North Carolina Newspapers

VOL. XXXII. KktVA i-'i, NOKTH CA! ? 1L JL 'M.J U kT; ' iv ?* iS xi i ? W JzLIi T ? / ?*2 t , * c v ; ;jj 1.027 Y. & B. CORPORATION IS IN RECEIVERS!# First Instruction# to Close Brevard Branch Were Changed When Local Men Talked To Reqeiver ORGANIZED HERE SOME SEVERAL WEEKS AGO Yarbrough E:<preses Belief That Cor poration Will Come Out O. K. ? Local Market Continue* The Brovard branch of the Y. and B. Corporation, known as the Bre vard Creamery and Produce com pany, will continue in operation, ac cording to advices sent to L. A. Ammon by J. A. Yarbrough, of Charlotte. ' News was received in Brevard Tuesday that the Y- ? B. Corpora tion, of Charlotte, had been placed in reeeivsrship, on petition of a stockholder and creditor of the com pany. The news caused much concern in Brevard and throughout the county, because of the fact that the cash market here has proved of tremen dous value to farmer* having produce for sale. Cash has been paid for produce, and the creamery business was making good headway. In addition to this phase of the case, many citizens of this county bought stock in the'Y. & B. Corpor ation, when the Brevard branch was established recently. Those owning stock in the corporation were, na turally, deeply interested in the an nouncement of the receivership. First advices to Messrs. Ammon and Hamilton, who attend to the af fairs' of the Brevard branch of the business, were to close the Brevard store temporarily, until the receiver could have time to get things #<nng. A meeting was held among interest ed citizens of the town, and Messrs Thos. H. Shipman and Wm. E. Breese talked with Mr, Yarbrough ov=r long distance. As a result of this tele phone conversation, it is known, Mr. Yarbrough ordered the Brevard store kept open and the business of buy ing produce and cream to con tinue, as in the past. In a communication to a Brevard citizen, J. A. Yarbrough, president of the corporation and acting re ceiver by order of the court, stated it is his intention to save all stock holders' money and avert any losses. It is said the' Charlotte end of the bus:ness is being carried on as usual. Following is a clipping from The Charlotte Observer, which tells of the company and the appointment of a receiver. The Y. & B. corporation, operat ing seven stores and dairies in Char lotte and holding .wide interests throughout the. section,, went Into the hands of a receiver yesterday. J. A. Yarbrough, president of the corporation, was appointed tem norary receiver bv Judge Michael Schtnck in Mecklenburg superior court after Harvey Morris, et al, In behalf of the stockholders and credi tors. filed complaint. The complaint was answered at the same time, with all allegations admitted and the defendant corn pan*- joining in the petition. November 16 was set by Judge Schenck as date ffor a hearing on a permanent receivership. Lacks Fund* In the complaint Mr. Morris, who identified himself as a stockholder ard a creditor, alleged that the com pany holds large assets and valuable property but has no liquid assets with which to meet pressing debts. The corporation, he contended, is in imminent danger of becoming in solvent and is about to suspend all ordinary business for want of funds. He held that unless a receiver was immediately appointed all stock holders would be subjected to heavy losses. . ... The Y. & B. corporation is a hold ing company for the seven Mecko stores here, including the Mecklen t bnrg dairy. Only the general busi ness, it was explained, is to be af fected. The Y. &? B. Ice and Coal company is no longer operated by the corpor ation and will not be affected, Mr. Yarbrough s?<>. The complaint asked that the court invest the receiver with power to continue operation of its general business for as long a time as is dt-emed advisable in order to prevent further losses to the stockholders. Not To Clote Mr. Yarbrough supplemented the p-tition with the statement last night that he has no intention of discontinuing business and a denial ''?at such a step had been con sidered. Th*1 V. B. corporation succeed ? ?! :'-i Vaibrr-UL'h and Bellinger com k T ' *v. which l> irnn a tabular r-e in the commercial w il l f ? ? xi r when, in I'1'- I. i .?rum am ??' ? ; an*U>l . i ' sdietly lin al < "it, |>ai!.v : ?? a \v, mo nized i cupnia!:' !???<?',? i: . _?tion> N"it!i <ai olin.-i. _ . ?? J. A. Simpson was circted provi dent of tfti- Transylvania eoui.ty singing convention hel dnt the coun- , ty court -house last Sunday. J. W. Burns of Cedar Mountain was re elected vice president and. R. E. { Maekey was re-elected secretary. j Hundreds of people attested the J session, which began at U' o'clock! Sunday morning and lasted until ; after 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon, ! with an hour at noon for the enjoy ment of lunch together. Every fifth Sunday the singing j classes of the county meet at the . court house, and it is an event al- i ways looked forward to and enjoyed 1 by a large number of people. It is said the past year was most suc cessful, and those interested in this great work look forward to the ; coming year when even higher hopes j are held for greater success. MASONIC MEETINGS ARE INTERESTING Unusual interest is attached to the meetings of the Masonic lodge here, occasioned by the educational program that is being enjoyed, and by the classes that are being held each meeting night, when members of the lodge sit for half 'an hour go- j ing over the work, "brushing" up on j the secret work of the order. , Meetings are being held twice monthly ? on the second and fourth ' Friday evenings, and each session i begins at 7:30 o'clock. i. MAYOR AND SANDY ! DEFEAT VISITORS i : v . ji Sandy Woodman and Mayor Whit- | mire are enjoying their defeat of , B. D. Ackley and Ted Galliher on , the Brevard golf course Tuesday. ; Ted Galliher is the Spartanburg pro, I while Mr. Ackley is well known here ] as pianist in the Cyclone McLendon meetings. These visitors returned to ? if-evard Wednesday night with Mr. Woodman, who attended the Great j 1'alls meeting last Sunday. Golfers who know the Spartanburg ' professional and the fine playing i done by Mr. Ackley are compliment- , ing Messrs. Whitmire and Woodman . for their defeat of such good play- 1 era. POURS 60 GALLONS OF BOOZE INTO CITY SEWER j I Shtrifi' B. J. Sitton and Charlie j Jimison captured a man this week ! who had sixty gallons of liquor in1 jhis car, it is said. The capture was , made on II s'hway No%28. It is said -the driver of the car Is "an Asheville man, and bond was made for his ap- i pearance at the December term of , court. ! The big haul of liquor was poured into the gutter. . Sheriff Sitton worked overtime ! | last Sunday night, making nine ar rests from sundown Sunday evening iuntil Monday morning. Calls to the 'sheriff took him in several sections (of the county where fights, ''drunks jand so one were in progress. j 'ackley spends day I HERE ON GOLF COURSE B. D. Ackley, who is pianist for the "Cyclone Mack" meetings, is in Brevard for a few days to rest be twten the meetings and to enjoy the ? pleasures afforded on the Brevard golf coarse, playing with "Sandy" ' Woodman and Mayor Whitmire. On ' Saturday Mr. Ackley and "Sandy" will plav on the Asheville Country club golf course, forming a four some with Evangelist Mel Trotter and his associate. Mr. Rodheaver, ' who are conducting a big revival ! n -cling in Asheville. NO PREACHING SERVICE ! AT METHODIST CHURCH There will be no services at the I Methodist church on Sunday morn- 1 ing. duv to the fact that the pastor,! !>r. O. .1. Chandler, is attending the! ?itinual conference in session in j A?hevtl!? this week. At the regular < vi nutir hour <>f worship, the Wo-.j man's Missionary society will have j I'harge of the services. j U. D. C. TO MF.ET SATURDAY | If ?? t lie I' l.iii Itlu. ' i ?!. . ?? i T ill V .1 I ?tint "I b ' ?.II -. h. . ? P'iV f ilV*.. t7!. . 1 fy;v '< i ' iU U. \ l. X. ) 5 'i *ki Li a a A 10 AT Ji;vi.rd Now lias Four Mails Daily, in And Out, With l-'ine Parcel Post Service \ iSl lOR FROM ST. LOUIS PRAISES THIS SECTION Coivmittec Named To Work With City In Marking Streets For Free Mail Delivery (iivim; Hum .\>i*h< 1-iVi a rising vote of thanks foi the work the postmaster has done jsi establishing the star route between here and CJreenville., anil hearing Milton Schclp, of St. Louis, in an inspiring address, were features of the Ki v.ar.is club meeting last Thursday \ veiling. Win. K. Breese brought to t ho j't tention of the club the fact tlv.t the star route which was established last summer for a trial period, hail been extended- by the postotfice depart ment until next June, with the ad dition of parcel post matter to the ! mail that is to be carried. Mr. j Breese pointed out that this gives Brevard four mails each way every day, with parcel post facilities sec ond to none in a town of Brevard's : size. These, things, the speaker de clared, had been brought about by , the efforts of Roscoo Nicholson,; working single handed, and the club | upon motion of Breese, gave a vote , of thanks to the postmaster. Milton Schelp, an official in thc Crunden-Martin Manufacturing com- ) pany of St. Louis, delighted the J audience with a short address. Mr. ' Schelp was with Mr. Jap Lowe, and j both were guests of Earl Lowe at J the luncheon. The speaker said he ; traveled constantly, his work taking j him into more than two score states, ! and declared that North Carolina has more to offer the investor or the prospective resident than any other state in the union. There are more good roads, congenial men, beauti ful women and bright school boys and girls than can be found in any other state. The matter of marking the streets was left with the following commit tee: Brown Carr, Bob Garrett, and Pat Kimzey. President Tom Summey was pres ent, and presided at the meeting. SELLS INSURANCE TO MANY NOTABLES! Clarence Fisher, insurance .repre sentative, had an unusual experience last week in selling policies. It is said on good authority that Mr. Fisher secured applications from Amcricus Vespucius, George Wash ington, Thomas Jefferson, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt and Grover Cleveland. Mr. Fisher is now searching for a Woodrow Wil son and a Warren Harding. The men to whom Mr. Fisher sold policies had been named for the characters in WiP&'ry. Of course their surnames are not given here. TREE PLANTING SS PRETTY CEREMONY In observance of Girl Scout week, I an interesting tree planting exercise I was Tield on the court house lawn j Tuesday afternoon by the local scout troops. The program presented was in memory of Juliette Lowe, founder j of the girl scout movement, who died during the past year. The pine ( tree which was planted on the court , house lawn was dedicated to the memory of the founder. The following program was pre- ' sented: Reading "Trees" by Doris, Risk; poem "What Do We Plant" by I Beulah Mae Zachary; poem "Trees"! by Lillian Jenkins: tree songs ap- ' propriate to the occasion were sung by the girls. The following leaders are in charge <>f the local scout activities: Troop I. M iss Bertie Ballard, captain. Mrs. M. H. Shore, Miss Eva Call: Troop II, Miss Harriet Morris. Mrs. Goode Loftis, Miss Deyton. i SUCCESS ATTENDS HARTSELL'S WORK Kev. W. H. Hartsell. pastor of the Brevard Baptist church, who has been holding a revival meeting in Bryson City for more than two weeks, will continue the meetings at least through another week. The meeting is proving most successful and the crow !.-? are increasing with each servic. it is said that 176 professions of faith have been made and thai 1 .'46 add?*,ons hav?? been made to the Baptist church of that place. a< result of the meetings t<? date. It is not known as vet j :** vh<n the revival will come to a rlose. V'ii^anrf'i H* ? i. Pure Bre da -v -- h)j)fa it> lie Ah'c To iVle.-t D.-mamlk i:k*:i:sr mill ground 5,0(0 BUSKh'LS ALREADY Oth r lien;*, of Great Interest to Farmer;, o ?' Transylvania County .?;>? a. ami ius> J. '-iiy nnvi i>- .v>i ?in- \vk;:t is the ni1 f? i >'f ? A?t i. i utr i.way sweet tl( kt.c|, w' lf'iig time. _ 1 he. heated house with shelves i> t:.e way the Kasiein growers ;irst I" e,.arc i.ieirs for storage. Kiii. drying as lliv market knows it. ]t hap;> ns that the temperature of .lie ?< i' '.M th section is ju^t righ'.i.r stounK tfc:? crop, provMir- >. ,i ....... OUi the out.-,de cold. *i* *\-f > ft - I * (lift and one thick luvc VI' . will do this. 1 he father of Tommy Calloway, Jr., of Calvert, learned many years ago that by sweating his potatoes, then drying a day in the sun, that ; they would keep, and now his son opes the trick, and Mr. C'has. Grav- 1 cly.of East t ork, docs the sanu*. i Pile tha potatoes up in piles of three to five bushels, cover to make them sweat. When in a good sweat. I uncover and scatter, and let drv. I 1 hen prepare a pit with board floor. I and treat them as Irish potatoes, ex- I cept to cover deeper, when select- 1 ing and digging avoid rough hand-! ling, and any tnat the milk does not 1 s;al cuts, throw them out. Any way you can dry the potato out is alright, and then keep where 1 it is dry and very little change in! temperature. In looking over the fertilizer plots at the County Farm, 1 noticed that : where acid alone was used there was . much more corn "down: An examin- < ation of the stalks showed that where as much as four percent pot ash was used, the stalks were much ' smoother, and harder. The pith well ! matured, and lots of spaces, indicat- ' ing that it was drawn in a bundle | for strength. In the plots receiving . only acid the stalks were rough, 1 pith soft and full, and many stalks doubled over. Looking at the ears I found that ? ?v0 percent of the ears where potash nys-: vticd v," ere wo!! matured, while ' W percent where only acid \v;;s used were slightly chaffy. Thr Dixie soy bean led the list of ; soy beans planted, with Hermon sec- ' ond, and many around third. The bist for seed yield was the Dixie, second the Virginia Brown. The best to hold leaves, and that part was decided, the Old Dominion, a child of the Virginia. It was dead ripe and practically all the leaves were yet present. The Mammoth Yellow footed the list for this year. It will not do good on wet years, i The Loredas that we used this year j ure good mediums. Jimmie Whitmire has forty head of Guernsey and Jersey heifers, hopes to be able to meet the market demands this coming spring. Five farmers in the county, including the County Home, have over a hundred heifers of these two breeds. Mr. Everett has a problem. Has ' two large silos full of silage, seven teen stacks of good soy bean hay, with more than three tons to the stack, and 190 acres of corn cut and : to shred, and the stover for feed, j Plans on ordering several cars of | feeders, and many hope he will add some dairy heifers. The heifers are ' easily sold in car lots. I Law is not the only thing Lewis Hamlin can juggle. He is getting; over six dozen eggs per dav from I his 200 White Leghorns pullets. C. C. Yongue culled his flock of j I cghorns Saturday. A few of those very small white legged ones [ w?,re killed for whatever they might j furnish as information as to why , they were not large, and ready to ; lay. Evidence was largely worms, j including tape worms. Ask Mr. J. , A. Glazener, he counttfi for awhile, i Mr. Burnett, of the Rosman High | school, is making out ms agricultur- , al program for his section, and I j predict a mighty solid foundation for the work. Not enough corn has been bought to establish a local price as yet. A j few hard-up people have sold for J 75 cents, while adjoining counties, are srlling for 85 from field. Eighty- j five seems low enough, as there will I no* l?e much move than a ten per- 1 <? -nt shrinkage by opening of mill-' ing market. > Mr. Breesi-'s mil! has used close to five thousand bushels of corn this and Mr. Breese says he will want s- veral times that for the com ing vear, but vou must keep the w: t V\!s <,ut of it. Otlui markets are the same up to date, a;:.) not much moving. MISS ASHWORTH TO SPEAK AT ENON BAPTIST CHURCH Miss Louise '-.siiworth. a returned r-: onarv fro: India, will meet wi?h the W. M. l\ "f the Knor Bs?f t -t church ne-.f P-.ndn* a nf 3 o'clock, and will he ;ne sp-ake. ef the occasion. 1 Football Friday A fternoon i Are YOU Coming? j k k i'ix ??f." /?g?Ut S >\ , ? ; L#. iida I' * ClkL SCOUTS TO BE A C K I W A 1 3 M I ! ?; 1 i N . v viirl Scouts will have chat |{f * * t1 1 iht* program at tin* Ki '.v.\n is * , * ciuu Thursday evening, which meet* at Mrs. McMinn's at 7 4 * o'clock. SPECIAL APPEAL MADE TO FARMERS i .i a! 7* being ir .iiio by the lirtvard Associated Charities to the farmcis and poo pit' living out ill the-- county for donations in the form of potatoes, corn or any other non perishable food stuffs to be distribut ed among the needy this winter. Since ii is said that 75 per cent of all chmity in this county has gone to peop.e living in the country (lur ing tilt past two years, the Associa ted Ch: Hies organization feels that it wouif. be fitting this year for those residing iii the country to assist in caring for the less fortunate ones. These i^od products from the farms can be used as well as money, it is stated, and are much .more easily distributed, the association being pre pi. red to take care of any amount that ?. ay be given. Tho- ? desiring to donate any such f prni products are requested to leave same at The Brevard News office, from whit j place they will be dis tributed later to needy parties by the Associated Charities. LOCAL METHODISTS OFF TO CONFERENCE Methodists of Western North Car olina are in Asheville this week, at tending the annual conference which began atjCentral church Wednesday. Interest in Brevard is centered.* Oil) the probable return to the Methodist church here of R<iv. Dr. O. J. Chandler, who has been here two months filling out the' year for Rev. O. L. Simpson, now in Nashville as editor of Methodist periodicals. It seems to be the hope not only of the Methodists of Brevard, but of citizens generally, that Dr. Chandler will be placed in the Brevard charge "for keeps." The great min ister has made friends of all who have heard him here. Delegates to the conference from the local church are: T. W. Whit mire, O. H. Orr, iW.~L. Aiken, H. A. Plummer. VILLAGE LIBRARY \DDS SEVERAL NEW VOLUMES Announcement is made that six new books have been added to the village library at the home of Mrs. W. E. Breese, and that the library is open for exchange in the mornings of each day. The recent books added include: "God and the Groceryman" by Har old Bell Wright; "We" by C. A. Lindbergh; "Pope of the Sea" by Ibanese; "A Good Woman" by Louis Bromfield; "Black April," by Julia Peterkin; "Harmer John" by Hugh Walpole. VETERAN ENGINEER IN FLORIDA FOR VACATION B. T. Edgerton, veteran engineer on the Southern, and G. L. Dalton, co-worker with Mr. Edgerton, left Wednesday for Proctor, Fla., where Mr. Edgerton will spend two months at the Railroad men's club. Mr. Dalton will be there a few days and will then go on to Mt. Dora, Fla.. to visit his son and daughter. CAPTURE BIG GAME ON ENJOYABLE HUNT One of the most successful hunts of the season so far reported was that enjoyed last week by Dr. E S. English. D. L. English, Capt. T. T. Patton. T. E. Patton, Ed McCoy, of Brevard, and Gordon King, I'ato Morris. Roy Bengcr, Burgin' Patton and John Burnt, of Asheville. Camp was pitched on the Sutton creek gun club reserve, and bear, deer and other game bagged. WILLIAM FORTUNE GETS BIG BEAR NEAR HERE William Fortune, watchman on Cagle Mountain, of the rod and gun club, killed a hear, it is said , I set Fata ?'?'ay, that i one of the largest <.*?? ? ?en roaming in these mouit ;;.i:.?. The iiad climbed a tie', on wnieh m..:?y wild grapes were growing and was enjoying a repast when Mr. Fortune saw him. I; ?aid b\ those who have made n >tudv "f the iife of wild animal* t . >;i : on account of the lack of mast, the hear and de?-r and other game are coining n large numbers from t><? i'uii -h ?ri?? fhe edge of the t. fining *??t*!inn where they could : ?-?-rn and ? !: r things *'? ? ni Pii* ? splanntmn <<tYered foi t :i?* j mi' urtll v large number ??f wild :?n f'.un.f in ni-arby sections. I i Transylvania in'.rivsu <i in i . i.i.iinii; tit. otJ'u ?> of fulfil :i v ? "*' t aiv HI'U'il !?< the x >' till- il > i t. l::i j.. t '* * ? ' i i'(V. ;i( _ il! . ??llji'i ? .it comity court House n '?(? n tiny morning at 111 u'eloek. It hoped th:il farmers from e\ try .c tiois of the County will be present j*t the meeting mut "'111 their pre.-"nce iitiil .influence in the effort to obtain thi- continuation ot' the wry .s en . t .:?! work of farm agent. 'I It jst' iitt erest . ,1 ill tlv p. ^position are convinced that practically :;!! of tit. fanners wan: the work itvtin iti 1 .it l'oar that lack of active in i o-i tile part of the fannor* \v '! e;:u-.- serious handicap in ton uniting this work. As on ;roi iin ent fni'iner stated, so tunny <?> tht farmers will expect their n -ivtlil.or? to be there and will therefore ?mt come themselves. Therein, it is pointed out, lies the only danger to continuation of the farm agent s of fice, Farmers who have petition* i? hand are urged to get just as.inatii signatures as they possibly can ami have all these petitions at the meet ing Monday. Some have already been mailed into the Chamber of Commerce, and those who do not mail their petitions in are urged to be on hand with them next Monday morning. GIRL SCOUT WEEK PROGRAM ENJOYED Many Activities of Various Troop* Prove of Great Interest to Town Opening exercises of Girl Scoot week, which is being observed in lire /ard this week by the patrols oi' ibe local scout troops, were held Sunday night at the High School auditorium before a large number of the towns people. The meeting was in the nature of a union service, various churches of the toWn bein^ repre sented in the audience and in tbv tio der of service. Dr. O. J. Chandler, paster o f "lb* Methodist church, ielivered the, ad dress of the evening, choosing as hV> subject "The Treasures of Life."" and stressing in his timely remarks before the young scouts, the neces sity of adhering to the little thus*:*, and urging the scouts to make t he most" of the possibilities of lif? while still in their youth ,and finally m pressing upon the young gir! ? thv importance of striving townr/} lb* goal of perfection. The service was presided o<rr by Rev. V. A. Crawford, pastor of thfc Presbyterian church, and other fea tures of the evening's progr.tni were orchestra numbers, solos, and congre gational singing, all combining if render an interesting and pvofitabV service. The girl scouts marched io and filled the front row of seats in front of the rostrum. They aeteit as ushers and in passing the collee tion plates. The week is otherwise being ob served by various scout activities. Monday was observed as cl.ati-nj day and the results of this campaiga was in evidence about the schoui grounds and other sections of the town. On Tuesday afternoon a tret planting ceremony was observed ofc the court house lawn, at which man> of the citizens of the town were "i attendance. Wednesday afterncn* the scouts visited the cranty horn#, where they rendered a program and presented "the inmates v.ith gift*. Thursday night the girls will enter tain the Kiv^anians with sosigs and stunts at the regular weekly moetitur of the Kiwanis club. CYCLONE MACK AT LAKE LURE CHURCH Cyclone Mack, well known here where he held meetings recently, if now conducting a ten day's- >?vivsC at Lake Lure, beginning Tuesifoj evening. Several parties of 7 ran sylvania people are being plann'd t<> attend these meetings during tb? week and over Sunday. Mr. McLendon has jus; closed ^ most successful meeting at rsxt Falls, S. C.. where it is srtifl ISfT conversions were recorded. A pa rade of all converts last Sunday w;s a feat lis t >>f the revival. .1. O. Barrett, who with C> clone Mack in the Greaf Fills; meet ing, has returni'd to hi? In ine '.r Brevard. NEW BAKERY_ DPENS FOR BUSINESS HERE A new bakery opened n Rrcvaid within the past week, known as In Bervard Bakery ari l , >>'.<<,d by Josi-ph Ratzr.latf. who J?.i - Ii.i.l esperiencc in the bnkeiy I n- I";* Atlanta and Nashville. The K-.keij is located in the Stokes ..p. positc the court hous-. The new concern " i." ? in wholf ?h"ii! bread, rrvp.r ? n '*:? ;? also white bread, cakes, pi" - v. n.iidf ??a'idies. at hawof o iiili' the i> i ? . -V villi' it j? ?aid. nf li.-il-isv :i besj. whole wheat bread in thi