MANGANESE MINE
BERG OPENED BY
EXPERT ENGINEER
Mine Located Six Miles From Town
on New West Asheville
- Highway
WORKING DAY AND NIGHT
SINKING FIRST SHAFT
Mr. Miller, in Charge, Says This
County Is Rich in Mineral
and Ore Deposits
Much interest is being' shown in
the mining operations six miles from
Brevard, on the new Brevard-W.est
Asheville highway, where operations
are being carried on to": determine
the amount of manganese deposit in
that territory, and its quality. Mr. T.
J. M ller, expert in ores and mining,
is in charge of the preliminary work,
whichs has been going on for several
weeks. A shaft has been sunk to a
depth of about eight feet, and -Mr
Miller expresses himself as being
entirely satisfied with the showing of
the m neral so far as his operations
have gone.
Two shifts ai* being used, thereby
rushing: the work as rapidly as pos
sible. Mr. Miller is a native (Jaro
linian, being a native of Mitchell
county 'where he spent his early
manhood n ' the mines of that sec
tion. For the past 34 years, however,
he has been in the West, ..engaged in
various mining activities. He is of
the opinion that this whole section
is rich in mineral and ore deposits,
and predicts an early activity :n the
, mining industry here.
The place where the present work
is being carried on was worked many
years ago, but Operations ceased for
some reason: Some say it was bc
canse the money for such operations
gave out, while others say there was
not suff:cient deposit found to war
rant a continuation of the work,
therefore it was abandoned.
f In the event a big deposit of man-'
ganese is found to exist, it will mean
much to this section, as the metal is
used extensively in the automobile
industry and in the steel -works of
the country where it is used in yhe
process of hardening steel.: The pro
duction of this ntouil 'n 'hi Uii?jd
States has had a wonderful increase
in the nast quarter of a century. In
1900 there were only 11,771 tons
l of ? manganese m ned in America
p while the output today is nia^iy times
k that a,r>W>unt. It is found in Cali
* fornia, Montana and other Western
states, and~ in North Carolina, Geor
gia, Virginia and Tennessee. Steel
companies in the United States buy
this ore in huge quantities from
Cuba, Brazil, India, Chile, Turkey
and other foreign countries.
Mr. Milier has consented to exam
ine soir." specimens that have been
)"ft at Tile News office by citizens
of this county who are convinced
that there is rich ore in tna bowels
of these big mountains.' Mr. Miller
is emphatic in his assertions that
such m:nerals are here, and said that
if this county, were in a Western
state where real mining" is carried
on, that but little attention would be
given to the tourist business or in
dustrial establ shments, and that
mining would be the chief industry.
DONALDLEE MOORE
COMING HOME SOON
Donald Lee Moore, High School
student injured in the wreck two
; weeks ago at Sanford while on his
way to Kalei?h with T. C. Hender
son and Julian Glazener, will be
brought home today. Young Mr.
Moore has been at the Charlolte
Sanitorium several days, and it has
been decided to postpone operation
for several weeks on account of the
condition of his injured knees.
Both knee caps were bursted in
the accident and the knee joints are
so swollen that an operation is im
possible just now.
Reports from Messrs. Henderson
and Glazener are to the effect that
both men are improving. They re- '
main in the hospital at Sanford,
where they were taken just after the
accident.
DISPOSE OF MANY
CiJSOll DOCKEl
In John McKtlvey Case?
Jury Out I'or Twenty-Four
? Hours
SUBMISSIONS MADE AND
I 1NES PAID UY MANY
"Barn-Burning" Case Being Heard
Whim Court Adjourned Late
Wednesday Afternoon
Superior court convened Monday
r. mining, and much progress has
been made in disposing of eases on
llie dockct. Judge 1'. A. McElroy,
Of Marshal), is presiding, and his
graceful conduct of the court keeps
the machinery running smoothly,
with a noticeable absence of tilts and
subsequent delays between attorneys
that have marked some terms of
court here.
Soleiitor J.' Will >Pless, Jr., of
Marion, s representing the state in
prosecution of the cast's. Mr. 1'less
is always a welcome visitor in Tran
sylvania county, and is just about as
irittch at home here as he is in Me-,
dowell county.
Several cases have been continued
until another term, various reasons
being offered for such continuances.
Many submissions have been record
ed, lines and costs! paid, and the
cases taken from the docket. Only
two cast's have gone to the jury,
while the third one was begun Wed
nesday afternoon.
It is not Known vvl'.ether or not the
murder case of Revis and Mrs.
Laura Robinson can be reached at
this term of criminal court.
In the case of John McKelvey, be
ing tried on a charge of abandon
ment. a mistrial was ordered after
in? j a i y deliberated for 24 hours.
Tht case was given to the jury late
Ti.ic.-day afternoon, and at a late
hiur . V\ ednisJay afternoon . it was
reported to. the court that the jury
was, hopelessly deadlocked, and the
nsistr aj .was ordered.
Follow ng is a list of the jury in
the McKelvey case:
Ltcii Hubbard-, C. W. Henderson,
D. T. Grimshaw, H. N. Blake, D.
Morgan, A. L. Hardiii, F. E. Carter,
John Perry,' John Brown, Charlie
Campficld [Walter Gillespie, Nathan
Chapman.
The case o f Herman Kitchen vs.
Elijah Owen and Richard Hoxit, in
what is known as the "barn-burning
case," was begun Wednesday morn
ing and when court adjourned
Wednesday evening only three of
the large number of witnesses had
ben heard. It is sa d more than
fifty witnesses are to be examined
in this case, and some lawyers and
court officials predicted that the
hearing of this ease would consume
the balance of the week.
The Grand Jury
Following are the citizens selected
to serve on the Grand Jury during
present term of court:
C. K. Osborne, foreman, Jerry
Burns, I.uther Pushell, F. L. Wilson,
Lloyd Cantrell, Roy Delong, C. S.
Osborne. Claud Reed, B. M. Boyd,
11. E. Shipman, I. ;S. Sanders, Dun
can McDougald, S. R. Reed, S. A.
Jones, Rufus Griffin, W. H. Grogatv,
Jr., Lon Gillespie, F. P. Shuford.
ABOLISH OFFICE
OF CO. TREASURER
At the expiration of the term of
office of County Treasurer Ed Pat
ton, there w II no longer be any of
fice of treasurer, as a result of the
action takc-n by the board of county
commissioners Tuesday. The offce
was abolis'ied, it is said, in order to
cut down expenses of county govern
ment as much as possible.
Alex Kizer, county accountant,
will be required to act as tax super
visor from now on, with no addi
t'onal pav for this extra work. This,
it is said, is another effort to re
duce expenses, and it was intimated
in official circles that other work
might later be placed on other coun
ty officials, in an effort to further
reduce operating expenses.
It is estimated that a saving of
about five thousand dollars a year
is effected through the action of the
commissioners.
A Proclamation
One year ago I, as your Mayor, proclaimed Easter Mon
day as "Hospital Day," and gave it to you in charge to observe
this day in all the years to come.
Another Eastertide is here. Some of the great souls that
were with us one year ago have been called to Him who was
resurrected nearly two thousand years ago apd are with us no
more. Their going are striking examples that we, too, must
soon stand before the Great White Throne and give lull ac
count of our stewardship here in this beautiful world.
The Master gave particular instructions to His people
concerning the care of the sick and the helpless. Our dut?" to
sui-h is plain, and our privilege to serve them is great, indeed.
Our method of rendering .qomnmnity aid to the sick poor is
splendid, in that all people are permitted to have a part in
making it possible for the sick poor of our town to have th<
advantage of hospital treatment, surgical skill ami medical
attention.
Therefore, I once again' call upon the citizens oi' Brevard
to observe Easter Monday aig Hospital Day, and especially urge
every one to cease their udual activities from 2 o'clock till -I
ri'&ock next Monday afternpon, and gather with their friends,
bringing such offerings as each one may desire, and lay thes<
offerings on the altar of mercy, to be used in the hi^h and
holv purpose of restoring oftr sick poor to health.
t> W. WHITM.IRE, ...
M&jfor'of Brevard. '
OirMOlKAI'It MASS
MEETING CALLED
Chaiiman Win. K. I'reese, of ;Ik'
County Democratic ilxicdtive com
mittee, inakts announcement thai a
I mass, meet ng iff tilt* 1 K'liiifi'l'alH of
(Transylvania county is called for
I Wednesday, April IS, to bo held at
t hi' court house in liivvaril at 12
o'clock noon.
It is v.xp 'cted th.iil a (root! speaker
from the State Kxccuiive committee
will lie present c i this occii.'-on ami
bring a message of general interest
to democrats in I he county. The se
lection of canil dates for county of
fices will be made at this meeting,
and other matters of great, local im
portance. will be discussed. This
will be a very important meeting:, it
is said, and all democrats of thd
county are requested to be present.
GRAND JURY SETS
GROVER LYDA FREE
! 'V.' .
No true bill was returned by thu
Grand Jury in the case of Transyl
vania county against Grover l.yda.
i charged with caushg the death of
; S. K. Morgan. It will Ims recalled
jthat Morgan was brought to this
county . s-veral weeks ago by Mr.
'Lyda, acting as deputy sheriff of
Henderson county, left at the coun
ty court house here, placed in jail
for the night that he might have"
comfort and medical attention, con
tracted pneumonia and died early
l nevt morning. Morgan had been an
inmate of the county home here,
I leaving this county to go to his home
lift Henderson.
. A difference of opinion aros.e as
to which county was responsible for
I Morgan's care. The aged man had
I been placed in tho Henderson county
, home, arid th- officials of that coun
ty sent him back to Transylvania.
1 The tr p was made <>n a very cold
and rainy day, the sick man being
broufht here in a Ford car. It was
charged by this county that thy trip
'from Henderson county to Brevard
caustd tha aged man to take pnou
moiria, ?from which he died.
At a "preliminary h?ft ring before
Magistrate Shufonl, l.yda was held
t;> the court. The action of the
'grand jury ends the case, n that no
tru ? bill was returned in tho case
against Lyda. ?
Streets Run East and West, While
Avenues Cross, North and
South
! All streets running east and west
in Brevard are to be named and
numbered as streets. All thorough
fares running north and south are
to be named and numbered as ave
nues.
| This acton was taken at the moot
ing of the town council Tuesday
evening. There is one exception.
Broad street, one of the principal
! north ami south thoroughfares, is ;o
| be known as Broadway, instead of
' being called an avenue.
| W. H. Harris has ba-.-n -imaged in
'marking the siretts for some t ine,
[and it was because of the fact ihat
names now given to Brevard's thor
oughfares would always remain with
i them, that the decision came to ar
range for streets in one direction
and avenues in the other direction.
This method of des gnating streets
jand avenues is in vogue in practic
ally all the larger cities, and it is
\ found to be much more satisfactory
jthan having all thoroughfares named
.as streets.
' Mr. Harris will push the work of
marking the streets and the ave
nues, and it is thought that as soon
:as this work is completed, and the
i residents have numbered their
houses, that the town will be given
free mail delivery service.
CHICKEN CAR TO BE
| AT LAKE TOXAWAY
I
Farmers Federation, of Asheville,
[will have the chicken car in the
? county two days th's month, instead
(of only one day, as in the past. On
(Thursday. April 1!'. the car will be
i at l.nke Toxaway. Heretofore the
icar has come only to Brevard, but
Ion this trip the car will go t?) the
,'l.ake liist. being there on Thursday,
the 19th. and buy all the poultry
there, and then will be in Brevard
on Friday. April 20. to receive all
I poultry offered for sale here. The
Icar will be in Hendersonvjlle on Sat
i unlay, April 21. and it is hoped to
i - omplet.dy load the car on these
. ? hree days.
When th" car was last here in
? irevard. on March 2.'t. 7.00ft. pounds
>1" poultry wore purchased, leaving
jisite a sum of money here on that
into.
Prices announced for th? April
| .rip are a - follows:
''?in. h"avy ?ti?ek. the pound, .. 20c
liens, liirht. tile pound 17c
Heavy broilers, the pound .... .ISc
l.iuht 1. rod-is, the pound fl.'le
, iloosters. the pound 8c
; Mr. <ie?r'?c Kvan?. in charge of
the car for the Federation, ex
?tressed the hope that by th.' time
rreen velvet abb's come >?i tbo Feder
ation will be in position to huy all
vegetables the farmers and truckers
of the county can raise.
WEiUif 'C. M'CALL
IS COMMISSIONER
Apj By KhIaiuI Owen to Suc
I Cecil J. H. Pickelsimer
un the Board
IS PROMINENT FARMER
AND SUCCESSFUL MAN
Completes Board's Re-orgaiii-/at>oii
? ^McNcely Could Not Accept
the Place
Wesley I'. Mct'iill, prominent
farmer ami fruit grower, was named
by Clerk of the 1'otirt Roland Ow-n
a.s meinbci of the board of county
commit oners, succeeding J. II.
l'ickoisinur, ! ? ? l. neil. Commissioner
Mr. (.'all took t:ie oath of office )l<in
/lay morning, ami was in s ?s.sic.n with
the balattc? of the board for the > wo
(lays .this week.
Mr. McCall's appointment was
; ? > 1 11 c what of a surpr so, except to
his closest friends with whom he ad
vised as to the. <iuoslion of whither
or not he should accept the place.
The Republican Committee several
weeks aj.ro suggested C. R. MeNeely,
of'Toxaway, for the place. . Mr. Me
Neely is postmaster at Toxin, ay and
would have been forced to resign
from that position had ho accepted
the place on the board of commis
sioners. He is also a b'g denier in
timber and lumber, and h is work
carries him away from the county
for several days at a time. It was
on account of these business reasons
that Mr. McN'eely was forced to de
cline the tender of the place.
Ji K. Mel'all, ii brother of the
commissioner, was. also suggested by
jthe Republican Kxecutive Com mi t
tfe, but states that his. business' is of
such .nature that it would. cause big
sacrifice on his part to accept the
p!acv> Friends of W. C. .Ale Cull as
sert that it will also be a siicritiee for
him to take the position, urjiinH' hint
'? nevertheless to accipt the place and
?give to the county the benefit of li s
.services on th? board,
i Mr. Pickelsimt i', who w;;s chair
man, resigned several week s ago.
since which time CI. T. Lyday had;
been selected as chairman, and the
selection of Mr. Met'all how com
pletes the board's organ: jiation.
Mrs. Laura Robinson was placed
in jail again ami once more be
comes defendant as a result of the
action of the Transylvania county
grand jury wlvch returned a true
bill against her ami her father, Joe
Rtfvis, for the murder of Ulys Rob
inson. These defendants are to be
tvir -ft :;t this term of court.
The crime for which father ami
daughter must stand trial was com
mitted Tuesday evening-, January
17, when Ulys Robinson was wound
ed with the charge from a shotgun.
The trouble occurred at the Revisi
Kob'nson home, situated on the
mountain: ide in Hogback township,
high above Horsepasture River. At
noon of the following day, medical
aid reached Robinson, who had suf
fered from the ev' ii.nsi bet' or?, when
the shooting toe!; plitie. He was
brought to the Transylvania Hos
pital. having to !>.? carried on
stretchers by men who wailed the
i icy waters of the (lashing mountain
river. Robinson died the following
Sunday morn ng.
I An inquest was held over the body
on the day of the death, and com
pleted th> following Wednesday,
'when both the wife and the father
in-law, Mrs. Laura Robinson and
Joe Revis. were held for thq mur
der of Robinson. On February C,
Mrs. Robinson was given a prelim
inary hearing before Magistrate F.
E. Shuford, and given her freedom.
Her father, Joe Rev's, waived pre
liminary examination and was bound
to court, later being released on
bond.
Action of the grand jury throws
Mrs. Robinson back into the case,
to appear as co-defendant with her
father, for the murder of her hus
band.
aycocTpreaching
; TO LARGE CROWDS
Revival services at the Method st
church are continuing each night
this week, anil will conclude with the
Sunday night service on Easter Sun
day. The pastor. Rev. A. I.. Ay
cock. who is conduet'nir the t wo
woks' .- ??cries of meetings, is deliver
ing strong, heart-searching messages
each night, and the attendance and
interest an- apparently increasing
i with .1 s rvice.
, 'iVir.ie the outward demonstration
:?<>'. g> ? atly in evidence, in res
ponse t'i rhe pastor's invitation to the
church members and to the unsaved,
still it is generally conceded that the
appealing mcssares of the plain gos
pel truths, as delivered l>y Rev. Mr.
Aycock, are not fall'ng on deaf
ears, and that much groin! will lie
evidenced in the ehur, !: and com
munity. as a result of this >p cia!
series of meetings.
BROMFIF.LD AND HART BACK
FROM STAY IN KENTUCKY
.1. S. l!iom(it-ld and Walter Mart
retnrni'il Wednesday from l.ouis
v lie. where thev visited Mr; Brom
tields father, and attended a birth
day anniversary honoring the elder
Itromfield.
dOSPlim : i
BE OSSSkMD- im
Kasli-r Monday Will WUtiu*A Two
Important J tor th.*
Hospi'iil
'PROGRAM AT THE CHURCH
AND AT THE HOSPITAL
Supporters Expected to Add Many
Useful Articles to the
Equipment
Kjistor Monday has lieen adopted
us annual Hospital Day for Krevard
and Transylvania- county, and a
splendid protriam lias been arranged
by the hospital committK' for nt- \t
Monday afternoon, beginning at. si
oVocj; in t he auditor urn of the I5up
ti. t church. Dr. John \V at kins,
prominent physician of Ashevilk*.
will lie n charge of the program. Re
ports of the various committees . of
tlf 'work done dating .the past year
will be heard. Annual election ol
? offtcc'vw >>f the hospital committee
.will he htfld at this meeting.,
i The program will he continued at
Transylvania hospital at 3, o'clock,
when Dr. Wittkins will address those
j present on the subject, "Maternity,
j Discovery of some unusual eases in
| this county, in which neither the
: mother nor the newly born bade ve
j reived any . semblance of propc- at
tention, is one of the causes of Dr.
Watkins selecting this subject for
the htos'nital address. It is hoped that
many ladies of the town and county
will L. present at th s meeting.
The annual shower tit the hospital
Will b - held from 3 to "> o'clock. All
donai.ons in money given the hos?
pital will be spent on much needed
equipn-ent. The Guild will furnish a
' kitcht i shower, and Mrs. G. B. Lynch
will a sist in selecting the articles.
I Tlu. .- desiring to make donations of
?articli . for use in the hospital are
requcsWd to consult with Miss Mnr
? Bo:-- I 01: t\ny member of ch?
U'l.tild a: o articles most needed in
j'thi hCi^.Vuili
j Friends in the county who desire
to be of ass'stance to the hospital
'are interested hi the statement that
j canned fruits, vegetables, and other !
Isuch products- as the hospital is usinu
i constantly, are most acceptable gift",
land of course equal in value to. ae,
? tual cash donations.
j . On account of the large number
? of charity cases that have been,
| treated, during, the. past year, thve
s keen interest being taken in Ilos
j pital Day next Monday. People :.ll
| over the county, it seems, are just
I beginning to realize the great ivn
[portnnce of the work done by th?.
Transylvania hospital. Business liv-n
and those interested in the tourist
trade and camp life activities of the
town and county realize the fact that
the operation of a hospital here
means much to summer visitors, in
selecting the place d at which to spend
their vacat:on.
Mayor T. W. Whitmire has issued
a proclamation, in which he calls on
the business men of the town of
i Brevard and the professional men.
land all c tizens to sjase the'ir usual
i activities between the hours of 2 and
1 4 next Monday afternoon, and all
i join in the great work to be done on'
j Hospital Day. The board of county
; commissioners, in their regular mci-t
Jinjr Monday, adopted a resolution
calling upon the people of the coun
ty to act as a unit in the great wo: ';
: of mercy represented through the
char.ty work of the hospital.
I Front present indications, it an
' pears that Hospital Day next Mon
day will be by far the most success
ful event of its kind ever held in
Transylvania county.
MUSIC RECITAL TO BE
i GIVEN FRIDAY, APRIL 13
On Friday even ntr. April 13, at S
o'clock there will be a music recital
jriven by the ntusio pupils at the
Grammar trrade auditorium, to which
a cordial invitation is extended the
, general public.
The snccial feature of the ev.nintr,
jwill be the flower program and toy
? symphony by Hndyn, played by the
I children, assisted by Misses Eva
[Call, Lillian Jenkins, Mildred Clay
I ton and Mr. Leon Underwood, di
rected by M iss Marguerite Robert i
I cun
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TRAINING FOR POST
Suggests Cot nuiiti&ont'ii Be looted
Without Ri'^urd to Tjwir
Politics
POLITICS NICK GAME, \
BUT EXPENSIVE LUXURY
Brevard Lawyer Says Much Ability
Needed to Put the County
? in Good Shape
(By W. E. B REESE)
After ,i careful stud; ;ii>
finances of - Transylvania' 'online it
appears to nil- that there will have
to. be some f i r.~ t class business man
agement by the county commission
ers to save many taxpayers from
hardship and permanent ioss..
While the County Government
I.aw of. 1027 v 11 ultimately be a
benefit and will reduce the' ta "s,
still it causes the levying- arid co:>.c
tioii of a large sum of money Vor
the first three or four yeai-s and al
so requires that the business of v.he
county be run on sound, safe and
economical plans. This new law puts
the county on a cash basis itnd while
that is the best, it is hard until W3
pot the money to start paying up
with. .
Too little attention has been paid
in the past to the huge sums of
money handled by the Board of
County Commissioners, too little at
tention has been paid to the business
training and ability of the members
of the board. Only men who are
trained in business, trained in deal
ing in large financial dealings, who
have shown their ability by manag
ing the'r own personal business suc
cessfully are thoroughly qualified io
serve as commissioners.
Every man. worthwhile has -a
choice iis to what .political party he.
belongs to and usually . takes a posi
tive stand for one . party or the
other and the .wishy-washy fellow is
usually one who does not amount to
much.
The hoard of 'comm.: - iont-rs sht.'ulti
be selected because of the'r bus' hms
quiiiilic'ilioiis; but wk'e.h .vou select n
man who has such qualification.-', you
invariably find that h? belongs vo
one or the other political party.
In order to get" our county on its ttt
feet financially I \Visfi to suggest ? \
that both the political parti of
this county agree to select a hoard
of first class business men and that
each political party is as equally l , -
resented pn the board as it is pos
sible to be. In other words. to
select a business board and not ft
political board, and I for one will do
my utmost to have my friends agree'
to this proposition.
Don't let us have any tight cither
in the primary or the general, ??lec
tion for. our commissioners, anil let.
us put business before polities in
the selection of these men. Vou
would not get a lawyer to treat you
if you were s'ck, nor would you jret
a doctor to appear for you if you
had a lawsuit, nor would you get a
farmer to put a filling in your sooth,
nor would you get a banker to do
your plowing and. so on, for at the.,
present day each man has a special
job that he can do better '.ban any
one else and the day af the pai'K of
all trades has gone and past, so let's
select business men to transact vhe
county's business.
The county is a corporation and
should be managed in the same
manner as other corporations, that
is, by a board of men who- for the
county are called commissioners. and
who for the corporations are called
directors and these men should boj
.-sleeted because they are trained to
look after the business cf managing
and handling big sums of money in
a safe and saving manner. ?? v
Politics is a nice game to play
with a great deal* of exe'tement in it
if a man can afford to pay the pricv
but it is not fair to the tax payers
of the county to have them pay out ?
vast sums of money simplv to grat
ify the desire >>f some politician who
wishes to make a name for h niself
and who is trying to advertise him
self by getting into partisan poll
lies and who claims that there is no >
(Continued on page foun
A Resolution
Whereas, The boundary lines of Transylvania county
make of its people one unit in the world's population, with
common comiiion interests and responsibilities that are equally
borne by each of the citizens, and,
Whereas, Whatever concerns one of this county's citizens
is of deep concern to all the balance of the citizenship, and.
Whereas, The greatest care of any community is thai of
administering aid to the sick and the helpless of such com
munity, and,
Whereas, Such community aid can best be rendered
through assistance to the hospital where surgical aid and med
ical attention can be provided for those of our citizens who arc
j unable to pay for same.
Therefore, Be It Resolved, That we. the County Comtnis
jsioners in regular meeting assembled, do urge upon .ill the
people of Transylvania county to observe' Easter Monday ?s
[Hospital Day, and we do most earnestly request .every citizen?
I to meet in Brevard on next Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, and
( join with their friends in the perrVrniancp of this county's sac
jred duty to its sfck poor, bringing such gifts and donations a?
each citizen is inclined to offer in the alleviation of the suffer
ing poor of our good county.
BOARD OF COUNTY- COMMISSIONERS
(}. T. LYDAY. Chairman
C. C. YONGUF " E. J. WHIT MIRE
W. C. McCALL A. M. WHITE