DUKE POWER FIRM ASKS FRANCHISE TO OPERATE HERE Application for F ranchise Passed First Reading at Monday's Meeting DUKE INTERESTS CONTROL PROPERTY IN THE COUNTY Officials of Company Were Here Recently In Confer ence With Local Men Application by the Southern Pub lic Utilities company for a franchise to erect, operate and maintain elec tric power lines in Brevard, was made at the meeting of the town council Monday night, and passed first reading. The application must pass second and third reading, to become effective and in force. The . Southern Public Utilities company is the retail department of the Southern Power company, or the Duke Power company, . with head quarters at Charlotte. It is one of tne biggest power companies in the country, and operates miflnly throughout North and South Caro lina, having great holdings, however, in other states. Officials of the company were in Brevard several days ago, and met , many citizens here at that time. Wk SiiSi Lee, president of the Duke Power company, and Mr. Marshall, presi dent of the Southern Public Utilities company, were among the company officials visiting Brevard at that time, and while here were in confer ence with J. H. Pickelsimer, presi dent of the Cascade Power company. Result of this conference has not been made public. The Duke company owns consider able property in the upper end of the county, property through which many fine streams flow, and it is be lieved the application for a fran chise means the development of that property. Officials of the company, however, have made no statement for publication as to this or regard ing any other plans of the company. The application for a franchise will come before the next meeting of the council for second reading. METHODISTS WILL HEAR CHURCH PLAN Sunday Evening Service Hour To Be Devoted To Busi ness of the Church Next Sunday, Sept. 23, at the reg ular hour for the evening service, a church night program will be pre sented at the Methodist church. The object of the occasion is to discuss and formulate a program for the work of the ensuing year, and to en list the cooperation c? every mem Mr of the church in putting it across. It is the hope of the pastor and the official members of the church, that with this as a begin ning, the business affairs of the church may be stabilized in such a ?way that the projected program for the conference year which is about to open may be carried on more ef ficiently and at the same time more easily than has been in the past. An appeal is being made to every member to be present at this tims. In order to make any distinct ad vance in the work as intended, it is absolutely essential, officers of the church assert, that the whole hearted coperation of every member fee enlisted. An inspirational and informative program is being pre pared, in the form of five minute ad dresses, as follows: ? What tfce church means to the community from the standpoint of the business man ? H. C. Hanson. What the church means to the community from the standpoint of the home ? Mrs. L. B. Haynes. The obligation of each citizen to the church, whether he acknowledges it ir not ? H. E. Martin. The history and traditions of the Brevard Methodist church ? O. H. Orr. Our program for. .next year, and what it will take to put it across ? J. F. Zachary. Business methods instead of "hit or miss" as applied to church admin istration ? J. F. Wlnton. Several numbers of special music will be interspersed throughout. All Members .of this church, and adher ents by preference, are urged to be present at this meeting. SCHOOLTEACHERS v AT K1WANIS MEET Kiwanians arc expecting a grea< tne e ting Thursday evening, wher the school teachers of Brevard wil be entertained at lunchcon. Th< meeting will be held at 7 o'clock, a' the Waltermirc Grill. There will b< thirty guests present. The meetini is in charge of Prof. T. C. Hender son and Julian Glazener. The committee on arrangements ii composed of Walter Hart, Pat Kim zcy, Anthony Trnnthain and Dr N'cwland. These gentlemen consti lu'e tha bachelor group of the Ki v ar.is clnh, rnd officials are said t< rave believed they should hav< chargo of the arrangements. KLAN SPEAKER IS BITTER AGAINST SMITH CANDIDACY \ For Two Hours Dr. Hotalen Held Close Attention of Packed House DECLARED TAMMANY IS j NOT FOR DEMOCRACY I Predicts Ruination of Demo !. cratic Party If Smith Is Elected In November j Charging A1 Smith and Tammany Hall with base corruption of Amer ican ideals, and of being traitorous to the democratic party, and assert ing that Clyde Hoey has a miscon ception of the present political issues of the day, Dr. W. Earl Hotalen, national Ku Klux Klan lecturer of ?Washington, D. C., held the close at tention of an estimated crowd of 500 people in the Transylvania ' county court house for two and a half hours Saturday night. The speaker, who asserted that he was a democrat by choice but for Hoover for president out of loyalty to his country in preference to party ism, was introduced by Rev. J. P. 'Mason, who opened the meeting with prayer, followed by the singing of America, and two original anti-Smith songs by J, A. Lucas of Henderson ville. In beginning his speech, Dr. Hotal en emphasized that he was not brought here by the republican party, neither was he on the payroll of the republican campaign commit tee, but that he was employed by and is an official of the Ku Klux Klan na tional organization, and as such was bestirring himself in the interest of "White Supremacy" and ''America for Americans," which the speaker stated were outstanding principles of his order. Official attitude of the Ku Klux Klan was defined by the speaker as "believing in the preservation of a two party system of government." ? ? Dr. Hotalen said, in part: "The . cause of good government is threat- ' ened more seriously today than it has | been in many decades ? and by those who are under the organized banner j jof Tammany and Alcohol Emanuel j Smith. In the eyes of the Klan, the 1 [two party system of government is i as essential to the well being of the j American government as is the pub-1 lie school system, Great work has i (been done in the past by both major i political parties, and likewise grave . j mistakes have been made, but the1 | magnitude of the work done by them | far outweighs any faults that they | may have. Being a democrat, 1 [want to see my man elected. But I am a better American than I am a democrat, and I want to see the re publicans put up a man of such abil ity and capacity and statesmanship, , that if my own party fails to elect ! (Continued on page six) BOUND TO COURT ON THEFT CHARGE Three young men ef Brevard, one eighteen years of age and the other |two being seventeen years old, were bound over in Mayor Whitmire's court Wednesday morning to the next term of the Superior court on a charge of breaking into and robbing Broad Street Filling Station. The j theft was committed, according to .the warrants, on the 8th day of Sep 'tember. The case was worked up by Chief of Police Freeman and Rural Officer Eck L. Sims. The young men plead guilty in the maypr s court, and were abound over to the court haying jurr iisdiction. All three young men are 'Brevard boys, and will be given trial jat the next term of court. I Officer* of the town and county are determined to break up the Etealing that has been going on, and a call is made upon the parents of i the community to know where their boys are at night. SURRETT REWARD . NOW WITHDRAWN Announcement is made by Rural Officer Eck L. Sims that the |200 reward offered for recovery of the body of Tom Surrett, if dead, or for his capture, if living, has been with drawn. This action applies only to Transylvania county, and is taken because every effort has been made to find the missing man in this county. ... It is believed the above action is being taken in order to stop so much 'dynamiting in the French Broad t 1 river. THIEVING AT REED'S SIDING IS CLEARED Breaking into the summer home oi E. F. Edwards, and visiting the chicken roost of another citizen thieves operating in the Reed's sid. ing section caused a flurry in thai community last week. Clothing 5 bed clothing, towels, a Victrola an said the officer has warrant? fi>r tht s arrest of parties suspected of th< thefts. TO TAKE OPTIONS ON FACTORY SITESI Chamber of Commerce Plan ning for Industries and Business During the month of October, on 1 a (late to be selected by the com imiLtee in charge, a community mcet jing will be held by the Chamber of , Commerce, to which all citizens of ;the town and county wilt be invited. 'It is proposed at this meeting to ob tain options on sites suitable for in dustrial purposes, and make every ef fort to close with concerns that have been negotiating for sites, and wage a strenuous campaign for others. This was decided upon at the meet ing of the directors of the Chamber of Commerce Tuesday evening. Other plans for future work call for a joint meeting with the llen dersonville Chamber of Commerce, and discuss plans for a motorcade by , the citizens of the two towns into ( thc.s South, and urge people to come ] here by direct routes, instead of coming through Murphy, as has been the custom. This joint meeting will 1 be held at an early date, and cam- - I paign for next year's tourist business ' Istartcd early. ' ' . _* i In reviewing the season just : closed, L. P, Hamlin stated that Bre vard had enjoyed the best season of ' any town in Western North Caro- 1 lina, and said further that this is 1 largely due to the fact that this town '? Ihas an unusually fine golf course. j' | Report was made that the county , and city had agreed to finance the > ' Brevard Municipal Band for another ' year. This will be welcome news to all those who realize the great im portance of the band, and the big worth to the community of the good music as furnished by the band. Sherman Hammatt, of the Frank- j lin Hotel, said he had enjoyed a fine i season, and told of the number of' guests coming here from the adver- [ tising done in The Atlanta Journal. .1 T. W. Whitmire, chairman of the * finance committee, made an unus- * ually fine report, and was given a vote of thanks for the work he had r done. * Miss Mattie Lewis was made sec- 5 retary-treasurer of the organization. /? Heretofore she had held the office of ' . secretary. The other wtirk was given . her for convenience of the organ iza-! tion. 'l The meeting was really and truly one of the best ever held here, and ? the directors expressed the determ ination of accomplishing much good 1 for this community during the com-1 ing year. 11 1 WELL KNOWN MAN CALLED IN DEATH B. Newton Glazener, aged 60 years, died at his home in Green ville, S. C., on August 28, and was buried the following day at Cross _ Roads Baptist church in Pickens j' county, South Carolina. Mr. Glazener wis the son of Ben Glazener and was reared near Bre vard, where he grew to manhood, moving to South Carolina 18 years ago. He had been a member of the Baptist church for 45 years and was an exceptionally good man. He leaves a host of friends and rela tives around Brevard to mourn his loss. Mr. Glazener had been married twice, his first wife being Miss ? Janie Aiken, to which union were born six children, three of whom are now living. His second marriage was to Miss Elise McCauly, to whom were born two children, both of whom are living, together with the widow to feel the loss of their father and husband. MRS. DOAK SETS NEW RECORD FOR WOMEN I: A new women's record for the j < nine holes of the Brevard Country ' 1 club was established here Sunday afternoon by Mrs. W. D. Doak of Atlanta who negotiated tho strenu ous course in 51 strokes. This betters the former mark of' 53 made last summer by Mrs. W. | L. Pierce of Charlotte, former Car- i olina's woman champion. Mrs. Doak! played from the men's tees on every I [hole and had she not encountered j difficulties on (the unaccustomed ! wind greens wonld have broken 50 ! .easily. Mrs. Doak, who is regarded as one (of the best women players in the : South, was playing in a foursome I with Mr. Doak, Bob Plummer and Dick Breeae. Mr. and Mrs. Doak have boen the guests of Mrs. A. B. Harlee at the Blue Bird Box on See-Off, while nere. 243 DEEDS FILED IN PAST 6 MONTHS! Register of Deeds Ira D. Galloway 'is of the opinion that the season ' ) just closed was one of great activ ? jity in the real estate field here. S'nce ? April first, the office of the reg j ister of deeds has recorded 243 1 .deeds on the books of his office. ' .Mr. Gnlloway pays this record rnn 1 (not be excelled in any county in the ' iFtato. according to population <>f the [counties. THIEVES BREAKING INTO MANY HOMES Officers Working On Case ? i Electrocution Is the Penalty I for This Crime , I t Thieves, have broken in^o four Brevard homes during the past few weeks, and entered one filling sta tion, obtaining money and yaulables , in each of the thefts. In each of t the homes entered, money and valu-J able papers were taken from1 the', pockets of male members of thej' families. In some instances, the thefts were committed in the sleep ing rooms of the occupants of the homes. I Officers are working on the cases, i) and clues so far point to the fact 1 that the thefts in all four homes t were committed by the same man t ur men. It is expected that ar- t rests of suspected parties will be - made at an early date, and pros- 1 j eeution made of those who are be- jr. lieved to be guilty of the thefts. |E Penalty for the crimes is death in j\ the electric chair, the laws of this s state making house-breaking, when J.t ;he house is occupied as sleeping jt quarters, a capital offense, punish- < lble by death in . the electric chair. |l The homes broken into were those. >f Win. E. Brcese, Thos. H. Ship- I* nan, A. H. Harris and Span Tinsley. J Bob Garrett's filling station, on t Broadway, was entered and' thefts 11 :omniitted. WOMEN TO PUBLISH j ONE ISSUE OF NEWS ? business and Professional Wo- i' men To Turn Editors, Re porters, Ad Solicitors d Resuming work after haying dis- o landed for the summer months, the 3revard Business apd Professional iVomen's club held an enthusiastic nd. receive a stated proportion of he gross receipts of that publica- , j :ion. The president, Mrs. Hugh R. ;J Walker, appointed a committee to : t :onfer with Mr. Barrett to outline !( jlans whereby this proposed project 'or the club might be carried out, i :o the mutual benefit of the club, L he local paper and the community. . rhe following committee was ap-|* jointed to act in this matter: Miss s leannette Talley, Mrs. Nathan Mor- ' ris. Miss Marjorie Garren and Miss Nell Aiken. The meeting of tjhis :ommittee will be held at the home jf Miss Talley, at Penrose, on Fri lay evening. FIRST MEETING OF THE ELEMENTARY P-T GROUP First meeting of the Elementary Parent-Teacher association for the present school year was held Mon day afternoon, with a large number of interested parents and teachers present. The year's work is starting off en thusiastically with bright prospects for a most successful year in the j] various activities of this organiza- 1 tion, which is of great importance to ?] the school and the community. Com-]] mittees were appointed for carrying I , on the different phases of the work '( of the association for the coming | year, but the names of the various members could not be learned in time j for publication this week. MR. AND MRS. CRAWFORD1, RETURN FROM MEETING1 Annual meeting of the Synod of Appalaehia, which met at Banner t Elk September 1 1 to 13, was attend- ; ed by Rev. and Mrs. V. A. Craw- ) ford and Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Riley. Mr. Ornwford and Mr. Riley repre sented the local church. Interesting reports of this meeting were given at the Sunday morning service by the two Brevard representatives. Rev. Mr. Crawford, pastor of the Brevard Presbyterian church, an nounces that he will preach at the morning service next Sunday on the subject, "God's Trumpet.'" MRS. PATTON'S MOTHER DIES AT VIRGINIA HOME I Mrs. Elizabeth Harrison, mother f Mrs. C. Y. Patton, of Brevard, ?lied at her home in Onancock. Va.> Monday, following an illness of five i days caused by a stroke. GREAT MEETING OF GROUP 10 BANKERS AT FRANKLIN HOTEL Said To Be the Largest Gath ering Since Organisation of Group Ten MANY NOTABLE BANKERS PRESENT FOR SESSION Numerous Visitors Played Golf and Praised Local Course ? Ramsey Speaker listorv laf !?a'est ?^??dance it. tlx- I K?.nera' manager of The Ash? AshoviH,, Jzit z'Jz Icred ?T W^. numb?s ren if ueciared to be unusually fine : aincd t'h"1 ? ?uniciP-' band enter flincd the visitors during the eve Alariy notable cuests wpm jsrss "??w.r "tS t?' *&*?& (sssm's&nssss J ssociation were present, and the 1 on of?r pres'^ent' John W. Simp- 1 cxt oresidpnl Wh0 wi" be t?e 1 S? vprni k , Was ln attendance. J btveral bankers were acoomnnn. i-d by their families, and spent Sun" l ay in Brevard. Many of the bank^ ' rs arrived early and spent Satur- f ay afternoon on the local trolf 1 ft hp' It Pr?isinfT the fine course i flhe lirevard Country club. , ? the prominent bankers 7 ent oVretheddifndJe?pendenV fer ,o* the Federal Reserve Bank ? harlotte; John W. Simpson, first, ice president of the State Bankers 5 ssociation, Greensboro; S A Sub- ! ard, of the Central Bank and Trust 1 ompany, Asheville; Carlisle R. ' '?> State Planters Bank, Rich- ' ? A- W. Hill, First National? sank, Boston, Mass.; C. C Arm leld, Wachovia Bank, Winston- : !a ern; Allan ^ Rhodes, First Na- - la^?- ?ank. Hendersonville. <] Oncers of Brevard Banking com-' 'any and the Pisgah Industrial ' JEMOCRATiCCLlJB | FORMED AT ROSMAN, u f a Young. Men's I Jemocratic_ Club was completed at i iosman Friday night, W. J. Moore I >eing chosen chairman, and E R ' secreta,;y- Other commit-,' 8 W1" he named by the chairman. ? Ar,ed.??' prominent lawyer f Hendersonville, who was princi- I >al speaker of the evening, made a| arong appeal for the support of A1 ? th* ?"'?j Blin8r j1*16 P'atforms and rec- | >rds of the democrats and repnbli-' y?n8 down through the past to the i present day, Mr. Arledge pointed i >ut numerous reasons why tho demo- 1 if the ^Sofid South^VC - flUPP?rt j Regarding Smith's stand ?n the in ?wmS? o 5?' ?Peaker doclar- 1 -d that A1 Smith, if he wished, could I n? in the P^sent na ^ ?. Lr? n ,aws' in that a too-thirds vote of the House of Representatives would have to vote in favor of a referendum vote of the peopfe of the United States, who ment' ?*n chan,f8 thc 18th amend p Th? .speaker was introduced by i Ralph Ramsey, who was preceded by LL"' ?7niey' *?neraI chairman of the r.1(T2'tion'or the youhg democrats of Transylvania. I MORE NAMES ADDED TO COUNTY COLLEGE GROUP Additona! names have been sent to The News office during the past few days to be included in the list of young men and women who are at tending college away from home. It was not possible to get a complete list of students in the names publish ed two weeks apo, and tho folio wins additional names swell the list to 67. Geneva Paxton, Page Cannon and Ethel Williams are in thc Normal school at Asheville. Randall Lyday goes to State. Billiy Middleton is at Mars Hill. Wash Fisher goes to the University of North Carolina. Albert Kilpatrick, Harry Clayton and Edwin Stanford, Christ School. SERVICES AT HORSESHOE AND AT HOLLY SPRINGS Proaohinpr at Holly Springs Bap tist church in Little River section Sunday morninjr at 11 o'clock, and at Horseshoe Baptist church at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, in the absence of 'the pastor, Rev. W. W. Marr. CARNES BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN HERE FOR SEVERAL DAYS Man In Cedair Mountain Sec? tion Strongly Resembled the Missing Man MISS GRIFFIN, PROTEGE OF CARNES, KNOWN HERE Was Student at Brevard Insti tute ? Now In Hollywood for Screen Career Much excitement was created in 13revur requested.