The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-01-19
{. OFC. DINERS
TOLD OF WORK
IN PAST YEAR
Nearly 200 Gather For An
nuaI Event OF Trade
Organization
E. W. HAM PRESIDES
IN STRONG'S ABSENCE

A gathering Of between $50
and 200 people. one of the largest
ever to attend a public dinner
hese, was present last night at the
annual dinner meeting of the
Chamber Of Commerce at the Sky
land hotel.
In the absence of President
Milo Strong, who is in Florida,
E. W. Ham, first vice-president,
presided at the dinner. A tele-
gram from Mr.. Strong was read
to the gathering. and a letter to
be sent to the absent president
was signed by large majority of
those present.
In his annual report. Secretary
Noah Hollowell called attention to
work done by the organization
during the past year. High spots
of the chambers activities during
the year included the placing of
two large advertising signs on
highway No. l. below Augusta,
Ca, and Jacksonville, Fla. ; coop
Grafton with local merchants on
the state sales tax; taking the
lead in working out NRA codes
and the campaign among consum-
ers; the seeking of information Oh
the relation of the IVA to this
county and section; page adver-
tisemant III Golf Illustrated. which
gave national publicity to the new
golf course; the publication Of
$500 booklets with funds given
by the Rotary club; the publica-
ton of 5000 booklets on summer
accommodations; publication of
1000 booklets on winter accom-
modations; sponsoring of the
Chamber of Commerce edition of
The Times-News; and the publ
cation of bulletins of information
on requests for information for
members.
In the absence of A. S. Truck, |
the report of the city beautitica-
ton committee was made by E. r.
Sutherland. a member Of the COM !
mittee. The report of the golf
committee was made by DR.. J. G.
Bennett; and the report OF the !
entertainment committee by 0. Y.
Brownlee. chairman of that COM
mittee. !
Visitors were introduced and
welcomed to the meeting and to
Hendersonville by Mr.. Brownlee.
One of the high spots of the
meeting was an address by DR..
L. B. Morse. of Chimney Rock, on
the Southern Appalachian Park
way, which is to be built at cost
Of approximately $16,000,000 10
connect the Shenandoah National
Uark with the Great Smoky Noun /
tains National Park.
DR.. Morse spoke Of the incep-
ton of the parkway in the minds :
of leaders and told of what the
undertaking would mean to the
people of this section and of Hen
derson county. The parkway, he |
said, is TO be laid in those loca-
tions with the greatest scenic pos
sibilities. !
he SpOhe VI sever al piOPOSNN
routes for the parkway which are !
being sponsored by various groups
and states. He declared that there
was no comparison between the
Blue Ridge route, through this
section. and the route along the
Tennessee-North Carolina line.
DR.. Morse said that it had been
estimated that the route would
carry a million people in the first
year after its completion, and he
urged a crystallization of opinion
in this county behind the e:orts
being made to have the highway
placed through this section.
In the final address of the eve
ming Secretary Hollowell, who has
recently been named CWA admin.
istrator in this county. spoke OF
the difficulties of his work. and
urged all those present to give
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