VOLUME XXXV
BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, AUGUST 20, 1930
Number 34
I ONE PAGE PAPER TAKES FLING
{ AT COMMISSIONERS IN FIRST
[ ISSUE APPEARING ON STREETS
County Officials Reply In Hot
Retort To the Charges
Made
THE "PAPER" REPRINTED
IN FOLLOWING ARTICLE,
Question of Tax Reduction ? J
Road Work ? Schools ? j
and Other Subjects
Transylvania county citizens were j
reading a new newspaper published I
here during the week, called "The
Democratic News," published, ac- j
cording to information on the mast- !
head, by "The Truth Publishing Com- 1
pany," and edited by a "Grover
Cleveland Woodrow Wilson Demo- '
crat et al." The paper announces,
that it is "non-partisan ? ? ? as is I
The Brevard News." . Fearing that
some people in the county failed to
receive a copy of the paper, The
Brevard News is taking the liberty
of reprinting the entire contents of
the sheet. Some people, in reading
and discussing the new paper, at
first expressed the opinion that j
Chairman William E. Breese and :
Marse Henry Erwih were the edi- .
tors, until further perusal of the
thing disclosed that it was publised ;
by "The Truth Publishing Com-:
pany," and then no one else offered '
a suggestion that Messrs. Breese and
Erwin had anything to do with the
publication.
Read it ? it's good:
THE DEMOCRATIC NEWS
Non-Pi "tisan ? ? ?
As Is The Brevard News
Published when necessary by
The Truth Publishing Company
Not entered at the Postoffice in
Brevard, X. C. as Second Class Mat
ter, but distributed by hand as
strictly First Class Matter.
Grover Cleveland Woodrow Wilson
Democrat et al Editors
Subscription rates (Payable in Sense,
not in Dollars)
One issue Read Once
Two issues Read Twice
Three issued Be a Democrat
Saturday, sfrctei nth month of Hoover
Hard-Timks should be August 15,
1930, if we were not so hard up.
HOWDV FOLKS
Well you all know that a big |
political campaign is on hand and j
this little publication is going to give i
you some of the Democratic side of ;
the discussion. |
In other elections there has been
enoug'.i money in circulation to pay |
for a big newspaper, but not this j
year, Hoover has cut us down just ,
like he has cut down the price of j
labor and of lumber and leather and ,
everything else a poor man can make
his living from. Everybody except
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PETITION FOR ECK I
SIMS CIRCULATED
Petitions are being circulated |
among the citizens and tax payers i
of the town, praying the mayor and
board of aldermen to retain Eck L. \
Sims on the police force in the
town of Brevard. Ml-. Sims was em
ployed as patrolman the first of
July to serve until the first of Sep
tember, it is said, to work during
the rush of the summer season.
Because of the fine experience
that Mr. Sims has had as an officer,
many people of the town want him
kept on the force regularly, hence
the petition to the town authoriteis.
It is . supposed that schools will start
on September first, and Mr. Sims has
made excellent record in the town
and county in his handling of traf
fic in those sections where little
children are on the way to and from
school.
The petitions, which are being
freely signed by the men and women
of the town, reads as follows:
"To the Honorable Mayor and
Board of Aldermen,
Town of Brevard:
""VVe, the undersigned business
men and tax payers of the Town
of Brevard, respectfully ask that
you keep K. L. Sims on the police
force on account of the schools and
fo much stealing going on. We un
derstand thit his time on the force
expires on Sept. 1."
The petitions will be presented to
the town officials at their meeting,
it is said, which is to be held on the
first M rsday evening in September.
DUNN'S ROCK MASONIC
LODGE TO MEET FRIDAY
Regular communication of Dunn's
Rock Masonic Lodge will be held
Friday evening in the Masonic rooms
on Broadway. All members are urgec
to attend nad visiting brethern ar?
cordially invited to meet with th<
local lodge.
W S. ASHWORTH CRITICALLY
ILL AT HIS BREVARD HOME
W. S. Ashworth, one of the
most prominent business men in
Brevard, and one of the county's
oldest and finest citizens, is crit
ically ill at his home on Depot
street. All members of the fam
ily are at the home except one
daughter who lives in Califor
nia, and she is on her way to the
bedside of her stricken father.
Mr. Ashworth suffered a stroke
several days apo, and immedi
ately rallied. It was believed
that his great constitution would
enable him to overcome effects
of the stroke, but during the
past few days he has been grow
ing gradually worse. Members
of his family now have no hope
of recovery.
ROSMAN CITIZEN i
DIES SUDDENLY!
Jess F. Galloway, of Rosrna.i, 52
years of age, died late Tuesday aft
ernoon, aftet having been a long
sufferer from high blood pressure,
aggravated by complications. The
death was unexpected and proved
quite a shock to the entire com
munity about Rosman, where the de
ceased was well and favorably
known.
Mr. Galloway was a member of
the Baptist church, and the runeral
was held Wednesday afternoon at
the Baptist church, and the funeral
being made in the Whitmire ceme
tery.
Surviving are the widow and one
son, Lesto Galloway, with a large
family connection and a host of
friends.
FORMER CITIZENS
VISITING COUNTY
Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Beck, Mr. and
Mrs. L. B. Phillips and son, all of
Kansas City, Mo., have been spend
ing the past few days as guests of
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Talley, at Pen
rose. Mrs. Beck is a sister of Mr.
Talley, while Mr. Phillips is a neph
ew of the popular Penrose citizen.
The party left Kansas City at 3
A.M., Sunday morning, August 10,
and drove through seven states,
reaching Penrose midnight Monday,
making the trip in 45 hours.
Mr. Beck was born in this county,
leaving here a quarter of a century
ago for Missouri, where he has made
his home. Mr. Phillips is also a
native of this county, leaving here
when but 13 years of age. In cele
bration of the visit, a family reun
ion was held at the Talley home last
Sunday, at which 113 people gath
ered for the day, enjoying a fine
picnic dinner on the beautiful
grounds about the Keep Kool Kab
ins, summer place of the Talleys.
The Kansas City men talked in
terestingly of the suffering in Mis
souri and other mid-western states
as a result of the drought. All crops
are total losses, the men say, and
the conditions are really pathetic.
PLEASE FETCH OUR FISH
HOOK BACK FOR ONE DAY
One day last week Dr. Zacharyi
and the editor of The Brevard News
went fishing. The car was left on
the highway, below the Gloucester
bridge. In the car was left one
fishing rod and reel, hook and line.
jSome one peeped into the car, saw
i the outfit, and borrowed it. That's
perfectly all right. Only thing, we
want to go fishing just one more
time, so please return the outfit for
just one day, and then you can have
jit aurain. Be a good sport, and let
jus have the thing just one day,
I please.
MRS. W. B. HENDERSON IN
j BAPTIST STATE HOSPITAL
Mrs. W. B. Henderson, who has
not been in the best of health for
several months, went to Winston
Salem Tuesday, and entered the Bap
, tst Hospital there for rest and re
'cuperation. Mr. Henderson, and his
brother, J. K., accompanied Mrs.
Henderson. Her hundreds of friends
in the county are hopeful of a speedy
and complete recovery, and an early
return to her home community
where she is so popular and well
loved.
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COUNTY COURT IN SESSION
FROM MONDAY; MANY CASES
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| Many cases have been disposed ol
: in County Court since Monday morn
, 'ing, and the sessions are continuing
through Thursday, with probabilitj
i of being in session Friday. Som<
I jury cases were heard during the
i week. All mehibers of the local bai
I have been busy with the numerou:
! cases on the docket, while manj
! people from the county have been ii
attendance upon the sessions.
AGED MAN VICTIM i
IN TRAGIC DEATH
Joseph Lance, 72, Falls Fromi
Ladder at East Fork
Home j
Joseph Lance, 72 years of age,
met tragic death Monday morning
about 11 o'clock when he fell from
a ladder upon which he had climbed
in an effort to extinguish a flame
that was threatening his home. Mr.
and Mrs. Lance were alone at the ,
Lance home on East Fork when it '
was discovered that the house was on
fire. It is said that the flames were
spreading under the eaves and from
the roof of the house. Mrs. I.ance
had made effort to reach the flames
by approaching from the inside of
the house, while Mr. Lance quickly
procured a ladder and was approach
ing the flame, with a bucket of water
from the outside. When Mrs. Lance
reached her husband's side, where he
had fallen from the ladder, it was
found that he was dead. While the
neck was broken in the fall, it is
believed that death was caused from
heart failure, as he had long beer,
a suffering from weak heart.
Mr. Lance was a highly respected
citizen for the East Fork communi
ty, and was well known throughout
the county.
Eight children, with the widow,
mourn his loss. The children's names
are as follows: Mrs. James Burrell
and Robert Lance, of New Jersey;
Dewey Lance, of Marietta, S. C.,
Charles Lance, of Rosman; Jeff
Lance and Mrs. Hattie Harrison of
Brevard, ar.d Mitchell and Frank
Lance of East Fork.
Funeral services were held Wed
nesday afternoon at the Connestee ;
M. E. church.
COUNTY BAPTISTS
IN GREAT SESSION
People of Macedonia Met Sit
uation In Splendid
Manner
Baptist from the whole county, and
other counties, invaded Macedonia
last Wednesday and Thursday in
great number, exceeding in atten
dance any other asociation meeting
ever held here, it was said. Macedo
nia was ready, however, and had
bountiful entertainment for all.
Rev. E. R. Pendleton was re
elected moderator. J. W. Glazener
was selected as vice, while T. C. Hen
derson was named clerk of the
county organization. Mr. Henderson
wa3 instructed to hold the printing
of the minutes back until the mon
ey was in hand to pay for same.
The meeting, while transacting
much important business for the
Baptists of the county, produced no
out standing features. An insistent
urge for key men to visit all the
churches in interest of the Sunday
Schools, B. Y. P. U., the orphanage,
and the executive committee was in
structed to push this work during
the coming year. Rev. Paul Hart- I
sell, of the Brevard Baptist church, 1
was selected as chairman of the <
executive committee. i
Taking as his subject, "Go For- 1
ward," Rev. Paul Blythe, of Penrose ]
and Pisgah Forest, preached one of 1
the most powerful sermons ever ?
heard a iike gathering. It is report- i
ed that the big crowd, which filled i
the church building and packed (
about the windows a::id dpors, listen- jj
ed with intense interest to the splen- jj
did sermon so marked with earnest-;
news and enthusiasm. Rev. Paul (
Hartsell will preach the sermon next L
year, and the meeting will be held j
at Glady church, near Brevard.
LOCAL COMMITTEE NAMES OFFICERS AND i
TEACHERS FOR THE SCHOOLS IN BREVARD j
At a recent meeting of the school
committee of Brevard, officers and
teachers for the Brevard High j
School, the Grammar school and the
Primary school were named. S. M.
Macfie, Fred Johnson and Mrs. H. C
Ransori are members of the commit- I
tee for the Brevard schools.
Prof. J. B. Jones was re-elected]
as superintendent of the schools.
Prof. Jones is now at his home in
Brevard, rapidly recovering from a
recent operation and will be ready
to assume his duties within a few i
days. The schools in Brevard will
start on the first Monday in Sep
tember.
The following officers and teach
ers were elected to work under the
supervision of Prof. Jones:
The High School
Hinton McLeod, principal; J. A.
Glazener, Ernest Tilson, C. E. Wike,
Sara Keels, Juanita Puette, Mrs. W.
P. Kimzey, Elizabeth Ramseur,
Gladys English, Mary Trance Big
gers, Jessie Copp, Sherrill Bromfield,
Annie U. Lewis, Amherst, Va., Janic
Strickland, Alvin Moore.
Grammar School
J. E. Rufty, principal; Myrtle
Barnette. Mrs. Pearl Brittain, Agnes
Clayton, Garnette Lyday, Lois Wike,
Eva Call.
Primary
Mrs. F. P. Sledge, principal; Willie
Aiken, Bertie Ballard, Geneva Neill.
Mrs. J. E. Rufty, Lucielle Wike.
All but two of the officers and
teachers were here last year, the
two new teachers being Miss Brom
field, (laughter of Chairman J. S.
Bromfield of the county school
board, and Miss Annie U. Lewis, of
Amherst, Va.
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LITTLE McCALL GIRL HAS
NARROW ESCAPE TUESDAY
Eula McCall, small daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Dillard McCail, of
Brevard, had a narrow cscaDe .from
serious injury Tuesday afternoon
when the child ran into the moving
automobile of J. S, Bromfield. The
'accident occurred immediately in
front of the court house. Mr. Brom
' field was going east on Main street,
i when the little . girl ran from the
sidewalk directly into the car. Her
head struck the automobile, accord
ing to those who saw the child,
:about midway of the body of the
car, and was thrown clear of the
j vehicle by the rear fender. Mr.
Bromfield stopped his car almost in
'stantly.
Dr. \V. M. Lyday treated the lit
, tie girl, whose injuries were found
!to be not very serious. The escape
jfrom more serious injury or death
;was considered remarkable by those
who witnessed the accident.
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Tidy Sam for Charity Realized Here
In Old lime Fiddlers Convention
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Greeted by an audience that filled
the county court house, the perform
ers in Transylvania county's Old
Fiddlers convention last Friday eve
ning were given repeated applause
and rendered a program that was
pronounced one of the best ever
heard here. As a result of the per
formance, the sum of $36.75 was
turned over to Dr. R. L. Alexander,
for The Associated Charities, an
nouncement having been made that
all proceeds above actual expense
should be given to The Associated
Charities for the relief of home
people who might be in need.
Four cash prizes were awarded,
as follows:
For the best 3-instrument number,
played by Robert Mackey, Frank
Wilson and Mr. Fowler. "Old ,Joe
Clark" was the selection played by
the winners.
| "Carolina Moon," played by Cari
Patterson and Joe Sentell on guitars,
(took the prize for the 2-piece num
ber.
For the best violin number; play
ed by Wallace Galloway, using that
ever popular selection, "Silver
, Threads Among the Gold."
For the best guitar number, Si
Perkins was given the award, using
? the selection: "Let the Deal go
! Down."
1 Throughout the evening the old
? pieces as played by the old-timers
i swayed the big crowd from laughter
:? to tears, and from a lively shufflins
s of the feet to the most pensive mood
t Each number was given enthusiastic
) applause. In addition to the above
lumbers which carried off the nrize;
the following constituted the pro
gram:
"Roving Gambler," with Wallace
Galloway on the banjo and Frank
?Wilson with the voilin.
"Turkey Buzzard" and "John
| Henry," with Tom Allen as violin
ist, Si Perkins on the guitar, and
iLoonie Wilson, banjo.
j Carl Patterson, with the guitar,
swayed the crowd with two selec
tions.
Si Perkins, with guitar and man- 1
dolin, song and dance, monologue
and plumb foolishness, kept the |
I crowd in an uproar for half an hour.
' The Little River band, playing
j"The Little Birdy.,1' with Frank
'Wilson, Carl Patterson and Joe Sen
teHe, added much to the program.
| Messrs Mackey and Fowler, with
violin and guitar, played the "Kiss
i Waltz," to the great enjoyment of
the audience.
i Pat Henry and Frank Wilson, with
violin and banjo, fired the crowd
crowd with the popular old selec
tion, "Run Along Home, Sandy."
With song and guitar, William
Fowler contributed much to the en
joyment of the evening.
Pat Henry's rendition of the
:"Arkansaw Traveler," with violin,
was given great applause.
1 ! Judge D. L. English made an
nouncements for the evening, and
then just to show that he knew
i what he was about, Judge English
' played the violin in such manner that
: would have placed him among the
? .winners, had he been a contestant.
:] The contest was judged by Alf
' ' Glazener, Mr. Thomas, and R. L.
'Nicholson.
\SAYS COMMISSIONERS SHOULD f
NOT BE HAMPERED WITH STATE
NAMED BOARDS AND BUREAUS
ALL IN READINESS FOR
ANNUAL FLOWER SHOW
Plans arc all perfected for the
annual flower thow, sponsored
by the Woman's Bureau, to be
held at the Chamber of Com
merce rooms this Thursday from
3 o'clock in the afternoon until
10 o'clock in the evening.
Many valuable prizes .are be
ing offered, and it is believed |
that a large number of people j
will attend the show. A silver
offering will be taken at the
door.
MUCH ROAD WORK
BEING DONE HERE
Much road work is being done by j
the road forces of the ccunty under
the supervision of the board o! read !,
:ommisaioners. Beginning activities i,
in the road below Wilson bridge, the J
force worked on through Little
River, about Blantyre in Boyd sec
tion, back through Pisg?h Forest,
some work about Brevard, and the
awn are now on the roads in
Caihey'3 Creek. A force of men are
jn; ployed as common laborers, while
i few carpenters are working or! the
bridges.
The county is getting its road work
lone on an economical basis, a wage
sf one dollar and a half a day be- j
ng paid, it is said, by the road board j:
[or <. -.men labor, and two dollars!
i day for thof who are working on j
jridges as cariir-.icfs. The forces ,
ire working t< i I .<urs a day it is j,
said. il
BOX SUPPER TO BE j
EVENT NEXT WEEK
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Members of the Wesley Ciass of ,
he Brevard Methodist Sunday School '(
will hold a box supper on the court;,
louse lawn Thursday evening, Aug- 1
jst 28, at 6 o'clock. In addition to ;
;he box supper there will be other .
features, including boths of various ?!
cinds, and voting on the most pop-j!
jlar girl in the town. While much |
fun and merriment is expected to .
prevail, the affair has its serious!,
side, as the purpose of the evening's ,
work is to raise money for applica- j
tion on the indebtedness o 2 the Sun- J
day School room.
The public is invited to attend, ,
and all ladies are especially urged to j
prepare boxes of supper for sale atj
the meeting. Methodist women are '
expected to prepare boxes, and all
women of all other denominations
who will join in the movement are
lordially invited to be present with
boxes.
MISS TOWNSEND'S GLASSES
HAVE NOT BEEN RETURNED
The Brevard News is anxious to
assist in locating a pair of glasses
lost several ? weeks ago by Miss
Louise Townsend. An advertise
ment was run in the paper, and as
yet no response has been made. This
is the first lost article advertised in
The News without yiccess. While
Miss Townsend is anxious to find her |
glases, The Brevard News is just as |
anxious to have them returned in j
order that this paper's reputation for j
finding lost articles may retain its
100 per cent reputation for this
kind of service. I
Some one found Miss Townsend's ]
glasses, perhaps, who does not read :
The Brevard News. If any reader j
knows of any one who has found a
pair of glasses, please communicate !
with the paper, or with Miss Town
send.
!home grown celery on
THE LOCAL MARKET NOW
Mr. Nelson Kitchin, of Gloucester,
brought home-grown celery to the
local market Monday, and many
people were purchasing this favor
ite for their tables. There is a crisp
ness to Transylvania county celez'y
that makes it much better than cel
ery shipped into the town from
other states. Several farmers and
truckers are growing celery this
year, and it is believed that it will
become, within a few years, one of
the big cash crops of Transylvania
| county.
ENON B. Y. P. U. ENJOYS
1 PICNIC IN PISGAH FOREST
Last Friday the B. Y. P. U. of
Enon went to the Pisgah National
Forest camp ground. Mr. and Mrs.
J. R. Brown were chaperones.
After arriving at the camp ground
games were played and lunch spread.
After a hearty meal entertainment
was furnished by two of the mem
bers. Moonlight games and the re
turn home completed the outing.
QUESTION PERIOD AT KIWANIS
Twenty questions pertaining to the
work" of Kiwanis will be asked the
members at the meeting to be held
it noon in the Cat & Fiddle.
Noted Editor and Democratic
Leader Talks on County
Government
SAYS COMMISSIONERS ARE
HANDICAPPED IN LABORS
Boards, Bureaus and Agents
Add To Confusion and
Cost of Government
That county commissioners, elect
ed by the people, should have com
plete charge of county government
was emphasized by Hon. -Josephus
Daniels, editor of The Raleigh News
and Observer and secretary 'of the
navy in Woodrow Wilson's cabinet,
when the Raleigh man was speaking
last week to a convention of county
commissioners in Wilmington. The
address is consid^rt-d one of the most
able speeches ever delivered on the
subject of county government. Bear
ing on this phase of the wor k facing
county commissioners, Mr. Daniels
spoke as follows:
County government is the poor re
lation of administration. Whatever
function neither the more artisto
cratic State, nor the wealthier: city
authorities <io not* wish to undertake
is alloted to the County Commission
ers. If there is a flood that destroys
the bridges on the lateral roads, the
rich Highway Commission has no re
sponsibility. The humble County
Commissioners must mane repairs
though no foresight could have in
cluded the item in the budget. If an
epidemic breaks out, calling for
large expenditures, again it i? this
maid of all work which must care
for the sick and bury the dead,
though no pr<>\! ;on could have an
ticipated ;hi' ?? n ? ??.-n. y. If a strike
in an indu* ?'? ?mmunity brings on
violence and tellings, who pays the
heavy bili fm .ng drawn oui***urt
expenses? The County Commision
ers must pay. Without any voice of
county authorities; the Governor
sails special terms of court and
judges remove the session to anoth
er county, involving large costs. Who
foots the bill? The County Com
missioners must make previsions
though they have no money and the
budget is exhausted. If the lawyere
wish a special term of court, follow
ing a regular term which did not hold
more than fcaif the week, do the of
ficials who must provide the funds
have any say so as to whether mon
ey is in the treasury to defray the
expenses? Rarely. These are but
illustrations of how the County Com
missioners are required to make
brick without straw. And then, when
taxes on real estate mount sky high,
does blame attach to the State ad
riinistration? On the contrary, th?
spokesmen of that branch of govern
ment, having taken unto itself the
cream of taxables, points out that
the culprit is inefficient county ad
ministration and proceeds to spank
the County Comissioners in the
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BIBLE CLASS WILL GO
TO RUTHERFORDTON
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j Members of the Brevard Metho
dist Sunday School will visit Ruth
erfordton Baptist Sunday school on
September 14, in response to an in
vitation received from the Ruther
fordton school. Dr. Len G. Brough
ton, of Atlanta, will be holding a
revival in the sister city at that
time, and many Brevard people will
have double delight in accepting the
[invitation.
| It will be recalled that the Baptist
i Sunday School of Ruthefordton vis
jited Brevard several weeks ago, as
.guests of the Men's Bible class here,
'after which the visitors were taken
'to Glenn Cannon Falls and serve J
jwith picnic dinner.
i The following invitation has been
received from Rutherfordton:
,"Dear Brother Barrett:
i "Our Sunday School folks wish to
invite your class or all of your school
that can come to visit our school on
Sunday, Sept. 14th. Dr. Leng G.
Broughton of Atlanta, Ga., will be
here then holding a revival and as
? you know, he is one of the outstand
ing ministers of the South.
| "Please advise me soon if Sept.
j 1 4th suits your folks, and if so,
about how many will come. Be sure
'to plan to get here in time for Sun
day School, if possible. Of course,
we will feed the folks who come. Let
us know soon.
t "Best wishes. Your friend,
I "R. E. PRICE."
|MR. AND MRS. MOODY
HERE FOR SHORT STAY
j Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gilbert
? Moody returned to Brevard Monday
evening after a short wedding trip
i prior to leaving for Cuba where they
.will make their home. Mrs. Moody
i was before her marriage last Wed
nesday evening Miss Marion Yongue.