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VOL 39. NO. 27 ___ _____
WESTERN CATTLE TO
BE HERE THIS WEEK
Fir»t Shipment To Be Placed
In Lower End Of County
—More Coming Later
First shipment of “boarding’' cat
tle for Transylvania county from tne
drouth area of western states is ex- |
pected to arrive at Davidson River,
either Thursday or Friday of this
week, according to W. A. Wilson,
emergency relief director who is
placing the cattle :n this county for
the federal government.
Only 750 head are expected in the ;
first shipment. These will be taken
to the Everett Farm where they will
be fed and distributed to various sec
tions of the lower end of tne county.
Another shipment will arrive with
in a few days for placement in the ■
upper end of the county these to be
unloaded at Rosman and Lake Toxa
way.
Mr. Wilson states that a total of :
2,900 head have been applied for by
landowners of the county ,and that
he is expecting these orders to be :
filled shortly.
The government will pay $1 i
head per month for good pasturage |
that is"fenced. For good range pas
ture lands .where rangers must be ^
employed by the government, 50 cents ,
per head per month will he paid the j
land owners. j
MISS JENNINGS KILLED
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Word was received here last Thurs-:
day morning of the death of Miss
Collie Jennings, daughter of E. H.
Jennings, the young lady losing her
life in an automobile accident near
Pittsburgh, Pa. i
Mr. Jennings, who was at Fairfield :
left immediately for Pittsburgh. De
tails of the accident have not been
received here of the death of the j
popular young lady, who was plan
ning to visit this section within the
next few days accompanied by a
party of friends.
W. L MULL CELEBRATES
LONG BUSINESS CAREER
W. L. Mull, in business in the
county for 33 years, announces :n (
this week’s paper that he has bought
a real birthday present for his meat
market ir. the form of a refrigeration ,
cabinet that is second to none in any ,
state. The fine cabinet is being used
I in hi* Proud street place of busi
ness, and a general invitation is ex- j
tended to the public to come in and
Inspect this new and up-to-date out
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[DEPOSIT INSURANCE i
f ON LARGER AMOUNT
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Announcement was made today by i
the Transylvania Tru3t company that;
effective last Monday, July 1, al! j
deposits of the bank are insured up j
to and including the amount of $5,000.
Deposits in the bank are insured
by the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation. Deposit insurance ori
ginally was in the amount of $2,500
but effective July 1, deposit insurance
was extended for one year and the
amount raised to $5,000.
MANY BOYS BEING ADDED
TO 2 COUNTY CC CAMPS
Recruits for the two CC camps
in Transylvania will bring the en
rollments up to two hundred, 101
boys arriving at Gloucester on Tues
day of this week, coming from the
Charlotte district by train to Easley,
S. C., and thence by truck.
Forty-eight boys will arrive at
j 1’isgah Forest Friday for entrance at
I John's Rock camp, with another
1 group of 38 arriving next Tuesday.
BLOOD POOL CAUSES!
MUCH EXCITEMENT
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Much excitement was caused ir. the
Island Ford section the first of this
week when residents heard several
shots fired in the direction of the
bridge and upon investigation dis
covered a pool of blood on the bridge,
with a trail leading to the edge of the
bridge, and signs of blood also on
rocks in the river.
Natural conclusion was that some
one had been murdered there and the j
body thrown into the river. Sheriff;
Tom Wood was notified, who went to
the scene and after investigation, was
preparing to have the river dragged
in an effort to find the body.
However ,it was discovered that
some people who were close to the
bridge had heard a dog howling and
yapping, then a shot, followed by a
whimper as the dog's life ebbed. This
was taken as evidence that it was
only a dog that had lost its life.
MRS. HAWKINS DIES AT
THOMASTON, GA.f HOME
Mrs. R. L. Hawkins 22, died sud
denly Sunday at her home in Thom
aston, Ga. Details as to the cause
of her death had not been learned
here. Funeral services were held in
her home city on Tuesday.
Mrs. Hawkins, who was before
marriage Miss Mary Della Drake, is
survived by two small sons, her
father S. W. Drake, and one brother
U. S. Drake of Brevard.
NEW AUTO CONCERN
OPENS IN BREVARD
Announcement is being made in j
this issue of The Times of the open-,
ing of the Broadway Motor company
in the Waltermire Hotel building on |
Broad street, the agency to hcndle;
Dodge and Plymouth cars and Dodge
trucks.
The firm is composed of W. L.
Mull, Judson McCrary and T. W.1
Whitmire, with Mr. Whitmire in
charge of the sales room. Charles Y.
Patton is salesman for the new con
cern. Service department will be
maintained at the Freeman Hayes
garage.
YOUNG POWELL INJURED
IN WRECK SATURDAY
L. E. Powell, Jr., was seriously
injured in an automobile accident!
Saturday night, when the coupe he I
was driving struck a telephone pole 1
after leaving the paving on Maple j
street., cutting the pole off at the I
ground and crashing into a tree. |
Henderson Asks For More Definite
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Information On Storage Reservoir;
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EDITOR THE TIMESL ,
Mr. Editor, I am neither for nor j
against the tiam for I have no au
thoritative information, and I don’t
believe any one else in the county
has and it is an imposition to have
some people filling the credulous peo
ple with all kinds of imaginary cal
amities that have never been thought
of or contemplated or would even
happen if the dam is built.
You can publish the following let
ter if you wish to:
There is an old and to some extent
a very true saying that our worst
troubles are those that never hap
pen. Just imaginary troubles, just a
fear that some great calamity will
occur. And I feel sure a great many
of our people are today suffering,
really suffering from what they
imagine could happen if the proposed
French Broad dam is built. And this
fear arises from a lack of confidence
in the fairness and justice of our
great president and leader. And in
'view of his every utterance and his
every effort to relieve suffering and
idistress this is unfounded.
I Do you think for a moment tn&t |
Isuch a man would deliberately confis-j
(cate our property, take it without just
compensation contrary to our con
stitution he has sworn to uphold and
abide by and contrary to his every
word and act since March 4, 1933.
Do you think he would say, “Well,
just in this one instance we will de
part from our principles and do evil
f that good may come. We will destroy
these few people that we may do
good to a greater number.” Well, 1
know that he is not going to do that,
and if all receive due compensation
then none has anything to fear. But
I tell you now that those who would
t claim a fictitious or sentimental value
are going to Be disappointed.
As I say, lots of our good peo
ple are doing some real mental suf
fering. I will admit it is an injustice
for those in authority to prolong that
suffering.
TVA Morgan (A. E. Morgan) has
said he would appreciate the cooper
ation cf the people in the valley. Well,
those who cooperate are supposed to
know what it is all about. And here
we are, don't know anything, and for
fear of what might happen we are
putting forth ail our energies in
opposition, when if we knew the
tiuth we would be just the other
way.
So now let’s be sensible and send a
delegation to see A. E. Morgan and
tell him plainly if he can show us
plainly that it will be to our interest
we will be with him 100 per cent. But
if he can’t .we will oppose him 100
per cent. Let him tell us over his own
signature and for publication how
high does he propose to build the
dam; how much of our valley will be
covered by the highest flood waters;
does he only propose to pay for land
covered by water; what is the mini
mum and the maximum he proposes
to pay for such land; will he make
sure the same offer for all bottom
land above flood waters to be accept
ed by the owner any time in the
future that he finds his land damaged
by reason of the silt filling up the
river bed channel; do they propose to
force everybody on the watershed to
sell their land; do they propose to
build a storage dam and power plant
or just a storage dam; will the peo
ple in the counties affected have any
preference as laborers during con
struction of the dam and in indus
tries run by the power generated at
the dam?
Let us have all this information at
our next meeting and then we can
talk with the baric on. There has
been too much loose talk already, talk
without information or authority. Let
our delegation be composed of all
factions, one in favor of building the
dam and one opposed and one neu
tral.
Yours truly,
F. HENDERSON, Route 1.
Ramsey and Galloway Nominated In
Second Primary Held Last Saturday
Ralph H. Ramsey Jr. was given an
overwhelming majority 1 aver Cos
Paxton in the second Democratic pri
mary Saturday for the office of
state senator .while Jess A. Galloway
defeated his opponent by a majority
of 111. Rod Smith was nominated as
constable for Brevr*-d by 48 votes.
In the first primary, held June 2,
Mr. Ramsey led Mr. Paxton by a
vote of 1061 to 737, the third man in
the race, Wallace M. Galloway, be
ing eliminated. The lead was increas
ed by Ramsey in the second primary
to 1.370 to 860, or a majority of 610.
In the second run for nominee as
register of deeds, Jess A. Galloway
increased his lead of 103 votes- in the
first primary to 111, this race being
rather close. The first primary vote
count was Galloway 735, Sims C32,
with Glenn Burrell, Edwin A. Mor
gan and Noah C. Milller following in
order named. In the Saturday voting
Mr. Galloway received 1,216 votes |
while Mr. Sims received 1,105, or a;
majority for Mr. Galloway of 111
In the Brevard township constable j
race Red Smith was high man, with ,
383 to Luther Wood’s 345, the “’at: i
urday vote being Smith 517, ** 110_
469, or a majority for Mr. Smith of
48.
Much interest was shown in the
second primary, with strong groups
organized on each side, Ramsey and
Galloway seemingly being paired
against Paxton and Sims. A total of
2,330 vc-tea were tabulated in the
second primary against 2,485 in the
first, this close vote said to be the
nearest ever gotten out in any second
primary to the count in the first.
Official vcte as certified by L. P.
Wilson, chairman of the board of
elections, follows:
Far State Senator
Ramsey . .1,470
Paxton . S60
Ramsey majority . 010
Register Deeds
Calloway .1,216
Sims .M°5
Galloway majority. llj
Cokable Brevard T. S.
Wood .■***
Smith majority .... 48
AH Dogs In Brevard Must Be Kept
Up In Summer Months Says Board
At a meeting of the board of j
aldermen Monday night necessity fori
enforcement of the town ordinance!
requiring all dogs to be confined dur-1
ing the summer months was brought j
to attention of the board, and Mayor j
Wike was requested by the board to.
cause the ordinance to become im-!
mediately effective. The following;
statement in regard to the matter i?
made by Mayor Wike:
I wish to call the attention of the
citizens of Brevard to a town ordin
ance adopted in 1927 requiring the
confinement of dogs. This ordinance
was adopted to prevent any danger of
rabies during the summer months.
Therefore, in accordance with our
usual custom this ordinance will bo
strictly enforced on and after the
first of July. The following is a copy |
of the ordinance:
Section 1.
That all persons residing in the |
corporate limits of the Town of Bee-!
yard are required to keep or coniine j
' his or her dogs.
Section 2.
That no person or persons are per
mitted to allow his or her dog or dogs
to run at large in the Town of Bre
vard, from the ratification of this
ordinance.
Section 3.
That any person or persons viol
ating any of the provisions of this
ordinance shall be fined not less than
five dollars nor mere than fifty dol
lars or imprisoned not less than five
davs nor more than thirty days,
J C. WIKE, Mayor.
GREENVILLE PEOPLE !
COMING NEXT WEEK,
Retail Merchants Will Spend
Afternoon Here—Large
Group To Attend
Around one hundred fifty members
of the Greenville Retail Merchants i
Bureau will visit Brevard next Wed- \
nesday afternoon, for their annuali
summer outing.
The party will leave Greenville im- j
mediately after lunch, stopping en
route at several places of interest,
and ending the day in Brevard with
dinner at the Franklin Hotel at 7:30.
Use of the Welcome to Brevard
Golf course ar.d the Brevard munici
pal swimming pool has beer extended
to the visitors and other courtesies
are expected to be given in an effort
ic make the annual outing a success.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE IN
SESSION HERE TUESDAY
No statement was given out for
publication by members of the Bre
vard district school committee who
held a meeting in the office of the
county superintendent Tuesday night.
Allotment of teachers hRS been re
ceived from the state department,
only one teacher being_ cut from the
number employed, during the last
tern. It is expected that another
meeting vrill be held within a few
days.
REVIVAL SERVTCESTO BE
HELD AT SELICA CHURCH
Revival services will begin at the
Selica Methodist church on Sunday
night, July 8, with the Rev. .Nathan
Chapman, former pastor, doing the
preaching
Assisting the Rev. Mr. Chapman in
the services will be his brother, John
Chapman, of Tryon. The public is in
vited to attend these services, begin
ning- Sunday night.
SAWDUST PLACED IN j
GAS TANKS OF CARS!
Sawdust was placed in gas tanks of i
several automobiles in Brevard some
time during Friday night ,with car
owners reporting more or less ser
ious damage to their cars from the
effects of the dust.
Wost damage from the sawdust
escapade was reported by Mr* T. l'|
Galloway ,her car, a Ford with the
gas tank over the motor, being clog
ged in such a manner that she was
unable to drive it Monday after
noon. ‘‘Aunt Roily,” as she is affec
tionately known to people of the
-auntY handed in the following note
for publication:
“Just a word to thank the one who
put dogwood sawdust in the gas
tank of my Ford on June 29. And,
too, the Sears-Roebuck envelope used
to carry the sawdust had a name on
it.
“Lovingly,
“MRS. T. H.’GALLOWAY.”
CUV POOL PROVING
CENTER OF ACTIVITY
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State Official* Say Brevard
Park Outstanding Piece
Of Relief Work
One of the most popular places in
Brevard for the past week has beer
the municipal swimming poo) located
in Franklin Park, where children,
young people, grown-up and oldsters
are disporting themselves in the fine
water.
Coach Ernest Tilson, who is in
charge of the pool for the town of
Brevard, stated that there were over
eighty people in the pool at one
time last Sunday afternoon, and that
the pool is very seldom vacant, hall
dozen to twenty-five being in regu
larly.
Season tickets for individuals, man
and wife, and families are cn wile at
the pooi where Coach Tilsor. is in at
tendance at all time? at cne city j
hall.
Officials of the state department o.
the emergency relief, under which the
pool was constructed, were here Mon
day and stated that the Brevard pool
is one of the best to be constructed
ir, the entire state.
It is expected that the bath house
will be completed within another
I week, after which workmen w ill be
I put on the grounds in the large park
area. .... • , ,,
At suggestion of state officials, the
pool will be placed at the-disposal of
children of relief cases on certain
days of the week, Director Wilson to
designate such cases.
At Lyday Hoapital
Patients reported at Lyday Memor
ial hospital on Wednesday, and all
said to be doing nicely, include: Lit
tle Hamilton DeSaussure, suffering
from pneumonia, little Jimmie
a measles patient, and L. L. Powell
Jr., recovering from injuries sustain
ed in an automobile wreck last week.
DELINQUENT UST BE
PRINTED IN AUGUST
List of delinquent tax payers for
the year 1933 will be published be
ginning the second week in August,
according to action taker, by the
board of county commissioners in ses
sion here Monday.
After being advertised through the
local newspaper the property on
which taxes have not been paid will
be sold for assessments due. Follow
ing is order made by the board:
‘ On motion duly made and carried
Commissioner Sigmon was directed
to notify 0. L. Erwin, tax collector,
to prepare list of delinquent taxes for
year 1933 so-that same could be duly
advertised according to law begin
ning at such period so that said pro
perty could be sold on the first Mon
day in September 1934.1’
The board, after1 conducting rou
tine matters of business, took a re
cess until Saturday of this week.
ELECTRIC COOKING
SCHOOL NEXT WEEK
Despite the fact that Friday of
next week falls an the 13th, the
local SPU office is planning to hold
an electric cooking school at their,
showrooms in Brevard.
Miss Leila A. Fleming, home
economist for the Southern Public,'
will conduct the sessions, and she too,
believes that there U a lot moie luck
in correct stoves and correct recipes
than there is bad luck in a Friday
that fails on the 13th. S3
FAIR MEETING WILL |
BE HELD JULY 14TH
Meeting of the Transylvania coun
ty fair association will be held at the
Brevard court house on Saturday
night of next week, July 14, at eight
o’clock.
Announcement of the meeting is
being made early by J. Wede Dick
son, president, in order that all peo
ple who are interested may plan to
attend the meeting. It is pointed out
that if the fair is to be a success,
that plans must be made immediately,
looking toward the fall event.
BREESE MADE CHAIRMAN |
OF TEACHER COLLEGE
At a meeting of the board of
trustees of Western North Carolina j
Teachers College held in Asheville
last Thursday, Win. E. Breese, of
Brevard, was selected as chairman
of the board.
Reports made to the board of trus- <
tees by Dr. Hunter, president of the
school, were to the effect that the
college is doing good work, and in
creasing in attendance each yaar.
TREE PROPAGAT N
PROGRAM TO SI RT
A project of tree propagation is in
progress of formation by the red
era' government under the TVA
program, whereby the farmers of
this section will be benefited, ac
cording to John W. Ilershey, who H
connected with the TVA witn head-!
quarters in Knoxville, and was in ;
Brevard Wednesday giving out infor •
mation concerning this federal pro
ject. , .
The idee of the project, as explain
ed by Mr. Hershey, is for the pur
pose of getting the farmers to plant
and propagate such trees on their
premises as will aid in preventing soil
erosion and also will be productive oi j
fruit, berries and r.uts which will be.
beneficial to the farmer and to the .
housewife. ... . . j
Various contests wul be sponsored
by the government in this project,
in cooperation with the newspapers
in the section ,to further inform and
educate the people as to the value of
this tree crop propagation program.,
Newspaper releases will be made |
by the TV A at occasional intervals,
giving information and instructions |
regarding the various phases of the j
enterprise. The first release of tnis
nature to be ihade will b* on July 5, j
on the subject of the wild cherry I
tree, which will appear in The Times i
of the July 12 iasae._[
'FOURTEEN BOYS ARE
SELECTED FOR CAMP
—
Leaving Here Thuriday For
Asheville—New Ruling In
Regard To Pay
Fourteen Transylvania boys will
leave Thursday morning for Ashe
ville where they will be examined for
entrance in CC camp work. Five
alternates are being taken along with
the group oi fourteen by Director of
Relief Wilson, to take places of any
boys who are turned down on account
of physical condition.
It is pointed out by Mr. Wilson
that b new ruling is now in effect
pertaining to pay of the CC boys. A
five dollar allotment i« given each of
the boys monthly, $25 being sent to
their families. In cases where a por
tion of the money is returned by the
parents to the boy in camp, such
boy will be discharged at once.
Those who will go from Transyl
vania on Thursday are Roy Parker,
Balsam Grove; Jim Brown. Balsam
Grove; Jake Cantrell) Old Tex*
way; Hamilton Kilpatrick, East
Fork; Alfred Head, North Brevard;
Hilton Anders, Rosman: Virgil Mc
Call, Quebec, Frank Murr, East
Fork; Vernon Searcy, Rosman; Pink
Monroe Collins, East Fork; Joe Can
trell, Old Toxaway; Janu-s Giiliard
Bowen, Brevard; R, V. Galloway,
Rosman; Harley Reynolds Dunn’s
Rock.
The five alternates are: Jim Jones,
Brevard; Lee Miller, I.ake Toxaway;
Herman Crow, Pisgah Forest; Arnold
Bracken, Brevard; Demon McCall,
Gloucester.
HEAVY WINDSTORM IN
BLANTYRE SUNDAY
A severe rain and windstorm visit
ed the Blantyre section Sunday after
noon .doing much damage to fruit
trees and garden crops. The storm
was more than a mile in width, reach
ing from the Dave Holliday home to
ward the Glade Creek section.
The heavy wind was accompanied
by a steady downpour of rain. No
damage to buildings was reported.
FIGURES^ 80” FOUND ON
BEET BY BREVARD LADY
A freak of nature that attracted
much attention in The Times office
last week was a beet with the figures
SO clearly showing on both the inner
and cuter skin.
The figures .uniform and about the
12-point sire showed up dark in the
i*eel of the beet, and on the inside
appeared to be a powdered sub
stance growing into the hody of the
beet.
INCREASED NUMBER
USING GOLF COURSE
Leon English, who has charge of the
Welcome to Breserd golf course, re
poita increasing players daily, with
summer visitors from many states
playing on the course last Sunday.
Always U beautiful course the nine
hole layout has been repaired and
improved! considerably during the
past several months, now being in the
beet shape in years.
French Broad Dam Meeting Will Be
At County Court House On Friday
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Call is being issued by leaders in j
the movement to work with the Ten
nessee Valley Authority in the con
struction of the proposed reservoir
on the French Broad river to aJ
people of the county especially
farmers and landowners, to meet at
the county court bouse on Friday
night of this week at eight o’clock.
At this meeting it is hoped to ar
rive at a decision as to what action
farmers and landowners expect to
take in the matter, looking lowirt.
working out a program that will bt
acceDtable to the Tennessee Valley
Authortiy and at the same time be
for the best interest of all people ocn
cerned. . ....
A group of around filty represent
ative citizens of the county met at
the Brevard high school last Friday
night, and expressed themselves as
against construction of a storage
dam cn the main French Broad
stream in any location above A?ne
' ^Professor S. P. Verncr, who has
made a study of the French Broad
valley and its water storage poten
tialities, presided. Several other
men present, including Mayor J. C
Wike, Chairman W. A. Aiken, W. E.
Breese, Professor G. D. White and
Chris Dillard of Mills River, express
ed themseives as opposing construc
tion of a dam in the valley for stor
age purposes with its attendant
damages to valuable property and
the inevitable evils that would come
from draw-down cf the water level.
Professor Vevner pointed out that
there were four plans that the TV A
could, or are, contemplating. One J*
construction of e 210-foot dam near
Bent Creek in Buncombe county
which would put water over the rail
road tracks at Rosman; sene*. ot
smaller dams from Asheville to Ros
man; dams on several tributary
streams; and development of th®
valley. He told of visiting^ Dr. A. E.
Morgan, head of the TVA, stating
that it was the attitude of the offi
dais to indude the French Bro:; 1
valley in the wide program and con
serve and develop resource* here if
possible. However, the official gave
no assurance of what the program
would be. Mr. Vomer pointed out that
the Norris dam was first started as
a storage proposition and later turn
ed into a power generation plant.
Mr. Verner stated that average
price paid for lands in Tennesee that
was taken over by the TVA was $49
per acre, including bottom and up
land. He said that he was not opposed
to the TVA or the administration,
but he wanted if possible, to have
Transylvania (resources developed
which would make this the garden
spot of the world. With proper de
velopment, following conntruclion of
dams on tributary streams which
would be used both as storage arid
flood control units, the speaker said,
potentialities of the valley in s few
ysais would be $40,000,000 per year
He stressed ihe fact that there would
in his opinion, be something done by
the TVA in this immediate valley,
and urged concerted action to get
what is best for all concnrnea.
Professor G. D. White, vocational
agriculture teacher of Mills River
high school, stated •flatly that con
struction of the dam meant the very
existence of French Broad Valley
people. He pointed out that very
small part of the actual value of land
in the valley would be received by
owners if the government took over
property. He too, expressed the
opinion that tributary storage dams
would make valley land exceptionally
fine for agricultural purpose*.
W. L. Aiken, chairman of the boara
of commissioners, declared that he
had lived here all his lifts and that
he wanted to finish out his alloted
time in Transylvania, and that he
was emphatically opposed to con
struction of the storage dam.
J, C. Wike, mayor of Brevard,
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