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VOL. 48; no 32 BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY,AUGUST 11, 1938 $1.00 PER YEAR IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY
COUNTY C $$852
FROM INTANGIBLES
Brevard Tax Return Amount*
To $246.01—Charlotte
Get* Biggest Sum
Transylvania county and the town
of Brevard received better than $1,000
from the state board of assessments
this week as share of the new state in
tangible tax receipts.
Transylvania county received $852.
39; the town of Brevard. $24*5.01: Town
of Rosman figures were not available.
Total amount sent to all counties
and towns was $443,224, with pay
ments ranging from $28,437.86 to Char
lotte In Mecklenburg county, down to
44 cents to Orrum In Robeson county.
The state board noted In Its report
Chat the law became effective July I.
1937, but returns were not required
until March 16, 1938. As a result col
lections during the first six months of
last fiscal year were only $140.19 while
they were $2,550 during the first 10
days of July this year.
"This point Is made,” said the board,
“to emphasize the fact that the total
Intangible tax collections for the fiscal
year ending June 30. 1938, In reality
represent revenue collections for only
four months and, therefore, should not
be used as a criterion for measuring
yield during subsequent years."
The counties and cities get half of
the total collections, after deduction
of administrative expense, and the
sta’e keeps half. Total collections
were $904,633.33, expenses were $36,
185.33, and $868,448 was split between
the state and the counties and cities.
The state had never before levied
such^taxes but towns and counties did.
jDr. Zeno Wall Preach
™ For Baptist Revival
Announcement has been made by the
Rev. Yancey C. Elliott, pastor of the
Brevard Baptist church, that a 10-day
or two weeks’ revival meeting will be
held at hts church, beginning Octob
er 10, conducted by Dr. Zeno Wall,
pastor of the First Baptist church In
Shelby. Dr. Wall, an outstanding
leader In southern Baptist work, Is a
native of North Carolina. He was for
two years president of the Baptist
state convention. He has served as
pastor at Marshall, Goldsboro, Jack
son, Miss., and Shelby.
Horse Show Event at
Hendersonville 11-12
Hendersonville’s annual horse show
on Thursday and Friday of this week
Is expected to be a big Western Caro
lina drawing card with entries from
many sections of the country.
Included In the list of entries will
be those from Transylvania county, as
well as other camps In this section of
the state. Events are scheduled for
afternoon and evening of both Thurs
day and Friday.
♦COX NAMED COACH
AT BREVARD HIGH
Avery Resident Has Been Suc
cessful During Four Years
In Athletic Events
Edgar Cox of Avery county, former
coach at Harris High school, Spruce
Pine, has been named coach and
science teacher at Brevard high school
for the ensuing school term.
Coach Cox has been at Spruce Pine
for the past three years and prior to
that time was coach at Central high
school. Bristol, Tenn. His record shows
se wins out of 44 starts for the past
four years, and his teaching recom
mendations are of the highest order.
Coach Cox expects to move his wife
and child here during the next few
weeks and be on hand for opening of
the school term, August 29. He Is a
graduate of King College, Bristol,
Tenn., and also did graduate teaching
work at Appalachain Training School,
Boone, two summers.
Miss Ophelia White of Roaman has
been named teacher at the Balsam
Grove school, replacing Miss Flora
Reid who has resigned to take a school
in the eastern part of the state. Miss
Maxine Moore of Roaman Is principal
of Balsam Grove.
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statistics
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Special Radio Series
For Brevard People
The Rev. Dr. M. F. Ham, evangelist
from Louisville, Ky.. who Is conduct
ing the revival campaign in Asheville
at the Carolina Warehouse on Valley
street announces that his morning radio
broadcasts over station WWNC be
tween 10:45 and 11:16 will be devoted
this week to the residents of Brevard
along with the other cities and towns
surrounding Asheville within a radius
of 100 miles. Mr. Ham will use re
quests for musical numbers and will
give special attention to petitions for
prayers. His messages throughout the
week will center on the theme ‘'Sal
vation."
Through Saturday of next week Mr.
Ham's message will be concerned with
modern philosophies such as evolution,
communism, and free-lovism ajid their
relations to the Christian.
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Carr Whitmire Rites
Conducted Monday!
Several hundred people from all sec
tions of Transylvania county and
Asheville attended the funeral services
for Carr Whitmire, 51, at Brevard
Presbyterian church Monday afternoon.
Mr. Whitmire had Just completed
checking over his train, walking from
the caboose to the engine over top of
a long string of cars as the traip near
ed Hickory. His engineer said the
conductor suffered the heart attack
soon after he reached the cab, and died
In a few minutes.
The body was brought to Brevard
Sunday afternoon where it remained at
the undertaking parlors of Moore and
Trantham until the hour of service.
The Rev. P. N. Gresham of Asheville
had charge of the rites, with the Ma
sons of Dunn's Rock lodge taking
charge of the burial, which was made
In Oak Grove cemetery, North Brevard.
Mr. Whitmire is survived by his
widow; one daughter, Mrs. J. Doyle
Barnes of Asheville: a son, James Carr
Whitmire, of Asheville, his mother,
Mrs. S. E. Whitmire, of Rosman; four
sisters. Mrs. Ida Burrell, of Brevard,
Mrs. E. A. Glar.ener and Mrs. Flem
Glazener, of Rosman. and Mrs. J. A.
Cannon, of Pickens, S. C.: and one
brother, H. P. Whitmire, of Rosman.
Mr. Whitmire had been connected
with the Southern Railway for S4 years.
He was a member of the Presbyterian
church and Dunn’s Rock lodge No.
267, A. F. and A. M., at Brevard.
5-Family Reunion To
Be Held at Cedar Mtn.
Five families will be represented at
the annual Jones, McCrary, Burns,
Bishop, and Geer reunion which Is to
be held at Rock Hill church. Cedar
Mountain, on Sunday.
A program Including short speeches,
music, and singing, has been arranged.
Dinner will be served at the noon
hour, and all attending are requested
to bring well filled baskets.
ELLIOTT NAMED TO
HEAD ASSOCIATION
Transylvania Baptists Hear
, Two Interesting Missionary
Reports By Workers
The Rev. Yancey C. Elliott of Bre
vard was re-elected moderator of the
Traneylvanla Baptist Association at
the Wednesday session held with Mt.
Moriah, Cherryfleld.
Other officers who were re-elected
for another year include: The Rev. M.
L. Lewis of Calvert, vice moderator;
N. L. Ponder of Enon, secretary; T. C.
Henderson of Lake Toxaway, treasurer
and historian; Claxton Henderson of
Lake Toxaway, assoclatlonal Sunday
School superintendent.
The sessions will continue through
Thursday, with Sunday Schools, mis
sions, and church education being
stressed during the second day’s pro
gram. Dinner will be served at the
noon hour on Thursday by ladles of
the Cherryfleld church. The same
group provided lunch Wednesday.
Mrs. Edwin Dozier, returned mis
sionary from Japan, and the Rev. Dr.
J. Christie Poole, returned missionary
from Nigeria, West Africa, were
heard In stirring addresses Wednes
day.
Annual sermon was preached by the
Rev. W. 8. Price, pastor of Plsgah
Forest Baptist church. A BTtJ rally
was held Wednesday night, with Hu
bert Batson In charge.
250 WORKMEN BUSY
AT ECUSTA PROJECT
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Brick and Steel Rising Near
Pisgah Forest For New
Cigarette Paper Plant
Steel has been erected for three of
the buildings on the Ecusta Paper Cor
poration plant site at Pisgah Forest,
and brick work has been started on
two.
Foundation work Is going forward
dally on several other buildings, with
cement also being poured for the large
Alteration plant at the upper end of
Ihe property.
Work of changing the course of
Davidson River so as to bring the
water closer to the plant Is nearly
complete, and a crew of Southern
Railway employees are engaged in
building the coal shute trestle at the
extreme lower side of the property,
where the boiler house will be located.
Around 260 men' are employed on
the project this week, by Fiske Car
ter construction company of Green
ville, who are contractors, and the sev
eral sub-constractors on the job.
Plans call for completion of the pro
ject by April of next year, when the
corporation will start the manufacture
of fine cigarette papers, and will em
ploy several hundred local people.
Stamp Club Meet
Monthly meeting of the Brevard
Stamp club will be held at the home
of Raoul Boeee Thursday evening of
this week at 8:16 o’clock.
It is requested that all members be
present to discuss plans for the stamp
exhibit to be held by the club at an
early date.
Road Improvement at
Curve Trestle Sought
Effort is being made by Patrolman
R. E. Ervin through the state patrol
offices to have Improvement made at
"curve trestle" on highway two
miles above Rosman.
The highway goes under the South
ern railway track at that place, and
approach from either side Is made
over sharp curves. Piling span of the
railroad centers the highway, making
a narrow passage-way on both right
and left of the road.
It Is hoped by Patrolman Ervin that
arrangement may be made with the
Southern Railway whereby the center
span may be eliminated, and probably
have the curves on either side of the
railway trestle Improved.
Sharp curve at the railroad crossing
just below Plsgah Forest, the horse
Shoe curve at King creek near Blan
tyre, and the southern approach at
Nicholson’s creek near Forest Hill
south of Brevard have been photo
graphed by the patrolman and reports
on these spots made to the state de
partment.
BATTERY F REUNION
PUNS ANNOUNCED
Ex-Service Men Will Gather
at Breese Mill Next
Week For Day
Major A. I,. Fletcher of Raleigh,
Captain Gregg Cherry of Gastonia,
Captain Reid Morrison of Mooresviile
and Major L. B. (Pete) Crayton of
Charlotte, are expected to be In at
tendance at the Battery "F" 118th
Field Artillery reunion to be held here
on August 18.
Better than 100 members of the bat
tery that saw much action with the
American Expeditionary Forces In
France during the World War, have
signified their Intentions of attending
the annual affair, according to Eck L.
Sims, chairman of the program com
mittee. Majority of the ex-soldiers will
come from Iredell, Meckenburg and
Cahamis counties, with some from up
per South Carolina, and other sections.
A barbecue will be staged at Breese's
Mill near Malden Hair falls for the oc
casion. and the business meeting will
be held at the picnic grounds there.
Election of officers and other matters
of business win take place at 11 o'clock,
with the dinner to be served at one.
The Brevard band will play In the
morning In Brevard, and there win
probably be a parade also In the morn
ing.
Neely Kincaid of Concord will pre
side over the business sessions as vice
president. Lt. Eugene Allison, who
died a few months ago while serving
in the capacity of United States Deputy
marshal, was "eTected president of the
reunion at a meeting held last summer
at the home of Captain Morrison near
Mooresviile.
The following letter was sent to
each of the members by Clarence Hope,
of Charlotte, secretary.
“Shed your cares and join your com
rades for a day of fun and reminiscence
In "The Land Of Waterfalls” with Its
variety of vacation charms . . . Bre
vard, N. C„ scene of the 1»S« reunion,
Is situated near the heart of Western
North Carolina on a beautiful knoll
overlooking the rich French Broad
Valley, and Is surrounded by magnifi
cent mountain ranges that contribute
to scenic marvels unsurpassed In all
of the South. It Is easily accessible by
highways from all directions.
"Etk S'ms and his committee have
promised barbecue and a good time for
all . . . Sign and mall the enclosed card
saying you will be there.
"Tours In comradeship,
"THE COMMITTEE."
[ | How the Future Looks fo Him
Evans Burnett Badly
Injured Saturday In
Horse-Truck Collision
Evnps Burnett, 20-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Burnett of Green
ville, was in a serious condition at
Lyday Memorial hospital Wednesday
afternoon from effect of injuries receiv
ed Saturday afternoon when a horse
he wits riding was crushed by impact
with a truck near North Brevard.
The horse fell on top of the young
man, who was seriously injured.
Carried to Lyday hospital it was found j
that he had compound fracture of the j
left leg below the knee, compound frac
ture of the thigh, and was badly In
jured about the face and body.
Toung Mr. Bumett was riding with
a gro ip of small boys when the acci
dent occurred. No other member of
the party was_ Injured.
Richard Rogers, of Pisgah Forest,
who was driving the truck, stated that
the horse plunged Just as his vehicle
met the horseback party near the home
of D. P. Kilpatrick, and reared Into
the side of his truck. It was necessary
to kill the horse after the accident,
Rogers was held in jail Saturday
night, pending outcome of the Injur
ed man, and while Investigation was
being made by officers. He was later
released.
Toung Mr. Burnett Is well and fav
orably known here, where he has spent
several summers. His parents resided
here for some time several years ago,
when Mr. Burnett waa In charge of the
local cotton mills. The father is promi
nently Identified with cotton manufac
turing interests In Greenville, and Is
president of the Southern Weaving
company.
Joint WOW-Circle Meet
A Joint meeting of the Woodmen of
the World and the Woodmen Circle
will be held at the WOW hall Monday
evening at 8 e’clock, It has been an
nounced by the secretary, Ralph W.
I.yday, Refreshments will be served.
Fiddlers Convention Be
Held In Rosman 12th
Fiddlers and music makers from
many sections are expected to take part
In the old time fiddler’s convention at
Rosman high school Friday night of
this week.
Band! groups, Individual players,
singers, dancers, and other performers
will compete for cash prizes. Several
^hundred people attended a similar
event at Rosman a month or more
•go.
A small admission will be charged,
benefits to go to the community build
ing fund.
Little River Citizen
Died Of Heart Attack
Thomas G. Fisher, 75, died at his
home nt Little River at 6 o'clock
Thursday afternoon, being suddenly
Strieker,, with a heart attack. Funeral
services were held at the Lake Toxa
way Baptist church Saturday morn
ing at 11 o’clock, with the Rev. Wade
Nicholson, pastor of Enon Baptist
church, Rev. J. F. Scott and Rev. L.
M. Lyday, conducting the services.
Interment was in the church cemetery.
The Masonic lodge, of which he was
a member, had charge of the burial
rites.
Mr. Fisher, a native of Transylvania
county, was bom at Lake Toxaway,
March 7, 1888. He was the youngest
son of William and Harriet Fisher,
who were early settle™ of this coun
try. "Uncle Tom” as he was known
to all, was a member of the Baptist
church for 45 years, serving as a deac
on for a great number of years. He
was twice married, first to Miss Emma
Hall, who died 28 years ago.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Mar
garet Franks Fisher, two daughters,
Mra. L. H. Moore and Christine Fisher,
of Penrose, two grandchildren, one
lister, Mrs. D. L Galloway, of Flsgah
Forest, one brother, John Fisher, of
Lake Toxaway, besides many nephews
ind nieces.
Flower girls were nieces, and pall
bearers were brother Masons. Hon
orary pallbearers were J. C. Capps, W.
R. Kilpatrick, M. C. Shipman, C. V.
3huford, G. C. McCall, George Bhu
lord C. C. Hall Herbert Heath, Jim
Merrill. Moore and Trantham had
oharge of funeral arrangements.
Counts 25 State Tags
On Streets of Brevard
In a count of automobile tags made
from cars parked In the business dis
trict on Tuesday, by Bill Bridges, It was
revealed that cars from 26 different
states and the District of Columbia,
were In Brevard within a few hours
on that day.
The states represented were: New
York, Ohio, Wisconsin, Iowa, Tennes
see, South Carolina, North Carolina.
Georgia, Florida, Texas, Illinois, Vir
ginia, Arkansas, Connecticut^ Califor
nia, Indiana, Alabama, Louisiana, Miis
lssippl, New Jersey. Pennsylvania,
West Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland,
Massachusetts, and the District of
Columbia.
Boarding houses and furnished apart
ment owners, hotels and the Chamber
of Commerce secretary have reported
increased business within the past few
weeks, with very few vacancies among
the local accommodations for tourists.
World’s Biggest Hog
Display In Brevard
"Jim,” the world’s largest hog, will
be shown In Brevard on Thursday and
Friday of this week, at the Little Curb
Market place on Main street
The bog Is said to weigh l.tTS
pounds, stands 4 feet 10 Inches, t-9
long, and Is five years old. Jim is
owned by H. C. Gibbs of Henderson
county, and has been shown In many
sections of the country. He Is a Black
Poland-Chlna. 4-H club boys will be
admitted to the show free, Mr. Gibbs
said.
Dance Friday Night
Second round dance of the season
will be given at the McIntosh Recre
ation Center on West Main street Fri
day evening of this week, beginning at
9 o’clock. Louis Jones orchestra will
provide music for the event.
Blood Hound Added To
Pisg&h Ranger Service
Plsgah Forest rangers are planning
to make the “way of the transgressor
doubly harcf’—and as first step have
secured their former tried and true
bloodhound, old "Belle.”
The man-tracker was used consider
ably last year, and like the Mountle3
of the Northwest, she always got her
man.
Poaching and trespassing have been
going on In the protected areas, the
rangers say, and with the aid of Belle
they hope, to be able to convict those
who are violating the laws and regula
tions governing the forest.
Federal Marking for
Highway 284 Sought
By 2-County Group
Request has been made to the State
Highway Commission by Transylvania
and Haywood county Interests to have
federal route markings placed on high
way 284, Brevard via Waynesvllle to
Newport, Tenn.
Chamber of Commerce officials from
Waynesvllle were here last Friday and
conferred with Brevard leaders, and
letters have been sent from the Bre
vard Chamber of Commerce, and the
board of county commissioners to Com
missioner E. L. McKee requesting that
the federal marking be continued from
Laurens, 8. C., to Newport.
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Flower Exhibitors Are
Asked To Make Entries
Early Saturday Morning
All Transylvania growers who
plan to exhibit flowers In the
show to be held here on Satur
day and Sunday are requested to
make their entries not later than
11 o’clock Saturday morning.
Judging of the several classes
Is to start at 11: SO, and those In
charge of the exhibit point out
that It will not be possible to
make proper arrangements after
11 o’clock.
The show Is to be held in the
NTA hut at the high school
building and will be open for tbe
public from 3 to 10 p. m. Satur
day, and 3 to t Sunday afternoon.
LEGISLATURE WILL
END EXTRA SESSION
BY SATURDAY NIGHT
Only State-Wide Measure To
Be Considered at Second
Called Meeting
RALEIGH. Aug. 10 — Indications
Wednesday morning were that the
>xtra-ordlnary eenelon of the legisla
ture would end Its set Job by Satur
lay night and adjourn.
Both houses In session Monday start
id the wheels rolling to enact Into law
the measure as outlined by Governor
^lyde R. Hoey whereby the state will
je enabled to spend $4,620,000 in order
to take advantage of the PWA offer
>f matching dollars on a 45-65 basis.
The proposed $8,760,000 fund *111 be
spent, according to the program out
lined by Governor Hoey, on Improve
ment of the state's public building, and
erection of new structures.
“Gag rule” was quickly adopted by
the legislators Monday which prohibits
MBs other than those necessary to pass
the special legislation from being sub
mitted.
The session Is the third for the legis
lators elected In 1936, the first time
three sessions of a legislature have
been held In a biennium'In many years.
The governor personally delivered
his 1,400-word message shortly after
the legislature had convened In extra
ordinary sesalon at noon Monday. Nor
mally members of a legislature meet
only once during their two-year term
hut this Is the third meeting for the
solons sleeted In 1986. They met In
special session that year and In regu
lar meeting In 1987.
Both houses rushed a hill through
Tuesday to appropriate $76,000 for
North Carolina's participation In the
New York World’s Fair In 1980.
Western Carolinians are particular
ly Interested In the appropriation of
$111,000 "for a building program at
Western Carolina Teachers College.
Board of trustees, of which W. E.
Breese Is chairman, have been working
on plans for several years for adequate
facilities there, and the sum allocated
In the PWA-state grant will amply
care for the need* there.
Other Western Carolina Items Includ
ed In the measure are: Appalachian
BUte Teachers college, Boone, $1<I,500;
N. C. School for Deaf at Morgenton.
$$0,400: N. C. Orthopedic hospital at
Gastonia. U9J£0: WNC Sanatorium at
Black Mountain,' $88,600.
RepresenUtlve Pat Kinney of Tran
sylvania county, who was elected In
1980, Is attending from this county.
He expects to return here the first of
next week.
Real Estate Market
Is Improving Here
Real estate market in Brevard took
a decided upturn last week, with four
residences being bought for private
use.
T. E. Reid bought the residence on
Cherry street that he .has been occupy
ing for some time; W. A. Wilson
bought a residence on Park avenue;
George Wheeler bought the former
Kyle house on Park avenue. These
deals were handled through Judson Mc
Crary’s office.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Egerton of Mlir
Springs bought a home on Park avenue
which they expect to occupy when
school opens. Mr. and Mrs. Egerton
are moving here in order to take ad
vantage of the excellent Brevard
schools. This deal was handled through
the offices of Oliver Orr and Judson
McCrary. '
Reunion Postponed
HORSE SHOE—Announcement has
been made that the annual Whitaker
reunion, will not be held this /ear on
the second Sunday In August, as has
been customary the' past several years
at the Mills River Baptist church
LARGE GROUP WILL
GO ONFARM TOUR
Second Annual Agricultural
Motorcade Be Made On
Friday Morning
More than 100 farmer*, ftirm women,
and business men are expected to
make the annual farm tour Friday
of this week, and visit several pro
jects of Interest In the lower end of the
county.
County Agent Glacener streeeee the
fact that every person In the county
Interested In the Improved farm prac
tice program should make the tour
which leaves his office Friday morn
ing at 0 o’clock sharp.
Visits win he made at the farms of
John Maxwell, John Morris, Joe Cur
to, Henry Sexton, Bern Orr, P. A. Rahn,
W. T. Whitmire Judson McCrary and
other* along the route of travel.
The tour win terminate at Cascade
Lake where the visitor* win enjoy a
picnic lunch, and such other recrea
tion as hosting, swimming, home shoo
pitching, or hiking. Grounds have
bedn donated by the Cascade people for
the occasion.
Each party Is requested to bring a
picnic lunch to be spread at the noon
hour, and the set program Is expected
to he over by one o’clock.
Specialists from State College plan
to he here and make the tour, and will
ixplaln such practices as members off
the party am Interested in.