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|3f] THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES I Hp L ^ i A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County--1 VolTcTnO. 28 ===== -BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA—THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1935 ~lLOOPERYEAjj^^ANSYLVANlA COUNTY COUNTY SCHOOLS TO BEGIN WORK AUG. 29 Student Bus Drivers Se«n Un less Local Funds Are Supplemented All schools of the county will open on' Thursday, August 29. ^cording to tentative plans agreed up,'"bf^tb® board of education and P‘°^ssor J. B. Jones, county superintendent. Bv starting the term on Thursday, it is pointed out. two days may be allowed for the Thanksgiving holiday and the term will end on Dec. -0 to Christmas. It is expected that there will be a slight reduction in the number of teachers for this county, c.ner coun ties having been cut approximate y three per cent in the teacher load However, local school officials aie seeking to have the same number of teachers employe<l here that were in service last year. Bus drivers, under the state, rul ing will receive the magnificent sum of *8.50 per month l.rom the ,tate department, and ;t is^ undei stood that there can be no added ai - propriation from the state to supple ment this monthly salary. At this low figure it goes without saying that student drivers will be employ ed on all buses in Transylvania countv. unless there is a supplement for bus drivers set Up by the county It would require *66.00 supplemen to insure adult drivers tor the county at a salary of itli.oO pel month, the amount paid last yeai. Several counties have already lev ied for the supplement to bus drivers salaries, after finding that there is no way the salaries may be raised by or through the state department. Mi*- Virginia Wilcox of Kings troe S C.. former Brevard teacher ha; been elected to the place of home economics in Brevard high school. She taught here two years, and was very successful in her work. B. D. Franklin, who taught at Brevard College the past term, has he,- selected to fill a vacancy on t..e Brevard high school faculty, made by the resignation of Hinton McLeod Sr Mr McLeod expects to be en gaged in other work for the coming vear. Mr. Franklin has had wide ex perience in high school work, both a> teacher and principal. Swimming Pool Will Observe Ladies Night Thursday and Friday nights. of (His week will he “ladies night at the Brevard swimming pool, no charges to he made for ladies swim ming. This doe.- not apply to children under 15 or to the men folks, Coach Tilson states. Free pencil for lame. tach of the two nights will be alter seven o •clock. Sunday afternoon was record day at the municipal swimming pool, Coach Tilson reporting over a hun dred people taking a swim during the afternoon. Every possible care is being taken bv Coach Tilson and the park com mittee to keep the pool in first class ct ndition in every way, and summer people and home folk alike aie join ing in making the pool very popular. DR. BAILEY TO SPEAK HERE SUNDAY MORNING Dr. Thomas P. Bailey, professor of psychology at Rollins college, for merly a member of the faculty of Sewanee university, will preach at St. Philips Episcopal church Sun day morning at 11 o'clock, it 's ar‘* nounoed by tHe rector, the Rev. Harry Perry. U. D. C. LIBRARY OPEN EACH MORNING AT 10 Library hours for tre U. D. C. library will be from 10 to 12 o’clock each morning and from 3 to 5 o’clock each afternoon through the remainder of the summer, it is an nounced. Miss Winifred Nicholson, who has had training and experience in library work, is ithe librarian through the summer months. Judge Harding Will Preside at July Term Judge W. S. Harding cf C harlotte is scheduled to preside at the Juj> - August term Superior court which convenes here on Monday, Ju.y —• St licitor Clarence 0. Ridings of Forest City will appear for thte stato in such criminal actions as are taken up the first week. It is not known now just what the status of the criminal sessions will be, a; it has been usual custom here for years to hold civil term only at thlr midsummer term of court, the 1035 legislature changing the law so that criminal term is mandatory. Trial of civil cases will start on Thursday, July 25, according to the calendar as prepared by the bar as sociation in meeting here Monday. Law Offices To Close All attorneys in Brevard will close their offices each Saturday at o’clock noon during the months of July and August according to action taker by the bar association in meet ing Monday. NEW SERVICE STATION SOON READY TO OPEN Work is practically completed on the fine new service station for the K&M Auto Repair on North Broad street just below the square. It is expected that the K&M will occupy the new location within the next few days, possibly the first of next week. Equalization Board To Meet On Tuesday The county commissioners will sit as a board of equalization in the commissioners room at the court house next Tuesday, according to announcement being carried in this week’s Times. Taxpayers who have any matters they wish to bring before the board in regard to valuation at the last as sessment are invited to appear be fore the board on Tuesday. Six Cars Phosphate Received In County Six car loads of super phosphate have been received in tbe county on order of the county agents’ office from the Tennessee Valiev Author ity, and is being issued to farmers of the coutitv as fast as plans and agreements between farmers and the TV A are approved. The fertilizer, which sells ordi narily from ?55 to $d0 per ton, is given without cost other than the freight to farmers who agree to use it cn ereps that holtl and build land, such as legumes and grasses. Couny Agents Glazener and .Mailess have been meeting with farmers in various sections of the county for the past several days ex plaining the setup and assisting in drawing plans for farmers. Already i.eer a hundred applications for fer tilizer have been received at tbe countv agents’ office, and it is ex pected that many more will be re ceived within the next two weeks. It is necessary that farmers who wish to take advantage of this re maikable offer take steps at once, as the supply of phosphate at .Muscle Shoals will very probably soon be depleted, inasmuch as farmers in all sections of the Tennessee Valley watershed that have county agents are rapidly making requisition foi the phosphate. Application blanks may be secured from the county agents’ office or from the vocational agriculture in structors of Rosman and Brevard high schools. A car load has been sent to each <.f the following station': Penrose, Brevard, Rosman, Cherryfield, Que bec and Lake Toxawtiy. No Action Taken On Question of Vaccine No action has been taken by local authorities in regard to the vaccinu ation of dog- in the county against rabies. The law requires that all dogs over six months of age be vaccinated an nually and that vaccination be ad ministered by a licensed veterinarian or the duly appointed rabies inspec t0The state department of agricul ture supplies the inspectors with the vaccine and the cost to the dog own er for the vaccination by the inspec tor will be 50 cents, of which 25 cents goes to pay for the serum and the (ther 25 cents goes to the inspec tor as his fee. The 50 cents can be deducted from taxes on dogs paid the county. ,, . . ,, , „„ The law also provides that all dogs running at large which have. "°! been vaccinated and ad dogs found to have rabies shall be killed and all degs suspected of the disease shall be confined. Tt stipulates that the sheriff’s department and the police forces shall assist in the enforce ment of this law and a fine of $10 to $50 or 30 days imprisonment may be imposed upon dog owners inter fering with the provisions of tne law. The law makes it mandatory upon the inspectors to carry out its pro visions. It stipulates that the rabies inspectors be appointed by the coun ty health department in counties 1 having special health departments i and by the county board of com \ missioners in counties without health officers. Glazener at Kiwanis Julian A. Glazener, county farm agent, will have charge of thb pro gram at Kiwanis club Thursday a. noon, and Mr. Glazener will very nrobably have something interesting to talk about concerning the farm i program that his office is pushing in ! Transylvania county. Prominent Men Visit Brevard During Week Two distinguished visitors were ir. Brevard the past week, stopping here for brief visits. George Horace I.orimer, editor ot of the Saturday Evening Post, hon ored Brevard with his presence for a short time. Another visitor of high rank was Commander Thomas If Parker, retired commander of the U. S. Navy. He is active in organizing branch associations of the League of Nations in the United Statps and is a brother of Lewis W Parker, thf great textile developer. TOWN TAX RATE IS ESTIMATED AT $1.74 Four Cent Increase in Rate Over Last Year Called For By Estimate Town of Brevard estimated tax rate for the year 1935*36 as carried in the budget estimate on another page in this issue of The Times sets the rate at $1.74 on the hundred dollar valuation, an increase of four cents over the rate in effect last year. A complete summary of the budget estimate may be seen either at The Times office or in the city clerk s office. Very little changes were made in the setup for the coming year, it be ing necessary to raise the genera! fund estimate to take care of defi cits carried jver from last year in some departments. Final adoption will be made of the budget and rate set for the year at the next regular meeting of the board. VISITING MASONS TO BE HERE ON FRIDAY At the regular communication of Dunn’s Rock Masonic lodge which will be held Friday night at S o’clocg in the Masonic hall the third degree will be conferred by a degree team from Skyuka lodge of Tryon. All members of Dunn’s Rock lodge are requested to be present and a cor dial invitation is extended to visiting , Masons. DEWEY GRAVELY NOW CONNECTED WITH BANK Dewey Gravely, well known young business man of Brevard, ha- been named as bookkeeper and teller at the Transylvania Trust company, succeeding Edwin English who re signed last week to become connected with the Kenney Coffee company at Greenville. Mr. Gravely has heen connected with the McCrary Auto Service for the past two years, and prior to that time was bookkeeper in the bank. Ice Cream Supper The Y. W. A. of Mt. Moriah- Cher ry field Baptist church is giving an ice cream supper Friday night of this week at 7:30 o’clock at the home of Mr. and Mis. E. Carl Allison. The public is cordially invited to attend. AT I A'DAY HOSPITAL The following patients were re ported to he at Lyday Memorial hos pital on Wednesday: George Snel son, Mrs. Harry Sellers and infant son. Harry Russell Jr., Mr. and Mrs. 0. O. Moore, Gastonia, James Hall, Mills River CCC camp and Luther Buchanan, Balsam Grove CCC camp. In addition to the regular patients 21 tonsil operations were repth-ted for the week during the tonsil clinic with 22 more children having regis tered for operations during the re mainder of the week. American Legion Meeting Regular monthly meeting of the American legion will be held at the court house Thursday nieht of this week, and Commander Eek Sims urges that all members of the legion be present. Town Board Desires To Aid Health Unit At a meeting of the board of aldermen held Monday night, decis ion was made to cooperate with the county in the matter of a health unit of which Transylvania county would become a part, provided de tails can be worked out by the com missioners and Henderson county officials. Jim Morrow was appointed milk inspector for the town and will also do laboratory work for the water department. Tentative budget for the year was approved by the board, a copy of which may be seen at the city clerk’s j office. KEEPING YOU \READ IT carefully from week to waak You wilHusd it ioc**arrag and helpful is pout diro> don of world event) with pour rviighboo and frM*b. — -_I IN TOUCH WITH WORLD EVENTS • Our WEEKLY NEWS REVIEW gives you a condensed, editorial interpreta tion of die events of each week that are making world history. It is a syndicated newspaper feature prepared by Edward W. Pickard, one of the highly trained newspaper observers of the nation. • No newspaper can offer its readers any better foundation for their intelligent discussion of the history-making events of the world. We consider ourselves for tunate in being one of the newspapers able to secure this valuable, feature. STATON IN CHARGE , OF WORK FOR CCC I I 175 Boys Arrive Tuesday To Assume Forestry Duties In Two Counties R. E. Staton of Hendersonville has been appointed works superin tendent at the Brevard CCC camp, and will have charge of work activi ties. Lieut. Nesbit will continue to have active charge of the operation of the cair.p for the army. Mr. Staton has had considerable experience in this line of work, hav ing been in charge of similar camps at Lake Lure, Morganton and North Wilkesboro. Mr. Staton will have four fore men under him. They are Lee Sitton of Almond, John Plott of Hazelwood, M. Hensley of Burnsville and J. Cald well of Waynesville. Work of the men will be under the direction of the State Department of Conservation and Development and will consist in the main in forest fire protection projects on private property in this and Henderson counties. Forest Supervisors Beichler and Blake were in Brevard Monday con ferring with camp and local author ities in regard to opening the camp and work to be done. A group of 175 boys arrived here early Tuesday morning by train fr m North Wilkesboro. They will be engaged in work for the state under Mr. Staton. Colorful Fourth Here Sheriff Wood, Brevard Shoe Shop and Tinsley Barber Shop all had colorful fourths, each place being painted and frocked up during the holiday. Growing Fine Dahlias C. C. Gibbs, manager of the Esso Service Station has done “his bit” toward making Brevard more attrac tive. The fine dahlia garden beside his station on Broad street is one of the show places on the uptown streets and attracts many visitors. Ossie Bailey Heme Burns Ossie Bailey, respected colored man of West Brevard, lost his home by fire Monday afternoon, along with the furnishings. No insurance was carried. Recreational Classes Are Being Held Daily Recreational classes are being held each day from ft o’clock in the morn irg to i o’clock in the afternoon on the high schcol playground. The program includes baseball, active playground games and folk dancing. These classes are under the supervision of Miss Ruth V aug’nan. Miss Elizabeth Shipman and Mrs. John McLean. All children 3 years of age and over who wish to enroll are asked to be on the high school playground Friday morning at ft o’clock. The project is sponsored by the ERE setup. At Norris Dam Clyde Case tf Pisgah Forest is now located at Norris. Tenn., where he is engaged in work with the TV A on the large dam there. Incidentally. Mr. Case is having his county paper sent to him regularly each week. Morgan Reunion Will Be Held July 28th Morgans of Transylvania and Henderson counties and other sec tions will gather at the hotfce of Mr. and Mrs. Milford Morgan near Etowah on Sunday, July 28, for the Morgan family reunion. All members of the family of the late W. P. Mor gan of Blantyre and their friends are invited to attend the reunion. Dinner will be spread on the grounds at noon and all are expected to bring well filled baskets. MAY LET PORTION OF 284 HIGHWAY IN JULY Unofficial reports here are to the effect that a portion of highway 284 will be let during the month by the state highway and public works de partment. Previous lettings of the five mile) stretch that is ready for construc tion have been turned down. Dahlia Show Plans Be Made Tuesday — Transylvania Dahlia club will meet j Tuesday night in the offices of Bre j vnrd Insurance company for the ] purpose of drafting plans for the ! dahlia show which is to be held here j thn latter part of August. The dahlia show is one of the en tertainment features of the summer , season and annually attracts hun I dredf. of people. 1 Brevard Golf Course In First Class Shape Brevard Country Club golf course is now in the best shape it has been in several year, with work being con tinued on fail-ways and greens. A smooth mat of grass covers all fairways, with new sand having been added on the greens after being oil treated, which makes for ev< n speed on all greens. Consideralde work has been done on roughs, with hazards cleared and obstructions removed. Citizens of the community have contributed the necessary funds for getting the course in shape, and it is expected that others will join in the matter of “paying off” in adding the final touches. Greens fees of 50 cents are expected to take care of maintenance. Books of thirty tickets for $10 are new on sale at the club house which is operated by Mr. and Mrs. Orr, and at (he city hall. Residents of the community are requested to mention the fact when writing outside people that the Bre val-d course is open and in good condition. HONOR ROLL The following subscribers have re newed their subscription to The Times: Mrs. Nettie Benedict, Brevard. Clyde Case, Norris, Tenn. J. M. Clarke, Florida. C. V. Shuford, Penrose. W. M. George, Penrose. Mrs. Grace Howell, P. Forest. Dr. T. J. Summey, New Jersey. T. J. Hollingsworth, Brevard R-2. Mrs. C. C. Orr, Penrose. A. J. Hamilton, Penrose. John Fisher, Penrose. J. M. Knig'nl, Brevard R-2. P A. Rahn, Brevard R-2. Mrs. C. M. Kilpatrick. City. W. W. Waters. Virginia. ^ j 1 The Times welcomes the follow ing new readers: Mrs. Frank Allen, Swannano?. ! Geo. A. Miller, Sapphire. Mrs. E. J. Edney, Penrose. Mrs. T. M. Merrill, Penrose. Mrs. J. C. Capps, P. Forest. Mrs. D. M. Sherrill, P. Forest. ] P.. M. P.lythe, Brevard R-2. Mrs. J. 0. Morris, Kentucky, i Hayes Merrill, Pentose. Mrs. V. C. Orr. Penrose. E. B Hadley, Brevard R-2. W. L. Couch. Penrose. J. H. Green, Brevard R-2. W. F. McCord, Brevard R-l. Mrs. John Wilson, Brevard R-2. Honest Man Pays Bill For Nickel Via Mail South Carolina may have had horse thieves in the days of old, ar.d 'may still have a few people who are I not on the up-and-up, but Charlk Gibbs, manager of the Broad Street ' Esso station will swear that there is : one honest man in the Palmetto 1 State and as proof of his belief he handed a Times reporter the follow : ing letter: j Standard Oil Station, i Brevard, N. C . ' Gentlemen: I am enclosing a nickel I did not | | pay you for a Coca-Cola yesterday I ; when I had my car greased at your j station—sorry T ran out on you. Yours very truly, GEORGE HYATT, Jr. Columbia, S. C. Rains Help Beans Reins of the past several days j have meant much to the farmers an" truckers of Transylvania county. Potatoes in some sections have teen damaged, in the opinion of the county agents, while beans have for the most oart fared better. Mr 2, Stepp Engaged A« Enon Principal Mrs. Olga Goforth Stepp of Hen Jers. rtville has been elected as prin cipal of Enon school, filling the place held by N. L. Ponder for the past several years. Mr- Ponder will be principal of the Little River school. Mrs. Stepp is well known to the people of the Enon section, she hav ing been principal there several years ago, before her marriage. A number of patrons cf the Enon school signed a petition which was presented to the local committee re questing that Mrs. S.epp be given j he place. AVERY MOORE SHOT BROTHER AND WIFE Family Affair Puts Three In Hospital and One In • | County Jail Mr. and Mrs. 01li9 Moore of Gas [ionia are in Lyday Memorial hos pital here, suffering from gunshot wounds, while Avery Moore of the Cherryfield section, and a brother of Ollis Moore, is being held in the 'county jail pending outcome of in juries of the wounded people. The shooting is said to have grown lout of a drinking party that was held at the home of Manning Moore near Cherryfield on the fourth of July. Moore and his wife were brought to the hospital late Thurs day night and for some time their condition was considered serious. Guyma Stover, four year old daugh ter of Mr, and Mrs. Clifford Stover, also received slight injuries at the time but was discharged from the hospital after receiving treatment. Avery Moore, his father. Manning Moore, and Clifford Stover, brother in-law of Avery, were all locked in the county jail Thursday night by Sheriff Tom Wood. The eld:r Moore was released the next dav, while Stover was released on $500 bond. First story told to Sheriff Wood by participants in the affair was to the effect that the shooting was ac i dental. Avery Moore, so the story told the sheriff went, took gun from the Manning Moore home and went into the yard about seven »r eight o’clock, and that the gun went off, accidentally wounding Mr. ami Mrs. Ollis Moore and the -mall Stover child. However this story was refuted the next day by Stover ami his wife and Mrs. Ollis Moore, they later toll ing the sheriff that the shooting waa not. accidental, and blaming Avery Moore with maliciously firing the shot of BB. buckshot that tore a deep hole in Ollis Moore’s right leg, and put 20 shot in the body f his wife. According to information cntaineii by the sheriff, Avery and 0111* Moore were having an altercation, anu Avery secured a shotgun and went into the back yard, breaking away from Ollis who was trying to take the gun away from his brother. Stover is said to have intervened, and as he attempted to take the gun from his brother-in-law, the la* tor shot at Ollis, the ioad tailing etf'-ct not only in Ollis, but striking bis wife and the Stover child also. There was evidence, also. Sheriff Wood stated, that Avery Moore and Stover had been fighting, bruises be ing very noticeable' on both their ' faces, the wounded parties were given first aid at the Mocre home by Dr. C. L. Newlaod and later re moved to the ho pital here lor treatment, l Hearing in the matter has not been set. t Cherryfield Farmer Buried On Saturday i - I Luther A. Dale, well known fann 1 er of the Cherryfield section, died last Friday night after a brief ill ness. He was 63 years of age. ! Funeral services were held Satur | day afternoon from Mt. Moriah Cal ! vert Baptist church, with the Rev. J. E. Burt, the Rev. Fulton Childress i and the Rev. Paul Hartnell in ! charge. Interment was made in th: , cemetery nearby. Pallbearers were all neighbors an friends of the deceased—E. Can I Allison, R. L Hogsed, Frank Me i Call, Homer Israel, J. V. Gillespie.. : F. Paxton, R. F. Whitmire, Leo Wir> 1 Chester, Clemons Garren. Flowers 'were carried by Misses Manue I Hayes, Ruth Jordan, Montaree Gal , loway, Helen Galloway, Geneva and l Annie Mae Paxton, Mrs. James 1 Hunter and Mr?. W. W.. McNeely j Moore’s Funeral home had charge of i arrangements. i Surviving are the widow, who was ; before her marriage Miss Mary Ann ' McNeely, four daughters and two Isons: Mrs. Mary Keith of Green | ville, Mrs. Lewis Clarke of Morgan (ton, Mrs. Edd Roper of Dacusvi.le, 1 Miss Clara Dale of Brevard. Charles I Dale of Greenville, John Bale of • Brevard. Four sisters and three j brothers also survive. ' Presbyterian Team On ; Top Soft Ball League The Presbyterians dominate the [soft ball league with a perfect reeor' [and other teams are out to “get” [the leaders. Much interest is being shown ana the brand of ball played as well as attendance at the games is getting better with each game. Won and lost record up to Wed nesday gives the Presbyterians' four wins and no losses; the EpFc-npai* have two wins and three losses; the Baptists one win and two losses and the Methodists have won one out of four. Several batters are above the .500 mark. Tilson, of the Baptist club, leads the pack with .830. Following are M. Croswell, .777; H. Mirenhei mer, .750; T. Hampton, .600; H. Croswell, .600; Duvall, .555; R. Misenheimer, .528; and Frady, .500. The games are played on the col lege diamond at 6:45 on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursday*, and Friday*. There is no admission charge and the public is invited.