NOTHING DONE AS YET IN RALEIGH Time Draws Near For Ad journment ? But Little Accomplished NO LOCAL LEGISLATION FOR TRANSYLVANIA CO. Substitute School Bill May Be ^ Against the Smaller ^ Counties '*< - ? . ? At time of going to press this week, nothing of any important had been done in the legislature in Raleigh. Bills in which this county is especially interested are still in committee, and as the time c 1 ad journment nears there are many people who fear that no legislation at all will be put through for Tran sylvania county. The local bills affecting this coun ty are still "up in the air.' The Gal loway bill, which provides for com bining the offices of tax collector and sheriff, increasing the sheriff's salary by two thousand dollars a year, and payment of the bond, has passed the senate but was held up in the house, last week in response to a request made by Representative Lewis Hamlin. The Hamlin bill, which provides for combining the offices of tax col lector and sheriff, with a salary in crease of one thousand dollars a I year; reducing the nimiber of county commissioners from five to three; to abolish the office of county treasur er, and to abolish the office of rural , policeman, had passed the house, but is held up in the senate com mittee. Senator Galloway has introduced other bills, in which the office of county treasurer be abolished, and the number of county commissioners reduced from five to three members. None of these bills have been act- | ed upon as yet, at the time this is written Wednesday noon. I The state-wide school bill has not been enacted into law. The Mc Lean bill has been shoved aside for a substitute measure, which, it is ; said by many, will be detrimental to small counties like Transylvania and good for the b'gger, richer counties of the state. It is not known when !? this measure, if ever, will get ; through both houses in such shape i as to be acceptable to the senate and ' to the house. jJ It is said the substitute bill would -give a county like Rowan, for in- ! stance, $75,000 from the equalizing' fund, whereas that county received only $1300 last year. It is further pointed out that Wake, another rich, county, would get $95,000 under the substitute bill, while it got noth ing last year from the equalizing fund. The substitute bill, known as the Hancock substitute, is looked upon by many as a bill particularly favor ing the more wealthy counties, and doing but little for the small coun- ' ties. There seems to be a better chance for enactment of the Workmen's Compensation bill than at any time heretofore. Only the matter of time, it now seems, can prevent ^the pas sage of this bill. Time for'adjourn mer.t may come before final action car. V- taken on this measure: Finance bills are in danger. There is serious . danger that the finance measures affecting this county and the town of Brevard will "die in committee," or adjournment will come before they are again brought , up in the legislature. FIREMEN RECEIVE AID FROM THE TOWN BOARD ! At the meeting Monday night of; the mayor and board of aldermen,! the request of the fire department i for needed things was granted, and order was placed for such things. Among the new equipment will be eight pairs of rubber boots, six pairs of rubber gloves, six raincoats, , two nozzles, a drying rack for the < hose. It .was also ordered that the j firemen are to receive one dollar for . each fire, and a dollar an hour each , for the time spent in fighting fires, j JOINES ACQUIRES PARTNER'S I INTEREST IN FRAKLIN FIRM i Announcement has been made of the recent transaction taking place in business firms in Franklin, in which deal Joines Motor comgany of Brevard, has acquired complete con- , l^trol of the Ford Agency in Franklin. I r REV. DR. CHAPMAN j GAINING RAPIDLYi J^ends throughout the town and c\R*iy and readers of The Brevard News in general will rejoice in the good news that the Rev. C. D. Chap man, who has been quite ill the past ten days at bis home on East Main street, was reported to be consider ably improved Wednesday morning. Dr. Chapman, who ' is in his 83rd year, has been suffering from a se vere attack of the flu, and his many friends hope/for his speedy recovery. Dr. Chapman's weekly contribu tions to The Brevard News through "The Prayer Corner" have proved for many years an important fea ture of this paper, as evidenced by statements made from time to time 'Jt many readers of the paper. SIMS TO ACT AS TRUANT OFFICER Ordered To Enforce Compuls-j ory School Attendance Law i Rural Policeman Eck Sims will j devote much time during the next j t wo months in rounding up the chil 'drc-n who are not attending school Iregulai iy, and where cases of flag !rant violation of the compulsory school attendance law are found, [A. -. Sims is authorized to prosecute . .13 parents of such childrt'h. This action was tak?n at the I meeting of the school board Monday, in response to a suggestion made by the directors of the Kiwanis club. Officials of the board of road com missioners had agreed to permit Mr. Sims to do this needed work without extra charge to the school board. | ; Several boys, it is reported, have 1 been staying out of school', and the practice is said to be almost, county-, wide. The officer will visit every | school in the county, ascertain the J absentees and make investigation at| the homes to see wherein the trouble ies. It is believed several cases will be prosecuted, and the parents of chil Iren who are not attending school .vill be called upon to either render lawful excuses or pay the penalty attached for violation of the school law. In cases where children need clothing, and evidence is furnished that the parents are unable to pro vide such clothing, the school board will supply these needs. It is believed strict enforcement of the school law will do much to keep certain boys out of trouble. FOURTEEN DEEDS FILED IN MARCH! Fourteen deeds have been filed in j the register of deed's office since ' March 1, showing the tremendous) activity in real estate circles. Fol-j lowing are the deeds as registered: j J. M. Kilpatrick to Sarah S. Kilr. Patrick. J. M. Kilpatrick to Carroll K. Kil-j Patrick et al. . Jennie Bishop to W. L. Bishop. W. L. Bishop to J. A. Floyd. j Alonzo Banther to Loonie Ban-', ther: C.- J. Johnson and wife to A. G. j Shores. r A. G. Shores to S. C. Harvey. j Gemima Glazener to Eliza Garren. i K. H .Ramsey, commissioner, to T. H. Shipman. Raymond Bishop and wife to J. A. Floyd. Castle Valley Land Co., Inc., to Nellie Hoban. W. W. Lowe to Isaac Holden. F. E. B. Jenkins- to J. L. Whit mire. Gemima Glazener to Kate Paxton. WOMEN'S BUREAU PLANS COMPLETE FOR BAZAAR Final arrangements have been I made for the Children's Bazaar, J sponsored , by the Women's Bureau, 1 which will be presented Monday night, April first, in the store - room recently vacated by Pushell's store. According to plans the bazaar will continue for several days. It is expected that this bazaar will1 be 01 u- of the outstanding events of the season, with extensive plans for it constantly materializing and pres-j ent indications point to a most sue- 1 cessful outcome. The enterprise is for the benefit of the school ground bcautification movement, and is to ! !)? a community event. J KIWAN1S DIRECTORS PLAN PROGRAMS FOR THE MONTH . I Directors of the Brevard Kiwanis Club met at the home of secretary , Rush Whitmire last Tuesday evening ! and tranacted much business,, among which was the naming of chairmen . for the program committee for the j month of March. J. M. Allison will! have charge of the meeting this week J Rev. W. H. Hartsell will be in charge March 14; Lewis P. Hamlin will ar range the program for Thursday, March 21; T. C. Henderson will be in charge March 28, and Jerry Je rome will arrange the program for April 4. The attendance for the month of February averaged 82 percent, and the directors urge that this average be raised during the present month. REV. J. H. GRUVER TO PREACH AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev. J. H. Gruver, superintendent of the Mountain Orphanage at Black Mountain, will preach at the Brevard Presbyterian church next Sunday morning at the 11 o'clock hour of worship. P-T PROGRAM POSTPONED UNTIL FOURTH MONDAY The regular meeting of the High School Parent-Teacher association was held Monday afternoon of last week. Due to inclement weather only a few members were present, and the . program which had been planned for this meeting was post poned until the next regular meet ing, the fourth Monday in Mareh. A short program was given, however, at this meeting, which was greatly j enjoyed by those present. The meet Sing was presided over by the vice-i president. Mrs. Gus Gillespie. TO BORROW MONEY TO REFUND BONDS ?. - Act Would Give Relief Until Business Conditions Improve Leaders in county affairs are in teersted in proposed legislation that will authorize the county commissio ners to burrow money with which itr I pay all bonds maturing between vhL 'date and up to th? end of the year 1 11)35. Futlur provision is made that | a relief measure provides for re financing the interest on bonds dur- j ing this period of time. This action is urged, it is said, be cause of the peculiar conditions existing here, and in an effort to lower the tax rate as much as possi- ] ble. This section is now recovering | from the slump that followed the j bursting of the bubble created by the Flordia and Western North Carolina real estate boom three years ago. While every one was making money in that period, the county paved roads and built school houses and made progress at a rapid rate. With | slowing up of business, however, it was found that payments on chese great improvement were larger than could well be cared for by taxation and payment of bonds as they mature hence this relief measure until the , county can "catch up" with its im- 1 provements. With increased farming, and ever1 growing business as a summer resort, the coming industrial plants and the general increase in wealth, the pay ment of these bonds will be a com paratively easy matter five years | hence, it is said. BAZAAR TO START | MONDAY, APRIL 1 ' i The Woman's Bureau met Monday ? afternoon at the Chamber of Com merce rooms with 14 members pres ent. A very encouraging report was, made by the committee for the Children's Bazaar. ; Superintendent T. C. Henderson | made a brief address on the plans i for beautifying the school grounds, > reporting that a survey will be made | and plans provided whereby a j comeptent architect will be secured,, i to be paid for by the board of educa tion. These plans will be turned ov- ; er to the Woman's Bureau, which has undertaken the work of further , beautifying the grounds. The Bureau also voted to put on a j home talent play to be directed by j Miss Lucile Smith, of the Martna : Mason Production company, and the j profits to go toward the school . , prounds work. , Miss Katherine Griffith was un-;( animously elected to the office of treasurer, taking the place of Mrs. H. E. Erwin, who resigned. BOX SUPPER WAS ENJOYED; LARGE SUM REALIZED! ^ . : j, Generally pronounced an unusual ly successful event %vas the box sup per given Saturday night in the Tins-' ley building by the- Elementary Par- j ent-Teachcr organization for the j benefit of the school grounds beauti fication movement. In addition to the pleasure af-J forded by the auctioning off of the | boxis by Mayor T. W. Whitmire, j other features of; entertainment in- j eluded a spelling bee, participated, in I by Brevard's most distinguished | spellers, with W. E. Breese as spel- , ling master. Musical features added to the pleasure;:' of the occasion. A! neat sum was realized by the Par ent-Teacher body to assist in beau- 1 tifying the school grounds. EASTERN STAR CHAPTER ? I TO MEET ON MARCH 14 ' '? Organization of the Eastern Star chapter for Brevard is now an as sured thing. The list is complete and a chapter will be organized on Thursday, March 14. AH who have signed petitions for membership are requested to be at the Masonic Hall at 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon, March 14. IN KIDDY LAND TO BE I PRESENTED MARCH 22 A play entitled, "In Kiddy Land", ! will be presented in Brevard on the 1 evening of March 22, sponsored by j the Women's Bureau and given for the benefit of beautifying the school grounds. The participants will be entirely local talent, the cast in cluding about 40 men and women of the town. Rehearsals for the play , will begin March 12. ' I MAC ALLISON IN CHARGE OF KIWANIS MEET TODAY J. M. Allison has charge of the I IKiwanis meeting, to be held at noon I today at the Waltermire Grill. Club] officials are anxious to increase at-j tendance over last month,* and it is expected all members wiio are in town will attend the meeting. NELSON LECTURING EACH NIGHT AT MASONIC HALL Jeff Nelson, lecturer for the Grand Lodge of Masons in North Carolina, is spending the week in Brevard, lecturing each day and night to members of Dunn's Jffcock Lpdge. Big crowds are attending the lectures and it is expected that practically all members of thg dodge will attend during the latter jratt of the week. BOYS BOUND OVER HXT TERM COURT Charged With Damaging Lake Toxaway School House and Equipment Waller McKinney and Louie Jones, young men living in the up-| per eni of the county, were bound i lover to court under bonds of $500 each ii Magistrate Shuford's court I Monda/y on the charge of damaging ' the La-ce Toxaway school house and furnisiuigs. The voung men were arrested last week ly officers and given prelimin lary H? President Hoover announced his cabinet, and his action was ratified by the senate Tuesday. Following is a list of the names of the men and the states from which they come who will be President Hoover's ad visors during the nex four years: Henry Lewis Stimson, of New York, Secretary of State. James William Good, of Iowa, Secretary of War. William Dewitt Mitchell, of .Min nesota, Attorney General. Walter Folger Brown, of Ohio, Postmaster General. Charles Francis Adams, of Massa chusetts, Secretary of Navy. Ray Lyman Wilbur, of California, Secretary of Interior. Arthur M. Hyde, of Missouri, Sec retary of Agriculture. Robert Patterson Lamont, of Illi nois, Secretary of Commerce. James J. Davis, of Pennsylvania, Secretary of Labor. ' Andrew W. Mellon, of Pennsyl vania, Secretary of Treasury. Both Secretary Mellon and Secre tary Davis arc "hold-overs from the cabinet, of President Coolidge. The only criticism of the new president so far has been his failure" to name a Southern man as a tm m ber of the cabinet. It is said by some that President Hoover should have named a Southerner "because so m?ny Southern states cast their votes for him. Attorney General Mitchell is class ed as a democrat, although he has voted the republican national ticket since 191G. Many thought this place would go to "Wild Bill" Donovan, an outstanding Hoover man, who' made a great record in the World War. Many people expressed the opinion that Donovan failed to be named to a place in the cabinet be cause he is a Roman Catholic. These same people blame the Anti-Saloon League and the Ku klux Klan ior the l'act that Mr. Donovan was rot given the position of attorney gen eral. BREVARD WOMEN TO ATTEND CLUB MEET Plans arc practically perfected by the Brevard Business and Profes sional Women's < lub, whereby a large representation of this club will attend the first annual district meeting of federated clubs of this organization, which will convene in Hendersonviile Saturday afternoon and evening of this week. The clubs of Brevard, Asheville and endersonville comprise District No. 1 of the Federated Business and Professional Women's clubs of the state, and it is expected that the three clubs will be well represented at this meeting. A splendid program has been ar ranged for both sessions, in which the Brevard club is to figure prom inently with the other clubs of the district. A good time and many helpful suggestions are assured all who attend this meeting. A banquet, will be served between the two ses sions for all who desire to attend. GIVES SCOUT CAMP i TO GIRLS' TROOPS i . ? " Members of the Brevard Gifl Scoot | troops are jubilant over the generous ? gift recently bestowed upon them by Mrs. A. Hj King, in the nature of a tract of land in the "Cedar Mtn section near Mrs. King's home at See Shore. This piece of property will be used by the Scouts as a per-, manent Scout camp, and is consider ed by the local troops as a valuable asset to their work and equipment. Many expressions of appreciation have been heard from the Girl Scouts and their leaders over this most lib eral donation of Mrs. King, and many have expressed the opinion that in /he benefits the Scoots will derive from the use of the property, the ? donor will be fully repaid for her generosity.