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' RRFVARD. NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1937. $1.00 PER YEAR IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY
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TO CONTINUE WORK
FOR NEW FEDERAL
POSTOFFICE BLDG.
All Brevard and County Agen
cies Are Asked To Write
Letters To Officials
Efforts to secure a federal postof
flcc building for Brevard will not be
stopped, even though there is no pos
slbtltty of securing an allotment from
the postal department during this year.
Chairman Ralph H. Ramsey for the
Chamber of Commerce told his com
mittee In meeting last Friday.
Plans were made by the committee
for contacting each organized club and
group in the county and securing their
aid 111 pressing the fight, and in ad
dition each individual in the county
who will, is asked to write to Con
gressman Weaver. Senator Reynolds,
and Postmaster General Farley, set
ting forth the needs and claims of Rre
van! for a bulldlnff.
The Orange, Woodmen, and other
county agencies, as well as groverninff
bodies of the town of Brevard and
Transylvania county are to be request
ed to adopt resolutions. Women’s clubs
in Brevard are being asked this week
to adopt resolutions as a group, and
urge members to write Individual let
ters.
The Idea as expressed at the com
mittee meeting, is to make the federal
authorities conscious-plus of Brevard s
request for a federal building.
Members of the committee are Mrs.
A. H. Harris, Mrs. Jos. S. Silversteen.
F. Brown Carr, Lewis P. Hamlin, John
W. Smith. A. B. Galloway, and C. M.
Dougins. Ralph Ramsey Is chairman.
Variety Party Will
Be Given Thursday
Plans have been pmct'cal'y com
pleted for the party to be given by
the local chapter of the Eastern Star,
which will be held In the Masonic
hall Thursday evening of this week.
The event Is for the benefit of the
chapter work.
Prizes will be awarded and refresh
ments will be served to the large num
ber of persons expected to attend.
Grows Twin Pumpkin
■ Jess Lamance of the Camp Deer
woodc section brought a twin pumpkin
to The Times office Saturday that Is
as near 'two pumpkins as could be
Imagined, except that It (the pair)
grow on one stem. Of the Kershaw
variety, it will be made Into pumpkin
pie after it has been kept In the of
fice for a few days, w here it Is creating
much Interest.
AT LYDAY IJOSPITAIj
Patients reported at Lyday Memorial
hospital on Wednesday were: Mrs.
Ida D. Payne. Beulah Aiken, Lonnie
Pabb and Thadeus Kilgore.
TAX PAYMENT WITH
BONDS END MONDAY
Saving To Taxpayer* Closes
—Many Taking Advant
age of Reduction
Announcement Is made by county
officials that bonds may be accepted
on past due taxes through Monday of
next week, Inasmuch as the law says
"No more bonds shall bo accepted after
November first. 1937."
After Monday the saving to be made
ou 1938 and prior vears taxes will be
ended, ard the full amount of such
Items will have to be paid in cash.
The savings to taxpayers run from
30 to SO percent on the total amount,
and ut the same time the county Is
not losing any money, as bonds now
outstanding will be replaced with simi
tar ones at a lower rae of interest
wltliing a few months.
Agreement was made with the coun
ty's bondholders to the effect that if
the I* finance program were put into
effect that no more bonds would be
accepted on debt service, and a bill
wns passed by the last session of the
legislature making this agreement into
law.
Tax Collector T.em Brooks, said Wed
nesday that the delinquent list of tax
payers was being cut down fast, and
that his office was working every min
ute to take care of the rush. *
Mrs. Elkin Funeral
Services Thursday
Funeral services for Mrs. Elisabeth
Jane Couch Elkin will be held Thurs
day morning at 11 o’clock at Little
River Baptist church.
Mrs. Elkin, who was 82 years of age,
died Tuesday evening at 7:20 o'clock,
at the home of her daughter. Mrs. W.
M. George. In the Penrose section.
Surviving are two daughters and
two sons, as follows: Mrs. W. M.
George and Mrs. T. M. Merrill, of
Penrose: W. L. Couch of Penrose, and
W. C. Couch of Asheville. Two sis
ters. Mrs. O. P. Kitchen of Green
ville. S. C.. and Mrs. T. A. Coxe of
Moores. S. C., also survive; also 14
grandchildren and two great-grand
children
Pallbearers will be grandsons of the
deceased—IT. O. George, Leland George,
Hughes Merrill, , Tom Couch. Carl
Couch, Jr., and Ray Couch. Funeral
arrangements by Osborne-Slmpson.
Mrs. Elkin was bpm In Little River,
.a daughter of the late William and
(pally Owen McGaha, and was a mem
l^ber of the Little River Baptist church.
BAPTIST REVIVAL TO
START MONDAY EVE
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Invitation Is Extended To All
Pastors To Participate
In Special Meetings
Revival services will bepin at Bre
vard Baptist church on Monday even
ing of next week at 7:30 o'clock, with
the Itev. James A. Ivey, pastor of the
Belle Avenue Baptist church of Knox
ville. Tenn., as preacher.
Services will be held mornings and
evenings, and the following requested
announcement concerning the meeting
is made by the pastor:
"Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock the
Rev. James A. Ivey will begin a
series of services In our church. Broth
er Ivey Is well known and loved
throughout the state. For a number
of years he was N. C. State Baptist
Young People's leader; for four years
he was pastor of the West Asheville
Baptist church, and now he is In
Knoxville.
"He Is a consecrated Christian man
and an attractive speaker. He lives
what he preaches. Whoever you are
and wherever you live, you are invit
ed to any and all these services.
"There will he two services daily—
10 o’clock to 10:15 each morning, and
7:30 each evening. We are extending
a most cordial Invitation to members
of other denominations. We will be
delighted to have you at any of these
services at any time. There are never
any strangers at our church. We want
all who come to feel perfectly at home,
nnd welcome. To the Brevard College
faculty and student body we extend
k warm welcome, and will be expect
ing you.
"If the reader Is an unsaved man
you are prayerfully Invited to each
and all of these special services. If
the reader Is one who has deserted his
Lord and church, you are tenderly
sought to come nnd renew your alleg
iance to Christ.
“Friday night of this week, every
Baptist household In Brevard and the
community Is earnestly requested to
pause at 7:So o’clock, in the home, In
viting neighbors in if desired, and
read the Word and pray for a spirit
ual awakening In our own hearts and
in the hearts of the unsaved In our
town.
"The pastors of Brevard and the
county are Invited to join us. Will
the pastors please make announcement
of the ifvlval Sunday to their congre
gations and invite their people to at
tend.
"Come promptly, we plan to start
promptly. Come praying.”
—Yancey C. Elliott. Pastor.
Boylston Road Contract
Letting of the Boylston road con
tract has been set for Friday of this
week by the State Highway and Pub
lic Works commision, it was learned
here Wednesday.
Tho contract to be let calls for
widening, relocating, and surfacing of
the road from the top of Little Moun
tain to the Henderson county line.
Ross Kidnaping Bills
Listed In Local Bank
A list of bills paid as ransom ir.
the Charles Ross kidnaping In Chica
go was received by the Transylvania
Trust company last week, and with ’t
request from the federal department
of Justice that the local bank aid In
watching for the money paid to the
kidnapers.
Although $50,000 In ransom was paid,
Ross has not been returned as was
agreed to by the kidnapers of the
wealthy Chicagoan, and It Is gen
eral belief of the O-men that he Is
dead.
The ransom' consisted of $25,000 In
$20 bills, $15,000 In $10 bills, and $10,
000 In $5 bills.
Thousands of circulars giving the
numbers of the bills have been mailed
by the Federal Bureau of Identifica
tion to banks, police stations, and
another of the ten denomination was
discovered by a suburban resident last
Thursday.
Rainy Weather Other Place#
Dan Merrill writes from St. Louis,
Mo., that there Is another place in the
land where rain Is plentiful. Dan Is
taking a special course In a carbure
tor repair school In the “Show Me"
state, and said that last Saturday he
saw the sun first time In a. solid week.
Captain Black Takes
Over P-66 Command
Capt. James R. Black of New Or
leans. has been appointed commanding
officer of CCC P-66, North Brevard,
and assumed his duties Monday.
I,leut, A. A. Lewis, who has been
acting commander for the past several
weeks, will remain at the camp as
second officer, a position he held
under Lteat J. L. Underwood, who Is
recuperating from a serious illness at
his home In Alabama.
REV. J. H. BRENDALL
RETURNS TO CHARGE
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The Rev. H. O. Hum Moved
To Todd Paitorate—
Rollins Is Elder
The Rov. J. H. Brendall, Jr, for the
past three years pastor of Brevard
Methodist church, was returned for
his fourth year by the annual confer
ence held In Asheville last week.
The Rev. H. O. Hubs of the Rosman
Brevard charge, was transferred tc
Todd, In Ashe county, with the charge
here to be supplied by the conference.
Mr. and Mrs. Hus3 have been at Ros
man for the past year, and have made
many friends throughout the oounty.
The Rev. J. H. West, former Bre
vard pastor, was returned to the Mills
River charge where he has been fot
the past year. Mr. and Mrs. West
were in Brevard Monday and express
ed themselves highly pleased with the
fact that they are to be stationed at
Mills River for another year.
The Rev. W. A. Rollins, presiding
elder of the Waynesvtlle district, was
returned to his post for this section.
It was thought two weeks ago that
the conference would move the Rev
Mr. Brendall from the Brevard church,
but friends and members interceded
with conference officials last week to
have the popular man returned for his
fourth year. He Is a leader In civic
and community affairs fit addition to
acceptably filling his duties as pastor
of the local church.
Brevard Men Kill Elk
Randall W. Everett and Walter A.
Weilt returned last week from a hunt
ing trip In Wyoming, where each of
the Brevard sportsmen bagged a large
elk.
HEALTH UNIT WORK
REPORT MADE HERE
\
Tran»ylvania Activities During
Past Three Months
Very Valuable
Report of the work of the Transyl
vania Health unit for Its first three
months of operation here showed an
exceptionally fine service to the coun
ty, and the detailed report will be filed
with the Board of County commission
ers next Monday, and made a part of
the records of the county.
Highlights of the report, as submit
ted to Chairman A. B. Galloway of
the county board, shows that during
the three months’ operation here, the
unit has been responsible for Immuni
zation of 128 children against diph
theria, 694 lnnoculatlons against ty
phoid, and treatment of 14 cases of
patients affected with social diseases.
A total of 994 school children were
given dental examinations by stats
dentists sent here after the health
unit was organized. Gf this number
669 were glveh treatment—476 fill
ings. 766 extractions, 664 children's
teeth cleaned; 2696 teeth treated with
silver nitrate.
Physical examination of school child
ren have been going on undef the
health nurse, with 350 examinations
reported. Recommendations as to diet
and medical treatment have been made
In each case where it was deemed
necessary.
Visits by the health nurse to tuber
cular patients, and prenatal care of
expectant mothers, and contacts have
been made with midwives, in an effort
to give them information on care and
practices.
Considerable work has been done at
the two Brevard dairies, under super
vision of the sanitary officer, and It
Is expected that both will be listed on
the United Stales Public Health hon
or roll the first of the year.
Inspection of and assistance In the
Brevard water system operation, check
np of all eating places and hotels in
the county and physical examinations
of employees of such houaes. together
with starting of general sanitary pro
gram In the county was shown on the
report made for this phase of the
work.
The district officer, Dr. C. N, Sisk
of Waynesvllle, said that & full-time
physician would be delegated to this
county within the next few months,
whose duties would be primarily In
Transylvania, with possibility of some
additional responsibility In an adjoin
nig county.
E. L. Hinton is sanitary officer In
charge, with Miss Edith Bunton as
health nurse, and Miss Lilian Jenkins
as office assistant Dr. Sisk la doing
the medical work temporarily, coming
here each Thursday.
Smilm* OiajjieSays
often wonder
what th’ chronic
, reformer ha? ^ t'
be thankfu] for
• A Good Offense Is the Best Defense |
Hallowe’en Parties Will Be Given
On Friday and,Saturday Evenings
Workers Council To
Hold Meeting Sunday
The quarterly meeting of the Work
ers’ Council cf the Transylvania Bap
tist Association will meet with the
Plsgah Forest church Sunday, October
Slst, beginning at eleven o'clock.
The general subject for discussion
will be "Team Work." There will be
three addresses before noon on the sub
jects "Team Work among the B. T.
U’s." "Team Work among the Sun
day Schools," "Team Work among the
W. M. S's. I.uneh from twelve to
1:30.
There will bo four addresses In the
afternoon. "The Base of Team Work—
the Local Church," "Team Work In
the Association—The Churches.” "The
Teams—The Workers," and "Getting In
ths Harness for Team Work.”
' The committee has selected a speaker
for each of these subjects. And they
wjll be discussed In the order given.
We hope that our people will stay with
their own Sunday schools. Then take
their lunch and rush to this meeting for
the rest of the day. We feel that we
have vital subjects for discussion and
that we can and ought to make this a
very great meeting. You will be giv
en an opportunity to speak out of your
heart If you will only come. Try and
be with us.
M. L. Lewis, Chairman.
New Automobile* On
Market Attract Folk
New Chryslers and Plymouth cars
at the K&M Auto company, and new
Chevrolets at the McCrary Auto com
pany are being viewed by tbe public
this week, with all the new models
showing Improvements In build and
nppearanc?.
Now Fords have not been received
by the Duckworth Motor company, hut
are expected within the next few
weeks.
Finds Homed Toed
A horned toad was captured near the
home of Paul Bowen of North Brevard
last Friday, and was brought to The
Times office by Mr. Bowen where num
bers of people have stopped by to ad
mire (at least look) It. The toad Is
not native of this section, and was prob
ably sent here from Texas, or New
Mexico and after getting away from
its owner wandered out to North Bre
vard.
BROOD SOW MOVES
TO MAIN ST. H( E
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Team Out of Unsheltered Pen
and Builds “Hospital"
All Her Own
"No more sense than a hog,” might
be termed a compliment In some In
stances.
Proof that a hog does have sense
was clearly shown Sunday night, when
a Poland-Chlna brood sow left a bare,
open, cold and wet pen down in the
“Greasy Comer” section of Brevard,
and went up to the Main street resi
dential section to farrow.
The brood sow had been kept In an
open pen, out in an open field, with
no shelter, no bedding, and very prob
ably the minimum amount of atten
tion.
With the natural Instinct that to
bring forth pigs In such surroundings
on a night as cold as Sunday would
be to court death, the mother hog man
aged to rear off rotting plank of l*er
pen, and hiked up to Main street where
a more Hutlable place was found.
A thick growth of vines around the
back porch of the home of Mr. and
Mrs. George W. Wheeler attracted the
brood sow, and she pulled half o
wagon load of these vines down, drag
ged them under the high bock porch
of the Wheeler residence, ur against
the bane of a chimney, and there
brought forth her young, soraetlnie
Sunday night. V
The sow and pigs were moved Tues
day afternoon by the "gentleman of'
color* who owned her.
iMiLlife
Brevard Carnival Saturday—
Little River and Rosman
Events Friday
All-Souls Night, known aa Hallo
we’en, will be observed In the commun
ity Friday and Saturday evenings with
organized programs announced fot
Brevard, Little River, and Rosman.
Roman 8chool Friday
ROSMAN, Oct. 27 — The Parent
Teacher association Is sponsor for the
annual Hallowe'en carnival which will
be given at the school building Friday
evening of this week, beginning at 7
o’clock.
Orab bags, Cake walk, fartune tell
lng, bobbing for apples, food of various
kinds, and music, along with the
witches and hobgoblins will make up an
enjoyable evening.
Penrose School Friday
PENROSE—Plans are being com
pleted for a Hallowe’en party to be
given at the I.lttle River school Fri
day evening of this week, beginning
at 7:30 o’clock. The event Is sponsored
by the Little River P. T. A. and is
for the benefit of the school.
The entertainment will be In ths
nature of a carnival, which will in
clude parades, cake walk, fish ponds
and the umial features connected with
Hallowe’en. Appropriate costumes will
be worn, and an enjoyable occasion Is
promised those who attend. Cakes
candles and other eatables will be or
sale.
Brevard Saturday Eve
A community Hallowe’en carnival
will be held in the forfner Harris build
ing on West Main street. Saturday
evening, beginning at 7:30 o’clock.
The event, sponsored by the finance
committee of the P. T. A. and the rec
reation group, Is for the benefit of th*
local P. T. A. work.
Prizes will be awarded the children
in three classes—the funniest costume,
the prettiest co3tumo and the tnost
original costume. The Judges In thti
content will ho Mayot A. H. Harris,
Rev. Harry Perry and Mrs. C. E. Orr,
Jr.
The small admission price for child •
ren and adults will entitle one to enter
the following three side shows: Black
Magic, Ghostly Chronicles and Witches
Beauty Parlor.
The other side attractions, to which
admission from one cent to five cents
will be charged, include the following
booths: Chamber of Horrors, Foriuno
Telling. Witches Cauldron, (himpkin
Bounce, Apple Boh. Witch Hunting.
Refreshments of various kinds, ap
propriate to Hallowe'en and otherwise,
will be on sale.
The finance committee comprise the
following members: Rov. C, M. Jones,
chairman, Mrs C. L. Newiarid, Mrs.
J. R. Hamlin, Miss Eloi.wi Lewis and
J. E. Rufty. Mrs, Hnfcllo serves i.iiso
In the capacity of head of the recrea
tion group.
Grange Meeting*
Grange meetings announced for the
coming week are—at Little River
school for that community Monday;
at Enon school for Boyd on Tuesday:
and at Rosman on Thursday.
All meetings will be at 7:30, and far
mers and farm women of each section
are Invited to attend.
Lamar Norton Serving
In Chinese War Zone
After a prolonged period of anxiety
and suspense, Mr. and Mrs. Felix Nor
ton received word on Saturday from
their son. Felix Lamar Norton, of his
safety In the war zone off the coast
of Shanghai, China.
Lamar, who enlisted In the U. S.
Navy nine years ago, has been In ser
vice In China the past three years. He
is now with the U. S. S. Heron, a ten
der chip to the U. S. S. Augusta, sta
tioned In the Chinese war zone.
He wrote his parents that the hor
rors and tragedies of the present China
Japan eae conflict as told In the dally
press over the world were not In the
least exaggerated. While his gns
Joaded ship Is at all times In imminent
danger, etlll no harm has befallen the
ship or any of Its occupants.
COLLEGE GETS ALL
EQUIPMENT USED AT
OLD LENOIR SCHOOL
Conference Abandons Daven
port—Trust Fund Also
Benefits Brevard
All movable equipment of Daven
port College at Lenoir has been given
to Brevard by order of the Western
North Carolina conference of the
Methodist church which held Its ses
sions In Asheville last week.
In addition, Income from trust funds
of Davenport, except the $60,000 Duke
endolvment, will be used to pay, by
loan or gift, the expenses of worthy
young women In Methodist schools,
preferably Brevard College. The Duke
endowment goes to Greensboro Col
lege.
Davenport’s movable equipment con
sists of desks, chairs, office fixtures,
furnishings, books, laboratory outfit,
and other assets, which are to be
brought to Brevard.
Property of the closed college will be
sold by the board of trust, and money
derived thereby placed in trust fuu<L
Decision was -made to definitely close
the Lenoir Institution after report*
were heard from Brevara College’s op
eration, which was highly praised by
Bishop Kern, and notation waa also
made al the conference that Brevard
was serving more pupils than were be
ing cared for by three Junior Institu
tions prior to opening of the college
here.
Davenport has not been In opera
tion for several years, and It was
recommendation of the conference that
all real estate of the college be sold
and money placed In the special trust
fund. F. C. Sherrtl, of Cornelius was
named chairman of the board of trust
which body succeeds the board of
trustees: A. Foard, F. B. Bunch,
Dr. J. B. Craven, and the Rev. Loy D.
Thompson, members.
After report of the work of Brevard
College was made by President E. J.
Coltrane to the conference last Satur
day, Bishop Paul B. Kern said that
he was proud of the Institution, and
that the work being done should be a
matter of pride for the entire confer
ence. '
Prominent Minister
To Speak Here 2nd
Announcement has been made that
the Rev. E. L. Henderson, of High
Point, president of the North Carolina
conference of the Wesleyan Methodist
church, will preach at the Brevard
Wesleyan church Tuesday evening at
8 o’clock. An Invitation is extended to
the public to attend.
DEER HUNT STARTS
I PISGAH MONDAY
First Gmu|> Will Use David
son River Section—Next
Week Mill# River
Between *50 and 260 hunter# are
expected to enter the Davidson River
section of Pisgah National Forest next
Monday morning for the annual deer
and bear hunt.
In addition to the hunters who will
enter for three days, forty will also go
to the •'Wildernesses" for five days.
Those going on the main hunt will bo
allowed three days to make a kill.
Am soon as either a deer or bear is
killed by a hunter he is required to
check out, and will not be allowed to
enter. Only one kill may be made by
a hunter during the season. Thus. If
a hunter kills either a doe or buck
doer he Is not allowed to shoot a bear,
and vice versa.
First week's hunt will be staged on
the “southern shooting circle” and will
use the Johns Rock abandoned CV.C
camp for checking stations. Parties
wiP enter on Monday and Thursday.
Hunters nre required to check out
each night, and in again the next
morning. Kach hunter is required to
carry lunch, and transportation will be
furnished from the checking stations
tc. the hunting area assigned.
The second week’s hunt will be stag
ed on the "northere skcotlnr circle,"
with checking station established at
Mills River. Checking station for the
wilderness hunt will be set up at the
Turkey Pen station near the Boylston
Baptist church.
Ranger John Squires will have
charge of the hunt. In addition to the
wardens and rangers regularly sta
tioned in the forest, eighteen addi
tional rangers are being sent here to
assist in taking care of the 1200 to
1500 people expected to take part.
Little Theatre Play
To Be Given Nov 5th
On Friday evening November 5. at
8 o’clock the Brevard Little Theatre
will present a three-act play, “The
Patsy” by Barry Conners. This play
had a very successful run In Hew
York and proved very popular.
Cast of characters Include:
BUI Harrington, Leon English; Mrs.
William Harrington. Miss Jane Yongue;
Grace Barrington, Mrs. John B. Vern
er; Patricia Harrington, Miss Done
Thorne; Billy Caldwell, BlUy Middle
ton; Tony Anderson. Bunyan An
drew; Sadie Buchanan, Miss Antion
etto Geiger: Francis Patrick O’Flah
erty, Alvin Moore. . -
This play will be open to the puh
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