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Till? TO A MG YT aJbMT A H1°a£zr m £££ 1 nL I MAINoILV AIN 1A —* Ment I A Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County VQ1 42. Nn g BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 14,1937. $1.00 PER YEAR IN TRANSYLVANIA COU1 BREVARD DOC RS 4 RE-NAMED ON JARD County Health Officer Will Be Elected At Meeting Here Wednesday Dr. H. J. Bradley and Dr. E. S. Eng lish, both Brevard physicians, were re appointed as members of the Transyl vania county board of health, and Dr. Joe E. Osborne of Bosnian, was named as the doctor of dentistry which is re quired to make the board complete two physicians and one dentist. Appointments were made at a meeting of the chairman of the board of commis sioners, A. B. Galloway: mayor of the town of Brevard, A. H. Harris, and superintendent of public instruction, J. B. Jones. The six men will constitute the board. First official meeting of the newly constituted board will be held next tN ed nesday at which time a county health offtcer will be elected for a two-year , term. Dr. G. B. Lynch has served as county health officer and physician for the past two years, and will probably be re-elected at the meeting here next week. Many Applications For Work Wednesday The employment office registered over 125 men here Wednesday, includ ing new registrations and re-registra ^ tlons, according to P. Lane Gaston, dis * trict supervisor who was here for the day. Mr. Gaston said that a number of men who called at the office ednesday were already fully registered, but that it was good for the unemployed to Keep in touch with the office, and that any applicant for work whose card was ninety days old should re-reglster at the local office on January 27. Major project calling for labor through the employment office at this time is the Looking Glass road work, and Mr. Gaston said that notices would be mailed to men as soon as the con tractor made requisition for additional laborers. Weather conditions have been such recently that work on the road has been hampered considerably, and only a small group of workmen are now employed there. BTU Meeting Monday A special social and council meeting combined of the B. T. U. will be held at the Baptist church Monday night at 7 o’clock, according to an announce ment of Ralph H. Ramsey. Relatives Notified Of Death Of Miss Mills Word was received here Sunday of the death of Miss Marjorie Mills, 20, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mills, of Olathe. Colo. Death occurred in a Den ver hospital Sunday morning. Miss Mills had many friends in this community, having spent several weeks here last summer visiting her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Mills. Mrs. Shipman Named Head Women’s Group PENROSE. Jan. 14.—Mrs. Sue Ship man was elected as president of the Little River W. M. U. at a meeting of the organization held last Sunday. Other officers include: Mrs. T. R. Mc Call. vice president, and Mrs. Ed Mack ey. vice president; Mrs. Sallle Hamilton, secreatry and treasurer; Miss Julia Wood, chorister; Mrs. Robert Merrill, pianist. I “Hanging” Potato A potato that went up and grew around the garden wire was brought to The Times office last week by Sylvester Orr. A perfect loop had been formed by the growing potato, which found it self unable to expand properly as it grew, so just turned around and grew back gourd style. Requests Seal Sale Committee Reports Mrs. Ernest Tilson makes the request that all clubs and individuals who took part in the Christmas Seal Sale, make their reports at once to the office of Dr. C. L. Newland, or to her. The chairman reports that the sum of $54 has been realized already from seal sale reports, 75 per cent of which will be placed in the local treasury for use In the county-wide health program spon sored by the P. T. A. PAT KIMZEY NAMED HEAD OF COMMITTEE Transylvania Representative Heads Journal Committee In N. C. Legislature Representative Pat Klmzey has been appointed to chairmanship of one com mittee In the lower house of the General Assembly, and as a member of five other committees. Mr. Klmzey is chairman of the jour nal committee, and is on the committee on finance, banks and banking, courts and judicial districts, judiciary No. 2, and public utilities. jess A. Galloway, who was slated orig inally for a clerkship in the state senate, has been given the post of general clerk, ranking next to the principal clerk of the senate. X Prominent Resident Died Friday After An Extended Illness Funeral services for Captain T. T. Patton were held last Saturday morning lit 11 o’clock from Davilson River Pres byterian church, with the Rev. W. S. Hutchinson, former pastor and long time friend of the family in charge. The church was filled to overflowing with friends of the 89-year-o!d man who had made many friends throughout this section since moving to Transylvania county 40 years ago. Banks of beautiful flowers made a fitting background for the casket in the church auditorium. Interment was made in the Davidson i{lver cemetery, with B. A. Patton, Er win Patton, T. E. Patton, Sr., G. H. Ey Jay, W. D. Deaver, and Fred Johnson, acting as pallbearers. Misses Charlotte Patton. Elizabeth McCoy, Rebecca Pat ton and Margaret Deaver had charge of the flowers. Osborne-Simpson Funeial Home had charge of arrangements. Surviving are three daughters and two sons, as follows: Mrs. E. P. McCoy and Mrs. Boyce Walker, of Pisgah For est; Mrs. E. R. Kckerd, of Greeisboro: T. E. Patton, of Charlotte; and Harry H. Patton, of Brevard. The wife died three years ago. Mr. Patton was a native of Buncombe bounty, and was born near Hot Springs. As a young man he moved to what is now known as Amberly Heights, near Asheville, and resided there for a num Lie rof years. Since moving to this county he had been a merchant and farmer, and had served as county treasurer and as a member of the county school board. He had been a very strong man until a few years ago when his health began failing, but for several months prior to his death he had been very feeble. Large Attendance At Parent-Teacher Meet An increased attendance was noted at the meeting of the Parent-Teacher association Tuesday afternoon, with teachers and school patrons showing a decided interest in affairs of the school. Student program was in charge of Mrs. S. P. Verner’s 4-B grade pupils, with songs and poems being given. The Rev. J. H. Brendall, pastor of Brevard Methodist church, spoke on the subject of "Improvement of the Moral Calibre of the Student Body.” Many Inquiries Come In To Tax Collector Attention of county tax payers is again being called to the fact that the use of bonds in payment of current taxes will be stopped after the first day of March. Lem Brooks, tax collector, states that he is receiving numerous inquiries from tax payers since publication several weeks ago of the news that the man damus order secured by the Sovereign Camp Woodmen of the World had been modified to allow acceptance of bonds on taxes through February, and that a large number of tax payers had already taken advantage of the savings so of fered. At Lyday Hospital Patients reported at Lyday Memorial hospital on Wednesday were: Clyde Sitton, James Valsame, Teague Hyatt, Charles Mitchell, James Hale, Mrs. Donald McCall, Mrs. Katherine Burns. D. F. Barnett Llected As Head Of Masons D. F. Barnett was elected worshipful master of Dunn's Rock Masonic lodge at the annual election of officers held at the regular January communication. Other officers elected Include: Leon English, Jr., senior warden; Lewis Os borne, junior warden; A. N. Jenkins, re-elected treasurer; and Henry Hender son, re-elected secretary. Other officers of the lodge will be appointed by the master at an Installation ceremony to be held Friday night, January 22, at S o’clock. In the lodge hall. Visiting Masons are extended a cordial invitation to attend the installation cer emonies. Refreshments will be served at the conclusion of the meeting. MICKIE SAYS— /-7-\ IF £V/?YBODY, BORROWED, HIT NEIGHBORS PAPER, WED HAFTA QUIT BECUL WE WOULD HAVE JEST ONLY ONE GASH SUBSCRIBER.'. VONr BE A " HITCH - READER" ANP "THUMB" l YOUR NEIGHBORS PAPER | KIDNAP MURDER BREAKS FAMILY CIRCLE ; , . ■ ■ ■ 1 —' ■ The \V. W. Mattson family of Tacoma, Wash., to which tragedy cam" when the youngest son, Charles, 10. was kidnaped for ransom two days after Christmas and found murdered Monday, is pictured here. The parents are pictured at the left. In center are Muriel, 14, a sister, and Happy, the kidnaped youth’s cocker spaniel doc Upper ri"ht is diaries pictured in a cowboy outfit shortly before the kidnaping. An older brother, William, 16, who with Muriel witnessed the abduction, is at lower right. Head crushed and teeth broken, the nude body was found about a half mile from the heavily traveled Pacific highway, south of Everett, which is about 50 |T.les from the Tacoma home of the kidnaped boy. The father had made every effort to pay the $28,000 ransom #hich was de manded. and the G-men bad stepped aside to allow the negotiations to go on. Physicians said thf lad had been dead ilircc or four days. Reports Wednesday were that two suspects were being held. Few Confederate Vets Now Living In State Survey of veterans of the Confederate Army made by a nationul census board shows that there are only 429 veterans left in North Carolina, with none in Transylvania county. For the entire nation, the "men who wore the gray’ number only 3.800. The veterans reside in 14 states, the report shows. Little Theatre Meet A meeting of the Little Theatre will be held in the Little Theatre room on Thursday night of this week at 8:30 o’clock. License Sales Slow Business at the license tag bureau in Brevard has fallen off perceptibly dur ing the past week a checkup at the of fice of Mrs. Mary Jane McCrary re vealed Tuesday. Only 57 tags have been sold since Tuesday of last week, or total of 610 for the year. It Is estimated that there are in excess of 1000 motor vehicles in the county. Legion Meets Thursday The American Legion will hold its meeting Thursday evening of this week at 7:30 o'clock in the county agent’s office. Commander Head states that he especially desires all members of the Legion to be in attendance, and also in vites any ex-service men to attend. Legislature Seeking Large Raise In Appropriations For Next Year Liquor Question Will Be Sub mitted to Voters Again If Governor’s Idea Carries Weight RALEIGH, Jan. 14. — If Governor Clyde Hoey's inaugural address is to be taken as an indicator, there will he no liquor legislation of a state-wide na ture passed at this session of the gen eral assembly, unless it permits the people of the state to speak in an elec tion. The governor's remarks on the matter of liquor legislation follow: I am not a fanatic on the liquor ques tion, but I continue to regard liquor as Public Enemy Number 1. I have not changed either my opinion or position on this question, and I do not believe any solution has been found for this vexed problem. Personally, I cannot subscribe to the doctrine that the way to advance the cause of temperance and decrease liquor drinking is to pro vide liquor you want and make it easily obtainable and readily accessible. This theory is contradicted by all human ex perience. May T humbly offer this ob servation: You will never build either a great State or a great county upon profits derived from the sale of liquor. The evils of liquor Deing aamiueu, me practical question confronting you is: What should be done about it? I shall transmit to you the very intelligent and comprehensive report of the Commission charged with the responsibility of mak ing an investigation of the facts. I ie speak for it your careful study. It seems to me that our own past his tory clearly points the way for a proper determination of this question without regard to anybody’s personal opinion or conviction. In 1908 the State voted against the manufacture and sale of li quor by 44,000 majority. In 1933 the State voted against the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment by 185,000 ma jority. With these facts before us I do not believe the General Assembly would be justified in annulling the vote of the people by a legislative enactment. I do not pretend to know the will of North Carolina upon the liquor question at this time, but I do stand for the right of the people to express their will. It would do violence to democratic principles to abrogate a law established by a vote of the people of the whole state until an other opportunity is given for a full and fair expression of public opinion at the ballot box. These are my views. I gladly accord to each of you the right to entertain and express yours with the same freedom which I have exercised, and I assure you in advance of my utmost respect. Sales Tax Expected To Be Re moved From Commodities and Meals—New Taxes Are Proposed RAI-EIGH, Jan. 13.—With the two houses voting to "get down to business” and hold sessions six days each week, some members are predicting an 80-day session, others 90-day. and some of the more pessimistic making it five months. The governor’s message was received last week by the legislators, and the budget commission’s report Tuesday called for an expenditure for all pur poses of the all-time high figure of $70,240,975 for the year ending July 1. 193*. The huge sum would be raised partly by three new tax proposals, two of which were termed "soak the rich” measures by some legislators. Tn gener al. however, the State’s tax structure would be unchanged, except for removal of the three per cent sales levy on “n ,1 necessities of life.” The budget-makers recommended that the sales tax he removed from meijs sold in public eating places and ftjim the retail sales of flour, meat, lard, nio lasses, salt, sugar and coffee, a stjg gestlon In line with a joint pledge.by Hoey and the Democratic party. The three new taxes proposal: t. A levy on wines providing for a $150 license fee for wholesalers, a $t*i li cense fee for retailers and a tax of 20 cents on a gallon on all wines sc,Id. In the past, wines had been exempt from all levies except from the sales tax. 2. A gift levy, providing for a, (ax on presents valued in excess of $/;,ooo a year to family members, with . the ex emption reduced for non-family mem bers. 3. A levy on intangibles, provided un der a constitutional amendment .approv ed at the last general election, which would tax: bank deposits at 10 Cents on the actual $100 value; money on hand at 20 cents on the $100 In excess <i,f $300: matured insurance, building a\id loan and other deposits at 25 cents; on the $100; bonds, notes and other evidence of debt, except for tax-free securities, at 40 cents on the $100 in excess of /$300, and shares of stock at 40 cents oy, the $100 in excess of $300. ' Special W. O. W. Avieet A special meeting of tjhe Brevard Woodmen is being called foir next Mon day evening, January 18, ajt which time plans will be announced Ijy the secre tary for the very attractive membership campaign which will be smarted All Social Agencies In County Should Be Under Central Setup (Visa Grace Williams.) The need for a County Council of So cial agencies was the principal topic of discussion at the regular meeting of the Board of Ihitdlc W( lface, Monday. Such a council would serve as a clearing house for all civic and social and religi ous organizations in the county and would coordinate the efforts of all In meeting common r.roblems. All social, religious and civic bodies in the county are being asked to elect or appoint representatives to meet and discuss the need for the council and methods of organizing It. It would be composed of representatives from each club, church, and other organization in the county for the purpose of studying the social and civic needs of the county, promoting free discussion of problems, formulation of principles, methods and standards for the improvement of social and civic work, at <i the promotion of a spirit of cooperation in the approach to common problems,' The bonrd is risking Mrs. W. B. Ay cock. of ftaiei^i, former state president of the PTA, *0 meet with these repre sentatives e'arly in February for the purpose of Organizing the council. County Tag Measure Will Be Introduced By Rep. Pat Kimzey Xviih the governor and the legislature coinmitted to the reduction In price ol automobile license tags, Representative Pfit Kimzey is of the opinion that his Proposed measure for reduction of tags | for use solely within the county will j have greater chance for passing. Mr. Kimzey's measure, which he is working on with view' to introduction at an early date, will provide that a mate rial cut in the price of tags be made where the owner of a truck or trailer i will use the vehicle exclusively in Tran I sylvania county. This would be a big I saving to woodsmen who sell their tim ber to the Carr and Gloucester lumber mills. It Is the contention of Mr. Kimzey that wherein a truck or trailer has but little if any use of a paved highway, that the owner should not be required to pay an excessive fee for his tags, In asmuch as the through roads are not traveled with his vehicle. Advisory Group Will Secure Free Books To Be Distributed Here Plans are being worked out by the Adult Education Advisory committee whereby books and other reading matter will be secured for distribution on a "traveling library" plan to all sections of the county. Through cooperation of the several adult teachers in the county books are being secured from the State Library Commission will be distributed and kept check on, and with sceveral hundred books as a base supply, the families of adult students will be enabled to se cure wanted types of books for reading. Membership fees from the Adult Edu cation Guild which is made up of citi zens who are interested in the work, will take care of freight on the books from Raleigh to Brevard, and the books will be carried to the several teachers by Mrs. Allte Wilson, County director. KIWAJU5 HUB SEEKS FULL TIME HIGHWAY OFFICER FOR COUNTY New Officers Take Over Active Duties In Brevard Civic Organization One of the first official acts of Pres ident J. 13. Jones of the Brevard Ki wan ts club was to appoint a committee to take up the matter of a state highway patrolman for Transylvania county. It was pointed out at the meeting that under the law setting up the highway patrol, a regular employe of the state was slated for each county, and that with schools now In session the matter of safety of school children alone more then justified the keeping of a patrol man on the job In this county regularly. W. D. Gash chairmen of the public affalri committee, and C. M. Douglas were appointed to take the matter with the proper authorities, and to seek the aid of Representative Pat Klmzey In securing the patrolman for Transyli vania. Dr. C. L. Newland. retiring president of the club, presided at the opening ot the weekly meeting, and later turned the gavel over to Mr. Jones, after thanking the officers, directors and members for their assistance in making the club worth while during the year ending. Mrs. J. II. Brendall was introduced to the cluli as pianist, and assisted with the music for the day. Wilford Hick* Will Be College Eleven Captain For 1937 Wilford Hicks, of Canton, was elected captain of the 1937 Brevard College football squad at the annual banquet last Thursday evening, given by the stu dent council at the Galloway Dining room. The new captain, who succeeds Bill Edwards, is regarded as one of the scrappiest players the Ranson eleven had this year, and although he was of small stature, played 36 quarters of good ball last fall. During the evening, several short talks wore made by members of the fa culty present and Invited guests. Sturgis May, sports editor of The Clarion, acted as toastmaster. Coach Arthur Ranson was presented a pen and pencil set from the team, and John Wahonlck, assistant coach, was given a pocket book by members of the B-squad. Sweaters were presented to the fol lowing first string men who had played 16 or more quarters during the season Jack Atkins. Edward Clayton. Albert DeShaw, Doyle Edmundson, Bill Ed wards, Bill Ferguson, Carl Hendricks, Wilford Hicks, George Lee, Claude Love, Nathan McMinn, John Odom, Charles Paxton. Harold Severs, and Bill Scott,, manager. The sweaters were given by Coach Arthur Ranson, with some half dozen Brevard fans each giving one sweater. Coach Ranson also announced that letters would be given to the following boys who were members of the B-squad. —Sinclair Deal, Marshall Houts, James Mayes, Raymond Moore, B. C. Moss, James Stutts, Edward Swann. Jack Tag gart, Clark Totherow, Gene Wilson, Halman Fink. Banks Mayhew, Revts Frye, George Stentz, Grover Boyd, and Sam Little, manager. Guests of the evening, aside from the football boys Included Jack Dendy, C. E. Buckner, Dr. H. J. Bradley, John Wa honlck, Coach Ranson, Bunyan Andrew, and C. M. Douglas. Recreation Center Will Have Permanent Headquarter* Here Permanent headquarters for the Bre vard Recreation center will be establish ed during the week at the corner of North Caldwell and French Broad ave nue, in the Shirley building. The ‘own and county authorities are cooperating in the movement which is being sponsored here by the Works Progress Administration, and the own ers of the building which is ideally lo cated and fitted for a recreation center, are also assisting in the work by giving a minimum rental. The Recreation Center provides—in reality—a hangout for children under the ’teen age, where they have proper play and recreational, as well as instruc tional supervision, and has for its pur pose the turning of idle time into some thing more worthwhile. Regular classes are conducted under competent leaders, and the play-time is also supervised. In the class room, crafts, arts, house-keeping, and other appropriate subjects are offered to the young folk, and plans of the supervis ory board here is to gradually broaden the work to make of the place one which will entice the younger set to use its facilities. Mrs. Arah Hamlin is supervisor of the recreational work in Transylvania, with G. G. Galbraith as leader of the Brevard center. Mr*. Fred Miller I* Given Post In Senate Mrs. J. A. Miller, of Brevard, has been appointed as clerk to the senate commit tee on public welfare, her tenure of of fice to be through the session of the general assembly. Senators McKee and Johnson, and Representative Klmzey recommended the appointment of the Brevard lady, after it was decided that the committee would be given an all-time secretary and clerk.