Number 35. BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, SEPT. I, 1932, VOLUME XXXVII * SCHOOL FORCES IN ! SESSION SATURDAY t HE$ SUGGESTIONS Plan for Year's Work That Is to Severely Test Ability to Perform. k ALLIED FORCES, TEACHERS ? BUS DRIVERS, AT MEET Fine Spirit of Determination to Carry On Is Seen In the Meetings. A meeting of the allied forces of r education of Transylvania county was held at the Brevard High School audi torium Saturday morning at v 10 o'clock. Those in attendance included the principals and teachers of the county schools, county commissioners, members of the board of education and parents. Rev. J. H. West, president of the Ministerial association represented the ministers of the town. 0. L. Er win as chairman of the Board of county commissioners addressed the group and he stressed this statement throughout his talk, "We, the county commissioners are in favor of good schools, to the best of our ability to pay." Mr. A. M. Paxton, chairman of the , Rosman school committee spoke, rep resenting the county school commit- J tee. Dr. C. L. Newland made a short J talk on the health work that is be ing done in the county, and plans for future work. Dr. Newland is county health officer. Mrs. S. P. Verner, president of the Parent-Teacher association spoke for the parents and teachers of the coun ty and she expressed a number of thought-provoking ideas. Prof. J. F. Corbin spoke on Vocational education j for several minutes. At 11 o'clock a meeting of the Ele mentary school principals and teach ers was held, at which time plans for the school year were made and new plans outlined. The high school teachers held their meeting at 3 o'clock and a number of plans were discussed for the year's work. Several important suggestions were stressed at 4 o'clock when the bus drivers held their annual meeting in cluding: Safety first on all buses, good behavior of pupils on buses at all times. It was sug^asted and decided for i all bus drivers to make minor repairs i I ( Continued on Back Page) SOME INDICATION j MILL WILL RE-OPEN; In line with the upward trend in j the business and industrial world f hope is held out for the reopening of } the Pisgah Mills, of this city. While officials of the company are not in position to make any definite prom ises at the present time there is evi- j dence of something "in the air." It i is understood that they have about j sold all the products now on hand and J if orders continue to be received it j will bo necessary to reopen the mill in order to fill them. This reopening would mean a great deal to the people of this section since j quite a number of employes will bo put back to work who have been idle since the closing of the mill, more than six months ago. JUNIORS TO HONOR HAMLIN IN MEETING Local Man's Elevation to State Councilor Source of I Pride Here. Officers and members of Transyl- ! vania Council, Junior Order, are planning a big special meeting for this coming Saturday night, at which ( time Hon. Lewis P. Hamlin, recently elected State Councillor of the Junior Order, will be the guest of honor. ! Members of the Junior Order in this j county are appreciative of the high honors brought to the organization here through the great recognition given Mr. Hamlin, and this special meeting will provide the local council with opportunity to properly celebrate the occasion. ^ Mr. Hamlin has long been one of the most active members of Transyl vania Council, Junior Order. He has served as councillor here, and work ed in whatever position he occupied for the advancement of the order. The fact that he has been placed at the head of this great group which has more than fifty thousand members in North Carolina is indication of the interest that he has taken in the order. It is expected that a record-break ing crowd will greet Mr. Hamlin Sat urday night here in his home coun _ , cil, to join in properly honoring the man who has brought such distinctive honor to his home council and to his community. MANY TO GET JOBS IN PISGAH FOREST Government to Spend $54,000 On Roads, Trails, A?*d Towers. Workmen will receive more than fifty thousand dollars of' federal money to be spent in the Pisgah Nat ional Forest, beginning about Sep tember 15, according to reports com ing am M. A. Mattoon super visor of Pisgah National Forest. Al lotment of $109,000 has been made by the United States government for building roads, trails and lookout towers in the Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests. Of this allotment, $54,000 will be spent in the Pisgah National Forest, according to Mr. Mattoon. Jobs will be spread out, giving work to as many men as possible, Mr. Mattoon says, and men desiring to work in the Pisgah Forest section should apply to the man in charge at Pisgah Forest about September 15. Men with families, and ex-service men are to be given preference in employ ment of the workers, the announce ment says as the work is embraced in the government's general plan of re lief for the unemployment. psychologisYIs HEARD IN BREVARD I Dr. Fred B. Smith last night deliv ered the last of a series of three lec tures on Psychology, the first of which was given on Monday nighr to an audience of more than one hun: ! dred. The attendance had swelled to I about one hundred and fifty the sec ond evening while approximately two hundred heard the last address of this noted authority on Psychology. Dr. Smith was introduced by Mrs. Flax Lawrence, following a solo by Miss Edna Mae Saltz. Dr. Smith assured his listeners at the outset that his teachings would not conflict with their present beliefs but would strengthen them. His first lecture on the "Use of the Subcon scious Mind," and "The Laws the Master Used." j On Tuesday evening he spoke on "How the Mind Cures" and "Drawing J on Universal Consciousness for Pow- 1 er." During the course of his remarks he performed some Psychological feats in illustration of his remarks. He stated that many had expressed a desire to go into a thorough study of Psychology and if a sufficient number could be interested to make it worth while he would conduct a class at the ! Waltermire Hotel where he is stay ing while in the city. His lectures were closed last night with a discussion of the subject, "Per sonal Magnetism, the Greatest Power on Earth" and "How to Satisfy the Great Yearning of Humanity." LETTER FROM SIMS TELLS OF TREATMENT; In a letter dated August 24, from Eck L. Sims, addressed to the editor of The Brevard News, the popular young Brevard man stated that he had not received at that time the operation for which he entered the Veteran's Hospital in Memphis. There were several men ahead of Mr. Sims, awaiting operations, the latter stated. He says he is well pleased with the treatment accorded him, and 1 pays high tribute to the physicians I and attendants in the hospital. Mr. Sims will be in the hospital for another sixty days, probably, and while he did not ask it in his letter, The Brevard News is confident that he would appreciate g letter or a card from any and all of his- friends here at home. His address is United States Veterans Hospital, Memphis, Tenn. Mr. Sims is one of the most popular young men of the county, and has friends in all sections of the country who are anxious for him to receive his operation, recuperate and return home fit the earliest possible moment. Urrest youngmen i ON SERIOUS CHARGE William Jordan and Alton Ash | worth were placed under arrest by j the sheriff's department Wednesday, and lodged in the county jail, charg ed with breaking into the summer home of Mrs. Charles Cook, on the Country Club road. The alleged house-breaking is said to have been committed early in the Autumn of 1931. Mrs. Cook returned to Brevard recently, and gave a description of the missing articles, which were lo cated by the officers. It is said that most of the missing articles were found at the home of Jordan. A dressing table, several quilts and blankets, dishes, and so on, were among the missing articles, according to the report made to the officers, most of which was recovered. Great Throng^Gathered at Rocky Hill Home-Coming Day Sunday Home-coming Day observed at Rocky Hili Baptist church last Sun day was pronounced by many to have been one of the most successful events of its kind ever held in West em North Carolina. Rev. Joe Wood opened the program with devotionals, and the opening song was by the Cedar Mountain quartet. Robert Summey, of Greenville, delivered an inspiring address, whfch was follow ed by Walter Jones' quartet. J. W. Burns led in a song service, and at the 11 o'clock hour the Rev. A. L. Vaughn preached a powerful sermon that made deep impression upon the ? great crowd that had come from the four corners of the country for the day's celebration. A quartet made up of Misses Carrie Jones, Dixie Jones, Vera Jones and Mr. Perry Burns de lighted the crowd with singing. Short addresses were then made by Walter Taylor and Sam Hodges. At the noon hour a picnic dinner was spread, and every one called to REV. 0. L. ORR | Of Plum Branch, S. C., who was prin ; cipal speaker at the Orr Reunion last | Sunday. I WORKERS COUNCIL 1 IN MONTHLY MEET! . | The Sunday school Workers' Coun- . [ cil meeting of the Baptist church held ' : their regular meeting at eight o'clock I i Tuesday evening at the church. With I j 45 teachers and officers present this j | was one of the best attended meetings I j held in some time. | | These meetings are held each month ! for the purpose of planning the work j of the Sunday school for the coming ! month. Much enthusiasm is shown i j in the meetings which is a source of | encouragement and it is believed that it will tend to make a bigger and bet ' ter Sunday school. | The meeting was presided over by ; the general superintendent, F. Brown ] i Carr, who expressed great pleasure j in the large attendance and the in- ; tense interest shown in the work. MOON OBSCURES THE! ! SUN FOR A WHILE | America's millions watched with in I terest the passing of the moon yes j terday between the earth and the sun, | producirtg what is^alled an eclipse. [With properly smoked v glasses the I great spectacle was clearly visible, i Two thousand years before Christ was born an eclipse of the sun was I recorded. Two Chinese astronomers, j recording the eclipse, were' declared by the powers to be drunk, and were beheaded because they made the re cording. Since that time eclipse of the sun has been recorded from time | to time. HOUSTON BUYS THE LOWE PROPERTY ON EAST MiAIN I I A. H. Houston has purchased the | Lowe residence on East Main street ! extension, the sale having been mad J through the office nf Judson McCrary i real estaJte dealer. The Lowe property I is one of the most attractive places I in Brevard, and its purchase by Mr. Houston is another evidence that real estate activity here is on the upward trenc). W. A. WILSON HOME AFTER TRIP TO CINCINNATI W. A. Wilson, county welfare of ficer, and his father, R. G. Wilsort, were in Cincinnati Saturday to visit Mr. Wilson's brother, who is ill. They drove through, leaving here Friday and returning Sunday. Mr. Wilson reports that they left Cincinnati Sun day morning at 4:30 o'clock, and ar rived at their home in Rosman at 5:30 Sunday afternoon. the table. Although the crowd was large, there was sufficient food for double the number present. After the dinner hour there were many songs, after which Adgcr Bis hop, a former resident of the com munity but now living in Greenville, delivered a forceful address. This was followed by one of the most en joyable song numbers of the day, when the Bishop quartet sang. In I this quartet were Miss Jennie Bis hop, Mrs. A. E. Smith (formerly Miss Bishop), Will and Raymond Bishop. Ernest Dunn \|as then intro duced, and made an appealing speech to the great crowd of people. Cedar Mountain quertet, led by Walter Jones, sang several numbers. The principal speaker of the day was then heard when James F. Barrett spoke on the spirit of the home-coming event. C. 0. Green, the "singingest Georgia Cracker in cap ( Continued from. Page One) ROBERT PLUMMER ENTERS BUSINESS i . -J Will Open New Department Store in the Tinsley Building. i | Robert H. Plummer has leased the first floor of the Tinsly Building, an