h1 1. TRANSYLVANIA TI t ® || : A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County T111 m m m »»♦»♦♦♦♦♦ Vol. 50= NoTlS-- BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1940 <1.00 PER YEAR IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY High School Leaders MISS KATHLEEN WILSON, valedictorian of the Brevard high school graduating class of 1940, at tained an average mark of 95.7. Miss Wilson. 16 years of age, Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Wilson, of Brevard. Other honors of Miss Wilson’s senior year In clude: Best school citizen In the D.A.R. award: managing editor of the high school news staff: In the senior superlatives, chosen as*most popular, most versatile, most stud ious, and most friendly; member of the Monogram club and of the senior class play cast She also has a perfect attendance record for her 11 years of school; was vale dictorian of the seventh grade class; and winner of the seventh grade history medal. MISS LUCY HALL Is valedictor ian of the 1940 graduating class of the Rosman high school. She Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Char les C. Hall, of Lake Toxaway. Miss Hall has a four-year average of 92 2. She Is one of the associate editors of the school staff; was valedictorian of the seventh grade; honor student of the eighth grade; Is active In dramatics; was elected most Intelligent In the senior class; was chief marshal of the junior class; Is a member of the Lake Toxaway Baptist church. Local Ag Boys Win Henderson Contest HENDERSONVILLE, May 1—Future Farmers Chapters of Henderson and Transylvania counties held their live stock judging and seed identification contests on Saturday at the Floyd Osborne farm in Mills River, All the schools in the two counties, nine in number were represented. Bre vard won first in the seed Identifica tion contest with Hendersonville sec ond, Rosman third and Mills River fourth. The highest individual scorers were first, Calvin Raxter of Brevard, and Russel Qarrett of Hendersonville (tie), second, Fred Glazener of Brevard, third, Ray Lee of Roeman, and Russel Wil liams of Hendersonville, (tie) and fourth, Curtis Griffin of Mills River. Mills River won first honors in the livestock judging with Hendersonville second. Brevard third and Flat Rock fourth. The high scorers in this contest were Hugh Jones of Flat Rock, first: Ed Hoots of Dana, second: Harry Blake of Brevard third: and Otis McLain of Mills River, fourth. Mills River was awarded top honors In the combined groups with Hender sonville second. Brevard third, and Flat Rock fourth. County Agent G. D. White and C. E. Craver judged the livestock contest ■with D. E. McLain, agricultural teach er at Bethel high handling the seed Glady Branch Church To Give Program 5th A Baptist associational May Day program will be held at the Glady Branch Baptist church Sunday after noon, beginning at 2:30 o'clock, with the superintendent presiding. Following devotional by Davis Glaz ener and roll call and reports from churches, the following topics will be discussed: Vacation Bible Schools, Miss Merrill: Evangelism through the Sun day School, Rev. W. S. Price; Re port on training work; Enlisting the Unenllsted, Rev. M. L. Lewis; New Sunday Schools in needy places, A. M. Paxton; New cradle rolls in each church. Department conferences will follow the discussions, with adjourn ment scheduled at 4 o’clock. METHODIST LADIES MEET IN BREVARD Asheville District Missionary Society Opens Convention Thursday Morning, 9:30 Two hundred or more delegates and visitors from the Asheville district of the Methodist church are expected in Brevard Thursday to attend the 28th annual session of the Woman’s Mis sionary society, which will be held in the Brevard Methodist church in a one-day session, beginning at 9:30 o’clock in the morning. The meeting will close at I o'clock, with lunch to be served at the church during the noon intermission. Miss Amy B, Hackney, district sec retary. of Asheville, will preside. Prom inent speakers on the day's program will include Mrs. P. N. Peacock, of Salisbury, conference treasurer; Mrs. W. R. Harris, of Asheville, conference secretary; Miss Nina Troy, missionary to China; and Miss Hackney, telling of district achievements. A playlet, “Rich as Croesus," by a group of Bre vard young people, special music, re j>orts from district and zone leaders, a memorial service and plans for the year’s work will be other features on the program. -- I Plans Not Complete For Rebuilding Inn Definite plans had not been made Wednesday regarding the rebuilding of Robin Hood Inn at Judson Lake. Mrs. S. P. Snell and Ted Snyder, owners of the large resort which was completely destroyed by fire early the morning of April 19, are working on plans for reconstruction, but have not made their plans public. The popular resort opened for busi ness last season, and enjoyed a good business, and the management said that booking for this summer already had insured success of the project there this year. Business and civic leaders here are hopeful of the hotel being rebuilt im mediately. Tanners To Play At Brevard On Saturday Brevard Tanners will meet Sayles of the Western Carolina Industrial league here Saturday afternoon in the second game of the 1940 schedule. Ecusta will play at Canton on Sat urday afternoon, and will meet Tryon here on May 11th, while the Tanners will meet Beacon here on that date. Starting lineups for the two teams have not been announced by the man agers, for Saturday’s games. Recreation Park Is Getting Into Shape Work is progressing satisfactorily on the public recreation park on the va cant lot opposite the post office on Jordan street. The project Is sponsor ed by the Brevard recreation center and the Garden club. One of the two shuffle boards and the horse shoe courts have been com pleted, and the badminton court has been laid off. The Garden club will beautify the lot by planting flowers and shrubs. It is expected by those sponsoring the amusement center that it will be ready for public use in the near future, through the continued cooperation of the citizens and organizations. Many Readers Guess At County Population Hundreds of readers of The Times have guessed at the population figure for Transylvania county which will be released within the next couple weeks. Cash prize of $5 will be given to the reader guessing nearest correct, and in case of tie the first prize will be di vided. Second and third prizes of one year, and six months subscription will also be given. Winners will be an nounced as soon as the population fig ures are released from the Asheville district office, which figures will be used as basis for the awards. Most popular figure was 11,111, with 15 people using this guess. Three people used 9,999; no one used 10,000; one person used the figures, 10,001; two, 11,000; none 12,000; two, IS,000; two, 14,000; four, 15,000; one, 16,000; one, 17,000; two 18,000; none 19,000; one, 20,000; and one person was so optimis tic as to guess 22,000. The range between 10.000 and 13,000 was most popular with the calculators, and the topic of "how many" has been equal to that of “how’s the European war." or "who’ll be governor,” in local circles. Friday and Saturday were land-of fice boom days In the office, with every mall bringing In a batch of letters and several hundred callers who left their guesses. Announcement of the correct figures will be made as soon as they are re leased from the Asheville district cen sus office. Pre-School Clinic at Brevard School Friday The pre-school clinic will be held at the grammar school building Friday of this week, beginning at 9:30 o’clock In the morning.' All children who are starting school for the first time are urged to come for free health examination. The P. T. A. and the oourrty health unit are cooperating la the clinic. Piano Recital Will Be Given Monday Eve Music pupils of Alvin Moore and Mrs. Melvin Gillespie of the Brevard schools will give their annual piano recital in the high school auditorium Monday evening at 8 o’clock. A special feature of the program will be selections by the Brevard high school band, under the direction of Mrs. Clyde McDonald. Russell Young, a Brevard college student, will render a violin solo. Tills will be the first of two recitals, the second to be held Friday evening, May 10. The following elementary and high school pupils will participate on the program: Louise Wood, Bill Brittain, Dorothy Gay Rockwood, Mary Alice Hollifield, Dorothy Poole, Marguerite Scruggs, Carolyn Klzcr, Betsy Brit tain, Eleanor King, Jo Ann Poole, Mary Norwood, Joyce Ann Gibson, Patsy Austin, Carolyn King, Alfred Neumann, Lottie Mae Tinsley, Herbert Finck, Thomas King McCrary, Joan Austin. Gene Franklin, Pendleton Banks, Fran ces Walker and Betty Finck. Marshals for this and other com mencement programs, selected on the basis of scholarship, will be: Fred Glaz ener, chief, David Franklin, Eugene Morris, Mary Alice Hardin, Irene Lof tls, Elizabeth Brown, Bertie Mae Orr, Bob Gash and Larry Wilson. New Arrival Mr. and Mrs. Lem Brooks announce the birth of a daughter, Flora Mae. on April 18th. Republican Speaker Coming Here Today John R. Hoffman, Republican candi date for governor, will speak at the Brevard court house Thursday after noon of this week at 8 o’clock, it has been announced from Burlington, home of the candidate. Mr. Hoffman Is expected to arrive here Thursday morning, and will prob ably spend several days In the western part of the state. Brevard Seniors Will Present Play Friday The cast of the Brevard high school senior class play, "New Fires,” ap pearing above, includes the following, reading from left to right: Front row —Alice Pettit, Gloria Ann Wilson, June Fenwicke, Wllda Reece. Middle row—Mary Jane Brown, Kathleen Wilson, Jean Bennett, Lois Moore, Sarah Hester Fowler. Top row— —Bill Fetzer, Robert Tinsley, Hale Slniard, Hale Chamberlain, Bob Hug gins, Robert Jackson. The Brevard high school band will make its initial public appearance on Friday evening, May 8, by furnish ing musical selections between the acts of the senior class play, "New Fires.” in the high school auditorium. Mrs. Clyde McDonald is director of the band. ' The play is most appealing and thoroughly human. The happy com bination of adolescent, sophisticated and rural characters, and humor, guarantees amusement for every one. The plot reveals how Stephen San try, a Chicago author, realizing that the members of his family have lost their appreciation of the worthwhile things in life, takes them to an in herited old farm in the Missouri Ozarks, presumably for a week-end visit. At the first meal, he explodes his bombshell that they are to stay, and that to eat, every one must do his share of work. Billy and Phyllis, adolescents of 15 and 16, scent fun in the new adventure, and the hope of being released from school, but Stephen finds determined oppostion in Anne, his luxury-loving wife, Olive, his spoiled 28-year-old daugh ter, and Dick, the eldest, who has brought along a new wife for his father’s surprise and support. How this family works out its problems with the aid of village personalities, notable among whom Is Lynn Gray, a young country doctor, and finds new zest in living, forms the crux of the play. Robert Huggins plays the lead ing role as Stephen Santry, father of I this very interesting family. Mrs. E. K. DeLong is director of the play. Clean-Up Campaign Be Staged In Brevard Week May 6-11th Annual Clean-Up and Paint-Up Campaign will be waged in Brevard during the coming week, May 6-11, and co-operation of every individual and group is requested by ladies of the Civic Club which organization is sponsoring the movement. The town sanitary department will provide trucks for hauling trash, and a schedule of days and sections is carried below to aid citizens in giving co-operation with the sanitary department. The town truck will pick up trash and refuse in the four "zones" of the town on scheduled dates, and residents in the four zones are requested to have their trash ready for the truck on the day it is scheduled in the particular section of Brevard. The zones are laid out with Broad street being the north-south dividing line, and Main street being the east west line. Truck schedule calls for Zone 1—east r of Broad and north of East Main on Tuesday; Zone 2—east of Broad and south of Main on Wednesday; Zone 8 —west of Broad and south of Main, Thursday; Zone 4—west of Broad and north of Main, Friday. Observing the above dates which the trucks will be in the four zones, resi dents are requested to place their trash In containers, on the front of their property the afternoon before the truck is to make its rounds. It is necessary to observe this schedule closely, as the truck will be unable to get back over any of the zones. Request is made by the truck crew that trash be placed in containers where possible but in any event to have it piled compact, so that loading may be facilitated. There will be no charge for hauling the trash. Merchants and business men of the town are also lending their cooperation by giving special prices on "clean-up” supplies for the week, and on needed things to help make the homes more liveable after the yards and lots have been cleaned. Mrs. John W. Smith Is general chair man of the Clean-Up drive, with a number of ladles assisting as co-chair men, and other ladles of the town also lending their aid. _ Mayor’s Proclamation Mayor A. H. Harris has issued the following official proclamation relative to the Clean-Up campaign which starts Monday; WHEREAS, the ladies of the Civic Club of the Town of Brevard, with the cooperation of the municipal govern ment, and other organizations, is plan ning its annual Clean-Up, Paint-Up campaign during the week of May 6 to 11th; and WHEREAS, a campaign of this type is productive of immeasurable good in the matter of health, employment, and thrift, fire prevention, better housing, civic pride, and home beautiful work, NOW, THEREFORE, I, A. H. Harris Mayor of the Town of Brevard, N. C., do hereby set aside and proclaim the week of May 6-11, 1940, as CLEAN-UP, PAINT-UP CAMPAIGN WEEK and do respectfully call upon all in dividuals and groups to cooperate in the observance and furtherance of the great good of this campaign. Respectfully, A. H. HARRIS, Mayor Town of Brevard, N. C New Arrivals Mr. and Mrs. Homer Coltrane an nounce the birth of a daughter, Cor nelia Annette, on April 22, at Burras Memorial hospital, High Point. Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Payne, Jr., of Clinton, S. C., announce the arrival of a daughter, Carolyn Baker at Hays hospital, on April 23. Mrs. Payne was before her marriage Miss Sue Beasley of Clayton, Ala. Brevard Population Count May Reach High of 3,500 Brevard’s population count has already passed the 3,000 mark, enumerators here estimated Wednesday, and with proper co-operation in the listing, the enumera tors are of the opinion that the total count will reach the 3,500 mark. Mrs. N. A. Miller and Sam Barnette, enumerators In the west and east sec tions of Brevard, respectively, said Wednesday that they hoped to be through with the enumeration within the next few days, and that official figures would be released through the Asheville office as soon as their reports are completed. While official figures could not be disclosed, preliminary estimates Wed nesday showed Brevard already passed the >,000 mark, which wan fclgh-toope I for most of the Brevard boosters who have tried to estimate the population "off-hand.” Reports from the township enumera tors were not available Wednesday, but taking Brevard’s increase as a base, it fis believed that the county’s total population will reach and probably pass the 11,000 mark. Brevard’s count in 1980 was 2,SS9, and total for the county was 9,589. As a matter of civic pride, it is plea of Mayor A. H. Harris, and directors of the Brevard Chamber of Commerce that all people see to it that they are counted, so that the official total may reach or pass 8600 for Brevard. Enon WMS To Meet The Women’s Missionary Union of the Enon Baptist church will meet Sunday afternoon at 3:80 o’clock at the church. All women of the church and community are urged to help with the work by being present Items Of Interest In Oakland Section Mr. and Mrs. Vemer Redman moved recently from the house belonging to Mrs. Maggie Nicholson to a cottage belonging to Waite Reid. Mr. and Mrs. Weaver Taylor and family returned to Enka after spending their vacation here with relatives and friends. Mrs. W. F. McCall, who spent the winter in Miami, Fla., returned home last week. Mrs. Belzie Nicholson, who has been ill with measles for some time at the home of her daughter, Mrs. N. S. Gal loway, and family, called at her home here Sunday afternoon en route to Sapphire, where she will spend some time with her daughter, Mrs. James T. Harrison, and Mr. Harrison. Mrs. S. L. Sanders, who has been very ill, is spending some time with her son, I. S. Sanders, and family. Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Watson a son on April 16. Mrs. Mary Burgess and daughter, Miss Alberta, and Neill Burgess visited relatives in Glenville Sunday. Mrs. E. D. Reid and Mrs. Charlie Reid were visitors of Mrs. S. E. Alex ander Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred McNeely and Miss Hines were Highlands visitors Sunday. Eric, small son of Mr. and Mrs. Her bert Hall, returned home last week after spending some time with Mr. and Mrs. Bums Alexander at Cashiers. Grady Nicholson, Jr., who has been ill with measles, at the home of his aunt, Mrs. Roxie Dunn, returned home Monday. , Mr. and Mrs. Frank Revis moved from Dan Reid’s cottage to a house belonging to M. E. Nicholson, near the post office. Mrs. Winchester and Miss Hines spent Monday night in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wilds. Miss Ruth Bennett called on Verona Fisher on Friday. Joe Revis had the misfortune to get his leg broken when a mule ran away with him. Callers at the home of Mr. and Mrs. I. S. Sanders were Mr. and Mrs. Guy Pitts, Mrs. Ada Sanders and Lensey Sanders, of Lake Toxaway, Mr. and Mrs. Buck McCall and son, of Brevard, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Reid and Mrs. Lee F. Norton. Seth, son of Rev. and Mrs. Roland Robinson, returned home Sunday after spending several weeks at Tryon. He was accompanied home by his uncle, Tom Robinson, and brother, Berry Rob inson. Rev. W. H. Nicholson, of Rosman, vis ited Lake Toxaway Baptist church Sunday. He preached in the pastor’s absence. Democratic Meetings Scheduled Saturday Precinct meetings will be held by Democrats of the county on Saturday afternoon of this week at 2 o’clock, it has been announced by the executive committee. Delegates will be elected to the coun ty convention which meets in Brevard on May 11th. and which time the exe cutive committee set-up will be com pleted, and delegates elected to the state convention which meets In Ral eigh on May 17. At Lyday Hospital Patients reported at Lyday Memorial hospital on Wednesday wero: Mm. Dan English, Mm. Jack Fortin, Miss Kath erine Yeates, Miss Hffle Mulhnex, Mrs. E. B. Reece, Hit Ethel Breedlove, Louis Free, Taft Owen and Horace Brown. POSTOFFICE BIDDERS LOCATED IN BREVARD Excavation for New Federal Building Expected To Get Underway Here Friday Contractors for the new Brevard postoffice building arrived in town Tuesday, and expect to have work underway by Friday of this week. First work to be done will be excava tion, and the shovel and trucks are ex pected to start Friday morning. Dirt moved from the location will be placed on the Macfie lot opposite the primary school on Broad street. Boyd & Goforth of Charlotte, are contractors for the new building. J. L. Beam will be in charge of construction, assisted by his brother M. C. Beam, both of the Charlotte contracting con cern. Victor J. Oliver of Washington, will be engineer in charge for the fed eral government. Mr. Beam said Wednesday that he had hoped to start on the first day of the month, but that due to delay In moving the shovel and trucks for ex cavation, the work would be delayed until Friday. The contractors state that they plan to use local labor Insofar as possible, but that there will be very little work available for the next few weeks, or until excavation is completed. Plans of the contractors are to rush the Job to completion before cold weath er, and it Is entirely possible that the office will be In use by or before Christ mas. May Day Fete Slated At College Saturday May day exercises at Brevard College will be held Saturday afternoon, be ginning at 5 o'clock on the lawn In front of West hall. Miss Jean Summey will be May queen, and Miss Lenore Matthews, maid of honor. Court attendants, heralds and others will appear in costumes appro priate to the various characters. Little Dorothy Kiser will be flower girl, and little Harry Trantham will act as crown bearer. Other festivities of the day will be held, beginning at 1:80 in the after noon with exhibits open to the pub lic; baseball game at 2 o’clock; sup per on the campus at 3:16; and con cluding with the presentation of six original one-act plays in the college auditorium at 8 o’clock. The public is invited to all of the day’s activities. HOSPITAL FUND IS NEARING ITS GOAL Donations Made This Week By Two Church Groups—All Pledges Are Asked For Latest groups to report through The Times office as donators to the Com munity Hospital Fund are the Home makers Class members of Brevard Bap tist church with a $10 donation, and the Pisgah Forest Baptist church with $4. The drive for funds Is continuing, and friends in many sections continue to send In small contributions. The fund has reached the *20,000 mark, and with other pledgee that have been made should now be near $22,000, counting the pledges as cash. The committee requests that those people who have made pledgee pay im mediately through Mrs. Ralph Fisher, George Wheeler, or The Times office. Check-up of all cash receipts will be made during this week, and statement as to actual status of the fund made. Dr. Elliott To Preach Dr. Phil Elliott, of the religious edu cation department of Western Caro lina Teachers College, Cullowhee, will preach at the Brevard Baptist church Sunday morning at 11 o’clock, an nouncement has been made by the pul pit committee. Mayor Cooper Coming To County On Monday Mayor Tom Cooper of Wilmington, Democratic candidate for governor, an nounces that he will be la Brevard with his sound truck on Monday of next week. Definite hour of Mayor Cooper’s ar rival has not been set but will be around noon-time, or shortly before. The mayor, who is campaigning as a businessman and a mule-trader, says he has a story every Democrat, as well as every Republican should hear, and with his sound truck he is attracting much attention over the state. Rod Sparrow, newspaperman, Is with the mayor on the statewide tour as his publicity manager. Charles McCall Wins Honors at Cullowhee Charles McCall, son of Mr. and Mm. Clyde S. McCall, of Lake Toxaway, a junior at Western Carolina Teach ers College, Cullowhee, has recently re ceived two high honors at the state Institution. Mr. McCall has been elected one of nine senators from a student body of 600 to represent the college in Its student government activities next year. This Is one of the most Im portant elections of the school year. The two senators receiving the high est number of votes each year are later run for president and vice pme Ment of the student government The local young man also won the dean’s honor list for the winter quarter. Scad In Year lUaewal To-Day