BREVARD, NOR*
VOLUME XXXV.
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JANUARY M, S93C
KRAFT CHEESE CO.
START FACTORY IN
HENDERSONVME
Would Operate~T ruck From
Lake Toxaway to the
Cheeie Factory
OTHER COUNTIES TO
JOIN IN OPERATION
Nogoliatioiis Being Made by
Heuderwnville Chamber
of Commerce Body
There is strong probability that
the big Kraft cheese manufacturing
concern will locate a plant at Hen
dersonvilie, similar to the one in op
eration at West Jefferson, this state, (
A delegation from the Hendersonvilie
Chamber of Commerce met with the
agricultural committee of the Bre
vard Chamber of Commerce Tuesday
evening and told of the progress th*t
has already been made in the matter, j
The proposition has now reached
the point where the company will
give consideration to the establish
ment of the plant in Hendersonvilie
provided the surrounding counties
will co-operate to the extent of fur
nishing milk to make a minimum
supply of ten thousand pounds
daily. Polk county, a part of Yancy,
Buncombe, a portion of Haywood
and Transylvania counties are "l*?"
upon to furnish milk for the Dig
concern.
Hendersonvilie has agreed to meet
the demands of the company insofar
as the erection of the plant is con
cerned, and all the surrounding coun
ties are asked to do is to make a sur
vey and see about how many cows
there are to be pledged by
owners to furnish milk for the plant.
The cheese manufacturer does not
require grade A milk, only ordinary
home and farm care of the cows and
tho milking being required. That is,
just as a family ordinarily handlea
milk for home consumption _ is the
only requirement in furnishing
for the factory, doing away with all
expense of cream separators, or
making barns conform to certain
standards, and so on.
In this county a truck wouid run
from Lake Toxaway each morning to
Hendersonvilie, taking the milk tnat
had oeen jKrt along the highway, to .
the factory. Returning in the after
noon the truck would leave tho
empty nans at each man's station
along the road. _
Communities off the main highway
would have to ndopt some plan of
delivery to the main highway of the
supplies offered for sale in those
communities. Several farmers of this
county were present and pledged
their heart v co-operation in the
matter. It is known that many fam
ilies living in Brevard now milking
one cow, plan to purchase two or
three or more cows end sell milk to
the factory, in event Hendersonvilie
is successful in obtaining the plant.
West Jefferson plant is now doubl
ing its size, and reports from the
counties surrounding that town are
to the effect that conditions are un
usually good there, since the milk
checks come in regularly every pay
day. ,
Greenville, Tennessee, says their
milk plant there means more to the
citizenB of that county than the big
rayon plant at E.Hzabethton means to
tho county in which it is located.
More than a million dollars n year is
nnid to the farmers of Greene coun
tv for the milk supplied to 4;he big
plant there.
Fact is. the report* from every
section where these plents operate,
whether it be the big cheese manu
facturing concern or the Pet Milk
company operating, the countryside
about such ceniers is a beehive of
activity and prosperity.
The agricultural committee of the
Chamber of Commerce, after thor
ough investigation, voted unanimous
ly ? recommend to the Chambur of
Commerce that Brevard and Tran
?yUar.'a county enter into tho prop
osition, and if Hendersonvilie is
ucce- 'ul in landir.<r tho big plant,
unrc the people of the counts? to fur
nish all the milk possible^ Julian A.
oiazener, teacher of agriculture in
the Brevard High school, was enthus- j
lastic in his endorsement of the j
plan.
TH/RP ADDS ELECTRIC LINE |
TO HIS GENERAL BUSINESS1
R. F. Tliarp, the plumber, with
offices on News Arcade, makes an
nouncement that he has purchased
the electrical repair btis'noss former
ly operated by Louie I.oftis, nnd will
op^ra*" this business in connection
wbh his plumbiff business and class
works deparfment. Mr. Tharo has
employed experienced' electricians,
and announces that instant service
is to b? his motto. In other words,
according to Mr. Tharp. when one
needs electrical work done, he usn
ally needs it immediately, therefore,
he 9ays, instant service is to be the
feature of his business.
SERVICES AT MT. MORIAH
Services will be held next Sunday
at Mt. Moriafc, Chtrryfleld Baptist
church, both mot nine: nt 11 o'clock
nnd 7:S0 in the'eveninar. The public
is invited to attend thesa services,
t? sn?y celery 1
ON FLORIDA FARMS
Group, iU?ing Hera Friday
or Celery Centers in the
Sunshine State
jprof J F^r'Sk*" ^0l}?r Morgan,
leivi" Pr"Jy
Pl*- -'?"*? r*?S
htoK.s From Bradenton the party !
Sflfflft *l Sanford section, one
I Tkf g ery center* of Florida i
I The purpose of the tri n if ta1
'gather a ] information pou&le on I
the growing of celery. Forth# nut I
Van 7TS ^8Sf8 ^f.nd 1?
'fanii-M \t It* outstanding truck
gTOWfaff cai C0Ufty' h#V0 beeJ1
growing celery here in great quanti
ties, and have realized some real
money on this crop. Prof. Corbfn
with hfi5 ifrin5 ce,cry in action
with his instructions to the ^lass in
^ h h? 3 '?* R.0MT,an whool. I
nth..# * ? t0 ""terest several
Itnnri mer " of the county in this ?
good money crop, and it is believed
into th?ri"ait,on obtaincd on this trip
b* V nV uery 1frowln? center? will
i,e V?I?? to the county. It
farmer!) '"terwt some" Florida
and ZnJll COm,'n ' Lnt0 the county
and growing celery here during the
o^Twe41?Veturnin* to their
own places in time to grow another
erop there next winter.
Analysis of the soil in Transyl
statement"^ wl ,brou?ht forth tL
ttfZVZZuf j thls section is mare
thnn ^ adapted to celery growing
2?" and ft SlCtio" ^south
east , and It may b? that this county
will become one of te really bi*r cel
ery centers of the nations.
SCHOOlMG I
SFr FOR FRIDAY;1
Judge D. L. English will hear the '
case in mandamus proceedings Fri- 1
day wherein the county school board !
is plaintiff and the county accountant 1
and the county commissioners are!
* *uhe hcari,)K is a con-!
seho?i k ? the contest between the!
school board and the county commis- !
sioners as to which board has tho!
right . to purchase fuel aid supplies '
,, . ,eounty schools. The com
plaint asks that a mandamus issue
forcing the county accountant to
bmVr i? I5WU0<1 ,by the sch00)
55. school supplies.
.. 4 c county commissioners hold
that nil purchases made bv the
unlfcT ?\#0afu' or any "n(1 0ther
mnh il? cou"ty government,
must pans through the hands of the
county purchasing agent. This mat
ter has been tne cause of much con
troversy, and the case in court now
flLi Un y C0?rle adopted for
final settlement of the matter, but it
is not believed this final settlement
will como until the Supreme court
shall have passed upon the question.
PLANS FOR Y.M.C.A.
GIVEN GOOD START
If plans go through whicn were
begun at last Thursday's meeting of
the Kiwanis Club, Brevard will heve
th<> nucleus of a Y. M. C. A. This
action on the part 01' the club came
about after the membership had
listened to Rev. R. L. Alexander,
pastor of the Brevard Presbyterian
church, extol the needs of the boys
and young men of the town.
Rev. Mr. Alexander declared that
Brevard boys and young men were
like all young men of today ? imbued
with a restlessness, coming from an
excess of energy as is apparent in all
growing- humans or animals; that
this energy was going to be put into
something, either good or bed, and
"that if it reverted to the bad it would
be through fault of the parents and
leaders of the community in not pro
viding adequato ways, tasteful and
appealing to the young fellows, in
which to talfe care of this excess en-:
ergy. ..J
I In advocating the thsory of a gytn, '
Mr. Alexander stated that the idea
[could be put into effect at first in a
smr.ll way, under the leadership and
[guidance of older men, of whom Bre
vard is well blessed with several rec
jogniz^ types fitted for this work.
Beginning with a basketball court,
, Mi. Alexander stated, the idea could
be expanded, until such time when
'a more complete program *:ould be
[carried out.
W. E. Breese, Jerry Jerome and
iiev. Mr. Alexander were appointed
by Vice President J. B. Jones of the
Kiwanis Club, to go into the matter
thoroughly and make report to the
c'ub at ita meeting on Thursday of1
this week.
DEAVER HOME PURCHASED
BY COMMISSIONER M'NEELY
Mr. C. R. McNeely, county ac
countant and purchEsiflfc agent, has
purchased the Deaver home on East
Main street, and upon his return
from Florida next week wl!l move
hie family into the homo. This is
tha home now occupied by rs. Paul
Benedict and bought from her. (
MASS MEEmb TO BE HELD
AT COURT HOUSE SATURDAY
J. H. Pickelsimer, chairman of
the board of county commissioners,
and T. W. Whltmire, mayor of Bre
vard, have jointly called a maw
meeting to be held at the county
court house next Saturday morning
I at 11 o'clock for the purpose of
joining other counties and town* in
the slat<t in ae eking relief from the
'tax burdens now being carried by
real property. This movement ha>l
its inception ir Buncombe county,
and the officials there have sent in
vitations to thfl couaty chairmen , and
to the mayors (if all the countiea and
towns in the state to join ia the
movcrcent. It is fa response to these
invitations that Mayor Whitzniieand
Chairman Pickelsiraer have called
the meeting in Brevard for this com
ing Saturday.
Study is beir!? made of the tax
problems, and it is found that land
is bearing practically till of the tax
burden of tlie state, and these taxes
have become so high throughout the
state that owners of land and town
property can no longer bear these U?x
burdens und realize any profit from
their holdings. The sale of land or
real property has been all but stop
ped, it is pointed out, because of the!
high rate of taxation on re*] estate.
The purpose of these meetings In
to And some wa; of reliorJng real
estate from this high taxation.. The
governor has been appealed to in an
effort to have him coil a special ses
sion of th? legislature in ordar that
some method mig^t be adopted be
fore tax listing lime iu May that
would enable the tax on retJ estate
to be reduced. The governor has
stated that he seen no need cf call
ing this extTa session until there Js
some concrete plan for the relief
needed.
One suggested remedy is that a
sales tax be placed on luxarie*, while
others wo-jld have intangibleu as
sessed at a higher ratfe. Authorities
and citizens over the state be'ieve
that Governor Gardner would call a
special session of legislature if the
demand from the citizens should
justify such jM-iion, and, prcv.v<Je<i,
further, that some plan could be
found whereby a solution to the qu?s
tion might be offered.
All these thingu are to be discuss
ed at the mass meeting next Sfltui ?
day, and every citizen of the town
Bnd county in urged to attend f.h<j
meeting and take part in the delib
erations.
HENRY ANNOUNCES
FOR LEGISLATURE
W. M. Henry ,one of the outstand
ing citizens of Brevard, makes an
nouncement in today's Brevard News
that he is a candidate for democratic
nomination for representative In the
next North Carolina legislature.
Mr. Henry served a term in the legis
lature 25 years ago, and since that
time has filled other public offices
here. H? has been mayor of Bre
vard, postmaster and chairman of the
board of county commissioners, and
i3 at present a member of the town
council. He has held no office for
the past fifteen years, however, ex
cept that of alderman.
In making anouncement of his
candidacy, Mr. Henr^stated that he !
is doing so oniy "BeCause of the de-j
mand made upon him by his friends,'
and the desire on his part to do
whatever he is called upon to do, or
can do, in the service of his county.,
and state.
Mr. Henry is a Baptist, a Mason,
a Junior, and iH on the board of di
rectors of the Brevard Banking
company.
LOCAL FIRM WINS $10
GOLD PRIZE FOR SALES
Announcement has been made that
the Brevard Hardware & Furniture
company, local dealers for the fa- !
mous Crorley Radio, won the $10
Kold prize offered dealers throughout
this section who scored certain
points in sales. The local dealers
declare the Crosley Radio is gaining,
in favor with radio fans all the time.
MAYOR TO HAVE CHARGE
OF KIWANIS THIS THURSDAY
Mayor T. W. (Whit) Whitmii'e
will have charge of the program at
the Kiwanis meeting this Thursday.
No announcement has been mud * by
the mayor a3 to the outline of his
program, but members are expecting
something "that's different."
; UNION SERVICE TO
! WELCOME HARTSEL
As a tribute of wtlcome to the
Rev. Paul Hartaell, who will assume
next Sunday, his duties as the newly .
elected pastor of the Brevard Bap- J
tist church, the regular Sunday evc-j
ning union services will be in the'
nature of a welcome service to the
new pastor in the community. The
service will be held in the Methodist
church, on invitation of the pastor,
Rev. J. H. West, and the sermon of
the occasion will be delivered by
Rev. Mr. Hartsell. The service will
begin at 7:30 o'clock and" the four
churches of the town will participate.
Special musical selections will be
rendered by the combined choirs ef
the different churches.
The third in the scries of union
services being conducted by the dif
ferent churches of Brevard was held
last Sunday night at the Presbyter
ian church, with the Rev. Mr. West,
of the Methodist church, defiverinR
the sermon. A capacity audience
filled the church auditorium and an
nex, and a spirit of fellowship and
good will was clcarly in evidence at
this service, as was also noticeable
at the two previous union gather
ings.
JUNIOR ORDER MEETING
I THIS THURSDAY NIGHT
'
; Members of the Junior Order will
meet in regular weekly session this
.Thursday evening, and all members
who can be present are urged to at
tend this session.
BREESE ATTENDS BOARD
MEETING AT RALEIGH
Wm. E. Breexe attended the meet
ing of the benrd of directors of the
University of North Carolina, held in
Raleigh Tuesday. The 3revard law
yer has long been a member of that
important board, and takes great in
terest in the affairs of the university.
County Spent Half Million Dollars
More tor Food Than Was Grown
Mountainous territory and a small
farm population are factors that eon
tribute in no small degree to the
failure of the farms of Transylvania
county to produce enough food and
feedstuffs to meet the requirements
of the total population of the county.
Surveys made by the extension
service of N. C. State College re
veal that in 1928 Transylvania coun
ty ci jiciu spent outside the county
$583,300 more for food and feed
than they received for surplus food
and feed sold outside the county.
These figures are based on the as
sumption that the average Transyl
vania county citizen lived as well as
the average citizen of the United
States.
As in most of the other counties
01' tiie state tnilk was an item which
Transylvania county fell far short of
producing in amounts sufficient for
its own requirements. One and one
quarter million gallons were needed
if the Transylvania people drank as
much milk as the average in the
nation, but Transylvania cows turned
out less than one-half million gallons
in 1928.
Hay was another product which
Transylvania did not produce in suf
ficient quantities. There were need
ed 6,959 tons and only 2,549 tons
were raised in the county. The de
ficiency if purchased at farm pri-os
outside the county would have con
$88,200.
Transylvania raised surpluses of
Irish potatoes and rye and raised
most enough corn fot Its needs. TN
Irish potato and rye rurpluses w "
(intimated worth ?07,982. The c
crop was short by $19,783 of meet
ing requirements. Cotton and to
bacco were not raised in Transylvania
in 1928.
In recent years the poultry indus
try has made g?eat stride? in Tran
sylvania county but even this busi
ness had not reached proportions
great enough to supply even the re
quirements of the county in 1928.
The egg production of Transyl
vania county jumped from 89,050
1928 but the county requires 1 89,
jdozen in 1920 to 172,440 dozen in
1 280 dozen eggs a year. Thus there
Iwas a deficit in egg production of
almost seventeen thousand dozen
| eggs. Poultry production jumped
'from about 21,000 fowl in 1920 to
! almost 30,000 in 1928, but Trunsyl
jvania county required 62,000 fowl.
Production of pork and mutton
showed gains in Transylvania county
'since 1920 but the production nf
beef and veal fell off sharply. Pork
'production lacked 1,963 head of
meeting requirements; beef and veal
production lacked 1,22J. head; and
mutton production lacked 639 head.
! Total value of deficiency in meat
production was $99,354.
{ Wheat and oats were raised in
'negligible quantities the value of the
deficiency in wheat being $64,99 4;
land the value of the deficiency in
oats being $26,602. S^eet potatoes
I also fell far short of meeting re
quirements and thera was a defic
jiency of $37,262 in this respect.
I Population of Transylvania coun
ty in 1928 was estimated kt 11,200.
There were estimated to have been
in that year 324 families engaged in
farming.
TOBACCO FLAMS ~
FREE FOE SO FARMS
Brevard Bank Make* Unatua>
Offer tc the Farmers
of Shis Couaty
Here, farmers, it k chance to ob
tain free tobacco plants for an acre
of ground.
Fifty farmers will b? given frc.
plants sufficient to put out one acre
each,
Tlie first fifty farmers roakirg ap
plication to ths Brevard firnjdri"
company between now and Mondny
noon, February 10, will be tht tuck,
one#.
Julian CSlarener's class in axricui
ture will do the work in iirepari-.t
the beds, sowing the seeds and tend
ing the plants until they are reedy
to set out in tho spring. The Bre
vard Broking company will furnish
|t'ie wed, the fertilirer for the plant
|beds ,th<j canvas cloth for covering
tfc<2 h<fds, av/d pay all the expends of
tb< jrrcjsct in growing enough plant
?o cet out fifty ncres of ground in
tobacco.
J.t is necessary, however, that
those who want the plants make ap
plication at once, as the tobacco ex
pei t who is coming here to assist Mr.
Ghizener and his boys in getting the
work started must know just how i
n.r.ny people want plants.
It is believed with fifty farmers '
reisigg one acre or more of tobacco 1
here, with the good fat checks next!
fall that farmers in other counties !
are getting for their tobacco crop,
that tobacco will then be an accepted ,
crop in Transylvania county.
Farmers wanting these free plant."
arc urged to see Mr. T. H. Sbipman
at once, as plants sufficient for only j
fifty acres are to-be included in this!
plan.
REV. PAULHARTSELL
ASSUMES PASTORATE
Rev. Paul Hartseil and family ar
rived in Brevard this v/eek from
Concord, and are now established in
the Baptist pastorium. The Rer. Mr.
Hartseil will assume his new dut.it -
next Sunday as pastor of the Bre
"ard Baptist church, succeeding Rev.
Wallace Il'artsell, who resigned from
this past orate the tim of the year to
accept a call to Kings Mountain
Baptist church,
Mr. Hartseil comes to Brevard
highly recommended aa & pastor and
as a preacher, and members of the
local church ari looking forward to
a successful year under his leader
ship. Mr. Hartseil is accompanied to
Brevard by his wife and three Hir.a'.l
children.
GIRLS ENTICED TO
S.C. FOR MARRIAGE
That South Carolina is attracting
many couples who desire to enter
into the holy bonds of matrimony i?
evidenced by the rapid decrease in
the number of marriage license is
sued in this county. Figures fcr mar
riage license issued during the past
four years were compiled by Ira D.
Galloway, register of deeds, and
show that just one-half as many
white couples were married in this
county in 1920 as the number re
corded in 1928.
This falling off is accounted for
in large measure by the recently en
acted laws which require minors to
give five days' notice before license
can be issued- Instead of doing this,
many couples step, over the line and
have the knot tied in South Carolina.
Another reason given for the fall
ing off of marriages in the county in
the past few years is that low which
very wisely requires medical exam
ination before marriage license can
be issued.
Both of these laws are considered
as being of great value to prospec
tive brides, it is pointed out by the
authorities, as the five-days' notice
is intended ^o avert hasty marriages
by young people who have not at
tained their majority, and ought to
be considered as a great protection
for young people. The law requiring
medical examination is considered
one of the best laws ever enacted in
.the interest of society. Physicians
say that many sad plights of un
healthy children could have been
.averted had this law been in opera
tion years ago. Young people who
leave the protection of these wise
laws, however, and go into South
^Carolina for the marriage ceremonv
are cheating themselves of this great
protection.
Following is table showing the
witirriage licfltiM issued during the
past four yews:
lt'2'i?
White 63
Colored 13 ? Total 76
1927?
1 White 56
Colored . . .... 10 ? Total 65
1928?
White 81
Colored 4 ? Total 65
1926 ?
White 31
Colored S ? Total 40
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WOMAN'S BUREAffl
IMPORTANT FACTOR
IN THE COMMUNITY
>v y '? ip -
Fleview of Year's Work Show*
Much Good Accompli* bed j
by It* Activities
'SCHOOL GROUND WORK
IS MAIN OBJECTIVES
Swimming Pool In Operation
by Opening of Season
Is Pllnnod
During the past year, the Woman's
Bureau has been an influential fae
jtcr in tho life of the community, as
demonstrated by the various activities
which have been accomplished in that
'period of feme. Not only has this or
ganization contributed much toward
uplift and beautification of the town,
but if, has, during the past foar yean
of its existence, sponsored marf
movements in the town's program ef
progress and has always been ready
to help in any progressive move pro
moted by others.
That the Woman's Bureau i?. W
thriving organization and that Bre
vard has benefited in many ways on
account of itA exiatcn en i? shown m
a review of the work of the year
just completed.
Among the outstanding aco.-np
l'shmenta of the Bureau during the
past year toward community better
ment and beautification was the fi
nancing of the school grounds beau
tification program, which was carried
out in the extensive planting of
shrubbery and blooming plnrtto
around the elementary an/i primary
school buildings and along the bord
ers of the walks surrounding vheR
buildings. The work was dene by one
of the country's foremost landscape
gardncrs, the Hownid-Hickory Nurse
ries, of Hickory, and has been pw
nouneed by many as a decided im
provement to the school grounds and
as benefit to the community at. wfcBL
The funds for accomplishment of 4
this project were. made possible by
the Children's Bazaar, which the
Btjreat! sponsored during the year
And which netted the organization *
sum of approximately $400.l)0. Tbe
tucceFs of this undertaking was at
tributed largely to the fact that the
Bureau met with such hearty co
operation on the part of numerous
individual* *nd firms of Brevard, as
well as many outside business con
cerns.
A proposed project toward which
the Woman's Bureau in now working
a? its ultimate goal is the establish
ment in Brevard of a community
swimming pool. Through the jrrobab
1?: financial support and cooperation
of the eity officials.intereated individ
uals and business firnir of the town,
as veil as outsiders, it i? confident!?
believed by the Bureau that the pro
posed plans for this project for com
munity progress will become a reali
zation in the not distant future. It i<
generally felt, that the fact that *
community swimming pool is in op
eration in Brevard will he a groat as
set to the town and be one of its
greatest drawing cards for touri ts.
In rpvifwin? the past year's par
ities of this organization, it wi I be
seen that many other undertakings
have been accomplished which nave
proved beneficial to the community,
either directly or indirectly. Tli"
Bureau responded last year, as it
does each year, to the Red Cro?? roll
'call, the Christmas Seal Sale, and 1"
other calls for community belt'" ?
ment. Programs of a constructive
and informative nature are given at
each meeting, thereby creating a
greater interest in affairs pertaining
to beautification and uplift of tie
town, the two main purpose? fpr
which this organization functions.
Various methods of raising rr.cney
to carry on the work of 'the organi
zation have been engaged in < luring
the year, and in all those undertak
ings the Bureau has met with hearty
cooperation on the part of the
people.
The work of the Bureau is accomp
lished through the ipwation of com
mittees repvt sentiw? various com
munity activities, and these commit
ithe WitiOTibfcfs working in hearty roop
jeration with the president have been
the means of bringing about good
^results in the community.
It is generally feit by the Bureau
members that much good has been
'accomplished during the year jo?t
! passed and with the accomplishment
I of outlined plans for the present ye*r
jit is believed that even greater and
I more beneficial result- will be felt *
]in the life and future progress of
Brevard.
Officers recently elected fo;r the
the current yetr include: President,
Mr t. 0. L Er.vin, nee prenident.
Mrs. B F. Beasley; secretary, Miss
Alma Trowbridge, treasurer Miss
Katheirims Griifin.
HEAVY SSOW FALL IN
BREVARD WEDNESDAY
Practically six riches of snow fell
in Brevard Wednesday within almost
as many hoars, covering the jrrotmd
with a beautiful white mantle. The
snow began about 1 1 o'clock in tha
morning and continued to fall
throughout the day and into W rM
r.esday niffct Several parties vw
being made up late )Vedneaday^|
or.noon to enjoy the oldest of
sleigh riding. /M