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,I|UJ , \ A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County _&**«**«*»^^
VOL 49' NO 46 BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1939 >1.00 PER YEAR IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY
ROSMAN-BEECH GAP
ROAD TO BE BUILT
DURING NEXT YEAR
State Highway Planning Sur
vey Immediately—Will
Connect Parkway
Survey of the Beech Oap-Hosman
road from the scenic parkway line to
end of the CCC road above Balsam
Orove will bo started within the next
few days.
J. C. Walker, engineer for the western
area, said Monday that he planned to
start survey of the unfinished road
with a view to connecting the Bosnian
road and the scenic parkway nt Beech
Gap.
Workmen are now engaged In blocking
out the parkway route at Beech Gap
toward the partly-finished link at Wag
on Bond Gap. and the route toward
Rosnrnn will be built In order that access
to the 12-mlle parkway may be had from
either side of the mountain.
A fine rond was built from Sunburst
on the Haywood side of the mountain
by the combined forces of the CCC.
forestry, and state highway. Part of
the route from Balsam Grove to neech
Gap was built three years ago by the
CCC forces, and this will be tied In
with the proposed link.
Funds for the road will be provided
by the forestry deoartment and the
state, and work done by contract.
Mr. Walker said that he hoped to
have the actual work started by or
before July of 1DI0. so that It will be
completed along with the parkway
loop—Wagon Boad Gap to Beech Gap
Kizer’s Gift Shop To
Open Here Saturday
Klzer’s Olft Shop will ho opened on
Saturday of this week, it Is announced
by Mrs. A. H. Klzor. manager of the
new concern.
The new business will deni In gifts
and novelties, and will be located In
the corner room of the Clemson Theatre
formerly occupied by the Building and
Irf>nn and telephone office, on West
Main street.
Deer Hunt Ruling To
Be Made This Week
RALEIGH, Nov 18—U. fl. District
Judge I. M. Meeklns today held under
consideration the federal government's
petition to prevent the state from In
terfering with shipment of deer from
Plsgah National forest.
He Indicated he would Issue a ruling
within a week.
The state sought the right to en
force Its gumo rules on federally own
ed property.
The decision was expected ultimately
to affect every state In the union which
has a national forest.
ROSMAN JUNIORS TO
GIVE PLAY NOV. 23
3-Act. Drama Next Thursday
Auditorium—Ten Students
Appear In Cast
ROSMAN, Nov. 15—"Ylmmle Yon
son's Yob." a drama In three nets will
be presented at the Rosman high school
auditorium Thursday evening, Novem
ber 23. by the Junior class. The play
Is under the supervision of Mrs. Laura
Hamed. tenth grade sponsor.
The cast of characters Include: Yim
mle Yonson, Glenn Winchester: Pal.
Craig Snipes: Frank. Rill McNeely;
Mickey, Donald Miller; Mr. Kent, J.
C. Cassell Jr.; Ilelle, Edna Allison;
Sylvia. Ora Owen: Peg. Annie Panther:
kittle. Helen Whitmire; Mrs. Kent,
Jewel Oarron.
Shortly after Mr. Kent accused his
son of stealing, the boy disappeared and
a curse seemed to be on the Kent house
hold. Later. Ylmmle. who "ban lookin'
for yob." Is employed to help with the
farming. From then on there are
startling developments and funny com
plications. until the mystery of the
son’s disappearance and the vanished
money are cleared up. There Is much
comedy created by the raw Swede, the
spunky Irish cook and the breezy
detective. A small admission will be
charged. _
Feature Hi Football Game
Be Here Friday Afternoon
Big Football game of the year—with
Hendersonville—will be played here Frl.
day afternoon by Brevard high school’s
eleven.
The game will be played on the
College Field, and will start promptly
at 3 o’clock. Entrance will be only
through the gate at corner of North
Broad and French Broad avenue.
Bitter foes on the athletic field for
years, the game with Hendersonville
promises to be the hardest fought
battle of the season, as It has always
been In the past years.
Coach Cox stated Wednesday tnai
his squad was In good shape, and they
showed up well In practice against the
College B-squad Tuesday afternoon,
running against Hendersonville plays.
Following Is probable starting lineup
for Brevard—Blake and R Jackson,
ends: Simpson and Lance, tackles;
Dixon and Parker, guards: Slnlard,
center; Mlsenhelmer, Wright Allison,
and J. Hllemon, backfleld. This Is
practically the same lineup that was
used against Sylva there last Friday
when the locals came off 12-6 winner.
Lamar Rhyne of Brevard, and Ted
Carter of Etowah will be head officials
for the game, and Coach John Chrlsten
bury head linesman.
Reports from Hendersonville Wed
nesday were to the effect that between
400 and BOO fans from that town would
accompany the visiting team, and best
turnout of local fans for the season
la expected from Brevard.
In the ten years that the two teams
have met, Hendersonville has won five
games, Brevard three, and two tie
scores. In 1984 the score was 0-0;
1985, 19-12 Brevard; 1988, 83-0 Hend
ersonville; 1937, 12-0 Brevard; 1988,
19-12 Hendersonville.
Fine Response Shown Drive For
New Community Hospital Funds
People In all sections of the county,
as well as Interested persons In other
sections of the country, are showing the
kind of Interest that pays bills In the
new community hospital movement,
committee chairmen reported last
Thursday evening.
Industrial committee, and business
and professional committee, reported
that response to the drive for funds
to match the $25,000 which will be pro.
vlded by the Puke Foundation Is ex
cellent, and firm belief was expressed
that the drive would bo successful.
A committee was named by the
chairman, upon motion of the executive
committee members present, which
committee will suggest name for the
new hospital, and also suggest to the
executive committee a method naming
trustees for the hospital who will be
charged with operation of the commun
ity Institution.
W. W. Croushorn was named chair
man of the committee with the follow
ing members—P. P. Hamlin, Pan Eng
lish, Mrs. Roy Pong, Mrs. C. E. Buck
ner. A. B. Galloway, Rev. E. P. Bil
lups, Ralph Ramsey, and Don Jen
kins.
The soliciting committee reported
that contributions were being made In
cash, which are turned over to George
Wheeler, bonded treasurer, and that In
other Instances partial payments were
being made on pledges, and notes giv
en for balance—to be paid In six month
ly Instalments.
Children of the entire county arc
being asked to help In the work, along
with teachers, pastors, and community
leaders, and officials of the executive
committee stated Thursday that from
all sections of the county the response
was very gratifying.
Plans are to erect a $50,000 hospital
which will bo owned and operated as
u non-profit Institution, with the Puke
Foundation to share In the building
expense, and In caring for needy sick
people. Any profits derived from
operation of the hospital will be used
In caring for needy people of the coun
ty, and all physicians will have use
of the hospital for their patients.
Building site, located between the
Long residence and the present hos
pital on Broad street has already been
secured and paid for and In addition
there Is $4,000 In cash In the treasury
of the building fund—leaving $17,000
to be raised for matching the Puke
Foundation fund of $25,000,
Paper Be Printed
Next Tuesday
For Thanksgiving
The Times will be printed Tues
day of next week Instead of
Wednesday, due to the fact that
the postoffices will observe Nov.
23 ns Thanksgiving Day, In ac
cord with proclamation by Presi
dent Roosevelt.
There will be no rural or city
delivery of malls on Nov. 23,
which necessitates the move up
schedule of printing The Times.
Hunks, public offices, and other
businesses In North Carolina will
observe November 30, which Is
the last Thursday, and will not
be closed Nov. 23.
Correspondents to The Times,
and advertisers are asked to have
their copy ready Monday for
next week’s paper.
Paxton Named Head of
County Grange Group
A. M. Paxton of Rosman was elected
master of the Pomona Grange ut a
meeting of delegates from the county
organization In the office of the county
agent Monday night.
Other officers of the county grange
setup Include: Edward Mackey, over
seer: Edwin L. Shore, steward; R. L.
Lunsford and Mrs. Martin Shipman,
assistant stewards: Miss Lorena Mer
rill, secretary; Mrs. R J. Lyday, treas
urer; R. J, Lyday, lecturer; J. A.
Qlazener, chaplain; P A. Rahn, gate
keeper; Miss Catherine Mackey, Mrs.
C. P. Raldwln, E. M. Medford, executlvo
committee.
The Pomona Orange voted to make
a contribution to the new community
hospital fund, and to take the matter
up In each of the local organizations,
ns well ns to urge members to make
Individual contributions.
John W. Chapman Died
In Charleston Monday
John W. Chapman, 65. former Bre
vard resident, died at his home In Char
leston Monday afternoon.
The body was to have reached Bre
vard late Wednesday for burial here,
but details could not be learned as to
the hour at time of froinK to press.
Mr. Chapman was well known In
Brevard where he lived for a number of
years with his parents ,and he con
tinued to spend a part of each summer
here at his home on Probarte street.
Ho was mechanical foreman of the
Seaboard Airline Railway company at
Charleston.
Surviving are his widow, formerly
Miss Caroline Collier; a son, John Jr.,
of Charleston; a sister, Mrs. J. A.
Grant, of Birmingham, Ala., and two
brothers, Henry Chapman, of Hamlet,
and another brother of Fort Myers, Fla.
LANGDON ENGLISH IS
VICTIM OF GUNSHOT
Prominent Young Brevard Man
Accidentally Shoot* Self
With Heavy Rifle
Langdon B. English, 26, died Sunday
afternoon from loss of blood and shock
from a bullet wound In his right leg.
The young man was fatally Injured
Sunday morning about 6:30 o’clock at
the Sutton Creek Bod & Gun Club
when a heavy calibre rifle was fired
accidentally as he attempted to take
the weapon from his truck, and the
bullet crashed through the knee.
Mr. English was alone at the time,
and he told his father, Dr. E. S. Eng
lish, later In the day that the shock
of the bullet caused him to become
unconscious for an hour and a half.
Although weak from loss of blood, the
young man managed to fire a pistol
several times after he regained con
sciousness and thereby summoned the
caretaker of the hunting preserve.
Unable to drive a car, Caretaker
Arrowood went for aid, and with the
help of Roland Owen placed the wound
ed man In the light truck which he
had driven to the lodge and brought
him to Brevard. Nearly four hours
had elapsed from the time of tho ac
cident until medical aid was obtained,
and death was attributed to excessive
bleeding and the severe shock of the
wound.
Funeral services were held Wednes
day afternoon from Frevard Methodist
church with the Rev. E. P. Fillups,
pastor, In charge. Interment was mndc
In the Oak Grove cemetery at North
Frevard.
Pallbearers at the sfrvlce were Albert
Fyday, Robert and Walter Duckworth.
Milton Sellers, John Pickelsimer, and
Feon English. Honorary pallbearers
Included Frank Duckworth, Earl Twiggs,
Fill Erwin, C. Y. Patton, Osborne Frad.
ley, Pat Poor, Fowls Osborne, Ashe
Macfle, John McMlnn, Mack Allison,
Sr.. O. H. Paxton, Harley Fyday, Hub
ert Wolfe, Samuel Farnette, Dan Eng
lish, Carter Blythe, Robert Klmzey.
R. W. Everett, Bill Fridges, Dr. O. B.
Fynch. Moore nnd Trantham Funeral
home had charge of arrangements.
During the funeral rites solos were
sung by Mrs. Nat Townsend ahd Alvin
Moore, accompanied by Mrs. Leon Eng.
lish, Jr. Mrs. Ernest Tllson and young
ladles of the Sarah Taylor circle of
the Methodist church had charge of
the vast flower display
Fangdon was a popular young man.
and had been connected with the Duck
worth Motor company for the past two
years. He was a graduate of Frevard
high school, and during his school
career was prominent In athletics.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Geneva
Parker English; the parents, Dr. and
Mrs. E. S. English; four sisters, Mrs.
Orman Sands of Brooklyn, Miss Kath
erine English of New York, Mrs. Ted
Seely of Waldron, Ark., and Mrs. A. G.
Berthold, of Brooklyn; and one brother,
Edwin English of Brevard.
Slight Fire At Waltermire
Fire slightly damaged the basement
of the Waltermire Hotel Sunday morn
ing when the heating plant exploded.
Firemen were called and extinguished
the blaze before any appreciable amount
of damage was done.
The furnace was repaired and heat
produced for the hotel late In the af
ternoon.
County Teachers To
Meet Here Saturday
Transylvania teachers will meet Sat
urday morning at 10:80 in the Brevard
high school auditorium for the regular
monthly meeting of the Transylvania
Education Association.
Principal topic of discussion will be
the new community hospital, with Ralph
H. Ramsey, R. T, Kimzey, Mrs. Alex
Kizer, Dr. C. L. Newland, and C. M.
Douglas expected to take part in dis
cussion of the plans, stressing need of
school co-operation in the move.
Business of the association will be
conducted immediately following the
program.
• A HELPING HAND FOR ALL
I*
Transylvania County Chapter of
the American Red Cross again
comes before you for the annual
Roll Call of membership, which be
gins Wednesday, November 15th,
and will continue until December
1st.
The local chapter has done very
good work during the past year,
and has taken on extra work In
addition to its regular emergency
activities, and now with the possi
bility of war, we have been advised
from National Headquarters that
our scope of work will have to be
considerably enlarged. We trust
that we will again be able to get
our full quota of njembershlp, and
add to It, as the work le certainly
deserving In every way.
Our Roll Call chairman this year
will again be Jerry Jerome, who will
have-subcommittees working with
him.
Transylvania Chapter
Jos. S. Sllversteen, Chairman.
Continued Drought Causing
Severe Fire Hazards Here
Forest flres have been reported In
many sections of the county, and In
Pisgah National Forest, with consider
able acreage having been burned over
In the national forest during the past
week.
Fires in the county have been for
the most part of a small nature, due to
the activity of the fire wardens and
the excellent work done by the CCC
boys.
Instances have been found, officials
report, where fires have been careless
ly started 'and also where they have
evidently been purposely set. Investi
gations of the latter type are being
made, and reports will be made to the
grand Jury which convenes here De
cember 4.
A light shower of rain fell early Sun
day morning, which aided In checking
fires, but. was insufficient to make any
appreciable showing. Streams through.
out the county are extremely low.
The Brevard water department re
ported Wednesday that there was ample
supply of water In the reservoirs for
all necessary uses, but cautioned against
waste, and said that if undue waste'was
found in any instance that legal check
up would be made and penalties enforc
ed.
Possibility of fire within the town Is
cause for the warning by the Brevard
water department, as the long dry
spell has caused all buildings to become
more or less hazardous.
Precautions against allowing leaves
and other debris to clog up in any spot
is urged by the fire department as
guard against fire. In the county, the
fire warden has Issued a warning
against any person burning brush, or
In any way setting fires, and states
that no permits will be Issued until
the drought Is broken.
Florida Visitors Fly
To Brevard In Plane
Roy F. Marr and 12-year-old son,
Thomas Francis Marr, of St Peters
burg, Fla,, were guests the first of
the week of the former’s parents,
Dr. and Mrs. T. F. Marr, at their home
here. *
The two visitors, en route from a
business trip to Trenton, N. J. to their
Florida home, made the trip In Mr.
Marr’s private airplane. They used the
Smathers landing field, near Brevard,
for their brief stop-over here. Mr.
Marr formerly made his home in Bre
vard with his parents, but has been
a resident of Florida for a number of
years with his wife and three children.
National Book Week
Being Observed Here
National Book Week, November 14
20, Is being observed this week by sev
eral of the federated clubs and other or.
ganizations In various ways.
Attention has been called in obser
vance of the week to a more wide
spread interest in the local UDC li
brary and its facilities. The library
contains many hundreds of volumes of
a varied assortment of books, which
may be taken out by the reading public
at a very small rental. The library Is
open to the public every morning and
afternoon for the circulation of books.
Renew your subscription—
now, while you think of it
Mrs. Mary Lavina Beck
Funeral Rites Monday
Mrs. Mary Lavtnia Beck, aged 92,
died Sunday morning, November 12, at
the home of her niece, Mrs. Judson
Meece, near Brevard, following an ex
tended illness. Funeral services were
held Monday afternoon at the Brevard
Baptist church. The pastor, the Rev.
Yancey C. Elliott, and the Rev. E. P.
Billups, pastor of the Methodist church,
officiated. Burial was in Davidson
River cemetery.
Mrs. Beck was the widow of the late
Rev. A. W. Beck, a prominent Baptist
pastor In this county many years ago.
She was a member of the Enon Baptist
church. She was a native of Transyl
vania county, and had always made her
home here.
Surviving are three step-sons and
two step-daughters living elsewhere,
and a number of nieces and nephews
In this county and other sections.
Pallbearers were Randal J. Lyday,
Eck Sims, Y. J. McCrary, Rufus Guf
fey, John Morris and Fred Shuford.
Moore-Trantham funeral home had
charge of arrangements.
At Lyday Hospital
Patients reported at Lyday Memorial
hospital on Wednesday were: Mrs. C.
E. Bryant and infant son, Reulas Er
win, bom Wednesday, November IB;
Mrs. Ellen Vaughn and infant daugh
ter, Betty Louise, bom Monday, Nov
ember 18; Mrs. E. A. Burt and infant
son, George Leonard, Mrs. J. P. Rack
ley, Otis McCalL
JURORS DRAWN FOR
SUPERIOR COURT TO
START DECEMBER 4
_
Mixed Term Scheduled With
Judge Wilaon Warlick
To Preside
Jurors for the two weeks’ term Su
perior court have been drawn by the
jury commission composed of C. R.
Sharp. O. H. Orr and Spalding Mc
Intosh. •
First week of court will begin on
Monday. December 4, with two weeks
schedule. First week will be for hearing
of criminal cases, and second week for
trial of civil docket.
Judge Wilson Warlick of Newton
will preside, with Solicitor Clarence O.
Ridings of Forest City, appearing for
the state. Following are the Jurors
selected:
FIRST WEEK
Sylvester Orr, Clarence Crow, Ed
ward Kilpatrick, M. M. Feaster, Dil
lard Owens, L. D.' Martin, W. L. Frady,
G. N. Sentell. A. P. Lance. Carl Mc
Crary, H. W. Barton, Warrior McCall,
W. H. McKelvey, R. A. Gillespie, W.
W. Galloway, Tolvin Miller, C. M.
Douglas, J. M. Knight, Walter Wellt.
Elmer Bryant, J. C. Galloway, Archie
McCall, R. T. Snelson, T. J. Wilson,
Ben Owens, Donald Jenkins, Robert
Waldrop. C. F. Mlsenhetmer, A. B. Mc
Call, Ray Waldrop, C. J. S. Parson, J.
C. Whitmire, R. W. Everett. R. M.
Neely, J. A. Zachary, Oarland Sledge.
SECOND WEEK
Robert Boggs, Nath McGaha, E. C.
Harrison, Walter Fisher, James W. Dlx.
on Jr., Roscoe McCall, W. M. George,
H. L. Allison, Clifford Raxter, F. J.
Whitmire, Charles, Hogsed, J. C. Grave
ly, T. M. Mitchell, J. H. Tinsley. W. A.
Thomas, Phillips McGaha. Robert
Gravely, Oscar Whitmire,
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Wayne Kernodle Heads
College Junior Group
In Its first meeting of the year, the
freshman class of Brevard College,
unanimously elected Wayne Kernodle,
Greensboro, as Its president.
Other officers who will co-operate
with the president in leading the ac
tivities of the class were selected as
follows: vice president, Gordon Pren
tice, Cleveland Heights, Ohio; secretary,
Clara Brinkley, Concord: treasurer,
Nash Greene, Norwood.
Nominations were accepted for repre
sentatives of the class on the Student
Council and wtll be elected by secret
ballot, at an early date,
Brevard Resident Is
Federal Juror Leader
W. M. Henry of Brevard was named
foreman of the federal grand Jury
which was formed In Asheville district
court Monday morning.
Cases in the federal court are made
up of whiskey violations, with the ex
ceptions of a very few, press reports
state.
County BTU Officer*
Installed Monday Eve
An impressive installation service of
officers of the B.T.U. of the Transyl
vania Baptist associatlonal was held
at the Brevard Baptist church Monday
evening, with an attendance of 150 or
more persons from the various unions
over the county.
The Rev. Yancey C. Elliott, con
ducting the service, Installed the fol
lowing officers: The Rev. Elliott, pas
tor adviser; Hubert Batson, director;
Helen Owen, associate director; Martha
Kate Moore, secretary; Emma Sue
Gray, chorister; Odell Scott, pianist;
Ansel Jones, Ray Wlnchesetr and Ed
ward Mackey, district leaders; Charles
Allen, Frances Bishop, Mrs. Ivan Ak
right, Mrs. Floyd Callahan and Miss
Marjorie Hamilton, group leaders.
Other features on the program wero
two violin solos by Mrs. H. C. Mc
Donald. accompanied at the organ by
Mrs. Melvin Gillespie; quartet selection
by Misses Lorene Payne. Marie Gallo
way and Dorothy and Emma Sue Gray;
responsive Scripture reading by Misses:
Helen Allison and Ruby Whitmire:
short address to the incoming officers
by Ralph H. Ramsey. The singing was:
led by Mrs. Yancey C. Elliott, and the
meeting was presided over by the di
rector, Hubert Batson. A picture of
the entire group- was taken by Austin
Studio at conclusion of the meeting.
Benefit Dance To Be
Given For Aged Baker
A square dance will be given on Nov
ember 24 for benefit of George Phil
lips, recently driven from his home In
Germany, and who Is now being cared
for by the old age assistance fund.
Mr. Phillips is being cared for at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mackey
in Little River, and It Is to assist the
caretakers In providing some of the
necessities to make the old man who is -
blind and broken in health more con*
fortable, that the dance is to be given:
Mrs. Donald Jenkins and Miss Helen
Carrier are sponsors of the dance,
which is to be given at the NYA hut
In Brevard. Tickets have already been
placed on sale, and the young ladles
stated Wednesday that fine response Is
be made. The dance starts at 9: SO.
Due to the fact that the old man, who
was for years Brevard’s only bakeshop
operator, is blind, and the further fact
that his health Is such that he requires
more attention than the old age as
sistance fund can provide, the young
ladles are giving the benefit dance.