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TRANSYLVANIA IS— An Industrial, Tourist, Educational, Agricul tural and Music Cen ter. Population, 12,241. ; The Transylvania Times A State And National Prize-Winning Newspaper And An A.B.C. Paper TRANSYLVANIA IS— The Land of Waterfalls, Mecca for Summer Camps, Entrance to Pisgah National Forest and Home of Brevard Music Festival. f—■ i i - - Vol. 57; No. 25 * 16 PAGES TODAY ★ BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1947 ★ SECTION ONE * PUBLISHED WEEKLY CLEAN-UP WEEK STARTS MONDAY Huge Demand For Sugar Marks Rationing End LIMITED SUPPLY ON STORE SHELVES OF TOWN, COUNTY No Famine Expected If Con sumers Buy Reasonable Amounts, Say Dealers PRICE CONTROL STAYS With the end of sugar ration ing last week, Transylvania house wives and consumers rushed to the grocers over the week end and purchased several tons of gran ulated and confectionery sugar, unrationed for the first time since April 28, 1942. Despite the enormous demand which developed suddenly, there remains a limited supply in many of the stores in the town and coun ty. The owners and managers here are taking every precaution to in sure a fair distribution to all un til larger supplies become avail able. It is generally believed that there will be no sugar famine here or in other parts of the county and consumers are urged by lo cal merchants to buy in reason able quantities. While rationing has been abandoned, price con trol remains, and local store man agers point out that the distribu tors are not holding up supplies awaiting price increases. Indus trial sugar is still rationed and all controls are due off by October 31, unless congress says otherwise. Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson gives the following rea sons for the lifting of the sugar rationing to housewives of Amer ica: The international emergency food council said the United States would get 350,000 extra tons of sugar from Cuba. Cuba still has more surplus su —Turn To Page Five COLLEGE OFFERS RED CROSS COURSE Free School On Home Nurs ing To Be Conducted For Next Six Weeks The local chapter of the Ameri can Red Cross will offer a free course in home nursing in the Bre vard college auditorium, beginning next Tuesday night, June 24 at 7:30 o’clock, it is announced by Miss Vera Ault, R. N., who is in charge of the college infirmary and teacher of hygiene at the col lege. A total of 24 hours of Red Cross instruction, covering a six weeks’ period, will be offered. All persons that complete the course will re ceive a pin and certificate and there will be no examinations. The course includes instruction in the prevention of disease; what to do in the home when sickness occurs; how to carry out treat ments recommended by the family —Turn To Page Fom t— - —.— -——■— CALENDAR OF ! EVENTS Thursday, June 19—W.S.C.S. to meet in Ladies’ Parlor of the Methodist church at 3:30. Baptist circles to meet at 3:30. Lions club to hold ladies’ night at Pink Beds at 6:00. Home canning demonstra tion at home of Mrs. Perry Cheek, Pisgah Forest, at 7:45. Mason’s hold special meeting in lodge hall at 8:00. Friday, June 20—Brevard Gar den club, with Mrs. J. M. Allison, Sr., at 3:30. Kiwanis club meets at Bryant House at 7:00. Softball championship game at 7:30 on high school field. Executive meet ing of W.S.C.S, 8:00, Mrs. Fred Zachary. Saturday, June 21—Hazelwood vs. Ecusta, 3:30 on Ecusta field. Sunday, June 22—Attend the church of your choice. Ecusta ten —Turn To Page Five City Fathers Busy Preparing l947-’48 Budget, Expect To Keep Tax Rate At Same Figure Escape To Freedom SPIRITED out of the Soviet occupied zone of Germany by a U. S. consul, Maria Noell, 20, is back home in Philadelphia with relatives. According to her story, she was living with her parents in Bulgarus, Rumania, when Russians took the town in 1945. j She says she was among those j shipped to a brick factory in the Ukraine as a “slave laborer* | and forced to work 12 to 14 ! hours a day, with little to eat. Later she was removed to Ger many, from which she escaped. (International) I LIONS TO HOLD INSTALLATION MEET IN FOREST Approximately 100 Persons Expected At Ladies* Night Affair At Pink Beds Officers of the Brevard Lions club for the 1947-’48 term will be be installed at a picnic dinner meeting of the members of the or ganization and their wives at the Pink Beds area in Pisgah National Forest Thursday evening at 6:00 o’clock. Max Pangle, professor at Bre vard college, will succeed Dr. Ju lius Sader as president, and other Lions taking office Thursday night are as follows: D. J. Luther, first vice president; W. M. Mel ton, second vice president; Mark Osborne, third vice president; Jim Brennan, secretary; Rev. B. W. Thomason, treasurer; Ray Burgin and Allen Brittain, directors; Charlie Disher, tail twister; and, Frank King, Lion tamer. Approximately 100 persons are expected to attend the function and the meal will be served by Gaithers cafeteria. Anticipate Spending $10,000 For Street Flusher Or Mo tor Grader Or Both The town board of aldermen and T. H. Barker, city clerk, are busy this week trying to balance the 1947-48 town budget without raising the present tax rate of $1.45. At a meeting Monday night, it was tentatively decided that ap proximately $10,000 more than was spent during the past year would be needed to meet the ex penses during the coming year. It was pointed out that it would be imperative to purchase a new street flusher in the immediate future in that the present one is 25 years old and is in need of re pair. A motor grader is likewise needed since the one owned by the town now- is of the light type and unsuitable for scraping of gravel roads. More Revenue Coming In It wras estimated that an addi tional $6,000 wTould be raised in 1947-48 by the parking meters and that the balance of $4,000 needed to make the necessary $10,000 could be realized from the increased taxes received on in creased valuation, from the fees of mayor's court, water rents, li cense taxes and other miscellane ous items. Last year a total of $55,503.31 was spent in the operation of the city government here, and this fig ure is slightly higher than the amount spent the previous year. The board hopes to adopt the 1947-’48 budget some time next month and the city clerk reports that every effort is being made to keep the tax rate at the present level. MORROW WARNS MOTORISTS HERE Three Minor Auto Accidents Occurred In County Last Week End With the occurrence of three automobile accidents in Transyl vania county during the past week, Patrolman H. M. Morrow today is sues a warning to motorists here to slow down and drive carefully in compliance with Gov. Cherry’s traffic safety campaign. Patrolman Morrow also points out that all cases of speeding now go to the superior court and driv ers face probable revocation of li censes for at least 60 days. Three minor wrecks occurred on Saturday in several sections of the county. While many of the cars in volved were badly damaged, no serious injuries resulted. Last Sat urday the Ford driven by Dr. R. L. Stokes collided with another driven by Edward French, of Lou —Turn To Page Four County Fire Warden Has Busy Season The Year ’Round, State Forester Says “Now that the worst of the fire season is over, do all the county forest wardens go fishing?” That is the question asked by many people of District Forester Charles C. Pettit who do not re alize that the duties of the county forest warden are never finished. Mr. Pettit points out to the people who ask this question that the county warden is the head of all fire prevention and suppression in his county, is really often busier after the fire season than he is during it. The duties of the coun ty warden during the wet months are many and varied, and according to Mr. Pettit, the following are some of the things he must do. The county warden must spend much needed time in personal con tact to build friendlier relations with the people in his county. In his travels he must collect all tools, bring them to his home where they are put into first class condition and then returned to the district wardens ready for use during the next fire season. When this is finished, his edu cational work is ready to begin in the various schools of the county. Every school is to be contacted, posters and literature are to be distributed, moving pictures must —Turn To Page Five Group To Conduct Training Union In County Churches The group of 21 young men and women from various parts of North and South Carolina, pic tured above, will assist in the Baptist training un ion enlargement campaign during the week of June 21-27, in 17 churches in the county. The wom en in the picture are studying for missionary work, while the men have entered the ministry. Mem bers of the group are: Frances Alexander, Golds boro; Albert Ambrose, Asheville; Stella Austin, 1 Lenoir; Mary Baity, Greensboro; Mary Bargeron, Waynesboro; William S. Beacham, Raleigh; Earline Harris, Drexel; Neil Collins, Clyde; Louvene Jor dan, Winston-Salem; Williams Lamb, Elizabeth City; Helen Leppard, Columbia, S. C.; Ruth Mil ler, Raleigh; Martha Jane, Mitchell, Raleigh; Bet ty Mullinax, Asheville; Jane Nance, Raleigh; Rev. and Mrs. L. G. Newton, Raleigh; Margaret Parks, Greenville, S. C.; Miriam Smith, Lenoir; and Ruth Wiggins, Raleigh. R. F. BENNETT IS ELECTED TO HEAD LEGION POSTHERE Other Officers Named At Meeting Monday. Instal lation On July 7. Raymond F. Bennett, general su perintendent of the Ecusta Pa per corporation, was elected com mander of the Monroe Wilson post of the American Legion at a meet ing here Monday night. Mr. Bennett, who is highly ac tive in a number of civic organi zations in Transylvania county, will be installed along with the other officers at the next meeting of the post on July 7, in the court house here. He succeeds Ralph R. Fisher. Ralph Morris, Ecusta employee, was chosen first vice-president, and Vance Jackson, city mail car rier, was named second vice-pres ident. Charlie Disher, store man ager here, will be adjutant for the 1947-’48 term. Other officers elected at the meeting Monday night to serve for the ensuing years are as follows: financial officer—J. I. Ayers, ser geant-at-arms — Eugene Wilson, chaplain—Rev. W. G. McFarland, athletic officer—Albert Shuford, child welfare officer—John Ruf ty, publicity officer—John And erson, graves registration officer— “Speedy” Jones, service officer— Paul Whitmire, assistant service officer—Charlie Russell, historian —Ralph R. Fisher, and boy state —Turn To Page Four Let Bid On School Building Thursday There will be a joint meeting of the Transylvania county board of education and county commission ers Thursday night at 8:00 o’clock in the court house here in Supt. J. B. Jones’ office, it is reported The purpose of the meeting will be to let the contract between the builders for the construction of the Rosenwald school building. It is understood that at least three major constructing concerns have submitted bids on the Rosenwald school. Martin Is Back In Taxi Business L. D. Martin announces in this issue that he is re-entering the taxi business in Brevard, from which he retired last September after about 20 years. Mr. Martin will have D. J. Luther associated with him and the office will be located at the Dixon’s Cab stand, opposite Belk’s store on East Main street. Baptist Churches In County Will Have Training Union Campaign Starting June 21 « Truck Schedule For Clean-Up Week Tuesday, June 24—Zone 1— all that section east of Broad street and north of Main street. Wednesday, June 25—Zone 2 —all that section west of Broad street and south of Main street Thursday, June 26—Zone 3— all that section west of Broad street and north of Main. Friday, June 27—Zone 4— all that section east of Broad street and north of Main street Residents are urged by Mayor S. E. Varner to have their trash accessible early in the morning of the above dates so that call backs will not have to be made. rev. w. g. McFarland IS RECOVERING NICELY Rev. W. G. McFarland, is recov ering nicely from an operation performed last Thursday at Duke hospital and expects to return home the latter part of this week. The Rev. McFarland was attend ing the pastorate school at Duke! when the doctors deemed it necessary for him to have minor operation. TO HOLD ALL-DAY SINGING There will be an all-day singing meeting with dinner on the grounds at the Friendship Bap tist church Sunday, June 22, Ker mit Patterson, announces today. Many singers from this and ad joining counties will participate in the event, it is reported. I - Group Of Young Men And Women From All Parts Of Carolinas To Assist Assisted by a group of young men and women from various parts of North and South Carolina who are training for the ministry and missionary work, 17 Baptist churches of the Transylvania as sociation will cooperate in a simul taneous training union enlarge ment campaign during the week of June 21-27, it is reported here today. The campaign will be climaxed by a mass meeting at the First Baptist church here in Brevard next Friday night, June 27, and Harvey T. Gibson, state training union director, will be in charge of the week’s program in Transyl vania county. Local leaders in the campaign are W. H. Medford, association training union director, Hubert Batson, associate director, Rev. J. W. McGuire, moderator, and Rev. Floyd B. Clark, associational mis sionary. The week of work here will get underway Saturday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock at the Second Baptist church in Brevard. Representatives of the 17 churches in the county will meet the visiting workers and study classes will begin on Sunday night in each of the churches and will continue through next Thurs day night. The following churches are par ticipating in the campaign: Dunn’s Rock, Mt. Moriah-Cherryfield, Pis —Turn To Page Five Frozen Food Locker Plant To Open In Brevard In About Three Weeks The frozen food locker plant of the Farmers Federation will be open in about three weeks, Fred B. Wilkie, manager, said yester day. The Federation building has been reconstructed and greatly enlarged, being now of substantial brick instead of frame construc tion. There are 586 lockers in the basement in addition to a bulk cold storage plant. Stockholders in the Federation are being given the first opportunity to obtain lockers, Mr. Wilkie said, after which they will be offered to the general pub lic. It was originally planned to open the plant in the spring but the difficulty of getting cork and oth er refrigeration materials caused a delay. Joe W. Anders, Hendersonville contractor, remodeled the Federa tion building. The Armstrong Cork Co., of Charlotte, installed the cork and employees of the Federa tion are readying the lockers for use. The Federation at this time also has freezer locker plants under construction at Spruce Pine, Ma rion and Spindale. Plants at Ashe ville, Hendersonville, WaynesviUe and Tryon processed 932,302 pounds of meat last year. MAYOR VARNER ISSUES AN APPEAL TO ALL RESIDENTS Schedule Arranged For City Trucks To Cover All Sec tions To Gather Trash FIREMEN TO ASSIST Clean-up, paint-up week has been designated in Brevard for the week beginning June 3. All citi zens are urged by Mayor S. E. Var ner and the town board to co-op erate in helping make Brevard more attractive to visitors and more healthful for permanent res idents. During next week beginning Monday, all citizens are urged to gather trash, refuse and unsightly matter that has accumulated about their residences, business places, or vacant property and place it in such places that it will be acces sible to the town truck to haul away. Arrangements have been made for the town trucks to cover all streets during the week in a schedule published on this page, and pick up without charge all. trash and refuse. Mayor Varner states that trucks will be in the four “zones” of the town on designated dates next week, but that if the truck fails to pick up trash placed for it, a telephone caJto No. at the city hall will seud the truck back inta the area missed. Residents are requested to place their trash in containers and have these containers near the edge of the streets on “zone” dates, so that handling may be facilitated. Tin or metal containers are pref erable, but if these are not avail able, the mayor suggests that prop erty owners make the loading as easy as possible due to the vast —Turn To Page Five ECUSTA, COLLEGE TIED IN LEAGUE Play-Off For Softball Cham pionship Of First Half Scheduled Friday The Ecusta nine and the Bre vard college softball team in the Transylvania league will battle each other for the championship of the first half in a play-off game scheduled for Friday night on the lighted Brevard high school field, “Slim” Bullock, the financial man ager of the league, announces to day. The game will be the feature at traction of the evening and will be gin immediately after a prelim inary contest between the Kiwanis team and an “All-Star” outfit, which gets underway at 7:30 o’clock. Ecusta Downs Legion Both the college team and Ecu sta have won six games and lost —Turn To Page Five With Indignation A Citizen Demands More Welfare Funds An unusual message appears on page five of the second section of this issue over the signature of Paul P. Smathers, prominent lo cal manufacturer. “Ignorance Is Bliss—or is it?” is the title of Mr. Smathers’ article. With considerable vehemence, Mr. Smathers makes an all-out plea for an increase in the tax rate to meet the urgent needs of indi gent and suffering people of the county. Mr. Smathers cites the case of a colored woman who became ill with a serious malady requiring an immediate operation. Repeated ap peals, he states, failed to obtain any relief for the woman. He was informed by officials whom he ap proached that no funds were available for such cases. Mr. Smathers suggests that if —Turn To Page Four