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BREVARD VOLUME XXXVI BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, FEBRUARY 12, 1931 FEDERAL AID MAY i BE HELD UP HERE ? . T^porti and Affidavits Filed at Washington as to Un fair Methods ? ?<> Disturbing news comes out of Washington to the effect that much of the Federal Highway aid to the state may be withheld, for a time at least, while further investigation is made of the many charges that some state highway bosses are playing petty pol iticji with road funds, it is kn'..vnj taftf many affidavits have been filed av Washington from men wh > have been denied work on highway.-; simply because they belonged to u policies! party other than that in charge of the highway work here. One high official in Washington has j said that the government's intention j was two-fold: To aid in highway con- j struction, and to give employment to j men needing work. It was not the intention of the government for any group to take these funds and play Detty, peanut politics with them, it is said. Some of these affidavits are said to be most pathetic in nature, showing that men have been refused work on the roads, although their families were on starvation, while other fel lows have been given regular employ- j many of them being single men and not being in particular need of the 1 work. The state stands to lose, it is said, quite a sum from the amount ot ( federal aid that would come to North ( Carolina, unless this narrow, un- , American, heartless, hateful practice , is stopped. One official said that j North Carolina is the only state in . the union from which such charges'] have been received; that in no other , state are there men who have stooped ( to this low method of playing dirty politics with hungry men and hungry 1 families. j Affidavits have beer, filed concern- t ing conditions said to exist here, af- < fecting even the individual work of ( the government, as to the activities of j some men in connection with the job j in the Pisgah National Forest. Some ; of these affidavits are said to contain ( the information that certain men in j Brevard have been designated to se- s lect those who are given jobs on the j government work, although those . Brevard men are in nowise connected I with the government control <}t * Pisjrah National Forest. These affi davits are said to further charge that i rank discrimination has been made in selection of men for the jobs in the Forest. Investigation, it is said, has been quietly going on for some time, and interesting developments are ex-, pected in the immediate future. 1 1 BOYS GIVES HEARING FOR !! STEALING GARMENTS HERE ? ] Two young boys were given a hear- j ing Monday before Clerk of the Court Otto Alexander, in Juvenile court, on charge of stealing hats, shoes and j gloves during the basketball game "??re between Etowah and Brevard. The boys are said to live in Hender son county. Deputy Sheriff Wood was assigned to the case when report of the loss of the articles was made to the sheriff's department, and located the boys with their loot. Sentence is to be passed upon the -young fellows some time this week. PREACHER POUNDING WAS MOST SUCCESSFUL AFFAIR c i Rev. and Mrs. Paul Hartsell ex- '? press deep gratitude for the splendid ! "pounding" given them by members 1 of the congregation last Monday eve- 1 ning. An unusually large amount of < Kood things was brought to the pas- c torium, presented as expression of 1 the love and esteem held for the pas- - tor and his family. t P. T. ASSOCIATION | WILL MEET MONDAY ; . The regular monthly meeting of , ?jPlie Brevard P. T. A. will be held in ' (he Grammar school building Monday afternoon, Feb. 16, at 3 o'clock. A Founders Pay program will be presented and a collecton will be i taken. One-half of this birthday gift is to be retained by the state; one-half , to be sent to National Treasurer to be used for extension work. I A large attendance is urged. Miss j Lyda's fourth grade won the book for having the largest percentage of parents present at the January meet- j ing. Program to be rendered follows: j Devotional Exercise ? Prof. Hinton McLeod. Song ? "My Tribute" ? All. Pageant--"The Child Four Square" School children directed by Misses Aiken and Call. "Ideals and Purposes of P. T. A." ? Mrs. H. L. Wilson. "The P. T. A. Creed" ? Assembly. "Pertinent Points about P. T. A. Work" ? Mrs. Randall Everett. "Do's of P. T. A." ? Miss Sarah Keels. "Don'ts of P. T. A."? Mrs. J. B. Pickelsimer. Since last week's issue of The News, Mrs. Henry Carrier and Mrs. P. N. Simons names, have been added to the list of those providing lunches for school children. Also a nice sup ply of miUc from Mrs. Carl Talley of Penrose, is sent in each day. EXPECTING BANK REPORT SATURDAY Report of the bank examiners and their auditors as to the condition of the Brevard Banking company is ex pected to reach Brevard Saturday or Monday. The report has been in Ral eigh for the past two weeks, being checked by the officials there. Upon its receipt here, the community will know whether it is possible to go ahead with plans for re-opening the institution. Everything is in reodi ness to push these plan: to completion in event the condition of the bank is such a s to warrant its resumption of business. Mr. W. W. Woodley, Jr., liquidating agent of the bank, will receive the report, and file a copy with the clerk of the court, according to the regular procedure in such matters. Many cit izens are anxiously awaiting this re port, recognizing the fact that the immediate future of the community largely depends upon the facts that will be disclosed in this report. It is hoped that the report will be such as to show the bank to be solvent, to the end that little difficulty will be experienced in re-opening the institu tion. COTTON MILL WORK SHOWS progress! Much hard work is being done on completing the plans for starting the :otton mill. The committee in charge sf this important work is doing yeo manry service for the community, and t is expected that final arrangements ,vill be made next Saturday, when Mr. B. E. Geer is expected in Bre vard, and a date announced when ac :ual operations will begin. It has long been realized that re iumption of operations of this indus :ry is one of the most important :hings that could be done for the .'ommunity, hence the splendid work >f those who were charged with com peting the arrangements. Citizens nterested in Brevard and her people ire urged to be in town next Satur iay, so concerted action may be taken 'or adoption of such plans as will as ;ure the re-opening of the mill. REV. W~H. HARTSELL GOING TO DURHAM News has been received in Brevard ?! hat Rev. Wallace Hartsell, formerly]] >astor of the Brevard Baptist church, ij s to accept a call extended to him!j rom Durham, and will soon take up ( vork at that place. Rev. Mr. Hart- , iell was once pastor of the Durham1, hurch, some ten years ago, and the j 'act that he is being called back is I evidence of the high regard in which , , ic is held in that big city. Mr. Hartsell has been in Kings1, Mountain since leaving Brevard, 'J vhere reports from his work showed , excellent results. He has a host of ' 'riends in Brevard and Transylvania . ?ountyj who are always interested in!< everything that is connected with his ife. H. C. Pendleton H. C. Pendleton, beloved 89-years- - )ld Atlanta citizen, died last Friday 'rom a sudden attack of pneumonia, wording to a message received by lis son in Brevard, the Rev. Eugene 8. Pendleton. The aged man had ' ong been known for his strength and ?heerful disposition, and was a source ' >f great joy to family and friends. ; He had lived in Georgia for the past i sixty years, having often been sig- ' lally honored by his adopted state. The deceased was born in King and ' 3ueen county, Virginia, was in the Confederate Army throughout the! Four-years' conflict, and was wounded j while serving with Lee at Peters burg, this being the only serious in-) juries received in the war. ROSMAN HONOR ROLL GIVEN j FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL] Prof. A. K. Moore, principal of the Rosman Elementary school, announc es the following students of his school who attained the honor roll during January: Seventh Grade ? Ella Mae Collins, Thelma Galloway, Beatrice Woodard. ] Fourth Grade ? Lucile Galloway,! Ruby Glazener, Inez Pangle, Geneva ' Petit, Dovie White, Margaret White. Third Grade ? Effie Galloway, Eva I Israel, Miriam Stewart, Frank Whit- j mire, D. H. Winchester, Jr. Second Grade ? Ruth Lewis, Ellen j Morgan, Mariah Stewart, Gladys i Whitmire. SERVICES NEXT SUNDAY AT DAVIDSON RIVER CHURCH Rev. R. L. Alexander will preach at a congregational meeting to be held at Davidson River Presbyterian church next Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. All members urged to Attend, and visitors given cordial in vitation. A DAUGHTER Mr. and Mrs. Streeter Fisher an nounce the birth of daughter on Fri day, Feb. 6. "3 vo v Born, to T^. a.\u ?irs. joe Poole, on February 10, a son. Governor Gardner's Highway Plan Should Be Adopted, and Stikeleather Should Be Retained on State Highway Commission. The Brevard News is convinced that the plan outlined by Governor Gardner, in which it is proposed that the state take charge of all public roads, doing away with local road boards and county control of road work, is the very best thing that could be adopted by the state. We hope the legislature will adopt this plan. We also believe that James G. Stikeleather, present member of the State Highway Commission, should be j named on the new commission to have charge of this road j work. Mr. Stikeleather knows the road situation in West i ern North Carolina, and is intensely interested in the whole I | section. He is capable, fair, sincere, honest and honorable, j and could, we believe, render more real service to the whole Western section than any other man in the state. | Activities of the Legislature Reach J Boiling Point In Statewide Interest Brevard News Bureau Raleigh, Feb. 11 Representative Henry's bill, de creasing the number of county com missioners of Transylvania county from five to three, passed its third ; reading in the Senate last Thursday and was enrolled. It had already passed the House. The bill will be come the law when it is ratified and signed by Speaker Willis Smith, of the House, and President R. T. Foun- ' tain, of the Senate. Whether to enlarge or abolish the j State Highway Patrol is being j threshed out by the Roads committees of House and Senate, following a public hearing Wednesday. A bill to abolish the patrol has been intro duced, while another, with provision for a $1 drivers license and a $5 chauffeurs license to support it, would increase the number to 150 or j 200. Indications are that the patrol , will be continued, and probably in creased, but probably not more than j to 75 or 100 members at most. Brevard News Bureau Raleigh, Feb, 11 Although the normal session time is about half gone, not more than 35 or 40 bills, practically all of them local, have completed their ? course ? and been ratified. Bills introduced in the Senate exceed 160, while in the i House the number of above 360. Com- , mittees are hard at work, however, and floor debates are expected to ; reach full swing this week. Appropri : itions commttees have heard all de partments, institutions and agencies ; seeking more money on which to op :rate, while Finance committees have had protests from many groups seek ing to have reduced tax rates sug gested in the Revenue bill. It is the ? usual conflict of those wanting more money and those wanting to pay less. Four of Governor Gardner's meas ures have reached the hopper. The state purchasing agent bill introduced ' Monday night provides for a commis- 1 sion, of one from the educational and , sne from the charitable, correctional and penal institutions, an engineer of the Highway department and a direc- , tor of purchase and contract, as1 chairman, who shall purchase all ma terials, supplies, equipment and ser vices of all state departments, insti tutions and agencies on a competitive upen bid basis. Another bill creates the office of Commissioner of Bank ing as a separate department, taking that function from the Corporation i Commisson. Another e.stablshes a Commission of Personnel and a direc tor, enlarging the duties of the pres ent Salary and Wage Commission, making it more of a civil service, and extending it to the counties, cities and towns. Another bill introduced would create a commission composed | of two senators and three representa tives. Previously the Gardner bill, calling for a Constitutional Conven tion in 1933 to adopt a new constitu tion, had been introduced. Another sales tax bill, gross sales > tax, aimed largely at the chain stores, graduating the tax from $15 on an- , nual sales of $20,000 or less to $300 | on sales up to $300,000, above which an additional one per cent license tax | would be imposed, has joined the nearly a dozen sales tax bills now with the Finance committee. They will await consideration until disposi tion has been made of the Budget Revenue Bill. Two bills involving changes in the Constitution have been introduced. One would provide for electing sher iffs and coroners for four years, in stead of for two years, and electing a constable for each township every two years. The other would change the Constitution so no county would have more than one Senator in the General Assembly. This would de prive Guilford and Mecklenburg of an additional Senator each, on the basis of the recent census. Other bills of general interest in troduced last week follow To establish the 55-hour week as a . maximum for labor and prohibit em- j ployment of women and children at night; to prevent employment of chil dren under 1G in dangerous places: | to fix the state of paupers coming in- j to this state, requiring three-year res- ? idence before they may become charges of the state, unless they wer>- 1 self-supporting when they came ; to make it a misdemeanor for mothers ! to abandon children under 16 years ? of age, whether legitimate or illegiti-j1 mate. Workmen' 8 Compensation Act j Abolish the present act and enact a ? new law, eliminating the state, coun-'j titfc, cities and towns from its provis- j ions, as well as private establish- j ments employing not more than 25 ! j persons, if employers and employers j agree; allow an injured person to t.- ^ lect his own physician. Other Bills j Dther bills of general interest fol- i low | , To provide for licensing and in specting by the State Board of Health of summer or recreational;, camps. . I* Require incorporated cities and ? towns to publish annual statements I of receipts and disbursements. jj Repeal the absentee ballot law ; j j abolish the state-wide primary. i. Exempt foreclosure' suits from pro- 'J cess tax provision in Revenue Act. j JWlow county commissioners tr t abolish county treasurer and proviuc j methods of handling county funds. ' Grant absolute divorce after three year of separation, when there are > no children. Provide uniform weights and meas- 1 ures and require certification of em ployes in weights and measures di vision. Investigate the Division of Markets ! as to the sale of poultry. j Provide a state-wide schedule of : , fees and salaries to be collected by J clerks of Superior Court. Provide for a tax on foreign and . domestic corporations, by which it is ] estimated that a million dollars more J will be collected from foreign corpor ations. Complete the triangulation and level network of the state through the I U. S. Coast and Geodatic Survey. Mrs. W. A. Whitmire ( t Funeral services for Mrs. W. A. * Whitmire, aged 84, who died Sunday morning at the home of her son, were J held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at * the Bit. Moriah Calvert church, of 1 which church she was a faithful * member. Services were conducted by ( Rev. Paul Hartsell and Rev. C. K. j Henderson. ' Mrs. Whitmire was before her mar- 1 riage to Mr. Whitmire, Miss Temper- j ance McVay of Polk County. The de- . ceased is survived by the following . children: J. P. Whitmire of Pickens, S. C., R. F. of Calvert; J. N. and G. J W. of Brevard, nineteen grandchil dren and Qne one j^reat grandchild, who remain to mourn her loss. ^ Kilpatrick & Son had charge of the < funeral arrangements. INCOME TAX MEN TO BE i HERE OX FEBRUARY 24 (< Represenatives of the United States j collector of internal revenue will be j in Brevard on February 24, to assist : tax payers in making out their an- ( nual returns for income taxes. These . men will be at the Waltermire Hotel. JUNIORS BUSY WITH ACTIVE j PROGRAM FOR THE YEAR 'SI I I. Unusually large attendances are be- j ing recorded each Thursday evening; at the Junior Order lodge meetings, j The degree team practices each Tues- ' , day evening, and this team is adding < much interest 'to the meetings of the , lodge because oitinr' excellent work done in initiating new members. ONE DOLLAR A BUSHEL FOR CORN ON YOUR SUBSCRIPTION .We will pay one dollar per bushel for corn, when paid on your subscription to The Brevard News. We also will accept chickens, eggs, butter, beans, potatoes, or any other produce, and allow market prices, when brought to us on subscription to The Brevard News. :-i9 POTATO MEETING DRAWS BIG CROWD With a large number of interested ' farmers attending, the meeting held [ in the Rosman school building Tues-| day flight for the purpose -of studying! pota.j growing proved to be one of the most interesting gatherings of its ' kind ever held. Prof. J. F. Corbin, teacher of vocational agriculture in the Rosman schools, planned th^ , meeting and presided at the session. , The Durposp of the meetings is t? bring abut a great increase in the j acreage yield of Irish potatoes in Transylvania county. The goal is to reach the productive point of 400 bushels to the acre. Reports were made by the farmers Tuesday night who have already been garnering as high as 280 bushels of potatoes to cho acre. ' Another meeting is to be held ne> Tucsda.v evening, and all interested farmers are urged to attend and take* part in these meetings. It is clearly shown that this increased yield can ' be realized, and all efforts are to be ' made to reach the 400 bushel goal. \ BOYLSTON ROAD IS I TOWN'S NEXT GOAL i T ransylvania county has its finest , 1 opportunity just now to have tlv ' Boylston road paved to the Hender- ' son county line, on account of wh; is ?-aid to be the government's desire 1 to build trails from this road I'm :.' 1 nto and through the Pisgah National ' Forest. It is said by those who ar- ' n position to know, that the govern- ' nent is anxious for this paving ' je done, as the Boylston road skirts < ;he Pisgah National Forest from the > Brevard entrance to the park almost:' ;o Aslic-ville. Plans are now being made for a 1 ioint meeting of Brevard men with J Hendersonville Chamber of Com- 1 nerce, or the Hendersonville Mer- , rhants association, when an effor; i vill be made to enlist that town's j support in having this road work j lone. It has been charged that Hen lersonville has opposed the complc- ' tion of this road work by the state. r Hany citizens here do not believe that ? rlenderson county citizens would take * iuch position, hence the determina- | ion to have a joint meeting with the * :itizens of the sister county, and J hresh the matter out. 1 SHOTS FIRED INf 0 LUKE OSTEEN'S CAR ?v I Word has been receivtd in Brevard 1 if a narrow escape from death or t erious injury experienced by J. L. d )steen, Brevard man, pow living in t Jreensboro. Mr. Osteen is head of j he prohibition enforcement unit in ] he central district, and had led hi? I orces in the capture of many viol'at- I >rs of the prohibition law in Stokes T ind Wilkes counties. He was on his ? ?eturn trip to Greensboro when occu )ants of another car sideswiped Os- t een's automobile, and then fired upon s he officers with sawed-off shotgun-. , The following is taken from The i Sreensboro News, and tells of the at- ? empt made upon the life of Mr. Os- ' een: It was heard here that returning tc * Jreensboro Friday night, near Col- * 'ax, Deputy Administrator Osto?" 1 ^.gent Trexler and another in the ? 'ast government car, narrowly escap- c id death at the hands of a driver of * i small roadster, who was believed to f lave been John Mclver, escape. I 1 nurderer, accompanied by a convict J ial. It was stated that the govern- * nent car was sideswiped when it at empted to pass the roadster, then as f ;he small car sped on away one of its , jeeupants opened fire at point-blank ?a nee with a sawed-off shotgun. J The windshield of the government lar, being of shatterproof glass, for- 1 ;unately was some protection, but small particles bursted off by the scatter gun cut and severely wounded Mr. Osteen in the face, also hurting :he third occupant of the officers' i ;ar. Mr. Trexler escaped unscathed, i After the shooting Mr. Osteen and j bis men kept on in hot pudsuit of the < fleeing roadster, but skidded by a i roadside up which the roadster had i ifone. Time lost in backing up prob- ^ ably lost them their quarry, it was ] stated for the bold violators succeeded < in making their escape in the dark- 1 ness. J. W. BURNS' MOVES F AMI LY \ TO SOUTH CAROLINA FARM j ? ? ? i Prof. J. W. Burns, of Pisgah For- | ast, has moved with his family to 'j Troy, South Carolina, where he will i enter the farming business. Prof. ,j Burns has been very prominent in the H musical life of the county for some- i time, having been leader of the Pis- ' gah Forest Singing class. H ENDERSONV ILLE MEN TO ATTEND KIWANIS MEETING Several members of the Henderson- j ville Kiwanis club are expected to meet with the Brevard club this week, and the local organization has changed the meeting date for this week to Friday instead Thursday, so the Hfndersonville men might be here. .i ,yili li ? ' M>~ \\. il Harris, on West Main street, at 12 o'clock. WASTE IS SHOWN IN HIGHWAY WORK : ? . ?* Reasons Advanced for Adop tion of Governor Gard ner's Road Program i * Raleigh, Feb. 11. ? The opponents of Governor Gardner's road bill are last ditch fighters. This bill inter feres with many plans and existipg arrangements. It affects many "pre- ? rogatives" and might upset many - road machinery and bridge relation ships. The counties and road dis tricts last year spent $1,375,000 on ? equipment expense and used '$908,000 in one year for gasoline, oil and grease. It cost the counties an aver age of $515.00 for each prisoner on the county chain gangs, while the ' state supported, in 26 camp- of the state, prisoners under uniform super- - vision and balanced food at a cost of $279.00 per prisoner. Tne governor's bill takes county prisoners and chain gangs off the taxpayers of the county and relieves the county of the burden ? of maintenance and support. In ono township in North Carolina last year, out of a total tax levy of $2,400, $1,400 was paid in salaries, per diem ' and overhead, leaving considerably less than one half of the lew avail able for actual working and improv ing the roads. It is clear the county road authorities did not know, to any degree of accuracy, the number of miles of county roads in North Caro lina, for the reason that in 1928 they reported 66,000 miles, when as a mai mer of fact the road actually sur veyed and mapped totaled only 44,090 niles, and the map showing the ac tual mileage and its location was . iigned by the road engineer. ?uperin- ? indent, or other officials in every :ounty of the state, except two, as jeing substantially correct, both as to . nileage and location. DRAGNET BRINGS IN NEW PRISONERS Federal officers are continuing ? heir activities in this county, and nore than a score of alleged violators ; if the prohibition law have been given learings during the past few days ind bound over to the May term of ?"ederal court. Deputy Marshall W. ?*. Swann, Prohibition Officer W. W. )wen, and others are engaged in the i'ork of rounding up the alleged viol- - itors here. The following is the list tried and * iound over during the latter part of sst week and the first days of this : ?ek: Mrs. Cole Pangle, Jud Plot! alias * ''atty Plott, Alonzo Galloway, Ben . Thomas, Erwin Phillips, Burt Mat hews, Ulyses Cantrell, Hilton An Irews alias Hootch Andrews, Hous- : on Pressley, Elisha Gravely. Roy Ulison, Mrs. Minnie Allison, Grady tell, Spurgeon McCall, Burt Morgan, larvey Morgan, Glenn Galloway (of frozen Creek), John Chapman, Ed rin Chapman, Clifford Fisher. Geo. ; Jtancille, Vess McGaha. Preliminary hearings were held in . he court of United States Comrois ioner A. E. Hampton. Mrs. Harley Miller Mrs. Harley Miller, aged 25, died February 5 at Pisgah Forest, after laving been ill for many months, ?"uneral services were held Saturday, md burial was made at Bent Creek emetery in Buncombe county. Rev. !]arl Blythe conducted the rites. The leceased had many friends here and n Buncombe county, and was a laughter of Harrison Rhodes, well mown citizen of this county.. Kilpatrick & Son had charge of the uneral arrangements. ANNIVERSARY OF BOY SCOUTS IS HELD - Basing his remarks on Tennyson's mmortal lines: "Be loyal to the royal n thyself,'' Rev. R. L. Alexander, 3astor of the Brevard Presbyterian :hurch, delivered a wonderful sermon it the Methodist church Sunday eve ling. The service was in commem >ration of the 21st anniversary of the Boy Scout movement which is being >bserved this week throughout the [Jnited States. Rev. Mr. Alexander gave praise to f. A. Miller, scoutmaster of the Bre rard troop, declaring that the seivice rendered by "Capt. Fred," as he is iffectionately known to the local 3cout troop, could not be enumerated in dollars and cents. His, the speaker said, was a labor of love, time taken From his business; money expended, enumerable duties that go to make up i real scoutmaster. Taking as his scripture basis, Paul's second letter to Timothy. The able speaker who is assistant scoutmaster Df the local troop, declared that he be lieved Paul to have been one of the very first scoutmasters and Timothy his first trooper, forerunners of the great movement that means so much in tfys character building of the young manyhood of today. He liken ed the recommendations of Paul to * Timothy as the rules of the present day Scout standards. The service c'osed with the uniformed troop ' standing and repeating the Stf^ot Oath.