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BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1931
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: $1.00 PER YEAR
m SCHOOL TERM HERE EXTENDED
et
CITY STREET
LIGHTS TO BE
MAINTAINED
S. P. U. Proposes to In
stall New Lamps and
Cut Lighting Rate
NO change'made
i IN TOWN BUDGET
The city administ-vation will not
find it neeessai’y to sacrifice any
of the efficiency of its street
lighting' system- for the current
year and none of the city lights
•v.dll be abandoned during- the
winter'as was the case la^ year.
This developed at the October
meeting of the aldermamc board,
held Monday nigdit.
lio'hting and the bearing it viould
have on the budget for the year,
was the main topic of discussion.
No change was made m the
budget and estimated expendi
tures for the year, according to
its adoption the latter pait ol
last month. Xhe board of aider-
men adjourned until the night
of Monday, Oct. 12, at which
time it was anticipated that the
final adoption of the budget will
take place.
The city’s street lighting bill
runs to $310 per month. _
The Southern Public Utilities
company is proposing to install
400 candlepower lights in the
white way, instead of the 600
candlepower lighl's which the city
now maintains. This_ w’ll bring
about one reduction in^ the cost
of operation. ' The Utilities com
pany is also proposing to reduce
the price for street lights in the
r-^sidential section in the amount
of $2.t0 annually for each light.
This is a voluntary offer on the
part of the Utilities company and
andl the members of the admin-
, istration feel that it is a meas
ure of the light and power con.
cern offered in a spirit of co-op
eration with the city’s officials
in their efforts to keep the cost
of administration of city affairs
at a minimum. The board feels
confident that by accepting the
offer that it will be able to main-
Landing Gear Dropped in'tain aii the lights auring the wm-
Sylvan Valley Fair Passes Into
History As Successful Event
Domestic ScienceiFEDERATED WOMEN’S CLUBS
Displays Very WILL MEET HERE OCTOBER 27;
Attractive 100 DELEGATES EXPECTED
and Hugh Herndon, Jr., right, Ameri-
1 the Pacific from Tokio to the U. S,
HERNDl AND
PANGBORN FLYi
PACIFIC OCEAN
Pacific; Plane Noses
Over Then Rights
as Flight Ends
ONE OF g“rEATEST OF
ALL AVIATION FEATS
One of the most elaborate dis
plays of domestic science activi-'
ties, if not the nrost pretentious,
was that which was offered in
connection with the Sylvan Valley
fair under the auspices of the de
partment of the Brevard high
school, held Saturday, and shown
compartment of the B. and
B. store. It was arranged by the
students of the domestic science
department under tlfe supervision
f Mrs. Pat Kimzey, domestic sci-
nce teacher, and entries were not
confined to the students, but peo
ple of th-e town offered these as
well. ’ ^
I'he judging was done by Mrs.
Flax Andrews Lawrence, she be-
former home demonstration
agent in Robeson county, but now
sident of Brevard. Like the
other departments, educational
exhibits and placards were also on
‘W showing the advance of do-
istic science and the elimination
of those housekeeping tasks that
make life a drudgery, or such
changes in them as make. them
easier to perform.
The results of the judging in
this department were as folloy’^:
DOMESTIC SCIENCE
DEPARTMENT AWARDS
Canned tomatoes—first, Chris
tine Joines; second, Miss Frances
King.
Canned peaches—first, Mrs.
Claude Shuford; second Miss
Frances King.
Canned apples—first, Mrs. C.
W. Nichols; second, Mrs. Claude
Shuford.
Canned peas—first, Mrs. Claude
Shuford; second, Miss Mabel Mc-
■ Neely.
Canned beans—first, Mrs. J. M.
Williams; second, Miss Mabel Mc-
Neely.
Canned blackberried .— first,
Mrs. J. M. Williams; second, Mrs.
Robert Mackey.
Canned cherries—first, Mrs.
Claude Shuford; second, Miss
Thelma Collins.
Canned pears—first, Mrs. John
revard will bo host to the an- ’ W. Graybeal, of Old Fort, is dis-
nual district meeting of Federated . Irict president and will preside at
Women’s clubs, which will con- both the morning and afternoon
...3 in a one-day session on Oc-i ^®^sions. Several state officers will
tober 27, entertainment being pro-, present and will appear on
ded by the three local federated ; A. H. Harris, geu-
clubs, the Mathatasian, Fortnightly , era] chairman, in charge of enter-
and Wednesday clubs. The meet- tninnient arrangements for the
ing will be held at the Brevard ; district meeting, other local coin-
institute chapel, through courtesy niittees assisting her include: Dec-
of Supt. J. F. Winton, and lunch-I oration committee, Mrs. J. M. AI-
eon at 1 o’clock will be prepared : lisoii, Mrs. Roy Long, Mrs. J. F.
and served ill the Institute dining ’ Zachary; program and finance,
room by ladies of the Brevard j Mrs. 0. L. Erwin, Mrs. J. B.
Methodist church. (Jones, Miss Alma Trowbridge;
.At least 100 delegates from the i music committee, Mrs. J. E. Lof-
21 clubs of the district are ex-[ tis, Mrs. Harold Norwood, Mr.s.
pected to attend the conference, ( A. H. Kizer; registration and re
emphasis being especially stressed ; ception, Mrs. L. E. Brown, Mrs.
this year on attendance. Mrs. C. i David Ward, Mrs. L. B. Haynes.
HOUSE AND ‘0
IN CASH BURN
Farm. Animal and
Poultry Exhibits
Draw Crowds
Completely departmentalized and
staged in a niost efficient man
ner, the second Sylvan Valley
fair was held Saturday, and pass
ed into history as one of the most
successful events ever held in the
county. Conducted under the
auspices of the Brevard chapter
of Young Tar Heel Farmers, the
farming and animal and poultry
exhibits drew large crowds of
people both from the city and
county, and the perfect weather
prevailing the entire day gave all
an opportunity to enjoy the sights
of the fair, and patronage '
tinued in a steady stream,
creasing in size as the day wore
The fine.st qualities of horti
cultural and farming crops were
on exhibit. These and other de
partments were judged by 0. B
Jones, Henderson
agent.
TEACHERS ARE
PAID 19500 IN
BACK SALARIES
Board Pleased With Re
sponse to Reduction
in Tax Levy
LIBRARY “blTl 000
VOLUMES RECEIVED
Monday was a big day for the
Transylvania and Brevard coun
ty schools systems.
Coincident with the payment of
back salaries for teachers for an
entire month oT last year’s ses
sion, the county commissioners in
ses.sion for the October term of
that body, voted unanimously for
the approval of the two months
extended school term budget.
There had been some discussion
heretofore so to whether this
budget should be adopted, but
the commissioners in session on
that day gave their approval to
nty farm I the budget for both the six
months regular term and the two
Difficulty Encountered in
Rescuing Woman—
Garage Destroyed
this section of the fair
probably the first to be shown in
J. S. Silver.steen, managoz of ‘'j® “f,
the four tanning plants in the ll,*? west and ot ] enns> 1\ama, in
countv on his return from n *'”8 country, he expressed the be-
week’'s’absence'in the east, stated that they had onl,, been m-
yesterday that of the three estab- ‘Hl. l uJJ lihel j
The fire department responded ,lishments at Rosman, two are ™ here'bcfl-e.
to two calls on Tuesday, one about I i Julian Glazener, vocational ag-
-g running full j-jcuitural instructor at the Bre-
Pace, licensed vegister nionths extended term which
of the American Rabbit and Cavyjjrjveg assurance that the schools
Breeders association. resident; of the city and county will be
here, judged the rabbit exhibit, j continued to be operated on their
Incidentally, he remarked that , old schedules,
the litter of Himalayans on view
. , .the extract plant,
4 0 clock in the morning when a
house in West Brevard, owned and | The Transylvania Tannino' com- school had designate
> ine_ iian..>nania lanning com- following grou]) of depart-
cupied by Earl Thompson, col- pany in West Brevard will open niental heads for tlioir share of
operation.® with 60 ■ -’i* cent of the tjip fair*
force on Mo-nday. The full force Merchants—George Justus,
at this plant numbers 175 men.
A shipment of hides has been
received by this concern and some
of the men have been engaged
bred, was entirely burned and th
other about noon when a double
garage owned by W. C. Hunt, em
ploye of the Farmers Supply com
pany was razed.
The origin of the West Brevard
Brevard’s whiteway, it’is point
ed out. is more than amply light-
ed and in the reduction by 200
candle.power of each light there , Maxwell
...in iTf O ln« in the ef-1 Canned grapes—Miss Mabel
w.ll be "■neither a loss in the ef-
ficienev or the attractiveness of McNeely,
this seasonal institution.
As affecting the tax levy in
the city, it was said yesterday
that ^he city had not as yet re
ceived official report of the as
sessed valuation of the county for
One of the greatest and most haz-, the current year, but it was not
ardous airplane flgihts in history ] believed^ this would make any
ended here today when Clyde
Pangborn and Hugh Herndon, Jr.,
WENATCHEE, Wash., Oct.
terial difference from the pres
ent estimated income of the city._
landed their Bellanca monoplane U wa^
after a 41 hovr flight from Sab I some propeity was
ishivo Belh Japan added.the mumciBal.ty on the
TVio, * T +1, • 1 J- ea.st side, but later it was found
some land taken in at that
time was not desirable loi* city
property. This view being held
both by the administration and
property holders, the last legisla
ture changed the city line some
what, excluding the tracts. It re-
taxable property
gear while over the North Pacific
to decrease wind resistance and
when they landed their ship skid
ded along the ground about 50
feet, tipped up on its nose, then
settled liack again.
Herndon received a small cut |
I over one eye but neither was
1 I'lously injured.
The plane
aged.
by about $70,000 in acreage, but
I at the same time gave Brevard a
not badly dam- pgi-fect circumference of a circle,
rp.„„ ^ I the radius of which is three-
miifli fvrt without quarters of a mile in all direc-
lucii tiouble lair weather pre-!tions from the center of the city,
nfl I a point on Main street in the
except for some center of the courthouse block,
passed over Seattle atj This change has been taken in-
W/ I continued on to'-tQ consideration in the estimated
w .natchee where they circled the ' values, made unofficially for the
TKn -1^. eastward, purpose of city taxation.
however, drop-j Present at the meeting of Mon-
^ gallons of gasoline j day night were Mayor Ralph H.
landed at 7:12 a. Ramsey, Jr., and the following
•• Ir. b. 1.) aldermen; Clyde Ashwortli, F. D.
Japanese newspaper representa- Clement, T. H. Galloway, and W.
them with a check for
Lirt-{
“tfered as the prize for
Th(f ‘ tne Ill'eiF .«iif-pneef111 4._ TT._;
■
the first successful Japan to Uni,,
ted States flight. They planned
to continue to Dallas and claim
“’“‘’'ft;,,J2-5.000 prize offered by
LzOl William Eastorwood for the
5^ to Dallas
night but Lasterwoo'd said the
prize was not for them, explain
ing his offer had specified the one
stop would bo at San Francisco.
IN SAME HOUSE 50 YEARS
HOMER, Mich. .— Albert W,
Flint and his wife recently cele
brated their .50th wedding anni
versary in the same farm house in
v.'hich they were niarried. They
have lived at the rural dwelling
since their marriage a half-cen
tury ago.
Canned squash — Mrs. John
Maxwell,
Canned strawberries—first, Mrs.
John Maxwell, second, Mrs. Rob
ert Mackey.
Canned rhubarb—first, Mrs. J.
M. Williams.
Canned turnip greens—first,
Mrs. J. M. Williams.
Canned okra—Miss Mabel Mc
Neely.
Canned krout—Mrs. J. M. Wil
liams.
Raspberries—first, Mi:s, J. M.
Williams.
Soup mixture—^first, Miss Mabel
McNeely; second, Mrs. Willie
Aiken.
Orange marmalade—first, Miss
Bertha Jean Hampton.
Strawberry jam—first, Mrs. J.
M. Williams.
Blackberry jam—first, Mrs. J.
M. Williams.
Cucumber pickles—first, Miss
Frances King; second, Mrs. J. M.
Williams.
Peach pickles—first prize, Mrs.
Robt. Mackey; second. Miss Chfis-
tine Joines.
Beet pickles—first prize, Miss
Frances King; second, Miss Lilly
McCrary.
Pepper relish—Miss Margaret
Fullbright.
Chowchow—Miss Margaret Full-
bright,
Dixie relish—first prize, Miss
Margaret McNeely; second, Miss
Mabel Gillespie.
Corn relish—Miss Margaret
(Continued on page seven)
HUNDREDS OBSERVE ANNUAL
DAVIDSON RIVER DAY AT
HISTORIC RURAL CHURCH
“sfi: vid'sM of Da.-
ami Old Lv'T'' th'*
wld Davidson River Presbyterian
S The'Sunday.
kTgai"’-' the con-
the ben free" quite a num-
addition . counties, in
■ all crowd "" Transylvania
of Fa,nir,,„ ach„:Vat' 'ue":
dersonville. To the many
know Dr. Sevier, no further c
ment is necessary. vSuffice it to
say that he was at his best, and
his sermon on “Christ, the Light
of the World” was heard with
close attention, and will long be
vfenmmbered by all present. The
music was chiefly composed of the
old “stand-bys’’ that havi' been fa-
voi'ites at Davidson River day for
(Continued on page six)
Swine—Andrew Boggs,
Horticulture—Otis Shipman.
Poultry—^Bruce Watson.
Farm Crops—Max Wilson.
•Special Attractions Including
Rabbits—Charles Dickson.
Cattle—David Woodfin.
Horses and Mules — Eugene
Dickson.
Sheep—Merrimon Shuford.
Among the merchants and firms
who co-operated with the spon
sors of the fair by having ex
hibits were: Sunny.side Dairy; A.
and P. Store; R. and M. auto re-
Ipair firm; Southern Public Util-
'ities company; Eastview Dairy;
IH, Garren; McCi*ary Tire and
the;Interest 'Increasing in Rev. Service!aud'Ward, ncwp
disappoint-
M.E. REVIVAL
IS UNDERWAY
Bond’s Sermons
Brevard Masons
Plan Homecoming
Elaborate Event Will Be
Observed Oct. 23
fire was not known, but the blaze thi§ week, • preparing
caught in the kitchen section and j ™^Te ^complete_ operations begln-
was believed to have started in
the flue. Thompson, a well known
and respected negro, and his wife,
“Aunt Mary,” occupied the house
alone and since the fire was well
advanced when discovered and she
is a sound sleeper, it was thought
for a few minutes that it would
be impossible to get her out of the
house before it burned.
Not oiLly were the entire con
tents of the house lost, but
Thompson had $100 in cash i
house also, which was lost. There
was no indebtedness against the
house and Thompson held about
$800 in insurance on the prop
erty.
Mr. Hunt attributed the loss of
his garage in the rear of his
property just off Broad street,
to two, children playing with
matches.
The children he described as
aged three and five and they were
known to have been striking
matches in the second floor of the
garage, he said.
There was no car in the garage
at the time, but Mr. Hunt had
considerable personal property
stored in the loft of the garage,
together with some hay, pumpkins
and other produce.
He placed his loss at around
$300 for the garage, and it was
understood that^t was uninsured.
Dunn’s Rock Masonic lodge,
No. 267, is planning to observe
a Masonic homecoming reunion
the afternoon and evening of Fri
day, Oct. 23. A number of out-
of-town Masons are expected to
retu.rn to their home lodge for
this occasion and an elabora.tc
affair for the enjoyment of these
and those who have retained this
as their home lodge is under
preparation.
In charge of the forthcoming
event will be Jerry Jerome, chair
man of the committee on arrange
ments an| these associaite com
mitteemen: F. Brown Carr, Henry
Henderson, S. F. Allison and A.
G. Kyle,
Women’s Bureau
Plans Activities
Name Committee to Beau
tify Vacant Lots
Plans for the year’s work were'
outlined at the regular meeting
of the Women’s Bureau held Mon
day afternoon, and committees
1 appointed for carrying out these
plans.
Discussions relative to beauti-
fjdng and improving various va
cant lots and eyesores about the
town were made. With the eml
in view of planting flowers and
small shrubbery in some of the
triangle spaces at the highway
approaches into Brevard, a com
mittee, consisting of Mrs. C. C.
Yongue and Mrs. John Maxwell
was appointed to make investiga
tions regarding this project.
In discussing and means
of increasing the treasury fund
and at the same time of improv
ing the town along recreational
lines, a committee was appointed
to confer with the proper author
ities regarding the establishment
of a roller skating rink at some
central location, to he opeialed
stand
There was only
inent to the executives of the
■ fair, and that Avas that they had
substance that the room for more entries than ap
peared or were offered for show
ing.
The boys made no alibi on this,
but it was; pointed out by some
of them that they had compara
tively little time 'for preparation
of the fair. The first week or
more of these hoys in school was
spent in canning a large supply
of foods which will be placed at
the disposal of the Brevard char
ities body. ■ The second week was
required to provide representa
tives for the sectional cattle judg
ing contest held at Biltmore, and
which resulted in a representative
from Rosman going to the na
tional cattle judging contest, at
St. Louis. Then it Avas impera
tive that the local chapter
plete its exhibit for the annual
contest among future farmers of
America. This required time,
Declaring
greatest need of the church today
is a thirst for God and an honest
consecration to Him, the Rev. G.
T. Bond, pastor of the West Ashe
ville Methodist church, opened on
Sunday morning the eight-day re
vival meeting in progress at the
Brevard Methodist church, with a
forceful and inspirational sermon.
The church auditorium and an
nex were filled almost to capacity
at both the morning and evening
services, and good attendance and
much interest have been manifest
at each succeeding service during
the week. The daily service held
in the Institute chapel each morn
ing at 9:45.o’clock is reported to
be gaining in interest also. The
Rev. Mr, Bond is delivering sonl-
stirring gospel messages, helpful
to young and old alike, to church
member and non-church member,
and it is confidently expected that
much good to the entire commun
ity -will result from this series of
religious meetings.
Members of other denomina
tions of the town are co-operating
to a noticeable extent in attend
ance and interest, for which ex
pressions of appreciation have
been heard from the pastor. Rev.
J .H. West, and members of the
Methodist church.
D. A. R, MEETS MONDAY
The October meeting of the D.
A. R. will be held Monday after-
•noon at 3:30 o’clock at the home
of Mrs. H. 'V. Smedburg. All
members are urged to be present.
The payment of salaries for the
1930-31 session put $9500 in cir
culation in city and county. Pay
ment of this increment leaves
only 30 per cent of one month’s
salary for the past year lo be
paid, and with that paid, the
school system will have wiped out
all of its debts to instructors.
It was stated in this connec
tion that the prompt payment of
taxes on the part of property
holders had made it possible for
the county to meet rpore of its
past due obligations to the teach
ers and that the reduction in the
county tax levy had encouraged
the people to pay their property
tax.
One other item of considerable
inter.e.st in school circles was the
arrival Tuesday of a library of a
thousand volumes from Raleigh.
This came through the board of
education’s bureau of circulating
libraries, for rural schools. ‘O’he
mral schools, Superintendent J.
Jones explained, will be en
titled to retain this library for
the entire school term and w^iU
the children in the county
schools equal collateral reading
facilities with those enjoyed by
children of the Brevard
schools.
Incidentally, the obtainance of
the circulating library from the
educational department of Ra
leigh was made possible through
work sponsored by a committee
of the Parent-Teacher associa
tion, the committee personnel be
ing Mrs. Oliver Orr, chairman, J.
B. Jones, Transylvania school su
perintendent and Mrs. Jones be
ing associate rqembers of the
committee.
Business Women
Going to District
Meeting in Nov.
Members of the Brevard Busi-
America. This required time, so Professional Women's
that it was possible to put less' plans_ to attend
than a week^s actual work hundred per cent, if possible,
preparation for the fair. I district meeting to be held in
But despite this shortage of,^sh®'’i"c on November 7.
time, as explained by the fair! The local club has the distinc-
executives, it w'as hard for a|tion of having among its member-
casual observer to understand ’ ship the district chairman, Mrs.
how they could have expected Mary Jane McCrary, who will pre-
more, in view of the big growth side at the approaching annual
over the first year of the fair, ■ meeting. The district comprises
It may be very safely felt that | four clubs, Asheville, Henderson-
l.hey have done all they could ville, Canton and Brevard, and
have hoped by the mere fact of j representatives from all of these
having created in two years time i clubs are expected to attend,
a county fair with such an im-j
petus that it is hard to see how,!
by this time, it has not become^
a permanently established event!
in the life of'Transylvania coun-}
(Continued on page eight) j
STATE TURNS ATTENTION TO
CONDITION OF ROADS USED
BY COUNTY SCHOOL BUSSES
Revival services will begin at
the Brevard Baptist church next
Monday night, and continue for
ten days, according to an an
nouncement by the pastor, the
Rev. Paul Hartsell. Services wi)l
be held at the church each night
at 7 :30 o’clock, with the Rev. J. R.
Ciwen. of Mars Hill doing the
preaching.
This series of religious meet
ings will he held immediately fol
lowing the concluding revival ser
vice at the Methodist church on
Sunday ni’ght, and much good is
anticipated as result of the special
meetings. The fact that Dr. Owen
:i HCLUiijjWas a former pastor of the local
Beasley and Miss Katherine Grif-1 Mr. Howard explained that i work in that direction, in which a Baptist church lends added inter-
fin, Iboth Governor Gardner and'E. B.l (Continued on page eight) lest to the approaching meeting.
The state highway commission
is turning its attention to the sur
facing of roads which are travel
ed in Transylvania county hy
school busses, and a change in the
general maintenance scheme
which has been in force for the
county’s roads since they were
by the bureau during the winter 1 taken over the first of July was
month.®. This committee includes i indicated here yesterday by S. B.
Mrs. R. H. Zachary, Mr.s. I'^. F. | Howard, district engineer.
Jeffress, chairman of the stat^
highway commission, ai-e anxious
to “get the busses out of the mud”
and that toward that end efforts
of the state highway commission
are being redoubled in the im
provement of these particular
lines of traffic.
But the highway commission is
not abandoning its Bolyston ' sui'-
facing project for this and actual
Baptist Revival
To Open Monday