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Only Newspaper Published la Transylvania VOL. 40. NO. 12 TVA MEETINGS ARE ! SET BY CO. AGENT Local Units Expected To Be Set Up During Coming Week In County Organization of community units under the Tennessee Valley or Lana Use and Conservation program is expected to be completed within the next week, with a meeting scheduled to be held at Quebec school house on Friday night of this week. On Monday night of next wee. farmers i f the Toxaway ,-ection will meet at the foxaway schorl 1; . so, Tuesday night at Selica, and . hurs dav night at Cedar Moutita >. All meetings are to begin at 7:•*: > o’clock. County Agents Glax. .icr and Manesj report the following eom mmities already organized: Bre vard-Round Top; Little River; Pen i- se-Biantyre; Rosman, M i d d 1 e Fnk. East Fork, Cherryfield, Cal vert—the last named probably to be made into two community centers. Edwin English Now Connected With Bank E iwin English has as umed duties at the Transylvanh Tutsi company as bookkeeper and toller, having succedol Ralph Lvday who resign ed his position in the bank to take over the county accountant work last Friday. Mr. English is a son of Dr. and j Mrs .E. S. English of Brevard. He received his education at Brevard1 high school, and the University of1 North Carolina where he majored in j accounting and business methods., Since leaving college Mr. English; has been connected with the Bre vard postol'fice as extra clerk and city carrier. _ ' Miss Beddingfield Is Given Musical Honor __ Miss Rheuemma Beddingfield, who' is a student at the Cincinnati Con servatory of Music, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Beddingfield, of; Brevard, was recently initiated into; Phi Beta fraternity, a national) musical fraternity for women. It's j membership is limited to talented; students of music and drama and to thcf9e whose individual achieve-1 ments have been outstanding. Miss Beddingfield was the only one in the conservatory dormitory whose schol-j arship was sufficiently high to merit membership in the saror'ty, and only one of the day pupils won the j high honor. Miss Beddingfield is a pupil of Dr.' Karol Liszniewski at the conserva-, tory. . .. I Dr. Liszniewski, a pianist oi wide 1 fame, broadcasts over WABC, Col umbia coast-to-coast network, on Saturday morning at 11 o'clock, in! a series ctf broadcasts entered upon by the Conservatory of Music of Cin- j cinnati. AT LYDAY HOSPITAL \ Patients reported at Lyday Me-, morial hospital on Wednesday were:. Everett Kibler, Mrs. S. W. Gray.1 Wilton Arrowood. Russell Kincaid,1 C. K. Pitts and W. M. Corn. LARGE EGGS BROUGHT TO THE TIMES OFFICE Hens in all section5 of the county »eem to be "perking up,” judging from size of eggs brought to The Times office. Laurence Kilpatrick of Balsam Grove brought in an egg Saturday that measured seven and seven-eights by six and one-half inches. The egg was laid by a two-year-old white leg hen. G. D. McCall of Brevard R-3 brought in another large egg that measured six and one-half inches by , eight and one eighth. iydayMMs his ! ACCOUNTANT DITTY Ralph W. Lyday was sworn in as county accountant last Friday and a-sumed duties of the office as set out in the special act of legislature which re-established the position. Mr. Lyday, who has been book keeper and teller at the Transylvania Trust company for the past year, has been assisting Register of Deeds Jess Galloway in the county account ant work since December of last year when the office was declared vacant under a bill passed by Wallace Gal loway in the general assembly of 1933. Spring Football Now In Swing at Brevard Due to the shortness of the season am! also to lack of playing equip ment, Coach Ernest Tilson has de cided that he will not try to have baseball at Brevard high school this season. Instead of baseball, Coach Tilson is giving his boys a round of spring football and has a sizeable squad of leather toters out now for next years squad. , Brevard fans were well pieasea with Coach Tilson’s eleven last fall, and have expressed themselves as highly in favor of the present plans of football in'tcid of baseball. Declines To Run MAYOR J. C. WIRE Mayor J. C. Wikc has definitely decided that he will not be a eandi • date fey i e-election in the coming I town of Brevard primary. The mayor i I stated Wednesday that business con- I ' nections made it impossible to give j II he time that he should feel called; on to devote to the town’s affairs ' were he to again be elected to the j post which he has filled fen- the past' two years. In announcing that he would not , again seek the place, Mayor Wikc declared thnt he was deeply grateful 1 to the people of Brevard and the ' board of aldermen for the fine co operation that had been given him! during his term as mayor. In reviewing the past two years, the mayor was proud of the fact that Brevard’s greatest asset, Bre vard College, had been located here during his term as head of the city government, as well as establishment of the park to park highway. “Bre vard has i progressed, and will con tinue to progress,” the mayor as serted, “and every citizen, whether an official or not, should feel it a., duty and an honor to lend every ef-, fort toward a greater Brevard.’’ , Corn-Hog Application Period Ends March 30 No more applications for corn-hog reduction will be • accepted after March 30, according to word received here this week by the county agent’s office. Farmers who desire to reduce either corn or hqgs under the AAA setup are advised to call at the county agent’s office immediately. Fifty or more farmers of the county have already signed contracts. TOWN PRIMARY SET FOR 29TH OF APRIL C. Y. Patton Named Regis trar—Misenheimer and Jenks Judges — Primary election for town of Bre-j yard officials will be held at the i county court house on Monday, April 29, according to announcement by the board of aldermen in calling the election, with the general election to be held on Tuesday, May 7. C. Y. Patton has been appointed to . serve as registrar, with P. N. | Jenks and C. F. Misenheimer as judges to serve in both the primary | and the general election. Registration books will be open. each Saturday beginning with Satur- I day. March 30. and closing Saturday, ! April 27. which will be c hallenge i day. All those new voters w ho have | moved in since last registration or | who have become qualif ied voters ■ rince the last town election, will be I required to register before being eligible to vote. The registrar will be at the city hall on We't Main street. It is not expected that there will be opposition in the race for mayor, with possibility of two or more new , men offering for board of aldermen.' B. Y. P. U. Pageant Members of the Cedar Mountain I B. Y. P. U. will present a pageant,! “The Ten Virgins,” at the Carr’s j Hill Baptist church Sunday night at j 7:30 o’clock. The public is invited to be pres- j ent. SUMMER SESSION TO OPEN HERE JUNE 11 Enrollment of 200 Expected; Clawe* Will Be Held Every Day By JAZZY MOORE The first summer session of Bre vard College will open Tuesday, June 11th and continue through July 22nd. it was announced today by President E. J. Coltrane. Classer' will be held daily, includ ing Saturdays, and the total costs for the six-weeks term will be about forty dollars. The faculty will be composed of fifteen men and women and it 1? ex pected that the enrollment will ex ceed two hundred. The summer school catalog, Dr. Coltrano said, will come from the press within the -.-rt few days. FERE WANTS TO END i . CATTLE CLAIMS Seeks To Rid County of Re lief Animals—Fear Spread of Serious Disease The government is endeavoring1 to' close its cattle program in Tran sylvania county by disposing of *u the c.ittle, for which it is oiferlog rewards, and by settling with thwc whose claims have not been adjusted, said Nrah Hollowell, administrator for this district. Dr. M. M. I^eonard, representing the government as veterinary inspec tor is conducting a crew of man •birching for cattle which were placed in open pastures, and these men have been instructed to bring in the cattle, dead or alive. The gov vjrnment fears that these cattle way j convey to native cattle the scabies \ and is, therefore, trying to make a ; clean-up. Persons having Information about any of these cattle which have stray ed into the mountains would confer a favor on cattle owners by reporting any information they may have to relief office;- in Brevard. Mr. Hollowell stated that there were a few outstanding claims which , had not been adjusted. He said that anyone having a just claim or an unpaid contract should present the details to F. H. Holden, who was in charge of the cattle in Transylvania county for the relief organization. Mr. Hollowell stated than he bad evi dence of some who had tried to “chisel” in on the government by ob taining pn.v for wiich no damages had beer, done or for which there was no contract cr written agree ment. He said he was not interested in this type of claim but would be anxious to hear of any legitimate claims because the government isj anxious to clean up this cattle pro-1 gram. Hunting Bill Is Given Approval RALEIGH. March 20—The senate Friday added its approval to the house bill extending the open season to hunt quail, squirrel and rabbits in nine western counties. The senate adopted a committee amendment eliminating Macon coun ty from its provisions, and it is ex pected that the house will concur 10 the amendment. The measure amends section 32 of j chapter 422, public laws of 1933, and , fixes the open season for squirrel,; September 15 to December 15; rab bits. November 20 to February 1, and quail. November 20 to February 1, in the following counties: Buncombe, Jackson. Swain, Clay, Cherokee. Graham. Haywcod, Henderson and, Transylvania counties. It provides further: “That it shall he lawful to hunt | foxes 3t anv time in Swain. Jackson,; Clav. Cherokee. Graham, Buncombe. Haywood, Henderson and Transyl-1 vania counties. “That it shall be unlawful and | conrtitute a misdemeanor to sell squirrel for the market or otherwise, or to sell the same to any hotel or vestaurant, or to any person or per sons, in snid counties. “That any person or persons vio- j lating the provisions of section three of this act shall be fined not more < than $50.00 or imprisoned not more than 30 days, in the discretion of the court, “That all laws and clauses of laws in conflict with the provisions of this act arc hereby repealed. “That this act shall be in full force and effect from and after its rati fication.” Holler Baby Dies Funeral services for little Willie, Kate Hollar were held Friday after noon at the home Of the parents Mr. and Mrs. John Hollar. The baby. n0 month and four days old. died on Thursday, following an illness ot two da vs of heart trouble. The Rev. John P. Simmons, pastor of the Brevard Presbyterian church, con-, ducted the services'. Burial was m , j Oak Grove cemetery. Surviving are the parents, two sistevs and three brothers. Seventy Stills Cut During 3 Day Drive Seventy stills in three days was! the record run up by former sherin | T. E. Patton, who is now in chaise of the North Carolina prohibition | ! forces with headquarters in Char , lotte. Mr. Patton was a visitor in Bre-| ' vard Tuesday, and in commenting j upon the nationwide raids made lasv week bv the treasury department and prohibition deDartment force*. I remarked that his force bad cut -7 illicit whiskey outfits during the three days in ome county, Freemans at Easley Chief and Mrs. Pert H. Freeman were guests Sunday of the former a narents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Free man. of Easlev, the occasion being •h0 «2nd birthdav anniversary of Mr. Freeman’s mother. All eight of the Freeman children were at Easley for the day and join ed in making it. a happy occasion for the mother and father. A. H. HARRIS The name of A H. Harris is being j presented in The Times this week for ; nomination as mayor of Brevard in I the primary to be held here on. April 29. Mayor Wike will not be a can didate for re-election. With presentment cf tyse name of Mr Harris, ia also announcement by Ralph J. Duckworth, R. P. Kilpat rick, S. M. Maefie and Anthony A. Trantham, members of the present board of aldermen, that they will seek re-election On ithe “Harris ticket” along with Fred E. Shuford, who is being presented by the four aldermen to take the place of Mr. Harris in hi*, present capacity of alderman. . All th£ men are prominently iden tified with the town and county in business capacities, and are rated as among the leaders in the community. Mr. Hajris irt superintendent of the Gloucester Lumber company, a position he has held during fifteen ‘ years he has resided in Brevard. A j native of Tennessee, Mr. Harris re-! ceived his education at the Dickinson j Seminary and the University of Ten nessee, where he majored in civil: engineering. He is now serving his! first term a- an alderman for the; town of Brevard, having led the ticket in the election two years ago. Babe Left At Home of Former Brevard Folk _ Friends here of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Duclori, of Fort Worth, Texas, both former residents of Brevard, will be interested in a somewhat unusual in cident that took place in their lives last week. While sitting in their home at a rather late hour on the evening of March 12, Mr. and Mrs. Duclca heard a light tap on the window. On opening the front door a few min utes later to investigate the source of the noise, they saw to their amaze ment on the porch a basket in which was a tiny baby girl. They brought the basket and contents into the house and found pinned to the baby’s dress a note asking the finder to rear the child and be good to it, ar.d stating that the birth of the be by was February 19. No other information or clues as to the baby’s parentage have been learned by Mr .and Mrs. Duclos, who express delight with their new-found baby daughter, whom they have | named Velma Rea. They expect to institute legal proceedings for adop tion of the child. Mr. and Mrs. Duclos have no chil dren Ox their own and are said to be most happy in the possession of their j adopted daughter. NEW CLEANING PROCESS FOR HOUSEHOLD GOODS -- Charles Moore and Robert Scruggs of the Southern Public Utilities com pany have recently returned from ®n electrical appliance school in Spar i tanburg where they were shown in expensive and thorough ways for cleaning cooking utensils such as 'coffee percolators, waffle irons and i cither appliances. | MessTs Moore and Scruggs will ex plain the nrocess to any lady of the community, and state that they “have nothing to sell.” the idea being only to be of assistance to housewives. Dr. Messick Visit* Here Among the guests at Pierce-Moore hotel this week was Dr. S. D. Mm sick of Spencer. Dr. Messick, it will be remembered, was given serious consideration last yet r for the presi dency of Brevard College. He is at n resent superintendent of Spencer city schools and thin summer will teach at the Asheville Normal. Later he was selected by the board as mayor pro tern. Mr. Duckwortii is at present cashier of the Transylvania Trust j company, in addition to being a mem ber of the board of aldermen, which place he has filled for the past two years. . I Mr, Kilpatrick has served several.1 terrni as a member of the board of aidernen, and has been actively} ident fied with progress of the com muni'.y for years in his profession of contractor and builder. Dr. Macfie is. now rounding out his sixth year as memiier of the board, and has al ways been active in town and county affai r. He has served as director of the Chamber of Commerce for years, and : s owner of the Jfacfla Drag} compsny. Mr. Tvantham is one of the youn ger business men of the town, he having been in the department store business here fer the past six or eight years. He was elected to the board <tf aldermen two years ago Mr. Shuford is probably one or the best known men of the Hams ticket,” he having served the county as sheriff and tax collector, member of the board of aldermen in previous years, and as justice of the peace for a long time. He is in the insurance business. Large Fi*h Landed By Brevard Nimrod — Friends ifc. Brevard are rejoicing over the treat of pompano fish ser.i them this week by Karl Twiggs, who is vacationing in Miami, Fla. Mrs. Twiggy and friends1 at the Pierce Moore hotel were privileged to en joy the delectable meat direct from Florida waters. Mr. Twiggs, a fisherman of note, won the prise last year for catching the biggest pompano fish in a h lor ida contest. Dr. McLean Improving Dr. J. H. McLean, who has been quite ill for the past month, is re ported to continue in about the same condition at his home here. He wa.? said on Wednesday to be no worse. . NEW ARRIVAL Mr. and Mrs. Arrowo-d Lee, of Franklin have announced the birth of a son on March 5. Mr. and Mrs. Lee ere former resident.*? of Lake Toxaway. ELECT ASHE MAN TO BREVARD FACULTY i _ Dean W. Colvard To Join Agricultural Department For Summer Session By JAZZY MOORE Dean W. Colvard of Ashe county has been elected to the faculty of Brevard College, taking up his new duties with the opening of the sum mer session, according to announce ' ment made today by President E. J. Coltrane. I Mr. Colvard will be graduated 'from Berea College, where he ha? Imade ft fine four-year record. The young man will join the fac lulty as professor of agriculture and will direct the farm program at the ! local institution. He was reared in i the mountains, knows agriculture ! thoroughly and comes here with the ! highest recommendations, It is expected that the dairy will be [opened in September and that the farm will be operated so a» to be self-supporting. The xtrm will ssrre j as an agency 1$r ftimlsning work tor ! pert-time ftudents. ABSENTEE LAW FOR BREVARD REVOKED UNDER SENATE BILL — Senator Ramsey Introduced Measure Wednesday— Only For Town A bill was introduced in the Gen eral Assembly on Wednesday by Sere tor Ralph Ramsey t'j repeal the absentee kali t law no pertains to town of Brevard primaries and elec tion-. The bill is as follows: The General Assembly of No»*h Carolina Do Enact; Section 1. That the provisions of r.rticle 3, chapter 97, recti .ns 5,980 to 5,988, inclusive, of the Consoli date:! Statute- ,ard all amendments thereto, shall not apply to elections, primary or general, held in the Town of Erevaid in Transylvania county. Sec. 2. That all laws and clauses of lav/s in conflict with the provis ions cf this* act are hereby repealed. See. 3. That this act shall be iri full force and effect from and after its ratification. 2 Brevard Men Take Parole From Governor Ralph R. Fisher and Jos. H. Picketsinotr have accepted paroles issued last week by Governor Eh ringhaua, while Tho*. H. Shipman and C. R. Mclsecly have refused the proffered release, preferring to re main in prison until June when their sentences will expire. Sentenced to two to three Sears on charges growing out of the Jng of the Brevard Banking company, the men have served a little over a year. Mr. and Mrs. Pickchimer are now in Brevard where they have again open ed thsir home. Mr. Fisher arrived Wednesday, and expects Mrs. Fisher within a few days front Virginia where she has been visiting relatives. Coltrane Speaker At Kiwanis Meeting B. 3. Coltrane, president of Bre vard College, was speaker at the Kiwanis meeting laat Thursday and told members ttf the club some of the aims of iho institution, and methods PrenvdenT Coltrane stressed the fact that Brevard College was doing He part by the community, in provid ing college facilities for 76 to 80 students of thir immediate section, many of whom would very probably not have the chance for a college edu cation were it not for his instRutfr-n. Following President Coltrane's in teresting discourse, a vote was taken to endorse a recent resolution of the board of aldermen, which requested the legislature to repeal the absentee ballot law as pertains to the town of BrevaTd elections. Copies of the resolution were odered me iled to Rep resentative Henry and Senator Ram sey. It was also expressed consensus ft opinion of the club members that an other meeting similar to the “Civic Booster” meeting held two weeks past, be held, at which time organiza tion of a trade body should be per fected. The secretary W3s ordered to write Mr*. Oliver Orr, president of the Women’s Civic club, and ask that organization to sponsor the meeting. BASEBALL OUTLOOK GOOD AT COLLECF Prospects now are that Coach Ralph James will have several swat ters on his Brevard College baseball nine that will stick around the .400 mark or better. Pre-season form of some of the boys who have been working out reguarly for the past few days is excellent, and ns the dsys become warmer more interest i; being shown by both players and fans. Coach James will easily have foot teams on the c:41ege diimond pro vided sufficient equipment can be secured. This seems to he his rn°st serious trouble now. Effort is being made to secure necessities for play ing through sale of season tickets which can now be secured at the nom inal price of 12.00 f«r nine home games. An excellent playing field is being gotten into shape on the football field, corner of North Broad and Cascade, and with the crack players who have reported for practice the college nine should have a good sea eon. First scheduled game here will be April 20 with Davidson college freshmen. , New Bus Route Thru Brevard To Atlanta
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