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VOL. 39. NO. 43. BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA—THURSDAY, NOVEMBER IS, 1934 $1.00 PER YEAR IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY
BREVARD BUILDINGS
UNFIT FOR USE SAY
STATE DEPT. HEADS
Auditoriums Dangerous And
Class Rooms Ordered
Vacated at Once
All three auditoriums of ihe Bre
vard school buildings have been con
demned by the state it surance de
partment, together with the entire:
second story of the primary build-J
ing.
The high school auditorium is cited j
as being unsafe for assembly pur- j
poses, and has been closed during the !
school term.
Second story of the primary build-j
ing is unsafe from many angles, in
eluding both fire and danger of col
lapse. while the grammar grade
building is haaardous on account of
fire escapes and doorways, according J
to the report.
The high school auditorium- anil
primary building auditorium were
condemned several weeks ago by
A. M. Case, city building inspector,
with permission being granted by Mr.
Case to school authorities to continue
use of part of the class rooms in the
building until such time as check
could be made against his findings by
a state engineer.
It is expected that provisions will
be made in the grammar grade build
ing and utilization of a downstairs
room in the primary building to take
care of class rooms, while the use of
auditoriums in each of the buildings
will not be permitted.
Professor John Rufty, principal of
the grammar and primary grades,
states that whilu the arrangement
will be far from ideal, that he can
get by with the class rooms until re
pairs can be made.
County Superintendent G. C. Bush
stated Wednesday that he did not at
that time know just how the repairs
called for by the report from the
state insurance department could be (
made on account of lack of funds for j
this purpose. He stated that there
were no provisions made in the school
budget for 1934-35 for repairs other
than small items which are necessary
to all schools of the county* each
year.
Full reports of the state engineer !
and the insurance commissioner are
carried below:
Raleigh, N. C.
Oct. 31, 1934.
Hon. Dan C. Boney,
Insurance Commissioner,
Raleigh, N. C.
Fdllowing requests from School
and I.ncal Authorities of Brevard, J
with Mr. E. M. Case, Building In
spector, I inspected the three public
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STATON BROTHERS
MEET FIRST TIME
ROSMAN, Nov. 14—A “believe it
or not” occurred in Greenville, S. C.,
last week when three brothers met at
the home of Sherman Staton, one of
the brothers, for the first time in
their lives. The brothers, Pink Sta-.
ton, age 96, L. R. Staton, 61, of Ros- j
man, and Sherman Staton of Green
ville. The eldest brother left home to
reside in New Holland, Ga., before
either of the other brothers was born
and had never met before last sveok.
Dr. Hardin Opens Office
Dr. Carl Hardin has re-opened his
offices for practice of dentistry in
the Breese building on Main street,
after having been away from his
practice for several months on ac
count of illness. Dr. Hardin reporte
that he is now practically back to
his usual good health.
AT LYDAY HOSPITAL
Patients reported at Lyday Memor
ial hospital the past week include:
Little Marie Wilson, Mrs. Jim Hale,
John Rogers, C. K. Osborne, Vera
Keaton. Rcbert Scruggs and Killian
Jarrett.
TOWNSHIP OFFICERS
SELECTED NOV. 6TH
Township officials elected in the
election held last week include the
following: -
Brevard township constable, Red
Smith, democrat, no opposition, 745.
Cathey’s Creek — Justice of the
, peace, J. R. Mahoney, democrat, 169;
f G. L. Watkins, republican, 180.
Mahoney’s majority, 39. For con
stable, Harry Owen, democrat, was
elected over R. K. Powell, republican,
by a majority of 43.
' Dunn’s Rock township— Constable,
„ Warrior Mull, democrat, unopposed,
r 104.
Eastatoe—Justice of the peace, W.
H. Mason, democrat 295: W. H. Sutn
mey, republican, 131. For constable,
Lawrence Whitmire, democrat, 209;
J. W. Surnmey, republican, 132.
MISS CLAYTON NAMED
ASSISTANT TO CASHIER
Miss Launa Claytcm, who has been
connected with the Transylvania
Trust company for the past several
months as bookkeeper and teller, was
elected to position of assistant cash- j
ier of the bank at a meeting of the
' board of directors held last week.
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DISTRICT C. E. WILL
MEET HERE NOV. 24
Two-Day Session To Be Held
With Brevard Presby
terian Church
The Brevard-Davidson River Pres
byterian church will be host to the
annual Christian Endeavor conven
tion of the Southwest district which
will convene in a two-day session at
the local church November 24 and
25.
Outstanding speakers from this
section will be Tieard by the delegates,
who will represent about 25 churches
in several denominations. Miss Nelle
Gray of Ashevlle, is district presi
dent and John L. Brown of Hender
sonville is secretary-treasurer.
A banquet for the visiting dele
gates, will be held at the Pierce
Moure hotel Saturday night. A sun
rise prayer meeting is planned for
Sunday morning. The convention ser
mon at 11 o’clock Sunday morning
will be delivered by the pastor of the
host church, the Rev. John P. Sim
mons.
The visitors will be guests of Bre
vard College Saturday afternoon at
the Brevard-Lees-McRae football
game to be played here.
Mrs; A. W. Cuff is general chair
main for the local church. Chairmen
of other committees include: Mrs.
S. M. Macfie, entertainment; Mrs.
J. P. Simmons, banquet; Miss Juan
ita Puette, music; Miss Malva Tharp,
registration; Ernest McFaul, song
leader; Mjss Lillian Jenkins; pian
ist.
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR M’CALL TODAY
“Uncle” Enos McCall, 80, died
Tuesday night at his home, Glouces
ter, following a short illness. Funeral
services will be held at the Shoal
Creek Baptist church Thursday morn
ing at 11 o’clock. Burial will be in
the cemetery nearby.
Surviving are his widcw, formerly
Miss Sarah Wood, and several mar
ried children.
The children are: Mrs. Ransom
McCall, Mrs. H. Parker, Mrs. Sam
Owen, Mrs. Hilda McCall, Mrs.
Ephriam Owen, all of Gloucester and
Zeb McCall, of Texas.
MEMBERSHIP OF 200
IS SET IN RED CROSS
DRIVENOWSTARTED
Much Work Has Been Done By
National Organization In
Transylvania County
Jerry Jerome, Red Cross Roll Call
chairman, reports that he is finding
great response to the call this year,
with an increase in memberships over
than of last year looked for.
Started Armistice Day, the roll
call will be completed by Thanksgiv
ing day with all reports in from com
munity workers by that date. Teach
ers in the schools of the county are
being called upon this week by Mr.
Jerome to assist in taking the cam
paign into each school community,
while other community workers are
being started out the last of this
week in an effort to give all people of
the county chance to take a member
ship.
Goal has been set by the national
organization for Transylvania at
two hundred memberships, and it is
readily believed that people in gen
eral will respond to the call, espec
ially when they remember the great
amount of work that has been done
in this county during the past three
years through the Red Cross.
Half the enrollment fee of one dol
lar is kept in the local chapter
treasury to be used as the chapter
deems fit, this money having been
expended in past years principally for
hospitalization of children of needy
and worthy families.
Dahlia Club Meeting
Transylvania Dahlia club will meet
on Tuesday evening of next week at
17 o’clock in the office of Fred Shu
ford on Main street.
HIGH SCHOOL MEETS
SWANNANOA FRIDAY
Tilson Boys Have Won Five
Out of Seven Games Dur
ing Present Season
Coach Tilson’s Brevard high school
squad will do battle on the college
field Friday afternoon with the
strong Swannanoa eleven, the game
to start at three-thirty.
The Swannanoa team is a heavier
team than Brevard and Coach Tilson
has been working his men all week
on passing and speed plays, the line
showing up well in blocking ability.
This will be Brevard’s eighth game
of the seasom, having won five by
the shutout route, losing to Farm
School by a score of 29-6 and to Can
ton last Friday by a score of 7-2.
INTEREST SHOWN IN
FHA PROGRAM HERE
Committees Named and Office
Opened—Applications Are
Being Received *
Chairman Judson McCrary reports
much interest in the Federal Housing
administration work here, with a
number of loans having already been
applied for by local citizens for re
pairs and replacements in the home.
The Transylvania Trust company
has qualified under the federal gov
ernment for making loans under the
FHA plans, and will make approved
^oans to local people.
An office has been opened in the
rear of the S. M. Macfie Drug store
where E. P. McCoy, acting as secre
tary fqr the local Better Homes
setup has all necessary information
for benefit of those seeking loans for
improvements on homes and business
houses. Purpose off the Better Hous
ing Program is to encourage wide
spread repairing and modernization
of residential and business properties.
Aside from Mr. McCrary as gen
eral chairman for Transylvania
ccunty, the fallowing people have
been asked to serve in some capacity,
their appointments to be confirmed
this week from the district office in
Asheville:
Advisory committee—Jerry Jer
onft, 0. H. Orr, Mrs. Beulah Zach
ary, Pat Kimzey, Ralph Duckworth,
T. C. Galloway, C. M. Douglas, R. W.
Everett, Rev. Harry Perry, J. M.
Gaines, John E. Bishop, Mrs. J. B.
Piekelsimer, H. H. Patton, B. H.
Freeman, V. P. Clement, Dr. G. B.
Lynch, W. E. Breese, J. B. Jones,
W. W. Croushorn, Ralph H. Ramsey,
Rev. Paul Hartsell, F. E. B. Jenkins,
Finance committee—J. S. Silver
steen, R. F. Tharp, Donald Jenkins,
J. M. Gaines.
Ladies’ committee— Miss r lorence
Kern, Mrs. A. H. Harris, Mrs. Harry
Sellers, Mrs. Carl McCrary, Mrs. S.
P. Verner, Mrs. Beulah Zachary, Mrs.
Roy Long, Mrs. Ralph Zachary, Mrs.
H. H. Patton, Mrs. Ralph Ramsey,
Mrs. G. H. Lyday, Mrs. A. G. Kyle,
Mrs. J. B. Pickelsimer, Mrs 0. L.
Ewin, Mrs. T. A. Berg, Mrs. A. H.
Kizer.
Chairman McCrary is expected to
call his committees together within a,
few days, and from this group select
his executive committee ami start on
the campaign in approved manner.
Work of the advisory committee
and other citizens who are expected
to take part in the program will
chiefly he the creation of interest in
modernization and repair of homes
and business properties, with the
idea in mind that through actual
work, and especially through con
struction and repair work, men will
be given work, materials used and
property made better for home and
business. The modernization and re
pair is stressed because of the fact
that very little work of this kind has
been done during the past several
years.
SERVICES AT JOHN’S
ROCK CC. ANNOUNCED
Religious service at John’s Rock
camp for November as announced by
Captain Holland, chaplain of the
camp, includes:
Thursday, Nov. 15—Rev. Paul
Hartseil, pastor Brevard Baptist
church, will j,reach. Tuesday, Nov.
27, Rev. J. F. Simmons, pastor Bre
vard Presbyterian church, will
preach
All services are heid in the re
creation hall, beginning at six-thirty
o’clock in the afternoon, and visitors
as well as members of the camp, are
invited by Captain Holland and other
members of the camp, to attend.
COLLEGE SQUAD TO
PLAY ON SATURDAY
Strong Presbyterian Junior
College Team Coming—
Game at 3 O’clock
Brevard College football squad will
meet the Presbyterian Junior College
eleven here Saturday afternoon at 3
i o’clock in a game that promises to be
an interesting go.
Starting with a game here Mon
day with the Smokemont CC camp,
in which twenty-five men saw action
with resultant score of 60-0 for the
locals, the team has been working
hard for the Saturday game.
Faced with possibility of two men
out of the lineup, Coach James is
banking on his reserves to lend sup
port, with the squad showing up well.
James’ men were defeated last
week at Tennessee Wesleyan College
by a 20-0 score.
NURSERY SCHOOL IN
NEED OF MATERIALS
Announcement is made by Mrs.
Constance Banks, teacher of the
nursery school, that two donations
were received by the school during
the past week for which officials
wish to express appreciation. Mrs.
Fred Miller gave a lovely framed
children’s picture, and the Fort
ly club contributed a cash donation.
Sufficient blankets and sheets have
been provided, but other donations
for the school will be gratefully re
ceived, it is stated.
Mrs. Scarboro, state supervisor of
the nursery school work, and Mrs..
Faison, state dietitian, will be in Bre
vard on Tuesday, at which time they
will visit and inspect the school. All
parents and interested adults are re
quested to attend a meeting at the
nursery school on Tuesday morning
at 9 o’clock, which meeting the state j
officials will attend.
F. L. DEVANE BURIED
HERE LAST FRIDAY
Was Prominently Identified
With Business Life Here
For Many Years
Frank L. Devane, 61-year-old re
tired business man, died early
Thursday morning at the home of
his sister-in-law, Mrs. C. E. Orr,
after an illness of several years.
Funeral services were held from [
the Orr residence Friday afternoon
with the Rev. J. H. Brendall, pastor j
of Brevard Methodist church, in j
charge, and the Rev. Harry Perry,
rector of St. Philips Episcopal
church, in charge. Interment was
made in the Gillespie cemetery. Pall
bearers were Henry N. Carrier, J. M.
Allison, S. M. Macfie, J. A. Miller,
T. W. Whitmire and C. C. Yongue
Kilpatrick Funeral home had charge
of arrangements.
Mr. Devane is survived by his
widow, the farmer Miss Josephine
Cooper, and one daughter, Mrs. F. C.;
Sargent, of Greenwich, Conn.
Mr. Devaue'was for years promi
nently identified with the business
life of Brevard, having come here as
a young man. He was first connected
with the Transylvania Railroad com
pany in an official capacity, later
going into the furniture and hard
ware business, and was interested in
manufacture of hardwoods. Ill health
forced him out of business and /or
the past fifteen years he ha,s been;
making his home in Brevard, Con- J
necticut and Florida.
MULL LEADS TICKET j
WITH COUNT OF 2634
In the official vote count as an
nounced by the board of election last
week and carried in this week s
Transylvania Times, W. L. Mull for
board of county commissioners, was.
high man in the complete Democratic
victory which was piled up in the
county Nov. 6, Mr. Mull’s vote being
2.634. Sheriff Tom Wood was re
elected on second high count of 2,630,
with Lem Brooks for tax collector
running third) with a count of 2,624.
Lewis P. Hamlin was high man ofo
the Republican ticket, his county m
the race for district solicitor against
Clarence 0. Ridings of Rutherford
county, being 1,761. Second high
Republican candidate waa E. M.
(Kay) Collins, candidate for repre
sentative with 1767, while L. C. Hal
for register of deeds was third with
1,754. ___
g Come W of Brevard
LEM BROOKS ON DUTY
AS EXTRA POLICEMAN
Lem Brooks is acting as night
policeman for Policeman Church C.
Morris who is on his vacation for
two weeks. Mr. Brooks, recently
elected as county tax collector, has
served in previous terms on the local
force.
SPECIAL SALES ARE
IN PROGRESS HERE
Three special sales events are now
being carried on by Brevard mer
chants with Plummer’s, The Fashion
and Trantham’s department store
participating.
Plummer’s annual turkey sale was
started last week, added attraction
being the giving away of six turkeys
on Wednesday before Thanksgiving.
The Fashion is creating added in
terest at their store by giving away
dolls and coaster wagons.
Trantham’s is starting Friday on
their winter sale, with interesting
prices on staple goods.
UNION SERVICES FOR
TWO NEW PASTORS
Union services were held at the
Baptist church Sunday night, wel
coming the arrival to Brevard of the
new pastor of the Brevard Metho
dist church, the Rev. J. H. Brendall,
and also anoher recent resident of
the town, the Rev. John P. Simmons,
pastor of the Presbyterian church.
The sermon of the occasion was
delivered by Rev. Mr. Brendall. The
Rev. Paul Hartsell, pastor of the
Baptist church, gave a few words of
hearty welcome to Brevard to the two
pastors. The Rev. Harry Perry, rec
tor of St. Philips Episcopal church,
introduced the two honor guests ol
the service. The Scripture lesson was
read by Rev. Mr. Simmons. Special
musical selections were rendered1 by
Alvin Moore and by a male quartet
composed of college students.
The service was attended by a
large number of people representing
the four churches of the town, and
was marked by a friendly spirit of
goodwill and cooperation among the
different denominations.
JUDGE WARLICK TO
PRESIDE OVER TERM
OF SUPERIOR COURT
Riding* To Make Fir*t Offi
cial Appearance—Criminal
And Civil Section*
Superior cflurt for trial of criminal
and civil cases will convene in Bre
vard on December 3rd, with Judge
Wilson Warlick of Newton, presiding
and Solicitor Clarence 0. Ridings a;-,
solicitor for the state. This will he
Judge Warlick'* second term 01
court here, while Solicitor Ridings
will make his first official appear
ance as solicitor at the term.
First week will be given over to
hearing of criminal cases with civi*
term starting the second week or
upon completion of the criminal term.
Jurors drawn for the two week*
include:
First Week
H. P. Whitmire, J. H. Gravely,
H. L. Allison, J. E. Waters. H. H.
Brown, Freeman Hayes, J. A. Mull.
T. A. Crary, J. R. Wl»itn»ire, L. F.
Lyday, A. P. Stanley, S. C. Morris.
W. Mck. Fetzer, Jeff Lance, W. W.
Reid, D. P. Kilpatrick, Horace Lxtlay.
W. R. Galloway.*
.C. F. Woodfin, Gaston Morgan.
N. A. Galloway, R-A. Gijl^pie, R.
C. Morris, P. L. Gallamore, John W.
Robinson, W. I. Reece, W. G. Kil
patrick, Frank Osborne, Briscoe
Whitmire, W. L. Morns, *. G
Fisher, R. W. Everett, J. C. Hendrix,
Tilden Reece, P. J. Ashworth, A. t
Tinsley, Coy Surrette,J..J. Jackson.
A. W. Cooper, M. C. Whitatire, Tom
Bryson, G. H. Lyday.
Second Week
S McIntosh, T. J. Wilson, J. A.
Bisson, E. Gasyon Whtteiro, Elmer
Bryant, L. E. Cash, EU Huggins,
W D Deaver, C. G. Fisher, W. L.
Bagwell, Cecil Whitmire, ^-C. Gteze
ner, C. B. Allison. L. H. I-isher, W.
W Ray, L. P. Wilson, A. B. Zach
1 ary, C. Shuford.
Surveying Parties To Begin
Work Next Week—1000
Foot Right Of Way
Announcement was made Monday
from Washington by Secretary or
Interior Harold L. Ickes that the
southern route of the $16,000,000
scenic parkway connecting the Great
Smoky Mountains and the Shenan
doah national parks would follow the
“North Oarolina outline,” which
brings the much nought after.route
within twelve miles of Brevard,
through Pisgah National Forest.
Surveying parties are to be sent
into North Carolina next week t> be
gin work on the scenic route, it was
announced from Raleigh office of the
state highway department Tuesday.
A preliminary survey of the route
has already been' made by the de
partment, this survey having been
presented to Secretary Iekes several
weeks ago.
The selected route run* lrorn
Blowing Rock south of Linviile City
hlong the Blue Ridge arid the Mi.
Mitcnell and Craggy range-, tnencu
into the Mt. Pisgah range, bending
sharply northwest on a line along
that ranges west of Waynesville,
with an entrance into- the park at a
point where it will connect with the
Newfound Gap highway near Chero
kee, N. C.
Ickes, who made known his de
cision in letters to Governor J. C.
B. kihringhaus of North Carolina ano
Governor Hill McAllister, said his
selection was influenced by >|e fact
that there is now a well estaolished
entrance to the Great Smoky Moun
tains National Park at Gatlinburg,
Tenn.
The secretary adfced there wu»
little to choose between the North
Carolina and Tennessee routes from
the scenic standpoint, and that, other
things being equal, it seemed '•un
fair” that Tennessee should have the
sole entrances to the park from both
the west and east.
The northern route, from the
Shennandoah Park to Blowing Rock,
N. C., was determined several months
ago. Tha-japd will be approximately
4u0 miles HTlength.
Already the sum of $0,000,000 has
been allotted by Secretary Ickes to be
expended on the parkway from the
Shenandoah park to Blowing Rock,
and contracts are to be awarded on
the southern line as soon as possible,
rhe right of way for the parkway is
to be 1000 feet wide, and it is expect
sd that the paved roadway will be of
sufficient width to make it , the
world's widest parkway for a dis
tance of 415 miles.
Brevard is vitally interested in the
new highway, inasmuch as two dir
Bct connections, the Boylston road
and highway 248 will both connect
with the route. The board of county
:ommissioners and board of aldermen
attended the meeting in Washington
n September when appeal was made
»y the North Carolina delegation to
Secretary Ickes from the finding of
the location committee sent out from
bis office, which ccir.mittee had
recommended the Tenne *see route.
Those attending the Washingtu i
meeting were:
W. L. Aiken, Otto Alexander, W.
E. Breese, Ralph J. Duckworth, C. M.
Douglas, Jess A. Galloway, W. D.
Gaeh, W. B. Henderson, Dr. G. B.
Lynch, W. L. Mull, S. M. Macfie,
H. H. Patton, Ralph H. Ramsey, L.
V. Sigmon, Anthany Trantnam and
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B. Y. P. U. MEETS AT
ENON NEXT SUNDAY
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Lower district B. Y. P. U. meeting
(rill be held with Enon Baptist
church Sunday afternoon at 2:30
o’clock with representative* fro®
Blontyre, Boylston, Pi??ah Forcrt,
Little Kiver and Enon ir. attendance.
Each of the five church union* wH!
take part on the program, with MUs
Nell McCrary, district leader, in
charge- _