YULUME XXXV
BREVARD, NORTH CARO UNA, OCTOBER 30, 1390
Number
OWEN MAKES WARM
REPLY TO RUMORS
I ABOUT THE AUDIT
Says Auditor Took Copy of
Report and Failed to
Return Same
ALL MONIES TURNED IN
ACCORDING TO LAW
Speaks Plainly to W. E. Brese
Concerning Article In
The Citizen '
Roland Owen, clerk of the court,
has released a stinging rebuke ' to
Wm. E. Breese and the auditor
brought here from Raleigh to audit
the books of the various county of
fices in the alleged interest of the
board of education, because of their
manner of treatment of the subject.
Mr. Owen sets forth his communica
tion lull of facts in connection with
the affairs of his office, and invites
any citizen to examine the books and
records and satisfy themselves that
these records and accounts are in
perfect order, with every cent of
monies collected by the clerk's of
fice treated in the most perfect man
ner, as the law provides. The clerk
resents "the perve.Yd report of the
auditor as published in Mr. Breese's
article" in The Asheville Citizen.
Mr. Owen also takes the auditor to
task for taking the copy of the
audit from the office, in which the
auditor bore out all of these facts,
and then refusing and falling to re
turn the copy to the clerk's office.
The statement is published in full,
below, and is most interesting:
Owen'? Statement
"Editor The Brevard News:
"I noticed in The Asheville Citi
zen of Oct. 28, 1930, an article pur
porting to be written by W. E. I
Breese, wherein he attempts to set
out the auditor's report of my office, I
and further attempts to convey the
idea that I kept in my possession
fines, forfeitures and fees longer
than the law provides.
"It is attempted to be shown in
the audit that I paid over to the
treasurer on Oct 13, 1930, ?901.00
and Oct. 15, 1930 $1180.00, and on
Oct. 23, 1930, $33.00, and Jhe fore
going payments and date? are ap
proximately correct and was made
up of fines and forfeitures that had
been finally collected, within sixty 1
days prior thereto and within thirty ;
day from the final entry and docket
ing of the Judgments under which
said fines, forfeitures and fees were
imposed and collected.
"The report indicates that monies
were collected and held longer than
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FELIX ALLEY GETS
GREAT CROWD HERE
In a forceful address at the Bre- 1
vard court house last Saturday :
night, Felix E. Alley, Waynesville
attorney, delivered a scathing attack
on the national republican adminis
tration. Mr. Allen declared that all
the democrats on the ticket this year
are worthy of staunch support and
added that W. M. Henry, candidate
for represenative was the noblest
of all.
The Waynesville attorney
unusually emotional in his
?James F. Barrett, republic;
date for the state senate,
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he noblest
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defense of Mrs. E.
^vlva, the Brevard
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BREVARD WOMEN IN
DISTRICT MEETING
B.-P. WOMEN'S CLUB
Sessions at Canton Presided
Over by Mrs. Mary Jane
Walker, Chairman
MISS TALLEY RESPONDS
FOR THE BREVARD CLUB
Mrs. Flax A* Lawrence as
Toastmistress Presides In
Usual Graceful Manner
Several Brevard women attended
a most successful district meeting of
the Business and Professional Wo
men's club, held at Canton last Fri
day afternoon and evening. Mrs.
Mary Jane Walker, district director,
presided at the afternoon session,
while Mr?. Flax A. Lawrence, long
active in club work, presided at the
evening session and acted as toast
mistress. Miss Jeannette Talley,
another popular member of the Bre
vard club, made response on behalf
uf the local organization.
The meeting was said to be one
of the most successful sessions ever
held by the Business and Profession
al Women's club, and much of the
success of the meeting was said to
have been on account of the part
taken in the proceedings by the Bre
vard women. Mrs. Walker is district
chairmeg, and her leadership at the
district meeting added much to its
success. Miss Talley made an ex
cellent address when responding on
behalf of the Brevard club. Mrs.
Lawrence, the toast-mistress, was at
her best, it is said, end because of
her wit and humor, and her natural
ability as a leader, conducted the
banquet session in a manner that
was given high praise by the state
officers and by the speaker of the
evening, Mrs. E. L. McKee, of Syl
Following is the program so in
terestingly given:
i 4:30 p.m. ? Conference called to
order by Mrs. Mary Jane Walker,
district director; Club Collect; Sing- ,
ing; Welcome address by Mayor D.
J. Kerr; Response, Miss Roxie Dob- ;
aon, Asheville; Annual reports;
Round table discussions; Address by
Miss Lona G1 id well, president N. C. ,
Federation of Business & Profes
sional Women's Clubs; Appointment
of committees; Announcements.
Banquet Session, 7:30 p.m. ? Mae
Holtzclaw, president of Canton club
and Mrs. Flax A. Lawrence, member
of Brevard club, presiding: Invoca- j
tion; Music; Greetings; Response)
for Brevard club by Miss Jeannette !
Talley; Music; Address by Mrs. E. i
L. McKee of Sylva, on "Club Work
in General." Report of committees;
Singing; Adjournment.
GIRL SCOUTS WILL
OWN TOWN FRIDAY
Human potentates will stjg
from their thrones Fuifl
(Hallowe'en) and blaa^
es, ana goouns wiu
stead.
Girl Scout 1^|
Penrose proM
munity J
nightjjjM
Officials of the B. & P. Women's Club
MRS. HUGH R. WALKER
District Chairman of the Buiine?>
?ndf Profession*! Women's Club.
MISS JEANNETTE TALLEY
President Brevard Bu?ine?? and
Profestidnal Women'* Club.
MRS. FLAX A. LAWRENCE
lontmiitrm at Oiitrict Meeting
Women's Club
Tickets To Be Voted In The
Election Tuesday, Nov. 4th
Following are copies of the tick-,
ets to te voted in next Tuesday's
election. At the top of the Demo-j
cratic ticket there will be found the
picture of an eagle, under which'
there is a large circle. To vote the1
straight Democratic ticket all that is J
necessary is to make a cross mark in'
this circle under the eagle.
At the top of the Republican!
ticket there is the picture of an ele-;
phant. Under this elephant is a]
large circle. To vote a straight Re-|
publican ticket, all that is necessary,
is to mi^ke ? cross mark in the
DEMOCRAT |
United States Senate
JOSIAH W. BAILEY
Congress ? 10th Congressional Di?t
ZEBULON WEAVER
For Solicitor, 18th Judicial District
J. WILL PLESS
For State Senator, 32nd District
MRS. E. L. McKEE
For House of Representatives
W. M. HENRY
For Clerk Superior Court
OTTO ALEXANDER
For Register
JESS A.
For Shejf
circle under the picture of the ele
phant^
Trote a "mixed ticket," that is,
for some democrats and some re
publicans, the voter is not to make
any mark in the circles under the
eagle and the elephant, but must
make a cross mark by each name
that the vc|er desires to vote for.
Markers will be at the polls to
assist any voter in marking the
ticket. Any member of the voter's
family may enter the booth with the
voter and assist in marking the bal
lot.
REPUBLICAN
United States Senate
GEORGE M. PRITCHARD
Congress ? 10th Congressional Dist
BROWNLOW JACKSON
For Solicitor, 18th Judicial District
RALPH FISHER
1
For SUj
MRS. M'KEE MAKES
APPEAL FOR VOTES!
Mrs. E. L. McKee of Sylva, demo
cratic candidate for the state sen
ate, delivered an address to a large
democratic mass meeting at Rosman J
Thursday night. The prominent so
ciety leader of Sylva urged the elec
tion of the democratic county ticket
in Transylvania and declared that
Mr. Henry and herself would bring
back the goods if sent to Raleigh.
James F. Berrett of Brevard, her
opponent, was the center of a verljaJ
attack in which Mrs. McKee said
that she had been informed that
Barrett had said that he did not be
lieve in women going to the legis
lature, and charged that he in
so doing was appealing to an old
worn-out prejudice and ignorance
in his fight against her. She de
clared that there was a great ad
vantage in being well known if one
was holding public office, adding
thut if she went to Raleigh she
would be known by most of the
state senators and certainly by their
wives and tho3e who didn't know
her personally g<uUd have_hcard^>f|
PACKED HOUSE AT
THE REPUBLICAN ,
RALLY THURSDAY
Hamlin Gives Record of Work
Done by Present County
Office Holders
FISHER ELECTRIFIES BIG
CROWD WITH STATEMENT
Mrs. Lawrence Introduces Bar>
rett, Urging Women to
Vote for Him
(By HILLIARD HENSON)
Reoublicans of Transylvania coun
ty held a rally at the court house in
Brevard Thursday night, and ?
packed house greeted the county and
district candidates, no outside speak
ers having been brought into the
county by the republicans during
the campaign. Lewis P. Hamin,
candidate for re-election to the
legislature, and James F. Barret^
candidate for the state senate in the
,32nd Senatorial District, were the
principal speakers of the day. Ralph
R, Fisher, candidate for solicitor in
the 18th Judicial District, pl-wIcfeS^s.
at the meeting, and, although only
recently started on the road to re
covery from a very serious illness,
displayed all of his old time enthus
iasm, and said much in the intervals
between presentation of the candi
dates. Nearly all of the county can
didates. were present, and upon be
ing introduced were given great
hands by the enthusiastic audience
Mrs. Flax Lawrence, prominent in
the Business and Professional Wo
men's Club work, introduced Mr.
Barrett, and told of his great ser
vices .rendered to the women in the
campaign of the past, and urged all
women to support and vote for the
Brevard man for the state senate,
declaring that the legislature has
need of men like him in the law
making body.
Mr. Fisher electrified the large
audience when he paused in an in
troduction and said "I saw a shadow
pass across the rear of the hall It
fitted by, and suggested absentee
ballots and shaved heads, violations
of election laws, letters to Etowah,
finger prints. I am not making any
ihreat, but telling you of coming
events that cast their shadows; be
fore them."
Mr what WO