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Only Newspaper 1 Published In Transylvania JLJ County VOL. 41 NO. 17. ^ BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA— i REPUBLICANS WILL MEET ON MAY 2ND AND SELECT TICKET Precinct Delegates Will Be Chosen Day Previous To Cast Ballots I'.epublican ticket will be selected at the bi ennial county convention which will lie held here on the afternoon of May accordiiw: to official call which is hoi in; issued this week by l.ewis |>. Hamlin, chairman of the executive committee. I to!, ,,tes to the county convention winch '• to lie held on Saturday, May - Will be selected at precinct conventions w hi. h ore to be held in the several |>re . aids on I'riday niirht. May i. a eiptht O*. loe'k. Official call tsited by t'halnnau Main lin is as follows: , minty i \ mtnmi m tin- uepim Ulan party of Transylvania county, is !., r, tii . .ill' I t" inert at the county , mirt I" i ■ Brevard. North Carolina, at two thirty o'clock. Saturday. May 2. 1'.;;.; f r the purpose of nominating i undulates for the various county of fi,,perfecting the county organiza Ih.ii and transacting all business that may properly come before tlie conven tion. Meetings of Kepublienns In the sev er;,.! precincts of the county are hereby , all.--: to lie held at eight o'clock p. nv, Friday. May t, 1936. at the following pla.es for the respective precincts. 1 avai'd Vos. t and 2, court house, 1 'award: Brevard No. 3. Pisgnh Forest la.,.I house; ltoyd, Knon school house; Cidar Mountain, Cedar Mountain - hoi.l house; Cathey's Creek. Sellea school house; Putins Rook. Connestco school h 'Usi . Kastntoe. Uosman school I ...u ■ Fast Fork, Fast Fork school hmis< . ttlouei ster N'o. t. Silversteen i..... 1 li.ais' . (ilotn ester No. 2. Shoal i' . .k school house; lioghaek No 1, II •' I limts* ; Hogback No. 2. I. Tiixaway school house: Hogback N,, Itehamy school house: l.ltfto l: \,i '.ittle River school house; Old T,,\. y. till Toxaway school houst ; ';,-n a. Uosman seliool house. I'rixpii t meeting's will lie called to , rder l>\ Tie precinct chairmen or some ..it., r of the preelnet executive com mittee Rai'h precinct will elect an ex ♦ culice committee one of whom shall 1„ designate'! as chairman. And a sec retary. Tiny will also elect a vice ■ hairrnan who shall he a woman, one legate and one alternate to the coun ty convention for each fifty votes or fractional part thereof east for th.e lle publican Governor in 1932. The pre i inct chairman is requested to bring the names and addresses of the several precinct committees as elected in their precinct meetings. A full attendance of all Republicans in the several precinct meetings, and their attendance at tho county con vention on May 2. 1936. is requested. Fowls P. Hamlin, Chairman i Transylvania County Repub L Ucnn Executive Committee. Schools Will Close Work In County 15th All schools of the county will close the year's work on Friday. May 15. ac cording to County Superintendent J. P-. .hull's. Fxerc'ses for the various schools will ho announced through The Times as -non as the ir.forma'ion has been giv en out by the principals. Farm Meeting a meeting of tho farmers is called ).y Ram;.ill Fyda.v to he h< Id at tho Kittle River school Friday night of •Ids week .it i audit o'clock. P. Vf. Col vard. agriculture teacher at Brevard College, wilt i.i present and discuss the •uplc. "The place of livestock on the farm." All Inn rested citizens are in vit'd to attend this meeting Friday nigl.t. Fisher Reunion Note r. s. iv>i. :• i Itair.nun of the com iiiiitte!- .1:1 .vrar ' 'avals for the Fisher Heaiitoi' i" aims t-pch member of the sitnmlMt • to !.<• [> resent at a meeting May, April 26, at lrike • list t;st church. The meeting ill he Immediately following: ' an h s.t 1 a - it the church. .VI. T 1 FJfiT.I T.S II. ' Mr Mrs. R, T Kimzcy , s'r l.i* ■ V orris, 0.1 Friday. April •’ • . Mr .1 Mrs. John Hud son . .iinhtt-v Frances itehetsnh, on Frith.■ . A ti: 1" P.'.ia • ■ Mr ..ml Mrs. Jack Tran • aiiii a .•• i: ■: y Kuala a ’ rn Fri >■; y. \tiri! 17. 11 of Mi. t-r 1 Ms were in l.y-lav Memorial hnsni'a!. Good Response Here To Red Cross Appeal Voluntary i n-U.'itions to the Red < 'rose relief fund tor the tornado vic tims df the South have been exception ally good, according to .Tos. S. Sllver stcen, chapter chairman at Brevard. Xo direct solicitations have been made, due to the fact that a canvass had just been made for help in the flood catastrophe, but the appeal from the chapter chairman through this pa per was responded to in a very fine manner. The elementary school of Brevard was leader of the group contributors, the teachers and pupils under Professor .7ohn Rufty giving a total of $27.10 to ward relief of the sufferers, fThe money has been forwarded to the itional chapter of the Red Cross and is being distributed In the needy areas for purchase of foods, seeds, and medi cines. Heads Student Body I .1. KDWIN CAItUSI.K. who was I . ha lt’d last week as president of the j I inward College student council for the Ijear 11*36-»7. after :i spirited campaign ! which extended over several days. The new president is a Western North Carolinian. His home is at llostic. lie is active in social and scholastic activities of the college and has been first striny catcher on the baseball S.piad for two years. He entered Itre vard College with the beyinninjr of the second semester in the 31*34-85 term. He lias served on the student council for the past two years, and as a mem ber of the Taylor Hall council. Jack Fishing Season Not Open Until June _ It is a violation of the law to fish for jack or mUsknllunge in the French I!road river before June 10th. according to Information received by The Transyl vania 'rimes front tin* Still1' lh'parl ! nn nt «f Conservation and I'tovcloinnent. I The information was given in direct ro | |.)y to :i letter which was written to the department by The Times last week in I order to clarify the question of wln n I the jack season opens. ! A news story carried in The Times of | \pril It;, slated that tlie- jack season opened at the same time the trout sea ■ son did. which was April if'. This state ment, however, seems to lie incorrect, ns the department specifically says that tin* season is closed until June 10tli. The department also states that fislt | ing license are required to fisli in tlie f French I,toad river, another idea that lias been erroneously prevalent hero. General opinion lias prevailed here that no license was necessary to fisli iu •the French Broad, and likewise, fishing for jack was assumed to be o. k.. at the same time the trout season opened. | Both are incorrect. ! Bulbs and Seeds To Be Planted at B. C. Beautification of the Brevard College campus has boon started by the stu dents and teachers, with Dean W. Col vard supervising the project. Plans now being pushed for planting of flow ers and shrubs in as many vantage points as can be touched by the ma terial on hand. Several people in the community have donated bulbs, seeds, and shrubs for use iu the college campus beautifi i cation project, and donations will be ! accepts I from any one having a sur plus of either bullet, seeds, or shrubs. I The supplies may lie loft with Miss i Mvra Iiinford at Virginia Bodge, or will i lie called for by one of the college pu 11ills if a telephone message is left with j Miss P.iaford. I Food Necessary For School Lunch Rooms — ! An urgent appeal Is made for dona 1 tlons to the school lunch room, cr j the Brevard room will have to . lose idown. Miss Jackie Clayton, supervisor, (states. Anything suitable to be served : as hot lunches to the children or cash ! with which to buy supplies will be I greatly appreciated, it is said, i Those donating cash or supplies dor ling the past week include: Mrs. Julian oilasemr. Mrs. Lillian Speck. Aslie j \ ill. Miss Annie- Jean Gash. Miss i Alma Trow'.rid,re. ! Brevard High School i Commencement Week Exercises Announced i Program for the commencement - v I i-rcises at Brevard high school s a full [unci varied one. Professor Alvin Moot begins the finals by presenting his pupils in a series of two piano recitals, tie first, op Tuesday evening. April 'IS. (r. Mode's second recital follows on May 5. On Sunday evening. May 10. all | cinircT,' s of the community are invited ! to worship together on the occasion of the baccalaureate sermon. Rev. J. TT. ' Brenda it will deliver the message. On Tuesday evening, May 12. the senior class will present a three-act I play. "The Family Upstairs." by Harry I Delf. The graduation exercises or tne ele mentary school will he held in the high school auditorium on Thursday eve ning. May 11. The closing event of commencement weok will be the gradu ation exercises of the senior class of Brevard high school, Friday evening, May 15. The commencement address will be delivered by Professor C. H. Trowbridge. Friends and patrons of the school are invited to attend each of these exer cises, all of which will be held In the high schol auditorium, at eight o’clock in the evening. ELECTION OFFICIALS NAMED AT MEETING Wilson Made Chairman; New Registration To Start On May Ninth _ L. P. Wilson was elected chairman of the Transylvania county hoard of elec tions Saturday afternoon at the organi zation meeting of the board hold in the court house. N. A. Miller and Judge D. R. Knglish are other two members. Miss Kliznbeth Case will serve as stenographer in the office of the board of elections. Registrars and judges were nam'd for each of the IT voting precincts of the county, and official notice given that I lie registration books will lip open on May !Uii for registering voters for the Democratic primary, and alsi for reg istration of Republicans, or Independ ent voters. Republican judges to serve as pre cinct officials were mimed at I lie meet ing of tlie board, the Republicans to serve In tin primary in case there is a contest between Republicans who gen erally select their candidates in county convention. In case there are no Ite I publican primary contests, the primary j will be conducted by all 1 democratie officials, and judges were so named as alternates. while the registration hooks will not he open until May Oth at the polling places, those people who wish to regis ter before that date may do so by ap plying to tlie chairman of the board of elections in person. This rule applies only to those people who will he unable to he in tlie county during the registra- I tion period, Mr. Wilson states, hut who wish to vote in the primary or retain their citizenship In tills county. Tin regular registrars will not he able to take such oaths of registration prior to opening of the hooks on May tub, Mr. Wilson also said. It is necessary Hint any person who wishes in vote In the primary, (or who wishes to vote in tlie general election in the fall) appear in person and register, as a law was passed in the 1(135 legisla ture calling for a new registration, and I setting forth spccifirnlh that there should he no copying of unties from old hooks, or registration oilier than la applying personally for rcgUttration. Following are names of registrars and judges in the various precincts, with the Democratic registrar and Judge, ao. {('onthmrd on Iittck P"<j<) i:xrn\iurn )//;.v stii.i. ix mixi■: w rnxrsniy Hudio ri ports from Moose River, A ’ova Scotia at 7:30 (/(lend: Wed nesday vif/ht re re to the effect that the tiro men nmt their dead com panion who had been trapped 1)1 feet under ground for eleven days were ’ just about so red” but tint f/uite. Communications had been estab lished with the tiro men, Alfred Scad ding and Dr. D. K. Robertson, and a physician of small stature had been able to climb in through the opening and administer first aid to the men. “Maybe ten min utes, maybe an hour, maybe ten hours/’ was the only assurance broadcast from the mine at 7:30 \\ (<lin'sday night. Miss Whitmire Honored C'l’I.LOWHEE, April IS.—Miss T.a Vcrne" Whitmire of Kosmiui, has re cently been elected a member of the May Court at Western Carolina Teach ers College Miss Vina Cray Liles of PeachkoS was elected May Queen, and Miss Helen Fatten of Swannanoa was elected Maid of Honor. Legion Meets April 30th The American Legion will meet next Thursday night, April HO, at eight o’clock in the court house at Drevnrd. Several new members will he received into the ex-service men’s organization at this time, and an invitation is ex tended to aii veterans lo attend. [College Has Three Ball Games Slated Brevard College will play threo games litre during the next few days, with Christ School slated for it return go here Friday afternoon, and Faith school here Saturday afternoon. On Wednesday afternoon of next week, the Farm School nine will play here, with Mars ’lill coming to Bre vard on May 2. At Lyday Hospital Patients reported at Byday Memorial hospital on Wednesday were: Mrs j Robert Kimzey and infant son; Mrs. | Martha Brecso Hudson and infant I daughter; Mrs. Jack Trantham and in fant son: Mrs. If. J. Bradley, Virginia Arrow ood. Clara Jones. Joseph Buff. Harold Robinson. Music Program May 8th National Music week will be ob served In Brevard with a concert to be given by the Music lovers club In the Brevard College auditorium on May Mh. Baptist Young Folk Meet Next Sunday The upper district meeting of the Baptist Training Union will be held at the Quebec church Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The following program will be giv en: Song, congregation, devotlonals, Quebec union; special music, Cherry field union; talk, "Stewardship Teach ings of Jesus," Calvert union; a play let, "That Testing Tithe," Rosman un ion; talk, "Increasing the Efficiency of the Training Union.” by Rev. M. L. Lewis, pastor of Cherryfleld and Calvert churches. Rosman High School Class Leaders .1 uIiuk Tinsley, sen of Mi and Mrs. Lewis Tinsley, of the Lake Tumi way .section, has boon selected as valedictorian of Rosman high school. Mr. Tinsley's average in Ilia four years school work is 91.5. Kroni. reading left to right are Miss Gertrude Ureedlove and Charles Me''all, who tied for second high place In scholastic work with aver ages of 93.93 for four years. Miss Ureedlove Is a daughter of Mr. and Mir. Carl Ureedlove, of Lake Toxaway, while Mr. McCall is it son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde R McCall, of Quebec. Tanners Open Season Here Saturday P. M. Transylvania Tanners ami the Ktika Rayon Makers ’.vil play the first game of the Industrial league on the Bre vard high school field Saturday after noon. tin- game to be called at four o'clock, sharp. With only practice games behind them, each team is not certain of its strength. Imt both have been working out regularly, and the Bnka organiza tion is expected to put its best foot forward here In the first try of the 21 game schedule. I'.alley, stcad.i . ii her of last year's Tanner nine, is expected to do mound work for Brevard with I'itlillo, last year's catcher, doing tin* receiving. Red Misenlieiiner, player-manager of last year's team, will do duly as "His Bmps." and the fans are promised a siiuarc deal. On the bom o ns manager wbl be \l Kyle. I'layers who are working out for the Tanners nine and who will probably see some ,c lion Saturday afternoon are H. Clayton, :<b; T. Barren, 2b; W. Clay ton. lb; lb Byrd, of: M. Bagwell, ss; T. Carson. If; H. Cox. rf; B. l«\ Bariev, p; T. T. 1 .oftis, p; \V. Pittlllo, c; W. Morris, lb; K. Orr, lb; rl. Clayton and W. Clayton, utility players. Beechbrook Cottages Open .Mr. ami Mrs. \V. II. Shamo. Sr., of Rake Worlli. Fla., have returned to Hrevard and opened tle-ir Heechhrook cottage on tlie Hendersonville highway near Hrevard. Mr. and Mrs. Shnmo ar rived hen- a month earlier than usual, and predict this section will experience a big tourist season this year, with many Florida people already coming to the mountains of Western North < 'arollna. INTERESTGROfSIN METHODIST REVIVAL Sfig&EKBSKHsMZ] Children Will Have Charge Of Methodist Church Service Saturday Revival services which began at the [Brevard Methodist church Sunday will come to a close next Sunday night.The Rev. C Excell Rozzelie, of Gastonia Methodist church, is the revival preach er. The attendance and interest are rowing steadily each night at the church. The Rev. Mr. Ro/.elle is a force ful preacher and brings inspiring gos pel messages, which it is believed not only means the awakening of the i lunch membership am' the community hut is also being effective In its influ ence on the young people at the col lege. Iti addition to the nightly ser vices at tlie church, a service is held each morning at the chapel period be fore the student body and faculty at Brevard College. Special music fea tures each service at <lte church. On Saturday night th-t children will conduct 'lie exercises, taking over tlir entire evening. The program is unde.- the direction of Mrs. J. H. Br|fflH <)a!l. Children of all denominations are invited to eonto to the church each afternoon from 3:?0 to -1 o'clock for the special children's service, and tc. practice for Saturday night’s program. Representatives ftom the other de nominations of the town are attending' tlie revival each night, and a cordial invitation Is extended by the pastor, the Rev. ,T. H. Brendall. to the public to attend attv or all of the services dur ing the remainder of the week. Prize Offered Best Artist For Posters Mrs. Knox DeLong is offering a prize of a box of candy to the pernor who hands in the best poster to be used in advertising the play. "The Family Up stairs." This play, produced by special ar rangements with Samuel French, will be given during commencement week, on May 12, by the senior class of Bre vard high school. It shows an average American family in a "jam." Comic situations which every household can appreciate seem to be the unavoidable with "The Family Upstairs." Piano Recital Will Be Given Here 28th _ The annual piano recital by pupils of the Brevard schools will he given at the high school auditorium Tuesday evening, at eight o'clock. Those on the program are pupils of Prof. Alvin Moore. A varied program of piano solos, duels, trios and readings will he pre sented. Those to appear on the evening's program include: Pauline Hart sell, Ar thur Jenkins, Martha Kate Moore, Bet ty Crary, Dorothy Poole. Betty Jean I Kudos. Klsie Perry, Frances Hen drick". Dorothy Allison, Jack Crary, 1 .uls Wilson, Katherine Simpson, Kllz iibth Buckner. Lillian Zachary, George Simpson, Jr.. Xern.-i Hamilton, Odell Send, Millie Crary and A. M. White, Jr. Ti e Pillowing will act as marshals: Vine I.ou IPistin,chief• Clara Allison, .Pun Volume. Klsie Mc.Junkin, Mary IP-mid. Charles Allen. Warren Alex ander, William Albert and Billy Nichol son. The last recital vlll h» given on the evening of May 5th. Ockerman Memory Is Honored At Rosman Fitting memorial services to a pio neer school man of this county were in-ill at Rosman high school Sunday afternoon when a memorial tablet was unveiled in the honor of .1. E. Oelcer man, who was principal of the school from 1919-24. School officials who were connected with the work during the time Mr Ockerman was principal at Rosman. of the official body of the present ed ucational system, teachers and stud ents who were associated with tho school leader who died, in February of this year, took part on the program which was atTaneed by Professor W. M. Hunt, principal of th6 pchooi The tablet was unveiled by Jos. fl. Silverstcen who was a member of the local school committee when Mr. Ock erman served at Rosman. and a fitting eulogy was delivered by T. C. Hender son who was county superintendent at the time Mr. Ockerman loft the work in this county. Masons Meet Friday The first degree wlli be conferred by Dunn's Hock lodge No. 267, A F. & A M„ a* the regular communication Fri day night ai eight o'clock. Leon English Junior Warden, will confer the degree and will be assisted by Lewis Osborne, senior deacon. The worshipful master urgently requests that all members be present. A cordial invitation is extruded to all \ ir.iting Masons. Refreshments will he | served. — Forest Fires During Week Do Big Damage To County Woodland Foreet fire;; have done considerable damage in nearly cl! sections of the county during the past ten days, chock i:ii hoc Wednesday revealed. Most severe damage was reported in the extreme eastern and the upper sections of the county where hundreds of acres of timi.erlands hove beer, burned over. ;t. k. Staton, supervisor of projects at t'Cr r-66, near Brevard, stated that a total of 220 man days were put in during the past week by members of the CCC camp in fighting fires. This is equal to 10 men fighting continuous ly on ten hour shifts for 22 days. Mr. Staton said (hat it was impossible to estimate the amount of damage done by the numerous fires which his men have put out since Easter Sunday, but that it would run into a large figure. Mr. Staton is of the opinion that a large part of the fires were started by fire-bugs, and others through careless ness, with those started accidentally being in the small minority. The penalty for setting out a fire is a $200 fone or four months on the roads, or both, in the discretion of the court, betting a fire get from control Is a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of $60, or 30 days. A slow falling rain Wednesday prom ised to aid the fighting of fires and to stop to some extent chance for others for several days. NEW FARM SETUP TO PAY FOR WORK DONE DURING 1936 _ Soil Conservation and Build ing Stressed In AAA Replacement Plan Under the new farm program which displaced the National AAA which was In effect Inst year, farmers will he paid for doing things Instead of leaving things undone, according lo explanation of I lie plan here last Friday afternoon hy .rack Criswell, extension economist of S'tnle College, Raleigh. Every farmer in Transylvania enmi ty. regardless of the size of the farm, may benefit under tbe new plan, and will be paid ten dollars nr more In the fall if inn li farmers have complied with the rules set up by the farm planning board of the state. There Is absolutely nothing compul sory in iho new farm program, the representative of the state and federal farm hoards stressed, but rather, it is a program that will pay farmers for do ing ns they please, so long as the work they do coincides with the soil conser vation and soil building plans which shall be passed upon by a committee of Transylvania county fanners. Worksheets will be ready within ten days, and will then be obtainable at the county agent’s office in Brevard. Tn the meantime, while details of the worksheet (which must, be filled out this spring) arc being worked out, fanners of the various sections of the county may contact local oommitce men for details of the plan. These com mitteemen are familiar with the vari ous phases of the program, and will gladly go info the matter with any resident of the county. Committees for Transylvania Include —County committee, T. 3. Wlbon, E. O Shipman, and E. Carl Allison; lower county committee. (Boyd and T.lttle (Continued on Hack Page.) Recreation Project Is Doing Good Work Work o'1 r. constructive and valu able nature is being taught the chi! • dren and young people of the communi ty al the community recreation center on Oukluwn avenue, as revealed by a recent visit to the center. Mrs. J. R. Hamlin is supervisor in charge of this ! project under the WP V setup. A kindergarten for small children of pre-school age is conducted each morn ing from 0 to 12 o'clock, in charge of Mrs. John McLean. Twenty-five chil dren are now enrolled, and a blight ami happy group of boys and girls may be seen busily engaged In their work and play and singing of songs. til an odjoln'ng room, a group of girls meets each morning, under the direction of their teacher, Mrs. Sam McCullough, where they are taught the various stages of hand sewing from the simplest stitches to fancy c-mbrotderery on useful household articles. Weaving and other handicrafts are also taught the girls in this class. Another sewing class of voting girls meets In the after noons. under Mrs. McCullough’s super vision. Carpentry and designing in wood work Is another phase of the work taught youpg bovs, under the Instruc tion of Homer Corn. This class meets 1 each afternoon after school hours, and the boys are learning to make really worthwhile househoid needs, plain arid fancy bird houses and to do repair work to discarded furniture. One of the rooms in the house is be ing fitted up for meetings of the OHrl Scouts and much interest Is manifest ed by the Scouts in getting the room in read incus for their use. One night in the week is observed as high school night, at which time the school boys and girls may meet for an enjoyable evening of supervised recrea tion at the center. The house te also open to clubs and organizations desir ing a convenient place for meetings. Supervised play duiing school hours among t lie school children is another phase of the recreational project, wh'^h is in charge of Mrs. J. 1.. Loft’.s, Mrs A. W. Huff, and Mrs. Hamlin. There are no funds allotted for equip | tnenf and furnishings of the community i c.inter in its various activities, chose being provided through donations of In dividuals and organizations. The WPA provides only salaries for the workers and teachers. All class work and activ ities ef the rern'ev are free to those desiring to avail themselves of this op portunity for recreation, play and ac quiring of valuable knowledge. _ Bosse Dog Winner The Cocker Spaniel formerly owned by Karl Eosse, bui sold to a Dr, Hooper, of Asheville, was entered In the dop show hell recently ir Asheville and won first pi - e in Its class. Chairman Aiken Will Not Seek Re-election Chairman W. L. Aiker. of the hoard of county commisioncrs will not be ft candidate for re-election this year. Mr. Aiken has served two terms as chalp. man, and has made many friends white serving as a county official. He makes the following statement: "To my friends In Transylvania county. "I wish to take this opportunity to say that I will not be a candidate for re-election to the office of County Com missioner. I appreciate the support that I have received in the past and wish to thank those who have asked me to M a candidate again this year. I shall continue to work for the Interest of the people of my county as I have In the past. "Again thanking you, one and all, “W. L. Aiken."