BREVARD NEWS, BREVARD, N. C. BREVARD Hardware Co. Butter is the same as cash. If you want the top price all the year round get a Primrose Cream Separator and then churn the cream in a Sanitary Churn. The steel churn is heavily tinned, cork-lined top. There is no place for microbes to hide. That is why it is better than the old wooden churn. 5-gaIIon size $4.50 7-gallon size $6.00 JO-gallon size $7.00 Dozey Churn Has not a single rod, bolt or bearing of any kind touching inside or outside ol milk receptacle. Santiary; receptacU l>einp; made of metal cannot absorb ;• particle of butter fat and become rancid No cracks or bearings to harbor the milk The receptacle being entirely free from frame and removable, the entire top beinj_> open, the receptacle weighing only a few ]>ounds makes it more convenient to i lean and handle. Produces the finest granular butter that can be made. 4-galIon size $4,50 6-^aIIon size $5.00 A Primrose Separator will pay for itself in one year's time if you are milking five cows. It will make enough more butter* Send for a catalog. Sole Leather 90c per lb. C. M. DOYLE BREVARD, N. C: SAMUEL MERRELl OEAD FATHERED 16 CHILDREN Sanuiol Merrell, yeura, (lipil ait his home on Little River on Friday after un illnoss of nino days with pnounioniu. Interment WHS* made in the Orr cemetery on Satnnl.iy after fnm*ral services the L’ttle Hiver chnrcli, of which the docoased was u inem- l)or, by Rev. E. Allison. Mr. Merrell wjh? twice niarrird and was the father of sixteen chil dren, nine of whom are living. His second wife died about thirteen years af;o. The snrvivins; children are : Dan, Talve, (t., Ewart, Hill, Jim, Ira, EHu‘rt and Miss Allie. Mr. Merrell is also snrvived by tliree brotliers, Billy. Perry and Itaxter Mt^rrcll t)f LitHe River, and a-sister, Mrs. Amanda C’laytun of IVnrose. Two Rold fish, jar and package of fish food for 35 cents. Macfie- Brodie Co. 2-16-2tc MRS. ENSLEY DEAD Ora Ij. Jones of Hrevard and A. B. .Tones of Pis^ah Forest received information Monday to the elTect that their sister, Mrs. IlattieEnsley, near Appison, Tenn., died on Sun day ni^ht. A. B. Jones left on Monday afternoon to attend the barial of his sister. WILL OPERATE SAW MILL G. W Hayes of Selica has ]>nr chased a ]>ortablo saw mill. be- iran oi)crations this week. It is his purpose to move his family to Bre vard owing to better school ad van tages. Got the measles? Eat ice cream. If you havn’t got it, eat ice cream anyhow. We keep it at all times. Macfie-Brodie Drug Co. 2-16-2tc Good Japanese Custom. Polite Japanese never have the grip because they commit "iki wo biki,” that is drawing in their breath sharp ly, a salutary custom which one doc tor has declared incomparable as means of grip prevention, the idea be ing that Japanese are careful as to where and on w'hom they breathe and so keep the percentage of germ dia- tribution at a rather respectable low f.gure. NOTICE-IAND SALE BYTRUSTEt! Whereas, on the 23rd day of October 1911, J. O. Waters and wife executed and delivered to Brevard Banking Company their promissory note for the sum of $1,100.00. due and payable on Oct. 23rd, 1912; and at same time executed to the undersigned, trustee, a deed in trust on the lot of land hereinafter describe«l to se cure the payment of said note, said deed in trust registered in Book 7 at page 40 of mortgage records of Transylvania county, and said note not having been paid, and the holder of same having de manded that the notice of intended sale l,e given, and the undersigned having given the notice required in the deed in trust, and the default not having been made good; Therefore, I will, on Monday, March 5th, 1917 at 12 o’clock M„ at the court house door in the town of Brevard, N. C., sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described lot of land, situ ate in the town of Brevard, N. C. on the corner of Jordan and Oaston streets, bounded as follows: Beginning on a stake at the intersec tion of north margin of Jordan street with the west margin of Gaston street, and runs with the west margin of Gaston street north 26 degrees east 159 feet to a stake; then north 61 degrees west, paral lel with Jordan street 82 '_> feet to a stake; then south 26 degrees west, parallel with Gaston street, 159 feet to a stake on the north margin of Jordan street; then with north margin of Jordan street, south 64 degrees east 82'.. feet to the beginning, being the property once occupied by V. B. McGaha. Sale made to satisfy said debt, interest, cost and expenses of sale. Welch Galloway, This Jan. 31,1917. Trustee. 2-2-5tc. SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION North Carolina, Transylvania County— In the Superior Court—April Term, 1917. Wil'iam Chappell vs. E. H. Jennings. The defendant above named, E. H. Jen nings, will take notice that an action en titled as above has been commenced against him in the Superior court of Tran sylvania county for the recovery of three thousand [$3,000] dollars damages due the plaintiff by the said defendant occasioned by the wrongful and negligent breaking of defendant’s lake dam at Toxaway, North Carolina; that a warrant of attach ment has been issued in the said cause and served by the sheriff of Transylvania county by levying upon the property of the said defendant, as appears by his re turn thereon made; and the defendant will further take notice that he is re quired to appear at the term of the Supe rior court of said county which cimvenes in the town of Brevard, North Carolina, on the sixth Monday after the first Mon day in March, 1917, it being the 16lh day of April, 1917, at the court house in said county, and answer or demur to the com plaint of the plaintiff in the action afore said, or the plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief demanded iii his said coiiiplaint. This the 25th day of November, 1916. N. A. MILLKR, Clerk Superior Court. Deaver, Clayton and Galloway, Plaiiitifi’s Attorneys. 2-2-itc ANNUAL REPQRT OF THE condition OF BREVARD RUILDING & LOAN ASSOCIATION OF BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA MADE TO THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER AT RALEIGH, N. C, AS REQUIRED BY LAW, FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, J9J6. Incorporated March 20, J909* Commenced business March 27, 1909. President—Thos. H* Shipman, address Brevard, N, C.; salary, none. Secretary-Treas. A. M. Verdery, Jr., address Brevard, N. C.; salary, $219,50. Attorney—D. L. English, address Brevard, N. C.; salary, none. RECEIPTS Cash on hand December 31, per last report.. none Instalments received during the year $17,029.50 Interest received during the year 2,187.61 Entrance fees received during the year 104.50 Loans on shares paid 2,190.00 Loans on mortgages paid 9,300.00 Money borrowed 800.00 Total $31,611.61 ASSETS Loans on mortgages $38,360.00 Loans on shares 4,795.50 Interest due ;ind unpaid 830.50 Cash in banks 119.85 Total. .$44,105.85 DISBUKSEMENTS Withdrawals Profits $ .S61.15 Dues 6,748.50 $ 7,309.65 Matured shares—Profits 2,142.00 Dues 10,4.S8.00 12,600.00 Loans on mortgages 7,485.00 Loans on shares 3,389.C0 Interest i02.( 0 Borrowed money repaid 100.00 EXPENSES Salaries $219.50 Advertising and printing.. 103.50 Taxes on Association’s property 12.76 Other expenses 38.64 374.40 Individual accounts paid 39.5J Bank overdraft December 31, l'»15 92.21 Total disbursements $31,491.76 Balance, cash on hand 119.85 Total $31,611.61 LIABILITIES Due shareholders $38,828.00 Borrowed money 1,700.00 Undivided profits 3,577.85 Total .$44,105.85 PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT TIP ' CH. laterest paid on withdrawals ...$ 561.15 Balance, profits last report ..$4,209.04 Profits paid on matured stock . 2,142.00 Interest —Cash receipts Intere^ paid on borrowed monev... 102.00 Difference in uncollected interest. - 256.25 $2,443.86 Salaries 219.50 Admission fees 1C4 50 Advertising and printing lO.^.SO Taxes 12.76 Insurance Department fees 6.00 Other expenses .32.6-1 ' Undivided profits. 3,577.85 Total - $6,757.40 ' 1 Total $6,7.57.40 APPORTIONMENT OF PROFITS TO DECEMBER 31, 1916. Series JF Age Date of Issue No. Total Gain Per Gain Per Value Per Withdrawal No. Weeks Month Year Shares Paid in Share Series Share Value 4 328 Sept. 1910 11 $ 815.25 $16.59 $ 182.49 $98.59 $97..50 5 302 X Mch. 1911 40 2,805.50 14.07 562.80 89.57 88.50 6 276 [Sept. 1911 n 3,379.25 11.75 599.25 80.75 79.75 7 250 Mch. 1912 15 937.75 9.66 144.90 72.16 71.00 8 224 Sept. 1912 40 2,034.25 7.75 310.00 63.75 62.75 9 198 Mch. 1913 33 1,546.75 6.03 198.99 55.53 54.50 10 172 Sept. 1913 77 2,990.50 4.58 352.66 47.58 46.50 11 146 Mch. 1914 97 3,299.75 3.30 .320.10 39.80 38.75 12 120 Sept. 1914 191 5,486.00 2.23 425.93 32.23 31.25 13 94 Mch. 1915 153 4.081.25 1.40 214.20 24.90 23.75 14 68 Sept. 1915 233 5,347.75 .72 167.76 17.72 16.75 15 42 Mch. 1916 243 3,934.50 .26 63.18 10.76 10.25 16 16 Sept. 1916 137 2,169.50 .04 5.48 4.04 4.00 Totals 1321 $38,828.00 $3,547.74 Loaned $43,155.50 SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTIONS 1." To what per cent of valuation are loans lim ited? 66-3',. 8. Under what plan do you apportion the profits to various series? Pro rata. 2. W’hat is the largest mortgage loan outstanding? $2,000.00. 3. Have you any loans on second mortgage? so, what amount? None. If 4." How often are series issued? Every six months; March and September. 5. Do you mature your series within a given time? If so, how long? When stock becomes worth $100.00. 6. Are all the profits of the Association appor tioned at the beginning of each series? Yes. 7. Are the dues per share payable weekly or monthly? Weekly. Amount? 25c per week. 9. Amount of authorizr shares? 5,000. 10. Par value of each share? $100. 11. Number of shares in force at beginning of year? 1243. 12. Number of shares subscribed during the year? 41& 13. Number shares canceled and withdrawn during the year? 340. 14. Number of shares in force at end of year? 1321. 15. Number 01 shareholders, white? 165. 16. Number shareholders, colored. 10. I State of North Carolina—County of Transylvania—ss. Thos. H. Shipman, President, A. M. Verdery, Jr., Secretary of the Brevard Building & Loan Association of Brevard, State of North Carolina, being duly sworn, each for himself, deposes and says that they are the above oflicers of the said Association, and that on the 31st day of December last, all the above described assets were the absolute property of the said Association, free and clear from any liens or claims thereon, except as above stated; and that the foregoing statement, with the schedule and explanations therein contained, assumed or referred to, are a full and correct exhibit of all the assets, liabilities, income, and disbursements, and of the conditions and affairs of the said Association on the said 31st day of December last, and for the year ending on that date, according to the best of their informati .n, knowledge and belief, respectively. THOS. H. SHIPMAN, President A. M. VERDERY, JR., Secretary. State of North Carolina—Insurance Department. Raleigh, February 17, 1917. I, James R Young, Insurance Commissioner, do hereby certify that the above is a true and correct abstract of the statement of the Brevard Building & Loan Association, of Brevard, N. C., filed with this department, showing the condition of said Association on the 31st day of December, 1916. Witness my hand and official seal, the day and date above written. JAMES R. YOUNG. Insurance Commissioner. STRAINER PAT JET'AGITATOR RREVARD Nirdnn Co. BREVARD, N. C. Spray Time is Here What is the use of having apple trees if you do not get the apples? By using a spray you get more and much better ap ples than the man who does not spray. spraying: properly done will pay big dividends. Our cog gear barrel spray pump is the easiest on the market. It has the new self-expand ing hemp-packed brass plun ger; it will handle hot or cold mixtures, acid, etc. The valve and valve seat is brass hence cannot rust. The cyl inder and discharge pipes are all brass. The air cham ber is 32 in. long, enabling the pump to throw a uni form, constant and elastic spray. Our spray outfit con sists of a barrel, Myers cog- gear barrel spray pump,com- plete with one lead of 15 feet of 1-2 inch 5-pIy hose, grad uating Vermorel nozzle and both jet and mechanical agi tator. Also a ten foot ex tension rod. Write for a cata logue or come in and we will show you how it works. Wc^ have one ready t5^ operate. SOLE LEATHER 90c per lb. Don’t Order C. DOYLE BREVARD, N. C.