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Pgpl THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES \W\ . 8 • A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County _ M" ' T J 11 ’ . BREVARD. NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE,1, 1939 $1.00 PER YEAR IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY VOL* 49s NO. 22 ___ _. __ujba—^Bsassssas SUMMER SCOAT BREVARD COLLEGE IS STARTING WITH 100 Large Group Freihmen Enter ing——Term Ends Sept. I5t u Regular Semeater Brevard College summer school will begin Monday, June 6, and continue for 15 weeks, ending September 15, an nouncement has been made by Dean C. E. Buckner, director of the summer session. Approximately 100 students will bo enrolled, about one-third of whom will be new freshmen. A full semester's credit will be given for the summer work. Inasmuch as the college year is divided Into three semesters of prac tically equal length. Seventeen members comprise the sum mer school faculty, ns follows: C. E. Buckner, dean: Bunyan Andrew, dean of men and history; Miss Dulcie Hayes, dean of women, second half; Miss Rucile Smith, English and dean of wo men first half: James O'Brian Rogers, bursar; Mrs. Brownie R. Rogers, as sistant bursar; Miss Marjorie Craig, English; C. H. Trowbridge, chemistry; Grady W. Campbell, mechanical draw ing; Mrs. Maybelle Poovey Campbell and Mrs. Annie Wlsham McCallum, business education; Mrs. Ethel K. Brewer, religious education; Maxwell Galbraith Pangle, economics; Mrs. Loula McNeer Pangle, mathematics; Miss Della Shore, librarian; Mrs. Marl lee R. Palmer, physical education for women: John B. Chrlstcnbury, director physical education. Bible School Starts At Methodist Church A dally vacation Bible school will be held at the Methodist church begin ning Monday morning and continuing for two weeks, through June 1#. Sessions will be held each week-day morning for two hours, beginning at 9 o’clock. The following courses will be offered, with teachers for the different depart ments: Beginners, (ages 4 and 5)—Text: "Our Happy World.” Teachers: Mrs. Fred Zachary and Miss Lillian Zach ary. Primary, (ages 6. 7, and $)—Text: "Bible Homes and Homes Today." Teachers: Mrs. Fred Holt, Miss Dorothy Helen Galloway. Junior, (ages 9, 10, and 11)—Text: "The Land Where Jesus Lived.” Teach ers: Miss Elolse I>ewls and Mrs. Don ald Jenkins. Miss Mildred Maxwell. Intermediate, (ages 13 to IS)—Text: "Discovering God In the Beautiful." Teachers: Bov. E. P. Billups and Mrs. E. J. Coltrane. Mrs. E. P. Billups will assist with the music In all departments. Baptist Summer Bible Course Starts Monday Annual vacation Bible school of tho Baptist church will begin Monday morn ing at 9 o'clock, announcement has been made by the pastor, the nev. Yancey C. Elliott. The school will last for three hours each morning. Monday through Friday. Children from the beginners depart ment through the Intermediate depart ment are urged to attend the Bible school, which will run for two weeks. At the conclusion of the school, com mencement exercises and exhibits will be held, at which time the parents will be Invited and the children will be given opportunity to demonstrate what they have been doing. Every child is Invited to begin on the first day next Monday, promptly at 9 o’clock, at the church. Little Theatre Meeting The Little Theatre will meet Friday evening at 8 o’clock at the city hall, an nouncement has been made by the president, Mrs. John Verner. The pro gram will be In charge of Miss Beulah May Zachary, who will tell facte of In terest concerning the dramatic work with which she has been connected In New York City the past winter. MIC siE SAYS— fNEWSPAPERS ARE ORDERED^ AH' PAID FOR* HAHDBI US /V APVERHSING SHEETS 1 ARE GIVEN AWAV*PIDJA EVER. HEAR OF ARMING FREE BEIN'WORTH f ^ A DARN q. At Quebec Church The Kev. H. L. PHILLIPS of For est City will conduct a week's re vival service at 0..k Grove Baptist church, Quebec, beginning Sunday. Services will be held each evening at 7:30 o'clock, and the Kev. N. H. Chapman, pastor, Issues general In vitation to the public to attend. Young Boatright Babe Has 11 Grandparents Roberta Ruth Boatright, two months’ old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Boatright, Jr„ has the distinction of being the fifth living generation In her family connections. Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Foust, of El Paso, Texas, are the great-great-grandpar ents; Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Gordon, of Ventura, Calif., great-grandparents; Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Mills, of Brevard, grandparents; Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Boat right, Jr„ parents. She also has an other great-grandmother on her moth er’s side, Mrs. Mary Mills, of Brevard. On the paternal side, the baby has two great-grandmothers, Mrs. A. N. Boatright, of Olney, Texas and Mrs. M. O. Klnman, of Sagerton, Texas, and her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Boatright, Sr., of Odessa, Texas. Roberta Ruth nas a sister, two years of age, Althea May.' Skating On Brevard Streets Regulated Regulations governing skating on streets of Brevard are being published In this Issue of The Times by the town, calling attention to the fact that town ordinance prohibits skating on Main street. Broad, Oreenvllte road. Cald well, Gaston, or Jordan from the In tersection of England to Gaston. The above streets are prohibitive due to the heavy traffic, and policemen have been Instructed to warn all children to keep off these streets when skating. Ordinance provides a fine of five dol lors for violation. All-Night Gas Service Joe Tinsley announces that he will maintain all-night service at his Esso station on Broad street, beginning Thursday night of this week. This will be an Innovation for Brevard, and will fill a need in the town's service to motorists. BAPTIST LADIESNAME MRS. M. H. HOLLIDAY Annual Meeting In 1940 Will Be Held at Mt. Moriah Cherryfield Church Mrs. M. H. Holliday, of Penrose, was re-elected superintendent of the WMU Baptist a8soclatlonal of Transylvania county, at the annual meeting held Tuesday In the Brevard Baptist church, in an all-day session. Around 160 wo men from the various WMU organiza tions of the county were In attendance. Other officers elected for the ensuing year Include: Mrs, E. R. Pendleton, Brevard, assistant superintendent; Mrs. Julian Glazener, Brevard, secretary treasurer; Mrs. Yancey C. Elliott, Bre vard, Young People’s leader; Mrs. P. A. Morgan, Calvert, personal service chairman; Mrs. Selden Jones, Cedar Mountain, stewardship chairman; Mrs. M. C. Shipman, Little River, mission study chairman. The meeting next year will be held at the Mt. Moriah Cherryfield Baptist church, upon invitation of members of this church. Mrs. R. K. Redwine, WMU field worker, of Hickory, was the main speaker at the morning session, and also spoke on ’The Challenge of Our W. M. U. Training School" at the young people's program In the afternoon. Other features of the morning session were greetings by Mrs. J. B. Jones, president of the Brevard WMU and response by Mrs. M. C. Shipman. Following luncheon served cafeteria style by ladies of the hostess church, the afternoon’s session was in charge of the young people. Miss Martha Kate Moroe. of Brevard, young people’s lead er, presided. A playlet "The Value of a Boy,” by the Brevard YWA, was an interesting feature. Other features of the day’s program included: Devotional, “The Challenge of Personal Service,” Mrs. P. A. Mor gan; "Stewardship Challenge,” Mrs. Selden Jones; "The Challenge of Mis sion Study," Mrs. M. C. Shipman. The program theme was "The Challenge of a New Day." FRANKLIN HOTEL TO 0 NON THURSDAY Many Improvement* Made at Popular Place—Meal Service Will Be Maintained Franklin Hotel, Brevard’s largest tourist accommodation, will open for the summer Thursday morning, ac cording to MIsb Rose Shipman and Miss Annie Shipman, managers. Dining room service will be main tained beginning Thursday, also, the Misses Shipman state, giving a much desired accommodation to local and transient people. The Franklin Is noted for Its foods, and during week ends the Franklin dining room Is al ways full, at times taxing its 200-person capacity. The entire hotel has been gone over this spring, inside and out, and It Is now a show place In addition to being a hotel of the first order. New paper In all rooms, baths, halls, and lobby has been put on, new covers and drapes In the dining room and lob bies, and new curtains In the bed rooms and halls. Porches and lawns have been brought up to top-standard, with ping-pong, tennis, and the spacious shady lawns Improved In keeping with the rest of the accommodations. Altogether, the Franklin is a beauty spot, and Is a decided asset to this sec tion. Brevar'd Men Injured Ralph R. Fisher, George Simpson, and Tom Allen, each of whom was In jured In an auto wreck near Mr. Fish er’s home at North Brevard last Sat urday were reported to be improving Wednesday. The two cars collided when Mr. Fisher started to turn off U. S. 64 at his driveway. All three men were severely cut and bruised, and tho cars were badly wrecked. Pisgah Ball Team To Play Here Saturday Pisgah Spinners will meet the Bal four team of the Blue Ridge In dustrial league here Saturday. The game will start at 3:30, on the high school field. In a game here last Saturday after noon the Brevard Tanners handed Hazelwood of the WNC league a drubbing to the tune of 5-2, Barley, on the mound for the local team al lowed but 8 scattered hits: Garden was are slugger for Brevard with two for four. The Tanners will play at Payles Saturday afternoon. Ice Cream Supper An ice cream and cake supper will be given at the home of M^s. Jud Plott Friday evening at 8 o’clock, sponsored by the W.M.S. and the Y.W.A. of the Baptist church. The public Is Invited. Memorial Services at Baptist Church Sunday For Deceased Veterans Memorial sen,-ices for deceased vet erans^ of the World War will bo held at Brevard Baptist church Sunday morning at. 11 o’clock, with members of the Monroe Wilson Post American Legion and all ex-service men in the county Invited to attend. Plans for the memorial service will be complete at the meeting of the leg ion post Friday evening of this week at the court house when all ex-service men are invited to be present. Commander Carl* Hardin states that all ex-service men In the county are Invited to attend the Friday night meet ing, and also to take part In the mem orial service. Soldiers will meet at the court house and leave there In a body for the church at 10:30 Sunday morning. Lyday Boys Graduate From Rated Colleges Wilson Lyday will graduate from the medical school of Emory University, Atlanta. Ga., on June Bth, with his degree In medicine, while his brother, Jack Lyday. graduates this week from State College in agriculture. Sons of Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Lyday of Enon, both young men will enter fields of their respective professions during the coming year. Dr. Lyday will enroll In Grady Hos pital, Atlanta, as Interne, and will be there for one or two years before tak ing up his practice. He graduated from Brevard high school, Mars Hill Junior College, Western Carolina, and then taught at Valley Springs In Bun combe for one year. Entering the medical school at Wake Forest, he completed the work there In two years, and took his post-graduate course at Emory. Jack Lyday will teach vocational ag riculture, and has been offered oholce of two schools In Western North Caro lina by the state extension service. Whiteway Lights To Be Used Thursday All lamps on Brevard’s whiteway system will be turned on Thursday of this week, according to announcement by the board of aldermen, and will re main on each night through the sum mer. During the past winter only half of the large street lights have been used, but traffic increase during the even ings and early morning hours demands more lighting for the town. The Old-Timer A 6ABTER SNAKE EH SONNY. WEll 518(U.«VE£ FPP6ET WHEN I WAS «OR A« I HAP AgflTlESMW (PC A PET YOU KNOW WHt £ E TW 'Ll W?A8V STANDS HOW -WEILSBJ(T WAS CALLED SHAKE HOLLOW WEN , SNAKES I AInV mta SEEN SOCK WO SNAKfS tftN N flFTEEH ftET (0N^\SHOLKS NOWADAY*— Lff=Ml tY—^zAr——, iiLm.— GROCERS TO CLOSE AT 6:30 AFTERNOON Saturday Night Hour Set at 10 o’clock for Benefit of Clerks, Workers Announcement Is being made by ten grocery stores and markets In Brevard that their places will close each after noon at 6:30 o’clock excepting Satur day, when closing time will be set at 10 o'clock. The new hours become ef fective Monday, June 5. The following stores have agreed to close at 6:30 and 10, according to list turned In by a committee of grocers who headed the movement: Main street—Scott’s Grocery, Alli son’s Market, York’s AAP store, Buy Rite Grocery, Waters Market, Ray A Williams Grocery, BAB grocery, Farm ers Federation; Broad street—Seller’s AAP Store, Dixie Store. . Managers of the stores. In making their decision to close at 6:30 through the week and 10 o’clock Saturday, state that they are doing so in order that they and their clerks may get off In the afternoons at hut little later time than the average working person, and on Saturday nights in order that the workers may bo enabled to get sleep and be up in time to attend church on Sunday mornings. Hardin Buys Home Dr. and Mrs. Carl Hardin have moved into the former Len Brocks home on Oakdale street, which he recently pur chased. Mr. and Mrs. Brooks have moved to their new home on the Ros man highway. At Lyday Hospital Patients reported at Lyday Memorial hospital on Wednesday were: Mrs. Arnold Smith. Mrs. Carl Talley, Thomas Yglerslas. Fleet Proffitt, Mrs. Annie Burgess, Haden McCall and Mrs. Cris Passmore and Infant daughter. Fishing Dates Given For Pisgah Preserve North Mills River in Pisgah Forest will he opened to public trout fishing on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, June 1st, 2nd, and 3rd of this week. Thin stream Is well stocked with trout and will he opened to fifty anglers per day. Permits are available for all three days at the Pisgah Forest Ranger Sta tion or at the Forest Supervisor’s of fice in the Arcade Building in Ashe ville. Upper South Mills river will be open ed on June 10th, 11th, and 12th, Satur day, Sunday and Monday. Checking stations for this area will be at the gate at the Pink Beds entrance to the Yellow Gap road and at the gate at North Mills river on the Yellow Gap road. This stream Is limited to thirty fishermen a day and has been sold out for Saturday and Sunday, June 10th and 11th. Only a few permits remain for Monday, June 12th. Davidson River will open on June 21, 22, and 28, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, and Is limited to seventy-five fishermen per day. This popular stream has received national fame and local fishermen are advised to secure their permits now so as not to be caught with an empty creel and no fishing permit. Sunday School Meet June 4 Transylvania Assoclatlonal Sunday School officers will meet Sunday after noon at Mt. Moriah Cherryfleld church. The meeting will start at 2:80 o’clock. SWIMMING POOL TO OPEN ON SATURDAY “Free Day” Will Be Observed —Edwin Wike To Be In Charge For Town Brevard’s municipal swimming pool will open on Saturday for the season. Admission will be free on the opening day. The summer schedule, as announced by Edwin Wlke manager, will be fol lowed as In previous years—9 to 6 o'clock every week-day, and 1:80 to 8 on Sunday afternoons. Mr. Wlke will be assisted in the supervision of the pool by a life guard and others. John Bennett Given Scholarship at Duke For Religious Study John Bennett, professor of Religious Education at Brevard College, has been awarded scholarship in the graduate school of arts and science at Duke University according to announcement received here this week. Mr. Bennett has been awarded the Burney Harris Kearns fellowship In American religious thought. The sttpen ed for this fellowship Is $70fO. Mr. Bennett will be given a leave of ab sence from the college In order that he may take the fellowship. Graduate of Wofford College with and A B degree, and of Duke Univer sity with a B D, Mr. Bennett has been at Brevard College for three years, where he has made himself popular with students, faculty, and the com munity as well. He has taken an active part In young people’s work in the college, has served as pastor of several churches in the Methodist conference since coming here, and filled pulpits of several churches in the county of different de nominations. College Squad Still In Softball League Lead-WOW Ten 2nd Brevard College la still leading all the other tcamt In the softball loop with five wins In as many starts. The WOW team rated second place with three wins and two losses followed by the Lion's Club who have won two games while losing five. The CCC camp finally got In the winning column and have one game on the win side and four on the losers side. Last Wednesday the CCC outfit won their first game at the expense of the Icon's Club by the score of 10 to 9. Lockhart was the camp’s ace with three for four Qlllian led the Lion’s Club attack with three blngles In four at tempts, Friday the College took their fifth straight win of the season from the Lion’s Club in a 16 to 3 slugmest. Hen drix. pitcher, showed the way for the college club with a .760 percentage for the day, while Westmoreland was col lecting two hits in four times up. Monday Holt for the Woodman and Teague for the Lion’s Club hooked up In a hurling duel that saw the WOW produce three runs* on two hits and three miscues by opposing fielders to win seven to six in the final canto. Teague allowed the WOW batters seven scattered hits and struck out three while Holt limited the Lion's to four hits and fanned four hitters. CHAMBER COMMERCE DRIVE IS SUCCESSFUL Finance Committee Reporting Fine Response To Mem* bership Campaign Chamber of Commerce members who are making the membership canvass this week report that a good response Is being met from citizens In general, and that the enrolling will continue through this week and possibly a part of next Report of the committee will be made at the monthly meeting to be held Fri day evening of this week at the City Hall, and all citizens of the community are Invited to be present for discus sion of t^e business of the chamber. The committee In charge of member ship has been going about the work of signing new members without fanflre and hullobolaa, but checkup Wednesday showed that all business people, with a very few exceptions, were glad to take memberships. Board of Equalization Meets Monday, 12th Announcement Is made by the county commissioners that the board will sit In the commissioners room on Monday, June 12, according to announcement being carried In this Issue of The Times. Any taxpayers who have matters pertaining to listing of their property for the year 19*9, are Invited to come before the board on that date. SUNDAY SHOWS TO BE SEEN HERE AT CLEMSOT E Schedule Announced for Three Pictures June 4th—Many Requested This Move Announcement is made by the Clem son Theatre that shows will be given at their place on West Main street Sunday afternoon and evening, and that Sunday shows will be scheduled throughout the summer months. Shows will start at 2 and 4 o'clock In the afternoon, and at 9:15 In the evening, according to Verne P. Clement, manager. No midnight Saturday shows are planned. Mr. Clement stated to a Times repre sentative that he had been seriously considering the step of conducting Sun day shows for several months, and that many of his patrons had made Innum erable request for Sunday shows in Brevard. "It Is a known fact," Mr. Clement said, "that many Brevard people go to Hendersonville and Asheville each Sun day afternoon and evening to attend shows, and it is to give service to these people, and to provide entertainment for people here this summer that the Clemson Is putting on Sunday movies.’’ The Clemson has been operating here for IS years, under management of Verne P. Clement and his father, Frank D. Clement, the present theatre taking place of the old "Auditorium.” which was operated 14 years prior to erection of the new modern theatre. Next Sunday’s show will be "Tell No Tales,” featuring Melvyn Douglas and Louise Platt. The story Is of a news paperman who solves a mystery, saves a young school teacher from prison, and captures a gang of kidnapers. In addition to the feature picture, a musical number entitled "Tempo of Tomorrow,” a Grantland Rice sport short. "Good Skates," and a Popular Science magazine short, will also be Bhown. Dr. Loomis To Teach At Mars Hill College Dr. ami Mrs. Burt Loomis will leave Brevard Monday for Mars Hill, where Dr. Loomis will again be member of the summer school faculty of the Wake Forest-Meredlth schools. For the past five years Meredith College, of Raleigh, and Wake Forest College, of Wake Forest, have brought a large number of their faculty and students to the campus of Mars Hill College for the summer term. Last year, 360 students were en rolled In the school, which combines the opportunities of a four-year col lege and the recreational faculties of the mountain climate The combined summer school Is under the direction of Dean D. B. Bryan, of Wake Forest, and Dean B. Y. Tyner, of Meredith Col lege. with Dean I. N. Carr, of Mars Hill College, as associate director. Dr. Loomis will offer courses In psy chology and educational measurement. The nine weeks' session is from June 6 to August 5. Toxaway Boy Named Club Head at WCTC CULLOWHEE. May 31 (Special)— The International Relations Club of Western Carolina Teachers College In a recent meeting elected Charles Mc Call of Toxaway for Its next year’s president. Miss Genevieve Summers of Moore Haven, Florida, was elected vice president, and Miss Helen Greenlee of Spruce Pine was named secretary and treasurer. Miss Cordelia Camp of the education department and Dr. A. L. Bramlett, teacher, In the training school, will con tinue to be sponsors for the club next year. *_ Little River Grange Meet A Grange meeting will be held at the Little River school Monday night at 8 o’clock. Two new members will be Initiated. It Is urged that all members attend. 2 Girl Scout Camps . In Session Near City Two Girl Scout camp* started opera tion here this week In pre-camp ses sions before opening of the regular or ganized summer camps which operate here during July and August. A group of Girl Scouts from various sections of the country will open an en campment through June at Camp Bla hee, under sponsorship of the Asheville Girl Scout council. The camp opens June 1st and will continue In three one-week periods until June 29. Miss Polly Lee, head of the Asheville Girl Scouts, Is director, assisted by 15 or more counselors. Mrs. Kathryn Cur tis, who has leased Camp Illahee for the season, Is providing the camp faci lities for the Girl Scout group through June. Thirty Girl Scouts from Canton arc In a camp session at Lake Sega this week, under leadership of the Canton Girl Scout executives. This Is the first annual encampment for the Canton scouts since their organization In De cember. Other pre-sesason camps to be oper ated here through June Include: The Florida Boy Scouts at Connestee camp; girls camp at Camp Sapphire; Mary Gwynn co-educatlonal camp at Camp Transylvania; young girls' camp at Camp Deerwoode. »