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Fine Scenic Drive Afforded
From Brevard Over Roads
In Pisgah National Forest
HIGHWAY NETWORK
IN VERY GOOD SHAPE
Fawn Farm Interesting Place
—Waterfalls and Preci
pices Plentiful
(By Pisyah Ranycr Seriicc)
Hundreds of Inquiries are received
at the Pisgah Ranger's office each day
concerning the condition of the roads
and the location of various points of
Interest on the Pisgah Ranger district.
In order to answer these questions
Ranger John W. Squires has made up
the following Interesting auto tours:
People from Brevard, Hendersonville,
and other towns on the southern boun
dary of the Pisgah Game Preserve will
find a delightful drive b.\ entering the
preserve at the Rosman entrance and
following the North Fork of the French
Broad River road to Balsam Grove.
Along this road motorists will be in
terested in the view down the French
Broad River Valley, the Hanging Jaws
Rock, and the view of Tennessee Bald
and Devil’s Courthouse. Devil's Court
house is the name of that peculiar for
mation of rock that resembles a sleep
ing Indian. The rock gets its name
from the fact that It is situated at
the top of a deep canyon and anyone
^tttlng at the top of the rock looks
Jbwn into an amphitheater with a
Straight drop of thousands of feet be
low them.
From Balsam Grove, tourists should
drive up Indian Creek to Gloucester
Gap by turning right at the old CCC
camp. The road to the left goes to
Pinhook Gap and is being constructed
to the top of Tennessee Bald by the
CCC under supervision of the U. S.
Forest Service. At Gloucester Gap a
trail turns off to the Pilot Mountain
Lookout. Below Gloucester Gap, on
the Davidson River Road, is a fine view
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Mother of Brevard
Man Buried Tuesday
Word was received here Monday
morning of the death of Mrs. Carrie
Ginn, of Atlanta, Ga., which occurred
Sunday night.
Mrs. Ginn, mother of Gus Ginn of
Brevard, superintendent for C. A. Rag
land Construction company, had been
ill for three years. The husband has
been dead somft time.
Mr. Gus Ginn of Brevard left here
early Monday morning to attend the
funeral services which were held Tues
day afternoon in Atlanta.
^Urs. John S. Patton
Funeral Rites Tuesday
Mrs. John S. Patton, aged 69. died
at her home at Davidson River Monday
night following an illness of more than
a year.
Funeral services were held Tuesday
afternoon from Davidson River Pres
byterion church with the Rev. C. M.
Jones, pastor, in charge. Interment
was made in the church cemetery. Pall
bearers were T. E. Patton. Sr.. Joe
Patton McLeod. W. D. Denver. G. H.
Lyday. Boyce Walker. R. T. Ktmzey.
Surviving are the husband, and one
daughter, Mrs. William Arnold of Jones
boro.
BIBLE SCHOOL WILL
BEGIN HERE MONDAY
45 Teachers and Workers To
Have Charge of Stud?
For Children
A dally vacation Bible school will be
held at the Brevard Baptist church In
a two weeks’ session, beginning Mon
day morning at 9 o’clock and continu
ing through Sunday. July 31. Mrs. E.
K. DeLong will be principal of the
school assisted by 45 teachers and
workers from all of the local churches,
i* It Is expected that 200 or more chlld
of the town, Irrespective of denomi
nation will be enrolled In the school.
Sessions will be held each week-day
morning from 9 to 12 o’clock. Refresh
ments. in charge of Mrs. R. A. Payne,
will be served dally by various organi
zations of the Baptist church or Inter
ested Individuals.
Handwork for Junior and Intermed
iate boys will be under the supervi
rion of Randal J. Lyday. who will be
assisted by several young men. Others
assisting on the teaching staff will In
clude: Mrs. D. F. Moore, beginners de
partment, ages 4 and 5; Mrs. C. E.
Wlke primary department, ages 6, 7,
-njf 8’ Mrs. Yancey C. Elliott, Junior
djLrtment. ages 9. 10 11 and 12; Mrs.
aTj. Beddingfield, Intermediate de
partment, ages 13, 14, 15 and 16.
Preparation and registration day
will be held Friday afternoon of this
week at 3 o’clock at, the Baptist church,
at which time all pupils wishing to at
tend the school are asked to enroll. All
workers and teachers are also request
ed by Mrs. DeLong to be at the church
at 2:30 for a short meeting before regis
tration of the children.
Youngblood Bound To
Court In Gravely Case
Floyd Youngblood of Fletcher was
| hound to July-August term Superior
court here last Wednesday afternoon in
| the death of Clifford Gravely who was
killed In an auto-truck collision on the
\ght of June 28.
The hearing was conducted before
Justice of the Peace F. E. Shuford, and
a number of witnesses were heard on
both sides of the case. Pat Kirazey
represented the state anil private prose
cution. Ralph H. Ramsey represented
the defendant.
Bond in the amount of $2,000 was set.
and made by a friend of Youngblood.
The state contended that Young Grave
ly was killed through negligence of
Youngblood. The wreck occurred at
the Nicholson Creek bridge one mile
south of Brevard, and Mr. Gravely died
within a short time.
Noted Baptist Coming
The Rev. Chester Quarles will preach
at the Brevard Baptist church at the
11 o'clock service Sunday morning.
The Rev. Mr. Quarles is head of the
BTU and. BSU state conferences of
Alabama, andjs now a leader In the
Ridgecrest conference.
GRANGE PICNIC WILL
BE HELD JULY 23RD
Farmers Will Gather at Cas
cade Lake Saturday of
Next Week
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Saturday, June 23, has been set as
date of the Grange Farmers picnic in
Transylvania county, with Cascade
Lake picnic grounds designated as the
choice of location.
I All grange members in the county,
land all farmers are invited to attend
[the all-day affair which begins offi
cially at 11 o'clock in the morning, and
terminates at 2 o’clock in the afternoon.
Games, music, swimming and water
sports will be enjoyed before and after
the program, and at the noon hour a
picnic lunch will be spread.
Harry A. Caton secretary of the Na
I tional Grange, and chairman of the
board of trustees of Ohio University,
will be principal speaker. Harry B.
Caldwell, master of the State Grange
will also be present.
J. K. Barclay 111
J. K. Barclay, who has been ill at
his home near Brevard the past two
weeks or more, was reported late Wed
nesday afternoon by his physician, Dr.
C. L. Newland, to be in a critical con
dition, with little hope held for his re
covery.
Tax Advertisement*
Be Run During August
Tax Collector Lem Brooks calls at
tention to the fact that 1937 past due
taxes on real estate wil be advertised
in The Times, and the property sold,
unless payment is made before the first
of August.
An additional penalty will be added
to taxes, Mr. Brooks points out, making
the tax total Increase.
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Box Supper Friday
A box supper will be held at the
Oak Grove Methodist church in North
Brevard Friday evening of this week,
beginning at 8 o’clock. The ivent is
for the benefit of the church improve
ment and repair. The public is in
vited.
Mrs. Earsley J. McCall
Buried on Wednesday
Funeral services were held Wednes
day afternoon at Shoal Creek Baptist
church for Mrs. Earsley Jane Mc
Call, 80. who died in Brevard Tuesday
at noon. Interment was in the church
cemetery.
Mrs. McCall, who has been making
her home in Greenville, for seven
weeks, since the death of her husband,
John McCall, was visiting at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Leonard Owen
In South Brevard at the time of her
death, which was due to a stroke of
paralysis.
The Rev. Judson Coren, the Rev.
Clyde McCall, and the Rev. M. E. Sum
mey had charge of the services. Pall
bearers were John E. Smith, Cleon
Parker, Elmer Whitmire, Warrior
Owen, Van Owen, and Ralph McCall.
Flower girls were Yvonne Smith,
Ophelia Smith, Dolly Parker, Opal Mc
Call, Mrs. Carl Eldridge, and Wilma
Moore. Osborne-Simpson had charge
of arrangements.
Mrs. McCall was a native of Tran
sylvania, but for the past 20 years had
made her home near Pickens, and in
Greenville. Surviving are five daugh
ters, Mrs. Leonard Owen of Brevard;
Mrs. Harriet Smith, Mrs. Susa McCall,
Mrs. Dave Whltmitew Mrs. Arthur
Parker, all of South Carolina. Three
sons—Jason McCall of Quebec, Cole
man and Wilke McCall of Sunset, S.
C„ and one sister, Mrs. Vince Smith of
Rosman.
Popular Girl Dies
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MISS RUTH JORDAN
Funeral services were held Wednes
day afternoon at Mt. Moriah Calvert
Baptist church for Miss Ruth Jordan,
22, who died In an Asheville hospital
Tuesday morning, following an Illness
of several months. The services were
conducted by the Rev. Yancey C. El
liott, pastor of the Brevard Baptist
church. Tnterment was in the church
cemetery.
Miss Jordan was a widely beloved
young lady, who was unusually at
tractive and of a winning personality.
She was a member of the Calvert Bap
tist church and was active In church
affairs. She was graduated from the
Rosman high school in the class of
1933. She was valedictorian and presi
dent of the senior class and was con
sidered a student of exceptional abili
ties. She was a student at the Ashe
ville Normal and Teachers College at
the time she was taken ill and would
have graduated from the college the
past June. She was very popular with
her college mates, and the dean of wo
men of the college, in commenting on
Miss Jordan’s death said, "The whole
faculty and cajnpus is grieved by the
death of Miss Jordan. She was one
of our most capable girls.”
She was the daughter of Mrs. J. L.
Flott and the late Tom Jordan, of Cal
vert. In addition to her mother, she
is survived by two brothers. Thomas H.
and Sam Jordan, of Asheville, and a
sister, Julia Jordan, of Calvert. Os
borne-Simpson had charge of arrange
ments.
Young Kemp Negroes
To Sing Over WWNC
The Kemp Quartet, composed of
four small negro children of the Glade
Creek section, will sing over Radio
Station WWNC next Tuesday after
noon from 3:45 to 4.
The quartet is being coached by Mrs.
Madge O. Wilkins of Rtevard, and was
given an audition by Station Manager
McIntosh at Asheville this week, and
placed on the program for next Tues
day. It is likely that they will appear
regularly over WWNC.
Ranging in age from eight to 13
years, the children are Leo. Garfield,
Russel, and Nell. The father Fred
Kemp, is a plasterer by trade.
Band Concert Friday
Regular band concert will be resumed
Friday night of this week, with a pro
gram scheduled at the band stand at
8:30 o'clock. Several hundred people
heard the band in its last concert.
Belk’s and College
Tied For Top Place
In Softball League
The College and Belk's are tied for
first half honors In the softball league
each having won eight and lost four.
The College took the WOW Into
camp Tuesday evening by a 20-5 score.
The Woodmen played fair ball until
the 7th Inning when they blew up com
pletely and allowed their opponents to
tally 12 runs and sew up the game.
Of interest to fans around Brevard
was the fact that the Belk's team
defeated the Blltmore dairies of Ashe
ville in a night game last Saturday
9-4. “Chick” Loftls led the attack cross
ing the home plate three times while
Teague made several nice running
catches of long hit balls to the outfield.
Special Services at
Presbyterian Church
A male chorus from Camp Caro
lina will sing at the 11 o’clock service
at Brevard Presbyterian church Sun
day morning.
At the evening hour the Rev. J. H.
Brendall pastor of Brevard Methodist
church will preach at the union ser
vice at the Presbyterian church. Union
services are being held this summer
by the Methodists, Presbyterians and
Episcopalians.
Little Theatre Will
Give Two Plays, 20th
A bill of two one-act plays will be
presented by the Brevard Little Thea
tre on Wednesday evening, July 20, at
8:30 o’clock.
The plays, ’’Curse You Jack Dalton,"
an old fashioned melodrama, and “C.alus
and Galus Jr.,” a comedy of plantation
days are both designed to give a full
evening of fun and laughter.
“Curse You Jack Dalton," will be dl
rected""by Miss Ruth Pickelslmer, with
the following cast: Jean Finch, Ann
James, Edward Watson Charles Isbtll,
Jacquelyn Branch, Magalene Hartley,
of Brevard College.
"Galus and Gaius Jr.," wil be direct
ed by Leon English, Jr„ with the fol
lowing cast: Doris Thorne, Leon Eng
lish, Edward Watson, William Middle
ton, Jane Yongue, James Walden.
The plays will be presented in a pub
lic performance, with a nominal admis
sion charge.
Benefit Bridge Will
Be Given July 29th
■Plans are being completed for the
annual benefit bridge party, which
will be held at the NYA hut Friday
evening, July 29, at 3 o'clock. The event
Is sponsored by the Women's Civic
club and is for the benefit of the club
and the flower show to be held In Aug
ust.
Prizes will be awarded and refresh
ments will be served. Mrs. David G.
Ward, general chairman, will be as
sisted by members of the various com
mittees In working toward the suc
•cess of the affair.
Clemson Theatre Adds Improvements
To Building and Sound Equipment
Decided improvements have been
made at the Clemson Theatre, which
make it rate with the best in Western
Carolina.
New rubberoid mat in the foyer
strikes the patrons as they enter, and
then the high grade carpet in the
aisles and on the stairs to the bal
cony next greet the eye, as well as
making one feel like they are really
walking on something that is easy and
restful:
New lighting on the sides of the seats
which guide patrons to their seats and
at the same time do not deter from the
effectiveness of the pictures on the
screen are another decided improvement
in the Clemson. A soft glow is center
ed on the carpet of the aisles, the find
ing of ones way easied and different
from the average theatre entrance.
Improvement In the seating ar
rangements of the balcony has added
much to that portion of the theatre,
and many patrons are now using the
balcony seats.
New sound equipment has been in
stalled which precludes noise of opera
tions, and at the same time gives a
clearer interpretation of voices on the
talking screen.
Air conditioning in the theatre makes
it one of the most comfortable spots
in Brevard, and also tends to preclude
the spreading of any contagious dis
ease.
The Clemson has always been noted j
for the fine type pictures it shows, and 1
with the improvements to the equip
ment and furniture it Is a decidedly
bigger asset to the community.
Both Brevard Dairies Make
Public Health Honor Roll
i
Brevard Is one of three Western
North Carolina communities served by
"honor roll” dairies, It has been an
nounced through the state and federal
public health services.
The two dairies serving Brevard—
Glazener’s and Osborne’s—each rated
better than 9« points out of a possible
100, under the rigid examination given
by the United States Public Health
service, and the North Carolina Public
Health service.
Asheville and Black Mountain are
said to be the only two other Western
Carolina towns having equal rating.
Last year the two local Grade "A"
dailies rated 96, and considerable im
provements have been put in at each
plant since the July rating of 1987.
Announcement of the high ratings
made by the local dairies was made
Monday through the office of the Tran
sylvania Health Unit, and O. N. Hin
ton, sanitary officer said that the en
tire state health service was interest
ed in the fine progress that has been
made In the milk supply of this com
munity.
Both dariries are owned by native
Transylvanians — the Sunnyslde is
operated by Paul and Walter Glaz
ener; East View by C. L. Osborne and
C. K. Osborne.
McCall Reunion Set
For Sunday, July 24
Annual McCall reunion will be held
on Sunday, July 24th, at Crab Creek
Baptist church In the edge of Hen
derson county.
The program will begin at 10 o'clock
In the morning, and continue through
the day, with intermission at 12:30_for
lunch. Singing, music, and short talks
will feature the family gathering which
has been held heretofore in the court
house at Brevard.
S. B. McCall of Lenoir is president
of the reunion, and more complete an
nouncement of the affair will be made
at a later date.
Evangelist Smith To
Preach at Enon Church
Evangelist J. Harold Smith of
Greenville, will preach at Enon Bap
tist church Saturday night of this week
at 8 o’clock.
Pastor W. H. Nicholson states that
Mr. Smith could only be secured for
the one service, and that an Invitation
is extended to the general public to
attend.
The evangelist has just concluded it
series of meetings at Hendersonville
where thousands of people attended
each night. Special music will be a
feature of the service at Enon Sat
urday night.
Eckenrod Studio To
Open Here Next Week
Announcement Is being made In
The Times that Eckenrod Photograph
ers will open a studio in Brevard dur
ing the coming week.
Eckenrod has been operating a studio
in Canton for the past 18 years, and
will have their Brevard office over
Long’s Drug store. S. F. Eckenrod
will be in charge.
Big Eggs Sent In
S. C. Sisk of Balsam Grove brought
an egg to the office Saturday that
measured eight inches in diameter.
The large egg had two yolks and made
a “man-size” breakfast Sunday morn
ing.
Another large egg was brought in
Monday by Miss Grace Mull, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Mull of
Sellca. This egg measured 8x8 and
one-half inches. It was laid by a
Barred Rock hen.
Truck Accident Fatal
To Young Negro Man
A young Hendersonville negro boy
known only as "Sausage,” was killed
near Whitmire's Mill on the Rosman
highway early Monday night when the
truck in which he was riding turned
over.
The young negro boy. apparently 18
or 19 years of age, was working as an
extra hand for the Overton Whole
sale Grocery company of Henderson
ville, and had made the delivery trip
to Brevard and Rosman to aid in un
loading.
The body was taken to the Osborne
Simpson funeral home and prepared
for burial Tuesday night, and later
sent to Hendersonville. Driver of the
grocery truck, Leonard Garren of Hen
dersonville, was only slightly Injured.
Another young man, Edward Duncan
of Hendersonville suffered only from
shock.
The wreck Is said to have occurred
when Garren attempted to pass an
other truck driven by Frank Jenkins of
Fayetteville. Jenkins said that the
grocery truck had passed his vehicle,
and seemingly struck an obstruction
In the shoulder of the road, and as the
driver swung It back Into the road it
overturned.
Both Garren and Jenkine were bound
over to a preliminary hearing to have
been held Wednesday night at 8
o’clock before Justice of the Peace F.
E. Shuford.
New Book* Shelved
Margaret Mitchell’s popular book,
“Gone With the Wind." has been shelv- j
ed at the U. D. C. library and Is now
ready for circulation, It has been an
nounced by the librarian. Miss Annie
Jean Gash.
Stamp Chib Meeting
The Brevard Stamp club will meet
Thursday evening of this week at 8:15
o'clock at the home of Oliver Orr. Jr..
In Forest HlUs.
Officers Destroy Big
Still Near Jeter Mtn.
Officers destroyed an 11-barrel steam
whiskey making plant nea,r Jeter
Mountain last Monday night, but fail
ed to find the operators who had made
plans to move before arrival of "the
law."
The boiler was still bot from Mon
day’s run, Sheriff George Shuford said,
and every evidence pointed to the fact
that last of the processing had been
done during the afternoon before ar
rival of the officers.
MACHINERY BOUGHT
AND DELIVERED TO
BREVARD FOR PLANT
Kilpatrick Building Will Be
Used To House Addition
al Equipment
A W. Wheeler & Son, Inc., full fash
ioned silk hosiery mill started work
Tuesday morning enlarging their plant
which will allow them to Increase their
number of employes 75 percent within
a few months.
Workmen are now engaged In repair
ing and renovating the R. P. Kilpat
rick building on North Caldwell street
which adjoins the main Wheeler plant,
and plans call for having the machin
ery installed as soon as the building Is
ready. The proximity and style of
the building was main reason for pur
chase of the additional block.
The Kilpatrick building has a 4*
foot frontage on Caldwell and extends
80 feet toward North Broad with ad
ditional building space on a lot at the
rear. J. E. Galloway Is In charge tit
making necessary improvements and
changes In the building.
Additional machinery has already
been purchased and Is now In Brevard
ready to be Installed as soon as the ad
ditional floor space Is ready.
The Wheeler mill, operated by A. W.
Wheeler and George W. Wheeler, haw
been In operation here for nearly two
years, and employs regularly bettor
than 70 people. The plant manufac
tures high grade full fashioned silk
hosiery for women.
Notable In operation of the Wheeler
plant is the fact that It has been In
continuous operation since Its slart
here.
Local people will be employed In the
most part to operate the additional
machines, management of the plant said
Wednesday, with a number of young
men and women in training now who
will be able to take over operation of
most of the added machinery.
Musical Program at
Rosman Tuesday Nite
Carlyle Brothers, who are heard
regularly over station WWNC will give
a musical program at Rosman high
school next Tuesday night, July 19. be
ginning at 8 o’clock.
The Woodmen Circle group Is spon
soring the program which will be for
benefit of the recreation center. Songs,
special instrumental music, and other
features will be given.
SCHOOUHMGS
BEING REPAIRED IN
TRANSYLVANIA CO.
Athletic Field For Rosman
High—Other Improve
ments Planned _f
Transylvania county schools are be
ing gone over preparatory to starting
the 1938-39 term, with WPA and NYA
groups joining to make Improvements
at M buildings In the county system.
County Superintendent J. B. Jones
said Monday that he hoped to have all
buildings ready for occupancy with
opening of the term In September, and
that notable improvements were being
made at minimum cost to the county
through the two contributing agencies.
At Rosman an athletic field Is being
built on the east side of the building;
new paint on the high school building;
walkways put down, and repairs to the ■
roof.
At Sellca, repairs and painting of '
the building and Improvements In ther
school yard are being made. In the
Brevard elementary auditorium parti
tions placed when the large room had
to be used last year as class space, are
being torn away and the hall put into
reputable repair.
The Brevard high school roof has
been painted, and workmen are now en
gaged in painting the auditorium and
brightening up the _ Interior. Balsam
Grove, Silversteen, and other schools In
the upper end of the county are being
repaired, and rock underpinning placed
under three of the upper schools.
Shingles for roof repairs are being
made at Little River, with the timber
taken from the school property there
and manufactured by the NYA. A. M.
Case Is in charge of the WPA groups,
and Flave Holden and L. C. Case In
charge of the NYA workers.
Several thousand dollars In repairs
and improvements will be made to the
buildings and grounds, Mr. Jones said,
with an outlay of only a few hundred;
dollars by the county.
In addition to the repair work being
done by WPA and NYA workers, Mrs..
Meta Galloway of Rosman, has sev
eral women working with her tn>
cleaning school furniture, and baM*
of buildings. Furniture is being re
touched, and walls put Into clean con
dition. ^