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,
Camps, Entrance to
Mecca for Summer
Pisgah National Forest
and Home of Brevard
Music Festival.
Vol. 58; No. 12
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BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1948
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
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To Open Livestock Auction Market On 25th
SITE IS LOCATED
NEAR MUSIC CAMP,
NEW BARN BUILT
Many Buyers Are Expected.
Mitchem And Franklins
Are Partners In Concern
SALES EACH WEEK
A livestock auction market will
go into operation here March 25
at a new barn recently erected
near Camp Transylvania with the
expectation that it will be the
means of disposing of over a quar
ter million dollars worth of live
stock at current prices during the
next year. The promoters are Ed.
C. Mitchem, of Brevard, and J. R.
Franklin, of Franklin, and his two
sons, C. W. and R. R., all experi
enced livestock men. The Frank
lins operate a packing house at
Franklin.
The large barn, which will house
150 animals, is located about a
mile from Brevard near the Tran
sylvania Music Camp. Sales will
be held Thursday afternoon of
each week at 2 o'clock and buyers
from a wide area are expected to
attend and maintain top prices.
Invites Patronage
Mr. Mitchem has issued an in
vitation to all stock raisers in the
county to patronize the auction
market, the need for which he said
he had realized long ago as a re
sult of his experience in buying
cattle. He pointed out that the
necessity of truck in j arimads- to
mcrke* here would obviate the
other markets. Mr. Xflchem also
stated that receipts from the week
ly sales should stimulate local bus
iness and give farmers an incen
tive to produce more meat animals.
The general public has been in
vited to attend the initial sale,
which according to J. A. Glazner,
county agent, is the .irst in the
county. Mr. Glazener was enthusi
astic in his praise of the venture
and agreed with Mr. Mitchem that
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BAND TO PLAY AT
SUNRISE SERVICE
Special Music Will Also Be
Furnished By Chorus Of
More Than 70 Voices
The Ecusta band and a mixed
chorus of 70 voices will be featur
ed on the musical program of the
Sunrise service Easter Sunday at
6:15 a. m. at Transylvania Music
camp, it was learned today from
Jaycee officials in charge of ar
rangements.
A group of Moravian chorales
specially arranged for use at the
famed Easter service in Winston
Salem will be given by the Ecusta
band under the direction of John
Eversman. The choral selections
will be sung by a group of Bre
vard college music staudents and
members of local church choirs
combined under the direction of
Mrs. Malvin Artley, of the college
music department
Wilkerson To Speak
The Rev. Howard Wilkerson,
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CALENDAR OF
EVENTS
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Thursday, March 18 — Meeting
of trustees of Brevard Music foun
dation at Transylvania Music camp
at 4:00. Baptist and Methodist
church circles meet. Lions club
meets at Bryant house, 7:00.
Friday, March 19—Garden club
meets with Mrs. B. W. Thomason,
3:30. Ladies’ night for Kiwanis
club at Brevard college, 7:00.
Sunday, March 21—Attend the
church of your choice. This is Palm
Sunday.
Monday, March 22 — Red Cross
drive officially opens here. VFW
and VFW auxiliary meeting in!
dubroom at 8:00.
Wednesday, March 24—Special
worship service at Methodist \
church, 4:00. Rotary club meets at
Gaither’s cafeteria, 7:00. WOW
meets at 8:00.
Intensive Red Cross Drive To
I Be Conducted Here All Next
.anvass
Jerome And Douglas Will
Solicit Business Area.
Contributions Come In
The annual Red Cross roll call
will officially start in Transyl
vania county Monday morning
when over 50 teams of high school
students will begin their canvass
of the residential districts through
out the county. The goal is $3,
600—$400 less than it was last
year.
Officers and leaders in the stu
dent councils of Brevard and Ros
man high schools will have active
charge of the work assisted by
student body volunteers repre
sentative of every community in
the county. Supervision of the ac
tual work will be done by faculty
members in the schools with as
sistance of the Red Cross chapter
officers.
Chairman C. M. Douglas states
that he and his officers do not
expect the drive to last more than
one week, sinae such extensive
planning methods have been de
vised covering the entire county.
The business section of Brevard
will be canvassed by Chairman
Douglas and Jerry Jerome. All in
dustries have had special com
mittees appointed to take care of
solicitation there.
Already Several contributions
from former residents have been
received at the local office, and
the chairman states that all volun
teer donations will be taken at
the Home Service office, 15 East
Main street. Other offices, besides
that of the chairman, where do
nations may be left are Jerry Je
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WILL OPEN AUTO
INSPECTION LANE
HERE NEXT MONTH
To Stay In County Last Two
Weeks Of April. Will
Return In July
The mechanical inspection lane
for vehicles in Transylvania coun
ty will be set up in Brevard on
April 15 and remain here until
April 30, it was announced here
this week by the motor vehicles
department of North Carolnia.
The schedule for Brevard is one
which covers eight counties in the
Western portion of the state and
the time from March 15 through
July 1 will be spent in this area,
it was stated. During the first few
days of operation in Brevard, city,
county and state vehicles will pass
through first, before the lane is
thrown open to public automobiles
and trucks.
One Exam Per Year
Each vehicle in North Carolina
is now required by law to pass
through this inspection lane once
this year, and once every six
months hereafter. The motor ve
hicle department has so special
ized this procedure that the time
required is no more than five min
utes. A blue sticker, in the shape
of North Carolina, is pasted on
the windshields of autos and trucks
that pass the check-up.
A $1 fee is charged for each ve
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Jury List For March-April Term Of
Superior Court Drawn, Opens 29th
Jurors for the March-April
term of superior court in Transyl
vania county are announced this
week by N. A. Miller, clerk of
court.
The term will open Monday,
March 29th., and will last two
weeks. Judge George D. Patton,
of Macon county, will preside and
Clarence O. Ridings, of Forest
City, will represent the state.
Called to serve on the first
week’s jury are the following:
Miss Jessie E. Whitmire, Mitchell
Neely, Mrs. Tom Couch, J. M. Bry
son, G. B. Walden, Earl T. Full-,
bright, Owen Lee, E. A. Reid, Mrs. j
Lessie Hogsed, Mrs. Frank Shu
ford, Mrs. Lehmann Sapp, Jack!
Hogsed, J. Vergil Merrill, Earl D.
Bryson, Joseph E. Whitmire, Jr.,
Truitt Henderson, Marshall Loftis,
Fred Johnson, Haskell Hall, Mrs.
Harold J. Runion, J. T. Hollis,
Robert Merrill, Mrs. Oliver Orr,
Simeon McCall, Homer Manley,
Charles Perry, R. H. Morrow, A.
G. Nance, Mrs. T. P. Ward, Mrs.
Frank Bridges, Harlow Mason,
Mrs. Pearl Owen, J. E. Galloway,
Charles B. Disher, E. V. Dilling
ham, B. M. Mull.
Jurors chosen for the second
week are Jack Holden, F. C. Hayes,
Mrs. B. W. Loomis, James C. Da
vidson, William C. Bangs, Sher
man Crisp, A. M. Paxton, W. L.
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POLITICAL
ACTIVITIES
Local - State - National
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(Editor’s note.—Each week a
Times staff writer will make a
survey of the political news on
the local, state and national
fronts in an unbiased, informa
tive manner. This report is de
signed to keep the readers of
The Times informed »f the do
ings and sayings of the candi
dates for the primary elections
in May and the general elections
in November.)
THE PRESIDENT’S RACE
Both President Harry S. Truman
and Gen. Douglas MacArthur let
it be known last week that they
would accept the nomination for
president if the people want them.
Mr. Truman said he would run
for a full term as chief executive
if the Democrats nominate him.
MacArthur said he would ac
cept the presidency “if called by
the American people” but would
not actively seek it. His announce
ment came from Tokyo. Whether
the timing was coincidental or de
liberate was not immediately
known.
President Truman's action found
Democratic leaders divided and
the Republicans, in most cases,
quite pleased.
Other Republican presidential
aspirants besides Gen. MacArthur
include Thomas E. Dewey, gover
nor of New York, Robert A. Taft,
senator from Ohio, Harold E. Stas
sen, former governor of Minnesota,
and Arthur H. Vandenburg, sen
ate majority leader.
Henry A. Wallace, vice presi
dent 1941-45, has thrown his hat
in the ring for the presidency and
will run on a third party ticket.
Meanwhile, Senator Johnston
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BANK INSTALLS
NEW LOCK BOXES
Customers Asked To Come
In At Convenience After
Mon. To Make Transfers
The Transylvania Trust company
has just finished installing 504
safety lock boxes of the latest type
in its vault, Ralph J. Duckworth,
executive vice president, announced
yesterday.
Mr. Duckworth said that the
old lock boxes would be discard
ed and shipped back to the fac
tory. Those who are renting them
are asked at their convenience to
come in beginning Monday, and
transfer their valuables. At the
same time, he said, remaining
boxes will be offered to the pub
lic. There is a sufficent number,
according to Mr. Duckworth, to
take care of the needs of the bank
for several years. The new boxes
were built and installed by the
Moser Safe Co., of Hamilton, Ohio.
The bank is preparing to install
two coupon booths, in which rent
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Truman Requests
Temporary Draft
WASHINGTON, March 17.—
President Truman today asked
congress for “temporary reenact
ment of selective service legisla
tion” to help this country pre
vent war and to aid in curbing
the “growing menace” of Rus
sian expansion in Europe.
In an historic appearance be
fore a joint session of the house
and senate Mr. Truman called
for this three-point program to
bolster the nation’s efforts for
world peace:
1: “I recommend that the
congress speedily complete its
action on the European recovery
program.”
2. “I recommend prompt en
actment of universal training leg
islation.”
3. “I recommend the tem
porary reenactment of selective
service legislation in order to
maintain our armed forces at
their authorized strength.”
Huge Wildcats Trapped In Forest
Forestry’ officials here in the Pisgah have launched a drive to
kill many of the destructive wildcats now taking a heavy toll of the
deer herd in the forest. JACK KIRKLAND, left, warden at John's
Rock station, and RANGER W. W. HUBER, right, are shown above
holding hides of two of the largest cats ever traMp& I)
Mr. Kirkland, who is holding the skin of a PTjlitlufl i
it was the largest he has seen in his many yean of forestry
(Staff Photo)
New Rosman School Addition
Is Authorized; Will Convert
Basement To Lunchroom Here
LAUNCH CAMPAIGN
TO KILL WILDCATS
IN PISCAH FOREST
Approximately 50 Deer
Have Been Slain By De
structive Animals
Game wardens and officials of
the Pisgah National forests have
taken steps to trap wildcats to
prevent damage to the deer herd
and a total of 10 have been caught
to date, it was learned from
Ranger W. W. Huber today.
This campaign against the cats
was begun in the national forest
when it was learned that approx
imately 50 deer had been killed
during the winter by the animals.
Wardens Jack Kirkland, Martin
Millsap, Homer Huffman and Ref
uge supervisor Wayne Wiggins
have been reported as catching
some of the largest cats ever
caught in Western North Caro
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Schools To Close Friday And
Monday, March 26 And
29 For Easter Holidays
Acceptance of the recommenda
tion to build eight additional class
rooms to the Rosman elementary
school with a cafeteria, which was
proposed by the Transylvania
Building Advisory committee, was
made at a meeting of the board
of education here in the court
house Tuesday night.
Construction on the new build
ing, which is estimated to cost
$150,000. is expected to begin just
as soon as school closes and should
the bid go to a large concern, the
building will be ready for occupan
cy this fall, Supt. J. B. Jones
states.
The basement of the Brevard
grammar school, the central build
ing of the three schools, will be re
modelled and made into a mod
ern lunchroom, the members of
the school board decided Tuesday
night. The work, estimated by L.
C. Case, will cost approximately
$3,500, exclusive of new equip
ment that might be added. At the
present time the basement is be
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Memorial To Veterans To Be Erected
At Cemetery By The Legion Auxiliary
Plans were completed at the
meeting of the American Legion
auxiliary last Monday night to buy
and beautify a lot in Gillespie
cemetery which will serve as a
memorial to all veterans of Tran
sylvania county who served in any
war.
The lot will be sown in grass
and landscaped and on it will be
placed a gray granite monument,
which will be simple in design and
stand approximately five feet high.
Officials of the auxiliary point out
that it will be easily accessible
for memorial services, since it is
Situated in the curve of the drive
way in the cemetery. A cobble
stone wall will be built around the
edge of the lot, in keeping with
the walls already built in the
cemetery, it was stated.
“We hope to have this work
completed by May 30 in time for
a Memorial Day service,” a mem
ber of the Legion auxiliary com
mittee said here yesterday. The
deed for the plot was made to the
American Legion and American
Legion auxiliary.
Legion and auxiliary officers
stated that they wished to recog
nize the following individuals and
firms who are making this memo
rial possible: Mr. and Mrs. B. H.
Freeman, who paid for the lot;
Bob Wright and Fred Kilpatrick,
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SECOND WEEK OF
APRIL SLA1ED AS
CLEAN-OP WEEK
Questionnaires To Be Dis
tributed At Club Meet
ings And In Schools
HOLDING CONTESTS
In collaboration with the an
nual clean-up week in Brevard
scheduled for the second week
in April, the organizations rep
resented in the Community council
will intensify their work in the
Brevard Beautification program in
an effort not ony to clean the
town up during one week, but to
permanenty improve the attrac
tiveness of the community.
Prior to the launching of the
clean-up campaign and the beauti
fication project, a survey will be
made in the homes and in the
schools in order to secure a cross
section of opinion to determine
what conditions now existing
should be changed and what con
I ditions should be avoided as the.
town grows.
Questionnaires will be distrib
uted at the meetings of the va
rious civic organizations and in
the schools, and when filled out
and returned they will be studied
and a completed survey will be
supplied by the Sociology depart
ment at Brevard college under
the supervision of Prof. Max G.
Pangle.
Ajwanfg and Rotary
clubs of Brevard, and prizes
amounting to approximately $75
will be awarded to winners. In the
poster contest, which is county
wide, Kiwanis club members have
sent information to all students
informing them of pertinent ideas
to be kept in mind in making these
posters. The contest opened this
j week and will close on Friday,
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M’MURRAY LEASES
LOCAL AIR FIELD
G. I.’s And Other Students
Will Be Flown To Fletch
er For Instruction
Paul McMurray, manager of the
Asheville-Hendersonville airport at
Fletcher, has leased the flyini
field opposite Lewis Osborne’s
home and has placed J. E. Davis,
a licensed pilot, in charge, it was
learned here yesterday.
Mr. Davis said the field would
be used as a pick-up point to car
ry G. I. students and others taking
training to Fletcher. He also said
that passenger flights would be
made from the local field.
A number of planes will be per
manently located here, Mr. Davis
stated, and several local citizens
are planning to buy ships. Mr Mc
Murray is agent for the Piper
planes. It is understood that he
will erect a hanger near the pres
ent runways if sufficient land can
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McNeely Lad Expires
As Doctor Endeavors
To Remove Big Tack
Donald Davis, 8-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. McNeely, of
Lake Toxaway, died Tuesday
about 12:30 p. m. in the Aston
Park hospital, in Asheville, while
doctors were trying to remove a
thumb tack that had become
lodged in the child’s throat a few
hours earlier. His demise was at
tributed by them to heart failure.
The child swallowed the tack
about 8 o’clock Tuesday morning
while he was helping his teacher,
Mrs. Florence Winchester, put up
posters in the Lake Toxaway
school house. He was taken home
and immediately rushed to the
hospital in Asheville, arriving
there about 11 o’clock. By using
X-ray, doctors located the tack
in the lower portion of the lad’s;
windpipe and undertook to re
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