The Transylvania Times
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BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1932
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Local Bos Route
Joe Neely in Charge of
Brevard and Henderson
ville Motor Line
MY REPORTS
TO TOWNSEND
Announcement is made by Joe
Neely for a number of years in
charge of the Hendersonyille-Bre-
vai'd bus line, that he is again
connected with the business, being
new owner of the franchk'je.
A seven-passenger Buick sedan
has been put on the run by Mr.
Neely, with improved schedules,
connecting with the Greyhouiul
lines at Hendersonville, which ser-
vice gives connections to all parts
of the United States.
Schedules now in effect call for
leaving at 8:30 in the morning,
1:30 and 4:45 in the afternoon,
and leave Hendersonville on the
return trips at 9:15 in the morn
ing, 3:00 and G:30 in the after
noon. Brevard headquarters arc
located at Macfie Drug company,
on the square.
ng
.vhis
5Sing mo-
! to thiink
, Mackey
g fellow,
scarcely
walking
; he gave
he would
to the
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froin the
icted, on-
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1 Perry,
with set-
given six
.iry trial,
wardens
OSBORNE MADE
MASONIC HEAD
All Offices of County Well
Kept; Prisoners
Cared for
Sheriff Wood is running* a “good
boarding house,” judging from re
port of the grand jury, made to
Judge N. A. Townsend, Saturday
in which ^’e??tGmont is made that
sorters wtle brag
bragging on meals
Installation and Banquet
To Be Held Friday
for Officers
C. K. Osborne was elected mas
ter of Dunn’s Rock Masonic lodge
at a meeting held in the lodge
rooms last Friday riig-ht. Jerry
Jerome was chosen junior war
den;’Albert Kyle, .stnior warden^
A. N. Jenkins, treasurer; Henry
Henderson, secretary. Other offi-
will be appointed the mas
ter.
Plans were made at the meet
ing for holding a public installa
tion on Friday evening of this
week at 7:30, when wives and
daughters of members and mem
bers of the Eastern Star will be
invited to attend,
vicu, a banquet, will b
members and guests of the lodge.
3t several'All members of the lodge and all
'tion, and |visiting- Masons are invited to at
tend the occasion.
munity,
were re
the thre
first case
sentence
violati
fort has
rymg
yer for
payment
^nd Gud-
c drunk-
case of
case of
i-support
ly to the
r month
r Smith,
1 laws,
inued on
1 female,
worked
Bagwell,
I three
ent con-
■sts; Av-
onths
public
its; Jack
$10 and
declared
Loftis,
thi
ispended
?ood be-
snded in
on, pub-
suspend-
iree)
Mrs. Bagwell Is
Called in Death
prisoners
and service
'J'he report follows:
“We wish to thank your Honor
for your charge, and to thank the
Solicitor, Clerk, Sheriff and other
court officials for thoir assistance
and cooperation.
“We have acted on all bills sent
us by the solicitor, and returned
same into court.
“By committee we ,examined the
county home and find the county
home well kept, well furnished,
and with an ample suyiply of pro
visions, feed, and live stock, and
inmates apparently well clothed,
fed and cared for.
“By committee we examined the
jail. We find jail in good condi
tion, well kept, and in good oi'der,
except considerable work in the
way of repairs or adjustment
needed on plumbing and heating
outfits. Some of the cots and bed
ding are badly worn, and will need
replacing ere long. We find the
'prisoner.s well housed and cared
tor; they were bragg-ing on their
meals and service.
“We find courthouse well kept
and in good condition, except
heating outfit needs some adjust
ment.
“The clerk’s office is well kept,
records in good order, and neatly
kept. We find guardian’s reports
have been filed, except in a few
cases where they have been no
tified to file reports and a short
time granted in which to file
same.
“The office of board of educa
tion appears well kept, and rec
ords well and neatly kept. The
auditor was at work making an
nual ai^dit.
Court Judgment To
Be Heard Today In
Brevard Men’s Case
Evidence of Defendants Is
Heard by Judge Town
send Monday
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CHARGE CENTERS ON
ISSUING OF TAX NOTE
Charge of Conspiracy Is
Denied by Testimony
of Witnesses
Funeral services for Mrs. M. B.
Bagwell, 63, who died at her home
in Brevard early Monday morn
ing, were held at the residence
Tuesday morning. Rev. Paul Hart-
sell, pastor of the Brevard Baptist
church, officiated. Interment was
in Gillespie cemetery.
Mrs. Bagwell’s death was due
to pneumonia, following an illness
of only one week. She was a mem
ber of the Brevard Baptist church
and was well and favorablj'
known in the community, where
she had many friends.
Surviving are her husband and
seven children, two daughters,
Mrs, Albert Fortune, of Brevard,
and Mrs. Fields Powell, of Ca
they’s Creek, and five sons, Gus,
Wade. Clarence and Tom, of Bre
vard, and Ervin, of Spartanburg,
S. C,
Kilpatrick & Sons, undertakers,
were in charge of funeral ar-
angements.
Two Rosman Men
Be Ordained
well and neatly kept and up-to-
date.
“The olfice of sheriff, in good
order and well kept. New incum
bent just taken charge.
“County accountant’s office ap
parently well kept. Several
work on completing tax books and
records, so we could not see much.
“The treasurer’s office has
been changed this month, being
transferred to the Transylvania
Trust company, deposits being
made each day, and deposits se
cured by deposit of North Caro
lina bond
“We find bonds of county offi
cers to be ample and in g'ood
shape, we think and believe. The
tax collector and county account
ant have bonds issued by surety
company, issued, and now in
transit from home office of bond
ing company. The bond of county
attorney, who is also collector of
collateral notes in hands of coun
ty, is for term ending this month.
He has been re-elected, and bond
should be renewed,
“Respectfully submitted,
“R. F. GLAZENER,
“Foreman,”
Judgment is scheduled to
be passed by Judge N. A.
Townsend, presiding* at the
December term uf court here, on
four prominent Transylvania
county citizens Thursday of this
week. The men, J. IT. Pickelsi-
mer, C. R. McNeely, Thomas H.
Shipman and Ralph R. Fisher, are
charged with conspir*acy in con
nection with issuing a $100,000
tax anticipation note in 1930, the
state charging that the note was
issued to aid the Brevard Bank
ing company.
The men were convicted on a
charge of conspiracy in August
term of 1931, presided over by
Judge H. Hoyle Sink, a jury from
Haywood county hearing the evi
dence, Sentences of five years and
fines of $5000 were imposed b.v
the court from which an appeal
was taken. Appeal was denied by
the supreme court in a 8-2 deci
sion on April 6 of this year.
Obtaining* a stay of execution
from Judge J. H. Clement at
Rutherfordton on May 6. a motion
for new trial on grounds of new
ly discovered evidence and irregu
larity on the part of jurymen who
heard the original trial was denied
by Judge Walter E. Moore at the
August term of superior court
here. Denied this motion, the de-
^ ^ i i fenduiits moved that the sentence
changed in that it was exces-
Cliristmas Play
By First Grade
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ROSMAN, Dec. 14.—^Ordination
services will be conducted at Zion
Baptist church Sunday morning*
at 1_1 o’clock, by the pastor, Rev.
J. E. Burt, at which time Rev,
Hubert Barrett and Rev. Vasco
I ordained as minis-
L/ClS0 ters. The two men already have
their licenses to preach.
Rev. Mr. Manley has just been
calle-d as pastor of Middle Fork
Baptist church, near Rosman, and
Rev. Mr. Barrett has been called
as pastor of Flat Shoals Baptist
church, near his old home at Sa
lem.
tried in
that of
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KILPATRICK NAMED
AS DEPUTY SHERIFF
J. M. Kilpatrick has been named
by Sheriff Tom Wood as his chief
deputy, Mr. Kilpatrick having as
sumed his duties last week. The
uew officer is well known in this
county, having been in the con
tracting and wood business for a
number of years.
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM
AT PRESBYTERIAN
^^^^ribers of the Presbyterian
op deer [church and the Sunday school
pre-jplan to give a Christmas program
at the church on Sunday evening,
6:80 o’clock, to
to, which the public is invited.
ItfOStam centers around
.e such, “The Prince of Peace,” with mu-
and pantomime effects a.s fea-
deemed •
i turos.
Pupils of the first grade
Brevard gi’ammar school, under
supervision of their teachers, Miss
Eva Call and Mrs. J. E. Rufty,
will give a play, “The Toys En
tertain,” on Friday morning* of
this week at 8:30 o’clock.
About seventy-five children will
take part in the play, which
be centered around toyland,
tumes and decorations adding* to
the Christmas spirit. The public is
cordially invited to attend.
Appealing from Judge Moore ,
decision, the state supreme court
denied the new trial appeal but
sent the case back to the lower
court for re-sentence on October
' 19. It is the matter of sentence
upon which Judge Townsend Js
scheduled to pass Thursday.
Prominence of the four men in
volved and conditions sin'rounding
the case have made it the biggest
case ever tried in this county.
Practically two weeks were given
over to hearing the voluminous
evidence at the first hearing, and
several days were required to hear
the motion for a new trial here in
August.
Discussions and arguments were
heard by Judge Townsend oh Mon
day of this week, and hearing of
several witnesses for the -defense,
which the judge announced could
be considered only as affecting
the amount or degree of punish
ment.
W, L. Couch, J. H. Pickelsimer,
;-State Senator T. C. Galloway,
and C. R. McNeely were placed on
the witness stand Monday morn
ing and offered evidence in rebut
tal of the conspiracy charge. Dr.
R. L, Stokes was the only witness
placed on the stand in the after
noon, he testifying as to the con
dition of Ralph Fisher at the time
of issuance of the tax anticipation
note on which the trial hinges. Dr.
Stokes told of being at the home
(of Fisher and testified that Fisher
jtold members of the board that
he was too sick to talk about bond
issues, and told the commissioners
that they would have to see At
torney Mitchell or some other
Mrs. Bromfield !s
Buried m Florida
J. S. Bromfield and Miss Sherrill
Bromfield were called to Jacksbn-
ville, Fla., on Thursday of last
week by the sudden death of Mr
Bromfield’s sister-in-law, wife of
G. C. Bromfield.
Mrs, Bromfield was Miss Doro
thy Frederick Cook, of Boston,
and a woman whose lovely face
was a true manifestation of her
no less lovely traits of character.
Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Bromfield have
visited in Brevard, where Mr.
Bromfield has a number of old-
time friends and acquaintances.
LOFTIS QUALIFIES AS
BREVARD MAGISTRATE
T. T. Loftis. prominent figure
in political circles for years, has
been duly qualified as a justice of
the peace of Brevard township,
and is now in his office in the
Pickelsimer buil-ding. Mr, Loftis
has ^served the past two years as
justice and was re-electeI at the
recent general election.
time, suffering from gall stones
and appendicitis.
Mr. Pickelsimer was first placed
on the stand and testified that he
was not present when the resolu
tion was passed authorizing the
bond issue, that he was in Tennes
see attending* the funeral of a
member of his family. He further
testified that he had been advised
by Attorney Mitchcdl, local bond
attorney, that funds then on hand
could not be usej for operating
expenses of the county govern
ment, in that these funds had
been borrowed for the specific
-purpose of retiring maturing bond
issues due and to become due, and
that to draw on the.se fundsj au
thorization of which loan hail
been made by the state legislature
would be against the law.
In telling' of the bona issues,
the former chairman of the board
of commissioners stated tbJit by
bori'owin-g the $178,000 for re
funding purposes the tax rate had
been reduced fi'om $2.75 to $1.94,
a large saving being* effected in
interest rate on the outstanding
indebtedness.
A total of $218,000 was paid
out by the county after the bond
issue resolution was passed au
thorizing sale of $100,000, until
the term of office of the then
board of commissioners expired,
Mr, Pickelsimer said. He further
told the court that attempt was
made by*the treasurer and board
to pay a note for $75,000 that
was to fall due on December of
that year. Copy of a letter from
Eyer & Company, of New York,
in regal'd to offer of payment of
$75,000 to substantiate the state
ment in regard to the $75,000 due
on December 15, follows:
“W. L, Cough, Esq.
“Treas. Transylvania Co.
“Brevard, N. C.
“Dear Sir:
• “In these troublous times it is
rather refreshing to receive your
letter of November 13 ekpressirig'
the desire of Transylvania county
etire their notes due on De
cember 15th before maturity.
“Regrettin-g that we cannot be
of more definite' assistance, and
with best regai*ds, we remain,
“Yours very truly.
“EYER & CO.
Funds for operalin.g* expenses
were depleted, the witness testi
fied, and it v;as for this reason
that the $100,000 short term note
was issued. He denied that
note was issued for benefit of the
.Brevard Bankin.g company, and
further denied any conspiracy be
tween the board and "bank offi
cials in the matter.
The board had required collat
eral from the bank for deposits
of the county, the witness said,
MANY TOYS IN
HANDS OF BOYS
Macfie Makes Donation to
Scout Troop for Distri
bution to Poor
Little toy (logs, big dogs, roll
ers, coasters, horns, dolls, beds,
tea sets, and all kinds of toys that
will make the heart of a child
glad, have been gathered up by
Brevard Boy Scouts, and are now
being gotten ready for delivery to
children in whose homes Santa
Claus is apt to fail to appear.
Pcoi)le of the community have
responded well to the plea of the
Scouts, and every day brings a
new supply of toys to Tlie Times
office, where the toys are being
stored. S. M. Macfie made a gen
erous donation to the Scouts this
week of over one hundred toys of
diffoi'ent kinds.
is under supervi-
of 'VV. W. Babb,
pert in this woi'k, the Scouts to
assist in repairing the heavier ar
ticles. Fred Miller and Hinton
McLeod together with other boys
of tlie troop will be distributors,
carrying the toys out on Chrhst-
ma.s eve.
TO PREACH AT TOXAWAY
Rev. J. N. Hall, pastor of the
Rosman circuit, will preach at the
Lake Toxav/ay Methodist church
next Sunday at 11 a. m. and 7:30
p^m., and at Sapphire at 3 p. m.
Fire Losses Low
In Transylvania
Report for 1931 Shows
Cost of Forest Fire
Very Nominal
Report released by the depart
ment of conservation and develop
ment for the fall season of 1931,
shows that Transylvania county
I'anked well with other counties
this district in the matter of low
number of forest fires and acre
age burned.
Cost of seven fires in this c(
ty averaged $7.76, with an a
age acreage burned of 32.9 and
only 2-10 of one per cent of the
forest area burned. Transylvania’i
cost per fire wa.s lowest in the dis-
ti'ict, Henderson being next in line
with average cost $10.11, and
Yancey high with avei'age cost of
$27.94.
MUSIC LOVERS WILL
PRESENT TABLEAUX
Membor.s of the Brevard l\Iu-
sic Lovers club will present a
tableaux at Brevard Baptist
church Sunday evening, beginning
at 8 o’clock, ’ which the public
cordially invited to attend.
“The Birth of Christ” is title
of the niu.sical feature to be pre
sented by the club, and promises
)e an uplifting, entertaining
FIRST DEGREE NOT ASKED IN
C.4SE OF CLIFFORD FISHER
and brought out the fact that
prior board had demanded this
of the bank
Coleman Galloway, Brevard
attorney, and state senator from
“this district at the 1929 session,
was placed on the stand and told
of passage of bill authorizing the
$278,000 refunding bonds. He tes
tified that main purpose of issu
ing* the bonds as he saw it wai
eduction of taxes, and that he
had had the bill passed at the in
sistence of men in both parties,
and that there was no nnders1;and-
ing between the Brevard bank and
himself,
R. McNeely, county account
ant and member of the board of
commissioners from 1928 to 1930,
W'as called. He denied evidence
that had been given in the first
trial by H. N. Blake, and said that
he tolci Blake that the money was
man. Dr. Stokes testified that j borrowed for operating* expenses
Fisher was seriously ill at the I (Continued on page two)
GEORGE SMITH WRITES ABOUT
HIS SIDE OF JAIL QUESTION
George Smith, subject of a
news article in The -Times two
weeks ago, writes the following
letter to this paper:
“My attention is called to an
article appearing in the Decmnber
1 _ issue- of The Transylvania
Times, which carries some j'C-
marks very complimentary to m(i
and some that are wortliy of crit
icism.
“I don’t know the autlior of the
article, and don’t think that he,
or she., knows me personally, and
I didn’t think when I was engaged
in the business of making liquor
that 1 would get “writ up” in the
papers, ’specially on th(i front
page.
“Publicity may look good to
some, but I am not a fiend, espe
cially when it comes to advertis
ing the fact that I’m in penal ser
vitude. I am not to say ashamed
' ‘t, as the offence, misdemeanor,
crime, or what ever you wish to
call it that I am convicted of.
meets the approval of over half
the people of our country.
[ don’t think that the people
Transylvania county or any >
other county, should expect to
hear any unusual reports from the
fedei’al penitentiary just because'
ii being incarcerated there, as]
ti no second AI Capone. I am I
spoken of in the article as a man!
‘with outstanding intelligence.’
This is an exaggeration and I
think some one is trying* to flat
ter me, but anyway, thanks to
whom thanks is due for the com
pliment.
“Another allegation is that
when previously imprisoneci in the
U. S. penitentiary T devised
‘means and ways’ of manufactur
ing my own drinks. This I deny.
I may say that it was not neces
sary for me to bother about mak
ing my drinks while there as I had
connections ‘by which I could ob
tain a drink of very fine bonded
whiskey most any time I wanted
it. (Don’t swallow too hard — I
know your mouth is watering.)
“I hope to re-establish those
same connections again if 1 decide
that I want a drink.
‘I wish to say to ray friends of
Transylvania county (that is, if
there be any) that during my ab-
.sence my heart will be with them
and my wishes are that the coun
ty nia^ he favored with success
and prosperity. My sojourn in the
pen shall be spent in trying to im-
]n*ove myself so as to return to
Transylvania and Brevard, a bet-
1er citizen—capable of making- a
living* legitimately. My ambition is
to make my living without putting-
out manual labor and T fail to see
(Continued on page four}.
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BULLETIN
Clifford Fisher
Wednesday afternoon,
given a sentence of 7 to 10
years in the State penitentiary.
Trial of Clifford Fisher, charg*-
ed with slaying* Will J. Fishei*, got
under way shortly before noon
Wednesday. Announcement was
made.by the solicito-r that first de
gree would not be asked in the
count.
One witness wa.s heard before
court adjourned for lunch Wed
nesday, Edwin Owen testifying
for the state. His testimony was
practically the same as that given
by him in the preliminary hearing-
held last July, following the death
of the 55-year-old resident of the
Lake Toxaway section.
Witness saw the deceased man
shoved or pushed out the door of
the Ben Thomas home where the
affair took place on Sunday, July
3; that Clifford Fisher followed
him out the door, and after taking
a few steps struck him with some-
th-i-ng, knocking him to the
ground. And then brutally assault
ing* the fallen man.
Will Fisher died at Trans.vlvan-
ia hospital, Brevard, on Tuesday,
July 5, and a coroner’s inquest
the body, the jury
held
Fisher
Bill Whitmire Is
Buried Tuesday
ROSMAN, Dec. iq.—William
(Bill) Whitmire, 68, who died at
his home in Greenville, S. C., Sun
day, was buried at Whitmire cem
etery Tuesday, with funeral ser
vices held at Zion Baptist church.
Deceased had been married
three times and was a former res
ident of this county. Surviving
children in this county xire: Cad
Whitmire, Mrs. Mack Reid, and
Mrs. Burgeon Kilpatrick; also a
brother, Johnnie Whitmire. Sev
eral children reside in other
states.
All Schools Will
Close Wednesday
All schools of the county will
close on Wednesday afternoon of
next week for the Christmas holi
days, Professor J. B. Jones, coun
ty superintendent, has announced,
work again being taken up on
Monday morning*, January 2.
Appropriate Christmas progTams
are being given in many of the
schools next Wednesday,’ with
Christmas trees and seasonable
decorations being very much in
evidence.'
MUCH FLOUR IS
GIVEN TO POOR
Applicants Are Donated
Flour After Showing
Work Willingness
Over two hundred and fifty
families were given flour at the
four Transylvania county sub sta
tions last Saturday, check up re
veals. Of this amount, close to 150
bags were distributed at Brevard,
with Rosman coming* second in
line. Stations are also maintained
at Lake Toxaway and Pisgah For
est.
This is the third car load of
flour that has been received in
this county through the Red Cross
from the. government owned sup
ply of wheat. Many cases were
given flour Saturday that assert
ed no wheat bread had been in
the home for weeks, since the last
shipment of flour was exhausted
the first of November.
Applicants for flour, other than
those unable to work, or in cases
of widow women, are first put to
work on one of the unemployment
relief projects now being* carried
on in the county under supervi
sion of W. A. Wilson, welfare of
ficer. After working a week, for
which the applicant is paid in
grocery and clotjiing supplies,
M’GINNIS BABY DIES IN
FRANKLIN HOSPITAL
ROSMAN. Dec. 14.—Martha
Anne McGinnis, ,5-year-old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Mc
Ginnis, of the Cherryfiield section,
died at Angel Brothers hospital,
Franklin, on Saturday, foll(i\ving
t operation for appendicitis.
Funeral services for the bright
young girl were held Monday
morning at Mt. Moriah, Calvert
church, conducted by the Rev.
Odus McGinnis of Mars Hill, and
Rev. J. E. Burt, pastor. Inter
ment was made in the cemetery
nearby.
Pallbearers were uncles of the
child, and flower girls were Sun
day school classmates. Surviving
are the parents; one sister. Otho
Rhea; grandpai’ents, Mr. and Mrs.
Manning Moore of Cherryfield,
and Mrs. McGinnis of Gastonia.
IN MAYOR’S COURT
Two cases were heard before
Mayor Ralph H, Ramsey during
the past week. Roy Burrell, -charg
ed with trespassing* on the town
watershed, was fined $10 and
costs; an appeal was taken. Lu-
cien English, public drunkenness,
$15 and costs.
This method of distribution is
being* used in order to eliminate
“pan-handlers” who refuse to
work when employment is offered,
FUTURE FARM
LEADERS HOLD
BANQUET MEET
Large Number People Are
Guests at Father-
Son Affair
HOME GROWN MEAL IS
SERVED TO VISITORS
Outstanding Projects Are
Being Accomplished by
Agriculture Class
Around 150 boys, their fathers
and invited guests gathered at
Brevard high school last Friday
evening for the annual father-son
banquet given by the Brevard
chapter Future Farmers of Amer
ica.
An elaborate setting was pre
pared for the entertainment with
appropriate decorations in the
front hall and upon the main stage
of the auditorium where the ban
quet was served. Members of the
home economics class under su
pervision of Miss Virginia Wilcox,
had charge of preparing and serv
ing the home produced meal.
Class officers and members of
the vocational agriculture depart
ment, together with their instruc
tor, Professor Julian A. Glazener,
had charge of the program, with
objectives and projects
boys being main feature of the
evening.
Otis Shipman, president of tin?
chapter, presided, with Jerry
Mann giving the address of wel
come, after which regular opening
of the chapter was observed, and
initiation of thirteen “green
hands” observed, a bronze button
being presented each after the
impressive ceremony had been
carried out by the boys and theii*
instructor.
Outstanding on the program
wa.s the address of welcome given
by Jerry Mann, one of the young
est and smallest members of the
class, who spoke in part as fol
lows : '
We welcome yon, because
your presence shows an interest
work. Association with
tho.se having common interests is
always helpKil—you are our fa
thers, therefore we welcome and
honor you. It is only natural that
you who direct our home life
should be interested in our school
life, and that you sliould compli
ment us with your presenct to
night,
“Object of this meeting is to
show the activities that we have
accompli.shed in the past few
years—we hope to accomplish •
more and better things in the fu-
turt and hope for your continued
cooperation.'
The most successful farm
communities in the land today are
those that cooperate in their work.
We must soon, in the natural
course of time, take your places
this country, therefore we
should and hope to develop the ■
qualities of citizenship possible.” \
Music for the occasion was fur- ''
nished by Representative-elect M,
W. Galloway and his associates,^
who were applauded time
again for their rendition of old\
time numbers. Rev. Harry Perry,
rector of St. Philips Episcopal
church, returned thanks, and the
real event of the evening was car
ried on.
Menu consisted of mashed po
tatoes, baked chicken, giblet gra
vy, chicken dressing, cranbeiry
jelly, glazed sweet potatoes, but
tered string beans, cabbage and
celery salad, hot rolls, butter,
pumpkin rie with whipped crtiam.
coffee. ' .
Talks were made by several of
the boys on projects that have
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Church Week at
Brevard Baptist
Church Week has been observ
ed at the Baptist church
u -•'•'.ell UL tne jisaiuisc enuren witn
g t er to be upon -char-three evenings this
Former Resident
Buried Monday
week at the church. Attendance
was somewhat curtailed over pre
vious expectations, due to the in
clement weather of the past week.
The purpose of the series of
meetings was that the church as a
whole might be brought into more
vital and spiritual touch with the
problems of today, and that a bet
ter understanding and greater
News of the sudden death of iunity in the things concerning the
Mrs. N, E. McMinn at'her home
Coahoma, Texas, on Saturday of
last week, brought sadne.ss to
many friends in the community.
Burial was made in her home city
on Monday,
Mrs. McMinn, who was formei’-
ly Miss Mary Alexander, daug*h-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Alexan
der, of Transylvania county, was a
sistei'-in-law of Mrs, Beulah Zach-
and the late J, W. McMinn,
of Brevard. She and her husband,
both natives of Transylvania
county, moved to Texas about 20
years ago to make their home.
Mrs. McMinn had been ill with
pneumonia only a few days prior
to her passing away. She
vived by her husband.
brought
Lord’s work might
about.
Problems of local and world
wide interest wore discussed by
local men and visitors on the
three evening programs. Monday
evening’s service was featured by
a talk by Rev. W. H. Ford, of the
Hendersonville Baptist church,
and A. B. Galloway, of the local
church.
On Tuesday evening, Rev. Paul
Hartsell, pastor of the Brevard
church, and Rev. W. S. Price, were
the principal speakers.
The closing service of the series
on Wednesday evening included
talks by Rev. J. B. Ivey, of West
sur-1 Asheville, and Julian A. Glazener.
of the local church.