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JUDGES, REGISTRARS
NAMED IN COUNTY
Filing Time Closes Saturday
at 6 o’Clock—Books To
Open May Seventh
Registrars anil Judges who will serve
In the Democratic primary and the
general election this fall, were appoint
ed by the board of elections In their
meeting here Saturday.
B. H. Freeman was named as third
member of the board, replacing Harry
H. Patton who resigned. List of Judges
and registrars announced by Chairman
Glenn Burrell for each of the precincts
follow, with the registrar first, two
Democratic Judges, and the Republican
member In order of their appearance.
Boyd: Dave Holiday. Horace Lyday,
Wales Lankford, T. S. Williams.
Brevard, 1: M. M. Feaster. Hugh
Hollfleld, Al Kyle, A. E. Hampton.
Brevard, 2: Roy Burrell, Lewis Os
borne, John Ashworth, Y. J. McCrary.
Brevard. 3: John Mofrls, R. E. Mac
key, Royce Walker. Depew Orr.
Cathey Creek: Oaston Whitmire,
Clarence Whitmire. W. J. Glazener. J,
Frank McCall.
Cedar Mountain: Paul Robert, Mrs.
T. Robert. Jim Gravely. Judge Bishop.
Dunns Rock: Glad Whitmire. Sam
Whitmire. O. W. Maxwell. Fate Raxter.
Enstatoe: Pick Wldtmlre. Marlon
Olazenor, Lee Nicholson, D. L. Glaz
ener.
East Fork. W. C. Gravely. Charles
Lee Gillespie. Clyde Hubbard, P. H.
Parsons.
Gloucester. 1: Allen McCall, Harlow
McCall, Homer Price, Archie McCall,
Gloucester, 2: Waller Fisher. Orville
Lonfr, Otis Moore, Richard McCall.
A HoRhack, 1: Homer McCall. Wathle
^ Fisher, T, C. Henderson. Carl Ranther.
HoRback. 2: Henry McCall. Hosle
Lee, Will Ray, Riley Johnson.
HoRback. S: Clarence Norton. Con
rad Miller, Russell Fisher, Harry nry
•on.
Little River: Hal Hart, Fd Mackey,
Lawson Moore. Wade Merrill.
Old Toxaway: Pearce Aiken, Ellis
Galloway, Jesse Meece, Lewis MorRan.
Rosman: Will Moore. Nath Galloway.
Charlie Gantt, Roy Fisher.
FlIlnR time closes Saturday after
noon, May 23, at 6:00 o'clock, and all
candidates for either ticket are re
quired to file before the time expires.
ReRlstratlon books will open In tho
various precincts on Saturday. May 7,
and remain open each Saturday for
threo consecutive Saturdays.
Office of the board of elections has
been opened in the court house. In the
first office to the left at the head of the
back stairway. Miss Elizabeth Case
Is clerk In tho office.
District W. O. W. Meet
To Be Held April 27
A numher of Transylvania county
Woodmen and Woodmen Circle mem
bers nre planning to attend the semi
annual District Log Rolling which
twill be held In Asheville on Wednes
day. April 27.
The meeting will be held In the Odd
Fellows Hall on Rnvenford drive, and
will begin at 10 o'clock In the morn
ing, and continuing throueh the day.
Luncheon for the visiting Woodmen
and their ladles will be served by the
Asheville camp.
A B. Oalloway. district manager,
states that every local woodman and
circle membera has an Invitation to
attend, and that State Mnnuger T. E.
Newton. Past Consul B. T. Hill, and
Mrs. Effle Rogers will be at the meet
ing as guest speakers.
Boy Scout# To Plant
Trees On Bald Mtn.
One thousand red spruee seedling
trees will be planted on top of nig
Bald mountain on the Pisgah ridge by
the local Boy Scouts on Saturday
morning, according to an announce
ment made by forest ranger, John W.
Squires.
The planting will bo done by the
boys under the supervision of Mr.
Squires and assistant ranger, W. W.
Huber, and Scoutmaster, Harold Nor
wood. The scouts will gain merit
badges through this work project.
The forest service provides the trees
and the planting equipment. It Is
said that the higher altitude of this
location where the trees are to be
planted Is the natural environment
for this type of spruce seedlings.
^ Smilin' Clwlie Says—
——
Th’wheelbMTowakft
ag classy lookin’as
gome o’ these fine
automobiles but it’ll
do a powerful lottf
haulin' if ltfc got
enough push behind
it
Republican Convention To Be Held
In Court House Friday Afternoon
For Nomination of County Ticket
Republicans of Transylvania county
will select the party nominees at a con
vention to be held In the Brevard court
house Frldav afternoon of this week.
The convention will be called to order
at 2:80 o'clock by Ralph R. Fisher,
chairman of the executive committee.
Nomination of candidates and the selec
tion of an executive committee, chair
man, and other party officials will
be special business at the meeting.
Precinct meetings are to be held on
Thursday night of this week at the
various meeting places In the county
at 8 o'clock, for the purpose of naming
precinct officers, setting up local unttB
of the county organization, and nam
ing delegates to the county convention
the following day.
Invitation has been expended to
Jake F. Newell of Charlotte, chairman
of the North Carolina Republican state
executive committee to make keynote
address at the meetng Friday afternoon.
The convention takes the place of the
primary election In Republican party
circles here, and there has been no
primary held In years. Delegates who
are named from the soveral precincts
vote on the nominations that are made
from the floor of the assembly, with
majority vote of the delegates nominat
ing.
Nominees to be selected Include a full
list—representatve In the general as
sembly, clerk of court, register of deeds,
sheriff, three county commissioners,
tax collector, surveyor, coroner, and
precinct officials.
Filing of names with the county
board of elections will not be made
until after the convention meets. Sat
urday afternoon at 6 o'clock Is closing
date for filing._ _
Spring Flower Show
Planned By Ladies
The Brevard Garden club lias plan
ned to hold a spring flower show on
Friday, May 20. at the civic club
building from 2 to 8:30 o’clock.
By holding the flower show the
garden club hopes to promote Interest
In growing and arranging spring flow
ers In particular, and In gardens und
decorative planting, and to bring to
gether those who are Interested In
ftowers and gardens to admire one
another’s flower productions and skill
and to compete against one another’s
productions.
There will be no charge for admis
sion, and tea will bo served during
the time the show Is open.
The classifications will be given In
next week’s paper.
Breese Building
W. E. Britt, owner of the Breese
building on East Main street has finish
ed renovation of the upstairs and states
that he will rent the apartments.
Modern conveniences, plus paint and
paper have worked wonders with the
former office spaces. R. L. Gash has
moved his office from the building to
the Long's Drug Store building.
CLEAN UP WEEK
SLATED HERE
Annual Clean-Up and
Paint-Up week will be ob
served in Brevard the first
week in May, with the ladies
of the Civic Club and the
town co-operating with citi
zens in the campaign.
A regular schedule for
the town truck will be ob
served, and will be publish
ed in next week’s Times.
Complete announcement will
be made of plans following
a meeting of the clean up
committee which will be
held Friday afternoon at 4
o’clock in the Civic Club
room.
Services at Blue Ridge
AnnouncemAt has been made that
the Hcv. H. L. Souther will preach at
the Blue Bldgo Baptist church next
Sunday. A cordial Invitation Is ex
tended the public to uttend,
Brevard Tanners Will
Play Here Saturday
The Tanner* will play the flr*t
league game of the aeaaon here Sat
urday afternoon when they meet the
Weetern Carolina Industrial team from
Tryon.
The seven-team loop start* Its sche
dule on Saturday, and possibilities are
that the eighth team will be In this
week, making It complete.
The game here Baturday will be
played on the College field, beginning
at 2:30 o’clock. Starting lineup ha* not
been announced by Manager Kyle, but
will probably be Barley or MorriB,
Pittllo as battery.
The Tanners defeated Ralph James'
Western Carolina team here Tuesday
afternoon by the score of 8-fi In a
gamo that showed up the Brevard
nine In pretty good style.
Waverly Morris and Barley did the
twirling for Brevard, with Plttlllo on
the receiving end. Frye, playing at
short, was leader In hitting with two
walks and two singles out of four
tries. Plttlllo had a single and double
out for four tries. Ardrey, former
Brevard College star, led the Janies
crew with three for five.
The college field Is In extra good
shape, and will bo used by both the
college and the tanners this summer,
Federal Court Juror*
Yancey J. McCrary of Brevard, R-2,
and George Merrill of Penrose have
been named to serve on tlie federal
court Jury In Asheville at the sessions
beginning May 28. Judge 6. Yates
Webb of Shelby will preside.
Spalding McIntosh Is
Anouncing for Clerk
Announcement Is being made in this
Issue of the Times by Spalding Mc
Intosh that he Is a candidate for clerk
of Superior court subject to the action
of the Democratic primary In June.
Known to people In all sections of
the county as ’’Mac," the candidate
came to Transylvania about thirty
years ago when a lad, and has since
worked In this county. He was In the
drug business at Rosman for several
years, and for the past eight years has
been with the state highway depart
ment In Trnnsylvanla. Mr. McIntosh
states that he Is not connected with
the department and will give hts entire
tlmo to the campaign. ______
Two School Leaders
MISS MARTHA KATE MOORE and
MISS MARY ALICE FEASTER arc
valedictorian and salutatorlan at Bre
vard high school which closes Its term
on Friday evening of this week with
graduation exercises.
Miss Moore (top) Is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Moore of Brevard
and In addition to her high scholastic
attainment during her four years in
high school, was selected this year as
the "best citizen" and as such repre
sented Brevard In the state D. A. R.
pilgrimage.
Miss Moore Is secretory of the senior
class, associate editor of the high school
newspaper, member of the high school
glee club, and was vice president of
the Junior class, and served as chief
marshal at graduation exercises last
year. She was valedictorian of the
seventh ornde graduation class four
years ago, and won the D. A. R. his
tory medal at that time, and served
as editor-ln-chlef of the elementary
(Continued on back vane)
Programs of Inter
est Announced at
Several Places
For Week
All schools of the county will close
their 1937-38 terms on Friday of this
week, It Is announced by the county
superintendent, J. B. Jones.
Programs are being planned at most
of the scnools for tho day, Mr. Jones
said, with some of the students and
teachors Joining to have more elabor
ate affairs, which will continue through
the afternoon and evening of Friday.
p. A. R history medals will he pre
sented to outstanding history students
In the several schools by members of
the Walghsttli Avery Chnptcr. Sev
enth grade certificates, and other
awards will also be made to the stu
dents on Thursday and Friday.
Professor Jones said that teachers
for 1938-39 would be elected by the
committees within a short while after
the present term expires. i
Brevard High Pupils
To Hear Dr. Blackwell
Commencement week at the Brevard
high school will come to a close Fri
day evening at 8 o'clock, when the
graduation exercises will be held In
the school auditorium. Dr. Hoyt
Blackwell, vice president of Mars Hill
college, will be the speaker.
Martha Kate Moore will deliver the
valedictory address, and Mary Alice
Feaster the salutatory. Slxty-one
members comprise the senior class.
County Superintendent J. B. Jones will
Introduce the main speaker, and Prin
cipal R. T. Klmzey will award the di
plomas.
Other exercises of commencement
week Included the baccalaureate ser
mon delivered by the Rev. Yancey C.
Elliott, pastor of the Brevard Baptist
church, Sunday evening at the school
auditorium: two piano recitals given
by pupils of Professor Alvin Moore on
Frldny and Monday evenings of the
past week; the senior class play, "Polly
With A Past,” given by members of
the class on Wednesday evening.
Officers of the senior class Include:
James Bridges, president: Emma Lou
Loftls, vice president: Martha Kate
Moore, secretary; Oliver Orr, Jr., treas
urer. Little Joanne Newland and Buddy
Hollar are class mascots.
Commencement marshals are: Ed
ward Olazener and Paul Jones, chiefs,
Jeannette Austin, Helen FullWright,
Lillian Zachary, Pendleton Banks. Tom
Oalloway, John Walker find Garland
Williams.
Trowbridge To Make
Address at Rosman
ROPMAN, APRIL 20—Commence
ment cxerclscB ut the Rosman high
school will dose Friday evening at R
o'clock at which tlmo the graduation
program will ho given In the school
auditorium. Professor C. H. Trow
bridge. of Brevard College, will address
tho graduates on this occasion.
Luclllo Galloway will give tho vale
dictory address, and Dovle White the
salutatory. Awarding of diplomas will
be made by Principal E. F, Tllson.
Other features will Include songs by
the class, tho processional and Invoca
tion.
The baccalaureate sermon on Rundoy
afternoon at the high school auditor
ium was delivered by Professor John
Bennelt. of Brevard College.
The senior class exercises were held
Wednesday evening, with a varied
program by members of the class, con
cluding with ar. amusing play, "Who's
Who In The Home."
The graduation class Is comprised
of the following n members: Lucille
Galloway. Carolyn Garrcn, Ruby Glax
ener, Hnrold Hogsed, Charles McNeely,
Harold McNeely, Robert Lee Oates, Jr„
Lawrence Owen. John Reid, Hovey
Waldrop, Dovlo White, Margaret White
and Ray Winchester.
Marshals for commencement week
are: D. H. Winchester, chief. Ruby
Banther, John Rogers, Ruth Bennett,
Eva Israel, Gerald Allison and Mary
Whitmire. Class mascots arc Jo Anne
White, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Wil
liam White, and Billie Rogers, son of
Mr, and Mrs. J. B. Rogers. Class col
ors are orchid and white, and lilac
Is the class flower.
Brevard Elementary
Exercises Thursday
Seventh grade graduation exercises
of the Brevard grammar school will
be held Thursday evening of this week
at 8 o'clock at the high school audi
torium. at which time the address will
be delivered by Professor John B. Ben
nett, of Brevard college. Plfty-two
members comprise the graduating class.
The valedictory address will be given
by Anne Banks, and the salutatory
by Frankie Moore. Presentation of
certificates will be made by Principal
J. E. Rufty, and presentation of the
annual D. A, R. history medal will be
made by Miss Annie Jean Gash, reg
ent of the local chapter of the D. A. R.
Other features of the evening's pro
gram will Include: Invocation, the Rev.
C. M. Jones, pastor of the local Pres
byterian church; historian, Bill Petzer;
prophecy, Margaret Galloway; poet,
Richard Pranklin; grumbler, Harry
Ashworth; last will and testament,
Roscoe Mull; songs by members of
the class.
Seventh grade class officers are:
Richard Pranklin, president; Harry
Ashworth, vice president; Mary Mas
ters. secretary; Elizabeth Burlingame,
treasurer. The class colors are pink
and white, and the dust. riowcr is emu
apple.
The following nre memhers of the
seventh grade graduating class:
Anne Banks, Hazel Brown. Elizabeth
Buckner, Elizabeth Burlingame, Elinor
Chamberlin, Mary Compton. Margaret
Onlloway, Necla Galloway, Dorothy
Johnson, Estelle McOaha, Shirley Mar
tin. Frankie Moore, Eleanor Pettit,
Mary Mae Sizemore, Audrey Luther,
jack Crary, Jack Fenwick, nirhard
Franklin, Bill Fetzer. Vernon Holhert,
Arthur Jenkins, Harold MeCrory, Tom
my McConnell, Lyle Merrill, Ted Mull,
Bill Morris, Carl Scruggs, Richard
Tinsley, Lloyd Wood, Albert Reid,
Lucille Arrowoodt Harry Ashworth.
Woodard Batson, Leotn Bell. Betty
Bracken. Hazel Burgess. Frieda Clay
ton, Everette Green, Flora Hogsed,
Jack D. Layne, Jack McCrary, Ruth
McOaha, Charles Mc.Tunkln, Mary Mas
ters, Roscoe Mull. Roland Nicholson,
JamesT?lerson, Opal Raxter, Elizabeth
Sprouse, Louise Teague, Bobhy Mlteh
em, Junior Mltchem.
Kosman /tn uraaers
Hold Program Today
ROSMAN, April 20—Graduation exer
cises of the Rosman elementary school
will be held Thursday afternoon at
2:SO o'clock In the school auditorium.
The address will be made by Julian A.
Glazener, county agent,
Avarle Glazener Is vnledlctorlan of
the seventh grade class, and Josephine
Powell Is salutatorlan. Presentation of
certificates will be made by Principal
W. D. Brackett. The D. A. R. history
medal will be presented by Mrs. Cole
man Galloway.
The Invocation and benediction will
be by the Rev. M. L. Lewis; class
poem. Ruby Galloway: class prophecy,
Leslie Nicholson: who’s who In the
seventh grade, V, B. Waldrop; Intro
duction of speaker by Prof E, F. Tll
son;-_class songs.
Marshals are Lillie Mae Greene,
Lorena Galloway, Ruth Gillespie, Stan
ley Winchester, Bolce Winchester and
Charles Moore, The class colors are
blue and white, and the class flower
narcissus. The class motto Is, "Today
We launch—Where Shall We Anchor?"
The seventh grade class Includes
the following: Ola Butler, Lucy McCall,
Mae Whitmire Esther Galloway, Ednn
Nelson, Billie Bailey, Lela Aiken, Eva
Galloway, Josephine Powell. Ruby Jar
rett, I. V. King, Geraldine Hendrix,
Avarle Glazener, Ruby Galloway, Dan
Edens, Ray Israel, Eugene Woodring,
Billie Nicholson, Albert Tsrnel, Leslie
Ncholson, Briscoe McCall, Tom McCall,
Clifford Powell, Ruel Whitmire, V. B.
Waldrop and J. A. Meose.
Selica Student Holds
Attendance Record
Outstanding among the pupils com
pleting the seventh grade at the Selica
school on Friday Is Q. D, McCall, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Dewey McCall, who
has a record to his credit of not being
auseni ur ituuy IIUIU o> nuui nivcxu
anco during the past seven years.
Huperlntlves named in the Sellen
seventh grade are: J: L: Bryson, and
Alice Stance!], most attractive hoy and
girl; Robert MrGnlin and Relia Wil
son, mopt popular hoy and girl; Carl
White and Alice St.aneell. most stu
dlous hoy and girl; O, D. McCall and
Reha Wilson, neatest hoy and girl;
Nell Wilson, class flirt and class baby;
Alice Rtancoll, vnledlctorlnn; Nell Wil
son, snlufntorlnn,
MIrs Ruth Waters Is prlnclpnl of the
Sellca school, with Miss Mirtcn Hen
derson assistant teacher.
Connestee Exerci»es To
Be Held Thursday Eve
Commencement exercises at the Con
nestec school will come to a close
Thursday afternoon ftt 2 o’clock, when
the graduation program of the seventh
grade will be held at the school. Pro
feasor C. H. Trowbridge, of Brevard
College, will make the address.
Certificates will be presented to those
completing the seventn grade by prin
cipal 9. P. Vemer.
On Tuesday evening a program wns
given by the primary children, under
the direction of their teacher, Miss
Fieoto Freeman.
Tho progrnm Included; Dialogue.
’■When Company Comes to Our Door,”
by Mary Hogaed, Jay Wilson, Fred
Hogsed and Harold Hubbard; pageant,
"Red Riding Hood and the Bear,’’ by
Frances Compton, Little Red Riding
Hood; Junior Wilson, the bear; Mary
Hogsed, fairy Sllverwlngs; Edgar Hol
den, fairy Fleetwood; Thelma Lan
dreth, Ted Newton and Hovey Grav
ley, violets; Wallace Raines, J. P. Tins
ley, Warren Raines, Gentry Morgan,
Shipman Whitmire and Perry Raxter,
feme; Helen Gravely, Margaret Raxter
and Lola Mao Glazener, wild roses;
Earl Gravely, Kenneth Landreth, Wal
ter McGaha and Lindy Perry, hunters;
Grace Tinsley, grandmother.
Pisg&h Forest School
Class Leaders Given
Commencement exercises of the PIs
gah Forest school will be held Thurs
day afternoon at 2 o'clock at the school,
according to an announcement of the
principal, Miss Annie May Patton.
Charles McCall will give the valedic
tory address; Ellen Sentell, salutatory;
Nora Lee Rhodes, historian: Russell
Alexander, prophecy; L. V, Com, last
will; Mary Jane Nicholson, poet.
Children of the lower grades will also
tike part on the program.
The seventh grade certificates will
be presented by Miss Patton, who will
also present the D. A. R. history medal
to the seventh grade winner.
The following are members of the
seventh grade graduation class: Rus
sell Alexander, Bruce Baynard, Ruth
Baynard, Della Parker, Charles McCall,
Ellen Sentell, Hassle McCrary, Mary
Jane Nicholson, Christine Sentell, Ralph
Holden, L. V, Coro, Nora Lee Rhodes
and Frasier Sentell.
CANNERY WILL BUY
BEANS, TOMATOES
IN TRANSYLVANIA'
Skvland Company Plana To
Uao Tomatoes and Baans
For Shipping, Canning
Farmer* of Transylvania will be In
terested In the announcement by the
Bkyland Packing and Canning com
pany that a plant la to be aet up la
Hendersonville, and that producers of
beans and tomatoes In this county will
be contacted,
H. G. Carlisle of Valdosta, Qa„ wide
ly known man In plant and vegetable
business circles of the South, will be
In charge of the new plant which hss
already purchased Its building and
part of the necessary equipment,
Mr, Carlisle was In Brevard last
week and contacted several farmers
and leaders here with a view to grow
Ing tomntoes and beans for the new
plant. Mr. Carlisle paid that he had
appointed the BAT! Feed and Seed
company as Transylvania agents for
the plant, and that dealings here would
be either through thnt firm or with
the plant direct.
Plans are to use all such green to
matoes as can be properly qualified for
green w^aps, which will be parked and
nhlpped to outside markets. Tomatoes
that are unfit for wrapping or ship
ping, will be used In the cannery for
tomato Juice or regular cans,
Tho same rule will apply to beans,
Mr. Carlisle said, and no farmer will
be asked to contract his crop to sell to
the cannery or shipping department.
A plan Is being worked out whereby
farmers who wish to, may have the
seeds, plants, fertilizers, and spray ma
terials furnished through the Board
representative, for a share of the pro*
duct grown. On this basts, there wtH
be no contract to deliver the goods td
the canning or packing plant.
The concern Is now operating plants
In Georgia and Florida, and have a
large fleet of trucks In operation now
In the southern area*. Arrangement#
for seed* and gupplles may be mads
now at the BAB Feed and Seed com
pany for planters In this community
who wish aid In financing.
Camera Club Meeting
The Brevard Camera club will inert
Thursday evening of this week at I
o'clock In the Little Theatre building
on Jordan street. Each member Is ex
pected to bring o structure photograph
for display.
Surface Treatment Is
Planned on US 276
District Engineer Ernest Webb ex
pects to surface (rent the flrconvlll#
highway from the Brevard city limits
to the South Cnrollnu line at an early
date.
Sard for th> project Is being got
ten out now by the Slnlard Transfer
company, and work will probably start
within the next few weeks.
Mr. Webb sold that ho hopes td
have the Bosnian road completed and
surfaced early In May, with the final
coat work to he .started around the
flret of the month.
Ruth’s Beauty Parlor
Moves To Jordan St.
_
Ruth’s Beauty Shop has moved from
Main street lo the Phillips building
on Jordan street where It Is now In
operation.
The Phillips building was rectmtly
purchased by Pat Ktmzey, and has
been completely renova.od, making It
Into one of the nicer business place#
of the town.
Former Main ntreet location of
Ruth’s shop has been purchased by 0,
B. Scott, who plans to open a grocery
store within the next couple of weeks.
The building Is being rorilred and an
extra storage room added to the back.
Mr. and Mrs. Scott plan to use ths
upstairs suite which Is now occupied
by Dr. R. L. Stokes a* their home. Dr.
Stokes plans to move to a suite of of
fices over Plummer's new store.
SAVINGS AND LOAN
MEETS WEDNESDAY
Organisation of Local Unit; To
Be Perfected by Local
Share Holders
Organization meeting of the Bre
vard Federal Savings and Loan as
sociation will be held In the office of
Jerry Jerome on West Main street next
Wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock.
Charter for the mutual association
has already been received, and all
preliminary work has been done by
the organization committee composed
of Jos. S. Sllversteen, A. F. Mitchell*
Mid Mr. Jerome.
At the meeting to be held Wednes
day, directors and officers will bs
ilected by the shareholders, and tho
adoption of by laws.
The association will be capitalised
it $15,000, and will have access to am
iddlttonal $75,000 from the national
federal savings and loan department*
Money will be available through thtf
organization for buildings, repairs, sod
other Improvements to property. All
ihareholdere will be under the Federal
Deposit Insorsr.ee corporation, with
insurance on amounts invested up td
>6,000. The shares are non-taxable by
either tbs state or federal government*