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The Transylvania Times FASTEST GROWING WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN NORTH CAROLINA BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1932 SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: $1.00 PER YEAR COUNTY FAIRS SET FOR SATURDAY ClATION WILL BE IN TRANSYLVANIA ’arties Called for Friday Night it Brevard High School ^ved m lay Ex- ir liege ^ebb, Lsbe- iuled :hool )n at Orphanage Glee Club Will Be in Brevard Next Thursday Night Announcement is made by Lewis Hamlin, state councilor of the Junior Order that the Lex ington orphanage glee club will be in Brevard on Thursday night, October 6, at which time a pro gram in keeping with work of the Junior order in this state will be given at the Brevard high school auditorium. Sixteen members of the Lexing ton orphanage class will appear in a number of songs and musical selections. A motion picture, de picting the work of the order, with special emphasis being given the two orphanages maintained— at Lexington, , N. C., and Tiffin, Ohio, will be shown, and special numbers rendered by the Hen dersonville quartet, which is known.as the “Junior Order Sing ers” by reason of the fact that the singers are members of the order. No charges for the entertain ment wall be made, Mr. Hamlin announces, this being a part of the educational work of the Jun- M’CALL FAILY vene in County Court House on Sunday Sunday, Oct. 2, has been set aside as date for the annual Mc Call family reunion, at which time McCalls and their relative and friends from many sections will gather at Brevard courthouse for an all-day event. The program will begin at 10 o’clock in the morning, according to announcerpent of the presi- , . , , ... dent, Rev. S. B. McCall of Lake buildin*- now stands U. S. Senatorial Candidate Coming to Brevard Tuesday Hon. Jake F. Newell, of Char lotte, Republican nominee for U. S. senate, and running on a bone dry ticket, will bo in Bre vard Tuesday afternoon of next week, speaking at the courthou.se one o’clock. Following the address in Bre vard, Mr. Newell will speak in Hendersonville Tuesday n’ght at 7:30. Invitation is extended to the public to hear the Charlottean, who is opposing R. R. (Our Bob) Reynolds, of Asheville, for the senatorial seat. Newell is said to be one of the outstanding speakers and lectur ers of this state, and is basing his campaign on strict enforcement of prohibition laws, fighting for retention of the Eiglxteenth amendment. Home Coming To Be Held on 16th Historic English Chapel Church to Celebrate Announcement has been made that Sunday, October 16, has been set aside as annual home coming day at English Chapel Methodist church in Pisgah Na tional Forest. All members, former members and friends of the historic church are expected to be in attendance, together with the several pastors, who have served the people of this church in the past. A program that will be outstandin: terest, especially to those who have been connected with and have served the English Chapel church, is being arranged. A pic nic dinner will be served at the All-Day Session to Con- i •' English Chapel was erected in the latter 60’s by the Rev. A. F. English, father of D. L. and Dr. E. S. English, of Brevard. The Rev. Mr. English, aside from be ing the first pastor of the charge, was responsible for most of the material used and the labor pended on the building which standing in the valley of Davidson River and is an active force in work of the Methodist confere Strawbridge Young, pioneer the upper Davidson River section, donated the acre of ground upon A poem entitled “Memories,” has been written by Mrs. Sarah Killiam Mills, age 87, in memory of her childhood home, located on the Brevard-Hendersonville highway, near Brevard. The house was built by her father, Captain Mills, in 1840, and was destroyed by fire about a year ago. Mrs. Mills, author of the poem, is a native of Transylvania county, but now lives in Montrose, Colo. She is a sister of J. K. Mills, of Brevard. The site of this old landmark is now occu pied by a modern brick residence, just completed by Dr. Wexler Smathers, of Asheville, who with Mrs. Smathers now occupy their / home. Following is the poem: There was a fine old home in “The Land of the Sky,” Where a famous highway passed close by; It was known through the country far and wide, For the latch-string always hung outside. This house was built in the days long ago, No machinery to help, such as now we know; The pieces were shaped and fitted by hand. They were all put together by the strength of man. In the frame of that house not a nail was found. But always locust pins, both smooth and xound; The walls were plastered, well gi’ooved the floors, The entrances were filled with large paneled doors. This ancient home was both high and wide, With great long porches on either side; From the porch in front you entered the hall, On one side the staircase both broad and tall. The house was well lighted with panes of glass, All puttied and smoothed in the window sash; Each room had a fireplace of its own, For in pioneer days, no other heat was known. In front of each fireplace was a soapstone hearth, Taken from a quarry some feet under the earth; And above each one stood a high carved mantle ^ On which to place the lighted candle. The rooms were finished with wainscoating all round. Its panels were painted in gold and brown; The baseboards were black, and after all, Looked bright and pretty beneath the white walls. Much more could be said if all were told About this home built in the days of old; But this is enough, no need to say more, For it was a famous old place in the days of yore. How old was this house? Count it up and see, Started in eighteen forty, finished in forty-three; It was very slow work, you will understand, If you stop and consider it was all built by hand. Who built this home? you surely will ask. My father was the man who shouldered the task. But an arduous task he must have found To build this big house from roof to ground. Where is it now? again you will ask;; It was sold and resold, then went off like a flash; Although it was old, it stood straight and sound Until one night in March it burned to the ground. Dear home of my childhood, I think of you yet, ^ The happy days of my youth I cannot forget; And now I am old and crippled and gray, But these memories will linger till I pass away. strict ,'lvan: Toxaway, lasting through wiil j day with intermission at the noon ,5-10 j hour at which time a picnic lunch ill be served. Included on the day’s program will be special musical numbers, quartets, duets, solos and congr gational singing, short talks other enjoyable features. James ~ Barrett of Hendersonville, wiil deliver the principal address. It is ■ urgently requested by their in the reunion that all nship attend bring well-filled bas- their kets, high ^oon, 1 be i and Flor- They ity r five 2vard this Y, has Linn, many ounty ;itut,e. it Mr. harge )f the 3W ION Quebec People to Celebrate on 8th Annual Home Coming day will 1)0 ob.ser church near Quebec on Sunday, October 8, to which event all for mer pastors of the church, and all people who have ever made their home in the community are invited. No set program will be observ ed, it is announced, the day being given over to short talks and mu sic. Singing classes from North and South Carolina have been in vited to attend. A picnic dinner will be spread at the noon hour, and all visitors are requested to bring well filled baskets. Br evar d-Rosman T o Be. Scenes Of Great Agriculture Exhibits Farmers and Students Joining to Make Annual Events Outstanding in This Section of North Carolina ROSMAN PEOPLE ARE PLANNING BIG SHOW English Chapel, while having comparatively small membership, is outstanding’ in its field, in that it serves a section of the commun ity which has been until the past few years, cut off to a great ex tent, on account of the roads con necting the community with Bre vard and other church centers of the county. FIRST GAME OF SEASON TO BE ON SATURDAY Bre ii'd high school football season will open Saturday after noon on the local grid when Coach Tilson’s Blue Devils mix it up d at Oak Grove Baptist [ with the Brevard Institute eleven, the game to start at 3:30. New uniforms have been re ceived by the local aggregation, and new pep and spirit have en tered into the daily workouts which are attended by a squad of nearly forty candidates. No lineup has been announced by Coach Tilson for Saturday’s game, it being highly probable that a number of men will be used during the afternoon. Coach Pugh of Brevard Insti tute has a light but fast team, with two extra hard driving backs. He is handicapped this season for lack of substitutes. Nine games have been schedul ed by the local high school team, with Christ school second - on •Sti’ing. Funeral Rites for Mrs. 0’Shields ROSMAN, Sept. 28. — Mrs. Isaac O’Shiclds, age 67, died at her home at Dacusville, S. C., last Saturday following a long illness. Funeral services were held at Mt. Carmel church near Dacusville Monday afternoon. ,, Surviving are the husband and following child!’ bus, Dewey and Noah, of Dacus- VI e; James and Leonard, Green- vdle; R. and Oscar, of Pickens; Mrs. la.la Clarke and Mrs. Lela G-ant, Pickens.5 . Mrs. J,izzie Gar- I'cn, Daciisvillo. . 3s his new O’Shields, Rosmati; Frank. Colum- Miss Whitmire To Be On Air Transylvania Girl to Sing at Gastonia Sunday People of Transylvania county will be given a rare treat next Sunday afternoon, Oct. 2, when Miss Jessie Elizabeth Whitmire, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Whitmire of Cherryfield, will be heard over radio station WSOC, Gastonia, in a program of sacred music. The program will begin at 5 o’clock. Miss Whitmire, who has ap peared on many musical programs of note in both North and South Carolina, will sing four numbers, accompanied by Mrs. Madge 0. Wilkins of Brevard. As a climax to the entertainment, Miss Whit mire will sing “Golden Bells,” to her own accompaniment. The popular Transylvania girl specialized in music at Fruitland Institute, studying under a Mere dith college instructor, and now holds a diploma from, the Federa- ‘ tion of Music clubs. Two pre vious programs have been ren dered by Miss Whitmire over station WSOC. Davidson River In Celebration Event Set for Sunday at Presbyterian Church On next Sunday the usual an nual celebration of Davidson Riv er day will bo held at the David son River Presbyterian church, morning session at 11 o’clock; picnic dinner on the grounds; af ternoon services shortly after din ner. Rev. R. L. Alexander will preach in the morning, and Rev. W. S. Hutchison in the afternoon. Davidson River day has been a standing celebration at this old church for so long that memory runs not to the contrary. Dating back to the days when the field of this church extended from Mills River and Cane Creek (Fletcher) on the east, and in definitely west, this meeting usu ally has a large attendance from this county, and a considerable attendance from surrounding Reports from each of the sev eral communities of upper Tran sylvania indicate that Rosman community fair, set for Saturday, October 1, will be a gi’eat success. Quebec, Cherryfield and Rosman will each have community booths, while a large number of individ ual entries will be made from each section. Preparations are being made to take care of a large number of livestock, several of which will be purebred. Several head of regis tered cattle and hogs and have been listed, with some pure strain poultry expected to be entered. Included in the farm products display will be corn of different varieties, wheat, oats and rye of the seed type, soy beans, peas, clovers and legumes. Seed corn exhibits by members of the voca tional agriculture class will be one of the interesting snots in the farm products display. Around forty boys are enrolled in this class under Professor John Cor bin, and others who have- com pleted the couVse in the past sev eral years are also expected to add to this part of the exhibit. Ribbons for first and second prizes will also be awarded on all classes of truck crops, with fine displays of Irish potatoes and cabbage expected. Several fine fields of both these crops have been gi’own in the upper end of the county this year. Young Tar Heel Farmers will have one section for display of their wares, while the home eco nomics class, under the supervi sion of Miss Olga Fortenberry, will have a separate section for display of their work. Display of antiques, some of SILVER FOXES WILL BE BREVARD EXHIBIT One of the interesting exhibits COUNTY MUST DO ITS PART TO GET HELP Relief Funds May Be Se cured for Transylvania From Government WILL ASK~^RD FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT Four Hundred Families in Dire Straits Unless Aid Is Given Transylvania county, if its cit- to be shown at the Sylvan Valley j jzenship is willing to do its part, which will be staged at Bre vard high school next Saturday will be a pen of silver foxes from the Blue Ridge Silver Fox ranch at Cherryfield. This fox ranch, said to be the largest to be oper ated in southeastern America, is attracting wide attention from fur growers in all sections of the country. Among the many other inter esting exhibits will be twenty-six purebred Spotted Poland China gilts, shown by members of. the vocational agriculture class of Brevard high school. These pigs were loaned the boys early this spring by interested busine.ss men of the county, and are the nucleus by which pure blood is expected to bo introduced into this county in the hog. raising industry. Farm products; garden and truck exhibits, home and pantry displays, needlecraft and other home arts, together with a varied display by the home economics class under supervision of Miss Virginia Wilcox, will give added zest to the ladies display. Much interest • is' centered around the community booths, for which prizes in the amounts of $10, $5 and $2.50 will be given. community booths will be entered, Brevard, Boyd and Little River, with many individual en tries from each of the communi ties in the general displaja Ribbons, appropriately printed are being furnished by Mrs. Flax A. Lawrence, operator of the Nob by Shoppe. Professor Julian Glazener, who is moving factor in the staging of the Sylvan Valley Fair, reports that there is more interest being shown than in any previous event them dating back to the Revolu- nature, and he feels tmTinrv war noriod TS exnected tO'.oj__. ._’,n v_ _ FASHION STORE WILL BE CLOSED SATURDAY Announcement is made by The Fashion Department store that their place will be closed on Sat urday of this week on account of religious holidaja -Rosh Haslion- nah, the Jewish New Year, will begin Friday evening. This is regarded as one of the most holy da.vs on the Jewish calendar. The Vigodsky family .will at tend church services in Atlanta, Ga., during the obsei'vanco of thi.s event, Mrs. Maxwell Is Winner of Prizes Mrs. John Maxwell of North Brevard won first and second prizes' at the Asheville dahlia show last week on her two en tries of seedlings, winning over some of the largest growers of .this .section'• of the state., Mrs. Maxwell has an exception ally nice flower garden, specializ ing in dahlias, and has two fine strains which she expects to reg ister next summer with the na tional dahlia association. At this old church, the people liked the “all-day meeting” when Bishop Asbury—the far famed home missionary Methodist bishop stopped here in the fall of the year 1800, and they have liked ever since. With Mr. Alexander to talk in the morning, Mr. Hutchison in the afternoon, with the old-time ongregational singing, and with the usual “Davidson River d^ picnic dinner,” a wonderfully en- oyable time will be had by all. CORN PRICES CLIMB 5 CENTS PER BUSHEL Welcome news is contained an announcement made by B. and B. Feed company—Corn i; up 5 cents per bushel, now brin.g’ ing 50 cents per bushel, w tatoes are also up a nich I’.s bringing 00 cents. the po- Mrs. Addie Orr Called in Death Mrs. Addie Orr, 87, died at her home in the Boyston section Tues day night after an illness of sev eral years. Funeral services ^v^ll be held at Pisgah Forest Baptist church Thursday morning at 11 o’clock, with interment in the Davidson River cemetery nearby The husband, Rev. P. P. Orr, one of Transylvania county’s out standing Baptist ministers in hi: day, has been dead for several years. Surviving are two sons and two daughters, all of ths county, follows: R. J. Orr, Carl Orr, Miss Eulalia Orr, and Mr.s. W. S. Tay lor, tionary war period is expected to be an interesting part of the Ros man exhibit, while homemade crockery ware and cooking uten- .sils of early Transylvania set tlers is also expected to be shown. Each department of Rosman school will have their own dis plays, along with individual room entries. Display booths will be lo cated in the high school gym with livestock and part of the farm ex hibits being placed on the school grounds. Ladies of the community will 3 with each other in home and pantry supplies, needlecraft and flowers, with new ideas in can ning and preserving and meal p}’eparation being displayed. C. Hutches of Florida and Transylvania, will have one of the best statuary displays ever to be shown- in this section on ex hibit. Included in this display will be a likeness of soldiery of Revo lutionary war. War Between the States, Spanish-American war, and the A. E. F. with a Red Cross nurse and the American eagle dominating. Other relief figures of war mementos will be used to make the showing up to date. A booth showing work of the 5-10 year farm improvement pro gram being sponsored by The Asheville Citizen-Times in West- North Carolina will be* locat- n the center of the large gym. Listings already made show a great increase over the first Ros man fair staged two years ago, Professor Corbin stated early this week. Several business houses Brevard are expected to make tries of their wares, for which no charge will be made fident that it will be a worthwhile undertaking. Those who have entries of live stock are urged to bring them to the high school building on Friday afternoon, not later than four o’clock. Adequate housing facili ties will be provided ^or these entries in the high school garage, and an attendant will be in charge during the night prior to open ing of the fair on Saturday. Attractions other than exhibits, slated for the day include, music by a string band, and a football game on the high school grid in the afternoon between Brevard high and Brevard Institute. No admission will be charged for entry to the fair, and a grtn- al invitation is extended to the public to attend. KELLY TO SPEAK AT THURSDAY MEETING H. B. Kelly, president of Tran sylvania Trust company and vice president of State Trust conipany, Hendersonville, will be guest speaker at the regular meeting of Brevard Kiwanis club to be held at the England home on Thursday of this week, according to announcement of Kiwanian Houston, who will have charge of the program. Special effort to have all mem bers of the club present at this meeting is being made by offi- The Pisgah Cotton mill was in operation yesterday, with around forty hands employed; but tele phone communication with W. M. Sherard of Hendersonville, man ager of the mill, established the fact that the mill will be in oper ation but a short time. Mr. Sherard said the mill was endeavor to bring the j finishing an old order for goods 7Hon’th’s attendance record up to j which was not completed when the ^standard, mill was previously closed down. Milk Tax Will Be Topic at Meeting Aldermen Invite Public to Attend Sessions Privilege tax for milk producers and dealers in the town of Bre vard will be considered at the regular meeting of the board of Aldermen to be held at the city hall on Monday evening of next week. All interested people are invit ed by the mayor and board to be present at the meeting and ex press their views in the matter. Laboratory equipment is being set up by the board of aldermen for the testing of milk, water, and to assist in the sanitary work of the town. R. H. Mor row, 'an authority on questions of this kind, will be in charge of the laboratory. will receive help from Federal Aid funds, according to information given citizens of the county and a representative of The Times, who were in conference with Fred W. Morrison, state director of re lief, at Raleigh, on Monday. To obtain funds from tlie Fed eral Aid with which to carry on work for relief of the unemployed it will be necessary for the coun ty and its people to put up a rep resentative share. Funds to the amount of $60,000, which is the estimate required to take care of indigent unemployed for the suc ceeding 12 months can be procur ed only through the state alloca tion, in the opinion of the state director, only after the county and organizations of the county have signified their willingness to share in providing payment for work of the needy of this county. It will be necessary, in the opin ion of Director Morrison as ex pressed to the representative of The Times at the conference Mon day, for the county to make a levy in next year’s budget of five cents in order to procure the al lotment from the amount to be expended in the relief' program in North Carolina. This matber will be taken up at the meeting of the county commissioners on Monday of next week. If funds are procured fropi the state’s share of the Federal Aid they will not be used as a dole under the plan as outlined at the conference, but rather will be spent for labor which will be used to improve outlying roads in the county, back streets in the towns, repair school buildings and do other work of a public nature. Un der the plan, all classes of labor will be given as much employment as possible in order to reach the largest number of needy people. It is estimated that a minimum of 400 families will be destitute this winter unless employment of public nature can be supplied. Counting the average family of five, 2,000 people are faced with the problem of procuring the ne cessities of life, with their hope based upon aid to be procured from State and Federal Aid. Private subscriptions will be asked to help offset the required amount to be put into the fund handled and controlled by organ ized bodies of the county. These subscriptions, however, it is point ed out, will fall far short of reach ing the minimum necessary from local sources, and the county com missioners are faced with provid ing the county’s part of the sum of $20,000, w'hich must be sup plied by agencies here in order to share in the aid coming to this county through the state agency from the. Federal Aid. Indian Fair To Be Held Next Week Many people from Transylvania county are planning to attend the Cherokee Indian fair which will be held October 4, 5, 6 and 7 on the Indian reservation. Indian arts and crafts, agricul tural displays. Indian ball games, archery contests, old time Indian dancing and other features al ways make this one of the big events held in Western North Carolina each year. PISGAH MILL OPERATING FOR FEW DAYS ONLY LARGE ATTENDANCE AT COUNCIL MEET Plans for the coming month’s work were outlined at the regular meeting of the Worker’s Council of Brevard Baptist church held Tuesday evening. Twenty mem bers of the council were present despite the downpour of rain. Rev. Paul Hartsell, pastor, made an interesting talk, stressing in dividual responsibility of teachers and officers. The meeting was presided over by the general Su perintendent, F. Brown Carr, who pleaded for unified co-operation in the Sunday school and church work. Next meeting of the coun cil will be held Tuesday eyoning, Oct. 25, at 7:30 o’clock.
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