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~Vol~SO No 24 BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1940 $1.00 PER YEAR IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY
SIMS WITHDRAWS
FROM 2ND PRIMARY
Melvin Gillespie Democratic
Nominee For Register
of Deeds Under Ruling
Bek L Sims makes announcement
that he will not be a candidate for
register of deeds ih a second primary.
His statement follows:
To the citizens and voters of Tran
sylvania County:
When I filed my call for a second
primary In the Register of Deeds Race,
everybody expected a State-wide second
primary In the race for Governor and
Lieutenant Governor.
Since there will be no State-wide
Primary Election, I do not feel that 1
should be the one to put the County
to expense and trouble otf holding a
second Primary Election just for my
contest. Therefore, 1 withdraw my call
for a Second Primary, and extend to
my opponent, Melvin Gillespie, my
most hearty congratulations and best
wishes.
I wish to thank all of my friends and
all of the Democratic voters for the
support they have given me In the
past. I am still the same kind of a
Democrat, and will still work just as
hard for Democratic success next Nov
ember.
Respectfully,
ECK L SIMS
P. S.—Ready to go to war.
Lieutenant Miller In
High Airplane School
Lt. J. A. Miller. Jr., has been trans
ferred to California Tech where he will
be given a year's training in meteoro
logy and other related subjects per
tinent to airplane work.
Lieutenant Miller Is a graduate of
West Point, and for the past several
years has been In the army flying ser
vice. He is one of eleven men In the
United States Air service selected by
competitive examination for this spec
ial training.
Joseph Bryson Rites
At Cherryfield Today
Joseph Alley Bryson, 83, died Tues
day at his home at Cathey’s Creek after
an extended illness.
Funeral services will lie held Thurs
day morning at 10 o’clock from the
church near the residence and inter
ment will be made In the church ceme
tery. The Rev. C. C. Reece and the
Rev. W. H. Nicholson, both of whom
have served as pastor of the aged man
will be In charge of the rites.
Mr. Bryson was known and respected
in all sections of the county, where he
has been engaged in farming and cattle
raising for many years. Active in the
Cathey's Creek Baptist church, the de
ceased was counted upon by the com
munity as "Uncle Joe,” to whom many
of the neighborhood turned.
Surviving are five daughters and five
eons, as follows: Mrs. Addie Moore,
Marietta, S. C.; Mrs. Nolla Phillips,
Piedmont, S. C.: Miss May Bryson, Mrs.
Branch Tinsley, and Mrs. Tillie Curry,
all of BTevard: five sons are Oat, J. M„
S. A., J. D., and O. H„ all of Brevard.
One sister, Mrs. Baxter Summey, of
Brevard. 40 grandchildren, and SO great
grandchildren, also survive.
Sons of the deceased will act as pall
bearers. with the following serving as
honorary escort: O. L. Eiwin, W. H.
Duckworth, Sam Wyatt, T. S. Wood,
J. L. Whitmire, Dr. C. L. Newland,
Dr. H. J. Bradley, officials of the
county government. W. B. Bailey. L. F,
Ceteen, J. P. Wilson, J. M. Orr, W. M.
Henry, J. B. Jones, J. N. Whitmire, T.
W. Whitmire, Carr Ower, Ernest Webb.
Oebome-Slmpson Funeral home will
have charge of arrangements.
Hobby Show Planned
For July 20th Here
The Mathatasian club committee of
the hobby show, to be held Saturday,
July 20, reports that plans are pro
gressing satisfactorily and that the un
usual event promises to be an Interest
ing attraction of the summer's enter
tainment features.
Any one having a collection of any
kind small enough to exhibit is asked to
do so, including photography, curios,
coins, stamps, dolls, glass and other
bobbies. Owners of any of these or
other* collections are requested to con
tact any one of the following hotby
show committee mqjnbers: Mrs. Char
les Newland, chairman, Mrs. T. G.
Moody. Mrs. C. J. Goodwin, Mrs. Ernest
Tllson and Mrs. Harry Sellers.
SCHOOL OF MUSIC
WILL OPEN MONDAY
Don Richardson Is Bringing
Faculty and Students To
Brevard For 6 Weeks
The Don Richardson Summer Music
Camp for boys and girls will be held
at Brevard College this Bummer, the
session to begin Monday, June 17, and
continue to July 27.
The six weeks’ course will include
Intensive training in private and class
Instruction and supervised practice in
violin, piano, organ, brass, wood-wind,
orohestra. harmony, history of music
and ensemble, under a capable and
trained staff of teachers.
Social and recreational activities will
also be engaged In, Including swim
ming, tennis, horseback riding, hiking
and other sports and various entertain
ment features. Don Richardson, of
Charlotte, Is director of the school.
At State College
!
CHARLES GLAZENBR, son of
Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Glazener of
Rosman, graduated last week at
State College, Raleigh, and was im
mediately given a post in the col
lege laboratory as technician.
Franklin In Oteen
B. D. Franklin, popular Brevard high
school teacher and ex-service man was
removed to Oteen hospital last Friday
through the service division of the
American Legion.
The trip was made in Osborne-Simp
son ambulance, and Mr. Franklin was
reported to have stood the trip well.
Suffering from an appoplectic stroke,
Mr. Franklin is said to be Improving at
the hospital.
Noted Mason Coming
To Brevard Friday
Karl A. Muschette, of Oteen, district
deputy grand master of the 28th dis
trict, will pay an official visit to Dunn's
Rock Masonic lodge on Friday night,
June 14, at the regular communication,
which will be held in the lodge hall at
8 o’clock.
All members are urgently requested
to be present, and a cordial Invitation
is extended to visiting Masons.
Reece Named Inspector
Walter I. Reece of Rosman has been
appointed electrical inspector for the
county by the board of commissioner.
Mr. Reece will have inspection super
vision of electrical Installments in areas
outside of Brevard.
Red Cross Water Pageant
Open To Public Tuesday
Red Cross National Aquatic School
water pageant will be given as a pub
lic entertainment feature on Tuesday
evening of next week, June 18th.
“Sleep in the Deep" is title of the
pageant which was written by Miss
Dot Tolleson. The dramatic presenta
tion will be given on and around beau
tiful Camp Carolina lake, and a gen
eral Invitation Is Issued to the public
to attend.'
Restrictions will necessarily have to
be placed on automobiles, Director Ray
Eaton said Wednesday, due to the
limited parking space, and all cars will
be required to park out on the high
way, and the visitors walk the 300 to
400 yards Into camp.
The pageant will begin at twilight,
about 8:16 o'clock, and will last for
an hour and a half. Properties and
lighting arrangements are already be
ing built for the pageant which is ex
pected to draw 6,000 people.
Jimmy MacMillan and Harry Ken
ning are directing the play, with Miss
Tolleson collaborating, anff the lighting
I in charge of Frank Curvern.
Several flotillas of boats and canoes
will be used In the production, along
with a hundred mermaids, ballet danc
W.M.U. GROUP MEET
WITH CHERRY D
All Day Session Be Held By
Transylvania Ladies On
Thursday, June 20th
Associattonal W. M. U. of Transyl
vania Baptist churches will meet at
Mt. Moriah. Cherryfleld church on
Thursday, June 20.
Delegates from all churches In the
county as well as other church leaders,
and pastors will be In attendance at
the all-day session which begins at 10
o'clock In the morning.
Mrs. J. Ft. Morgan of Waynesvllle dis
trict, and other prominent officials In
the state association will be present.
Ladles of the Cherryfleld church will
serve lunch at the noon hour, and
the sessions will close In the afternoon
after officers have been elected, and
other business matters attended to.
Mrs. M. H. Holliday, general leader,
Issues Invitation to all people inter
ested In the missionary program to be
preeent. _
War Preparation Brings
Training Units To City
United States attitude toward the
World War and Its potential dangers to
this country are being forcefully
brought to attention of this community
with possibility of establishing an avia
tion training unit and "army produc
tion camp” at Brevard College.
In addition to the fact that negotia
tions are now being carried on here
looking toward establishment of these
two units for army training, the
Army's "Mobile Recruiting Station” will
be in Brevard Friday and Saturday of
this week, seeking recruits or volun
teers for vacancies in the 4th Artillery,
and the 8th Infantry.
Air School at Brevard
Possibilities are that a 15-man or
larger aviation school will be set up at
Brevard College within the next few
days, with Professor Grady Campbell in
charge as Instructor. Ground work
principles and other texts pertinent to
flying will be taught at the college If
the unit Is established, and actual fly
ing experience will be taught at the
Hendersonville Airport.
The boys will be housed in the col
lege dormitory, and transported the 19
miles to Hendersonville for flight train
ing, under the tentative plans now be
ing considered.
Youth Training Corps
Negotiations are also going forward
between college officials and the Na
tional Defense Board for location of
a 50-man unit for training of youths at
Brevard College in production and pre
liminary army technique.
This group will be under supervision
of the National Youth Administration,
and will be along lines of training the
young men in pushing production for
army supplies and defense methods.
Official statement for publication
could not be secured by The Times from
the College or the federal authorities
concerning the two proposed training
units.
However, it Is a known fact that con
tact has been made by officials here,
and possibilities are that both units will
be established before the end of June.
NYA officials made contacts here
Monday for possible site to house 200
to 500 youths for training along lines
of production in the national defense
program during July and August. De
tails of plans for operating the units
proposed could not be ascertained other
than in a general nature.
Army Recruits Wanted
Whe following official statement was
received Wednesday morning by The
Times from office of the Charlotte Re
cruiting District in regard to the com
ing of the mobile recruiting station to
Brevard on Friday and Saturday:
"The Army's Mobile Recruiting sta
tion will be lnv Brevard, North Carolina,
on June 14th and 15th, for the purpose
of accepting men for the regular army.
There are now vacancies in the 4th
Field Artillery, Fort Bragg, North Car
olina, and the 8th Infantry, now sta
tioned at Port Bennlng, Georgia.
“Now is the time for young men of
the Carolinas to enlist for service In
Carolinas own regiments. Look for the
silver truck, and say ‘I want to enlist
In the Army,’ the sergeant will do the
rest. Investigate now before It is too
late.”
Italy Joins Germany
Italy's entrance in the World War II
on Monday as partner to Germany’s
armies which are now pressing the
French and English forces back into
the outskirts of Paris, brought the at
tention of all America to the tenseness
of the situation as it affects the United
Btates.
President Franklin Roosevelt in a
speech at Charlottesville, Va., Monday
night stated emphatically that Ameri
can Interests were on the side of the
Allies, and that he personally felt that
Italy had stuck a dagger In the back
of its neighbor.
The president called upon America to
supply France and England with all
moral support possible, and all material
supplies that could be rushed to their
aid.
America To Arm
America will arm, at fast pace, the
president said, and the effort to make
this country safe from possible invasion
by the German armies will be pushed
at the fastest possible speed, and that
no "detours” would be allowed to hin
der the program for defense.
In congress Tuesday the senate ap
proved a bill to “Stop Hitler Now" by
supplying the Allied forces with ma
terials for war in an Indirect manner.
Planes, guns, ammunition, food supplies
will be permitted sold to the Allies un
der the measures passed.
Borne leaders In the senate and house
object strenuously to the bill, declar
ing that such support of the Allied
cause will entangle the United States
In the World War, but the temper of
the law-makers Is to follow the presi
dent's wishes In the matter, and the
shipment of planes and other supplies
is already going forward.
A rapid defense program Is being set
up In Washington which will cost five
billion dollars or more, and will en
tail the building at once of millions of
planes and training pilots: building bat
tleships: training reserve armies, and
building a chain of defense spots
throughout the nation.
War Munitions to Allies
Surplus war munitions to the amount
of $87,000,000 were made available
through the federal government. Other
shipments will be made from week to
week.
In addition to the actual fighting
supplies, President Roosevelt has ask
ed for a $60,000,000 appropriation by
congress for use In Red Cross work In
Europe for benefit of the defending
countries.
era on both water and land, diving, and
swimming, and acrobatics, all tied in
to make a complete story.
Extra highlight of the evening's en
tertainment will be diving by Katherine
Rawls Thompson, world champion
swimmer and diver. Mrs. Thompson’s
performance will also be tied in with
the pageant, and this treat alone is ex
pected to bring many people here from
great distances.
Sewt Perry, of Ocala, Fla., star of
Grantland Rice’s underwater movies,
will also perform during the evening’s
program, adding further brilliant tal
ent to the evening's entertainment
Both Mrs. Thompson and Mr. Perry
are members of the aquatic school
faculty.
180 Students Here
Getting underway Tuesday morning
the school has a student enrollment of
180, representing 16 states, and the Dis
trict of Columbia. Classes will be con
tinued through next Thursday.
Another session of the aquatic school
will be held August 23 to September 2,
In order to properly accommodate the
large number of students who come
here. This is the second year the
school has operated two sessions.
Bible Schools Start
Jn Methodist Circles
Two dally vacation Bible schools of
approximately two weeks each will be
held on the Rosman circuit during the
last two weeks of June and the first
two weeks of Jttly.
The first Bible school will be held In
the school building at lake Toxaway
June 17th through 28th. The second
will be held In the Rosman Methodist
church, July 1st through 12th. The
Rev. Joe Caldwell, Duke worker, of
Hickory, will direct the schools. He
will be assisted by the pastor. Rev. J.
R. Bowman, and Miss Dovle White, of
Rosman, and other workers in the local
churches.
The pupils will be divided into two
age groups; the Beginner-Primary
group, consisting of those children from
four to eight, and the Juniors, from
nine to eleven. No children of Inter
mediate age (twelve to fourteen) are
expected, but if there should be any,
they will be taken care of. The text
book for Beginper-Prlmnry will be,
“Learning About Our Church," by El
len Fraser, while the textbook for the
Juniors will he, "Discovering the Lands
of the Bible,” by Lola Hazelwood. The
Duke worker will have the Junior
group, the Beginner-Primary will be
taught by local workers.
Mr. Caldwell will also teach four
Training Schools of four nights each, as
follows; At Oak Grove Church, North
Brevard, June 17-20; at Lake Toxaway
Church, June 24-27; at Rosman Church,
July 1-4; at East Fork Church, July
8-11. These training courses are for
Christian workers in the Sunday school,
and are for those fifteen years of age
and older. Class study will begin each
night at eight o’clock. The course will
cover "Educational Work of the Small
Church,” and those completing the
course satisfactorily will be awarded
certificates.
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Baptist Leaders To
Hold Meeting June 20
A meeting of officers and ordained
ministers of the Transylvania Baptist
association has been called by A. J.
Manly, vice moderator, for June 20 at
2:30 o’clock at the Cathey’s Creek Bap
tist church. The moderator having
moved from the association makes it the
duty of the vice moderator to call the
special meeting, which is for the pur
pose of making out a program for the
next session of the Transylvania Bap
tist association, which will meet Aug
just 4 and 5.
Mr. Manly has called to the attention j
of the preachers and churches to Ar
ticles 2 and 3 of the constitution and
by-laws, which says: "This association
shall meet annually Wednesday after
the first Sunday In August, and be com
posed of ordained ministers belonging
to and members chosen annually by the
several churches belonging to this body,
who bearing letters become their rep
resentative churches certifying their
appointment, shall be entitled to seats.
Each church shall be entitled to three
messengers and one additional mes
senger for every twenty-five members
in excess of fifty."
Every church in the association is
asked to appoint messengers at the
next meeting, and get letters filled out
and approved, with minute fund accom
panying letters.
Dahlia Chib Meeting
A meeting of the Transylvania Dah
lia club will be held Tuesday evening
at 8 o’clock In the office of Dr. G. B.
Lynch.
Plans For Summer To
Be Discussed Tonight
Plans for conducting the Bureau of
Information, promoting travel to this
section, and industrial expansion, are
some of the topics which should in
terest people in general at the Cham
ber of Commerce meetings to be held at
the City Hall Thursday night.
All directors of the commerce body
are requested by officers to be present,
and any others interested in the pro
gram of. work are likewise invited to
be present and take part in plans for
the summer’s work.
The meeting will begin promptly at
7:45 o’clock.
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Red Cross Leader
RAMONE S. (Ray) EATON of
Washington, D. C., is directing the
Aquatic School at Camp Carolina.
He has been coming to Brevard as
director of the school for the Ameri
can Red Cross for years, and has
proved bis popularity as a leader
by the fact that bis schools are al
ways the largest and best attend
ed of any In the country.
Bowling Center Will
Open New Place Here
During Coming Week
Centennial Bowling Center will be
opened to the public on Wednesday of
next week, June 19, It was announced
by the management this week.
The new recreation center is located
at 22-26 North Caldwell street in the
former McCrary Motor company show
room. The building has been complete
ly overhauled and modernized, in keep
ing with the fine equipment which has
been placed.
The center has six alleys, for both
ten pins and duck pins, all built along
regulation lines by the Brunswick
people.
The center Is recognized as the most
modem in the entire South Including
the new type alleys which have Just
been put on the market by the Bruns
wick manufacturers, as well as the
opera-type seats, modem lighting, mod
ern rest room facilities, and general
comfort for the players and spectators.
Total cost of the equipment for the
center is said to be around $12,000.
aside from the building.
Noted Pianist Heard
In Brevard Concert
Music lovers of Brevard were privil
eged to hear a concert of an extra
ordinary nature Sunday evening at the
Presbyterian church, when local musi
cians of world-wide fame appeared on
the program, which was for benefit of
the European war relief fund.
Mr. and Mrs. Klinger, formerly of
Vienna, Austria, but now making Bre
vard their home, participated In the
concert, the former as cellist, and the
latter as pianist. The pastor, the Rev.
C. M. Jones, was the third participant,
as baritone soloist.
Kb. Klinger Is known throughout
Important European cities as a con
cert pianist of superior ability, and Mr.
Klinger has appeared in concert
throughout Austria as cellist. Mr.
Jones is well known as a gifted bari
tone In Brevard and In other sections
of the country, where he has appeared
as soloist and In concert. Their pro
gram was received with highest praise
by the audience.
NEW BAPTIST PASTOR
TAKES CHARGE HERE
Rev. B. W. Thomason Will
Have Charge of Morning
Service at Church Sunday
The Rev. B. W. Thomason, new pas
tor of the Brevard Baptist church, ar
rived on Tuesday with his wife and
three children, Jean, Benjamin and Wil
liam. They are getting settled In
their new home at the pastorlum.
Mr. Thomason will preach his first
sermon here as pastor Sunday morning
at 11 o’clock, and again at the evening
hour of worship at 8 o’clock.
The new pastor comes to Brevard
from Edgefield, S. C., where he has
served as pastor the past 10 years and
eight monthB at the First Baptist
church. As a token of esteem and ap
preciation for his years of efficient
service at the Bigetleld church, his
congregation prescjy^W him and his
family with a fffewell present of a
Chest of Community silver and other
valuable gifts. He was held in high
eBteem In the South Carolina city, by
the church and the community, both
In the capacity of pastor and citizen.
Attesting to his popularity In Edge
field was the extensive entertainment
accorded himself and family by mem
bers of the church and community two
weeks before their departure for Bre
vard.
The pastor and his family were given
a cordial welcome on tbelr 'arrival in
Brevard Tuesday afternoon by a com
mittee at the pastorlum to greet them.
The pantry shelves had been filled with
a variety of eatables, and ladles of the
church had made preparation^ for serv
ing them a hot supper.
PISGAH FAWN PLANT
TO OPERATE AGAIN
Smaller Unit Will Be Main
tained at Request of
Chamber of Commerce
Pawn rearing station at the Pink
Beds In Pisgah National Forest will be
carried on this season, though In small
er way than the past two years, It has
been announced by H. B, Bosworth, for
est supervisor.
The auxiliary fawn rearing station
will be located near the residence of
John T. Eller, which Is opposite the
highway from entrance to the original
large fawn rearing unit.
Following is letter received Wednes
day by the Chamber of Commerce
which had requested Supervisor Boo
worth to continue the fawn plant on at
least small basis for benefit of sum
mer vleitors:
One of the most interesting features
of game management, fawn rearing at
the Pink Beds Pawn Plant In Ptsgah
National Forest, will be discontinued
this year due to lack of funds. This
does not mean that the more import
ant studies conducted on feeding, dis
eases, and habits of the young deer
will have to be discontinued because It
Is planned to operate on a small scale
at the Pink Beds Warden Station
where six or eight fawns will be placed
in new portable wire runways for a
comparison with the old system of
seml-wild pastures.
All work on fawn rearing will be car
ried on by qualified game wardens who
have spent years on wildlife studies:
Fawn catching permits will not be is
sued this year as the few needed will
be picked up by the wardens In their
rounds of the forest.
It Is known that a large number of
visitors to the forest will be disappoint
ed when they find the old Pawn Fnnn
closed; however, they will find the
new location handler and they can still
witness the care and feeding of these
interesting forest babies. Warden John
T. Eller at the Pink Bedu Warden Sta
tion will again be In charge of the
project.
The faws are quite delicate when
first brought in and they muet be
handled carefully. They are bottle fed
whole evaporated milk warmed to
body temperature four times dally:
6:00 a. m., 12:00 noon, 6:00 p. m., and
midnight. Their physical condition is
carefully checked each day to see that
they are not sick. Highly nervous ani
mals, the deer are easily frightened and
visitors are cautioned against loud talk
ing or sudden motion when approaching
the cages.
H. B. B06WORTH
Forest Supervisor
Tax Collection Urged
By County Commission
Statue of the financial situation of
Transylvania county as a municipal
unit is being clarified in a series of
advertisements carried in The Time*.
This week, the advertisement by the
county sets for the fact that $18,678.
48 in current bills have accumulated!
against the county.
Total of $106,858.98 is due the county,,
the advertisement sets forth, in taxes.
—enough to pay the current bills out
of the proportionate part of the gen
eral fund and leave an eight thousand
dollar balance.
Lem Brooks, delinquent tax collector,
told The Times this week that he ex
pects to start garnishee an3 levy pro
ceedings against people who refuse to
pay delinquent taxes, and urges that
those who are delinquent pay up Im
mediately.
Red Cross Relief Is
Not Near Goal of $600'
Red Cross war relief donations con
tinue to trickle in slowly, and chairman
Jerry Jerome said Wednesday after
noon that the Transylvania chapter
remains short of its quota.
People from all sections of ths coun
ty have been dropping by ‘Mr. Jerome’s
office, and The Times office and leav
ing donations, but the number has not
come up to expectations
Several ladies in Brevard Have col
lected neat sums In particular sections,
but withal the amount needed to reach
the quota here Is short several hun
dred dollars.
Summer Camps Will
Open Season Soon
In Brevard Section
Brevard’s 11 organized summer camps
will open at varying dates the latter
part of June and the first o< July for
the 194* camp session of eight weeks.
Pour of the camps are for boys and
seven are for girls.
The camps and their opening and
closing dates are as follows: Camp Car
olina D. Meade Bernard, director, June
25-August 20; Camp Sapphire, Prank
L. Summers, director, July 2-August
26; Camp Transylvania John W.
Moore, director, July 2-August 27;
Camp French Broad, S. Wrubel, di
rector, June 28; Rockbrook camp, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry N. Carrier, directors,
June 28-August 28; Keystone camp,
Miss Fannie Holt, director, June 2*
August 23; Camp Connestee, Miss Zoe
Wright, director, July 4-August 22;
Eagle’s Nest camp, Mrs. Thomas P.
Bailey, director. July l-August 26;
Camp Deerwoode, Mr. and Mrs. George
Mason Swift, directors, June 30-August
26; Camp Illahee,-Mrs. Kathryn Fan
ces Curtis, director, June 29: Camp
Cateechee, Miss Martha Whitlock, di
rector, June 22.
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