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VOL. 41 s NO. 26.
SAFETY SABBATH TO
BE OBSERVED HERE
Ministers Asked To Stress
Sane Driving Of Autos
From Pulpits
Transylvania county autotsts are ex
pected to join in the movement to cut
down the terrible Fourth of July traffic
accident toll, and ministers of all
churches in the county are being re
quested to stress safety and saneness
from their pulpits next Sunday.
The Carolina Motor Club of North and
South Carolina are taking the lead in ]
the movement, and officials of the two
states, including the governors and
other leaders are urging all people
of the Carolinas to make a concerted
effort to cut down the appalling loss
of life and the annual Fourth of July
accidents which have been leaving
countless numbers injured.
The lirevard agency of the Carolina
Motor Club which Is operated by Mrs.
Carl McCrary, lias secured several
hundred booklets entitled "We Drivers"
which discusses briefly the safe plans
for driving, and these may he had by
any interested parties for the asking.
Inasmuch as the Fourth of July is
also election day. when the second
Democratic primary will be held, the
stressing of careful driving on the holi
day occasion is more to he desired than
< ver before, and the observance of next
Sunday as "Safety Sabbath" is regarded
as very appropriate.
Mayor A. II. Harris prepared the fol
lowing proclamation in regard to the
“Safety Sabbath" which is published
herewith:
"WHEREAS, the appalling increases
in injuries and loss of life from prevent
able accidents upon our streets and
highways lias bceome a subject of ma
jor concern alike to the public officials
and private citizens; and
"WHEREAS, the safeguarding of hu
man life is a sacred duty to which ttie
energies of our people should be
thoughtfully directed; and
“WHERE VS, it is desirable that a
sense of individual responsibility for
constant vigilance and incessant en
deavor towards the mitigation of the
ever-present dangers incident to motor
travel be Inculcated in the minds of the
public;
“NOW. THEREFORE. I. A. H. Har
ris, mayor of the Town of Brevard,
North Carolina, to encourage the con
centration of thought and effort upon
this problem, do hereby urge leaders of
religious and civil life to observe Sun
lay. June “kth. as 'Safety Sabbath' and
by precept and example to foster the
ideal of consideration for tVo rights of
others, to the end that the irreducible
minimum in accidents and deaths may
be accomplished.
"Given under my hand this the 23rd
day of June, in the year of our T.ord
One Thousand Nine Hundred and Thir
ty-Six.”
Franklin Hotel Has
^ Large Number Guests
Many guests have registered at the
Franklin hot"l dudring the pnst 10 days
, t its opening for the summer on June
15.
With the opening of Brevard's many'
summer camps within the coming week,
which marks the beginning of the
tourist season here, the hotel manage
ment expects a full house, with many
M.-ltors coming from various sections of
the country.
Gillespie Reunion
Will Be Held 12th
The annual Gillespie reunion will be
heM sun sy July 12. at the home of
B. A Gillespie on East Fork.
An invitation is extended to all Gil
lespies. Oillespie family connections
and their friends to attend the all-day
reunion, it bring with them baskets j
for a picnic lunch.
To Be Re-Nominated?
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PRESIDENT F. D. ROOSEVELT,
who will in all probability be re
nominated at the Democratic Nation
al convention in Philadelphia on Fri
day ot this week.
Many Veterans Are
Applying For Money
Better than 200 veterans have applied
for payment of their bonus bonds, ae- J
cording to best figures available from
over the county, since arrival of the
bonds last week.
At the Brevard auxiliary postoffice
which was operated here the last four
days of tho week, 91 veterans had their
bonds certified for payment, and others
have had theirs certified since closing
of the auxiliary office at the post office.
Other postmasters in the county have
also been assisting the ex-soldiers in
securing payment on their bonds.
Checks In payment of the certified
bonds have been arriving on most every
mail since Monday morning at the
Brevard office. These are mailed dirert
to the veterans from the paying office
in Asheville.
There are still around one hundred
veterans either holding their bonds or
who have not as yet secured them duo
to lateness In sending in their applica
tions, or for other reasons.
Altogether, bettor than $100,000 will
be paid veterans of this county.
Frank Duckworth In
Charge New Station
Frank Duckworth has leased the
American Oil station, corner of Broad
and Jordan streets and opened for
business there last Friday.
Complete line of gas and oils of the
American product line have been stock
ed in the station, with tires, batteries
and other accessories to be added with
in a few days.
Baptist Young Folk
Will Meet Sunday
The center district B. T. U. meeting
will be held at the Brevard Baptist
church Sunday afternoon at 2:30
o’clock.
A good program has been arranged,
and it is urged that every union In
the district be represented, this being
the last meeting of the year. It is re
quested by the president, Karl Bosse,
that all county officers he present for a
special business meeting.
Revival Closes Sunday
Revival services which have been
underway at Oak Grove Methodist
church for the past several days, will
close Sunday with the evening service
at eight o’clock, it was announced
Wednesday by the Rev. G. A. Hovis.
pastor. Services will be held each eve
ning this week.
Transylvania People Buy Eight Head
Purebred Red PolledKattle at Sale
Tr.iasylv ; farmers purchased the
eight T‘ur* [ ••• •! Kei! Polled cattle which
were sold at the promotion sale In Bre
vard last Saturday, the six bulls and
two heifers being bought by farmers,
and cron; various sections of the
county.
The prize two-year-old hull was
P bencht by ' ;e county commissioners
b.r the county home farm, and cost $S6.
Chairman Aiken announced following
the sale that tie animal would be kept
at the county home and that there
would be no service fee charges to any
farmer in the county.
The sale was sponsored by the State
College extension department and the
Transylvania County Farm Planning
Committee, and the cattle were sent
here for the promotion sale by the
Reynolds-Lybrook Farms of Advance,
which concern has the outstanding herd
of Red Polled cattle in the United
States.
An average price of $66 was paid
for the cattle, with eight farmers
participating In the buying. With the
exception of one two-year-old bull
the animals were all six months to
ten months old. Highest p>rice paid
was for the two-year-old which brought
$S6 and was purchased for the county
home farm at Selica. Lowest price was
which Frank Merrill of Penrose
paid for a six-months heifer.
The cattle were generally distributed
over the county, sold to farmers from
• lake Toxaway to Penrose.
M L. H. McKay, master farmer of Hen
.* -rson county, acted as auctioneer in
the absence of County Agent Julian
Olaxener who Is 111 at Oteen hospital. W.
C. Maness, assistant county agent, pre
sided at the short program which was
held prior to the sale, and introduced
other extension workers in Transylva
nia and adjoining counties who were
present.
Frank Merrill of the Merrill Farms
near Penrose, and Arthur Whitmire, of
Chcrryfield section, purchased the tiro
heifers that were sent here by S. Clay
Williams for the promotion sale. Mr.
Merrill paid $52 for the heifer he se
cured, and Mr. Whitmire paid $76 for
the seven-months-old- heifer ho bought.
Those buying bulls included E. R.
Bishop and S. A. Jones, of Cedar Moun
tain; W. Frank McCall, of Lake Tox
away; Frank Merrill of Penrose; Mar
tin Shipman, of Little River: A. M.
Taxton. of Rosman—thus distributing
the purebred animals from the upper
end of the county to the lower end.
Approximately 300 farmers and busi
ness men attended the sale, and bid
ding was rapid, the selling of the eight
head requiring less that 30 minutes.
F. R. Farnham, of the state college
extension department, spent the past
week here working with farm leaders
in creating interest in the sale, and
publicly expressed the opinion of the
state college specialists that the Red
Polled was the most ideal dual-purpose
breed that could be found for the par
ticular need of Transylvania county.
Agreement was reached early in 1936
by the Transylvania Farm Planning
committee that a dual-purpose breed
of cattle was best suited to this county,
after conferring with state extension
workers and checking into the records
of several such breeds.
Hendersonville Highway To Be
Open For Travel Last of Week
Unless rain Interferes, the Henderson
ville highway will tie open for through
traffic on Friday of this week, accord
ing to W. R. McDaniel, In charge of the
work.
Flans of the highway department
were to have the road open Thursday
morning of this week, but the rain
Tuesday held up the finishing work, and
Mr. McDaniel said Wednesday that it
would be Friday before the road would
be open all the way.
Stretches of the road have been open
ed during the past few days os it was
finished, the traffic will be allowed now
to use the road tn Knight's store at
Blantyre. .
Mr. McDaniel requests that drivers
go slow for the firRt several days on 1
the road, as this will aid the highway
crew in maintaining the surface, and
prevent accidents from slipping cn the
stone surface.
The new part of the road covers nine
miles In two stretches, with five miles
of the old surface being left. However,
the five miles are in fair condition, and
with completion of the new links this i
week, Brevard will have a good road to
Hendersonville.
The new construction is of the sur
face treated type, with a 16-foot sur
face on an eight inch stone bed, and is
said by engineers to make a high clasR
road.
Potato Certification
Authority Is Coining
(IF. c. Sfancss, Assistant Agent)
It seems that the following men are
eligible to have their Irish potatoes
certified this year; R. L. Gash, T. E.
Patton, C. W. Merrill, Harley Merrill.
Virgil McCrary, and Wade Merrill. If
there are any other growers in the
countv who planted certified Irish pota
to seed, have basement storage facilities
iiul wish to have their potatoes certified
they should leace their name at the
county agent's office this week. A. r>.
Htuart, Reed Improvement specialist, is
to be here to meke tho inspection nec
essary for certification.
Mr. Stuart will hr in the county
Friday and Saturday morning, and any
termers who are not listed with the
county agent to have their potatoes
certified, and who feel that their crop
can qualify, are requested to .leave
their names at the county agent's of
fice Thursday, or at The Times office
Friday morning, as the county agent's
office will be closed Fridny.
Walter Shipman Is
Head of Republican
Transylvania Club
Waiter Shipman was elected presi
dent of the Transylvania Young Repub
lican club which was organized here
last Saturday afternoon.
Other officers elected were Roy Fish
er of Rosmatt. vice president: Dean
WIntlock of Brevard, vice president;
Miss Opal Fullbright of Brevard, sec
retary and treasurer; Miss Marjorie
Barren, correspondent.
Coinmitteo chairmen and other pre
cinct officials will be named at an early
date in each of the seventeen county
precincts. Mr. Shipman announced after
the meeting.
A. R. Riddle, Jr., of Morganton, state
president of the Young Republican
clubs, was principal speaker at the or
ganization meeting.
Cemetery Cleaning
Request Is made by the members of
tin' Shoal Creek Baptist church that
members of this church meet at Dunn's
Rock graveyard, near Gloucester Gap,
next Sunday at 10 o’clock, for the
purpose or decorating the graves. The
public is invited to attend the gathering
and to bring well-filled lunch baskets.
Singing Convention
Held at Carr’s Hill
The district singing convention held
at Carr's Hill Baptist church Sunday
afternoon proved a successful event.
In the absence of the president, Rev.
Nathan Chapman, the meeting was in
charge of Lloyd Cantrell, who was
elected vice president nnd secretary
treasurer. The 1937 James D. Vaughan
book was adopted as the convention
hook. It is expected that 30 copies of
this book will be at the next convention,
which will be held at Dunn’s Rock Bap
tist church the third Sunday in July
at 2 o’clock. All singers and lovers of
music are Invited to attend the next
convention.
ARABS AMBUSH BRITISH. K1IJ.
TWO SOLDIERS
JERUSALEM.—Two British soldiers
and 10 Arabs were killed Sunday after
noon in a battle near Tulkarem when
the soldiers were ambushed by an Arab
band.
(The Palcor agency reported from Je
rusalem that between 20 and 40 Arabs
were slain in addition to the soldiers.)
S.wimming Pool Here
Is Popular Retreat
With the thermometer hovering
around 80-odd during the peak of the
day, the Brevard swimming pool is
fast becoming one of the popular places
of the community.
Coach Ernest Tilson, in charge of
the municipal pool which is modern
in every way, reports daily additions
to the list of season ticket purchasers,
and families are also taking advantage
of the low rate o-’fered groups.
Conch Tilson pluns to stage a water
show during the next few weeks, de
tails of which will be announced
shortly.
Brevard Band To Be
Heard In Broadcast
Brevard was represented on an ama
teur radio program Monday, when Jaz
zy Orr and his jug band broadcast over
radio station WSPA, Spartanburg, S. C.
The amateur hour was held in the
State theatre and was sent by remote
control direct from the State. The
boys played sevoral numbers and ex
pect to broadcast again Thursday eve
Community bmg lo
Be Held At Brevard
Church Saturday Eve
Among the summer entertainment
featuies for Brevard Is a community
singing, the first of the series to bo
presented Saturday night at 7:30
o'clock at the Methodist church. The
singing is sponsored by the Brevard
Music Lovers’ club.
Th<> public is invited to attend and
join in the group singing of folk songs
and old familiar tunes. It is expected
by the sponsors that these community
singings will be held at frequent Inter
vals during the summer, as a part
of the summer’s entertainment for
visitors and residents. A. B. Carter and
his orchestra will he on added feature
of the occasion
Miss Elizabeth Wood
Dies of Heart Attack
Miss Elizabeth Wood, 19-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Luthet
Wood, of Brevard, died suddenly at 7:30
Tuesday evening, death being attributed
to a heart attack.
Miss Wood was a graduate of Bre
vard high school with the class of
1931. and graduated from Brevard Col
lege ibis spring. She was a member
of the Presbyterian church and took
active part in young people’s work
there.
Surviving are the parents. Mr. and
Mrs. W. 1.. Wood, two sisters. Miss
Julia Wood, teacher in the Little River
school, and Miss Louise Wcotl; and two
brothers, Dewey and James Wood, of
Brevard.
Fttnerai services will be held this
afternoon, Thursday, at 2 o'clock, at the
Brevard Presbyterian church, conducted
by the pastor, the Rev. J. P. Simmons.
Interment will be in Oak Grove ceme
tery, North Brevard. Kilpatrick Fu
neral Home will lie in charge.
County Agent Office
To Be Closed Friday
Office of the county agent will be
closed on Friday of this week, while
Assistant Agent Maness and Miss Julia
Wilson are attending the district meet
ing in Franklin.
I Instructions regarding the final filing
of work sheets by the county agents,
will be main topic of discussion at the
meeting, with other phases of the
agents’ work in the several counties
under District Agent Fred Sloan to
be taken up.
Musical Program at
Rosman Monday Eve
ROSMAN, June 24.—Announcement
is made by the Ladies Aid Society
that the '’Aristocratic Figs," a group of
musicians and comedy actors from radio
station WFBC, Greenville, will present
a benefit program at the Rosman high
school on Monday evening of next week.
The program will start at S:15 o'clock
and will last for one hour.
Fred Shuford Named
Chairman Democratic
Executive Committee
Fred E. Shuford. of Brevard, was
elected chairman of the Democratic ex
ecutive committee at a meeting of party
leaders here Monday afternoon, with
unanimous vote of the delegates to the
county convention, both old and new
being given the Brevard man.
Mr. Shuford will appoint precinct
committee chairmen and members of
the executive committee under the plan
adopted at the meeting, which plan
was agreeable to all concerned, and
following the appointment of chairmen
of precincts, other local committees
will be selected by the committee
chairman and Mr. Shuford.
New Booklets Being
Sent Out By Bureau
New Brevard booklets, showing some
of the attractions and advantages of
this section, are being distributed to
travel bureaus and automobile clubs In
many sections by the Bureau of In
formation.
A new feature in the booklet Is a
map showing the highway connections
Into this county, and also designating
some of the major scenic attractions
in relief on the map.
Pictures of w’aterfalls, and other
things of Interest to the tourist are
well covered in the new booklets. Pho
tographs for the new publication were
furnished by Austin's Studio and Frank
D. Clement with other material being
supplied through the Bureau of Infor
mation.
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Political Wall Street
May Be Established
The Brevard Political Wall
Street may be established on
Main street shortly, provided Oli
ver Orr comes through with sug
gested stand in his affiliations,
Mr. Orr, Lewis P. Hamlin, and
Fred E. Shuford, all have joint
offices In the Pickclslmer build
ing on Main street, with Mr.
Hamlin and Mr. Shuford located
on cither side of Mr. Orr's office.
Mr. Hamlin is chairman of the
Transylvania Republican Execu
tive Committee, while Mr. fihu
forcl was elected Monday to simi
lar office by Transylvania Dem- j
ocrats. Now, suggestion is made
that Mr. Orr set up an organise- I
tion of the new "Union Party of
the United States" and liecome its
titular head—which would make
the rtckelslmer building center of
all things political.
India Bazaar To Be
Presented Friday Eve
"A Bazaar in India," will be presented
at the Brevard high school auditorium
Friday evening of this week at 8 o’clock,
sponsored by iadies of tne Methodist
church.
The collection from India is present
ed by William S. Willett, lecturer and
Industrialist, with a story that is said
to be original and educational.
Mr. Willetts spent considerable time
In India, and Is said to be an authority
on modes and customs of the far East
erners. He has presented his lecture and
bazaar at Brevard College, Christ
School, Furman University, and other
places where he has been given acclaim
as an entertainer of note.
Revival Services at
Lake Toxaway Church
| Announcement is made that, a series
i of revival services will ho held at Lake
Toxaway Baptist church beginning
Sunday. The Rev. M. E. Summey and
the Rev. Nathan Chapman will he in
i charge.
Baptismal services were held last
Sunday at Oak Grove. Quebec church,
where Mr. Chapman and Mr. Summey
are continuing services during this
week. Sixty candidates were baptised at
the services Sunday.
Industrial Groups
To Camp Near Here
—
Different groups of women from ail
sections of Eastern America will spend
a vacation near Brevard during July
and August, when the Southern Sum
mer School for Women Workers in In
dustry convenes at Camp TUahee.
The camp will open on July 3, and
will continue for six weeks. Around
75 women from various industries will
be in attendance at the sessions of the
summer school, each group of 7S to
spend a week to ten days at camp.
Mrs. Louise I>eonanl McLaren, or
New York City, will have supervision of
the camp, with an able corps of In
structors and leaders from several
eastern cities as assistants.
At Lyday Hospital
Patients reported at Lyday Memorial
hospital on Wednesday were: Mrs.
Randolph Myers and infant daughter.
Susan Audrey, bom on Saturday. June
20; Mrs. A. P. Nesbit and infant son,
Michael Stephen; Mrs. Verdie Blythe,
John Greenwood, John Price, Master
Brownie McCall, George Perry Greene,
Jr.
W. O. W. Decoration
Services Are Held
ROSMAN, Juno 24.—Decoration ser
vices of tlie W. O. K., Rosman camp,
were held Sunday In Gloucester, Shoal
Creek and Union churches in the Lake
Toxawny section. The craves of de
ceased members, Wade Nicholson. Har
ry McCall and Sam McCall, were decor
ated.
The following members attended: A.
M. White, Fred Nicholson. Mack Col
lins. Bill Collins, Hershell Meece, Bill
McJunktn, Gene Murphy, Monroe Gal
loway, Ralph Whitmire, B. Jones. Fred
Holden, Herbert Anders, Bert and El
mer McLean.
NEW ARRIVA 7,
Announcement is made of the birth of
a dauchter, Susan Audrey, to Mr. and
Mrs. Randolph Myers, on Saturday,
June 20, at Lyday Memorial hospital.
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GALLOWAY NOT TO
RUN FOR REGISTER
Second Primary Here Will Bo
For Selection Of State
Officials Only
Jess A. Gallowny, second high man
in the Democratic primary for register
of deeds, and who had called for a
second primary in the county race, an
nounced Tuesday that he would not
contest the nomination of Eck L. Sims,
who led the ticket in the June 6 voting,
getting 277 more votes than did Mr.
Galloway.
The withdrawal of the register of
deeds ticket from the race, leaves only
the governor, lieutenant governor, and
secretary of state ticket to be voted on
July 4. /
Mr. Galloway's statement follows:
"To my friends In Transylvania county:
"I wish to take this opportunity to
thank you for the support that you gave
me In the primary just past and for the
expressions of support In case thero
was a second primary for register of
deeds.
“I have decided that if would be for
the best interests of the Democratic
Party In Transylvania county not to
have a second primaty for register of
deeds and in order to promote harmony
in the party 1 will not enter a second
primary to succeed myself as register
of deeds, but will withdraw in ’avor of
E. L. Sims.
"Further, J wish to say that I have
no ill feelings or bitterness toward any
one as a result cf the primary, and that
I am with the Democratic nomlness
one hundre.d per cent.
"Jess A. Galloway.”
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Mrs. Louise A. Neill
Laid To Rest Sunday
Mrs. Louise A. Neill, widow of the
late J. R. Neill, died at her home near
Brevard last Friday afternoon at 4:15
following an extended illness.
Funeral services wera held Sunday
from Plsgah Forest Baptist church with
the Rev. Harvey Souther and the Rev.
Paul Hartscll officiating. Interment was
made In the Davidson River cemetery.
Mrs. Nelli, who was 63 years old, was
a daughter of M. M. Shipman of the
Little River section, and was a member
of the Plsgah Forest Baptist church.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs,
John L. Morris, and four sons—J. R., of
Brevard; L. V., of Miami, Fla.; Roy, of
the United States Navy: and Harlan E.
Neill of this county. Five slBters and
two brothers also survive. They are Mrs.
H. L. Allison and Mrs. E.,C. Neill of
Brevard, Mrs. Luther Hamilton of
Little River, Mrs. George McCall of
Liberty, Mrs. Jean Wilson of Olympia,
Washington; Fleet Shipman and Ed
Shipman of this county.
Pallbearers were R. L. Gash, Nat
Townsend, John Morris. Victor Raxter,
Jess M. McCall, and U. G. Reeves. Miss
Nelle McCrary, Miss Annie Jean Gash,
Mrs. Glenn Lookabill, Mrs. Evans and
Mrs. Turbyfil had charge of the flowers
at the funeral services. Moore's Funeral
home had charge of arrangements.
Two New Stations On
Broad Street Started
Memory Mull is remodeling the brick
and tile structure on the west corner
of Broad and Jordan streets, and will
fit it for a garage and service station.
The job is expected to be completed
within two weeks.
Hayes Motor company, local Terra
plane dealer, will occupy the new busi
ness place when it is completed.
Directly opposite the Hayes place, the
Standard Oil company is erecting a ser
vice station of latest type, which will
be occupied by Charlie Gibbs who is
located temporarily at the three-points
on the Kosman road. The new Standard
station is located on the Zachary lot
and is expected to be ready for occupan
cy by the middle of July.
McCall Reunion Will
Be Held Near Marion
The annual McCall family reunion
will be held next Sunday. June 28, at
the home of John W. McCall, five miles
south of Marion, on highway 221. Pre
parations are being made for the great
est gathering of this family ever held.
Tables for a great picnic and barrels
for lemonade are being made ready for
the expected 400 persons. Definite plans
will be made at this meeting to begin
work of writing and publishing the Mc
Call history.
Brevard Program To Be Heard Over
Greenville Radio Station 2:45 Sunday
Brevard and Transylvania county, as
an attractive place to the tourist and
to the man who wishes to invest in
farming property or a summer home
site, will be broadcast over Radio Sta
tion WFBO, Greenville, on Sunday aft
ernoon from 2:45 to 3:00 o’clock.
The radio broadcast over the Green
ville station and other stations, includ
ing Charlotte, Raleigh, Columbia,
Charleston, and Anderson, during the
next couple of weeks Is made possible
through the South Carolina Economic
Association, and through the co-opera
tion of Long’s Drug store and the Bu
reau of Information.
In addition to the radio broadcasts
which R. E. Hanna, chairman of the
Economic Association, is arranging for,
4,000 pamphlets describing this section
will be mailed out by the association In
connection with the work being done
In South Carolina toward advertising
the Carolines.
Total cost of the entire radio and pub
liclty material to Brevard will not be
over $50 or $60, and half of tills Is
being taken care of by Dr. Roy Long,
who Is firmly sold on the idea that
this publicity will give Brevard and
Transylvania advertising of the type
particularly needed at this time.
The radio address and the publicity
Is being prepared by the Bureau of In
formation, and the address will be made
by Mayor A. H. Harris or Senator R. H.
Ramsey.
Complete schedule of the radio broad
casts on stations other than WFBC,
Greenville, was not available by The
Times on Wednesday but will be an
nounced In next week’s Times. The
broadcast will be given over WCSC,
Charleston, on Wednesday evening,
July 1, at 8 o’clock, by Mayor Maybank
of Charleston; and over station WBT,
Charlotte, on Friday evening, July ID. h
at 11:06 o’clock, by Mayor Douglas, of
Charlotte, or someone designated by
him.