' , • / -v .''^T * \v\wA\\v\wwv\v __ __ - . - , , ,_t ii . a | “ST THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES sss 1 ,, , „ C°Unt^ -1 A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County vm aa. no 7 BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1939 *100 PER YEAR IN TRANSYLVAMACOujjTY LADIES NIGHT WILL BE HELD THURSDAY Kiw&nians and Fair Friends From Surrounding Towns Coming To Brevard "Ladles Night” will be observed by Brevard Klwanlans and their ladles here Thursday evening, with Ashe ville, Hendersonville, and Tryon mem bers and their tatr partners as spec ial guests. The dinner-program will be held In the Brevard College dining hall, with John Bennett In charge, and approxi mately 125 people are expected to be In attendance. Dinner will be served at 7 o’clock. Formality will be mitigated, Mr. Ben nett said, In announcing the program for the evening, and fun will take the lead during the entire evening. Miss Harriett Killough, and the class of Home Economics girls will prepare and serve the food, and this part of the entertainment is an assured suc cess. The Rev. C. M. Jones, president of Brevard Klwanls club, will Introduce the visiting president, who will re spond to the address of welcome by Eugene J. Coltrane, president of the college. Visitors will be escorted by boys of the college to the meeting place, and the cloakroom will be under super vision of the girls. Dance Saturday Night To Purchase Supplies Patrons and patronesses for the Sat urday night square and round dance at the NYA hut at 9 o'clock will be Mr. and Mrs. Joe J. Tinsley, Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Macfle. Mr. and Mrs. Abercrombie. Through the proceeds of these week ly dances the management has been enabled to purchase equipment and necessary material for carrying on the projects of the boys and girls of the NYA group. The leaders have extend ed appreciation to thfi^Eubllc *or the*r patronage In furthering the work of the young people of the community. Plummers In New York Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Plummer are in New York City this week buying spring merchandise for their Brevard store. Tax Collections On Increase Past Week Lem Brooks, delinquent tax collector, who Is charged with collecting 1936 and prior years taxes, started work last week, and Edwin Morgan said Wed nesday that decided Improvement In office collections Is being shown. A number of people are Inquiring at the office as to status of their back taxes, Mr. Morgan said, and are pay ing off their past-due accounts of sev eral years standing. Collection on 1937 and 1938 taxes has also Improved, the tax collector said, during the week. Fashion Show-Party Next Tuesday Night A fashion show and benefit party will be given at the Pierce-Moore hotel on Tuesday evening, February 21, be ginning at 8 o’clock. Tables will be provided for bridge. Chinese checkers, and other games, with table prizes to be awarded each group. Reservations for groups should be made through Mrs. Daytd G. Ward. Fashion show will be given by young ladles of the town, with gowns to be furnished by Jennie Bowen, Inc. Mem bers of St. Phillips Guild will be In charge of arrangements Little Theatre Meet Regular meeting of the Little Thea tre will be held Friday evening at 8 o’clock at the city hall. This meeting will take the place of the one prev iously announced, but was postponed due to Inclement weather. Mrs. Edwin Wlke will be in charge of the program. Several high school students will give some of Booth Tarklngton’s readings. Mark W. Bowen Rites Funeral Held Feb. 16 HENDERSONVILLE, Feb. 15—Fun. eral services were held Thursday af ternoon for Mark W. Bowen. 83. pion eer of Hendersonville, who died at his home on Sixth Avenue West, Wednes day afternoon after being 111 several years. The services were held at the First Baptist church with the pastor. Rev. B. E. Wall, officiating. Burial followed In Oakdale cemetery. He was a mem ber of this church. Mr. Bowen suffered a stroke last summer while sitting on his porch, and was confined to his bed thereafter, but was able to talk freely. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Kate Shepard Bowen: three daughters. Mrs. A. B. Shealy. Ocala, Fla.: Miss Serepta Bowen Cleveland. Ohio: and Miss Betsy Bowen, Hendersonville: two sons, Hor ace H. Bowen Asheville: and John Bowen, Washington, D. C.; three sis ters. Miss Diana Bowen, Henderson ville: Mrs. F. A. Brown. Sylva, and Mrs. Addle Holcombe, Los Angeles, Cal., and one brother, Paul Bowen, of Brevard. The deceased was 'the son of the Rev. Nelson Bowen, who founded_XJ>e Baptist Telescope. He was the second owner of the Cottage Visitor, Hender sonville’s first newspaper. r 1B Friday, Saturday, Monday f A jst\ ( ^ M IN BREVARD I ^ M jk BMqI Business houses in the Town are co-oper- Ik * ating to make this event worthwhile to nte B the people of this community. YOU CAN ^R| 1 B I BUY IT IN BREVARD always Just as IBBfl ^ V \rw] I cheap or cheaper, and during these three ^B I Y m|X3 By I value-giving days, at a considerable saving T ^B I 'B ^ d ' ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ VO 4 ) ^p ^ ^P Teacher Status Told Of at PTA Meeting A three-point educational program for improvement of the schools of North Carolina and matters pertain ing to home training and citizenship were vital and timely discussion topics at the February meeting of the Parent Teacher association, held Tuesday af ternoon in the Brevard grammar school auditorium. Principal J. E. Rufty, speaking on the three-point program for improve ment in the schools of Jhe state, told of the legislative measures before the present session of the general assemb ly at Ralelgli including Increased salaries for teachers, teachers retire ment fund and adding a twelfth year to the school curriculum. In explana tion of these three measures, Mr. Rufty •*"*. J that the teachers are justlfleu in asking higiu,. salaries since the state demands more of the teach ers. In defending the retiremei . fund, the speaker questioned, "If pensions are good for big business and for gov ernment, why not for the schools of North Carolina?" Mr. Rufty spoke of thq Inadequacy and unfairness to the children of the state In the present school system, which Is going back ward instead of forward. The P. T. A. organization voted to send telegrams to the finance committee and the legis lators at Raleigh to use their influence In having these measures favorably enacted. C E. Buckner, dean of Brevard Col lege, spoke on the subject, 'Training for Home and Family Life.” He stress ed the Importance of early home train ing for citizenship and character de velopment, and of the parents' respon sibility and attitude In the home as the center from which everything rad iate*. Included In the routine business, pre. sided over by the vice president, Mrs. C. E. Buckner, wa3 the appointment of the following nominating commit tee: Mrs. Harold Norwood, chairman. Mrs. Joe Poole and Mrs. T. E. Reid. The second grade won the attendance prize for having the most parents present at the meeting. The prize of notebook pkper for each child was do nated by the R. H. Plummer Depart ment store. Preceding the program. Miss Bill Aiken’s second grade child ren presented an entertaining play. 'Valentine Mystery.” The Rev. Yancey C. Elliott conducted the devottonals. The meeting concluded with tea serv ed by the NYA girls In the school lunch room. New Arrival* Born to Mr. and Mrs. David Price, twin sons, Thomas Franklin and Don ald Whitfield, on Tuesday. February 7, at the home of Mrs. Price’s parents in Canton. Born to Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Twi ford, a son, Clifton Williams, on Sun day, February 12, at Goldsboro. Mrs. Twiford Is the former Miss Ethel Wil liams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Williams, of Penrose BREVARD GIRLS ARE WCTC SUPERLATIVES Miss Rachel Orr and Miss Vera Jones Named Senior Class Leaders at Cullowhee Among the superlatives chosen re cently at Western Carolina Teachers College, Cullowhee, two Brevard girls were prominently named. Of the 90 members of the senior class, Miss Rachel Orr was elected as the most popular girl, and Miss Vera Jones was selected for the best per sonality among the girls of the class. Only eight superlative types were chos en among the members of the senior class. Miss Orr is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Orr of Forest Hill, and Miss Jones Is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Jones of Cedar Mountain. Both young ladles were leaders in Bre vard high school, and are popular members of the community’s younger set. Girl Scout Troop In Reorganization Work Brevard Girl Scout troop Is being re-organlzed under sponsorship of the Brevard Wednesday club, with Miss Bill Aiken, Mrs. Donald Jenkins, and Mrs. Fred Hold as leaders. Meetings are to be held each Tues day afternoon at 8:80 In the NY A hut at the high school. Invitation Is extended by girls and leaders of the troop for girls between the age of 10 and 18 to apply for mem bership, and help build the organiza tion hick to Its former prominence. Rosman Musician To Give Recital Friday At Furman University A. M. White II, son of Mayor and Mrs. A. M. White, of Rosman, will ap poar, in recital at Woman’s College of Furman University, Greenville, Friday evening at 8:80 o'clock at the Wo-" man’s College auditorium. Mr. White, talented pianist, Is as sistant Instructor in piano at Furman University, where he is doing graduate work in music. The following program will be ren dered by Mr. White: Part One — Bach-Busonl, Toccata, Adagio and Fugue, C major. Part Two—Beethoven, Sonata op, 58, Allegro con brio, Adagio molto, Rondo: Allegretto moderato; Prestissimo. Part Three—Liszt, Funerallles. Part Four—Schumann, Etudes Sym phoniques Op. 18. MASONIC PRACTICE DECREE Members of Dunn’s Rock Masonic lodge ar> requested to meet at the hall Friday night a. 7:80 for the purpose of rehearsing the llird degree. Methodist Pastor Is Kiwanis Club Speaker Lion E. P. Billups was guest speak er at the meeting of Brevard Kiwanis club last Thursday, and brought to at tention of the club some phases of work which the two civic bodies could co-operate In. Lawrence P. Dixon, and Lee M. Bauer, officials of the Ecusta Paper corporation were welcomed Into the club as new members. Plans were dis cussed for staging the "ladles night program here Thursday of this week, and attention was also called to the fact that the club meets each Thurs day during the month of February In stead of bl-weekly. *__—u— Honor Roll ^•o^wo^o#****®**0**0*®*0* **4 The following subscribers have re membered to send In their renewals since Wednesday of last week, and of course have our thanks: Mrs. C. C. Orr, Penrose Claude Henderson, Brevard Mrs. J. B. Stroup, Rosman Mrs. Flora Myers, Kentucky J. P. Egerton, Brevard A. B. Galloway, Brevard J. F. Morgan, Rosman Jas. L. Hawkins, Brevard. Mrs. R. T. Fisher, Lake Toxaway Mrs. M. S. Dunn, Brevard R-3 Ralph Gillespie, Rosman We are glad to welcome the following new readers to the Home Paper, and are sending them tholr first copies this week: Mrs. Vernon Hlmebauch, Illinois Rev. J. R. Bowman, Rosman Miss Ola Paxton. Lake Toxawav John Bennett, Brevard A. B. Carter, Ohio Mrs. Ila Rhodes, Pisgah Forest Mrs. Morgan Klzer, Saluda. Dance Thursday Evening Speedy Jones will call figures and Vernon Randolph’s band will make music for the NYA dance at the Hut Thursday evening of this week. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. York, Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Macfle, and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Westwood win be chaperones. Captain W. H. Daw*on New Commander F-28 Captain Wallace H. Dawson of Ashe ville, has been appointed commanding officer of John's Rock CCC camp, F-28, and has taken over active duties there. Captain Dawson succeeds Dt. Martin G. Cole of New Orleans, who has com pleted his tour as a reserve officer, and has accepted work with the fed eral government at New Orleans. Captain Dawson is known in this section, where he was sub district Inspector for several months prior to the tour by Captain J. S. Stell, and has had considerable experience In CCC work. Captain A. C. Stribllng of Tennessee has been appointed sub-district chap lain, and spent the week-end here con ferring with camp officials and com munity leaders looking toward a pro gram of entertainment for the boys In F-28, and P-66. Captain Stribllng has been in the work since 1983, and prior to that time was an active min ister in the Cumberland Presbyterian church. Captain Stribllng was at one time publisher of the Dayton, Tennessee, Herald, and was in that town when the famous Bryan-Darrow “monkey trial" was held. GREENVILLE BUS ON 1ST RUN WEDNESDAY Round Trip Daily Between Brevard and S. Carolina Town By Greyhound Operation of a bus route between Brevard and Greenville was started Wednesday of this week by the Atlan tic Greyhound corporation. Regular schedule will be maintained for one round ,trlp dally at present, with probable plans to have two trips later on. The bus leaves Macfle Drug store on the trip south at 9:60 In the morning, arriving at Greenville alt 11:16. Leaving Greenville In the afternoon at 8:20. schedule cdlls for reach ng Brevard at 4:43, Hendersonville 6:20. and Asheville 6:00. The bus leaves Asheville each morn ing at 8:80, Hendersonville at 9:10, Brevard 9:60: Caesar’s Head 10:18. This bus will replace the former schedule which left Asheville at 11:45 In the morning. The afternoon trir (from Greenville via Brevard lakes place of the bus which has been leav ing Brevard at 1:46 ln the afternoon. Greenville and Brevard Interests have been endeavoring to secure a regular scheduled bus between the two points for years, and several attempts have been made by Individual operators. A bus has been run by the Greyhound from Greenville to Caesar’s Head for the past year. This bus will be re placed by the through schedule from Brevard. Regular stops will be made at Bre vard and Caesar’s Head, with flag stops at Intervening points. Lions Club Will be Hosts To Contesters Regular meeting of the Lions club will be held Thursday evening of this week at the England Home at 7 o'clock. Reuben Knuth, of the Plsgah Na tional Forest fish hatchery, will be guest speaker. The four winners In ♦he Brevard Young America contest will be guests. Red Cross Meeting To Be Held Thursday To the peot?’ of Transylvania Coun ty: On behalf of the American National Red Cross, and the Transylvania Coun ty Chapter, we want to thank each and every one of the members who Joined during the last roll call. This Chapter with Roll Call Chair man Jerry Jerome, and other assist ants, are to be congratulated for the work they have done In securing more members than our quota, and as a result the Transylvania County Chap ter stands high on the list of mem berships. The Transylvania County Chapter has done its part not only In emerg ency relief work when necessary throughout our country, but has also done Its part In assisting needy local people who were within the scope of the Red Cross. A meeting of the Transylvania coun ty chapter membership Is hereby call ed for Thursday, February 16th at 8:00 p. m„ to be held at the City Hall on Main street, and we hope that all members will attend this annual meet ing. Joseph S. Sllversteen, Chairman. Transylvania County Chapter American National Red Cross Mrs. Lewis Tinsley Seriously Injured; In Six Mile Hospital SIX MILE, S. C„ Feb. 14—Mrs. Lewis Tinsley of Lake Toxaway, N. C., Is showing slight Improvement at Dr. Peek's hospital here where she has been undergoing treatment for Injuries sustained when she was run over by a car near her home on February 6. Mrs. Tinsley was brought to the hos pital here In serious condition, suf fering from a broken arm, and severe bruises and fractures about the head and face, and bruises about the lower limbs and body. Attending physicians state that the patient was lucky to be alive when she reached the hospital. Mrs. Tinsley said that she was struck by a car driven by Cole McCall of Rosman, and a witness said that the lady was dragged more than SO feet by the car which was traveling fast The affair occurred near the Tolley Grist mill. The Lake Toxaway lady states that she was walking on the left side of the road when she was struck by the car, and an eye witness to the affair told relatives of the Injured person that the car was traveling fast, was loaded with several men beside the driver, and that apparently the ac cident was entirely fault of the car. Drug Store Sunday Hours Brevard drug stores are closed each Sunday from 10:80 to 1 o’clock, by mutual consent of the owners In order to allow clerks to attend church. Middle District Sing Will Be Held Sunday Middle District singing convention will be held at Glady Branch \church, near Brevard, Sunday afternoon. Feb 19, beginning at 2 o’clock. Glrtha Shipman, chairman of the convention, extends Invitation to all singers to take part, and to the gen eral public to attend. Livestock Dealer Swears By Times Classified Advs. Cattle wanted—any kind; also packing plant hogs. A. L. Al lison, Phone 195, Brevard. (J12-4p) Over $1800.00 worth of cattle and hogs have been bought here In Transylvania county by A. L. Allison during the past four weeks as direct result of the above Classified Advertisement, says Mr. Allison. "In all my life," the Brevard man said, when he came In to pay for four more Issues of his “wanted" adv., "I have not seen anything to equal the pulling power of that little 26-cent ad.” People from all over the coun ty have told Mr. Allison, he said in an unsolicited statement, that “I saw your ad In The Times." ' ^'———w Mrs. McCrary Buried Near Cedar Mountain Funeral services for Mrs. A. L. Mc Crary, 78, of the Cedar Mountain sec tion were held Monday afternoon at the Rocky Hill Baptist church, with Rev. Harvey Southern officiating. Bur ial was In the church cemetery. Pallbearers were Bunyan Robinson, Boyce Bishop, C. Manning Fisher, Al bert Merrill, Garland Merrill and Sel don Jones. Osbome-Slmpson had charge of arrangements. Mrs. McCrary was a native of South Carolina but had spent most of her life at Cedar Mountain. Surviving are the husband, six child ren, Mrs. W. P. Fisher of Henderson ville, Miss Nancy Sue McCrary of Ced ar "Mountain, Francis McCrary of Coqullle, Ore., Sanford McCrary of San Pedro, Calif., Miss Mary McCrary of East Flat Rock, and Manning Mc Crary of Cedar Mountain. Also surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Mary Simpson Of Canton, and Mrs. Jer ry King of Henderson county, and one brother, Joshua Thomas of Greenville, 8. G “American Music” To Feature Washington Program February 22 - > An "American Mualc” program will be given at Brevard high school audi torium Wednesday even.'.''*, February 22, at 8 o’clock In honor o' George Washington’s birthday anniversary. The Brevard band, which Is sponsor • I ed here by the Federal Music Project with Revis Frye as leader, will pro vide main features of the evening, playing such numbers as El Capltan and Stars and Stripes Forever. A tuba solo will be rendered by Tom Hemp hill, and a trumpet solo by Van Bir mingham. A short oration on George Washington, the American will be giv en by Attorney Ralph H. Ramsey, Jr. Invitation Is extended to the gen eral public, the CCC boys, college and high school students to attend. There will be no admission charge. Music Program will Be Given by ‘Texans* 21st "Cotton Town Jubilee” Is slated to be given at the Brevard court house Tuesday evening of next week, with a company of musicians from Green ville’s radio station appearing under sponsorship of the Woodmen of the World. The program will beg.n at 7:00. SUPERLATIVES ARE NAMED AT COLLEGE Mist Ruth Waggoner Is Most Popular Girl—Proctor Boy’s Leader Superlatives of the sophomore class were elected Saturday, February 11, at Brevard college. Those elected are: most popular, Ruth Waggoner and Ray Proctor: most original, Dorothy Plttllo and Charles Isblll: best-all-around, Stella Ray and Bill Rock: best personality, Helen Ross Cox and" Kenneth Royal; most friend ly, Sara Hensley and Oscar Palmer; best looking, Kate Austin and Edgar Messer; most Intellectual, Ruth Stone street and Hunter Henry. Brevard college will be well repre sented at the Methodist student con ference In Greensboro at College Place church, Feb. 17-19. Attending from the college will be Nana Sue Michael, Evelyn Rothrock. Marvin Boggs, Robert Clayton, Mil dred Fitzgerald, Delbert Byrum, Juanita West, Ruth Stonestreet. Revls Frye, Dorothy Dixon, Barbara Gray. Trox ler, Elizabeth I,awing, Barbara Dodson, Frances Turner, Paul Morgan, Lor raine Jackson, Albert Gordon, Jessie Julian, Elizabeth Parrish, Van Birming ham, and Kenneth Royal. Two facul ty members, John B. Bennett and Earl D. C. Brewer, will accompany the group. Mr. Brewer will lead a discus sion on “Christian Use of Leisure Tima" The college bus will take the group to the-conference. Send Your Renewal In ^meSwm College Plays Blue Ridge and Piedmont Here Friday and Saturday Last two home games of the Brevard College basketball season will be play ed on Brevard high court Friday and Saturday nights of this week. Each game will start at 8 o'clock. On Friday night Coach Chrletenbury will send his quint against the HI 11 toppers from Blue Ridge, who are com. lng here to end their successful sea son. On Saturday night Piedmont Col lege of Demorest, Oa„ will visit Bre vard, and while the visitors are repre senting a four-year Institution, ths brand of ball the Brevard boys havt been playing this year Is expected to keep the Georgia quint on their toes during the game. Tuesday mgnt ot next wee*, reo. *1, Coach Chrlstenbury takes his charges to Mars Hill where the final game of the season will be played. At last meeting of the two quints Bre vard was decidedly the victor, and the boys are going to their old-time foes' home town with a determination to keep their record Intact. On February 28 the Brevard team will enter the state Junior college tournament at Gastonia. To date the Tornado has licked North Georgia, Piedmont, Blue Ridge, Bolling Springs twice, Pfeiffer twice, Catawba "B”, Mars Hill, Blltmore twice, and bowed to Belmont Abbey and dropped two games to Lees McRae. So far this season the Tornado has scored *21 points to their opponents 451. From this It Is evident that they depend upon a fast, powerful offensive game rather than a close fought defensive struggle. John Maxwell Funeral Held Here on Thursday Funeral service* were held Thursday afternoon at the Brevard Methodist church for John C. Maxwell, 64, who died suddenly Wednesday afternoon of a heart attack while on a business trip to Westminster, S. C. The Rev. E, P. Billups, pastor, conducted the service. Interment was In Oak Grove, North Brevard, cemetery. Mr. Maxwell had been In failing health the past year. He wae a na tive of Transylvania county and had lived here all of hie life. He was a prominent farmer and highly respect ed and esteemed citizen of the coun ty. Pallbearers were: Jerome Slnlard, W. D. Deaver, James Dickson, Oliver H. Orr, J. C. Hendrix and Fred Shuford. In charge ,of flowers were Mrs. H. T. Bradley, assisted by the following youhjf \ girls: Juanita and Virginia Ward, Lillian Zachary, Elizabeth Al lison, EunaS. Leigh Moore and Helen Fullbright \ Surviving are the widow, formerly Miss Mary Kate 05Ah; one daughter, Miss Mildred Maxwell; his father, Wil liam Maxwell: a sister, Ml{g Mary Maxwell; a brother, George, Maxwell, all of Brevard; and one brother. R. E. Maxwell, of Umatilla, Fla. Moore and Trantliam had charge of arrangements. f Constable Cloer Resigns Robert Cloer, conetable of Hogback township, haa resigned his place, stat ing that he will devote his entire time to the lumber business, and will not have time to accept extra duties which the place of constable might call for. Heavy Wind Does Little Damage In Transylvania Co. High winds caused considerable worry in this county early Wednesday morning, but no serious damage was reported. Force of the wind* struck about mid. night, residents who were interviewed said, and in many Instances, people as serted that houses shook "like leaves on trees." In Asheville and Greenville, reports say that much damage was done to property, and several people were In jured In Greenville. MICKIE SAYS— you PONT PUU, YOUR I OWN TEETH I WHY TRY TO DO YOUR OWN PRINT ING* TH'DEPRESSION IS OVER* THROWAWAY that RUBBER STAMP AW ORDER PROSPERITY STATIONERYf WE PRINT IT/ _y