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HE Transylvania Times FASTEST GROWm WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN NORTH CAROLINA BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1932 SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: $1.00 PER YEAR SENIOR CLASS HERE THIS YEAR Opponents Of Sales Tax Hit At Rich Class WELFARE FLAN IMATERIALS0N FOR CITY, COUNTY ROSMAN ‘HIT BY INFLUENIA Ijue-Third of H. S, Pupls Out of Classes ROSMAN, March 23.—Iiiflv Make Further Inroads on Revenue Bill by Raising Estate Levies Miss Weaver Here Again to Participate in Conferences EXCESS WOULD GO TO U. S. TREASURY SEED AVAILABLE BY PLANTING TIME WASHINGTON, M.'ircli 23.— IncoiTie tax collections seems be epidemic | days JMr™h tctaUm,5.W^ r,. F i cxceedino- the treasury’s estimate ^an and commumtv. i iot. ^ Mai'ch collections of $175,- fifesh states that about one-Uiird'qqq,000. |of the hig'h ’ ’ 'Chool students absent with “fin,” while Eienien- tary Principal R. T. .Kiinsey states that about 15 per cent of the elementary school students are absent. However, the- attacks are very mild and .the average student is absent only about two days. WASHINGTON, The burly burly m SCOUT Nev/ Institution Would Be gin Operations in June A movement is underway, spoil- soi'(‘d by the commurdty Scout committee composed of members ^f the Business and Professional ^Women’s club, for establishment of a Girl Scout camp in Brevai’d. In order to make possible lliis ])roject it will be necessary to laise sufficient funds to operate a summer Scout CEunp of a week ^ov ten days duration, which wii) u'tpialify 100 per cent accordin.g to Inational regulations. I'he inove- iment for raising- funds for this burpose will be started at once by blaeing ])enny jars in each of the liusiness houses, for the conven ience of the public in depositing their spare pennies for this cause. !P.lach penny jar will be marked Kvith the follow.ing inscription, r'Drop pennies hei-e for the Girl iScoiit camp. We’ll see it through ith pennies.’ According to present plans, the cam]) will be operated according to regulation activities of national suininer camp organizations, witli trained and experienced officials familiar with national Scouting charge of Iho camp opev- work ation, It is confidently exjiected by of ficials of the local Business I rofessional Women’s club, spon soring the project, and by local (rill Scout troops and their lead- eis that Brevard will co-operate to a marked degree in contributing sufficient pennies to enable the Gnl Scout camp to begin opera tions early in June, for the first annual session. Order of Easter Services Is Given Special services in commemora- tion of Holy Week and Easter junday, as announced by Rev H f^erry, rector of St. Philips Epis- fows- as fol- GOOD FRIDAY ™ Last n„7 M Cross by Uui Most Holy Redeemer,” 10:30 o’clock. ’ EASTER DAY Holy Communion, 8 a. m Church School,* 10 a. in. Choral Eucharst, 11 a. m. ^^Orcier for service for Easter Processional hymn, “Jesus Christ Is Risen Today, Alleluia”— Worgan. Introit— Christ, our • Passover is sacrificed for us; therefore let Fvvl feast”—Beethoven. t1 Tibi and Laus Tibi—Simper, Hymn—^“Ancroic' t> Koclc ^"whe?e7"’^'’® “Praise God ^"si4en‘“" Lei- NunTn" ®«e>sis—Old Chant. pimittis—Gregorian I^^cessional hymn t-I “At the Lamb s High Feast We Sing”l- March 23.— anti-sales tax (oalition in the house - had made firtliGr inroads today upon tie billion dollar revenue bill by lasing taxes on the Yvealthy in a marner that added new threats to the sales impost itself. li a boisterous anil unruly ses sion the house by a vote of IDO 10 i49; late yesterday increased csta^’ taxes by imposing a super tax leaching 45 per cent on in- hei'itaicGS of $10,000,000 and above. This was regarded as an ominous prelude to the big fight on thesales tax which was set for Tbursdiy. Ail oHhe estate tax excess goes to rho federal government and is in additon to the present levy with its'■20 per cent maximum at $10.-000,000, of wiiich the state.s are allowed an 80 per cent credit. The super-tax on estates voted yesterday,'which was offered by Reprevsentitive 0. William Rani- seyev_, Republican, Iowa, was a substitute for the ways and means committee 'uuper-tax scliedules which reached a maximum of 40 per cent at $10,000,000. Tho house accepted this .slightly high er schedule rafter rejecting a more drastic super-tax on the wealthy which ^vou]d have reached a maximum of 40 per cent at $-500,000 sponsored by Represen tative David .T. Lewis, Democrat, Maryland, w'ho began life as a coal miner. Lewis was dubbed “Captain Kidd Le’vis” for his as sault upon the wealthy during the spectacular debate which turned at times into a rich versus poor man controversy. Elated with their victory, op ponents of the sales tax tried to capitalize their suceejs by plung ing forward into the s.'tios tax, and it took a vote of the. house to prevent action last night on that center of controversy and corner stone of the revenue bill. Representative Charles R. Crisp, Democrat, Georgia, in charge of the revenue bill, won a minor tac tical victory when he wa.s assured a vote on a series of exemptions including food, clothing and medi cine and other necessities w^hen the sales tax is considei'ed'Thurs day. Crisp and other leaders count upon these exemptions to wean away some votes froni the oposition. Representative Fiorello LaGuardia, Republican, X e w York, one of the leaders in the anti-sales tax battle, tried to pre vent a vote on these e.xemption.s, but was forestalled when the house upheld a ruling by Repre- {Continued on page three) 1 Miss Pearl Weaver, of Weaver- i ville, assistant to J. II.'-Hennin- I ger, secretary to the governor’s I unemployment bureau and livo- 1 at-home commission was in Bve- Umrd yej^terday and again today for conferences in connection (with those two activities, lookin.g i to. the carrying on of activities as they have been projected under the auspices of the local Welfare association. Following conversations with her on this subject yesterday morning, A. H. Kizer, county ac countant, and a member of tlie Welfare association stated that the local organization is planning ! TABOR H.S. BOY IS STATE’S : CHAMPION GROWER OF CORN LIME HUUSi Construction Will Start Soon at Penrose; Bos nian Organizes MEETING AT ENON SET FOR MONDAY to adopt the “blockade system’% as it is understood to have been inaugurated in Wilmington, for Ithe purpose of relief work, j Mr. Kizer explained this “block- I ade system” as being a division of I the city of Brevard and Transyl- 1 vania county, in this instance into 1 blocks for the purpose of further- \ ing relief work. In territories [ where the population is numerous, I a single city block' is assigned to I a leader, or leader and assistants. In the country, a “block” may mean a two-milo square area or even more than this. People are expected to plant, and to provide clothing or some funds, as the case m&y-bc. In the block area as divided off for relief work, those in need are provided for by others who can aid them, and if there is more than enough stuff raised, clothing or funds not need ed in the immediate area, these are pooled with the central oi'- ganization for use elsewhere. Mr. Kizer said that plenty of seed will be in hand in time for planting and that “we are expect ing every person to raise his own food stuff. All those who are de pendent will be expected to pro duce something* for themselves, and it is only by this production scheme that all may be expected to be helped.” Miss Weaver spoke to a large audience at the Rosman school building Tuesday night on the live-at*home program. She dealt with the organization of President Ulo over’s council, the governor’s council, and later of the county anf] township councils, the federal road building program for aid and the direct loans to farmers, which will finance purchase of feed and seed and fertilize]^ for the farm- Posts and lumber have been placed on the ground at Penrose, where the first of Transylvania county’s lime storehouses is to bo built. Construction work will start at an early date, it was said yes terday, and it will be finished in ample time for use of the farmer? this spring and summer. A lime association also was or- I ganized Tuesday night at Rosman, ; • and the follbwifig officers were' elected, the Rosman Lime Asso ciation having been chosen as the name under which it will transact its business: President—P. A. Morgan. Secretary and treasurer—E. C. Allison. Board of directors—J. F. Cor bin. M'. 0. McCall and J. Arthur YVhitmire. The storage room to be used is at the Southern depot at Cherry- field, and the secretary wa.s given instructions to order the first ship ment of lime at ah early date. Next Tuesday night at the same place, a potato growers’ meeting will be held, and all farmers arc urged to attend. FINALS FOR H. S. PUPILS APRIL 28-22 Dr. Frank K. Poole of Fur man U., Will Give Literary Address BACCALAUREATE BY H’VILLE MINISTER THE STATE CHAMPION CORN GROWER FOR 1931 Arthur Marlowe of the Department of Vocational Agriculture, Tabor high'sehool, Columbus county, North Carolina, who, under the direc tion of his teacher, M. L. Tatum, grew 481.D bushels on three acres. By his unu.sual production Arthur won a gold medal presented by the Chilean Nitrate Educational Bureau and a silver trophy preseni- ed by T. W. Wood and Sons. Stan-ding left to right: Roy H. Thomas, state supervisor of agrieuPural education; Arthur Marlowe and M. L. Tatum, agricultural teacher, Tabor-, N. C. CML COURT DOCKET FIXED At Enon, the night of Monday, March 28, a mass meeting of the men and women of the commun ity will be held, when, plan.? in keeping with the 5-10 year farm program will be worked out for special application in that com munity. The same kind of a mass meet ing is announced for the follow-, ing Wednesday night at Little' River. A community organization ! court which Judge Clements to Preside at Term Opening April 4 Preparatory to the forthcoming mixed criminal and civil term of county superior will be convened will also be set up at Little River i here April 4 with Jud-'e J H. at that time and a prosram adapt-j Clements of Winston-Salem pre- ed to the community will also be! . ^ ,• Tr, projected ‘ ' 'Siding, a meeting of the Tran- Both these meeting's are for ali' -'SA the farm men and women of the j respective communities and hich the docket for the civil portion of the term has been set. This portion of the docket has been set beginning urged to be present. There jan unusual interest in farming 777770 7/™ ! fairs in both these communities at ,’4 througii the follow- ing Thursday, April 14, with the exception of Saturday, April 0, Miss Weaver declared at the Rosman gathering that one way in which people can help bring back better living conditions is to help some family to finance a gar den or give a pig or cow or chick- FIRE DESTROYS VACANT HOUSE Landmark One of First to Have Glass Win dow Panes _ The large red frame house on highway 28 between Brevard and Pisgah Forest caught fire early •Bunday morning* and burned to the ground in a short time. There being no fire hose connections that distance from town, there was nc^ fire fighting apparatus available to save the house from the rapidly spreading flames. The house being situated in the ■alley just below the home of J. K. Mills, it was easily visible and Mr. Mills Was the first to discover the blaze about 2 o’clock in the morning, but all assistance was ])Owerless to save the old dry lum ber of which the house was made. The house is said to have been one of_ the first built in this sec tion with glass window panes. The house originally belonged to Mr. Mills but had passed into several hands during recent years- £ind within the past few weeks had been purchased by L. E. Bagwell but he had not yet moved into it. The house was vacant at the time of the fire. The loss was entirely covered by insurance, it is said. “Following her talk, J. W. Glazener spoke on “Mutual Ex changes,” which he ably discuss ed, and A. P. Bell discussed the same theme, after which general discussion of the proposal of a mutual exchange for Rosman took place. It was decided to postpone organization of . this proposed body until a later date. Miss Weaver said yesterday that this will be her last visit to Brevard officially in this capacity, since for lack of funds some of the field work is being discon tinued at this time. She has be come greatly interested in the situation here, at the same time, and ^aid that she anticipates mak ing a trip or two at least in the later spring and early summer, in her own right, to see how the re lief pi'ogram and garden work is being carried on in this county. this time, J. A. Glazener, vocational ag riculture instructor said yesterday that he hopes there will be an or ganization of this type in each township in the county within a few weeks, declaring that these are being perfected as rapidly as possible, but that it may be that it will not be possible to reach pj0 ^l at which time the motion and di vorce docket will be called. The civil suits have been dock eted as follows for trial; THURSDAY, APRIL 7 The Wolf Co. vs. W. E. Breese. English vs. J. L. Gilles- E. B. Jenkins worth, Warrior Mull Icspie. Joseph H. Brown Called to Meet Tax List Takers REVIVAL AT MACEDONIA G. T. Lyda, chairman of the county commission and tax lister for the county has announced a conference of the list-takers ap pointed for the county at the March meeting of the county commissioners, to be held on Fri day, April 1, in preparation for their task of listing taxe.s during the month of April. The list-takers are being pro- I vided with posters with which they 1 m^ay placard their appointment? ■during the month of April at places in the county where they can meet property owners for the listing of property. With reference to the farm census, this poster announces: “Each farm owner or his agent is to come prepared to report thi? acreage of each crop to be har vested on his or his tenants’ farms this year. Also acres cultivated, lying out, number of bearing fruit trees, and the tons of fertilizer used for all crops. Prepare your list now. This farm census is re quired by State law and is not for taxation purposes.” ROSMAN, March 23'.—Revival j services which have been in prog- I ress at Macedonia ' church in ' Gloucester for the past two weeks, will continue through this week. Baptizma] services will be hehl next Sunday morning at 11 o’clock, conducted by.the pastor. Thi^ is one of the mo.st success ful meetings ever held in the Gloucester section. Reports the first of the'week were that 22 had professd conversion. 45-GAL» "N STILL TAKEN ROSM.- -^^^Vlarch 23.—A sheet- iron still gallons capacity and 13 st.e.\ J of beer and two men were ured rT-i'.lv.y- uii top of Blue Ric i nountain,. at a spot known as “ ^ Tp Rock,” by Pro hibition Off-. prW. W. Owen and associates. Brevard C. P. Gil- M, E. Coefereoces Set for Sunday ROSMAN, March 23.—The sec ond quarterly confei'ence for the Rosman charge- will be held at Rosman M. E. churcli Sunday at 11 o’clock, with Rev. D. M. Lita- kei', presiding elder, having charge of the services. At 2 p. m, Sunday afternoon, the quarterly conference, will con vene at Lake Toxaway M. E. church. Rev. E. E. Yates, ])astor of the Rosman charge, states that on account of the conference' being held in the afternoon at l/ake Tox away, there will not be any ser vices held at Selica M. E. church, as previously announced. Young Motor Hogshed. T. A. English vs. R. liespie and Susie Jordan, E. Jordan Whitmire vs. Jeffer son Standard Life Insurance Co. FRIDAY, APRIL 8 Brevard Lumber Co. vs. Mrs. George Bishop et- al. ■Saliie Osteen vs. Brevard Light; & Power Co. Frank Patton vs. Coca-Cola Bottling Co. J. H. Tinsley et al Owen. N. A. Miller vs. Mrs. J. N. Har. kins. Annie Mae Walters vs. J. H Picklesim.er, et al. SATURDAY, APRIL 9 Motions and divorces, Standard Mts. F. Co. Motor Co. G. W. Hendricks and Martha Hendrix vs. board of road com missioners. U. S. Fidelity and Guaranty Co. vs. board of education. Johnson vs. Johnson (Paget vs Paget). Gibson vs: Gibson. Johnson vs. Johnson. Mitchell vs. Tinsley. , Crawford vs. Crawford. Chapman vs. Chapman. Bryson vs. Gloucester Lumbei Rosman Youths Wimers m No. 4 District Co. Gilliland vs. Carr Lumber Co. Commissioner of Banks vs. English, McCullough vs. McCullough. Foi’e vs. Fore. Richards vs. Richards. In re' commissioner of banks report. McCrary vs. McCrary. , MONDAY, APRIL 11 U. G. Reeves vs. Carolina Light & Power Co. (j. H. Orr, trustee, vs. T. A. English et al. J. N. Bird vs. Gloucester Lum ber Co. et al. Griggs Paxton Shoe Co., vs. A. C. Glazener. Universal Credit Co... vs. T. S. Wood. TUESDAY, APRIL 12 •- Fred King* vs. Winnie P. King, (Continued on page three) By growing 481.9 bushels corn on three, acres, an average of 160.6 bushels per acre, cighte year-old Arthur Marlowe, a boy of Tarbor high .school, Columbus county, has been declared the corn growing champion of the state among 5,000 students of vo cational agriculture, according to an announcenlent by Roy H. Thomas, state supervisor of agri cultural education. The project was carried out under the direc tion of M. L. Tatum, teacher of agriculture at Tabor. Young Mar lowe was the south’s leading corn grower last year among 50,000 vo cational students. In 1931 he sur passed his previous year’s record by 82.4 bushels on three acres. Arthur fertilized his corn with 800 pounds of 8-3-3 fertilizer per acre in the drill before planting and top-dressed with 400 pounds of Chilean nitrate of soda in two applications. A careful cost record of the project was kept and in- -cluded labor, fertilizer, mana^ger- ial, implement depreciation, and seed cost as well as rent on land. The corn was grown at a cost of 21 cents per bushel and' a net profit of $45.66 per acre. For this splendid record Arthur has been awarded a gold medal donated by the Chilean Nitrate Educational bureau, Incorporated. Other winners in this conte.st were: District No. 1—all-day stu dents: Troy Byrd, Lillington, with a yield of 216 bushels on three acres; Marion Terry, Bahama, yield 210 bushels; .Raymond Wil son, Lillington, yield 211 bushels. Evening-class students: Joe Tip pett, Wakfilon, 384.4 bushels on four acres; John Terry, Bahama, q -T, [240 bushels on three acres, and ' 0. H. Massey, Wakelofl, 300 bush els on four acres. District No. 2—All-day stu dents: Norman Berry, Weeksville, 324.6 bushels on three acres; mon- inger Respass, Puntego, 275.8 bushels on three acres; Alvin James, Weeksville, 275 bushels on three acres. Evening class stu dents: R. L. Bonner, Aurora, 578.8 bushels on five acres; W. A. Thompson, Aurora. 566 bushels on five acres; J. H. Holidia, Aurora, 558.5 bushels on five acres. District No. 3—All-day stu dents: Arthur Marlowe, Tabor, 481.9 bushels on three acres; Bill Norris, Tabor 468 bushels on three and one-half acres; John Enzor, Fair Bluff, 285 bushels on three acres. Evening class stu dents: H. D. Lemmon, Evergreen, 680 bushels on five acres; J. C. Tui'fl^’, Evergreen, 636 bushels on five acres; (3. D. Branch, 400 bushels on five acres. District No. 4—All-day stu dents: John Gwaltney, 178 bush els on two acres. Harry Morgan, Rosman. 225 bushels on three acres; E. J. Whitmire, Rosman, 190 bushels on two and seven- tenths acres. Evening-class stu dents; Tom Beckham, Hiddenite, 309 bushels on three acres; 0. C. Braxton, Saxapahaw, 225 bushels on three acres; John Weavill, Kernei*sville,*213 bushels on four I.owe The prizes for these winners were donated by the Chilean Ni trate Educational bureau. “Economical cost of production has been the leading* thought in (Continued on page four) Commencement exercises for Brevard high school, as announced by Supt. ,1. B. Jones, will begin Wednesday evening, April 20tli, and continue through Friday eve ning. April 22. Forty-three mem bers. comprise the senior class. The baccalaurate sermon will bo delivered by Rev. W. H. Ford, pastor of the First Baptist church of Hendersonville. Contrary vo custom in previous years, this ser vice will be held Wednesday nighi; instead of Sitn-day. The literary address to the sen ior class will be delivered by Dr. Frank K. Poole, of Furman Uni versity. Greenville, S. C., thi:4 feature of the commencemnet ex ercises to be held Friday evening. April 22, On Thursday evening. April 21, Vi^ill be held the annual class day exercises, all exercises of the week to be held in the Brevard high' school auditorium. Miss Jane Pearce, president of the senior clas.s, is vale-dictorian. while Miss Louise Gillespie will represent the class as salutatoriati. Following are the members of the senior class of 1932: Ashworth, Walter C. Barnette, Margaret E. Boggs, Harriet Emma Boggs, Andrew Johnson Burrell, Nina Belle Case, Rachael Elizabeth. Case, Catherine Louise Case, Nell Collins, John P. Denver, E. Marion Gillespie. Mary Louise Gosnell, Mary Ethel Hamilton, Marjorie Helen Hampton, Alfred E. Hayes, Mildred Elizabeth. Johnson, Lila Johnson, Thelma Jordan. Elizabeth King, ,T. Frances King, T. Lester Lankford, Wales Randall Lyday, Doris E. McCall, Willie Roberta McCrary, Lillie Adelaide McGuire, Leslie A. McIntosh, Evelyn Hyatt McLeod, Catherine Pegue.s Middleton, Guy Wilson Mull, Samantha Marie Neill, Roy Edward Nicholson, Winifred E. Norton, Essie Graves Norton, Mildred Elizabeth O’Kelly, Earl Van Pearce, Jane Huske Picklesimer, Harry Ponder, Floy G. Sentell, Arthur Frisco Sharp, Brona Lee Shuford, Celia Jane Waldrop, Marguerite Noll Wilson, Max Gilbert Wood, Louise Veterans Elect 2 Delegates to State Meeting At the regular meeting of the local post Veterans of Foreign Wars held Tuesday night at the courthouse, delega'tes were elect ed to the state convention to be held in Charlotte May 1-3. includ ing the following: Howard Wyatt and (Clover Jackson, delegate.-^, and B. F. Cox and G. F. Woodfin, alternates. The meeting Tuesday night was well attended and much interest was manifested in the transaction of the various activities of the organization. Commander G. P. Woodfin was in charge of the meeting. Two new recruits were taken, in, R. M. Neely and Janies Gar- ren. The initiation was conducted by post members and officers, in stead of by out of -town officers as at previous rheel.ings. An especial effort is being* made by the post to interest all eligible men in Transylvania county to be come members and lend 1,heir co operation in building up the or ganization. PREACHES AT EASLEY ROSMAN, March 23.—Rev. N. S. Chapman preached Saturday night and Sunday morning at i;ho Alice Mill Baptist church at Eas ley, S. C., and Sunday night at the Middle Fork Baptist church near Rosman. Rev. Mr. Chapman was accompanied to Easley by Mr. and Mrs. Jim Powell of the Shoal Clreek section. Tho party spending* the night • as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Powell af Eas ley. ,