BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, APRIL 2, 1930 Number 14 * \ VOLUME XXXV. TWO HIGHWAYS TO BE PAVED DURING THE PRESENT YEAR James G. Stikeleather, High way Commissioner, Glad dens Citizen's Hearts BIG DINNER MEETING OF CHAMBER COMMERCE Is Scene of Announcement ? j Caesar's Head and Pickens Highways Designated Both the Caesar's Head highway ? and the Rosman-Pickens highway I wili be hard-surfaced this year, and j the Boylstpn road will be taken overi by the state and eventually iwud-j surfaced. This important step v/asj taken last Thursday evening at the, open meeting of the Chamber of ' Commerce, held in the Masonic Hall, i which was declared by all to be the greatest, most enthusiastic and im portant meeting ever held in the town by a civic organization. James G. Stikeleather, member of the state highway commission, and Engineer John Walker were present, ana Mr. Stikeleather gave assurance of this work being done. Mr. Stike leather was first called to speak, and he stated that as he did not know ex actly what the people of Brevard and Transylvania county wanted, he urged that others speak first and per mit him to come later on the pro gram. In a few words Mr. Stike leather was given the information as to what was desired. Mr. Thos. H. Shipman, president of the Brevard Banking company, told Mr. Stike leather that paved roads were the things most desired. Mr. Shipman i then pointed out the necessity fori: paving the Caesar's Head highway) and opening up that route to Green ville, to the end that tourists might be enabled to come here through that wondrously beautiful section , from Caesar's [lead over a highway | that leads right on into the Pisgah .National Forest, the Pink Beds and to the summit of Pisgah Mountain. Mr. Shipman was given big applause when he designated this route, as all the people gathered there knew of (Continued on puge five) PROMINENT MAN IS CALLED IN DEATH A. L. Hardin, One of Best;' Loved Men Here, Died Monday Morning , The community was saddened I j Monday on learning of the death of|, A. I.. Hardin, who passed away early ls Monday morning ;it Transylvania j* hospital where lie had been confined j. the past four weeks, his illness duel' to a heart affection/ Funeral ser-l] vices were held Tuesday afternoon | at the residence, conducted by Rev. | j Paul Hartsell. pastor of the Bre vard Baptist church. Interment was in Gillespie cemetery, with Masonic ceremonies. Mr. Hardin was a prominent and highly respected < itize'i of the com munity, and was active in commun ity and business affairs until about four years a jro when his health be wail to fail. He was a native of South Carolina but had lived in Transylvania county the past 10 years. He had made Brevard his home for J years, and was engaged as a civil engineer here during that time, being considered an authority in his line of work during all these! years. Mr. Hardin had the distinc-j tion of laying off the first water mains in Brevard, and made the sur veys for the main streets of the.j town many years ago. Mr. Hardin was a member of the Baptist church, j but had not moved his membership ; from his former South Carolina | church. Surviving are his widow and three j sons, Dr. Cart Hardin, prominent i dentist of Brevard; Harold, of Con- 1 cord; and Hubert, of Tryon, Ga., all! being at their fathers' bedside at the' time of his death. Three grandchil- j dren also survive. Pall bearers, including C. 0. Rob inson, J. E. Loftis, S. F. Allison, F. ; E. Shuford, B. VV. Trantham, W. L. | Couch, marched by the hearers from | the Hardin home to the cemetery, | while members of the Masonic Lodge . marched, following the hearse. The | Masonic body marched from the hall to the home, and from there to cem- j etery, as a mark of respect for the deceased member's well known love of walking. Mr. Hardin loved to take long walks through the valleys or over the mountain peaks about Brevard. SENIORS TO PRESENT PLAY HERE NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT Members of the Senior class of Brevard High School are busy work ing on the annual Senior class play to be presented Friday night, April 11. This play, "Her Temporary Husband," a three-act comedy drama , has an intensely interesting and ex ' citing plot, full of mystery, laughs, and thrills. The cast is well chosen ?and a treat te in store for those who plan to attend. REPORT OF GRAND ^ JURY IS PRAISED County Institutions and Offices In Splendid Condition, Report Says HOME SUGGESTED FOR LOCAL POOR CHILDREN i Judge Moore Praises Report on Couaty Home ? Many True Bills | Judge Walter Moore complimented the grand jury lor service rendered at this term of court, and paid com pliment to the officers of the coun ty, officials of the jail and the county home, and thanked the grand jury for its thorough work and speedy action. Several true bills were returned, among them being bills against the Shadrick brothers for the free-for-all fight hete last Saturday night week. Judge Moore stated that the report on the county home was the best re port he had heard from a grand jury on the condition of a county home in any place that he has ever held court. H. B. Glazener, W. E. Shipman, J. R. Mahoney, J. L Merrill, C. E. Hogsed, J. A. Gillespie, J. H. Gilles pie, W. H. Sentell, W. U. Merrill, V. C. Orr, P. L. Gallamore, B. Chap man, I. F. Shipman, G. H. Case, G. W. Bowen, L. M. Simpson, E. W. Hamlin and Clyde Blythe constitut ed the grand jury, with Mr. Bowen as foreman. M. C. Corn was special officer for the grand jury. Report made by the clerk of the court indicated that the matter of reports and bonds for guardians, ex ecutors and administrators were in the best condition for many years past. Indication was made that there would be a children's home estab (Continued on page five) CELERY MEETING ' ATTRACTS CROWDS A good crowd of interested people ittended the celery meeting in the Agricultural class room of Rosman High School last Tuesday night. The neeting was opened by Prf. Corbin, explaining in detail the growing of 1 ?elery in Florida. He was followed r >y P. A. Morgan, who told of his ex- ; jerience in growing the crop arid of s lis plans for the coming season. Mr. ? Horgai> stated that his taxes this c rear were paid out of his small eel- I >ry patch of last year. J 0. 0. Yongue was the last to re- < ate his experiences and plans on rrowing celery and this he did very - forcefully, and in his characteristic ^ ?vay, telling about his interview with f some wholesale dealers in Asheville, i .vho said that they would handle any 1 imount of celery that we would ; rrow provided it was of the quality ? hat Mr. Morgan grew last year, i Messrs Morgan and Yongue both * lave celery plants up and growing h .?cry nicely in their hotbeds. Right] j iow is the time to sow the seed fori' :he bulk of the crop. They may be 1 sown in the open ground except 1 [Mank on the side sand burlap cov- < ring. The very best seed of ap- < proved varieties at wholesale prices 1 may be obtained from Prof. Corbin < .it Rosman, together with the infor- j illation on how to grow the crop. t ; CARRIES 10-H0UR i OLD BABE IN ARMS i Mrs. Will Morgan, of Etowah, carried her baby, ten hours old from i her bed to safety on the outer edge , of the yard when it^was discovered ( that her house was in flames, ac cording to reports from attending physicians, and has suffered no ill effects from the unusual experience. The baby was born at 7o'clock in the morning last Friday. At 5 o'clock Mrs. Morgan, who was alone except for her mother-in-law and her new i babe, was shocked to see great I flames being swept from the roof of i the house into the doorway, leaping ' far into the room as they were fan- ! ned by the high winds. Jumping) from her bed with the baby, in her j arms, Mrs. Morgan wrapped a quilt j about her, and with her mother-in- j law rushed through the leaping j flames and to safety in the yard. The whole roof was ablaze and ! the house was soon destroyed by the ! fire which was constantly fanned by : the high March winds. Mr. Horgan , arrived, and took the two women and | [the little baby to a home nearby. j BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL I GAINING IN ATTENDANCE j ; Unusual gains have been noted in the attendance at Sunday School in the Brevard Baptist church, there be ing a gain of forty-five last Sunday over the preceding Sunday. The meetings of the teachers and officers held every Friday evening has creat ed great interest in Sunday School work. Attention is called to the fact that these meetings are now sched uled at 7 :45 o'clock every Friday evening, instead of 7 :30, as liereto Ifore. t See the New Chevrolet Coach; It's Here; Time Is Short, Better 'Hurry! Boy, that Chevrolet Coach is a beauty ! It is now in the possession of The Brevard News, where it can be seen and tried and tested by all interested parties. It is fully equipped, with extra tire, bumpers, and all, filled with gas and oil, and ready to ride home. Even the insurance is paid for the first year on it. It is here, awaiting the subscriber who makes the nearest correct estimate of the population of Transylvania county. ?|?i Is YOUR estimate in? If not, better hurry and get it in NOW. If you are already a subscriber, ail you have to do is to see to it that your subscription to The Brevard News is paid up through this year, 1930. i 'If you are not a subscriber, all you have to do is sub scribe for one year, and enter your estimate. The census takers are now busy throughout the county. When their figures are released, then the one having the nearest correct estimate will own this new car. In case of a tie, those tying must settle among themselves. Not a cent extra cost ? just payment of your subscrip- ' tion to The Brevard News, your own paper. This offer is open to every one, everywhere. Write, wire, phone, or call at the office and get your name on the list. You have as much opportunity to name 1 the winning number as any one else. , Call The Brevard News for any further information. Just a little figuring may mean the beginning of a for- j tune to you. Come ! Don't stay out, and be sorry. i ruffian shoots AT J. S. BROMFIELD Barely Escapes Death or Ser ious Injury From Double Barrel Shotgun lames S. ~Bromfield. prominent ?ow escape from death late lutsdaj ifternoon, when some 0"0fl?finK hotgun at him as he was driving ilonir the highway, ten miles noith P M-.u-nort Temi. The gun was ireil at close range, powder^ burns ^on Jr. Bromfield s face and on the edge if the automobile top disclosed Mr' Bromfield and his daughter, Hiss Sherrill, were returning to Br - rd from a visit to Mr. Bromfield s ather in Kentucky. On the 'me Tennessee highway was a smau louse, the tront porch of w-hicdi wa , mtlf below the level of the load, ind extended to the road s edi,e. A "ill was standing on this porch, and Bromfield approached, tht man ?aised his y;un an(* ^ire<^? v jromfield wa sabout even with hm . That the mart intended to shoot - ? Bromfield, who wa: driving. \.. fenced bv the fact that the di> ?harged load of shot went diiectb his head,- vet so near that the Brevard man felt the burn of P?w kMr. Bromfield stopped as quickly ls possible, as did two cars that welt mmediately behind him. Upon tht inrent advice ot the men '"her cars, Mr Bromfield came on ? \cwDort. He was told that tni lien who lived at the house were iesperate characters. He came Newport and reported to the " * ?erl wh oassembled a posse for the nuruose of making arrests. Bromfield stated that ^e Newport officers would not go to th 1 ? without several men being in tne crowd, declaring it to be danger even for the officers to attempt . ai rest without a large number of men. Otucome of the investigation ? awaited with keenest interest: ^ Mr. Bromfield is at a loss to kn the reason for the attempt upon his life. ' RED CROSS COMES TO CAMP 1LLAHEE Announcement is made that The Naitonal Red Cross Institute wall be held at Camp Illahee, beginning or June 18 and lasting for ten days This institute was held every year w Transylvania county for some time but went elsewhere last year. It said the management of this inst tute found that greatei ad\anWK exist here than in any other section hence their decision to hold the 19.31 institute at Camp Ilaheu. First aid and life saving art taught at these institutes and then coming here means much t camp life of Transylvania county for the demonstrations prove won derful assets to the management o the various camps operatinghere. This institute brings people fron manv sections of the country, selections by the Red Cross o ?a community "is considered as beinj^ 'i-eat benefit from the standpoint o Publicity for Transylvania county. REPUBUCANS WILL 1 MEET ON APRIL 12 County Convention Called By Chairman Fisher ? Pre- i] cinct Meetings Republicans of Transylvania coun-jj ty will hold a county convention in j> the court house, Brevard, on Satur-,1 day afternoon, April 12, at 2 o'clock, | in accordance with a call issued this ? week by Ralph R Fisher, chairman ! of the executive committee. The call ' appears in another column of this 1 issue of The Brevard News. Precinct meetings are to be held, according to 1 this call, on Friday afternoon pre- i ceding the county convention. ' Business to be transacted at the ' [convention, according to the call, in- ' dudes selection of delegates to at jtend the state convention in Raleigh | on April 17; delegates to the district Jsolicitorial convention, the con- ' jrressional convention and thi sena- 1 torial convention for the 2nd district. Election of a chairman is to be an event of the day, also, according to 1 the announcement. No county can didates are to be named at the com ing county convention, this work to ! be done at a later convention, it is said. GOLD PRIZES W i: ! TOBACCO GROWERS i I ' One hundred and five dollars in gold prizes have been posted for ex cellency in tobacco growing in Tran sylvania county, the prize money be ing offered as follows: First prize, $50 in gold, to be given by the Chamber of Commerce. Second prize, $25 in gold, to be given by Pushell's Department store and Morris Footwear department, at Pushell's. Third prize, $15 in gold, to be given by the Carr Lumber company. Fourth prize, $10 in gold, to be given by Carl McCrary, of the Mc Crayr Tire and Battery Service. Fifth prize, $5 in gold to be given by the B. & B. Feed and Seed com pany. Details of the contest will be an nounced later, these to be worked out in the meetings being held by Julian Glazener with the tobacco growers of the county. , | Interest in the tobacco crop is jfine, it is said by those in contact I I with the tobacco growers. NOTICE TO EVERYBODY Next week The Brevard New* will issue a Special Easter Edi tion. It it planned to place a copy ' of the paper in every home in Transylvania qounty. ! All correspondents are re r quested to mail their letters in ! as early as possible. All people , having item* for publication will accommodate the paper very f greatly by turning in all copy early. 1 All advertisers who place any t vaulation upon the opportunity s of reaching every citizen in the f county will prepare their adver f tiling copy early, and phone us, or bring it into the office. i'AKING UM& 1 ALL THE COUNTV Nine Men and Women Begin ^york in Transylvania County LONG LISTQUESTIONS TO BE ASKED CITIZENS Ten- Year Event Shows Uncle Sam's Standing Along Every Line Tuesday morning the census tal'. [ers began tho huge task of counting noses in Transylvanif. county. From house to house, in every nook, cor ner and cranny of the county, those government officials will go. Frorc the oldest person in each house to the tinies'. tot thsre, providing it waii born before April 1, the records wili. be taken. In Brevard township Mrs. Nettie D. Benedict, Ed. . J McGaha and Edgar B. Orr will do the v/ork. Rhett W. Talley ar.d Riley A Merrill at Penrose, James W. Fisher at Ros man, Mrs. Lee F. Norton, Willie V. Galloway and Eugene S. King in the upper end of the county. Citizens are urged to co-operate with these officials and give thbm every assistance in the work they are to do. Of course every on? wants the population to be completely counted, to the end that Transyl vania will have the benefit of all the numbers in population to which it is entitled. Many questions will be asked, but these questions have been prepared by the government, and the people lakinjr the census are simply asking the questions which the government orders them to ask. It is a difficult task, and whatever co-operation the peopk- can give the census takers ivill be appreciated by them and by j the government. LOCAL SCHOOL IN ! 3-CORNERED DEBATE! Annual triangular debate of the three high schools, Brevard. Fruit and and Forest City, will take place Friday night. at which time the Bri k-ard affirmatives will meet the Fruit- j .and negatives at the Brevard High School auditorium, beginning at R a'clock. j The query will be: Resolved, That, \Torth Carolina should adopt the pro- i posed constitutional amendment, au- j thorizing the classification of prop-| erty for taxes. The Brevard affirmative will be upheld by Sarah Louise Andrews and Anne Bowen, and the Brevard negative by Bertha Jean Hamptoi ind Wilson Lyday. The local tiep itive team will debate the Forest City affirmative at Forest City. If either school" wins in bolh contests it will be entitled to enter the state Tinijls at the University of North Carolina on April 18, competing fur the Aycock Memorial cup. The following program will be liven Friday night at the Brevard High School auditorium: Music by the orchestra; special music by the alee club; piano solo by Rhuemma Beddingfield; rejoinder; music by rlee club; music by orchestra. BIG CONVENTION OF SINGERS HERE| With the largest crowd in the history of the association in attendr ance, the Singing Convention held last Sunday in the county court house re-elected J. A. Simpson as president; J. W. Burns, vice presi dent and R. E. Mackey as secretary treasurer. This is the sixth year that Mr. Simpson has been chosen to head this organization which means so much to Transylvania county and Western North Carolina. Leaders taking part, last Sunday were: J. W. Burns, W. H. Jones, J. M. Orr, Jake Baker, Prof. Carter, 0. Bolden, Jud Patterson, Mr Hughes, Lloyd Cantrell. Duet nurbers were rendered by the Misses Boggs, of Greenville, and Miss Belle Frady and Miss Arlena Capps. Burns' quartet, Bolden quartet, the Blan tyre quartet, the Simpson Brothers quartet, the Sigmore and Lewis quartet and the Patterson double quartet delighted the packed house with their several numbers. Two songs by the Pisgah Forest class were especially pleasing. Mrs. Lewis and Mr. Carter were organists of the day. The convention meets every' fifth Sunday, and has become a fixed event for the county. The crowds grow larger at each succeeding conven tion, giving indication of the great good this convention is doing for the county. CLARENCE T1NSLEY REPORTED ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY Clarence Tinsley, one of the best known citizens of Brevard, was taken to the Patton Memorial hospital, Hendersonville, last Saturday, suf fering acutely from appendicitis. (An operation was performed Satur day afternoon, and last reports are to the effect that there is chance of | recovery. ' MDPJCK TRIO IS FOUND GUILTY IN SUPERIOR COURT Charged With k ?ault With Deadly Weapons With Intent To Kil! TO PASS SENTENCE ON THE BROTHERS THURSDAY Maximum Penalty of 10 Years in the State Penitentiary Clin Be Given ^oe Shadrick, Jmi Shadriclc ?.nct Jim Sbiiirick, brother*, were found guilty in Sup<4rior court Wednesday on a charge of n- ? ?tuft with deadly weapon* with intent to kill. The case was begun TueuSay afte.-noovi, and I counsel completed argument* shortly afternoon W>*dne*day, the jury returning the verdict about 4 o'clock. Sentence i* to be pasted Thursday mdrning. Notice ot appeal wa* given. bcveral other true bills were re turned against the boys" collectively and individually, only one of which was a felony. The misdemeanor cases were remanded to the General County Court. It was in evidence that the Shad ricks. on Saturday evening, March 22, went to the home of Onsley Holden, and attacked Holder) with what was claimed to be sticks, bricks, ron pipes, and so on. After leaving the Hodlen home, it is chanted that the Shadricks had a free-for-all fight with several men who rushed out of a barber shop upon hearing the racket. It is these cases that were remanded to the County Court, the Superior court hearing only the more serious charge, that of assault with deadly weapons with intent to kill. Attorneys say this charge carries a maximum penalty of ten year.- in the penitentiary. Following are the jurors who were chosen for the case : Tim Cowan, H. C. Chapman, Melvin Gil lespie, R. E. Muckey, C. F. Mi- have the two democrats selected as being one Simmons man and one Bailey man, because of intense interest in the primary for the United States senatorship. This request was turned down, the state board of elections saying that any such division, or line-up. in their own ranks would then give the republican member the balance of power in all matters where a vote was taken on policy. The June primaries and the No vember elections will be held in Transylvania county under the di rection of the three men named Sat urday. It is charged by Simmons forces that Bailey forces won control of thu primary machinery in the selection of the one hundred county boards last Saturday, and it is expected that in terest in this senatorial contest will wax warm from now on until the June primary. CRIMINAL CASES ARE TRIED THIS WEEK Many cases on the criminal docket i in Superior court were disposed of during the first days of the $r*ek, with Judge Walter E. Moore^pre siding, and the Hon. J. Will fMess, Jr., as solicitor. The following were called and failed: Owen Orr, Richard Whitmire, James Butler, Tom Bagwell. J. L. Gillespie and Bill Williams. Clyde Jones, charged with injury to livestock, was set free of the charge when the court ordered a verdict of not guilty. Nol pros was taken in the cases Howard Tow and George Stan cell. Connell Talley was found guilty on a charge of stealing potatoes. Alias capias was 'issued and con tinued in the cases of Muller Albert, Fred Galloway, Homer Galloway, and Pierce Butler. Other cases were continued to the next term of Superior court. At the conclusion of the criminal docket, a large civil docket will be taken up.