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VOL 49^0. ' .. '" BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1939 <1,00 PER YEAR IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY
TAX LISTING STARTS
IN COUNTY JAN. 4TH
Glazener Named List Taker In
Cathey’s Creek Township
—To Fine Tardy
Tax listers In all townships except
Brevard will start their work on Thurs
day of next week, according to Kalph
W. L.yday, tax supervisor. I.lsttng
will start In Brevard at Plsgah Forest
on Jan. 8.
J. W. Glazener of Cherryfield has
been amed as lister for Cathey’s
Creek township In place of Paul Whit
mire, resigned.
Other tax listers have qualified, and
are ready to start work on Thursday,
January 4. New law passed by the
1939 legislature requires that all real,
personal and poll tax be listed during
January, and also makes it mandatory
that tax officials fine any property
owners who fall to list during the al
lotted dates.
Nearly 600 Children
Attend Clemson Free
Show Christmas Day
Nearly 600 children were present for
the annual theatre party Christmas
morning at the Clemson Theatre, and
saw "Union Pacific," and other pic
ture features.
Following the show, gifts of candy in
Christmas bags were dispensed by Mr.
and Mrs. Verne Clement to the child
ren.
Brevard firemen assisted In looking
after the huge throng of youngsters
who attended.
A new feature was the Invitation to
negro children of the community who
used the private balcony entrance on
Caldwell street. These children were
also given Christmas candy by Elmer
Bryant member of the Clemson firm.
A. B. Galloway Listed
Top In Insurance Sales
A. B. Galloway of Brevard, led all
other North Carolina representatives of
the Woodmen of the World in writing
policies during the special 60-day cam
paign. ending November 30. it has been
announced from the Omaha office of the
Woodmen.
Mr. Galloway wrote applications for
Insurance in the fraternal organization
during the two months amounting to
total of $136,750. T. P. Lall of Shelby
was second high man in the state with
$109,000.
Total of $1,962,600 Insurance was ap
plied for In North Carolina through
the Woodmen during the 60 days.
North Carolina ranked second in the
nation in amount of business written,
the national headquarters announced.
Plans are under way for a nation
wide celebration of the Woodmen of the
World’s fiftieth anniversary, which will
be reached on June 6. 1940. Omaha,
as national headquarters of the Society,
will figure prominently in the celebra
tion.
2 Department Stores
Moving To East Main
Street During Week
Belk’s Department Store, and Tran
tham’s Department Store «»re moving
this week to East Main street locations,
the two stores to be adjoining just below
the B & B store.
Both stores expect to be open for
business Saturday in their new homes,
and state that they are endeavoring to
take care of customers as far as pos
sible during the week, although the stock
in the two stores Is naturally badly dis
arranged.
Belk’s new store is the nicest building
of its kind in Brevard, and is a credit
to this or any community. The company
bought the lot and erected its own build,
ing, using modern furnishings, and mod.
ern lighting, and a front that has been
admired by all people of the community.
Trantham’s bought the Fred Harris
building, and have remodeled it putting
in new floors and a new front.
Announcements In regard to formal
opening of the new stores will be carried
in next week’s issue of The Times.
MICKIE SAYS—
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IN THIS SHOP, WE ABE
WORKING AGAINST A
DEADLINE-o WE MUST
GO TO PRESS AT A
CERTAIN HOURAVKCH
| IS WHY WE LIKE TO
HAVE OUR ADS AND
NEWS COPY EAR!*,
I "PLEASE, PER GOSH
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$13,000 Cash On Hand
—$25,000.00
,000.00
-$15,000.00
-$13,000.00 Now
—$10,000.00
-$ 5,000.00
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Community Hospital Fund has
risen during the Christmas
season to $13,000 in cash, and
new pledges are being made
each day, the finance committee
reports.
Total of $25,000 is needed to
match like amount from the
Duke Foundation for erecting
a modern $50,00C hospital which
will be used by all the doctors
of the county, and will be for
benefit of all people.
Any profits derived from
operation of the hospital will
be turned back in to the Insti
tution's treasury and will so
toward hospitalization of those
people unable to pay.
Faming In Transylvania
Is Decidedly On Uptrend
Brief summary of the farm progress
made In Transylvania county during
1939, as shown In the annual report of
the county agent, Is very interesting,
and proves conclusively that farming is
on the material up-grade here. The
report shows:
Soil Conscrmtioa Propram
In the Soil Conservation program
675 farmers are participating and will
earn about $11,250 counting the value
of the grant of aid, compared to 525
farmers last year and $9,017.44 earned.
Farmers took 2,791 tons of lime as
grant of aid and 500 more tons were
bought, making a grand total of 3.291
tons of lime or a fraction over 65 car
loads of 50 tons per car. This lime was
used on 346 farms. Eight tons of
phosphate (not including TVA) and
5,500 pounds of basic slag were used.
There were 377 acres of depleted
pasture seeded on 85 farms; 2,725
acres of winter legumes seeded on 373
farms: 339 acres of summer legumes
interplanted with depleting crops on
80 farms: 34 acres of red top and tim
othy seeded alone on nine farms; 1,476
acres of lespedeza seeded on 176 farms;
1,272 acres of winter legumes turned
on 216 farms; 499 acres of rye left on
ground; 5.4 acres of improved forest
stand on seven farms; 1500 trees
planted on five farms and 18 acres of
strip cropping on one farm.
Demonstration Farms
There were 68 active demonstration
farmers in the Farm Management
program known as the TVA, and 75
applications on file from farmers want
ing to become demonstration farmers.
Fifty have been approved and plans
for 20 are about completed. A water
shed area has been selected and plans
being prepared.
Summary of the progress report
shows the estimated average corn
yield for this year on 68 demonstration
farms to be 41.15 bushels per acre as
compared to the county average of 26.
Soil conserving crops on the demon
stration farms have increased from 721
acres In 1936, to 1187 acres in 1939;
winter legumes from 218 acres to 343;
summer legumes from 603 acres to 835;
tons of lime used from 325 In 1936, to
530 In 1939; lime used on pastures
from 15 tons In 1936, to 183 tons In
1939; 615 acres of pasture have been
reseeded; 546 acres of briars and,
bushes have been cut during the three
year period; 64 of the 68 demonstra
tion farmers state that they have had
an increase yield of crops during this
period as the result of lime, phosphate
and better farm practices, and that the
value of their Increased yield would
total $13,000. The progress report fur
ther shows that $7,264.00 was spent on
dwellings; $2072.00 on rami buildings,
and $1,950.00 on other farm improve
ments.
Farm Organizations
There are five organized 4-H Clubs
in the county with 170 members, and
133 completing some kind of projects.
Meetings are held each month % during
the school year at Rosman, Brevard
high, Brevard elementary, Enon, and
Little River schools. County council
consisting of all the officers of all clubs
was organized during 1939. The coun
cil has held two meetings for planning
club work. The 4-H clubs were rep
resented at the district health contest,
at the state short course, and at the
Asheville Fat Cattle show.
Land Use Planning work started In
the county and the first two phases ot
the program, that of mapping and
classifying, have already been corn
completed. The county was divided In
to five communities and committees
selected for each with the committees
electing a representative to serve on
the county or central committee. All
committees have been most active, and
as a result of their splendid help along
with that of representaties from the
State Extension service and Bureau ot
Agricultural Economics, a very out
standing land use map of the county
has been prepared, as well sis valuable
data gathered on each community.
pasture improvements ,
Three Bpeclal pasture demonBtratlonE
located in different sections of the
county are playing an important pari
in getting farmers Interested in the
value of honest-to-goodness pastures.
Crimson Clover as a top dressing in
the late summer is proving its worth
In' the couirty the following spring.
Such a demonstration In the Sapphire
section caused farmers to walk miles
to see It.
Records kept on four demonstration
flocks with a combined average num
ber of hens of 442, gave a return
above feed cost of $846.8*.
Many other items of value and In
terest might be included were It not
for making the summary entirely too
long. However, brief mention should
be made of the farm erosion work be
ing started In the county by the CCC
boys from Camp P-66 in cooperation
with the TVA, State Extension For
estry service, and the county agent's
office.
Agents Were A<$yoe
There were 1,448 farm visits made
by the agents to 690 different farms
in the county: 2,369 office calls; 387
telephone calls: 69 news articles writ
ten: 39 circular letters prepared; 3
training meetings held; 32 method
demonstration meetings held: and 16
other meetings conducted.
New Arrivals
Mr. and Mrs. Loalla Tinsley an
nounce the birth of a son, Volney
Loalla, on December 19th.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Moore
a son Thomas Edward, Saturday Dec.
16, Mrs. Moore is the former Miss
Neomia Morrison, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Thdmas Morrison.
Mr. and Mrs. James Lee Hunter an
nounce the birth of a daughter Sara
Gardon, Tuesday December 19th. Mrs.
Hunter is the former Miss Selma Mor
gan at Cherryfleld.
Pomona Grange Will
Meet Here Jan. 4th
Pomona Grange will meet at the
county agent's office on Thursday,
Dec. 4th at 7:80 in the evening for
the purpose of installing recently elected
officers.
AU Grange members of the county
are invited to attend, and are requested
by the master-elect, A. M. Paxton, to
bring refreshments to be served follow
ing the program.
SINGING CONVENTION
BE HELD HERE 31ST
Fifth Sunday Event Expected
To Draw People From
Many Sections
Fifth Sunday Singing convention will
be held at the Brevard court house
Sunday, Dec. 31, In an all-day pro
gram.
Beginning at 10 o'clock Sunday mom.
lng, leaders and classes from various
sections of Transylvania county, and
other Western Carolina sections, as
well as South Carolina, are expected to
take part In the singing.
A cordial Invitation to all singers Is
extended by E. D. Randolph of Ros
man, chairman of the convention, as
well as the general public to attend.
Mayor Harris Thanks
All Who Aided Party
For Children Sunday
The writer wishes to extend to the
members of our Fire Department and
Police Hepartment—"Red” Misenhetm
er and hie buddies—sincere felicitations
for the splendid work they did in mak
ing this Christmas a happier time for
the youngsters they entertained Sun
day afternoon at the City Hall auditor
ium.
In this, these gentlemen have shown
a true and unselfish desire to prompt
good feeling and a more neighborly
spirit among our citizens, in giving
those more fortunately situated an
opportunity of bringing cheer and hap
piness to those less fortunate.
All who contributed In any way to
ward the success of this effort to make
life a little more pleasant for these
children will, I am sure, feel that In
bringing Joy to their lives, and smiles
to their faces, they will have to a
measure at least, fulfilled the injunc
tion of the Great Teacher;
Inasmuch as ye have done it un
to the least of these ye have done
it unto me.
—A. H. HARRIS Mayor.
A. E. York Elected
Worshipful Master
Masonic Lodge Here
A. E. York was elected worshipful
master of Dunn’s Rock Masonic lodge
at the annual election of officers held
last Friday evening at the regular De
cember communication.
Other officers elected Include: Claud
Stroup, senior warden; A. M. Paxton,
Jr., Junior warden; A. N. Jenkins, re
elected treasurer; Henry Henderson, re
elected secretary.
Elected and appointive officers will
be installed at a public ceremony to be
held In Asheville on Monday night Jan
uary 8th at which time all officers in
the 28th and 39th district will be in
stalled by the grand master. All grand
officers of North Carolina will attend
this meeting.
Postoffice, Bank, To
Close For New Year
New Tear’s Day will he observed
here next Monday with no more than
usual Monday events, with exception of
some of the offices being closed.
The postoffice will be closed, with the
exception of the v general delivery win
dow for half hour at 8 o'clock, and
at 10:30. There win be no rural or
city delivery of mails.
The Transylvania Trust company
will be closed for tbe day, and many;
of tbe public offices. Business in gen-1
eral will go on as usual.
Children At Tannery
Given Christmas Treat
Children of employees of the Tran
sylvania Tanning company, and the
Rosman tndustrtes were guests at
Christmas parties Saturday afternoon,
with Jos. S. Silversteen, acting as chlST
dispenser of the Christmas cheer.
The annual event is looked forward
by the children of -employes of the four
companies, -and each year the group
receive gifts of candies, fruits or other
Christmas goodies.
Snow and rain Hindered some of the
children from attending Saturday, hut
their gifts were sent to them in time to
be placed on the home Christmas trees.
United Methodism To
Be Featured Sunday
January 1st marks the first year of
United Methodism. In commemorat
ion of this event, Sunday December
Slat will be observed by American
Methodism as a day of prayer and
consecration.
At the local Methodist church Rev.
L. A. Bennett, of Brevard College,
will preach at 11:00 A. M. There will
be no evening service, hut at 10: JO the
congregation will assemble for the
Watch Night service. This is tra
ditional In the Methodist church and
will have church-wide observance. The
pastor, Rev. El P. Billups, will bq In
charge of this service. The observance
of this day of prayer and consecration
will mark the beginning of Methodist
Advance movement throughout the
United Church.
At Lyday Hospital
Patients reported at Lyday Memorial
Hospital for the week are as follows:
Miss Helen Holden, Miss Sylvia Hug
gins, Miss Lavada Banther, Mrs. Alice
Dixon, Mrs. Carl Gregory and Infant
daughter Mary Ruth, R. E. Gravely,
J. C. Brewlngton, and B. C. Welker.
AUTOUCENSEMUST
BE ON CAR JAN. 1ST
Several Hundred People Still
Using Old Tags—Dead
line Sunday Night
Several hundred people are still using
their 1989 auto tags, according to patrol,
man H. M. Morrow, with the deadline
for new licenses only three days off.
A good business has been noted by
the Carolina Motor Club branch office
on Jordan street for the past two days,
but at the rate now being shown. It
will take several weeks to get the tags
out for the cars now being operated.
Midnight, December 81, is deadline,
says the state highway patrol.
Christmas Club Being
Organized In Brevard
Announcement is made by the Bre
vard Federal Savings and Loan as
sociation of a Christmas Club, whereby
small weekly deposits are made, and
the entire amount becomes payeble In
December of 1940.
Regular B. A L dividend^ are paid
on the amount Invested through the
Christmas Savings club, and account*
are kept for each individual In the
Savings and Loan office, on a plan
similar to Building and Loan stock
i payments.
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Farm Census Report
Is Important Factor
(J. A. Glazener, County Agent)
Six hundred and seventy-five farm
ers are now cooperating with the So!
Conservation farm program and wil
earn this year, Including the value oi
lime as grant of aid, about $11,250
There are possibilities of increasing this
amount to around $15,000 for 1940 pro
vided sufficient evidence can be pro
duced that crop land, non-crop pastur<
and pasture land prevails in the counts
to warrant the maximum payment foi
soil building practices.
The Farm Census reports as prepare!
by the different tax listers and combine!
for the county report are importan
factors in determining our county'!
quota of crop land acres, which dl
rectly affects the payments for thi
county. The tax listers cannot maki
a complete report for their townshipi
unless the persons listing their taxei
give them the complete informatioi
edited for in the report. The fam
census report has nothing to do witl
taxes and for that reason should b<
given freely as it will be of much hel)
in other lines of farm activities.
In order to make It easier for botl
the farmer and the tax lister, it hai
been suggested that each farmer take
a piece of paper and list on It (1) Tota
acres in farm; (2) Acres or crop land
(S) Acres of pasture; (4) Acres of woo<
land: (6) Acres in corn in 1939 am
estimated yield per acre; (6) Kind am
value of livestock on tSe farm.
ThlB does not include all the infor
mation called for in the census report
however, this amount listed on papei
will be a decided help for both parties
. History
MRS. H. HOLLEFIELD
WON LIGHT CONTEST
Mrs. Ward Took Socond Place
In Outdoor Christmas
Tree Event
Mrs Hugh Holllfleld of Maple street
won first prise In the outdoor Christmas
tree contest sponsored by the Brevard
Garden club. Mrs. HolUfleld received
a f 10 cash prize. ,
Mrs. David G. Ward of East Mala
street won second place, $6; and L. P.
Beck of Maple street, won third place,
a prize of floor lamp being donated
by the Duke Power company.
The Judges, Miss Loralne Payne. B. D.
Franklin, and J. B. Verner, visited all
sections of the town Saturday night
and state that they had a hard tlnft
in making their decisions, judging SO
or more exhibits of high class. Effort
to make up an "honorable mention”
list was stopped when the judges found
so many entries of high merit that they
gave all not winning prizes places on
the "honorable mention” role.
The outdoor lighting contest is spon
sored each year by the Garden Club
In an effort to stimulate Interest In
beautification of the town.
Mrs. Kollifleld's entry was an outdoor
fireplace, with kitten placidly sleeping
In front of the open fire, and a kettle
boiling, surrounded by tastefully ar
ranged lighting.
Snow and Ice Greet
Christmas Shoppers
"White Christmas” nearly came to
Brevard when snow and sleet complete
ly covered this section of the state Sat.
urday, In a severe blow that lasted
practically all day.
Several minor accidents were report
ed on the highways, although most alt
roads were reported clear and In fair
shape Sunday morning.
About four to five Inches of snow and
sleet fell In Brevard during the day Sat
urday, but most of it melted, and there
was only around two Inches actually on
the ground late Saturday afternoon.
Shopping in Brevard was brisk
throughout the day, despite the bad
weather, and Brevard merchants re
ported the best day in many years.
People were busy buying until a late
hour Saturday evening, and a check-up
Tuesday morning shows that Christ
mas stocks (which had been the heav
iest ever bought by local merchants)
ware by far in the best shape in the
past ten years.
Ernest Allen Rites
At Mills River, 24
Last rites were held for Ernest Allen
at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon at Mills
River. Mr. Allen, who was 63 years
old, died Saturday at Horse Shoe after
an illness of five months.
Surviving are: four sisters, Mrs.
Annie Newam, Mrs. Leon Young, Mrs.
Juanita Anders, and Mrs. Connie Wood
tin of Hendersonville: two brothers,.
Westry Allen of Horse Shoe and Tom
Allen of Brevard: two daughters, Mrs.
Lucy McCall of Balsam Grove and
Mrs. Millie Swingram of Brevard; and'
three sons. Burlln Allen, Cleve Allen,
and Russell Allen of Brevard.
Osborne and Simpson were In charge
of funeral arangements.
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James M. Dancy, 95
Died Saturday Night
X —
James M. Dancy, aged 95, died at the
1 home of his daughter, Mrs. Alfred E.
1 Hampton, on East Main street at 7: SO
Saturday night.
Mr. Dancy, considered by all Brevard
residents as a remarkable man for his
age, In agility, and general robustness,
fell a week prior to his death and broke
a hip. The shock was too much for
the aged man, and he died from effects
of the broken hip, and age.
The body was taken to Jacksonville,
former home of Mr. Dancy late Sunday,,
and burial was made there.
Mr. Dancy had been making Brevard
his home for major part of each year -
since his retirement from his profession
of civil engineer in Jacksonville, Florida,
in 1923.
Surviving are six daughters, Mrs.
Hampton of Brevard; Mrs Flira D.
Chace, Mrs. R. D. Drysdale. Mrs. Caro- ■
DeSaussure, and Mrs. Edward H.
Johnson, all of Jacksonville; and Mrs;
Thomas S. Bond, of Savannah, Ga.
One sister, Mrs. Porcher L'Engle of
Jacksonville, also survive.
458 D * KILLED IN
PEGAH FOREST HUNT
2,799 Deer Have Been Taken.
Since Hunt* Were Begun.
Six Yean Ago
A total of 4S8 deer and five bean were
killed in the annual Pisgah hunt which
closed on December St, it has been of
I ficlally announced by Jock Fortin
ranger.
Percentage of kill for the four week
hunt amounted to SI per cent Mr.
Fortin said, with the 1494 hunten
killing 180 bucks and 178 does.
In the main hunt, 116S hunten
participated, killing 21« bucks, 14S does,
and two bears. In the wilderness hunt,'
SSI hunten killed <4 bucks, 82 does,
and three beam
A total of MSS hunten have par
ticipated In the six annual hunts which
have been held in Ptecah Purest and
have killed 8,790 deer, and SO beam
.