|*SF[ THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES j.~H ! Count>.. i A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County ———B ▼’I' •¥ 'b 'S* ■I,»y»*S*^**>«l*^*-I<*^*<%***,y —■——^^lwi—^ “ ^rTfT BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1938 $1.00 PER YEAR IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY VOL. 48: NO. *"■ _■■ ~^^^^ FATHER-SON DINNER AT ROSMAN TONIGHT Future Fanners Will Entertain Dads at Annual Affair In School ROSMAN. March 9—Annual father son banquet will be hdd Thursday evening of this week at the high school, with members of the Future Farmers of America hosts to their fathers, and a few Invited guests. The dinner will be served at 7:30 o’elock. with the Home Economics de partment preparing and serving the dinner, which, from the menu sounds tempting, and judging from past years, will be highly enjoyable. The string band from the Brevard FFA chapter will furnish must \ and speeches of long nature will be taboo another custom that has been carried out to satisfaction of all for the past several years. The following program will be given: Opening ceremony, chapter: address of welcome, John Rogers: response. Julian Glazener: Invocation. Rev. M. E. Sum mey; music. Brevard FFA string band: “trips we have taken,” Herbert Fish er: report of progress. Troy Owen: jokes. Arthur Waldrop; toast to Home Economics department. Charles Mc Neely: recognition of guests, B. L. Lunsford; dosing ceremony, chapter. Following Is the menu for the dinner: Fruit cocktail, chicken, dressing, string beans, potatoes, salad, peach pie, Ice cream, coffee, mints. Officers of the association are: Presi dent, Charles MrNeely; vice president. J. A. Wild: secretary. John Reid: treasurer. Herbert Fisher; reporter. John Rogers: advisor, B. L. Lunsford Pastors To Meet The Rev. W. H. Nicholson announces that the Transylvania Baptist Associ ation pastors group will meet In the pastor's study at the Brevard Baptist church. Monday morning at 10 o’clock. All pastors of the county are invited to attend the one-hour program. Parent-1 eacner tjroup Hears Health Officer Featuring the March meeting of the P.T.A., held Monday_jiftemoon In the elementary school building, was a talk by Dr. G. B. Lynch, county health of ficer. Dr. Lynch told of the health clinics being held throughout the coun ty, and other ways In which the local health unit Is of benefit to the schools of the town and county. Principal J. E. Rufty spoke briefly concerning the summer round-up for pre-school children. The following vol unteered to assist In this work: Mrs. Goode Ix>ftls. Mrs. C. L. Newland. Mrs. I .ester D. Martin. Mrs. Constance Pendleton Ranks. Mrs. A. H. Klzer, Mrs. J. M. Gaines. Mrs. Holler, Mrs. C. F. Mlsenhelmer. Mrs. Walter Duck worth. Mrs. J. M. Allison nnd Mrs. Clay Pennell. In the absence of the president. Mrs. W. C. Austin the routine business was In charge of Mrs. S. P. Vemer. The nominating committee recommended that the Incoming president be given a training course In P.T.A. work at Chapel Hill'In August. Mrs. Meece Buried In Henderson Sunday ASHEVILLE. March 8—Mrs. Kath erine Meece. 97. died Saturday morn ing at the home of her son, J. W. Meece at Fletcher, following a brief Illness. Death was caused by Infirmi ties of old age. Mrs. Meece. a native of Rutherford County, had lived with her son at Fletcher for the past 20 years. She was a life-long member of old Sycamore Baptist church at Mills River. Funeral services were conducted at .9 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Mt. Oll lard Baptist church. In Henderson county. The Rev. W. M. Pruitt offi ciated. Burial was in the church ceme tery. Surviving Mrs. Meece are five sons. J. W. Meece. of Fletcher. J. M. Meece, of Brevard. O. C. Meece. of Biltmore. M. Meece. of Arden and S. B. Meece. of Bangum. Okla., one daughter, Mrs. M. S. Souther, of Horse Shoe; 45 grand children; 46 greatgrandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. COUNTY TAX LISTERS SELECTED BY BOARD Work Starts Around April 1st Schedule Will Be Carried Next Week Tax listing In Transylvania county will be started the .'•st of April, ac cording to Ralph W. i -day. tax super visor. The following listers were appoint ed and approved at tho meeting of the hoard of commissioners Monday. Boyd township—K. F. Kyday. Brevard—John Kilpatrick. Cathy Creek—Gaston Whitmire. Dunns Rock—George Maxwell. Kaatatoe—Clyde Hubbard Gloucester—Oble Fisher. Hogback—Henry McCall. Kittle River—T. H Hart. Meeting of listers will be held with the tax supervisor on Tuesday, March 22nd. at 1 o'cltjck In the Commission room at the court house. Dates for listing !n_each of the town ships will be carried Tn this newspaper next week. 100 LAST MONDAY WILLIAM (Uncle Bill) Mc CRARY, the county's oldest citi zen, celebrated his one hundredth birthday Sunday, with children and sranchildren around him. College May Day To Be Widely Attended (By Sturgis May) At a special meeting of the Brevard college faculty last Monday it was de cided to sponsor a May Day program here May 7. The program will be known as spring festival day. This will be the first program of this type to ever he given at Brevard. An election will Vie held by the en tire student body in the near future to select a May Queen, and court. The Queen will be selected from the senior class. The attendants will come from the senior and freshman classes, re spectively. Two students who will be honored at the festival program May 7, are Miss Boralne Shropshire, of Madison, I and Miss Nelvln Gunn, of Reidsville. Miss Shropshire and Miss Gunn, were recently selected as the prettiest girls in the senior and freshman classes. The main purpose for h8”lng such a program at Brevard Junior college Is to enable the people from the two Car oiinas and other states to visit beauti ful Western North Carolina in the spring. Brevard college Is located In the beautiful mountains of Transyl vania county surrounded by some of America's most beautiful water falls. During the course of the day’s pro gram there will be many forms of en tertainment going on for the visitors. A special luncheon will he served the students and their visitors, on the campus. Babratory experiments will be conducted in the chemistry nnd biology labs. Several plays will be given by the Brevard Masquers that night, in the auditorium of Spencer hall. A special Invitation Is given to the people of Brevard and Transylvania county in order that the people may become acquainted with their junior college. Mrs. Sprouse Buried . In Rutherford County Mrs. Mary Jane Sprouse, aged 73, died Saturday afternoon at the home of her grand-son William Sprouse, at Ruth, after an illness of several weeks. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon from Macedonia Baptist church near Ruth, and Interment was made In the church cemetery. The Rev. Dewey Hodge, the Rev. Frank Early, and other pastors of the community were in charge of the rites. Pallbearers were Lee Long. Albert Putman, Major TTuffstltler. Edgar Morehead. Edgar Tgme. and Woodrow Walker. Granddaughters of the de ceased were In charge of flowers. Surviving are two daughters and four sons, as follows: Mrs. Ernest Hardin of Shelby: Mrs. tTora Williams of Ruth: Monroe, and Ben Sprouse of Rutherford ton, and Edgar and Will Sprouse of Brevard. Also surviving are 28 grand children and three great-grandchildren Mrs. Sprouse had been a member of the Macedonia church for 40 years, and had numerous friends throughout Rutherford county. New Arrivals Mr. and Mrs. Albert Merrill of Cedar Mountain announce the birth of a son, Albert Howland, Jr., on February 23. The young man weighed ten pounds, and is reported to be doing nicely. Rom to Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Kelly a daughter, Eleanor Elizabeth, on Tues day. March S. at Lyday Memorial hos pital. P.om to Mr. and Mrs. H M. TTolbert a son James Earl on Wednesday, March 2. at I.yday Memorial hospital. Rom to Mr. and Mrs. Carr Glazener, of Rosman. a daughter, Stella Harriot, on Monday. March 7. Illustrated Lecture At Methodist Church The Rev. Dumont Clarke, director of the religious department of the Far mers Federation, will speak at the Bre vard Methodist church Sunday evening at 7:30 o’clock. Mr. Clarke will give an Illustrated lecture on the Lord's Acre plan. An Invitation to the public Ib extended by the pastor, the Rev. J. H. Brendall. to attend this special service Sunday eve ning. Willie Nelson Winner of “Big Egg” Contest Willie Nelson of Brevard won the dollar for the big egg last week, his monstrosity which he termed "egg." but could have been called a whole chicken and an egg, weighed 3 1-2 ounces. Ralph Orr of Brevard, R-2, brought In what would ordinarily be a prize winner, but was outclassed by the one Mr. Nelson found. The contest will run through three more Saturdays, with a dollar being given each week for the largest egg. There Is nothing to buy to enter Just bring the biggest egg you can find, and If It Is largest for the week, the dollar prize Is yours. Civic Club To Carry On Extensive Program The Women’s Civic club met in the club room. Monday afternoon, the president, Mrs. Oliver Orr, presiding. Plans for the season’s activities were discussed, and chairmen of special pro jects appointed committees as follows: Invited to serve on the flower show committee, of which Mrs. H. J. Bradley Is chairman, are: Mrs. Pat Kimzey, Mrs. Willis Brittain, Mrs. Clarence Yongue, Mrs. C. E. Orr, Jr., Mrs. Beu lah Zachary, Mrs. David Ward, Mrs. John Smith. Mrs. A. H. Harris, Mrs. John Maxwell. Mrs. T. H. Shipman, Mrs. Roy Long, Mrs. J. M. Oaines, Mrs. Coleman Galloway. Mrs. J. B. Jones. Mrs. Avery Galloway. Mrs. navta wara or rne nenem bridge will have as her committee: Mrs. A. G. Kyle, Mrs. A. H. Harris. Mrs. J. B. Jones. Mrs. H. J. Bradley. Mrs. T. G. Moody, Mrs. T. A. Berg, Mrs. T. H. Hampton, Miss Rose Shipman. Mrs. P. L. Newland, and Mrs. J. M. Gaines. Mrs. O. Ij. Erwin, chairman of the cleanup campaign, asked that she be given the same zone chairman as last year: Mrs. John Smith, Mrs. Thorvald Berg. Mrs. A. H. Harris and Mrs. E. R. Pendleton. Mrs. Beulah Zachary, chairman of landscaping and planting, stated that an order had been placed for shrubbery for the new school building. The club decided to put on a membership drive to raise funds for this project. The town was laid out In zones and volun teers called for the canvass of the entire town, all money rec»lved for new mem berships to be used on the school grounds project. It Is earnestly hoped by the club that every woman In; the community will Join in this worth while project and take a year’s mem bership in the club, however, member ships for a period of six months will be accepted. Mrs. David Ward and Miss Rose Shipman were asked to represent the club at the meeting of the town coun cil, when it was expected plans for operating the golf course this season would be made. Clemson Professor To Be Heard at College Dr. A. H. Mills, professor of econo mics at Glemson University, will ap pear in the chapel of Brevard college on Thursday, March 17. Dr. Mills will bring with him mov ing pictures taken on a tour of co operative enterprises in eastern Nova Scotia last summer. The tour covered more than 600 miles, and lasted several weeks. Dr. and Mrs. Pangle, of Bre vard College, also were In the group making the trip. The townspeople are cordially Invited to attend this feature and hear Dr. Mills’ accompanying re marks. The picture will be shown again at some public place in Brevard on Fri day, March 18, with Dr. Pangle mak ing further explanation of the coopera tives. WPA ASKED TO HELP GOLF COURSE WORK Municipal Country Club Will Have Improved Fairways and Club House W. A. Wilson, district engineer for the WPA is preparing a project which will employ a large group of workmen on the Brevard Municipal golf course. Plans which are being drawn call for repairing and seeding fairways, renovating th6 greens, covering ditches, and building of a club house. Individuals representing civic organi zations of the community met with the board of aldermen Mondav night, and urged the town board to secure an al lotment from the WPA for work on the course. Under the plans, a very small amount of actual cash will be expended by tho town, with major por tion of the cost of the needed Improve ments being In labor, which will be furnished by the WPA. At the meeting Monday night, the Klwnnls club was represented by Harry H. Patton and C. M. Douglas: Civic club by Mrs. David O. Ward and Mis" Hose Shipman; Chamber of Commerce by J. W. Smith. These citizens had been appointed as a special group to confer with the town officials In re gard to plans for operating the course this summer. Mr. Wilson stated that Inasmuch as the town had purchased the golf course outright,, that It was now a municipal ly-owned property, and as such was eligible for work under the WPA, Mr. Wilson and Harry Patton, together with members of thp town council, ex pect to hav» plans ready In the next few days. Chamber Commerce Send Out Booklets New booklets ordered by the Cham ber of Commerce are to be distributed to a widely scattered area, and along with the attractive folder, a list of boarding houses, houses, apartments, and other Information Is to be sent. Special emphasis Is made by the Chamber of Commerce officials that only those people who contribute to the cost of operating the bureau of In formation this year will be Included In the benefits, and the approved list of facilities will contain the paid members only. It was pointed out at the meeting held Friday evening, that the Chamber of Commerce operated last year on a small budget—less than 1100, but that a number of people were given the same benefits as members, when they had not paid Into the treasury any thing for operation of the information bureau. Several contributing members have made objections to "carrying more than their share” of the burden of expense In connection with operation of the , Chamber of Commerce, and have stated l frankly that they do not rare to pay for benefits which others received in previous years at no cost. It was pointed out at the meeting Friday evening, that Mrs. Fisher, sec retary. had tried to serve all the com munity in an Impartial way during the previous year, hut that under existing circumstances, this courtesy would have to be withdrawn from non-paying mem bers. A new list of facilities and accommo dations Is being prepared this week by the advertising and finance committee, and officers express the public request that all people of the community give their listings to the committees, and make their pledges for the year at this time. Mrs. Fisher stated that many In quiries are coming In concerning avail able houses and camps here and the climatic conditions of this section. She will furnish the names and addresses of these Inquirers upon request. It Is also urged by Mrs. Fisher that those having places to rent here list them with her. ART EXHIBIT HERE FOR SCHOOLS, 12TH Students To Compete In Con tests, Including Varied Line of Entries The creative art contest, which has been In progress In the schools of the town and county the past several weeks, will come to a close on Satur day of this week, when the exhibition of the work of the school children will be held In the new Brevard primary school building, from 2 to 5 o'clock Saturday afternoon. The public Is In vited to attend. It Is requested by the committee In charge of the event that all entries be brought to the school on Friday after noon between 3 and 5 o'clock. The contest Is sponsored by the Bre vard Mathalaslan club. At Lyday Hospital Patients reported at I.yday Memorial hospital on Wednesday were: Mrs. T. D. Jackson, Miss Freda Clayton, Mrs. Curtis Kelly and Infant daughter. Eleanor Elizabeth, Mrs. H. M. Holbert and infant son, James Earl, K. K. Mil ler, James Smith, Carl Norton and Maurice Cleaveiand. Many Attend Sunday School Meeting Here A successful meeting of the associa tions! Sunday School cf the Transyl vania Baptist association was held Sun day afternoon at the Brevard Baptist church, with an Interesting and help ful program. A song by the Rocky Hill church and devottonals by N. L. Ponder were fol lowed by reports and roll call of churches. The business session was followed by department conferences In charge of: Miss Prances Bishop, cradle roll, beginners and primary; Miss Hel en Alllsop, Junior and Infermedlate: E. Carl Allison, extension. The young people and adults as sembled with the general officers, giv ing major emphasis to the enlargement program. The Rev._ Tancey Elliott, pastor, discussed the vacation Bible School work, showing an Increase In the vacation Bible schools as reported by the Southern Baptist convention. Training study courses were also dis cussed. T. H. Leverett Body Be Brought To Brevard Thomas Henry Leverett, age 59. of Brevard, died st Daytona Beach, Fla.. Tuesday morning, death belr.g due to a heart attack. Mr. farverett had been In Florida the past two months, where he had gene on account of iil health. The body win ho brought to Brevard, where funeral services will be held. Arrangements are Incomplete pending arrival of relatives with the body. Surviving arc the whdow, four sons and two daughters. Mr. TyCverett was connected with the State highway department in Brevard for several years, and was also at one time superintendent of the prison camp here. Pay Your Subscription Today Speaks Wednesday COL. FRANK A. KNOX, publisher of the Chicago Dally News, who will speak In Charlotte next Wednesday at the State Republican Convention. State Leader Will Be Here On Friday Miss Mary Currln, state Baptist young people’s leader, of Raleigh, will be in Brevard on Friday of this week and conduct several mission study classes In the Baptist church here dur ing the coming three or four days. On Friday afternoon at 4 o’clock she will meet with the Y.W.A. and teach the mission book, "Fruits of the Years." Following supper at the church at 6:18, a night session will be held. Miss Currin will meet the Sun beams Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the church, and on Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock she will conduct a round table discussion at a meeting especial ly for W.M.IT. officers and young people’s leaders. The series of meet ings will conclude Monday, with a fur ther study of the mission book at 4 o’clock for the W.M.U.. followed by supper at the church at 6 o’clock and an evening session. Camera Club Meet Organization of the Brevard Camera Club Is expected to take place at a meeting to be held In The Times of fice Friday evening at 8 o’clock. All who are Interested in Joining the club, or In amateur photography, are Invited to attend. Those who have al ready signified their Intention of Join ing are Kbrl Bosse. Clarence Bowen Frank Bridges, l>. W. Bonnell. A1 Kyle C. M. Douglas, and Jakot Rohwer. Methodists Plan To Attend Regional Meet A number of representatives from the Brevard Methodist church and young people from Brevard College are making plans to attend the reglona rally at the Waynesvllle Methodtsi church Sunday. The rally la In commemoration of th< two hundredth anniversary of the con version of John Wesley, and vrtll be ar all-day observance. The first eervlcr beginning at 11 o'clock In the mornlnr will feature an address by Bishop Pau B. Kern. It Is expected ttat aduli representatives from all of the 2! charges In the Waynesvllle district wll attend. At 3 o’clock in the afternoon a youtf rally will be held. The main speakers will be Bishop Kem, speaking on thr theme, “Methodism’s Message to Mod ern Youth.” and the Rev. L. If. Tuttle of Concord, speaking on "Youth Feces a New World.” The Brevard Collegr choir will sing a. special number ai this service. Here- There Over the County (3 A. Glozener, County Aoent) E. Carl Allison and Gaston Whitmire both of tha Cherryfleld community have received this week a 60 ton car ol lime for their farms. Lime and phos phate will make clovers to their best Heavy growth of clovers turned under will lay a mighty good foundation for Increased com yields. Mrs. J. M. Williams of the Brevard community. Mrs. R H. Mackey and Mrs. Janies Merrill of the Little River section attended the ail day poultry short course held in Asheville March 8. Just because eggs are very cheap now Is no sign that good pullets that will lay early this fall will not be a paying Investment. Stamp Club Meet The Brevard stamp club will meet Thursday evening of this week at 8:15 o'clock at the home of Mrs. John B. Vemer, with Bob T. Gash as host. It Is urged that all members attend, since the annual election of officers will take place, and other matters of business will be transacted. ' Jakot Rohwer, a charter member of tho local club, addressed the -Asheville stamp club Tuesday evening on Ger man stamps. REPUBLICANS WILL NAME 7JGATES Precinct Meetings on Thursday Night—County Convention In Brevard Friday Republicans of each precinct In the county are scheduled to meet Thurs day night of this week, at 7:30 o’clock to select delegates to the county con vention which meets Friday afternoon at 2:30. Delegates will be named from each of the seventeen precincts, and they in turn will elect the delegates at ths county convention to attend congres sional, judicial and senatorial district conventions, ae well as the State con vention which meets In Charlotte on Wednesday, March 10. Ralph R. Fisher, chairman of the Transylvania executive committee, states that he plans to start the coun ty meeting promptly at 2:30 Friday af ternoon, and that any citizen is wel come to the meeting. Col. Frank Knox, of Chicago, vice presidential candidate In the 1930 elec tion, will speak at the Charlotte meet ing, and it Is expected that a number of Transylvania people will be In at tendance at the convention there. Marvin Upright Injured Mr. and Mrs. Judson McCrary and eon. Juddy and Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Neely were called to Kannapolis on Saturday on account of the serious Illness of Marvin Upright. Mr. Upright was hit by a bicycle and thrown forward on his face, resulting In a factured Jaw bone and severe cut* and bruises about the face. He remains In a serious condition In Cabarrus hos pital In Concord. Mrs. Upright Is a sister of Mrs. McCrary and Mrs. Neely. The Brevard party returned home on Sunday. Owen Couple Married 55 Years Sunday Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Owens celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary Sunday with a family reunion and dinner given them by their daughter, Mrs. H. R. Redmond, at her home here on Probart street. Mr. and Mrs. Owens were mar ried on March 7, 1883. Mr. Owens Is *1 years old, and Mrs. Owens Is 74 years of age. The reunion was attended by the nine children of Mr. and Mrs. Owens, their husbands and wives. 44 grandchildren, and five of their six great-grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. Owens make their home IK Brevard with their daughter, Mrs. H. R. Redmond, and family. The children present for the event wore: Pless Owens and Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Rose, of Asheville, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. McClure, of Swannanoa, Mrs. L. J. Honea, of Augusta, Ga., Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Rainwater, of Oteen, Mr. and Mrs. Will Owens, Mr. and Mrs. Lyday Melton, Mr. and Mrs. Exie Vick, and Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Redmond all of Brevard. Baptismal Service Sunday A baptizing will be held at Carr's Rill Baptist church Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock. Preaching service will be Sunday evening at 7:30, with the ser mon by Rev. Laurence Erwin. MANYAPPLYING FOR OLD AGE ASSISTANCE Large Group Eligible for Aid Under “Old Age Plan,” But Funds Are Short Transylvania county has exceeded Its quota of funds allotted for old age as sistance, It was revealed here this week by the welfare department, with more than the 76 estimated participants In the funds already assigned. The board has already approved near 11y one hundred cases. It was pointed out by Mrs. Dora Patton, superinten dent. and there are still many others on file, and being Investigated who are eligible to receive the old age assist ance under the regulations set up by the state department Transylvania county’s budget for old age assistance Is a total of $8,100, of which one-fourth Is paid by tfce coun ty. one-fourth by the state, and <*ne half by the federal government. Under the state and federal regulations this quota must not be exceeded. Applications will continue to be taken by the department Mrs. Patton said, and the recommendations sent to the state department as well as to the federal bureau which handles the funds for the Individual counties. Ef fort Is being made by the welfare de partment and the county,commissioner* to secure additional allotment of funds In order that the extra cases being filed may be taken care of before July first. However, this petition has not been granted at this time. New budget for the old age aMe. ance will be set up Ir, July it Is point ed out, and unions funds for the pay ment of the applicaticwt now on hand and being accepted car, be seoural. other payments will not be started un til af*er the beginning of the fiscal year In July, Transylvania’s quota for aid to de pendent children Is approximately 81 when completed. The full quota of children are now receiving assistance to the amount of $8.80 to 15.00 per child, per month. Aid to blind dependents in the county is being extended to six cases, with the average monthly payment of $18.00, the welfare department records show.

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