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VOL 39 NO 31 BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA—THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1934 $1.00 PER YEAR IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY
BREVARD COLLEGE IS
SCHEDULED TO HAVE
LARGE ENROLLMENT
Miss Poindexter Will Teach
Commercial Work—Several
Pupils Here Now
Present indications are that Bre
vard College, which is scheduled t*;
open Monday, September 10, will be
filled to its capacity before the open
ing date according to a statement by
President Coltrane. Mr. Coltvane nas
recently completed a series u- c .liei
ences with prospective students m
several cities and towns in Western
North Carolina. Everywhere he re
ports tremendous enthusiasm in the
college. On some days r.s many as
twelve applications art being received
for dormitory rooms.
At a meeting of the executive com
mittee of the board of trustees which
was held in the Central Methodist
church of Asheville Tuesday of last |
week, a great deal ol' routine business •
was done and plans projected for the
opening of the college. Five additional
teachers were added to the faculty,
and arrangements made for a trans
fer f the Weaver College properties ■
to Brevard at a latei date.
.lack S. Dendv of Wnlhal'a, S. C.,
was elected as protossor of biology.
In addition to graduation from l’res
bvtuian College. Clinton, S. C., Mr.
liendy has an M. A. degree from the
University of North Carolina and has
completed' most of his work for the
Ph. D. degree. Last year Mr. Dendv
taught biology in the Washington
High school, and has just eiosed a
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RELIEF CANNERY TO i
OPERATE IN COUNTY
The foil county canning program
was launched here Monday morning
when plans perlected by Mrs. F ior
t nee Ryan resulted in canning oper
ations in the basement room behind
the B. & B. feed store on the corner of
Main and Gaston streets. Canning for
the Brevard di-trict and immediate,
territory is to be done there Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday, this j
schedule to continue until further
notice. The canneries are being oper
ated by the relief organization.
plans were, scheduled for canning
at Quebec Thursday and at Ro-nian,
near the bridge on Pickens highway
for Friday and Saturday.
Relief eases wire being instructed
to bring produce to the nearest s''1)}'
nery on dates arranged. Jars will
be furnished for home canning, Mrs.
Ryan said, only in case of such fami
lies as might live a great distance
from any of the three canning locu-,
tions. She advised family heads to
bring their produce for canning in j
small quantities and not to wait until
they had a large quantity.
Mrs. Ryan announced that non-:
relief people who desire the use of
the cannery might arrange to do -o
for three cents a can, provided they
furnish their own jars and labor.
Relief cases are only required to fur
nish labor. Mrs. Ryan is furnishing
complete instruction and adequate
equipment to all eanners.
ELEVEN ADDED DURING
WEEK TO ENON CHURCH
PENROSE, Aug. 8—Much interest)
being shown in the series of revival [
services that are being conducted at
Enon Baptist church by the Rev.
C. \V. IIdemon, pastor.
Services are being held each even
ing at 8 o’clock and will continue
through this week. Eleven additions
have already been made to the church
since the meeting began on July 29th.
2 SCHOOL BUILDINGS
ON CONDEMNED LIST
Repairs Ordered On Brevard
High School Auditorium
and Primary Building
Auditorium of the Brevard high
school was pronounced unsafe last
Saturday by A. M. Case, Brevard
building inspector, and order was
given by him to the county superin
tendent of schools to have repairs
made before the auditorium is again
used. The Brevard primary building
was also condemned by the city build
ing inspector.
Frank Jordan, of Asheville, deputy
insurance commissioner for the west
ern district of North Carolina, who
was here Saturday in conference with
Mr. Case, examined the two buildings
and concurred in the condemnation of
the two buildings.
Estimate of the cost of repairs on
the two buildings is placed
at several thousand dollars. It will
be necessary, Mr. Ca^e said, to build
pilasters from the ground to support
steel trusses upon which the roof of
the high school auditorium will have
to be placed. At the primary school
building, part, if not all of the brick
veneer will have to be replaced, ac
cording to Mr. Case.
Porch on the Breese building just
opposite the court house was also
condemned, this to be torn away, as
building regulations do not permit
repairs to wooden buildings within
the fire zone.
i ORR REUNION BE HELD
NEAR HENDERSONVILLE
Oliver Orr, president of the reun
ion organization, has announced the
annual gathering of the Orr clan
is scheduled for the fourth Sunday in
August. The reunion which draws
members of the family from many
sections of this and other states each
year will be held at Orr’s camp near
Hendersonville. A program for the
day is being planned. All families are
to bring lunch baskets and dinner will
be served on the grounds.
SPINDALE QUARTET
SINGS HERE SUNDAY
Widely Known Group Will Be
Heard At Methodist
Church Service
Music lovers will be given an
unusual treat Sunday night when tho
widely known Spindale quartet will j
sing at the Brevard Methodist |
church, featuring the evening service j
at 8 oYlcok with selections of a sac
red nature.
Composing the quartet are men,
prominent in business and profession
al circles of Spindale, with one of
the group a local man recently moved
from Spindale to Brevard. The quar
tet includes G. P. Howard, soprano,
I). C- Cole, first tenor, O. T. Hendrix,
baritone, all of Spindale, and W.
Starnes, of Brevard, bass. Mr. Star
nes, who moved to Brevard with his
family about six months ago, is well
known here as superintendent of Pis
gah Mills.
This quartet has beer singing to
gether for the past 11 years, and dur
ing that time has acquired wide
recognition as singers of ability. The
first sacred Sunday afternoon musi
cal program broadcast from station i
\V W'.VC at Asheville featured the
Spir.dale quart", t. Also the third pro
gram of a similar nature broadcast
from WBT, Charlotte, was put on by
this quartet, as well as the second
program from t h e Spartanburg
tmoadcusting station and the first
frcni Gastonia. M a n y Columbia
records have also been made by the
quartet, which still keeps its iden
tity as the Spindale quartet, though
not all of its members reside in the
same place.
An invitation is extended to mem
bers of all denominations and any
visitors to attend the special song
service at the Methodist church Sun
day might.
HOUSE DESTROYED BY
FIRE MONDAY EVENING
ROSMAN, Aug. 8—Fire, thought
to have originated from a defective
flue, completely destroyed the six
room house owned by A. M. Paxton,
and located near the Baptist church ,
Me nday night about 9:-‘10.
The hou e was oc.upied by Mr. and
Mrs. Kim McConnell and practically j
all their household furnishings were!
destroyed. The fire burned very fast,;
due in part to the fact that pine ceil
ing was used throughout all -rooms.
Insurance covered damage to the
structure.
MRS. M’CALL BURIED i
TUESDAY AFTERNOON
PENROSE, Aug. 8—Mrs. Mary
Fisher McCall, aged 08, died Sunday
afternoon at her home at Little River
after an illness of several weeks. Mrs.
McCall was the youngest child of the
late William and Harriet Fisher of
I.ake Toxaway. She was married to
Miles Milford McCall on April 28,
1880. Surviving is one child, Miss
Ruth Elizabeth McCall, Brevard, four
brothers, John and Tom Fisher of
Penrose, I. S. and S. M. Fisher of
Lake Toxaway, and one sister, Mrs.
Dorcas Galloway of Los Angeles, Cal
ifornia, with a host of nephews and
nieces, also survive.
Mrs. McCall was known as “Aunt
I ou” to all and was an angel of
mercy to all the sick of the commun
ity. She was a member of the Bap
tist church for fifty years and was
an active member of the W. M. U.
Funeral services were held at Little
River Baptist church Tuesday morn
ing at ten o’clock, with interment be
ing made in the Lake Toxaway Bap
tist church cemetery at one o’clock.
The Rev. J. C. Owen, pastor of
French Broad Baptist church of
Asheville and the Rev. W’alter Holtz
claw, pastor of the Little River Bap
tist church, the Rev. Paul Hartsell,
pastor Brevard Baptist church, and
the Rev. C. W. Hilemon, pastor cf
F.non Baptist church, had charge of
the services. Moore and Osborne were
in charge of arrangements.
Pallbearers were Rosco McCall, Ed
Mackey, Lawson Moore, Roy McCall
of Liberty, S. C., Cleon and Edward
McCall of Black Mountain. Honorary
pallbearers were M. L. Hamilton,
W. R. Kilpatrick, Amos McCall, Dr.
Robert L. Ptokes, J. C. Capps and
T. L. Pickelsimer.
MEETING POSTPONED BY
BREVARD METHODISTS
The meeting at which Bishop Paul
Kern and Presiding Elder L. B.
Hayes were to speak Thursday night
at the Methodist church has been
indefinitely postponed and further
plans will be announced later.
Choir practice will be held sj. 8:00
o’clock Thursday night.
County Tax Rate To Remain at $1.55
On the One Hundred Dollar Valuation
County tax rate for the year 1934
35 will remain at $1.55 on the one
hundred valuatfcm, according to
action taken by. the board of the
county commissioners in meeting here
the first of the week.
Practically two days were taken
up by the board in discussion of the
various departments of the county
government, every economy possible
being made by the board in an effort
to reduce the rate. __
Levy as set out in the budget adopt
ed is as follows:
County general fund .15
Co. general supplement .02
County home and farm .05
Outside poor .03
Health & Sanitation .05
County debt service .98
School supplement .14
School debt service.13
Total rate . L55
REPAIR WORK BEING
DONE ON BUILDINGS
Old Dormitory Will Be Put
In Fine Condition In
Next Few Days
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With a general cleaning up and ,
air of getting ready prevailing at j
Brevard College -which will open here
on September tenth, T. B. Crary, in
charge of repairing the old dormitory
building, stated Tuesday that his
part of the program would be com
pleted and ready for occupancy when
the college was ready to open.
Repair of the building is being done
t h r o u g h community eo-operation,
many people and firms contributing
materials and funds for placing the
dormitory in first class shape. The
finance committee stated when seen
Tuesday that there are a number of
outstanding pledges that have not as
yet been paid and that this money is J
now sorely needed.
Forty-three large rooms will be
added to the college housing laciii
ties in the building, as well as the
kitchen and dining room. The space
will adequately house from < ne hun
dred to one hundred thirty gills, with
large airy halls, excellent baths and j
other equipment.
All rooms with exception of the
bath and lavatory rooms have been
completed, new floors put in, walls
and ceilings refinished, new wiring
installed, heating system renovated -
and altogether in fine shape.
Plumbing is now being installed,
with carpenters and pasterers to to -
low in the wake cf the plumbers. All
outside an 1 inside painting is prae-1
ticnlly finished with exception «•
minor details. !
The- building, when completed. *iti-.
be cue that the community and,
friends of the college who have con-1
tributed to the cause can justly be;
proud of. , j
The entire plant will be a credit ,o,
Transylvania county, and will add,
much to the beauty of the town a>
well as to the educational life ol this;
and surrounding sections.
KIMZEY TO BE HEAD
OF ROSMAN SCHOOL
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ROSMAN. Aug. 8—Definite an
nouncement has been made here that
.Professor Robert T. Kimzey will
again head the Rosman schools.
Mr. Kimzey has been head of the ,
local schools for the past year and I
has made many friends during his j
stay here, both among the teachers j
and pupils and the public at large.
Mr. and Mrs. Kimzey will reside in j
the Will Glazener house on Main
street.
MERRILL REUNION AT
FLETCHER AUG. 19TH
The annual Merrell reunion will be
held Sunday, August 19, in the
Fletcher high school auditorium. 1 he
all-day program will include the an
nual address by Herman Merrell, at-,
torney, of Rocky Mount; the sermon I
by Rev. J. R. Owen, pastor of the
French Broad Avenue Baptist church, •
Asheville; genealogy of Merrells to
be lead by Ernest Merrell, professor
of chemistry, Tulane university, New
Orleans, and music by Mrs. Crawford
C. Merrell and W. D. Galyean, ot
Fletcher.
Members attending are expected to j
provide themselves with a basket i
luncheon, An‘attendance of nearly 500 j
registered last year and even more
are expeetd this third Sunday of
August.
EXAMINATIONS FOR
TOXAWAY P. 0. JOB
Announcement is made by the Uni
ted States Civil Service commission to
the effect that applications for the
office of postmaster at Lake Toxa
way will be received until August 24,
the examination to be held later at
Brevard.
Lake Toxaway is a fourth class of
fice and last year paid the postmas
ter $571.00 as salary. Walter Mc
Ncely has been postmaster there for
several years.
To be eligible to take the examin
ation for the place, applicant must
be 21 years old or over and must
reside in the territory served by the
postoffice.
DAHLIA SHOW WILL
BE HELD AUG. 18TH
Annual Event Is Expected To
Draw Entries From All
Sections of County
Plans are being- completed for stag
ing the annual dahlia show here on
August 18th. This event is one of the
drawing cards of the summer season,
many people coming from surround
ing staves to view the fine dahlias
that are grown in this county.
The following appeal is issued by
the dahlia club officials: “Come on
dablia growers, you've only about ten
days to go. Remember, uniformity of
type and size, good stems, and fol
iage count. Get ready for a show of
which vou’ll be proud. Only one real
dahlia "show in Transylvania county
each year. Will you be ready....an 1
how!
“Yours for more and better dah
lias.”
Information
All Transylvanians are expected to
exhibit; all growers in reach are
urged to exhibit.
First, second and third prizes will
be given in all three sections. First
prize counts three points, second two,
and third one point.
All flowers must be grown by the
exhibitor.
If vou can use 4x10 ft. space, please
notify Mrs. Marcus Williams, show
chairman.
Prize list includes bronze medal
given by American Dahlia Society; a
silver cup; a cement vase, designed,
made and tinted by C .C. Hutches;;
dahlia basket made by Mrs. Jon111
Ashworth of Transylvania Dahlia
Club; yard chair made by Mr. George
Hayes; one year ami one six-month i
subscription to the “Flow r Grower;” i
a $10 dahlia given by Babylon Dan- j
liu Gardens, Babylon, N Y ; a :
root of Amelia Earhardt and White j
Wondc r given by Fenton Gardens,;
Fenton. Mich.; six Pompons and six
Miniatures given by Bolsa Dahlia,
Gardens, Mill Valley, Calif.; dahlias!
by II. T. Mills, Greenville, S. C., and '
other valuable prizes.
EXCHANGE HAS CALL
FOR MANY ARTICLES
Miss Mary Kimzey, manager of the;
Woman’s Exchange, states that there
are many calls by summer folk at the
exchange for old china and antiques
of various kinds. These pieces will
bring good money, Miss Kimzey states
this will be the means of keeping
people interested in the exchange.
Hundreds of pepoie visit the
exchange each week, where foods,
fancy articles, hand woven pieces,
home-made furniture, quilts and bed
spreads are on display. Of interest
also are the water color and oil paint
ings by Miss Kimzey which are on
display.
ONE CASE TRIED AT
CIVIL COURTSESSION
Superior court for trial of civil
cases adjourned last Thursday, with
oniy a few cases having been before
the court, although several cases were
compromised after the court con
vened Monday morning.
Aside from divorces and motions,
only case tried of interest was that
of J L. Risk against Henderson
Wholesale Grocery company, this case
growing out of damages to a car
owned by Captain Risk and a truck
belonging to the grocery concern
which collided two years ago. Both
the plaintiff and defendant were de
nied recovery.
Judge Wilson Warlick of Newton,
who will preside over the December
term, was here for the term.
UNLOADING GRAVEL
FOR CALVERT CAMP
While no definite announcement
has been made by the State Highway
commission in regard to resumption
of work on the prison camp at Cal
vert, it is presumed that the work
will start shortly. Material for con
struction is being unloaded at Bos
nian, a car of gravel having been
unloaded Tuesday.
Work was stopped on the camp
several weeks ago when announee
| ment was made that the Tennessee
Valley Authority might construct a
dam on the French Broad river. How
j over, later announcement by the TVA
| to the effect that no dam was to be
j built is basis for resumption of work.
THIRD DEGREE WORK TO
BE FEATURED ON FRIDAY
The third degree will be conferred
by Dunn’s Rock lodge No. 287, A. F.
& A, M., at the regular communica
tion Friday night at eight o’clock.
Jerry Jerome, worshipful master,
will confer the degree and will
be assisted by Leon English, senior
deacon. The worshipful master urg
ently requests that all members be
present.
A cordial invitation is extended to
all visiting Masons.
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ROBERT THOMPSON
WINS SCHOLARSHIP1
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Former Brevard Boy Awarded
Scholarship To Gulf
Coast Academy
Robert Thompson, 17, who unril a
year ago when his mother, Mrs, Wal
lace Thompson died, iived here with ;
her and his two brothers, and now
living in Wilson, Ark., recently won
an $800 scholarship to the Gulf Coast
Military Academy, where he enters
the senior class this fall.
Young Thompson was picked, for
the scholarship over '38 other appli
cants. Judges were President Charles
E. Diehl of Southwestern, Col. Wil
lium J. Bacon, sheriff of Shelby
county, and Frank K. Gilliland, at- j
torney.
The Commercial Appeal, of Mem
phis, Tennessee, tells the story of the
boy and of his selection for the
scholarship. “Years ago Robert’s
father wa3 a bookkeeper for Lee Wil
son anti Co. Later he went to Louisi
ana to accept a responsible position
—and then he lost bis health. The
family moved to Brevard, N. C.,
where the father died. There win
some insurance money, but there were j
debts, and following the older ri de
of honor, Mrs. Thompson paid tin
debts and she and Wallace, the old-;
est hoy, went to work. She clerked in !
a store and worked on a telephone j
sw itchboard.
“Then her health began to fail. The
second boy left school to work. For;
three years Mrs. Thompson fought; to
hold a job. Because he had only an
eighth grade education, Wallace,
could only get small pay labor. Robert
went to school when ho could, nursed :
his mother when she was ill, cleaned i
up the house, ami cooked for the fam
ily. The thirii brother was just a lit
tie shaver
“Then two years ago Mrs. Thomp
son dieel. Wallace went to Wilson to
work in the sawmfih The second bro
ther event to a CCC camp, R belt
and the- youngest boy went to Erwin,
•f, nil., to live with an uncle and Rob
ert wont to high school again. Appen
dicitis prevented him from graduat- j
ing.
“Now the brothers are all together ,
again at Wilson.”
Robert was chosen because ox his
nced, his splendid character refer
ences, and a letter that told simply
and eleaily of a boy’s manly strugg.*- -
to do his duty and get an education |
against almost hopeless handicap-. j
He has been working this summer
at a lumber mill in Wilson, Arkansas.
VIRGIL SIMMS DIES
IN LEAP FROM JTO
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Virgil Simms, twelve-year-old ?>
of Mr. and Mrs. Shell Simms of j
Enon died of a fractured skull at the
Lyday Memorial hospital Wednesday
afternoon, the young lad being latail.v
injured when he cither fell or jumped
from the running board of Wilson Ly
day’s car near the Glade Creek bridge j
at The°accident occured at 3 o’clock ,
Wednesday afternoon. Simms, Lyday I
told Sheriff Tom Wood, was riding i
the running board of his car when ni> .
cap blew off and he either fell m at-1
tempting to catch it or jumped after
it The bov was rushed to the hospi
tal where he died of a fracture dskuU.,
Lyday said he was going less than -iu i
miles an hour when the tragedy oc
CUNo plans had been made for the
funeral late Wednesday.
An inquest was being held m tne
matter as The Times went to press
early Wednesday night.
T. E. PATTON GIVEN
PERMANENT PLACE
Permanent location of the North
Carolina alcohol tax unit ha* been
settled in Charlotte according to
dispatches from Washington on Mon
day of this week, with T. E. Patton,
Jr., of Brevard to have charge of the
North Carolina unit. South Carolina
has been placed in a group to itseli
with Nollie Robinson, who has been
assistant to Mr. Patton, in charge.
Coincidentally the treasury depart
ment announced the activities of tht
investigators of the old 12 districts
for the week ending July 28. showing
that Mr. Patton led all districts lr
the five states and Disrict of Colum
bia, bv seizing 42,840 ga)lori3 of mask
valued at S500, the stills seized hav
ing a capacity of 3,135 gallons.
Mercury Hite New Night Highs
Kansas City—The heat wave whiel
took scores of lives in the middle an<
southwest during July, moved inti
August by burning into new high
temperature marks in the nights
making them stnling and sleepless
BAPTIST ASSOCIAT'N
MEETS WITH PISGAH
FOREST NEXT WEEK
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Two-Day Session Promises To
Be Interesting—Noted
Speakers Coming
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The tentative program for the 63rd
session of the Transylvania Baptist
association to be held at Pisgah For
est Baptist church, August 15 and 16,
was released Wednesday by Rev. Paul
Hartsell, moderator of the associa
tion.
Several visiting speaker:; are ex
pected to address the group on sub
jects of the program but local men
who have reports to make en the same
subjects will speak first.
The program for the two-day ses
sion:
First Day, Morning Session
10, praise and worship; 1C:15, en
rollment of messengers; 10:30, religi
ous literature. L. P. Hamlin; 11, Mills
Home, Rev. J. E. Burt; 11:36, in
troductory sermon, Rev. C. W. Ilile
mo.n; 12:10, announcements and ad
journment.
Afternoon Session
1:2G, Praise and worship, Rev.
Harvey Southers; 1:35, the state of
our churches. C. E. Clark, (1) one
minute reports from messengers. (2)
report on digest of letters: 2:20. the
cooperative program, Rev. C. V. Ilile
mon. reading of report and discus
sion of stewardship and mi sions;
3:20., adjournment.
X’yht Session
Spciia/ D. Y. P. i Session
8, Devotional. Paul Glasener; S: 15,
report on B. Y. P. U., Miss Helen
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CATTLE PLACED ON
PASTURE IN COUNTY
Practically all ct the drouth area
cattle that were received here in the
first two shipments have been j.i ced
on the range, according to Flave
Holden, who has charge of tF:work
for the local F'ERA.
Sixty-si* head from the eleven
hundred were culled on Tut-day of
thia week and shipped to A-heville
where they will be" siaughteicd. This
number was found by inspect*** to be
slightly diseased. About two hundred
head have not been placed < u range
or pasture dim to minor injuiies re
ceived in shipping. These will be re
tained at the Everett farm for treat
ment before being placed the
county.
The number placed on fenced pas
turage include: 6 at the J. F. Clay
ton farm near Brevard; 14 on the
Sutton Wilson place, Enon; 11 at the
Luther Hamilton place, Little River;
11 at the L. Pickclsimir place, Lit
tle River; 10 at the Frank S> iiford
place, Little River.
Turned on range land an : Paul
Robert*. Cedar Mountain, H'O head;
Ed Smith, Mrs. Howell and A*.hworth
estate in the power dam secti: n, hi;
Everett farm, 122; Briggs < .te,
Connestee, 65; W. R. Kimzcy, i ast
Fork. 59; G. F. Kifer, Ut-sma 68;
Silversteen property in Gloucester.
98; Ted Snyder, Jud^on Lake -ection.
64; F. E. B. Jenkins. Laui- Greek
42.
Seventeen more carloads w e r
brought to Davidson River ‘•tat
Wednesday, six being unloaded in
morning and eleven cars in the a
noon. These will be kept at the F
ett faim for several days foi ;<<
and inspection before being- plate 1
county pasturage.
At Lyday Hospital
Patients reported at Lyday Memor
ial hospital on Wednesday were: Mrs.
Roscoe McCall and infant son born rn
Tuesday, Mrs. Raymond Fisher, Mr>
J. E. Curlee, Mrs. Maggie Hall, M■
Willie Williams and little Lc-> pcM
Adler.
GREAT POTATO CROP
EXPECTED IN COUNTY
E. Carl Allison Reports High
Yield—May Be Greatest
Ever Recorded Here
One of the several exceptional:
fine crops of potatoes in the con
is that to be seen at the fain: of
Carl Allison of the Cherryfield f
j tion, the four-acre field grown ■
Mr. Allison being estimated by pc
pie who have examined the crop to
yield from a thousand to 1,000 tu h
els.
Mr. Allison dug into one row r.f
his field and from a twelve-foot
3paee took 20 1-2 pounds. Number of
rows in the field’, multiplied by aver
age pounds as taken from the twelve
foot length is basis for the estimated
yield. These potatoes are on display
at the B. & B. feed stor*> in Brevard.
Reports from all sections of the
county are to the effect that the
potato crop will be practically twice
that of last year. Other potato grow
ing sections in Eastern Carolina.
New England and the extreme west
ern states ail report bumper crops.
While the price is only about half
that of last ycay, it is believed that
the gross income from potatoes this
year will be nearly as much as that
from the last year’s crop, 4ue to the
big yield.