NEED IS FELT HERE
FOR APARTMENTS
E f iM M' I
Housing Facilitit* in
Inadequate For
ant Call*
Small houses and agartmcnts are at
a premium In Brevard.
So short are housing facilities, that
several young couples who had plan
ned to get married at Christmas had to
postpone the happy events until they
could find suitable place to make their
homes,
A modern apartment house with two,
three, and four-room apartments la one
of Brevard’s greatest needs at the pres
ent time. The erection of such a build
ing. or buildings, would no’ only Ml a
demand. It Is felt, for both residents
and tourists, but would also be a pay
ing investment for the owner of the
property.
Big-Little Eggs
"The long and the short of it” was
shown in two eggs sent to The Times
office last week by Mrs. Marcus Wil
liams. One of the eggs measured 7
and 3-4 inches around the long way by
six Inches: while the other measured
two and one-half by two and one- quar
ter.
Club Objective* To
Be Set Up Thursday
Brevard Kiwanlans will outline their
club objectives for the new year when
they meet Thursday at noon. The
entire program will be devoted to the
formulation of a program of activity
for 1988. The program for the new
year will arise from an Informal dis
cussion led by President E. J. Coltrone
and Rev. C. M. Jones, program chair
men. All members of the club will be
expected to contribute to the discus
sion.
Christmas Business
Here Shows Up Well
Christmas business In Brevard was
exceptionally good, a survey among
the business men disclosed Monday.
The week was far aheud of last
year’s Christmas week, several of the
business houses reported, and the en
tire month's volume of sales to date is
ahead of that of last year.
TWO MEN TRIED FOR
BU RY ATTEMPT
James Jones of Asheville and
James Garland of Green
ville Accused of Crime
James Jones of West Asheville and
James Garland of near Greenville, S.
C„ were tried in a preliminary .hear
ing before Justice of the Peace Fred
E. Shuford Wednesday afternoon on
* charges of breaking and entering the
home of Bunyan Robinson of the Cedar
Mountain section, and of assault and
attempted robbery. A nol pros was
declared in the case of Oscar Neloms
of Travelers Rest. S. C.. who had been
arrested on similar charges. The
State's witnesses were Mr. and Mrs.
Robinson and Mr. Neloms.
On the witness stand Mrs. Robin
son stated that Jones came to her home
at midnight Sunday and attempted to
enter by forcing the door open. Mr.
Robinson had already retired, she said,
and she and two other women were
preparing to go to bed. She asserted
that Mr. Jones threatened to crash
through the door and kill her if she
refused to open it. Mrs. Robinson ex
plained that she called her husband,
who conducted the members of the
household to a neighbor’s home and
returned to protect his home.
?Ir. Robinson said that he secured
■ a shotgun and returned to his home
where he found Jones cursing and
'singing violently in the front room.
He called upon him to leave, he said,
and when he refused to do so Robin
son said that he fired at him with the
shotgun, some of the shot taking ef
fect in his legs. Again, he called ui>on
Jones to lea ve the house and when he
refused to do so a second time, he
oald. he rushed into the room, and
struggled with the defendont just in
time to prevent Jones from shooting
hjm. the gun being discharged In the
air. In the struggle, Robinson said.
Jones wrested the gun from him and
struck him a severe blow on the head.
With the assistance of Dorse Allison.
Robinson explained. Jones was sub
dued and tied. Robinson attested that
he believed Jones was in a drunken
craze. He said that Jones declared that
he had been forced to enter the house
hy two men who wanted to rob It
after he had caused Robinson to leave.
James Jones was bound to super
ior court under $3500 bond (not
made ianvodiatety) on a second de
gree burglary count; James Chsrl
ums bound over as on accessors,
and made a $300 cash bond.
All County Schools
Start Monday Morn
All schools of the county will resume
1 work Monday morning. January *. tt
has been announced by County Super
intendent J. ~ ~
Class wor
Wednesday
. torles not t<
It has been
fldala
&
Woodmen To Install
Officers Monday Eve
• _
Monday, January 2, being the oc
casion of the annual installation of
officers of the local W.O.W. Camp, it
is hoped that as many members as
possible will be present. The new of
ficials receiving these positions were
elected at the -regular election last
month and will take their office fol
lowing the Installation ceremony Mon
day night. ■
There will also be two new candi
dates to appear before the camp to
receive their Protection Degree in
W.O.W.
HONOR ROLL
These folk are starting the New
Year off right by renewing their sub
scriptions to The Home Paper. Even
though It Is only a few days until the
start of 1988, we'll be glad to accept
as many more renewals as our friends
wish to send In:
Mrs. J. S. Wilde, Lake Tosaway.
Mrs. 7i. K. Justice, Davidson.
Mrs. D. O. Ward, Brevard.
Mrs. John Clark. Rosman.
Mrs. Robert Klrksey, Pickens.
Miss Margaret Breese, S. C.
Edmund Breese, Milwaukee.
C. C. Hall, Lake Toxaway.
Jim Alexander, Brevard. R-3.
W. L. Morris, Pisgah Forest.
Mrs. Q. L. Qlazener. Brevard, R-l.
M. L. Nicholson. Brevard, R-8.
Mrs. J. S. Nicholson, Brevard
L. P. Beck, Brevard.
J. A. Miller, Brevard.
W. H. Surratt, Brevard. R-2.
Corrine Ashley, Hendersonville.
Mrs. Alice M. Bishop, Cedar Mt.
E<I Ducloe, Texas.
Adella S. Sothern, Brevard. R-3.
Welcome to the following new sub
scribers who have become readers of
the Home Paper since Wednesday of
last week:
Mrs. T. D. Grimahawe. Brevard.
Miss Jennie L. Bishop, Greenville.
Mrs. D. L. Galloway. Caruso.
Mrs. Herman Jordan, Brevard.
ROSMAN, Pec. 29—'Quiet, very
quiet." was the expression of Chief of
Police Coy Fisher when asked about
the Christmas holidays In Rosman on
Tuesday.
Chief Fisher and Patrolman Edwin
Staton arrested nary a person dujlng
the holidays, they state, and altogether
things were evry genteel during the
holidays.
New Year Observance
Brevard will observe New Tear’s
Day—Saturday—In Its usual conserva
tive fashion. The Transylvania Trust
company and the Postoffice will close
for the day but all places of business
plan to remain open as usual.
Little River Farmer
Buried On Tuesday
Funeral services were held Tuesday
afternoon at the Little River Baptist
church for N E. Smith, 68, who died
early Monday at hla home In Little
River. Officiating ministers were the
Rev. Edney, poBtor. the Rev. J. F.
Scott and the Rev. C. M. Jones. In
terment was In the Holly Springs ceme
tery.
Mr. Smith, a well known farmer of
the Little River section, had been 111
with pneumonia one week. A brother,
Arthur Smith, died December 6, from
pneumonla.
Survivlng are the widow and four
daughters, Mrs. Hollis Roberson, of
Candler; Misses Ethel, Samantha and
Lena Smith, of Little Elver. Seven
sons by a former marrlaage also sur
vive. They are Claude, Troy, Emory,
Clarence, Jack, BUI and Edgar Smith,
all of the State of Washington. Two
sistera and six brothers also survive.
Including, Mrs. 8. L. Cagle, Murphy;
Mrs. L. R. Edmondson, Horse Shoe;
John W. and Jess A. Smith, Brevard;
Luther and Everett Smith, of Washing
ton; Fred Smith, of Virginia; Law
rence Smith, of Canton; and Will
Smith, of the Canal Zone.
Pallbearers were: Otis Shipman, Hall
Merrill, Edward Mackey, Bert Lee,
Doyle Hamilton and Hayes Merrill.
Moore and Trantham were In charge
of funeral arrangements.
I Down
The Road
% CHARLES M. UPHAM
blhwr-DtrMMr
American Road Builders' Assn.
Washington, D. C
Good Roads Diminish Farm Fire Loss
The loss of your home by fire. If
you live out from town In the country
can be the direct result of the poor
condition of the road that passes your
door. Farm-to-marke* roads that have
not been improved and hard surfaced
have a habit of going to pieces In bad
weather. I remember a case In Dele
ware. I was at that time engineer for
the Dupont Highway. One night I
was returning by car to my headqua
ters town In the south-central part of
the state. Rain had been falling heav
ily, on and off. for about three days
and nights, and the condition of the
unimproved road over which I was
forced to travel made driving a tick
lish and sometimes uncertain process.
It was about seven o’clock when I
sloshed around a sharp curve and
noticed the red glow In the Hky several
miles ahead. In thi
state that red glow
one thing. Some
barn was burning. I
of the Are and found
and neighbors using
hand-pump apparatus.
Wo watched with anxiety and pump
ed with fury, but the odds were against
us In our fight to control the steadily
spreading flames with such Inadequate
flre-flghtlng equipment. AH that was
left to do was to wait for the fire
fighting apparatus from the city and
hope that It would arrive In time. Ex
pectant ears strained to hear the en
gine roar and siren that would an
nounce Its approach and smarting eyes
kept looking down the road for head
lights they hoped would be thorn of
the overdue fire truck. *
The farmer and his femUy wpre
stunned Into speechless dejection at the
sight of their home being devoured by
flames that they were power!—a to
extinguish. That home burned to ibe
ground that night because the chemi
cal fire apparatus from Wilmington
failed to arrive. It bogged down to
the axles on a muddy stretch of road
only six miles away. No. the road
could not have prevented damage to
the house to a certain extent, hut It
was to blame for the total loco of the
house. i
Production Credit
Association Meet
Stockholders of the Asheville Produc
tion Credit Association will hold their
annual meeting at the Court House In
Asheville, N. C, on Tuesday morning,
January 11th at 10 o’clock, according
to an announcement by John A. Hud
gens, president of the association,
who says that It Is desired that every
member of the association shall be
present.
At this meeting, complete and detail
ed reports will be made by the officers
of the association on Its operations for
the past year, directors will be elected
and other highly Important business
transacted.
Mr. Hudgens In announcing the
date of the annual meeting said that
It was hoped to make the attendance
at this year's meeting the largest of any
of the meetings yet held. He said
that these annual meetings afforded
the stockholders an opportunity to
learn every detail of the operation of
their association and that It was their
duty to attend. „
The Asheville Production Credit As
sociation serves the sixteen western
Counties of North Carolina and in
1917 made loans totaling approximate
ly $70,000.00.
Miss Frances Compton
Buried Last Sunday
Funeral services were held Sunday
afternoon at the Cathey's Creek church
for Miss Frances Relda Compton, 74,
who died Friday night at the home of
Mrs. L. W. Brooks, following a short
Illness. Burial was In the church
cemetery. The service was conducted
by the pastor, the Rev. Lawrence Er
win. and the Rev. Walter Holtzclaw.
Miss Compton was a native of Tran
sylvania county and had spent the
most of her life here. She was a mem
ber of the Cathey's Creek church, and
was the daughter of the lato Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Compton.
Surviving are one brother. Ben
Compton, of Jacksonville. Fla., and a
sister. Mrs. Ann Owen, of Brevard, R-3.
Pallbearers were. C. M. Compton,
Freeman Compton. L. C. Wilson, Em
mitt Wilson, Jack Wilson and Carl
Bryson. Flower girls were Bcssio
Blythe. Reba Wilson, May Wilson, Nell
Lance. Annie Neill and Beatrice Lance.
Osborne-Slmpson funeral directors
were In charge of arrangements.
County Teacher* To
Study New Geography
An extension course on the "Geogra
phy of Europe” will be started Mon
day at the Brevard grammar school
building, under the leadership of Miss
Adeline Bowie, of Western Carolina
Teachers college. Cullowhee. The
classes will be held In Principal Ruftjft
room, beginning at 4:16 o'clock -each
Monday afternoon.
The course win continue 1
course, It wl
In Current
weeks, which
If you ask J. M. Oalnes around at
the Duke Power company office he’ll
tell you that It pays to advertise In
The Transylvan'a Times. And he
knows—because he tried It and got re
sults. Just two weeks ago Mr Oalnes
advertised In The Times want ad
column that a brown mottled foun
tain pen hod been lost—probably tak
en from bis office by mistake. An
out-of-towner read th« notice and re
turned the pen. And now Mr. Oalnes
has his pen back, readers can see
that It pays to advertise, and The
Times knows that it Is being read by
visitors to Brevard.
Robbery Case Tried
Before Magistrate;
Hampton Is Released
In a preliminary hearing before Jus
tice of the Peace Fred E. Shuford
Tuesday afternoon, Jaok Left I a was
bound over to the April term of Su
perior Court and Hilliard Hampton was
exonerated of all charges. The young
men were charged with highway rob
bery by Perry Allison of North Bre
vard. Bond for Loftie was set at
$600 .
The charges were that Loftls and
Hampton had attacked Mr. Allison,
taking money and a watch from his
person and leaving him unconscious
on tbs highway.
N«w Arrival
Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Garland Chap
man a daughter, Elizabeth Kathleen,
on Wednesday. December 29.
Christmas Cheer By
W.O.W. To Children
The local camp of the W.O.W.
brought Christmaa cheer to many
needy families last Friday afternoon.
Members of the camp were engaged
In & campaign before Christmas for
the purpose of raising funds to care
for families of needy Woodmen of the
World members and the remainder of
the fund to go to families not connected
with members of the lodge. The final
drive closed Friday at noon with over
$25.00 In the treasury.
Nineteen bags of fruits, candles, nuts,
and raisins were made up for fami
lies with children who did not expect
much Santa Claus In their home. Six
boxes of staple groceries were made up
for the families who were more In need
of food stuffs.
The undertaking was considered a
success and it Is hoped that the same
plan can be carried out each year to
a greater extent in making more people
of Transylvania county happy during
Christmas season.
Committee in charge of the distri
bution of the food was ah follows i
Dean "Whitlock, Guy Dean. To«n J%fl
Ups and Roy McCall,
SbuIIbC Quart** 3ay*
Christmas Seal
Regarded As
The annual Chrlattnas Seal Sale,
sponsored by the P.T.A., came to a
close the past week, resulting In what
Is believed will be a successful cam
paign, when all reporta and money
have been turned In.
Various civic, school and reUglona
organisations of the town and oouaty
amlsted in the tale of the Uttto pan*
seals. The proceeds of the sals wtH
be used toward the school lunch roam
projects, the purchase of mflk far un
derprivileged children and other health
work In the community.
The request Is made that all In
dividuals and organisations having
money on hand for seals sold or un
sold seals turn them In as soon as .
possible to Mrs. Ernest Ttlsoo. chair
man of the Brevard campaign, end to
Mrs. Oliver Orr. in charge at the
oounty sale.
Kills Bif Ho*
J. H. Raster of Brevard R-l sent
word to The Times office that he kill
ed a hog last week that tipped the
scales at 543 pounds. The animal wao
a cross between white Chester and
black Po land-Chlna.
Black Locust Being
Set Out In County
(By Julian A . GUuenrr, County \ocni)
W. D. Deaver-o? the Davidson River
community and T\ A. Rabn ef the
Blantyre section have each entered In
to an agreement with the Department
of Conservation and Development, the
Extension * Service cooperating, for
black locust planting demonstrations.
Mr. Denver will have one acre in his
demonstration which is 'wen- located