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Much Speculation As to Nctmes \ of Coiiity Appointive Officers , 1?? ifVi ? " t ? JMexV^Roiuluy will witness the in duction^ into office of all the newly elected county officials, and it is ex pected that a large number of peo-, pie will be in town to witness the ' event. Only two -men were elected ( lu succeed themselves, these being A. M. White, member of the board of j county commissioners, and Ira Gal-, loway, register of deeds. Roland i Owen, clerk of the court, was elect- 1 ed' two years ago for a four-year term, and this office was not affected in the recent election. Lewis P. Hamlin succeeds T. J. Wilson in the legislature, and will i leave about the first of the year for [ Raleigh for the two months' session ' of the general assembly. T. E. Patton, Jr., treasurer of j the county, will move his offices ; across the hall, he having been elect ed to the office of sheriff. Mr. Pat ton will succeed B. J. Sitton, who was not a candidate for re-election. Sheriff Sitton has made many.fetfljV dreds of friends during the four , years he has been sheriff of the ! county, and goes out of office with ' the highest regard and respect of the , whole community. W. L. Gouch, who was elected to , .the office of county treasurer, will,; it is said, qualify for the office. The ' office has been abolished by the coun- . ty commisisoners and the Brevard I Banking company chosen to act as j county treasurer. W. B. Henderson goes out of the I tax collector's office Monday, after having spent two years in that post. He was not a candidate to succeed | himself, as it has been generally un derstood that this office, too, will be' abolished at the January session -of the general assembly. W. E. Ship man was elected to the office oh the republican ticket. He will qualify. G. T. Lyday, E. J. Whitmire, W. C. McCall and C.'C. Yongue are the retiring members of the board of i county commissioners. None of these j stood for election in the November i contest. Of the group that retire, | only one, Mr. Lyday, was elected' two years ago. Messrs. Yongue and j Whitmire were appointed to the board as a result of the action of the legislature two years ago when the board was increased from three to five members. Mr. McCall was elected to fill the vacancy caused by ^y>e resignation of J. H. "Pickel simer, wno was chairmbn of the board and resigned soon after the board membership was increased by the legislature. Mr. Pickelsimer ran again this year and was elected. ' In addition to Mr. Pickelsimer and Mr. White, three others were elected f in November, as follows: C. R. Mc Neely, W. L. Talley, and S. R. Ow en. It is understood, however, that only three members will qualify, as the impression was general that the board should be again reduced to three members. iNo official state- 1 ment has as yet been issued as to the three men who will be on the i board. There seems to be a very general demand, however, that J. H. pickelsimer be one of the three be-1 cause of his familiarity with county business and his qualifications as a financier. i There are several appointive of-1 HISTORY OF TWENTY YEARS SCHOOL WORK Interesting facts relative to educa-i tional development in Brevard dur-t ing the past 20 years were re-[ vealed by County Superintendent T. C. Henderson Monday night of lasti week when he addressed the large gathering of men and women at the , joint meeting of the Business and I Professional Women's club at the j Waltermire Hotel, on the subject, j "Educational developments in our town in the past two decades. Among the facts of interest i brought out. by Mr. Henderson was ' a comparison of the valuation of l property of the Brevard schools in ; 1-908 and that of 1928, showing that j in 1908 the total school property was ' valued' at $8,000, while the present vaulation is estimated at $300,000. A decided increase in the number of teachers is also shown during the past 20 years, since in 1908 there | were three teachers in the elemen- , tary department and only one in the high school, while at the present time there are 16 elementary teach ers and 14 high school teachers. The 1 total student enrollment in the ele- 1 ^mentary grades 20 years ago, it was i pointed out, was 116, with only 14 I enrolled in the high school, as against | 505 elementary pupils to date, and 305 in the high school. Of this to tal number of students in the Bre vard High School, Mr. Henderson slated that 153 are being transport ed daily in the school busses from their homes in other sections of the county. Other lisrures given by Mr. Hen derson showed that the average at tendance of pupils in the elemen tary school in 1908 was 78 as against 479 at the present time, with an averag? of nine in the high school then as compared with 290 today. Other facts and figures given out by Mr. Henderson on this occasion coincided with the visible evidences of educational development and progress made in the local school system during the past 20 years, and proved conclusively that Brevard is abreast of the t'mes in modern day education. i flees that are causing much specula tion during the days preceding the first Monday in December. Chief among these appointments to bj made are those of the county att ney and the county account Many people who say they are position to know, make no seen the fact that Ralph R. Fisher, man of the county - executivj nil. ice, will be named to to succecd H. Martin, county attorney. '/ Many names have been in connection with the county accountant. Alex Ki present incumbent,' but it ally believed that a new be named to the place, as is a democrat and the co timing board is republican Sheriff-elect Pattpn is to deputies and the jailer. matter there has been much tion as to the personnel of the. new j force. Mr. Merrill, it is saw, has made plans for vacating his post at the county jail, where he has served for several years with distinction. It is said that the Transylvania county jail, under the fare of Mr. Merrill and with the assistance of his wife, has been one of the most orderly and best regulated penal institutions in the state. The Merrills will go out of office with the highest regards of the community and with the gratitude of many prisoners whose lots were made as easy as great human hearts could suggest under the circumstances. But a few more days of specula tion and guesswork can be indulged in, as next Monday will be the day of county organization when the for- [ tunate applicants will be named. AGRICULTURE BOYS ENTERTAIN FATHERS The Vocational Agriculture De partment of the Rosman High School held a father-son banquet Thursday evening for the tenth and eleventh grades in the Domestic Science din ing room of the Rosman school. All' the food was grown and fur nished by the boys from which a de licious four-course dinner was well prepared and properly served by girls from the second year Domestic Science class, under the supervision of Miss Lumley, head of the depart ment. The dining room was appropriately decorated for the occasion. Music was furnished by a four-piece string orchestra of local talent. Weldon Galloway, president of the Young Tarheel Farmers club of this school, acted as toastmaster and gave a toaBt to the fathers. ' Then Mr. Corbin, teacher of agriculture, told of the work done and briefly outlined the work planned. He made an appeal to the fathers to cooper ate with him and the school in put ting over the program of work. Members of the class recited "The Country Boy's Creed," explained the organization, and made a report on the Thrift club. Prof. L. L. Shealey, principal of the school, was present and in a brief talk, told of some of the work done in the school and how the school needed and appreciated the j visit of the patrons, and l'rged them to come often. J. A. Glazencr, Ag- 1 riculture teacher, and P. H. Gaston, i farm demonstration agent, both of' Brevard, were present and made j forceful and interesting talks on I the possibilities of farming in this ' section, and stressed the need of further instruction in this line of work. Prof. T. C. Henderson, superin- j tended of county schools .gave a his- 1 tory of the educational development j of the county and prophesied greater j possibilities for the future. He also j praised the work that is being car ried out by Miss Lumley and Mr. Corbin in the Rosman school and the same departments in the Brevard school. County Commissioner A. M. White spoke of some of the les sons he had learned by oxi>erienee and contrasted the opportunities of the boys of the past with boys of the present. PRESENT PROGRAM AT THE INSTITUTE, _ ?Mud'-iits of Brevard Institute, with | tii.- assistance of few of the faculty i Members, presented a varied and en-, (??rtaining program in the Institute chapel Saturday evening; at which | the student hody was in attendance j together with a number of towns- ; people. The program which was of a hum orous nature, consisted of a one-act j comedy, readings, songs. minstrel j : vaudeville acts and other features of! an entertaining nature. The evenings] cniovment concluded with a comic, picture, the entire program affording, much pleasure and causing frequent Deals of laughter on the part of the ' large audience present on this oc- 1 casion. The proceeds of the entertainment will be used toward defraying the| expanses of rtpresentatives from the Institute to the older boys' Y. M. O. j A. conference to be held in Morcar-I .ton. December 7-9. J LAST Gfl PLAYEI Who's 2a f/HJ kohsu^ one by WeaverVHH by Canton, both games beinHB away from home. ThroughoVH season the boys have shown form on the local field than visiting other fields, and this, coupled^ with the desire of the boys to de-'i feat their strongest enemy of, years . gone by, is believed by fans to have r added enough pep and vim to the ! home boys to put over a victory. j A record breaking crowd is ex- 1 pected to witness the fracas Wednes-| day. Tickets have already been sold :< to more people than usually attend | games. , COUNTY WOMEN IN I BIG gathering; ? " ? ? ? Much interest was manifested in j the organization "of the County Fed-' eration of Home Demonstration clubs | ! which was effected in the court house r Saturday afternoon, under the direc- : ' tion of Miss Juanita Sprinkle, Tran-.; sylvania county home demonstration I agent. Quite a number of club wo-! men throughout the county were in ; attendance, and several matters, of importance were included in the pro- | grani of organization. Included in the business transcated was the election of officers, result ing as follows: President, Mrs. 1$. S. Boyd, Penrose; vice president, Mrs. E. H. Mackey, Little River; secretary; -treasurer, Mrs. Jordan Whitmire, . Rosman. _ ? j Among the matters coining up for , action was the decision of the newly ( organized club to undertake a county wide program 6 f^sr kitchen campaign i' contest during the coming year and I to make their main objective for next' year a long-time plan of work iff! foods and nutrition. The adoption j( of standards foK the federation and j score cards for individual clubs were j; other matters acted upon at this' meeting. i Matters of particular interest to ( home demonstration club women i1 were intelligently discussed in papeTS , read by Mrs. Sarah Porter Ellis, dis trict home demonstration agent, and by J. F. Barrett, editor of the Bre- ' vard News. ORDER PRESENTS I BIBLE AND FUG; With ^?HfcOrders from three towns, and^Warge number of friends present, a Bible and a flag were pre sented to the Etowah High School Sunday afternoon in most impres sive ceremonies. .1. P. Mason, of Brevard, presided over the meeting ar.d introduced the speakers. The Etowah school is one of the most complete High School plants in Western North Carolina, and the Juniors expressed themselves as be ing especially proud of the progress of that community, reflected as it is in the great school at Etowah. The following program was car ried out: Opening Song America Congregation Invocation Rev. C. C. Conner j Presentation of Bible . . i Rev. Wallace Hartsell ! Acceptance of Bible .......... ; Prof. J. W. Morgan Quartet Simpson Bros.', Presentation of Flag. . L. P. Hamlin Acceptance of Flag ? ? . Prof. R. G. Anders Quartet Simpson Bros. "Attacks Being Mad? on the Bibls" James F. Barrett Hoisting of Flag ' . . .P. H. Galloway. C. C. Cantrell , UNIQUE STILL TAKEN BY LOCAL OFFICERS i A copper still of five gallon ca- j pneitv was captured Monday at the ] old rtenry place war Penrose, being in operation in a smoke house at the time of location by the officers. The 'till was being operated by Sim Chandler, said to be formerly from South Carolina, and his arrest was [made by police officers B. H. Free man and Eck Sims. In an attempt to make other suspected arrests, it j-; sai'! that th<> officers were direct ed to thia outfit, whi;h consisted ?>f :.:..all coppcr tank, condensinn coil and a simple one burner oil Vov<?. the Methodist church with fitting ser vices held at the regular prayer meet ing hour on Wednesday night, instead of special services on Thursday. The service will be held in the church auditorium and it is expected that a large number of the members and their friends will be in attendance at this special time of Thanksgiving and praise. The Brevard Institute will attend in a body. The pastor, Rev. A. L. Aycock, re quests that the contributions for the i Methodist Children's Home at Win- 1 ston-Salem be brought at this time and placed in the little envelopes I which were distributed Sunday, which I will be sent to the Home for the ! children's Thanksgiving offering. CRIMINAL COURT j HERE NEXT WEEK' i ?' ! December term of Superior court j for Transylvania county, will be I held in a two weeks' session, begin-1 ning next Monday, December 3, with Judge Michael Schenck presiding,; and J. Will Pless, Jr., solicitor. The court calendar for the first] week will include the criminal cases, while the second week will be taken ap with the trials of civil cases.] Quite a number of criminal trials' of; more or less importance to people ] throughout the county will be heard j during the first week, and a full calender is docketed for the trial of civil actions. P.-T. GROUP GIVEN GREAT RECEPTION (Mrs. Lottie Duckworth, Sec.) November meeting of the High j School Parent-Teacher association , was held Monday afternoon at the j school auditorium. Miss Louise Ashworth had charge vf devotional services, reading from Deut. 11, and commenting on same. An interesting debate was- given i by High School girls on the query:! "Resolved that the girls of today, have a better chance than the girls of twenty years ago," with Cora Bell Orr and Ruth Snelson on the affirmative, Sarah Barrett, Rowe Burrell negative. The judges made a decision in favor of the affirma tive. A recitation by Walter Ashworth was much enjoyed. Mrs. T. H. Shipman gave a re port of the picnic supper given the parents and teachers at Mrs. Car rier's camp, for the benefit of those who were so unfortunate as to be unable to attend. The association has decided to give two prizes, first $5.00; second $2.50, to the High School pupil writing best 1,000 to 1,500 word essay on the subject "Parent-Teacher Associ ation, Field of Service."1 Essay to bring out three points: (1) It. is | to show a clear conception of P. T. A. work. (2) It must give proof that P. T. A. adds and does not in terfere with school work. (3) It must show a real value to commun ity. The winning essay will be read at Elementary P. T. A., December 7, at which time the two associations will! hold a joint meeting at the graded ] school. PRESBYTERIANS IN PROGRAM THURSDAY Thanksgiving services will be held at the Brevard Presbyterian church Thursday morning at 10 o'clock. A Thanksgiving offering will be taken for the Mountain Orphanage at 'Mick Mountain. An invitation is ex pended to the public to attend thi. ?errice. Mayor T. W. vftiitmireTi?B| address, "History and development of our town," before the joint meet ing of the Business and Professional i Women's club and other organiza tions held Monday evening, Nov. 19, j at the Waltermire Hotel, brought' out many interesting facts regarding I | the town's history during the past I 25 years. I It was brought out that Brevard j ihas at present approximately 12 miles i > of paved streets, with modern water |and sewer system, the water supply being sufficient for a town of 15.- j [000 inhabitants. The present town s valuation is estimated at ?3, 240, 000, according to figures given by Mr. I Whitmire. Many other improvements and evidences of progress along var ious lines were cited by Mr. Whit mire, all bearing out the fact that i Brevard has by no means been a1 dead town during the past years of i its existence. I The survey further revealed the i fact that during the past quarter of | ra century, since 1903, the town .411, Brevard has had only six different , i mayors, the present incumbent, Mr. | , Whitmire, having held this office for four different terms of two years leach during, the period, and W. E. Breese served the town in this ca pacity for eight years also, being I elected for two consecutive termB at i two different times. The other four j I men elected to this highest town of fice during the past 25 years were:1 J. L. Bell, W. M. Henry, T. H. Gal- 1 lowuy and T. M. Mitchell. Following is a list of the mayors! of Brevard since 1903, with the i dates of their terms of service and ' the board of aldermen connected with each administration: j , ; 1903?05 Mayor, J L. Bell; Aldermen, L. M. Kilpatrick, M. D. Cooper, Ed C. ! [Wilson, W. B. Duckworth, W. L. i Aiken; Secretary, A. K. Orr. \ 1905?07 ! Mayor, T. W. Whitmire; Alder men, J. W. McMinn, W. P. Weilt, F. L DeVane, A. K. Orr; Secretary, A. K. Oit and T. M. Mitchell, j 1907?09 Mayor, W. E. Breese: Aldermen, T. H. Shipman, J. M. Kilpatrick, T. M. Mitchell, A. H. King, E. W. Car ter; Secretary, Chas. M. Cooke. I 1909?11 Mayor, W. E. Breese; Aldermen, I j. E. Cox, W. M. Henry, T. L. Snel [son, C. C. Kilpatrick, W. S. Ash worth; Secretary, J. E. Cox. 1911?13 Mayor, W. M. Henry; Aldermen ;| W. S. Ashworth, T. L. Snelson, J. j W. Duckworth, J. E. Cox, F. E. Shu ford; Secretary, C. C. Kilpatrick. ! 1913?15 Mayor, T. W. Whitmire, C. M. Cooke; Aldermen, R. S. Morgan, J. A. Miller, Jr., J. W. Duckworth, T. L. Snelson, J. M. Kilpatrick; Secre tary, C. C. Kilpatrick. 1915?17 Mayor, W. E. Breese; Aldermen, !j. M. Kilpatrick. J. A. Miller, Jr., T. I L. Snelson, D. ,G. Ward, J. ,S. Brom- 1 I field ; Secretary, D. G. Ward, G. E. | Lathrop. 1917?19 ' t, Mayor, W. E. Breese; Aldermen,! J. M. Kilpatrick, T. L. Snelson, J. A. Miller, Jr., J. S. Bronifiela, D. G. Ward; Secretary, D. G. Ward, It., IE. Lathrop. . i 1919 21 I Mavor, T/ II. Galloway; Alder-' !men, F. D. Clement, R. H kT. D. England, G. F. Marshall, D. P. Kilpatrick; Secretary, G. E. Lath- j rop. i 1921?23 Mayor, T. M. Mitchell; Aldermen, A. N. Jenkins, W. S. Ashworth, H. R. Walker, E. W. Blythe, R. H. Zachary; Secretary, G. E. Lathrop. 1923?25 Mayor, T. M. Mitchell; Aldermen, K. F. Moffitt, W. S. Price, Jr., H. R. Walker. J. E. Waters. R. ?? Zachnry: Secretary, G. E. Lathrop, M W. ' Girtlowpy. A. II. Kizer. 1925 ? 27 Mayor, T. W. Whitmire: Alder - mon. W. M. Henry. R. P. Kilpatrick. T L. Snelson. B. W. Trantham, J. J ^ evening- untTT f), demonstration fits in the essay oth,erfi who, are iw six cylinder 1 y<<m tt'4 LEFT POULTRY _ 8000 pounds of chick ed and several hundred pounds of turkies were shipped out of th<l county last week, when the. car from the Farmers Federation came once more to Transylvania county. Loadings began at Lake' Toxaway, a day being spent in Brevard, the car then carried to Hendersonville, and several hundreds of dollars were left with ,the_farmers and poultry raisers as a result of the transactions. Many people are making arrange ments to raise more poultry . during the coming year than ever before. The summer campb and the Farmers Federation furnisn a cash market for every pound of poultry that' can be raised in the county, hence the increased interest the farmers and poultry raisers are taking in the bus iness. It is said by some that poul try is destined to become a -really , important factor in the iommunity life of Transylvania county. ANOTHER GREAT PICTURE IN TOWN A picture of unusual thrills and interest, "Whit$ Shadows in tha , 'J South Seas," featuring Raquel Tor res and Monte Blue, will be shown at the Clemson Theatre next Monday and Tuesday. The filming of this picture was actually made on tho tropical islands and was a year in tho making. In a vivid manner a flam ing love story is depicted, all.in tho [enticing surroundings and amid th? natives of the beautiful South Seas islands. Beauties and charms of ^tho " ? country, thrilling struggles in tho ocean depths and incidents of. Wo ., among the natives will be clearly J" Ipicted. j.-jM REPUBLICANS AND ORGANIZE Organization of a Republi for Transylvania county pleted at a banquet held evening at the Waltermire; which more than sixty- rep,, from all sections of the coiq|| present. The program included and music, which, coupled excellent dinner prepared . r Saltz of the Grill made up-- u... ning that was thoroughly enjoj,.? Officers elected for the club were D. L. English president, and C. M. Douglas secretory. Plans Vrevo made to hold a semi-annual mee ? -?? ' BKS each year, to which will be invited. nil republii M W.BUREAU TO MEET MONDAY December meeting of the ' Wo men's Bureau will be held next. Mon day afternoon at the Chamber Og Commerce at 3:30 o'clock.. Election [of officers will take place at this meeting and other matters of im Iportanee will be discussed, A ful^ attendance is desired. The regular meeting ofcjhe direc tors will tic lu 1(1 at 3:u0 o'clock Monday afternoon Just, before thb ? regular meeting, instead of on Fti- <??? day afternoon, as has been cuotoiVl--' |ary heretofore. | E. Waters, Secretary. H. v 1927? ' Mayor, T. W. Wfi men, W. M. Henry, B. T. L. Snelson, B. W. E. Waters? H. L. W] fill unexpired term son. resigned; Secrc' ton.