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Nor MISS VoZume XXV Hendersonville, North Carolina, June 6, 1913 Number 10 Old Henctei to "Stop the Aid of F The Times' Crusade For Better Farming Methods Brings Glorious Results. County Commission ers and Various Organizations Co-operate and Farm Expert Wilt be Employed at $1,200.00 Salary. Begins Work on September 1st. Henderson county is going to -stop the leak.5' It is going to raise move and import (less. Ideal-i lv fitted by mature .to be ta pros perous farming county,, and having a practically unlimited (home .mar ket for ,all that lit earn raise, Heiv derso.r, county is going (to raise enough, to meet the -demand and convert its unrivaled natural ad van..t.ige.s into ,a golden stream of wealth. i. That is the meaning, of the de cision, which was reached Monday, ,to employ- an expert (demonstra tor under the farmers co-operative demonstration! work. And The Times, which for two years has been .advocating this .course, very heartily congratulates the ' county commissioners, the County Brar 1 of Education, the GreateV Hecdersonville Club &Td the .Far mers U"io-n .upon their successful efforts to bring about the great . '.or w i.d ni o v e m rJ: . w. h i c h this. (n?:t;. has. ever undertaken. , Will Get a First Class Man C. i ..') -operative demonstration! 'ork eaa be started at a ninimum ';-z i ;f600 of which the Govern ; nays- $300. But .Henderson .: y .-.a- very wisely decided to :a :: t.:.e services of a Tborough--ahih expert at a salary of $1 !'i ih.s. aim; net. the Govern '.. ;.-ays $'H)U ; the County Com- lii ' . omi.ste 3(i0 from : e t iai bounty fund ; the Coun 1 i'T-rci l Educatio:i appropri-i - : ') f .-m the- school fund ; ': tli- G -reater Iler.clersonville a.:.i the Farmers Union' will i v ,io the remaining $250. The 'r.-s-tra.-ior will .be .selected by :' Prof. . S. Millsaps with .the '-;v :' a :rd consent of the, county Nature of the Work uenio.n.strator will begin V !,V i thai mm ; r this county in September 'V 11 devote ihis entire time to work. Together- with the de- ' rators of ,sixty other roun "vhich are in this work, he V-:oo,:l the A. & M. College 'flgh ir.. August for a fecial ' '. course. From the time to Headers o n count v he a: dispo-sal of the farm- ;o county, giving advice, o.r and instruction to all ' ; t it. If wiil -not be his ; i'; ,run a domonstration oy one place; but ihe will ..ru-rous tracts ail over the' h-d the work on thsoe v H be d:):-;e urder his di- e-.'visior-. Also, it will be s to visit as many as y . y schools ; and it is 'ra-'. tic able, a lot V," ' ; i urea npils r:ear a school so can really Jearr. hout modern metho.ds and will :h.e proceeds of before to the Combined Efforts &- ; "' juration of the co-op-e -ti.oor.&tration work in this , ; ll'-;v Js the result of the com-1 .ed efforts, of a -number of peo Pb' ho realize that the prosperi j of tnis county depends on the nners. ia the co,urse o its long . pf1's'istent advocacy of the P oject, The Times urged : the takeTv IIender&0'nville Club to tlie I k matter UP and furnished Wet t th inf nation on the 1 lv order to present the son Cotaety Leak" with arm Expert! matter in coincrete form. The Times suggested that the club offer to taind half of the county'9 share ot the expense if the county tcom- m!ssioiners would appropriate the other half from the general comity fund, a-n.d suggested also that the club appoint, a committee to sub mit this proposition to the county commissioners. Las tweek the Board of Governors of the club met and appointed a committee (with K. G. Morris as chairman) tp go before the commissioners with authority to pledge the club (with such assista nce as the Farm ers Umioin might be willing to give) for ar.y sum up' to $250 if the commissioners would take care of an equal amount Committee Meets This committee "met with Mr. Millsaps at 2 o'clock Monday af ternoon. Mr. Millsaps explained !n detail the nature and advan-1 tages of the work. The general Dense of the meeting was that it would be a mistake to be icortent with, a $6C0 proposition, that the in terests of the county .demand the services of a thoroughly traind expert, and that the additional mocrev needed to obtain such an expert would be money well spe-nt Two well known far me t se a.na P. members of T. Ward, who the. committee. "C iCit CO ifident that' the farmers "Union would the work, Als( he willing to he,!p it was k :own that tv Superintendent S'hitle was. able to pledge substantial support from the County Board of Educa tion who are wide awake to the reed, of up-to-date farming meth ods ir. this county. Proposition Laid before the Commissioners The committee, with Mr. Mill-f-aps and Demonstrator Weaver of Buncombe, then went before the io-unt(y commissioners to uivge the aceeptlar.ce of the proposition. Mr. Millsaps ably explained the nature of the work. President Willcox of the Greater Hendersonville Club explained the club's proposition. Jonathan Case spoke in behalf of the -farmers. W. A. Smith empha sized the urgent need of the work. Mr. Weaver presented some tell ing facts', and figures, showing what had actually been- done, in Buncombe ur-der the.- co-operative den Svration . A Critical Moment Commlssiorei- Whitaker said that the school feature of the work appealed to him. Chairman. Sta tor, smiled but -said nothing. Com missioner Maxwell neither spoke r.cr smiled. The Victory is Wen Then an informal conference "look place between the commisj sioners and a number of the citi zens present. It was evident that the commissioners, as business men, realized the importance of the pro ject; also that, as official "watch dogs of the treasury" they were going to think carefully before pledging a cent of the taxpayers momey. Finally, after careful con sideration!, they made an order fou $300 for the demonstration work to begin in September, this appro priation being made in considera tion of the pledge of the County Board of Education for $150 and the pledge of the Greater Hander- sonville Club (witih the co-oper ation of the Farmers Union) for $250. x The Government's $500 brings the salary of the demoni strator up to $1,200, and a jfirst class demonstirator is absolutely promised. The Times does not. know of any act of the Commissioners which will be .more benefit than this to the whole county, as it advances Henderson to the front of the march of progress. The County Board of Education .also deserve tihe thanks of the county for the very valuable aid which they are rendering and the e videnee which they have given that they take a broad aind pro-gres-s-ive view of their official duties-. This work is thoroughly ed ucatiefnal, and in supporting it the members cf the board are follow ing the precedent "which they set last.yeaT whern they appropriated Til 00 fcr the com contests,. The pn'-.-t takein by the Greater He,nde'r&onville Club in this matter is. a I 'roof both of the willingness and of the ability of the ,Club to do work which is essential to the county's growth. A Greater II en derso.nville is dependent upon a ('.'.eater Ker.derson county; and t'e p-ros-perity of the cou::ty (and therefore of tlie city) depeir.cls. on the' farm, Every legitimate busi ness in the city and county will be advanced by the co-operative de mo r. stir aiion work ; but. of course., the fejrrr.ers. will be the first ,'bene f k-iasries ; and therefore there can he no doubt that thj& Farmers Ui'.'on, af a: body of intelligent ar.vd pirogressive men, will be glad to cor tribute a reasonable share towards the amount which the G'reaier Herdersor ville Club has promised. NOTICE! Nothing but money looks good to me. Pay your taxes or pay the cost that the law allows. Last chance this month. V.C.V. Shepherd County Tax Collector June 5, 1913 0 SEMI-CENTENNIAL OF LOCAL CHURCH The annual parish meeting of the St. James' church for the election o.f a vestry was held Monday afternoon. ' The members of the retiring vestry were re-electedl They are E. L. .Ewbank, Michael Schenck, J. A. . Hatch, ,L. Gourdini ! and Dt. W. E. Kirk. In September of this year the fiftieth anniver sary of the consecratioa of the church will occur; a'nd it waa suggested that some appropriate observance of the occasion be ar ranged. It is likely ' that ant in formal parish meeting will be held within the next few weeks to con sider plains for that occasion. The officers of the ,vest,ry are as follows;? Senior warden, E. L. Ewbank; junior warden, Michael Schenck; secretary, Michael Schenck; treasurer, Dr. Kirk. ASSOCIATION ASK COUNTY TO AID The executive committee of the Hendersonville' Hospital Associa tion are anxious to procure the organization of auxiliary societies throughout the county. The Association is doing its ut most to .rajse funds for the hospit al, and has been meeting with a gratifying measure of success. But more money is .'needed. One of the sources of revenue is the. Hospital Exchange. Every Saturday there is a sale of good things to eat which have been donated for the benefit of the Hospital. The sale takes place at Mrs. C. E. Wilson's store. The ladies of Henderson ville and Flat Rock have contrib uted very generously, and a good deal of moi-ev has been Raised this -ay. . . . , Now the committee asks that the ad'es, in every community in ihe cour.ty join in the good xvork. The the ladles of this county are good houi-ekeepers ; they car prepare tird send in table delicacies whi v, ill command a readv hale. 'And the cause is a worthy one, for th itai wiil be for the cour.ty as as. much as for the town. Jt is suggested that the ladies r.f every community 'in the county o-rga-rize themselves into an aux- y society and make arrange tsi to co-operate in furnishing lee:, fcr the Saturday hospital rr o .sales. ! T be- fla v-t i rr p or p. h not i no n - 1- j - o o tests, held every Thursday at Laur el Park, are attracting a good deal of interest. Bankers and others sericus-mmaea business men, ior- getting for the moment the anx ieties of business, are entering in to the game- with tlie 'zest of care frev' hoys. Even W. A. Smith, has -iorsaken his law practice long e .n.ough to take a few lessons Tn the gam.:-, a". d could hardly restrain h is. when he found that he na d broken five pigeons out of a i.of :hlie twelve. Two teams, are : ::mpeting for the silver cup. (You ca.. see the cup in W. II. Hawkins a.td son's window.) There are five men oai each. team. King Morris fs the captain of one team, and Mack Rhodes is the captain of the other. Last week- King Morris' i 3-an-jr were the victors, and the cup belo.ngs to them for a week. It will belong to them permanent ly jf they win it for a certain num of weeks in succession. But Mack Rhodes savs thev won't do that. L. A. Reeves, of Atlanta, is now the prescriptionest at the Rose Pharmacy. Mr. Reeves spent last Summer here, it will be remembered when he made many friends who are glad to welcome him here once more. 1 For Sale- Five passenger touring car in good condition. Will sell or exchange for desirable real estate. Address Auto, Care Times Printing Co. BIGGEST CROWD EVER IN TOWN The singing convention took place Sunday at the court house. And the crowds surely came. They came in buggy loads. tThey came in wajo.n loads. They came in train loads. And after the trains were filled to. overflowing, a heap of folks had to walk or stay be hind. And from the looks of Main street, you wouldn't think many stayed be.hind. , , Sunday was a warm day. Some folks say it was hot. In fact it was just about as hot as Hender sonville gets, to be. But t;he big audience, packed and jammed in the court house, enjoyed the sink ing so much, that they scarcely inot.'ced the. beat. AnA th.xt i& on Eloquent tribute to the excellence oi t.;e singing. T;here were fourteen choirs. Two of them were composed of little 'tots from Mud Creek and Pleasant Hill. And there was a choir of veterans, the Christian Harmony singers. The other eleven choirs werer Haw Creek (Buncombe), Lit tle River (Transylvania), Hoop-. ers Creek, Mud Creek, Shaws Creek, Valley HiLl Liberty, Upward, Pleasant Hill, Refuge, Mountain Page. Fifty-two selections were ren dered. Officers were elected as follows : J. F. Stepp, president ; J. R. Wilkie vice-president ; W. H. Gibbs, sec- retarv. MORE WATER AND BETTER WATER The official report, just received from the State Laboratory of Hy iar.e. with regard to Hendersou- ville's. water, is thououghly fav- o.rfb'e. The report shows an entire ab :.ece oi colon bacilli, of chlorine. oi citrates and nitrites. The water is all that could be desired. Alco, provision lias Hist been ply. This has been, done by n-ais-i;g the ill-way oj:e foot, thus ; rel easing the depth of the water '.: . the reservoir. 400 Good Hogs and Hundreds of Dollars Watch for the most important log contest this coin. tv. ever inaugurated in Hundreds of dollars j cash prizes and four hundred horoughbred Berkshire hogs. In c:-;t week's TIMES. IS IK EC 5 Tax Collector Shepherd n a s a Pj week's art por' t 1 otice iu this j. imes. Why? Because unpaid. And ti '.ere .tie -ome taxes still is because money is scarce. And money is scarce because Henderson county has not' been Ta.isir-g as much farm produce as it ca,n raise andy ought to raise. Money poured into this county last summer and fall, a big gold en stream. But a heap of that money ha,s been paid out to other sections for things we ought to have raised here. After a few years of the farm ers cooperative demonstration work, If our folks take hold of it avs they should -and swill, the money that comes here will STAY here. And then you won't be scared to face the tax collector, or anybody Wanted Hairdressing and dress-, 'making to do. Scientific work Mills, guaranteed. Call at Ben North Main street. v. JEmma, L. Hall. COMMISSIONERS AND TAX LEVY The Beard of County Commis sioners, at Tuesday's meeting, got to work on the tharnkless but im part ant task of making tihe annual tax levy. The task is . this year more unwelcome than usual, be cause recent State legislation re quires an increase of 2 2-3 cents on the State tax and 5 cents on the annual bridge tax, in addition to the extra levy which must be made to meet the new county and township road bonds. After much mental anguish, the commissioners found that it would be necessary to postpone final ac tion until Saturday, as some of the information necessary to fix the amount for the levy for the fconda will mot be in shape before then But they reached a provisional a-i sreement as to all the other (fig ures. This agreement is only pro visional; it is not part of.tho of-f ficial record; but the probabilities aire that it wTill be adopted with- out any material change except that it will be increased by lanl b-, mount sufficient to take care ot the bond issues. It 9 as follows State tax, 23 2 cents. Pensions, 4 cents. Schools, 20 cents. p General county fund, 21 2-3 cemta. Court House 5 1-3 cents. A. &S. bonds, 10 cents. Iron bridges, 5 cents. General bridge fund, 10 cents. General road fund 20 cents. Special school tax, 5 cents. H. & B. boinds (for Henderson ville township), 1 cent. The increase of 7 2-3, cents jmade necessary by the Legislature is al most offset by decreases which the commissioners were able to make in the levy for A. & S. bonds, the court house, and H. & B. bonds. THE METHODIST Su 1: day 0:45 a. m. Sunday school li a. m. Preaching by the Pastor. Subji-et. ''P!ea,su:es P.eal and Un real'." All the young paople are especially invited to he.ir this ser mon. Prea.c. lii :g at b :30 p, m. by the Pastor. T.ho male quartette will be an attractive feature of the ser vice during the summer. All t.he home folks a,nd visitors are cordially invited to worship. with us. IGRATI Washington An attempt to e ianinate immigration from South ern European and Asiatic coun tries without the uso of the "lit eracy test' upon which President Taft placed his. disapproval in the last session of Congress, is , em bodied in a bill introduced iu .the Senate by Senator Dillingham, joint author of the Burnett-Dillingham bill vetoed by President Taft. S.-i ator Dillingham's bill pro poses z restriction upon the, num ber of .immigrants fiom any coun try to be fixed at 10 per cent from the number ot persons of similar t:.atr....ilKy. who were shown to be rer.idcr.ts of the United States at the time of the last census. A statement .issued from the of fice of the Commissioner General of Immigration declared t hat the I resent immigration-law "scarcely excludes any except those afflict ed with serious mental or physical defects." and has butjittle effect in. reducing the great influx of a !'enc'. CURTAIL WORK . Washington. House Democrats in caucus have restricted the leg islative program of the extra ses 3ion to tariff, currency and emer gency appropriations, election cases. Committee assignments as submitted by Chairman Underwood and his colleagues of the Ways r.d Means Committee majority were adopted by the caucus with out change. The program aa pre sented by Representative Under wood wap made binding on Demo cratic members of the House stand ing coramjjteea. h 1 :V ORC Ill 1 I -II
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