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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.
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The Transylvania Times
A State And National Prize-Winning A. B. C. Newspaper
TRANSYLVANIA
IS . . .
An Industrial, Tourist,
Educational, AgricuL
tural and Music Cen
ter. Population 12,241
Vol. 60, No. 9
* 20 PAGES TODAY ★
BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1950
★ SECTION ONE ★
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
TO START TAKING CENSUS APRIL 1
Much Work Is Being Done On County Roads
RIGHTS-OF-WAY
BEING CLEARED
FOR 5 PROJECTS
Large Amount Of Rock Ap
plied To System; Routes
Are Now Open
LOCAL GROUP MEETS
Many roads in Transylvania
county are being improved and
rocked by maintenance crews op
erating out of the prison camps al
Calvert, and the five road projects
which were let to contract or
March 7, are having their rights
of-way cleared, a survey made yes
terday showed.
These roads, included in the
bond issue are: Everett road, Lit
tle River road, Green Acres road,
Elm Bend road and Island Ford
road. Actual paving will be start
ed shortly after the letting of the
contracts.
Among the county roads being
improved are: Israel road, Ed
Iioss road, Tennessee Gap road.
Shoals Creek road and others.
Much work was accomplished
on roads in the county during
February, except during the last
few days, it was learned, and with
continuance of moderate weather,
the county road system is expect
ed to be greatly improved.
At this time there are 63 pris
oners at Calvert, with most of
them working on the various roads
in the county and at the rock
quarry at Penrose.
With considerable interest be
ing shown in road work in the
county, the Brevard township com
mittee, which was named by Com
missioner Dale Thrash, has been
called to meet in the courthouse
here Friday night at 7:30 o’clock.
All over North Carolina road
work captures much of the news
spotlight as bids on 26 projects to
taling more than $3,000,000 were
opened yesterday. Tomorrow the
commission will open bids on 36
projects involving 456 miles of
work in the second half of the bid
letting. The full highway commis
sion will meet Tuesday to pass on
the bids.
Chief Highway Engineers W. H.
Rogers, Jr., said yesterday’s low
bids generally showed “very satis
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REPUBLICANS TO
MEET SATURDAY
Delegates Will Name Candi
dates For Congress And
Elect Committeemen
Republicans in Transylvania
and the other counties comprising
the Twelfth congressional district
have been asked to send delegates
to the convention in Henderson
ville at 2 p. m. on March 10.
Lewis P. Hamlin, congression
al chairman, stated yesterday that
the purpose of the convention was
to select a candidate for congress,
to choose members of the state ex
ecutive committee and to trans
act any other business that may
come before the gathering.
Counties in this district other
than Transylvania are: Buncombe,
Henderson, Haywood, Jackson,
Swain, Graham, Macon, Clay and
Cherokee.
CALENDAR OF
EVENTS
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Thusday, March 2 — Day of
Prayer for Women at First Bap
tist church, 10:30 a. m. Lions
club meeting at Bryant house, 6:30
p. m.
Friday, March 3—Kiwanis club
meets at Bryant house, 7 p. m.
Brevard township road meeting,
courthouse, 7:30. Adult Scout
meeting, Busy Bee cafe, 8 o'clock.
Cascade Movie club, Hobby and
Sport shop, 8 o’clcok. Square
dance in American Legion build
ing, 8:30 o’clock.
Sunday, March 5—Attend the
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Displaying Sailfish At Hobby Shop
Two of the beautiful sailfish which Mr. and Mrs. Bob Tinsley
landed at Stuart, Fla., on last December 22, are now on display here
at the Hobby and Sport shop, and local sportsmen say the mounts
are two of the finest they have ever seen. The work was done by
A1 Pfluegar in Miami, Fla. Mr. and Mrs. Tinsley landed nine sail
fish and two dolphin in four hours of fishing, never losing a single
strike. Six of the sailfish were released and three were kept. Dottie
is shown holding the one measuring four feet and six inches, and
Bob's is seven feet, seven inches. (Times Staff Photo.)
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New Officers For Jaycees,
Jaycettes Installed Tuesday,
Lloyd Burhans Receives DSA
INTEREST SHOWN
IN ORGANIZING
ART CLUB HERE
Primary Purpose Will Be
For Exchange Of
Ideas
Several Brevard persons are in
terested in forming an art club
here, according to an announce
ment by Mrs. Scott Dillingham,
and an organizational meeting
will be held in the basement of
The Hobby & Sport shop on Wed
nesday night, March 8, at 7:45
o’clock.
The purpose of such a club, ac
cording to Mrs. Dillingham, is to
share interest with others through
the exchange of ideas.
It is also believed that by hav
ing such an organization in Bre
vard art authorities can be secur
ed for instruction and presenta
tion. It is also the consensus of
art enthusiasts that much help
can be derived through their or
ganization from summer visitors
who are well trained in art.
Certificate Of Appreciation
Given The Times; State
President Heard
The 1950 officers of the Bre
vard junior chamber of commerce
and the Jaycettes were installed
at a banquet meeting of the two
organizations Tuesday night at the
Brevard Country club.
Micou F. Brown, president of
the North Carolina junior cham
ber of commerce made the prin
cipal address of the evening, and
reminded his hearers of the op
portunity and the challenge which
faces them. Following his im
pressive address, Mr. Brown in
stalled the Jaycee officers who are
as follows: Russ Poole, president;
George T. Perkins, Jr., first vice
president; Bruce Livengood, sec
ond vice president; John Ford, Jr.,
treasurer; and Rev. Ed Roy, sec
retary. Other directors are: Bob
Bolt, T. E. Hall, Wade Johnson,
Lloyd Burhans and J. C. Taylor.
Leo Manley, of Asheville, na
tional director, was in charge of
the installation of the Jaycette of
ficers and they are as follows:
Mrs. George T. Perkins, Jr., presi
dent; Mrs. Bruce Livengood, vice
president; Mrs. Earl Hall, secre
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Cold Snap Ends "Short Spring" Here,
Mercury Drops To 12 In County Monday
Budding and blooming shrubs,
flowers and fruit trees, whose pre
mature spring growth was caused
by an early “short spring” were
damaged by the cold snap Mon
day, when the mercury dropped
to 14 here for one of the coldest
mornings of the year. Up in the
Pisgah National Forest at the
ranger station the temperature
was 12 degrees.
County Agent Julian Glazener
stated today that the apple crop in
Transylvania had not been dam
aged, and that he had heard no
complaints from fanners. Mr.
Glazener pointed out that the ap
ple blossoms are not far enough
developed to be hurt.
While the mercury during the
nights this week has been in the
20s, except on Monday when it
dropped to the low ’teens, the day
time temperature has been mod
erate, climbing as high as 56.
March truly came in like a lion
on Wednesday with blustery
weather, and the weatherman says
that cold spells are still in the
offing.
The present winter has been ex
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$1,200 RAISED BY
SCOUT LEADERS
IN ADULT DRIVE
Finance Chairman Calls For
„ Meeting Of Leaders For
Friday Night
Approximately $1,200 has been
raised in the adult membership
enrollment for the Transylvania
district of the Daniel Boone coun
cil of Boy Scouts of America. Cur
tis Kelley, the finance chairman,
is calling a meeting of the adult
leaders and district committeemen
for Friday night at 8 o’clock in the
Busy Bee cafe, and he urges all
canvassers to be able to make a
final report at that time.
The goal for Transylvania this
year is $1,750, and the chairman
says it should be reached when all
returns are in. He urges all per
sons who have not subscribed to
a membership to do so before the
meeting Friday night.
Checks may be mailed direcily
to the chairman.
GALLOWAY NOW
ACTING WARDEN
Citizens Asked To Cooper
ate In Preventing Fires
During Peak Season
Willis Brittain, chairman of the
county board of commissioners,
announced yesterday that Elam
Galloway, of Rosman, is now act
ing county fire warden.
Mr. Galloway has had much ex
perience combatting fires, having
served a number of years as coun
ty fire warden, it is stated.
Frank Whitmire, up until about
a month ago, was acting fire war
den. At that time, the state sus
pended the program in this coun
ty pending the selection of a war
den.
Mr. Galloway yesterday request
ed the cooperation of everyone in
preventing forest fires. Since
this is the fire season, he said, ev
ery precaution should be used to
prevent costly fires. Blazes may
be reported to him at Rosman or
to fire tower at Rich Mountain.
Firemen Fight Two
Blazes Past Week
The Brevard volunteer fire de
partment was called out twice dur
ing the past week, and both fires
were outside of the city limits.
Last Saturday afternoon the de
partment extinguished a brush
fire around the home of Tommy
Whitmire near the country club.
No damage was reported.
On Sunday afternoon sparks
from a chimney at the residence
of Otto Alexander on the Island
Ford road ignited the shingle roof
and local firemen had to draft wa
ter from a nearby creek. The sec
ond floor of the home and the
roof were consumed by the blaze.
City Limits Grocery
Has New Operators
The City Limits Grocery, just
outside of town on the Rosman
highway, is now operating under
new management, Mr. and Mrs.
Leonard Simpson having taken
over the business from Mrs. Fred
Wallin.
Mrs. Simpson will be in charge
of the store and Mr. Simpson will
operate a barber shop at the same
location. The latter is well
known throughout the county, hav
ing barbered here for the past 28
years.
TO INTERVIEW PRESIDENT
Plans were completed last Sat
urday night for the WNC Press as
sociation to have an exclusive in
terview with President Truman
this month. Some 25 editors and
publishers are expected to make
the trip to Washington.
Editor and Mrs. John Anderson
showed movies they took last fall
cn a WNC tour. Others from The
Times attending were Ira B. Arm
field and Henry Henderson.
Principals In “Mercy Killing”
Dr. Hermann N. Sander and his wife during court hearing.
MRS. ABBIE BORROTO
DAUGHTER OF VICTIM
Charged with first degree murder in connection with the
“mercy” death of a cancer patient, Mrs. Abbie Borroto (bottom,
left), 59, of Manchester, N. H., Dr. Herman N. Sander (top) is shown
with his wife during a recess in his court now in progress. Freed
on $25,000 bail, Sander said he does not consider himself “guilty of
any legal or moral wrong.” Pictured (bottom, right) is Elsie Bor
roto, daughter of the dead woman, whose father had described Dr.
Sander as a “wonderful man.” (International.)
Prevalence Of Flu Here Causes
Citizens To Eye With Concern
Fast Diminishing Coal Supply
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HAROLD’S PLANS
BIRTHDAY EVENT
Enormous Cake Cooked In
Shelby To Be Divided
Among Customers
The management and personnel
of Harold’s Super market, in North
Brevard, are preparing for a col
ossal celebration of the store’s
second birthday anniversary Fri
day and Saturday when a 533
pound birthday cake will be cut
and a host of food bargains of
fered.
Harold Saltz, the manager, also
announces that 20 baskets of food,
each valued at $8.00, will be giv
en away to persons shopping at
Harold’s during the birthday
event. Ten of these baskets will
be awarded Friday and 10 Satur*
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School Attendance Drops
Sharply; Lewis And Op
erators Resume Talks
The widespread prevalence of
flu and similar ailments in Tran
sylvania county has caused local
citizens to view with increased ap
prehension the steadily diminish
ing supply of coal here. It was re
ported yesterday that on Tuesday
20 per cent of the pupils in Bre
vard were out on account of flu
and it is understood that there are
a great many cases outside of the
town. It was reported that the
schools of the county had suffi
cient coal to finish the winter if
the weather continued mild and
the fuel was burned sparingly.
Local coal dealers reported yes
terday that they still had some
coal and limited amounts of the
fuel is reaching here. The con
sensus among them is that a fam
ine will not develop here unless
severe weather sets in. They re
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Many To Attend Banquet Meeting Of
Commerce Group, Merchants Next Week
From all indications, more than
200 people are expected to attend
the first annual banquet of the
Brevard chamber of commerce
and the merchants association,
which will be held next Thursday
night, March 9, at the Brevard
Country club.
“The object of the banquet
meeting is to discuss fully and un
ite upon plans which will enable
cur citizens to exploit to the great
est advantage the opportunity
that now confronts us,” John An
derson, president of the chamber
of commerce said yesterday.
P. M. “Pete” Camack, well
known secretary of the Hender
sonville chamber of commerce will
be the principal speaker of the
evening, according to Jerry Jer
ome, who is in charge of arrange
ments.
Lloyd Burhans, chairman of
ticket sales, says that members of
his committee and the committee
from the merchants association,
will make every effort to contact
as many of the citizens of the town
and county as possible.
All persons interested in the fu
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PATTON IS NAMED
CREW LEADER FOR
TRANSYLVANIA
Total Of 14 Enumerators To
Be Employed To Assist
With Work
SCHOOL SCHEDULED
Plans are now being made for
the 1950 population census taking
in Transylvania county, which is
scheduled to begin on April 1.
Harry H. Patton, of Pisgah For
est, has been selected as crew
leader for Transylvania, and he
will have the supervision of tne
14 enumerators, who will be se
| lected for this county.
, Harry Sample, district super
[ visor for the 17th decennial cen
sus, made the announcement yes
terday, and he states that per
sons desiring to make application
fro one of the jobs as enumerator
can write to him at U. S. Census
Bureau, City Hall, Asheville, or
contact Mr. Patton at Pisgah For
est. Application forms may be ob
tained from the office of the em
ployment Security Commission in
Brevard, or from Mr. Patton.
Applicants for enumerator jobs
must be citizens of the U. S., have
a high school education or furn
ish evidence of comparable experi
ence, be in good physical health
j and of excellent character, and be
1 tween the ages of 21 and 65 al
though preference will be given
to those 25 to 45 years. They must
have sufficient financial resources
to sustain themselves fc. a period
of approximately four weeks from
the date of appointment until
their first salary check. Appli
cants with veteran’s preference
who meet these requirements will
be given priority over non veteran
applicants.
Applicants for enumerator jobs
i in rural areas must have an auto
mobile available in good operat
ing condition. The method of pay
ment will provide for the cost of
operating cars on official business
for the census. It is estimated by
the government that persons em
ployed as enumerators will earn
about $8 to $9 per day. The enu
merator’s pay schedule is based
on the payment of piece prices,.
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cautonTsurot
IN BURNING TRASH
Chief Merrill Makes Some
Suggestions On Reduc
ing Fire Hazards
People who live in the corporate*
limits of Brevard are required to
notify the city hall before they
burn trash or weeds on their
premises and those residing out
side should secure a permit for
any kind of burning within 500
feet of woodlands.
Fire Chief Dan Merrill has
urged local citizens to exercise the
greatest caution when doing burn
ing at this season of the year,
when the hazards of outdoor fires,
are greatest.
He advises that trash and weeds,
not be burned when the wind is
blowing and that such material
should be piled in several small
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Brevard Township
Road Meet Friday
At Courthouse, 7:30
Members of the township road
committee named by L. Dale
Thrash and all interested citizens
residing in Brevard township are
requested to meet in the court
house here Friday night at 7:30
o’clock, March 3.
According to John A. Ford, a
member of the committee, the ob
ject of the meeting is to discuss
and decide upon the roads in this
township which should be im
proved under the bond program.
He stressed thg, importance of the
meeting and urged a large attend
ance. This will be the, first meet
ing of the group, he stated.