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GOLF COURSE WILL
HOLD OPEN HOUSE
FOR THREE DAYS
Free Play On Friday, Satur
day and Monday—.Tourney
Planned Soon
Friday, Saturday, and Monday will
be "Visitors’ Day" at Brevard golf
course and all visitors of the county,
as well as home folk arc invited to
play as guests of the club.
Hotel and inn-keepers are requested
by the committee to remind their guests
of the guests days, and home people
are also reminded that they are per
mitted to play free themselves, and
are expected to invite any parties they
come In contact with who are golf
minded.
All players are requested tc turn
in their score cards at the end of each
round, and a prize will be given for low
score. From the score cards, handi
caps will be established for the tour
nament which will be played the first
week in September.
V. B. Scruggs Funeral
Rites Held Tuesday
V. B. Scruggs. 80-year-old respected
farmer of the Rocky Hill section, died
at his home Sunday afternoon at 6:10
from a heart attack. He had been In
111 health for more than a year.
Funeral services were held Tuesday
afternoon from the home wtth the
Rev. W. H. Nicholson, pastor of Glady
Branch Baptist church, and the Rev.
k Yancey C. Elliott, pastor of Brevard
™ Baptist church In charge. Interment
was made In Glaaener cemetery near
the home.
Pallbearers were Ansel Hart. Ix>alla
Tinsley. Fred Wright. Harold Scruggs
of Asheville, and Dennis Scruggs of
Charlotte, and Harry I.eftis of Bre
vard. Granddaughters of the deceased
had charge of the many flowers that
had been sent by friends. Moore and
Trantham had charge of arrangements.
Mr. Scruggs was born near Cow
pens. S. C.. but moved to this section
with his family when a small boy. He
married Miss Elmira Glazener who
survives, together with three daugh
ters and four sons, as follows: Mrs.
Claude Henderson and Mrs. Keith;
Wright of Brevard, Mrs. B. P. Coleman
of Travelers Rest; B. P. Scruggs of
Brevard' Dr. Wm. J. Pcuggs of Cam
den. N. J.. L. G. Scruggs of West Ashe
ville. and D. C. Scruggs of Charlotte.
Osborne Named County
Coroner To Fill Post
C. S. Osborne has been appointed
Transylvania county coroner, filling the
office made vacant several months ago
by resignation of John Kilpatrick.
Mr. Osborne has served as coroner,
and for the past three months has been
( serving as acting coroner.
Battery F. Members
To Hold Sessions at
Brevard Thursday
One hundred members of Battery
F. 113th Field Artillery are expected
in Brevard Thursday afternoon for the
annual reunion which will be held at
Breese’s Mill near Maiden Hair Falls.
Business sessions of the battery will
be held at 4 o'clock and a barbecue
dinner will be served at 6.
Included on the afternoon’s program
will be short talks by Major Gregg
Cherry of Gastonia. Major I-. B. Cray
ton of Charlotte, and Captain Reid R.
Morrison of Mooresvillo. all of whom
were connected with the battery while
it served with the American Expedi
tionary Forces in France during the
World War. Others who will make
short talks include W. E. Breese, May
or A. H. Harris. Pat Kimzey. and
Ralph IT. Ramsey.
Headquarters for the company will
be at the Waltermire hotel, and the
morning’s program for the most part
will be reminiscence of the "boys" and
a general get-together at the Breese
Picnic grounds.
Sam Allison is preparing the barbe
cue dinner which is a guarantee of a
good dinner. Hour for meeting was
changed from 11 o’clock to 4 o'clock
In order to accommodate members who
will come from Cabarrus, Mecklen
burg, and other distant points.
Neely Kincaid as vice president. Eck
L. Sims. Ralph Duckworth, and Leo
Morris are In charge of arrangements.
A memorial service will be held for
Lt. Eugene Allison, elected president
of the organization at Its meeting last
year and who died this spring.
In the evening a squire dance will
be held at the NYA hut. and most of
the hoys are expected to remain in
Brevard Thursday night.
Pisgah Fishing Area
Open This Week-End i
Ranger John W. Squires announced
that the best fishing yet Is expected
on Davidson River this Friday, Sat
urday. and Sunday. August 19. 20, and
21. Davidson River and its tributar
ies were well stocked with trout Iasi
fall and these fish should now have ob- I
tained legal size. The water is not j
as high as during the last period on I
Davidson River and the new highway;
is in fine shape.
Anyone desiring to fish should obtain
a fishing permit from the District
Ranger’s office at Pisgah Forest. Fish
ing permits cost $1.00 per person for
each day’s fishing regardless of age
or sex. A state or county licene Is al
so required. Ranger Squires requests
that all fishermen abide by the rules
and regulations of the Pisgah Nation
al Game FTeserve, by restricting their
campfires to the public campgrounds,
by not carrying guns, by using arti
ficial bait and by throwing back all
rainbow trout under eight inches and
all brook trout under six inches, and by
checking out their catch at cither the
Lower Davidson Checking Station near
the entrance on 2S4 highway or at the
Pink Beds Checking Station.
Kiwanis Loan Fund Established
For Brevard College Students
Local Civic Group Will
Make Initial Contribu
tion for Transylvania
Boys and Girls
Brevard Klwanis club in meeting
last Thursday voted to establish a Bre
vard College Student Loan fund, and
first $75.00 for the fund has been con
tributed from the club treasury.
Under plans outlined by the special
committee which had been appointed
by the board of directors two weeks ago.
the loan fund 'will be administered by
a board of trustees elected annually by
the Klwanis club, with members to
hold office for one. two and three
years.
This committee will investigate ap
plicants for loanF. and will also be
charged with the responsibility of keep
ing tab on such students as are being
aided by the loan fund, while the stu
dent Is In school, during the vacation
period, and after completion of college
work.
. Only graduates of Transylvania
l county high schools will be eligible
k_ for loans under provisions of the or
der establishing the fund, and loans
will be made only to students enter
ing Brevard College.
It Is purpose of the loan fund com
mittee to keep the loans made In as
liquid state as possible, and to assist
beneficiaries In repaying the loans as
soon as possible.
While direct solicitations will not
be made by the Klwanls club for “In
vestments" to the fund, members of
the committee, and of the club expect
to call attention to the possibilities of
service to worthy boys and girls at
-,uch times and to such persons as they
m deem will be Interested, and In this
\ way bring the fund up to an amount
that will make It an Institution of
worth to students of the county who
are worthy of assistance.
The fact that the fund will be ad
ministered at all times by members
of the club, and the further fact that
two members of the loan committee
will hold over each year, will be stress
ed 'Ey members and others Interested
In the growth of the loan fund. This
will, it Is pointed out. Insure business
like' handling of the money, and will
be an extra Incentive for people to
make contributions to the fund.
Buffalo Chemistry
Head Visiting Here
"Eyes on the South” was Interesting
topic of Dr. G. H. Cartledge at the
weekly meeting of Brevard Klwanis
club last Thursday.
Dr. Cartledge Is head of the chem
istry department of the University of
Buffalo, and Is well versed in chemical
engineering, and its relations to the
industrial world.
He is stopping at the Patton Farm
at Davidson Elver, and said that he
had proof that he was fond of Tran
sylvania county, Inasmuch as this is
his 32nd visit
Other visitors at the club included
Clerk of Court Otto Alexander with J.j
B. Jones; Wilson Lyday of Chapel/
Hill with Randal Lyday; H. C. North-/
rup of Charlotte with E. J. Coltrane. 1
Thomas and Allison Reunion;
Annual Thomas and AUlson reunion
will be held at the home of T. jj.
Thomas on the Buncombe Road n*vlr
Travelers Rest S. C., on Sunday, Aug
ust 28. All relatives and friends of1 the
two families In Transylvania
vited to attend.
Smilin’ Charlie
ran
BEAL i ESTATE
Sfnm—
**Ih* wise man teams
from a fool’s adtice
*fti fool nof jhing
from a wise* man’s
advice—bo£h. of w hich
Seems Jmpo**ihte!'
Future Farmers Are Good Music Makers
“All Work and No Play” is far from the motto of
the above happy youngsters who make up the Brevard
Future Farmers Quartet. The picture was taken at
Cascade Lake picnic grounds last Friday while the
youngsters were stirring up “good old mountain music”
i'or the Transylvania farm tour. Reading left to
right: Robert Jackson, Robert Tinsley, Paul Couch,
and Odell Scott.
‘PURGE’ ATTRACTING
ATT ITON LOCALLY
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President’s Move Against. Op*
posing Legislators Topic
of Conversation Here
"Purge of the malcontents” by Presi
dent Roosevelt has furnished major
topic of conversation here during the
past week, since the nation's number
one citizen spoke in Georgia and point
ed out Senator George as the man he
didn't want back In the United States
senate.
Following the address at Barnesville
at which time the chief executive
pointedly chided Senator George who
Is seeking re-nomination and placed
his confidence In Lawrence Camp, the
President spoke in Greenville, S. C.,
where he hinted at his approval of
Governor Olin D. Johnston for sena
torial condldate against Ellison D.
[Cotton Ed) Smith, senator for the
past 18 years.
Senator Millard E. Tydings of Mary
land, and Representative John J.
O'Connor of New York were denounc
ed by the President In a speech over
the radio Tuesday night, because they
have disagreed with his policies of
government.
Incident to the President’s speeches,
interest has Increased many times over
In the primary contests in the four
states, with principal interest here in
Senator Smith's race in South Caro
lina.
Union Services
Union services of three churches of
the town will be held at St. Philip's
Episcopal church Sunday evening at
8 o'clock. The sermon will be deliver
ed by the rector, the Rev. Harry Perry.
Revival Services at
Carrs Hill Start 21st
Revival services will begin at Carrs
Hill Baptist church Sunday evening
with first In the series of meetings to
be held at 8 o'clock.
The Rev. Ijiwnince Erwin, pastor,
will be In charge, and the services are
expected to continue ten days to two
weeks.
Last Round Dance
Last Scheduled round dance of the
season will be given at the Brevard
Skating Rink on Friday evening, it
Is announced by Frank McIntosh.
Loui;s Jones orchestra will play for
the occasion.
800 ATTEND ROWER
SHOW IN BREVARD
Visitors From 16 States Praise
Fine Exhibit Staged By
Local Civic Club
With an estimated attendance of
around 800 persons, including residents
and out of town visitors, Brevard’s 10th
annual flower show, held Saturday
and Sunday afternoon* In the NYA
hut, was pronounced a decided success.
The show, sponsored by the Women’s
Civic club, was attended by visitors
from 16 states and the District of Co
lumbia Including North and South
Carolina. Florida, Indiana, Texas, Geor
gia, Kentucky, Alamaba, Illinois, Vir
ginia Louisiana, Tennessee, New York,
Arkansas, Mississippi and New Jersey.
It is thought that other states were
also represented by the large number
of visitors who failed to register.
Cash prize winners in Section A,
those, having the largest cumber of
points from blue ribbon awards, were:
Mrs. H. J. Bradley, $8, first award:
Miss Julia Deaver and Dr. G. B. Lynch,
$2, tie for second award, Mrs ran
Cowan and Mrs. Marcus Williams, $1,
tie for third award.
Other prize awards-, other than rib
bons, were won by: Mrs. John Maxwell,
Keystone Camp, In Section B; Mrs. E.
•J. Coltrane, shadow box and bubble
bouquet; J. S. Bromfteld, artistic ar
rangement open only to men; Beth
Buckner, first, and Ruth Ashworth,
second, artistic arrangement for child
ren of school age, in Section C.
The following were blue ribbon wln
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DAHLIA SHOW WILL
BE HELD SEPT. 10TH
Prize* To Be Awarded For En
tries From County And
Western Section*
Plans were made Tuesday evening
by the Transylvania Dahlia Club for
staging the annual show here on Sep
tember 10.
Prizes will be given for placing, and
blue and red ribbons will be given In
both the strictly Transylvania entries
as well as the exhibits which will be
placed by growers from various sec
tions of Western North Carolina.
A silver loving cup will be awarded
for the largest and most perfect dah
lia exhibited. Winning three succes
sive years entitles holder to keep the
cup permanently.
Committees appointed to serve for
the show Included: Judging, Dr. G. B.
Lynch; building, F. E. Shuford; pub
licity, Mrs. John Maxwell and C. M.
Douglas; prizes. Mrs. Maxwell, Mrs.
Fred Shuford, Mrs. C. R. Sharp; pos
ters, Miss Julia Denver; ribbons, Mrs.
F. E. Shuford: registration. Mrs. F.
i Brown Carr and Fred Shuford; cup con
gest in class 42, Mrs. G. B. Lynch;
j loving cup, Mrs. W. D. Deaver.
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'Two Family Groups To
Hold Reunions on 28th
Announcement is made that the
Zachary family, and the Orr family
will each hold annual reunions on
Sunday, August 28.
The Zachary reunion will be held at
Cashiers, and is the thirtieth such
organized annual gathering. The Orr
family will meet at Orr^s Camp near
Hendersonville. Music and short
(speeches will be featured at each re
union, and those who attend are re
quested to carry well-filled dinner
baskets to be spread at the noon hour.
Scout Training Saves
Life of Brevard Boy
Training which a young Brevard lad
received as a Boy Scout probably saved
the life of another young map Sun
day, the ex-Scout applied a tourniquet
to check the flow of blood from an ar
tery.
"Edgar Garren fell and severely Injur
ed his leg. severing an artery, while
sightseeing at Cnnnestee Falla Max
Ashworth, who had taken first aid as
a Boy Scout, quickly applied a tourni
quet, using his belt, and the young
man was able to reach medical aid
•wtth only the loss of' a minimum
amount of blood.
Services Announced
at Methodist Church
"The Rev. J. H. Brendall, pastor of
the Methodist church, has announced
his text for the Sunday morning ser
vice at 11 o’clock, which la "How Do
Ton Use the Churdht”
Visitors from many states have been
In attendance at these services during
the summer. A registration list of
visitors Is read from the pulpit each
Sunday morning. A cordial Invttatlon
is extended by the pastor to the public
to attend the service next Sunday
morning, as well as succeeding services.
Tanner* Tied For Top
Industrial Loop Place
Brevard Tanners baseball club Is
tied for top honors In the Western
Carolina Industrial loop’s second half.
Other teams tied for top place are
Enka and Tryon, with Brevard and
Tryon each having ralned-out games
to make up. Each of the teams have
lost but one game.
Beacon went down here Saturday af
ternoon In an eleven-inning affair,
7 to 6, which saw the locals come from
behind and score one run In the sixth,
ninth, and eleventh to win. Frye was ]
on the business end of squeeze plays
In both the ninth and 11th frames to (
bring In the winning runs. i
Brevard plays at Red Oak Satur- ,
day afternoon.
Renew Your Subscription. i
Full Enrollment Slated
For Fifth College Year
Skyland Packing Co.
Opens New Business
Announcement Is being made by the
Skyland Packing company of Hender
sonville and the B&B Feed company of
Brevard that canning tomatoes are
being received, with buying depots at
both Brevard and Hendersonville.
H. G. Carlisle, manager of the new
packing concern which opened Mon
day, stated that smooth, ripe toma
toes are preferred ,but that cracks or
Imperfects which are ripe and sound,
are counted as first class.
Tomatoes may be delivered to the
B&B on Monday, Wednesday, or Fri
day; or at the cannery In Henderson
ville any day in the week. Tomatoes
must be delivered same day they are
gathered, It Is pointed out.
W.N.C. Field Day Will
Be Held at Swannanoa
A large group of farmers from Tran
sylvania are expected to attend the
Farmer's Field Day at Swannanoa Test!
farm Thursday of this week.
The program begins at 9 o’clock, and
continues through the day, and will
include some of the outstanding agri
culture and livestock leaders of the
state.
Future Farmers of Transylvania will
enter the seed Judging contest, and
other events scheduled.
Singers from Turkey Creek, and the
Parker quartet will enter the singing
contest.
Little Theatre Meet
New home, and other matters of
business will be taken up at the meet
ing to be held Friday evening at 8
o’clock in the Jordan street head
quarters.
Baptists Will Meet at
Boylston Church, 1939
Boylston church was selected for
the 1939 sessions of the Transylvania
Baptist association at the second day’s
meeting with Mt. Moriah, Cherryfield
last Wednesday and Thursday. The
Rev. W. S. Price, Jr., will preach the
annual sermon.
Report of Sunday schools was given
by Claxton Henderson, and L. L. Mor
gan of Raleigh was heard in an ad
dress relative to the work. Christian
Education was presented by J. M.
Haynes of Meredith College, and B. M.
Canup of Mars Hill.
World Conditions, and need for ac
tive laymen In the church to combat
evils that are existing was interesting
ly discussed by Walter N. Johnson of
Mars Hill College. The Rev. DuMonl
Clarke and Vance Browning presented
the Dod’s Acre movement.
Orphanage and their cause was pre
sented to the group by Dr. Greer, man
ager of the Mills Home which Is sup
ported by North Caroltno Baptiste;
and the Rev. George Pennell of Hen
dersonville spoke on temperance and
morals.
The two-day session was made more
successful by the fine treatment ac
corded the visiting delegates and state
officials by the membership of Cherry
field church, and especial thanks were
given ladies of the community for the
two splendid lunches served.
Day Students Will Be
Increased-Changes
Noted In Facul
ty for Term
Mia* Ethel Kerr and Mia* Irene
Clay Returning After Leave
of Abaence To Study
And Teach
Brevard College will open Its fifth
year Tuesday, September 6th, with the
prospect of a full enrollment. College
officials stated this week that the pres
ent applications were considerably In
excess of the accommodations for
boarding students. There has been
somewhat unusual Interest among the
day students with the prospect that
the enrollment of local students will
be Increased.
Jack 8. Dendy, Instructor In biology,
has requested a leave of absence for
one year In order to pursue his studies
for a doctor's degree In the University
of Michigan. Mr. and Mrs. Dendy
have been In the University of Mich
igan since June 20th. Mrs. Dendy
will return to the college for her regu
lar work as head of the department of
music. Charles Schoenknecht. a grad
uate student In the University of Mich
igan, will substitute for Mr. Dendy
during his absence. Mr. Dendy select
ed Mr. Schoenknecht from a group of
graduate students with whom he has
! been associated since he went to the
I University of Michigan.
Reverend Earl D. C. Brewer will join
the college staff September 1st as di
rector of public and conference rela
tions. Mr. Brewer was graduated
from Rutherford College In 1933, and
since that time has spent most of his
time In Emory University. Mr. Brew
er has already earned his A. B. de
gree In Emory and has completed all
residence requirements for his B. D.
degree. He has been acting as pastor
of a church In Port Sulphur, La., since
last February. Mr. Brewer Is a native
of Anson county. Members of the board
of trustees and other friends of the
college are highly pleased with Mr.
Brewer's acceptance of the new posi
tion created Just this year.
Miss Ethel Kerr, a graduate of Bre
vard College In 1938. will become sec
retary of the college, succeeding Mrs.
John B. Bennett, who will be Instruc
tor In foreign languages. Miss Kerr
was graduated from Scarritt College
In June of this year. During her two
years of study In Brevard College Miss
Kerr acted as secretary to the prest
dent. , . .
Mrs. Thomas Palmer, a graduate of
the Georgia State College for Women,
has already arrived and is making
preparations for her work as head of
the department of physical education
for young women. Mrs. Palmer studied
in the Georgia State College for Wo
men in the recent summer session.
During the past three years she has
been teaching In the Gibson high
school, Gibson, Georgia. A full pro
gram of physical education Is being
planned for both young men and young
women.
Miss Irene Clay, who was granted
a leave of absence one year ago, will
return to the college In September as
instructor In piano. Mlf» Clay has
been teaching In a private school In
Ram Allah, Palestine, during the past
year. _.
Seed License Law Will Be
Changed By *39 Legislature
Davidson Marker To
Be Unveiled Aug 28
Announcement has been made of the
unveiling of the stone marker of Ben
jamin Davidson, which ceremonies will
take place at the old Davidson River
cemetery on Sunday, August 28, In
charge of the D, A. R. and descendants
of the fam fly.
Benjamin Davidson, a revolutionary
soldier, died In 1828, and his grave is
On the. border line of the old Davidson
property adjoining that of the Patton
property. The grave Is In what was
formerly known as Buncombe and Hen
derson counties, but now Transylvania
county. It Is understood that the re
cently erected government monument
was placed at the old grave upon re
quest of the Hendersonville chapter
i of the D. A. R. ,
Books at UDC Library
Rent collection hooka added recent
ly to the U. D. C. library Include sev
eral mystery stories, as follows: Mere
ly Murder, Heyer; Case of the Con
stant God, King:: Stlngaree Murders,
Pleasants; Five Fatal Letters, Scott.
Merrill Family Will
Meet at Fletcher, 21
The Merrill family reunion will' be
held at Fletcher on Sunday, Augr. *1.
Prof. R. d. Anders superintendent
of the Henderson county schools,
will be principal epeaker of the day,
and will speak at 1 p.m.
A fine musical program has been
arranged for all-day, and dinner will be
served picnic style at noon.
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County Merchants Will
Be Enabled to Handle
Packages Under Pro
posed New Measure
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D. S. Coltrane, assistant state com
missioner of agriculture, stated here
Tuesday that a revision of the seed
dealers license fees would very prob
ably be made at the 1989 session of
the legislature.
In fact, the bill which will change
the $10 license fee has already been
drawn, and was checked over by Rep
resentatives during the extra session In
Raleigh last week.
Provisions of the measure which
Commissioner Coltrane says his de
partment will aprove will permit a
small country merchant to have a
package seed agency, with a tax stamp
of one dollar to be applied to each box
of 496 packages of seed.
Ur. Coltrane said that there had '
been much dissatisfaction expressed by
representatives and senators from the
Western section of the state with re
gard to the seed license fee which baa
been a law for several yean, but had
not been put into enforcing effect
until 1998.
Further provisions of the proposed
bill win caU for a lice am fee of |10
for seUlng of bulk eeed^Mr Coltrane
said, but this will only igptr to the
larger dealers.
Ur. Coltrane said that arguments
sent to his department against the
measure now lh effect were similar
to that advanced by this newspaper
last spring—that the measure was dis
criminatory against the sman cocn
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