WORK TO START ON
PICKENS HIGHWAY
THURSDAY MORNING;
Fourteen Local Men Will Be|
Given Employment on
v The Project j
Fourteen men will be put to work !
on the Pickens highway Thursday!
morning, according to advices here'
Tuesday, starting on the last lap
of completing the six-mile stretch
from Rosman to the South Carolina
line.
The roadbed work and first coat
ing ol heavy stone was placed on this
stretch this spring and summer, with!
final treatment expected to be com-!
pleted on or before October 30, giv
ing a road equal to the Caesar’s Head
highway.
Local labor will be used, bcipg
furnished the contractors from the
Brevard Employment Office, accord-;
ing to W. A. Wilson. While only
fourteen men are to be employed at
the beginning of the project, it is
expected that several more will be,
added within a few days. i
W. EXCHANGE WILL |
aOSE DURING WEEK1
—
All people who have articles at the
Women’s Exchange are requested
to call for same not later than Fri
day of this week, as the exchange
will be closed after that date, ac-|
cording to Miss Katherine Griffin,'
chairman.
ihe exchange has proved very
successful this summer under the.
■supervision of Miss Lilian Jenkins,|
and has been profitable from a busi
ness standpoint. One of the major j
projects of the Women’s Civic club,:
it is now planned t° again have the j
exchange in operation next summer.
Aside from being a clearing house |
for artie’es of food and other things,
the exchange has also been the |
bureau of information and in this i
way has rendered an excellent ser
vice to the community.
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AIRPLANE LANDS IN
ENGLISH FRONT YARD
Belief that airplane? will scon
be accepted a? transportation for
shert a? well as long hops was;
strengthened last week when Dr. J !
E. Owen of Ashevi'.le, made a ‘‘short!
landing” at the home of T. A. F.tig-,
lish neav Davidson River, mi what
was termed “right at the front j
door” service. I
Dr. Owen, Asheville demist and
flying enthusiast, was accompanied j
from Asheville by Mr. and Mrs.;
Earl Twigs of New; York, who are;
visiting at the English home.
GOVERNMENT SENDS
MORE SHIPS TO CUBA
Gaston Siniard Is Recalled
For Service In Revolu
tion Tom Nation
Furlough of Gaston Siniard, son
of Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Siniard, wasj
unexpectedly cut short last Friday
when he received a telegram from
his commanding officer to report at
once for active duty at Hampton
Roads, Va.
In the U. S. Navy for the past
several years, Mr. Siniard was on
a 20-day fulough, conditions in
Cuba being given by him as probable
reason for his recall.
Advices from Cuba are to the ef
fect that the U. S. war department
has more than twenty warships in
the immediate vicinity, ready to of-j
fer protection to Americans in the
revolution-torn country.
FOOTBALL RULES AS
SET OUT LAST WEEK
Boys Must Have Three Sub
jects To Credit Last
Year—Four This
Three subjects test year, passing
j four this year are requirements that
are now in effect at Brevard High
school to make a boy eligible for
the football team. This ruling was
[put into effect last week by the lo
cal committee meeting with Pro
fessor J. B. Jones, principal.
Original ruling had been to the
effect that four subjects were re
quired the last half of the previous
term, this ruling being modified tc
j read as above.
The rule which forbids boys who
' have graduated or who are not in
| scliool this year and . passing their
work satisfactory will be strictly en
' forced, thus disallowing any one ex
[ cept those making proper credits
from having access to the field. It
[ is pointed out that the football field
I is property of the state and is under
supervision of the local school prin
| cipal and the local committee, and
any infraction of the above rules will
be regarded as trespassing and vio
lators may be prosecuted.
Games will not be played on Fri
day as heretofore, the board rules,
due to the fact that a large percent
age of students cut clases on Fri
day morning when there is a game
to be played away from home.
WRITE LETTERS TO
WEAVER, REYNOLDS
Local People Ask That Fed
eral Aid Be Given
Highway 284
A number of Brevard people have
written letters to Congressman Zeb
Weaver and Senator R. R. Reynolds,
asking that they lend their aid in
securing federal funds for construc
tion of Highway 284 across Pisgah.
Stress is being laid by the local
people who are seeking completion of
this road that it is the most direct
route into the Great Smoky Moun
tains National Park from Greenville
and other points in the South, and
that traffic over 284 from Green
ville via Caesar's Head, Connestee
and the French Rioad valley, and
from Pickens on the southern end of
the county wou d be enabled with
completion of the short stretch over
Pisgah, to have net only a shorter
route into the Smokies but one of
the most scenic to be found, as well. I
People in general are asked to get!
in touch with Senator Reynolds and
Congressman Weaver in regard to
the matter.
VETERANS ASKED TO
REGISTER FOR WORK
-if mb
Announcement has been received
by W. A. Wilson, director of relief
that the Veteran’s Administration in
Charlotte is calling for registration
of all ex-service men who desire tc
procure work on government pro
jects to register at the local office
at once, as all registrations must be
in the Charlotte office before Sept.
25th.
Out of the list of registrations,
the veteran’s administration wil
select men for the projects, the lo
cal office to act only as registration
place. Those who register must bring
their discharge to the office, Mr.
Wilson states, as he has to attest
to the e’igibility of ex-service men.
Pay on these government projects
ranges from $30 to $45 per month,
together with board and clothes.
Registrars and Judges Appointed To
Serve In November Repeal Election
Judges and registrars to have
charge of the election on November j
7 when the 18th amendment wiil be
voted on, were selected at a meeting j
of the board of elections held here.
Saturday, with Chairman G. C. Xil*j
Patrick, D. H. Winchester and O. H.j
Orr all present. The following were
selected: , .
Brevard, No. 1—F. E. Shufora,
registrar; Henry Erwin and T. W.
Whitmire judges.
Brevard No. 2—Roy Burrell regis
trar; C'yde Ashworth and John Ruf
ty judges. . _ . „ ,
Brevard No. 3—K. L. uasn reg
istrar; Boyce Walker and Harvey
Souther judges.
Boyd— D. R. Holliday registrar;
Dave Holliday Jr. and L. F. Lyday
judges.
Catheys Creek—J. F. Morgan reg
istrar; Gecrge Morgan and Gaston
Whitmire judges.
Cedar Mountain—Mrs. P. T. Wat
son registrar; P. T. Watson and Sel
don Jones judges.
Dunn’s Rock—L. P. Wilson regis
trar; Sam A. Allison and L. E.
Powell judges.
Eastatoe—H. P. Whitmire regis
trar; Walter Whitmire and A. M.
Paxton Sr. judges.
East Fork—Charley Gravley reg-,
Istrar; Burley Head and B. A. Gil- j
’espie judges.
Gloucester No. 1—A. C. Price!
registrar; Obie Fisher and C. A. Mc
Call judges.
Gloucester No. 2—Clarence Green
registrar; Charley Norris and Harve
McCall judges.
Hogback No. 1—LeRoy McCall
registrar; Roy Fisher and T. C. Hen-,
derson judges.
Hogback No 2—Henry McCall reg
istrar; W. W. Ray and Leo Case
judges.
Hogback No. 3—Uarence Norton
registrar; T. B. Reid and Edgar]
Reid judges.
. Little River—Harold Hart regis
trar; C. V. Shuford and Martin
Shipman judges.
Rosman—Jim Nelson registrar;
W. J. Moore and A. M. White.
Old Toxaway—Weldon Galloway
registrar; Wiley Meese and Lewi*
Morgan judges.
Registration books will be open
one day, Sept. 28, at the usual pol
ling places. Voters who have become
of age since last election, or those
who have moved from one precinct
to another are required to register
before being eligible to vote.
COUNTY FAIR WILL
BE HELD HERE IN THE
MONTH OF OCTOBER
Will Replace Two Community
Event*-—Date To Be
Announced Later
Plans are being made for staging
a county fair in Brevard during the
early part of October, with all people
of the county participating, the fair
probab'y lasting two days instead of
one as has been the custom for the
past few years when fairs were held
at both Rosman and Brevard.
Definite plans are not ready to an
nounce, according to Professor Julian
Glazener and Professor Randall Ly
day, agriculture teachers in the two
high schools, with people generally
showing much enthusiasm.
Two very worthwhile fairs were
staged last year, with the two school
groups taking the lead, backed by
able groups of citizens, and it is
felt that the county fair wi 1 be much
more successful, with the entire;
county taking part . 1
While the location has not been
decided upon, it is expected that the
fair will be staged at Brevard high
school, with plans in the making now
for the fair in the fall of 1934
to be staged at the county home.
A meeting of interested citizens is
expected to be called at an early
date for working out p'ans.
HOME MAKERS CLASS WILL
MEET WITH MRS. HUTCHES
The homemakers class of the Bre
vard Baptist church will meet Tues
day afternoon Sept. 19th at throe
1 thirty with Mrs. C. C. Hutches at
her home “LoVerne” on the Glou
cestor road.
The members are asked to meet
at the Brevard Baptist church at
three o’clock and all members who
have cars take as many passengers
as possible to the meeting.
BLIGHT RESISTANT
CHESTNUT PROJECT
AIM OF T. VALLEY
Would Mean Much For Tran
sylvania County Prop
erty Owners
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12—(Spec
ial)—Restoration of the chestnut
forests of the western part of North
Carolina is one of the objects which
the Tennessee Valley authority has
Under consideration.
Dr. R. Kemp Beattie, of the bu
reau of plant industry, department
of agriculture, has submitted a rec
ommendation that a relatively small
sum be advanced his bureau for the
importation of Asiatic chestnut seed
with which to supply blight resist
ant chestnut seedlings to the TVA
for part of its reforestation program.
Three of the largest independent
tanneries in the United States are
located in the area of the Tennessee
valley. The valley includes Chero
kee, Clay, Graham, Jackson, Transyl
vania, Henderson, Swain, Haywood,
Buncombe, Madison, Yancey and
Milche'l counties and parts of Avery
and Watauga counties in western
North Carolina. For years these tan
neries in the Tennessee valley area
have been absorbing the business of
earlier rivals east and north because
cf the chestnut blight, first discov
ered on Long Island, has wiped oir
the forests of those trees which fui
nierly covered parts of New York.
Pennsylvania, Maryland and Vir
ginia.
Several hundred of the bhg.)'
resistant plants were set out in this
county two years ago, the shrubs
being" scattered in various sections
of the county by the Gloucester
Lumber company. These plants are
thriving, according to A. H. Har
ris, superintendent of the company.
C. C. Jordan Charged With Extortion
Plot By Federal Officers In Anderson
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I
C. C. Jordan, for a number of
years connected with real estate op
erations in and around Brevard,
was arrested on Friday of last week
by Federal authorities in Anderson,
S C., and carried to the Greenville
jail where he is held on a charge
ot attempting to extact money from
a wealthy farmer of the Anderson
section. The following story from The
Greenville Piedmont of Monday,
Sept. 7, goes into details of the
charges and denial:
Charles C. Jordan, 57-year-old re
tired road contractor of Anderson,
denied today from his cell in the
Greenvi'le county jail that he had
planned to kidnap Lawrence and
John Will Tucker, young'sons of L.
F. Tucker, aiso of Anderson, and
that he did not arrange the extor
tion p an with which he was charg
ed.
Jordan was arrested last r naay
by federal agents and jailed. He
was charged with using the mails in
an attempted extortion case. Federal
Commisisoner F. R- Fant bound
him over for trial in United States
district court, and due to crowded
conditions in the Anderson jail he
was committed to the Greenvi le has
tile.
It is alleged that Jordan sought
to obtain $10,000 from L. F. Tucker
to guarantee protection for Tucaei' 6
two boys, 10 and 8 years of age, re
spectively. Tucker’s uncle, W. H
Tucker, is reputed to be one of tho
wealthiest farmers in Anderson
county.
Jordan declared today that he was
forced to print the note mailed to L.
F. Tucker by two unknown white
men, who forced him to get into their
parked car on an Anderson street
about the midd'e of August Jordan
said that the two men called to him
as he walked on the street, and that
one of them drew out a gun, or
dering him to get in. He did so, and
the men explained what they wanted
him to do threatening him all th«
while. . „ _ ,,
Feared Far Daughter
Jordan said that he was terrified,
'and that through fear for his own
12-year-old daughter he complied
with the request of the men, and
printed the note to Tucker, with
whom the men had seen -him talking
earlier fn the day. He said that he
went immediately afterward to Tuck
er, and acquainted him of the situa
tion. and offered his aid in placing
a decoy package to assist in catch
ing the two men.
He did not know that he was being
suspected until he was arrested. He
mid the federal agents put him
thioug'n a gruelling examination to
try and make him charge his state
ment, but that he cou'd tell nothing
but the truth. He said another six
| hour questioning followed when he
j was brought to Greenville.
! Jcrdan said tnat he had been un
der great strain since the stock mar
ket crash of 1929, when he lost
heavily, he stated. He declared that
he also lost money in the North Car
olina mu estate boom, investing ir.
property in and near Brevard.
A native of Alabama, he said that
he had been iiving in Anderson about
J3 years. He raid he had worked on
various road jobs as contractor in
both Carolinas. |
titwing Attorney
Jrrdnn has retained G. Cullen
Sullivan, Anderson attorney, to rep
resent him. Bond for his release was
fixed at $10,000 by Commissioner
Fant. Mr. Sullivan is gathering data
on the ease now. Jordan said any
moves in his behalf would be made
by Mr. Sullivan.
Committment of Jordan to the
Greenville jail instead of Andersen
was at request of Jailor Parker
Clamp of Anderson, who told de*
partment of justice investigator*
that he was not equipped to give the
defendant proper attention.
Jordan said that he did not plan
tne scheme and was drawn into it
without previous knowledge of it.
and absolute'y with no invent to fur
ther such a scheme. “I have children
of my own, end such a plan would
never originate with me,” Jordan,
said.
MRS. THOMPSON VERY ILL
AT THE LYDAY HOSPITAL
—
Word from the Lyday Memorial
hospital late Wednesday afternoon
was to the effect that Mrs. R. I.
Thompson was in a very serious
condition. Mrs. Thompson has been
ill for several weeks, having been
taken to the local hospital a few
days ago.
P. T. A. WILL HOLD
MEET ON MONDAY
The first meeting of the Parent
Teachers Asosciation will be he a in
the auditorium of the Brevard gram
mar school, Monday afternoon, Sep
tember 18, at three-fifteen. The pres
ident, Mfs. J. B. Pickelsimer issues
the following appeal to parents.
“It. is oar earnest desire to nave
an interested, working, Parent-Teach
ers Asociation therefore: all citizens
of Bf5vard and especially those hav
ing children in Echool are cordially
invited to meet with us. We shall
profit by studying and discussing
subjects ro vital to the well-being
of our children.” j
B. Y. P. U. TO MEET
IN BREVARD SUNDAY
Center District B Y. P. U. group
will hold the regular quarterly meet
ing at Brevard Baptist church Sun
day afternoon at 2:30, according
ing to announcement by Miss Dixie
Jones, president of the center dis
trict. . .
An interesting program is bemr
arranged by Miss Jones and Mis:
Hybemia Shipman, asociationai
president for the afternoon. All
members in the district and all per
sons interested in work of the
young people are invited to be pres
ort. . -
ANNUAL RED CROSS
ROLL CALL DATE SET
Much Work Has Been Done In
Transylvania By National
Organization:
A representative of the American
Red Cross was in Brevard Monday
assisting in laying plans for the an
nual Red Cross roll call to be held
in this county during the week of
November 13th.
Jerry Jerome has been appointed
roll call chairman, with C. M. Doug
as as chairman of the publicity
committee. Other members of the
roll call drive will be appointed at
an early date.
Officers of the Transylvania chap
ter include: J. S. Silversteen, chair
man; Miss Martha. Boswell, secre
tary; Alex H. Kizer, treasurer; Pat
Kimzey and Mrs. Hazel Owen, ex
service officers; Mrs. A. B. Gallo
way, chairman of sewing production;
Mrs. J. S. Silversteen, chairman of
c’othing distribution.
Much work has been done by and
through the American Red Cross in
Transylvania county during the past
year, and the officials of the local
chapter feel no hesitancy in asking
that 100 per cent cooperation be
given when the annual roll call is
nut on this year, pointing to the
fact that if every adult in the coun
ty enroll, actual benefits received
ly the county during the past year
wou'd not be paid for.
Some of the aid received through
i ’ c> Red Cress during the past year
j’••eludes: 1,086 barrels, or 8,688 25
• nind bags of flour, 7,602 yards of
i doth, 6,160 garments including over
; alls underwear and women’s cloth
!’ug, 492 sweaters, 280 blankets and
■ comforts.
F HJR MORE STATES
IN REPEAL COLUMN
i Total of Twenty-Nine Decide
gainst 18th Amendment
—Wets Jubilant
PORTLAND, Maine, Sept. 13—|
Four more states were added to
the repeal column by overwhelming!
majorities the first of this week
with Maine, Maryland, Minnesota |
and Colorado joining in the parade
of s tates voting to repeal the 18th j
amendment, .'Jjjj
Eighty delegate- out. of eighty
were elected by th in the
Maine e'eetio/i M o, im while re-j
ports from other thir«- ,-iates vot
ing Tuesday were to !!:*■ effect that!
two to ore and thi >■< to one ma
jorities were being rolled up by the
repealists.
A total of twenty-nine states have:
refused to keep the amendment,!
wet leaders exultantly declaring
that, the required 36 states would re
peal the amendment without loss of
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ORR REUNION TO BEK
STAGED ON SUNDAY!
! _ !
[ Descendants of the late Jerry
! Orr tvill gather Sunday at the old !
' homestead, the present home of P. >
M. Orr, for the annual family
union. All relatives are urged to He,
present.
Singing, music, and other fen-;
turea, including a picnic dinner will,
add enjoyment to the occasion.
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REVIVAL MEETING TO
BE HELD AT
CHURCH TWO]
Dr, Davis Will Have Charge
Of Services — Churcl
Asked To Join In
A two weeks' revival service will
be he'd at Brevard Baptist church
beginning Sunday, according to an*
nouncement by the Rev. Paul Hart*
sell, pastor.
The Rev. Dr. E. Gibson Davit,
pastor of the First Baptist church,
Asheville, will assist Mr. Hvtsell
in the series of meeting, which are
to be held twice daily, at eleven
o’clock in the morning and at seven
thirty in the ^evening.
A 'cordial invitation is extended U>
all people of the community to Join
in with the Baptist congregation
making the meeting a success, the
Rev. Mr. Hsrtsell requestng that
ministers of the community and
members of the choirs of other
churches especially lend their pres
Dr. Davis, pastor of one of the |
largest Baptist churches in Western
North Carolina, is a well known
evangelist-minister, and it is ex
pected that large congregations wii.
here him here.
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TWO TEACHERS PUT
ON AT ELEMENTARY
Two new teachers, Miss Beulah
Mae Zachary and Mrs. J. M. Tatum
were added to the Brevard elemen
tary teacher fores Iasi Thursday
morning, increased enrollment calling
for the extra teachers under the
state board of education ruling.
Mrs. Tatum, who has taught for
several years, wi 1 be in charge of
one department of the fourth grade,
while Miss Zachary, leader in Girl
Scout activities, and a graduate of
Salem College, will assist Professor
John Rufty, principal, in the seventh
grade, giving each grade in the ele
mentarv school two teachers.
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U. D. C. MEMBERS MAY
PAY UP FOR SMALL SUM
■
Announcement is made by official*
of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy, that those member*
who failed to pay their duee in
1932, may, for a limited' time, be
reinstated by paying 20 cent* brcV
tax and $1.00 for 19S3 dues.
Those who wi.di to take advantage
of this offer are requested to mail
in their <1 ™nnd ”jUy to Mrs,
R H. 3
chapter*
With over seventeen hundred pee
pic of the county pledging th*i'
support of NR A business place
Transylvania county is cutstauduv:
in this section of the state tvi '
number of pledges in comparison :
population.
Oficinls of the drive are high!
pleased with response of people
here, and reports indicate that the
pledges will reach if not "xueed the
two thousand mark, with workers in
the different communities still busy.
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United Dry Forces of Transyl
i vania county are beginning their
drive for retention of the J 8th
amendment at the election to be held
on November 7, and are bringing
several noted speakers here during
the campaign, among them being C.
A. Upchurch of Raleigh, worker for
the state organization; Clyde Hooey
of Shelby, leader in Democratic par.
ty circles in this section of the
state, and Jake F. Newell of Char
lotte, outstanding Republican.
A mass meeting is called for Sun
I day afternoon, Sept. 17, at the coun
ty" court house, with Mr. Upchurch
as speaker of the day. On Monday
morning at 11 he will speak at Lake
Toxaway Baptist church, in the eve
ining at 7:30 at Baemftn school; Tues
day morning, 11 o’clock at Lnwi
Baptist church and at 7:30 in the
evening at Piegah Forest Baptist
church. , . ,
The following statement is made
by the Rev. J. K. Henderson in re
gard to the meetings:
“Again 1 remind you unu ui*»
you to be present next Sunday af
ternoon at three o'clock at the mass
meeting in the court house at Bfe
vard. , .
"We expect C. A. UpcburA of
Raleigh to bring '< us sortie valuable
information at that meeting, on the
liquor traffic, past, present and fu
ture. He has first, hand information
and knows how to deliver it. What
:v£“ - you may think cf the loth
amendment w:ll do you no harm t#
hear him and he may do you •
| world of good.
I “The following township chair
men, who are members et the cen
tral committee, haw bean appointed;
I Boyd, W. L. Talley; Cathey’s Creek,
W. J. Glazencr; Dunn’s Rock, Clydo
Pittman; Eastatoe, A. M. Paxton
Gloucester, C. A. McCall; HoghacV
Mrs. Lee F. Norton; Lttle Rive
W. P. Holteclaw; and others to b •
appointed. ,
"The duty of these township chaii
men is to see to it that a committc.lS
is appointed for each precinct in
their respective township, and pro
vide them with literature^ and in
form them concerning their duties
in furthering the cause of the United
Dry Force* of the county.
“It is especially important tnot
these towpship ehahrman have their
committees appointed, and see that
they are present at the mass meeting
nmct Sunday afternoon. If any one
finds it Impossible to attend the
meeting in Brevard, there will be
a meeting on Monday. Sept, loth
at eleven o’clock at Lake Toxaway
Baptist church and Monday evening
at 7:30 in the school auditorium at
Rosman. Also Tuesday, Sept- 1*.
at eleven o’clock at Enon Baptist
church and Tuesday evening at;7
'at Pisgah Purest Baptist church.
! You will be well repaid for the timo
you take to hear Mr. Upchurch.