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fir] THE TRANSYLVANIA TI |°SF Lvxvx^lxxxvxxwJ A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County_>wv ~VOI. SO NO. 4 BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1940 $1.00 PER YEAR IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY SIXTEEN STUDENTS GRADUATE AT B-C Senator Zeb F. Curtis To Ad dress Group In Main Auditorium Sixteen young people of Brevard college, comprising the graduating class of the winter semester, will receive their diplomas at the graduation exercises to l>e held Tuesday morning at 11 o’clock in the college auditorium. Hon or., ■!" Zeh F. Curtis, of Asheville, will be the speaker of the occasion. Tlie students to ho graduated Include the following: Butter Black. Clinton: Marshall Davis. Hazelwood: James Hemphill. Forest City: Ray Hilliard. Micaville; Harold Hogsed. Route 1. Brevard; James Johnson. Marlon: William B. Keener. High Shoals: Clyde Kiker. Foiktuii: Jacqueline Llvengood. Ad vance: Edna McC.hee, Lenoir; Theresa Freddy, Madison: Douglas Ratledge, Mocksville: Virginia Scott, Franklin; A!, Until Sherrill, Sherrill's Ford; Elizabeth Sherrill. Danville. Va.; Juan ita West. Weaverville. Registration of new students for the sprni- -emestor will take place on Mon day There will be no Interruption of class work between the two semesters, the regular schedule to lie resumed fol_ lowing the commencement program Tuesday morning. Fred Glazener Makes Good At Pig Feeding (Rn mini .1. Lydav, Vocational Teacher) Fred Glazener, a third year member of the Brevard Chapter of Future Farmers of America, completed his feedinp project with eipht Hereford hops that topped the market at two hun dn-1 and fifty-four pounds averape in six months and six days. The hops sold for sTx and one-fourth cents per pound, which was one-fourth of a cent above the market, ptvinp him a total of $127. Th- pips were ten weeks old and cost $4.00 each when Fred weaned them and started this project. The cost of all supplement feed and mineral was $27.55. Th" supplement feed consisted of cot tonseed meal and tankape. and the mineral of phosphate, lime, and salt, all of which was fed in a self feeder. After deductinp $32.00 for the cost of the pips and $27.55 for the total cost of supplement feed and mineral from the total returns of $127.00. Fred had $07,17. left to pay for the ninety-six bushels of field-run corn fed. This pave him seventy cents per bushel for his corn. The hops wore fattened in a small lot of about one-fourth acre sowed in lespedeza. District Sing Meet At Boylston Sunday Lower District Sinpinp convention will meet at Boylston Baptist church Sunday afternoon, at 2 o’clock. Several special musical treats are be Inp arrunped for the afternoon’s pro pram. s roup and conprepational sinp inp ns well. A peneral invitation is ex tended to the public to attend Amateur Play To Be Planned Monday Eve Members of the "Buy a Brick" com mittee of the Community Hospital proup expect to plan an amateur propram next Monday eveninp. A ineetlnp is called for 8 o’clock, at which time the committee and any per. sons interested in stapinp a play about th" middle of March are invited to be present. The meetinp will be held at the city hall auditorium. Burlingame Child To Be Buried Thursday Harold Burlingame, 3-year-old son of Mr. and Airs. \V. A. Burlingame, of Brevard, died Wednesday afternoon, fol lowing an illness of two weeks. Fun eral services will be held this (Thurs day (morning at 11 o’clock at the Os bome-Simpson funeral home. Burial will be in Oak Grove cemetery. The Rev. Yancey C. Elliott, pastor of the Baptist church, w'll conduct the ser vice. Surviving arc the parents and one brother. Charles, and two sisters. Eliza, heth and Agnes. Prominent Mason C. K. PROCTOR, superintendent of the Oxford Masonic Orphanage, will be one of the several prominent Masons who will attend the meet ing here Friday evening of this week. Scott Davis Added To Brevard Police Force-Is On Duty Scott Davis, former junior command, ing officer of CCC P-G6, and for the past several years member of the state highway engineering force, has been added to the Brevard police force, and took up his work here Wednesday night. Mr. Davis succeeds Church C. Mor ris, who has resigned due to ill health after a number of years as police offi cer. C. F. Misenheimer, of the city water department is substituting as night of ficer until Policeman Davis arrivesi The new officer graduated from An niston. Alabama high school, and Aub urn University. He holds a lieuten ant’s commission with the United States Reserve Officers Corps, and was in this capacity while at the CCC ijear Brevard. Later Mr. Davis resigned his place at the CCC to accept work with the state highway department, and after a year or more here was transferred to Mt. Airy. He had a leave of absence while he commanded a CCC outfit near Ramseur, N. C., and has been with the state highway until his acceptance of the work here as night police officer. Mr. Davis is married and has an apart ment at the S. E. Varner residence. BAPTIST PASTOR TO ACCEPT NEW FIELD Rev. Yancey C. Elliott Moving To Lincolnton After First Sunday In February The Rev. Yancey C. Elliott, pastor of Brevard Baptist church, will leave Bre vard the first of February to take charge of the First Baptist church in Lincolnton. Official resignation of the popular Brevard pastor was made at the morn ing service last Sunday, and while of ficers of the church, as well as mem bers and friends, prevailed upon Mr. Elliott to remain in Brevard, he stated that he had definitely decided to ac cept the new work, and would leave here after the first Sunday in February. No announcement as to probable suc cessor to Mr. Elliott has been made by church officers. The Rev. and Mrs. Elliott came to Brevard three years ago from Clayton. N. C„ where he had served as pastor for four years. He Is a graduate of Wake Forest college, and the Baptist Theological Seminary at Louisville. Ky.. and has had wide experience in church and Sunday school work. Since coming to Brevard both the pastor and his wife have been very act. ive in affairs of the church and the community as well. The membership of the local church has been materials added to under pastorate of Mr. Elliott, and attendance at all services has also been noticeably improved. Mr. Elliott has been elected modera tor of the Transylvania Baptist asso ciation, and has also held offices in the district associations since coming to Brevard. Savings & Loan Association Has Financed 43 Home Units Brevard Federal Savings & Loan as sociation has financed the building of 43 new homes since its organization here, report of the secretary to the an nual meeting last Wednesday showed. Thirty-three new homes have been constructed during the past year, the report showed, totaling $54,825.00. a total of 68 loans having been made Tur ing the year 1939. Since organization the association has placed 82 loans on its books, amounting to $138,000; 43 for construction of new homes; 13 for purchase of homes by Individuals, amounting to $20,000; seven loans have been made for refinancing; and five loans were made for repair ing, reconditioning, and other purposes. Gratifying to the directors was the report that while the association has made 82 loans, totaling $138,000, every one is paid up to date with no delin quencies whatsoever. -Private share Investments have steadily increased, the first annual report showed, and al together the association Is in excellent financial shape. Statement of finan cial conditions as carried on another page in this Issue of The Times shows that reserves are being built up as required by the federal government. Dividends of the federal association of three per cent per year have been paid on July 1st and December 1st. All officers were re-elected at the annual meeting last week, including: Jos. S. Sllversteen, president; A. F. Mitchell, vice president: Jerry Jerome, secretary; and Mrs. Rowena Suromey, assistant secretary-treasurer. Fred Holt, Brevard druggist, was added to the board of directors for the year, and the following directors were re-elected: P. D. Clement, W. D. Gash, Jerry Jerome, A. P. Mitchell, T. G. Moody. W. L. Mull, R H. Plummer, and Jos. S. Sllversteen. HEAVY SNOW HITS EASTERN AMERICA Schools Closed Here—8 to 12 Inches Blanket All of Transylvania Eight to 12 inches of snow blanketed all of Transylvania county Tuesday, causing all schools to be closed, stop ping some bus schedules, and prac tically demoralizing traffic for the day. Beginning at 5:45 Tuesday morning the snow fell throughout the day, and drivers who were brave enough to take their vehicles through the snowbanks were faced with the danger of poor vision. Mail service was continued from Hen dersonville to Lake Toxaway, though slightly late during the afternoon. The star route from Greenville to Brevard made one round trip in the morning but failed to manipulate the deep drifts on south side of Caesar’s Head moun tain Tuesday afternoon and had to turn back south near Cleveland. Greyhound bus from Brevard to Greenville via Caesar’s Head was can celled for Tuesday and Wednesday. Throughout the state trains were running late, buses were operated on half schedule and airmail and passen ger flights were cancelled. The snow was general throughout the southeast with Atlanta reporting nine and one-half inches of snow during th< day; Mississippi 10 inches and Green ville four to six inches. Galoshes, boots and overshoes were at a premium in Brevard long before close of business Tuesday, and coal dealers reported heavy demand. Highway crews were kept busy throughout Tuesday and Tuesday night with scrapes and motor graders in an attempt to keep the main trunk lines open. School children were started on the homeward trek about 10 o’clock Tues day morning when officials decided that the snow was becoming dangerous for travel. Fred Johnson and John Ashworth, highway employes, reported 14 to 15 inches of snow late Tuesday afternoon at the county line on the Greenville road, and Mail Carrier Lyday said that the Toxaway section had 10 Inches of snow at 2 o’clock Tuesduy afternoon, and that In some places trucks and cars were getting through the drifts at peril of stalling. In many places throughout Transyl vania the snow banked on top of the previous six-inches which fell January 7th. Temperature remained compara tively high during Tuesday and Tues day night, and some Indications of a slow melt were noticeable early Wed nesday morning. Sidewalks in Brevard were made pas sable Wednesday by the old-time meth ods of mule-man-and drag, and the street gutters were also cleared early Wednesday. Camera Club Meeting Called For Tuesday Camera fans who are interested in organizing a Brevard Camera Club are requested to meet at the City Hall auditorium next Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock. Plans will be put into force for or ganization of a local camera club at the meeting, and organization work in general started. Since announcement last week of probability of a club here, a number of people have shown inter est, and it is believed that a live group will be on hand at the meeting Tues day evening. Congressman Weaver Seeks Aid For Local Parkway Construction Congressman Zeb Weaver stated tn a letter to The Times last week that his office was making effort to insure let ting of contract on the Parkway be - tween Beech Gap stretch and the Wagon Road gap link, ljoth of which units are now under construction. Funds for Parkway continuation have been cut by Congress to $1,300,000 for the year, and it Is feared in some circles that the short roadway between the Teer Contract at the southwest corner of Transylvania and the Albert con tract at Wagon Road will not be let this year. Assurance has been given by the United States Forest service and the State Highway commission that the road from Balsam Grove to Beech Gap will be completed during the fiscal year beginning July 1st, thus connect ing Transylvania with the scenic park way at two points, and enabling this section to have a perfect loop as soon as the 12-mile link from Wagon Road to Tennessee Bald is completed. Work on the 660-foot tunnel on the Blue Ridge Parkway, near Beech Gap, Is scheduled to get underway within a week, with favorable weather, it was learned this week from the contracting firm, Nello Teer. The contractor plans to push through the mountain at the rate of six feet per day. The tunnel will be 21 feet In depth, and will have an average of 12 to 14 feet. New type machines and equipment have been brought here for boring the tunnel, and It Is expected that work will go forward at a rapid pace. Once Inside the tunnel, the contractor said that work can go on regardless of weather conditions. At present, considerable delays have been due to snow and heavy freezes. The tunnel Is about a mile from the beginning of the section at Beech Gap, and the pioneer road has already been completed to the tunnel. Approximately 60 men are engaged on the work.—(Waynesvllle Mountaineer). Tax Listers Seeking Final Property Lists Tax listers In the several precincts will continue to keep the books open during the rest of this week, and through Wednesday of next week ac cording to Tax Supervisor Ralph Ly day. All people who have not listed their taxes are requested by the officials to do so at once, In order to avoid paying penalty for delinquent listing. In Brevard township, the books are at tjie county accountant’s office, and people In Brevard or Pisgah Forest may list at the court house. As a convenience for those who have employment during the day, Mr. Ly day will keep his office in the court house open each evening through Wed nesday of next week until 9 o’clock. HOSPITAL PLANS BE DISCUSSED TONIGHT Meeting of Community Com mittee Be Held at City Hall At 7:30 o’clock Committee members interested in the New Community Hospital will meet Thursday evening of this week at the city hall to discuss plans for furthering the campaign. The meeting is called for 7:30 o’clock, and along with the committee mem bers, any interested people are Invited to be present. Report of the finance committee as of this date will be made at the meet ing, plan of procedure to finish the drive immediately will be taken up. A number of people in various sec tions of the county have not been con tacted by any member of the commit tee, and plans will be discussed Thurs day evening to give every person In the county opportunity to pay some thing into the community hospital fund. Amount to be raised by the commun ity is minimum of $25,000, which amount will be matched by funds from the Duke Foundation, which will share In building of the community hospital, and in expenses of Its operation. Mrs. R. J. Galloway Funeral Held Jan. 20 Mrs. R. J. Galloway, aged 92, wife of Rufus J. Galloway, died at her home in Jackson county Thursday, January 18, after an illness of two weeks. The funeral service was held at Lake Tox away Baptist church Saturday morn ing at 11 o'clock, with Rev. Clyde S. McCall, of Toxaway. and Rev. Padgett, of Glenvllle, in charge. Mr. and Mrs. Galloway moved to Glen. ville from Lake Toxaway 40 years ago. Mr. Galloway died tfl’o years ago. Surviving are three sons, Jim and Gus and J. B. Galloway of Glenvllle. and three daughters, Mrs. \V. A. Foster of Glenvllle, Mrs. Mary Burgess, of Lake Toxaway and Mrs. E. V. Fowler, of Brevard; also one sister, Mrs. Lee Nor ton, of Lake Toxaway, and one brother in Missouri. A number of grandchild ren and great-grandchildren also sur vive. _ Schools Closed For Rest of This Week All Transylvania county schools will remain closed until Monday morning, January 29, It was an nounced Wednesday by County Superintendent J. B. Jones. Schools were closed Tuesday before noon, due to the severe snow storm, and the county sup erintendent said that It would be considered dangerous for buses to travel the side roads before Fri. day or Saturday, and it was therefore deemed wise that the schools remain closed until Mon day. All buses made the trips home Monday without mishap, the sup. erintendent said. Church Loyalty Drive Starts Here February Fourth-Eight Weeks ______ Plans are going forward for the Church Loyalty campaign, which was started the past week among the pas tors and laymen of four churches of Brevard, the Baptist, Presbyterian, Episcopal and Methodist. The purpose of the eight weeks' campaign, which will start on Sunday, February 4 and continue until Easter Sunday, March 24, is to increase church attendance and interest. According to present plans, com mittees from the four churches will visit all church members of Brevard next Sunday afternoon In the interest of this cause. Sermon subjects to be used by the four pastors on the eight Sundays of the campaign will be an nounced next week. Oliver H. Orr is general chairman of the loyalty campaign. The four pastors and representatives from all of the churches are cooperating in an effort ' to benefit the entire community through the eight weeks’ drive. Boy Scout Meeting Boy Scout meeting will be held Fri day evening of this week at 7:30 o’clock, announcement has been made by Scout master Harold Norwood. The meeting last week was can celled due to the basketball game and for other reasons. Brevard Lady’s Mother Buried In Albemarle — Funeral services were held Friday morning at Albemarle for Mrs. J. M. Reap, mother of Mrs. C. E. Buckner, of Brevard. Mrs. Reap died Wednes day, following an illness of 10 days with pneumonia. She was 78 years old. Mrs. Buckner was called to Albe marle on Saturday on account of the critical illness of her mother, and re mained there until after the funeral. Mr. Buckner and their daughter, Beth, also attended the funeral service in Albemarle Friday morning, and the three returned to Brevard that after noon. _ One War We Are For EHL11T N@W "IN THE MARCH OF DIMES* UNCLE SAM NEEDS THE NfflW INRMVIIU mm: /_ "March of Dimes Day,” will bo observed in Brevard Saturday when tags will be sold as part of the in fantile paralysis move in this coun ty. Young girls of the community will have the "March of Dimes” buttons on sale throughout the day, and proceeds from the sale will be used In the furtherance of scien tific study and treatment of child ren afflicted with infantile paraly sis. A dance will be given in Brevard on Friday evening, February 2, as part of the observance here, and committees are being selected to assist in the dance program. The Pickelslmer building on Main street, formerly occupied by Belk's, will be used for the dance, with pic colo music for round dancing. One dollar per couple will be charged. and proceeds from the dance will also be added to the fund. Chairman Harold Kilpatrick and co-ChaIrman Mrs. Joe E. Osborne have appointed the following com mittee members to assist with the dance, and will also name others— Ernest McFaul, Mrs. A1 Kyle, Mrs. C. L. Newland, Mrs. Walter K. Straus, and Miss Elizabeth McCoy. The year 1940 marks the 100th anniversary of discovery of the disease, which Is believed to have been prevalent centuries before that. Only In recent years .however, have the people of this country banded together In a national movement to combat the mysterious malady, and communities throughout the na tion are taking part In the “March of Dimes" and of the observances during the next few days to raise funds with which to combat the disease. STATE GROUP ASKS COMMISSIONERS TO CLOSE BEER PLACE N. C. Brewers Committee Says Brevard Dealer Operates Public Nuisance RALEIGH, Jan. 18—The Brewers and North Carolina Beer Distributors com mittee today filed a petition with the Transylvania county board of com missioners requesting the board to re voke the retail beer license of one Bre vard dealer. The petition was filed by Edgar H. Bain of Goldsboro, state director In charge of the beer Industry’s "clean up or close up" campaign in North Carolina. This committee seeks to eliminate undesirable beer outlets In the state. The petition alleged that the Brevard dealer conducted a public nuisance, and cited that complaints had been filed by Brevard citizens with the committee at Raleigh. Colonel Bain also announced that he. vocation petitions were filed with the Richmond and Cabarrus county boards of commissioners. It Is probable that the Transylvania county board will consider the petit ion at Its February meeting. Jack Trantham In Race For Register of Deed* Jack Trantham, young Brevard busi ness man, is announcing his candidacy for register of deeds on the Democratic ticket, subject to the primary in May. Mr. Trantham is a son of Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Trantham, and is a grad uate of Brevard high school, and Duke University. After completing his col lege work, Mr. Trantham entered busi ness with his brother in Trantham’s de partment store here. He is active in the Brevard Metho dist church where he has served as treasurer for the past three years and member of the board of stewards. Car Robberies Here Last Thursday Night local offlcerg have been unsuccess ful in their hunt for persons respon sible for wholesale raids on automobiles here last week. Cars left on the streets of Brevard were ransacked, as well as several park ed at the Ecusta plant Thursday night. Various articles were stolen from the dozen or more cars entered. One Leica camera valued at $250 was the highest value single item taken. Another item of value was a Fcx double barrel 20 guage shotgun valued at $55. ■ NOTED MASONS BE HERE FRIDAY NIGHT Grand Master Will Give Cer tificates of Membership To Large Group Men Certificates of membership in the Brevard Dunn’s Rock Masonic lodge will be conferred upon 40 members at tne regular communication, to be held at the lodge hall Friday evening at 8:00 o’clock. The presentation, to be made by J. Edward Allen, grand master of North Carolina, will be to one Mason for 50-year continuous membership, and to 30 for 25 year membership, Thdmas S. Gash, aged 91, will be pre sented with a certificate In recognition of his more than 50 years' continuous membership in Dunn’s Rock lodge, and 39 other Masons for 25 or more years’ continuous membership. The following Masons will be pre sented certificates for their 25 years or more of continuous membership: J. M. Allison, Clyde Ashworth, J. W. Bur nette, F. D. Clement, E. S. English, D. L. English, R. W. Everett, S. N. Fost er, P. L. Gallamore, R. L. Gash, W. D. Gash, R. T. Harmon, W. M. Henry, L. B. Hamlin, A. H. Harris, A. N. Jen kins, S, A. Jones, J. A. Miller, W. W. Mason, George W. Maxwell, G. F. Mar shall, C. R. McNeely, S. B. McCall, C. K Osborne, G. H. Paxton,Cos .Paxton, Booth Price, E. D. Reid, H. C. Ranson, George D. Shuford, Fred Shuford, T. H. Shipman, T. J. Summey, J. S. Silver stcen, S. E. Varner, F. L. Wilson, J. S. Bromfield, R. F. Glazener, J. F. Zach ary. Other prominent Masons expected to attend the meeting here Friday Include: Thomas J. Harkins, deputy grand mas ter, of Asheville: J. E. Shipman, Junior grand warden, of Hendersonville: Karl A. Muschette, 38th district deputy grand master, of Otecn; W. B. Fergu son 39th district deputy grand master, of Weavervllle: G K. Proctor, superin tendent of the Oxford orphanage. Mr. Gash has been a member of the local Masonic order for 67 successive years, having Joined In 1878, six years after the lodge’s establishment here In 1867. The Dunn’s Rock lodge now has 125 members. Mr Gash Is a native of Transylvania county having been born at Penrose on August 10, 1884. He has been in the farming business practically all of bis mature life. He has always enjoyed good health, and Is still able to do light garden work and chores about the house. He enlisted In the Civil War, but was never In actual service because peace was declared when he was en route to Join the troops. For the past several years he has made his home in Brevard with his daughter, Mrs. John G Maxwell.