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VOL. XXXIII. BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, FEBRUARY 9, 1928 No. 6 'I ? ? WANT CONTRACTS i held to 6 mm ' ..." ? - County Commliiioneri Notify School Board to Sign No Contract* !.? ' For Longer Period UNTIL JOINT MEETING OF BOARDS IS HELD To Disniu School Budget Before Taking Action on Next Year'. Work ?'? County commissioners in regular 5; : meeting Monday ordered a commun 1 - ication sent to the board of cduca ft . tipn, asking that the school officinls 'sign no contract with any teacher ? for next year's work for a longer period than a six-month's term, until a joint meeting could be arranged and held between the county com missioners and the board of educa 1-. tion. It is said the county commis j ' missioners are anxious to discuss ?7 the school situation with the board <-? of education before the county be-; cOmes a party to a signed contract ? ?tor next year's school work. {& When questioned as to the. time 1 ot the joint meeting, county officials t". could give r.o answer, but said the jT joipt meeting would be held at an early date. Following is a copy of the coin ? niunje^tion ""sTnt to the board of ; education by the county commission-! - era: ; "Mr. J. S. Bromfield, ; "Chairman Board of Education, : "Trahsylvania County, "Brevard, N. C. "Dear sir: "The County Board of Commis sioners requested me to advise you ' that thsy desire to have a joint meeting with your board at an early date to discuss the budget of the Board of Education for the coming year, for the expense of the county must be reduced to the lowest pos sible amount. - "They further requested me to ! notify you not to make any con- 1 tracts for the coming year for ; longer terms than six months, un- ! til such meetings can be had. "Hunter Martin, Co. Attorney." j ".Very truly yours, ."Brevard, February 7th, 1928." PLAYGROUNDS TO BE j j MAJOR MOVEMENT ? ? Wonun'i Bureau Enters Upon Great Work In Recreational Field February meeting of the Woman's Bureau held Monday afternoon was marked by an unusually large and enthusiastic attendance of. members. In order to jncrease the efficiency of the Bureau in its civic and commun ity work, tha -organization has -lyjen divided ;nto six groups, each group consisting of 15 members, with a leader over each of the six sections, i The six leaders include: Mrs. W. E. Breese, Mrs. D. L. English, Miss Florence Kern, Mrs. H. E. Erwin, Mrs. J. W. Smith, Mrs. John Max well. All of the groups are well or ganized and are . doing efficient work toward the successful operation of the Bureau. | Following the routine business, presided over by the president, Mrs. O. L. Erwin, a discussion was given by Miss Florence Kern^ one of the group chairmen, regarding the . project which she and her group are ' sponsoring through cooperation and Support of the entire organization, 'xhat of a supervised community play ground. It is proposed to locate this' supervised recreation canter on "the high school property, and other . organizations and individuals have pledged their support toward the successful completion of this pro-, ject. According to present plans, work on preparing and equipping thin playground will begin immedi ately following the close of the present school term. Discussion of this subject was followed by a talk by Mrs. Oliver Orr, stressing the importance of perpetuating the family fireside and the nacessjty of a more strict super vision over present-day children on the part of parents* as the funda mental solution of the question of juvenile delinquency and the present wave of lawlessness among the youth of the country. , At the conclusion of {he program, tea and wafers were served by a committee in charge. The program at the March . meeting will be in charge of Mrs. W. E. Broese's group. CASH PRIZES FOR ^BEST POTATO CROP ?>?,' In order to stimulate interest in f ^thr great money crop of Irish pota to'.:, ih? Brevard Banking company ha:i. announced an award of S80 in ca.-.h nriyjes to be given farmers dur ing the coming season. The first Drive of $4''. 00, cash, will bo given to the farrier growimr the greatest "timber 'of bushels of potatoes on ai fre of land. Second prize of (fyS'JO.OO cash, will be given the far mer raising most potatoes on a half pc- -> of land, whil" the third prize will be given the one growing the hi?r<r?st crop on a quarter acre lot. Those desiring to enter tli- contest are urged to communicate with the agricultural committee of ihe Ki "tiT? "club, ('. Yongue. chairman. Thh coivmitt.e will have entire "her?? of m-ii-u'ing thf? Intnl. judg ing the crops and awarding the cash | i#N^.pOQL Board of Education Planning for Next Year'k Work ? Praises Teachers rfll'S COUNTY SECOND ONLY TO BUNCOMBE [ Declares Larg? Majority of Citizens Dtsirc to Continue School Work (By T. G. HENUEUSON) At the m< otitis' of the County Board of Education last Monday a number of important matters were before the Board, The following ; are a few of the most important: j Eck Sims is appointed attendance officer for the county. The teach ers are to report to him any. unex j cused absences of school chihlren of compulsory attendance age. He is to look after getting these children into school and look after any par ent who, without lawful excuse, keeps his child out of school. j Miss Florence Kern, representing different organisations of the women 'of Brevard, appeared before the Board and asked for permission for the organizations she represented to do or have done certain improve 'ments on the public school grounds I of Brevard. The Board complied with the request and granted the | permission asked for, with the state ' mcnt that the Board is glad to have I any improvements made that can be made along this line, and are pleased I to hav-s the cooperation of any of j the women or the men of Brevard | or Transylvania county along the 'line of school improvement in any 1 way for the betterment of the ! schools or the improvement of school property in the town and county. Perhaps the most important mat ter before the Board was the ques tion of the extended term for the school year lt)28-'29. This question came up at this time because of the fact that a number of our best teachers had asked for a statement from the Board as to the length of the school term for next year. They I desired vhis information in order] that they might know whether they | could remain in this county another ; year or would have to accept work in other counties where they can se- 1 cure positions in eight or nine j months school terms. Considerable time was spent by j hp Board discussing this problem from various angles. The fact was recognized that the citizens of near ly all of the districts of the county had previously voted on themselves a special school tax of various rates j ?70 cents in Rosman, 59 cents in | (Continued on page four) TO ARREST .ALL WTO SKATE ON STREETS - 1 i Likewise People Riding on Running Boards Will Face the I Judge Roller skating on the streets of Brevard, and the habit of riding on running: boards of automobiles will j b stopped, according to an em phatic statement issued Monday evening by ths town council. In a f"iu>ial statsment Mayor Whitmire rives notice that all childron engag ing in the pastime of roller skating on -streets or sidewalks will be ar rested, and any one seen riding on . the running board or any other van-, tnge point on the outside of th? car will be haled into court and fined from $5 to $10. Following is statement of 'the Mdyor and ordinances covering i these outlawed proceedings: "This is the second and last notice (o parents and their children about roller skatr-s. Also about riding on the outside of any motor car while in motion. I have instructed the policemen to keep their eyes wide open as to the enforcement of these ordinances. They are the life sav er? of our town. No use to cry or i weep after your child is brought home <l"ad. Now is the time to loot sifter them, while they are living. Er.tiio applies to riding a motor car on the outside or to swing off or on a moving car. We want you all to <'o your part in working to keep folks alive instead of cursing the ordinance that , gets them killed. The- ordinances read as follows: "Ordinance Prohibiting Roller Skating. "Chanter IV. Section 2!). "That no person shall engage in roller coasting or roller skating on iv of the streets or sidewalks of ? !:-? Town of Brevard, and any per : m violating any of the provisions ? i' thi.i j-eC'ion shall be liable to a ' v of' five dollars. "Section 1. * "That it shall be unlawful for any person to ride on the outside of any motor cars or to swing on and off any motor car while in motion on the streets of the Town of Rrevard. That any person violating this or dinance shall he d"omed ' guilty of ?? misdemeanor and upon conviction . > ??'! h? subject to :? tine of not ".?or" than ten dollars. T. W. WHITMIRE, "Mayor.*' prizes. It is expected that a large number of farmers will enter the ri. n^est. for th<'\ ar" hound to win. ? !te:hyr tlvy i?et ; i- - prize or not. u Ii ish potatoes is con.-idi red h good ??* e v croi>. ' ? is I-oj-i-d io make frnnrylvania county on of t hi- h:in i.i-.' potato counties in the state. ik mx mmm< F^ara it will Become Necessary tv. >' Curtail Expenses in the Schools COULD ABOLISH SOME OF THE COUNTY OFFICES ' Brevard Lawyer Urges Officials and Citizens Join In Solution of Problems For some time past, lion. \Vm. K. Breese has been calling attention of tlif Chamber of ( umnicjco, ;ht< Ki wanis club, and other organisations to the fact that nothing is mora im portant just now than the task of placing Transylvania county's af fairs on u solid foundation. The' 1 Bre.vartl News asked Mr. Breese for j suggestions as to th? best method to pursue, while the counties of ihe : state ai"? adjusting themselves to che j ?new state-wide county government (law, especially with the object in i I view of reducing taxes at the earl jiest possible moment. | Air. Breese very kindly consented f to offer suggestions, which are here with published: "Editor Brevard News. "You asked me to give you my i opinion as to some relief for tin jtax condition in Transylvania Gou - ty. "This is a big question and wouiii require a very, long, and owing to-j its being of a statistical nature, 1 perhaps a tiresome article, therefore | 1 will not go into details and only , give a brief summary : of my ideas. . r "Taxes in North Carolina have in- j creased ii:arly 153 percent since, l!>2l), and in the entire United I States it has increased even in ex- I cess of that, so it is costing more j to run our public affairs than eveV. I I before. ? ' ? ! "The increase in taxes therefor? I {should not alarm Us, unless the per- | centage of increase in taxes exceeds ! the percentage of increase in the ac- ; tual growth of our resources and j property. The Legislature of I i 1927 -enacted what is really a Fi-ji nance Law for all the counties in , jthe. State, which is a splendid meth-'j od of managing the tax and money j' matters of our counties, and it will result in an actual decrease of taxes s year by year, all things being equal, , from how on, but it is hard for the , first one, two and three years after j it goes into effect, and it will in- ( crea =e our taxes this year, but will t result in a yearly decrease in our taxes if no additional expenses are ;| incurred, and none should be in- '< curred until we are better able to j ; pay for them. " "Some relief for the present is|t (Continued on page four) !v COMMITTEES ARE TO BOLD . All committee members of the Chamber of Commerce are uracil to meet in the Chamber of Com mere 1 rooms immediately after adiourn- | ment of Kiwanis meeting this Thurs day evening. It is important that all ' committee members be present, as reports can be prepared for submis sion to the meeting of the hoard of ' directors next Tuesday evening. The > following committees and committee , members are included in this call : j Program committee ? Thos. H. - Shipman, W. E. Breese and C. C. .! Yongue. | In<lustrial committee ? 0. L. Er- 1 win, H. A. Plummer and Lewis P. j ] Hamlin. !j Agricultural committee? R. W. j Everett, C. C. Yongue and J. H. | Tinsley. I Tourist committee ? T. W. Whit- j' mire, R. L. Nicholson and J. W. '* Cobble. I1 Advertising committee ? Thos. II. Shipman, James F. Barrett and E. 1 P. McCoy. Plans for the year's work are to be up for final adoption at the meeting Tuesday evening, and re ports of these various committees must be completed in the committe ? meeting thisJ Thursday evening. INCOMETAX MAN | HERE ON THE 2?RD Federal income tax men will b ? in , Brevard on February 'Jo. f?r the purpose <>f assisting tax payers in making out returns for federal i>i conie taxes. Office headquarters for this district a"-- maintained in th Federal building in Asheville. and it is understood that several Transyl vnna people have already made their returns at the hoadqnartt rs offit? . which is kept open daily. CIVIL TERM COURT MONDAY r I?; .iriin. intr r>n Monday. March 5th. t\\M week* toini of rivil court will IfM in Transylvania county. The j JtvUci i- cnn^-sti'd with civil cases ? ?:?! :lii< special term is heinpr held | f the purpose of clearing the '< I t nearly :js possible. There ? :? i' w eri?**-* ? ?f :inj?'?r(nn?v in-' vi??vin?' !nrire sums. Mo>t. ?>f tin* ' ->? oyer. ,?f jnKro-* only * . "h- rtlc > ??* i*. ; 1 1 OMSK'S. ! It yjot l? lenrn-'fl what iuclirf i ('?'?'"'?il ' a. -i'mc (I !o *hi^ special ( It.rni. PASTOR BREVARD BAPTIST CHURCH REV. WALLACE K ARTSELL Revival Begins at Brevard Baptist Church on Next Smday Morning Beginning next Sunday, Rev. W. H. Hartsell will conduct a revival at the Brevard Baptist church which promises to be one of the most en ;husiastic meetings' ever held in this section. This statement is based jpon the unusual preparations being nade for the series of meetings, and :he whole-hearted manner in which :he members of the church are ori :er;ng into the campaign. During his week prayer meetings are being i eld at the home of the members in >very ssction of the town. Assist mce has bten pledged the Brevard ?hurch by Christians throughout the rounty, and it 'is said any people rom all sections of Transylvania vill attend the meetings. Usually a visiting pastor is asked nto the community to lead revivals, but this time the members of the Baptist church decided that the pas tor, Rev. Hartsell, is the one to do the preaching:. Peoiple of the town and county love Wallace Hartstell, und they know him as a devoted, sympathetic, yet uncompromising Christian leader, and it was. the. t unanimous opinion of his congrega- ' tion that he could do more for the people here in a revival than any other pastor obtainable. It is said this revival will be the old-fashioned awakening: of the spir- j itual power, with no frills nor furbe lows. Plain preaching of the plain old gospel, and the old songs, to the tuneful appeal of which our fathers marched tt> their Master, will feature th; revival. Great interest is be- 1 ing taken in this community cam paign which begins Sunday. , | Notables in the Episcopal Ckurch To Attend Convocation In Brevard K i Plans are now completed and pro grams issued for the pre- Lenten neeting of the Convocation of Ashe Mile Diocese of Western North Car olina, which two-day session will be leld at St. Philips church, Brevard, Tuesday and Wednesday of next iVeek, February 14 and 15. The landsomc new stone edifice of St. Philips church has been completed ind will be used for the 'first time >n this occasion. The Convocation is composed of he Clergy and two lay delegates of ?very Parish and Mission in Western S.'ortii Carolina, each of which is ex pected to be represented at . this ire-Lenten meeting in Brevard. The Rev. Arthur W. Karnum, B. D.. of Mendersonville, is Dean of the Con vocation, and Mr. Harold V. Snied jerj; is secretary and treasurer. The opening meeting of the Con vocation will be held Tuesday night >t 7 :-10 oYJoi-lc. with the Kvensong Hid sermon I*;.' the Uev. *1. Vloyd lingers, rector "f*. Trinity church, \shevilU. Music appronriute to the ?ccasion will lie rendered by .St. 'hilips vested choir. The session on Wednesday morn ing will begin at 8 o'clock, with the Holy Eucharist, celebrant Bishop, J. M. Horner, I). D., of Asheville. Be ginning at 10 o'clock will be the, hourly Meditation conducted by the ! li;V. I.-' wis N .Taylor, rector of the Church 'of the Good Shepherd. Co lumbia. S. C. At 1 o'clock will be Y the luncheon at the Pierce-Moore j given by the local Guild to members of the congregation and visiting del egates. Re-opening at 2 o'clock will be the concluding Meditation of Quiet Day, followed by the business session and reports at 3 o'clock. Among the visiting Clergy expect ed to attend the Convocation here as guests will be the Rev. Sanders R. Guignard, Dean of the Morganton Convocation, Venerable A. A. Ah- : bott, D. D., of Cleveland, Ohio, Venerable F. Drane, Archdeacon, of Alaska, Rev. John C. Seagle, Arch deacon, and former rector of St. \ Philips church. . Special invitation is extended ti the people of the other ('..noniiiui tious of Brevard to attend the. various services of this Convocation. Mul especially the opening session on Tuesday night. Friends Announce Coleman Galloway For Side Senator from 7 Ms District T? thr Hi ? loej'als of T l nn^ylvanut County : Man;. fronds of Hon. T. (', (Jal ('i'trr.ixifiK; his especial lit-* it - . .-nli"- jut training, unbli mishcil r. ntfi his true democracy ? : ??!%!? in announcintc him for thr IV?in??rr;jr i ? iiom inat ion to the h ?*i' ;?o>iti? t: of Stair S'ImUit fro-n -I ;!????**:.. 1 f >i.-t I \ '?!??? ? -? nl pint. of iiirv *v ' v 'in :h<- thi '??? count it?s in t lis Ili-trict. th- bon??r !?<!<. nirs to Transylvania county this yrar. run! \vr make the ?? ?; ? i li : 1 1 i I ; < - * statement that n Mr. fol 'iiuir? flalloway, , l i an* ylvania rcnnfy hn- i? man to o tr*% ?? will l'i i:ur t- ? ???? it to thi? county and n ? :?? : f:ir* : ? ?n tr? * ' i ? wholr 'lis! ric* . it .,i , i,.. /.\iu # <s m'ii ? . ? ?? ?*??' ??!)? i * ' { "I'i'Hl. . I IV. KiPV/i V. ?vh??n *i ?ft friends slrtl ?i.ni i i .i \ . ? at ,?o* it 1 ? : make t In* rare ?iul jfiivo n? on" of : Ills reasons tho fact that Mr. Colo- 1 man (ialloway is entitle, I to the honor. ImviiiK won his rijrhi to the place Ihto'uirh his loyal activity in the interests of tho Democratic party. We ut'ire all Democrats to K'iv" Mr Calloway tlvir loyal support it; the coininjr primary ami election. t >i'.' 111'! I ) M V.W I'KII'.XDS OF H?'N\ i/OI.E.MAN C.M.I.OWAV UOUND TO COURT David llant' t wa? hi'M to Si rx-rior Court liofor.> Mai-ist rate Slitt fnrd Monday morning on a char^" ' ? f ha vile/ whiskey in his possession. It is said that Sheriff Sition and assistants arrested Mr. Hamlin Sat-/ nrdny afteinooi; with a ouantily of. whiskey in his posse. -- on. Mr. IIwuV 1 1 11 cave bond for ins app'-nrnnci'' ii/^ court. i. -R'Jiik kOMISON GETS fIR FREEDOM 1* ii'l i Hi i nar y I rial !n Justice Shu J ford's Court Finds No Prtjablc Cause REVIS STANDS ALONE ON MURDER CHARGE I Hard Fought Legal Battle? Efforts m Mad? To 'Prove a Conspiracy Mrs. (.mini Robinson ?>?. given her freedoni .Monday morning when ,;i preliminary hearing was held be j lore Magi&trati F. E. Shuferd, in , connection wjt'h t he death f her hushand, Ulys Robin -on. Mt Rob i insun's father, Joe Revis, . H . l ?nelimiaary examination a:i I h:s* hearing will be held sit the ne.v '.-.rvii i of criminal court .in 'Trans;,*' "sjtia county. Uly.s Robinson was shot on Tues day eVming, January 17, in the | mountain home of Revis and K 'bin son iii Hogback township, arid died the fallowing Sunday niorniry at Transylvania hospital. Coroii : Clar ence Fisher h id an invesiiii'tirWi immediately after the death of Rob inson and the coroner's jury . ? *otn liundod that both Revis ; his daughter, Mrs, Robinson. be held for further investigation of tin mur der. In the coroner's investigation Revis was not placed on the stand, but his daughter, Mrs. .Robinson, star witness in the proceedings, stated that her father, foe i. vis,' shot Ulys Robinson in d?feiri> of herself and her father. In the preliminary hearing Mon day, attorneys for the prosecution, H. E. Martin represented the staU and Ralph R. Fisher reprev.nted private prosecution, endeavoring to show conspiracy between Mrs. Rob inson and her father in the . Jr.arder of Ulys Robinson. Hamlin & Kim- ' y.ey represented Mrs. Robinson and D. L. English appeared for Joe Revis. The lawyers on both sides contested every bit of ground throughout the preliminary hearing. Testimony of Virgil Hiatt, as .aken by Mrs. Murray, stenographer in the coroner's investigation, was admit ted as evidence when it was mad? known that Hiatt was a Visitor in the Robinson home when the mur der was committed. Rev. Roland Robinson, brother of the murdored man, was the first witness (ailed, lie told practically the same facts that were brought out by this witness.*] in the coroner's investigation. Tom Chandler was then calk I.T.ii! stated he was third cousin of Laura Robinson, the defendant. The ecution began its efforts to how the existence of conspiracy betv/c'ii Mrs. Robinson and her father by remarks the witness had heard ?vti*fi. Robinson make. Chandler tolil of Mrs. Robinson going to his h"us2 directly after the shooting and r? (Continued on page four) RAMSEY'S SPEECH TO KIWANIS CLUB Pronounced One of Most Interesting Speeches of the Year In Brevard I). Hitlen Famsey. general man ager of Tilt' Asheville Times. <1 sliv ered a forceful address at t b . - Ivi wanis meeting last Thursday eve ning, which was pronounced or. of the most helpful messages ever heard here. The speaker is co.i.iid ered one of the most brilliant m il of the state, and is recognized a< an authority on civic affairs. For years Mr. Itamsey was commissioner of Public Safety in Asheville. Hater serving as city manager for Wi iston Salcm, the state's largest city. Journalism, however, is Mr. Ram sey's first and greatest love, f.? for the past several years he has been with The Times ,in which portion he has had unusual opportune v to study conditions in Western North Carolina. Naturally, therefore, Mr. Rr i-v-v i-hose for his subject .he flltl"1" >f this secJ'.-ti. li is a great ...ire. the speaker said,' and will iu:v ; a tremendous growth. This g: . "vt!i will I'fimi', Mr. Rams >y said, in si>:Ae ?f the fact that there is throu bout this section a state <>f civil la: ?ne<\? This inactive spirit is the result of the boom experienced here two years ago, from which the citiz-ns h: veti't as yet recovered. The speal-u : said that th'.' citizens are just as ye:* riot ic as ever, although not ac'Sv.!" as progressive as in the past. 1 I dieted, however, that this ! n-ss will soon pass away, and in i* . t -..<t the old punch and power w'V ?.?..in come into its own. Mr. Ramsey cited the Ittri." .?..pyi ber of industries coming in! 5 the South, and told of the great ' eas<! of wealth in the Souther': ;s. "This is tile first tinie In the ? .i-'o/y of the nation when the Si r . ii:vi been linnncially al?Io to na.lv this great section as a :plr.yj.- ' ' the speaker said. , Nature has done nuw'i ? section, it was said by Mi- ! .e speaker, and :* would be air, religious if the citizens of V-'>. ? North Carolina sh'c.:i"! !'aii . 'e ;i man's part in niakiatr ? li: -? :!i ??? a' playground for t.lte ; .?epic i f ;ho whole South. ^ Mr. Remsey's -ni.ii .- . n - vily |inpr?*e::,'ed 1 ; ? ! 0 Ha- ll.'u'ed '?? <-"1111 > \ ? ?? J I" I.i.'e;i::j -.1 A '.-. . 1! r? ? ; < , the toe. e. aim < ? \ I >t" - . ;t - a; thi rapid ? M'v. . ? < ; IS. I