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IS—
The Land of Waterfalls,
Mecca for Summer
Camps, Entrance to
Pisgah National Forest
and Home of Brevard
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Vol. 58; No. 21
★ SECTION ONE ★
BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1948
★ 24 PAGES TODAY ★
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
TRADE JUBILEE STARTS FRIDAY
Buck Forest Scene Of Worst Fire Since 1942
SCORES OF ACRES
ARE ABLAZE, MANY
FIGHTERS ON JOB
Expect Much Of Rich Moun
tain Section To Be
Burned Over
RAINFALL NEEDED
The worst forest fire since the
loss of 14.000 acres in April. 1942,
in the Pisgah National forest, is
now burning on The Frank Coxe
estate in Buck Forest with sev
eral hundred acres already burned
over and the blaze still out of con
trol
Starting Monday morning, the
forest fire has been fought by
crews of men from Transylvania,
Henderson. Buncombe and Hay
wood counties, but the conflagra
tion continues to roll over hun
dreds of acres each day, jumping
built lines, roads and streams.
Wednesday afternoon a large
portion of the Coxe estate had
been burned over and the fire was
headed in the direction of Rich
mountain. Fire fighters see little
hope of stopping it until rain falls.
The woods are so dry at the pres
ent time that even green vegetation
is burning.
County fire warden. J. F. Mor
gan, says that every man available
is being recruited to fight the de
structive fire. Various industries
of the county are sending crews
into the forest to build lines in
an effort to halt the blaze.
It is reported by Ranger W. W.
Huber, of the Pisgah, that it has
been 41 days since one-half inch
of rain was recorded in Transyl
vania. “We have had a few show
ers. but not enough rainfall to
register,” he reports.
Wednesday morning the fire
crossed the Little River road and
quickly burned toward Rich
Mountain. Burning on the Coxe,
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BOARD DISCUSSES
WATER SITUATION
No Shortage Seen In Next
Ten Days. To Collect
Delinquent Accounts
Mayor S. E. Varner and the
board of aldermen met Tuesday
night and thoroughly discussed the
water situation in Brevard and the
collection of delinquent water bills.
It was the consensus that there
will be no cause for alarm in the
next ten days regarding the water
supply here. However, the mayor
urges that all the people of the
town conserve as much water as
possible.
It was decided at the meeting
that the new minimum charges for
water and sewer tap charges will
be $25.00 for each tap, payable in
advance and effective immediate
ly. It is also necessary for persons
to secure a permit from the town
before water will be turned on.
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CALENDAR OF j
EVENTS
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Thursday, May 20—Wildlife asso
ciation to have picnic at Camp
Sapphire, 6:00. Lions club meets
at Bryant House at 7:00.
Friday, May 21—Bargain Jubi
lee begins at 9:00. Pre-school clin
ic at 9:00 a. m. Garden club meets
with Mrs. Ralph Fisher at 3:30.
Scout Camporee begins at Look
ing Glass in Pisgah National for
est at 4:00. Kiwanis club meets at
Bryant House at 7:00.
Saturday, May 22—Challenge
Day for Democratic primary.
Sunday, May 23—Attend the
church of your choice. Shriners
leave Galloway’s cafe at 1:30 for
Greenville.
Monday, May 24—VFW meets in
club rooms at 8:00.
Wednesday, May 26—WOW
meet at 8:00 in Woodmen hall.
Jews Seize Strategic Hill
MEMBERS OF HAGANAH, the Jewish army, climb Mount Kas
tel over rubble of the destroyed town after forcing a large Arab
force to withdraw. This important point overlooks the highway over
which convoys must pass to Jerusalem, from which the Arabs are
now making a desperate attempt to oust the Jewish troops. (Inter
national).
W. A. Wilson Named To Succeed
Rufty As Democratic Chairman,
Convention Held Last Saturday
Other Officers Are Chosen.
Delegates Attending The
State Convention
At the Transylvania county
Democratic convention held here
last Saturday W. A. Wilson was
elected party chairman succeed
ing John Rufty, who has held of
fice for the past four years.
Other officers elected at Sat
urday's meeting are Mrs. Joe Os
borne, vice chairman; Mrs. Annie
Douglas, secretary and W. W.
Brittain, treasurer.
A motion was passed that mem
bers of the nominating committee,
Ralph Ramsey, Horner McCall and
Flem Glazener, retire for the
purpose of preparing a list of
qualified delegates to attend the
State convention held in Raleigh
May 20th.
Delegates named are as fol
lows Frank King, Verne P. Clem
eni. W. A. Wilson, Frank Duck
worth. J. E. Rufty, W. W. Brittain,
Airs. Joe Osborne, Ralph H. Ram
sey, Melvin Gillespie, P. A. Rahn,
B. H. Freeman, Otto Alexander,
S. E. Varner, Paul Whitmire, AI.
\\. Galloway, Airs. J. S. Silversteen,
T. J. Wilson, M. O. McCall, Dewey
Burton and E. A. Reid. There were
20 alternates also appointed. They
are Pat Kimzey, Airs. G. H. Ly
day, C. L. Osborne, W. L. Harmon,
Frank Shuford, C. Y. Patton, R.
F. Bennett, G. D. Shuford, War
ren G. Fisher, Charlie Gillespie,
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FOUR NEGROES
REGISTERED IN
BOYD TOWNSHIP
*
Group Is First To Qualify
For Registration In Tran
sylvania County
Four Transylvania county ne
groes were registered last Satur
day for vote in the May 29 primary,
it was revealed Monday bv Fred
Shuford, chairman of the county
hoard of elections.
The quartet, two of them a
teacher and his wife, were regis
| tered at Enon in Boyd township,
I Mr. Shuford said. They are the
first negroes to qualify for regis
tration in the history of Transyl
vania.
Two negroes presented them
selves for registration in Brevard
but both failed to meet qualifica
tions. Mr. Shuford said. It was the
last day for registration before
the primary election.
An action designed to force the
Transylvania county board of elec
tions to register negroes, through
the use of a mandamus writ, was
filed in superior court last Friday
by Charles Meyers of Charlotte,
attorney for the CIO.
The suit was brought by Lamar
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Making Plans For Jaycees’ Brevard
Beauty Pageant, Scheduled June 5th
Plans are progressing for the
Jaycees’ annual “Miss Brevard
Pageant” to be held here Saturday
June 5, at the Country club, and
Russ Poole, chairman of the event,
states that several girls have en
tered the contest and entries will
be closed within the next week.
Prizes which will be awarded
the Miss Brevard winner come
from 18 business establishments
in Brevard, according to Mr.
Poole. They are as follows: one
lamp from Houston’s, a photo
graph from Austin’s, one pair of
tailored slacks from Poole’s Men’s
shop, three pair of hose from Tran
tham’s, one permanent wave from
Anne’s Beauty Bar, an electrical
fixture from Duke Power company,
one slip from the Sample Store,
candy from Ford’s corner, one
year’s pass to the theatre from
the Clemson and the Co-Ed, film
from the Hobby and Sport shop,
a playsuit from Slack’s, four pair
of hose from Schulman’s, bathing
suit from Plummer’s, orchid cor
sage from Hilltop florist, flowers
from Sylvan Valley florist, week
end bag from Belk’s, one dozen
pairs of hose from A. W. Wheeler
and Son.
The winner will also receive a
free trip to Wrightsville Beach to
compete in the Miss North Caro
lina contest. Any white girl re
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! POLITICAL i
; activities!
f Local - State - National ■
DEMOCRATS MEET
Political interest in North
Carolina focuses on Raleigh,
where the Democrats are today
holding their slate convention.
Among the local people attend
ing are W. A. Wilson, the new
county chairman, W. W. Brittain,
party treasurer here, Frank
Duckworth, Frank King, Jess
Galloway, .1. B. Jones, Ralph II.
Ramsey, Bill Bailey, John Kilpat
rick and E. II. McMahan.
URGES REPEAL
Gubernatorial Candidate Mayne |
Albright has repeated his eonten- !
tion that the state sales tax should
be repealed. Albright says the tax
was enacted as a temporary meas
ure but still hits the taxpayers for J
some four million dollars a month.
He says it could be dropped with
out hurting the state’s financial
structure. He recommends attract
ing new industry as a means of
increasing revenue.
HIGHER SALARIES
Gubernatorial Candidate Kerr
Scott has charged that the state’s i
false economy is starving the
most efficient employees out of
public service. Scott has called
for higher salaries to state em
ployees to permit them to meet
increased living costs. He also i
favors a five-day 40-hour week
for state workers.
CHALLENGE DAY
This coming Saturday is chal
lenge u.-'v, since it is the last Sat
urday bcfoi° the primary. This is
the day set aside when any voter
can formally challenge the regis
tration of any person on the books.
The occasion is provided by law.
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CAMPOREE TO BE
HELD THIS WEEK
AT JOHN’S ROCK
More Than 100 Expected To
Attend Event. Kiwan
ians To Meet
More than 100 Boy Scouts are
planning to attend the Transyl
vania District Camporee, which
will be held Friday and Saturday
at John’s Rock camp in Pisgah
National forest, W. W. Huber,
camping chairman for the district!
announces today.
Boys of all troops in Transyl
vania county will hike from the
Looking Glass entrance to John’s
Rock camp leaving at approxi
mately 4:00 p. m. Friday, accord
ing to Ranger Huber. Upon ar
rival at camp they will be judged
on their hiking ability and the
neatness of their packs. Verne P.
Clement and Fred Arledge will
be in charge of judging. Boys will
then prepare supper and their
abilities will be judged here, al
so, Huber added.
The climax of Friday’s program
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Many Shriners To
Visit Children’s
Hospital Sunday
More than 75 Shriners and their
wives will leave Galloway’s cafe at
1:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon for
a visit at the Shrine hospital for
crippled children in Greenville,
S. C. Plans for this visit were com
pleted at the last meeting of the
Transylvania Shriners.
Any members of the Shrine club
who have not been contacted and
wish to make the trip should con
tact A. H. Harris, president, or a
member of the arrangements com- i
mittee composed of A. M. Paxton, <
Jr., E. V. Dillingham and Gill !
rhomas.
U. S. ‘Fleet’s In’ At Norway
HUNDREDS OF NORWEGIANS inspect planes on the flight deck
ol the 27,000-ton USS Valley Forge during the ship’s recent visit
to Bergen. Below, a quartet of American sailors poses for a pretty
Norse photographer in one of the city’s parks. The Valley Forge
and five other warships made a stop at the Norwegian port as So
viet Russia was pressuring nearby Finland for a mutual defense
Pact which she got. (International)
Community Council Hears Reports
On Success Of Clean-Up Drive,
Analysis Of Work To Be Made
KIWANIANS TO
HOLD AMATEUR
NIGHT JUNE 12
Auditions For The Annual
Event To Be Held June 5.
Eversman In Charge
Plans are now being completed
for the annual Kiwanis amateur
night to be staged here in the
Brevard high school auditorium
on June 12th at 8:00 o’clock and
Ed Garrett, in charge of arrange
ments, urges all persons interest
ed in entering the various contests
to make application for audition
immediately.
John Eversman, who will act as
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• To Adjourn Until Fall. Cal
endar Of Events Is
Planned
At the regular meeting of the
Transylvania Community council
last Thursday night in the court
j house, reports were made on the
success of the recent clean-up
I campaign sponsored by the coun
cil and its supporting organiza
! (ions.
M. G. Pangle reported on the
survey made from the question
naires and stated that the work
has not yet been completed.
When the final tabulation is done,
the survey committee is instruct
ed to give the information to Ed
M. Anderson, publisher of The
Times, for analysis. This analysis
will be published in this paper and
copies of it will be given to the
town board of aldermen and filed
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Value Of Ecusta To Nation Is Cited
In Talk By Publisher From Minnesota
(Editor’s note: The following
is the text of an address made
by Alan McIntosh, from Luverne,
Minn., at the National Editorial
association convention luncheon
at the Ecusta Paper corporation
here last Friday afternoon. The
talk was in response to the ad
dress of welcome by President
Harry H. Straus and vividly
points out the importance of
the Ecusta Paper corporation to
the nation’s economy.)
Ladies and gentlemen—speak
ng on behalf of the National Edi*
orial Association we want to voice
>ur sincere appreciation to Mr.
Straus for that warm and friendly
Welcome.
It goes without saying that the
hospitality that he is extending
today will be long remembered—
and always appreciated.
You may not know it, Mr.
Straus, but the name Ecusta is
more widely known throughout
the country than you realize. I
can remember a few years back
when one of the paper company
salesmen called on us. He showed
us a sample of the paper called
Ecusta, it was just coming on the
market. We thought it was a little
high in price but it was so distinc
tive that we bought it and stocked
it. As a matter of fact we use it
for what we are apt to call our
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$300 CASH, OTHER
PRIZES OFFERED IN
BIG ANNUAL EVENT
More Than 75 Firms Partic -
ipating; Spectacular Val
ues Listed By Stores
SUCCESS PREDICTED
Offering prizes in cash and
merchandise worth approximately
SI,500, the second Brevard Bar
gain Jubilee with over 75 local
business men participating will
begin tomorrow morning, May 21,
and last through May 29. The
event is being sponsored by the
Brevard Merchants association
and the primary purpose, accord
ing to Alex Patterson, the presi
dent, is to give the people of this
entire area unmatchable values
and to impress on them the ad
vantages of Brevard as a trading
center.
“Our first Bargain Jubilee a
year ago,” Mr. Patterson said “as
| a distinct success. With more mer
| chants participating and really
j spectacular values in addition to
j the prizes, we expect this event to
| attract even more shoppers. In
J many instances desirable and hard
; to-get merchandise has been bought
expressly lor this event and bar
gain priced! other items have been
reduced with a view to giving
i ^hoppers a bonus on every dollar
! they spend during these eight
J days.
“Speaking for the association,
1 want to thank every participat
j ing merchant. They have given us
' admirable support in arranging for
! the event and I believe the results
j will be very gratifying both to
them' and to the thousands we ex
pect to trade here during the Ju
bilee, which we hope to build up to
the place where it will be the ovt
standing annual trade event in
Western North Carolina.”
—Turn To Page Five .
OVER 200ATTEND
DISTRICT HD MEET
Four Counties Were Repre
sented In All-Day Ses
sion Here On Tuesday
—
More than 200 Home Demon
stration club members from Bun
| combe, Henderson, Madison and
Transylvania counties registered
for the all-day district meeting
held at the Co-Ed theatre and
f'ir.M Baptist church here Tues
day. Miss Mary Margaret Robin
son, Transylvania agent, was in
charge of all arrangements.
An illustrated talk by Mrs. Wal
ter Pike, district chairman of Hen
derson county, was the feature of
the morning session. The group
met in the theatre in order that
Mrs. Pike could show colored
slides taken in Holland, Belgium,
1 ranee and England when she at
tended the convention of the As
sociated Country Women of the
World held in Holland last fall.
Mrs. Pike, since she is district
chairman, presided over the meet
ing, also.
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Fishing Luck Is
Good In Pisgah,
Ranger Reports
A total of 3,000 fishermen have
caught approximately 12,000 fish
in the Pisgah National forest for
the two-week period ending Wed
nesday night, Ranger W. W. Huber
stated.
“This is good fishing consider
ing the cool weather and the low
streams,” Ranger Huber says,
“and we expect to improve with
warmer weather and some rain,”
he continued.
The largest number of fish have
been reported caught in the David
son River area, on the West Fork
of Pigeon River and the Big East
Fork of Pigeon River.