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===== BREVARdT^NORTI^^AROI'^A-—THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1936. $1.00 PER YEAR IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY
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Slot Machines And
Gambling Devices
Have Left Brevard
All slot machines and punch boards
In the town of Brevard have been plac
ed on the inactive list.
Both commendation and criticism of
the move has been heard. One of the
more forceful commendations of rid
ding the town of the “game of chance"
articles came from the churches Sun
day morning when each of the pastors
read the following:
■•The Ministerial Association of Bre
\ aid endorses the action of the town
in clearing out gambling machines and
devices.
"Wo believe that such Illegal busi
ness hurts legitimate business and cor
rupts the morals of our town."
Report from other towns are to the
effect that gambling devices arc being
put out. Charlotte. Gastonia. Forest
City, Kannapolis, Rutherfordton and
Rutherford county as a whole, have
each taken drastic steps in curbing the
business.
Will Arrest Drivers
Who Have No License
Arrests of automobile drivers who do
not have licenses will start not later
than March 1st. according to an an
nouncement from Raleigh by the State
Highway patrol.
A number of people In this county
have not made applications for drivers
licenses, and these will have to pay
one dollar for registration. Those who
applied before November 1 but have not
vet received their tags must re-apply as
their applications were among those
lost or destroyed by the machinery.
They will not be required to pay the
$1 fee. Those who have never made ap
plications must pay the fee.
Two highway patrolmen will be In
lirevanl Saturday to assist applicants
In filing. One will be at the office of
Sheriff Tom Wood and one at the of
fice of Mrs. Mary Jane McCrary.
Merle Michael Wins
Poster Contest Here
Winners have been announced in the
highway safety poster contest which
has boon running among the Brevard
high school students the past several
we >ks. sponsored by the Women’s Civic
club, cooperating with the national
safety campaign.
Winners in the contest for the best
posters are: Merle Michael, first prize:
Jack Morgan, second prize: and John
Walker and Jack Morgan, third prizes.
Judges In the contest were: Mrs.
Oliver Orr. president of the civic club.
Chief of Police B. H. Freeman and
Mrs. Ernest Tilson.
Forest Fires Were
Decreased In 1935
j Figures just released from the district
B fire warden’s office show that since the
T county has been cooperating with the
Department of Conservation and De
velopment the average number of acres
burned by each forest fire has been 45.
while the average number of acres
burned in the last year previous to the
county cooperating for each fire was
"SI. or a difference of 236 acres.
Cndor the setup now In effect here,
the county, state and federal govern
ments are cooperating in a fire warden
combine, which has proven very effec
tive in curbing the fires that have
broken out, and in red vicing the num
ber.
Many Attend Farming j
Picture Monday Eve!
Around 75 boys of the Brevard and
Bosnian high schools together with
their teachers. Randall I-yduy and B.
I.. lumsford. and others, attended the j
agricultural picture show at Hender- 1
sonville on Monday night.
The picture. “Hidden Harvest," was i
shown through courtesy of the B & B
V 1 company of Brevard, the Hen
vlllo I’lirina dealer and the State
Aside from the agriculture
is and their classes, among those
ling were County Agents G’azener
Mauess. Poo a Colvard of Brevard
— Prof, it. T. Kim/.ey, ar.d Prof.
M. ifunt.
Many World War Veterans Signing
f Applications Here For Bonus Bonds
Nearly 150 World War veterans In
' ransylvania countj have upplied for
i on ls in payment of their adjusted ser
vice certificates, and there stlil re
mains fifty or more to be signed up.
Dr. Carl Hardin, adjutant of the
Brevard Legion post, filled out many
of the applications, turning the job
over to other hands last Thursday when
he was Injured in a fall, and had to be
removed to Otcen Hospital for treat
ment.
Chief of Police Bert Freeman, ser
vice officer of the Brevard Legion post,
Cierk of Court Otto Alexande- and The
Transylvania Times office have taken
over the work unfinished by Dr Hardin
and are assisting the veterans In mak
ing their applications.
Estimated figures Wednesday were
that veterans had applied for around
$75,000 In bonds, leaving about $30,000
stil to be applied for. Veterans of the
county are Invited to come In at any
time and have their applications filled
out, fingerprinted and noiarizod at no
' qrfleers of the Brevard Legion poet
which is the only active service organ
ization in the county, again urge that
, veterans do not sell their bonus bond
| claims at big discounts, pointing out
that the bonds will be worth exactly
j fifty dollars on June 1C and thereafter,
[ and that to sell them now at a loss Is
I cheating themselves.
Most of the applicants for bonus
! bonds have signed the American Le
! gion roster, stating that they now real
ize the real value of a service organiza
tion.
i Checkup with many of the veterans
^ who have been In The Times office
during the past week to have their
fingerprints taken, reveals that majori
| tv of the fellows joyfully anticipate
using the money which will come to
them for “straightening up" and taking
a new start. Some plan to invest their
money in a farm, home, farming ma
chinery, improvement about the home
(and farm, paying back taxes, but most
; generally the veterans who have ex- ■
! pressed themselves just want to "pay
| up and start over with a clean slate”
(on any balance they have left.
TITUS KNOWS HIS
BIG TIMBER LORE
“Flame In The Forest” Author
Bom, Reared In Woods
Harold Titus
Harold Titus, whose fast-moving se
rial story. “Flame In the Forest," ap
pears serially in this newspaper, start
ing this week, was horn in Traverse
City, Michigan, nt the end of the white
pine era. and he still lives there in a
home perched on a hill overlooking
Grand Traverse Bay.
Writing has been his vocation for I
twenty years. All of his books have |
been outdoor yarns, and most of his
several hundred short stories as well.
Since 1027 he has served as a member
of Michigan's Conservation Commis
sion. which keeps him in the closest
possible touch with forest, fish and
game affairs. His particular activity
is in forest fire control and reforesta
tion. In 1031 the University of Michi
gan gave him an honorary Master of
Arts degree in recognition of the influ
ence of his novel "Timber!” on the re
forestation movement and of his work
for conservation.
The reviewer of the Boston Globe
said of "Flame in the Forest": “This
new novel Is a roaring story of adven
ture in the woodlands." And that’s
just what It is. You'll enjoy every chap
ter. Don’t forget to follow It as it un
folds from week to week in the columns
of The Transylvania Times.
This new serial story is only one of
the many worthwhile features The
Times gives its readers each week. If
you enjoy the Home Faper, pass this
copy along to a friend after you have
read it.
Legion Post Meeting
Will Be Held Tuesday
Monroe Wilson Post American Le
gion officers request all ex-servicc men
to attend the regular meeting which
is to be held at the county court house
on Tuesday night of next week, begin
ning at 7:30 o'clock.
Acting upon advices from state head
quarters of the legion, a meeting was
scheduled to have been held this week,
but on account of the fact that the
regular meeting date is next Tuesday,
February 18th, it was decided to have
the meeting on the regular date.
Matters pertaining to welfare of the
ex-service men will be special order of
business, and all veterans, whether
members of the Brevard post or not
arc urged to attend.
Rosman-Brevard Road
Free Of Gas Filling
Stations—Ten Miles
Transylvania county may win a place
in Ripley's Belleve-lt-or-not column.
It can boast of a tcn-mlle stretch of
federal highway upon which there is
located no filling station.
From Brevard to Rosinan if an un
wary motorist runs out of gasoline, ho
is either forced to borrow, beg, or
thumb to Rosman or Brevard for a can
of liquid motivating power.
There are very probably a number
i of ton-mile road stretches that do not
| have u gas station, but it is believed
] that the Rcsman-Brcvard road Is the
! only federal stretch of that length.
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Sixteen Fish Rearing Pools Will
Be Constructed In Pisgah Forest
Transylvania stands every chance
now of being a real fisherman’s para
dise, with a continuous restocking pro
gram being carried on by the federal
government.
Sixteen rearing pools are being es
tablished on the headwaters of David
son river in Pisgah National forest, and
will be in operation within a few
months. Kish from the rearing pools
will be used for stocking the streams
in the forest, and will, of course spread
ii to all streams of the county.
t is estimated that at least fifty
thousand six to ten inch fish will be
put into the streams each year from
the rearing pools, the fingorlings to be j
brought to the Davidson River location J
from federal hatcheries.
An elaborate and thoroughly com- I
plete plant will be built, total worth of I
which will be in the neighborhood of
$30,000. The plant will include sixteen
pools of varied sizes and shapes, the
average being about 10 by 30 feet.
The setup will include aside from the (
pools, a dwelling house for the super- |
visor who will be furnished by the Fed- |
eral Bureau of Fisheries, water tur
bine which will furnish lights for the
plant, and electric refrigeration for the
vast amount of food that will be kept
on hand for feeding purposes and lor
tempering water, and other equipment
which will be used for experimental
purposes by the bureau of fisheries.
Forest Ranger W. P. Duncan will
have general supervision over the pro
ject, with a skilled technician to super
vise construction of the pools and build
ings.
The plant will be located just off the
Gloucester Gap road, about nine miles ,
from the Pisgah National forest en
trance, and will be one of the show
places of this section when completed.
A surfaced road will lead to the plant
and u landscape artist will lay out the
surroundings to make it attractive to
visitors who will always be welcome,
Mr. Duncan said. This will add another
scenic attraction to this section.
Father-Son Banquet
Will Be Held Friday
Members of the agriculture class of}
Brevard high school will be host to j
their fathers and invited guests on I
Friday evening of this week at the an- j
nual father-son banquet.
Members of the class will have
charge of the program, which will l)e of
an instructional nature, showing some
of the things the boys are accomplish
ing, and have as their goal.
The banquet will be prepared and
served by girls of the home economics
class, supervised by Miss Alnslee Alex
ander, instructor.
Program for the evening will include:
Opening ceremony, officers: invocation.
Hev. Paul Hartsell; initiation of "green
hands,” officers; address of welcome,
Harold Merrill; response, Rev, F. H.
Holden; music. F. F. A. string band;
chapter history, Roy Carter; chapter
objectives, Ivan Galloway; farming as
a vocation, Charles Merrill; toast to
Home Economics girls, Odell Scott; re
sponse, Frames McNecr; Introduction
of guests, Prof. R. J. Byday; closing
ceremony, officers.
Around one hundred thirty young
men, parents and guests are expected
to lie present at the event.
Officers of the chapter include; Mal
vin McGaha, president; John Orr, vice
president; Paul Owen, secretary; 1
Charles Merrill, treasurer; William
Nelson, watch dog; Prof. R. J. Byday,
adviser.
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Weather Brings New
Calls For Supplies
Cold weather has brought Increased j
calls for food and clothing from the
unemployed In the county, according to j
Mrs. C. Y. Patton, in charge of relief ;
work here. i
Funds on hand from the county bud
get are practically exhausted, Mrs. j
Patton said, and only the worst eases j
can be taken care of from the limited
funds.
Clothing for many of the cases is
being furnished by the WP V sewing j
rooms In the county, several thousand j
garments having already been made1
and distributed.
Pome foods which have been furnish
ed by the Asheville district office of
the WPA from the surplus commodities
supply is also being distributed through
Mrs. Patton's office, but this supply,
too. is limited.
Recreation Program Stopped
The recreation program which was
scheduled to have gotten under way
here this week under the WPA. has
been temporarily discontinued, due to
curtailment of funds.
However, hope of continuing the
project within a short while la still
he'd out. The program was slated to
have supervised leisure-time activities
of young people, teaching both play i
and worthwhile vocations.
Henry Carrier Win*
Honor Roll Place
CHAPEL HILL, Feb. 12.—Henry N.
Carrier, of Brevard, la listed among 358
students at the University of North
Carolina who male the honor toll In
their studies during the past quarter,
according to Dr. G-. G. G. Henry, As
sistant Registrar.
Honor roll students must average a
grade of B (SO to 96) In all of their
studies.
Part of the material for construction
Is already on the grounds, Mr. Duncan
said Wednesday, with work to start as
soon as weather conditions Improve. La
bor will be supplied from tlie CCC
camps, and much of the material such
as stone and gravel is accessible in the
fores t.
Definito decision has not been made
at this time as to the type fish to be
reared in the pools. However, it is
expected that the principal output will j
be rainbow trout, with experiments to
be carried on with brook trout by the
fisheries bureau in the smaller or head
water streams.
Citizens of Transylvania county have
long dreamed of such a program be
ing instituted in Pisgah National for
est, and several trips have been made
to Washington and other points in an
effort to induce the bureau of fisheries
to establish a hatchery and rearing
pools here. W. E. Breese was sent to
Washington last year by town and
county and Klwanls club officials in
an effort to have a hatchery establish
ed here. After thorough investigation
by the Washington technicians it was
announced that the water on Davidson
River was not of the correct type for
i hatching purposes, but that it was
ideally suitable for rearing pools.
People here who have been interested
in the work for a number of years, are
of the opinion that the rearing pools
are even better for this section than a
| hatchery, inasmuch as the larger fish
will now be distributed in streams in
the forest, and from there they will
go to all streams in the county, where
as if only a hatchery had been placed
here, the fish, or majority of them at
least, would have been sent to other
points for rearing.
Much work on the stream beds of
the national forest has been done since
' establishment of the CCC camps in this
section. Pools for feeding, spawning,
and for food production from natural
sources have been constructed in the
streams, and barren banks planted for
shade.
Potato Outlook For
1936 Appears Better
(,T. A. Glazener, County Agent)
On February 7th the United States
Department of Agriculture Bureau of
Agricultural Economics released the
following information concerning the
1936 potato outlook.
In the 37 late and intermediate pota
to states the holdings on January 1,
1936 were 30,338,000 bushels less than
on January 1, 1935 and 2,825,000 bush
els less than the five year average from
1930-31. This would Indicate that the
price might make a slight advance dur
ing the late winter months. From
March to July the price is affected
largely by the early plantings in the
Southern states. Information gained
from this section as of January 1, 1936
indicates that there will be about 2 1-2
per cent less acreage planted this year
i than there was last year, and about 12
per cent less than the five year average
from 1930-31. Should the farmers carry
out these intentions the 1936 crop
would likely be the smallest since 1933.
The growers in the second section of
the early potato states intend from
reports to increase their acreage by
about 3 1-2 per cent, but even then the
early crop is expected to fall below the
five year average by about 4,000,000.
From the outlook information one
would interpret it to indicate that farm
i ers should expect to get better prices
| for their potatoes in 1936 than they
: received in 1935.
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Boy Scouts Ask Aid
I In Feeding Of Birds
This past week-end was, well, what
! the hoy scouts would call a week-end
j jammed full of scout activities, such as
i skiing parties, etc.
1 Some gratifying news the scouts re
j eeived was the announcement made by
! the hank, that they would pay them
a certain percent on their past hank ac
count.
With this money the scouts voted to
buy the complete set of boy scout merit
badge pamphlets, two flags and other
scout equipment.
The week starting February 7, and
continuing through the 13th. is known
to all scouts as "Boy Scout Week." This
year they celebrated their 26th anni
versary of scouting, starting on the
! second quarter of a century of scout
activities.
In his address to the boy scouts Sat
urday night, President. Roosevelt said,
"last year was a memorable one to the
boy scouts, as it was their silver jubi
lee anniversary, but the scouts and
their leaders hope to make this one Just
as successful."
As one of the scouts activities is the
feeding of the birds they ask the co
operation of the community in this
worthy object so that our little feath
ered friends will he back with us next
spring.
Stove Bracken, Scout Reporter.
Realty Transfers
The following real estate transfers
have been recorded at the office of
Register of Deeds Jess Galloway during
the past week: V. G. Hager and wife
to Edith O. Hager; Johnny Whitmire
and wife to Pat Berkshire; T. A. Sny
der and wife to Judson Mills; Uttie
River Hand company to Adair McD.
Manning; Kerman Burgess and wife to
Martha 8. Owen; Martha S. Owen to
Herman Burgess and wife.
EX-VICE PRESIDENT
DIED ON SATURDAY
Served Many Year* In Public
Life Of United States
Charles Curtis
WASHINGTON.—Charles Curtis, for- j
mer vice-president and long-time sena
tor from Kansas, died Saturday at 76.
A heart attack was the cause.
Dr. George H. Calver, physician at
the Capitol, announced;
"Honorable Charles Curtis, former
vice-president of the United States of
America, died of a heart attack at 10:25
this date.”
Curtis was elected to the house in
1802 and served continuously until
1007. In that year he was appointed to
senate and with the exception of a
period from 1912 to 1914 continued In
the senate until his election as vice
president in 1928.
Since expiration of his term as vice
president* Curtis has practiced law in
the capital.
All County Schools
Operating This Week
All schools of the county are operat
ing with increased attendance over the
past week, according to County Super
intendent J. B. Jones.
Attendance In several of the schools
fell off during last week due to Illness
and bad weather, but the first of this
week saw the number attending prac
tically nermal Mr. Jones said.
AAA Payments Here
Given For Year 1935
A final tabulation of AAA benefit
payments shows that North Carolina
farmers received a total of $17,589,400.46
in 1936 for cooperating In the crop ad
justment programs.
The money was disbursed as rentals
on land retired from the cultivation of
basic crops and as adjustment pay
ments to the farmers who limited the
production of these crops.
Although this includes all the checks
distributed during the year, Dean
Schaub stated, It does not include all
the money due the growers for tlieir
part in the 1935 AAA programs, as
some of the payments are still due.
Henry A. Wallace, secretary of agri
culture, and other high government
officials announced shortly after the
Supreme Court voided the AAA, that
some way would be found to complete
all payments due farmers under crop
adjustment contracts.
The total payments for all crops last
year, divided by counties, shows that
farmers in Transylvania county receiv
ed $4,618.36.
Brownlee To Speak .
At Kiwanis Meeting
Brevard Kiwanls will hear District
Governor O. Y. Brownlee of Henderson
ville at the meeting to be held Thurs
day at noon at the England Home.
Ollie Brownlee is one of the best liked
men in Hendersonville, and Is well
known throughout Western Carolina.
Members of the Brevard club are ex
pected to attend one hundred per cent.
Income Tax Due Again
Business houses were reminded Wed
nesday of the fact that incomo tax re
turn time Is again here. Carl Felmet,
denuty commissioner, wa3 in Brcvord
and announced that ho would be here
on March 11th to assist In making re
turns. He will be In the clerk of court
office.
People Here Who Moan Account Cold
Weather Should Feel Doubly Blessed
While the local weather bureau has
been registering from zero to twenty
above for the past week, reports from
other sections of the nation are to the
effect that sub-zero weather and In
gome cases ncar-famlne food shortages
are taking heavy toll of life.
Seven inches of snow fell here last
Thursday night, and about one Inch on
Saturday night. Streets and highways
were not blocked, however, as extra
crews were put to work late Thursday
night clearing the main highways.
Coa’. dealers in Brevard ran clone to
the las* shovelful last Friday, but sev-,
eral carloads were received Saturday ]
and again Monday.
CHICAGO, Feb. 12.—A new menace—
disease—Joined winter's caivacade In
the midwest Tuesday.
Dr. Frank Jlrka, director of the
state health department, warned the
Many Employed Under
Work* Progress Setup
Fifty seven women and 149 men are
employed by the WPA in Transylvania
county, according to a bulletin sent out
Wednesday from the office of ,W. E.
Breese, distrist administrator.
The following from the bulletin will
be of Interest:
“Sewing room funds allotted, $6794.00:
amount already spent, $5368.97; Num
ber of women worked, 67.
"Total amount, allotted to farm-to
market roads, streets, sewers, repairs
and painting of public buildings, $22,
255.00; amount spent, $8,140.00; num
ber of men working, 149.
“There are several projects approved
for your county and we hope to be able
to start work on same as soon as we
get the allotments of money from
Washington. Owing to the extremely
bad weather we have not been able to
do as much on the construction pro
jects as wc would like to have done,
but as soon as spring opens we hope to
be able to push the work rapidly.
"ThlH is a splendid showing as to the
amount of money paid out In your
county, but of course WPA is not solely
for the purpose of spending money, but
' It Is to offer opportunity to workers to
earn a living wage. WPA Is not a relief
organization, and when a man or wo
man works for WPA and gets paid,
they are not receiving charity, but they
are receiving that which they have
earned by working for same. This meth
od will cause the worker not to feel
that he has been the object of charity
of the government, but that he Is giv
ing a fair return for his fair wage and
also owing to the number of hours
worked per week, still leaves the
worker a reasonable period of time to
see if he cannot get into private indus
try and take care of himself and fam
ily. X think the moral effect, of the
WPA Is one of the greatest benefits to
our people and of course the financial
help has been of the greatest value to
them In supplying them with the ne
cessities of life.”
i Clyde Hoey Willing
For Vote On Whiskey
CHARLOTTE, Feb. 12.--Cl>de R.
Hoey said he favored immediate re
peal of the sales tax on "the neces
sities of life, including foodstuffs and
meals" and expressed hie willingness
for n state referendum to decide the
liquor question In an address here
last week, opening his campaign for
the Democratic nomination as gov
ernor.
"If recovery and the subsequent
Increase In revenue continues and prove
sufficient, I wodlfi further favor a re
duction in the sales tax rate, looking
to Its final elimination when that can
be accomplished without serious detri
ment to the schools and other essential
public services necessary for a pro
gressive and forward looking common
wealth,” he said.
In discussing his views on liquor
control, Hoey said he had been "a
life-long dry in theory and practice'*'
and had not changed his position or
opinion on the question but recognized'
that there was a "widespread belief in
North Carolina that a better method’
may be devised for dealing with the •
liquor situation than that now obtain
mg."
McNcer To Preach
Announcement Is made by the Rev.
.1. H. Brendall, pastor of the Brevard
Methodist church, that the Rev. R. D.
McNeer will preach at the 11 o'clock
service Sunday morning.
A religious drama will be given by
young people of the church and college
students Sunday evening at 5 o’clock in
the collego chapel. This service will
take the place of the regular five
o’clock vesper service at the church.
The public Is invited to attend both cf
those sendees Sunday.
TVA Examination*
Be Held Here 15th
Announcement Is made by Wallace
Galloway that the TVA examinations
for Transylvania county will be hold
at tlie Brevard high school on Saturday
of this week, beginning promptly at
one* o'clock.
Those expecting to take the examina
tion for positions with the TVA con
struction crows and who hove already
niadc out their application blanks ate
requested to be at the high school
promptly ii one'o'clock Saturday.
cold wave had reached the "pneu
monia stage” in Illinois with 4S6 new
cases reported for the last week.
Piercing cold held sway from the
continental divide to the Atlantic coast
but sunny skiec favored the prairte
states.
Families "doubled up" to conserve
coal in Burke and Fairfax, S. D. Fuel
>hortages remained acute in some places
In Iowa. Illinois and Wisconsin. Many
schools were closed. Central Illinois
mines ousted increased prices.
The milk situation eased as rail and
highway travel approached normal.
The supply was still 40 per cent under
average In Chicago.
Trains were as much a* two hours
late here.
Forecasters predicted the current cold
siege would generally continue until
Thursday. Readings Tuesday: Devils
Lake, N. D., -38; Bemldjl, Hinn., -M;
Omaha, -7; Peoorta, ID., -10.