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VO! '49 NO 40 " BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER S, 1939 $1.00 PER YEAR IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY
POSTOFFICE WORK
WILL BE STARTED
AT AN EARLY DATE
Congressman Zeb Weaver Says
Plans For Building Are
Approved and Ready
Congressman Zeb Weaver has In
formed The Transylvania Times that
work on the Brevard postoffice should
be undertaken "at an early date.”
Congressman Weaver's letter, in an
swer to inquiry from The Times, fol
lows :
"Since coming to Washington 1 have
gone Into the Brevard I‘ost Office mat
ter and find that the title to the lot
has been approved and the Department
is ready to go forward. Clans for the
building have also been drawn and ap
proved and working plans are being
prepared and are now practically com
pleted. This work must be ready when
the bids are taken for the building con.
tract. I am assured that there Is no
hitch any where.
1 “Vpon these statements from the De
partment. I feel sure you may advise
those persons interested there that the
situation will soon have developed to
where actual work can be undertaken.”
Home Coming At Oak
Grove Church Sunday
Annual home coming of Oak Grove
Baptist church in the Quebec commun
ity will be celebrated at the church
house next Sunday, October 8. It is
hoped that all former pastors of the
church who are now living will be
present for this occasion, and that all
former members and citizens of the
community who have gone to other sec
tions will return to renew friendships
and acquaintances. It is expected that
the program for the day will be im
promptu. as there has been no program
arranged for the occasion.
One feature of the occasion is ex
pected to be the usual “dinner on the
ground" which will be supplied from
the well-filled baskets which those who
attend are expected to provide.
It Is expected that the morning pro
gram will run from 10:30 until 13:30.
The afternoon session will begin at
1:30 and adjourn at will, and will con
sist mainly of music.
Chamber Commerce
Drive Is Continued
Membership drive for the Chamber
of Commerce is continuing through an.
other week. It is reported by the fi
nance committee, in endeavor to in
crease the membership before the an
nual election of officers.
Check-up the first of the week
shows that a number of business firms
and individuals have not been con
tacted. and these are to be seen before
the ballots are printed and mailed to
members for voting on officers and
directors.
B&L Moves To New
Location In Brevard
Brevard Savings & I.oan, and Citizens
Telephone company offices have been
moved from the corner office in the
Clemson building on West Main, two
doors south on Caldwell street in the
same building.
Jerry Jerome, secretary, said that
the move was made necessary In order
to take care of the increasing business
of the two concerns, which also main
tains offices for the old Brevard Build
ing & Loan association.
City Tax Books Given
To Collector Kizer
City Clerk Alex Kizor reported to
the board of aldermen Monday night
that 75 percent of the tax levy for the
previous year had been collected as
of October 1.
New tax books were ordered turned
over to the clerk and tax collector by
the aldermen.
MICKIE SAYS—
-It) SEND YOU -miS PAPER-,
-TH' BOS? MUST PAY BlLlS
EU'RY DAY '"SO YOU
SHOULDN'T MIND IP Hi
ASKS YOU TO PAY HIS
BILL EV’RY YEAR./
POOR INVESTOR?
I
ADOLF HITLER, Germany’s
leader, iR said to be only Nazi lead
er who has not sent most of his
money out of his country to invest
as precaution against loss.
Hitler's “partners” or lesser
lights. including all of his Chief
Nazis sent their money to other na
tions. as follows: Marshal Goering,
$7,507,000; Goebbcls, $8,990,000;
Ribbentrop, $9,740,000; Hess, $4,
007,500; Streicher, $4,000,000; Him
mler. $2,637,600; Ley, $1,891,000.
The Nazi leaders anticipated a
war. and whether they plan to skip
the country and take up abode In
a foreign land should the fortunes
of war turn against them, or wheth
er It Is from fear of their funds
being confiscated by the iron fist of
the dictator, is cause for specula
tion.
Enon Grange Meet
Spelling bee, music, and other enter
dining features are to he presented at
:he Enon Grange meeting at the school
house there on Friday evening of this
week. The program is to start at 7:30
j’clock, and an invitation to the gen
eral public is extended.
Honor Roll
——— *
Thanks to the following subscribers
who remembered to send in their re
newals since Wednesday of last week:
F. N. Nicholson. Brevard
Chas. C. Mackey, Wyoming
Elbert Whitmire. Brevard
Mrs. A. J. Hartman, Florida
E. L. Hamilton, Brevard R-l
E. H. Kitchen, Candler
Ernest Tilson, Brevard
S. B. Pearson, Cedar Mtn.
J E. Glazener, Brevard R-l
Mrs. Roy Smith, Brevard
Miss Jean A. Clark. Georgia
J. Erwin Galloway. Brevard
Mrs. B. F. Robinson, Cedar Mtn.
J. W. Hamet. Dacusville
Ted Jennings, Brevard R-l
Dewey Wood. Brevard
Barbara Henderson, So. Carolina
A. B. Zachary, Brevard
Mrs, Geo. Simpson, Brevard
M. H. Rigsby, Lake Toxaway
Adelia Southers, Florida
Frank Whitmire, Brevard R-3
Jack Wilson, Brevard R-l
We are glad to add the following new
subscribers to our growing list:
A. M. White, Jr., New York
Charlie Murphy. Brevard
W. A. Lyday, Washington
Jim Cox. Brevard R-2
Otis Shipman, So. Carolina
Miss Dovie White, Brevard
I
District D.A.R. Meet
Re-Elects Mrs. Cagle
Re-election of Mrs. Roy Cagle as
district director for a second term and
the address by Mrs. Eugene N. Davis,
state regent, were highlights of the an
nual meeting of the first district of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
of North Carolina, which convened in
Brevard Tuesday. The meeting, at
tended by around 75 delegates, state
and district officials and other dis
tinguished guests, was pronounced a
decided success.
The address of welcome was given by
Mrs. T. Coleman Galloway, regent of
the local Waightstill Avery chapter,
with response by Miss Margaret Lovell
Gibson, of the Asheville chapter. Greet
ings from state officers and distinguish
ed guests, musical numbers, reports
from the chapter regents, and com
mittees, business transactions and ap
pointment of committees were other
features of the day’s program. A de
lightful luncheon was served at the
Brevard College dining hall at 1:30.
The meeting was held in the college
auditorium.
The next annual meeting of the dis
trict will be held In Asheville.
Transylvania Folk
Planning To Visit
Raleigh State Fair
A number of Transylvania people
ire planning to attend the North Car
olina State fair, October 10-14, at Ral
eigh.
Events of wide interest have been
scheduled for each of the five days
and nights, and . the fair itself will
be an agricultural and manufacturing
display of unparallelled greatness In
the state.
State fair officials have promised
that "everything to make a big fair
bigger” has been arranged for.
40 TRANSYLVANIANS
IN BREVARD COLLEGE
Fourteen Henderson County
Students Here—Others
Still Registering
Forty Transylvania county young
people are in attendance at Brevard
College, 27 of whom are registered in
the freshman class and 13 as sopho
mores. Thirty-seven of the number
are day students, and three are in the
dormitories.
Day students registered as freshman
from this county Include: Gerald Al
lison, Elizabeth Allison, Jeanette Aus
tin, E. Pendleton Banks, Priscilla Bobst,
James Crisp, Helen Fullbrlght, Edward
Glazencr, Jack Gravely, Dorothy Gray,
Rachel Hamlin, Paul Jones, Charles
I-oftis, Mildred Maxwell, Robert Lee
May, Craig Sharp, Virginia Ward, Lil
lian Zachary, Charles Plckelslmer,
James Plckelslmer, Marshall Teague,
Lewis Sims and Wilma Pickehimer.
Local students enrolled as sophomores
are: St. Clair Austin. Mae Gallamore,
Mary Helen Galloway, Harold Hogsed.
Lawrence Holt, Mrs. Ruby Hubbard,
Janet Jenkins, Oliver Orr, Albert Shu
ford, James Walden, Janie Wilson.
Katherine Shuford and Mildred Talley.
Others from this county who are not
day students include: A. P. Bell, Jr.,
Dovie White, and Thomas Henderson.
Students registering from Henderson
county are: Arthur Bennett, Charlotte
Blythe, Marion Dorn, Neil Rogers.
Gerald Shipman, Garland Williams, all
freshmen; Jerry Henderson, R. V. Hill.
Dan Waddell, Leo Brevard, Freda Field,
Frank Dalton, Victor Jones and Betty
Sumner, sophomores.
Other students are registering this
week, and it is expected that the Tran
sylvania county enrollment will pass
the 50-mark by the end of the week.
Mrs. Anna fc.. acnranz
Funeral Wednesday
Mrs. Anna Elizabeth Schranz, 77,
died at the home of her son on Kii^g
street Monday after an illness of some
time. Death was due to heart trouble.
Funeral services were held Wednes
day afternoon from the Moore Funeral
home, and interment was made in
Oakdale cemetery, Hendersonville. Dr.
Lloyd P. Lindsey of the Asheville
Christian Scientist church, and the Rev.
E. P. Billups, of Brevard Methodist
church, had charge of the services.
Mrs. Schranz had been making her
home here for only a few months, and
resided with her son, Erwin Schranz.
Rev. Luther Bennett
With Brevard College
The Rev. Luther A. Bennett, pastor
of the Methodist church at Potts Camp,
Mississippi for the past two years has
been chosen as director of Religious
Education at Brevard College. He suc
ceeds John B. Bennett who Is continu
ing his studies at Duke.
Dr. Bennett holds an A. B. degree
from Millsaps College, Jackson, Mis
sissippi and took his graduate work at
Duke University. He was student
pastor at Farmer, N. C., while he was
at Duke. He is a member of the North
Mississippi Conference of the Metho
dist Episcopal church.
Mr, Bennett comes to Brevard high
ly recommended, and is remembered
especially by the young people for his
fine work as instructor in the Christian
Workers Training schools.
FARM COMMITTEES
NAMED FOR COUNTY
Allison and Jones Elected
Head of Group—Many
Farmers Active
(J. A. Qlaecner, Co. Agent)
In the recent election held In the
different communities over the county
whereby the active demonstration farm
ers cooperating with the TV A were
given the opportunity to elect com
mitteemen the following men were elect
ed:
Little River—E. H. Mackey, chair
man; J. W. Baynard, George Shuford.
Boyd—P. A. Rahn, chairman; J. L.
Gash, L. P. Lyday.
Brevard-Dunns Rock and Cedar Mt.
—S. A. Jones, chairman; Otto Alexan
der, W. D. Denver
Catheys Creek-Estatoe—Carl Allison,
chairman; V. B. Waldrop, J. B. Jones.
Gloucester - Hogback—J. B. Hall,
chairman; C. W. Henderson, Warren
Fisher.
According to previous regulations
each chairman of the community com
mittee becomes a member of the county
board of directors for the County As
sociation of Demonstration Farmers co.
operating with the TVA.
The directors met in the county
agent’s office Saturday afternoon, Sep
tember 30th, and the following officers
were elected: President Carl Allison;
vice president, S. A. Jones; secretary,
J. B. Hall; treasurer, P. A. Rahn. E.
H. Mackey alternate county commit
teeman.
There are now 72 farmers in the
county taking active part In the demon
stration program with 75 application
cards from other farmers asking that
their farms be put on the approved
list just as soon as possible. Interest
In the farm demonstration program Is
really the best it has been since it was
started in 1936.
Golf Tourney Will Be
Staged Thanksgiving
Plans are being laid for staging a
handicap tournament at Brevard Golf
course during Thanksgiving week, and
all players are asked to leave their
score cards at the manager's office
when they play.
Turkeys will be given as prizes in
the tournament, In keeping with the
Thanksgiving period. Manager Kd
Watson reports that fall weather has
brought additional local players to the
course, and especially is this true
with the ladies.
A radio has been installed in the
office, and world series baseball fans
will be enabled to get scores while
at the golf course.
Big Sweet Potato
Prize sweet potato of the season was
brought to The Times editor Saturday
by Joe Bryson of Selica last Saturday
afternoon and went Into the making of
a delicious pie Sunday—that is part
of the potato went into pie—for the
huge yam tipped the scales at six
pounds even, and measured five Inches
through and 13 inches in length.
Henry Henderson, foreman of The
Times mechanical department, and
farmer betu'cen-times, brought a 7
pound yam to the office late Wed
nesday. going Mr. Bryson one pound
better. The big potato is on display
at the BdB where the plants were
bought last spring.
College Football Squad
Meets Wingate Saturday
Brevard College Tornado meets
Wingate here Saturday afternoon
In first home game of the season.
The game will be played on the
College field, and starts promptly
at 3:15 o'clock. Tickets are now
on sale for the game.
Coach John Christenbury said
Wednesday that he would have his
boys ready for the heavy aggrega
tion that is said to average around
200 pounds. Two boys are out with
injuries—Shuford of Brevard, fast
back, and Prentiss, who saw his
first action for Brevard last Satur
day and had the misfortune to
crack a collarbone.
Brevard opened last Saturday
with Wofford frosh, there, and was
held to a scoreless tie by the South
Carolina team. Fans who went
from Brevard to the first game
were pleased witn the showing made
by Brevard.
Wingate has played, one game—
with Mars Hill, when the Lions
defeated the Wingate eleven 6-0,
but Wingate pressed hard, making
seven first downs to the Lions’
single.
Probable starting lineup for Bre
vard will be: Ends. Craven and
Greene; tackles, Young and Roben
son: guards. Campbell and Waddell;
center, Johnson; backs, Barden,
McFee, Dillingham, and Pickelsimer.
Coach Chrtstenbury announced
Tuesday that season tickets are
now on sale by members of the
Athletic Association. Six home
games will be played, and the sea
son tickets cost only $2.00.
Brevard High school plays at
Mars Hill Friday afternoon.
Community Building:
Plans Near Complete
Plans for erection of a community
mildlng were major items of inter
at discussed at the meeting of Bre
vard Civic club Monday afternoon,
ind reports made on this project were
rery favorable.
Matter of securing aid through the
STPA for work on the structure, pro
mrement of materials, and other fac
ors connected with the building were
llscussed, and opinion was expressed
>y some of the officers the possibility
>f starting actual construction was far
nore close than ever before,
A neat sum was reported in the
reasury of the club, with $100 being
nade during the summer by various
>rojects undertaken, and all expenses
>a!d to date.
Among the entertainment activities
>f the ladles group during the year were
wo benefit bridge parties, and the an
mal flower show.
Parent-Teacher Unit
To Meet Next Tuesday
October meeting of the Parent
Teacher association will be held at the
elementary school auditorium Tuesday
evening at 7:30 o’clock, instead of the
customary time in the afternoon. This
will be in the nature of a joint meet
ing of both the mothers and fathers
and the teachers, to which the public
is invited.
A sound picture, "News in the Air,”
will be a feature of the program, also
selections by the high school glee club.
Refreshments will be served.
The P. T. A. membership campaign,
from October 16 to November 16, will
be stressed. Membership dues, twenty
five cents per year, will be used for
national, state and local parent-teach
er activities.
A prize will be awarded the grade
securing the most members to Join the
organization during- the membership
campaign.
Kiwanis Speaker
J. M. BROUGHTON, Raleigh at
torney who will be a candidate for
the Democratic nominatoin for gov
ernor, will be guest speaker at the
Brevard Kiwanls meeting Thursday
at 12:15. Mr. Broughton will be in
troduced by Ralph H. Ramsey, Jr.
Mr. Broughton Is a graduate of
Wake Forest college and the Har
vard Law School, and has engaged
in the practcle of law at Raleigh
since 1914. Active in state affairs,
the probable candidate for governor
Is a member of the board of trustees
of Wake Forest and of the Olivia
Raney Library, at Raleigh.
He Is a former president of the
Raleigh Chamber of Commerce,
Raleigh Community Chest, and has
served as member of the Raleigh
School committee.
As a member of the State senate
from Wake county in 1927 and 1929.
and president of the N. C. Bar as
sociation In 1936. the Raleigh man
made many contacts with the legal
and law-making members of the
state, and is regarded as a strong
contender for the gubernatorial
nomination.
Enon Yoijths Form
4-H Club at Penrose
A 4-H club was organized at the
Penrose school Friday afternoon, and
the following officers were elected:
Helen Rogers, president; Clara Mae
Lyday, vice president; Sam Talley, sec
retary-treasurer; Maureen Burnette, re
porter.
Julian A. Glazener, county farm
agent, presided over the meeting, and
explained the meaning of the club, the
objectives and the duties of the dif
ferent officers.,
Greenville Cotton
Festival Next Week
GREENVILLE S. C. Oct. 4—Amid
pageantry and fanfare unprecedented
in this section of Dixie. Greenville’s
civic leaders are moulding final plans
for a dramatization of King Cotton
destined to attract thousands of spec
tators and participants for a four-day
ceremonial opening October 11.
The pompand majesty of Colonial
America will form the festive back
drop for a half-week studded with at
tractions that run the gamut from a
dazzling coronation ball in honor of
the king and queen of the National
Cotton Festival to an outdoor pageant
in which a cast of 700 vividly portrays
the "Romance of Cotton.’’
The Piedmont section's "biggest pray
er meeting”—an assemblage In giant
Sirrine stadium of townsfolk and visi
tors from miles around to sing hymns
with the 2.000-voice Parker High school
chorus and to listen to short talks
and devotionals—will touch off the gala
celebration.
Thursday afternoon will come the
dabbling street parade.
Thursday night, •ctober 12, will ring
in the coronation ball.
Friday and Saturday nights will see
the highlight of festival week—the
pageant, “Romance of Cotton,” to be
presented under a canopy of sky in
spacious Sirrine stadium.
1938 TAXES SHOW
BETTER COLLECTION
Steps Being Taken By Author
ities To Force Payment
Of Delinquent Levies
Tax books for 1939 were turned
over to Collector Edwin Morgan by
order of the county commissioners
here Monday after the 1938 report
had been made.
Mr. Morgan reported to the com
missioners that 78 per cent of the 1938
levy had been collected to date, which
Is considerably higher than any year
since 1930,
Steps were ordered taken by the
board for collection of the remainder
of the levy, and along with collection
of the 1939 taxes, Mr. Morgan expects
to continue the collection of balance
of 1938.
Title to 65 pieces of property which
have been foreclosed on by County
Attorney Ralph Ramsey was also turn
ed over to the commissioners by trus
tee deeds. These foreclosures were
made under the new law which Is said
to give the county full and complete
title to property on which taxes have
not been paid. Other tax suits are now
being Instituted through the county
attorney's sfflee for collection of taxes
on real property for 1987 and previous
yean delinquent taxes.
GRADE MOTHERS AT
BREVARD SELECTED
Meeting of All Parents and
Friends Is Called For
Friday Afternoon
Mrs, Lester D. Martin, chairman of
the PTA grade mothers of the Brevard
schools, has appointed representatives
to serve for the year in the first seven
grades. A meeting of these grade
mothers has been called by Mrs. Mart
in to be held in the grammar school
auditorium Friday afternoon of this
week at 3 o'clock.
Plans for the year’s work will be
made, and It is urged that all of those
listed below and any others Interested
lr\ the work of the schools will attend
Friday's meeting. If there are any
mothers of grade children whose names
have been unintentionally omitted, it
is requested that they see Mrs. Martin
as soon as possible, as a complete
roll of parents Is desired. Mrs. Martin
has expressed appreciation to those not
having children In the school who
have agreed to serve as grade mothers.
Following is the list of grade parents:
Grade 1—teachers, Mrs. J. E. Rufty
and Miss Edna Nanney; grade mothers,
Mrs. Wallace Conover, Mrs. C. P. Link,
Mrs, Robert Plummer, Mrs. W. F.
Short, Mrs. Guy Dean, Mrs. Joe Neely,
Mrs. Bill Jordan, Mrs. S. B. Allison,
Mrs. Allard Allison.
uraae z—leacners, miss wmie Amen
and Miss Eloise Lewis; grade mothers,
Mrs. Judson McCrary, Mrs. Harry
Clarke, Mrs. Frank Kerber Mrs. John
Holler, Mrs. Jack Zachary, Mrs. Clar
ence Poole, Mrs. Jack Barnette, Mrs.
Carl McCrary, Mrs. Gus Gillespie, Mrs.
E. P. Billups, Mrs. A. P, Poor Jr., Mrs.
A 3. Galloway, Mrs. C. R. McNeely.
Grade fathers, Rev. E. P. Billups, B.
D. Franklin.
Grade 3—teachers, Mrs. F. P. Sledge
and Miss Julia Denver; grade mothers,
Mrs. C. L. Newland, Mrs. W. W. Duck
worth, Mrs. Lester Martin, Mrs. H. P.
Clarke, Mrs. J. R. Hudson, Mrs. J. H.
Holllfield, Mrs. A. R. Rockwood, Mrs.
Joe Poole, Mrs. W. W. Brittain, Mrs.
Truman Crary, Mrs. Avery Poor, Mrs.
Walter Garren, Mrs. Ed McGaha.
Grade father, Dr. C. L. Newland,
Grade 4—teachers, Miss Josephine
Clayton and Mrs. S. P. Vemer; grade
mothers, Mrs. J. M. Gakies, Mrs. George
Wheeler, Mrs, Frank Jenkins, Mrs. Lem
Brooks, Mrs. Fred Zachary, Mrs. J. B.
Petit, Mrs. R. L. Aiken, Mrs. Frank
Wolfe. Grade fathers, Rev. C. M.
Jones and George Wheeler.
Grade 5—teachers, Mrs. T. E. Reid
and Mrs. W. W. Brittain; grade moth
ers, Mrs. Lewis Osborne, Mrs. Keith
Pooser. Mrs. W. A. Balcomb, Mrs. Bart
Charles, Mrs. W. G. Lingo, Mrs. Lowell
Bracken, Mrs. Thomas Leonard, Mrs.
Ralph 8nelson. Grade father, Ralph
H. Ramsey,
Grade 6—teachers, Miss Agnes Clay
ton and Mrs. Hugh Holllfield; grade
mothers, Mrs. R. T, Kimzcy, Mrs. A.
H. Kizer, Mrs. T. C. Galloway, Mrs. T.
B. Crary.
Grade 7—teachers, J. E. Rufty and
Glenn Galloway; grade mothers, Mrs.
J. A. Glazener, Mrs. H. F. Finck, Mrs.
Hamp Scruggs, Mrs. Boyce Walker,
Mrs. John Cantrell, Mrs. Joe Tinsley.
Mrs. Streeter Fisher, Mrs. Spalding Mc
Intosh, Mrs. Frank Kerber. Grade
father, Julian A. Glazener.
Baptist Department
Makes High Ratings
A Standard of Excellence record has
been maintained the past year by the
intermediate department of the Bre
vard Baptist church, under the re
quirements of the Southern Baptist
Sunday School board. This record is
recognized as of a high standard among
the Baptist Sunday schools of the state.
Mrs. J. A. Beddlagfield is superin
tendent of the intermediate department,
assisted by J. L. Tinsley and Ralph
Brown as secretaries, and the following
teachers: Randal J. Lyday, Miss Eliza
beth Jarvis, Charles Allen and Mre.
N. A. Miller, 16-13-year-old boys, Mrs.
T. P Ward, Clarice McCrary, Mrs.
Carl Bryson and Mrs. A. B. Galloway,
16-13-year-old girls; Randal Lyday,
associate superintendent. Mrs. Knox
DeLong, associate; Edward Glazener.
associate and pianist; Clarice McCrary,
chorister.
The following classes were standard
for the year: Joyful Service, Valiant
Knights, True Blue Girls, Rainbow
Girls, Golden Rule, Victore, Knights
of the Lord and True Blue.
Dr. Wilkerson Opens
Offices In Brevard
Dr. J. B. Wilkerson plans to open hts
offices in the Long Drug store build
ing the last of thia week. He and Mrs.
Wilkerson arrived last week, and plan
to move into their home on East Mail
street, which was purchased from Ralph
J. Duckworth, in a few days.
Dr. Wilkerson will have joint offloes
with Dr. Carl Hardin, dentist, and work
men are now engaged In putting the
rooms In shape for his occupancy.
Dr. Wilkerson was located at Rosman
for a number of years before going to
Stanton, Tenn., where he has been prac
ticing medicine and surgery for tha past
several years.
English Chapel Horae
Coming Be Sunday
Annual homecoming will be held at
English Chapel Sunday in an all-day
gathering. AH are asked to bring
baskets of lunch which win be spread
on the grounds at nooa. The pubBo
1s Invited to attend, with a special to.
vitatlon to all singers.
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