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THE BREVARD NEWS VOLUME XXXVI BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, JULY 23, 1931 Number 29 TRUCK WAR LOOMS i AS BIG THREAT TO COUNTY FARMERS "War Between the States") Would Hurt Vegetable ' I and Fruit Business $so truckTicense FEE IS PROVING BIG BOOMERANG Hoped To Have Law Declared Unconstitutional, and Ro ll store Friendly Relations Farmers, truckers and fruit grow ers of Transylvania county are great ly concerned over the prospects of "The War Between the States" grow ing out of the $50 license imposed by the last legislature on trucks haul ing produce, fruit and so on from ad joining states into North Carolina. With an unusually large crop of j beans, cabbage and Irish potatoes ready for market, and with South Carolina providing this section's best, market for the past hundred years, i growers here are fearful that South Carolina will begin its retaliation be- i fore these crops can be marketed. So far growers here are selling, without molestation, in South Carolina, three large trucks loaded with Transyl- j vania county beans having been sold in South Carolina this week. Severe condemnation is being made . of Uie $50 license law, and local growers express willingness to con tribute toward the fund being raised ^ to take a test case to the Supreme court, in an effort to have the law declared unconstitutional. Interested . citizens say, in fairness to the North 1 Carolina legislature, that this state is j not altogether to blame, as South , Carolina is guilty of sinning also j during past years in waging war on North Carolina trucks. But that warfare was mild, it is said, com pared to that which to come between the states as a result of the legisla- ' tion enacted here. It is a foregone 1 conclusion, local growers assert, that . retaliation will soon start against North Carolina trucks entering South ! Carolina. The extremely friendly and bene ficial relationship existing hereto- i fore between Western North Caro-H lina and South Carolina should never have been disturbed, local farmers say. From time immemorial, it is pointed out, South Carolina has brought her early fruits and vege tables into North Carolina, and later j in the season North Carolina would . take its later crop of vegetables and j apples into South Carolina, where a j ready cash market has always await- < (Continued on baok page ) I ? i JUSTICE CLARKSON jj PRAISES B.&L WORK | ? ? ; ? it Declares Building and Loan i Stands Next to Church In Serving Mankind 1 i Associate Justice Heriot Clavkson, ] member of the North Carolina Su- , preme court, says that building and , loan associations stand next to the , church in serving mankind. Justice , Clarkson was speaking in Asheville | last week, to the delegates attendirg . the convention of the Carolina Retail Lumber Dealers association, whejj ^ ] made the assertion that is considered , one of the greatest tributes ever paid a business enterprise. Those who know Justice Clarkson can well un derstand the statement, for no other man in the state has assisted more young men in home-ownership than has Mr. Justice Clarkson. He places : great stress upon the importance of every man having his own home, and it is because the building and loan as sociations have assisted so many peo- ( pie in owning their homes that the noted jurist places such high value upon the institution. Justice Clarkson said: "1 don't know of any organization ' i outside of the church better than 'he building and loan association," I "heriot Clarkson, associate justice of - the North Carolina Supreme f court, told delegates to the convention of the Carolina Retail Lumber and | Building Supply Dealers association, in the afternoon session of the group i . yesterday. "Tn all of this great cyclone of dis aster and deflation that we have had in this great nation, the building and loan associations have stood the 1 storm like the Rock of Gibraltar," j continued Judge Clarkson. "They | were founded on safe economic prin- , ciple. In all the wreckage in this state not one copper has been lost ; through building and loan associa- \ tions. Goai To Fliiild Homes "It is your duty to do all you can do to get behind the building and loan association and see that every person you can influence puts some money in your associations. That money goes first to build the home, and the home is the rockbed, the foundation of civilization. Every mer chant every dealer, every carpenter, every man that lives in that commun ity gets a part of that money. That is the way to build up your commun ' ity." Justice Clarkson is spending his vacation at Little Switzerland, and came here yesterday to deliver the address." LOSS OF COLONIES ! CAUSE OF TROUBLE Prof. S. P. Verner, in Speech to Camp Girl*, Throws Light on Germany's Plight In compliance with an invitation by Dr. Joseph R. Sevier, director of Camp Greystone, Prof. S. P. Verner, accompanied by Mrs. Verner, visited ' >at well known camp for girls on the Hendersonville - Greenville highway | last Monday night, where he deliver ed his talk "A quarter c if a Century under the Southern Cross." Mr. Verner says he was greatly! charmed with the splendid camp, its j commanding site, admirable arrange ments, and fine management. It is one of the largest in the state. The ' girls come from al lover the country. In his talk Mr. Verner linked up j his adventures and researches in ; Central Africa and tropical America i with the big present issue of Ger many's plight by indicating how one of the most important causes for Germany's trouble today was the de priving of her colonies after the World War. He regarded that as a mistake. He says it would have been better to have let Germany keep her three African possessions so that she might have had a way of outlet for her unemployed, a source of ray ma terial and something upon which to concentrate interest. He referred to the enormous po- | tential undeveloped regions he tra- ! versed in both continents as" a chal lenge to the statesmanship of today. Unemployed men and idle land ought to be gotten together. He deplored the failure to make this juncture, and j showed how the gold probably to be j found in much of that undeveloped j :erritory would go far towards re- | lieving the present relative under supply of the metal, admitted by economists to be a main cause of the world depression. While his lecture was largely de- j /oted to adventures among cannibals, i pygmies and wild beasts, as ap propriate to a camp audience, Mr. Verner says he was glad to note the fligh interest taken by the girls in the large international questions be touched upon in passing. BANDCONCERTS TO BE GIVEN, IS PROMISE! I, Fourteen members of the Brevard | Municipal Band have signed an | igreement to do everything possible | n whipping the band into condition for giving concerts, as was expected I >f the group when the people of the j .?ommunity responded so liberally to J, :hi> appeal ' for aid in keeping the j ;and going. Invitations are being is- h sued to the camps of the community,:! jrging any musician in the camps to!' join the local band in giving these j 'ree concerts during the summer. ; This is made necessary, it is said, I because of the failure of two or ! :hree Brevard boys to work with the | sand this summer. The people of the community will ippreciate the efforts being made to ?ive the concerts. There has been ?xpressions of disappointment heard ay the citizens because of the fail- j ire of the band to perform, a fail- : jre, it was stated in a signed com- 1 ?nunication last week, caused by re- ! fusal of two or three former mem- 1 bers to work with the band this sea- ! son. In event sufficient talent can be j brought together, a concert will be given the last of the week, or early | next week, it is said. boarFwaMIist I OF STOCKHOLDERS All names of stockholders in the [ old Brevard Water company are ! wanted by the board of aldermen, to | the end that the town may live up to | an agreement entered into between j the town of Brevard and those stock- j holders at the time the town purchas- , ed the water works. This agreement ! provided that no increase in water j rates then prevailing should be made | by the town forrfsuch stockholders, as i part of the purchase price paid by \ the town for the water system. The board of aldermen will appre- 1 ciate information as to the names of such stockholders, as the records in the case are said to be somewhat im perfect. UNUSUAL SALE GOING ON AT PLUMMER'S DEPT STORE Reading the advertisement of the Plummer's Department Store there is indication that unusual values are being offered the buying public. The items advertised are in the Bargain Basement of thu Plummer Store, and the people who care to save in mak ing purchases are invited to read the advertisement and visit the store, where most appealing values are be jing offered. WATER MELON CUTTING AT MASONIC LODGE FRIDAY : Plans are perfected -for having a \ water melon feast at the meeting of ! Dunn's Rock Masonic Lodge this Fri ? day evening. Regular communication j will be held. All visiting brethern ; invited. All members of Dunn's Rock I expected to be present. OXFORD SINGING CLASS TO BE HERE NEXT THURSDAY EVENING I I I On Thursday evening, July 30, the Singing Class from the Oxford Or I phanagp will appear at the Brevard | High School auditorium in annual I concert. This bare announcement is all but I sufficient to fill the auditorium with a fair-sized crowd, for Brevard and Transylvania county always greet the gladsome children from the Ma sonic Orphanage in goodly numbers. It is hoped, however, to make the at tendance this year larger by far than has ever been witnessed here be fore. Dr. J. F. Zachary, secretary of Dunn's Rock Masonic Lodge, is chair man of the committee on arrange ments for the concert, and is being assisted by the following committee members : Jerry Jerome, Henry Henderson, Albert Kyle, Noah Miller, Walter McNeely, F. Brown Carr, T. (!. Mil ler, C. O. Robinson, A. N. Jenkins and J. W. Glazener. This committee has charge of the publicity, and all arrangements for greeting the group upon its arrival, finding places for of the town and county, and any the children in the homes of Masons other details that will make the con cert a success. There are sixteen in the party ? ten J girls, four boys, teacher and mana ger. The homes of the community are always thrown open to the class, so I that every dollar taken in at the con cert can go to the up-keep of the orphanage and the promotion of the ! schools maintained at the orphanage. j While Oxford Orphanage is a Ma- j sonic institution, but a small per cent 'of the children in the orphanage are: j from Masonic homes. The institution i takes orphan children from every I walk of life, and has done a great 'good since it began to function. There J are now about four hundred children in the orphanage. The Eastern Star chapter in Bre vard is responsible, largely, for the successful concerts given here by the class. The members of the Eastern Star will be in the lead again this year, and will again be credited with the success of the coming event. Some j how, it is easier for women to fully j understand the bigness of an institu tion that is caring for and educating four hundred orphan children than i* j is for men to understand such things. I Word has been received that many i people from camps about Brevard I will attend the concert and assist in -making it a great success. 335 INSTITUTIONS WEATHERED STORM Not a Single Building and Loan Association Went Down In General Crash Raleigh, July 22 ? While Building] and Loan Associations in North Car- [ olina have felt the stress of the eco nomic depression during the last year j or two, every one of the 335 associa-i tions have successfully weathered the I storm so far and all are in good j working condition, O. K. LaRoque, | deputy Insurance Commissioner, in | charge of the Building and Loan Di- ; vision, said in a recent statement. ; At the ena of business last year 1 these associations had assets of $92, 192,373.69 and had a total shares, outstanding at that time of 1,869,291, a report issued a short time aifo ! shows. These associations had aided j during the year in financing 4,490 1 homes, valued at $13,135,440.92, or an average cost of $2,925.48. It is | interesting to note that the average | home financed cost about $162 more j in 1930 than it did in 1929. White members numbered 83,303 and colored members 12,612. Loans made in the year amounted to $23, 977,548.64, loans retired totaled $27, 943,591.76, stock retired $27,594, 729,24, while profits paid on matured ; and withdrawn stock was $3,295,- ; 250.36; on running shares and full paid stock the profits were ?1,342, 206,56 and the interest paid on bor- : rowed money $227,682.17. Transylvania opunty, the reporti shows, had one association, located at Brevard, with resources of $225,- j 924 and with 4,58.6 shares in force at , the end of the year. During the year ; it financed the erection of 19 homes with a total valuation of $13,500. At , the end of the year it had 348 share- 1 holders. PREPARING FOR FLOWER SHOW TO HE HELD AUG. lv\ Plans are being perfected for Brevard' x annual flower show, ?which will be held on Wednesday, August II), at the Chamber of , Commerce rooms, sponsored by the Wonutn\ Bureau. It is Urged ' by those in charge of the event that as many people of the town and county as possible make en tries in the various exhibits of home grown flowers of all kinds, potted plants, ferns and wild flmvers. Valuable prizes will be awarded to the different winners, these prizes to be donated by widely known nursery concerns in different sections of the coun try. HONOR VISITORS IN ! ! KIWANIS MEETING | Col. Cohen and Mr. Halsell i | Coming Here for Past Thirty Years With E. L. Halsell, of Oklahoma, land Col. E. B. Cohen, of Charleston, S. C., as guests, the Brevard Kiwanis ; club last Thursday learned something! of the value of satisfied visitors in f, Brevard. Mr. Halsell has been coming j to Brevard for the summers during j the past thirty years, while Col. Co- i hen falls short of that only five ] years. Both men told of their love for i this community, and their anxiety to return each summer, a feeling that j begins to grow upon them as soon as the first breath of springtime is felt in the air. These two men have been instrumental in sending hundreds and hundreds of summer people to Bre vard, and the Kiwanis club turned the meeting into something of an expres sion of appreciation for the good work that these fine men have done for this community. The program was rather unusual, in that the members were first called upon to state, individually, the hap- j piest event each had experienced j in life, and describe the circumstances | and surroundings. As memory raced | back over the years, and the multi tude of happy events passed in silent review before each member, the lead er of the program then relieved the i members by stating that they would j not, after all, be called upon to detail , accounts of such happy events, but j rather that each member spend the : afternoon In thinking about the great . good things that had come to them, [ and take a rest from thinking so much about the more unpleasant things of life. It was declared that each member of the club had received much more in happiness and goodness than in unhappiness and badness, and that more time should be given in things expressirfg gratitude fo rthe m expressing gratitude for the good [ things of life than in complaining about the ugly things that have been experienced. Kiwanian Corwin, of West Palm I Beach, spending a few days at High lands, was interesting visitor at the meeting. Y. T. H. F. TO MEET AT HIGH j SCHOOL SATURDAY NIGHT j Brevard chapter Young Tar Heel' Farmers will meet at the Brevard I High School building Saturday night j at 8:00 o'clock. All members are : urged to be present, as plans will be I j outlined regarding the annual en-: campment to be held August 3rd. j Bridge Party Was Huge Success, and Large Crowd Expected This Friday Gratifying results wore noted in the large attendance of the first in a series of benefit bridge parties given by the Business and Profession al Women's Club last Friday evening I in the Joines Motor company build ing. After two hours at cards the players were served refreshments and the drawing for prizes concluded the evenings entertainment. W. E. Breese presented the prizes to the winners. Following is the list of awards made: Watermelon ? Miss Eloise Lewis; Shortening ? Mrs. Hattie Perkins; Chicken dinner, Jeanette Talley ? Mrs. H. E. Norwood; Cooking oil ? Mrs. W. B. Walker; Meal ? Christine : Joines; Flashlight ? Miss Rose Sch achner; Cake ? Mrs. 0. L. Erwin; Load kindling ? Miss Launa Clayton; Shortening ? Mrs. Charles Newland; Shampoo and set (Nobby Shop) ? Mrs. C. D. Brown; Pyjamas ? Geral Idine Barrett; Cooking oil ? Mrs. J. S. 1 SHversteen. I I Pint cream (Eastview Dairy) ? j Mrs. E. P. McCoy ; Flour ? Grover C. I League; Shortening ? B. F. Merrill ; J Shortening ? Mrs. V. B. Rustin; ; Roast ? B. F. Merrill; Clemson The atre tickets ? Mrs. A. H. Graham;: Cooking oil ? Mrs. S. M. Macfie; Tire i ? Mrs. W. F. Tharp, Penrose cot Itage; Shortening ? Frank E. Beane; I $1.00 at Long's counter ? R. P. jBrowne; Meal ? Rowena Orr; Cook ling oil ? Mrs. I. S. Cohen; Peaches ? | Rose Schachner. I The next event will take place Fri iday evening July 24, at the same place. These attending are asked to bring their own playing equipment whether it be for bridge, checkers, setback, chess or any other games. Drawing will again be made for prizes, among which are included many valuable articles. This series of parties is being given in order to raise funds to send the Girl Scout captains of Penrose and j Brevard to the scout Camp Juliette JLowe for a two weeks session. GREENSBORO NEWS LAMBASTS F. GRIST Says Grist Would Make "An Eminent Dog-Catcher" ? Grist Is Mad Raleigh, July 22 ? Prank D. Grist ? announced opponent of Senator Mor- ! rison, already has started what is ex- i pected to be a colorful race, by an nouncing that he is not pleased with I the editorial comment in the Greens- ! boro Daily News that, among other ! things, "he would make an elegant dog-catcher," and intimating that he may bring suit unless the statement is modified. He has intimated, in fact, said, ? that he will ask Senator Morrison some pointed questions, probably in I the form of a challenge to public de- ? bate, regarding his support of Frank j R. McNinch, Anti-Smith leader, for I the Federal Power Commission, his j views on the Kansas City Star power fight, and if he still believes the Duke Power Co. a partially religious and j semi-philanthropic corporation. Senator Morrison and Commission- j er Grist are both colorful and Thomas C. (Tam) Bowie, who is, feeling out the Senatorial water, is by no means inane. Robert R. Rey- 1 nolds, Asheville, is nothing if not ' sensational, and he is a prospect, he I lets it be known. If Clyde R. Hoey i should get in, which is very doubtful, j the quintet would make a vivid, col- j orful, sensational race. STATE FIRM GETS j BIG TIRE CONTRACT Raleigh, July 22. ? . The McClaren Rubber Co., Char lotte, was low bidder of the 23 firms submitting bids to supply the State and its activities with an estimat- ' ed requirement of 9,980 pneumatic j tires, 10,430 pneumatic tubes and 200 solid tires, during the year, at I a discount from the list price rang- ? ing from 55 to 59.5 per cent on the . various classes, Director A. S. Brow- 1 , er, of the Division of Purchase and Contract, announces. The McClaren discounts were such , as to give 57.25 per cent off on high , pressure tires, 55 per cent on bal- I loon tires, 57.25 on high pressure ! tubes and 59.5 on balloon tubes. This j means a saving of about $80,000 : from the prices paid previously by j the counties ,on the total cost of : 1 $144,667.40 for the tire? and tubes. | The prices are $6,076.45 better than j; the old contract of i the State High way Commission, which is considered excellent. The purchase farthers the live-at- i home program. Governor Gardner reminding that the capital, labor, , fabric and every item going into the I manufacture of McClaren tires, ex- ; cept the rubber, is produced in North . Carolina. KICKlLLlROUT; AND UP HE GOES Raleigh, July 22. ? H. E. Miller, State sanitary engi- i neer for 12 years, was dismissed last j week by the State Board of Health < and Warren H. Booker, Charlotte 1 engineer, was elected to take his j place. Charges are that the dismissal i resulted from the jealousy of doctors, 1 particularly those in Raleigh. Now, Mr. Miller has been appoint- j ed to a position with the U. S. Pub- ! lie Health Service, by Surgeon Gen- i eral Hugh S. Cummings at a higher j salary than he received from the ; State. He will have supervision of j expenditures of the Federal funds [ in 28 states, including the $60,000 which the Federal Government con- j tributes to sanitation work in North Carclina. BOOSTER DAY FOR ! BREVARD BALL CLUB i Saturday will be "Booster Day" for the Brevard ball team, when all j the fans of the community will be ' askf;d to "kick in" with an extra quarter at the gate when they go to | see Brevard and Sayles play at Mc Lean Field at 3:30p. m. Effort has been made to keep the i team going this season on the very j small admission charges of 25 cents. ! but receipts have been falling behind j actual expenses for the team, with the boys donating their time. Money ' derived from Saturday's Booster Day j game will, it is believed, wipe out the deficit, and Manager Holt hopes to j be able to drop back to the quarter .charge for the remainder of the sea son. Already a number of fans have I bought tickets for Saturday's game. ' j CHAMBER OF COMMERCE j TO MEET THURSDAY MIGHT ? _____ Regular meeting' of the Cham ber of Commerce will be held Thusday night of this week at eight o'clock at\the Chamber of Comrfierce rooms. A full attend ance of directors and members is desired in order that business necessary to the welfare of the organization may be transacted. JOSEPHUS DANIELS CONSTANT WORRY 4 TO PARTY LEADERS Many Mentioned for Governor Whose Names Are Re cent Entries LAST LEGISLATURE HAD GREAT EFFECT ON THINGS Intimated That But One of "Four Horsemen" Will Be In the Primary Raleigh, July 22. ? Many slim? have been eased out into the atmos phere during the past week, fluttering around, hither and yon, and finally coming to rest almost directly under the place of origin, thus giving evi dence of many cross current*, but little intimation of any definite direc tion of political winds. In the first place, a big hurmxue was held at Greenville for the an nounced purpose of honoring Pitt, county's legislators, at which about half of the members of the J 931 Gen eral Assembly from the east and a few from the center and west, were present. Intimation was thai it was to be something of a "coming out" party for Josephus Daniels, Raleigh publisher, for the race for Governor. Mr. Daniels didn't come out, but sent a message. Later he gave anirwer to inquiries as to his ambitions for the governorship in a sort of "don't choose to run" manner, in the words: "I can say to you sincerely that I have no desire for public office." Mr. Daniels didn't close the door and probably is not adverse to ike possible urging that may follow, com ing from eastern admirers, particu larly. Then, too, all of the original pects for gubernatorial honors -ver* on a program for 10-mintue talks at the educational conference at Chawl Hill Friday night, al modestly re fraining from political talk, but vtrg ing on it in connecting up educatrom and democracy with government*) af fairs. Recently Lieutenant Governoi R. T. Fountain, who presided >iver flit Senate side of the General Assembly marathon, came out boldly in criti cism of the Brokings report, which recommended many forms of central ization in the State, and descried usurpation by the State of tlie of local self-government. Willis Smith, presiding officer ob the House side of the same body, and likewise with gubernatorial bee? b*JX ( Cotinued on page four) RALEIGH SENDS OUT ORDERS ON SCHOOLS Reducing Number of Teachers In This County ? Con solidations Made Raleigh, July 22 ? "All economies consistent with cfficiancy" have been made effective by the State Bonnl of Equilization in its allotment of teachers in the public schools of ihe State for the next year, according to a statement issued by LeRoy Martin, secretary. The board allotted a total of 21, 894 teachers for next year, or I ^>33 less than the 23,827 employed by all units last year, or 684 less than those employed and allowed under the in creased average attendance provision, and 305 less than the 22,199 allowed by the State for participation in the equlizing fund. Local authorities em ployed 1,249 teachers last year, th* record shows. The decrease in teachers was made possible through the increased teacher load provided in the new law, the consolidations brought about by the board, and by the fact that the increase in average daily attendants for the past year was not equal to the increase of recent years. The board found that there were 152 high schools operated last year with a daily average attendance of less than 50 pupils, most of them witfe three teachers and many with four, and found 651 elementary schools op erating with les --than 22 pupils tht law requiring their elimination and consolidation unless such schools can be more economically operated. The board eliminated 52 high schools by consolidation, and 413 elementary schools by the same method, although all were not under the 50 and 22 pu pil class. Consolidation was pro vided only in schools where room and equipment were already available, so as not to require erection of new buildings at this time. Transylvania county, the records show, was allotted a total of 72 teachers, 16 in high ?nd 56 in ele mentary schools. Of these <>5 are for white schools, 16 high and 49 elemen tary. and 7 are for colored schools, none high and 7 elementary. Notices are being sent as rapidly as possible to county officials, notifying them of the number of teachers allotted to the individual schools in their re spective counties. Mr. -Martin said. Transylvania lost five schools by the State Board's consolidations Se lica with Brevard; Calvert, Oak Forest and East Fork with Rosman, and Oakland with Lake Toxaway.