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Loan Fund Committee Named By Kiwanians The Rev. C. M. Jones, Ralph H. Ram sey, and C. E. Buckner were named loan fund committee for the Klwanls Loan Fund at the meeting of the club held last Thursday.. This committee will have chargre or all arrangement* in making of loans to Transylvania County high school graduates who wish to enter Brevard College but do not have the necessary funds. . _ .. The committee will also head the group which will receive donations to the loan fund, and will have oversight over all activities for a period of one vear Next August one new member will be named, making tile committee perpetual as to two members In the hold-over manner of appointments. The Klwanls club made a donation of $75 to the loan fund, which Is ready for lending at this time. C 8. Hinds, secretary of the St. Petersburg Klwanls club drove down from Franklin In order to make up his attendance at the local club. Mr. Palmer of Florida, was a guest of Julian Glar.ener. and Marvin Ortllp. of Philadelphia was a guest of Charles Jones. The Rev. A. P. Sargis of Philadelphia was guest speaker, and told of some of his experiences In Cow Creek, Ken tucky. where he sened as mission pas tor for IS months. The naturalised Persian man who Is a minister of the Presbyterian ehv.rch. said that the Cow Creek natives were misunder stood. and that some of the highly colored articles written by un-knowing writers were for the most part false. Marker Unveiled at Davidson River For Pioneer V alley Man A large number of descendants. In terested friends nnd mombcrs of the Brevard nnd Hendersonville chapters of the D. A. R. attended the marker unveiling ceremonies for Benjamin Davidson. Revolutionary war soldier, at the Davidson River cemetery Sunday afternoon. The ceremonies were sponsored joint ly by the Walghtstlll Avery chapter of Brevard and the Joseph McDowell chapter of Hendersonville. Mrs. R. P. Freeze, regent of the Hendersonville chapter, presided. Those taking part on the program from the local chapter were Mrs. Cole man Calloway, regent. Mrs. Thorvald Berg, district D. A. R. director, and Mrs. J. S. Sllversteon. state D.A.R. official. W. R. Kimzey. of Brevard, a David son descendant, read the biographical sketch, and his granddaughter. Carolyn Kimzey. a descendant of the sixth gen eration. unveiled the marker. A wreath was laid on the grave by Anne Os borne. daughter of Mr. ami Mrs. Dee Osborne, of Hendersonville, also a mem ber of the sixth generation. Rev. W. S. Hutchison, pastor of the Mills River Presbyterian church, pronounced the invocation. Renew Your Subscription. Yarn and Novelty Shop Opp. Postoffice Hendersonville Everything In yarns for the Ncedlocraft worker Stamped Goods—oh yes! Needlepoints, too. Circulating Library Sit. Louis Doctor Is Transylvania Visitor ■Time is all too short to see the many things Transylvania has to offer" said Dr. F. E. Jacobi of St. Louis, who has been visiting here for the past week. Dr. and Mrs. Jacobi have been visit ing Mr. and Mrs. R. I* Hogsed at Cal vert, and have taken numerous trips during their short stay here. Dr. ja;obl, who Is a leading practitioner in St. Louis, said that he planned to return next summer for an extended vlnlt. MUNICIPAL SURVEY BE MADE IN TOWN Records of Towns and Cities Will Be Summarized By Central Group Brevard will be one of more than 800 towns and cities participating In the WPA survey of municipal government sponsored by the North Carolina League of Municipalities and the Local Government Commission, Mayor A. H. Harris announced yesterday. The Mayor Is a member of a state wide committee of municipal officials who will assist In the survey, and has been appointed chairman of a local administration committee. City Clerk Alex H. Klzeer has been appointed secretary of the local ad ministration committee, the mayor said. Members of the committees were named by Mayor Ben E. Douglas of Charlotte, president of the League of munllclpalltles. Members of the local administration committee, In addition to the mayor and the city clerk are: B, H. Free man. Ralph H. Ramsey, attorney, J. S. Rromfleld and A. M, Case. One to six WPA research workers | will begin collection of Information here j sometime soon, the mayor said. The work will continue for several months. Research workers will transfer In formation from city records to a 160 page schedule of forms which covers every phase of municipal government. Tabulations anil analysis of data will be made by the project’s staff of ex perts at Raleigh and Chapel Hill. Each municipality, the mayor sold he had been Informed, will ho thor oughly studied hy the survey workers. Data will bo collected and analyzed on points of personnel and of the powers, duties, and limitations of officials. Each department of city government will be charted upon basis ~oi practices and policies. Special attention will he given to fi nancial procedures and tax structures. Information for purposes of analysis will he collected on public works, munl clpatly-owned utilities, and on costs of construction and maintenance of mu nicipal properties. Important Information concerning crime, mortality r-.ies. and health sta tistics will be obtained for study In re lation to expenditures for police pro tection. and In relation to education and municipal recreational facilities. T'olloo and fire departments, and traffic prob lems, will be detailed. The experts or tne project win cross analyze on a state-wide basis the facts disclosed by the survey In order to evaluate Improved practices. Data on practically every phnse of municipal government will be collect ed here, the mayor said. The project will employ a maximum of 175 workers. 130 of whom will bo taken from the certified relief rolls. The others are technical workers se lected by the league of municipalities. Fourteen University of North Carolina professors are among the nationally recognized authorities who will assist In the analysis and publication of the findings. Dixie Offers Greater Food Values FULL CREAM CHEESE, LB. 16c Four-String BROOM . 21c Ivory SOAP, Medium size. 5c Quaker PUFFED 'WHEAT, 2 boxes . 15c QIIPAR 100'lb*.$4.ss OUuAn 10-lbs . 49c - 25-lbs. . $1.23 Grape Fruit JUICE, 2 cans . 15c COCOA, 2-lb. can.15c Blue Rose RICE, 5 pounds.20c Cigarettes!^™ *b Corn, Beans or Tomatoei, 4 No. 2 cans.29c Skinner's MACARONI, 2! boxes.15c Rose Royal FLOUR, Plain or Self-Rising, 24-lbs. . . 63c DELMAR OLEO, 2-LBS. 25c Fresh Produce White Seedless GRAPES', 2 lbs.15c Red Malaga GRAPES, 3-lbs. 25c LETTUCE or CELERY, large size . 10c BANANAS, 4-lbs. 17c Here-There Over the County (J. A. alozencr, County Agent, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Whitmire of the Penrose community are not only de veloping a very outstanding flock of White Leghorns, but are becoming In terested In developing a small herd of purebred Guernseys. The foundation stock for the Guernsey herd has been started by the buying of an 18 months old registered heifer, Jake’s Nellie June No. 518022 bred by L. J. Calmes, Horse Shoe. N. C. One of the most modern brooder houses to be found In this part of the state was built by Mr. Whitmire this spring. It will be used this fall and winter as a laying house to take care of the extra pullets that have been so well grown out this year. The original bam loft laying house Is being re modeled to look more like an office than a hen house. Mr. Whitmire has celled It, placed modern ventilators and windows In It and Is now ready to put down .an up-to-date asphalt floor. It Is most encouraging to see how this poultry project has grown from a small woodshed beginning two years ago. Other folks In the county are becoming more Interested In the value of poultry on the farms and as a good farm enter prise for the smaller farms. It Is but one of the Items that should be con sidered In our farm program, but a very Important one, and one that should receive far more Interest and attention than has been given it. Farm Meeting To Be Called at Cullowhee CtTTXOWHEE, Aur. 81—At least 50(1 farmers and farm women are expected to attend the second annual ffet-to Kether sessions to be held here next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. September 6-8. The Western North Carolina Farm ers' and Farm Women’s meetinK was orKnnlzed to solve the problem of people who did not care to nttend the Farm and Home meetings each year In RalelKh. The proKram will be primarily by dirt farmers and housewives, with sev eral noted leaders from State ColleKe, and elsewhere also Invited. The pro Kram will start at 2 o'clock Tuesday af ternoon when Dr. H. T. Hunter delivers the address of welcome. Accommodations will be provided the visitors at a total cost of $8.50 each In the dormitories and dlnlnK hall. Those who attend only part of the sessions will be provided with meals at 85 cents each, and room in the dormltorj at 60 cents per niaht. GLADE CREEK NEWS The health of this community is very Kood at this wrltlnK. Several people from this community hnve been attendlnK preachlnK sendees at Enon Baptist church. Rev. Jesse R. Owen Is dellverlnK some InterestlnK sermons. Miss Etta Mae McOaha, of Brevard. | spent the week-end ns fruest of Miss Evie Reece. Stun Orr Is improvInK after heliiK 111 for sometime. Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Moraan and son, Webb, and Robert Phillips, of West Asheville. Mrs. J. A. Reece, and Joe Reece, of Cruso, were attests of Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Reece Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Brown and son j. R„ Marshall Cox and Calvin Drake spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. John Brown at Bittle Mountain. W. E. Sexton arrived Sunday from Vero Bench, Fla., to spend some time at his home here. Mrs. Will Stepp, of Plsanh Forest spent Tuesday with Mrs. C. B. Allison. Several people from this community attended the Bnptlslna at Turkey Creek Sunday morphia. Miss Violet Sprouse, of Brevard, spent Sunday nlalit with Miss Delphia Galloway. OLD AGE ASSISTANCE FIGURES RELEASED Transylvania Needy Received Over $8,000 Through Co operative Agency Residents of Transylvania county last year received a total of *8.636 from public assistance funds. Including state, federal and local expenditures to the aped needy and dependent children. Needy aped pot *5,336 and dependent children received *3.300 In the county. Rtphty-ono old people of Transyl vania eounty and 89 children living Ifcro were listed on the state office records as having received payments during tho month of June, according to figures released this week by J. A. Stewart, auditor of the division of public assist ance of the State Roard of Charities and Public Welfare. Total expenditures In the state for the year ended June 30 eame to *3. 026.163.22 of combined federal, state and local funds with *2,209.867.29 spent for old ape assistance and *816,286.93 being given to families with dependent children. "Public assistance during the past year has meant much to those elegihle to receive its benefits in North Caro lina.” said Nathan H. Telton. director of the division of public assistance. "Through Its aid, four county homes have been closed and five more are In process of liquidation, their Inmates to be placed In homes outside the Insti tutions where they will come closer to family life and happiness that 1s not available to them In Institutional care,” he stated. Heading the list of the 100 counties of the state in total amount spent was Guilford with *218,278, followed by! Buncombe with *151,125.50. Guilford spent *152,298 for 1,111 old people and *66.989 for 968 dependent children. Thirty three thousand and sixty pet SEUCA NEWS ____ Mias Elizabeth Barton and Freeman Galloway were married In Pickens, 6/ C„ Saturday. The wedding came as a surprise to friends here. Mrs. Gallo way Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Barton, of this place, and Mr. Galloway Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Galloway, of the Cherryfleld sec tion. Mrs. Oma Harkins observed her D8rd birthday anniversary at her home here Sunday. Many friends called on her to help celebrate the day, Claude Galloway had a near-serious accident last week, when his work ox went on the warpath and Inflicted severe wounds. Mr. Galloway was tak en to Lyday hospital, but he has now returned home and Is resting better. The annual Garren reunion met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Garren Sunday. Many people were In attend ance and a good time was reported. Mrs. Ellhu White and party were recent visitors In the Macedonia sec tion. Mr. and Mrs, John Wood and family visited Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Galloway Sunday. Hobert Barton, of Etowah visited home folks recently. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wilson had as their dinner guests Sunday Mrs. Roxle Dunn and friends. Rev. Grady Fruette visited relatives In Hendersonville the past week-end. Jimmie Eubanks, of Dunns Rock, spent Sunday with his parents here. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Melton, of Green ville, visited the latter's father, Wes ley McCall, and Mr. and Mrs. Dewey McCall on Sunday. Robert Eubanks and son, Dee, were visitors In Old Toxaway on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Freeman McCall, of Black Mountain, were Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Walker Galloway. D. C. Barton Is visiting relatives and friends In Henderson county. We folks on the Hannah Ford road are glad to note the rebuilding of the river bridge near the home of Mr. and Mrs. Van Waldrop. The concrete apd steel re-enforcement will be a gTeat Improvement over the present wood structure. The McKInna clan will meet at the Boylston church for the annual Mc KInna reunion Sunday. It Is expected that, this will be the best In the history of the reunion. sons were on the old age assistance rolls during the year, 15,790 male and 17,270 female. Average grants to the aged needy came to $8.97. During the year 22.196 dependent children in 7,959 families were placed on the state office records, with 11, 026 being males and 11,170 females. "The enslavement of^ man is not le gitimate. It will cease when man en ters Into his heritage of freedom,in his God-given dominion over the material senses. Mortals will some day assert their feeedom in the name of Almighty God." — Mary Baker Eddy. Pay Your Subscription Wanted STEADY WORK—GOOD PAY RELIABLE MAN WANTED to call on farmers in Transylvania County. No experience or capital required. Make up to $12 a day. Write Mr. HARRI SON DANIELS, Box No. 2332. Char lotte, N. C. Good steady white girl wanted to stay on place and help keep house. Mrs. Prank Osborne. Brevaru. Good clean white rags, 5-conts per pound. (No woolen or overall rags wanted.) TIMES OFFICE. WANT PARTY WITH CAR or bicycle to collect accounts In the county. See Frank Jenkins. Brevard. (36-tfc) For Sale ___ USED PLUMBING—oath tubs, sinks, hot water tanks, wash hasins, pipes, fittings and cast Iron soil pipe at reasonable prices. It will pay you to come and see us before you buy. Louis Williams, 7th Avenue, E. Hen dersonville. (82-4t) A GOOD WORK HORSE for sale. Cash or will trade for young nalr work steers, or young cattle. See Frank Jenkins. (S3-tfc) E-room house in French Broad Park, Brevard. Reasonable. See E. L. Sims, register of deeds. Watermelons, pears, grapes, vegetables, and other produce. See us for bet ter prices. Little Curb Market, Jud McCall. Miscellaneous MOVING AND GENERAL HAULING —reasonable prices, every load Insur ed. See Charlie McCrary at McCrary Auto Sendee. Day Phoae t*7. Night Phone 181, Brevard, N. C (Mart) and Building Supplies Brevard Lumber Co. Hpot St Ptiona *• DON JENKINS, M«rr. Adding machine paper<1*1 AA 12 roih for.^i.UU AT THE TIME OFFICE / I To the following subscribers we make our best bow for sending In their re newals during the past week: C. H. Holden, Brevard, R-l Mrs. Tom Barnett, Plsgah Forest Perry Davis, Horse Shoe J. L. Lance, Brevard, R-* Harold Hinkle, Oakland P. C. Orr, Plsgah Forest W. N. Gillespie, Rosman Mrs. L. M. Watkins, Rosman Clarence McCall, Lake Toxaway J. M. Burgess, Brevard. R-8 Mrs. Lila Baker, Brevard, R-l John W. Squires, Plsgah Forest A. E. York, Brevard W. R. Klmzey, Brevard, R-8 R. E. Lawrence, Canton Craig Whitmire, Canton Mrs. C. D. Brown, Brevard We are always glad to add new Barnes to our growing list of subscrib ers, and are Bonding the paper this week to: Clark Grissom, Brevard Miss Flora Reid, Fairfield J. P. Egerton, Brevard Miss Emma Sue Gray, Brevard W. I. Reece, Rosman W. C. Kitchen, Haslet, Texas Malva Tharp, New York W. D. Brackett, Rosman Miss Hattie Aiken, Mt Airy True Fact* Gleaned From U. S. If every American ate one more slice of bread dally, farmers could sell 60, 000 000 more bushels of wheat a year There are 16,240,000 work anlmalR on U. S. farms, or approximately 2.2 per farm ... Hot coffee Is served In #6.4 per cent of American homes, hot tea In 87.5 per cent . . . Chain stores pay one billion, two hundred million dollars annually in wages and salaries, with the average weekly wage for full time employees amounting to izs.s.) . . . From 1916 to 1988 the birth rate In the U. 8. has dropped from 25.1 per 1,000 population to only 16.8, a decline of one-third. Governor Hoey Wat Speaker at Zachary Reunion On Sunday Governor Clyde R. Hoey was prin cipal speaker at the annual Zachary reunion held at Cashiers last Sunday. The governor built his address around the Plymouth Rock monument tnscrpi tions: "FftiiQi miw, ana pointed out these virtues as the need for modern-day America. Changing the meeting date from Sat urday to Sunday was cause for vastly Increased attendance, the largest crowd ever to attend. The 19*9 meeting will be held the last Sunday in August. T. A. Dillard of Cashiers was renam sd chairman and Mrs. J. W. Cole of Cashlera was re-elected secretary and treasurer. A plate was erected to the memory of the Rev. T. W. Holcombe, who acted as chaplain of the reunion for a number of years, and who prob ably had charge of more funeral rites In the Cashiers cemetery than any other minister during the many years of the location of the historic graveyard. Send Your Renewal In KODAKS * TO LOAN ^ Finishing ? Enlarging m It will Pay you to ^ see us before you C/1 have that portrait made. ° Eckert's s Studio Over Long's Drug Store ■ . C. Z Brevard, N. C. 1 I RAISIN', nm A. WHEAT H' WHITH. 1 WAVES 2* I DRESSING -PA0ESAlAD 19c Iona Salad Dressing, Qt. jar 25c PEACHES dei monte 2 35c Ann Page Prepared SPAGHETTI 3 cans 25c Cold Stream Pink SALMON tallcan 10c Ann Page Sandwich SPREAD j" 15c| AND MBUOW COFFEE »«*• 15® YELLOW SQUASH, 3 lb*.2Sc I SPINACH, 3 IU.. *• CABBAGE, Hard Heads, 4 lbs... 10c FANCY LIMA BEANS, lb.10c CAULIFLOWER, 2 lb*. .....2Sc CARROTS, bunch. .
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