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GIVE 1950 RED CROSS FUND \x\\\\MTgHMMr,.. - The Transylvania Times A State And National Prize-Winning A. B. C. Newspaper GIVE 1950 RED CROSS JFUND -- _ Vol. 60, No. 12 ★ 18 PAGES TODAY ★ jUS BRflMpR _wHBL D, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1950 ★ SEC ONE ★ PUBLISHED WEEKLY DRAFT PLANS FOR DEVELOPMENT Commerce Directors Adopt Enlarged Budget EXPECT PLEDGES, TO REACH $6,000, CANVASS STILL ON Committee Is Appointed To Select Full-Time Direc tor For Body MEMBERS USTED A proposed and expanded bud get, calling for an expenditure of nearly $6,000, was adopted by di rectors of the Brevard chamber of commerce at a call meeting on Tuesday in the' Busy Bee cafe. Canvassers reported that Bre vard and Transylvania business and professional men. industrial ists and other interested citizens have pledged more than $5,000 and a number of pledges are yet to come in. Following the adoption of the budget, a committee consisting of the president and vice president of the chamber of commerce, John Anderson and Curtis Kelley, and the president and vice presi dent of the merchants association, Everett Mitchell and Crawford Freeman, and John Smith, the im mediate past president of the com merce body, was named to inves tigate applicants for the position of full-time director of the two groups and to make a recommen dation to the board next Tuesday night. The state chamber of com merce has already secured a num ber of prospects for the position. It was pointed out that a well qualified full-time director can be oi great value in the welfare and aevelopment of the town and county. The list of members who have already made pledges to the or ganization now numbers more than 135, and before the full-time di rector is employed to begin work on April 3, it is hoped that the membership will exceed 150. Per sons interested in becoming a —Turn to Page Five PISGAH BOWLERS ARE NOW ON TOP Take Over First Place By Winning Three From Champions The Pisgah Motor court bowlers knocked the Standard Supply team out of first place Tuesday night by taking three straight games from the league leaders on the Biltmore Plaza alleys. The Pisgah bowlers have a re markable string of victories in re cent months, winning 19 out of the last 21 matches. For the past few weeks, Pisgah has been tied for second place by the Dr. Pepper bowlers, who lost one game Tues day night to the Ecusta keglers. Dr. Pepper and Standard Supply are in second position, and Pisgah is on top by a margin of one game. Bruce Reynolds, with a high set of 633, was the big man in the Pis gah victory, and Bill Bridges was next in line with a high total of 609. Other individual scores were: Tom Conley 561, Chris Rog —1Turn to Page Five CALENDAR OF EVENTS Thursday, Mar. 23 *— Masonic meeting in hall at 8 o’clock. Friday, Mar. 24 — Senior class play, Brevard high school, 8 p. m. Square dance in American Legion building, 8:30. Saturday, Mar. 25 — Skeet shoot at Country club range, 1:30. Sunday, March 26. — Attend the church of your choice. Re ligious Emphasis week begins at Brevard college. Installation of Gold Star Mothers’ chapter in the Legion hall, 3 o’clock. Revival begins at Second Baptist church. Monday, Mar. 27 —Social secur ity representative at Brevard post office. Explorer Scout post meets —Tarn to Page Four Signers Of Chamber Of Commerce Charter J. M. ALLISON, left, and JOHN W. SMITH, right, were recog nized at the recent banquet of the Brevard chamber of commerce and the Brevard merchants association as being the only persons now living in Brevard whose names appear on the charter of the chamber issued in 1923. Both Mr. Allison and Mr. Smith have been actively identified with the chamber since that time and loyal boosters of Brevard and Transylvania county. (Times Staff Photo.) Burwell F. Hall Succeeds Patton As Crew Leader In Census Work In County, Enumerators Chosen District Supervisor Says Project Will Get Under way On April 1 Burwell F. Hall has been ap pointed crew leader to complete the census in Transylvania coun ty, District Supervisor Harry Sam ple announces today. He- suc ceeds Harry H. Patton, who re signed because of pressing per sonal matters. Mr. Sample also announces to day the enumerators who will serve in Transylvania county for the 1950 census. The group was selected from a list of some 60 applicants following examinations given last Thursday. The enum erators are as follows: Claude Da vis, Julian Bird, Elizabeth Car penter, Mary Wallin, Freeman Gillespie, Beulah Bagwell, June Humphrey, Pearl McCall, Neva Harrington, Thelma Alexander, Sue Erwin, William Case, Mabel McDonald, Rebecca Macfie. “We are fortunate in being able to secure a resident of Tran sylvania, who had taken the ten day training course held in Ashe ville for crew leaders,” Mr. Sam ple pointed out in commenting on the appointment of Mr. Hall. The district supervisor also states that he regrets that personal affairs compelled Mr. Patton to resign. “Mr. Patton’s position as crew leader began on March 2nd, and lie had completed not only the —Turn to Page Ten OBSERVE RELIGIOUS EMPHASIS WEEK AT BREVARD COLLEGE Rev. D. D. Holt Will Speak At Morning And Eve ning Meetings Religious emphasis week will be observed at Brevard college from March 26 until April 1, President E. J. Coltrane announces today. “This is the most important phase of our college work during the year and we are very fortun ate in having Rev. D. D. Holt, pastor of the Trinity Methodist church in Durham during the en tire week,” Dr. Coltrane said yes terday. Mr. Holt will speak at the chapel programs each morning at 9:45 o’clock and again at 7 o’clock in the evenings. The public is cor dially invited to attend the meet ings. Rev. Mr. Holt will hold con ferences with students during the afternoons and his visit to the campus will be a “great inspira tion to the student body,” the pres ident said. A graduate of Duke university, Mr. Holt has held important pas torates in North Carolina and Vir ginia and this is his fifth year at Durham. AAA Pasture Program To End April 15, Farmers Get Purchase Orders At Office The Transylvania County AAA committee has set April 15 as the (losing date for the AAA pasture Urogram. After that time the ounty office will not issue any nore purchase orders for spring pasture seedings, Mrs. Julia West vood, the secretary, reports. Already 400 farmers of Transyl vania have indicated that they vill participate in the 1950 agri cultural program, according to T. J Wilson, chairman of the agri ciltural Conservation committee here. The participating farmers have received prior approval of practices totaling $10,000. This in cludes commercial practices as well as conservation materials re ceived on purchase orders, he says. To date 160 farmers have order ed 1,411 tons of ground limestone, and 172 farmers have received purchase orders for 170 tons of 20 per cent superphosphate. Also, 125 farmers have received perma nent pasture grasses to seed ap proximately 450 acres, it is re ported. Mr. Wilson urges farmers who —Turn to Page Five LOCAL RED CROSS GRAY LADIES IN RECREATION AID Now Participating In Pro gram At Moore General, Oteen Hospitals Plans are being perfected this week for the Gray Ladies of the Transylvania Red Cross chapter to be represented in the recrea tion work at Moore General and Oteen hospitals, according to Mrs. William J. Wallis, volunteer ser vices chairman. A group of the ladies will be gin training at the hospital next week under the auspices of the Red Cross now in operation at the veterans hospitals. Regular dates for aiding in rec reation and entertainment at the hospital will be maintained by the local Gray Ladies immediately fol lowing the training. Tentative plans call for visiting the hospital on Monday afternoons by the group who will participate in the work. In addition to the donation of gifts and supplies on a schedule basis to the two hospitals by the local Red Cross chapter through the women’s service, the ladies serve as nurse’s aids and canteen helpers for the local blood bank. Another service which is being given through the ladies’ division is home nursing classes and serv ice. ERWIN TO STAR IN SENIOR PLAY “Desperate Ambrose” Will Be Given Here On Fri day Night Dusty Erwin will star as Am brose Groves in the senior class play, “Desperate Ambrose,” which will be given in the Brevard high school auditorium Friday night, March 24th, beginning at 8 o’clock. The play is a “rootin’-tootin’ ” melodrama satire on the Old Western costume play. It involves two Eastern vaudeville comedians who are on their way to Califor nia, but en route are mistaken for a couple of desperadoes. The situation gets funnier and more desperate as the play progresses. The scene of the school produc tion is Dead Man’s Gulch hotel on a hot summer afternoon and eve ning in 1880. Mrs. R. T. Kimzey is directing the comedy. The complete cast, in addition to Dusty as Ambrose, is: Dan’l, hotel watchman, Thomas K. Mc Crary; Bert Miller, Pete Shiflet; Sheriff Crandel, Bob Morris; Hoot Owl Pete, Charles Shipman; Stinkweed Meade, Wayne Kerber; Nancy Martin, Betty Whitmire; j Ann Martin, her sister, Nancy Clarke;'Posie, their maid, Bonnie Fay Hawkins; Beth Kelley, Thres sa McCall; Mrs. Sprool, Marietta Deutsch; Lena, Mrs. Sprool’s daughter, Marie McGuinn, and the judge, Buel Ferguson. Ushers for the play are Polly Keener, chief; Joyce Brown, Gay Nell Patterson, Geraldine Daniel son, Zella Gentry, Jane Ann Hart, Lucy Smith and Sarah Mull. The stage crew is composed of Jack Talley, Jerry Stamey, Ann Miller and Harriet Patterson. Jack Parsons is in charge of —Turn to Page Ten Charter Members Of Gold Star Unit Will Be Installed An installation service for all charter members and officers of the Gold Star Mothers unit will be held Sunday afternoon, March 26, at 3 o’clock, at the American Legion Memorial building. Mrs. W. F. Short will preside at the meeting, before turning it over to Mrs. W. W. Ballew, of Ashe ville, who is in charge of the charter installation. All families and friends of the Gold Star Mothers are cordially invited to attend the installation. Receives First Timber Farm Award ''•jtiiUAfKtOCOOOMMMiAAMU EDWARD H. MACKEY, of the Little River community, is shown at the left receiving congratulations and the first timber farm award in Transylvania county from S. U. SUTTON, of the Mead corporation at Sylva and vice president of the N. C. Forestry association, donor of the award. Mr. Mackey’s demonstration showed that proper han dling of farm woods is a profitable business. (Photo by Glazener.) First Timber Farm Award In Transylvania County Is Made To Edward Mackey, Little River Wins Scholarship JAMES NEWBURY, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Newbury, above, is winner of the Sigma Chi scholarship for the North South Carolina province. He is a graduate student at the Uni versity of South Carolina, hav ing completed requirements for a bachelor of arts degree in journalism in January. VFW AUXILIARY MEETS The Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliary will meet Monday night at 8 o’clock at the VFW club house. All members are asked to attend, since the annual election of officers will be held. Presentation Made By Vice President Of State For estry Association The first timber farm award in Transylvania county was pre sented to Edward H. Mackey, of the Little River community, re cently by S. U. Sutton, of the Mead corporation, of Sylva, and vice president of the North Caro lina Forestry association, donor of the award. The presentation was made in the presence of some 40 farmers, veterans in farm training, FFA and 4-H boys and their instruc tors. Others participating in the dedicatory exercises were: John E. Ford, extension forestry speci alist of State college, Raleigh; C. C. Pettit, district forester of the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development; and, H. L. Price, TVA Depart ment of Forestry Relations. Mr. Ford explained to the group what Mr. Mackey had done in his forestry management and showed by his demonstration that proper handling of the farm woods is a profitable business. He pointed out that Mr. Mackey as a long time unit test demon stration farmer has been practic ing good forestry management since the initiation of the demon stration program. “He has done what foresters talk about, but seldom see accomplished, name ly, that of changing a natural hardwood stand of timber to that —Turn to Page Five Red Cross Drive Is Underway Here, Throughout County, Quota Is $3,000 Red Cross roll call for 1950 started here Wednesday with sev eral teams working, and expecta tion that the goal of $3,000 will be reached within the next week. Signs denoting that each per son in several Brevard firms had subscribed to one or more mem berships were being placed Wed nesday afternoon by Jerry Jerome, finance chairman, and C. M. Doug las, who are working in the Bre vard uptown area. Industrial and residential can 1 vassing is also starting this week, and other teams in the rural sec tions are expected to get under way next week. “Transylvania county has al ways over-subscribed the desig nated quota,” Chairman Bryan Shiflet said Wednesday, “and we are confidently expecting to again surpass the quota of $3,000 this year,” he added. The chairman stated that the lo cal chapter had given better serv ice to the community it serves than any other section in the —Tun to Page Five PISGAH HEIGHTS BE RESTRICTED RESIDENCE AREA FHA Approved Engineer To Make Overall Plan; $200, 000 Authorized Stock TO BUILD HOUSES A local concern known as Pis gah Heights corporation has been formed for the purpose of devel oping opposite Camp Sapphire on what is known as the W. H. Alli son estate property, a high class restricted residential subdivision, it was learned yesterday. Promot ers of the project, which will be known as Pisgah Heights, are Louis Carr, Frank Carr and Mrs. W. W. Croushorn. Temporary of ficers are Louis Carr, president; Mrs. Croushorn, secretary, and Frank Carr, treasurer. Title to the property is expected to be con veyed by the first of the month and it is reported that stock will be taken in the venture by about fourteen people, all of whom are Brevard residents except one liv ing in California, according to Frank Carr. Authorized capital stock is $200,000. Preliminary surveys of the prop erty, which consists of 258 acres, has already been made. Frank Carr stated that an engineer ap proved by the FHA would be em ployed to prepare a comprehen sive plan of development. In ad dition to a number of building lots, the development will include playgrounds, parks and a limited business area, Mr. Carr said. The property extends for seven tenths of a mile on the Boylston highway and one-fourth mile on the Pisgah Forest road. Water and sewer facilities will be available on the property. In addition to offering lots for sale, Mr. Carr said the corpora tion would build perhaps 30 or 40 —Turn to Page Four WORK OF DONALD MOORE PUBLISHED “In Lazy Spring” Appears In Current Issue Of Etude Magazine “In Lazy Spring,” a selection for piano by Brevard’s well-known' composer, Donald Lee Moore, ap pears in the March issue of the Etude, music magazine. The composition was copyright ed in 1949 by Theodore Presser Co., which publishes many of Mr. Moore’s selections, and the British copyright has also been secured. In the composition, “In Lazy Spring,” the composer has used ninth and thirteenth chords to give this dreamy harbinger of spring an atmosphere of lassitude. The work should be played “ru bato” to suit the temperament of the performer, according to the magazine. This is not the first selection of Mr. Moore’s to be published in Etude magazine. He has had a number to appear during the last 10 or 12 years. Officers Capture Two “Moonshine” Stills In County Two “moonshine” stills were captured by members of the sher iff’s department during the past wev'k, it was learned yesterday. Last Saturday a 75-gallon coji per outfit was nabbed on Joshr Mountain in the Middle Fork s* tion and some 250 gallons of m/ were poured out. With members of his dej ment, Sheriff Bert Freeman 7 ted a still in operation on HP Mountain, two miles above RcP on Tuesday, but when the o4^ reached the scene in the terrain, its operators hacped' The 35-gallon Jbeet iifen s*„waS destroyed along with 150^ons —Vm to Paf ™
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