1 THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES [W
A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County-'
TAX COLLECTOR TO
TAKE DRASTIC STEPS
Commissioners Order Brooks
To Levy and Garnishee
To Collect Taxes
The board cf cunty , ..nimtssli.ner*
have ordered Tux t’ollector .l.om j
P.v>mks to collect M I. l'asf 'l"«' ,’1' 1 U'u
taxes duo the county. "> *'''ii>U8it all
liersonat i>roi>erty ■' iho <leHnn«i»nt
holder.
In the matter of the-1 who "vo • ’-»♦ x
personal, poll or dog tux. the eotnrnis
sioners Instructed the tax lollctoi t«>
levy on such persona! property as (
could he found, to garnish* *• n\. ges. w
to secure the taxes in such wav as In
best could uo about it In a !>gal man j
ner.
Tax liens for tl»M and prior Years
and also 1*135 tax Inns in cases where
other taxes are due. an to 1“ foreclos
ed. and County Attorney Cat Kimzey
was instructed by resolution "f the
Itoard to proceed at once In filing suits
to sell such properties upon which the
taxes have not been paid.
The commissioners have been going
over the t.ix books for s( me time, and
stated at the meeting Saturday that
there was considerable laxness, in
their opinion, on the part of many pro
perty holders, and personal propert)
owners.
The oommiHsiotu'rs pointed out tnat j
the debt settlement v.;r -fleeted upon j
the basis of paying regularly, and that
the delinquent tax list was figured in
on the program. First payment on the
re. issued bonds will be lue and payable
January first. It was pointed out by the
commissioners, and unless taxes are
collected, the trade would naturally fall
through on first payment date.
Notice to each of the delinquent tax
payers will he mailed at once by Tax .
Collector Ttrooks. along with a state- ]
merit showing the amount of taxes past j
due. and the figure at which they may
he paid by the use of bonds on the
debt service portion.
Payment of taxes with use of bonds
will he stopped on November 1. this
year, it Is pointed out by the commis
sioners. and unless the taxpayers tak >
Immediate advantage of the saving, the
entire amount will be payable In cash,
plus cost of legal action which the
county will he put to by forcing col
lection.
Payment of 1936 taxes was reported
>o be in fair shape, but the tax collec
tor's statement to the commissioners
showed considerable unpaid taxes for
1936, 1934. and In some cases, back as
far as 1927. It is believed that a large
portion of the 1936 taxes will be paid
before the advertisement of the de
linquent list for last year, which will
he run In August.
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Two New Nurses On
Lyday Hospital Staff
Two new nurses have been added to
the staff at T-yday Memorial hospital.
Miss Margaret Ihivte. It. N.. of Co
lumbia. S. C.. and Mrs. Ernest Tax
ton. Ft. N.. of Brevard.
The first in the series of toneil
clinics at I.yday hospital was held
Tuesday, and will be followed by the
second clinic next Tuesday and the
last one to be on Tuesday, June 2!>.
The clinic is for parents of children
unable to pay the full price for tonsil
operations. Those desiring to take ad
vantage of the reduced rate clinic are
asked to make arrangements before
hand with the head nurse. Miss Myr
tis Dillard.
On Supreme Court
,1, WAl.I.ACK WINHOHNE, of
Marion, (ubove). and Judge M. V.
Hurnhill. »’C Hooky Mount, were
appointed to the North Carolina
Supreme Court bench by Governor
Clyde HO"V last Tuesday.
The two men will fill new places
on the court created by a consti
tutional amendment, permitting an
Increase in the tribunal from five
to seven.
Hamlin In Washington
Lewis P. Hamlin, of ltrevard, has
gone to Washington to attend tlie na
tional council ot the Junior Order, lit
will be gone for a week.
Mr. Hamlin is prominent In Junior
Order circles, having served as State
Councilor, Past State Councilor, and
for the past several years has been na
tional councilman from North Carolina.
Connestee Falls Open
Conncstee Falls picnic grounds have
been opened by Spurgeon Hamlin, who
has cleared the grounds and made pro
visions for camping and picnic parties.
The falls are visited each year li>
large numbers of tourists and visitors,
many of whom come here for the pur
pose of visiting the scenic attraction.
Ladies Defeated In
Friday Spelling Bee
The ladies went down in defeat at
the spelling bee held in the court house
Thursday evening, with two men be
ing left to “carry on" after all the la
dles had each missed a word.
About thirty people were spelling at
the beginning of the contest, but some
soon missed a hard or catchy one, and
the croup narrowed down to four or
five on each side within half an hour
or so.
Finally the ladies lost out until only
Mrs. B. r.. Laird was left to carry the
feminine banner, with Robert L. flash
and C. M. Douglas spelling for the men.
Forgetting that there were two l's in
ALFALFA. Mrs. Laird lost, and the
two men continued spelling “through
the book." with neither missing.
A cake was given as prize to the best
lady speller, and one for the best gen
tleman speller, but as there was no
easy way of dividing the cake, which
went to the two men. it was sold at
auction, along with Mrs. Laird's and
the money given to the treasurer of
the Woman's Missionary circle which
organization sponsored the contest.
Wallace Galloway. Rob Fulton, and
Red Rrewington added much to the en
joyment of the evening with string
music, and have been invited to play
again at another match to be held soon.
Bureau Information Opens
In U.D.C. Library Building
The Brevard Bureau of Information
was opened Monday morning in the
r, n. C. Library building on Main
street, with Mrs. Ralph U. Fisher and
James R. Deavor. Jr., in charge.
Action of opening the bureau which
|s operated tinder the Chamber of Com
merce was taken following a called
meeting of citizens last Friday evening
at the Women's Civic club rooms.
Around 25 people were present at the
meeting, and it was decided to take
Immediate action in the matter, and
submit plans to the public for approval
an ! support of the movement.
Canvass of the community was start
ed Wednesday of this week hv the
finance committee, headed by Oliver H.
On- and Mrs. .7. W. Sndth. and with
fees for participation in. and support
of the work, having been made at a
very low minimum, the public is asked
to support the bureau wholeheartedly.
The organization has already starred
mailing booklets and information per
taining to the community to prospec
tive summer tourists, and letters ot
inquiry are coming in every day from
people who plan to spend the summer
in the county, and want to find out
about accommodations to be had here.
The bureau will he kept open from
n o’clock in the morning to 5 in the
afternoon, and longer when necessary,
in order to better serve its purpose.
All citizens of the town and county
wflo have tourist accommodations, are
asked to notify the secretary Immedi
ately. in order that such listings may
be made available to prospects. Board
ing houses, those who have rooms for
rent, apartments, cottages, houses, or
other accommodations will be given
every' assistance possible in finding
customers, and the bureau also needs
..-tM
this information In order that people
j coining here may have ns wide selec
tion of places as possible to select
from.
Mr. (’. E. Xewland was elected presi
dent of the organization which Is t<;
carry on the work through the second
week of September, at which time per
manent officers are to be elected t<
serve for the ensuing twelve months
Officers and directors will be selecte.
at that time (September 1") from the
paid membership of the organization.
Other officers ami directors elected
at the June 11th meeting and who are
to serve with the president until Sep
tember 17. Include—
Alex Tl. Kizor, vice president: Mrs.
A. II. Harris, secretary for the board
Mrs. .1. TV, Smith, treasurer. Oliver H.
Orr. Harry Sellers. William Wallis, .1.
W. Smith. Ralph Ramsey. O. M. Doug
las. Mrs. O. 1,. Erwin, Mrs. Ethel Har
ris'. Miss Annie Shipman, Mrs. D. I
English. Mrs. Ralph Elsher. Mrs. .1. C'.
IWike. directors.
Next meeting ot the cnamner oi
Commerce will be held in the U. D. 0.
Library building, and all people of the
community are invited to attend. It
was decided at the initial meeting that
any person who is a member of the
organization shall have a say-so in
policies of the chamber, and to this end
all interested parties are Invited to at
tend the meetings.
Cost of operating the Information bu
reau this year will he very nominal, in
asmuch as booklets are already on
hand and paid for, and there will be r.o
rent to pay at the office. It was pointed
out at the initial meeting last Friday,
that if people will pay nominal sums
each, the bureau can be operated ade
quately and efficiently without any
material cost to anyone.
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Franklin Hotel Open
For Summer Season
The Franklin Hotel has opened for
the summer, with the Misses Fhlpmnn
again in charge of the popular tourist
center.
Already a number of guests have
registered for the entire season, and
new registrations are coming in daily,
the management repot Is.
The hotel has been completely gone
over this spring, with new paint Inside
and out, new wall paper, and other
work done on the buildings and
grounds.
Seeks Information
On Indian Mounds
Charles J. S. Parsons, of Sapphire,
who has been interested In atcheologl
cul research for the past several years,
would lie glad to get In touch with any
one in Transylvania county who is In
terested In Ibis subject.
Transylvania county is rieli in Indi
an lore and the many, mounds in this
county indicate a considerable occu
pation of Hie old Cherokee tribes.
An excavation of one of these mounds
under the supervision of the Archeo
logical Society would create wide Inter
est.
To Broadcast Monday
Itohert Jackson and liohert Tinsley
two Itrevard hiph school students,
will i i road cast over station WFBC,
Greenville, P. C„ on the auditions pro
prum. June 21, at 2 o'clock. They will
slnp and play puitars.
WELFMOFFKM
EXPLAINS METHODS
OF OLD AGE SETUP
Rules Of Applying For Old
Age Assistance And
Child Welfare
All letters pcrtal'ninp to old ape as
sistance. mother's aid, or child welfare,
should he addressed to the office of (lie
welfare superintendent instead of the
welfare board.
Members of the board requested that
this announcement tie made in order
that 1 lie letters, or those seeklnp infor
mation of any kind portalninp to the
social security set-up. p<> to the proper
j person, who Is Mrs. G. A’. Fallon.
Mrs. Patton said Wednesday that
blanks for fillup of applications for th"
(dd ape assistance or child welfare 'id.
had not been received, but that these
printed forms were beinp furnished by
the State Department and that site
hoped to have them available within a
short while.
It was pointed out by the superin
tendent that funds had not been made
available to pay the assistance money
in Transylvania county as yet. and
that it would very probably he scve-al
months before payments could be
started here inasmuch ns the tax levy
for 193(1 would not lie made until af'er
July 1st. and that funds for the old ape
assistance and child welfare would
have to lie collected after the levy, be
fore payments could be started in
Transylvania.
However. Airs. Patton said that she
hoped to have all applications for aid
ready when such funds do become
available, and that as soon as the
necessary blanks were received from
the state department for filinp of ap
plications, that notice would be pub
lished in The Transylvania Times to
this effect.
A tentative survey shows that in
Transylvania county 75 persons beyond
the ape of G5 years.*and G7 dependent
children under 1G are entitled to re
icive benefits enumerated In the lep
isiation adopted by tile 1937 General
Assembly.
Applications for all phases of as
sistance must show that they do not
have sufficient income or other re
sources to provide a reasonable sub
sistence "compatible with decency an 1
health."
Those applying for OKI Ape Assist
ance must show that they are more
than 65 years of age: that they are not
financially able to care for themselves
properly; that they are citizens of the
United States; that they have lived in
North Carolina for five of the last nine
years; that they are not inmates of
any public institution, and that they
have not made a transfer or assign
ment of property “for the purpose of
making themselves eligible for assist
ance.’
Applicants for Aid to Dependent Chil
dren may be either the mother-father,
grandmother, grandfather, or certain
other relatives who have children in
their keeping, but whose income is in
sufficient to care for them properly.
Children receiving benefits must be less
than 16 years of age, and must have
been born or lived in North Carolina
for at least one year prior to the filing
of application.
State College Men To
Visit County Farmers
C. L. Rams, bee specialist, and H.
R. Niswonger, horticulturist, both
from Rtate College, Raleigh, will he
here the last of this week, working
with Assistant County Agent Maness,
and visiting farms.
On Thursday morning Mr. Sams will
transfer bees at the Brevard College
farm. He also will visit such other
bee keepers as are interested.
Mr. Niswonger will be here Friday
and Saturday, and expects to check
tip on several farms, while in the
county.
Reaper-Thresher Bought by Transylvanians
Above picture shows the now type “combine” reaper and thresher
that has been bought by a group of Transylvania county farmers who
an- interested in growing small grains. The machine does the work of
leaper and thresher all in one operation, and is said to be superior over
use of both old types in salvaging grain, and is naturally a much
cheaper outfil to operate, doing away with the "double trouble" of
reaping, stacking, hauling, and threshing.
Tlic machine is an Allls-Chalmers. and it was bought by Harry
l’atton of Brevard, E. Carl Allison of Cherryfield, and other interested
farmers.
Townsend Plan Still
Active Says Clarke
"The Townsend plan has done a
lot. and Is going to continue doing a
great work until it reaches the goal
it started out to attain,' said J. M.
Clarke of Florida and Penrose, "ho
was in Brevard Saturday.
Mr. Clarke, who is state manager
of the Townsend plan in Florida,
owns property in Transylvania coun
ty, and sail! that he expects to be
back here soon to live.
The old age security law was a di
rect result of the Townsend work,
Mr. Clarke said, but he also assertel
that the security act did not in any
way displace the Townsend plan, and
it could not lie the beneficial move
that tlie old age pension plan will be
when it goes into effect.
Washington. D. C.—’The, scheduled
Townsend national convention will
probably lie held at a later date than
June 21-22, as originally planned, it
was announced by its leader here
last week.
Shipman Reunion Set
The Shipman reunion will be held
at the home of Ed Shipman at Bit
tie Hiver on Sunday. July 4th. Picnic
dinner will he served on the lawn,
and all attending are asked to bring
well filled lunch baskets.
VISITORS WELCOME
! AT REARING POOLS
Over 60,000 Trout Are Being
Cared For In Pisgah
Forest Plant
One of. the show places of Transyl
vania county is the Davidson River
fish rearing pools, where over G0.000
trout are HeinR cared for under the
supervision of the Federal Bureau of
Fisheries.
Brown speckled, and rainbow trout
an Heins cared for in the scientific
pools, and will He released in streams
,,f pisirali National Forest after they
have ftrown to "leRal limit , or from
sis to eiRht inches.
Supervisor Knuth, who is in char
of the pools for the bureau, explained
the feedinc. care, and attention Riven
to the small fislv to a party of Brevard
and Waynesville people hist Sunday,
and said that the department was Rlad
to have visitors at any time.
Mr. Knuth said that of the 61.000
fincerlimrs shipped from \\ ythe\ ille.
Confederate Pensions
Being Paid By Clerk
To Nineteen Widows
Widows of Transylvania county Con
federate veterans are receiving checks
from the State of North Carolina this
week, through the office of Clerk of
Court Otto Alexander, to the amount
of $1,450.
Five of the widows aie rated A-grade
ami will each receive $150 as their
semi-annual pension, while 14 other
ladies are to receive $50 each—as B
grade.
The pensions are paid twice each
year, in June and December. There are
no Confederate soldiers living in the
county on a pension.
Roeman Editor In N. Y.
Mrs. Jordan Whitmire, editor of the
Bosnian section of The Times, is spend
ing her vacation in New York, hence
the omission last week and this of the
Bosnian section.
Mrs. Whitmire, and her daughter.
Miss La Verne, expect to return to Bos
nian next week, and the Bosnian sec
tion will be resumed.
SOIL CONSERVATION
GROUPS ORGANIZED
Committees Elected In Each
Community—T. J. Wilson
Is Chairman
Organization of the 1037 County Soil
Conservation Association was perfect
ed at a meeting held here Saturday
afternoon, which represents a member
ship of around 500 farmers.
T. J. Wilson was elected president
of the association: E. Carl Allison, vice
president; W. J. Raines, additional reg
ular member; John Merrill, alternate:
J. A. Glazener. secretary: Miss Julia
Wilson, treasurer.
The board of directors is composed
I of r. A. Rahn, John Merrill. T. J. Wil
son. E. Carl Allison, and W. J. Raine3.
Members of the township or communi
ty committees in the county are:
Boyd Township—P. A. Rahn, Sam
Orr. I.. F. Lyday, J. L. Gash.
Brevard-Dunn’s Rock Township—G.
W. Maxwell. H. L. Allison, E. O. Ship
man.
Cathey's Creek-Eastatoe Townships
—R. F. Glazener, J. A. Whitmire, A. M.
Paxton.
Gloucoster-Hoftbaek Townships— J.
B. Hall, A. H. Miller. C. W. Henderson.
Little River Township—M. C. Ship
man. H. P. Nicholson, V. C. McCrary.
RED CROSS PAGEANT
BE HELD FRIDAY EVE
AT CAMP CAROLINA
Registration Reaches Record
Mark of 253 Students
At Aquatic School
A total registration of 253 was re
ported at the National Aquatic school
Tuesday, by Director Ramone S. Katon.
This large number, coupled with the
faculty of 28, mikes the camp strength
at 281.
Having broken all records for tbe
past two years in enrollment, the 14th
annual s< hnol thin year sets a new high
which will not be (quailed ir any of
the eleven schools operated In the
United States this year by the Ameri
can Red Cross.
The annual water pageant will be
stag'd Friday night of this week at 8
(•clock, when several thousand people
are expected to view the spectacle.
The water pageant has a Japanese
retting, evolving about a huge water
monster that Interrupts the feast of
the natives of the small nation of Tip
ponese. Believing the monster to be a
god. the frantic natives make no at
tempt to rescue the maidens of the
country who wpre besportlng them
selves in the water when the huge am
phibian appears among them.
Tne nay IS saved wnen an American
Red Cross service ship appears o'i tbs
scene and divers bring the wounded
and drowning maidens to the waters
edge where life saving methods are
employed tv bring them back to life—
thus bringing into play the boating,
swimming, diving, and life saving
taught at the aquatic school.
The picturesque Camp Carolina lake
will be effectively decorated to resem
ble a Japanese waterfront, with cos
tumes and dances to further accentu
ate the setting. New and powerful light
ing arrangements arc being set up on
the knoll overlooking the lake and seat
ing arrangements are being made to
care for the large crowd expected.
Miss Dorothy Tolleson, director of
physical education at Peabody college.
Nashville. Tenn.. wrote the script for
the pageant which will be produced
and directed by Harry’ A. Kenning, of
Washington; James A. McMillan, of
Cocoa, Fla., and Miss Tolleson.
The entire student and faculty body
will take part in the water spectacle,
and Commodore W. E. Longfellow, of
Washington, assistant director of first
aid and life saving for the American
Red Cross, who introduced the first
water pageant at a Red Cross school ?0
years ago. will be In attendance.
Other notable figures in Red Cross
life saving and first aid work from
Washington and various districts over
the nation are expected to attend the
water pageant, according to Director
Ramone S. Eaton, of the school.
County Agent Taking
Special Agri. Course
County Agent Julian Glazener feft
Sunday for Raleigh, where he will at
tend special course training classes at
State College for six weeks.
Mr. Glazener Is taking special work
in agronomy, with a view to organizing
a local of the Crop Improvement As
sociation in Transylvania county upon
his return.
With a decided trend in the county
toward growing seed for local planting,
and the further fact that many of the
farmers are going in for I letter seed
types, the county agent said before If
left here Saturday that he believed
permanent benefits were being realized
here In the matter of crop seed Im
provement. and that there would be a
large increase In harvesting this fall
of soy beans, lespedeza, vetch, clovers,
and grains for planting.
Yu., hatchery three weeks ago. there
had been a loss of less than l.ono. Six
hundred of the tiny fellows died while
in transport, Mr. Knuth said, and -00
more died the day they were placed in
the pools.
Poring the past three weeks there
have been scarcely any deaths recorded
In the pools, the supervisor said that it
I was the expectation that over 59.000
!0f the original shipment of 61.000 would
he placed in the streams after they had
reached the grown stage.
The rearing pools, plants, an 1
grounds, are as spick and span as one
would expect a day nursery for chil
dren, and latest scientific care of the
little wriggling fish is given daily. T.
K. Chamberlain, and Wm. H. Kiel, rat
ed as technician leaders In the national
fisheries bureau, are devoting their
time to the project and on stream
imrovement supervision within the for
est.
The pools are located a couple of
miles above the old John's Rock CCC
camp site, and a good road leads direct
ly to the pools. Visitors are always
welcome, -Mr. Knuth said.
Frady Inquest Held
Wednesday Evening
Inquest in the matter of the death of
Lenny Lee Frady was scheduled to be
held Wednesday night at 8 o'clock.
The Times had already gone to press at
that time, and verdict of the coroner's
jury could not be carried in this issue.
The 16-year-old youth died early on
the morning of April 24, after he was
struck by one or more automobiles. Th»
body was found lying in the highway
near Tenrose. with life nearly extinct.
He was a Brevard high school pupil,
and was a son of Mr. and Mrs. W. L.
Frady.
Brevard Golf Course Will
Open Saturday for Playing
Brevard’s Municipal Oolf Course
will tie opened for play the last of this
week, with formal opening date set for
Sunday.
Tlie course, which Is now owned by
the Town of Brevard, has been put in
good condition by a crew of workmen
. ■ ■ "1
Free Play
Saturday-Sunday
The golf course will he open
Saturday and Sunday, June 19
anil 20. with no greens fees to bo
charged. The public is invited to
visit the course, and play if they
care to. After Sunday, regular
greens fees will lie charged.
I who have been at worK on tne project
I for the past several weeks, and it is
| expected that the golf facilities will be
lone of the major attractions here this
' summer.
Draining of ditches, covering in some
instances of hazards, clearing of
[ roughs, re-sodding of fairways, and re
building of the greens, are some of the
things that have been done to the
[course in getting it In best possible
playing condition.
Harry Patton, who has had supervi
sion of the work, said Wednesday that
new ' Toxaway sand” has been placed
on the greens, making for more unifor
mity of each of the nine holes, and
that effort had been made to make the
course easier in as many Instances as
possible.
Number 1 tee has been changed from
the old club house location to the top
of the hi!! near the entrance to the
Montclove Estates, which was formerly
No. 9 tee. A new tee has been built on
the old No. 1 fairway (at the eastern
end) to take the place of the old tee
near the club house. A pathway
has been made from No. 1 green down
the hill to No. 2.
Edwin Wike will have charge of the
course during the summer months, and
the park committee of the board of
aldermen will have general supervision.
Work of putting the course in shape
Is being paid for by various business
houses and individuals of the com
munity. most of whom have paid in
their pledges. Work will continue for
several weeks on the course, keeping it
in shape, and making improvements,
and those who have not as yet pall
their pledges to the golf committee are
requested to do so at once, in order
that the work may be unhampered.
Title to the property was secured
by the town through transfer of pro
perty which the municipality owned in
Brevard, and with the course being
publicly owned, the town hopes to be
able to secure WPA workers on the
project after July 1st. This type labor
has not been available heretofore due
to the fact that the property was pri
vately owned.