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VOL. 42: NO. 3. ~ BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY21,1937. IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY ■
BILL INTRODUCED BY
l KIMZEY TO CUT TAG
CHARGES IN COUNTY
Pat Kimzey Measure Wbuld
Reduce Wood Haulers
License By Half
A bill which calls for reduction by BO
per cent In the cost of truck and trail
er tags on cars which are used in the
home county exclusively, has been in
troduced by Representative Pat Kim
zey of Transylvania, in the 1< gislaturc.
The bill, which was Introduced Tues
day by Mr. Kimzey, and concurred in
by seven other representatives, would
effect a large saving to log and wood
haulers In this and other mountain
counties.
The bill as written by Mr. Kimzey,
follows:
Section 1. That for the year 1938 and
annually thereafter, and at the same
time and in the same manner in which
T license is Issued for motor trucks
and/or trailers operating on the high
ways of the state, the Department of
Revenue shall Issue to any one applying
therefor a license to be known as a
county license which shall entitle such
trucks and/or trailers to be operated
only in that county for which said li
cense is Issued and no State license
shall be required for such trucks and/or
trailers.
Sec. 2. That license plates or num
. hers shall be furnished by the Depart
■ inent of Revenue which shall bear the
” name of the county for which license is
issued and shall be of a different color
from the state license tags and shall he
displayed by the owner in the same
manner and form as required by law for
state license numbers or plates. The fee
to be charged for said county license
shall be one-half or fifty per cent of the
state license for such trucks and/or
trailers and shall be due and payable to
the Department of Revenue at the same
time and in the same manner as other
motor license taxes.
Sec. 3. That in order for the Depart
ment of Revenue to ascertain the num
ber of such county license tags which
will be needed for the year 1938, any
person desiring such license shall make
application in writing, therefor to the
Revenue Department not later than
October first, 1937.
Sec. 4. That the county license here
in provided for shall entitle such truck
and/or trailer to be operated only with
ing the boundaries of the county for
which license is issued and any one op
erating a truck or trailer in any county
other than that for which license is issu
ed and without a State license shall be
subject to the same fines and punish
ment provided by law for any person
operating any motor vehicle without a
State license.
Mr. Kimzey has been given places
on the rules committee, and also on the
roads committee, since publication last
week of the committees to which he had
been appointed at the first of the ses
sion.
He expects to be in Brevard on the
first Monday in February for the meet
ing of the county board of commis
•jjf'ners, and stated in a letter to The
Times that he would ask for a two or
three-day leave of absence at that time.
SQUARE DANCE WILL
BE GIVEN JAN. 29TH
President’s Ball For Benefit
Of Paralysis Victims At
City Gym
C Donald Jenkins has been appointed
chairman of the President's Ball com
mittee for Transylvania county, and an
nounces that a square dance will be
staged in the City Gym in Brevard on
Friday evening of next week, January
29th.
Proceeds from the dance will be divid
ed. 70 per cent to remain in this county
for use in the health and child welfare
work for crippled and needy children,
and 30 per cent will be sent to the
Warm Springs Foundation, for use in
the work of combatting infantile paraly
sis.
Plans which are being worked out by
Chairman Jenkins and his committees,
call for the square dance to start about
8:30 in the evening, with round dancing
to be allowed at intermissions. Music
for the occasion will be furnished by the
Fisher String Orchestra.
Communities, towns, cities through
out the United States are planning to
stage -gala affairs, on Friday and Sat
urday evenings of next week, and all
proceeds from eafh of the events will
be used toward alleviating the distress
of paralysis victims.
Complete announcements as to the
square dance at Brevard will be carried
In next week’s Times.
Bracken Home Burned
Saturday Afternoon
The N. A. Miller house near the foot
of Rock Hill, on Highway 64, was com
pletely destroyed by fire last Saturday
. afternoon.
The house was occupied by Gene
Bracken and family, who were away at
the time. All furnishings, Including fur
niture, and wearing apparel of the fam
ily were lost in the fire.
Postal Receipts Increase
Postal receipts at the Brevard office
for 1936 showed a gain of $1,097.74 over
those of 1936, according to Postmaster
Coleman Galloway. In 1935 the receipts
for the year were $13,836.99; for 1936,
they were $14,934.73.
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Transylvania Chance
For Road Refund Slim
Chances for getting any portion of the
million-odd dollars which Transylvania
county presented claims for to the state
highway commission, seem slim since
the State Highway and Public Works
commission asked that all claims of like
nature be disallowed.
A commission was appointed by the
1935 legislature's bill which had as spe
cial business the hearing of claims of the
various counties against the state, based
upon roads taken over by the state
which were built with county funds.
Eighty-two counties out of the 100
presented claims to the commission
which held meetings in various sections
of the state last fall, and Transylvania
county’s claim for slightly over one
million dollars was among the number.
Instead of cash payments, the repre
sentative of the highway commission
suggested that "in the expenditure of
future highway funds, the highway com
mission shall give due consideration to
those counties that have burdened them
selves beyond the average in assisting
in providing the road facilities for their
people."
Far and Wide
Times Has Become
Known As Good
Advertising Medium
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Came a long distance telephone mes
sage all the way from Charlotte just be
fore The Times went to press, and the
party who was calling "paid in advance”
as is the custom of telephones, wanted
to insert a WANT ADV in The Times.
The advertisement is not being car
ried, however, due to the fact that this
newspaper has always been just a mite
judicious In the kind of ads It carries—
but it made the editor feel all pepped up,
to know that "furriners" wanted to use
The Times.
She—it was a lady—said that she was
a lonely, middle-aged widow, refined,
college education, proven ancestry, good
housekeeper, and withal “Just the per
son" (so she said over long distance
telephone) to cheer the heart of a suit
able husband, and that she wants to use
the want ad column of The Times to
find such husband.
The lady was told, as politely as pos
sible, that this newspaper did not carry
such advertising, and regrets were ex
pressed that she had been put to an un
necessary expense... .but all the time
that feeling of elation was growing in
the editor’s head and heart—that The
Times is becoming known far and wide
as a good advertising medium.
NEW PASTOR TAKES
CHARGE IN BREVARD
Rev. C. M. Jones Assumes His
Work at Presbyterian
Church Here
The P.ev. C. M. Jones, of Gcrdonsville,
Va., who lias accepted the pastorate of
the Brevard Presbyterian church, will
arrive here this week with his wife and
two children an dwlll make their home
In the Presbyterian manse on Probart.
The Rev. Mr, Jones preached at the
morning service at the church last Sun
day, and the large number of members
and visitors present were delighted with
the "new preacher."
The pulpit committee which was re
sponsible for the call being Issued to the
Rev. Mr. Jones, state that they found
the young minister to have been very
popular in the communities where he
has served, and several letters rrom citi
zens of Virginia have been received here
during the past few days, complimenting
the Brevard church on their selection of
a minister.
At the morning service next Sunday.
Miss Violet Wright, of Hendersonville,
and Cincinnati, will render special vo
cal selections, accompanied by Miss Lil
lian Jenkins at the piano.
Center District BTU
To Meet Next Sunday
The center district B. T. U. will meet
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at
Rocky Hill Baptist church, Cedar Moun
tain.
The following churches in the center
district are urged to send representa
tives: Cathey’s Creek, Glady Branch.
Brevard, Carr’s Hill, Dunn's Rock. Car
son's Creek, Rocky Hill and Blue Ridge.
The following program will be given:
Song, congregation; devotionals, Rocky
Hill; business and announcements; spe
cial music, Carr’s Hill; short program,
Dunn’s Rock; special music, Glady
Branch; poem, Cathey's (’reck; intro
duction of Rocky Hill's new pastor. Rev.
Mr. Fraily; special music, Brevard; dis
missal.
All assoclatlonal officers are especially
urged to be present for important
business. The pastors of the county and
visitors from the upper and lower dis
tricts are cordially Invited.
Eleven Boys Leave
For CCC Enlistment
Eleven Transylvania young men were
enrolled in the CCC work last week, ac
cording to Mrs. C. Y. Patton, welfare
officer, who arranged for the enroll
ment. The boys were sent from Ashe
ville to camps near Charlotte and Lex
ington, N. C.
A total of 53 young men have been
enrolled in the CCC work during the
past five months, Mrs. Patton said, and
In addition, a number of young men
from this county who have entered the
CCC work prior to August of 1936. have
made good records in the various camps,
and have been allowed to re-enroll.
The boys are paid a minimum wage of
$30, their room, board, clothing, and
medical attention, as well as given edu
cational instruction which they are al
lowed to select. Of the $30 salary, $25 is
sent by the government direct to the pa
rent, or family which the enrollee is se
lected to pay his allotment to, and $5 is
given the boy for spending money.
Boys enrolling last week from this
county were—Arthur M. Reece, Brevard
R-3; Ernest T. Allison, North Brevard;
Harlow Owen, Balaam Grove; Oscar D.
Henderson, Reid’s Siding; Dewey Mitch
ell, Rosman; James Drake, Brevard
R-3; James L. Goodson, Brevard R-2;
Claire Petit, Rosman; Agsby Thomas.
Lake Toxaway; James Shadrick, Bre
vard. One special request for an ex
perienced cook was taken by Millard
Southern of Pisgah Forest.
Brevard CCC Unit Is
Best In 8th District
Around sixty officers and assistant
officers of the eight CCC outfits in sub
district B were guests of NC P-66 at
North Brevard, Tuesday. The local
camp, under supervision of Captain A.
P. Nesbit, was placed In the top column
of all camps for manner of conduct and
[ype of work being done, last month, and
the meeting was in the nature of an in
spection and study of the work being
done here.
Captain Snell, visiting in the office of
The Times, said that the district officials
were highly pleased with the manner in
which the Brevard outfit was being con
ducted, with the co-operation the local
unit received from the community.
Several of the officers stayed over
Tuesday night and attended the basket
ball game at the City Gym between the
66 quint and a team from Bent Creek in
which the local unit was winner.
New Masonic Officers
Newly elected and appointed officers
will be installed at the regular meeting
of Dunn’s Rock Masonic lodge to be held
Friday evening of this week at 8 o’clock.
Following the installation ceremony, re
freshments will be served.
Bond Tax Payment*
Only 34 More Day*
Attention is again being called to the
fact that payment of taxes with bonds
will have to be stopped the last of next
month, and further, Tax Collector Lem
Brooks states that a penalty of one per
cent goes on all taxes the first of Feb
ruary,
Many tax payers are taking advant
age of the saving to be had now in pay
ment of taxes by using bonds.
Proposed New Gymnasium At Brevard College
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Above drawing by Professor G. W. Campbell, of Brevard College, shows the
proposed gymnasium that will be built on the athletic field, and will be used
both by the college and the community as a center of athletic activities.
Students of the college have pledged $1,600 toward the building fund, and the
WPA has already approved the building and opeiatlon of the plant, and is
expected to share in the expense of the structure.
Kiwanis Directors
Name Committeemen
Appointment of committee chairmen,
and election of a secretary, and treasur
er, was special business taken up at a
meeting of the Brevard Kiwanis club
directors held last Friday evening at the
home of President and Mrs. J. B. Jones.
Professor Robert T. Kimzey was elect
ed secretary of the club to succeed
Ralph H. Ramsey, who served the past
year; and Harry R. Sellers was re
elected treasurer.
Committee chairmen included—Agri
culture, J. A. Glazener, Randal Lyaay
and Willis Brittain; attendance, J. M.
Gaines and Bill Fetzer; business stan
dards, Freeman Hayes and Harry Pat
ton; classification, Dr. C. L. Newland
and Willis Brittain; finance, Ernest Til
son and Harry Sellers; house, C. M.
Douglas and Jerry Jerome: lnter-club
relations, F. Brown Carr and E. J. Col
trane; Kiwanis education, Lewis Ham
lin; laws and regulations, Pat Kimzey;
membership, Ralph Ramsey and Lewis
Hamlin; program, Rev. J. H. Brendall.
Ralph Ramsey and Julian Glazener;
public affairs, W. D. Gash, Jerry Je
rome and C. M. Douglas; publicity, Ran
dal Lyday; reception, Harry Patton and
J. H. Brendall; underprivileged child,
Dr. Harry Bradley, Dr. C. L. Newland;
vocational guidance, E. J. Coltrane, J. M.
Gaines and Bob Kimzey.
Prior to the business session, a deli
cious dinner was served to the officers
and directors present by Mrs. Jones, for
which a vote of thanks was extended
by the group present.
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At Lyday Hospital
Patients reported at Lyday Memorial
hospital on Wednesday were: William
Michael Steven Nesblt, Mrs. Adrian
Alexander. Clyde Sltton, Delmar Vestal,
Janie Wilson. Mrs. Henry Garren, Mrs.
Kathleen Burns, Mrs. Donald McCall.
UQUORANDTAXES
HOLD ATTENTION
OF LEGISLATURE
One Group Would Put State
On Manufacturing And
Distributing List
RALEIGH, Jan. 20—Liquor and sales
tax legislation continued to hold the
spotlight in the legislative halls this
week, with possibility of a state-wide
referendum during the fall of 1937 be
ing to the forefront to dispose of the
much-talked whiskey matter, and the
possibility that a two-cent general
sales tax would supplant the three
cent tax now in force.
lAquor Bills
The bill calling for a state vote on the
liquor question was placed in the hop
per last week, while the second bill
which would place the state of North
Carolina in the manufacturing and dis
tributing business was Introduced by
Representative Hanford of Alamance
county last Thursday.
The Hanford bill would set up a State
commission of three members, appoint
ed by the Governor, which would have
authority: (1) Equip and operate four
distilleries in four different sections of
the State: (2) Fix prices at which
liquor should be sold to county boards
and by and with consent of the coun
ty boards fix retail prices; (3) Test
liquors; and (4) Purchase all liquor
needed by the county boards in excess
of that manufactured by the State.
County boards would nave power oi
general operation of stores, fix hours
of opening and closing, etc. The coun
ty boards would be named jointly by
the boards of commissioners, education
and health of the several counties.
Hanford explained that he was par
ticularly interested in getting before
the assembly for consideration the
liquor manufacturing phase of the
question.
Sales Tax Plans
Amendments to the budget revenue
bill, which provides for exemption of
only the nine articles of food carried
in the original sales tax act, proposing
extension of exemption to come nearer
including "all" necessities as stipulat
ed in the State Democratic platform,
and for lowering the rate to two per
cent and allowing no exemption, were
referred to a sub-committee Tuesday.
Advocates of reducing the sales tax
rate to a flat two per cent without ex
emptions contend that such a course
would prove greater benefit to
the people than the exemptions would
be designed to aid, and at the same time
would make administration of the tax
simpler and prevent wholesale evasion.
It was estimated that the exemptions
would cut the yield by 25 per cent, the
flat reductions by a third,
Employment Office To
Be Open Wednesday
The local employment office will be
open for one day next week—Wednes
day, January 27—from 10 o’clock to 4,
according to announcement from the
district office at Asheville.
Those who are unemployed and have
not registered at the office during the
ninety-day period past, are requested by
the district office to re-register, and un
employed perso.is who have not regis
tered are also requested to register on
that date. The office which is In the
court house, will be open only two days
each month under the present schedule.
Superior Court
held in
February, 1901
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An interesting item which will be
found in this week's Times Is the jury
list which was drawn for service at
February term Superior court—in the
year 1901.
j "Glancing Back At Brevard” also eon
I tains a number of other Interesting
news briefs of the period 36 years ago.
A letter written by the Rev. J. C. Owen,
who was then a missionary in China;
marriage of one of Brevard’s business
leaders, as well as some pertinent ob
servations by J. J. Miner, the pioneering
editor of the Sylvan Valley News.
Dance Given At CCC
I The first of a series of square dances
I was given at the Brevard CCC camp last
Friday evening, with between 40 and 50
couples taking part. Music for the event
was furnished by Sergeant Burnett's
orchestra composed of enrollees, and re
freshments were served during the eve
ning by the chef and his squad of co
workers. Altogether, the affair was an
enjoyable one, and will very probably
prove to be a drawing card.
Lunch Room Donations
Appreciation is expressed by Miss
Jackie Clayton, supervisor of the WPA
school lunch room, to Alf Zachary, who
is employed by the State highway, for
food furnished by him to provide the
entire hot lunch for the children on
Thursday at the Brevard lunch room.
Make WCTC Honor Roll
Four Transylvania county students
were placed on the honor roll for the fall
quarter at Western Carolina Teachers’
College. Those whose names were on the
Beta honor roll were: James P. Deavor,
G. W. Galloway, Thelma Galloway, and
George Truett Henderson.
French Broad River
Nearing Flood Stage
A total of 8.43 inches of rain had al
ready been recorded by City Clerk Har
ry Patton on Tuesday morning for the
first 18 days of January.
Out of the 18 days, no noticeable
rainfall was noted on five days, the
chart showed. Heaviest rainfall was
January 1, with 2.76 Inches, and next
Monday night of this week with 1.40
inches.
The French Broad river was out of
its banks in a number of low places in
the county Wednesday morning, but
had not covered the highway, except
at Davidson River.
Dr. Parker To Teach
Classes For Teachers
The first term of the extension classes
held by Dr. Willis A. Parker, will close
January 25, according to an announce
ment of County Superintendent J. B.
Jones. Any one wishing to join the class
for the second term is requested to be
present on the closing date.
The classes meet from 4:30 to 7:30
and the subject for the next course Is
Medieval History.
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Vance Galloway Says
13th Is Not Unlucky
For the past 79 years, Vance Gallo
way, of Lake Toxaway, has been cele
brating his birthday on the 13th of the
month, and he Is certain that there is
nothing really unlucky about the 13th,
even when it falls on Friday.
I-ast week, Mr. Galloway celebrated
another birthday, while he was receiv
ing "many happy returns of the day"
he remembered to send in his renewal to
the Home Paper which he has been
reading for nigh onto 60 years.
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CORN SHOW
BE HELD IN
iON FEBRUARY
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Cash Prizes WillEBe
Fanners of Two Counties
At Closing Banquet
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The con. show and growers’ banquet,
which closes the T:-ansylvani»>-Hender
soji corn growing contest far last yaer,
will be held ir. Brevard on Saturday,
February 20, with farmers of both coun
ties participating in the evont.
In the afternoon, the com show will
be held In the McCrary building on
West Main street, opposite the city hall,
and at 7 o’clock the banquet will be
staged in the dining hall of Brevard Col
lege.
Farmers of both counties, as well as
4-H club members and Vocational Agri
culture students will enter com In the
show-, and compete for cash prizes, both
In the three entry classes, ana in the
judging contests. Each ot these events
will be open only to those farmers and
boys who entered the com growing con
test. However, the show will be open to
the public, and no admission fee will be
charged.
W. H. Darst, head of the farm crops
department of State College, and regard
ed as the outstanding man in his Une
of work in the South, will be judge of
entries. Valuable prizes which are being
donated by state corporations Interested
in farming in the two counties will be
awarded to the first, second, and third
best entries.
Participants in the corn growing con
test will also be given prizes for judg
ing, they to use the same system that
Director Darst uses. Cash prizes of $2, >
$1, and 50 cents will be awarded in the>
farmer and the young men's classes,
and best judge of the two groups will
also be given a $2.50 grand prize for
high score.
At the banquet Saturday evening at
Brevard College, farmers and boys who
participated in the growing contest will
be awarded prizes for best yields In each
of the two counties. These ten prizes
range from $25 for best grower in each
county, down to $2. In addition the lov
ing cup prize for the best corn grower in
the two counties will also be awarded—
to T. J. Wilson, of Transylvania county,
who grew 140 bushels of corn on one
acre at a cost of $33.15.
Program for the evening is being ar
ranged by County Agent Glazener, and
will include music by the college glee
club during the dinner; an address by
Dean J. W. Harrelson. of State College;
brief remarks by Director I. O. Schaub
of State College; F. H. Jeter, agriculture
editor of the extension department: T.
E. Browne, head of the state vocational
work; J. H. Stallings, regional director
of the state soil conservation work;
and County Agent White of Henderson
county.
Invited guests at the banquet will In
clude the county commlsloners of the
two counties; mayors of Brevard and
Hendersonville; representatives of Ro
tary and Kiwanis Clubs and Chambers
of Commerce of Brevard and Hender
sonville, and editors of the newspapers
published in the counties.
Entrants in the corn growing contest,
by whom the banquet Is being served,
will each give one bushel of corn to
help defray the expense of the meal.
Altogether, it is expected that there
will be over 100 present for the banquet
Dr. G. B. Lynch Again
Named Health Officer
Dr. G. B. Lynch of Brevard, was re
elected county health officer at a meet
ing of the recently organized board of
health at its meeting In Brevard Wed
nesday morning.
Dr. Lynch has served as county phy
sician and health officer for the past
two years, and has been a practicing
physician and surgeon in this county for
a number of years.
The board of health is composed of
the following members: Drs. E. S. Eng
lish and H. J. Bradley, of Brevard; Dr.
Joe E. Osborne, of Rosman; A. B. Gal
loway, chairman of the board of county
commissioners: A. H. Harris, mayor of
Brevard; and J. B. Jones, county super
intendent of public instruction.
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