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V^TsqTno. 15 BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1940 $1.00 PER YEAR IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY
ION OFFICIALS
) FOR COUNTY
Judges and Registrars For
Each Precinct Named
By Board Saturday
Judges and registrars for the June
26 primary were named last Saturday
morning by the Transylvania board of
elections comprised of Fred Johnson,
C. Y. Patton, and D. L. English, as
follows:
First two named are Democrats, third
name Republican:
Rovd—Mrs. M. H. Holliday, registrar;
W. T. Whitmire, T. S. Williams, judges.
Brevard 1—Edwin Wlkc, registrar;
Robert Gravely. O. H. Orr. judges.
Brevard 2—J. E. Rufty. registrar; C.
L. Osborne, Y. J. McCrary, Judges.
Brevard 3—John Morris, registrar;
Joe P. McLeod, D. E. Orr. judges.
Cathey Creek—Joe Bryson. Jr., regis
trar: Ed Gillespie. R. I* Hogsed,
Judges.
Cedar Mtn.—Paul Roberts, registrar;
Mrs. Paul Roberts. J. R. Bishop, Judges.
Dunns Rock—M. W. Whitmire, regis
trar; Sam Allison, Clifford Raxter,
Judges.
Eastatoe—J. Frank Morgan, regis
trar: Perry Gravely. Jack Fisher,
Judges.
East Fork—W. C. Gravely, registrar;
Leon Hubbard. S. T. McCall, Judges
Gloucester 1—Allen McCall, registrar;
Obie Fisher, Archie McCall. Judges.
Gloucester 2—Walter Fisher, regis
trar; Arvllle Long, Richard McCall.
Judges.
Hogback 1—T. C. McCall, registrar:
Watha Fisher, Jason McCall. Judges.
Hogback 2—L. C. Case. Jr., regis
trar: Granville Fisher, Posey Owen,
Judges.
Hogback 3—L. E. Cash, registrar;
Edgar Reid. Harry Bryson, judges.
Little River—Hal Hart, registrar;
Ed Mackey. Roscoe McCall. Judges.
Old Toxaway—Ellis Galloway, regis
trar; Walter Whitmire, Lewis Morgan.
Judges.
Rosman—Lee Nicholson, registrar:
Jim Nelson. T. P. Galloway, judges.
The registration books are to open on
Saturday. April 27. at 9 A. M. at the
various polling places In the county,
and will be open each Saturday through
May 11. May 18 will be challenge day,
and the primary will be held on 25th.
All candidates who expect to file for
office must do so by Saturday night
at 6 o’clock, April 13.
Dr. Dickerson To Preach
Dr. Roy Dickerson, noted author
and lecturer, will preach at the Meth
odist church Sunday morning at 11
o’clock, announcement has been made
by the pastor, the Rev. E. P. Billups.
The speaker’s topic will be, “Personality
and Religion." Dr. Dickerson Is giv
ing a series of lectures at Brevard Col
lege this week.
Teachers Meet Saturday
There will be a meeting of principals
and teachers Saturday morning, April
12, at 10 o’clock. In addition to routine
business Miss Edna Nanney and Mrs.
F. P. Sledge will discuss classroom
equipment and supplies. Ernest Til
son will give a talk on modern Ideas
of physical training programs In high
schools.
Dahlia Club Meeting
The Dahlia club will meet Tuesday
evening at 7:30 o’clock In Dr. Lynch's
office, announcement has been made.
Clean-Up Committees
Named For Brevard
Working with our city council, as
we have In years past, our clean-up
drive will be held the first of May.
We, the civic club of your town, ask
the cooperation of every one In this
work to make Brevard a clean town.
The committee of this drive asks each
woman on this list to please do her
part as a citizen. It will be almost
Impossible to contact each one Indi
vidually, therefore, through our paper,
we ask this favor. Each zone will be
notified through the paper and other
wise the day the town truck will be in
your zone. Thanks,
Mrs. j. w. amitn, unairman
Mrs. D. L. English
Miss Rose Shipman
ZONE I — From Broad to Main
street, East: Mrs. George Shuford,
Mrs. R. F. Tharp, Mrs. Wallace Short,
Mrs. J. E. Waters, Mrs. Harry Sel
lers, Mrs. Jerry Jerome. Mrs. Frank
Jenkins, Mrs. Burt Loomis. Mrs. Dewey
Gravely, Mrs. John Hudson and Mrs.
Luther Aiken.
ZONE IT — Main to Broad streets—
Mrs. Haswell. Mrs. J. C. Wlke, Mrs.
Allle C. Wilson, Mrs. Coleman Gal
loway, Mrs. Anthony Trantham, Mrs.
Ashe Macfie, Mrs. H. J. Bradley,
Mrs. Hugh Hollifield, Mrs. Artellus
Tinsley. (Maple Extension), Mrs. Wil
liam Jordan, Mrs. O. Duclos, Mrs. S.
P. Vemer, Mrs. Claude Henderson,
Mrs. Roy I^ing, Mrs. C. N. Erwin.
ZONE in — West Broad to Main—
Mrs. A. R. Gillespie. Mrs. A. H. Harris,
Mrs. O. L. Erwin, Mrs. B. D. Franklin,
Mrs. Mabel Kellar, Mrs. Carl Hardin.
Mrs. Harry Perry. Mrs. Perry Full
bright. Mrs. A. B. Galloway. Mrs. Jesse
Ptrkelslmer, Miss Grace Piercy, Mrs.
Branch Tinsley, Mrs. J. H. Tinsley,
Mrs. R. A. Poe.
ZONE TV — North Main to Broad—
Mrs. Freeman Hayes. Mrs. Walter
Duckworth. Mrs. Harrison Case. Mrs.
E. R. Pendleton. Mrs. J. 8. Green
wood. Mrs. Luther Saltz, Mrs. Joe
Hamlin. Mrs. Leverette, Mrs. John
Ashworth. Mrs. Wolfe. Mrs. Lula Mil
ler, Mrs. Will Price. Mrs. Everett
Huggins, Mrs. Bessie Ward, Miss Alma
Trowbridee.
COLORED section In Zone HI and
IV—Mattie Killian, Sallle Gaston and
• Wilkie Johnson.
To Present Play at Rosman Thursday Evening
Members of the senior class of Kosman high school will present the
annua] play Thursday evening of this week in the high school auditorium
there. Cast as above, front row reading left to right Lucy Hall, Louise
4 Osteen, Lurleene Lusk. Ruth Rice, Elizabeth Sisk; back row, left to right,
Lawrence Fisher, Rastus Smith, Robert Whitmire, Sylvia Huggins, Powell
Bailey. Gladys Clark is also a member of the cast, but is not shown in the
above picture. Miss LaVerne Whitmire is directing the play.
PRESBYTERIAN UNIT
MEETS HERE APRIL 18
Woman’s Auxiliary Coming To
Brevard For Annual Ses
sion Two Days
The Brevard-Davldson River Pres
byterian church will be hoet to the
S6th annual meeting of the Woman’s
Auxiliary of the Asheville Preebtery,
of the Synod of Appalachia, in a two
day session Thursday and Friday,
April 18 and 19. Around 76 delegates
from the 23 auxiliaries and five dis
tricts of the Presbyterial are expected
to attend.
Miss Kittle Sue McElroy, of Stocks
ville, president, will preside over the
sessions. Mrs. D. R. Beeson, synod
ical president, will give the message
at the opening meeting Thursday
morning. Mrs. T. K Chamberlain,
president of the Brevard - Davidson
River auxiliary, will give the greet
ings, with response by Mrs. Carl Saw
yer, of Asheville, chairman of District
No. 1.
The< program theme is "The Lord
(Continued on Back Page)
Mrs. Newland Named
President Brevard
Parent-Teacher Group
Annual election of officers of the
Brevard Parent-Teacher association
was a feature of the last meeting of
this organization for the current school
year, which was held Tuesday after
noon in the elementary school aud
itorium.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: Mrs. Charles
L. Newland. president; Mrs. Wallace
Conover, vice-president; Mrs. Walter
W. Duckworth, secretary; Mrs. Hugh
Holllfleld, treasurer.
C. H. Trowbridge, vice president of
Brevard College, was the speaker of
the program, on the topic, "The House
That Jack Built," which dealt with
the proper preparation of young people
for future activities of life. Special
emphasis was made on the cooperation
of the home and the school in guid
ance from childhood to useful maturity.
Other features of the program was the
singing of vocal solos by Mrs. H. P.
Flnck, rendering a group of six se
lections pertaining to spring.
Mrs. C. E. Buckner, retiring pres
ident, conducted routine business, In
cluded In which was the making of
plans for a pre-school clinic to be held
the first week in May. Mrs. Buck
ner thanked the parents and teachers
for their splendid cooperation during
the past year of her presidency, and
the association in turn gave her a
rising vote of thanks for her efficient
service as president.
Reports from the various committee
chairmen showed that all goals for
the year hed been attained, placing the
association In line for a standard
P. T. A. certificate, and that there
were In the organization 144 paid
memberships.
New Arrival
Born to Mr. and Mrs. David Price on
Saturday, April 6, a bop.
New Cafe Will Open
Here Saturday Morn
"The Grill," new Brevard cafe, will
open its doors for business Saturday
morning of this week, on Broad street.
Name, "The Grill,” was submitted
by Mrs. Melvin Gillespie of Brevard,
and was selected by three local judges,
who would not allow their names to
be published, due to the fact that
there were more than 250 names sub
mitted, and the Judges stated that
so many good names were submitted
that they spent several hours going
over the list before final selection
was made.
J. C. Gaither, manager of the new
cafe, announces that he will also op
erate a delicatessen, stating that a
number of local people have requested
the installation of this additional bus
iness with the cafe.
New equipment has been placed,
and the entire building renovated, to
make a nice civic improvement to the
street.
Republican Convention
In Charlotte April 17
A number of Republicans from this
county are planning to attend the
state convention which meets In Char
lotte on Wednesday of next week,
April 17.
Ralph R. Fisher, chairman of the,
Transylvania executive committe, has
been named as a member of the plat
form committee to report to the con
vention. •
County Agent 111
Julian A. Glazener, county agent,
is In Oteen hospital, Asheville, for
treatment this week. He expects to
return home by Saturday or Sunday.
Community Hospital
Funds Come Slowly
In-More Are Needed
Community Hospital Funds are con
tinuing to trickle In, Treasurer George
Wheeler reports, although the full
amount of $25,000 has not been at
tained.
Several people who have made pledges
have not been reported as paid in, Mr.
Wheeler states, and these will mater
ially aid the fund If immediate pay
ment may be had.
The fund, counting all pledges, Is
several thousand dollars short of the
goal of $25,000 necessary for this com
munity’s share of the building and
equipment, and the finance committee
urges that others interested In the
community project make pledges.
DISTRICT BTU MEET
IN BREVARD 2 DAYS
200 Young People Will Attend
From Associations In
Ninth District
The annual Baptist Training Union
convention of the ninth district will
be held at the Brevard Baptist church
Friday and Saturday, beginning at 8
o’clock Friday afternoon.
Around 200 representatives from the
eight associations In the district are
expected to attend the two-day meet
ing here. The delegates who are plan
ning to remain In Brevard over-night
will be entertained In the different
homes.
The Rev. Olln J. Owen, of Marshall,
district president, will preside over
the sessions. A sunrise service will
be held at 6:30 o’clock Saturday morn
ing, with the regular business session
beginning at 9 o’clock. Other prom
inent officials of the district and state
will appear on the program during
the two days.
Features of the convention will be
the Bible reader's contest for adults;
speaker’s contest for young people;
sword drill contest for Intermediates;
junior memory work contest for jun
iors. Winners In these contests will
represent the ninth district In the
state meeting at Ridgecrest In the
summer.
Other parts of the program will In
clude demonstrations, conferences, In
spirational talks and plans for the
B. T. U. work.
It Is expected that the 27 churches
In the Transylvania county associ
ation will all send large delegations
to the conference here this week.
Three Men Announce
For Commissioners
On Democratic Ticket
Announcement la being made by E.
Carl Allison, Willis W. Brittain, and
John L. Wilson this week that they
will be candidates for the board of
commissioners.
The formal announcement states—
“We hereby announce our candidacy
for nomination as County Commis
sioners, subject to the Democratic pri
mary on May 25th. We shall appre
ciate your support and vote.
E. Carl Allison,
W. W. Brittain,
John L. Wilson.”
Mr. Allison and Mr. Wilson are mem
bers of the present board of county
commissioners. The former lives at
Cherryfleld where he has been engaged
In farming for a number of years.
Mr. Wilson, a resident of Enon has
been In the farming and cattle busi
ness for years here. Mr. Brittain is
In the feed and seed business In Bre
vard.
Dr. Owen To Preach
D. Jesse C. Owen will preach at the
Brevard Baptist church at the Sunday
evening service.
To Speak Here
IWI——F
M. EARLE DONNOHOE, Ashe
ville attorney, and candidate for
congress on the Townsend Re
covery Plan, will speak at Bre
vard court house Saturday after
noon of this week, at 2:80.
The Townsend candidate, who
has served as Democratic chairman
of the board of elections of Bun
combe county, was In Brevard
Wednesday arranging for hla speak
ing date here, and interviewing
workers and people interested In
promoting the Townsend Plan.
William Green Head*
College Student Group
William Greene, of Ciosanore, was
elected president of the Brevard Col
lege student council at the annual
election held Tuesday.
Jack Donnell, of Climax, was elected
vice president of the council, and Hiss
Clara Brinkley of Charlotte was named
secretary and treasurer.
Officers elected will serve during the
1940-41 college year.
At Lyday Hospital
Patients reported at Lyday Memorial
hospital on Wednesday were: Mrs.
David Price and Infant son, Mrs. Jack
Bishop and Infant daughter, Mrs. P.
M. Jones, Mrs. T. B. Summey, Mrs.
W. W. Cooper, Mrs. C. L. Wood, Miss
Elsie Talley, Joseph Preston Galloway,
Roy Summey.
Congressman Weaver
In Town Wednesday
Congressman Zeb Weaver was In
Brevard for several hours Wednesday,
and met a number of his friends and
supporters at the Waltermtre Hotel
while In town.
The congressman said that ha would
try to return here before the primary
for one or more speeches, but that
pressing business In Washington due to
the International situation might pre
vent his doing so.
$5 Prize for Nearest Guess To Transylvania’s 1940 Population
The Transylvania Times will pay *5.00 cash to the reader who guesses nearest to the population of
Transylvania as officially designated by the 1940 census which Is now being taken. Second closest guess will be
given a year’s subscription to The Times, and third, six months’ subscription. All guesses must be entered on
the blank carried In this paper, as above. No guess will be counted If telephoned In, or given by person. The
number must be written In on the blank space In the above map-coupon, and brought or mailed to The Times
office. All entries must be made before 3:00 p. m„ Saturday, April 27. There are no strings attached to the offer,
nothing to buy—simply write In number you think the population count will total, sign your name and address
on the space provided In the map-coupon. The census takers are now making the rounds, and expect to have
their work completed by the end of April. Official county tabulations will be released soon thereafter, and prize
winners will be notified of their winning. For Information, population of the county was 9,689 In 1930 ; 9,303 In
1920, and 7,191 In 1910.
REPUBLICANS NAME
TICKET HERE 13TH
.
Ralph Fisher Elected Chairman
Executive Group—Town
ship Nomination Made
Republican county convention In ses
sion here laat Saturday afternoon sub
mitted a large number of names for
consideration of the executive commit
tee to select a ticket from, and elect
ed Ralph R. Fisher as chairman of the
executive committee.
Two or more names were submit
ted by delegates from the various
precincts, and from this group the
executive committee will make recom
mendations to delegates and voters at
a meeting called for Saturday morn
ing of this week at 10 o'clock.
Each precinct member of the execu
tive committee will be allowed to make
further nominations before final se
lection of the nominees are made, and
likewise, any delegation from a pre
cinct is allowed to suggest candidates,
under motion adopted at the meeting
last Saturday afternoon.
Chairman Fisher and Retiring Chalr
(Continued on Back Pago)
Miss Raxter Winner
Of Big Egg Contest
Mias Maude Raxter of Brevard R-l
was winner of The Times big egg con
test last week. The white leghorn en
try sent In by Miss Raxter Upped the
scales at four and one-eighth ounces,
which is an eighth ahead of entries
from the flock or Mrs. E M. Mackey
of little River, second heavy.
The contest continues for two more
weeks, and a dollar cash Is paid each
Monday for the heaviest egg sent In
during the previous week.
Listings In the order of their weight
for the post week were: Mrs. C. P.
Hogsed, Brevard R-l; Mrs. J. X.
Williams, Brevard R-l: Ralph W.
Owen, lake Toxaway; Mrs. Joe laugh
ter, Etowah; Edwin Tinsley, Brevard
R-l—all weighing three and five
eighth ounces.
Ernest Allison, Brevard R-l: Roy
Waldrop, Brevard R-l—three and
three-quarter ounces. Mrs. Howard
Lange, Oakland; Warren Galloway.
Balsam Grove—three and one-half
ounces.
Claude Ray, Plsgah Forest; Arthur
McCrary, Brevard; Mrs. G. C. Sen
telle, Brevard R-2—three and one
quarter ounces. Allis Marie Sentelle,
Brevard R-l—three and one-eighth
ounces.
J. E Golden, Brevard—three ounces.
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Trout Season Opens
In County April 15th
Fishing season opens In Transyl
vania county on April 15—Monday of
next week, It has been announced by
Warden E. R. Galloway.
Other fishing season will remain
closed until June 10.
Twelve rainbow trout eight Inches
or over may be legally taken In one
day; or 12 brook of six Inches or over.
County or state license are required
for trout fishing.
First open dates in Plsgah National
forest will be April 19 In the Sherwood
cooperative area; April 20, North Fork
French Broad; April II, Upper South
Mills River; April 20, Lower South
Mills river; June 8, Davidson River
and tributaries.
Open House Sunday
At Park View Home
Newly constructed home in Park
View Place will be open for public in
spection Sunday afternoon, and the
owners Invite the public to visit the
house.
The Park View Place Is one of the
attractive sections of Brevard, and six
houses are now nearing completion,
Civic Music Week
The Asheville Civic Music associ
ation are having the ninth annual
campaign week at headquarters, Room
A, George Vanderbilt hotel. Mrs. Her
bert P. Plnck, of Boylston Road, has
been asked to campaign Brevard, and
will be pleased to take care of any
new members. The membership dues
are five dollars per season. Telephone
180.
W. M. Henry Very 111
W. M. Henry Is seriously 111 at his
home on Caldwell street HU condition
was reported to be somewhat Improved -
Wednesday.
Camp Jutaculla Ouens
This Year at Sapphire
Camp Jutaculla for Boys win he
opened again this summer at Sap
phire by Mr. and Mrs. G. O. Shep
herd of Asheville.
Preparations are being made to en
tertain 75 boys between the ages of 7
and IT, In a "camp that Is NOT a
country club nor a hotel but a place
for a REAL vacation," the attractive
folder states.
The camp is unique In that it Is
operated on the 'free hand" style,
with boys having supervision, but not
methodically planned work or play.
Horseback riding, swimming, boat
ing, and handcrafts are featured, with
nature study and activities In the out
doors to be stressed. Pood Is to be
wholesome and "countrified,” the pros
nectus states, with products of the farm
and orchard on the property to be
utilised.
This Is the second year's operation
of the camp. Last year between IB
and 20 boys were enrolled, due to the
Uteneee in getting plans started for
the camp’s operation.
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