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A Newsnaoer Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County
ELECTION RETURNS
TO BE BROADCAST
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Special Hook-up Will Provide
County and National Tab
ulations Tuesday Night
County, state and national election
returns will be broadcast' by George
Bromfield and John Reese Sledge from
their electric shop on Main street op
posite the court house, with the chair
man of the board of elections and The
Times cooperating to give complete
coverage of county vote tabulations.
A direct hookup will be made from
the radio broadcast station with the
board of elections office, and as returns
come in from the various precincts
they will be called direct to the loud
speaker operator in the electric shop.
Two receiving sets will be operated
In the electric shop, one to secure
state election returns and the other na
tional returns. As the votes come in
over the radio, they will be tabulated
and results re-broadcast over the loud
speaker system. In this manner, returns
from the various precincts of the coun
ty, from over the state, and from over
the nation, will be given regularly.
It is requested that any returns
which are brought In from outside pre
cincts be taken direct to the board of
elections office. They will be given over
special telephone wires to the broad
casting station and immediately broad
cast through the loud speakers.
Rosman School Will
Stage Gala Affair
on Friday Evening
ROSMAN. Oct. 28.—One of the most
elaborate programs ever given In the
local high school will be that of Friday
evening of this week when a Hallowe'en
party will be given with all depart
ments of the school taking part.
The evening's entertainment will start
with a one-act play entitled “The Attic
Hallowe'en.” This will be given In the
auditorium of the high school.
Following the brief play, a continu
ous program of events will be carried
on in both the primary and high school
buildings, with varied and appropriate
settings. ’
Refreshments will be on sale in the
buildings, with a regular supper to be
served at 8 o'clock In the high school
lunch room. General admission will be
10 cents, with an additional 5 cent
charge for the extra attractions.
Appreciative Crowd
Hears Wollner Here
An appreciative audience heard Mark
Wollner. noted concert violinist, of
Asheville, in a varied and classical pro
gram Tuesday evening at the high
school auditorium. Miss Mary Brooks,
of Hendersonville, was the accompanist
Mr. Wollner’s well rendered program
was received with hearty applause, he
being called back a number of times for
encores. Many expressions of commen
dation were heard from those in the
audience regarding the exceptional abil
ity as a violinist of Mr. Wollner. Many
expressed the hope that Mr. Wollner
might again be able to Include Brevard
in bis musical itinerary at some future
date. Miss Brooks also received much
praise for her able accompaniment.
The concert was sponsored here by
the Woman's Missionary society of the
Methodist church.
Large Potato Grown
On Jim Neely Farm
Sweet potato pit-, a good sized slice
fried, and still some left, all came out
of the large Porto Rico potato which
Jim Neely brought to The Times of
fice last week.
The large potato weighed four and
one-half pounds, and Mr. Neely said
that he found several more nearly as
large in his field this year. The potato
would jv.st a mite large for selling
to s'op but for a country editor,
raised on the turn where "sweet to ter
pie" formed a big item in the regular
menu, ii looked like tne good old
days.
$.2 For A Name
Mull's Main street store has moved
next door to the Walker Insurance
agency, ami Is offering two dollars to
the person who brings in the most suit
able name for the store. The contest
ends Monday night.
High School Football
Team Will Play Black
Mountain On Friday
Friday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock the
Brevard high football squad will play
th9 Blank Mountain eleven on the Bre
vard high school field.
Both teams are light weight, and both
are playing practically new teams this
season, and the game is expected to be a
close one.
The probable starting line-up for Bre
vard will be—Carter, left end; Mull, left
tackle: Tinsley, left guard: Holler, cen
ter: Walden, right guard; Mackey,
right tackle; Nelson, right end; Shu
ford, quarter; Duckworth and Boftis,
halfs; Allison, full.
Paul Schachner, former Brevard high
star Is coach of the Black Mountain
team, and is making a good record with
his eleven that has only two of last
| year’s players. His team averages about
135 to 140. The Black Mountain team
has won two and lost two tills sesasen,
winning over Weaverville and Blltmore
high schools, and losing to Canton and
Sand H1U.
Returns To Brevard
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THE. REV. J. M. BRENDALL,
popular pastor oi nrevara iuemuuisi
church, has again been assigned to
the Brevard pastorate by the Method
ist Conference which met in Salis
bury last week.
.Members of the church, and other
citizens of the community sent re
quests to the conference asking that
Mr. Brendall be returned here for his
third year.
The Rev. J. H. West, former Bre
vard pastor, who has been at Randie
man the past year, will have the
Fletcher-Mills River charge this year.
Varner Pledged
Eddie Varner, son of Mr. and Mrs.
S. E. Varner of Brevard, has been
pledged to the Phi Sigma Kappa fra
ternity at the University of South
Carolina where the popular young man
is in college.
The Phi Sigma Kappa is a National
Fraternity and one of the oldest in the
United States.
Wilsons Rebuild In
Selica Community
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Wilson of the
Selica section, whose home was de
stroyed by fire several weeks ago, have
rebuilt, and recently moved into their
new home.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson wish to publicly
thank their neighbors and friends for
timely assistance in refurnishing their
home. Cash, household supplies, and
furniture were given the family by
friends to assist them in setting up
housekeeping after everything in their
home was destroyed.
Apple Tree Blooming
A dainty, pink apple blossom, found
blooming on a tree In C. M. Siniard’s
orchard, was brought to The Times of
fice Wednesday. It was the only blos
som on the tree, and presented a rather
freakish appearance, it was said, at
this season in the year when the leaves
are beginning to fall.
Black Widow Spiders
Found By C. Killian
Carl Killian advises that there are still
danger points around rubbish piles,
even if there have been a couple of
light frosts. Mr. Killian found three
black widow spiders under some trash
and refuse last week, either of which
would have been capable of injecting
sufficient poison into a person to make
one sick, if nothing more serious.
The sleek, black, creepy things, with
their hour-glass markings on the under
side, were given to the high school
laboratory for use in the study of in
sect life.
| Little River School
Plans Party Friday
The Little River school is entertain
ing with a Hallowe’en program Friday
night at 8 o’clock. The program in
cludes string music by the school band
and tiie Orr boys band of Brevard, reci
tations, singing and a Hallowe’en play,
"The Hallowe’en Pudding.”
Characters in the play are: Mrs. Hal
lowe'en Witch, Kathleen McCrary;
black cat, Ruth Fisher; the owl, N. L.
Ponder; harvest moon, Waller VeHaun;
smalt witches, Sybil Merrill, Edith Mc
Call, Rosell Ball; Hallowe’en pumpkins.
Sylvia Hamilton, Novella McCrary,
Mary McCrary; Hallowe’en apples, Mary
Jane McCall. Myrtle Merrill, Deeima
Hall; Hallowe'en ghosts. Ruby Mc-Call,
Calvin Meirill; stars, Evelyn Nicholson,
Lavonne Orr, Jacqueline McCall.
A small admission will be charged.
Hunter Infant Dies
In South Carolina
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. W.
C. Hunter died last Tuesday morning
at Anderson. S. C.. and funeral ser
vices were conducted Wednesday at
Belton.
Mr. and Mrs. Hunter have been mak
ing their home in Brevard for the past
year where Mr. Hunter is manager of
the Hunter Barbecue.
McCrary Home Burned
Early Monday Morning
The large home of Volney McCrary
at Grange, In the Little River section,
was completely destroyed by fire early
Monday morning.
Neighbors who saw the blaze about
8 o’clock in the morning are of the
opinion that the building caught from
the kitchen stove flue. The house was
a complete loss as well as most of the
furnishings.
Battle of Ballots Holds Sway
Throughout Nation Next Tuesday
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Interest of most people In this sec
tion seems to be centering about the
"battle of ballots" which will be held
between forces armed with paper and
pencils Tuesday of next week—Novem
ber 3rd.
Despite the fact that most Interest is
centered on county election, thero is
also grim line of battle being drawn be
tween the Landon and Roosevelt forces,
the Transylvania partisans joining in
the nation-wfde movement for and
against Roosevelt.
Amendments to the state constitution
have received but little attention in
this section, and it Is very doubtful If
more than half the voters will vote
either for or against the proposed
changes in the North Carolina consti
tution.
The polls will open at 6:55 and close
at 5:32, according to advice received
from the state board of election officials,
and count out In some of the boxes in
this county will probably not be com
pleted before midnight Tuesday.
Complete unofficial report* of the
county election, as well as that of the
presidential election will be published
in The Times Wednesday following the
election on Tuesday.
Officials who will have charge of hold
ing the general election In Transylva
nia county next Tuesday, November 3.
as given by the board of elections of
fice Tuesday, include—
Chairman of county board, L. P. Wil
son; N. A. Miller and Judge D. L. Eng
lish.
Boyd—D. L. Holliday, registrar; L. P.
Lyday and Prank Cox.
Brevard No. 1—Wallace Galloway,
registrar; J. H. Hollifield and Fleet
Shipman.
Brevard No. 2—Edgar Mull, registrar;
Wallace Short and A. B. Owen.
Brevard No. 3—R. L. Gash, registrar;
Bob Mackey and D. H. Orr.
Cathey’s Creek—Frank Morgan, regis
trar; Odd Bryson and R. L. Hogsed.
Cedar Mountain—Paul Roberts, reg
istrar; Rev. C. W. Hilemon and Paul
K. Jones.
Dunns Rock—George Hendrix, regis
trar; S. A. Allison and Clifford Raxter.
East Fork—Charlie Gravely, regis
trar;^ E. Whitmire and Charlie Gilles
pie.
Eastatoe—H. P. Whitmire, registrar;
T. S. Galloway and Jack Fisher.
Gloucester No. 1—Allen McCall, regis
trar; J. A. Owen and Archie McCall.
Gloucester No. 2—Walt Fisher, regis
trar; Orville long and Richard McCall.
Hogback No. 1—Homer McCall, regis
trar; T. C. Henderson and Jason Mc
Call.
Hogback No. 2—Henry McCall, regis
trar ; Louie Fisher and Posey Owen.
Hogback No. 3—Clarence Norton, reg
istrar; Conrad Miller and Harry Bry
son.
Little River—Hal Hart, registrar;
Ed Mackey and ltoscoe McCall.
Old Toxaway—Mrs. Ellis Galloway,
registrar; Cecil Galloway and Lewis
Morgan.
Rosman—Mrs. F. J. Whitmire, regis
trar; Elmer McLean and Ed Staton.
Sunday School Meet
To Hear James Brown
James L. Brown, prominent church
and Sunday school worker of Hender
sonville, will speak to Sunday school
workers at the regular quarterly meet
ing next Sunday November 1st. at 2:30
p. m. in the parlor of Brevard Baptist
church.
The Transylvania Association super
intendent urges each Sunday school
to have a report in and a good del*
gation to hear Mr. Brown.
Special music will be rendered by
folks from Little River.
Mrs. Lewis Funeral
Rites Held Monday
ANDERSON, Oct. 28.—Funeral ser
vices for Mrs. Lula Jane Lewis, 59. were
held at 4:30 o'clock, Monday afternoon,
at the home of Mrs. Richard Craft. The
services were conducted by the Rev. C.
D. Garner.
Mrs. Lewis was a native of Brevard,
N. C., but had lived here for more than
40 years. She was a daughter of the iate
L. J. and Mrs. Jane Cresson Simpson.
She is survived by her husband and
one son, W. L. Lewis; two daughters,
Mrs. Myrel Sanders and Mrs. Richard
Craft; one brother,T. W. Simpson; four
sisters, Mrs. Ellen Middleton, Mrs. Eliza
Templeton, Mrs. J. H. Morgan and Mrs.
Laura Saraske.
Dry Leader lo speak
At Methodist Church
Announcement is made that Cale K.
Burgess, leader in the United Dry
Forces of North Carolina, and a prom
inent JUleigh attorney, will speak at
the Brevard Methodist church Sunday
morning at 11 o'clock.
Mr. Burgess has been leading the
prohibition fight In North Carolina for
several years, and has the backing of
church and dry leaders throughout
the state. He Is said to be a very force-'
ful and interesting speaker.
Bill Jackson Dead
Bill Jackson, colored employee of the
Town of Brevard for the past twenty
years, died Saturday following an ex
tended illness of several months.
Bill was known to practically every
man. woman and child In the communi
ty. and had been employed by the town
since the water and street Improve
ments were put in.
All County Schools
Will Close Tuesday
All schools of the county will be
closed next Tuesday for election day, it
was announced by Professor J. B.
Jones, county superintendent.
Many of the school buildings of the
county are used as polling places which
necessitates closing of the system for
the one day.
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POLITICAL
PICK
UPS
IN
TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY
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Republican Candidates
Speaking Dates
Republican county candidates are
scheduled to hold two meetings on
Thursday and Friday night—at Rosman
and Pisgah Forest Thursday night;
Shoal Creek and Little River, Friday
night; and at Brevard court house Sat
urday night. All speakings will start at
7:80. Part of the candidates will visit
the different places, and all will be
present at the Saturday night meet.
Weaver to Speck Thursday
Night
Congressman Zeh Weaver is schedul
ed to speak at a Democratic rally at
Brevard court house on Thursday night
of this week. This will probably be the
last Democratic speaking of the elec
tion drive. The meeting will begin at
7:30.
Patton Speaks Before
College Club
Hon. Frank C. Patton, Republican
candidate for United States Senate,
spoke Tuesday morning before the Re
publican club and other students at
Brevard College. The club was organ
ized last week, with Sturgis Mays as
president.
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Liberty Magazine Rates
Roosevelt Ahead
Out of 4(}0 newspapers polled by the
Liberty Magazine, 2,876 said Roosevelt
would be re-elected, against 1,814 con
tending jfeiat Landon would carry the
nation. {
don Has Big Lead
In Digest Poll
,r Landon was leading Presi
evelt by nearly 11 to 8 in the
»y. Final poll figures were
Wednesday night after The
gone to press.
Roosevelt Leading In
Public Opinion Poll
President Roosevelt was still holding
! 54 per cent of the votes, us given by the
American Institute of Public Opinion
last Sunday. The AIPO says that Lan
don must gain 125 electoral votes to
win.
American Press Predicts
Landon Election
The American Press and the Publish
ers Autoca3ter Service in conjunction
with 3,000 country newspapers, have
| tallied tha straw votes in this poll and
i predict that Landon will win with 57,1
per cent of all votes.
Mrs. McKee Heard By
Large Crowd
A crowded court room greeted Mrs.
E. L. McKee, Democratic state sena
torial nominee here Saturday night,
when she spoke on "Politics from a wo
man’s viewpoint.” Mrs. G. H. Lyday.
vice chairman of the executive commit
tee, presided.
Governor Landon Will
Broadcast Monday
Governor Landon will broadcast over
a nation-wide hook-up Monday night
from 10:30 to 11 o’clock over the NBC
and CBS networks. He also speaks
Thursday night of this week at 9:80
over the CBS network. Hoover will
speak Friday night at 1C:45 over the
CBS network.
President Roosevelt
Speaks Monday
i President Roosevelt will speak over a
nation-wide radio hook - up Monday
night from 11 to 12 o’clock, in the
[final drive for votes. All,radio stations
| of the NBC and Mutual systems as
well as independent stations will carry
the speech.
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Pastor Leaves Rosman
THE REV. G. A. HOVIS, pastor of
the Rosman Methodist church and
the Brevard circuit for the past two
years, was sent to Webster by the
church conference.
The Rev. H. O. Huss, of Robblns
ville, will fill the charge left vacant
by Mr. Hovis.
The Rev. W. A. Rollins will again
be presdilng elder of the Waynesville
district.
Midget Footballers
To Play Christ School
The Brevard Junior football squad
will entertain the Christ School Jun
iors in a football event here Monday
afternoon which will furnish entertain
ment to fans who like to see the future
grldders at work.
The game will start at 3:30 and
Coach Edwin Wike states that he will
have his "midgets" ready for the af
fray. The Brevard little-boys defeated
Christ School twice last year.
No admission fee wil! be charged to
the game.
Federal Court Opens
In Asheville Nov. 9th
. M. O. McCall of Quebec, and Edgar
Bold of Oakland, have been notified to
appear in Asheville on Nov. 9 to serve
as jurors from this county in federal
court which convenes there on that
date. Transylvania cases will be called
on Thursday, November 1".
Judge E. Yates Webb of Shelby will
preside at the fall term.
Mrs. Sellers Heads
Art Campaign Here
A membership campaign is under
way for the establishment of a North
Carolina museum of art, the proposed
Institution being sponsored by the North
Carolina State Art Society. Campaign
week for this project is from October
26 through October 31.
It has been the purpose of the Society
to promote all art other than painting
and sculpture during the past 10 years
of its existence, such as all efforts
towards art development in the state
and those cultural projects which add to
the beautification of the state. It is felt
that the people of North Carolina will
recognize the value of such an institu
tion as a state museum and will re
spond to the membership drive, which
is $1.00 per year for general member
ship.
Mrs. Harry Sellers has been named
chairman of the museum campaign for
Transylvania county. Any Individual,
business firm, school student or bene
factor who desires to contribute toward
this fund is asked to get in communica
tion with Mrs. Sellers.
Kiwanis Election To
Be Held Next Week
Annual election of officers will be
held at Brevard Kiwanis club on
Thursday of next week, to fill the ex
piring term of Dr. Charles Ij. New
land.
The Rev. Paul Hartseil was sche
duled to take the position after serving
one year as vice president, but has
resigned his pastorate at the Brevard
Baptist church and will make his home
in Johnston, S. C„ after November 9.
Dr. W. A. Parker, extension educa
tional worker of Western Carolina
Teachers College was guest of the cluh
at the meeting last week, and made
an interesting talk on education, and
the cal! for workers In specific voca
tions.
Wants Gourd Handle#
Gourd handles, with a few inches cut
off at the small end are wanted by Miss
Sadie North, instructor in first aid in
the county. These gourd ends are used
as suction cups in first aid kits for
small puncture wounds, especially for
poisonous snake bites. '
Those having gourd handles to donate
for this purpose are asked to see Mi#s
North at any of her first aid classes,
or leave them at the Fickeleimer drug
store in Brevard.
Annual Turkey Sale
Staged By Plummer’s
Plummer’s annual Turkey sale will
start Friday, according to announce
ment carried in this week’s Times.
Each year Plummer’s store gives
away turkeys the day before Thanks
giving; and the novel scheme attracts
many people to the store during the an
nual sales.
MANY ALUMNI WILL
BE HERE SATURDAY
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Brevard College Home Coming
To Be Outstanding Event
For This Week-End
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Brevard College will held its annual
fall home coming October *1 when class
room activity will cease, to clear the
way for the large group of alumni who
are expected to return to the campus.
Faculty officials and student, leaders
have, planned a full program, which
begins on Friday, October 80, with a
bonfire at 7:30, and reaches the climax
when the Brevard Tornado football men
meet Belmont Abbey Junior College
team at two o’clock on Saturday after
noon.
At eight o’clock Friday ntght all the
literary societies on the campus will
entertain all former members of their
respective societies. These parties will
be In the Administration Building and
at West Hall.
Saturday morutng, October 31, there
will be a public program In the college
auditorium. Eddie Carlisle, president of
the student body, will preside over the
meeting. President Coltrane will deliver
a short speech to the assembled group
of alumni and students. There will be a
short open forum after the completion
of the planned program.
Lunch will be served in all the col
lege halls at 12:30. At two o’clock the
kick-off whistle will sound to open the
football game that Is to be played on the
high school field.
Following the football game there will
be a barbecue supper on the campus
near Ross Hall. At eight In the evening
there Is to be a Hallowe'en costumo
party for students and alumni.
Provisions have been made for as
many as five hundred alumni of Bre
vard College, of the former Weaver
College, and of the former Brevard In
stitute. Special Invitations have beer,
mailed to all traceable alumni.
Hallowe’en Party To
Be Given Saturday
Evening In Brevard
A Hallowe'en carnival, sponsored by
the local P.T.A., will be held in the
Harris building on West Main street,
Saturday night from 6:30 to 12 o'clock.
An enjoyable evening’s fun and en
tertainment has been arranged by the
committees In charge, and It Is expected
that the event will be largely attended
by children, young people and older
ones.
Various booths will be In operation by
the different grades of the school, in
cluding, a chamber of horrors, Blue
Beard’s wife, fortune telling and many
other forms of spooky entertainment.
Contests for couples will be held, in
cluding a balloon contest and a hand
cuff contest.
An amateur show, under the manage
ment of Mrs. Ernest Tilson, will start
at 8 o’clock. Those Interested In per
forming in this show are requested to
sign with Mrs. Tilson before Saturday
evening.
Prizes will be given for the following
costumes: Prettiest, most original and
funniest, In each of the following class
ifications: first division, pre-school
children through the second grade; se
cond division, third grade through the
seventh; third division, high school
students and adults.
Food appropriate to the celebration
will be sold, Including pies, cakes, pea
nuts, popcorn balls, cider, gingerbread,
and doughnuts. Mrs. J. M. Allison and
Mrs. C. E. Orr, Jr., a re in charge of this
feature.
Mrs. J. R Hamlin is chairman of
tie carnival committee, and Mrs. Harry
Clarke is chairman of the decoration
and arrangement committee. Philip
Pi-Ice will be the appropriately costum
ed clown of the occasion.
Five cents will be charged for door
admission for adults and an additional
five cents for admission to each booth,
Children will be admitted to tbs ball
frae.
Dr. Parker To Speak
Dr. W. A. Parker, head of the ex
tension department of the Western Car
olina Teachers College, Cullowhee, will
speak at the Brevard Presbyterian
church Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. It
is expected that a large number of
members of this denomination as well
as others in the community will attend
this service to hear the distinguished
speaker.
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College Eleven Meet*
Belmont Abbey Junior
Grid Stars Saturday
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Coach Ranscn of Brevoid College le
working hit sound every day and
nearly all day, getting ready for the
invading Belmont Afcb97 team which
pls.ys here Saturday afternoon.
The undefeated Abbey eleven will ar
rive Friday night for the Saturday
fracas which will be playc on the high
school field at 2 o'clock. Staged as a
part of the home coming program, the
game la expected to draw the banner
gal e of the year.
I Tollable starting lineup as announc
ed Wednesday by the coach Include*—
Hendrix, left end; Edwards, left t&ckts;
Ferguson, left guard; Hicks, center;
Leo, right guard; Swann, right tackle;
McMtnn, right end; Clayton, quarter
back; DeShaw, left half; Atkins, right
half; Paxton, fullback.
Taggart the fast stepping back who
looked to be one of the bast gainers
on the twyn, l« out for the oeacon with
a fractured knee. However, Paxton le
filling in his place with a good brand of