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[SI THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES |1HF
*. j A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County_
VOL. 49 NO. 29 BREVARD, WORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 20. 1939 11.00 PER YEAR IN TRANSVLVANIACOUNTY
WPA WORKERS GET
ENFORCED VACATION
Nearly Hundred Here Are Ex-|
pected To Be Laid Off
For Thirty Days
WPA officials here are anticipating
ar order from state headquarters
which will require the enforced vaca
tion for from 60 to 80 relief workers In
Transylvania county.
Official orders had not been received
In the office of W. A. Wilson, county
engineer. Wednesday, but other coun
ties in the western part of the slate
had already received their order to cut
off workers for a period of 30 days.
Workers who have been employed
steadily on 'WPA for the past 18 months
will be laid off for a period of 30 days
RAEETOH—The WPA discharges, a
mandate written by Congress Into the
rew relief law. will effect 8,500 Tar
Heels. State Director McOInnls esti
mates. Since 39.723 persons now are
on the North Carolina rolls, the shake
up will mean that approximately one
out of every five WPA relief recipients
will lose his Job.
Following the discharge of the 8.500.
Olnnls was made shortly after he re
turned from a conference of all WPA
Mate administrators In Chicago. Simul
taneously. he disclosed that the employ
ment quota for August had been re
duced to 35.970—the lowest In more
than a year.
Following the discharge of the 8.500.
31.223 persons will fce on the rolls, and
4,747 persons now on the WPA wait
ing list will be assigned to jobs, bring
ing the total to the 35.970 quota.
The August quota compares with a
peak of 58.000 in December. 1938. and
with a low 19.600 In September. 1937.
Waiting Period
Persons dropped because of employ
ment for eighteen months will not be
able to get on the WPA waiting list
for 30 days. During the 30-day period,
they must be re-certlfled as In need by
the Public Welfare Department.
There are 341 now employed by W PA
In Transylvania, and accurate check
of the number to be released here could
not be obtained Wednesday.
Newspaper Writer Here
Josephine Dunn Kerlln. free lance
news and feature writer from St. Pet
ersburg, Fla., arrived In Brevard Tues
day for a two months' stay.
Miss Kerlln will be at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. J. IT. Tinsley. 82* West
Main street, while vacationing here.
She expressed delight with the climate
and beauty of Brevard and surrounding
mountains.
Enka Plays Brevard
Here Saturday, 22
Enka-B team will play the Tanners
here Saturday afternoon on the col
lege field.
The Enka-B Is a new outfit, start
ing out In the Industrial league at
start of the second half, and Is mak
ing a creditable showing.
At Lyday Hospital
Patients reported at Lyday Memorial
hospital on Wednesday are: Mrs. Ches.
ter Browning and Infant son, Larry
Kent, born Friday. July 14; Mrs. Louis
Owen and infant daughter, Jessie Mar
garet, bom Thursday, July 13; Clyde
McCrary. Lisa Paul, Joan Weed, Mrs.
A. B. Whitmire, Marie Perkins. .Tule
Reynolds, Arlos Reeves and Roy Col
lins.
Federation Picnic
Plans Being Made
Plans are being perfected for hold
ing the annual Farmers Federation
picnic at Brevard high school on Tues
day, August 1.
The NTA hut will be utilized for
luncheon, and part of the program, and
In case of rain, lunch will be served
there. Watermelon for the picnic lunch
will be provided by the Federation
Warehouse here.
The program will begin at 10 o’clock
and will Include a variety of events to
appeal to all ages ar.d all sizes.
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To Conduct Revival At Rosman
The Rev. JESSE C. OWEN, of
Asheville, noted Baptist evangelist,
will conduct a revival meeting at the
Rosman high school auditorium, be
ginning Sunday morning, July 80,
at 11 o'clock.
The meeting will continue for 20
days, In three dally services, at 3
o’clock In the afternoon; a story hour
and conference on evangelism at 7
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o’clock; and the evangelistic evening
service at 8 o'clock. Mr. Owen's
wife, who was a missionary In China
for 18 years, will conduct the story
hour, and Mr, Owen will lead the
evangelism service at 7 o'clock, us
ing his own book on evangelism as
the basis for his talks.
The song service will be In charge
of Rev. J. C. Seagers and wife, noted
song leaders, of- Louisville, Ky.
Hendersonville Road
Soon Be Completed
—
State highway workers hope to have
the Hendersonville road completed and
open fully to traffic by end of tho
week, provided materials can be kept
to the machines, and weather Is favor
able.
Ernest Webb, district engineer, said
Wednesday that his crews were now
near Penrose, and that he hoped to be
out of the way by Saturday night.
Traffic is now allowed to use the
road but sometimes has to be held up
for 15 and 20 minute periods while sur
face treatment Is being put down.
The road is being re-treated from the
cement at Horse Shoe to Brevard, with
black top and fine gravel being added.
Blind Worker Will
Speak at Lions Club
Mrs. Madeline P. McCrary, field con
sultant for the North Carolina Blind
Commission, will speak at the weekly
meeting of Brevard Idons club to be
held at the England home Thursday
evening at 7:30.
A. B. Carter, Brevard violinist, will
also appear on the program.
Many People Using
Recreation Center
Tennis and badminton courts at the
Brevard recreation center are proving
popular with out of town visitors here,
statement has been made by Mrs. Bess
W. May, recreation supervisor.
Basketry and rug making are also
offered at the center free of charge to
any Interested In such crafts. A small
cost of material Is required 1? tho maker
wishes to keep her basket or rug.
An Invitation is extended by the cen
ter officials to all visitors and towns
people to make use of the courts free
of charge, and also to use tffe recrea
tion center In any of Its phases, espec
ially crafts and sports.
Softball clubs for both boys and girls
are active at the center, Mrs. May re
ports, and also other games, picnics,
hikes and parties are enjoyed by the
boys and girls. The girls' glee club is
enjoying music and other activities,
and an Invitation has been accepted
by the club to visit the CCC camp for
a program.
Rosman Square Dance
A benefit square dance will be given
at Bosman Community building Thurs
day night of this week, with Dan Glaz
ener In charge and music by Fisher
String band. The dance is for benefit
of the community building.
FAWN PLANT MOVIE
MADE IN PISGAH BY
‘NEWS OF THE DAV
M-G-M- Corporation Take Pic
tures of Local Scene For
National Distribution
Pictures of the Plsgah Forest fawn
rearing plant will be shown In all parts
of the country by the Metm-Goldwyn
Mayer corporation through their "News
of the Day" feature within the next
few weeks.
Official photographers were here
last Saturday and took 900 fee* of film
at the plant, and these will be shown
in theatres throughout the country.
The fawns were shown In the Indi
vidual pens used when the small deer
are first caught and placed In the
feeding places, and also the more ma
ture ones that are kept in group pens.
Explanation of the care and feeding
of deer will also be given on the talk
ing screen along with the pictures.
Manager John Eller of the plant and
Ranger Jack Fortin were Interviewed
by the photographer and script writer
accompanying him, and this inter
view will be basis of the story to be
told along with showing of the pictures.
Effort Is being made by the Co-Ed
theatre to bring the feature to Bre
vard within the next month.
Golf Pro Coining To
Local Country Club
Bob Reed, golf pro at Bryson City,
will be at the Brevard course Satur
day of this week to give instructions
to golfers and would-be golfers, and to
arrange regular schedule for classes
In the finer points of the golf game.
The Bryson City pro Is rated as a
first class man, and several local golf
ers plan to take lessons from him Sat
urday.
“Ladies Day” Will
Be Observed Friday
"Ladles Day” will be observed at the
Brevard Golf course again Friday, and
all ladles of the town, and visiting
ladles are Invited to play as guests of
the club.
Several ladles have started play on
the local course, and the Recreation
Board makes statement that special
courtesy of the course for Friday Is ex.
tended In order that those fair golfers
of the town who have not had the
privilege of the course heretofore may
do so Friday.
To Clean Cemetery
Announcement Is made that a "cem
etery cleaning” will be held at Mt.
Moriah, Calvert, Saturday morning of
this week, beginning at 7 o'clock In the
morning. All people who have relatives
or friends buried in the church cem
etery are requested to bring suitable
tools and aid In the work of making the
burying lot presentable.
Benefit Bridge Will
Be Held Here Friday
Plans are being completed for the
benefit bridge party to be held at the
NTA hut Friday evening at 8 o'clock,
sponsored by the Women’s Civic club.
The party Is for the benefit of the
flower show to be held here August 12
under sponsorship of the club, and for
other club activities.
Valuable prizes have been donated
by business firms and individuals, and
It Is expected by the committee In
charge that a large number of play
ers will attend the party Friday night.
Tour Through Forest Arranged For
Visitors And Homefolk For Sunday
A Plsgah National Forest tour Is
being arranged for Sunday afternoon.
July 23, with forest officials and the
Chamber of Commerce co-operating.
The group will leave the Chamber of
Commerce office on West Main street
at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon, spend
three to four hours In the Forest and
return via Ecusta Plsgah Forest sta
tion.
Visitors to the community are espec
ially Invited to make the trip, and
those visitors who would like to have
local people ride In their cars, or drive
for them, are requested to contact
John Smith at Smith’s Barber shop
during the day or telephone Number 3
after 7 o’clock In the evenings.
Local people who will go on the trip
and take extra passengers, are also
requested to notfly Mr. Smith, or Mrs.
Ralph'Fisher at the Chamber of Com
merce.
It Is hoped that at least fifty cars
will make the trip. Plans are to leave
the Chamber of Commerce at 2 o'clock,
drive up US (4 to the Cathey's Creek
road, from here eight, miles through the
Cathey's Creek section of the forest
to the Gloucester Gap, then to John’s
Rock CCC camp, which Is one of the
leading such outfits In the south; to
the Davidson River fish rearing sta
tion where 50,000 brown, speckled and
rainbow trout are being reared; past
Looking Glass falls, and to the fawn
plant
At the fish rearing station the cul
turists In charge win explain methods
of raising the fish from tiny minnows
to the length of eight or nine Inches
when they are planted In the streams.
The young trout are to be seen In
large pools at the station.
At the fawn plant where more than
a hundred baby deer are being cared
for, methods of feeding and care will
be explained, and visitors will be al
lowed to take pictures, see the fawns
fed, and otherwise become acquaint
ed with the largest such rearing plant
being operated by the federal govern
ment.
Leaving the fawn plant, visitors may
go on through the Pink Beds to the
top of the mountain where construc
tion work Is going forward on the
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
way, or return to Brevard down the
Looking Glass and Davidson River
roads to Plsgah Forest.
The entire trip will be about *6 or
40 miles long, and will take the tourists
through the most scenic parts of the
national forest.
Those who care to may take sand
wiches and have supper In the forest
after the tour.
Ranger Jack Fortin will have sev
eral of his men along with the party
to officially guide the tour, and explain
questions which may be of Interest to
the visitors.
Chamber of Commerce officials are
anxious that as many local people as
possible make the tour In order that
they may become better acquainted
with the attractions In the forest, and
thereby be able to tell visitors more
about the soenic points to be visited
from Brevard.
Chairman Smith said Wednesday
that he had already signed up 31 cars
for the trip, and it Is believed that the
number will reach 60 or more.
Hold Court Here
JUDGE Wir.SOW WARLIGK
Severe Drought Is
Facing Transylvania
Unless showers intervene between
now and the first of next week crops
in Transylvania will be materially dam
aged by drouth, according to reports
from all sections of the county.
Gardens in some sections of the coun
ty are badly parched on account of
lack of moisture, and late vegetables
have been iniured severely.
Corn on uplands is said to be badly
In need of rain, although bottom land
com generally, In In fair shape.
A general rainfall was recorded In
the county on Sunday, July 9th, when
.4 inches fell In Brevard. This rain
reached most of the courty.
Lightning In the north Tuesday night
was "a sure sign of rain” some of the
old-timers here said Wednesday, which
Is all the hope that is held out.
Six Divorce Cases
Be Heard By Court
Six divorce cases are listed on the
civil court calendar for hearing at the
July term court which opens here Mon
day morning.
The cases are scheduled for hearing
on Thursday of next week, or may be
heard at any time during the term.
Following are the cases listed for
hearing;
Freeman Patterson vs. Ada Patter
son; Christopher Galloway vs. Inez
Pressley Galloway; Ruth Cunningham
vs. Jack Cunningham: Mary Wilkins
Paxton vs. Thomas Wood Paxton;
Stella Whitmire vs. T. E. Whitmire, Jr.;
Lillie Payne vs. Thomas Earl Payne.
UNIFORM BOOKFEE
CHARGED FOR 1939
High School Pupil* Will Pay
$2.40 Rental For The
Term For Text*
Transylvania county high school stu
dents will be charged a uniform book
fee of $2.40 per year, It was stated
here this week by J. B. Jones, superin
tendent of Transylvania county schools.
The fee will become effective with the
beginning of the 1939-40 school term.
Mr. Jones stated that this uniform
book fee will be Instituted in county
schools throughout the state of North
Carolina. Former arrangements have
been such that books have been rent
ed at a percentage of the original cost.
When Transylvania county schools
open each student, after he has paid
the $2.40 fee, will receive all basal
textbooks and a dictionary.
The superintendent of education al
so stated that Buncombe county schools
will open on August 1. and August 29,
and that the new maximum compul
sory attendance age therj 14 to 1$ years
will not apply to Transylvania county
schools. He said that a special act of
the 1939 legislature provided for the
change In Buncombe county's compul
sory age attendance.
Compulsory age attendance In Tran
sylvania county Is from seven to 14
years.
Dog Days
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SUPERIOR COURT TO
OPEN HERE MONDAY
Short Term Looked For—Fevr
Criminal Car**, and May
Close With One Week
Judge Wilson Warllck of New
ton la scheduled to open Superior Court
here Monday morning, with the crim
inal dockot expected to be over with
in a few days.
Clarence O. Ridings, solicitor, will be
here Monday morning to appear for
the state In criminal cases, many of
which are carried over from previous
term.
Civil calendar Is to be taken up on
Thursday, according to action of the
bar association, and it Is probable that
the second week of court will not be
held. However, Jurors for the second
week have been summoned by Sheriff
George Shuford, as follows:
Firtt Week
J. L. Wilson, D. H. Winchester, H.
B. Glszener, A. E. Hampton, C. W.
Tally, Freeman Nicholson, B. F. Cox,
Carlee McCall, J. M. Meecc, C. C. Gar
re:!, W. H. Hoxit, F. Lewis Johnson,
P. A. Rahn, T. C. Henderson, Alney
McCall, Guy Whitmire. W. C. Austin,
Arthur Sentell, John Plckelsimer, P.
E. Raxter, J. F. Morgan, L. F. Lyday,
Austin Brown, Arch Galloway, J. E.
White, Jim Waters, Jason McCall, C.
W. Owens, G. W. Whitmire, G, H.
Witodard, G. H. Lyday, H. Bay McCall,
Henry Chapman, J. J. Jackson, Warren
Galloway, Amos McCall.
Second Week
Winston A/(hworth, Harry P. Clarke,
R. W. Lyday, Fred Stroup, R. L. Mc
Gaha, Julius Owens, R. D. Boese, Ral
eigh Waldrcp, Grady Shipman, Cedi
King. Glean Galloway, E. D, Fisher,
E. P. McCoy, C. A. McCall, C. B, Hol
den, S. R. Owens, Frank Whitmire, Leo
Brittain.
The mixed term opens on July 24,
with Judge J. A. Rousseau of North
Wllkesboro, scheduled to preside.
New ArrhraU
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Whiteside, Jr.,
have announced the birth of a daugh
ter at the Presbyterian hospital In
Charlotte on July 14. Mrs. Whltslds
was before her marriage Miss Martha
Vaughan, formerly of Brevard.
Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stroup
a son, James Elliott, on Friday, July
14. Mrs.. Stroup is the former Miss
Marjorie Tinsley.
Horse-Shoe Pitching
Court Opened at PO
Barnyard golf Is now available for
those who enjoy the sport of horseshoe
pitching. Space has been provided for
the game on the vacant lot opposite
the post office on Jordan street, and Is
free to visitors and residents, announce
ment has been made.
Singing Convention
At Blantyre Sunday
Lower District singing conventton
will meet with Blantrye Baptist church
iSunday afternoon, beginning at 2
o’clock.
All singers and especially all song
leaders, are invited to attend the event.
Real Estate Matters
Be Talked at Meeting
Real Estate dealers of Brevard are
calling a meeting of all people Inter
ested in the buying or selling of real
estate, and the real estate question in
general for Tuesday night, July 28.
at the city hall.
At a previous meeting held by licensed
real estate dealers It was decided to
Invite the public to attend, and dis
cuss the housing problem in general.
The housing problem has become
acute in Brevard, it is pointed out by
the dealers here, and the matter of
handling of properties for the advan
tage of all should be a matter of pub
lic Interest, It Is pointed out.
Dance at Cascade Inn
Friday Evening, 21st
A special entertainment feature will
be given at Cascade Lake Inn and
lake Friday evening of this week, be
ginning at f o'clock.
Swimming, boating, dining, and danc
ing, will be features that are offered
for couples and Individuals. Announ
cement of the event Is carried on an
other page in this Issue.
The Cascade property was opened
the 4th of July and Is proving popu
lar attraction for visitor* and homefolk
alike. ,-,j !
Spinners Take Easy
Win Saturday From
Fletcher Nine, 7-2’
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Behind the twirling of Bud White,
the Plsgah Spinners gave Fletcher of
the Blue Ridge Industrial loop a lacing
here Saturday afternoon to the tune
of 7-8.
Coming from behind In the last six
weeks, the Spinners now have seven
games In the win column to their six
losses, and with seven more games to
go, have chance of being up at the
top ring of the ladder ere end of the
schedule.
Hitting has materially Improved dur.
Ing the past few games, and fielding
has likewise taken on a new slant for
the Spinners.
Next Saturday's gams win be at
Mills River.