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WHIRL AT THE WORLD OF NEWS
Items of interest gleaned during the past week
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(/. 6*. Plans Homes
Washington. — Forty plans for
inexpensive small houses, designed
especially to accomr^ojAate families
in rural and suburban areas, were
disclosed Thursday to have been
drawn by federal subsistence home
j.tcad officials to spur the decentral
ization of industrial populations.
Ford To Experiment
Jacksonville, Fla—Henry Ford is
the latest entrant in an infant en
terprise that may bring the south
east millions of dollars annually by
breaking China’s strangle hold on
tung oil production.
On his 80,000-acre plantation at
Ways. Ga.. near Savannah the man
ufacturer has ordered planted 200
acres of tung trees.
Traffic Deaths Mount
Raleigh.—More people were killed
as a result of automobile wrecks in
North Carolina during September
than in any similar period since this
mode of transportation was first in
troduced in the state. The all-time
high record of 106 deaths topped the
previous high of 105 in November of
last year by one fatality. A total of
545 persons were injured in the 454
accidents during the month.
To Fight Snake Bite
Washington.—Discovery that ill-.
tra-violet rays will make poisonous
snake venoms far less poisonous anil
may be used as a snake bite treat
ment if immediately applied was re
ported today to the Optical Society
of America.
To Ban Hot Oil
Washington.—As a further step in j
the government’s drive to stamp out
production and distribution ol "hot
oil" in the east Texas field. Petro
leum 'dministrator Harold L. Ickcs,
named three men to constitute the
federal tender board, which will reg
ulate all shipments of petroleum and
petroleum products from that dis
trict.
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Notice To Creditors Of
Brevard Banking Co, i
All creditors of Bre
v a r d Banking Co.
who have changed
their address since the
filing of their claims
against said bank are
requested to notify
the u n d e r s igned
Liquidating Agent of
their correct present
address at once.
PAT KIMZEY
Liquidating Agent,
Brevard Banking Co.
Dr. Brandenburg Sentenced
Trenton, N. J.—Dr. Leo W. Bran
denburg, of Union City, was con
victed Thursday of receiving $10,000
stolen from the mails, concluding the
federal government’s investigation of
a $100,000 robbery in Charlotte, N.
C. He was immediately sentenced to
a year and a day in federal peni
tentiary and fined $1,000.
Gold Ore To U. S. A.
New York—The Soviet Union is
sending large quantities of gold-bear
ing ore to the American smelting
plants to increase its purchasing
power in the United States.
Some 18,000 tons already have been
shipped. Many thousand more tons
will be shipped early in 1935. The
gold will be turned over to the U. S.
mint and the dollars received deposit
ed in New York banks. The ore is of
such nature that the Russian smelters
are not able to recover the gold con
tent.
Killer on Loose
_ Dickens, Texas—Scores of West
Texas peace officers massed on the
plains between Claremont and Snyder
Sunday night in the search for Vir
gil Stale up, desperado under sen
tences totaling 254 year's, and Clar
ence Brawn, his killer companion,
slayers of Sheriff W. B. Arthur in
the county jail here Saturday.
Gale Brings Snow To Sea Coast
Boston—A biting wind of high
velocity whirled down the Atlantic
coast last Saturday bringing flurries
of snow to some sections and send
ing the mercury on a downward
plunge.
Bankers To Art
Washington—The American Bank
ers association has pledged its coop
eration with President Roosevelts re
covery efforts.
Textile Strikes Loom
New York—The emergency ,board
f the United Textile Workers of
America have agreed to sanction
strikes in mills where no adjustment
is made by managements atfer settle
ment of differences is effected by
representatives of the National Tex
tile Labor Relations board.
To Expand PH'A
Washington — An expanded pub
lic works and work-relief program
is taking form a- the administration’s
main effort to pull the jobless
through the winter and pace recovery
toward more nearly normal employ
ment. «
Restoration Possible
Berkeley, Calif.—Restoration of Hfe
and normal mentality to persons who
have been clinically dead for as long
as :i0 minutes is bold to be possible
under certain circumstances, accord
ing to Dr. Robert E. Cornish.
Not Kidnaping
Detroit—After three hours of ques
tioning the police have announced that
it was the burden of study and not
kidnaping that led to the disappear
ance of Elsie Waier, 21-year-old
Wayne university student, last week.
FDR Addressed Nation's Bankers
Washington— President Roosevelt
addressed the nation’s bankers last
week with something of a challenge,
asserted that he expected them to
iuppiy the credit need of the country
and to begin supplying it at once.
He said that as quickly as the banks
are able to resume their task of lend
ing money to industry, just so soon
will the governmental lending be cur
tailed.
, Oyster Enter Rewarded
Paterson, N. J.—Jack Terwilliger,
jwho has an avid liking for oysters,
has another reason for liking them
now. He found a $175 pearl in an oys
ter. '
Quintuplets Gain Weight
Callander, Ont.—The Dionne quin
tuplets, five months old Sunday, were
out in a snowstorm today. The babies
all weigh more than four times as
much as they did at birth.
Baseball Trading Starbs
Washington—Joe Cronin, manager
of the Washington American league
baseball team, has been sold to the
Boston Red Sox and he has been
given a five-year contract as player
manager.
Refuse To Consider
Tokyo—Japan has told the United
States and Great Britain that she is
unable to ask Manchukuo to modify
the proposed oil monopoly program.
Bankers Plan Action
White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.,—
Means to promote the movement of
millions of dollars into investment
channels were studied here Monday
by investment bankers at the annual
Bankers association.
Storm Trooper Must Establish
Aryan Origin
Berlin—Nazi storm troopers must
prove that none of their ancestors
living ps far back as January 1,
1800, and including their great-great
grandparents, had Jewish blood if
they want to remain in the organiza
tion, it was decreed last week.
It was announced that troopers
must not marry “non-Aryans” or
“half castes” and must at once sever
any martial ties with “non-Aryans
or bastards."
"Red” Students Are Suspended
In California
I,os Angeles—Five students lea
ders of the University of California
at Los Angeles were under suspen
sion Tuesday as a result of what
Provost E. C. Moore said was an at
tempt “to destroy the university by
handling it over to an organized
group of Communist students.”
I, Insult Trial Progresses n
Chicago—The government with
dramatic abruptness Monday rested
its mail fraud ease against Samuel
Insull and followed with a vigor
ous resistance to an attempt by Stan
ley Fields, one of the 10 co-defend
ants, to obtain a direct verdict of not
guilty.
Actor Suicide
Los Angeles—A pair of scissors
plunged seven times into his breast!
brought death Monday to Lou Telle
gen, matinee idol of silent films. IIis
health and fortune had vanished and
police said he was a suicide.
Stands Alone
London—American hope for un
equivocal British support against
Japanese demands for naval equality
seemed squashed Monday.
British naval delegates made it I
plain to the Americans at their meet-1
ing yesterday, it was learned, that!
they opposed Japan's demand for j
“global” allotment of naval tonnage
CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF
Transylvania Trust Co.
BREVARD, North Carolina
At the Close of Business Oct. 17, 1934
ASSETS
Loans .$ 58.822.12 ;
U. S. Bonds. 59,907.96 j
N. C. Bonds. 34,489.96 J
N. C. Bonds Borrowed .... 8,000.00 j
Other Stocks and Bonds . . . 1,880.00
Furniture & Fixtures. 513.95 j
Federal Deposits Insurance. 21G.10
Pisgah Industrial Bank, l
Guaranteed Asset Account 12,415.89 j
^ash & Due from Banks . . . 123,969.40
Totai $300,215.38
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock Common . .. .$ 25,000.00
I Capital Stock Preferred . . . 25,000.00
Undivided Profits. 6,087.68
S Reserve for Interest. 327.92
Reserve for Depreciation . . 45.90
N. C. Bonds Borrowed .... 8,000.00
DEPOSITS . 235.753.88
Total $300,215.38
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United States Postal Savings Funds
State of North Carolina County of Transylvania Town of Brevard
ORGANIZED NOVEMBER 24, 1931
Deposits up to $5,000.00 Guaranteed by the Federal 1
Deposit Insurance Corporation
as firmly at1 does the United States.
But both Prime Minister MacDon
ald and Sir John Simon, foreign min
ister, it is known, .showed decidedly
more readiness than the United
States to recognize the principle of
Japanese equality.
lAibor Board Acts
Washington —The administration
stepped' into breaches in two labor
disputes Monday and kept close
watch on other threatening troubles
in an effort to hold the wavering
line of the President’s industrial
truce.
The National Labor Relations
board called representatives of the
Atlantic and Pacific Tea company
and its striking Cleveland employes
to a peace meeting here.
Aviation Board Meets Monday
Washington—The President’s poli
cy making aviation commission seri
ously considered Monday a proposal
for American participation in a net
work of airship lines providing spee
dy transportation across the Atlan
tic and Pacific.
Two world recognized lighter-then
air leaders urged such a step before
the commission—Dr. Hugo Eckener,
who has flown 600,000 miles in his
Graf Zeppelin, and P. W. Litchfield,
whose firm built the navy’s Akron
and Macon.
Crazed By Pain, Yeung Pat ent
Shoote Dentist
New York—A patient, leaping
suddenly from a dentist’s chair, pull
ed a pistol out of his pocket and shot
Dr. George W. Hindmarsh Monday.
After investigating, police declar
ed the youthful patient apparently
had suddenly become crazed by pain
as the dentist's drill struck a sensi
tive point in the tooth.
Aviator In Honolulu
Honolulu—Sir Charles Kingford
Smith, daring Australian flier, sped
through seeming certain disaster to
day to reach Honolulu and complete
the second leg of a projected perilous
flight from Brisbane, Australia, to
California.
IN MEMORY OF
WILLIAM HERMAN LOWDER
William Herman Lowder was 9
years, 3 months and 15 days old at
the time of his death, October 24,
1934.
Surviving are his mother, Mrs.
Dora Monteith, one brother, Odell,
and many other relatives ami friends
to mourn his loss.
'‘Oh. Herman, how we long to meet
you there!
On that, bright and happy shore.
There to dwell with you forever,
Where sad partings come no more.”
Bv his aunt.
.. MRS. JAMES BREWER.
LOWER BLANTYRE
Rev. F. H. Holden was guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Nesbitt Sunday.
Rev. L. G. Powell and family of
Asheville visited his sister, Mrs.
Pearl Rickman Sunday afternoon.
Leonard Nesbitt was supper guest
j of Claud Rickman Sunday night.
J. E. Talley and family and Mrs.
J. S. Maxwell visited Mrs. Harvey
English on Boylston on Sunday.
Sarah Nesbitt and Geneva Justus
visited Mrs. Lyda Baynard Sunday
afternoon.
Helen Rickman was guest of Letty
Nesbitt Sunday afternoon.
Clyde Moody visited John Powell
Sunday.
Leonard Nesbitt way in Brevard m
business Saturday.
Mrs. J. M. Knight called on Mrs.
A. W. Davis Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Pearl Rickman was Sunday
gruest of Mrs. Cannie Bell at Balfour.
Miss Letty Nesbitt is spending a
few days with her sister, Mrs. Lyda
Baynard.
Miss Fred Maxwell and Irene Davis
visited Mrs. Earl Gray Sunday after
noon.
Raymond Reed was supper guest
Sunday night of Claud Davis.
Mrs. Pearl Rickman was a recent
guest of Mrs. John Reed.
The people around in our commun-1
ity have been busy digging potatoes!
for the past few days.
To Go On Trial J
Flemington, N. J.—Bruno Haupt-j
man, killer-kidnaper, will go on trial]
January 2.
HONOR ROLL FOR
SEUCA SCHOOL
Schofattic Attainment
First grade—Mollie Jane McGaha,
Maudine Barton, Ules Barton, Onnie
Eubanks, Naomi Barton, Joyce Lance.
Second grade—Stella Barton, Doyle
Eubanks, Davis Barton, Gerrell Gal
loway, Marie Barton, Frances Bent
ley, Roy Barton.
Third grade — Russel Huggins,
Bruce McGaha, William Bentley, Ocie
Waldrop, Bruce Tinsley, Leonard
Barton.
Fourth grade—Garner Galloway.
Fifth grade—Clyde Summey, Dora
Garren, Elizabeth Brown, Gordon
Galloway.
Sixth grade—D. C. Barton.
Seventh grade—Mae Wilson.
Attendance
Second grade—Roy Barton, Gerrel!
Galloway, Clarence Summey, J. R.
Summey, Frances Bentley, Caroline
Bryson, Margaret Bryson.
Third grade—William Bentley, Rus
sell Huggins, Bruce McGaha, Bruce
Tinsley, Acie Waldrop.
Fourth grade—J. L. Bryson, G. D.
McCall, Nell Wilson.
Fifth grade--CharIcs Barton. David
Garren, Dora Garren, Grace Mull,
Leroy Tinsley, Reba Wilson, Ross
Wilson.
Sixth grade— D. C. Barton, Reba
Barton, Harry Blake, Van Huggins,
Joe Flem Tinsby.
Seventh grade — Arthur Barton,
Nell Lance. Mae Wilson.
PHONI OPERATOR. Mist Marita
Erickson says: "Camels do freshen
up my energy in a delightful way.
And they are the mildest cigarette I
know. Of course I smoke a lot! But
Camels never upset my nerves."
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HOCKEY STAR. "Bill” Cook, Captain of the
N. Y. Rangers, says: "A hockey player can't
afford to have nerves. The way I guard my
nerves and yet smoke all I want is to smoke
only Camels. Tbeir taste sure bits the spot!"
YOUNG EYES
" are in
JEOPARDY
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adequate light. Concentration is often impossible when two or
three children are forced to huddle about one lamp to do their
home work. The glare of light from Incorrect fixtures is often
injurious to young eyes which need the soft correct lighting
that properly designed lamps provide.
you are retarding the prograss of your children when yoi •
handicap them with improper lighting which leads to
lyestraln, Inability to concentrate and often headaches,
you can keep their eyes bright and their minds keen
throughout life If you give them the proper start under
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The second turn of the switch will cause the 200-watt filament
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