NEWS
VOL. XXXI
BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, MARCH 8, 1928
No. 10
BOARD REJEI
RESIGNATION
MR. PICKELSIMEI
Lyday Elected CKairman Pro T?m
and Board Proceeded With
Regular Bu*ines>
UNIQE SITUATION IS I
NOW FACING THE COUNTY
? ' I
McNcely and McCall Recommended
by Executive Committee ?
White May Resign
County commissioners in session
Monday morning read the vesigrivi- >
tion of Chairman J. H. P ckeleiv -r,
and immediately rejected it. Clerk i
of th-? Board Ira Galloway wa : sent
to My. Pickelsimer to inform him
that the board refused to accept his
resignation and that his place was
awaiting him. Mr. Pickelsimer made
no comment, it is said, nor d-d he at
tend the meetinsr. whereupon the
other four members elected (J, T.
Lyday as vha'rman pro tern, and
proceeded with the various matters
coming before the board for action*
Records shnv that Messrs. Lyday, [
Yongue and Whitmire voted for re- ;
jecting Mr. Pickelsimer's resign a- '
tion, while the other member, Mr. J
Wh te. voted -igainst the rejection. J
Chairman Pickelsimer's resignation j
was mailed to the other members of j
the board two weeks ago, and spec
ulation has been rife since as to the I
next move in the interesting situa- '
tion. The board's refusal to accept
the chairman's resignation came as
a surprise to many citizens, and this
action br'ngs to the front a question
of procedure unique in political cir- j
cles.
As many lawyers interpret the 1
law governing vacancies on county
boards, th? clerk of the court is au
thorized to appoint members to the
board only after a vacancy has been
declared to ex'st. By rejecting Mr.
Pickelsimer's resignation, the other
members of the board are doing the
very opposite from declaring the ex
istence of a vacancy, therefore the
clerk has no authority, according to
the views of many, to make any ap
pointment on the board. Nor can
the appointment be made, it is said,
until such time as the remaining
members of the board accept Mr.
Pickelsimer's resignation and de
clare hik place vacant.
?f he republican executive commit- j
tee met at noon Monday, and it is I
said they recommended C. R. Mc- ,
Neely, .prominent merchant and lum- f
berman of Toxaway. and J. Frank ?
McCall, farmer and business man of '
the Cherryfield section, for the places
Two names were recommended _ to
the clerk, it is said, that he might
exercise his choice between the two,
or that there might be another name
with recommendations of the com
mittee in the event one of the sug
gested men should decline to accept (
the place.
Persistent rumors going the rounds
are to the effect that Commissioner |
White, of Rosman, will resign from j
the board within a short t me. The
commissioner would make no stater j
ment himself as to the foundation
for such rumors, yet close friends of I
the Rosman man assert that there is j
strong probability of his resignation ,
going in at an early date.
WOMEN BANQUET AT i
WALTERMIRE GRILL |
Organization Promiies Much to Bus- |
ine?i and Professional Women
? Attended Show
The Business anil Professional '
Women's Club of Brevard held a very 1
enthusiastic meeting on Monday eve
ning at the Watlerm re Grill.
The meeting of the evening took ,
the form of a banquet, served in the :
Grill room, .by Mrs. Salts. About i
forty-two young business and pro- ?
fessional women of Brevard were |
present, together with several visit
ing club members from the Asheville (
club. ,
Miss Elizabeth Godfrey, president
of the Asheville club. Dr. Elizabeth
Smith, Misses Jane Hume, Marie
Shank, Norma Thomas, and Roxie
Dobson. all of the Asheville club,
made very interesting talks along
the d-fferent lines of club work ?
what the Bus ness anil Professional
Women's Club meant to them, and ]
what it would eventually mean to
the Brevard ladies. Their talks |
were very inspiring and wore thor
oughly enjoyed by all present.
After listening to these splendid i
talks, and enjoying the good supper
sewed by the Gr-ll, the members of!
the club and their guests were in - ?{
vited by Mr. Clement to attend the
performance of Rose-Marie then be- '
ing shown at the Clemson Theatre. 1
This invitation was unanimously ne- '
cbpted, and the club attended the :
| ?i*ure in a body.
A fhort bus. ness meeting of the I
club will be held on Thursday eve
nn"- ?f this wee|; at the Chamber
of Commerce rooms, at 7 :-'!0 o'clock.
HENSLEY BROUGHT TO
TRANSYLVANIA JAIL
Sheriff Sitton has returned from
^'ickens, where he went for Cecil
H< nsley who had br en serv ng a sen
tence in the South Carolina county,
i.n.i who i^- wanted her" on a rharg".
? 1 of driving :"i automobile
while under the influence of whiskey. I
; .! n rlu- r"unty
j,l : ?? H-id :?! 'V .\ ii! Utm I
of < 'i ir i . in. I ' o:im.
PROGRESS
Case of IWCall V#. English and
Others'ilow Being Heard? ?
Outers Disposed of
Much progress is being made in
the special term of Superior court
now in session for the trial of civil
eases, .fudge Cameron F. MacUae
of Ash.ville is on the bench, th s
being his lirst appearance as judge,
and lie is making many friends by
hi: courteous and considerate treat
ing nt of all who come into his court.
The case uf N. A. M ller vs. K. H.
Jennings was continued.
Montvale Lumber company vs.
Ernest Paxton, et al, was continued.
The case of Wales Bryson vs. A!.
B. Bagwell resulted in a non-suit.
In the matter of Hose Barton, ad
ministratrix, vs. Southern Railway
company, the ciise was stricken ? ?1V
the docket on account of settlement
having been reached before the case
was called,
R. Sharpe, administrator. vs.
Carr Lumber company, resulted in i
a non-suit.
George McKelvcy vs. John' <?? Mc
lCelvcy was set for trial nox. Mon
day.
The case of J. Frank Mi-Call vs.
D. L. English, yt al, was started i
Tuesday, and continued through |
Wednesday. This was the first cas' i
going to the jury, am! the following
were selected to serve:
Y mcey McCrary, V. F. Joiner, S.
H. Siniard, G. H. Simmons. Ernest
Paxton, Chas. Bryson. J. M. Gallo
way, W. P. All;son. R. E. Mackey,
C. C. Morris, R. F. Whitniire, D. H.
Orr.
TWENTY STATES TO
SEND DELEGATES'
. I
Letter From State Manager Gives |
Some Idea of Bigness of Con- i
ference To Meet Here
Following is a letter received by
The News from Mrs. Eflfie E .Rogers,
state manager of the Supreme For
est of the Woodmen of the World,
that gives some indication of the big
MRS. EFFIE ROGERS
of Raleigh, N. C.
State Manager Woodmen Circle,
nt-ss of the convention to bo held at !
Camp Sapphire during- the summer. ;
The letter follows:
Editor The Brevard News:
"I enjoy rending your paper at all
times, hut more so when it carries
the news of the ? Supreme . Forest.
Woodmen Circle to the people of
your section of the State, and jrives
them information of the activities of
the Society as a whole.
"Thj conference to lie held this'
summer at Camp Sapphire, will bring
into your midst, members, from more
than twenty States who have in
?iuctu many people to protect their j
hoir.<- through thft Woodmen Circle.,
thereby w lining a trip to our State. ?
We have been honored in having this
meeting come to us, and am sure i
each of us will do all in our power I
to have theni go back to their homes j
with praise for our State and mem- ]
bership.
"I would be very ungrateful if
I fa led to mention through your i
paper, the interest anil effort that |
has lu'cn put forth to secure the
iv.c< ting of the \V .C. and upbuilding j
of same by Mr. and Mrs. \\\ II.
Grognn, of your city, whose efforts
are greatly appreciated by the Na
tional Officers, State Manager, mem
bers of the Society, as well as the
people of your city and county. Such
untiring efforts ns have been given
by these Sovereigns will bring great
success.
"Any service that I can render in
'he preparation of this meeting or
'1 ? unbuilding of the Society, and
promotion of its interest. I am v.-ady
and willing to do my part. Thank
ing the good people of your city f->.
innnv entitles e? eMeiidcd me. asm
wiching you purees ? in all yojr un
dertakings,
"I am fraternal! c veins.
?KI-FIK K. UOCKItS "
ANOTHER MILLS STORY
SOLD TO McFAD^EN
Wonl h;is r.'inic finm Mr.-. Mnr\
i I s?m |?t ?>?) Mill*, who s itiakir.tr her
in f\l w ih Iht
????? th:;t h;.- one
f *?#n i? ^ *>< I*. : ' r XTutrn
Yi ? ' ? ? ' > w ? . * . i i . in s? ii
i n. i.:' !'..r tti*?n.
Miss Adelaide Silversteen
The above picture, shows Miss
Adelaide Silverstecn in the white 1
leather costume in which she ap
peared as Brevard sponsor sit the re
cent iiistor'cal costume ball at Ken
ihvorth Inn, Asheville, representing
the Indian princess Kiycesee, a for
mer princess living in Western North
Carolina, and for whom the head
waters of the French Broad rver
are named. Miss Silversteen re
ceived many expressions of admiva
ation for the elaborate and appropri
ate costume worn by her on this oc
casion; and much praise for her at
tractiveness and the splendid man
ner a which she represented Brevard
at tins notable event.
Brevard High School Girls Win
Western Carolina Championship
Brevard High School was hilar
iously happy Wednesday because of
the basketball name in Hendersonville
Tuesday evening:, which made the
[Girls' Team of the local High School
champ'ons for Western North Caro
lina. The game was played -against
the strong team of Fletcher, and was
won by the narrow margin of one
point, the result being 27 to 26.
A large crowd of Brevard people
went to Hendersonville to witness
the game and cheer their favorites
on to victory. It was a hard fought
game all the way through, and had
the locals given up for a single mo
ment the championship would have
been lost. Only by fighting right on
to the bitter end were the Brevard
girls enabled to win the coveted vic
tory.
Following is tlu> line-up of the
chainp-ons and thciv vanquished foe:
Brevard 27 Fletcher 26
? F
Ponder 20 ....... . S. Souther 16
F
J. Clayton 2 ......... E. Wolfe 6
C
Jones 5 ... ... . . ..... B. Wolfe 4
C
M. Clayton ............... Poteat
G
Hollinshead ............ J. Wolfe
G
Zachary Watkins
Substitutions: (Brevard) Snelson
for Zachary; (Fletcher) F. Souther
for Watkins. Referee, Allen (Tus
culum) .
lHARTSELL SPEAKER
I AT TEACHER MEET
Rev. W. H. Hartsell was the prin
cipal speaker at the March meeting
of the Transylvania county Educa
tional Association held Saturday
morn'nit in the Brevard High School
auditorium, basing his remarks on
the scriptural text in the book of
Matthew, "He taught them as one
haying authority." Mr. Hartsell. In
a con vmcirig manner, told of the
different methods used by Jesus n
his teaching when ha was here on
earth, and suggested ways of ap
plying these methods by teachers of
the present day. Fust as the great
'.eacher of "1<| had th-.r authority of
" i' dt m aiid knowlviltre, and km- v."
his subject matter and studied his
imp!ls, Ju.'t so may the teachers of
tod.iv most profitably' follow this ex
ample. pointed out the speaker.
In the absence ol" t lie president.
'.Julian A. Glaz-ner. the meeting was
.presided over bv the vice prtsid-nl.
K. I>. Wilson, of Iiosman. The fol
lowing delegates were appointed to
atremi the State Educational Asso
ciation convening in Kal?igh March
22-24: Supt. T. Henderson,
I'rof. .M. II. Shore. S. 1'. Verner,
Noah Miller. Otto Alexander. X. I..
Ponder. IV M. Robinson, Miss .lulia
| Heaver. Miss .lulia Skinner. Miss
Hertie Hallard. It is expected .hat
at least some of these delegates will
be able to'attc-nd this state meeting.
Following this feature of the
'meeting, the departmental groups
! met in other rooms for study and
! demonstration of partii-ular work 'n
the various grades.
INSURE DEPT.
OF PISGAB BANK
Tin* !'? t?vai?! In.Miianre AwiU'; .
for ir.any y?ar< o?n? "f lomhi.u
iiiMiraiKN* air<*n<*ii*> in thi> >??<?! im;.
r..i* !'??? :i Mm h\ tin* I,;>uali In
? in.- 1 1 :a! Hank, an-i ti off* cm is nou
f i:- fa:r ?. ! ? ! i ! h?* liank utiiMmu. <??;
!*-??? ?*. K.
S'nif :yu\ T. II. (ialiouav. ..\\jm-,
! '? *' ? ff.\\ fi*f s ii ? * f * i
?vi'h iH-? TiVlm' 5 ??-; ? ! ?\t:
?-.? ZTy .a- .t
' $ '
Rev. John F. Kirk, presid dk
elder of Hit- Asheville district, will
wench at the Methodist church next
Sunday morning at the It o'clock
hour, iinmod:ately after which the;
second quarterly conference of <.he
local church will be held.
The pastor, l!ev. A. L. Aycoek. is
making preparations for the two
weeks' revival services which will
begin at the Methodist church on
Sunday, March 25, and conclude with
the F.atser service, April <S. The
pastor will do the preaching diuiiu"
' this special series of meetings.
FAilfAGENT WILL '
BF, ENGAGED SOON
i
Several names were nnv.'i'U d
the board of county commissioners
Monday for the office of farm agent,
and while n-> action was taken it. is
known that this off ce will be filled
within :i short time, and the work
of farm demonstrator resumed in
Transylvania county. Air. flood win
state man, was here and presented
the names of those whose services
can he had. and told of the qualifica
tions of each
Much interest centers in ths
work, as it is generally agreed
among all citizens that there should
Ik- a farm demonstrator at work
even now.
GREAT INTEREST
IN MASONIC MEET
l.'Uri i\?iura! ir.nnl
i n Ma-??nry wil! ln? r\ ^ ? i in-rr ?"i
t h<* ? v? niuji* "l* ?i'it' Friday in
th s month, \vh?*n :1 s hopcl that ov
<???> n:c n lu r of hiinn*< Rn<-fc
I ? ?? ! ?? Will l?it pfi'M'Ht. This ( itura
**.Miial wnnk is (i ifdtfl ]?y ?h,- (iranrl
I ?? * 1 1 ? of Nor: I Carolina. : ml :i i
< i -?l t hat ??!?*? vs; ? ? ?
*. i ! -\* \ \. ill) ???? ti :!ths.
A n \ ? ? t - 1 j ? vi t
. . *?., ? V
FIVE MEN ADDED TO 1
FIRE DEPARTMENT
I Will Not Permit Crowds To Hinder
Firemen In the Future - ?
Special Officers
Chief Bromfield, of the lire de
partment, was instructed by the town j
council Monday evening to add live
?members to the lire force, raising
the number to twenty. Front the
force of twenty men, the chief is
further ordered to select, five who
will be nuuic special policemen, with
all power and authority exercised by
a regular policeman.
The object ill having those special l
deputized officers as members of the |
force is (o control the crowds that 1
usually follow so closely when .'this !
department is answering a tire
alarm, and keep the grounds cleared
?vhil. the fireman are struggling w'ith
the flames. People who go to the
fir? have been crowding so closely
about tiie burning buildings, t is
said, that the fire fieiiters have been
terribly handicapped' in their ef
I'OI'IS.
The other day when the big fire 1
;:t Shelby d d so mu.h damage. Chief .
IJreinfield and a few of his firemen
wen", to the Cleveland county town,
and win's ed th? damage that can
C'lrtie through interference of crowds
with th. tire, forces. . It is said that
much <>: niiig" could have been avert
ed. !t'n possibly - oi.ii,' livt s- saved. !
had i lot b'.'on for the" big crowd,
ihiu h. dieappi'd the ftremeii all the >
time. '.'' hotel was being consumed '
with i: .r.K's. Clpth'iig members of.
the department with ? authority
is the :;hft to be the best plan for ,
handling the fire situation.
It i. expected that the five addi- |
tional .iien will be named at an early i
date, end offic'als say the new order |
of keeping the crowds back will be;
strict i\ enforced at all fires in the !
i future.
;T0 GfaSERVE ARBOR i
; DAY ON MARCH 16!
! ? n n ??# P .1 ?_? ,
Woman s Bureau to ueauiny scnooi
Grounds ? Mrs. Breese In
Charge of Program
! One of the most enthusiastic and
?largely attended meetings of tlie
Women's Bureau was that of Mon
day afternoon, when nearly 40
members assembled at the Chamber J
of Commerce room for the regular
March meeting. Three new members '
were enrolled, and much interest was (
manifested on the part of all mem- !
ibers in the program of community
work which the Bureau is outlining !
for the coming year.
i By vote of the organization, the
Bureau will exert its main efforts at '
present along the line of beautifica- :
tion of the local school grounds, ami
in furtherance of this movement, i
Arbor Day. March - 10, will he ob
served by the planting of trees and
shrubbery around the school build
ings. The following committee was
appointed by the president to super
vise the Arbor Day activities: Mrs.
T. 11. Shipman, Mrs. W. M. Ket/.er,
I Mrs. David Ward.
The program for the afterm
i was in charge of Mrs. W. E. B.eest
, group, and a program of unusual
lerest was presented. Mrs. /
jKizer san;v "Spring's a Laughiil
| Lady." accompani- d by Mrs. Kill
'Fuller at the >>i>ao. Mrs. Bree
I told of the ihododendrpn festiv
:? n< ! carnival to hi held in Ashsviij
June ?!-!'. and nf the starting of
flower garden for the culture of 1
jtiv. plants in Ashevillc. and su
getting that the Women's Bureau:
| tempt sonc.'thinj, nf this nature on
smaller scale In Brevard,
Airs. Addie Garrett told of the
servance of Arbor Day March I
and of the most su table trees
plant to aiirnct th.- birds. Site :-ti
<?.1 that this date has been des g ? i : . ;
for observance throughout
state. Alis. Garrett spoke of t
sassafras tree as the best tree
plant to attract the birds, and al
for its beautiful and lasting c;ua
tio.:. Another tree mentioned
suitable i" plant for its attract
for l>:: -ihiI fi,r iis heautv is
I'lea^n us. or Kursian wild olive.
Tea and wafers w. re served
membei.s of the group at the concltl
ion of the program.
JUDGE M'RAE TO
ATTEND KIWAN!
?Judge Cameron I". MacRae, presj
ing judge in the special term
court neie, is to be the speaker
It he meeting of the Kiwanis Hub tW
Thursday evening. Judge M:ieRae|
? one of tin- best speaker.- of the Ash
' ville bar, and it is expected ? ve
I member ui the ciub will !>?.? i:.
? I . II . !!.-??? i U 1 1 i trill .
I 'i rams fur the month - f Mur|
' v. ? .? .ti ranu <1 ? v :!-? !>?:..? . i ?, f
r. a" a nn ting h?M Mon if
I'.'I ii?e. ill home .if i .
i Wiirtiv. I'h. dii eetors wciv gv|
an unu>ually fine <linn, r bv M:|
V*igu<\ ju*t preceding the busiti
?c ??ion.
On Thursday night of i'c-\t w? .
Jt'apt. Bill Rroese will put the
? i n lii-rs Ihroii.-h various : turns
.11 .Icsrription . |l is tn !??? ,|
? m." an. I '< ' Mr. M -?
? ;;; tr?*. i; .. i-ir ? ?
shi.i real t mi* ? <*. ii h,
i t he ? t c n i nt ' - ? - > ' i i ? ?; ; ,
POULTRY AND EGG
CAR TO BE HERE
ON FRIDAY THE 23
Farmers Federation Will Make This
Regular Monthly Trip If
County Co-operates
WILL BUY EGGS, TOO,
IF PACKED IN CASES
Hoped That Full Car Can Be Pur
chased Here ? "Cash at the
Car" Is Motto
On Friday, March 23, the Farmers
Federation will have another ear on
he sidetrack at the Brevard d?pot,
tnd will buy poultry and eggs aljt'ay
!ong. Til a first car that was here
;wor weeks ago was a disappointment
o the Federation, until explanation
iVarf made to them about the condi
:ions of the roads in the county and
how almost iiuposS blc it was fo ?
riany ol' i lie I'uniH'VS of the county
;o brill}; their poultry to town over
iUOh roads.
It is expected that many more
pads of poultry will be sold on I ho
iSrd than was the ease when The
ar was here. Then, too, the Fetle.i'
\tion will buy eggs this time. a,nd
;|fji will add much to the day's {rati
ng and to the amount ot' .vady
noney the day's work \Vill li'r.y,'
liming the farmers ar.u poultry
:rs of the county.
In the matter of eggs, i: i
T(hl
by Federation official- that an, ex
perienced egg mini from Baltiivov-.
is now w.'th the Fed 'intion and w\!l
ievote his time to building up ill-?
sgg business even as the poultry
business has been built to its pret;
fine state.
Air. Gtorge Evans, in .thaw < ?
this part of the Federation's work,
hopes -to build up a business hci'A
so that he can come, once ? ?.?aeh
month and buy products fn.tn trM
farmers of this county. Whether or
not the buying will be continued de
pends altogether upon the co-opera
tion the organization receives from
the farmers of the county.
Following are the cash prices to
be paid when the car comes on Fri
day, March 23 :
Heavy Hens 20c
Light Hens ............. 17c
Cocks .............. . .. . . 0!*c
Ducks 15c
Geese ... . . . ............. 12c
Turkeys -25c
Eggs, the dozen 20c
In case lots, including the ease.
SCHOOLS TO WORK
THROUGH LAST DAY
No Entertainments Will Be Permit
ted By School Authorities
? Applies To All
No entertainments in any ;of the
county schools nor n the High
schools will be allowed this year. r.<?r
cording to action taken by tii? board
of education Monday. It is said this
policy is adopted in the interest of
time, as the pupils are bavin"; to
make in eight months this year {!?<?
same grade made last year in ni?^