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VOL. 42: NO.
COUNTY ASKS STATE
TO TAKE OVER ROADS
Nearly Thirty Mile* of High
way Constructed Under
CCC Work Program
The county commissioners have re
quested the'State Highway commis
sion >o take over 29.6 miles of roads
which have been built in Transylvania
by the CCC outfits, and which have
opened up territory which was here
tofore more or less inaccessible.
The roads were constructed by the
CCC In conjunction with the depart
ment of Conservi tion and Develop
ment, and while they were primarily
built for forest fire protection, they
are being used more and more as regu
lar traffic lines. Following Is list of
the roads which the commissioners
have asked the state to take over:
Running from Old Toxaway Baptist
church to Rock Creek; 4.1 miles.
Running from Kastatoe Gap via
Round Mountain Gap to Old Toxaway
Baptist church 7 miles.
Running from Greenville highway,
across Rich Mountain to Buck Forest!
7.5 miles.
Running from East Fork road to
the South Carolina line: 6.5 miles.
Running from South Carolina line,
beginning at end of East Fork-SC road,
to Cedar Mountain on Greenville high,
way.
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School Enrollment
First Grade Is Low
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Reports from over the county are j
to the effect that the first grade pupils
of the county are fewer in number at
the beginning of this school year
than at any In the past several.
These reports are similar to those i
made from over the state, that begin
ners in general are fewer in numbers
at practically all schools than here
tofore.
Decline In the birth rate in the state
Is given as reason for the decline In
children entering school.
Baptist Church Services
Yancey C. Elliott, Pastor
9:45—Sunday School, Brown Carr,
Superintendent.
H:00—Worship, with sermon by the
pastor.
6:45—B. T. U., Ralph Ramsey, Di
rector.
Senior, Nell Duckworth, Presi
dent.
Intermediate, Rachel Hamlin,
President.
Junior, Miss Marjorie Dar
ren, Leader.
8:00—Evening worship, with ser
mon by the pastor.
Wednesday, 8 P. M—Prayer Meet
ing.
Thursday, 8 P. M.—Choir Practice,
Alvin Moore, Director.
Thursday, Sept. 16, 3:80 P. M.—
Circle Meetings.
Squirrel Season To
Open Here Sept. 15
Opening date for the squirrel season
In Transylvania county is Wednesday
of next week Sept. 15. The season
closes again on Dec. 11.
No other game may be taken at this
time, and even the lowly cotton-t.^l is
not allowed to be shot at. hunted for,
or otherwise molested until Nov. 20.
Open season on bear Is Oct. 1 to Jan.
1; deer Oct. 1 to Jan. 1; Opossum and
coon. Oct. 1, to Feb. 1: quail. Nov. 20
to Feb. 16.
College Greeting*
In Second Section
Greetings from Brevard busi
ness people tc the Incoming
teachers and students of Bre
vard College are being carried
in this issue of The Times in the
second section.
Brevard is proud of its college,
and the business people and in
dividuals are making public ex
pression through The Times of
their interest lu the institution.
Students and teachers are re
quested to file the second section
of the home paper whicji carries
the messages, as a business guide
Armored Cars Create
Excitement In Town
Machine guns nestled in an armored :
car attracted considerable attention
here Saturday shortly after noon, and
rumors soon started thick and fast of
this and that desperado who was be
ing sought In this section.
However, it was soon learned that
the armored car and the extra officers
from Tennessee, Buncombe, and Hen
derson counties were searching for the
two slayers of Felix G. Presson, rail
way detective of Nashville, Tenn., who
was slain on August 22.
A rather far-fetched story was told
last Thursday by Dr. G. D. Gardner of
West Ashville, of his being forced to
treat a wounded man In the Mills Rivet
section on the previous night, and the
Nashville officers came to this section
as result.
Sheriff George Shuford of Brevard
was informed Friday night of the pos
sibility of the two slayers being in this
county, and had acted Immediately on
the tip. only to find that the lead was
false.
The officers who were here Saturday
had spent the day searching in the
neighborhood which the West Asheville
doctor had signified the cabin was lo
cated to which he was carried blind
folded and forced to treat a wounded
man. No trace of the cabin described
by Dr. Gardner was found, and very
little supporting evidence of his Btory.
Dr. Sisk Explains Work
of Health Unit Here
Dr. C. N. Sisk, district health of
ficer, of Waynesvllle, and E. L. Hin
ton, sanitarian for .'Transylvania's
health unit, were guests of the Bre
vard Klwanis club last Thursday.
Dr. Sisk explained the work of his
department, and said that with co
operation of leaders, citizens, and the
medical profession of the community,
a worthwhile work of improving the
health could be carried forward here.
The district health official said that
the state department was desirious of
assisting the county In every way pos
sible, and that a full-time officer would
be sent here to take the place of Dr
W. H. Windley who recently resign
ed to enter the private practice of
medicine.
Capture Liquor Car
R. S. Bolt of the U. S. alcohol bureau
flagged a load of “Georgia shine"
whiskey near Oakland last Thursday
afternoon, and upon searching the
Ford coach found 110 gallons of the
powerful white concoction.
Jack Presnall of Asheville, driver of
the car, was given a hearing before U.
S. Commissioner R. L. Gash at Bre
vard and bound to federal court.
Dr. G. B. Lynch Urged for
Transylvania Health Post
Brevard Man Receives En
dorsement of Officials and
Citizens of Town
For Office
Dr. G. Boyce Lynch, of Brevard, Is
being sought as health officer for the
Transylvania unit which was recent
ly set up under the State Board of
Health. •
Citizens of the community, the board
of county commissioners, and the board
of aldermen, have requested Dr. C. N.
Sisk, district health officer, to give the
post to the Brevard man. who was in
strumental in getting the work started
here.
Dr. W. H. Windley, who was sent
here several months ago to start the
program of work In this county as
health officer, has resigned to enter
the private practice of medicine, and
friends of Dr. Lynch immediately set
about seeking appointment of the local
man to the post.
Dr. Lynch has bee^Kctlng as coun
ty health officer for the past three
years, and has been practicing medi
cine and surgery In the county for a
number of years, at Rosman, and lat
er at Brevard.
If the appointment of the Brevard
man Is made, he will leave for Raleigh
within the next few days where he will
take special work under the state de
partment before returning here to as
sume charge of the local unit.
The Transylvania health unit Is a
part of the Waynesville district, and
in addition to the health officer who
will devote his entire time to work
here, is comprised of E. L. Hinton as
sanitarian, Miss Edith Bunton as
nurse, and Miss Lilian Jenkins as of
fice assistant.
Jones Garren Elected
Brevard FFA Leader
Jones Garren of Cedar Mountain was
elected president of the Brevard chap
ter Future Farmers of America, at a
meeting held in the class room last
Friday, presided over by Professor R. J.
Lyday.
Other officers who will serve for the
year are: Lester Brown, vice presi
dent: Marvin Jones, secretary: Joe
Jones, treasurer: O'Dell Scott, report
er: Clinton Morris, watch dog. Earl
Garren, Homer Batson, and Jack
Holden compose the program com
mittee.
The Brevard chapter has an enroll
ment of 70 boys, all of whom are look
ing forward to the most profitable year
In history of the work here.—O.Dell
Scott, reporter.
Large List Property
Is “Sold To County”
"BUI Jones, two acres, nine dollars
and forty-three cents,” and on and on
down the line, beginning at the A’s
and stopping with the Z’s when there
was such name listed In a township,
the Tax sales were called out Monday
at noon from the court house door.
In each Instance the addendum—"Sold
to the county.”"
Tax Collector Lem Brooks and At
torney R. L. Gash told off the namesk
acres, and lots, and the amounts, re
quiring several hours to read the list
However, the list this year was con
siderably shorter than last year, and
for any previous year In the past sev
eral. The town will sell delinquent
certificates next Monday at noon.
College Enrollment
To Pass 400 Mark
Reservations hod been made
Wednesday morning at Brevard
College by 356 boarding students,
which Is total capacity of the pres
ent plant, according to President
E. J. Coltrane, and Is the largest
number of boarding students to
register In the three years the Col
lege has been in operation.
In addition to the boarding stu
dents. there are prospects of be
tween 40 and BO day students,
which will swell the total enroll
ment to a little better than 400.
Of the 8B6 reservations for
board and room, 198 have been
made by boys, and 1B9 by girls,
a large Increase In the boys’ regis
trations over last year. Total en
rollment at any one period last
year of boarding students did not
nARH 335.
Day students were being regis
tered Wednesday at the college,
with the faculty and supervisory
personnel in. charge. Freshmen
boarding students will be register
ed Thursday; and boarding sopho
mores on Friday.
Classes will begin Saturday
morning at 8 o'clock, with formal
opening exercises to be held at 10
o’clock In the auditorium. Dr. Colt
rane and members of the faculty
will have charge of the formal
opening exercises, and officially
welcome the student body. Friends
of the College are Invited to at
tend this meeting.
Freshmen held tneir nrst meet- |
lng on Wednesday evening In. the
College auditorium; and sopho
mores are slated to meet Thursday
evening at 7:80 In the auditorium.
A reception for all students will
be given Thursday evening from
8:30 to 9:80 In the library by the
faculty members to which all day
and boarding students are Invited.
Already most of the young
people have arrived, and their pres
ence around the campus and In the
uptown section Is adding the ap
pearance of “the good old days"
last year when the nearly four
hundred students were In Brevard.
Opening here in 1934, Brevaro
College has grown each year in en
rollment, with the faculty and
equipment of the institution be
ing added to and improved from
year to year.
Blantyre Home Coming
Day Is Set For Sept. 19
The third Sunday ip September has
been set as Home Coming Day at
Blantyre Baptist church, when all who
have attended services there are in
vited to spend the day at the church.
A program of short speeches, music,
anil other features is being arranged.
A picnic dinner will be spread at the.
noon hour, and all who attend are re
quested to bring baskets.
Injured In Auto Wreck
Sneed Slnlard, his son Charlie, and
I nephew, Billy Slnlard, were Injured In
an automobile wreck near Hender
jsonville Saturday afternoon. Mr. Sin
lard and Billy were discharged from
the hospital after treatment, but Char
lie Slnlard is still in serious condition
The car driven by Mr. Siniard and
one by J. N. Brunson of Henderson,
vllle, collided near DavlB Station.
Legion Meeting
Reports of retiring officers, and bust
ness pertaining to the new fiscal year
will be special order of business to be
taken up at the meeting of Monroe
Wilson Post American Legion which
is to meet in the county court room
Tuesday evening of this week at 8
o'clock. Plans will also be discussed for
a membership campaign which the
Transylvania .post expects to start dur
ing the month.
Popular Member of
Brevard College Staff
Teaching In Palestine
Miss Irene Clay, teacher of piano at
Brevard College the past year, sailed
from New York on August 7 for Pales
tine, where she is teaching this year
In the Friends School for Girls at Ram
Allah.
Miss Clay was selected and sent to
this mission school by the board of
missions of the Friends Church of
America, with all expenses paid.
Miss Clay was born in Brazil, where
her parents were then serving on the
mission fields. They now reside in
Winston-Salem. Her brother, the Rev.
C. W. Clay, is at present a missionary
in Brazil. Having inherited mission
ary tendencies and being possessed
with a desire of long standing to en
gage in foreign mission work, Miss
Clay accepted Joyfully the opportun
ity of a year’s experience on the for
eign field.
En route to Palestine, Miss Clay
'stopped in London to visit her sister
and husband, who live in that city.
Miss Clay, who has a year’s leave of
absence from Brevard College, expects
to travel through Europe upon com
pletion of her year of teaching in
Palestine, before returning for the
opening of the fall term here next
year.
TRAILER CAMP NEED
FELT IN COMMUNITY
Sanitation Enters Question of
“Auto Homes" Which
Are Very Popular
Need for a modern trailer camp was
pointed out at the monthly meeting of
the Brevard Board of alderman Tues
day night
Travel by trailer is rapidly Increas
ing, not only through this section,
but throughout the country, It was
pointed out, and matter of providing
adequate facilities for taking care of
such transients has reached the stage
where It is not only a matter of
courtesy to the traveling public, but a
necessity as well.
“Trailer-homes" have been parked
over the town and in the immediate
vicinity of Brevard during the sum
mer, It was pointed out, and the safe
guarding public health will demand
that the practice either be stopped or
provisions made to caro for the
trailer-homes.
Brevard Girl Honored
With Leading Role In
New York Music Event
(Beulah May Zachary)
It was with great surprise and de
light that many Brevard people saw
in the radio section of the NEW YORK
TIMES for Sunday, September 5th, the
name of Adelaide Van Wey as the
guest soloist for the final broadcast;
of the season from the Mall, in New
York City.
Miss Van Wey was singing with the
Nauberg Orchestra which was con- j
ducted by Leon Barzln. It was a great |
honor to be selected as the soloist for
this program and an honor which a
much more experienced singer would
have been proud to claim.
Adelaide Van Wey, whom the people
of Brevard know as Adelaide Silver
steen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
S. Silversleen, has only been studying
in New York for the past four years.
In that time she has been a member
of La Schola Cantorum, nationally
known choral society which Is associat
ed with the New York Philharmonic
Orchestra, and has taken part in many
broadcasts. However, the honor of
being soloist at one of the popular
Mall concerts is the highest which the
talented young contralto has yet re
ceived. It Is hoped that she will con
tinue to receive recognition for her
work and talents and that the people
of Brevard who watch with great in
terest the progress of her career will
have the privilege of hearing her
often throughout this winter.
AT LYDAY HOSPITAL
Patients reported at Lyday Memorial
hospital on Wednesday were: Harri
son Rhodes, Lawrence Brown, Otha
Mallory and Mrs. Sewell.
At Presbyterian Church
Services for the week at the Pres
byterian church have been announced
by the pastor, the Rev. C. M. Jones,
as follows:
Sunday morning at 11 o’clock, ser
mon by the pastor on "Seeming as
Christian as We Are;” Tuesday even
ing at 7 o’clock, men’s fellowship sup
per, with T. K. Chamberlain the main
speaker; Wednesday evening at 7:30
o'clock studies in the book of Ephes
ians; Thursday evening at 8 o’clock.
In the Hut reception for the college
students.
L. W. Bonnell Added
To Staff of The Times
L. W. Bonnell, of Macon, Ga„ has ac
cepted work with The Times in the
mechanical department. He is stopping
with Mrs. T. B. Summey on Jordan
street.
Mr. Bonnell has had wide exper
ience in the printing industry, having
learned hts trade in Punta Gorda,
Fla., and has been engaged in various
phases of the .work for the past num
ber of years.
New Arrival*
Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Charles C.
Lacey a son, Charles Galloway, on Sun
day, August 22, at Lyday Memorial
hospital.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Eider
a son, John Lewis, on Friday, Sep
tember S.
Little River Church
Celebration Sunday
Little River Baptist church and
community will hold Its annual home
coming- at the church Sunday, In an
all-day service, beginning at 11 o'clock
In the morning, the Rev. S. B. Mc
Call will preach, snd other features,
Including music will be enjoyed.
Picnic lunch will be spread on th*
grounds at noon, and the exercises
continuing during the afternoon.
This marks the 99th anniversary of
the organization of the Little River
church, and a Urge number of former
members, and former residents of the
community are expected to return
for the day.
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Special School Rates
To Transylvania Pupils
The Transylvania Times will
be mailed to any Transylvania
etudent qr teacher for nine
month*, or the school term for
11.
At the regular rate/ The Time*
coate 11 for six months where It
1b mailed out of the county, but
the extra Inducement Is given In
order to aid Transylvania stu
dents or teachers to keep In
touch with home folk.
A copy of The Times will be
like a letter from home and will
provide news of Brevard and
Transylvania county at less than
the cost of re-mailing the family
newspaper after it has been read
at home.
Dramatics Course Is
Offered In Brevard
An extension course In Dramatics
will be presented In Brevard during the
winter by Miss Bowie of the W. C. T.
C Extension Department. This course
is designed to be of value to the teach
ers of the county who need credit for
their certificates and also for any in
terested persons of the community who
enjoy dramatic work.
The class will meet each Monday
afternoon and those who are Interest
ed are urged to attend the first form
al meeting of the class which will be
held at the Brevard Elementary School
on Monday, September 14 at 4:00 P.
M. It Is the purpose of this course to
give practical experience and sug
gestions In play production and direct
ing as well as to study Interesting
plays.
Former Band Leader
Buried Wednesday
Funeral services for F. J. Cutter,
who died Wednesday morning at his
home near Brevard, were held Wed
nesday afternoon at the Oak Grove
cemetery In North Brevard. The Rev.
C. M. Jones, pastor of the Brevard
Presbyterian church, officiated.
Mr. Cutter, a native of Bohemia, had
been a resident of Brevard for many
years, and was the efficient bandmas
ter here for a number of years.
Surviving Is one daughter, Mrs. A.
C. Gltbens, of Portland. Oregon.
Pallbearers were former members of
Mr. Cutter's band.
Moore and Trantham funeral direc
tors were In charge of arrangements.
To Confer 3rd Degree
Conferring of the third degree will be
the main feature at the regular com
munication of Dunn's Rock Masonic
lodge which will be held Friday night
at 8 o'clock In the lodge hall on Broad
Street. The Worshipful Master re
quests that all members attend and a
cordial Invitation Is extended to visit
ing Masons. At the conclusion of the
degree refreshments will be served.
Funeral Service* for
Mrs. Bryson Held
Hundreds of friends and relatives
gathered at Cathey’s Creek church last
Thursday morning for the funeral
services for Mrs. J. A. Bryson, who died
on Tuesday previous.
Among the relatives attending the
services were: Mr. and Mrs. E. N.
Moore and Mr. and Mrs. Grady Hen
son, Marietta, S. C.: Mr. and Mrs. R.
L. Phillips and daughters, Miss Clara
and Bobble Phillips, Mrs. Troy Bishop,
Harry Bryson, Piedmont, S. C.; Mr.
and Mrs. Donald Hammond, Slater, S,
C.; H. B. Chrietzberg and Mr. and Mrs.
B. J. Chrietzberg, Wllllamston, S. C.;
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Duckworth, Mr.
and Mrs. Lemuel Duckworth, Wal
halla, S. C.: Mr. and Mrs. V. B. Brad
ley, Mr. and Mrs. Harry 'Williams, Mrs.
Rose Burgess, Mr. and Mrs. Claud Cow
an, Asheville; Jones Rogers, Mrs. Hat
tie Laboone, Miss Ada Rogers, Ander
son, S. C.; Joe Bryson and children,
Mrs. Mattie Brvson, Mrs. Bessie Pike,
Greenville, 3. C.
26 COUNTY FARMERS
ATTEND WNC MEET
Western “Farm and Home’*
Week Will Be Held at Cul
lowhee During 1938
Twenty-nix fanners, tbs county agent
and assistant county agent, represent
ed Transylvania County at the two
dtfy farmers' short course held last
week at Western Carolina Teacher's
College located at Cullowhee. The fol
lowing communities of the county
were represented: Blantyre, Penrose,
Turkey Creek, Brevard, Dunns Rock,
Sellca, Cherry field, Calvert, Rosman,
Quebec, and Lake Toxaway.
The Transylvania delegation elect
ed T. J. Wilson to represent the county
on the board of director* for the West
ern Carolina 8o!l Conservation and
Land Use Association. E. Carl Allison
gave the report for the county on the
progress being made In the county and
the results being obtained by the ns*
of lime and triple superphosphate.
Those attending from Transylvania
Included Julian A, Glazener and W. C.
Maneae, county agents; James Dick
son, T. J. Wilson, G. W. Whitmire, J.
W. Glazener, J. W. Dickson, V. B.
Waldrop. P. A. Rahn, Lee Gash, Sam
Orr, Andrew Boggs, Theo Williams,
H. H. Patton, J. B. Jones, E. Carl Al
lison, E. J. Whltmlrs, Jr., Ray Wal
drop, P. A. Morgan, Austin Hogsed,
R. L. Hogsed, R. F. Glazener, George
Maxwell, Julius Tinsley, W. J. Raines,
M. O. McCall. C. W. Henderson.
Over 300 farmer* from 18 counties
were In attendance at the meeting, and
the two-day meeting was of such In
terest that decision was made by the
officials and farmers present to stage
an annual Farm and Home Week '.a
Western North Carolina next year.
Dates for this event will be announced
later. The event will be similar te
the state-wide Farm and Home Week
which is held annually in Raleigh, but
which is attended by but few people
from the western part of the state due
to the long travel distance, and the
further fact that the excessive heat In
Raleigh during the summer Is oppres
sive to people of the west.
Oakland New* Items
of Interest Recorded
The Fisher reunion Saturday was one
of the best wo have had. We had
noted speakers and music by the Fish
er string band, and more nice eat*
than the big crowd could consume. We
think those who failed to attend, **
peclally our community folks missed
a treat. We hope during the coming
year our people will become convinced
that this day the first Saturday In
September is a day set apart in our
community for real sociability and
every one will join in to make It a day
of real pleasure. The collection wa*
fairly good ®md will be used to mark
a neglected grave In Lake Toxaway
cemetery.
Mrs. Robin Robinson and grand
daughter, Miss Theo Galloway, of Try
on, spent several days last week with
Mrs. I. S. Sanders and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Owen recently
moved to our community from th*
Wolf Mountain section.
Leo Reid, who has been attending
Cecil's business college in Asheville,
has returned home for his vacation.
E. A Reid made a business trip to
Asheville recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Nicholson recent
ly moved from Mrs. S. E. Alexander’s
place to a cottage near Charlie Reid’s
store..
Mrs. R. J. Galloway, of Gienville,
spent Friday night here with her
daughter, Mrs. Mary Burgess, and fam
ily ami attended the Fisher reunion on
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Matheson and
little daughter, Rachel Nan. of Trout
man, returned home Tuesday after
spending several days here with rela
tives.
Mr. and Mrs. Weaver Taylor and
little daughter, Sybil Jo, of Enka, at
tended the Fisher reunion and spent
the week-end here with their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. I. S. Banders._
C. of C. Officers To Be
Named Thursday Evening
Wild Flower Show I*
To Be Held Saturday
A wild flower exhibit will be held at
the recreation center of the WPA pro
gram on Saturday, according to an
announcement of Mrs. Arab Hamlin,
supervisor.
A prize will be awarded to the child
making the most artistic arrangement
of wild flowers; a prize for the child
exhibiting the latest number of
specimens; and a prise for the grade
making the beat wild flower garden.
Any child under 16 years of age Is
eligible to enter the contest.
Mrs. Harniln stressed the fact that
no entries would be considered later
than 19 o’clock Saturday morning.
Since Western North Carolina claims
»o have more wild flowers than any
other section, this exhibit is being held
to stimulate an interest in wild flow
ers and to famiiiari7/6 the children
with the native flowers.
The public la invited to attend tttfg
exhibit on Saturday. A free-will offer
ing for the benefit of the werk win be
taken at tho door.
Work Will Be Carried On Dur
ing Winter Months, Aim
of Service Group
In Brevard
All citizens of the community who
have paid into the Chamber of Com
merce during the current year, are
notified that the election of officers to
serve during 19S7-S8 will be held on
Thursday night of this week, at •
o’clock.
The meeting will be held in the
Chamber of Commerce rooms at the
U. T>. O. IJbrary, and It 1# Important
that all members attend the tvedaf
meeting.
Plans of the commerce oooy c«u ior
carrying on the work during the winter
season with a view to having an all
time secretary, and a board of direr,
tors to tejee care of the community's
Interest during the winter months, and
to give the work a better start In the
! spring.
| It was voted at the oiganlsaslon
T&eottag held In June, that offleors
and directors would he chosen at the
September meeting oat of the Bet of
paying members.