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VOL 49: NO. 36 BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1939 $1.00 PER YEAR IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY
FOREST OFFICIALS
FIGHT DEER DEATH
Disease In Davidson Area Is
Bringing Washington Expert
To This County
Dr. Schilling of Washington, D. C„
chief of the wildlife research division
for the federal government is expected
to arrive here Thursday to inspect the
Pisgah Deer herd, and work with for
estry officials in curbing hemorrhagic
septicemia, which has already taken the
life of nearly half hundred deer in the
Davidson Kiver section.
The disease is said to be similar to
"shipping fever" which affected parts
of the Pisgah herds 12 years or more
ago, but which was checked without
serious damage.
The disease is said to show up an
nually. though in very mild form, and
has been coped with successfully by
lnnoculatlon and isolation of the dis
eased animals.
Forestry officials could not be con
tacted Wednesday to ascertain the ex
act number which have been found
dead in the Davidson Kiver section of
the forest, but notices have been re
ceived by farmers along the edge of the
forest preserve advising them of the
fact that the disease Is present in the
deer herd.
Farmers have been advised to nave
their cattle Innooulated against In
fection, by the ranger office, and Coun
ty Agents here have been aiding the
farmers In the work of vaccination.
It Is pointed out by County Agent
Glazener that cattle, as a rule, are not
subject to Infection from deer, but he
Is strongly advising all cattle owners
along the edge of the forest .to use
the vaccine as a preventive measure.
Deer are said to be highly susceptible
to the disease from cattle, but inasmuch
as cattle are the stronger animals, they
are not easily Infected from deer.
Authorities on the disease state that
It Is generally present In latent form
In most deer, and for that matter in
many cattle, but that it does not be
come dangerous unless the animals are
poorly fed or weakened from other
CAU86S.
Officials of the Pisgah Game Pre
serve have contended for several years
that the food available In Pisgah Forest
was not sufficient to amply provide for
the deer herd there, and pointed out on
numerous occasions that disease would
strike the herd unless they were
thinned out.
Hunts have been held each fall, and
trapping of fawns Is carried en each
spring, in keeping with the program
of "deer thinning”.
It is not known at this time whether
there will be a hunt staged this fall or
not. due to the fact that number of
deaths from the disease cannot bei
estimated.
State Dentists Are
Working With Pupils
In Schools of County
A dental clinic is in progress in the
schools of Transylvania county, spon
sored by the county health unit and the
county board of education. The clinic
started Monday morning and will con
tinue for five weeks.
The clinic Is in operation this week
in the Little River and Balsam Grcve
schools, and will continue until the
work Is completed in the schools
throughout the county.
Dr. I. W. Farrell and Dr. M. R.
Evans,, of the state board of health,
are assisting Dr. O. B. Lynch, county
health officer, and Mrs. Alfred Chance,
county health nurse, in the clinic.
The work consists in examination of
the children, giving treatment where
necessary, pulling, filling or cleaning
the teeth.
A schedule of tho work to be done
in the other schools of the county will
be given in next week's paper.
Upper District Song
Meet Rosman Sunday
R09MAN, Sept. P—Upper district
singing convention will be held at Zion
Baptist church Sunday afternoon, be
ginning at 2 o’clock.
The Rev. W. H. Nicholson will be in
charge of the program, and invites all
singers, and others to attend.
Brevard Team* To Play
Series Games Sept. 9th
At Canton and Fletcher
Brevard's two baseball teams, the
Tanners and the Spinners, will play In
their respective league series Saturday
afternoon of this week, both teams
away from Brevard.
Tanners At Canton
The Tanners will meet Canton there
at 3:30. Canton won the first half
and Brevard ended their season here
Monday by defeating Enka to make
eight wins to one loss and second half
honors.
Second game, probably a double-head
er, will be played at McCormick Field
In Asheville, on Sunday, Sept 17.
Manager A1 Kyle asks that any people
who will take their car and haul play
ers to the Canton game notify him by
Friday night or leave word at The
Times office.
Spinners at Balfour
The Spinners will meet Fletcher at
Balfour In a double header Saturday af
ternoon in the elimination play-off.
This game will start at 3 o’clock.
Winners In the game Saturday will
meet Green River the following week
for the league pennant game.
Books At UDC Library
Books shelved at the IT. D. C. library j
include: Little Princess, Burnett: Mag
nlficlent Obsession, Douglas; Jamacia I
Inn, DaMaurier, Goodbye Mr. Chips, I
Hilton< Saints, Sinners and Beechers,
Stowe; The Corpse in the Crimson
Slippers, Walling: Man of the Storm,
Hueston.
Welfare Funds Here
Exceed $2,000 Month
Transylvania county received a total
of $2,089.00 of combined county, state
and federal funds in August for distri
bution to 270 recipients under the North
Carolina public assistance program,'
Miss Victoria Bell, field representative
for the State Board of Charities and
Public Welfare, has been advised by
Nathan H. Yelton, director of public
assistance.
To 165 needy aged In the county went
a total of $l,348.00givlng them an aver
age grant for the month of $8.17, while
91 dependent children received average
grants of $4.41 to make a total expen- j
diture for that purpose of $401.00,
Yelton’s communication to Miss Bell
showed there were 14 widows of Con
federate veterans in the county drawing
old age assistance payments under the
legislative act transferring them If
eligible to the public assistance rolls.)
The widows received a total payment
of $350.00, or an average of $25.00.
State-wide average payments to needy
old people was $9.58, to dependent
children $5.91, and to pensioners $25.31.
A total of 55,283 persons over the state
received $463,118.82 in August while for
the fiscal year through August state
totals were: old age assistance, $635,
140.16: aid to dependent children.
$249,194.54, Confederate widows on the
public assistance rolls, $33,221.26.
‘LADIES DAYS’ PLAN
OF COUNTRY CLUB
Fairer Sex Invited To Play
Friday, Saturday and
Sunday, Free
"Ladies Days" will be observed at
Brevard Golf course Friday, Saturday
and Sunday, when all ladies are Invited
to play as guests of the club.
Ed Watson, manager, states that In
terest among the ladles Is showing a
decided Increase within the past few
weeks, and that with the cooler days he
expects to have more of the Brevard
ladles playing dally.
Membership In the club Is climbing
every week, the membership commit
tee reports, and with Improvements
steadily going forward at the course,
It Is expected that more than 100 mem
bers will be signed up and playing golf
by the end of the month.
Fairways and greens have been Im
proved this summer, and work on the
roughs has also been done. WPA
workers have made many decided Im
provements on seventh and eighth fair
ways. and are now engaged In erect
ing the club house which Is expected
to be ready by the last of October.
Brevard College Will Open
For Fall Term Sept. 26th
Opening date of Brevard College has
been changed from Tuesday, September
19, to Tuesday, September 26. This
change was made necessary because of
extensive improvements that are be
ing made in Ross Hall and West Hall.
In announcing the change of date, col
lege officials have called attention to
the fact that the deferred opening date
would not affect the college program
in any way. The Christmas holidays
will remain as planned originally. The
change does mean a delay of one week
In the commencement program In May,
1940.
letters are going out from the col
lege office Indicating that all freshmen
should arrive in Brevard Monday, Sep
tember 25. AH of the programs ar
ranged for the opening week will be
carried out as originally planned. In
dications now are that all available
■pace in the dormitories will be filled
to capacity. A larger number of local
students Is expected than In previous
years.
By special Invitation about twenty
student leaders are expected to return
to the college to participate in a pre
opening retreat at Camp Transylvania,
September 23-26. The students along
with certain faculty leaders will leave
the campus for Camp Transylvania
Saturday morning and will return to the
campus on Monday.
An Intensive program of planning,
discussion, worship, and recreation has
been planned. These leaders will dis
cuss thoroughly every phase of the col
lege program. They will study the re
ligious life on campus, social. life on
campus, student-faculty government,
club activities, literary societies, stu
dent publications, athletic activities, and
other phases of the total college pro
gram. Committees of the retreat group
will make recommendations 10* the facul
ty regarding some aspects of the col
lege program.
In addition to the pre-opening retreat
these student leaders will bf on hand
t« help the administration In carrying
out the freshman orientation program
on September 26 and 26.
Salutations
P. Noble Simons Is
Victim Of Car Crash
Funeral services were held Friday af
ternoon for Patrick Noble Simons. 81,
from St. Phillip’s Episcopal church, and
Interment was made in St, Paul’s in the
Valley cemetery.
The Rev. Harry Perry, rector, and
the Rt. Rev. Albert Thomas, bishop of
the Upper South Carolina Diocese were
In charge of the rites. Nephews and
close friends of the deceased acted as
pallbearers.
Mr, Simons died Thursday morning
after being struck by an automobile
driven by F. M. Whaley of Florida. The
aged man was walking toward Rrevanl
along West Probarte when the car
struck him, and he died at Lyday
Memorial hospital a few minutes later
without becoming conscious. His right
shoulder, and right side were badly
crushed.
Mr. Simons was a native of Charles
ton, S. C., and was in business for a
number of years before coming to
Brevard in 1915. He bought a home
here and planned to retire from active
business. However, during the world
war he assisted in the office of the
Transylvania Tanning company.
He had made many friends here,
and was active In St. Phillip’s church.
Numerous friends visited the Osborne
Slmpson funeral parlor Thursday af
ternoon and Friday to pay tribute to
the prominent man.
He Is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Louise Russell Simona, a native of New
York, and a brother, Edward Alexan
der. Simons of Charleston.
Music Program Sept. 14
The Monroe Brothers and their
musical entertainers will give a pro
gram at the court house Thursday
evening, September 14, at 8 o’clock,
sponsored by the local American Legion
post. The entertainment is for benefit
of the Carson Creek Baptist church.
Officers Elected By
Brevard FFA Students
The Brevard eighth grade chapter
of the Future Farmers of America held
Its first meeting Sept. 1 with an en
rollment of 26 boys. The following of
ficers were elected to serve for the
school year 1939-40: president, Bill
Crary; vice president, J. L. Bryson;
secretary, Bruce McGaha; treasurer,
Dale Orr; reporter, L. V. Corn; watch
dog, Alvin Parker; adviser, R. J. Ly
day; program committee, Richard Orr,
Sacred Song Written
By Miss Nell Case
Miss Nell Case is having placed on
the market her recently composed
sacred song. "Jesus Saves.” Music to
the words are by Richards Bros. The
song has been copyrighted.
Miss Case has composed a number of
songs and pOems. one among which Is
"Jesus My Master.” She is the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Avery Case.
At Lyday Hospital
Patients reported at Lyday Memorial
hoslptal on Wednesday were: Mrs. W.
T. Whitmire and Infant son Jere
miah, born Wednesday, September 6,
Mildred Marshall, Edwin McCall and
Bobby Norwsod.
Honor Roll
*
Thanks to the faithful few who re
membered to send In their renewals
since Wednesday of last week:
E. O. Shipman, Plsgah Forest
Mrs. F. W. Jones, Elkland
Thos. H. Smith, Memphis
Miss Mary Harrington, Carthage
J. A. Galloway, Brevard R-2
Virgil Duncan, Penrose
T. W. Reid, Sapphire
Mrs. Judd Plott, Brevard R-l
Miss Carlotta Rogers, So. Carolina
Orville Simpson, Brevard
We are glad to add the following
names to our list this week:
Ed McGaha, Brevard
Miss Eugenia Coltrane, Thomasvllle
Walter Glazener, Auburn
Miss Hattie Aiken, Mt. Airy
Ed Watson, Brevard
M. Leonard Bauer, Plsgah Forest
Mrs. E. N. Boys, Brevard
Mrs. G. G. Ray, Charlotte
Mrs. Rebecca Orr, Plsgah Forest
Mrs. C. C. Hutcffea, Florid*
“War Boom” Price*
Effective Locally
Effect of the German-Polish
war which started last Friday,
and saw England and France
throwing their force in the con
flict Sunday, has already been
felt in Brevard in the price of
groceries.
In some instances a 10 to 20
per cent increase in prices has
been given the merchants by
wholesale houses, and merchants
who were contacted Wednesday
said that they did not know
what effect the rising commodity
market, which is a reflection of
the stock exchange, will have a
week from today.
Advances in sugar, meat, lard,
flour, and other staples have al
ready been made by some whole
sale houses, merchants said Wed
nesday, as well as a few other
lines.
ECUSTA FRENCHMEN
NOT CALLED HOME
FOR ARMY SERVICE
Instructors In Paper Plant May
Be Ordered Home By
Paris Officials
French citizens who arrived here in
May to act as instructors and assist
technicians at the Ecusta Paper Cor
poration have not been recalled to their
native land to join the army which Is
now allied with England and Poland
in the war against Germany,
The group of French citizens arrived
here May 12, and have since been en
gaged In work of teaching local people
the art of paper making as practiced
[in France, and aiding in getting the
machinery at the plant in operation.
Officials at Ecusta said Wednesday
that no official call had been made
from Paris for the group, but that they
would leave Immediately if such calls
were received.
Word was bandied around the streets
of Brevard last week that the French
workers would have to leave as soon
as war was declared, and again Sunday
rumors were to the effect that radio
messages had been sent here soon after
France declared the nation at war with
Germany at noontime.
Some newspapers carried a story
Wednesday to the effect that the "Ecus
ta Frenchmen have been called home,”
and further that they were already in
New York awaiting transportation
across the Atlantic, and would soon take
up arms with other patriots who are
fighting on the western front of Ger
many.
President Harry H. Straus of the
Ecusta Corporation told The Transyl
vania Times that no call had been re
ceived Wednesday at noon, but that
should such call come the men would
leave at once. It Is not known here
when, or If, the men will be called, in
asmuch as they are here at special re
quest of the Ecusta Corporation, some
members of which corporation are In
terested in manufacturing in Franee,
and also are French citizens.
Father of Brevard
Lady Buried Aug. 31
W. L. Call, aged 73, died at his home
In Mocksvllle, Tuesday, August 29, fol
lowing an Illness of the past year.
Funeral services and burial were la
Mocksvllle Thursday afternoon.
Surviving are his widow; two daugh
ters, Mrs. Melvin Gillespie, of Brevard,
Mrs. Jeter Adcock, of Cumnock; and
two sons, Lon Call, of Chicago, and
Roy Call, of Mocksvllle.
Mr. Call was a prominent citizen In
Mocksvllle where he had been In busi
ness for S3 years.
Mr. and Mrs. Gillespie were caned to
Mocksvllle last week on account of the
critical illness and death of the lat
ter’s father. Mrs. Gillespie remained
for several days with her mother be
fore returning to her home here.
New Arrival
Dr. and Mrs. Morris Kanner have an
nounced the birth of a son on Septem
ber 1, In New York City. Dr. Kanner
Is connected officially with the CCC
work In this section.
Soybean Oil Found
Good Base For Paint
Soybeans as a legume. Soybeans as
a livestock feed. And now soybean oil
as an ingredient of paint.
Prof. David S. Weaver, Extension
agricultural engineer and head of the
Department of Agricultural Engineer
ing at State College, sees a great fu
ture for the soybean crop In the South, i
and predicts that an Increase in acre
age of soybeans in the Nation of three
to four million acres will be necessary
If the maximum use of soybean oil In
paint is obtained. ,
He explained that all paints are made
primarily of two materials—a powder
known as pigment, and a liquid known
as a vehicle. In the past this vehicle,
or liquid, has been primarily linseed
oil, an extract from flax seed. How
ever, the decrease In flax production In
the United States In recent years has
made it necessary to Import large
quantities of linseed oil from foreign
countries.
Scientists of the U. S. Department of
Agriculture and Chemistry have prov
en that soybean oil Is a satisfactory
vehicle for paint; In fact, it ha» cer
tain desirable characteristics not found
In linseed oil paint. The chief of
these Is the non-yellowing with age,
and another Is the "soya oil paint,” as
It is called, hardens slowly and thereby
reduces cracking and scaling.
Prof. Weaver urges farmers to grow
more soybeans, and to demand soya
oil paint when h,e buys on the market.
"As soya oil paint becomes better
known, and its use increases, the acre
age of soybeans in this country may ti*
definitely raised.
"The versatile crop of soybeans may
well be looked upon as a partial an
swer to the agricultural problem of the
South,” he declared.
Children Jailed In
Many N. C. Countie»
Seventy-two children less than 16
years of age were being held In 37
North Carolina county Jails In July
despite the attorney geijpral’s ruling
that the practice was unlawful, W. C.
Ezell, director of the division of in
stitutions and corrections of the State
Board of Charities and Public Welfare,
said this week.
Twenty white and 40 negro boys and
six negro girls were being held, accord
ing to information .received in reports
from county jailors. Although most
were "larceny" counts, reasons for
holding the children ranged through
"investigation," "crazy,” "murder,”
"robbery with arms.”
Edgecombe, Rutherford and Rock
ingham counties each had a child ten
years old In Jail. The July total this
year was considerably less than the
ill listed in the same month of 1938.
although it was up from the 66 being
held in June, 1939.
Cumberland and Edgecombe counties
topped the list with five children being
held in each Jail, and Wake, Scotland,
Rutherford, and Caldwell each reported
four children under 16 held during the
month.
Summer’s Roses May
Be Enjoyed In Winter
The following article has been pre
pared by State College, and Is said
to be "Just the thing" for having roses
all winter—
If you want roses from your own
garden in winter, go round the beds in
summer in the early part of the day,
when the dew has all dried frsm the
rosebuds and select those just showing
color. Cut them with a sharp knife
leaving as long a stem as possible.
Have ready some melted wax, and im
mediately dip the cut stems Into this.
Allow the wax to set; then wrap the
buds in tissue paper and pack them
in a box. Put the box in a dry, cool
place where there is no danger of
frost. When the rosebuds arc wanted,
unwrap them, cut off the waxed ends,
and put them in tepid water. The
buds will gradually open, and be as
fresh as if newly gathered._
WHALEY IS CHARGED
WITH SIMONS DEATH
Florida Resident’* Car HR
Prominent Brevard Man
Here Thumday
Prances M. Whaley of Mt. Dora,
Fla., was charged with being respon
sible for the death of P. Noble Simons
by a coroner’s Jury here Friday after
noon.
\
Mr. Simons was struck by a ear
driven by Mr. Whaley early Thursday
morning, the crash occurring on Pro
barte street and Injuries received by
the aged man proved fatal a few min
utes later.
Whaley was bound to December term
superior court by Coroner J. C. WBce,
following the hearing. The Florida
resident who had been here with • his
wife and • two small children for three
weeks, made bond through a bonding
company Friday aftemooa and left
soon thereafter for his home.
Chief of Police Bert Freeman, testi
fying at the Inquest, said Whaley ap
peared to be under the Influence of
some Intoxicant when he was placed
under arrest a few minutes after the
accident occurred Thursday morning.
Dr. H. J. Bradley testified that death
was due to a crushed right shoulder
and a fragment of bone which had
pierced the lung and caused internal
bleeding.
Sheriff George D. Shuford testified
that he saw Whaley earlier In the
morning, an hour and half prior to the
accident. The sheriff testified tha* he
told the man to go home, as he was
apparently In highly nervous state as
If he were getting over a drunk. The
defendant told the sheriff that he had
been drinking all night. Sheriff Shu
ford said that while the man was high
ly nervous that he was not drunk at
the time he saw him.
William Norris and Jesse 3tamey,
eye witnesses to the crash testified In
effect that Mr. Simons was walking to
ward town, a short distance In front
of the young man; that Whaley's car
came around the curve In West Pra
ha rte street at a rate of speed and
swerved to its left as If to dodge Mr.
Simons; that the front of the car
missed, but the rear end slid and ran
Into him; the man was knocked out of
the road; they picked him up and gave
what assistance they could until the
ambulance arrived. Mr. Simons was
walking along the narrow road about
where the right wheels of a car under
normal conditions would have run
Whaley was represented by Judse D.
L. English, and R F. Thomas. Mem
bers of the jury were C. R McNeely,
A, E. York, Dan English, Allen Brit
tain, Howard Whitmire, O. H. Or*.
Austin Studio Now
In Main St. Home
Austin Studio and Art Shop has pur.
chased the McFee Jewelry building on
East Main street and Is moving Into
the new home Thursday.
Wm. C. Austin and Mrs. Austin have
been In the photography business here
for the past 15 years, and for 10 years
have been located on Broad street.
Dr. C. B. McFee, owner of the build
ing sold to Austin, states that he has
been forced to retire on account of
111 health.
In addition to the photogsaphy busi
ness, Mr. Austin also operates the
Austin Art shop, and is owner of the
Wilkins Insurance Agency of which
Mrs. Rowena Summey Is manager.
Singing Convention
At Rosman Sept. 17th
An all-day singing convention will
be held at Rosman on Sunday, Sept.
17, with the program beginning at 10
o’clock Sunday morning.
W. L. Harmon will be In charge of
the event, and has invited a number
of leaders from various sections to at
tend^_^__
Ecutsa Picnic Saturday To
Draw One Thousand People
A picnic and barbecue dinner will be
given by Ecusta Paper corporation
Saturday afternoon at the Pink Beds
for workmen who aided in building
the plant, and for employees of the
corporation.
The event is being given as a mark
of appreciation by the company offic
ials, for the remarkable observance of
safety measures observed while the
plant was being built, during which
time no major accidents occurred, and
no employee lost his life.
Contractors state that general ave
rage of loss ef life on construction
work runs one man per million dollar
Investment, and the fact that no loss
of life was caused in the more than
12 months operation at Pisgah Forest
diirlng construction of the Ecusta
plant where more than a thousand
men were employed at one time Is
regarded as outstanding.
Invitations have been mailed to each
person who was employed at any time
during construction of the plant, and
newspapers are also being used to notify
those whose address is not available
at the office of the Fiske Carter Con
struction company.
Plans are being - made to provide
picnic dinner of barbecue for 1000
people. The dinner will start at 1J:M,
and serving will be continued for two
to three hours.
President Harry H. Straus expects
to be present at the dinner, and thank
the people who have In any way been
connected with the building and start
ing of the plant for their cooperation
and loyalty.
Forest rangers are cooperating In
making preparations for the dinner,
and are providing tables, and drinking
water at the Ideally suited Pink Bed
recreation center.
The invitations sent out. and signed
by W. T. Adams, general manager of
the Flske Carter Construction company,
are as follows:
"The owners of Bcusta Paper Corpor.
atlon greatly appreciate the cooperation
and help by each empolyee on the con
struction and starting of the plant, In
making this Job outstanding In the
matter of observance of safety measure*
As a mark of their appreciation they
are giving a barbecue dinner at Pink
Beds In Plegah National Forest, 12'
miles from Ecusta, and at that time
to publicly thank the entire group for
their help, .
"Please arrange to be present.
Flske Carter Construction Cot
W. T. Adam*’’
The Pink Beds recreation center is
easily accessible over newly paved high
way 284, which leaves NC SM (the
Boy Is ton read) Just north of the Bcusta
Plant.