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TRANSYLVANIA IS— The Land 0£ Waterfalls, Mecca For Summer Camps and Entrance to Pisgah National Forest The Transylvania Times A State And National Prize-Winning Newspaper And An A.B.C. Paper TRANSYLVANIA IS— An Industrial, Tourist, > Educational and Agri- > cultural Center Popula tion, 12,241. 4—-- - ■■ ■ * Vol. 56; No. 50 ★ 20 PAGES TODAY ★ BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1946 ★ SECTION ONE * PUBLISHED WEEKLY SCHOOL BOND ISSUE APPROVED Hospital Is Having Biggest Year In History ESTIMATE 1,150 PATIENTS, A GAIN OF AROUND 335 Hospital Needs To Be Ex panded. Plans Are Made. Bennett Reports DIRECTORS MEET This year the Transylvania com munity hospital is experiencing the biggest year in its history, Raymond Bennett, secretary of the board of trustees, told members of the chamber of commerce direc tors here Tuesday night. He estimated that the hospital will have served 1,150 patients by the end of the year, which is an increase of 335 over 1945. The daily patient average will be approximately 19 as compared with 12.5 for the past year. This year’s operating expenses will total around $42,000, or about twice as much as during the for mer 12 months. Mr. Bennett said the average cost per patient in 1946 will be $6.00 per day. He pointed out that many im provements have been made at the hospital this year, with a good deal of equipment having been re placed and stocks of medicine add ed. Building up the inventory will entail an operating deficit of $2, 500 for the year. Mr. Bennett said the hospital needs to be enlarged and that plans have been drawp and are being studied. Aid for this expan sion program may be obtained from the state and federal gov ernments, as well as the Duke Foundation, he reported. At the November meeting of the directors of the chamber of commerce, Mr. Bennett was re elected as a member of the hospi tal board. E. H. McMahan and Ralph Fisher contended that this election should not have been held —Turn To Page Six BENNETT ELECTED TO HEAD SHRINERS Other Officers Are Chosen. Bikas And Paxton Praised At Meeting Monday Raymond F. Bennett, plant superintendent of the Ecusta Pa per corporation, was elected pres ident of the Transylvania county Shrine Club at the monthly meet ing of the organization held here Monday night. Other officers chosen were as follows: A. H. Harris, vice-presi dent, and D. J. Luther, secretary treasurer. Pete Bikas was named on the board of trustees, which includes R. W. Everett and Claud Stroup. The newly elected officers will be installed at the next regular meeting to be held on January 13. At the meeting last Monday night, the Shriners gave particu lar praise to Mr. Bikas, who last —Turn To Page Twelve I CALENDAR OF i EVENTS ■*-— " " " —- " . Thursday, December 12 — Rep resentative Bryson speaks at col lege auditorium at 10 a. m. Dou bleheader basketball game be tween Ecusta and Brevard college . teams, 7:30 o’clock. American Le i gion Auxiliary meets at 8 p. m. at courthouse. Friday, December 13 — “Here Comes Charlie” presented by jun ior class at Brevard high school, 8 o’clock. “You Can’t Always Some times Tell” presented by junior class at Rosman high school. Saturday, December 14—Coun tywide teachers meeting at court house, 11 o’clock. Music club meets with Mrs. Keith Pooser, in the af ternoon. Sunday, December 15—Christ mas vesper retal at college audi —Turn Te Page Twelve At U. N/s First Sunday Meeting U. S. DELEGATE, Sen. Tom Connally (left) and Sir Hartley Shawcross, Britain’s representative, adjust their earphones before the start of the U. N. Security Council’s first Sunday meeting at Lake Success, N. Y. The Political and Security Committee sent the question of the use of the veto in the Security Council to a sub committee with instructions to return quickly with a satisfactory agreement- (International) December Term Of Court Was Concluded Without A Formal Adjournment; Judgments Made Colored Woman Sentenced 12 Months For Aiding In A Murder The December term of the Tran sylvania county superior court was concluded last Thursday af ternoon, but no formal adjourn ment was proclaimed because of the necessity for completing the signing of judgments. Emma Lee Moore, colored, was given 12 months prison sentence at Raleigh for aiding and abetting in the murder of Albert Laws last September. William E. Green, of Brevard, was found guilty by a jury of reck less driving and not guilty of the charge of drunk driving. This trial attracted right much interest. Green was given a suspended sen tence, ordered to pay cost and his driver’s license was revoked for 18 months. A charge of transporting against Glen Galloway was ordered drop ped and he was required to show good behavior at the next term of court. Claude Barton drew a suspend ed sentence and was taxed with court cost for assulting a female. A two-year’s suspended sentence was invoked against Wallace Raines and he was sentenced to serve two years on the roads. On a second charge of larceny he was —Turn To Page Twelve LYDAY TO HEAD WILDLIFE CLUB, SUCCEEDS FAHON Other Officers Are Named. Plan Membership Campaign Members of the Transylvania County Wildlife club chose Albert Lyday as president of the organi zation for the ensuing year to suc ceed Frank Patton, who has been the head of the club for the past two years, at a meeting last Wednesday night in the court house here. Mr. Lyday, who has served as vice-president during the past year, is an Ecusta employee and has been active in the program to stock the county streams with rainbow and brook trout. W. B. Head, Brevard barber and sportsman, was elected to the of fice of vice-president, and Roy Rackley, of Pisgah Forest, will succeed D. L. English as secre tary and treasurer. Following the election last Wed nesday night, the officers were in- j stalled and announced that a cam paign to increase the membership of the club would be launched by the next meeting on January 1st. To Hold County-Wide Principals’ And Teachers' Meeting Here On Saturday A county-wide principals’ and teachers’ meeting will be held Saturday morning here in the court house beginning at 11:00 o’clock, according to an announce ment yesterday by Supt. J. B. Jones. The primary purpose of the meeting will be for discussing new school legislation, including the proposed raise in salaries fori teachers, Supt. Jones stated. Newly elected Senator Verne P. Clement and Representative Mel vin Gillespie have also been invit ed to attend and participate in the meeting, it is reported. A very active debate has been raging in other counties as to the amount of the increase of the raise to be given to teachers. The NCEA has proposed a raise of 20 per cent, while other sectors of the state have suggested a 68 per cent increase. Transylvania teach ers are expected to express them selves regarding the matter at the meeting Saturday. “Usually, we hold these special county-wide meetings in the Bre vard high school,” Mr. Jones said, “but Saturday we are meeting in the courthouse in order to con serve fuel at the school here.” Paul Smathers has from a recent attack monia. OLD TOXAWAY INN TO BE TORN DOWN, SCRAP FOR SALE Will Be Sold Intact Or In Pieces. Built In Gay Nineties Period The old Toxaway inn, ghost re sort of Transylvania county since the flood of 1916 washed away the lake upon which it was situated, soon will be razed and the mate rials sold, it was learned here this week. J. G. Vollmer, trustee of the E. H. Jennings state, 1212 Clark building, Pittsburgh, Pa., has ad vertised the famous old inn for sale either intact or in pieces. Included in the sale will be miles of electric wiring, heavy timbers, water pipes, 90 bath tubs and oth er plumbing equipment, thousands of feet of hardwood flooring and other materials in the large struc ture. The inn was built by the late Mr. Jennings in the middle of 16,000 acres in the Sapphire section of Transylvania county soon after the “Gay Nineties” period. The 150 room hotel was filled to capacity during the 14 years it operated. In 1916 the heavy flood washed away the dam at Lake Toxaway, and while it did not damage the inn or any of its accessory build ings, because of legal actions growing out of the flooded lower regions, and possibly for other rea sons never made known, the inn never opened after that season. Joseph R. Bryson To Speak At College Thursday Morning Joseph R. Bryson, of Green ville, S. C., and representative from the fourth congressional dis trict of South Carolina, will be the principal speaker at the chapel exercises of Brevard college on Thursday morning at 10:00 o’clock. The program is under the spon sorship of the college Veterans’ club, of which Charlie Johnson, of Greenville, S. C., is the president. Townspeople are invited to hear Representative Bryson, who is a native of Brevard, Johnson stat ed. He is expected to speak on current events and the G. I. Bill of Rights. A short musical program is also scheduled. “Moved Into Sun’5, Two Are Arrested A 60-gallon copper still and two men, Dallas McCall and Donald Heaton, were nabbed by Sheriff Bert Freeman and Patrolman H. M. Morrow last Sunday afternoon in the Boylston section. The sheriff reported that the still was being moved from a shady, cold side of a hill in the community to a “sunny” location where the seizure took place. Both men were released under a $400 bond each. Kiwanis Club To Help Santa Claus The Brevard Kiwanians will help Santa Claus here this Christ mas, by presenting gifts to under privileged children. At their meet ing last Friday, the organization voted to authorize $75.00 to be used for the purpose, and a com mittee was appointed to investi gate prospective families and see that the money was spent where it was needed most. Dr. Charles L. Newland, retired lieutenant-colonel of World War II, spoke on the new developments in medical and surgical science that was brought about by and through the war. Jonathan Woody, of Waynes ville, who has secured controlling interest in the local bank, and Mayor Way, of Waynesville, were guests of Lewis P. Hamlin, along with Ralph Duckworth, of Bre rard. The Rev. W. G. McFarland, —Turn To Page Seven School Bond Election Returns Precincts For Against Boyd-168 Brevard No. 1_387 Brevard No. 2_233 Brevard No. 3_401 Brevard No. 4_313 Cathey’s Creek_65 Cedar Mountain_18 Dunn’s Rock _31 East Fork_15 Eastatoe_56 Gloucester No. 1_18 Gloucester No. 2_11 Hogback No. 1_14 Hogback No. 2_57 Hogback No. 3_13 Little River_69 Old Toxaway_ 6 Pisgah Forest _108 Rosman_114 Total _2,097 67 64 47 35 26 113 4 42 4 38 24 81 77 11 18 60 0 12 23 746 .+— Christmas Business Is Brisk Here Following End Of Coal Strike, Santa Returns On Sat EXPECTTNUMS GOAL IK SALE OF CHRISTMAS SEALS Letters With Donations Are Pouring In. Most Of Money To Be Spent Locally The annual Christmas Seal sale for the benefit of tubercular pa tients in Transylvania county is well underway and association of ficials state this week that the goal of $700.00 is expected to be reached before Christmas day. The drive here is being spon sored by the Transylvania County Tuberculosis association in co operation with the county welfare department. Seals are now on sale in all the schools in the county and in the post office here. Recently more than 700 letters containing a sheet of seals and a return envelop were mailed out and Mrs. Henry Y. Miller, the treasurer, said that these letters are pouring in with large and small donations. Mrs. C. Y. Patton, superintend ent of public welfare in the coun ty, reported that 75 per cent of the proceeds raised in this annual sale of seals will remain in the county, 20 per cent will be sent to the state association and 5 per cent to the national association. The public’s purchase of Christ mas seals during the current cam paign will make possible an inten sification of the measures now be ing used to prevent and control —Turn To Page Six With the return of the nation’s miners to the coal pits on Monday following John L. Lewis’ surren der to the government last Satur day, the Christmas business in Brevard was stimulated and indi cations now are that the volume for the season will be the best in the history of the town. The Brevard stores are this year better stocked than in a number of years with only a limited num ber of items being severely short. Due to the nation-wide dimout, the Christmas lights in the bus iness district in Brevard were lim ited to those on the square and the tree on the court house lawn. With the lifting of this restriction, the decorations committee of the Mer chants association concluded that the costs of installing the addition al lights would not be justified in view of the nearness of Christ mas. Santa Claus, however, will con tinue to pay his weekly visit to the Brevard stores on Saturdays and will give candy and favors to the kiddies on the streets and take notes of their wants for Christmas day. Post office officials of Brevard are keeping the windows open each Saturday afternoon during December and encouraging early mailing of packages and Christmas cards. Stores are remaining open each Thursday afternoon during De cember. During the coal strike, the sup ply here was practically depleted, —Turn To Page Six Wilson Is Re-Elected Head Of AAA, Community Committeemen Are Chosen T. J. Wilson was re-elected chair man of the Transylvania county Agricultural Conservation com mittee at a county convention held here Monday morning in the court house with delegates from the eight communities attending. Robert Powell, of Rosman, was chosen as vice-chairman, and Rich ard McCall, of Balsam Grove, was elected a regular member. P. A. Rahn was named as first alternate and Doyle Hamilton as second. Mrs. Julia Westwood, who has served as secretary-treasurer and chief clerk of the AAA committee since it was organized here, was re-elected to Community his position, committee: m<%. itet1 j tions were held last Saturday and the outcome of the elections was as follows: Boyd community—S. V. Brown, chairman, J. L. Gash, vice-chair man, Sam Orr, regular member, and Ott Wells and H. C. Enloe, al ternates. Brevard community—Fred John son, chairman, E. O. Shipman, vice chairman, T. B. Lane, regular member, and Lynch Moore and Bill Crary, alternates. Dunn’s Rock community—V. B. Waldrop, chairman, G. W. Maxwell, vice-chairman, G. W. Whitmire, regular member, and Mitchell Hol den and M. M. Feaster, alternates. —Torn to Page Six ELECTION CARRIED BY NEARLY THREE TO ONE TUESDAY A Total of 2,843 Persona Voted) With 2,097 Vot ing For Issue STATEMENT IS MADE Transylvania county citizens vot ed nearly three to one for the $310, 000 school bond issue in a special election held Tuesday, according to complete but unofficial returns an nounced yesterday by Fred Shu ford, chairman of the election board. A total of 2,097 voted for the bond issue and 746 against it, giv ing a favorable majority of 1,351. There were 3,600 persons eli gible to vote in the special eleo tion and 2,843 of this number vot ed, leaving 857 who did not par ticipate in the election. Voting was heaviest and strong est for the bond issue in the four Brevard precincts with a total of 1,506 votes being cast—1334 for and only 172 against, or about 8 to 1. In the 15 other precincts of the county 1,337 votes were cast—763 for and 574 against. Six of the precincts in the rur al communities voted against the issue. These were Cathey’s Creek, Dunn’s .Rock, Gloucester 1, Glou 1 and 3. /ay precinct vote was cast against the bond issue. Supt. J. B. Jones said he was de lighted with the outcome of this election and that plans will be started in the near future on a pro gram of construction and improve ment. “Until materials and labor are more plentiful and prices drop some, we will concentrate on pro —Turn To Page Seven h JAYCEES NAME OFFICERS FOR ’47 Cecil Hill Named To Sue* ceed Larry Bryant As Pres ident. Plan Campaign Cecil Hill, Brevard attorney, was elected president of the Bre vard junior chamber of commerce at a meeting of the Jaycees Tues day night in the NYA hut here. Mr. Hill will succeed Larry Bryant and will be installed at the Jan uary meeting of the organization. Other officers and directors chosen were: Bob Bolt, vice-presi dent, Charlie Himes, secretary, and Lewis LaChance, treasurer. The five directors named were: Rob ert Rhyne, Frank Bridges, Frank Farrell, Harry Dryer and Ed Gar rett. With the installation of the new officers next month, the Jaycees plan to instigate a campaign for —Turn To Page Six Brevard Girls Play In Christmas Vesper Recital Here Sun. Three Brevard girls will partic ipate in a Christmas Vesper recit al to be held in the Brevard col lege auditorium Sunday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock. Mary Norwood and Mary Ann Ramsey, both piano stu dents, will play Bach’s “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring”; and Chopin’s “Valse in A Flat Major,” respec tively. Katherine Auvil, violinist, will play the violin obligato to “0 Holy Night,” by Adams, and Bach’s “Violin Concerto in D Mi nor.” Other students of the music de partment at the college taking part on the program are: Ruth Keith, Gloria Smith, Lee Chestnut, Ann More, Conrad Wilson, Sarah Kornegay, W. Bonner Hall, Lon Vance, and Darr Wise. The choir and glee dub, under the direction of Prof. D. P. Miller, will sing the Hallelujah chorus*.
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