| "ar THF TRANSYLV Transylvania JL .&JLJLU A «BL ^ '**•» " Countir A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of nju-JUL'-OJ'.-. ~_■ -- ~ ' “*'. VOL. 40.~NO. 8 BREVARD, WORTH CAROLINA—THURSDAY, WORK PRO. S IN i COUNTY $ 1NDED ■^Expenditures I n Excess O * “ Budget Causes Halt In Local Relief All work projects conducted by the Emergency Relief Administration in Transylvania county, excepting tlie nursery school, were discontinued last Saturday because of shortage of funds. An effort will be made to give relief to thc.se in dire need, but this will not be m re than one half of the former quantity that it has been Uia custom of the relief office to give The expenditures of the loc-i. c ttice have been for some time receding the appropriations made by the state authorities, who, last wee^ stressed the importance f ^ot making* ex penditures beyond appropriations. The relief office was unable to say when the order suspending work would be lifted, duo to (the fact that ^ Transylvania county has been run r ning about one month ahead in its exnenditures. This condition accounts for a num ber of unpaid accounts among the mevch;. . some of whom have grown impatient because of a lack of promptness on the part of the relief i ffice in meeting these obliga tions. The \vigc rate for unskilled labor has been reduced from 30c to dCc an hour. This course *w&s taken bj the state in order to equalize labor and not make it too competitive with pri vate employment. Junior Order To Visit Members of the Transylvania (' unci! Junior order will attend a district me ting in West Asheville Friday night of this week, at which time a banquet will be. tendered visiting Juniors by the West ^ *\she ville council and a class initiation held. ^.More Teacher® 10 Be i Given Work By ERE The educational division of the North Carolina Emergency Relief i Administration, cooperating with the State Department of Public Instruc tion. announces that applications are in order f r additional emergency, teachers. Applications were not taken after November 10th due to what appeared to be * shortage of i funds. 1 These positions are open to public i . ihool teachers who are out of era-: ployment and are eligible for this j work due to their economic needs, i The positions are supposed to be givm to those who are embarrassed, because of insufficient funds to meet their necessary living expenses. ►" Teachers will not be employed to conduct the schools in Transylvania county until assured by Superintend-. ent G. C. Bush, of the public school j system, and Mr. E. R. Pendleton,' chairman of the emergency teachers I of this county, as to openings for ad-' ditional classes. It is understood there are a few openings. Applicants will be required to ap ply at the relief office and make a statement as to their economic needs before their approval can be made. The position pays $12.50 per week, and the teachers are required to K organize their own classes, which must measure up to certain stan dards in attendance. Corn-Hog Contract* Be Clarified Monday A. H. Chambers, field representa tive for the corn-hog branch of the federal Agricultural Adjustment Ad ministration will be in Brevard Mon day morning to go over the techni cal points of the 1935 contracts for reduction of acreage with farmers. Some phases of the contracts, e3 pcciallly thot of the share-cropper irtoro-t in the reduction program is not clear to farmers who anticipate renting part of their corn land to the government, as well as several - ther question?. All items pertain ing to the 1935 contracts will be fully explained by the AAA representa tive. The meeting will be held in the county court room, beginning at ten o'clock sharp. American Legion Call* ! Special Session Today A cell meeting of Monr-e Wilson I Post American I.eeion will be held in . the court house this Thursday night :it. 7:30 o’olock. at which time mat ters of import to veteran- will be discussed and official action taken The local legionnaires are expecting to attend a district meeting in Hen-, dersonville Saturday night. Mbb. Johnson Buried | At Toxaway Thursday LAKE TOXAWAY, Feb. 20—' Funeral services were conducted last Thursday at Lake Toxaway Baptist; thurch fo>- Mrs. Jane Johnson, who; died the day previous at Balfour.; The Rev. Clyde McCall had charge' if the last rites and the body was : !aid to rest in the Lake Toxaway ■emetery by the side of her husband | who died several years ago. Mrs Johnson died after an illness, with pneumonia. She is survived by ; several sons and daughters who live it Balfour. A step-son, Riley John-j < • Rhodes of Hendersonville wants ;; J J with a wildcat, but we knowjie ,, < • wants one, and we are also cer- j > " tain that he knows just the , . > way to go about finding the < '1 animal— through Times want ; II ads. < * • Mr. Rhodes may want to use ; J! the kitten or Tabby or Tommy , <• or whatever name he expects ; * I to bestow upon the none too , < • tame merchandise, commodity, < •• or chattel that he gets from \ \ Transylvania, to show, the folk . < • over in Hendersonville just • ;; what “makes a wildcat wild," , < i or he may have in mind trying < "to make night prowlers “stay | I! away from his door.” We have < * no inkling of the use he ex- ; ;; pects to put this Transylvania . * chattel to, but we reiterate — < he knows how to find a bar- | 5 gain — by using the Times , * Want Ads. ! * Bantam Hen Takes Ride On Allison Car Latest thing: in thumbing a ride was witnessed Saturday inorcnig when Sam Allison, genial proprietor of the City Market discovered to his amazement, upon arriving uptown that he had been accompanied by a bantam hen, the little chick riding on top of the car. Sam is always an early riser, and it is presumed that the biddy had used Mr. Allison’s car for a sleeping perch the preceding right. Being a careful driver, Mr. Allison had evi dently failed to .frighten the bantam in tile half-mile drive, the fright coming when the hen sew the hungry look on Brevard’s first uptowners. After an extended chase the little hen was returned to its home in | North Brevard with the stern warn- i ing from its owner to “stay put.” Three Bound To Court On Car Theft Charges — Homer C-oneor, Jack Loftis and Arthur Mitchell of Brevard were ar rested in Cincinnati last Thursday, charged with theft of a Ford coupe from in front of the home of Mr. and ; Mrs. Rufus Joines on Jordan street | last Tuesday night. The three young men were brought, back to Brevard by Sheriff Tcm j Wood Monday and at a hearing be-, fore Justice of the Peace Henry Erwin, waived examination and. were bound to Superior court under ■ bonds1 of $e00 each. -- Henry Pridmore Dies i At Crab Creek Home, _ I PENROSE, Feb. 20—Last Friday! morning “Uncle Henry” Pridmore' died at his heme in the Crab Creek section after i lingering illness of several months. He was 7D years Ot ago. the oldest member, and a deacon ■ of Little River Baptist church. He was twice marrierl and was the father of ten children, six of whom are living; also 35 grand childrei, and nine great grandem!-, dren. Fun< ral services were held Sun day aiternocr. at Little River Bap-1 tist ch'irch with the pastor, the Rev. , C. W. Hilemon, and the Rev. Mr. | Edney in charge. Evidence of esteem j which this cummunity had for Mr. i Pridmore was shown by the crowded church, while many were on the out side unable tc find seats during the service. DRYS TO MEET HERE SUNDAY AFTERNOON A mass meeting will be held at the Brevard court house Sunday after noon at 3 o’clock in the interests of tho United Dry Forces of North Carolina. Dr. Jesse C. Owens, oi Asheville, will addres the meeting. Ali interested in the movement are invited to attend this meeting next Sunday afternoon. Bank Holiday Friday The Transylvania Trust company ■will be closed Friday for Washing ton’s birthday. No rural delivery of mail will be made. SNOW FELL WEDNESDAY Slight snowfall was noted in Bre vard Wednesday around noon, ac companied by what was termed March winds.__ FU HATCHERY MAi BE BUILT IN PISGAH Congressman Wearer Writes Kiwanis Club He Will Support Movement W. E. Breesp, county attorney, vres in conference with officials in Washington the first of this week in regard to construction of a federal fish hatchery in Pisgah National Forest near Brevard. Mr. Brecse is representing the Kiwanis club, the town and county. Survey of probable sites for It ca tion cf the hatchery was made by an engineer from the bureau of fisher ies three years ago, and statement was made at that time that a site had been found In the Pisgah Na tional Forest that was superior to any other location. Congressman Zeb Weaver promised interested citizens he would use his influence to have the hatchery built here, and appro priation was made for the project, by congress, the money to be avail able in 1935. It is view to having the matter brought to attention of pub lic works officials and the bureau r( fisheries that Mr. Breese wort to Washington. A letter from Congressman Wea ver was received by Jerry Jerome, president of the Brevard Kiwanis club, last week os follows: "This is to asknowledg? vour let ter of January 30th relative to the fish hatchery in that section. Of course you know my interest in (bis and, really my disappointment, that It has not been established. “The matter was supposed to be handled through the Public Works Administration last year. I took it up with Mr. Ickes, the secretary, and talked with him about it and lie seemed much interested in being helpful. We are now, of course, pass ing another large appropriation, and I have had in mind following thi" up with a view to having this hatrho"" established. I will keep in touch with you and we will cooperate in the situation." - * Scouts Honored Here At Special Services Members of the Brevard Boy Scout troop and Girl Scout troops were honored at a special service held at Brevard Methodist church last Sun day evening, at which time the Rev. John P. Simmons, pastor of the Presbyterian church delivered an able and interesting sermon on scouting. The boy? marched from uptown to the church in double fiies and took part in the service, giving the pledge of allegiance to the flag, the scout oath, and twelve of the boys each gave and explained one phase of t.ne scout law. The service was part of the anniversary week program. Local Bov* To Meet Valley Spring* Boxer* Valley Springs high school and a group Ot Brevard boys will meet in a boxing tourney in the City Gym on next Tuesday night m a return m£lteh- . T, Brevard outboxed the Buncombe county school’s leather pushers in a go there a couple of weeks ago, b« report has it that the V :lson Lyday boys have been taking plenty of training since and a good series of bouts are expected. Glazener Accepts Place As Agent; County Farm Program Is Adopted I First steps in organization of land | use and conservation unit for Tran I sylvan ia county were taken here Sat 1 urday afternoon, when a program of farm planning was adopted by a rep resentative group of about 75 farm ers of the county. H. A. Powers, of Knoxville, repre sentative of the Tennessee. Valley I Authority, and Coleman Dykea, of Asheville, agriculture engineer for the TVA, were heard in brief ad dresses to the farmers, these two officials' setting forth aims and pur poses of the TVA in assisting coun ties in organization and carrying out rehabilitation and stabilization work. It was explained by the TVA men that chief purpose of the authority was not to carry out the misconstru ed idea of building dams and manu facturing electric power, these two being among the contributory agen cies, only. Chief purpose of the TVA, it was explained, is for development of the people and their resources, and further, that any worth whilo program which would be adopted by landowners and farmers of the conn ty. would be cooperated with by the TVA, Ten demonstration farms in Tran sylvania are to be selected by people of the various communities under the organized plan that was adopted^ by the body after hearing discussions bv the TVA men, Professor Julian Giazener, and several farmers, these community center farms or demon stration tracts to be developed along lines in accordance with the program and to serve as a test farm for the several communities in which they are to be located. Organization of the woTk will be started in each of the communities. it was decided, and a representative of each community will then become a member of the county unit. Test or demonstration farms will be selected by the community organizations under the plan adopted. J. A. Glazener, who has recently been elected county agent by the board of county commissioners, to gether with ar. assistant county agent who wili be selected by Mr. Glazener and District Agent John Goodman of the state extension de partment, wi! Have general super vision over the demonstration farms, and will otherwise assist in curry ing out the approved plan of farm ing In the county. ,_. Mr. Glazener announced Saturday afternoon at the meeting of the farmers that he had decided to ac cept the place of county agent after a vote of the group had approved the farm plan as outlined, and after nomination of a county agent had been made, seconded and carried according to parliamentary rules, with unanimous vote of the large Soup of farmers being in favor of r. Glazener for the place. It is not known at this time whether Mr. Glazener will be able to immediately assume duties of the county agent work, on account of the fact that he is teacher of vocational agriculture at Brevard high school, and he states that he cannot afford to "quit his boys cold" unless tlw state extension department can fur nish suitable man to take his place as teacher. __ . The following things were ««*« ed by farmers at the meeting to be included in making up the farm pro gram: ,_ Lime, legumes, grasses, pasture*, (Continued on Back Pafyjf, ■' ' - 3 * %•*' * • '-ikl***