CHRISTMAS
SHOPPING
EDITION
The Transylvania Times
A State And National Prize-Winning Newspaper And An A.B.C. Paper ,
CHRISTMAS
SHOPPING
EDITION
Vol. 58; No. 48
★ SECTION ONE ★
BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1948 ★ 24 PAGES TODAY
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
YULE SHOPPING SEASON TO OPEN
Total Of 109 Deer And 6 Bear Killed In Forest
HUNTS DURING
FIRST 10 DAYS
REPORTED GOOD
Several Local Hunters Make
Nice Kills Since Last
Wednesday
SEASON ENDS DEC. 4
A total of 109 deer and six bear
have been killed in the Pisgah
National forest by noon Wednes
day since the hunts began 10 days
ago. according to a report by Ran
ger Bill Duncan.
Considering the unfavorable
hunting weather, the kill lias been
as good as can be expected, it was
pointed out. During the first two
weeks last year there were 129
deer killed.
“Unquestionably the rain, fog
and wet weather have hampered
the hunts.” the forest officials de
clare. With cold and clearer weath
er predicted, a large number of
deer and bear is expected to be
bagged by the end of the season
on December 4.
Fullbright Gets Buck
At noontime Wednesday Ver
non “Red” Fullbright, assistant
postmaster here, had brought in
the largest kill for the past few
days.
Local hunters have been having
exceptionally good luck, assistant
ranger John Eller stated, and in
addition to Mr. Fullbright, other
Brevard men and the size of their
deer in the past **reek are as fol
lows:
Lari L. Langley, lib lb. buck.
Harold Cox. 100 lb. buck.
A. E. Tinsley, 140 lb. buck.
C. E. Tinsley. 75 lb. buck.
Charley Tinsley, 120 lb. buck.
Hunts in the Pisgah preserve
will be held in the Mills River sec
tion over the week end, and again
next Monday, hunters from all over
Eastern America will be checked
in here at the Davidson River
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GOOD RESPONSE
TO SEALS SALE
Chairman Says $250 Contrib
uted To Date In Lions
Club Campaign
Alex Patterson, chairman of the
sight conservation committee of the
Brevard Lions club, said yesterday
that receipts from the blind aid
seals recently mailed out were
coming in at a satisfactory rate.
Approximately S250.00 has been
received. Mr. Patterson said, and!
he urged that those who have not ,
remitted to do so at once. All the !
money received from this sale.!
the chairman said, is used in the
club’s program to help those who
are unable to buy glasses or to
pay for needed treatments and op
erations.
Sight conservation is the major
activity of Lions clubs throughout
the nation. The annual sale of
seals is only one method used to
raise the money necessary to car
ry on the work continuously.
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CALENDAR OF |
EVENTS
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Thursday, Nov. 25 — Thanks
giving Day. Stores, schools closed.
Church service at First Baptist
church. 10:00 a.m. Football game,
Brevard Midgets vs. Canton YMCA
Midgets, 2:30 o’clock. Masonic
meeting at 7:00 o’clock.
Friday, Nov. 26 — Santa arrives
and shopping season officially
opens, 7:00 p.m. Transylvania Boy
Scout council, supper meeting at
Verne Clement’s cabin, 7:00 p.m.
Square dance in American Legion
building, 8:30.
Saturday, Nov. 27 — Santa will
return to Brevard in the after
noon.
Sunday, Nov. 28 — Attend the
church of your choice.
Wednesday, Dec. 1 — Rotary
club meets at Gaither’s cafeteria,
7:00.
Members Of 100 Bushel Corn Club Here
The seven FFA boys at Brevard high school who produced 100
bushels of corn on one acre of land are seen above. They are left to
right, Shipman Whitmire, James Sorrells, Randall Montietli, and
Elmer Sentelle. Second row: Randall Lyday, instructor, Fred Tin
sley, Tybo Morris and Kline Sentelle. (Times Staff Photo)
Thanksgiving Will Be Quietly
Observed In Town And County,
Stores And Schools To Close
Special Ser^ce To Be Held
At First Baptist Church.
Other Events Listed
Thanksgiving day will be quiet
ly observed in Brevard and Tran
sylvania county in the traditional
manner with the stores, county
and town offices, post office, pub
lic schools and bank being closed.
The only planned entertainment
during the day is a football game
Thursday afternoon. 2:30 o'clock,
when the Brevard Midgets battle
the Canton YMCA Midget team.
The public schools, as usual, will
have a two-day holiday, but Bre
vard college will not close for
the observance. However, after
noon classes will not be held in
order to permit students to travel
to Mars Hill to see the Tornadoes
meet the Lions. Several buses have
been chartered, and the college
observance of the day will be cli
maxed with a dance in the gym
Thursday evening.
Brevard High Blue Devils will
meet Swannanoa on their field at
2:30 o'clock in a Homecoming ob
servance for the Swannanoa school.
The locals are slightly favored.
A special Thanksgiving service
will be held at the First Baptist
church Thursday morning at 10:00
a.m.. and a brief message will be
given at this time by Rev. W. G.
McFarland, pastor of the Brevard
Methodist church. All persons are
invited to the service.
Practically all of the industrial
plants in the county will operate
on more or less of a regular sche
dule. At the Ecusta Paper corpor
ation, only the Main office will
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SEVEN FFA BOYS
AT BREVARD MAKE
100 BUSHEL CLUB
Six More Than Last Year
At School Make Out
standing Achievement
Seven members of the Brevard
cnapter of the Future Farmers
of America have successfully pro
duced 100 bushel of corn per
acre this year and are now eligi
ble to become members of the
North Carolina 100 bushel club.
This is an increase of six over
last year, Randall Lyday, the in
structor reports.
improved practices are recom
mended by Experiments Stations
and Scientific Methods were used
by all these Future Farmers in
making these high yields.
Soil from every field was test
ed and fertilization* programs
carried according to recommen
dations from the North Carolina
Department of Agriculture based
on results of these soil tests. The
average fertilization program was
500 pounds of a balanced fertiliz
er such as a 5-10-5 at planting
time and 400 pounds of nitrate of
soda with 100 pounds of muriate
with potash as a side dressing.
Lime was applied before planting
in every case where soil test call
ed for it.
These young farmers used U.
S. 282 Hybrid corn seed in every
—Turn To Page Four
Brevard Garden Club To Sponsor
Christmas Lighting Contest Here
All residents within the city
limits of Brevard are again in
vited to participate in a Christmas
lighting contest under the spon
sorship of the Brevard Garden
club. First and second prizes will
be given in three classifications.
The classifications will include
the best outdoor Christmas tree,
the most original doorway decor
ation and the most attractive out
door Christmas scene.
Judging will take place on the
night of December 23, and judges
will be chosen from out-of town,
it was announced.
Mrs. Samuel A. Bullock is gen
eral chairman of the club’s con
test committee, and serving with
her are Mrs. Oliver Orr, Mrs. C.
A. Richardson, and Mrs. S. R. Har
rington.
According to the committee the
awards will be based on original
ity, artistic composition and the.
gay spirit of Christmas. “Let’s
put on color, shine and sparkle
and be gay for Christmas,” the
chairman urges today.
Entrants should apply to the
chairman prior to December 20
in order to be eligible for prizes,
it was pointed out.
Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Varner had
as their guests Sunday their sister
in-law, Mrs. Charles L. Allison,
and her son, Edwin, of Sylva.
AAA CHAIRMAN
URGES ELIGIBLE
FARMERS TO VOTE
Election To Be Held Next
Thursday. Wilson Is
sues Statement
Next Thursday, Dec. 2, Transyl
vania county farmers will have an
opportunity to elect committeemen .
to administer the 1949 Agricul- j
tural Conservation program, stor- j
age and loan operations and other j
activities important to agriculture
in the county.
In the election next Thursday,
farmers will, vote for members of
the local community committee and
for delegates to the county con-1
vention to elect a county com-1
; mittee, T. J. Wilson, chairman of j
the Transylvania county agricul
tural conservation committee states.
“Every eligible farmer should
vote in the election,” Mr. Wilson
declares. “Persons who can vote
and don't are not carrying out
their share of the responsibility
for good administration of the farm
program,” he added.
Nominating meetings will be
held at 9:00 o’clock on the morn
—Turn To Page Four
ODD ROBBERY IS
REPORTED MON.
Cash Box With* Important
Papers Taken From Hog
sed Concern At Rosman
A freakish and unusual robbery
occurred at Hogsed Auto com
pany, in Bosnian, about 6:15 p.m.
Monday evening, according to the
owner, Austin Hogsed.
Mr. Hogsed reported going down
j into the basement to see about
the furnace, leaving the station
(unattended. The station was still
j open and lights were on. While
: he was downstairs, he heaiu some
one come in, then walk out again.
Since this was not an unusual oc
curence for someone to enter the
station, he was not alarmed, and
finished his work with the furnace
before returning upstairs.
Upon his return he noticed im
mediately that a green cash box
was missing. The box contained
no money, but some papers which
are valuable only to the owner.
| Persons having any information
| regarding the disappearance of
the cash box arc asked to notify
Mr. Hogsed.
He reported nothing else miss
ing from his station.
Former Air Corps
Dentist Now With
Dr. Goodwin Here
__
Dr. Robert L. Bridger has re
cently become associated with
Dr. C. J. Goodwin here in the prac
tice of dentistry at the latter’s of
fice on Jordan street.
Dr. Bridger was recently dis
charged from the Army Dental j
corps after having served for the |
past two years. He graduated from j
Emory University school of Den- ]
tistry in 1946. He and his wife and j
baby are now making their home j
in Brevard.
Times Giving Free
Tickets To Theatre,
Read Ads Carefully
Maybe you are the lucky win
ner of a free ticket to the movie!
In all of the Christmas adver
tisements in this issue are names
that have been chosen from The
Times mailing list in impartial
numerical manner.
Read these ads carefully and
if you find your name, bring a
copy of the advertisement to The
Times office and you will re
ceive a free ticket to the local
theaters.
All tickets must be called for
within the next week and they
must be used before Christmas.
You are also urged to take
advantage of the many gift
values advertised in this issue.
Coming To Brevard Friday Evening
Face aglow with anticipation, Old Santa looks forward to his
official visit opening the Christmas shopping season in Brevard to
morrow evening at 7 o’clock. He invites all his friends, young and
old, from all over the county to meet him and enjoy the program
of Christmas music by the Ecusta band, which will be presented
on the square for 30 minutes prior to his arrival.
Chamber Of Commerce Ballots
Mailed Out To 148 Meffljjers,
To Be Counted On December 7
ANNUAL BANQUET
OF MERCHANTS IS
SET FOR JAN. 5TH
Effort To Be Made To Have
State Secretary To Speak
At Function
Directors of the Brevard Mer
chants association at a meeting
held in the city hall Tuesday eve
ning decided to hold the annual
banquet on Jan. 5. The function
will probably take place in the
cafeteria at Brevard college. Alex
Patterson, president, presided.
An effort will be made to ob
tain W. L. Dowell, president of
the state association, as the prin
cipal speaker. Mr. Dowell has
agreed several times to rfpeak at
the banquet but each time was
prevented by circumstances from
doing so. E. H. McMahan, who
was named chairman of the pro
gram committee, will confer with
Mr. Dowell in Raleigh tomorrow
w-ith regard to the engagement
here. Other members of the pro
gram committee are C. M. Doug
las and Vernon Fricks.
Curtis Kelley, chairman, Jack
Trantham, James Smith and Mrs.
Mary Jane McCrary were named
—Turn To Page Five
Election Of Officers Will Be
Held At Meeting On
Tuesday, Dec. 14
Eallots for directors of the Bre
vard chamber of commerce were
mailed out last week end by the
executive secretary, Mrs. Ralph
Fisher.
The ballots will be counted at
a call meeting on Tuesday night,
Dec. 7, and the secretary urges
that all members return their bal
lots prior to that time.
The 25 persons receiving the
highest number of votes will be
the directors for 1949, and from
the 25, officers for the coming year
will be elected at the regular meet
ing on Tuesday night, Dec. 14.
The entire membership of the
chamber of commerce is invited to
be present for the counting on
December 7th., it is stated,
j The chamber now has a paid up
| membership of 148 members. It
! consists of many leading business
I and professional men of the coun
ty, business houses, summer camps
and others. They are:
Jerry Jerome, The Pines, B &
B Feed & Seed Co., Transylvan
ia Times, C. M. Douglas, Ralph R.
Fisher, Ford’s Corner, Farmer’s
! Supply Company, Sylvan Val
ley Florist, Clemson and Co-Ed
theaters, V. P. Clement, Firestone
Home & Auto Supply, Lake Sega,
Dr. C. L. Newland, Patterson’s,
—Turn To Page Four
B & PW Club To Again Sponsor Toy
Repair Shop Here, Appeal Is Made
The Christmas toy project, which
furnishes gifts to children of
needy families during the Yule
season, will again be sponsored by
the local Business and Profession
al Women’s club and members
plan to get the work underway
this week, according to Dot Poole,
chairman of the event.
The shop will this year be held
at the old Martin’s taxi building
next to the post office on Broad
street. Members of the club’s va
rious committees will begin work
on the old toys Monday.
“We would appreciate contribu
tions from persons having old toys
that can be repaired, and they
may be left at the city hall, Ward’s
news stand or at Whiteway clean
ers,” the chairman said today. She
further pointed out that anyone
having toys to be contributed
should contact any member of the
club and they would be picked up.
School children and members of
local Cub and Boy Scout troops
will also collect the toys in Bre
vard and Pisgah Forest. Persons
having toys should have them
ready so that they can be picked
up this Saturday and on Decem
ber 4 and 11, she added.
Miss Frankie Moore, a member
of the club and Home economics
teacher at Rosman high school,
has announced that members of
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SANTA TO ARRIVE
FRIDAY AT SEVEN
ATOP FIRE ENGINE
Ecusta Band To Play For
Event Gn Court
House Lav/n
STREETS DECORATED
All is in readiness for the ar
rival of Santa Claus here Friday
night at 7:00 o’clock and the
launching of the Christmas shop
ping season this week end in Bre
vard.
Santa will be brought here on
the large city fire truck. For a half
hour preceeding his arrival, the
Ecusta band under the direction of
John Eversman will play Christ
mas aires on the square.
Mayor S. E. Varner and Alex
Patterson of the Brevard Mer
chants association, will extend
greetings to* Santa Claus. Given
good weather, C. M. Douglas, who
is in charge of arrangements, says
he expects throngs of young and
old to gather for the occasion.
Santa will greet his little friends
and give them candy. He will re
turn to Brevard the following af
ternoon.
Trees Decorated
Two of the large trees on
the court house lawn will be dec
orated with colored lights and tin
sel, it is reported. Colored lights
have also been installed on the
square and at .the corners in the
the
Innta ar: "
area cdT
will officially be . ,Jj|
$bobb*Sn«f When
rives Friday night. I
au stores in Brevard will re
main open until 9:00 o’clock in.
order that the people may see the
spectacular display of Christmas
I gifts in the Brevard stores. From
i December 17 through the 21, the
j stores here will remain open un
I til 8:00 o’clock in the evenings,
I and the three nights preceding.
—Turn To Page Four
SCOUT COUNCIL TO
HOLD MEET FRIDAY
Adult Leaders At Senator
Clement’s Cabin For
Annual Session
The annual district meeting of
the Transylvania district of the
Daniel Boone council of Boy Scouts
i of America will be held Friday
night, Nov. 26, at 7:00 o’clock at
Senator Verne Clement’s cabin in
the Selica section.
All members are urged by Rev.
W. G. McFarland, district chair
man, to attend this important
meeting and enjoy the fun and
fellowship.
L. Y. Biggerstaff, of Henderson
ville, and president of the adult
leaders of the Daniel Boone coun
cil, will be the principal speaker
of the evening, Mr. McFarland re
ports.
The nominating committee will
make its report Friday evening
and officers for 1949 will be elect
ed.
All Scoutmasters of Brevard and
Transylvania, assistant Scoutmas
ters and troop committeemen are
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License Plates
Go On Sale Here
Next Wednesday
License plates for 1949 will go
on sale at the East Main street
office of Carolina Motor club next
Wednesday morning, Dec. 1, it is
announced by the manager.
Cards are being mailed to car
and truck owners this week from
Raleigh, C. M. Douglas said Wed
nesday, and the cards will be the
only requirement for purchase of
new license. No requirement as to
“blue sticker” or other evidence
of inspection has been called for,
the local branch manager stated.
Color of the plates will be black
letters on yellow background.
Through Wednesday of this week
3,224 license plates for 1948 have
been sold at the Brevard office.