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V | 50, N~2~- BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1940 $1.00 PER YEAR IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY
REV. B.W. THOMASON
NEW BAPTIST PASTOR
Edgefield Minister Is Elected
To Fill Post At Brevard
Baptist—Coming June 11
Th© Rev. B. W. Thomason, of Edge
Held, S. C., has accepted call to pastor
ate of the Brevard Baptist church, and
will move here with his family on June
11.
The Rev. Mr. Thomason comes to
Brevard with a fine record as a pastor,
Bible student, and citizen. He has been
pastor of the First Baptist church at
Edgefield for the past ten years.
A graduate of Furman University
and Louisville Baptist Seminary, Mr.
Thomason was the unanimous choice
of the congregation here at a church
meeting held Sunday morning. The
pastor was recommended by the pulpit
committee, and preached here two
weeks ago.
Mr. Thomason will bring his wife
and three children here to live, and
will preach his first sermon as pastor
on June 16th. He succeeds the Rev.
Yancey C. Elliott who is now pastor of
the First Baptist church In Llncoln
ton.
WPA CELEBRATION IN
COUNTY THIS WEEK
DISPLAYS PROJECTS
Dinner at Hut Monday Brings
Various Groups Together
For “Checking Over”
National Activity Week, set aside in
the nation for inspection and appraisal
of the various projects of the profes
sional and service division started in
Transylvania county with visitations to
the various projects Monday morning.
Opening of the new play park op
posite the post office drew around 200
people. Music by the Federal music
project band was an opportunity for
the public to observe the fine work of
thts project.
The climax to the day’s events was
the project dinner which was served
at the NYA hut. The Rev. C. M. Jones
was toastmaster and introduced the
speakers. A. G. Galbraith, recreation
al leader, discussed "Aims and Ob
jectives of the Professional and Service
Division,” The P&S projects, he said
are designed to give equal opportunities
for all. which is the American way of
life. Miss Sadie North, adult educa
tion teacher, discussed "Current Opera
tions,” telling definitely what Is being
done throughout the county. Mrs.
Elsie Smith, lunch room worker, im
pressed the group with her subject,
“What WPA Has Meant to the Project
Worker," bringing out that it meant se
curity, assurance of food, shelter, cloth
ing and a few of the things that made
life worth while, and a greater appre
ciation for a job well done and greater
respect and appreciation fr the gov
ernment. A. B. Galloway representing
the sponsors, spoke on "Why This
Work Pays Our Community," pointing
out the services the people receive
from the projects operating in Tran
sylvania county. He called attention
to such services as sewing, education,
library service, recreation, music, lunch
rooms, matron service and commodity
distribution. He stressed the import
ance of cooperation In learning to live
together and to work together.
A feature of the banquet was a short
entertainment by Charles R. Taggart,
and enthusiastic group singing led by
Mrs. Bess W. May. In addition to the
above program, a national broadcast
had been planned but was cancelled due
to atmospheric conditions.
Invitation is extended to the public
to visit all of the projects throughout
the week, and to make suggestions for
Improvement and additional service to
the community.
Boylston Road Open
Highway 280, Boylston road to Ashe
ville Is open to travel thl3 week, and
will remain open for about two weeks,
when it will be closed again for six or
eight days while final surface treat
ment is being put on.
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College Exercises To Start
Saturday For Commencenent
Pinal arrangements have been com
pleted for the sixth year commence
ment program to be held at Brevard
College, beginning Saturday night, May
25, and continuing through Wednesday
morning, May 29. There are 107 can
didates for granduation in the senior
class this year.
The program will open on Saturday
night at 8:00 o’clock, with a music re
cital and reception to be given In hon
or of the seniors by the members of
the college faculty.
On Sunday morning at the eleven
o'clock hour, Dr. W. P. Quillian, execu
tive secretary of the general board of
Christian education, Nashville, Ten
nessee, will deliver the baccalaureate
sermon at the Brevard Methodist
church.
The program will continue Monday
with the annual oratorical contest which
will be held in the college auditorium at
8:00 o’clock in the evening. The con
test is open to men and women, the
winners being given the Moser and
Doub medals, respectively.
The social events on the commence
ment week program will come to a
close with the alumni banquet, which
will be held at 8:00 p. m. in the West
dining halL
The final graduation exercises will
begin at 10:80 Wednesday morning, May
29, in the college auditorium. Dr. H.
B. Trimble, dean of the Candler School
of Theology, Emory University, Atlan
ta, Ga., will deliver the address. Fol
lowing the address, Dr. E. J. Coltrane,
president of the college, will present
the diplomas to the members of the
graduating class.
Carr Lumber Company Buys
Large Boundary of Timber
Carr Lumber company announced
Wednesday night that purchase of a
6,000-acre boundary of virgin timber
was completed during the day, where
by the Pisgah Forest hardwood manu
facturing concern had acquired approxi
mately 15.000,000 feet of lumber.
Purchase was made from the Morris
Taylor Lumber company of Asheville,
and is an extension of the boundary
of 17,000 acres which the Carr com
pany bought two years ago.
The land is part of what is known
as the O’Connor tract, and lies
in Oconee county, South Carolina.
The timber on the property is of high
class hardwood type, and ties in with
the virgin boundary of which the Carr
company is now operating.
The timber will be transported by
truck to Lake Toxaway over the re
cently completed highway, and ship
ped via Southern Railway to the plant
at Pisgah Forest.
W. W. Croushorn, general manager
for the company said Wednesday that
acquisition of this additional tract
would insure plenty of timber for four
years of continuous operation, and as
the company has rights on the prev
iously-purchased boundary, operation
of the logging crews and processing
plant is assured for the next 12 years
without additional purchase.
Mr. Croushorn said that his regular
crews would continue the operations on
the larger boundary, and that pur
chase of the additional timber was made
for purpose of continuing supply.
Operating at Pisgah Forest for the
past 28 years, the Carr Lumber com
pany is recognized as one of the maj
or operating concerns of its type in the
South. First major tract to be cut
over by the company was the Bilt
more estate which is now Pisgah Na
tional Forest and game preserve which
is Brevard's greatest tourist attraction.
“Biltmore" flooring Is one of the finer
lines manufactured at the Pisgah For
est plant, and is shipped to all parts of
the world for the finer building trades.
The company is headed by Louis
Carr, who is now in charge of the
major operations being carried on by
Southwest Lumber company in New
Mexica. Mr. Carr was in active charge
of the local plant until a few years
ago when he went west to take charge
of the' extensive holdings there. Known
over Transylvania county as “Uncle
Louie,” he came to America as an im
migrant more than 70 years ago. and
through his frugality and business
judgment built up one of the major
lumbering concerns in the United
States.
Dog Vaccination Be
This Week By Raxter
Request has been made by Calvin
Raxter of the Dunn’s Rock section
that all persons in Dunn’s Rock town
ship who have not yet had their dogs
vaccinated to bring them to Pat Al
lison’s barn Friday afternoon, May 24,
or to Powell's store Saturday evening,
May 25. This will be the last oppor
tunity to have the dogs vaccinated
against rabies, and Mr. Raxter asks
that owners attend to this matter this
week.
New Arrival
Born to Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Wyckllffe
a daughter, Joan, on Monday, May 20,
at Lyday Memorial hospital.
NEW DEPARTMENT
STORE FOR BR ARD
Patterson's Opens. Saturday In
Modernized Building On
West Main Street
Patterson’s Department store an
nounces their opening for Saturday
morning of this week, with a complete
line of new ready-to-wear, shoes, and
general lines.
Alex Patterson, manager, who has
been operating the Leader in Hender
sonville for years, will have active
charge of the new store, and states
that he plans to move his family here
within a short time and make this his
headquarters for both stores.
The new store is located in the form
er Belk building on West Main street,
and the entire store has been com
pletely remodeled by Plckelsimer *
Ramseur, owners.
A new modem front of pressed tile
brick with steel sash frame windows
replaced the former old-mode second
story front. Stairway that was in
center of the building has been moved
to the lower side.
Modem Carrara black glass deco
rates the first story, with aluminum
trim, and a modem show window has
been installed on either side of the
center entrance door.
The building front now is regarded
as one of Brevard’s very modem, and
is a distinct addition to the uptown
business property.
Mr. Patterson says he will have a
near-complete 11 no of merchandise
ready for Saturday’s opening, and that
mote goods are being shipped from the
manufacturers and jobbers dally.
Local people will be employed in the
store as clerks and office workers,
Manager Patterson says, and further
states that his aim is to have a store
of which the entire community will be
proud, both from looks of the store
with its new furnishings and fixtures,
and from the class of merchandise he
will handle.
An advertisement in this issue of
The Times notes some of the lines the
new store will handle.
Pay Your Subscriptiom
Anti-Kat Campaign
Will Be Staged In
County During Fall
Plans are being laid to conduct an
anti-rat campaign throughout Transyl
j vanla county during the early fall, with
| a representative of the United States
| Biological Survey to come here to as
I sist in the activity.
| L. C. Whitehead, member of the fed
j eral group, was in Brevard last Fri
’ day, consulting with the county agent,
| Chamber of Commerce and fire depart
! ment relative to start of the drive to
rid the county of rats.
It was decided that October would be
most logical time of year to put on the
campaign here thereby getting rats
which would be coming into close quar
‘ ters for winter months.
Through the State College Extension
department and Biological Survey,
proven rat poslon will be secured at
low cost, and plans call for the entire
county to Join in, thereby spreading the
good of the extermination Job.
Bible School Starts
At Carrs Hill Church
Vacation Bible school will start at
Carrs Hill Baptist church Monday aft
ernoon, and continue throughout the
week.
Classes will be held each afternoon
next week between the hours of 2 and
4 o’clock.
Miss Irene Dixon will be in charge
of the week’s training school, assisted
by the pastors and other interested
leaders.
Do-Nut Shop Opens
L. H. Hughey has opened his Do-Nut
shop on Times Arcade and Is supplying
local restaurants and boarding houses
with his fresh bakery products. The
do-nut shop enjoyed a good business
here last summer, and Mr. Hughey ex
pects to remain here peramently. His
place is located next door to the Nickel
Bargain House. Wholesale and retail
distribution is made.
Teacher Training Unit
For Baptist Workers
A district study course of the Bap
tist Sunday school will be held at the
Brevard Baptist church beginning
Monday night at 7:30 o’clock, in a
series of three nightly meetings through
Wednesday night.
Included in the study class are the
following Baptist churches of the coun
ty: First and Second Baptist churches
of Brevard, Pisgah Forest, Carr’s Hill,
Glady Branch, Dunnes Creek, Dunn’s
Rock and Cedar Mountain.
The following text books will be
studied in the different departments:
“Guiding the Little Child,” for begin
ners workers; “Guiding the Primary
Child,” for primary workers; "Guiding
Junior Boys and Girls,” for Junior
workers; "Building a Standard Sunday
Schol,” for intermediate, young people
an adult workers; "Personal Factors
in Character Building," for general
■ class.
MERCHANTS ELECT
HAYES AS LEADER
Association Names Officers
and Lays Plans For Work
Better Business More
Freeman Hayes, owner of Hayes
Motor Company, was elected president
of the Brevard Merchants Association
In the balloting by mall here Tuesday.
Dr. Fred Holt, manager of Long's
Drug store was named first vice presi
dent, and Don Jenkins, manager of Bre
vard Lumber company, second vice
president. C. B. Scott, manager of
Scott’s Grocery, was elected treasurer.
Secretary will be named by the board
of directors.
Included on the board of directors
are Willis Brittain, J. S. Bromfleld,
C. M. Douglas, R. H. Pummer, and A.
A. Trantham.
Thirty-five members have signed the
roll, and other business people of the
community are Invited to join In the
movement which will have for Its pur
pose better business relations in this
county.
Regular meetings will be held each
first Tuesday night at 8 o’clock.
Toxaway Youth Is
Honored At W.C.T.C.
CULLOWHEE, May 22 (Special)—
The International Relations club of
Western Carolina Teachers College held
Its regular meeting In the Student
Union building recently with the pur
pose of electing new officers for next
year.
Charles McCall of Lake' Toxaway was
re-elected president; Burke Ferguson
of Bryson City was elected vice-presi
dent; Willie Howard of McCormick,
S. C., secretary-treasurer, and Lyn
wood McBlroy of Waynesvllle, news
reporter.
In addition to being re-elected presi
dent of the International Relations
club, Mr. McCall was also named as
member of the executive committee of
the Zeta chapter Alpha Phi Sigma
club.
Baseball Game Here
Saturday Afternoon
Brevard Tanners will be hosts to the
Hazelwood team of the Western Caro
lina Industrial league here Saturday
afternoon on the Brevard College
diamond.
The Eeusta nine will visit at Beacon
for their game. Carr Lumber team of
Pisgah Forest had not received defin
ite schedule late Wednesday for their
Saturday's play.
All three local teams went into the
"lost” column last Saturday. The tan
ners were defeated at Tryon 9-3;
Eeusta lost at Enka 14-3; and Carr
lost at Green River 13-0.
Transylvania People
Get Political Posts
At State Convention
Several Transylvania county Demo
crats were elected to official positions
at the North Carolina state convention
held last week In Raleigh.
Those from this county named to
state and district offices Include: Mrs.
J. S. Silversteen, state executive com
mittee; Pat Kimzey, 11th district con
vention vice president; H. H. Patton,
congressional executive committee; R.
F. Thomas, judicial executive commit
tee; Jess Galloway, senatorial execu
tive committee.
The state convention went on record
as instructing its delegates to the Na
tional Democratic convention In Chi
cago next July to cast their votes for
Franklin D. Roosevelt if, when and as
long as his name is there presented
as a candidate for presidential renom
lnatlon. The adoption of the Roose
velt resolution was greeted with an
outburst of cheering such as Raleigh's
i large auditorium Is said to have sel
dom witnessed.
Special W.O.W. Meeting
A special business meeting of the
local W.O.W. camp has been called
for next Monday night and It Is hoped
that all members who find It possible
will attend this meeting, as a matter
of much Importance will be decided on
at that time.
NEW AUTO SUPPLY
COMPANY TO OPEN
Firestone and Texaco People
Join To Operate Appliance
and Service Business
Brevard Auto Supply company will
formally open on Saturday morning
of this week on Broad street, featuring
Firestone products and Texaco gas and
oils.
The new Supply store is located In |
the former Freeman Hayes building,
corner of Broad and Jordan streets and
will be under supervision of Luther
King.
The Firestone store will carry auto
mobile and radio supplies as well as
home appliances, and will feature
Firestone tires and tubes.
In the service department under Ter
rell Fricks, Pat Hamlin, and Russ
Adams as "wash boy,” an auto laundry
and tire service station will be main
tained.
The building has been renovated, with
showroom built in front. Storage space
for cars will be laid out in the rear
of the building, and plans are to later
conduct a complete one-stop station
under the Firestone and Texaco plan.
Announcement advertisement setting
forth some of the lines carried will be
found on another page in this paper.
WESTERN
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R«Mnd at
WASHINGTON DC MAY 21 1940
J S SILVERSTEEN
CHMN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY CHAPTER
BREVARD NC AR
WITH SEVERAL MILLION MEN LOCKED IN MORTAL
COMBAT ON FRENCH AND BELGIUM SOIL THE
RELIEF NEEDS OF BELGIAN FRENCH PEOPLES ARE
REACHING STAGGERING PROPORTIONS ALREADY
FIVE MILLION PITIFUL REFUGEES ARE CLOGGING
EVERY ROAD INTO CENTRAL SOUTHERN FRANCE
TRYING TO ESCAPE BOMBING AND STRAFING FROM
AIRPLANES. OUR REPRESENTATIVES IN FRANCE
REPORT THOUSANDS DYING BY ROADSIDES OF
WOUNDS, FRIGHT AND HUNGER. AMERICAN RED
CROSS MUST RUSH RELIEF OF EVERY KIND IF
THESE INNOCENT PEOPLE ARE TO BE SAVED. WE
ARE EXPEDITING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN MONEY
AND SUPPLIES BUT WE NEED MORE AND BIGGER
CONTRIBUTIONS TO CARRY ON. CANNOT URGE
UPON YOU TOO STRONGLY NEED FOR PROMPT ACTION
IF WE ARE TO BE-FRIEND THESE SORELY TRIED
VICTIMS OF BRUTAL WARFARE. WE COUNT UPON
YOU TO REACH AND OVERSUBSCRIBE YOUR GOAL
WITHIN SHORTEST POSSIBLE TIME. EVERY DAYS
DELAY MEANS HUNDREDS MAY DIE BECAUSE WE
HAVE NOT BROUGHT THEM AID IN THIS THEiR
SADDEST HOUR
NORMAN H. DAVIS
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Transylvania county chapter’s quota
has been set at $600 in cash, and urge
made to pay this at once. It is ex
pected that the amount wiL be con
tributed by people who are sympa
thetic to the Belgians. French, and
Dutch people within a few days.
In addition to the cash needed to boy
food, medicine, and hospital supplies
for the millions of people who are be
ing harassed and persecuted by the
German hordes, there is also need for
clothing, and ladies of the county are
to be asked to assist in making gar
ments and hospital supplies.
At a called meeting of directors of
the Red Cioss Chapter here Monday,
the chairman was authorized to wire
$200 to the national headquarters at
once, this amount to be replaced by
funds collected in the canvass.
Tentative arrangements were also
made to start sewing rooms in the
several communities in the county,
and requisition for yarns, and cloth
has already been made.
Ladies of the clubs and church or
ganizations are to be asked to start
this needed work and ladlee of various
organizations and leaders in the sev
eral communities will also be asked to
act as agents in mairing cash collections
for the Red Cross.
Chairman Silversteen stated that he
had no fear of the county not reaching
Its quota, as it always has met the re
quests of the National Red Cross In
emergencies, and that since this was
such a severe dilemma to the people of
the invaded countries that effort would
be made to surpass the requested
amount.
One Brevard school teacher expressed
the sentiment of the people here Wed
nesday morning when she stopped at
The Times office and left five dollars
... “I had planned to use this on a
trip this week-end,” the school teacher
who now has a four months vacation
without pay said, "but I've decided to
stay home and give my pleasure money
to the Red Cross and too, I will do
some sewing as soon as the materials
are on hand."
Every person In the county will be
given an opportunity to contribute
something for relief of the millions of
destitute children, aged, and infirm who
are being driven from their homes In
France, Belgium, and the Netherlands
by a war-master who drives everything
before him, shooting the maimed and
blind from airplanes as they leave
their on behind and seek safety In
flight that leads only to death and
desolation.
PRIMARY ELECTION
HOLDS ATTENTION IN
N.C. FOR SATURDAY
County Interest In Local Bal
loting—Republicans Hare
State Ticket Running
Primary election will be held through
out North Carolina on Saturday of this
week, the polls to open at 7 a. m. and
close at 7 p. m.
Interest locally In the primary Is in
the register of deeds race, with Eck
L. Sims, incumbent, Melvin Gillespie,
and Jack Trantham, seeking the nomi
nation.
Five men are also running for com
missioner—E. Oar! Allison, Willis Brit
tain, and John L. Wilson, running as
a ticket, with Rev. W. H. Nicholson,
and Ernest Paxton also out for nomi
nation.
Wallace Galloway and Gus Paxton
are contending for nomination to the
post of representative In the general
assembly. Clerk of court, sheriff, and
coroner are not up for re-election this
term due to four-year ruling. Edwin
Morgan and Otto Alexander have no
opposition for tax collector and state
senator, respectively.
No candidates are to be voted on for
township in the townships.
Republicans nominated their candi
dates in convention and will not have
county candidates In the primary.
However, there are three men out for
governor on the Republican ticket, and
two for lieutenant governor.
In the Democratic realm there Is a
full slate of state and district offices to
be named Saturday, with principal In
terest in the governor’s race.
Two Bible Schools
In Progress During
Week In Churches
Two Baptist vacation Bible schools
are in progress in Transylvania ^county,
one at Pisgah Forest and one at the
Mt. Moriah Chcrryfield church.
Mrs. Robert Sherrill and Mrs. A1
Morgan are co-principals with Miss
Irene Dixon In the Bible school at the
Pisgah Forest Baptist church during
this week and next week. More than
50 children and helpers have been at
tending the school each morning.
Those assisting in the school are Rev.
J. L. Underwood, pastor, and Mrs. A1
Morgan, intermediates; Mrs. BiU Mor
ris and Mrs. Sherrill. Juniors: Miss
Dixon and Miss Marguerite McCann,
primaries; Mrs. C. L. Corn and Miss
Eugenia Holden, beginners.
A part of the new Sunday school
department Is being used for the
Bible school.
The daily vacation Bible school at
Mt. Moriah Cherryfleld Baptist churoh
began Sunday, May 19, and is being
held three hours each afternoon dur
ing the week. Nearly 60 children and
workers have been attending the
school. Those helping are: Rev. M. L.
Lewis, pastor, and Mrs. J. L. Whit
mire, intermediates; Misses Helen and
Edna Allison and Mrs. Lewis, Juniors;
Mrs. Guy Whitmire and Mrs. Arthur
Orr, primary; Mrs. Alfred Galloway
and Miss Mary Waldrop, beginners.
Miss Irene Dixon is principal and
Miss Irene McElrath is pianist
Commencement exercises for this
school will be held Friday night at
the church. All parents and friends are
invited to the exercises.
RED CROSS TO HOLD
TWO SCHOOLS HERE
National Aquatic Sessions In
June and August Will Bring
Hundreds To Brevard
Two National Aquatic Schools wlU
be held at Camp Carolina, Brevard,
this season, according to announcement
received here from the office of Ramons
S. Eaton, director for the American
Red Cross.
First of the schools will be held Juns
11-21, and will be the second aquatlo
school scheduled in the eastern area.
Second school will be held at Carolina
August 23-Sept. 2, Immediately fol
lowing close of the regular boys camp.
Two schools were held last year in
order to accommodate the large number
of students who had made applications
for the Brevard sessions. With better
than 260 registered, the directors de
cided in 1938 that two schools would be
held here so that more individual at
tention could be given the students.
Unique in the field of education, these
schools offer Red Cross courses In rec
reational and stunt swimming, plain
and fancy diving, water games, handl
ing of canoes, boats and paddle boards,
life saving, general water safety and
first aid. The primary aim Is to train
young men and women In the art of
teaching these subjects. For that rea
son faculties have been carefully chos
en from the ranks of leading instruct
ors, teachers and coaches recognized
for the skill they possess In teaching
others how to teach as well as for
their enthusiasm for water sports.
Learning by doing Is the motto under
which the National Aquatic Schools are
operated. Under this plan, work, play
and study are so Interwoven that the
school session becomes for student and
instructor alike a healthful and profit
able experience. Basic and advanced
Instruction are offered to qualified stu
dents, and opportunity for specializa
tion Is given those who previously have
successfully met the necessary re
quirements.
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