THE BREVARD
VOLUME XXXV
BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, AUGUST 8, 1930
Hundreds of Visiting Golfers Are Expected in Brevard Friday and Saturday
ASHEVILLE DAY TO BE OBSERVED FRIDAY,
FOUR OTHER TOWNS COMING SATURDAY
? ? ? ~ ? n 1 1 1 II
Greenville, Gastonia, Hender
sonville and Charlotte
Here Saturday
TO PLAY GOLF ON BOTH
DAYS AS CLUB'S GUESTS
Fine Publicity Given Affair In
Newspapers of Towns
Invited
Friday and Saturday are expected
to be big- days in Brevard, when
many golfers Jrom neighboring
cities will come here for play on the
Brevard golf course. Friday is
"Asheville Day," and it is expected
that a large number of Asheville
people will bo here. General invi
tations have been sent to the people
of Asheville through The Asheville
Times, The Asheville Citizen, and
The West Asheville News, all these
papers having given splendid pub-|
licity to the affair being staged in i
Brevard. J
Then on Saturday golfers are !
coming from Charlotte, Greenville,
Gastonia and Hendersonville, and |
will be the guests of the local club!!
on that day. The Charlotte Observer ;
and The Charlotte News have given']
much publicity to the event. The J.
following letter lias been received |
from Mr. B. S. Griffith, managing ?
editor of The Charlotte News: i
"Mr. James F. Barrett, Editor, 1
"The Brevard News,
"Brevard, N. C. <
"Dear Mr. Barrett: p
"We are carrying a story this aft- M
ernoon that Brevard is opening its 1 1
golf course to Charlotte players next^
Saturday and 1 am sure that those ,s
who do not go will miss something , '
worthwhile. Although my own ex- J 5
perience on the Brevard golf course.1
was quite disappointing, I am in po-i*
sition to tell any and all that you !
have a real course. |>
"Incidentally, 1 want to a?jain ex-j<
press my appreciation for the great 1
many courtesies shown Mrs. Griffith '
and myself while in your very de- 1 '
lightful city.
"With kindest personal regards)
and best wishes, I am . i
"Very truly yours, '
B. S. liKimiti.
Managing Editor." j
Mr. Griffith and family spent sev- i
eral days here last month, and the .
Charlotte editor has had lots to say j
about. Brevard since his return to I
vhe Queen City. While here, Mr. |
Griffith played golf with Harry Pat- ,
ton, whose courtesy to the Char- 1
lqtte man has been the subject of
some fine comments in the Char- ;
otte newspaper.
The Charlotte Observer, in giving!
publicity to the affair next Saturday, ;
drew the ftfllowing comment from |
Mr. Harry Griffin, sports editor of ,
The Charlotte Observer:
'?James F. Barrett, editor of The [
Brevard News writes to tell us that,
next Saturday is to be observed as j
"Charlotte Day" in Brevard. Golf ,
is the link that is to draw the two J
towns togctber. i
"A cordial invitation has been ex-!,
tended all golfers in Charlotte to
play in the Brevard course as guests
of the club.
" 'Of course there will be no I
greens fee or other charges for
Charlotte people on that day," Mr.
Barrett writes. "Our purpose is to
get acquainted with Charlotte, and
have them see our section and play
golf on our course, which is declared
by all our visitors to be one of the 1
sportiest courses in the south.'
"This is a fine gesture on the part 1
of Brevard and nothing would
please the writer more than to be
among the large number from here
who are certain to take advantage of
such a cordial invitation.
"Without the imitation to play '
golf, the trip to Brevard, in the
beautiful mountain section, would
be sufficient inducement. With the
added invitation to play golf and
accegt the hospitality of Brevard
we can only regret that we must be
among those who stay in Charlotte
Saturday in order to look after such
little things as baseball, golf and
other sports activity that will keep
us tied to a desk. |
"HARRY GRIFFIN." |
The Hendersonville Times-News |
has been giving front page notice to
the event, as have the Greenville
newspapers, and it goes without say
ing that Brevard and the Brevard
Golf Club appreciate this great as- ;
sistance on the part of the news-;
papers. It is to be a big event for
this community, and the men and
women of Brevard are making ev
ery preparation to give the visitors
a royal time while they are here. 1
YOUNG TAR HEEL FARMERS
CALLED TO MEET MONDAY
Call has been issued for a meet
ing of the Young Tar Heel Farmers,
Brevard Chapter, Monday evening at
8 o'clock in the rooms of the Bre
vard High School building. It is
urged that all members be present,
as business of great importance is
to be transacted.
ANOTHER MONTH GRANTED
FOR PAYMENT OF TAXES
At the insistent demand ot
many tax payers, it is said, the
county commissioner* granted one
more month fotr the payment ot
1929 taxes before advertising the
list of property for sale. The ad
vertising was to have been start
ed in this week's paper, but many
people asserted that they could
pay up within this month, if the
commissioners could grant this
extension of time.
GANGSTER METHOD ,
ATTEMPTED HERE !
Much indignation has been ex
pressed in the county because of an ;
effort made last Friday night to ex- j
tort money from Mrs. Carl Moltz,
of Lake Toxaway, when a threaten- 1
ing note was placed in the Moltz
Lumber company's automobile, de- 1
manding that Mrs. Moltz place i
?3000 at a given spot near her home <
by 11 o'clock Friday night, or both t
her homes would be dynamited. The i
note was placed in the automobile i
while it was parked in front of the
aoarding house operated at Lake c
Toxaway by Mr. and Mrs. Dewitt i
Sillcspie. This occurred about noon ^
an Thursday. \
Officers were notified of the re-j*
:eipt of the note. Sheriff Patton,
.vith Deputy Sheriff Wood, Chief of c
Police Freeman, Eck L. Sims and Ed t
Sillespie, after arranging with the c
family to place a package as in- r
itructed in the note at the point 1
lesignated, then concealed them- I
selves about the place. Nearly all v
light the officers remained on t
juard, while nearby Eck L. Sims had
;he bloodhound, ready for the chase 1
f it hecanie necessary. No one show- J
:d up, however, and it is not known
vhether they writer of the note
:ound out that officers wei-e ~in the
leighborhood, or simply lost their
lerve.
Mrs. Moitz, was, before her mar
iage a few months ago, Mrs. Arm- J
itrong, with large holdings of prop
?rty in the Toxaway section. Her 1
narriage to Mr. Moltz, head of the '1
>ig Moltz Lumber company, united r
.wo people who have been of tre-jo
nendous influence in building up the r
lection of the county where their '
lOme is located. Mrs. Moltz is al- 0
nost idolized by hundreds of citi
:ens of the county who have work- c
>d for her in the construction of c
ler fine buildings, and her deep t
:oncern for the people of the com- t
nunity has endeared her to the fine t
:itizens in the Toxaway section.
Mr. Moltz is no less popular with t
,he large number of people working '
:or his big lumber concern. Threat I
)f harm to the Moltz family has t
iroused the indignation of the peo- '
lie of the community, and these good ?
"oiks express in no uncertain terms 1
;he fate that awaits any one or any c
jang that might attempt to harm r
;hem or destroy any of the Moltz r
property. j
UNDERTAKING CO.
OPENS SATURDAY
Saturday next has been set aside
by The Brevard Hardware and Fur
niture company as opening day for
their new undertaking and funeral
home department. The public is in- !
vited to call and inspect the new
place, which is housed in a room ad
joining the hardware store on West.
Main street. The rooms have been
newly papered and furnished, and ,
there is an /atmosphere of quiet, and
such cleanly surroundings, that must'
be appealing to the public.
A Studebaker ambulance is now^
in service, in connection with the un- '
dertaking department, which has two !
entrances ? rear and side, with tires
and springs made especially for am- I.
bulance service, giving as great com- :
fort as possible to sick or injured, i.
Coffins and caskets have been ,
stocked in the display room, and ev- j
ery appointment necessary in con- 1
nection with operation of an up-to
date undertaking establishment has J
been made.
It is expected that a large num
ber of people in the town and coun
ty will call Saturday and inspect the
new place. Mr. D. F. Moore and Mr.
Purde Osborne, owners of the Hard
ware and Furniture store, will give,
it is announced, their personal at
tention to all calls made for service,
while Mr. Shappard, embalmer with
many years experience, will have
charge of all embalming work.
MASONIC MEETING FRIDAY
| EVENING; MANY TO ATTEND1
I
i Many members are expected to1
?attend the regular communication1
of Dunn's Rock Masonic Lodge this1
(Friday evening. Special business is
to come before the membership. 1
ASSOCIATION TO
MEET NEXT WEEK
Macedonia Church To Be Host
? 25 'Churches To Be
Represented
Representatives from twenty-five
Baptist churches in the county will
gather at Macedonia church in Glou
cester, on Wednesday and Thursday,
Aug. 13 and 14, for the annual
association meeting. Rev. E. R.
Pendleton is moderator, and will pre
side at the sessions. Call has been
made upon all chairmen of standing
committees, officers and delegates to
be on timej so the work of the asso- 1
ciation can be starte.d and operate j
in smooth manner.
There are two roads leading from j
Highway 28 into the Macedonia com- i
munity, one at Quebec and the other !
just above Rosman. It has been I
suggested that people making in- j
quiries as to the better route to take. ,
Announcement has been made that i
Ihe Rev. Carl Blythe will preach the I
innua! sermon, and many people are ,
ooking forward with much pleasure '
;o this event.
There is no more beautiful sec- 1
;ion in all the county for holding an I
issociation meeting than that in the j
jloucester section. The rugged beau- [
y of the community is most appeal- 1
ng, and the spirit of the fine people i
s no less attractive. The word I
'welcome" is written large on the |
?ountenances of the people there, and '
t is a foregone conclusion that all 1
vho attend the association meeting .
vill spend two days that will never 1
le forgotten.
The Baptist church, being the .
lominant church group in the coun
y, of course takes the lead in
hurch activities, and these annual i
neetings of the association are high-',
y important not only to the church,1
>ut to the progress of the county as !
k-ell. Full attendance is expected at '
he association meeting next week. '?
PUSHELL'S STORE j;
NOW CELEBRATING !
i.
In a double page announcement
his week Pushell's Di-partmenl J
itore tells of the n:anner employed
n observance of that store's eighth
.nniversary in Brevard. The an
louncement includes also the story
f the Morris Footwear Department,
naintained in the I'ushell Depart- (
nent Store. Luther Pushell is head j
f the business bearing his name, (
yhile N. Morris owns the footwear j(
lepartment. Both these gentlemen i,
ame to Brevard about the same I j
ime, eight years ago, and both havej!
ieen most active in the affairs of j]
he town since coming here.
The celebration of the anniversary j
his year is taking the form of a
east of bargains, and the officials i
rankly state that they are doing ,
his because they need the business. ?
n order to get that business, they
ay, th^' prices on their merchandise
n this sale event has been marked
lown to very, very low prices, in ;
nany instances these prices being
nuch lower than this firm has ever
>ut on its stock in the past. "It is
lot profits we are thinking about
iow," Mr. Pushell said. "What we
leed is to turn some of our mer
:handise into cash right now, hence
he low pirces, with no regard to
jrofits, that we have placed on our
roods."
Ernest Wilson
Ernest Wilson, aged 40, died last
Sunday at the Wilson home near Elm
Bend bridge, after an illness of
four months. Funeral services were
held at Carr's Hill Baptist church
Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock,
the Rev. Paul Hartsell conducting
the services. The deceased was a ;
member of the Baptist church, hav- 1
ing joined when but a lad. He was
born in this county and had lived j
all his life here, highly respected by
all who knew him.
The decesed is survived by his .
widow and seven children. The j
widow, before her marriage, was |
Miss Lula Melton, of Black Moun
taih. In addition to these, three
brothers and two sisters survive, as
follows: Frank, Loniard and Rush
Wilson; Miss Nellie Wilson and Mrs.
Ada Owenby.
NEW DEVELOPMENT BEING
STARTED NEAR TOXAWAY
Mr. "Til" McCall is enthusiastic
over the activities now gettnig un
der way in the community in which
he lives. Some South Carolina men
are erecting two houses, and it is
said will soon begin the construc
tion of p. dam which is to create a
real swimming pool. Other houses
will be erected at an early date, it
is said, and the place gives promise
of becoming a thickly populated
center of summer homes for South
[Carolinians. The activity is in no
wise a "sale development," as all
the houses being built and contem
plated are for people already own
I ing the land, and who intend to oc
cupy the houses.
AMERICAN LEGION
ON BOARD TONIGHT
Fun and Frolic Promised In
Program To Be Given
Thuraday Night
All the decks are being cleared
for the Junior Beauty Revue to be
given Thursday night at the High
School auditorium by the Monroe
Wilson Post, American Legion. Many
business houses in town and some
j individuals have joined forces with
the Legion in making the affair one I
of the most interesting ever staged I
here. The program that has been!
arranged gives assurance that all ,
who attend will be amply repaid in)
the entertainment to be offered. I
Mrs. Ralph R. Fisher has assisted
in arranging the program for the
Legion, the high lights being as fol
lows : J
Mrs. Carol Elaine Kilpatrick and
a company of thirty in a doll act.
Dr. Hardin and Philip Price, the '
Amos and Andy of Brevard, in a I
specialty that was especially prc-i;
pared for this occasion, and which
promises to be a side.splitter and 1
rip-roaring success.
Mrs. Mary Jane Walker, singing,
and that's enough said.
Miss Martine Pearce, acrobatic
dancer who has no peer on any stage
in the country today.
Camp Transylvania, offering the
services of their Harmonica Boys.
Camp Keystone, in specialty acts
to be announced at the school audi
torium Thursday night.
Camp Perry-Ann, represented by 1
a bevy of pretty girls in unusur.i ?
specialty numbers.
Ralph R. Fisher, of the Legion, <
will be master of ceremonies, an- i
nouncer, and so on and so on. 1
Dr. Hardin is in charge of the ?
sale of tickets, and requests all who
are selling the tickets to make re- <
turns at his office Thursday after-, i
noon, or at the school building onjc
Thursday night.
There will be more than the above j I
sn the program, some things that!
are coming as big surprises, and ev. !'
srybody is expected to be on hand,j'
find yell for the boys of the Amei- i
:an legion.
REAL SUFFERING ]
FROM THE DR0UGHT1
? k
Reports from over Eastern Ameri- (
:a are to the effect that the drought I
is becoming more acute, as day after
lay passes with no rain. Citizens ?(
Df Transylvania county, where much r
rain has fallen this season in com- i
parison with other sections, are not
feeling the effects of the drought 1
even as much as adjoining counties j
feel it. In Charlotte the people arc
meeting daily to pray for rain, as
they are' donig in many other sc:
tions of the country where the
crops are all but destroyed, and
where intense suffering is bound to
follow in the wake of the drought. ]
Appeals have been made to Presi- i
dent Hoover to see to it that rail- i
road companies arrange for ex- i
tremely low rates, to the end that j
cattle can be shipped out of the area ]
just east of te Mississippi, where <
there is not even water sufficient ]
for the stock to drink, and where all <
the grass has been burned up in hot
rays of the scorching sun. It has i
also been asked that credit be ex- <
tended to those who have lost their \
all as a result of the drought. The j
president is giving consideration to i
the request for aid.
Not even the oldest citizens can ;
recall a drought that has continued
as long as this one has, nor one that i
has been more general throughout :
the country. And there is no relief ;
in sight, according to the weather i
bureau officials. i
MANY MARRIAGE LICENSES
ISSUED BY THE REGISTER
Several people have applied for
marriage license during the past few
days, according to the records in
the office of Register of Deeds Ira
D. Galloway. Among the appli
cants are the following: Harrison
Rhodes to Mrs. I'la Norris, both of
Pisgah Forest; Sanford Crane to
Pearl Hollingsworth, both of Horse
shoe; James L. Lano, Jr., of Charles
ton, to Miss Kristine Parsons, of
Sapphire; Frank Davis, of Hender
Isonville to Miss Katherine McCran
jey, of Asheville.
MR. ALLISON HERE FOR
REST AND WEEK'S VISIT
Mr. J. M. Allison, formerly of
j Brevard but now a prominent citizen
{of Alabama, is here for a visit with
his brother, J. Mack Allison, and
his sisters, Mrs. Ernest Webb, Mrs.
T. D. Grimshawe and Mrs. C. C.
Yongue. Mr. Allison says the crops,
are cut short in Alabama because of
the long drought, it having been
many weeks since any rainfall was
recorded there. He expects to re
main here for several days.
KIWANIS MEETING ? At The Cat
& Fiddle Thursday, at 12:00. All
Visiting Kiwanians cordially ? invited
to be present.
FLOWER SHOW TO BE
HELD AUGUST 21ST
!
Women's Bureau Sponsoring
Very Important Event
--Classifications
Final plans for Brevard's annual
flower show are being perfected, j
The event is sponsored by the Wo- J
man's Bureau and will be held on
Thursday, August 21, at the Cham
ber of Commerce rooms on Main
street
Despite the season's unusual
drought, many flowers of different
varieties have been promised for
the various entries and a splendid
display of flowers, planted and spe
cial features is expected by the com
mittee in charge. Entries are open
to anybody in the town and county, I
and the committee urges as many '
people as possible to participate in I
the aproacning event.
Valuable prizes have been donated I
by widely known seed and nursery1
firms from this and other staes. A '
partial list of the prizes offered to
date follows: !
1(10 tulip bulbs in 10 fine varieties
S3 worth of seeds, roots or bulbs }
2 dahlia roots, value $5 each
Six flowering shrubs ]
S5 worth of plants, seeds or bulbs i
1 dozen Betty Joy variety gladiol- 1
us '(
100 tulip bulbs choice from cata- (
log |
Silver medal and bronze medal. ,
Following is the classification fori,
;he various entries in the flower',
ihow : i j
GROUP I ? Largest collection of j
lifferuit varieties; most artistic ar- (
?angement of the following flowers .
,vill be entered: dahlias, gladiolus, t
isters, zinneas, marigold, phlox. i.
GROUP II ? Largest collection of r
lifferent varieties; most artistic ar- j
'angement of different varieties ? .
ither flowers. J
GROUP III ? Greatest variety and ^
pettiest collection of wild flowers. _ j
GROUP IV ? Finest specimen ann t
argest variety of potted plants and ?
'eras. . ' ,
Committees in charge of the dif- 1
erent flower show activities include:
Jericral chairman, Mrs. 0. L. Erwin;|
;ol:citing committee, Mrs. B. F. ,*
ieasley, Mrs. Roy Long, Mrs. J. B. 3
ones; decorating ar.d arrangement.)
tlrs. Ralph Fisher, Mrs. Bill Fetzer,
tfrs. Coleman Galloway, Mrs. E. R. s
'endleton; classification, Mrs. T. H.
jhipman, Mrs. John Maxwell, Mrs.
7. C. Yongue ; marking committee. j>
Hiss Martha Boswell, Miss Alma,s
[Yowbridge, Miss Ella ZQchary. I
)ther members of the Woman's Bu- J
?eau will assist in the various activ-.1
DELEGATION FROM jj
BALSAM IN TOWN j
]
Several leading citizens of the 1
Balsam Grove section were in Bre
vard Monday, in connection with j
;he school situation in that com- '
nunity. They appeared before the |j
board of education, on a question,;
pertaining to the operation of the |
school bus, which was settled ap- 1
?arently to the satisfaction of the j '
ielegation. ^
The Balsam Grove school is lo- <
:ated in one of 'the most beautiful 1
spots in Transylvania county, and 1
the grounds about the building are ;
ideal for school purposes. Some ]
two or three acres of land, almost ;
level and perfectly grassed, serves
as a "front yard" for the school J,
building. Running water piped from j
the mountainside into the school lot |
is an attractive feature of the ,
place. Many of the county's most
substantial citizens live in the Bal
sam Grove section, and the members
of the delegation here Monday were
kept busy shaking hands and ex
changing pleasantries with their '
many friends in Brevard.
REVIVAL CLOSES AT
AT MIDDLE FORK
With 57 conversions and 33 bap- J
tisms to its credit, the revival at .
Middle Fork Baptist church came to
a close last Sunday after two
weeks' of what is said to have been ,
an unusually successful meeting. ,
Rev. N. H. Chapman, pastor of the ,
church, did the preaching, with the
assistance of the Rev. Mr. Eldridge, j
of Rosman.
Rev. Mt. Chapman is now in Try
on, conducting a revival at the Sec-;
ond Baptist church there, at the
close of which he will return to the
county and begin a revival at Cath
!ey's Creek on the Third Sunday in
this month. The young man is a
preacher of great power, as evidenc
ed by the results of his meetings.
COUNTY BOARD TRANSACTS
MUCH ROUTINE BUSINESS
Monday's meeting of the county
beard of commissioners was devoted
to ';he transaction of routine affairs.
Several applications for present re
lief were received and acted upon.
WORK STARTED IN i
COUNTY SCHOOLS
MONDAY MORNING
Notice Was Given by Teachers
After The Brevard News
Was Published
MUCH CONFUSION SAID
TO HAVE BEEN RESULT
Many Questions Debated with
the Powerful Officials by
Several Delegations
The safely-guarded secret is ont.
1 Several rural schools began work
last Monday.
Teachers were sent out last Thurs
day to notify the patrons and
school children as to the date upon
which the schools would start.
The Brevard News made effort to
get this information for the public,
and publish it in last week's paper,
but the all-powerful school authori.
ties who obtained their positions by
way of appointment, saw fit to with
hold this information. The Brevard
News had been informed before the
paper was published last week that
the teachers would notify the pa
trons, and nothing would be Riven
to the press about the proposed op
ening.
But some of the schools start ft<i
work, however, midst the greatest
lonfusion, it is said, that has ever
ittended the beginning of any
ichool year in the history of tha
rounty. All day long last Monday
lelcgation after delegation, and
)atron after patron, wrangled with
he school board about various
juestions affecting the schools,
rurkey Creek school was ordered
started Monday, and patrons ap
leared, demanding that there be no
ichool there until the first of Sop
ember. A slip-up had, apparently,
>een made by some official in giving
hese orders.
Xoah C. Miller, at Enon -chool
ast year, is serving as principal of
'enrose school this year.
W. B. Henderson, at Pisgah For
:st last year, will be at Selica this
rear.
Lloyd Allison and Miss Morgan
ire teaching at Quebec, having
itarted work last Monday.
It is reported that Mrs. S. P.
/emer, wife of the county superin
endent, is to have the Carr'< ^ ? ill
ichool this year.
Balsam Grove started with i
landicap, a delegation anjx-a > :
>eforc the board protesting against
'mployment of the bus driver th'.wi
>n the bus. It was reported that
>iily three chrildren were carried on
;he bus Monday morning to the
Balsam Grove school. Another bus
iriver was employed, Chairmr.i
Bromfield and Mr. Woodfin advoca:
ng the change, while Mr. Joe (Jal
oway stood firm to the end for the
?ld bus driver.
The See-Off school presented a
bard problem for the school offic
ials. There are but fifteen children
in that school district, yet their
homes are far from the school bus
lines. The board made a proposi
tion, it is said, that if the patron*
would see to it that if as many as
twelve pupils appeared in the first
iay of school, and the daily average
attendance was kept up to nine, ir
committee could employ a teacher
and the school would be run. But it
is said, the provision was made that
if the daily attendance dropped to
eight, then the school would be
closed It is said that Miss H'arlec
had agreed to take the school, but
when this last provision was made,
she refused to take it, giv-ng xs her
reason, it is said, that on bad days
in mid-winter it might be that no
more than eight would be present,
therefore, the proposiiton was so
uncertain that she preferred not to
begin teaching. It is not known
whether these little fellows on See
Off mountain will have a school or
not.
If nothing happens to prevent it
The Brevard News will visit all the
schools next week, and obtain the
names of all the teachers in the
various schools, and publish same.
The chairman of the school board
and the superintendent of public in
struction in the county do not seem
disposed to give information' con
cerning the schools to the pn r ; of
the county, therefore, tho pre--* will
have to go out and get this informa
tion. The condition would be un
bearable were it not for the great
fact that such conditions always
come to an end, and such officials
pass from the stage of activity in
public affairs.
DEATH OF LITTLE BOY
CAUSE OF DEEP SORROW
Word has been received in Bre
vard of the death last Thursday of
little Samuel Thomas Mitchell, two
year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Blan
ton Mitchell, at their home in Voca
tion, Ala. The little fellow was the
only grandson of Mr. and Mrs. T.
iM. Mitchell, of Brevard. The boy's
? father, Mr. Blanton Mitchel, was
born and reared in this community,
leavinT here a few years ago to
make his home in Alabama.
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