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BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, APRIL 21, 1932. THE * VOLUME XXXVH Powerful sermon HEARJBY SCHOOL Class Exercises Will Be Held Thursday Night ? - Ad dress Friday. Rev. W. H. Ford, pastor of the First Baptist church in Henderson ville, delivered an inspiring Bacca-1 laureate sermon to the seniors of Brevard High school before an Un usually large audience of friends of the class, Wednesday evening. All the local city pastors were in j eluded in the program. Rev. J. H. 1 pastor of the Methodist church khad charge of the invocation- Rev. lR. L. Alexander, pastor of the (Presbyterian church read the scrip- j ture lesson. Rev. Paul Hartsell, | pastor of the Baptist church intro- > duced the speaker cf the evening and' tev. Harry Perry, pastor of the Episcopal church gave the benedic ?n. [UuGical numbers were rendered l>Mr. A. B. Carter's- orchestra, a i by Alvin Moore and a duet by j . A. H. Kizer and Miss Mary) ? rancco Biggers. Marshals for the evening and for all the commencement exercises were: Kuth Pickelsimer, chief, Misses Eila Mae Scruggs, Justine Wright, Mary Willie Burnette. Robert Pearce, Mer i-iinon Shuford and Clyde Shuford, A very interesting program has . been planned for Thursday evening i when the Class exercises will be held. The Class exercises include three scenes: a campus scene, court room and Farewell Banquet. Dr. Frank K. Poole will deliver the Literary Addres Friday evening at which time Professor J. B. Jones will present the Seniors with their diploma!:. At this program Miss Jane Pearce, Class President and Valedictorian, and Miss Louise Gillespie, Class Poet, and Salutatcrinn will deliver their ad dress. DR. R.L. MOORE TO BE HEARD AT ROSMAN , i< Rev. J. R. Owen delivered one_ ot sermons ever heard in this section( the most outstanding Baccalaureate Sunday evening when he addressed;! th 16 seniors of the Rosman. high, school. I ? Local pastors on the program were j ( Rev. J. K. Henderson and Rev. J. E. j Burt. i; The seniors will stage their Class i Day program Thursday evening April 21, and a very interesting pro- 1; gram has been arranged. Dr. R. L. Moore will deliver the j Literary address to the senior Class j Friday evening. Dr. Moore is presi- i dent of Mars Hill college and is wide- i j ly known in Transylvania county, the '( home of a number of his college , students. Prof. G. C. Bush, superintendent of the Rosman public schools will pre- . sent the diplomas. Miss Irene Pharr will deliver her Valedictory address and Miss La Verne Whitmire the Salutatory address during the even ing's program. . i NAME BREVARD MAN j ON STATE TICKET i North Carolina Republicans met in convention at Charlotte last Thursday and nominated a state ticket, adopted a platform and elected delegates to the national convention at Chicago. Of local interest was the selection of n Brevard man on the state ticket. ; William II. Grogan, Jr., was nomi-' nated for the office of insurance com missioner. Mr. Grogan is manager for the Woodmen of the World in the Western* district, and is known throughout the state. Following is the complete state ticket as named in the convention: ? United States Senate JAKE F. NEWELL, of Charlotte. S Governor CLIFFORD FRAZIER, of Ocews-I boro. Lieutenant-Governor BROWN'LOW JACKSON, of Hen-\ ' (tersonville. ^ L Secretary of State % R. GRADY, of Conover, 1 Auditor S. S. JENNINGS, of Lenoir. | Treasurer P. H. GWYN, of Leaksvillc . Superintendent of Public Instruction j PROF. HOLLAND HOLTON, of | hike university i Durham. Attorney-General I. S. WILLIAMS, of Concord. Commissioner of Agriculture JOHN M. PHELPS.o./ Concord. Commissioner of Labor . A. I. FEREE, Asheboro. Insurance Commissioner /WILLIAM H. GROGAN, JR.. u/j evard. Corporation C'ommissi<?ier "VIRGE McCLURE, Haywood coxrc-j 'V Two Presidential Electors At Large STUART W. CRAMER, of Char - htU and CixtmPrUyn, aud WAL TER CHAMBERS, of Marion. T. C. HENDERSON IN CONTEST FOR HOUSE Is Prominent In Affairs Of The County ? Long In School Work Here. Prof. T. C. Henderson, teacher in( lh\> Lake Toxaway school and who for 16 years was County Superintendent Transylvania schools, has an nounced his candidacy for the State legislature. Mr. Henderson has pledged himself J lo help reduce tax~s in every way ? possible; that he will work toward itmoval of the 15-cent ad valorem, '.I'.x as is now placed against real ' estates for support of the six months school term, believing that the state ' should support- the constitutional term 1 I T. C. HENDERSON I without tax levy on property; and the I practice of evei$- economy in county | and state government; that he is against the "short ballot" and is of ; the belief that the citizens of the | state should be permittd to say who l should and who should not govern I them, Mr. Henderson was born in Macon, ?ounty, his parents moving to Trail- j sylvania when he was a mere lad. I VVith the exception of some time spent in the* eastern part of the state where he was connected with school work,! Mr. Henderson has spent his life in the county, residing for the most part 1 m his farm in the O&k Grove section. I He has taught school five years in J the county, and has served two terms as county superintendent of public) instruction, 12 years the first term, i and six years the last. Tt was during the last term of office that the two large high school plants of the county, at Brevard and Rosman, were erected, and the work of vocational agriculture and home economics instituted in these two ac credited high schools. Mr. Henderson is a member of the Baptist church and is teacher of the Bible class at Oak i Grove Baptist church, and has wide [ and influential family connections' here. ?.8 J BASEBALL FANSTO j HOLD MEETING HERE' i . i Saturday evening at 8 o'clock, base- ' ball players and fans of the county ' will gather at the court house to form- 1 ulate plans for a Four-Team League,) the league to include: Enon, Pisgah | Forest. Rosman and Brevard teams. A large attendance of all athletes . and fans is requested by N. L. Pon- 1 der, Frank Gaither and R. E. Mackey I who have been working toward this j "nd for several weeks. There are a large number of base, ball stars in this county who have ex- ' celled and are excelling in that sport. 1 It is predicted that four teams can be 1 selected that will play very interesting ? gqmes. All citizens of the county arc urged, to attend this organization meeting and offer any suggestion they may j have to lead to a successful season. 1 D. A. r7T0 PRESENT ! MEDALS TO WINNERSi Representatives of Waightstillj Avery Chapter, N. S. Daughters of j the American Revolution will present j the History, medals which are given i annually to seventh grade students ex- ' pressing the highest efficiency in that subject. _ j In the absence 'of- the regent, Mrs. Silversteen who is attending the Nat ional D. A. R. Congress at Washing ton, D. C. this week the following members of the organization have been chosen to present the medals when the respective schools meet for their graduating exercises. Balsam Grove ? Mrs. J. M. Allison. Brevar 1 ? Miss Annie Gash. Little River ? Mrs. E. W. Blythe. Penrose ? Mrs. Ralph Osborne. Pisgah Forest ? Mrs, Ralph Ram Soy. Rosman? Miss Annie Gash. | Sclica ? Miss Florence Kern. Sih-ersteen? Mrs, J. P. Deaver. | Toxawoy ? Mro. T. E. Patfon, Jr. Nearly $100,000 Collected By | Liquidating Agent During 1931 W. W. Woodley, Jr., liquidating agent for the old Brevard Banking company, had collected up to Decern- j ber 31, 1981, notes held by the bank the net sum of $95,765.38.; collection on cash items and overdrafts ncaiijf three thousand dollars, and had ob tained from stocks and bonds $12,739, 06. In addition to these larger items of receipts Mr. Woodley had obtained the sum of $19,843 from stock assess ments. The sum total of 11 collections for the period extending from Decem ber 15, 1930, when bank closed, until December 31, 1931, amounted to 91 10, 655.62. Reports of this work was filed by I'at Kima'ey, attorney; for the liquidat ing agent, with the Superior court, which was given approval by Judge Og'esb.v, presiding. The report shows that the liquidat ing agent had reduced secured claims in the amount of $5$, 366.03; had ra- 1 duced preferred claims in the sum oj $13,266.29, and had rcduced the de-i pcsit liability by offsets in the sum' of $39,205.11. Expenres for operating the liquida- : tion of the bank's affairs duriner that' : period is shown to be $12,790.86, which sum includes interest paid by the liquidating agent in the sum of $599,38. Salaries, attorney fees and auditing are the three major items of expense. Salaries are shown to be $3,932.05; attorney fees are given at $2,817, in- , eluding $1,000 paid to Felix E. Ailey i for prosecuting cases during the Fall j term of court in 1931. Audits cost $3, 242.89. > Following are tables showing re ceipts and disbursements, expense an- ; alysis, and so on: RECEIPTS AND REDUCTIONS IN ASSETS Cash from Auditors $ Reduction in "Due Prom Centra! Bank & Trust Co." Collections on Cash Items and Overdrafts $2,900.93 Less Uncollectible Items 3.93 Stocks and Bonds sold Collections on Notes > ?10.I,190.79 Less: Compromises in Settlements ?2,459.18 Less: Foreclosures to protect li"ns 1,877.80 Toss: Loss on Real Estate Acquired .... 1,088.48 M25.1G Received from sale of Equipment Reduction in Miscellaneous Assets Reductions Suspense Account Collected from Stock Assessments Received from Interest on Notes and Ban!/T3alarices and Rent . . $340,655.62 DISBURSEMENTS AND REDUCTION IN LIABILITIES Accounts Paid $ 705.61 Reduction in Secured Claims? 59,266.03 Payment on Preferred Claims . 13,256.29 Reduction of Deposit Liability by Offsets $38,205.11 Setup of Claims not shown in Audit .... 653.64 39,863.75 'Expense (Itemized) 12,790.86 125,382.54 Cash on hand (12-31-31) 14,773.08 j ' Including interest paid ($599.88) ^ $140,655.62 * EXPENSE ANALYSIS Salaries $3,932.05 Attorney Fees 2,817.00 Court Costs '. 145.40 Insurance, Taxes, etc . . 495.82 Stamps and Stationery 55.08 Heat, Light and Fuel 331.72 . ? Tiaveling Expense 332.96 Audit (Including special Investigation) 3,242.89 Supervision 649.17 Sundries 189.39 $12,191.48 EXPENSE (ADDENDA) W. W. Woodley, Jr., salary Jan. 12, 1931 to Dec. 1, 1931 at $250.00 per month $2,650.00 Dec. 1-31, 1932, at $100 per month- 100.00 Launa Clayton, Salary, Feb. 1, 1931 to Dec. 31 1931, at $75.00 per month Charles Patton, salary, April; J5..-1931 to Aug. 1, 1931 at $50.00 per month ? Miscellaneous salaries Total Salaries ATTORNEY FEES Pat Kimzey: Suits (to 3-20-31) $250.00 Suits ( to 5-23-31) 387.00 Suits (June and July, 1931) 300.00 Suits and advice (Oct. 1931) v. 505.00 Consultations and Abstracts .'. 360.00 Felix E. Alley: Suits (Oct. 1931) 975.00 Expense (Oct. 1931) 40.00 Total Attorney Fees $2,817.00 LOCAL VETERANS TQ i ASK LAST PAYMENTi i . 1 Post Meeting Instructs State Delegates To Vote In Favor of Payment 20 members of Post 2428 Veterans of Foreign Wars met at the County court house Tuesday evening April'! 9 for their regular meeting. Two new applicants were intiatcd and accepted into the full fellowship i of the organization, both new mem- ; bers coming from other ponts. They were Louie Neely of Highlands and Oscar Carpenter of Franklin. The Post unanimously voted in fa- 1 vor the legislative suggestion now in i question which demands cash pay- 1 ment of adjusted Service compensa*-' tion. Glover Jackson and Howard Wyatt 1 who have been appointed delegates to j attend the State convention in Char- ! lotte May 1, 2 and 3were instructed j to vote in favor of t$& compensation! when they attended "The conference. I Alternates. delegates are Frank Wood- i fin and B. F. Cox?. A resolution was passed by the local post thanking- The Transylvania Times and The Brevard News for the publicity given in organization of the post and their aid in other work of building the V. F. W. A call meeting was set for Friday April 29 when the legislative compen sation act will be studied and discuss ed further. ' MASONS 'MEET FRIDAY Regular communication of Dunn's Rock Masonic Lodge will be held at the Masonic Hail. -Friday evening at 8 o'ciwic. M. N. MOORE DIED IN ! .. FRANKLIN SUNDAY! Was Prominent Farmer of The^ County ? Funeral A* Mt. j Moriah Tuesday. M. N. Moore, age 58, well known farmer of the upper Transylvania , section died in Angel Bros, hospital at Franklin, N. C. early Sunday morning April 17. Mr. Moore had ; undergone two major operations. Fun-! era services were held at Mt. Mariah i Baptist church, Calvert, Tuesday 3:301 p. m. Rev. J. E. Burt assisted by Rev. J J. K. Henderson conducted the ser vices. Interment was made at the cemetery there. Pallbearers, nephews of the deceased were: Ollis Moore, Collis Moore. Avery Moore, Fred Moore, Charlie Warren and Hugh Warren. Flower Girls vfe a: Misses Louise Glazener, Ophelia White, Elsie White, Laverne Whitmire, Montaree Galloway, Willie Cantrell, Mary Mor gan and Fannie Morgan. Surviving Mr. Moore are the fol lowing: The widow, four daughters, Mrs. C. N. Grimshawe, Miami, Fla.; Mrs. Claude Glazener, Misses Mnxie and Marie' Moore of Rosman; four sons, Obie, Oscar, Boyd and Nelis | Moore; 2 sisters, Mrs. W. H. Warren, lAsheville; Mrs. Sam Foster, Calvert; (four brothers, Braxton of Anthony', Fla.; Emerson of Red Top, Mo.; PhK lete of Inman, S. C. and Manning of Calvert. A large and beautiful floral offer ing showed the love of many frieiidfl. The music nnd singing under the di rection of Mr. E. D. Randolph was I vvT" i^uressiw. The Brevard uxider , taking Comply, h?d Htarge tht [biwiart. ? ? ' i BREVARD GIRL TO BE IN STATE CONTEST Miss Beddingfield Expected To Win First Place At Greensboro. Mi.<s Rhuemma Beddingfield who! has brought fan-?, and recognition to herself and community many times irj.1 the past for her skill and ability at ? the piano will represent the Brevar^i , High school and all other high schools in the Asheville district, including the counties of Buncombe, Henderson, Polk, Transylvania, Madison, Taney, j and Mitchell, as the piano soloist in the North Carolina State Music Con test which will be held in Greensboro the 28th and 29tn of Aprjl, Miss Beudingfield won second plaec MISS BEDDING FIELD in the State contest last year and it is freely predicted by skilled musicians,; that she may take first place this year. Shy is the only daughter of Mr. and ? Mrs. A. J. Beddingfield who reside on Caldwell Street. The accomplished young pianojst ' will play three scrio MaffllterS* in par ticipation with other musicians, her; selections being : "Bourse, " by Bach. "Rondo," by Mozart, and "Hobby-ort the-grecn,"' by Rufty. Miss Beddingneld and party, in cluding her instructor, Prof. : Alvin ' Moore and Miss Jeanette Talley will leave for Greensboro, Wednesday April 27, and return Sunday the 30th. OFFICIALS NAMED BY ELECTION BOARD i i Transylvania's Board of Elections convened Saturday and organized with ? Grady C. Kilcstrick of Brevard being chosen chairman. D. H. Winchester, Ro3man and 0. H. Orr. Brevard, and named the Judges and registrars for the county election. The Judges and registrars name? follow, the first three listed in each township being Democratic and the | fourth Republican: Brevard No. 1, W. G. Kilpatrick,j registrar; R. H. Zachary, W. B. F. Wright and W. H. Harris, judges. Brevard \*o. 2, Roy Burrell, regis trar; J. E. Rufty, J. F. Martin and, Roland Owen, judges. Brevard No. 3. R. L. Gash, regis trar; P. W. Jenks, Tom Barnett and t W A. Lyday, judges. Boyd D. R. Holliday, registrar; Frank Woodfin, Frank Wilson, and C. W. Talley, judge:. Cedar Mountain, Paul Roberts, reg istrar; R. E. Fortesque, P. T. Watson and Judge Bishop, judges. Dunn's Rock, Nell Wilson, registrar; Frank King, L. E. Powell, and H. B. Glazener, judges. East Fork, Charlie Gravely, regis trar; George Hendrix, Cleo Brittain. and Meridy Anders, judges Eastatoe, H. P. Whitmire, regis trar; T. S. Galloway, A. M. Paxton, and M. G. Duncan, judges. Gloucester No. 1, A. C. Price, regis trar; Allen McCall, Obie Fisher, and Willie V. Galloway, judges. Gloucester No. 2, Clarence Green, registrar; Walter Fisher, Charlie Norris and Richard McCall, judges. Hogback, No. 1, Broadus Hender son, registrar; Oscar Whitmire,, Le Roy McCall, and Barney Chapman, judges. Hogback No. 2, Henry McCall, reg istrar; Louie Fisher, Cleun Williams,, and Walter McNeely, judges. Hogback No. 3, Edgar Reid, regis trar; Dan Reid, Clarence Norton and George Miller, judges. ? Little River, Claude Shuford, reg istrar ; Hal Hart, Frank Shuford and Virgil Merrell, judges. Old Toxaway, Weld e p. GallowajL r eg itrar; W. E. Galloway. HaL Chan* mr l. and Lewis Morgan, judges. Rosman, W. A Wibon,' registrar: E R. Gallow&y, W. I. Reese at>4; E? 'A. Glazener, judges. KIWANIS TODAY The regular meeting of the Kiwanis Club will be hc-ld at noon Thursday at tho England Home. All members of, the organizati6n are urg^d to par ticipate in the discussion of . nvaty interesting aW nccessary; arras#?* went? fffr the .Summer's work. . CLEAN-UP WEEK TO BE OBSERVED HERE Schedule Arranged By H. HL Patton, Town Clerk, For Entire Town. In accordance with the reewit. pro clamation Mayor Ralph Ramsey im which lie declared the week beginning April *5 as Clean-Up-Weck. City Clerk, H^rry Patton, who is directing the work has announced that definite arrangements have been made for the clean-up work. According to Mr. Patton the tow* of Brevard has been divided into 4 zones, the areas of division being cut by Main and Caldwell Streets. _ A schedule has been outlined Tor this work, in order that the greatest amount of cleaning' up may be done. The town truck will filial refuse ar.d trash according to the following" schedule: , ? > ilciKiiiV? South of Main and West of Caldwell. Tuesday ? North of Main and West of Caldwell. Wednesday ? Noiih of Main and Eait of CaldwelL Thursday ? South of Myin and West of Caidw.ii. TSuf Mayor's Proclamation read: , WJffcrcas, the spring of the year has arrived bringing with it the promise of the biggest and best tourist season that the Town of Brevard has ever had, and, Whereas, it behooves the Town and its citizens to make preparation for the coming season by a genera) clean ing up o 1 the Town, both for tfeir own benefit and pleasure and to make the Town more attractive to ouv vis itors. Now, therefore, I, Ralph H. Ram sey, Jr., Mayor of the Town of Bre vard, do hereby proclaim the week beginning April 25th as Clear. Up Week, and call upon each citizen at the Town to join whole-heartedly ir ' an effcit to clean up and beautify out Town. RALPH H. RAMSEY, Jr.. Mayor of Brevard. The Daughters of the America* Revolution voted to give the Clean-up movement their hearty support cooperation and other organization# have voiced similar plans. Town officials urge that all the citizens of Brevard enter into thia work with e vim, in order that every home and yard will be a proud addi tion' to the beauty of the town. It is believed that this annual cican up-week will stir the home owner* and renters to greater work and spur them to placing every home in neat condition in preparation for the su? mer season. BLUE BIRD PEOPLE TO OPERATE HERE According to Judson McCrary, Br^ vary Realty and Insurance man, he has leased a room of tin Tinaley building, above the Transylvania Trust Co. to the Blue Bird Ice Cream Co, of Spartanburg, S. C., in which it is said they will .erect an ice cream parlor. ' Mr. McCrary believes that the par lor will be opened May 2 and that it will be an up-to-date establishment, worked on the same plan as the num erous Blue Bird parlors located in various cities and towns-of North aai South Carolina. CALLED IN DEATH Final rites for Mrs. Millie I*. Henderson, 94, who died at her home near Quebec Saturday afternoon at 6 o'clock were held at the Oak Grov? cemetery Monday afternoon with Rev. A. J. Manley and Rev. J. E Burt of Rosman in charge. Mrs. Henderson was the widow of George L Henderson who brought her to Quebec to live when their children were very young, they both having lived there for the remainder of their lives. . Mrs. Henderson is survived by 8 children: Mrs. Gideon Miller, and Mrs. L. E. Reece of Quebec, and Mrs. David Miller of Sapphire. T. C. Hend erson, W. P. Henderson, J. K. Hecd 1 erson, Z. I. Henderson and Charlie I Henderson. Mrs. Henderson was a member of the Baptist church of Quebec havinr , been one of the founders of that church many years ago. Her person ality had a wide influence over the citizens of the community and she wa3 admired and loved by all- witk | whom she came in contact. I She lived to s6e five generation* j having had at the time of her deatk ? a large number of grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren. Grandsons of the deceased iserved {as pallbearers: J. P. Henderson, Tr'uett Henderson, Claxton Hccderso* George Henderson, Bro8du3 Hender son and Woodrow Fisher. Flower girls for the funeral were six of the gwaddaughters. Among the out-of-town lxlativae who attended the funeral wre: Cal houn Henderson and Tommy Deals of , Franklin, Rev. Z. I. Henderson an**' family of Greenville, S. C., J, K Henderson arid .wife of Tryon, Gw Bewe and family and ToJiver WXit reiro find family of Canton, N/ C. ?