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VOL. 49 NO 12 BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1939 $1.00 PER YEARJN^rRANSYLVANIA^COUNTY
FARM PLANNING TO
BE NATION-WIDE
Community Committees Mak
ing Recommendations As
To Needs of County
llotween 50 anil 80 farmers ami busi
ness people met Monday afternoon and
discussed plans with state extension
workers for a “planning board” for
farmers of Transylvania and other
counties in the state.
Assembly room of the county agents
office was filled to overflowing, and
general expression of those present was
that for once the multi-functioning
boards and bureaus pertaining to farms
and farming interests are heading in
the right direction.
As interpreted by a Times reporter
from the explanations given by W. II.
Pierce and J. P. Qutnorly, an "Inven
tory" of farm lands, and farm needs
is to be made of all Transylvania farms,
as well us farms of other counties in
the state, and general recommendations
made to the state and federal depart
ments In regard to a governmental
program of co-operation which will
benefit the individual counties and com
munities most.
At present there are 21 agricultural
hoards, councils or agencies, function
ing. with most of the ideas for prac
tices and programs being handed down
from Washington and Raleigh, to the
farm folk\ Under the plan now being
put into effect, the farmers will make
suggestions as to the needs for work
and co-operative programs, and these
correlated to best advantage.
It was pointed out by County Agent
Olazener at the meeting that Transyl
vania fanners are working together in
more unity than ever before, and as
an example, reminded the extension
workers that around three hundred
farmers were present on March 11 for
the conservation meeting at the court
house.
Meetings are being held in the sev
eral communities of the county this
week by the extension workers, county
agents, and community committeemen,
In getting a view of needs and ideas
of the several sections. This method
has already been carried out in four
counties of the state, and Transylvania
Is the first of the mountain counties to
be visited by the state workers.
A meeting of Little River committee
men was held Monday night; Glou
cester and Hogback Tuesday after
noon; Brevard and Dunn’s Rock Tues
day night. Eastatoe and Cathey’s Creek
Wednesday night; and a meeting is
scheduled at Enon Thursday night for
Boyd township.
General concensus of opinion ex
pressed at the meeting was to effect
that recommendations of the farmers
themselves as to plans for a farm pro
gram would be more beneficial than
ideas conceived by a few men at Wash
ington and handed down through the
extension workers for applications to
the numerous sections, all of whose
interests are naturally varied because
of necessarily different modes and
practices.
Correlation of ideas of farmers them
selves Is to be aim of the wide pro
gram, the extension workers said, and
it was expressed opinion of farmers at
the meeting that the plan had much
more merit than any so far advanced.
Honor Roll
, -—— --
Thanks to the following subscribers
who have sent In their renewals since
Wednesday of last week:
L. H. Moore, Penrose
H. P. Chapman, Lake Toxaway
W. V. Hensley, Asheville
P. L. Gallamore, Brevard, R-3
Gus McCrary, Brevard R-l
Dr. J. F. Zachary, Brevard
Burrlll's, New York
John Paul Lucas, Charlotte
Hugh Hollifleld, Brevard
W. H. Hogsed, Brevard R-l
W. A. Lyday, Morganton
Mrs. M. N. Moore, Rosman
Mrs. H. T. Headrick. Alabama
R. M. Killian. California
Carl Killian, Brevard, R-3
Elmo McCall, Brevard", R-2
W. L. Couch, Penrose
J. M. Gaines. Brevard
A. B. Meece, Rosman
Chas. E. Duckworth, California.
We are glad to send the paper to
the following new subscribers this
week:
Mary Crane, Horse Shoe
Rev. J. F. Scott. Pisgah Forest
Sarah Mae Bishop. New York
Richard Norton, New York
Excell Lothery, Brevard
Estelle McGaha, Pisgah Forest.
Cathey Creek Church
Objects To Stealing
Timber From Lands
Members of the board of deacons of
Catheys Creek Baptist church met last
Friday afternoon and discussed the
matter of wood and timber being tak
en from the church property.
Decision was made by the board to
have The Times publish notice to the
public that the church property was
not to be trespassed upon, and also
to make a general request to the pub
lic to not destroy any of the timber on
the church lands.
The board expressed the hope that
legal action would not be necessary,
after calling attention of the offenders
to the matter through the paper.
Pay Your Subscription Today
Rosman Seniors Give Play Friday
HORMAN, March 22—"Boots and Her Buddies" will he presented
hy the Bosnian senior class Friday evening: of this week In the hiph
school auditorium. Shown above is the cast readinp loft to ripht, front
row: II. tl Winchester, Jr., Eva Israel, Gerald Allison, Mildred Price,
Clyde Bice, Ruby Banther, John Ropers; back row—Amanda Price, Al
len Sisk. Jr.. Ruth Bennett, John McCall, Louise Rlpdon._
Mining Publication
Gives Publicity To
Transylvania County
Two pages of pictures and type mat
ter are carried In the March Issue of
the South East Miner and Industrialist
concerning Pisgah Forest and Brevard.
Pictures of the new Ecusta Paper
Corporation plant are shown, and news
stories as carried In The Transylvania
Times reprinted in the magazine.
Specific attention is called in the
publication to the fact that housing In
vestments In the Brevard area present
an attractive opportunity. The state
ment as published "is not paid propa
ganda," Editor Van Horn sets forth,
"but is the result of personal Investi
gation by the editor.”
The South East Miner Is regarded
as official publication of its type, has
a wide circulation throughout the
Southeast. Offices of the publication
are in the Arcade Building, Asheville.
Four Square Dances
Scheduled For Week
Four square dances will be held in
the county during the next week . . .
beginning Thursday night of this week
and ending Wednesday night of next
week.
Thursday, March S3
Miss Willie Kate Waters and Miss
Elizabeth McCoy will stage their dance
Thursday evening at 9 o'clock at the
NYA hut in Brevard. Dr. and Mrs.
C. J. Goodwin, Mr. and Mrs. George
Wheeler are patrons' and patronesses.
Speedy Jones will call figures, and the
Randolph Band provide music.
Saturday, March 25
Regular Saturday night NYA dance
will be held Saturday evening of this
week at 9 o’clock at the NYA hut.
The dance was cancelled last Satur
day night due to the art exhibit held
at the hut.
Patrons and patronesses will be Mr.
and Mrs. T. A. Bryson and Mr. and
Mrs. Hume Loftls.
Tuesday, March 28
Community house benefit dance will
be given Tuesday evening of next week
at Rosman Community building, with
the Randolph Band providing music.
Round dancing will be enjoyed during
intermissions. Good attendance from
all sections of the county have been
noted at previous dances at Rosman.
Wednesday. March 99th
A square and round dance will be
held at the NYA hut Wednesday even
ing of next week, sponsored by the
recreation program, announcement has
been made by the director, Miss Ber
tha Jean Hampton.
Sponsors for the dance will be Mayor
and Mrs. A. H. Harris, Mr. and Mrs.
J. M. Allison, Mr. and Mrs, Donald
Jenkins, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Duck
worth, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Waters, Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Sellers, Mr. and Mrs.
Ashe Macfle and Miss Annie Ship
man. Music will be furnished by the
Brevard Rhythm band, and Speedy
Jones will call the sauare dance rlgures.
Added attractions will be a cake walk
and a little apple contest. All wishing
to participate In the latter are request
ed to register upon admission. Suit
able prizes will he awarded the win
ning couple.
The proceeds will be used for tennis
and badminton equipment, balls and
other play equipment suitable for all
groups and craft materials. These
courts and materials are for public
use with no admission attached.
Professional Man
Finds Advertising
In The Times Pays
Dr. P. N. Devere, optometrist,
has kept close check on patients
who have called at his office in
the McMinn building each Tues
day since he came here last fall
and he volunteered the informa
tion that over half of these say
they came because they had seen
his ad in The Times.
Dr. Devere keeps a “referral"
system, checking with new pa
tients to see why they came to
him, and most of his replies have
been "I saw your announcement
in The Times several times.”
Dr. Devere says he is firmly
sold on the work The Times has
done for him, and even though
he is only spending one dollar
per week for advertising, he is
getting excellent returns.
Enon People Thank
Highway Officials
and School Board
A letter of thanks to the school of
ficials and highway department was
received last week by The Times, and
Is passed along to show that people do
appreciate things even in this day:
"The citizens of 'Broad Way’ (Enon
community) Join In thanks to County
Superintendent J. B. Jones and the
board of education, for the splendid
way in which they granted our request
to place a school bus through our com
munity: also to the highway officials
for making it possible for the bus to
ti-avel over the good road. There are
25 families or 116 persons to derive
benefits by this.
"We trust that the employes of
Uncle Sam may look with a kind eye
toward us—with mail.
“Again, we say THANK YOU."
—Mrs. T. S. Williams.
new
New awning In front of the Duke
Power office on Broad street, is first
herald of the spring improvements to
be made in the business section.
Garage apartment being erected by
Mrs. S. M. Macfle at her home on Cald
well street.
R. P. Kilpatrick is remodeling the
former city hall building on West Main
street, and the building Is to be leased
to a new business.
J. H. Tinsley is erecting a building
on French Broad to house his dogwood
block business.
Mrs. J. L. Saltz has purchased the
two houses on Caldwell street Just be
low Carl McCrary’s place, and is re
modeling the houses, putting in mod
ern conveniences, and plans to rent
them. These two houses have been
virtual eyesores, and Mrs. Saltz plans
to make them over into presentable
dwellings.
New paint Is being put on the walls
of the court house offices, with addi
tional rooms made in the county super
intendent’s office, the sheriff’s office,
and the clerk’s office.
Taxes Cost Minimum
In “Good Old Days”
Back In 1883 the "tax burden” for
Transylvania was very low, judging
from a tax receipt of Nov. 6, of that
year, now In possession of W. D. Giaz
ener.
The taxes paid by George L. Glazen
er, amounted to >4-10, and as the tab
let-paper receipt recited was “In full
of his State and County Tax for 1883.”
Nath McMInn was sheriff of the
county at that time, and also tax col
lector. The receipt was signed for the
sheriff by the Initials CCP.
Cherryfield Training
Union Very Successful
A successful training union of the
Mt. Moriah Cherryfleld Baptist church
was completed Friday night.
The adult union studied the B. A. U.
manual, with Ruby Whitmire as teach
er. The enrollment was 14, with every
one taking the examination. The sen
ior course, "Training In the Baptist
Spirit," was taught by Rev. M. L.
Lewis, pastor. Twenty young people
completed this examination. Miss
Helen Owen taught the intermediate
manual, with an enrollment of 15, all
of whom took the examination. The
Junior manual was taught by Miss Hel
en Allison, with all of the 14 pupils
enrolled taking the examination.
A total of 63 took the examinations
out of a training union enrollment of
74, Including the story hour.
The training school closed with an
inspirational address by James Brown,
of Hendersonville.
Firemen Act Quickly
To Save Poole House
Quick action on the part of the Bre
vard Are department saved the home of
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Poole on West
Main street from serious Are damage
Saturday afternoon.
A blaze had started around an up
stairs window and on the roof when it
was noticed by a passing auto driver.
Little damage was done to the home by
the blaze and Judicious handling of the
hose saved water damage to Interiors
of the home.
EDWARD GLAZENER
GETS BIG EGG PRIZE
—
Contest Closes Saturday After
noon at 5:30—Few Entries
In Noon Wednesday
Edward Glazener of Brevard R-2,
entered a white leghorn egg last week
that carried off the one dollar cash
prize in the big egg contest being put
on by The Times.
Young Mr. Glazener’s entry tipped
the scales at four ounces, which was
not extra large as compared to entries
during the past several weeks . . .
but tho egg was large enough to win
a dollar prize.
Second place was made by an egg
entereed by Mrs. Tom Barnett of Pis
gah Forest at three and three-quarters
ounces. Mrs. O. W. Whitmire of Con
nestee sent in a three and one-half
ounce entry, and so did Mrs. E. H.
Mackey of Penrose.
Other entries during the week were
made by Chief Coy Fisher of Rosman.
Albert Williams of Brevard R-3, Mrs.
H. G. Stophel of Rosman, Mrs. B. P.
Scruggs of Brevard, Vella Parker of
Pisgah Forest, and Mrs. W. R. West
of Pisgah Forest.
The contest closes Saturday of this
week, with the last dollar cash prize
to be mailed after the office closes
Saturday, March 25. All entries must
be in before 5:30 to be eligible to win.
Easter Seal Sale To
Start Here On Monday
Annual Easter seal sale campaign
for Brevard and Transylvania county
will begin here on Monday and con
tinue until Easter Sunday. The cam
paign Is sponsored by the local de
partment of public welfare, with Mrs.
B. D. Franklin, county chairman of
the drive.
Cash prizes will be offered to the
schools In the county that sell the most
seals per child in proportion to the
average daily attendance for the first
six months of ochool.
The seal sale will be handled In Bre
vard particularly through the schools,
and also with the assistance of repre
sentatives of the different churches,
all working In cooperation with the
county chairman.
Representatives from the churches
of Brevard who will assist In the cam
paign Include: Mrs. Randal J. Lyday,
Mrs. Thomas Barclay, Mrs. Ashe Mac
fle, Mrs. Ernest Boys and Mrs. 8. C.
Gibson.
The proceeds of the seal sale drive
will be used toward the welfare of
needy crippled children in the com
munity.
New Arrival
(Born to Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Boat
right a daughter, Roberta Ruth, on
Monday. March 20. A fact of interest
is that the little girl was born on her I
mother's birthday anniversary.
Baptist Sunday School
Meet Set For April 2
A Sunday school assoclational meet
ing of the Baptist church will be held
Sunday afternoon, April 2, at 2:30
o’clock at the Brevard Baptist church.
Claxton Henderson, associatlonal chair
man, will preside.
The following program has been ar
ranged: Devotional, Miss Ruby Whit
mire; Special Emphasis, by extension
department, cradle roll department,
training schools, vacation Bible schools
and attendance; “A Challenge to
Church Attendance,” R. J. Lyday;
“Your Child and God," D. P. Orr; de
partment conference—adults, J. W.
Glazener; young people, Davis Glazen
er (A. P. Bell): Intermediate, Miss
Helen Owen; Junior, Miss Lorena Mer
rell; primary, Mrs. R. J. Lyday; be
ginners, Mrs. Arthur Whitmire; cradle
roll, Mrs. Excell Lothery._
Reid, Winchester, Mrs* Mills
Named School Board Members
T. E. Reid, D. H. Winchester, and
Mrs. J. K. Mills, will comprise the new
Transylvania board of education, ac
cording to statement received from
Representative Pat Klmzey In Brevard
Wednesday.
Mr. Klmzey seta forth appointment of
the three new members in the follow
ing open letter for publication:
"The members of the present Tran
sylvania county board of education
have stated to me that they are not
seeking reappointment to this board
due to the fact that each member has
served two or more terms on the school
board.
“I realize that this is a thankless Job
and I wish to express publicly my ap
preciation for the fine and faithful
work which Dr. Newland, Edgar Reid
and Mrs. Holliday have rendered to
Transylvania County In connection with
the operation of the County schools.
It is mjf belief, and I think the gen
eral opinion of the citizens of Tran
sylvania County, that the operation
of the schools as a whole during the
past four years has been' very satis
factory.
♦Although many fine citizens of
Transylvania County have been recom
mended to me as suitable for member
ship on the next county board of edu
cation, I have decided after careful
consideration to recommend Mr. Theo
dore Reid, Mr. D. H. Winchester and
Mrs. J. K. Mills for appointment asi
the next Transylvania county board of
education.
“Mr. Reid is a prominent business
man and resident of the Town of Bre
vard and has been Interested In school
affairs for many years. As he Is a
former resident of the upper section
of Transylvania county and as his busi
ness has carried him Into all parts of
the county, I feel that he should know
the school needs of practically every
section of the county.
"Mr. Winchester, a prominent mer
chant and large property owner of
the town of Rosman, has for a long
time been Interested In the welfare
and progress of the schools In the up
per section of the county and the town
of Rosman In particular. It Is my be
lief that he will make a satisfactory
and suitable representative of the up
per section of Transylvania county.
"Mrs. J. K. Mills, a daughter of the
late beloved W. K. Osborne, Is the wife
of a progressive farmer and besides
rearing a fine family has always been
Interested In church and school ac
tivities and I believe will be an ex
cellent representative of the Transyl
vania county women on this board.
“Considering the excellent work
which has been done by the present
Superintendent of Public Instruction, J.
B. Jones, which has the commendation
of the State officials, it is my hope
that the new Board of Education will
continue the same general policy per
taining tc schools which has been fol
lowed in the past few days.”
Speaks Here Friday
DR. SHERWOOD EDDY, noted
author, lecturer, and world traveler,
who will speak at Brevard college,
Friday, March 24 at 11:30 a. m. and
at Brevard high school auditorium
in the evening at 7:30. The public
is invited to hear Dr. Eddy at either
or both hours.
Dr. Eddy is making a study of soc
ial welfare and co-operatives in the
South, and in addition is regarded
as an authority on the European
crisis.
His services as a lecturer are
sought after by many groups, and
Brevard college officials and ieaders
here feel complimented that he is
to speak twice in Brevard.
MARBLE TOURNEY IS
PLANNED IN COUNTY
School Invited To Enter Na
tional Contest—Free
Trip Offered
Youngsters who enjoy the time
honored game of marble shooting, may
now enter a county-wide contest, and
stand chance to get a free trip to
Greensboro, Gulfport, Miss., and Wild
wood, New Jersey.
Miss Bertha Jean Hampton, of the
federal recreation group, Is In charge
of the tournament for Transylvania
county, and Issues Invitation to all
schools to enter teams.
Teams have already been started at
Lake Toxaway school. Balsam Grove,
Brevard, and Plsgah Forest, and an
other team at the Brevard recreation
center.
Any school Is eligible to enter, Miss
Hampton said, and she Invites teach
ers to start the tournament training
at the schools. Where the teachers
will not have time to take charge of
school tourneys, Miss Hampton will
assist In supervision.
Rules for entering are available from
the recreation center at Brevard, and
the usual game of marbles ss now play
ed by boys will be changed. No
"steelles" for shooting are allowed, and
rings are to be 10 feet In diameter.
The state tournament Is to be held
May 19 and 20 at Greensboro; south
ern In June at Gulfport; and the na
tional tournament at Wildwood, N. J.,
on June 26.
Brevard tournament for this county
will be announced.
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Lower District Sing
Meet at Enon Church
Lower District Singing convention
will be held at Enon Baptist church
Sunday afternoon, March 26, at 2
o’clock.
Singers and leaders from all sec
tions of the county are expected to at
tend. _
109 CHILDREN WILL
APPEAR IN OPERETTA
Brevard Grammar School Giv
ing Program Here Thurs
day of Next Week
One hundred children of the Brevard
grammar school are In rehearsal for
an operetta In two acts, "It Happened
In Holland,” which will be presented
In the Brevard high school auditorium
Thursday evening, March 30, at 8
o’clock. Mrs. Melvin Gillespie Is di
recting the music of the operetta, as
sisted by other teachers of the gram
mar grades.
Dutch costumes and stage settings
in keeping with the play, mixed chor
uses, a milkmaids’ chorus, dances, and
other Interesting features will be In
cluded In the entertainment. The play
is sponsored by the P.T.A. for benefit
of the school.
Julianna, the beautiful daughter or
the powerful Burgomaster Meistermed
Is the envy of the young Dutch girls
because of her wealth and position.
But she is not altogether happy and
longs for the freedom of the village
girls. So, on the eve of the festival,
Julianna persuades a pretty gypsy
girl to change clothes and homes with
her for just a day. Julianna puts on
the gypsy’s garish colors and spends the
night in the tents, and the gypsy wears
the expensive gowns of the Burgo
master’s daughter and sleeps In her
great carved bed. At dawn, Julianna
hears of plots by the gypsies to kid
nap her father and throw him In a
dungeon. The final release of the old
Burgomaster and reunion with his
daughter are told In Interesting scenes
depleting, danger, pathos and adven
ture.
Children taking leading parts in the
operetta include: Julianna, Barbara
Bobst; Mijnheer Meistermed, Douglas
Wyatt; Hulda, Hicks Scruggs; Kat
rina, Martha Jean Hardin; Peter, Alex
Kizer; Jan. Ray Simpson: Gertrude,
Patricia Austin; Mijnheer Katz, Bobby
Norwood; Gipsy Josh, George Simpson;
Gipsy Jane, Frances Walker; Arlene.
Ruth Osborne; Hans, Bruce Glazener:
Juggler, Gene Franklin: dancing bear,
Homer Tate; Dutch chorus, 36 voices;
Gipsy chorus, 36 voices; four guards,
Taylor Norton, Richard Nicholson,
Frank Canup, Billy Slnlard; first and
second gypsies, Bradley Wyatt and
Richard Orr; special Dutch dancer,
Julia Ann Vernon; special gypsy danc
er, Ruth Osborne.
Court Calendar Calls
For Short April Term
Court calendar for trial of civil
cases, as printed In this Issue of The
Times, calls for cases to be heard the
second week of the April term Super
ior court.
Criminal docket for the term Is rath
er thin as compared with other ses
sions, and the Brevard Bar Association
has set the first civil cases for Wed
nesday of the first week.
Three divorces are to be tried at this
term, according to the calendar, and
several old cases are also slated to be
heard.
Judge J. A. Rousseau will preside and
Solicitor Clarence O. Ridings will ap
pear for the state In criminal actions.
Lime Available Cheap
Through County Agent
(J. A. Olaxener, Count]/ Al/ent.)
Fanners wishing to earn their soli
building units for 1989 by using ground
limestone may earn 90 per cent of their
total payments In lime, which Is valued
at $2.00 per ton delivered to the fol
lowing shipping points In the county t
Penrose, Plsgah Forest, Brevard,
Sellca, Cherryfield, Rosman, Quebec,
and Lake Toxaway.
To make a long story short It simply
means that If a farmer could earn a
total of $60.00 In the 1989 program by
doing the various soil building prac
tices of which every ton of lime used
Is a unit, and he desires to earn 90
per cent of Uls payment which would bo
$54.00 by using lime, he would be able
to get 27 tons of lime delivered to one
of the above named shipping point*.
This amount would be deducted from
his 1989, Soil Conservation Payment.
He could" earn his other ton per cent J
by doing seeding practices or the turn
ing of green manure crops or terracing
or a number of the other approved
practices.
All farmers interested in securing
lime as explained above should make
application In person for same at the
County Agent’s office. Fifty tons per
car Is the smallest amount that can
be handled under this set-up.
Art Exhibit Reveals
High Talent Among
Local School Group
Favorable comment from many
sources has been heard regarding the
high class type art exhibit of school
children of the town and county, held
Saturday at the 'NYA hut, sponsored
by the Brevard Mathataslan club.
Much artistic ability was revealed la
the exhibits of varied classes of crea
tive art. Students of the elementary
school, high school and of Brevard col
lege entered their original work Id
the contest. Many blue, red and whlto
ribbons were awarded for first, second
and third winners. Winners of blue
ribbons will have their entries sent
to compete In the state art contest to
be held In Chapel H1U In the near fu
ture.
A complete, list of prise winners will
be given In next week's paper.