fer[ THE TRANSYLVANIA W '■ County I A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County } WINIIItHMHItlllHHIlHIIIMIIUmillllllKfi ------- ----" _ZHI_ •yOL 39_n777 BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA—THURSDAY. APRIL 8, 1934 f *i 00 PER YEAR IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT IN SESSION AT BREVARD Civil Term Will Be Held Nexl Week—Only One Ca»e Of Capital Nature Superior court opened here Mon day morning with Judge T. B. Finley of North Wilklcsboro, pre siding, and J. Will Ptess of Marion, as solicitor. First week of court is given over to the hearing of criminal cn es, with the motion docket set fcr Sat urday of this week. Civil cas.o will * be held next week. Attention is call ed to the fact that an error of dates was printed in the paper last week in the civil calendar, days of the week being named in order, but dates moved up one day on Wednes day and following days. One capital case, that of Harry Bailey, Brevard negro w h o is charged with first degree burglary, the grand jury having returned a true bill in the case Tuesday. The negro is charged with entering the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. i . Tharp in West Brevard late in December. The case will probably come up Thursday. Jnrors for the civil term will be: W. T. Whitmire, R. N. Nicholson, George Maxwell, J. C. Cash, Chas. A. Mull. N. S. Galloway, T. L. Snel son. Clyde Ashworth, John R. Sledge, A. D. Lyday, Lewis Morgan, Homer McCall, C. C. Gnrren, M. E. .\llison. . H. Holden, Dorse Alli -. ». I I*. Shuford, George Nichol son FISHING SEASON OPENS O!' 16TH SAYS WARDEN K I Galloway, game warden, tati > it the fishing season does not m until Monday, April 16, and ’ license are required of all who \\ to fish. Cler >f Court Otto Alexander, Pam Supply of Brevard, D. H. Ww i in r of Rosman and L. E. Cash Oakland are agents for 'icctim '"ets are; county $1.10; .10; non-resident. $5.10. I \ mits can be had by coun ts for 50 cents per day, u 'I residents being required ; \ •' cents. MRS. MILLER’S MOTHER D1F.< AT RALEIGH HOME Leonard Heath was captured on the m , .tain to the left of Maiden Hair creek last Sunday morning by Shu iff Tom Wood and his deputies within * few yards of a steamer whiskev utfit that was going full a -t a rcadv to trickle out the ,.,:ghtv lid that emanates from ianufa ring establishments of . uoh typv->. The officers found four barrels of beer, and the steamer outfit red hot, just waiting for the condenser to be put in place, this last named ar ticle being found nearby. Dry throats that were possibly waiting to be moistened from the still are doubt less still dry and Easter over and gone. LEAVITT SELECTED TO OPPOSE WEAVER Asheville Man Will Seek To Be Congressman On Re publican Ticket ASHEVILLE, April 4—Halsey B l^avitt, Asheville insurance man, was nominated for congressman and William C. Meekins, of Henderson ville, was endorsed as chairman oi the state executive committee here Monday at the 11th district Republi can convention. Some 200 delegates and other Re publicans from the district’s 13 counties attended the convention held in the county court house and presided over by McKinley Edwards, of Bryson City. — \ short-lived argument oyer Bun combe county's representative or the state committee was the only in the gathering’s harmony, and ended amicably when f- Marvir Glance, of Asheville, withdrew!! favor of his fellow-townsman, George M. Pritchard. There was unanimous support foi the nomination of Mr. Leavitt whe had been regarded beforehand a, the convention’s almost certair choice. He is chairman of the Bun combe co-unty Republican “xecutivi committee, was in the legislature u 1929, and is president of the Ashe ville Optimist club. ~KEW ARRIVAL Announcement is made of th« birth of a son, Joseph Edw;n, U Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Pickelsi mer, on Tuesday. April 3. I MASONS TO HOLD MEET IN HENDERSONVILLE 6TH Meeting of the Masonic lodges in the twenty-seventh district will be held in Hendersonville at two o’clock j Friday afternoon, the meeting to be iheld with Kedron Lodge. 1 Degree work will he featured, at I both the afternoon and evening ses j sions, with refreshments to be served, at the American Legion home. Sev-1 ieral Masons from 'Transylvania ex-, I pect to attend. wood aITbagwell SEEKING NOMINATION Prominent Men Aab Democrat Voters Tor Nomination To Sheriff Office Two announcements for the office of sheriff are made in this issue of The Times, with Sheriff Tom Wood, and L. E. Bagwell both seeking the vote of the Democrats in the pri-( mary. i Both men are pvominent in politi cal and business circles, and both men have a wide circle of friends; to support them in their race for] the nomination. Mr. Bagwell is a son of the latel John C. Bugwell, who played am important role in the county’s pro gress. Mr. Bagwell has served as a member of the old board of road commissioners, and has been in the mercantile and lumber business here for twenty years. Sheriff Wood was a farmer and dairyman before becoming chief deputy under Sheriff Ed Patton six years ago, being elected to the of fice of sheriff after four years as deputy. His father, the late T. S. Wood, was regarded as one of the outstanding men of his day here. ; I HONOR ROLL The following people have sub scribed to The Transylvania Times! during the week ending Wednesday night: I Clyde Hubbard, Brevard R-l Paul Bowen, Brevard R-2 Otto Merrill, Florida A. B. Mooce, Brevard R-3 P. W. Norman, Canton j Mrs. J. C. King, Brevard ! Mrs. Vance Galloway.^,7- ,r' J J. M. Burgess T ! P. W Jos' Lid K-l isas i Miss Daisy Orr, Brevard i Homer Whitmire, St. Louis !Mrs. Ina Rustin, Penrose WILSON HEADS GRAND JURY FOR THE TERM John L. Wilson was chosen fore man of the grand jury which was empannelled here Monday morning, and Marcus Bagwell sworn in as special jury officer. The jury was drawn by little Thomas Osteen. Aside from Foreman Wilson the following were selected: C. E. Leath ers, J. H. Gravely, G. H. Woodard.i F. E. Laudreth, Craig Whitmire, Randall C. Aiken J. L. Gillespie, C.j »C. Lance, Span Tinsley, Walter •Fisher, M. A. Moltz, C. R. Sharp, R. T. Fisher, J. S. Morris, Frank Woodfin, B. A. Brittain, L. B. Wil son. Col. Cohen III ! Word was received by friends in; Brevard this week that Col. W. B. j Cchen is still seriously ill at the; Riverside Infirmary 'in Charleston,; S. C., where he has been confined | for several weeks. ] Col. Cohen, who has spent the summer seasons in Brevard for many years, has a host of friends here who will regret to learn of his continued critical illness. CHAIRMAN AIKEN IS ASKING RE-ELECTION W. L. Aiken, who has served as chairman of the board of county commissioners for the past two years, announces for nomination on the Democratic ticket for the second term in this week’s issue of The Times. Mr. Aiken, a native of Transyl vania county, has been identified with farming and stock raising here for a number of years and is said to know practically every man in the county by his' first name, due to his long business connections as a Seattle buyer. KELVINATOR CAMPAIGN ON AT SOUTHERN PUBLIC Annual Kelvinator sale is being started this week by the Southern Public Utilities company, with sev eral models of the new electric re frigerating machines on display in the store of the Brevard branch. New improvements tiave been ad ded to the new models now being shown at the Southern Public, mak • ing th? already up-to-date machines even better. Meeting Called For Monday Night To Make Summer Season Plans Every person interested in better business in Transylvania county this summer is urged to attend a meet ing-to be held in the county court room at Brevard on Monday night of next week at 7:45 o’clock. Reports from other sections of the country are to the effect that a better feeling pervades, that plans are being made by thousands of families to spend their summer in the mountains of Western _ North Carolina, and it is with a view to bringing as many as possible of these people to Brevard and Tran sylvania county that the meeting is being called for Monday night of next, week at the court house. A working Chamber of Commerce is hope of the committee that has been appointed from the Kiwams cl«b to call the meeting, or a board of trade or whatever the people of the community wish to call the organized and co-ordinating group that is expected to grow out of the meeting. 1 The matter of such an organiza tion was taken up at the meeting cf the Women’s Civic club Monday, and i referred to the Kiwanis club which I met on Wednesday and after a I thorough discussion of the matter, appointed Ralph H. Ramsey, Ed ward J. Bogen, Dr. C. L. New land, Jerry Jerome, Lewis P. Dani lin, and S. M. Macfie with C. M. Douglas as chairman, as sponsor group to attend to calling the peo ple together to perfect the working organization. It is expected that every' board ing house keeper, hotel operator, I camp owner, and business house in the county will be represented at the meeting Monday night, as it is necessary that all people lend their efforts to the program that as to be adopted, and which will be made up after suggestions are re eeived at the meeting Monday wight. Each member of the Kiwanis club has already pledged support to any organization that may be perfected, as well as members of the Women s Civic club, and it is believed that people in general will respond to the plan in a highly favorable man 'ner. _ PLANS TO IMPROVE ! COUNTY HIGHWAYS ] Several people from this communi- J ty are planning to attend a _ meet-' ing of the highway beautification! group in Hendersonville at eight i o’clock on Friday night of this week, at which time program for beauti-l fication of highways under sponsor-’ ship of the Carolina Motor club will he-launched by the Hendersonville, organization. It is expected that a similar cr-j ganization will be set up in Tran-, sylvania within the week, purpose to co-ordinate all efforts of all in-( tereHed parties and individuals to ward removal of unsightly scenes along the main highways and im provements that will make the see-1 tion more attractive to the tourist. I The Carolina Motor Club, cooperat-: ing in the drive, is keeping several j experienced men in the field who arc t TOmger basis1 . .—— i The Souther^ Railway is seriously I considering a new mail and passen ger service for this county, accord ing to advices received here, plans in the making calling for placing an early passenger, mail and express train on the Toxaway division to run from that terminal to Asheville and returning each day. Under the tentative plans now be ing considered, the train would leave j Toxaway in the morning, around 7:30 o’clock, going through to Ashe-1 ville. Returning, it would reach) Toxaway around 4:30 or 5:00 o’clock,: giving early mail out of Toxaway, j Rosman and' Brevard as well as a regularly scheduled mail in the afternoon. Chief interest, however, is center-) ed in the passenger possibilities which the new carrier would give this section, with a morning pas senger and afternoon passenger through the county. Chief Freeman Improving Chief Bert Freeman, who was car ried to Mission hospital, Asheville. Tuesday night was reported to be improving Wednesday afternoon. Eck L. Sims is acting policeman in the absence of Chief Freeman IMPROVEMENTS MADE WALTERMIRE HOTEL Decided improvements are being made at the Waltermire hotel, which has been leased by Harry Melvin Effective changes in the lobby, and in the upstairs hall, and opening of the dining room are among the im provements. Mrs. Melvin and Cap tain Shanklands are assisting Mr. Melvin at the Waltermire. SPALDING M’INTOSH FOR CLERK’S OFFICE *■> J*i • Announcement is being made *n this issue of the Times by Spalding McIntosh of his candidacy for the nomination for clerk of the Superior court, subject to the action of the Democratic primary to be held in June. . . Mr. McIntosh, known to most of 1 the people of the county as ‘Mac, has been a resident of Transylvania for 25 years, having moved here from Haywood county when 16 years of age. He was in the drug business in Rosman for several years, and has for the past four years been con ! nected with the State Highway de partment. In his announcement, Mr. McIn tosh promises, if nominated and elect ed, to faithfully pfrfornr; all dnties pertaining to the office. BELAS E. LYDAY DIED FOLLOWING STROKE Delas E. Lyday, prominent farmer of the lower end of the county died at his home Wednesday afternoon following a stroke of paralysis on Monday night from which he failed to rally. Mr. Lyday, who was in his 79tli year, was a native of this county and was regarded as a fanner and neighbor of first rank in hio commutv itv. Funeral services will be hold Thursday morning at eleven o clock at Pisgah Forest Baptist church, with burial in the Davidson Rivet cemetery. , Surviving are the wife, Mrs. bai lie Sitton Lyday, seven children, twenty-one grandchildren and seven great'grandchildren. The surviving daughters are Mrs. Jim Alexander, Mrs. Judson McCall, Mrs. D. H. Orr, _ 1 Mrs. Lewis Moore. The sons are T' WmmmwW NAMED MAY QUEEN Miss Bertha Jean Hampton, mem ber of the senior class of Montreat Normal, Montreat, has been unani mously chosen May Queen at the an nual May day fete of this institu tion. Miss Hampton was maid of honor to the queen at last year* fete. Other honors have been conferred upon Miss Hampton during the school year. She is editor-in-chief of the Sun Dial, the college publica tion, and vice president of the Tri tonian literary society. Among the superlatives recently named, Miss Hampton was selected as the best, nil-round girl in the senior class. She is a member of the choir at Montreat. Miss Hampton is the attractive daughter of Mrs Thomas Hampton, of Brevard, and a graduate of the Brevard high school. SANITARY WORK WILL BE CONTINUED HERE Sanitation work in the county will be continued, is’ the belief of Charles Ashworth, who has bee.i in charge of the erection of sanitary privies here under the CWA. A letter from the State Health Service was received this week by Mr. Ashworth saying that in all probability the work would be con tinued here due to the fact that :he local workmen had made a good record for the time they have put in ind further that favorable letters nave been received at the stat- of fice requesting that the work be rontinued in the county. North Carolina leads nearly all states in the number of sanitary privies built. iv. sJnMTo be BURIED THURSDAY ROSMAN, April 4—W. S. Mc Lean, age 72, died at his heme here at midnight Tuesday following a stroke of paralysis on Sunday. Mr. McLean was a native of Ire-, dell county, having lived here for a number of years, where ha has taken an active part in communi ty affairs. Surviving are the wife, and the following children: Loonie, Elmer, Bert, Misses Rosa end Emma Jane McLean. Funeral services will be conducted at Zion church here Thursday at two o’clock with burial in the Calvert cemetery, with members of Dunn’s Rock Masonic lodge in charge of burial rites. Moore and Osborne will have charge of arrangements. • NINE TRANSYLVANIANS ENTERING CCC CAMPS Nine young men from Transyl vania have entered Fort Bragg for two weeks’ training and hospitaliza tion, and will later be transferred to CCC camps for six months en listment. The following were selected: Al void Allison, Watsel Thomas, Lee Cooper, Ermond Owens, Joe Lee I Baynard, Leonard Fanning, Bruce; Cassell, Millard Earwood, Almond Hall. SPORTMENCALLED TO MEET THURSDAY Opportunity Afforded Where by Bass Fingerlings May Be Procured I People interested in re-stocking streams of Transylvania county with game fish, and especially bass, are requested to meet at the W alter mire hotel on Thursday night of this week at 7:30 o'clock, at which time an organization will be perfect ed through which it is expected the fingerling fish can be secured. The f’rench Broad river is a natural habitat of the bass accord ing to John W. Smith, who is calling the meeting, and there is now chance to procure a plentiful sup ply of this type fish for the county providing proper interest can be se cured. Several thousand miles of fishing streams that feed the French Broad should be stocked with bass, iocal sportsmen aver, assuring plenty of sport for home folk and visitors alike who would be drawn here if proper fishing were provided. locauirlMnner IN MUSIC CONTEST! Miss Rhuemma Beddingfield j To Represent District In State Meeting MJi.ss Rhuemma B»Hdingiield,j daughter of Mr. and Mrs V. J. Bed-j dingfield of Brevard, won first place in the district Junior Music Club] meeting held at Forest City last Fri d^^M^^Reddingfieid competing in ^WRturday of this week, •Beddingfiold will go to Salisbury where she will compete with win ners from the three other North Carolina districts for state honors. She will be accompanied by Mrs. Rufus Joines. ; A student of Professor Alvin Moore, Miss Beddingfield us a tal ented pianist and i.-= zegarded as one of the outstanding junior music club members in the state. NOBBY SHOPPE MOVING TO NEW HOME ON MAIN The Nobby Shoppe makes an nouncement of removal to larger quarters on Main street in the for-i mer location of the Central Market, with Mrs. Madge Wilkins in charge, at the new location. The more commodious sales and display room has been redecorated land fitted into a neat home for the | exclusive ladies ready-to-wear store.', ! B. Y. p7 u. organized at| LAKE TOXAWAY CHURCH LAKE TOXAWAY, April 4— I The young people of Lake Toxaway met Tuesday night and organized a B. Y. P. U. The following officers were elected: President, Miss Dorene Lee; vice president, Bunyan Owen; secretary-treasurer, Miss Lucy Gal iloway; organist, Miss Edith San Iders; quiz leader, Charles Owen: group captain No. 1, Miss Gertrude Breedlove, No, 2, Charles Lee Jr. Programs will be given by alternate i groups each Sunday evening at. 7:30 o’clock at the Baptist church. | WELL KNOWN LADY | BURIED ON MONDAY! 1 LAKE TOXAWAY, April 4—Mrs. Walter McKinney died at her home' near here at 2r80 o’clock last Sundayi morning. She had been seriously illj for about^ year. The funeral was; conducted at Lake Toxaway Baptist church at 2 o'clock Monday after-1 noon. Moore and Osborne, of Brevard, had charge of the funeral arrange-1 ments. Services were conducted by Rev. i. E. Burt of Rosman. The pallbearers were Fred and Medford Chapman, Clarence and Claude Owen end Glenn ortd Bruce Reid, all first cousins of the deceased. | Mrs. McKinney is survived by her, husband, Walter McKinney, her, i mother, Mrs. L. C. Sanders, and I sister, Miss Edith Sanders, all of j Lake Toxaway. She wan a grand-aaughtec of Mr. snd Mrs Sam Sanders of I^ke Toxa way and Mr. and Mrs. John H. Bern of the Quebec community. From earlv girlhood she was a member of Lake Toxaway Baptist church and had been, s leader m the Sunday school and B. P- U. work. She was a favorite1 among the young people, and the high regard in which she was held was indicated by the overflowing drowd which wai present at the funeral services. HOME LIFE IS TOPIC AT WOMEN’S MEET Exchange Will Again Be Oper ated—Chamber Of Com merce Need Felt ' Featuring the April meeting cf the Women’s Civic club Held Mo. day afternoon at the library, was a pro gram of unusual interest given by the American Home committee, stressing different phases of home life. The committee chairman, Mrs. Coleman Calloway, was in charge of the program, discussing the topic, “Art. in the Home.” She brought out the fact, that the ideal home is made up not merely of elaborate furniture, fixtures and decorations, but to be ideal the home muqt also radiate sun shine and cheer and be filled with beauty and peace because of the spirit of love and affection therein. Mrs. C. L. Newland emphasized another phase of life in the home by discussion of “Books in the Home.” It was pointed out that books are fcod for the mind just as bread is food for the body and should there fore be selected with care. “To buy and read good books is a sure means to education, refinement and culture,' she stated. The importance, of par ents guarding against reading or possessing books they would consider unfit for their children to ihh>! was also stressed. The program was concluded by discussion of “Music in the Home,” by Mrs. J. B. Jones. Music ha- an inspiring, i-efining and patriotic in fluence, it was stated, and the In me is almost as incomplete without some musical instrument as it would be without books. A plea was made for the best music in the home, thereby adding one more bulwark which should protect and surround the home of today. During the business ‘cssimi, pre sided over by the president. Miss Florence Kern, it was voted 'hat the club would sponso: for another sum mer season the M omot.’s Exchange. Decision for the opening date and lo cation trf-the Exchange was dci’catjgd until later, both questions to he c^1 finitely settled at the May meeting. Mrs. John Maxwell, chairman of the garden committee, read the class ification of flowers for the annual flower show to be held on July 27. This classification appears elsewhere in this paper. .the fact that PO- Cipuiiber of Commerce na.f «a yet beefi trfganised, the members ex pressing the hope that some of the enterprising citizens or organiza tion of the town would become suf ficiently interested in the welfare of the community to re-establish a Chamber of Commerce here in tha near future. B. Y. P. 0. MEETING SUNDAY AFTERNOON ROSMAN, April, 4—Upper 'Pa triot B. Y. P. U. convention will be held at Oak Grove Baptist church Sunday afternoon at three o'clock, with a good program announced. Calvert Union will have charge of the song service: Rosman Union H charge of the devetionals folic wo'• bv special music Parable of <’■ "Chief Seats" will be given hy »’ ’ Toxaway Union: the two com pan' 1 pictures' by Cherryfield union: n by the Middle Fork, union. After transaction of the bwsin — session the convention will <’ with the song “Jesus, Savior. Pilot Me." missdoraT- < !S HIGHEST AT B IRD Miss Mabel Gillespie Winner Of Salutatorian Place— Superlatives Named Winning highest honors in the senior class of the Brevard high school is Miss Dora Aiken, valedic torian, with Miss Mabel Gillespie running a close second as salutator ian. At a recent meeting of the senior :lass. superlatives were chosen as follows: Prettiest girl, Charlott" Patton; handsomest boy Langdm English; best all ’round girl, Chris tine Yongue; best all ’round bov, Bud Neill; most athletic girl. Katherine Snelson; mest athletic boy, Bud Neill; most attractive girl, Mamie Mason; moRt attractive boy, Mitchell King; wittiest girl, Chris tine Yongue; wittiest boy, Edgar Loftis; most studious girl; Kathleen Poor; most studious boy, Jimmy Deaver; most conceited girl, Elisa beth McCoy; most conceited boy, Mack Allison; best dressed girl, Mabel McNeely; best dressed boy, Mack Allison ;teacher’s pet, Velma Sharpe; class baby, John Piekebn mer; class flirt, Elisabeth Mi Coy; class sheik, Edward Clayton; moat courteous gir), Thelma Collin*; moat courteous boy, Mitchell King; most intellectual girl, Mabel Gilii-spie; most intellectual boy. Jimmy Dear er. Following ore the officers of the (senior class of 34: President, Chris tine Yongne: vice president, Mack Allison; secretary, Margaret Foil bright: treasurer, Edgar Loftis. - * ■ fei -mmm m