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VOL 50- NO. 7 BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY IS, IMP_$1.00 PER YEAR IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY
RUBBING ALCOHOL TO
BE BANNED FEB. 17TH
Only Licensed Pharmacists In
United States—Federal
Ruling Invoked
Rubbing alcohol, used throughout the
nation as a “drink concoction" of more
or less potency and of questionable pal
atabilltv, will be sold only through li
censed'drug stores after February 17,
according to ruling made by the fed
eral government.
Exception is made in this ruling to
cover “stocks on hand” of the alcohol
preparation—allowing merchants and
other dispensers to sell such items as
they have on their shelves.
After depletion of stocks, only a li
censed pharmacist may sell rubbing
alcohol, or “any product manufactured
with specially denatured alcohol and
represented to be a rubbing alcohol
compound," according to the federal
regulations.
At drug stores, only person auoweo
to make sales of the rubbing alcohol
compounds will be the druggist, who
must either stamp or write across the
brand label the words "sold by” followed
by name of the pharmacist making the
sale and his address.
Clerks in drug stores will not be al
lowed to make sales, and any phar
macist who makes a sale of rubbing al
cohol or one of the several compounds
using denatured alcohol to persons for
drinking purposes will either have to
take out liquor dispensary license or
be subject to fine, and possible revoca
tion of license as a pharmacist.
No sales will be permitted to drink
addicts, the law provides, and warning
has been issued to druggists In Brevard
and all over the nation to effect that
spe ial check-up men will be on the
look-out for violations.
Nine Presidents At
Parent-Teacher Meet
Founders Day was observed at the
February meeting of the Parent-Teach
er association held Tuesday afternoon
In the grammar school auditorium.
Mrs. S. P. Verner presented eight
past presidents of the local P. T. A.
as a feature of the Founders Day ob
servance. Those presented were: Mrs.
J. B. Pickelsimor: Mrs. John Maxwell,
Mrs. Oliver Orr. Mrs. Julian Glazener.
Mrs J. M. Allison. Mrs. Frank Jen
kins. Mrs. W. C. Austin and Mrs. R. D.
Franklin. Mrs. Verner told historical
facts concerning local, state and na
tional P. T. A. activities.
An interesting program on ‘Hob
bies” was conducted by County Super
intendent J. B. Jones and Mrs. Knox
Doling. Mr. Jones spoke on garden
ing as a hobby, with particular refer
ence to vegetable gardening. He stress
ed the opportunity this climate affords
for the growth of berries of all varie
ties. and also for the culture of roses.
Mrs. Del.ong told of hobbles In gen
eral. stressing particularly the art of
weaving in Its varous types. She illu
strated her talk by showing samples of
weaving and looms.
The meeting opened by the singing
of a Valentine song by children of Miss
Bill Aiken's second grade, after which
the president, Mrs. C. E. Buckner, con
ducted business transactions. The as
sociation voted to contribute $15.00 to
ward the community hospital fund.
Included in the business was report
of Mrs. Edwin Wike, chairman of the
Christinas seal stile, stating that a
total of $89.95 was the proceeds from
the sale of the little seals here. Of
this amount. $67.16 remains in this
county to carry on the tubercular and
health work locally.
Methodist Quarterly
Conference Sunday
Joint quarterly conference of the Brs
vard and Rosman Methodist churches
will be held in Brevard Methodist
church Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock.
All Methodist churches in the Bre
vard and Rosman circuits are expected
to send representatives to the con
ference. the Rev. J. R. Bowman said.
Dr. M. T. Smathers, of Asheville, dis
trict superintendent, will be In charge
of the conference for the eight churches.
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Snow In Transylvania
Early Wednesday
Snow was reported falling In The
RosThan-Lake Toxaway section early
Thursday morning, and near Blantyre
In the lower end of the county.
Only a few scattered flakes were
noticed by early risers In Brevard,
while at Asheville reports said- that one
Inch of snow had fallen at 8 o’clock.
Heavy rainfall was noted here Tues
day night with falling temperature
Wednesday morning, but down only to
26, Phillip Price, official observer said,
at 8 o’clock.
Seventeen lives were reported lost
last Saturday morning when a tornado
struck Albany, Georgia, demolishing a
number of large business structures,
and crippling public service.
The snow of January 23rd has all
melted In this county, and roads are
becoming passable in the outlaying dis
tricts. Several main highways are be
ing repaired, where the severe freeze
broke the pavement.
Rural mall carriers out of Brevard
have been making efforts to serve all
their patrons,' and have used mules,
foot-paths, and round-about methods.
Still a few people have had to wait
on their mail, the carriers state. Plans
were made Wednesday afternoon to try
starting from Brevard about daylight
and take advantage of the frozen roads
for delivery of Thursday’s mail.
FINNISH RELIEF FUND
HAS FEW DONATIONS
Six People Have Made Dona
tions — Appeal Made
For Quick Aid
Union Service* Will
Be Held At Baptist
Church Sunday Eve
Union services of the churches of
Brevard will be held at the Baptist
church Sunday night at 7:30 o’clock,
at which time the sermon will be de
livered by Dr. M. T. Smathers, district
superintendent of the Asheville district
of the Methodist church. This service
lg one of the series of union services
held each Sunday night during the
church loyalty campaign in February
and March.
Special music will be rendered by the
Baptist choir.
The church loyalty sermon subject
to be used by the different pastors
Sunday morning is “What Christ Means
To Me.”
Brevard People Are
Hurt In Auto Wreck
FRANKLIN, Feb. 13—Three persons
were injured, one seriously, when the
automobile in which they were riding
left the Franklin-Highlands highway
near Buck Creek bridge and went over
a 200-foot embankment Monday night
at 7 o’clock.
The Injured are: Miss Louise Grav
ley, 17; Dillard Trent, 19, and J. O.
Summey, 49, all of near Brevard.
Mrs. G. W. Trent, also of Brevard,
who was riding In the car escaped in
jury.
The most seriously injured Is Miss
Gravley, who suffered a fracture at
the base of the skull and bruises and
lacerations on the body. Young Mr.
Trent, who was en route to CCC camp
NC-F28 at Otto after a visit to his
home in Brevard, received scalp lacera
tions and leg bruises. Mr. Summey
suffered scalp lacerations and slight
bruises on the body. All three are In
Angel hospital here.
Miss Gravley’s condition was report
ed to be grave this morning and It is
said little hope was held out for her
recovery. Both of the other victims
were reported to be getting along very
well.
The accident was caused by a lock
ed steering gear, It was reported here,
and the car turned over several times
down the embankment.
The scene of the mishap is eight
miles from Franklin.
Reports Wednesday were to the ef
fect that Miss Gravley was resting
somewhat better, but that her condi
tion was grave. Miss Gravley Is a stu
dent at Brevard high school, and her
teachers said Wednesday that she was
a leader In her studies, and regarded
as an all-round exceptional student.
Only six people have made contri
butions to the Finnish Relief Fund
during the week, with total amount of
$9.00.
Money paid here for benefit of Fin
land’s poor and needy will be sent di
rect to the little nation through for
mer president Herbert Hoover who Is
chairman of the American relief or
ganization for the Finns.
.Fighting for existence against the
hundred-to-one odds of the Russian
army, the Finns are more than holding
their own, and have been able to thwart
the waves of soldiers, airplanes bombs,
and huge armed tanks that have been
thrown against them during the past
! two months, but the nation made an
i other appeal Tuesday for help from the
[world—clothing, food, medicine being
big Items of need.
The United States Senate passed a
measure Tuesday providing for a loan
of 20 million dollars through the Ex
port-Import bank. This Is looked upon
by leaders In the nation as a direct
gesture of sympathy to Finland by
the national leaders.
Contributions to the relief fund may
be left at The Times office, and ack
nowledgment will be made through the
paper each week of funds collected.
To date, the following have made do
nations:
Mrs. Oliver Orr . $100
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Silversteen .. $5.00
C. M. Douglas .7. $1.00
Paul Glazener . $1-00
L. W. Bonnell . $1.00
Charlie Allison Rites
On Sunday Afternoon
Funeral services were held Sunday
afternoon at the Boylston Baptist
church for Charlie Allison, aged 69,
who died at his home In Pisgah For
est Saturday morning, following a
stroke of paralysis. The Rev. W. S.
Price officiated. Interment was In the
church cemetery.
Pallbearers were nephews, Including
Charles Barton, James Barton, R. V.
Allison, Stanley Allison, Edwin John
son and Harold Johnson. Nieces were
in charge of the flowers.
Survivors are his wife and six chil
dren, Clarence Allison, Brevard, C. B.
Allison, Ralph Allison and Helen Al
lison and Mrs. Norma Sensing, all of
Pisgah Forest and Mrs. Oscar Gasper
son of Mills River. Three brothers al
so survive and one sister including,
Wash Allison, of Horse Shoe, Willie
and Millard Allison, of Pisgah Forest,
and Mrs. Mint Barton, of Pisgah For
est. One grandchild also survives.
Mr. Allison was a native of Hen
derson county, the son of Mr. and Mrs.
James Allison. He was a member of
the Baptist church, and was a highly
respected man, numbering his friends
throughout the county by the hun
dreds. The large number of people at
tending the funeral service and the
quantities of flowers attested to the
popularity of Mr. Allison.
Osborne-Slmpson funeral home had
charge of arrangements.
Home Talent Play To
Be Given March 15th
Rehearsals are going forward for a
home-talent play to be given in Bre
vard High school auditorium on March
IS.
“The Ohost Train,” a mystery thril
ler by Arnold Ridley, will have a cast
of 11 people, and is being sponsored
by the Buy A Brick committee for the
New Community Hospital.
Lions Club Planning
Brevard ‘Mirthquake’
MIRTHQUAKE Is predicted to hit
Brevard on or about the first of March.
H will be so violent that it Is expected
to rock the ribs of all the home town
“folks” — It will blow in through the
ends Tambo, Bones, Jumbo, Sambo,
Inkspot and Rufus—of the Local Lions
club. There is promised an extrava
ganza of mirth and music.
The Local Lion’s club will stage a
Minstrel annually to provide funds for
their charity work. This year the pro
ceeds of the minstrel will be, used for
the Community Hospital Fund —
(Committee)
Kills Large Hog
J. H. Raxter of Brevard R-l, re
ports killing the largest hog reported to
The Times this winter—a 600-pound
"pig.”
Mr. Raxter said the porker was 15
months old. and that It made plenty of
lard, had lots of good sausage meat,
and must have had extra large hams.
Gambling Drive Started By
Officers Here Wednesday
“Stop gambling in Brevard If It
takes arresting half the popula
tion,” was instruction given late
Wednesday afternoon to Brevard
policemen and special officers.
Mayor A. H. Harris Bald that
numerous complaints from people
In Brevard had come to him for
sometime about gambling, and that
he had instructed the police to
break up the racket, and to see
that it remains on the “broken up”
list.
Chief Freeman told The Times
just before going to press that the
police force was beginning last
night to check up on reports, and
that while he was at it, he was go
ing to try to make a thorough Job
of the clean-up process.
Alleged tip-board and punch
board operators are first on the
list for clearance, the chief said,
and along with these operations,
he said that he planned to check
closely on “baseball” and "high
score” pin tables which are appar
ently being operated strictly as
games of skill but which he said
have been reported to him as pay
ing off on the side.
The chief said that he had check
ed into the law, and that he had
the right to use search warrants in
seeking tip-boards and punch
boards as well as other gambling
devices, and that ownership of
such items was regarded by the law
as prima facie evidence of law
violations, and that finding of such
gambling devices would be all the
evidence he needed to swear out
warrants for arrest of operators of
places where such devices may be
stored, and that the violation of
gambling law called for superior
court charges, aa a magistrate or
mayor could not settle such cases.
Both operators, and people who
are caught gambling on the tip
boards or punch-boards, Chief Free
man said, will be arrested and
charged with gambling, “And while
I am at it," the police officer said,
"I expect to make no exceptions to
the party or parties I catch en
gaged in such practices, and every
possible clue will be followed until
the practice, If It Is going on here
as reported, Is stopped.
Tip-boards are being operated
through industrial plants, stores,
and other places of business, the
chief of police said reports during
the past week have intimated, and
the matter of disposing of an un
needed Item is only a matter of
short time if the tip-board plan Is
used to make the sale.
“I hope I’m wrong In the belief
that gambling Is at such a high
pitch here," Chief Freeman said,
"but I will know within the week,
and the operators of the gambling
business as well as those who do
the gambling will be the ones to
suffer If the reports coming in are
true.”_
Bosworth Will Speak
At Kiwanis Thursday
H. B. Bosworth, supervisor of Pisgah
National Forest, will be guest speaker
at the Brevard Kiwanis club Thursday
of this week at 12:16 o’clock.
Mr. Bosworth is expected to talk to
the Kiwanis members about plans for
entertainment of visitors during the
coming summer in the national forest,
and road Improvements which are an
ticipated in the game preserve.
Chamber of Commerce
Meet Thursday Night
Directors of Brevard Chamber of
Commerce will meet Thursday evening
at 7:30 o’clock in the city hall, at which
time matters pertaining to the com
munity will be discussed. All members
of the chamber, and any interested
citizens are invited to attend the meet
ing
High School Squad
Will Play Several
Games Here In Week
Brevard high school basketball teams
will play a double-header game here
Thursday night with Mills River boys
and girls.
On Friday night the two teams will
go to Hendersonville, and on Thurs
day night of next week will meet Mills
River here. Friday night of next week
Coach Cox's teams will meet Sylva
here, and Hendersonville will bring
both teams here either Monday or
Tuesday night of next week.
Camera Club Meet
Brevard Camera club will meet Tues
day evening of next week, Feb. 20, at
the city hall auditorium. The meeting
is scheduled for 8 o’clock.
Charles Schoenknecht of Brevard
College will be in charge of the program
for the evening. _
Mercury Rises To $16,000 Mark
The New Community Hospital
thermometer on the court house
lawn received another "golden
touch” ' at the hands of Miss
Lorene Payne late Wednesday,
and now stands at $16,000.00.
Major factor In the rising mer
cury was a $676.90 cash collection
reported from Ecusta, which swel
led that group’s donation to
$1,644.70 at present, and several
more people at Ecusta yet to be
pledged.
President Harry H. Straus an
nounced through the new publica
tion for February that he would
match the funds given by employes,
and the entire group of employes
are enthusiastically entering into
the matter of building a commun
ity hospital.
Employes In the Endless Belt
company department subscribed 100
percent the first day the blanks
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were distributed, the plant publica
tion reported, and Tom Allen's
crew of 14 machine room workers
came through the first day with
flOS. Other groups in the plant
followed suit, the little news organ
reported In the current edition, and
It Is belle! of the editors of the
plant news organ that the goal
of 100 percent will be attained with
in a few day a
Several friends from out of town
have sent In donations to Treasurer
George Wheeler, and other mem
’ bers of the official board working
for the Interest of th» community,
and in addition several friends In
the Immediate section have made
pledges and payments.
The committee In charge feelB
that with the two-thirds mark
reached, the road will be easier,
and that If all who should be Inter
ested pay something, the hospital
will be assured.
NO MARUHUANA IN
COUNTYHISCHOOIS
Officials Here Emphatic That
Drug Not Used In Any
Transylvania Unit
—
'There is no marljhuana being used
by Transylvania high school students,*
Superintendent J. B. Jones said last
week, "and, frankly, I think the state
ment made by a state minister recent
ly Is an exaggeration," the school head
continued.
The Rev. M. J. Adams, Baptist min
ister of Rutherford county, recently
made the statement before the Baptist
State Board that "The greatest menace
to tlie schools of our state Is marljhuana
and it is present in all the high schools
I have visited.”
State health officials have taken par
ticular notice of the statement made by
the minister, and a check has been In
progress throughout the state since the
middle of January, to see If there is
basis for the allegations.
Local school officials, along with of
ficials of many other high schools in
the state, have reported that to their
knowledge gained through close study
of the matter, that the statement made
by the minister Is in error.
Evidences of the drug have been found
in a few high schools of the state, but
these cases have been very few.
Federal Income Taxes
S. E. Varner, deputy collector for the
federal income tax department, will be
In Brevard on Friday, February 16, to
assist any persons who wish In flUng
their federal returns. Mr. Varner will
be at the Waltermire hotel on that day.
Dr. Blackwell Speaks
Here Sunday Morning
Dr. Hoyt Blackwell will preach at
Brevard Baptist church Sunday morn
ing at 11 o’clock, It is announced by
the pulpit supply committee.
Dr. Blackwell, president of Mars Hill
College, is well known here where he
has spoken on numerous occasions.
Junior Order Meet
A meeting of the Junior Order will
be held In the Junior hall Saturday
night at 7:30 o’clock. Election of of
ficers will be the main feature of busi
ness. It Is urged that all members at
tend.
L. R. Scruggs Funeral
Services On Thursday
Funeral services will be held Thurs
day afternoon of this week at 2: SO
o'clock at the home of C. L. Scruggs,
in Brevard, for L. R. (Dick) Scruggs,
who died Tuesday afternoon at the
home of his son, following an ex
tended illness. Burial will be in the
Glazener cemetery.
Mr. Scruggs was widely known
throughout this county, as a fanner
and good citizen. Further details of
the funeral rites will be published next
week.
Price To Preach Sunday
PENROSE—The Rev. W- S. Price.
Jr„ of Brevard, has been Invited to •
preach at the Enon Baptist church
Sunday, February 18, at 11 o’clock. A
cordial invitation is extended to all'
members and the public to attend.
Postoffice, Bank To
Close Next Thursday
Post offices and the bank will be
closed Thursday, February 22, in com
memoration of George Washington’s
birthday.
There will be no rural or city de
livery of mails on February 22.
Mrs. Norton’s Funeral
Held In Richmond, Va»
Word has been received In Brevard
of the death of Mrs. D. M. Norton,
who died In Richmond, Va., Friday,
February 3, at the Richmond Memorial
hospital.
Mrs. Norton was a native of Vir
ginia, and visited in Brevard a num
ber of times with her husband, who,
with one son, survive.
Mrs. Norton was a sister-in-law of
Felix Norton and Miss Daisy Norton
of Brevard.
New Telephone Book
Be Published Soon
A new telephone directory for the
Citizen's Telephone company of Brevard
will be printed within the next two
weeks, It Is announced by Jerry Jerome,
secretary of the company.
List of subscribers Is being prepared
now, and In addition to the telephone
numbers, the new directory will also
carry street addresses of the telephone
users.
Stamp Club Meeting
The Brevard Stamp club win meet
with Mrs. John Verner at the Brom
fleld residence Thursday evening of
this week at 8:16 o’clock.
School Bus Routes In
County Are Improving
School bus routes In the county are
being Improved by the highway de
partment, Superintendent J. B. Jones
said Wednesday, and buses, are making
nearly all the regular routes.
Attendance at most of the schools Is
very good, considering the fact that
sickness has Injured attendance In soma
of the unitSL