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BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 193® $1.00 PER YEAR IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY
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CHAMBER COMMERCE
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
Payments Asked Immediately
So That List May Be
Made Public
Members of the Brevard Chamber of
Commerce will be listed In The Times
next week, it Is announced by the fi
nance committee of the group, and
other parties will be contacted during
the week in effort to increase the mem.
bershtp.
Annual election of officers will be
held the second week In October, and
the finance committee is desirous of
securing payment of pledges and also
for new memberships before time for
the election.
It was reported following a meeting
of the finance committee in the of
fice of J. H. Tinsley Tuesday night,
that a number of business concerns in
the town have not paid In this sea
son. although the work has been car
ried on as usual.
The body is not in debt, it was
■tressed, but the work will be continu
ed through the winter with part-time
secretary, and funds will of necessity
have to be available for this purpose.
In addition, the advertising commit
tee is planning to purchase 10.000
booklets for distribution Immediately
after Christmas holidays, and this will
eeituil a cost of around *300.
During the year, it was reported.
10.000 pieces of literature have been
mailed to bureaus making requests and
individuals, and the office has been
kept open with Mrs. R. R. Fisher
in charge. Display space has been
purchased through co-operation of the
local governmental units and manufac
turing plants in several large daily
newspapers, four different magazines
of national circulation, and in trade
publications In effort to Interest both
tourists and Industries.
Ladies Again Invited
To Use Golf Course
Response to the "Ladles Pays” ’ast
Friday and Saturday at the Rrevard
Golf course prompts Manager Ed Wat
son to announce another guest occas
ion for the fairer sex Friday and Sat
urday of this week.
With reconditioning of the course,
increased Interest is also being shown
tn play by men of the community, and
there are also a number of visitors
playing. Mr. Watson reports.
Extended tourist season, reported by
the Chamber of Commerce is adding
to play at the golf course, and sev
eral people have stated that they are
remaining in Brevard In order to take
advantage of the cooler days for golf
ing.
WAR PICTURETOLD
IN ENGLISH LETTER
Brevard Lady Receives Letter
From Cousin Telling of
Hardships, Fear
Mrs. Mildred Chadwick Is in receipt
of a letter, dated September 4. from her
cousin Grace (Nightingale), who lives
In Sussex. England. The letter is of
particular general Interest at this time,
since it relates first hand news of war
conditions in England, as experienced
personally by the writer of the letter.
The letter, In part, follows:
... I have been too upset to write
with this awful horror of war upon us.
all nerves as a result of that awful
Illness and operation and this Is the
last straw. To improve the shining
hour have two school teachers and
their old mother billited on me—refu
gees from London. They are very nice
and I suppose I will get used to It in
time, any way 1 will do my best. It Is
awful to see everyone In the streets
with tense faces and it has been awful
coping with the darkening of the end
less windows in this house and crawling
about tn a dim light within, and pitch
black streets outside. Isn't It cruel
that one vile man should have the
power of dealing out untold misery and
suffering? Please God, England and
her allies will crush him. It Is impos
sible to think that evil will triumph.
How terrible the news of the passenger
■hips being torpedoed ... I feel ready
to break now and if I let myself cry
I would continue till the crack of doom.
I wish it were not such a difficult
work!. Poor Mr. Chamberlain, what
must he feel that all his efforts have
been In vain. Please God. this fiendish
war won’t last long . . . Your weary,
■ad and loving
Grace (Nightingale).
Chief Bromfield To
Resign Fire Post He
Has Held 25 Years
j. S. Bromfield, for the past 25 years
chief of Brevard fire department,
tendered his resignation to the board
of aldermen Monday night.
Chief Bromfield told the board that
his health demanded that he resign,
and that it was not from any wish to
refuse co-operation with the officials,
or to cripple the organization, "Twenty
five years Is a long time for one man
to hold a Job," the chief said, "and
this coupled with the fact that I am
not as young as I once was, forces
me to offer my resignation, effective
immediately if you can fill the place,
or certainly as soon as possible."
The board told the retiring chief
that they as well as the general pub
lic. appreciated the work he has done
here with the fire department, and
that they would only consider his
resignation because of his reason stated.
Chief Bromfield is expected to re
main on the job for another week or
two, whlie a new man Is being select
ed.
Motion Pictures Be
Shown At Schools In
County During Week
"The River.” a motion picture show
ing forest, their care, and protection,
will be exhibited at five Transylvania
school, as an educational program, in
cooperation with the North Carolina
Forestry department.
The picture show is sponsored by
the TVA, county farm agents, and
school, as an educational program.
Iacluded in the filming is a story
of interest, which makes for entertain
ment as well as education.
The following schedule will be ob
served in showing the picture:
Monday. Oct. 2—Little River school,
7:30 in the evening.
Tuesday, Oct. 3—Brevard high school,
2:40 in the afternoon; Enon school,
7:30 in the evening.
Wednesday, Oct. 4—Rosman high
school. 1:16 in the afternoon; 1-rfike
Toxaway school. 7:30 in the evening.
The general public Is Invited to at
tend any of the showings. No admis
sion will be charged.
Dr. Owen To Preach
The Rev. Jesse C. Owen will preach
at the 11 o’clock service at Enon Bap
tist church Sunday morning. A cor
dial Invitation Is extended to the pub
lic to attend.
Family Reunion To Be
At Macedonia Saturday
The annual Owen-Gallowav-Parker
Reld reunion will be held Saturday of
this week at the Macedonia Baptist
church in this county, announcement
has been made by the president, Rev.
J. C. Owen, of Asheville.
An interesting program has been
prepared for the day’s event, and It
is expected that a large number of the
four family connections will be pres
ent, together with their friends. All
are requested to bring baskets of eat
ables for the picnic dinner to be spread
at noon.
Veteran* CCC Blank*
Blanks for use by veterans of the
World War in applying for entry in
the CCC may be secured at the regis
ter of deeds office. Enrollment will
take place the first of October.
Baptist Teachers To
Attend Study Course
A study course for Sunday school
teachers of the Transylvania Baptist
association, will be held at the Bre
vard Baptist church beginning Mon
day night. October 2, and continuing
through Friday, announcement has
been made by the Rev. J. L. Under
wood, director.
Teachers, officers and prospective
teachers from the churches in the as
sociation are expected and urged to at
tend these courses. The study course
Is divided into five departments. The
books offered will Include. "Outlines in
Bibles History.” by Burroughs; "When
Do Teachers Teach,” by Campbell;
"The Way Made Plain,” by Brooks;
"Guiding the Junior Boys and Girls
in the Sunday School”: "Guiding the
Primary Child in Sunday School."
The best available teachers will be
secured to have charge of each class,
and It is expected that many in the as
sociatlonal work will take advantage
of this opportunity to enrich their field
of teaching.
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Brevard Hi Meets Waynesville
High Eleven Here Friday, 3:30
With the taste of victery still in
their mouths from test Friday’s win
over Weavervtlle, Brevard high wfll
meet the Waynesville eleven here
Friday afternoon.
The game will be played on the
high school field, and will start at
' 3:30. Tickets are on sale by mem
bers of the school athletic associa
tion.
L This will probably be the hardest
™ game the locals will face this sea
son, as the Waynesville crew has
always given Brevard trouble, and
Is counted a notch upon the Bre
vard crew.
However, Coach Cox says that
he has no qualms about the oat
come of the game, and that his en
tire crew Is In goed shape for the
affray. Mleenhelmer will add
strength to the backfleld, and al
low some shifting to the line for
Brevard.
Hamlin will be at center, putting
Dixon at guard, and R. Jackson
and Blake will be at ends for the
start
Probable sartlng lineup will be:
Ends, Blake and R. Jackson;
tackles, Varner and Lance; guards,
R. Hllemon and Dixon; center,
wnmUn; backs, Mlsenhelmer,
Wright, Allison, and J. Hllemon.
Where 400 Brevard College Students Enrolled
Above picture shows front entrance of the Ad
ministration Building at Brevard College, with students
entering and leaving the building. The photo was snap
ped by Austin for use in the College annual.
Over 400 Students
Enroll At Brevard
Brevard College campus again
teems with action as young people
from different parts of North Car
olina and other states come to be
residents of the college community
for a year. The arrival of fresh
men on Sunday and Monday filled
many of the college dormitories and
it Is expected that the sophomores
coming In on Tuesday will fill all
available space.
Dean C. E. Buckner and his as
sociates hoped to complete regis
trations of sophomores by Wednes
day evening and freshmen by
Thursday evening. Enrollment is
expected to pass the 400-mark
Thursday.
On Tuesday evening a House
Party was given In all dormitories
while Wednesday night was set
aside for the presentation of the
various clubs and societies of the
college.
Thursday evening will give way
to a supper for the entire student
body os Savannah Hill, after which
a free movie, "Moonstone,” will be
shown at the school.
The first chapel program has
been arranged for Friday morning
and Friday evening will be given
over to the first meeting of the
four literary societies. The busy
week will close on Saturday even
ing with a formal reception given
by the faculty.
Under the supervision of Dean
C. E. Buckner a student retreat
was held at Camp Transylvania
to discuss the college program
which includes the reception of new
students.
SQUIl L HUNT TO
BRING SPORTSMEN
Davidson River Section Will
Be Entered Monday—Mills
River Thursday
Preparations are being made by PIs
gah Forest rangers for staging the an
nual squirrel hunt in the game pre
serve next week.
Hunters will enter the Davidson Riv
er area Monday through Wednesday,
with checking station to be located
at the Intersection of highway 284 and
the Boylston road.
Thursday through Saturday, the hunt
will be held on the Mills River and
Bent Creek watershed areas, and check
ing station will be maintained for the
last three days at the North Mills
River recreation camp.
Each hunter will be permitted to
hunt four days, and 10 per day limit
will be observed. Fees will be $1 per
day, payable with a postoffice money
order at the checking station, or per
mits may be secured at the ranger of
fice prior to opening of the hunt.
Standard .22 calibre rifles using stan
dard velocity type cartridges will be
the only arms and ammunition allow
ed to be used.
No dogs will be allowed on the pre
serve, and no wildlife other than squir
rels shall be molested, the regulations
covering the hunt state.
Squirrels are said to be plentiful this
year in the preserve, and the ranger
station reports numerous applications
for one end two days from out of state
hunters.
24 To Enroll Here
In C C C Monday
Twenty-one Transylvania white boys
and three colored boys will be enrolled
In the CCC on Monday of next weeft at
Camp Sledge, NC P-66, Brevard.
Mrs. C. T. Patton, welfare superin
tendent said that over 60 applications
had been made by boys of the county,
for entry, but that the quota was only
21. Several boys have been selected
as alternates, amd will be at the camp
In case any of the first 21 are turned
down for physical unfitness.
Boys will be enrolled at P-66 and
then detailed to such camps as are
low In enrollees.
McCrary Auto Move*
Into Broad St. Home
McCrary Auto Service, local Chev
rolet agency, has moved from Caldwell
street to North Broad, where a fine
new building has been erected just be
yond the Macfie Drug store.
Under management of Carl McCrary
the business has been conducted on
Caldwell street for the past 15 years,
The new structure was erected by J
H. Reaben, Texaco district salesman,
especially for the McCrary company
and Includes departments for show
room, office, painting and upholstering,
mechanical repairs, and cleaning, as
well os storage.
—
At Lyday Hospital
Patients reported at Lyday Memorial
hospital on Wednesday were: Mrs.
Paul Whitmire and Infant son, Jerry
Morris, born Monday, September 26;
Mrs. E. Salari and Infant son, Dario,
born Thursday, September 21; Mrs.
Hugh Duffy, Miss Agnes Cassady, Tom
Wood and John Goff.
Barton Reunion, Oct. 8
Annual Barton family reunion will
be held at Cathey’s Creek Baptist
church on Sunday, Oct. 8. All friends
and members of the family are Invited
to attend, and are requested to bring
dinner baskets for the picnic spread
at noontime.
.
Want Adv Section
Provides Interest
If you are looking for an
apartment, a house, or a room,
turn to the Classified Section of
The Times.
Likewise, If you have some
thing to sell, the Classified sec
tion Is a good bet. The same
applies to those who have some
thing to sell, to rent, lost, or
found—users have found the
column very good, and the fact
that more and more people are
using the "penny a word” adver
tising is proof of the popularity
and worth.
Look around, you may have
something you don’t need which
will bring In some ready cash—
Use A Want Adv.
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College Greetings
In Second Section
Special greetings from Brevard
business bouses and Individuals
to the Incoming students and
faculty at Brevard College are
being carried In the second sec
tion of The Times,
Brevard business people, as well
as all citizens, are proud of
Brevard College, and they are
making expression of this pride
in their special message printed
In the second section of this Is
sue.
Students and teachers are re
quested to file the special sec
tion of the home paper, as a
business guide for future refer
ences. A paper is being placed
in each room of the college dormi
tories.
Local NYA Group To
Have Exhibit at Fair
Attractive wooden buttons made by
the NYA group, under the direction of
P. H. Holden, supervisor, will be ex
hibited at the state fair in Raleigh in
October. They will also be on exhibit
at the Sir Walter hotel in Raleigh pre
ceding the fair.
The buttons are of varying size and
color and are made from a variety of
native woods, Including walnut, maple,
sourwood, holly and other kinds from
this section. A combination of two
or three different kinds of wood are
used to good effect on some of the but
tons, all of which are unique and at
tractive in design.
Honor Roll
Every week finds friends who come
in and pay their subscriptions, adding
cheer in the office and making run
ning of a newspaper in Brevard a hap
pier vocation The following have re
newed since Wednesday of last week:
Clark Grissom, Brevard
Mrs. R. H. Ramsey, Brevard
J. H. Conner, Brevard R-S
Mias Amy Morgan, Detroit
County Accountant, Brevard
Malva Tharp, New York
Gordon Leslie, Plsgah Forest
T. A. Folger, So. Carolina
C. R Grooms, Brevard -R-l
W. A. Wilson, Brevard
Mrs. J. S. Nicholson, Brevard R-2
J. B. Petit. Brevard
Robert Scruggs, Brevard R-l
James Hawkins, Brevard
B. F. Arrowood, Brevard R-l
E. H. Davis. Rosman
J. R. Wright, Brevard R-l
V. E. Redmon, Oakland
Ralph Ramsey, Brevard
Mrs. Herman Jordan, Brevard
The following names have been add
ed to our list since Wednesday of last
week:
Dr. Carl Hardin, Brevard
Fred Talley. Penrose
Mrs. J. G. Lumsden, Ahoskie
J. M. Allison, Jr., Columbia
Walter Glazener. Auburn
Keith Pooaer, Brevard
Channon Ashworth. Knoxville
Ernest Patton. So. Carolina
Miss Jane Yongue, Greenville
Miss Nina Lou Rustln, Chapel Hill
Mrs. Jas. Cunningham .Fletcher
Mary Alice Feaster, Cullowhee
Helen Galloway, Cullowhee
Glady Branch Revival
The Rev. W. H. Whitlock, pastor of
Glady Branch church, announces that
revival services will begin at his church
Sunday, and continue for a week to
ten days. A cordial invitation is ex
tended to the public to attend.
TWO COMMUNITIES
ADDING ELECTRICITY
_
Turkey Creek and B lantyre
Section Placed On Sys
tem By Duke Co.
Two more Transylvania county com
munities now have added home facili
ties that can only be provided by elec
tricity—Turkey Creek and East Blan
tyre.
The Turkey Creek line serves four
teen homes, in that area from the W.
D. Deaver home near Davidson River
to the Jud McCall home near foot of
Little Mountain. The lights have al
ready been turned on by the Duke
system, and the people there are very
happy Indeed over the added home
comforts.
Another line is being built from
Blantyre station to Pleasant Grove
church, two and one-half miles, and
will serve 18 or more families. Al
ready, the people along the new line
are thinking of improvements In the
nature of electric refrigerators, radios,
other home appliances, and farm equip,
ment driven by electric power.
In the past few years, lines have
been constructed to the Cedar Moun
tain and Caesar’s Head section; Bre
vard to Calvert; to Sunny Side Dairy;
through Glade Creek; Pisgah National
Forest: Connestee school section; Eto
wah to French Broad along US «4.
Dr. Cotton To Speak
Dr. Colson, pastor of the First Bap
tist church, Madison, Indiana, will
speak at the Rocky Hill church at Cedar
Mountain at the 11 o’clock service
8unday morning, It is announced by
the Rev. George Baker, pastor.
Enon Grange Meet
Set For October 6th
Special meeting of the Enon Grange
will be held at the school house on Fri
day evening, October 6, beginning at
7:30 o’clock.
Features will be a spelling bee, music
by the Brevard F"FA band, and other
entertainment. The public in general
is Invited to attend.
Sunday School Meet
At Carrs Hill Oct. 1
Associatlonal Sunday school meeting
will be held at Carrs Hill Baptist church
Sunday afternoon, beginning at 2:80
o’clock.
“Problems and Assets of Young
People and Adults” will be general
theme of the program.
Dr. B. E. Wall, pastor First Baptist
church of Hendersonville will speak.
New Arrival*
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wilson, of Golds
boro, have announced the birth of a
daughter on Saturday, September 28.
Mrs. Wilson is the former Miss Eliza
beth Shipman, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. T. H. Shipman, of Brevard.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Rogers
Jr., of Lake Toxaway. a daughter, om
Friday, September 22.
Officers Cut 2 Stills
In Upper Transylvania
ROSMAN, Sept. 27—John D. Norton
of the federal department of alcoholic
control, and A. D. Rogers of Rosman,
captured two stills last week In the
county.
One of the outfits was a 80-gallon
capacity, destroyed in the Boheney
section; the other of «5-gallon capacity,
was cut down In the East Fork sec
tion. The latter setup also had 200
gallons of beer ready for running, and
the entire outfit was covered with a
tent. ^
District Meeting D. A. R. Will
Bring Notable Ladies Tuesday
Plans have been completed by the
, Brevard Walghtstill Avery chapter of
the Daughters of the American Rev
i olution for entertainment of the eigh
teenth annual meeting of the first
district of the D. A. R. of North Car
olina, which will be held here Tuesday
In an all-day event at the Brevard
1 College auditorium. Around 100 dele
gates and visitors are expected to at
[ tend the meeting.
1 Mrs. Roy H, Cagle, district director,
l of Asheville, will preside. The main
address* on the day’s program will be
by Mrs. Eugene N. Davis, state regent,
of Raleigh. The opening morning ses
sion will begin at 10:30 o’clock, follow
ed by luncheon at 1 o’clock In the
Brevard college dining room.
Chapter reports will be given from
the following regents in the district:
Miss Margaret Lovell Gibson, Edward
Buncombe, Asheville; Miss Jessie Huff,
Ruth Davidson, Asheville; Mrs. Cole
Galloway, Walghtstill Avery, Brevard;
Mrs. C. R. Whitaker, Joseph McDowell,
Hendersonville; Mrs. J. B. Johnson,
Greenlee, Old Port; Mrs. J, M. Iking,
Dorcas Bell Love, Waynesvllle; Mrs.
C L. Newland, president Brevard chap
ter Children of the American Revolu
tion.
The address of welcome will be given
by Mrs, _T. Coleman Galloway, regent
of the local chapter, with response by
Miss Margaret Lovell Gibson, of Ashe
ville. Greetings will be given by Mra.
W. H. Belk, vice president general,
of Charlotte. Mrs. J. 8. Sllverstsen,
state chairman of Ellis island, will
be luncheon teastmlstrees. Toasts will
be given by Mrs. W. H. Davis and Mrs.
Gilbert Morris, of Ashevills, Mrs. J.
Hardin Howell, of Waynesville, and
Mrs. O. A. Meyers, of Hendersonville.
Miss Irene Clay and John Hawkins,
of the Brevard College music depart
ment, will be In charge of the music.
The Rev E. P. Billups, castor of the
Brevard Methodist church, win give
the Invocation, and Mrs, J. H. West,
of the local chapter, will offer grace
at the luncheon. Douglas Wyatt of
Brevard, will give the opening bugle
call.
Pages will be: Mrs. Randal Lyday,
chairman. Miss Elisabeth Allison, Mis.
Thomas Barclay HI and Mrs. A. G.
Kyle, all of Brevard, Miss Mildred
Tounglner and Mrs. J. C. George, of
Asheville, and Miss Klmesla Henry,' ef
Old Fort
Mrs. J. S. Bllversteen, of the Bre
vard chapter, win entertain at her
home “Sllvermont” Immediately fel
Iowing the close of the afternoon ses
sion with an Informal reception and
tea, honoring the state and district of
ficers. Mrs. Bllversteen will be assist
ed In entertaining by her daughters,
Mrs. A. G. Kyle, of Brevard, and Mrs.
Thorvald Berg, of New York City, u
Those assisting Mrs. T. Coleman GaP
loway, local regent In the different
committees for Tuesday's meeting, in
clude: Mrs. T. O. Mopdy, Mm. Alvin
Rockwood, Mm. Thomns Barclay, Mm.
J. M. Allison and In. C. I* Newhufc.
decoration committee; Mrs. Ralph H.
Ramsey and Mm. H. V. (haedberg. reg
istration: Mm. J. B. Mlvemtsen mat
Mrs. C. L, Newiand, luncheon.