VOL. XXXIV.
BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, NOVEMBER 6, 1929
No. 44
All THIEVES TO BE <
SENT TO ROADS FOR
A YEAR, SAYS JUDGE
Judge D. L. English Give*
Notice That 12 Months Is
To Be the Minimum
PARENTS WARNED TO BE
ON GUARD OVER BOYS
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New Cases for Theft on Docket
Shocks Court ? Must
Be Stopped
The man who tteals anything
from any one in Tran?ylrania
county hereafter, and it con
victed in the County Court for
it, U going to th? chain gang
for a period of from 12 month*
to two yoart, according to a
statement made by Judge D. L.
Engliah from the bench Monday
morning.
Some half dozen new cases charg
ing larceny were on the docket
Monday, and Judge English spoke
feelingly of the growing tendency of
white boys and young men to steal.
"It is going to be stopped in this
county," Judge English said, "and
hereafter those brought before me
and convicted of stealing may ex
pect to work on the chain gang from
12 to 24 months." The judge re
called that 15 or 20 years ago it was
a rare thing for a white man to be
in a Transylvania county court on
the charge of theft. "Sometimes,"
he said, "a low down white man
would steal a horse or cow and get
from five to ten years in the peni
tentiary. In recent years, however,
the tendency has been to put small
tine or 30-day sentences, and theft
and thievery have grown at an enor
mous rate." Boys and young men
have reached the point where they
will steal just anything they can lay
their hands on that is not too hot or
too heavy to carry away, it is said
by the judge.
Parents were warned by Judge
English that they would do well to
know where their boys are at night,
because if they have been caught
stealing and it is proved in his
court that they were sealing, noth
ing under a year on the chain gang
will be meted out.
COOKING SCHOOL
TO DRAW CROWDS
From all indications many house
wives in Brevard will soon be en
joying the comforts of electric
cooking. The Southern Public Util
ities company is waging a cam
paign this week, introducing elec
tric ranges in the community. Miss
Vera W. Howard, a household
economist and electric range ex
pert, is conducting a series of cook
ing classes and electric range demon
strations in the offices of the Sou
thern Public Utilities company this
Thursday, Friday and Saturday aft
ernoons. All the women of the
community aro invited to attend
these classes and witness the demon
strations.
The Southern Public Utilities
company observe an annual event
throughout the territory served by
the big Duke interests, during which
time special prices and terms are
given on electric ranges and stoves.
This event has already been held
this year, before the company en
tered Brevard. The three-day event
now planned is being done that the
people of this community have all
the advantages offered during the
annual event already held for other
towns. That Brevard people appre
ciate this is a foregone conclusion,
and it is believed record crowds will
attend the electric cooking classes
and demonstrations this Thursday,
Friday and Saturday afternoons.
baptistsToInin I
WELCOME MEETING |
i
As an expres!.?n of welcome and
good fellowship, the Rev. J. H. West,
new pastor of the Brevard Methodist
churcn, has been invited by the Bap
tist church to conduct services in
that church next Sunday evening, at
which members from all the churches
of the town will be present. Rev.
Wallace H. Hartsell, pastor of the
Baptist church, extended the invita
tion to Rev. Mr. West to conduct
these services Sunday evening. Mr.
West will preach his first sermon
here Sunday morning, at the Method
ist church.
It will be recalled that the Bap
tists invited the Rev. Mr. Alexander,
pastor of the Presbyterian church, to
preach in the Brevard Baptist church
on the first Sunday that he came
here, the Methodists and Episcopal
churches having no services at that
hour and the whole town gathered at
the Baptist church to welcome the
new Presbyterian preacher. Many ap
preciative remarks were heard con
cerning this display of neghborliness,
and Methodists of the town have ex
pressed appreciation to the Baptists
for planning this event for next
Sunday eveninsr.
ORDER TREASURER
TO ISSUE VOUCHER
TO COAL COMPANY
In Payment for Coal Purchased
Recently for the County
School Plants
COAL WAS ORDERED BY
THE PURCHASING AGENT
School Board Chairman As
serts Coal Could Have Been
Bought for Less
County commissioners last Mon
day adopted a resolution, ordering
the county treasurer to pay the
Purity Products company for coal
furnished the schools. The amount
was something over eight hundred
dollars.
It will be recalled that the county
purchasing agent purchased coal
for the schools from the Purity
Products company, after compari- 1
son of that concern's bid vaUlT other
bids received. At the same time the
school board ordered coal for the
schools, but the county accountant
refused to sign the voucher for the
freight charges on same, because, it
was said, the coal was ordered ir
regularly in that the order was not
placed through the county purchas
ing agent.
Last Monday a bill for coal pur
chased from the Purity Products
company was presented to the school
board by the county commissioners.
The school board had taken no action
on the bill when the county commis
sioners announced their work com
pleted and adjournment in order, it
is said, so the commissioners adopt
ed the resolution directing the treas
urer to pay the amount of the bill,
to the Purity Prdoucts company out"
of the contingency fund, it is said,
which amount is to be charged
against the school budget.
It is said this bill had been present
ed previously to the school board of
ficials, but they had refused to re
ceive it or acknowledge the obliga
tion, it is said. The voucher ordered
by the commissioners had not been
issued to the coal company late Wed
nesday afternoon.
J. S. Bromficld, chairman of the
school board, made the following
-;r.tement in regard to the matter:
"We received a bill, signed by C
R. McNeely, for $808.24, for coal
said to have been bought for the
schools from the Purity Products
company. Our board wanted to con
fer with the county commissioners
about the matter. We did not receive
ths statement until nearly noon Mon
day, and when we tried to see the
commissioners after lunch, they had
adjourned, or gone somewhere, and
wc couldn't get to see them. We could
have purchased the same amount of
coal, better suited for the furnace,
for $714.57, a saving of $93.65 over
the amount of the bill which they
sent in to us, and we wanted to talk
the matter over with the commission
ers, but were told they had adjourn
ed their meeting at noontime."
FOUR MEN SENT TO
ROADS THIS WEEK
Several jail sentences were hand
ed out in the County Court by Judge
D. L. English at the November term,
which convened Monday morning and
took recess at noon Tuesday until
Thursday morning.
George Morris drew two months
on the roads for violation of the
prohibition law, and is under bond
of $200 to appear at the December
term of Superior Court on a charge |
of breaking and entering a dwelling I
house.
Lon Wilds was given three months
upon conviction of fornication and
adultry, while Gettis Wood and
Gudger Smith drew Tour monFfis
each for violation of the prohibition
laws.
I Many cases were disposed of with
payment of fines and costs, while
others were continued to future
terms. Solicitor Lewis P. Hamlin
worked with rapidity in disposing of
the evidence in the many cases com
ing up for hearing.
FURNITURE FIRMS
TO CLOSE MONDAY
Furniture and hardware stores of
Brevard will be closed Monday in ob
servance of Armistice Day, accord
ing to an announcement made in an
advertisement elsewhere in the
paper. The Farmers Supply com
pany, the Brevard Hardware and
Furniture company and the Houston
Furniture company all signed the
message stating that these stores
will be closed Monday.
These merchants ask that their
customers make needed purchases on
Friday and Saturday, and co-operate
with them so the merchants and
their sales forces may have an op
portunity to observe Armistice Day.
Lewis P. Hamlin, member of the
Republican State Executive com
mittee, is in Greensboro, attending a
meeting of the committee. Some
important matters were to be de
cided by the official group.
ANNUAL RED CROSS
ROLL CALL BEGINS
Statement Issued By the Presi
dent, Rev. R. L. Alexander,
Gives Campaign Details
HOPED TO ENROLL FULL
MEMBERSHIP IN A DAY
Churches and Civic Clubs Aid
ing the Regular Red
Cross Committee
At noon next Tuesday, the annual
Red Cross Roll Call will begin, with
Rev. R. L. Alexander leading th?
force that is to wage this most
worthy campaign in the local field.
The churches and many civic clubs
are working with the Red Cross com
mittee in the campaign. The fol
lowing statement issued by President
Alexander gives in detail the plan j
of work:
"Next Tuesday, Nov. 12th the Red )
Cross Roll Call enrollment will j
start, sponsored by the American 1
Red Cross, and the Transylvania!
County chapter, and we are glad to j
say that it is being sponsored by all i
the religious, civic, and social or- !
gnizations of the town and county,
and we feel like we will have the
hearty support and cooperation of
every individual in the community.
"The American Red Cross be
longs to the Church, to business, to
labor, to all groups, and to all peo
ple, and with the confidence born of
past experience, we look forward to
a firm and understanding support.
"Our Roll Call to enroll members:
for 1930 will be held this year from |
November 11 to 28, but we are en
deavoring to complete plans that
will enable us to bring the drive to
a close the first day, and not later
than the first week. Monday being
a holiday, will begin the 12th.
Tuesday. |
"We are not begging money. We '
are inviting fellow citizens to par--|
ticipate through individual member
ship in support of practical human
itarian service, local, national, in
ternational.
"Roll Call workers will keep of
fice hours at the Brevard Banking
company on Tuesday for the purpose
of enrolling members, and at the
Chamber of Commerce the rest of
the week. And the enrollment will
be simplified to a great extent if all
persons will drop by at these two
places and enroll.
"When you enroll, wear your t
button, and talk Red Cross, and |
Talk Red Cross and wear your but- ,
ton, and may we all have a part in ,
going over the top the first day.
"Remember ? Tuesday, the 1 2th. <
"R. L. ALEXANDER,
"Red Cross Roll Call Chmn."
WEEK OF PRAYER DRAWS
LARGE CROWD TOGETHER
Annual Week of Prayer was ob
served three days this week at the
Brevard Methodist church, sponsor
ed by the Woman's Missionary so
ciety."
The special series of services 1
proved both interesting and bene- |
ficial, and it is felt that they will !
result in the great good not only to
the members of the society but to
the entire church membership.
Tuesday afternoon's service was
in charge of representatives from
Brevard Institute, and the session
Wednesday afternoon was led by the
young people's society. The meeting
Thursday afternoon will feature the
regular meeting of the adult society
in addition to the specia) prayer
topics.
I
i Proclamations by
Whereas, Next Monday, November
11th, marks the Eleventh Anniver
sary of the signing of an armistice
which brought to an end the great
World War, a battle cf Right against
tremendously strong might, and
Whereas, This great nation of
ours furnished the men, provided the
materials and inspired tne spirit of
dauntless courage which enabled
Right to triumph over Might, giv
ing to the nations of the whole
world a continuation of the right of
self expression, and a still greater
personal freedom among the men of
all countries, and
Whereas, In that great and glor
ious conflict there were none braver
than our own "boys of Transylvania
county whose courage was inherent
and whose love of battle for the
right is always burning, and
Whereas, We, the citizens of this
county should keep always fresh in
our memory the great debt we owe
to these of our own boys, it is
Therefore fitting and proper that
we come together next Monday
morning, November 11, in the audi
torium of the Brevard High school
building, at 10:30 o'clock, and in
one accord renew our vows to those
boys, re-dedicate our lives to the
grest nation which these boys serv
ed 30 conspicuously, and in so doing
give expression, as best we can, to
the everlasting gratitude we owe to
them for their great work in the
world's greatest battle for the rights
of all mankind.
(Signed)
T. W. WHITMIRE, Mayor,
Town of Brevard.
NEW M. E. PREACHER
TO BE HERE SUNDAY
Reidsville Methodist* Give the
Rev. J. H. We?t High
est Praise
I
I TO PREACH FIRST SERMON
,HERE SUNDAY MORNING
[copy of Letter and Resolutions
from Former Church at
j Reidsville
| Rev. J. H. West, the newly ap
pointed pastor of the Brevard Meth
| odist church, will arrive in Brevard
the latter part of this week, with
[Mrs. West, to assume his pastoral
duties for the new conference year.
They are stopping for a few days
with their son, the Rev. W. B. West,
pastor of the Hendersonville Metho
dist church, before coming to Bre
vard, but will arrive here in time for
Mr. West to preach his initial ser
mon in his new charge on next Sun
day morning.
The Rev. Mr. West comes to Bre
vard highly recommended as a pas
tor, as a friend, and for his leader
ship ability, after serving four con
secutive years as pastor of Main
street Methodist church, Reidsville.
While much regret is expressed by
the membership of the local church
over the departure of its former pas
tor, Rev. A. L. Aycock, who has
faithfully and ably served as pastor
the past two years ; still a good year
is anticipated by the church member
ship through the leadership of the
new pastor.
A letter received by the chairman
of the Board of Stewards of the
Brevard church from the secretary
of the Board of Stewards of the
Reidsville church, and the accom
panying set of resolutions, show the
high esteem in which the Rev. Mr.
West was held by his former church
members, and the regret expressed
by them over his departure from
their midst.
Following is a copy of the letter
and the resolutions:
Chairman Board of Stewards,
First Methodist Episcopal Church,
Brevard, N. C.
Dear Sir:
As Secretary to the Board of
Stewards of the First Methodist
Church of Reidsville, North Caro
lina, I take pleasure in forwarding
here with a copy of resolutions
which were adopted by our Board
prior to the termination of the pas
torate of Rev. Mr. J. H. West. Our
Mr. West has rendered most faithful
service for a period of four years.
In his going we feel that our loss !
will be your gain. The attitude of
the church and community toward
him is reflected in the resolutions
adopted and it is the request of the
Board that these resolutions be pub
lished in your local paper. If, there
fore, you will publish these resolu
tions, we shall apreciate it.
With every good wish for your
success and his, I am
Yours very truly,
ALLEN H. GWYN, Secretary.
Reidsville, N. C., Nov. 2.
| The Resolutions
Whereas, we the members of the
board of stewards of Main Street
Methodist Church, South, Reidsville,
N. C.t understand that our beloved
pastor, the Reverend J. H. West, will
terminate his pastorate with our
: church after four years of faithful
! service; and whereas, the esteem in
which he is held by this board and
the membership of the church justi
fies the highest expression of appre
(Continued on page four)
Mayor Whitmire
Whereas, the Congress of the
United State granted a charter to
the National Red Cross, an organiz
ation headed by the nation's Presi
dent and supported by the nation's
citizenship, and
Whereas, The Red Cross is de
voted to deeds of mercy in respond
ing to people in distress, without re
gard to place or condition, lending
aid to the suffering, relieving the
stricken, feeding the hungry and
clothing the naked, and as such is
entitled to the support of every citi
zen, and
Whereas, Tha National Red Cross
Roll Call enrollment begins iu Bre
vard next Tuesday at noon, at which
time the citizens of this community
will be permitted to join this great
humanitarian organization, now
Therefore, I, T. W. Whitmire,
Mayor of the Town of Brevard, do
proclaim the Red Cross to be the
greatest national organization, next
to the church of the living God, in
all America, and do plead with all
the earnestness of my nature that
all citizens of Brevard and its en
virons respond to this annual Roll
Call of the Red Cross, become mem
bers of it, support it, and ic so do
ing become ar. actual part and part
ner in the nation's greatest humani
tarian institution.
In this support, fail not, I beg of
you, for it is a great privilege to be
permitted to join a band that is do
ing such wonderful work.
(Signed)
T. W. WHITMIRE, Mayor,
Town of Brevard.
I
ARMISTICE DAY TO
BE CELEBRATED BY
AMERICAN LEGION
Program To Be Given Monday
Morning In High School
Auditorium
CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS
JOINING XN CELEBRATION
Everybody Expected To At
tend ? Band Music and
Special Numbers
The local post of the American
Legion will celebrate the eleventh
anniversary of the Armistice by ap
propriate exercises at the Brevard
High School at 10:30 o'clock Mon
day morning. The memorial occasion
is with the cooperation of the
churches, the schools, the American
Red Cross, with the invitation ex
tended to all civic bodies and or
ganizations to attend and participate.
The meeting will be presided
over by the Commander of the Le
gion, Walter Duckworth. Addresses
.will be made by J. S. Silversteen,
chairman of the Red Cross, R. H.
Ramsey, representing the Legion,
Prof. J. B. Jones, a World War vet
eran representing the schools, and
the Rev. Mr. Perry, rector of the
Episcopal church and a chaplain of. |
che Red Cross in the war. The in- 1|
vocation will be by the Rev. R. L.
Alexander, and the benediction by
the Rev. J .H. West. Music will be
furnished by the Brevard band and
by Mrs. H. R. Walker, Miss Puette
and Alvin Moore.
It is planned to make this cele
bration largely educational as well
as commemorative, and for this
reason t'.e hour of the meeting is .
chosen to coincide with the assembly
hour at the High School, in order to '
give the pupils an opportunity to
learn more about one of the great
days in the history of the world. The ;
mayor of Brevard, Hon. T. W. Whit
mire ,has requested the citizens to ;
attend this memorial in his procla- j1
mation.
All members of the Red Cross are ,
especially urged to attend this meet- '
ing, as announcement about the work 1
will be made at that time.
This program was arranged by
conferences between the Rev. Mr.
Hartsell, the County Superintendent
of Education, Mr. Walter Duck
worth, Mr. Silversteen, James F. j
Barrett and A. H. Kizer.
Veterans are asked to wear their
uniforms ? Civil War and Spanish
American war veterans are especial
ly asked to attend.
ROSMAN SCHOOL
FIRST LOVING CUP
Rosman Young Tar Heel Farmers
entertained at chapel last Friday at
which time a beautiful loving cup
was presented to the school by the
boys. The cup was the first that the
school has won, and it is hoped that
it is merely the beginning of the
school entering many contests and
bein gvictorious. The cup was given
by the Mountain Branch Experi
ment Farm at Swannanoa for the
Rosman community having the larg
est number of boys present at the
annual Field Day meet at Swan
nanoa on Aug. 16th of any of the j
counties of Western North Carolina.
If the weather permits, the boys
are going to harvest the fertilizer
experiment corn on Mr. Alliso:
farm Thursday of this week. Each
plot will be harvested, weighed, and
figured up on an acre yield basis
separately, and the cost of the fer
tilizer taken into consideration to
see what analysis and the amount is
the most profitable way to fertilize
corn. There seems to be consider
able difference from observation in
the plots but the only way to tell is
to put it on the scales. It is hoped
that a number of interasted people
will be there early Thursday morn
ling to see the work done.
MANY Am? BIG
WOODMEN MEETING
! A good delegation of representa
tives from Brevard attended the
.semiannual convention of the W.
|N. C. Log Rolling association of the
j Woodmen of the World, which con
vened in Hendersonville last Thurs
day. Representatives from the local
Woodmen Circle were also in at
tendance at the all-day meeting.
District manager, W. E. Grogan,
Jr., of Brevard, had "part on the
program and introduced the visitors
to the convention. J&rnes F. Barrett
addressed the gathering on the sub
ject, "As Others See '?ou.'
TO ATTEND COMVENTON
AT SHELBY NEXT WEEK
Rev. Wallace H. Hartsell. pastor
of the Brevard Baptist church, and
Mrs. Hartsell, will leave Monday for
Shelby, to attend the sessions of- the
Baptist State convention which open
there Tuesday. The pastors' confer
ence will be held Monday, and the
^convention proper will be in session
Luntil noon Thursday.
SUPERIOR COURT
UPHOLDS SCHOOL
BOARD INACTION
Judge Fin lay Says the School
Board Not Subordinate
to County
BUNCOMBE CASE TAKEN
UP IN SUPERIOR COURT
Similar to Contest Between
Local School Board and
County Accountant
Chairman J. S. Bromfield, of
the county school board, dated
late Wednesday evening that the
county accountant had refuted
to (ign all voucher* presented
by the school board Wednes
day, except uhat of the telephone
bill and the light bill. Included
among voucher* refused signa
ture were those for gas and oil
purchased by the school board
for operation of the school b jses
The office of county accountant
is quoted as having said that the
decision in the Buncombe cojnty
mandamus case had no bearing
upon the local sitation.
Judge T. B. Finlay, in Superior
court in Buncombe county, Tuesday
granted a writ of mandamus, bi-ousbt
by the Buncombe county school board
against H. E. Walter, county audi
tor, to force him to sign vouchers for
supplies bought by the school board.
Judge Finlay held that the school
board operates as a part of a state
wide organization and under su penis
ion of a state department, and, there
fore, is not subordinate to the boar J
of county commissioners. Member*
of the school board, it was pointed
out by the judge, fill appointive of
fices and are named by the legisla
ture, whereas, members of the county
cemmission are local officers elected
by the people in each county.
This decision has been awaited
with keen interest here, because of
the conditions existing between the
Transylvania county school board
and the offices of county audi
tor and county purchasing agent
For many weeks the county account
ant, Mr. C. R. McNeely, has refused
to sign vouchers issueo oy uie
board for supplies that were pui'tV. ?
ed without the o. k. of the ouuniv
purchasing agent. Many unpaid b:l'?
are piled up in the offices of tin
school board, awaiting the signature
of the county accountant.
According to Judge Finlay's ruling,
Mr. McNeely, county accountan- ani
county purchasing agent, woulrf he
compelled to sign the vouchers for
the school board. It is believed, how
ever, that an appeal will be taken by
the county commissioners of Bun
combe county from Judge Fii.luy'a
decision, and it is intimated in local
circles that the matter in thir. <\>an
ty will in no manner be chanced un
til the Supreme court passes upom
the question.
Practically the same conditions t<re
vail in this county as those in Bun
combe county. There, as here, the
board of education is a democratic
board, while the county commission
ers are republicans, as they are here.
Denial is made in both counties, how
ever, that the question is political
It is claimed by the county commis
sioners that the law authorizes them
to appoint a county purchasing agent
to supervise all purchases for the
connty, and that it is necessary for
the school board to make purchase*
through the county purchasing a^ent.
The school board, on thv other
hand, declares it is not subordinate
to the county government, beeaus-i
it is a part and portion of a state
wide governmental agency, and a?
such has a perfect right to conduct
its own affairs without let or hind
rance from the county authorities.
It is believed the appeal, if one is
taken, will be rushed thrusgb the Su
preme court, because of so many
counties being in like condition a*
that of Buncombe county, where the
test case started and has besr, heard
and decided in fa'ror of the school
board.
REGULAR MEETING OF DUNN'S J
ROCK MASONIC LODGE FKtDAT
Regular meeting of the Duns'*
Rock Masonic Lodge will be heU
Friday night of thi; week. There
will be the regular coamiunicntion of
the Masonic order.
? TWO COURTS WILL BE
" HELD AT THE SAME TIME
1
4 V?hif.u iVi^rior Court cop- *
* rsnoa -.'.u tie Ctit Monday sn *
4 Dicimlxr, the County Court *
* will be held at the same time- *
and the docket cleared, accord- *
* lag to itaiemvit of Judge Eng
* li?h last Monday moraiag.
* Th? County Court will he
* held &t the .tame tin<>! Supcrv.r
* Court is in tenisn, the County
* Court to he held "a the jury *
* room in the couvt hou??. >
* Judfft EuglUh aaked th?t r.o- *
* tice he given thai o!J Htifrnte *
* Laving casei ?et for t ue Bwcm- *
* her term of court Jxi rnx-ieat on *
* the firtt Monday in Eetetfiber. *
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