The Transylvania Times
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BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1932
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BAKER PAVES ICounty Looks
WAY FOR OWN I To Big Mass
CANDIDACY Meet Jan. 30
definite Statement Op-
i poses Making League a
I Capipaign Issue
FRIENDS SAY HE’D
I ACCEPT NOMINATION
That’s smiling Jack Garner, left, shaking hands with Alfred E. Smith. And at the right is Mrs. Wood-
row Wilson, an honor guest at the Jackson Day dinner in Washington which was held prior to the open
ing of the Democratic presidential campaign.
FREEMAN TO
ENFORCE OLD
Law Prohibits Persons Un-
der 16 to Loiter on
Streets After 11 P.M.
Due to the fact that several
young boys, of minor age, have
been known to engage in acts of
petty thieving and store breaking
in Brevard during the late hours
of the night or early morning
hours, it has been found necessary
for town authorities to take dras
tic action in enforcing the city
ordinance regarding this offense,
according to statement made yes
terday by Chief of Police B. H.
Freeman to a Times representa
tive.
According to this’ ordinance,
which'was enacted in 19.13, it is
unlawful for any person-under the
age of 16 to loiter on the public
streets later than 11 o’clock at
night, or to remain on the streets
after 1 o’clock, without proper
chaperonage.
The ordinance further - states
that any., person found violating
this section of the town law shall
be liable to a penalty of $10 and
be guilty of misdemeanor.
Recovery From Depression Now
In Progress^ Roger Babson’s
Latest Analysis Discloses
WELLESLEY HILLS, Mass.,
Jan. 27. — A defin.ite
move toward recovery from
the depression is in progress,
Roger W. Babson, who predict
ed the stock market collapse of
1929, announced yesterday.
In a telegram from his Flori
da winter home to his office
here Babson said his chart
“which was the basis for my
forecast of the market break
in 1929 is now with equal
positiveness indicating- that we
have seen through the depres
sion of 1930-32 and that the
present year will show an ir
regular movement toward high
er levels.”
“The chart .is now turning up
ward for the first time in move
than two years, except for the
temporary rally of last spring,”
Babson said. “For some years
to come I do i^ot expect to see
the Babson chart below the
depths reached last November.
“Of course this does not
mean any sharp rise back
normal conditions, but it does
indicate that the depression is
in retreat.
“The long range outlook is
that fundamentaliy better times
are now definitely assured.'”
I WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. — ]
I The chances of Ohio’s becoming j
ithe mother of another president-—!
j or presidential candidate at leafst j
■ —were believed better today,
j This is the reaction to the state-
jment by Newton D. Bakov, as he
• sailed for a vacation, that the
[League of Nations should not be
la political issue in this year’s pres-
■ idential fight.
That expression met with appro
val amon.o- Democrats of various
factions, all agreeing the question
was‘better laid aside at this time.
Members of both parties re
garded the statement as foresha
dowing a possible dark-horse can
didacy.
Baker's statement was signifi-
can because some of his friend.s
have felt his never-concealed be
lief in the League of Nations
might hamper his advancement as
a compromise candidate. Despite [thi
constant mention as a presidential
possibility. Baker on recent occa
sions has frankly reiterated faith
in the league.
Lest he be misunderstood, lea
ker predicted again that some day
the United States will go into Ihe
league and ought to. But he says
TRANSYLVANIA
FROLIC CAST
IS SELECTED
Community Welfare Fund
Will Benefit From
Show Feb. 5
Among the various benefits
given in Brevard in recent times,
the one entered into the most on- j
thusiastically and promising ihe j
most successful in results, is the j
community welfave benefit enter
tainment to be given at the Bre
vard high school auditorium Fri
day evening, E'eb. 5, beginning
at 7:45 o’clock.
The entertainment, to be knowm
as the Tran.sylvania Frolic, is be
ing presented here under the ex
clusive management and direction
f Frank Gaither, originator of
movement to raise funds for
the benefit of the community
welfare work. The entire pro
ceeds of the evening’s entertain
ment will be turned over to the
welfare- board for furtherin.e this
worthy cause throughout Tran
sylvania county. The cast of
. .„ . characters on the program will
the United States should not enter j include entirely local talent, all
until an informed and convinced i of whom are donating their .serv-
DEATH CLAIMS
pastor;swife
Mrs. J. H. West, 71, Had
Long Been Ill; Burial
at Reidsville
It
Sorrow spread over the com
munity Wednesday morning when
the intent and purpose of news was learned of the death of
the town authorities to enfor
this ordinance in the 'future. Chief
Freeman states, and to exact the
full penalty of the law toward any
minors found guilty of violating
this law.
Following is a copy of the sec
tion of the ordinances of the town
of Brevard applying to this mat
ter, as submitted for publication
first I by Chief of Police Freeman:
“It shall be unlawful for' any
person under the age of sixteen
years to loiter, be or remain on
the public streets of the town of
Brevard after the hour of eleven
o’clock p. m. And it shall be un
lawful for any person to so loiter,
be or remain on the said streets
after the hour of one o’clock a.
m.; provided, however, that the
foregoing section shall not apply
to a person under the age' of six
teen years who has been sent by
leiu- ^ parent, _ guardian, or persoh
standing in the place of parent,
'for a legitimate purpose, to go to
which place it would be necessary x ^ ' •
to travel, on the streets of Bre- Laura Elizabeth Gillespie,
vard; and the section shall not ap-1
ply to such, other person or per-! „
sons as may be goin? to some' home fo» the past
place (or a necessary and le-niti- ® half, since he as-
mate purpose. Any person vio'lat Pastorate of the Methodist
ing the fUoingLS shalfhe ®^X\here^ Mrs. West’s
liable to a penalty of ten dollars health prevented her from attend-
and shall also be'guilty of "
Mrs. J. H. West, wife of the pas
tor of the Brevard Methodist
church, death occurring Tuesday
night at the parsonage ao 9:40
o’clock. The body was removed
Wednesday morning to Reidsville,
the former home of Rev. and Mrs.
West, where funeral services were
conoN mills
SET TO OPEN
; majority of the American people
j favors it.
“I am not in favor of a plank
in the Democratic platform urging
our joining the league,” he said.
So far as Baker is concerned,
this is intended to disassociate the
league from the coming presiden
tial race. It meets the chief fear
opponents had raised against him.
Baker said he was not a candi
date for president. It is certain,
however, he would accept if a
nomination were tendered. Many
anti-Roosevelt Democrats regard
Wilson’s secretary of war as the
logical compromise.
Bobo Says
Following the posting of a sign
at the Pisgah Cotton Mills that
they will be opened for work on
Monday, February 1, W. C. Bobo,
president and general manager of
the concern told a Transylvania
Times news man Tuesday after
noon that the plant will be en
gaged in operating on a full day
time schedule then, which will
""rAhe”. We?” Delegates to
conducted Thursday morning at \ give work to about 60 employes
the Methodist church of that city,
with the pastor, Rev. J. H. Earn
hardt, officiating. Interment was
in the Reidsville cemetery.
Mrs. West, 71, had been in ill
health for the past two years or
more, and during the past several
months had been in a critical con
dition, /lying unconscious the
greater part of the time. Gradual
ly growing weaker day by day,
the end came peacefully and
quietly Tuesday night, as she
passed away apparently in sleep.
patient sufferer through
and that he expected in another
two or three weeks that the mill
will be operating under a 24-hour
schedule, which will give employ
ment to the full quota of work-
Meantime, Mr. Bobo has been
busily engaged in rounding’ out
the details of reopening the mill
and anticipates a ready market
for the yarn product.
Reopening of the Pisgah Cotton
Mills follows the resumption of
work at the tanning extract plant
at Rosman, which Jos. R. Silver-
Episcopal Meeting
At Hendersonville
Rev. Perry, Bean, Kizer
and Bromfield Are
Selected
all her lingering illness, her face. steen announced was operating on
after death revealing the sweet j half time. The half time opera-
expression of her disposition. Mrs. tion was scheduled in order to
West, Imfore marriage, was Miss ! give part time work to all of the
60 employes.
The Toxaway Tannery, Mr. Sil-
versteen said, is continuing to op
erate on a part time basis also,
and is giving work to about 75
men.
demeanor.’
SINGING CONVENTION
for county to BE
held here SUNDAY
Transylvania county’s fiftlr*un-
hefrl convention will be | B'elhaven’;
Held in the courthouse next Sun-| Reidsville,
J 1 .^L-urinouse next Su
I the ^ day, beginning at 10 o’clock, it is
oay, announced.
A splendid program has been
arranged by the committee in
charge, featuring solos, quartets,
nent selections, congrega-
I'ent tional singing, speeches and other
forms of interesting and proflt-
abk observance of the day.
Providing the weather is favor-
couithouse lawn at the
ing church services since coming
to Brevard, she nevertheless made
many warm friends here among
the church membership and others
in the community.
Survivors besides her husband
are four sons and one daughter:
J. H. West, Greenville, S. C.; Rev.
Walter B. West, pastor of the
Methodist church at Albemarle;
M. West. Hickory; C. B. West,
Mrs. W. A. Trotter,
ates,
Su-
$1600 FIRE LOSS IN
BOHANNE SECTION
News of the loss by fire of thu
D. L. Greer home, barn, smolce
huose and woodhouse, in Bohanne,
about eight miles beyond Tox-
■hoiiv 1 noon away, was received in the city last
all Id Th-. J ® understanding that] week. The origin of the fire was
filled liinr-H^ bUng well-| not learned. The property loss is
in the as customary , understood to be covered by in-
‘‘ ‘surance, and was around $1,600.
Rosman Lady^ 91,
Has Read Bible
Through 32 Times
ROSMAN, Jan. 27.—Mrs. Mary
S. Cantrell, age 91 years, claims
the distinction of having read her
Bible through more times than
any one in the community. She
ha.s read it through 32 times.
Mrs. Cantrell is a native of
South Carolina but for the
past year has resided with her
daughter, Mrs. L. R. Chapman, of
Rosman.
Brevard delegates attending
the 10th annual convention of the
diocese of Western North Caro
lina to be held at St. Jame.s
Episcopal church, Hendersonville,
next Thursday, Feb. 4, will in
clude Rev. Harry Perry, rector of
St. Philips Episcopal church, and
three lay deleg^ufces, A. R. Bean,
J. S. Bromfield and A. H. Kizer.
The convention membership
comprises the clergyman from
each parish or mis.sion, three lay
delegates from each parish and
one delegate from each mission.
The Brevard church being a par
ish is entitled to three lay dele
gates in addhion to the rector.
The convention will open at 9
o’clock Thursday morning with
the celebration of the holy com
munion, followed by the organi
zation of the convention by Rt.
Rev. Junius M. Horner, D. D.,
presiding, and the annual ad-
dres of the bishop of the diocese.
Reports, motions, election of of
ficers, election of delegates to at
tend the synod of Sewanee next
fall, and other matters pertain
ing to the convention will com
prise the day’s progi’am.-
The diocese auxiliaries will
meet in annual session at Tryon
on W'ednesday, February 17 at
which time members of the Bre
vard auxiliary will be in attend
ance. Delegates to this conven
tion will be elected at the nelxt. , p.
regular meeting of St. Philips
auxiliary the first of February.
A nominal admission of 10
and 25 cents will be chai'ged.
A varied program ,of music,
dancing’, stunts, black faced
comedians, and other attractions
will be heard. As an added fea
ture of attraction to the eve
ning’s program, a popularity con
test will be staged at the con
clusion of the entertainment. A
cake, made and donated by
Philips bakery, will presented
to the girl in Transylvania coun
ty winning the most votes in the
contest. The names of 10 girls
will be given and the one receiv
ing the most votes in a desig
nated time limit will be awarded
the cake as the most popular girl
in Transylvania county. Votes
will be counted at the rate of one
penny per vote, all of the voting
to be done and the counting-
made at the conclusion of the
program Fridav nigm..
Following is the cast of char
acters appearing on the program;
Mr, and Mrs. Joe Clayton,
Farmer’s Delight.
“Red” Brewington—Piano and
guitar.
Phil Prince and his pal in black
face sketches.
Rosman quartet composed of—
Mrs. L. B. Sigmon, Miss Bonnie
Sigmon, Miss Leota Randolph,
Mrs. Lewis.
Ruth Lewis (8 years old) in
song melodies.
Fisher’s string band of Ros
man, in old-time melodies.
Ruffin WilkinB in “Memories.”
Frank Fenwick—dancing stunt
—“Would That I Could.”
Cy Perkins—dancing—“I Did
It.’
James Holden—dancing—“Beat
It.”
Mr.s. Joe Clayton and her rag
dolls.
Possible other atti’actions in
clude Hendersonville’s fireman
band and Donald Lee More and
his assistants.
Tickets for the entertainment
will be handled by the welfare
board and will be one sale next
week. jMr. Gaither suggests that
any one else, whose name does
not appear above, who would be
willing to help out on the pro
gram communicate with him
within the next few days.
Ernest McFaul
Buys Out King
HOUSE BURNS ON “KNOB”
The R. R. Fisher property on
Black Kn-ob. about a mile from
town, a three-roomed house
known as the H. C. Landers place,
was destroyed by fire Sunday
night.
Frank R. King on Tuesday af
ternoon completed the sale of his
cafe, “Mammy's Kitchen,” to Er-
McFaul, who has taken
active charge of this establish
ment.
Mr. King said that he had no
immediate arrangements for the
future, but believed he would re
turn to the road. Meanwhile, he
will be at his summer rbsort, “The
See Shore,” at Caesar’s Head, for
the next ten days to two weeks,
ROSMAN, Jan, 27.—The Tan-'a^^^ P^ans to supervise the renoya-
nery bridge will be finished this! Lion of that place for the ceming
week. It has been under con-j summer’s tourist trade,
struction for several weeks by Among other things he plans
bridge building- forces of the doing at the camp is to provide a
state. " free tourist c^mp, where cars may
The force will go to Calvert be parked and a number of fur-
to build the next bridge across naces will be provided, which will
French Broad river, at the old also be for the free use of tour-
Lyons place. 'ists.
Rosman Bridge
Is Completed
Chairmen Ask Committee
Workers to Meet
Thursday Night
ALL CITIZENS^ OF
COUNTY INVITED
With the farm products and
purchase survey completed in this
county, though not yet fully tab
ulated, Transylvania county is
pointing toward its big mass meet
ing to be held Saturday afternoon
at two o’clock at the courthouse,
when the first broadside will be
fired in the campaign of the 5-10
farm plan, to put the county on
better farming basis.
The meeting is oi)en to all farm
ers and business men in the coun
ty and city, and Julian A. Giazen-
er, general chairman of the 5-10
year farm program in this county
said yesterday in speaking of the
plans for this meeting that no one
present will be asked to obligate
themselves in any way and no one
will be asked to “sign up” for any
thing. This is purely an educa
tional meeting, Mr. Glazoner ex
plained. Its purpose is to give to
the people of the city and county
all the facts that have been dis
closed through the survey of pro
duction and consumption of the
county’s farms, held in the past
week. Bruce Webb, of The Ashe
ville Citizen, will give an outline
of the 5-10 year farm plan, the
pui'pose of which is to build up the
agricultural prosperity of the sec-
that period and put on a
better economic and financial
footing the entire farming indus
try in this section.
At a meeting held Saturday
night a week ago, it will be re
called, plans were laid for the sur
vey of farming conditions in the
county, and this survey was held
under the supervision of the wo
men civic leaders. Mrs. Bates Pat
ton was named general chairman,
those associated with her being
Mrs. Marcus 'Williams, Mrs. Sam
McCullough, Mrs. F. Henderson,
Mrs. Martin Shipman, Mrs. T. C.
Galloway, Mrs. Jordan Whitmire,'
Mrs. Tinsley Brown, Mrs. Claude
Shuford and Mrs. Charley Grave
ly. Assisting these ladies were
the members of the agricultural
vocational classes and the purpose
was to determine the amount of
purebred livestock and poultry in
(Continued on page three)
3 NEW BRIDGES
NEXT BIG JOB
District Highway Work
Progressing Under
Restricted Budget
Announcement that three new
bridges, all around 70 to 75 feet
in length will be built in the Bo
hanne section at an early date,
featured developments in road
and bridge work in highway dis
trict No, 4 this week.
S. G. Howard, district engineer,
stated yesterday that two bridges
will be built on the Bohanne, one
over Hovsepasture river, and one
over Whitewater. The third bridge
will be on the Sapphire road, over
Hoysepasture river. These bridges
are replacements of older ones
and their rebuilding is in line
with the state’s policy to check
on the load requirements of each
bridge, so that all bridges may
be kept safe for the traffic that
they are subjected to.
The* work will be done under
the direction of J. E. Gunter, su-
])erintendent of bridge construc
tion, who is now residing at Ros
man. It will start in the next two
weeks or so, and will require
about a month for completion.
Materials are now being af^sem-
bled for these structures and 20
men, including the' sk'eleton crew
that is being maintained in dis
trict No. 4, will be engaged.
Bohanne road leaves highway
No. 28 at the Oakland post of
fice, and extends many miles
south to the 'South Carolina line,
passing Namur school.
One object in this construction
project is to provide bridges
which the state’s road tractors
can negotiate. The old bridges
have been standing many years
and have been considered unsafe
for the passage of these tractors.
With their completion, it will
make possible additional nlainten-
ance work between them and the
state line. These roads can be
approached by a long detour, but
(('ontinued on page three)
PIG GROWING
IS OBJECTIVE
OF STUDENTS
Effort Will Be Made to In
crease Number of
Hogs in County
LOSS OF ALMOST
3000 IS REPORTED
Based on the fact that the 1930
farm census for this county shows
there were 1311 hogs in this
county as compared to the 4066
which the census for 1920 show
ed, the agricultural vocational
students in the county have
adopted pig growing as their
phase of the 5-10 year farm pro
gram. The local agricultural
students from a thriving unit in
this state of the Future Farmers
of America, and are affiliated
with the national organization,
and these are also to constitute
a pig club. A scheme of financ
ing has been devised by Julian
A. Glazener, vocational agricul
tural teacher, and involves the
contribution of 10 dollars each
from as many business men an
will be peede’d to make up the
funds on which the club will op
erate, Mr. Glazener has met
with widespread co-operation
among the business men of .the
city in this project, and working
plans for this project have been
fully laid.
The boys in the different study
group.s are voting on the kind of
hogs to be raised when they ac
tively get at this task. It is not
anticipated that actual work of
the dub will get underway for
two Or three months, as yet, the
purpose being to buy the brood-
ket, , ,,
Each business man who coni . ,
utes ten dollars for the fui-U '
ance of this project, will be gi
a note, payable in a year’s ti
with six per cent interest. As'
bonus, he also will receive a p.,
from the brood he helps to financ
which he may dispose of as he
chooses.
At the conclusion of the year,
when the note is repaid, the mon
ey may be reloaned to a boy in
another part of the county.
Since the purpose is to produco
the best quality of hogs possible,
the members of the pig club agree
not to mate their sows with scrub
stock, except for breeding-up pur
poses.
The boys of the vocational class-
I are still voting on the king of
hogs they will adopt for raising’,
and their class studies have al
ready prepared them to make
their individual decision on this.
Final choice has not been voted,
however, and what is the will of
the majority in this matter will
be adhered to by all members of
the class in order to have uniform
production in the county.
Probable Cause
In Walker Case
Filmore Walker, negro, living in.
the Glade Creek section, below
Davidson River, was held to tho
April term of court on a charge
of assault and forcible trespass,
when Magistrate F. E. Shuford
found probable cause in a hear
ing before him Tuesday after
noon.
According to testimony, a num
ber of negroes in the section had
gathered at the home of Charley
Smith, to sit up with Bardrey Wal
ker’s boy, who is sick, and about
two o’clock Monday morning, a
row broke between some of the
“watchers” over domestic rela
tions. Filmore was declared to
have threatened to cut Charley
Smith with a knife.
Deputy Sheriff Tom Wood-met
Walker, while on a trip in that
section Mondav morning,, and told
him that he didn’t ha've a warrant
for him, but that one would he
sworn out, .so Walkej;' trudged in
to town and sun-pYrdered to Sher
iff Patton Tuesday morning, and^
was jailed pending the hearing,
when he was held to court by
Magistrate Shuford.
CHARLOTTE MAY SELL
$50,000 IN NOTES
CHARLOTTE, Jan. 27.—The
Charlotte city council was sched
uled to consider a resolution au
thorizing the sale of $50,000 in
bond anticination notes, at a meet
ing to be held hero this afternoon.
The notc.s are to be used in con
nection with the city’s pj’oposed
$300,000 public, improynieent pro
gram, and will .finance sewer proj
ects in connection 'with this pro
gram. »