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VOL 50= NO 5 BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1940 $1.00 PER YEAR IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY
CHURCH LOYALTY TO
BE STRESSED HERE
FOR NEXT 8 WEEKS
First Union Service Will Be
Held In Baptist Auditor
ium Sunday Night
First service of the "Church Loyalty"
drive will be held in each of the Bre
vard churches Sunday morning, Feb
ruary 4, when pastors of the four
churches will use the sermon topic,
“The Church in the World Today.”
At the evening hour, 7:30 o’clock
sendees will be held at the Baptist
church, and will be in the nature of
a farewell service honoring the Rev.
and Mrs. Yancey C. Elliott, who leave
next week to take up their new work
at Llncolnton.
Morning services will be held each
Sunday at the four churches, with
union services each Sunday evening at
7:30 during the eight weeks.
On Sunday evening, February 11.
services will be held in the Methodist
church, with a pastor of another church
In charge of the service.
Alternating Sunday evenings, services
will be held at the Baptist church, and
at the Methodist church.
Attendance records are being kept
In the several churches, and effort is
being made by workers in the different
churches to induce members and non
members to attend church all of, or at
least major part of the Sundays during
February and March.
A1 Kyle Named Head
of Asheville Pbotog*
At Kyle of Brevard was elected presl.
dent of the Asheville Camera club at
the meeting Thursday evening of last
week.
The Brevard camera fan served as
vice president of the Asheville organiza
tion the previous year, and during that
time had won many first places with
his photography.
Republicans Abandon
Convention Plan For
Selecting Candidates
(Charlotte A’eics, Jan. !6thJ
The North Carolina Republican Party
last night burned its bridges of tradi
tion beh!nd_lt and took a drastic step
—abolishing its convention as a means
of nominating candidates, and took its
cause direct to the mass of its members.
Therefore, GOP candidates will fight It
out with each other at the polls May
26. the same as the Democrats, and the
GOP state convention will not be held
in early March, as contemplated, but
some time after April 1.
The announcement was made by
State Chairman Jake F. Newell after
conference with National Committee
men Charles A. Jonas. Secretary Brown
low Jackson and other leading Tar Heel
Republicans at headquarters here.
There will be candidates for Governor,
for Congress, for State offices and any
number of County and District offices.
Thi’ practice has long been in vogue
with the Democrats but the Republi
cans have held to the traditional con
vention method of naming their stan
dard bearers—often bringing the charge
thei the party was clique—dominated.
Mr. Newell appealed to the candi
date to file promptly, by March 15.
anyway, since March 16 Is the final
dnv for filing. This point being de
cided the convention date was post
poned until the more favorable period
of April or May.
p.r'\ leaders, while hesitating to
change the time-honored policy never
theless viewed with Increasing dissatis
faction the tendency of the party to be
come static in a too-centralized control.
The North Carolina Republicans have
an irreducible voting strength of 200,
000. a base which at times approaches
the 300,000 mark. By infusing the en
thusiasm of intra-party contests, the
GOP state administration hopes, with
other plans in*mind, to build the Re
publican voting strength to a point
where It may exert a powerful Influ
ence in State politics.
BASSO NOVEL WINS
MERITORIOUS PLACE
Brevard Man’s Novel Regarded
Best Southern Story By
New York Group
(Weio York Times, Jan. ISth)
The story of a young bacteriologist’s
trials In New Orleans during the Mardi
Gras Carnival, told In Hamilton Basso's
novel. "Days Before Lent,” won for the
author yesterday the $100 prize for
“the most distinguished book of 1939 on
a Southern subject by a living Southern
author” awarded annually at the Elisa
beth Marbury Southern Authors' lunch
eon.
Eight other works by Southerners and
about the South received honorable
mention at the luncheon, held at the
Hotel Park Lane, under the auspices of
the Southern women’s National Demo
cratic Organization In New York, of
which Mrs. Winifred Kettredge Nonldez
Is president and founder. Nearly 200
authors and book-lovers were present.
Mrs. Oliver Harriman was chairman.
The late Thomas Wolfe’s novel, "The
Web and the Rock.” received "premier
recognition of merit,” but as the pur
pose of the cash award Is to encourage
living writers, the prize went to Mr.
Basso, whose book was ranked by the
judges as second In merit to Mr.
Wolfe’s. The jury wAs composed of Dr.
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Thermometer Goes To $15,000
MxiSMii
blBiusd
.. -$20,000.00
*■ —$15,000.00 Now
• -$10,000.00
• -$ 5,000.00
1
The New Community Hospital
Thermometer on the court house
lawn moved up to the $15,000 mark
Wednesday afternoon, denoting
three-fifths of the actual cash on
hand.
Climbing of the mercury was made
possible by two nice donations re
ceived during the week—
One sum was for $971.37, deposit
ed by employes of Ecusta, who,
in addition to the cash donation
made this week are continuing to
make donations, and pledges to be
paid over a period of weeks.
It Is not known at this time just
what the total amount the Ecusta
employes will contribute, but en
thusiasm for building of the com
munity hospital is high among the
employes and officials there, and it
is felt certain that a very neat sum
will be given by the Ecusta group.
Another noticeable sum received
during the week was that of Farm
mers Federation officials and em
ployes of the Brevard warehouse
in the amo*jjit of $100. This neat
sum was added to the total already
on hand, and was a material factor
in bringing the total up to the $15,
000 mark.
Contributions such as the Ecusta
group have made, and will make in
the future, and that of the Farm
mers Federation, plus donations by
other groups and individuals, is
assuring the community hospital.
Effort will be made in the near
future to contact every person in
the county, and those who are not
called upon will be doing themselves
and the community a favor by call
ing on a member of the committee
and leaving a donation, large or
small.
The hospital committee will not
meet on Thursday night of this
week, as had been announced prev
iously, due to weather conditions.
The meeting will be held Thursday I
night of next week.
Booth Price Funeral
Will Be Held Thursday
Booth Price. 65, Lake Toxaway mail
carrier, died at his home near Quebec
early Tuesday night from a heart at
tack.
Funeral services will be held Thurs
day at 12 o’clock from the home, and
Interment will be made in the family
burying ground near the residence.
Mr. Price had been mail carrier on
the Lake Toxaway rural route for the
past 25 years, and was widely known
throughout the county. He had been
a member of Dunn’s Rock Masonic
lodge for a long period of years, and
was one of the several to receive certi
ficates of membership here last week
denoting more than 25 years as active
members.
Surviving are the widow and two
daughters, Miss Mildred Price, and Mrs.
Clarence McCall, both of the Quebec
section.
Masonic rites will be observed at
the grave. Masona are requested to
meet at the lodge hall at 10 o’clock
and go from there to the Price home.
City Clerk’s Father
Dies While Sleeping
Word was received here Tuesday
morning of the death of George W.
Klzer, 79, of Lincolnton, who died while
sleeping sometime during Monday night.
Funeral services were held Wednes
day afternoon at 2 o’clock from St.
Luke's Episcopal church, and Inter
ment was made in the church ceme
tery.
Mr. Kizer, who nad visited in Brevard
on numerous occasions, is survived by
five sons—Alex H. Klzer, Brevard city
clerk; Vernon of North Wtlkesboro; T.
L., of Granite Falls; Fred and George
W, Jr., both of Lincolnton, and ten
grandchildren.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Klzer left here
Tuesday to attend the funeral services.
At Lyday Hospital
Patients reported at Lyday Memorial
hospital on Wednesday include; Mrs.
L. F. Cooper, Mrs. Macks Jackson, Fred
Garvin, Fleet Holden and Spencer
Chapman.
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Five Papers In
Shortest Month
Readers of The Transylvania
Times will receive this publi
cation five times in February, the
shortest month of the year.
There won’t be an extra copy
printed, e’Lher, as it only hap
pens that February this year
will have five Thursdays. This
could only be possible on a leap
year, as there are 29 days in
the month this year.
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Civic Club Meeting
The February meeting Of the Wo
men's Civic club will be held in the city
hall building Monday afternoon at 8:30
o’clock. All members and visitors are
cordially invited to attend.
NEW P. 0. BUILDING
PLANSBEING DRAWN
Bids Will Be Asked On Federal
Structure By Last of
This Month
Brevard’s new postoffice building
prospectus is in the bands of the Speci
fications Division, according to a letter
from Congressman Zeb Weaver, and
it is expected that bids will be asked
on the project by the end of February.
Congressman Weaver's letter to The
Times editor follows:
“I have contacted the Procurement
Division of the Treasury, dealing with
the construction of buildings where ap
propriations have been provided, and
find that the Brevard situation is pro
gressing nicely.
"I find that the working plans have
been completed within the past few days
and that they will go to the Specifi
cations Division immediately. It is
their purpose to have the work on the
market by the end of February. I do
not know just what length of time will
be devoted to submitting bids for con
struction, letting of the contract, etc.,
but it would appear that they are now
ready to go ahead with this at an early
date.”
Sincerely yours,
ZEBULON WEAVER.
Elliotts Leaving To
Take Up New Charge
The Ret*, and Mrs. Yancey C. EUlott
are leaving Brevard next week for Lin.
colnton where Mr. Elliot has accepted
pastorate of the First Baptist church.
The popular pastor and his family
have made Brevard their home for
three years, and during that time have
"been material factors in the growth and
strength of the Brevard Baptist church,
and have taken active part In affairs
of the Transylvania Baptist associaiton.
Mr. Elliott has served two terms as
moderator of the county association,
and has also been active In district
church affairs, as well as in affairs of
the community.
No announcement has been made as
to the possible successor to Mr. Elliott,
but selection of a candidate has been
placed in the hands of a pulpit com
mittee.
George Bromfield Is
Promoted To Higher
Post In Radio Field
George Bromfield. son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. S. Bromfield, of Brevard, has
been promoted to the position of as
sistant radio operator at the Atlanta
airport. His new duties will become
effective early in February.
Mr. and Mrs. Bromfield. who have
been making their home in Columbia,
S. C.. will leave for their new home in
Atlanta the first of February. Mr.
Bromfield has been radio technician in
Columbia with the federal government.
Oldest Mason
THOMAS S. GASH, aged 91, of
Brevard, was presented a certificate
of membership in the Dunn’s Rock
Masonic lodge Friday evening, In
recognition of his 50-year contin
uous membership. He has been a
member of the local lodge for 67
successive years. He Is said by
Masonic officials to be the oldest liv
ing Mason in North Carolina. The
presentation of the certificate was
mifde by J. Edward Allen, grand
master of North Carolina. Mr.
Gash was born in Penrose, Transyl
vania county, on August 10, 1848.
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Schools Still Closed
Account of Weather
All Transylvania county schools
will remain closed during the
remainder of this week, opening
Monday, provided weather per
mits.
Original intention of school of
ficials was to open all units on
Monday but weather conditions,
plus the slick roads over which
some of the buses would have to
travel, caused the opening to be
delayed until Wednesday . . . and
again, Tuesday, when snow be
gan falling here, authorities
deemed it wise to delay open
ing until Monday.
Radio Station WFBC Green
ville. and WWNC Asheville, as
sisted in getting word to the
school pupils and patrons re
garding the opening date, and
have been officially thanked by
school officials.
Coldest Weather In Many Years Hit Brevard
West Main Street in Brevard as it looked to a Transylvania Time? photograph
er Tuesday afternoon, January 23. The snow reached a depth of eight to 12 inches
in many parts of the county, and was followed by extremely cold weather—reach
ing 15 below zero last Friday morning. Above cut courtesy of Greenville Piedmont.
Low temperature records of the past
20 years were broken here last week
when the extreme low of 16 below zero
was registered at the official station
checked by Phillip Price at the city
hall
Friday morning, citizens of this coun. j
ty awoke to find a wind that literally
"cut one in two” added to by several
Inches of snow that had lain on the
ground since the previous Tuesday.
MoBt people were skeptical of the re- j
port that the temperature had tumbled
during the night to the 15-below mark,
and not until radio reports were heard
during the day from other sections of
Western North Carolina giving even
lower readings, did people here really
think that winter of the worst sort was
at hand.
Sylva reported 18 below, Bryson City
14, and Canton 12 below. As far south
as Birmingham a lo wreading of three
below was recorded, and reports from i
Florida were to effect that millions
of dollars damage to citrus fruits and
truck farms had been suffered.
Many people throughout the nation
froze to death, two of these being re
ported from Greenville, S. C., on Sun
day. Schools In all Western Carolina
counties were closed, with notations
that they would open again when
weather conditions permit
Opening of schools In Transylvania
county which had been closed during
last week, was postponed until Wed
nesday, and again the announcement
wag made Tuesday morning after school
officials had visited several sections of
the county that no units would open
until Monday, February 5, or later, de
pending upon the weather.
One-third or more of water pipes In
Brevard were reported frozen and clog,
ged by Sunday morning, and plumbers
here have been unable to cope with the
situation, with extra crews working
day and night
Saturday morning’s low was 10 be
low; Sunday, 11 below; Monday, 9 be
low; Tuesday 21 above; and Wednes
day morning at 7 o’clock, one below.
Tuesday saw more snow In Brevard,
with approximately an inch fall being
recorded. The flurries started early In
the morning and continued throughout
the dRy, making streets and roads very
slick.
Town and Duke Power company
workers have been co-operating In us
ing an electric heating app aratus to
thaw water pipes under str * to the
city mains, and this has been a ma
terial aid In preventing the digging up
of streets to get at frozen water lines
from the main to property.
The french Broad river was frozen
solid Saturday and Sunday, as was
Looking Glass, Connestes, Glen Can
on, and many of the waterfalls through,
out the county.
Small streams were clogged with Ice,
and the flow Into the city reservoir was
retarded some. Added to the slow flow
was the fact that many residents per
sisted In letting spigots run continuous
ly to avoid freezing of pipes, and this
made a water shortage.
Streets were put in fairly good shape
by the town crews last Wednesday
and Thursday, and East Main, and
Broad streets were cleared by state
highway workers. Side walks were
dragged, and while walking Is danger
ous In some places, and driving of cars
Is slowed considerable, the streets are
regarded a« being In good shape con
sidering the snow and cold.
Some county roads are traveled at
peril, but for the most part the high
way system is In fair shape.
Business In Brevard has been at
slow ebb since Tuesday of last week,
with galoshes and overshoes stocks
completely depleted, coal and wood
dealers doing rush business.
Older residents here recall four de
grees below zero seven or eight years
ago. but at that time the cold snap was
only of a couple days duration
INFANTILE BENEFIT
DANCE BE GIVEN IN
BREVARD ON FRIDAY
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Social Event b Expected To
Raise Funds — Tag Day
Set For Saturday
Infantile Paralysis benefit dance will
be held here Friday evening of this
week, beginning at 9:00 o’clock.
The dance will be held In the Plckel
elmer building on Main street, formerly
the Belk Department store, and all ar
rangements have been made to have
good heating and lighting for the oc
casion. Admission will be by ticket,
which may be procured at any time
from members of the steering com
mittee, or at the door.
Proceeds from the dance will go to
ward Transylvania county's quota for
thetreatment and study of Infantile
paralysis, with half of the funds to be
used locally for buying of special shoes
and braces for crippled children.
"March of Dimes” tag day will be ob
served Saturday of this week, when Mrs.
Ernest Tilson and a group of high
school girls will have charge of selling
the tiny stickers denoting contributions
to the Infantile paralysis cause.
Committee members who have been
named by Chairman Harold Kilpatrick
and Co-Chairman-Mrs. Joe Osborne to
assist with the dance Friday evening
include Mrs. Ashe Macfle, Mrs, H. J.
Bradley, Ernest McFaul, Mrs. A1 Kyla
Mrs. C. L. Newland, Miss Elizabeth Me.
Coy and Mrs. Walter K. Straus.
Miss Shipman Passes
State Nursing Board
Miss Gladys Shipman, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Shipman, of Pls
gah Forest, has been notified that she
passed the state board examination for
nurses. Miss Shipman trained at the
Baptist hospital In Winston-Salem.
Bookmobile Resumes
Route Here Monday
According to present plans, the Tran
sylvania county bookmobile will resume’
Monday morning at 9 o’clock, Its sec
ond trip over the county, announcement
has been made by Miss Annie Jean
Gash, supervisor for this county, and1
Miss Katherine E. Case, bookmobile.
operator.
It is the plan to repeat the schedule
of the last trip, going to the different
localities on Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, weather conditions permit
ting. !
World Day of Prayer
Be Observed Feb. 9th
—
World Day of Prayer wlil he observed
at St. Phillip’s Episcopal church Friday
afternoon. February 9, fron> 4 to 5
o'clock. The annual event is sponsor
ed by all of the churches of Brevard
cooperating. i
The program will be In change of the
presidents of the four women’s auxi
liaries, Including Mrs. David Ward,
Mrs. T. K. Chamberlain, Mrs. Julian
Glazener and Mrs. J. S. 'Nicholson.
Other members of the different denoml.
nations will take part on the program
Eck Sims Will Run
For Register Deeds
Eck Jj. Sims, register of deeds for the
past four years, announces that he will
be a candidate to succeed himself,
subject to the Democratic primary In
May.
Mr. Sims has been active jin political
circles here for a* number of years,
and prior to being elected register of
deeds In 1936. was with the istate high
way department. I
A veteran of the World[ War. Mr.
Sims was chief of police at Rosman
after his discharge from the army in
1919, and was also chief Jat Brevard
for a short while before designing to
become chief deputy un<J*r Sheriff
Cos Paxton. • ’
He was later rural policeman under
the road board, and has served later
as special officer. •
BASKETBALL GAME
AT COLLEGE TOM
Christenbury Quint Will Be
Hosts To Lees-McRae
Conference Crew
Brevard College Basketball team will
meet the Lees-McRaa quint here Thurs
day night of this week, the game to
start at 8 o’clock.
Preceding the first squad go, the
College "B" team will play an all-star
aggregation from the college, this game
to start at 7 o’clock.
Probable starting lineup for Thurs
day night’s game will be Peterson and
Roberts, forwards: Dalton, center:
Young and York, guards. Peterson Is
suffering from a badly swollen ankle
and may not be able to play, and In
such event. Green win take over one
of the forward positions, Coach Christ
enbury said Wednesday,
The local quint has won both con
ference starts—Bolling Springs and
Pfeiffer, and also have won from the
Canton "Y" team. At this date the
Christenbury-coached squad Is leading
the conference.
Brevard will play at Mars 'Hill ou
February 7th, and a return game with
the same team here on the 18th—Coach
Christenbury’s birthday.