BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, MARCH 24, 1932 VOLUME XXXVII . *SAYS RUSH PARTY MACHINE IS CAUSE COUNT'S PLIGHT W Urges People to Think forj ^ Themselves In Matters of Public Interest CHARGES BOTH PARTIES ' WITH PLAYING FALSE Suggests Formation of An In-; dependent County Movement > i In the Public's Interest t (By n Voting Citizen) I Machinery is a -wonderful invention j ? from the very smallest machine i known, to the largest. Some movej with lightning speed, and some with , the paee of the snail, showing that i machinery can be geared to suit the ; demand of the user. Now, the Polit-J ical Machine, whether it be small . county machinery, or big state ma- ! cfeinery, or larger national machin. i ery, can be and has been geared to ' suit the "Bosses." . There was a time: when this was o.k. It was really , needed for the good of mankind, but at the present, in this ~er# learning, this political machinery has 1 become clogged, and badly clogged j by the operators trying to over-do the | job, and the people, the voters, are becoming alarmed at the condition of ths said machine. The machine has been 3et, so that the operators eould select a candidate; set their machine! and elect ?aid candidate regardless of tiie vote of the people. The machine ; does this by a process known as the j "Absentee Ballot.'1 It votes them far, | wide, and handsome, but always to, the advantage of the machinery, re gardless of everything else. Now this is true of both political : parties. If the Republicans rfre the ! operators, or if the Democrats are ; operators, it is all the same, so natur ally the people are getting afraid of i the old clogged machine, and the I time is not far distant when another party will enter the field with anew ' machine, one that gives the poor j?i>d ! the wealthy the same privilege, with- J out aay .secret springs or clips to be | manipulated, thA eve*y? voter's vote j will count right where it was intend- i ??d: then will b^ the tinje when can- I dfdates won't have to donate the pur- ; chase price of their respective offices to oil the machinery; then politics!, will ? be clean ; not the usual "mud j < slfnging" and vote buying, absentee voting, ballot box stuffing, and petty j appointment of any clique or elan to , ? gain power in any boards or commis- ; , (Continued, ok page, eight) MACHINERY BOUGHT L , FOR THE GOLD MINE ^ J 1 Mr. Wood May Not Return In;; Time To Be In Bre- |( vard Friday I ' < Work on the Boylston gold mire is;] progressing with satisfaction to ; , those in charge of the big undertak- ! , ing, and officials of the company ; have announced that machinery is being brought in, preparatory to ac- : tual production for the past sev- ! eral weeks a force of men has been ' at work clearing the tunnel and making ready for installation of the . machinery, which is said to be of the;, very latest kind, especially made for mining and milling the lodes found i in the mountain sides at Boylston. It is announced tTiat Mr. Wood, head of the concern, who was to have been in Brevard this Friday to in spect samples of ores may not be able to be here. He left last week supervise shipment of machinery, it is said, and at a late hour Wednes day had not returned. If he returns ' in time to be here, Mr. Wood may be found Friday at the office of The ' Brevard News. In event he is un- f able to be here another member of ; the firm will be here, if possible. J' Mr. Wood has expressed desire to | visit Brevard himself, and inspect the; samples brought in by citizens of the ! county. It is assured that he will be I herein another date, if he is unable to px here Friday. Samples left at Th/ A'cws office will be carefully t, tagged with owners name. gfAGMlTMLS I STORY OF SECTION! i ^ One of the greatest pi'-ces of ' r "? publicity ever given Western North Carolina :s that is the April issue of, HoMand's Magazine. Published at Dallas. Texas, this "Magazine of the South" depicts in a three-page article by Hugh Hammond Bennett, the wondrous beauties of the Majestic Smokies, and deals extensively with ? the attractions of Western North Jm Among the several scenes shown : along with the exceptionally well ? written and interesting article, are1 ft,ilj?t of Looking Glass Rock, and ai - erst of Randall W. Kverett, of Bre- : vard, in the act of taking one of the 1 beautiful and gamiest of all game , fish, the rainbow, trout, from the: wctpv- 'if Davidson River. GREENVILLE MAN IS KILLED IN ACCIDENT i Two Companions Injured ? Accident Occurred Last Saturday Night Jack A. Howard, 20, of Greenville, 1 & C., was killed almost , instantly Saturday night about 12 o'clock when the Chevrolet coupe in which he and , two companions wero riding, icft the | highway, at Mill Hill, south of Bre vard on the Greenville road. Two companions with Young ilow- I ard, M. F. Jamison and J. H. Keith,: Jr., a'.so of Greenville, escaped with | slight injuries. According f Western North Carolina, has long ? I been active in public affairs of the 1 ] county, having taught school, been j :ashier of the Pisgah Bank, and rep- i resented this county in the Legisla- j tun; in 1928, being selected as'l minority leader in the House. Both'1 men are well versed in real estate i values, and are recognized as busi- j ness leaders of merit. V. F. W. INITIATES TWO NEW RECRUITS Two new recruits were added to . the roster of the V. F. W. post at the i meeting held Tuesday night at the court house. Special effort is being ? made by members of the post to have every veteran of any foreign war who resides in Transylvania county be come a member of the organization, which has for its prime purpose the furtherance of the cause of disabled veterans of the World War. Delegates chosen to attend the state convention at Charlotte on May 1, 2, and 3, were Howard Wyatt and Glover Jackson, with B. F. Cox and G. F. Woodfin as alternates. LIGHTS TO ADORN -MIST Electric lights will be placed at the;' entrance of the Pisgah National For-h est by April lirst, according to M. ! ' A. Matton. supervisor. The light.-; will be arranged on the' Memorial Arch that spans the road- j way just north of Davidson River on'. i;hn Bovlston road, and will add much | to the attractiveness of the entrance j co night drivers. PENROSE P. T. A. TO MEET ON THIS FRIDAY EVENING] Penrose P T. A. meeting will be! held Friday n'ght March 25 at the i Penrose school house. Three good | talks arc- expected to be ?iven by J'val talent. Special music will be a t t of the pfjrr.irn. VETERANS HOPEFUL OF GETTING MONEY Veterans of Foreign Wars Are Waging Intensive Cam paign for Bill Washington, D. C. ? A plan for making veterans' adjusted compensa tion certificates eligible for redis count at Federal Reserve Banks is going rapidly through the "under-, ground" of the House, Represents-' tive Royal C. Johnson of South i Dakota announced early this week. ' Mr. Johnson, a member of the House Committee on World War Veterans' Legislation, said it is "en tirely possible and almost probable" that some bill providing for full pay ment of the bonus will be passed over , the President's veto. He said that because of intensive | propaganda waged by the Veterans' of Foreign Wars, there is now a dis tinct swing in Congress for full pay- I ment. | The plan gaining rapidly in favor, i he said, would compel Federal Re- 1 serve Banks to rediscount the com- 1 pensation certificates, issuing cur- ; rency for their face value less a small service charge of from 2 to 3 1.2 percent. _ _/ . ' 'tWs ' sitepi'' he HecK're3,: wbMd sbvhte any necessity for the issuance of bonds by the Government, but would be a straight inflation of 12,559,000,000. Mr. Johnson cited the following arguments the proposed measure pre sents to the country and to CongreSB : 1. Every service man gets the ictual cash. 27 The Government pays no interest. ; 3. Members of the Federal Reserve System, on a basis of 3 percent, getj R76,770,000. 4. Senators, and Representatives ;hink it will get them votes. easteTseWces i AT SAINT PHILIPS! Rev. Harry Perry, rector of St. J Philips Episcopal church has an- . lounced that the services at his j :hurch according' to the following icjjedule for Good Friday and Eaatex \ *a There is probability that the next ' work to be done will be completion of : the highway stretch connecting with , the Georgia line in the Walhalla sec- j tion. Another portion of the work that i may be done in the immediate future J is completion of the surfacing on that part of the Boylston road running 1 through Henderson county. Word from Raleigh is being awaited for authority to complete these two jobs, it is said. It is not known just what day work r will start on paving No. 28 through I Brevard's corporate limits, but it is known that this will begin within a short time. There is little work to be done on this project, which changes No. 28 from King's Creek to the Square, following Broad street by the i Brevard Institute. It is believed that more work will ' soon begin on the county roads, in : addition to the large number of jobs , that have already been done in Transylvania county. SCHOOLlUNCHES i PUNNED FOR WEEK; i According to announcement of i Mrs. A. B. Galloway chairman of the ' food' committee in charge of furnish- ' ing lunches for the undernourished children of Brevard Elementary school, the following schedule has been made out for the week of March I 28 throughout April 1. Monday, Fidelis class of Baptist . Church. Tuesday, Mrs. Fred Shuford. Wednesday, Mrs. Frank Jenkins I and Miss Riley. Thursday and Friday, Mrs. W. . M cK. Fctser nnd Mrs. C. C. Yongtie. I The schedule for this week in cluded : Monday, Airs. Arthur Jenkins and i Mrs. Parker. Tuesday and Wednesday, Mrs. O H. Orr and Mrs. L. R. Scruggs. Thursday. Mrs. .Arthur Jenkins. | Friday, Mrs. Carl Hardin. K! WAX IS TO MEET THURSDAY AT NOON FOR REGULAR MEET Kiwanis Education will be feature of the regular meeting of the Brevard Kiwanis club to be held Thursdav of this week at. the noon hour at the England Home. Lewis P. Hamlin will be in eh^.rpe of t.h'- prrpram: Several o:1' of to-vr r.r? r- . ?.. I admit some degree of assentt in each of these sta.temor.ts. Yet Mr. EjWbankv to my mind, did not previ his ease against prohibition ? and I am open to conviction. To touch on the first two. points seems futile. They are ei'tiyv.'tseri' read and discussed, and each persou accepts the argument most in agree ment with his own viewpoint. But, a little consideration, if yon please, on the third point. That prohibition IS NOT enforced, is common knowledge. That, as it (Continued on paqe eight) DOG TAX MUST BE PAID, OFFICERS SAY Report of Mad Dogs at Large Causes Stem Action bj/ the Town Reports of mad dogs roaming about in Brevard have caused the ?own officials to stricter enforcement of the ordinance governing the keeping of dogs within the limits of Brevard. It is announced that this ordinance will be strictly enforced. The or dinance places a tax of one dollar on each male dog, and two dollars on each female. Any dog found off the premises of the owner will be i;n pounded, and if the dog is not dainreJ and taxes paid on same withi:- seven days, the dogs will be killed. While the ordinance provides that dogs shall not run at large, ana shall be kept on the premises of the owner, observance of this portion of the or dinance does not release the :ax that must be paid. The tax is charged against all dogs within th< town limits. Chief of Police Freeman has an nounced that he will have any dotf killed at. the owner's request, if they prefer this to payment of the tax. Officials would like to impress owners of dogs with the fact that the ordi nance is to be strictly enforced, swf only the prompt payment of taxes, and strict obedience of the provisions of the ordinance that makes 'it obligatory to keep dogs on tDre premises will "save the canines for their masters. NOTED CJHIRfW DIES !N KENTUCKY Word has been received in Brevard of the death of Dr. Charles R. Hemp hill, noted educator and churchman, at his home in Louisville. Ky. Dr. Hemphill, who had a host of friends in Brevard and Transylvania county, died on March 9. aftev tin illness