VOL. XXXIV.
BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, JANUARY 31/1929
No. .5
SENDING MILLER
INTO THE SOUTH
FOR THE SEASON
Chamber of Commerce To
Make Intense Campaign
For Tourists
ALL CITIZENS URGED TO|
WRITE LETTERS FOR TOWN |
American Legion Invited To
Mm. Hold Meetings In the
IT C. of C. Rooms
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* With nearly all members present, I
the directors of the Chamber of Com
merce held a most profitable and in
teresting meeting Tuesday night. In
addition to the directors, there were
many members present, who took
part in the planning for a greater ?
vear and better business than this
section has ever known.
Report of the finance committee ?
brought to light an interesting situa- j
tion, as concerns the finances of the
institution.. Alex Kizer made motion i
that the Chamber of Commerce '
adopt the budget system, and follow (
this system in its business-like man
! ner, which motion was adopted.
Each committee of the Chamber,
of Commerce is to meet, and make ;
report to the general meeting of the
body, asking such recommendations j
and* reports as each committee finds
to be the best for Brevard and this 1
community. These meetings will be
separate from the regular directors ^
meetings. *
T. G. Miller,, vice president of ,
the Chamber of Commerce, will '
leave shortly for a trip through the t
South, and * work for this common
ity's interests. He will work for
regular tourists, but will make spe- c
cial effort to rent all the summer -
homes and apartments in this coun- f
ty to summer people. There are a
large number of such' summer homes
and it is believed a personal repre- "
tentative from the Chamber of Com
merce can find tenants for the season
for each and every one of these v
houses and apartments. Those hav
ing such places that they desire to 1
have occupied during the summer s
season would do well to list same ^
with the secretary of the Chamber^,
of Commerce at an early date.
Following the lead of the Ashe
ville Chamber of Commerce, the F
local body wired the representatives ?
in the general assembly, requesting^
them to vote for a bill that will re-:c
lieve the summer visitors from hav- v
ing to ourchase North Carolina au
tomobile* license during their stay in
the state. The directors were unan- 1
imous on this question, expressing
the belief that tourists who come j
into the state to spend a few weeks 1
or a few months should not be forced
to buy state automobile license here, '
after " having purchased such license
in their own states.
The mayor, who is also president
of the Chamber of Commerce, was e
requested to enforce the laws about j
property owners and tenants keeping e
their premises clean of all refuse. g
' The law is rigid about this, and any 1
property owner or tenant of prop- ^
erty who allows trash and other un- ?
sightly conditions to r accumulate or
arise, is liable to a heavy fine in. J
the mayor's court President Whit- c
mire, while accepting the mandate,
informed the directors that the town
officials have already done much in
the recent past to clean Brevard. >
Judge Ed McCoy, of Pisgah For-}
est, made a splendid suggesfcon ?
which, if followed out, would work
wonders for this section. His sug
gestion was that each citizen in the
town and county write personal let
ters to some people away from here
that they know, and ask them to
spend their vacation in Brevard or
in Transylvania ^county. . Mr. McCoy
is of the opinion that this 'personal
appeal would do more to bringvia
itors to Brevard than all other forms
of advertising combined.
The American Legion was invited
to use the Chamber of Commerce
rooms for holding their regular and
special meetings. AS it is ndw,^the
Legion has no place in which to hold
meetings, and the Chamber of Com
merce, ever mindful of the great
sacrifice made by the soldier boys
ten years ago, invited them to make
use of the Chamber of Commerce
rooms. ? -
President Whitmire expressed his:
appreciation of the fine spirit being
shown by the citizens of the com-j
munity in working for this section, ;
and declared that nothing on earth j
can defeat a spirit like that now be- ,
ing shown here. He predicted the
biggest season and the biggest busi- i .
ness for Transylvania county and f
Brevard in 1929 that this section has :
ever known. ?
BOARD TO MEET AT
THE HARTSELL HOME
Directors of the Brevard Kiwanis
club will hold the regular, monthly
meeting at the home of Director
Wallace Hartsell Friday evening. It
' is expected that all members of the
board will be present, as the next
month's program will be "worked out
at this gathering. Rush -Whitmire,
secretary, will make his report to
the director's and inform them of
the wor': that his office has done
o month of Ta;.uary.
\cMl LOAD OF Hi
MAS BEEN SHIPPED
Toxaway Mine Sends Sample
To Glass Manufacturers
In the East
Transylvania county's first car-j
load of quartzite ore has been mined
and shipped to a glass factory for
smelting and testing. The car went
chrougn Brevard one day last week
to an eastern manufacturer of glass.
lite mine being worked is in. the
Toxaway section of the county, and
experts have said the veins show!
great promise of being among the)
richest deposits of this valuable i
mineral in the whole country. In|
fact, it is said, that there are but
few places in North America where j
quartzite can be found, and local j
citizens are hopeful that the Toxa- 1
way section will prove to contain
e^eat deposits of the mineral.
HARD LUCK RIDES I
TWO LIQUOR CARS
Call For Help, and Man Called
Is Deputy Sheriff i
Tom Wood j
Old Man Hard Luck was trailing j
i bunch , of liquor runners lasJ" <
Thursday morning When they at- '<
;empted to pass through Brevard, i
There were two cars, one laden with i
whiskey and the other apparently f
icting as trailer, or look-out. The 1
:ars came from Caesar's Head way, :
tnd in an endeavor to pass Brevard '(
vithout coming through the town, i 1
urned to the right to make a short -1
:ut into Highway 28 below Brevard, j
Ths cars left the pavement and 1 ,
loon one of them was stuck in the',
nud. The trouble happened right j
tear a house, so the runners went to j j
he house, awakened the occupants, ; <
md asked for assistance in getting \
heir car out of the mud. .]
It happened that the house at 1 1
vhich they called for assistance was
he home of Deputy Sheriff Tom 1
,Vood, and he very graciously as- t
isted the men in getting the car out 1
'f the mud, but then he informed i
hem J13 would have to take them to
he county hotel for a brief stay. I(
Many gallons of whiskey were { t
toured into the sewer, as the crest
?'H:n men of the fleet looked on, ?
md then the journey through the . j
ourt house hallway, back to the jail c
khere Chief Barnett presides, was \
egun. ' |
The men were bound over to court
or trial. ' x
MUSICAL TREAT IS il
PLANNED AT HUTf
: (
A musical program of Schubert'fa *
ompositions will be given at the l
'resbyterian Hut this (Thursday) *
vening at 7 :30 o'clock. The occa- 1
ion is in commemoration of the 1
02nd anniversary of the composer's J
lirth.
Featuring the program will be Mrs. ^
\ N. Simons, assisted by Miss Dor- j
'thy Russell and Alvin Moore. t
The following program will be j
endered: j
.. (a) Rosamunde Impromptu, Opus
142, No. 3
. (b) Impromptu in A flat major, !
Opus 90, No. 4 rj
!. Unfinished Symphony
Four hands piano
I. Brief essay on FYanz Schubert
Written by Frank Damrosch (
I. Three songs in the original Ger- ^
man: 1 *
(a) Am Meer (By the Sea) , ~ j
(b) Sei mir gegrusst (She Greets ,
f Me) ;
' (c) Der Lindenbaum (The Linden ;
Tree) j
?Baritone
'), Two Liszt transcriptions of songs:
(a) Du bist die Ruh (Thou Art
Repose)
(b) Hark, hark! the Lark
(Shakespeare)
Piano
5. Two songs in English
(a) Serenade (Standchen)
(b) Who is Sylvia (Shakespeare)
Soprano
7. Marche Millitaire
Four hands piano
DEATH OF NORRIS IS
shock to his friends ;
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J. H. Norris, of Davidson River, '
died early Tuesday morning, at the
age of 63 years, after a short illness
from pneumonia. The deceased was
considered a good citizen of th6
county, and many friends expressed
sorrow at his passing.
The widow and ten children, with f
other relatives, survive. The chil- !
dren are:
Mrs. Allen Whitmire, Rosman ; i
Charlie, Gloucester; Carl, Brevard ;|
James, Greenville, S. C.; and Neil,
George, Rubyi Myrtle, Johnnie, and.
Evsret, all of Davidson River.
Surviving brothers .and sisters are
D. B., of Canton; Joe, of Pole
Credc; Jasper, of Hazelwood; Spears,
of Woodrow; Mrs. Mary Rogers : of
Canton and Mrs. Laura Hinson /of
Georgia.
Mr. Norr:$ was a member of the
Baptist church, and the funeral ser-:
'iccs were held Wednesday at Cal
vert and iriterr/irrtl was made in the
o eenwood cer>- .'t-c -y.
GALLOWAY ANu HAMLIN SftNL
WEEK-END WI1H FRIENDS HERE
STATE SENATOR IS
PLEASED WITH THE
SESSIONS SO FAR
Sees Great Reduction In Local
Taxes Because of State
Measures I
NO JOKER IN BILL TO
REDUCE BOARD NUMBER
Strong For State-Wide School
Bill, Providing 40 Cents
School Tax
Senator Coleman Galloway, on a
visit to his family over the week-end,
is positive that two statewide bills i
of great importance to Transylvania ]
county will pass, as follows: ,
The bill providing that the state '
operate the 6-montns' school term, i
with an ad valorem tax not exceed- ]
ing 35 cents, possibly held to 30
cents, on the hundred dollar valu- 1
ation will be passed, and that the i
equalization fund will then be so 1
enlarged as to make the extended J
terms of two months for the coun
ties having an 8-months' school, or 5
the three months, in bounties having 1
the 9-months' school, will be so i
fairly apportioned that the poorer ]
counties may have these advantages 1
without the heavy burden of taxa- \
:ion heretofore existing. ]
Under the present plan, the 6- *
months' school tax is $1.11 in this 1
county and on the extended term it 1
s 27 cents, making the school tax 1
n Transylvania county amount to <
?1.38 on the hundred dollar valua- '<?
;ion. If this law that Senator Gal- t
oway is certain of success, does go
:hrough, then the 6-months' tax }
.vill be reduced to 35 cents on the t
lundred dollars and then a reduc- j
ion also in the extended term cost, t
^Tot counting the extended term sav- j
ng, that on the six months' term j
vill amount to 85 cents on the hun- t
ired dollars, bringing the county s
ax rate down to $1.95. \
Then the> one-cent additional on 1
rasoline tax will, it is said, give to v
Transylvania . county a saving of an- 1
)ther 17 cents on the hundred val
lation, bringing the rate down to \
>1.77, whereas, it is now $2.75. \
There are other bills pending c
vhich, it is hoped, will still further a
?educe the rate, and it is believed c
hat when the session ends the tax J
?ate in this county will be reduced J
0 about $1.50 on the hundred dol- s
ar vaulation.
As to local legislation, Senator r
Galloway stated emphatically that t
here is no joker in his bill to re- c
luce the number of county commis- s
;ioners from five to three in num- a
>er. His bill repealed the Wilson 1:
ict that increased the board to a
nembership of five. As to the mem- 1
>ers of the board who shall consti- s
ute the commission, Senator Gallo- f
vay stated that was left entirely up t
;o the present members as to the a
,wo who shall be dropped and the <
:hree who are to constitute the t
)oard under the new law. t
An amendment, the senator stat- s
>d has heen made by bim-to his or- ?
ginal bill concerning the ?onsolida- 1
;ion of the offices of sherfff and tax ]
rollector. The original bill provid-,1
;d thaj; the sheriff should eollect the , <
taxes, addition to his sheriff's i
luties/TOnd should receive ah- addi
;ionaliHmTof $2000 a wfth au- l
u>mobit|:, -expenses." "The amendment j
nake^l^;d?finite allowance, it' is ,
said, and Removes, the atfjectfan in t
the original bill for unlimited car
expense. Senator 'fjrffeway stated -
his conviction that bis bill will effect |
& saving to the taxpayers of the
county.
The Brevard . man expressed ap
preciation for treatment accorded
him at the state. -cspftol, but was
glad, he said, to be bade among bis
own people* of Transylvania county I
for a brief stay. - . '
ELECT OFFICERS
FOR PBGAfl BANK!
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Stockholders of the Pisgah Indus
trial Bank held their annual meeting
on the 28th, and reflected. aU offi
cers and directors, as follows: /
J. H. Pickehtiraer, president; W.
W. Croushorn, vice president; L. P.
Hamlip, vice president and attorney;
O. H. Orr, cashier.
Directors: J. S. Pickelsimer,
W. W. Croushorn, L. P. Hamlin, 0.
H. Orr, C. R. McNeely, Rush W.
Whitmire, H. A.- Plnmmer, E. S.
English, R. L. Nicholson.
The institution bat; Sad splendid
success in its' first stead's business;
and stockholders expressed appreci
ation for the manner in which the
officers had conduct^ the lflBtitu
tion. The Pisgah Industrial Bank
fills a"1 splendid positi?ft' in the coun
Si r, in that it takes cajegof those who
esire small loans as well as those |
desiring larger amounts, the repay- 1
ments to be made weekly, semi-i
or month1;.'.
(Hiver H. i";v ?: "jHior and man
MINORITY LEADER
PLAYING WAITING
GAME IN THE HOUSE
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Hamlin Spends Week-end In
Home Town ? Receives
Congratulations
SAYS LEGISLATURE IS
ANXIOUS FOR ECONOMY
Believes Gasoline Tax and a
State -Wide School
Law Assured
,-Hon. Lewis P. Hamlin, member j
ofl the legislature from Transylvania j
county and minority leader in the j
house, spent the week-end with his i
family, and received many delega
tions of citizens interested in pro- j
PQsed legislation that is to be acted :
upon in the present session. Mr. i
Elamlin expressed himself as being |
highly elated over the outlook forj
repl legislation in this session, be- i
lieving that the very best legislation !
possible would J)e enacted.
This. is Mr. Hamlin's first time to i
serve in the legislature, and the fact |
:hat he was chosen leader of the ;
mnority in the house is proof of the ,
ligh esteem in which the Transyl- \
/ania man is held at Raleigh. But j
few times in the history of the \
SIprth Carolina assembly has a man j
serving his first term been chosen as
epder of his party group. Mr. Ham- j
in refused to comment upon this <
lonor other than to say that he was, ]
>f course, proud of it, and would do j
ill in his power to merit the honor \
hat had been conferred upon him. j
So far, Representative Hamlin ]
ias introduced no bills at all, and \
isks that The News say to the peo- i
)le of the county that he is anxious t
0 hear from the citizens about pro
>osed measures and also have ex- (
>ressions from the citizens on bills ^
hat have been introduced in the (
enate by Senator Coleman Gallo- ?
vay, also from this county. Mr. ^
lanilin said that it is his desire to c
vork only for such legislation as the v
icople of the county dcsiiv. i
Mr. Hamlin believes that a state- t
vide school law will be enacted j
vhei'eby the state wHl finance most i
if the six-months' term, and provide s
in equalization fund to help those
ounties that have the exended term, j
ust what this legislation will be, s
tfr. Hamlin was not in position to ?
tate. 1
He believes that the gasoline tax t
aeasure will become a law, and that 1
he counties will share to the extent ?
>f one cent the gallon ,on gasoline , i
ales. This will, he believes, make ; s
1 great reduction in the taxes paid j.s
>y each county on road, funds.
On local matters^ Representative!
lamlin said, he desired to carry out, i,
is far as lay in his power, the P^t
orm upon which he was elected by !
he people of the county. When |
isked about the. bill presented by ij
senator Coleman Galloway, placing J
he office of tax collector with that 1 1
>f the sheriff, raising the sheriff's ,
alary $2000 a- J*ar ,with automobile
:xpense, Mr.: Hamlin said he did not
>elieve tha bill would pass in its J '
jresent form- Mr. Hamlin stated,
lowever, that hfr feH the sheriff is
mtitled to some increase in salary
f he does the work of botji offices, j
Mr. Hamlin expressed' the be- (
ief that some changes , would be
nade in the election laws, but was ^
inable to predict the extent to whicli ,
my reform measure might: reach. f. j
GALLOWAY AMENDS
HIS ORIGINAL BILL
Senator Coleman Galloway has
amended his bill concerning the con- f
solidatidn of the sheriff r and* tax j
collector's office; according to a tel-j,
? gram, received froA Representative J,
Lewis P. Hamlin. . " ? : . j
The telegram follows:
"Raleigh, N. Cart Jan. 29,1929. }:
"Brevard News. Brevard, Nr Car. |
''Senator Galloway amends bill;
appointing sheriff tax collector by j
striking out automqbile expense bill.
Now provides increase in salary of J
two thousand dollars and county to,
pay cost of bond irf'surety company. !
Would.be glad to have expression!
from people as to their wishes, ^Bill
held iri committee until Tuesday. >
' "Lewis Hamlin."
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TO DISCONTINUE P. O.
AT DAVIDSON RIVER
Word has been received that Dav
idson River postoffiee will be discon
tinued- on February 15, and patrons
.that". office will thereafter be
served through the Pisgfch Forest
IpostoffiCe and rural routes.^
r Davidson River postoff ice has been
I in existence^ for about 75 years, and
j has been located in many places
i along the river, depending upon the
! residence of the postmaster. For
some tin;': row- -h-* located nt
Davidson R:v r station, just a shcrt
d'st?ncvr frim Pisgali Forest.
.Aril ALlM rm
VISIT TO COUNT Y
Interested In Mineral Pros
j pects of Transylvania
I ' County
R. E. Wood, Baltimore capitalist,
is in the county this week, interested
in the rapidly developing mining in
terests here. Mr. Wood is remem
bered by many people of the county
as the man who purchased large
timber boundaries here several years
ago.
With quartzite and manganese be
ing found in abundance in Transyl
vania county, many capitalists of the
country are becoming actively inter
ested in this development, and some
experienced men have stated that
mining may. soon become a great in
dustry in this section.
WHEN BED GETS TOO
WARM, MOVING TIME
So Young Woodsman Acted In
Setting Fire To Walter
mire Hotel Recently
.
When a bed gets too warm, then i1
move to another room.
That is the way a man at the ?
Waltei mire Hotel seemed to feel
about the matter last Friday night. ]
A -woodsman came to town, a ,
youmr fellow with all the earmarks (
>f a !iard working man, and went to |
:he hotel. He arrived about mid
light and finding no oneVjn the of- (
ice, proceeded upstairs, entered the ^
3arlo;, stretched out on a settle and
vent to sleep. He forgot to throw j
lis cigarette away, and ere long the ^
*ushiof?s on the settee were burning.
\'ot likin-r the smell of the smoke, J
he yov mountaineer meandered
nto the . jception hall, found a com
iortable chair, sat down in it anc
ilaced his feet on another chair
vent right back to sleep, caring
lothing about the fire he started in
he parlor.
Lawrence Holt, who had spent the
ivening in Asheville, returned to
he hotel about one o'clock, and djs
:overed the fire in the hotel parlor
ind looked upon the man in the hall
vho was peacefully sleeping. The
:ushions were placed under running
vater, and the fire extinguished, so
t was thought. The young man was
aken to the county jail and th~
jeople in the hotel who had bee
iroused returned to their beds toB
leep. * > '
But the cushions, which had been*
)laced in the hallway, still hadB
imoldering fire in them, and about?
i o'clock in the morning they had*
>lazed, and fire was eating its wayB
hrough the floor and into the ceil-B
ng. The fire department was call-?
;d, and because of the quick and ef-H
Active work done the blaze wasB
ioon under control, although con-J
iderable damage had been done ther
lotel property.
Next day in Magistrate Shuford s
:ourt the young man frankly stated*
hat he came to town, with hisH
nonth's wages, proceeded to "tank*
lp" and remembered but little that?
iad happened. He expressed regretH
;hat he had caused damage and wor
?y, and his sincerity was apparent.
Mayor Whitmire, proprietor of the
tValtermire Hotel, was impressed byB
he candor and the evident regret of"
;he young man, and interceded foi
lim in court, asking Judge Shuforc
io Hold nothing against him bu
Jiat of drunkenness, and because o1
;his plea, Judge Shuford fined the
ad $25 and costs, leaving off the
jharge of damage to property.
"I must- have been soused/.' .saw
Jie young man, "if I set fire to. thtfT
settee, and . then went , into an adj
joining room and went right back to| j
sleep. Guess the smoke was ...too ,
jtrong - for me."
JOE MS AT HOJIE r
AFTER TERM IN PER
Joe Revis, convicted nearly a year,
ago for the murder of Ulys Robfn- 1
son, his son-in-law, and sentenced to ,
a term in the penitential, has re- ,
turned home, having competed his
sentence in nine months and sixteen ;
davs ?
It will be recalled that a fight oc- 1
curred in the Revis home, a lonely
cabin standing high up on the moun
tainsides near the South^ Carolina
line, between Ulys Robinson, his
wife, i Laura Robinson, and her
father, Joe , Revis. Robinson was
shot* and had to be carried a long
distance by men who waded Horse
pasture River with the wounded
man. He ;was brought to the Tran-.
sylvania hospital and died a . few
days later. * . ? , .?. ,
Revis admitted the killing and
plead self-defense, evidence being to
the effect that he killed Robinson to
save his own. life and that of his
daughter.
DUNN'S ROCK MASONIC LODGE
Meets Every Second and Fourth
Friday Evenings.
All visiting brethren cordially
invited to attend all meetings.
AH members expected to attend
all meetings, unless providen- .
tially hindered. or when oth-r
dr*'cs obligf-Woy!" r>re ccmj
sidered f.iore urgent than
Mansonry.
POULTRY TRADE IN
COUNTY GROWING
ATRAWRATENOW
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B. & B. Feed Co. and the
Farmer* Federation Buy
ing Big Stocks
FARMERS ARE BECOMING
INTERESTED IN POULTRY
Cash Markets For Products of
the Pen Creates Much
Local Interest
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Poultry business in Brevard and
Transylvania county is destined to
become one of the most interesting
md profitable parts of the county's
:ommerce. Last week the & B.
Peed and Seed company started into
:he poultry buying business, adver
ting the fact that this concern is
lere every day in the year for the
jurchase of poultry. Many hundreds
>f pounds of fowl were brought ' to
heir place of business.
The Farmers Federation is an
louncing the fact that that concern
vill run another poultry car through
Transylvania c^ynty next week, stop
)ing first at . Rosman, then Brevdrd
ind the last day at Hendersonville.
Good prices are being offered for
>oultry, and it is expected with both
hese well known concerns buying
loultry and paying cash for same
hat many more people will go into
he chicken business. There is no
ither section of the country where
he poultry business can be made. to
tay as right here in Transylvania
ounty, and reading of the adver
isements of these two concerns will
irove to the poultry raiser tbat
ere is splendid marketing facilities
or > all the poultry that can be
Town in Transylvania county.
4. ? P. BREAD WAGON
FINED FOR SPEEDING
f' * V J > k * ? t * ^ ?
Judge Ed. McCoy, of Pisgah f^or
*t, plays no favorites when it cornea
so taking care of the children who
ittend the . Pfggah Forest school.
The big bread track of the. 4- & P.
stores, coming through Pisgah Tor
sat at about the time the highway is
illed with Transylvania's finest chil
Iren, was exceeding the speed limit,
it is said, and the case came up, on
arrest, before Judge McCoy.
At the conclusion of. the hearing,
Judge McCoy fined "the A. & P.
company $25 and costs, adding some
thing like $28 "to -the school funds
if this county, V . ..
DEATH OF YOUNG BOY
SADDENS IKE TOWN
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Harold Nicholsop, aged 18,^ died
Saturday afternoon at the home of
his father, Rad Nicholson, .follow
ing .an illness of. three weeks. . Fun
eral services .?Were hejd Sunday aft
ernoon at'; the home of his brother,
George l^eholsoil, :in Forest Hills.
Interment was in Gillespie cemetery.
Survlviiig are his: father, seven
brothers iand two sisters, George,
Charlie, John, Robert, Tom, Ray
mond, Roland, Eliza and Elizabeth.
Pallbearers were all uncles of the
young man, including Roscoe Nich
olson, Ssr.ta Nirhqlson, Banks Nich
. -c-v; Ca'fow' v Nicholson, r John
CantrcFl, Claud 0 Cantrell. ^
I,