Detroit evening times., 1943-08-15
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ZEN vice-presIdents the same job weren't at all
unusual in the Roaring Twenties but with
ten different inhstlats something, prosperity
depression But Job S. Barnard of Weavervile
Carolina. takes them all in his stridefrom his
Chief Of Police to tax colecting-and only occasionally
nutters that he'd like "a nneo-siX job and home when
the whistle blew"
In this small town, about nine miles from Asheville
In the Blue Ridge mountains Barnard
duty and is known TO most of the 800 more people
living there Chief the term being derived
main job Police Chief
His ideas policing may in accordance with
the stringent rules and
larger cities He on the theory that you can't
treat 'em rough-youve got to their respect" and
believing that the best officials the that
the least arrests Chief Barnard changed
of Weavervlle from arrest day. in 1885 when he
took his duties there 10 the whole year
As the towns traffic officer he has in
year and half. Showing handouts recent
visitor Barnard was almost embarrassed TO find then,
covered with dust His shining automatic pistol
had much use either during his eight years guard of
the bank, the post office and properties
From nine until two each day the Chief spends
Of his time IN the bank which located in the civic build
that also houses the Fire Department and City Council
room In this way he not only guard the bank, but
be right hand his duties Chief of the Fire Depart
and chemical trucks.
Them removing his fire helmet and doffng his coat
the Fire Chief to the front of the city building
al desk rolls up his shirt becomes City Clerk
with all its attendant duties.
Besides being Fire and Police Chief, Barnard
four superntendent Of Streets Supern
tendent Of Water Supply and Sewage Superintendent of
Sanitation and Superintendent of the Cemetery.
When the local supply cut off, or the water
rusty brown he his to the reservoir to
investigate the trouble that corrected
supervises the regular and proper collection garbage
makes that the streets kept clean, keeps
out for the neatness Of the cemetery grounds
Town Purchasing Agent he's qualified to buy anything
from paving block ashrays the dignified
OF Aldermen.
quarter OF a mile from Weavervle lies Lake Louise
where local sportsmen find their happy fishing ground
Supervisor Recreation patrols
order
and danger Of spreading fire. supposed to collect
nfycent fee from the enthusiastic followers
Walton, and admonshes the too ardent fishermen
cannot wait for the official opening date before throwing
out their lines the hope OF a bite.
Perhaps the only role which the Chief not looked
upon with too kindly eye that of town Tax
Collector But the Of rising taxes Job
won't be unpleasant perform, Weavervile ap
proaches the ideal community having wealthy fam
lies poverty stricken either and assessments
aren't too high
When asked how old he the Chief passed a hand
his graying hair. "Ffty-four" he replied "and
feel it Born farm Ashevile his boyhood
bition 70 become farmer After years at the
state College studying agriculture he Travelled west to
homestead III Montana where for six he wheat
oats and and experienced such diverse tempera
lures g. below During World War
he enlisted IN the Navy and was stationed at the NAVY
Yard at Puget Sound In this he carries ten-man
job and still finds time TO he active of the
Weaver1He Civilian Defense Council where his has
been very helpful
on call "a hours day the Chief is sometimes sum-
moned from comfortable bed TO to flooded
cellar as the superintendent Of Water Supply and Sewage
90 investigate, at the request Of housewife
sounds OF maauder in his capacity Of Police
Like another Chief Barnard has discovered that
big problems are NOT always the hardest 10 tackle Floods
and burglars all right-youve got something man.
sized 20 cope with but IT'S the little things like"
coRfesses the Chief Things like getting complaint from
Jones because Browns wandered over 10 eat the
grass IN front Of his house"
And II the world seems too full Of number Of
things" he finds comfort working among the apple
trees and grapeyncs ms l-acre farm where ne lives
with his mother ard sisteH-law And if you should ask
him why he never married he would probably smile and
say. We'll I guess ! never had the time