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! THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the. People of Transylvania County ■ ■ ■ ■ - - ■ - - — * * \ VOL. 42: NO. 11. BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1937. $140 PER YEAR IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY COLLEGE GRADUATES h HEAR DR. R. JORDAN New Students Register For Spring Term—Dr. Smart To Speak Here Dr. G. Ray Jordan, pastor of Centen ary Methodist church. Winston-Salem, in his address to the graduates of Bre vard College Tuesday morning on the subject, "If I Were A Member Of The Graduating Class,” told them to beware of "Intellectual nakedness" and to tie themselves up with something that will lift them out of themselves. Dr. Jordan suggested that a graduate make friends with his parents and that he should learn how to make friends with people. With telling effectiveness. Dr. Jordan urged the graduates to be students; to be discontented with thetr present achievements; to have their facts inte grated: and to choose the hard jobs. By a wealth of Illustrations chosen from literature and the every-day experiences of life. Dr. Jordan thrilled his large audience of students and friends of the college. At the conclusion of Dr. Jordans ad dress. President E. J. Coltrane present ed the diplomas to members of the grad uating class. The Brevard College choir, under the direction of Mrs. J. S. Dendy. accom panied by Miss Irene Clay, sang "In A Persian Market,” by Keelybey. The llev. C. M. Jones of the Prcsby- | terian church pronounced the invoca tion at the beginning of the occasion. The Rev. J. H. Brendall of the Method ist church pronounced the benediction. Dean C. E. Buckner recommended the graduates as being worthy of the di plomas from Brevard College. In addition to many parents and ] townspeople present, members of the Brevard high school attended the winter graduation exercises In a body. Two of the members of the hoard of trustees, the Rev. J. B. Mcl^irty, of Asheville, and the Rev. J. H. West, of Mills River, were present. Marshals selected from the honor members of the freshman class for the occasion were: Bill Hackney. Charlotte, chief; Misses Nell Scruggs. Brevard; Mary Anne Turner. Waynesvllle; Thel ma Hubbard. Charlotte, and Charlie I-. Washington, Stem. Students returned to the college Mon day after the spring holidays. Regular class work was resumed Tuesday morn ing. Several new students have already entered for the spring quarter. The students who stayed here for the vacation period between the termination of exams Friday and the re-openlng Tuesday morning, enjoyed a hike to Maiden Hair Falls Saturday afternoon, under the chaperonage of Miss Dulcle Hayes. Announcement has Just been made by President E. J. Coltrane, that Dr. \V. A. Smart, of Emory University, will be a visitor on the campus April 3-5. Dr. Smart is one of the features of the Re ligious Emphasis Movement being made by the college faculty. Dr. Raymond Binford. president emeritus of Guilford College and Dr. Kenneth Foreman, pro fessor of Philosophy and Bible at Da vidson College, have made similar visits to the college campus. Lunch Room Donations The Brevard lunch room for under privileged children has extended thanks to Mrs. J. T. McGehee. of Macon. Ga.. and Brevard, for the great Interest she has demonstrated in this work by gen erous cash donations throughout the year. Her contributions are said to have provided good wholesome lunches for the children for a week or more at a time, when otherwise they might have had only the bare necessities due to insufficient supplies or money on hand at the time. Work Progressing On Pisgah Forest Hiway Around -10 men are now employed on the Pisgah National Forest road, ac cording to District Engineer Page, and another crew will be added next week. Under the plan which will be put into effect by the contractor. 10-hour shifts of six days each, beginning Thursday mornings and running through the fol lowing Wednesday will bo observed. One shovel and two large scrapers are now In use on the new road which will connect Brevard with the Great Smoky Mountains Parkway at Wagon Road Gap. when completed. Thirty-Four School Children Given Glasses By Local Clubs —————— * Thirty-four children who have been handicapped in their school work on account of having weak eyes, will soon be standing at the head of their classes through generosity of several co-oper ating agencies. Examinations and treatment have been given the children by Dr. W. E. Brackett, of Hendersonville, and glasses for the children will be purchased by clubs and individuals who are interested In their welfare. Members of the Brevard Parent Teacher Association, the underprivil eged child committee of the Kiwanls club, and other civic and social clubs, as well ss several Individuals are lending a hand to Mrs. C. T. Patton in the work, and present plans are to include other children of the county in the work as soon as possible, probably with in ft month. Expense of 16 of the children is being borne by members of the Kiwanis club, 12 by the P. T. A., with other clubs of the town, and individuals taking care of one or more. Cases that were sought out by Mrs. Patton for treatment were what she and, teachers in the schools contacted, term ed the worst cases, and also cases whose parents were unable to pay for the treatment and glasses. Expense per child was very nominal, with Dr. Brackett giving his time, and ladies of Brevard contributing their cars to take the children to and from Hendersonville. Glasses are being secur ed through the state blind commission at low cost, inasmuch as the work Is for indigent children. | Rosman Valedictorian J. R. BREEDLOVE, who made an average of 95.07 during his high school career has been selected as valedictorian of the Rosman senior class. He Is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Breedlove, of Lake Toxaway, and In addition to excelling in regular school work, is president of the sen ior class; was president of the junior class; vice president of the sopho more class: president of the F. F. A., and has also served as school reporter for the science club, and the wood working club. His favorite course is agriculture. Presbyterian Church Officers To Be Given Official Installation Sunday evening, March 21st. at 7:20 o'clock, the new pastor and newly elect ed elders and deacons of the Presbyte rian church in Brevard will be installed. Rev. R. P. Bedinger, Rev. W. H. Adams and Rev. W. S. Hutchison will conduct the service. Rev. C. M. Jones, the new pastor has been at work for six weeks, but due to unavoidable delays has not been installed. New elders to he installed at the same service are: Dr. Charles L. Newland. J. S. Dendy and Sam McCullough; also H. H. Patton. R. T. Kimzey, M. M. Feaster. Frank Pat ton and Clarence Allison, as deacons. With these additional officers the Presbyterian church Is planning to make advances in all lines of its work. Recently A. J. Ranson was elected su perintendent of the Sunday school and plans are underway for departmental izing and grading the school more close ly. Special attention is being given to a Nursery department for small chil dren. Next Sunday morning the regular ser vice of worship will be held. The pastor will continue the series of sermons on "The Marks of a Christian." A special feature of the morning worship will be an anthem sung by the choir of Brevard College. Visitors are cordially invited to both of these services. Senior Class Play Scheduled For 16th The senior class of Brevard high school will present as their annual class play. "Big Hearted Herbert." by Sophie Kerr and Anna Steese Richardson. The performance will take place on Friday evening. April 16. "Rig Hearted Herbert" was last year, one of the most popular of the profes sional stage successes. The New York Times said of it:"—an amusing idea draws a roar of laughter from the audi ence.” Owen D. Young said, "A comedy of laughter and inseparable tears." Herbert Kalness. a self-made business man may be a great man in his factory, hut at home he seems to he unable to adjust his viewpoint toward the rising generation, and the result is an evening of unbounded pleasure to the audience. lie storms and fumes and threatens, 'nit his weapons are futile before the delightful feminine wiles of ids loving and long-suffering wife. It's all right with us. though—few men escape defeat on the home grounds. Karl Ashworth \\ ill play the leading role as Big Hearted Herbert, with Nina 1.011 Kostin as his wife, Elisabeth. Other members of the east will be announced later. Mrs. Knox PeLong is directing the play. Young Brevard School Senior Held Six Days By Kidnapers Miss Ruth Owen, 17-year-old Bre vard high school senior, and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Owen, was located In Macon, Ga.. Tuesday afternoon after a search that had lasted since Thursday afternoon of last week. The young girl told officers In Macon that she had been kidnaped In Green ville by two men at the point of a pistol, forced to take dope, and after a lapse of several days was dumped out of a car just outside of Macon. The sheriffs office in the Georgia city told The Times over long distance telephone Wednesday afternoon that the young girl had been sent to a hospital for observation and treatment Tuesday night, but that her condltiorf was re garded as o. k. Wednesday. Sheriff George D. Shuford, of Brevard, together with A. B. Owen, an uncle of the young girl, and Clyde Ashworth, were in Macon Wednesday, but were not contacted at the sheriffs office by The Times. The office there reported that the Brevard men were out working on the case at 3 o'clock Wednesday after noon. Miss Owen was last seen in Greenville about 11 o’clock Thursday morning when she got out of a car in which she had ridden down with J. C. and Welch Galloway and George D. Simpson, of Brevard, The young girl went to Greenville with the intention of buying a frock for graduation of the high school class. Mr. Galloway said that she left the car near the center of the city, after agreement had been made that the party was to meet at the car at 2 o’clock for the return home. The Brevard men transacted their business, they said, and waited at the car from 2 o'clock until 3:35, and as the young lady had not shown up, they de cided she had caught a way back to Brevard. Returning to Brevard they went to the Owen home to check up but found that she had not come home. Mr. Owen went to Greenville Thursday night and enlisted the aid of officers there in search for the girl. He returned home late in the night, and again Friday morning Mr. Owen. Chief Freeman and J .B. Petit went to Greenville and spent the day with of ficers who made every effort in the search. Hotels, boarding houses, bus stations, railroad stations, department stores, and every available place were visited. An Associated Press report of the girl's description was sent out from The Times office Friday night to newspapers throughout the southeast. Sheriff George Shuford contacted other county sheriffs, and radio and newspaper aid was solicited. New Registration To Be Blocked By County Account of Expense Effort is being made to exempt Tran sylvania county from the state-wide new registration law which Is before tho General Assembly. The bill passed the senate last week, but has been hell up In the lower house committee by representatives whose counties have held new registrations during the past year. Transylvania had a new registration before the 1936 primary, and Repre sentative Kimzey is endeavoring to have the bill amended to exclude this county. Through his efforts, Joined by other I county representatives, the hill is being held up, and may either be blocked or amended. Considerable expense would be attached to a new registration, and county commissioners have asked for exemption. Mr. Kimzey said in a telegram Wed nesday at noon that in his opinion the legislature would not be over before Tuesday or Wednesday of next week, possibly later. Conservation Checks Still Arriving Here Three hundred and thirty persons have received to date $G.7Sfl.S6 as soil conservation payments. Some fifty or more are yet to receive checks which should make the total amount for (his county over $7,500.00 for 1930. The farmers earned this money by cooperating with the Soil Conservation program in this couity last year, through shifting part of their depleting acres to such soil conserving and soil building crops as clovers, lespedeza, soybeans, cowpeas and grasses; also by doing other soil building practices such as liming part of their land, ter racing some of It and Improving pas tures. To all farmers in this county who did not take part in the program last year, may I earnestly urge you to do so this year. The first step would be to fill out a work sheet which should be done at once in order to speed up adjustment of base acres for each farm. Tile filling out of a work sheet does net obligate one in any way, but It is necessary be- I fore application for payment can be made. Any farmer desiring to fill out a work sheet or would like to have more information on the program is urged to call at the County Agent's office Just as soon as possible or get in touch with one of the community or county committee men. Those signing work sheets last year do not have to sign again this year. Mrs. Whitmire 111 Mis. Jordan Whitmire, Roaman editor of The Times, is Improving after being confined to her home for the past two weeks with flu. The Roaman section of the paper will be resumed next week. Miss Owen took an active part in high school work, and was a member of the school reportorlal staff, and contributed an article each week for The Transyl vania Times which was carried in the “High School News." She worked at the telephone exchange last summer, and her parents constantly looked for her to telephone home from the time she left. Mrs. Owen, who was ill when Ruth left home Thursday, was in serious condi- j tion for several days and was under a 1 doctor’s care. She was reported to be I considerably Improved after “word was ! received here that Ruth had been found, j The following news story in regard to the case was taken from the Wednesday ! morning Greenville News: — I MACON, Ga., Mar 16.—Deputy Sheriff I W. H. Bowden said Tuesday a 17-year old girl found lying beside the highway ' near here today in a dazed condition told authorities she was kidnaped in Greenville, S. C., last Thursday. Bowden said the girl identified herself as Ruth Owen, high school senior at Brevard, N. C. He said two white mep were reported to have been seen push ing the girl out of an automobile at the spot where she was found. The deputy said a physician examined the girl tonight and added that "no marks of violence were found and she apparently suffered from no more than shock and dope.” In her story the girl told of going to Greenville to buy an evening gown for a class party Friday night. Returning to an appointed place to meet friends with whom she went to Greenville, the girl said she entered the wrong automo bile, misled by a North Carolina license plate. The pretty blonde said “While I was sitting In the car two men got in the front seat. When I started to get out and beg their pardon one of them pulled a small pistol, pushed me Into a corner of the car. then they drove off.” She said soon after the car left Green ville "one of the men forced me to! drink some nasty stuff out of a small j bottle and I don’t remember anything since then." The girl told authorities she had $14 or $15 for purchase of her party dress when she entered the car, but when she regained consciousness, found only six cents In her purse." Bowden said the girl, clothed In green jacket and skirt, related further that “the men threw a blanket over her head and kept her quiet,” and she said she recalled that "they had lota of suit cases." At Brevard. Police Chief B. H. Free man said the girl’s uncle, A. B. Owen, and two companlones were en route here to return the girl home. Western Union Will Remain Open Uptown Uptown office of the Western Union will remain open the balance of the i spring, according to T. H. Moore, as sistant superintendent, of Greensboro, who was here Monday in interest of his company. Mr. Moore said that his company would keep the uptown office open dur ing the coming winter, provided suffi cient business was given during the "off months" to justify It. Mrs. Roth Martin is office manager. Benefit Party Friday | A benefit party for the Pisprah Forest j school will be held at the school Friday I night of this week at 7:30 o’clock. Prizes 'will be given and refreshments served. IA small admission will he charged. MARBLE CHAMPION WILL BE SELECTED r _ Youngsters From All Schools Will Compete In Contest At Brevard I - ! Champion marble shot of Transylva j nia county is to be crowned "king of shooters" at a county tournament to be staged in Brevard on April 1C. according to announcement, made here this week by Mrs. Arah Hamlin, supervisor of the ! recreation department of the WPA. Boys and girls under 15 years of age will participate in the contests, with champs to be selected from the two | classes. Entries will be allowed to enter from each school in the county, with Brevard, Lake Tnxaway, Balsam Grove. Pelica, and Plsgah Forest already "signed up for training." I Entry blanks will be sent tnls week to all scl.'ools In the county, Mrs. Ham lin said, end school champions will be j selected the first of April, with a rep | resentatlve from the boys and girls groups to compete with other school representatives at Brevard. Winners at Brevard will compete with other county champions at a Western Carolina tourney to be staged in Ashe ville, and the Asheville winners will go to Raleigh for the state-wide meet.. Regulation 10-foot rings will be used in all competition, the recreation super visor said, with IS marbles to be used. Brizes for school and county champs will be given, with a. free trip to Ashe I ville also to be given the county win j ners. At the same time Lhe marble toui-ney is staged in Brevard, the bird house building show and contest will be stag ed, with any boy or girl under IS al lowed to enter. All bird houses that arc to b8 entered must be in the hands of the supervisor at Brevard not later than Thursday, April 10, and those who wish to sell their entries will be aided. ^ Rosman Salutatorian MISS BARBARA HENDERSON made an average of 34.5 during her four years of high school work, and has been given the honor of saluta torian of the Rosman graduating class. Miss Henderson is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Henderson, of the Quebec section. She is active In scholastic and extra-curricular work, and if president of the senior French club, secretary of the senior class, and reporter for the girls' athletic society. She served as treasurer of the Home Economics club during her sophomore year, and as president, dur ing her junior year. Emma Cox Located at Home of A. Alexander Emma Cox was located Wednesday of last week near Hendersonville after she had been missing for ten days. The following news story in regard to the matter was carried in The Henderson ville Times-.Vews last Wednesday after noon: The sheriff’s department this morn ing located Emma Cox. 16-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Cox, of the Glade Creek section of Transyl vania county, who had been missing from her home since March f. The girl was located at a house in the Kanuga Lake section where Adrian Alexander is caretaker. She said this morning that Mr. and Mrs. Alexander did not know she had run away from home, and thought she was paying them a visit. She said she was brought to the Alexander home on Monday night. March 1, by Lowe navis, of Brevard, and that he was to come back for her later. She offered no reason for leaving home. The frtrl disappeared about noon March 1. after starting to Brevard on an errand for her mother. When she failed to return home, her parents notified Sheriff George Shuford. The local officers located the girl late last night, and went to the Alex ander home this morning. They said no effort was made to hide the girl or conceal her presence from the officers. Mrs. John Ashe Will Be Buried Thursday Funeral services for Mrs. John Ashe. 65, will be held at Rock Hill. S. C., Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Mrs. Ashe, who has been ill for a number of years, died Wednesday morn ing. She was the mother of Mrs. S. M. Macfie, of Brevard, and is survived by several children. Play At Enon Church | A religious play. "Ten Virgins." will | be given at Enon Baptist church Sun j day night. The play will be given by the I Cedar Mountain church, directed by Miss Jennie L. Bishop, of Greenville and Cedar Mountain. The public is in vited. !_ Clayton At Wake Forest Walter Clayton, of Wake Forest Col ! lege, is going in for varsity spring foot Ibnll, with promises of future advance jment in this field of college activities. Clayton scored in the recent Deacon grid game, making the first touchdown on a plunge from the three-yard line after a 28-yard gain by his opponent, blocked n kick on his own 40, recovered the ball and romped over for the sec ond. Electric Lights Add Comfort To Inmates of County Home Darkness vanished from the Transyl vania county home Iasi Saturday when final connectlonr. were made with the Duke Power company rural electric line that runs from Brevard to Calvert. Already there were a majority of the hemes and farms along the Rosman highway connected with the Duke line that was erected last fa’l and winter, and no mors prouder group can be found In that section now than the sev eral old folk who reside with Caretaker and Mrs. Noah Miller. Wiring the house, barn, outbuildings and grounds wf»$nieby D. Guy Dean of Brevard, whb did the Job "up brown” to use the terra of J. M. Gaines, manag er of the local Duke branch. Handy wall switches were installed in each of the rooms, instead of the ordinarily-used drop lights, and the en tire lighting system li» controlled from a switch box in the main building where the caretaker can snap on bright and adequate lights at an? part of the plant Living mom of the home Is lighted oy an indirect celling lamp, which is olso controlled by a handy wall switch, and adds considerably to the cheerful ness of the large room that la used by the inmates who gather there tor a short while each evening. The plant is supplied with, pore water which is piped from a large wring head on the mountain just west of the home, and with the addition of ekctrle lights and power, the empty home has taken f.ji oa air of real BVhbfllty. BANK BUILDING SALE OKAYED BY BOARD _ Money Will Be Used To Help Carry Out Debt Settle* ment Plans Sale of the old Brevard Banking com pany building to the Transylvania Truat company of Brevard has been confirmed by the county commissioners, the sale price being $7,000. * The building was acquired through settlement of the county’s claim against the bank which closed Its doors in 19$0, and sale was made by the county board in order to secure funds for use in the refinancing program of the bonded in debtedness of the county. After being advertised for two weeks in Brevard and Asheville newspapers, the building was sold at public auction on February 8, with the Transylvania Trust company’s bid of $7,000 being highest recorded. The commissioners at first refused to confirm the bid, holding the building thirty days for a higher price. Need for funds with which to carry out the debt settlement program was given out aa reason for selling at this time by the board. It Is absolutely necessary that the county have on hand as of January 1, 1938 the board pointed out In making announcement of confirmation of the sale, a total of $21,600 in cash for the debt service fund, and with the $7,000 from the building sale, It is opinion of the board that the balance necessary can be collected. Expense of the refinancing program, which Is now being carried forward, the commissioners pointed out, calls for an Immediate outlay of over $7,000, and the issuance of bonds other than for re financing is out of the question, Inas much as the county Is badly In default. It is possible to buy coupons on the county’s Indebtedness at 25 cents and less on the face value, and the commis sioner stated that were the tax collec tions between now and January first sufficient to allow doing so, between $28,000 and $35,000 <n such county in debtedness evidence can be bought for the amount received from the building. Resolutions Praise Baptist Church Pastor As an appreciation and testimonial of the work which the Rev, Yancey C. El liott had done In the field of work which he left to take up duties as pastor of Brevard Baptist church, the following resolution was passed and a copy sent to The Times for publication: WHEREAS Reverend Yancey C. El liott has left the Johnston Baptist Association for another field of work, AND WHEREAS Brother Elliott has served in the Associational Sunday School work so well as leader of Depart mental Evangelism, AND WHEREAS our Associations Sunday School Organization wishes to leave on its record a token of love and appreciation of his true love and worth as a constructive Christian leader: THEREFORE, be It resolved: THAT our Associations! Sunday School Organization express Its. love and appreciation for his service# and cooperation with all the churches and pastors. THAT we wish him and Ms family well, and heartily recommend them to . the new field of work, his town, coun ty, and association, and that he con tinue his good work. THAT a copy of these resolutions be spread on the minutes of our associa tion. one sent to the Sunday School Superintendent at Brevard, N. C., and one to the Biblical Recorder. Signed. Rev. D. M. Clemmons, Chm. S. T. Anderson, Jr„ Rev. J. C. Gillespie. I ■ ~ 1 ■ — — Junior-Senior Fete Will Be Held Here On Friday Evening I An outstanding event of the school year will be the annual junior-senior banquet of the Brevard high schooi. which will be held Friday evening of this week at the Woodmen Hall. Spring fl iwers will be the theme fea tured in the decorations and the ban quet ami appointments. An interesting program has teen prepared, with James Bridges acting as toastmaster. Members of both classes will take part on the program. Miss Elizabeth Jarvis In facul ty adviser directing the affair. Ladies of the- Methodist church will serve the banquet dinner.