The
Transylvania Times
The News The Times
Esiab. 1896 Estab. 1931
Consolidated 198S
Published Weekly on Thursdays by
C. M. DOUGLAS
Offices in The News Building
C. M. DOUGLAS . Editor
MISS A. TROWBRIDGE. Associate
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Per Year . ?1.00
Six Months .60
(In Transylvania County)
Per Year, Elsewhere .$1.50
Six Months .76
CHEAT MUSICAL EVENT
AT METHODIST CHURCH
Score another point against the fly
by-nighters—
Those who were fortunate in at
tending the musical program given
at the Brevard Methodist church
last Sunday evening came away fully
convinced that “musical shows,” so
called by the producing companies
who want to make Brevard a mecca
for their coin-gathering schemes are
ail bunk as compared with the real
home talent entedtuinments.
Mrs. Leon English, who directed
the estimable progiam given at the
church, did ail the work without any
“sixty-forty" pay and without run
ning somebody all over town seeking
donations to “help pay this and that ’
expense, and did n t carry a hundred
or so d dlars out of town when the
entertainment was over as per
schedule of tlu fly-by-nlghters.
We have talent, good talent, right
here in Transylvania. Trouble with
us we are looking too much out on
the green grass that grows just over
the pasture fence.
FOREST FIRES
A OREAT MESA( E
Reports from the Seliea section to
the effect that three forest fires
were set there last week by some van
dal-minded person is plenty cause for
action ' i the part of residents of
•hat t inmunity, find it is a pity that
more of the folk could .ot have taken
time off to help at a shotgun partj.
Over 200,000 acres of woodland
have been burned over in Western
North Carolina during the past twelve
months, a majority of this acreage
having bee" burned bv fellows who
ought to have been in jail a long time
ago and for long sentences.
There are some forest fires in this
county, very probably, that are re
sult of conditions which could not be
blameablo to any one person, but there
are others and evidence points out
that they are set purposely, and these
av< in the majority.
W'e have laws, adequate in every
respect, to take care of such cases,
and it is up to the people of the
county to see that prosecutions follow
forest fires like the three in the Seliea
section last Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday.
WHO’S AFRAID OF
THE LITTLE HAD JAP!
A lot of peopie who want a big in
crease in the United States navy are
whipping themselves into a frenzy be
cause the Japanese government is
trying to initiate something similar
to our own Monroe Doctrine by which
Japan will maintain a policy of
“hands-off China."
Naturally the Roosevelt administra
tion protests against the Japanese
position because President Roosevelt
renounced the Monroe Doctrine as <>
national policy in Cuba, and Secre
tary of State Hull advanced the same
position in the recent Pan-American
Conference at Montevideo.—National
Industrial News.
IT ISX'T you: tow n
IT'S YOU.
In an exchange we find a litttlc
verse about the home to" n that so
appropriately fits in'o our own com
munity that it i- being passed along.
If you want to live in the kind of a
town
Like the kind of a town you like,
You needen’t slip your clothes in a
grip
And start on a long, long hike.
You’ll only f ind what you .eft behind,
For there’s nothing that’s really
new.
It’s a knock at youf-elf "'ber. you
knock your town;
It isn't the town—it's you.
Real towns aren’t made by men who’re
at raid
Lest someone else gets ahead.
When everyone works and nobvdy
shirks
You can raise a town from the
dead
And if while you make your personal
«take
v,)ur neighbors can make one, too,
Your town will be what you want
to see;
It isn’t your town—tt s you.
Dan Tompkins over at Sylva is
very probably regarded by his rome
folk as just another fellow who runs
a newspaper, but be has gotten action
on Highway No. 106, which proves
that after all the home newspaper is
an institution.
PRESESRVE DOGWOODS
ON BREVARD STREETS
Several years ago an enterprising
group of ladies of the town spent
considerable time and money in plant
ing dogwood shrubs, on the main
thoroughfares of Brevard in an ef
fort to make the town mors attract- j
ive. The move was a succes, cr at,
least partly so. There were nice'
shrubs growing at regular intervals.
Many of these dogwoods are still
growing and are now blooming, while
there are many others barely stand
ing, bearing unite evidence of the
fact that there are too many people
in the community who would rather
destroy than help build up.
MEASLES AND
FUDDY-DUDDY
l.cv Weathers, editor of The Cleve
land Star is wrought with righteous
indignation on account of the fact
that the teacher force in his county j
will be cut down next fall because
attendance was low in December and
January when there was an epidemic
of measles. If that is a sign of fewer I
teachers, Transylvania county will be
cut down insofar as teachers are con
cerned. The Star goes into the mai
ler as follows:
this winter.
Tin. number ofteachers a school
nance, there were .su* case? ««*
to Dr. I). F. Moore—and there must
have been scores not repotted.
\ow the dullest youngun in any;
h. dy's third grade can tell you, with
out even chewing his pencil, that the
number of children attending school
in December and January has nothing
whatsoever to do with the numbei
that will attend next fall. Just as
many children will be there as began
the term last year, and probably
more, for the population of Shelby
is growing.
We suggest that the department of
education abandon the study of math
ematics in all North Carolina schools.
Apparently grown-ups have no use
foi th" logic of cold figures.
Railroads tripled their incomes
during the first three months of DM.
Sounds like business must still be
climbing, and no fooling.
Six thousand people attended first
Sunday baseball game and movies in
Asheville last Sunday afternoon, says
The Citizen. Bet the collection fell
off in lots of the churches.
How about that membership in Wel
come to Brevard? You want to help
this community have a great season
. . . of course you do . . then help
tote the load.
It pays to advertise . . . proof can
be found in the big-little egg contest
being conducted by The Times. Come
by and take a peek at the eggs that
have come to our office from all sec
tions of the county.
Heard a fellow saying slighty
things about the Methodist chuich
the other day on account of Bishop
Cannon's escapades. Can't see how the
church could be blamed just because
a black sheep got mixed in with the
white ones.
About the most unnecessary thing
we know oi’ is some l'ellow coming
around imparting the knowledge by
word of mouth that he “is full” when
you could tell that before he got
within half a block.
STILL ASKING FOR
PRO HI STAND
“Are you committed to the principle
of prohibition?”
“Whatever may be your fate in the
election are you going to undertake
to make your influence count in
keeping the temptation of strong
drink from the young people growing
up in our midst?”
The foregoing questions are still be
fore the candidates of both parties
offering themselves to the citizens ot
Transylvania county for nomination
and election. It is important that
these questions be answered by each
candidate through the county paper.
Quite a number of the candidates
have said to me. “You know how I
stand on the whiskey question. I am
dry and always have been.”
That is quite true. But the time
has come when the penalty for double
dealing and dishonest manipulations
in politics has become unbearable,
and a large, influential and growing
segment of our best citizens have de
finitely decided to undertake to bring
about a system of honest and friendiv
dealings in politics. They realize th£t
they have a big job on their hands.
I heard one discriminating, clear
thinking citizen say the other day
that a great many or our citizens are
honest in their business, truthful in
their conversation, clean and maniv
in their social life but when it come?
to politics they seem to have no
conscience on sidestepping. I take it
that he meant these honest and m&nlv
citizens wouldn’t think of stea.ine
horse or an automobile or of gome
into their neighbor’s poultry yard
some dark night lyid getting j
with a whole coop full of Rhode I
land Reds but that in elections the> j
could be a party to stealing half the
votes in the county and have no com
punction of conscience. And it seems
to be the concensus of opinion that
it is practically impossible for an
honest man to be elected.
“Tha tis a frightful indictment
against the successful candidates.
Under that stigma I should nrefer
not to be elected.
Now the best way to start in n
effort to purge politics of this hurni
ating maelstrom of badness is t
find a few men and women bin
on< ugh to lift their heads above it and ]
publish to the world that they onDOse,
it and are not afraid to face the is-]
sue on these, great moral and civil
reforms that must be established be- j
fore we can hope to cast the devil
out. !
Prohibition is only one of the is
SUqS. We would be glad to know also
of'the candidates whether thev favor |
the repeal of the absentee voting law.:
Ar.d every other law' and practice]
that, like watchers and markers. |
often make it hard for a citizen to
fed free to vote his convictions. I
What we want is that every citizen,
shall be free to vote as he Menses1
without interference or intimidation.
If a few candidates will unhesitat
ingly face the issue and take their I
stand for honesty and fair niav in
politics and the suppression of legal
and illegal alcoholic drinks, it will
give us the opportunity to test our
strength for the establishment of
principles in our government guar
anteeing the rights oi all our citi
zens in every worthy endeavor on
eoual terms.
• J. K. UENDERSON.
UPPER BOYLSTQN
(By I.ovena McCall)
We are very sorry to learn of the
death of Mrs. M. M. Wilton.
We are giao to learn that Mrs. Lee
Baynard of Blantyre has returned to
her home somewhat improved. She
has been taking treatment at the
Baptist hospital at Winston-Salem.
Wiley Ledbetter of Ktowah called
on Joe Ledbetter recently.
Mrs. L. R. Duncati has returned to
Asheville to spend a few days with
her daughter, Mrs. Nan Crook.
We are sorry to learn of the death
of Mrs. R. T.' Aiken.
Miss Dottsie Brewer of Blantyre
was a recent guest of Mrs. Vi. S.
Taylor. .
Mrs. W. P. Fullbright visited her
mother in Rosman recently.
Little Bruce Baynard is spending
a few days in Greenville.
The farmers in this community are
very busy plowing and planting. They
sav they are not going to starve it
xhe soil will grow what they plant.
Bee English was a recent guest of
Carlos Holder..
Mrs. Raeht l West is spending a few
days with her daugher at Mills River.
Bee English called on his mother.
Mrs. Weldon English of Bower Boyi
Ston, Sunday. , .
We enjoyed a nice Mothers l>at
program at the Boylston church last
Sunday. , , „
Mi#s Eulalia Orr spent las Sun
day with Mrs. Johnny Alexander.
Mrs Carl Bavnard was a recent
guest of Mrs. W. A. Baynard.
LAKE TOXAWAY
--1—
Mrs. Ida Payne spent Monday with
Mrs. H. G. Rogers.
Mrs. Weieh Galloway and son
Charles of Rosman are visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Grant Brun
ner this week.
Rtv. J. N. Hall of Rosman sub
stituted for W. B. Henderson at Tox
away school Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Spalding McIntosh
a::d children of Brevard were guests
of Mr. and Mrs. I. S. Fisher Sunday.
Miss Beatrice Sisk of Rosman
visited Mrs. Chn- Clark Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wilbanks had
as their guests Sunday Mr. and Mrs.
Carlos White and children and Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Wilbanks all of Ashe
ville.
Miss Sadie North of Brevard was
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. H. I>- Lecj
last week-i nd.
Cleon Williams was a visitor to
Asheville Monday.
Mrs. Dock Banther and Mrs. Brown
were visiting in Brevard Thursday.
Mi sses Elsie and Lon Alvis of
Kingsport, Tenn., are spending some
time with their sister, Mrs. M. H. ^
Rigsby. -
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Deane of Wood
ruff, S. C., were guests of Mr. ar.d
Mrs. Lester Thomas Sunday.
Misses Gertrude Breedlove and
Lenora Thomas visited Mrs. Grant
Erriliner Sunday.
Miss Emma Jones who is,employed
at Flat Rock, spent the week-end with
hir parents, Mr. and Mrs. James.
Jone--.
Mrs. Chas. Clark has as her guests
this week Mrs. Sharp and child)en
of Gastonia.
Miss Madge Jones of Etowah spent
friday with Mr. and Mrs. FI yd
' °Liui' Tinsley spent Friday with j
Mrs. I.estr Thomas.
Mrs. W. W. Ray spent last week in
Asheville. .
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Stevens and
Mr. and Mrs. Mack Hurd of Easley,
S C., were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Riley’ Johnson Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Merrill ami
-on Clifton and A. F. Ray of Ashe
ville are expected to spend the we: k
end with Mr. and Mrs. VV. W. Ray.
Mrs. Ira Galloway and daughters,
Misses Lucy and Mildred, were*guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Tinsley Sun
<laThe B. Y. P. U. gave an interest
ing program at the Baptist church
Rnndav evening.
Twenty members ot the B. 1 • • 1 ■
enjoyed a picnie supper at Toxaway
Falls Friday night. After supner they
plaved games and sang around the
camp lire until a late hour Mrs Ira
Galloway. Mrs. Carl Breedlove Mis.
H. H. Lee and Mi?? Sadie North were
ch crones. t_
CART) OF THANKS
Wo wish to thank our friends for
their many expressions of kindness
shown to us at the death of our |
mother and for the lovely floral
/CringS' MR. AND MRS. J. B. PETIT
AND FAMILY.
The great pyramid of Egypt is 4F0 ,
| feet high.
A K»VOU»
WRECK.
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ano they never 1
iNTntnm with *
HtAlTHY HI2VES.
Young and Old Enjoy
Sunny Side Pure Milk
Heavy in cream content . . . it’s a
Health-Builder for every age. Deli
cious and nourishing.
Sunny Side Dairy
Walter Glazener, Manager
SUGGESTIONS
for MOTHER
’Member when you had the ’tummy ache °r some
()f a.'he—it was “Muvver ’ who cured them. Toda>
it’s -Dll “Muvver” this or “Muvver” that, and now on
Mother’s Day wouldn't it be fitting to express your o\e
and appreciation lor all these things Mother has done
for you with
A Gift of Quality?
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HOSIERY
Both service weight and
chiffon in the beautiful
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69c and 95c
Munsingwear
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linens"-"
Towels, Sheets, Pillow
Cases, Bed Spreads and
other pieces.
GLOVES
Kid Gloves in blue, black
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$1.95
Washable white silk and
clean) silk
59c 89c
Ladies’ Handbags
Blue, black, brown and
white- Styles and colors
suitable for any ensemble.
59c up
Beautiful Assortment Of
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Silks, Printed Batistes, Pi
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Mother’s Day—May 13th
Mr
BROADWAY