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THE BREVARD NEWSl VOLUME XXXVI BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, MARCH 12, 1931 Number 11 DEPOSITORS MEET \ FOR DISCUSSION OF PLAN TO OPEN BANK Committee Awaiting Passage of Necessary Legislation on Question 1 COUNTY AND TOWN ARE BANK'S BIG DEPOSITORS Mitchell Presents Plan Em bracing Features He Be ^ lieves Are Demanded Nearly three hundred men and wo men gathered at the county., court house last Saturday afternoon, in response to a crfll by the Depositors' Committee, and discussed plans for re-opening the Brevard Banking com pany. Judson McCrary, chairman of the .onuiniiee, presided at the meet ing, and after stating the object of the gathering to be that of hearing a plan read under which the bank coui.: u-open. called upon Wm. E. Breese to read the plan, which was said to have the o. k. of the proper authorities at Raleigh. It was stated that a bill had been presented in the legislature enabling the county and the town to enter in to the agreement with other deposi tors for re-opening the bank. The plan called for depositors agreeing to set aside 30 per cent of deposits to be used as capital and surplus, and to freeze the remaining 70 per cent de posits for three years, except as earnings and collections would enable bank officials to- pay ten per cent of the deposits, which is to be done as j the bank is enabled to do so. Mr. Breese, who has spent much of i ik- time at Raleigh since the legis- ! lature convened, told of the measure [ that had been introduced in the house , by Representative Henry, and upon which the whole matter hangs. The depositors' Committee is awaiting word from Mr. Breese, who returned to Raleigh Monday, as to the progress ( Continued on page five) FORMER RESIDENT DIES AT CONCORD Brevard was saddened Tuesday j when word was received here that C. E. Lowe, well known in this county, had died early Tuesday morning, vic tim of a heart attack suffered^ last Saturday night. Mr. Lowe ' was ] for many years, one of the leading business men of the town, having the agency here for the Ford automobile, : and was in business in the stand now'' occupied by the Brevard Battery { company. Leaving here about two years ago, ; after having sold his business to the Joinos Motor company. Mr. Lowe re- , turned to his native home in Cabar rus county, having interests in Con cord and in Kannapolis, but making his home in Concord. His health gave way before he left Brevard, and that was the main reason why 'he disposed of his business interests. The Lowes still owned their home on East Main . !sion. While living here, Mr. and Mrs. Lowe and all members i ' the family were popular and well liked. their leaving Brevard was the occasion of sincere regret. S' m Brevard friends are in Con- i cord attending the funeral. MAO? RESIGNS i FROM LOCAL BOARD S. M. Macfie, for the past three j years chairman of the local schgnj ! ' board for the Brevard schools, has resigned his postion, and R. P. Kil patrick has been named as his suc cessor. Dr. Macfie has been a member of the local board for the past twelve years, and said he felt that he had given about all the time to the work that could be expected of one man. There is now a complete new local Jj^rd, Mrs. Henry Ranson having re tSiecl when she. moved away from Brevard, and Mr. Henry resigning at the time he assumed his duties as a member of the legislature. The local board now consists of jBfr'red Johnson, R. P. Kilpatrick and TAlex Kizer. BILL TO AUTHORIZE FREEZING OF FUNDS OF TOWN AND CO. Introduced By Representative Henry In the Legislature Last Thursday BREESE WIRES CHAIRMAN BILL WILL BE PASSED Legislation Must Be Enacted Before Officials Can Act In the Matter I BREESE SAYS BANK BILL | WILL PASS IN THE HOUSE Judson McCrary, chairman of the Depositors Committee, ivired Representative Henry Wednes day as follows : "Hon. W. M. Henry, Raleigh, N. C. "Please wire immediately col lect if your last bill has been passed or has chance of passing. ( Signed ) "Jl/DSON McCRARY, "Chmn. Depositors Com." No )tply was received from Representative Henry, but Mr. McCrary received the follovnitg message, xohich he accepted as be ing an answer to his telegram, from Mr. Breese, as follows : "Judson McCrary, "Brevard, N. C. "Last bank bill favorably re ported. Will pass kousc. ( Signed ) "IP. E. BREESE" j Brevard News Bureau Raleigh, March 11 I Representative W. M. Henry in troduced a bill Thursday which would give the Transylvania county commis sioners the right to "freeze" county deposits in the Brevard Banking Co. ( Continued on page five) COTTON MILL WILL START UP MARCH 23; 1 With the carpentry work complet- 'J ed, painting all done, machines lined , up, oiled up and cleaned up, and a ( shipment of cotton on the sidetracks, j, the Pisgah Mill is just about ready j to begin operations. It is believed , that a full force will be put to work i one week from next Monday morning, 1 and this is good news to several hun- j' dred people. The Pisgah Mill, successor to the ' old Sapphire Mills, is under the gen- ] eral supervision of Mr. B. E. Geer, i] Greenville manufacturer and capi talist, and one of the outstanding in- 11 dustrial leaders of the South. H. E. j' Erwin is superintendent, and for the! past two weeks has been busily en- 1 gaged with a large force of mechanics ] in making repairs and additions to the mill. Organization of the new ! concern was effected last Saturday afternoon. It is announced that a complete force has been engoged for operating the mill, preference being given to those who were employed prior to the closing down of the Sapphire more ; than a year ago. Operation of the mill will mean much to this commun ity, and it was through community effort that the new organization came j into existence and is now about ready ; to begin work. NEWSRECEIVEDOF DEATH OF STEVENS News has been received in Brevard of the death of Professor Clarence D. Stevens, of Cincinnati, Ohio, one of the country's great teachers of Me dieval English, and a lecturer whose fame was nation-wide . Dr. Stevens \ and his family have been coming to J Brevard for a number of years, living I at the England Home and at the | Stevens Cottage, on Camp See-Off. Dr. Stevens had many friends in this community, among these being Mrs. Alice B. Harlee, with whom the jStevens family spent much time each summer. WOULD INCREASE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO 5 MEMBERS Word comes from Raleigh that' Representative W. M. Henry intro- ; duced a bill in the legislature last, Friday, providing for an increase in the membership of the board of edu cation from three to five members. The bill was referred to the commit-; tee on education. Unofficial reports give the informa- ' tion that Sid Barnett, of Pisgah For est, and Leo Cash, of Oakland, are J# | be named as the additional members, [I making the board as constituted un-l a der the aew plan, as follows: * L. P. Wilson, Claude V. Shuford, J. M. Galloway-j Sid Barnett and Leo Cash. It is not known for what purpose the membership is increased from three to five members, a$ a previous bill by Mr. Henry reduced the board of county commissionefcj" from fiveto three members, and other legislation had been presented in what was said to be an effort to reduce the expenses of the county government. Street rumors are to the effect thai the increased membership of th< school board hinges abobt the ap pointment of a superintendent of pub lie instruction for the county. No of ficial statement has been made publi< by Representative Henry concernin{ the question, nor from those who worl so closely with Mr. Henry in the mat ter of legislation for the county. SUGGEST WILLIAM J. WALLIS FOR BREVARD'S NEXT MA YOR With the primary for the town elec tion to be held next month, and the election in May, citizens are turning their attention to the selection of the governing board for the next two years. As an indication of the inter est becoming manifest in the primary and election, a group of citizens of the town handed the following "sug gested ticket" to The Brevard News, with request that it be published: For Mayor: William J. Wallis. For members of the Board of Al dermen: S. M. Macfie, B. W. Tran i'tham, W. L. Mull, Dr. J. H. McLean and A. B. Galloway. Mr. .Wallis, suggested for mayor, is one of the younger business menoi the town, and enjoys the confidence of the entire community. He has never been active in political affairs, and the group of citizens presenting the suggested ticket spoke highly of Mr. Wallis' qualifications for the office of mayor. The alder-manic ticket as suggested are men well known to the community life. In the political talk about thi streets can be heard the name of Ralph H. Ramsey for mayor, while others are emphatic that Mayor T. W. Whitmire should be named to suc ceed himself for the town's highest office. Frank D. Clement's name is often heard in the talk about the "next mayor," while numerous men are mentioned as aldermen, some de claring that the present board should be re-elected to serve for another term. It is expected that line-ups will soon be formed, and the list narrowed down to what will become an interest ing contest. School BUI Causing Greatest Battle ! In History of the N. C. Legislature ? j ' + * " Introduction of two sales tax plans, to raise money for the purpose of state operation of the six-months' school term, and the bitter fight be- ' ing waged against these sales tax \ plans, have combined in creating a most uncertain situation in Raleigh. ' One sales tax plan was to tax "lux- J uries," while the other plan was to j place a tax on all business houses, graduating from one-fourth of one per cent to 3 per cent, as the volume of business increases. Merchants of the state are fighting these plans, ' and now Senator Bernard, of Bun combe county, has introduced a bill to repeal the six-months' school law j enacted earlier in the session. Brevard Nexus Bureau Raleigh, March 11 Governor Gardner's program of re organization of state and local gov- , irnment has gained much impetus j during the past week by the enact- j ment of part of his bills and test j irotes on others which insure their | passage, that it is confidently expected ' that all of the measures he desires I inacted will come very near becoming '? law. He probably will abandon one Dr two of his former proposals on the ground of probable improvement m the plan or that the aim has been, in part, reached by consideration of the measures. The road measure was looked, upon as the "Hindenburg line" and all agreed that if that went over, most ?f the other administration measures would have easier sledding. That is ivhy Governor Gardner staked his program on this bill, and when it was jnacted he was assured of practical success in most of the other measures proposed and pushed. Test votes in :>ne or both houses on his bill provid ing for a Director of Personnel, his Director of Purchase and Contract ' measure and consolidation of three higher educational institutions as the University of North Carolina assure the success of his program. The Local Government Commission measure, already enacted, is probably I the most important and far-reaching of the entire group and will probably be felt by the people back home more j than any other measure. It takes the place of the County Government Ad- : visory Commission and the local unit authority of the State Sinking Fund \ Commission, putting sharp and solid teeth into the measures which re strict local unit operations. By it. North Carolina counties, cities, towns and all other units will be put on a busines sbasis and must meet bond and note obligations, many of which may be refunded. After a period, it is destined to stop defaulting and over-spending by local units. Charles M. Johnson has been named director and other members appointed. They begin to function March 18. Measured have been introduced af fecting all but one of the elective of ficials of the state created by r.tatut The most important, probably, is re organization of the Department of Agriculture. By it the commissioner; after the present term expires, will be appointed by the Governor, as ; chairman, with four other members, including the dean of the Agricultur al Department of State College and three others, named from the three ' sections of the state, 2s the Board of Agriculture. The board will handle i agricultural affairs and operate the ? State Fair. The five test farms and research stations, however, will be j taken over and operated by Stale | College. 11 Another bill provides for the ap- i pointment of the members of the Cor- ; poration Commission after the pres- j eut term expires. A new bill, the | Governor's, has been introduced to create the Department of Banking in dependent of the Corporation Com mission. Governor Gardner has stat ed publicly that he thinks the bill is sound, necessary and in the public interest and that he will urge its pas sage. The main function of the Depart- < ment of" Labor and Printing would be * taken over by the Division of Pur- 1 chase and Contract proposed, and the J labor activities may be provided for j in some other department, probably ' by the next General Assembly. The Insurance Commissioner is the only j elective statutory office that has not ] been touched by any bill up to this ] writing. The known ability and pop- '] ularity of the Commissioner, Dan C. j Boney, may have something to do , with the delay, for personalities seem , to have a way of entering such pro- j posals. But, no exception is expected . to be made and the "short ballot" will , probably reach to all such offices ? . stopping only with the seven constitu tional posts ? Governor, Lieutenant , Governor, Secretary of State, Treas- j urer, Auditor, Attorney General and , Superintendent of Public Instruction. The House has adopted and the Senate is considering the bill which ; provides the machinery for operatii by the stale of the six months school I term, while the finance committees have reached the conclusion that tho $18,500,000 which is required for this purpose will have to be raised, about ?7,000,000 to $8,000,000 of it, either by a sales tax or an ad valorem tax, which the original school bill, or reso lution. prohibited. Many thousands, probably 100,000 of telegrams, let- j ters and signatures,- have been re- ! ceived by the legislators protesting against the sales tax. However, it j will be inescapable if the state is to I operate the six months term without ] an advalorem tax, the committee : says. The two bills recommended by the Educational Commission were intro ducted the past week, The No. 1 bill provides for an eight montlft term, which educational forces say can be (Continued on page four) BAPTIST PASTORS ! ORGANIZE LEAGUE Permanent organization of the Bap tist Pastors' Conference of Transyl vania county was made last Monday at a meeting held in the Brevard Bap 1 1 ist church. In addition to the Bap tist ministers of the county, there were four outstanding preachers of Hendcrsonville in attendance, these .being: Dr. Martin, Dr. Arthur Jack son, Dr. A. J. Hustus and Rev. Mr. Reece. | Rev. I. N. Kuykendall was elected [president of the conference, and Rev. W. S. Price, Jr., was named as secre tary - treasurer. Regular monthly meetings will be held on the Second Monday afternon at 2:30 o'clock. Of ficials of the conference express hope that all ministers of the county, to gether with the deacons of the churches, will attend the next meet ing, which will be held in April. There is specific wmk to be done by this conference, it is said, and the support of all the Baptist preacher? is urgently needed. VETERANS RECEIVE MANY CHECKS HERE Alvin Rockwood, of the local post of the American Legion, reports that several compensation checks have [been received in the town and county ! already by the veterans who are bor 1 rowing money on their certificates in accordance with the newly enacted legislation in Washington which en abled the veterans to borrow up to fifty per cent of the amount of cer tificates. A new 'form is r.ow being used by the veterans applying for loans and Mr. Rockwood has these necessary papers and will assist any veteran in filling out the blanks. Dr. Carl Hardin, Ralph R. Fisher, ?Postmaster R. L. Nicholson and many others have been assisting the veter ans in every way possible, while all notaries public of the community and justices of the peace have been tak ing acknowledgements of the veter ans, without charge for any service. M"nv thousands of dollars will come nun Transylvania county from these funds, and it is said that prac ? tiuaJiy all of the veterans are making ^applications for the loans. PRITCHARD FILES CHARGES ON WHICH CONTEST IS BASEE Charges Illegal and Fraudulent Use of Thousands of Absentee Ballots ATTACKS METHODS USED BY OFFICIAL MARKERS Senate Committee Will Visit State In Sifting Charges By Claimant Hon. George M. Pritchard, former congressman, and opponent of Hon. Josiah W. Bailey for the United States Senate in the last election, has contested Bailey's election and ma chinery has already been set in mo tion to sift the matter to the bottom. The senate committee, in charge of the contest, has requested Gov. Uard ner to permit the committee to have all boxes and ballots used in the last election removed to Washington. Governor Gardner has signified hi: di\>e to be of whatever assistance possible in expediting the contest. Pritchard enumerates many charges of irregularities, and the contest will prove most interesting to the people not only of North Carolina but to all Eastern America. An inquiry into the election is ex pected to be made by a senate elec tion sub-committee composed of Sen ator Moses republican, New Hamp shire, chairman; Watson, republican, Indiana, and Bulkley, democrat, of Ohio. Senator Shortridge, republi can, California, is chairman of the election committee, and is understood to have authorized the investigation. Pritchard alleges, on informatioi: and 1 'ief: 1? Yhat in many election precincts registrars entered on their books names of voters who did not in fact ( Continued on page five ) D.C.F. OVERDRAFT ITEM IS EXPLAINED In the bank report which has been :xamined rf>y hundreds of citizens ;here is an item which has caused nuch speculation. It is listed under :he heading of "Overdrafts," existing it the time the bank closed on Decem jer 15. This item of overdraft is as follows: "Shipman, T. H., Treasurer, D. C P., $1,333.63." Speculation has been rife as what D. C. F. stands for, and what account it is that is overdrawn by the treas urer of the "D. C. F."A delegation of :itizens went to see Judge D. L. Eng lish, whose opinion is often sought, ind asked him what "D. C. F." jtands. for. The judge quickly re plied : "Why, that's easy. D. C. F. stands for Democratic Congressional Fi'.i tmsterers." And so that's that. If :here is a better explanation, many people would like to hear it. KIWANIS CLUB TO BE IN CHARGE OF REV. JOE WEST Rev. Joe West will have charge of the Brevard Kiwanis meeting this Thursday at noon. The club, which meets at the England Home every other week will listen to Mr. West discuss "Better Business Standard. in Brevard." EPWORTH LEAGUE TO MEET WITH INSTITUTE LEAGUERS Members of the Epworth League, young peoples' organization of the Methodist church, will be guests of the Brevard Institute League Sunday evening at six o'clock. These inter League meetings are always keenly looked forward to, the B. I. boys and girls being noted for their excellent League programs. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCIl MEETING SET FOR SUNDAY The session of Brevard-Davidson River Presbyterian church will hold a congregational meeting Sunday, March 15, immediately aftar the reg ular preaching service for the pur pose of considering church budget I for the year. LAW ENFORCEMENT SUBJECT OF GREAT l INTEREST TO WOMEN t Press Agent for B. & P. W. Clubs Sets Forth Many Interesting Facts MEN VIOLATE LAWS, ? WOMEN PAY PENALTIES I Women to Demand Better En forcement of Law Dur ing Year of 1931 ( fly the Club's Press Agent) Contrary to popular belief, the question of law enforcement is one that does not concern men alone. The issue is one of paramount interest and concern to women as well, and therefore demands serious considera tion and action on their part, in this jtime of wide-spread laxity in the en 'forcement of laws. ! Since it is undoubtedly true that | down through the ages men have been and are the chief violators of law 'and that women have been and arc ? jthe chief sufferers thereby is it not J then conclusive that the solution of this all-important question lies large ly within the domain and prerogative jof Women? A review of conditions in the days of open saloons, and prior to the en actment into law of woman's suffrage, reveals detailed accounts of the ! struggles, prayers, tears and actual hardships endured by woni*n of that time in order to further the cause of temperance and to hasten a better day for themselves, their husbands, sons and brothers. A re-reading of this particular history and events leading up to it, recalls to mind the fact that it was due almost entirely to women's tireless efforts that the 1 Ht h amend ment was finally passed into law. ' Just a'3 hundreds and thousands of ( Continued on page seven > STATE INSURANCE | COST MUCH LOWER I Bearing out this newspapers edi torial plea last week for the to act as insurer in the Workmen's Com pensation business, the following fig ures are given, to show what a tre mendous saving could ^)e made if the state would act as insurer, and take the business away from the insurance companies. | In North Carolina there is a $10.00 expense constant charged on all j>oli cies with less than a ?300 premium, and in Ohio there is no expense con stant charged on any policio?-. nor a minimum premium. Most of the pol icies in "th^s state are less than $300 premium, therefore most of compan ies pay the extra $10. Comparison of Rates In North. Caroline and Ohio N.C. Ohio i Classification Rate Rate Cotton ? Spinning and Weaving 82. . .40 Yarn Manufacturing ... .82.. .30 Furniture Mfg $1.(>1.. .90 Cigarette Mfg. .' 32.. -'8 Tobacco Rehandling .... 1.12.. ??10 Retail Stores 33.. -J4 Grocery Stores 50 ? Wholesale Stores 81 ? ? Bakeries 1.19.. -S ? Electric Lt. and Power Companies 4.SS.. 3.50 Machine Shops 2.0!) . . _.H0 Saw Mills ??? 5.91.. ?>?50 Sash, Door, and Blind Manufacturing 2.25.. ??() Planing# Moulding Mills 3.09.. l.iO , Office Employees 04.. .0 NOTE ? A minimum premium i* collected in North Carolina oni all saw mills if operated only one day in the amount of $150, plus $10, expense constant. No minim um. premium is charged in Ohio. ; The above is a comparison of only a few classifications affecting North j Carolina. ? The Ohio State Fund has $56,000. 000.00 in assets, as of December 31, 1930. | Strong pressure is being brought to !bear upon the legislators to have the bill passed providing for the state to act as insurer in North Carolina. LIST OF GRADUATING CLASS Iff BREVARD HIGH SCHOOL Thirty-eight boys and girls will graduate in the Brevard High Sehoo] this year, according to a certified list handed to the press by Superintendent J. B. Jones. Plans are now being made for the commencement exercis es, and the first thing on the program incident to the graduation of this list is the Junior-Senior banquet to be hedl oa Friday evening, March 20. Following is a list of the names of the young men and young women who will graduate this year : Sarah Louise Andrewes, .Hubert. Batson, Mnrearet Bryson. Ruth Cun jningham, Olga Dermic!, Henry Er win, Freeman Gillespie, Mildred Ham ilton, ,Faye Hollingjworth, Dixie Jones, 'Roy McCstll, Clifford Mon teith, Ashe Macfie, Eliza Nichoteon/ Bess Reid* John Reece Sledg?, Dor othy Souther, Rebecca Summcy, Ra chel Williams. ?Ruth Bryson, Paul Black, Clarenee Bowen, Marie Case, Carol Davis, Jean English, Sue Hunt, Jr.mes Jones, Jonh Halse'l Lyday,/ Ilinton. McLeod, Jr., Jack Milter, Glen Miller Craig Misenheimer, Ruth Per tj, Flora Reid, Edith Sellers, Mollis Stielson, Paul Schachner, Marjorie Young.