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7... BREVARD. NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1940 $1.00 PER YEAR IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY
Vol. 50: Wo. 23 _•_ - A '**”'*'*'1
BOYLSTON ROAD TO
BE OPENED FRIDAY
Surface Treatment Completed
—Smoky Branch Al»o to
Be Ready For Traffic
Boylston road (NC 230) will be open
ed to the public on Friday morning of
this week, according to Engineer Q.
O. Page.
The road has been dosed for the past
several days while the finish coat of
the surface was being put on.
Mr. Page said also that the West
Asheville road from West's place, as
well as the branch by Skyland would
be open to general travel, and that
either of the branches could be used
to Asheville.
The surface treatment put on the
Boylston road this week was the fin
ish coat, and the road will not be clos
ed again this summer. Mr. Page said.
With completion and opening of this
road, 35 minutes travel between Bre
vard and Asheville in emergency is
possible, and easy driving will make
the trip in 45 minutes, a distance of
slightly over 32 miles.
Hospital Day Planned
For Friday At Lyday
Annual Hospital Day will be observed
In Brevard Friday, with a shower of
needed articles for the local Lyday
Memorial hospital, and open house to
be observed at the hospital In the af
ternoon from 3 to 8 o'clock. The event
Is sponsored by the Women's Civic
club.
Officers of the civic club and mem
bers of the hospital board of trustees
will comprise the receiving line.
The following committees have been
appointed for the various activities of
the day: Mrs. H. R. Bobst, Mrs. Roy
Long and Mrs. John Maxwell, decora
tions; Mrs. Ashe Macfle, Mrs. A. W.
Tucker. Mrs. David O. Ward and Mrs.
T. A. Haswell, In charge of gifts; Mrs.
Steve Rheberg and hospital nurses, re
freshments: Mrs. J. B. Plckelsimer. Mrs.
A. B. Galloway, Mrs. Fred Miller and
Mrs. J. M. Allison, publicity.
The following list of articles has
been suggested as especially needed at
the hospital: Bed spreads, sheets, pil
low cases, glasses, teacups, salad plates,
dresser scarfs, double boiler, pots and
pans, mixing bowls, staple foods and
bedside tables.
Davidson River Open
For Fishing Saturday
John B. Fortin, district forest ranger
of the Pisgah, announces that Davidson
River and all Its tributaries will be
opened on Saturday, June 8, for fishing.
The tributaries are Avery Creek. Look
ing Glass Creek. Horse Cove, Grogan
Creek. Roekhouse Creek. Cove Creek.
Laurel Fork, Shuck Ridge Branch, and
Fork River. All streams are opened
to the headwaters.
Ten additional openings are scheduled
for this summer on Davidson River:
Saturday, June 15th, Friday, June 28,
Friday, July G, Friday, July 12, Friday,
July 19. Friday July 26. Saturday. Aug
ust 3, Saturday. August 10, Sunday.
August 18, and final date on Sunday.
August 25.
In addition to the Davidson River
opening on Saturday June 8th, the fol
lowing streams will be opened: Friday,
June 7; North Fork of the French
Broad. Fish In this stream have been
very reepondlng to artificial lure and
the number of fish caught on this
stream Is the highest for all Pisgah
Preserve streams. On Sunday, June
Hh, the Upper South Mills River will
be opened. This stream Includes Upper
South Mills River, Thompson Creek,
and Poplar Creek.
Persons who desire to take a two day
fishing trip can comp at the Pink
Beds Campground and check In at the
Pink Beds checking station for David
son River and also at the Pink Beds
checking station for the Upper South
Mills River.
All fishermen should secure a state
or county license before reporting to
the ohecklng station. The fee for fish
ing on the Preserve Is 21.00 dally.
Children 12 years of age, or less, may
fish free of charge when accompanied
by a permit holder.
Fishing Is from 6:00 a. m. to 8:00
p. m. only. 12 legal size fish per day.
Brook trout legal size 6-Inches and
rainbow trout 8-lnches. Only single
hook artificial fly or artificial lure
will bo permitted.
JOHN B. FORTIN,
District Forest Ranger.
Greyhound Bus Makes
Changes In Schedule
Greyhound bus schedule win be
changed effective June 15, It has been
announced from the station at Macfle
Drug store. The Smoky Mountain
Trallways schedule will remain the
eame, for the present.
The new Greyhound schedule calls
for buses leaving Brevard for Ashe
ville at 6:85 and 9:40 In the morning,
and 7:00 In the afternoon. The noon
Greyhound schedule has been discon
tinued, except for arrival of bus from
Asheville at 12:45, and on to Green
ville, returning here from Greenville at
7:00 In the afternoon.
Buses on the Greyhound line will
leave Asheville, under the new schedule,
for Brevard, at 8:16 and 11:30 In the
morning, and 5:80 In the afternoon.
The Smoky Mountain schedule now
l-i effect will remain, arriving from
Asheville at 10:16 In the morning;
6:00 and 7:30 In the afternoon. On
Saturday and Sunday a noon-time
schedule Is run by the Smoky Moun
tain system, arriving at Brevard at
12:30 p. m., on to Rosman; leaving
Rosman at 1:00, Brevard at 1:10.
At Little River
ENGINEER DAVID J. PANT of
Atlanta, Qa., the railroad evangelist will
hold a week’s revival at the Little
River Baptist church beginning Mon
day, June 10th, and closing Sunday the
16th. Services each night at eight
o'clock. No day service will be held.
Mr. Pant Is at the present time con
ducting a revival In Hendersonville,
just out on the Kanuga road In the
People's Tabernacle. The Henderson
ville service will close Sunday night
and Mr. Fant will begin at Little River
Monday night. Rev. S. Patterson, who
Is pastor at Little River, Invites the
public to hear Mr. Fant. Pastors of
other churches are given a very cordial
Invitation to come. There will be spec
ial singing each evening.
Horton Calls Off 2nd
Primary For Governor;
Sims Asks Local Vote
Lieutenant-Governor W. P. Horton
announced Monday afternoon that he
would not call for a second primary
In the governor's race, leaving J. M.
Broughton as the nominee on the
Democratic ticket.
Immediately following announcement
by Mr. Horton, George Pritchard of
Asheville, second high man In the Re
publican race stated that he would not
ask for second primary, and left R.
H. McNeill as the official nominee for
governor on the. Republican ticket.
Erkslne W. Smith, second high In
the Democratic lieutenant-governor's
race has also stated that he would not
call for a second primary, and Reg
inald Harris of Lexington is the official
nominee.
Eck L. Sims, second high man In the
Transylvania county race for register
of deeds In the Democratic primary
said Wednesday that he had already
asked for a second primary, and would
continue the race. If a second primary
Is held It will be on June 22, and only
voting will be between Melvin Gillespie
and Mr. Sims.
Swimming Pool *Opens
Today-Free Entrance
Thursday and Friday
Brevard Municipal swimming pool
will open for the season Thursday
morning of this week, with Coach Cox
In charge.
"Free Days" will be observed Thurs
day and Friday of this week, with no
charges for swimming to be made be
fore Saturday morning.
The pool has been repaired, clean
ed of all obstructions, during the past
few weeks, and Is now In first class
condition. The state board of health
has also checked over the Inlet of
water, and the drainage system and
pronounced the pool In first class shape.
Charges will be the same as last
season, 10-cents for children under 14,
20 cents for adults. Season tickets are
being sold at $4 for children under 14;
$6 for adult; and $10 for family mem
bership.
A life guard Is kept on duty at all
times and the playgrounds around the
pool are open to the public without
charge at any and all times. „
W. S. Price Funeral
Rites Held Wednesday
Funeral services were held Wednes
day afternoon at the Brevard Baptist
church for W. 8. Price Sr., aged 80,
who was found dead In bed Monday
morning about 9 o’clock at the home of
his son, W. S. Price Jr. Death was
believed to be due to a stroke suffered
sometime In the night or early morn
ing. Funeral services were conduct
ed by Rev. Paul Hartsell, of Johnston,
S. C. Interment was in Oak Grove
cemetery, North Brevard.
Mr. Price, who had made his home
with his son and tamlly here for a
number of years, had appeared In his
usual health the day preceding his
death. He had been In declining health,
however, the past 15 years, when he
retired from active business as a mer
chant In Brevard. His wife died in
1928.
Surviving are one daughter and two
sons, Mrs. Lillian P. Gallamore, of Dur
ham, and W. S. Price, Jr., of Brevard,
and G. A. Price, of Jacksonville, Fla.
One sister, Mrs. C. C. West, of Savan
nah, Ga.. also survives, and a number
of grandchildren.
Pallbearers were: F. A. Shuford, J.
B. Plckelslmer, A. E. Hampton, J. A.
Crisp, C. R. McNeely and B. W. Tran
tham.
Honorary pallbearers were: T. H.
Hampton, F. E. B. Jenkins, Arthur
Jenkins, T. W. Whitmire, J. S. Brom
fteld, H. A. Plummer, J. H. Plckelslmer
and J. M. Allison. Osborne-SImpson
funeral directors were in charge of ar
rangements.
j Franklin Hotel Open
IFor Summer Season
Franklin Hotel, Brevard's largest and
most popular tourist center, Is now
opened to the public, and has a num
ber of guests registered this week.
Misses Annie and Rose Shipman are
again in charge of the hotel for the
season.
The entire building and furnishings
have been renovated this season, mak
ing the hotel into a neat and attractive
place.
Community Hospital Funds Needed
-$25,000.00
-$20,000.00
-$19,000.00 Now
-$15,000.00
-$10,000.00
-$ 5,000.00
People who have made pledges
to the Community Hospital Build
ing fund payable June 1, are re
minded that the date has arrived, '
and pledges are needed to make
the Job complete.
Decision was made soon after
the movement was started that
the actual building would be start
ed as soon as—and not before—
the actual cash was on hand, and
many of the people who subscribed
to the fund made their pledges due
as of June 1st
There are others who have not
made either contribution* or
pledges, the committee In charge
points out, and these people are
requested to do so at once.
Cash donations may be left at
The Hmes office, county superin
tendent’s office, Building A Loan
office, or George W. Wheeler. If .
a solicitor is wanted, leave word at
either of the above offices, and of
ficial of the committee will call.
The hospital must be started at
once, and while the major portion
Is on hand In oash, there Is plenty
of room left for all to make contri
butions.
Donations to the American Red
Cross war relief fund continue to come
in without solicitation, and the roll
call chairman asks that any who wish
to make contribution to the war relief
fund leave their cash at the Building
& Loan office or The Times office.
Pressing need is emphasized in a
bulletin sent out from national head
quarters. Official notification to Chair
man J. S. Silversteen Is to the effect
that sickness and death is following
in the wake of the German army which
is pressing hard to reach Paris, and
that thousands of French children and
aged have no homes, no food, no medi
cine, and literally nowhere to turn—
except to the Red Cross.
Belgium and the Netherlands have
been completely over-run by the Ger
man army, the official bulletin states,
and devastation of Its worst sort is
being left in the wake of the mechaniz
ed army which is commanded by Hitler
to take Prance and England, and dis
regard the cost in property or human
life.
Germans Near Paris
Radio reports Wednesday afternoon
were to the effect that hand-to-hand
fighting was going on along the Som
me-Aisne front. Two million men were
reported to be battling for possession
of the new battle lines.
The British reported Tuesday that
practically half million troops had been
safely evacuated from Flanders, but at
terrific loss in men and munitions. The
Red Cross bulletin arriving Wednes
day afternoon from national head
quarters urged that additional donations
be made to care for the people who
had their all destroyed in that section
of France.
Parking Regulations
Discussed By Board
At Monday’s Meeting
One hour parking in the business
section of Brevard was discussed at
length by the board of aldermen In
meeting Monday night.
Uptown traffic congestion during
daytime Is giving the officers a hard
nut to crack dally, it was pointed out
at the meeting and only visible relief
for the problem Is to permit cars to
park only one hour at a time In the
immediate four blocks around the
square.
Definite action will be taken on the
matter at a called meeting of the
board to be held next week.
Delinquent tax collections were or
dered started at once, and If neces
sary, garnishee and levy tactics will be
resorted to, the board decided. Extra
expenses Incurred during the fiscal
year caused by the freezing of water
lines, and damage to streets, practical
ly drained the town treasury of sur
plus funds, and the pushing of col
lections is the only remedy, the board
decided.
Brevard Summer Guest
Buried Here Yesterday
Abner A. Towers, Sr., of Brevard and
New York died in his New York home
Monday after an extended Illness.
Funeral services were held here Wed
nesday afternoon from St. Philip's
Episcopal church with the Rev. Harry
Perry, rector, In charge. Interment was
made In St. Paul’s In the Valley.
Mr. Towers had been coming to Bre
vard with his family each summer for
the past 16 years or more, and was
owner of the Cleveland Cottage near
the Franklin hotel.
He was a native of Georgia, but had
been in business in New York for sev
eral years.
Surviving Is his widow, one daugh
ter, Miss Harriet Towers, and one son
Abner, Jr.
Summer Flower Show
Dates Set For Aug. 8
Plans for staging the annual sum
mer flower show were discussed at the
meeting of the Woman’s Civic club
Monday afternoon, and August 8 was
set as tentative date for the exhibition.
Mrs. E. R, Pendleton Is general chair
man of the summer flower show, and
will soon announce committee members
to assist In the summer attraction.
Square Dance Friday
A square dance will be held at the
W.O.W. hall Friday night of this week,
for benefit of the recreation project In
Brevard. The dance will be from 9 to
12 o’clock. A string band will fur
nish music.
Larry Dixon Winner
District Health Test
Larry Dixon, son of Mr. and Mrs.
L. F. Dixon, of Pisgah Forest, won
first place In the 4-H club Waynes
vllle district health contest, represent
ing Transylvania county. His score
was M. Miss Jeanne Hayes represent
ed the girls of this county In the dis
trict contest
Ecusta Plays Host To
Hazelwood Saturday
• Hazelwood of the Industrial League
will play at Ecusta Saturday afternoon
of this week, in the first trip the
Mountaineers have made here this sea
son.
Carr Lumber company team of the
Blue Ride League is slated to play at
Hendersonville, and the Brevard Tan
ners will play at Enka.
GOP To See Dewey
A number of Transylvania Repub
licans plan to attend a state-wide poli
tical gathering to be held In Winston
Salem on Saturday night of this week.
A dinner will be held and Thomas E.
Dewey, candidate for nomination as
president will be speaker. The speech
will be broadcast from Winston-Salem
radio station.
Dr. Hoyt Blackwell
To Preach On Sunday
Dr. Hoyt Blackwell, president of Mars
Hill College, will preach at the Brevard
Baptist church Sunday morning at 11
o’clock.
The following Sunday, June 16, the
Rev. B. W. Thomason, will be here for
his first Sunday as new pastor of the
Brevard church.
W. H. Hogaed III
W. H. Hogged, (Uncle Bill) aged
resident of Dunn’s Rock section, was
reported to be critically 111 Wednesday
afternoon. His recovery Is doubtful
New Arrivals
Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Holden
a daughter, Annie Malenle, on Tues
day, June 4.
Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Scruggs at Lyday Memorial hospital
on Thursday, May 30, a son, Robert Jr.
Federation Picnic Be
Held at Enon July 30
A series of 15 picnics will be spon
sored by the Farmers Federation this
summer with the annual gathering of
farmers served by the cooperative's
Brevard warehouse scheduled for Tues
day, July SO, at Enon school.
This year's picnics will follow pretty
much the same pattern as federation
picnics of the past, according to Max
Roberts, the cooperative’s educational
director. There will be brief addresses
by federation executives, music by
string bands, races and athletic con
tests, recitations and a singing conven
tion. Total attendance at 13 federation
picnics last year was 14,000 and Mr.
Roberts anticipates greater crowds at
this year’s gatherings if the weather
Is generally favorable.
Tentative arrangements for the pic
nics already have been made by Mr.
Roberts In cooperation with local ad
visory committees. The series will cul
minate with a big district picnic at the
Mountain Experiment Station at Swan
nanoa, August 15.
Bennett To Preach
The Rev. L. A. Bennett of the Bre
vard College faculty, will preach at the
Methodist church Sunday morning at
11 o’clock, In the absence of the pastor,
the Rev. EX P. Billups, who Is away on
a 10-day vacation.
AQUATIC SCHOOL TO
BEGIN 17TH ANNUAL
MEET HERE TUESDAY
200 Student* Expected—Noted
People On Faculty of Red
Croe* Sponsored Event
Seventeenth annual session of the
National Aquatic school of t^e Ameri
can Red Cross will open on Tuesday of
next week at Camp Carolina, and con
tinue for ten days.
Around 200 students, and a faculty
of 26 will comprise the school, which
will be the first of two to be operated
at Carolina this season. The second
school will open on August. 2».
Ramone S. Eaton, of Washington,
director of the camp, together with
Mrs. Eaton and their small son, ar
rived the first of the week, and other
members of the staff are expected here
Tuesday. Most of the students are ex
pected to arrive on Monday of next
week, with some of them already hav
ing reservations in Brevard for this
week-end. '
Harry Kenning of Washington, D. C.,
and Jimmy MacMillan of Cocoa, Fla.,
are expected to arrive Thursday or Fri
day. Dr. John McGehee and Mrs. Mc
3ehee of Cedartown, Ga., arrived Mon
day, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mix will
arrive on Friday.
Most of the faculty members will be
well remembered by local people who
know the group by their first names,
and look forward to their coming each
summer.
The faculty is composed of leaders In
first aid, safety, and water front activ
ities from many sections of Eastern
America. Complete list of the faculty
follows:
James MacMillan, Cocoa, Fla., Harry
A. Kenning, Charles Mix and Dr. Wil
liam Lacy, of Washington, D. C.; Dr.
John McGehee, Cedartown, Ga; Frank
Culvern, Southern Bell Telephone Co.,
Charlotte; D. C. Duncan, safety direc
tor, Appalachian Electric Power Co.,
Bluefleld W. Va.; Charles Russell, Ft.
Myers, Fla.; Hon. Dan McCarty, Ft.
Pierce, Fla.; Thomas Morris, Winter
Haven, Fla.; Newton Perry, Ocala,
Fla.; Thomas Herbert, Charleston, S.
C.; Dorothy Tolleson, Nashville, Tenn.;
St. Clair Buist, Swan, and Stanlelgh
Swan, Alexandria, Va.; Fannie Mix,
Anderson, S. C.; Kyle Tallant, Braden
ton, Fla.; Mrs. R. S. Eaton, Washing
ton, D. C.; Lee Powell, N. C. Indus
trial Commission, Raleigh; Katherine
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At Lyday Hospital
Patients reported at Lyday Memorial
hospital on Wednesday were: Mrs.
Robert Scruggs and infant son, Rob
ert, Jr., born Thursday, May 30, Mrs.
Theodore Anders, B. D. Franklin and
Winborne Gash.
Etowah Brick Plant
In Expansion Program
The plant of the Moland-Dryedale
Corporation, brick manufacturers at
Etowah, is undergoing an expanrton
program that will permit much greater
production under: normal running con
ditions.
Bruce Drysdale says the expansion
program has been under way gradual
ly all this year. A new type of down
draft kiln is being built. This is un
like any of the kilns in operation at
the plant.
The capacity of the brick drying de
partment has been increased and so has
that of the grinding plant.
The plant has had good business for
the past year and this expansion la
provided so as to take care of a heav
ier load when production needs to be
stepped up.
Bookmobile Schedule
For Next Week Given
Bookmobile schedule for the week
beginning Monday, June 10, has been
announced by Miss Annie Jean Gash,
librarian, as follows:
Monday, June 10, 10 a. m—Powell’s
8tore.
10:30 a. m.—Bast Fork, Mrs. B. A.
Gillespie.
I p. m.—Rosman Community Center.
8 p. m.—Lake Sega.
Tuesday, June 11, 10 a. m.—Gamp
Bdlsto.
II a. m.—Oakland Postoffice.
11:80 a. m.—McNeely Store.
I p. m.—Toxaway Post office.
2:80 p. m.—Balsam Grove P. O.
Wednesday, June 12, 10 a. m.—Pen
rose, Mrs. Hammet.
II a. m.—Blantyre, Knight’s Store.
11:80 a. m.—J. L. Gash, res.
1 p. m.—LHtle River, Merrill res.
2:80 p. m.—Plsgah Forest, P. O.
8:30 p. m.—Orris Store.
Thursday, June 18, 10 a. m.—Oom
munty Center, Brevard.
L. B. Allen Die*
Word was received here by J. K.
Mills telling of the death of his brother
in-law, L. B. Allen, In Montrose, Colo,
on Monday morning. He was the
husband of Mr. Mills’ sister, Miss Peart
Mills, who left here a number of years
ago. The widow and one son, L. B.
Allen, Jr., survive.
College Summer Term
Enrolls 50 Students
Summer school at Brevanl College
began Monday and will continue until
September 13. Around SO students have
enrolled for the summer semester.
In connection with the regular sum
mer session, the Don Richardson school
of music will open at the college on
June 17 and continue in operation for
six weeks.