BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, FEBRUARY 19, 1930 Number 8 VOLUME XXXV. PLAYGROUNDS AND SWIMMING POOL MAY BE OBTAINED W. E. BreesrOffTrs Beautiful Site for Municipal Park Near Maiden Hair CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUSY ON PROPOSITION Would Build Dam and Create 9- Acre Lake If Plans Materialize Brevard may have one of the most attractive municipal parks o any small town in all the mountain section. This possibility loomed large Tuesday evening when W m. E. Breese offered his beautiful mill place, at Maiden Hair Balls, to be used as a park. A committee was appointed to work out the details with Mr. Breese. Plans call for building a dam that will create a lake covering nine acres of ground. The proposed municipal park site is one of tne picturesquely beautiful places about Brevard. The offer of Mr. Breese was made when the tourist commit tee was reporting on work done anu to be done. Attention was called to the fact that Brevard lias nothing to offer the tourist except the great beauties with which Nature en dowed this section. The need of a park and a swimming pool was stressed, and then it was that Mr. Breese made tender of the beautiful section at the fool of See-Off moun tain. Swimming, playgrounds,, swings, tennis courts .shaded noons, ana everything that goes into the making of a real park can'bq easily prepared at this place. \ The committee is to report back to the Chamber of Commerce as early as possible, and it is believeu the park can be rushed to such com pleted state that it could be used this year. It would mean much to Bre vard as a tourist center. REPORTON INCOME TAX NOW IN (PER Income tax reports again! All reports must be in by March 15th. There are two reports to make, one to the federal government and antoher to the state government. J. W. McElroy, with the federal government, will be in Brevard Monday, February -4, at the \\ alt ermire Hotel, where he wnl assist any one in making out the reports for the United States government. C. II. Hamrick, with the state j government, will b" here on March I 7 and 8, and will assist any tax payer in making out the report on state in come taxes. For the state, all single persons with incomes of $1000 or more, and all married persons with incomes of $2000 or more, and all corporations and partnerships regardless of the amount taken in during the past year, must file reports. The figures are slightly higher on the federal inconi" taxes. A stiff penalty is attached for those failing to file' their income tax reports. BENEFITBR1DGE FRIDAY EVENING Eastern Star Plans Large List of Prizes for Winners at the Game Members of the Eastern Star will sponsor a benefit bridge Friday eve- ' ning at the Masonic Hall. It is ex-; pvcted that a larne number of peo- j pie will attend this event, and re- ; quest is made that those playing ! bring with them their own set of cards. j Business firms of the town will donate prizes to1 b awarded the win- ' ners in the ilifferi.nl ^amos. The following pri:;is will be of- j fered: Macfie Drug company, 1 box pow der; Farmers Supply Co. ? 1 mixing bowl; O. 1.. Erw:n--Sl in merchan dise; The l'lutnn' r co:.ipany ? 1 row el puff j Carolina Clwnsrs ? 1 suit o <1. v rkahed; ! lish Bros. ? 1 pair rubber heels; Joints Motor Co. .*>0 cents in trade; McCrary Tire Service ? 5 gallons gas; Ward's Bar : ' ? oi.oii ? i in trade; Brevard Battery ? 1 flash light ; Clement's :::a--'-ct-? :51 ?? "??: Wales Mull? iy pounds sugar. NOTED PHYSICIAN CALLED IN DEATH Dr. William J. Wallis Laid to Rest at St Pauls In the Valley Dr. William J. Wallis, aged 75, died Sunday morning at 8o'clock at his home here, following a prolong ed illness. Funeral services were held at St. Philips Episcopal church [Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock, con ducted by the rector, the Rev. Har ry Perry. Interment was in St. Paul's in the Valley. Dr. Wallis, who was a native of Ontario, Canada, came to Brevard in 1897 and for many years was a lead ing physician of Transylvania coun ty. Failing health the latter years of his life, however, forced him to re tire from active practice. For 30 years he served as senior warden of St. Philips Episcopal church. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Lucy Boswell Wallis, one daughter, Mrs. Eric M. Rawls, of Asheville, and one son, William Joseph, Jr, of Bre vard; also two brothers, Rev. S. A. Wallis, D. D., of Alexandria, Va., and Dr. A. W. Wallis, of Pittsburg, Penn. Active pallbearers were: R. H. Morrow, Overton Erwin, H. N. Car rier. S. M. Macfie, D. G. Ward and J. S. Bromfield. Honorary pallbearers included the Vestry of St. Philips and Dr. G. B. Lynch, Dr. E. S. English and Dr. W. M. Lyday. SHOWKELVfNATOR I AT S. P. U. OFFICES! Announcement is made by the Southern Public Utilities company elsewhere is this paper of a new shipment of cabinet Kelvinators, which are now on display at their main sales room on East Main street. These electric refrigeration ma chines are attached with Isothermic tubes, resulting, it is claimed, in more rapid freezing with assurance of a quantity of ice available for un expected occasions. A choice of three styles in attractive designs are on display, all featuring the new auto matic devices and fulfilling a modern need with their many exclusive fea- , tures. The management of the local i concern announce that they will be pleased to have the public call at j their main office and be shown these j new refrigeration machines. FISHING TO BE BIG ! DRAWING CARD N0W| Jerry Jerome, Jchn Smith and! rudge Edward P. McCoy, mayor of Pisgah Forest, were named Tuesday evening to have full charge of the fishing waters in the Cascade dam, and operate the place during this season as a center of attraction for tourists who are fond of fishing. The Chamber of Commerce lias a live-year lease on the lake, and it is j maintained for the good of the town j as a puller for tourist trade. AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY j TO BE RE-ORGANIZED HERE j Temporary reorganization of the i Woman's Auxiliary of the American! I. \v;i> affected in a meeting) Monday afternoon at the Chamber) oi Commerce. Mrs. Ii. G. Mc- j Cieachy, of Kinston, state president,; was present at the gathering and i gave valuable assistance in the re organization work. A meeting will; be held next Monday, at which time j a permanent organization will be put ! into effect. DEWEY GRAVELY IN i race m mm: Young democracy in Transylvania lOunly asking recognition in coun ts- political affairs, the first concrete case of this nature being the an nouncement of Dewey Gravely for i n< ruination in the June primary for the office of Register of Deeds. Mr. j Gravely is only years of age, was I born in East Fork township, but has jspent most of his life in Brevard. lie .graduated at the Brevard High | school, class of '27, and took a com i co i.i'.'o last year at the Bre .vard Institute. Mr. Gravely has done j ? ical wojrk for the B. & B. com 'pany and for the Brevard Banking .company. His friends claim that he j > daily qualified for the work as ( register of deeds. DEMONSTRATION THURSDAY AND FRIDAY OF FRIGIDAIRE Announcement is made that a demonstration of the famous Frigid aire will be given at Long's Drug Store this Thursday and Friday. All people are invited to attend these demonstrations. NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS We plan to put a copy of next wcoks" Brevard New* in every home in Transylvania county. It i". h. ?;ood time to advertise your business. WE ARE GOING TO GIVE A Brand New Automobile TO SOME ONE Absolutely Free! The person who makes the nearest correct estimate of the population of Transylvania County will be given this spank-fired, brand new automobile ABSOLUTELY FREE! Get Your Old Thinking Cap On And Begin Figuring Right Now Find out what the census figures were ten years ago, and figure on the increase from then until now. Get the total vote of 1928 and figure from that angle. Know Your County ? Get Your Children io Working on This Full particulars will be in next week's Brevard News. But begin NOW making up your estimate of the number of people in Transylvania County. SOME ONE will drive this caraway! Why not YOU? Watch for next week's Bre vard News for detailed information. Tell your friends. Tell your kinfolks. Be 011 the alert! Start studying NOW, and make up your estimate of the number of people living in Transylvania County. KIWANIS PROGRAM ; PLEASING TO CLUB! Reports on Florida Trip Inter-', ested the Club Members j ? Good Attendance Julian Glazener provided half an hour'3 real inspiration to the Kiwanis , club last Thursday, when he had on . the program C. C. Yongue and Prof. I' J. F. Corbin, recently returned from 1 Florida, to tell the club of the i things learned about the growing of , celery. ( Prof. Corbin told of his. impres sions of Florida, not only as con cerning the celery business, but as 1 a resort section. lie related the 1 manner in which Florida people < greet and entertain visitors and ; tourists, and suggested that Brevard (i enlarge upon its plan of entertain- s ment and lend more personal effort ji to its manner of receiving the tour-h ists. ! i As to the celery. Prof. Corbin ' stated that he would not go into the technical side of the question there, < as there were no celery growers or i prospective celery growers in the ? Kiwanis club. He stated that his i better work would come in teaching ii the Young Tar Heel Farmers in the 1 Rosman school as to celery growing. |l Mr. Yongue, in his characteristic j 1 manner, told of the things he had,1 learned on the trip, and expressed the M opinion that some day celery will be j one of the main money crops in this ( i valley. "We are going to take it : i slowly, however, and we do not ad- i vise any man to plant a big crop of I celery until he learns something I about it.." i An unusually large number of members were present at the meet ing, and it is expected that another full attendance will be present this Thursday, when Prof. J. B. Jones is i in charge of tfce program. JESS 1GALL0WAY | MS ENTERED RA$ i Jess A. Galloway, well known i iti zen, is announcing in today's Bre vard News for nomination on the {democratic ticket for the office of j register of deeds. Mr. Galloway has ?been with the Silversteen companies ! for the past twenty years, most of which time he has been engaged as | engineer. He has not before been .'?i candidate for public office, andj 'lis friends predict that he will have support throughout the county. Mr. Galloway lives in Brevard at; ?iresent, having moved here from j Rosman about a year ago. He mar ried Miss Deltha Stover, daughter of Bert. Stover, for many years one of j he prominent figures of the county, | being especially popular in the Glou- j cester section. NEW PASTOR AT CARR'S HILL BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. B. N. Rogers, recently se lected as pastor of Carr's Hill Bap tist church, preaches every Second ?ind Fourth Sundays, morning and evening, and the public is invited to attend these services. Rev. Rogers 's recognized as a stron - preacne:-, mi! members of the church at Can-'. Till express gratitude that th"v vere able to bring him to this hwch as pa:-tor. USE JOBLESS MEN i TO CLEAN UPTOWNj Associated Charities Paying' Men for Work They Are Doing ? Twenty men of Brevard who are | >ut of jobs have been employed by j' |ic Associated Charities, and are j it work cleaning up the town. The - men work in relays of ten men each, , riving all the twenty men work parti time throunh the week. This is being done in preference .0 making outright contributions to hose who are able to work. Of ;ourse, the widows and the men who ire ill and unable to work, are be ne cared for as usual by the As sociated Charities. The cleaning up ,vork is being done under supervision >f Chief of Police Freeman, and al ready the town is beginning to lo:?k ike "a lady dressed for a fancy ball. The men who arc working have expressed appreciation of this man ner of receiving aid. They prefer to ivork. They could not find employ ment, hence their forced appeal to .he Associated Charities. The work .hus provided gives them a chance Lo earn their money instead of b;*- :? ing forced, under adverse circum stances, to accept charity from the rood people of Brevard. All vacant lots, back lots, anu j athcr unsightly places are being ; ;leaned up. The plan has been given much praise by the people of 1 1 1 c iown, and is recognized as the very ! t?est way to handle a situation such as developed here. The Associated Charities is operat- i ed by an executive board consist- : ing of the four ministers of the town, and two laymen from each of the four churches. The personnel is us follows: Jos. S. Silversteen is president, and Rev. J. W. West, vice chairman. Iiev. R. L. Alexander is secretary and disbu'v-ing officer. Other mem bers are: T. H. Shipman, Fred Mil ler, William Wallis, Alex Kizer, ( Beverly Trantham, C. M. Douglas,; J. I. Crawford and C. R. McNeely. j 35SEliSiTfI I BREVARD ISH NOW: I Thirty-five young men and women , in the Brevard High school will grad- . uate "in May, they having already I recognized as Seniors by having no conditions against them. Others will be added to this list as condi tions are removed, and it is believed the 1930 class will be an unusually large one. ? Following are the nanus of those now recognized as Seniovs: Iilanton A rh worth, Anne Bowen. Carl Bryson, Frances/ Dalton, June Grogan. Bculah Garofn. Lillie Grav lev Julius Hinfon, /Eugene Hender son. Tina Had rick/ Mary Hamilton. Ada Hedrick. Bcrfha Jean Hampton. 'May Jenkins, Hafrold IOlpatrick, Al | exander Lance/ Albert Lyday. v>il ? J o s e p h ^ A 1 f /e d Miller Jr., Charles Morgan. Elizabeth Mills, Edith Mull, Mary Nicholson, Mark Taylor Orr, Pauline Powell, Lessie Reid, Glenn Reid. Garland SledKe, Thomas Hayes Shipman', Joe Tinsley. Holland Tal !ley I-aiira Verner, Martha , aughn, ' Aimeta Waters, Gladys Wood. ADOPT SALES TAX PLAN AS REMEDY Determined Fight Being Wag ed To Kelieve Property Tax Burden With expressed determination to find a remedy for overtaxed prop erty in North Carolina, citizens from many counties met in Asheville Monday night and adopted resolu tions with far-reaching effects. It was again the expressed wish of the hundreds of people, at the meeting tha tGovernor Gardner cali a special session of the legislature at an early date, at which time demanded reme dies might be enacted into law. Tlu-ee propositions were advanced: One for a general sales tax. An other providing that the state take over and operate the schools, with local supervision. The third, that a commission be appointed to super vise county and municipal govern ment with all the rigid inspection that the state now gives to the bunking business. S. R. Radford, of Brevard, was one j of the speakers, while telegrams were read at the meeting from other | Brevard citizens, including Wm. E. Breese and T. H. Shipman. Ai .ument was advanced that a gross sales tax, placed against every salt nade in all channels of com merc j, would remove practically all tax burden from real estate. It would result, its advocates claimed, in immediate revival of business and ^reat activity in the real estate mar ft. Further argument v/as made that this increased activity and busi ness revival would bring additional peoji.3 to the state, people with money for investment and business. Sut> ?:-',nt revenue would be rus .ii, it s pointed out, ar.der th:* .-?.ales t:.:; plan to enable the state to j take over the full six months' school j term, relieving the counties of iin iincial obligations in support of schools. The state, it was said, makes rigid examination at regular intervals of all hanks in the state. It was sug gested that such strict watch be kept over ali departments of county and municipal government, charging that much of the high taxation in the state today is the result of lax meth ods in county government. Governor Gardner has issued a statement to the effect that it is un wise to call a special session of the legislature at this time for the pur pose of enacting such laws as sug gested. On March 31 it is expected that five hundred men will visit Raleigh, urging the calling of a special ses- , sion. I That opposition to the proposed j sales tax rian wil! develop is as sured. There are many leading men and women of the state who will op- , pose sales tax being placed on tin necessities of life. There is chance, it is said by many people, of procur ing a sales tax law p'aced on lux-1 uries, and it may be that advocates of the original plan will adopt this method rather than risk defeat of the entire plan. BURNING TiBACCO BEDS ORDER OF DAK; Tobacco beds are to be burned at| an early date on the lands of T. T. j Loftis. These beds are being sown for purpose of supplying fifty farm ers with sufficient plants for setiin;-. an acre each in tobacco, assurir., that there will be at least fifty acre: of the weed grown in this countj this year. Julian Glazener, with his Youn; Tar Heel Farmers, will burn Im beds and sow the seed. The Brevavu Banking company is bearing the e>:- ' pense of raising these plants, and I they are to be furnished to the I group of farmers who have made ap- ! plication to the bank for the plants. { Forty-eight farmers have already i signed up, and it is expected the oth ers will soon make application for , the plants, which are furnished frc. to these fifty farmers. NEW RleiDI 1 being wmmn Ii. L. Nicholson, postmaster, ha; received many letters in connection with the propo I United Stater, posfoffice building for Brevard, and much hope is expressed that th? | plans will materialize. Business in [the Brevard o!Tice has had rapid j.Towth, and this town now ? ;n".portant meetinr and to take action on proposer change in T?\ iav- . SCHOOL BOARD WON CLEAR VICTORY IN BUNCOMBE'S CASE Holds Sc hooL Board To Be Part of. State Government ? Independent Body MAY NOT AFFECT THE ROW IN THIS COUNTY {Justice Heriot Clarkson Wrote Decision In Case for the Supreme Court Buncombe county's long expected [decision in the school row there has 'been handed down by the Supreme 'court, and the school board won a ?sweeping victory. The questions in volved in the Buncombe case con cerned the authority of the county auditor to refuse to honor vouchers 'in payment of purchase made by the .purchasing agent of the school board. I The controversy started last Sep tember. Commissioners, claiming they would effect an economy, abolished the school purchasing agent's office in resolutions, and ordered the gen eral county purchasing agent to per form his duties. The board of edu cation objected. Finally, in order to get a court decision on his duties, H. E. Walter, county auditor, re fused to sign the purchasing vouch ers which the school agent, Doc Roberts, continued to sehti to him. Then the board of education Jilcd suit for a writ of mandamus to re quire Mr. Waiter to sign the vouch ers. The case was argued before Judge T. B. Finley in superior court in October and a decision in favor of the school board was rendered sev eral weeks later. The defendant ap pealed to the supreme court. The opinion handed down was written by Associate Justice Clark son who quoted the consolidated statutes to show that "it is the duty of the county board of education t> provide suitable supplies for its pub- _ lie school buildings," and "it is tin? " duty of the board of education to estimate the amount of money necl ed for the six months term,-' and s.l so "that it is the duty of the county commissioners to provide the amount, necessary.' Referring to the county govern ment. act of 1927, on which the de fendant had based his case, Justice Clarkson stated that there is noth ing said in the act about the public school system. Had it been the in tent of legislators to include the school systems, it would have been mentioned, he said In his judgment, Judge Finley ruled that the board of education was created as a pstrt of the state ed ucational system and was- subordi nate to the state department of edu cation but not to tie board o? county commissioners. It is not known what effect file decision in the Buncombe case Will have on the long fight between the school board in T;:ansylvania county and the board of county eommy ,-ioners. None of the interested parties in the local case would mak ? comment on it, n.o-t of them beir. r out of town at the time the decisio i was handed down, and giving as their reason the fact that they had not had time to give the decision close study. It is said there ere different angles to the Transylvania case, and some questions at issue locally which were not embraced in the Buncombe case. Those close to the leaders of both sides say, however, that there is every indication that the_ appeal started in the- Transylvania case will go on to the Supreme court on its own merits. FISHER PUSHING JETTIES MATTER Now !n Wash:ngion ? Lnglish Has Done Much Work for Project R. R. Fisher, county alt >ruey, and Judge W. C. Meekins, county at torney in Henderson county, are in Washington in connection with get ting the United States government to remove the jetties from the French Broad river. Congressman George M. Pritchard is ier.ding aid in the matter, and it is believed that engineers will soon be sent here to make survey of the work. This movement was started several weeks ago, and the county commis sioners authorized Mr. Fisher to tak ? the matter up with Washington, and go to the Capitol in an effort to have | this work done. It is beli. ved that removal of the jetties will mean thousands of dollars to Trans.vlcania county in averting overflow of the French Broad river. T. A. English, master farmer of Transylvania county, has done much work- in bringing this matter to a final conclusion. Mr. English cir culated petitions which were signed by practically all the citizens of the county, asking the government to re move these jetties and make other improvements in the river bed. Messrs. Fisher and Meekins are mt ?< <*d to return to horat? at c end of the week.