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41 BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1939 $1.00 PER YEARWT^NSYLVAmACOUNTY
SON OF CAROLINA IS
NEW BOOK BY LONG
Brevard Writer Author of Ed
ucational Stories About
Famous Men
Durham—Vivid scones and Interest
ing personalities extending through an
interesting lifetime as a newspaper
man, college professor, and author are
described by Augustus White Long,
now living in Brevard In his autobi
ography, "Son of Carolina,” just issued
by the Duke university press.
Born In Chapel Hill during the civil
wu \ Long attended the University of
North Carolina and 'n 1885 went to Old
Trinity college in Randolph county as
professor of English. He later taught
two years at Wofford, ten years at
Lawrencevllle school in New Jersey,
and 11 years at Princeton university.
Long’s autobiography Is filled with
Incidents not only about well known
North Carolinians, but other eminent
Americans. He was brought into per
sonal acquaintance with such men as
Thomas Nelson Page, Woodrow Wilson.
Grover Cleveland, and Henry van Dyke.
His description of Van Dyke and of
Woodrow Wilson at the time when the
latter was president of Princeton uni
versity are among the high spots of
the book.
His love for newspaper work is indi
cated In many sections of Long’s book.
As a Chapel Hill student, he worked
one summer In Raleigh on the staff
of the State Chronicle, establishing a
friendship with its owner and editor,
the late Walter Hines Page. He also
recalls incidents while working for the
Orange County Observer and the Uni
versity Magazine. Throughout his life
Long has been Interested in newspapers
and newspaper men, and he is now a
frequent contributor of feature articles
to the press. He has edited three an
thologies of verse and prose.
Jewelry Store Opens
For Business Here
L. S. Parsons has opened a jewelry
store and repair shop in the Waiter
mire building on Broad street.
Mr. Parsons has been in the watch
repair and jewelry business for the past
seven years with the French Jewelry
company of Hendersonville, prior to
opening his place here.
Large Group Attends
Parent-Teacher Meet
Around 100 mothers, fathers and
teachers attended the October meeting
of the Parent-Teacher association, held
Tuesday evening in the grammar school
building.
Mrs. Frank Jenkins led the devo
tlonals, and the National PTA presi
dent’s message was read by Miss Elolse
Lewis.
Mrs. C. E. Buckner, president, con
ducted the business. Chairmen of the
various committees reported plans and
objectives for the year. Announcement
was made by the president of the PTA
meeting to be held at Sylva on Wed
nesday, October 18. Members were
urged to attend. Mrs. A. H. Klzer
was elected delegate.
Following the meeting the high
school glee club, accompanied by Alvin
Moore, sang two numbers.
At the close of the program, the
teachers served punch and cookies.
Selica WMS Meeting
Announcement is made that the Wo
man’s Missionary Society of Selica
Methodist church will hold an im
portant meeting on Thursday night
of this week, at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. O. W. Harbin. The meeting
starts at 7:30.
At Lyday Hospital
Patients reported at Lyday Memorial
hospital Wednesday were:
C. M. Jones, Mrs. Hugh Guffey,
Mrs. Mitchell King, Mrs. Arthur Ivey,
Miss Essie Galloway, Dan English,
Carl Sanford, Henry Massey, Ben
Maulsby, Woodrow Fisher.
Brevard College Choir
Will Sing In Asheville
A Capella choir of Brevard College
will sing at the district meeting of
Federated Music clubs to be held In
Asheville on- Saturday of this week.
John Hawkins, voio^ teacher at the
eollegL, plans to take 40 students for
the program. The meeting will be held
In th^ Battery Park hotel and the eol
lege group Is to sing at the morning
session.
The choir Is scheduled to sing In
Brevard next Sunday morning.
Grows Double Dahlia
Mrs. George Summey of Cherryfleld
brought a perfect-double dahlia to The
Times office Monday . . . not perfect,
exactly, because there were two dah
lias growing from oue bud, but each
apparently perfect from the front.
District Teacher Meet
In Asheville Oct. 20-21
Western district teachers meeting
will be held in Asheville on Friday and
Saturday of next week, Oct. 20-11.
The meetings will be held at the Lee
Edwards high school, and will begin at
1:15 o’clock Friday afternoon. Schools of
Transylvania and other counties In
the western district will close Friday
at noon on October 20, in order that
teachers may attend the Friday after
neon and evening sessions.
I SON OF CAROLINA
AUGUSTUS WHITE LONG, of
Brevard, retired educator, has just
written his’ autobiography, entitled
“Son of Carolina,” which has been
published by the Duke university
press. Long was born in Chapel
Hill during the Civil war. His book
Is filled with observations on a rich
procession of events and person
ages.
Friday, 13th, Lucky
Day for School Pupils
Raleigh, Oct. 11. —Friday the
thirteenth of October will be a lucky
day for North Carolina’s 900.000 school
children.
They will be the guests of Governor
Clyde R. Hoey, Superintendent of Pub
lic Instructions. Clyde A. Erwin, Com
missioner of Agriculture, W. Kerr Scott
and Manager J. S. Dorton at the Great
State Fair which opened at Raleigh
Tuesday, October 10.
Friday of State Fair Week has been
known as "Young North Carolinian’s
Day" for the past two seasons and
Dr. Dorton has continued the policy
this year by sending all school children
free passes to the 1939 exposition.
Passes will be distributed through the
school superintendents.
Mrs. A. Chandler Rites
Held at Union Church
Funeral services were held last
Thursday morning at Union church for
Mrs. Anderson Chandler, 70, of Upper
Transylvania, who died the previous
day.
Known to hundreds of people as
"Aunt IJna," Mrs. Chandler had been
in ill health for a number of years.
The . Rev. Claude McCall had charge
of the funeral services, and burial was
made in Union church cemetery. Os
borne-Slmpson had charge of arrange
ments.
Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Liz
zie Matthew of Tennessee, and Mrs.
Louise Sagier of Tennessee; and two
brothers, Ves Chandler and Tom Chand
ler of Oakland.
TENNIS TOURNEY BE
PLAYED OCTOBER 21
Open Event Planned at Rock
brook Camp—Four Type*
Entries Be Accepted
In an effort to increase interest in
tennis playing, an open tournament is
being scheduled at Rockbrook camp
for Saturday. Oct. 21.
Entries may be ijade by any tennis
player in the community in men’s
singles, ladies’ singles, men’s doubles,
and mixed doubles.
There will be no charge for use of
the courts for the tournament, as they
are being used by permission of Rock-'
brook camp. Entry fee of 25 cents
per person for each event will be
charged to help defray expense of pur
chasing balls.
Walter K. Sraus and the Rev. C. M.
Jones are sponsoring the tournament,
and those who v^lsh to enter any of the
events are requested to write Mr.
Straus at 39 Park Avenue not later
than Tuesday, Oct. 17, in order that
drawings may be made and published
in next week’s Times.
Several tennis courts have been pro
vided by the NY A and WPA in Bre
vard during the past year, and there
are also several privately owned courts
here.
SEVERE DROUGHT IS
AFFECTING STREAMS
Brevard Water Supply .Hold*
Good Despite No Rain
fall for Weeks
Twelve days have gone by In Bre
vard without rainfall, according to
records In the office of P, B. Price, of
ficial observer here, and reports from
all sections of the county are to the
effect that streams are extremely low.
Only .3 of an Inch rainfall has been
recorded in October, that on the first
day of the month.
During September the low record of
2.80 Inches was recorded, with scarce
ly any rainfall after the 18th.
The Brevard water department re
ports adequate supply on the water
shed, and no curtailment has been
made necessary.
Predictions Wednesday by some of
the older citizens were to the effect that
rain was due within 48 hours, which
will be welcome news to gardens as well
as forest wardens who fear a» out
break of blazes despite the fact that
leaves have just begun to fall, and the
woodlands are not considered danger
uosly dry.
Osborne and Hogsed
Injured In Airplane
Crackup Last Sunday
Dr. Joe E. Osborne and Austin Hog
sed of Rosman, were Injured last Sun
day afternoon when an airplane in
which they were taking off from the
airport near Asheville crashed.
Mr. Hogsed was seriously injured,
suffering a dislocated knee, several ribs
broken, and numerous cuts and bruisea
He is in Blltmore hospital, Asheville.
Dr. Osborne, owner of the plane, who
was In the pilot's seat at the time of
the crash, was less severely injured,
and was released from the hospital
Monday. His injuries consisted of
cuts and bruises. The plane was prac
tically demolished, and will probably
not be rebuilt.
Dr. Osborne and Mr. Hogsed flew
from Rosman to the airport Sunday
afternoon where they had the engine
of their plane checked in endeavor to
clear up a skip in the motor, accord
ing to attendants there. After the
ground mechanic had given his o.k. to
the motor the two men attempted to
take off for the home flight
However, the motor failed to function
properly, and Dr. Osborne told local
friends who talked with him that he
realized he could not get his plane in
to proper position for landing, and
swerved immediately to the landing
field in an attempt to set down there.
The motor went dead. Dr. Osborne
said, and when about 30 feet off the
ground, it side-slipped and crashed.
"Red” Stewart, Asheville electrician,
who was at the airport told a Tran
sylvania Times representative that he
waved a "ground sign” to the pilot as
the plane passed the airport hangar,
as he could hear the motor missing and
sputtering as It took off.
Dr. Osborne said he could have land
ed in a cultivated field Just across the
road from the airport but that he was
afraid he would crash into some cars
on the road, or into a high-tension
power line.
Brevard Team To Play
At Gastonia Saturday
Brevard College football squad will
play Belmont Abbey at Gastonia Sat
urday night.
Part of the team will leave here
Friday afternoon with Coach Chrlst
enbury, and others will leave Brevard
early Saturday morning in the college
bus.
The game was originally planned
for 2:80 in the afternoon, but was
changed to accommodate the Gastonia
Chamber of Commerce which organi
zation is sponsoring hospe-comlng there
Saturday.
Thirty boys will make the trip.
Kilpatrick Children
Given Loving Cup*
Donald, young son of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Kilpatrick, and Eva Carolyn,
daughter of Mr and Mrs. Edward Kil
patrick, were awarded silver loving
cups in a photographic contest held for
Western North Carolina children in
Asheville recently.
Photographs of the local entries were
made by Austin Studio, and retouching
was done by the International Photo
company, which sponsored the contest.
High School Will Play!
Liberty Eleven Friday
Brevard high school will play
host to the Liberty, S. C., football
eleven here Friday afternoon, with
the game to be called at 8:30 on
the high school grid.
Brevard has played three games
this season, winning from Weaver
vllle, and losing to Waynesville
here: Mars Hill, there last Friday
by a 15-# score.
Coach Cox has shifted his line
up to Include Carland, passer and 1
fast back in the backfleld to re
place Allison who had to quit school.
In addition, the line has been show
ing up exceptionally well this week
during practice sessions, and the
rushing of kickers and passers will
be minimized Friday, according to
the mentor.
New Jerseys have been secured
for the Brevard squad, and this Is
also believed to be an added In
centive to "get out and hustle.”
Probable starting line-up Friday
will be—R. Hllemon and R. Jackson,
ends; Lance and D. Hamlin,
tackles; Dixon and Miller, guards;
C. Hamlin, center; Misenhelmer,
Cariand, J. Hileman, and C. Wright,
backs.
Liberty Is expected to bring two
full teams here Friday. Last Sat
urday the South Carolina team de
feated Westminster high 19-0.
"The Great American Tra^ech^5
Only Public Opinion
CAN LOWER-THE CURTAIN
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Public indifference to the destruction of our forest resources by fire
is permitting an annual loss of over 34 million dollars in the South,
according to a report compiled by State Foresters and the U. S. Forest
Service. Only an aroused publie opinions against careless and eyiminul
burning of onr forests can reduce this appalling loss.
Chamber Commerce List
Shows Member Increase
Chamber of Comerce membership list
has been materially added to during the
past week, according to Mrs. Ralph
Fisher, secretary, and the finance com
mittee reports that additional mem
bers are being secured daily.
EfTort is being made to contact all
individuals during this week, and those
business houses or individuals who are
not seen by a member of the finance
committee during this week are re
quested to leave their memberships
either at the Chamber of Commerce or
The Times office.
Election of officers and directors
will take place during the next week,
with ballots being mailed to paid mem
bers.
Plans of the commerce body is to
maintain official headquarters during
the winter months, and to have pub
licity material printed before Christ
mas, in order to have booklets and
other pieces ready for selected mailing
lists soon after the first of the year.
The following memberships have
been paid to date, and it is believed
that near equal as long list will be
published in next week's paper:
Austin Art Shop, Sam Barnette, Bre
vard Lumber company, Bradley’s,
Dr. Harold J. Bradley, Brevard In
surance Agency. Belk’s Department
store. Cascade Lake Inn, Clemson
Theater, Co-Ed Theater, Carr Lumber
Co., Camp Carolina, Camp Connwtee,
Camp Keystone, Camp Transylvania,
Dixie Store, Duke Power Co., D’Arl
ington, Mrs. Thoa. Dodsworth, Ecusta
Paper corporation, Farmers Supply, B.
D. Franklin, Franklin Hotel, A. B.
Galloway, Galloway Cafe, W. D. Gash,
Glazener Sunnyside Dairy, L. P. Ham
lin, Houston Furniture company, A. H.
Harris, Mrs. Ethel Harris, Jerry
Jerome, Alex H. Klzer.
Long's Drug store, Macfle Drug
store C. F. Misenhelmer, Mrs. Mary
Jane McCrary, Dr. C. L. Newland, R.
H. Plummer, Plummer’s Department
store, H. H. Patton, Plerce-Moore Ho
tel, T. E. Reid, John E, Rufty, L. K.
Ratchford, S. W. Radford, Mrs. W. B.
Rustin, Mrs. Alvin Rockwood, Sample
Store, Harry Sellers, Miss Annie Ship
man, Mrs. J. L. Saltz, Scott’s Grocery,
Smith Barber Shop.
The Pines, The Transylvania Times.
Tinsley’s Newsstand. J. H. Tinsley,
United Variety store, S. E. Varner,
Mrs. J. H. West, D. H. Winchester,
Miss Louise Wright, Waltermlre Ho
tel, Walker Insurance Agency, A. W.
Wheeler & Son, Mrs. R. H. Zachary.
Contributors who have not taken
full $5 or more membership according
to schedule include: Curtis Kelly, R.
E. Lawrence, Nickel Bargain House.
Mrs. M. G. Pangle, W. E. Vernon,
D. G. Ward.
Spelling Bee Was Popular
Old fashioned spelling bee was fea
tured at the Enon Grange meeting last
Friday evening, and proved to be such
and enjoyable affair that officers of
the group are planning to hold other
programs of like nature during the fall
and winter.
Brevard Rector Will
Serve Saluda Church
The Rev. Harry Perry, rector of St.
Philip’s Episcopal church of Brevard,
has been appointed by Bishop R. E.
Gribbin to take charge of the Church of
the Transfiguration at Saluda. Mr.
Perry will assume his new duties In ad
dition to continuation of his rectorship
of the St. Philip’s church.
Services will be held each Sunday
at both churches, Mr. Perry has an
nounced. Only one service will be held
next Sunday at St. Philip’s, which will
be Holy Communion and sermon at 9
o’clock. According to tha new schedule
for both churches, alternating services
will be held here on the first and third
Sundays at 9 o’clock, and on the sec
ond and fourth Sundays at 11:16. There
will be no change In the Church School,
which will continue to be held at 10
o’clock each Sunday morning.
Mr. Perry states that he and family
will remain In Brevard for the pres
ent, but that they will probably move
later to Saluda, where the church has
a rectory.
Music Program Saturday
Announcement Is made by the Syl
van Valley Boys band that the “Ala
bama Sun-Risers” will give a perform
ance at the court house Saturday
night.
43 Transylvania Pupils
Now Registered at BC
Two more young people from Tran
sylvania county have registered and
are meeting classes at Brevard Col
lege. They are Juanita Ward, Brevard,
and John Rogers, Lake Toxaway. This
brings the number of students from this
county to a total of 4S for the fall
semester.
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100,000 Trees Set As
Goal for Planting In
County During Year
A hundred thousands trees Is the goal
set for planting in Transylvania coun
ty during the coming year by farm
leaders and the county agents.
Seedlings may be secured through
the county agent’s office or at the
state nurseries at Crab Creek and East,
ern Carolina for a very nominal sum,
and pasture planting or reforestation
is given credit on the farm programs.
County agents report that wide In
terest was shown in the moving pic
tures shown in the county last Week,
depicting the worth of forests.
At Little River the attendance was
160: Penrose 144, Brevard 600, Rosman
600, and Lake Toxaway ISO.
County Cattle Winners
In District Stock Show
Five baby beef and one feeder steer
entered the Asheville Fat Cattle Show
from Transylvania. Robert Whit
mire’s calf placed seventh and Arthur
Whitmire’s placed tenth In the light
weight class.
Haston Farley’s steer representing
Brevard College placed eleventh and
Carmen (Curto) Brown’s fourteenth In
the heavyweight class. The county
group which consisted of all the baby
beefs placed 4th with a premium of
$10.00.
These placlngs were excellent con
sidering they were competing with 80
of the best steers in Western North
Carolina at the best Fat Cattle show
ever held.
The following table shows the weight,
price per pound, and what the steers
sold for:
Glad Whitmire, 600 pounds, 8 1-4
cents.
Sam Orr, 820 pounds, 10 cents.
Carmen (Curto) Brown, 960 pounds,
12 cents.
Haston Farley, 916 pounds, 12 cents.
Robert Whitmire, 719 pound*, 12 1-4
cents.
Arthur Whitmire, 829 pound*, 12 1-2
cent*.
BUS SCHEDULE WILL
BE CHANGED OCT. 15
Noon Connections Removed To
Asheville—Greenville Time
Will Also Be Switched
Bus schedules to Brevard will be
changed by the Greyhound llhes effect
ive October 16, it has been announced
from the terminal here.
Smoky Mountain Trallways schedale
will remain the same, but the Grey
hound lines have announced that they
will take off the bus which now leaves
here for Asheville at 1:40, and also
switch other schedules.
Greyhound coaches will leave Bre
vard for Asheville via Hendersonville
(effective Oct. 16) at 6:80 In the morn
ing, and 6:00 In the afternoon. From
Asheville the Greyhound wtll arrive at
7:60 In the morning, and 6:4* in the
afternoon.
The Greenville bus (Greyhound) will
leave Brevard at 7:60 In the morning,
returning from Greenville at 5:00 in
the afternoon.
No change has been announced for
the Smoky Mountain buses, which are
as follows: I^eave Brevard via Mills
River—6-: 40 and 10:25 a.m.; 4:20 p.m.;
arrive from Asheville via Mills River,
9:20 a.m.; 6:00 and 7:30 p.m.
Betters of protest have been written
to the Corporation Commission, re
questing that the schedule of the two
bus componies be so changed that bet
ter accommodations may be given the
people here.
Extra Teacher Allotted
Cedar Mountain School
Mrs. Charles Moore of Brevard has
been added to the faculty of Cedar
Mountain school to assist Principal N.
L. Ponder.
Enrollment and average attendance
at Cedar Mountain has been 58, Super
intendent J. B. Jones reports, with one
teacher having been responsible for six
grades until Monday of this week.
Mrs. Newt Plckelslmer has been as
signed to the princlpalahlp of Con
nestee school, following the resignation
of Mrs. L. A. Dale, last week. Mrs.
Dale will take the place of principal
at Sellca school; replacing S. P. Ver
ner, who has asked for leave of absence
from the school. Mrs. Dale took over
her new duties as principal at SeMca
this week.
Square Dance Slated
For Friday Evening
Square dances at the NYA hut on
Brevard high school campus will be
resumed Friday evening of this week,
it is announced by Miss Willie Kate
Waters and Miss Elizabeth McCoy,
sponsors.
The dance Friday evening will be
gin at 9 o’clock. Speedy Jones will
call the figures and 8hermar, Band will
provide the music.
Stamp Club Meet* Thursday
Regular meeting of the Brevard
Stamp club will be held Thursday even
ing of this week at 8 o’clock at the
home of Mrs. John Verner.
Walter Raines Victim
Heart Attack Saturday
Walter F. Raines, 87, prominent Bre
vard business man, died suddenly at
his home at Cascade Lake Saturday
afternoon at 4:80 o'clock.
In apparent perfect health, Mrs.
Raines who was with her husband at
the time of his death, said he suddenly
collapsed while sitting In the home.
Dr. C. L. Newland, who was summoned,
attributed death to heart attack.
Mr. Raines was a native of Green
ville, South Carolina, but came to Bre
vard In 1925 when he entered the sum
mer camp business and until a few
years ago operated French Broad camp
for boys.
For tne past year ne nas raanagea
Cascade Lake Inn near Brevard, Sur
viving are the wife, who was Miss Dol
lie Galloway of Brevard prior to their
marriage; one brother, Major H. E.
Raines, member of the faculty of The
Citadel, Charleston, and two daughters
by a former marriage.
Funeral services were held Sunday
afternoon at St. Pauls In the Valley
cemetery near Brevard. The Rev. Har
ry Perry, rector of St. Philip’s church,
and the Rev. Yancey C. Elliott, pastor
Brevard Baptist church were In charge.
Until the hour of service the body re
mained at the Osbome-Simpson Fun
eral home In Brevard, where the de
ceased's many friends called Sunday
morning.
Special Junior Order Meet
A special business meeting of the
Junior Order will be held Saturday
evenlsg at 1;80 o’clock In the Junior
hall, to which all members are urged
to attend.
Tennessee University
Speaker Here Sunday
Charles M. Jeaes, pastor of the Pres,
bytertan church, has announced that
on Sunday, October IB, his pufptt will
be filled by his brother. Dr. W. B.
Jones, of the faculty of the University
of Tennessee. Dr. Jones, a forcePil,
Intelligent speaker with a penetrating
grasp of world problems, has been
heard here before, and It Is expected
that a number of people will welcome
the opportunity of again hearing him.
Mr. Jones, who is In Lyday Memor
ial hospital convalescing from an ap
pendix operation, states that church
services will go on as usual during his
absence.
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