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TRANSYLVANIA
IS—
The Land of Waterfalls.
Mecca for Summer
Camps, Entrance to
Pisgah National Forest
and Home of Brevard
Music Festival
Vol. 58; No. 46
The Transylvania Times
A State And National Prize-Winning Newspaper And An A.B.C. Paper
SECTION ONE
BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1948 ★ 16 PAGES TODAY ★
TRANSYLVANIA
IS—
An Industrial, Tourist,
Educational, Agricul
tural and Music Cen
ter. Population 12,241.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
DEER HUNTS OPEN HERE MONDAY
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Heavy Rains And Lightning Do Much Damage
RAINFALL OF SIX
INCHES RECORDED
DURING PAST WEEK
Severe Lightning Hit Power
Transformers And More
Than 350 Telephones
CORN CROP HURT
Heavy rains and thunder storms
during the past week have causet
considerable damage in Brevard
and Transylvania county.
Described as the most severe
winter electrical storm in the town
and county by J. M. Gaines, man
ager of Duke Power company, t lit
light nil last Friday morning be
tween the hours of four and six
knocked out several individual
transformers, one of the under
ground White Way circuits ot the
power company and more than
350 telephones. Two traffic lights
. ~11 put out of commission.
Country Club Hit
were
A bolt also sirucK me enimney
of the co’ ltrv club, scattering
rock over he building and about
the groun<.', doing several hun
dred dollars damage.
Since last Wednesday, a total of
six inches of rainfall was recorded
by the official weatherman, T. 11.
Barker, city clerk. More than one
and one-half inches of rain’accom
panied the lightning and thunder
last Friday morning.
While most of the streams and
rivers in the county have been out
nr the past
week, traffic nasr>een hampered
only in a few places and the buses
and trucks have been able to con
tinue on schedule.
Damage to the corn crop by
wind and rain has not been esti
mated as yet, but Julian A. Glaze
ner, the county agent, says that
larmers will undoubtedly suffer
some loss.
The forecast for Thursday and
Friday is clearing skies and cold
er weather. Mr. Barker reports.
LYDAYELECTED
KIWANIS PREXY
Reid Is Chosen As Vice
President. Directors
Are Named
Randall J. Lyday was elected
president of Brevard Kiwanis club
at the last regular meeting at the
Bryant House. The new president
is head of the vocational agricul-1
•ure department at Brevard high
school and for the past year has
served the club as vice-president
and program director. Since Sept.
1. he has served as president, re
placing W. W. Huber, resigned.
A native of Transylvania, Mr.
Lyday served several years with
the armed forces and was retired,'
as lieutenant colonel. He has serv
ed in the club as secretary and
member of the board of directors,
and takes an active part in veter
ans affairs, church and commun
ity activities.
—Turn To Page Five
CALENDAR OF
EVENTS
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Thursday, No. 11 —• Armistice
Day. Midget game between Bre
vard and Asheville School, kick
olf at 7:30. Community Council
meets in court house at 7:30.
Masons to meet in Masonic hall
8:00.
Friday, Nov. 12—Boy Scout
Court of Honor at Methodist
church at 7:30. First toyland opens
in Brevard at Plummer’s 7:30.
Square dance in American Le
gion building at 8:30.
Saturday, Nov. 13—Music club
meets with Mrs. Nat Townsend at
3:30. Brevard high school vs. Ashe
ville School for Boys, kick-off,
7:30.
Sunday, Nov. 14—Attend the
church of your choice.
Monday, Nov. 15—Deer and
bear hunts begin in Pisgah Na
tional forest. Study class at First
—Turn To Page Four
Teci Air For Smog Death Clues
Seeking the source of the lethal fumes which caused the death
of 20 persons in Donora, Fa., two chemists. Dr. II. S. (iibbs (left) ]
and Dr. F. L. Beebe, gather samples of air for analysis. The smelt
ing division of the American Steel and Wire Co. was shut down when
physicians said acid fumes might have mixed with the smog.
(International Soundphoto)
Roster Of Nafm.£onChamber
Ballot Must Be Completed By
Next Wednesday Morning, 17th
Frank Bell Contends In Fold
er Sent By Governor Polio
Scare Was Exaggerated
Copy for tickets to be used in
the election of directors cf the
Brevard chamber of commerce for
next year will be delivered to the
printer on Wednesday of next week
and only the names of members
who are in good standing will be
listed on them. This decision was
reached at a regular meeting of
(lie board last Tuesday night, at
which President Jerry Jerome
presided. A number of the mem
bers of the organization are be
hind with their dues and Mr.
Jerome urged that they remit be
fore next Wednesday.
The ballots will be counted at
a called meeting of the board on
Dec. 7 and officers will be elect
ed at the regular meeting on Dec.
14.
Submits Folder
Mrs. Ralph Fisher submitted to
the group a folder on the polio
situation in North Carolina, which
was prepared by Frank Bell, who
operated Camp Rockbrook last
season. The folder was sent by
Governor R. Gregg Cherry and in
a letter he said he “was deeply
interested in and perplexed by
the experience we had had with
polio last summer.”
Mr. Bell said in his folder that
the incidence of polio in this state
last year and the attendant hyste
iia “threw some perspectives out
—Turn To Page Five
TO HOLD TURKEY
SHOOT AND COON
DOG FIELD TRIAL
—.
Lions Club Sponsoring Events j
On November 18, Ro
land Announces
A turkey shoot and coon dog
field trail will be sponsored by
the Brevard Lions club at the
skeet shoot at the country club
i here Thursday afternoon, Novem
I her 18, according to Dr. E. (). Ro
I land, president.
Any interested person, whether
!a Lion or not. is qualified to enter
jthe competition, according to Dr.
! Roland. Persons interested in en
tering dogs in the coon dog field
trial should contact Fred Henson
at Brevard Hardware.
Everett Mitchell is in charge of
the turkey shoot and he announc
es that both .22 rifles and shot
guns will be allowed.
A small entrance fee will be
charged, and the proceeds will!
go into the clubs school boy
safety patrol fund.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Hawkins
1 and daughter, of Durham, were
called to Brevard Sunday, due to
the death of Mr. Hawkins brother, I
Lenoir Hawkins.
Community Council To Hold Election
Thursday Night, Attendance Urged
Members of the Transylvania
Community council will meet
Thursday night, November 11, at
7:30 o’clock in the court house
to elect officers to serve for the
coming year, according to Char
lie Russell, secretary.
A nominating committee was ap
pointed at the last meeting, and
will make a report Thursday night.
Nominations will also be accepted
from the floor. Lewis Hamlin is
president at this time.
New members of the council ac
cepted at the last meeting were
Mrs. Henry N. Carrier from the
Brevard Music foundation, and
Mrs. James Sledge, a representa
tive from the Classroom teachers.
All organizations in Brevard are
represented on the council.
Organized some two years ago,
the community council has as its
purpose the coordinating of the
work of the various civic and re
ligious groups of the town and
county. Last year the organization
undertook a survey to determine
the proper growth of the town
and to map certain beautification
projects for different clubs.
ARMISTICE DAY
Will BE QUIETLY
OBSERVED HERE
Stores Open In The Morn
ing. Bank, Post Office
Will Be Closed
Armistice Day in Transylvania
county will be quietly observed
Thursday with the stores remain
in:; open in the morning as usual
and closing in the afternoon, and
with the bank, the post office and
town and county offices being
closed.
No formal celebrations have
been planned, and a football game
between the Brevard midgets and
the Asheville school for Boys team
at. 7:30 o'clock will climax the
day’s activities.
Windows at the Brevard post
office will be open from 8:30 to
9:00 and from 11:00 to 11:30
o’clock in the morning, the post
master reports. There will be no
rural or city delivery.
TOYIAND OPENING
ON FRIDAY NIGHT
Children Invited To Greet
Old Santa At Plummer's
From 7:30 to 9:30
Old Santa Claus will make his
annual visit to Plummer’s toy de
partment. located in the basement
of the store, Friday night, arriving
at 7:150 o’clock. He will remain
for two hours, according to R. H.
Plummer, manager, greeting his
legion of little friends and learn
ing what they want for Christmas.
Nothing will be sold Friday eve
ning, Mr. Plummer said.
The basement of the store is be
ing fittingly decorated for the oc
casion and an abundance of toys
placed on the counters for the ad
miration of the juveniles, who each
year take advantage of Mr. Plum
mer’s invitation. Parents have
been invited to come along with
their children.
In connection with the open
ing this year, Plummer’s is again
conducting a letter writing contest,
in which the child who submits
the best letter to Santa will be
awarded a cash prize of $5.00
Other awards of $3.00 and $2.00
are being offered.
A throng of children and a good
percentage of their parents at
tended the Tovland opening last
year and Mr. Plummer is expect
ing as many or more this year.
Babson Correct In
Election Forecast
Of Truman Victory
While the experts and the
polls throughout the country
were upset in predicting that
Gov. Dewey would be elected
president in the general elec
tion last Tuesday, Roger Babson,
in his forecast for 1948, which
was carried in the Transylvania
Times, last January, gave Presi
dent Truman a fair chance of
re-election.
Mr. Babson was the only fi
nancial columnist to risk this
prediction.
The Times again next Janu
ary will publish Mr. Babson’s
informing and authoritative
forecast of business and politi
cal outlook of 1949, Publisher
Ed M. Anderson states. All read
ers are urged to watch for this
outstanding feature.
Various reasons have been
given by the opinion samplers
as to why their predictions prov
ed to be wrong. One of them
is that their methods were ob
solete.
REVIVAL AT GLADY BRANCH
A revival meeting is now under
way at Glady Branch Baptist
church and will continue through
Sunday night, November 14. Pas
tors from the Fruitland Baptist
assembly are conducting the meet
ings, and everyone is invited to
attend.
Typical Scene As Annual Hunts Begin
Shown above is a typical scene as the dear and bear hunts in
Pisgah National forest begin on Monday. For the next three weeks
some 1,560 sportsmen are expected to hunt on the game preserve
in the Pisgah. The lucky man above is John W. Coleman, of Knox
ville, Tenn., who bagged this 390 pound bear on a mountain in the
Davidson River area during a recent hunt. (Staff Photo)
Mrs. Hil! Resigns As County *
Attendance Officer, Replaced
By Robert Tinsley, Makes Report
i
TO SHOW LOCAL
MOVIES AT MEET
MONDAY NIGHT
Public Invited To Session
In Masonic Hall. Plan
To Organize
Local movie scenes will be
shown at the Masonic hall Monday
night, November 15, at 7:30 o’
clock in conjuction with the or
ganization of a local club for home
j movie enthusiasts, it was learned
today. All persons interested in
home movies are invited to be
present.
Anyone who has taken 8 mm
movies is asked to bring films,
which will be projected by E. L.
Ilapp on a Revere projector.
The movie makers of this county
have been extended an invitation '
to attend the movie club meeting i
in Asheville at the George Vander
bilt hotel Thursday night, Novem
ber 18th, at R:00 o’clock. A pro
gram for this meeting will be on
titling, editing and splicing.
The invitation has been exten
ded by B. T. Behrens, past pres
ident of the Smoky Mountain club,
and one of the organizers of a
Brevard club.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter F. Hart will
leave Saturday for Florida where
they will spend their vacation.
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Report Submitted To Board
Shows Progress During
The Past Year
At a recent meeting of the
Board of Education of Transyl
vania county, the board and Supt.
J. B. Jones accepted with regrets
the resignation of Mrs. Cecil Hill
as attendance officer. Robert Tins
ley was appointed to fill the va
cancy and he took over the duties
of the position this week.
Mrs. Hill has served in this ca
pacity since September, 1947, and
a report showing the progress of
her work and giving recommenda
tions for future progress was sub
mitted.
The report submitted by Mrs.
Hill showed that the attendance
percentage for the year 1947-48
was much higher than for the pre
vious year, but she was quick to
point out that there are still many
problems to be dealt with regard
ing attendance. She further stated
that she used the courts as a last
resort, and very few warrants were
issued for parents, and only eleven
children were brought into juve
nile court.
Mrs. Hill recommended that
teachers continue to realize the
’mportance of making regular re
ports of unlawful absences.
In resigning from the position
of attendance officer, Mrs. Hill
explained that she was taking
a job left vacant by Mrs. John
McMinn in the county welfare de
—Turn To Page Five
$850 Raised In Drive For Colored
Center, Appreciation Is Expressed
Brevard citizens responded gen
erously to the Dollar Day drive
for funds for the colored commu
nity center last Friday and con
tributed some $850.00, according
to Mrs. S. A. Bullock, general
chairman of the campaign to raise
the necessary amount to finish
Qonstruction of the recreational
building.
The goal of $1,000 is expected
to be reached by the end of the
week, Mrs. Bullock reports. “Do
nations are still coming in and we
are extremely gratified that every
body seemed pleased and willing
to contribute,” the chairman de
clared.
While most of the contributions
were monetary, furniture, ma
terials and labor are also being
received in the drive.
Arthur Heffner, president and
director of the colored commun
ity center, expressed sincere ap
preciation Wednesday to the peo
ple of the community for rallying
behind the project.
“On behalf of the colored cit
izens of Brevard, I wish to thank
each individual for his contribu
—Turn To Page Four
MANY HUNTERS ARE
EXPECTED MONDAY,
THREE-W’K SEASON
Numerous Reservations At
Hotels, Boarding Houses
During Period
WARNING ISSUED
A total ol' 1,560 deer and bear
hunters are expected here during
the period from Nov. 15 to Dec. 6
to participate in the annual hunts
in the Pisgah National Forest,
Ranger Bill Duncan reports today.
Several hundred hunters will
start arriving this week end for
the government hunt and the pri
vate hunts throughout the county.
A survey Wednesday reveals
that hotels and boarding houses
have a large number of reserva
tions for the three weeks, and that
accomodations are still available
in Brevard and out in the county.
expect f.ood Reason
Hunters will start checking in
at the Davidson River checking
station next Monday morning at
6:00 o’clock for the first hunt, and
the ranger states that hunting
should be good this year.
Each hunter will be permitted
to kill one buck and one bear,
and the ranger warns that only
deer with visible antlers may be
killed.
During the hunts, the gates on
the forest roads will be closet
fcw per
sons to renutin of the forest
during the dear and bear hunt
ing season, other than the accept
ed hunters and those having ur
j gent business.
“Persons wishing to drive
through to Waynesville will be
permitted to do so, but we will
ask them to be extremely careful,
in order to avoid any accidents,”
Mr. Duncan says.
Last year more than 200 deer
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WILSON, FISHER
THANK VOTERS
Demo Chm. Says Election
“Near Perfect”; G. O. P.
Members Not Downcast
I W. A. Wilson, chairman of the
county Democratic executive com
[ mittee, yesterday issued a state
ment thanking party workers for
their efforts in what he described
as a “near perfect” election on
November 2.
“I am asking them to continue
their work,” Mr. Wilson stated,
“so that two years hence we can
make it 100 per cent for the Dem
ocrats-. We must stand united to
achieve the best results.”
Ralph Fisher, Republican coun
ty chairman, who was the only
G.O.P. candidate to win on the
county ticket thanked Republicans
lor their loyalty to the ticket and
expressed his gratitude to the 1,
—Turn To Page Fiv*
John Edward Cox
To Receive Eagle
Scout Award Fri.
Highlighting the Boy Scout
Court of Honor here Friday night
at the Brevard Methodist church
will be the presentation of the
Eagle Scout award to John Ed
ward Cox, 13, son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. H. Cox.
Young Cox is a member of
Brevard Troop No. 1, and the pre
sentation of the award will be
made by Charles Dunlop, scout
master. This troop is the oldest in
the Daniel Boone council.
Jack Trantham, chairman of ad
vancements for the Transylvania
district, will preside at the court.
Bob Garner, representative of the
Daniel Boone council, will attend
and give the tenderfoot investure
ceremony. Other advancements
are slated to be made at the court.
All parents and friends of
Scouting are invited to attend the
Court of Honor Friday flight. It
will begin at 7:30 o’clock.