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A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County - -
VOL. 39. NO. 42. "_BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA—THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1934_$1.00 PER YEAR IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY
TAX PAYERS GROUP
IS ORGANIZED HERE
English Proposes That Com
missioners Take Property
For Back Taxes
Organization of a delinquent tax
payers association was perfected at
a meeting held in the county court
house last Friday afternoon with
W. J. Owen of Lake Toxaway R-l as
chairman and Otto Alexander, clerk
of court as secretary.
The meeting was called by Mr.
Owen, and 2i citizens from sew
sections of the county were p.^-ont.
After electing a chairman an.. ..ecrcr
tary, the meeting was openeu -or dis
cushion anti the iollowing \Nv.e heard
on the subject: W. B. Henderson,
W. K. Breese. Judge 1). L. Knglish,
Rev. G. W. Curen, and VV. L. Aiken.
Air. Breese pointed out that similar
proceedings were taken live years
ago, and there had been no people
thrown out of their homes. He said
tnat tne delinquent tax payer had
six munths in which to redeem pro
perty tnat had been foreclosed, and
pointed to the fact that costs of fore
closing tne property had been cut to
a maximum of $0.00 per suit, where
as .. ,ew years ago it was $25 and
more. He said that there are over
$200,000 due the county in back
taxes and tnat in fairness to the peo
ple who have paid their taxes, these
taxes will have to be settled in some
mu liner. I h e commissioners are
loned to bring the actions, the coun- ■
ty attorney said, under the law as j
pa. sed in the last legislature and if j
the commissioners bad not started,
these suits they would have been
liable for indictment.
Only hope of the taxpayers, Air. j
Breese staled, is through legislation ]
in the next general assembly. Rep- j
resentative Henry is proposing to pass ,
a measure allowing the eommissidn-;
ers to take any maturity bonds in
payment of these back taxes, the
speaker said.
Judge Knglish said that there could
be no hlame attached to the board of
.omniissioners for bringing the suits,
that under the law they were com
pelled to do so. but that the blame
should be placed on those people who
sent the legislators to Raleigh two |
years ago to pass such a bill at this
time of stress. The taxes must be
paid. Juugc Knglish said, and it is j
the duty of the commissioners to1
collect < r see that taxes are collect
ed.
Judge tngnsn suggested mat a oiu
be passed in the next session of the ]
1 legislature allowing the commission- i
ers to meet with a landowner who j
has been unable to pay his back t
taxes, and take a deed for such'
property as will cover the past due ;
taxes, giving the property owner a
chance to start paying his current
taxes and at'the same time getting
the tremendous amount of past due.
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SPECIALMASONIC !
MEET FRIDAY NIGHT
A special patriotic program will be
given in the Masonic lodge hall Fri
_ day night at 8 o’clock at the regular
communication of Dunn's Rock lodge.
Grand Master Roy F. Ebbs, of
Asheville, has made the request that i
every lodge in the state present a :
program of a patriotic nature. Me-1
morial exercises, pariotic addresses
and other entertaining features will;
comprise the program on this occas
ion. At conclusion of the program
refreshments will be served.
It is requested by the Worshipful
Master that all members be present.
A cordial invitation is also extended
to any visiting members.
TOWNSEND PLAN
OLD AGE PENSION
Clarke Says Move Is Greatest
Boon Since Independence
Was Declared
Editor, The Times:
Nonv, that the election is a thing
of the past and the sponsors and
those interested in the Townsend Old
Age Revolving Pension Plan cannot
!>e accused of political activity in
urging the public to consider this
plan, let us all work together to
bring such pressure to bear on our
members of congress and United
States senators that they cannot re
fuse to work “tooth and toenail" for
this plan, which in ray humble
opinion i- the greatest thing that has
been proposed for the good of the
whole American people, since the
Declaration of Independent'.
Bear in mind that thi> is not demo
cratic nor republican, that it is not
communistic, socialistic, monopolis
tic, capitalistic nor any other “istic”
except altruistic.
been working right along the line
suggested.
b In many sections the people have
I am reliably informed that dO
per cent of the registered voters of
Iowa and Florida have already sign
ed petitions to congress asking the
enactment of this proposed law, and
San Diego county, California, with
00,000 voters ,uf which 55 per cent
signed the petitions in five days.
Some object to the plan because
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{LEGION SERVICE TO
BE HELD ON SUNDAY
All ex-service men of the county
are expected to attend a Memorial
Day service at St. Philips Episcopal
church Sunday morning at 11 O'clock
when the Rev. Harry Perry, rector,
will deliver a special sermon.
Officers of Monroe Wilson Post
urge that all ex-service men meet at
the court house at ten o’clock ami
march from there to the church on
East Main street in a body. It will
not necessary Legion officers state,
that those attending wear uniforms,
although those who wish to may have
that privilege. Prof. Homer Compton
of Brevard College will sing the
offertory solo.
The service is being held for all ex
service men and not just for membeis
of the American Legion, it is stress
ed.
TOBACCO GROWERS
MAY AVOID PROCESS
Tobacco growers in Transylvania
county are advised to get in touch
with Julian A. Glazener at Brevard
high school before marketing their
crop.
It seems that farmers of Transyl
vania county who grew tobacco last
vear and again this year, mostly on
a small scale, did not procure crop
Production Reports blanks prior to
planting of crops, and m all such
cases where tobacco is sold on the j
market, a 25 percent over-production
charge is made.
Effort is now being made by Mr.
Glazener to have this charge taken i
off Transylvania tobacco, inasmuch
as the crop was very small here, and j
growers are urged to see him beioie j
selling.
METHODIST PASTOR !
TO PREACH SUNDAY;
The Rev. J. H. Brendall, newly
appointed pastor of the Brevard
Methodist church, and 'Mrs. _ Bren
dull arrived in Brevard on Wednes
day from Boone, and are now occupy
ing the parsonage. The Rev. Mr. |
Brendall has assumed his pastoral |
duties and will preach his first ser
mon at the 11 o’clock service Sunday;
morning.
The Rev. J. II. West, retiring'
pa-tor here, and family moved Tues
day to his new appointment at Lake j
Junaluska Methodist church.
As evidence of Mr. West’s popular
ity and appreciation of his faithiul
services as pastor here the past five,
years, a reception was tendered him i
ami his family at the church Monday j
night by members of the congrega
tion and friends of Other denomina
tions. .. ,
An interesting program, preside'!
over by T. W. Whitmire, included
short talks and musical selections.
Talks expressing appreciation of Mr.
West’s services and regretting his
departure were made by 0. H. Orr,
C. 1L Trowbridge, Julian A. Glaze
ner and others. Vocal selections were
rendered by Prof. Homer Compton
and group songs were sung, with
Mrs. Leon English Jr. at the piano
Mr. West concluded the program with
a timely and friendly response.
A complete fishing outfit was pre
sented to Mr. West by Mr. Whitmire,
as a parting gift from his host ot
friends in the church and community.
' ship and courtesies shown me Dy
i many people of the county.
Respectfully.
JUPSON McCRARY.
COMMISSIONERS TO
SERVE ALL PEOPLE
Messrs. W. L. Aiken, W. B. Hen
derson and W. L. Mull called at The
Times office Wednesday and re
quested that a public acknowledge
ment be given their friends for the
tremendous vote given them in Tues
day's election.
The newly elected board of com
missioners state that they wish it
distinctly understood that the board
is “everybody’s board” and that it
wants to. and will, perform the duties
of the board as befits the fine vote
given them Tuesday.
Democrats Elect Complete Ticket
In General Election Here Tuesday
Transylvania county "followed
suit” with other parts of the nation
vin Tuesday’s election, and gave a
'sweeping victory to all Democratic
candidates.
Democratic majorities in the
county ranged from 722 in the
solicitor's race between Clarence 0.
Ridings of Rutherford county, Demo
crat, and Lewis P. Hamlin of Tran
sylvania, to 1,013 for Sheriff Tom
Wood, Democrat, over W. Perry
Fullbright, Republican.
W. B. Henderson, present member
of the board of county commissioners,
was high man in the unofficial vote
count as checked on Wednesday, Mr.
Henderson v receiving 2,657 votes,
while W. L. Mull, seeking a place on
the board as a new member, was
given an unofficial count of 2,638.
Lewis P. Hamlin led his party’s
ticket as high man with 1,762, while
E. M. Collins, candidate for member
of the house of representatives, and
L. C. Hall, candidate for the office of
register of deeds, eacti received
1,757 votes.
Unofficial vute, which is subject
to correction when the canvassing
board meets Thursday, wras:
Solicitor
Ridings . 2,484
Hamlin . 1,702
Riding’s majority . 722
Senator
Ramsey . 2,618
Ward ... 1,608
Ramsey’s majority . 1,010
Representative
Henry . 2,513
Collins . 1,717
Henry’s majority . 756
Clerk of Court
Alexander . 2,618
llogsed . 1,651
Alexander’s majority . 061
Register of Deeds
Galloway.2.521
Hall . 1,757
Galloway’s majority . 764
Sheriff
Wood . 2,629
Fullbright . 1,616
Wood’s majority . 1,013
Tax Collector
Brooks . 2,634
Clark . 1-633 ;
Brooks' majority . 1.001
Coroner
Osborne . 2,637 j
English . 7.605
Osborne’s majority . 04*.
Surveyor
Reid . 2,600
Reid's majority ....
Co mmissioners
Aiken . ^.OlO '
Mull . !
McCall . MIS !
McCrary.
Pruett .
Majority for three .
State end eongi’essional reports,
had not been received from the var
ious precincts on Wednesday, five
out of seventeen precincts giving Zeb
Weaver 1,095, and Halsey B. Leavitt
1460.
Dmocrats Get Governors
Democrats elected 20 governors in
| a smashing victory in state elections.
Republicans won in five of the 33
gubernatorial contests. Philip F. La
Follette, carrying the banner of tin
progressive party, was elected in
Wisconsin; Gov. Floyd B. Olson,
farmer-laborite, was leading in, his
campaign for re-election in Minne
sota.
For the fret time since 1890, a
Democratic governor was elected' in
Pennsylvania. New Deal forces
threatened further inroads into Re
publican state offices.
Democrats were elected in Ala
bama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado,
Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Massa
chusetts, Nevada, New Mexico1, New
York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, South Carolina, South
Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (and
Wyoming.
Voters in California, Kansas', Mich
igan, New Hampshire and Vermont
elected Republicans,
Democrats, 38; Republicans, 9;
Farmer-Labarite, 1.
Democrats threatened to gain a
vote in North Dakota where incom
plete returns showed Thomas Moodie
leading Mrs. Lydia C. Langer, wife
of the former Republican governor.
On the other hand, Republicans
ousted Democrats from control of
Michigan’s state administration by
electing Frank D. Fitzgerald over
Arthur J. Lacey.
Maine, which voted in September,
re-elected its Democratic governor.
Louis J. Brann.
Kepnbiwana m«kc uains
The Republicans gained two seats
in the lower house of the state legis
lature as a result of Tuesday’s elec
tion.
Stover P. Dunagan, an outstanding
member of the 1933 state senate, was
the victim of an upset in the legis
lative race in Rutherford county.
While most of the Democratic ticket
won, he was defeated by 1,200 votes
by Republican George Head. He was
the party's nominee for the lower
house. , „ „
E. B. Cloud, who represented Polk
county in 1931 and 1933 as a Demo
crat, was Tuesday elected as a Re
publican to represent Polk county in
the 1936 house.
The race in Henderson county is
close with the probability that W.
M. Sherard, Democrat, is the success
ful candidate for the legislature.
As expected, Avery, Madison and
Mitchell counties elected Republican
members to the lower hcuse. Repub
licans J. Jl. Sprinkle, member of 1933
house, won in Madison; J. V. Bowers
in Averv, and C. A. Patterson in
Mitchell! Both Peterson and Bowers
will be newcomers to the 1935 legis
lature. * ■
S. C. Group Visits Plant |
ROSMAN, Nov. 7— Miss Sullivan J
and 21* children uf the sixth grade oi .
Parker District school, Greenville I
visited the plant of the Toxaway,
Tanning company here Monday altei -
noon, being shown over the plant,
and the method of tanning leather
explained.
After going through the Toxaway
company plant the group visited the
local school. They were very well
pleased with the courtesies shown
them while in Rosman. _
Hartsell Will Return
The Rev. Paul Hartsell, pastor of
the Brevard Baptist church, has been
conducting a ten-day series of revival
meetings at the Bonneville Baptist
church. Reports of the revival are to
the effect that the meetings have
been attended by much success. The
Rev. James Davis is pastor of the
church in which the meetings are
being held.
Mr Hartsell expects to fill his
pulpit in Brevard on Sunday, return
ing to his home here on Thursday,
according to present plans.
ROBBERS'
ZANt
GR£Y
COPY R.I6HT W.N 1
CHAPTER I
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Otic afternoon in Hie spring of lSu
a solitary horseman retie down the
long, ghastly desert slant In the direc
tion of the ford at Cireen River.
lie was a young man In years, but
he had the hard face and eagle eye of
one matured In experience of that wild
country, lie bestrode a superb bay
horse, dusty and travel-worn and a
little lame. The rider was no slight
burden, judging from Ills height and
wide shoulders; moreover, the saddle
carried a canteen, a rlile and a pad..
At length he rode into a trail mid
soon came In sight of the wide band
of green cottonwood, willow nnd ar
row-weed, and the shining, muddy
river. On the far side, up on the level,
stood a green patch and a cluster of
houses. This was the town of Oreen
River. Utah.
The rider needed to reach that town
before dark. His food supply had run
out two days ago. Hut unless there
was a bout in which he eoulil row
| across he would most likely not make
It. Ills horse was too lame to risk in
tlie eddies of that heavy, swirling,
sand-laden river.
lie rode on down tlie trail to enter
tbo zone of green. In tlie thick dust
' he noted fresh horse tracks.
| Under a cottonwood, some distance
I ahead, tlie rider espied a saddled
horse, head down, cropping tlie grass,
lie proceeded more slowly, his sharp
eyes vigilant, and was certain that lie
saw a man on the river bank.
> Presently he rode out Into an open
I lng from which he could see a place
| where a ferry touched. Moored to the
i opposite bank was the ferryboat. -
The rider sat his horse, aware that
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REV. P. B. FITZWATER, O. 0. j
j Dr. Fitzwater is a qiember of the J
i Moody Bible Institute of Chicago, j
and is recognized as an authority on '
all things Biblical. He is w'riting a !
Sunday school les-on each week for .
The Times.
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BEAVERS TRYING TO !
BUILD NEAR ROSMAN
ROSMAN, Nov. 7—A colony of:
! beavers is'working on a home for |
; themselves near Kosman, the dam
being constructed on the Zachary
farm, utilizing a small run of the
French Broad.
First inkling of the fur-bearing.
animals was found some time ago by '
the children of Charlie Lance, who
thought the dam was being built by
neighbor boys. The started dam was!
torn down and the incident forgotten
for some time.
Later, the boys passing the same
location, found the dam again under;
construction, and upon investigation I
found unmistabnble signs of the bea- 1
ver The dam is now two and one-half
feet high and about thirty feet long, j
JENNINGS FISHER IS '
INJURED IN WRECK
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Jennings Fisher of the upper end I
of the county, was seriously injured i
in Brevard last Saturday night when 1
he was struck by a car driven by j
George Liverett, son of Mr. and Mr-. .
T. H. Liverett of near Brevard.
Accdrding to best information ob- j
tainable, Mr. Fisher stepped in front j
of the car being driven on Broad ,
street by Liverett as it passed an-'
other car. Heavy rain and blinding j
lights of the car which was meeting j
the Liverett car added to the ‘ con- <
fusion at the time.
Fisher was immediately carried to !
| the Lyday Memorial hospital where
J he remains in a serious condition. Mr.
Fisher regained consciousness Wed
! nesday morning and Dr. C. L. New
i land of the hospital staff states that
the injured man’s chances for re
covery are fair, although he is in |
! serious condition.
REAL ESTATE MART
ON UP-GRADE HERE:
—
Brevard real estate values are on
the up and up. judging from sale of
the city lot held last Saturday at
noon.
The vacant lot in the rear of Mac
fie Drug store on North Bread street,
measuring 134 feet front and 75 feet j
deep was bid in by a Hendersonville >
buyer for 83,250. Later in the day a i
five per cent raise was added to this
and the property is being re-adver-;
tised this week for sale on Nov. 21. I
Shoes At Postoffice
I A pair of shoes, evidently belong
| ing to or intended for an elderly ]
J lady was left at the Brevard post-1
office last week, and after having
been left on the table in the lobby 1
! for two days, Mr. Huggins put them I
inside the office where they may be |
had by the owner after properly de- j
scribing them.
ALEXANDER APPRECIATES j
LARGE VOTE CF TUESDAY
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j 1 wish to publicly express my sin- i
! cere appreciation for the fine sup
port given me in Tuesday's election,
and assure all the people of the coun
ty that I stand ready at all times to
serve them in any way I can.
OTTO ALEXANDER.
KIWANISPLANS" FOR
1 DIPTHERIA CLINICS
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Members of the Brevard Kiwnnis
club voted last week at their regular
meeting to again endeavor to hold
diptheria clinics for indigent children
of the county, plans to be carried out
similar ls< those used in operation of
two previous clinics.
Definite arrangements are to be
made by the Underprivileged Child
committee and will be announced
HEALTH BOARD ASKS
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
People Subject To Severe Pun*
Uhment Unless Diseases
Are Reported
Dr. G. B. Lynch, county health of
ficer, states that unless reports of
communicable diseases ard made to
his office as the law directs that he
wifi be'forced, under the law, to have
negligent parties arrested.
Dr. Lynch says that there have
been several cases of contagious dis
ease in the county recently that have
ntt been reported to him, with result
that people living in the communities
where such diseases have been found
have been in danger of an epidemic.
Luckily no epidemic has broken out,
and it is to guard against such that
he is calling attention of the people
to the law governing such cases, as
follows:
Article 9, Section 7152. Parents
and Householders to Report. It shall
be the duty of every parent, guard
ian, or householder in the order
named to notify the county quaran
tine officer of the name, address, in
cluding the name of the school dis
trict, of any person in their family
or household about whom no physi
cian has been consulted but whom
they have reason to suspect of being
afflfcted with whooping cough,
measles, diptheria, scarlet fever,
smallpox, infantile paralysis, typhoid
fever, typhus fever, Asiatic cholera,
bubonic plague, yellow fever, or other
disease declared by the North Caro
lina State Board of Health to be pre
ventable.
Article 9, Section TOGO. \ iolation
of Rules of County Board Misde
meanor. If any person shall violate
the rules and regulations made by
the county' board of health, he shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor, and
fined not exceeding fifty dollars or
imprisoned not exceeding thirty days.
Regulation 2. The following named
diseases are declared to be dangerous
to the public health and preventable
in accordance with Sections 7151.
7152 and 7153 of the Consolidated
Statutes and are hereby made re
portable:
Class One
Anthrax, chicken pox, cholera,
Asiatic; diptheria, bacillary dysen
tery, endemic typhus, German meas
les, infantile paralysis, influenza,
measles.
Meningococcus menginitis, opthala
mia neonatorum, para-typhoid fever,
pellagra, plague, psittacosis, rabies.
Rocky Mountain spotted fever, -car
let fever.
Septic sore throat, smallpox, tra
choma, tuberculosis, tularemia, ty
phoid fever, typhus fever, undulam
fever, whooping cough, yellow fever
Class Two
Veneral disease': chancroid, gon
orrhea, syphilis.
FORGET-ME-NOT DAY
SET FOR SATURDAY
Annual Forget-Me-Not day will be
observed in Brevard Saturday, when
the little blue forget-me-not flowers
will be on sale for the. benefit of the
disabled American veterans of the
World war.
The campaign is sponsored each
year by the P. T. A., and the flowers
will be sold Saturday by a number
of high school girls. Twenty-five pc’
cent of the proceeds of the sale ;
retained for carrying on the work
home, while the remainder goes ti
the disabled veterans.
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AT LYDAY HOSPITAL
Patients reported at Lyday Memor
ial hospital the past wc;-k include:
Jennings Fisher, little Cos Banther,
Robert Scruggs, Killian Jarrett, OIg»
Derm ill, little Margaret Jane Mc
Gaha ar.d Mrs. Roxie Brittain.
to Iedsto be
G 1 OVERHAULING
Vacant Lota Eyesore to Visitor
—More Lights Are Needed
During Evenings
A diagnosis of the ills of the
town of Brevard and suggested reroc
dies for their cure were given by Dr
A. D. Ballcntine of Wolteboro, New
Hampshire , speaking before t ,i
Women’s Civic club at. the rcgula.
meeting held Monday afternoon.
Dr. Ballentine, who is spending
some time here, has taken unusual in
terest in Brevard and its people, and
feels an urge to be of real service ir
the community during his stay here.
He stressed in particular the need for
removal of trash and robbish on the
streets ar.d vacant Jots and for in
creased lighting facilities at night
He contends that the accomplishment
of Uiei» two things alono will mean
but very little if any added expense
to ths town, and will bring far
greater returns in cleanliness and
cheerfulness. Dr. Ballentine express
ed the opinion that with so many idle
men on the streets, having apparent
ly no accusation, end with probable
federal relief funds available there
is no excuse for such disreputable
condition of the ntrrets throughout
the town. He was r,f the opinion that
electric lights placed at more fre
quent interval® at street intersections