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I TRANSYLVANIA IS . . . An Industrial, Tourist,-' Educational, Agricul tural and Music Cen ter. Population 15,321. The Transylvania Times A State 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. 61, No. 48 * SECTION ONE ★ BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1951 * 20 PAGES TODAY ^ PUBLISHED WEEKLY Site Of Proposed Harry H. Straus Wing At Hospital Marked When the Transylvania Community hospital was built in 1941, it was designed so an addition could be erected in the rear to utilize present facilities of the hospital such as kitchen, heating plant, stair case. etc. White lines in the photograph above of the back of the hospital indicate where the proposed Harry H. Straus wing will be erected, pending the raising of $77,360 here as Transylvania’s part of the $200,000 needed to build the addition. This amount must be in the bank in cash or pledges by De cember 15th. (Times Staff Photo) Combined Ecnsta Donation ToHospital Totals $34r260 p Officials of Ecusta Paper corpo ration report that as of Monday. November 26, employees of the company have donated $17,130.00 to the Transylvania Community Hospital Building fund. The amount contributed by the employees will be matched dollar for dollar by the corporation, making the combined Ecusta donation at this time $34, 260.00. L. F. Dixon, vice president of Ecusta and general manager of the paper division said: “This action demonstrates the public-spirited and sacrificial attitude of our en tire organization and sets a most worthy example before our entire community. It is realized that these donations came at a most inoppor tune time for all of us, but we know that they will provide much needed facilities for all our sick.” “Let me thank each of you in the name of the company and the community for your most gener ous and sacrificial response. It was a line job!” In a message to the employees, N. H. Collisson, Ecusta vice presi dent and general manager of the cellophane division, stated: “This voluntary campaign for voluntary contributions was made in the face of several handicaps. In the first —Turn To Page Six I _—-__ HIKERS TO (iU UN “WOODS RAMBLE” Coffin And Moore Will Con duct Tour Along Trails In The Pisgah The Brevard Hiking club, which postponed its trip into the Pisgah last Sunday due to rain, will go on another “woods ramble” this Sun day, leaving the Brevard elemen tary school at 1:30 p. m. Anyone interested in joining the group is welcome to do so. Charlie Moore and Charlie Coffin will lead the hikers along trails at low alti tudes in the Pisgah. Children under 12 years of age must be accompanied by one or both parents. CALENDAR OF COMING EVENTS Thursday, Nov. 29 — Rotary ban quet for football team, college cafe teria, 7 o’clock. Masonic meeting in Temple, 8 p. m. Friday, Nov. 30 — Alumnae of WCUNC meet at Taylor Hall, 7:30 Square dance in American Legion building, 8:30. Saturday, Dec. 1 — Santa returns to town. Awarding of prizes, 2 p. m., high school field. Sunday, Dec. 2 — Attend the church of your choice. Hikers meet —Torn to Page Twelve CONVERT LOCAL PHONE SYSTEM TO DIAL DEC. 8 Installation Of New Phones To Start Early In 1952; Plans Hindered Officials of the Citizens Tele phone company have announced that the local system will be con verted to dial at midnight on De cember 8. Replacing of all drop wire in the system has been com pleted and all station wiring and installations have been checked, ac cording to R. O. Doyle, secretary. Wiring of the main distributing frame will take place the first part of next week and when this is com pleted the exchange will be ready for conversion, Mr. Doyle stated. —Turn To Page Twelve First Snowfall Of Season On Tuesday Ole Man Winter blew his icy breath on Transylvania Tuesday afternoon and evening, blanket ing the town and county with the first silvery snow of the sea son. But by noon Wednesday Old Sol had climbed the highest mountain peaks in the county, melting much of the clinging snow. Clearing and milder weather is forecast for Thursday. DEER KILLS NOW AT 58 IN LOCAL HUNTING CIRCLE ’■ -:kC. Nine Be^; Shot C» ii ividson Are* Hunt 'rs Total 979 To Date On the fcouf rn sho tting circle of the Pisgah Natnmal v^rest a lota^of 58 deer and nine bears had been killed in the 1951 organ ized hunts by noon Wednesday, for estry officials announce. The southern circle includes the entire Davidson river area, and the three day hunt next Monday, Tues day and Wednesday, will conclude the 1951 event in this section. The latter part of this week and from Thursday through Saturday next week, the hunters will move to the northern circle. A total of 979 hunters have par ticipated in the southern circle hunts, it is reported, and in spite —Turn To Page Six Wheeler Hosiery Plant Merges With Famed Chipman Knitting Corporation VISION IS VITAL FACTOR, EXAMINER OF DRIVERS SAYS New Machine Is Used In Giv ing Tests. Thomas Here Thursdays, Fridays By STAFF WRITER The fact that vision is one of the vital factors in safe driving has been recognized by the Depart ment of Motor Vehicles and it is for this reason that they came up with the monstrous looking piece of equipment for testing called the “Ortho-Rater.” Wayne C. Thomas, driver’s li cense examiner, who is in Brevard over the city hall on Thursdays and Fridays, says that about 20 per cent fail to pass their tests. Many of these failures are due to faulty vision. “The ortho-rater checks accurate ly far and near sightedness, depth pei'ception, balance and color blind ness as well as the driver’s knowl edge of road signs,” Mr. Thomas explains. A common attitude of persons seeking new or renewed licenses is that this visual testing machine will take the place of a visit with the optometrist, which is anything but true, Mr. Thomas pointed out. The machine seeks to find out only the reason why one cannot see clearly, and the examiner then suggests a visit to one’s own doc tor before giving the license. Three decisions are handed down after this test: One can pass all re quirements, one can p^ss but have visual faults which are not too harmful to drivrng. and one can fail with the suggestion that treat ment can often bring the visual back to normal for a second test. —Turn To Page Six Schools To Close On December 21st For Yule Holidays Transylvania schools will close on Friday, December 21, for the Christmas holidays, Supt. J. B. Jones announces. The schools will remain closed for two weeks, reopening on Monday, January 7th. Santa Mobbed By Huge Crowd, To Return Sat., Best Windows Given Arriving in Brevard last Friday evening to open the Christmas shop ping season here, Santa Claus was greeted by a throng estimated to number around 2,000 people. Old Santa was escorted into town by the Ecusta band under the direc tion of John Eversman. He was riding on a gaily decorated float, drawn by the Pontiac Eight which will be given away here on Decem ber 22. Mayor John A. Ford welcomed oM Santa to Brevard and the high school glee club sang a number of carols. The stores remained open Ready To Distribute 1952 Tag’s Saturday The 1952 automobile and truck licenses will go on sale here and throughout North Carolina on Saturday, and C. M. DOUGLAS, right, manager of the Carolina Motor club office opposite the court house, is pictured above showing J. MACK ALLISON, Brevard businessman, the different types of tags used on ears and trucks. The color scheme next year will be white on red. (Times Start Photo) until 9 o’clock, giving Old Santa an opportunity to mingle with the crowds on the streets and in the stores. He will return here this Saturday. The awarding of prizes in the holiday trade festival now in prog ress here drew an immense crowd to the high school athletic field last Saturday afternoon. The win ners were: Mrs. Ray Byrd, mahogany bed room suite. Shirley Bracken, .22 caliber Win chester rifle. Buell Ferguson, Westclox elec tric clock. Prizes to be awarded this Satur day afternoon at the same time, firms from whom they were pur chased and the value follow: Snow White washing machine, McCrary Home and Auto Supply, $129.95. Cavalier Write-Away Desk, Reid Furniture Co., $69.50. Presto 4-quart pressure cooker, Belk’s, $12.95. Prizes will also be awarded on the two succeeding Saturdays, with —Turn to Page Seven Disburse $15,000 In Christmas Club A total of $15,000 will be dis bursed Saturday, December' 1, to approximately 125 members of the Christmas Savings club, which is operated each year by the Federal Savings and Loan association. “We believe that our people have realized that this is the easiest possible way to have money for Christmas,” Jerry Je rome, the secretary, stated. The checks will either be mail ed or given out at the Federal Savings and Loan office here on Caldwell street “OrthoRater” Aids In Checking Drivers MRS. OPAL KING, right, peers into the lenses of the new Ortho-Rater, a machine designed for the Department of Motor Ve hicles to check vision of drivers. WAYNE C. THOMAS, in background, explains to Mrs. King the principles on which it works not only in checking the eyes but also in giving the road signs test It has been in use for several months and is designed to cut down on accidents caused by faulty vision. (Times Staff Photo) Brevard’s Modern Water, Sewer Systems Dedicated; Hodges High In Praise Of Progressive Move Named President GEORGE WHEELER, who has been associated with his fath er in the A. W. Wheeler and Son hosiery plant here since 1936, has been named the president of the new firm, formed by the merger this week of the local concern with Chipman Knitting Mills, of Easton, Pennsylvania. MRS. CODY LOCATED Mrs. W. C. Cody, who was re ported missing from her home at Pisgah Forest on Monday and Tuesday, turned up in Spartan burg, S. C., Tuesday afternoon at the home of her daughter. Ceremony At Treatment Site Follows Luncheon. Many Visitors Attend State Treasurer Brandon Hodges, in making the principal address at the dedication of Brevard’s new water and sewer systems Tuesday, termed “This progressive move ment a glowing example of the character of the people of Western North Carolina.” “We in the mountains are proud of our heritage and the native abil ity to master any sort of manufac turing skill. The conservation of our water combined with fine la bor are assets that will continually attract more industry,” Mr. Hodges said. The state official congratulated the people and officials of the town on their initiative in passing a bond issue and called it “something significant of which to be very proud.” He predicted that other towns in this area would soon be following Brevard’s example. Mr. Hodges was introduced by John Anderson, who praised his record as a public official. Mayor John A. Ford welcomed the group to the program and accepted the facilities on behalf of the people from John J. Harte, president of the Atlanta concern of the same name who constructed the new systems. Mr. Harte expressed pleas ure at being associated with such a cooperative group of town offi —Turn To Page Seven WPNF Program Highlights Santa To Be Heard Each Afternoon, To Air Optimist, Shrine Bowl Games Santa Claus will be heard daily Monday through Saturday over WPNF at 4:15 o’clock, beginning Monday, December 3, and lasting until Christmas. Little boys and girls may mail their letters to San ta to WPNF, and Santa will read them over the air. Effective December 3, “So You Wanna Be A Disc Jockey” will be heard at 4:30 on Monday, Wednes day and Friday. This program is proving to be very popular with the high school boys and girls. Those wishing to be a disc jockey may contact WPNF and arrange ments will be made. The Optimist Bowl game will be broadcast through the remote fa cilities of WPNF Friday night, be ginning at 8:00 o’clock. Two of Brevard’s Blue Devils have been named on the East team, and much interest is being shown in the game. The annual Shrine Bowl game will be heard over WPNF Satur day afternoon beginning at 1:45 o’clock. This benefit game fea tures North Carolina all-stars vs. South Carolina all-stars. Other Programs Members of the Brevard Lions club will present the civic hour program at 9:30 Friday morning. On Monday, the American , Legion post will be in charge, while the Brevard Garden club will be heard on Wednesday. Here is the farm and home hour schedule: Thursday, Bob Bolt, —Turn to Page Seven LOCAL PRESIDENT RETIRES, SON IS OVEN PROMOTION Production Of Local Coup* cern To Be Doubled. Policies Unchanged STATEMENTS MADE After 50 years in hosiery manu facturing, A. W. Wheeler, presi dent of the A. W. Wheeler and Son plant here, announces his re tirement and the merger of his company with the famed Chipman Knitting Mills, of Easton, Pennsyl vania. The firm will continue under the name of A. W. Wheeler and Son, with George Wheeler, who has been connected with his fath er in the local plant since 1936, serving as president. “There will be no change in our operating procedure, and our per sonnel will remain the same,” Mr* Wheeler commented. He pointed out, however, that considerable expansion was planned for the immediate future and that production would be doubled. “This will necessarily mean that we will have to employ additional workers,” Mr. Wheeler stated* In retirement, Mr. Wheeler wills be connected with the firm in an' advisory capacity. Gilbert W. Douglas, president of the outstanding Chipmaoa Mills, manufacturers of the popular Ru man stripe hosiery, was in Brevard Tuesday and Wednesday complet ing negotiations with the Wheelers for the merger and said that ha was delighted to become affiliated with the local concern. “Our firm dates back to 1884, and we have always enjoyed a fine relationship with our employees and the communities in which we operate. In Easton, for instance, 80 per cent of our knitters have been with us for 15 years or more,” Mr. Douglas declared. The Chipman president was ac companied to Brevard by J. F. Michler, who is vice president in charge of production. Mr. Douglas and Charles Chipman will serve on? the board of directors of the local plant with President George Wheel er. The famed Roman stripe hosiery, which is widely advertised and is in great demand, will be manufac tured here in the Wheeler plant. SUPERIOR COURT TO OPEN MONDAY Total Of 123 Cases On Crim inal Slate. Bobbitt To Preside The December term of Superior court in Transylvania will open on Monday morning, Dec. 3, at. 9:30 o’clock, Marvin McCall, clerk,, announces. There are 123 cases on the crim inal slate, and Judge William Bobbitt, of Charlotte, will preside.. The clerk reports that there are 12 cases on the civil docket, which, will follow the criminal slate. The following cases comprise the criminal docket: Violating plumbing code—Claude Allison. Driving drunk — J. H. Duncan*. Earle Davis Hall, Ralph Alexander, Robert Willbanks, Carl Wilson, Frank Sisk (two cases), Grady Lee Stroud, Clarence Collins, Wil lis Cauble, Monroe Patterson, Ber nard Hocutt, James Kanipe, Jewel Palmer, William Jones, Dora Lee —Turn to Page Six Boy Scout Troop To Be Reorganized In Pisgah Mills Area A re-organizational meeting of the old Boy Scout troop No. 4^ which is being sponsored by the lo cal Elks lodge, is planned for Friday night, 7 o’clock, at the hut up above the cotton mill. All boys between the ages of It an 16 are invited to attend the meeting Friday and become mem bers. Harry Kolman is the troop cons mitteeman, and the Scoutmaster i» j Robert -Head. V. C. Styles will be assistant Scoutmaster.
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