TRANSYLVANIA
IS—
An Industrial, Tourist,
Educational, Agricul
tural and Music Cen
ter. Population, 12,241.
Vol. 57; No. 18
The Transylvania Times
A State And National Prize-Winning Newspaper And An A.B.C. Paper
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BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1947
SECTION ONE
TRANSYLVANIA
IS—
The Land of Waterfalls,
Mecca for Summer
Camps, Entrance to
Pisgah National Forest
and Home of Brevard
Music Festival.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
EXPECT HUGE CROWD SATURDAY
★ ★★★★★★★★★•*★*★**★* *********
Parking Meters Are Being Installed In Brevard
DEVICES WILL BE
PLACED IN USE
IN NEAR FUTURE
Town Board Expects To Re
ceive From $8,000 To
$16,000 Annually
REVENUE NEEDED
Work was started here Monday
morning on the installation of 225
parking meters in the business dis
trict of Brevard, and with the pas
sage of a special ordinance by the
board of aldermen next week, the
meters will be put into use in the
near future.
Of most modern design and fully
automatic, the meters will take
two nickels or 10 pennies for two
hour parking. They are being in
stalled from the Farmers Federa
tion store on East Main to Smith’s
service station on West main and
from the jail below the court house
to the post office on both sides of
Broad street.
Each meter costs $65.00 installed
and it is estimated that they will
pay for themselves in eight months.
Until they are paid for, the town
will receive 25 per cent of the
proceeds. If the meters aren’t en
tirely satisfactory, the company
agrees to remove them at no cost
to the town.
Board members estimate that
the parking meters in Brevard, in
comparison with other towns about
the same size, will net from $8,000
to $16,000 annually. They point
out that this revenue is badly i
needed at this particular time to
repair the streets and purchase
maintenance equipment as well as
to expand and improve the pres
ent city water and sewerage sys
tems.
The purpose of the meters, the
board members also pointed out, is
two-fold: to raise revenue and to
relieve the parking problem. “Un
doubtedly, the meters will make
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SOFTBALL LEAGUE
OPENED TUESDAY
Large Crowd Attended Dou
bleheader. Baptist Church
And College Won
The Transylvania Softball
league opened here Tuesday night
on the lighted Brevard high
school field with more than 350
people attending the doublehead
er in spite of the threatening
weather.
Friday night the second double
header will be played and anoth
er large crowd is anticipated, ac
cording to “Slim” Bullock, the fi
nancial manager of the league, of
which the Brevard Athletic and
Recreation association is the spon
sor. The schedule is: Rosman vs.
Kiwanis, and Ecusta vs. V.F.W.
Results of Tuesday night’s games
were: Baptist church 7, Brevard
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CALENDAR OF I
EVENTS j
Thursday, May 1—Circus here
for one day. High school baseball
team vs. Millard-Fletcher nine on
Ecusta field at 3:30. Lions club
meeting at Bryant house, 7 p. m.
Softball game on lighted high
school field, Hendersonville vs.
Ecusta at 7:30 o’clock.
Friday, May 2—Kiwanis club
meets at Bryant house, 7:00. Dou
bleheader, Transylvania softball
league on high school field at 7:30
o’clock.
Saturday, May 3—May Day at the
college at 3:30 o’clock. Brevard
Bargain Jubilee program at court
house at 5:00 p. m.
Sunday, May 4—Christian Har
mony singing convention at Eto
wah Methodist church at 10.00 a.
m. Beginning National Music Week.
Attend the church of your choice.
Monday, May 5—Lee’s Riding de
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Trout Fishing Season To Open
In Pisgah jNational Forest On
May 3, And Will Close Aug. 31
Seek Missing Boy
Believed by his father to have
become tired of school, Peter
P. Theg, (above), 17, missing
from his home in Waban, Mass.,
is being sought by policed The
boy left home April 15, presum
| ably to attend a theatre, and
did not return. (International)
LOCAL PTA CLUB
WON AWARDS AT
STATE CONGRESS
—
Making Elaborate Plans For
Installation Of Officers
Meet On May 13
The Brevard Parent-Teacher as- j
sociation won several certficates;
and a red ribbon at a meeting of !
the state congress of parents and
teachers last week end in Ashe
ville, Mrs, Bob Matthews, the pres
ident, announces.
The certificates were won for
having a 10 per cent increase in j
membership; for being a standard
association; and for fulfilling the
minimum number of subscriptions
to the Parent-Teachers magazine.
The red ribbon was awarded the
club for having the second best
procedure scrapbook in the dis
trict and was composed largely of
the work of the local chapter as
reported by The Transylvania
Times during the past year.
Attending the meeting from
Brevard were: Mrs. Julius Sader,
the incoming president; Mrs. C. J.
Goodwin, newly elected vice-pres
ident; Mrs. W. G. McFarland, Mrs.
Frank Jenkins and Mrs. Frank
Kerber.
Elaborate plans are now being
made by the Brevard PTA offic
ials for the installation meeting
in the high school here on May
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Streams Have Been Heavily
Stocked. Ranger Expect
ing Big Season
The trout fishing season will
open in the Pisgah National For
est, Saturday, May 3 and will
close on August 31, Ranger W. W.
Huber announces today. Davidson
river will be the first stream to
open.
Last year 8,202 fishermen caught
more than 35,000 trout in the Pis
gah Reserve, and Ranger Huber
says he expects the biggest season
ever this year since many of the
streams have been heavily stocked
with rainbow and brook trout
by Harry P. Shafer, foreman in
charge of Davidson river trout
rearing station, and Mr. Huber says
fish used in stocking the streams
will average nine inches in length.
“Wayne Wiggins, refuge super
visor, has done a nice job of dis
tributing the stock evenly in all
the streams,” Mr. Huber added.
Heavy planting of trout have
been made in North Fork of the
French Broad river, Bent Creek,
Looking Glass streams and North
Mills river. Other streams were
stocked some time ago so that the
trout would be aclimated to the
streams before the opening of the
season. All fish used in stocking
here have been conditioned in dirt
pools, Mr. Huber said, and will
put up a good fight before they
can be caught.
The schedule is so arranged that
at least one stream will be open
on the week ends. After May 3,
Davidson river will be open Thurs
day, Saturday, and Sunday of
each week, while Bent Creek and
the lake will be open Wednesdays
and Sundays.
Regulations In Effect
All regulations pertaining to
fishing of the Pisgah game pre
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rWO DOG CLINICS
SCHEDULED SAT.
Hart Urges Canine Owners
Have Their Animals Vac
cinated For Rabies
Dog clinics are still being held
in Transylvania county and Walter
F. Hart, senior sanitarian, urges
that all dog owners have their ca
nines vaccinated for rabies.
The supply houses were short
on dog tags, he stated, and these
will be furnished as soon as pos
sible by the inspector.
There will be two clinics in the
county on Saturday, one at the
Brevard high school and an addi
tional one at Rosman. Time will be
from 9 a. m. here until 4 p. m. and
from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. at Ros
man.
“The law requires that every
person owning a dog have him vac
cinated for his own protection as
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Brevard Jaycees Win Two Awards At
Convention For Outstanding Service
The Brevard Jaycees were
awarded a certificate and a plaque
for outstanding service during
the past year at the annual state
convention in Morehead city last
week end.
The certificate was presented to
the local organization for the
second best entry in the Lentz
competition which is given each
year for the best single project.
The Brevard Jaycees prepared a
scrapbook which vividly showed
the part the local junior chamber
of commerce played in obtaining
38 pre-fabricated houses for the
veterans of Transylvania county.
Hie Gastonia club won first
place in the contest and received
a trophy, but there was consider
able feeling at the convention that
the Brevard entry was best. It is
reported that the few technicali
ties which penalized the entry
from here will be ironed out and
that the scrapbook will be enter
ed in the national contest to be
held in Long Beach, Calif., in
June.
A plaque was awarded to the
local club for the reorganizational
work done with the Henderson
ville Chapter. Attending the con
vention from Brevard were: Cecil
Hill, the president, Bob Bolt, sec
retary, and Russ Poole.
Transylvania’s Newly Installed Education Officials
Pictured above is the recently chosen board of education of Transylvania county with J. B. Jones,
who was unanimously re-elected at the first meeting of the group. They are: reading from left to
right, Supt. J. B. Jones, Dewey F. Winchester, Harry Sellers, chairman of the board, and F. S.
Best. This group acting jointly with the county board of commissioners and with the approval of the
Transylvania School Bond and Building Advisory committee, recently decided to launch the extensive
school expansion program. (Staff Photo.)
ADDITIONS ARE
MADE TO STAFF
IN THE PISGAH
Three Men Named Game
Protectors. Will Increase
Efficiency
Three additional refuge game
protectors have been added to the
staff in the Pisgah National forest,
Wayne Wiggins, the refuge super
visor, announces today.
Ethan S. Reavis, of Weaverville,
who served as a platoon sergeant
in the Marine corps for eight years;
John E. Bishop, of Arden, who saw
service in the Philippines with the
Marines; and Andy C. McMinn, who
was also in the service more than
three years, are the men added.
George S. Brown, former war
den at John’s Rock, ha«s moved to
the fawR plant in the Pink Beds
and Thomas H. Stamey will remain
as a forest service employee at the
Gloucester station, Ranger W. W. j
Huber reports.
“With these additions and
changes in our staff, we believe
the forest will be operated with
greater efficiency,” the ranger
stated.
Turner Announces
Price Reductions
D. G. Turner, manager, an
nounced yesterday that, in com
pliance with the President’s ap
peal for lower prices, the Brevard
Wholesale grocery had reduced
many items in stock as much as
possible. He also stated that the
policy of lowering prices as rapid
ly and as much as the market per
mitted would be continued.
The belief that many food ar
ticles have reached a peak was ex
pressed by Mr. Turner and he ex
pects to see a gradual leveling off
in the months ahead.
The firm which Mr. Turner man
ages now operates in five counties.
Report Good Fishing
On Potomac River
From all reports, S. F. Allison
and C. S. “Purd” Osborne found
a fishermen’s paradise on the Po
tomac river and caught their share
of perch recently.
Returning this week from a visit
with Mr. Osborne’s daughter, Mrs.
Verne Edwards, at Alexandria,
Va., they state that they gave
away more than 20 strings of
perch as well as furnishing Mr.
Edwards a large hamper of fish
which he gave away to his office
friends.
A photographer from the Eve
—Tarn To Pago Sis
Light Vote Expected In City
Election Next Tuesday, Varner
And Present Board Unopposed
METHODISTS TO
HOLD ALL - DAY
MEETING HERE
Asheville District Confer
ence To Meet Here Next
Friday, May 9
The Asheville district confer
ence of the Methodist church will
hold an all-day meeting on Friday,
May 9, here in the Brevard Meth
odist church and the pastors and
some six or eight lay represent
atives from each of the 40 pastoral
charges are expected to attend the
session, Rev. W. G. McFarland an
nounces.
The district includes all the
Methodist churches in Buncombe
Henderson, Madison and Transyl
vania counties and reports will be
made at the all-day meeting here
of the work done since the Octo
ber session of the Western North
Carolina conference, organization
al, evangelistic, financial, etc. Of
special interest will be the reports
on the Children’s home, at Win
ston-Salem, and the Methodist
Home for Aged, at Charlotte. Out
standing speakers will talk on the
church press and the church col
leges of the state.
Dinner will be served at the
church by the local church wom
en’s society.
Polls Will Be Open In Court
House From 6:30 A. M.
To 6:30 P. M.
Voting is expected to be ex
tremely light in the general elec
tion to be held here in the town
of Brevard next Tuesday, May 6,
since only one ticket of candidates
has been announced.
S. E. Varner is the only aspir
ant for mayor and the following
members of the town board are
seeking re-election: R. J. Duck
worth, J. Ashe Macfie, W. M. Mel
ton, J. E. Waters and Charlie Rus
sell.
No Primary Held
With only one slate, no primary
was necessary, and according to
William Case, registrar, registra
tion of new voters has been very
light.
Voting next Tuesday will take
place in the court house and the
box will remain open from 6:30 a.
m. to 6:30 p. m., it is reported.
Clyde Shuford and Lewis P. Ham
lin are the judges for the election.
LEAVE FOR BERLIN
Mrs. A. P. Nesbit and two sons,
Mike and Pat, age 11 and 8, are
going to sail from New York on
May 5 to Germany where they will
join Lt. Col. Nesbit, who is with
the Army of Occupation in Ber
lin. The Nesbits came to Brevard
several years ago to establish a
CCC camp here. Mrs. Nesbit and
sons made their home on Park
avenue here while Col. Nesbit was
in service.
To Hold May Day At Brevard College
Saturday, Miss Crawford To Be Queen
May day festivities at Brevard
college will be held Saturday af
ternoon, May 3, beginning at 3:30
o’clock here on campus and the
student body and a large number
of visitors are expected to attend
the gala affair.
Miss Polly Crawford, of Hayes
ville, and popular member of the
sophomore class, will be crowned
May queen and Smith Poplin, star
athlete of the local institution, will
reign as king for the day. He is
from Albemarle.
Both the king and queen and
the attendants were recently chos
en from the student body by pop
ular vote and Sarah Kornegay, of
Greensboro, will s^rve as maid of
honor. Dewey Whitaker, from
Mills River, will be the best man.
The sophomore attendants are
Bettie Wilkinson, Charlotte; Bob
Hauss, Lincolnton; Pecky Boden
heimer, Winston-Salem; Richard
Hendricks, Charlotte.
Freshmen attendants are Shirley
Steele, Durham; Vance Derby,
Charlotte; Elsie Bandy, Terrell;
Phil Johnson, Fayetteville.
Pre-college attendants; Polly
Sewell, Charlotte; Herman Walk
er, Darlington, S. C.; Jean Hart,
Oxford; Ernest Traynham, Green
ville, S. C.
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PROGRAM TO MARK
END OF BREVARD
BARGAIN JUBILEE
Merchants Highly Pleased
With Business During 8*
Day Trade Event
MANY AWARDS
More than 5,000 people are ex
pected to be present for the cli
max of the Brevard Bargain Ju
bilee here Saturday and local mer
chants report a very satisfactory
volume of business for the trade
event which began a week ago.
Highlighting the day’s activities
will be the program which will be
given in front of the court house
at 5 o’clock. The Ecusta string
band and other Ecusta talent under
the direction of John Eversman
will perform.
The street in front of the court
house will be roped off and C. M..
Douglas, representing the Brevard
Merchants association, will have
charge of presenting prizes, worth,
in the aggregate about $1,500.
A close check of local stores
made by this newspaper has indi
cated that all of the participating
merchants are pleased with the re
sults of the trade event. Naturally,
some report a larger gain in sales
than others, but all interviewed
expressed the belief that Brevard’s,
trading territory had been expand
ed by the Jubilee and that as a re
sult merchants of the town would
continue to reap benefits in the
future.
Local stores had tremendous
stocks when the Jubilee began and
some of the best values were saved
for the climax of the event. Many
of these bargains are advertised in
this issue and President Jack Tran
tham yesterday urged the people
in Brevard and vicinity to shop
here this week end.
The Brevard concerns participat
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rO OBSERVE MUSIC
WEEK MAY 4 TO 11
All Civic Clubs Are Request
ed To Join In With
National Program
National Music Week, May 4 to
11, will be observed here by the
Brevard Music Lover’s club, pre
senting a series of musical pro
grams throughout the week. The
theme will be, “Music Is Especial
ly Needed—Now”, according to the
National Music Week committee.
The Brevard Music club has
asked all civic clubs that have
meetings during this period to lend
special emphasis to music. The
complete musical program of the
Music Lover’s club will be an
nounced next week according to
Mrs. Ed Matheson, program chair
man.
The service to be held at the
First Baptist church Sunday eve
ning, May 11, will highlight the
week’s activities. There will be a
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Can Pick Up New
Phone Directories
Next Mon., May 5
The new telephone directories
will be ready for distribution next
Monday morning, May 5, according
to an announcement today by C.
W. Pickelsimer, general manager
of the Citizens Telephone com
pany here.
All subscribers are urged to
pick up their new books at the of
fice of the company here over
Slack’s store on West Main street.
Over 1250 directories, 300 more
than last year, are being printed
and more telephones are listed
than ever before, it is reported.
After the 15th of the month, it
will be necessary for all persons
to call by numbers due to the in*
creased volume of business and the
additional number of phones re*
cently installed, Mr. Pickelsimer
stated.