Fhe Transylvania Times
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FASTEST GROWING WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN NORTH CAROLINA
BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1931
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: $1.00 PER YEAR
2 PETITS IN MURDER OF MASTERS
Transylvania Trust Company Opened Here
DAlLYlOURS I HOLD SPOTLIGHT IN CONGRESS
9 TILL 1P. M.,
CASHIER SAYS^
BREVARD
brevities-
SALE OF SEALS
TO START HERE
ON DECEMBER!^
Coxey’s Army”
Head Is Mayor
Even
while
hoc! he
ing plio-
... ^
le^my good' friend MAYOR
RALPH RAMSEY that I am not
reminded of Gotham s'MAY OK
JIMMY WALKER . . . NouVe
iust naturally gel to hand it to
‘‘BIG BILL" BREESE, BOLE-
MAN GALLOWAY and PA I
KIMZEY . . . Those birds
nished more actio
llminarv trial lasi
fur-
ny trio I’ve
long, long
le . . . Incident-
obably ever re-
broths-rs of the
will
and
brace the next . . . JUDGE F.
E. SHUFORD is devoted lo an
old faithful pipe that has sure
ly seen long service ... A wag
on load of hogs almost stopped
traffic on Main street this week
It’s such men as CHIEF B.
FREEMAN that make the
blue "uniform when they grow
up . . . OTTO ALEXANDER
and ALEX KIZER are forever
neck deep with work . • . And»
•while we’re sauntering around
the court house, it might not be
amiss to remark that DEPUTY
SHERIFF TOM WOOD, like
those magnificently uniformed
movie men of the Northern
mounted, “always gels his man”
i . . Wonder if JOHN CHAP
MAN is still working on that
play of his down to th-s
Moo:
I Ho
isignit
nforn
J. S.
(VERSTEEN made some inquir
ies about it not long ago . . .
“Mail it Now,” POSTMASTER
ROSCOE NICHOLSON is ap
pealing . . . Get ready to sup
port that Christmas Seal Sale
. . . It’s a most worthy cause,
if ev.sr there was one . . . RUF
FIN WILKINS, who has been
assisting JERRY JEROME in
lining up a charity grid game,
says it looks like a success al
ready . . . J. C. WIKE is re
sponsible for the suggestion
something should be done local
ly to dedicate the new ribbon
of improved highway between
Brevard and Greenville . . He’s
right, think what it will mean to
this town, county and section
. . . . The day’s greetings go to
SID BARNETT, R. W. EVER-
ETT, REV. PAUL HARTSELL,
DR. G. B. LYNCH, D. G. WARD
and FRED HOLDEN . . . Have
you any surplus books around
the house? . . . Why not donate
them to the library? . . . Some
one else would enjoy reading
tha
nth.
now, to do
ping , . . Better do it earl
avoid the rush . . . The
shopper, too, has a wider
ely to select from . . . p.
somehow, never really be
imbued with the Christmas spir-
»t. until Jhey stuff themselves
ksgiving turkey.
soup, chestnut dressing, mashed
potatoes, scalloped oysters
fruit salad, salted wafers, bon
bons, nuts, creamed peas—after
ealinr all that they’re willing to
Ihmk about Christmas or any-
thing else.
The time is at hand for that
strange, unkempt band of
kmghls of the rods which
spurns home and fireside i„ fa-
J'o- of the lure of the wander-
annual pilgrimage
thland where Old
beams benignly
W^^ather Man is r
disposed during
months. A truly ui
and the
dly
sual lot—
nd Weary
rent because they
b^ndrieg!
now ’ Tt but
now a celebrated scribbler, likes
re er to these members of a
'wandering horde.
There’s
‘bout the life
oratch belo
omelhing fascinating
they live, if you
the surface. Ev-
Sern'T" •">' bolds for
galherh. "’“'V"® Thes
".IvngU
thickly
Pla
Campaign Will Be Con
tinued Until Christ- -
mas Day by P.-T. A.
PROCEEDS WILL GO
TO UNDERNOURISHED
Opening of Institution Will
Serve to Help Business
Throughout County
W.W. WOODLEY NAMED
IN OTHER CAPACITIES
Annual Christmas tulx^rculosis
seal sale 'for Brevard and Tran
sylvania county will begin 'Fues-
day, December 1. and continue in
progress until Christmas day. The
sale is sponsored in Brevard by
the Parent-Teacher association,
under the direct supervision of the
presiilent, Mrs. S. P. Verner. Miss
P'lorence Kern is general chair
man in charge of the sales
throughout the county, in which
capacitp she has successful! serv
ed since organization of this work
in the county quite a number of
years ago. ,
The proceeds of the sale locally i “General” Jacob S. Coxey, 77, | Trust Company will be fr
goes for undernourished school: above, famed leader of “Coxey’s \ m. to 2 p. m., according to -Cash
children, which cause is generally i Army” of unemployed which ier M. B. McDaniel. Mr. McDan-
pronounced a most worthy one. ; marched upon Washington 37 iel is a newcomer to Brevard but
The funds thus provided in the; years ago, has been elected may-i will make his home here in the
past have been the means of aid- or of Massillon, Ohio. He plans . future. Originally he lived at
ing hundreds of Brevard’s chil-1 to use a number of his novel Ruthei'ford but for the last ten
dren, who might otherwise have: financial and economic ideas in 1 years or longer has been connect-
been forced to leave school on ac-' his administration of the city’s af-j ed with a bank in Hendersonville,
count of physical disabilities. A | fairs,
sylvania Trust Com
pany opened its doors lor busi
ness at the site formely occupied
by the Brevard Banking- Com
pany, Tuesday morning, amid aus
picious circumstances.
Opening of the new banking in
stitution, the first - Brevard and
isylvania county has had in
ly a year, was the occasion of
much rejoicing on all sides. It has
'served to bolster the spirits of
many. It has braced business. Al
together, everybody appears to be
in a better frame of mind and in
clined to view the future in an
I optimistic light — through rose-
’ colored glasses.
HOURS OF BANK
The hours of the Transylvania
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•Jed stretches !„ the
on page six)
penny spent on each little stamp
will not only aid in preventing-
disease, and permanent suffering
perhaps, am^ong the school .cliil-
dren of the^ community, but will
also afford the purchaser of the
small Christmas seal a simple re
minder of the good deed he has
done by placing- the stamp on out
going Christmas mail.
As has been customary in sales
of past years, booths will be
placed in the post office and else
where, probably, to assure a more
widespread sale of the stamps.
Various organizations of the town
and county will also assist in the
sales by personal solicitation. It
is confidently expected by those
in charge of the campaign that
the full quota for this courrty will
be met, thereby resulting in a
hearty response to supply neces
sary funds for carrying-
worthy work among the commun‘
ity’s school children,
'Seventy-five cents out of each i p
dollar secured by this sale will |
remain in the town and county for 1 The city and county school;
combatting disease among school closed Wednesday afternoon fo
children, while the remaining 25 [the Thank.sgiving holidays, re
cents goes to state and national suming school work again on Mon-
! with the Citizen’.'
TURKEY DAY
IS OBSERVED
^nprial .Sprvirps in Gnm-^he State Trust Company, of
opeciai oervices in v-om j Hendersonville, was elected presi-
memoration of the Day
Held at Churches
Various observances of Thanks
giving day were to be in effect in
Brevard .Thursday. Special serv
ices in commemoration of the day.
■V''ere held in the Baptist church
at 9 o’clock Thanksgiving day,
^followed by a service at 10 o’clock
at St. Philip’s Episcopal church, in
charge of the rector, Rev, Harry
headquarters,
This annual campaign .sponsor
ed in Brevard is carried on under
the auspices of the National and
State Tuberculosis Association,
through which medium county tu
berculosis associations and smaller
units known as seal sale commit
tees are organi^ied,
vidual who buys
Christmas seal is
this worthy work.
Each in-di
tuberculosis
co-operating hi
day morning. The majority of the
business houses will close for the
day. The postoffice will be closed
for the day, with no mail deliver
ies in the city or county.
Wednesday afternoon’s ball
game between Brevard and Hen
dersonville featured the annual
Thanksg-ivin,g observance, and
many young people will attend
games elsewhere during the holi-i Friday by the secretary of state,
days.
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page
CROWDS JAM
COURT TO SEE
TRIOfTRlAL
Louie Whitmire Tells in
Dramatic Fashion of
Mystery Killing
TWO HELD TO DEC. 7
TERM WITHOUT BOND
Arthur Petit, 24, and Tal Petit,
4(), were ordered held to the De
cember term of superior^ court,
which convenes here December 7,
when arraig-ned last Saturday aft
ernoon before Justice of the
Peace F. E. Shuford at Transyl
vania court house for preliminary
hearing- on a charge of murder in
connection with ■ the slaying in
192() of Jesse Masters near Ros-
Louie Whitmire, 31, a relative
by marriage to the Petits, was the
star witness for the defense. Aft
er the mysterious killing of Mas
ters five years ago, he^ was sen
tenced to- serve from 15 to 25
year.s in the penitentiary for sec
ond degree murder. He served
about four yeai’s of the sentence
and was paroled. Recently, how
ever, he was arrested for a rob
bery committed at the store of
Walter Whitmire in Rosman. Up
on being confined to the county
jail, Whitmire caused a mild sen-
I sation by announcing that he had
not committed the Masters mur
der but that Arthur Petit had
done the actual killing. He said
he and Tal. Petit were witnesses
to the tragedy. The arrest of tho
Petits followed.
COUNSEL AT HEARING
Whitmire, at the triah in 1920
had been represented by W. E.
Breese. He had received the long
pen sentence without taking the
stand in his behalf. Tn the pre
liminary hearing, though, Whit
mire was I'epresented by Pat ICim-
zey and the Petits had Mr. Breeso
and T, C. Galloway as counsel.
Judge Shuford ordered the Pet
its held without bond to the next
term of superior court.' Any bond
to effect their release until De
cember 7, Judge Shuford an
nounced. would necessarily have
to be set by the solicitor general.
It is not considered likely that
either of the Petits will be grant
ed bond before the date for tho
next session of court. Meanwhile,
WWitmire is also being .held in
the same jail on the burglary
charge wljich he has confessed.
His parole can be revoked, if tho
court so decides, and Whitmiro
returned to the penitentiary to
finish serving his sentence impos
ed in connection with the Mas-
, j tei’s murder.
The football game they’re going Daniel Marion Alexander, an, CAPACITY CROWD
to remember, the classic that’s go- uncle of Otto Alexander, clerk ofj Every seat, the widows, the
ing to hold ’em stiff in the stands, court of Transylvania county, every
the battle that’s going to wax I ^jed at his home in Cherokee
warm from the first minute of
play, begin frying- at the second
quarter, steaming at the half
Here are the men who are likely to be the highlights of the congress
ional session that opens Dec. 7: (1) John N. (earner. Democrat, of
g-ht years connected' Texas, in line for speaker of the House;_ (2) Vice
CHARITY GAME D. ALEXANDER
TO DRAW MANY DIES SpENLY
Date Has Definitely Been Uncle of Otto Alexander of
National Bank I Curtis, Republican, presiding- officer of the Senate; (3) Senator Wit
>t Hendersonville and, until com-i Ham E. Borah, Republican, of Idaho, progressive and chau-man of
ing here, with the State 'Trust; foreign relations committee; (41 ^etiafor Joseph H Ro^nsmi, ot
Companv ' 1 Arkansas, Democratic floor leader; (5) Senator George W. Noiiis,
The Transylvania Trust Com-; Republican, of Nebraska, a progressive (S)
panv was closed Thursday in ob- Eiorello La Guardia, Republican, of New Yoik, stoimy petrel of the
seivanco of Thanks^^^ [House; (7) Senator Edward P. Cost.gan, of Colorado, a Democratic
An organization meeting was I leader.
held last Saturday night by stock
holders and H. B. Kelly, president
of the State Trust Company, of
Hendersonville, was elected pvesi
dent of the Transylvania Trust
Company. The following other of
ficials of the institution were-also
chosen at that time:
S. R. Joines,-of Brevard, vice
president; A. M. Whitehurst, of
Marshall, vice presilent, and M.
B. McDaniel, cashier, who will ac
tually be in charge of the business
of the bank.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Board of directors: C. R. Mc-
Neely, J, S. Silversteen, H. A.
Plummer, Judson McCrary,^ S. R.
Joines, Frank D. Clement. H. R.
Kelly, J. H. Pickelsimer, Lewis P.
Hamlin, A. H. Houston and Otto
Alexander.
Directors, at the organization
meeting, also adopted by-laws and
formulated plans for the new
banking institution.
The Transylvania Trust Com
pany is located in the same quar
ters formerly occupied by the
Brevard Banking- Company, which
closed December 15, 1930, leaving-
Brevai’d without commercial bank
ing facilities.
Charter for the Transylvania
Trust Company was issued last
Set for Dec. 4; Pro
ceeds to Poor
Brevard, Passes at
Cherokee, N. C.
blazing at the third quarter and
a raging- conflagation in the final
minutes of play, is about ready
to offer for the edification of a
Transylvania county audience.
This remarkable game will be
played here on the afternoon of
Friday, December 4th. Hostilities
will begin promptly at 3:30 p. m;
They will be between a picked
team from the cream of the crop
from Brevard High school and
Brevard Institute, to oppose a
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TRANSYLVANIA TIMES TO ACT AS SANTA CLAUS FOR POOR
WITH EMPTY STOCKING CAMPAIGN TO START IMMEDIATELY
The Transylvania Times has
perfected arrangements for act
ing- the role of Santa Claus f-or
children of needy families of
Transylvania county who might
otherwise be overlooked by Kris
Kringle in his annual excursion
of gift distribution.
There is nothing quite *80
tragic on Christmas moi-ning as
an empty stocking—one Santa
failed to fill with things so dear
to- childish hearts. Concentrate
for a moment, if you will, on
this picture:
A little log cabin in the
woods. A thin wisp of smoke
issues from the chimney this
late Christmas eve, to be caught
up and whirled away by the
wincl that roars a mournful re
frain around the eaves of the
humble abode. As the shades of
darkness settle over the dreary
sup'roundings, a little girl inside
this shack busies herself with
needle and thread. She is mend
ing- one of the two only stock
ings she possess.
“There!” she finally exclaims
triumphantly, “that’s all ready,
mother. When Santa sees this
stocking he will know that there
are no holes in it for my good
ies to fall out of.”
Mother makes a brave effort
to smile. Her helpmate passed
on to his reward nearly a year
ago, leaving- her and their dar
ling little daughter in destitute
circumstances. By watching ev
ery corner she has been able to
make both ends meet and eke
out some sort of living for the
two of them. Life for them had-
meant just bare .necessities. But
the little girl was too young to
understand. She only knew
there was a Santa Claus, the
finest, bravest, “goodest” old
man with while whiskers, red
fur-trimmed uniform and high
black boots-, in all this world.
Santa, she had been taught, lov
ed all little children. Of course
he loved her because she loved
him so. Santa would naturally
remember his little girl in the
mountain cabin.
But the mother-is sad. Her
eyes are red. She busies her
self with her chores about the
house as bravely as possible.
“Why mother!” the little girl
suddenly exclaims, “you’ve been
cryin.g. I, T didn’t think big,
grown-uji mothers ever cried
Nightfall arrives. The little
girl suspends her tiny stocking
from a nail expectantly. She
eyes it admiringly for a moment
then kneels at her bed. An eves-
dropper might have overheard
her say some very compliment
ary thing's about a kindly old
.gentleman named Santa Claus.
Soon her regular breathing is
proof enough she is sleeping
with childish confidence.
But there is no rest for the
mother. She tries to close her
eyes 'in restful slumber, but it’s
no use. She buries her head in
her arms and her soft sobbing
fills the cold, uninviting room.
Morning arrives. With the
first signs of dawn, a little girl
throws back the covers, leaps
from her bed with a childish
squeal of deli.ght and two 'tiny
feet go pattering- to where a
stocking is suspended. As two
little hands take hold of it, the
expression changes on a childish
face. A face that registered
joy a moment before, now reg
isters surprise. For a second the
small red hands hold the stock-
in.g. Slowly a towseled head
turns and tear-dimmed eyes
look at mother who has been
taking- in the sad scene.
“0-h-h-h! Mother,” a weak,
voiced little girl sobs, “there’s
nothing in it. It’s empty. San
ta forgot to come to our house.
Mother, why did he forget me?
•I love him so much. I’ve been
good. I’ve helped you every
day. Said my prayers every
night. Gh, mother, why !
, But mother is unable to an
swer.
The tragedy of an empty
stocking!
It is the sincere hope of The
Transylvania Times there will
be no such tragedies in this
county this year. The Times is
going to make an effort to see •
that as many little ’girls and
boys of poor parents are re
membered this Christmas by old
Saint Nick as possible. The
Times wants to make it possible
for all little ones who might
otherwise be overlooked by the
good old Santa, to receive a
stocking filled to overflowing
with fruits, nuts, candies and
possibly a toy.
This announcement formally
sets the Emptv Stockin.g Cam
paign of The Transylvania
Times in motion.
^ inch of
room available in the spacious
court room was taxed beyond its
Wednesday morning, after an ill-j capacity at 3 p. m., the hour ,des-
ness of only a few weeks. His, ignated for beginning the hear-
sudden death was a great surprise ing. When Judge Shuford, de-
and shock to his numerous tained for 15 minutes, finally af-
friends, many of whom did not I rived, he found the place jammed
even known of his illness. ! and experienced some difficulty
The following account is taken j making his way to the bench,
from the Keowee Courier, under] Sturdy, serious-faced men of
date of November 11: Daniel | the mountains eyed every move
Marion Alexander was a son of j made by principals closely. They
the late Jordan and Sarah Arlecia. were intensely interested in the
(Bell) Alexander, and was born! proceedings. You’d see them put
March 26, 1871. He was one of their heads together, whisper
a large family and is survived by hoarsely, then nod theii* . heads
three brothers, George H., of . knowingly and in unison 'as they
Lake Toxaway; John P., of,reached an agreement on some
G'reenville, and Joseph L, of Aik-j phase of the case about to be set
en; also 'two sisters, Mrs. S. J. j (Continued on page six)
Owens, of Skyland, and .Mrs. E.
D. Reid, of Lake 'Toxaway.
I On January 21, 1926, Mr. Alex-
lander was happily married to
Miss Nettie Jones,’ of Tamasseo,
!who survives him, and to whom is
tendered the sincere sympathy of
Jmahy friends.
I After funeral services conduct
ed -at the residence Thursday
j morning at 11 o’clock, by Rev.
W. I. Gray, pastor of (jhechee
■Baptist church, the burial was in
the family plot at Little River
I church, with Masonic ceremonies,
j His boyhood days were spent in'
jthe Chechee Valley, his father’s
jhome, and he attended the county
[schools there. At an early age
[he engaged in the hotel business,
[which he learned under his bro-
[ther, Jas. L. Alexander, manager
iYor many' years of the Battery
[Park hotel at Asheville. In 1908
jhe became manager of the War-
'ren Green hotel at . Warrenton,
jVa,, where he remained for sev-
'eral years and made a fine record
jin hotel management. Many
Iprominent guests were entertain-
led there, among whom was Pres-
iident Roosevelt, who rode over
Ifrom Washington by horseback
[on numerous occasions.
I Mr. Alexander later became
I owner and proprietor of a large
hotel at Centerville, Md., where
he remained until 1920, when he
I returned to Oconee county and
I later became owner of the Hotel
jWalhalla. His genial disposition
jand generous hospitality won him
[many friends and large patron
age. He made friends easily, and
it has been said of him'that he
' (Continue-d on page eight)
The Good People ol
Transylvania Have Much
To Be Thankful for—
» Crops have been
goo-d . . . There
have been no re
ports of hunger.
, ^ . No bread
lines have been
established. . . .
Relief agencies
are already or
ganized , to see
that there is as
little suffering as
possible -during’
the winter ....
Business is get
ting better and
better, and last,
but certainly not
vanians should be
thankful because—
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paper at Last!
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