North Carolina Newspapers

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<! will open a Department store there on Saturday, September 10. Mi Plummer will begin work on the storeroom today as the Blue Bird lee ' Cream parlor mo^es out. Mr. Plummer states that- a com plete line of men's clothing and fur nishings, women's ready-to-wear, children's clothing, and shoes for all, will be carried in stock. In other words, he says, the store will be a complete department store. Fixtures have been ordered and I will be installed within the next few j days. Mr. Plummer is experienced in | merchandising and in handling mer- 1 chandise. He has had experience in . both whoesale and retail mercantile j lines. He states that he is an inde- j pendent storey not being connected ; wfth"-'ariy other enterprise in the j town. Complete details of the formal j opening of the R. H. Plummer Com- j pany will be given in next week's j Brevard News. LOCAL WOMEN AT ! BLUE RIDGE MEET! Several local club members from here were in attendance at the meet ing of the Southeast Regional con- : ferenee of the National Federation of ; Business a n d Professional Clubs which was held in Blue Ridge Aug ust 25 to the 28, inclusive. Among those attending were Mrs. Lodema Robertson, Miss Eunice Simpson and Miss Myrtle Barnett. Mrs. Mary Jane McCrary was in a round table discussion which was presided over by Miss Myrtle Eleen LaBarr. who is publicity chairman. The Asheville Business and Pro fessional Women's club acted as hos tess to this, the first regional confer- 1 ence held. ] The meeting, according to those go- 1 ing from here was a great success and afforded them all a profitable and pleasant trip. Problems of social and economic value, vital to the in terests of the business and profes sional women were discussed. DENTAL CUNIC IS NOW IN OPERATION 1 A four week's dental clinic for the | benefit of school children between the ? ages of six and twelve opened at the Grammar school building Monday morning, according to Prof. J. B. [Jones, city-county superintendent. I This dental clinic which is being I held at the expense of the state board I ' of health will operate in Brevard for j two weeks. It will be held at the i i Rosman school the week of Sept. 12- j 16 and at the Pisgah Forest Elemen- j to*y school during the week of Sept. ; : 19.23. SCH00LB0ARDT0 I MEET NEXT MONDAY | j The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Education will be held at the office of Prof. J. B. Jones, city county superintendent Monday, ac cording to Mr. Jones. All students who desire transfers from one school . district to another are urged to make their requests at this meeting. This also applies to stu dents who wish to transfer from ene school bus line to another. Such re quests will be considered at Monday's Meeting. j CARR LUMBER CO. MAY RESUME WORK Mr, Louis Carr Left WedneS' day For New Mexico for Few Weeks. Mr. Louis Carr, head of the Carr Lumber company at Pisgah Forest, left Wednesday for New Mexico, where the local concern has other large operations in the lumber busi ness. Mr. Carr spent several days here, and reports a strengthening tone in the lumber business, orders show ing gradual increase. The Carr Lumber company has not been operating on full time for many months, but ran the works as long as there was available space for stacking lumbsr. A large number of people have been employed by the Pisgah Forest concern, and the en tire community has felt the effects of curtailment made necessary dur ing the last fe"Nynonths in the lumber company's activities. Intimation is made that upon Mr. Carr's return to Brevard within the next few weeks, the plant will start operations. This is predicated, how ever, it is pointed out, upon consum mation of plans being made at the I present time. ISPAINHOURADDED ! TO HIGH FACULTY I i Prof. C. F. Spainhour, Jr., son of C. F. Spainhour, prominent Morgan ton attorney and former solicitor of this judical district has been secured by the county to teach English II and English III in the Brevard High School, according to Prof. J. B. Jones, city-county superintendent. Mr. Spainhour received his B. A. and M. A. degrees from the Univer i sity of North Carolina. He taught j Freshman English in the University 1 during his senior year there and has since had several year's experience in teaching the subject. Mr. Spainhour will be connected with Miss Martha Boswell and Miss Mary Frances Biggers in the English department at Brevard High School. INCREASED NUMBER ENROLL IN SCHOOL More than 335 students entered the Brevard High School Monday morn ing for the current school years work, according to Prof. J. B. Jones, city superintendent. According to Prof. Jones this is 1 14 more student? than were enroll ied for the school year of 1931-32 when | 321 entered. | Mr. Jones also said that 478 stu | dents enrolled in the Elementary i school as compared with 455 for the year 1931-32. Students over the entire county gathered for the opening day ol' school Monday morning in the various schools of the county and regular school work was begun Tuesday j morning. i BOOK EXCHANGE IS PROVING POPULAR Success is being noted with the re sults of the second hand book ex change which is being carried on at the former "Blue Moon" building under the supervision of the Parent Teacher association. Frances Jenkins is in charge of the exchange and all books, both for the high school and grammar grades are being bought and sold there. This ex change saves the pupils a large amount of money for books, since practically ail the books used last year are being used this year in the county schools. B. I. BEGINWORK NEXT WEDNESDAY Preparations are being made foi the opening of the Brevard Institute next week. It is planned to open the Dormitory on Tuesday and on Wed nesday there wiil be the registration. At the opening chapel exercises to be held on Thursday at 9 :45 a. in.. it is planned to have Rev. R. L. Alexander, pastor of the Presbyter ian church, Rev. Harry Perry, pastor of the Episcopal church, Rev. Pair Hartseli of the Baptist church and Rev. West of the Methodist church participate. A new heating system has been installed in the girls' dormitory and considerable repair work and decorat ing has been done in both the admin istration buildings and the girls' dor mitory. Judging by the number of applica tions received and by the fact that every year a large number come with out any advance notice it is believed that the attendance will be at least as great is last year if not greater. / F.F. A. GROUP MAKE STUDY OF METHODS IN PRACTICAL WORK ? Return From Trip to Atlanta Where They Studied Pack ing Industry. ! VISITED OTHER POINTS IN GEORGIA CENTERS I Prof. Julian Glazener Instruc tor Led the Brevard Group On Trip. The Brevard chapter, Future Farmers of America, have returned from a very profitable and enjoyable trip to Atlanta and intermediate points where they have seen and I studied the latest methods of prac i tica! agriculture, packing, dairying, I fertilizer manufacture and numerous ! other things that made this one of I the greatest trips they have ever I made. | Under the supervision of Mr. ; Glazener, teacher of vocational agri j culture in the school here they pulled j out of Brevard at 8:30 o'clock Tues | day in Joe McCrary's truck, in which i there were 22 of the boys, Mr. Glazen j er and Mr. McCrary. I The first stop msue oy the party i was at Clemson college, Clemson, S. ! C. They were shown over the college ? and the grounds; particular interest ' being shown in the exceptionally fine ! herd of Holstein and Jersey cattle i along with the herd of fine bulls, 8 1 in number. They were shown the ! methods used by that institution in [the mixing of feeds; the numerous ' buildings and the modern equipment, [ the method of feeding and raising i calves. They also found the fine prize ! winning Berkshire hogs of great in i terest for they are the finest in the ; United States. Several sows in this I lot weighing around 800 pounds. Be i fore leaving the college they were I taken through the old home of John | C. Calhoun, with its furniture as it ' was when he lived there, a large part | of this being imported from Europe. I Mr. Clemson, who established this | institution married the daughter of ( Continued on back page) | COMMISSIONERS TO" I MEET ON MONDAY l ! j Next Monday, when the board of county commissioners are in regular ! monthly session, order will be issued I for advertisement of all taxes past . due. It is expected that many people ?will pay their taxes during the re j maining days of the week, to prevent I having their property advertised and | the additional costs placed against I the property tax. j The commissioners shave post;., i ed this sale for the past sev. -al ! months, but "announcement has been j made that no further delay can be j made, nor any other extension of tiir* given the people whose taxes are past due. The property will be advertised during the month of September, and sold on the First Monday in October. MRS. L. HOGSEDDIED | TUESDAY MORNING I Was Greatly Loved In the Community That She Had Served I' Funeral services for Mrr. R. L. i Hogsed, 46, who died at her home at j Calvert, Tuesday moraine at 1:15 i o'clock were held at the Mt. Moriah j Baptist church Wednesday morning j at 10 o'clock with Rev. Paul Hart sell, pastor of the Brevard Baptist church in charge. Rev. Mr. Hartsell I was assisted by Rev. J. E. Eert and | Rev. J. K. Henderson. Interment was made in the cem [etery at the Mt Moriah Baptist { church where all the deceased mem i bers of this Glazener family are j buried. Rev. Mr. Bert led the scripture j lesson and made the opening prayer. Rev. Paul Hartsell made a very im j pressive talk on the life of Mrs. Hcg i sed in which he said that she was one of the most influential church work ers of her community. He explained that she had literally "mothered" the entire community and that no night was too dark for her to rush to be ; of aid if her assistance was needed. | She had been a member of the Mt. ; Moriah Baptist church for over 30 years. Rev. J. X. Henderson rendered the closing prayer. It was said that the floral offerings far surpassed in beauty and quantity that of any coun ty funeral held hero in many years. Surviving Mrs. HcSjsed are: Mr. R. L. Hogsed her widower and two sons, Austin Hogsed and Harold Hog sed and one daughter, Mrs. Gerald Sitton. Her i'ather, E. C, Olazer.er and one sister, Mrs. J. Whitmir* and two 'brothers. J. W. Gluenec of Rosjnan ar.d Prof. J. A. Glaaiensr of Brevard.