The Transylvania Times FASTEST GROWING WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN NORTH CAROLINA BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1932 SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: $1.00 PER YEAR ^ARD BANKERS’ SENTENCES AFFIRMED Republicans to Meet Saturday Delegates Will Be Elected to Conventions Call has been issued by Secre tary A. E. Hampton of the Tran sylvania Republican executive committee, for a convention _ot all Republican voters of the coun ty to meet in the county court house at 11 o’clock Saturday morning, April 9. Delegates to congressional ana state conventions will be selected, and other business transacted. No nominations for county offices will be made at this convention, it is announced, the regular date for this nomination , of a county ticket will be announced later. No public announcement hay been made as yet bv any Republi • can for county office. FATHER, SON BANPT SET Home Economics Dept, to Serve Feast lor Voca tional Class Members of the vocational ag riculture department of the Bre vard high school are looking for ward with eager anticipation to .the father-son banquet which they will stage Friday evening of this week at the high school building. Each member of the class will be accompanied by his father as honor guest, and in addition there will be pre'sent a few spe cially invited guests and the de partment instructor, Julian A jlazener. A good program has been prepared and an enjoyabl€ and profitable gathering is ex- cted. Mrs, Pat Kimzey, asssited by her girls of the home economics department, will prepare anc’ iserve the feast. The following committees wer« appointed by the class president John Collins: Decoration committee — Clyde' McCrary, Van O’Kelly, Virgil Gil lespie, Louis Meece. Progranij Committee—Max Wil- .--n. Merrimon Shuford, Eugene Dickson, Otis Shipman. Reception committee — Bruce P»eid, Bill Bryson, George Just ice, Sidney Siniard, William Gash Dinner committee—James Mills^ David Ashworth, Andrew J Boggs Lester King, Bruce Wat- Charles Dickson. FREES PATTON OF ALL BLAME Grand Jury Finds “No True Bill” in False Pretense Count “No true bill” was rendered by the grand jury in Transylvania county superior court here Tues day afternoon, when they report ed on a bill that had been present ed to them charging Sheriff T. E. Patton, Jr., with obtaining money under false pretense. The presentment to the grand jury was one of the several that grew out of the Brevard Banking company affair, -and charged that the sheriff, trading as Patton- Pickett Timber Co., had obtained money to the amount of $15,000 from the now defunct bank by false misrepresentations. Sheriff Patton is one of the most popular men of the county, and his many friends are congrat ulating him on the fact that he was -cleared of the charges. Several other cases have be-iin disposed of in the first days of court. I Tom Wood Is | Out for Sheriff! Deputy Sheriff T. S. (Tom) Wood, makes announcement in this issue of The Times that he is seeking nomination on-the Demo cratic ticket for sheriff. Sheriff •Patton is not expected to run. I Mr. Wood, known to practical ly every person in the county, has been chief deputy under Patton for four years, and has made a good record a,s a law enforcement officer. He is a native of Tran sylvania county, being the son of the late T. S. Wood, for years prominent in political and busi ness affairs of the county, the elder Mr. Wood having been rep resentative twice from this coun ty and served on the board of county commissioners. | Prior to entering hi^s duties as! deputy sheriff four years ago. | Mr. Wood was in the dairying' and farming business near Bre vard. VERNER, HENRY, HENDERSON SEEKING POST AT RALEIGH Miller Says U. S, Owes Us Cash 'The United States government owes Transylvania county a large sum of money whether the powers that be agree with this statement or not,” declared T. G. Miller, agent at the Southern depot and leader in the farm movement in the county, “and I believe if tbe proper pressure were brought to, bear, that at least part of our bonded indebtedness amounting to over a million and a half dollars would be taken care of.” Mr. Miller argues that when the United States government took over the vast amount of real property here, around 75,000 acres to be used as part of the Pisgah National park, the govern ment should have, out of justice to the taxpayers assumed their proportionate share of the bond- ed_ indebtedness. He is of the opinion that if the matter was properly presented to officials in Washington, favorable action would be taken. Potato Meeting Rosman Feature ROSMAN, April 15—Much in- attached to the meet ing- of the farmers held at the Tuesday aight. when potato raising was the mam topic of discussion. It liy ‘lie farmers Corbin'^*'^ leader, Prof. John F. Discussion was held on the scheduled 10 points in potato he hS Morgan told how hu.R '’'■““'led a yield of 360 aSo ye®'’* S eaid that he lonn i of manure per acre, ana of 8-3-B fertilizer and planted at the rate of 24 bushels Of selected seed per acre. ‘'“y®'’*"' Oho-tbird of seftiln*’’*!, of the Rosman. section aie planting sov beans Jhe /alf' twneT?n next cl followed bv potatoes next sprm,g. About 30 farmers oi-ds P™?®ro ■’ •’OT. Corbin announces. Election Officials Will Be Appointed Books to Open on April 30; Challenge Day May 28 Appointment of registrars and judges to have charge of the June primary and the general election in November will be made on April 16, a.t which time a meeting of the county board of elections will meet in the county court house. Registration books for the June primary will open on May 4, and remain open for four Saturdays. Challenge day will be on Saturday. May 28, from 9 a. m. to 3 p. m. Candidates for state offices, U. S. senator and congress must file with the state board of elections at Raleigh not later than April 22, and candidates for state sena tor, house of representatives and various county and township of fices with the county hoard of elections not later than May 22. Members of the county board of elections are: Grady C. Kil patrick, Brevard; AValter C. Whit mire, Rosman, and Oliver H. Oir, Brevard. Wilson Out for Sheriff’s Post John L. Wilson • makes an nouncement that he is a candidate for nomination on the Democratic ticket for sheriff and tax collector. Mr. Wilspn, who resides in the Enon section, was born in Geor gia, moving here with his parenLs at the age of five, and has since made his home in the county, where he has been engaged in farming and stock raising. Mr. Wilson is making his fir.st race for political office, although he has been active in party affairs for a number of years, and many friends throughout the county. ROSMAN EVENT HUGE SUCCESS Alexander Rites Held on Thursday Funeral srevices for John Alex ander, 87, who died Tuesday of last week at his home in the Boylston section, were held Thursday morning at F]non church. Rev, C. E. Blythe con ducted the service. interment was in the cemetery nearby. Mr. Alexander was a highly re spected citizen of the' community and had many friends and large family connections throughout the county. He lived to see his fourth generation, having- eight children, 30 grandchildren, 27 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. The surviving children are: Mrs. J. A. Lyday, Pisgah For est; Mrs. Lena Newton, Cullo- whee; Mrs. S. V, Brown and Miss Nona Alexander, Brevard; Mrs. A. W. Davis, Blantyre; Mrs. A. G. Burgess, Venus, S. C., and Jim and John Alexander, Little Mountain. Jule W. Chapman Is G iven Burial ROSMAN, April 6.—Funeral services were held Tue.sday a'fter- uoon at Old Toxaway for Jule W. Chapman, of Tryon, who died early Monday morning. _Mr. Chapman w'^as a native of this section, having lived here practically all' his life. For the past few years he has resided at Tryon. He married Miss Parilee Pow ell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Powell of the Shoal Creek sec tion. His widow, as well as a large numbe^pf children survive. Rev. Nathan Chapman of Rosman is a son. The following brothers, all of this section, also survive: Gus, Vess, Marion and Fuller. ROSMAN, April 6.—The most outstanding event of the school year was that of the Junior-Sen ior banquet held Tuesday evening in the Rosman high school build ing. Sixty invited guests, includ ing the juniors, seniors, local and county school boards, and faculty members, together with Prof. J. B. Jones, county superintendent, made up the list of those enjoy ing this event. The banquet hall was deccu’at- ed in a beautiful scheme in keep ing with a woodland setting, moss, evergreens, wild pink roses, being used in profusion. Added to this were woodland pools, further ac centuating the forest scene. Senior class colors, green and pink, were used in both the deco rations and the neat menus. Fa- vorsxvere pink baskets filled with i ““"“""“s t“cner, to ne a Mgu- pink and green mints. Place cards member “f the Brevard higli were hand-made and fitted per- T. C. HENDERSON Education Board In Regular Meet Several matters of interest were transacted at the regular month ly meeting of the county board of education held Monday in Su- perrintendent J. B. Jones’ office. Insurance policies were can celled .on -several abandoned school houses in the county, which are Pot being used since consolidation with other schools. Policies were cancelled on the following buildings: Botha, Cal- veft. Union, BJantyre, Laurel Creek, Upper East Fork, Lower East Fork, Oakland. Minor ad justments were made on other insurance policies on the school property. School committee members will be appointed at the meeting to be held on the first Monday in May, one member to be appointed each school district. Decision was reached to pay the bus drivers, janitors and me chanics for the month of March, this to be .followed by payment of all teachers as soon as possi ble. All teachers of the county have been paid in full until the middle of February, and it was the' belief of the board that the balance due county teacher.*? would be .forthcoming soon. Decision was tnade to applica tion for a “George Reed” home economics teacher, to be a regu- school. Provision is made by state and federal governments to pay two-thirds of the teacher’s salary, and the term of tuition to be 10 months instead of eight. The ex tra two months will be given over J to demonstration work, with probable classes in each of the communities in the county. fectly with the prevailing color scheme. As a measure of economy all gentlemen guests were dressed in overalls, and the ladies in print cotton dresses. The sumptuous banquet- was prepared and served by girls in the home economics class, under supervision of their teacher, Miss Olga Fortenberry. The following;, menu was served: Fruit Cocktail Chicken a la King Apples in Bloom String Beans Mashed Potatoes Glazed Beets Chow-Chow Hot Rolls Lime Jelly Salad Cheese Straws Ice Cream and Cake PROGRAM ... Toast Mistress -.a__ Ruth Jordan check carefully the me'ssages that 'Welcome Charles Glazener 1 houses are carrying: ^ To the Seniors ___ Beulah Moore First there is ^ Response Robert Gravely advertisement, telling of the Our High SchooK__Reba Masters I things that can be purchas- To the Faculty-.- Ralph Eldridgo ed f“'’ 77 cents. This is the first Response Mr. G. C. Bush To Our Local School Board Ernest Panglo To Our County Superintendent Ruth Moore Response Mr. J. B. Jones To Our Freshmen __ Helen Owen To Our Musicians Sam Jordan Valedictory Betty Nelson Musicians—Mr. Wash Fisher, Mr. Charles Glazener. Ballad Singers—Reba Masters and Leota Randolph. All Prominent and Have Large Followings in Transylvania ERWIN ANNOUNCES FOR CO. TREASURER Announcement is made by three outstanding Democrats in this is sue of The Transylvania Times for nomination on the Democratic ticket for candidacy to the state legislature. The men are T. C. Henderson, l.ake Toxaway, S. P. Verner, Brevard, and W. M. Hen ry, Brevard. All three men are very popular throughout the county'and will command large followings. All three have held public office in Transylvania county, and all three have tau-ght school. In this issue is also carried the announcement of 0. L. Erwin, chairman of the board of county commissioners, who is seeking the nomination as county treasurer, he having the field dear as yet. no other candidate having an nounced for this place. T. C. HENDERSON Prof. T. C. Henderson, teacher in the Lake Toxaway sdiool, out lined his platform in brief to The Times as follows: That he pledges himself to help reduce taxes in every way possible; that he will work toward removal of the 15- cent advalorem tax as is now plac ed against real estate for sup port of the six months school term, believing that the state should support the constitutional term without tax levy on property; and the practice of every economy in county and state government; that he is against the “short bal lot” and is of the belief that the citizens of the state should be per mitted to say who should and who should not govern them. 'Ir, Henderson was born in Macon county, his parents mov ing to Transylvania when he was mere lad. With 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 his farm in the Oak Grove sec tion. He has taught school five years in the county, and has serv ed two terms as county superin tendent of public instruction, 12 years the first term, and six years the last. ; was during the last term of office that the two large high school plants of the county, at Brevard, and Rosman, were erect ed, and the work of vocational ag- ieulture and home economics in stituted in these two accredited high schools. Mr. Henderson is a member of the Baptist church and teacher of the Bible class at Oak Grove Baptist church, and has wide and influential family connections here. S. P. VERNER Prof. S. P. Verner, teacher in the Connesstee school, has resid- (Continued on page six) WITH OUR ADVERTISERS Of real interest are the adver tisements carried in this is.sue o.t The Transylvania Times. They not alone make interesting read ing, but people who read The Times will be well repaid if they 4 Men Face Sentences Of 2 To 5 Years Times Sold to C. M. Douglas Announcement is made that C. M. Douglas, for the past eight years connected with newspaper work in Brevard, has purchased The Transyl vania Times, and, beginninj." with the issue of April 7 (today), has complete charge of the newspaper, as sole own er and editor. He will have associated with him Miss Alma Trowbridge, also of Brevard, who has had extensive experi ence in the newspaper field. New management of The Times announces that a strict ly independent policy as re gards politics will be adhered to, main purpose of the new ownership to publish a county newspaper that will give all the news, both political and otherwise, from an unbiased viewpoint. COUNTY FARM MEETINGS SET Enon and Little River Folk Gather Every Sec ond Week Farmers of the Enon section scheduled to meet next week, the Enon meeting set for Monday night, and I..ittle River on Wed- sday night, according to an nouncement made by officers of the two township organizations which are functioning in a man ner that is most gratifying to leaders in the 5-10 movement. Women’s organizations in each of the communities are being- formed and their work will be in keeping- with the work of the farmers, making these two coni,- munities outstanding in county leadership. Regular meetings are also being held at Rosman on each Tuesday night. At the Finon meeting Monday, final report on the recent town ship survey will be made, and committees* appointed to have charge of the various phases of the work. Ladies of the commun ity who have been appointed to work with Mrs. Bates Patton, chairman of the Farm Ladies’ iliary are Mrs. L. F. Lyday, Mrs. E. H. Jones and Mrs. C. F. Baldwin. Officers selected by the Little River farmers and farm women at meeting held there last week include the following for the ’s organization: Chairman, Martin Shipman; vice chairman, Otis Shipman: secretary treasur er, Virgil McCrary. Mrs. Martin Shipman was elected as chairman Of the ladies’ organization, with Mrs. Harold Hart as vice chair man, and Mrs. Frank Shuford, secretary treasurer. birth announced ROSMAN, April 6.—Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Powell announce the birth of a daughter. Mary Chris tine, Thursday, March 31, at | their home here. Mrs. Powell was before her marriage Miss Arie Paxton, daughter of Mr. and Mv.s. A. M. Paxton. j EXTRACT COMPANY RESUMES OPERATION ROSMAN, April 6.—Rosman Tanning Extract company, at Ros man, resumed operations Monday morning, having been closed for about three weeks. This plant gives employment to a number of Rosman citizens. MAYOR’S COURT Two cases have been tried be fore Mayor Ralph H. Ramsey dur ing the past few days, that of Jim Lane and Bob (joodson, both charged with public drunkenness. The case of Lane was continued. | while Goodson was fined $10 and .tires have an exceptional array of chandise which he will place .on sale Saturday at prices that will appeal to the people of the coun ty. This firm, with eight other s'tores in North Carolina, han dles everything that one could look for in a 5c to $1.00 store. The Nobby Shoppe, Brevard’s exclusive shop for women, an nounces that they are putting on their annual spring sale, an event that is always looked forwad to by the feminine population. The Nobby Shoppe is featuring during their sale Friday. Saturday and Monday, many things that will appeal to the ladies of the com munity at special prices. Carl McCrary and Firestone two names that go hand lin hand always. The McOary then besides. “Doc” Is a prince of a guy himself. “You can get another'one for one cent at Maefie’s Drug stote on Thursday, Friday and Satur day, April 14, 15 and 16, accord ing to, announcement made by that excellent concern. The an nual one cent sales are always keenly looked forward to by the buying public of this community, when hundreds of articles are put on sale at regular price, and by paying one cent more two articles can be had. Freeman Hayes of the Hayes Motor company, would like to have an opportunity of making the old bus run just like a brand new one. His auto repair shop d battery business is enjoying high-class patrona.ge. GIVEN ON SATURDAY Tire and Battery Service is tell ing the world that they will put their tires agatn.st any tire put out by any manufacturer, and that the prices are in keeping with general conditions. The B & B Feed and Seed[ p»T ¥/\\/ a t> i n a n t'at- to store, as usual, is telling about! tiiiJU I AdLL PARIY IS the only feed in the world inso- far as they are concerned— Purina Chows. The Brittain boys can come pretty close to convinc ing most anyone that they are 77-eent sale that has ever been'right, too. put on in Brevard, and Joe Vig-' Nobby Shoppe Beauty Parlor is odsky, wide-awake manager ofjasking for an opportunity to help that popular store, has put prices ; the ladies look their best. They on high-class merchandise that j have the newest and most up-to- should appeal to the buying pub- date beauty parlor equipment lie. jthat that can be found anyv'^here, A long felt need in -Brevard island experienced operators skilled now supplied in the business of I in their line. the United Variety store which “Your best friend is your drug- formally opens its place on Satiir- gist,’’ says Dr. Roy Long at day of this week. They have 1 Long’s Drug store. Carefully been taking care of customers for, compounded prescriptions are one the past week, but Mr. Feimster, of the main reasons why this manager announces that he will drug store is always^ popular, and ROSMAN, April 6.—One ofi.he most enjoyable social events of the season was the party given by Miss Beatrice Sisk at the home of her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Sisk, on Main street, Satur- •dav evening. Rhyme matching, games and conte.sts were thoroughly enjoy ed. A delicinus salad course wa; served. Invited gue.sts were: Miss Olga Fortenberry, Miss Cleo Jamison, Miss Helen Henderson, Miss Mae White, Miss Mildred Watkins, Miss Rosa McLean. Miss Lula Manly, Miss Bertie Ballard, Miss Pauline Powell, Me.ssrs. Roy and Wash Fisher, Tom Stroup, Broad- dus Henderson, Gertha Watkins, Paul Glazener. Vasco Manly, S. H. Mingus, . Cleon Williams and J. B. Rogers. 3 County Commissioners Are Given Freedom by Supreme Court VOTE IS YTo 2; $5000 FINES STAND RALEIGH, April 6.—T. H. Shipman, Ralph R, Fisher, C. R. McNeely, and J. H. Picklesimer, four of eight defendants in the Brevard banking cases tried last August, must serve prison sen tences of two to five years and pay fines of $5,000 each as im posed in superior court, Jos. S. Silversteen must pay a fine of $5,000. W. L. Talley, S. R. Owen and A. M. White need not pay fines of $1,000 each. These decisions are contained in a three-to-two opinion of tlio state supreme court handed down Wednesday afternoon. All thei men were convicted on charges of conspiring to violate the statw banking laws. Justice Heriot Clarkson wrote the majority opinion. It held that Shipman, who was president of the Brevard Banking Company before it closed, and Silversteen, chairman of the bank’s board, as well as Pickelsimer and McNeely,. members of the Transylvania board of county commissioners, were guilty as charged. The ma jority opinion also upheld tho judgment against Fisher, attorney for the board of commissioners. The decision held that a motioi'. of non-suit should have been sus tained by the lower court in be half of White, Owen and Talley^ members of the board of commis- and Fisher each were sentenced to two to five years in state’s prison and to pay a fine of $5,000 each in addition to the court costs. Fisher also was disbarred. Justices Connor and Brogden each wrote an individual dissent ing opinion in which they found that the evidence below in thft lower court in their opinion, not sufficient to warrant conviction. The eight defendants were con victed by a special jury from Hay wood county in Transylvania county superior court last August of conspiracy to pervert the credit of Transylvania county. The verdicts were among the most unpopular ever reached by a court jury here. Following their conviction, Judge H. Hoyle Sink of Lexing ton, pre.siding, sentenced four to the state’s prison and fine-d tha other four defendants. Thomas H. Shipman, president of the closed Brevard Banking Co.; J. H. Pickelsimer, former chairman of the Transylvania county board of commissoiner.s: C. R. McNeely, former coimty commissioner and former count.S’ accountant, and Ralph Fisher, for mer county attorney, were given two to five years in the state's prison and fined $5,000 and tha costs. Joseph S. Silversteen, chairman of the board of directors of. tho closed bank, was fined $5,000 and costs; and three other defendants —A. M. White, S. R. Owen and W. L. Talley, former county com missioners—were fined $1,000 and costs each. All the defendants appealed. The charges were based upon ths issuance of ten revenuo anticipation notes, aggregating $100,000, by the board of county commissioners on September 13, 1930, the proceeds of which weru deposited in the Brevard Banking company. The state contended the notes were sold to bolster a tottering bank and alleged a con spiracy between the bank officiali ana tlie county commissioners. .35-Gallon Iron Still Is Captured ROSMAN, April 6.—Chief of' Police W. M. Stroup, assisted by Marion Glazener, Paul Stroup, and Edwin Staton captured a 35- gallon capacity sheet iron still on “Clay Pole” mountain Thursday of last week. The still was in operation but Ihe men escaped. Five stands beer were cut -down. Engineer Ferguson, in charge of the district highway offices in Brevard, announces that the road project south of Highlands will be started in the near future, this stretch of road having already IS AT QUEBEC been approved by the highway commission. I ROSMAN, April 6.—Rev, J. E. This particular stretch of road Hurt is .spending this week at Que- will tie in with highway 28, and I bee in connection with his church will extend to the Georgia line, j work. Rev. Mr. Burt is pastor of seven miles from Highlands. * Oak Grove, church in that section.

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