The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-01-27
{, Of {, DIRECTORS ASK
new CITY-COUNTY RELIEF
Agency Be SET Up HERE,
Further Improvement of BOyIston Road
Urged; Times-News Special Issue VIII
Aid Publicity: First Quarterly Mem
bers' Dinner Planned.

rectorS of the Chamber Of Com
merce was held in the organi2a-
tons offices Thursday evening,
when seventeen directors, Presi-
dent NJ. w. Strong and Secretary
Noah Hollowell devoted two and Il
half hours 20 consideration OF
business. The directors present
We've H. II. Ewbank. p. f. Sud
duth, DR.. J. G. Bennett, Mayor Al
Edwards. J. Fl. Flanagan, G.. &.
Richardson. J. H. Rarden. Yates
w. Little. j. y. Fain, +. F. Latt,
Thomas Shepherd. A. S. Truck,
o. Y. Brownlee. l.. H. Mckay,
Mingus Shipman, Fred Justus and
A. s. Browning.
In addition to many matters OF
routine business receiving atten-
ton, the following business OF
general interest was transacted:
The directors endorsed the pro-
pcsal to request the State high
way department authorities to im-
prove the Boylston road. Transyl-
vania and Henderson counties are
interested in having a binder
placed on this road, on which
stone has already been placed.
Completion Of the improvement
of this road from Mills River 10
Pisgah Forest is desired.
The directors approved the sug-
gestion of the finance committee
that The TimeS-News be request
ed at an early date to issue an
other Chamber of Commerce
Edition" Of the newspaper for adj
vertising purposes. Two such edi-
tions issued in the past have been
-uSeG extensively III advertising
the town and section and the
need for advertising matter for
distribution, a need which the or
ganization is unable to finance By
having booklets or other advertis-
ing matter printed. is felt keenly
at this time.
The Times-News has agreed to
issue this special edition within
the next sixty days.
The plan of having quarterly
meetings of the organization for
the entire membership and Wis
itors was approved by the direc-
tors. These will be dinner meet
ings and the first of the proposed
number of meetings will be held
in April.
The advertising committee of
the Chamber of Commerce report
ed great progress in raising a spe-
cial fund to be used in placing
signs on U. S. highway No. 25-1,
directing motor traffic from Flor
ida through this section. Large
boards will be placed south of
Jacksonville and Augusta. The
boards will contain appropriate
lettering and q representation OF
the new Laurel Park golf course.
The directors extended a vote
of thanks to the Hendersonville
Supply & Coal company for tho
donation of the material in these
boards. They will be constructed
here and transported to the sites
where they will be erected. Dc
sign for the boards is the work of
Walter Allison, Hendersonville ar
fist.
The directors gave much of the
time of their meeting to a discus
sion of relief and charity work in
the town and county. 1t was the
unanimous opinion of the direc-
tors that it is not the province Of
the Chamber of Commerce to en-
gage in this work. In the past
Secretary Hollowell has given
much time and effort to this work
through the Red Cross and Saliva
ton Army. A large contribution
has been made in this way to re-
lief work. On account of the
present magnitude and character
of relief work in the county, the
directors concluded that the time
has come to set up a special relief
organization, under official direc-
ton, and having. the support of
all citizens of the town and coun-
ty. With this plan in view a reso-
luton was adopted addressed to
the county and city commission
ers, requesting these officials to
take steps to organize a welfare
Or relief association, in which all
citizens of the town and county
can cooperate. The plan is to
eliminate the duplication of effort
and overlapping of relief work as
at present carried on.