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VOL. 49- NO 45*" ^ BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1939 $LOOPERYEAR IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY
PRISON BLOODHOUND
GETS GANG ESCAPER
Negro Prisoners Fail In At
tempt To Flee From Job
On East Fork Road
Two negro convicts from the Calvert
camp found Monday that running
doesn't pay ... and now the two negroes
are In the "dark hole” at the Hender
son camp, eating bread and water for
a few days.
The two negro prisoners made a break
for their freedom Monday morning
while the crew was working on the
East Fork road near the upper end.
Taking advantage of a truck passing
between Guard Ilussell Fisher and
themselves, the two negroes made a
break Into the heavy laurel. The
guard's shotgun was Ineffective In the
thick timber—and Truck Driver John
Green tried his legs on one of them.
Mr. Green caught his man In a riuarter
mile race, and brought him back with
out using gun or weapon of any kind.
The other prisoner made good his
ecsape for a short while, but was cap
tured about 3 o’clock In the afternoon
by Tom Bryson near the South Carolina
line.
The young bloodhound belonging to
Wm. Bailey, prison camp superinten
dent. was brought to the scene and
tracked the prisoner through the thick
brush, and after a short while gave the
officers definite direction the man was
taking. Mr. Bryson went ahead of the
dog by road, and came upon the negro
who offered no resistance.
The dog owned by Mr. Bailey Is said
to be one of the best ever worked In this
county, and his ■ record for chasing
down men Is having a good effect on
would-be escapers, as well ns others
who are tempted to break the law.
SILVER SHIRT HEAD
REPORTED IN HIDING
Reports Have Pelley Dodging
Law In Upper Section
of Transylvania
Rumors that W. Dudley Pelley, self
styled head of the Silver Shirts Legion,
was hiding In Transylvania county,
were discounted by Sheriff George
Shuford here Tuesday.
Pelley is wnated in Buncombe county
on a capias Issued by the Superior
court In connection with a felony con
viction. and he is also wanted by the
Federal Bureau of Investigation for
questioning and by the Diet Congres
sional committee.
Pelley is wanted in Buncombe county
ty ten years ago when he set up head
quarters for his “vision home,” and for
his "brain trust." which was to revolu
tionize the world's political setup, and
at the same time he and his associates
envlsoned the youth of the land happy,
contented, and future lenders of the
strictly-American enterprise In nation
al affairs which his group was to spon
sor.
Funds failed to materialize, or else
more central location was decided upon
—for within a year after Initial unit
was established In this county the very
secretive colony had moved on.
Two years ago Pelley Is alleged to
have “hidden out” in Upper Transyl
vania. going under an assumed name,
but this story, also, not official, Is like
ly uncertain as to fact.
2nd Baptist Church
Be Built At Depot
By New Congregation
Organization of the Second Baptist
church has been completed In Brevard,
and the new congregation plans to
start erection of a building within the
week, according to announcement here
Wednesday.
The Rev. Mack McCallie will bo pas
tor of the new church and services
have been held for several months In
a building near the depot.
The church building will face on
King street, and run parallel with
Railroad Avenue.
Stamp Club Meeting
Regular meeting of the Brevard
Stamp club will be held Thursday even
ing of this week at 8:15 o'clock at the
home of Harold Norwood. It Is urged
that all members attend.
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Honor Roll
•——————
Thanks to the following friends who
have sent In their renewals since Wed
nesday of last week:
C. C. Morris. Brevard
Samuel B. King, Summerville
Ransom McCall. Balsom Grove
B. B. White, Rosman
L. E. Powell. Brevard R-l
Mrs. B. P. Coleman, Travelers Rest
G. C. McClure, Shelby
Mrs. T. J. Wilson. Plsgah Forest
J. F. Hayes. Brevard R-l
Geo. A. Butler, Rosman
Mrs. J. C. Capps. Pisghh Forest
J. E. Waters. Brevard
Mrs. Oscar Blggers. Concord
Mrs. J. R. Smith. Savannah
B. F. Gillespie. Hawaii
Jas A. King. New Jersey
M H. Holliday. Brevard R-2
Dr. W. J. Scruggs, New Jersey
Mrs. H. A. Coggins. Michigan
We are proud to add the following
names to our growing list of sub
scribers:
Jay Edwards, Cane River*
Tom Rogers, Florida
James P. Deavor, Goldsboro.
["]|"! Armistice Day —1939 ]
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No formal observance of Armis
tice Day will be held In Brevard
Saturday, Nov. 11, so far as could
be learned Wednesday.
The postoffice will be closed, with
city carriers and rural carriers tak
ing the day off. The general de
livery window at the Brevard of
fice will be open from 8 to 8:30,
and 10:30 to 11:30 Saturday morn
ing.
The Transylvania Trust Company
will be closed for the day, but It Is
probable that all county offices will
remain open for the half-day, clos
ing as usual at noon.
The U.D.C. library will be closed
all day Saturday, announcement
has been made by the librarian.
Several people from Brevard plan
to attend the Brevard Collepe-Lees
McRae football frame at Spruce Pine
Saturday afternoon; others will
see Wake Forest at Clemson, and
others plan to see Duquesne at
State College. __
HELP BUILD
YOUR NEW
COMMUNITY
HOSPITAL
Transylvania
Needs
$25,000
WILL YOU HELP?
Every Dollar Counts
Transylvania Hospital
Executive Committee:
J. B. Jones, Chmn; Mrs. J. B. Ptckel
simer, V-Chmn.; Jerry Jerome, Sec
retary; Geo. W. Wheeler, Treas.
Signs like the above caption have
been placed In nearly every school In
the county, In churches, and business
houses.
People who have been contacted by
the publicity committee In advertising
the work of the Community Hospital
committee have been very responsive,
and interest In the new community
hospital project Is excellent, the com
mittee reported Wednesday.
The steering committee In meeting
last Thursday named various commit
tees from the group, and instructed
these groups to make appointment of
other members as they saw fit. and to
endeavor to broaden the scope of work
Into every community in the county.
llfL:l. 11_L/,ne,Un1 n>UI lnnulofl In
Rrevaril. It Is pointed out by Professor
J. B. Jones, general chairman, the work
of the community institution will be
for the entire community, and any
profits to be derived from operation of
the community-owned hospital will be
used for hospitalization of those unable
to pay.
There will be no profit for any per
son connected with the hospital, the
chairman pointed out, but all dividends
will be used ns they accumulate for
taking care of those who cannot pay.
All doctors of the county will be
invited to use the hospital, and regis
tered physicians from other sections
may also become members of the staff
by making proper application. Dr. J.
S. Greenwood, and Dr. Flave Corpen
Ing. practicing in the Mills River sec
tion. and also who have patients in
Transylvania county, have applied for
places on the hospital staff, and have
been accepted.
Funds secured by the committee for
building and fitting out the hospital
will bo matched dollar for dollar by the
Duke Foundation, which has checked
methods of operation of the local hos
pital. and Is willing to back the plans
of the community group now acting.
The Duke Foundation will contribute
one dollar per day for each non-pay
patient cared for in the Transylvania
Community Hospital.
Drive for funds is being started this
week by the finance committee headed
by H. H. Straus.
District Singing Meet
At Rosman Sunday
ROSMAN, Nov. 8—Upper District
Singing Convention will be held Sunday
afternoon at Middle Fork Baptist
church.
The Rev. W. H. Nicholson will pre
side at the convention which will be
called to order at 2 o’clock. An Invi
tation to all singers of the county, and
the general public as well, Is extended by
Mr. Nicholson.
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Tobacco Grading Be
Demonstrated Here
I. T. Weeks, tobacco specialist of
State College will conduct a grading
school for burley growers In the coun
ty here Nov. 18.
Mr. Weeks will be at the county
agents office, and all tobacco raisers
of the county are invited to attend the
school, and bring sample hands of their
tobacco along for checking. The spec
ialist will be at the county agents of
fice from 9 o’clock to 12 noon.
Sixth Co. AEF Will
Hold Reunion Sunday
Fifth annual reunion of former mem.
bers of the old Sixth Company. North
Carolina national guard will be held In
the Hendersonville City Hall on Sun
day, Nov. 12.
The Sixth Company was mobilized at
Hendersonville for World War service,
and Included a number of men from
Transylvania.
The meeting will convene at 10
o’clock Sunday morning at the city
hall; dinner at the home of Frank
Huggins near Bowman’s Bluff; memor
ial service at city hall. 3:30.
Scout Officers To Be Elected
Boy Scouts of Brevard will elect
officers at their meeting in the city
hall auditorium Friday night of this
week at 7: SO. ,
Six Scouts, together with Assistant
Scoutmaster Bosse and Alvin Moore,
hiked to the country last Saturday,
and also did target practice. Richard
Tinsley made high mark at targets.
O’Shields Child Dies
After Short Illness
LAKE TOXAWAY, Nov. 8—Jack
O’Shields, six-year-old son of Mr, and
Mrs. Lon O'Shields, of Lake Toxaway,
died at the home of his parents, Oct.
31, after an illness of only a few days
Funeral sendees were held at the
Lake Toxaway Baptist church the fol
lowing day with the Rev.
Call pastor of the church officiating.
Erosion Control Work To
Be Done Through TVA
Erosion control and reforestation
program of the Tennessee Valley Auth
ority will be started In Transylvania
county next week under supervision of
a trained worker and the county agent.
Type of work to be done In this coun.
ty will Include stopping of gullies
mulching of eroded lands, and planting
of locust and black pine. The work
will be done on private lands.
Marvin Gillespie of the TVA will be
In charge of the work In this county,
with labor to be furnished by CCC NC
P-66 at North Brevard, Twenty men
will be engaged In the work for six
months, Mr. Gillespie said Tuesday, and
If necessary, two crews of 20 men each
will be used.
The work will consist of stopping
gullies with brush and wire rams, with
this type Improvement to be followed
by setting locust trees. On higher
ground where erosion work will be
done, mulching with s'.raw, brush, corn,
stalks or other suitable material will
be done, and pine trees will be set.
The trees will be furnished by the
TVA, as will the labor, and where
necessary wire for the wire net-brush
dams. Landowners will be required to
furnish mulch material for the projects.
Object of the work Is to stop eros
ion of lands In this county, which Is
headwaters area for the Tennessee Val
ley, and the landowners are to bene
fit by the Improved land, and the tim
ber stand which may be used as the
owner may desire after a period of five
years.
Landowners will be required to keep
the areas that are in pasture fenced
so that the young trees will not be
damaged by cattle. After the five year
period the timber stands may be thin
ned, and the areas used for pasture.
Locust is one of the best pasture-grow.
lng legumes for this section. It Is point,
ed out, and the opportunity Is present
ed, Mr. Gillespie said, for farmers to
turn gullied lands into future profit
able pastures.
The work will be necessarily restrict
ed to areas that may be reached in 30
mlnutes drive from the CCC station at
North Brevard, due to regulation of
the department, Mr. Gillespie said.
Information in regard to the work
may be secured through either of the
county agents, who with the North
Carolina Department of Forests are
cooperating In the work.
Townsend Speaker Be
Here Thursday Night
For Courthouse Meet
Robert Adams, of California, repre
sentative of- the Townsend Recovery
Plan will speak at the Brevard court-1
hnurt Thursday night of this week.
The speaking will begin at 8 o'clock,
and prior to that a musical program
will he given by members of the Fed
eral Music project. No charge will be
made for admission.
No Football Here Friday
Brevard's two football teams will play
away from home thi3 week-end, the
High School going to Sylva Friday,
and the college eleven going to Spruce
Pine to play Lees-McRae Saturday af
ternoon.
Methodist Pastor To
Change Service Dates
Services In Methodist churches serv
ed by the Rev. J. R. Bowman, pastor
of the Rosman circuit, have been an
nounced as follows:
First Sunday—Enclish Chapel at 11
In the mornlnc. Lake Toxaway at 3,
and Wolf Mountain at 7:30; second
Sunday—Rosman at 11. East Fork at
3, Rosman at 7:30; third Sunday—Lake
Toxaway at 11. Oak Grove (North Bre
vard) at 3, Sellca at 7:30; fourth Sun
day—Rosman at 11. Rosman at 7:30.
Commerce Meet Postponed
Due to confllctinc encacements of
several croups In Brevard, the direc
tors of Brevard Chamber of Commerce
will postpone their scheduled meetinc
one week, meetinc on Thursday, Nov.
16, instead of the 0th.
Forest Fires Injure
Several Areas Here
Five different areas of the county
have been injured by forest fires, and
had not the CCC enrollees of P-66
been on the job the damage would have
been considerably more.
Fires have been extinguished during
the past week in the Quebec, East Fork,
Little Rich Mountain, Aiken Mountain
and Bohaney sections of the county by
the CCC.
A total of 297 man days have been
used during the week In fighting fire,
and 614 truck miles. Small areas have
been burned In most of the Instances,
due to the facilities afforded by the
CCC.
Continued drought In the county for
the past forty days has placed the
woodlands In dangerous position, and
fire wardens caution all property own
ers, hunters, and picnickers to be care
ful.
BTU Association To
Meet Here Tuesday
Ralph H. Ramsey, former B.T.U. di
rector of the Brevard Baptist church,
will address the associatlonal Baptist
Training Union at a meeting to be held
Tuesday evening of next week at 7:30
o'clock at the Brevard Baptist church.
This meeting will be of Importance,
since the election and installation of
associatlonal B.T.U. officers will take
place.
The request is made that every mem
ber of a Baptist church in the assoc
iation be present for this meeting. The
invitation includes those churches hav
ing a B.T.U. as well as those churches
in the county not having a union.
French Broad Transportation Company
Tried Steamboat On River, But Failed
Shrnvn in the picture is a jetty
below Davidson River Bridge on the
French Broad. Prof. J. B. Jones is
standing on the rock. Photo by
Austin, Brevard.
Continued drought In Transylvania
county with only 3-20 inch rainfall re
corded since September 20, has lowered
the French Broad river to such shal
low depths that reminders of the days
when Brevard people formed a steam
boat transportation company are promi
nently evident.
Rock Jetties were uuim.
stream to throw the volume of water
In shallow places to one side or center
of the stream to make It keep the chan
nel clean and deep.
The jetties were built under super
vision of engineers from the war de
partment, and although they were
placed in the river more than 50 year?
ago the current still flows around the
now more or less dilapidated stone
"cribs”.
Under ordinary conditions the watei
flows over the old jetties, but with the
level of the stream down one to three
feet the jetties stick clear of the water
and'are easily seen—In some places en
abling one to walk more than halfway
across the stream bed dryshod.
Older residents of Transylvania and
Henderson county tell of the appropria
tion made by congress for construction
of the jetties, and the feeling of exulta
tion among Brevard business men over
the prospect of securing freight other
than by teams from Greenville or Hen
dersonville.
Transylvania Kanroau w«j -
dream back in the ’70*s, when the
French Broad Transportation company
was formed, and the likelihood of ever
getting rail laid Into Brevard was hoot
ed at by the moBt enthusiastic.
The river came right by Brevard, it
was pointed out, according to older
people who have been contacted here
during the past few days, and here
was the natural mode of transporta
tion already provided.
Several exploration trips were made
by promoters of the river transporta
tlon company, and it was found that
shallows, and shoals would have to be
overcome before anything more than a
light craft could navigate the river.
Engineers were brought in, and possi
bilities were checked—with the final re
sult that Congressman R. B. Vance be
came interested, and presented cause
of Transylvania to the River and Har
bor committee of congress.
Through trading with members of
congress, or by sheer dint of good
statesmanship, Congressman Bob Vance
secured a $50,000 appropriation recom
mendation from the committee, and had
his bill passed in the lower house. His
brother, Zeb B. Vance was United
States senator at the time, and bitter
ly opposed the appropriation. But the
younger brother won his fight In the
congress and the work was started.
After nearly a year had elapsed, and
workmen had waded, lifted rock, cut
logs, and ditched banks to place where
the United States army engineer in
charge said “Well done,” a steamboat
was built by the French Broad Trans
portatlon company, and the maiden
voyage heralded far and wide.
Several people In Brevard remember
the gala occasion. A holiday was de
clared in the little hamlet of Brevard
which had a grand total population of
200 or more, and carriages hauled the
elite out near what is now the W. A.
Allison home on the Greenville highway
for the maiden voyage of the “Moun
tain Lily".
The steamer was all rigged up ror
the occasion, with a new engine oc
cupying center of the combined pleas
ure and freight craft, and two side
wheeler paddles shiny with new paint,
ready to furnish the propelling power.
First trip down stream was miyde in
slow gait, with rope and tackle neces
sary to help get the heavily-laden "ves
sel” even on Its down-stream trip. All
the way from Brevard to Horse Shoe,
however, was made in one day, and
many returned to the site next day for
the return trip. Again, rope and tackle
had to be called upon In more numerous
(OamHamai On Back Bata)
ROSMAN YOUTHS TO
FETE DADS FRIDAY
—
Annual Future Farmer* Banq
uet Will Bring 140 ,
People Together
ROSMAN, Nov. 8—Annual father-son
banquet will be held by the Rosman
Chapter Furture Farmers of America
on Friday evening of this week, when
boys of the agriculture department will
be hosts to their dads, and invited
guests.
The program will begin at 7:80
o’clock, and will be an all-boy pro
gram, with girls of the home economics
department preparing and serving the
banquet dinner.
Program as announced for the even
ing Includes: Opening ceremony, chap
ter officers; address of welcome, Pow
ell Boley; response, C. W. Henderson;
Invocation, the Rev. J. L. Underwood;
music, string band; gulley control,
Rastus Smith; chapter accomplish
ments, Arthur Waldrop; "My Darter
Nancy," Tolvin McCall; chapter aims
for 1940, Glenn Winchester; toast to
home economics girls, Arnold Miller;
Response, Vivian Glazener; recognition
of guests, B. L. Lunsford; closing cere,
mony, chapter officers.
Banquet planned by the home ec girls
will consist of: Vegetable salad, chick
en, dressing, gravy, mashed potatoes,
green beans, rolls, butter, pickles, rel
ish, mints, pumpkin pie, cream, coffee.
Officers of the Rosman chapter In
clude Robert Whitmire, president; Cecil
Fisher, vice president; Arthur Waldrop,
secretary; Glenn Summey, treasurer; ,
Glenn Winchester, reporter; B. L,
Lunsford, adviser.
One hundred forty students, parents,
and teachers are expected to attend
the banquet.
PISGAH DEER HIM
ARGUMENTS BEING
HEARD IN RALEIGH
Matter of Feed In Fore»t If
Mooted Question Between
Two Ruling Units
Several Transylvania residents were
in Raleigh Monday and Tuesday for
the Pisgah Game Preserve hearing be
fore Judge I. M. Meekins in federal
court.
The federal authorities are setting
forth claims that restrain the state of
North Carolina from interferrlng with
shipment of game from the Pisgah
Preserve to other states, and to deter
mine whether the state may enforce
its game laws in the federal preserve.
Main question in the case is decision
as to whether the state or federal gov
ernment has Jurisdiction over the deer
In the preserve.
The federal authorities claimed in
their testimony Monday that the Pis
gah Preserve was over- browsed by
deer, and that disease would take the
herd unless the number were thinned
out to proper ratio. Hunting and trap,
ping were given as best and most
economical ways for keeping the herds
to their proper number.
The state set forth (both sides using
photographs, technical game men, and
lay witnesses) that there Is more than
sufficient food in the forest for the
number of deer now there, and as
serted its right as a sovereign state to
make and enforce rules and regulations
covering game found in the preserve.
The nrgument has been "going on for
years before the two units, with com
promises having been worked out here
tofore.
Annual deer hunt this fall will like
ly be influenced by decision of the
court, and final disposition of the case
is expected to set ruling governing
supervision of the game, its shipment,
and the methods of securing licenses
for hunting.
Decision Is expected by last of this
week.
New Clerk On Duty
At Ranger Station
- 4
James R. Cheek, of Weaverville, has i
been transferred to the Pisgah Ranger A
District as Ranger’s Clerk. dmk
Mr. uneeic ntus uccn twmicviu
the Forest Service for about 4
his initial assignment being a
French Broad ranger district^
Springs for two and one-half
was assigned to the Forest II
or’s office In Asheville, for
one-half years prior to his ptH
signment.
Although a resident of a ofl
ous country Mr. Cheek statesM
thinks we have the most IdeaiM
in Western North Carolina. S
At Lyday Hospital
Patients reported at Lyday
noepiuu on wtsoueauay were,
A. Burt and Infant son, George fl
ard; Mrs. Frank Harby and
daughter Barbara Jovoe: Miss 1
Freeman, Mrs. Fred Johnson, HelenBE
Holden, Mrs, J. F. Rackley, G.
Houston. I ^
Pomona Grange Will
Elect Officers 13tfr
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Election of officer* of the Pomona
Orange will be held In the county agents
office on Monday night of next week,
Nov. II.
Orange member* from Little River,
Enon, and Rosman chapter* are ex
pected to be present for the «»"g