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VOL 48: NO. 48 BREVARP, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1938 $1.00 PERjnEARJNJTRANSYLVANIA^COUN^
CRIMINAL DOCKET
OVER WEDNESDAY
Civil Cases Superior Court
Slated For Hearing On
December Eighth
Smallness of the criminal docket for
December term Superior Court which
starts here Monday will probably al
low the hearing of civil cases after
the third day, judging from the civil
calendar which has been made up by
the Brevard Bar Association and print
ed elsewhere in this Issue of The Times.
First week was slated for hearing of
criminal actions, but the bar associa
tion has set civil cases for Thursday,
December 8, with cases scheduled
through the following Tuesday.
Judge J. Will Pless. Jr., of Marlon,
will preside at the mixed term, and
Solicitor Clarence O. Ridings of Forest
City will appear for the state.
The following Jurors have been sum
moned to appear:
FIRST WEEK
Coy Surrette, L. R. Chapman. T. I,.
Oarren. IT. G. Reeves. J. I,. Flott. Luth
er Garren, John B. Vemer, Van Hug
gins. F. V. P.atson, Winston Ashworth,
Harrison Clsson, J. T. Justus, Charles
Newton, Lynch Moore, Cleo Garren.
C. C. Orr, Dan Merrill, R. L. Capps.
Madison Allison. W. B. Kilpatrick,
Isaac Holden, Edwin English. Louie
Miller, Clyde Brown. L. E. Cash. John
Merrill, W. l. Townsend. P. M. Reid.
R. N. Nicholson. J. L. Whitmire. Lloyd
Cantrell, M. G. Brittain. T. E. Reid. A.
F. Justus. Herbert Heath. Sid Barnette.
SECOND WEEK
Frank Duckworth, Obed Owen, L. H.
Fisher, Perry Gravely. John Reese
I Sledge, H. P. Nicholson. J. J. Sentell.
M. C. Whitmire, R. L. Tritt. T. O.
Burns, Odell Owen. Stanley Allison. A.
C. Lyday, S. V. Brown, Ralph McGuire.
Jim Neely, J. C. Brewington. E. D.
Randolph.
Sunday School Group
Plans To Give Aid
To Needy Families
Twenty-five teachers and officers of
the Brevard Baptist Sunday school
were present at the Sunday School
Council supper given at the church
Tuesday evening. The supper was
served and donated by the T. E. L.
class.
Randal Lyday, chairman of the
Christmas committee, reported recom
mendations of the committee which
were adopted by the council. The
plans are that each department of the
Sunday school will have a Christmas
tree and program in each department
on Sunday, December 18. All members
of the department will bring gifts wrap
ped In white, which will be present
ed that evening at the white Christ
mas service at the church, and will
later be distributed to needy families.
A beautiful Christmas pageant is be
ing arranged under the direction of
Mrs. Knox DeLong. which will be
given in connection with the White
service.
It Is the plan and desire of the Coun
cil to help make this Christmas a
Christmas for Christ. They are urg
ing people to respond liberally with
white gifts for those In need. "It is
more blessed to give than to receive.”
600 Deer Killed In
Four-Week Hunt Held
On Pisgah Preserve
Around 600 deer will have been kill
ed In Pisgah National Forest when the
"big game” hunt ends Saturday of
this week, according to estimate of the
rangers.
Through Tuesday, a total of 576 deer
had been killed, the rangers reported,
and four bear.
Assistant Ranger Huber stated Tues
day night that the largest and best
buck of the season had been killed by
R. O. Knuth. manager of the Pisgah
Fish Rearing pools. The fine huck
brought down by Mr. Knuth Is said to
have tipped the scales at 210 pounds,
and had ten points. He was estimated
to be about eight years old.
Mr. Knuth said he made his kill with
a 25-calibre rifle from a distance of
125 yards. Three shots were necessary
to stop the old buck which had a hoof
as large as a good sized calf. The first
two times the gun fired, Mr. Knuth
said, the buck toppled, but rose up and
started again.
Last three-day period of the hunt
will begin Thursday morning of this
week, and about 35 to 40 hunters are
expected to enter the forest.
A large group of rangers and as
sistant rangers from other national
forest areas have been here for the
past ten days, assisting and observing
methods of carrying on the hunt by
the experienced group headed by
Rangers John Squires and Bill Huber.
The hunt as a whole has been suc
cessful, the rangers state, with only
one minor accident reported.
Ralph Ramsey’s Father
» Died In S. C. Hospital
Ralph H. Ramsey. Sr., died at a Col
umbia hospital on Monday after an ex
tended Illness and an operation.
Funeral services were held from the
Wedgefield, S. C., Baptist church Wed.
nesday morning at 11 o’clock.
Mr. Ramsey was the father of Ralph
H. Ramsey, Jr., of Brevard, and also
Hazel and Russell Ramsey, who at
tended Brevard College.
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Noted Musicians To
Appear In Program at
Brevard College, 7th
Fernanda Doria, Mezzo Contralto, and
Weldell Keeney, pianist, will appear in
a program at the Brevard College audi
torium, December 7. Numbers on the
program have not been definitely de
cided on yet, though they will be sim
ilar to the ones offered in Greensboro,
recently. They are as follows:
Mein glaubiges Herze, Back, Ich
llebo dich. Beethoven; Sandmaenn
chenn, Brahms; Melne Llobe 1st gruen,
Brahms.
Miss Doria—Intermezzo, Op. 117 No.
1, Brahms: Rhapsodie, Op. 119 No. 4;
Mr. Keeney—The Seal Man, Clarke;
Finnish Cradle Song, Palmgren: Shoes,
Manning; The Little Dreams. Head;
The Nightingale has a Lyre, Whelpley.
Miss Doria—Artist’s Life Waltz.
Strauss-Godowsky: Mr. Keeney—El
Platen', arr. Schindler: Ese Tango,
Grever; Nadie me quleie. arr. Ross; El
Majo timldo. Granados; aria: Habanera
from "Carmen." Bizet.
Miss Doria — Accompanist: Alfred
White.
Fernanda Daria's Career
Miss Doria is a San Franciscan by
birth and her grandmother was Span
ish, a Castilian lady of high birth. This
Is the reason why she has Inherited a
Batin flare which causes many people
to think that she is not American.
A good deal of her early training was
done In this country, but she studied
abroad largely In France, Italy, and
England. She has had the greatest
masters in the several lines necessary
for a Prlma Donna. When she spec
ialized in lieder singing she had the
I great privilege of working under Alex
ander Heinnennan, one of Germany’s
greatest singers, now dead. In Italy,
her masters were Cadore and La Fra
gola. the former teacher of Richard
Bonelll.
In Paris she coached opera with
George Wague of the Paris Opera for
many years where she became inter
ested in the music of the Hebrldlafi
Islands. She Journey.id to Edinburgh,
Scotland and worked on these songs,
learning the Gallic language and coach
ing the songs with their discoverer,
Dame Kennedy-Frnzer. An Interest
ing Item at this period Is the fact that
these songs were never known to the
world at large until Dame Kennedy
Frazer heard them, became Interested
in them, and did wide research among
the island people, discovering thereby
songs of the greatest imfortance his
torically, musically, artistically, and
poeticaily. Dame Kennedy-Frazcr was
given her title by the king for her
good services, and at her death, ac
cording to her wish, her body was tak
en to one of the outer islands where
she was buried.
Miss Doria has made the name for
herself by her beautiful Interpretation
of these songs as well as her other
good work In opera and concert.
Another noteworthy item concerning
this versatile artist Is that she sings
both opera and recital with equal dis
tinction. She Is a linguist, speaking
five languages fluently. She began
her musical work thinking to become a
concert pianist, and plays tbls instru
ment with great artistry.
In opera. “Carmen" is considered her
greatest role, and Miss Doria is fre
quently requested to conclude her
program with the famous aria, Haba
nera, from “Carmen.” When singing
the last group of Spanish songs. Miss
Doria wears her lovely and artistic lace
Carmen costume made for her by Kar
amba. the great costumer of Da Scola
opera house, Milano, Italy.
The program Is open to town people
Lions—Kiwanis Meeting
Kiwanians and Lions will each hold
meetings this week, the Kiwanis club at
noon Thursday, and the Lions at 7
o'clock Thursday evening. Business
matters will be taken up at each of
the group's meetings, with the Rev.
E. P. Billups slated to be initiated
into the Lions organization.
FARM COMMITTEES
NAMED FOR COUNTY
Central and Township Leaders
Selected by Balloting
of Interested Ones
(J. A. Glazener, County, Agent)
In the recent election held In the
county for the purpose of giving the
fanners cooperating with the Soil Con
servation program an opportunity to
select community and county commit
teemen the following were elected: ..
Boyd Township—(Community Com
mitteemen)—Sam Orr, chairman: L. F.
Lyday, vice chairman; Andrew Boggs,
member of committee; C. W. Talley, S.
V. Brown, alternates.
Little River Township: John Mer
rill, chairman; Harley Merrill, vice
chairman; V. C. Orr, member: Frank
Shuford. alternate.
Brevard-Dunns Rock townships are
grouped together as one district:
George Maxwell, chairman; H, L. Al
lison, vice chairman; G. F. Gallamore,
member; E. O. Shipman, alternate.
Catheys Creek-Eastatoe are grouped
as one dlstrctt or community: Arthur
Whitmire, chairman: P. A. Morgan,
vice chairman; R. F. Glazener mem
ber; V. B. Waldrop, alternate.
Hogback-Gloucester are grouped as
one community or district: J. B. Hall,
chairman; Sam Owen, vice chairman;
Granville Fisher, member; T. E.
Brown, alternate.
COUNTY COMMITTEE
Regulations from the Washington
office of the Soli Conservation Assoc
iation provides that a county cora
fContiued on Back Page)
BREVARD COLLEGE GYMNASIUM NEEDS AID OF FRIENDS
The gymnasium at Brevard College
is about to become a reality after years
of planning and sacrifice for it. Every
student body since the beginning of
the college has made some contribution
to the gymnasium and citizens of the
town of Brevard contributed some to
It last year In the “Buy a Brick" cam
paign.
At the_ present four trusses are In
place and work Is going forward so
that the building should be In use near
the beginning of the second semester.
It will be 65 by 102 feet, and will serve
for basketball, handball, indoor soft
ball, folk games, and student body
parties. Students have dreamed of a
place where the entire student body
could get together and not be crowded.
They will have such a place in the
gymnasium.
There is still a shortage of money In
the construction of the building, $4000
win be needed to complete the roof,
floor, and sides. Alumni of Brevard
College and Brevard Institute are be
ing asked to raise $3000 of this amount.
A prominent friend of the college has
promised to give an outright dona
tion of $1000 if $3000 Is raised by Jan
uary 1.
Welfare of the college Is close to all
those who have been Btudents In It
It Is close to the people of Transyl
vania County since It is the home coun
ty of the college. It is natural to ex
pect more liberal response from these
alumni than from those living hundreds
of miles away.
It is hoped that this present gym
fund drive will be the last one as it
will complete the building. Friends In
Transylvania County are expected to
express their allegiance to Brevard
College in helping complete the gym
nasium. Such help should come before
January 1 In order To get the $1000
offered.
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Mrs. J. A. Lance Died
After Extended Illness
Mrs. J. A. Lance, aged 74, died Sun
day night at the home of her son, Jeff
Lance, In Brevard, following an illness
of several months. Funeral services
were held Tuesday afternoon at 2
o’clock at the Connestee Baptist church,
conducted by the Rev. Yancey C. El
liott, pastor of the Brevard Baptist
church.
Mrs. Reece was the widow of the
late Joe Lance, who preceded her In
death eight years ago. She was a
member of the Connestee church, and
lived many years In the East Fork
section. Until quite recently she made
her home In Rosman with her son.
Charlie.
Surviving are six sons and two
daughters, as follows: Charlie Lance,
Rosman. Jeff, Mitchell and Dewey
Lance. Brevard, Robert Lance, Irving
ton, N. J., Mrs. May Burrell, of New
ark, N. J., and Mrs. Hattie Harrison,
Brevard. Also 38 grandchildren and
25 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were grandsons, Includ
ing. Doyle and James Jones, LaSalle
Lance, Richard Lance, Ernest Lance
and J. B. Lance. Granddaughters were
in charge of flowers.
Moore and Trantham had charge of
funeral arrangements.
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Brevard’s First Cold
Wave Hit On Thursday
What was generally regarded as Bre
vard’s first winter weather struck
Thursday, and continued through Mon
day. when the season’s low of 8.5 above
was recorded.
Slight snowfall was seen Thursday
afternoon, with rain and winds also ]
adding their Intermittent gusts.
Over the nation reports of snow,
sleet, and sub-zero weather were made.
At least 95 deaths were recorded in the
nation from the week-end cold wave.
Hayes Takes Agency
For Pontiac Company
Hayes Motor company has secured
agency for the Pontiac cars, and Is
now stocking ti>e General Motors pro
duct at his showroom on Broad street.
Mr. Hayes says that there Is con
siderable Interest In the 1989 models
which are now on display, and that
several local people have already placed
orders for the new car.
Here-There
Over the County
(J. A. Glazener, Countv Agent)
Ben Jones of the Lake Toxaway com
munity says he Is really seeing the
benefit of using phosphate on his farm.
His corn yield has greatly Increased
since using phosphate on legumes pre
ceding the corn. Mr. Jones has a fine
purebred Hereford bull that any farm
er should be proud to own.
Granville Fisher also of the Lake
Toxaway community, takes great de
light In showing his friends one of the
fine Red Poll bulls that was sold at
the auction sale held in Brevard two
years ago. Mr. Fisher has also Just
purchased a registered Red Poll cow
that originally came from the famous
Reynolds-Lybrook farm.
Interest In the Red Poll cattle, as
well as other purebreds Is growing In
the county.
COUNTY OFFICIALS
BE SWORN MONDAY
No Change In Appointive Of
fices Expected To Be
Made By Board
Two new Transylvania county offi
cials will receive their oath of office
next Monday morning (first Monday
In December, 1938) and five old offi
cials will also be given their oaths.
Spalding McIntosh will be sworn In
as clerk of court, succeeding Otto Alex
ander, who has served the past eight
years.
Edwin Morgan will take over the of
fice of tax collector, succeeding Lem
Brooks who Is rounding out his second
term.
Sheriff George Shuford is beginning
his second term on Monday, and like
wise Register of Deeds Eck L. Sims.
County Commissioners E. Carl Alli
son, A. B. Galloway, and John L. Wil
son, are beginning their second terms
Monday, and It is generally understood
that Mr. Galloway will again be nam
ed chairman of the board.
It Is not likely that there will be any
change In appointive offices at this
time. Ralph W. Lyday Is county ac
countant and purchasing agent; W. Pat
Klmzey is county attorney; Buck McCall
is jailer and deputy sheriff: Dr. C. L.
Newland, county physician: Julian
Glazener, farm agent: Dr. G. B. Lynch,
health officer; Mrs. C. Y. Patton, wel
fare superintendent; Joe Bryson is In
charge of the county home: and Wade
Vaughn janitor of the court house.
Quail Season Opens
Here Thursday Morn
The quail season will open Thurs
day in North Carolina. It opened in
South Carolina on Thanksgiving day.
Quail season was orginially scheduled
to open December 16 with the rabbit
season starting November 20. After
many hunters protested to the Depart
ment of Conservation and Develop
ment the rabbit season was changed to
open Thanksgiving day and bird sea
son one week later.
According to reports from all parts
of the State, there are plenty of birds
this year. Last year hunting condi
tions were poor and hunters did not
kill many. Farmers have been plant
ing lots of crops, such as soy beans,
peas, and lespedeza, on which birds
feed. Plenty of food means that the
quail will come out early to feed and
then spend most of the day in the
thickets. Dogs will have a harder
time finding the birds unless they find
the birds while feeding.
The limit on quail is 10 a day with a
season limit of 150. The season closes
February 16. Sale of quail Is forbid
den by law with the person buying the
birds as guilty as the seller. Trapping
Is illegal. Written permission is neces
sary to hunt on someone else's land.
B. G. Croushom Rite*
Held Tuesday P. M.
B. G. Croushom, brother of W. W.
Croushom of Ptsgah Forest, died at
his home in Weyers Cave, Virginia,
Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Funeral services were held in Vir
ginia Tuesday afternoon at 2:80 o’clock
and burial was made'In the family bur
ial ground there.
Mr. Croushom had been in ill health
tor some time, suffering from heart
trouble, but was able to visit his j
brother, W. W. Croushom, at Pisgah
Forest two weeks ago. |
Juniors To Present
Play Friday Evening
"Kempy,” Junior class play, will be
given at Brevard high school on Friday
evening of this week, starting at 8
o'clock.
With a cast composed of Robert
Tinsley, Robert Jackson, Bob Huggins,
N. A. Miller, Jr., Lois Moore, Alice
Petit, June Fenwick, and Kathleen
Wilson, and directed by Miss Elisa
beth Jarvis, the play has promise of
furnishing an evening of fine enter
tainment.
Brother of Two Local
Ladies Buried Sunday
Mrs. F. P. Sledge was called to
Greenville, Miss., last week on account
of the death of her brother, John H.
Locke, who had been 111 for some time.
Funeral services were held in his home
city Sunday afternoon. Death occur
red early Friday morning.
Mr. Locke Is survived by his wife
and one son. He was also a brother of
Mrs. O. L. Erwin, of Brevard. Mrs.
Sledge returned to her home here Tues
day evening.
Sunday School Will
Meet at Cherryfield
Sunday school conference of the
Transylvania Baptist association will
be held at Mt. Moriah, Cherryfield on
Sunday afternoon, Dec. 4, beginning at
2:30 o’clock.
Department conferences will be held
following the general session, and all
officers and teachers, as well as others
who care to attend are Invited.
Special work will be featured In the
intermediate department, which is
headed by Miss Helen Owen, associa
tions! director.
SQUIRREL-GROUSE
HUNT BEGINS DEC. 5
Pisgah Game Preserve Will
Be Open For One Week
—Rules Given
Pisgah National Game Preserve will
be open next week for hunting squir
rels and grouse. The hunt will begin
Monday, and close Saturday.
Dally permits for the hunt may be
secured at the Pisgah ranger station,
or at the supervisor’s office in Asheville
upon payment of $1 for each day’s
hunting.
In addition to the daily permit, hunt
ing license must also be carried by the
hunter, and Transylvania residents
who desire only to hunt in the Tran
sylvania county area of Davidson River
may use their county license. Other
wise, if one wishes to hunt in the Mills
River section, state license must be
carried.
Supervisor H. E. Ochsner, in an
nouncing the hunt said that purpose
of the hunt is to demonstrate ways
and means of harvesting small game of
the east, and to reduoe the overstock
ing of squirrels and grouse on the
Pisgah National Game preserve.
Rules announced, copy of which may
be obtained at the office of Ranger
lohn Squires at Pisgah Forest, are as
'ollows:
In order to participate in the small
fame hunt a person must be at least
ilxteen years of age and possess a valid
U. C. hunting license. The fee for
lunting will be $1.00 a day and permits
am be obtained at the Supervisor’s of
fOonUued on Back Page)
36 FIRMS ENROLLED
IN RED CROSS DRIVE
Large Lut of “100 Percent”
Concerns—Banner Year
Is Looked For '
Thlrty-slx business firms In Transyl
vania county have already become
”100 percent” members of the Red
Cross In the 1938 roll call, accordli^: to
Jerry Jerome, chairman.
There are several other firms expect
ed to become members on the 100 per
cent basis before Christmas, which
will give the Transylvania chapter Its
best enrollment In years.
Firms and units which have enroll
ed 100 percent Include—Brevard Ele
mentary school, Brevard high school,
Rosman elementary school, Rosman
high school, Pisgah Forest school, and
Uosenwald school.
To Rosenwald, Brevard colored school
goes honor of being first to turn In Its
100 percent list, with all teachers hav
ing enrolled on the first day of the
canvass.
Others listing are A&P Broad street,
and Main street. E. H. Webb's office,
Dixie Stores, United Variety, Patton’s
Store at Pisgah Forest, McCrary Auto
office, Hayes Motor Co., Austin Studio.
Rosman Postoffice, Wilkins Insurance
agency, Carr Lumber company office,
and store, Clemson Theatre, Bclk’s De
partment store. Smith Furniture com
pany, McCrary Realty company. Tran
sylvania Trust company, Pisgah Mills,
Macfle Drug store. B&B, Wheeler of
fice, Duke Power office, Long’s Drug
store, Plummer’s, Brevard Postoffice,
Duckworth Motor company. Tinsley
Esso Station, Transylvania Times,
Farmers Federation, Sid Barnett of
fice.
Individual memberships have passed
the two hundred mark, and It Is believ
ed that when the drive closes on
Christmas day that 300 members will
have been secured.
At Lyday Hospital
Patients reported at Lyday Memorial
hospital on Wednesday were: Mrs.'
Robert Mock. Mrs. G. H. Williams,
Leon Dixon, Nathan Vance, Jim Bur
gess and William Cook.
Garden Club To Give
Christmas Tree Prize
An outdoor Christmas tree contest
will be conducted here this year, spon
sored by the Brevard Garden club.
In addition to the Christmas decora
tion of living trees, other seasonal
decorations or lighting around the
house will be Included In the contest.
A first and second prize will be offer
ed by the club to the two decorations
adjudged best by the prize committee.
Further details concerning the con
test will be given In next week’s Issue
of this paper, It has been announced by
club officials
New Arrival
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Wells have an
nounced the birth of a son at Mission
hospital In Asheville on Wednesday,
November 23.
Mrs. McCall Honored
With Birthday Dinner
LAKE TOXAWAY, Nov. 30—Mrs. S.
J. McCall was honored with a birthday
dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Ransom McCall last Sunday on the
honoree’s 79th anniversary.
In the afternoon preaching service
was held, with the Rev. Dillard Owen
bringing the message to the large
crowd of friends who had gathered to
wish Mrs. McCall many happy returns
Presiding Elder To
Preach Here Sunday
The Rev. W. L. Hutchins, presiding
elder of the Waynesville district, will
preach at the Methodist church Sun
day evening at 7:30 o’clock, announce
ment has been made by the pastor, the
Rev. E. P. Billups.
The first quarterly conference of the
new church year will be held at the
close of the service, conducted by the
presiding elder.
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