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
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? 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
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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
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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
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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
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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!
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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
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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.
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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?<ring Monday. The state put
up only one witness of the many
summoied. The evidence was that
McKinitey and Jones were found in
the school building. The doors were
locked, the witness said, and he and
his co; tpanions climbed a ladder !
that h (I been placed against the |
buildiiv:, found the screen over the |
window had been torn loose, and ,
they entered the building through
the window and found the two
young men inside the building.
The witness testified that the
organ had been turned over, many
dishes belonging to the home
econon.ics class broken, benches and
desks urned over, and desk draw
ers scattered about the building.
To add to the seriousness of the
offens< against the young men, it
was testified that a half gallon fruit
jar, partially filled with whiskey,
was On the desk, and one of the
boys stated the whiskey belonged to
them, and took it away upon leaving
the school house. The liquor charge
was then added to the other charges
against the boys.
Recently much damage had been
done the same school buildng, it is <
said, and repairs had just been com- !
plcted from thafe attack on the,:
school house, when this case came i'
up.
The boys are to be tried at thefl
April term of criminal court. They
offered no evidence at the prelim-1 1
inary hearing. Bond wfts made for i
both young men. i
MISS WILLIAMS
MAKING RECORDS !
That Transylvania county young
people are making good in the vari- 1
ous sehools and colleges represented :
inr!dilr{^^nj;,sectio???-of th?- country is ? :j
again1 demonstrated by the fact that 1
Mary Ethel Williams, of Penrose, who ]
is attending the Asheville Normal, <
made the highest record on the honor j
roll for the first semester not only of j
the freshman class, but also of the en- j
tire student body of 365 girls. Miss '
Williams' name also appears as one ;
of the debating squad, a distinction i
seldom accorded a freshman. i
Miss Williams graduated at Brevard '
Institute last spring with high honors, 1
and much of the credit for her pres- i
ent success is said to b? due to the.]
thorough training given by that insti-41
tutiom Miss Williams is the daughter :l
i f .Mr, and Mrs. T. S. Williams, ? I
af Brevard R-2. fj
COUNTY SO0H FOR I
FRUIT GROWING i
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(By J. F. CORBIN) |
This is the last call fox- the dor- '
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mant spray for our fruit trees that ; j
are rough and diseased, that have?,
never had a good spraying, pruning,';
fertilizing, cultivation, and cleaning:'
up in their whole lives, ad yet those':
are '.he very old trees that bore the
good luscious fruit last summer that
we are now sitting around the tire j
at niijht enjoying. It is said that in
this world that we cannot get sonie-|
thing for nothing and that holds
true for an apple tree as well as i
for anything else and yet in this ?' :
wonderful apple climate of ours we j
can come the nearest getting good
crops of apples without any work I
ever saw. It is said that a new;
country is first discovered, then ex- ;
plored, then people hunt and fish un- ?
til the game is all gone; next they J
cut all the timber that God put on ;?
the land, after which they must go j
to farming or perish. I am wonder- ,
ing just what stage of development
we are in.
Corn is considered by farmers!
and agriculturists as one of the poor- j
est money crops a man can grow and
yet corn and potatoes are about the
only crops we are trying to grow
here. We must find some other
cash crop' from which to pay taxes
and buy automobiles. The govern
ment survey of this county 25 years
a^o said that the rolling land was i
admirably adapted to growing apples.
I'll admit that last fall we had more
apples here than you could give
away ? such as they were. Many of
those apples are still here but you
[can't sell them. At the same time
nice fruit trees from other sections
of the country that were sprayed, I
(pruned, fertilized, cultivated andl
i graded are being shipped into this
[country and sold for 5c each in the
stores.
| This county will produce jus; as
I nice fruit as any other part of the
j country. Growing an apple orchard
lis a long time proposition, but nev
. ertheless you 'nave got to start
sometime. Good commercial apples
are beng grown across the mountain
in the cotton belt and I know it can
be done here. An acre of this good
jrich loamy soil, located in the right
JMMITTEE NAMED
TO RELIEVE BOARD
County Commissioners Will
Hear No More Appeals
For Aid
At the meeting of the board of
county commissioners held Monday,
C. R. McNecly was appointed to re
present the board, and meet with a
representative from the board of ed
ucation, and a representative from
the Associated Charities, to hear ap
peals of those seeking present relief
or aid from the county. The meet
ings will be held on the second Mon-l
day in each month.
This action is taken for several
reasons, according to the commis
sioners. In the past, it has taken
half the day and some times more
than half thr- day, for the county
commissioners to hear the picas ol
those seeking, aid from the county,
leaving but little time for tfa'O com-]
missioneys to transact the county's!
business. Often the board has had to I
meet on Tuesdays to complete the |
work that could not be done on the |
regular day because of the time giv- j
en to present relief cases. ,
Then, too, it was pointed out, 1
some people who solicited aid from I
the county commissioners would then I
go to board of education and re
ceive assistance there, and complete
the circle by going to the Associated
Charities and obtaining help from ,
that source.
With a committee made up from ,
the three groups, this will be'impos
sible, and only those who are in ac
tual need and worthy of assistance j
will meet with a response, for under ?
the plan, it is said, the special com- 1
mittee will have time to . investigate
every charity case.
Tnose who have been receiving aid i
from the county commissioners will!
do well to note this change in plans, J
End ketn in mind the fact that the i
new committee meets on the second
Monday!-, each month, and the coun
ty commissioners will not hear any ,
more appeals at their regular meet
ings.
fO EXTEND TIME
FOR PAVING TAXES
Efforts are b/" ng made to have
:he time extended for payment of
1928 state and county taxes to the
first of September. The law now is
:hat these taxes must be \ paid in
Vlay, with advertisement of property
)n which the taxes have not been paid
n June following. The change would
live the citizens until September I
first to pay last year's taxes. !
This action is being taken, it is
;aid, because of the damage done by
;he flood last summer, which ruined j
nany crops, and left the farmers in
jnusual tight place. It. is believed
:he citizens o ithe county will ap
preciate this extension of time in
payment of their taxes ,and many
, ax-payers have been heard to ex
ar?ss the wish that such action will
je taken before the legislature ad
iourns. . j:
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Word was received late Wednes-I
lay that the ease being tried in Su- !
perior court in Asheville, wherein j
Bob Connor was suing N. A. Miller i
and the Brevard Banking: company
Cor damages had Been non-suit. d.
riio suit grew out of a check trans
action between Mr. Miller and Mr.
Connor, wherein Miller had a war
rant. served on Connor.
Mr. Connor had charged his char
acter was damaged; as a result of
the arrest-, it is said. Mr. Miller is
assistant cashier of the bank and
Connor made the bank a party to the
suit in his claims. The non-suit ends
the controversy.
INAUGURATION SCENES TO
BE SHOWN AT CLEMSON
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Clemson Theatre will feature the
Hoover inauguratoin pictures in j
news reel in connection with their!
regular picture next Monday and I
Tuesday. The inauguration pictures
in detail will be shown at the four
performances on Monday and Tues
day. ,
DAVIDSON RIVER RETAINS
POSTOFFICE BY ORDER
In connection with the statement
given out several weeks ago to the ef
fect that the post office at Davidson
River would be discontinued, word
has been received that the postoffice
department has issued an order, re
scinding the former action, and the
Davidson River postoffice will be
continued as permanent in the future*
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place, of the right variety, of well
cared for apple trees will bring in
from $200.00 to $500.00. This
county should be shipping many car
loads of apples to distant parts of
the country. Yes, good, big, beauti
ful apples will always sell for real
money ? you don't have to swap them
or take it in trade. But I am get
ting off my subject. I meant to say
that now is the tijne to spray the
old apple trees that we now have on
hand; this spray is for the health
of the tree, not the fruit. It may be
bought at Brevard or made at- home.
I am planning to make some for my
community.
GREAT THRONGS SEE
HOOVER TAKE OATH
Heavy Rains Did Not Dampen
Ardor of Inauguration
Crowds
NEW PRESIDENT NAMES
HIS CABINET MEMBERS
Inaugural Address Heard Over
Radio By Millions
of People
Herbert Hoover was inaugurated
president of the United States last
j Monday in what was pronounced one
of the most spectacular events ever
[witnessed in Washington. Despite
the rains that fell throughout the
day, the great throngs of people who
had come from every section of the
j country lined the streets and packed
jthe area about the Capitol Building.
President Hoover's inaugural ad
; dress was heard throughout the
j world, the radio hook-ups carrying
! his message to all points ol' thy civil
| ized world. Schools throughout the
[ United States had installed radios
and school children everywhere
heard the address.
Newspapers have been; almost
unanimous in their opinions that
the president's address was one of
the most conservative in many
years. . >
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
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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.