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The Transylvania Times
A State And National Prize-Winning Newspaper And An A.B.C. Paper
Vol. 58; No. 19 ★ SECTION ONE ★ , BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1948 ★ 16 PAGES TODAY ★
TRANSYLVANIA I
IS—
An Industrial, Tourist,
Educational, Agricul
tural and Music Cen
ter. Population 12,241.
TRANSYLVANIA
IS—
The Land of Waterfalls,
Mecca for Summer
Camps, Entrance to
Pisgah National Forest
and Home of Brevard
Music Festival.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
HUNDREDS EXPECTED IN FOREST
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$10,000 Needed To Complete Legion Building
PLEA IS MADE FOR
DONATIONS, WORK
WELL UNDERWAY
Grand Opening Is Planned
For July 10. To Give
Away Car
STATEMENT IS MADE
Approximately $10,000 is need
cd to complete construction of the
Legion Memorial building here on
East Jordan street, legionnaries
who attended the regular meeting
of the Monroe Wilson post here
Monday night were told by Com
mander Raymond F. Bennett.
Construction on the building is
coming along nicely, but it is
necessary for the trustees to bor
row money to pay pressing bills
Commander Bennett stated.
In urging members of the post
and all citizens of the town and
county to contribute to the erec
tion of the Legion building, the
commander said that the impres
sive structure would be a meeting
place for civic groups and othei
organizations.
Offer New Chevrolet
Mr. Bennett said that in con
nection with the drive to raise
funds to complete the building, s
new Chevrolet, two-door sedan is
being offered, and contributions
may be made to any member ol
the post or legion auxiliary.
Tentative plans call for a grand
opening of the Memorial building
on Saturday. July 10th., at which
time an elaborate program is on
the agenda, including the giving
away of a car. followed by a
square dance. Commander Bennett
reports.
The $10,000 needed to complete
the building will put it in a use
able condition, and donations re
ceived after that amount is rais
ed will be used for the purchas
ing of equipment and making
necessary additions.
Members of the building com
mittee of the legion are: Raymond
F. Bennett, chairman. Ralph R.
Fisher. J. M. Gaines, Verne Clem
ent, Dr. Carl Hardin. Bert Free
man. J I. Avers and Streeter
. Fisher. Trustees who hold the
title to the property are: Mr. Ben
nett, Mr. Fisher and Dr. Hardin.
1 HOBBYSHOWTO
i BE HELD BY PTA
Newly Elected Officers To
Be Installed At Meeting
Here Next Tuesday
“Hobbies” will be the theme of
the last meeting of the year of the
Brevard Parent-Teachers associa
tion to be held in the high school
auditorium Tuesday afternoon at
3:30 o'clock. The meeting will fea
ture an exhibit of hobbies with
individual talks by the exhibitors.
Lloyd Burhans is in charge of
arrangements and states that the
program, which will feature hob
bies of every type, will be of in
terest not only to parents belong
ing to the association but also to
the general public.
Among the exhibits which will
be on display are photographs
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CALENDAR OF
EVENTS
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Thursday, May 6—Fishing opens
on Davidson river in Pisgah. Base
ball game, Brevard college vs.
Gardner-Webb, college diamond,
3:00. Lions club meets at Bryant
house, 7:00. Concert by Darr Wise
in college auditorium, 8:00. Dunn’s
Rock Lodge meets at 7:30.
Friday, May 7—Kiwanis club
meets at Bryant house, 7:00.
Saturday, May 8 — Democratic
precinct meetings throughout the
county, 2:30. Organ recital at St.
Philip’s Episcopal church at 3:00.
Lions club “Mock Trial’’ in high
school auditorium at 7:30.
Sunday, May 9—Mother’s day.
Attend the church of your choice.
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[Masons Raise $17,000 Toward
Construction Of Temple Here,
Over $8,000 Already Pledged
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Ends Red Boycott
ENDING the Russian boycott of
j the U. N. Trusteeship Council,
| Semen K. Tsarapkin (above), So
I viet Consul in Washington, has
been named as Russian delegate.
This action gives Russia a voice
in the Palestine problem and
j was seen as a move to place Red
■ troops among any international
police force that might be sent
there. A seat on the Council at
Lake Success, N. Y., has been
vacant since the Russians began
their boycott in 1947. (Interna
tional)
| GALLOWAY KILLED
IN PLANE CRASH
MON. AT ANDREWS
Former Rosman Man Was
Patrolman At Murphy.
Rites Held Wednesday
Funeral services were held
Wednesday for Charles Elam Gal
loway, 29, state highway patrol
man of Murphy, and son of Mr.
and Mrs. E. R. Galloway, of Ros
man, who was killed with patrol
man Joe Bob Davis, of Webster,
when their plane crashed early
I Monday afternoon following a
take-off at the Murphy-Andrews
airport.
The cause of the crash had not
been determined by the Civil
Aeronautics authority which was
investigating the accident. It is
reported that shortly after the
plane, a PT 22, former army train
er, took off, it went into a spin
approximately 100 feet off the
ground and crashed in a nearby
rye field. Galloway was a veteran
of the navy and had his private
pilot’s license.
Since hjs discharge from the
navy, he had been with the state
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Work Will Be Started On
Building When Total Of
$30,000 Is Collected
Over SI7.000 has been raised by
Masons of Brevard and Transyl
vania county for the building fund
of the Masonic temple here and
more than $3,000 has *been pledg
cd, Jerry Jerome, secretary and
treasurer of the building com
mittee of the Dunn's Rock Mason
ic lodge told members of the or
ganization attending the annual
banquet at the Brevard country
club last Thursday night.
“When we have raised and col
lected $30,000. we will begin con
struction of the temple here,” Mr.
Jerome declared.
Approximately 100 persons at
tended the banquet last Thursday
and Joseph S. Silversteen pre
sided. Reports were made by Ray
mond F. Bennett, who told of
building conditions at the present
time, and Dr. Fred Zachary said
that the building committee of the
lodge was exteremely busy now
making solicitations.
A large number of outsiders are
showing an interest in a temple in
Brevard and are making contribu
tions toward the building of one.
it was stated. Dr. Zachary also
said that persons, other than
Masons, were making donations to
the temple in memory of friends,
and others who care to do so can
contact the secretary-treasurer.
Mr. Jerome.
The lot where the temple will
be erected on East Main street
next to the residence of J. C.
Taylor opposite the Franklin
hotel has been purchased and
paid for, it is reported.
Members of the building com
mittee are: Dr. Zachary, chair
man, R. F. Bennett, vice chair
man, Jerry Jerome, secretary
treasurer, A. H. Harris, D. L.
English, E. L. Happ, Henry R.
Henderson, Gill Thomas, A. M.
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SOFTBALL LEAGUE
OPENED TUESDAY
Large Crowd Is Expected
For Second Doublehead
er On Friday Night
The Transylvania Softball league
opened here Tuesday night on the
lighted Brevard high school field
with more than 300 people attend
ing in spite of the inclement
weather.
Friday night the second double
header will be played and a large
crowd is expected to be on hand
when the first game gets underway
at 7:30 o’clock, R. C. “Slim” Bui
lock. the financial manager of the
league announces today. The Bre
vard Athletic and Recreation asso
ciation is again sponsoring the
league and eight teams are entered
in the race.
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Local Jaycees Start Compaign To
Discover "Miss Brevard Of 1948"
The second annual “Miss Bre
vard Pageant,” sponsored by the
Brevard Junior Chamber of Com
merce will get underway this week
when members of the committee
begin to select contestants to com
pete for the beauty title.
The winner of the “Miss Bre
vard” title will be sent, expenses
paid, to Wrightsville Beach to
compete in the “Miss North Caro
lina” contest. Miss Carolyn Kim
! zey, who was “Miss Brevard of
j 1947”, placed third in the state
i contest at Wrightsville last sum
i mer.
The winner in this year’s beauty
I pagent will be crowned at a dance
to be held at the Brevard Country
club during the first week of June.
Contestants will be entertained
at several events prior to the beau
ty ball.
To be eligible to compete for
the “Miss Brevard” crown, girls
must never have been married,
must not be less than 18 nor more
than 28 years of age, must be
white, in good health and of good
character and must be residents
of Transylvania county, though not
necessarily of Brevard.
Local business firms are spon
soring contestants and a small fee
will be charged to cover the costs
of the contest. Firms who are in
terested in sponsoring an entry
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One Of Transylvania’s Oldest Mothers To Be Honored Sunday
—
MRS. ROBERT E. PATTON, shown above with her son, FRANK J. PATTON, is probably one of the
oldest living Mothers in Transylvania who will be honored on Mother’s day Sunday. Still alert at 96
years, Mrs. Patton vividly remembers the Civil War days in Atlanta, where she was living with her
first husband, Captain Deaver, of the Confederate army. Following his death, she married Robert E. Pat
ton, who passed away several years ago. In addition to her son, Frank, Mrs. Patton has a daughter,
Miss Julia Deaver, with whom she makes her home here, and two other sons, John Deaver, of Flor
ida, and Fitzgerald Patton, of Rutherfordton. Mrs. Patton is a typical mother in this county to whom
love and reverence will be expressed on the 34th national obsci- mcc of Mother's day.
political!
ACTIVITIES
Local - State - National
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REPLIES TO SCOTT
In a long message this week
on page five of this newspaper,
Charles M. Johnson supporters
in Transylvania county answer
charges made by Kerr Scott.
In his statement, Mr. Johnson
said: “As State Treasurer of North
Carolina I have handled hundreds
of millions of dollars through my
office. Every dollar has been ac
counted for. In addition to regular
periodic audits, my books have
been audited 15 times without the
disclosure of a single irregular
ity.’’
MAIL INCREASES
Letters from the several state
candidates showed a definite in
crease this week, as the cam
paign narrowed down to the last
four weeks of campaigning. The
mailing lists are growing, and
the literature is being pushed
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Lee’s Riding Devices
To Arrive On Mon.
Lee’s Riding Devices, which have
entertained Brevard people on a
number of occasions, will return
to Brevard Monday for a week’s
engagement.
It is reported that in addition
1o his usual rides, Mr. Lee has an
entirely new one which will be in
operation here.
The rides are being sponsored
by the local Lions club, which has
arranged to give away a prize each
night, it is reported.
The club’s share of the receipts
will be used in its sight conserva
tion activities.
Large Still Found
In Boheny Section
A 65-gallon copper still, which
had been in operation for some
time, was found and destroyed by
members of the sheriff’s depart
ment of Transylvania county last
Friday afternoon in the Boheny
section.
The still was one of the most
difficult ones to locate, Sheriff
Bert Freeman reports, and over
300 gallons of mash were de
stroyed along with the distilling
contraption. No arrests were made.
Democrats To Hold Precinct
Meetings Throughout County
On Saturday Afternoon, 2:30
LAST RITES WERE
HELD TUESDAY FOR
W. R. KIMZEY, 81
Well-Known Transylvanian
Died At His Home Here
Early Monday
William Rucker Kimzey, 81,
well-known Transylvanian who
lived in North Brevard, died at
his home early Monday morning
following an illness of three
months. Funeral services were
conducted Tuesday afternoon at
the Brevard-Davidson River Pres
byterian church with the Rev. Wal
ter P. Baldwin officiating. Inter
ment followed in the Davidson
River cemetery at Pisgah Forest.
Coming to Transylvania county
some 50 years ago. Mr. Kimzey was
a farmer, a livestock raiser and a
business man here for many years
before he retired. He was a native
of the Mills Rivdr section.
Mr. Kimzey, father of Pat Kim
zey, member of the State Indus
trial commission and Robert T.
Kimzey, principal of Brevard high
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Delegates To County Con
vention On May 15 To Be
Named This Week
Democratic precinct conventions
will be held throughout Transyl
vania county on Saturday, May 8,
John Rufty, chairman of the Dem
ocratic executive committee, an
nounces today. Meeting time will
be 2:30 o'clock.
The purpose of these conven
tions, states Mr. Rufty, is to elect
precinct chairmen to serve as the
Democratic executive committee.
The county chairman says that he
is asking all members of the pres
ent committee to be responsible for
calling these meetings in each pre
cinct, and he urges all Democrats
to attend.
Delegates to the county conven
tion will also be elected at the pre
cinct meetings on May 8. The coun
ty convention will be held here in
the court house on Saturday, May
15, for the purpose of naming a
county chairman and to elect dele
gates to the state convention, which
will be held in Raleigh on May 20.
Mrs. Henry N. Carrier has as
her house guest at Rockbrook this
week, Mrs. Charles Simpson, of
Green Bay, Wise.
Goal In Cancer Campaign Here Will
Be Reached, School Students Praised
With donations amounting to
$511.00 already received and a
number of pledges not yet account
ed for, the Cancer Campaign in
Transylvania county is certain to
exceed the goal by an appreciable
amount, Mrs. G. H. Lyday, local
commander of the American Can
cer society, reports today. The
drive here was sponsored by the
Fortnightly club.
Mrs. Lyday said she especially
wants to give special recognition
to the school children who placed
such a big part in the success of
the campaign. It is reported that
students here at Brevard elemen
tary collected more than $140.00,
and that the colored pupils of the
Glade Creek school gave more than
30 cents per capita. “The can at
the Pisgah Mills, with more than
$35.00 in it, was by far the best
one in the county.” the commander
said. She also stated that the dime
board, operated by Girl Scouts on
Friday afternoons on the square,
helped considerably in the success
of the campaign.
The quota this year in Transyl
vania county was raised from $450
to $580, it is reported, and the in
creased figure is expected to be
exceeded with the payment of nu
merous pledges.
All money raised in the drive
will be used to arouse people of
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FISHING SEASON
TO OPEN THORS.
ON DAVIDSON RIV.
Many Celebrities Will Be On
Hand For Occasion. Areas
Are Improved
WEATHER TO BE GOOD
Over 1.500 fishermen and hun
dreds of sightseers and tourists are
expected in Pisgah National forest
this week end due to the official
opening of the trout fishing season
today, Saturday and Sunday, ac
cording to Ranger W. W. Huber.
The Davidson River area opens
Thursday and will also be open on
Saturday and Sunday and Ranger
Huber states that this stream has
been well stocked, and as a result
fishermen should meet with good
luck. The Bent Creek and Lake
Powhatan areas will also be open
on Saturday and Sunday and have
been equally well stocked, Huber
said. Weather for the week end
is expected to be mild and clear
and very favorable for sportsmen.
The recreational areas have been
expanded and improved and are
expected to be filled over the week
end.
Wild-Lifers Expected
In connection with the official
opening of the trout season Ranger
Huber and his assistants will be
hosts to 11 outstanding members
of the Wildlife Resource commis
sion. . <*iic arc currently touring
the United States to make studies
of fishing, rearing of fish and deer
hunting conditions. Members of
this committee who will visit the
Pisgah are A1 Hyder, chairman of
the Western North Carolina Wild
life Resource commission; Fred
Ruff, head of wildlife in this re
gion; Art Schilling, associate re
gional forester of the district of
Albuquerque, N. Mex.; Lloyd Swift,
chief of the Wildlife Forest ser
vice, Washington, D. C.; Dean Ma
ther, head of wildlife in Florida;
Glen Mitchell, head of wildlife for
Region 6, Portland, Ore.; R. R.
Hill, Region 2, Denver, Colo.; Fred1
Johnson, Region 1, Missoula, Mont.;
Ted Fernou, Region 7, Philadel
phia, Pa.; I. Rossmusson, Region^
4, Ogden, Utah, and F. Clonmiller,
Region 5, of Colorado.
SCHRANZ TOFACE
A JURY OF LIONS
Club Members Have Final
Rehearsal Of Mock Trial;
Tickets On Sale
Brevard Lions tomorrow night
hold the final rehearsal of the
mock trial, to be given Saturday
night at 7:30 o’clock in the Brevard
high school auditorium. At that
time Erwin Schranz, if the script
prepared by W. P. Jordan is fol
lowed, will be called to account
before a jury headed by J. I. Ayers
for the alleged pilfering of a wheel
barrow from Frank Kerber, his
neighbor, and assault and battery.
The Lions, by taking liberties with
the script and drawing pretty
heavily on their wits, have cooked
up a rather ominous looking case
against Erwin but at the same
time have contrived to give the
whole affair a decidedly humorous
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College Band To
Give First Concert
Next Tues. Night
The Brevard college band, un
der the direction of Malvin N. Art
ley, will give its initial concert in
the high school auditorium next
Tuesday night, at 8:00 o’clock.
Darr Wise, graduate piano stu
dent, will be soloist and play the
first movement of Grieg’s Concerto
in A Minor, specially arranged for
band. The program will also in
clude several standard concert
numbers and two Sousa marches.
The band, organized only last
fall, is composed of 22 members.
Mr. Artley is conductor and or
ganizer of the band, and holds a
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