forest.
Letter From England
Shows People Backing
Chamberlain Regime
That the English people are stand
ing behind their war-time officials and
have confidence in their leadership
ability is shown in a letter from Brigh
ton. Sussex, England, received recently
from relatives by Mrs. Mildred Chad
wick, of Brevard.
The writer of the letter stated that
Mr. Chamberlain shows calmness but
determination in his difficult role, and
that Mr. Churchill is greatly ad
mired.
The letter also stated that the ra
tioning of foods in England is somewhat
contrary to current press and radio
news coming from London. Certain
foods are rationed, such sis butter and
meat, the letter said, but there is no
great shortage in any line of food, as
sill have enough to eat. The butter ra
tion is one-fourth pound per week per
person and bacon is .very expensive
but can be obtained, whereas fish and
poultry are not rationed.
Gravely Joins Staff
Of Jefferson People
Dewey Gravely has taken agency for
the Jefferson Standard Life Insurance
company in Transylvania county, and
will be associated with T. H. Shipman
in the new field.
Mr. Gravely is widely known through
out the community, having been con
nected with the bank as bookkeeper,
the town of Brevard, and for the past
several years has been bookkeeper at
the McCrary Auto service.
Statement of business done in North
Carolina during the past year by the
Jefferson Standard is given in an ad
vertisement in this issue of The Times,
along with statement by Julian Price,
president of the North Carolina com
pany.
Cancer Campaign Is
Doing Well In Town
Brevard’s cancer campaign, which
has been underway during April, will
come to a close this week, sponsored by
the Fortnightly club.
All clubs and organizations or in
dividuals having subscribed member
ship in the cancer control drive and
not having as yet paid in the member
ship dues are requested to do so as
soon as possible. Mrs. L. K. Ratchford
Is treasurer for the campaign, and the
money may be turned over to her or to
Miss Della Shore, president of the Fort
nightly club. The proceeds from the
movement here will be sent to head
quarters to aid In carrying on the state
and national fight In the control of the
dread disease of cancer.
The local campaign Is reported to
have met with splendid success, with
practically all of the clubs and organi
zations responding to the call for dol
lar memberships.
Sand In Your Renewal To-Day
Presbyterian Ladies
Hold Meeting Here
Reelection of Miss Kitlie Stic Mc
Elroy, of Stocksvllle, as president and
selection of Canton, as the next meeting
place were highlights of the closing ses
sion of the Woman's auxiliary of Ashe
ville Presbytery, which met at the Bre
vard - Davidson River Presbyterian
church Thursday and Friday. Around
150 deegates and visitors attended dur
ing the two days.
Other Presbytcrial officers elected
are: Mrs. L. T. Wilds. Hendersonville,
vice-president; Mis. L. M. Richeson.
Waynesville, secretary; Mrs. Ed White,
Asheville, treasurer, and Mrs. W. F.
Swift, Waynesville, historian.
Chairman of the five districts were,
elected as follows: Mrs. H. P. Mitchell,
Asheville; Mrs. A. E. Knoefel, Black
Mountain; Mrs. C. W. Savage, Murphy;
Mrs. A. H. Harris, Brevard, and Mrs.
George Kunz, Waynesville.
Installation ceremonies were conduct
ed by Mrs. D. R. Beeson, Synodical
president, Johnson City, Tenn., who
gave the Synodical message at the open
ing session. Mrs. C. M. Morgan, of
West Asheville, was elected Synodical
delegate.
Mrs. J. C. Plexico, of West Asheville,
conducted the birthday objective ser
vice Friday afternoon, assisted by child
ren of the Brevard auxiliary in the
presentation of a pageant.
New Arrival
Born to Mr. and Mrs. J. Dover Hud
son a son, Joe David, on Friday, April
19th.
Square Dance Thursday
The local W.O.W. Camp, Balsam
Grove 116, will entertain its members
tonight (Thursday), with a square
dance to be held at the Woodmen hall.
The dance is for members only, who
may invite their wives or lady friends,
and admission charge will be the an
nual pass-word.. Entertainment begins
sharply at 8 o’clock.
NEW POSTOFFICE
BUILDING STARTS
NEXT WEDNESDAY
Boyd & Goforth of Charlotte
Are Contractors—Be Com
pleted by January 1
Work is expected to start on the new
Brevard postoffice building May 1st, ac
cording to statement made by repre
sentative of the contractors to Post
master Coleman Galloway here Tues
day.
Details of type work and workmen to
be engaged, could not be obtained
Tuesday, as Times reporter was unable
to contact the contractor.
Boyd & Goforth, of Charlotte, were
low bidders on the structure. Their
bid was low at $44,900.00.
The new- postoffice will be located on
corner of Broad and Morgan streets,
facing Broad, and is expected to be
completed by January 1, 1941.
Pre-School Clinic
Be Held Here May 3
A pre-school clinic will be held at the
elementary school on Friday, May 3,
at 9:30 o’clock. All children who will
start school in the fall are eligible.
Health examinations will be given.
The county health office Is doing the
work in cooperation with the P.T.A.
Music Program Thursday
Morris Brothers, group of musicians
from radio station WWNC, will give a
benefit program at the Brevard court
house Thursday night of this week at
8 o'clock.
The show is being sponsored by the
American I-egion for benefit of the
Carson Creek church building repair
fund.
Methodist Ladies To
Meet In Brevard 2nd
For One-Day Session
Two hundred or more delegates and
visitors are expected in Brevard Thurs
day, May 2, to attend the annual meet
ing of the Asheville district of the
Methodist missionary society, which
will convene at the Brevard Methodist
church in a one-day session.
Bishop Clare Purcell is expected to
be the main speaker on the program.
Miss Amy Hackney, district secretary,
of Asheville, will preside over the meet
ing. Prominent leaders in the district
and state will be heard on the program
during the day.
FIRST LEAGUE BALL
GAME ON SATURDAY
Ecusta and Tanners To Meet
At 3 o’clock On Brevard
College Diamond
First scheduled baseball game of the
Western North Carolina Industrial
league will be played Saturday af
ternoon between Ecusta and the Tan
ners.
The game will be called at 3 o'clock
Saturday afternoon on the College field
on North Broad street.
Neither team has announced prob
able starting lineup, nor the batteries
for the day, and it is likely that sev
eral extra players will be used by both
teams during the afternoon.
Athletic field at Ecusta has not been
completed, and pending finishing of the
field the College and high school fields
will be used by this organization. The
Tanners will use the College diamond
when at home.
Official schedule as earned on an
other page of The Times shows a game
at Brevard or Ecusta each Saturday
throughout the season with the except
ion of one.
Other teams In the WNC loop In
clude: Beacon, Canton, Enka, Hazel
wood, Sayles and Tryon.
Brevard Tanners were winners of
last year's cup, defeating Enka In the
play-off series.
To Speak May 2nd
JOHN R. HOFFMAN, of Burling
ton, Republican candidate for gover
nor, has announced that he will
speak at Brevard on the afternoon of
May 2nd, at 3 o'clock in the after
noon. Candidate Hoffman states in
a letter to The Times, that his can
didacy Is meeting with favor through
out the state. He is opposed for
nomination by R. H. McNeil of
Statesville and George C. Pritchard
of Asheville. The speaking on the
afternoon of May 2, will be held in
the county court house.
Bowling Center Being
Repaired By Owner*
Work of repairing and renovating, the
English-Allison building on North Cald
well street has been started, and plans
call for complete modernization of the
structure.
The building will be occupied by the
Centennial Bowling Center, Inc., which
plans to open sometime next month
with six new Brunswick alleys.
Proper Burning Methods
Modern methods of burning new
ground is shown by the National For
est service in a set-up at the county
agent's office. The replica of a group
burning new ground is set in a case,
life-like and in natural colors. The
display will be in the county agent
office for several days.
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Mr*. Mackey Winner
Of Big Egg Contest
Mrs. E. H. Mackey of Little River,
who was winner of the first week’s
big egg contest, was also winner of the
final week, with the largest entry.
Mrs. J. M. Williams, of Camp Caro
lina section, who has made several
entries, and who has rated second high
on two other occasions, was again
placed second last week.
The contest which has been going
for six weeks, closed Saturday, and
will not be open again until next spring.
Winners during the six weeks have
been: H. E. Guyer, Rosman; Miss
Maude Raxter, Brevard R-l; G. W.
Whitmire, Connestee; Warrior McCall,
Brevard R-2; and Mrs. Mackey, Lltte
River.
Twenty-two entries were made for the
last week of the contest.
M. A. Mull Withdraws
In Commissioner Race
M. A. Mull told The Times Wednes
day afternoon that he had officially
withdrawn his name from the list of
candidates filed in the Democratic pri
mary, and will not be a candidate for
commissioner.
Mr. Mull said that he had considered
the matter from all angles, and that
after careful consideration he filed
notice with the chairman of the election
board that he would not be a candidate.
Snow Hampers Fishermen
Fishermen who were out bright and
early Sunday morning to make record
catches In Plsgah National Forest (so
they hoped) found snow around the
Pink Beds section and trout refusing
to bite. Sixty-three fishermen caught
62 fish. Lower South Mills will be open
Friday, and North Fork of French
Broad open again Sunday.
Fish Rearing Station Open To Public May First
Davidson River Fish Rearing Station in Pisgab National Forest will bo open to the public on Wednesday
of next week, May 1, it has been announced by Jack Fortin, ranger. Superintendent Ruben Knuth has more
than 60,000 baby one to three inch trout of the rainbow, Brook, and brown species in the rearing pools shown
at top of the picture, and several thousand larger ones of the same species in the circular pools in the fore
orni.nd visitors are alwavs welcome at the station, and the spot is an attractive one to the tourists. The sta
ROBIN HOOD INN FIRE
DESTROYS BUILDING
AND ALL FURNITURE
Tentative Plans for Rebuilding
Fine Tourist Hotel Are
Being Considered
Robin Hood Inn, which burned com
pletely to the ground early last Friday
morning, will be rebuilt, according to
plans of Mrs. S. P. B. Snell, and Ted
Snyder, owners.
The fine tourist hotel, which opened
for business last summer, was located
on Judson Lake, near Cedar Mountain,
and had attracted a wide and influen
tial clientele during its first season.
Loss of the hostelry was a distinct loss
to this community, and leaders here
are all hopeful that tentative plans for
rebuilding may be worked out and
work started immediately.
Mr. Snyder, who lives near the hotel,
said that he was awakened shortly
after midnight Friday morning by the
noise of the fire, and that when he
looked out hts window, it appeared
that the entire building front was on
fire, approximately 100 feet.
No one was living in the building at
the time, and although workmen had
been engaged for several days on the
property, none of the men smoke, Mr.
Snyder said, and therefore the fire
could not have been started accidently
by one of the workmen.
Sheriff George Shuford who Investi
gated the fire early Friday morning
said that he wa3 of the opinion the
blaze was started intentionally, and he
is working on several clues which may
lead to arrest of the fire-bugs.
None of the furnishings of the build
ing were saved, due to the fact that
the entire length of the building was
ablaze at about the same time. Two
small outhouses nearb^ were kept from
burning by Mr. Snyder and helpers.
The buildings and furnishings cost
close to $30,000, and Mrs. Snell said
Tuesday that she had already received
reservations for a large number of
people beginning June 1st, when she
had planned to open the hotel.
Registration Books
Will Open Saturday
Registration books will open in the
various voting precincts on Saturday of
this week, and remain open for three
Saturdays. The books will be open
from 9 In the morning until sunset.
All people who have changed their
voting precinct since last election, and
who wish to vote in the May 25th pri
mary will be required to re-register.
Those who have become of age since
last election, or any who have moved
into the county, will be required to
register before they are eligible to vote
in the primary.
All Democratic county offices except
state senator and tax collector are to
be voted on in the May primary. The
county Republican ticket is unopposed.
However, there is to be a primary for
selection of Republican governor and
lieutenant governor candidates.
Announcement has been made by the
board of elections that voting place In
Cathey's Creek township has been mov
ed from the former County Home loca
tion to Selica School house, and regis
tration of voters for that precinct will
be made In the new location.
Wm. Henry Improving
W. M. Henry, who has been critically
til with a heart ailment, is reported to
be much improved at_his home here.
He has been ill the past four weeks,
but is not yet able to sit up.
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Clean-Up Campaign
Starts In Brevard
On Sixth of May
Clean-Up Paint-Up Week has been
officially set for May 6-11 by Mrs. J.
W. Smith, chairman for the Woman’s
Civic Club and Mayor A. H. Harris.
Details of taking care of trash re
moval, and other aid which the town
sanitary department will give will be
carried In next week's Times.
SENIOR CLASS PLAY
SCHEDULED MAY 3
Cast of Characters of “New
Fires” Given—Event In
School Auditorium
"New Fires,” a domestic comedy in
three acts, by Chares Qulmby Burdette,
wil be presented by the senior class
of the Brevard high school Friday even
ing, May 8, at 8 o'clock in the school
auditorium.
The cast of characters includes: Lu
cinda Andrews, a widow, Lois Moore:
Suzanne Toler, a spinster of SB, Sarah
Hester Fowler: 8id Sperry, a farm
hand, Robert Jackson; Jerry, his son,
Robert Tinsley: Stephen Santry, an
author, Robert Huggins; Billy, bis son,
Bill Fetzer: Phyllis, his daughter, Kath
leen Wilson; Anne, his wife, Alice
Petit; Olive, his daughter, June Fen
wlcke; Eve, his daughter-in-law, Jean
Bennett; Dick, his son. Hale Slniard;
Doctor Lynn Gray, a country physician,
Hale Chamberlain; Mary Marshall, a
neighbor, Mary Jane Brown; Mrs. Mar
shall, Mary’s mother, Wilda Reece;
Angie Sperry, Sid’s wife, Gloria Ann
Wilson.
The entire action of the play takes
place in the combination dining room
living room of the old Santry home
stead, located in the southern part of
Missouri. The time is the present
Thanks For Your Rsaowal