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VOL. 38? No. 12 BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, MAYOR RAMSEY NOT OFFERING FOR 2ND TERM AS CITY HEAD Declines To Enter the Primarv Which Will Be Held Here Apr:! 1 7 Mayor Ralph XI. Enwuvy, Jr. .!?) not be a candidate f<>r re-. ! . . .Uni, according to announcem ?. made horf yesterday. Mayor Rr. y, who was elected two yeaiv. . > by an overwhelming majority r.nounccd a. the time of his e! c .on that he would not seek reflection at the exipration of his two year term, and while numbers of peop] hav - endeavored to persuade the mayor to enter the primary which is to !>; h> <1 . or April 17, he refuses to do :o, and mad? the following statement; fiv publication: "When I took office it'tcr my < lee- ' t ion two years ago I did so' with Mi. intention of serving only one' term. I appreciate very much the! honor of having bet n Mayor of ' Brev.rd. It has been a pleasure to me ;<,> serve with the other officials! and employees of the town during, the past two years. However, the* position requires ii great deal of J time which I f.'cl thac I cannot af-i ford to devote to it any longer. 1 1 have decided, therefore, not to of-: fer for re-election again. In announc-| ing my decision I wish to thank; thoso who have asked me to run i again, and to express my sincere ap- ( preciation of their confidence in me."; Xo statement has been made by( members of the board of aldermen [ as to whether or not they will enter j the primary for re-election. Anyj candidate wishing to file for either [ mayor or board member is required . to do so by April 5, according to the ? call issued last week for the primary.' and election. ; The present board of aldermen is ' composed of Clyde Ashworth Frank) I). Clement, T. H. Galloway, S. M. Macfie and W. J. Wallis. GARDEN WORK SHEETi READY FOR FARMERS Professor Julian A. Gazener and Miss Virginia Wilcox of Brevard High school, have worked out a time ly planting sheet of varieties and safe planting dates for gardens ? either one for home use or for mar ket, a large number of these having been printed by the business depart ment of the school. Those who wish to procure a eopyi of the schedule, which goes into de- 1 tail as to best adapted varieties and i dates of planting arc requested to i see either Mr. Glazener, Miss Wilcox | or any member of the Vocational j Agriculture class. There is no charge] for the work sheets. COMMISSIONERS NOT j REQUIRED TO SELL Property of Little Value Not To Be Sold At Loss To The County Representative M. W. Galloway has introduced a bill in the General Assembly which will allow the coun ty commissioners right to refuse to sell for taxes, such lots of land as are deemed to be insufficient in worth to bring the amount of cost of sale. The bill follows: "The board of commissioners of Transylvania c?unty shall not be re quired to advertise and sell for! taxes any lot or lots of and in said county which in the opinion of said board are not worth the amount of said costs of advertisement of sale of said lot or lots of land." VALEDICTORIAN i. .. K;'..h Jordan, daughter of Mrs. J. L. I'lott, of Chcrrj field, has bc"n selected as vale dictorian of Ko nan riifrh School senior cluss,. (Cut courtesy The Ashevillo Citizen-Times.) SUPERLATIVES ARE CHOSEN AT ROSMAN Miss Helen Owen Selected As Prettiest Girl In The Senior Class ROSMAN, March 22? Miss Helen Owen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. VV. Owen has been selected as the most attractive and the prettiest >rirl of the senior class. Other super latives chosen from the class include: Girls ? Most dignified, Myrtle Bry son; class flapper, Frances Morgan: moat athletic, Betty Neson ; grum bler. Virginia Bruner; most studious, Louise Glazener; dizzy blonde, Ann Singleterry; most popular, Betty Nelson; most artificial, Ann Single terry; old maid, Catherine Waldrop; must in love, Gladys Gillespie; neat est, Ruth Moore; most sincere,! Gladys Gillespie; most bashful, Lu-| file Henderson; most religious, Ruth] Moore; most intellectual, Ruth Jor-| ilan; best all round, Ruth Jordan. Boys ? Most attractive, Harry Mor gan; class sheik, Frank Tinsley; ladies' man, Wallace Gillespie; most athletic, E. J. Whitmire; loudest, Harry Morgan; most popular, Wal ace Gillespie; most gossipy, Walter Reece, Jr.; wittiest, Sam Jordan: class bachelor, Homer Clark; neatest Charles Glazener ;most conceited, Walter Reece, Jr.; most sought af ter, Wallace Gillespie; most bash ful. Frank Israel; most careful, Ralph Eldridge; most comical, Ce cil Galloway; most musical Charles i Glazener. I Class officers are Miss Ruth Jor dan, president; Charles Glazener, vice president; Miss Helen Owen; secretary, Miss Myrtle Bryson, treas urer. Comprising the senior class are: Louise Gazener, Ruth Jordan, Ralph Eldridge, Betty Nelson, Walter Reec:.' Jr., Annie Laurie Singletarv, Frank Tinsley, Gladys Gillespie, Harry Morgan, Sam Jordan, Ernest Pan gle, Virginia Bruner. Ruth Moore, Catherine Waldrop Wallace Gillespie, I Lucille Henderson, Helen Owen, Frances Morgan, Homer Clark., Charles Glazener, Rogers Whitmire, E. J. Whitmire, Frank Israel. MISS PICKELSfMER NAMED ON ALL STAR Miss Ruth Pickelsimer, member of the graduating class of Brevard high school and daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Pickelsimer, was selected as member of the all-tournament basketball team at the meet held in Cullowhee last week. Miss Pickelsimer was chosen on the first team as forward, a position she has filled with credit on the lo cal team for two years. Man On Muleback Sees Whole World Returning To Era Of Prosperity Soon D. R. Dininny, hailing from Star County, Texas, and seeing the United States from muleback, was an in teresting visitor here Monday after noon, stopping off to pay an official visit to Freeman Hayes, who ope rates a Texaco Gas station. The "missionary of the depression" who works in normal times in the Texaco gas fields, claims to have ridden his mule, which he has named Ninia Ouachita (pronounced Wash ti) Nalyak, 5367 miles, covering all parts of the country since Septem ber 2 of last year, can readily see that the depression is over, and em phatically asserts that good times, dated from Saturday. March 4, at 12 j o'clock noon, simultaneously with Roosevelt's taking the oath of office as President Why the depression? Well, the old replied, with his ey?s hr.lf clos ed, there were three things outstand ing ? first the business men had lost confidence in the administration; and second, the working man was not getting a square deal; and third, the moneyed interests were "crooking" the people. However, with the work he is do ing himself (which is to play no small part in the trend for better times) and with the leadership of such great men as Jack Garner, whom he was willing to swear by, land Roosevelt, whom Jack Garner ! had vouched for, there is absolutely no reason for the entire United States not coming back in time to come. The old gentleman, whil? rather extreme on some points of his argu ments, however showed readily iW. (Con finned On Pagr Eiffht) Bill Introduced For Big I Slice In Officials' Salary ! ! Seeks Abolishment of Cou iy Accountant Office; Would Puij rk and Register on. Fee Baais Alter This Term; Eccnoiri; I ' Plus Is Aim of Drastic Meaaure introduced Monday. i One of the most sweeping pi ? : i of legislation ever to be introdu- j by n Transylvania county repress n- : i tative is that now before ; , ' | General Assembly, introduced' by] i Representative M. W. Ga!lowa*-: ? which legislation calls for rj[i.iri. I Salaries of the register of deed--, ur.'i ; [the e'erk of court nearly in half, [h [bill to go into effect, if pafused, on I April 1, this year. Also included in ihe bib abolish-; ment of the county accountant's of Vice and placing of his chititf; upon the register of deeds, with thi lax collector and county commissioners coming in for an extra slice of work that has been handled by the county accountant. Salary ?;f the register of deeds is cut. to $!565 per year; clerk of court, 31565; tax collector on a commission < basis not to exceed $1565; sheriff! ?'$2750. No extra salaries shall be a! j lowed under the proposed bill. Fur-; ther reductions in salaries can be' the county commissioners, j [cases of extreme emergencies arise. ? ? After the present term of office' ? expires, December 1, 1984, the sher-i iff, clerk of Superior court, and reg i ister of deeds shall operate on a j fee basis as governed by the Consol-I idated Statutes, the bill further pro- ' vides. j A letter has been received from : I Mr. Galloway, setting forth his ; reasons for introduction of the ( measure, which follows: "Editor Transylvania Times "Brevard, N. C. "My dear sir: "I am enclosing a copy of the bill i which I shall introduce today affect-* proposed bill, if an! when, sriavks and other local expense.' if the county which you arc at liite ? ,}y to- publish and, in view of tii ? * that I may be criticised in con miction with my action relative t; i fvc: ?? matters, you may also pub-; lii'h thi ? letter. "i offer no excuse nor apology for my action in reducing salark" ar.d abolishing positions. If any are K'j blind as net to be able to see the reasons tor thisi action then tn\ r.polngy or explanation would mop; likely be misundertood. '"Present conditions constitute aj serious challenge to the manhood i and patriotism of all of us. Our 'willingness to meet these conditions I and flea! with them in a spirit ot ; fairness and justice to all parties i ; thr yardstick by which our future usefulness to the community may o readily on.! correctly measured. ' "In arriving at my conclusions as :( decisions I have done my very bcs. j net- to be unduly influenced by my| personal friendship for those mo:' 1 directly affected, nor, on the otie:' hand, by my deep concern on bchal ? | of the common people and taxpayc ? <?{ the county, but have tried to b ' guided solely by what I felt was jv fair and honorable. For this actio; I I assume full responsibility and ac | cept the consequences, political o j otherwise, cheerfully. "Respectfully, "M. W. GALLOWAY. j Raleigh, March 20. i Following is complete text of the bill: A bill to be entitled an act to reg ulate the salaries of public officials ( Continued on pa-gc eight) BILL SEEKS CUSTODY ! OF BANK BUILDING l I I Defunct Brevard Bank Prop-| erty Would Be Applied j On Money Due A bill has been introduced in the! General Assembly by Representative j M. W. Galloway to Rive the county i commissioners right to purchase the] Brevard Banking company property, jut the corner of Caldwell and Main streets, the purchase price of thei building and lot to be paid out of do- 1 posits which the county had in thel bank when it closed in December, I 11930. | The building is one of the finest j ever to be erected in Brevard, and is now being used by the Transyl- 1 vania Trust company and liquidate ] ing agent of the defunct bank. Embodied in the bill, which has! been placed before the committee on I counties, cities and towns, is manner j of payment for same, set out as fol-l lows : "As payment for said building the] said board of commissioners is au thorized and empowered to apply the; purchase price thereof as a credit on the funds belonging to said Tran sylvania county which were on de posit in the Brevard Banking com pany on December 16. 11)30, the same being the date on which said bank closed, and said purchase price shall be deducted from any and all sums which the said Brevard Banking; company, or the bank commission of North Carolina, or the liquidating agant in charge of said bank is now due to the said county by reason of said county's deposit in said bank at the time of said bank's^ closing, and interest on said deposit from that date until paid." BEERlLLSLATED TO BECOME LEGAL WASHINGTON, March 22? Ready for delivery to the White House to night, the beer bill has already been' >given final approval by both the House and Senate, and will become law as soon as the signatures of Vice Presiderit Garner and President Roosevelt have been affixed to the measure. Congressional action was com pleted with swift adoption by the House of the conference report on the measure legalizing 3.2 beer and wine and levying a tax of $4 a bar rel on each. The report was approved Monday by the Senate. The bill becomes effective fifteen days after the president's approval, and is estimated by treasury offi cials to return from $125,000,000 to $150,000,000 in reventie annually. Sale of the beverage will be permit ted in fourteen states the minute the 15 day interim expires. Three other states will, under local laws, join in the sale at later dates. So-ne state*, including North Carolina, prohibit ttha sale entirely, will remain ''bor.^-dry" unti! the pr?p*-r legists t'oi is enactcd GOLF COURSE NOW | IN FINE CONDITIO? New Low Rates In Effect Atj Country Club? Cooper ation Asked [ " ? Brevard Country Club golf course j i s undergoing extensive repairs, workmen having been engaged on the greens and fairways for the past [several weeks, and the entire course' I is now in fine playing shape. New ruling has been put into ef fect by those in charge of the course and rates are now in vogue that will ! appeal to all golf-minded people. Fil I ty cents per day is charged to any and everybody for playing privileges, i si book of thirty tickets being on sale at ten dollars per book for those who wish to purchase several day's play ing privileges at one time. In placing the new low rates in effect the governors of the course | feel that a great many people will! now take advantage of the excep ! tionally fine course and the yell of "f-o-r-e" will soon be heard regular ly. People writing their friends who live in other cities are requested to mention the fact that the course is in fine shape and that the fees arc very low. [TAYLOR COMING HERE FOR j PARDON HEARING SATURDA ) Announcement is made th^t Tyiv C. Taylor, attorney for Governor Ehringhaus, will be in Brevard Sat - urday morning for a public hearing i in connection with request for par don of Thos. H. Shipman, J. H. Pick elsimer, C. R. McNeely and Ralph R. Fisher. fredm?lerwins WEST POINT HONOR! Fred Miller, son or Mr. and Mrs. J. A, Miller, of Brevard, has been recommended as first alternate to West Point, and last week success fully passed his physical examina- j tion. Due to the high rating young Mil ler made ifl high school work at ; Brevard and his marks in college, he 'was not required to take the mental I tests which is usual custom for j those seeking entry nt West Point. BIGGEST EGG TO WIN ONE YEAR SUBSCRIPTION To the three people of this I j county who bring in the thrre largest hen eggs to this office I during March a prize of one } year's subscription, either new or renenml will be given. Much interest has been creat ed in two pretty good sized eggs that have been brought in The Times office recently, \<ful in ordjer to find ont . who w THE champion in thin cla&x this of fer Is beiitg made. All eggs ffl'V be judged aecirdiM/ to size -and ' weight. i | CLASS SALUTATOMAN j " I I Mi?e Louise Glazoner, daughter ) ox Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Glazener, j ! of Roaraan, whj will represent ; Kosir.au high School seniors as i salutatoriun. (Cut courtesy of j Thd Anhevillc Citizen-Times.) BEAUTiFK'ATION OF ! HIGHWAYS IS FLAK; Women's Civic C2ub is Doing! Outs*".^inj Work For The Comrriur.ity BeautL'ica'ion of highway ap-< ;? roaches to Brevard is major object- j ve of the Women's Civic club at ;esent, and plans are being car i '.'l cut that will mean much to the at.iactiver.ess of the town, especial ly -;u to those people who are making j their first entrance. Mrs. T. H. Shipnian, chairman in,' charge of beautifying the southern , approach to Brevard, at intersec- j tion of highway 28 and Country club) road has already made wonderful; steps on the project under her care.) Assisted by neighbors and the high- j way force which was available or, j Arfyn- Day for highway beautifica-i tion, fifty dogwood trees were plant-; en on Broad street and the triangle.* in adition to a number of shrubs,! roses and plants, making quite a re- 1 formation. { Mrs. J. C. Wike is chairman fori the Civic Club to be in charge of! work to be done on the Greenville! highway approach, while Mrs. F.J Brown Carr is chairman in charge; of the Hendersonville approach. As- 1 sistance in the work is being given . by the Welfare Board and the Ki-j wanis club, the following committee j being appointed at the meeting last ? Thursday to aid the ladies in any j way in their estimable undertaking:! R. "F. Tharp, Rev. Paul Hartsell and j Professor Julian Glazcner. ) Fine cooperation is being hud from | the highway department under P. L Threlkeld and the Pisgah Forest, force, under supervision of Ranger j Duncan. i MISS THARP IN FIRST PLACE ' Due to misunderstanding, the name j of Miss Maiva Tharp was omitted last week from the names of high; honor winners for February at Bre-| vard high school. She made A -grade on all subjects for the month. superTorcoIt to CONVENE AFRIL 3RDj Transylvania county Superior { court for trial of civil and criminal | cases will start on Monday, April 3, with Judge P. A. McElroy of Mar-| shall scheduled to nreside and J. Will ,Pless, Jr., of Marion representing! [the state. I First week of court will be given) over to hearng of civil cases, with the second week slated to take up criminal actions. Several cases of importance are to be tried each week. PROMISES TO SE AM EVENT WORTHWHILE ' |p a ? t Miss, BosweH! Coaching Bre vard Graduates For Big Evo~t of the Year Senl< =- 1' IJvtvr r-i I:. <jarh School jS aif: wrkiitg daily on On annual 5*1? "=5 play v.Ych }i!omL?ef to he thv fee:-), over toit ?;i here from a!! r*~ yijit;, ar-d vb' .1 trill bo r-taged cn Friday evonhlfi March 31, in !h<? h'Kh -ich.,: ! auditorium, "The Ghost Hi. -I," bv Wi E. SchiffKcr, a melodrama in lour acts, i.a.s bwii iseleeted nr- the play foi t:x?; grii.wMh>.'' of 'S3 and is said to l<e m '.hat wij' kc!d equal interest of tho<e .sucking horror, thrill? and t inody. Miss Martha Boswefl. whs in her own right is ;i play writer of re pute, and who has written several plays ft'r the Carolina Flay makers, is in <narg? of lh'- cea-hi/ig, this adding emphasis to the assertion | that the play wili be good, plus. Rehearsals are bring bc-id daily, with thirtiji members of the class comprising the cast, chosen for Sj|\ th ir fitness cf the parts portrayed. New scenery, new costumes and an atmosphere thut will bo! ier on the classical shows to be seen only in the larger cities will feature the clas play. Aside *'rcm he regular cast, thoso who art a.-si:-ting in the work oT making the play perfect are the fol lowing: Stage manager, Lawreice Williams; property man. Fred Tal ley; wardrobe mistress, Catherine Sr.elson; electrician, Lionel Aikcr; make-up, Willie Kate Waters; pub licity, N'elle Duckworth: advance ticket sales, Clara Barnctt; posters, Mary Denman ; prompters. Ella Mae Scruggs, und Mary Ellen Heed; chairman of hoase committee, Jus tine Wright. Other member?, of the class will be added during tb?> week according to the director. Complete announcement as t<? cast of characters, will b< carried in next week's paper. PUBLIC DRUNK LAW I IN SE The lot*al prohibition -rt** ? in 1927 has been repealed ny le*:-':. tion introduced in the General A sembly by Representative M. \V. Galloway, placing this county und< r the statewide law. The act passed in 1927 mad. it mandatory for a fine of not less than S25 for first public drunken ness offense and $50 for the second offense. Under the statewide law m>w in effect first or second offense is pun ishable by a fine up to $50 or thirty days. JUNIORS OF ROSMAN TO GIVE PLAY SOON Other Events Of Hign School Are Planned By Members Of Graduating Class ROSMAN, March .22? March !!, April 6 and April 29 will be "vd letter days at Rosman high school, events of importance being sched uled for each of these three dates. The Junior class will give their annual play on Friday evening, March 31, rehearsals now beiii1.; helo for this event. The night of all nights in the iiS'J of the senior class ? that of the- jun ior-senior banquet, will be staged ort Thursday night, April 20. Senior class play will be given near the end of the school term, April 29 having been selected foe staging the play. Work is now being done on the senior class play which promises to be outstanding. Gold Pours Into Postoffice And Bank In Response To National Proclamation Over twelve thousand dollars in, gold and gold certificates have been . taken in by the Brevard postoffieei and the Transylvania Trust company since President Roosevelt issued his proclamation against hoarding, and is continuing to come in, according to postoffice and bank officials. Time limit for bringing in gold and gold certificates has been ex tended to March 27, in order that all may have opportunity to comply with the stringent regulations before any official action is taken. Postmaster R. L. Nicholson, in( ?commenting upon the largest amount of gold and goid certificates taken in: at his office, ^pressed /the belief! thar. most of the people who had, brought tr.oney toj the office wore prompted tr do so n-.oro as a pa triotic move than to evade tht ?jecAlty. Mr. Nicholson emphatically in serts that there is a new feeling among the people of Transylvania county; that a feeling of safety new pervades the country and that the; ? is a genera', trend toward following constituted leadership of the gov ernment. Largest single item to be deposit ed in the bank or postoffiee was a one thousand dollar gold certificate one at the bank and one at the post office; smallest item was a one dol lar gold piece. Transylvania Trust company open ed for unrestricted business Jast Thursday morning, having received their certificate from the banking department that morning. Firs* day's business was far greater than even anticipated, according tr> M. B. j Mi-Daniel cashier, with deposits oa ?' ,i rc'.k.n of five to one withdrawals.
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