f I °Sf] THE TRANSYLVANIA 1 IS? County Merit 1! A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County — —5 VOL. 40. NO. fil ~-- “ BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA—THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1S35 $1.00 PER Y i TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY - - - ■ hi II i i ii ni■ i ■mhmhhmihihwimimhhmwmmbwbv WPA WORKERS WILL RECEIVE PAY SOON Checks Expected lo Be Dis tributed In County Be fore Christmas All WPA workers will be given two and one-half days ior Christmas •« holidays, with pay. The workers will be given Tuesday afternoon, Wednes day and Thursday. Unofficial information is that checks for WPA workers will be dis tributed before Christmas day n i this county. Some of the wi ;.-rs j have been working without d ing; pay tor over a month, wh 1 1 one j check has been received by "me. j Around two hundred ' >c.le arc I working under the WPA in this | county, and while some of them arc ( reported to be in pretty dire straits; for food ar.d fuel, yet reports are ] that they are g.arg on in as good mood as possible, with some excep-1 tions. Advice from the Asheville office by W. E. Breose, district director, is that delay in first payroll is or- j casiom’d by the fact that it takes 21 j days i r a payroll t • get into Ral-; eigh ; nd a check back to the worker, j Chocks are made in the Raleigh of- ] fice of the l\ S. Treasury instead of] the dist ict office as was the case' under the EERA. Workers must be t on the payroll fifteen days before, their names are sent in on the pay-I roll -that is. if a worker started on] December 1. his payroll would go in on the fifteenth, and it would there- i fore necessarily be at least 21 days from starting until cheek is received. • After the first check is received, ] workers will then be paid regularly ] every fifteen days, Mr. Breese said.’ Confederate Vets Receiving Pensions T he Mate ot .\ortn Carolina senu?» ; forth Christmas cheer of the real kind to Transylvania and cither coun ties this week—checks to veterans and widows of veterans ot the War Between the States. There is only one Transylvania man who fought for the Confederacy j who is still permitted to be recipi- j %ont of his state’s gratitude, J. M. j 'Blythe of Brevard R--. F Slowing are the widows of vet erans who will receive checks from j the office of Clerk ol’ Court Otto Alexander: Mesdames W. 11. Aiken, Elizabeth, Burrell. W. Nicholson, Lydia E. ; Raines, Sarah Jane Sihut’ord, Delia Biooks, Frances Ca-cy, Cyrus Chap-! man. Augusta Ann Cook. Mesdames Harriet X. Davies, j Alice Jones. Hattie !\. Lankt rd. M., K. Lewis. Naomi McCall. Laura J.j Miller. Hattie Owen. Mellie Ann Owen, Ursula A. Shuford. Laura J - Wilson. Richard E. Harrison Buried Wednesday Richard E. Harrison. .'IT-year-old teacher 01 Folk county and former resident of Transylvania, was killed Saturday night near Campobello, S. C.. when the car he was driving collided with a truck driven by G. C. Small ' f Charlotte on the Spartan V burg-Asheville highway. \ Facts established at a coroner’s in kiest held Sunday were to the effect that driver of the truck was blame less and he was released. Funeral services were held W ed nesdav afternoon at Oak Grove Bap tist church. Quebec, with interment in the cemetery nearby. Kilpatrick Funeral borne home had charge of arrangements. Mr. Harrison is survived by his . widow, the former Miss Louise Miller of this county, and a small son. Richard Harrison Jr., of Mill Spring, J. T. Harrison, postmaster j at Sapphire and Eugene Harrison | are surviving brothers. One sister. Mrs. Fannie Baker, if Amarillo, Texas, also survives. Mr. Harrison saw service in the World War. having been first class petty officer in the coast guard. Renew Your Subscription YOU CAN PUSH A PEW BUT' A FSNC6L MUST BE LEAD Mrs. Gillespie Dies After Brief Illness Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at Mt. Moriah Cherrytield fcr Mrs. Fannie Gillespie. Interment was made in the Gillespie cemetery at Brevard. Mrs. Clark, who was the widow of A. li. Gillespie of the Calvert sec tion. died Friday morning after a 1 riel' illness of pneumonia. She was 01 years of age. Long a member of the Cherry field church, many people were in attendance at the Inst rites Sunday afternoon which were conducted by the pastor, Rev. Mr. Rogers. Pallbearers were Roy Waldrop, Robot t Waldrop, William Cantrell, Brircr.e Whitmire, Lewis Waldrop and Clifford Gillespie. Kilpatrick Funeral home 'had charge of arrange ments. Surviving arc two daughters and two sons: Mrs. Sam Brown of the Calvert section, Mrs. A/.alee Sharp of Asheville. Beamier and Kueene Gil lespie of Calvert. One sister. Miss M;.mic Lyons of Brevard, also sur vives. History of Merrill Family Is Interesting History of the Merrill family, written by W. Krnest Merrill, is off the press, tracing the Merrill family history back as far as 1042. Mr. Merrill, graduate of Tulane I'nivei.-ity, has spent a large part of ten years in compiling the inter esting 100-page book which contains over i.000 names and a history of ver twenty thousand words. Title of the book is “Captain Bon iemin Merrill and the Merrill Fam ily i f X. and deals interesting ly with the prominent family's part in settlement of this section. Washington News Made Understandable The vast amount of news ema- I nating from the national capi tal today is apt to be confusing to the average reader. The rap idly changing scenes, the many new projects that are being un dertaken, are difficult to follow. To help you to get a clear un derstanding of the events taking place in the capital we are pro viding for you each week the Washington Digest written by William Eruckart, noted capital correspondent. Mr. Bruckart’s clear interpretation of what is going on makes the Washington scene understand able. No matter what your po litical beliefs you will find Bruckart's column interesting and fair because it is always un biased. Make a habit of reading this feature every week if vou want to be well informed, t Policemen Told To Arrest People Shooting Firecrackers In Brevard Shooting lire crackers on Brevard streets and in the uptown section A must be stopped was the order issued to Brevard policemen by Mayor A. H. Harris Monday night following the weekly session of court at which time suspended fine of five dollars and payment of costs amounting to $3.25 was assessed against a defendant charged with shooting a fire cracker uptown. The mayor pointed out that there is considerable danger in the handling |f> oi fire crackers by youngsters, and further that there is danger to per son and property when the cannons and bombs are exploded. There is an ordinance against the selling of fire works within the city Vtanits or within one mile of the city ■inits, the mayor stressed, and he instructed the policemen to arrest Jfaioyone found selling fire crackers /and bring them before him, and like J wise to arreut anyone shooting fire crackers or other fire works other j than while on the particular person’s: own property. The policemen were told to warn j violators of the fact that the laws ( is to selling fireworks and shooting i hem would be strictly enforced after I Thursday of this week, when The! Times was published carrying this j warning, and that the mayor would | hold court each night if necessary in order to curb the practice. Young boys, Chief Freeman be lieves, are chief retailers of fire works in Brevard, and he was in structed to bring any one, old or young, before the mayor for trial for violation of cither the selling or shooting ordinance. Mayor Harris said he could readily understand why a youngster enjoyed shooting fire works but that the practice had become not only a nuis ance here, but a danger as well and that the law would have to be en forced. Mayor Asks People To Co-operate With U. S. Safety Drive Cooperating with other towns in North Carolina and the nation for sal's driving and saving cf life and iirib on the streets and highways, Mayor A. H. Harris has issued the following proclamation: Whereas the President of the Uni ted States has called on the people to unite in a national effort to cut down the rising tide of death and destruction on the streets and high ways of the nation; Whereas the Governor of Nordh Carolina-has pledged the cooperation f this state in this national effort; \Y 1: rear the law enforcing cflieer f North Carolina have inaugurated brough The Institute cf Government i systematic and continuous prop ran. ,f accident prevention rod mc-.n .'chide law enforcement if cough 'In listribution of 500,000 copies of •‘Guides to Highway Safety.” Now, therefore, I. A. H. Hands. Mayor of Brevard, call upon all high chon! until, cities, all local officials and employes, all citizens organ iz. - it ms and automobile drivers, and the heads of all business enterprises, to procure and study “Guides to High way Safety” without delay, and to lev'ote the first meetings of their especCve organizations in January, I , to a program of accident pre vention and motor vehicle law en forcement as the starting point of a huger program of crime prevention and criminal law enforcement. "Guidos to Highway Safety” may he secured from the principals of the two county high schools where the hi ,k is being studied, from Mayor Harris or City Clerk Patton, or direct from the Institute of Govern ment at Chapel Hill. There is no charge for the book, and the infor mation and statistics which have been secured by the Ins titute of Govern ment make interesting and instruc tive reading for those who wish to see the accident toll in North Caro lina cut down. Real Estate Transfers The following real estate transfers have been recorded in the oflicc of Register of Deeds Jess Galloway dur ing the past week: Ella Tappin to Ralph J. Holden: H. K. Osborne and wife et ul to Jud son .McCrary and wife; II. K. Osborne and wife et al to Maude O. .Mills; D. L. English, trustee, to Dcr r.hy S. Berg; G. T. Byday. trustee'to Ada Owenby. The II. K. Osborne transfer en tailed the large farm just out.-ide the 'own of Brevard limits on Highway JS. being the place now occupied by J. K. Mills and family. PROF. HUNT TO SPEAK AT BREVARD CHURCH Announcement is m a d e that el-vices at the Brevard Baptist •h.tir.h Sunday morning at 11 o’clock vill he in charge of Prof. W. M. Hunt, principal of the Bosnian school. The sermon at the night service at 7 :•'!() o’clock will he deliver ed by the Rev. J. P. Simmons, pastor >f the Brevard Presbyterian church. The pastor, the Rev. Paul Hart-ell. •uid family are spending the holidays n Florida, hence the change in Sun day's regular schedule Christmas Program At Mount Moriah There will be a Christinas program it Mt. Moriah Baptist church. Chev ■■yfield, Tuesday night. December 24, it 7:JO o’clock. The program will •or.sist: of songs, poems, a play and a pageant. ”1 Bring Thee Peace.” A ( hristmas tree and Santa Claus ‘.ill he one of the most enjoyable 'eattires of the program. Parkway Contracts Let For 100 Miles WASHINGTON. Dec. lfi — With ihe letting of another Southern Appa lachian parkway contract Monday, he National Park service passed the ! 00-mile mark, bringing one-fourth ■if the distance of the parkway under •onstruetion contract and putting ball' of the *<1.000.000 now available • the project at work providing obs in keeping with the recovery irogra m. Many Tags Are Sold Thirty ruto license tags were sold ' tst Saturday, the first day the local bureau was open, according to Mrs. Carl McCrary, in charge. .Schools of County To Close on Friday All schools of Brevard and Tran vlvania county will close for the Christmas vacation on Friday, and esunie work on Monday, January f>. The Christmas vacation for Bre • aid College will begin at noon on Thursday, lasting until Thursday, January 2. The majority of the ■•■tudents and teachers are expected to leave Thursday afternoon to spend the holidays with relatives and f”iends in various sections of North Carolina and other states. Semester examinations, which have been in progress at the ccllece this week -ime to a close at noon Thursday. Renew Your Subscription Farm Committee To Set Definite Goal For Transylvania Organization of a contra! agricul ture committee for Transylvania county is being fanned by the county agents, agricultural teachers, farm ers and business men looking toward a unified farm program for the county. A meeting of interested people was held last Saturday in the county agent office, and various phases of farming in this county discussed. It j j is plan of the centra! agency to work | through and with community groups! already established and have a goal set to which the entire county will) be urged to help in attaining. Committee rn embers will be ( .sell ted within a few days, and a I general farm survey made over the! ! county to obtain i'.v'' pupils in the primary building. w;ih four teachers. The building has been in bad .-t: of repair for several years, and or.rt of the walls were torn awn," last year in order to remove ilaug" 1(1 pupils from falling brick. Thin win ter the furnace had to be find to such an intensity to provide heat for the dilapidated building that 'he boiler in the healing system '■•as destroyed, and left the ?dv,i! wi