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THE BREVARD VOL. XXXIV. BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, SEPTEMBER 18, 1929 ks L:-? No. 37 BRUTAL ASSAULT k PLACES SHUFORD | AT DEATH'S DOOR Popular Citizen Is Knocked In Head, Slashed with Knife On Public Highway FOUR BROTHERS ACCUSED OF UNPROVOKED ASSAULT Wife Witnesses Men Attack! Husband and His Truck Driver i in one of the most brutal and ! unprovoked assaults ever committed j in this section, George Shuford was ' knocked in the head, slashed and | cut with a knife, and \V. M. Pierce, i his employe, was knocked uncons- j cious, last Friday afternoon on Highway No. 28, near Fairfield. Mr. Pierce was driving Mr. Shu- : ford's truck, it is said, and was fol- i lowed by Mr. and Mrs. Shuford in j another car. Four men in a car j passed M . Shuford, sounded their < horn to the truck driver as a signal ' that they wanted to pass, and when i th< truck driver failed to pull over j u< rapidly as the four men wanted j him to, they apparently became in- j censed. When they did pass, it is said, they stopped in front of the truck, ordered the driver to the ground, one of the four then struck him over the head with an automo bile jack, knocking him unconscious. ; Mr. Shuford went to the rescue of | his employe, and urged the men to j stop beating him, whereupon, it is | said, one man struck Shuford from behind, knocking him to the ground. As he arose he was struck the sec ond time, knocked unsconsious, and stabbed with a knife, two dangerous wounds being inflicted. One slash was in the upper left side and the other in the lower right side. Mrs. Shuford was a witness to the horrible treatment of her husband, men soon left and Mrs. Shuford but she was unmolested. The four went for assistance. No telephone being within reach, it was some time before a doctor could be summoned. The v. minded men were brought to j Transylvania Hospital, where for a , time, where the condition af Mr. I Shuford was pronounced as grave.!' The trouble occurred in Jackson |, county, but Sheriff Patton and his deputies, together with many citi zens, hastened to the scene just as 1 soon as the trouble had been report- , ed. The four men, driving a Buick I car bearing an Indiana license tag. | headed this way. At Sclica, it is re ported. the men stopped for the pur- J pose of getting some gas. They had j to borrow enough to run their car ; on to Brevard, and entered a side j road. The sheriff passed them, it is | thought while they were on this side; road. The four men passed through Bre vard. and stopped at Yancey Mc Crary's filling station in North Bre vard, and ordered twelve gallons of gas. When the tank had been filled, one of the four asked for a box of matches, and while Mr. McCrary went into the store for the matches, the quartet flew the coop. The fill- [ ing station manager gave chase, and ! then called officers at Henderson-) ville. It is believed the men turned J through at Etowah or at Horseshoe, j dodging the officers. All Friday night, Saturday and i Saturday night. Sunday and into! Sunday night Sheriff Patton, Deputy j Tom Wood, and several citizens, in cluding Fred Shuford, brother of the wounded man, and Crockett Henry, kept up insistent search for the men. ! Sunday night and early Monday] morning five men were arrested, as follows: Carl Blackwell, Ralph Twimane, Wayne Brown and Julian Grice, believed to have been con nected with the Shuford attack. One of these men was captured in Ashe ville, while the other four were tak en on Mills River at one of the camps of the Carr Lumber company. Hendersonville officers assisted in making these arrests. Investigation, however, was continued, and late Monday evening Sheriff Patton and tiie men who had worked with Tiim on the case went to Waynesville, where they wore joined by Haywood offi cers. They were on the trail of the Howell boys, four brothers, who were said to be at the home of their par-j ents, nine miles from Waynesville 1 and at the foot of Snowbird Moun- ! tain, in the Great Smokies, j There three of the Howell boys ? were arrested, the fourth making his 1 escape. The three are F. E. Howell, | aged 34; Carl Howell, aged 30; G. S. Howell, aged 23 years. The fourth j brother, Will Howell, was the one to i escape, or eluded rather, the offi-j cers. The three were brought to the > Transylvania county jail early Tues day morning, where Mr. Pierce, the truck driver, positively identified the men as being the ones who assaulted Him. 1 -<-r in the day, Mrs. Shu ford. of the wounded man, faced th.> trio and identified them. Sheriff Patton found the blood stained knife with which it is charged Mr. Shuford was cut, and found the automobile jack that is said to have been used in knocking both Pierce and Shuford down at the beginning of the attacks. About twenty officers and depu tized citizens went with Sheriff Pat ton's party from Waynesville to the (Continued on back page) TRAIN SCHEDULES IN EFFECT 29TH 'Places Train Crews Back In | Brevard ? Means Much To the Town RESULT OF WORK DONE BY LOCAL DELEGATION Supt. Cooper Makes Official Announcement of the New Schedule On Sunday, September 29, train schedules will be re-arranged on the Toxaway Division in accordance with plans announced in last week's paper. These schedules will enable train crews and shop force to live in Bre vard, as they did before the change a month ago made it necessary for the trainmen to leave Brevard. One train will leave Brevard early in the morning, serving all stations between Brevard and Henderson ville, do switching in the Henderson- 1 ville yards for a time, and return to Brevard soon after the noon hour. This crew will live in Brevard. Another train will leave Toxaway in the morning, do all freight work between Toxaway and Brevard, run ;;s a passenger train, Brevard to Hen dersonville and return, and do the freight work between Brevard and Toxaway. This crew will live at Toxaway, as heretofore. The old schedule was somewhat similar to this, except under this plan one of the crews will be used on switching at Hendersonville. Some time ago a change was made, making Hendersonville the terminal and taking the families of the railroad men away from Brevard. A group of citizens, W. W. Croushorn, Jos. S. Silversteen, C. R. McNeely, Thos. H. Shipman and James F. Barrett, went to Asheville and conferred with Mr. W. F. Cooper, superintendent ol' the Asheville division, about the matter. As soon as Mr. Cooper saw the situation as explained by these citizens, he began work on making a change that would give better ser vice here, and at the same time en able the railroad men to live in Bre vard. This action means much to this community, and the announcement will be the cause of real rejoicing nnd an expression of community ap preciation to Superintendent Cooper of the Southern lt;..i\vay. MRS. T. C. ANDERSON IS KILLED BY AUTO Mrs. T. C. Anderson, in the party that was run down Sunday night at Balfour, near TIcndersonville, by an automobile running without lights and said to have been driven by an intoxicated man, died Monday at the Patton Memorial Hospital and was buried Tuesday. Mrs. Anderson was 70 years of age, and on Sunday night had attended church with her husband, who is 80 years old. They, with a group of neighbors, were re turning to their home when, it is said, a car driven by Walter Davi.~ of Ilendersonville, ran into the group of church people who were walking on the dirt alongside the highway. Seven of the were carried to the hospital, some severely injured. Mrs. Anderson is the only one, so far, whose injuries proved fatal. Mr. An derson is still in the hospital, as are many other members of the group. Mrs. Anderson was the sister of the late W. J. McCrary, and an aunt of Judson and Virgil McCrary. T. W. Anderson, of Brevard, in charge of the highway -work on the Caesar's Head section, is a son of Mrs. An derson. An inquest was held Wednesday morning, as a result of which Davis was held to the Superior Court in the bond of $5,000. Ralph R. Fisher, of Brevard, represented Solicitor J. Will Pless Jr., in the hearing and also private prosecution. SUIT INVOLVING ! HUGE SUM SETTLEDj Settlement of what is declared to be the biggest suit ever instituted in this county was consummated last week when, through compromise ac tion, W. A. Rexford and others agreed to pay Martha O'Conner and others the sum of $650,000 for lands in Transylvania and Jackson count ies, North Carolina, and Pickens and Oconee counties, South Carolina. For something like twenty years there has been litigation between these parties over a boundary of land in the upper end of the county and in the other counties mentioned. The boundary contains 40,000 acres, and valuable water power, timber lands and mineral deposits combine in making it extremely valuable. This compromise settlement ends the liti gation. Ralph R. Fisher, Brevard lawyer, and George H, Smathers. of Ashe ville, represented the O'Conner in terests, while the late Mark W. Brown anu Eugene Ward represent ed the Rexford interests. KIWANIS MEETING Members of the Kiwanis club are expected to attend meeting ct noon Thursday, Waltermire Grill. SCHOOLS MAYBE CLOSED ON ACCOUNT NO COAL HAVING BEEN ORDERED FOR PLANTS There is a probability that the schools in Brevard will be closed down on the first cold day that comes. There is no fuel at the school {buildings to provide heat for the children, and, unless the school board and the board of county commission ers adjust their differences, there will be no fuel with which to Beat the buildings when the Autumn fro^t and wintry winds make it impossible to have school without heated build ings. The differences in opinion, which cause this dilemma, are as follows, so far as The Brevard News is abk1 to describe them : The board of county commission- j ers claims that, under the law. it has the power to name a purchasing | agent for the county, and it is the j duty of this purchasing agent to | purchase all supplies for the county institutions. Therefore, any pur chase made for the county, not hav ing the o. k. of the county purchas ing agent, will fail to get the county accountant's signature on the vouch er issued in payment of such pur chase. No voucher is good unless 1 signed by the county accountant. The board of education does not j believe this law naming a purchasing agent is operative or intended to be 'operative on the school board. Mem ibers of that board believe it is their j l ight to conduct the affairs of the I school without orders from the coun ty accountant, and to make purchases for the schools out of the budget given it as the board of education sees fit. In the meantime, winter is rapidly approaching, and there is no coal in the bins at the Brevard schools, and coal is advancing in price from week to week. Parents of school children, will, of course, refuse to send their chil dren to school where there is no heat in the buildings when weather con ditions are such as to demand heat. Patrons of the schools hope the matter can be adjusted, fuel for the schools purchased, heat provided for the school children, to the end that no hindrance of the school work may be encountered, and more espec'irlly that the health of the school chil dren may not be endangered because of cold or wet weather endured with out proper heat. GAME SEASON TO OPEN AT EARLY DATE! Sportsmen are making ready for the hunting season which soon op ens. Hunting is strictly regulated now, and stiff penalties are provided for violation of the hunting laws. Dates of open season are important, for it is unlawful to hunt any game before the scheduled open season., So far, the squirrel is the only gam*' that can be sought now, the open j season on squirrel being from Sep j tcinber 15 to Jan. 1. Kabbits can be taken from Nov. | 20 to Feb. 15. Open season for deer is from ! Oct. 1 to Jan 15, for buck only. I Season for hunting the doe is closed ' for two ve;irs. I.ir.iit, two in one! day. four in one season. bear may be slain from Oct. 1 to I Jan. 15. I Possum season runs from Oct. 1"! to Feb. 15. i Quail can be hunted from Nov. 20 ! to Feb. 15. Wild Turkey, same dates as quail. Turkey limited to two in one uayi and four in one season. Season on pheasants closed for two years. Following rules govern licens'.' fees: ; Resident Unlawful to take any wild r.-iimal. or bird, or to hunt or trap san without obtaining liccn. . Fee fui hunting license for resident, of each, county $1.25; fee for state hunting i license for residents $3.25; fee for; tr:ipp'nfr license for residents of i each county $2.25; fee for state' trapping license for residents $3.25; fee for combination county hunting and trapping license $3.00; fee for combination state hunting and trap ping license $5.25; fee for combina tion state hunting and fishing li cense $4.50. Non-Resident All who have not lived in North Carolina for at least six months be fore making application for license must obtain nonresident licenses. Nonresident hunting license $15.25; nonresident trapper's license $25.25 ; nonresident combination hunting and trapping license $35.25; nonresident hunting and fishing license $17.25. | All kinds of licenses issued by coun- 1 ty wardens, authorized agents, and i clerks of the Superior Court, .\on-j resident owners of land in North ! Carolina may hunt on own property j for license fee of $5.25. No License Required ( 1 ) From residents and members of his family under 21 years of age to hunt on his own land in open season; (2) minor children under 16 of resilents may hunt under their parent's or guardian's license; (3) nonresident minor members of resi dent family may take out resident license; ()4) parties leasing farm for cultivation may hunt thereon. Hunt ing license does not give right to hunt on land of another without landowner's written permission. (The same provisions apply to trap ping.) All licenses expire Septem ber 1st of each year. SPECIAL COMMUNICATION AT DUNN'S ROCK LODGF. There will be a special communi cation at Dunn's Rock Masonic Lodge Friday evening. Work in the First Degree. ONE-CROP PLAN IS ! THE FARMERS LOSS | J. F. CORBIN, Vocational Agri. , Teacher at Rosman High School Why plant one crop a year ami | then quit farming for a year? Why j let the fall of the year ? the second great planting reason ? pass by and not plant anything? Idle land is like an idle mind ? gathers filth and harbors mischief ? something that causes trouble. Millions of dollars are washed away annually in the South and thousands of poor hungry cows stand and bawl because of the lack of having something green growing on the land in the winter time. Have a system to your farming. Establish a rotation and stick to it. A very simple rotation adapted lu this section is: first year, corn; sec ond year, wheat; barley or rye sowed with clover or the clover may be sowed on the small grain in the spring and let the weather cover it.: third year, clover. This rotation would "let the land rest from the corn crop the year that the wheat was on the land and the next year when the clover was growing the land would actually be benefited. Why not grow some wheat and barley in this Rosman community. Don't say it won't grow. Mr. Carl Allison last year defied everybody and planted several acres of wheat did it according to approved method, and harvested 25 bushels per acre of extra fine wheat. I wonder which is the more profitable, to fiv.- v'' corn acre for acre? There is not : much work to growing wheat as it | will grow in the winter season wh'l -| we are cutting fire wood. You can make 10 bushels of barley on an acre. At $2.00 per bushel, $80.00. Barley is equal to corn pound for pound to feed stock. It looks to me like the above figures puts corn back a little. What are the appoved practices for growing these crops? Here it is: , , , 1. Rate of seeding: 2 bushels per acre. , , 2. Use high yielding, adapted, clean seed. 3. Use formaldehyde smut treat ment. , 4. Fertilizer ? 400 pounds per 4. Fertilizer? 400 pounds of 10 4-4. 5. Date of seeding: Oct. 1-15. ? G. Do not broadcast, but drill. 7. Plant on firm seed bed. Rust is caused by an organism that lives part of life on the shrub called common Barberry. Destroy it and you will have no rust. If your wheat falls down, plant more seed} per acre and use an excess of pot ash. FINE SWEET CLOVER GROWN IN COUNTY I ; H. B. Glazener, of the Connest<>e . section, brought to The News offfce I | Tuesday, fine specimens of sveet , clover grown on his place. The two | 'classes, Iluban and Yellow Biennial. | ? both thrived well in the ore-acre, plots used by Mr. Glazener as an ex- j periment. 0:ie stalk of Huban va irietv measured seven feet three iir .iches, while the Yellow Biennial: .measured five feet one. WANT YOUR BOY OR GIRL TO HAVE THIS PAPER DURING THE SCHOOL YFAR AT $3 This is the last week that our offer ^ good for send ing The Brevard News to the boys and gir's at college for only one dollar for the whole sc1^0' year. After this week the price will be at regul*1' subscription rates. Get it going this week. FROM NOW UNTIP I'HE CLOSE OP SCHOOL FOR ONLY ONE DOLLAR. ACT QUICKLY V 'MRS. H. C. M'KINNA IS SERIOUSLY HURT Mrs. H. C. McKinna, aged about GO, of Selica, is in a serious condi tion in Transylvania Hospital as re sult of a fractured skull which she suffered last Friday afternoon in front of her home at Selica, when she attempted to cross the highway and was struck by an oncoming au tomobile. Late reports from the hospital Wednesday were to the ef fect that there was on improve ment in Mrs. McKinna's condition. Elmer Moselay, a young :nan liv ing at Rosman, is said to have been driving his automobile along High way No. 28 in the direction towards Rosman, and as he came near the McKinna home, in front of which an other vehicle was parked, he failed to See Mrs. McKinna, it is reported, as she came out onto the highway, of speed, struck cmfwyp cnifwy cmf Young llosoly's car struck M... Mc Kinna, knocking hor down and drag ging her a distance of 15 or 20 feet, and fracturing her skull. In the car with Mosely was Mrs. Vess Winches ter, who teaches at Selica and was on her way to Rosman. : Sheriff T. E. Patton Jr. was soon on the scene, where he arrested -lie young man and placed him in jail, lie was later released on 5 1,000 bond pending the next term of court. BHDGE BENEFIT IS PROFITABLE EVENT G nerally pronounced a huge suc cess, both financially and socially, wii: the benefit bridge Riven at the Cou.rry Club Friday evening, spon sored by ladies of the town to de fray i nses on the new ball park. Sev' .:teen tables were in play, and at the conclusion of the games ( J at eleven o'clock, refreshments were i served, following which dancing wa-- J] enjoyed by the younger .set until I! midnight. Music was furnished by is Mrs. Frank Carr at the piano. The club house was beautifully ft decorated with lavendar and yellow 1 the predominating colors, crepe 1 paper streamers in these colors be- ? : ing effectively arranged from the j < four corners of each room. Laven- < dar ageratum and golden rod filling :1 huge bowls placed in appropria.. jt places added the proper touch < : j color. Further carrying out the Ji cloor motif were the lavendar paper j| napkins and yellow mints. IJ Among the many useful and at- 1 tractive prizes wen by the players, the one considered of most import- 1 ance and the most highly coveted was the Biltmore homespun which was won by Mrs. Ashe. Many othe: valuable prizes given by local firm, and individuals were presented to the fortunate winners. FIRST CREDITORS' Many people attended the first creditors' meeting ir the matter of J. L. Whitmire, bankrupt, Tuerdu. afternoon in the county t. >u**t uouse. Hon. George B. Craig, of heville. referee in bankruptcy, had called the meeting of the creditors, and, was present; jj C. R. Sharpe, former school board ' member and well known contractor, was appointed as trustee in the pro ceedings. Very little else was done, further than notice given by Mr. Craig that all pcr.-rns having claims against Mr. Whitmire must file same with him. The frct that Mr. Whit mire listed the items which he owed does not take place of filing of claims by the creditor. DR. HESTER SPEAKS TO B. & P. WOMEN Featuring the September meeting of the Business and Professional Wo men's club held Monday r.ight at the Blue Moon Sandwich Shop, was an interesting and comprehensive ul - j ciwsion by Dr. William S. Hestei on ! tbt subject of health in its various \ jrhasc-s. A good representation of ' members was present at this first meeting held since the club disband ed during the summer months. Dr. Hester stressed the , three main essentials to good healffi, that of proper food, sufficient ?leep and exercise, pointing out the fact that more competent work could be ac complished through adherence to these essential rules for good health. Preventive medicines and various ways of combating diseases were also intelligently discussed by the speaker of the oc. asion. Due to the unavoidable absence ol ?.he president and vitffe president, Miss Jeannette Talley and Mi's. Luther Pushell, the meeting was pre sided over by the program commit tee chairman, Mrs. R. E. Lawrence. The transaction of business was de ferred until the next meeting of the club. Many, complimentary expressions were heard from the members pres ent regarding the splendid supper ?rvi -1 o this occar." : by the man agement of the Blue Moon. REV. W. H. HARTSELL RECEIVES CALL TO KINGS MTN. CHURCH First Baptist Church of That Town Makes Strong Call for Local Pastor ONE OF MOST POPULAR MEN IN THIS COUNTY Mr. Hartsell In Sylva This Week? Not Known What Answer He Will Malte liev. Wallace H^ Hartsell, popular :m<l well loved pastor of the Brevard Baptist church, has received a call to the First Baptist church of Kings Mountain, one of the big churches in i ietlmont Carolina. Mr. Hartsell is in Sylva this week, conducting a re vival, and it is not known vheth"r or not he intgpds to accept the call. Leading IiajMRs here, wher ques tioned abouttne matter, would not commit themselves until they had seen Mr. Hartsell, but expressed the hope that he would not accept the call. They stated, however, that the call is a distinct recognition of Mr. Hartsell's ability and power as a preacher. Re'v.'Rr. Hartsell is in his seventh year here, as pastor of the Brevard church. During his pastorate, the church has mr. l\ r:?pid gains, both in membership and : enlarging its building here to Lal: :re of the ever incrersini, <-.,n e ition and Sunday School. H-- is highly es teemed not only by th H ptisis but by the entire citizen; 1. ?. and is considered on" of the i 'St active rmn of the county. Ir addition to his church work, Mr. F'^rtsell is vice president of the Kiw: nis club and chairman of thr 111: ic committee. He is an active Mason and Worthy Grand Patron of the Order of the Eastern Star. He is chairman of hhe board of charities and wurks in K-ason and out in that field. Rev. M r. Hartsell fills a pi. ice in he community life here that makes lis influence felt throughout the vhole county. All citizens are his "riends, all love him, and there ?vould be an expression of deep re ,'ret throughout the county should le accept the call to the Kings Moun ain church. P.-T. ASSOCIATION BEGINS ITS WORK - A largo number attended (Jie P. T. A. meeting which was held Friday ifternoon at the Elementary School. The new president, Mrs. H. I.. Wil ;on, presided, this being the first neetinjr of the combined High School nd Elementary School Parent feacher associations. The meeting i'as opened with the P.T.A. Choral 'rayer lead by M!i.s Call. The president appointed the ftfl owing committers: Publicity: Mrs. J. B. Jones. Chairman Grade Mothers. Mrs. jrimshaw. Membership: Mrs. Gus Gillespie, Urs. Robert Tharpe, Mrs. John Max veil, Mrs. J. F. U'inton, Mrs. H. A. Summer. Program: Mrs. S. P. Verner, Mr.-. I. C. Ranson, Miss Eva Call. Miss Jertie Ballard, Miss Puett. Ways and Means: Mrs. J. E. Rut ;y, Mrs. 0. H. Orr, Mrs. Jess Pick flsimer, Mrs. T. H. Shipman. Hospitality: Mrs. J. T. (Iheen. Urs. A. N. Hinton. Mrs. H. K. Er vin, Mrs. Fred Miller, Mrs. Ed Lof ;is, Mrs. Roy Long. At the conclusion of the business neeting. Superintendent Jones in ;roduced Dr. E. H. Branch of the State Board of Health. Dr. Branch ?ave a most interesting lecture il ustrated by slides, on the care of .?hildren's teeth. This lecture was especially heplful to mothers of roung chidlren. The program committee will meet it the high school building Thursday it 3:30 to plan the program for the ,'ear. With the two large organizations ?ombined under the leadership of Mrs. Wilson it is predicted that this vill be one of the best years in the listory of Brevard Parent-Teacher work. ? Mrs. J. B. Jones, Pub. Com. BAND BOYS TO BE HONORED TUESDAY In appreciation of the services rendered by the Brevard Municipal band in their splendid public con :erts presented throughout the sum mer, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Silversteen are giving a dinner next Tuesday evening at the Pierce Moore hotel at 7 o'clock, with' the band boys and their leader, Prof. F. J. Cutter, as quests of honor. Expressions of appreciation from many sources have been shown Prof. Cutter and his boys for their part in affording tourists and residents Lhese free musical treats each week, but it is felt by members of the bind that the approaching- dinner to be tendered them by Mr. and Mrs. Sil vovsteen will be the crowning event f- riop. and one. v/fckh they .. e anticipating with greet pleasure.