TRANSYLVANIA
IS . . .
The Land of Waterfalls,
Mecca for Summer
Camps, Entrance to
Pisgah National Forest
and Home of Brevard
Music Festival.
The Transylvania Times
A State And National Prize-Winning A.B.C. Newspaper
TRANSYLVANIA
IS . . .
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tural and Music Cen
ter. Population 15,321.
Vol. 61, No. 44
SECTION ONE
BREVARD. NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1951 * 24 PAGES TODAY ★
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Do Yonr Christmas Shopping Early And Tahe Advantage Of Outstanding Values In Holiday Trade Festival!
Rabbit Gum Proves Trap For ’Possum In Heart Of Brevard
A. O. KITCHEN, who lives
just off East Main street in the
heart of Brevard, is pictured
above setting his large rabbit
gum in his backyard, in which
he recently caught the full-grown
’possum pictured at the left.
This is Mr. Kitchen’s first catch
of the 1951 season, but last year
he caught several rabbits and a
small ’possum in his gum. Mr.
Kitchen, who retired four years
ago after over 41 years of ser
vice with Southern Railway, gave
the animal at the left to his
cook for her family’s Sunday din
ner. (Times Staff Photos)
Now Soliciting Funds In
The Hospital Drive Here
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Active solicitation in the cam
paign to raise $77,360 as Transyl
vania’s part of the $200,000 pro
posed addition to the local hos
pital has been started by members
•of the building fund committee,
Ralph H. Ramsey, Jr., chairman
of the board of trustees, announces
today.
All industries, businesses, clubs
and organizations and as many in
dividuals as possible will be con
tacted.
John W. Hanes, president of the
Ecusta Paper corporation, said yes
terday that he was very much in
terested in the new addition and
that it is an opportunity that Tran
sylvanians can’t afford to lose.
President Hanes said that he
was urging that both the paper
and the cellophane divisions of
Ecusta match dollar for dollar
what the employees give.
Soliciting of employees has been
started and voluntary contributions
will be asked for this worthy proj
est, the president said.
Lehman Kapp, secretary of the
board of trustees of the hospital,
Tuesday night started a series of
smokers in which 1,680 men are
expected to participate.
Attending this event were F. S.
Best, W. W. Brittain, Robert T.
Kimzey, Ed Matheson, Charles L.
Russell, Dr. E. O. Roland, Carl
Stevens and John Anderson. Next
week these men will give a smoker
and seven persons will be invited
to each, and on the following week
—Turn to Page Four
CALENDAR OF
COMING EVENTS
Thursday, Nov. 1—Presbyterian
and Methodist circle meetings.
WMS at First Baptist church, 3:30.
Episcopal women at Mrs. B. A.
Stevens, 3 p. m. Lions meet at
Bryant House, 7 p. m. Masonic
meeting in temple, 8 p. m.
Friday, Nov. 2—Marine recruit
ers here at post office from 10 a.
m. until 3 p. m. Hospital tea at
Mrs. E..L. Happ’s, 4 to 6 p. m. Ki
wanis meeting in Bryant house,
6:45 o’clock. Brevard vs. Mars Hill,
7:30 p. m. Square dance in Ameri
can Legion building, 8:30 p. m.
Saturday, Nov. 3—“Nickels for
Know-How” election throughout
town and county.
Sunday, Nov. 4 — Attend the
church of your choice.
Tuesday, Nov. 5—OES to meet
at 7:30 in Masonic temple.
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PUNNING HIKE IN
FOREST ON SUNDAY
Enthusiastic Crowd Turns
Out For Initial Organiza
tional Meet Of Club
A week end hiking club will be
a very desirable recreational proj
ect for Brevard and Transylvania
county was the final decision on
Saturday night at a small but en
thusiastic meeting in' the office
of the Duke Power company here.
It was decided to have a Sunday
afternoon, Nov. 3, hike to the top
of Looking Glass rock in Pisgah
National forest. Charles W. Cof
fin, of the Pisgah National Forest
Wildlife Management division, will
lead this hike and the group will
gather at 1:30 o’clock at the Tran
sylvania county court house and
proceed in cars to the beginning
of the trail on the Looking Glass
—Turn To Page Five
Will Hold Singing
At Quebec Friday
A special musical program, fea
turing the Harmon quartet, Ray
and Bud Talley, and others will be
given Friday night at the Quebec
schoolhouse, beginning at 7:30
o’clock.
The public is cordially invited to
attend, and proceeds will-go into
the school fund.
SCHOOL BEING
HELD FOR ALL
OFFICERS HERE
Courses Being Taught By At
torney Cecil Hill. Date
Changed Next Week
The first class of the training
school for all law enforcement of
ficers in Transylvania county was
held Monday night over the city
hall, and Chief of Police E. H.
Corpening urges all officers to
make every effort to attend the
second class next Tuesday night at
7:30 o’clock.
—Turn to Page Feu
Mammoth Trade Festival Starts Today
With Over $3,000 In Prizes Offered
CAN STILL MAKE
APPLICATION TO
HUNT IN FOREST
Openings Exist On Pisgah
And In Nantahala Man
agement Areas
Persons desiring to participate
in the 1951 deer and bear hunts in
the Pisgah National Forest Game
Preserve can still make applica
tion, it is lerrned here today.
According to Charles W. Coffin,
wildlife specialist in the forest, op
enings still exist, especially on the
second and third hunts on the areas
»f the Pisgah, and the second hunt
on the Wayah, Standing Indian and
Fines Creek areas on the Nanta
hala National forest.
For those persons who really
like to get out and camp, the second
and third wilderness camp hunts
are suggested by Mr. Coffin.
This year for the first time, a
wilderness hunt is being conducted
cn the Daniel Boone and Mt.
Mitchell wildlife management areas.
Application blanks can be ob
tained at the District Ranger’s of
fice on Davidson River on Friday
and Saturday mornings or at the
Hobby and Sport shop. Mr. Coffin
suggested all hunters make first,
second, and third choice.
These hunts are conducted on
the management areas through a
cooperative program between the
N. C. Wildlife resources commis
sion and the U. S. Forestry service.
Gloucester Road
* Contract Opened
A bid of $149,705 for 6.09 miles
of road grading and paving in Tran
sylvania County was among low
bids totaling $2,216,115 opened in
Faleigh yesterday by the State
Highway and Public Works Com
mission, according to the Associat
ed Press.
The Transylvania project, known
as the Gloucester road, involves the
route beginning at a point on U.
S. 64 nine-tenths of a mile west
of Rosman and running north to a
bridge over the north fork of
French Broad river. Dickerson,
Inc., of Monroe was low bidder for
the project.
Korean Prisoner Of War From
Transylvania Contacts Relatives
First Red Korean prisoner of
war to contact his family in this
county is Pvt. First Class David
VV. Meece, who has written his
mother, Mrs.
Frank Garren,
of B r e v ard,
that he is well I
and is being. I
well cared for \
by the Chinese
or North Ko- I
reans where he
is interned.
Pfc. Garren |
was reported jjj
missing in ac- I
tion on Dec. 1
12, 1950, and
while Mrs. Gar- vzmmgaummtm
ren had heard indirectly through
an escaped prisoner that her
WPNF Program Highlighto
Much Interest Is Being Shown In Radio
Script Writing Contest, Deadline 12th
A survey in the two high schools
cf Transylvania reveals that there
is considerable interest in the ra
dio script writing contest which is
being sponsored here by the Jay
cees, the radio dealers and WPNF.
The subject of the contest is “I
Speak For Democracy,” and this
week the students are listening to
special broadcasts at 4:25 each aft
ernoon. Ten prizes amounting to
$135 in value will be given, and
deadline for the scripts is Mon
day, November 12. The contest
will be climaxed on Friday, No
vember 16th, with a special broad
cast, when winners will be an
nounced.
On Friday morning at 9:30, a
number of outstanding Transylva
nia singers will present a program
on Tschaikovsky, and will sing the
National Federated Music club
hymn as arranged by Mrs. James
Winget, of Brevard. Mrs. Louise P.
Miller, of the college music depart
ment will accompany the chorus,
which includes Mrs. T. H. Barker,
Mrs. Verne Hill, Mrs. John D.
Smith, Mrs. Earl Bryant, Mrs. Har
ry Bobst, Mrs. James Winget, Mrs.
—Tun to Pago Four
son was a prisoner in a Chinese
concentration camp, no direct
word had been received from
the servicemen or any author
ized agency, as the Red Chinese
and North Korean do not handle
their prisoners of war commu
nications through International
i Red Cross.
The letter, censored of course,
stated that the serviceman was
being well cared for, but other
wise carried no news. He said in
bis letter that the Chinese were
trying to secure world peace,
and the letter in general as well
as the semi-envelope used as a
wrapper for the letter also car
ried propaganda.
Mrs. Garren and her family are
certain that the letter is from
her son, and the handwriting
has been carefully checked as
—Turn to Page Four
Winter W e a ther Is
Due To* Arrive In
County On Thursday
Transylvania county is expected
to experience some of its first
“nasty” winter weather Thursday
and Thursday night, with tempera
ture dropping between freezing
and 36 degrees.
This ordinarily would not con
stitute unpleasant weather for the
first of November, the weatherman
hurriedly explained, but it is be
ing accompanied by slow, occasion
al rains.
When the forecast was received
at presstime Wednesday, it indi
cated cold rains the remainder of
Wednesday night, with mild winds;
—Turn To Page Four
Important Date For The Farm People
This Saturday. November 3. is gn important day for Transylvania
and all other North Carolina farm people. On that date they will
vote on the “Nickels for Know-How” proposal to assess themselves
five cents per ton on feed and fertilizer, the proceeds to be turhed
over to the Agricultural Foundation. Inc., at State college to promote
agricultural research and education. Polls will be open from 6:30
a. m. to 6:30 p. m., and regular PMA polling places will be used. All
persons who use feed or fertilizer, including women as well as 4-H,
FFA, and NFA members with crop or livestock projects, are eligible
to vote. Two-thirds approval is required to make the plan effective.
Transylvania Farmers To Vote On
'’Nickels For Know-How" Plan
This Saturday, Polls Are Listed
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OVER 100 ENTER
NEWSPAPER ESSAY
CONTEST OF TIMES
Winners Will Be Announced
Next Week. Students Write
On Freedom
More than 100 high school stu
dents at Brevard and Rosman en
tered the essay contest, sponsored
by The Transylvania Times, and
the winners will be announced next
week.
The subject of the contest was
‘ How Does A Newspaper Light the
Way to Freedom?” and Publisher
Ed M. Anderson said yesterday
that he was highly gratified with
response and that judging would
be extremely difficult.
First prize is $10.00, while sec
ond prize is $5.00, and the contest
was held in connection with Nation
al Newspaper week. The winning
essays will be published in The
—Turn to Page Four
Value Of Research In Agri
culture Is Cited. Leaders
Are Quoted
Transylvania farm people will
vote on Saturday on the “Nickels
for Know-How” plan with the rest
of the farmers throughout North
| Carolina.
The polls will be open from 6:30
a. m. to 6:30 p. m., and voting will
be at the regular PMA polls. They
are announced today, along with
the persons in charge at each.
The referendum was authorized
by the 1951 General Assembly and
farmers will vote on the plan of
levying of five-cents per ton on
fertilizer and feeds, proceeds to be
spent for agricultural research.
Local agriculture leaders point
out that passage of the referendum
will also mean increased farm in
come, improved homes and better
living for all.
All persons who use feed or fer
tilizer, including women as well as
4-H, FFA and others are eligible
to vote. No special registration is
required, and each person may
vote at the polling place most con
venient for him, regardless of
—Turn To Page Five
On “Nickels For Know-How”
Value Of Research In Agriculture
Cited In Article, Reveals Records
By R. G. DEYTON
(Editor’s Note: The following
article, written by R. G. Deyton,
a vice president and treasurer
of the Ecusta Paper corporation,
should be of particular interest
to the farm people of Transylva
nia. For many years Mr. Deyton
was director of the budget of the
state of North Carolina, and he
is an authority on state’s af
fairs.)
Research is to agriculture as a
good rain is to a crop of corn after
a long drought. Research in agri
culture means the difference be
tween just existing on the farms
with debts always hanging over
the farmer’s head, and having a
surplus at the end of the year. Re
search is answering the age-old
question of how to keep the farm
boy and girl on the farm. The
farm is rapidly becoming an ideal
place to live with modern con
veniences and with much of the
old-time drudgery of farm life gone,
research has and is making the dif
ference.
The United States leads the
—Ton to Page Foot
FIFTY CONCERNS
JOIN IN EFFORT,
LIST TO INCREASE
Weekly Awards To Be Made
Starting Nov. 17, Pontiac
Eight Arrives
CHAIRMAN PLEASED
More than 50 local business
firms and individuals have joined
in the huge Holiday Trade Festi
val, starting here today, according
to Crawford Freeman, general
chairman, who stated that he ex
pected a dozen more to sign up
before the list closes next Mon
day.
“The response of local business
concerns is far better than we ever
anticipated,” Mr. Freeman said
yesterday, “and already customers
are calling for the tickets to be
used in awarding the more than
$3,000.00 worth of prizes.”
Nearly every line of business in
Erevard is embraced in the list of
concerns which have signed up for
the festival, which is being spon
sored by the Brevard chamber of
commerce. All of these concerns
are displaying the red owl in their
windows.
The first awarding of prizes will
take place on Saturday afternoon,
Nov. 17, at 3 o’clock on the Bre
vard high school athletic field.
Awards will be made weekly there
after on each succeeding Saturday
until December 22, when the Pon
tiac Eight will be given away.
Car Arrives
The Pontiac arrived in Brevard
Tuesday afternoon and was shined
up yesterday, according to W. L.
Baughn, of Goodwill Motor Co.,
through whom the purchase was
made. “It’s the sharpest looking
—Turn To Page Five
GIRL SCOOTS ARE
OBSERVING WEEK
Special Events Being Held.
Quota For 1951 Set
At $500
All Girl Scout troops in Brevard
have been participating in special
observances this week in comment
oration of the birthday of the foun
der, Juliette Low, which desig
nates National Girl Scout week.
A large number of girls and their
leaders turned out for the special
church service on Sunday morn
ing, beginning the week which
closes Saturday.
Through the courtesy of the
managers of the Co-Ed theatre all
Girl Scouts are permitted to attend
the movie free of charge Saturday
afternoon. The troop members
must submit a membership card, a
note of authorization from their
leader, or be wearing their uni
form.
Girls from the older troops, I and
II, have been assisting in collect
ing donations for the current fund
drive this week, accepting contri
butions at the theatres where a
Girl Scout “trailer” has been
—Torn to Page Foiflr
Galloway Carries.
Out Promise Made
To Buddy In Korea
Franklin D. Galloway, son of
Mrs. Mamie Davis, of Brevard,
returned to Transylvania last
Saturday after more than a year
of fighting on the Korean battle
fields.
Young Galloway’s first mission
after returning home was carry
ing out a promise he had made
to a buddy on the battlefront. A
machine gunner with the 24tb
Infantry, Galloway was a close
companion of T-Sgt Dover C
Hudson, who was the first Tran
sylvanian reported killed in ac
tion in Korean fighting.
When Galloway returned home
last Saturday, he came directly
to The Times office to see Verne
Hudson, brother of the deceased
heroic veteran.
Galloway will return to Ffc.
Knox, Ky., in 30 days for rea*.
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