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f ", Mrt ia BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1937. $1.00 PER YEAR IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY
HOSPITAL DAY WILL
k BE OBSERVED 14TH
‘Lyday Baby Day’ Will Be One
of Features—Gifts Asked
For Institution
(Contributed.)
A cordial Invitation Is extended to
one and all to attend tin- tea and mis
cellaneous shower to he held at Pyda>
Memorial hospital <*• 1 '• *•! »> afternoon.
May 14th. from 1 •• "vl0l'k- T).l5s
event Is being sponsor* ' rhe AN < •
men’s Civic clue, and > etiort s
being made to achi- ve a succe >t‘ul 0 -
caslon.
One of the outstanding features of
the afternoon will l" tl • *111«*rlp• • <*f
all Hie children horn in ’ , : hospital.
All the parents are urg' d to < 'mo and
bring the babies that were he n there.
There are few organizations in our
locality which at. so valuahl. :>s our
community hospital ■ d ,s 11 it that
Sthe majority of the citizens use only
too glad to have th< opportunity to
six u- tnpreciation of the good work
rendered by it. There are many things
needed, so a list accompanies this arti
cle. in order that you may be planning
just what you want to gi\*o. However,
it is not necessary to bring a gift—the
civic club will bo glad to have you
come and see the hospital, enjoy the re
freshments. and learn of the work that
is benig done, whether or not a gift is
brought.
f The articles needed are as follows:
® Pillow cases, glasses, china, dresser
scarfs, kitchen utensil curtains, baby
bassinets.- bed spreads towels, wash
cloths, vases, bath mats, mirrors for
bathroom, door mats small trays, can
ned foods and staples, and cash.
Only Thirteen Votes
Cast Here Tuesday
\ total of 13 vot ■ wore vast in the
town of Brevard election le HI here
Tuesday, with J. E. Waters getting the
* high
Mayor \. IT. Hnrrt.- received 12 votes
ns <li'l Alderman II F. Kilpatrick. \ld
* ermni R i ■
Votes; Fv d Shuford end Anthony
Trtinthnm, in each.
The mayor .1 nd hoard assumed office
Wednesday at noon for their two-year
term. Fred E. Shuford. as a justice of
th' peace, administered the oatti of
office to Mayor Harris, who in turn
administered the oatti to the aldermerT
Election of mayor pro tern and ap
pointment of committees will not be
made until a later meeting of the new
hoard.
Two Brevard People
Appointed Members
of Cullowhee Board
Notice has been received here of the
reappointment of W. E. Breese and
the appointment of Mrs. Joseph S. Sil
versteen as trustees of Western Caro
lina Teachers College, of Cullowhee.
^ Mr. Breese has served as chairman
of the Board of Trustees of the college
for the past four years, and is director
of the WT’A for this district Of 17
counties.
Mrs. Silversteen has been % resident
of Transylvania county since her mar
rinse. She is a graduate of the State
College for Women of East Strouds
burg. Pa., and holds a masters degree
from that institution. She ts also a
graduate of MeQibboney College ot
Philadelphia, and holds a degree of
elocution and oratory. Airs. Silversteen
has been a member of the State Demo
cratic Executive committee: is an out
M standing member and former state of
" fie r of the D. A. B.. and new holds a
chairmanship in the national organi
zation: is prominent in club and social
circles throughout the state, and has
always taken a great interest in educa
tional and church work.
Tryon Will Play at
Brevard Saturday
The Transylvania Tanners will meet
Tryon in an Industrial league game
here Saturday afternoon at 3:30.
Barley is slated to pitch for the tan
ners and the lineup so effectively use !
In last Saturday's win over Beacon will
probably start.
The game will be played on the high
srhon) field.
Pneumonia Fatal To
Samuel L. Sanders
Samuel L. Sanders, age 79. well
known farmer of Fake Toxawny. died
Saturday following an Illness of pneu
monia.
Funeral serviees were held Sunday
morning from Fake Toxawny Baptist
Church, with the Rev. S. B. McCall,
of Morganton. in charge. Interment was
made in the church cemetery.
rallbearers were Weaver Taylor.
Burns Alexander. F. C. Sanders. Walter
McKinna. FeRoy McCall. Arthur Dish
man. and Fred Owen, flower girls were
fk Evon Taylor. Myrtle Alexander, Edith
r* pitts, Betty Jean Lyda. and Inez Mc
Call. Osbome-SImpson had charge of
arrangements.
Surviving are the widow and six chil
dren—Mrs. Lillie Alexander, Clatskante,
Oregon: Mrs. Minnie Retd. I*nke Tox
away; Mrs. Lena Lyda, Porterdale. Oa.;
Lensv and Sytvannus Sander. Lake
Toxawny. and Luna Sanders of West
minster. S. C. Twenty-two grandchil
dren and IS great grandchildren also
survive.
Mr. Sanders was a native of this
county, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs.
_ Elisha Sanders.
A>
Blue Ridge Parkway Routing
May Be Changed From Plans
As Submitted Two Years Ago
Ueprcscntutives of Transylvania
county plan to attend a meeting In
Wuyncsvilh on Thursday morning at
which time discussion of the proposed
move to re-route the Blue Iihlge park
way will he gone into.
Word from Washington Wednesday
was to the eft'e.-t that re-routing of the
parkway west of \sheville was mote
than a mere possibility. Cost of eou
structicn. the transfer of property on
tin' Cherokee Indian reservation, and
other factors have entered into the
nucstici.. a nows -any front Washing
ton - iid Wednesday.
One of the proposed alternate routes
would bring the parkway within a
close proximity of Brevard, coming by
way of Mt. l’isgah, southward through
the I'retteli Broad valley, to Sylva. and
Into the park near Bryson City.
Complete text of the news dispatch
from Washington as taken from Wed
nesday's Asheville times, follows:
WASHINGTON. May 5.—The ques
tion of the routing of the Blue Bidge
parkway from the vicinity of Asheville
west to the Great Smoky Mountains
National Bark has been officially re
opened and surveys of four alternate
routes are being made, it was learned
today at National Park Service head
quarter!-. Secretary of Interior Ickes
has authorized the Park Service to
make alternate route surveys, it was
stated, because of increasing concern
in Washington over cost of construction
along the route officially decided on
many months ago. As yet there are no
figures available on cost estimates for
any of the suggested routes.
East portion 0. K.
Plans have been completed for con
struct ion of the parkway east of Ashe
ville Into the Shenandoah National
Park in Virginia and officials of tlui
National Park Service have turned
their full attention to the question of
location for the parkway between Ashe
ville and the Smokies, the original
route runs from Hull Gap, near Mount
Mitchell, to tile south of Asheville, then
la Plsgah and (lie Balsam mountains
and through the Cherokee Indian res
ervation into tin' national park.
The territory around the Balsams,
as well as another stretch on the orig
nal route between there and 1’isga.i
has'some officials in the Park Service
thinking that it would lie much cheap
er to run the parkway over a different
route, and at the same time no great
scenic values would be lost. With the
economy wave reaching a high crest in
Washington, it is expected that a
searching analysis of parkway costs
will lie made before any contracts nr
awarded on a route between AsheviMe
and tlie Smokies.
Indians Undecided
While tho controversy over the lo
cation of the parkway through the
Cherokee Indian reservation from Soon
Gap is still unsettled, due to the refus
al of tlie Indians to agree to the plans
and terms of the National Park Sor,
vice, this matter has little if anything
to do with the decision of tfic Secretary
of tlie Interior to authorize the making
of surveys of alternate routes for the
parkwaj stretch west of Asheville. II
is understood that the economy argu
ment was the chief, if not the only fac
tor. A bill is now pending In the hull'-"
proposing an CNchange of lands between
the Park Service and the Indians look
(Continvd on Hack I’ape)
Funeral Services For
Mrs. Reece Saturday
Mrs. \V. C. Recce. C2, died at her
home in Rovlston. early Friday morn
ing, after a long illness. Funeral ser
vices were held at the Boylston Bap
tist church Saturday morning at 11
o'clock, the Rev. Carl Blythe officiat
ing, Interment was In the Boylston
cemetery.
Mrs Reece is survived by three sons:
Walter. Emroltt. and Everett; three
sisters. Mrs. Ellis Frazier, of Asheville;
Mrs. Ola Goldsmith, of Swannanofl. and
Mrs. Eppie Anders, of Burnsville: one
brother. Byron Mullanix. of Marlon.
V son. Leonard Reece, died December
last, arid the husband. W. C. Reece, died j
In January of this year.
Pallbearers were Jess Higgins. Henry .
Garren. Ephriam Hollingsworth. Wal- j
ter McGuire and S. Adcox. Tn charge of J
flowers were Misses E\a Mae. Christine |
and Lillie Mae Reece, Aslee Searev. ]
Dovie Scruggs. Kathryn Burns, and i
Ruby Lee Allison. Osborne-Simpson had j
charge of arrangements.
Boyd Township Tax
Listing Is Completed
Boyd township property owners, both
real and personal, have listed their J
property for taxes 100 percent, which
is believed to be a record for this coun- j
ty.
Ralph l.yday, tax supervisor, said j
that every piece of real estate, and
every citizen's personal property had
been put on with the last of the per
sonal listing being made Wednesday.
The board of tax assessors are work
ing in Brevard this wc-k. and will pro
bably be here during the coming week.
T.isting of personal property in other
townships is also going on at this tiin“.
A schedule of the dates for listing in the
various sections will be found on an
I other page of The Times.
Hogsed-Raxter Folk
To Meet on May 30th
Plans are being made for holding the
Hog . ! Baxter family reunion on the
fifth Sunday In May. at Dunn’s P.oek
Creek church on See-Off.
The Hogged and Baxter families are
two of the older Transylvania clans,
and have connections in all sections of
Western North Carolina and upper;
S'.nth Carolina. It Is the plan of the two J
families to bring ns many of the rela
tions together on May 30. as possible. J
Deialls of the program for the evimt j
will be announced later through The ]
Times. ]
Frady Death Remains
Mystery To Officers
Coroner John Kilpatrick said Wed
nesday that he was still waiting on a
report from chemists at Raleigh before
the inquest in the death of Benny Lee !
Frndy would be completed.
Young Fradv died on April 24. after j
ho hml been struck by a car driven by i
Harry Plckelsimer. of Brevard. The |
young lad was lying In the road near
Penrose, when Pickelsimer’s car;struck j
him at about 2:30 in the morning. Sto- !
maeh of the young man is being exam- j
ined for traces of poison or whiskey. I
Coroner Kilpatrick said, in an effort to J
establish a reason for his lying in the j
highway.
Sheriff George Shuford said that he
was continuing the investigation, but
that he had been unable to trace the
movements of the young man after he j
left Brevard about four hours before
being struck by the car.
Penrose Farm Stocks
Purebred Red Po^
Mr. Randolph, who bought the V'ood
fln farm here, put several head of
licit Pole cattle on the farm last wed:.
He Installed a hammer mill also in con
nection with cattle feeding. He also
has in operation on the farm a new
"Farmall" tractor.
In keeping with farm Improvement.
Mr. Randolph is seeding several acres
of upland in lespedeza. The Parkers
who work the farm for Mr. Randolph,
ore well along with work, having fin
ished corn planting last week.
Attend Training Unit
Mrs. T. J. Wilson and other leaders
in the Works Progress Administration
work for women here are attending a
two-day training Institute at Franklin
Wednesday and Thursday.
Moss Taking The
Lawns In Town
(■1. .1 C,la.'.cnrr, Cniniti/ A pent.)
Several soil tests mode on different
lawns in Rrevard reveal the fact that
(he soil is deficient in available phos
phoric acid or the supply is almost
depleted. These tests further showed
that the supply of lime was sufficient
for the growing of grass, yet moss in
most of the eases was thriving to the
extent it had already smothered out
the grass or making splendid headway
in doing it.
A number of soil tests made at Camp
Carolina and other places in and around
town bring mu the fact very forcefully
that where both lime and phosphoric
acid are nresent ir. the soil to n rather
high degree the grass is growing best
and no moss is found.
Tlie information gained this week
through the twenty soil tests would
lead roe to make the recommendation
of using more phosphates on our
lawns. The spreading or broadcasting
hv hand of 20 per cent superphosphate
at the rate of about two pounds for
each too square feet of lawn space
when the grass is real dry and then
lightly disking, with no angle in the
disk, or scratch the ground with a
harrow or in the small lawn a potato
hook should give the desired results.
Even though phosphoric acid seems to
he the limiting factor, no doubt hut
what hettcr results would he had by us
ing a complete fertilizer high in phos
phoric arid such as 4-12-4 or 4-10-4 at
the same rate as given above. Prcttu
lavas arr attractive.
Little River Services
Special Mother's Pay services will he
held at Eittle River Baptist church,
Sunday, at 11 o'clock, with tlie sermon
to he preached by the Rev. S. R. Mc
Call. of Morganton, who is visiting rel
atives and friends in this county. Other
special features will also he on the pro
gram.
Mayor White Named
To Succeed Himself
ROPMAN. May 5.—Seventy votes
were east in the town of ttosman elec
tion Tuesday, although there was no
opposition to the mayor and board of
aldermen.
Mayor A. M. White led the ticket
with 70 votes. A. E. llogsed and C. R.
Stroup polled 68 votes, and G. H.
Woodard was given official count of
#7.
Mayor White is starting his third
term as mayor having served one term
in 1915-16 and again elected In 1986.
MOTHER’S DAY—SUNDAY, MAY 9th
Mrs. Breese Passes
After Long Illness
Mrs. \\\ E. Hroeso, ageil 63, died Mon
day evening at her home in Brevard,
following an nines of four years.
Funeral services were held Tuesday
afternoon at 5 o'clock, from St. Phillips
church, of which she had long been an
active member, with the Rev. Harry
Perry, rector, in charge. Interment was
(made in Kt. Paul's in the Valley.
Banks of beautiful flowers covered
the entire front of the church which
was filled with friends of the deceased
lady and her family, from many sec
tions. Transferred to the cemetery fol
lowing the church service, the wreaths
and blankets of flowers literally cov
j.'P'd tie family burying plot.
1 The following members of the Bre
I v an! Ear Association, of which the
jiiishnii.l of the .ice. used has served as
[ i.resident for many years, ore pall
I In.'ii'.'. Eat Kimzey. It. I,. Gash, T>. T..
i English. Ralph Katnsey, .Tr.. J.ewis I\
I Hamlin, and T. Coleman Galloway. Kil
|patrlol\ funeral home had charge of
arm ligaments.
Surviving are her husband. AV. K.
lire. s. . prominent in civic and iegal dr
ies. and now director of the fifth dis
t riel of the Works Progress Adminis
tration; one daughter, Mrs, John H.
Hudson, of Shelby, and two sons. A\". E.
iireese. Jr., a member of the staff of
The Commercial Appeal. Memphis,
Tenth, and E. AV Urecsc. a student in
the law school of George University.
Washington, P. C.
Mrs. Brcese was a native of Rich
mond. A'a.. the daughter of George X.
Woodbridpr and of Martha Edmond
AVnodhridge. On her maternal side, she
was the granddaughter of Robert Ed
mond. of Richmond, prominent ship
owner and political leader of AMrginia.
and on her paternal side she was the
granddaughter of the Rev. D. George
Woodbrklge, for years rector of the
Monumental Episcopal church of Rich
mond.
Rosman Girl Named
To Cullowhee Frat
CULLOWHEE.—Thelma Galloway, of
Rosman. has been given the highest
degree in the Alpha Phi Pigma honor
ary fraternity at Western Carolina
Teachers College. Membership in this
fraternity Is limited to students main
taining a high scholastic rating.
Miss Galloway, who Is the daughter
Hf Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Galloway, is a
member of the sophomore class.
Benjamin J. Glazener
Rites Held Tuesday
Benjamin J. Glazener well known
I f irmer of the I.nke Saga section died
nt his home. Sunday. May 2nd. following
an illness nf one week. Death was due
I to pneumonia. Mr. Glazener was 70
I years of age.
He is survived by his wife: one son.
Houston R. Glazener: five daughters.
Mrs. R. II. Grown, of Cashiers: Mr.
.1. H. Parker. Mrs. \V. M. Eubanks. Mrs.
.T. T„ Bracken and Mrs. David Hamlin,
of Brevard: 28 grandchildren and 3
great grandchildren. The funeral was
held Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock
at the Glazener cemetery near Forest
Hills, with the Rev. C B. MeFee. of
Brevard, and the Rev. Jess Osteen, of
Hendersonville, a former pastor of
Glady Branch church, officiating.
State Patrolman Be
In Brevard Saturday
A member of the State Highway pa
trol will be in the office of Sheriff
George Shuford on Saturday of this
week to Is3ue driver’s license.
Any person who has nor secured a
driver's license is requested to meet
the highway patrol representative In
Sheriff Shuford’s office between the
hours of 8:30 in the morning and 5:30
in the afternoon.
County Debt Settlement Plan
| Will Save Taxpayers Big Sum
Tne Hoard of Commisioners of Tran
Isylvauia County at their regular meet
ing on Monday. May 3rd officially
agreed to and authorized refunding
plan for the indebtedness of Transyl
vania county which, when consum
mated will save the taxpayers of
Transylvania County approximately
$1,740,053.32, according to figures re
leased by County Accountant, Ralph
W. Hyday.
According to the plan., three-fourths
of the amount of interest now due and
in default will be cancelled by the
■bondholders and the remaining twen
Ity-five per cent refunded on the same
I basis as the bonds. This item alone
I will result in saving to the county of
! $329,696.32.
[ The difference between the rate ot
interest of the bonds now outstanding
and the new rate of interest of the
refunding bonds for a period of thir
I t v-five years amounts to approximate
ly $1,410,357.00 or a total saving to
jibe county by the Refunding plan of
approximately $1,740,053.32.
The total outstanding Bonus an.i
notes against Transylvania county at
this time amounts to $1,621,100.00.
The interest to July 1, 1037 on tills
indebtedness amounts to $130,505.00
or a total of $2,060,695.09 due as of
| July 1. 1937. All of the outstanding
I bonds and notes bear interest of from
I five to six per cent and most of them
six per cent. According to the terms
of the Refunding Flan, the outstand
ing bonds and notes and 25 percent of
the interest now due will be converted
! into 35-year bonds bearing inlerest as
follows:
The first five-year period
The second five-year period..2 %
The third five-year period-2%%
The fourth five-year period..3 %
Remaining 15-year period-4 %
1’revision is made allowing the
county to call or pay the bonds at
any interest period. As pointed out by
members of the Local Government
Commission at P.nleigh, if Transyl
vania county has a good paying record
for the first twenty year period the
remaining outstanding bonds can prob
ably be refunded at the end of twen
ty years at a smaller Interest rate
than four per cent and thus the coun
ty will probably never be required
to pay any interest at four per cent.
The board of county commissioners,
the county accountant and the county
attorney have been working with the
Txtcal Government Commission at Ra
leigh. and representatives of the larger
bondholders for the past four of five
months in attempting to work out a
settlement which the taxpayers of the
county could meet and thus place the
finances of Transylvania county on a
current basis. According to the county
officials, the plan as adopted is the
very best settlement that could be ob
tain,-] from the bondholders at this
time.
Since informal announcement was
made of the acceptance several weeks
ago of the tentative plan by some of the
larger bondholders, several pieces of
property of a large nature have chang
ed hands, and the commissioners say
that they have every reason to believe
that the fact of a satisfactory settle
ment being made by the county, along
with that of the town of Brevard which
is being worked out. that the influence
for good Is already heing realized.
According to the commissioner*. If
the eotinty taxpayers will pay their
taxes promptly, the county can mnct
the interest payments and also provide
a sinking fund to purchase honds at a
discount without increasing the debt
sendee portion of taxes; however. It
was further pointed out that If the
taxpayers of the county do not pay
their taxes promptly the county can
not meet Its interest payments and
i create a sinking fund with which to
| pay the principal of the bonds and th<>
natural result would be for the bond
holders to have a receiver appointed
which would probably cause an In
crease in taxes which would be prohi
bitive. It Is hoped that taxpayers of the
county will pay their taxes when due
in order to keep the county on a sound
. financial basis.
Copies of the plan which is outlined
elsewhere In this Issue of The Times,
are now being mailed to the different
bondholders by Pat Klmzey. county
attorney, and It Is hoped that the bond
holders will agree to the plan In order
that it may be declared operative and
completed as soon as possible.
CLEAN-UP WEEK IS
SET FOR MAY 17-20
Rubbish And Unsightly Mat
ter To Be Removed In
Concerted Drive
"
Brevard's annual “Clean-Up cam
puign will get under way early Monday
morning. May 17th. and an intensive
drive will continue through Thursday
of that week.
The Women's Civic club Is taking
leadership in the movement, and in ad
dition to taking on extra duties during
tlie clean-up drive, the club through
its chairmen, will correlate the activi
ties so that the most good may be ob
tained for the town.
The town of Brevard’s sanitary crew,
and other employees will assist in the
work of Idea ring I he town of rubbish,
refuse and unsightly matter, and such
I rash as may be properly classified as
such will be hauled without charge,
t’ompletc schedule of dates the truck
will cover the four zones will he carried
in next week’s Times.
Scholarship Awards
at Brevard Schools
At the commencement excr"ises of
Brevard high school held on Wednes
day evening, April 23th, the principal.
R. T. Kimzey, presented the following
medals and awards to the students who
had been particularly outstanding
throughout this school year:
Scholarship, Nina Lou Rustln, vale
dictorian.
Scholarship. Charles Allen, saluta
torlan.
Methematics. John Lyday.
Citizenship. Martha Kate Moore.
Historv. Nina Lou Rustln.
North Carolina State Essay Contest
Nina T,ou Rustln.
Commercial. Clara Allison.
Agriculture. Roy Carter.
Athletics, Albert Shuford.
\rt, St, Claire Austin.
Journalism, F.ls’.e McJunTcin.
Dramatics. Nina I-ou Rustln.
Each year the name of the valedic
torian is addeu to tin permanent honor
roll which Is In the form of a bronze
plaque. The winner of the citizenship
medal Martha Kate Moore, was se
lected by vote of the fucuity and stu
dents.
n. A. P. in STOP Y MEDALS
Each year the Walghtstlll Avery
chanter of the Daughters of the Amer
ican Revolution presents to a pupil
of each seventh grade in the county
enrolling ten or more students, a medal
as a reward for excellence In the study
of American history.
This year the following students won
'the history medals: Brevard element
ary school—7-A, Fred Glazener; t-B,
John Lee Whitmire. These medals were
presented by Mrs. R. H. Ramsay, Jr.
Rosman elementary school, Edna Al
lison; presented ty Mrs. Thorvald Bc-rg,
Davidson River school, Bobby T.
Gash; presentation made by Miss Annie
May Patton.
Little River school, Walter VeHaun;
presentation made by Mrs. Coleman
Galloway.
W. M. U. Association
To Meet at Cedar Ml.
The annual meeting of the W. M. TJ.
Transylvania Association will be held
at the Cedar Mountain Baptist church,
Wednesday, May 19th, beginning at 10 3
o'clock.
A delegation of women from all our
missionary societies is expected to at
tend and special invitation is extended
to our Baptist pastors. All others who
wish to attend this meeting will be
cordially welcomed.
Mrs. M. H. Holliday, Supt.
Warren Fisher To
Serve On Committee
Warren Fisher of Lake Toxaway,
was named memoer of the local com
mittee of the Rosman school district
Monday, by the board of education, tak
ing the place of Granville Fisher, who
was elected, but could not serve,
Other members of the Rosman com
mittee Include Arthur Whitmire of
Cheryfield and Marion Glazener of Ros
man.
Election of teachers Is expected to ho
held at an early date.
Federal Court Wednesday
Transylvania cases in the Asheville
federal court are scheduled to be heard
on Wednesday of next week. May 12,
according to A. E. Hampton. IT. S. com
missioner.
College Team Plays
2 Games This Week
Coach Ranson’s Brevard College
nine will face Coach Tubby Hand's
Fresh} tcrians here Thursday after
noon in n North Carolina College con
ference game—to start at 3: 3C on the
high school field.
Friday afternoon, another member
of the junior state conference—Oak
Ridge—will face the Ranson men on
the Brevard diamond.
Brevard lost to the Presbyterian
outfit here Wednesday afternoon In
a fast game that ended 6-3 in favor
of the visitors. Stafford was star of
the game, pitching a good brand of
hall throughout the nine frames, and
giving up but nine scattered hits.
George Lee, first baseman for the
locals, was leading man with the wil
low, getting a home run, triple, and
single out of five trips to the plate.