Pubished Ev?ry Thursday by THE' TRANSYLVANIA PUBLISHING CO., Inc. f Kntjertd at the Postoffic? in Brevari i S. C., as Second Cl*ss Matter - < lames P. Barrett Editor , SUBSCRIPTION KATES (Payable In Advance) i fc>ne Year f2.00 Six Months 1.00 Three Months J0C Thursday, December 10, 1931 j <;0 VERXOR GARDNER'S BEAUTIFUL THOUGHT BEAUTIFULLY EXPRESSED. f We are not so much interested in 1 the misunderstanding arising be- ' tween Judge A. M. Stack and the ' Governor's office over a statement : made by the jurist that the exective : department ^should not be so concern ed with the judicial work that inter- ' fercnce follows. The gentlemen in volved may settle this quarrel to 1 t.h- ,:r own satisfaction. We are, however, deeply concerned at' ut and intensely interested in a stausnent made by Governor Gard- ( ner in replaying to Judge Stack. It ^ seems that Judge Stack accused the Governor's office of interfering with judgments pronounced upon crimi nals hy the Superior court judges, and His Honor expressed the hope that ft, eh method would not be pur sued farther by the Governor's of fice.. Then it was that Governor Gardner issued a statement that in dicates the bigness of the chief ex ecutive'.- heart, and tells something of that fine spirit of fairness and high sense of justice which only men t>f Governor Gardner's calibre can manifest. The Governor said that he fully in t ended to exercise his pardoning pow er in the future even more than he had done in the past; that every man now serving time whose friends and family produced good and sufficient reason for executive clemency should have immediate consideration. And then Governor Gardner went further, and brought into the matter a thought that will live long in the hearts of men and women, and cause the citizens to "have greater reverence than ever before for this man now in the Governor's office. He said: 1 "And I am going to give particu lar attention to the case of the 'for gotten man' in the prisons of the state, and tvhere their records just ify executive clemency, they shall have it.-' "The forgotten man!" What a thought, coming from the Gove r nor of a great state! There are "forgotten men" in our penitentiary and. perhaps, in our county prisons and prison camps. They are men without influential friends' or powerful family connec tion. They are men who fell by the wayside, were captured, tried, con victed and sentenced. They have been serving, many of them, for long years, these prison sentences ? for gotten by all, and they must be thinking that even God has forgot ten them, too. But He hasn't, not at all. The heart of the great Governor was touched, and he gives expression to a thought that must have been uppermost in his mind for a long time. It was no sudden outburst that came from the Governor; rather it was a determined expression coming from the lips of a fearless man to do his duty to those hopeless, help less creatures who cannot help them 3elves* H.d* "The forgotten man!'" Governor Gardner's concern for the "forgotten man" will so impress the people of the state that one thing is now assured, and that is, that Gov ernor Gardner will never be for gotten. This great statement of his will ring throughout the nation, and governors of other states will follow this lead. No one can begin to tell of the great good to result from this one statement made by the Gov errnor of North Carolina. UK! TAX PAYER, BUT GETS LITTLE BUSINESS NOW. Tuesday's . Asheville Times gives a !ixt of the bigger tax payers in Ashe ville and Buncombe county, The Southern Railway company is listed as rhe largest single tax payer in the town and county, it being assessed for taxation for the year 1931-32 in the huge sum of four and one half million dollars. We read these figures Tuesday afternoon, and then stopped to watch a passenger train go by, loaded with cars and empty seats. A tew moments later a big through line bus passed along, loaded down with passengers. Then came a freight train, not much in appearance and carrying nothing much bi't a string of coai cars. Then came bit; vrucks,' oaded dpwn with freight of every! and and description. The trains were running upon the , trucks that were built by the rail- 1 i-oad cir. .). Paul Lucas, vice president of the Southern Public Utilities com-1 pany, with headquarters in Char- j iotte. was a Brevard visitor this week, 1 guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Gaines. ! While here Mr. Lucas talked with j many friends [and expressed belief ; that Transylvania county has a most < promising future. Mr. Lucas pre pares most of the fine articles and . advertisements that the Duke Power company and the Southern Public Utilities company have published in the leading magazines of the nation, telling the story of North Carolina's advancement and hsr future possibili ties and her natural advantages. Mr. Lucas is not only an official f a great power company, for his success as a farmer is known' throughout the state. He never tires of talking about agriculture and its kindred subjects, and one of the first ' words he spoke after reaching Bre vard was to make inquiry for Prof.. Julian Glazener, desiring to see him so He could talk scientific farming. Mr. Lucas has often expressed opin ion that Transylvania county should Center her best efforts on agriculture and stock raising. Brevard always welcomes Mr. Lu- 1 cas, and President Jerry Jerome says ? that nothing short of Mr. Lucas be coming a regular summer citizen of Brevard will satisfy this community, i AM EX, MR. COOPER Editor The News: Enclosed you will find check for which please renew my subscription en The News. j I like to get The News and read oil the progress Brevard is making, and now that you have the new bank i feel sure that the town will come into its own again and really be a 1 -./iter city than ever before. The News, I feel like, is one of the most outstanding contributors to Brevard's advancement. My paper has been going to Var- \ ne!l. Georgia, but I want you to change it to Cohutta, Georgia. Yours respectfully, FRED C. COOPER. Coljutta, Georgia, December 5, 1931. : MCEERS TO MEET SATURDAY MORNING; Prof. J. B. Jones announced Tues j'ny that there would be a meeting of ':s teachers of the county, their reg ? u1 meeting at the Brevard High hool auditorium, Saturday morn at 10 o'clock. Notices of the meet ing were sqnt to ail the principals TV ednesday, in which they were not :!i-.'d to urg? all teachers to be pres I'fU.at the meetniu. CERTAINLY, MR. BALLARD When I saw the ad in The News several weeks ago, for subscription to The Brevard News at 60 cents per year for a limited time, I thought it tva? only for Transylvania county people. Today Jr see in the paper ivhere several people out of the county and alsb out ,?f the state are sending in their 50 cents on subscrip- I tion for another year.. Now if I bad known that it was for every sub- i scriber, I would have sent my fifty ' cents in long ago. Now I think I 1 jught to have the same show as the jther out-of-state people have. Will you allow me to send in my fifty ! I cents yet for another year's sub scription, after my subscription ex pires? If so, I will send it to you at jnce. It is true that we can't do without The News, as we are Brevard people ourselves and love our old home, and ive all want to know what is going on around Brevard, although there are j some things, some times, we cannot say we love to read ? but we cer tainly love to read of the things per- 1 taining to the prosperity of Brevard. So Merry Christmas and a Happy j New Year to all. Respectfully, R. K. BALLARD. Summerfield, Fla. FROM A FLORIDA FRIEND Editor The News: I I am taking advantage of the fifty cent offer. Brevard is my old home and I feel that I can't do without the paper, but would have to, only for the fifty cent offer. If you care for some news, here it is: My daugher, Ruth Johnson, who went to Brevard school, was married to Mr. Jack Burton on October 24. i The boy is from Altumie, Ala. Carl Smith of Lake Alfred, Fla., 1 was a Brevard visitor not long ago. j We're inviting all of the home j folks to come and visit the land of ' flowers and sunshine. Sincerely, MRS. LURA JOHNSON, i I FROM SOUTH CAROLINA Editor The News: I am encjosing 50 cents for your paper, as I note you offer it one year for 50 cents. I don't know whether you will send it to me in ; South Carolina for that amount or. not, but if not you may apply the j fifty cents on my subscription any- 1 way. I really don't want to do without j your paper, as 1 want to hear what my home folks are doing occasionally. I am quite aways from my old ! N. C. home, but am constantly j thinking of the dear old times spent ; in the good old hills. Hope some day , to be back and enjoy the fine moun- \ tain water and cool breezes. With best wishes to all my North Carolina friends, J. W. BURNS. BREVARD'S CHANCE | FOR ADVANCEMENT, i (Continued, from ixiye on<) and west, offering a much shorter route, and one that could not be matched anywhere in the world for scenic beauty. This last named asset, the speaker declared, was in itself a drawing card for the tourist travel that would make Brevard an all year round stopping olf place for the heavy traffic that would be diverted if, and when, the twenty mile stretch was completed. Federal aid in the building of this road can be obtained, Mr. iMacDou gald said. But, if this necessary aid were obtained that the citizens of Brevard would have to take the ini tiative. Already Greenville and sec tions to the south on tjie proposed route are awakened to the possibili ties of the proposed plan, the speaker asserted, and the? will lend their as sistance and their prestige to the pro posal if the people ol' Brevard will rally to the cause. Plans as outlined for procedure in obtaining this needed assistance were discussed at length by different mem bers of the club after adjournment, and definite announcement is expected to be made within a few days relative to the work. Paul P. Smathers, manager of The Autc Sales company, local Chevrolet 1 dealers, was welcomed to the club as a new member. FARMERS MEETING CREATES INTEREST (Continued from page one) Carolina after the plans are placed in action. Prof. J. A. Glazener and Prof. J. F. Corbin have been working dili- ' gently and earnestly to make the ' Transylvania representation one hun dred per cent. The two leaders in the work are urging all the delegates to attend the meeting together with any other interested citizens in Transyl vania county that find it possible to do so. This great movement is being spon sored by The Asheville Citizen and Times, the two great daily news papers of Western North Carolina, and Radio Station WWNC, and to them a large amount of credit is due for their splendid efforts in making the meeting possible.' Delegates possessing cars, to use in the trip are urged to* get in touch with delegates who do not have them, i in order that everyone will have transportation to attend the meet ings. MORRIS APPOlXTEp POLICE j Church Morris has been appointed j night policeman in Brevard^ J. P- ; < Deaver taking over the watershed ji place from which T. 1.. S'lelson re- j signed this week. ! I SOCIETY NEWS SARAH TAYLOR CIRCLE TO ELECT OFFICERS The Sarnh Taylor Circle of the Brevard Methodist church will Jiold Its regular meeting: in the church parlor, Monday afternoon at 3:30 j'cloek. A nominating: committee selected by members of the socicty has chosen nominees and the' election of officers For the current year undertaken. All members of the Auxiliary are partic ularly urged to attend this meeting and aid in the election of officers. MATH AT ASIAN CLUB MEETS TODAY ,c The Mathatasian Club will meet j ' with Mrs. Pat Kimzey, Thursday ; ( afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Mrs. Willis ? i Brittain will be in charge of the pro- j gram, her topic being "Caliph of i l Bagdad." j; CHILDREN OF CONFEDERACY j* IN INTERESTING MEET !< , * The Children of the Confederacy < met at 3:30 o'clock Monday after-.] nrton at the U. D. C. Library, withjj Mrs. J. P. Deavcr leading the pro- j gram. .lames Deaver and James Misen- j heimer were scheduled to have charge ! of the program. In the absence of j James Misenheimcr, Edgar Loftis ( took his place on the program, the ' topic of which was "The Battle of Bull Run." Members of the club chose their official "Grandmother" and "Grand- ?' father" during the meeting. The next J meeting will be held at the home of ' Richard Grimshawe, on Jan. 4, 1932.! PRAYER MEETINGS DISCONTINUED Announcement .was made Sunday, i that the regular prayer meetings : held each, Wednesday evening at the j Metfiodist church had been discon- ! tinued until January 1, 1932. These prayer meetings have been j highly successful during the past few j months with Miss Floyd, instructor ; of Bible at Brevard Institute, lead- j ing the discussions each Wednesday. I i FORTNIGHTLY CLUB TO MEET ! WITH MRS. LOFTIS The Fortnightly Club will meet to- ' day with Mrs. J. E. Loftis. at her J home on the Country Club road, at ! 3:30 o'clock. EPISCOPAL LADIES TO i HOLD BAZAAR I The ladies of St. Philips Guild of , the St. Philips Episcopal church will conduct a Christmas Bazaar, in j the balcony of Joines Motor company j on Saturday. December 12. The pro- | coeds nf the bazaar will be given to j the church. Leaders in the Guild work have an nounced that the articles on sale will j be appropriate, attractive gifts for ' Christmas shoppers. The ladies have I expressed their desire to have a ! large attendance, for they are con- j fident that they have articles that will please their patrons.. Deliyhful . candies and cakes will als:: be on sale. Officers of the Ladiet Guild are .Mrs. W. E. Breese, president; Mrs. I.J. S. Silversteen, secretary, and Mrs. I A. R. Bean, treasurer. These ladies with the aid of members of the I Guild have been working diligently I forming plans for the success of the Christmas Bazaar ! . TO ERECT MARKERS OX GRAVES OF VETERANS ! The United Daughters of the ..Con federacy met Saturday afternoon at o'clock at the U. D. C. Library, [with 12 members present. Dues were I received from 18 members of the Chapter. Miss Florence Kern, presi dent of the organization, presided over the meeting. Miss Kern read the report of Mrs. H. V. Smedberg, who attended the state meeting of the United Daugh ters of the Confederacy, held during October in Charlotte. Miss Kern an nounced that the list of scholarships will be announced when they are re ceived. A committee was chosen to secure markers for the graves of old soldiers with Miss Annie Jean Gash, chair man, Mrs. Beulah Zachary and Mrs. C. C. Yongue. The ladies are eager to secure the names of anyone who wishes to have a monument for the grave of a veteran of any war. Up on communication with Miss Gash the desired marker will be secured for the grave. D. A. R. TO HOLD MEETING MONDAY The Daughters of the American Revolution will meet Monday after noon at 3:30 oclock with Mrs. T. E. Patton at Pisgah Forest. All mem bers are urged to be present and of ficers of the organization are asking them to bring a useful gift for a child eight to twelve years of age. The toys will be sent to the Cross nore School for the benefit and pleas ure of the young boys and girls there. DAUGHTERS OF WESLEY MEET I WITH MRS. ./. C. WIRE Daughter of Wesley Class of the Brevard Methodist church met with Mrs. J. C. Wike, Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. The hostess was assisted by Mrs. 0. H. Orr and Mrs. G. C. Brinkman. Following n short business session. Mrs Orr, program lea '- r, gave the story of the "Youngest Thief,1' writ ten by Margaret Sangster. The story portrayed vividly the life of a young man borB into the world, a thief. lie follows his profession for the early years of his life, later joining a band of roving thieves'. One beautifiilk L'lear and inspiring night the bar.d trails a caravan that has .been, ra-' portecj to include three wise men, who i ,re carrying, preetous gifts to their " :ing. The thieves are unable to catch j he caravan, and frightened by the hining star which Beems to lead the *ravan on, they abandon the chaso , ihd turn back. Undaunted, the JToungejjt Thief" continues the race, l??ermined to rob the wise men and eturn to his chief with wealth and i lOpor. He reaches the manger wbf re ' Ihrist is born and is immediately J pijverted. Unused to any profession,;' rtcept that of stealing, he is unable ,< o succeed and he blunders painfully i hrough life in search of Christ. He . inds Christ Only after he has com- ' nitted a crime, driven on by hunger ind pain. "The Youngest Thief" is | rucitied". Near death, he 'notices near lim two other crucified figures, a hief, and Christ. He, in his last lours; begs Christ to remember him laying, "Remember me when Thou :omest to Thy Kingdom," and the 'Youngest Thief" dies happy as Christ answers "This day thou shalt )o with Me in Paradise." At the conclusion of the story, thq adies sang several Christmas songs imong which were "Silent Night-' ind "0 Little Town of Bethlehem. Christmas colors and decorations >f poinsettias blended with holly j idorned the lovely parlor in a | :harming Christmas spirit. A de- : ightful salad course was served at j :he conclusion of the program, dur- . ng the social hour. ) JONAS (The Charlotte Observer) Chas. A. Jones, of Lincolnton, who was privileged to serve one term in the seat of Congressman Bulwinkle, and then, by presidential edict, trans ferred to the job as attorney for the ivestern district of North Carolina, is at present one of the occupants of the anxious bench, for the matter of his confirmation must, come before the Senate. The Observer holds to its Driginal contention that' Jonas should HOOD SAYS BANKING SIHIATION IS GOOD RALEIGH, Dec. 9? North Carolina State' bpnka should not pay dividends thia ? year, Commissioner of Banks Gurney P. Hood suggests, advising that the usual dividends be held as cash reserve for reducing investments from inflated to their real values, thus making the banks safe places in which to deposit money. His statement reads: "In my opinion the banking situa tion is slowly improving in North Carolina and safety for depositors should be the first consideration of all officers, directors and stockholders. "During the past two years banks have carried large uninvested cash reserves and this has caused them to make less profits. "Banks have, also, suffered losses which should be charged off, and in vestment's carried into effect by pay ing no dividends this year and the cash reserve retained will make banks a safer place in which to deposit money. 4 "Where banks follow such a policy their statements speak the truth and they merit the confidence of the public." be favored. The only objection to him is that he is a Republican, but by the same token, only a Republican could suceed him. Opposition to con firmation of his appointment could be based only on the proposition that he once defeated a Democratic candidate for Congress ? and for that, the vot ers are to be blamed. Furthermore, ; Mr. Jonas is competent as attorney, and as citizen he ranks amonj; Xorth Carolina's best. 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