BREVARD, NORTH CAROiifNA, APRIL 14, 1932, Number 15. (VOLUME XXXVII * ROSMAN EXERCISES OPEN FRIDAY NIGHT WITMIOR PLAY p. Rev. J. R. Owen To Deliver ' Baccalaurete Sermon Sunday I Evening at 8 o'clock. j CLASS DAY PROGRAM j THURSDAY, APRIL 21 ST L_ i Mars Hil! President to Deliver; Graduating Address to \ the Sixteen Seniors. Final arrangements have been made for the commencement exercises at Rosman High School, according to Prof. G. C. Bush, Superintendent ot" : Rosman Public Schools. I The annual Senior play entitled j "Mammy's Lil Wild Rose'' will be pre- 1 sen ted Friday evening April 15th, at j 8 o'clock in the high school audi tori- j um. ? The play a three act comedy-drama j takes place m the cabin tlooryard of Uncle Joe and Mammy Celie. The cast j of characters includes: Daniel French, | from the city, Ralph Galloway; Les- j ter Van, Daniel's chum, Harrison J Hall; Wade Carver, an unwelcome suitor, Claxton Henderson; Orpheus; Jackson, short meeting of the Junior group will be held in the hall immediately after church services. These questions are to be decided at the meeting this Sat- 1 ! urday night. i. MISS WILLIAMS TO DELIVER ORATION Transylvania County Cirl Is Winning Honors At The Asheville Normal. Miss Ethel Williams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Williams has crowned herself with glory in newly achieved honors heaped upon her by officials of the Asheville Normal in MISS ETHEL WILLIAMS recognition of her splendid work dur ing the four years she has studied in j that school. 1 Miss Williams is widely known in ; Brevard and Transylvania county where she received her early scholas tic training. She was graduated from the Brevard High School in the class of '28. She was active in a large num ber of student affairs and she was an honor student during her entire high school career and also in collage ac cording to reports from the Asheville Normal. The student oration, an annua! j feature of the graduation exercises at , the Asheville Normal and Teachers' , :ollege will be delivered this year by) Miss Ethel WilfiamsT of Brevard, it has been announced. Miss Williams will speak in the inal program at 10:30 o'clock Tues day morning, May 24, in the Eliza beth Boyd Memorial chapel on the j ?ampus. Miss Williams was selected: for the honor because of outstand ing achievement in public speaking! ( Continued on page eight) PERFECT PLANS FOR BIG WOODMEN MEET Plans have been perfected for the Western District Log Rolling Associa tion, Woodmen of the World and ? Woodmen Circle which will be held in ! Brevard on the 27th and in Rosman j on the 28th, according to announce- j ment of W. H. Grogan, Jr., District | Manager. The program for the two day as- j sociation will be launched on the; evening of the 27th when the Wood- j men, ladies and guests will meet at; The Canteen for a banquet followed! by a square dance at the Franklin , Hotel, where visiting brothers &nd j sisters of the organization will be lodged during their visit here. On the 28th the program will be held at Rosman with an impressive service both during the morning and afternoon with a specified program on hand. An outlined program of the two day session will be found on page three of this papor in the regular weekly column of W. 0. W. District News Items, edited by W. H. Grogan, Jr., District Manager. I Music Lovers Club to Present j Cantata Next Monday Evening i Monday evening, April 18th, at eight o'clock, the Music Lovers club will present a Cantata "Mon-Dah Min," at the V^ch school auditorium. Much careful ii^iaration has been 4piade for this event which is to celebrate National Music week and tho.- who attend will most assuredly no. be sorry to have done so. There' will be no admission fee atid the public is most cordially invited to he present. ^ "Mon-Dah-Min" is an American Indian legend set to music as a can tata. Among the Ojibwa Indians it is tho custom each spring for a chosen maid to walk around the field of young corn at night, alone, thus insuring magic protection against beetle, bug and crow. This occasion is dramatized and t ^fflgscribed in the choruses of the cantata. The part of the chosen maid Mon Dah-Min is to be performed by 4 Elaine Kilpatrick with whose artistic dancing Brevard is well acquainted. Solo parts will be sung by Miss Mary Frances Biggers and Mrs. Alex Kizer. and Mrs. Kizer and Mr. Alvin Moore will sing a dye*. Members of 'he club taking: part in the choruses arc: Mrs. Mack Allison, Mrs. Bean, Miss Mary Frances Biggers, Miss Eva Call. Mrs. C. L. Erwi .Mrs. A"?:c Kizer, 'Mrs. Grady Kilpatrick, Mrs. E. Loltis, M.-s. J. B. Pickelsimer, Miss Lf-nfe', Miss Merritt, Mrs. Ralph ; Ramsey, Mr.?. Frank Jenkins, Mvs. ' i Arthur Jenkins, Mrs. J. B. Jones, I T. IT. Ilamplon, Jr., Miss Janie| | Strickland, Miss May Jenkins, andj 1 .diss Lillian Jenkins. ! All who >vere present at the can-, tata given by the club last year Will ; remember Mr. Alvin Moore's most ex icellent accompaniment and will be glad to know that he is act'ng as accompanist for "Mon-Dah-Min'* Besides the cantata there wi!! be music by the orchestra uude^- the able direction of Mr. A. B. Carter. A number of the Girl Scouts arc assisting in the cast and members of : the Junior Music clui> will act a? ushers. ? Mrs. Mack Allison has procured for the -occasion a number of real Indian 'articles, including the lu'iddress and mtR-easins of Gironamo, Chief ;-f the j . Apaches, a tom-tom, upon which Muss Elizabeth Allison will perform and many other interesting Indian relics. RED CROSS COINS I AGAIN TO BREVARD jr Institute to Be HciJ al Camp Carolina tor 10 Days In June. j According to a recent release from the American Red Cr s headquarters in Washington, D. <\ a Red Crot.-j First Aid and life-saving institut-j will be held at Camp Carolina thin year from June lu through the 2uth Eleven other similar institutes will b-' held in various; sections of the union. The institute has been holding its) | sessions at Camp Ilahe-e for a number, (of years and a large enrollment of' [ campers covaring a wide territory ; j have, received training in lifesaving,} [ swimming, first aid, canoeing and j I other water subjects there. i Twelve first aid and life-saving in- j jstitutes ere announced by Harold F. Enlows, National director of First Aid and Life-Saving, American Red Cross: Eastern area ? Camp Sherman, Brimfield, Mass., June 19 to 29; Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, New York, June 19 to 29; Camp I Brooklyn, Narrowburg, N. Y., June 16 1 to 25; Camp Pawatinika, Annapolis,' Maryland, Jane 19 to 29, and Camp. Carolina.. Brevard, North Carolina,! June 15 to 25. Midwestern area ? Camp Wabun Anriung, Kerrville, Texas, June 9 to j 18; Lake Lucerne, Eureka Springs, j [Arkansas, June 12 to 22: Oak Point! Camp, Square Lake, Stiliwater, Mir.- 1 inesgta, June 13 to 22, and Lake Lawn.i Delaven, Wisconsin, June 9 to 18. ( Pacific area ? Necley'3 Resort, Rus-j sian River, Sonoma County, Calif or- j nia, June 5 to 17; Gwinwood, Hicks} Lake, Lacey, Washington, June 12 toj ( Continued on page eight) HAMLIN ENDORSED i FOR ATTORNEYSHIP Republicans Hold (Jouventior And Name delegates ? Other Business. Lewis P Hamli.i, Brevard leader was indorsed by the Republican county convention here last Saturday for ap pointment to the office of United [States District attorney in the Wes Item district. James P. Barrett v.as jindoraejl for the Congressional now; - ?nation. A telegram expressing sympa thy of the Republicans of the county I for Col. C. J. Harris was embraced !in a resolution and forwarded by wire | to Mr. Harris, account of the death of the veteran leader's son. One of the most important pharfts cf the convention work was adoption of a resolution expressing faith in tha i honor find integrity o? former Repub lican county officials n6w under sen tence. t\ The convention was called to order' by A. E. Hampton, secretary of the j executive committee, C. R. Clarke I mada the opening prayer. Mr. Clarke [ was named as temporary chairman of the convention, and Mr. Hampton se lected as secretary of the convention. Because of some confusion as to the hour of the meeting, it was said that many Republicans from the upper Mid of the county, believing the meet ing had been called for 2 o'clock in i the afternoon instead of 11 o'clock I in the morning, failed to arrive inj time to take part in the proceedings, j James F. Barrett ;was speaker at] Convention hour, and paid high tribute ' to President Hoover, declaring that, governments had changed and failed J and fallen in all other nations of the! world during- the past few years,1 (Continued * page >?) BOBO TO SUPERVISE MILL GARDEN WORK An agreement has been reached be tween officials of the County Welfare Board and W. C. Bcbo, manager of the Pisgah Mills, whereby the Board will supply the mill with 40 packages of seed which Mr. Bobo will distribute among the needier families of the cot ton mill section and see that the seeds are grown. Mr. Bobo has agreed to supervise the work, have the gown turned^ the seeds planted and the crops tended. It is expected that this measure will i relieve the welfare board of support ing needy families during the next winter. Members of the board are eager to see a large number of gardens plant ed this year in order that the number of needy may be greatly reduced. They believe that if the people would plant gardens and can a quantity of food, the need would be limited to such articles as cannot be grown. AGED OTKEN DIES AT CHERR YFIELD i Final rites for L. W. Brooks, 87, resident of Cherryfield who died at his home Wednesday night, April 6 as the result of a general breakdown were held at his home Friday after noon at 3:30 o'clock, burial following at the Mt, Moriah Cemetery, Calvert. The funeral was conducted by Rev. Paul Hartsell and Rev. W. S. Price, Jr., of Brevard. 1 Mr. Brooks was a iarnier and a vet- ! eran of the War Between the States and he was widely known in Transyl vania county and other North and South Carolina centers. An abundant floral offering was evident, presented by the mourning friends of the deceased. .Ills four children preceded him to the giave, the only survivor of his im mediate family, being his widow who was before their marriage, Miss De lia Brown, sister of Envin of Bre vard. Pallbeai-ers were: Flem Brooks, and Wash P: ooks of Ilendersonville, Char Ls Brool's and Funnan Brooks of Greenville; Cull ".Vhitmire of Cherry- j f-VVJ a". J W. M. Henry of Brevard. The first four listed are ncphrws of : tho deoersed. Brevard Undertaking Co. had, charge of the funera' arrange* ' n' ELECTION OFFICIALS WILL BE APPOINTED J The County Board of elections will| rueet in the county court bouse Sat- 1 urday April 16 for the appointi?tnt of registrars and judges to have charge of the Jur.e Primary and th<* genera] ejection in November. Registration books for the Primary Vfiij open on May 4 and remain open | four Saturdays. Challenge day] will be on Saturday; May 28 from C j A. M. to 3 P. M. Candidates for state offices. U. S. senator and congress must file with the state board of elections at Ral eigh not later than April 22 and can didates for state senator, house of representatives and various county and township offices with the county board of elections not later than^May t 22. ! Members of the county board of i elections are Grady C. Kilpatrick of J Brevard and Walter C. Whitmire of | Rosman, Democratic members. The Republican member is Oliver H. Orr of Brevard. COUNTY OFFICERS CANDIDATES AGAIN Two announcements in this issue of j the Brevard News are to the effect , that G. M. Justus, County Treasurer and Jess Galloway, Register of Deedj have announced their candidacy for the nomination to succeed themselves in their respective offices. i Both men have held offices for one ' term, that being the only political of fice either has ever sought or held. Mr. Justus and Mr. Galloway are [widely known in Transylvania county jand thsy both enjoy reputations | worthy of recognition. | For the past year Mr. Justus has .suffered with bad health, however at this time it is reported thatjbe is im j proving and expected to be enjoying rgood health in a short time. | Before entering political office, Mr. : Justus had been ;i farmer and car penter and Mr. Galloway a railroad [engineer. I Mr. Galloway declares in his an nouncement that his platform for the .'nomination is based upon his recorJ [of the past two jears anu his friends bear him out. in this manner. ; A lurge run>'.?- ?? <> . iend- of bo'J> | r.K'ii predict 'heir ni ininationfipon tin | basis thnt thrir service durirg the. i paoL two yean- is suificitnt proof that i llivy are ' ?*> men for the positiuns. PROCLAMATION Whereas, the spring of the year has arrived bringing with it the prorniie of the biggest and best tourist season thpt the Town of Brevard has ever had, and, Whereas, It behooves the Town and its citizens to make preparation for the coming* season by a general cleaning up of the Town, both for their own bteneiit rnd pleasure and to make the Town more attractive to oui visitors. Now, therefore, I, Ralph H. Ramsey, Jr., Mayor of the Town of Brevard, do hereby proclaim the week beginning April 25th as Clean Up Week, and cull upon each citizen of the Town to join whole-heartedly in an effort to clean up and beautify our Town. Given under my hand this the 13th day of April, 1932. RALPH H. E \MSEY, JV. Mayor of Br . - : i MARION MAN ENTERS district contest Prominent Business Man To Oppose Weaver For Demo cratic Nomination. Marian, April 13 ? J. Q. Gilkey, prominent business man of Marion, 'today announced for democratic nomi nation to Congress from the 11th District, stating that he stands foi ! * ' ? " J. Q. GILKEY rigid economy in the administration of the nations affairs, early restora- . tion of business and the earnings of j the .people, aijd the completion of Great Smoky Mountains National Park on sound economic principles. , The text off Mr. Gilkey's statement I is as follows: "I am asking for the support of ? democratic voters in the June prima ries for the democratic nomination of Represenative for Congress from the 11th North Carolina District on the following principles: (1) Rigid economy in the expendi- j ture of the peoples money. I shall j stand solidly for preserving the na-; tiens credit. The national budget must be balanced, but in doing so first con sideration should be given to the mat ter of decreasing the expenditures , rather than raising taxes. I shall favor the payment of wages J and salaries to all employees and ; officials of Federal Government on the basis of service honestly rendered, regard being given to quality of service required in keeping ' with the salaries and wage a of I similar quality in civil life. Careful scrutiny should be given {Continued on pane eight) I raraW?00M" ; IN MUSIC RECITAL The annual piano recital given by the pupils of Prof Alvin Moore, in ofi-i-.c*tor of music in the Brevard, Public schools will be held Friday evening April 15th, according to recent announcement of Mr. Moore, j Mr. Moore declared that the pro gram has been arranged with care, the selections being compositions of interest to every music lover and also that the program will not be a lengthy I one. j Piano artists scheduled to partiei-: pate in the recital include: Miss; Rheumma Beddingfield, Martha Kate Moore, Dorothy Poole, Frances John son, Katherine Shuford, Dorothy Everett, Polly Hartsell, Ora Holt Long, Mae Cunningham, Nina Lou Rustin, Ruth Boggs, Mary RutledtfP Jenkins, Paul Jones. Billy Crar.v, Wesley Woodley. With th" added attraction of Miss Eva Call's Toy Orchestra, Grammar school _ Har- 1 monica band and Miss Parker's Or- ! chestra. 1 REV. FORD TO PREACH j ANNUAL SERMON AT | THE BREVARD (UGH j Class Day Exercises To Be Given Thursday, April 21 ? Big Event. GRADUATING CLASS IS LARGEST IN HISTORY Dr. Frank K. Poole WiH Deliver Address At S O'clock Friday, April 22, Rev. W. H. Ford, pastor of the First Baptist church at Henderson vf lie wili preach the Baccalaureate sermon to the Brevard High School Seniors, Wednesday evening April 20 at the high school fcuildirsij. Dr, Frank Poole of Furaar. univer sity is scheduled to deliver the literary address to the senior class Friday ev ening April 22 at the high school building, beginning at S o'clock. Class Bay exercises will be held Thursday April 21, at 8 o'clock and a very interesting program is promis ed. The program for the Baccalaureate sermon reads : Processonal, by Orches tra. Invocation by Rev. J. H. West, ji.istor, Brevard Methodist church. Solo, Alvin Moore; Devotional, Rev. R, L. Alexander, pastor Brevard Presbyterian Church; Announce ments, Superintendent, .1. B. Jones; Introduction of speaker, Rev. Paul Hartsell, pastor Brevard Baptist Church Sermon, Rev. W. H. Ford; Duet, Mrs. A. H. Kizer and Miss Mary Frances Biggersj Benediction, Rev. Harry Perry; Recessional, Orchestra. Marshals for the evening are Ruth Pickelsimer, chief ; Ella Mae Scruggs, Justine Wright, Mary Willie Burnet te, Robert Pearce, Merrimon Shuford. Clyde Shuford. The same group of marshalls will serve for all the com mencement programs. The Class Day exercises to be (Continued on page eight) MRS. GALLOWAY TO " ENTER THE PRIMARY County's First Woman io Enter Contest for Local Office Announcement ir. this week's issue of The Brevard News that Mrs. T. H. Gallcway is a candidate in the Demo cratic primaries for the office of treasurer of Transylvania counts marks the first time in the history of the county that a woman is to seek ? public office. Mrs. Galloway is well known throughout the county, having followed her profession of nursing here for the past quarter of a cen tury. Mrs. Galloway will oppose 0. L Erwin, present chairman of the board of county commissioners, and on an nounced candidate for th? office cf treasurer in the coming ' primaries. Mrs. Galloway's formal announcement is unique, in that it refers to her pro fession as a nurse, reminding the people of the county that she has nursed their "little troubles" in the past, and now wanta to nurse their big troubles for a while. Following is the formal announce ment as made by Mrs. Galloway: ''I need no introduction to the people here. Just want to ask for your sup port in coming primary in Juno for Treasurer of ycur county. I have nursed your little troubles in the past Now vote for me please, that 1 ma? nurse your big troubles. Promising the ?atne good service in the future as in the past. Yours for Service. -MRS. T. H. GALLOWAY, or "AUNT RHOLLY." Ycung Tar Hee! Farmers Give Annual Father-Son Banquet The annual Father-Son banqur' sponsored by the Young Tar Heel Farmers oi' the Brevard ITig'i school was held Friday eVcniiig with over, a hr-rv'-r persons present. The biinqret was held on the stage in t!;j high school auditorium the table; being ? svan^d in a U shape, Etp^i p'e tables being arranged in the center for the individual officers of the Y. T. H. F. and the strinpr band wh'eh furnished music for the oc casion. While the farmers, Y. T. H. F. members ard Hom< Econ mic girls we? gaihierinrr to the banquet a un que string band si'pplied delight ful music. The b-nd was composed oi i L. Jnek Arrington, W. M. Galloway, ! Vernon Gosnell William Parker, Owe.i Orr and Mr. Fulton. The program began vith all the! officer? of the Y. T. H. F. organiza-! jt-ion at the posts. The officers l'n-i elude: I'r si dent., John Collins, j Vice Pr idcat Max Wilson, Secre-' tary, Me: ri,no:i Shuford; Tn >snr?r, L. E. Po . 'ell ; reporter, Eugene Dick-, son 8?ul a.1 visor, Prof. Julian A.I Glazenor. Se'vi-;it :cp bey.-; ^. t*. T. H. F. J ^vny'Cyl 4..J f>i* ' F. ' F1.* A.# ' tlio f"*oup including: Billy Br>son, Edf.ir Glazener, Holland Corn. ChnrVs JMckson. Eujrne DHtson, Virgil Gillespie, Edgar Conley, Frank Hensley, Glen Shinir.ai., Clyde Mc Crary, Lamar Morgan, Lipsey Hend erson, Hayes Merrell. T.ewis Weece, Dr.vid Norton, Bruce Reid ami I.. E. Powe'l. As part of the promotion ceremony which was an impressive anr5 beautiful program, the boys were presented with gold badges signifying thnir new rank. A delicious mrtiu prepared by the Home Economic girls uader the care ful supervision of Mrs. Pat Ki/nzey was served by wp.itr