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TIIF TP ANQYT V ANT vd“g i xirj i Jti AIN o I 1j v a a i m County A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County j • ■ .—~— _______ . —. — \zOL. 38—No_39 ” BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA- TRURSDAyTsEPTEMBER 28, 1933 $1.00 PER YEAR IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY HIGHWAY MAHER IS BETWEEN TWO FIRES Reynolds Says 284 Is Job For State Highway, and Commission Says No Letters received in Brevard from the United States Forestry division through the office of Senator Robert R. Reynolds, seem to indicate that there is a general mixup between North Carolina highway commission officials and the Forestry Divi-ion, each of the departments seemingly j “waiting on the other” to do the work on highway 284. In the meantime, intc'esteii citi zens of Transylvania ac continuing to call upon all officials through whom influence may be secured to have the important scenic route completed. Fob owing is copies of letters re ceived here last week by Ralph H. Ramsey: “Mr. Ra'ph H. Ramsey, Brevard, North Carolina My dear Mr Ramsey: I am enclosing herewith a lettei from the Forest Service which ex plains thu situation relative to highway No. 284. I would suggest that you call a conference of the people interested in this project and read to them the contents of this letter. After which 1 believe it would bo wise for you to wire Mr. Jeffress. We will continue to work on It from this angle, but it appears to me that Mr. Jeffress has it within his power to give you this road. With warmest personal regards always. I am,” Very sincerely yours, JOHNSTON AVERY, Secretary. Washington, Bept. IS. “Hon. Robert R. Reynolds, United States Senate, Washington, D. C. “Dear Senator: “I wish to acknowledge receipt ol your letters of September 9 and 10, addressed to Major Stuart, enclos ing letters from Mr. Ralph H. Ram sey, Jr., and others urging the Forest Service to reconstruct and surface State Highway No. 284; through the Pisgah Forest. ; “Some years ago the Forest Ser vice began construction of a toad beginning at the forest boundary south of Candler and joining State Highway No. 281 at Wagon Road Gap. This is known as the Pisgah Motor Road, tnd to date not suffi cient funds have been available to lomplete 'his project to the star (Continued on back jxtyt) HARRY PATTON NOW CITY WEATHER MAN Harry H. Patton, city clerk, has been designated as official weather Observer for Transylvania county, and has the instruments belonging to tiie Federal Bureau set near his office on West Main street. The station was £t the Brevard institute for several years, prior to that institution’s closing in July. Mr. Patton says that his duties are only to record the weather as it comes and that it will be useless for people to call him up on the telephone and try to get a rainy day changed to one with lots of sun shine, and that coal dea’ers in the community will also find it use loss to send in a request to have a real cold spell. DAVIDSON RIVER DAY TO BE HELD SUNDAY On next Sunday the annual Home i C''tiling day will be celebrated at| the old Davidson River church. This; day has been observed for many, j many years,, and always brings aj large attendance from this county,j and surrounding counties. 1 Rev. R. C. Anderson, D. D., of! Montreat, will preach in the morning I at eleven. Dr. Anderson has visited Brevard a number of times, and a h will be glad to hear him again. I The usual Davidson River day picnic dinner on the grounds at the noon recess. Various, speakers, songs, etc. in the afternoon. To those familiar with the day.j no description is needed. To those i not familiar, no words would be suf-i ficient to describe it. SEND YOUR BOY OR GIRL THE TIMES AT 50c PER SCHOOL TERM In order to make it easy for parents in Brevard and Transyl vania county to send the home paper to their boys and girls who are attending schools and colleges in other sections, the price for the paper has been cut for this purpose to fifty cents for the school term. Happenings in the home com munity are of double interest to the boys and girls who are away at school, and the home paper will bn opp-opriate p’lft. REGISTRATION BOOKS TO BE OPEN OCT. 28th Registration books for those who wish to register for the November 7th repeal election will not be open on Saturday Sept. 28 as announced two weeks ago but will be open for one day only, Saturday October 28. The books will be in the hands of the regular registrars, and will be found at the regular voting places in the various precincts on Saturday, October 28. ECK SIMMS TO BE WET’S CANDIDATE Over Two Hundred People On Petition—No Other Is Out For Place With more than 200 names of voters of the county already in evi dence, a petition is being circulated through the county, asking that Eck L. Sims be qualified as the candi-j date for election to represent the re peal clement of Transylvania coun :y in the election to be held on Nov ember 7th. Mr. Sims, connected with the State Highway department the past several years, and for years rural po'iceman of Transylvania county, s well known throughout the county, having taken an active interest in matters political here for years. He tvas candidate for sheriff on the Democratic ticket in 1927, and was beaten by a very narrow margin. It is not known at this time whether there will be more than one • seeking the place as candidate for! :he repoalists. Under the election, law governing the matter, as many j is care to, may ask to he standard bearer for repeal, with the person procuring the most names ot quali :d voters to his petition being ac cepted by the board of elections. j Mrs. I,. B. Haynes is candidate for| he drys. New Arrivals Mr. ar.d Mrs. James Brewer ot) Pisgah Forest, announce the birth! ■ P a daughter, Dora Marie, on Sept, j IPth. . J Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Gillespie of> East Fork, announce the arrival of j' i son. on Sept. 23rd. j Born, to Rev. and Mrs. Nathan j [ hapman of Rosman, a daughter, or,| September 22nd. i Mr. and Mrs. Fred Revis, of Lake Toxaway announce the birth of a daughter, Cora Sue, on Sunday, September 24th. .All subscribers in arrears will re vive within the next few days, a post card telling to what date the rear’s price of The Times will re iaw. High postage rates prohibit •ending regulation bills, hence the penny postals. During the past week the follow ing new and renewals have been re reived: Kenneth Harris, Charlotte; La Verne Whitmire, Cullowhee; Fdiza Henry, Gastonia; Marjorie Young, Cu'low nee; T. M. Mitchell, R-3; Wilson Middleton, Greenville; H. 0. Mackev, R-2; Miss Geneva Neil!, CkeseyS. C., Dr. Eleanor Town rend. Charleston; S. P. CoTlins, R-2;1, Waiyer McNeely, Lake Toxaway;) T. C. Galloway, Brevard; Miss Carol: Oppenhcimer, Brevard; T. F,. Patton,j Jr., Brevard; Mary Whitmire, Dela ware; Lena A lison, Cullowhee, Frank! E. Beane, Brevard and Augusta, Ga,1 Rhuemma Shipman, Washington, D. C.; Miss Sadie North, Brevard; Ralph E'dridge, Weaverville; 0. j Duclos, B'-evard. STATE WORKERS FOR P. T. A. IN COUNTY Organization of Parent - Tcaehei associations in schools of the county has been in progress here this week, with Mrs. W. W. Martin, field work rr for the state organization visiting various school communities, accomp anied by members of the Brevard organization. Little River P.-T. A was organized Tuesday night with Mrs. Haroldj Hart as presklent, F. P. Shuford,! vice president; Miss Sa'lie Merrill,! secretary and Mrs. Harley Merrill,; treasurer. A large number of school] patrons were present at the meeting; and an enthusiastic group ie looked! forward to in the Little River com- ■ munity. First regular meeting cf the | Little River P.T. A. wUl be held I next Monday night at the school; house. The organizer was scheduled to meet with patrons and teachers of the Lake Toxaway school Wednesday afternoon of this week; Tuesday aft ernoon at 3:30 at Seliea; Tuesday evening at 7:30 at Connestee; Fri day afternoon at Pisgah Forest and Friday evening at 7:3C at Cedar Mountain. Saturday afternoon at three o’clock a general meeting will be held at Brfvard high school at which time officials and members of the : various groups of the county are ex l pcs* i to be present. Mrs. Martin ' • ill. speaker. Transylvania Fair Promises To Be Great Event Here Nextweek Plans are practically complete for staging the Transylvania County Fair here on Friday and Saturday, October 6 and 7, with hundreds of exhibits in all classes of home, farm, dairy and sehoo'. expected to be seen. The fair will be held in the Harris and Lowe buildings on East Main street, these two buildings being given rent free by the owners for die benefit of the fair. Floor space is being sold by a committee headed by R. F. Tharp, J.. E. Rufty and R. T. Kimzey to commercial advertisers in several lines, as well as ■ advertising space in the fair booklet which is being sold to Brevard and outside firms, money derived from sale of floor space and advertising in the fair book expected :o cover cost of putting on the fair. j Committees, representative of the ' entire county are working with in I tc rested citizens of various com | munities and the vocational teachers, [Professor Ju ian Glazener, Professer Randall Lyday, Miss Virginia Wil ••nx and Miss Mattie Green, in an effort to have every person in the county interested in some phase of the fair. Blue ribbons for the hrst prizes and red ribbons for second prizes [are being offered in all classes. The First Transylvania County I fair in a number of years, people in | general are expected to be here for [ both "days of the fair. As an extra inducement, several merchants and business people of the town are put ting on special bargains for the two days, in order to make the event more attractive. —-——- ' ~ i WORK TO START ON COLLEGE BUILDING Much Material and Labor To Be Donated In Repair ing Taylor Hall Plans are being completed for darting work on repair of the old raylor Hal] at Brevard Institute, preparatory to opening of the Bre rard College here next fall. This work has been subscribed to by a lumber of business concerns and in lividuals, who will be expected to liake payment of their pledges with n a short period, as work is to be darted at once. Plans as called for necessitate eon iderable repair on the building in irdtr to bring it to a par with other buildings <>t' the Institute property which was donated as a college site >y the Woman’s Council of the :hurch. Much of the materials, and especially the lumber is being de lated by concerns in the county. BANKlFFSETlAW VALID SAYS JUDGE RUTHERFORHTON, Sept. 20 Hcaring a Rutherfordton county case >t Columbus, Judge Michael Schenek, resident judge of the 18th district ias held that, the Sullivan offset sank law, enacted by the last session if the general assembly, is constitu :ional. The case was entitled C. E. Mor gan against Gurney P. Hood, com nissioner of banks, and the liquidate ng agent of the Rutherford County dank and Trust company. The plantiff in the action sets up hat deposits were conveyed to the plaintiff for a sum ow-ed the bank iy the plaintiff. Judge Schenck or lered that the defendants credit, at face value the deposits transferred. Foliow'ing the ruling the defendants Mitered notice of an appeal to the date supreme court. McCALL REUNION lO BE HELD AT COURT HOUSE Annual McCall reunion will be teld at the Transylvania county :ourt house in Brevard next Sunday October 1 with an al' day program if interest, inc'udir.g music, noth meal and instrumental, short ta ks, ind a picnic dinner. The Rev. A. L. Vaughn will be jvincipal speaker of the day, with Others making short addresses and reports of interest. The public in general is invited to attend the re union each group being expected to >ring their own lunch as the long mbles will not be spread this year. BURT HEARD AT OAK GROVE Rev. J. E. Burt filled his regular appointment at Oak Grove Baptist .hurch Sunday night. His text was: ‘For we are his workmanship, creat ed in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.” Eph. 2:10. The sermon was excellent and was greatly appreciated by the congregat ion. MANY PEOPLE SIGN T. V. A. APPLICATION Many Transylvania county men are signing applications for work at the- Norris dam in the Tennessee Valley work near Knoxville all classes of skilled and unskilled lahoi applying. . j'fXarriinuiKm ui a^ announced to be held at Brevarc within the next couple of weeks al which time twenty or more men wi’’ be selected from this county as pari of the original quota of two hun dred who will move their familiei to the Norris Dam site to begin th< community canter or town which ii to be established there as first stei L;-n the move. Later others will be called fo: work on the Cove Creek project married men who are willing _ t move their families there bcim t! f! ■ t ';uota. METHODIST REVIVAL WILL START SUNDAY Rev. C. N. Clark To Conduct Week’s Services For Brevard Church Revival services will begin in th Brevard Methodist church Sunda morning at 11 o’clock, with the Re C. N. Clark, pastor of the Canto Methodist church, doing the preach ing- [19 Services will be held also Sunday night at 7:30 o’c'ock, and each suc ceeding night at the same hour du/ ing next week. Rev. J H. West, pastor of the Brevard Methodist church, will preach at the- Canton Methodist church Sunday morning, exchanging pulpits with Rev. Mr. Clark at that time. The visiting pastor will be guest of Mr. West at the parsonage (luring his stay in Brevard. countyTeachers MEETING SATURDAY County-wide teachers’ meeting will be held in the Brevard high school building Saturday morning at 10 o’clock, according to announcement of Superintendent G. C. Bush. An interesting program has beer prepared, featuring talks by county officer, Dr. G B. Lynch, Mist Myrtle Little telling how to teach geography, Professor G. C. Bush, explaining about the budget and tel ling something cf the state school Commission and other matters per lainmg to the school system. It is c-xpeetcd that a suite trained nurse will also be one of the speakers on the program. Following the general meeting in the auditorium the teachers will reassemb’e ir. different rooms for the primary, elementary and high school group meetings. F. F. A. HOLDS PUBLIC MEET SATURDAY NIGHT Brevard chapter Future Farmers of America held their first public meeting of the school year in the Junior Hall Saturday night with a large number of people present to hear the interesting progvam. The following program was ren dered: “Value of Winter Cover Crops" by Robert Killian; “Possi bilities of the Capon Industry," Charles Merrill; Debate—Resolved , that, legumes turned under as green manure are more practicable for soil improvement than legumes fed to livestock and the manure applied to j soil"—Merrimon Shuford and Ear Ashworth spoke for the affirmative, ' with Foy Holden and Mack Hamlin representing the negative. Each side brought out some interesting facte in regard to the legumes question, the affirmative winning. Judges weri Ruffin Wilkins. C. R. Sharp and Beecher Mull. ' Other short talks were made by visitors following completion of the ] program. Music was furnished by ' the dub during the evening. 'BAPTIST REVIVAL TO CLOSE FR Y NIGHT Revival services at the Brevard Baptist church will come to a c'osc Friday night, according to announce ment of the pastor, Rev. Paul Hart sell. ine special senes oi reuKiuu services, which have been in progrcsi the past two weeks, with Rev. E Gibson Davis, pastor of the Firsi Baptist church, Asheville, doing th< : preaching, have been marked by * ! good attendance and much interes' ' manifested. Services have been helt ! each morning and evening, resultinf i in quite a number of reconsecrationi i and applications to church member ship. It is generally felt that much gooi ,'will result from this revival, no ) only to the members of the Baptis • church but also to the community a r. whole. COMMISSIONERS WILL MEET HERE MONDAY The county commissioners -will hold their regular meeting at the court house on Monday of next week, ac cording to L. V. Sigmon, decretory to the board. The board met 'ast Friday aa the [ county board of equalization, and attended to a' few' pidpertv matters, very few people coming, since t-ft? valuation had been cut in half at last listing time on all real propeuy. DIPHTHERIA CLINIC WILL BE HELD HERE Kiwanis Club To Be Sponsor —Dr. Davis Heard In Interesting Speech Brevard Kiwanis club, in its meet ing Wednesday at noon voted to sponsor a diphtheria clinic for indi gent clii'uic.j here again this fall, following one held last year, in the effort to stamp out diphtheria in Transylvania county. Dr, C. L. Newland, chairman of the underprivileged child committee, stated to the club that while over nine hundred children were vaccinat ed last year by the Kiwanis club and i llied interests, that there are sever al cases now in the county, and bile it would be impossible for an j pidemic to break out at this time, I \:e to the fact that a large portion children in the. county between di ages of one year and twelve were •cinated last year, that there is •ssibility that several communities u ill be affected unless preventative methods are taken. Investigation of ie approximate cost and the manner getting assistance in the work . ' ■ left to the underprivi'eged child I committee by the club with instruc ti. r. to take whatever steps wen deemed necessary. It is expected that other organiza tiotis will again join with the Kiwan is club in making the diphtheria clinic as small a buroen as possible on any one organization. Tin club also voted to contribute $5.00 to the Transylvania county fair, taking space in the fair book let to that amount. |3SHS Dr. E. Gibson Davis, who is con | ducting the revival sendees af the Brevard Baptist church was guest of Rev. Paul Hartsell, and had charge of the program, making an interesting talk. 0. White, of Green jvil'.e, was a guest of Willis Brittain. GREENVILLE MAN IS KILLED AT CASHIERS George Pi'metnan, of Greenville, was instantly killed just before noon I last Friday when a truck in which ihe was riding, collided with 9 state highway truck on highway 28 be tween Cashiers and Fairfield. Pinneman, a produce dealer of | Greenville, had loaded around four 'tons of cabbage on the heavy truck Friday morning near G’enviilc and was on hi? way to Greenville, when [ the accident occurred. Two negroes with the Greek were uninjured, lone riding in the back of the truck said to have jumped when the truck ' started running away, and the other i escaped without injury, the negro 'driving the truck jumping clear when it crashed. I The negro driver told in Brevard that he was coming down the long Uteep grade in second gear in an ef fort to keep the heavily loaded truck under control, and that Pinneman knocked the gear shift into neutral 1 in order to hurry the trip up, and ?uch momentum was gained that he crtild not control it. No blame was attached to the negro driver or tin’ driver of the state highway truck. [SCHOOL BUS RULING | CAUSING STATE ROW | Word from Raleigh is to the ef I feet that in several counties in the i state, school patrons are "up in ! arms” about the two-mile school I bus law that has bec-n interpreted to read that no chi’d who lives within a two mile radius of the school shall be given free rides on the school bus, whether the bus is empty oi full. I Trofessor G. C. Rush, stated to t j representative of The Times Tues day that there had been very httl* dissention in Transylvania count} about the matter, most of the patrom taking the ruling as a matter 01 course. The following dispatch fron Raleigh tells something of the bat tie in the state RALEIGH, Sept. 26.—The "tw' mi’e limit” school bus battle wil break full force before the stab 3chool commission when it meet hero tomorrow. While it has been established th 1930 law does not prevent carryini to school in busses children who liv less than two miles from school, th school commission says there are n funds available for this purpose, I* Bus costs at present are based o : the law which does provide childre t living two miles or more awny fror s school must be provided with tram pnrtption. * FREEMAN WA 5 TO HAVE STREETS SOFT Chase After Law Violator Is Disastrous To Person And Clothing A move is expected to be started shortiy'by Gfeifcf fieri -fc^an to liave ail streets in Brevard coPriw with a heavy rubber matting, so that one can fail and sprawl on the 1 streets when the occasion arises with out personal damage. Chief Freeman made up his mind to this effect late Saturday night after he had used the hard pavement of Whitmire street for a sudden sprawling stop It seems that Chief freeman and Policeman Morris were after 8 young man who had been seen to liide rome liquor near the Methodist church After watching him some time, the young man, a member of the John’s Rock CCC camp, went back after his toddy, and nresumab I ly had his companions in an old ! sedan meet him down near the In | stitute, the young fellow carrying ; the booze going down the hi'l behind the Methodist church and joining his companions at the intersection of North Broad and Whitmire. When he started to get into the car. Chief Freeman and Policeman Morris gave chase, across the vacant lota between North Broad and Caldwell, through and over the several barb wire fences with more or less dam age to the chased and the chaser, in and out of ditches and briar patches in a more or less dignified manner and then across the cornfield jest across the street fr.im Jess Smith's place. It was when coming cut of the cornfield that Chief Freeman made up his mind that the streets should all be covered with rubber matting, as lie stubbed his toe on the curbing and measured the hard pavement with his long form, doing ’ots of damage to coat sleeves, trouser kgs ami his body Chance to get away by the young fellow being chased was thwarted liy Turner Allison, who had been awakened from his slumbers by the commotion near his home, and when Chief fell he yelled for Turner to "Catch that man,” and catch him j Mr. Allison did, clad nearly like ithey mosey around in the nudist [colonies heard and read so much [about in the daily press. { A little back tracking and the J whiskey was found. th<- owner, or , possessor placed in jail, aud Chief j freeman was then at liberty to i dress his several wounds, nrnl think j upon the topic of how t<> persaude I the city fathers to go into the rub Jbcr matting business. DOGS ARE BECOMING NUISANCE SAYS DR. “Editor The Transylvania Time*. Brevard, N. C. “Dear Editor: D “T wonder if you could create enough public sentiment through your paper to cause all lovers of | dogs not to congregate enough in [one place to establish a “zco." there [by causing the entire neighborhood 4 to suffer from the noise. ) “We have some in our mighbo .hood that bark from midnight ur about 4 A. M. that would mekerBi ■noise of a park of lox hound' inU& I chase pale into insignificance, would not say :i word were ii- not the tourists wo have lamenting •; fact that they are unab'c- to sleep. "Yours for a better town. “ROBERT L. STOKES/’ Brevard, Sept. 26. SQUIRREL SEASON TO OPEN HERE MONDAY Squirrel season will officiu !y open in Transylvania county Monday morning, when it is safe to venture forth without fear of being accented by a game warden. ‘ Reports have it that squirrel ha« been a favored diet by many al ready, opening of the season on Oc tober first not deterring many from enjoying this delectable fond ' September. No arrests have been re ported to this paper. ! TIMES TO BE ISSUED I ONE DAY EARLIER ON , ACCOUNT OF FAIR i _ Next week’s edition of The Times will be issued one day earlier than usual, being printed on Tuesday and put in the mails Wednesday morning instead of ' Thursday as is usual custom. This is being done in order to allow the paper to reach al! peo ple of the county before Friday so final instructions for fair entries can be given out by. of ficials of the Transylvania Fair, which will be held here next Fri day and Saturday. 1 County correspondents are asked to get their weekly letters in on 1 Saturday it' possible and _ not 1 later than Monday. Advertisers , are also requested to have their ' j • t idt* Monday morning.