North Carolina Newspapers

SALES TAX MAY BE < RESULT OF SCHOOL - LAW JUST ENACTED Financs Committee of Legis lature Facing Tremend oualy Hard Task BILL WOULD PROVIDE ALL SALARIES UNIFORM, Suggested 20 Cent Land Taxes May be Adopted tor School Operation Brevard News Bureau Haleigh, Feb. 4. Rarely has there been so much inter- ( est created and so much oratory turn ed loose in the General Assembly of North Carolina as during the past week on the so-called act which lixes the policy of the legislative body as requiring tho state to take over and 1 operate the six-months school term, a measure which was adopted in both houses by substantial majorities. By it, direction is given to provide a bill raising the necessary revenue from sources other than advalorem taxes. While the school measure held the spotlight and consumed three-fourths of the meeting time of both bodies during the week, with three night ses sions, a side skirmish, dealing with tho reorganization of tho State High way Commission, taking over the j | county roads and raising the gasoline tax to six cents, was staged in com-, mittee and given promise of taking;1 the center of the stage this week,,1 when Governor Gardner expects to : bring it and the Constitutional Con- j vention matter before the General 1 1 Assembly. j 1 The appropriations committees have : been and will continue to be active |i for some weeks, hearing departments, |l institutions and agencies of the state; I which are seeking more funds for;< operation the next two years than 1 1 the Advisory Budget Commission al- < lowed in its recommended Appropria tion Bili. The Finance committees 1 are considering the Budget Revenue 1 bill, which increases the revenues ' about 53,000,000, and will soon get ; onto the several sales tax bills which ; i have been referred to it. Prom;' $10,000,000 to $12,000,000 in addi-| tional revenues will have to be raised , to provide the State-operated schools, under the measure adopted, and a i sales tax may have to, he xeaoxtad to,--. Proponents active for tne school t measure are inclined toward a sales j tax, at the same time saying power t and tobacco companies should pay ad- , ( Continued on back page) | LUNCH ASSURED !l UNDERNOURISHED I SCHOOLCHILDREN Provision Made by Volunteer? to Carry Work Up to March 13th Interest in providing lunches for i undernourished children in the! schools increases as the effects of this J jjreat work bccomcs more noticeable. Since last week's paper, a sufficient i number of volunteers have made of- , t fers to provide these lunches to car- ' ry on the work in both the primary ; and elementary schools up to and in- i eluding March 13. Mrs. H. L. Wilson, 1 president of the Parent-Teachers as- i soeiation, and her co-workers, have i express, <| deep gratitude for the man- i ner in which the community has re sponded to appeals for this aid which give ? i.< \Y> children a daily lunch. The volunteers provide the lunch, < while the association furnishes the milk for the little fellows. There are 12 children in the ele mentary school who are provided with ] lunch and milk each day. The list of I T volunteers as recorded last week pro-1 ;ided lunches up to and including! Thursday, February 12. Since that j time thn following volunteers have as sumed the work for the school days up and including March 13: February Friday, 13? Mrs. Paul Smathers. | Monday, 10 ? Mrs. J. F. Winton. f Tuesday, 1? ? Mrs. 0. Duclos, Mrs. Lynch Moore. Wednesday, 18 ? Mrs. B. W. Tran tham. Thursday, 19 ? Mrs. Edgar Loftis, ! Mrs. Gus Gillespie. Friday. 20 ? Mrs. J. B. Jones. Monday, 23 ? Mrs. Saltz. Tuesday, 24 ? Mrs. Saltz. Wednesday, 25 ? Mrs. Saltz. Thursday, 20? Mrs. Saltz. Friday, 27 ? Mrs. 0. Duclos, Mrs Lynch Moore. March Monday, 2 ? Mrs. R. H. Morrow. Tuesday, 3 ? Mrs. R. H. Morrow. Wednesday, 4 ? Mrs. R. H. Morrow. Thursday, 5 ? Mrs. Fred Shuford, Mrs. Jud McCrary. Friday, 0 ? Mrs. David Ward. Monday, 9 ? Mrs. R. H. Morrow. Tuesday, 10 ? Mrs. R. H. Morrow. Wednesday, 11 ? Mrs. Julian Glaz ener. Thursday, 12 ? Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ran son. Friday, .13 ? Mr. and Mrs. Henrj Ranson. FARMERS FAIL TO RAISE ENOUGH OF FOOD FOR OWN USE! Fall Short on Six Crop*, Ac- 1 cording to Report of the State PRODUCES SURPLUS OF CORN AND OTHER CROPS! Analysis Moat Interesting, and ' Should Be Given Close < Study < 1 (/?'. H. Jeter, Agricultural Editor, 1 JV, C. State College Exten, Service) Transylvania county's farmer fail to raise enough of six food and feed crops for thoir own farm needs, and as a result suffer a total deficiency of $224,74(5 in these crops, according to , data compiled by the North Carolina 1 State College Extension Service and based on 15)21) crop yields for tlv state, in connection with the "Live-at Home" campaign this year. To be- U come a 100 per cent "Iiivt-at-Home" jt county, which ii the wish of Governor L Gardner, Transylvania farmers will L have to increase their yields of _ wheat, oats, milk, poultry, eggs and ? hay, for a county which is really carrying out the slogan, "Farm to Make a Living in 1931" must pro duce its needs of every food and feed '' crop and thereby prevent buying such foods or prevent going without, due to a lack of production or a lack of t cash. ^ The picture in Transylvania is notjr so bad, however, for the county's !p farmers raise enough of five crops for ] their own farm needs. In this story, ti the needs of the farm are only con- i jidered. It is taken for granted that a surpluses will help generally through t] their sale to urban peoples. But the needs of the farms and the ne- Ci tessity of North Carolina's farmers t] living at home come first in Govern- ti >r Gardner's estimation. |j In 1929 Governor Gardner urged ij the farmers of the state to increase a ;heir food and feed yields in 1930. si They did by over $19,000,000. This ? /ear he is asking that 1931 show an oi ncrease over 1930 of $40,000,000. Transylvania can do her part. |p The county is already producing ajP lurplus in corn, sweet potatoes, Irish [*' potatoes, pork and lard and home garden produce. This surplus total K :amo to" $288,080 1n 1929,1 mofc th/fn ]f ;he total deficiency in the other six 'ood and feed crops by $63,334. The ;armers are nearly living at home, if ;hey sold their surpluses for cash and | ( Continued on back page) KIMZEY ATTORNEY FOR BANK'S AGENT Named by 1. M. Bailey to Act for W. W. Woodley, Jr., Liquidating Agent Word has been received by The Brevard News from Raleigh to the jfFect that Pat Kimzey, popular at ;orney of Brevard, has been appointed jy the corporation commission as at- ( lorney for the liquidating agent of j ;he Brevard Banking company. Mr. jd W. W. Woodley, Jr., of Elizabeth js, City, is agent in charge of liquidating ]<?' :he affairs of the bank, and the selec- ;f< cion of Mr. Kimzey as legal adviser jd fives to the agent the services of an uttorney familiar with the local sit- is jation. I" Mr. Kimzoy's work will be under a Jivection of Hon. I. M. Bailey, chief s' counsel for the state banking depart- c< ment. There will be more or less liti- j s "ition in the work of liquidating the t bank's affairs, demanding much of a Mr. Kimzey's time for the next sev-,8, L'ral months. "SKINNY" MEN WILL !lj PLAY PLUMP WOMEN , People of the community are awaiting an interesting hour next Thursday night, when the "skinny" j men of the town will play basketball j against the "plump" ladies. The : game is to be played at the High c School, and is being staged under the 'j, auspices of the Sarah Taylor Cir cle of the Methodist church. A sil- 1 r ver offering will be taken at the 1 1 door. Players for the game have been announced as followa: Mrs. Bill Carr Mrs. Edna Allen, Mrs. Ada Teague, and one male member of this team, to-wit: Prof J. E. Rufty. On the men';; team will be Col. Boucher, Har-jj 17 Sellers, R. L. Alexander, Ginnie;t Wood, Milton Sellers and Shorty Mc Guire. All people are invited to at tend the game. AUDITORS WORKING ON THE COUNTY RECORDS Audiwrs engaged for tl past sev eral weeks on the county books are now going back with the audit, it is reported, to 1920. Another firm aud ited the county books j^st before the old administration went out of office on December first. Check and double check is Doing made on the books, however, according to report of the work being done by the present set of auditors. FISHER AND BYRD FORM NEW LAW FIRM Offices Opened In Henderson ville ? Brevard Office I'o Be Retained Ralph It. Fisher, Brevard lawyer, I and W. B. Byrd, Henderson v.iilo, have formed a partnership in a, j firm to be known as I' ishor JPiii | Byrd, Oftices will be maintained ^n , Ilenderaonville, where Mr. Byrd him I 1 lurgo practice, and where Air. ; Wisher is often called to appear for | :lients of his living in the adjoini^: 1 :ounty. Mr. Fisher will keep his of fices in Brevard, retaining the large sractice which he has built up heije. Mr. Byrd is a graduate of Vander )ilt University and of the University >1 North Carolina. He was an hrough the World War, rendering :onspicuous service in the air squad ?on. lie is a son of the Rev. Chas. B. 3yrd, at one time pastor of the Cen ral Methodist church of Asheville. attorney Byrd maried Miss Juanita ! iock, of Honclersonville. Mr. Kisher was also in the World iVar. lie obtained his licenes to pract ice law in 1917. In 1921 he represen ed Transylvania county in the legis aturt\ and was a candidate fdr con fess in 1922. Four years ago he was lected chairman of the republican xoeutive committee of Transylvania ounty, and is active in politics and iiiblic affairs. An Interesting announcement is , lade in Hendersopville In connection /ith this new law' firm, to the effect ? hat Fisher and Byrd have been re- 1 nined by the Depositors' League, to epresent the depositors in matters ertaining to the closed banks. The ' ?eague is said to embrace the deposi- 1 ors in defunct banks in Henderson, < 'ransylvania and Polk counties, and lready has a membership of more ' ban 800, The law Arm is retained to vindi ate or convict all bank officials of he defunct banks, and to look after 1 he interests of the depositors as 1 quidation progresses. W. C. Jordan < 1 president of the Depositors' League, * nd the organization has a full time < scretary. Messrs. Fisher and Byrd > 'ill enter upon these new duties ai ? nee. < Friends of the two men are em- 1 1 hatic in their assertions that the new i1 artnership will prove most success- t [IWAJflS &UB IN i AGGRESSIVE MOOD 'resident Alexander and F. 1 Brown Carr Deliver Excel lent Addresses to Club With renewed faith in Brevard and ronounced determination to carry on 1 ith the work, the re-organized Ki- ? anis club held the moBt interesting t leeting of its career last Thursday, i nd it is safe to predict that full at- i :ndance will be recorded at the i leeting on Thursday of next week, c he meeting was held at the England t [ome, and Mrs. W. H. Harris served c n excellent dinner to the seventeen i len who pledged their best efforts i 3r Brevard. i Rev. R. L. Alexander, president of 1 le club, delivered his "inaugural ad- i rcss," and all members declared his1! peech to be one of the most inspiring 'i ver heard here. Equal with it in i Dree and strong appeal was the ad ress of F. Brown Carr. jj Both speakers rapped the spirit ex- i iting in certain circles here which i inders every progressive move made, i nd leads men to fight one another in- i tead of working together for the-: ommon good of all. It is through ; iich an organization as the Kiwani.s ; lub that this spirit can be conquered, 1 nd in its stead emerge a fine fellow- 1 ] hip feeling which will do much for i tie town. J The club voted unanimously to as- 1 ist the Associated Charities in re- i eving the distressed of the commun- j i jureautoserVe I SUPPER TO PUBLIC Anxious to begin real work for the j ommunity, the Woman's Bureau will !i lold a meeting on February 14, the lour to be announced later, at which '? ime it is hoped to havo practically all ' fomcn of the town present. There rill be an oyster supper, and plate ' upper nerved, and everybody is in- 1 ited to attend. The Woman's Bureau has done ; nuch great work for the community, md it is the hope of the organization ? render greater services this year i ;han ever before. As the work done | >y the bureau is for the good of the vholc community, members of the or janization are anxious that all wo men come into the group and help ivith the work and planning for a bet ter community. SILVER TEA TO BE GIVFX THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON Ladies of the Bp.ntist church are giving a Silver Tea at the Baptist Parsonage Friday afternoon, 3 to 5 o'clock, and Friday evening, 7:30 to 10. AH ladies of the town ate cor dially invited to attend this event. CENTER INTEREST ON TOWN ELECTION Primary Ip April ? Whitmire and Ramsey Mentioned for Mayor Street corner discussion ih now turned to the spring election of n muyor and board of alderman. The j primary is to be held in Anril, only two months off, while the "lection is to come off in May. T. W. Whitmire is present mayor, with Messrs. R. 1'. ' Knpatrick, Clyde Ashworth, J. K Waters and S. M. Macfie. W. M. Hen- ! ry was a member of the board, but ; resigned recently, after having been j elected as representative in the Gene- 1 rul Assembly. Several names are being mentioned in conncction with the mayor's race, chief among these being suggestions that Mayor Whitmire will bo. re-nom inated, while other suggestions place Ralph R. Ramsey in the running. Friends of Messrs. Ashworth, Mac fie, Waters and Kilpatrick assert that these men will be in the running for re-election as members of the board of aldermen. Among the sug gestions for alderman places !b that of Wales Mull. On account of the fact that the j primary is only two months off, it i? ! believed that interest in the coming town primary and election will soon be paramount here. Two issues thai will be large factors in the contest, judging from expressions heard on the street, deal with the town's fin anees and with the proposed looping i iff of North Brevard from the town. j It is said that Representative Hen-j ry is pledged to pass legislation which ' will draw the town line in quite a distance, leaving North Brevard out if the town. ; MASO.W CONCLUDES SERIES i 1 OF REVIVAL MEET IS GS jj Rev. J. P, MaBon has returned to 1 Brevard after holding a two-weeks' necting at Laurel Pines Baptist ' :hurch, near Fairview, and word re- 1 :eived from that community is to the ' jfFect that the revival was one of the i nost successful ever held there. ! > rwenty-one conversions were record- 1 ' >d during the series of meetings.^ lev. Mr. Mason is known throughout < Western North Carolina for thej( treat success attending his revival neetings. J WAITING REPORT .{ OF THE AUDITORS t Unofficial Word aa to Bank's j Condition Causes Much Concern on Street People of the town and county, in- j treated in the banking situation here, j ire anxiously awaiting the return of | lie auditors' report, sent to the cor ? loration commission and banking dr- ( jartment at Raleigh last week. There s not much that can be done by any i me until the report is returned, an'! he actual condition of the bank be- 1 :omes known. The committee is h (waiting this report before doing any : j 'urther work in the plan of rc-open- 1 ng the old Brevard bank. It is not j | cnown whether those interested in the | j lew bank, charter for which was is-i, lued several weeks ago, are doing jj inything in the way of opening the . 1 lew bank. Unofficial word concerning the re- 1 >ort of the auditors on the condition i )f the Brevard Banking company, ' low closed, is not so encouraging. It s said by some citizens that this un 1 jfficial report is not based upon any ' juthentic source at all, therefore, i! should receive no attention. Others || ire of the opinion that this informa- 1 :ion is based upon authentic advance.' inowledge, and will prove to be cor-|] ect, when the report is made public. | However, hope is being expressed that i 1 :he report will show the bank to be i n solvent condition, so the work ofj! reopening can be quickly rushed I :hrough. NOBBYSHOP BEING GREATLY ENLARGED; 1 The Nobby Shop, Brevard's ex- ; elusive shop for women, is the scenc of activity this week, as workmen are < re-painting the store, building addi- ? tions and making alterations that will , enable the business to expand. The I Beauty Parlor, an important depart- j ment in the Nobby Shop, is to be en larged with the addition of another' booth, after which Mrs. Robertson will have an assistant. A new lobby! and dressing room are being also ad ded to this department, and it is claimed that the Nobby Shop will have one of the most complete and I thoroughly up-to-date parlors to be found anywhere in a town of this size. Mrs. Flax Lawrence, owner of the Nobby Shop, with the assistance of Mrs. Madge 0. Wilkins, has been in business here for the past three years, daring which time she ha ; built up a splendid business. These prepara tions now being made give evidence of th<- faith th"t Mrs. T.n-wrence has hi the future of Brevard And Tran- j sylvan ia county. BILL PROVIDES A HEAVY TAX FOR BUSES AND TRUCKS Another Would Reduce Cost ol Foreclosure Sales of Real Estate for Taxes PROPOSE LICENSE TAX ON ALL AUTO DRIVERS Other Bills of General Interest Keep Legislators Busy for Week Brevard Nc ws Bureau. Raleigh, Feb. !>? Passenger busses and motor truck ] lines would have hard sledding if n' batch of bills introduced, admittedly!! sponsored by railroad companies, are -: enacted. One would require a return i of all property, tangible, intangible and otherwise, for taxation, including 1 "rolling stock." Another fixes ihi: i method of securing franchise, layinj; 1 down rules as to baggage, separat i] compartments for the raccs, station;;, : drivers permits and complete regula tion by the Corporation Commission. 1 Still another limits the length, width, i height and load of trucks, limiting trailers and semi-trailers to one and j requiring them to operate within the < line of travel of the truck they fol- ] lew. Their speed, if the capacity is 1 more than two tons, should be limited \ to 25 miles an hour. i Lawyers would be given greater ' leeway in Workmen's Compensation ' rases by a bill introduced. It would j lot them and their clients agree on i fees, without control by the Industrial ? Commission and hearings would bv > Lh ? same as those in Superior Court < by .^orvice of summons and filing o. J plea !'"gs by both sides and the los- t ing party would have to pay all the I :oats. iT Costs of foreclosure sales for taxes 1 would be greatly reduced by the bill c which would limit attorney's fees, or|C allowances for such fees in case of a ? regular county attorney, to $8 when[f not more than 10 actions are brought; 56 when not more than 20, and $-1 1 vhen more than 20 are brought. I Other bills introduced and of gon-^ ;ral interest follow: L Increase State Highway Patrol :rom 37 to about 125; provide funds L 'or its operation by license tax on ? , Irivers of $1.25 for first and $1 a .* rear for renewals and 15 a year for'! chauffers. " ' ' Raise maximum rate of tax on in- . :omes from 6 to 10 per cent, remove i he constitutional exemption and ? ????? I ( Continued on back page) * THREE CASES TO BE < HEARD HERE FEB. 12 Compensation Cases Brings In du*trial Commissioner Dorsett to Brevard J Brevard Sewn Bmcau laleigh, Feb. i. Seventy-five Workmen's Compensa ^ :ion cases have been scheduled for j learing before Insurance Commis , sioner J. Dewey Dorsett in the eitic ind towns of Piedmont and Westcrr 1 North Carolina during the next tw< e veeks. a The calendar includes two hearing- j at High Point, two at Greensboro. * six at Winston-Salem, four at Dob ?n, one at Sparta, two at Jelfer r,n a )ne at Nov land, seven at Bakersviii. six at Byrnsvillp, two at Marion, four it Marshall. 10 at Asheville, three ai * Waynftville, five at Bryson City, line at Murphy, one at Robbinsville. three at Brevard, one at Columbus 8 Polk county, two at Rutherfordton. s jne at Shelby and one at Lineolnton. ? Cases scheduled to be heard a' J Brevard, on February 12, are as fol- ? lows: fl Ed Davis vs. Rosman Tanning Ex- c tract company and American Mu- i tual Liability company. B. B. Williams vs. H. L. Cadwal- j lader and T. J. Allen, non-insurers. c John Wood vs. Rosman Tanning r Extract company and American Mu tual Liability company. '< MISSES SHIPMAN AT ! FRANKLIN HOTEL ! i , Misses Rose, Annie and Mamie i Shipman will have charge of the t Franklin Hotel, dating from March 1 first, according to an announcement ] made by the hotel owners this week. ? This announcement guarantees to the:, town a tourist hotel that will draw , immense throng.", as the Misses Ship man have a splendid reputation in;, this field. For many years the Misses , Shipman had charge of The Bryant ji House, on Depot street. This inn be-!, came famous for its hospitality and was known far and wide. The Franklin is the town's largest tourist hotel, and heretofore has been opening the first of Jane, with formal opening on Joiy Fourth. The fact that the new management will open the place much earlier is guarantee that the tourists will begin arriving in Brevard long before the accustom ed date. TO SIMPLIFY AND ; FURTHER CONTROL * COUNTY BUSINESS Bills Introduced In the Legisla< ture Have F ar-Reaching Effect WOULD REDUCE NUMBER OF JUSTICES OF PEACE Another Bill Would Create County Courts To Try Criminal Cases Brevard New s Bureau Raleigh, Feb. County government would be fur ther improved and cities, towns and special tax districts brought under financial control, as counties now are, by bills introduced, with administra tive sanction. Uniform blanks and bookkeeping systems would be estab lished in all counties by the County Government Advisory commission and banks named as depositories would be required to furnish surety bonds or U. S., N. C., county or municipal bonds to cover deposits, thus insuring safety of public money. Justices of the Peace will be lim ited in humber and restricted in ac :ivities of two bills introduced become law. One provides for election of two justices in each township and Ihe resident judge may appoint one idditional for each 20,000 population, ill to take oath before the clerk of :he court and serve for two years. Commissions of all justices now serv ng, appointed by the Governor or ;lccted by the General Assembly, vould expire the first Monday in De iember, 1932. The other bi'l w.iiilH ?equirc all justices to secure all >lanks for processes, writs, warrants, rnnds, affidavits, judgments, sum nonses, claim and delivery, attach nent and ejectment papers from ilerks of the court, each numbered, ind to make report of disposition of ill actions to the clerk. They would lave to secure certificate of the court lerk before sending processes out of he county in which they reside. Another bill would allow county ommissioners in any of the counties o establish criminal county courts, neeting monthly at specified times, to ry and dispose of cases below felon es and bind over in such cases, with udge, associated judge and clerk, ?bo shall.be clerk of Superior -Court, inless he declines, and with county ride jurisdiction. Jury trials would e provided on demand of either side, nd appeals taken to Superior Court, 'he bill would not interfere with iresent courts. GOVERNOR'S PLAN WOULD REDUCE TAX ON ROADS 19 CENTS Vdvocates of the Governor's Road Plan Offer Alluring Figures In Saving* Irevard, New * Bureau ialeigh, Feb. (. ' ' - Direct property tax relief amount ng to an average of 10V: cents to ach $100 valuation in road levies for ill the counties of North Carolina vould be made possible if Governor 0. flax Gardner's plan for reorganir.a ion of the State Highway Commis ion and the taking over of mainti r. ? mco of county roads by the s'.ate is idopted by the General Assembly, iceording to advocates of the new ystem. This relief, translated into total avings to property owners, would imount in round figures to approxhn itely SC, 000, 000. Funds to accum >lish this property tax reduction vould be supplied from the recom nended extra cent tax on each gallon if gasoline together with the one ent increase levied by the General Assembly of 1929. Under the proposed plan, the total evy on gasoline would amount to six :ents per gallon, an amount which is low being collected by several states. In addition, the plan, it is pointed mt would bring about economies in iperation and incri-ase efficiency. The proposed reorganization is sail! >y its friends to have the morel sup jort of the U. S. Bureau of Public Roads through which co-operativo "ederal funds are furnished to tho states. Officials of the bureau have >een quoted as believing that sub stantial savings would be affected in administration costs by the coordina tion offered under the recommended highway reorganization. Since the administration plan offers 3. definite means of reducing local taxes, members of the General As sembly who are insisting on accom plishing this purpose are supporting the measure heartily. These, to all indications, include a substantial majority of both houses. Athough many measures insisting upon and proposing tax relief have been introduced during the present session, the highway plan is the first constructive move offering a definite means of working toward that end. Despite some scattered opposition, tho strength behind the plan is increasing rapidly and its proponents predict its adoption by an overwhelming major ity.