.T- v i 4 ?" 7 i VOL. XXXIII. BREVARD, NORTII CAROLINA, l&'.UCH 2D, 1! 23 No. 13 REVALUATION OF PROPERTY ASSURED FOR COMING YEAR Pay Ti .-.xs 'lew d '? lief For NerS Yc... la the Slogan SEC. C. M. JOHNSON GAVE VALUABLE INFORMATION Citizens Concerned Over 20' , Penalty Added On AH Advertised Property '?Pav this year's taxes and have a new revaluation for next year seemed to be . the .voncens^ ?f. ouiniou of business men, fnl,"|IS and professional men at the conplus ion of ? most intercom.,' mectmK held Tuesday The meeting was called at tne 1 S55??3t am- ?e, ^sUons in the discussions or asked Quest concerning the. laws, and much val uable information was given by Johnson. It was brought out at the meeting ?nsw M .3 taxes this year for the purpose w ?r/onfv S67 ,000 "hiTve ft thousand dollars to collect m the month of April. \Vhate%er of in amount of this year s 0y000 must mains unpa d of the fSOO'UUU m be added to. next yeais bung which would '?crfXt much for next year just that much Heretofore, it was PointJ beell' the county commissioners ha new county government act place the new plan. . It is a foregone conclusion that a new revaluation of all P P will be made for the cominp: y * ? property in the ^^'it Ts elalmed . being on rec r . y,oVp been made. ancies could be adjusted, I 110 Reduction of county expenses was that the tax burden can be r?dw?d Sa^oT trtcussiSn"^ the mat ter reducing the schools to .a ^ - . months' term was once again pr | sented for consideration as one wn> others were just as emphat.c n their belief that such a course would really cost the county money I The six months term it shown costs ths vear the sum f ?i 07 363.62. including the that is to be paid on school bonds IriH interest. The extra two months *94 991.94 The county gets $26,000 'now from the '''|UnJj,zat{? fund from the state. Should the countv cut off the extra two months, this amount would be reduced to $13,000. causing the loss o' ?Jk n mount to the county. Artvocates o^ the eight months' term use these figures to prove that the extra two months cost the county only $1 Other means of expense reduction J?e discussed, and it is an assured | duc'^in somr'manner.' to just as |EKr??^rw5 I ***.?*? property is advertised for ' 8alevV>ord=?e to figures Pre%0"te'' p>m t;*:? and interest <>n bonds. _ ? Roads: $9,04.?.0.l. 'mzmii mm ' j NAM'S FOR COUNTY I M i.'i ? Wilson ami I.oft>> will Coll-- j *?itutc Board of Elections This Year !> ;i. Win. K. !!: ,'t\ o has returned .1)111 Kali-it-'!,. iU'i'i' ho at'.i iiih'il a ' ihi .-t lift of, the sta to board of ?'K'C- i hold !.i . Capital City last wH'li. The Brevard lawyer is u number of tho* state board. Messrs. X. A. Miller, Thomas .1. ! ? Wilson and Terrell T. I.oftis wore named by the state authorities as. the county board of elections for Transylvania county. Messrs Miller aiid \vilson are democrat o nienibeVs i of the local board, and Mr. Loftis is i the republican member, it bcillg the" 1 rule to name two democrats and one 1 j republican to each county board of i elections. WANT ALL PARENTS j AT NEXT MEETING' High School Association Doing A Great Work For Schools of County A meeting ol" unusual interest was j that of the High School Parent- 1 Teacher association hold Monday! afternoon at the school auditorium, j with the president, Mrs. John Max- ? well, presiding. Various committees were appo nt- ? ed and plans discussed for the sue- j cess of the organization. A commit tee to frame the by-laws and ooti st.^ulion was appointed with Mrs. ) Bates Patton as chairman, assisted by Mrs. Fred Johnson and others to bo chosen by the commitee. It was dee ded to urge the attendance of all parents throughout the county at the next meeting, and the following committee was appointed to make j arrangements for their attendance, as follows; Mrs. Beulah Zachary, Mrs. T. L. Snelson, Mrs. Kalph Fisher. It v.-as announced that the Domestic Science department will have an exhibit of the work of the students at the April meeting. An interesting and instructive program was carried out by some of | the hijrh school students and teach- i ers, and was generally pronounced a thoroughly enjoyable program. Following dcvotionals by O. H. Orr, four, three-minute talks were given by Lilian Jenkins and Beulah Mae Zachary on the subject "My Ideal Teacher," and by Helen Sitton and j Margaret Patton on "My Ideal Par- j ?out." Mrs. M. H. Shore spoke on "Character Buildiner Through the j Teaching of History," wh'lo Miss Fagan spoke on "Character Building! Through the Teaching of Mathe-' matics." BLUE RIDGE TAKES GOOD GAME FROM B-Ii I Brevard Institute and Blue Ridge j opened the baseball season here i Tuesday afternoon in an exciting ; frame which was enjoyed' despite the j brand of football weather prevail-1 ing. The game had been set as a seven-inning affair, but was tied, 6. to C at the end of the seventh and, had to go into the ninth in order for j supremacy to be decided. Final re- 1 suit was 8 to 6 in favor of Blue J Ridge. WOODMEN PLAN TO j ! ATTEND REVIVAL I All members of the local Woodmen I of the World and Woodmen Circle ! are requested to take notice that [members of the two organizations | will attend in a body the revival | meeting at the Methodist church on (Monday night. It is expected that | a large delegation will attend this I service, and all members are re quested to be at the Woodmen hall , at 7 :20 o'clock, so as to march in la body to the church and be there in | (time for the opening service at j 7 :.10. Special seats will be reserved I for the delegation. COBBLE'S STORE IS I SOLD TO TRANTHAM Announcement is made of th<' sale of "Cobbles," one of the most successful stores in town, to B. W. and A. A. Trantham, and the place' 7>f business will be operated as | "Trantham's." The store is located ' on Main street, and is an exclusive I store fov men and boys, and enjoys i la splendid patronage. Mr. Cobble, well known and popular here, has ? not announced his plans for "he future. The new owners of the store, jl'everly and Anthony Trantham. i "red no introduction in the business j if- of the community. They were I ?oiir-'i'ted with I'luifpii l''.? Stnr ? up :''i the first th* y-ar and hav ? I ill river I an active mi it in tlu- business 1:!Y < f '.lie town for i.iany yc:rv. Srtitl To Have Attempted Suicide Rather Than Give Up ller Child I ' J \> .it 'i ?' * : ?'< ''ill ? i: I'HVi'tjt i f iiaviii;: jWu I . * w^'d ,?v.i .'?> 1 1.1' 1. 1 on-i iiuy :i i ^in-lay aft -rnoon, in' Ad , llort , i i-^ sa,id. u> end her Inc. C j ti ic-}> work i tui hand, .1. \, Wati is. had tii-U-ateiK-d to Have h r and tak ? >h. baby with him. She is s:? d ,o have aie(! that she could not hear the thought of Riving up her little one, and preferred dyaih to sufch a fate-. There arc fifteen grains of the deadly poison n two tablets of bi chloride. sufficient to <-;inse certain . death, t is said, unles:; tr.atnvnt is ? given at once. . The Waters family lives west of i the railroad and arc well known , here. LARGE NUMBER OF j MASONS AT MEET! W. F. Randolph, of Asheville, Was j * Principal Speaker at the Session With every seat in the lodge room j occupied, and members sitting on | the floor. Masons of Transylvania] county enjoyed the first "Ked, I/etter ( Educational" program last Friday evening. W. K. Randolph, secretary j i f the Scott sh Kite bodies in Ashe- ! ville and one of the most popular Masons of the state, was principal speaker. John W. Xeely, also of Asheville, but a native of Transyl- , vania county, made a short talk that was highly appreciated. Several j other visitors were present, all of whom added much to the enjoyment , of the evening. e j Dr. J. E. ZacharyC Senior Warden, , read a paper on "T.me,". which was thoroughly enjoyed. The paper ex plained the part "Time'' plays in Masonic circles. Jerry Jerome, secretary of Dunn's i'ock l.odpfe' .?..ail a paper <>n "What.. Is Masonry?" This paper was rather unusual in its presentation of Mar! sonic principles and activities. The educational secretary read a! paper on "The Ago of MaSonry," j which claimed that Masonry is ihe : oldest organization in ..existence to- 1 day. and the one organization that | has adhered strictly to its first pur- i pose and fundamental principles!; throughout centuries, being the same jj in every ag; and in every clinic and country. Similar meetings will be held; every three months, in keeping w th -j , an order received from State Educa- 1, tional Secretary Wicker , of the , Grand -Lodge, and the local educa- , tional secretary and officers of , Dunn's Rock I.odge hope to make the , meetings as interesting as possible. ' KILLIAN SLASHED ii COBB WITH KNIFE; Conaly Killian, colored, was ar- ! rested Saturday nifrht charged with ; assault upon Henry Cobb, also col- -' ored, and was given preliminary j trial in Mayor Whitmiro's court ' Monday morning. It was in evidence ! that Killian slashed Cobb with a knife across the throat, which came j dangerously near the jugular vein, j Mayor Whitmire bound Killian ( over to Superior court under a bond ? of five hundred dollars. REV. MR.HARTSELL ! RETURNS TO HOME) i Rev. Wallace Hartsell. pastor of the Brevard Baptist church, re turned Monday from Stoval, near Oxford, where he conducted a suc cessful revival meeting last week. Rev. Mr. Hartsell reports that the meeting was largvlv attended at each service and that much interest was manifested, with about 20 eon versions resulting from the week';' series of meetings. On the past Sunday morning Mr. Hartsell preached at the Clarksville, Va., i Baptist church. Rev. Mr. Hartsell states that he | will be back in his pulpit next Sun- t day for the regular morning' and j evening services. i CLASS IN PHYSICS ! TO VISIT BARNETTl Members of the physics class of i the Brevard High school will visit! Siil Barnett's machine shop at Pisgah Forest on Thursday morning, in or- : ? ier to learn at first hand the mechan- ! cal sido of the study of physics in ' wh'i-h they are now engaged. Mr. Barnett has kindly consented , ;to show th? class through his shop,, and to give any information pos- 1 fible that he and hi? expert Jin^ehunies will be nhle to fnvnish to ' in Teas? the knowk-ilce of the stuil iii- the studv of machinery and jits different methods nf application WILL AiiVEtuiSL TAXES DDRiNG' MAY Only One Month 1 .e f t Before TAx List Will Be PuMUhed ? Big Rush I ? !u \v l:!\v ivijii i -? pavim :n of i 1... * I? .iv i in- : i i : : of M ;'.y. i am J the advert'- 1 Hu nt if jiropVi !>? i for sale in the month. of Way. *1 i ' ? paid before the property will be advertised. The law provides that the tax collector shall prepare, dur ing tho month of April, a complete list of all property upon which utxis have not hen pad. Th s U*t is pi\ Hinted to the county cor.ir.iif 'on ers on the first M on .'.ay in May, and at that time ;he commissioners order that all pitch property be advertised for sale. This advertisement ' '.nust s appear once a week for four suc cessive weeks, and the property of feied. for sale at public auction on the first Monday in June. It is expected that a rush w 11 be made upon the rax collector's office during: the first days of April. Mr. 1 Henderson reports that many have j paid within the past few days, as j the people realize that the crowded . conditions of the otfice during the last days of April will prove a great ' inconvenience to people who visit ! the otfice at that time. He expects the citizens to pay at once, so as to avoid the rush . all those who wait . until the last days are most, certain , to experience. Him* lyv payniwi t'oUMly lave is ;:t i.o 1 ax ( 'olici'lofr \? . * v i : HOSPITAL DAY SET FOR EASTER MONDAY Election of Officers and Shower for Hospital Will Be Features of the Day At the regular meeting of the Hospital Guild Fr day afternoon plans w;re discussed and committees appointed for Hospital Day. which will he observed Easter Monday, A ;:: iJ !). Th*- inmitr-1 nre ??t'mr- .of .lv County Hospital committee election of off cers will be held at th? Brevard Baptist church at - o'clock, where a short program of general interest will be given by. visiting specialists. At the Transyl vania hospital at three o'clock a special program on maternity w ll be , Rriven, dp akers to be announced ( later. The regular shower will be held from three to five. All checks turned in to the hos- . pital at the shower will be spent di rectly by the hospital staff, but a record of both money and material 1 lonated on Hospital Day will be kept on file by the Guild for inclusion in i their annual report. Money paid through the Guild will be spent on j =o...e definite equipment to be chosen : in consultation with the Transyl vania staff. As their personal offer ing for Hosp tal Day this yehr, the . Guild will furnish a kitchen shower [ and Mrs. G. B. Lynch will assist in i the selection of articles. General equipment most needed at < th? hospital at the present time in- || eludes s'ngle bed sheets, single bed j blankets, towels, pillow cases, glasses 1 and dishes. Anyone desiring to do nate special hospital equipment is advised to consult with some mem- _ ber of the Guild or the hospital j staff. Canned fruits and vegetables and other produce make very accept able gifts for Hospital Day. HOME-COMING DAY OAK GROVE CHURCH On the First Sunday in Mav a home-coming event will be staged at Oak Grove Baptist church, and the ! pastor, Rev. Z. I. Henderson, and j! members of the church are busy ar- i( ranging a suitable program. All I' former members of the church, all present members who are away and |, all former pastors are being invited to attend the event. A picnic din- !, ner will be served, and it is expected i that a most enjoyable event will be ! experienced. j DR. MADDRY SPEAKS HERE NEXT MOND.V Dr. C. E. Maddry, director go" a verv important nieetini and all members are urged to lie present. /ICTiMS Oi' vVREl'K IMPROVING NICELY1 Prof. Henderson's l.eg In Piaster I Cast Several Weeks in Hospital YOUNG MOOKj: NOW IN CHARLOTTE SANITORlUfcl Julian Glazener Improving Rapidly ? Sanford People Treating Men. In Fine. Manner Transylvania county's' injured i-it zens, victims of an automobile wreck uilc ivick ago, arc, according 10 reports,- recovering as rnpidlv as possible. .Messrs. T, C. Henderson and Julian (ilazener are still In .he hospital at Sanford, while Donald 1 .cp .Moore is in the Charlotte Sani tarium at Charlotte. Several people from the county have vis ted the in jured men since the accident hap pened. A telegram received Wed nesday afternoon by \V. 15., Hender son, brother of T. ('. Henderson, from the Sanford hospital authori ties reads: "Henderson and Glaz ener doing line." Mr. Henderson has a dislocated hip and fractured arm, with several minor bruises, and cuts. His leg is in plaster cast, and it will be sev eral weeks before he will be able vo | leave t!r> hospital to be bvought home. .Mr. Clazencr is improving more j vapidly, anil friends expect him to j be nble to make the journey home w thin ;> week or two. Young Mr. Moore, wii,ose kne. caps < n both legs were badly burst- j ed and broken, will be confined to the hospital for some time. He was I brought to Charlotte at the sugges- ! tion of the Sanford hospital staff in j order t<> have advantages of a more ' thoroughly equipped hospital for treatnunt. of his injuries. ? ; The accident occurred . last Wed- \ 11 sd?ty ev-' -;ing near Sanford, as tlx? I three me were on their way to Kal- I. i;-Kh to attend the convention of the j superintendents and teachers ot the state. Young Moore had \'von a | place on the all-state orchestra and j was to have appeared in concerts in ! the Capital City. |. It is said Mr. Henderson was driv- i ing the car at the time of the acci- | ilent; that a ear in front, of him and which lie was attempting to pass, i swung out into the highway in order j to turn off to the right onto a side ' road; that a bus was approaching j from the opposite direction, and Sir. f+ewlerson.V ear met the bus head- , on, both cars going at a rapid rate. , Mr. Henderson's ear was completely , demolished in the smash-up. 'j Transylvania county was shocked j on receipt of the news, which first ( ;ipp-?ared in The Brevard. News last ] tveek. Large numbers of extra , ropies of this paper were sold, so intense was the interest here in the I tccident. The Kiwanis club at Sanford, it is ?eported, has been most attentive to j! he Brevard men who are in the hos- P oital, lis both Messrs Henderson and jlazener are members of the Bre- :? yard Kiwanis club. Word has been I received also from fraternal organ zations in Sanford that these, too. * lave ministered to the patients. The j, sanford hospital staff has placed ;his county under obi gatrons? to* nembers of the staff for the splendid 'j reatment and many courtesies ae- J .-orded the Brevard men. i GREAT REVIVAL AT i METHODIST CHURCH !: i i Revival services at the Brevard J Methodist church, which started with |! the morning service last Sunday and j1 will continue for two weeks, arei1 being well attended and the interest 1 is apparently increasing with each !' service. The pastor, Rev. A. L, Ay- I1 cock, is conducting the special |' series of meetings, and is preaching strong, convincing sermons, with a |< special appeal to both church mem- |' bers and those outside the fold. A | cord al response has been given at l1 the various invitations of the speak- I' cr for those desiring a deep-r Chris- |j tian exper enee, and the plain, out- [? spoken messages of the age-oUt gos- 1 pel truths, as delivered by, uie pop- '] ular pastor, are well received by his;' hearers and give prum se of result- i' ing in much gooil to the church and I' to the community as well, I' FeaturjtJJf the service next Monday I' night jjCill be the presence of the)1 members of the local Woodmen of jl the /World and the Woodmen Circle, wM will sit in a body in specially |' Observed seats. Members of other i (?hurches of the town are attending | the meetings each night, in response / to a special invitation from the pastor for all denominations to at- I tend and join in the revival. Services are held each night at , 7:30,' and the special series will con- ! elude with the Sunday night services on Easter Sunday. GETS THIRTY DAYS ON COUNTY ROADS | Hubert Clayton was given a sen tence of thirty days on the county toads for reckless driving, at the conclusion of a trim in Magistrate Shuford's court- last Saturday morn ing. Officer Kck Sims made the arrest, . and offered the evidence U" on which the man was convicted. It is said th ? car which Clayton was driving was Koiug in a very reiki'".- | and dangerous manner over the j streets and along the highways. G. T. LYMY NAMED BOARD CHAIRMAN I ickclsinu'r's Kvsignalion Accepted And Veteran Member Is Elected NO SUCCESSOR HAS BEEN APPOINTED YET I'Onner Chairman Resigned In Feb ruary ? No Action Taken At Time In iicskion I: si Monday, the cnun t.v commission ? voted to accept the lesi-jnat inji of ormer Chairman .1. II. Pickclsiiner. :nd declared the >f !l1- '1' c!v;'. ii \'acii>:t. t T. Lyi'uj wn i h, o|f ' ,,f ch|innmn of ih- board. The ? wwl.v elect* (I ohui iii i: :s not new l ollicu, howoyi : ;nving served i . . u ,\ t(iriib. as chair ..?u of \ h j lto;ii J ^ f county commi .e tiers in Transyl vania county. . 'Mi. I'iclu Silver, who was ice: oil to; tile board it* the November elec tion of 1920, along with A. M. White and Mr. Lyday, was selected as the chairman of the board af .he first meeting: held, by that body. Messrs. Pickolsimer and White tire republicans and Mr. Lyday is a dem ocrat. At t h last session of the general assembly a bill was passed increasing the membership of the county board to live members, :;nd Messrs. C. C. Yongue ? and E; <1, Whitniire wer- r.anied in the b..: as the new mcmb?i. Both these . ?. n tlemen are democrats. and the r aii di^ion to the Iwjard changed the po litical complex ;<"t. of the orga na tion. 'During the latter part of Fcbru^ nry Mi". Pfckelsiiner tendered "his k .?es gnation as chairman and as a . member of. the board. The resigna tion was not accepted at the regulai" March meeting of the board, but was accepted at Monday's meeting, which was. an adjourned session of v\ the lirst meet in?. P. H. GASTONNAMED AS NEW FARM AGENT Said To Be Osie of Best Equipp< n State Coming First of July P.. H. Gaston .one of the. .foremost farm demonstrators of tfie' stal", ivas selected ty the board of county :onimissioners at Monday's meet in:-' for the post of farm demonstrate!" n this county. I! is known that th?; soard had been trying to obtain Sir. Gaston's services for some time, lic ieving him to the best man ?cr .he place that can be found. Mr. Gaston -it a r.atlv: cf T'un :ombe county, and it is known that, he Gastons have been among ih-: Host successful farmers in the state for many years. The new demon strator come# v: . this county with lie very high.1 it reconimondat ons. t is said, ant' the hoard expressed treat satisfaction in being able to ?mploy him. Mr.. Gascon will begin his duties lere on July 1. \ 1 i W\ NEGRO WOMAN HITS OFFICER ECK SIMS Rosa May Stewart, tall, strong and black, struck Officer Eck Sims utoss the head with what the offi cer believes to~hnvo been a stick, .vith such force that the officer was ii -day afteri. ???>!!. mrctin*r hi t" firs*, game of th.-- " V, - ,,?? '?? ancient enemy. It . ' ?(. a large cmwd of fans and frs??i lit w ll^?ceompany the local* on thdir lu^^fcip and rrct for the buys.