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;°SFj THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES | sgsj A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County liitmuwww VOl. ah. no i BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1938 $1.00 PER YEAR IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY PROPERTY OWNERS ! SETTING OUT TREES Locust and Black Walnut Are Started on Eight Tran sylvania Farms Over 10,000 black locust seedlings have been ordered through the TVA. according to Assistant County Agent W. C. Maness. by Transylvania land owners. and 4,000 black walnut seed lings have been ordered through the State College Extension bureau. Mr. Maness said that four thousand more black walnut seedlings arc be ing ordered, and the same for the loc usts. The seedlings tire secured at a very low price, with the TVA seedlings not to cost over $2 per thousand. Nume rous farmers over the county are showing interest In the reforestation and post-timber planting, according to the county agents office The following have ordered black locust seedlings—K. Carl Allison. 2, 500; J. M. Mills. 1.000; T. J. Wilson. 2.000; P. A. Rahn. 4.000; Otto Alex ander 1.000; T. J. Treadwell 1.000. Orders have been made by the fol lowing for black walnut seedlings— T. J. Treadwell. 1.000: P. A. Morgan, 1.000: C. W. Hilemon. 1.000. Average of 1.000 seedlings are being planted per acre. Anyono interested in seedlings for setting out are requested to contact Julian Glazener or W. C. Maness. Mrs. Wilson Winner of Final Week’s Big Egg Contest-Many Entries Mrs. T. J. Wilson of Pispah Forest. R-l. was winner of the big epp con test In the last and final week. Mrs. Wilson broupht an epp in that weigh ed exactly four ounces. Over a hundred epps were turned in during the five weeks that the con test ran. and all sections of the coun ty were represented by entry on one or more occasions. Several large epps (winners ordin arily) were broupht in the past week, with Mrs. J. A. Reece and Mrs. Has kell Lyday of Brevard R-2. Mrs. A. C. Price of Lake Toxaway. and Mrs. W. M. George of Penrose, each sending in epps that weighed 3 3-4 ounces. Mrs. T. A. Barnett of Pispah Forest. Tom Stroup of Rosman. S. E. Varner of Brevard, and P. L. Thorn of Brevard R-2. each sent in epps that weighed 3 1-2 ounces. Mrs. J. W Raynard of Little River. Mrs. Ed Sentell of Pispah Forest and Mrs. R. T. Fisher of TTake Toxaway. sent in 3 3-4 ounce epps. Mrs. C. C. Hall of Lake Toxaway. Dougins Wyatt and Bradley Wyatt of Brevard and D. Heath of Brevard R-l. sent In epps slightly under 3 1-4 ounces. Two-County Training Unit Here April 19th Announcement Is made that the Transylvania and Henderson Baptist association Daily Vacation Bible School clinic will be held at Brevard Bap tist church on the afternoon and even ing of April 19. Specific purpose of the meeting will be to acquaint church workers with plans for a Daily Bible school in the churches, and will be in charge of trained state workers of the church.. The program will start at 5:30 in the afternoon, with supper at 6:30, and closing with an address by Mrs. A. V. Washburn, field worker for the state association at 8:30. Those who attend, including the Hen derson county delegates, are requested to bring sandwiches, and the church will provide coffee. Invitation is ex tended by the Rev. Yancey C. Elliott to all pastors, superintendents and Sun day School teachers to attend. SUPERMCOURTTO CONVENE MONDAY Civil Cases Scheduled to Be Taken Up Thursday of Next Week Criminal court is scheduled to start here Monday morning, with the civil docket to be taken up later in the week. A short criminal docket is to be heard, with the bar association pre dicting that the civil calendar will be started Thursday of next week. Judge Luther Hamlin of Wilmington will preside at the term, with Solcii tor C. O. Ridings of Forest City ap pearing for the state. Jurors for the two weeks have been summoned as follows: FIRST WEEK E. C. Glazener, J. Lee Gash, W. J. Smith, Lyle McCoy, Charles McCrary, J. E. Glazener, Chester Fenwick. E. R. Pendleton, Ed. C. Mltchem, J. L. Haw kins, T. E. Brown, E. C. Neill. T. H. Case, Joe McCrary, P. O’Neal Cantrell, C. E. Fortune, T. W. Whitmire, C. E. Tinsley, Carl Breedlove, Ed. Ellenburg, Albert McJunkins, R. F. Whitmire. J. M. Williams, O. JV- Tinsley, J. C. Hen drix, C. L. Pickleslmer, Edwin Morgan, Branch Grogan W. D. Waldrop. E. R. Galloway, Clyde Pittman, David W. Orr, Henry Darren, C. W. Pickleslmer, Willie Kilpatrick. Fred McNeely. SECOND WEEK T. M. Merrell, C. T. Patton, W. A. Baynard, J. A. Burgess, Homer Lance, Andrew J. Boggs, Watha Fisher, Char les Ashworth. P. L. Glazener, Ernest Boley, Concord Miller, Roy Smith, Ruf us Guffey, Arthur L. Orr, W. L. Har mon, W. H. Grogan, Sr., J. W. Dale. Elbert Whitmire. Seeking Nomination It. LEE WHITMIRE, of Hen dersonville. a native of Transyl vania, is seeking nomination on the Democratic ticket for congress in this district. He has actively start ed his campaign, and declares his nomination is assured. FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OBSERVANCE AT CCC Camp Sledge Will Hold Open House Sunday Afternoon For General Public Fifth anniversary of formation of the Civilian Conservation Corps will be ob served at Camp Sledge (NC P-66) Sun day afternoon, with the community, parents of the enrollees, and others as invited guests of the camp. Open house will be observed at the camp, near North Brevard, from 2 to 5 o’clock, during which time, the pub lic is cordially invited by Commander J. R. Black to visit the camp, and in spect the properties. The Brevard camp was established four years ago, with Captain A. I*. Nesbit as commanding officer, and R. E. Staton as project supervisor. Dur ing the time It has operated here, much work of a substantial nature has been done on roads in the county, with fire trails, and fire towers also being con structed. Much work has also been done in this and Henderson county by the P-66 enrollees In reforestation and soil conservation. Forest fires In this county have been minimized since establishment of the camp, with the corps of officers and hoys assisting day or nicht in con trolling blajes which have been start ed. At the noon hour Sunday, several people from Brevard will be guests of the camp for luncheon, following which Inspection of the camp will be made. Many Savings Bonds Sold In Transylvania United States Savings bonds will be sold throughout the year as has been the custom during the past several, according to statement from the treas ury department at Washington. Fulse report was sent out from Philadelphia regfntly that the sale of bonds would be stopped April 1. This is not true, according to Secretary of Treasury H. Morgenthau, Jr. According to a bulletin to Post master Golloway at Brevard, a total of $6,712.50 In Savings bonds were sold at the local office in the one year per iod—Sept 1, 1936 through Aug. 31, 1937. At Pisgah Forest the total of $2,025.00 for the 12 months. Pisgah Forest post office ranked 10th In the North Carolina fourth class of fices in sales, and 36th by per capita sales. The Brevard office ranked 50th. Sunday School Meet An associational Sunday school meet ing will be held at the Rocky Hill Baptist church Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. The program will include discussions of the following topics, "Essential Steps in Reaching Adults;" “The Impor tance of a Cradle Roll in Every Church;” “A Sunday School in Every Church, Community and Mission Point." Reserve Officer Meet Reserve officers of Transylvania and Henderson counties will meet in Bre vard on the evening of April 6 at 7:30 o'clock in the county agents office. Lieutenant Scott Davis will be in charge of the meeting, and will take up a phase of the study course. Business Properties Being Improved Here Robert Plummer Is putting in a new front on the Erwin building, and otherwise fixing the place up in ship shape fashion. He expects to move into the new store by the middle of April. Memory Mull is laying down mater ial at the old Polnsette cafe place, which he will remodel and use as a bowling alley. Pat Klmzey is having the Phillips Bakery building on Jordan street reno vated. and expects to rent the lower rooms during the coming month. Hugh Sowers president of the Tran sylvania Trust Company, has been confined at home the past several days on account of Illness. Mrs. Grady Pruitt In Narrow Escape When Lightning Hits Bed Story of how Mrs. Grady Pruitt es caped death from lightning was car. ricd recently In the Greenville news papers, along with pictures of Mrs. Pruitt and the bed on which she was lying when the bolt demolished it without harming her Mrs. Pruitt works in Greenville at the Dunean mills while her husband Is em ployed in Brevard. She was lying on her bed reading a Bible when the lightning struck the house near her bed. shattered a head-post on the bed, and went through the floor and prac tically demolished a brick corner. A sliver of wood from the wall pierced a piece of paper which Mrs. Pruitt had In her hand at the time, but the young lady was not even slightly shocked. She attributes her miraculous escape to the fact that she was reading tho Bible at the time the lightning struck the bed post not more than twelve inches from her head. The electricity burned out all the light globes in the house and scorched the bedclothing and mattress, but did not set anything on fire. Mrs. Pruitt is a member of Cathey’s Creek Baptist church, and is an ardent Bible reader. Whitmire Announces For Seat _ R. Lee Whitmire. Hendersonville at torney and former state senator, fil. ed on the Democratic ticket Saturday for congress, to oppose Congressman Zeb Weaver in the June primary. Von no L. Gudger of Asheville will be the Republican candidate. Mr. Whitmire is a native of Transyl vania county, lived here as a youth, and graduated from Brevard high school, later moving to Hendersonville where he is now engaged in the prac tice of law. A veteran of the World War. he served some time in France, and has been prominent in legul and civic circles In Henderson county for years. Mr. Wfcltmlre is a graduate of the University of North Carolina, past commander of the Hendersonville American Legion post, was a delegate to the Democratic national convention In 1924, and was state senator in 1927. He was candidate for solicitor against Clarence O. Ridings in 1932. and was given a creditable vote In this and Henderson counties, and carried four out of six counties in this district, carrying this county by nearly two-to one. As state senator he brought about repeal of the presidential primary law in North Carolina, and assisted Sena tor Plato D. Ebbs and Representative Harry L. Nettles of Asheville, Bun combe county In enactment of the law providing funds for creation of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Here Tuesday afternoon, the candi. date said that he found interest in his campaign excellent throughout the dis trict. In a statement Issued with his an nouncement for office, Mr. Whitmire emphasized his belt' f that "private business should be given every oppor tunity to absorb unemployment but the government must allow no man to go hungry who Is disposed to work.” New Arrival Born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Parks, a daughter, Mary Jane, on Tuesday, March 22, at Lyday Memorial hospi tal. FESTIVAL SPONSORS AT COLLEGE NAMED Elaborate Affair Planned at Brevard For May Seventh By College Miss Ruth Howard of Davidson, was recently selected by the members of the Brevard college student body as Queen of the Spring Festival, which is to be held at the college Saturday. May 7. Miss Helen Parish, of Winston Salem, was selected as the maid of honor. Roth Miss Howard and Miss Parish are members of the senior class and will graduate In the June class. Four members were selected from the senior and freshman classes as the attendants to the queen. The seniors selected were: Lorraine Shropshire, Madison; Margaret Miller, Lexington; Helen McConnell, Cornel, lus, and Doris Thorne, of Brevard. Freshman representatives in the court are, Ruth Waggoner, Winston Salem: Nelvin Gunn, Reidsville: Mar garpt Miller, Lexington; Barhara Dod son, of Winston-Salem. According to President E. J. Col trane the Spring Festival event at Brevard will be similar to the May Day programs held at other schools. This will be the first time since tho opening of the college in the fall of 1934 that such a program has been given. It is the purpose of the administra tion to make Spring Festival Day one of the big days of the year at the col lege. Special programs will he arrang ed by the various clubs of the college and will be presented that day in the auditorium. The chemistry depart ment will give a special program of fireworks especially for the visitors. Everyone Is invited to attend the gala program which will open Satur day, May 7, and continue throughout the day. Christ School Will Play Here Saturday Coach Rhyne's Brevard nine has two games scheduled for this week, one with Saluda on Friday and one with Christ School on Saturday. The Saluda game will be played there, and will start at 3 o’clock. Car land is slated to do the twirling for Brevard. Saturday afternoon at 3:15, when Christ School’s Greenlee come to Bre vard high, 1.ester Brown will be start ing moundsman, with James Pickel simer expected to do the pitching for Christ School. A return game at Christ School will be played there on Wednesday of next week, and the Rhyne nine goes to Asheville School for Boys on April 9. Ladies Night Will Be Observed April 7th Ladies night will bo observed by the Brevard Kiwanis club on the evening of April 7th, it was announced at the meeting last Thursday. The meeting will be held in the din ing room of Brevard College, and each member Is expected to bring his lady to the meeting. A program fitting to the occasion will be given, with the college students taking part. For Congress Seat VONNO L. GUDGER, prominent Asheville attorney, Is candidate for Congress on the Republican Ticket in this district, and is waging his campaign on a decentralization of governmental agencies in Raleigh and Washington, and for a more ac ceptable "home rule.” CITY HALL WORK BE STARTED NEXT WEEK Office and Equipment Storage Place Be All Under One Self-Owned Roof Work is expected to be started next week on the Brevard city hall on West Main street, according to an nouncement from Washington Tuesday by the WPA. The building formerly owned by W. H. Harris, has been purchased by the town, and the WPA project Is to re_ model and put the building in shape for offices, fire department, and stor age for town equipment. Plans call for offices, and the fire truck to be on the first floor, with equipment and repairs of the street and water department in the large base ment. Total cost of the project is estimated at about $2,200, with the WPA furnish ing $1,639 in labor and materials. W. A. Wilson will have charge for the WPA and A. M. Case will supervise for the town. Rosman Baby Clinic Dr. G. B. Lynch, county health of ficer. announces that the Rosman "well baby clinic” will be held at the Ros man school building Tuesday after noon at 2 o’clock. Mothers who are Interested In feeding, care, or general health of small children are Invited to bring their babies to the clinic, Tax Listing Starts Tax listing In each of the town ships will begin work Tuesday morn ing. Complete list of the listers and places for listing will be found in this issue of The Times; also statement by the tax supervisor as to listing to avoid penalty. Brevard College Spring Festival Queen and Attendants Above picture shows the Spring Festival Queen and five of her attendants who will reign at Brevard College on Saturday, May 7, at the elaborate festival being planned. Top center shows Miss Ruth Howard of Davidson, queen; bottom center, Miss Helen Parish of Winston-Salem, maid of honor; left top, Miss Doris Thorne of Brevard; left lower, Miss Helen McConnell of Davidson; right top, Miss Lorraine Shropshire of Madison; right lower, MiSs Margaret Miller of Lexington. STATE-WIDE TICKET NAMES ANNOUNCED County and Legislative Of fice Seekers Have Until , April 23 to File State and district office seekers who will make the race In the June 4th primary, and the general election this fall, filed with the state board of elec tions before 8 o'clock Saturday night County and legislative postB will be filed for through April 23. For United States senator, Senator Robert R. Reynolds of Asheville and Frank Hancock of Oxford filed for the Democratic primary, and Charles A. Jonas of IJncolnton filed on the Repub lican ticket. No Republican primary will be held for state offices. For congress—Zebulon V. Weaver of Asheville incumbent, R. L. Whitmire of Hendersonville, democrats; and Vonno L. Gudger of Asheville, Republican. For associate justice of the state su preme court Herbert F. Seawell, Sr., of Carthage, and Irvin B. Tucker of Whltevllle, Republicans, filed against M. V. Barnhill of Rocky Mount and J. Wallace Wlnbome of Falelgh, demo cratic incumbents. For solicitor of the 18th Judicial dis trict, Clarence O. Ridings, democratic incumbent, and Garrett D. Bailey of Burnsville, republican, filed for office. There will be no primary race In this district for solicitor. H. H. Patton, Glenn Burrell, Demo crats. and A. B. Owen, Republican, were appointed as members of the Transyl vania county board of elections. State Forest Nursery Is Getting Underway Work has started on the State Con servation seedling nursery on the Crab Creek road, Just beyond the Transyl vanla-Henderson county line, and plans call for a 30-acre tract to be utilized at this time. First tract of 30 acres has already been acquired by the state, and an op tion on 30 additional acres has also been secured. Work of getting the nursery in shape Is being done by the enrollees of Camp Sledge CCC at Bre. vard with R. E. Staton as supervisor. Seedlings to be planted on the prop erty Include white pine, hemlock, and poplar. It Is expected that walnut, locust, and short leaf pine will be add ed later. Effort was made to have the nursery! located in this county, but leaders here are glad that it Is at least to be close to this community, as there Is a decided trend toward reforestation In the coun ty, and proxmlty of the state nursery will bo a big "asset In the program. Chamber of Commerce To Print Literature _ Announcement has been made by Chamber of Commerce officials that the folder listing available rooming and boarding accommodation In Brevard will be placed in the hands of the printers the last of this week. It Is requested by this organization that all those wishing space in this publication to advertise their tourist accommodations should list them at once with the Chamber of Commerce secretary or other officials. A meeting of the Chamber of Com merce has been called for Friday even ing of this week at 8 o’clock in the of fice of Dr. C. L. Newland, president, to which all members are urged to at tend. HEALTH SEAL SALES TO START MONDAY Much Laudable Work Done Among Crippled Children In Transylvania Sale of Easter Health Seale will be started here Monday morning, with the Elementary school In charge. The seals are sold under sponsor ship of the State League for Crippled Children, and funds derived are used jointly by the state organization and the local health unit for benefit of crippled children of indigent parents. Mrs. Albert Chance, nurse with the Transylvania Health unit, Is general chairman of the local seal sales, and fifty percent of the funds will be used by her In providing braces, specially built shoes, and other needed supplies for crippled children in the county who are being treated at the Rotary clinic at Biltmore. Twenty crippled and deformed child ren have been treated at the clinic during the past eight months, Mrs. Chance reports, and practically all of these children have needed prescrib ed equipment such as braces, metallic splints, and specific type shoes. Funds for this work are provided through outside agencies other than the county in most Instances, and the money de rived from the Easter Health Seal sales will be placed In this fund. Since starting the children's work In this county, numerous tots have been transformed from crawling or hobbling babies to healthy, erect youngsters, and supplies have been provided through seal sales, and other agencies for the most part. Six of the children treated during the past year have been patients at hos pitals for three weeks each, and each month new children who are deformed, or who have become near-deformed through accidents or otherwise, are be ing treated and made whole. The health seals are to be used on letters similar to the Christmas seals,
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