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A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County_1
VOL. 49 NO. 43 BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1939 $1.00 PER YEAR IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY
METHODIST PASTORS
ARE RETURNED HERE
Rev. E. P. Billups To Brevard
and Rev. J. R. Bowman
To Rosman Circuit
The Rev. E. P. Billups has been re
turned to the pastorate of the Brevard
Methodist church for his second year of
service, and the Rev. J. It. Bowman
will serve his second year as pastor of
the Rosman circuit, according to ap
pointments made by the bishop at the
annual conference of tho Methodist
church held tho past week In Greens
boro.
Changes of particular local Interest
made at the conference were the trans
ferring of the Brevard and Transylvania
county churches from the Waynesvllle
district back to the Ashetrtlle district,
and re-nantlng what was formerly
known as the Brevard circuit to the
Rosman circuit. One church, English
Chapel, was added to the following six
already Included In this circuit: Ros
man. Bake Toxaway, Sellca, Wolf
Mountain. Oak Grove, East Fork. The
Rev. M. T. Smathers is the district
superintendent of the Asheville dis
trict.
Another action of local Interest taken
at the conference was the election of
President E. J. Coitrane, of Brevard
College, os a delegate to the Jurisdic
tional conference, representing the
Western North Carolina conference. An
honor of considerable note is confer
red upon the delegates elected to this
high official position in church affairs.
E, D. C. Brewer, formerly connected
with Brevard College, was appointed
extension secretary of tho board of
Christian education in the Salisbury
district.
Baptist Pastor Meeting
Baptist ministers of the county are
Invited to meet with the Macedonia
Baptist church next Sunday morning
—5th Sunday—at 10:30. for the regular
monthly meeting of ministers of the
county.
Miss Anna Meixell Is
Honored at W.C.T.C.
Miss Anna Meixel, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. B. B. Meixel of Penrose, has
been elected vice president of the
Zoology Field Club at Woman’s Col
lege. University of North Carolina,
Greensboro.
Miss Meixel is a graduate of Bre
vard high school and Brevard College,
and is a member of the senior class at
Greensboro this year.
Improved Bus Schedule
Being Tried Out Here
By Smoky Mountain Co.
A trial schedule by the Smoky Moun
tain Trallways bus people Is being
operated from Asheville to Brevard on
Saturdays and Sundays, with possibil
ity of making It permanent.
The trial schedule calls for a bus to
arrive at Brevard from Asheville via
Mills River at t:00 o’clock Saturday
and Sunday, on to Itosman, and return
Immediately, leaving for Asheville at
1:40.
The schedule was started last Satur
day, and the Trallways officials state
that if sufficient travel justifies, that
a dally schedule will be put Into ef
fect.
Change of schedule by the Greyhound
Corporation on October 15. eliminated
the mid-day bus to Asheville via Hen
dersonville, and the Trallways schedule
was started after protests were sent to
the Utilities Commission by the Bre
vard Chamber of Commerce and citi
zens here, setting forth that there were
plenty of busses running In and out
of Brevard but that the two companies
serving this section were duplicating
schedule to the hurt of the commun
ity.
St. Phillip’s Service
Holy Communion und sermon will be
held at St. Phillips Episcopal church
Sunday morning at 9 o’clock, It Is an
nounced by the Rev. Harry Perry, rec
tor. Subject of sermon will be "All
Saints Day.”
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CHARLES Z. FLACK, of Forest
City, who was Saturday named dis
trict supervisor of the 1940 census
in the Eleventh Congressional dis
trict by Congressman Zebulon
Weaver. Mr. Flack is one of
Rutherford County's outstanding
business executives and a promi
nent civic leader. Vice President
of the Home Insurance and Fi
nance company of Forest City
which he founded twelve years ago.
he has found time aside from his
business duties to serve as mayor
of the town of Forest City, presi
dent of the Rutherford County club,
President and director of the Forest
City Klwanls Club, official in the
First Baptist church, the American
Red Cross, the American Legion
and a number of other civic groups.
Dan Tompkins, publisher of The
Jackson County Journal, has been
named assistant. The census will
start early In 1940.
Tennis Meet Finals
Be Played Week-End
Completion of the open tennis tour
nament will take place this week-end
at the Camp Rockbrook courts, with
ladles' singles, men’s doubles, and mix
ed doubles to be played.
Last week-end the men’s singles
were played off, with Walter Straus
winning the final go over Stuart Camp
bell In two straight sets, 8-3, 6-2.
Plans are to increase interest In ten
nis here, and several courts are be
ing planned In Brevard, In addition to
the private courts now In use.
Food Sale Saturday
A food sale wlU be held Saturday
afternoon of this week In the former
Austin Studio building on Rroad street,
Sautrday afternoon Oct. 28. All kinds
of vegetables, pies, and cakes, will be
sold for benefit of the grade mothers
in their work with first grade children
of the grammar school.
OFFICERS ELECTED
BY COMMERCE BODY
Plana For Year’s Work Will
Be Taken Up At Public
Meeting Nov. 9th
Officers for the 1939-40 term of office,
Brevard* Chamber of Commerce were
elected at a meeting of the recently
named board of directors Tuesday even
ing.
C M. Douglas was named president
of the body; John W. Smith, vice
president; George W. Wheeler, secre
tary, and Jerry Jerome treasurer. Mrs.
Raiph Fisher is office secretary.
The new group of officers represent
the publishing business, barbers, manu.
facturcrs, and professional and tourists
Interests, respectively.
Plans for the year's work will be
taken up at the next meeting of the
body to be held on November 9, when
all members and citizens of the county
will be invited to be present and dis
cuss their ideas for work of the body.
Directors who were selected last week
Include:
Directors elected for the ensuing year
Include: J. M, Allison, J. I. Ayers C.
M. Douglas, Ralph Duckworth, Dan I,.
English, Mrs. Ralph Fisher, J. M.
Gaines, A. H. Harris, Lewis Hamlin,
Jerry Jerome, Donald Jenkins, Alex
Klzer, Ashe Macfle. Mrs. Carl Mc
Crary, Dr. C. L. Newland, O. H. Orr,
Robert Plummer, Harry Patton, Ralph
Ramsey, Miss Annie Shipman, Harry
Sellers, Harry H. Straus, J. W. Smith,
J. H. Tinsley, S. E. Varner, George
Wheeler, Mrs. R. H. Zachary.
Home Coming Event
Planned For Friday
By County Masons
The annual homecoming of Dunn's
Rock lodge will be held Friday, October
27th, beginning at 2:30 o’clock.
Short talks will be heard at the
evening sessions. Supper will be serv
ed In the dining room of lodge hall
at 6:30.
At the night session the program
will be featured by the conferring of
the second degree, and the principal
speaker will be W. C. (Bill) McCon
nell, Master of John A. Nichols lodge
of Asheville, who will speak In the In
terest of Masonry.
Karl A. Muschette, district deputy
grand master of this district will pay
official visit and give his report.
A cordial Invitation has been extended
to all local visiting Masons.
Bowling Tournament
Business men of Brevard formed a
bowling team here Tuesday and played
a picked team from Brevard, to lose
by 67 points at the Brevard Recreation
hall. Other teams are also being form
ed, and Red Brewlngton states that he
expects to have a ladles group ready
to meet all comers within a few days.
College Home Coming Will
Be Great Event Saturday
Homecoming Day at Brevard
College will be observed Saturday,
Oct. 28, when alumni of Brevard
College, Weaver, Rutherford, and
Brevard Institute are Invited to be
present.
Classes will be dismissed at 11:39
Saturday morning In order that the
student body may join In the day's
celebration.
PJC Football Team To
Play Brevard Saturday
Presbyterian Junior College will come
here from Maxton for the annual home
coming day football game Saturday
afternoon. The game will be called
at 2:30 o’clock.
Lineup for the game has not been
announced by Coach John Chrlstenbury,
due to the fact that he has several
men on the Injured list. It looked
Wednesday like Shuford and Plckei
slmer would both be out of the game.
In such event, Teague will probably
be at the quarter position where he
did very well last Saturday.
Running of two teams will probably
be tried again this Saturday by the
college mentor, as this proved to be
good strategy last week.
Presbyterian is bringing two teams
here Friday afternoon to prActice on
the local field and rest up Friday
night In order to be In tip-top shape
for Saturday afternoon.
Last Saturday’s game ended In a
21-7 victory for the Blue Ridge Hill
toppers, although the Brevard squad
piled up more yards from scrimmage
and passing, and had 11 first downs to
the visitors’ nine. A fumbled kickoff
ana two blocked punts were down-state
sellers for the visiting team which was
heavy In every department.
Brown Quartet Will
Perform At Rosman
ROSMAN, Oct 26—Brown Quartet
has been scheduled to appear at the
high school auditorium here Saturday
evening of this week.
The program !b being sponsored by
the Woodmen, and begins at 8 o’clock.
The quartet Is heard regularly over
radio station WAIM, Anderson. 8. C„
each morning at 8:46, so the music
they furnish Is already known to this
section.
Program of the day Includes a
parade at 1:30; football game with
Presbyterian Junior College at 2:80;
picnic supper at 6:00; and a mas
querade ball at 8:00 In the Col
lege gym.
Invitations have been sent to all
alumni, and the general public is
also Invited to attend the day’s
celebration.
Brevard Authors Have
Books On Shelves of
Library For Rental
Recent books of two of Brevard’s own
authors may now be found on the
shelves at the U.D.C. library, announce
ment has been made by Miss Annie
Jean Gash, librarian.
The two books, which are proving
popular by the reading public, are
Hamilton Basso’s "Days Before Lent,”
and Augustus White Long’s, "A Son
of Carolina.”
Other rental books recently shelved
Include: "Country Lawyer,” by Part
ridge; and “A Synthetic Gentleman,”
by Pollock.
Local Teachers Named
To District Offices
Several teachers of the Brevard and
Transylvania county schools were
named to official positions in the West,
em District Teachers association, at
its annual convention held In Ashe
ville Friday and Saturday.
County Superintendent J. B. Jones
was named a member of the resolu
tions committee; Principal R. T. Klm
zey was elected president of the grroup
composed of superintendents, high
school principals and teachers; R. J
Lyday was named secretary of the
agriculture teachers’ group; Mrs. Eld
win Wlke was elected president of the
modern language teachers' group; Miss
Annie May Patton was named president
of the Transylvania county associa
tion. In the group of higher educa
tion teachers, Dr. Burt Loomis, of Bre
vard College, was elected vice presi
dent
The annual meeting was attended by
more than 2,000 teachers and school
officials of the district W, L. Latham,
superintendent of the Swain County
schools, was Installed as president of
the district
Apple Week
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Honor Roll
The following subscribers have sent
In their renewals since Wednesday of
last week, and have the thanks of the
Home Paper:
Mrs. D. W. Hollingsworth, Brevard,R2
Mrs. Boyd Moore, Rosman
Tom Mitchell, Brevard, R12
Grady Brittain, Brevard
A. J. Hamilton. Penrose
Richard Rogers, Brevard R-2
C. C. Kilpatrick, Whitmire
Miss Mattie Lewis, Brevard
Horace Lyday, Penrose
J. Alfred Owen, Lake Toxaway
P. N. Simons, Brevard R-l
Mrs. Thorvald Berg, New York
Mrs. Paul Kellar, Brevard
A. H. Caldwell, Arizona
C. E. Buckner, Brevard
Mrs. D. M. Sherrill, Plsgah Forest
H. W. Barton, Brevard
A. B. Meece, Rosman
Sylvester Orr, Penrose
B. F. Beasley, California
H. E. Torrence, Brevard R-l
A. M. Paxton, Rosman
D. E. Culver, Brevard
Mrs. P. J. Sitton, Plsgah Forest
Mrs. T. F. McCall, Rosman
Edward Johnson, Lake Toxaway
Mrs. Harry Lullay, Detroit
G. M. Drake, Etowah
Mrs. Richard Watson, Hendersonville
Fred Johnson, Brevard
Tim Cowan Funeral
Rites Held Friday
Tim Cowan, 64-year old resident of
Pisgah Forest, died at his home
Thursday afternoon at 1 o’clock.
Funeral services were held at the
home Friday afternoon, with the Rev.
Yancey C. Elliott, pastor Brevard Bap
tist church, and the Rev. J. L. Under
wood. pastor Pisgah Forest Baptist
church, in charge.
Pallbearers were Dr. E. S. English,
W. \V. Pruette, Jim Lyday, Sid Barnett,
Brown Carr, and D. H. Orr. Honorary
pallbearers included Fred Johnson, R.
M. Neely, Harry Sitton, Dewey Edwards,
James Avery, Charlie Roland, W. F.
Short, W. W. Huber, C. Y. Patton,
Boyce Walker, Dan Merrill, Verne
Clement, Fred Shuford, T. N. Davis,
Dr. H. J. Bradley. Dr. Carl Hardin,
B. Davis, Philip Sitton. William Bishop,
Sam Wyatt, Vernon Neill, S. F. Allison,
Ralph Ramsey.
As a mark of respect for the long
time employe, Carr Lumber Company
closed its plant and operation during
Friday afternoon. The body was taken
to Chadbourne, N. C., Saturday morning
and interment was made there Sunday
afternoon. Osborne-Simpson Funeral
home had charge of arrangements.
Mr. Cowan was widely known over
the county because of his extraordinary
physical strength and genial disposit
ion. He was a native of Eastern
North Carolina but had been connected
with the Carr Lnmber company at
Pisgah Forest for 20 years in the
capacity of saw filer and mechanic.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Zelma
Horton Cowan, one daughter, Miss
Martha Cowan, of Atlanta, Ga., and one
niece, Miss Ruth Cowan, of Chadbourne.
FARM MEETING TO
BE HELD IN COUNTY
Soil Conservation Groups To
Select Officers In Var
ious Communities
(J. A. Glazener, County Agent)
Meetings are being held In the dif
ferent communities of the county this
week for the purpose of electing com
munity committeemen who will assist
In directing the Soli Conservation farm
program for 1940. It Is very Important
that all farmers In the county who are
cooperating with the program attend
the meeting being held in their com
munity and help elect committeemen.
Meetings are as follows:
Brevard-Dunns Rock Township, meet
ing to be In County Agents office
Thursday night October 28th at 7:80.
Boyd Township, meeting at Enon
school Friday, October 27, at 1 o’clock.
Little River Township, meeting at
Little River school Friday night, Oc
tober 27 at 7:10.
Gloucester-Hogback Township, meet,
lng at Lake Toxaway school Saturday
afternoon, October 28 at 2 o’clock.
SINGING CONVENTION
IN BREVARD SUNDAY
Prominent Leaders of North
and South Carolina Are
Expected To Attend
Fifth Sunday Transylvania county
singing convention will be held at the
Brevard court house next Sunday, be
ginning at 10 o’clock In the morning.
A number of quartets and leaders
from the two Carolines are expected
to be present. Singers from this coun
ty and other sections will take part
on the day's program.
All attending are requested to bring
lunch baskets, and to Include a little
extra amount for the visiting singers.
A cordial welcome to the public is
extended by E. D. Randolph, president,
to attend the day's event.
Marine Corps To Add
Many Men To Rosters
The U. S. Marine Corps is expanding
under the limited emergency proclama.
tion of the president. However, this
expansion will not Interfere with the
educational opportunities offered to
members of the corps.
The Marine Corps Institute will con
tinue to give free instructions through
correspondence courses and Marines
will continue to have a wide variety of
subjects from which to make their se
lection.
Requirements for enlistment in the
Marine Corps were recently liberalized
so that at present young men between
18 and 81 years of age, of good moral
character, who have had one year in
high school, or its equivalent and who
are in good physical condition are be
ing accepted for four year enlistments
immediately.
Marine corps recruiting stations are
now located in Atlanta (Municipal
Auditorium), Augusta (post office build
ing) and Macon (municipal auditor
ium). Further and full information
of the Marine Corps may be obtained
Serious Drought Is
Facing Transylvania
Wednesday was the 25th day since
there has been any rainfall in Brevard,
and while local streams are low, no
forest fires of consequence have been
reported during the long dry period.
The Brevard water supply is report
ed to be In good shape, with an auxi
liary stream still left flowing free, but
which can be used if the present sup
ply falls to hold out.
At Lyday Hospital
Patients reported at Lyday Memorial
hospital on Wednesday were: Mrs, Fred
Johnson, Mrs. J .F. Rackley, Willard
McCluney, Benny Lothridge, Herman
Eaker, Walter Andrews, Troy Stewart,
Lamar Whitmire and Henry Massey.
Townsend Club Will
Plan For Public Meet
The Transylvania Townsend Club will
meet at the NYA Hut, Brevard high
school next Tuesday evening at 7:30
o’clock.
Officers of the club announce that
plans will be made at this meeting to
bring one of the national officers here
early in November from California to
make a public address.
Smathers To Preach
The Rev. M. T. Smathers, district
superintendent of the Asheville dis
trict, will preach at the Methodist
church Sunday morning at 11 o’clock,
announcement has been made by the
pastor, the Rev. E. P. Billups.
Brevard Lady Will
Speak Over WWNC
Friday Afternoon
Mrs. Jos. S. Silversteen of Brevard
will speak over radio station WWNC
at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon in a pro
gram sponsored by the Daughters of
the American Revolution.
Mrs. Silversteen Is national chairman,
of the Bills Island committee for the
DAR, and the speech will be In Interest
of the program of work which la being
carried on through the national com
mittee. _
JAMES, STOCKTON
ON COLLEGE BOARD
Annual Conference of Metho
dist Church Shows Inters
est In Institution
At a meeting of the Board of Trus
tees of Brevard College during the ses
sion of the Annual Conference In
Greensboro last week, some very Im
portant busln'ess was transacted. On
account of the resignations of H. B.
Kelly, who has moved to Florida, and
of Mrs Bess Gray Plumly, Crawford
F. James of Marlon, and Ralph Stock
ton of Winston-Salem were elected to
the board. Judge William H, Bobbitt
of Charlotte, H. A. Dunham of Ashe
ville, James E. Lambeth of Thomas
vllle, the Reverend C. M. Pickens of
Thomasvllle and the Reverend Claude
H. Moser of Gastonia, were re-elected
for terms of six years each.
The annual report of Brevard Col
lege was presented to the Board of
Education and also to the Conference.
The college was granted the same ap
propriation as In previous years. Pro
vision was made for the complete llqul.
datlon of Rutherford College, which,
when completed, ■will make possible the
transfer of the endowment funds from
Rutherford to Brevard.
There Is Increasing evidence of cor
dial support on the part of the con
ference for the entire college program.
Acting upon the instructions froqj
the conference, Brevard College offi
cials are now planning a campaign to
raise at least *15,000.00 In the next
three months. New equipment Is to
be provided for the science laborator
ies, new books are to be purchased for
the library, and a laundry and can
nery are to be constructed within the
next few months.
Zane Grey Said To Be
Native of Transylvania
Death of Zane Grey, noted writer
and sportsman, who died suddenly at
his palatial home In Pasadena, Califor
nia Monday, brings to the forefront
statement by many local people that
the author was born In this county.
Older residents of the county state
that Grey was born In lower Dunn’s
Rock township, and that he moved
with his parents to the middle west
when a small lad.
Official announcement of the noted
author's death gave his birthplace as
Zanesville, Ohio, and that his father,
Lewis M, Grey, was a backwoods
preacher.
"Betty Zane," "Riders of the Purple
Sage,” and more than 50 other novels
were products of the writer’s pen.
High School Eleven
Will Play Greeniea
Brevard high school will play at
Christ School this Friday afternoon, in
the annual game between the Greenies
and the Blue Devils.
Coach Cox plans to take two full
teams to the game, and will have re
inforcements In several weak stops on
the team.
Last Saturday’s game with the strong
Asheville School for Boys team ended
In a 19-6 score for Asheville.
Selica House Burned
Completely Last Week
Ship’s Anchor main building was
completely destroyed by fire last Tues
day night. The cottage Is located in
the Selica section, and is owned by
Asheville Interests.
Other small buildings grouped near
the larger one were uninjured by the
fire. No one was living in the larger
cottage at the time it was burned, and
no knowledge of how the blaze started
has been gained by the sheriff or the
owners.
Here-Mere
Over the County
(J. A. Glazener, Countv Agent)
Ten cars of lime totaling 636 tons
and being used by 68 farmers, unloaded
In the county this week. The distribu
tion of the lime In this week’s ship
ment over the county was: two cars at
Penrose, with 20 persons participating;
three cars at Davison River siding for
E. O. Shipman, manager for the Enga
dlne farm: two cars at Brevard, 14
persons participating; one car at Sellca
with 6 persons participating; one car
at Cherryfield with 3 persons partici
pating; one car at Rosman with 15
persons participating.
To date over 60 cars of lime have
been received In the county on this
year’s farm program. Space In this
article forbids my repeating many of
the statements of praise farmers from
all over the county are making as the
result of having used ground lime
stone, which some few farmers In the
county still contends will not pay. If
a farmer finds that ground limestone
does not pay there Is a cause which
should be found out. In some cases
we are finding that lime is being spread
on land that does not need lime for
that type of soil and for the crop be
ing grown. Just one sure way to
know and that Is to have the soil test
ed. Testing the soli not only removes
the guess work, but enables the farm
er t0 use his lime on the fields most
needing lb