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wBRfc ? - . , jnjR?re*?k" I) ,<c -..i .ov-. ? Number 18. BREVARD, NORTHI CAROLINA, MAY 5, 1932. VOLUME XXXVII * "Lyday Memorial Hospital" to Be Opened In Brevard Within Next 30 Days, It Is Said *0R.C.L9INNINQ1AM AND C, L NEWLAND HEADING MOVEMENT T" Negotiating for Lease or Pur chase of Norwood ! louse for the Hospital. _ O BE OPEN TO DOCTORS ! OF THE COMMUNITY! t Is Memorial to Life and Work of the County's First Phy sician, Dr. Lyday. ^ ' | "The Lyilay Memorial Hospital" isi to be the name of Brevard's new hos- ! pital. which, ail plans indicate, wil> be : in operation here within the next thirty days. Dr. Charles L. Newlami, Brevard physician and surgeon, and LV. C E. Cunningham, formerly of i Atlanta, but for the past two years connected with the Angel Brothers Hospital at Franklin, are to be asso ciated in the new hospital here. It is understood that negotiations are being made for lease cr purchase of th? Norwood House for the Hospital, although this report could not he veri fied. Physicians of the county and the Woman'. Bureau has been quietly wo-.'ki:i;r for establishment of the hos pital for some time, and "Wednesday announcement was made that the hos pital will bo open for . receiving pa rents within the next thirty days. While Or. Xewlnnd and Dr. Cunning him will be in charge of the hospital ami responsible for its operation, eivnhr.tic assurance is given, however} th.- 1 jill physicians of the county will be must welcome to use the institu tion for treatment, operation and care of their patients. Opening of the hospital will fill a long felt need in the community, and it is believed the policy adopted by t h i institution of allowing all physi cians to use the institution will assure its success. Dr. Newiand is now' a member of the staff of the Patton Memorial Hospital, Hendersonville, ; while r>. Cunningham, graduate of Johns Hopkins and recent member of the Angels Brothers hospital -at, Franklin, is also a surgeon of note, j When announcement was made that the hospital is to be named "The Ly- ; day Memorial Hospital," as a me-i morial to the county's first physician, j Dr. Andrew J. Lyday, citizens from' all sections of the county expressed . gratification that honor is to be . shown to the man who, perhaps, was! the best loved man ever known in the . ( Continued cm back page) HEALTH MEETING AT CULLOWHEE MAY 7 Great interest is being shown in the ' Health Conference to be held at Cul lowhee next Saturday. The conference is being arranged jointly by the State Department of Education, State De partment of Health and the Western Carolina Teachers' College. Outstanding people on the program include Dr. L. B. McBrages, of Sana torium; Dr. Ernest Branch, of the State Health Department of Health; Miss Juanita McDougald, Raleigh andr Miss Pearl Weaver, of Weaverville. ! Physicians, nurses, 'school officials J and citizens interested in health of school children throughout eight Wes tern counties will attend. WHITMIRE BOYS IN NEW ENTERPRISE! Roland Whitmire and Rush I Whitmire have recently secured the! managership of the Western Carolina t Auto and Storage Corporation, lo-j cated on Market Street, below Sears I ^ and Roebuck Co., in Asheville, ac W cording to a recent report. I Messrs. Whitmire assumed active 1 management of the plant last week. They will lui charge of an in stitution which employs 25 to 30 men Regularly including the night and day wk. forces. The storage building is 8 * stories high with storage room for 500 cars, and is fireproof: They will be equipped for a reg-j slar one-stop station for washing,] y. greasing, auto repairs, batteries, and body and fender work. Within a few weeks they plan to take over the sales agency for Some; medium priced car. Cars are stored, there for five cents an hour or less not to exceed 25 cents per day, if the car is kept in storage during day-1 light hours. Night storage is 50 cents. j 0 ,The Corporation will be open 365 ' ffays a year day and night, according to Mr. Whitmire. BR. ANDREW J. LYDAY WAS COKNTYS GREAT PIONEER PHYSICIAN For Years Was Only Doctor From Buncombe Line to South Carolina. ( LOVED BY ALL CITIZENS ! WHOM GLADLY SERVED j Naming Hospital In His Mem-j ory Is Considered Most Fit- j ting Recognition. 1 The life, labor and love of Dr. An- j drew J. Lyday, in whose memory the new hospital in Brevard is to be j named, left imprint upon this county j that has not dimmed one iota -since j his death, forty years ago. A sketch < of his life as it was lived in serving j others will add to the eternal fitness ; of things as exemplified in the an- | tiounccment that the hospital here is ? dedicated to his memory. Dr. Andrew J. Lyday was born May 12. 1824, at Penrose, where he i kept his home until hi:; death, which, occurred Sept I, 1890. at the time of the great doctor's birth, Penrose was j in Buncombe county. Later the county of Henderson was formed, and he was then a citizen of Henderson county. In the sixties Transylvania county was organized, and uuring the rest of his life Dr. Lyday was one of the outstanding citizens of this county. As a lad the beloved physician at tended the county schools, such as they were at that time. At the age of 21 the young medical student be- . gttn teaching school at Little River, ! where he remained for two years. : Tie then entered a medical college at Charleston, S. C., entering there i'i 1847. He finished his studies in the, University of Georgia in 1849, having ? taken a two-year course at that in- j stitution and received his license to] practice medicine. The young doctor entered immediately into active prac tice. i On horseback, carrying his medi cines with him in the old "saddb bags," Dr. Lyday's territory covered that section *rom the present B'.m- j combe county line to the South Caro- i lina. For- a great many years, the J older citizens say, there was not an other physician"in this whole terri-j tory. Day and night, in fair weather and foul, from all sections of the Syl van Valley and from every nook and J cranny of all the mountainsides, wherever families lived, calls came to k Dr. Lyday to visit the sick. It is saidj (Continued on page four) mumvr RACE FOR SHERIFF Mr. John L. Wilson, of Enon, isj making announcement in today's Bre-j vard News of his candidacy for the office of Sheriff-Tax Collector, sub ject to the action of the Democratic primary in June. Mr. Wilson is a farmer, owning and operating .he' farm to which his parents moved', when Mr. Wilson was five years of( age. He is one of the best known men , in the county, and. has a large follow ing of friends throughout the county. This is the first time that Mr. Wil-! son has ever offered for public of fice, although he has long been active in his party affairs. H. C. AIKEN MAKES ENTRY FOR SHERIFF Formal announcement is made in 1 The Brevard News today of the call- j didacy of H. C. Aiken for nomination on the Democratic ticket for the office of Sheriff and Tax collector of Trans ylvania county. Mr. Aiken has been an active candidate for this honor for some time, and his friends report that his candidacy is being well received in ail parts of the county. While Mr. Aiken has never -filled an elective office, he is by no means a stranger in the political field here, having long been active in his party ranks for the success of the ticket. Two years ago he made the race for nomination for the office of county treasurer, and won the nomination by a handsome majority. He voluntarily relinquished his nomination, however,; and asked that Mr. George Justus, j whom he had defeated, be placed on | the ticket. Mr. Justus, having long: been in ill health, accepted the gener- j ous offer made by Mr. Aiken, and took! 'the place tendered him, and was; elected in the following November, ! ! Mr. Aiken is connected with thei Southern Railway company, having j been in thp emHoy of that concern ? for the past nineteen years . I I I THMfn- I -r ? DR. ANDREW J. LYDAY, PIONEER PHYSICiAN School Bus Operation Per Pupil Drops "from $39.12 Last Year To |8J4 Now J. M. Golloway was reelected Chair man of Education Board Monday when the Board convened at. the count;, court house to appoint school com mitteemen for the county schools. Mr.: Galloway tendered his resignation to,' the Board but he was immediately re elected by a unanimous vote. Prof. J. B. Jones, superintendent of county-city schools made a detailed report to the board of the cost of transportation for pupils in the coun ty for the first six months of the , school term and he compared the cost with the costs for the past three years. Mr. Jones' figures revealed that in the school term of 1928-2!) the cost of transportation per pupil was $20.71; in 1929-30, $24.04; in 1930-31, $30.12 while in 1931-32 the cost per pupil shrank to $8.04. Mr. Jones explained the reasons for the great reduction in cost for the year 1931-32 as compared with other years. He attributed it to better roads under state maintenance, sav ings in repair bills and parts by dis count on parts, explaining that he was able to get parts under the con- ! tract at almost 10 per cent . of the usual price. Reduced wages, coopera tion of bus drivers who did their best to keep expenses down, repairs done by county mechanic, and increased number of pupils carried. V. F. W. DELEGATES j BACK FROM MEETING I Glover Jackson, Howard Wyatt and B. F. Cox have just returned from the, V. F. W. convention at Charlotte where they report an enthusiastic meeting of veterans and a royal wel come by the city of Charlotte. A big event of the meet was a parade Mon day beginning at 6:00 p. m. It re- j quired 45 minutes for this parade to ( pass the grandstand. In it were men] from all posts in 'the state, the mayor j of the city, Admiral Robert Koontz,, Senior Vice commander of the V. F. ? W. of the United States and other j National and State officers. Officer of the Day, Howard Wyatt of Pisga'n post was color bearer in this parade. The meetings were held in Hotel Charlotte. Admiral Koontz spoke fav*1 oring House Bill 1 Wright Patman's! bill for immediate cash payment of J adjusted compensation. The V. F. W. is working for this and is 100% be-*1 hind all legislation favorable to vet erans, their widows and orphans. The convention went on adequate steps to protect the country from danger of invasion by strengthening' the military defenses of the country. These delegates will speak on the various phases of V. F. W. work as] they saw it and on aims and purpos es of our organization at our next; regular meeeting on May 17. Members and those eligible for memberships are rwjneatpH be present and hear them. By Mutiop of II. E. Erwin and the second of L. P. Wilson the following committeemen were appointed: Tur key Creek school. J. C. McC.all an<l A. E. England. Enon, C. W. Talley and Mrs. L. F. Lyday. Brevard, R. P. KiJpatrick. Pisgah Forest, Harley Lyday. Seliea, J. W. Dickson. Rosman, C. Owen and A. M.. Pax ton, Sr. Round-top, Mrs. T. J. Wilson and Will Rhodes. Connestee, Pearce Tinsley. See-off, Luther Henderson. Carom's Creek, F. Cison. Old Toxa way, A. B. Chappell. Balsam Grove, Walter Fisher. Silversteen, A. C. Price. Quebec, Noah Whitmire. Montvale, W. E. Head, Lake Toxa way, Cope Lee. Cedar Mountain, Solomon Jones. Little River, James Merrill. The Board went on record as fav orabTe in regard to elimination of teachers with Elementary B certifi cates as rapidly as possible. An ele mentary certificate represents a graduate of high school with one ses sion of summer school. The Board realizes that a number of colloga graduates are without jobs. The R. Emmett Smith Audit Co. of Asheville was awarded the contract to audit the school accounts, since the audit is paid for from state funds and the contract is subject to the ap proval of Director of County govern ment commission, YOUNG DEAVER WINS FINE SCHOLARSHIP James P. Deaver, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Deaver has succeeded in winning a place iu the final contest for tie N. C. Culver Military scholar ship. Names of the ten North Carolina boys selcoted as finalists in the com petition for the North Carolina scholarship in Culver Military Acad emy have just been announced by Dr. W. A. Brownell of Duke University. They are: Kiffin R. Hayes of Way nesville; Ralph Baum of Kitty Hawk; Ben Herring of Greenville; William A. Page of HuntersviJle; James P. Deaver, Jr., of Brevard; Billy Daw son of New Bern; Karfy B. Hornc Jr., of Rocky M^unt; Gv.y H. Ekler, Jr., of Charlotte; Philip Rosen of Asheville; and Estel B. Culbreth, Jr.", of Uunn. These candidates are survivors . in a "competition fn which 133 outstand ing students from all parts of the state were entered. They have stood highest in exacting scientific taats and general all-round qualifications. They will meet the committee at Duke University for final examination next Saturday, May 7th. The vlnner and two alternates will be determined by the records made in that quiz, which will include a personal .interview with the committee, a stiff physical exami nation and some further tests of men tal capacity. The winner will receive a three-year course in the Indiana Academy with ai! espcnsfls paid. The scholarship is valued at $8,000. COMMERCE BODY IS i REORGANIZED HERE FOR SUMMER WORK Jerry Jerome Re-Eleetcd as president ? JCiniy.ey Presid- | ed Over the Meeting. . i C. H. ORR NAMED TREAS. } MISS TROWBRIDGE SEC.j Committees and Directors Se-j Jected ? Work of McDoug- , aid Given High Praise, ; 4 ierrv Jerome, Secretary o I the Bre-j vard Building and Loan Association j and fcr many years a leader in civic > ^ affairs here waa reelected president, of the Chamber of Commerce, Friday > evening when that organization raetj at the county court house with over - 30 of the more enterprising citizens of the community present. All the officers of 1031 were re elected to serve a second term. First vice president, Pat Kimzey; Second i V'ce president, J. M. Gaines; Treas-:, uxer, 0. H. Orr and Secretary, Miss;, Alma Trowbridge. _ ' : Directors arc: J. S. Silvcwteen. S> j i P.. Joines. E. P. McCoy, J. W. Smith, ;J S. M. Macfie, Willis Brittain, Fw ;, Johnson, A. H. Kiaer and Dr. Carl '-..rdin. ? v. ? ?' In tie absence of Mr, Jerome, rai Kimzcv, vice president, presided over session and he began the even- j i^g's -discussion by calling upon H. Carrier of Rockbrcofc and J. A. Miller of Camp Transylvania for suggestions . relative to the Ch^fmber of Commerce aiding the summer cmps. t It was apparent from the words o. the wo camp leaden* that amasemenl I for he parents of camp boy3 and liiii!- if the prevalent question. It wac I suggested that the golf club divcctov^ i I be given the cooperation of the or I ganization in order to keep it in tip - i top condition. j H. A. Plnmraer commended the work of Duncan MacDougald, chair I man of the road committee for his I excellent work in obtaining new and bettor roads leading to and through Brevard and Transylvania county. Mr. Plummer believes that the sum 1 mer season will be one of the most prosperous for many a year although . declared that a great amount of work must be done to make Brevard ar. ideal summer resort. The 'list of committees and appoint-! i ir.ents with a few changes to be an- : (Continued on back page) CLINIC TO HOLD IN : ! All PARTS COUNTY | I ' ! According to Prof. J. B. Jones, County Welfare officer, th#> County ! Health clinic will bs launched here ' Monday May 9, when the Pre-school clinic will open at Pisgah Forest. Parents are asked to bring or send ' all children from 4 to 7 years of age for the treatment. Children entering school for the first time next fall will be expected to have had diphtheria , toxid. All meetings will be held at the schools in the respective, towns. The movement is being sponsored i I by Mrs. S. P. Vemer, president of : ! the Parent Teacher association. Dr., jC. L. Newland, county health officer; and J. B. Jones, superintendent coun- ' j ty-city schools. The clinic schedule has been an- ; nounced as follows: I Pisgah Forest. Monday morning. May 9; Little River, Monday after noon, May 9; Brevard, Tuesday May j 10 ; Rosman, Wednesday May Hi, 'Connestee, Thursday morning May 1 12; Cedar Mountain, Thursday after- j noon May 12; Lake Toxaway, Friday j ; morning May 13; Balsam Grove, Fri | day afternoon May 13. DR. MARR TO PREACH 1 MOTHER'S DAY SERMON j ' According to Rev. J. H. West, Dr. ^arrwill have charge of the 11 ' o'clock church services Sunday morn ling at the Brevard Methodist church.' Dr. Marr will speak on "Mother's,) . Day" and everyone is cordially invit 'ed to attend the services. 1 An especially prepared grogram 1 ; hasten arranged for the Sunday, j School hour Sunday morning and all ' 'classes will meet in the Church after i j a short meeting in the class room for j i "the program, which will.be immediate- , ! ly followed by church without a i | break in the worship. BLUE BIRD ICE CREAM PLACE OPENED HERE; Opening of a branch of the Blue Bird lee Cream Company in Brevard is one of the interesting events. of'the week. This concern has its home of fice in Spartanburg, with branches in many towns ana cities in Western North Carolina. The Brevard plaoe is located in The Tinsley HQilding on Main Street. Ruff in Wilkins, popular young man of. Brevard is local manager for the ' new concern. J. W- MeCarfcon is dis jtrict manager, POSTPONE TAXSALES PROPERTY NOT TO BE ADVERTISED UNTIL NEXT FIRST MONDAY Chairman O. L. Erwin Diligent In Effort For Post ponement. COUNTY ATTORNEY GIVES OPINION ON QUESTION Petitions Signed By Several Citizens Urged Postpone ment of the bale. As indicated in last week's Brevard Mews, the board of county commis doners- -in session Monday posrponed rn'ie of property for taxe- for another month. Chairman 0. L. Eiwin^ano jsscciates had been busily engage r0r the past several days in an esiort to obtain permission frr.m the ft3te authorities to postpone the ta-< sa.e, and not bavin* received any direct permission, acted upon imiireet state men's, and ordered tiir postponement. Manv counties in the.- state- have taken similar action, although Air Johnson, head of the local gove rnment commission, advised against any post ponement. In event; any nil- :-uo? w raised as the matt'. r of >x : .tponeraent, these counties believe 'hat th" General Assembly will enact a validating the tales that are made at a date later than tint ov vided in the state law. The Transylvania county commis sioners were urged by many rit;y >?-? throughout the past Kveial oay.- to postpone the sale, and at tan meeting Monday a petition baft'ini; the names of a goouiy number 01 citizens was presented t ? them, u' postponement. County Attorney W. ? Breese gave a written opinion Uv . he board, in which he pointed out .na.. in his opinion, the commissioners are justified in making the postponement. He emphasized the fr.ct t.iat -he President and Congress of the United States had granted an extension ol time to the nation's fore jen debtors, that the citizens of this country {Continued on hack p?se) BREVARD GIRL WINS IN STATEWIDE TEST Miss R h u e m m a Beddingiteld. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Bed dingfield, won second ptaee with .. \ honor rating of I Excellent m the State High school Music Content n< id in Greensboro last week. _ Miss Beddingfield in winning this honor in the piano solo contest, placed tecond for the second time. Sne iep reeented this district, combe, Henderson, Polk, Tranayl vania, Madison, Yancy and Mitchell, counties iast year end came onl i" the contest with signal honors. John Powell, famous pianist, ant composer of New York ^i'y 'M' judge of the piano solo contest . funeralTervkb FOR MRS RACHEL ORR Funeral services for Mrs. Rachel Orr, who died at her home on . -amb s Creek. Wednesday afternoon. April 27 at 4:45 o'clock were held at the Brevard Methodist church Thursday afternoon April 28 at 2:30 o'clock with Rev. J. H. West, pastor of the church. Rev. C. C. Brinkman a id Rev. J. P. Winton in charge. The church was filled to t.ie cap acity limit with friends and relatives of the deceased who was widely known and admired in Brevard and Transvlvania County. A beautiful tribute of flowers was arranged around the altar of the church, brought by the close friends and rela tives of the 73 year old lady who died after an illness of two weeks. Mrs. Orr is survived by two ?wterJt, Mrs. C. C. Case and Mrs. A. W Beck, of Brevard Route 2 and one i>royn:r, J. M. Hamilton of Keetla, Wyoming; one daughter, Mrs. J. M. Mecce and one son, Oliver H. Orr. Another sen, Robert Orr, passed over ten years ago and is buried in the OaV Grove Cemetery j his family now living m San Francisco, California. Pallbearers were: B. H. webb, L. Souther, J. L. Morris, W. t>: Mor ris, J. H Tinsley ,and F. F,.. . Shu ford. Honorary Pallbearers were . Dr. B. S. English, E. C. Ned!, V. L. N?il and members of the Board of Ste wards of the Brevard Methodist Chnrcfc. W , x Intement made a- the hnon Cemetery, where Mrs. Orr was '*i<l to rest by her husband, Marcu k rar* win Hrr who died over 50 a tfo. Funsral arrangements by Brev?r<i Undertaking Company.