A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania Co --1> -- -;-:-~=^~TT7r ■ ■■ " VOL. 39- -No. BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA—THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1934_$1-00 PER Resolutions Adopted Express ing Confidence In Four Brevard Men Transylvania county Republicans in convention at Brevard last Satur day instructed delegates to the state convention to bo held in Charlotte on April 4 to east the nine-vote strength for Judge W. C. Meekins of llcnJer sonville on the tirst ballot the state chairmanship light, tli reafter t(» be free to vote for such candidate as they wished. Resolution was adopted unanimous ly by the convention, expressing con -tidence in T. II. Shipman, Joseph H. Pickclsimer, Ralph R. Fisher and C. R. McNeeiy, the resolution setting forth: , ... Whereas, four of the leading citi zens of the County of Transylvania, T. 11. Shipman, J. H. Pickclsimer,! C. R. McNeeiy, and Ralph Fisher, were recently imprisoned in the state prison of North Carolina, and where-j as. these men have always lived hon csl a.od upright lives in Transylvania! county and have contributed much to! the upbuilding of their county, and| whereas, we are tamiliar with the facts in connection with the trial of the cas' when these men were con victed and believe with the other i itizons i I' Transylvania county that, the men are innocent of having com mitted any crime. Now Therefore, Be it resolved that VC the Republicans of Transylvania county, in convention assembled, lodge to these men our continued aith : -d confidence and look forward •o their return to this county when (Continued on Rask Page) SUPERIOR COURT TO CONVENE NEXT WEEK riminal Cases To Be Heard First Week—Judge T. B. Finley To Preside Transylvania county Superior court will convene here Monday morning for the April mixed term with Judge T. I>. Finley ot \Y ilks . > Iv luled to preside, tit d J. Y\ • Wili pices. Jr., as solicitor for the Criminal case will be tukcu up he first week and civil cases the or ml, with the motion docket set for Saturday, April 7. Chief crim-j ,,:l| vase t.i interest docketed by Clerk of Court Otto Alexander are tile Harry Bailey case and McCall doys case. In the Bailey case, a young Bre vard negro is charged with entering • In- hi-me of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tharp the latter part of De cember. breaking through the front door (>/ the Tharp home and threat* . nim} • kill the family. He was hot twice by Mr. Tharp with a u aw calibre pistol and has been rder th case of a doctor since. Austin and Hayden McCall, young white men of the Gloucester section, arc charged with shooting into the Inane of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Mc • ‘all, ah of the Gbucc-ter section, •hi affair taking place in January. !nr, rs for the first week of court ni\ ('. E. le athers, Jack Arrington, W B Head. B. F. I’.easley. Frank King, Bern Brittain, Walter Hub bar1 K Whitmire. Coy Whitmire, Frank Wm d in. R. T. Fisher, I,. B. Wr n. He'i II. Dickson, S. F. V.li- a, A. C. Shuford. J W. Holler, lam- s 11. Gravely E. W. I.yday. C:, jg Whitmire. C. D. Osbrrne. J. S. Mori is. Walter Fisher. F. J. Pat ton. (' M. Dance, Robert E. Kil patrick. Span Tinsley, J. L. Gilles pie H. M. Allison, F. E. Dandreth. M A. Molt/.. Henry Mackey. Ran dal f. Aiken. G. H. Woodard, John WiIs n. Cos Paxton, B. M. Mull, Ik A. Morgan, Ernest Aiken, Fred Johnson, C. R. Sharp, C. D. Green. D. R. Holliday. Wins Scout Honors I Miss Mary Sue Jennings j Miss Mary Sue Jennings of Bre-j vard is the first Girl Scout in West- j ern North Carolina to win the coveted honor of Golden Eaglet, she having! recently passed the 21 required merit! j badges and received official notifi cation from national Girl Scout; , headquarters of her acceptance into ! the high rank of girl scoutdom. Miss Jennings, who is a member of the senior class in Brevard high school, has been a member of Brevard troop two for seven years, and dur ing that period has passed the fol-t wing merit badge requirements: athlete, bird finder, canner, child nurse, cook, craftsman first aid, handy woman, health winner, home maker home nurse hostess, house keeper, junior citizen, laundress, life saver, minstrel needlewoman, pioneer scribe, and swimmer. Miss Jennings has held at differ-! out times each office in the local troop, and is now active in the junio: scout work in addition to her wn troop work. She plans to take up m dieine upon completion of her -vho 1 ami college life, and will -pccialize in the treatment of chil dren. Gill Scouting in Brevard is spoil-] sored by the Wednesday book club. | ihe Brevard Business ami Profes sion'll Women's Hub being sponsors] until 1 '.bid. Mrs. S. M. Maefie i-j captain of troop two, with Miss ( Ionise Kimzey and Mrs. Ashe Mac-! lie as lieutenants. Mrs A. II. Ki-l •'ey. Mrs. Hinton McLeod and Mrs.I T. E. Patton are meiv.bers <-i the! i committee. The first girl scent troop was -or ganized here in 1925 with Miss Florence Lyle, Miss Bertie Ballard and Miss Elizabeth Zachary, teach es i: the local high school, as lead-’, rs. (Cut Courtesy The Citizen). | HONOR ROLL [ The following people have snb-j -'cribed to The Transylvania Times] during the week ending Wednesday; night: Eugene Galloway, Bo-man Mis- Bulb Jenkins. Piedmont Mrs. J. L. Aiken, Florida W. J. Owen, Lake Toxaway Dr. H. S. Brown, Hendersonville C. J. Moltz, Lake Txoaway G. J. Bruner. Lake Toxaway Hattie K. Mooney, Brevard R-2 j j Tell E. Brown, Brevard 1 I W. L. Wood. Brevard R-d Mayor J. C. Wife, Brevard Mis Eulalia Orr. Brevard R-2 J. W. Garren, Brevard R-". B. M. Mull Tennessee P. M. Verdery, Charlotte Mrs. Cos Paxton. Greenville Harry Patton, Brevard G. p. Morgan. Brevard R-d Lloyd Cantrell, Brevard R-d M; . J. L. Morris, Brevard R-2 E. C. Clazener, Brevard R-d Mrs. J. B. Pickclsimvr, Brevard j W. W. Duckworth, Marshall ; Anni1 Mac lleodc1 on. Brevard J. \V. Chapman Cliarleston Lonnie Banther, Lake Toxaway i R. R. Eagle, Newborn Perry Davis, Horse Shoe Mrs. M. E. Glazener, Brevard R-d Bill Bradley, Greenville Thirteen Living In One-Room Shack Father “Stills A Little Sometimes” Eight children, three adults and two dogs all make their home in one hut in Transylvania county, the hovel containing but one room, and the barest of necessities. When seen Thursday by a mem ber of The Times staff, or.e of the mothers was engaged in what was supposed to be the jioon-time meal, while about her crawled twc babies less than a year old, the other six ranging in age from one and one half years to eleven squatting about on the floor. . j In the one-room, kitchen, dining, room, bedroom, living room, parlor] and reception hall were furnishings i to the amount of one bed, two floo | pallets, one trunk, two rickety tables, a heater made from an old oil bar rel, and a small ccokstove. Smoke oozing from the cracks W the house that were nearly on a par with the weather-boarding (no cell ing) gave appearance upon cioee a]> proach to the house that there was a fire, and there was, in the cook stove, to which no pipe was attach ed, thus forcing whatever smoke Bcorr'ng from the cook stove to spread out into the room and ooze though the cracks or escape through j the windows in which no glass was to be seen. j The two women (and one man) j were discontented to be sure, not with their surroundings, but because | “we can’t get along two families liv-j ing together—‘taint peaceful you knew,” as it was put by one of the| adult residents. j “Why doesn’t the man go to work| and buy a pipe for the stove, put some v/indow panes in the windows, buy a bed, some furniture, and live, like folks ought to?” the woman was asked. And the answer, as usual in such cases, "He cain’t find nuthin to do.” But this was belied by the fact that weeds, brush and brambles were growing in profusion about the house, and in the garden spot, no wood was in the firebox, no show whatever of any desire on the part of the man of the house to turn his hand. One of the little fellows, when drawn aside and asked if the daddy ev°r worked, gave out the informa tion that "He stills /meaning moonshine) 8 little, sometimes.•’ Connestee Falls Will Be Open Thisj Summer Without Entrance Fee Charge Ccnnestee Falls, one of the most picturesque spots in all of | Western North Carolina, will be free to the public this sum mer, no charge to be made for entrance to the grounds or for picnic parties who wish to spend time around the falls. This information was received by the Brevard Kiwanis club last week in a letter from C. N. Miller, trust officer for the Wachovia Bank & Trust company of Asheville. The Kiwanis Club plans to repair safety railings and otherwise im prove the picnic grounds about the falls, and erect road signs telling tourists and visitors that no charges will be made. Some member of the Kiwanis club will be in attendance on each Sunday and holiday through out the summer in order to look aft jr the property so generously donat ed by the Wachovia Bank and see that the property is not damaged. It is probable that members of the ■Iub who are designated to look after the property on Sundays will be made peace officers in further ef fort to make the place as acceptable as possible to people who wish to take parties of children and ladies there. In addition to improving the path-; way to the foot of the double falls, and repairing the safety rails, a rUard rail will be erected at the topj ■r the falls as further safety protec tion. . , ' Following is the letter written oy Mr. Miller to the Kiwanis Club: I March 23, 1931 j r. M. Douglas, Sec. Brevard Kiwanis Club, Brevard, N. C. Gentlemen: | As executor of the Kstate of Dr.j I! ip Briggs, owner of the Connes-. Falls property, we have decided | that during the year 1931 no admis-j don charges shall be made to the iniblic for entering and vi; wing the f’onnestee Falls. While it is not <>ui ( purpose to release any property i rights or attempt to delegate any) • nth rities vested in us. we want t | L'xtcnd to the public this courtesy,! provided the privilege is not abused. This matter has been mentioned the .Secretary of your Chamber oi| Commerce and to the hditor of youi i local newspaper, and these men havei suggested that the Brevard Kiwanis Club would like to have the privi lege of having this olFer to the pub lic extended through it. In return for this courtesy, we would like for your club, if it is interested in doing so, to exercise genera! supervision over the grounds and the fails and assist us in any reasonable way pos sible in preventing any damage to the property or improper use of the i grounds, shrubbery, etc. We would also like for your Club to erect such display sign as may be proper and desirable at the entrance to the falls, inviting the public to enter without charge but disclaiming on the part of the estate any liability or respon sibility for such injury or damage' as might result to individuals so en-J tering. We would like further for yourj club to strengthen and repair in! some practical way the old wooden) rails now extending along the walk-! way down this stream. An engineer! of a large indemnity insurance com-' pany has inspected this property and; recommends, for the safety of the public, the erection of a substantial pipe railing across the entire width at the top of the falls. That recom mendation was voluntarily made in the interest of accident prevention, and if it could be carried out, the favor would be appreciated by the estate. While we do not wish to have your club assume too much responsibility in connection with this property, v.t would like for you to give consider ation to the matter as herein out lined and advise us whether or not you would want to undertake to spon sor the invitation arid to a reasonable extent protect the property for us. The caretaker for the 3,000-acre 1 undary, including the falls, is Mr. 1;. | . Briggs, Horse Shoe, N. C., and we feel confident that he will cooper ate with you in every reasonable way possible. ' | Veiy truly yours, 0. N. Walker. Asst. Trust Officer. ! _i Wilson Asks Citizens To Meet With; Him To Discuss Relief Problems Here! (By W. A. Wilson) During the last sixteen months :ho Federal Government spent spi 1)00.000 for relief in North.Carolina.! Sixteen million were for direct re-, !ief nine million for CWA. Tin- en -ire sum has not been thrown away.I Human life has boon sustained, j •p,thing has been bought, and many; things have been done f' r the social welfare of our people. It is. true thatj relief money could have been spent, to a better advantage, and to tins; rd we are working but. to sue-. [■osfullv do this we must have the hearty cooperation of all citizens. | Kffective March "1st CWA will stop, but will be replaced by 1st. Work Division 2nd. Farm Rehabilitation Since Work Division applies toj eitic- and towns with a population; of 5000 or more we will conic undei , the division of Farm Rehabilitation. This is a big program and requires j much week and cooperation, the aim of this program is to make all J families, where there are one or more, able-bodied men, self-support mg., This car, be done by helping every j family to produce enough food toj last a year, and by giving them an. income'sufficient to buy clothing, etc. This can be done by detovniin-l in,- tin families that are best suited. ■ Rehabilitation, by placing them on: County-owned, Land-Bank-own-1 ed .or privately-owned land. Money| can he hud for the necessary things, of life through industries. What in dustries are needed and arc Possl"! ble in our county? This is a ques-j tion you can help decide. j The procedure is a difficult task, j We must determine the families, that are adapted to the program.! You can be of a great service to us bv suggesting the names of }amine, that can qualify for this work. They have farming experience ana bo dependable workers. After thes j 'iimilies have beer, decided <*• given out at '! -t time. Mr. Bush said these • LOALIA TINSLEY OPENS j SHOP ON NEWS ARCADE Announcement is made by Deal*', Tinsley in The Times to the effect that he is opening a barber shop next door to the Transylvania 1 mice office on next Mon.lay morning. Mr Tinsley has been in the bar ber business here for several years, working in other shops. He is ' - " garded as a good barber. _ WIFE BEATING pS MOONSHIENR IN JAIL ON DOUBLE CHARGES — Bad Luck To Revert To Type; Wives Demand Better Treatment Now Back in the “good old days’ it was thought that wife-beating wa sometimes necessary, and this art was used more or less by the head of the household in order to keep his standing in the community and to show that he ‘‘ruled the roost.” How ever, times have changed and it ;s no longer an accepted custom, and when one breaks os-er accepted custom, the consequences may not be -o well —witness the following: Sheriff Tom Wood and hi' dt-pu- . ties received a call to go «,ut into the Buck Forest section la-t Wed nesday to arrest one Mack Perry on a charge of wife beating, the beat ing- having been administered on the day previous. Arriving at the Perry home, a great commotion was heard, and th Mrs. was seen to run screaming from tha home just as the officer approached. Inside the officer; found Mack himself, no re the bet: from having imbibed too freely in , islcey of his own making. Finding part of a jar of .-bi-key in the heme, the officer m-gan searching and found seve.: hah gallon jars filled with mow. - it** violent fluid. To cap the -Un the Mrs. Perry, who had ur.t-- i ■: severe reprimand at the h.. " her “old time” husband told ’ it t - ficers where the •ouree 1" whiskey was, and consequent Pm - ry is now in jail charged v. wb beating, disturbing the p-.. ,> >• session of whiskey for pn-: -• sale, and manufacturing. Moral: Don’t beat your Citizens Point Out That Star Route Might Damage Other Services — Much consternation among citi zens of Brevard ha? been cx,-.e«t?i;..:oute ^ in lieu. Postmaster Coleman Galloway has written t) the chief clerk that n hi opinion and the opinion «t . rh.-r here, that the change would U very much again t thi- county. 1 tm npirion a number <•? citizens i> «e w II as at Hendersonville cc a mb. of Commerce, f’d others : Cb Clerk W. L. Comdius at Cr.ur.sbo protesting ag’-n-f the chary. ■ --- Toxaway Farmers M:et J AKE TOXAWAY, March C Soil improvement will be to: •< discussion at the farmers tree ait at the school house here Friday rnaht at 7:30, with Professor Randa.l Ly day a- leader. Much interest i being shown by farmers and young fa mers in the weekly meeting , an a geheral invitation is extend 'd t all farmers and gardeners to attend these meetings. Teachets Beating Btunt ot Reduction In Costs ot School, Says Henderson Editor Transylvania Times: We were recently shown a copy of the county school budget for the present school year. It was con siderably less than that of last year. A citizen standing by said. “That appears to represent economy somewhere." We were then informed that the reduction was almost whol ly the item of reduction in teachers salaries. A discussion then followed which brought, out the fact that the lowest paid cotton-null band, | who may have never attended scnoolj beyond the lower grammar grades, and who has had only one year’s ex-, perience, is being paid a barter an-1 nual salary than is the college bred teacher in our schools with years or I successful teaching experience. Air 1 so the CWA workers, with or with out training, with or without ex perience, have been paW better wages than is the average .teacher ™ our schools Such "teonomy.' so called, if long eoCtmupd, will force our best teachers to eater other pro fessions or emjdoytniaite; "WW the boys and gim of) our schools in the hands of mexperwuted an* competent teacher* By such a polfcy ma ». m- •* : develop a democratic state made ssia for the world. If such conditions as now exist 1,1 the schools of our county and *t»? * continue to he augmented, the br and girl3 who are supposed to be i j preparation to meet life’s duties a responsibilities in the world or t morrow will be “turned into ju ries” to meet the beast of prey, tty “big bad wolf that preys upon the credulity of the public,” but ha» no interest in she welfare of the general PUOur last legislature arranged for the State to take over the full eight months of school for all the schools of the state, and then so mnnJpwat* ed school affaire as to require the teachers of the state to pay *»lw» expenses of operating the schools for the Inst two months—a most in famous imposition oa those whohnve already been making njf*®***#** for the development erf tho ate than any other class of cftiieoa. . ,A But may we not hope for bwgjp things for tomorrow? May we the gleam of a ray of Wtwna MM hope? WOt our ertnty and MhJJ* into line with ocr national gewr** (CeptiMW* m SUftl&SuSi