THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES HF
' A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People'of Transylvania County
77Z~.—. . BREVARD. NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1937. $1.00 PER YEAR IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY
VOL. 42: NO. 14. . =■ . ^ ..—u
*NEW STAGE BUILT
FOR SENIOR PLAY
^ Brevard School Graduates To
Give “Big Hearted Her
bert” April 16th
One of the most elaborate stage sets
that Brevard high school has ever at
tempted Is now under construvlion for
the play. "Big Hearted llorhert'. which
will he presented at the high schoi^fcUi
ditortum on April 1'!. ISichard Knloe,
stage manager. Is in ■ Inn of con
struction. with Ivan tlallnway. Icrrdl
Fl icks. Billy I.yday. William fas- an l
Kdward Mackey as his assis ants K.i‘h
ryn Case is In chat ■ of prt>i"'rtit'».
The architectural plan of th- set f"l
lows the style of houses v* iv i-mumo i
in smaller cities. It represents a cross ;
section of a living mom, opening m :i
dining room. Through an arclnvay at
the rear of the living room may be \
seen the entrance hall and th*' stairs. |
Another archway separates the living .
room from the dining room,
k What was once golden finish on the
w woodwork has been painted soft ivory,
and old-fashioned chairs and sofa have
been concealed by attractive slip covers |
of cretonne. The entire s**t gives the of
feet of an 1SS0 home, modernized by |
an artistic, resourceful, and deft-fin
gered woman.
Rare Native Flower
Blooming In Garden
( Of Brevard Resident
John \V. Smith of the Turnpike road,
extends a general Invitation to the
public to visit his wild flower garden
and see the "shortia" which is now in
bloom and will be for the next ten days.
Tiic plant is one of the rare flowers
native to this immediate section, and
with the exception of the several grown
by Mr. Smith In Brevard, there are no
others closer than the extreme upper
end of the county.
The flower grow s wild it; Upper Tran
sylvania and In Oconee county. South
Carolina, with a few plants having been
found in the Marlon section of Mc
Dowell county.
Botanists have h en unable to find
the flower lit any other section of the
United States, although a closely relat
ed plant Is said to grow profusely in
some portions of Japan.
Mr. Smith secured his plants from the
Toxaway section and transplanted sev
eral at his home where they bloomed
last spring. Several hundred visitors
called to see the rare flower last year.
Mr. Smith said.
The uniqueness and beauty of the
low growing flower makes It of interest
phis the fact that it is regarded as rare
by botanists.
Professor W. C. Coker, botanist of the
University of North Carolina, in a re
cent letter to Mr. Smith in regard to
the plant explains that It "grows near
the North and South Carolina line in
southern Transvlvania county in North
Carolina and northern Oconee county in
South Carolina. There art a number ef
colonies In the river valleys of this
region. It has also been found near
Marion in McDowell county. Nortn Car
olina. It helongs to the Galax or Colt's
family Pin/icnsMccar. There is anothtr
closely related species found in Japan."
tn addition to the shortia flower. Mr.
Smith has one of lie widest selections
of wild flowers to be found ir. the west
ern section of the state, and while these
are not In bloom at present, the garden
Is one of the show places of the com
munity during the aummei months.
Little River Farm
Meet Monday Night
The Tattle Biv- r farm meeting .sche
duled to bo he’d Monday night was
postponed until next Monday night,
due to tin mvv rat is the first of t ie
week. The meeting will he held at the
Little River school at f o'clock. Dean
Yd. Olvnrd ef Brevard College, will
discuss 'Discus, . of LI vest wk in Tran
yylcania county."
Miss Ainslee Alexander, home eco
nomics toachei at Brevard high school,
will meet with the ladles at the same
time and place.
TT. ,T. T.ydav, of the Brevard high
school vocational agriculture dopart
r« nt. will be in charge of the farm
meeting.
Brevard Valedictorian
MISS NINA POP lU'STl.N. daughter
of Mrs. \V. P. Kustin. of Penrose, is
valedictorian for the senior class of
Brevard high school. In addition to be
ing a leader in scholastic work in tli ■
graduating class, the Penrose girl i«
president of her class, represented lbv
vard in the state D. A. It. annual pil
grimage contest, was named best all
round girl of ttie senior class, and takes
a very active part in all student activ
ities. She is assistant editor of tin
school news which is published each
week in The Times, serving with
Charles Allen, who is editor, and flu
class salutatorian.
Selica School Names
Class Superlatives
Superlatives have been named at the
Selica school, with the following seventh
grade pupils receiving mention: Most
attractive girl. Vera Hamlin: most
handsome boy, Ross Wilson: most intel
ligent and most popular girl. Dora Dar
ren: most popular boy. Charles Bar
ton: neatest girl. Dora Garren: neatest
hoy. Ross Wilson: class flirt. Vera
Hamlin: most talkative. I.eRoy Tinslec
Dora Garren is valedictorian of tin
seventh grade class, and Hazel Miller
Is salutatorian.
The class motto is; "We live in deeds
not years.” The class flower has been
chosen as sweet pen: class colors, pink
and white.
The class officers include: President
Hazel 'Miller: secretary. Dora Garren:
treasurer. Charles Barton.'
John Squires Takes
Over Forestry Duties
John TV. Squires has assumed active
charge of the Pisgah National Foresl
and has moved his family to Pisgah
Forest.
Mr. Squires, who succeeds TV. P. Pun
can as chief ranger of the Pisgah Pre
serve. comes here from Tellico Plains
Tenn.. where he has been doing simd'ii
work for sometime. Mr. Duncan war
transferred to the Tellico Plains situa
tion.
At Lyday Hospital
Fatients reported at Lyday Memorial
hospital the past week include: Mrs
Robert Plummer and infant daughter
horn on Monday. April 5th. Mrs. A
It. Calloway. Mrs. Louie Gillespie. F. T.
Cutter. Frank Lance. J. B. Whitmire
Kizer Driver, and Miss C"lia Shuford.
Fenwicke To Preach
Ann ul icement is made that Frank
Fenwick will preach at the Carr’s Hi!
| Baptist church next Sunday night al
S o’clock. The public is invited to '•><
present .
Little Theatre Meeting
The Little Theatre will hold the regu
lar meeting on Thursday evening ol
this week at S:ir> o’clock. The program
will he in charge of Airs. Ed Manges
who will talk on the Charleston Little
Theatre. '
Colored Singers
The "Heavenly Gospel Singers.” color
ed quartet of Detroit, will sing at tl«
Brevard court house Monday evening nl
n o'clock, according to announcement
mad" i ,y the Rosenwald colored schoo
which is sponsoring the event. Seat.'
will he reserved for white people.
Warning Issued Against
Careless Setting of Fires
Fire wardens in various sections of
the county report that efforts to con
trol forest fires is presenting a harder
problem than usual this spring, and
Supervisor Staton at CCC P-6G stated
Saturday that he was of the opinion
that several of the fires to which his
men had been sent recently were of
incendiary origin.
Much stricter laws were passed by the i
1937 legislature to curb the setting of
fires, most important of which is car
ried herewith, and sets out the correct
method of proceeding before fires are
started, even though they are legitimate
in every way:
The General Assembly of Xorth Car
olina do enact:
Section 1. That it shall be unlawful
for any person, firm or corporation to
start or cause to be started any fire or
ignite any material in any of the areas
of woodlands under the protection of
the State Forest Service or within five
hundred feet of any such protected
area, between the first of April and tlu
fifteenth day of June, inclusive, or be
tween the fifteenth day of October am
the first day of December, inclusive, it
any year, without first obtaining from
the State Forester or one of his du!>
authorized agents a permit to set ou1
fire or ignite any material in such
above mentioned areas; that no charm
shall be made for the granting of sale
permits.
Section 2. That this Act shall not ap
ply to any fires started or caused to b<
started within five hundred feet of ti
dwelling house.
Section 3. That any person, firm 01
corporation violating this Act shall bt
guilty of a misdemeanor and shall bf
fined or imprisoned In the discretion ol
the court.
Section 4. That all laws and clauses
of laws in conflict with the provision"
of this Act are hereby appealed.
Section 6. That this Act shall be ir
full force and effect from and aftei
its ratification.
C. I. 0. Organizer Pays Visit
But Gets Very Poor Reception
With announcement from Atian- ,
ta, Oa., that -15 workers for the
Committee for Industrial Organiza
tion would go Into eight Southern
states in a campaign to unionize
half a million textile workers, Bre
vard came into the limelight as one
of the smaller communities in which
organization of workers is being
sought.
An organizer, presumably from
the Asheville district office of the
C. I. O., was hero last week con
ferring with workers In the A. W.
Wheeler A- Son hosiery mill.
No direct contact was made with
the organizer who visited Brevard
by The Times, although he was here
for several days, it is understood
from reliable sources.
Effort was made by the organiza
tion worker to secure a hall in
which to hold a meeting last Satur
day afternoon, but the two most
logical meeting places- the Masonic
hall, and the Junior-Woodmen hall
—were not available.
It is not known at this time what
plans are for furthering the organ
ization work of the C. I. O. here.
Work Stock Breeders
Make Forward Move
First step in improving work stock
in this section lias been taken by the
Transylvania Workstock Breeders as
sociation in the purchase of a high
class jack.
The animal was secured by a com
mittee from the association after a
number of stock farms in Tennessee.
Kentucky and Ohio were visited, and
is now property of the mutual organi
zation which is composed of farmers
and business leaders.
Cooperative pooling of funds were
effected after organization of those
fanners interested in better workstock
several weeks ago, and a committee
composed of County Agent Glnzencr.
T. d. Wilson, .7. Frank McCall, and 10.
Carl Allison purchased the breed jack
after inspecting a number of animals
in the several states visited.
Purpose of the association is to pro
duce more and better work animals tu
the county.
A1 Kyle Declines To
Run In Town Election
A1 O. Kyle, who was proposed as a
member of the board of aldermen on
the "Wlke ticket” In last week’s paper,
asks that The Times state for him that
he declines to run.
Mr. Kyle said that he had all he could
do to look after his baseball team, and
he felt that providing good baseball for
the community was just as essential as
looking after the detail business affairs
of the town, and that he didn’t have
time to do both.
Winners of the first half pennant in
the Western Carolina Industrial learn
last ycnr. the Tanners organization is
again putting out a nifty team, and
will add considerable to the entertain
ment program of the town this summer.
Eleven league games will be played in
Brevard this year, according to the
schedule which the Brevard manager
has made up in his capacity of secre
tary of the league, in addition to tho
other semi-pro games that will be play
ed on the home field.
Petitions For Liquor Election
Start In Transylvania County
Petitions requesting the county
board of elections to call an elec
tion on the matter of liquor stores
for Transylvania county started
their rounds in Transylvania on
Wednesday.
The petitions were not put in cir
culation until noon Wednesday, and
The Times was unable to learn who
was sponsoring the movement here
It is understood, however, from
several sources who asked that
their names not be used in connec
tion with the news story, that 12
petitions were typed here Wednes
day morning, and are to be circulat
ed over the county. Under the 1037
liquor control act as passed by the
legislature, the county board of
elections will be forced to call tin
election on the question as soon as
15 per cent of the registered voters
in the county have signed the peti
tions.
The board of county commission
ers voted unanimously several
weeks ago against calling for an
election on the ABC store liquor
plan, and it was generally believed
that the matter would stand until
after -Buncombe and Henderson
counties had held their elections.
Pnder the law. the board of elec
tions will after being presented
with petitions bearing the required
number of signatures, call the elec
tion which will be county-wide, and
if majority of the votes are cast fa
voring liquor stores, they will be
established immediately at such
places in the county as the liquor
control commission may designate.
However, stores may not be es
tablished In any township where the
vote is against the liquor stores,
regardless of how the county as a
whole goes This rule does not ap
ply to county scats, and In event
the election carries for the liquor
stores it is to be presumed that at
least one store will be set up in Bre
vard immediately, as this is the
county seat.
The petitions which are being cir
culated are as follows:
• To The Board of Elections
of Transylvania County:
‘•We, the undersigned, citizens
and voters of Transylvania county,
respectfully petition you to call an
election on the question of "for or
against liquor stores in Transyl
vania County.” under the provi
sions. and according to the require
ments of the Liquor Control Act,
passed by the Legislature of North
Carolina at its 1937 session.
"This April 7th, 1937.”
Safety Sabbath Will
Be Observed April 18
—
rians are being marie in Brevard 1"
observe "Safety Sabbath" on Anril
ISth. in conjunction with other com
munities throughout the Carolina*.
The movement is being led by the
Carolina Motor Club, which has com
piled startling figures of accidents
which occurred in North Carolina dur
ing the past year. In North Caroline
Inst year 1.02G mcr. women and children
wore killed in traffic accidents, an !
7.',so were injured.
Churches, schools, civic organizations,
and other groups are being asked to
join in making people safety-conscious
on April 18.
To Confer First Degree
Regular communication of Dump s
Rock Masonic lodge will he held in the
lodge hall Friday night, April 9th. at
S o’clock, at which time the first degree
will he conferred.
Important business will he transacted
at this meeting, and the Worshipful i
Master requests all members to be
present. At the conclusion of the meet- |
Ing refreshments will he served.
—
John Wabonick, Dean |
To Pitch In Asheville J
i
Brevard baseball fans are looking for
ward to seeing John Wahonlck, former
Brevard College mound ace, and Dizzy
Dean, the "talking" pitcher of all times,
in action at Asheville during the com
ing week.
"Ole Dizz” Dean will pitch nine full
Innings against the Asheville Tourists
at McCormick Field next Tuesday.
April 13, when the St. Louis Cardinals
play there.
John Wahonlck Is expected to pitch
against Columbus. Ohio, at Asheville,
on Thursday of next week. The Roches
ter outfit will remain in Asheville for
play on Friday, Saturday and Sunday,
which will wind up the exhibition card.
The Asheville season will start there
Thursday, April 22, with the Charlotte
Hornets furnishing the opposition.
Galloway and Warn
Operate Gas Station
Announcement is being made in this
week's paper by Jess A. Galloway and
O’Dell Ward 1o the effect that they
have taken over ihe service station on
Broad street formerly operated by Free
man Hayes and a.e now open for busi
ness.
Mr. Galloway was for six years regis
ter of deedt here, and Mr. Ward has
been in the automobile service work
for a number of years. Texaco products
will be featured at the new station.
Guy Dean Moves
Guv Dean has moved his plumbing
and electric rypair shop from its former
Main street location to the building next
door to The Times office.
Mr. Dean has been doing an increased
business from month to month since he
went into business a year ago. Along
with ids good brand of work the man
ager advertises every week in Tim
Times, reminding people that plumbing
and electric work is his specialty.
Piano Recital To Be
Given Friday Night
The piano pupils of Professor Alvin
Moore will present a recital Friday eve
ning of this week at 8 o’clock at the
Brevard high school auditorium.
The following will take part on the
program: Odell Scott. Norma Hamilton,
Martha Kate Moore. Clarice McCrary,
Betty Jean Duclos, Bruce Glazener,
Elizabeth Buckner. Lillian Zachary,
Fred Glazener. Edward Glazener, Car
olyn Kimzey, Katherine Shuford, Kath
erine Simpson, Janet Banks Billy Crary,
Lois Moore, Jane Alexander, Jack Cra
ry, Kay Simpson. Pendleton Banks.
Arthur Hunt Jenkins, Dorothy Poole
and John Paul Jones.
Marshals for the event will be: Mar
tha Kate Moore, chief, Emma Lou Lof
tls, Harleston McIntosh, Janet Jen
kins, Mary Alice Feaster, Oliver Orr,
John Lyday, Vance Jackson and James
Bridges.
The final recital will be given on the
evening of April 23rd.
Brevard Salutatorian
4
CHARLES ALLEN has been named
salutatoriuii of the Brevard high school
graduating (lass. A leader in his class,
Charles serves as editor of the school
paper, takes an active part tn drama
tics, debating, and is very- active In
young people's work in Brevard Bap
tist church of which he is a member.
He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Allen,
of Brevard, and was named one of the
"best citizens" of the high school.
Brevard Tanners Open
Season Here April 17
The Brevard Tanners will open the
Industrial League season in Brevard on
Saturday, April 17. playing against the
pennant-winning Enka outfit.
A twenty-game schedule has been
worked out by A1 Kyle, manager of the
Tanners for the eight-team league, with
11 games in the first half and nine in
the second. Brevard will play 11 homo
gamps this year. Season tickets are now
on sale by members of the ball team.
Legion Meets Thursday
Plans for appropriate Decoration Day
services to be held for deceased veter
ans of the World War will be discussed
at the American Legion meeting to b>
held in the county agent’s office Thurs
day evening of this week.
College Choir Will
Give Public Recitals
Plans are being made by the Brevard
College choir to present a program of
sacred and secular music at Wofford
College Y. M. C. A., on Thursday.
April 15. The choir also has an appoint
ment to sing at the Methodist church
in Hendersonville. Sunday morntr.g.
April 18th.
Mrs. J. S. Dendy is director of the
choir and Miss Irene Clay is accom
panist, both of the Brevard College
music faculty. It is a mixed choir com
posed of 22 students.
Miss Wilson at Bank
Miss Georgia Wiison. of Burnsville,
has been added to the personnel as
bookkeeper and teller at Transylvania
Trust Company. Miss Wilson is stop
ping at the Pierce-Moore hotel.
Requests Certificates
The request is made by Miss Sadie
North that those who have certificates
in first aid. received 1.' st fall, to please
get them to her within the next two
weeks. They are to be used in the Ashe
ville annual exhibit this spring.
Hayes Moves, Business
Announcement is made by Freeman
Hayes that he has moved his service
station and garage business f.oni Broad
street to the Bock Service station lo
cation or. t . est Main.
Reserve Officers to Meet
Reserve officers of Transylvania and
Henderson counties will meet at the
count) agent’s office here next Tuesday
evening at 8 o’clock.
I.t. George Fain of Hendersonville
will have charge of the school topic
for the evening, and will discuss
"Chemical Warfare." 3 H
JONES NAMED HEAD
OF SCHOOL SYSTEM
FOE )THER TERM
Board of Education Re-Elects
Popular Educator To
Succeed Himself
Professor .T. B. Jones was re-elected
county superintendent of schools at a
meeting of the county board of educa
tion held here Monday.
Superintendent Jones is well known
S throughout this section, having served
jin capacity of county and city superin
tendent for the past 10 years. He served
four years as principal of Brevard
schools, ns eounty-city superintendent
for two years, and as principal of Bre
vard for two years. He was elected as
county superintendent in 1935 and is
now entering upon his second consec
utive term.
The superintendent Is very active In
civic and community affairs, and Is now
serving as president of the Brevard
Kiwanis club. Mr. Jones Is a real dirt
farmer, and owns a good farm in the
Cherryfield section.
He is a graduate of Wake Forest col
lege where he received his B. A. de
gree, and of the University of North
Carolina where he received the M. A.
degree, later doing post graduate work
at Columbia University.
Brevard Lady Winner
Of Federated Trophy
Mrs. C. H. Trowbridge, a member of
the Brevard Mathatasian club, has re
cently been notified by Mrs. H. Buech,
head of the literary department of the
State Federation of Women's clubs, that
she has been awarded the Lanier cup
for this year. This cup is presented an
nually to a club woman for the best
one-act play.
Mrs. Trowbridge’s play is entitled.
"Such Things As This,” and deals with
social problems of today.
The cup will be presented to Mrs.
Trowbridge during the State Federation
meeting' at Charlotte this week.
Baptist Young rolk
To Attend Meetings
| Representatives of each Baptist
Training union in the county are ex
pected to attend the Western Regional
Training Union convention which will
be held in Hendersonville on April 9-10.
The programs will be held in the
Hendersonville Baptist church, begin
ning at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon.
Sen-ices will also be held Friday eve
ning, Saturday morning and afternoon.
The Rev. Yancey C. Elliott, of Brevard,
will assist in leading the program.
‘Trout Season To Open
I In W. N. C. April 15
| Trout season will open in Transj I
| vania and other western counties In
| North Carolina on Thursday, April 13,
I according to announcement here.
I Size limit on brook or speckle trout
is set at six inches. For rainbows or
brown trout the size limit is eight
Inches. Bag limits for ail are 15 per day.
—
Brevard-Saluda Game
Be Played Thursday
i- Jl
■ Coach Tilson’s high school nine will
I meet Sa'udn high baseball outfit on the
I Brevard field Thursday afternoon at
j 3:30.
I Shift in the line-up of the local ag
gregation is expected to iron out some
of the weal; spots which were evident In
the first game of the season last Fri
day’
New Arrivals
Horn to Air. and Airs. Carl McCrary,
a daughter. Alcrtha, on Saturday. April
3rd.
Born to Atr. and Mrs. Robert Plum
met, a daughter, at l.yday Alemcrial
hospital, on Monday. April 5th.
Bora to Ad. and Mrs. .1. B. Lawrence,
a son. John Brevard, on Saturday. April
3rd. at a Raleigh hospital. Mrs. Law
rence Is the former Miss Louise Town
send. of Brevard.
Born to Mr. and Airs. Guy Whitmire,
of 1-akc Toxar/ay, a son. on March 26th.
Health Unit Will Be Set
Up In Transylvania Co.
Governing boards of Transylvania
county and Brevard voted Monday to
co-operate with state and federal
agencies In establishing a health unit
in Transylvania county, which will oe
set up in July if plans materialize.
Under the plan which was submitted
to the commissioners and the board of
aldermen in a joint meeting here ten
days ago, Transylvania and Henderson
counties will comprise a health district
with a full time health officer divid
ing his time between the two counties.
In each of the counties a full time
health nurse will be employed, a full
time sanitarian, and a full time sec
retary, with auxiliary agencies such
as dental and vaccination units work
ing at stated intervals.
Total cost to this county will be
$1500 per year, with the county and
town sharing the expenditures. Cost
at the outset for the two counties will
be in the neighborhood of $15,000 per
year, with the state hoard of health,
the federal hoard of health, and the
Tennessee Valley Authority taking care
of major portion of the expenses.
Especially trained workers will be
employed in both the Henderson and
Transylvania units, and each setup
will comply in every respect with reg
ulations of the federal health board.
Through this co-operative move, the
county will be enabled to hold typhoid,
small pox, diphtheria, and other clinics
at no extra cost to the county, as well
as dental clinics for needy school chil
dren, and other health movements that
may be instituted.
It is estimated that the county and
town governments will save In excess
of $1,000 on moneys which arc neces
sarily expended annually for heahh
work, in addition to the fact that the
work will be much more thorough than
can possibly be carried on with limited
means at hand.