BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, JANUARY 8, 1931
Number 2
VOLUME XXXVI
^ Transylvania County In Line to Get
Large Portion of Federal Aid Money
? _ ... .. . .
GOVERNMENT TO
SPEND HUGE SUMS
i
ON FOREST ROADS
tional Forests In This Coun
ty Due for Big Share'
of Funds
GREATEST U. S. SCENIC
HIGHWAY WOULD RESULT
Hard Surface Road from Cae
sar's Head to Pisgah Would -
Enrich This County
Transylvania county stands to win
much from the Federal government's
relief fund for road construction,
providing we have leadership here
able to make proper effort to obtain
the proportionate part that this
county should have.
The fund of $116,000,000 appropri
ation by congress for road work is
divided as follows:
Federal aid to highway systems,
$80,000,000. Of this amount the
state as a whole would come in for its
share.
The items of particular interest to
Transylvania county are in the fol
lowing provisions.
Highways in National
Forests $3,000,000
Roads and trails in
National Forests 3,000,000
Roads in unreserved
public lands 3,000,000
Roads and trails in
National parks 1,600,000
Total $10,500,000
There is, then, a sum of ten mil
lions of dollars to be speuit in no
place except in national forests and
parks. This places Transylvania in
splendid line for receipt of a large
part of this fund. It means that
hard-surfacing of Highway No. 84,
which runs through the Pisgah Na
tional Forest, could be accomplished
now, if proper effort is made to ob
tain this county's great proportion
ate part of this Federal Fund. It
means that trails could be built
throughout the forest reserve. It
means that sufficient activity could
be started hero that would absorb
practically all idle labor in this sec
tion.
But the great good is not confifted
to this immediate relief for the un
employed. South Carolina is paving
that link of highway from the
Greenville road to the state line, this
side of Caesar's Head. North Caro
lina is now hardsurfacing 284 from
the state line into Brevard. With the
government completing this link by
hardsurfacing this srreat highway on
through Pisgah National Forest, con
necting with Waynesville, the na
tion's greatest scenic highway would
be completed. Starting at the foot
of the mountain near Greenville,
climbing to Caesar's Head, passing
through Cedar Mountain, following
the winding way down by Dunn's
Rock, crossing the Sylvan Valley,
passing through Brevard, and .then
beginning the climb through Pisgah
National Forest to the top of Psgah
Mountain, and on into the Great
Smoky Mountain National Park, this
highway would soon become the most
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BANK EXAMINERS
TO REPORT SOON
Individual Depositors Asked to
Call at Bank for State
ments Saturday
E*ai
*
?Examiners in charge of the affairs
of the defunct Brevard Banking com
pany expect to .complete their work
in the bank some time next week,
t jtten as soon as reports can be
fe >up, submitted to proper author
ities and given the o. k., complete de
tails of the affairs of the bank will
be filed with the clerk of the court
Depositors who had accounts in the
savings department were called upon
last Saturday and Monday to take
their pass books to the bank for ver
ification of accounts.
Individual depositors are asked to
call next Saturday and Monday, and
get their statements. Same hours
will be observed, from 9 in the morn
ing to 3 o'clock in the afternoon. ?
Speculation is rife as to the amount
that can be realized in liquidation oi
the bank. Some men who are in po
sition knqw about its affairs ait
confident that the bank can be made
to pay almost one hundred cents oi
the dfillar of deposits. Other report:
are to the effect that the loss wil
prove to be a tremendous figure. A1
agree, however, that it all depends
Hpon the man selected as liquidatioi
agent, a3 to the amount that will b<
collected and paid to the depositor:
and creditors of the bank.
FEDERAL AGENTS
SWOOP DOWN UPON
; THIS COMMUNITY
? wi.r
on Liquor Charge#
occult OF RECENT work
of under-cover MEN
All Bound to Federal Court by
United State* Conujiw
sioner Hampton
? t? wee small hours of Wednes
tarta?r8M'srS
as the sun peeped its first g"P
isas zftftjSh1- M
ts-ts ??
Ihroushout the fif,
women . were arraignea ^ at
SS,S"?.u? in A,|vilk M?
'term, while those unable tog?
b?nd Tounty jail Automobiles were
l??9SS
missioner's office. OVnressed
i Genuine 8U*Pr^1#*agathered in
when many of those g bofor(!
the round-up were b g men in
the commissioner. There in
in any way in the jiq tQ 5
Those ^^ne3}ae;rgevening, and
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,h? Chapman, Cote P??e Pcrr,,
Hensley, w- J- u"."' t v Plott, Sam
rd??Lu,i?sy&? .'W?
S Bit.
RUey Pressley, Fra Ji;Flshc Miteheli !
s:
Henry Thomas, colored, win j
ng Wednesday night when The BWj
not known at this time ^ fep
not there are any several men
made. It is saiu became
While much joculai remaiks
made throughout the day, it was eas. ,
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MANY SENTENCED !
IN COUNTY COURT
t ?
Defendants in General County court
! were given stiff sentences during the
'week, Walter 1'ierson getting 30 days
| for violation of the prohibition laws,
while Thomas Jordan was hired out
to work at the county home for four
months on charges of issuing worth
less checks. J. B. Owen was given
60 days. Elzie Heath was fined $25
for public drunkenness.
W. H. Hensley got a fine of $15
and costs for violating liquor laws,
H. W. Barton submitted to a
charge of carrying concealed weap
ons, and prayer for judgment was
continued. This case grew out of
the "celebration" on the night of the
election, when great crowds of peo
jnle were on the streets, and much
; fighting was engaged in, it is said.
True bills were found against H. W.
Barton and Ulysses Barton, the lat
, ter being found not guilty. It is be
t lieved that other indictments will fol
, i low in connection with the conduct
!of the crowds during the time it is al
leged that Barton was carrying a
! concealed weapon. Alfred Anderson,
[ colored, is to work six months-in pay
( ! ment of assault with deadly weapon.
, i Anderson was chargcd with slashing
i a colored woman across the breast
! I with a knife.
1 ' . Coilrt will be in session Thursday.
,
' ! MASONS TO MEET FRIDAY
i 1 .
5 1 Regular communication ef Dunn's
3 Rock Masonic Lodge will be heid Fri
jday night at 7:30 in the louge rooms.
KIZER TO ATTENO
RALEIGH MEETING
Board Names County Attorney
Breese to Collect Back
Taxes
County commissioners in regular
session Monday gave up most of the
day to hearing appeals for present
relief, there being many more appli
cations for assistance than at any
previous meeting of the board. But
little work was done except the rou
tine, as the board is awaiting report
of the bank examiners before taking
action on the great financial prob
lems facing the county.
Alex Kizer, county accountant, was
named by the board as its representa
tive to attend any meetings at Ral
eigh that may be necessary in draft
ing legislation enabling the county
to refinance its indebtedness.
0. L. Erwin, chairman, was dele
gated by the board to value the
lands held by the Champion Fibre
company, lying iji Gloucester town
ship.
The tax assessors will not begin
work on revaluation of the property
of the county until the first Monday In
February. Blanks for this work had
not been received from Raleigh, and
it is necessary that Chairman Lyday
and his assistants have these blanks
before beginning the work.
Wm. E. Breese, county attorney,
was named by the .board to collect all
i back taxes, and to receive for these
services 12 1-2 per cent of such col
lections. f
The board adjourned to meet at
the call of the chairman, and it is ex
pected that the commissioners will be
called upon to devote much of their
time during the next several weeks
to a solution of the serious problems
facing the county.
COUNTY COURT IS j
NOW IN SESSION
Opened Monday Morning with
Solicitor W. E. Moretz
for the State"
General County Court convened I
Monday morning, and W. E. Moretz, ;
elected in November to the office of j
solicitor of the court, was sworp into
office. Judge D. L. English faced a
big docket, including ?both criminal
and civil cases.
Much interest was attached to the
opening of court Monday, as the coun
ty commissioners at the December
meeting abolished the court by reso
lution, to become effective on the first
of January. Another resolution was.
adopted by the county "commissioners
reducing the salaries of the judge
and solicitor of the county court .to
$5 a month. Several citizens were
gathered about the court house Mon
day to see what the outcome would
be. Court opened, however, and pro
ceeded with the hearing of cases.
Reports are current on the streets
that W. M. Henry, Legislative mem- ;
ber from this county, will make ef- j
fort to abolish the county court by (
legislative enactment. Opinion is ,
divided as to the ability of Mr. Henry j
to abolish the county court here with
out an act that woud abolish all the !
county courts in the state.
Judge I). L. English made no ref
erence to the action of the county
commissioners, however, and pro
ceeded with the work of the court in
usual manner.
Solicitor Moretz was highly com
jplimented by several people for the
splendid manner in which he con
ducted the state's business in the op
ening cases.
HENRY RESIGNS AS MEMBER
OF BREVARD TOWN COUNCIL
W. M. Henry, now in Raleigh as
representative from this county, re
signed during December as a member
of the town council. No successor
has been named as yet.
BUSINKSlSGOOD
IN BREVARD NOW
Business is good in Brevard ? and
this is no "bull."
And there's a reason for this great
fact.
There is more money in Transyl
vania county now than at any one
time since the bursting of the real
estate bubble.
Merchants are selling goods cheap
er than at any time since 1914, or
three years before the World War.
Look at Pushell's double page!
Look at Plummcr's statement!
Look at the Nobby Shop offerings!
Look at Carl McCrary's tire prices!
Read these advertisements, and
then you will know why business is
good in Brevard. People know ' to
I buy when bargains ai floating about
? ? and there ace real, genuine bnr
. gains being offered now.
AS COLLATERAL BY
OUTSIDE BANKERS!
Brevard's Financial Condition!
More Critical Than Was
First Thought
TOWN OFFICIALS RESENT
BREVARD BANK ACTION
Say Bank Should Not Have
Put Up Town's Notes
a? Collateral
Developments during the week in
local financial affairs resulting from
the closing of the Brevard Banking
company brngs to light the fact that
the town of Brevard is not only
caught with a deposit of $80,000.00
unsecured, but the town's notes of
$16,000.00, given to the Brevard bank,
are now in other hands, and the hold
ers are making demand upon the
town for payment of these notes.
While the mayor and members of
the board of aldermen expressed sur
prise when it was discovered that no
security had been put up by the bank
for the $80,000 deposits, still greater
consternation and downright indig
nation was expressed when it came to
light that the bank had "soaked"
the town's notes as collateral in bor
rowing from other banks.
The $80,000 on deposit was the re
maining amount from the sale of
bonds to Magnus & Company of
Cincinnati, secured in the town's re
financing plan. This transaction was
made in the early spring of 1929, but
the sale was not' completed until some
time in June of 1930. At that time
the bond house notified the town of
ficials that the money was being sent
to the Brevard Banking company, to jj
be placed to the credit of the town, 't
The town officials had an agreement
in writing from officers of the bank
to furnish satisfactory collateral for
this money. The matter of selecting
this collateral, it is said, was placed
in the hands of the finance commit
tee of the town. W. M. Henry was
chairman of this committee, with
Messrs. Kilpatrick and Macfie as
members. It is said that Mr. Henry
was delegated by the committee to ar
range the collateral security with
the bank.
tThis was never done.
"Mr. Henry, while chairman of the
finance committee of the town
council, was also a member of the
board of directors of the Brevard
Banking company. Mr. Henry, before
leaving for Raleigh last week where It
he is sitting as a member of theja
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LOUIS WHITMIRE
IS GIVEN PAROLE
0
Louis Whitmre, of Rosman, was
granted parole from the State peni
tentiary where he has been serving
time for the past three years, by
Governor Gardner on Tuesday of this !
week. Whitmire was represented by 5
T. Coleman Galloway, Brevard law- L
yer and former state senator from!
this district. Mr. Galloway has been ,
working for a long time on the parole, c
and had the asistance, it is said, of L
some of the leading men and women i ^
of the county, including several olfi- | f
cers.
Whitmire is expected to return to
his home here within a few days. He
was convicted in Superior court for
the murder of Tom Masters.
SOLICITOR MORETZ OPENS (
OFFICE OS NEWS ARCADE V
I
W. E. Moretz, solicitor of the Gen- 1
eral County court, has opened law ?
offices in the building formerly oecu- j
pied by the Brevard Power & Light
company, on News Arcade. The offi
ces of A. E. Hampton, United States
Commisisoner, are now located in
the offices occupied by Mr. Moretz. v
TOWN TAX ASSESSORS ARE I
NAMED BY TOWN COUNCIL ]
N. A. Miller, G. D. Shuford and
Judson McCrary have been named
tax assessors for the town of Bre- ! j
vard, with Mr. Miller acting as tax
supervisor. These appointments were
made in December by the town coun
cil.
NEW BANK MAY BE
OPENED HERE SOON
ii
Plans for organzation of a new
bank in Brevard are being pushed as
rapidly as possible, it is said, under
the existing circumstances. Nothing
definite can be stated just now, but
the condition is such that the bank,
may. open within the next ten days,
or certain elements may be injected
into the proposition which cou!J eas
ily delay the matter indefinitely.
All citizens are agreed that the
community's recovery depends entire
ly upon the opening of a bank here,
and because of its serious need, the
hope is expressed in all quarters that
all "little" thiol's may be laid' aside,
and the work of organising *he bank,
[for t*"? community's good, become the
sole object of all right thinkir.gr and
patriotic citizc us.
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Request to Be Made for
Local Man for Bank Job
ORGANIZATION OF
A WOMAN'S LEAGUE
Said To Be About Complete
Would Take Intereit In
All Public Affairs
Announcement is soon to be made,
it is tfaid, that the women of the
town and county will perfect an or
ganization of at "Woman 's League,
county-wide, on the plan as that op
erating in Buncombe county, for the
purpose of taking part in public af
fairs of town and county. Hurried
plans are being made, it is said, be
cause of the fact that the legislature j
is now in session, and it is proposed |
through this organization to assist ,
Representative Henry in obtaining
whatever legislation is needed, ana
also see to it that no legislation is
enacted that will be harmful to the
town and county.
Another purpose of the proposed
jrganization of women is said to de
mand to know from the representa
tive at Raleigh every bill of a local
nature that is introduced at the pres
et session, with expressed determin
ition to inform the people of the
:ounty of such legislation before it
s enacted. , .
It is said that the women of the
;own and county, realizing that
lomes are threatened and schools
nay 1 rive to cease their activities,
ire determined to take part in all
jublic matters in the future, hence
his organization as outlined will be
>ermanent. , t
Announcement of the date of thei,
irst organization meeting will be j
nade, it is said, within a day or so.
donaldleemoore
GIVEN NEW HONORSi
Donald Lee Moore, Brevard's com- j
loser, has brought additional honors
o the town in that his recent compo
ition, "Cradle Song," will be heard |
ver the Columbia Broadcasting ? s>s
em on January 20, from 10 to 10:30 |j
m The "Cradle Song will be
ilayed at that time by Emery i
)eutsch and the Columbia Salon or- j
hestra, and the number will be dedi .
ated to Miss Margaret Wilson, of 1
Vest Asheviile. , . , . 1
W W N C is on the Columbia chain 1
nd it is safe to predict that a |]
adios in this town and county will j
?e on that station on the mormng of ]
he 20th, as the people o E the com |
nunity feel much pride in the ac ,
omplishments of young - ' ? 1 ^ 1
vhose compositions arc often used a.
eatures Tver the Columbia system. ;
" n PFWUE THE ROSMAN PAGE ,
& EARLY DATE, IT IS HOPED ,
On account of having to reduce and ,
urtail and cut down on every ex
lense possible, The Brevard News has ,
iad to drop the Rosman page for a
ew weeks. It is hoped that plans
Z soon be perfected for resump
ion of that part of the work. It V*
irobable that Rosman News will
tart up again next week.
5CH00LS RESUME
WORK OVER COUNTY j
he Christmas vacation, and rePorK
ire to the eTfect that unusually hard (
vork is being dorje in the schooll
?oom. Resumption of school woiK.i
vith children going and coming abou
.heir school work, has done much m
?ausing business operations to taU
m greater activity than has been
loted since the closing of the bank in
he middle of December. i
One school official has stated that
;he distressing financial condit on*
iave caused a more serious thought
imong teachers and students, henc'
"he r iticeable hard work ?111* done 1
n the school room. County officials
ind leading citizens are constantly
Engaged in planning for continuous |
jperation of the schools through the ^
remaining term.
NOT MEANING TO WORRY YOU,}
BUT PLEASE DO DEST YOV CAS ,
Good people, those of you who can j
spare a dollar ? or fifty cents-or a,
qwrter-on your subscription, will be ,
doing this newspaper a great favor
t? send it in just now. It is not our
intention to cut a single _ subscriber
from the list bew?se of inability to
Pav just now, for these times will
soon pass away, and good times are
coming. Yet, it is necessary that we
have sufficient money with which to
buy paper, ink, power, lights, pay the
printers, taxes insurance, interest,
rent, postage. ** -'Tne' . telegraph.
Freight, express, artd a dozen othei
things absolutely essential to the
work, r.i do your best, .inn ws i.
thank you.
SENTIMENT GROWS
FOR LIQUIDATION
AGENT FROM TOWN
Many Citizen* Express Belief
That Local Man Should'
Be Named
WOULD BE FAMILIAR
WITH LOCAL CONDITIONS
Therefore Could Render Much
Greater Assistance to the
People of Community
Sentiment in the town and county
is rapidly crystallizing for appoint
ment of a local man to have charge
of liquidating the affairs of the Bre
vard Banking company. Argument is
being made that the man who does
this work ought to be a man who
knows local conditions, local people
and their ability to pay up their notes
in the bank. It is being said that a
wan from the outside will not bo fa
miliar with conditions existing here,
and cannot, in the very nature of
things, exercise the pationcc and
judgment necessary to enable the men
of the community to work out of their
difficulties.
It is believed that most of those
who are indebted to the bank will
pay up, in full, which Vtfill further
guarantee a larger payment to the
depositors. But to do this, practic
ally every man whose notes are held
by the bank must have time in which
to work out of the hole, and make
gradual payment of his indebtedness.
It is argued that a man from an
other section will not be willing to re
main in Brevard for the length of
time necessary t9 make gradual clean
up of these notes, hence will make de
mands upon people that cannot be
met, and which will result in loss of
homes, business, ruined professions
and advertised farms.
The Brevard News is publishing
herewith the statements of citizens
made to the paper, expressing views
Df others on the. importance of pro
curing a local man as liquidating of
ficer, or agent. These statement* re
flect the sentiment of the community.
FROM MR. PENDLETOS
Experience is said to be a good
teacher, and out of experience in
three previous bank failures-some of
catastrophic proportions ? I am led
to suggest that by all means the de
positors of the Brevard Banking com
pany organize for protection ;ind
liquidation.
The assets ? whatever thev be ? are
now ours, not "theirs." The only
hope for those savings accounts and
others is in a proper, patient, honest
liquidation-aside from all sinister in
fluences. This can usually better be
done by a local man employed by the
depositors and subject to them ? aa
well as to the state laws. Such a
man could take time, and economical
ly settle and collect. No lawyers ix-ed
ed perhaps ? unless in special suits_.
One of those defunct alluded^ to in
m>* experience paid 85 percent finally.
Others some less, but all so far as I
remember by local appointees pa
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GREATER SERVICE
Determined to Do All Possible
for Progress of the
Community
With every evidence of determina
tion to resume not only its former
activities for the community, but to
do even greater work in the future,
the Woman's Bureau met last Mon
day and frankly discussed plans by
which the organization may best
serve the interests of Brevard and
Transylvania county. The bureau had
intended to hold an election of offi
cers at Monday's meeting, but this
matter was postponed in order that
the time might be devoted to the more
important work of serving a com
munity that is so sorely in need of
just such service as the bureau is
capable of rendering.
The Woman's Bureau has been of
tremendous worth to the community,
and, because of existing conditions,
the services of this organization are
more important now than ever be
fore. Hence, it is said that the bu
reau will exert every influence in be
half of the community that can be
brought to bear upon the section's
progress.
I At the conclusion of the business
session Monday Mrs. BeasJey read a
i paper on the "Legend of the State
Flower ? The Passion Flower"? that
was greatly enjoyed by all present
It is believed that the bureau will
soon enroll many now members, ah4
officers and leaders in the infrwment
are looking to 1931 as promijBnj to
'be the banner year in history of the
organization.