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County I A Newspaper Devoted to the Best latere st- of the People of Transylvania County ---—
VOL 39. NO. 32 " BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA—THURSDAY, AUGUST 16,1934 $1.00 PER YEAR IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY <
' NINE HUNDRED HEAD
CATTLE EXPECTED
Holden Wants To Place West
ern Cattle On All
County Farms
Nine hundred head of cattle from
drouth areas of the west are expect
ed to arrive at Davidson River on
Thursday or Friday of this week,
according to Flave H. Holden, who is
in charge of this work under the
federal government's relief agency.
Mr. Holden states that he nas
already received 1.0i5 heed of untie,
most of which have been distnouted
to various sections of <.h<; county, and
that he has orders on ham! from
Transylvania farmers ana laydown-1
ers for around 2,000 more, all of]
which will be filled.
The government is paying fit' > I
cents per head per month for open
grazing lands, and one dollar per |
head per month for fenced pastor-1
age.
Mr. Holden requests that any
farmer who can takj care of five or
more head of cattle on the above,
basis, which he believes to be a;
profitable one. get in touch with him |
imm.diately.
Some trouble is being had, Mr. i
Holden stated Wednesday, in keep- j
ing herders in charge of open rangej
cattle. The men dcmg this work are
paid $48 per month, and are taker, j
ironi relief rolls. Mr. Holden said i
that a number of men who had been I
placed on these jobs had quit, leav- ,
mg the cattle free to do as they
liked, ai d causing great int tfiven-!
ience to his program.
/,(•<( Hock hi Prison
Raleigh—Luke Lea *f Nashville, j
Temu. Thursday quietly re-entered
North Carolina state prison here to j
resume services of his -1x to 10-year ,
sentence after attending the tuneral |
of his son, Percy Lea, who was I
killed in an automobile accident.
BALL GAME WILL BE
PLAYED HERE TODAY;
“Red” Misenheimer, manager of
the Transylvania Tanners, was all
‘smiles following the game here Sat-;
urday afternoon when his team down
ed the Gloucester CC nine in a five
innig affair 5-0, and fans bought
tickets to the amount of sixteen dol-1
lars, this amount taking care of a
deficit in operating expenses of the
, dub for the past couple of weeks,
i Brevard and Hendersonville will
play here Thursday afternoon at four
o’eli ck, with the local team going to
Balfour Friday afternoon.
HONOR ROLL !
The following readers have “taken i
the trouble” to rend in their renewals
since the first of the month:
Mrs. E. E. Manning. Atlanta.
Mrs. P. V. McCall, Asheville.
1.. A. Ammon, Cullowhte.
Guy Dean, Brevard.
Clyde Case, Pisgah Forest.
Mrs. H. L. Wilson, Brevard.
Mrs. G. H. Lyday, Pisgah Forest.
A. J. Beddingfield, Brevard.
Mrs. W. II. Duckworth, Brevard.
Judson McCrary, Brevard.
Carlos Holden, Brevard R-2.
E. P. Galloway, Dacusville.
R. C. Galloway, Ohio.
Joe B. Crary, Virginia.
G. C. Sentell, Brevard R-2.
The Times welccmes the following
new' readers, whose names have been
added tc our lists since August first:
Mrs. George McUaha, Pisgah for
est.
H. E. Shipman, Pisgah Forest.
Z. B. Jackson, Brevard R-2.
Miss Daisy Norton, Brevard.
C*rl Banther, Lake Toxawaj.
Mrs. W. E. Galloway, Rosman.
Mrs. Jas. H. Case, Asheville.
F. R. Nalls, Georgia.
Mrs. Judson Scott, Tampa.
Mrs. C. E. Orr, Pennsylvania.
Mrs. A1 Barnes. Tampa.
Foster McCrary, Easley.
W. M. Henry, Brevard.
W. S. Hooker. Brevard.
F H. Holden, Brevard.
SPINDALE QUARTET TO
SING HERE AGAIN SOON
The Spindale quartet has accepted
an invitation to return to the Brevard
Methodist church within a month for
a musical pvogiam. The quartft was
well received here Sunday night, a
large group of people enjoying the
program of songs.
Composing the quartet are G. P.
Howard, D. C. Cole and 0. T. Hen
drix of Rutherford county, and J. W.
Starnes of Brevard.
SCHOOLWILLSTART
HERE AUGUST 27TH
Work To Be Done On Build
ings Soon As Possible—
Faculty Not Complete
Brevard schools will start August
27, according to Superintendent j
G. C. Bush, with buildings to be,
repaired at the very earliest possible
moment.
Bre'ard high school auditorium
and Brevard primary building were
each condemned several days ago by
Avery Case, building ;nsuector, and
Frank Jordan, deputy insurance com
missioner for the western district.
Mr Bush stated Wednesday that he
had received notation from Dan C.
Boney, state insurance commissioner,
that he was sending the state engi
neer here to go over the situation and
for the school authorities to go ahead
with pians for opening the schools,
but not to use the Brevard high
school auditorium until it could be,
repaired.
All faculty members have not been
elected, complete 'ist of faculty tor
the entire county system expected to
be announced shortly.
MIDWIVES TO STUDY
UNDER STATE NURSEj
Beginning Thursday. August lfith,
a series of classes for the instruc
tion of midwives will be held in var
ii us communities throughout the
county.
The county physician is vested
with authority to regulate the practice
of midwifery in the county. This is
done by the Comity Board of Health
coopertaing with the State Baid|
of Health. :
A state nurse sent out by the
Bureau of Maternity and Infancy of
the State Board of Health will con
duct the classes.
Classes will be held at the follow
ing places and dates:
R'isman school building, Thursday,
Aug. 1C>, 9:30 a. m.; Lake Toxaway
school building. Friday, Aug. 17.
9,30 a. m.; Balsam Grove senool |
building. Monday. Aug. 20, 10 a. m.,
Brevard court house, Tuesday, Aug.
31, 9.30 a. m. A state nurse is being |
sent into the county to conduct the
classes, together with Dr. G. B-!
Lynch, county physician. All mid-;
wives practicing in this county arc |
required under the law to attend.
BAND PRACTICE WILL
BE HELD ON THURSDAY
Band practice will be held Thurs
day night of this week, according to
announcement of the director, Don
ald Lee Moore.
The time was changed this week
from the regular date on Tuesday
night to Thursday night, and all
members of the band are urged to
come out for practice tonight.
BENEFIT BRIDGE TO
BE HELD NEXT WEEK
A benefit bridge party, sponsored
by the D. A. R., will be held in the
j'oines Motor company building
Thursday night, August 23, at 3:00
A good time is promised all who
attend. Prizes will be awarded and
refreshments served, all to be includ
ed in the thirty-five cents admission
fee. All who attend are asked to
bring any game they wish to play and
share in the prizes and refreshments.
Check Flasher’s Career Quickly Ended
When HeTries His Artifices In Brevard
Because business was not as good
as it should have been, W. A. Powell
(alias Howard) of Goldsboro, took
a notion here last Saturday to double
returns of his sales and as a result
landed in jail Monday afternoon on
a charge of forgery.
W Mr. Alias Howard, according, to
evidence given Chief of Police Bert
Freeman, was selling floor oils and
other supplies. After making three or
four small sales in town, he sold a
bill of six dollars and fifty cents at
the Lyday Memorial hospital, for
L which he received a check signed by
^ Miss Brendell.
This e’neck was o. k.
Then, some time after.the bfink
had closed Saturday afternoon Mr.
“Howard” Powell cashed another i
chock at Trantham’s store for six j
dollars- and fifty cents, this check
also being drawn on the Lyday hos
pital and purportedly signed by Miss
Brendell. Tony Trantham, who has
I
handled several checks given by the
hospital and found them worth face
value at all times, cashed the check
for Mr. Alias “Howard” Powell, the
latter going on to new territory.
When the check was deposited at
the Transylvania Trust company by
Mr. Trantham Monday morning it
was turned down, and “the law” was
notified.
Sheriff Garren at Hendersonville
was notified to be on the lookout for
Mr. “Howard” Powell and soon had
his man in tow, with result that the
super-coilector was resting serenely
in the Tom Wood hotel here Monday
afternoon.
Of course he was the wrong man
(according to his story) but a com
parison of the handwriting on the
face of the check with that of the
endorsement told otherwise.
MORAL—Don’t try to hoo-doo the
hospital, and don’t try to carry the
same hoo-doo to the Transylvania
Trust company.
Twenty-Five Thousand Brook Trout
' Placed In Pisgah Forest Streams
Twenty-five thousand brook trout
were placed in Upper Davidson River
Wednesday afternoon by the forestry
department, with Wm. Keil and
W. P. Funean in charge of distri- j
bution. j
The fish arrived here about one-,
thirty, in a special car, from Lee
town, W. Va., and were immediately
transferred t> the Pisgah National
Forest. Yen trucks were used in haul
ing the buckets of fish from the car
on the Brevard siding with 180 men
and boys being used in the work of
unloading, hauling and distribution. ^
The fish were removed f’-om the ;
cat in the cans in which they were :
shipped and then hauled to their des- j
tination in various sections of the
Upper Davidson River, where they I
were given their first taste of Iran-,
sylvania county pure mountain I
water, a little water being added at
a time to the cans until the water
was “tempered.” Then the fish were
placed in the streams, three and four
at a place,
Fifty cans were placed in Looking
Glass Creek, 50 in Avery’s Creek,
fifty in Cove Creek and fifty in Gro
gan’s Creek, and others in Davidsoi'
River, no fish being put in the main
Davidson River stream below Lau
rel Fork bridge. Another shipment
is expected at an early date, air.
Duncan p.aid, of rainbow, which wi!)
be placed in the mRin Davidson River
stream below Laurel Fork bridge.
The fish were from four to six
inches in length and have a fine
chance to live and thrive, according
to Mr. Keil, who has been here for
some time making preliminary sur
veys and supervising work on the
streams in which the fish were placed.
Dahlia Show To Be Held In Brevard
Saturday Afternoon of This Week
Brevard’s second annual dahlia
show will be held Saturday of this
week in the large vacant room in the
Harris building on West Main street,
opening to visitors in the alternoon
and evening. The shew is sponsored
by the Transylvania Dahlia club.
According to the classification, the
exhibits are divided into three sec
tions. Section A is open to all ex
hibitors. Section B is open to anyone
in Transylvania county, and Section
C to those who have exhibited little,
if’any. in flower shows. It is pointed
nut by the committee that all who
CM- eligible to exhibit in Section <■
may also exhibit in Sections A and
B if their exhibits meet the specifi
cations. All who arc eligible to exhibit
in Section B may also exhibit in Sec
tion A if requirements are met.
Visiting exhibitors arc only invited
to exhibit in section A.
The show is open to both amateur
and professional dahlia growers, and
manv have expressed their intention
of entering exhibits in the various
classes. Present indications point to
a highly successful show this year,
which promises to surpass the first
show held last August.
Officers of the Transylvania Dah
lia dub, sponsors of the event, in
clude: president, Mrs. John Max
well; vice president. Fred Shuford;
secretary, John Ashworth; treasurer.
Mrs. Marcus Williams, who is also
chairman of the dahlia show.
Valuable prizes have been contri
buted by various firms and individ
uals in Brevard and elsewhere, which
will be offered for first, second and
third awards in each of the 34
classes. R. It. Robison, dahlia export
nf Asheville, has been secured as
judge.
'■ The following prizes Will be
-awarded in the dahlia show:
Stotuin A
Class I—First piize, cup by dah
lia dub; 2nd, cement vase made ano
donated by C. Cl. Hutches; 3rd, hand
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BAPTISTS GATHERED
AT PISGAH FORESTj
Business Sessions WilE Be
Held Thursday—State
Speakers Present
Ti'ansylvan:a Baptist association
convened Wednesday morning at Pis
jjali Forest Baptist church, with the
Rev. Paul Hartsell, pastor of the
Bi'evard Baptist church, presiding.
Thy Rev C. W. Hilcmon. pastor of
the Pisgah Forest church, preached
the introductory sermon at lin'd,
with matters of a general nature tak
ing up the rest of the day. • 1 oung
people of the church had chaige of
the night service which convened at
tight o’clock Wednesday.
M. A. Huggins, of Raleigh, state
secretary of the Mission board, and
the Rev.' J. M. Page of Raleigh, Bap
tRt literature and publication secre
tary, are attending the sessions.
Appointments of committees and
election of moderator for the ensuing
year will be special business to be
taken up Thursday.
FASHION DEPARTMENT <
STORE HOLDING SALE j
Announcement is made in this is- j
sue of The Times by the Fashion .
Department store of their summer.
clearance sale, in which they are 0i- I
fering a wide variety of merchan-:
dise.
The sale will open Friday morning,;
the store being closed while the em
ployes make ready for the clearance
sale event.
GLAZENER CEMETERY TO
BE CLEANED OFF 24TH
OAKLAND, Aug. 15—Date for the
work of beautifying Glazener ceme
tery here has been changed from
August 30 to Friday, August 14.
This change was effected when it was
learned that schools would begin be- j
fore Thursday the 30th which is j
regular date for the work. All inter-;
ested in the cemetery are requested |
to cooperate with the group on the
new date.
Play At Connestee
“Cinderella’s Reception’’ is a play
to be given by the B. S. M. club at
Connestee school house Friday night
at 8 o’clock. 'The play is being spon
sored by Miss Vera Whitmire and the
public is invited to attend.
At Lyday Hospital
Patients at Lyday Memorial hos
pital, all reported on Wednesday to
be doing nicely, include: Mrs. Ray
mond Fisher, Mrs. A. J. Ccleman
sind infantrson, Allen, born Friday,
August 10, Mrs. Roscoe McCall and
infant non, George, borti Tuesday,
August 7; Mrs. Raymond Burgess,
recovering from a major operation,
little John Harvey and Mrs. Willie
Williams.
PUBLIC IS DAMAGING
PISGAH CAMP SITES
Wardens Say They Will Have
To Arrest Violators Of
Camp Privileges
Spurgeon Edmundson, genial ran
ger in Pisgah National Forest, re
ports that Transylvania county peo
ple arc doing considerable damage at
the public camp grounds in the forest
and at the same time making stay of
tourists rather unpleasant.
Several arrests have already been
made by Mr. Edmundson at the
camps of people who persistently
violate, rules of conduct at the camp,
and he avers that if people will not
take warning like gentlemen, that
there will be numerous ones “brought
to town" by the caretakers.
FAX COLLECTOR HAD
TOO MANY ON LISTS
0. L. Erwin, county tax collector,
requests that The Times beg the
pardon of the several people whose
property was advertised last week by
mistake. Mr. Erwin states what he
regrets very much the mistake and
has taken the names from the list
that is again being published m this
week’s paper.
It seems that immediately after die
list for publication was made up, as
per orders to Mr. Erwin from the
county commissioners, that a bond
was placed in the tax collector s
office, by which considerable saving
could be effected by tax payers In
order to keep his books straight, a
new page near the back of the daily
cash book was opened for this pai
ticular bond, and all those people who
paid their debt service portion and
credited same on the bond were placed
on this page. In the bustle that comes
along with closing the tax booxs and
getting final list ready for publica
tion, Mr. Erwin overlooked the page
that contained names of those P®0P,
who had taken advantage of the bond,
and hence their property was adver
used. , ,
The following names have been
taken off the list on account , of this
""f^W. Scruggs, Mrs. W. H. Allison,
Mrs. Amanda Clayton, O. Duclos,
M. M. Feaster, G. L. Glazentr
estate. J. A. Glazener. A. N. Hinton.
Mrs. W. A. John-on, Pat Kimzey and
wife, John E. Rufty. C. L. Scruggs,
F. W. Scruggs.
J. C. Scruggs, L. H. Scruggs, L. R
Scruggs, Mrs. C. A. Shuford Mrs.
C A. Shuford, Mrs. H.G. Whitsett,
C. C. Williams, H L. Wilson estate.
Mrs. Virginia Webb, Mrs. K. H.
Zachary, Z. Ft. Jackson, Benton Inc.,
Mrs. W. D. Glazener, P. C. Hamlin.
Miss Maggie Owenby, Gaston Whit
Mire, J. P. Whitmire, H. P. hogscd.
Fred E, Landreth. W. W. Woodley,
R. R. Cline, C. L. Sanders, E. D.
RtThe name of J. L. Bell was also
published in the list, last week, and
to Mb'. Bell the tax collector also
extends his apology,
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IMPROVEMENTS MADE AT
BREVARD SWIMM POOL
Walkways have been completed at
the Brevard Municipal swimming
pool and the fence around the pool
erected, giving a decided improved
appearance to the popular place.
Workmen are now engaged in
| clearing off the grounds in front of
; the bath house, which is now being
i used, and filling in around the “baby
| pool” which is open to the public
j without charge.
PRiSONC/ WORK
! STARTS [WEEK
_
: State Prison Department An
nounces Resumption of
Activities In County
! Oscar Pitts, head of the' state
! prison department, was in Brevard
1 Wednesday and announced that work
1 would be resumed or the camp at
i Calvert within the next week,
j Original plans for the camp have I
been changed slightly, Mr. Pitts said, j
present plans being to erect a camp ,
'with 7E capacity instead of ICO.
Work was started several -weeks,
ago, with a crew' of A-grade prisoners
under Superintendent W. Lloyd Cut
ting. However, announcement by the
Tennessee Valley Authority that a
dam would probably be bunt on the
French Broad river that would affect
thM county caused the prison de
partment to stop work and move all
materials on baud to another county.
Announcement was made later by the
TV A that the dam would not be built,
and work is again to be resumed on
the buildings and grounds at Calvert.
NOTED LECTURER AT
METHODIST CHURCH
Mrs. Helen Gertrude Randle, well
known speaker and authority on the
subjects of foods and psychology,
opened her series of lectures Wed
nesday afternoon in the Brevard
Methodist church.
Lectures will be given again Thurs
day afternoon at three o’clock and
Thursday evening at eight, this sched
ule to apply also on Friday. Mrs.
Randle’s topic for Thursday after
noon will be “How to Aqcuire Every
thing You Want in this World. Eter- j
nal Youth in Your Body—You can ,
Be Young at 65.” Thursday evening
her topic will be “A Million Dollars
in Your Own Backyard.” Friday af
! ternoon lecture—“How to Have A
! Winning Personality—Selling Your
I self to the World.”
Closing the series, the noted lec
turer will use as her tpoic Friday
I (,v6nin^-"<,Fo|)d8 Thftt MukoFjjVou
Foods That frreck You— Health —
How to Live 100 Years in Health.
| Vitality, Youth, through Correct
! Feeding.”
Mrs. Randle comes to Brevard
1 highly recommended as a lecturer,
author, teacher and dietitian, having
lectured in all principal cities cu the
United States. Her home is in Green
ville S. C., but she has been making
her ’ headquarters in Washington,
D. C., for several years.
Mrs. Randle is in Brevard at in
vitation of the Welcome to Brevard
organization, ar.d after leaving here
will fill engagements at Henderson
ville and Waynesville.
LITTLE RIVER HOME
COMING, AUG. 26TH
Plans are being made for the an
nual Homecoming day at Little
Kiver Baptist church on Sunday,
August 26 when all residents, for
mer residents, phoplc who have rel
atives buried in the cemetery there
and friends of the community are in
vited to attend.
J. L. Osteen of Greensboro, a for
mer Little River teacher, will have
charge of the program and is sched
uled as one of the principal speakers
of the dav. Other features of the pro
gram will be singing, instrumental
i music and short talks. .... ,
Ail are urged to bring well-filled
baskets for the homeooming dinner.
TECHNICAL CHARGE
AGAINST W. LYDAY
Auto Accident Is Fatal To
Virgil Simms—Coronor’s
Jury Signs Bond
Wilson Lyday was ordered held for
involuntary manslaughter by the cor
oner’s jury which investigated tho
death of 12-year-old Virgil Sims last
Wednesday night. Immediately after
returning the verdict, of involuntary
manslaughter, all members of the
jury signed Mr. Lyday'a oond which
was set at $1500. J|
Evidence brought out at the hear
ing which lasted for everal hours
was to the effect that young Simms,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Simms
also of the Enon section, came to his
death from jumping from a moving
auto driven by Wilson Lyday.
The youngster, together with three
other, boys, was riding on the outside
of the Chevrolet coach, having gotten
on the car at Enon hill. Near the
Glade creek bridge Simms is said to M
have lost his hat, and as the car was
being slowed down he jumped off,
fell on the pavement and injured his
head to such an extent that he died
at Lyday hospital a short while later.
While no blame is attached to Mr.
Lyday for causing the accident by
those who heard the evidence at the
coroner’s inquest, the jury held that
he was technically guilty in allow
ing the boy to ride on. the outside of
the car which is a violation of the
North Carolina state 'aw. The jury
debated for several hours before re
turning their verdict, and then as «
gesture of their belief of the blame
lessness of Mr. Lyday, signed his ®
bond. .
The boy was buried at Enon. He is
survived by his parents. Mr. and
Mrs. Shelton Simms, one sister. Cath
erine, and two brothers, David Lee
and Shelton, Jr
MAD DOG REPORTED
AT PLEASANT GROVE
I_
Another ma<i dog outbreak is re
ported in the Pleasant Grove section
at the lower end of the county, C. &•
Gray having been bitten by his own
dog on Friday of last week. Head
of the canine was sent to Raleigh
and the report came back that tne
dog was mad.
The dog was kept up .-tveral days
and observed, arut it continued to
get worse until killed. Ml. Gray is
now taking treatment under a phy
sician. , . ..
A number of dogs in the immedi
ate community have been killed and
several more may be killed right
away. More than a dozer were re
ported killed last week.
This is the second rabid dog that
has beer, reported that section
this summer,
BUILDINGS DONATED
TO COUNTY FAIR USE
Transylvania County Fair will be
held at Bosnian this fall, according
to arrangements that have been com
pleted by ,T. Wade Dickson, president
of the fair association.
Original plans made ast Ja
after holding the successful two-da
event in Brevard, were to hold t.
fair at the county home near Self
this being regarded as a central p
of the county, and the county cornu
sioners gave their c°iisdn ^
erection of permanent DUild-ngs. ..
fort to have the work dons thro . .
the Civil Works Administration m
winter did not materialize, and it was
found impossible to finance the work
locally. .. .
No suitable buildings could be
found in Brevard for staging the fa.'
one of the large huiidings m use la>
vear havinc been rented, and the com
rnittceapoointfcd by President Dick
Ton decided to hold the fair at Ros
man this fall.
Two large buildings, owned by
J. W. Glazener and 0. I-. F.rwin have
been placed at disposal of the fair
association, and the fair 18
to be held in Rosman around the last
i of September. ^
Homer Whitmire Says There Is Cash
To Be Made In Raising Silver Foxes
Fox ranching is a fascinating hobby |
which has gTOwn into a highly pro- j
fltable enterprise for Homer Whit-(
mire, who is here for several weeks j
before entering business in St. Louis j
in September.
Mr, Whitmire launched the fox
fanning project in Transylvania
county four years ago when he built
the Blue Ridge Silver Fox Farm
located at Cherryfield, with twenty
pairs as a nucleus, ten pairs of sil
ver and ten pairs of blue fox. He
is one of the nation’s foremost au
thorities on fox ranching, having
fox ranched for nfore than ten years,
during which time he has been con
nected with the Ralston Purina com
pany of St. Louis.
The establishment of the fox farm
here in 1930 was believed to be one
of the most promising er.tcrprisec
ever started in this community, and
i the four years have proved it to be
j v highly successful and even more
promising endeavor than had bo i
originally realized.
The big money in* a fox ranch
comes from the sale of the pelts and
Mr. Whitmire eaid that in tn
December St. Louis market, pells
from the Blue Ridge Ranch brought
the highest prices, and that pelts
from the farm brought $5 to $10 more
on the open year’s market than skins
from other farms. .
Mr. Whitmire wanted to start tne
business in his native county and
asked the United States government
for a report on the climate in its rela
tion to successful fox ranching and
this report placed this section on a
par with Canada, which is recoK"1*^
as the meat perfect place in North
America for fur-bearing anunale.
The government has issued a map tor
such work, and the map shows thw
Section cf the mountains of Western
North Carolina as being on an exact
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