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Vol SO- No 19- BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1940_$1.00 PER YEAR IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY
Class Salutatorians
I
MISS JEAN BENNETT, saluta
tortan of the Brevard high school
senior class of 1940, had an average
scholarship record of 94.6. Miss
Bennett, aged 16, Is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Bennett, of Bre
vard. She is a transfer from the
Lockland high school, Lockland.
Ohio. Having attended the Bre
vard school only one year, Miss
Bennett has no record here prev
ious to her senior year. Among the
senior superlatives, she was select
ed the most Intellectual, most at
tractive, most courteous and neat
est. She is a member of the cast
of the senior class play; is report
er on the high school news staff;
a member of the Monogram club.
MISS ItEBA GILt.ESPIE is
salutatorian of the Rosman high
school graduating class of 1940.
Her average for the four years is
90.2. She is a member of the glee
club and the 4-H club; won the
D.A.R history medal In the sev
enth grade; was elected most orig
inal and most artistic in the senior
class superlatives; was marshal
for the school in her Junior year;
is secretary and treasurer of the
Bast Fork Baptist church. She
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
C. Elmer Gillespie, of East Fork.
New Store Manager
EVERETT HUGGINS of Brevard,
has been named manager of the large
new Belk's Department store at Hen
dersonville and assumed his new
duties there Monday. Mr. Huggins
has been assistant manager of Belk’s
Brevard store for the past several
years. He is a graduate of Brevard
College and a popular young man of
the community. Harold Aiken for
mer manager at Hendersonville, takes
Mr. Huggins’ place at the Brevard
store.
American Legion Meeting
The American Legion will meet
Tuesday evening. May 14, and every
second and fourth Tuesday evening
of each month at the court house,
until further notice. All ex-soldlers
are Invited to attend.
Oak Grove Service*
The Rev. Walter MoGulre, of Boyl
ston, will preach at the Oak Grove Bap
tist church. Quebec, Sunday morning,
May 19. at 11 o’clock, announcement
bas been made by the pastor, the Rev.
N. H. Chapman.
ROSMAN EXERCISES
START SUNDAY EVE
Baccalaureate Sermon By Rev.
E. P. Billups—Graduation
Wednesday is Closing
Graduation exercises for the Rosman
high school will begin Sunday, with
the baccalaureate sermon to be de
livered at the high school auditorium
Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock. The
Rev. E. P. Billups, pastor of the Bre
vard Methodist church, will deliver the
sermon.
The following program will be given:
Processional, "March of the Noble."
Keats; Invocation, the Rev. J. R. Bow
man; hymn, “Come Thou Almighty
King," audience; announcements, Prin
cipal E. P. Tilson; “Viennese Melody,"
senior girls; introduction of speaker
by Superintendent J. B. Jones; sermon,
the Rev. E. P. Billups; benediction, the
Rev. J. L. Underwood; recessional,
"Largo," Handel.
The final graduation exercises will
be held Wednesday evening, May 15,
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Bank To Close Friday
Transylvania Trust Company will be
closed Friday In observance of Mem
orial Day, which is observed through
out the South In memory of the Con
federate Soldiers.
Singing Convenbon
At Rosman Sunday
The upper district singing convention
will meet at the Middle Fork Baptist
church next Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock.
All singers and lovers of music arc
especially invited to attend, and bring
any song books they would like to use.
Rev. W. H. Nicholson is president of
the convention.
Thomoson To Preach
The Rev. B. T. Thomoson. pastor of
the Edgefield Baptist church. Edge
field. S. C„ will preach at the First
Church in Brevard Sunday morning
at the 11 o’clock service.
Donnahoe To Speak
Earle Donnahoe, Democratic candi
date for congress, will speak at Bre
vard court house Thursday night of
this week, May 9, at 8 o’clock.
Mr. Donnahoe has been in Brevard
for a public speaking date on one
previous occasion, and said that he
received several requests to return
here.
Mayor Asks People
To Co-Operate With
Club In Clean-Up
(By A. II. Harris, Mayor)
Bast week, by proclamation and news
items, the residents of Brevard were
advised that this week there would be
an Intensive ”Clean-Up Campaign”
sponsored by the Civic Club and as
sisted by the facilities of the Town
garbage trucks.
This Is being written as a reminder,
and to allow the Mayor the opportun
ity of making a few observations as
to some further steps that might be
taken by our good citizens toward mak
ing Brevard something like the "Spot
less City” of Western North Carolina.
I appreciate the fact that we are all
more or less careless, and sometimes
not so thoughful as we might be, and
I believe that this is true of some
of our business houses. May we not
hope that they will all cooperate more
fully in seeing that the sidewalk in
front of their places of business is
cleanly swept Into the gutter late in
the evening, so that it may all be taken
care of in the early morning by the
street crew, and, an occasional sweep
ing through business hours wouldn’t
be a bad thing. Nothing gives one a
worse Impression of a town or city than
dirty, unkempt sidewalks and streets.
There is another bad habit, if you
call it that, very prevalent on many
of our streets, which will have to be
corrected in some way or other, and
that is the matter of people throwing
rocks and other debris in the streets.
I am of the opinion that much of this
is due to over-ambition on the part of
some of our youngsters; just in play
perhaps; perhaps not.
Then there is the matter of the park
ing of derelict and scrap motor cars
on the highest hills and in deepest
vales. A considerable move has been
made, and is being made to remedy this
unsightly condition, and this Is deeply
appreciated, and it is hoped that it may
be possible to eventually have this
condition entirely removed.
The conditions of which I have spok
en can only be remedied or removed
through an enthusiastic display of Civic
Pride on the part of all of our people,
and I am optimistic enough to believe
that we have It. May we not depend
on you?
Club Will ImproVe Lot
On North Caldwell St.
An appeal was made at the meeting
of the Women’s Civic Club Monday
afternoon for donation of plants and
shrubs to be planted on the vacant lot
on North Caldwell street, which the
club has gotten possession of for beau
tification, along with other unsightly
lots In the town. Those desiring to
contribute anything of this nature are
asked to contact Mrs. Bess W. May,
of the recreation center.
Tentative plans were made for Hos
pital Day, which will be observed some
time the latter part of May. The defi
nite date and articles most needed will
be published In next week's paper.
Chamber of Commerce
Plans For Season Be
Discussed Friday Eve
Plans for operation of the Bureau
of Information during the summer
months will be discussed at the meet
ing of Brevard Chamber of Commerce
to be held Friday evening of this week
at 8 o’clock In the ctly hall.
Mrs. Ralph Fisher, secretary is now
making up a list of accommodations
which will be available in Brevard dur
ing the summer months, and plans to
keep this list revised throughout the
year, for information of new-comers
to Brevard.
People who have rooms for rent,
either for the summer or for year
round, apartments, cottages or houses,
or who will keep boarders during the
summer or for year round, are re
quested to contact Mrs. Fisher im
mediately, as booklets are being mailed
out of the office every day, and as many
as 15 or more requests for information
arc received in one day for various
types of accommodations.
Rosman Elementary
Program On Tuesday
Seventh grade graduation exercises
of the Roeman elementary school will
be held In the high school auditorium
Tuesday afternoon. May 14, at 2
o’clock.
O. H. Orr, of Brevard, will deliver
the address to the graduating class.
Dalice Gravley will give the valedic
tory and Madrle Galloway the saluta
tory address. The D.A.R. history med
al will be presented by Miss Annie
Jean Gash, of the Brevard D.A.R. chap
ter. Principal E. L. Ponder will pre
sent the certificates to the class of
32 graduates.
The following program will be giv
en ; Song, "Garden of Roses." elementary
chorus; invocation, the Rev. J. R.
Bowman; salutatory, Madrle Galloway;
Who's Wijo, Jeanette McCall; valedic
tory. Dalice Gravley; song. “Where
the Daisies Grow," elementary chorus;
address, O. H. Orr: presentation of
history medal. Miss Annie Jean Gash:
presentation of certificates. E. L. Pon
der; class song; benediction, the Rev.
M. E. Summey.
The seventh grade class roll in
cludes the following: Jesse Aiken, Virgil
Barrett. Carlos Cassell. Doyle Eubanks.
Louie Raines. Bobby Lee Rice, Bruce
Smith, Russell Snipes, Brandon Sum
mey. Oscar Whitmire, Gerald Woodard,
Judith Boley. Betty Bryson. Txiulse
Cassell. Inez Dodson. Lottie Mac Dod
son, Dalice Gravely, Nettie Galloway.
Nancy Galloway, Louise Gantt. Madrle
Galloway, Lila Mae Galloway. Trls
Glazener. Jeanette McCall, Jeanette
Owen, Dana Owen, Azlie Patterson.
Doris Pangle, Norma Powell, Ix>Ip
Raines. Ramey Sisk and Reba Rogers.
The seventh grade superlatives are:
Best all-around girl student. Dalice
Gravley, also best citizen; best all
around boy student, Brandon Summey
also handsomest boy; prettiest girl,
Dana Owen, also most cheerful and
best athlete; best boy athlete, Carlos
Cassell; neatest girl, Louise Gantt;
neatest boy. Bobby Lee Rice; most
studious. Inez Dodson; quietest girl
Lottie Mae Dodson; quietest boy, Ger
ald Woodard, also teacher’s pet; most
popular girl, Betty Bryson; most popu
lar boy, Russell Snipes; class monkey
Jeanette Owen; class baby, Loul<
Raines.
The class flower is narcissus: clast
motto, “To be rather than to seem”;
class colors, blue and white.
Final Registration
Date Saturday, 11th
Pinal registration date for the Maj
25 primary will be Saturday of this
week, May 11th.
All persons who are not registered, 01
those who have moved from one pre
cinct to another during the past twe
years are required to register before
they will be eligible to vote in the Maj
25 primary.
Both Republican and Democratk
tickets are to be voted on in the pri
mary with Republican candidates oui
for governor and lieutenant governor
and a full slate of state, district, anc
county Democrats to be voted for witt
exception of senator and tax collectoi
in the county.
BUSINESS HOUSES
FORM ASSOCIATION
Organization Meeting Called
for Monday Night—Officer!
To Be Named
Brevard Merchants Association will
be organized and perfected at a meet
ing of business men called for Monday
night of next week at the city hall.
Thirty-three business men have been
contacted during the past several days,
and they have agreed to become mem
bers of the association. Others will be
contacted during the week, and all
people who operate a business in the
county are invited to attend the Mon
day night meeting which begins at 8
o’clock, and take part In the formation
of policies and plans.
By-laws are being sketched by a com
mittee for submission to the group meet
ing Monday night, and other suggest
ions will be made by committee which
was appointed at a preliminary meet
ing held Tuesday night.
It Is aim of the Merchants Associa
tion, as explained to The Times, to
establish better business methods In
Brevard, to classify credit, and to
render other services to members In
keeping with such an organization.
Work Started On New Postoffice Building
Brevard’s new postoffice work was started Monday
morning when Postmaster Coleman Galloway lifted the
first shovelful of dirt for the excavation. Shown in the
picture are, left to right: C. M. Douglas, president of
Brevard Chamber of Commerce and leader of the move
ment for securing the new postoffice; Victor J. Oliver,
engineer in charge for the federal government; Post
master Galloway; and J. L. Beam, superintendent for
Boyd & Goforth, contractors. The building is expected
to be ready for occupancy by November of this year.
Piano Recital Friday
By Grammar Students
Plano pupils of Alvin Moore and
Mrs. Melvin Gillespie, of the Brevard
graded schools, will present their sec
ond of two commencement recitals,
on Friday evening of this week in the
high school auditorium.
The high school glee club will be
heard in several choral numbers for
mixed voices. Another feature of in
terest will be the presentation by Paul
Jones of one of his own compositions.
The following students will appear on
the program: Kathleen McCrary, Mar
garet Fay Dellenger, David Crary,
Anne Duckworth, Margaret Ann Boyd.
Henry McDonald, Betty Crary, Dor
othy Osborne, Wilma Pooser, Jeanette
Austin. Wayne Kerber. Janet Jenkins,
Evelyn I^ooknblll, Mary Alice Tinsley,
Ruth Gaines, Vera Lee Dellenger,
Frances Talley, Mary Anne Ramsey,
Carolyn Klmzey, Deanne Balcomb and
Paul Jones.
Marshals will be: Fred Glazoner,
chief marshal, David Franklin, Eugene
Morris, Mary Alice Hardin. Irene Lof
tls, Elizabeth Brown, Bertie Mae Orr.
Bob Gash and Larry Wilson.
The first recital on Monday even
ing was well performed by the pupils,
and was attended by a large number
of patrons of the school.
PEOPLE ARE ASKED
TO/ 1ST COUNT
LOCJ POPULATION
3,500 Mark Will Be Passed In
Brevard If All Persons
Are Enumerated Now
Efforts of Chamber of Commerce lead
ers and census enumerators to reach
the total population count of 3,500 foi
the town of Brevard will be realized
It was believed here Wednesday.
Mrs. N. A. Miller, enumerator foi
western section of the town has com
pleted her work, and Sam Barnette
enumerator for eastern section, expecu
to be through Friday night of this week
However, any person who lives lr
Brevard and has not been "counted’
Is requested to telephone Mr. Bamettf
at No. 161, or The Times office. No. 7
and report their being left off. Ar
enumerator will call at once, so that
every person may be counted.
Preliminary check - up Wednesday
showed that the count of 3.500 Is short
around 100, but with proper co-opera
tion of all citizens, it is believed thal
the wanted number of 3,600 will be
passed.
Mr. Barnette expects to have hli
work completed Friday night, and re
quest is made that any person not con
tacted by that time, call No. 161 oi
No. 7.
Matter of pride In size of the town
Is reason for the close check-up and
civic leaders feel that more recognition
will be realized in the next 10 years 11
the total count can be shown above
3,600 Instead of under.
F. S. Peschl Funeral
Rites Held On Monday
HENDERSONVILLE — Funeral Ser
vices for Franz Seraphus Peschl, 78,
who died here early Sunday morning
were held at the Shepherd funeral
home Monday morning at 10:80 o’clock..
The Rev. Jas. P. Burke, pastor of St.
James Episcopal church conducted the
services and Interment was In Oakdale
cemetery.
Mr. Peschl was the father of Frank
A. Peschl, general manager of the
Ecuata Paper Corporation.
A native of Berne, Switzerland, Mr.
Pescliel came to this country to make
his home here on March 23.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Bertha
Albertina Peschl, a son and daughter,
Frank A Peschl and Miss Verena
Peschl of Hendersonville, and a daugh
ter, Mrs. Bertha Meadows of Berne,
Switzerland. Two grandsons, Adrian
Taylor and Frank Carl Peschl are stu
dents at Blue Ridge school here and
another, Enna F. Camenzlnd, resides in
Brevard.
New Arrival
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Chappell an
nounce the birth of a son. Lucky, on
Sunday. April 28.
Democratic Convention
Called For Saturday
Afternoon, 2 o’clock
Democratic county convention will be
held In the Brevard Court House Sat
urday afternoon, May 11, at 2 o’clock.
The convention will be called to
order by Otto Alexander, present chair
man. and main order of business will be
election of delegates to the state con
vention which meets in Raleigh on
May 17 at 12 o’clock.
Following the general convention,
chairmen of the various precinct com
mittees will meet in executive session
and elect a county chairman, vice
chairman, and secretary.
No outside speaker had been an
nounced Wednesday by Chairman Alex
ander for the convention.
However, the chairman stated that
the public was invited to attend the
general convention at 2 o'clock.
Brevard Elementary
Program Tuesday Eve
Graduation exercises of the Brevard
seventh grade elementary school will
be held in the high school auditorium
Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. Sixty
three boys and girls will receive theii
promotion certificates at this time.
The program will be in the nature
of an Indian council, with costumes
and stage setting appropriate to the
theme. There will be no formal ad
dress. Frances Walker is valedictor
ian of the class, and Gene Frankllr
is salutatorian. Promotion certlflcatei
will be presented by Principal J. E
Rufty. The D. A. R. history meda
will be presented by Mrs. Coleman Gal
loway, regent of the local chapter.
The following program will be given:
"The Sun Worshippers,” song by class:
welcome, "The Peace Pipe,” Gem
Franklin, salutatory; tales and legends
history, George Simpson, Vivian Smitl
and Spalding McIntosh; lamentations
grumbles, Laraine Redden, Nan Alii
son and Lottie McGaha; '"Pale Moon,'
song, class; "The Larch,” poem, Mar
guerite Scruggs, Dorothy Booker an<
Doris Aherens; "Good Medicines,” pro
phecy, Bruce Glazener, William Leon
ard and Henry McDonald; farewell
Frances Walker, valedictory; “By th<
Waters of Minnetonka,” song, class
"On the Lagoon," song, chorus of boyi
and girls; invocation, the Rev. E. P
Billups; presentation of history medal
Mrs. Coleman Galloway; presentatloi
of certificates, J. E. Rufty; schoo
song, class.
The following comprise the seventl
grade graduating class: Nan Allison
Ruth Brown, Betty Jean Duclos, Fran
ces Hendricks, Dorothy Alice Hubbard
Mary Jane Jones, Mary Frances Jones
Dorothy Jean Loftls, Ernestine Parker
Lorraine Redden, Susan Redden, Blan
che Ray, Vivian Smith, Margueriti
Scruggs, Betty Ann Thompson, Moll;
Tinsley, Wilma Morrison, Frances Wal
ker, Doris Aherens, Joyce Montleth
Douglas Brown, Delbert Burgess, Rich
ard Fenwicke, Herbert Finck, Gem
Franklin, Bruce Glazener, Bobby Nor
wood, Kay McCrary, Henry McDonald
George Simpson, Harold Smith, Lloyd
Trent, Kenneth Wyatt, Dewey McCall
Ralph Lee, Carroll Batson, Van Bry
son, Frank Canup, R. L. Coren, Roben
Dermid, Gerald Fisher, Robert Gaddy
Lloyd Gillespie, Franklin Kerber, Spald
ing McIntosh, Sam McJunkin, Pau
Meece, Melvin Ward, Thomas IJpsey
Charles Heath, Robert Booker, Wil
liam Leonard, Hazel Arrowood, Dor
othy Booker, Lucy Cooper, Beatrice Ball,
Roberta Head, Betty Hogsed, Willie
Mae Kensey, Louise Lanning, Lottie
McGaha, Maude Raxter and Marie
Bishop.
risgan r orest rune
Enters 8-Team Loop
Carr Lumber company at Plsgah
Forest has entered a team in the Blue
Ridge Industrial league composed ol
eight teams.
First game of the schedule will be
played Saturday, when the Carr nine
goes to Hendersonville, and will play
on the high school field there. The
game starts at 3:30.
Other teams in the league are: Hen
dersonville, Elk Mountain, Wing Paper
Box factory, Green River, East Flat
Rock, Saluda, and Fletcher.
The schedule continues through the
summer with games each Saturday and
the Fourth of July, and ends after IS
games.
JONES WILL PREACH
BREVARD HI SERMON
First of Commencement Events
Scheduled Sunday Evening
—Graduation Wednesday
Commencement exercises of the Bre
vard high school will begin Sunday
evening at 8 o’clock at the high school
auditorium, at which time the bac
calaureate sermon will be delivered by
the Rev. C. M. Jones, pastor of the
Brevard-Davidson River Presbyterian
church.
Other features on the evening’s pro
gram will include: Processional,
"Marche Romaine,’’ Gounod; Invoca
tion, the Rev. E. P. Billups, pastor of
the Brevard Methodist church; “The
Spacious Firmament on High,’’ Hay
dn, high school glee club; announce
ments, Principal R, T. Klmzey; “G, Let
Me Hear Thy Loving Kindness,” Cs.1
ver, solo by Alvin Moore, accompanied
by Mrs., Melvin Gillespie; sermon, the
Rev. C. M. Jones; benediction, the
Rev. Harry Perry, rector of St Philip’s
Episcopal church; recessional, '“Coro
nation March,’’ Meyerbeer.
The graduation exercises will be held
Wednesday evening, May 16, in the
high school auditorium at 8 o’clock.
The commencement address will be
delivered by T. C. Roberson, superin
tendent of education of Buncombe
county, Asheville. Kathleen Wilson will
give the valedictory address, and Joan
Bennett, the salutatory. Superinten
dent R. T. Klmzey will award the di
plomas to the 66 graduates.
The following commencement pro
gram will be given: Processional,
"Pomp and Circumstance,’’ Elgar; in
vocation, the Rev. C. M. Jones; salu
tatory, Jean Arline Bennett; gradua
tion song, adapted from Finlandia,
Sibelius, senior class; valedictory, Kath
leen DeLoris Wilson; introduction of
speaker, Superintendent J. B. Jones;
address. T. C. Roberson; awarding of
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Dog Owners Warned
That Vaccination Is
Required By NC Law
Dog-owners over the county are fail
ing to respond to the decree made sev
eral months ago by the board of health
relative to having all dogs vaccinated
against rabies, Dr. G. B. Lynch said
Wednesday.
The health department head said that
In different sections of the county
people were refusing in some Instances
to have their dogs vaccinated, and In
other sections the owners were negli
gent in having the required treatment.
Dr. Lynoh said that refusal to have
a dog vaccinated or failure to co
operate with the inspectors of the var
ious townships, constitutes a mis
demeanor and is punishable by a fine
of not less than $10 nor ntore than
$60, or imprisonment of not less than
10 nor more than 30 days.
Fee of 50 cents paid by the dog own
er will be rebated when the owner pays
his tax, the doctor pointed out, so that
there Is no actual cost to the dog own
er for the vaccination.
Wade Bagwell, Inspector for Brevard,
said that he would give the vaccine to
all dogs brought to him in Brevard
during the next few days. His sched
ule calls for being at the Southern depot
I Thursday afternoon of this week, from
1 o’clock to 6; Pisgah Forest, Friday;
Farmers Federation Saturday; and
“Greasy Corner” in West Brevard,
i Monday, each date to be between the
hours of 1 and 6 in the afternoon.
Two Ball Games Be
Played On Saturday
Two ball games will be played In
i Brevard Saturday afternoon, when
, Ecusta meets Tryon on the high school
field, and Brevard Tanners meet Beacon
- on the College diamond.
Pisgah Forest, new member of the
; Blue Ridge loop, will play In Hender
sonville.
i Brevard and Ecusta met two weeks
ago in the first game of the WNC In
dustrial league, and showed local fans
a good brand of snappy baseball.
The Ecusta team was Idle last week
account of cold weather prevailing In
Canton. The Tanners visited at Sayles
and lost 6-0.
EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
MEET OE ON 15111
Woman’s Auxiliary Delegates
From Over Western Caro
lina To Be Visitors
Around sixty delegates and visitors
are expected in Brevard on Wednes
day, May 16, to attend the Woman's
Auxiliary meeting of district No. 2 of
the diocese of Western North Carolina,
which will be held at the St. Philip’s
Episcopal church In a one-day session
The session will open at 10 o’clock
Wednesday morning with the com
munion service conducted by Bishop
Robert E. Gribbln, of Asheville.
Mrs. F. W. Eubank, of Henderson
ville, district director, will preside.
The address of welcome will be given
by Mrs. David Ward, of the Brevard
Auxiliary, with response hy Miss Han
kel, of Hendersonville.
The offering of the day will be used
toward defraying the expenses of the
delegates to the general convention in
the fall.
The day’s session will conclude with
the luncheon to be served the visiting
delegates at 1 o’clock at the lodge at
Rockbrook camp.