‘HST THE TRANSYL IA TIMES [W Ment A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County --- 7ol. 42 NO. 7. BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18,1937. $1.00 PER YEARjWTRANSYLVAWU COUNTY 1 LEE MASTERS DIES IN AUTO ACCIDENT Driver Released by Coroner’s Jury After Hearing Witnesses Lee Masters, 54-year-old WPA work er. of Brevard, was almost instantly killed last Friday night about 7 o’clock when he was struck by a light truck driven by Foy Holden, of Pisgah For est. The accident occurred In front of the Brevard high school building on 1 >'oa street, when Masters is said to have started across the street, and was struck by the truck just about the cen ter of the street. The Injured man was picked up by Harry Stroud and Coach Ernest Ttlson and carried to Lyday Memorial hospital, but died en route. His skull was fractured, and his body was badly crushed. A coroner’s jury Monday night ren dered a verdict of unavoidable accident after hearing a number of witnesses, two of whom saw the accident. Billy Nicholson, who was the principal wit ■ ness, testified the he saw Masters ns he started to cross Broad street at the intersection, and that he saw the truck just before it struck the man. Nicholson said that Masters seemed to stop just In the center of the street, as if he had noticed the car coming, and was undecided as to which way to go, and that Just as the llgh’s of the truck fell upon the man that he seem ingly leaped forward toward the truck which was swerving to the left. Exami nation of the body and the truck showed that the right front fender of Holden’s car struck the man. and threw him upon the hood, with his head striking against the windshield. Nicholson said that in his opinion the truck was going about 30 miles per hour, and that apparently the truck tried to dodge the man. It was brought out in the hearing that brakes on the truck were in fair condition only, that the lights were good, and that the truck was being driven at about SO miles per hour. Sev eral witnesses testified that Masters had not been drinking during the day of his death, and that he was sober just prior to the time of the accident. Jurymen who sat on the case with Coroner John Kilpatrick were Fred Johnson. S. G. Fisher. Eck T.. Sims. C. Y. Patton. J. C. Hendrix, and C. M. Douglas. Funeral services for the deceased were held Saturday afternoon at Dunn’s Rock Raptist church, with the Rev. H. U Souther officiating. Interment was made in the church cemetery. Surviving are the widow and six chil dren. as follows: Mrs. IV. G. Rail. Mrs. I.ois Bates. Misses Bertha. Mary and Ola Masters, and John Masters of Bre vard. Two sisters and four brothers also survive. They are—Mrs. Rebecca Ellen burg, and Mrs. Margaret Thomas. James, Demus. Sylvannus. and Ben Masters, all of South Carolina. Pallbearers were Jackson Holden. T.eo Masters, I-eo Gravely Willie Tins ley. Ollts Cantrell, and Wade Holden.. Mrs. Ruth Edwards. Roxie Holden. Mrs. Artellus Tinsley. Mary Holden. Miss Nicholson. Mrs. Eddie EUenburg. 4and Mrs. Ed Carrland were in charge of (towers. Kilpatrick Funeral Home had charge of arrangements. Mrs. McCall Funeral Rites Held Thursday Funeral services were held on Thurs day afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Pisgah Forest Baptist church for Mrs. Sallle McCall, of Pisgah Forest, who died at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Etta C.rogan. in Cruso on Tuesday after an illness of several months. The Rev. Oder F. P.urnett officiated at the last rites and burial was in Pisgah Forest cemetery. Mrs. McCall. 65. was married to An annias McCall in 1SSS. To their union 12 children were born Eleven are living. Her husband died 12 years ago. Mrs. McCall was a member of the Missionary Baptist church for more than 50 years. She was a loyal mem ber of the Turkey Creek Baptist church near Pisgah Forest. Surviving are the following children Jerry, of Frost Proof. Fla.: Judson. of Brevard: Jessie and Edward, of Pisgah Forest: George and Guy. of Cruso: Ralph, of Frost Proof: Billie, of Bre vard: Mrs. Grogan, of Cruso: Mrs. Ma llso Galloway, of Pisgah Forest, and Mrs. Gertie Mae Kuykendall of Hender sonville. Also surviving are four bro thers. George R.. David, and John Sharp, all of Cruso, and Joe Sharp of l.eicester: one sister, Mrs. Emily Pless, of Rainer. Wash., and 24 grandchildren. General Motors Strike Ended Monday DETROIT—Workers in the General Motors plants resumed their duties Monday morning after a "sit down” strike of several weeks, and leaders In the labor movement are working on plans which will make for an arbitra tion board to handle grievances in the future between the workers and em ployers. Sam Marrs Drowned In Ohio River Flood ROSMAN. Feb. 17.—Sam Marrs, of Belle. W. Va., who visited in Rosman during the Christmas holidays, lost his life In.the Ohio River flood, it has been learned here by friends of the man. Mr. Marrs was drowned when a boat which he and a party of rescue workers were using, capsized. He visited here during the Christmas holidays with John Jackson and Henry O. Topp. Dry Leaders Planning To Fight Liquor Stores In Transylvania Dry leaders who were contacted here Wednesday state that they plan to fight to the last ditch any move for estab lishing liquor stores in Transylvania county. Passed by the house of representa tives ten days ago, and by the senate on Tuesday, the liquor bill allows each county in the state to say whether or no there shall be stores operated in the various counties. The bill provides that the board of county commissioners may demand a vote from the county board of elections, hut Chairman Avery Galloway has al ready emphatically stated that such de mand will not be made. However. 15 l>er cent of the qualified voters of the county may petition the board of elec tions for the referendum and they will be forced to call it after a 20-day period. It is generally conceded that such a step will lie taken here by those who favor the liquor stores. A large group of dry leaders met with the senate committee last Thursday and presented their arguments against a favorable re, art on the bill which had already passed the lower house, but the measure was given a favorable report, and the bill passed the senate Tuesday by an overwhelming majority, after an amendment to the house bill was voted down 27 to 17. which would have pro vided for a state-wide referendum. Four amendments to the county op tion plan were tacked on by the senate before the bill was passed, and the bill GOLF CLUB PETITIONS WILL BE CIRCULATED Town of Brevard To Be Asked To Take Over Country Club Proposition Petitions will be presented to the ald ermen of the town of Brevard at their next meeting requesting them to take over and operate the Brevard Golf club as a municipal course. Representatives from the several or ganized clubs in the town will present the petitions to the citizens of the town on Friday of this week, and ask that each citizen join in the move to secure favorable action by the town in the matter. A large group of interested civic workers met Monday afternoon in the Women’s Civic club rooms, and after discussing the golf question pro and con. decided that proper method of handling the golf course would be for the town to take it over. Tt was pointed out at the meeting that the property which is comprised of 130 acres, may be bought at this time for $5000 and that with municipal own ership. the course would become eligi ble for grants in labor from the Works Progress Administration to put the course in good playing condition. It was also brought out at the meet, that over $30,000 has already been spent on the course by citizens of the town, and others who have business interests here, and that if the course now built were to be allowed to revert to farm land, that chances for getting another such unit would be very poor. Deciding that the operation of the course should be one of the town’s functions, and desiring to show to the board the interest of the people, it was decided at the close of the meeting Mon day afternoon that petitions would be circulated on Friday morning, to secure signatures for presentment to the board, and in this way seek their sanction of the move. --—,—, Legal Holiday Monday Monday. February 22. George Wash ington's birthday, will be observed by the postoffice workers as a legal holi day. The general delivery window will be open in the morning from 8 to 8:30 and from 10:30 to 11. There will be no city or rural de livery. At Lyday Hospital Patients reported at Lyday Memorial hospital on Wednesday were: Mrs. Ran son McCall. Mrs. Lyday Melton, Mrs. R. S. Wood. Ralph Snelson. Marvin Pal mer. Morris Smith antLLee Eagle. New Arrival Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Whittman an nounce the arrival of a son on February !>. at their home in Okmulgee, Oklaho ma. Mrs. Whittman was before her i marriage. Miss Anna Mae Henderson, of Brevard. Mrs. Watts Buried at Waynesville Saturday WAYNESVILLE.—Mrs. Dolly Watts. 37. of the Candler section, died Friday morning in a hospital here. Funeral services were conducted at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon at the Church of God. The Rev. J. B. Swift and the Rev. Mr. Yow officiated. Burial was made In Piney Mountain cemetery, near Candler. Mrs. Watts is survived by her hus band, A. B. Watts; five children, Hern don, Carroll, Harold, Oberta and Ted Watts of Candler; her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Orr, of Brevard, two sisters, Mrs. Omie Norris, of Brevard, and Mrs. Ellen McCall, of Gloucester; and four brothers, Robert Orr, of Brevard, and Charles, George and Owen Orr, of Lake Toxaway. Renew Your Subscription was then sent back to the house for concurrence Wednesday. The amendments prohibit drinking at a football game or at any any other public assembly; cause stores to set uniform prices; allow strict supervision of the stores, and prohibit the placing of a store in such townships as vote dry j in the county election even though the county as a' whole votes wet; require a 20-day notice of opening of the regis tration books and provide for one bal lot Instead of two. The bill is so formed that in event a county does not vote to have liquor stores, that a resident of a "dry” county may go over the line and get as much as a gallon of whiskey and bring It back without running into the law. Thus, if Transylvania county votes dry in the election, people here who want to, may go to another county as o{ten as they please and get a gallon at a time. If the county votes wet, a board of control will be set up in the county which will have supervision of the op eration of the stores; shall make all rules governing the opening and closing of the stores; hire employes to run the places; fix salaries; and to take any profits from the sale of whiskey in the county. The state board shall have general supervision of all stores in the state and see that state laws are carried out In regard to operation of the stores. The state will collect seven cents tax on the dollar for sales. New Members Added Brevard Kiwanis Club — Two new members were added to the KiVanis club at the meeting held last Thursday with Oapt. A. P. Nesblt at the Brevard CCC ramp. The meeting was in the nature of a farewell party for Captain Neshit who is leaving soon to enter the military training ramp at Fort Banning. The Hev. C. M. Jones, pastor of the Brevard Presbyterian church, and Wal ter C. Maness. assistant county farm agent, were introduced by the presi dent as new members and officially welcomed. R. E. Staton, project supervisor for the tamp, told briefly of the work that is beinc done in the county, which is especially beneficial to the county rote I system. The fact was also hroncht to attention of the cluh by County A cent Glazencr that the CCC is dolnc some notable forest work which will materi ally benefit this county. “Poor Married Man” Be Given In Brevard A three-act comedy. "Poor Married Man." will be presented at the Brevard court house Friday eveninc of this week at 8 o'clock. The play is directed by Miss Jean Coleman, of the Rosman school faculty, and the cast Is composed of Rosman performers. Strinc music and vocal selections will be special features. A small admission will be charced. _ Basketball Game Friday A basketball game hetween Brevard and Mills River high schools will be played at the Brevard .high school Fri day night at 7:30 o'clock. There will he both girls' and boys’ games at this time. This will be the last game of the season to be played on the local court. Carr’s Hill Meeting A special meeting of all members of Carr’s Hill Baptist church has been called by the pastor, Rev. H. L. South er. for Sunday morning at the church. Important business is to be transacted, and all members are urged to he pres ent. Corn Show and Banquet Will Be Held In Brevard Saturday Climax of the Henderson-Transylva nia corn growing contest will be reached here Saturday when the contestants will place their best on exhibit, and end the day with a banquet in the Brevard College dining room, at 7 o’clock. The corn show to be held In the Mc Crary building on West Main street, will open to the public at two o’clock Saturday afternoon, after the entries have been Judged by Professor W. H. Darst, head of the farm crops depart ment of N. C. State college. County Agent J. A. Glazener has Is sued instructions to all who expect to enter com In the show and compete for the prizes offered, that no entries will be accepted after 11 o’clock Satur day morning, in order that the Judging by the expert for placement in the prize contest for best corn, and the Judging contests by the farmers, the Vocational Agriculture students, and the 4-H club members may be over when the show is opened to the public at 2 o’clock. The exhibit will remain until 6 o’clock. Three classes of corn will be entered in the contest, with best in each class to win awards as follows: White pro lific. white single ear, and yellow pro lific. Prizes for best corn in each of the three classes will be as follows: First, 1,000 pounds of com fertilizer, donated by Knoxville Fertilizer company: sec ond, *00 pounds com fertilizer, donated by Virginia-Carolina Chemical com pany; third, 300 pounds Arcadian Ni trate of soda, donated by the Barrett company: fourth, one ton of ground limestone, donated by the American Limestone company. Following the official judging for awarding of the best com prizes by Professor Darst, adult farmers from both counties. Vocational Agriculture students, and 4-H club members will do judging work, with three prizes to be awarded in each class for judging. Two dollars, one dollar, and 60 cents, will be awards in the judging contests by classes. Only farmers, vocational students, and 4-H club members who entered the com growing contest will be eligible to enter corn in the show to be held here Saturday, and only those who entered the contest will be eligible to enter the judging contests, or to participate in the banquet to be held at the College Sat urday evening. A number of prominent agriculturists and business men will be guests of the two-county group of farmers at the banquet Saturday evening. Among those who will appear briefly on the program are Col. J. W. Harrelson, dean of State College;, John W. Goodman, assistant director extension work, State College; Roy H. Thomas, state superintendent vocational agriculture: W. H. Darst, head of the farm crops division of State College; F. H. Jeter state extension editor: Dr. J. H. Stallings, director (Continued on Back PapeJ DIPHTHERIA CONIC AT ROSMAN FRIDAY Children Between Ages of 6 Months and 6 Years Be Given Immunization Young children of indigent families of the upper section of the county will be given permanent immunization against diphtheria on Friday afternoon of this week at a clinic to be held at Rosman high school. The treatment will be given free to children of parents who are unable to pay for the immunization, and parents of children between the ages of six months and six years are requested to bring them to the Rosman school at one o'clock Friday afternoon. Dr. C. L. Newland and Dr. H. .7. Bradley of Brevard, who are members of the Kiwanis club underprivileged child committee, are donating their time for the vaccinations, and the medicine is being secured without cost to the county. It is estimated that between 100 and 125 children will be given the treatment Friday afternoon. Clinics were held last week by the doctors In the Connestee section, where •13 children were Immunized, and in ad dition. 22 children were treated in the offices of the two physicians. This type of work has been done for several years by the Kiwanis club and the Red Cross. Necessity for the immunization was forcefully brought to attention of the Kiwanis club committee several days ago. when the two small daughters of Willis Muir, of the Connestee section, died from diphtheria. Mrs. C. Y. Pat ton, welfare worker, and Professor .7. B. Jones, president of the Kiwanis club are working on plans to havp clinics in va rious sections of the county at an early ■ late. Little Theatre Will Give Plays Feb. 26th Brevard’s Little Theatre group will meet at 8:15 Thursday evening at which time a play. "Wurzel-Flummery". by A. A. Milne will be read. Those tak ing part will be: Mary Alma Coltrane, Rachel Orr. Alvin Moore, Runyan An drew and Arthur Ranson. All associate members are urged to be present at this meeting. On February 26 the Little Theatre will present an evening’s entertainment open to the public. This will consist of two one-act plays which will be an nounced later. i Employment Office To Open Here Thursday The Transylvania employment office will open Thursday morning, with Frank King in charge. The office has been closed for several weeks. Mr. King states that any unemployed person In the county is urged to register for work, and that the employment of fice through its state-wide connections may be able to place people of different qualifications In work In this county, and elsewhere. Revaluation Of Real Property Called For Under State Measure Revaluation of all real property in Transylvania county will be ordered at the next meeting of the board of county commissioners, Chairman Avery Gallo way stated here this week. Under the state law, 1937, is a revalu ation year, and Mr. Galloway said that under the plan as set out in the law. assessors will be named for each of the eight townships, Instead of a central board of assessors, as has heen the cus tom in past years. Last revaluation was made in the method of a horizontal cut of values as they were then on the tax books. Offers Free Chick Feed “Start ’em right, and they’ll grow," Is the belief of Willis Brittain at the B & B in regard to baby chicks, and announcement Is being made in this issue of The Times that the firm will give a liberal supply of special start ing mash to those who secure baby chicks at their place. Union Service Held To Welcome Pastors Appropriate welcome was given to the Rev. Yancey C. Elliott and the Rev. C. M. Jones at a union service held in the Brevard Methodist church Sun day evening. Message of the evening was brought by the Rev. Mr. Elliott, who has recent ly taken over pastorate of the Baptist church. Others taking part in the ser i vice included the Rev. C. M. Jones, new pastor at the Brevard Presbyterian church: the Rev. Harry Perry, rector of St. Philips Episcopal church; and the Rev, J. H. Rrendall, pastor of the Methodist church. Members of the Brevard Kiwanis club were special guests at the service, as were the Brevard Boy Scout troop which is sponsored by the Kiwanis club. Prof. .1. B. Jones, president of the club, presented briefly the objectives of the club prior to the service which was conducted by the Rev. Mr. Elliott. Spe cial music was rendered by Prof. Alvin Moore, accompanied by Mrs. Leon Eng lish, Jr. Study Group To Hold Final Meeting Tuesday The P. T. A. study group held the third in the series of meetings Tuesday afternoon at the grammar school build ing. Dr. Burt Loomis gave a very in teresting discussion on the emotions. The fourth) and final study will be held next Tuesday afternoon. At this time there will be a discussion on the "integrated child." There will he a round table discussion on any questions pertaining to the child development at Tuesday's meeting. Food Essential For Correct Bee Keeping — I ("IV. C. if a ness, Assistant Co. Agent.) It Is most always in the spring of the year that colonies of bees dwindle. The cause of this. I feel safe in saying, nine times out of ten, is the lack of food in stead of American foul brood or some of the other diseases of bees as most people are accustomed to thinking. On the first warm day while the bees are working we should go through each hive and check the storage. At least ten pounds of honey should be on hand at this time. If there Is less than this amount a syrup made of two parts of sugar to one part of warm water thor oughly mixed should be given. A practi feeder can be made from a five-pound friction top can by punching about twenty holes In the top with a four penny nail. Punch to the Inside of the can. The filled can is inserted on top of the hive body. Put on an empty su per and your feeding problem is easy. It may, however, be necessary in ( some cases to unite weak colonies. This is done by removing the cover of the strong colony laying several sheets of news paper over it then placing the weak hive body on top. By the time the bees gnaw through the paper they are acquainted with each other and will not fight. After the above suggestions are carried out. another valuable thing to do would be to clean up the sur roundings, paint the hives, and check the equipment to see that you are all fixed for the honey season. The condi tion of the hives at the beginning of the honey flow will determine the success you will have with your bees. Lunch Room Donations Several donations to the school lunch room for underprivileged children have been received during the week, for which Miss Jackie Clayton, county su pervisor, has expressed appreciation. Cash donations were made by MH. J. T. McGehee, of Macon, Ga., and Bre vard, Mrs. T. X. Chamberlain, and pro duce from Mrs. Carrie T. Dorsett 1 CONVENTION BILL TO STAY IN COMMITTEE FOR FURTHER STUDY _ Passage of Bill Depends On Wishes of the Democratic Voters in County Representative Pat Klmzey told Th» Times In telephone conversation from Raleigh Tuesday that several people had wired Mrs. E. L. McKee, state senator from this district, protesting the passage of the convention bill as It applies to the Democratic party In Transylvania. Mr. Klmzey said that several of the people whose names were signed to the petitions and the telegrams had told him before he went to the legislature that they would like to see a bill passed abolishing the Democratic primary, and that they had not protested the passage of the bill after It was Introduced in the house, and while he purposely allowed It to stay In the hands of the committee, j after announcement was made through , The Transylvania Times of Its intro duction. Mr. Kimzey said that he was having; the bill re-referred to the Judiciary committee No. 2, of which he is a mem ber, and that any proteets which people may have In regard to the bill may be sent directly to him. Also, any Demo cratic voters and leaders who desire to have the convention bill passed may write Mr. Kimzey. The Transylvania representative said that he had the promise from Senator McKee that she would use her influence to see that the measure passed the senate and became law, If he so desired ! and Insisted on the bill's passage abol ishing the primary, but that he was having the measure re-referred to the judiciary committee on his own volition, and that he expected to leave the bill in committee for several days at least, until Transylvania Democratic voters had had time to write or wire him as to. their views on the matter. "I think the measure beneficial to the Democratic party, else I would not 'nave | Introduced it." Mr. Kimzey said In his telephone conversation, "and I had I ho expressed opinion of a number of pdrty leaders and citizens of the county before and since I came to Raleigh to that ef fect,” he said. However, Representative Kimzey said that he did not wish to inflict his per sonal Ideas and views on the Demo cratic party If it were against the will of a majority of the Democratic voters, and that he would be guided In the mat ter solely on this basis. In other words, Mr, Kimzey said, if more of the Democratic voters of the county write directly to him and state that they | do not want the bill passed, that he will •not ask for its passage In the senate. | Likewise, he said over the telephone, that If more asked for abolition, i of the Democratic primary that he. , would have the measure passed by the (senate. “Please tell the folk there in. Transylvania, Mr. Kimzey said, “that I shall be guided by the messages that come directly to me, and not to others,. and I would like to have the expressions of as many as possible from both, sides, of the question. The representative, in his lengthy telephone conversation with The Times, said that he introduced the bill to sub stitute the convention plan Instead of the primary for the reasons set out In this newspaper two weeks ago, namely, —that It would save the county consWc. arable money; that the primary elec [tions have become so heated In the county that candidates have been forced I to spend several months of their time f in seeking nomination for offices; that j the primaries In the past have made i enemies of individuals and families who I would otherwise be on good terms; that I under the state plan for Democratic I conventions, each voter would have j equal say-so in the primary elections through his precinct conventions; and j that he believed further that the change would be a healthy one for the party, and that If it did not suit, It could be repealed two years hence, upon request of the Democratic executive committee. Mr. Kimzey requested The Times to stress the fact that he would like to hear, immediately from alt interested parties, both pro and con, and that tho communications be addressed direct to i him. Musical Program Postponed A musical program which was sche duled to be given at Brevard College on Thursday evening, has been post poned indefinitely, it was announced by college officials Wednesday. St. Philips Services Announcement has been made by the Rev. Harry Perry, rector of St. Philips Episcopal church, that during the len ten season evening services will be held at the church every Sunday through Palm Sunday. A special program of well known hymns will be In charge of Mm David Ward and Mm O. L. Erwin. D. A. R. Benefit Party To Be Given Saturday The annual D. A. R. benefit party in honor of George Washington's birthday will be held this year on Saturday eve ning, February 20th, at 8:00 o’clock In the Little Theatre building. This party has received special attention and pro mises to be one of the outstanding events of the winter season. Special' committees are working overtime to se cure attractive decorations, delicious re-, freshments, and valuable prise* Noth ing Is being overlooked that wlfadd to the pleasure of those attending the party, and . even those who are unable to be present are eligible* nr a prise If their tickets are sent in. ' ' '