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TRANSYLVANIA IS . . . An Industrial, Tourist, Educational, Agricul tural and Music Cen The Transylvania Times ter. Population 12,241 A Slate And National Prize-Winning A. B. C. Newspaper TRANSYLVANIA IS . . . The Land of Waterfalls* Mecca for Summer Camps, Entrance to Pisgah National Forest and Home of Brevard Music Festival. - Vol. 60, No. 19 ★ SECTION ONE ★ BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1950 ★ 16 PAGES TODAY * PUBLISHED WEEKLY FLOOD CONTROL PROGRAM AIRED ★ ★★ ★★★★★★ ★★★★★★ ★★s ★★★★ ★★★ ★★★★★★★★* Radio Station Here Will Be Mutual Affiliate CONSTRUCTION IS PROGRESSING ON BREVARD’S WPNF Plan To Install Equipment In Early June. Now Selecting Staff ON AIR DAY, NIGHT Radio station WPNF will be af filiated with the Mutual Broad casting system, the world’s largest, network, it was announced today. Mutual has over 500 affiliated stations, located from coast to coast, and its programming is out standing. This large network is tops in news, mystery, music, and sports programs. Station WPNF will carry a high percentage of the Mutual shows throughout the day and at night. Each week-day afternoon it will carry one of the outstanding major baseball league play-by-play broad casts. The station will place special emphasis upon local programs of all kinds, including public service broadcasts, local news, and live talent shows. “We are hap py to become an affiliate of the Mutual Broad casting System network'Viir en able us to bring our listeners a complete broad-1 casting service day and night, President Ed M. Anderson said. Construction work on radio station WPNF’s modern building is progressing splendidly and is expected to be completed by the first of June. At that time all equipment and the tower are scheduled to arrive and installation work will com —Turn to Page five OBSERVE MOTHER’S DAY THIS SUNDAY Churches To Hold Special Services. Poem Is Dedicated Mother’s Day will be observed throughout Brevard and Transyl vania on Sunday at special church services and at many family gatherings. The readers of The Times are urged to note the Mother’s Day editorial in this issue and also to read the following poem, written by Florence T. Wasson on July 19, 1936, and dedicated to Mrs. Flora L. Hart: No sweeter name than “Mother Hart”— “The Angel in the Pines”— And so with love I dedicate These Pisgah Forest Lines. Pisgah Forest From valleys green, that dip and swell, The mist-veiled Blue Ridge —Turn To Page Four ■.. " ■ ■ .» CALENDAR OF EVENTS 4« ■■■■■■■ "■ ■■■■■■- ■' ■ M . Thursday, May 11 — Masonic meeting in hall at 8 p. m. Friday, May 12 — College to play Gardner-Webb, baseball dia mond, 3 o’clock. Boy Scout camp oree begins, 3:30. Square dance in American Legion building, 8:30. Saturday, May 13 — Music club and college music department to hold open house, 3 o’clock. Sunday, May 14 — Mother’s Day. Attend the church of your choice. Revival begins in North Brevard, 3:30. Monday, May 15 — Clean-Up campaign starts. Independence bond drive begins. Women of Presbyterian church meet, 8:00 o’clock. —Toni to Page Five Clean-Up Drive To Start Here Next Monday, Will Last For Two Weeks, Mayor Makes Plea < Former Mayor Dies J. C. WIRE, 80, former Bre vard mayor and one of the town’s most highly respected citizens, died last Wednesday Toxaway company for some 40 years as an engineer and op erated Fairfield Inn for 14 years. MANY PAY LAST RESPECTS FRIDAY TO J.C. WIRE, 80 Former Mayor Of Brevard And Civic Leader Dies After Lengthy Illness Hundreds of friends paid their last respects to J. C. Wike, 80, former mayor of Brevard, last Fri day afternoon at the Brevard Methodist church. Mr. Wike passed away last Wed nesday afternoon at the local hospital following a lingering ill ness of four years. He was born at Fairfield in Jackson county and was the son of the late David M. Wike and Mrs. Alice Norton Wike. For the past 25 years he had resided in Transylvania coun ty and was active in civic and political affairs. He and Mrs. Wike formerly op erated Fairfield Inn and he served as engineer for the old Toxaway Company and Jennings estate for many, many years. Mr. Wike served two terms as Brevard’s mayor about 15 years ago. During his active years, he was a constant booster of Brevard' and had numerous friends through out Transylvania and the sur rounding counties. He was a fine and loyal citizen and will be great ly missed by his many acquaint ances, local friends declare. Mr. Wike was one of the first graduates of Western Carolina Teachers college at Cullowhee, —Turn To Page Four Every Citizen Urged To Par ticipate. The Truck Schedule Given From May 15-May 27 have been designated as Clean-Up weeks in Brevard and according to Mayor S. E. Varner the annual co-opera tive effort to make the town more attractive and sanitary will begin on Monday. The vigorous suport of every individual, civic club, and other organization is urged by the may or and the board of aldermen. “I would like to stress the impor tance to every man and woman that it is their business to make their residence and neighborhood more attractive,” the mayor said today. He also said that it was of particular importance that all per sons living on the highways lead ing into Brevard give their whole hearted cooperation to the clean up campaign during the next two weeks. Every section in Brevard will be covered at least every other day by Hie garbage trucks, and debris, etc., will be “With hundreds of new people corking into our towns to work in industry and a banner tourist season expected, we owe it to them and ourselves to make Brevard the most attractive town pos sible,” the mayor concluded. At the meeting of chamber of commerce directors Tuesday night officials stressed the fact that Brevard has the name of being one of the cleanest-appearing towns in Western North Carolina, and the directors joined in re questing that all people in the town and community assist in car rying out the program. CAMPOREE TO BE HELD THIS WEEK Over 100 Expected To At tend. Adult Leaders In vited Friday Night More than 100 Boy Scouts in Brevard and Transylvania are planning to attend the District Camporee, which will be held on Friday and Saturday at John’s Rock camp in the Pisgah National forest, Alex Kizer chairman, an nounces today. Boys of all troops in the county will hike from the Looking Glass entrance to the camp, leaving at aproximately 4:00 p. m. Friday. Upon arrival at the camp, they will be judged on their hiking ability and the neatness of their packs. The boys will prepare sup per and their abilities will be judged there also, Mr. Kizer says. Climaxing Friday’s activities will be a huge campfire to which all adult Scout leaders are urged to attend. The boys will break camp on Saturday afternoon fol lowing the awarding of camporee emblems. Brevard And Waynesville Groups Plan Motorcade Into Western South Carolina Tentative plans were approved at the meeting of directors of the Brevard chamber of commerce and the Merchants association, Tues day night for a motorcade into South Carolina for the purpose of publicizing U. S. highway 276, via Brevard and Pisgah National For est into the Great Smokies. A committee, composed of Jerry Jerome, John Ford, Ralph Fisher, Mayor S. E. Varner and Earl Aiken, was named to complete plans and work with Waynesville, where the motorcade idea origi nated. The White Water Falls high way movement started several weeks ago by the Oakland-Sap phire civic club was voted as a special project of the group, and arrangements for a meeting of groups from South Carolina, Oak land-Sapphire, Toxaway, Quebec, Rosman and Brevard has been set for noon on the 19th to work out plans for the two-state picnic in June. A special committee of Lloyd Burhans, John W. Smith, John I. Anderson and Earl Aiken was —Torn to Page Four Army Engineers Study Flood Control Here With Local Group Representatives of the Army Corps of Engineers, who are this week making a survey of the French Broad Valley for development of a flood control program, are pictured above at the site of one of the proposed dams on Davidson river in the Pisgah National forest. The group visited other proposed dam sites and alternates on Tuesday and then held an open meeting on Wednesday afternoon. From left to right, they are: B. S. Colburn, of Asheville; Col. W. Hiatt, assistant to the chief of the civil works section at Washington, D. C.; R. H. Morrow, local engineer; W. W. Brittain, chairman of the county board of commissioners; County Agent Julian Glazener; A. E. Dykes, of Nashville, Tenn., head of the project branch of the Corps of Engineers; Earl Aiken, executive director of the chamber of commerce here; Bernard Witzig, of Washington, and civil works section; Congressman Monroe M. Redden; and, Col. Arthur Pence, of Nashville and district engineer of the Corps of Engineers. (Times Staff Photo) FUTURE FARMERS OF BREVARD WIN IN DAIRY CONTEST Local Boys Will Compete In State Contest On August 9-10-11 The dairy judging team of the Brevard Future Farmers of Ameri ca took first place at the annual district rally attended by 29 FFA chapters from throughout West ern Carolina at Sky Brook Farms Saturday. Coached by agriculture teacher, Randal J. Lyday, the team is com posed of Bob McGuire, Zeb Os borne and Vella Parker. The boys’ total score was 904.11 out of a pos sible 1,200, and their nearest competitors were trailing by over 100 points. The dairy team will compete in the state contest in Raleigh on August 9-10-11, as a result of win ning the district contest. Bob McGuire was the highest scoring individual to compete in the different classifications at the rally. Bill Tinsley placed second in the public speaking division, The ritual and parliamentary proced ure team placed fifth at the con test. Saturday Is Last Day To Register For Primary Vote Registration books for the Democratic primary on May 21, will be open for the last day on Saturday, May 13. The following Saturday will be challenge day. This is not a new registration. Any person who will have resided in the state for one year and the county and precinct for four months on or before the general election to be held on November 7, is eligible to register and vote in the primary on May 27th. Any member of the Democratic party who may become 21 years of age on or before Nov. 7 may register the coming Saturday and vote in the Democratie primary. HOSPITAL TEA FRIDAY The annual hospital tea spon sored by the Hospital Guild will be held this Friday at the hospital from 3 until 6. All persons interested in do nating to or assisting in helping furnish the hospital with neces sities are cordially invited to at tend by Mrs. James Curwin, chair man of the tea. Paul Whitmire Named Democratic Party Chairman At Convention, Slate Of Officers Is Selected Demo Chairman PAUL M. WHITMIRE, reg ister of deeds of Transylvania county, was elected chairman of the Democratic executive com mittee here last Saturday after noon at the annual county con vention. He succeeds W. A. Wil son. OES MEETS TUESDAY Pisgah chapter, No. 198, Order of the Eastern Star, will meet Tuesday night, May 16th at 8 o’clock in the Masonic hall here. A social hour wil lfollow the reg ular meeting. Delegates And Alternates To State Meeting Are Named Paul M. Whitmire, register of deeds, was unanimously elected chairman of the county Demo cratic executive committee at a meeting held here Saturday after noon. Other officers selected were: Mrs. Julius Sader, vice chairman; Mrs. Thelma Alexander, secretary and W. W. Brittain, treasurer. W. A. Wilson, retiring county chairman, presided at the open ing of the convention. George D. Shuford served as temporary chairman until Mr. Whitmire took over. In his speech Mr. Wilson thanked all who had helped him during his tenure of office and pledged his unwavering support to his successor. Mr. Whitmire, upon assuming office, said that he did so under no obligations to no one and would not listen to dictation from any source. He said he would act un der the guidance and direction of the county committee. A committee consisting-of Ralph H. Ramsey, Jr., George Shuford and Mrs. Arthur Whitmire suggest ed the following slate of delegates and alternates to the state con vention in Raleigh on May 11 and they were elected: Charlie Russell, F. L. McCall, Woodrow Roberts, E. B. Garrett, E. M. Medford, R. G. Deyton, W. A. Wilson, Paul Whitmire, G. D. —Turn To Page Four Special Meeting To Discuss Second Phase Of Road Program Set For 16th A public meeting for all town ship committeemen, school super intendents, city and county of ficials to discuss the second phase of the^road program will be held at 10, o’clock Tuesday morning, May 16th, in the Brevard court house. L. Dale Thrash, commissioner for the 10th division states that the road program in Transylvania, county is running ahead of sched ule due to good weather and the cooperation of the people. Due to these circumstances, it might be possible to let contracts for part of the roads included in the second phase this summer, Mr. Thrash explained. All committemen are especially urged to attend this open meet ing, and to bring with them a few representative citizens from each community. A large delegation will not be desirable, since this would heed the meeting from making any great accomplishments, the com missioner states. ARMY ENGINEERS MEET WITH LOCAL CmZENS WED’DAY Committee Proposal Would Benefit County By More Than Two Million HAMLIN CHAIRMAN The people of Transylvania* headed by the county flood con trol committee, Lewis Hamlin, chairman, told army engineers and Rep. Monroe M. Redden in the courthouse Wednesday after noon, their proposed program of flood control in the French Broad valley and the benefits that would be derived from it. As spokesman for the group J. B. Jones, superintendent of county board of education, told the engineers that there would be an annual increase in crop value in this county in the amount of $2,200,000. His report, which was prepared by the flood control committee, af ter a complete survey with the army engineers of the proposed dam sites and alternate headwat er dams, would also benefit the entire Western North Carolina area in the estimated amount of $30,000,000 annually. “This in cludes benefits to agriculture, in dustry now in operation, and pro posed sites for future industrial development,” Mr. Jones stated. It is estimated that channel clearance and headwater dams, which are proposed by the com mittee, would make it possible to reclaim 2,000 acres that are either in marshes or in a state of low production for lack of subdrainage. “Although the TVA recognizes the seriousness of the situation, their plans called for taking over 3,000 acres of our best farm land out of cultivation to'be inundated in basins above the dams,” the spokesman pointed out to the en —Turn to Page Font BENNETT RENAMED HEAD OF LEGION Commander Points Out That Memorial Building Is A Civic Center After hearing a report by Com mander Raymond F. Bennett which showed that the American Legion Memorial building has been a community center since it was erected two years ago, legionnaires of the Monroe Wilson Post here elected officers for the coming year on Monday night. Commander Bennett pointed out that many organizations and others are using the building for worthy causes, and that it was available for projects when there’s no money involved. “We intend to keep the building in use extensive ly as a civic center,” he declared. Mr. Bennett was re-elected as commander, and other officers, chosen at the meeting were: First vice commander—Weldon Misenheimer —Turn to Page Four $50 Reward Offered On Dogwood Damage Offender* In Town A reward of $56 will be paid for arrest and conviction of any person who breaks dogwood trees that have been planted by the Jaycees in Brevard, it was announced following meeting of the chamber of commerce di rectors here Tuesday night. It was reported at the meet ing that deliberate damage to the young dogwoods has been done on several streets in Bre vard, and while the directors felt that it was thoughtless de predation on the part of some people, the group asked Mayor Varner to deal harshly with with anyone convicted, and al so offered the reward for the information necessary to con vict.
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