BREVARD NORTH CAROLINA, OCTOBER 20, 1932,
VOLUME XXXVII
SAYS EFFORT BEING
fDE TO REMOVE
GUSON FROM JOB
..Many Citizens Incensed At Ac
tion of Those Held Re
sponsible for Effort
FERGUSON IS CAPABLE
- AN POPULAR OFFICIAL
Says Attack Caused By Fergu?
son's Refusal to Do Bed
ding of A Few Folks.
Considerable excitement has been
caused in Brevard because of the re
ported efforts being made to have W.
B. Ferguson, in charge of the high
way work in this district, removed
from Brevard. The report has it that
Mr. Ferguson refused to heed the ad
vice of certain people who have ex
erted more or less political influence
in the county for some time, and
thereby won the enmity of these
people, who, in turn, set about to have
Mr. Ferguson removed, it is said.
It is said that high-up officials of
the highway department have been in
Brevard investigating the matter and
the report has it that many interested
citizens have "gone to bat" for Mr.
Ferguson, demanding that he be kept
on the job here, and that the efforts
of the malcontents be frustrated.
"No better citizen or finer man ever
moved into Brevard than Mr. Fergu
son," was the emphatic statement
made by one of the leading citizens of
the town Wednesday morning, and
this seemed to voice the sentiment of
a large number of citizens who have|
expressed themselves on the matter.
There is an apparent determination i
on the part of the citizens to take
whatever steps that are necessary to
keep Mr. Ferguson here and to pre
vent his removal.
Mr. Ferguson is considered by the
highway department as being one of
the most able, capable and efficient
officials in the state-wide organiza-j
tion. Personally, he is very popular .
with all the citizens of the communi- j
ty with the exception of the few who |
became incensed at his refusal to do ]
their bidding. As a citizen of the town
he is highly appreciated, and Brevard
could ill afford to lose him. The peo
ple in all sections of the county are
appreciative of his good work on the
highways and speak_highly of him as
being most considerate in directing
the highway activities. One leading
citizen suggested to the Brevard News
that a mass meeting be called, if
necessary, that the community might j
express its desire that Mr. Ferguson I
be left in charge of the highway work I
here. j
BAYERS TO MAKE HOME HERE
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bayer and their
three children, of Long Island, N. Y.,
have taken the home of Mrs. L. B.
Haynes here and plan to remain in
Brevard for some time, having leased
the place for one year.
They expect to be joined soon by
Mrs. Norma Berry and son, who will
occupy the place with them.
CAPT CHERRY HEARD
BY LARGE AUDIENCE
Gastonia Speaker Praises Wil
son Administration And
Scores Moratorium
? ? _w.? .
Despite the downpour of rain ap
proximately 100 persons were present
to hear Cai>tain R. G. Cherry, of Gas
tania deliver an address at the Court
House Saturday night.
Captain Cherry was introduced to
the people by Prof. John Rufty who
recalled some of the achievements of
this man during the world war and
since that time.
.During the course of his speech,
Captain Cherry voiced the sentiment
that at this time it is important that
the people of this country disregard
party affiliations to the extent that
the support the individual candidate
who is best fitted to handle the af
fs^of the nation. He favors reduc
in||k.' expenses of the operation of
government by eliminating all
useless bureaus and departments. He
said that "the least governed people
are the best governed people."
Reviewing the various administra
tions he called especial attention to
that of Wood row Wilson, whose ad
ministration during the war, one of
the most notable in history.
He expressed himself as bitterly op
posed to the moratorium granted to
foreign nations, stating that if any
thing of this kind should be given
it should be given to the people
cf this country. He cited this
act and the present tariff situations
f.s "some of the faults of the present
administration," and referred to the
tariff situation as it now exists as a
"tragedy."
In ooncluding his remarks he ur
ged that especial actention be given
to the local officers and to the Conr
jpressmen and Senators who can ren
der the most efficient service.
SAMPLE BALLOT FOR
ELECTIVE OFFICES
IS RECEIVED HERE
Socialist Party Has Full Set, of
Presidential Electors
In This State.
| ONLY TWO DAYS REMAIN
I FOR THE REGISTRATION
| Plans For Holding Election
! About Complete: List of
All Nominees.
I *
? Chairman Grady Kilpatrick, of the
county board of elections, reports that
arrangements for holding the election
are about complete, and that both
parties are busily engaged in getting
their voters properly registered. The
books will be-open again this Satur
day and on Saturday of next week.
There are but these two remaining
days for registration of voters. All
people who have moved into the coun
ty since the election two years ago,
and all people who have moved from
1 one precinct to another within the
county, must register. All young
people who have reached the age of
21 since the last election must also
register if they expect to vote. Those
people who have not moved from
their regular voting precinct, and
whose names appeared on the regis
tration books two years ago, do not
have to register for the November
election.
Sample ballots of the national,
state, county and district tickets have
been received at the headquarters of
the election board. These sample bal
lots show the following names as can
didates for the various offices. On 1
the national ticket the following elec
tors represent the Democratic, Repub
lican and Socialist nominees: j
Democratic
For Electors at Large: J. Craw
jford Biggs, A. Hall Johnston.
First. Congressional District: Thad
Eure.
Third Congressional District: W.
W. Pearsall.
Fourth Congressional District:
Harold D. Ccoley.
Fifth Congressional District: Fred I
I S. Hutchins.
Sixth Congressional District: Coop
!er E. Hall.
Seventh Congressional District: D.
M. Stringfield.
Eighth Congressional District :
Rowland S. Pruett.
Ninth Congressional District: B.
F. Williams.
Tenth Congressional District: John'
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SIMMS APPOINTED
DIRECTOR OF CLUB
Eck L. Simms has been appointed
director of Roosevelt-Garner Clubs
for Transylvania county, by C. L.
Shuping, State Director. The plan
contemplates the enrollment of every
Democrat in the county. To every
Democrat who contributes $1.00 or
more will be delivered a Roosevelt
Garner medallion designed by Gutzon
Borglum.
Mr. Simms has already enrolled a !
large number of members and hopes
to enroll every Democrat in the coun
ty in the club.
Times are hard but Eck says that
an investment in Democracy today isj
i a real investment in the future of the
country.
MRS. LUKE OSTEEN
INJURED BY AUTO
Mrs. J. L. Osteen, of 117 Cypress
street, Greensboro, formerly of Bre
vard, wife of the deputy prohibition
administrator for the middle district
of North Carolina, is a patient in
Austin Park hospital, Asheville, as a
result of injuries which she sustained
about 6 o'clock Sunday afternoon
the automobile in which 3he and her
husband and their two young sous,
Jack and Billy, were traveling, was
struck by another car.
Mr. Osteen informed Federal Pro
hibition Agent L. G. Trexler in a long
distance telephone conversation that
the man who was driving the other
car was arrested and placed in jail
after driving the machine into the
Osteen automobile on a highway near
Asheville. The name of the other man
wa3 not mentioned.
Monday Mr. Trexler went to Ashe
ville and orf-the return trip to Greens
boro was accompanied by Mr. Osteen.
Because of her injuries, however,
Mrs. Osteen will have to remain in
the hospital, it was stated. The ex
tent of her injuries was not definite
ly ascertained here, altlh'ough it .is
believed that she was not seriously
hurt., and if Mr. Osteen was injured
he failed to mention it in his conver
sation with Mr. Trexler.
At the time of the wreck the
Osteer.s were en route to their homo
in Greensboro following a week
end visit in Brevard.
Firemen's Benefit Minstrel
At High School Tonigki
i
The Firemen's Minstrel show will
be staged in the High school auditor
ium tonight at eight o'clock.
This promises to be the best show
of its kind ever staged in Brevard.
It is being given for the benefit of
the local Fire Department, pro
ceeds to be used for the purpose of
purchasing helmets, boots and simi
lar equipment of which they are in
need. It is being promoted by ioca!
men and women and only local talent
is to be used in the production.
A splendid program, which wil'
out do all past performances staged
T J
here by local talent, has been re
hearsed over a period of nearly two
weeks and the directors promise an
excellent presentation. Phillip Price
who has assisted in the production of
a number of these plays here is di
recting. George Simpson is in charge
the musical score and Miss Mar
garet Barnett is directing the Girls
chorus. The program includes sing
ing, dancing and special features.
Regular rehearsals, in which the
participants ha?e made every effort
to perfect their parts assure a splen
did performance.
A small admission is to be charged
?25 cents for adults and 10 cents
fcr children.
MUCH DAMAGE DONE
CROPS IN COUNTY
The excessively heavy rainfall
during Saturday, Sunday and Mon
day has caused much damage
throughout this section, to crops, and
highways, thousands of acres of cprn
and other crops being completely
ruined and highways badly damaged. ?
The rainfall during Saturdav and !
Sunday was in excess of 4 1-2 inches I
or more than the total normal rain- j
fall for the month .of October which j
! is little more than five inches. I
i Streams, and especially the French ;
j Broad river are out of bounds and i
j bottom lands have been flooded, ruin- j
I ing the corn and other crops. Train ;
and bus service could not be continued j
Monday although no disruptions of j
telephone and telegraph, light and
power service were reported in this
section. The three roads out of Bre
vard were almost impassable Mon
j day, the French Broad had risen to (
I the extent that the Greenville High
way was covei ed with water for aj
distance about 200 feet, and highway j
i No. 28 remained almost impassable
[due to the overflow of the Horsepas
Iture River.
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BREVARD ROUTE TWO IS
GIVEN EXTENSION
Rural mail route number 2 hasj
been extended as follows:
Returning, leaves highway No. 28 !
at C. C. Yongue's residence, top of
Gallimore Hill and goes through
Neely Road to Park avenue and back
to the post office.
This affords service to residents in
the half mile of additional territory
covered and is provided at no addi
tional cost to the office.
W. D. Glazener is the carrier on ;
I this route. j
FEDERAL COURT TO BE j
IN SESSION ON NOV. 14
The regular fall criminal term of
the United States District court will
be held in Asheville for two weeks
beginning November 14. with Judge
E. Yates Webb, of Shelby presiding.
Defendants from Buncombe ? and Mc
Dowell counties will be tried Novem-j
ber 14. 15, and 16; Madison, Yancey,
Mitchell and Avery counties, Nov
17 and 18; Haywood and Henderson
counties Novembei? 21 and Polk and
Transylvania counties, November 22; j
MAIL MUST" GO ON |
I Mono OF SERVICE
i No matter what the difficulties
that present themselves Uncle Sam's
mail must go. And Hall Gray and
Clyde Blythe, who carry the mail be
tween Greenville and Brevard proved
Monday that they are equal to emer
gencies.
The excessive rains which had fall
en continuously- for nearly three days
had rendered the highway near the
bridge at French Broad river on the
Greenville Highway impassable. They
began looking about for some way in |
which they might get the mail over!
anil finally the difficulty was solved
when they located a canoe. With this
they succeeded in getting it over and
while a bit late in arriving it came
through.
ELMER GILLESPIE
LODGED IN JAILj
Elmer Gillespie is in the county
jail as a result of a shooting affray
which occurred late Saturday after
noon in which he is alleged to have
shot Fields Powell in a dispute over
the game laws. Powell is deputy i
game warden. Gillespie is of the East
Fork section.
The shot fired from a 30-30 rifle
struck Powell in the mouth and
knocked out several of his teeth and
split his mouth, half way to his ear.
His injuries, while very painful are
r.ot serious.
OCTOBER 27TH WILL BE |
OBSERVED AS NAVY DAY
The Navy is celebrating its annual
at Home day on the 27th of October
and all citizens who are unable to
visit one or more of the various ships
or Naval Stations are urged to cali
on the Local Recruiting Officer and
get acquainted. This day is set aside
each year for the purpose of giving
landsmen an insight into the work
ings of a ship of war. It is to show
the people what their sons are doing
and to have a better understanding
between the boys in the service and
the landsmen. The Recruiting Sta
tion in the Post Office building will
be open from 7:30 to -5:30 on this
day. No examinations will be conduct
ed for enlistment.
BAPTIZING SERVICES
TO BE HELD NEXT SUNDAY
Baptizing services set for last Sun
day in Cathey's Creek were postponed
until next Sunday on account of the
high waters. Rev. J. W. Owenby is
pastor of the Cathey's Creek Bap
tist church will conduct the baptismal
services next Sunday morning at 10
o'clock, near the bridge over Cathey's
Creek on Highway 28. There ai-e six
new church members to be baptized.
Reports from this church indicate
great work being done by the pastor
and members of Cathey's Creek Bap
tist church, and the six new converts
give evidence of the good \vork be
ing done py the church.
S. C. CONGMAN
HEARD IN BREVARD
Congressman J. J. McSwain, of the
Greenville district in South Carolina,
spoke at the Court House here Wed
nesday evening at 7:30.
Congressman is well known in this
section, is a close friend of Con
gressman Weaver from., this district,
and has done much, tbward getting
Federal aid for th? 'building of roads
in this county. He is reported to be
on the proposed cabinet of Roosevelt,
and holds the position at the present
time of Chairman of the Committee
on Military affairs in Congress,
which position he has held for a num
ber of years.
Mr. McSwain- spoke on a number
of matters which are of immediate
concern to the Democrats at this
time. He is an eloquent speaker and
his remarks were greeted with occas
ional outbreaks of applause from his
audience.
WHY THE SMALL NEWSPAPER" ~
GIVEN READERS THIS WEEK
r* j. " i * ? " ??!*
We went to the State Fair last week, and di?l we have a good time!
We returned Monday, with nothing having been done on this week's
paper, nor did we feel like doing much on Monday. Fact is, we were not
feeling so awfully good Tuesday. By Wednesday we arc considerably im
proved, but it is too late to do much on the paper this week, so we are
giving you an abbreviated number in the faith and belief that you will not
begrudge us the good time we had at the state fuir.
We shall try to do better riextjweek.
Your3 truly,
HENRY HENDERSON,
DICK POOLE,
CARL FRAD7.
p. S.? While Brantley didn't go to the Fair, he must have done some
thing else that knocked him out of the box, for he has been just as mope.y
this week as the rest of us.
FOUR AMENDMENTS
TO BE VOTED UPON
IN NORTH CAROLINA
Only One of the Four Proposed
Has 'Any Political
Significance.
WOULD DISTRICT THE
SOLICITORIAL SECTION
Proposed to Make Term of
Sheriff Four Years In
stead of Two
j Four constitutional amendments
are to be voted upon in the coming
general election, calling for changes
as follows: \
First: For an amendment making
the term of office of the sheriff and
I the county coroner four years instead
of two years.
Second: For an amendment to per- 1
mit any proposed change in the con
stitutional amendments to be voted
upon at a special election rather than
at a regular election as is now done.
Third: For an amendment to the
constitution to protect insurance for
widows and children against creditors
of the insured.
Fourth: For an amendment provid
ing for solicitorial districts.
The first is self-explanatory. The
clerk of the court is elected every
frur year3, and if a majority of the
people so vote, then the sheriff and
the coroner will be elected every four
y<5ars instead of every two years, as
at present.
The second would provide that
change in the constitution, or amend
ments in the constitution, could be
adopted at special elections instead
cf in regular elections. Those advo
cating this change point to the -fact
that in the general election people
are so concerned with the election of
officers that but little attention is
given to the matter of proposed
changes or amendments to the con
stitution.
The third would bar creditors of a
man who dies from collecting his in
surance money that he left io his wid
ow ana orphans. In other words, the
insurance money that is paid to the
widow and the children of the de
ceased husband could be taken by the
creditors to apply on the debts that
the man had credited while livirg.
The fourth is the only one of the
proposed changes with political sig
nificance. As the solicitors are now
chosen, there is one chosen from each
judicial district. As the judges must
be voted upon by the state as a whole. :
the matter of districts do not count. I
The majority party in the state can I
always elect their own members to j
the Superior court judgeship, because;
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MORE RARE COINS
BROUGHT TO LIGHT
J. P. Bowen of North Brevard does
not claim that his collection of coins
Would be of any particular interest
tc the average numismatist but at
least it contains some that are odd
and from many parts of the globe.
There's a Chinese coin nearly as
large as a half-dollar, made of
bronze. Ten of these are equal in val
ue to one of our copper cent pieces.
There is a hole in the center, prob
ably so that they may be carried on
a string. Theile is a French coin,
about the size of a half dollar arid
worth about ten cents; several old
German pieces; a Cuban Peso, which
if it were genuine would be worth
about 90 cents; several Canadian,
Italian and British coins.
There are few really old coins in
the collection* though. The oldest be
ing a twenty:cent piece (American)
dated 1875. a British 1-eent piece
dated 185? and a Canadian half-pen
ny bearing the date of 1837.
NEED NEW TOWERS INi
WESTERN COUNTIES'
In keeping with its program of pro
viding proper forest fire protection !
facilities throughout the state say six !
new towers have been erected. Tran ?? 1
sylvania >and Henderson counties be- !
ing among the more recent additions !
which included towers in six western '
North Carolina counties.
Chas K. Flory, assistant forester
estimates that 125 towers will be nec
essary to carry out the primary sys
tem of protection planned by the de
partment. To date only 27 of these
have been erected, largely due to the
stringency of the times but others are
to be erected as rapidly as the pro
gram can be carried out. When the
plans are completed the 7,000,000
acres of forest land in the state will
be within range of view of a tower.
[ Towers constructed thus far are of
steel, except three which are of wood
and one of stone.
The Transylvania tower is located
[en Sessafras mountain near the
South Carolina forest service.
SAYS DEMOCRACY TO
CONSUME IMF ff
COURSE IS PURSUED
North Carolina Branch of Nat
ional Economy League
' Is Active.
WOULD REDUCE COST
OF ALL GOVERNMENT
Staggering Figures Given to
Show Ever - Increasing
Burden of Taxation.
Raleigh, Oct. 18 ? Democracy is
likely to "consume itself" unlesB the
thinking people in North Carolina
and elsewhere asert themselves and
demand that government give up
some activities and materially re
duce the present confiscatory tax
levy, Willard. L. Dowell, executive
secretary of the N. C. Merchants As
sociation, said today, in accepting a
place on the Advisory Committee of
the N. C. State Branch of the Na
tional Economy League. Frank Page
State chairman, made the appoint
ment. Mr. Dowell, representing sev
eral thousand merchants, said:
"The greatest period of delusive
prosperity that this or any other na
tion ever experienced were the years
intervening between 1914 and 19.'!9.
During that time nothing of a tangi
ble nature had a sound basis of
value. The inflated balloon floated
on until, reaching the saturation
point, the bubble burst and oar eco
nomic system was paralyzed.
^Individuals and business enter
prises were forced to make drastic
readjustments in their expenditures.
Many kinds of emergency palliatives
were devised, but the one sure speci
fice for economic recovery has not
been resorted to, and until all gov
ernmental officials ? local, state and
national ? realize that boom income
ended several years ago and that gov
ernment must follow the example of
private business in curtailing expen
ditures, we need not look for a re
turn of normal conditions.
"Everything except taxes have
have been deflated. Government has
not only maintained its former le?el
of spending, but government costs
have increased by leaps and bounds
until in this year of depression, when
dollars with the ?masses are as
scarce as hen's teeth, the cost of gov
prnment will be 15 per cent greater
than it was four years ago when
prosperity was at its height.
"The total cost of government
federal, state and local ? inj 1913 -
was $2,916,000,000 and this year it
is approximately $15,000,000,000. In
1913 the per capita tax in this coun
try was $30.24 and today it is about
$320.00. In 1913 the total income
of the United States was 34 billions,
of which 6 per ceijt went for taxes
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MAKING REPAIRS ON
MILL AT CHERRYFIELD
Morgan's Grist Mill, located at
Cherryfield will be shut down during
the week of October 24 to SiS while
repairs 'are being made. Operations
will be resumed as soon as the re
pairs are completed.
MARS HILL HONORS ?
MEMORY OF SLAVE
Many Notables Take Active
Part It* Foundation Day
Program.
Mars Hill, October 14 ? (Special)
? Mars Hill college departed from
the usual Founders Day procedure
on Wednesday (October 12), when
the college celebrated the seventy
sixth anniversary of its founding
with an interracial program climaxed
with the unveiling of a memorial to
a negro slave, who in 185(J was taken
for the final payment on the first
buildings of t.he college.
With negroes and whites partici
pating, the day was made an occa
sion for promoting interracial good
will and understanding. Dr. W. O.
Weatherford, president o ? the Y. M.
C. A. Graduate School, of Nashville,
Tennessee, ana Blue Ridge, N. C., and
author of several works on the negro
in the South, was the principal speak
er on the Founders Day program. He
spoke on "Education the Antidote far
Prejudice." Other visiting speakers
were C. K. Robinson, editor of the
Asheville Times, who made t.he main
address at the unveiling of the me
morial. and the Rev. J. H. Smith, pas
tor of Mt. Olive Baptist church
(colored). Music for the exercises
which comprised mainly; spiritual*
and selections from negro composers,
twhs provided by members of the col
lege g'ee club and orchestra and the
local negro choir.
Following the Founders Day ex
ercises which were held in tbe col
lege aadilorium, where a section -*-*3 83
reserved for negroes, 500 stodMsl*
and teachers of the coRfsge, Tfitfc a
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