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VOL. XXXIII. BREVARD, NORTH C. OLINA, MAY 17, 1928 piiiii all mm FOR Bffi CAMPAIGN | Clean-up \Vee)< Starts Next Monday j ? Town Zoned For Greater 1 Convenience of Resident* WAGONS WILL HAUL THE TRASH FROM PREMISES Prizes Are Offered - ? Boy Scouts To Be Active In the Work ? Some Already Done Plan. lie inutu-aily | < led for! Brovaru's annual clean-np campaign, ' which will be launched next week, ' beginning Monday, .May 21, and con tinuing; through the week. Organ izations sponsoring the movement ?' are the Chamber of .Commerce, .he Boy Scouts and the Woman's Bu reau, all of which are entering en thusiastically into the campaign in an effort to" make it one of the most successful Brevard has ever exper-ji ienced. . h Particular attention will be paid . to trash and rubbish left on vacant J lots, to unsightly spots throughout the town, to the business section, ] with especial stress placed on a re- t quest that each resident and prop- 1 ] erty owner see to it that his own!' premises are given an etxra clean-up during the week. Mayor T. W. Whitmire has issued a proclamation, which appears else where in this issue of The News, calling upon all individuals and firms to cooperate 'in the success of the .1928 clean-up campaign, prizes are beinj? offered for the largest rubbish j pile on the various streets through out the town, and preparations are otherwise under way for a thorough town-wide cleaning in anticipation of miaking Brevard a more beautiful and more presentable place for both tourists and residents. The Routes and Dates H. H. Patton, city clerk, has ar ranged the schedule for the trash wagons which will haul all trash i away from the premises. Citizens!; will be required to gather up thej" trash and place it in easily handled j receptacles, and place these on the ? edge of the sidewalks, so as to assist 5 the truck drivers in getting over the j' town in the four days set aside for;, this part of the work. Following is the schedule for the j wfcgons: i. Zone 1. ? That section of town north of Main street and east of Caldwell to the city limits. Wagons ? ? will work this section on Tuesday, * ~\May 22. \ Zone 2. ? That section south of ' MaiiPstrest and east of Caldwell. . Wednesday, ..May 23, date for the J wagons in this scction. !' Zone 3.? South of Main street and west of Caldwell. Thursday, May ; 24, date set for this section. Zone 4. ? North of Main street and ? west of Caldwell will be served by , the wagons on Friday, May 25. Scouts Will Assist Boy Scouts of the, town will take, an active part in the clean-up cam- j paign, and will be divided into j groups working in the different;' zones. Members of the Woman's, Bureau will cooperate with , the Boy Scouts in their efforts in the cam-ii paign, two women having been ap pointed to assist the boys in each j zone. .. [ ? 1 Following are those assisting in j the four zones: Zone 1. ? Mrs. O. H. Orr, Mrs. Z. W. Nichols. j Zone 2. ? Mrs. J. W Smith, Mrs. D. L. English. Zone 3. ? Mrs. J. T. Gheen, Mrs. ' . W. H. Harris. Zone 4. ? Miss Florence Kern, Miss Rose Shipman. GREENVILLE MAIL Advertisements for bids arc pub lished by the postoffice department } for carrying the mail from Brevard , to Greenville, via Caesar's Head, 14 I times a week, on the following schedule: lA'avt; Greenville at 7:30 a. m., anil 3:45 p.m. Arrive l!r<vard at 10 a. m.. and 0:15 p. in. Leave Brevard S:45 a. m., ami ; 3:45 p. m. At nve Gricnvill? 11:15 a. m., and; ti:i5 ii. in. Bids fin ihi< job must be in the ' hands of the department not later; than .Tune <">. Under the new plan,! mail from Greenville will reach Bre- ! vard in time to no out on the rural ; routes each morning, which will be I considerable improvement over the i old schedule. LARGE PENROSE HOUSE DESTROYED BY FIREj Flames destroyed the old Allison house, at Penrose, last Friday eve ning. The firo was discovered about 9:30 o'clock and had gained such headway thqt no effort was made by the lerpre crowd which soon gather ed to stop the fire. It was a large house, standing between the highway and the railroad at the sharp curve just below Penrose. No one was living in the house at the time, it having been vacated some time ago. The house, it is said, belonged to Mr. Alfred Allison, who has suffer ed extremely from .'ires during; the recent past, this being, it is said, the second or third property of Mr. Allison to be destroyed bv fire. ?R*fle ction from the big fire could easily be ,?jeon in Brevard, and ninny people went to the scene, at first thinking it was at Pisgah Forest or Davidson River. JlO I'Jl L.j iililLuj A1 QftiiAi Nothing Like It Ever Before Wit nessed In the State of North Carolina FROM HOMES OF WEALTH, AND FROM COUNTY HOME "God Bo With You Till We Meet Again" Rang Out as Big Meet ing Adjourned In wheel chairs, on crutches, canes, on' the arms of stalwart sons, they (..nil-. Others, with Mighty effort' > control faltering footsteps, waiv- ' ed all offers of assistance away and j proudly walked "on their own." j Still another group, younger and sprig.htliei; than "their ciders," car- j iued their seventy years with an youthful air that was emphasized i because of the presence of those ' ubout them who were Hearing the j century mark along life's pathway. The scene of this unusual gather ing was at the- Waltermire hotel. 1'he occasion was to banquet togeth er as the guests of Mayor T. W. rt'hitmire, who had announced his intention of giving a banquet for ?nd in honor of the aged people, the sick, and the "shut-ins," who were jnable to attend picnic dinners, Ki .vanis meetings, church suppers, etc. 3o far is as known here, it is the irst time in the history of North i Carolina that such a banquet has [ :>een held, and. those who attend: linnet's and banquets regulaiiy have I liade assertion that no other event j n their experience equalled that jiven last Saturday night by Mayor1 iVhitmire . From the moment that the first) ?uests arrived until the last good aye had been spoken ? spoken by j nany friends who realized that it j ivas, indeed, the last farewell? the ' neeting presented One touching scene after another. "Why, hello, irou old gray-haired rascal, what you ioing looking so old? I haven't seen you for twenty-five years. Tell ne about yourself, ? " and so 011, :he old friends talked and faces light- 1 :d up, eyes dimmed with years gave forth new lustre, smiles chased j .vrinkles from the beaming faces of | he folks who settled Transylvania ;ounty and laid the foundation for he present day progress enjoyed by heir offspring. E. B. Clayton, one hundred years r ;>Id come next Christmas Pay, was | .h? oldest aid present. lie had | nany close seconds. A man or wo. 1 nan in the crowd claiming only sev- ' jnty years was looked upon as be- 1 ng almost too young to attend the i aanquet. Many there Were ? in the j (Continued on page four) POULTRY CAR HERE" ON ITS LAST TRIP People haying chickens for. sale | will find ready market for them j Thursday and Friday of this week. | The poultry car of the Farmers Fed- 1 fiation is at Toxaway tjiis Thursday | sind tomorrow (Friday) it will be on I the sfdotracks at the Brevar<l sta- ' lion. 1 Tlrs will be the last trip of the poultry car until next Fall. Plans are on foot, however, to induce the Federation to operate a vegetable and produce car during the summer months. LADIES MGHT AT j KIWANIS MEETING; ' Kiw.inians are anticipating an en joyable meeting this Thursday, when the club members, their wives, and sweethearts are to meet at President Thos. II. Shopman's summer cabin, on the Pickens highway. The meet ing is called for five o'clock, prompt ly, which means that members will leave Brevard about 4:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon. Sam Allison is in charge of the dinner, which is enough to say in guaranteeing that the spread will he up to the minute in every lespect. NEW RURAL ROUTE OUT OF BREVARD On May MI the po.st.off ice at Seliea will he discontinued, and on 'July 3 a new rural route will be established, which will serve all that section about Selica, Cherryfied, Calvert, then across the river to the community on cast side of French Broad river, returning to the west side, and serving the Lake Sega sec tion. Keystone camp community, and reaching as far north as the Clar ence Tinsley section. This new route will cover a dis tance of about 25 miles, serving thickly settled communities, consist ing of 230 families, and is considered one of the most important rural routes in the county. Examinations for rural carrier to take this work will be held at an early date, and blanks for the ex amination can now be had at the Brevard postof fiee. Applications must be f:!cu before June 8. CHANGE LIBRARY HOURS Announcement is made of the change in hours at the U. 0. C. Library. The library is now open every afternoon during the week from 'J to 5 o'clock DROv.K-i;i?ibiL i ? ? . Clayton Maxwell, 1 5-y ear-old son of Mr. and Mis. John C. Maxwell* ? j'VtsJ t?t tUo old Deer * Park lake late Wednesday afternoon. Young Maxwell, with his companion, t.ugene Batson, were in swimming in the lalce. "i'hey had, according to Batson, dived from the board and were swimming to a float, about seventy-five feet from ttye. bank. Batson had reached the float, he said, and young Maxwell was within fif teen or twenty feet of the place, when the latter called out to his companion. Batson went to the rescue of young Maxwell, bvit was unable to keep him from sinking. When he saw that Maxwell was gone, the Bat son boy ran for help. The boy had been in the water for nearly an hour before the rapidly gathering throng could locate his body and bring it to the surface. Dr. R. L. Stokes and Miss McCall, a nurse, worked hard in an effort to save the boy's life, but could not re vive him. The young man was popular with his many friends, and in the school life of the Brevard High school. His parents are popular residents of the Oak Grove section, and live near the scene of the tragedy. The community was shocked when news of the sad affair became known, and many peo ple went to the home to be with the parents in their sorrow. SATURDAYISlAST DAY TO REGISTER Next Saturday, May 19, is the last day for registration for voting in the June primary. Voters whose names are already on the registra tion books; and who have not changed their residence during the past two years, do not have to reg ister for this primary election. All popple who have moved from one precinct to another, and all new citizens in the county who have come into Transylvania during the past two years, and all men and women who have reached the age of 21 years, and voting this year for the first time, are required to register. Following is a list of the names of th? registrars for the Various pre cincts of the county: . Boyd, D. R. Holliday. Brevard No. 1, M. A. Cooper; Brevard No. 2, Tom Wood; Brevard No. '3, Frank Patton. . Oatheys Creek, Joe Bryson. Cedar Mountain. Loss Allison. Duiln's Rock. L. P. Wilson. East Fork, Charley Gravely. Eastatoe, Elmer Gillespie. Gloucester No. 1. DeWitt McCall; Gloucester No. 2. Albert Price. Hogback, Edgar Reid. Little River, Claude Shuford. Rosman, Mrs. .Jordan Whitmirc. Old Toxaway, Wiley Me?co, CANDIDATES MUST FILE BY FRIDAY OF THIS WEEK At the time of going to press on Wednesday evening, only live candi dates for county offices had filed with the Board of Elections, although the law provides that all candidates must file not later than Friday, .May IS, Those filing are: Coleman Gallo way, State Senate; R. R. F.sher, State Senate ; W. B. Henderson and Elmer Gillespie, tax collector; Ira D. Galloway, for the office of register of deeds. I SSjffilOS i COMMENCEMENT Brevard Institute has all plans complete- fur coiiiiiienc.c-meiit exer cises which begin ?io x t Suiulay and end cm tli following l*'ridtky eve'ning. Rev. Allien Godhold. pastor of the li i waul Street .M. K. church, t'har lotte, will preach the baccalaureate sermon at tin- lircvnrd Methodist church next Sunday morning, and it is e-xpectcd that a large crowd of Brevard and Transylvania county people will attend this service. The Institute has hail an unusually fine year, under the management of J Rev. J. F. Winton, assisted by able teachers. The school is growing all the time, according to reports made | to the authorities, and the influence i of the Institute is being felt in ever widening circles. Following is the program that will ' be observed during the commence ment exercises. Friday, May 18, to Wednesday, 23, ! examinations. Sunday, May 20, 1 1 a.m. at the I Me thodist church. Baccalaureate Ser- j i in on by Rev. A! be a Godliold, pastor I Brevard Street church, Charlotte. , Wednesday, May 23, 3:30 p.m. ? ? | Society baseball game; 8:00 p.m. ? * ' [Annual contest, recitation and Do- i jclamation. Thursday, May 24, Senior Day: 10:00 a.m. Class Day program ! 1 :00 p.m. Societies' ? Tennis Tour nament . j i 8:00 p.m. Musical program Friday, May 25: (8:00 a.m. Summer School registra- ! tion 2:00 p.m. Annual Faculty -Senior , luncheon [ 3 :30 p.m. Annual Alumni meeting j 8:00 p.m. Graduation exercises ? i Address by Rev. J. S. Hiatt, ' pastor West Asheville Metho- , I dist church. TOMBSTONE" event I ! IN COMING WEEK | Next Wednesday will witness the beginning of the tombstone tourna ment on the Brevard golf, course, the : first of this season's contests. Many players will participate in the tour nament, it is said, and all others who desire to enter are reminded that Monday will be the last .day for i qualifying for this event. This event will mark the begin, ning of an active season on the : local course, and it is planned to hold many more social affairs at the club house during the coming season than ever before. W. M. UTOGATHER AT CALVERT WEDNESDAY W. M. U. Associational meeting of the Baptist church will be held at Mt. Moriah church, Calvert, on Wednes day, May 23, in a one-day meeting, beginning at 10 o'clock in the morn ing.' I :i! !? ;. K.h.a R. Harris, correspond- . ii:g : :cr tr.ry of tire state organiza tion. will lie' the principal speaker of , the day. and every W. M. U. organ- ; i:'.ation" in the Transylvania associa- j tion and visitors are cordially in- j <\tcd to be present. REV. E. R. PENDLETON TO PREACH AT OAK GROVE In the absence of Rev. 7.. I. lien derson, pastor, the pulpit at Oak Grove Baptist church will be occu pied by Rev. E. R. Pendleton of Bre vard at eleven o'clock next Sunday. A Proclamation WHEREAS, The Almighty Creator richly blessed this section in making it so wondrousiy beautiful, as He, in a twinkling of an eye fashioned 'he hills, raised ilve tow ering mountain peaks from whose topmost pinnacles ll - caused the streams to burst forth in such abundance that this county is known far ami wide as "The Land of Water falls," and W HE RE AS, Brevard is recognized as the center and hub of this richly endowed county, and presents a strong appeal to visitors aiul summer tourists as a place where they may rest and revel in the matchless beauties about them, and WHEREAS, All the people of this town and county j are largely dependent upon the money spent here by the tourists, and WHEREAS, The carelessness of citizens in allowing ! their property to become littered with unsightly refuse, trash, etc., all the beauties of Nature are marred, and the ' whole section thereby cheapened and made less attractive , to the tourist, consequently damaging and causing loss to the whole citizenship, THEREFORE, I, as Mayor of Brevard, do hereby proclaim it to be the solemn duty of each and every citi zen to keep their premises clean and clear of all rubbish, and through co-ordination of effort keep the town in such 1 manner that its appearance will harmonize with the great beauty all about us, and I further proclaim the week of May 21 to 26, inclus ive, to be "Clean-up Week" and urge upon every citizen the importance of co-oporation in this great work. I i respectfully submit to you that ONE property, littered I with trash and refuse will mar the beauty of the WHOLE town, so with the assistance of the Boy Scouts, the j Woman's Bureau, the Chamber of Commerce, and other interested groups and individuals, it is proposed to have EVERY property in the town cleared of all unsightly mat ter during this clean-up week, and the hearty cooperation of all citizens is hereby respectfully urged for thi< great work. (Signed) T .W. Whitmire, Mayor of Brevard. THE CROWDS HERE jSays Athevillc "pcaivc:-. l? 1 the Comity Kor Swcking 1 iti iUrv^iH* "\i>h stock your streams v.'itli i\ h , ' and We'll fill yi ur u'linlv to ovi r- j flowing with vi .lor.-i and' tourists," was the gist of tin- message br<n> it to Brevard by a .!(?' /a. ion of ... ' ville men, who woiv quests of tin Kiwauis cluh las! Tiiur lay evening. I lie meeting ,'V:. n i-._c Ka lulu II \\ . Everett and ihc priH' ruui was ili'votvil to a study of fishing -is one of the most important and val i liable assets of the county; Dr. Evans, president of the Ashe vi He Kiwanis club; Wm. Smathers, of the M. V. Moore & Co.; Roscoc Marvel, owner of Kenilworth Inn, and president of the Southern Appa lachian Scenic Highway association, and Dr, M. F. Hoffman, prominent dentist, were the Asheville visitors 1 and speakers. Mr. Everett, in .introducing the 1 speakers, told of the thousand miles < of fishing streams in this county, and 1 estimated the value of these streams ' to the county should they be well < stocked with fish. Jle gave informa- I tion concerning: the rearing pools j now being . maintained at I'isgah 1 , Forest, in which more than one :t hundred thousand young trout are 1 being reared, to be turned loos.e in f. the str :-ms when they shall have i grown 1.) about four or five inches I in lenj,: i. "Brevard need never i spend mother dollar for advertis- 1 ing purposes, once it becomes known ji that th. streams of this county are , well stocked with fish," Mr. Everett 1 said. | Dr. Evans was introduced, and he, 0 in turn, presented his associates. Mr. Smothers delighted the club with 1 his clear statements concerning ef- | forts that Western North Carolina ic must malt f it ever comes into its own as a_ ayground and a pleasure -c resort. The speaker is manager of |' the big Asheville store of M. V. |( Moore & Co., which has a large c sportings goods department. He said ^ that hundreds of people come into!1 their store, buying tackle and other j{ fishermen's supplies, and invariably . j' ask the merchants where good fishing c waters can be found. Then was * when Mr. Smathers said that if Tran- E sylvania county would stock its 4 streams, that Asheville and other 1 cities would fill the county io over- ^ flowing with visitors and tourists. < Mr. Smathers predicted that th? I farmers and land owners would soon ,t become the best boosters for fishing, i just as soon as they discover that ,1 more money can be made from .his ( industry than in any way. Each ' farm through which fishing streams ; run can "cash in" for more money , than th;y can either by farming or !, through sale of timber, the speaker' said. Charges could be made for th*' \ privilege of fishing, and wherever { fishing is good, the fishermen do not ( hesijate to pav for-the privilege, he , - GOLF COURSE IN : FINEST CONDITION:; According to reports made to the directors of the Bnvard Country I club, ill a nutting held last Monday, ' the local golf course is in the mo-'. 1 excellent condition now than at any ' time since the course was established. . Much work has been done on .he,1 greens and the fairways are second J to ncno in the country. ' It developed at the meeting of .he ! directors that just a few nun have ' been bearing the brunt of providing the finances for the upkeep of the; golf course, and the further fact was ! brought, out that most ?.f these f;-v men do not play golf at all. but con tribute to the course simply bec.-ius it is recognized as Brevard's greatest . drawing card for inducing fourists io i" spend their vacations in this section. ; In other words, it is simply a biisj- ?; liess proposition ? making provisions i for tourists that will guarantee to j til s town and county a good sununt r . ' season. The directors ajl'e.ii that :t i* not ' fair at all for a few men to carry [ the burden of a pw!>lie enterprise ' which means .-u much to all the peo- 1| pie of this community. Rules were |j adopted which will result in placing this financial responsibility upon j. many, instead of upon the few. In the future, no guest of a hotel jJ or a boarding house will be permitted p to pi ay golf on the local course un- '. less such hotel or boarding house is J a member of the club. Cards will be issued to all boarding houses and hotels that become members of the ' club, and these cards can be issued 1 to their guests, which entitle the ? guests to play on the grounds, upon * payment, of course, of the green ' fees. I Another measure adopted was that <' of requiring all members and all vis- j itor.s to register before playing. This j order applies to all games, at all times. In this way, it is said, only ' those members whose dues are paid up will be entitled to play, and it ? will stop the practice of some non- 1 members from playing on the course, > until green fees shall have been | paid. Mrs. Harry H. Patton and Mrs. | B. H. (iarner will be in charge of I the club house, and many social af fairs are being planned for the l-easoii.. This will add much interest ! to the great game, and will prrivide In long felt need for a place where summer visitors ma.\ enjoy leas, card parties and oth"r social affairs. Apnea! is io be made by officers an?l directors of the club to the com 'MMKAMBIDAliiS COUKW OFFICES Fisher lor Stair S<nati- ? L. f, i laatlin For Tr^nsylvauia Kepn.?tnUhve HUME HARRIS SELECTED > AS CANDIDATE FOR SHERIFF Mrs. R. .1, 1* ihc.! , F.r.it Woman Can (lidale, SoUcted For Place Or. School board V," for nil legislative and county offices, selee tiou of a county chairman, and the naming of what i.s said to he Tran sylvania's first woman candidate, constituted the principal order of business of the republican county convention held at the court house Monday afternoon. The office of sheriff provided the only real con test of the day, a second ballot be ing necessary for the selection of :i candidate for this place. Ralph R. Fisher, re-elected chair man, was named as a candidate for the state senate in this judicial dis trict. This district is composeil of Transylvania, Haywood and Jackson counties. Lewis F. Hamlin', Brevard lew.yar and member of the state executive jommittee of the party ,was noniin jted for the legislature. W. H. Harris, of Brevard, was nominated for the office of sheriff. In this contest the second ballot was necessary, as the vote on the first jallot was taken on the following lames, in addition to Mr. Harris: W. L. Couch, Charles Moss, Posey 3wen and E. B. Hamilton. Elzie Shipmaiv, former sheriff, ,vas nominated for tax collector. In his race, which was a three-cornered iffair,) Mr. Shipman defeated his wo opponents, securing a majority >f the convention votes. The surprise of the convention ;ame when Chnirnian Fisher >it> lounced that next in order was the >ffice of county treasurer. The ihairroan declared nominations vere in order for this office, and vhen the question was raised con :erning action of the county coni liissioiters which had abolished the iffice of treasurer, Mr. Fisher said he law provided for adoption of luch resolution at sixty days "before he primary, and that no Such action iad been taken by the board, tlviie 'ore the office had not b?en abolish sd, nor could it be done this yenr. W, I,. Couch was nominated for he office of treasurer. Ira D. Galloway, present inc.nu- .. >ent, was renominated for the <>f ice of register of deeds. Dr. K. S. English was nominal nfl 'or the position of county coroner. For Surveyor, \\*. J. Owen ?uk lamed as the nominee. The chairman sprung another > nr nise when he announced that ibs aw provides for recommendation by he minority party in the s'at > ;io ?ecorhmend one member of the ?ounty school board, and declared he next order of business to be ihe selection of the convention's choice (Continued on back page) HAMLIN AND HAMPTON ATTEND STATE MEETING A. E. Hampton and L. P. Hamlin, irominent republicans of Brevard, lttended a meeting of the republican state executive committee in (ireens aoro Tuesday. Mr. Hamlin is a member of the state committee, while Mr. Hampton is a candidate an the state ticket, being the choiec of his party for the office of insur wce commissioner. NO SERVICF "? TO BE HELD AT DAVIDSON RIVHR There will be no preaehlnji at hi; Davidson River Presbyterian chuixlk next Sunday. May 20, due to The ibsence of the pa: tor, who i~ ;ti Atlanta, attending the General As sembly and thi' Centennial eelchra Lion of Columbia Seminary . ZACH OSTEEN DIES AT OTEEN HOSPITAL TUESDAY T' /::ci:aiy I* it !, .-?>;? o "'.7, iied Tuesday n,oru:rg a; . n li?# [lital. Funeral services wi'.l be held n the Oak Grove chapel. .< iidu. tcd By Rev. \V. H. Hartsell. pastor cf Hrevard Baptist church, a.-svu-d b.Y Rev. A. I.. Aycock, pastor Brevard Methodist church, Thursday moininc ?t 11 o'clock. Burial will In in Oak "Jrove cemetery. Mr. Osteen had been in declining nealth since suffering injuries while working for the Brevard l.ifiht & Power company or the Sapphire ?'?>?? [on mill, on July 2, 1926. A i.ost mortem examination was held by the government doctors at Oteen am! by Dr. R. L. Stokes, of Brevard. ?nd ilisclosed cancerous growth of tie intestines. He was a soldier in thr World War, and was a devout mem ber of the American Legion. Survivfng are his mother, Mr*. SJancy Osteen, his wife and six iXiL dren, the oldest being 10 years of age. munity as a whole, more especially to boarding houses, hotels and busi ness men, to lend greater assisumre. and a more hearty co-operatior >? maintaining the golf course. it. i?. all absolute essential to thi> coia n, unity's progress as :< resort et liter. Many people who have paid 1ml lit tle attention t" ""If. an m ??? game's liest ln>0!?tet> sine,* analyzing the great worth of the i?olf < eorsx t., I'revard's resort business.