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Thursday, April 16, 1931
HAVE WE SIMPLY QUIT ? ARE
WE BLUFFED ! DO WE GIVE UP?
Four months ago, this fifteenth,
the bank in Brevard closed its doors,
and with its closing business slowed
down, despondency was in the air,
discouragement was seen on the faces
of all men.
That was but a most natural con
sequence. The closing of a bank in
a community can have no other eft'ect
but that of creating a condition of
chaos.
When a man's nouse burns down,
i; ? i- despondency, and discourage
in; But that man begins immed
ia >? the rebuilding of another house,
i; ' ics not park his household goods
on l he side of the road, sit down, fold
hi hands, sit there for four long
months. He knows that the weather
and exposure would ruin his house
hold goods, and the health of his
t'amii;. would be destroyed.
Vet i hat is exactly what we have
done in this bank business.
When the bank closed, we stopped,,
and we have made no effort to re
build. Our business has been exposed
to the elements of adversity and stag
nation, and the mental condition of
our community family has suffered,
and the morale of our citizenship, be
ing thus long exposed to all the winds
of adversity and inactivity, is at low
ebb. We have twiddled our thumbs
and wagged our tongues, but as to
building a new institution ? we sit on
the side of the road, awaiting the
coming of Santa Claus.
!? 1 tour months, one hundred and
twenty days, prccious days that can
never be recalled, this community has
been dead from the shoulders up, and
paralyzed from the shoulders down.
Th. only sign of life has been found
in our tongues, and about the only re
sult of any activity with that more or
less important part of the commun
ity figure has been to ask the ques
tion: "Why don't THEY get a bank
started?"
The closing of the bank has been
given an exaggerated importance in
the community, anyway. There was
but precious little money in the bank
when it closed. Most of it had been
loaned out to the citizens of the coun
ty, and their notes left in the bank.
Then, too, huge sums were withdrawn
from the bank, and this money is in
the pockets of the people of the coun
ty. There has been more actual cash
in Transylvania during the past four
months than in any like period of
time in many years. That is, there
has be. 'ii more money in the pockets
of the citizens of the county. This be
ing true, we have been exaggerating
the amount of money ti'ed up in the
bank, for, as stated ab e, there was
i'ltcious little actual nv \v tied up in
ill. closing of the bank.
What is the matter w h us, then,
that we go for four long months with
out banking facilities? And at the
end ol the long four-months' period,
??; are si?tH far removed from any
actual signs of having a bank.
Have we simply quit? Do we in
tend to lie down and give up the
ghost? Do you see any evidences of
a fighting spirit on the part of our
business men? Montgomery, Ward &
Company, Sears, Roebuck & Com
pany, and other big mail oi'der houses
have been quite active here. These
big concerns must have known just j
what this community would do ? quit,
stop, lie down and wait for "some- .
thing" to happen. ? This is proven by <
the constant flooding of the county j
with catalogues, and there has also (
been a constant flow of money orders |
going out of the' county into the t
county rooms of these mail order J
houses. Activity begets activity. (
Idleness begets idleness. Despondency |
begets more despondency. Giving up
beg its giving up. '
Is one little old bank bigger than j
Transylvania county? Can one little (
institution completely destroy a fine i
county like this?
What in the world is the matter t
with Transylvania county? Had this i
county grown to be so utterly depend- s
ent upon Mr. Shipman, aS a banker, ^
that all the nearly ten thousand citi
zens here cannot have a bank simply s
because Mr. Shipman's bank had to a
close? Surely this fine citizenship, ?
this county's population consisting of j
some two thousand five hundred r
grown men, and an equal number of ?
grown women, an aggregation that f
could whip twice their number in -0
rild cats, will not longer sit idly by,
ind admit that the whole country is
icked, simply because one institution,
me little bank, went to the bow
vows.
The summer season is approaching.
So is bankruptcy for a large number
>f people. Taxes are dpe again, and
:oon must be collected, or homes sold
'or the taxes and business houses
:losed because of inability to pay j
;axes. And here we sit, for four ;
ong months, doing ? Nothing.
Wake up, ye men of Transylvania,
md open a banking institution. If i
^ou do not think the old bank canbe
re-organized and re-opened, then or- i
janize and start operation of a new
t>ank. Wake UP. ye business men, and
start doing business. Enter into the
fray, ye farmers, for it will be your
farms that are sold for taxes, unless
there is an activity started here that
will enable you to obtain money with j
which to pay your taxes.
There are always exceptions to
rules. So it is in this case of ? four
months' community sleep. A few men
and women have been doing all they
could in the matter of re-establishing
bnnking facilities here, but this is a
task that ALL must enter into, each
doing his part. A few eannot do this
thing.
Brevard aint as big as she useterbe,
since the lines are drawn in, but
folks air jist as anxus as ever to be
mareanaldurmen.
Let the lions roar and the legisla
ture legislate ? if it can; the long ses
sion has no terrors for Transylvania
county's representative, the Hon. W.
M. Henry, insofar as expenses are
concerned. It is said on good author
ity that Representative Henry had on
April first' drawn only $180 of the
$600 allowed the legislators. At this
rate our representative can stay in
Raleigh until Christmas, and then
have an abundance of shekels with
which to do his Christmas shopping
early, bless his kindly old counten
ance and conservatism.
And now for another six months'
front page news of the divorce of
Jack Dempsey and Estelle. If that
isn't something for the front page!
A nation that can be interested in
the divorce proceedings of a very or
dinary human being whose only claim
to renown is that of brute strength,
and whose only achievement in
building is that of knocking other
brutes down, cannot have very great
ideals. And what has Kstelle ever
done that her every word about
"Jack" is entitled to front page men
tion? Is it any wonder that other
nations laugh at America's crude
ways and mannerisms?
THE LEGISLATIVE STEW
CCharlotte Observer)
The Legislature that went to Ral- ,
eigh way back in January made loud
proclamation that it was there for the
special purpose of reducing the tax
burden of the State and to relieve the
farmers of any tax on their land. It '
passed a bill that would call t'or the i
raising of an enormous amount of .
new taxes and then began to consider |
ways and means by which this extra j
money could be raised and at the
same time reduce taxes. The further |
it proceeded in that direction the !
deeper the water it got into, and now ;
i he call is for the throwing of the
life line by somebody. The desperate
proposition in escape was made a
couple of weeks ago to quit the job
and go home, and this proposition
was renewed at yesterday sessions^ in
shape of a motion to adjourn sine ,
die. If resolution of the kind had j
bjen endorsed, the Legislature would |
have acted without thought, as it did j
in passage of the six months' State j
supported school proposition, to the |
?ost. Adjournment with financial
business unfinished would necessitate
:all by the Governor for an extra ses
sion to complete the work left un
ione by the regular session, and the
neople would be required to foot the
)ill for this extra session, so that the
legislature, sent to Raleigh under
;xpressed' obligation to reduce taxes,
vould have burdened the people with
i greater load than they had ever
)orne.
Meantime, The Observer has had a
locond to its motion made several
veeks ago in anticipation of the im
wssible in financing the MacLean
till and at the same time reduce
axes, that it forgets the school bill,
cave the school status as it was, with
he tax situation adjusted on the for- 1
ner basis, and come home. The j
Vatauga Democrat, edited by Robert \
X Rivers, member of the last Legis- I
nture, is advising that if the Gen- 1
ral Assembly, facing the hopeless-)
ess of the situation, wants to clear
ip matters and permit the home-go
?lfr of its members, "let some wise
cre come to the front with a bill to
epeal the MacLean law, and let all
he members vote 'aye'." For a fact,
/hat else is there for the Legisla
te to do? Rivers argues that "rais
ng cane about finding more money to
pend on school during these troub
jus times, is like a child crying for
cigarette when it is crying with
linger." it is an economical impos
ibility to finance the MacLean bill
lid at the same time make good the
^omise to lower taxes. It is impos
iole to finance that bill without p'lac
lg a heavier tax on tht backs of the
eor)le, farmers included, and it is
seless for the Legislature to continue
eating around a bush of that kind,
ind, forcing the Govr , nor- to nail it
aelc in special session would be J
ynching itself. It has no choice be- 1
ween laying a heavier tax on the i
)eop!e, or leaving the situatich as it
itands. Its worriments is of easy
mclerstanding by the folks back ?
iome, but an adjournment with af
airs in a tangle is not the way out. (
Meantime, it should proceed -without j
iny more delay to do what it is go- h
ng to do and give peace, if not lower :
:axes, to the people of the State. If (
:a*es are to be filed on, let that be ^
lone and have it over with.
clasotTads !
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Phone 250 or call at News office. j
FOR SALE ? Fresh cow; and Hal- j
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bushel. See H. B. Glazener, Con- ?
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BABY CHICKS AT REDUCED
PRICES
jfrom fine, State Blood-tested stock.
White and Barred Rocks, Reds, Buffi
Orpingtons and White Wyandottes 1
I $14.00 per hundred; best Leghorns,
; $12.50 per hundred. Less quantities
jlc more each. You will only have to
! the middle of May to get this fine
stock at very reasonable prices. Write
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,ar.d regular boarders. Pleasant clean
surroundings, reasonable rates. Spe
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I Hinton. It??
| Chinchilla, White Flemish, Himalaya,
| American Blue, Silver Black Fox
and Rex Rabbits. See me before buy- ;
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Institute, Brevard, N. C. If !
PASTURE FOR HES'T? See me for
pasture. Any number of cattle tak
en, Rates reasonable. Best of care
given to stock. Thousands of acres of
best pasture land. See Paul F. Rob- (
erts, Cedar Mountain. A15 tf i
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BREVARD, N. C.
\
Pres. C. H, Trowbridge, of Weaver
College, is visiting his mother, Mrs. ]
ulia Trowbridge, who is quite ill at e
ter home on Caldwell avenue.
G. H. Kennedy of Washington, D. ?*
!!., is registered at the Hinton Lodge j
or two or three week.s |<
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sutton, Mr.
md Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Vinnie Dil- ,
ard of Sylva, visited Lois and Lu- <
?ile Wike Sunday.
Miss Wilma Wike of Cullowhee, i
'isited her sisters, Lois and Lucileji
iVike, last week. ?
Misses Almeta Waters and Mary
Dsborne Wilkins spent the week-end;
n Gainesville, Ga? where they at-]1
;ended the spring dance at Riverside
Military Academy.
Those attending the funeral of.
Mrs. W. H. Underwood in Spartan
jurg, S. C., Sunday included Mr.;
md Mrs. W. L. Aiken and son Lionel.
Miss Alice Hayes, Mrs. EJ Loftis,
Edgar Loftis, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse B.
Pjckelsimer, Mrs. J. F. Zachary. Mrs. '
Z. W. Nichols, Mrs. Charles Doug
las, Rev. J. H. West, Mrs. Cline and
Charles Brown. .1
Lloyd Allison motored to Charlotte
Tuesday.
ZA CHA R Y- WARREN
Of interest to a large number of ;
people in Transylvania county is thp j
announcement of the marriage of |
Miss Ella Eliza Zachary to Mr. Thel
Whitfield Warren, at Newton Grove.1
on the third day of j4 pril. The bride
has many relatives and friends here.
Following is a copy of the annunce
ment received by Brevard relatives
and friends:
Mrs. Emma 0. Zachary
announces the marriage of her
daughter
Ella Eliza
to
Mr. Thel Whitfield Warren
on Friday, the third of April
nineteen hundred thirty-one
Newton Grove, North Carolina
BIRTHDAY PARTY ENJOYED
Jeanne Hayes celebrated her eighth
birthday anniversary at her home on
Whitmire street on Tuesday after
noon by entertaining ten of her little
friends with a birthday party.
Various games were enjoyed aftei
which dainty refreshments were serv
ed by the little hostess. The color
scheme of pink and white was carried
out effectively with the birthday cake
and ot!|r decorations. Among those
present were: Louise Price, Sarah
Jane Whitmire, Mary Louise Whit
mire, Virginia Aiken, Elizabeth
Prcie, Gladys Virginia Trimmer,
Marjorie Perry, Patsy Grimshawe.
Sara Elizabeth Teague.
Unfathom This
Boarder: I have to explore the very
darkest depths of the mysterious, to
delve into the regions of the un
known, to fathom the unfathomable ?
Landlady: Have some more hash!
LOCAL and PERSONAL ITEMS
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Tinsley of
Dunn's Rock, announce the birth of a
ion.
Mrs. Z. W. Nichols of Ashevillo '
vas a week-end visitor in Brevard.
Mrs. W. E. Breese is visiting her
ion Edmond, in Memphis.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude English have |
returned to Brevard after spending i
;he winter months in Florida.
Mrs. Cos Paxton and children are,
it their summer home at Cherryfield,
for a ten days' stay.
H. P. Hogged of Connesstee was in t
Brevard Tuesday.
Mrs. Ed Ross of Cherryfield was
shopping in Brevard Saturday.
Mrs. Nan Cook of Asheville, was a
business visitor in Brevard Satur
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Montgomery
have moved to the Ira Galloway house
in North Brevard.
Misses Annie and Rose Shipman
were, in Asheville Friday.
A. G. Kyle attended the baseball
game in Asheville on Friday.
Mrs. Joe E. Clayton and Mrs. Cos
Paxton attended the baseball game in
Asheville on Friday.
'Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pridgen of
Charlotte spent the week-end in Bre
vard with Mrs. Pridgen's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. James F. Barrett. They
were accompanied on their return
trip by Miss Geraldine Barrett.
PLAY AT ENON NEXT
THURSDAY EVENING
A
Members of the faculty and stud
ent body of the Enon school on Thurs
day night of next week, at 8 o'clock,
will present a comedy in three thrill
ing acts. The name of the play is
"The Poor Married Man," and those
who have witnessed rehearsals of the
play pronounce the cast good, and
predict great enjoyment for all who
attend.
l'iof. T. M. Summeral, principal of
the school, announces that there will
be no charge of admission, the play
being given freely with no money ask
ed for admission because of existing
conditions over the county. It is the
desire of the faculty and students to
demonstrate the ability of the school
authorities and students, and show
how hard the young people have been
working during the school year soon
closing. It is said that Enon school
has been most successful this year. A
large crowd is expected to attend the
play Thursday night of next week.
Made a Hit
Speedmore: I was struck by the*
[beauty of this town.
J Slowboy : '.You shouldn't get so fa
miliar with her.
\ Brevard People, always cisit Dmty
Moore's Cafe when in Ashevillc.
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Checkerboard Chatter
Volume 1 April 16, 1931 Number 19
Published in the in
terest of the people
of BREVARD end
TR AN SYLVAN I A
County by the
B&B
Feed & Seed Co.
Don't whine about
your lack of oppor
tunity. l Here are
o p port-unities for
eiwy one who is
able to convince the
world by his indus
try that he is wor
thy Of SUCCC8S.
We -are agents for
the Bright Water
Hatchery baby chix.
1 he very dumbest
girl I ever heard of
was the one who
was fired from the
ten cent store be
cause she could vol
remember her prices
Number 434 was the
winner last Satur
day to get the 25
baby chicks. Will
the holder of this
number please come
in and get them? If
not callcd for by
Saturday at 4 p. m.<
] second number will
j get them.
Announcement
Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Apple announce the
arrival of of a pear
of twins, from a
friend we learn that
they arc peaches.
25 baby chicks will
be given away again
this Saturday after
i noon. Call and ask
I about them.
Girl ? in Smith ?
"I love the way the
boys here talk."
Girl Friend ? "Yes,
it must be that Mas
on-Dixon line that
you litivc heard * o
muck about."
We hoard of a fel
low who tried feed
ing his hens on lit
tle flint rock so they
(the hens) would lay
hard shelled eggs ?
but his neighbor fed
Purina and . ..you
know the difference.
IV e Heard a good'n
the other dity about
a fellow who kixsed
the cat and put )ut
the wife, hut we've
ptumt > smack tor
gotten it. Any one
?who's got if o. K.
please jhisx i' to us.
B&B
Feed & Seed Co.
Brevard, N. G.
The Store with the
Checkerboard Sign
Fisherman' s Paradise
The Cascade Lake, on Little River, is open to Trout
l
Fishermen for the entire Season.
Fishing from Banks or Boats
Fishing from either the Banks or Boats. There are ten
good Boats at the service of the people. '
Fee Only $1.00 a uay
Including Boat
"FISH WHERE FISH IS"
BASS SEASON
#
Opens at later date, according to State Law ? Op?n
Season now for Trout.
#
Permits are available at the Lake ? Bring your lunch
/
and spend a pleasant day at this beautiful spot.
Lake in charge of :? hlllr!
B. C. OLNEY