TRANSYLVANIA
IS—
An Industrial, Tourist,
Educational. Agricul
tural and Music Cen
ter Population 12,241.
Vol. 58; No. 52
The Transylvania Times
A State And National Prize-Winning Newspaper And An A.B.C. Paper
SECTION ONE ★
BREVARD. NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1948
★ 20 PAGES TODAY ★
TRANSYLVANIA
• IS—
The Land of Waterfalls,
Mecca for Summer
Camps, Entrance to
Pisgah National Forest
and Home of Brevard
Music Festival
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
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INDUSTRIES PAY LARGE BONUSES
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REA Ready To Build 75 Miles Of Power Lines
EXPECT TO START
WORK ON PROJECT
ABOUT JANUARY 1
State Approves Loan To Ex
tend Memberships To 680
And Make Improvements
BURTON ON BOARD
Plans are complete to build 75
miles of line to serve 300 addition
al members of the Haywood Elec
tric Membership corporation in
Transylvania, Macon and Rabun
county, Ga., according to an an
nouncement by R. C. Sheffield,
general manager, at Waynesville.
Work is expected to start around
January 1, he stated.
The state, Mr. Sheffield said, had
approved an application by the cor
poration for $212,000 for a project
to extend membership to 680, im
prove service and install communi
cation and equipment. The loan
must be approved in Washington.
In addition to the extension of
membership, Mr. Sheffield said
that the application included a
project to increase the capacity of
service for approximately 130 mem
bers during the next 12 months.
Also included in the application
was a request for additional funds
for a two-way radio communica
tion system to be installed in the
main office at Waynesville and on
all trucks of the corporation.
Mr. Sheffield stated that the Hay
wood Electric Membership Corpor
tion is servicing approximately
3,000 members in * five Western
North Carolina counties with 625
miles of lines. The Haywood Elec
tric membership corporation was
established in 1939. The corpora
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USDA COUNCIL 1$
ORGANIZED HERE
McDarris Is Named Chair
man. Glazener and
Wilson Elected
The Transylvania County USDA
Council for 1949 was organized in
the AAA Office on Wednesday
afternoon, December 15. at 3:30
o’clock. Representatives were pres
ent from each of the agricultural
agencies as follows: J. A. Glazener,
extension service, J. C. McDarris,
Farmers Home administration.
Randall Lyday, Vocational agri
culture, and T. J. Wilson. Pro
duction and Marketing administra
tion.
J. C. McDarris was elected chair
man. J. A. Glazener, vice chair
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CALENDAR OF !
EVENTS
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Thursday, Dec. 23 — Turkey
shoot at Country club by Lions
club, 1:00. Second Baptist church
Christmas program, 7:30. Masonic
meeting, 8:00. All stores remain
open until 9:00 p. m.
Friday, Dec. 24—Christmas Eve.
Stores open till 9:00. Special church
services.
Saturday, Dec. 25 — Christmas
Day. All stores closed.
Sunday, Dec. 26 — Attend the
church of your choice.
Monday, Dec. 27 — All stores
closed.
Wednesday, Dec. 29—Rotary club
meets at Gaither’s cafeteria, 7:00.
WOW meeting in hall at 7:30.
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“Americans—Peculiar People’*
(An Editorial As It Might Have Been Written In
English For A Newspaper in Moscow)
What a peculiar place, America!
They are invaded each year by Santa Claus and
build no fortications against him.
They put countless lights on Christmas trees and
do not worry about the electric bill.
They buy all kinds of nice things in stores and
then give them away as gifts.
The newspapers are full of suggestions on what
people may buy instead of telling them what they
musn’t.
They load their homes with presents for their
children and then tell the children somebody else
brought them. ,
They go about the streets laughing and happy
and do not contemplate the miseries of their lives.
They throw away their money into big pails
which are conveniently placed at street corners.
They cheerfully tell one another of all the things }
they would liv? to get, and +hc~ they go to church to j
thank God for what they have.
They have no conception of truth and blithely [
j wish each other a happy new year when they know j
we can have no such thing as happiness. |
They smile at policemen.
Everybody is always thinking of everybody else.
They would even like to help us if we would let them.
Sale Of Christmas Seals Here
Totals $499, Treasurer Says
Goal Of $700 Will Be Reached
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Will Be Sold Locally On
Thursday And Friday.
Appreciation Voiced
The 1948 Tuberculosis Seal sale
in Transylvania county netted a
total of $499.17, when the contri
butions were tabulated on Sunday,
and according to the treasurer,
Miss Dorothy Johnson, the goal of
$700.00 is expected to be exceeded
before the end of the Christmas
holidays.
“It is not too late to return your
contribution for the seals that were
mailed out.” the treasurer reports,
and seals will be on sale Thursday
and Friday in the bank, the post
office, at Ford's corner and at the
Transylvania Times office. Persons
wishing to contact Miss Johnson
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CRAWFORD WINS
OVER FERGUSON
IN SENATE RACE
Five County District Gives
Democratic Candidate
Five-To-One Victory
In spite of the rain and the ap
parent little interest in the elec
tion, Transylvania voters chose W.
H. (Gudger) Crawford, of Sylva,
as the successor to the late Mrs. E.
L. McKee, senator-elect from the ;
32nd district, by a vote of 972 to j
304 over the GOP candidate, Gola j
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New Directors Of Brevard Chamber Of Commerce Hold First Meeting
Pictured above is the majority of the new directors of the Brevard chamber of commerce who met for the first time last week.
The group expressed optimism as to the outlook for Brevard and Transylvania county in 1949. Members in the photo above first
t0,r,ght’ are as fo»ows: J. M. Gaines, Lewis P. Hamlin, Verne Clement, vice president, Jerry Jerome, John Smith, president,
C M. Douglas, recording secretary, S. E. Varner, Sr., treasurer, Mrs. Ralph R. Fisher, executive secretary; second row left to right*
Ed H. McMahan, Alex Kizer, J. M. Allison, Curtis Kelley, Oliver H. Orr, Charlie Russell, Ralph R. Fisher, Lloyd Burhans, J. I. Ayers
and John I. Anderson. Other directors are: Raymond F. Bennett, Don Jenkins, H. B. Shiflet, John Ford, F. S. Best, Dr. E. J.
Coltrane, George Wheeler, Ralph H. Ransey, Jr., Frank Carr, Sr., and Harry Sellers, (resigned). (Times Staff Photo)
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OVER 2,100 PEOPLE
WANT TO VOTE ON
WINE, BEER SALE
Rev. W. G. McFarland Nam
ed Publicity Director At
Meeting Sunday
More than 2,100 names have
been obtained on petitions asking
the county board of commissioners
to call an election to determine
whether wine and beer shall con
tinue to be sold in Transylvania,
it was revealed at a meeting of
the laymen’s dry committee which
was held in the auditorium of the
First Baptist church last Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. About
100 people attended the meeting,
which was presided over by Rev.
B. W. Thomason in the absence of
the chairman, A. M. Paxton, of
Rosman. *'
A compilation by Melvin Gilles
pie showed that 2,160 people had
signed the petitions with several
still out, which will boost the total
considerably. Only about 900
names were required to make it
obligatory for the board to call the
election.
It was said at the meeting that
the petitions would be submitted
to the board immediately and the
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SMITH Ml GRAY
COMBINE SHOPS
Veteran Barbers Announce
Will Move Into Schulman
Stand In January
John W. Smith and J. A. Gray
have merged the barber shops
which they have operated here
for many years and are now do
ing business in the Smith Barber
Shop stand, next to Slack’s on
West Main street.
They have announced that im
mediately after the first of the
New Year their shop will be moved
to a permanent location, now oc
cupied by Schulman’s.
Associated with Messrs. Smith
and Gray are three experienced
barbers, Ernest Smith, Ed Owen
by and M. E. Head.
John W Smith said yesterday
that it had been rumored around
town that he had closed his shop.
To the contrary, he said, he is still
operating at the same place in
conjunction with Mr. Gray.
To All Readers Of
j The Transylvania Times .
FROM THE . - -■
I Entire Staff
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Ole Santa To Arrive In County
On Friday Night, Christmas
To Be Quietly Observed Here
OUTDOOR LIGHTING
CONTEST OF CLUB
RICHLY POPULAR
Exhibits Will Be Judged
Thursday Night By
Out-Of-Towners
Approximately 50 entrants in the
outdoor Christmas lighting contest
will have their exhibits judged by
a group of out-of-town judges
Thursday night, according to Mrs.
S. A. Bullock, chairman of the
committee of the Brevard Garden
club, sponsors of the event.
The three classifications are out
door scenes, trees, doorw'ays, and
prizes of $5.00 and $3.00 will be
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Many Churches Planning
Special Services. Snow
Is Predicted
All Transylvanians, young and
old, are eagerly awaiting the ar
rival of Santa Claus Friday night,
and a quiet Christmas celebration
is anticipated Saturday throughout
the entire county.
On Christmas Eve several local
churches and churches out in the
county have planned services, but
no formal service has been an
nounced for Christmas day.
The weatherman predicts a
white Christmas, and snow is ex
pected to start falling Friday after
noon.
Several churches will have ser
vices on Christmas Eve. The Bre
vard Catholic church will have a
Christmas mass at'midnight in the
Woodmen Hall. A special musical
program has been planned. A
Christmas pageant, “The Story of
the Nativity” will be given in the
Brevard Methodist church Friday
night at 7:30 with special music
by the two choirs. The play is di
rected by Mrs. Herman White as
sisted by Mrs. Jack Morgan and
Mrs. Wilbur McFarland, with music
under the direction of Pete Shiflet
and Ann Smith. This#program will
begin at 7:00 o’clock.
The annual Midnight service on
Christmas Eve will again be held
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Kiwanians To
Visit Over 125
Children Here
More than 125 children will be
visited by Santa Claus this year
through efforts of the Brevard Ki
wanis club members, it was an
nounced at the meeting last Friday.
Children of families who might
not otherwise have had a visit from
Santa Claus have been selected by
i committee headed by J. M. Gaines
md Edwin B. Garrett from recom
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STOKES HERE TO
CLOSE SATURDAY,
AGAIN ON MONDAY
Industrial Workers And Of
fice Employees Share In
Division Of $100,000
PARTIES AT ECUSTA
Approximately $100,000 in bon
uses is being paid to industrial
workers and office employees in
Transylvania county this Christ
mas, a survey made Wednesday re
veals.
Store employees in Brevard are
also receiving bonuses and busi
ness in town is expected to be
brisk during the next two days.
Santa Claus will be in Brevard
again Thursday and Friday of thja
week and officials of the merhcants
association invite all children to
Twake their wants known to hm».
Stores will be open this Thurs
day afternoon and they will re
main open evenings until nine
o’clock Thursday and Friday, nights.
All stores in Brevard will close
Saturday and Monday for the
Christmas holidays.
Ecusta employees received their
customary bonuses to lead the in
dustries in the county in the over
all sum paid out. Parties fpr Ecusta
employees started Wednesday/
morning.
Children Rewarded
Employees of the Transylvania*
Tanning company, Gloucester Lum
ber company, Toxaway Tanning *
company and Gloucester Lumber
company store received a bonus ;
amounting to from one to five per
cent of their wages during the cur
rent year. The gross sum paid out:
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LAST RITES TODAY
FOR LOFTIS ROYS
Brothers Were Killed Dur
ing Last War. Former
Brevard Residents
Graveside rites for Pfc. Edward
T. Loftis and Pfc. Jack Loftis,
brothers, will be held at the Nat
ional cemetery, in Salisbury, Thurs
day, December 23, at 2:00* o’clock,
Pfc. Edward Loftis was killed in
action in Italy on July 16, 1944,
and Pfc. Jack Loftis died on Sia
pan November 23, 1944. They were
the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore
J. Loftis, formerly of Brevard.
George C. Peeler funeral home,
Salisbury, is in charge of arrange
ments.
Times To Publish
Next Week’s Paper
Thurs. Afternoon
The New Year’s greetings edi
tion of The Transylvania Times
will be placed in the mails and
on the news stands next Thurs
day afternoon instead of Wed
nesday evening, Publisher Ed
M. Anderson states today.
“This is being done in order that
the people who produce The
Times may have two full days
off for the Christmas holidays”
he says. The Times office will
be closed all day Saturday and
Monday.
“Every member of our staff
joins the merchants, industries
and individuals who have splen
did Christmas greetings in thi«
issue in wishing for every one a
verry Merry, Merry Christmas,”
the publisher concluded.