ESCAPED PRISONER
IS CAPTURED SERE
Cordon Dawii* Found Hiding
In Garret of Home:—Broke
Jail h Jackson
Gordon Pavis, who was.one of a
pair to break jail at Sylva last week,
was captured by Sheriff George Shu
ford at the home of Everett Osteen
early Sunday right.
Davis, together with Luther Owen,
escaped,from the Jackson county jaii.
where four me a were being held
charged' with robbing a store at Glen
ville. The sheriff and his deputies
"looked about” considerably Saturday
night and through the wee small hours
Sunday morning without any luck.
Going to the Osteen home early
Sunday night, the sheriff knocked on
the door and '••ns informed by the
resident, that there wa.t no need of
coming in there to search for any
sort of law violation.
However. George is a rather ob
stinate sheriff, and he decided that
while he was at the Osteen home he'd
just look around and bo certain for
himself. Mr Osteen was very oblig
ing. the sheriff said, and went with
him from room to room—no Davis
or Owen.
Seeing a small opening into the
loft from one of the rooms, the sheriff
stepped onto a trunk, poked his head
through the hole and shined his flash
smack Into the face of
Mr. Davis, who had crawled far back
against the eave of the house.
A Without any ado, the wanted man
~ climbed down out of the loft, and with
a cordial "Good night” to Mr. Osteen,
the sheriff brought one of his much
wanted men hack to jail and called
the Jackson county sheriff who re
turned Davis to the repaired Sylva
jal! Monday afternoon.
Luther Owen was captured Tuesday
night: expecting him to be In the
neighborhood of the North Brevard
CCC, Deputy McCall and Clyde Shu
ford drove out there Tuesday night,
early. Seeing a man near the camp
whom they thought might l>c Owen,
they asked him his name, and he said
"Paxton, from Jtckson county.”
However. Deputy McCall recognized
the man. and brought him on Into
Jail. Officers from Jackson came for
him Wednesday.
American Legion To
Meet Friday Evening
The American I.eglon Post No. 88
will meet at the court house Friday
evening of this week at 7:80 o'clock
according to an announcement of J.
B. Jones, commander.
„ MIL TCOUPLE IN
GOTH ANNIVERSARY
Quebec Residents Married Jan.
10, 1878—Other Items of
Interest Recorded
T.AKF. TOXAWAY, Jan. 17—Mr. and
Mrs. Gideon Miller celebrated their
sixtieth wedding anniversary at their
home in the Queliec section on Monday
of this week. The anniversary was a
very quiet one. due to the fact that
Mr. Miller has lieen in ill health for
some time.
Both of a very old family, the couple
have lived In Ihls section all their
lives, and have many friends through
out the county.
Mr. an 1 Mrs. Ransom Franklin of
Waynesville spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Mark Whitmire.
j. B. Chapman spent Wednesday
night win Curtis Reid.
Floyd M.llcr of Sapphire and Miss
Willie Ray Fisher were married at
Pickens cn Friday of last week. They
are egpc'flvg to make their home at
Sapphire
The lunch room at Quehec school
opened or Mondiy of this week with
a chicken linner. The dinner was free
to all the children of the school. The
lunch room Is In charge of Mrs.
Chris Fisher.
Misses V ~'le and Kutn rnomas or
Easley spent the week-end here ugth
Brother Thomas.
Born, to Mr. end Mrs. Plllie Flf^r
k on Monday January 3. a daughter.
Ruby, daughter of Mr. $nd Mrs. J.
P. Golden Is quite 111 the home of
tier parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Mitchell and sons.
Charles and Ernest, were visitors at
the hpme of Mr. and Mrs. T/toney Pan
ther last Sunday.
Mrs. R T. Whitmire has been 111
wltb Influenza for some days.
Forrest Reece of Rosman spent last
week-end wltb John Reid.
Mrs. Kennle Craft Is visiting: In Kan
napolis this week.
• Claude Whitmire and Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Odom of Greenville vlsltea TTncle
* Jack Whitmire at the home of B. T.
pL Whitmire last week-end.
Mrs. Avery Reid and little daughter.
Mrs. Anderson Smith, Miss Helen
Henderson and Miss Rebecca Smith
were dinner meets of Mr. and Mrs.
T. C. Henderson Sunday.
Rev. J. K. Henderson was In this
community last week srettlnk some
rhododendron off his place here to
transplant onto h1s home place at
Brevard.
Mrs. Ada Sanders and Mr. and
Mrs. O. Pitts of Hake Toxaway were
visitors In the home of Mrs. 3 H. Reid
Sunday.
Mrs. Hee C.!1h*ple and children of
Liberty. S. C.. w»e visitors with Mrs.
Lf Gillespie's parent* Mr. and Mrs. R.
T. Fisher, last stt
1* v
! Ms.ton5 Will Select
Officials On Friday'
Friday evening. January Mth, i
S:00 o’clock, Bunn’s Rock Lodge No. j
267, A. F. * A. M.. will meet In regu- j
iar communication. Tola meeting Is i
an Important one as the officers fori
1338 are to be elected. All memDera of |
the lodge are urged to be present. I
Visiting Masons are welcome.
James F Barrett Past Master will;
be In charge of a short Educational
Program.
After transaction of business refresh
ments will be served.
Merrill Pickelsimer
Buried In Greenville
Merrill Pickelsimer. 61, formerly of
this county, passed away December 25
at his home in Greenville. N. C. Fun
eral services were held at Berea Bap
tist church, and Interment was in
the cemetery nearby.
Mr. Pickelsimer was a nephew of T.
L. Pickelsimer, of Little River, also
a brother of Mrs. Hamilton Shipman,
of Little River, and a brother of Carmel
Pickelsimer. of Enon.
He was twice married, first to Eliza
Anders, of Flat Rock. To this union
one daughter was born, now Mrs. C.
Y. Cornell. The second marriage was
to Miss Hattie Clark, of Rerea. N. |
C. To them were born two children,
Lowle and Bobble, of Greenville. He
was also survived by three full sisters.
Mrs. Dovie Norman, of Greenville, S.
C.. Mrs. Jane Martindale, of Samoset.
Fla., and Mrs. Hamilton Shipman, of
Little River, and one brother. Carmel
Pickelsimer. of Enon.
R. H. Morrow Moved
By Forestry Service
Roy H. Morrow for the past several
1 years, assistant to the Improvement
supervisor in Plsgah National Forest
with headquarters In Asheville, has
been named project supervisor of the
CCC outfit at Hot Springs.
Mr. Morrow and Mrs. Morrow ex
pect to make their home in Asheville
this winter, and return here in the
spring.
Extension Course Be
Taught at Brevard
A large number of teachers who <lo
not hold Class A certificates should
consider taking the extension courses
now Mnx o*l«re<T at ' trevard elemen
tary school by Western Carolina
Teachers College. The spring term
will begin Monday, January 17. Two
semester""hours will be given In Euro
pean Geography and two in Contem
porary History. Classes begin at 4:15
and this will be the last opportunity
to enter.
The level of certificates in Transyl
vania County is below that of the
state average, and we owe It to the
children of the county to raise our
standards as soon as possible.
J. B. JONES.'
County Supt.
Stamp Club Meeting
Be Held Thursday
The Brevard Stamp club will meet
Thursday evening of this week at
8:15 with Bobbv Norwood as host at
his home on Proharte street All mem
bers are requested to bring stamps for
the evening showln?.
Invitation is extended by the Brevard
i club for any one who Is interested to
I join the group, and stato that there
are no initiation fee or membership
dues. _
Retiring From Bench
JUDGE W. F. HARDING of
Charlotte, who has announced that
he will not seek re-election this fall.
Judge Harding is one of the most
pleasant and highly respected Su
perior Court presiding officers who
come to Brevard, and has many
friends here.
KIWANIS OFFICER TO
VISIT LOCAL CLUB
Committee* Named For Year
—Underprivileged Children
To Receive Aid
J. E. Pritchett, of Eenoir, will make
his official visit to the Brevard Kl
wanis club Thursday at noon. Mr.
Pritchett is lleutenant-covernor of the
Carolina district.
""Matter of securinc classes for un
derprlvlleceu children who are unable
to pay for same, and who are beinc
retarded in their school work, and
from proper crowth will be taken up
at the meetlnc. with John Bennett,
chairman of the underprivileced child
committee, in charce of the procram.
The follnwlnc committee appoint
ments have been announced by Presi
dent Coltrane for the year:
Acrieutture—J. A. Olazener. W. W.
Brittain, W. C. Maness. B. J. Eyday,
J. B. Jones.
Boys and Girls Work—R. J. Lyday.
Burt W. Loomis. J. A. Olazener.
Business Standards—Harry Patton.
Ralph Ramsey. Harry Sellers. J. B.
Jones. Don Jenkins. Huch Sowers.
Finance—H. R. Sellers, R. T. Kim
zey.
House—C. M. Douclas. Bill Fetzer.
Inter Club Relations—F. Brown Carr.
Ernest Boys. Huch Sowers.
Klwanis Education—John Bennett,
R. T. Klmzey. C. E. Buckner.
Procram—C. M. Jones. Charles Now
land. Ralph Ramsey, Pat Kimz.ey.
Public Affairs—W. D. Gash. Jerry
Jerome. Hitch Sowers, C. M. Douclas.
Harry Patton.
Publicity—C. M. Douclas. R. J. Ey
dav. Jimmy Rocers.
Underprivileced Child—Harry Brad
ley. Yancey C. Elliott. J. F. Zachary.
C. J. Goodwin, C. L. Newland. J. H.
Brendall.
Vocational Guidance—J. B. Jones,
Freeman Hayes. R. T. Klmzey, Ernest
Tllson. J. M. Gaines.
At Lyday Hospital
Patients reported at Eyday Memor
ial hospital on Wednesday were: Mrs.
F. D. Peeples and infant son. born
Sunday, January 9, Mrs. Ida Payne,
Shae Shirley, Leon Ktnc. John Brad
ley and Robert Gurley.
19 STUDENTS WUJL
GRADUATE M 25
Bi»hop Ktrs bsvitwl To Speak
at Brevard College
Exerewes
Nineteen graduates of Brevard Col
lege will receive their diplomas on
Tuesday morning, January 25, at 1)
o'clock, when the mid-year semester
graduation exercises will be held In
the college auditorium, according to
an announcement by President E. J.
Coltrane.
Bishop Paul B. Kern has been in
vited to address the graduating class
on this occasion. Of the 19 members
of the class, nine are young ladles
and 10 are young men.
The list of graduates follow:
Marjorie Anne Barnhart, Crlmora,
Virginia; Carl Bonner Caldwell,
Smyrna: Max Sinclair Deal. Concord;
Lee Henry Eagle, Concord; William
Jackson Ervin, Mocksvllle; Ira Ward
Everhart, Lexington: Mae Elizabeth
Freeman, Farmington; Anita Robbins
Galloway, Brevard; Frnnk Mackey
Hughes, Candler; Margaret Katherine
McKinney. Forest City; Gladls Parker.
Yadklnsville; Jack Reid, Charlotte;
Ruby Robinson, Cedar Mountain;
Rudolph Henry Sheppard, Washing
ton, N. C.; Nanry Elllzaheth Sherlll,
Sherlll’s Ford; David Leon Stubbs, Jr.,
Aurora; Mary Anne Turner, Waynes
ville; Mary Willie Yelton. Union
Mills; George Maurice Carver, Shelby.
The class In foods, under the di
rection of Miss Merlle Sizemore, is
entertaaining the members of the grad
uating class at a banguet In the home
economics department Thursday even
ing of this week at 7 o’clock. The menu
and program are both being planned
hy the class. The Rev. and Mrs. Yan
cey C. Elliott and Mr. and Mrs. J. K.
Plckelsimer are Invited guests from
Brevard.
Farmer# Federation
Will Hold Meeting
Here Saturday Morn
Announcement Is made by James
O. K. McClure, president of the Farm
ers Federation that a meeting of the
subscribers to the Transylvania unit
which Is helng organized, will be held
in the court house at Brevard Satur
day morning.
The meeting will be called to order
at 10 o’clock, and request is made
that each subscriber to the federation
stock be present. Vance A. Browning.
Educational director, will have charge
of the meeting, at which time plans
will be .discussed for opening of the
Brevard warehouse.
Music for the occasion will be fur
nished by the Federation string band.
New Arrival
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Fleetwood D
Peeples, of Winter Park, Fla., a son.
Fleetwood Delgado. Jr., on Sunday
January 9 at Lyday Memorial hospi
tal here.
Still Captured On
Cherryfield Creek
Frank McCall was in The Times of
fice last week and Informed the
editor that there had been no still
cut up on Mason’s Creek, as was
stated in last week’s paper.
Mr. McCall said the still was found
on Cherryfield creek, and that to his
certain knowledge there was no still
In operation on Mason's creek any
where. Sheriff Shuford said that Cher
ryfield was correct, instead of Ma
son's creek.
College Choir Will
Sing Sunday Morning
A sjotlal l'eatuie of the aaora'c?
service at. th* Baptist church Sunday
tit 11 o’clock will be seloctlonn by the
choir of Brevard College. Mr*. 3. B.
Dendy is choir director, and Mls.i Alina
Cade la pianist
Arrangements have been made for
the college choir to begin a week's
lour of the central section* of North
Carolina within the next few week*,
making appearances at churches and
public schools.
Noted Physician Is
Heard In Lecture
/Contributed)
A large and enthusiastic audience
was present at T-yday Memorial hos
pital Friday evening, January 7th. to
hear Doctor D. I.esesne Smith ot the
Children's Clinic of Spartanburg lec
ture on the care of Infants and child
ren.
Beginning his talk with statistics
showing the remarkable progress in
preventive medicine, resulting In lower
ing the death rate In children, espec
ially Infants, before they reach the
age of one year. Dr. Smith stated that
during the week of January 10th hun
dreds of specialists In children’s dis
eases would hold a convention In the
city of Washington, their objective
being the cutting down of infant mor
tality to a still lower percentage.
Quoting Doctor Smith: "For a num
ber of years children have been suc
cessfully Immunized from two dread
ful diseases, small pox and dlpthorla,
and it Is now entirely possible to pre
vent their having whooping cough and
measles."
Taking up the matter of habits and
the early training of children, the
speaker Interspersed his remarks with
a good deal of humor which was very
Informatlvle and highly entertaining.
At the close of his lecture Dr. Smith
very graciously answered several
questions from the audience.
For the next lecture in the series
being conducted by the board of
trustees of the hospital an outstand
ing specialist In diseases of the nerv
ous system will lecture on "Health
Psychology. ’
Those In charge regret that limited
seating space necessarily limits the
number of guests, hut It Is hoped that
during the series everyone interested
will be able to hear one or more of
the lectures.
Miss “Sunshine” Barr
Is Buried In Florida
Friends in the community of Miss
Mamie 8. Barr, of Orlando, F1a„ for
mer counselor for many seasons at
Rockbrook camp here, will leam with
regret of her death which occurred in
an Orlando hospital Friday of last
week. Funeral services were held In
Orlando Saturday afternoon, with bur
ial In the Greenwood cemetery In that
city.
Miss Barr, who was familiarly nick
named “Sunshine,” was a native of
Greenville, S. C., but had made her
home In Orlando for a number of
years. She attended Cathedral school
In Orlando and Flora McDonald College
In North Carolina. Talented in many
ways. Miss Barr wrote many Interest
ing articles for the Orlando papers,
and her poetry writing Is well known.
The past year, however, the ambition
of her life was realized when she got
underway her unique hobby shop,
the organization of which was her
original idea. She was widely known
In Presbyterian church circles, and was
active in athletics.
She Is survive* by her parents,
three sisters and a brother.
Everybody Announcing For Office
Two for Assembly
Post-Three Seek
Tax Collector's
Place-Others
With three men already out for
clerk of court, three additional ones
this week for tax collector, and two
for representative, the "political bug"
Is evidently biting hard and early In
this county.
Along with the several announce
ments that are being made, Is also one
from Tax Collector Lem Brooks that
he will not be a candidate to succeed
himself.
Mr. Brooks said that numerous
people had requested him to seek a
third term In the office, but that he
was declining to do so. During his
four years In office Mr. Brooks has
made a good record as to his collec
tions, and to his handling of the af
fairs of the office.
Announcements, in order in which
they were received In The Times of
fice this week, follow:
Pat Kimzey Announce*
For General Assembly
lawyer and present Rep
agaln announcing his
candidacy for the Democratic nomina
tion for Representative, made the fol
lowing statement to The Times:
"Prom my short experience in the
1937 General Assembly which was in
session less than three months. 1 am
convinced that If the counties in West
ern North Carolina expect, to wield
the Influence In State Legislation
which they deserve that it will be
necessary for them to send their Rep
resentatives to the Legislature for
two or more successive terms as has
been the practice In the Eastern Coun
ties for many years.
"This Is due to the fact that the
leaders of the committees which pre
pare the Important state-wide bills
are, as a matter of tradition, never
chosen from the first term members.
"Believing that I will be In a position
to render better service to the people
of my county and Western North
Carolina during a second term than
was possible last year, I have again
decided to announce my candidacy for
the Democratic nomination of Repre
sentative for Transylvania county.”
Bob Kilpatrick To Be
Candidate For Office
R. P. (Bob) Kilpatrick has announc
ed that he will be a candidate for
nomination in the Democratic pri
mary for the place of Transylvania
tax collector. '
Mr. Kilpatrick Is i well known fig
ure In the contracting and building
field around Brevaird where he has
been engaged In .this business for
yeara His official ^connection in the
(
political world has been mostly In the
town of Brevard where he has serv
ed six terms as member of the board
of aldermen. He has also served as
local school committee member. "Most
of my pollticlng has been voting,” Mr.
Kilpatrick said, "which I have been
doing regularly for the past 45 years."
W. M. Henry Seeking
Representative Place
W. M. Henry, prominent Brevard
man, and representative from this
county In the General Assembly of .
1905, 1931 and 1935, Is announcing this
week for nomination on the Demo- i
cratio ticket for representative.
Born In Henderson county. Mr.
Henry moved to Transylvania county
In early childhood and has spent his
entire life here, where he has been
honored by the Democratic party with
several elective officers.
Reared on a farm, Mr. Henry began
his career as a school teacher, later
serving two terms as register of deeds,
two terms as county commissioner,
member of the legislature In 1905 and
1931, and again In 1935, and has fill- i
ed the office of town councilman and
mayor of Brevard. He was poet
master at Brevard eight years under
the Wilson administration. He Is a
Baptist, being a member of the board
of deacons of Brevard Baptist church, i
and has served as moderator of the
Transylvania Baptist association.
O. L. Erwin Entering
Tax Collector’s Race
Announcement is made in the ad
vertising columns of this week's paper
if the candidacy of O. L Erwin to
:he office of tax collector on the Demo
iratlc ticket.
Mr. Erwin was for two years chair
nan of the board of commissioners,
ind served one term as tax collector.
Prior to that time he was in business
n Brevard and the county, being
>ne of the oldest business men In the
:ounty In point of years at the time
>f his retirement.
He still retains farming lands and
msiness property In the county, and
las been active In county affairs for
i number of years. He was In busl
less in the county for 44 years and
s widely known.
E, Morgan In Race
For Tax Collector
Edwin A. Morgan, for the past thres
rears assistant in the county tax col
ector’s office, announces that he will
>e a candidate for the office In the
Democratic primary.
Mr. Morgan graduated from Rosman
llfth school with the class of 1927, and
ater entered the Anthony Wayne In
itltute at Fort Wayne. Indiana, where
le completed a business course, grad
jatlng from that Institution with hon
>rs In 19*1. While attending school
it Fort Wayne, Mr. Morgan worked
n a department store, and worked
here for some time after his grada
tion.
During bis residence In Brevard he
ias been in the tag collector’s office.
■I
EMPLOYMENT OFFICE
NEEDED HERE MORE
THAN ONCE A WEEK
1-Day Service Not Adequate
To Give Attention To All
People of County
Approximately IV> people visited the
re-employment office Wednesday, with
126 filing claims for unemployment
conpensatlon, and many of the men
registering for work.
The office workers will be In Ro*.
man Friday, and expect to ngaJn use
the high school auditorium for the
work of registration and filing claims.
Over a hundred were registered there
last Wednesday, according to Frank
King, who is assisting In the work.
It Is necessary (hat those coming
under the unemployment compensation
coverage, report each week, at the re
employment office, and those request
ing work are also urged to make ap
plications at the office.
Effort Is being made by county of
ficials and leaders here to have the
re-employment and compensation of
fice open as much as three days per
week. Schedule now only calls for one
day. However, the Friday engage
men£__will be filled this week at Rns
man.
Many Children Have
Diseased Tonsils
Facta of Interest and Information
concerning the activities of the Tran
sylvania unit of the state board of
health were given by Miss Edith Bun
ton, state health nurse, Tuesday af
ternoon at the regular meeting of the
P.T.A., held In the grammar school
building.
Miss Bunton brought out among
other things that 1,450 children of
the county schools have been examin
ed for various physical deficiencies.
Of this number 25 percent were found
to have defective tonsils; nine per
cent bad vision; 33 per cent under
weight. Tn the Brevard school 195
children were given dental examin
ation and treatment, and 54 of this
number were found to have defective
teeth, and bad tonsils were discovered
among 230 children.
In the absence of the president, Mrs.
B. D. Franklin, and the vice president,
Mrs. Goode Loftls, the meeting was In
Charge of the secretary Mrs. W. C.
Austin. Mrs. Franklin'^ resignation
was read and accepted with regret.
The association voted to pay for two
pair of glasses for the eye clinic held
on Wednesday by the health nnlt.
Mrs. C. E. Buckner, room represen
tative. requested the grade mothers
to donate clothing for a number of
needy 12-year-old boys.
Presbyterian Service*
At the Presbyterian church Sunday
morning at 11 o’clock a special sermon
by the pastor, the Rev. C. M. Jones,
will be delivered honoring the birthday
of R. E. Lee, whose birth date Is Jan
uary 19. The sermon will be on "Ths
Secret of Lee’s Greatness." Visitor*
are cordially welcomed.
COMMUNITY PLANT
PLANNED AT ROSMAN
Centrally Located Unit Will
Provide Recreation For
Youth of Section
ROSMAN, Jan. 12—Plans are going
forward for erection of a community
building here which will be built by the
community and the NYA.
Plans which have been drawn by
F. H. Holden, county supervisor for
the National Youth Administration,
call for a log structure which will be
large enough to provide a basketball
court when the rooms are thrown to
gether. and will also be so construct
ed that boys and girls of the commun
ity will have separate units for their
work and play, as well as space for
community or fraternal gatherings.
The lot near the 'Gloucester Lumber
company store will be used for the
building site, and materials for the
project will bo furnished b7 the com
munity, the NYA and other agencies.
When completed, the building will
be similar to the one which Is now
being completed on the Brevard high
school grounds, probably some larger.
—
Smilin' Charlie Say»
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