Wl THE TRANSYLVANI . , County ! [ev-Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County __■ ___ , ■ __ VOL. 39. NO. 25^ BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA—THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1934 $1.00 PER YEAR IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY PRISON CAMP WORK" DEFINITELY STOPPED Workmen and Material* Tran* feired to Project In Jackaon County Work has been definitely stopped on the State prison camp near Cal vert, according to W. Lloyd Cutting, who came here several weeks ago to supervise construction of the 100 man permanent camp. Mr. Cutting has transferred all his supplies and materials to Jackson county where he is engaged in con structing a similar camp, his ciew of prisoners who were doing prelimi nary work at the camp having been returned to the barracks at Hender sonville, while the foremen and skilled workmen are with Mr. Cut ting at Whittier. Mrs. Cutting and daughter are remaining at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Galloway for the summer. Mr. Cutting, when interviewed Sunday, stated that he had orders to transfer his operations to the Whittier site in Jackson county and that he could make no statement as to cause of cessation on the local prc.ject. However ,it is generally understood that the work is being held up pending announcement of definite plans by the Tennessee Val ley Authority in regard to proposed developments in this immediate sec tion. Work on the Calvert camp was stopped temporarily two weeks ago, following announcement by TVA of ficials that an aerial survey of the French Broad Valley was to be start ed at once, and after waiting several days, word was given Superintendent Cutting to transfer his activities to Whittier, several carloads of material on the Bosnian side tracks of the Southern -ailroad being immediately re-routed to Whittier. There remains at the Calvert location two or three carloads of cement, piping and build ing supplies. FAIR ASSOCIATION TO MEET FRIDAY NIGHT Meeting of the Transylvania Coun ty Fair asoeiatiun will be held at the court house on Friday night of this week at 8 o’clock at which time plans will be taken up for staging of k the county fair this fall. J. Wade Dickson, chairman of the association, urges that each com munity send as many representatives as possible to the meeting, and that business people of the county also make it a point to be present. The meeting will be held in the county commissioners room, due to the act that a revival meeting is being held ia the cou'-t room. BAND PRACTICES BEING HELD TWICE EACH WEEK Fifteen members of the Brevard municipal band are attending semi weekly practices regularly, looking toward giving concerts here this sum mer as a part of the community’s entertainment program. Donald Lee Moore is leader of the group, and states that a fine spirit of cooperation is being shown by the entire group. ONLY TWOVETERANS RECEIVING PENSIONS Checks Totaling $1700 Dis tributed During Week— $50 Each And Up Transylvania county’s veterans who are receiving pensions i'or their part in the War Between the States are down to the low figure of two, according to Otto Alexander clerk of court, who received the semi-annuai checks last week for distribution. J. M. Blythe of Penrose and W. 1 Nicholson of Sapphire are the two veteran -, each receiving $182.50, Three class A widows, Mrs. Eliza beth Burrell, Mrs. Ann Galloway and Mrs. Lydia E. Raines each received $150. Class B widows who receive $50 are: Mrs. John Allison, Mrs. Delia Brooks. Mrs. Frances Casey, Mrs. Cvrus Chapman, Mrs. Augsuta.Ann Cook, Mrs. Harriet Davis, Mrs. Alice Jones, Mrs. M. E. Lewis, Mrs Naomi McCall, Mrs. Laura Miller Mrs. John tV. Mills. Mrs. Malir.da J. Nedy. Mrs. Hcttie Owen, Mrs Nellie Ann Owen, Mrs. Sarah J. Shu ford, Mrs. Ursula Shuford, Mrs Laura J. Wilson, and Mrs. M. M Wilson. PUBLIC WELFARE MEET BE HELD NEXT TUESDAY A meeting of the county b.vard o' * Charities and Public Welfare will hi held in the office of County Superin tendent G. C. Bush on Tuesday evening of next week at 7:30 o’clocl at which time matters pertaining es pecially to child welfare in th' county, and welfare work in general a will bo taken up. &■ Professor Bush, who is superin tendent of public welfare work ii the county, invites the general publi to attend the meeting and request that cases needing attention of th board be brought to attention of th meeting Tuesday evening. Official Summer Arrive* Here Thursday Afternoon Despite opinions of many who wiped their brows and sought cooling drinks during the heat of the day last week, summer will not officially arrive here until Thursday afternoon, around four o’clock. That hour will mark the sum mer solatice, when the sun is over the tropic of Cancer. Thursday will also be the longest day of the year and Thursday night will be the shortest night of the year. ST. JOHNS SERMON ON SI DAY MORNING All Master Masons, members of Dunn’s Rock lodge, and all visiting Masons are invited to attend morn ing service at the Brevard Meth odist church next Sunday at which time the Rev. J. H. West, pastor, will deliver the annual St. John’s Day sermon. Masons are urged to meet at the lodge rooms on Broad street at 10:30 and go in a body to the church for eleven o’clock service. It is customary for Masons to as semble on the Sabbath nearest St. Johns Day and listen to a sermon pertaining to the life and works of the Saints John, patron saints of Masonry. TOM MASTERS OUT UNDER $5000 BOND Tom Masters has been liberated from the county jail on a justified bond of $5,000, this bond being ap proved by Solicitor C. O. Ridings. Masters was being held in connec tion with the death of D Wyatt Roper, who was killed on Friday af ternoon, June 1, allegedly by a shot gun in the hands of Masters. The trial is set for December term of Superior court. Mrs. J. E. Clayton, Mr. and Mrs. Cos Paxton signed the bond. BEANS SHIPPED HERE FROM EAST CAROLINA Two hundred hampers of green beans were shipped to Brevard for distribution., junong needy families last week having been bought by the Federal government from growers of Eastern North Carolina as an aid to farmers who were unable to find market for their products. ~ HONOR ROLL 1 The following people have paid, their subscription to The Transyl vania Times during the past week... | to all of whom we say Thank You T. P. Ward, Brevard. E. A. Shaffer, Pennsylvania. E. P.. Galloway, Rosman. Mrs. N. A. Miller, Brevard. J. C. McCall, Brevard R-2. Jim Alexander, Brevard R-2. J. M. Knight, Brevard R-2. J. F. Lyday, Brevard R-2. John Fisher, Fenrose. M. L. Hamilton, Penrose. C. E. Blythe, Penrose. Capt. J. L. Risk, Brevard. D. M. Reid, Oakland. Rev. L. M. Lyday, Georgia. Prof. G. C. Bush, Brevard. II. E. Guyer, Rosman. Anthony Trantham, Brevard. B. P. Scruggs, Brevard. The Times welcomes the following new subscribers, who have started be : iog regular readers during the past ■ week: , , William Galloway, Brevard R-2. Carl Baynard, Brevard R-2. Ralph Gillespie, Florida. Mrs. W. C. Reece, Brevard R-2. W. M. George, Penrose. C. F. Gibbs, Penrose,. Mrs. Ralph Jenkins, Penrose. M G. Sentelle, Penrose. I R. C. Banther, Penrose. F. H. Blythe, Penrose. Richard Hamilton, Penrose. Lee Baynard, Penrose. j SMITH BARBER SHOP » MOVING TO NEW HOME Smith’s Barber Shop, oldest busi ' ness in Brevard in point of continu I ous service, announces their removal from the present location in the i King building on Main street to the i Martin and Ward stand next door to Long's Drug store, Mr. Smith hav ing taken over the Martin shop. Associated with Mr. Smith will be Lester Martin, Edwin Owenby, Joe Tinsley and J. R. Neill. ! HOLLiDAYREUNION IS TO BE HELD SUNDAY ' Several hundred people from West ern North Carolina and Virginia are expected to be in attendance at the annual Holliday reunion which will ’ be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs i i). R- Holliday, in the Blantyre sec • tion next Sunday, June 24. A generaf invitation is extended to • all relatives and friends of the Holli i day family to attend the event, and • bring a well filled dinner basket. The ! program will start at ten o’clock • Sunday morning, with string music > singing and a picnic dinner to bo fea tures of the day. • •* X Red Cross Water Pageant Be Staged At Camp Carolina Thursday Night Outstanding annual event in the Brevard vicinity will be that of the Red Cross water pageant to be staged at Camp Carolina on Thursday evening of this week at 8:15 o’clock. For several years this production has attracted enormous crowds from the county and various sections of North and South Carolina, the page* ant being given free as a part of the work of the class in pageantry and recreational swimming. This phase of the National Red Cross and Life Sav ing Instute being under direction of Harry A. Kenning and Jimmy Mc Millan. An elaborate setting is being ar ranged for production of ‘‘The Fish erman’s Dream.” A Dutch Mill, a village, a group of Dutch boys and girls in wooden shoes, a Dutch boa^ in the distance will change the water front to a picturesque village in Holland. Tulips bloom everywhere. The villagers dance and sing. An old fisherman sits mending his nets, dreaming of by-gone days of joy, but brooding too on the sadness that has been caused by the terrific loss of life that has occurred in the village year after year. He looks at the carefree boys and girls dancing, thinking that some day the sea will claim the boys as fishermen; the girls will be the unhappy widows of these same gay Dutch youths. Suddenly a glare lights the sea! A burning ship, reflected in the water, terrifies the village. The old fisher man looks sadly but helplessly on.. Figures can be seen leaping from the; burning vessel, then sinking quietly beneath the waves. All at once out of the sea appears a commanding figure, King Neptune. He speaks to the fisherman words of hope ,of encouragement, of better days ahead. He heralds the approach of the good ship “American Red Cross” which looms out of the dark nes upon the scene, a huge lighted craft, loaded with cheer and hope. Sailors dance out on the deck. Skilled swimmers appear and give a wonder ful demonstration of skill and water waltzing. The Dutch boats come in laden with flowers giving a drill showing ability in the handling of water craft. Then come the recreational swim mers, forming intricate figures, show ing the skills and pleasures of parti cipation in water sports. Next comes the fancy and clown diving demon strating the variety and perfection of skill that can be achieved in that sport. Then comes the life saving demonstration. Men and wptnett go through a splendid drill teaching the correct and effective methods of life saving. Into the sky bursts a beauti ful fireworks display .lighting up the scene of the finale, bringing together the Dutch villages, the life savers, all the 180 characters in the pageant, singing together the Little Dutch Mill—showing that after all the people of the world are all “One Big Happy Family” under the guidance of the “Greatest Mother in The World—The Red Cross.” The school this year has an enroll ment of over one hundred fifty, this being the largest to ever be held in the United States, according to Ra mone S. Eaton, director in charge. LITTLE RIVER CLUB OFFICERS ELECTED Little River ladies club will meet at the school house on Friday after noon of this week at 2:30 o'clock, at which time the organization will be perfected and work for the sum mer planned. At a meeting held last week Mrs. Otis Merrill was elected president Df the organization, Mrs. E. H. Mackey vice president, Mrs. T. R. McCall secretary-treasurer, with Mrs. Harley Merrill, Mrs. Parmer McCrary and and Mrs. Sue Shipman as program committee. After the business session ice cream and cake were served. Dressmaking will be taken up at the meeting this Friday afternoon, this being one of several studies to be taken up by the club during the next few weeks, looking toward tak ing part in the county fair this fall. Miss Virginia Willeox who Has been employed in the Brevard school dis trict as George Reed teacher, will continue to meet with the ladies through June and July, meetings to be held each Friday afternoon. R.OSMAN-BREVARD GAME TO BE PLAYED THURSDAY The Rosman baseball nine will meet the Brevard Tanning outfit on the Brevard high school field Thursday afternoon at 5:15, in a game that promises to be good. Last game played by these two teams ended in a 3-0 score for the Brevard players, although White al lowed thg locals but cnc hit. John’s Rock CC camp will play here Saturday afternoon, the game to start at 3:30 o’clock, according to Manager Misenheimer. NEW ARRIVAL Born to Mr. and Mrs. Glover Jack son a son, Richard Kimzey, on Mon day, June 18th. OWEN REUNION WAS j ENJOYABLE AFFAIR; I __ I Around seventy-five relatives and friends of A. L. (Luther) Owen gathered at the home of Buriin Oweh near Toxaway last Sunday to help celebrate the joint birthdays of Messrs. A. L. and Buriin Owen. Swimming was enjoyed in the beautiful Blue Ridge lake that has been constructed just below the Owen |home in the forenoon by most of the young men and a few of the older ones with the real treat of the day teeming at one o’clock when a boun teous picnic dinner was spread upon tables in the grove near the lake edge. Brief talks were made by the Rev. J. H. West of Brevard, the Rev. J. N. Hail of Roaman, W. E Breese and C. M. Douglas of Brevard, after which the heavily laden tables were lightened of approximately two thirds of their load of good food that : the Owen family housewives are | noted for. Vocal and instrumental music was i mingled with congenial conversation, the party breaking up around four with a feeling that the day had been vcr>r happily and profitably spent N. R. BISHOP WORKING CIRCULATION FOR TIMES N. R. Bishop is now connected with i The Transylvania Times in the capac I ity of circulation manager and is calling upon people in various sec tions of the county in interest of the paper. Mr. Bishop reported Wednesday I afternoon that people in general were ! very courteous to him, and a number | have favored him during the two; j days he has worked with new sub- ] scriptions and renewals. He expects | to go into all sections of the county, selling end collecting for the home , 1 paper during the coming weeks. Tonsil Clinics To Be Conducted By j Hospital and Doctors of the County! - Flans have been perfected for the tonsil clinic for children from f> to 15 years of age, which will be held at Lyday Memorial hospital for one week beginning next Monday and continuing through Saturday, June 30- x, Quite a number of applications have been made by parents for their children to take advantage of thi= clinic, and it is urged by the hospital staff that all children expecting to have their tonsils removed at the clinic next week see Miss Brendel at the hospital not later than Friday or Saturday of this week to make ar rangements about the operation and to have their physical examination, which is required beforehand of all children undergoing operations. The price of each operation is set at $12.50, which is said to be consider ably less than half the cost of the tonsil operation. The clinic is only for children of those parents who are not able to pay the full price for a tonsil operation. Doctors on the straff Bie giving their services free, this mini mum charge being to take care of actual operating room and hospital expense. , The clinic ic' sponsored by the board of trustees of the hospital, and the operations will be performed by mem bers of the hospital staff, including Dr. C. E. Cunningham, Dr. C. L. Eewland and Dr. Harry Bradley. As sisting in the operations will be the nursing staff, including Miss Gebrgia Brendel, head nurse. Miss Elizabeth Allen and Miss Myrtice Dillard. The following notice was turned in to The Times on Wednesday, an nouncing that four doctors of the county, Dr. Stokes, Lynch, English and Osborne will aiso do tonsil work during the coming week. The notice follows: Having been besieged by various ones regarding the clinic that is be ing sponsored by the Lyday Memorial hospital June 25 to the end of the same week, and the fact that the older physicians of the county not being represented in this philan ; thropic undertaking for the benefit of the people of Transylvania coun ty, we, the undersigned physicians and surgeons have agreed to do cur part in this noble work. Therefore we have agreed to re move any child’9 tonsils and adenoids whose church pastor, and Mr. W. A. Wilson, Federal Relief Administra tor, pronounces genuine charity and is unable to get such relief from other source withotit wny charge whatsoever. To those who are able to meet their obligations we are mak ling a reduction for the week only of half price. We solicit the cooperation of pll who are interested to get in touch with any one of the doctors whose name is signed below and make appointment for the work. ROBERT L. STOKES, M. D. G. B. LYNCH M D. E. S. ENGLISH, M. D. JOE S. OSBORNE, M. D., Rosman Push and Pul! Gambling Craze in Full Sway Here Monte Carlo may have a few more varieties of gambling de vices, but Brevard has that mu nicipality, monarchy, republic or whatever it is, skinned by a coun try block in interest. For a penny, nickel, dime or 60-cent piece the lucky 111 Bre vardite can get so much in trade, piece of gum, handful of “tokens,” so many nickels, $9, $60, or most anything from down to up (sometimes;. STATEDEPARTMElfr PAYS FOR MATERIAL Work has started on the bath house at the Brevard municipal park and swimming pool, several carpenters and workmen being engaged under supervision of the FERA on the job. Ernest Miller, supervisor, expects to have the hath house and grounds in fair shape by the first of the month, with the pool ready for use on or before that date. Cost of materials to go into con struction of the bath house has been ok’d by the state department of the relief administration .according to advices received here by Relief Dir ector W. A. Wilson and City Clerk Harry Patton who were in Raleigh last week in effort to ^et the depart ment to pay for materials. DAM MEETING TO BE HELD AT CONNESTEE Professor S. P. Verner makes an nouncement that a meeting will be held at Connestee school house on Friday night of this week at eight j o’clock in regard to the French j Broad dam proposition. Horace Jeffreys of Henderson county and Professor Verner are scheduled to lead in the discussion of the matter. Professor Verner to make a report of his recent confer- 1 mce with TVA officials in Knoxville ; Mr. Jeffress has also been active in ; the French Broad proposition in : Henderson county. Professor Verner has been in sev-1 eral conferences with officials of the TVA and federal officials „and has made a u'kie study M Han 'Facnciil Broad proposition as is contemplated : by the TVA. GILLESPIE REUNION TO BE HELD JULY 1ST Annual Gillespie reunion will be held at the home of B. A. Gillespie, in the East Fork section on Sunday, July first, members of the Gillespie family from many sections expected to be in attendance. A picnic dinner will be served at the noon hour, ana other enjoyable features are being planned. MRS. WARD’S SISTER BURIED IN MISSOURI Mrs. T. P. Ward has received a message telling of the death of her sister, Nettie Allen DeKaney of Kansas City, Mo., on June 13. Burial took place in Kansas City. She is survived ty her husband and three children, her father, John I. Allen of Brevard, Mrs. Ward and a brother, J. J. Allen of Spindale, N. C. WESTERN UNION OPENS OFFICES HERE FRIDAY Uptown office of the Western Union will open in the pwstoffice building on Jordan street Friday of this week, with Miss Nora Dellengsr of Mt. Holly in charge. Whiie office hours have not been announced, Miss Dellcnger states that the office will be kept open for such periods as will best suit the public. ~ — ICE CREAM SUPPER AT CHERRYFIELD FRIDAY An ice cream supper will be given at the home of Miss Ruth Whitmire, Cherryfield, Friday evening of this week, beginning at 7:30 o’clock. The proceeds from the supper wiP be used for the benefit of the Mt. Mor iah church. Cherryfield. The public is cordially invited. iargfTgrouFhere TO ATTEND GMUGE Fifty-five Transylvania county boys and girls met President E. J Co’itrarie at Brevard College last Sat urday morning, at which time 48 of those present signified their intention of attending the college the first term which opens the tenth of September Several other prospective student were unable to attend the meeting held Saturday, but have already cither signed up qfr have stated theii intention of attending, and it. is ex pec ted that at least <55 local ffudent; will enroll . FRENCH BROAD DAM IS STILL UNDECIDED Official* Not Ready To Giv* Definite Information To Men There Last Week Transylvania county people will be given a square deal in every respect by the Tennessee Valley v'hen and if water storage basin, basins or reser voirs are constructed on the French Broad Valley in such a way that the storage will affect property and rights here ,was the gist of informa tion given Wm. E. Breese, Ralph H. Ramsey Jr. and A. H. Harm, win were sent to Knoxville to confer with the TVA last week Nothing definite is ready for an nouncement, the men who represented the county commissioner* and board of aldermen were told, other than the fact that the TVA had not contem plated building a dam 200 feet high, as rumor had it, in this section. Official reports of the Transylva nia men have not been made to the board of commissioners and the board of aldermen, but the opinion was expressed by members of the committee that the Tennessee Valley Authority would be reasonable in ex acting their needs for storing water on the French Broad. It is hoped that further surveys, as to economic conditions as well as for the purpose of using the French Broad Valley for storage will be made by the TVA before any definite work is started. Official reports will be published as soon as they are made to the county and town. GOLF COURSE IS IN EXTRA GOOD SHAPE Brevard’s golf course is in excel lent condition, tho?e who have been playing for the past couple of weeks declaring that the course as a whole is far superior to any time within the past five years. All fairways have been resodded and rolled during the early spring, “Toxaway” sand on all the gr> n and roughs cleared off to help the player who insists in slicing and hooking. Tickets for one day play are n sale at the clubhouse near numi-i one tee at fifty cents each, while books of thirty tickets may be ha ; at the Fashion department store at te dollars. ELECTRIC RANGE SALE STARTS AT LOCAL SPU _ Annual electric range sale is being started this week by the Southern Public Utilities company, featuring the latest improved “Hotpoint.'’ Very attractive offers are being made to customers by the SPU in this week’s issue of The Time* through an advertisement carried *»» page three. WATER BOARD ASKS1 USERS COOPERATION Plenty of Water For All Requeats That Patron* Oo Not Wa,te To The Water Consumers of Ti..' Town of Brevard: At a recent meeting of the Boaru of Aldermen, an order was made calling to the attention of nil water consumers through the press, that an unnecessarv amount of water was being wasted. Certain wouTo-bc po.i ticians have tried to create the in. pression that it is the intercom of the beard to have meters installed or a; connections. Not one of the author i | ties has any such idea in mind, out on the contrary wants and ixpect* a)1 • consumers to use all the water need led by them. Juft The Town of Brevard is weil bless ed with an excellent supply of water. 1 sufficient, in fact for a much larger town. There is another side to the picture however; we have a storage capacity of three hundred find sixtv thousand gallons .which in its. should fill our requirement* for iro thirty to thirty-six hours. It in been definitely proven thougn, th with no water coming into the stoiage reservoirs they are be:' emptied in one-sixth of this time < from five to six hours. A close check is kept on the reset voirs during the day time, but th: i cannot be done at night. On sever.' occasions the supply coming into the iiservoir frem the intake nas been qecidentally out off and as stated above, due to so much water being wasted, these reservoirs hove been emptied during the night. So far wo have been very, fortunate ir. having no fires at such a time. Suppose how ever a fire would break out in ycu home or your neighbor’s’ home—you and your entire neighborhood and possibly the whole _ town would be wiped out by a terrible fire. Now if so much water was not. be ing wasted, trouble cf this kinn would be corrected before any great amount of water was used from the reservoirs. For this reason—be sure and see that all plumbing leaks are i repaired without further delay. Brevard Water Department.

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