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The Transylvania Times
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BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1932
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Mis.^ Ilybernia Shipman
chosen president of the Transyl
vania B. Y. P. U. association at
the meeting’ held Sunday after
noon at Gladv Branch Baptist
church. Reports given from the
different unions in the associa
tion show a live interest being-
taken by the young people of the
church.
Ralph 11. Ramsey, of Brevard,
an interested worker in the Bap
tist church,' was speaker of the
day, a fine program beino- render
ed by the different young people’s
groups.
BAPTlSTMEET
K ANNOUNCED
Association Will Hold Ses-
at Glady Branch
Church
Announcement is made by the
Rev. Paul Hartsell, moderator of
the Transylvania Baptist associa,-
tion, that the annual two-day ses
sion of Baptist churches of the
county will be held on Wednesday
and Thursday, August 25 and 26,
at Oak Grove church, near Que
bec.
Introductory sermon will be
preached by the Rev. J. E. Burt
of Rosman, or his alternate, the
Rev. I. N. Kuykendall, "with a full
two days work being outlined by
officers of the association. Com
plete announcement of procedure
will be announced later.
Civil Term Court
In Sessions Here
Superior court got under way
here Monday morning, with the
Hon. Judge Walter E. Moore, of
-ylva, presiding. After empanel
ling the jury the calendar for the
term was taken up, His Honor go
ing over the cases scheduled for
trial at this term with the attor
neys in preparation for the work
of the court.
Hearing of the motion for a
new trial by Thos. H. Shipman,
J. H. Pickelsimer, Ralph R. Fish
er and C. R. McNeely, took up a
large port of Monday and Tues
day, with a case against directors
of the old Pisgah Industrial bank,
in which the directors of that in
stitution are being sued by the
State Commissioner of Banks, was
started Tuesday afternoon, and
was being tried Wednesday.
Many people from all sections
of the county are attending the
sessions here this week.
GARRl PLACE
, BE USED
BY DRJYDAY
East Main Street Prop
erty Is Bought by
Mrs. Lyday
IMPROVEMmS ARE
MADE FOR OFFICES
Dr. Harry Bradley Will Be
Associated With His
Grandfather
Announcement is made of the
sale of the H. Garren building on
East Main street to Mr.s. W. M.
Lyday, and with the announce
ment is also the statement that
the upstairs of the structure w’ill
be fitted immediately for offices
which will be occupied by Dr. W.M.
Lyday and his grandson, Dr. Har
ry J. Bradley, many improvements
being’ made on the building.
The property included in the
ti'ansfer is the present location of
the 'H. Garren grocery store and
mil], Mr. Garren to continue oper
ation of his business on the first
•floor with the second story being
fitted up as offices. Fifty-foot
front on Main street with a depth
of 120 feet is included in the
sale.
Dr. “Bill” Lyday has been a
practicing physician and surgeon
in Transylvania county for years,
while Dr. Harry J. Bradley, his
grandson, is now a member of the
Grady hospital, Atlanta. Dr. Brad
ley completed his coui'se at the
University of Iowa, and has stood
examinations in the state of Iowa,
and those given by the National
Medical board and the N. C. Med
ical board. He will be associated
with Dr. Lyday, with adjoining of
fices.
Strange Lights
Seen in South
(By CARLTON PARKER)
Strange electrical ' phenomena
were observed in the southeastern
sky Friday night. Huge and bril
liant flashes of light, repeatedly
flashing at intervals of every oth
er second, lig'hted the surrounding
territory eight miles west of
Greenville.
The most msi^^fjcent an(j se-
-r-r 7?^® stoi'm was' raging. Nothing
n^ght|iike n has been seen in this sec
tion of the country for many
years, it is said by those witness
ing the spectacle. Light clouds on
the brink of the storm area gave
way to brilliant flashes of light,
reminding one of the description
in the Book of the few hours fol
lowing Christ’s crucifixion. The
flashes were composed primarily
of sheet lightning, with occasional
jagged lightning.
Ihe illustration of God’s power
-asted but an^hpur and fifteen
minutes, ending- with complete se-
renity and celestialness.
WILL
more FLOUR HERE
..Many. families, some of them
without actual hare, necessities of
ood to keep body and soul to-
.^ether, have been materially aid-
Cross flour which
, fj“^PPed here some time ago
Oy the pvernmental agencies,
oome of these families have since
oecome self-sustaining, while oth-
workers in each sec-
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making
applications for Red Cross flour.
neniT organization being
neaUy completed which covers
renutahf competent and
leputable people in charge.
Mr„ Gassaway !s
Called in Death
The many friends in Brevard
of J. T. Gassaway were grieved
to learn of his death, which oc
curred Thursday of last week at
his home in Central, S. C. Fu
neral services were held in his
home town.
Mr. Gassaway was a former
resident of Brevard and later
visited here on many occasions
after moving to South Carolina,
making many warm and lasting
friends in the commuity. He mar
ried Miss Annie Zachary, a na
tive of Brevard and sister of the
late R. H. and W. W. Zachary.
He frequently came to Brevard
for the main purpose of going on
hunting trips with the English
brothei’s, the Pattons and other
prominent huntsmen in this sec-
Mr. Gassaway, who was 68
years of age, is survived by his
wife and • two daughters, Mrs.
Graves Duckett and Mrs. Ruth
Duckett, all of Central, S. C.
Mrs. R. H. Zachary and Harry
Patton attended the funeral serv
ices of Mr. Gassaway in the
South Carolina city last Thurs
day.
Buy Dog Tag or Lose
Best Friend of Man
Residents of Brevard are re
quired to buy a license tag for
their dog, if a dog they own,
or sadness will prevail. Town
ordinance says that each dog
shall, wear a city license tag or
it shall be the duty of the pro
per official to see that such
dog is no more.
Bright and shiny metal tags
have been received by the town
officials and are ready for dis
tribution to any and all dog
owners of the town»at the price
of two dollars each for female
dogs and one dollar each for
males.
An official dog catcher or li
cense dispenser will be around
within the next few days to
collect license from owners
who have not procured their
dog tags, ^nd woe is the man
who has a dog' for which he
holds a great love, but refuses
to buy a tag.
Gold Found on
Reid^s Property
The following clipping taken
from a current California .news
paper telling of the finding of
gold on the property of Walter J.
Reid, well known in this county,
will be of interest. Mr. Reid is a
son of E. D. Reid, and spends his
summers in Lake Tahoma, Calif.,
and his winters in Miami, Fla.,
where he goes each season to op
erate hotels. The clipping fol
lows:
“Walter J. Reid, manager of
Lakewood L o d g e, adjoining
Chamber’s resort at Lake Tahoe,
has struck gold ore which assays
$22 gold and $2 silver per ton.
“Mr. Reid and Mr. R. Brook-'
way, son of one of the old pion
eers of the days of ’41) found this
rich claim within a short distance
of the Quail Lake gold strike
which was announced last week.
“Mr. Reid’s claim is on a section
off the Rubicon road and easily
accessible.
“In an interview with a repre
sentative of the Truckee Republi
can, Mr. Reid stated that* his plans
for working the new gold claim
were not complete at this time.
“The Truckee Republican has
some fine samples of ore from
Mr. Reid’s claim.”
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Hail Storm Does
Damage to Crops
A severe hail storm visited
Brevard and part of Transylvania
•county Friday afternoon, being
accompanied by heavy winds and
much lightning. Rain and hail fell
in Brevard for nearly thirty min
utes in a terrific manner, much
damage being done to gardens
and shrubbery. One window glass
was broken in the uptown section,
and several awnings were cut to
shreds by the heavy hail.
The worst of the hail storm was
less than a mile wide, reaching
just south of Brevard. Consider
able dam.age to corn and other
crops in the scope of the storm
is reported, the heavy hail and
winds combining in their havoc.
Three stacks of feed, one near
the Hamp Scruggs home in the
Forest Hills section and two east
of Maple street extension belong
ing to Dr. T. F. Man* were burned
after having been struck by light
ning.
Rus Drivers Are
Named at Meet
Bus drivers for Tran.sylvania
county school routes, were named
at the regular meeting of the
county board of education Mon
day, the following regular drivers
being named, with starting points
given:
Blantyre, Wales S. Langford;
Little River, Claude Ray; Lake
Toxaway, Henry McCall; Boyl-
ston, Joe Tinsley; Balsam Grove,
Kenneth McCall; East Fork, Wal
lace Gillespie; Cedar Mountain,
Wade Eubanks; Quebec, Homer
McCall.
Contract drivers who will use
their own vehicles are: Balsam
Grove, Walter Fisher, Wilkie Mc
Call; Silversteen, Harlow McCall;
Montvale and Reasonover routes
pending'.
Tomato Vines on
Sidewalk Garden
Typical of the productivene.ss
of gardens in Transylvania coun
ty this year are the two tomato
vines grown on East Main street,
near the Nicholson-Duclos Plumb
ing establishment, the two hardy
vines growing out of the small
crevice between the sidewalk and
the Pickelsimer building.
Mr. Nicholson has provided a
running trellis bv means of nails
an strinn- on the side of the
building, "on which the vine is
making good headway.
V.F.W.to Sponsor
Dance Thursday
Plans are being perfected for a
benefit dance, sponsored by the
Pisgah Post 2428 Veterans For
eign Wars, to be held on the night
of Thursday, August 11, at the
Waltermire Grill.
The committee in charge of ar
rangements include: Howard
Wyatt, Grover Jackson and Eck
Sims.
An admission of 75 cents will
be charged for each couple.
Ponder to Head
Penrose School
Prof. N. L. Ponder will again
head the Enon school, according
to announcement made by Prof.
J. B. Jones, county superintend
ent, with Miss Fleeto G. Freeman,
also re-elected as assistant teach
er.
Prof. Ponder and Miss Freeman
have been very successful in their
school work iTi the Enon-Penrose
section, and are popular members
pf the community life, taking part
In all activities.
AT LYDAY HOSPITAL
Patients at Lyday Memorial
hospital this week include the fol
lowing, all of whom are reported
to be doing nicely:
Miss Marie Proctor, of Char
lotte, operation last week; Mrs. J.
D. Blythe, operation last week;
Mrs. G. L. Orr, appendicitis oper
ation Sunday; Miss Henderson,
Louis Grogan, operation Tuesday,
reported to be resting comfort
ably; Miss Essie Galloway, Mr.
Singleterry, Mrs., Rebecca Blythe.
B. 1. HEAD TO
BE IN BREVARD
AT EARLY DATE
Miss Daisy Ritter Will Be
Superintendent of
School
NEW MEM^S OF
STAFF ARE GIVEN
New Superintendent Rated
High in Her Line
of Endeavor
Miss Daisy Ritter of Cope, S.
C. , the new superintendent of
Brevard Institute, is expected in
Brevard early next week to as
sume charge of the work of the
Institute. Miss Ritter is a mem
ber of the Woman’s Missionary
Council of the Southern Metho
dist church, which is the controll
ing organization, and she lias had
wide experience in institutional
work and management. Those
who know her are confident that
the school will prosper under her
guidance.
N.ew members of the staff who
will be associated with Miss Rit
ter next year will come about
September *1. They include G E.
Pugh of Rock Hill, S. C., who
will be dean of boys and teach, . _
English; Miss Marion Needham, iP^’ornise of adding to the interest
home economics; Miss Leone of the camp. Swimming, hiking.
Lemons, music; Miss Edith Le-|moving pictures, plays,, etc., will
ighty, dean of girls, and Miss;be part of each day’s program.
Esther Boggs, bookkeeper. Miss Cabins for sleeping quarters
Lemons and Miss Boggs have twill be furnished the Rosman ag-
both been members of the Insti-jgregation through courtesy of
tute faculty before. j County Agent T. A. Bowen of
-Indications are favorable for Pickens county, each boy being re-
a good enrollment and a splen-j quired to take sheets, towels and
did school when the fall term’other necessary linen. Letters are
opens on September 7. j being mailed members of the class
Brevard Institute clo.sed its’of ’32 by Prof. Corbin, and invi-
summer term last Friday, July tation is extended by him to all
29, awarding high school di- prospective members of his class
plomas at that time to 16 seniors, j to get in touch with him iinmedi-
exacbly half of the original class,’ately if they contemplate taking
the trip wliich is looked forward
Brevard Men Ask To Be
Tried Before New Jury
AGRI BOYS TO
BE GUESTS AT
ROCKYJOnOM
Little Expense Will Be
Had for Three-Day
Excursion
ROSMAN, Aug. 3.—Prof. John
Corbin and his class of agriculture
boys will attend a three-day camp
at Rocky Bottom on August 10,
11 and 12, according to annoiiiice-
raent made here this week. All
members of the class of last school
term and also prospective mem
bers of the class for the coming
term, are invited to go on this
trip, according to Prof^ Corbin.
Five hundred other agriculture
students will be at the camp dur
ing the three-day period, it is an
nounced, with a corps of instruc
tors and leaders from Clemson
college and other points, insuring
a worthwhile as well as enjoyable
session at the camp.
Lectures each day, with play
and recreation interwoven, gives
Orr Clan To Meet
In Henderson on
Sunday. Aug. 28
Relatives and friends of the
Orr family in Transylvania, Hen
derson and adjoining counties will
gather at the Orr Camp grounds,
two miles east of Hendersonville,
on Sunday, August 28, for the
reunion, which event is ex
pected to attract a vast throng
of people.
All Orrs, together with their
families, are invited to attend the
reunion, according to announce
ment made here by Oliver H. Orr.
The V. M. Orr camp grounds will
be thrown open for the day, with
appropriate program, music,
speeches and a basket dinner at
the noon hour.
who needed the work of the
mer term to finish the require
ments. Many of the students of
the school finish their course in
three years by taking advantage
of the summer sessions. Two
certificates in the commercial de
partment were also awarded at
the close of the summer work.
The term wag a very success
ful one, the enrollment falling
only four short of last summer,
which is considered very good
with general conditions as they
are. A great many boys and
girls of the local community
came in for work to supplement
their courses in the city schools,
and several came from a distance
for the same purpose. The new
enrollment for the summer ses
sion numbered 21.
to each year.
Transportation will be furnish
ed, boys being required to take
vegetables and foodstuffs to' last
the three days and enough money
with which to buy breakfasts.
CITY FATHERS
ORDERMYCUT
Mayor and Board Mem
bers Receive 25 Per
Cent Reduction
Reduction in salaries by the
town of Brevard was made at the
board meeting held Tuesday even
ing, Mayor Ralph Ramsey and
members of the board each to re
ceive a 25 per cent slash while
other city employees were cut in
lesser amounts.
Pay of the city clerk wg.s cut
ten dollars per month; with the
street foreman being given an ap
his salary being reduced from $75
per month to $15 per week.
Among other business taken up
by the aldermen was order for
One of the largest crowds ever i testing outfit to- be
to gather in the Brevard Baptist discus-
church assembled Sunday evening ^ —--i-
BIBLE SCHOOL
WORKJSOVER
Commencement Exercises
Held Sunday Night
at Church
witness the commencement
program rendered by the pupils of
the Daily Vacation Bible school.
The number present was estimat
ed at over 650.
The large audience listened
with rapt attention to the demon
strations of nearly 200 boys and
girls who had come to show their
parents what they had learned in
the Bible school.
The beautiful processional
march led by two flag bearers, one
bearing the American flag and the
other the Christian flag, entered
the church accompanied by a
march played by the church or
chestra. The pupils quoted in
unison the school’s call to worship
and the motto. A song by the
pupils and reading of the 23rd
Psalm was- followed by the or
chestra playing while four chil
dren took the offering.
ters.
of the budget, and other mat-
Union Services
On Sunday Night
Fifth Sunday union services of
the churches of Brevard, which
were to have been held last Sun
day night, will be held next Sun
day night at the
church at 8 o’clock.
COMMISSION
ASKS STATE TO
PAVE WGHWAY
Resolution Made Request
ing Improvements
on No. 284
County commissioners in session
here Monday passed a resolution
asking the State Highway commis
sion to widen and hardsurface
highway No. 284, to through Pis
gah National Forest, it being set
out in .the petition of the commis
sioners that this highway would
be a material asset to the entire
section _ of Western . North Caro
lina, and would, also futiiish need
ed employment for residents of
the county during the coming
months.
For some time, citizens of Bre
vard have been seeking the com
pletion of this important link, of
highway, and much time has been
spent on the project by Chamber
of Commerce and Kiwanis club
officials, who feel that this con
nection with the area west, will
open up one of the most scenic
routes in Eastern America, and
at the same time give Brevard di
rect connection with the Middle
West.
Other business transacted by
the board was the appointment of
Earl W. Lee as constable of Hog'-
back township, his term of office
to run until December first, this
year. Much other work of routine
matters was taken up by the
board, adoption of tax rate being
deferred to a later meeting.
C. B. Osborne in
Paper Work Now
C. B. Osborne, well known in
Brevard, where he was in news
paper v/ork for several years, has
taken charge of the Western
North Carolina Times, at Andrews
being assisted in the work by
Chas. W. Band as assistant editor.
Mr. Osborne has been connect
ed with newspapers in various sec
tions of Western North Carolina,
and is also well known in the com
mercial job pointing field. He is a
brother of C. S. Osborne of Bre
vard.
Hartsell, pastor of the Brevard
Baptist church, will be the
preacher of the occasion.
The regular fifth Sunday union
services were postponed last Sun
day night on account of the con
flict with the closing exercises
of the vacation Bible school held
at the Baptist church at that
EAST FORK SERVICE
Rev. E. E. Yates will fill his
regular appointment at East Fork
M. E. church next Sunday at 11
- _ .o’clock, and the afternoon at 3
Methodist j o’clock will preach at Selica M.
Rev. Paul j E. church.
Improper and Wrongful
Conduct of Haywood
Jury Charged
NEW EVIDENCE IS
TO BE SUBMITTED
Which Defendants Believe
Will Prove That No
Wrong Was Done
Motion for a new trial was
made before Judge Walter Moore
in superior court here Monday by
Thos. H. Shipman, J. H. Pickel
simer, C. R. McNeely and Ralph
R. Fisher, who are appealing from
sentences imposed here last Aug
ust, and whose sentence was up
held by a three-two decision of
Supreme court. The Brevard men
asked for a new trial on the
grounds of iinproper and wrong
ful conduct on the part of the
jury, and upon newly discovered
evidence which would throw a dif
ferent bearing in the case.
Decision of Judge Moore in the
matter was withheld after the
hearing of the many affidavits,
until he receives affidavit from
Judge Hoyle Sink, who presided
over the case. The affidavit had
not been received Wednesday at
noon.
Friends of the men crowded
the courtroom during the two
days the hearing of evidence was
underway. All four of the defend
ants are very popular in the coun
ty and are rated as among the
outstanding citizens of the com
munity.
The case is the outgrowth of
charges preferred against the
men here in the August term of
superior court last year, charging
conspiracy to pervert the credit
of the county for the benefit of
the Brevard Banking company.
A special jury was brought
from Haywood county to try the
case. Judge Hoyle Sink being the
presiding judge, with Solicitor J.
Will Pless, Jr,, of Marion, being
assisted in the prosecution by Fe
lix E. Alley of Waynesville, Vol
umes of evidence were introduced
at the trial which lasted for near
ly two weeks, and the verdict of
guilty of the charges was received
as one of the most unpopular ver
dicts ever rendered in a court
here.
Appeal was taken to the North
Carolina state supreme court, who
upheld the verdict with the excep
tion of Messrs. W. L. Talley, S. R.
Owen and A. M. White, who were
released from connection in the
matter. Two of the supreme
court justices dissented from the
verdict of the high court, Justices
Connor and Brogden setting out
in their opinion handed down ia
the three-two decision that there
was not sufficient evidence to con
vict the men on the charges, aver
ring that they had only followed
a precedent which had been a cus
tom in this county for years by
boards of commissioners who had
been borrowing money on tax an
ticipation notes for the operation
of the county’s business.
The dissenting opinion, it will
be recalled, also set out that in
asmuch as there was no money in
the hands of the county commis
sioners with which to operate,
other than that which was on de
posit in the Brevard Banking Co.,
in special funds which could not
under the law be used for the run
ning of schools and operation of
other coLinty business, that it was
necessary for the county officials
to sell bonds in the amount need
ed for current expense, until such
time as taxes could be collected
for same.
Stirring appeals were made by
attorneys for the defense in the
hearing Tuesday, Lewis P. Ham
lin, J. Bat Smathers and G. Lyle
Jones speaking in behalf of the
Brevard men, with Felix Alley
(Continued on page six)
v^iic of the high spots of the i ,
program was the school anthem., ’ - special union services
‘Lift Up Your Heads,
Gates,” which the children sang
beautifully, directed by Prof. Al
vin Moore.
The primary department sang a
song quoted from memory a long
passage of scripture. Miss Mar
jorie Black leading the quotation.
Questions asked by little Fred
Glazener were answered by the
primaries, and little Sarah Jane
Whitmire told a missionary story
in splendid manner.
The junior feature, a ten-min
ute play, delighted the crowd,
little Nell McGehee beihg splen
did in the part of the old woman,
and Arbutus Aiken as the part of
mother of the boys. Mlss Mar
jorie Garren was leader of the
pupils in the Bible drill, which in
cluded Martha Kate Moore, Ed
ward Glazener, Bobbie 'Tharp,
Rachael Hamlin, Gwend'olyn Mor
gan, Freeda Henry, Mary Feas-
ter, Clarence Poole. Jr., and L. E.
Bagwell. Two excellent essays on
(Continued on page four)
held by the different churches of
the town on each fifth f^unday
are proving popular with the
church-going people, and it is
expected that a large congrega
tion of all the churches of Bre
vard will be at the Methodist
church next Sunday night.
Zachary Reunion
Date Announced
Plans are being' made through
out Western North Carolina for
attendance at the Zachary re
union to be held in Cashiers Val
ley on the fourth Saturday in
August.
For years this has been an an
nual event, with an ingathering
of the Zacharys and their friends
for a day of friendship and en
joyment. Program for the day will
be announced later.
SHERIFF STOPS MEN FROM
ENJOYING MORNING DRINK
Sheriff T. E. Patton, Deputy
Tom, Wood, Chief Bert Freeman
and Jailer Barnett went into the
wildness just beyond Connestee
Falls last Saturday morning, and
just as the day was beginning to
dawn surprised two would-e il
licit still operators just as they
were beginning their day’s work.
True to type, the two men ar
rived on the scene of action
early, and first off decided that
they had been making some ex
ceptionally good corn, and prov
ed their belief in their own con
coction by hauling a jug off the
bank near the still location and
were all set to take the morning
eye-opener, when the man with
the jug looked square into the
eyes of Sheriff Patton. Need
less to say, he forgot all about
his morning nip, and proceeded
to put as much distance between
the sheriff and his person as pos-
siblee.
However, he reckoned without
cost, for in his about face and at
tempt to double time away from
the piercing eyes of the sheriff
he bumped right into Deputy
Tom Wood, and his part of the
race was over.
Chief Freeman, who was com
plaining of the cold, he having
gotten wet in clambering through
the underbrush to reach the still
scene, had a chance to let his
blood begin circulating, his man
giving him the skip, and causing
a footrace that lasted for some
distance. The chief, who is
recognized as one of the best
bootleg chasers in this section
soon overtook his quarry, and the
sextet proceeded to town where
bond was made by the defend
ants until next term of criminal
court in December, this year.
The steamer outfit, which of
ficers say was a poorly built af
fair, was confiscated along with
a quantity of beer and makings
ready for the run.
Early Friday evening the of
ficers halted a suspect on the out
edge of town, getting a neat
roadster and three gallons of
“aged in the wood” which evi
dently had been destined to
quench the thirst of some good
customer in Brevard.