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[_1_J A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County
VOI 49; NO. 44 BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1939 $1.00 PER YEAR IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY
LOW WATER LEAVES
RIVER JETTIES HIGH
Extreme Drought Makes Fire
Hazards In Brevard
And the County
For the first time In many years, jet
ties In the French Broad river may be
seen—bringing to mind the fact that
enterprising citizens once tried to use
the county's largest stream for naviga
tion.
The continued drought, with only .16
of an Inch of rainfall In more than 30
days, has reduced the water level of
all streams In the county, and the
French Broad is said to be at the low
est level In 15 years.
The huge rock cribs were constructed
by the United States War Department
nearly 50 years ago, before the days
of railroad transportation to Brevard In
an effort to bright freight and pas
sengers from Hendersonville.
Idea of the cribs was to so divert
the river current that a depth would
be maintained In shallow spots to en
able a heavy boat to pass through. The
cribs or jetties were erected, and one
trip was made by the "Mountain Lily"
from Brevard toward Hendersonville
. . . but the jetties didn't do as well as
expected, and the maiden voyage of the
“Mountain Lily” was Its last . . . con
sequently river transportation was giv
en up as a bad bet, and soon there
after a railroad was constructed from
Hendersonville to Brevard, later to
Rosman. and then to Toxaway.
Charlie Gillespie, county fire warden,
stated Wednesday that no brush or
trash burning permits would be Is
sued In Brevard or Transylvania coun
ty until the drought Is broken by rain.
The fact that leaves are clogging
sewers, and blowing into banks on the
streets and under buildings In Bre
vard makes a fire hazard in town, and
the extreme dry weather throughout the
county makes forest fires dangerous.
Clearing of leaves and debris where
there Is any chance of fire is urged by
the Brevard firemen and the county
fire warden.
At Lydav Hospital
Patients reported at Lyday Memorial
hospital on Wednesday were: Mrs.
Frank Hanby and infant daughter, born
Wednesday, November 1, Helen Hold
en, Troy Stewart, Henry Massey. C. W.
Hampton, Melvin Trompst, Clay Ed
wards, Mrs. Fred Johnson, Helen Car
rier, Leonard McCall. Eugene Coyle.
Former Pastor Will
Preach Here Sunday
Rev. J. H. West will preach at the
Methodist church Sunday morning at
11 o’clock, announcement has been
made by the pastor, the Rev. E. P.
Billups.
Mr. Billups and family are in West
Virginia on a 10-day vacation trip, but
will return In time for the services on
the following Sunday.
This will be Mr. West's first time
to fill his former pulpit here since
superannuating from the Methodist
conference and moving to Brevard.
Theodore Davenport
Died at Spartanburg
Theodore D. Davenport, a former
resident of Transylvania county, died
In a Spartanburg hospital on October
23, following a brief Illness.
Funeral services were held the fol
lowing day at Inman, S. C„ home of
the deceased, where he had been in
the Jewelry business for a number of
years.
Mr. Davenport was born in this coun.
ty, and lived here until a young man
when he moved with his parents to
Henderson county.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Maude
Woodfin Davenport: two sons, Paul and
Ted; and the following brothers and
Bisters: Mrs. Byrdie D. West, of Ashe
ville: Mrs. Lewis Reed, of Washing
ton Courthouse. Ohio: J. T. Davenport,
of Mills River; L. D. Davenport, of
Asheville: C. D. Davenport, of Tryon;
M. L. Davenport, of Spartanburg, S. C„
and V. D. Davenport, of East Flat
Rock.
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Community Hospital Will
Be Built Here By People
Of County and Duke Funds
Move Started To Get
$50,000 For Erec
tion of Plant
Movement to erect a $50,000 commun
ity hospital In Brevard was started at
a meeting held at the city hall auditor
ium last Thursday evening.
Tentative plans adopted by the group
of 20 or more citizens call for secur
ing contributions to the building fund
to the amount of $17,000, with the Duke
Foundation to furnish $25,000. The
hospital fund now has land for build
ing and cash on hand amounting to
$8,000, which will be part of the local
contribution to the movement.
Trustees of the Lyday Memorial Hos
pital, Inc., which has been in opera
tion here since 1933, state that funds
and properties of that non-stock in
stitution will be turned over to the
community project, thereby bringing
the total amount necessary to be raised
here for matching Duke Foundation
funds to the $17,000 minimum required
to erect and equip a $50,000 plant.
Following a general discussion of
the movement last Thursday evening,
in which opinion was expressed, that
the project should and could be put over
here by civic leaders Including Mayor
A. H. Harris, Lewis P. Hamlin, J. B.
Jones, Miss Annie Shipman, George
Wheeler, and others, motion was made
that the group go on record as en
dorsing the movement, and pledging
support to securing of funds and erec
tion of the community hospital.
With Ralph H. Ramsey. Jr., presid
ing. the following officers were elected:
J. B. Jones, general chairman: Mrs.
Jesse B. Pickelslmer, vice chairman:
the Rev. C. M. Jones, secretary; and
George W. Wheeler, treasurer.
Further plans for starting the com
munity movement will be discussed at
a meeting of officers and an executive
committee within the next few days,
and plans for carrying the project to
completion will be announced.
Under plans of the group, as dis
cussed at the meeting last Thursday
the community hospital, which will very
probably be named the Transylvania
Hospital. Inc., will be a non-profit cor
poration, with all net Income derived
from operation of the institution to go
Into hospitalization of patients who are
unable to pay for treatment.
The local hospital is on the approved
list for the Duke Endowment Fund,
and will continue to receive assistance
In the operation of the hospital. The
Duke Fund pays to the hospital a stated
portion of the cost of treating each
charity patient.
Thursday, facts and figures pertain
ing to operation of the Lyday Memorial
hospital for the past six years were
given, showing that such an institu
tion could be operated safely without
loss to the trustees.
Report for the past twelve months
for the Lyday hospital showed that
302 patients had been treated, with
gross receipts of $9,441.00, of which
amount $1,094.34, was an operating
profit and has been placed in the build
ing fund.
Total of 2435 days of care for patients
was provided at the hospital, and of
this amount, over 700 charity case
davs were given with no Income ex
cept that paid by the Duke Foundation
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W. P. A. ROAD CREWS
RESUME LOCAL JOBS
Projects In Different Sections
of Transylvania Started
Last Week
WPA road crews have been started
on five farm-to-market roads In Tran
sylvania county, with a project having
been set up and put on the active list
for five roads, to employ 155 men for
eight months at an estimated expendi
ture of $77,000.
Work projects call for re-construct
lng, Improving, and surface treating
of roads other than the federal aid
system routes, such as US 276, US 64,
and NC 284.
Crews are now working In the fol
lowing roads—Bohaney school to US
64; Old Toxaway road from Pickens
highway west; Quebec—Elmor Golden
road to Oak Grove church road; Wal
nut Hollow, East Fork to Country
Club; Little River, Cascade Power
plant to Cedar Mountain.
W. A. Wilson has general supervis
ion of the road crews, with foremen
on each jet. The state highway de
partment Is sponsor for the work.
Cold Weather Comes
To Brevard Hurriedly
People who have been wishing for
cold weather had their wish gratified
Saturday when the thermometer fell
from 65 down to 24.
Overcoats, extra sweaters, and wraps
of many descriptions made their ap
pearance Saturday afternoon late and
Saturday evening. Men who had been
parading around Saturday morning
sans coat and vest showed up last Sat
urday afternoon with vest, coat, and
overcoat.
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Honor Roll
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Thanks, friends for sending in the
following renewals—we appreciate your
thoughtfulness, and your support:
B. H. Freeman, Brevard
A. E. Raines, Brevard, R-2
Miss Mary Merrill, Penrose
Miss Eliza Nicholson, New York
Mrs. Roy Bennett, New York
E. C. Huggins, Brevard
Miss Agnes Cassldv, New York
Mrs. T. L. Surretto, Fontana
M. W. Fortune, Brevard, R-2
D. H. Orr, Brevard, R-2
Mrs, Fred Mills, Brevard
W. O. Parker, Wolf Mtn.
R. W. Everett, Brevard
W. W. Galloway, Brevard, R-3
Mrs. A. G. Berthold Brooklyn
Miss Adelaide Van Wey, NYC
Mrs. T. F. Middleton, Brevard R-2
Dewey Parker, Wolf Mtn.
Rufus Guffee, Brevard R-2
Aston Heath, Brevard
Dr. Eleanor Townsend, Penn.
We are glad to announce the fol
lowing new subscribers to the Home
Paper who have subscribed since Wed
nesday of last week:
Mrs. W. W. Clarke, Detroit.
Arlin Reece, Horse Shoe
C. S. McCallum, Raleigh
Mrs. W. H. Allison, Louisiana
Mrs. H. E. Lange, Oakland.
Mrs. H. W. Spinning, Brevard
Everett and Weilt
Return From Hunt
R. W. Everett and Walter A. Weilt
have returned from a hunting trip to
Wyoming where they each bagged some
fine large game, and enjoyed a month’s
outing where the snow has already
covered the land for the winter.
Mr. Everett killed a large moose and
an elk, and Mr. Weilt killed a moose,
and mule deer. The two Brevard men
were two of 25 permitted to hunt moose
in the Jackson Hole country this sea
son. The large Moose taken by Mr.
Everett had an antler spread of over
60 inches and had 10 points to the side.
Hallowe’en Observed
In Quiet Manner Here
Hallowe'en Eve party In uptown Bre.
vard was rather quiet Tuesday even
ing, with the youngsters and older
people joining in a general parading of
the streets with horns, costumes, and
funny faces.
Little damage was reported done in
the town, and with exception of tear
ing down a few signs, the property In
jury was negligible.
Around the high school, a group had
evidently spent considerable time mov
ing seats and grandstands to block
entrances to the building. From the
UDC library chairs were scattered
abou} the uptown section, and con
siderable soaping of windows was noted.
Altogether, the frolic was more of a
noise-making melee.
Scouts at Kiwanis
Scoutmaster Harold Norwood and
Scout Charles Cantrell will be guests
of the Brevard Kiwanis club at its
meeting Thursday at noon. The Bre
vard Kiwanis club Is sponsor of the
local troop, and the two Scoutera will
tell something.of the program of work
here.
Prominent Woodman
Coming Here Monday
Farrar Newberry, Jr., ofTlmaha, Ne
braska, will speak at a meeting of the
local Woodmen on Monday night of
next week at the regular Woodmen
meeting.
Mr. Farrar Is a son of the national
secretary of the organization and is a
speaker of note. In addition to the
speaking several candidates will be giv
en the protection degree with a visit
ing degree team slated to put on the
work.
Following the meeting, refreshments
will be served by members of the camp.
North Carolina Will
Observe Thanksgiving
Last Day of November
North Carolina will officially observe
Thanksgiving Day on Thursday Nov
ember 30th, It has been announced
by Governor Clyde R. Hoey.
President Roosevelt Issued a pro
clamation on Monday, setting Nov
ember 23 as Thanksgiving Day, and
called upon the people to give thanks
that the United States Is at peace
with all countries In a world of turmoil.
The Proclamation fixed Thanksgiving
one week earlier than the traditional
last Thursday on which the holiday
has been celebrated In recent years.
North Carolina, along with a number
of other states, will observe the 80th
as Thanksgiving day. It Is likely
that governmental offices, Including
the postoffices, will be closed on the
28rd, while state offices will likely
observe the 80th—or both dates.
No Definite Word As
To Annual Deer Hunt
In Pisgah Preserve
No official word has been received
here as to the annual deer hunt In
Pisgah National Forest—whether there
will be a hunt or not.
A hearing Is scheduled In federal
court on November 6th, In a scrap be
tween the state department of Con
servation and Development, and the
Forestry Department, pertaining to
ownership of the game In Pisgah Na
tional Forest, and outcome of that trial
will in all probability decide whether
there Is to be a hunt or not
The state claims that the federal
authorities have no right to transport
doe deer from the forest in violation
of the state ruling, and vice versa.
Clay Edwards Injured
By Hit-and-run Driver
Clay Edwards of Cane River, member
of CCC P-66, was seriously Injured by
a hit and run driver early Saturday
night, and is in critical condition at
Lyday Memorial hospital.
The young CCC enrollee was walking
up the road from Plsgah Forest toward
Brevard when he was struck by a car.
Perry Cheek of Pisgah Forest noticed
the young man lying beside the road
and carried him to the hospital.
Lieutenant Frank T. Hanby and
Sheriff George Shuford were notified,
but have been unable to trace the
driver of the vehicle. Young Edwards
said that he was struck while walking
along the edge of the pavement, and
had no Idea what make of car or the
driver. Most serious injury to the
young man was the lower left leg
which Is badly crushed.
A. M. Paxton Named
Officer State Grange
A. M. Paxton of Rosman was re-elect
ed member of the executive committee
of the North Carolina State Grange
body at Its sessions in Asheville last
week.
Harry B. Caldwell of Greensboro was
re-elected president of the farm body.
During the sessions, Governor Clyde
R. Hoey, Dr. Clarence Poe of Raleigh,
and Wheeler McMillen of Philadelphia
were some of the prominent speakers
heard at the meet.
Prayer Service* Tue*day
ROSMAN, Nov. 1—Announcement Is
made by the Rev. J. R. Bowman that
prayer service at the Rosman Metho
dist church will be held each Tuesday
evening, with the song service to begin
promptly at 7:30 o'clock.
High School To Play
At Black Mtn. Friday
Brevard high school football squad
will play Paul Schachner's eleven at
Black Mountain Friday afternoon.
The game will start at 3:30, and
Coach Cox is expected to leave here
.with his players shortly before noon.
Next week the high squad plays at
Shelby, and the following week, Nov.
17, meets Hendersonville at Brevard.
Farmers In Co-op Program
Name County Committees
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T. J. Wilson Elected
Chairman of Gen
eral Group
(J A. Glazener, County Agent)
Community meetings were held over
the county last week at which time
the following committeemen and dele
gates to the County convention were
elected:
Little River: H. P. Nicholson, chair
man; Frank P. Shuford, vice chairman;
John Merrill, regular member; A. B.
McCall, first alternate; W. G. Huston,
second alternate; J. W. Baynard, dele
gate; E. H. Mackey, alternate.
Boyd: Sam Orr, chairman; J. L.
Gash, vice chairman; S. V. "Brown, reg
ular member; E. H. Jones, first alter
nate; J. T. Justus, second alternate:
L. F. Lyday, delegate; P. A. Rahn, al
ternate.
Brevard-Dunns Rock: George W.
Maxwell, chairman; James W. Dickson,
vice chairman; T. J. McCrary, regular
member; John Morris, first alternate;
F. H Holden, second alternate; E. O.
Shipman, delegate; W. D. Deaver, al
ternate.
Cathey’s Creek-Eastatoe: E. Carl Al
lison, chairman; Avery Whitmire, vice
chairman; Otto Alexander, regular
member; J. L. Whitmire, first alternate;
W. D. Glazener, second alternate; R.
F. Glazener, delegate; A. P. Bell, alter
nate.
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chairman: L. E. Cash, vice chairman;
Allen McCall, regular member; J. T.
Hall, first alternate; C. R. Clark, sec
ond alternate; W. J. Raines, delegate;
C. R. Clark, alternate.
The county convention was held In
the county agent’s office Tuesday,
October 31, with all delegates present.
After the reading of the articles of the
Soil Conservation Association and dis
cussion on the duties of county officers
the following were elected for the Com
ing year:
T. <1. Wilson, chairman; Otto Alex
ander, vice chairman; W. J. Raines,
regular member; E. O Shipman, first
alternate; R. P. Glazener, second alter
nate; J. A. Glazener, secretary; Julia
Wilson Westwood, treasurer.
Will Play Here
CAROL HILL, glamorous leading
lady, who will be featured as Rosa
lind In the Avon Players’ production
of "As You Like It” to be presented
at Brevard High School on the even
ing of November 9, at 7:30 p.m.
Shakespeare’s romantic comedy by
the nationally known group of players
will be the outstanding event of its
kind during the year, and plans are
being made by the high school to
care for a thousand people at the en
tertainment, Including students, col
lege students, and adults. Prices will
be 25c, 36c and 50c respectively for
the different groups.
The Avon Players are touring the
principal cities of the east, carrying
an elaborate production, including
especially designed scenery, costumes,
and lighting effects. Nine people ap
pear In the cast.
GIRL SCOOT TROOPS
RE-ORGANIZE HERE
,Brownies and Regular Troop
, Sponsored by Ladies of
Wednesday Club
With around 160 girls attending first
meeting, re-organlzation of the Girl
Scout movement was started here last
Friday,
The meeting was held in the Brevard
NYA hut and was in the nature of a
Hallowe'en party. Plans were outlin
ed to the girls present for setting up
two troops—one of Brownies, composed
of girls seven to ten years of age, and
one troop of regular Scouts between the
ages of 10 and 12.
The troops are being sponsored In
Brevard by the Wednesday Club, who
provided for entertainment and refresh
ments at the initial party.
Leaders for the regular Scout troop
are Miss Elizabeth McCoy and Mrs.
Ashe Macfie; for the Brownies, Mrs.
John Hudson, and Mrs. Harry Clarke.
Leaders of the regular troop are plan
ning a hike for Saturday morning of
this week, and Invite all girls between
the ages of 10 and 12 years to meet at
the U.D.C. library at 9:30 to go on a
hike.
Jones Will Preach
The Rev. C. M. Jones, pastor of Bre
vard Presbyterian church, who has been
vacationing in Nashville, Tenn., fol
lowing an operation, announces that he
will be in Brevard by the end of the
week, and that he will have charge of
the services at his church Sunday
morning at 11 o'clock.
Sunday School Group
Meets at Zion Sunday
ROSMAN, Nov. 1—November meet
lag of the Baptist Sunday School asso
ciation will be held with Zion church
Sunday afternoon at 2: SO o’clock.
The following program will be given:
Devotionals, the Rev. M. E. Summey:
“Teaching Juniors,” Miss Ruby Whit
mire; discussion—"When Do Teachers
Teach?” D. P. Orr; discussion—"Vital
ising the Assoclatlonal Sunday School
Meeting," the Rev. Yancey C. Elliott.
AH teachers, officers, and workers are
invited to attend.
Many Alumni Attend
Home-Coming Festival
At College Saturday
More than 90 Alumni attended the
home coming celebration at Brevard
College Saturday, October 28. Coach
John Chrtstenbury's Tornadoes easily
overran the Presbyterian football squad
to begin a most successful day. A great
deal of color was added to the game
by the confetti, the band music and
the formation marching by the girls
gym classes. Saturday evening the
masquerade party in the school gym
was attended and enjoyed by the alumni
and the entire student body. The dec
orations followed gypsy Halloween
theme to coordinate with the activities
of the party.
Several booths, including fortune tel
ling, mystery houses, gypsy dances,
picture taking, travel tours, and various
games brought some renumeration.
Many alumni expressed the feeling
that this homecoming was the best
Brevard College has yet experienced.
NOON-DAY SCHEDULE
BY GREYHOUND, 5TH
Brevard To Asheville Through
Hendersonville Starts
Again Sunday
Noon-day bus schedule, Brevard to
Hendersonville and Asheville, will be re.
instated Sunday, Nov. 6, according to
official bulletin received by The Times
from the State Utilities Commissioner,
and the Greyhound Bus Lines.
The bus will arrive In Brevard from
AsKevIlle via Hendersonville at 1:06,
and leave here on the return trip at
1:40, after a lay-over of 86 minutes.
The bus was taken off the Brevard
run on October 16, leaving no con
nections between Brevard and Hender
sonville, between the hours of 6:30 In
the morning and 6:00 In the afternoon.
Matter of adjustment of schedules of
the Greyhound and Smoky Mountain
Trallways was taken up with the Utili
ties Commission, and the two bus com
panies by The Transylvania Times as
soon as the change In schedule was an
nounced.
H. Pierce Brawner, traffic manager
for the Greyhound Lines, said In a
letter received by The Times last week
that the mid-day schedule was being
reinstated as a convenience to the ter
ritory served, although his company
had found that operation of the bus
was a loss to the company.
State Commissioner
Scott Visitor Here
Commissioner of Agriculture W. Kerr
Scott of Raleigh, and feed Inspector
Marlon Holcombe of Buncombe county
were in the county Monday.
Inspector Holcombe was checking on
feed and foodstuffs, and the commis
sioner was, as he put It, Just seeing
that the work goes on, and at the same
time visiting some of the farms in all
western counties.
The Inspection sheets are published
each month In the North Carolina Agri
cultural Review, and give the actual
content of various brands of feeds, as
well as foodstuffs that are being sold
In the state.
Parent-Teacher Meet
Friday Eve For Eats
Parents of the PTA will entertain the
teachers of the Brevard schools Fri
day evening at 6 o’clock with a baked
bean supper. The event will be held
at the NYA hut. All parents, teachers,
and husbands and wives of teachers are
given a cordial Invitation to be present.
School Dental Clinic
Treats Many Students
For County Schools
Dr W. I. Farrell and Dr. M. B.
Evans from the State Board of Health
have just completed a five weeks each
dental clinic In the schools of Tran
sylvania County. The clinic was spon
sored by the Transylvania County
Health Department and the Board of
Education.
Work was done In practically all
the schools of the county that were
not visited last year, and included all
the children from the first grade to
twelve years of age.
A complete list of the schools visit
ed, together with the amount and kind
of work done is as follows:
Schools visited—Balsam Grove, Cedar
Mountain, Connestee, Lake Toxaway,
Little River, Penrose, Pisgah Forest,
Quebec, Selica and Sllversteen.
During the five weeks, 830 children
were examined: 609 treated: 280 refer
red to local dentists.
Treatment of children included 483
amalgam fillings, 122 cement fillings,
1449 silver nitrate treatments, 396
teeth extracted, 595 children’s teeth
cleaned, and 120 miscellaneous treat
ments, totaling 3,166 operations.
During the period 37 lectures were
given on oral hygiene with an attend
ance of 886.
PARENTS DAY AT
BREVARD COLLEGE
SUNDAY, NOV. 5TH
Annual Event Is Expected To
Bring Patrons Here From
Many Sections
Next Sunday, November 5 will be
observed as Parents Day at Brevard
College. A letter has gone out from
the college to the parents of all stu
dents now In the college Inviting them
to spend the day on the campus. A
great many parents are expected to
take their sons and daughters to Pis
gah Forest for an outdoor dinner.
Other parents will have dinner with
their children In the college dining halls.
A program for parents and studeuts
has been arranged for 2:30 Sunday
afternoon In the college auditorium.
Parents Day has become an annual
event at Brevard College. The occas
ion met with such success last year
that faculty and students were strongly
disposed to follow the practice again
this year.
Parents who live In Transylvania
county are invited to join with parents
of boarding students In a general ob
servance of the day at the college.
Dormitories, the library, laboratories,
and the college dairy will be open for
Inspection. College officials are expect
ing an unusually Jarge number of par
ents.