THE BREVARD NEWS
T - BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, JULY 16, 1930 W Number 2g
VOLUME XXXV ' "? 1 ' ? '
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TAXES REDUCED TO
$1.94 ON HUNDRED
DOLLAR VALUATION
Was $2.13 Last Year, and
$2.75 Two Years Ago ? ,
Big Decrease
TREND OF THOUGHT IN
STATE IS FOR REDUCTION
State Has Cut 20 Per Cent-r
Hope Expressed That Town
Rate Can Be Redutfed
Transylvania's state and coun
ty tax rate has been actually
let at $1.94 centi on the Kun.
dred dollar valuation. Last week
the county commiisioneri acted
upon the matter and . adopted
an estimated rate of $1.97
cents, but early this week found
that the rate could be further
reduced ? to $1.94. The follow,
ing article was written, and the
table published on another page,
were based upon the first esti
mate r.ie of the county board.
The actual rate as finally adopt
ed further reduces the tax rate
to $194.
Transylvania county's tax rate for
1930 has been set at $1.97 on the
hundred dollar valuation of prop
erty. This represents a reduction in
the rate of sixteen cents on the
hundred dollars, the rate for 1929
being $2.13. The rate for 1928 was
$2.75 on the hundred dollars, mak
ing the reduction from two years
ago being set at 78 cents on the hun
dred dollars valuation.
The sixteen cents saved on each
hundred dollars vaulations was ef
fected as follows:
Ten cents on the six months
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REVIVAL TO START
AT CHERRYFIELD
Mt. Moriah Baptist church, at
Cherryfield, extends a cordial invi
tation to the public to attend the
revival services which begin Sunday,
July 20th.
Services will be held each night
during the week, beginning at 8
o'clock. Rev. Paul Hartsell, pastor
of the Brevard Baptist church, will
do the preaching, assisted by the
pastor, Rev. W. S. Price. Officers
and members of the church are ask
ing the prayerful cooperation of ev
eryone for the success of the meet
THIEVES ENTER HOME OF
EX-SHERIFF V. B. McGAHA
It is learned that a thief entered
the home of ex-Sheriff V. B. Mc
Gfiha Sunday, July 6> when, it is
said, the sum of $3.68 in money was
stolen. It is said that thieves have
also been paying fairly regular
visits to the chicken roosts of the
former sheriff. Friends report that
Mr. McGaha iias been on the look
out for the past several nights, arm
ed with plenty of implements of
death, waiting for the prowlers to
make Another visit.
mahoneyTesFgns
AS ROSMAN MAYOR
Follawing Action of Court ?
MitcheU-Tinsley Case Now
Being Heard
Many cases are being heard 'in
County court this week, with Judge
D. L. English presiding, and L. P.
Hamlin acting as solicitor. One of
the most interesting cases heard was
that of Mayor J. R. Mahoney, of
Rosman, who was found guilty of a
charge of drunkenness, and lined
twenty-five dollars. Another case
against Mr. Mahoney was that of
malfeasance in office, which was
continued until next month's session
of court The former mayor stated
Tuesday that he had resigned as
mayor of Rosman. Freeman Hayes
is mayor pro tern. It is not known
when a successor to the former
mayor will be chosen.
Roy Kiddy, suing the Transyl
vania Tanning company for personal
damages, was awarded the sum of
$500. Mr. Kiddy is now living in
Morganton, but was a resident of
Brevard for many years, most of
which time he was employed by the
tanning concern.
Jury was selected late Wednesday
afternoon to hear the case oi
Mitchell vs. Tinsley, et al. This suil
is for $100,000 -damages as a result
of an automobile accident in whicf
Mr. A. F. Mitchell's boy was killed
He had alighted from the school
bus, near his home on the Hender.
sonville highway, when Mr. Tinsley'i
car struck the lad. It is expecte<
that this case will keep the cour
busy for twq or three days.
Many other minor cases were dis
posed of this week, before taking u]
the more /important cases.
Scene at Fourth of July Picnic
The above photo shows a portion of the large crowd attending the great Fourth of July celebration and picnic dinner given by the Junior
Order. The picture was taken by Joe Wilds, of Cherryfield, at adjournment of the meeting in the afternoon. Several jiflndred people had al
ready left for their homes or the ball game in Brevard, hence the photo shows only a portion of the big crowd. Note the beautiful mountain
views in the background. The meeting was held at Avery's Creek in the Pisgah National Forest, and the place was selected by the Juniors of
Western North Carolina as the regular meeting place for each Fourth of July. At least 2500 people are expccted to attend next year.
SUMMEY FUNERAL
TO BE HELD FRIDAY!
Death Occurred Sunday at
England, Ark. ? :Body To
Arrive Thursday
John Bryson Summey, native of
Transylvania county, and the son of
Mrs. T. B. Summey, died . last Sun
day at England, Ark., of congestion
following severe suffering from
malaria. The body will arrive in
Brevard this Thursday evening, and
funeral services will be held at 11
o'clock Friday morning at the Sum
mey residence on Jordan street.
The deceased, who was 40 years
of age, had spent most of his life in
this county, having -attended the
I Brevard schools and the Brevard In
stitute, after which he taught in the
I county schools, later making an ex
Icelent record as principal of the
I Apex school, which position he held
jfor four years. With the exception
cf the time he was away at work,
his whole life had be<?n spent in this
community, where a host of friends
were saddened at the news of the
death.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs.
Rowena Sutnmey; the mother, Mrs.
T. B. Summey, and two brothers,
Dr. T. J. Summey, of Mt. Holly, N.
J., and T. B. Summey, Jr., of Green
ville, S. C. The latter is now in
Brevard and Dr. Summey is expect
ed to arrive Thursday.
Rev. R. L. Alexander. Rev. J. H.
West and Rev. Paul Hartsell will
conduct the funeral services, after
which burial will, be made at Gilles
pie cemetery.
'GREAT REVIVAL TO
STARTAT PICKENS
Pickens county and upper South
Carolina are making plans for the
beginning next Sunday oft a great
revival at Pickens, during which
itime Dr. Massee, well known
evangelist, will preach, while Dr.
Slaght will have charge of the
music.
Rev. Jesse C. Owen, native of
this county and now pastor of the
Baptist church at Pickens atid at
Easlty, was in Brevard during the
past few days, inviting people of this
county to attend the revival at
Pickens. Mr. Owen is one of the
most popular men going out from
Transylvania county, and hundreds
of his friends are making plans to
attend the revival.
It is being planned to have one
day or evening service known as
Transylvania county daj. at Pick
ens, and preachers throughout the
county are uroed to discuss this
matter at their services next Sun
day, arriving at some conclusion as
to which wpuld be the best day foi
such great gathering of this county'!
people at the Pickens meeting. II
is planned for all who are interestec
in this* proposition to communicatf
with The Brevard News, aftei
which a definite date will be set
and this will be announced in nexi
week's paper.
GREY INFANT DIES
The week old baby of Mr. an<
.Mrs. Odell Grey died Tuesda;
Jmorning^ July 16.
ASHEVILLE BEATS
BREVARD BOWLERS
! Bowling tournaments now being i
held at the H. & T. Recreation cen-1
ler are drawing great throngs .of
people who take keenest delight in
the contests. Wednesday night of
last week the crack Asheville bowl
ing team came to Brevard and de
feated the local team by 40 pins.
The Asheville boys were here again
this week, and once again defeated
the locals.
The score of the first tournament
was as follows:
Asheville
Gossett ... 105 91 101 ? 307
Grisset ... 112 104 89 ? 305
Matthews . . 102 92 83 ? 277
Gilbert ... 103 96 97?296
Grisset ... 114 116 94?324
Total 1509
Brevard
Vaughn ... 104 88 115?307
Carson 77 109 80?266
English ... 107 89 113?311
Harris .... 99 90 90 ? 279
Trantham .. 88 125 93 ? 306
Total 1469
Visitors in Brevard are finding the
H. & T. an attractive place, and
numbers of smnnVr people are to be
seen each afternoon and evening in
the recreation center, playing and
watching the games. It is said that
Brevard's team will soon visit
other towns in the tournaments now
being arranged. Bowlers from other
towns and cities assert that no bet
ter alleys are operated in the state
thtn these in he Brevard place of
amusement.
RUIHERFORDTON'S
S. S. GROUP COMING
About fifty men and women of the
Rutherfordton Baptist Sunday
school will be on Brevard next Sun
day, guests of the Men's Bible class
of the Brevard Methodist church.
The Daughters cf Wesley in the
Methodist Sunday school will also
meet with the Men's Bible class Sun!
day morning.
After church services, the visitors
will be taken to Glen Cannon Falls
where a picnic dinner will be served.
Basket dinners are to be prepared
by the members of the Methodist
Sunday school, and -these baskets
will be sent on to the picnic
.grounds, where Sam Allison, with
his assistants, will have the dinner
spread, coffee and lemonade made,
and everything ready for the feast
when the ' people arrive on the
grounds.
J. M. Allison, B. W. Trantham and
C. O. Robinson are members of the
| :committee on arrangements. All
, I members of the class are urged to
attend the class and assist in enter
. itaining the ladies. The Daughters'ol
. I Wesley are to accompany the group
j to the picnic and assist in enter
, taining the visitors.
! MR. E. R. ECHERO NOW WITH '
THE PAN AMERICAN CO
Announcement has been receivec
J in Brevard that E. R. Echerd is wit!
tlie Pan-American Life Insurance
company. Mr. Echerd is well knowi
here, having married a daughter oi
Capt. T. T. Patton, of Pisgah For
est. Mr. Gray McChesneyt is district
i manager of the Asheville Office, hav.
i ing recently been appqin ed to thii
position.
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LIST OF PRIZES IN
THE FLOWER SHOW
For the benefit of those making
1 entries in the flower show to be i
staged in Brevard by the Women's)
Bureau on Thursday, August 21, the i
committee in charge has prepared a,
classification of entries. Prizes will |
be awarded for the best entries in
each group.
This annual event is open to all
residents of- the town and county
who care to participate, and it is be
lieved by the committee that a large |
number of flowers and plants will
be placed on exhibition to compete '
for thfr- various prizes offered.
Following is the classification as,
submitted by the flower show com
mittee :
GROUP I ? For the best single
'specimen, for the largest collection,!
i for the most artistic arrangement,
;the following flowers will be enter- 1
ed: dahlias, i?ladio!as, asters, zin-.
neas, marigolds, phlox.
GROUP II? For the largest col
lection of different varieties; Ion
the most artistic arrangement of dif- !
ferent varieties ? other flowers.
GROUP III? For the greatest va
riety and the prettiest collection of
wild flowers.
GROUP IV ? For the finest speci
men and largest vairiety of potted
plants and ferns.
HOME FIRES BURN
IN BREVARD NOW
The home fires have been burning
in Brevard thii week, because of the
low temperatures prevailing here
since Sunday have called for fires.
Many visitors in Brevard who left
their homes last week when the
weather was so hot, have expressed
surprise that it has been necessary
I to have fire in the old grate or in
'the heater here in Brevard. Blank
ets that had been put away for the
summer were hurriedly brought
forth and spread upon the beds, that
the sleepers might sleep in comfort.
S. O. INGRAM NOW WITH
THE ASHEVILLE TIMES
I Announcement is made on another
i page that S. 0. Ingram, one of the
[best newspaper men in the state, is
inow connected with The Asheville
Times, and is working in Transyl
vania county, helping Mr. Rufus
Owen in increasing the subscription
list of The Times. Mr. Ingram
knows many people in the county,
and they will be interested in
learning that he is now with The
Asheviile Times.
FULL ATTENDANCE DESIRED
AT BUSINESS WOMEN MEET
Efforts are being made to have a
full attendance of the members of
the Business end Professional Wo
men's club at the meeting to be
held next Monday evening. The
president, Miss Jeannette Talley, is
expected to make report on the
state convention held recently at
Greensboro, and other matters of
great importance are to be consid
ered. The meeting places has not
been selected, but members will be
notified not later than Monday noon
a* as to the place chosen for the ?w
jsion.
I .
REV. W.S. PRICE TO
JOIN NEWS FORCE
Mr. Eldridge Already In Field
For The Brevard News
In Little River
With two good men in the field,
calling upon all the citzien! of the
county, The Brevard News hopes to
have every worth while citizen of
Transylvania on its mailing list at
an early date.
Beginning next Monday, Rev. W.
S. Price will work in the upper end
of the county, soliciting new sub
scriptions and making collections on
renewals. Mr. Price needs no in
troduction to the people of the
county. He will also write special
articles for the paper, telling of the
outstanding achievements in com
munities. the activities of leading
citizens in various sections, and re
porting the needs of the county as
expressed by the citizens he calls
upon.
Mr. Carl Eldridge is already at
work in the lower end of the county
and has secured several new sub
scribers this week. He has been
(Working in the Little River section,
' where The Brevard News has niacy
friends, and gratefully acknowledge;;
i their favors in subscribing to the
'paper and in making renewals.
| Several hundred copies of The
I Brevard News is going this week to
[people as sample copies, and this is
j/i cordial invitation to you if you
[are not already a subscriber to have
I your name entered on our list and
ireceive the paper every week.
] The Brerard News is confident that
'the two representatives now in the
: field will be given every considera
tion and shown every courte:?y by
the citizens upon whom they call.
. This newspaper wants the citizens
'to know that it is their newspaper,
'interested in the success of every
citizen of the county, the advance
ment of their interests end the wel
fare of their children.
CHARLOTTENEWS
EDITOR VISITOR
j B. S. Griffith, state editor of The
' Cnarlott? News, and his wife and
'daughter are spending the week at
? The Bryant House. The Charlotte
l visitors are delighted with this sec
tion, and Mr. Griffith states that
Transylvania county will some day
: be turned into a great playground
| for the pfrople living in the lower
sections of the Southern Btstes.
j The golf course of the Brevard
i Country club is one of the finest,
'Mr. Griffith says, that he has ever
Iplayed on.
EXTRACT PLANT RUNNING
DAY AND NIGHT SHIFTS
Report that the Rotmin Tan
ning Extract company it cow
running full tint*, day and night
shift*, is on: of the most en.
couraging heard her* in a long
time. It i? laid that the company
has already shipped three car
load* of extract) with ord?r? for
six more already id. file. The
plant hat been ciaud for tome
time, ?nd only recently re
opened, it i? ivid, whiw .order*
| for rilrdct MMis|( k
CROP REPORT FOR
STATE SHOWS BIG
GAINS TO FARMER.
Largest Com Crop In Years ? i
Wheat Unusually Good,
Saya Report
IRISH POTATO CROP TO
REACH 2Vz MILLION BU.
I Finest Farming Record (or the
State Ever Made, Is Asser
tion of Officials
The first half of 1930 showed an
unusually short rainfall, which r<>- -
suited in early preparation of soils
for planting but later showed late
and poor development of crops.
Thus, for July 1st, the crop condi
tions are quite variable. The north
western mountain counties are still
very dry, with poor pastures and
fruit prospects. Poor stands of cot
ton are found in the eastern half of
the state, while tobacco has a sim
ilar condition in the New Bright
type 12 Belt. Vegetables and fruits
have suffered greatyl by the short
age of rainfall. The spring was cool
which, together with dry weather,
resulted in a late start for many
crops.
Corn
, Corn is looking quite good over
most of the state, with an average
condition of 86 percent of a full
crop, indicating 64,200,000 bushels
which is the largest crop North Car
olina has had for many years. The
increase of 10 percent in acreage
shows that the farmers are going
in for the live-at-home program.
Wheat
The wheat crop now indicates
12.5 bushels per acre or 5,580,000
bushels. The yield at thrashing
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100 PER CENT IS
i GOAL OF KIWANIS
This Thursday noon is to be ob
served in Ktwanis circles as "a one
hundred per cent attendance meet
ing." It is planned to have every
member present, making the 100 per
cent record attendance. It is point
ed out that only members remaining
away will knock the plans into a
cocked hat, and bring the club at
tendance below he goal.
Sherman P. Hammatt is chairman
of a committee making a drive for
the 100 per cent attendance, and he
joins the officers of the club in
pleading for all members to be pres
ent. It will prove a f/reat disap
pointment to the club for even
member to remain away, .which
would cause the club to loss out in
its plans for the one hundred per
cent attendance meeting.
The Boy Scouts will ha\r? ctargn
of the prograr.i, and a most valuable
half hour is promised l J! members
who attend. VisiOnir Kiwanians
are urged to be pr^sen'i.
'PROMINENT COAL OPERATOR
SPENDS WEEK. 5N BREVARD
!Mr. and Mrs. James S. Amend of
Greenburg, Pa., spent several a*'js
recently at the Franklin Hotel. They
cume here to place their daughter in
jRoc!<brook camp. Mr. Amend is an
outstanding coal operator in the
Pennsylvania district. They are
friends of the Barklays.
OXFORDalWG ;
CLASS IS COMING
To Be *i High School Audi- v.
toriuwi Next Tuesday,
July 22nd
On Tuesday evening, July 22, the
Oxford Singing Class will appear at
tha High School Auditorium for
the annual concert The coming of
this class is always awaited with
great interest by the people of Bre
var'd and Transylvania <sountyv a?d
the children are greeted from year
to year by great crowds.
A large committee of Master
Masons and members of the Eastern
Star, making thorough canvass of
the county .guarantees a lanje
crowd. The children will be kept in
the homes of Brevard people, so the
expense will be as little as possible,
therefore leaving the proceeds to go
to the work of the great orphanage
at Oxford.
Ministers in all the churches of
town and county are urgently re
quested to make announcement of
the concert at their meetings next
Sunday, and all organizations are
asked to make arrangements for no
other meetings and help along in this
g-erat work being done at Oxford.
While the Oxford Orphanage ft
known as a Masonic institution, bat
la sir All per cent of the children
? there are children of Masons. Mod j
[of the children being cared for
^the children of non-Masons.