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IS—
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and Home of Brevard
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The Transylvania Times
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IS—
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Vol. 58; No. 44
★ ONE SECTION ★
BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1948* 20 PAGES TODAY *
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
GENERAL ELECTION IS TUESDAY
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Much Building In Business Area
SEVERAL STORES
ARE REMODELED
SURVEY REVEALS
Inspector Case Makes Re^
port. Many Permits
Granted Recently
NICHOLSON MOVES
There is considerable building
activity in the business district of
Brevard now being completed, ac
cording to A. M. Case, building in
spector.
Dixie Cleaners has completed
its new building on Caldwell street,
and George Nicholson, the owner,
announces that the concern will
be located in its new quarters
after Nov. 1.
Construction is nearing com
pletion on another new building
adjoining the Modern Beauty shop,
Mr. Case reports. Owned by Mrs.
Edith Mull York, the structure will
be used as a store with apartments
upstairs.
Remodeling work at Cash and
Carry super market will be com
nleted Thursday and a formal open
ing is set for Friday. Mr. Case re
ports that remodeling permits
were also issued to C. B. Scott for
his grocery, Plummer’s for a new
front and interior improvements,
Belk's lor a balcony and basement,
and work was recently finished
at Trantham’s.
According to Mr. Case. Carl Mc
Crary was issued a permit to build
a warehouse on U, S. tri opposite
the Smile Oil company. The in
spector said that Mr. McCrary
plans to erect a garage there at a
later date.
A cement foundation is being
laid on North Broad opposite the
court house for a business build
ing, but no permit for this struc
ture has been issued, the inspector
states. The property is owned by
D. T. Abercrombie.
The lot adjoining Goodwill Mo
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REPUBLICANS TO
MEET THURSDAY
Wilkinson And Candler To
Make Talks. Hamlin
Urges Attendance
Republicans of Transylvania
county will hold a meeting in the
Brevard court house Thursday
night with John A. Wilkinson,
G. O. P. candidate for U. S. sen
ate, making the principal address.
W. W. Candler, candidate for con
gress from the 12th district, is al
so scheduled to speak briefly on
the program, and Lewis P. Hamlin,
district chairman, will preside. The
meeting will get underway at
7:30 o’clock, it is announced.
“We are extremely fortunate in
having these two fine men speak
in Transylvania county just prior
to the general election, and all of
our citizens, regardless of party af
filiations, should hear these two
interesting and informative talks,”
Mr. Hamlin declared.
He explained that Mr. Wilkin
son was one of the best orators in
the state, a veteran of World War
II and has made a most outstand
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CALENDAR OF
EVENTS
Thursday, Oct. 28 — Brevard
Midget team vs. Hendersonville
Midgets, high school field at 3:00
p.m. B & PW club meets at Coun
try club at 7:00. Republican rally
in court house at 7:30. Masonic
meeting in hall at 8:00.
Friday, Oct. 29 — Halloween
carnival on high school field, 7:30.
Democratic meeting in court house
at 7:30. Halloween dance at Bre
vard Country club at 9:30.
Saturday, Oct. 30 — Homecom
ing at Brevard college. Football
game between Brevard and Gard
ner-Webb, high school field, 8:00
p.m., followed by dance in college
gym. Concert in court house at
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Arrival Of Santa Claus Here On
November 26 To Signal Opening
Of Christmas Shopping Season
Remodels Store
{ Shown above is CURTIS KEL
LEY, owner and manager of the
Cash and Carry Super-Market,
who has just completed mod
ernizing and enlarging his food
store on East Main street. He
expressed himself as being high
ly optimistic about the business
outlook in Brevard.
REMODELING OF
CASH AND CARRY
BEING COMPLETED
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j Kelley Urges Public To Vis
it Enlarged And Mod
ernized Store
The Cash and Carry Super-Mar
ket, owned and operated here by
Curtis Kelley, has recently under
gone extensive remodeling and will
be opened to the public tomorrow
(Friday), Mr. Kelley said.
The partition in the rear of
the store has been removed back
28 feet to add one-third to the
floor space. New and modern shelv
ing and fixtures have been install
ed throughout the store and 20
I feet of the latest type refrigerated
[ produce cases have been put into
the store. Customers may serve
themselves from a new self-ser
vice case in the meat department.
Other improvements include ad
ditional lighting fixtures and a
new floor, painting throughout, a
new gas heating unit and an ele
vator in the rear communicrniig
with the stock room in the base
ment.
Mr. Kelley is offering a num
ber of special values for tomorrow,
Saturday and Monday and invites
all of his customers to inspect his
modernized and enlarged store.
Mr. Kelley said he had improved
and enlarged his store in the be
lief that future business would
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Merchants Association Of
fers Prizes For Best
Floats In Parade
November 26 was decided upon
as the opening date of the Christ
mas shopping season in Brevard
at a regular meeting of the direc
tors of the Brevard Merchants as
sociation at Gaither’s cafeteria
Tuesday evening. President Alex
Patterson presided.
The arrival of Santa Claus at
around 5:00 o’clock on that date
and his reception by a host of ad
mirers will formally open the sea
son. This year for the first time
the fire truck on which he custom
arily rides will be preceded by a
parade, in which it is hoped to
secure a large number of entries
from local concerns and organiza
tions. The committee named by
President Patterson to make plans
for the parade consists of Craw
lord Freeman, chairman, Jack Par
sons, Jack Trantham, Lloyd Bur
hans, John Ford, Dan Hawkins and
Jack Matthews.
The directors agreed to offer
three cash prizes for the most
impressive floats—$25.00, $15.00
and $10.00. Pictures of the three
prize winning floats will be pub
lished in The Times. It is planned
to have two or more bands in the
procession and a program of ap
propriate music while Old Santa
greets his admirers on the square.
Immediately after his arrival, shop
pers will have an opportunity to
\ iew the large stocks of holiday
merchandise in local stores, which
will be fittingly decorated for the
occasion.
C. M. Douglas is again in charge
of arrangements for the event.
Other members of his committee
i are H. H. Bangs, Charlie Disher
I and J. M. Gaines. A mammoth
j Christmas tree suitably lighted will
| again be erected on the court
house square and there will be
colored lights on the corners at
Ford’s, Varner’s and Farmers Fed
eration. Additional lights on the
square to enhance the effect of
those on the tree are also planned.
Again this year local stores will
remain open on Thursday after
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PUBLISHER NAMED
DIRECTOR AT MEET
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Anderson Is Chosen To Post
In State Asociation
Of Broadcasters
Ed M. Anderson, publisher of
five leading Western North Caro
lina weekly newspapers, and presi
dent of radio station WBBO, For
est City, was elected one of the
directoi’s of the North Carolina
Association of Broadcasters at the
fall meeting which concluded in
Southern Pines Tuesday.
Mr. Anderson is the first past
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Homecoming At Brevard College Is
Set For Saturday, Game At Night
Hundreds of Brevard college
alumni from throughout North
Carolina and adjoining states are
expected to return to the local
institution for the annual Home
coming observance that will get
underway with registration at
10:00 a. m. Saturday, October 30th.
The official opening of the drive
for funds for the Coltrane hall
honoring President E. J. Coltrane
will be launched at the Homecom
ing observance and a booth will
be set up in Dunham hall showing
pictures and giving other infor
mation for the proposed structure.
Informal reunions will be held
by the classes throughout the
morning, and luncheon will be
served all former students in the
college cafeteria at noon.
A tea honoring all returning
alumni will be held in the James
Addison Jones library at 4:30 p.
m. Saturday afternoon, and host
esses will be members of the twoI
girls’ literary societies on campus.!
Homecoming activities will be
climaxed with a football game and!
dance on Saturday evening. The
football game between Brevard
and Gardner-Webb will begin on
the lighted high school field at
8:00 p.m. and the dance will fol
low immediately in the college
gym. The dance is being spon
sored by the Home economics
club and music will be furnished
by Bobby Davis and his college
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Big Pumpkins For Halloween, Thanksgiving
J. A. BIS.IOP, of North Brovni d. "'titoe. Uplentv jsM»ra>
big ones, too, for Halloween and for TWin Waving. Pictured ahuve
are a few of his beauties and the one he has his left hand on weighs
53 pounds. The others are slightly smaller and all are of the sweet
potato variety, delicious for canning or for pies. Come December
22, Mr. and Mrs. Bishop will have been married 56 years, and the
picture above was made in their flower garden. (Staff Photo)
Mayor Proclaims November 5
As "Dollar Days” For Colored
Community Center, Plea Made
WALKING BLOOD
BANK IS STARTED
BY VFW MEMBERS
To Be Used By Local Physi
cians, Hospital. Now
Making Roster
Members of the Lewis Earl Jack
son post of the Veterans of For
eign Wars are now preparing a
“Walking Blood Bank” that can
be used by hospital and all local
physicians, according to post ad
jutant, Coeman Hamilton, who is
in charge of the project.
In explaining just what this
was. he said the post was prepar
ing a roster of all Transylvania
veterans, giving their phone num
bers, addresses, and their blood
types. Although this will include
all veterans, they need not nec
essarily be members of the VFW
post, and any non-veteran’s name
can be added provided he so de
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Wallet Containing
Nearly $1,000 Is
Taken From Station
A billfold containing between
$900 and $1,000 disappeared from
under the counter at the McCrary
service station at Pisgah Forest
Sunday, Sheriff Bert Freeman re
ports today.
The proprietor of the station,
Parmer McCrary, said that the
money was in a wallet in a cigar
box early Sunday morning, but
vanished sometime during the day.
A thorough investigation was
made, but no clues were discover
ed, the sheriff stated yesterday.
There was a hundred dollar bill,
several two dollar bills and the
remainder in five’s, ten’s and
twenty’s.
Large Number Of People To
Aid In Solicitation. Head
ed By Mrs. Bullock
Friday, November 5, has been
proclaimed as “Dollar Days” for
the colored community center by
Mayor S. E. Varner, and a large
number of local citizens, civic and
church organizations have pledged
their support to the event.
All funds solicited on that day
will go into the fund to complete
the construction of the building
to be used as a community center
jn the colored section of Brevard.
Three years ago Mrs. Frank Jenk
ins deeded the property on which
the structure now stands in near
skelton form, and funds to com
plete erection were exhausted ov
er a year ago.
In his proclamation, Mayor Var
ner pointed out that the colored
people should have a community
center in keeping with their fine
new school building and that in
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Approximately 6,000 Votes
Expected To Be Cast In County,
Interest Is In Local Contests
Democratic And Republican
Tickets Listed. Sample
Ballots Reprinted
MUCH INTEREST SHOWN
Transylvania county voters seem
to be more interested in the local
races than they are in the state
and national campaigns, although
4nere are four candidates for the
presidency and vice-presidency
this year. A sample ballot for the
two high offices appears on page
five of this section.
Running on the Transylvania I
county ticket are:
Democratic Ticket
For state senate, 32nd senatorial
district. Mrs. E. L. McKee, of Syl
va, and William B. Hodges, of
Hendersonville.
For representative, E. Carl Alli
son.
For tax collector, Frank C. King,
incumbent.
For register of deeds, Paul Whit
mire.
For county commissioners, W.
W. Brittain, C. Lewis Osborne, in
cumbents, and Dewey Burton.
For justice of peace, Brevard
township, L. P. Beck, H. V. Smith,
M. M. Feaster, W. L. Wood, J. C.
Hendrix and Sid Barnett
For constable, Cathey’s Creek
township, Don A. Lance.
For constable, Eastatoe township,
of Hendersonville.
For representative, Ralph R.
Fisher.
For tax collector, Avery C. Neil.
For register of deeds, William
L. McNeely.
For county commissioners,
Claude Stroup, E. O. Shipman, and
Lyrtfeh Moore.
For justice of the peace, Little
River township, A. B. McCall.
On the state ballot there are
three parties listed, with the chief
race being for governor with can
didates as follows:
Democratic, W. Kerr Scott.
Republican, George M. Pritch
ard.
Progressive, Mary Price.
Much interest is also being man
ifested in the race for United
States senator, and candidates vie
ing for the office are Democrat,
J. Melville Broughton, Republi
can, John A. Wilkinson, and Pro
gressive, William T. Brown.
Monroe M. Redden, Democratic
candidate for the House from the
12th Congressional district is be
ing opposed on the Republican
slate by W. W. Candler.
Revenue Office To
Close Friday, Sat.
The office of Internal Revenue
here in the Brevard post office
will be closed on Friday and Sat
urday, October 29 and 30, George
Dewey Gravely and Patrick L. Har
wood, deputy collectors, announce
today.
Mr. and Mrs. James Christian
Pfohl, of Davidson college, were
week end guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry N. Carrier.
Gala Halloween Carnival To Be Held
On High School Field Friday Night
The annual P-TA Halloween
carnival will be held Friday night,
October 29, on the high school
field. The gates will open at 7:30
o’clock, and admission will be 10
and 25 cents to the field. Mrs.
Julius Sader is in charge of ar
rangements for the carnival.
C. M. Douglas is in charge of
the costume contests and first
and second prizes will be awarded
in two classifications, persons un
der 15 years of age and persons
over 15 years. Mr. Douglas will
select judges from a non-parent
group.
The construction of food and
entertainment booths is already
underway on the field under the
direction of Randal Lyday and
members of his agriculture classes
at the high school. All elementary
grades will sponsor these booths.
Mrs. Vera Burrell home eco
nomics teacher, and members of
her department, will have a hot
dog and coffee booth. Other food
booths by various grades will be
set-up.
Among the entertainment booths
will be bingo, with prizes for
each game, and a fortune telling
booth, which will feature a for
tune teller from Asheville.
Members of the high school
crowd will be entertained at a
square dance in the NY A hut un
der the direction of Mrs. Lucille
Sledge and Miss Eula Hudson.
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Schools Will Be Closed All
Day. Voting Lasts From
6:30 to 6:30
REGISTRATION HEAVY
Both of Transylvania county’s
major political parties, the Demo
crats and the Republicans, surged
into the final week of campaigning
Monday and various rallies have
been held throughout Brevard
and Transylvania this week. Thurs
day night, the Republicans will
hear candidates John A. Wilkin
son arid W. W. Candler in the
Brevard court house, and Judge
Felix Alley will speak at a Demo
cratic meeting at the same place
Friday night.
Next Tuesday Transylvania votr
ers will go to the polls and vote
for national, state, county and
township officers, and will also
ballot for or against four proposed
state constitutional amendments.
The vote in the town and coun
ty Tuesday is expected to be th
largest in history, with 6,000 ex
pected to cast their ballot. Regis
tration during the past three Sat
urdays has been heavy in all of
the 16 voting precincts, with some
400-600 new voters registering.
Observers of both parties say that
approximately 10 percent of the
new registration was by negroes,
the first to register for a general
election ,n "f> vlvania county
Ztailenge Day
ca ’Weffrwsda? that it is uapomible
to give the exact enrollment since
the books are still in the hands
of the registrars. Saturday, Octo
ber 30, is challenge day.
The polls will be opened next
Tuesday at 6:30 o’clock and will
close at 6:30 in the evening.
All schools in the county will
be closed all day Tuesday, because
many of the school buildings will
be used as voting places, Supt.
J. B. Jones announced.
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JUDGE ALLEY WILL
SPEAK AT MEETING
Demos To Hold Rally In
Court House Fri. Night.
Candidates On Hand
Judge Felix Alley, of Waynes
ville, will speak at a Democratic
meeting in the Brevard court house
Friday night at 7:30 o’clock, ac
cording to W. A. Wilson, county
party chairman.
All county Democratic candidates
will also be present and will speak
briefly. Mr. Wilson urges all per
sons to attend the meeting.
“Judge Alley is recognized as one
of the state’s outstanding jurists
and is well known in Transylvania
county, where he has conducted
court many times.” Mr. Wilson
said. “In his speech he will stress
the accomplishments of the Dem
ocratic party and make an appeal
in behalf of its candidates,” he
continued.
The county chairman pointed out
that the election Tuesday is one
of the gravest in history and he
stated that local people would find
the judge’s remarks enlightening.
Hold Fifth Sunday
Singing Convention
At Legion Building
The Gay Quartet, of radio sta
tion WFBC, Greenville, S. C., and
the Wilson Trio, of Pelzer, S. C.,
will be featured at the regular
fifth Sunday Singing convention
that will be held in the American
Legion building here Sunday, be
ginning at 10:00 a.m.
The all-day singing will feature
many local singers and choral
groups and the public is invited
to attend. Glenn Winchester is
president of the Singing conven
tion.
The Legion building will again
be equipped with public address
systems in order that the program
can be carried outside to the large
crowds expected to attend, the
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