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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 <<n, w.|
will thou determine the budget neces
sary to carry them while producing
their crop. The advance- will con
stitute food, fertilizer, horse-power,
and seed. Seed will lx given after
the land is prepared. All ca.-r
must sign a c< ntract. Those case.
tiiat do not sign this contract nr
make an effort will not he given re
H“r- IK
Land may be had by agreeing with,
the land lord to give him manyj
days’ work, by ditching, by repair
to buildings, or paying a share of
this crop as rent. Would you like to)
trade with a good family? Sc. Mr.;
F. H liolden, tie can arrange this|
for von, and give you a good family.)
Last year we sponsored a gani i
program, and wore one ot the lev 1
counties in the state that wen- sue. I
ce.-sful. Thi • year we are forcing a;
farm and garden program, and hope;
to do a better job—better in this re-,
pict, by making OUR PEOPLE
self-supporting, and restoring their,
pride and self respect. If fourj
months on CWA can establish cm 1
credit, don’t*you think that the Farm
Rt habilitation can establish our credit
and self respect? Then help a- and,
we will make this a real program, m j
fact it will bo something of which, we i
will always be proud.
To best carry on this program wo
will need your support. We will need ]
a County Advisory Committee or
Farm Rehabilitation. W would Ilk. ,
this committee to consist of our Ag
riculture Teachers; our Home Econo
mic- teacher; representative farmers,
men and women; relief tenant far
mers; needy fanners; and township
committees.
Please show me that you are withj
us by attending a county-wide public
meeting Saturday, March 31st at
2:00 p. m. in the county court house.
I Come prepared to offer suggestions.
LYDAY, WINCHESTER
AND ORR ON BOARD
Ralph W. Lyday of Bvevard, D.l
H. Winchester of Rosman, Demo
crats, and Oliver R. Orr of Rrevar<_,
Republican, were appointed as elef"
tion board for Transylvania county,
at a meeting of the state board of
I elections bold in Raleigh on Satur
day- .
All three men served on the board
[last year, when the wet-dry election
was held, with Ralph Lyday as
chairman of the board. Both Mr. Orr
and Mr. Winchester were members
of the 1932 board.
It i* expected that registrars and
judges fbr the various precincts wil.
be named at an «rrly date.
i
STARNES IN CHARGE
LOCAL COTTON MILL
J. W. Starnes of 3elmont, N. C.,
is now superintendent of the Pisgah
Cotton Mills at Brevard, taking the
place of C. E. Ware who resigned to
take up similar work in Lincolnton.
Mr. Starnes is a mill man of long
experience and comes to Brevard
highly recommended, both as a tex
tile manufacturer and as a citizen.
He expects to move his family here
within a short while. Mr. and Mrs.
Ware made numerous fnen® while
in Brevard, they being active church
and community workers.
The Pisgah Mill employe around
ICO people, working two shifts dally,
and contribute! mueh ta the esos
nmfritf.
New College Head
Professor E. J. Coltrane \
President Eugene J. Coltrane,*
head of Brevard College, expects to •
move tn Brevard on April 15. Hot
is now in Washington, D. C., closing)
up his work with the national Board*
of Education there.
A meeting of the board of trustee.-,
is expected to be held shortly after i
arrival of President Coltrane, with]
election of faculty to be held in the)
near future.
Outlook for the college opcnini |
here in the fall is very bright, with I
inquiries coming in, according lo*
the Rev. J. H. West, member of tie !
board of trustees, and a number of{
fine families contemplating moving i
here prior to opening of the college j
in order that their children may}
have opportunity of attending thnt
institution. I
VICIOUS DOGS SLAYING
COWS IN COMMUNITY
Carnivorous dogs in Bn van! slew j
two cows last week, one a' yearling,
belonging to Jack Ashworth, w.
found :n a pasture ncai; the Tran ,
sylvania Tanning company, wit! ,
its nose apparently chewed oil. On|
Thursday morning about 12:-'!0 a,
fine cow belonging to Jason Hug
gins was attacked, the dogs in thisj
instance entering the stable at rhe,
Huggins home just off Caldwell*
street.
Several dogs were rounded up by
the sheriff’s department, two of
which were recognized by Mr. Hug-'
iritis. At a hearing before Magistrate.
F red Shufdrd the dogs were ordered j
killed and the owners bound l '
court. Sheriff Wood Is wfrtttining;
the investigation',- and it is believed i
that at least two more dogs will bo,
TEACHERS TO MEET
HERE ON SATURDAY
County-wide teachi rs meeting wil
be held in the Brevard high -chin
auditorium Saturday m< riling. b<
ginn rg at ten o’clock, according to|
announcement by Superintendent (*
C. Bush.
Dr. L. B Hayes will be speak* ,
of the day. with J. Dale Stent:: iiij
charge of the music. After the g* u
eral business meeting presided ovr,
by the superintendent, study
geography will bo taken up.
A|'o!i'.;*tion blanks for - ub
positions will not !>*• 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-d
since learning last week that there
was possibility that the rail ' -, mail
service between Lake Toxaway anil
Honder-onville would be discontinued
and ih- substitution of a i>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 <r it
being pointed out that whi! ib:ti
tutinn of a star r ute woni d sene
the people insofar as mail cor
ccrned. that it would vitally afi.cct
the railway pas-enger an<l •
service to Brevard, Rosmr. o ’ *
Lake Toxaway, with possibility t
t lie?e two service- would 1
continued entirely.
Business nun in Jlendt:- viiU
have taken the initiative -ainst
Mich a move, and letters ha- bee
written bv May. r A. V. E van!
Noah C. Hollowc-1! of the > a mb.
of Commerce, f’d others : Cb
Clerk W. L. Comdius at Cr.ur.sbo
protesting ag’-n-f the chary. ■
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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