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the!._ ■ gpj A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County N__ - --:-— -.=—-■. - .-= BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA—THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1933_$1.00 PER YEAR IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY Transylvania County Goes For Prohibition Nine Hundred Votes SIMS WINS IN ONLY 3 OF 17 PRECINCTS Vote Is Very Light Compared With Last Election— No Disturbances With better than a two to one majority, Transylvania county voters refused to sanction repeal of the ISth Amendment on Tuesday, the extremely light vote cast totaling 822 for Eck L. Sims, candidate for re peal. and 1722 for Mrs. Jean Adams Haynes, candidate against repeal. While complete unofficial returns couid not be had Wednesday after noon on “convention” and “no con vention,” those precincts reporting gave the “for convention” count ap proxiraatelj the same count that Mr. S:ms received as repeal candidate. Only three precincts, Eastatoe, East Fork and Old Toxaway, gave the repeal candidate a lead over Mrs. Haynes, Eastatoe going 96 to 50. East Fork, 28 to 20. and Old Toxaway overwhelmingly for Sims with a count of 30 to 3. Complete unofficial count reported to The Times office and to Ralph W Lyday chairman of the board of elections follows: for against Boyd .62 151 Bivvard No. I.130 222 Brevard -Vo. 2.186 253 Brevard No. 3. 63 110 Cathey Creek . 45 179 Cedar' Mtn. 7 54 , Dunns Rock . 19 97 J Eastatoe . 96 5C East Fork . 23 20 ( Gloucester No. 1. It 101 j Gloucestar No. 2 . 14 83 Hogback No. 1. 26 BO Hogback No. 2. 24 48 Hogback No. 3 . 21 24 Little River . ^4 178 j Old Toxaway . 30 3 Rosman . 61 99 i TOTAL .822 1722 All precincts report a v> ry quiet election, with no boisterous crowds in evidence. Voting was slow through out the day, the total vote being around 1600 less than that cast at the last general election. Very few people were in Brevard Tuesday night, no more than 25 or 20 being seen on the streets at one time. One tight was recorded, re sulting front an election argument, (Continued on Book Page) MASONS WILL HEAR NOTED SPEAKERS Regular communication of Dunn’s Rock Lodge will be held on Friday | jrght at 8 o’clock in the Masonic hall. Several speakers from Hender sonville Chapter No. Royal Arch Masons will be present and speak for i the good of Masonry. The first de gr< - will be conferred by the degree team. . 1 All members of the Dunn’s Rock Lodge are requested to be present ami a cordial invitation is extended to all visiting masons. Refresh ments will be served. ROSMAN SCHOOL PAPER FEATURE OF NEXT WEEK Rosnian elementary school is plan ning to issue its first edition of "Resman Elementary Echo,” offi cial school publication in next week’s Transylvania Times, the following staff having oeen elected: Editor-in-chief Dovie White; as sociate editors, Ray Winchester, Ge neva Petit; feature editor, Lucille Galloway; sports editors, D. H. Win chester, Inez Pangle; poetry editor, Mary Singletary; joke editor, Frank Whitmire; reporters, Ruby Glazener, Tobilha Waldrop, Gladys Clark, Mae Whitmire. DIPHTHERIA CLINICS ARE SET FOR FRIDAY Lake Toxaway and Brevard Children To Be Given Treatment Nov. 10 Second diphtheria clinic will bo held at Lake Toxaway school for in digent children of the upper end ofj the county on Friday afternoon of i this week at two o’clock. Over fifty children were given first treatment there last Friday afternoon, the sec ond treatment to be given this Fri day afternoon immunizing these j children . Second treatments at Little River and Rosman schools will be given next week, with Thursday afternoon, Nov. lf> at two o’clock being set for the clinic at Little River and Friday afternoon, Nov. 17, at two o’clock being set for the Rosman school clinic. Thirty-four children were given their first treatment at Little River Inst Thursday sfternoon, and 189 at Rosman the following day by Dr. C. L. Newland. Dr. E. C. Cunningham will hold the initial clinic at Brevard Elemen tary school on Friday afternoon of i this w< ek at two o’clock, at which time children of the Brevard and surrounding community are expected to be vaccinated. Parents have been requested to fill out slips authoris ing their children to be treated at the Brevard elementary school Friday afternoon. Second treatment at Bre vard will he given two weeks later.; The work is being done under -u pervision of the underprivileged child committee of the Brevard Kiwanis club, together with the State Board of Health. Stress is laid on the dates for clinics at the four schools—Friday! afternoon, Nov 10 at Lake Toxaway j and Brevard schools; Thursday af ternoc n, Ncv. 10, at Little River; j Friday afternoon, Nov. 17. Rosman.i GASH GOING TO RALEIGH \ FOR COUNTY PENSIONERS; Matters of routine business wu\ | transacted at the hoard of county' commissioner’s meeting M o n d a y. j drawing of the jury being postponed until Wednesday of this week. j R. L. Gash was Instructed to g j to Raleigh in interest of pensions j for Transylvania county veterans and widows, Mr. Gash having ac-j cc mplished much on a similar trip j the past year. Red Cross Roll Call To Be Staged In Transylvania County All Next Week! _ 1 Goal for Transylvania county in •he annuaj Red Cross roll call which! will he staged in all parts of the j county next week, N'ov. 13 to 20, i3 set at $200, according to Jerry Jerome, roll call chairman A meeting of workers for Brevard district will be held in Mr. Jerome’s office Friday afternoon, at which time workers will receive their in structions tfcnd supplies. All teachers ot the county are be ing asked to help in the drive, badges and stickers being sent out this week by Chairman Jerome to each principal in the county. Colored school principals, at Brevard and Glade Creek, are also assisting in the work, goal of fifteen having been set foe these two schools. Transylvania county has not reach ed the hundred mark in several years in the annual roll call, but it is general opinion of officials of the local chapter that the two hun dred memberships can be secured at this time, especially if canvassers take it upon themselves to point out the great amount cf work that has i .ids community by the • . [ ■ log the past year. Hundreds of children have been clothed and fed during the past year through efforts of the American Red Cross and food to the value of sev-J oral thousand dollars have been dis tributed here through the American j Red Cross channels. Transylvania Chapter, Jos S. Sil ver;t'tn states that on every occasion when appeal has been made to the national headquarters for clothing supplies and flour, prompt attention has been given, and in most in stances requests have been granted. Workers will canvass Rosman and Pisgah Forest plants, as well as the - veral plants at Brevard, believing that many people who are now gain I fully employed, but who have been ; directly and indirectly assisted in the | past year will gladly take member ; ship in the Red Cross as evidence I of their appreciation for the great j work already done here and still go I ing on. NEW ARRIVALS Born to Mr. and Mrs. Neal Norris | a ron on Wednesday, November 1. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Robsrt E\v • Jwnlf '' con MaeF R-jrars. on F>'i I ' ' ' BREVARD KIWANIS PRESIDENT W. Pat Kimzey KIMZEY AND JEROME ELECTED TO HIGH OFFICES IN LOCAL CIVIC ORGANIZATION W. Pat Kimzey wat elected presi dent of the Brevard Kiwanis Club at the regular meeting held by tfie civic organization at. the England Home on Wednesday, with Jerry Jerome selected at vice president. Osborne Bradley, Dr. E. C. Cun ningham, Lewis P. Hamlin, Rev. Paul Hartfell and P. L. Thrrlkeld were elected as board of directors, with other appointive offices to be filled upon the new officials taking charge. Mr. Kimzey, has served the pasl year as vice president ci the club,1 and has been acting president for the past two months, tailing charge; after the resignation cf P. Brown Carr, Mr. Jerome being selected as vice president. The new president is regarded as an outstanding attorney in this section of the state, has been very active in civic am' community affairs for years, and at present i> working for the State Banking Com mission. Mr. Jerome, one ci the charter members of the clut. I served as member of the board rf directors, secretary and committee chairman for several years. Ht too, has taken an active part in community affairs, having served as director and presi dent of the Brevard Chamber of Commerce. At present h is secretary of the Brevard Build)'1 g & Loan as sociation and for t< - Citizen Tele phone company. Osborne Bradley, a •-.wcomer t< Brevard, is owner rod manager of Bradley’s store, and hr.- made a wide circle of friends: since coming herr last winter. Dr. Cunningham came here last summer from Georgia and formed a partnership with Dr. C. L. Newland in establishing Ly day Memorial hospital. which has since been taken over by the Duke Foundation and is being operated as a ecmmunity project. Dr. Cunning ham enjoys a ■wide practice in tho entire county. I.cwis Hamlin, native Transylvanian, is ar. outstanding member of the Brevard bar, has, taught school in the county, served as register of deeds, member of the state legislature, at which time hej was minority leader of the house,, and the past year served as state' councilor of the Junior Order. The Rev. Paul Hartsell, since com ing here five years ago as pastor of the Brevard Baptist church, has taken an active interest in things pertaining to the upbuilding of the county, br.d has been especially ac tive in welfare nnd Red Cross work, He is moderator of the Transylvania Baptist association and enjoys a wide circle of friends in all churches of the county. Mr. Thrclkeld has been in Brevard approximately one year, but during that time has ably proven to the community that he is dcply interesed in the public wel fare, and ha* tnkc-n a very active part in securing a construction pro gram on the roads of the county. He is district engineer ror the State Highway department with head quarters heir, having charge of | highways in, Transylvania, Hender-j son, Polk, and part -of Macon and Jackson counties. Other matters taken up at th< club meeting Wednesday was the Red Cross Roll Call, giving full endorse ment of the movement, and making plan1 fc,r attending the TVA meet i n g in Hendersonville Thursday night The club will meet again next Wednesday, at which time Frank Keene of Kiwanis International will bn guest of the club. A turkey din ner is promised by Mrs. Harris, ad ding further interest to the meeting. PEOPLE WANT REV. ALEXANDER TO STAY! Fine Minister and Citizen Is Called To Lumberton— Is Needed Here The entire community joins with members of the Brevard and David son River Presbyterian churches in endeavoring to keep the Rev. R. L Alexander, for the past several years pastor, from accepting a call io a church in Lumbcrton, N. C. i The Rev. Air. Ale: and. i announced to his congregation last Sunday that lie would offer his resignation to a congregational meeting cr.lied for Sunday morning, Nov. 12, immediate I ly following the morning service, j Past president of the Brevard Ki Iwanis club, chairman of the Emer j gency Relief Council for Transyl. I vania county, worker in all phases of the Red Cross and Welfare agencies, | Mr. Alexander has made a record of service here during his stay that | would be hard to duplicate, and the community in general feels keenly the loss this community will suffer - Xi> ATr. Ai* Hop? y. PICKENS HIGHWAY IS1 NOW READY FOR USE Gives Fine Connections Foe Upper End of County With Points South Pickens Highway, Rc.-man to th«i Sc uth Carolina line, was opened to! tin public Saturday, and gives peo ple of this county, and especially residents of the upper end of the county, excellent routing to Green ville, Atlanta and noint* south. The road is similar to the Caesar’s Hull highway, one more coating be ing necessary to bring it to that .standard. It was not known Wednes day whether the last binding coat would be placed on at this time or aily next spring. The South Carolina side ha;' been completed several months ami joins the Rosman section with a paved surface that leads to Pickens People from Brevard who wer* over the road during the week-end are enthusiastic as to beautiful scenery cn this route, and the good grades an i curves hanked. Construction work was done hv the i.cuisvu <v ■ 1 REVIVAL SERVICES WILL START MONDAY NIGHT F.OSMAN, Nov. 8—Announcement is made by the Rev J. E, Burt, pas tor of Zion Baptist church that a series of revival services will begin at his church on Monday night, Nov. 13 at 7:30 o’clock. The Rev. B. N. Rogers of Fletch er will assist in the revival which is to run for ten days. A cordial in vitation is extended to the* public to attend. BUY A FLOWER FOR BENEFIT VETERANS Mayor Wike Proclaims Satur day as Forget-Me-Not Day In Brevard Armistice Day, Saturday. Nov. ! I, will be featured in Brevard by the ! de of forget-me-nots for 'benefit of ■sabled veterans, this phase of the "y being under supervision of the I Pm cr.t-Teaeher association. (Jirls from Brevard schools will be on the streets throughout the day soiling the little blue flowers. The following proclamation has been issued by Mayor J. C. Wike in regard to observance of the day: “On Saturday, November Il‘ the little blue flowers of remembrance, forget-me-nots, will be offered for sale in this city, a? well as in all other cities of this nation, on behalf jof the Disabled American Veterans I of the World War. Forget-Me-Nots lwill, on that day, decorate those who' have not yet forgotten their wartime I promises; and the funds derived: therefrom will be used to alleviate I the condition of those unfortunate i disabled ex-service men who are' either under-compensated or who! have not yet been enabled to prove, themselves entitled to any Federal' benefits. “The expert service to disabled I ex-service men, which has been made! possible by the funds collected on] Forget-Me-Not Drives, has in the: past proven almost inestimable value; to thousands of the less fortunate; comrades of the members of this• Congressionally recognized service or ganization, with consequently great direct and indirect benefit and in creased income to the communities in which sryh men reside. “The Forget-Me-Not Day Drive of the Disabled American Veteran# of the World War helps to serve a most worthy cause, and it is to be hoped that the people of this community will generously respond by the pur chase of forget-me-nots to help to serve those who so faithfully served us fifteen years ago.” HARVEY ENGLISH BUCK IS STILL SEASON'S BEST The tine buck killed several days' ago by Harvey English of the B y.s-i ton section ‘.'till has the laurel- fen size so far as can be learned. The deer killed by Mr. English] weighed 155 pounds, net, minus head,* skin, feet and which is said to be about a large ns has been killed in this section in several years'. Tennessee Valley Meeting To Be Held At Henderson Court House Thursday Interested 'people in Transylvania county are planning to attend a mass meeting of citizens of Transylvania, Henderson and Buncombe counties to be held in the. Hendersonville court house tonighi (Thursday) at 7:110 o’clock, at which time proposed: plans for development of the French Broad Valley under the Tennessee. Valley Authority will be taken up. The following article from The Hen-' dovsonville Timos-News of Monday; afternoon explains the matter: Moah Hollcwcll, secretary ot the Chamber of Commerce, said this meriting that the tri-county meeting arranged for discussion of the pro posed plans for development of ^iht French Broad valley under the Ten nessee Valiev Authority, will be held at 7:30 o’clock Thursday night of this week at the courthouse. Invitations are going forward to, the Asheville- Chamber of Commerce officials and to the Brevard organi zations to be represented in this con ference. It was also understood that! Mayor A. V. Edwards is inviting the! 'mayors and commissioners of Ashe-! I ville and Brevard, and that kindred [civic organizations in Asheville and I 'drevovd will he invited to ' r.ie ... ot Llu'iv ia'iv, i ' by members of the local civic groups including the Rotary and Kiwar clubs. The county commissioners Buncon'ibe am! Transylvania count! wore also expected to be among ’ conferees. Congressman Zebulon Weaver quoted as saying that he would delighted to b-* at the meeting, li. his attitude wouid be to carry out th will of the people, and that as th:: servant he would bo pleased to ha those interested present in order tha he might interpret their desires ar., divert the powers of his office ‘ bring this development to an efts :■ realization if -uch is desired. E. D. Burehard, chief engineer <>i the Geological Survey for the district of-the Tennessee Valley drainer, area above Knoxville and for th ■ rivers of the State of North Caw lina, has arranged to be at the meet ing with part of his staff, it wa said. j Walter B. Smith, who is employ*.! 1 by the government in engineering [work was in Hendersonville Setur j day to assist in making the arrange ! meats for this meeting. Mr. Sr th I has been wovln'g on this proposition (Cy.it: Car/. r<we) SOUTH CAROLINA TO RE IN DRY COLUMN Pennsylvania, Ohio and Utah Go Wet—Repeal First In Next Congress Italeigh, Nov. f!—North Carolina ; voters decisively rejected the pro posal for repeal of the 18th amend ment Tuesday, and thereby recorded I the state as the first in the union definitely to break the anti-prohibi ! ion wave. A majority of hotter than two to one was given the dry- Wed nesday afternoon, the election having been conceded early Tuesday night I by repealists. Washington, Nov. 8—Necessary 33 states entered! the repeal columns on Tuesday, when Ohio, Pennsylvania and Utah, joined the galaxy of 33 states already passed upon the ques tion at previous elections and de clared in fuvor of repeal of the 18ti> amendment, national bone o'ry law in vogue since war days. It now remains for theHfederal government to take action as to when the national prohibition law will be come ineffective It is presumed that this will be one of the first measure*, and a mandatory one. to be taken up by congress which convenes in January, unless a special session is called earlier. South Carolina joined her sister state of North Carolina^ in remain ing in the dry column reports late Wednesday afternoon giving the Pal metto state drys a lead of about two thousand votes, with a dry victory conceded. Ballots in Kentucky w re being counted late Wednesday, and figures were not available before Thursday, repealists confident of a victory. The North Carolina lead for antl renealistx had reached the propor tions of two and one-half to one, with practically all counties heard from unofficially Wednesday after noon. The prohibition sentiment mani fested itself in every section of North Carolina. Repeal spcakirs had predicted the eastern counties would vote heavily against federal prohi bition, but the return- proved them poor prophets, [n the western count ies the majorities against rep a! were overwhelming, Bob Reyn - d’s (Continued back page) SKATING LAW TO BE ENFORCED IN TOW? Skating on Brevard streets is ' coming a dangerous proposition, s. will have to be stopped. Mayor J. Wike stated Wednesday. The foil- - ing notice was given The Times iy Mayer Wike for publication ;n re gard to thr- matter: “The- town skating ordinance pro hibits skating on Main, Caiiiwi- . Broadway, Gaston, and Jordan strt 1 from Caldwell to Gaston. The IJoli Department has been < nk-ml to er toree this ordinance without forth notice. J. C. Wike, Mayor."
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