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VOL- 48: NO. 42 BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1938 $1.00J>ERYEARJN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY
ANNUAL METHODIST
CONFERENCE MEETS
Brevard Pastor Probably Be
Transferred—Change In
Rosman Expected
The Rev. J. H. Bretulall and several
Methodist leaders from this section are
attending the annual Western North
Carolina conference which Is meeting
In Charlotte. Thursday through Sun
day.
The Rev. Mr. Brendall Is rounding
out four years work at Brevard, and
will probably be sent to another field,
In accordance with the transfer plan
of the conference of allowing one min
ister to remain on a charge for four
years. The Rev. John Bennett, who
baa been In charge of the Brevard
Rosman circuit. Is asking for his re
lease in order to devote his full time
to teaching at Brevard College.
During the four years that Mr. Bren
dall has been In Brevard, many Im
provements have been made at the
church, and the Indebtedness has been
cut from $12,000 to $7,400. to make a
fine material showing.
NYA Group From This
County at State Fair
F. H. Holden and his group of NYA
workers have returned from Raleigh
where they built an exhibition log cab
in for the state fair.
The house was finished during the
week of the fair, and visitors were en
abled to seo the actual construction
going on as well as the type of work
that was being done in the building by
the NYA workers.
1 Boys from Transylvania assisting Mr
& Holden In construction of the building
included Charles Merrill, Harry Manly,
Bert Wilson. David Lee Sims, Lee
Davis, and Vessle McCall.
Exhibits from Transylvania county
were placed in the NYA building by
Miss Willie Kate Waters and Miss
Elizabeth McCoy.
Mr. Holden and several of the boys
returned home over the week-end. John
Gravely, who did masonry work for the
state fair exhibit building has gone to
Carthage where he will supervise the
construction of a stone building for the
NYA.
Charles Merrill has been given the
post of assistant superintendent of the
state training camp for NYA boys at
State College, and has already started
his work there.
Mr. Merrill has been working in the
NYA program in Transylvania county
for several months, and was selected
by the state division officers for the
post of assistant superintendent after
careful Investigation by the state offi
cials.
It was estimated by fair officials that
at least 75.000 people visited the log
cabin and Its exhibit during the fair.
Little Theatre Meeting
A meeting of the Little Theatre will
be held Friday evening of this week
at 8 o’clock In the city hall building.
Election of officers will take place,
and plans for the coming year will be
discussed. All members are urged to
attend.
Little River Grange
Officers Nominated
PENROSE, Oct. 19—New officers
were nominated by the Little River
grange at a meeting held Tuesday
evening, and will be voted upon at the
next regular meeting, on Nov. 21.
Nominations were—Edward H. Mac
key, Jr., master: Hayes Merrill, over
seer: P. Ammons, lecturer: Miss Lo
rena Merrill, secretary: Riley Merrill,
steward: Frank Shuford and Mrs. Her
bert Heath, assistant stewards: Martin
Shipman, gate keeper: Mrs. Martin
Shipman, chaplain: Ossie Merrill, treas
urer: Mrs. James Merrill. Mrs. E. H.
Mackey, Katherine Mackey, three
Graces: E. O. Shipman, Herbert Heath,
Lawson Moore, executive committee.
Interest In the ferange Is growing,
an'’ the meetings are well attended,
and a fine spirit of cooperation Is be
ing shown.
Completes New Home
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Givedon and
family of Kentucky and Florida will
occupy their new home on the Boylston
road this week.
LOWEST RAINFALL IN
YEARS IS RECORDED
Streams Very Low—Danger of
Roof and Forest Fires
Pointed Out
Brevard has had less than one Inch
of rainfall since Sept. 3, according to
Phillip Price, official weather recorder
for this section.
On Sept. 3, 1.54 Inches rainfall was
recorded; on Oct. 12 .12, and on Oct
14, .06. Since that time no rainfall has
recorded.
reams In the county are reported to
m ,ow, and fire wardens are caution
ing all landowners to be careful, and
avoid forest fires, which would be very
dangerous at this season of the year,
with the added hazard of the continu
ed drouth.
Chief J. S. Brom'te'd requests that
all Brevard residents rake leaves and
trash off roofs, and otherwise take
precautions against fires.
High temperature reading for the
week was 78, Tuesday.
To Condtict Revival
REV. ZENO WALL
17 Transylvania Boys
Enroll In CCC Work
Seventeen young men from Transyl
vania county were enrolled by the
CCC at Asheville last Friday, and sent
to various camps In the district.
The following list was given out as
accepted by Mrs. C. T Patton, welfare
superintendent:
Ernest William Owen. Clarence Syl
vester Fowler, Robert Watson Grant,
Hubert Eugene Grant, Brevard; Moses
Davis, William Richard White, Brevard
R-l; Herbert Daniel Oanup, Brevard
R-2; Grady Frank Garren, Brevard,
R-8; Clyde William Owen, Dewey Wil
liam Mitchell, James Paul Whitmire,
Rosman; James Riley Breedlove, James
Harold Jones, Charles Edward Whit
mire, John Hall, Lake Toxaway; Otis
Woodrow Owen, Balsam Grove; Willie
Wilson Oakland.
WALNUT HIGH WILL
PLAY HERE FRIDAY
Foes of Last Year Coming To
Play Brevard School
Grid Game
Walnut high school, Madison coun
ty, will furnish opposition for the Bre
vard high football squad here Friday
afternoon at 3:30 o’clock.
Last year the Walnut gridders were
here, and held the Brevard team to a
0-0 tie, and a good game may be look
ed forward to Friday afternoon by
local fans, with Brevard favored to
win.
Coach Edgar Cox has announced the
following probable starting line-up for
the game:
Allison, left end; Varner or Lance,
left tackle: Hilemon, left guard; Wal
ker, center; Tinsley, right guard;
Hamlin, right tackle; Wright or Mor
ris, right end: Teague, quarter; Mis
enheimer, left half; Hollar, right half;
Ashworth, fullback.
The Brevard squad has been working
hard all this week, after their defeat
last week by Christ School, and with ex
ception of one man out for injuries,
the entire team will be ready to play.
Games have been scheduled with
Tryon-Saluda here for Nov. 4; with
Hendersonville there, Nov. 11; and with
Mars Hill here, Nov. 18. October 28
is open, with a game pending with Can
ton.
Warren Home Burned
The home of 5Jr. and Mrs. Bill War
ren near Camp Illahee was completely
destroyed by fire Tuesday afternoon, to
gether with all furnishings. No in
surance was carried on the furniture.
Local Teachers Named
To District Offices
Several of the teachers and principals
of the Brevard and Transylvania coun
ty schools attending the western dis
trict teachers meeting In Asheville Fri
day and Saturday last week, were ap
pointed on committees or as department
officers In the district work.
J. E. Rufty, principal of the Bre
vard elementary school, was named a
member of the elections committee:
Miss Elizabeth Jarvis, of the Brevard
high school faculty, was elected secre
tary of the English departmental
group: R. J. Lyday, of the Brevard
high school agricultural department,
was named secretary of the agriculture
teachers group.
In conjunction with the teachers
meeting, sessions of the adult educa
tion department were also held, over
which Mrs. Allte C. Wilson, of Bre
vard, president of the adult education
of Western North Carolina, presided.
Mrs. Ruth Simpson, of Brevard, was
named on the nominating committee of
this group.
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I Cuts Third Set of
| Teeth in 77th Year
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Mrs. J. M. Patton, of the Boylston
section of Brevard Route 2, has the
distinction of growing a third set of
teeth at age 77.
Recently when her lower plate be
gan to cause her discomfort Mrs. Pat
ton traced the trouble to two lower
teeth that had made their appearance.
These were followed by three others,
making five all told.
Mrs. Patton says that while her
latest teeth were still of no service
they made it impossible for her to use
her plate. '
LYDAY BOUND OVER
AT LENOIR HEARING
Brevard Man Will Offer Self
Defense Witnesses at Trial
In Superior Court
Albert J. Lyday was bound over to
Superior court In a hearing held at
Lenoir Tuesday before the county re
corder. Mr. Lyday is charged with
the fatal shooting of Fred Tolbert,
state game preserve trespasser, whom
the former Brevard man had gone to
arrest.
Bond in the sum of $5,000 for Mr. Ly
day was signed by R. W. Everett and
Arvil Simpson of Brevard, who with
a large group of Brevard and Plsgah
Forest people, had gone to Lenoir to
attend the hearing.
Chief witness for the state was Mrs.
Fred Tolbert, widow of the slain man,
who took the stand first. Mrs. Tol
bert testified that her husband leaped
from the window of their home on the
outskirts of Mortimer and ran when
Lyday, Cal Hall, and Clyde McLean,
county game warden, came to arrest
Tolbert on a charge of hunting squir
rels out of season and resisting an of
ficer who had attempted to arrest the
young man on the hunting count. She
said she saw Lyday running after Tol
bert and that he fired at the young
man from behind while he was run
ning. She stated that Tolbert had no
weapon.
Lucille Tolbert, sister of the slain
man, and other members of the family,
took the stand and substantiated her
story.
The defense offered no testimony at;
the hearing, although a large group of
local people were there to testify to
the character and stability of the young
man.
Practically all state game wardens,
and several national forest wardens
and officials were at the hearing, but
were not put on the stand.
Warden Lyday went to the home of
Tolbert to serve a warrant on him for
trespassing. He was accompanied by
two other officers, who stated after
the shooting, that Tolbert fired twice
at Lyday before the Brevard man
pulled his gun and shot.
New Arrival
Born to Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Cauble
a son, Robert William, on Monday,
October 17.
At Lyday Hospital
Patients reported at Lyday Memorial
hospital on Wednesday were: Jim Bur
gess. Harold Mlsenhelmer and Glenn
Norris.
HONOR ROLL
Thanks to the following loyal sub
scribers who have remembered to send
in the renewals during the past week:
M. W. Fortune, Brevard, R-S
P. J. Sitton, Pisgah Forest, R-l.
J. A. Reese, Brevard, U-2
E. R. Galloway. Rosman
Sylvester Orr, Penrose
L. F. Lyday, Brevard, R-2
W. G. Moore, Missouri
Virgil McCrary, Penrose
Ruffin Wilkins, High Point
S. R. Morgan, Etowah
Mrs, J. H. Wolfe. Brevard, R-2
V. C. Orr, Penrose
S. P. Verner, Brevard
Mrs. Hilliard Booth, Brevard
Sam Orr, Brevard R-2
Miss Mattie Lewis, Brevard
Mrs. Mary Merrill, Penrose
Mrs. T^aura Rains, Brevard, R-l
P. A. Morgan, Brevard, R-3
E. H. Davis, Rosman
J. R. Wright, Brevard. R-l
W. L. Carmicnaei, Virginia
J. L. Waldrop, Brevard, R-3
J. Tom Gillespie, Rosman
J. E. Waters, Brevard
Cleo Wilson, Pisgah Forest. R-l
Hayes Merrill, Penrose. R-2
R. W. Everett, Brevard
B. M. Mull, Brevard, R-3
J. M. Zachary, Greenville
O. Duclos, Brevard
M. H. Rigsby, Lake Toxaway
Mrs. M. C. Whitmire. Brevard. R-S
We’re glad to have the following
new subscribers added to our list,
which grows every week:
Charles B. Allison, Pisgah For., R-l
Mrs. Joe McCrary, Penrose
Mrs. J. D. Gossett, Pisgah Forest
Parmer McCrary, Pisgah Forest
L. B. Scott, Penrose
Nick Gaddy, Pisgah Forest, R-l
Mrs. J. J. Sentell, Brevard, R-2
Avery Owen, Pisgah Forest, R-l
J. S. Talley, Hendersonville, R-4
Mrs. Evelyn Bost, Spartanburg
Mrs. V. E. Twiggs, Brevard
Edward Johnson, Pisgah For., R-l
J. L. Parris, Brevard, R-2
J. P. Cheek, Pisgah Forest
Frank Wilson, Brevard, R-2
Miss Virginia Mason, W. Asheville
D. W. Hollingsworth, Brevard, R-2
Virgil Duncan, Penrose.
Mrs. D. R. Holliday, Brevard, R-2
W. S. Taylor, Brevard, R-2
James P, Deaver, Goldsboro
J. W. McGuire, Brevard, R-2
E. W. Ledford, Pisgah Forest
W. G. CHvedon, Brevard, R-2
J. E. Cantrell, Penrose
Johnny Evins, Brevard, R-2
A. L. Hamilton, Penrose
Bert Alexander, Brevard, R-2
Band Will Play Here
Again Friday Evening
Announcement Is made that the Bre
vard Municipal band will give a con
cert on the court house lawn Friday
evening of this week, beginning at 8
o’clock.
This will probably be the last open
air concert of the season, due to the
fact that cold weather is expected soon.
While the annual Red Cross Roll
Call does not officially get under way
until Thursday of this week, Chairman
Jerry Jerome reports that more than
25 people have dropped by his office
and paid their enrolling fees.
Membership cards, buttons, and stick
ers, may be obtained either at the
Building & Loan office or The Times
office, and other agencies will be ap
pointed during the week, with sev
eral schools of the county expected to
volunteer as membership headquarters
for their communities.
Schools of the county, including the
colored units, have shown fine co-opera
tion In the Roll Call in previous years,
and it is expected that the membership
roll this year will exceed that of last
year by at least fifty members.
Transylvania county has neen on the
honor list for several years, always se
curing more members than their quota.
New Chevrolet* Will
Be On Display Here
Saturday, Oct. 22nd
McCrary Auto company announces
arrival of the new 1939 Chevrolet cars
on Saturday of this week.
The new model has been changed
considerably, with new front, and body
lines, longer riding base, new hydraulic
brakes, and new style clutch.
Of special Interest is the fact that
the delivered price will be lower than
that of the previous year’s models.
CHANGES ARE MADE
IN HUNTING SEASON
Quail Hunt Allowed By Con
servation Board On First
Day of December
Changes were made in the open
hunting season by the State Board of
Conservation and Development in their
meeting at Waynesville last week.
New open season calls for: Quail,
Dec. 1 to Feb. 15; turkey, Dec. 1 to
Feb. 15; ruffed grouse, Dec. 1 to Jan.
IB; Rabbits, Nov. 24 to Feb. 15; o'pos
sum and raccoon with gun and dog.
Oct. 1 to Feb. 15.
No change was made In the deer
season, which remains Oct. 1 to Jan.
1; bear, Oct. 20 (today) to Jan. 1
Mrs. M. S. McKelvey
To Be Buried Thursday
Mrs. M. S. (A)int Martha) McKelvey,
88, died Wednesday morning at 6-80
o'clock at her home near Wilson's
Bridge.
Mrs. McKelvey had been In 111 health
for some time, and death was attribut
ed to heart trouble.
Funeral services will be held Thurs
day afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home,
with the Rev. Cleveland C. Reece In
charge. Interment will be made In St.
Paul's In the Valley cemetery.
Surviving are two daughters, Miss
Minnie and Miss' Maggie McKelvey,
and three sons, John and Will Mc
Kelvey of Brevard, and S. M. McKel
vey, of Longview, Texas.
The husband, William McKelvey.
died 46 years ago.
Registration Books
Open Two More Days
Light registration was recorded In
most polling places last Saturday, ac
cording to check-up of the several
registrars contacted.
The books will be open again this
Saturday and the following for regis
tration of those who have moved from
one precinct to another during the past
four months, or who have become citi
zens and entitled to vote by coming of
age or residence since last registra
tion.
According to Chairman Glen Burrell,
an error was made by The Times last
week In stating that any person com
ing of age one day following the elec
tion day (Nov. 8) would be entitled to
vote. Chairman Burrell states that
only those who become 21 years old on
election day will be permitted to reg
ister on election day and vote.
Opens Lunch Room
Announcement of the opening of a
new lunch room Is being made In this
Issue of The Times by Karl Kilpatrick.
The new place is located in front of
the Brevard Bowling Alley, and Mit
chell King will be in charge. A cash
prize of $2.60 is being offered by Mr.
Kilpatrick for a name for the new
place.
Music Program Friday
At Little River School
Little River BYPU Is sponsoring a
musical program at the school there
on Friday evening of this week, Oc
tober 21.
Carlisle brothers, radio performers
win furnish the program of music,
dancing, and skits. O’Dell Scott, of the
Little River community, will also ap
pear on the program, with the Car
lisle band and also in solo selections.
Proceeds will be used by the church
organization In Its community activi
ties. _
Brevard Man Kills Prize Moose In Wyoming
Above picture shows the fine moose head which was prize kill of
Walter A. Wellt of Brevard In Jackson Hole, Wyoming, recently. The
huge moose weighed over 1,200 pounds and was said by rangers to be
the largest killed In three years. Mr. Wellt also killed a mule-eared deer
that weighed over 300 pounds, and an elk. Randall W. Everett, who was
on the hunt with Mr. Wellt killed an elk, but passed up his shot at a
moose because it was not as large as some fo the fine specimen Mr.
Everett has already killed on his hunting trips Into the West and North.
Messrs. Everett and Wellt were among the 25 out-of-state allowed to
enter the hunting preserve each year. The head will be mounted and
displayed at Bradley's In Brevard within a few weeks.
Three County Citizens
On Federal Grand Jury
Three Transylvania men. C. I* San
ders of Lake Toxaway, O. E. Shipman
of Plsgah Forest, and B. E. Nicholson
of Brevard have been drawn for fed
eral court 'Jury service for the fali
term in Asheville.
The term convenes on Monday, Nov
ember 14, with Judge E. Yates Webb
to preside. Transylvania cases will be
called on November 17, with liquor and
trespassing on Plsgah National Forest
game preserve to make up the cases
from this county.
One Juror, B. E. Nicholson, of Bre
vard, Is residing In Florida, and win.
not be able to serve.
'
Large Bob Cat Slam
By Brevard Huntsman
c. C. Gibbs killed a large bob-cat or
"mixed-breed" animal on tbe King's
Creek hunting preserve that was said
by local hunters to be the largest of
Its kind seen here in years.
The animal measured 52 inches from
tip of nose to rear paws (stretched)
and was taller than a large collie dog.
Mr. Gibbs said he beard the animal
for sometime before It came within
close range, Just after daylight, and
that tbe cat apparently was stalking
him The peculiar markings on the
animal caused local hunters to believe
that it was a cross between a bob-cat
and lynx.
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BAPTIST REVIVAL TO
START SUNDAY EVE
Series of Meetings Will Be
Held By Noted Minister
—All Are Invited
The Rev. Dr. Zeno Wall, pastor of
the First Baptist church, Shelby, will
begin revival services at the Brevard
Baptist church Sunday, with morning
and evening services to be held
throughout the week, and possibly
longer. He will assist the pastor, the
Rev. Yancey C. Elliott, In the special 1
series of meetings.
Dr. Wall Is beginning his 14th year
as pastor of the Shelby church, and
the years of his service there have
been attended by great success spirit
ually and otherwise. The total church
membership is over 2,000, and during
the past yea; there have been 198 ad
ditions to the church. The average
Sunday school attendance Is around
900, with a training union attendance
of around 300, and the total offering
through envelopes on one Sunday re
cently was $1,059.87.
Dr. wall has held successrui pastor
ates at other churches In this state and
elsewhere, and has conducted success
fully revival meetings In various Bap
tist churches.
Much Interest Is being shown In
preparations for the revival here next
week, which promises to result In bene
fit to the church and the community.
An Invitation has been extended by
the pastor to those of other denomina
tions to attend the opening service
Sunday evening at 7:30 o’clock. The
services each evening through the week
will be held at 7:80, and the morning
hour will be announced Sunday.
Dry Leaders Meeting
Attended by People
From Many Sections
Representatives from all sections of
the county attended the meeting of dry
leaders held at the county court house
Sunday afternoon.
The Rev. J. K. Henderson presided
over the meeting, and heard reports
from various committees. Another
meeting will be called within a few
weeks, Chairman Henderson said, at
which time new chairman will be
named, as he expects to be away for
the winter.
School Teachers Meet
Principals and teachers of the coun
ty school system will meet at the Bre
vard high school Saturday morning of
this week at 10:10 o'clock.
"Vocabulary Building” will be gen
eral topic of discussion at the meeting,
following the business session.
“Silent Pictures” at
High School on Friday
"Pony Express,” and Charlie Chap
lin’s "Fireman," two pictures of the
silent days, will be shown at Brevard’
high school auditorium Friday evening
at 8 o'clock.
The reels will be shown by the Rev.
C. M. Jones, and proceeds will be given
to the football squad to play on new
equipment. A dime door charge will
be made.
LIONS CLUB CHARTER
RECEIVED THURSDAY
Hundred Visitors Here For
‘ Charter Night Program
, at Camp Transylvania
Lions, Lionesses, and a few Invited1
guests, roared, ramped and feasted'
Thursday evening at Camp Transyl
vania.
The occasion was formal presenta
tion of the Lions charter by district of
ficers, and visiting Lions from several
Western Carolina tqjvns aided In mak
ing the evening a success from a sco
lal viewpoint.
Gathering In the spacious lodge, the'
Lions and ladles were greeted by Bre
vard members, and music was enjoyed
for a brief period, plus the ballyhoo
furnished by Joe Tinsley who was
heading the circus parade.
Led by members of the band, the 100
or more people retired to the dining
hall where dinner was served, and the
program of the evening given.
During the serving of dinner, "cir
cus acts” were put on by members of
the Brevard club. Including J. E.
Smith and P.VIne Price as mother and
"bad baby,” John Smith doing a tight
rope performance; dog race by Earl"
Brewer, Jack Trantham, Joseph J.
I Tinsley, and Ashe Macfle; trapeze by'
Coach Chrlstenbury; hobby horse race:
“preaching” by Alvin Moore, and other'
reatures.
Donald Lee Moore presided over the'
meeting, and Introduced C. Fred Biwn
of Asheville as toastmaster. Mayor A.
H. Harris welcomed the visitors to
Brevard and the newly organized civic
clnb Into activities of the community.
Principal address was made by Dr.
E. J. Coltrane, president of Brevard
College and president of Brevard Kl
wanls club. Harold Kilpatrick intro
duced the Brevard guests of the club,
including Mayor and Mrs. A. H. Harris,
Rev. and Mrs. C. M. Jones, Mrs. Ralph
Fisher, Dr. C. L. Newland, Fred Mil
ler, and C M. Douglas.
Visiting Lions were Introduced by
Wesley Brown of Asheville; report on
Lions activities In Asheville were given
by C. Glen Self; “Ideals of Llonlsm"
were given by L. Roy Phillips of Ashe
fOontlued on Back Pooo)