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‘ ~w THE TRANSYLVANIA TI W| Ment A Newspaper, Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Transylvania County _1 - VOL. 42- NO 8 ~ _BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY_2S;J937:^^j^^jl:00£ERYEAgJNTOjJlfS2g:VAWIAC^WT^ SALARY OF SHERIFF TO BE GIVEN BOOST Kimzey Plans To Introduce Bill Giving Increase To $3120 Annually A bill will be introduced shortly by Representative Pat Kimzey which wil increase the salary of the sheriff from $2750 to $3120, or an increase of $370 on the year. A statement by Mr. Kimzey Is carried below.' which sets out the reasons for the Increase. Mr. Kimzey states in his letter to The Times, thut. In his opinion, the recommendations which were made to him that the salary of $3600 be paid, cannot be taken care of at this time by the county, but that he does think there is real need and reason for the increase which he plans to make through legisla tion. Mr. Klmzey’s statement follows: "During each sesston of the General Assembly a representative is confronted with the problem of a lot of people desiring and asking for a change In the salary of the various county officials. Vt There has been no exception in my case. "Upon investigation. 1 do not find any county in North Carolina which pays Its county officials less than does Transyl vania and. realizing that living expenses in the past two years have increased at least 10 per cent. I would personally like to increase to some extent the salaries of the officials of Transylvania county. "However, the financial condition of the county Is suct^ and a large number of the citizens of Transylvania county find it necessary to live on such a small ^ income. I feel that It would not be fair A to the taxpayers of the county to gen erally increase the salaries of these of ficials. The majority of the county of ficials. realizing these facts, have stated to me personally that they are not ask ing for an Increase in salary but will be satisfied if they can get what the law now gives them. I fee! that this Is a very patriotic attitude. "Before leaving Brevard a large num ber of the citizens of the county, Includ ing the county officials, and a number of the Democratic Executive Committee, recommended that X increase the salary of the present sheriff from $7730.00 to $3000.00. This request was made due to the fact that when the salaries of other full-time officers of Transylvania coun ty were Increased two years ago. the salary of the sheriff was not increased and a large number of the citizens, realizing that it Is necessary for the sheriff to own and operate an automo bile in performance of his duties and also employ a deputy sheriff at least part of the time, if the homes and fam ilies of the Transylvania county citizens are to be properly protected, expressed the opinion that the sheriff, after pay ing the salary of a competent deputy and his automobile expenses would not have more than about $1*00.00 for him sefl at a salary of $3600.00. Practically all of the sheriffs of North Carolina are paid more than $3600.00, or some allow ance made for automobile expenses and deputy hire. "However, In the case of Transylvania county I feel that the county cannot af ford to pay the salary of $3600.00 per year at this time, but feel in all fairness and justice that the salary of the sher M-f should be increased In order that he ~^w~ay make a living, employ the neces sary deputys. nnd be able to use his automobile when his duties make this necessary. Therefore, at an early date, 1 expect to Introduce a bill in the House of Representatives. Increasing the sal ary of the sheriff of Transylvania coun ty from $2750 to $3120. out of which It will be necessary to meet all expenses of his office. Including the employment of a deputy, full or part-time, and the payment of his automobile expenses. "Considering the duties and responsi bilities of the sheriff I feel that this In crease will only put his salary In line with the other county officials .” c -— Chevrolet* Coming In With resumption of work at all Gen eral Motors plants following settlement of the "sit-down” strike, McCrary Auto company of Brevard, expects to have a shipment of cars on hand by the first of next week. The local agency has been unable to secure cars for the past three months. Hr. and Airs. Carson wore week-end visitors in Atlanta. Dr. Carson Is CCC j camp physician In this section. Emergency Seed Loans T. W. Whitmire, of Brevard, has again been appointed to serve in the ca pacity of application taker for the seed loan bank of Columbia, and has his headquarters at the Wnttermire hotel. I.oans may be had by deserving farmers and tnickers through the plan which Is known as the "Emergency Seed Loan." Services At Little River The Rev. Sherman Patterson, of Hen dersonville, will preach at the Little River Raptist church. Sunday afternoon at 2:30. He and Mrs. Patterson will also sing a special song. They are also bringing with them a number of young people who will sing a number of cho ruses. The public is cordially Invited. Baptist Young Folk To Meet Sunday Eve d Lower District Baptist Training T'nion will meet Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the Pisgah Forest church. Members of the Little River and Enon church unions will have charge of the program whtch Is to be presented, based on “Faith.” Officers'of the district are Inviting all pastors of the county, an well as members df the upper and center dis tricts to attsnd. Grows Most Com f T. J. WILSON, of near Wilson's Bridge, was high scorer in the Hender son-Transylvania corn growing contest. Mr. Wilson grew 140 bushels of corn on one acre at a cost of $33.16. Money Question Makes Headache for Assembly KALE1GH. Feb. 21.—The lack of (not the love) money Is causing much evil in the halls of the law makers, anti is destined to cause extra weary hours of figuring, debating, cajoling and ha ranguing. before the legislature ends. l.iquor Kill Ratified The liquor question, which held cen ter of the stage in the session of 1935. and was material factor in holding the assembly, has been finally put out of the way. Ratification of the bill was effected Monday night, and is now it law. Reports here are thnt a number of counties will call an election on April 13 which is the earliest possible date, while more than half of the remaining 81 counties which are now operating under the Pasquotank act. are unde cided. 7'a.r on Meals Despite the fighting of western sena tors the sales tax seems likely to he attached to alt meals served in public eating places. Passed by the house as an amendment to the revenue bill, and counted upon to bring in 8750.990. the amendment passed the senate by a vote of 22-29. Senator Hall Johnston of Runcombe is leading the opposition to the .meal-tax. Madison Kill Tabled After one of the most heated fights ever recorded on a purely local mat ter. the house voted to table the Madi son county "gerrymandering" bill Mon day night, upon motion of the veteran Pete Murphy of Rowan. Introduced by three Democratic representatives from the west "by request." the measure would have put Democratic commis sioners in charge of a rock-ribbed Re publican county. May Manufacture Liquor A bill to legalize the manufacture of whiskies In North Carolina is expected to be submitted by a sub-committee of Judiciary No. 1. to allow the manufac ture of whiskey In the state. Argument in favor of the proposed measure is that if the state is to sell whiskey it should be allowed to manufacture its products. Adjournment Xearcr Wednesday's prognosticators were of the opinion that March 15th would see the legislators "back at home—safe if not happy.” Whiskey and sales tax, two of the main holdups of previous as semblies. have been practically gotten out of the way, and these are the chief state-wide measures which would have held the law makers here. WILL ASK BREVARD TO OPERATE CLUB Majority of Citizens Here In Favor Town Owning and Operating Course The town of Brevard will he asked to take over and operate the Brevard golf course, when they meet Monday night. Several hundred people. Including better than 95 per cent of the business leaders of the town, have signed peti tions to this effect, and many of the residents of the town also signed the petitions. The golf course may be secured by the town at a very nominal figure, and operation will be insured for this year by interested citizens and business houses. Pledges amounting to approxi mately $500 have already been secured with which to place the course In play ing condition, and these pledges will be presented to the board of aldermen along with the petitions. Built at a cost of over $30,000. the golf course was not operated last year, and owners of the property are making the community first offer, stating that they will be compelled to sell the property Immediately. Members of the Women’s Civic club, the Klwanls club, and other organized clubs In the town secured names of pe titioners last week, with still a few peo ple to be contacted. The solicitors re port that with few exceptions, practical ly all people of the town favor munici pal ownership and operation of the course. Miss Mamie Shipman Is visiting her nieces, Mrs. Mildred Scott and Mrs. A1 W. Barnes, In Tampa, Fla. ROSMAN AG BOYSTO HONOR DAOS, 3RD Annual Father-Son Banquet Will Be Staged Wednes day at High School ROSMAN, Feb. 24.—Annual father son banquet, at which time members of the Vocational Agriculture class will be hosts to their dads, will take place next Wednesday evening, March 3rd, at the Rosman high school. The program, which starts at 7 o’clock, will be In charge of the boys of the class and their teacher, Professor B. L. Lunsford, and topics concerning the work which members of the class are engaged In will be high points of the program. The dinner will be prepared and serv ed by the girls of the Home Economics class under the supervision of Miss Jean Coleman, teacher, with the materials for the banquet being furnished by the boys. In addition to the fathers, who are to he honor guests at the event, several invited guests will be present. Music will he furnished by a string band. The following program will be given: Opening ceremony, officers of the F. F. A. chapter; invocation, the Rev. H. O. Hues, pastor Rosman Methodist church; address of welcome, John McCall; re sponse. the Rev. AT. L. Lewis, pastor Calvert Baptist churches; chapter ob jectives; White Lake trip, J. A. Wilds. Jr.; agricultural points. John Rogers; conservation of wild life. Trumen Hen derson: outstanding projects for 1937, Gerald Allison; recognition of guests, Professor Lunsford. Officers of the Rosman chapter in clude J. R. Breedlove, president; Frank Chappell, vice president; John McCall, secretary; Lawrence Banther. treasurer; Hovey Waldrop, reporter; Archie Whitmire, watchdog; R. L. Lunsford, adviser. School Art Contest Saturday Expected to Be Interesting Event The art contest In Transylvania coun ty schools by the Mathntaslan chib draws to a close K rid a y of Ibis week. Prizes will be awarded to winners of first, second and third prizes in each classification,, both in elementary and high school divisions. There will lie an exhibition of all en tries at the P.revard elementary school building on Saturday of this week from <1:30 to 12 o'clock in the morning, and from 2:SO to 5 o’clock in the afternoon. The public is Invited to visit the ex hibit and to enjoy personally the art display and see the excellent talent to be found In this county. Lyday Hospital Will Be Member Association Application is being mnde by the Ly day Memorial Hospital of Brevard for membership in the Hospital Cure As sociation, through which the local Duke Endownment institution will serve with other leading hospitals of the state, members of the mutual insurance plan for hospitalization. Already In effect In larger communi ties throughout the state, the mutual or "insurance policy” plan of paying for hospital care is being recognized by industrial groups, and families as a method of relieving the heavy financial strain of paying hospital bills. Complete details of the plan will probably be published In next week's issue of The Times, as arrangements for membership of the Lyday Hospital are expected to be completed this week. Miss Bertie Ballard Is taking applica tions for membership in the associa tion. Teacher* Will Hold Meet Here Saturday A county-wide meeting of principals and teachers of the schools of Transyl vania county will be held at the Bre vard high school auditorium Saturday morning at 10 o'clock, according to an announcement of County Superinten dent J. B. Jones. Pr. Burt Loomis, of the Brevard Col lege faculty, will speak on "How the teacher can promote better home mem bership on the part of the pupil." Pension Bill Proposed A hill has been Introduced In the gen eral assembly whereby widow-B of Con federate veterans who had lived with their husbands for ten years or more prior to the veteran’s death would be placed on the pension rolls. The measure was Introduced last week by Representative Pat Ktmzey. of Transylvania. Lt. J. L. Underwood Commander at P-66 Lt. Jesse L. Underwood has relieved Capt. A. P. Nesbit as commanding of ficer of CCC P-66 at North Brevard, taking over active duties there Monday. The new commander is a native of Shawmut, Ala., and has had two years In active command of CCC outfits. Lt. Underwood expects to bring his wife and two children to Brevard at an ear ly date. Lt. C. S. Davis, of Birmingham, Ala., has been assigned second command of the camp, and arrived this week. Cap tain Nesbit, who has been here for the past two years, leaves this week for Ft. Benning, where he will enter an of ficer’s training camp. Captain Nesbit has made many warm friends while here In his conduct of the camp, and as a citizen of the community PENROSE GIRL WILL REPRESENT BREVARD Popular Student Nominated For D. A. R. Pilgrimage To Nation’s Capital Miss Nina Lou Rustin, daughter of Mrs. W. B. Rustin and the late Mr. Rustin, of Penrose, has been chosen by the student body and faculty of Bre vard high school to represent Brevard In the Stato contest sponsored by the Daughters of the American Revolution for the annual pilgrimage to Washing ton, D. C. Miss Rustin, 16 years of age, a mem ber of the senior class of 1987 of the Brevard high school, was recommended by her classmates, upon unanimous vote of the faculty, as this school’s best citi zen. The purpose of the state-wide con- I test is to select from candidates repre senting every city and town in North Carolina the most outstanding young woman high school senior. The winners from each state will be given a free trip to Washington at the time of the annual Continental Congress of the D. A. R. in April. They will be presented to the assembled delegates, and each one will be decorated with a D. A. R. Good Citizenship Pilgrimage award, and will be taken on a free sightseeing trip over the city and vicinity. The qualifications upon which stu dents are chosen for this high honor Include: dependability, service, leader ship. scholarship and patriotism, to be judged from the four years' attendance tn high school. Among the many attributes which qualify Miss Rustin for this distinction are included honors bestowed upon her during the present and preceding years of her high school career. She is pres ident of the senior class, was secretary of the junior class and had a prominent part in the junior class play. She Is (Contintini on Back rage) Little Theatre Play To Be Given Friday A program of varied and interesting nature will lie presented by the Little Theatre on Friday evening of this j week, at S: 15 o'clock. Three features are billed for the evening. “Be It Ever So Humble." will be presented by Miss Mary Alma Coltrane, Miss Frances Jenkins. Mrs. Frank Os borne ami Mrs. J. B. Pickelsimer. A reading. “A Tragedian In Spite of Himself." by Anton Tchekoff, will be given by Alvin Moore. An old-fashioned melodrama, “He Ain't Done Bight by l.ittle Nell,” will be main feature of the entertainment, with the following taking part: Nell Perkins (Little Nell), just an old fashioned heroine. Lillian Jenkins; Granny Perkins, who carried a secret ; for years. Becky Macfle; Laura (Lolly) Wilkins, a typical old maid, Mrs. Mar garet Hampton; Vera Carlton, from the city, Antoinette Geiger; Burket Carlton, her father, who owns the Old Mill, Dean Colvard; Hilton Hayes, a wolf in sheep’s clothing, Bunyan Andrew; Jack Logan, the manly hero, Walter Ash worth. Miss Grace Williams Is director of the production: Edwin Wlke, stage manager. Democrats Will Hold Victory Dinner 4th Democratic leaders are planning to hold a "victory dinner” in Brevard on March 4, at which time similar dinners will be held throughout the state. Fred E. Shuford, chairman of the exe cutive comihittee. announced Wednes day that complete details of the event had not been worked out, but that J. E. Iiufty had been appointed chairman, and that defininte date and hour had been set for Thursday evening, March 4, at 7: SO o’clock. Trantham Store Move* Trantham’s Department store Is in Its new home on Broad street, next, door to the Duke Power company. The store has been operating on Main street for years, but moved into its newly renovated home Tuesday, where new fixtures and equipment have been add ed. 21CKIE SAYS— f&VE YOUR H&ME PAPER TU' FIRST CHAHCE TO PUBLISH AW HEWS YOU KHOW^ WE'RE LOYAL ID I 'YOU 'H OUR TOWN* . 1 BELOYALIO US ' J Wins D. A. R. Honor MISS NINA LOU RUSTIN has been chosen to represent the Brevard High School in the D. A. R. Pilgrimage con test. She will compete with students from other schools of the State. Checks Distributed Through County Agent Checks In the total amount of $1300 were received Monday by County Agent Glazener for distribution to farmers who participated in the soil conserva tion program of 1936, The checks ranged In amount from 94 cents to $101, and were mailed to 81 farmers. In December a total of $1000 was received by 43 farmers, and Mr. Glazener states that there are still over 100 farmers whose checks have not been mailed from Washington; that 285 re ports have already been approved in Washington, and other checks will he received from time to time. Tax Payments By Use of Bonds End Monday Announcement Is being made in this week’s Times by the county tax collec tor. that after Monday of next week, bonds will not be accepted for payment on tuxes. Mandamus proceedings brought last November by the Woodmen of the World stopped the county from taking bonds in as payment for the debt ser vice portion of taxes, and later an agreement was reached whereby the or der was stayed until the first of March. Efforts to have the order extended have failed, the commissioners state, and after next week, payment of taxes will necessarily have to be made In (ash. An approximate saving of 40 cents on the dollar is to be had on most year’s taxes, and some year’s saving Is consid erably more. Thirty Employed On Pisgah Forest Road A crew of thirty men are engaged on the upper link of Highway 284 this week, with one 3hovel being in opera tion. Bad weather has hindered the work considerably, but a larger crew Is ex pected to be started on the road at an early date. Enon Church Members To Plan Acre Project Planning work In the Lord’s Acre movement will feature the church ser vice at Enon this fourth Sunday, at 11 a. m. Each member Is urged to be present and name a project in the Lord’s Acre work, a project to be car ried out this season. Success has at tended this movement In the past two years and It is the desire of the church folks to make It a permanent affair. At the Sunday night service of Enon church, Mr. L. F. Lyday was named chairman Of the Lord’s Acre committee to take the place of Mr. Randal Lyday. who was the fonner chairman and who is out of the community now. Would Prohibit Use Absentee In Primary A bill was Introduced In the General Assembly last Friday by Pat Klmzey of Transylvania, calling for repeal of the absentee ballot law as It now effects primaries In this county. Mr. Klmzey recently Introduced a measure which would have abolished Democratic primaries in the county, but the bill met with such opposition from party leaders here that he had the measure withdrawn after It had gone to the senate, and re-referred to the committee on Judiciary No. 2, pending expressions of opinion by leaders here (to him In writtng) In regard to the bill. The bill Is as follows: The General Assembly of North Car olina do enact: Section 1. That the provisions of Article Nine, Sections five thousand nine hundred and sixty to five thousand nine hundred and sixty-eight, inclusive, and all the amendments thereto shall not apply to primary elections held In Transylvania county. Section 2. The provisions of this act shall apply only to the election of coun ty officers and'members of the General Assembly from Transylvania county. Section S. All laws and clauses of laws In conflict with this act are hereby repealed. Section 4. This act shall be In full force and effect from and after its ratification, g4 NO MOVEMENT OE TO CALL ELECTION ON LIQUOR STORES — Local Option Law Ratified By Legislature—Allows For Traatpovtation No move has been made In Transyl vania county, insofar as The Times could learn Wednesday by which a vote on the local option liquor plan would be demanded of the board of elections. The board of commissioners will not call for the election, as Is provided in the measure which says "the board of commissioners (nay call for such elec tion,” and proponents of the measure here have so far not announced their leader, or their plans for securing the necessary 16 per cent of the registered voters on a petition which Is required before the board of elections may cal) for the referendum. The bill calling for the local option plan was finally passed on Friday, of last week, and became law upon the formality of ratification Monday night. Under the law, an election could be called here for the first of April, provid ed the' necessary 15 per cent of the qualified who cast their ballots In the 1936 gubernatorial race make applica tion to the board of elections for the election. Under the law, at least 45 days must elapse from the time the election Is called by the board of elections until the voters have a chance to express their views at the polls. The act provides for a 20-day notice of election and usual 15-day registration period. Another ten days would have to elapse before elec tion day. ir the county wouta vote to nave li quor stores (which Is seen here as quite Improbable by leaders), the county board of commissioners, county board of education and the county board of health, at a joint meeting, would elect a county board of alcoholic control con sisting of a chairman, named for three years: one member, for two years, am' a third member, for one year. Their successors would be appointed for three year terms. Upon Its appointment, the county board would he empowered to borrow money to purchase initial supplies and equipment, to establish stores, to name store managers and reguattons for op eration of the ABC stores, and to fix the opening and closing hours somewhere between 9 a. m. and 9 p. m. It would cooperate with the state control board In the establishment of uniform regulations, and prices.. All the profits would go to the county, except a sum of between five and ten per cent of the net profits must be spent on en forcement of the liquor laws. The liquor control act does not fix any tax. but the revenue bill contem plates a seven per cent state tax on gross sales. Transylvania county has been secure ing liquor In Pickens and Greenville counties for a long time, It Is argued by those who are In favor of setting up stores In this county, and under the new law, there Is no legal obstacle to hauling it in a gallon at a time, from either - South Carolina, or from one of the wet" North Carolina counties. The new law allows transportation of liquor for "personal use" under section 14, as follows; I "Sec. 14. It shfll not be unlawful for any person to transport a quantity of alcoholic beverages not In excess of one gallon from a county in North Car olina coming under ths provisions of this act to or through another county In North Carolina not coming under ths provisions of this act: Provided, said al coholic beverages are not being trans ported for the purpose of sale, and pro vided further that the cap or seal on ths container or containers of said alcoholic beverages has not been opened or brok en. Nothing containing in this act shall be construed to prevent the transporta tion through any county not coming under the provisions of this act, of alco Ihollc beverages In actual course of de livery to any Alcoholic Beverage Con coming under the provisions of this act.” Dry leaders who have been contacted are firm in their stand that they will not countenance liquor stores In Tran sylvania. and state emphatically that they will oppose the plan to the last. Diphtheria Vaccine Given 87 Children Eighty-seven children were given diphtheria immunization at Rosman school last Friday by Dr. C. L. New land and Dr. H. J. Bradley, members of the underprivilege child committee of the Brevard Klwanls club. Miss Myrtis Dillard of Lyday hospital, assisted In-, the vaccination. Effort Is being made by the Kiwanls club and other Interested leaders to Immunize all young children against diphtheria. Physician members of the civic club will do the work gratis, the only cost being that of the vaccine. European War Scare Has Its Effect Here Manufacture of war materials by nearly every nation at tip-top speed has had Its effect on conditions in Brevard. Scrap Iron? tin, and other metals which are used in manufacture of muni tions. are sought by junk dealers, In a few Instances, the energetic "dealers" bargain with owners metal. Sheriff George Shtiford instances reported to him "dealers" apportioned unto the scren property of others
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