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|Wj THE TRANSYLVANIA 3TI Co ' t A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» ^HHHH>»************ - -11 1 1 1. ^ .~ ^ " BREVARD. NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21,1937. $1.00 PER YEAR IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY VOL. 42: WO. . . .jh i .'.-g.'. i -aMaga-..! —iauBJ-naai TRUST FUND MAY BE SET UP FOR COLLEGE Methodist Conference Will Be Given Recommendation Of Special Committee The Rev. J. H. Brendall, pastor of Brevard Methodist church, and the Rev. H. O. Huss. pastor of the Ros man-Hrevard charge, are attending the Western Carolina conference In Ashe ville. which opened Its session Wednes day nfternoon. The sessions will continue through the rest of the week, ending on Mon day with reading of appolnlmonts. It Is expected that the Rev. Mr. Huss will be returned to Rosman-Brevard charge, while It Is not known for certain ns to the return of the Rev., Mr. Brcn dall to Brevard. However. I' Is expect ed that the popular pastor will l>o moved to another pastorate. Church leaders here are hoping that the popular pastor and his equally popular wife will be returned for their fourth year's work, but have no as surance from the church officials that such will be the case. An item of wide Interest to Transyl vania county people which will come up at the annual conference Is a pro position ns to disposal of the Daven port College property and holdings at Lenoir. Trustees of Davenport In meeting last week In Charlotte voted to recom mend the following resolution to the conference In regard to the 1200.000 as sets of the college which closed sev eral years ago: "The trustees of Davenport college in session on October 12. 1937, re spectfuly petition the Western North Carolina conference In session In Ashe ville. October 20. to abandon all efforts to operate a school in Lenoir and to set up a board of trust whose duty It shall be to assemble all available assets of Davenport college and hold the same Intact as a perpetual trust, the Income of which endownment or trust fund shall bo used perpetually to pay by loan or gift the expenses of young women In Methodist church schools, preferably (n Greensboro College for Women at Greensboro or Brevard col lege at Brevard. "The board further requests that F. C. Sherrill of Cornelius, chairman of the Davenport board of trustees, be made chairman of the board of trust, and that the board of trust, which will be set up will be constituted In lieu of the present board of trustees. R Is further recommended that five mem bers of the board of trust be selected from the present membership of the board of trustees of Davenport col lege.” Haywood, Buncombe Counties Lead For College Enrollment According to an announcement from J. O. Rogers, bursar at Rrevard Col lege there are three hundred and sev enty five students enrolled here taking complete academic courses. Rrevard College has only been In operation since the fall of 19S4 and since that year the enrollment has In creased each year. It was Impossible to accept all stu dents this year who made applica tions to the college for entrance. The books were closed late In August, and according to Dr. E. J. Coltrane. many applicants had to bo refused beenuse of the lack of housing facilities here at the college. It Is hoped that In the near future as Brevard College continues to build, that additional domltorles can he built and that the college will be able to accomodate five hundred students, boarding on the campus. Many of the students this year are from North and South Carolina, but eight other states are represented In the student body. States outside of the Carolinas that have more students represented here arc Virginia and Ten nessee. Practically every county In North Carolina Is represented In the group with many of the boys and girls being from the sister state South Car olina. Haywood and Runcombe county lead the Western Carolina counties in the number registered. Davidson and Meck lenburg. lead the other counties In the state being represented by students here. Members of the faculty represented are from the Carolinas. Illinois, Geor gia. West Virginia. South Carolina and Kentucky. Presbyterian Services Services at the Presbyterian church for next Sunday, as announced by the pastor, the F.ev. C. M. Jones, will be the regular morning hour of worship at llo'clock, at which time he will preach on the subject, "The Man Who Lived Too Long.” At the regular Sunday school hour preceding the church service, Rev. and Mrs. Gurney Blnford, who were mis sionaries In Japan for 44 years, will ■peak. The Rev. Blnford Is a brother of Miss Myra Blnford. of the Brevard College faculty. Nicholson Called To Enon Church Charge The Rev. W. H. Nicholson of Salem, S. C. was called as pastor of Enon Bap tist church Sunday. Rev. Nicholson was pastor of Zion church at Rosman and Oak Grove and Lake Toxaway churches some years ago. He held a two weeks’ revival at Enon In August. The new pastor expects to preach at the 11 o’clock service this fourth Sun day. CLEMSGN THEATRE INSTALLS MODERN SOUND AND PROJECTING EQUIPMENT The Clemeon Theatre at Brevard has just completed Installation of the "Mlrrophonic" sound system, which brings the exceptionally fine theatre up to par with the best In the state in the matter of true-tone sound, and clearness of pictures. The entire mechanical equip ment of the movie house has been replaced by the new Western Electric system at a cost In ex cess of two thousand dollars. Built In 1927, the Clemson build ing Is one of the modern houses In the town, and with the newly Installed equipment, it is rated as on a parity with the better theatres In Asheville, Charlotte, and Atlantn. Home Coming Day To Be Held at Brevard Saturday Twelve hundred alumni of Bre vard College, Weaver College, and Brevard Institute have been Invit ed to attend the annual home com ing day at the college on Saturday, Oct. 23. A joint committee from the faculty and student council Is handling the events for the day, which will begin at tl o’clock in the morning and continue Into the evening. One of the major attractions will be the Brevard-Campbell football game, which Is slated for 2:30 o’clock, on the high school field. Full program for the day as an nounced*by the committee In charge Includes: Special chapel services, 11 A. M.; * lunch, 12:45 P. M.; Brevard vs. Camphell. 2:30; cafeteria supper. 6:00; program of entertainment in the college auditorium, 7:30 Local Teachers Given Offices In District Four ferevard teachers were elected to official positions In the western dis trict teachers meeting held last Friday and Saturday In Asheville. Mrs. John Bennett of Brevard Col lege was chosen secretary of the high er education group; Miss Annette Geiger of Brevard high school was elected secretary of the modern language teachers; and B. D. Franklin, also of Brevard high, was vice president of the mathematics teachers organization. Several Transylvania teachers held offices In the last year setup, and had charge of programs and discussions at the two-day session. Mrs. Alllo Wilson, adult education supervisor for this district under the WPA, and president of the western district adult education group, presid ed over the sessions of this organiza tion held In Asheville In connection with the state teachers’ meeting Fri day and Saturday. Several of the teachers of the local adult education project attended the Asheville meeting with Mrs. Wilson. Kilpatrick on Force John Kilpatrick Is serving as night policeman In Brevard, relieving Police man Church C. Morris, who is on a month's vacation. Mr. Kilpatrick went on duty Wednesday. College Choir Will Sing Thursday Eve The Brevard College choir will sing at the Thursday evening session of the annual Methodist conference conven ing in Asheville this week. Other recent appearances of the choir were at the North Carolina teachers’ meeting in Asheville last Friday after noon, and at tTie Brevard Tresbyter ian church last Sunday morning. Mrs. J. S. Dendy is choir director, with Miss Alma Cade as pianist. The group of 40 young people have sung at several places this year, where they have been enthusiastically received. Elite Piggery Set Up At Brevard Store i_ A little black pig. whose ancestry Is unknown, and whose future is very problematical, is resident elite in a new, neat, and nifty pen all to himself in the show window of the BAB Feed Company on East Main Street. The black representative of Plgdom, is taking life easy, eating, sleeping, grunting, and otherwise just "being present" In the display pen which looks like the artistic work of Carl Bryson, ex-vocational student of Brevard high school. Anyway the pig Is there, live as can be, and apparently as happy as one could expect a pig to be. There Is plenty of corn handy for the show-window pig, along with a box of Purina pig chow, a box of mineral, and a bucket of water, each Item be ing placed just so-so for the piggy. Idea Is to see just how much the pig will eat of each food during a certain period of time (until about Christmas), see hew much It has gain ed since going on the select-a-blllty diet, and figure cost of production per pound of meat when the proper (the BAB Boys say that Is the proper) food is given & pig. The representative of the Plgdom is just plain pig . . . weighed 48 pounds when it was given its place in front window society last Saturday, and the tall belief Is that it MIGHT weigh 200 at Christmas—which )s something to wait and see about . . .anyway, it's the BAB's pig, their feed, and their trouble, If the pig tops two pounds per day for the next six weeks, or if it loses two pounds per week. Send in your Renewal—We will appreciate it now. Junior Order Votes To Remain In Rank Of National Order Members of the Transylvania Coun cil of the Junior Order United Ameri can Mechanics voted Saturday night to retain their affiliations with the national funeral benefit association. The decision to secede from the Stnte group, as far as the funeral bene ficiary system Is concerned, followed reports from a special meeting In North Carolina Juniors In Durham recently which voted for the establishment of a separate plan for this State. The national council recently order ed a reduction from $500 to $250 in death benefits, nnd the State council's action followed thl? change. The Transylvania council, however, voted to continue with the national council system, rather than join the new State set-up. The change, It is understood, will put the local council directly under the national council's funeral benefit de partment, but will retain Its fraternal affiliation with the State council. W. D. Glazener Is councillor of the local order, and Dewls P. Hamlin is national representative. THIRD GRANGE GROUP FORMED IN COUNTY — County Chapter Will Be Or ganized Later—Meeting Dates Announced With organization of a Grange at Enon school last Wednesday night, three such organizations have been completed In the county, and organiza tion of a county chapter Is expected to be perfected early In November. Twenty-seven members joined the grange at the Knon meeting, which !h to he known as the Boyd Community Grange. P. A- Hahn was elected mas ter of the organization; Randall .1. Ly day. lecturer; and Miss Julia Wilson, secretary. Next meeting of the Boyd setup will he held on November 2. The Little Itlver chapter will meet on Nov. 1, and the Rosman chapter on November 4th. A M. Paxton has been named master at Rosman succeeding Flein Glazener who was elected at the first meeting. Mrs. Joe Hall Added To Faculty at Rosman Mrs. Joe E. Hall has been named to teach in the Rosman elementary school, and assumed her work this week. Mrs. Hall, the former Miss Beatrice Sisk, taught for several years In the Rosman school, where she graduated. The extra teacher was made possible by Increased enrollment since beginning of the term, Superintendent J. B. Jones said. BALSAM GROVE BUS ROBBED OF 3 TIRES Thieve* Take Wheel* and All —Building Damaged To Provide Entrance The Balsam Qrove-Rosman school bus "stayed In” all day Monday due to the fact that three wheels and three tires were missing from the new con veyance. Orville Long, driver, said that the bus was locked In Balsam Grove garage after completion of the run last Fri day, and that when he went for It early Monday morning he discovered that the front door of the garage had been cut away, and the heavy lock made useless. One of the three Rosman buses made the run to Balsam Grove Mon day, and an extra bus was put In use Tuesday. Sheriff George Shuford was notified of the theft, and he Is work ing on the case. Improving King Building A modern brick front Is being hullt ln on the King Building on West Main street by J. Erwin Galloway, contrac tor. The building Is occupied by the Pixie Cleaners which concern will re main In the new building. Pioneer Dentist Died Here Last Thursday After Long Illness Funeral services were held lost Fri day afternoon from Brevard Baptist church for Dr. J. H. McLean, 75, who died Thursday morning following an ex tended Illness of several years. The Rev. Yancey C. Elliott, pastor, and the Rev. Jesse R. Owen of the French Broad Baptist church, Ashe ville, had charge of the services. Rev. Mr. Owen was pastor of the local church a number of years ago, and said at the services that he wanted to come back and pay his last tribute to the man who was Ms most faithful member during his four years here as pnstor. Interment was made In the Gilles pie cemetery, with the following acting as pallbearers: Dr. E. 8. English, Judge 1). L. English, Oliver H. Orr, D. F. Kilpatrick, R. F. Kilpatrick, and Dr. Fred Zachary. Honorary pallbearers were Ralph Fisher, W. H. Duckworth, 8 B. McCullough. Columbus Slnlard, O L. Erwin, A. E Hampton, C. K. Osborne, and W. P. Whitmire of Hen dersonville. Osborne - Simpson had charge of arrangements. Dr. McLean was a native of Madi son county, and moved to Brevard 35 years ago, where he opened the f'rst dental office to be established In this county. He was active In his profes sion until 111 health a few years ago forced him to retire. He was a leader In the Brevard Baptist church for a number of years. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Sarah E Lyons McLean; two daughters, Mrs. W. H. Gorgan, Jr„ of Trenton, N. J., and Mrs. F. Brown Carr of Brevard; two sons. Robert C. McLean of Redon do. Calif , and John C. McLean, of Greensboro, also survive. Five brothers also survive, H. G. McLean, of Weavervllle, Kelse McLean, of Knoxville, Tenn., and three brothers living In California. Florida Residents Remodel Home Here Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Pruitt have re turned to their home in Daytona Beach, Fla., after spending the past season here. They were accompanied by Mrs. Pruitt's mother, Mrs. W. J. Reynolds, who returned to her home In Orlando. Mr. and Mrs. Pruitt have done con siderable remodeling and repairing to their recently purchased home here on the corner of Maple and Gaston streets, which adds greatly to the attractive ness of the house as well as to that section of the town. A bed room has been added, new fixtures Installed in side the house and plastering and painting done Inside and outside the bonne. It Is understood that Mr. and Mrs. Pruitt will return to Brevard In the early summer and will spend much of their time hereafter in their newly acquired Brevard home. They have been coming to Brevard for many years and have a wide circle of friends here. Mutical Program Friday Announcement Is made by the Little River PTA that "The Jordan Broth ers,” musical entertainers who are heard regularly over radio station WSPA Spartanburg, will give a pro gram In the court house at Brevard or. Friday evening of this week at 8 o'clock. The program is for benefit of the PTA. _ ^TTTTTTTTTTTT T T T T » " * * 1 1 * T T ’ .. j. t Your Forests, Your Fault, Your Loss * .. . ... l i i. + A *■ This is the title of the new fire poster being distributed by the Forest Service. The merchants of Brevard have cooperated with the U. S. Forest Service in displaying the posters in their shop windows. The poster was painted by James Montgomery Flagg and presented to President Franklin D. Roosevelt last June who accepted it on behalf of tlfe United States Forest Service. The painting shows Mr. Flagg’s famous wartime Uncle Sam dressed as a Forest Ranger pointing to a forest fire, that Is raging through a stand of mer chantable timber, destroying all in Its path. The National Forests are your -for 4 ests: they are developed by you, and maintained by you. Yet 99 per cent of fires are man-caused and are your fault; 35 per cent of all Forest re venue Is returned to the counties on which the National Forest stands; the remaining 85 per cent Is returned to the U. S. treasury. To destroy these forests means the loss of thousands of dollars that would be used In the education of your children. Let us unite with Uncle Sam In his fight to prevent fires and reduce man causod fires. Ranger John W. Squires of the Plsgah District says he will be glad to cooperate with anyone in terested In fire prevention and will be glad to answer any questions at any time. / l “KNOWS FACES" MISS HELEN OWEN probably knows more faces than any one person in Brevard—that is faces after they have been photographed, and the likeness transferred onto the special paper that photograph ers use. Miss Owen Is assistant to Wm. C. Austin, Brevard’s photographer, and in addition to the fact that she knows faces after they have been "finished,” she can pick up a negative, take a peek at it, and tell from the cloudy looking thin sheet of substance wheth er or not another photo may be made from the film. Miss Owen Is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rufus W. Owen of the Cherryfleld section, and has been working In Aus tin’s Studio for the past three years. She graduated from Rosman high school with the class of 193S, and soon thereafter decided that she would like to learn the fascinating game of photography. Pleasant and congenial. In addition to knowing how to manipulate all the doo-JIggers which are used in a pho tographer’s office, Miss Owen Is a dis tinct asset to the studio and the com munity, and a life-saver to the local newspaper when a picture of “ Mr. and Mrs. So-and-So” Is wanted in a hurry. Unified Young Folk Program Is Needed In Brevard Says Pastor Need for organized young people’s activities In church work was discus sed by the Rev. C. M. Jones, at the weekly meeting of the Brevard Klwan Is club last Thursday. The pastor of the Brevard Presby terian church said that he was not proposing a radical change In church set-up as pertains young people of the community, but stressed the fact that there was a seemingly scattered sort of work being tried by all four r.f the churches here, which could be made more Interesting for the young people, and probably bring about greater pro gress on a definite program of work, were all youths banded more closely together. Mr. Jones said that this was a sug gestion which. In his opinion, had great possibilities, and that It was worth thinking over seriously. Donald Jenkins, manager of the Bre vard Lumber company; and Dr. C. J. Goodwin, who opened a dental office here In June, were received Into the club as new members. Coach Arthur Ramson of Brevard College, was a guest of the Rev. Mr. Jonea C. C. Cathey, of Cornelius, former member of the club, was also a visitor. President J. B. Jones was asked to appoint delegates to the Carolines con vention which meets in Charlotte on Oct. 28, 29 and 80th. 40 County Youths To Be Enrolled In CCC Forty young men—SB whites and five colored—will be enrolled in CCC work from this county Saturday at Asheville, according to the local wel fare officer. Miss Gretchen Osborne, assistant in the office of Mrs. C. T. Patton, ex pects to take the large group to Ashe ville early Saturday morning for phy sical examinations. Several alternates will also be carried,, to fill In should some of the first group be found phy stclally unfit for the CCC work. Pay Your Subscription Today Smilin' Qwidi© Says - Some wise bird has made th' crack that contentment is part laziness-If thitt true of th' opposite £5*5 got a powerful »i • firajnstrtoua pesph in * » * THIRTY PEOPLE NOW ON OLD ACE ROLLS TO GET ASSISTANCE Nineteen Families On List For Aid To Dependent Child ren—-3 Blind Thirty aged people, ranging from 55 to 80-odd years, have been approved for old age assistance In Transylvania* county. Nineteen families have been approved for aid to dependent children, and three blind people have been put on the as sistance list, according to Mrs. C. Y. Patton, welfare superintendent. Applications for the aid to aged are being taken rare of In much speedier fashion now, since much of the neces sary routine information has been found on numerous cases. Miss Grct chen Osborne is devoting her full time to old age assistance applications, and Is also aided by Mrs. Patton and Mrs. Allle B. Harllee. TotAl number for Transylvania coun ty Is expected to reach 75. Payment* run from $7 to J12 per month, with the county paying one-fourth of the amount, the state one-fourth, and the federal government one-half. Rev. Mr. Kirby To Preach The Rev. J. R. Klrhy will preach at both morning and evening services at Brevard Methodist church Sunday. In the absence of the Rev. J. H. Bren dall, pastor, who Is attending annual conference. Navy Day Ob»ervance Set For October 27 Navy Day will be topic of a radio broadcast over Station WWNC next Wednesday afternoon. Oct. 27, by Re cruiting Officer Fredrick H. Jacobs, who with George Fleming, his assistant, have been busy throughout the west ern part of the state for the past ten days Interesting people In observance of the occasion. Officer Jacobs said here last week that all facilities of the United States navy would be open to the public on October 27, and that the general pub lic was invited to visit any of the near est ports on an Inspection trip on that date. Navy Day was first proclaimed by residential proclamation In 1922. The day was set aside at request of the Navy League. Date of October 27 was selected In honor of the birthday anni versary of President Teddy Roosevelt, who was founder of the present-day modern navy. Revival at Oak Grove Revival services began at Oak Grove Quebec church Sunday night conduct ed by Rev. John Chapman of Tryon. Rev. Nathan Chapman is rastor of the church. The public Is Invited. Many Attend Singing Convention at Rosman Reports from the Five-County con vention held at Rosman high sohocr Sunday are to the effect that the larg est crowd of people ever to attend such a meeting was present. Classes, groups, and leaders from Western North Carolina, and South Carolina, joined In making the meeting succesfuf\from a musical standpoint, and friends of the group cooperated splendidly in providing lunch for the visiting singers. W. L. Harmon, leader of the Rosman section, said Monday that the conven tion was successful from every view point. Next meeting will probably be held in Henderson county in Decem ber. Grows Big Potato A sweet potato big enough to fur nish several people a "square meal," was brought to The Times office last week by W. A. Wilson. The big yam weighed four pounds. Recent Frost* Make Mountains Beautiful With a killing frost recorded Thurs day and Friday mornings of last week, the mountains have taken on a hue of brilliance that is Indescribable. Leaves are filling fast since the heavy ratno of Sunday and Monday, but people are safe in writing friends in other sections to come to Tran sylvania to see the beautiful fall colors for the next two weeks. Flowers, corn, and late tomatoes, all went the way of Jack Frost, Is the only bad feature of the frosts. New Arrival Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cloer of Oak land announce the birth of a daugh ter, Cora Pearl, on October 18th. Baptist Group Meet Is Called For Sunday Center District BTU will meet Bun day afternoon at 2:80 at Catheys' Creek Baptist church. Representatives are expected to at tenr from Glady Branch, Dunns Rock, Carrs Hill. Brveard, Dunns Creek, and Rocky Hill, as well as from churches of the upper and lower districts. An interesting program Is being arranged for the afternoon. THANK YOU for Model* in your subscription inmuttiaitiy if you received a card la»t weak.