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r'~ , BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1939 $1.00 PER YEAR IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY
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GLOUCESTER LUMBER BUYS LARGE TRACTTIMBEIf
NSYLVANIA BA K
)RTS GOOD YE R
Deposits Materially On Up
trend—McCrary Named To
Vice President Post
Stockholders of Transylvania Trust
company In meeting here Tuesday af
ternoon were shown the bank's best
yearly statement since Its organization
In 1931.
Deposits were Increased during the
year in the amount of $63,000, report
of Ralph J. Duckworth, cashier show
ed. A six percent dividend was paid
all common stockholders during the
year: $2,000 applied to the surplus ac
count: and $3,000 added to the retire
ment of preferred stock account. Total
resources of the bank as of Dec. 31.
1938 were $431,003.15.
J. H. Pickelsimer was re-elected
president of the bank by the board of
directors: Judson McCrary. Brevard
real estate and Insurance man was
elected vice president to succeed A. W.
Whitehurst: Ralph J. Duckworth was
re-elected cashier.
The following were elected by the
stockholders as directors for the ensuing
year: Frank D. Clement, Lewis P. Ham
lin, Judson McCrary. C. R. McNeely,
W. L. Mull, C. W. Pickelsimer, J. H.
Pickelsimer, Jos. S. SUversteen, and W.
R. Smith.
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Morris Tobacco Plot
Pays Good Dividends
(J. A. Olazenrr, County Agent)
J. L. Morris, a new burley grower
of the Plsgah Forest section produced
106 pounds of marketable burley tobac
co on one tenth of an acre which sold
on the Asheville market last week for
$16.50 with the best grade selling at
2Sc per pound and the lowest at 9.3c.
Mr. Morris’ whole tobacco project
was conducted as a demonstration us
ing all the approved practices as
recommended by the State Extension
Tobacco Specialist, but the side dressing
of the tobacco when about knee high
with an extra application of sulphate
of potash, except one row, Is a prac
tice not generally used by burley gtOSb
ers, but Is used to a very great extent
by the flue cured growers.
On Mr. Morris’ demonstration the
sulphate of potash was used at the
rate of 200 pounds per acre. The row
where no extra potash was used had a
heavier growth than where It was
used, which might have been due to
little more fertility in the soil at that
particular spot, but when It comes to
ripening and getting ready to harvest,
the row with no extra potash was
still green when all the rest of the
patch had been harvested.
The tobacco from the check row was
kept separate rdl the way through and
on the market brought thejowest price
which is In keeping wlth'the reports
from Buncombe County where three of
these demonstrations were conducted.
Bank Closed Thursday
The Transylvania Trust company,
and all North Carolina banks will be
closed on Thursday of this week—Rob
ert E. Lee's birthday. There will be no
general observance of the occasion here.
Friday, 13th, Unlucky
For Liquor Runners
Friday, the 13th, proved unlucky for
Raymond Brown, Eugene Harris,
George Broadwater (alias George Glov
er). WMIe Little, Furman Henkins, and
Joe Bennett, all Asheville negroes,
when they ran afoul of the federal
liquor men.
Returning to Asheville from Georgia
with 130 gallons of com liquor, the
negroes were apprehended near Quebeo
school house Saturday morning by
Federal Agents R. A. Wade, and R. S.
Ball, assisted by local officers from Bre
vard and Rosman.
The negroes were arraigned before
TT. S. Commissioner A. E. Hampton In
Brevard and committed to Transylvania
county Jail In default of bonds ranging
from $500 to $1,000 each.
Two cars, one Bulck sedan, and one
Ford, were seized. The whiskey was In
the Ford driven by Raymond Brown,
and Edgar Harris. Officers said an
attempt was made by the negroes In
the large sedan to crowd the officers off
the road as they passed the Bulok
which was trailing the liquor-laden
Ford.
Patrolman Ray Erwin. Chief Coy
Fisher, and Roy W. Owens assisted the
federal officers In the arrest
Ten Transylvanians
Enroll In CC Camp
Ten young men from Transylvania
county were taken to Asheville Satur
day by the Welfare superintendent,
where they enrolled in the CCC work.
Those going from this county In
cluded :
Ray McKellar Rlgdon, Oakland;
Glen Melton Norris, Rosman; Ralph
Sylvester O'Shields, Rosman; Ernest
Hardin Moore, Rosman: David Monroe
Wilson. Brevard: Cecil Francis Ball,
Brevard; Shirley Eugene Brackens.
Brevard; Lawrence Wsdom Banther,
Lake Toxaway: Merrill Johnson, Lake
Toxaway; Vardera Dal Mulenex, Pla
gah Forest.
Heads States Clubs
i
CHARLES ISBILL, of Dalton, Ga.
Is president of the out of state stu
dents at Brevard College. Eighteen
students are represented in the club,
registering from Virginia, Tennessee,
Louisiana, Florida, Georgia, Colora
do, Kentucky, and Ohio. The state
of South Carolina is represented by
its own club. North Carolina coun
ties have individual clubs. Sopho
more Isbill is past president of the
International Relations club, and
prominent In student activities.
C. C. Gibbs Promoted
By Standard Oil Co.
Charlie C. Glbbe, has been promoted
by the Standard Oil company of New
Jersey to the position of district sales
supervisor, and Is now located at Bry
son City.
Mr. Gibbs has been In Brevard for a
number of years, as operator of the
Broad street station, later as distri
butor, and now has been elevated to
the district position. He has moved
his family to Bryson City.
Jack Parrish of Asheville, succeeds
Mr.'Gibbs here as distributor.
lEcusta Head Named
To Advisory Board
Southern Paper Fete
SAVANNAH, Ga„ Jan. 18—H. H.
Straus, president of the Ecusta Paper
corporation of Brevard, has accepted
an Invitation to serve on the advisory
committee for the first annual Southern
Paper Festival, to be held In Savannah,
Ga., April 17-19.
Purposes of the festival are to stimu
late the use of paper and promote for
estry conservation. The program In
cludes Industrial exhibitions and gala
entertainment features. Queens will be
selected from each Southern state.
Governor Clyde R Hoey also Is a
number of the advisory group, and the
North Carolina Forestry association Is
cooperating.
Lewis Osborne Named
Head Masonic Lodge
At a regular communication of
Dunn’s Rock Masonic Lodge Number
267 A. F. & A. M., Lewis Osborne was
elected Master succeeding Leon Eng
lish, retiring master.
The following officers were advanced,
A. E. York to the station of senior
warden; Claud Stroup to the station of
Junior warden; A. N. Jenkins was re
elected treasurer, Henry Henderson was
re-elected to succeed himself as secre
tary.
The appointive officers and commit
tees for the coming year will be an
nounced by Master Lewis Osborne at
an early date and Installation will be
held on Friday night. January 27th
New Arrivals
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Southern have j
announced the birth of a daughter, |
Ruth Elaine, on January 17. Mrs.
Southern Is the former Miss Mabel
Blake.
Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Ben Wright,
of Cathey's Creek, a daughter, on Mon
Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Fowler,
of Cathey's Creek, a daughter, on Mon
day.
Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Hubbard
a son on Friday. January 18.
Ten Graduates To Receive
College Credits Saturday
Ten students at Brevard college will
receive their diplomas Saturday morn
ing at the college auditorium.
Bishop Clare Purcell of Charlotte,
leader of Methodist churches In the
two Carollnas. will deliver the address
to graduates, and diplomas will be
awarded by President E. J. Coltrane.
Beginning at 11: SO o'clock, the fol
lowing program will bo given:
Processional, "Psalm to Labor" (from
Arthalie), Mendelssohn; Invocation,
Rev. Charles M. Jones; “Music of Life,"
Noble Cain, The Brevard College choir;
address to the graduating class.
Bishop Clare Purcell": awarding of
diplomas, President Eugene J. Col
trane; benediction; recessional, "Fol
low the Gleam,” Douglas.
Those to receive diplomas at the
winter commencement are:
Jack Bagwell, Virginia Davis, Ruth
Runyan, and Jack Taggart of Ashe
ville: Ronald Hicks, Winston-Salem;
Harold Little, Leicester; Fern Mc
Combs, Easley; Arthur McDaniels, For
est City; Rachel Misenheimer, Taylors;
and Wilson Young, Mlcavllle.
Greenville Bus Line
Opening Delayed To
Last Part February
Brevard to Greenville bus line will
not be started before the last of Feb
ruary, according to advices received
here from the Charleston office of the
Atlantic Greyhound corporation.
Original plans of the Greyhound cor
poration were to start the regular sche
dule on January 20, but due to delay
In securing an Intra-state certificate
for operation between Brevard and the
South Carolina line the round trip
schedule cannot be put Into effect for
at least thirty more days, the Grey
hound people report.
In the meantime, regular schedule
Is maintained from Greenville to Caes
ar’s Head, but no connections are made
there for through trip on to Brevard.
B. M. Amole, assistant traffic man
ager for the Greyhound corporation,
In a letter to The Times states that
the matter of certificate will be Ironed
out as speedily as possible, and that
the route will be in operation by the
latter part of next month.
Edward Lewis Church
Buried Last Saturday
Edward Lewis Church, one-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Church, dted of
pneumonia Friday afternoon at the
1 home of his parents In North Brevard,
following an Illness of a few days. Fun
eral services were held at the home
Saturday afternoon, conducted by the
Rev. E. P. Billups, pastor of the Meth
odist church. Burial was In Oak Grov#
cemetery.
Surviving are the parents and a
brother, Paul. Osbome-SImpson fun
eral directors had charge of arrange
ments.
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Lower Singing Group
To Meet Next Sunday
Lower district singing convention will
be held Sunday afternoon, Janury 22,
at Boylston Baptist church.
The program will be under direction
of Arnold Brown, and will begin
j promptly at 2 o’clock. All singers, and
[leaders are Invited to be present
Lake Toxaway Youth
Is Active at College
CULLOWHEE—Charles McCall, of
Lake Toxaway, appeared on a recent
program of the International Relations
club of Western Carolina Teachers
College.
Highlight of the entertainment pro
gram was a discussion of the recent
Lima conference In South America.
Among the three speakers on this sub
ject, Mr. McCall spoke on the value of
cooperation In peaceful pursuits be
tween the nations of the Western
Hemisphere.
Auto Store Opening
The Western Auto Associate store
will not be opened for business this
week, as was announced In The Times
last week. Formal opening will be held
during the coming week, the manage
ment states. The Main Btreet room In
the Waltermlre building Is being fitted
up, and stocks are arriving now.
Starts March of Dimes
KEITH MORGAN, (right) na
tional chairman of the National
Infantile Paralysis Committee, pins
the first button on ARTHUR CAR
PENTER (left) director of the cam
paign in North and South Carolina
and Tennessee, to start the drive of
“Give a Dime—Wear a Button,”
which Is to be carried on here Sat
urday, Jan. 21, and Saturday, Jan.
28th.
Business houses in various sec
tions of the county, as well as
schools are displaying the "March
of Dime" cans, which will be col
lected by the county committee fol
lowing close of the drive here.
A dance win bo given at Brevard
NYA Hut on Thursday night of
next week, Jan. 26, and one at the
Rosman Community Building on
Tuesday night, Jan. 31, for benefit
of the InfantUe paralysis associa
tion. Harold Kilpatrick Is chair
man of the Brevard ball, and Mrs.
Joe E. Osborne Is chairman for
Rosman. Committees are assisting
In each of the towns.
Governor Clyde R. Hoey win
speak over radio stations WWNC
at Asheville, and WBT. Charlotte,
Thursday evening^ of this week
' from 7 to 7:16.
SELICA BABY GIRL
FIFTH GENERATION
Little Miss Southers Has Three
Living Grandparents—One
94 Years of Age
Miss Ruth Elaine Southers of Sellca,
who made her advent Into the world
Tuesday morning, has the distinction
of being the fifth generation In her
family.
The young lady Is the daughter of I
Mr. and Mrs. H. Leonard Southers. Her [
mother was the former Miss Mable
Blake. The maternal grandmother Is
Mrs. H. N. Blake of Sellca, and the
maternal great-grandfather is L. P.
Osteen, Sellca merchant.
Mrs. Joyce Naomi Harkins Is the
great-great-grandmother. All grand
parents of the young lady live in the!
Sellca section. Mrs. Harkins, who
passed her 84th birthday last August,
Is hale and hearty, and manages to
keep her own home with some assist
ance from Mr. Osteen and other mem
bers of the family.
Dr. C. L. Newland, who was present
at the birth of the young lady, said
that Miss Ruth Elaine was a healthy,
pretty baby, weighing seven pounds,
and that both mother and child were
doing nicely.
Poultry Meet Will
Be Held Saturday
Morn In Asheville
—
fj. A. Glaeener County Agent)
The annual poultry short couree for
the mountain counties In the Asheville
district will be held Tuesday, January
24. The meeting will be In the court
house on the third floor beginning
at 10 o'clock. Following Is the program
for the day.
• 10:00-10:80—Improved chick rearing
practices—C. F. Parrish, Extension
specialist.
10:30-11:00—A practical feeding pro
gram for W. N. C. farmers—Professor
Dearstyne.
11:00-11:80—How to Improve the
farm flock, Dr. C. n. Bostlan.
11:80-12:00—Increasing demands for
poultry products by attractively pack
Ing—T. T. Brown.
12:00-1:00—Recess for lunch.
1:00-1:16—Remarks on World Poul
try Congress.
1:16-2:00—Round table discussion of
individual poultry p?oblems.
2:00-3:00 — Demonstration in egg
candling and grading. There will also
be held at this time a dlsetse cylntlc
Various house models will be on dis
play all during the day. This Is a
meeting that all persons now engaged In
poultry production In our county should
attend. It will be an Interesting as
well as a most profitable day for those
who attend. Make your plans now to
be present next Tuesday, January 24.
St. Phillip’* Church
Officer* Are Named
Vestrymen and officers for St. Phil
lip’s Episcopal church were elected for
the ensuing year at the annual con
gregational meeting heid Monday even
ing.
The following vestrymen will serve
the coming year: H. R. Bobst, A. H.
Kizer, David G. Ward, William Wallis
and Donald Jenkins.
The new church officials will include:
David G. Ward, senior warden; Wil
liam Wallis, Junior warden, A. H.
Kizer, clerk of the vestry.
Upper District BTU
At Rosman On Sunday
The upper district Baptist Training
Union rally will meet at Zion Sunday
afternoon, January 22, at 2:80 o’clock.
The theme for discussion is “The
World Before Us."
Everyone is urged to attend and a(
special invitation is extended to all
pastors and associatlonal officers._^ j
12,000 Acre Boundary Will
Be Logged By Rosman Concern
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Fir*t Heavy Snowfall
Of Seaton On Sunday
Nearly two and one-half Inches of
snow fell here Sunday night and early
Monday morning, but warm sunshine
sooh cleared all streets and highways,
and no traffic delays were noted In
the county.
The snow was general In most sec
tions of the state, ranging from half
Inch to more than four In some locali
ties.
Credit Association
Meets Friday Morn
Members of the Asheville Production
Credit Association, which serves the
sixteen western North Carolina coun
ties, will gather for their fifth annual
stockholders meeting on January 20th,
at 10 o’clock In Asheville at the Court
House and W. H. Overall, secretary,
said today that indications pointed to
a very large attendance.
Since the association began opera
tions with the year 1984, It has made
loans totaling *278,05.00. It now ^as
580 members.
Speakers at the annual meeting willj
include Mr. O. R Miller, of the Pro
duction Credit Corporation of Columbia.
Reports will be presented by John
A. Hudgens, president, A. J. Dills, vice
president, and W. H. Overall, secretary
treasurer.
Revival Service* at
Cathey Creek Church
Revival services were started at
Cathey’s Creek church Sunday night
with the Rev. N. H. Chapman In charge.
Services are held each evening.
The Rev. C. B. Lockee, Indian min
ister from Greenville, S. C., Is expected
to arrive on Monday night of next
week to assist In the services.
ENON COUPLE ENJOY
59TH WEDDING DATE
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Lyday Lived
In Same Residence For
Fifty-Seven Years
Mr. and Mrs. George T. Lyday of the
Enon section, celebrated their 69th
wedding anniversary last Sunday,
January 16 at the home of their daugh
er, Mrs. Albert Williams.
Mr. and Mrs. Lyday have lived In
the Enon community during their long
and happy married life, and for the
past 57 years have lived In the home
they now occupy.
The couple have six children, 18
grandchildren, and six great-grandchild,
ren.
Mr. Lyday has been active In county
affairs until a few years ago, when his
health began falling, He has served
as chairman of the county board of
commissioners several terms, also as
member of the board, and was elected to
one session of the North Carolina legis
lature.
Long Illness Fatal To
Mrs. Anna W. Chapman
Mrs. Anna W. Chapman passed Into
eternal rest on January 14 at the home
of her daughter, Mrs J. A. Grant in
Fairfield, Ala
In falling health for several years,
the end was not unexpected. She had
made her home mostly with her daugh
ter In Fairfield. Interment was made
In Elmwood cemetery at Fairfield Mon
day afternoon.
Mrs. Chapman lived In Brevard a
number of years and returned each
summer for a visit. She has many
friends here who win mourn her pass
lng.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. J. A.
Grant, three sons, J. W. Chapman, of
Charleston, S. C., Montgomery Chap
man, of Ft. Myers, Fla., and Henry
Chapman, of Hamlet N. C. Seven
grandchildren and several great-grand
children also survive, and two sisters,
Mrs. C. W. Whyte, of Richmond, Va.,
and Mrs. Wm. H. Harrison, of Rich
mond, and one brother, George W.
West of Miami, Fla.
Brevard Girl’s Poem
Be Published Soon
Miss Adelaide Van Wey of Brevard
and New Ywk City, who has made a
name for herself In the musical field,
will also have an original poem pub
lished in the forthcoming volume,
"Eros” according to advice received
from Henry Harrison, New York pub
lisher.
Title of the Brevard girl’s poem Is
"From One Jilted,’’ and will be pub
lished In the national anthology of love
poems edited by Lucia Trent, well
known poet and editor who Is an
authority In this field.
The book win be published within the
year, and will be Illustrated by draw
ings by Herbert Fonts.
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Bark and Extract Wood
Also Included - Will
Make Employment
For Many
Twelve thousand acres of tlmberland,
involving about 40,000,000 feet of lum
ber, has been purchased by the Glou
cester Lumber company of Rosman, ac
cording to Joseph S. SUversteen, presi
dent and general manager of the con
cern.
The large boundary of land lies on
the Toxaway and Hosepasture rivers,
and was purchased from R. E. Wood,
formerly the Montvale Lumber com
pany.
Logging of the vast boundary has
already been started and will mean em -
ployment for a large number of men
by the Gloucester Lumber company,
and in addition, will also supply bark
for the tanneries at Rosman and Bre
vard, which are headed by Mr. Sllver
steen, and chestnut wood for the Ros
man Tanning Extract plant.
The timber will be trucked to Roe
man over the Pickens highway, and
TJ. S. 64 where It will be manufactured
Into various types of lumber for do
mestic and foreign use.
Bark will be supplied to the Toxaway
Tanning company at Rosman, and the
Transylvania Tanning company at
Brevard, with chestnut wood on the
boundary to be hauled to the plant of
the Rosman Tanning Extract company,
and will Insure operation of the by
product plants as well as the lumber
concern for many years to come.
Poplar, oak. chestnut, white and yel
low poplar, and maple woods are all
found on the boundary, much of the
timber In its virgin state.
By reason of the fact that bark for
tanning, chestnut wood for extract,
and the saw-timber, may all be utilised
by the four plants, varied types of em
ployment will be furnished from the
tracts Involved In the purchase.
Well-built roads already traverse
much of the territory Involved In the
purchase, and operations on the boun
dary will be facilitated by the hard
surfaced highways to the west and
east.
The Gloucester Lumber company has
been In operation at Rosman for the
past 28 years, operating under manage
ment of Mr. Sllversteen, who also
heads the tanning Industries at Rosman
and Brevard. A. H. Harris Is superin
tendent of the Gloucester Lumber com
pany, with H. J. Schaln as store man
ager and assistant to the president.
Normally the Gloucester Lumber com
pany employes 300 men. Including
woods crews, and haulers, and the pur
chase of the additional tract of land
will vitally effect several hundred
workers
Greyhound Bu* Rate*
Cut To All Point*
H. P. Brawner. General Traffic Man
ager of the Atlantic Greyhound Lines,
has Just announced wide-spread bus
fare reductions, effective January 15.
The cost of travel to literally thousands
of" places—large cities and crossroad
towns alike—will be cut considerably.
The public's reaction to the lower
rates will undoubtedly first be reflected
In an Increase of bus traffic to the Flor
ida and Gulf Coast resorts. Although
Greyhound has already augmented Its
service to these mlil-winter vacation
areas to care for normally increased
business at this time of year, it Is ex
pected that still further additions will
have to be made to handle extra num
bers of travelers who will take Im
mediate advantage of the new rate
cuts.
Mother of Mrs. Tate
Buried at Spartanburg
SPARTANBURG, Jan. 18 — Mrs.
Nancy A Bragg, 82, widow of Marlon
Bragg, well-known resident of Spar
tanburg, route 2, died at a local hospi
tal Monday morning after a brief Ill
ness.
Mrs. Bragg was born and reared In
Spartanburg county, being the daugh
ter of the late John and Margaret Mc
Kinney. She was & member of one of
the oldest and beet known families In
this county. While a young woman
she moved to her present home near
Clifton and has since resided there.
She was the oldest member of the Zion
Hill Baptist church and took a very
active part In church work when her
health permitted. She Joined the Bap
tist church at the age of 17.
Surviving are three sons, C. B.
Bragg, of Winston-Salem, N. C. B, F.
Bragg of Danville, Va., and W. D.
Bragg of Spartanburg: three daughters.
Mrs. I. M. Smith of Valley Falls, Mrs.
J. H. I.swe of Greer and Mrs. J. F.
Tate of Brevard. N. C.. one brother,
John McKinney of Glendale. 38 grand
children and 14 great-grandchildren.
Her late husband, who was a promi
nent resident of the Clifton community,
died In 1928.
Funeral services were conducted from
the Zion H1U Baptist church at «:»0
o’clock Tuesday afternoon by the Rev.
Carl 0. Page and the Rev. J. I* Paint
ed Interment was made In the church