North Carolina Newspapers

LEGISLATURE NOW ON OVER TIME AND SIMPLY DRAGGING Galloway Bill, Consolidating Offices Sheriff-Tax Col lector Is Passed TIME FOR PAYMENT OF TAXES EXTENDED TO SEPT. Workmen's Compensation Bill Becomes Law ? School Bill In Muddle ?; i North Carolina legislative body1 is still in session in Raleigh, in a. prolonged term, the end of the reg" t ular session having been > reached , last Saturday. There were so many unfinished bills that adjournment' could not be taken, and -it is expect ed the sessions will last until next j Tuesday . or Wednesday. j The Galloway bill, abolishing the I office of tax collector and placing the work of collecting the taxes up-' on- the sheriff at an increased salary of ?2000 a year, has passed, both houses. The original provision for upkeep of one automobile, and the. later provision for the county to pay j bond premium, were both stricken j from the measure, leaving a net in-' crease of $2000 in the salary. W. E. Shipman was elected last November to this office. Both par ties advocated this consolidation of offices in the campaign. The tax collector received a salary of $2400 1 a year. The consolidation with the increase granted the sheriff-tax col lector saves $400 a year on the sal ary schedule. The Hamlin bill, providing for consolidation of the two above named offices, with an increase m the sheriff's salaiy of one thousand dollars; abolishing the office ofj county treasurer and appointing bank to act as treasurer; reducing, the number of county commissioners from five to three members; abolish- ( in g the road commission and the j jury commission and the office of ? rural policeman, passed the house] but was reported unfavorably m the ? senate. It is said a minority report will be made by the senate commit tee and the matter will be threshed out on the floor of the upper house. The town finance bill, authorizing j Brevard to issue refunding bonds,] has passed both houses. The county j finance act did not. fare so well, an \ unfavorable report having been giv-, en this measure by the house com- j mittee. The bill was re-referred and . came back with a favorable report.. It had passed second reading Wed- j nesday. I Senator Galloway s bill for the i t- j lief of the tax payers of the county j has passed both houses. This bill;: provides tor extension of time ml paym,m ,f last jWsUxw from: Slav until September. Many people are' highly elated over the success of j this measure, as it will give the cit- 1 izens an opportunity to make money . during the summer with which t0 1 pay last year's taxes. j The Workmen's Compensation bill has become a law, and is said to be one of the best laws in the United States. The success of this measure , ends a constant ' struggle a quarter century old. For many years inter- j ested people have been trying to get. such a law on the statute _ books. , The- bill provides payment for loss, ?of time on account of accidental in-j jury from. ST to SIS a week, and daeth benefits as high as $6000. ; The school bill is still in commit tee and in a muddle. Interested, people are working day and night to whip the bill into shape that will jrain the o. k. of both houses. Amendments galore have been Jack ed onto the original substitute bill, ; and with each batch of amendments! the measure then goes back to the i other house for concurrence in the new amendments. OLD MAIDS' CLUB DELIGHTS CROWD Judging from the frequent ap plause and peals of laughter from the large audience in attend ance at the "Old Maids' Club, a, comedy, presented at ^ the xiign ( School auditorium Tuesday evening j by the Philathea class of the Bap tist Sunday School, this feature of entertainment proved highly success ful in every respect. The cast include 16 young ladies, members of the class, assist ed by two voung men., all performed excellently their respective roles, presenting in its entirety a play, lui of fun and thrills from start to. finish. The appropriate and ludic-t rou" costumes worn by the perform- j ers added to the pleasures of the oc casion. Music by the High School; w^ehertra and a reading by Mrs. Rov . ?ong^were enjoyable features on the, cast included the following: Hassie Tinsley, Ruth Cantrell Louise Hayes? Launa Clayton, Myrtle I in> ley. Alice McCall, Elizabeth Duck worth, Marguerite Robertson, Jew ell Ashworth, Beatrice Daniels, Opal A.shworth, Thelma Ashworth, Odell Nicholson, Carolyn A* worth, Anmc Sitton, Laverne Weut, cnawes Moore. Speedy Galloway. A. neat sum was realized by the class as proceeds from the play, which will be used in defraying the expenses on the piano fund for the Sunday School. M OTHER TOWNS TO JOIN BREVARD J In Making Campaign for Tour Iists Through Central West BELIEVED PLAN WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO SECTION Vice President Miller To Leave On Tour ? Others May Go Ail :ov<.s and cities U North Carolina will be asked by the Brevard Chamber of Commerce t send representatives/ into the Mid dle West and the N^rth,' and Join this town in extending invitations .to the people of those sections to come to Western North Carolina for the summer. Heretofore Brevard has made its appeal to the people of the South to spend their summers hire, and this year the work will be car ried into new fields, in addition to the territory in the Southern sta^s Vice President Miller will soon leave for a six weeks' trip through Tenneessee, Kentucky, Indl|.na'T^ and Illinois, returning by bt. i^ouis and then by New 0rleans' w^^ the Southern cities on his return trip. He will carry the new book lets and listings of houses that are I for rent to the tourists. It is believed that all West*? North Carolina would be greatly benefitted if all. the towns would send representatives, and throug the combined efforts of the resorts in this section, attention of aU that vastly rich section of the Middle West would become centered on Western North Carolina. All indications point to this com inf summer as Brevard s banner j tourist season. The fact that we , directed efforts are being made to lease all the summer +ho^,s *?^urSg spason in addition to the tourists ] who fill the hotels; and boa^S ! houses,, indicates that th | business this year will bring mucn more money into this section than ever before. STUDY COURSE AT BAPTIST CHURCH Annual South-wide B. Y. P. U study course of the Baptist church i* in session this week, with ings at the Brevard Baptist church each night during the ^ * the three young people enrolled for th fir?t session Monday night, and ad ditional members are trolling each night, with much interest manifest on the part of all. , Six classes are in session in tne flUayhCourse two formers study; S? Miss Myrtle Barnett, and the Plan of Salvation, taught _bv Kiv. j Wallace Hartsell ; two for the intei , mediates .studying the ^erm^e ; Manual. ' taught by Miss ^ Iz . Reece and Training in Stewardship, tauirht bv- W. W. Pruett; two jun- , io? classes, including the Junior j Manual, taught by ; Miss Bernjce , Bridges, and Studying 01 Str\i<A,( taught by Miss Marjone Garren. j OYSTER SUPPER AT j THE CENTRAL CAFE: ll is expected that the Kiwanis j. club will hold its meeting next week I at the Central Cafe, where members | of the U. D. C. Library committee, will have an oyster supper lh matter "will be acted upon at the meeting of the club today. ? . The U D. C. is giving this oyster supper on Thursday of next week 'for the -purpose of raising funds with which to "carry on with the l'brarv work. Many new books are M purchased and other needed improvements being made. The oys ter sapper will t? for lh *, the Kiwanis club meeting there at the neon hour or in the evemnjt for the purpose of helping the ladies out with their library Pr?jfra?' should it be decided to hold th meeting at that place next we local women attend annual district meet Representatives from the Brevard j Business and Professional Women's j club attended the first annual ' meeting of District No. 1 convening! in Hendersonville Saturday after- 1 noon and evening. An interesting [ and informative meeting was report- > ed by the Brevard delegates, and many helpful suggestoins were brought back, which it is hoped will be of later benefit to the local club, i Members of the Brevard club ; present at this meeting were the; president, Mrs. H. R. Walker, Miss ; Eunice Simpson, Mrs. R. E. Law rcnce, Miss Martha Boswell, Miss Alma Trowbridge. REV. PAUL NICKEL TO BE HEARD HERE SUNDAY The Rev. Paul Mickel, of the Presbyterian church of Decatur, Ga., will fill the pulpit at the Brevard Presbyterian church next Sunday morning at 1 1 o'clock All members are requested to attend, also a cor dial invitation is extended to friends and visitors to hear Rev. Mr. Mickel, ( vho is a prosptetive minister for tie of the Brevard church;1 U. S. Sugar Man Demand Limit on * ? Free Imports F Philippines - Cutting Sugar Beet $?ed. ? ? ' W ASHINGTON, D. C? Th<> beci su gar crop of the United States lias shown a falling off of 42,419 long tons in the last eight years, or 4.28 per cent, while the cane sugar production of the Philippine Islands, which Is shipped g Fertilizing Sugar Beet Fields # into this country duty 'free, has fn cr eased by 410,157 long tons, or 1G3.8 per cent, according; to Harry A. Aus tin, secretary of the U! S. Beet Sugar Association. ?'? "Output of btfet sugar totaled 927, 000 long!tons in 1928, compared with 000,419 long tons in 1920," said Mr. Austin. "Production of Philippine cane sugar reached 675,000 long tons in 1928, compared with only 255,843 long tons in 1920. "Free entry of unlimited quantities of Philippine sugar will endanger the American sugar beet termer's inter ests and deprive . him of . a valuable cash crop." ? RADIO MATERIAL STOLEN IN GOBS! Enough of It To Equip Broad- j casting Station Is Found Cached Away Radios are really coming: into their own now, it is said, because thieves have begun stealing radio! equipment. Officers say they can ?1- , ways tell when something new is be- j coming popular by the activities of ] thieves. Rogues may not be long on morals, ethics, and sichlike, but; they keep posted on the value of ! things in general and when they! steal, they know what to steal. ' .1 Last Saturday Rural Officer Sims j was in search of some drunk fellows' who had been meandering around on the edge <>f See-Off mountain, lie accidentally raji_ across a supply of radio equipment sufficient, it is said, ! to* erect a broadcasting station and i equip many receiving sets. The stuff was hidden behind a big cliff, and was brought into town by t h ?' officer. Late advices indicate that the equipment was stolen from a Green-; Villi? firm. Mr. Sims it? bemoaning the fact: that Ik- failed to see a tub. of lard that has been found since, hidden j near the place of Concealment of the radio equipment. Officers are, puzzled as to the connection of the j lard and the radio outfits. It is be- 1 licved twi thefts were committed by ( the same crowd. MANY MEN GOING ON "KIDDY LAND" IRF On Friday evening, March 22, a | local talent play will be staged at; the High Schooi auditorium and the ' proceeds will go to the fund being ! raised bv the Wonian's Bureau for beautifying the school grounds in I Brevard. The play is called "Kiddy j Land," and many of the best known j men of the town have parts in the ' play. It is said there -will be much fun and keen enjoyment when the play is presented. The purpose of the play, that of adding to the school ground fund, will, it is believed, draw an immense crowd to witness the efforts of Bre vard's local talent. _ . j Mrs. Mary C. Dunbar Mrs. Mary C. Dunbar died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Eliza beth D. Murray in Natcshez, Miss., Tuesday morning of last week. Pri vate funeral services were held at the residence. Friday morning. Mrs. Dunbar is well known in Bre vai*d and made many friends here during the many summers spent here with her daughter,. Mrs. Murray, at Peter Pan cottage in West Brevard. JUNIOR-SENIOR BANQUE.T TO BE EVENT OF WEEK Among the enjoyable events planned for this week will be the Junior-Senior banquet of the Bre vard High School to be held at the Waltermire ,Grill Friday evening. This annual event is always- antici pated with much pleasure by the two upper classes of the high school, and the one this year promises. un usual features of enjoyment. PLANS FOR BAZAAR ABOUT COMPLETED Twenty-Seven Outside Firms j Make Big Contributions To Cause Twenty-seven firms located in ) cities and towns other than Brevard, t have made splendid contribution to ! the Woman's Bureau for the Chil- ; dren's Bazaar, which is to start here on April first. Valuable articles j have been contributed, which will be ' sold here during the bazaar, the proceeds going to the work of beau tifying the school grounds in Bre-j vard. . j The committee will call upon the l Brevard merchants and citizens within the next few days for con-! tributions, and it is said the ladies Expect even greater gifts from the: home people than those received I from people on the outside. I t. Is planned to publish a com- ? pi etc list in next week's paper of all | thosp who have made contributions j to this great cause, and It is the ex- j pressed wish of representatives of [ the Woman's Bureau that no local j firm or individual will be missing in the list of contributors. All people, it seems, have agreed; | tiiat the task undertaken by the j women, that of beautifying the J sehol grounds, is one of the most ) laudable undertakings ever witness- j ed here, and practically ali the cit- j izens are rallying to the cause, for; the children of the town and county. ( attending the Brevard schools will j reap the benefit of the work being j done by the ladies. People of the town will watch with interest the publication of the j; names of individuals and firms, both ! local and away from here, who make 1 donations to this most worthy j cause. One big mail order house,; that of Sears, Roebuck and com- 1 pany, is said to be the only outside firm to refuse the request to make a donation to the bazaar. EASTERN STAR TO ORGANIZE TODAY All is in readiness for organiza toin of an Eastern Star Chapter in Brevard this afternoon at 4 o'clock. The institution of the Chapter will begin promptly at 4 o'clock. At 6:30 o'clock the attendants will - banquet at the Waltermire Grill returning for , j further work in the Chapter at 7 :30. j Grand Patron" Marshall Dilling, of 1 Gastonia^ will be here, as will dele Igations of ladies from Henderson- j jville and Asheville. About forty | (members will be installed as charter ' mefmbers. The Eastern Star is fQr Wbinen in Masonic homes, and is a powerful influence for good in any community where there' is a Chap ter. The meeting will be held in the Masonic Hall on Broad i street. Masons of the county will welcome the Eastern Star. DAUGHTERS OF WESlLEY I March business meeting and social 'of the Daughters of Wesley! Sunday ' School class will be held at the Methodist parsonage next Tuesday -veiling. All members and friends are given a cordial invitation to be present. Mm urn and I MORE FISH WANTED Organization of Club to Work to This End Is i Perfected JUDGE McCOY NAMED PRESIDENT OF THE CLUB! Believed Good Fishing andj Hunting Would Enrich This County Many interested citizens from Jill ( parts of the county gathered at the , court house Monday night, and per- . fected a permanent organization for ' the purpose of protecting fish and ] game, and re-stocking the streams J with fish and the forests and fields with game. It' is recognized by the county \ that well stocked fishing streams and plenty of game in the moun tains would brii^j more", money into Transylvania county than the peo ple here have ever obtanied from tourists. It is generally believed by men who have studied the question that well stocked streams would fill every boarding house and every va- 1 cant room in the town and county, with men and women .. who? enjoy' good fishing.. The winter season, can j be made to: pay big dividends with j good hunting in these great moun tains and forests. It w$s with these objects in view that the citizens organized the club. Judge Edward P. McCoy, of Pisgah Forest, was selected as pres ident of the organization. D. L. English, lawyer and sportsman, was elected vice president^and chairman of the executive committee. Jerry Jerome, whose articles on the moun tain streams have been published in j national magazine and in The New] York Times, was named as secretary, i Elam Galloway, game warden, Ros man, was selected as treasurer. Members of the executive commit tee were appointed from all the j townships in the county, as follows: j Brevard township: Dr. G. B. Lynch j and Charles Dunn. I Boyd township: Carl Baynard and. R. S. Boyd. Cathey's Creek township: Frank' Morgan and H. N. Blake. Dunn's Rock township: Henry Carrier and A. H. King. Eastatoe township: Pink Whitmire | and Eli Cassell. ?Gloucester township: T. R. Chas tain and Albert Price. Hogback township: Otto Alexan der and Walter McNeely. Little River township: Paul Jones and Jerry Jerome. By-laws committee was appointed to draft a constitution and by-laws for the dub, as follows: James F. | Barrett, chairman, A. H. Houston j and Elam Galloway. Thtf president was authorized to j appoint a finance committee with; two members from Brevard township' and one member from each of the j other townships. . _ j The next meeting will be held j Monday night, March 25. It is hoped that a" still greater meeting can be had at that, time, as people begin j to realize just what it means, to all - the people of the county to have, well stocked streams and fully stock-, ed fields and forests. EXPECT GALLOWAY j TO BE ON BOARD! Word has been received in Bre vard that Mr. Joe Galloway, of Ros man, will succeed Mr. C. R. Sharpe as a member of the county school board. Two years ago the board was named, with J. S; Bromfield for the six-year term, C. F. Woodfin for the 4-year term, and Mr. Sharpe for the two-year term. Richard J. Booth Friends in the community will re-j gret to learn of the death of Rich ard J. Booth, which occurred last Wednesday at his home in Clear water, Fla., following an Illness of several months. Funeral services were held in Clearwater the follow ing day. j Mr. Booth, who was in his 79th year, was well known in Brevard, since he owned a summer home here, where he spent the summer months for a number of years. Last year, however, his failing health prevented his annual visit to Bre vard. Mr. Booth is survived by a son and daughter, both of Clear water. F. H. Neely E. H. Neely, son of Mrs. M. J. Neely, died suddenly Wednesday evening, the ,6th in the State Hos pital at Morganton. The funeral services were held .at the Neely home Friday morning at 10:30, con ducted by Rev. A; L. Aycock. In terment was in Oak Grove ceme tery. Pallbearers were J: M. ? Neely, G. L. Neely, A. E. England, M. J. Neely, R. M. Neely and Joe Neely. C. R. McNEELY, COUNTY ACCOUNTANT, IMPROVING County Accountant C. R. McNeely has been ill for the past few days, but is reported to be improving and it is thought will be able to return to his office within a day or so. LANDING FIELD TO BE LOCATED HERE IT IS BELIEVED Field In Pisgah National For est Especially Adapted For Airport BREVARD ON AIR LINE IN ALL DIRECTIONS Would Be Great Attraction For This Community, It j Is Believed ? Movement, was started at the [Chamber of Commerce Tuesday night looking to the establishment of a landing field here for airplanes. Brevard is particularly fortunate in having at its boundary line a lo cation that would be the most ap- : pealing air port in the whole of t|ie United States. The proposed loca tion is that level land lying on Dav idson River, at the old English homestead pace. It is in the Pisgah National Forest, and no greater scenic beauty can be found in the world than that surrounding the proposed landing field. For some time interested men have, been quietly working 011 this . matter. The recently announced in tention of the government to re forest certain sections of the national forest that had been cleared led to quick action on the part of the Cham ber of Commerce. It was feared that the government would include this particular boundary in its re forestation plan. Committees were appointed to open negotiations with the govern ment for use of this land as an air port. In event the right to use the land can be obtained, it is planned to have an electric light of tremen dous power flashing into clouds and sky every night for guidance to air planes. Brevard is on direct air route from North to South, and East to West. It is believed that the estab lishment of an air pork here would do more to advertise Brevard to the country than all other efforts com bined. NAME DELEGATES TO TEACHER MEET ? Regular meeting of the Transyl vania County Teachers' association, which was held Saturday morning in the Brevard High School auditorium, was featured by an unusually in teresting and well presented program given by children ->f the Pisgah For est school. The main part .of the program a scene from Bookland, with chil dren dressed in appropriate cos tume from the different grades, rep resenting various well-known books. The manner in which the program was presented airtl the pretty cos tumes gave evidence of excellent, training and much work on the part of the children and those directing the play. Another interesting fea ture of the program presented on this ",::i<?!. was thr telling of ;i story by Rebecca Patter, concerning a little girl who helped cure her master of the leprosy. In the absence of the president of the association, tiro meeting was presided over by Sunt. T. Hen derson. Delegates were elected to the meeting of the North Carolina Education Association, which con venes in Raleigh March 21-22. Since the county is allowed one delegate to every ten teachers, the following Transylvania del- gates were appoint ed to attend th r.eeting: Prof. J. B. Jones, Miss Izorec Recce, Miss Willie Aiken ami Miss Alta Herring, from Brevard; Misses Dorothy Al len >?d Dorothy hum by, from Ros man; S. P. Vern.r. from Conmstei',. and Supt. Henderson. MAKING READY FOR BASEBALL SEASON Baseball enthusiasts of the town are working for a park for Brevard, 'with the High School ground in mind las the most suitable location. Car Ipenters of the community ? have agreed to give their labor in the erec jtion of the fence and bleachers, and those who are pushing the campaign 'for better sports in Brevard. are cer ! tain. that, the necessary amount for lumber can be raised in a short | time. Labor for the smoothing up aud | leveling off of the field has been promised by fans and interested par ties, and with a big reduction in the price of lumber for the ' fence, the entire job will cost less than $250, it is said, and will be a permanent. , asset to the local high tcliooi and to all sports here. SHERIFF PATTON IS BACK AT OFFICE AFTER ILLNESS Sheriff T. E. Patton, Jr., is back in his office, after having been con fined at his home for several days with a severe cold. He is loud in his praise of the work done by his dep uty, Tom Wood, and other officers, who captured one of the largest and most com." ie copper stills ever tak en in tb'" county.