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VOL. 49: NO. 34
LOCAL GIRL WINNER
STATE-SOUGHT PRIZE
Brevard School Student Gets
Cash Award From Con
test In Art
Miss Opal McCall, a Brevard high
school senior In the class ot 1939, has
been notified that she is winner of
a $10.00 cash award in an art contest
sponsored by the American Magazine.
Miss McCall was placed among the
first 53 winners in the art division of
the American Forum contest, embrac
ing 361.000 participants.
Miss McCall's prize was one of two
awarded in this contest to high school
students in North Carolina.
Miss Odell McCall, a rising senior at
Brevard high school, was given honor
able mention in this contest. There
were only two honorable mentions giv
en in North Carolina.
The two Misses McCall, daughters
of Mr. and Mrs. E. O McCall of Bre
vard are students of William H. Oliver,
art instructor at the Brevard high
school.
First prize of $1 000 in the art con
test went to James Gardner, of St.
Louis; second prize of $500 was award
ed to Robert Relsinger, of Cleveland,
Ohio; and third award went to Robert
Bonfils, of Kansas City, Mo.
Business Courses To
Be Taught at School:
Courses in bookkeeeping, shorthand,
typewriting will be offered from 3:30
to 5:00 for the benefit of anyone not
'regularly enrolled in Brevaird high
school . It will be necessary to have an
average attendance of more than ten
students In order that these courses
may be offered. There is no charge at
tached. except for books.
Any individual desiring to register
for the extension courses or wishing to
obtain information regarding them, may
contact Miss Earleene Poindexter in
the commercial room at the high school
after 3:30, Thursday and Friday, Aug
ust 31 and September 1.
Bank Beautification
Work Started On 284
Hoad scars are being eliminated by
a group of CCC workmen on highway
284 through Pisgah National forest,
beginning near Wagon Road gap.
Plans call for "mulching” the cut
out banks, sow the fills to grass, and
otherwise cover up scars made by cut
ting the new highway through the
forest.
Grass and weeds are being placed
on raw banks after they have been
sloped, and wooden pins driven into
the earth to hold the waste material
until a natural growth can be started.
State highway, forestry, and WPA
groups are cooperating in the project
which will employ around 40 men for
five months. John C. Weaver add Ed
Cantrell are In charge of the work.
Zachary Reunion To
Meet Sunday, Aug. 27
Thirty-first annual Zachary iamuy
reunion' will be held at Cashiers Val
ley next Sunday. August 27, with an
all-day propram being arranged for.
The reunion will be held at the picnic
grounds which have been located near
the historic cemetery where the Zach
ary family pioneers were buried, and
where each year hundreds of kin and
friends of t# flkmily gather.
The Rev. E. P. Billups, pastor of
Brevard Methodist church, will make
the main address of the day, with other
short speeches and music also to be
on the day’s program.
Randall Lyday May
Be Declared Best
Ag Teacher In N. C.
—
Randall Byday. teacher of Vocational
Agriculture at Brevard high school,
nas been selected as one of the five
outstanding teachers of agriculture in
North Carolina.
One teacher is named from each dis
trict. Mr. Lyday was considered the
best in the Western District. This dis
trict comprises all counties west of
Cleveland. From these five teachers
the state master teacher will be select
ed. Each year the master teacher is
given a trip to the national agriculture
teachers meeting.
The following standards are useu in
naming the master teacher:
1. Classroom and shop.
2. Preparation for Instruction.
3. Enrollment—All day and evening.
4. Supervised practice (Projects)
5. Young Tar Heel Farmer work.
6. Reports.
7. Professional improvement.
8. Community service and activity.
New Arrival*
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Bill Erwin
a daughter. Ann, on Saturday, August
19.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. John Banks a
son. John X^ambert, on Monday, August
21. _
Noted Churchman To
Be Here Sunday Morn
The Rt. Rev. Robert E. Gribbln, IX D„
bishop of the diocese of Western North
Carolina will deliver the sermon at St.
Phillip’s Episcopal church Sunday
morning at 11 o’clock.
Celebration of the Holy Communion
will be at 8 o’clock in the morning and
church Sunday school will be at 10
o’clock.
Vacation !s Over
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All Transylvania Schools To
Begin Terms Monday Morning
All schools of Transylvania county
will open Monday morning at 8:45
for the 1939-40 term, with an antlcipat.
ed enrollment of 2.700 to 2,800 students.
Teachers have been named for each
of the schools, with possibility that
two or more teachers will be added to
the list after the first two weeks of
classwork.
The following items of interest to
parents and students have been pre
pared by Professor J. B. Jones, super
intendent of schools, pertinent to be
ginning of the term.
Enrollment Ape
According to Section 22 of the School
Act, children to be entitled to enroll
ment in the public schools must be six
years of age on or before October 1
and must enroll during the first month
of school.
Bus Transportation
Section 25 provides that Children who
live within 1 1-2 miles of school may
not be transported by bus unless it
should so happen that the bus Is not
crowded. Under no conditions can
children be transferred by a school
building where the grade which the
child takes is being offered. For ex
ample, children living beyond Selica
school who are enrolled in the lower
grades could not be transferred by bus
to Brevard. Where the children are
transferred by private conveyance it
is permissible for them to attend the
school of their choice.
Book Rentals
High school books may be rented
with a flat fee of $2.40 a year payable
at the beginning of the year. A pupil
will have to cither rent all of his books
or buy all of his books. Books are on
sale at the Court House. It will not
be possible to rent a part of the books
at a lower rate.
In the elementary school all supple
mentary readers are to be rented by
the pupils while the basal texts are
furnished free of charge. The rental
fees for supplementary readers are as
follows:
Grade 1, 50; grade 2, 50; grade 3,
60; grade 4, 60; grade 5, 60; grade 6,
70; grade 7, 70.
Ixist year enrollment
Brevard high, 361; Brevard elemen
tary, 639; Cedar Mountain, 41; Con
nestee, 80; Little River. *12; Penrose,
71; Pisgah Forest, 177; Selica, 76;
RoBman high, 161; Rosman elementary
435; Balsam Grove, 89; Lake Toxa
way, 99; Montvale, 33: Old Toxaway.
12; Quebec, 55; Silversteen 85; Rosen
wald, 133; Glade Creek, 36.
SOME MARRIED FOLK
FORGET NEW LAWS
Health Certificates Are Re
quired From Couples Who
Get S. C. License
North Carolina couples who get mar
ried out of the state are required to
file health certificates within 60 days
after they return to this state, and
many of them are failing to do so, ac
cording to Eck Sims, register of deeds.
The 1939 law requires health cer
tificates from both parties to a mar
riage ceremony before license may be
Issued in the state, Mr. Sims pointed
out, and no license will be issued un
less the applying couples have the
certificates.
Those who go to South Carolina orj
Georgia and get married are required
under the law, to secure health certi
ficates as soln as they return to the
state, or for certain not later than 60
days, and file this certificate with the
register of deeds here.
"Hiere Is no cost for filing the health
certificate, and those who wish to be
examined by the county health officer.
Dr. G. B. Lynch, may do so without
charge.
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Chamber Commerce Meet
Semi-monthly meeting of the Bre
vard Chamber of Commerce will be held
Thursday of this week at the city hall.
All citizens of the community are in
vited to attend, and urged to bring
matters which they deem of Importance,
up at the meeting for action by the
group.
“White Cane Day” To
Be Observed Saturday
White Cane Day and sale of White
Cane emblems will be observed in
Brevard Saturday conducted by the
Brevaril Dions club.
The campaign, sponsored by the
North Carolina association for the
blind, is for benefit of local blind per
sons or for the purchase of glasses for
children who are uni^le to make their
grades because of impaired eyesight.
Fifty percent of funds collected from
sale of the emblems will be used in
Transylvania county to help the needy
blind persons. There are 33 totally
blind persons in this county, it is esti
mated. _
Second Link Scenic Parkway
Will Be Let On September 7th
Contract on second Scenic Parkway
link in this section is to be let on Sep
tember 7, according to advices received
here Wednesday front Washington.
The road work to be let on the 7th
is a stretch two and one-half miles
long, and extending northeast toward
Wagon Road Gap where five miles of
the parkway are now under construc
tion.
In the letting will be a 700-foot tun
nel to be made near Devil’s Court
House. This expensive excavation work
is given by the Bureau o{ Public roads
as reason for the fact that the entire
five and one-half miles from Beech
Gap to Wagon Road will not be let at
this time.
Unofficial statement was made re
cently by a member of the Bureau of
Public Roads that the balance of the
stretch from Beech Gap to Wagon Road
would be let some time before Christ
mas, but this statement has not been
confirmed. However, It Is known that
survey work has been completed on
the entire link between Beech and
Wagon Road gaps, and policy as an
nounced when the first letting was
held for the Wagon Road project that
the road would be completed between
the two points before other contracts
were let west of Asheville.
DESTITUTE FAMILY
NEEDS FOOD, CASH
Small Children Sick While
Father Lies ill With
“White Plague”
With the father very 111 from tu
berculosis, and his baby in another room
critically ill with pneumonia, the family
of Dock Ballard on Whitmire street is
in destitute condition.
’mere are probably other families in
this county who need aid from their
more favored neighbors, but this one
case was brought forcibly to attention
of The Times this week.
Dock Ballard, the father, is not one
of those fellows who has been looking
for the world to keep him and his up.
.■Rather, he has always been able to
provide or the family of four which look
to him—that is, he was until the Great
White Plague struck his lungs and
laid him on his bed for maybe months
and months.
Effort is being made by the welfare
and health departments to get the
father in the state sanatorium for
tubercular patients, but there is always
a long waiting list for treatment, and
even if he gets in within the next sev
eral weeks, the family of three small
children all under four years, and the
wife who must look after her children
at such a teeny-age will be hard-put to
keep the wolf from their door.
At this time, however, the' need for
aid Is badly felt In the home of the
man who has always worked and made
both endB meet. Neighbors, friends,
or anyone in the county, who has food
to spare, in the nature of potatoes,
corn, wheat, or meat, could be a great
help. Then, too, at this time there is
need for money to buy medicine for the
very sick baby, money to buy milk and
eggs for the father who hopes to take
the rest cure and again be able to look
after his family as he has during the
past years.
Appeal Is being made to those who
wish to help a man who has always
worked, been a respectable citizen, and
one who "toted his own load." The
family lives just across from Pisgah
MIBs, in the third house from the cor
ner, on the right, and anyone who
wishes to help a worthy family may do
so by leaving needed food on the porch.
Fiddler*’ Convention
Be Held Here Friday
Announcement la being made by the
Sylvan Valley string band that a fid
dlers' convention will be held at the
Brevard court house Friday night of
this week.
Prizes will be offered, the announce
ment states, for bands, groups, and
individual performers. The entries for
cash prizes are restricted to Transyl
vania county.
The program will begin at 8 o’clock,
and continue for about two hours.
Dr. Campbell Speak*
In Brevard Sunday
The Rev. R. F. Campbell, retired
Presbyterian minister of Asheville, will
preach At the Presbyterian church here
Sunday morning at 11 o’clock.
The pastor, the Rev. C. M. Jones,
left the first of the week for a week’s
trip to Washington, D. C. and the New
York World’s fair. He was accompan
ied on the motor trip by five local
young boys, Paul Jones, Junior Mil
ier, Bob T, Gash, Jack Patton and
iArry Wilson. I
+ Red Cross Aquatic School Opens
Thursday; Second 10-Day Meet
Over one hundred students are
expected to'enroll Thursday of this
week for the second session of the
National Aquatic School of the
American Red Cross at Camp Car
olina.
Ramone S. Eaton, of Washington,
D.'C.. director of the school, said
that last Thursday’s records show
ed reservations for 100, and the
number has been increased this
week. The school opens August
24, and continues to Sept 3.
This is the second session of the
aquatic school to be held here this
year. First school held in June saw
more than 200 students registered,
and it was to give better super
vision and Instruction that decis
ion was made at national head
quarters of the Red Crow to have
two schools this year instead of
the single session as has been cus
tom for the past 17 years.
Fifteen states and the District
of Columbia are represented in the
registration already in, Mr. Eaton
said Monday. The group as a
whole are representatives of Red
Cross chapters, and industry, the
latter sending selected personnel
here for training in first aid work.
Many of the "old regular” facul
ty members will return for the
August session, Director Eaton said,
with a very large group of the Red
Cross national field representa
tives also to be here as instructors.
In addition to Director Eaton, the
Allowing will be here for opening
of the school:
Harry A. Kenning, assistant dl
rector, Washington; Jimmy Mac
Millan, Cocoa, Florida; Dr. John
Mulherin, Ellis Fysal, Charles Mix,
Oliver Allen, Benjamin Gammage,
, and Dan Sharpe, all of the Ameri
can Red Cross, Washington.
Thomas Morris, Winter Haven,
Fla.; June C. Raton, Washington,
D. C.; Dorothy Tolleson, Peabody
College, Nashville, Tenn.; Josephine
Woodard, Birmingham, Ala; Char
les Russell, Ft. Myers, Fla; Rus
sell Nicholson, director first aid and
life saving, Atlanta Ga; firs.
Charles Mix, Daytona Beach, Fla;
and others who are leaders in their
line. ,
Director Eaton stresses the fact
that local students may attend the
class by paying the instructional
fee of 410, and several from this
section are expected to enroll.
Take Coaching Posts
WALTER CLAYTON
EDWARD CLAYTON
The Claytons, Walter and Edward,
leave during the coming week to
take up coaching duties at two high
schools in the central part of the
state.
Walter will be coach and athletic
director at Carthage high school, and
teach science. Edward will be coach
and athletic director at Ruffin high
school near Reidsville, and teach his
tory.
Both boys are graduates of Brevard
high school where they played all
three sports—football, basketball, and
baseball, and also of Brevard Cel
lege where they again played on first
squads in three major sports. Walter
was named all-state backfield man
both years of his Brevard College
career
At Wake Forest college Walter
received his B. S. this spring. He
played football there two years, in
the backfield. and also baseball, play
ing both infield and outfield.
At Furman University, Edward
played backfield for the first squad
football crew, and alternated between
catcher and outfield on the base
ball squad both years. He led the
Furman team at bat during the 1939
season.
Mr*. Jordan Funeral
Held Wednesday Eve
Funeral services were held Wednes
day afternoon at the Mt. Moriah
Cherryfield Baptist church for Mrs.
Grace Sitton Jordan, aged 83, who died
at her home near Brevard Tuesday
morning at 10 o’clock, following an ill
ness of two weeks. The pastor, the
Rev. M. L. Lewis, and the Rev. Yancey
C. Elliott, pastor of the Brevard Bap
tist church, conducted the service. In
terment was In the church cemetery.
Mrs. Jordan was the widow of the
late, Rev. F. M. Jordan, pioneer Baptist
minister of North Carolina.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs.
L. A. Pruitt, of Chicago, Miss Susie
Jordan and Mrs. J. L. Gillespie,- of Bre
vard, also 10 grandchildren and one
great-grandchild. Grandsons acted as
pallbearers.
Moore and Trantham had charge of
funeral arrangements.
At Lyday Hospital
Patients reported at Lyday Memorial
hospital on Wednesday were: Homer
Chappell, Earl Wyatt, Ernest Hen
leln and Irene Davis
Diphtheria Vaccine
May Be Secured Here
Parents who wish to enter children
In school for the first year are remind
ed by the county health unit »that
children must be immunized against
diphtheria before starting to school.
The vaccination may be given by the
family physician, or If the parents pre
fer, Dr. Lynch, health officer will ad
minister the vaccine at his office on
any Saturday morning. Cost at the
health unit Is 10 cents per dAae for the
vaccine, which Is the minimum charge
made by the state.
HEAVY RAINS CAUSE
DAMAGEJN VALLEY
Upper County Streams Rush
Into French Broad and
Cause Big Overflow'
Excessive rains Thursday and early
Friday morning of last week put the
French Broad river at Its highest stage
since 1928, and did considerable damage
to farm crops In the valley, as well as
to roads and bridges.
Most damage to roads was done In
the Rosman section where the North
Middle and East Forks of the French
Broad converged after a 7-lnch down
pour.
The highway bridge across the river
to the extract plant was damaged,
and the railroad bridge also damaged,
some. Streets In the town were In
jured, and early Friday morning resi
dents of Rosman were given cause for
worr£.
In the East Fork section several
bridges were badly washed, and roads
gullied out considerably. Roads In
other sections of the county also suf
fered some, but traffic was maintain
ed by the highway forces.
High water In the Rockbrook-Wllson
bridge sections jtied tip traffic early
Friday night, but the waters receded
soon after midnight. People In the
Little River section were practically
marooned insofar as coming straight
to Brevard was concerned, and some
went via Cedar Mountain to reach the
county seat, while others went around
the Crab Creek road to Hendersonville
and up U. S. 64, on Friday.
On N. C. 64 through Plsgah Nation
al Forest, several small slides caused
work for the maintenance crews, but
traffic was maintained, and workmen
had the roads practically cleared of all
debris Saturday.
Corn was worst Injured crop In the
French Broad valley, in some Instances
back water reaching above the young
ears.
Farm Tour Postponed
Account of Rainfall
Annual Transylvania farm tour was
postponed last Friday due to the high
water which was occasioned by the
rains of Thursday and early Friday
morning.
After checking the several points of
interest which the tour was supposed
to touch by different members of the
leader group early Friday morning it
was decided that the cars could not
negotiate some of the side roads.
Definite date was not set Friday, but
the tour will probably be held during
September—on a Saturday when the
schools will not be In session so that
FFA boys and other school students
Interested may make the trip.
Several visitors were on hand Friday
morning for the trip, and were serely
disappointed when it was found Im
practical to go on that date.
Carr’s Hill Revival
Revival services will begin at Carr’s
Hill Baptist church Suaday night at
8 o’clbck, announcement has been
made.
The Rev. Lawrence Erwin will do
the preaching each night during the
week. The services will continue for
10 days or two weeks.
Battery F. Member* To
Attend Lenoir Reunion
Several ex-service men from Tran
sylvania plan to attend the reunion of
Battery F 113th field artillery to be
held in Lenoir on Friday of this week.
The reunion will be an all-day af
fair, with registration to begin at 10
o'clock in the morning, aad luncheon at
1 o'clock.
Revival Service* At
Baptist Church Will
Continue Thru Sunday
Revival services, which have been in
progress at the Brevard Baptist church
the past week, will conclude with the
night service on Sunday, announce
ment has been made by the pastor, the
Rev. Yancey C. Elliott.
The Rev. W. Perry Crouch, of Ral
eigh, executive secretary of the state
mission board, Is doing the preaching
each morning at 10 o’clock and each
evening at 8 o’clock.
Continued interest and increased at
tendance have marked the meetings,
and forceful and inspiring messages
are being delivered at each sendee by
the Rev. Mr. Crouch. Six additions
to the church were made by letter at
the Sunday morning service, and two
joined by letter Sunday night
Two daily services will be held ,
through Saturday, each morning at 10
o'clock and each night at 8 o'clock.
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