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THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES SF j A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County — ^CuTnoIz.- BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1937. $1.00 PER YEAR IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY Property listing TO START TUESDAY Board of Assessors Will Visit All Real Property—Dates To Be Announced Revaluation of property for taxation, and listing of all real and personal pro perty will begin next Tuesday, with the board of assessors composed of B. W. Trantham and C. \V. Talley, together with U R Lyday as township lister be ginning work in Boyd Township. It is estimated that a week will bo required to re-assess and list the pro perty in Boyd Township, after which the board will move to Brevard town ship. where with W. M. Henry as lister, the work will continue. All property In the county, both real and personal, is to be revalued this , year. Last revaluation was in 1928. In an advertisement in this issue of | The Times, stress is also laid on the ^ fait that farmers are required to give | in the proposed acreage of crops which , they will grow during 1987. This intor- | A mat ion is extra to the listing of proper- i .r ty for taxation, and will not have any j connection with valuation of property, other than it is to he given in at *he time the lister visits the farm. These | estimates so made up are turned into the state reporting commission and are not used or made public in individual cases, but are given out as a whole by the county, and by the state. Grandson of Brevard ^ Man to Teach Law In Northwestern Univ. Pr.Wex. S. Malone, grandson of Dr. Wexler Smothers, of Brevard, and a graduate of the University of North Carolina, will have the distinction of being one of the two visiting professors at Northwestern University this sum mer. which is considered one of the high honors to be conferred upon a professor of law. Dr. Malone is said to be one of the youngest full professors at law in the country. Ho is 32 year of age. and grad uated from the university in 1328. and won his J. P. degree In 1331, and his T-. M. degree at Harvard University in 1333 where he was given a Sydney Fair child scholarship for outstanding work. After graduating from Harvard the Western North Carolina man practiced for two years in New York City, being associated with the Irving Trust com pany and the well known firm of Reed. Hoyt, and Marshburn. specialists in municipal finances, and which concern is now passing upon the legality of the Transylvania county refinance program. Dr. Malone is a member of the facul ty of the University of Mississippi. Party-Dance Thursday In Brevard City Gym A square dance and "party in gen eral” will be given at the Brevard City Gym on Main street Thursday evening of this week beginning at 8 o’clock. In addition to square dancing, set back, rook, bridge, and checkers, are on ^ the list of entertaining features for th-’ evening. Proceeds from the benefit will go to the recreation and lunch room projects of the county. Advance ticket sales denote a large crowd is to be ex pected. Campaign To Fight Cancer Gets Started The “womens Field Army of the American Society for the Control of Cancer will be sponsored in Brevard and Transylvania county by the Bre vard Fortnightly club. Plans are under F way by t:ie club for a county-wide campaign looking toward the preven tion and control of cancer in this com munity. The campaign slogan. "Karly Cancer I Is Curable. Fight Cancer with Knowl edge." is to be the goal attempted by the local sponsors in this important pro- i ject. Buttons will he on sale at $1 each, i entitling the purchaser to membership j In the national organization for coin- i hatting the dread disease of cancer. ! Seventy cents out of every dollar mom j bership will he retain, <1 in the countv ] to carry on the work here The following committee from the Fortnightly club has henn appointed to i direct the county campaign: Mrs. B. I). | Franklin, chairman, Mrs. J. F. Zachary. Miss Alma Trowbridge. Mrs. J. C. Wiko : and Mrs. O. H. Byday. FIRST B ASEBALL OF 1 YEAR HERE FRIDAY; I - I High School Nine Will Meet Christ School On Local Diamond The high school baseball season opens j In Brevard Friday afternoon of tills week when the Tilson men meet the Christ School nine on the local dia mond. tloach Tilson was out of town the first of this week, but It Is expected that Nelson will start on the mound for the Blue Devils, and will in all probability be opposed by James Piekel simer who Is at Christ School this year. Probable line-up will be Nelson. Slm ford. Morris. Duckworth. C. Pickelslmer. Teague, Boftis. Owen. Brown or Car land. The Tilson coached outfit looks pretty good, and a scrappy game may be look ed forward to. The game will start at 3:30. CCC Will Observe Open House Sunday Open house will be observed at CCC P-66 Sunday when several hundred people will be Invited guests of tho camp for dinner. The event Is the fourth anniversary of the beginning of Civilian Conserva tion Corps work, and Invitations have been issued to several people in the Brevard and Hendersonville sections to be guests of the camp at the noon day barbecue. The program will start at 12:30 with j inspection of the camp, grounds, build ings and equipment. Short speeches will j lie hoard at 1:15 by representative cl- I tizens from Brevard and Hendersonville, j and at 2 o'clock the barbecue dinner will lie served. Wood working exhibits ! will l>e displayed following the dinner. Music lor the occasion will bo fur- | nished by the camp string band. I.t. i. ,i. Hnderwnod. commander of j the rump. States that enrollecs are in viting their i arents to attend the din- I ner occasion, and with the invited | guests, it is expected that around four j hundred will lie present. 4-H Clubs Organized In Five Communities Five 4-H cluhs have been organized in the county with a total membership J of 411. and projects of the youngsters i totaling 112. Work of organization and supervision | of projects is under the county agents' office, with vocational agriculture stu dents. home economics girls, and other students becoming active members and leaders. IjfirKvSl CIUO III | KM III ui Iiiviiiiitri ■ is the Rosman club which has 32 mem bers. followed close by Brevard No. 2 with 20. and Bervard No. 1 wtih 20. The l.ittle River club has 10 members | and Connestee 11. Officers of the clubs are—Brevard No. I 1. Paul Owen, president; Edward Mac-j key. vice-president: Trene Tinsley see-! retary. Brevard No. 2: Fred Gla/.ener. president: David Franklin, vlce-presl-I dent: Bill Fetzer, secretary. Connestee: Condon Raxter. presi- | dent: Elree Morgan, vice-president:! Annie Roll Wilson, secretary. l.ittle River: Walter VeHaun. presi dent: John Brandley. vice-president: Ryle Merrill, secretary. Rosman: Margaret Glazener, presi dent: Harold Hogsed, vice-president Helen Whitmire, secretary. Projects which are Included in the list approved for 1037. and some of which are already started are—Peanuts, home beautification, colts, pigs, poul try. pottery, gardens, corn, tobacco, potatoes, and bees. Accurate records of all expenditures, rental, expense of seed and fertilizer, materials, labor, etc., are kept by the members, together with a summarized sheet at the end of the year showing 1 the actual method of procedure in the project and the money earned as labor income. Kiwanis Meets Today The proposed health unit for Tran sylvania and Henderson counties will be topic of discussion at the weekly meeting of the Brevard Kiwanis club Thursday at the noon meeting to be held at the England home. Dr. H. J. Bradley and Dr. C. 1.. New land, together with J. R. Jones, will present the plan which is being consid ered by the town and county officials. Farm Meeting Farmers and farm ladies of the Rittle River community will meet again next Monday evening at S o'clock, at which time Dean W. Colvard of Brevard Col lege will discuss "Diseases of T.lvestock in Transylvania County." in the men's meeting. Miss Alnslee Alexander, home eco- | nomirs teacher at Brevard high school 1 will meet with the ladles. Firs? fa'in t meeting was helu last Monday evening i with about 25 present. Randal Ryday. | teacher of vocational agr'culture is: meeting with ‘lie farmers. Little Theatre Offers Three “Star” Players Three cne-act plays will he presented i at the Little Theatre Friday evening of ! this week at S:15 o’clock by members! of the organization. This is to he an j open entertainment and the public is j cordially invited to attend. A small ad- j mission wilt be chanted. “The Man Who Thought of Fverv- j thing," will be played by Christine Tongue, Rachel Orr and Arthur Ran- j son. 'Mrs. John B. Verner Is the direcfnr. j The cast in "The Way the Noise Be- ) ran," includes Mrs. Jess Pickelsirner i and Ernest McFauI. Miss Lillian Jen- ! kins directs this piny. T'le cast of characters in "The Mar- | riage Proposal” includes: Billy Middle- j ton, as Stepan: Becky Macfio, as Nat- j alia: Alvin Moore, as Ivan. Miss Beulah May Zachary is director of this per formance. . I Duckworth Motor Co. Opens New Building Duckworth Motor company has open ed its new service station and display room on North Broad street, and now have their business office In their new building. The new addition to the Ford dealer's plant is built along modern lines, and in addition to the office space also has a display room for new ears and acces sories. The repair shop Is still located on Caldwell street Just In the rear of the business office, and Is In charge of E. R. Hayes, formerly with the Rlchbourg Motor company. HEALTH UNIT MAY BE SECURED HERE County and Town to Cooperate In Paying Nominal Fee For Agency Favorable action 1b expected to be takan bv the board of county commis sioners and the board of aldermen next Monday in the matter of setting up an accredited health unit In Transylvania county. The procurement of a health unit has been studied carefully for several months by Dr. O. B. T.ynoh, county health officer, and upon his recommen dation, Dr. Carl V. Reynolds of the state board of health came here Sat urday and presented the matter to a joint meeting of the two boards. Cost of the unit will be $1,500 a year, with the federal and state governments and the Tennessee Valley Authority putting up the rest of the money. A half-time health officer would bo stationed in the county; a full -1 i 10 nurse, full-time sanitarian, and full time office worker. In addition to tic work which these especially trained health workers will do. matter of ty phoid. small pox. and diphtheria vacci nations for the indigent will he done by the unit at no cost to the county. Transylvania will be In a district wiih Henderson county, with the doctor di viding his time between the two coun ties. Henderson is putting up $5,000 as its part of the cost, against Transylva nia's $1,500. Following the meeting Saturday aft ernoon with Dr. Reynolds, county and town officials said that they were very much in favor of the unit under such highly acceptable rates, and only the matter of funds to take care of the amount would hinder them from mak ing immediate assent to the plan. Snowfall Greets The Easter Parade Here Fear beset the hearts of many of the fair ones here Saturday afternoon- fear that the new Raster bonnets and frorks would not he appropriate to the Sunday morning parade occasion—as a heavy snow began falling. However, the fears banished about 5 o'clock, when the sun shone out bright and tlie snow soon melted. Bright hues greeted the eyes of church-goes Sunday morning, although the thermometer was hovering aroun I freezing, with new picture hats, fancy colored dresses and suits on the ladies, and one enterprising chap wearing a new white Panama. SUPERIOR COURT IS SHORT OVER WITH Ben Thomas Freed For Fisher Death—Docket Cleared In Quick Order April term of Superior court adjourn ed Wednesday morning, after complet ing a heavy docket of criminal cases in exceptional short order. Court attendants state that the crim inal docket is in the best shape it has been in ten years, and the civil docket is also at the minimum. No true bill was found by the grand jury in the case of Ben Thomas charged with the murder of Robert Fisher, and the aged man was given his release Tuesday. Fisher was killed in Thomas' front yard two weeks ago. - The grand jury also turned a no trie bill against Foy Holden in the matter of the death of Bee Masters, who was killed in Brevard, in February when he was struck by a truck driven by Hol den. A true bill was returned against Earl Hall in the death of Jerry Orr whi<di occurred last fall when a truck driven by Mf. Hall and one driven by Mr. Orr eollided on the Boylston road. Plea of involuntary manslaughter was entered by the defendant, and a compromise that was accepted by the court was made. The widow was paid sufficient money to take care of hospital and burial expenses and judgment in the case was suspended. Father-Son Banquet Will Be Held Friday Plans are complete for staging the annual Father-Son banquet at Brevard high school Friday evening of this week, when members of the agriculture class will be hosts to their fathers at a dinner meeting. The banquet will he prepared and served by the home economics class under supervision of Miss Ainslee Alex ander, feather, and Professor Randal Byday. leat her of the vocational depart ment! states that the program will be an "all-boy" affair. The event will begin at 8 o’clock, and in addition to the fathers who are | honor guests of the occasion, several Invited guests will be present. New Arrivals Mr. and Mrs. Hovie Chappell an nounce the hirth of a son. George Hovie, on Wednesday, March 31. Rorn to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Gravely, of the East Fork section, a son. Charles Jackson, on Thursday. March 25. Seen and Heard Around Court . . . . ... 4 •• I .......... 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 _J_i_i ********+*****'*»-*-*'irTr'!r»Trwww Sheriff Shuford asks that The Times notify all jurors who were summoned for seeond week duty to the effect that their services will not he needed, as court ended Wednesday. Start on time, work straight through, cet the business transacted, and stop expense of the court, seemed to lie the idea with which Judfre .T. H. Clement started his court off Monday mnrnimr. promptly at 10 o'clock. Sheriff C,corse Shuford evidently "combed the woods" for defendants who have been absent for one reason or another (very probably another) for many terms of court, .Tiidfro Sink made an order at the hist term direct ing the sheriff to have the defendants XX COT'KT at the next session, and it looked Monday as if It wan the correo. thine to "lei C.eorse do It." “Ftssor Jones, down in the hoard of education offkc. will have some ex'ra money to spond on school bulidlr.fr repairs, judging from the amount of mono which was paid into Clerk of Court Otto Alexander’s office diirin ■ the past several days. Seems like ther" was a rush to pay up and tret it off the books. Why !t Is that some people have in Bo into a court room to carry on a meaningless conversation is beyon 1 the ken of this serihe. Thank good ness. Ills ;Tonor stood for very little of it. and people who wanted to 'tear what was going on had a fair show at it Monday and Tuesday. Now. if thero was just some way to stop the loft hand floor at the back of the court room from making f. sc-ra-a-t-c-h. clack, slant noise when it is closed, it would he a lot more comfortable. Solicitor Hidings has a flnt knack of remembering faces and names, and he has a warm sort of handshake. Seems like the fellows who are in trouble kind c? lean on him. too. Clar ence can he hardboilcd, however, when it is necessary, and he is making a good solicitor. Miss Hassy (hope that one is spclle., right) Kelly is easily the coolest person in the court room. She makes the little pot hooks and do-jiggers that court stenographers call short hand In a smooth manner, and furthermore, she can transcribe the pots, too...Hike to see her try to translate some of mine sometime. The Times scribbler herewith makes a motion that court always start on any day except a first Monday. Just too much going on In the court house at one time, and the way Judge Clem ent runs a court, lawyers and other folk who have business before the court and before one of the county hoards could not get along with both jobs. W K n n W M * m m m m ~ ~ - Visiting attorney here Monday came up to the expectations of what Ye Scribe figured lawyers ought to look like when he was a country chap and couldn't drive old Reck into town ev ery time there was a court in ses sion. Hong. black hair, dark piercing eyes, lips firmly closed, and his double breasted coat buttoned up just so. Napoleonic sort of gesture of putting his right hand inside his coat. Seemed to know his business, too. 'He's a good fellow—except." And every time the statement would be made tnat a few drinks of whiskey, and then it was a good fellow gone wrong. "From the sublime to the ridiculous ' was in evidence Monday. Chap selling some sort of patent medicine of mort or less worth 'Monday aL noon time, and another selling RibUs late in the afternoon. Judge Clement is a farmer--and he's proud of it. He is very proud of his country place down In S-.anly county, and talks interestingly (after court) of this. that, 'n tother in connection with his agricultural pursuits. Inci dentally. he is a strong believer in lime and legumes, and sowed consider able iespedeaa this spring. C.irls oughtn't to break dates with young chaps from out of town. On. young fellow was up for driving a car under influence of whiskey, and he told the judge that he had a dare in Brevard—girl wasn't at home and he came back downtown and took a ‘‘couple of drinks.” $.r>0 and the co ts. A large group of college students came to court Tuesday afternoon to “see and hear." hut were disappointed inasmuch as court was practically ov«r at that time and only two witnesses were heard. Jesse Morgan just naturally had hard luck Tuesday afternoon. It seems that Sheriff Shuford and Chief Bil’. Stroup of Bosnian were going up to the Frozen Creek section to summons sonic witness, and seeing a man lying beside the road In prone position they stopped to investigate. Lying beside the man was a sack, in the sack a gallon bottle, and in the bottle, moonshine. Too bad. A negro, Ves Kemp, had justice met ed out to him Tuesday. He was charged with indecent exposure before a group of high school students, and he now has two years to repent the error of his ways. The offense occurred Monday an l the sentence Tuesday. Looks like a chap up for monkeying with whiskey would get the tell-talo marks off his face before coming Into the courtroom. Saw two chaps Monday whose faces fairly shouted—"I drink lots of liquor, good and had." For Re-Election MAYOR A. H. HARRIS has filed for re-election to the position he has held the past two years as chief exec utive of the town of Brevard. Run ning on the same ticket with Mayor Harris are R. J. Duckworth. R. P. Kilpatrick. Fred E. Shuford, Anthony Trantham and R. H. Plummer. Jack Lyday Improving Jack Lyday. student at State College, is recovering from slight injuries which he received several days ago when he was gored by a bull. Young Lyday. who is a son of Mr. and Mrs, L. F. Lyday. of the Enon section, will be on crutches for several days yet. but his injuries are not considered serious now. One of his legs was torn and bruised by the enraged animal. Presbyterian Church Services Announced Sunday school next Sunday at the Presbyterian church will begin prompt ly at !):45. New officers and teachers will be in charge for the first time. Un der the leadership of Mr. Arthur Ran son the Sunday school has been divided into three departments. College men are Invited to attend the Men’s Class, which will be taught by the pastor, Rev. C. M. Jones. The regular morning service of wor ship will be at eleven o'clock at which time the pastor will continue hi* dis cussion of the "Marks of a Christian. After the morning service a congrega tional meeting is called to adopt a bud get for the new church year and hear the report of last year’s work as made by the church officers. Visitors are cordially Invited to attend the service and will be given the op portunity to leave before the congrega tional meeting. Shoe Shop Moved The Brevard Shoe Shop has moved its place of business from the building next door to The Times office to the King building on Main street. J. B. Petit, manager of the shoe re pair concern, states that he has added new machinery, and other equipment, and is better equipped to serve the pub lic. McGaha Jems wavy Malvln McGaha, who was accepted for enlistment at the Naval Recruiting Station. Asheville, was enlisted at Ra leigh on March 1". H> was transferred the same day to the U. S Navy Train ing Station. Norfolk. Vo for a twelve weeks course of instruction. Upon com t'letion of this instruction McGaha will return home on a leave of absence of from ten to seventeen 'lays. Upon his return to the training station McGaha will ke transferred to some ship of the United SU res Fitet. McGaha is the son of Mr. ami Mrs. Nathan McGaha, of risgah Forest. Ho Is a cradtrnie of the Brevard high school class of :.i«. Noted Theologian To Preach Here Sunday Dr. W. A. Smart, ef tue Candler School of Theology faculty. Emory University. Atlanta. Gc . will "reach a: the Brevard Methodist church Sunday at both the morning and evening ser vices, according tr an announcement of th" pastor. Rev. J. H. Brendall. Dr. Smart ranks high in religious eir cli.s as a forceful and able speaker, and possesses the ability' of interpretin with clcai- understanding the Scriptural passages. His sermons delivered at the Brevard church Inst year met with a most favorable impression. A cordial invitation Is extended th" public to attend both of these services Sunday. Dr. Smart will be the guest of Rev. and Mis. Brendall during his visit here over the week-end. Mrs. Ralph Whitmire Buried at Oak Grove ROSMAN. March 31.—Funeral ser vices were he]d at Oak Grove. Quebec, Tuesday for Mrs. Ralph Whitmire, 22, who died at her home here early Mon day morning, following a three weeks' illness. Mrs. Whitmire was the former Miss Annie Lyday. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Lyday. Surviving relatives are the husband, in Infant daughter, her parents, two sisters. Mrs. Earl Holden, of Rosman. ind Mrs. Verona Cantrell, of South Carolina, and one brother, Robert Ly day, of Rosman. PRIMARY ELECTION FOR BREVARD 26TH Harris Ticket Announces For Re-Election—Another Ticket Proposed Primary election for choosing offi cials of the town of Brevard will be held on April 26, according to official call which is being published in The Times this week. Mayor A. H. Harris and his present board of aldermen have filed for re-elec tion and in addition to the four mem bers of the board, the name of K. H. Plummer is also filed as the fifth mem- * ber of the Harris ticket. Members of the board on the Harris ticket are Ralph J. Duckworth, cashier of the Transylvania Trust company; R. P. Kilpatrick, contractor; F’red E. Shu ford, insurance man and chairman of the Transylvania Democratic execu tive committee; Anthony Trantham. manager of Trantham's Department store. R. H. Plummer, owner and manager of Plummer’s Department store, has also filed and will be the fifth member on the Harris board of aldermen ticket. He is seeking the place left vacant by Dr. S. M. Macfie who resigned sometime ago when he moved outside the town limits. Up to Wednesday noon, no other candidates had filed for either mayor or board of aldermen, although a pro posed ticket is being carried In this week’s Issue of The Times as a paid ad vertisement. The proposed ticket Includes J. ft. Wike, former mayor; W. M. Henry, D. P. Kilpatrick, W. L. Mull, Al. G. Kyle, and M. W. Galloway. Registration books will be open Sat urday of this week and for two suc ceeding Saturdays. C. C. Kilpatrick has been appointed registrar, with C. F. Misenheimer and C. Y. Patton as judges. In a statement carried in the adver tising columns of this paper, Mayor Harris and the present board of alder men set forth that they are seeking for re-election on account of the fact that the town’s refinancing program to nearly complete, and that they feel tt a duty to remain in office for the ensuing term in-order to carry out the settle ment and set it in action. With the statement of the proposed ticket which is being carried in the paper this week, the statement is made that "In view of the conditions that have existed In the town of Brevard for the past year or longer and which still exist, we feel that tKe'citizens are entitled to a 'new deal' during the next two years.” Industrial League To Provide Baseball Here Organization of the Industrial League was perfected at a meeting held in Asheville Tuesday night, with Brevard. Tuxedo, Try on, Beacon, Sayles, Enka. Canton, and Hazelwood comprising the eight-team loop. Brevard's first game will be played here on April 17. starting date of the season, and 11 home games will be played in the league by the Brevard ar gregation which is under management of A1 Kyle. At the organization meeting, E. C. Wagonfeld of Hazelwood was elected president of the league. A. R. Floyd of Swannanoa. vice-president, and A1 G. Kyle of Brevard, secretary-treasurer. | Practice of the local team hus already | started, an 1 with most of the players ion hand that made up the first half dSnnant winners last year. Brevard may wel look forward to reeing n good brand of bt.il hero this summer. Large Egg Found What is believed to be the largest hen egg ever seen here was brought to The Times office Monday from the larm of W. T. Whitmire, of the Enon sectlonjfl The large egg measured i 1-4 Inches around one wajflby 7 inches the small ] way. Grand Jury Members Serve For One Term Without Any Excuses For the find time in many years. 1R men were drawn here Monday for grand jury service in Superior court an 1 nary a or.e asked the judge to excuse him for 'his or that reason. Most generally, there are from three to tight men who ask to oe excused from service on the grand juiy. butH Monday's exceptional case was aw or derly affair in which the jurors were drawn i nipanelledj® charged by the judge as to their duties, and smarted to work. Clyde Ashworth was named foreman ot the jury, and Mark BagwelJjwas named special officer. The naidas were drawn 1 rom the box by Wood Paxton, Jr. Members of the grand Jury selected Included: Avery Whitmire, Briscoe Whitmire, Pat Henry, J- E. Gillespie. J. E. Waters. F. Y. Willbunks. Arthur Whitmire. Sutton Wilson, A. W. Davis, B. W. Trantham, A. H. Plckelsimer. Keith Wright, J. H. Brown, C. C. Sen tell. Joe Curto. Clyde Ashworth. Walter Nicholson, W. H. Edens. One man, J. A. Owen, was excused from regular jury service, and E. D. Batson. E. T. Siler and Wash Fisher were’ not summoned. Other membeis who We serving as first week jurors are: Loalia Tinsley, Otis Galloway. C. B. Nicholson, Harley Merrill. H. Hedrick, Woodrow Fisher, W. P. Mull, Clarence E. Orr. Tom Stroup, C. I„ Green. N. A. Miller, R. L. Capps, L. E. Powell.