The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-22
new CLASS OF INQUIRIES
ARE COMING TO CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE FROM OVER u. S
Interest In Community As
Year Round Residence
Is Revealed AT Dinner
Meeting

concerning HenderSOnVllle are
reaching the Chamber of Com
merce, Noah Hollowell revealed
las night in the secretary's re-
port at the first quarterly all
members dinner at the Hender-
sonville Inn.
These inquiries, Mr.. Hollowell
said, are from persons who wish
to know the advantages of Hen
Jacksonville and the community as
a year round place of residence.
He interpreted this tendency as
prese ing Hendersonville's
greatest opportunity in years"
and pointed out that in recent
months AS new families have come
here to live. Several of these new
families were represented at the
meeting last night. the total at
tendance being 1902.
Milo w. Strong, president. who
presided, said the attendance and
interest indicated a revived inter-
est in the Chamber of Commerce
and was source of much encour-
agement to the officers and direc-
tors. Mr.. Strong announced that
i in May an effort will be made to
have all one-membership members
increase their pledges to two
! memberships and said this would
solve the financial problems of the
organization.
| Mr.. Hollowell reported also on
the general activities of the
Chamber of Commerce, with spe-
cial reference to publicity litera-
ture and the establishment of a
government forest camp in Pisgah
Forest in Henderson county. This
camp, he said, will be the first of
four camp to be developed in
Pisgah, and added that new
scenic highway to Pisgah noun
tain maybe one of the results.
He also expressed confidence that
the government will remove jet
ties in the French Broad river. a
movement which originated in the
Chamber of Commerce to remove
flood conditions in the river val
ley. :,
Mr.. Hollowell complimented
The Times-News on it's recent
| Chamber of Commerce edition,
and said that single copies are
available at this office at 5 cents
each for mailing. A large part ct
the edition was supplied the
Chamber of Commerce without
charge. these copies to be mailed
to inuuirers in other states and
handed to newcomers who visit
the Chamber of Commerce office
for information.
C. H. Magoon, of the Bright
waters Farm, the principal speak
err last night, said that Hender-
| sonville is on the right course as
a tourist town in appealing to the
great middle class" rather than
to the gaming and sporting ele-
ment," but expressed the view
that this community needs a
greater Investigation of income.
He advocated greater encourage
ment to industries and continual
ton of organized efforts to de-
velop agriculture.
"Here where there is ample
hydro-electric power, Industries
do not necessitate dirt and smoke
or other disadvantages. and II
there remains any degree of SEN
timent against industries think
it should be dissipated at once"
he said.
Mr.. Magoon. who has been a
resident of several states, coming
to Hendersonville about seven
months ago, said he had "never
contacted as many fine people in
similar period of time"
C. A. Seibert, manager of the
Chipman-Burrowes Hosiery Mills
Co., announced an expansion Of
operations in the plant at East
Flat Rock.
J. L. Rarden, chairman of the
publicity committee. reported on
the erection of two large sign
boards near Augusta and Jackson
Vile. directing traffic to Hender,
sonville. and on other forms or
publicity obtained for this COM
munity. Popular subscriptions to-
falling $342.50 were raised by the
committee for billboards, he said,
and this work will be continued.
The boards were erected under
the supervision of Mr.. Strong,
who said he was certain they
would bring good results.
Other committee reports were
given by Thos. H. Franks on ag-
riculture, o. Y. Brownlee on en-
tertainment, A. S. Truck on city
Identification. G.. C. Richardson on
fish and game, DR.. ]. G. Bennett
on golf. and Yates W. Little,
treasurer, on finance. All reports
showed considerable progress and
activity. i
o. Y. Brownlee introduced
guests and newcomers to the city
and Roy C. Bennett led commun-
ity singing. The Rev. w. H. Ford
gave the invocation. Miss Kate
Dotson played the piano during
the dinner.