. THE BREVARD NEWS VOL. XXXII. BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, AUGUST 18, 1927 ? No. 33 COUNTY TAX RATE TO BE ONLY $2.40 ON THE HUNDRED punty Officials Succeed In Holding Rate Lower Than Had Been Expected BUDGET OF EXPENSE ADOPTED AT MEETING Real And Personal Assessed Valua tion Amounts to More Than Eleven Million Dollars J" ) Transylvania county's tax rate has been fixed at $2.40, on an assess ment of $11,071.60 on real and per sonal property, with an aproxi.i.ate, additional sum of $300,000 corpora tion- valuation, which cannot be de termined until after the state de partment shall have passed upon these corporation values. The budget of expense as adopted 4>y the county officials amounts to . ^ $280,177.87, and is classified as! ?p; follows: >; County General Fund $ 25,780.16 Six Months' School .. 107,234.05 Extended Term ...... 26,194.81 , Interest on Bonds and Bond redemption . . 113,548.84 ; County Road Fund ... 7,420.01 - Total...... $280,177.87 ! The countv general fund includes health fund and the indigent I fund. :l Rate of assessment for each pur-] pose is as follows: County General Fund .... .15 1 Health and Poor . . ..... . . . .04 1 Six Months' School ....... .91 Extended School Term 23 ' Interest on Bonds and Bond redemption ....... 1.00 I County Road Fund-....' 07 I Total 2.40 The above amounts represent the , gross amounts to each department, and from each there will be a reduc tion in that the general fund charges oach department for collec tion of taxes. This leaves net amounts to each department some what smaller than above figures would indicate. In the item of interest on bomjs.i and bond redemption, $14^1)00 of that amount goes to actual retire ment of bonds, while the balance of the amount is for interest. County officials and leading citi zens have expressed their pleasure that the matter could be worked in such manner as to leave the tax rate as low as ?2.40. There have been . so many improvements in the coun ty within the past few years that it was feared by some that the rate would have to be higher than the figure finally adopted. County officials have worked un ceasingly for the past several weeks in getting affairs on basis that would comply with the new state-wide county government law. Radical changes' have been made in county government through this law, which most every one agrees, will be of ' tremendous value to the counties in ths years to come. It will be noted that the largest expenditure is for county schools, the combined funds of the regular six months' term and the extended term of two months amounting to $1.14. The second largest item is for interest and retirement of bonds, ',*v* , which amounts to $1.00 on the hun dj vd dollar valuation. Citizens of the county feel relief that the matter has bec-n finally ad justed and all will be glad to know just what the cost will be to enjoy lif-5 in this matchless section, ride over the county's good roads, and have an 8-months' school for the children of the whole county. The next step in the great program of county progress is that of increasing the wealth of Transylvania so the tax rate will be automatically de creased. This can be done by bring ing just one or two good industries to this section, with all the addition al tax-payers that follow in the wake of establishment of industrial plants. bankersTleaseo Group Ten Held Meeting at High Hatppton Many Were Guests of Mr. Shipman Eighty-four bankers, members of Group Ten of the North Carolina Bankers association, met at High Hampton last Saturday night in one k of the most enjoyable meetings in ? the history of the organization. In addition to this large number of member bankers, there were many guests, including bankers from other states and from other sections of North Carolina. William Duncan, of Asheville, presided at the meet ing and acted as toastmaster at the banquet. Group Ten, in the Bank ers association, is made up of the thirteen Western counties. Thos. II. Shipman, president of the Brevard Banking company, and f irmer president of the State Bank ers association, was one of the prin cipal speakers at the meeting. Sev eral of th" bankers came to Brevard on Sunday and spent the afternoon on the Brevard golf links. All who played the course pronounced it one of the best they had ever played on. ^The bankers who visited Brevard \vere guests of Mr. Shipman at the Franklin hotel. Many were heard to express great admiration for the hcautv <>f thin section and were sur prised at the rm>id growth of Bre vard. BREVARD IS HAPPY BECAUSE OF LARGE ! TOURIST NUMBERS | All Western Carolina Keels Shortage Over Last Season Lxcept This Section I BUSINESS PICKING Uw ?N ALL LINES September and October Reservations Heing Made Through Chamber of Commerce Like all of Western North Caro lina Brevard is esperieiumg tlw height of tourist season now. More residents of the low lands com ? to the mountains during Aui?li--t ^' enjoy the bracing air of the lu^lar altitudes, than in any other ? month. There were many visitors hele dut i?it June and July, but by no mean* as many as we have at the present I ? ? ii * It is conceded generally throughou Western North Carolina that tne tourist travel has not been as heavy tins vear as last, but people ? >o are in position to make comparison* have said that Brevard has had a greater number of visitors throufc. out the season than any other le .sort in the mountains, in. proportion to the usual influx of summer resi dents. . . In addition to motor travel, the Southern Railway has operated ex cursions into this section f rom Louis iatm. Alabama, Mississippi, Tennes sec and the Middle States, and a p -eat number of the excursionists . rind their way to Brevard. . stay for a day only, others foi an extended visit. The increased business anil P?3 peritv is easily noticeable. Statistics show that the "verage tourist pass- 1 in" through a -.own will spend one dollar each, and the ones who re gain' over night will spend an aver- , age of three dollars each. In tne cities it is figured that those xe^ maining for three days to a week will spend front $30 to $50, bu I. i n the smaller towns the amountkft bv the visitor is perhaps less, due .to the fact that here are fewer facili ties for amusement and entertain ment. Nevertheless, the sunv that is "pent bv the sumer residents and 'tourists "in Brevard is no small item, and contributes largely the pi os peritv of Transylvania county, 1 nt re is no accurate way of checking up, the number of visitors who are nerc this summer compared witn l J-*- | Tb- Chamber of Commerce registi ac tions began earlier this year than la" Mid have exceeded those on toi- | responding dates of 1926. A num- ? bor of inquiries are being received , at the Chamber of Commerce for ai commodations during September and October, which would indicate the beginning of a longer season in Bre vard. There are more than one hun ,n t-d boarding houses, hotels ana other accommodations for sunimei visitors listed with the Chamber of Commerce this year and many of , these have indicated a satisf..etor> season. FLOWER SHOW i 15 PERFECT SUCCESS i Brevard's first flower show, staged ^ Wednesday of this week at the Chamber of Commerce rooms b\ the W, "iin's Bureau, proved one ot tne most succes fill community evenU i ever held in Brevard, according to the opinion of tne hundreds of , townspeople and visiting friends who attended th show during the after- i noon and e.ming hours. The flow-, ers entered included a varied assort - i ment of cuu flowers, potted plants, j I ferns, all r : .istitally arranged u> pre- | 'sent a veritable paradise of flower- 1 I hours ,'f !? and 12 o'clock. \*<> one | will eh allowed to dance without j costume, and prizes will be given for1 the bet and most unique costumes. A nominal admission charge }vill be made. It is expected that many ?ou- < pies will !>?? present "n thi-' occasion elij'.\ tl".i* daneii.g, . "Ma" 11.11. phaure will bo afforded i;i the d; I play of the various < ?? -t unt<-?. \ I \ | \ CYCLONE MACK'S MEETING DRAWING LARGE NUMBERS I (.'? o. When nioiv ' li:ui live t people gathered in the I'm u-m and [seated themselves under the sound ot I Cyclone Mark's voice for the two I -t-rvici s last Sunday, l.ivvnrd and ' !'i ansylvania county cimens came IU,? a fuller realization ami greater i appreciation of the power of tins > noted evangelist. From the platlorn is was like looking out upon a ?' I ,,f ta.-.f, tares that re; rvs. nted sev l.ral creeds of faith. among whom 'were saints and .sinners, homelolks ?ind visitors, nearby towns and many states. Front a steady stir and a "?; ble of voices, a death-like stilliu s i canto over that great throng of hu i luatt suitls at the sound ot -McJ.en , linn's voice. Hi delivered what was declared to be two ot the tcr;.?test sermons heard in the Sylvan Valley. ' In the afternoon 1 vclone Jl.uK de iit with the subject nf "Defending ?tlu Faith." while at the night scrvic. "The Cusser" was brought face to fate with the real sin that is attach ed to the record of the man who vio lat'.s that Conimmandment, whicn isavs. "Thou shalt not take the name of tiie Lord thy God in vain. i When the evangelist, in that char acteristic manner which no reporter can describe, had finished his de scription and denunciations of tlie i "cu.'ser," it is said that many men in the audience vowed, after the meet ing. that they would never be again a uartv to this useless and hateful sin. Peddlers of "idle gossip and ! other forms of violating the com mandments so commonly resorted to in the life of the average man and w ?n an , not in accord with the les sons and teachings of the command ments, were forcefully and effeetive lv brought out to their true light. y morning services Beginning Tuesday morning, and every morning thereafter at -ten o'clock, Mr. McLendon will hold, what he terms the best meetings ot the campaign. To thes? services all are invited and a record attendance cntieipatcd. , , A,t each and every service there has been a noticeable increase in attendance and those who prophesied ihat the tent was too large to bring to Brevard are changing their minds, and some of them are already of the opinion that the tent is not large enough and will be tilled to ovir flowing before the second week is ; ^'Tlvj Xtws regrets that all of Mc- ' Lendon's sermons cannot be printec I in their entirety, hut due to JacK 01 space, we arc passing on to oui readers a part of each sermon. Scattered here and there through his sermons are sayings of the evangelist that ring true ,too true* in fact are some of his remarks when applied individually and we find ourselves smarting under the sting of their effect upon our own lives. quote a few of them as follows "Christiunity vests its entire claim | upon the resurrection of Jesus : ^^"ThV promise of His coming is the 1 silver lining on. the cloud of present) """""the- world is in high-gear, I .-u-hine- on toward the highest possi ble attainments? except the church. ?? lot of the churches are in a rut ? and a rut is a grave open at '?God has no more us. for a moral snob than He has for a society snob. "A man doesn't give God an> thing? until after he Pa>"? I tenth of his earnings? and then gives out of the nine-tenths. | "I will meet you at the Judgment . with what I preach from this pulp't. , ??About the biggest sensation that could be sprung in the average r , pit would be to preach a blood j bought redemption. . "Boot-leggmg, joy-riding, da"1'1.'-; and the various other forms of mcJ so prevalent today, are not hair s bail as the broken down public timent that permits it to go ? on. "The tight on the Bible was . .ar od bv the Devil who actually t " I od the life of a king in an effo t .o have this king destroy the Son of j God ? the Living Word. n , i It is easily understood whj Baxtc j F. Mclx-ndon was given the name ?Tvclone" when one has vvitne_. . the forceful and relentless manntrjn which he attacks sin and its Christian people ot this t-hoir >i.aie '.owavil brine -iti '.<> I'n- Mcl.cudt-n nu-i'tiiij; lut* success it deserves. Kron; the very outset, 111.- evangelist has his tail!! in llui linal run. i . slid tile sp.riiual uwaki'Milig t!u .s ii<; a !i. ;.;ii,ii:ii>? lo loom up, is Ji.n ,-t ?- is corn-aging tc.i the ent.i iv evan gclistical party. " \ v.-," said Ma. U, we arc going to st-o hundreds of souls swept into the Kingdom, and the hills that surround i." AMERICANISM TO BE MACK'S SUBJECT Tuesday of next' week Cyclone Mack, at his 7 0 service will de liver a special sermon on American l Ism. This sermon, il is said, carries | a special appeal to the true type of 1 ihe r?ai red-blooded-American and Ideals with many issues of vital' im portance, some of which at this lime,- are uppermost in the minds of vhe p.iblic. In addition to being a man of God and proclaimed by the press in I many parts of the nation as the out j standing evangelist of this age, Baxter McLendon is an American citizen, patriotic to the core, loyal, i fearless and never shrinking in the I face of duty; the kind whose allegi I ance is to one God, one flag and : one country. He is loud in his praise for the forces upon which rests the responsibilities for a con tinuation of those influences that : give to right, the victory over wrong. But, oh boy ? it would take a i reporter's night-mare, and printer's pie-line to even faintly describe the unmcrciful manner in which the . evangelist lays the whip of scorn upon mch as those who would under mine the principles of the American government. It is said that Slack's gospel gun ! never tires without first having been aimed at some form of target. It lis further said that he is a straight shooter and never misses the bulls eye with his bullets of truths, his victims falling beneath the rapid fire of an unlimited vocabulary of plain American language denuda tions. This service, according to all re ports, will bid for the largest at tendance of the McLendon series, in his campaign here. NEXT SUNDAY TO BE BUNCOMBE DAY Next Sunday has been proclaimed as Henderson-Buncombe Day, and special invitations have been sent to the citizens of the above sections. Six years ago Cyclone Mack conduct ed a great meeting in Asheville, and many souls were lead to Christ and great and lasting good was accom plished. During that meeting thou sands of friends were added to a chain, whose links now span the con tinent from the lakes to the Gulf and from coast to coast. Beginning with the very first service in Brevard, many Asheville and Henderson villi people, both friends and converts, were present and humdreds have vis ited Brevard and the tent meetings since the opening of Mack's meet ing here. That the people of Tran sylvania and the citizens of Bun combe and Henderson counties may become better known and more closely affiliated, next Sunday's ser vices, both afternoon and evening, will be dedicated to the friendships formed six years ago. SOUTH CAROLINIANS VISITING DR. LAND J. R. C. Griffin, county treasurer, and Hon. T. P. Dickson, prominent I attorney and political leader, both of Anderson, S. C., spent two days with i Dr. .J. X. Land this week. The South Carolinians praised this section very highly, declaring it to be one of the most beautiful sections they had ever visited. WILL YOU HELP THE SICK THROUGH DRAGGING HOURS? Were you ever >ick for a (lav, n week or a month? Do you rccall how slowly the hours dragged by. and days seemed like weeks? About the only thini; you 1 could do to while away the time was to read, wasn't it? \Vell, here's what we're driv ing at ? There arc siek people in the Transylvania Hospital all the time. A f ew days at a time one ' group stays, and then re covery comes anirk people .11 tl ? li'.^pit.il. I In'jc are J*'" j ile of n!| ag? fr.-m little fcl-, i In. ok.-'. to i lie aged ?vhoM! V I - atest -olace is found in read 1 ing the Bible and religious liter ature. JlV^t any books you feel you j can spare, and magazines of all i kinds, will be highly appreci ated by those who read them. You are asked to write your name and address on each book or magazine, so the sick readers will know who was so thought ful of them. The Brevard News also wants these names so a list of those giving books and magazines can be published in this paper. Books can he sent or taken to the Transylvania Hospital, or left at The News olTico. from which place they will be sent direct to the hospital. Of co irse all books and mag az:nes will rt main in tii<* ho? jHtal at ail times, to be used and enjoyed by all ?!.?? I>< me patii tit >? of tiiat institution. MAKING PROGRESS IN CAMPAIGN FOR ; CREAMERY PLANT; C. of C. Committer ami Kiirmrvs Assisting In thi' Work Make Sa t is 1 act ory Report MEANS MUCH TO ALL INTERESTS OF COUNTY About One-Third of Stork Sub scribed ? Work Going Right On As Interest Increases Mi. ol lh;' Chamber of t'oii. nu'Vie committee and the farmer-: who an- working wish the Yarbrough brothers in the establishment of H creamery tind cash produce market here make report that about one third of the necessary stock has been .sold. Interest is increasing evry day in the proposition, and it is thought success will soon crown the efforts. All people who are. heard to ex press themselves about the matter, seem to realize the great asset such an institution would be to Transyl vania county, and lending business men and farmers are working hand in baud for the success of the move ment. One business man was heard to say that he would give the amount which r.s had subscribed for stock in the corporation simply to get the Yarbn ugh brothers interested in this -tion. Their ability as busi ness ! aders and men who do things would be a great asset to this sec tion. \Y ; ; !: the potato crop now needing a mai ket, the need of just such a business as the proposed creamery and produce plant is more keenly felt than at ordinary times. Those interested in the movement are mak ing .. county-wide campaign, hoping to hav ? the business actually going within i< short time. 7AfT; H>V r A MSI V LIa'wamamai L JL *. a TO MEET AUG. 27 Association of the Descendants of Col. John A. Zachary To Meet Oil Saturday, August 27, the Zachary memorial association will hold its J 9th annual meeting at Cashiers. The day's sessions will begin at 10 o'clock in the morning and last until late in the afternoon. It is expected that hundreds of peo ple will attend his association meet ing. i The Zachary Memorial association ; is made up of descendants of Col. I i.Jolin A. Zachary, pioneer settler in ? the Cashiers section. Ralph Zach- ' iary, ol> Brevard, is president of the i association, and Dr. J. F. Zachary is secretary-treasurer. i Col John A. Zachary moved into! Cashiers in 18:5.5, coming from Pied- : mont Carolina through South Caro- ( 1 i n . With him were thirteen of his I loueUen children, one having de cided to stay in lower Carolina. All' j t K -j thirteen children coming with Col. Zachary were married, and their t w.ves and husbands were also in the I party that crossed the Blue Ridge. | building their own roadway over1 much of the route. Arriving in beautiful Cashiers Valley, Col. Zachary stopped and buildied homes' for himself and his large family. At that time there was but one fain- . ily living in that whole section. In the Zachary tribe of the Colonel and his wife, with thej;- twenty-eight sons, ! sons-in-law, daughters ami daugh jters-in-law, none died under the age 'of fifty years, and only three died under the age of sixty. j In the days of Col. Zachary the J , nearest market was at Augusta. Ga..' 'and three weeks were required in! which to make the trip, wagon loads ; ; of produce which was exchanged for j 'things needed in the Xacharv house-' holds. i Nineteen years ago descendants of ! the wonderful moji met at the cem- j etery at Cashiers to mark the graves ' of Col. and Mrs. Zachary. At that time it was decided to organize the. : Zachary Memorial association, which has been growing in membership and interest each year since. At the meeting on the last Sat urday of August there will not be ithe usual picnic dinner that has [ jmarked these meetings in the past.' . All parties are expected to bring i their baskets, which, it is thought.1 {will be spread together in groups if 'not all "togcher. The public is ia ' vited to attend this meeting and j join in honoring the memory of a man who wrought well for this whole 'section, ami whose descendants are j mow taking part in worthy endeavor throughout this community. ' James F. Barrett, e'ditor of The Brevard News, will deliver a short 1 address at the association meeting. FIRE FIGHTERS WILL GO TO GREENSBORO MEET Brevard is sending four members |of the fire department to the State ! Firemen's meeting in Greensboro. j The local delegation will be headed j by Chief .1. S. Bromticld anil Messrs.! Dan Merril. Walter Hart an*d Charlie j [Corn will be this town's other rep- i iresentatives at the state meeting. SERVICES AT OAK GROVE CHURCH SUNDAY, 3:00 P. M There will be services held at Oak Grove church Sunday afternoon at :i;OI p.m.. Rev. O. L. Simpson, pas tor of Brevard Methodist church, in 'ehaiyi. Aside front the preaching service a plan will be discussed for the resumption of the Oak Grove, (Sunday Srhoo'. BEST GOLFERS IN CAROLiMAS TO BE | HERE NEXT WEEK Qualifying Kouad iur Kutiaiuo Into National Event To Be Staged Here l.OCAL COURSE BKING PUT IN CONDITION Pro-Amateur Match Being Arranged for Tuesday ? Hundreds .?}' Visitor.* Will Be Here A hat distinguished gentlca.au in golf. the venerable Mr. 1'ar will bo in high g ee on next Wednesday when the best there is in the ','iofos ,anlif. "f North and South Utrolinit golfers colm. lo pj!|v 1>u t|R1 l? re yard con. The event is the sectional i;tiali . >ing round for en iranre in tiu- 1'. G. tournament n't, iJallas. lexas on Nov. 7-12. Thirty six holes will be played, an.) the best tucks in the professional kits wiP he needed to. do better than 150. I hi.s is an opinion of experienced golfers who have played the course. As the !>?<.??, ..v,i Country Clnbe is oil;' ' 1 i the longest nine hole courses m the country. making; it eligible for enanipion- ip play an.! some exhibitions of fine golf will be seen here, not only during the mil, ins professional ivund, but as it be com.es known to golfers as the seasons pass. !; is 3289 yards lone with gc.lf all ; he way. It has been compared in some ways to the hard Oakniont cov.;>e when the 11)25 open was pl;'.y d and is certafn to nice. with faver the professionals who eonie t . ;?!.:>? it for the first time next Wednesday. The course is beginning to Take on the appearance that becomes a championship event. The tourna ment eommittei' with an extra force is assisting- the grounds keeper in preparation for the biggest week of that Brevard has seen> and the first four holes are now in excellent condition. The ditches have been cleaned out as they have never been before, and widened so as to per mit plav from these natural hazards. Clear water is trickling in the branches thu.t traverse or paitilcll tJie fairways. The approaches ami fairways a re being closely cropped so that ball will have plenty of run and the greens are being 'skillfully worlfed into the best possible shape. 1 lie work will continue around the entire course and following xiie work men under the direction of- th? tournament committee and grounds keeper, a deliehtful, sporty < > is being :.:a !o attractive nlsp f. r ? j gallery. Official notices designating Bre vard as the place of qualifying for -North and South Carolina profes sionals. were mailed to members of the association last Saturdav by Secretary Fred N'ewnham of Greens boro. >>. C.. and entries are now being received for the event. There are about fifty pros in the Caro lina* who are eligible to play in the qualifying round and Secretary Newnham expects to have as many entrants playing in Brevard as have been competing in the annual sec tional events in the large cities. On Tuesday. August 23, the tour nam en t committee is plan^:rt?j a pro amaieur match in which will he en tered amateurs from Asheville, Charlotte, Gastonia, Salisbury, Spar tanburg. Greenville and Salisbury, i:i addition to amateur players from among the summer residents and the local club. In some instances the professionals who have entered, have designated an amateur from their home club to be naired with them in Tuesday's match. The tour nament committee went to Asheville Wednesday to arrange amateur en tries lrom among the pi a vers partic ipating in ih. tournam. at Bilt liiore this week. JOLNES BUYS THE FOR!) AUTO AGENCY S. 1J. Joincs. of Franklin, has purchased^ the Lowe Mot?i company from C. K. Lowe and associates, and will have the Ford agency for Tran sylvania county in the future. Mr. Joines has been with the Ford peo ple for the past twelve years, having started in Wilkes count'-, later com ing to Franklin, whore Ik is still :'i torested in the Ford aa-nov theie. He expresses great plasuie in being able to come to Brevr.r !. 1 ing this to be one of the most success ful sections of North Carolina. Mr. Joines will bring his family to Bre vard at an early date. The new Ford dealer exnress.-!. gloat faith in the new car *h.*t" i''o** t."i i?|\ .. i| t nain in Brevard. f??. N b**t of frier* is hero.