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ROSMAN SCHOOL TO FINISH ON FRIDAY Graduation Exercise* on 26th -Elementary Program To Be Given Thursday 3b ROSMAN, April 24— Commence ment exercises of the Rosman high school will conclude with the gradu ation exercises to be hold h riday night of this week at the high school auditorium, beginning at 8 o clock. The speaker of the evening wii be Dean C. H. Trowbridge, of Bre vard College. The salutatory address will be given by Ella Mae Colhna, and the valedictory by Thelma Cr*J loway. The diplomas and medals will he presented by Principal R. * Kimzey. The baccalaureate sermon Sunday afternoon was delivered by the Rev. J. H. Brendall, pastor of the Brevard Methodist chuirch, before l& *»*¥« audience of patrons and friends or the school. Special musical numbers vendered by A. M. Hit hite Jr. and Miss Mildred Williams. On Wednesday evening the senior r class day exercises were given, pre sented in an unusual and interesting manner, depicting a modern interpre tation <»f Chaucer's Cariterbifry Tales. The scene was in an olu world setting, in an old fashioned flower garden in Paris. The program was divided into three parts—the pro logue, the tales and the epilogue. The annual class play given on Fridav night of last week, proved an enjoyable and well presented enter tainment The play, entitled Ihe O. ming of Caroline,” was attended by a large number of students and citizens of the town. Thirty-one members comprise the 1935 senior class. The seventh grade graduation ex ercises of the Rosman elementary school will be held Thursday after roan of this week, beginning at 2 o’clock, in the high school auditor ium. The address of the occasion will be delivered by the Rev. J. P. Simmons, pastor of the Brevard Presbyterian church. The seventh grade class consists of 25 members, of whom 16 are boys s and nine girls. D. H. Winchester is class valedictorian and Clyde Rice is salutatorian. Last Rites Held For Mrs. Angie McLean Funeral services for Mrs. Angie j Miller McLean, 90, were held Thurs-, day afternoon at the Davidson River Presbyterian church, conducted by the pastor, the Rev. J. P. Simmons,1 of Brevard. Mrs. McLean died Wed nesday at the State hospital at Mor ganton, following an illness of more than a year. Interment was in the Davidson River cemetery. She was a native of Transylvania county and had lived here practically j all of her life. Her husband', Q. C. McLean, died about 15 years ago. The only near relative surviving is a nephew, J. A. Miller, of Brevard. NOTED VIOLINIST TO GIVE RECITAL HERE Mark Wollmer to Appear Sat urday Evening at Col lege Auditorium Mark Wollmer, NBC concert viol inist, will present a program in the Brevard College auditorium Satur day night, April 27 at 8 o’clock. Mr. Wollmer made his American debut in Town Hall, New York City ,in 1929, at which time he received a contract from National Broadcasting company. The artist has been heard regularly from WEAF on the Inter national Music programs sponsored by NBC and announced by Milton J. Cross. For two years Mr. Wollmer has given weekly concerts at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York. Last week ho gave a concert under the auspices of the Pan-American Union and Smithsonian Institute, Washing ton, D. C. Last September he played Mozart’s A Major in Concerto with the accompaniment of the Philadel phia Symphony orchestra. vvoiimer, a German by birth, re v ceived his musical education in France and is, as Le Matin says, a brilliant representative of the mod ern French school o£ riolin, having been a pupil of the famous J. Thi baud at the Ecole Normale and Bau cheril at the Conservatoire de Paris. He is also a composer of violin and piano music. Wollmer's concerts in Paris were received with the greatest enthusiasm, followed by numerous engagements by the American colo nies cf Paris, Deauville and Monte Carlo. Following an extended tour through Europe, Central and South America, he was acclaimed as the coming outstanding master violinist of this generation. The following comments appeared in the leading New York papers: Herald Tribune: "unusually bril liant;” World Telegram: "assurance and authority, won the enthusiasm of his hearers by his poetic feeling, his clean and sensative phrasing, his smooth and unruffled tone;1’ Morn ing Telegraph: “A great artist, fine emotional understanding;” New York American: “his playing has dash, fire and poise.” The public is cordially invited to attend. Rosman Primary To Be Held On Monday ROSMAN, Apr. 24—Primary elec tion for the town will be held on Monday, April 29, for mayor and board of aldormen. Three men have filed for the mayor’s place, including the present mayor, A. M. White, who has served several terms a* official head of the town; E. M. (Kay) Collins and Carl Eldridge. Four have filed for the board of Idtrmen, three to be selected. Those ding are G. H. Woodard, Austin Hogscd, Tom Mahoney and Claude Stroup. B. I. Reunion Will Be Held Here May 5th Fourth annual Brevard Institute reunion will be held on the campus , of Brevard College in an all day | gathering on. Sunday, May 5, accord-; ing to an announcement of the or-1 ganisation president, Mi3$ Earleene j ! Poindexter. It is expected that several hun- j dred former Brevard Institlte «tu- j dents, faculty and interested friends | will be in Brevard on that day to-re-1 new friendships and enjoy the day j together. Picnic dinner will be served ; on the campus at 12:30 o’clock. Asj customary in previous years, all a > j tending will bring picnic baskets, tre , contents of which will be spread on | long tables on the college campus.' Many will, it is expected, arrive in time to attend morning service? at I one of the Brevard churches, while others will doubtless go directly to the campus on arrival. The registra- , tinn book will be open for early arri vals at 9:30 o’clock in the adminis tration building. An interesting program has been; arranged for the day’s event, with E. J. Coltrane, president of Brevard j College, as the main speaker. Other i features of the program will he the I election of officers; devctionals led by Mrs. C. H. Trowbridge; vocal solo 1 by Miss Eleanor Trowbridge, ar.d | special musical selections in charge, of Mrs. J. M. Allison. The present officers of the re-1 union organisation include: Presi dent, Miss Earlgene Poindexter; vice president, Mrs. Ethel Harris, and E'ecretary-treasurer, Mrs. N. A. Mil ler, all of Brevard. The nominating committee for the election of .officers this year in-, clucks: Mrs. J. M. Allison, chairman,. Mrs. J. B. Piekelstmer'uiiuLJOss Sal-1 lie Merrill. , Otk|er committees appointed for | this year’s event are as follows: Lunch committee, Mrs. Ethel Harris, I Miss Ada Meadows and Miss Myrtis Ballard; decorations, Mrs. J. E. Lof tis, Miss Eleanor Trowbridge and Tom Graham; registration, Miss Sarah Bishop. Clean-Up Week Will Be Staged In Brevard Plans are under way by the beau tification committee of the Women’s Civic club for clean-up week, which will be observed in Brevard the first week in May. It is expected that business firms and housewives throughout the town will cooperate with the club’s annual movement for a better and cleaner Brevard, and will do all in their power to make this year’s clean-up campaign the most effective and lasting ever entered into here. Tax Listers Begin Duty On Wednesday Tax listers will begin their work the first of May in the county, with several of the listers beginning work on May 1, while others will start later in the month. A complete schedule of the listing places will be found on another page in this paper. Mrs. McCrary at Kiwanis Mrs. Carl McCrary1 will halve charge of the program at the Kiwan is club meeting to be held at the England Home on Thursday of this week. Glazener Infant Buried ROSMAN, April 24—Funeral ser vices for the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Glazener were held Sunday at Mt. Moriah, Calvert. Surving are the parents and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Glazener and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Arrowood. Waynesville C. of C. To Help Secure Road Cooperation in any efforts towards building of highway 284 people of Brevard put forth was promised by (the Waynesyille Chamber of Com merce on Tuesday night at the an nual banquet. Plea for assistance in the matter of this scenic road wa? made by W. E. Breese who was one of the speak ers on the evening’s program. Others attending the affair were Harry Patton. W. D. Gash and C. M. Doug las. Schools Close This Week All schools of the county are closing for the term this week, with programs of interest being given 01 ’■'ridav at most of the schools. HARRIS TICKET NOT ! OPPOSED IN PRIMARY Duckworth, Kilpatrick, Mac* j fie, SSiufortl, Trantham To Be Aldermen The Harris ticket » the only on* filed in the Brevard municipal elec tion, this being the first time 1ft years that Brevard's mayoralty elec tion has not been contested. There were several other candi dates reported to be in the field last week, but they failed to qualify be fore Friday night when the time for filing closed. A. II. Harris will 'be the new mayor after May 7, the general election date, with Ralph ,T. Duckworth, R. P. Kilpatrick, Dr. S. M. Macfio, Fred E. Shuford and Anthony A. Trantham composing the board of aldermen. Acting upon instruction from Sen ator Ralph Ramsey, the board of aldermen in call meeting Wednesday passed the following resolution which eliminates a primary: •‘Notice of cancellation of call for piimsry for town of Brevard—only one candidate having filed for each position to be filled at the primary called for April 29th theri now ex ists no necessity for said primary I and the call for said primary is herebv cancelled this the 24th day ot April! 1935. BOARD OF ALDER MEN TOWN OF BREVARD." MV. Harris is superintendent oj the Gloucester Lumber company, a position he has held during the lo I years he has resided in Brevard. A . native of Tennessee, he received his j education at the Dickinson seminary; and the University of Tennessee, where he majored in civil engineer ing. lie is at present serving his first term as alderman for the town of Brevard, having led the ticket in the ‘lection two years ago. Later he was , selected by the board as mayor pro ; tern. I Mr. Duckworth is at present cash- j ier of the Transylvania Trust coin-j panv, in addition to being a member if the board of aldermen, which place he has filled for the past two years. . j Mr. Kilpatrick has served several] *rms as a member of the board of j aldermen, and has been actively I dentified with the progress of the community for several years in his profession of contractor and builder. Dr. Mecfie is now rounding out his ;hird term as a member of the board, and has been, active in town and county affairs. He has served as di rector of the Chamber of Commerce for years and is owner of the Mac Fie Drug company. Mr. Shuford has served as sheriff' if Transylvania county, member of1 ;he board of aldermen for three; :erms several years ago, and as jus-, ;ice of the peace for Brevard town-) ship. He is in .the insurance business. j Mr. Trantham is one of the young-' Dst business men of the town, he having been in the department store business here for the past six years. He was elected to the board of alder men two years ago. Will Hooker Buried At Cedar Mountain Funeral sendees for Will Hooker, 70, were held Wednesday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the Cedar Mountain BaDtist church, conducted by the pastor, Rev Harvey Souther, Mr. Hooker died Tuesday morning at his home on the Country club road, fol lowing an illness of the past several months. Interment was in the Cedar Mountain cemetery. Mr. Hooker was a native of South Carolina but had lived in Transyl vania county for many years. He came to this county from Henderson county, since his last residence here. Surviving are his widow, who was before marriage Miss Jane Lank ford Sentell, and one sister, Mrs. Jack Fletcher, of Blantyre. Funeral arrangements were in rharge of Kilpatrick brothers, funeral directors. Davidson River Will Give Finals Friday Commencement exercises of the Davidson River school will be held Friday afternoon of this week at 2:30 o’clock at the school. Ruth Duncan is class valedictor ian and Rose Wolfe is salutatorian. Other class honor students are Mar tha Albert, poetess; Helen Daniels, prophetess; Annie Lee Sentell, his torian ; and Herman Hollingsworth, last will and testament. The following program will be rendered Friday afternoon: Devo tional, 23rd Psalm, Harry Sentell; salutatory address, Rose Wolfe; class history, Annie Lee Sentell; poem, Longfellow’s “Loss and Gain,” Martha Albert; graduation song, class; prophecy, Helen Daniels;, last will and testament, Herman Hollings worth; valedictory address, Ruth Duncan; presentation of certificates and D. A. R. history medal, by Miss Annie May Patton, principal. The senior class is comprised of 15 members, as follows: Ruth Dun can. Rose Wiolfe, Martha Albert, Helen Daniels, Herman Hollings worth, Annie Lee Sentell, Harry Sen tcll, Carmen Cur to, Eva Sentell, Ruby Lee Allison, Willie Mae Rho des, Carrie Ray, Joyce S.mtell, Wade Strickland and Edgar Ji'eece. MANY MATTERS ARE ACTED ONBYC. OF C. Membership Committee Get* Fine fteeponeo—Booklet* To Be Printed Director* of the Brevard Chamber of! Commerce juet . *t the county ajcents' office Monday night and adopted by-laws for the organization, alter which businee matters were taken up, including the appointment ol committees to serve -during the year. Report was made by R. L. Gaeb that the certificate of incorporation issued to the body several years ago had not been canceled by the state corporation commission, and renewal of the incorporation had been effected at no cost. Report of the committee on mem bership was very gratifying, with pledges of nearly three hundred dol jara reported, ana tne drive not \ nearly complete. This committee was j instructed to continue its efforts. until every business bouse, hotel and j boarding house and individual had been canvassed, giving all an oppor tunity to assist in the work that has every promise of being the greatest in years for the community. Th» advertising committee was in-: structed to secure proper listing of | ail boarding houses and hotels in the county. These to be included in the booklet to be published within the next two weeks. Julinn Glazen»r reported that the | Tennessee Valley Authority had ,• sent representatives here last week j to copfer with his office in regard : to establishment of a drainage pro-1 ject for this'and Henderson county, j with possibility of sending two hun-, dred men into the section for at least, twelve months’ work. Mr. Glazener, Karrv Patton and R. L. Gash were. appointed to continue negotiations i with the TVA in regard to the pro- j ject, and to offer such assistance as they found necessary. The body voted unanimously to request by resolution that the town board lease the Brevard golf course from the owners and operate same as a municipal course, pointing out in the resolution that was drawn: that the maintenance and operation | _ i (Continued on back page) Foreclosure Bill Is BeforeJLagial&ture A bill baa been introduced by Sen- j ator Ralph Ramsey in the senate,’ which will extend the time for in-1 stituting proceedings for foreclosure of tax sale certificates for the years 1932 and prior until March first, 1936. The bill was passed by the senate last Friday and is now in the house where it will very probably be pass ed this week. The bill follows: Section 1. That the time for in stituting proceedings for the fore closure of certificates of sale for lands sold for taxes due the County of Transylvania for the year 1932 and years prior thereto be, and the same is hereby extended to March first, 1936. Section 2. The board of commis sioners at Transylvania county may, by duly recorded resolution, cause all proceedings heretofore brought to foreclose tax sales certificates held, by said county, upon which final t judgment of confirmation has not J been rendered, to be held in abeyance ■ until March first, 1936 and the court shall abide by -cuoh resolution. Section 3. That all laws and clauses of laws in conflict with the provisions of this act are hereby re pealed. Section 4. That this act shall be in full force and effect from and after its ratification. Bear Cube Caught - i Charlie Wilson, ranger in the Pisgah National Forest, captured two cub or baby bear near his home last week. The young bears will be sent to the national forest in Geor gia __ Pre-School Clinic* ‘ i Are Being Conducted Dr. G. B. Lynch, county physician, j is engaged in pre-school clinic work in the county this week, and urges that all children who will enter school next fall for the first tune, to attend the clinic. At the clinics the young children are given physical examinations, and vaccinated against smallpox. Dipthe ria toxoid failed to arrive through misunderstanding for use the nrst of the week, and Dr. Lynch suggests that those children who failed to get the diptheria toxoid during the first psrt of the week, come to Brevard elementary school Saturday morn ing for this treatment. Clinics' have already been held at Pisgah Forest, Penrose, Rosman, Old Toxaway, Selica, Quebec and Lake iToxaway. „ ,, , ! Schedule for the rest of the week includes: Thursday at 9:30, Cedar Mountain school; 11:00, Connestee; | 2:00, Little River. Friday—10:S0, Balsam Grove; 2:00 Silver steen. I Saturday—9 :S0, Brevard, which will complete the wrwk. The state is furnishing the small pox vaccine, while the county com missioners are furnishing the dipthe ria toxoid. The work is being dene by the county physician at no cost to •he school patrons. Jen&te Kills Hotel Room Taxation Bill RALEIGH. Apruld - Before pausing the revenue bill on ita third reading Tuesday afternoon, the sen ate eliminated the three per cent tax on howl nod boarding house room*. The tat was in tho^meoaurs when it passed its second reading last Saturday. The vote was 30 to 13, including pairs, for the amendment sponsored by Senators Johnson of Bunocmh» and Spence of Moore, removing thesa items from provisions of the sales tax. As the house revenue measure contained the hotel room tax it be comes one of the issues before the house-senate conference committee andi action by the conferees will de termine its future. Tanners Play at Enka Saturday Afternoon! Transylvania Tanners will epenj the season Saturday afternoon at j Enks, with the following Saturday’* game to he played at Brevard with Hazelwood as foes. Schedule for the Western Carolina league, in which Red Misenheimcr’s boys will play, has not been comple- ; ted. Mars Hill Glee Club ' To Appear on Sunday1 The Mars Hill Glee club will give a | program of sacred music Ht the Bre vard Baptist church Sunday evening. at the regular church hour. The en- ; tire service will be given over to the 1 musical program. Spencer B. King Jr. is director in j charge of the glee club. The public , is cordially invited fo attend this ser-1 vice. Ladies of the church will serve ' supper preceding the program to the | member? of the glee club. Kehrinator Campaign Annual Kelvinator sales campaign has been started at the local South ern Public Utilities store, with new 1 models of the electric refrigerator on the showroom floor. Free Theatre Ticket* Two free theatre tickets, given each week to readers of advertise ments in The Times, arc a source of much interest, judging from tele phone calls the paper receives on Thursdays and Fridays. People just seem to be unable to find the name*. that are placed in the ads, and after futile attempts, resort to the tele-, phone. Robert D. Neill Rites Sunday In Seneca, SC. SENECA, April 20—-Funeral ser vices for Rcbert D. Neill, who died at his home on Friday evening at 7 o’clock after a brief illness with pneumonia, were held at the Seneca ’ Presbyterian church Sunday after-: noon at 2:30 o’clock. The Rev. C. K. J Douglas, pastdr, conducted the fu neral rites. Mi. Neill was horn in Brevard, N. C., the son of Captain Lambert Clayton Neill and Sarah Joyce Neill, pioneer citizens of Western North Carolina. At an early age he entered the railroad service and continued in this work until 1912 when he became \ agent for the Ford Motor company, i in which business he was most sue-1 cessful, developing one of the largest agencies in this section. At the time. of his death he was president of the l Oconee Furniture Co. For many years he was clerk of the session of i the Seneca Presbyterian church. , On April 21, 1915, he was married tu Miss May Hamilton, who with two children, Robert Jr., and Sara) Virginia, survive. The’ honorary pallbearers were:< Dr. W. IL- Doyle, F. G. Herron, E.' C. DuDose, L. C. Spears and W. P. Nimmons, and the following elders, and deacons of the Seneca Presby-1 terlan church: Dr. J, L. Nick]os, Dr.; E. C, Doyle, Dr. E. A, Hines, C. S. j Stribling, C. H. Barron, G. W. Bal-j lenger, J. W. Byrd, T. B. Jones, Les lie Stribling, C. V. Stribling, B. A. j Lowery, R. L. Ninurmas, A. A. Me* Mahan, Ralph Ranutepr, F. B. Adams, C. N. Gigr.illiatt, W. C. Davis, Louis Hollemaa, H. H Me Cauley, F. M. Hunt and J. L. I»w-, ery. , j The active pallbearers were Frank Patton, Gerald Patton, E, H. Webb, Charles Shearer, Wales Yowery and Gary Spears. Buddy Carmichael Is Killed By Accident Funeral services for Buddy Car michael, 10, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Carmichael, of Portsmouth, Va., former residents of Brevaro, were held in the Virginia city on Tuesday. Young Carmichael, a- nephew of Mrs. A. H. King and Mrs. Huee Mackey aad of the late J. E. Clayton of Brevard, was instantly killed near Baltimore, Md., Monday morning, said to be the victim of an accident. Paint On Main Street Ward’s News Stand has dressed! up the front of their place with * i - ■»—i- pamt thati GRADUATING CLASS IN PROGRAM FRIDAY Dr. Col trait* To Be Speaker «i Event In Brevard Baptbt Church Commencement exercises of the Brevard high school began Sunday night, at which time the baccalau reate sermon eras delivered at the Brevard Baptist church bv the Rev, J. P. Simmons, pastor of the Bre void Presbyterian church, before- a large audience of patrons and friends of the school. The Rev- Mr. Simmons delivered a forceful and inspirational message before the senior class. Other fea tures on the program were musical selections by Alvin Moore, the Music Lovers club and the orchestra; invo cation by the Rev. J. H. Brendall; Scripture reading by the Rev. Paul Hartsell; and benediction by the Rev. Harry Perry. The concluding program of com mencement week will be the gradu ation. exercises to be held Friday night of this week at 8 o’clock at the Brevard Baptist church. Presi dent E- J. Coltrane of Brevard Col lege will l*c the speaker at this time. Blanche Scruggs will give the vale dictory addreas, and Margaret Dirk son the salutatory. The presentation of diplomas to the senior? will be made' by Superintendent J. B. .Mies. Musical selections will be rendered by the orchestra, with vocal numbers by the dlniors, the juniors and the music club. The senior class is comprised of 44 members. Toxaway School Ends Year’s Work Friday LAKE TOXAWAY, April 24— Final exercises for the local school will be held on Friday of this week vith a program by the seventh jTade. County Superintendent (i C. flush will make the address to sen iors. Beginning at ten o’clock the fol lowing program will be rendered by the class: Welcome, John Rogers: 8mg, "America," by the group; class history, Medford Breedlove; class poem. Ruby Banther; last will and t;stament, Billy McNeely; c i a s s prophecy, Mary Lou Bryson; song, tie class. John Rogers is president of the class with Verona Fisher as secre tary; motto, "To be rath'r than to seem;" flower, dogwood; colors, green and white. Superlatives of the class are: Wit tiest, Medford Breedlove; neatest girl, Verona Fisher; most courteous girl, Willabeth Reid; moat courteous boy, Jack Clarke; most mischievous, Billy McNeely; m03t studious. Jock Clarke; best all around boy, John R<Sgers; best all around girl, Ruby Banther; prettiest girl, Verona Fisher; cutest boy, Medford Breed love; most dignified, Jsck Clarke. John Regers is valedictorian and Ruby Banther 3alutatorian. BREVARDTOBATTLE RUTHERFORD FRIDAY Fact Game Slatted For Local Field; Boiling Spring* Here Saturday ' By JAZZY MOORE The Brevard College baseball team will dash with Rutherford Col lege’s fast-stepping nine here Friday afternoon. The Tornadoes will likely rely on Tom Graham to ston the invaders, aflthdugh Coach Ralph James has made no announcement regarding hi* pitching choice for the game. A large crowd is expected to wit ness the contest, a* rivalry between the two schools is keen. Saturday Boiling Springs Junior College will come here for an en gagement with the James men. Elementary Program Set For Thu Evening Graduation exercises el the seventh grade of the Brevard^ele mentary school will be day night of this week at the Bre vard Methodist, church, beginning K 8 o’clock. v The address to the seniors wttl he delivered by the Rev. Paul HarteeK, pastor of the Brevard Baptist church. The valedictory will be givw by Edward C-laaener and tbo salu tatory by Paul Janes. Other features on the program will be invoertkm by Prof. C. H. .Trowbridge, of Brsward College; class history, Helen Full bright; class poem, Marjorie Ed wards; presentation of the D. A. K history medals by Mrs. J. S. Silver stoen; presentation of seventh grM* certificates by Principal J. 1». Rafty and songs by the class. The field day exercises of the ek mentary and primary grades new Friday afternoon on the school sth letic field proved an interesting®*®®" attended by a large number of natrons and friends of the wkwh Drills, stunts .races, games, contests and a May pole dance swm ftbarat of the afternoon’s exsrrisen uortitfi pated in by around BW children of the two schools.
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