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VOL. 48 • NoTeT BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1938 $1.00 PER YEAR IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY
Annual cornshow
BE HELD FEB. 19TH
AT HENDERSONVILLE
Transylvania Farmers To En
ter Exhibits—Banquet
Saturday Evening
Annual Transylvania - Henderson
corn show will be held in Henderson
ville on Saturday, February 19,-It has
been announced bv county agents of
the two counties.
The show will be open all day In
the Hendersonville City Cym. and the
banquet which follows the show will
be held at 6:30 thnl evening.
Around twenty entries will be made
from Transylvania county, with equal
or larger number of entries from Hen
derson county.
While the program for the banquet
has not been completed. It is expected
that several members of the State
College extension department, and pos
sibly President Frank Graham of State
College, will he at the banquet, as well
as heads of other agricultural depart
ments In the state and district.
Last year the show was held In
Transvlvania county, and several hun
dred people attended the banquet. Only
those who entered the growing con
test between the two counties will be
Invited to the hnnquet. or will be al
lowed to make entries In the com
show.
The silver loving cup. won the first
year by T. J. Wilson of Brevard, was
won lii 1937 by a Henderson county
Future Farmer and wilt be awarded
to the young man at the banquet.
Prizes offered by the two counties
for Individual yields In the counties
will also be awarded at the banquet.
Special Methodist Services
Special services will be held at the
Methodist church Sunday at the 11
o’clock hour. The Rev. W. L. Hutch
ins. representative for the Western
North Carolina conference, will deliver
the Aldersgate address at this time.
The Rev. W. A. Rollins, presiding
elder of the Waynesvllle district, will
Introduce the speaker.
Unemployment Data
For Transylvania
Transylvania County has 562 persons
totally unemployed and who want to
work. 266 employed In Federal emerg
ency projects and 435 wtm are partly
employed and desire more work, ac
cording to the census on total and par
tial unemployment recently made pub
lic In Washington. In the entire State
there are 205.110 men and women who
are entirely or partially unemployed
or are working on WPA. NYA. CCC or
other emergency work. Figures for
the Nation show 5.*21.035 totally un
employed a ad desiring work. 2. 001.*77
emergenc; workers and 2.700.211 part
time work' • who nerd additional em
ployment making a grand total of
more than 11 million men and women
In the arm- of unemployed and part
ly employed.
Federation Warehouse
To Open Feb. 19
The Farmers Federation warehouse
will open on Saturday. Feb. 10. it Is
announced by officials. Schedule was
to open on the 12th. but due to un
avoidable circumstances the opening
was postponed until the 10th.
Mrs. Harmon Rogers
Buried Wednesday
Mrs. Harmon Rogers, of Riltmore.
but formerly of Camp Sapphire sec
tion was called tn death Monday night.
She was before her marriage in years
ago. Miss Julia Reece, born August
12. 1800 in TI wood county. Funeral
services were held at Cruro Wednes
day. and "burial was in Crnso cemetery.
She Is survived by one 'laughter.
Mrs. Jim Capps, of Riltmore: one
step daughter. Mrs. John Rhincheart.
of Cruso. and four sons. Jennings, of
Virginia, Everett, Cline and Harmon
Jr., all of Riltmore. Four brothers
nnd three sisters also survive. Charles.
Caswell and Theodore Reece, of War
ren. and J. A. Reece, of Cruso: Mrs.
J. A. Reece, of Rrevard, Route 2, Mrs.
George Sharpe, of Cruso. nnd Mrs.
Kern Reece, of Rrasstown.
Pisgah Church Services
Schedule of services for next Sun
day at the Pisgah Forest Raptist
church have been announced by the
pastor, the Rev. W. S. Price Jr., as
follows: Sunday school. 10 a.m.. T). P.
Orr. superintendent: sermon. 11 am.,
by the pastor on "The Value of Train
ing our Young People:” R.Y.P.T7.. 7
p.m.. Valrv Carter, president, a class
for every one present: sermon. 8
o'clock, on the seventh commandment.
A cordial Invitation is extended the
public to attend these services.
Mrs. Surrett Given
Rating by ‘Industry’
Mrs. Beulah McGuire Surrett, of
Brevard R-2. has just completed a
course of study with the Fireside In
dustries, and has been presented a
diploma as a master craftsman of ap
plied art. She completed a corres
pondence course in photo-color some
time ago, and also has a certificate of
81 percent rating for the Federal
School of Art.
Hand decorated novelties and gifts,
designed exclusively by the Fireside
Artists have been artistically decorated
by Mrs. Surrett
Proof of Pudding
Sears-Roebuck KNOWS
It Pays To Advertise
Proof conclusive, In fact, 540 cor
roboratives of the adage "It Pays To
Advertise” were received by the Bre
vard postoffice Wednesday afternoon.
The proofs each cost the sender
11 cents, or a total of $69.40 for post
age for the Brevard postoffice al
locations, to say nothing of those
pieces that went to Horse Shoe, Etowah,
[ Penrose, Plsgah Korest, Cedar Moun
I tain, Itosman, I-ake Toxaway, Oak
j land. Sapphire, Balsam Grove, Wolf
Mountain, etc. anil etc.
It required otghteen bags to carry
the 640 pieces to Brevard, and the
mail distribution was late at the local
office—way late—while the clerks
wrestled with the heavy bags and the
multitudinous pieces of unwieldy mall
that wouldn't fit Into the average post
office box.
Going on the basis of The Times
circulation in Transylvania county,
there must have been at leaBt 1,500
to 1,800 of the do-jiggers received In
the county, which was n lot of mall
for a lot of people, and a lot of work
for a lot of postoffice employes.
Sears * Roebuck believes that it pays
to advertise, and they must have spent
thousands of dollars to get the Tran
sylvania county bunch of catalogs
printed and distributed—and sent one
time to each customer. Incidentally.
The Times believes it pays to advertise,
and wide-awake business people—
those like Sears & Roebuck—believe
It also.
“Another Albert” Was
Connected In Shooting
Albert Kilpatrick of North Broad
street requests The Times to tell all
the people who are Interested, that he
Is not the Kilpatrick who was shot In
the "Kllpatrick-Shadrack-Orr family
row" on Saturday night, Jan. 29.
Mr. Kilpatrick said that the story
carried In last week's Times caused
considerable worry among his friends,
and quite a bit of comment among
the general populace. He said that It
would have been bad enough had be
been In the fracus down at the Orr
residence near Park Place, but that he
didn't want to be blamed for some
thing he was not connected with.
Here- There
Over the County
(J. A. Olazener, County Agent)
R. L. Capps of the Glade Creek com
munity Is constructing a new barn.
Just something Impressive about new
farm buildings.
Jud McCrary Is continuing to lend
a farm touch to his farm In the Pis
gah Forest community. Latest Im
provement Is a new laying house. Mr.
McCrary received BOO White Leghorn
chicks this week. Layers in the mak
ing and eggs this fall. With a few
more would think of the value of bet
ter farm flocks. Records show poultry
to be a good side line to the main
farm Income for the larger farms and
the best source of Income for the
small farms.
Mrs. J. M. Williams also received
400 Barred Rock chicks this week.
With her splendid battery equipment
for brooding and her ever watchful
eye, fried chicken is just around the
corner.
T. J. Wilson is^ the proud owner of
a pair of fine Horse colts which he
bought last week. Amos and Andy
have been suggested as suitable names
for the new members of the barnyard
fatnilv. .
Folks in tlic Quebec. T.ake Toxaway.
and Oloucester counties are Interested
In learning more about soil conversa
tion meetings held In those communi
ties last week. We cannot Increase our
farm income on poor soils. Why not
resolve now to start some soil im
provement work? Cooperate with the
urogram which has as its real objec
tive the conservation of our soils. We
owe it to our children to improve
'our land rather than let it wash away
and draw from it all the valuable
plant food nature has stored over the
long years of the past. Tt Is not ours.
We are only trustees of the soil and
as a good trustee we should strive
to Improve It and leave it better than
we found tt
Smilin' Charlie Says
TO-NKSHT
TOWN BUYS BUILDING
TO USE FOR OFFICES
Harris-Reynolds Property Will
Be Remodeled—Provides
Ample Facilities
The Town of Brevard now owns Its
own home.
Transfer of title to the Harris 4
Reynolds building on West Main street
was made Tuesday, by Judson Mc
Crary, agent, to the town, and as soon
as repairs and remodeling Is complet
ed. the town offices and equipment
will be moved to the new place, which
Is Just across the street from the pre
ent offices.
The large brick structure is regard
ed as Ideal for the town’s needs,
with large storage space In the base
ment, commodious well-lighted office
space, arid room for the fire truck and
other equipment on the street floor.
The upstairs will be used for stor
ing supplies, and later as mayor’s of
fice and courtroom, according to plans
which the board discussed at a meet
ing several weeks ago when trade for
the property was made.
Some residential property, and a
cash consideration, was traded for the
building, which stands the town
*5,000.
The board of aldermen have been
trying for years to find a suitable
place for the offices and at the same
time provide storage and fire equip
ment space, snd decided that the Har
ris building would answer the pur
pose for mapj’ years to come. •
To Confer First Degree
The first degree will he conferred at
the regular communication of Dunn's
Hock lodge which will be held In the
lodge hall Friday night at 8 o'clock.
At conclusion of the degree work
refreshments will be served. A cordial
invitation is extended to all visiting
Masons.
School Clinics Will
Be Conducted During
Month of February
Diphtheria tests were given 4th and
5th grade students of Little River, Enon
and Plsgah Forest schools on Wednes
day by Dr. O. B. Lynch of the Tran
sylvania Health unit, and similar tests
will he given at like clinics through
out the county schools for pupils of
these two grades.
Friday afternoon Dr. Lynch and Mrs.
Albert Chnnce. nurse, will visit Con
nestee, Cedar Mountain, and the C.lade
Creek colored schools, and give the
tests to determine If the children need
diphtheria vaccine.
On Feb. 16th the tests will he given
at Brevard; nt Rosman on the 18th:
Rellcn. and Rosenwald colored on the
23rd.
Readings of the tests will be made
to the students on the following dates
at the schools; Fob. 14, Little River,
Enon and Plsgah Forest: 15, Cedar
Mountain, Connestee, and Glade Greek
colored: 21, Brevard; 22, Rosman:
28. Selica. and Rosenwald.
At the time the readings are giv
en, students who need the diphtheria
vaccine will he given treatment, and
other students given small pox vac
cine. The small pox vaccine will not
be given at the dlptherla test taking
time.
There will be no charges for the
tests or the vaccine, Dr. Lynch said,
this being a part of the service of
the health unit.
The health officer will he In his of
fice In Brevnrd on Thursdays, and on
each Saturday morning, for the pres
ent.
Work Stock Association
Will Meet Saturday
The Transylvania Workstock Breed
ers association will meet Saturday af
ternoon at 1:30 o’clock In the coun
ty agents office in Brevard. Business
pertaining to work of the association
will he gone into, and each memher is
renuested by the county agents to
attend.
A. M. White Lauded
For Musical Talent
(Furman Hornet)
A. M. White. Furman student and
piano pupil of Wendell Keeney, par
ticipated last week In the contest spon
sored by the Columbia Music Festival
association. This contest, which took
place over the week-end In Columbia
was for young South Carolina artists.
White was one of the ten that Mme.
Olga Samaroff, who Judged the con
test, chose after the preliminary trials.
Before giving her decision, Mme.
Samaroff recalled five of these ten
contestants. White was one of the
performers In this group also.
The only college student to reach
the finals. Mr. White had to compete
with professional teachers and Instru
mentalists. Mme. Samaroff stated that
the decision awarding a prize of $300
was a very difficult one for her to
make. Finally, however, she awarded
the prize to Mrs. Paul Thompson of
Spartanburg, a contralto.
A. M. White, of Rosman N. C., is
a senior and a major in piano. He Is
accompanist for chapel singing. He
has appeared on numerous student re
citals while here and Is planning a
recital in the spring. A capable and
resourceful performer, Mr. White's
playing has been noted with a great
deal of Interest by local musicians.
A. M. is a son of Mayor and Mrs.
A. M. White of Rosman, and studied
music In Brevard for several year*
under Professor Alvin Moore.
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Broken Fire Hydrant
Causes Grief for Two
North Brevard Gents
Two residents of North Brevard made
strong complaint to the board of al
dermen last week, stating that they
were made very uncomfortable through
unwarranted damage to town property.
It seems that the weather was real
cold a few days ago, and that two
husbands who feel that they were
unduly persecuted, were told by their
wives to cut the water off from the
residence system. Tn each rase, the
husband demurred, and flatly refused,
saying "Aw’ It’s not cold enough."
Next morning arising rather early
—no water, and the usual "I told you
so,” was the greeting from the real
boss of the two homes.
After working for some time trying
to thaw out pipes that refused to thaw,
one of the men came Into Brevard
with the expressed purpose of send
ing out a plumber to do the "dirty
work.”
Near King’s Creek bridge on North
Brevard, the real reason for the "froz
en” pipes was discovered. Some chap
had run Into a fire hydrant on the
main line running to North Brevard:
broke the hydrant off, and the water
that should have been going to North
Brevard was gushing out and mak
ing a good sized stream down the side
of the street. These men. and the
officials of the town as well, are em
phatic in their statements, that to
damage city property In any way. and
not report same is a law violation.
New Arrival
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Otto Alexander
a daughter. Sara T-ove, on Saturday.
February B. at Lyday Memorial hos
pital.
Parent-Teacher Group
To Name New Officers
The February meeting of the P. T.
A. was held Tuesday afternoon in the
grammar school building, with teach
ers and patrons of the school present.
Mrs. W. C. Austin, president, In
charge of the meeting, appointed the
following nominating committee for
the election of officers at the next
meeting: Mrs. Constance Banks, Mrs.
F. P. Sledge and Mrs. Ernest Tllson.
It was reported by Mrs. Tilson, chair
man of the Christmas seal sale that
$84.15 had been realized from the sale,
of which amount $61.91 remains here
to carry on the health work In the
community.
Preceding the business session, an
enjoyable musical program of vocal
solos and duets was presented by Alvin
Moore and Rev. C. M. Jones. Mrs.
W. C. Maness was program leader.
Brevard Basketball
Games Friday-Mon.
Brevard hlph school will meet the
Etowah basketball teams In a double
header at the Flat Hock pym Friday
nlpht. and Rosman there Mondey
Rosman teams pluyed a delayed
double-header here Wednesday nlpht
after the paper was put on the press,
maklnp the scores unavailable for this
Issue. A return pame will be played
on the Rosman courts Monday.
The pame Friday nlpht at Flat
Rock Is a return enpapement. At the
previous pame the Etowah plrls won
36-17, and the Brevard boys won 25-9.
The Etowah plrls have the dis
tinctive record of never havlnp lost
a pame to a Brevard team, and this
meet Is expected to furnish real In
terest.
Debt Settlement Declared
Operative Monday to Save
County Considerable Sum
Refunding plan for Transylvania
county was ordered operative by the
board of county commissioners in their
regular session Monday, whereby the
county will save approximately 11,
700,000.00.
County Attorney Pat Klmzey an
nounced that 90 percent of the out
standing bonds had been received from
the holders, and that the Loral Gov
ernment Commission had given full ap
proval of the plan, and of the desire
of the county officials to declare the
plan operative at once.
Bond attorneys have given their ap
proval of the legality of the bonds
to be exchanged, and Mr. Kimzey ;a!d
that actual exchange would probab
ly take place within the next sixty day.
Bondholders who had started suit
against the county, and had secured
judgments through mandamus proceed
ings have consented .to the plan, and
have listed their bonds with the local
government commission for exchange
of the low Interest bearing notes which
are being given for the old past-due
paper. Approximately $300,000 was In
default when the refunding plan was
started last spring by the commission
ers, and holders of a large percent
of these past due bonds had gone into
federal court to take steps to force
the county to levy sufficient tax to
take care of the past due obligations.
However, under the plan now effec
tive, these suits have been stopped,
and the tax rate will not have to be
raised, provided people of tho county
will co-operate In paying their taxes.
Big savings In the settlement, Is In
Interest charges. Average interest
rate of the outstanding Issue, (which
amounted to around $1,650,000) was five
and one-half percent, while the new
bonds Which will be given In exchange
will bear only one and one-half per
cent for the first five years, two the
second five years, two and one-half
the third five years, three the fourth
five years, and four the remaining
fifteen years, or an average of three
percent over the 35-year period. This
will actually be much less, Inasmuch
as many of the bonds will have been
cancelled by payment during the low
Interest periods, it Is estimated there
by cutting down the actual rate over
the entire period.
In addition to the saving in Inter
est rates, outstanding or past due in
terest which had accumulated due to
Inability of the county to pay. had
reached nearly the half million dollar
mark, and this was refunded under the
refinance plan for one-fourtli, or a
total saving in past due interest of
$329,696.32. _
Old Age Assistance
Handled By Welfare
Several old people _anpeared before
the county commissioners Monday and
asked that their cases be considered for
old age assistance.
The commissioners explained that
they did not have anything at all to
do with this phase of the co-operative
federal-state-county setup, and that all
applications should be made to the
welfare department, where they will
be made out and sent to the state for
approval after passing the local board
of welfare.
Considerable checking has to be done
by the welfare department before any
oppllcation is passed upon, and the
commissioners have no part in this
work, it was explained to those com
ing before the board.
Y. W. A. Group Plans
Focus Week Service
In keeping with Y. W. A. Focus
week of Southern Baptist churches,
the Y. W. A. of the Brevard Baptist
church will observe the week from
February 14 to 20, inclusive, with
special activities.
The plan for the week follows: Mon
day, regular meeting of Y. W. A. at
the homo of Catherine Case; Tuesday
evening at 8 o’clock, talk on the liquor
problem by Julian Glazener: Wednes
day evening, conduct prayer meeting;
Thursday evening, give program and
serve refreshments at county home;
Friday evening, give program and help
organize Y. W. A. at Little River; Sun
day evening, at regular hour of wor
ship, give a beautiful and Impressive
service.
FOREST NURSERY TO
BE ESTABLISHED IN
CRAB CREEK SECTION
Hardwood Plantings Will Bo
Available To Farmers of
Transylvania County
Announcement has been made from
Kaletgh that a state forest nursery
will be established near the Transyl
vanta-Henderson county line, with
work on the project to be done by
Camp Sledge CCC enrollees.
Definite statement has not been
made as to actual location of the nur
sery, but It is understood that It will
be in the Crab Creek section, and
that work will start immediately on
the project.
Hardwoods, native to this section,
will be grown at the nursery, and far
mers and land owners will have ac
cess to planting for reforestation and
plantings, with the cost of the plants
to be very low.
Complete details of the nursery will
be announced within a short while.
Lawn Meeting Thursday
People interested In Improving their
lawns and otherwise beautifying their
property are Invited to attend a meet
ing at the county agents office on
Thursday evening of this week at 8
o’clock.
Preparation of soils for combatting
parasitical growths, and the methods
of killing moss which Is now seriously
threatening many lawns here will be
discussed by County Agent Olazener,
and schedule of co-operative work
which will enable property owners to
secure needed Improvements at very
nominal cost will be explained.
Club Plan* To Plant
Shrubbery at School
The Women’* Civic club held the
regular meeting Monday afternoon In
the club room. There were several
guest* present.
Plans for the year were discussed,
projects to be undertaken mapped out
and the happy, hopeful tone of the
meeting v;as very encouraging to of
ficers and members. The question of
planting shrubbery around the new
school building was brought up end
plans made for beautifying the grounds
this spring.
At (he close of ‘he business session,
the pregnant, ATtr. O'iver Orr, present
ed Pat Kimzey. who nade an Interesting
and informative address concerning
civic pride. Since the civic club is a/
county wide organization, Mr. Kimzey
discussed the business outlook In the
county, past, present and future, stat
ing that In his opinion happier and
more prosperous days are Just ahead
for Transylvania county. Commending
the club on well sustained plans In
the year just closing, the speaker
urged the club to stress hospitality aa
a major objective, joining our Gover
nor In a sincere endeavor to make
North Carolina known far and wide
as one of the most hospitable states
of the union.
At the close of the meeting sand
wiches and coffee were served from a
tea table suggestive of spring, with
its pale green linen cover, centered
with a crystal howl of yellow jas
mine.
METEORITE MAY BE
FOUND AT PENROSE
Lower Transylvania Resident
Believes He Saw Unusual
Mass Fall Late Monday
Boyd Mcixell of Penrose reported
to The Times Tuesday that he had
seen what he believed to be a meteorite
fall about five or six miles northeast
of his home the afternoon before about
6:^5.
Young (Mr. Meixell said that he glanc
ed around Just In time to see the
huge hall of fiery mass above the
horizon, and that on account of pass
ing cars on the highway he could
not say that he heard any accompany
ing noise.
J. C. McCall found what he believ
ed to be a meteorite several weeks ago
near bis home in the Boylston section,
but fragments sent to State College
have not been reported on. The one
found by Mr. McCall was very small
Meteorites are large masses of solid
matter which fall upon the earth's
surface at the rate of two or three
a year and welch several pounds or
many tons. The largest meteorite
known to have struck the earth in
modern times fell in Siberia in 1908.
It struck the earth at an angle and
cut a swath through the forest 25
miles wide, and its weight has been
estimated at 40,000 tons.
Meteorites are a conglomeration
mass of metal and stone and in them
are found many of the metallic ele
ments known on earth. Scientists be
lieve that meteorites are wanderer*
In space and originated either as part
of our own planetary system or lt>
some other system that has long sine*
been demolished—Standard Encyclo
pedia.
Singing at Dunn* Rock
Announcement la made that a com
munity singing will be held at the
Dunns Rock Baptist church Sunday af
ternoon. beginning at t o’clock. An
invitation is extended to the general
public, and all singer* are eapectaBy
invited to attend.