THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES “ST
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^VOL 42- NO 10 BREVARD, NO&TH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCHJ_LJ937._
APRIL TERM JURORS
►DRAWN FOR 2 WEEKS
Light Docket Expected To Be
Cleared In Short Order
—Clement Coming
While It la expected (hat the April
term of Superior court which convenes
March 29 will not last over one week,
jurors for the two weeks were drawn
by the commission which met Monday
night.
The criminal docket which will he
taken up the first week, is rather light,
according to Clerk of Court Otto Alex
ander, and may not consume more than
three days. However, length of term
cannot be accurately estimated the
clerk said, and jurors for both weeks
are being notified this week by Sheriff
George Shuford.
Judge J. H. Clement of Winston
Salem will preside at the term, with
Solicitor Clarence O. Hidings of For
est City representing the state In crim
inal actions.
The following jurors were selected
by the jury commission composed of
C. R. Sharp. O. H. Orr, and Otto Alex
ander.
First Week
Avery Whitmire. Loalia Tinsley,
Wash Fisher. Otis Galloway. C. B.
Nicholson. Harley Merrill, H. Hedrick,
Woodrow Fisher, W. P. Mull. Clarence
E. Orr, Thomas C. Whitmire. Tom
Stroup, O. L. Green, Briscoe Whitmire,
E. L. Siler, J. A. Owen, Pat Henry,
J. E. Gillespie.
J. E. Waters, F. Y. Wtllbanks, Ar
thur Whitmire. N. A. Miller. Sutton
Wilson, A. W. Davis, B. W. Trnntham,
R. L. Capps, A. H. Pickelslmer, Keith
Wrljrht J. H. Brown. C. C. Sentell,
Joe Curto, Clyde Ashworth. L. E. Pow
ell, E. D. Batson, Walter Nicholson. W.
H. Edens.
Second Week
A. H. Gillespie, Carlos Holden, R. F.
Glazener, F. E. Shuford. J. P. Bryson.
H. P. Whitmire, Will Owen, Winefred
Hamilton, R. E. Johnson. G. D. Simp
son, J. W. Smith, Louie Raines, Jus
tian McCall, W. M. Jarrett. J. A. Green.
J. N. Whitmire, Leonard Simpson. Al
ton Hubbard.
Citizenship League
Organized Sunday To
Boost Community
Organization of the Transylvania Cit
izenship League was perfected Sunday
afternoon at a meeting of thirty repre
rentatlve citizen* of the community.
Purpose of the league, as set out In
the constitution adopted, is "To make
Transylvania county the best possible
place for the rearing of young people
and children In our homes, our camps,
our schools, and our college.1
Plans for the organization have been
In the making for several months, and
details of the work which the group
plans to do, and the manner In which
they are going about It have been given
careful consideration.
It is not the purpose of the league to
simply stress law enforcement, breaking
' ip of bootlegging, or go off In any sort
[of an erratic tangent, It was explained
at the initial meeting held two weeks
ago. but rather to take all the facts as
they are found in Brevard, and the
county, and work out best possible
plans for making the community more
attractive, more law abiding, more ap
pealing to youngsters In particular, and
tn extreme cases to assist the law en
forcement agencies to see that violations
are kept to a minimum.
The constitution as adopted at the
meeting held Sunday afternoon at the |
Methodist church, provides for appoint- I
ment of committees which will act as
steering bodies for leisure time activi
ties. Information, personal conferences
and guidance, and for legislation and
law enforcement.
The charter membership of around
thirty will be added to from time to
time, with membership being open "to
any resident of Transylvania county
who does anything at any time to ad
vance the purpose of the organization
as stated in article two” which is set
out above .
Permanent officers elected unani
mously include Oliver II. Orr as chair
man: the Rev. Yancey C. Elliott as
vice chairman: and Mrs. Arah Hamlin
ns secretary-treasurer.
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Brevard Golf Course Operation
Depends Upon Local Support
Arrangements have been made where
by the town of Brevard may become
owner and operator of the Country Club
golf course, and proper legislation has
been enacted which makes the project
legal.
The board of aldermen is ready and
willing to make proper transfer of
property which it is trading for the golf
course property as soon as proof of
interest in the operation of the course
is shown.
The board explains that there are no
funds on hand with which work of re
conditioning the course may be done,
and inasmuch as there is considerable
clearing, ditching, and other improve
ments to be made at once if the course
is to be put In shape for this summer’s
play, those who have pledged to pay
into the fund for this purpose are being
asked to make their payments imme
diately.
A committee from the Kiwanis club
Is expected to call on those who have
signed to pay into the fund and see if
the amount cannot be had now. When
the pledges were made it was not
thought that the money would be need
ed until June, but since it Is necessary
to make these expenditures immediately.
It Is belief of the Klwanls club public
affairs committee that there will be no
objection to payment ahead of schedule.
Details of the trade were worked out
last week by the board of aldermen and
the owners of the property, and the fol
lowing bill was Introduced and passed
by Representative Kimzey to cover the
legal phases of the matter:
Section 1. That the Town of Brevard
is hereby authorized and empowered to
purchase, own and operate a golf course
either within or without the corporate
limits of said town.
Section 2. That the Town of Brevard
Is hereby authorized and empowered to
prescribe rules and regulations for the
operation and maintenance of any golf
course purchased by said town, and to
fix the charges to be made to the public
for the use of said golf course.
Section 3. That any lands owned by
the Town of Brevard and operated for
golf course purposes shall be under the
police jurisdiction of said town, whether
within or without its corporate limits.
Section 4. That all laws and clauses
of laws in conflict with the provisions
of this act are hereby repealed.
Section 5. That this act shall be in
full force and effect from and after its
ratification.
Graduation Speaker
DR. G. RAY JORDAN, of Win
ston-Salem. who will speak at the
graduation exercises of Brevard
College students next Tuesday.
PTA Party Will Be
Friday Night Event
A prize game party sponsored by the
P. T. A. will be held at the Civic club
room on Jordan street Friday night of
this week. Miss Eloise Lewis is chair
man of the arrangement committee for
the event.
Prizes of a varied and valuable nature
will be awarded the winners. A small
admission will be charged, which will
be used for the benefit of P. T. A. work
in the schools.
The request is made that any one
having butter, eggs, preserves or any
kind of produce to donate for prizes to
please leave them at the Little Theatre
room any time after 3:30 o’clock Friday
afternoon, or bring them to the party
Friday night.
EXERCISES TUESDAY
FOR COLLEGE GRADS
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Thirteen Diplomas Will Be
Awarded—>Noted Speaker
Here For Event
Thirteen students of Brevard College
will receive diplomas at the winter
graduation exercises to be held in the
college chapel Tuesday morning at 11
o'clock.
Dr. G. Ray Jordan, pastor of the
Centenary Methodist church of Win
ston-Salem. will deliver the address to
graduates, and diplomas will be pre
sented by President E. J. Coltrane.
This is the second winter commence
ment exercises to be conducted at Bre
vard since the college began the sys
tem of full time work.
Those scheduled for graduation Tues
day include—Eunice Arnold, Lexing
ton; Geraldine Devier, Taylorsville;
William Edwards, Winston-Salem; Wil
liam Ferguson, Spring Creek; Thurlow
[Gash, Brevard; Harry Mock. Lexlng
Iton; Thomas Peeler, Belwood; Odell
Salmon, Winton-Salem; Corine Self,
I Lawndale; Margaret Slagle, Franklin;
[John Wahontck, Robbtnsville, O.; Lun
I ette Cornwell. Leeds, S. C.; Frances
Watt, Stony Point.
Dr. Jordan, who will speak to the
graduates, is noted in the ministry, as
a writer, lecturer, and traveler, and is
coming here upon the invitation of
President Coltrane and the graduating
class.
I Brevard And Rosman
W.O.W. Circles Meet
Officers of the Brevard Balsam Grove
No. 39 were Installed at a joint meeting:
with the Rosman Maple Grove No. 182,
held in Rosman Friday nigrht. Officers
of the Maple Grove conducted the ritu
alistic work.
Following: the installation ceremo
nies, three candidates from the Balsam
Grove were initiated.
Payment of Town Taxes With
Bonds Ends Upon Re-Financing
Looking toward the consummation of
the refinancing program, a bill has been
passed in the legislature which sets
September 15. 1937. a deadline for ac
cepting bonds on Town of Brevard
taxes, with the clause inserted in the
measure which allows the town board
to ordc* the acceptance of bonds stop
ped at any time.
One of the articles of agreement with
the bondholders was that on and after
completion of the debt settlement, which
is now being pushed toward completion,
that no more bonds would be accepted
on current taxes or for any year later
than 1932.
Inasmuch as over a third of the bond
holders have already signed and re
turned the bond refinancing agreements
to the town, officials poinf out that
those who desire to pay town taxes and
take advantage of the savings offered
by use of bonds, should do so immedi
ately.
While the bill as passed by the legis
lature provides that no more bonds may
be taken after September 15. it is quite
likely that the town will order the tak
ing of bonds be stopped within the next
60 to 90 days. .
The bill as passed follows:
Section 1. That Charter 4 Private
Laws of 3935 be, and the same is here
by, repealed.
Section 2.—That the Tax Collector
and Treasurer of the Town of Brevard
mav accept unt 1 September 16. 1937, in
payment of the debt service portion of
taxes for the years 1936, 1935, 1934, and
1933 any bond or bonds of said Town
due or to become due In the current
fiscal year at par value and any ma
tured interest coupon or coupons of
said Town at twenty-five per cent of
par value. Provided, that the governing
body of said Town may at any time
prior to September 16, 1937, prohibit
the said Tax Collector and Treasurer
from accepting bonds or coupons for
the debt service portion of taxes for
said years. That after September 15,
1937, taxes for the years 1936, 1935. 1934
and 1933 and subsequent years shall be
required to be paid in full in cash.
Section 3. That the Tax Collector
and Treasurer of the Town of Brevard
shall accept in full payment of taxes
levied for the year 1932 and prior years
thereto any bond or bonds of said Town
at par value and matured interest cou
pon or coupons of said Town at twenty
five per cent of par value. Provided,
that if foreclosure suit shall have been
started on any tax sale certificate is
sued for taxes levied for the year 1932 j
and years prior thereto all costs incurr
ed in said suit and charged against the
taxpayer shall be required to be paid in
cash. i
Section 4. That, the Tax Collector
and Treasurer of the Town of Brevard
shall accept in full payment of special
assessments and accrued interest there
on arv bond or bonds of said Town at
par value and matured interest coupon
or coupons of said Town at twenty-five
per cent of par value. Provided, that if
foreclosure suit shall have been Started i
on any certificate of sale issued for any
installment of such special assessment
a 1 costs incurred in said suit shall be
tequ red to be paid In cosh.
Section 5. That the Tax Collector
and Treasurer of the Town of Brevard
shall be allowed full credit in Ills set
tlement with said Town for all bonds
and Interest coupons received by him
in payment of taxes or special assess
ment's in accordance with the previ
sions of this act.
Section 6. That all laws or clauses of
laws in conflict with the provisions of
tills act are hereby repealed.
Section 7. That .his act shall be in j
full force and effect from and after!
April 1, ?387.
BLOCKING THE ROAD
Mark Orr Eligible To Represent
North Carolina at Geneva Meet
Mark T. Orr, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Oliver H. Orr, of Brevard, and a former
member of this newspaper staff, has
been nominated by the University of
North Carolina as a candidate to attend
a conference in Geneva, Switzerland,
this summer.
Young Orr. graduated from Brevard
high school with the class of 1929, did
newspaper work in Brevard for two
years, then entered Mars Hill College
where he was a member of the college
newspaper staff and a leader in student ]
activities.
Graduating from the junior college,
he served as editor of the Spruce Pine
News, a weekly newspaper, for sixteen
months, and is completing his college
work at the University this spring.
Since going to the University. Mark has
been engaged in publicity work, paying
part of his expenses in college and Is
now assistant director of publicity there.
He Is one of several students who are
listed on the college honor roll for
the last quarter, having averaged be
tween 90 and 95 on all studies in ad
dition to doing from four to six hours
work each day in the publicity bureau.
Following Is a news release in regard
to the Switzerland trip from the Uni
versity :
CHAPEL HILL, March 10.—Two
University students, Mark Orr, of Bre
vard, a senior, and Mac Smith, of Row
land, a junior, have been nominated by
a faculty committee here to represent
the University at an eight-week inter
national relations seminar to be held In
Geneva. Switzerland, this summer.
The’ University was invited by the
Students’ International Union In Febru
ary to nominate a candidate for one of
16 appointments of students to repre
sent the United States at the seminar
which is being sponsored by the Union.
The faculty committee will submit the
names of both Orr and Smith to the
New York committee of the Union
which may select one of the two. Mem
bers of the committee making the se
lections were Prof. J. C. Lyons of the
French Department, chairman; Prof.
W. A. Olsen, of the English Department
and Prof. K. C. Frazer of the Political
Science Department.
Search Instituted
For Young Student
Missing Ten Days
j Sheriff George Shuford Is seeking the
whereabouts of Emma Cox, 16-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Cox, of
the Glade Creek section, who disap
peared from her home on March 1st.
The young high school girl left her
home about noontime on Monday,
March 1, presumably to come to Bre
vard where she was to make some
minor purchases for her mother. She
had something less than two dollars in
her purse. Mrs. Cox said, when she left
home.
The young girl was seen sometime
later near Enon school house, which is
the opposite direction from the Cox
home from Brevard. The young Enon
elementary school boy who saw the girl
said that she was walking down the
highway toward Hendersonville, by her
self.
Failing td return home Monday eve
ning, the parents notified Sheriff Shu
ford, and a search was instituted. Con
tact has been made with other sheriff
departments and police in surrounding
sections without avail.
The girl Is five feet six inches tall,
weighs about 130 pounds; has black
hair and brown eyes. When she left
home she was wearing a rust colored
twin sweater suit, a rust colored skirt,
and light tan oxford shoes.
The mother, who is In ill health, is
said to be nearly frantic from worry
over her daughter. Emma was a tenth
grade Brevard high school pupil, but
quit school a few months ago in order
to help care for her mother.
VFW Meet Friday
Re-organization of the local post
Veterans of Foreign Wars will he ef
fected at a meeting which is scheduled
to be held In the county court house
Friday evening of this week at 8
o’clock, according to announcement be
ing made by Fck L. Sims.
Mr. Sims states that the chartei
which.was secured several years ago
is still active and that it can be re
newed upon application.
County CCC Camp*
Not To Be C losed
The two CCC camps in Transylvania
county, at Brevard and Balsam Grove
will remain, according to announcement
made by Robert Fechner from Washing
ton, iast Saturday.
Four camps will be abandoned March
31, including the one at Highlands. De
cision to abandon four Western Caro
lina campB was made several weeks ago
and announcement of the four camps
which are to be cut out did not include
either of the local units.
Needs Garden Plots
For Lunch Room Aid
Miss Jackie Clayton is seeking garden
spots in Brevard for use in raising veg
etables which In turn will furnish food
for the lunch room which feeds under
nourished children during the winter
months at Brevard school. Vacant lpts,
a small field close in, or anything suit
able, will be highly acceptable. Miss
Clayton says.
The gardens will be worked by needy
unemployed people, and all vegetables
will be used for lunch rooms.
CHAIN LETTERS
AGAIN START
ROUNDS
All the Transylvania people who fail
ed to get on the "lucky list" of chain
letter winners two years ago. may have
the opportunity again presented to
them.
From Denver. Colo., starting point
of the other barrage of chain letter
craze which paid off a few and took
money from many in this section, comes
the following news item:
DENVER—Chain letters again are
forging links of dimes, quarters, and
dollars in Denver. Two years ago the
money-mailing craze, started on a send
a-dime basis, reached epidemic propor
tions. William Eguthner. manager of
safety, said police have taken cogni
zance of the rebirth of the chain letter
here within the last few days. He called
the chain "a sucker’s game that is as
crooked as anything cculd be.”
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Hamlin On Honor Roll
MARS HILL.—Lewis Hamlin, son of
L. P. Hamlin, of Brevard, was
among a group of fourteen at Mars Hill
college elected to membership in the
French Club, French nonor club.
The French Club comprises only
those students who excel in French and
attain sufficiently high grades on all
academic work to be placed on one of
the honor rolls.
Dahlia Club Meeting
A meeting of the Dahlia club will be
held Tuesday evening at 7:30 o’clr ck at
[Fred Siiuford's office. All members are
| urged to attend.
Barbers Represented
On April Jury List
Brevard barbers will be well repre
sented on the Superior Court Jury which
is summoned for the April term here.
Loalia Tinsley, manager of Tinsley's,
John W. Smith, manager of Smith’s,
and George Simpson and Deonard Simp
son, of Simpson’s, were drawn by the
jury commission Monday night
BOARD EDUCATION
NAMED TO SERVE
ANOTHER 2 YEARS
Dr. C. L. Newland, Mrs. Flora
Holliday and Edgar Reid
Named In Measure
Transylvania county board of educa
tion will be unchanged for another two
year period, ^according to advice receiv
ed here Saturday from Representative
Pat Klmzey, who has renominated tho
three members for another term.
The board is comprised of Dr. C. lu
Newland, Mrs. Flora Holliday, and Ed
gar Reid, with Mrs. Holliday now enter
ing upon her third term, ^nd the other
two members each their second.
It is known that several people have
been recommended for membership on
the board, with different groups seek
ing to have various people named. How
ever, in a statement which Is carried be
low, Mr. Kimzey states that majority of
the people who have contacted him in
the matter have requested that the pre
sent board be re-named for another
term. The representative’s statement is
given below:
After carefully Investigating and con
sidering the school situation In Tran
sylvania county, I have come to the
conclusion that the schools generally
are now being operated satisfactorily to
the people. Of course, there are some
local matters which can be Improved
upon and no doubt will be in the future.
Believing that the County School
Board has been faithful in discharging
its duties and has made every effort to
operate the schools in the best manner
possible under the circumstances, I feel
at the present time that it will probably
be unwise to change the personnel of
this board.
Some of the members of the County
Board of Education have informed me
that they did not particularly care about
serving any longer, but would serve if
the people seemed to think that they
could further serve the interests of the
schools in Transylvania county by do
ing so. These facts being true, I have
recommended to the General Assembly
that Dr. C. L. Newland, Mr. Edgar
Reid and Mrs. Flora Holliday be ap
pointed for another two-year term, as
two members of this board have only
served one term and one member two
terms.
It has been the custom in the state
and in Transylvania county to have one
member of the board to serve for six
years, however, I wish to go on record
at this time as opposing a longer term
than six years by any member of the
board. I believe that under ordinary
conditions no member of the Board of
Education should serve for more than
six years due to the fact that it Is my
opinion that there are plenty of people
in Transylvania county qualified tft
hold this position, and that as a general-'
rule, different people should have an op
portunity to serve in positions of this
nature.
I realize that some people in Tran
sylvania county object to different
members of the board, however, it is.
also, my belief that a majority of the
citizens are satisfied with the way the •
schools have been conducted for the
past two years, and that if any change
in the personnel of said board was made
at this time, that there might be more
dissatisfaction concerning the opera
tion of the school system than at the.
present time.
Legion Meets Tonight
Regular monthly meeting of the
American Legion will be held In the
county agent's office on Thursday eve
ning of this week at 7:30 o’clock.
Commander M. E. Head invites all
members of the Monroe Wilson post
and any ex-service man whether a
member or not, to be present at the
meeting.
Fleet Shipman 111
Fleet Shipman, prominent farmer of
the Country Club section, was reported
to be seriously ill at his home late Wed
nesday. Mr. Shipman suffered a stroke
of paralysis Monday. He was also in
jured last week when a team ran away
with the wagon in which he was riding,
and threw him to the ground.
BETTER WORK STOCK
PUNNED IN COUNTY
Shortage Of Mules In Tran
sylvania—Breeders To
Bring Jack Here
With o view to improving work stock
in Transylvania county, a breeders as
sociation was formed here last Saturdey
afternoon, and first step-of the organi
zation of farmers will be the securing of
a jack to be kept in the county.
Close survey of the county shows that
there Is a shortage of work animals, and
a meeting was called In the county
agents’ office last Saturday afternoon
to diesusa the matter and work out a
solution to the problem.
It was decided that work stock raising
would be best aided by securing a jack
of the better class, and farmers are
taking stock In the organization, funds
from which will be used to purchase
the anlmaL
T. J. Wilson was elected chairman of
the group which will be Incorporated
under the name of the "TransyIvania
Work Stock Breeders Association.’’ John
Maxwell was ejected vice chairman, and
the following members wow named to
the executive board: E. Carl Allison,
J. Frank McCall, and H. I*
County Agent Glazener was mad
surer.