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JUDGE HAMILTON TO PRESIDE OVER COURT TERM HERE IN APRIL Jurors For Two Weeks Mixed Session Drawn By Com mission Thursday Judge Luther Hamilton, of Wilming ton, is scheduled to preside at the April term of Superior Court which con venes here on the first Monday. This will be Judge Hamilton’s first time to preside at a court term in Brevard. The term will be for trial of both criminal and civil cases, with the crim inal docket being heard tho first week. Calendar for the civil cases will be made up within a few days by the Brevard Bar Association. Jurors for both weeks were drawn by ihe Jury Commission last Thurs day and are as follows: FIRST WEEK E. C. Qlazener, J. Lee Hash, W. J. Smith. Lyle McCoy. Charles McCrary, J. E. Qlazener. Chester Fenwick, E. R. Pendleton. Ed. C. Mltchem, J. L. Haw kins, T. E. Brown. E. C. Neill, T. H. Case, Joe McCrary. P. O’Neal Cantrell, C. E. Fortune. T. W. Whitmire. C. E. Tinsley. Carl Breedlove, Ed. Ellenburg, Albert McJunklns. R. F. Whitmire. J. M. Williams, O. W. Tinsley. J. C. Hen drix. C. L. Plckleslmer. Edwin Morgan, Branch Grogan W. D. Waldrop, E. R. Galloway, Clyde Pittman, David W. Orr, Henry Garren. C. W. Plckleslmer, Willie Kilpatrick. Fred McNeely. BECOXD WEEK T. M. Merrell. C. Y. Patton, W. A. Baynard, J. A. Burgess, Homer Lance, Andrew J. Boggs. Watha Fisher, Char les Ashworth, P. L. Qlazener, Ernest Boley. Concord Miller, Roy Smith, Ruf us Guffey, Arthur L. Orr, W. L. Har mon. W. H. Grogan, Sr., J. W. Dale, Elbert Whitmire. Congressman Weaver Throws Hat In Ring Zebulon Weaver, member of Congress from the Eleventh Congressional Dis trict, announces that he will be a can didate to succeed himself In the Demo cratic primaries to be held on June 4, 1*18. Congressman Weaver Is now serving his tenth term In Congress. He Is a member of the Judiciary Committee of the House, and holds an Important posi tion on this committee, ns chairman of one of the sub-committees charged with handling many Important mat ters. At the present time the sub committee, of which he Is chairman. Is considering, under a Resolution of Congress, the question of procedure and costs In the Federal District Courts, and especially has under consideration; rules of procedure recently promulgat ed by the Supreme Court, under an Act of Congress passed In 1034. It is the purpose of these rules, and this Con gressional action, to simplify and mako uniform the practice In our Federal Courts throughout the country. This will be of much Interest, and Mr. Weaver hopes, of much benefit not only to the members of the legal profes sion. but also to litigants throughout the nation. It will simplify the pro cedure and greatly reduce the costs in the courts. Open House at Local School Next Tuesday "Know-Your-School” day will be ob served at the Brevard grammar and primary schools Tuesday afternoon, when open house for patrons of the schools and teachers will he held, with a tea In the primary school lunch room from 2 to 4 o’clock. The event is sponsored by the grade mothers of the P. T. A. An Invitation is extended to all par ents of the children of these grades and interested friends to he present, to Inspect the different grade rooms, the building and equipment and to become better acquainted with the teachers and pupils. TYPHOID CLINICS TO BE HELD IN COUNTY Fre« Treatment For Ail Re*i dents Will Be Provided By Health Unit Typhoid clinics will be started In eight Transylvania schools beginning Friday of this week. It is anounced by Dr. O. B. Lynch, county health officer. There will be no charge for the ty phoid treatments. Dr. Lynch said, and the treatments are for adults as well as children. The health unit desires to give the preventive treatment to as many people as possible. First clinic Is to bo held Friday, March 18. at 9:30 o’clock at Little Riv er school; at 10:30 the same date at Enon; 1:00 at Glade Creek colored school; and at 2:30 at Pisgah Forest school. Second treatments will he ad I ministered at these schools on March 25th. and la.it dose on April 3rd. On Wednesday, March 23. the health unit officer and nurse will be at Lake Toxaway, Sllversteen, Balsam Grove, an<T~Quebec schools—at Toxaway at 9:30; Sllversteen. 11:30. Balsam Grove, 1:30; and Quebec, 3:00 o’clock. Sec ond treatment will be given on the same schedule on March 30 at these schools, and third on April «th. Pre-school clinics will be held at Bre vard on March 28 and 29, Dr. Lynch announces, with typhoid treatments to be at Brevard on March 31; April 7, and April 14. 59 Years Together Mr. and Mrs. Vance Galloway of Gloucester township recently celebrat ed their 59th wedding anniversary. The former is 80 years of age, and the latter 75. With the exception of a short while spent In Roeman, they have lived at the old home, place "with the latch string on the outside of the door” all their lives. CHRISTENBURY WILL COACH AT COLLEGE Asheville High Mentor Takes Over Athletic Duties Here In August John Christenbury, tor the past year Asheville high school coach, will head the new Brevard college athletic pro gram which is to be started during the year. Christenbury, who will replace Coach Arthur Ranson, (who has tendered his resignation to enter the business field) will bring as his assistant here, Cline Farthing, associated with him for the past year in the Asheville high ath letic work. Coach Christenbury ex pects to report for work August first, and Coach Farthing will be here prior to opening of the fall term. In announcing selection of a director of athletics, President E. J. Coltrane stated that he had selected the man he believes will best fill the needs of the Improved athletic program which is to be instituted at the college this year, and also stated that he Is well pleased with the selection of assistant made by Coach Christenbury. A more modern athletic set-up will greet the new mentor at Brevard, with work already having been started on the grassing of the athletic fields, and definite plans announced by President Coltrane for building of a $25,000 brick gymnasium. Grading work, and erec tion of a stone wall was completed last year by the WPA, with the college and town of Brevard cooperating, and upon completion of the sod work, cinder tracks, and other planned improve ments, Brevard's athletic outlook will be second to none In Junior college conference circles. ChrtstenDury is a native or suuct ville, and made his mark in athletics at Davidson College where he was active In three major sports. In addition to this work in football and baseball, he was leader In the wrestling team for Davidson. He made the first string baseball nine three consecutive years. He accepted the position of athletic director ut Altamont consolidated high school, Crossnore, upon his gradua tion at Davidson and had three suc cessful years there ns director. Leav ing Crossnore In the fall of 1984, he wus named athletic director of the Bolles Military Training School at Jacksonville, Fla., where he remained until the fall of 1937, when he took over the head coaching position of Asheville high school. Hts teams at Asheville In football and basketball had very successful seasons during the present term. Wins over Charlotte. Hlghpotnt, Greenville, and Blue Ridge show the type work he did at Asheville. In basketball, his teams lost only two games during the sea son and went up to the Southeastern Tourney for high and prep schools at Washington and Lee. Farthing Is a graduate of Appala chian State Teachers college, Boone, where he played football for three years and was captain of the wrestling team. He was assistant coach In football last fall at Asheville and In charge of boxing. Plans at the college are to enter teams In football, baseball, basketball and track tn the North Carolina Jun ior conference this year. Coach Arthur Ranson, who Is round ing out two years work here has already started baseball work, and will remain as head coach at the college until June. College Choir Will Sing Sunday Morning A special feature of the morning service at the Methodist church Sun day at 11 o’clock will be a selection by the choir of Brevard College. The rendition will be "The Cherubic Hymn," from the Russian Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, by Alexander Gretchanl noff. The choir will 'sing a-capeTIa. The sacrament of the holy commun ion will also be a part of the service Sunday morning, as arounced by the pastor, the Rev. J. H Brendall. Mrs. Leon English, Jr., Is organist and Mrs. J. S. Dendy is choir director. REPUBLICAN TICKET BE NAMED APRIL 22 FUher To Resign Chairman ship—Newell Endorsed for State Executive Post Republicans of Transylvania county will nominate the ticket for the gen eral election In convention to be held In Brevard court house on Friday af ternoon, April 22nd, at 2:00 oclock. This official date was set at the county convention held here last Fri day afternoon with delegates from all sections of the county In attendance. Other business pertaining to the party, will also be transacted at that time ac cording to Ralph R. Fisher, Chairman of the Executive committee, Including electing an executive chairman, as Mr. Fisher announced at the meeting Fri day that he would not be a candidate to succeed himself. Jake F. Newell, Charlotte attorney and widely known political figure, was unanimously endorsed for the state chairmanship In the convention here last Friday and delegates were in structed to so vote. The following delegates were elected to attend the state convention In Char lotte which was held Wednesday of this week, and also to represent Tran sylvania In the congressional, senator ial, and Judicial district conventions: Ralph R. Fisher, chairman, L. P. Hamlin, Leon English, Jr.. C. R. Mc Neely, A. E. Hampton, Mrs. Roland Owen, Austin E. Hogsed, Jack Fisher. Solomon A. Jones and Richard McCall. Many Entries Viewed In Art Contest Held At School Saturday Announcement has been made by the judges of the prize winners In the creative art contest which has been held In the schools of Brevard and Transylvania county the past several weeks. The contest closed with an ex hibit of the work of the pupils held in the new primary school building Sat urday afternoon, attended by several hundred patrons of the schools and in terested friends. Ninety-seven entries were made In the various classes of the exhibit, with blue, red and white ribbons awarded for first, second and third winners, respectively. Following are the prize winners, named In the order of award: Illustrations In chalk, erayon. cut paper or any painting medium. Class A (elementary)—Mary Mae Sizemore, Nell Hollar, Billy Reagan: Class B (grammar)—Alex Kizer, Jr., Mary Francis Jones. Alex Kizer, Jr. Class C (junior high)—Odell McCall, first. Class D (senior high)—Josephine Ram sey. second. Jack Huggins, third. Posters In any medium. Class C (Jun ior high)—Beatsle Moore. Jeannette Austin, Janie Wilson. Modeling and carving in clay, wood, plaster of parls, soap or stone, Class A (elementary)—James Galloway. Ed ward Buckner. James Galloway. Class C, Richard Franklin, Bill Fetzer, Doug las Wyatt. Class D (senior high)— Pt. Clair Austin, second. Water color painting, using any sub ject. Class C (junior high)—Odell Mc Call, second. Class D (senior high)— Josephine Ramsey, second. Drawing in pencil, ink. crayon, char coul or pastel, Class D (senior high)— Nina Dellinger, St. Clair Austin, Odell McCall. Special mention was made by the Judges of a perfect model of a locomo tive made of cardboard by St. Clair Austin. This was not eligible for award due to the fact there was no classification for cardboard modeling These prize winning entries were sent to Asheville to be entered In the district art contest held there March 15. Winners In the district contest will bo eligible to enter the state contest In Raleigh on March 2d. Among the local prize winners, Alex Kizer. Jr.. Mary Prances Jones and St. Clair Austin are pupils of William Henry Oliver, local art instructor. The art contest was sponsored here by the Brevard Mathataslan club, with the following committee in charge: Mrs. Pat Klmzey, chairman, Mrs. J M. Gaines, Mrs. J. B. Jones, Mrs. Jul ian A. Glazener, Mrs. Harry Sellers. Mrs. Willis Brittain, Mrs. Oliver Drr. Mrs. C. E. Buckner. The committee has expressed espec ial appreciation to County Superinten dent J. B. Jones for use of the nice location in the new- primary school building for the exhibit, and to all others who helped In any way in mak ing a success of the event. We’re Waiting, Please! ^ LAUD SAKE5 / WIU. sou hurrv ft VOURE SUPPOSED TO ARRIVE TmERR OU THE TWEMTV-«?I»«T ? Professor Pangle To Speak Saturday Eve Professor M. Q. Pangle, of the Bre vard College faculty, will speak at the Brevard high school Saturday evening at 8 o’clock, on "Cooperatives," ac companying his lecture by moving pic tures of scenes and persons taken last summer In Nova Scotia. The program la free and open to the public. Mr. and Mrs. Pangle were members of a tour through Nova Scotia last summer and studying the cooperative program at St Francis Xavier Univer sity. Mr. Pangle will tell of his ex periences, Illustrated by moving pic tures. The date of this program was chang ed from Friday to Saturday evening In order not to conflict with the jun ior-senior banquet on Friday. School Building To Be Dedicated Friday Dedication ceremonies for the new primary school building will be held Friday morning of this week, begin ning at 9 o’clock, according to an an nouncement by Principal J. E. Rutty. The services will Include a special program at the grammar school audi torium, followed by the dedication cere monies In front of the primary build ing. The public Is cordially Invited. Brevard Girl Honored At State D.A.R. Meet Miss Martha Kate Moore, who won the good citizenship award at the Bre vard high school, rendering her eligible to compete in the state and national good citizenship D. A. R. pilgrimage to Washington, was awarded a medal as an outstanding competitor at the state convention of the D. A. R. held In Ral eigh last week. The medal will be pre sented to Miss Moore by the local chap ter of the D. A. R. Miss Virginia Griffin, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Wm. Ray Griffin, of Ashe ville, was winner for North Carolina over the other high school senior con testants In the state. PATTON NAMEDHEAF) OF ELECTION BOARD Burrell Also Selected—Repub lican Member To Be Chosen By Executive Board Harry H. Patton, of Brevard was recommended as Chairman of the Board of Elections at a special meeting of the Democratic Executive Committee held last Thursday afternoon In tho office of Chairman Fred E. Shuford. Glen Burrell was recommended as other Democratic member of the Board. L. P. Wilson who has served the past two years as Chairman of the Board, resigned due to the fact that he lias entered the race for nomination for the post of Clerk of the Superior Court. Judge D. L. English has served the past two years an Republican member of the Board of Elections, together with N. A. Miller, Democrat. It ha* not been announced by the Republi can Executive Committee, who the third member of tho County Board w!3 be. i | Pretty Girl*, Airplane*, and Magazine* | - t*-^**A* *AA*A’****»**** A**************** ^ They were pretty grtrla, all of them, r and they were very polite, very suave, 1 and genteel—In fact they were plumb, smack, dab, nice. "Are you Interested In flying?" was the method of approach and the attrac tive lady had already had ten hours In r the air (so she said) with prospects of ’ getting the required extra ones, j PROVIDED—of course there was a - provision In her getting the extra fly 1 ing hours so necessary for a pilot-ess > license, or whatever It Is that lady ’ flying machine manipulators get before i they are allowed to go up In the big ex - panse between the earth and sky. When and If she secured two hun - dred names of prominent business s people, the extra flying hours would s be provided, and “ Would you give ms your name and address, please,” with t a lot of copy, persuasion on the -Pu-Le iH, Few fellows In Brevard that have such a fine name that they object to having It written down in the addrenn book, or diary of a very pretty girl, and most of 'em said "Why, of course—it in John Doe, 822 West Main street, Bre vard,” or whatever the address or moniker may have been. A few however, were a mite skepti cal-wondering Just why such pretty bits of femininity would be In Brevard collecting names and addresses, and these few asked the question—why do you wish my name and address—AND where Is the CATCH? There was a catch to it—of course, there always Is. Along with the name and address, one was also supposed to give the young lady so much cash for a two-year sub scription to a popular current magazine. Such luckl And some of us old cod gers thought wj^were being singled out for something nice. SEEKS REMOVAL OF MEMORIAL ARCHWAY . - ■ Local Citizens Want Soldiers Monument Placed Between New Road Entrances Local citizens are Interesting them selves In plans for moving the Plsgah National Forest memorial archway so that ft will be set at a vantage point when the new link of highway 284 la completed. Route of the new Plsgah Forest highway leaves the memorial arch to the left as It enters the forest, and plans of citizens here are to have the archway relocated In the triangle en trance of the new highway Just beyond Davidson River bridge. Approximately 100 feet of space will be left between the two wings of the new road where It leaves the Boylston highway, and those interested In the matter hope to be able to set the arch about half-way between the Boylston road and the forks of the double wings. Built of reinforced concrete with a cobblestone veneer, the rugged arch was erected immediately after the close of the World War In commemoration of the boys from Transylvania county who lost their lives In the 1917-19 struggle. Dr. C. W. Hunt, for years one of the outstanding physicians of Brevard, was Instrumental In the erection of the monument, anl his efforts are recog nized by a bronze plate with the fol lowing inscription: "Originated and promoted by Dr. C. W. Hunt." Another plate on the arch carries these words: "Erected by citizens of Transylvania County, N. C., to honor men who served In the World War, 1917-19. This tablet was given by the Brevard Betterment Association.” Real purpose of the beautiful struc ture Is given on a tablet on the left hand pillar: "In loving memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice for their country—D. Monroe Wilson, Boyd Wiley Ross, Thomas Joseph Turn er, Brance Lorenzo Glazener, Ellis Frecrr.ar. Bnrton, Scott Doggin, Buford Raines. This tablet was given by the National League for Women’s Service." Total cost of the structure was esti mated at around $3,000, with the money being raised by popular subscription, and much of the material and labor given. At Jhe dedication of the archway, during" 1920, all of Transylvania county declared a holiday, and a gala affair was held, with many notables from North and South Carolina in attend ance. Balsam Grove Man Is Winner of Big Egg Contest During Week W. R. Galloway of Balsam Grove brought in the largest egg last weeli out of a list of twenty or more entries The egg weighed three and three-quar ter ounces and was laid by a whlto leg horn hen. Dollar cash prize has been mailed to Mr. Galloway. Mrs. C. E. Buckner, of Brevard, waf a close secort, Her entry weighed three and five eights ounces. J. I. Saltz, of Brevard Arnold Collins, ol Penrose, J. O. Summey, Horace Blythe and Mrs. Lena Newton, all three oi Brevard route 2, sent In eggs that tip ped the scales at three and one-quar ter ounces. The contest will continue two more weeks with a dollar cash prize being given for the largest egg sent In through Saturday of each week. At Lyday Hospital Patients reported at Lyday Memorial j hospital on Wednesday were: Freida Clayton. Mrs. Albert L. Cooper and In fant son. Charles Mack. Maurice Cloaveland, Erastus McCurley and Mrs. Thomas Y. Angel. Junior-Senior Event Be Held Friday Eve The annual Junior-senior banquet of the Brevard high school will be held Friday evening of this week In the new log building adjoining the high school. Miss Elizabeth Jarvis, of the high school faculty, Is the Junior sponsor. This event Is looked forward to each year by both Junior and senior classes as an outstanding occasion of ths high school career. TWO CREWS BUSY ON PISGAH FOREST HIGHWAYPROJECT Chandler Started Grading On Lower Five Miles—Upper Being Completed Workmen are engaged on both the lower and upper links of the Plsgah Forest road, with Chandler Brothers having around fifty men at work on the lower project. The grade work Is being etarted at the Looking Gloss bridge, with the right-of-way work completed, and part of the structure finished. Four ot the eight large culverts have been com pleted, Engineer G. G. Page reported Wednesday, Plans call for completion of the en tire 14-mlle road by this fall, and work Is being resumed near the top of the mountain this week by C. A. Ragland company, with around thirty men at work on the sub grading and crushing. Fourteen miles of grading have been completed from the south of l/ooktng Glass Creek to the top of the mountain at Wagon Road Gap, and surface work has been done on a part of this road. The lower link comprises 6.S mllea, connecting with the Boylston rood at the Davidson River bridge. The road will have a 20-foot surface of (-Inch stone, and will be surface treated later. At no place on the 14 miles will the grade be over an eight percent maxi mum, and In the lower link, Engineer Page said that five percent would be tops. Shrubbery Planted On Primary School Plot The recent planting of shrubbery around the new primary school build ing on Broad street has added mater ially to the attractiveness of the build ing and Its surroundings. The shrubbery planting was sponsor ed by the Women’s Civic club, as its major project for the year. It is said to be the best all-round plant ing program yet undertaken by the civic club. John B. Vemer, local landscape gardner, did the landscaping and super vised the planting of the shrubbery. This Is the fourth planting project of the civic club. The other three pro jects Included the planting of shrub bery around the grammar school, th* high school and the court house. Many Children Given Diphtheria Treatment Nearly _flve hundred children have been Immunized against diphtheria In the past few weeks by the county health unit, with Dr. G. B. Lynch and Mrs. Chance visiting all schools In the coun ty Cost of the toxoid was taken care of by the Red Cross and tho Brevard Klwanls club, with the medicine being furnished free in order to reach as many children as possible. Dr. Lynch said that while the charge of ten cents was small, that a number of children In the county would not have taken the diphtheria treatment had it not been for the fact that cost of the toxoid was furnished by the two agencies,'and he requested The Times to publicly acknowledge the donations made_ by the Red Cross and Klwanls club. Democratic Meeting At Waynesville 26tK The Eleventh Congressional Demo cratic convention will be held 1b Way nesvllle on March twenty-sixth, ac cording to Jeas A. Galloway, chairman of the local county club. A number of party leaders from Transylvania county are planning to attend, Mr. Galloway said. Tentative plans call for a banquet at the Gordon hotel at seven oclock In the evening with speeches, music and dancing on the program for the evening. BREVARD BUILDINGS SOLD DURING WEEK Plummer Buy* Erwin Building and I* Conducting Sale —Scott Buy* Place For Grocery Two uptown business building* were reported sold during last week by the McCrary Realty company. R. H. Plummer bought the O. L. Er win building on Main street, and expects to move his store to the new location from Its present stand on Broad street. A removal sale Is anounced by the Plummer company In this Issue of tf» paper. The new store Is expected to be open around the first of the mouth. Considerable remodeling work Is be ing done on the large three-story struc ture, with a modem front being Install ed, and Improvements made In the room occupied by the bowling alleys, as well as the upstairs. C. B. Scott of Rutherfordton pup. chased the Burchmeyer building, which Is now occupied by Ruth's Beauty par* lor and the offices of Dr. R. I* Stoke*, Mr. Scott expects to open a modern grocery store In the downstairs part of the building within a few days. It t* announced. Both the Erwin building and the Eurchmeyer building are regarded as extra good buildings, and are both Ideally located for business bouses.