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VOLUME XXXVI BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, AUGUST 27, 1931 Number 34 COUNTY BOARDS TRY TO SOLVE PROBLEMS OF BUDGET BALANCE State Funds for Six Months Term $30,000 Short of Last Year's School Cost HIGH TAX RATE OR LOW SCHOOL STANDARD Most Serious Situation Con fronting the County Un der New Order Transylvania county's school board and board of county commissioners were engaged all day Wednesday in the huge task of adopting a budget which would be in conformity with i the allotment made by the state for operation of the six months' school. The state allotted the sum of $49,000 to Transylvania county for the six months' school term, which is $30,000 less than was appropriated and ex pended for this work last year. The amount allotted to this county was so disappointing and fell so far short of the amount actually needed for the six months' operation of the schools, despite all the cuts that have been made by the officials, that the problem is one of tremendous im portance. It is believed the officials will be kept at work on the task of adopt ing the budget and setting the tax rate for some two or three days. Even with the 15 cents ad valorem > tax provided in the new school law, | with all economies that have been effected, the sum to be raised falls far short of the amount actually needed, and it is said that the only way in which the officials can keep the schools up to standard is for the citizens to accept a higher local rate of taxation for operation of the. 1 schools. The officials express a hes- ] itancy in adopting this method, how ever, because a tax rate must be ] levied for the extended two months' term, and an addition levy made for; the debt service fund, all of which < will tend to pile up such a tax rate ? as will be most burdensome to the people, and this the officials do not want to do. Many citizens express belief that, J the expenses of the schools have been j cut to the quick, and that the bet- J ter plan ngw is to assume whatever j additional costs that are necessary | to successful operation of the schools. | ( The citizens generally are railing to | the support of the officials in their j dilemma, for which the officials ex-'j press keenest appreciation. Prof. Jones has been working day | and night, with members of the i > school board assisting him, in an!j endeavor to find a wav out of the dif- 1 i ficulties. He must keep in mind the 1 , standards required in education work, I , to the end that the boys and girls ] in the senior year will have such ] credits as will entitle them to enter , college next year. Failing in this , will cost each boy and girl in this , year's graduating class to lose a year ! j in school ? and that is a cost so j staggering that no one can begin to j j estimate it. j, The county commissioners, so tar unable to re-finance the county's bonded indebtedness, are faced with ' the probability of having to set a . tax rate that would be out of the question for the tax payers. Every cent additional cost of the school that ( the county may assume is increasing the county tax rate in like amount proportion, hence the care that must j: be exercised by the commissioners I in dealing with the budget prepared i by the school board. What the outcome will be, and what the tax rate for the coming year will have to be, are questions now being settled, and will be an nounced when the -several county oficials have arrived at whatever solution it is deemed best to adopt. k THOS. H. GROGAN IS * VICT1 OF STROKE Thomas H. Grogan, 72 years of age, died early Wednesday morning, after having suffered a stroke four days ago from which he did not ral ly. The deceased was one of the realy strong men of the county, hav ing the highest regard of all who know him and knew his sturdy char acter. While never having sought any public place, he was always in Z terested in. public affairs, and lent his full weight and influence to move ments started for the betterment of the community. . Funeral services will be conducted at Oak Grove cemetery Thursday aft ernoon at 2 o'clock, and burial will be made in the adjoining cemetery. Rev. J. H. West, of the Brevard Methodist church, Rev. W. S. Price, Baptist minister, and Rev. H. R. Kellar, Hol iness minister, will conduct the last rites. Surviving are five sons and four daughters, as follows: Fred, Gaston, Brance, Tommy and Charlie Grogan, and Mrs. Nevitt Waters, Mrs. P. L. I Gallamore, Mrs. Will Owen, all of Brevard, and Mrs. W. E. Shelton, of Spartanburg. Two brothers and one sister survive, these being W. H. Grogan, Sr., Alex Grogan of Okla homa, and Mrs. Boyd Milford, of Spartanburg. INCREASED WATER RENTALS TO STAND BY ORDER OF JUDGE lemporary Restraining Urder Is Dissolved By Judge H. Hoyle Sink STOCKHOLDERS IN OLD COMPANY GET RATES Increased Rates To Be Collect ed By the Town of Bre vard ? Appeals Plaintiffs bringing suit against the I Town of Brevard in the matter of j increased water rates lost Wednes day when Judge H. Hoyle Sink, in chambers at Asheville, dissolved the temporary restraining order granted three weeks ago upon application of the plaintiffs, and which was refer red to Judge Sink for a hearing as to making the temporary order perma nent. The action arose over the increased water rates, adopted by the former board of the town council, and put into effect by the present board. The present board has issued several statements setting forth the reasons for putting into effect the higher rates, showing the income from the water rentals under the old plan to be about five thousand dollars a year, while expenses of the depart ment amount to -$14,000 a year. Un der the new rate the income is es timated to bring in a sum of nearly ten thousand a year, which will, it is pointed out, still fall short of ex penses some $4000 a year, which will have to be added to the general tax levy. Judge Sink's ruling means that the new high rate is to be enforced. Both sides appealed the case, the :ity taking appeal for the sole pur- ( pose of ascertaining its rights in the 1 matter of granting the old rate to I the former members of the Brevard Water company. The town had al ready agreed, and was putting into effect, the observance of the old rate for all former stockholders in the . Brevard Water company. . I ' I LOCAL FARMERS AT EXPERIMENT FARM: r . i( Corbin's Delegation Carried j! Attendance Honors for j the Gathering ! j jl Prof. J. F. Corbin, agricultural in-js structor of Rosman High school, to- It jether with a large number of i farmers and young farmers of the | iipper end of the county, attended c the meeting at Swannanoa Test Farm i held last week, Prof. Corbin and his ] ?roup crrying off attendance honors s Cor the day, having more people from ' the Rosman community than from ] my other county in Western North 1 Carolina. The large numDer of men and i ( boys, who were furnished transpor- 1 1 tation through courtesy of the county 1 school board, spent the d:.y in ob- < serving the various methods used at 1 the Test Farm in combatting the < many problems that face the average j < farmer and stock raiser. Swannanoa, |( recognized as one of the outstanding ( sf the several test farms operated by j 1 the state, offered to the Rosman n Sroup the study of dairying, poultry ( raising on a large scale, orchards and ] farming. During the day the Tran- ; sylvania men heard Hon. Josiah W. I Bailey, senator-elect from North 1 1 Carolina, in a forceful address. i : Much valuable information was j gleaned at the meet. Tests, complet- 1 ( ed and verified were studied by the . men along with procedure of the , growing crops at the test farm this ! season. The trip was planned as ] part of the agricultural program ] that Prof. Corbin and the farmers of his community are carrying on with great success. CAROL KILPATR1CK INJURED IN CRASH Carol Kilpatrick, who was seriously : injured last Saturday when he lost control of a big truck which he was driving, has been taken to the Mis sion Hospital at Asheville for treat- j ment. The young man who has been engaged in the logging and cordwood I business with his father, was on his ! way to Rosman with a truck and j trailer loaded with cordwood. Round ing the curve on South Caldwell street at the Duckworth place, Mr. Kilpatrick lost control of the truck, which crashed into a telephone pole, breaking both legs of the driver. He was taken to the Transylvania hos pital where Dr. G. B. Lynch gave treatment. There was one break in the left leg, and two in the right leg, with terrible bruises. Cordwood was strewn for forty or fifty feet, being thrown that dis tance because of the terrific impact of the heavy truck against the pole. Two men riding with Kilpatrick, Jess Reynolds and a Mr. Lance, were thrown clear of the car and almost covered with cordwood, it is said, but escaped with minor bruises and scratches. COMPLETE TEACHING STAFF FOR SCHOOLS OF THE COUNTY All but three teachers have been named for the schools of the coun ty, which begin next Monday morn ing. It is said the three places now j vacant will be filled this week, and all schools will be ready for opera tion Monday. The patrons of Selica school won out in their appeal to the authorities against consolidation of Selica with the Brevard school. This consolida tion was announced several weeks ago, and the patrons of the school immediately appeared before the local board, asking that their school be not consolidated with Brevard, but be allowed to continue in its accustomed place. The local board transmitted the request to Raleigh, with recommendations that the re quest be granted and the Selica school continued. But granting this request of Selica necessitated a revisal of the teach ing force in the Brevard schools, the department taking <two teachers from the Brevard school because two teachers are to be employed in the reinstated school a-t Selica. Misses Bertie Ballard and Ruth Waters were taken from the list of Brevard teachers, and added to the staff at Rosman. Following is the complete list of teachers, excepting three places that are pending and which will be filled this week: Boyd No. 1 ? Mrs. R. M. Neely. Boyd No. 3 ? N. L. Ponder, Fleeto Freeman. Brevard No. 1 ? J. B. Jones, Sher rill Bromfield, Nancy Mac-fie, Jessre Copp, Mary Frances Biggers, Sarah Keels, Janie Strickland, Edwin Wike, Ernest Tilson, Mrs. W. P. Kimzey, Juanita Puett, Hinton McLeod, John* Rufty, Agnes Clayton, Myrtle Bar- ? nett, Mrs. S. P. Verner, Mrs. T.-E. Reid, Garnet Lyday, Josephine Clay ton, Mrs. F. P. Sledge, Willie Aiken, Geneva Neill, Mrs. John E. Rufty, Eva Call, J. A. Glazener. Brevard No. 2 ? R. D., Jenkins, Julia Deaver, Flora Lyday, Annie Mae Patton. Cathey's Creek No. 1 ? W. B. Hen derson, Mrs. Florence Winchester. Cathey's Creek No. 3 ? G. C. Bush, J. I. Cline, Martha Boswell, Cleo Jamison, J. F. Corbin, Robert T. Kimzcy, Glenn Galloway, Beatrice Sisk, Geneva Paxton, Helen Hender son, Ruth Waters, Bertie Ballard. Dunn's Rock No. 1 ? Myrtle Whit mire. Dunn's Rock No. 2 ? Pending. Dunn's Rock No. 3 ? Mrs. Allie B. Harlee. Dunn's Rock No. 4 ? Ruby Whit mire. Eastatoe No. 3 ? Mrs. W. E. Gal- 1 low ay. Eastatoe No. 4 ? Mary Whitmire. Gloucester No. 1 ? Clyde S. Mc Call, Elizabeth White. Gloucester No. 2 ? M. D. Hardin, Marion Henderson. Hogback No. 1 ? A. J. Manly, Ola Paxton. Hogback No. 3 ? J. T. Harrison, Jr. Hogback No. 4 ? L. H. Thomas, T. C. Henderson, Kate Gillespie. | Little River No. 1 ? Mrs. Mae | Ashworth. , Little River No. 3 ? H. P. Nichol- , son, (2nd pending). i Colored school: Boyd No. 1 ? Ger- . tie Miles. Brevard No. 1 ? Mrs. J. H. John- ] stone. i Brevard No. 2 ? J. M. Harris, Eth- 1 el Coleman, J. L. Jones, Ethehvyn Mills. [I. D. C. BENEFIT TO [JUNIORS HONOR NEW BE HELD TONIGHT iSTATE V. COUNCILLOR Believed That Every Citizen Will Take Part In Bridge Party for Library Postponement of the U. D. C. Bene it Bridge party from last Saturday right until Thursday, tonight, was :onsidered necessary to present a nore entertaining evening than could lave been given before. Play will begin tonight at 8 o'clock n the Joines Motor Co. building. 3ridge, checkers, set-back, chess and my game may be played, each player >r party is asked to bring own mat- 1 ?rial. A prize at each table is to be given I >ach table deciding the manner in vhich prizes shall be won. Two grand prizes, first and second, are to be pre sented at the conclusion of the games. These prizes were donated by the Mc- : intosh Variety Store and are two ' jeautifully carved vases. An admission of 25 cents will be charged for each player, proceeds of :he evening to be used in the work of he U. D. C. Library, which has been )f untold value to the people of B re gard during the present summer sea son as well as during the past several \ k-ears it has been in existence. Inade quate funds to take care of the nec jssary expenses of operating the li orary is given as the reason for stag ing the benefit bridge. It is pointed 5ut that a very small service or mem bership fee is charged by the U. D. C. Library, affording at a minimum cost the very best of library facilities to . the people of the community and the summer visitors in Brevard. Refreshments will be served at the conclusion of the games during which time Mr. Selleck will perform a short act of mystery and sleight-of-hand. A short comedy act and some specialty dancing will be given. Much credit is due the committees who are working so splendidly to make the evenings entertainment suc cessful. Miss Annie J. Gash is chair man of the prize committee. Mrs. W. C. Hunt and Mrs. John Smith are in charge of the refreshments; Mrs. Harry Sellers and Miss Sue Hunt are head of the tables committee, and the Arrangement and Serving committee is composed of Misses Sue Hunt, Dor is Risk, Jennie Pearce, Jean English, Geraldine Barret and Ethel McMinn. Table reservations may be made by communicating with Miss Sue Hunt at the U. D. C. Library, or phoning 13. It is not necessary to reserve a table, however. If desired placement may be made after arrival Thursday night. Candy will be on sale by the Child- J ren of Confederacy, headed by Mrs. I J. M. Allison. CHANGE DATE C. OF C. Regular meeting of the Chamber of Commerce has been postponed from this Thursday evening until the sec ond Thursday in September. The U. D. C. Benefit Bridge Party j occuring on the regular meeting night of the C. of C-'as given as . the reason for postponement. DR. MURCHISON TO PREAOH AT PRESBYTERIAN CHl'RCH Dr. Hugh R. Murchison. will/ preach at the Presbyterian churoh /Sunday morning at the eleven o'clock hour. ?????? District Meeting Being Plan- 1 ned ? Orphan's Home Work r Is Most Appealing Unusual interest in the Junior Or- | der was manifest last Saturday night when a large crowd gathered at the hall and celebrated the election of Lewis P. Hamlin to the post of State Vice Councillor. Many fine addresses were heard, and the great work being done by the Junior Order was stress ed. Reports from the ? state conven tion was especially pleasing to the members here. < The Children's Home at Lexington, growing by leaps and bounds and do- ' ing a work that thrills every mem- ' ber of the Junior Order, was a chief 1 topic of the evening's meeting. Much : praise was given to the officers of the ' state organization who have worked : so well and faithfully in carrying out the wishes of the membership, and in j : building an organization second toj| none in the state. It was pointed out that there are fifty thousand mem-|i bers of the Junior Order in North Carolina in good standing, this being i the largest organization of fraternal nature in the state. This fact lent i added significance and importance to the honors that have come to Brevard in selecting one of its citizens to head the biggest group in the state. Plans were made for holding a dis- 1 trict rally at Waynesville at an early date. Letters have been written to ; the lodge at Waynesville, and the ex act date will be announced later. Re-instatement fees for members who have dropped out were reduced from $5 to $2 for a short period of time. It is believed that many form- 1 er members will becomc re-ir.stated while this special low re-instatement fee is in effect. It cannot be continu ed for a very long period of time, : hence the necessity of ready action by those who desire to take advantage of the reduction. A drive for new members is soon to be made. It is hoped to build the j< membership in the local council up to I at least five hundred members by the first of the year. SINGING DAY NEXT SUNDAY !N BREVARD Hundreds of people will gather in Brevard next Sunday to attend the Transylvania County Singing Con vention, which is held every Fifth Sunday. There will be visiting quar tets from other counties and other states. President Arvil Simpson, for many years leader in this work, ex pects one of the largest crowds ever attending the convention next Sun day. Mr. Simpson expresses appreci ation for the greater interest being i taken in these conventions by Bre-| vard people, as citizens here are now giving greater recognition to these singing conventions than heretofore. It is pointed out that these singing conventions 'bling more visitors to Brevard than any other one event. The convention will be held in the county court house, beginning at 10 o'clock in the morning and last throughout the day. All people are urged to prepare basket dinners and assist in caring for the visitors. BREVARD'S FOURTH . FLOWER SHOW WAS DECIDED SUCCESS More Than Five Hundred Vis itors Attend Annual Event at, Chamber of Commerce 47 RIBBONS AND PRIZES AWARDED AT AFFAIR Woman's Bureau, as Sponsor of the Show, Delighted With Great Success Proving the success of Brevard's, fourth annual flower show, sponsored by the Woman's Bureau and held last week at the Chamber of Commerce' rooms, was the fact that over 50 people of the town and county enter ed exhibits in approximately 300 en tries, for which 47 ribbons and prizes were given for first and second hon ors. More than 500 visitors were regi stered during the afternoon and even ing hours, the people coming and go ing in an almost constant stream, nated plants and bulbs to be used as Several outside nursery firms do prizes in the various entries and also many local flower growers were gen erous in their donations for prizes. These awards will be given out to the. winners at a later date, some of which will not be ready for distribu tion before fall or early spring. Since it is not possible to get a complete list of these prize awards ready for publi :ation this week, the committee in ! charge announces that as soon as pos- [ sible the winners will be notified of ! their awards personally and also by a I list of which will be posted in the i Chamber of Commerce within a short j time. Mrs. L. O. Erwin, president of the Woman's Bureau and general chair wan of the flower show, together with Members of the different committees, tvish to express through The Brevard News their deep appreciation to the local business houses and the many ; individuals who so generously contri- j auted of their time, money and effort ! ( Continued on page eight) MRS. HINE'S DEATH ! SHOCK TO BREVARD | Was Formerly Miss Margie j Breese, Well Known and | Loved in County Word came to Brevard Wednesday ! if the sudden death in New Orleans I Wednesday of Mrs. John A. Hine, j jldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wil- 1 liam E. Breese. The news was a ' iistinct shock to the family and j friends of the former popular Bre- ! vard girl, who, as Miss Margie i Breese, numbered her friends by the j hundreds. The father, Wm. E. Breese. j received a telegram Wednesday ' morning that Mrs. Hine was critical- 1 ly ill, and a few hours later came the ? message of the death. The body will arrive in Brevard ! at 1:30 Friday afternoon, and ser- ! vices will be held at the Episcopal ' church, of which the deceased was -a , member. Burial will be made in | Saint-Paul's-in-the-valley. Mrs. Hine is survived by her hus band and four children, three boys>j and a girl; the father and mother,; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. E. Breese, Mrs j John R. Hudson, a sister, and two i brothers. W. E. Breese, Jr., and Ed- J <vards Breese. Mrs. Hine was an unusually at- , tractive woman, noted alike for her j ability and gracious manner. News J of her death caused genuine sorrow i in the community, and men and wo- : men who were associated with her in the years agone recalled some special ! act of - kindness or some achievement in writing, for which she had gained fame. All members of the family are ex pected to arrive in Brevard today and Friday morning for the service, ! while many friends and relatives of I the Breese family in Charleston and j other cities have sent messages that they will be here to attend the last j rites Friday afternoon. G. T. BARTON TO BE BURIED THURSDAY G. T. Barton, 76 years of age, died at Morganton Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock, and the body is to be brought to Brevard for burial in the cemetery at Cathey's Creek Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The deceased had lived all of his life in Transyl vania county, and was considered one of the best citizens of the county. He reared a large family of fine boys, most of whom live in the county. He was taken to Morganton for treat ment some time ago, and nefcs. of his death came as a shock to his many friends here. Due to the late hour when news of the death was received, The Brevard News could not obtain names and present addresses ot all the surviv ing children, and this information will be given in the next issue, to gether with further facts concerning; the splendid man whose death brintgfcj sadness to many friends here. .0F? PLANS BEING MADE FOR RELIEF OF POOR DURING THE WINTER School Groups to Help In Can ning Vegetables for Asso ciated Charities ALL CITIZENS URGED TO ASSIST IN WORK Township Centers To Be Main tained for DisDatch of the Relief Work Plans for relief of the needy in this county are being rapidly pushed, and the campaign will be well under w*y during the first weeks in September. Classes in agriculture in the Brevard and Rosman schools, and the classes in home economic will render mater ial aid in the work, according to plans outlined at a meeting of the commit tee held last Saturday. Prof. Julian Glazener and Mrs. Pat Kimsey, of th? Brevard High School, and Prof. J. F. Corbin and the home economics teach er in the Rosman Hig"h school, will di rect the work to be done by these groups. The plan calls for canning of vege tables by the school groups, with corn, beans, okra and tomatoes taking the lead. In addition to the canning dnne by the groups in the Brevard and Rosman schools, all citizens are being urged to donate a portion of their canned goods to the Associated Char ities, to be used in the relief work. Those citizens who do no canning will be asked to make cash donations for the purchase of tin cans to be used by the school groups, or purchase vege tables to be canned by others. People having extra glass jars are being ask ed to leave them at the Chamber of Commerce for use in canning vege tables for The Associated Charities. The farmers are being asked to don ate corn, beans, .potatoes, okra, u? matoes, and whatever they have that will be of use to the charities in ing the hungry during the winter months. A store room is to. be rented for storing all such supplies as may be canned or gathered for use this win ter. The committee plans to have a central location in each township in the county. The supplies to be out in that township will be given out by the one selected in each township. This will save the expense of delivering from Brevard, and will be valuable also in that the man selected for a needy people of his community, thus gi\en township will know all the eliminating bums and profession*! beggars, yet will insure aid for those who really need aid. Prof. Glazener, Prof. Corbin, Sup erintendent J. B. Jones, Mrs. _P*t Kimsey, Alex H. Kizer. J. M. Gainer. Rev. "R. L. Alexander, Rev. Paul Hartsell and James F. Barrett cowii tute the committee working on the plans. It is believed that the peoi>i^ of the town and county generally assist in this work, for it is knuv.n that a large number of people wiil need aid during the coming wintt The county and town have made lib eral donations in the past to the re lief fund, but financial conditions are now such that this aid cannot be giv en, hence the necessity of community action. TONSIL CLINIC TO BE HELD NEXT WEEK Next Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs day and Friday will be devoted to the conduct of a tonsil clinic ir. Bre vard, the convenient rooms of the Brevard Institute having been tend ered to the officials as place for holding the clinic. Children of the ages of 5 and one-half years to 12 years inclusive may have treatment at the elitiic. The State of North Carolina is conducting the clinic, while the Parent-Teacher association, the school authorities and Dr. Charles L. Newland, county health officer, are lending every assistance possible to the success of the clinic. Miss Cora Beam, of the State Health department, is in Brevard, and will have actual charge of the work. Dr. Brackett, of Hendersonville, will do the operating. A charge of $12.50 is to be made for each operation, including removal of tonsils, adenoids, or any treatment of the throat and nose that is neces sary. Those people who are not fin ancially able to cay the small fee may have the work done free by mak ing application to Dr. Newland, Prof. Jones, or to Miss Beam, who is stopping with Mrs. Sledge. Brevard Institute officials wiil haw every arrangement made for the con venience of parents who bring their children to the clinic. This work has met with great sue-" cess over the state during the past several years, and school authorities and family physicians have noted the improvement in the health' of chQ- . dren after these operations have been performed. People in any pel^s of the county may place .thelt- ckU?.. dren in this clinic, and.it is suggest- Vf" ed that those who plan to. hfcye oper ations performed on. their chiMrot". piake arrangements this week, M authorities will know how to m-: ceei with the work of the clinic. ? '