' tw *'/VffijBsSrfiry '■ v2*. IST] the TRANSYLVANIA TIMES Ment 1 A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County ^ Tol. 42 NO 72 BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1937. $1.00 PER YEAR IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY ANNUAL BANQUET TO ► BE GIVEN APRIL 2ND Agriculture Boys Will Give Honor Dinner For Their Dads At Brevard Annual Father-Son banquet of the Brevard chapter Future Farmers of America will be held at Brevard high school on Friday evening of next week beginning at 8 o’clock. Boys of the agriculture class and their teacher. Randal l.yday. ''1,1 " hosts to about 125. including fathers of the ag. boys and a few invited sues *. Pinner will be prepared and served by Miss Alnslee Alexander and her class ol Home Economics girls, and the program will he strictly an “all boy" affair with the youngsters having entire chat go. Tentative program includes: Opening ceremony, chapter officers: welcome ad dress. Jack Holden: response s. K. li - ner: invocation, the Rev. J. H. Brenda!!. » music, F. F. A. string band. f Chapter objectives Homer Batson: the new farm program. Ivan Gallowa outstanding projects. George Mortriter. ••balanced with livestock. EarI Garren, toast to Home Ec girls. Jesse Gillespie, response, Gillian Zachary: Introduction of guests. K J. Byday; closing cere mony. chapter officers. officers of the Brevard chapter in clude—President, Roy Carter: vice president. William Nelson: secretary, Ivan Galloway: treasurer. Joe Jones; A reporter. Terrell Fricks; advisor, R. J ^ l.yday. Basso Back "At nome Near Davidson River ••Put It in The Times that 1 am at HOME, not here for the summer." said Hamilton Basso here Tuesday. Mr. Basso, who has been In New York and Washington during the past three months, said that a lot of folk here were greeting him with the quer\ . ••Back with us for the summer?" and that inasmuch as he is a citizen of Transvlvanla he wants the people to know that he is BACK HOME. Mrs. Basso will join him at their home near Pavldson River the latter part of the week. Mr. Basso, who is author of "Court House Square." a recent best seller, and other books of note, lias been doing research work during the winter months. 26 Justices Named By Legislature For Term Names of 26 Transylvania men were included in the omnibus bill for ap pointment of justices of the peace, with term of office for the squires to take effect April 1, 193". The list by townships, who will be come justices upon their filing proper credentials, follows: Boyd township. T.. F. T.yday. D. R. Holliday. Brevard township. T. W. Whitmire, Jess A. Galloway, Robert Mackey. C. C. 'W Kilpatrick. Harvey Souther. Cathey's Creek township. J. M. Bry son. Clarence Whitmire. Homer Israel. Putin's Rock township. Glad W. Whit mire. I.. E. Powell. F. R. Wilson. Eastatoe township. TT. F. Whitmire. Clyde Hubbard. Charlie Gravely, Fred Nicholson. Gloucester township. A. C. Price. Wal ter Fisher. Harvey McCall. Harlow McCall. Hogback township. T. C. McCall, Reo Case. Clarence Norton. Rittlo River township. Tom Fisher, Ed Mackey. * SUPERIOR COURT TO CONVENE MONDAY Civil Calendar Set For Thurs day—Jurors Summoned For Two Weeks April term Superior Court will con vene in Brevard on Monday morning <•{ next week, with Jude .!. II. Clement. ■ Winston-S lein. slated to ptvs-de Oplv one capital case' is docketed .tor "trial at this term that of Ben Thomas who is charged with the death of Robert Fisher who was killed Thursday after noon of last week at the Thomas home in the Reid's Siding . • , died at Ids home it; Houston. Texas, on Thursday, March IS. He was formerly a resident of Rake Toxaway. having left this county 10 years ago. His wife died three years ago. Surviving are two children. Claude Neal and Kthel Neal, of Houston, and four step-children. Ralph Fisher. Clar ence Fisher. Jack and John Fisher, of Transylvania county, and Mrs. Wei borne. of AVilkesboro. Services At Calvert Announcement Is made that the Rev. Richard Moore, of Brevard, will preach a> Calvert Baptist church Sunday morn ing at 11 o'clock. Dance Scheduled For First I'lar.s are being made for staging a square dance and "general party" in Brevard on Thursday evening of next week. April 1. with the Recreation and Lunch Room sponsors in charge. Tin affair will be held in the City Oym on Main street and will begin at S o'clock. Cards, including set-back. rook, bridge, and other games, will l,e played, with square danee also m l,e featured in the large building. The ugliest man in Transylvania < onnty will be selected: the pretties; girls, and an old-fashioned cake walk will also be featured. Prominent Attorney Buried Monday P. M. Thos. I- Rickman. S7. died at his homo ■ Asheville. Sunday, following an ill ness of two weeks. Funeral services • r* iu'M Monday afternoon with huri |:,1 in Oak.laic oiiii'tery in Hender^o'n Mr. Rickman was horn in the Mil1'; taver ■..•timi of Henderson county, tb |\vas former mayor of Ilemlersonvilk . ] v-here !;• ; raotioed law for many years. 1 v .s oi l of the founders of the i Vi.rth Carolina bar association. He I • . l to 'w. ville in loon where lie practiced law for many years and held I: I’oiiiinciit civic and church offices. Ho - married in 1SS0 in AI!s< Elizabeth T. ins •! who died four years ago. So: 'vine arc four childr :: Afrs. T. M. Mitchell, of Brevard; d. IT. Rickman, f AV a hie -'ton. T). C.: .T. R. Rickman Mias Evelyn Rickman, of Asheville: also si\ grandchildren and five creat "iind.' iiililren. Two Awers. Airs. AVc ler Smathers. of Brevard, and Mrs. .T. AA'. Smathers. of Hors Shoo, also sur Industrial League To Begin Season in April Schedule of tlie Western Carolina In dustrial baseliall league is expected to start about the middle of April, with eight teams in the loop. A1 Kyle, manager of the Brevard Tan ners. is already getting his supplies and. materials on hand, and expects to have his boys “warming tip” in a few days. A meeting of the league heads will be held on Tuesday night of next week, when final plans for starting play will be perfected. Brevard. Canton. Green River. Hazelwood, and Enka. have al ready signed up for play, with Balfour. Beacon. Swannnnoa, Tryon. and Sylva, considering places In the eight-team circuit. The Brevard aggregation was winner of the first half pennant in 1936, but lost to Enka in the play-off series. Sev eral of last year’s men have already re ported to Manager Kyle, and a crack organization will in all probability again represent the Tanners. EASTER SERVICES IN BREVARD CHURCHES Special Features Will Add To Impressive Ceremonies Sunday Morning Easter will be observed in all the churches of Brevard, with services of a special nature to be held, appropriau sermons by the pastors and music in keeping with the occasion to be render ed by the choirs. Announcement of a Good Friday sc: ivlce and sermon nt 10:30 o’clock Fri da> morning, has been made hv til Itev. Harry Perry, rector of St. Philip's Episcopal church. The Easter day ser vice will Include: Holy Communion an I sermon. S o’clock in the morning: church school, 10 o’clock: Holy t ont inunlon and sermon, 11 o’clock: Pro cessional hymn. “Jesus Christ Is Rise,) Todav;" musical portion, the Eucharist, Simper; Gradual. "At The Lord’s High Feast:" hymn before sermon, "Welcome Happy Morning:" anthem. "Awake | Thou That Sleepest," Simper: reces sional hymn, "Come. Ye Faithful. Rais • The Strain of Triumphal Gladness;" I Visitors are cordially welcomed. ! \t the Methodist church, the pastor, Mile Rev. .1. H. Brendall has announced a special Easter service for Sunday morning and night. At the morning ser vice the sermon will be delivered by the presiding elder of the Wayncsville dis trict. the Rev. W. A. Rollins. Easter music and an Easter lily memorial will be special features. Flowers for the day will he in charge of Mrs. P. L. English, j chairman. Mrs. H. J. Bradley, Mrs. C. 11'. Yongue and Mrs. T. G. Moody. Those I having flowers to give for decoration | of the church are asked to got til j touch with one of the committee, or j have the flowers at the church by Sat I unlay afternoon. rr... .. .♦' 41 AT. iliM.lic church will be in charge of the college young people, to be held at the church at 7:SO o'clock, instead of at the col lege. The theme will be "The Everliving Christ." with I.eon Stubbs, leader. Tho program will include: Call to Worship; Scripture reading. Russell Andrews: :hymn. "Christ The I.ord Is Risen;" di rected meditation: silent prayer; poem, •T/Envoi." Jean Mangum; special mu sic; communion service, conducted by the Rev. .1. II. Rrendall; reading, "After math of Easter." Mitchell Faulkner. At the Baptist church, the sermon subject of the pastor, the Rev. Yancey |c. Elliott, for the morning service will | be "Two Sad Travelers." The sermon j topic for the evening service will lie “I j Will Re Surety For Him." Alvin Mom I will render an appropriate vocal solo at (the morning service, with a special an them b> the choir. The public is cordial ly invited to attend both services. An Easter service of worship will 'be held in the Presbyterian church Sun iday morning at 11 o'clock, ns announced I by the pastor, the Rev. C. M. .lones. The I pastor will interrupt the series of ser I moils on "The Marks of a Fhristinn," In (order to bring a message in keeping' I with the spirit of the day. Special music j will feature the service. Visitors are | cordially welcome. I Mattress Factory at North Brevard Fills Need In Community I _ ; A new industry that promises to fill [a decided need in Transylvania county j lias been opened in North Brevard by l Clarence Owen. ' Mr. Owen Is manufacturing and ren ovating mattresses, work which has j heretofore been done entirely by out - side agencies, operating in other towns jin Western North Carolina, and south Carolina shops. ! \ visit to the mattress factory last week by a Times representative wm !an “oyo npcuor." Mr. Owen, who is j near-blind and who bus had training I m Up Asheville Blind Center in mn' II pcs.; work, was just completing a new I mattress, which had every appearaie land feel of being just the thing for a j nod night’s rest. | Then there were several old mal ;-: rssos that had been worked over, new ticking put on. and they too. were real jlv "jus* like new” and had that fed ; vhi i might to make one say nm-uin j i ,-ii-ii when one “piles in” the bed at , night. : All materials that are used In the -Imp are sterile and comply with the North Carolina regulations which have I been set up fof protection of users of j renovated mattresses. This is a big fa j tor in the North Brevard man's favor, ins some renovated mattresses from j .ther states may not be put up accord ling to rules which have been made by Itiie state board of health, i Materials for use In the factory are bought through the state, and regular : check of the kind of work being done ! is made bv an official of the state de partment as well as by Mrs. C. V. Pat jton. of Brevard, who is aiding Mr. Owen !in getting started in business. | A telephone call to Mrs. Patton, or a 'visit to the place of business will bring j ill desired information. Cash Prizes Will Be Given Marble Winners The marble tournament, which will he staged in Brevard on April 10, tinder supervision of Mrs. Arah Hamlin and the W. P. A. recreation program, Is open to all children 14 years of age and un der. Worth while cash prizes will be awarded in the various entries, and a gala event is being planned by tlie sponsors. Announcement Is made by Mrs. Ham lin that all entries for the tournament must be turned in to one of the schools taking part or at the recreation center not later than March 29. College Choir To Give Public Recital* the BREVARD COLLEGE CONCERT CHOIR will give programs in various cities anil communities in Western and Central North Carolina ami will also broadcast over radio stations during the next three months. Mrs. .1. S. Dendy and Miss Irene Clay arc directors. Federal Officers Are Seeking Kidnapers of Brevard School Girl Federal officers in South Carolina and Georgia are continuing their search for the abductors of Ruth Owen, Rrcvard high school senior who was kidnaped in Greenville on March lltli and held until Tuesday of the follow ing week. Miss Owen is slowly recuperating from the shock and effects of dope which the young 17-year-old girl was forced to drink, and will probably he able to attend school on a part-time basis next week. Teachers at the high school state that they will assist her in catching tip with her work, and that she will be able to graduate with her class. Found near Macon, Or., in a daze 1 condition on Tuesday afternoon of last week, she was brought back to Rrc vard late Wednesday night by Sheriff George Shnford and A. R. Owen, and has since hern under the care of a physician. A federal officer was here Friday and Saturday of last week conferring with Sheriff Shnford, Chief of Police Freeman and others, in an effort to clear up the case. In observance of Enlistment ween. March 21-28 of the American Society for Control of Cancer, a campaign is be ing started in Brevard and Transyl vania county for a war against the dread disease cancer. The movement, known as "Women's Field Army.” is sponsored by the National Federation of Women's Clubs. This is the first campaign of this nature 1o lie launched for the control and cure of cancer. Buttons will he sold at 81.00 each. Of this amount 70 percent will be sent to the State program work: :'u per cem will be retained by the So eiely for expenses in the field: and 10 per cent will be placed in the contingent it- rcservi fund. The campaign slogan "Karl> Cancer Is Curable. Fighl ' iiii .i' with Knowledge." The local cancer campaign is under the direct'on of Mrs. Ralph Ratnsev district federation eontact chairman. The sale of buttons and continuatlo , nf tile campaign will be sponsored by oik of the local women’s clubs. Further details of the campaign, with name of the sponsorin'1 club and the lieutenants to l» appoint"! for 1 lie work, will np iii an early issue of this paper. Fenwicke To Preach Announcement is made that Frank Fenwicke, of East Flat Rock, will preach at Aft. ATorriah Cherryficld Bn; - fist church Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Richard Afoore will preach the first Sunday night in April. The Rev. At. I,. Lewis, pastor of tho i inireli. is ill at Ills home at Calvert. Funeral Services At Pisgah For Mrs. Orr Funeral services for Mrs. Rosa Ann Orr. of Blantyre, were held Tuesday morning from the Pisgah Forest Baptist church, with the Rev. F. H. Holden in charge. Interment was made In the Da vidson River cemetery. Mrs. Orr, who was in her 69th year, died Monday morning at eight o'clock from heart trouble. Her husband, tho late Robert Orr, died four monthn ago. Surviving are two daughters. Mr-. Xenia Justice, of Blantyre. and Mrs. Ila Dunrnn, of Hendersonville. Four sons. Henry Orr, of Brevard. R-2; Lewis Orr, of Pisgah Forest; Raymond and Carl Orr. of Etowah, also survive. Four sisters and three brothers also survive. They are—Mrs. Frances Van story, of Oreensboro: Mrs. Ida Sorrell, of Greenville; Mrs. Rachel Henderson, of Greer; and Mrs. Hozle Brown, ot Skyland; Isaac Cole, of Greensboro; John and Ephriam Cole, of Greenville. Mrs. Orr was a member of the Blan tyre Baptist church. Junior-Senior Fete Is Enjoyed By Many All old-fashioned garden was th" appropriate setting for the annua! jun ior-senior banquet of Brevard high school held Friday evening In the Woodmen Hail. Under the guidance of Miss Elizabeth Jarvis, the juniors who were hosts to the seniors and a large group of invited guests, had so decorated the hall with pine and other shrubs thnt the center of the room provided the natural walk-ways that led to the bunquet tables. Gate to the garden was most artistic, with running vines growing up and over the top of the gate, and rambled roses blooming in profusion, and a beautiful rock garden with flowers, moss, and reflecting pools added to the effective ness of the scene. Colors of pink and blue were effectively carried out In the table decorations and in the unique uni forms worn by the Home Economies girls who served the dinner. Place cards were hand painted with tlie front cover showing a rustic gate at the end of n white-graveled walk way. and flowers blooming in the ex pansive field, with the sun shining in the background. James Bridges was the perfect toast master, and introduced the following, who took part on the interesting and enjoyable program—Oliver Orr. .Ir.. Nina T,ou Rustln. Odell Scott, Vance Jackson. Medora Jordan. Reha Nichol son. Mary Alice Fenster. Professor R T. Kimzoy. Jane Tongue and Catlu rln ■ Case. Professor J. B. Jones and Alvin Moore. The banquet was prepared by the la dies of the Methodist church, and con sisted of grapefruit cocktail, creamed chicken in timbale eases. English pens, mashed potatoes, radish roses, hot rolls, butter, black-eyed Susan salad, lee cream and cake, coffee. The evening was appropriately closed with the group singing "Moonlight and Roses.” and the youngsters repaired to the Galloway dining room for dancing. Kiwanians Guests Of North Brevard Camp Smiles, jokes, and joviality, and good food made the weekly meeting of Bre vard Ktwanis club a banner event last Thursday. The meeting was held at CCC P-66. North Brevard, with Lt. .7. L. Under wood as host, and the mess crew living up to every expectation with the brand of cooking they nre able to do. The food, itself, was nothing fancy, just the run of everyday meals which The 150 hoys who are enrolled at the camp have, hut the e\a ellency of tbi* meal was In the preparation. Rolls, “like Mother used to make," meat f-ookod just so. gravy that was more like a browned nectar, slaw that added jus; the touch, dressing, potatoes, and of roursc the peas, plus a big pitcher of excellent coffi at each table. Adding to the enjoyment of the meet - jing was flu- fact that flier were i - long speeches made. President 7. V Jones expressed the pleasure of th" j members for the Invitation to the camp for the meeting and dinner, and Lira tenant TTnd< rwood replied briefly with the statement that It is his intention to carry on the ramp with the same high degree of efficiency and co-operation that was so eviden* when Uapt. A. P. Nesbit was in charge. The commanding offieet said 'hat he had a fine corps of issoriatrts a* P-6C and that his mess crew was one of the I best that he lad s- a during hi* four years of actlvi iurj nd tl t alt ethet he was highly pleased with tie -imp. the personnel, and the community. Tin- camp is rated as the banner camp of this district, and the blue flag which denotes excellence, proudly floats under the American flag on the parade grounds. The Rev. Yancey t\ Elliott, roi • -n11 y elected vaster of Brevard Baptist church, was welcomed Into the club as a new member, and P. A. Rahn of Blan tyre, was introduced as a guest of Julian Glazener. Attendance at the meeting was nearly 100 per cent. Farm Meet at Little River School Monday A farm meeting will be held at the Little River school house next Monday night at 8 o’clock, according to an an nouncement by Randal byday, who will preside over the meeting. County Agent J. A. Glazener will explain the new farm program . The meeting held last Monday night was a profitable one and well attended. Commercial fertilizer and lime were discussed. BEN THOMAS HELD FOR SLAYING BOB FISHER AT REID'S Aged Man Claims Self-Defense As Reason For Shooting Robert Fisher Bob Fisher 20-year-old white man of the Reid’s Siding section was instantly killed Thursday afternoon, and Ben Thomas, also of that section, was bound to Superior court the following day by a coroner's jury charged with the young man's death. Evidence brought out at the hearing held in Brevard Friday was to the effect that the elderly Thomas shot Fisher as he was walking toward Thomas, who was standing in the front door of his home. "I aimed to stop him.” Thomas testi fied on the stand at the inquest. The aged-looking man said that he was afraid Fisher would hnrm him, and that the younger man had already beaten him up just a short while before he shot him. The man was killed within ten steps of the front door of the Thomas home, where witnesses said Ben Thomas was standing when he fired the fatal shot. Eleven buck shot entered the man's body Just above and over the heart, and Mr. Thomas said that when the gun fired the man "just eased down,” and did not answer when he called to him. nor attempted to move in any way. Ben Thomas, his daughter, Mrs. Ethel Breedlove, and Fred Breedlove, her husband, were the only witnesses put on the stand at the coroner’s Inquest. Their stories were pretty much the same. There had been drinking during the afternoon with the woman, her husband and Fisher all being pretty drunk. Thomas, the witnesses each testified, did not take any whiskey with either of the other three. — il. . mi._... nliAIlt 1 t o'clock Thursday morning, the evidence given by the three showed that there was some difference between Thomas and Fisher, and that Mr. and Mrs Breedlove and Fisher left and went over to the Siding section, where they drank an un-arrived at amount of whiskey. Starting toward the Breedlove home at T.ake Toxaway, the party went back by the Thomas home, and again Thomas and Fishei got Into an argu ment. nnd this time the two men came to blows. The elderly man testified that Fisher beat him pretty severely, and that he tore away and ran to the back of the house. Mrs. Breedlove took Fisher "out the road a ways.” she said, and tried to quiet him. However, she testified on the stand. Fisher said he was going back to the house and shoot Thomas. In the meantime Thomas had returned to the front room of his home, and when he saw Fisher coming toward the house sfec«re1" Crary and Mr. Trantliam served as n board of assessors to work with the listers. A horizontal slice of 50 cents o.i the dollar has since been made Listers for the several townships who have been appointed by Tax Supervisor Lyday and the board of rounty contmir sioners follows: Boyd—L. F. Lyday. Brevard—TV M. Henry. Catheys Creek—J. C. Whitmire. Dunn's Rock—Geo. W. Maxwell. Eastntoe—V. M. Paxton. Gloucester—Oble Fisher. Hogback—Henry L. McCall. Little River—T. H. Hart. Personal property owners, who are not holders of real estate, will probably be required to meet the listers at give.i points. Schedule and details of this list ing will be announced In next week's Transylvania Times. New Arrival Representative and Mrs. Pat Kimze\ have announced the birth of a daugh ter, Patricia Ann, on Thursday, Marc i 18. in Reidsville.