$1.00PER YEAR IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY
SOLOMON JONES ON
REPUBLICAN TICKET
FOR SHERIFF PLACE
Hampton and McCrary Replace
Withdrawals On County
Candidate List
Solomon A. Jones, of Cedar Mountain,
was filed as Republican nominee for
sheriff lust Saturday, replacing Y. J.
McCrary who was nominated by the
convention here May 2, but later with
drew.
Alfred E. Hampton, Hrevard, was
filed as Republican nominee for state
senate, filling the place left vacant by
withdrawal of Iteon English, Jr.
Judson McCrary was filed for county
commissioner In place of Walter A.
Weilt. who withdrew.
Other county nominees who filed on
the Republican ticket include—
Representative. V, Earl Twigg.
Tax Collector—Newton Ptekelslmer.
Register of Deeds—Earl Fullbright.
Commissioners—Riley A. Merrill and
Walter McNcely.
Mr. Jones, nominee for sheriff. Is a
well known farmer and cattleman of
the Cedar Mountain section, and wan
one of the men who were In the race
at the county convention.
Mr. Hampton, nominee for state
senate, has bet n in business here for
years, being connected with the Wll
kins Insurance agency. He has served
as I'uited States commissioner for
years, and was Republican nominee for
state Insurance commissioner four
Mr. McCrary is a well known business
man of Brevard, tiavimr been in the In
surance ami real estate business here
for several years, and in addition has
farmimr interests in the county.
Township officers on tiie Republican
ticket include—
•histi'-r* of I'race
Rovd O. C. Merrill.
Brevard Hols'rt K. Orr.
Cathey Creek- .lames It. Staton. Crit
ter.* Galloway. .T. K. McCall.
Bunn's Rock—It. B. Glaze ner.
Rasta toe -Frank A. Raines.
Gloucester -!. B. Hall.
Ho.rhaek II 1’. Chapman, Roy Mc
c.,n. C. R. Clark.
!attic River I. V. Gosnell.
Constables
1. ■ card \V. K. Sprouse.
Cathey Creek--.!. tV. Summer, Lloyd
1 iryson.
Bunn's Rock—R. N. Nicholson.
Gloucester- J. Dillard Owen.
Hoe-back V. C. Owen.
Ladies Night To Be
Staged By Juniors
Ladl« s night tml a dutch supper will
i . special occasion : the Brevard
Junior Ordi'r meiniwrs and their wives
on Saturday evening, May 23. accord
ing to plans made at the meeting hist
Saturday night.
X I', echer Mull was appointed chair
J( -aan of arrangements committee for
th< annual affair which has hereto
fore drawn a large number of people.
..ad congdi te announcements will he
made in The Times next week.
Rosman Elementary
Ends Year Thursday
RCSMAV May 13.-—Final program of
the comm- ■ ment week exercises for
l'osuttr. elementary school will he held
Thursday afternoon of this week at 2
o'clock when the Rev. J. H. Brendali
will deliver the address to the graduat
ing class.
Eighteen graduates, smallest number
ia sev'-ral y hi to enter high school
from tin • n-ntary department, com
i rises tin > ia--: roll. Thev are—Rex
R:.Poway. Rer-v Holden, Rastus Smitii,
A”■■ rt W o i,ire. Gladys Clark. Essie
i,nner. Rei ■ Gillespie, Alice Olnzener.
i I'.ivein . I .urleeno Lusk. Levonne
V. ' • W Reece. Ruth Rice,
Met■! R. • r Elizabeth Sisk. Dona
Mae Snip Mar. h Stewart. Elia Mae
Whitmire.
Class m: erlatlvos are—Class baby.
a ■ v.i, • -: most athletic. Robert
\Vl tour ni.e'.h Sisk: prettiest girl.
(;lad;.s '"irk: most intelligent. Rastus
Smitii Gladys ' lane: best sport. Robert
W ' ■ liitl'N Greene; most popular,
Robert .* • Wllda Reece; most
Vudlous. I.. : Gillespie; most dopetida- j
l.h . I.• e■ i■ Me- ..Ison; best all round, j
Robert Whitm re. Lttrlcene Lusk; most
bashful. R istus Snii’h, Levonne Nlchol
fnu; dais flapper Wilda Reece; class
•lii' ik R e ' AVhitmlre; woman hater,
[ J last u Smith: st eater, Dona Mae I
Smith: c !;uth Rice: prettiest i
hair. Gladys I' -.rk: prettiest eyes, Eliz
abeth Sisk: i-i• st talker, Rex Gallo-1
way; class pest, l'.urley Holden.
Organization of Information Group
Will Be Perfected Here Monday Night
Meeting of all members of the
Chamber of Commerce, all prospec
tive members, anil any persons inter
ested in Brevard and the surrounding
community as a tourist center, -will
be held in the court house Monday
evening, May 18, at 8 o'clock.
Plans will tie presented for approval
or improvement suggestions at the
meeting Monday night by President
E. J. Coltrane and the committee in
charge of the work, and matter of
selection of officers to serve for the
year will also be taken up.
Membership solicitors made an ex
cellent report Wednesday afternoon
of the response given by business
houses, boarding house people, and In
dividuals, and stated that a full re
port that would be gratifying would
be made at the meeting Monday
night.
Order has been placed for Brevard
booklets, and arrangements are being
made for opening of an information
bureau at nn early date, possibly
■within the week. Two places are be
ing considered for the bureau of in
formation, and these two will be pre
sented to the meeting Monday night
for approval of either, or another
place.
Preliminary plans that have been
made, but not approved by the mem
bership wihcli will have final voice
in all metters of expenditures of
monies for the community, show that
operating expenses will be very low
tor the summer.
Every person interested in the com
munity's welfare is invited to attend
the meeting. In the meantime. Mrs.
Frank McIntosh and Randolph Myers
are contacting prospective members.
Rosman Exercises For
Graduation Announced
ROSMAN, May 13.—All exercises of
Rosman high school will be held dur
ing the week ending Wednesday, May
20, with a varied and interesting pro
gram announced for the week.
The junior-senior reception which
will he held In lieu of the annual ban
quet. is scheduled for May 15 in the
gymnasium, with Miss Beatrice Sisk
In charge. A Gypsy camp idea will bo
j carried out.
The Rev. .1. 0. Canipe, pastor of the
I First Baptist church of Boone, will de
liver the baccalaureate sermon to grad
uates of the high school ckuss on Sun
day afternoon, May 17, at 2:30 o’clock.
The senior class play will be given on
Monday evening. May 18, at eight
o’clock. Miss Louise Williams is di- J
reding the senior production, which is j
a throe-nct comedy.
“Twenty Years lienee" will be theme j
of the class day exorcises which will be
given on Tuesday evening of next !
week. Miss Beatrice Sisk is sponsoring j
this program.
Graduation exercises on Wednesday |
evening. May 20. at S o'clock, will con
clude the commencement exercises, ]
when Professor P. I-. Elliott of Western i
Carolina Teachers College will deliver
the literary address to the senior class.
Rehearsals are being held daily on
“The Strange Bequest." senior class
play which will be given Monday eve
ning, and the strange bequest that was
left by the deceased Mr. Andrew Owen
promises to bring plenty of entertain
ment. Cast of characters for the senior j
production Includes:
Janet Rer.ton, Millie Allison: Robert |
Owen, Russell Duncan; Mamie Drew,,
Ruby Whitmire; Lincoln Long. Leo
Reid; Mrs. Edith Cooke, Mary Morgan;
Helen Cooke, Lois Whitmire; Jack Fen
way Everetto Whitmire; Tilly Murphy.
Mae Owen; Carmel Fenton, Ann Gilles
pie; Rene I.ouvre, Earl Whitmire.
Miss Whitmire Honored
CELLO WHEK, May 13— Miss La
Verne Whitmire of Rosman was given
the degree of master In a recent meet
ing of the 71eta Chapter of ihc Alpha
Thi Sigma at Western Carolina Teach
ers College. Entrance Into this frater
nity is based on scholarship.
County Chairmc
Place To Be
At Meeting S
\V. E. Brcese, for the
years chairman of the
Democratic executive cor
now director of the Woi
Administration for the wes
has resigned his office asr
the local executive comma
In a letter to Mrs. IlaJ
Davidson River, who is I
of the committee, Mr. 1
out that his duties as WIm
require all his time, until
son tenders his resipnatirl
Following is a copy ofl
Mrs. Byday:
"As you know. I am di
Works Progress Adminlsti
Eighth District of North
the duties of the office pr
all of my time. It has be
advisable that the officers
do not. take too active a pi
"Realizing as I do, thal
(Continued r.n dock
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Handles Blue Birt
The Galloway Cafe annt
will bo Brevard agency
Bird ice cream product!
already well known in Br
electrical containers havt
at the Galloway Cafe for
“Brevard Day” Planned for Junj
By College and Leaders of Com!
“Brevard Day" is expected to bring
near two thousand people to Brevard
College on June 10, when a comhincd
home-coming, booster, and gradua
tion program will he staged.
The occasion will be graduation of
around 13f> students who have com
pleted their two years work at Bre
vard College, and plans are to have
friends of the college and of Brevard
from far and near here for the occa
sion.
Alumni of Brevard Institute. Weav
er College, and Brevard College are
being Issued special Invitations to
■ ttend the big event. In addition, min
evers from many sections, high
Y tool principals and teachers, and
other leaders are also being Invited.
Dr. J. Henry Highsmlth will be
principal speaker of the i^B
fact that he is rated as^B
h-adinc educators in the S^B
pccted to be a drawing can®
from many sections who a®
ed in educational work.
All clubs. civic or^H
churches, and individuals c^B
tion are being asked to®
with the college in making®
the biggest ever to have bce^B
Brevard.
While final details for the®
not been worked out, InvIt^B
going out, and newspaper®
work is being started. Not B
the "Brevard Day” be a big B
the college, but It will also B
community advertising thatB
obtain through no other meB
Methodists Plan To
“Clean Slate” During
Thirty-Day Checkup
—
Interest and enthusiasm are begin
ning to prevail in the 30-day mid-year
financial drive now in progress at the
Brevard Methodist church. The goal
as set by the pastor, the Rev. J. H.
Brcndall, and the members of the hoard
of stewards is to raise $1000 In the coin
ing 30 days.
The object of tlie drive is to bring the
budget up to date ns nearly ns pos
sible, in order lo avoid the usual stress
and strain on the church members and
collectors at the end of the conference
year in the fall.
The members of the church who have
paid one-halt or more of their current
assessment will have their names on the
tumor roll and the list posted in tin
church vestibule as (lie campaign pro
u n»ssps.
In addition to the cooperation on the
part of the church members, several
community spirited citizens are also
making contributions, for which they
will get due recognition, the pastor
states.
Quarterly conference will he held t
next Sunday at the a o'clock v-‘spi r
hour, at which time the Rev. V.\ A.
Rollins, presiding elder of the Waytu s
ville district, will preach.
McDonald Will Speak
Here Saturday Morn
Announcement is made that l>r.
Ralph W. McDonald, candidate for
governor on the Democratic ticket, wiP
speak at the court house in Brevard,
on Saturday morning of this week. May
lfi. at 11 o'clock.
Dr. McDonald is making a tour of
the western part of the state in Interest
of his campaign, and wiil speak in
several Western North Carolina towns
this week.
Tharp Handling Norge*
Announcement is being made In this
week's Tunes by K. F. Tharp that, he
has taken the Norge refrigerator agon-!
ev here and now lias this type electric |
appliance in stock at his place on Broad.
2iik_ _
&ttoto &II flJen, Women anb Cfjflbreti
Wp Qfieet $hre«ente:
THAT, Wherea* the NATIONAL CLEAN UP,
PAINT UP AND FIX UP CAMPAIGN ha* retailed
in many advantage* to community life throughout the
United State*.
In Safeguarding HEALTH and SAFETY;
In promoting EMPLOYMENT and THRIFT;
In furthering FIRE PREVENTION;
In promoting BETTER HOUSING;
In ttimulating CIVIC PRIDE; and /
In making the HOME AND CITY
BEAUTIFUL
NOW THEREFORE, Be it known that plans
have been perfected for a thorough CLEAN-UP
CAMPAIGN in Brevard, beginning Friday, May 22,
this date to mark the opening of a real campaign of
persistent and constructive effort in cleaning up,
fixing up and KEEPING IT UP. In this worthy
movement of Cleaning, Painting, Planting, Repair
ing, and general Rehabilitation and Beautification
we urge each and every citizen to do his or her best
part to make our community «
CLEAN, HEALTHY, THRIFTY - * I
SAFE AND BEAUTIFUL 1
(Signed) A. H. HARRIS, i^^****'^]
Mayor of Brevard. f ClEAni " |
L^iwr pp-fix yfj
Services Wednesday
For Brevard Resident
Funeral services for Mrs. \V. B. F.
Wright, 57, who died late Monday after
noon at her home in Brevard, were heid
Wednesday afternoon at the Brevard
Presbyterian church. In the absence of
the pastor, the Itev. J. I*. Simmons, the
service was In charge of the Itev. W. B.
Hutchison, former pastor of the David
son Kiver church, the Itev. Paul Hart
sell and the Itev. .1. H. Brendall. Inter
ment was in Gillespie cemetery.
Mrs. Wright had been apparently in
her usual health until Monday morn
ing. when she complained of slight in
disposition and was confined to her
room tile mist of the day, but was not
sufficiently i 1 for members of her fam
ily to be at all alarmed about her condl
lion. About six o'clock Monday after
noon she passed quietly away suddenly,
in what was said to be a heart attack.
Mrs. Wright was the iaughtei of the
late Mr. and Mrs. J J. Miner, originally
from Michigan. Her father was for
many years editor of the
county paper, then
Sylvan Valley Nu_
fluentia)
Mrs. Wrinrj
was a_/
j Brevard School Won
| High Awards at Final
Exhibition In Raleigh
Brevard was well represented at the
final state creative art contest held
| recently In Raleigh, when the Brevard
I high school won recognition and tlirej
I of its pupils were prize winners In thD
•different classes.
; The Brevard school was awarded the
i honors of distinction In type and variety
I for the exhibits submitted in the state
icontest. In addition first and thirl
I places were won by St Clair Austin
| for his soap sculptures of Venus DeMilo
and Winged Victory. Jack Morgan won
'third place for his pen and Ink draw
ling. Honorable mention was give:i
Lewis Hamlin, Jr., for bis typing oul
line of a ship.
Those awards were made in the final
! elimination contest, following the local
| exhibition of school
art liey
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BROOKS UNOPPOSED
IN DEMOCRATIC RACE
FOR TAX COLLECTOR
Mull and Galloway Additional
Aspirant* for Places on
County Board
W. L. Mull, member of the present
board of county commissioners, and
M. Wallace Galloway were filed with
the board of elections In addition to
the list already published for places on
the Democratic ticket. Avery B. Gallo
way, E. Curl Allison, and John L. Wil
son had already been announcced.
Names of two other persons for nom
ination on the board of commissioners,
and six names for the board of educa
tion were filed Saturday, but these
citizens had their names stricken from
the list the first of the week, Chair
man Ij. P. Wilson stated, when he
turned (he names in for publication.
Lein Brooks, tax collector for tile past
two years, will have an open field in the
Democratic primary, no opposition hav
ing been filed against hint. Contest will
1)0 held on June sixth for places on the
ticket for all other county offices. The
complete list follows:
Sheriff—George D. Shuford, T. S.
Wood.
Register of Deeds—Henry Gillespie,
Jess A. Galloway, Eck I,. Sims.
Tax Collector— Lem Brooks.
County Commissioners—John L. Wil
son, Avery B. Galloway, E. Carl Alli
son. W. L. Mull, M. W. Galloway.
Representative—Pat Kimzey, Cos
Paxton.
Coroner—C. S. Osborne, John Kilpat
rick.
Justices 0/ Peace
Brevard—F. E. Shuford, S. L. Bar
nett''. Marshall Feaster.
Cathey's Creek—.1. R. Mahoney.
Eastatoe—W. H. Mason.
Corstables
Brevard—Red Smith.
Cathey's Creek—Cecil Hensley, Lon
Chapman, C. M. Lance, John K. Jack
son, A. D. Rogers.
Dunn's Rock—W. W. Mull.
Eastatoe—Lawrence Whitmire.
Gloucester—Harlos McCall.
'Voters Very Slow To
Register For Primary
Registration of voters at the several
precincts over the county was roport
led to be very light on opening day of
the registration books last Saturday,
despite the fact that a new registration
of voters has been called for.
I The books will be open at the polling
places on Saturday, May 1C, and Sat
urday, May 23. and all persons who ex
pect to vote In the Democratic primary
are required to appear in person before
the registrar—no one being allowed, un
der the law, to piece the name of any
person on a registration book whiyt^)^