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TRANSYLVANIA IS . . . An Industrial, Tourist; Educational, Agricul tural and Music Cen ter. Population 12,241 The Transylvania Times A State And National P r i z e- 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. 20 ★ SECTION ONE ★ BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1950 * 20 PAGES TODAY * PUBLISHED WEEKLY PLAN DORMITORIES AT COLLEGE ★ ★★★★*★★★★★********** ★*★*.*.* Rural Road Program Is Ahead Of Schedule FIRST PHASE OF BLACKTOPPING TO BE STARTED SOON Plan To Begin Work On Sec ond Part Of Paved Roads In Early Autumn THRASH PRESIDES The state’s rural road improve ment program is proceeding for ward ahead of schedule in Tran sylvania county, District Highway Commissioner Dale Thrash told some 100 persons attending the meeting here in the courthouse on Tuesday morning. “We will begin blacktopping 7.9 miles of rural roads in the imme diate future,” Mr. Thrash said. These roads are: Everett farm, Little River, Green Acres, Elm Bend and Country Club-Island Ford roads. The Neely road and the far end of the Island Ford Country Club road will be paved between the first and second phase programs. “Since we are further along with our program here than we expected to be at this time, we will be able to start blacktopping sev eral more roads in Transylvania in early fall,” the commissioner said. mese roaas, totalling rz.2 miles, are now being rocked and improved and are as follows: Clough farm road, Reasonover Lake road, Transylvania camp road and East Fork road. Work on the miisic camp road is being postponed un til after the camp season. “We are pushing work on the roads for blacktopping, but at the same time we are not neglecting the mud roads,” Mr. Thrash said. All county mud roads in the state system are expected to be paved with crushed rock by next fall, he added. “Model Miles” was suggested by the commissioner as soon as the roads to be blacktopped have been —Turn to Page Si* WILL HOLD POPPY DAY ON MAY 27 American Legion Auxiliary Will Be In Charge Of Observance Plans are being completed by the members of the American Le gion auxiliary for the observance here of Poppy day on Saturday, May 27. Poppies to be sold locally have been ordered from the veterans hospitals, where they are made by disabled veterans. They are crepe *Vaper replicas of the wild poppies which bloom in the war cemeteries in France and Belgium. The pop py has become the memorial flow er of the English-speaking world. “The making of poppies pro vides employment for thousands of veterans unable to do other work,” auxiliary members here point out. A portion of the money received by the volunteer workers who distribute the poppies goes into the auxiliary rehabilitation and —Turn To Page Si* ,t— - ■■ ■ ■ - .» CALENDAR OF EVENTS »■—— - ■■ .., Thursday, May 18—Telephone hearing in courthouse, 10 a. m. Lions meeting at Bryant house at 6:30 p. m. Masonic meeting in hall at 7:30. Junior Order meets in Woodman hall at 8 o’clock. Friday, May 19—Garden club tea at Mrs. T. C. Galloway’s, 3:30 p. m. Kiwanis club hears Paul Reid, Bryant House, 7 o’clock. Square dance in American Legion build ing, 8:30. Saturday, May 20—Art exhibit at college, 2 to 5 p. m. Autograph ing party at Hobby and Sport shop, 3:30 to 5 p. m. Sunday, May 21—Attend church of your choice. Art exhibit at col —Torn to Page Seven Completing Motorcade Plans, Citizens Urged To Make Trip On May 31 Into South Carolina Queen Of Pageant Pretty REBECCA MANN, 16 month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Mann, of Brevard, was crowned queen of the Corona tion pageant held recently at the City auditorium in Ashe ville. More than 200 babies were entered in the contest and Lit tle Miss Mann is picture above holding the beautiful loving cup she won. Martin Golden, of Asheville, was chosen king of the pageant, and the two presid ed over the event, with the stage spectacularly designed to rep resent a miniature court scene. STATE DIRECTOR TO VISIT MOOSE ORDER MONDAY Public Invited To Meeting In Legion Building; Mo vies Will Be Shown A special meeting of the local Loyal Order of Moose will be held in the Legion building Monday eve ning at 8:15 o’clock, Dewey Grave ly, secretary, announced yester day. J. I. Isenhour, of Salisbury, the state director, will attend and mo vies will be shown. All members of the Moose orddlr and their families are urged to be present and the general public is invited. John A. Ford is governor of the local Moose lodge. Commerce, Merchants Group Invited To Banquet By WPNF President Plans are being completed this week by the Brevard and Waynes ville chambers of commerce for a gigantic motorcade into South Car olina cities and towns on May 31 and June 1. This highway cara van is being organized for the pur pose of publicizing U. S. Highway 276 as a direct scenic route through the famed Pisgah National Forest into the Great Smokies. Earl L. Aiken, executive direc tor of the Brevard chamber of commerce and merchants associa tion, told the directors of the two organizations at a call meeting on Tuesday that the Waynesville group will join the Brevard par ty here at 9 a. m. on May 31. The motorcade will then journey to Greenville, where a parade is scheduled for 12 o’clock, with a luncheon following at the Poinsett hotel at 1 o’clock. Other stops to be made in South Carolina will be at Spartanburg and at Anderson, where the group will spend the night, Honea Path, Clinton, Pickens, Easley, Laurens, Woodruff and Greer. All Transylvania county citizens are urged to take their automo biles on this trip. Reservations may be made by contacting Direc tor Aiken at the chamber of com merce office here over the A&P store, phone 593. Following Mr. Aiken’s report, Ed M. Anderson, publisher of The —Turn to Page Seven LEGION SPONSORS EXPLORER TROOP Buffet Supper Is Served To Some 100 Persons. Charter Given Approximately 100 guests were present at the American Legion hall here Tuesday evening for presentation of the first Explorer Scout charter in the Transylvania district. The post of 40 boys had prepar ed a delicious buffet supper under supervision of Mrs. Jack Smathers, and served coffee and cold drinks to the large number of parents and adult scouters attending. Joseph A. Lance, committee member from the American Le gion, presided at the formal pro gram and presented Legion and Scout leaders to the audience. Ed B Garrett, chairman of the Tran sylvania district Scout council, presented the charter which was accepted by Vice Commander Weldon Misenheimer on behalf of the Monroe Wilson post of the American Legion. A. W. Allen, Scout executive of the Daniel Boone council, charged the committee members and the Scout officials with their respec tive duties, and lauded the legion for its civic work here, and espe cially for their interest in youth —Turn To Page Twelve. Army Engineers Will Approve Flood Control Program Of Citizens—Redden Returning to the nation’s capital on Tuesday after making a com plete survey of the French Broad River valley and attending hear ings in Transylvania, Henderson and Buncombe counties, Repre sentative Monroe Redden predict ed that the Army Engineers will approve the plan recommended by the citizens of the three coun ties. Residents of Transylvania, Hen derson and Buncombe counties have opposed a plan recommend ed early this year by the Tennes see Valley Authority for a $21, 000,000 flood control program in the area. Redden expressed the opinion that the situation could be alleviated at less expense. In March Congress authorized a $9,000 survey of the area. Army engineers joined local citizens last week in looking over the area. At the hearings in Brevard, Asheville and Hendersonville fol lowing the inspection, members of the three counties recommended control of floods by headwater dams and channel improvements, including dredging. They said —Turn To Page Seven COMMISSION TO HOLD HEARING FOR PHONE CO Number Of Problems To Be Discussed; Will Answer For Complaints The State Utilities commission will hold a hearing here on Thurs day at the Brevard courthouse be ginning at 10 o’clock at which time the Citizens Telephone com pany has been instructed to show cause why it should not be required to expand its services into rural areas of the county. In the recent order sent out by the commission, it was also stated that the hearing would be full and complete, touching on complaints directed against the local company. Commissioners Edward H. Me-1 Mahan, Fred C. Hunter and Joshua Jones will also study matters of establishing a base rate area with in which the Brevard exchange base rates shall apply and beyond which mileage rates may be charged. In the order, the commission said it gave the Brevard company authority to increase in exchange rates last October and to put mile age charges into effect for phones outside its base rate area. Since the company put the mile age rates into effect, the order said, the commission has received a number of complaints, and has learned that the company “has thus far failed to evidence any progress to expand its facilities so —Torn To Page Six WILL HOLD UNION SERVICE SUNDAY j Dr. Coltrane To Be Honored At Methodist Church; Public Is Invited The churches of Brevard will hold a union service honoring Dr. E. J. Coltrane, retiring president of Brevard college, on Sunday night at 8 o’clock at the First Methodist church here. The Rev. J. Julian Holmes, pas tor of the church, will preside and invites all of the people of Bre vard to attend this service. The prayer will be led by the Rev. j John D. Smith, pastor of the Bre vard-Davidson River Presbyterian church, and the scripture lesson will be read by Rev. C. A. Ram sey, pastor of Brevard Wesleyan Methodist church. Rev. B. W. Thomason, pastor of the First Baptist church, will give words of appreciation and will present the speaker. Dr. Coltrane will bring the message, using as his topic, “Our Highest Loyalty.” Special music will be furnished by the junior choir under the di rection of Pete Shiflet. “Dr. Coltrane, who has served as president of the college since its organization in 1934, has meant much to the religious as well as educational life of the communi ty,” Mr. Holmes said in urging the public to attend the union service Sunday night. Clean-Up Campaign Is Now Underway; Mayor Asks Support The annual Clean-Up cam paign is now underway in Bre vard and all residents are urged to “lend a hand” in making the town more attractive and sani tary. Mayor S. E. Varner has pro claimed this week and next as the annual “Clean-Up” period, and the town garbage truck is making rounds of the residential district every other day. “All trash, garbage, etc., are being taken, and call backs will be made if necessary,” the mayor declared. Mrs. O. H. Orr, Mrs. S. R. Har rington, Mrs. E. J. Coltrane and Mrs. Ashe Macfie spent Wednes day in Asheville where they were judges for the flower show. Receives Charter From Cancer Society The Transylvania chapter of the North Carolina division of the American Cancer Society has received its first charter and local officers are pictured above inspecting the document. The chapter here has been organized according to the requirements of the na tional society and the executive director, DR. JULIUS SADER, right, is the official representative of the Transylvania Medical Society. MRS. EDWIN L. HAPP, center, is the local commander, and RALPH R. FISHER, left, is the funds-raising chairman this year. A final appeal for contributions is being made as the cancer drive enters its last week here. (Times Staff Photo.) Only One-Faurth Of Goal I: Reached In Cancer Campaign^ Final Appeal For Funds Made ( SOME 600 LOCAL FARMERS SIGN UP FOR AC PROGRAM Permanent Pasture Program Heads List; Chairman Makes Plea With the sign-up in the 1950 Ag ricultural Conservation program well underway, a preliminary check shows that approximately 600 of Transylvania county farm ers have signed up to cooperate in this year’s program. According to T. J. Wilson, the chairman of the county PMA com mittee, the permanent pasture practice will be the main conser vation practice used this year with about 300 farmers already signed up. Other practices which Transyl vania farmers indicate they will carry out in the coming year in clude: lime, superphosphate, pot ash, winter cover crops and alfal fa. Mr. Wilson explains that ACP is open to all farmers in Transylva nia county and that participation is strictly volunteer. The “sign up,” he explains is hot a contract but a means for helping farmers get maximum conservation for —Turn To Page Twelve 9 - Executive Director Makes Statement On Serious ness Of Disease With only one-fourth of the goal of $2,000 subscribed, the drive for funds by the Transylvania chapter of the North Carolina division of the American Cancer Society, goes into the final week and the local commander, Mrs. Edwin L. Happ, makes an urgent plea for contri butions. Letters have been mailed out to citizens in Brevard and Transylva nia by the funds-raising chairman, Ralph R. Fisher, and a number of pledges have been made. “If every able family in Tran sylvania gave just a dollar to the cancer campaign here, our goal would be oversubscribed,” the chairman declared. Dr. Julius Sader, executive di rector here and official represent ative of the Transylvania Medical Society, made this statement yes terday: “On behalf of the Transylvania Medical Society, composed of all licensed physicians practicing in the county, I am authorized to urge support of the drive for funds of the American Cancer So ciety. “Our goal this year is to raise enough money to help some needy cases in our county, as well as to raise funds for research and edu cation. The tragedy of cancer is, —Turn to Page Seven Retail Sales In Transylvania Show A Tremendous Increase In 10-Year Period Retail sales for Transylvania climbed high up the ladder during the past 10-year period from $1.8 million in 1939 to $7.0 million in 1948, an increase of 289 per cent as shown by a report from the Census of Business, U. S. De partment of Commcerce. There are now a total of 138 retail trade establishments in Transylvania comity, with 75 of them located in Brevard, that ac counts for the tremendous ex pansion in dollar volume of trade. Naturally, since trade has in creased over 200 percent, the num ber of people employed in re tail trade during this period has jumped from 272 paid in 1939, to 461 paid in 1948. The figures for 1948 are given by the Commerce department, rather than 1949, because the in formation is based on reports sub mitted by the business establish ments themselves, and many months of research are necessary before the correct statistics can be learned. A copy , of this report may be secured by anyone who desires —Turn to Page Seven NEW STRUCTURES ON CAMPUS HERE WILL HOUSE 400 Work May Start In Septem ber; Taylor Hall Is To Be Renovated TRUSTEES MEET The board of trustees of Bre vard college formulated plans for the erection of new dormitories as soon as possible here at the lo cal institution which would accom modate some 300 men and 100 women . It was also decided that Taylor hall, girls’ dormitory and class room building, would be complete ly renovated, and work is expect ed to start on this structure in the very near future. The new dormitories will be completely modem, fireproof structures and construction on them could be started by Septem ber, it is reported. “At the moment we are going through the process of getting the money, which shouldn’t take too much more time,” President E. J. Coltrane stated following the trus tees’ meeting. The new president, Rev. George Brinkmann Ehlhardt, who will as sume his duties here at Brevard college shortly after the first of June, attended the annual spring meeting of the board this week. in June. orward to coming here Dr. Coltrane, who recently ac cepted a position on the High Point college faculty as financial representative and public relations director, reported at the meeting that the college is enjoying a good year with some 400 students. He will leave here on June 1 for High Point, —Turn To Page Twelve COLLEGE ALUMNI DAY IS PLANNED Association Will Elect Offi cers On May 27; Cita tions To Be Made Ballots were mailed this week to all members of the Brevard College Alumni association for the purpose of electing new officers who will be announced at Alumni day, May 27. A letter accompanying the bal lots from Ray F. Swink, president* requests that they be returned by May 23 to Lois Frazier, secretary. The communication from the alumni president also told of the retirement of Dr. and Mrs. Col trane and requested a small con tribution in order that the asso ciation could purchase a gift to show appreciation to the college president and registrar. Extensive plans are being made for Alumni day here next Satur day. In addition to a picnic and business meeting, an address will —Turn to Page Seven Charlotte Firm Buys Interests Of Harry Liner A Charlotte corporation, head ed by George Beverly, has pur chased the interests of Harry Liner, of Waynesville, in the proposed residential develop ment on Elm Bend road and ex pects to begin construction of 50 housing units on the site within a few days, it was learned here yesterday. They should be ready for occupancy within four months. The same concern at this time is erecting a number of apart ments on Biltmore avenue and McDowell street in Asheville. Mr. Beverly appeared before the board of aldenhen at a call meeting Monday night in con nection with paving in the vidn —Turn to Page Seven
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