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The Transylvania Times FASTEST GROWING WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN NORTH CAROLINA BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1932 SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: $1.00 PER YEAR If ED AU ;cted ro JERS d for show Friday next inian’s Main spon- n and inten- ty :0f plants , and to a a, de- itornis owers, plants, issort- vari- tliis being L’ds its littees , Mrs. t the dec- irm.an, leman mgue, nation, irman, Carl ; list- Alnia 0. H. Mrs. irnmit- lission hough en at cation us en- i blue irded: The if two eatost Tax Rate Cut To New Level FARM MEETING ATSWANNAN0A int of )loom- oilage go to flow- (b) my Budget Estimate Require ment Made Up by Commissioners NEW RATE WILL BE SET AT $1.65 Debt Service and Deficit Are Major Items of Appropriation Making every cut possible, the county commissioners in their meeting Monday, in their budget estimate for the veav beginning July 1, and ending June 30, 1933, estimated the tax rate for the year at $1.G5, a cut of four cents over the previous year’s rate. Estimated expenditures for the coming year are placed at $337,- 115.10 while the estimated prop erty valuation is set at $8,500,- 000. Debt service calls for the larg est expenditure o^ the year, this figure being set at $158,681.02, while general expense is second, calling for $51,442.28. with $6,- 640.60 being -set aside for health and poor fund. Estimated requirements for schools as set out in the budget estimate call for: 6-months state current expense, $50,280.76; 6- nionths county supplement, $13,- 858.64; county extended term, $28,458.00; county capital outlay, $400.00; and debt service, $27,- 353.80. Practically the entire day Mon day was con.sumed by the commis sioners in the studying of appro priations and places which could be whittled down to the very min imum. Adiling to the burden of the commissioners in their endeavor to keep the rate as low as possible is the fact that there has not been, and can hardly be expected, any sale of bonds with which to fund the county’s business. The matter of refinancing obli gations past due was taken up at a lirevious meeting of the board and resolutions adopted to re finance $91,000 that was past due, this being .in accord with the County Government commission, who .allowed tlie county the priv ilege of issuing refinance bonds to take up paper that had fallen due, but would not allow the sale of bonds upon which to operate the county government, were it pos sible to procure sale of such bonds. The estimated annual budget for the coming year, along with a comparison of expenditures of last year are printed on another page in The Times. The original copy is on file at the register of deeds office for inspection. Civil Term May Ead Thursday Civil court will probably finish the work of the term Thursday, many of the cases having been continued, while several have been settled out of court. Among more important cases tried through Wednesday after noon were: U, G. Reeves, Caro lina Light. Reeves getting $2,000 damage verdict; Commissioner of Banks vs. J, H. Pickelsimer et al, non suit; and others of more or less importance. Complete resume of all cases will be carried in next week’s Times. An order was made by Judge Moore, directing the clerk to al low no one to take any papers out of the office, allowing, however, interested parties or attorneys to make copies of papers filed in'the office. Many Local People Plan to Attend Event of Next Week Farmers and agricultural stu dents of Transylvania ^county are planning to attend the Farmers’ Field Day on the Mountain Test Farm at Swannanoa on Thursday of next week, at which time farm and home improvements will be featured, and judging contests will be entered by agriculture boys and 4-H girls. State College specialists and farm leaders of North Carolina will be present at the all-day ses sion, with the principal address of the day by 0. M. Mull of Shelby. Transylvania boys will enter several .of the judging contests, two groups, the Brevard high school class under Prof. Julian Glazener, and Rosman high school group under Prof. John Corbin, expected to enter, A large truck will be provided the Rosman farmers and boys, scheduled to leave the home of Prof. Corbin at 8 o’clock Thurs day morning. Plans are also be ing made by Prof. Glazener to carry a large group from the low er section of the county. Three Plants to Resume Work on Monday Morning Transylvania Tanning com- any, Brevard, Toxaway Tanning company, Rosman, and Ros man Tanning Extract com- "y. 'ill all Monday morning, af ter being closed for the past several days, according to .los. S. Silversteen, who is in charge of the county’s principal indus- Part time employment will be furnished a large number of residents in the three plants, which have been established here for a number of years, and around which is -centered much of the county’s activities. JONES COMING TO FARM MEET Henderson Agent Speaks at Little River on Friday Night 0. B. Jones, county agent of Henderson county, will speak at the Little River farmers meeting to be held on Friday night of this week, the program to begin at eight o’clock. Mr. Jones is recognized as an authority on farming- methods and market conditions, having been in this line of work for a number of years. He takes an active part in all farm activities in Western North Carolina and is a member of the executive board of the 5-10 year plan. Other features will add interest to the program. Wliitmire Burial Ground Working All persons who have relatives and friends buried at Whitmire cemetery are requested to meet at the- cemetery on -Saturday of this week to help clear the ceme tery and do some needed work on the grounds. _ A new road is being built, this ^eek through the property of W. H.Summey, G. M. Israel and Mrs. John Dodson, leading to the cemetery._ About 25 men have ' .giving', the labor on this Commissioners in Business Meeting Jail Fare Rates Cut; Eck Sims Recommended for Change Commissioners in session Mon day passed appropriation resolu- ' tions No. 1 and 2 of the budget and transacted other business, - among- which was the order that beginning- August 1, 60 cents per [ day would be allowed the jailer for feeding prisoners. The fare I has been 75 cents per day in the I past. Request was also made by I the commissioner sto Jailer Bar nett to reduce the electric light j bill to the minimum, j Letters were ordered written to Chairman Jeffress of the state I highway commission, to Capt. [Farmer of the state patrol, and District Engineer B^erguson, re questing that Eck. L. Sims be transferred from the highway maintenance department to the patrol department, and if pos sible that he be assigned to this territory. Mr. Sims served several years here as patrolman, and is famil iar with the work, and too, is very efficient, the letters set out. ELIAS SPEAKS TOKIWANIANS Asheville Newspaper Offi cial Guest of Local Club Don S. Elias, vice-president of the Asheville Citizen-Times com pany, will be guest speaker at the meeting of Brevard Kiwanis club to be held Thursday of this week at noon at the England home. Mr. Elias, who is one of the prominent figures in business and professional life in the state, is coming to Brevard in keeping with an effort being made throughout this section to have the interests of the various com munities so intertwined that there will be concerted action on all matters of import to the whole of Western North Carolina. The Asheville Citizen and The Asheville Times are sponsors of the inter-club meetings, and all civic clubs are participating in the move which will be in effect throughout the month of August. Miss Kern Will Serve at C. of C. Miss Florence Kern will take charge of the U. D. C. Library woi'k next Monday morning, and will continue to look after the Chamber of Commerce work that has been carried on in the library this summer. Mrs. J. W. Smith has been serving as Chamber of Commerce official and librarian during the past several months, and has taken care of the work in an ad mirable manner. BAPTISTS WILL HOLD MEETING ATOAKROVE Transylvania Association in Two-Day Meeting Next Week two-day”1ession STARTS WEDNESDAY Annual Sermon To Be De livered by Rev. Burt of Rosman Cburcb Transylvania Baptist associa tion will meet with Oak Grove Baptist chui'ch on Wednesday and Thursday of next week, the pro gram beginning both mornings at ten o’clock and continuing through the day. Program as announced by the Rev. Paul Hartsell, moderator, is as follows: WEDNESDAY Ten o’clock, worship; 10:15, roll call of churches; 10:30, elec tion of officers; 10:45, report on religious literature, T. C. Hender son; 11, report on orphanage. Rev. P. H. Holden; 11:30, annual sermon, Rev. J. E. Burt; 12:15, dinner. The afternoon program will be gin at 1:15 with son-g service; 1:30, denominational program, Rev. E. R. Pendleton; 2:45, con dition of churches. Rev. J. K. J-Ienderson; 3:15, miscellaneous Uuisiness. 1 THURSDAY Convening at ten o’clock, fifteen minutes will be devoted to the wor.ship period; 10:15, miscella neous business; 10:30, Sunday school report, Julian Glazener; 11, W, M. U. report, Mrs. Shipman; 11:30, Fruitland Institute, Rev, W. S. Price; 12:00 noon, dinner. Song and praise service will start the afternoon program at one o’clock; 1:15, B. Y. P. U. re port, Paul Glazener; 1 ;45, tem perance report, Rev. A. L. Vaughn; 2:15, miscellaneous bus iness and adjournment. Rev. Paul Hartsell, moderator, issues the following announce ment in regard to the association: Each church is earnestly request ed to have their deleg-ates present with their letters, promptly at ten o’clock, Wednesday, August 17. . It is hoped that the brethren iwlio have been appointed to make reports to the association will gov- , ern themselves by the suggested program above. If for any reason /d change is necessary, please no tify the moderator at once. Rosman Service Decided Success ROSMAN, Aug. 10.—Revival services conducted by the Rev. C. L. Holtzclaw in the old Rosman Theatre closed Sunday night with thirteen members added to the church. This is a new church, just re cently organized, with Mr. Holtz claw as pastor. This week a revival will be held by Rev. Mr. Holtz claw and associates at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Stamey in the Selica section. REVIVAL UNDERWAY AT MOUNT MORIAH ROSMAN, Aug’. 10.—Revival services which have been in prog ress at Mt. Moriah, Cherryfield, church for the past week are pro gressing nicely and will continue through the week. The Rev. B. N. Rogers of Fletcher, pastor, is as sisted by the Rev. Tom Cogburn, of Canton. Lloyd Cantrell has charge of the _ singing, while Miss Susie Jordan is organist. Services each morning at 11 o’clock and each night at 8 o’clock. The pub lic is invited. a nip itmire ■g [the Hams, * Ros- large RATTLER IS j killed AT ROSMAN rosman, Aug. 10.—The larg est rattlesnake reported killed this year was that killed last Friday ^ Mahoney and Frank Rains wno slew a monster said to have been five feet and ten inches in length, and measured eight inches around the body. _ Rains and Mahoney were berry pic mg’ when the death-dealing a "0 struck at the former, barely missing him. Short work was made 01 killing the rattler and his skin display at the home of Ml. and Mrs. J. R. Mahoney. Y, T. H, F, Class Meeting Saturday ■ Plans for a three-day camping and sight-seeing trip were dis cussed by members, of the Bre vard Y. T. H. F. class at their meeting held last Saturday afthr- noon at the high school, with an other meeting set for this Satur day afternoon at 3:30, at which time final plans will he laid for the annual outing. Prof. Julian Glazener, instruc tor, has received an invitation from the White Provision Co., of Atlanta, Ga., to bring his boys down there for several days, and while there to be guests of the company. This is being consid ered very favorably. A large packing plant, big farm and hog raising on a big scale are operat ed by the White people. Burt to Serve at Rosman Charge ROSMAN, Aug. 10.—The Rev. J. E. Burt was re-elected pastor of Zion Baptist church at a spe cial meeting held Sunday. This is Rev. Mr. Burt’s third year as pas tor of Zion church. He is also pastor of Oak Grove at Quebec and Glady Branch church, near Brevard. J. F. Corbin was again elected treasurer of the church organiza tion, with A. P. Bell selected as secretary, succeeding W. H. Sum mey. Gillespie Reunion At Rocky Bottom Friends and relatives of the Gillespie family are planning to attend the Gillespie reunion, which will be held at Rocky Bot tom, S. C., on the fourth Sunday in August. Hundreds of Gillespies will be present at the meeting, judging from the number that have been present there in the past, with an interesting progTam and a pic nic dinner. Program for the day will be announced later. QUILT SHOW TO BE STAGED HERE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Brevard’s first quilt show will be staged Friday and Saturday of this week at the Women’s Ex change rooms on East Main street, sponsored by the Woman’s Bureau. A variety of hand-made quilts and spreads will be on display, many of which will be for sale. Quilts may be admitted for dis play by any one, free of charge, hut those entered for sale are al lowed only by persons who have taken out a 50-cent membership in the Woman’s Exchange. A prize of one dollar will be offered by the Woman’s Bureau for the best quilt or spread en tered ill each of the seven differ ent classifications. Competent judges will make the final deci sions for prize awards. P’ollowing is the classification fox* prize awards in the quilt sho Best appliqued quilt. Best silk quilt. Best patchwork quilt. Prettiest antique quilt. Best candlewick spread. Best croquet spread. Best crocheted spread. Best crocheted Afghan, erine Griffin and Mrs. Ralph Zachary compos^ the committee from the Woman’s Bureau in charge of the exhibit to be held in the Exchange rooms Friday and Saturday of this week. The event is open to all ladies of the town and county to enter exhibits, and a cordial invitation is extended to residents and all visitors in the community to at tend the show on either one or both of the two opening days this' week. There will be no admis sion charge or no offering taken. It is requested by the commit tee in charge that all quilts for the exhibit be brought to the Ex change rooms not later than 4 o’clock Thursday afternoon (to day). Real Honest Man Found In Transylvania County The years of search and the many seekers who have sought in vain for an honest man, can find such person in Transyl vania county, one of the very few that have been put to the acid test and found true. Of course there are honest men in every community, but the public in general does not have chance to prove them as this Transylvania citizen was proved. For several years a respect able citizen of the county has been struggling along again.st odds that were terrific. He has been very ill, unable to work and support bis family. A welfare worker checked his case and urged that he accept Red Cross' flour to help out. With reluctance the man took one bag, and then his ship came in. An insurance policy which he had been carrying for several years, is now pay ing him the small sum of ten dollars per month, and a bag of flour carried to him by a sympathetic friend last week, was turned down with the statement: “We can get along on the ten dollars per month and our garden; give the flour to someone who needs it worse than we do.” Former Resident To Visit County Other Events of Interest in Enon Community The Rev. Asher Owen Allison, native of Transylvania county, will visit friends and relatives here in September and preach in the Enon church. Rev. Allison has been working under the Mis sion Board at West Liberty, Ky., and other points, doing success- j ful work. Enon church folks are| looking forward with much inter est in the sermon he is to preach here. joe Hamlin, who has been mak ing his home with his uncle, John Wilson, has returned to his fa ther’s home in Asheville. Joe has been catcher and highest hitter in the Penrose ball club and his service has already been greatly missed. He is expected to enter school this fall at Christ school, or Lees-McRae. Wilson Middleton accompanied his cousin, James Middleton, home to Bridgewater last week end. James has been visiting here for several days. Henry Slagle of Morristown, Tenn., is visiting Davis Woodfin. Mr. Slagle has been in the peach work for his uncle, P. J. Woodfin of Campobella, S. C. Herbert Williams and Louis Woodfin returned last of the week from peach work at P- J- Woodfin’s orchard near Gram- ling, S. C. Billy Middleton, who is mathe matics teacher in the Mills River high school, reports very success ful and pleasant work in his teaching there. Billy drives from his home here to his school. He was in Furman University last term and this summer term. Wednesday of last week Pen rose played Pisgah Forest in a regular schedul-e game on the McLean field losing again in a score of 3-10. Saturday's game at Rosman also went against Penrose with a score of 7-9. Score by innings: Penrose 120 001 030—7 11 5 Rosman 141 200 lOx—9 11 4 Rosman plays at Penrose Sat urday. This is the last game of the season with Rosman and is ■expected to be a close game. Appeal Made To High Court LOCAL MEN GO TO ROAD MEET Pisgah Route Suggested by Local Men for Consideration Duncan MacDougald and R. L. Gash represented Brevard at a meeting held in Asheville last Fri day in regard to the main en trance to the Great Smoky Moun tains parlv, it being the consensus of opinion of the forty represen tatives from all sections of West ern North Carolina that concert ed effort should be made for en trance and roads leading up to the entrance by the whole of the section. Committees to act on the mat ter will be announced within a few days by Verne Rhoades, who has been active in the park ques tion .since its inception several years ago. Mr. Gash and Mr. MacDougald were at the meeting in the inter est of Highway 284, as one of the most apt routes leading up to the main entrance, Mr. Gash pointing- out to the members of the meet ing that inasmuch as this route had recently been designated as a federal route, and the further fact that it would be pleasing to more of the communities concern ed, it should be given notice as one of the main routes. No definite action was taken by the body, committees from each community who will be appointed by Chairman Rhoades to have ac tual oversight of this phase of the work, in conjunction with the park commission. Church Officers Elected for Year Blantyre Baptists Hold First Service in New Building Officers selected by the Blan tyre Baptist church for the ensu ing associational year, include the following members who were chos en at a meeting held Sunday for that purpose: Pastor, Rev. F. H. Holden, re-elected; clerk and treasurer, W. K. Duncan. Sunday school officers and teachers are: W. K. Duncan, su perintendent; Raymond Reed, as sistant superintendent; Miss Irene Davis, secretary; Miss Beulah Al lison, organist; Leo Moody, choir leader. Teachers—men’s class, R. V. Duncan; young men’s.class, W. L. Frady; young ladies’ class, Miss Beulah Allison; juniors, Mrs, W. K. Duncan; card class, Mrs. Chas. Nesbit. Delegates to attend the Transyl vania. association which will be held at Oak Grove are: Rev. Lew is Simpson, Raymond Reed, Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Duncan, Miss Beu lah Allison and W. L. Frady. Although the new church build ing is incomplete, services were held in the building. Considerable work is yet to be done before the edifice will be complete. Big Potato Crop Seen in County One Hill Yields Over Five Pounds From Cherry- field Farm Giving promise of the greatest yield of potatoes ever recorded in Transylvania county is the one- acre plot raised this year by Sam Brown on the E. Carl Allison place, near Cherryfield station. One hill dug into last week yield ed 13 potatoes, weighing five and one-half pounds, with the largest tipping the scales at one and one- half pounds. Out of the thirteen potatoes, seven were No. 1 grade; two No. j2; and four No. 3, being above the average also in this line. Mr. Brown planted his potatoes April 20, using “Beauty” seed of grade quality, and fei’tilized with stable manure and acid. Fifteen bushels of seed were used on the acre, extra large pieces being planted in three-foot rows, the hills being fifteen inches apart. The soil is fresh bottom land. While no definite estimate can be made of the yield, Mr. Brown is of the opinion that his yield will be well over four hundred bushels on the one acre. Attendance Good At Toxaway Meet Much interest is being shown in the revival services at Lake Toxaway Baptist church, which began last week, with two serv ices each day, 11 o’clock in the morning and 8 in the evening. The Rev. A. L. Vaughn, of Bre vard, together with the pastor, the. Rev. S. B. McCall, are in charge of the services. Miss Ruth Vaughn is in charge of the music. Many people from Brevard and other sections have been in at tendance at the series of meet ing’s. Realty Sales on Upturn in Town Judson McCrary, of the South Atlantic Realty corporation, makes an announcement of two real estate sales within the week of importance, one being the Lyon property on Probarte, and the oth-er the Bromfield place, also on Probarte, both lying near the overhead bridge. Captain R. McC. Perrin of New Orleans, La., director of Camp Transylvania, was purchaser of the Lyon place, and plans to use it as his summer home. Miss Reha Kitchen who bought the Bromfield place, has made no an nouncement regarding her pur chase. Motion for New Trial De nied Brevard Men by Judge Moore JUDGE SINiTmAKES AFFIDAVIT IN CASE Defendants Assert Their Sentences Are Exces sive Under Law Formal notice of appeal to the state supreme court wag made Tuesday morning before Judge Walter E. Moore by Thomas H. Shipman, J. H. Pickelsimer, Raloh R. Fisher and C. R. McNeely, whose motion for a new trial was denied last Thursday. The men were convicted last August on charges of perverting the credit of the county for aid of Brevard Banking company, and sentenced from two to five years ic the state penitentiary and fined $5,000 each. Many affidavits were read in court last week, setting ferth the claims of the Brevard men that they had not had an impartial trial at the hands of the special Haywood county jury, and also the further assertion that newly discovered evidence was available which should be allowed to go before another jury. Sweeping denials of all allega tions as to improper conduct of jurors in the original trial was made by the state, and an affi davit read from Judge Hoyle Sink, who presided at the term of court in which the men were con victed, stating in effect that one incident cited by the defendants in regard to impropriety of jurors had been investigated at the time by him. This was the matter pre sented by the defendants who set up affidavits showing the mem bers of the jury while on the case had visited the Bl^Cvard Banking Company building and while therein had engaged in certain, conversation with Auditor Butte. Judge Sink’s affidavit in tha matter was as follows: North Carolina Swain County H. Hoyle Sink, being fii'st duly sworn, deposes and says: That he is judge of the Superior court, and presided over the trial of State ys. Thomas Shipman, et al., at the August term, 1931, of the Superior court of Transylvan ia county, where the said Ship- man and his co-defendants were convicted by a jury of Haywood county citizens, as indicated by the record. It having been called to the at tention of this deponent that affi davits have been filed assej’ting that the jury at said trial visited the former banking house of the Brevard Banking company, and that while so visiting engaged in certain conversation, this depon ent deposes and says as follows: First, that during the trial in question in August, 1931, it was reported to the court that the jurors had visited said banking house and as now recalled, en gaged while therein in certain con versation. After serious reflec tion the deponent cannot defi nitely recall whether the report was brought to the court by some member of the defendants’ coun sel or whether it came from some other source and was reported to the defendants' counsel by the court itself. But deponent specifi cally avers that a careful and painstaking investigation was made at the time to ascertain the truthfulness or untruthfulness of said report, and that no founda tion for said report could be found warranting or justifying said re port other than to the extent that the jurors went to the said bank ing house and as now recalled, two or three of them stepped into the door for the purpose of ob serving the mounted heads of cer tain animals-on the walls of said banking house, and that the jur ors were immediately called there from by the officer in ‘charge. The conclusion reached by the court at the time was that no conversation took place with any one in or about said banking house and that no impropriety or cause for prejudice arose in con sequence of said acts. The depon ent specifically avers that upon the report of said incident being called to his attention, he called several of defendants’ counsel to the bench and apprized them ful ly as to what had allegedly trans pired, and then and there stated that if any question was raised about the same, or any point made upon it, a mistrial would be or dered at that time in the discre tion of the court and without prejudice to any. one. Whereupon the defendants’ counsel failed to make any request for a mistrial but as now recalled, agreed that the trial should proceed. This deposition is made at the regular term of Swain Superior court and before the facts set out here were reduced to writing and sworn to, Hon. McKinley Edwards, then of defendants’ counsel, nar rated the incidents above enum erated, wi^h probably minor vari ations,^ and is present at the dicta' (Continued on page three)