«
ET-S-’AETt HEWS, BEEVARD, N. C.
Personal Mention
LieRARMNS TO MEET SOON
i
CHIMNEY AND FLUES.
Look through these columns; see if
the names of your guests are there. If
not, you have neglected your duty
toward them. It does not cost any
thing. Telephone, write or bring your
news to News office.
Born, to Mr. anl Mrs. Ed. Me
(’oyof Pisgah Forest, a daughter.
Miss Annlo Henry, who spent the
winter in (ireonvillo. is in Itrevard.
John Ki”g of Greenville visited
his father, P. S. King, on Sunday.
“Ladies nlKht” was observed at
the Brevard clnb last Thursday
night.
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Whitmire of
Asheville were visiting in Brevard
on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Houston of
(Jreenville were guests of relatives
in Brevard Sunday.
W. P. Whitniirt' of Henderson
ville was in the oitv on business
Friday and Saturday.
Miss Juno lsrat‘1 of Hcnderson-
vill(? WHS the lust \ve’k of her
ci'usin, Mrs. ,lesse A. Smith.
Several ]>hvsicians from Transyl
vania are attendni;; tlio annual
state meeting of ]thysicians in
A she vi lit'.
I'liarles .lolliiv. who has been tak
ing a course in thi> Moody Bible
Institute, is iu As!u*ville, where
Mrs. .lollay has bo«n for the past
few Vst i*ks.
The Baraoa elas.^! of the Brevard
Bit])tist Sumlay school will enti'r-
tait' the Philath(*iis (in Tl)nrsd:iy
ni?^lit of this v.'iH'k :it the grath’d
school buildin.i-'.
Victor Foiitair.e returned on
Wi-dnesday niglit from M»)nks
('orner, S. (\ He will rebuild his
shuttle block factory in Brevard at
an early date.
Mi^>- Aunu* (i'.sb has returned
from a visit to her brother, W. l>.
(•lash, of Nt'w York, and from a
Meeting of an or;:ani/.Htion of c'(.)l-
iege women in Wushiiigton.
W. M Cloud, jr.. left last week
to enlist in tlie navy. He passed
the ]»hysical examination at Ashe
ville and the ti!i:il test at Raleigh.
From there he went tu Brooklyii.
Mis-« (’ora Wi’lsiri. f.,nnerresi-
tleiit ol Hrevar l :;”.d Tt^achei- iji tlu‘
eonnty. bur 7!u*r»‘ rri-ently leneli.M’
at Bryson I’if v. is :i i ti:e ll^ltniore
]!Os]iital, iu ; i‘ s'pt v.Tulerweni a
>eri.us ()ie;-itii)!).
Mrs. ,1 r. Kuil' and fuTiiilv,
w;^ >.-e h'irne wns iit.''tMve(l by !u''‘
last ^\■t•ek. are  t'ne
••cimp” on lh(* ^rour.tis of t);e
h't!i)e site as they luui imrposed to
do durini; the suiinner.
}.lr. ar.d Mrr.. !•'. 1'. Sietlu'o ha.s
leasel llu' Ili'Uiiin;' ln:i ar.d will!
I
run a boarding liuasv' iliin hnmmt ri
under tlie name of tii >‘-Xi '.v
iniii: Ini;,’’’ which > -;nilerf' pin-x ex-
tensivi* alterati'tns f;:,,l re!*:tirs.
Mrs. L''Mv)y Bi'O'vri of Flerenct'.
S. is visiting h-T niotber. Mrs.
,T. C. King, this Ixing her first
visit to lirevard siiu^' lier iiiarriage
last year. She (“xpects to v.-iurTi t>
Floreiu'c within ;; few days an:l
will b(‘ accom])Hi’.i;-d iiy her sister.
Miss .lessiu l\iji>:.
Friends of Mrs. R. C. Simmons,
who has been confined to her bed
for about three weeks, will be
pleased to learn that her condition
is improving. Her health h«8 no>
lieen good since she sustained a
broken rib in a fall a few months
ago.
C. M. Cooke, the fmrniture mer
chant, is giving some time and at
tention to farming. He iscultiva*
ing several acres of his nmvly
acquired farm near Wiison’-
bridge and is also cultivating a
number of acres on the farm of
C. E Orr.
In keeping w’ith the efforts of
the Brevard Betterment assocui-
tion to make Brevard more beau
tiful and attractive, this organiza
tion offers free bulbs, ])lants and
seeds to all who will ii.so them in
beautifying Brevard. Free distri
bution will be made to all appli
cants at the store of Mrs. Mary t^.
Bird on Friday of this week. The
ladies hope to have many beauty
spots in town this summer.
E. O. T. Club Changes Name.
The meeting of the E. O. T. club ,
on last Thursday was a very inter- j
esting one. Mrs. D. G. Ward, as
Mrs. II. S. Morgan's substitute, was
hostess. Among the important
items of hu.'iness transactt d was,
the adoption of the now club |
nani*' —Mathatasian—taken from '
the (irei‘k f*>r “learners.” Ti.e
club has been debating for s«;j!.e
time tlie advisability of clian^'ing
its nai'uv A ntinio signifying nior('
of the ]>urposes of tin* clnb w;is
desired sinc(‘tin* old oiie indicc.)• 1
onlv the da\.s on which tbe club
held its meetings and not true in
tb.is res])ect in i*very iiistance siiu 
only two ni(>etini;s were held each
inonth. Th(* old name, “Every
Other 'J'hursday Book Club," was
too lo!i;'and cumber^ome and tiieie
is more exj)ression and ineanin*.: m
th(‘ new and shorter name. 'Pbe
mo'it unusal features of t iu‘]>rt>L:r.i!ii I
on “Bird Music" were two origiiDil
])oems on the niockini; bird bv 'Mrs.
E. H. Norwood and sev»‘ral vicirula
rect)iils of “bird calls." After re
fri'shinents the club adjourn' 1 tc
mei't on Aj.ril witli Mrs. II. A
PluMiiner. the subjeft bein^ ••iiird
Le-.nd.."
> ril dt'l'_'aT( s ii I e exjr'ctllU’
t) tl:,' distriel nii'etini.: of
til 'A'.ci.’.n's F-’i!( i;!ti»»n in lii-nd't
.iivi’ic on April 'il.
GASOLINE.
T’r.lor.eroinul .‘Storage oi' gapnlino not
OT'!y the hp.zard‘5. hut i! is a
.• of ocoiir.niy, Tlie
hi:''i M).-t of ip is of vita! iiitor-
est to autoniol)ilr> owners; i-torntce
tan’KA iil.iced i:r(Ic'rcrroiind ujt (I’lly
saf. ;; Kill! !’ie luizarfl.-j, but i)i-cv(‘;rt
’.vastr , t:i ev;>i)er ition.
G:i;-o];ne si;.'iuld not bo kep: in the
hoi!’(‘ in ;;;.y re>-pptaclp e.'aopt an an-
prov. il s::rety I'an. From tin" cari l-v .^
u: p of ra -o’i’to in oi>en ca!is.
has ro.sr.U.d the d-aih of
,'w; adn’ts and one ciiihl
r!i” yr.ir. Ki-r.-s'ne likewi.-e c:iu ■ d
tl!>^ d.ath of Pievfn adulfs a;iij .six
rhildrcn. .'.I'jiroved s;'.ff>ty cjn's in 'ro
ho'iP.i* \vh ‘;"e thr> use of infhuimi:'.’)]')
lioriM.-- i'’> nr,- . ary. v.-ill ei’inii!::te I’.ie
(b^'orahlc' loss of life in this n;;:iiasT.
()r.r> linn.'lrod and ninety-nino (T.Ut) or-
’ s r 'ouiriiis consuu]er.s to pr.x ure
.'•r,;'*;y ( ans woro is.sued.—Fire Mar
shal W. E. Langlov.
Eleventh Annual Convention of Society
Will Be Held This Year at
Salisbury.
Charlotte. — The North Carolina
Library As.sociation will hold its elev
enth annual meeting in Salisbury
April 24-L*5, the sessions to be in the
Community building.
The officers of the association are:
Miss Mady B. Palmer, of Charlotte,
president; Mrs. I). A. Garrison, of
Gastonia, viec-president; Mrs. L. P.
Coltrane, of Concord, second vice-pres
ident; Miss Carrie* L. Broughton, of
Raleis^h, secretary; Mrs. A. F. Griggs,
of Durham, treasurer.
The program is one of special inter
est.
At the lirst session, Tuesday morn
ing, Miss Minnie W. Leathcrnian, sec
retary of the North ('arolina Library
Commission, will talk on “Progress of
the Library Campaign.”
The afternoon session will be intro
duced by a musical number. “Spring
time," nonizetti-Ilerbert, by the Music
Study Club.
The address of welcome will be
made by Mayor W. H. Woodson, of
Salisbury, and the response by Miss
Mary B. Palmer, of rharlotte.
Dr. Geo. F. Howernian, librarian of
tan Public Library. Washington, D. C.,
will talk on “The Library of the Twen
tieth Century in Small and Medium-
Sized Towns.”
“Story Hour” will he conducted by
Mrs. T. S. Lucas, of Society Hill. S. C.
Wednesday forenoon will be devot
ed to discussion of problems of college
and public libraries.
Wednesday afternoon there will be
a “Hook Survey." those makiuR talks
being Miss Palmer, of Charlotte; Miss
Cornelia Shaw, of Davidson; Miss An
nie F. Petty, Miss Janet ('. Uerke’ey,
of the Greensboro Public Library:
Miss W. L. Erwin, of Salem Academy
and (’ollef?e.
The club women of Salisbury will
tender the vit;itors a hint heoii and the '
chamber of commerce an auto ride. i
The Cause Statistics, page 34,
shows that defective chimneys r.nd
flues are causing many fires, one thou-
sand and six (1,006) In 1915 alnna.
Builders are .showing increased i»'teis
est with regard to the safe construe,
tien and installation of heating sys.
terns, chimneys and flues, as a saf*
Arrangement In the beginning Tirs^
eludes all possibility of fires orlglnf>,V
Ing from these sources. E*/ery proi^
«rty ov^ner should arrange for a car»
ful inspection of chimneys and flues
«nch veti* and Immediate correction of
any dr-fects found.—Plre Marshal Wl
E. T .'•n.Tley.
Spend Your Money
with your home merchants.
They help pay the taxes,
keep up the schools, build
roads, and make this a com
munity worth while. You
will find the r.dvertising of
the best ones in this paper.
wei'k. They \vi e i , . *
who is Sick hui I-. I in iii- > V1 n;'
Many ^])b;ws htm riiin. n-/ . *•
great deal of farm i-
on around (;cdar MouuMin
Mr. arid Mrs. H. Garten vi it
Tb» ir tluughter, Mrs. Ed B-1
near BrevHrl ».n .Snrda'
A v(^rv vieiou*^ dotr, b-du ved !■
bave been mal. passed fliroti.'h
tbe hfirnyurd of (Ti'orre Bisfi. p
and bit h calt, )kiss( (1 nii iiito tl!.-
Blue Hidge setrtion an i bir n milk
• •ivv and a do^. Tlui one helievid
mad was killed by
.j Ml -, to whom the bitten
r.ged The cow belonged
i l!|> .l iti -S.
 (1 ,I >ri- s, who has been
! .r Hf Forest for the
VO III >iiths, has returned
' Snvdt i* and two of his
1. li^ Iriitii Piedmont* S. C..
!• >«. 'It) tt> the Marshall cottage
i"»i-i:!v I'hey enjoyed a few
ii 'ill tri’;i lishing.
Pat.
^ ^ ^ ^ ^
^ ( EDAR MT. BKEEZES. ^
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Mr. and Mrs. (^alloway Mimms
of Greenville chaperoned a party
of eleven hovs and girls to Cedar
Mountain last Saturday after vis
iting Connestee falls. They re
turned home Sunday.
Many touring cars
passing through our
Sunday.
Dr. L«dand .T. Anderson, John
Taylor and Rvidolph Anderson cf
(ireenville were the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. (Teorge \V. Bishop last
were s»en
community
Six-Rooli] Hoifse For Rent
The six-room house opposite Henning Inn
and the residence of Ora L. Jones and ’Squire
E. T.^ Henning has been painted and kalso-
mined throughout the interior and the out
side has also been painted, making it fresh
and good as new throughout.
All rooms are well lighted in addition to
large hall, bath room and servant’s closct.
Large basement; rich garden plot on 75x155
feet; several shade trees and good lawn; on
second block from Square.
Front door will be unlocked for next few
days. If interested go in and look it over.
Fly-by-night tenants and those not appre
ciative of good, clean and care-taken quarters
not wanted under any circumstances.
Rental price, $16 per month.
If interested look the cottage over and
then see NO.\H M. HOLLOVVELL.
Governor is in Washington.
W;’;dii!:;"toi. — I'ornier (.lovermr
Lock.-' (’rai" w.'s a visit:;r in W;tshiim-
ton. H.' thinks that he peoi)le of North
Carolina are with the administration
in its war with (Jerinany.
“We are for peace all of ns." said
Mr. ('ralK. “It is net a (inestion of
peace or war. We could not stand for
cverytiiiuf;. and the situation was
.i-M'owin;; wt)rst> all the time. I think
the Pr''.'■■idfMit was ))i!iient, hiave and
cool-headed. Ih' did not rush us into
war. He kej)t us out of it as hjnj; as
he conld. He is no; condemned by any
fair or just man. j
"1 think Congress will do ri.u’.it in
jrivin;.; him tlie funds he asked for. We
should exienil credits to the naiions
that an li.uhtin,'; Clermany.”
V/ake Forest Wins Debate.
Rrd('i'-:h. Wake Forest CoUc'-e won
over i^aiidul!)h-Ma on in a mo-t rrf'di:-
a!dt- .i( itatf on the query, “lii'solve !.
the ('(),,stit'ition of the l’nit( d
slioulil he so untended as to r-rohihit
tl'.e m;innf;u ’ ii; e a::d sale of into>:icat-
inj; li.jui,-
L. I5or.ll and W. K. Hails'^ were th**
speii'.rcrs oii the aitirnuitive by llaii-
d(d!>!i .M.icon and .\. ('. llelii i-nd IIn-
hert ]•;. Oliver for Wake I’oresl on
.he iK'sraiivf side of tii ' ern' ;ion. A--
so( iaie Jusn 0 W. A. l;ok'‘. of the
Su;)r,me Court. ])r>sided. and the
,iu(if.,es \vT(' Attorney Gener;i! .1, S.
.Ma!U!ii:ic. Jndi^'e J. C. Bip^s and lien-
;’v ,\. i'n'-:e. 'i'!ie cad''':!.'' ol' .Music
was th"o'i^'nl and Justice !I(,-;;e coui-
nu‘r,(! .1 most highly the ili-haiinf; by
both -itb s.
J. W. McMINN
W. P. WEILT
T. M. ALLISON
AUTOMOBILE OWNERS
If you own an automobile
we want to attract your atten
tion to our large stock of auto
mobile accrssories, for we have
just about anything for sale in
the auto line except automo
biles.
We have exclusive rights in
this territory for the sale of
the United States tires and
the Firestone t?res, which are
guaranteed for 3,500 miles of
service.
Rights
Now
Escaped Train Robber Caught.
C’l'.ailotte. il. Crady Webb, train
robber \v!io was heint^ transp»»r; 'd to
Atlanta Federal prison from West
V;rf,M;iia and escapt'd from the olTicers
on a train wldle in the yards here
•.vas cai'turcd at I’adin, near S.ilisbury.
an'd wa;- immediately carried to At
lanta to i'C!;iri his sentence.
Sampson Farmers Busy.
Clinton. In Samp.son county the
larniers operati'.'ns are Rcdng forward
with. i'('.iiarAaide rapidity. It is evi
dent liiat iliL* farmers art' as a whole
considering the food situation. a!'d
while tlie cotton and tobacco acrea,s;e
may not be materially decreased the
food crop will doubtless be increased.
Farmers in this county are putting
forth unprecedented etiorts.
Automobile Accessories
This list of accessories will serve to show you that we have
prepared to take care of your automobile needs:
Inner tubes, both United Slates and Firestone; Cha-Tspion Spark
Plugs, Pur/ips, Jacl^s, Rid-O-Skid Chains, Vukanizers, Rubber
Cement, Patching Cement, Auto Soap, Auto Paint which makes
car look like new, Tool Boxes, all kinds of tools, cementless patch
that will do the work by applying a little gasoline; blow-out shoes
for inside and cut; headlight bulbs for all kinds of cars, headlights,
tail lights., etc.
Anvthing but the Automobile in stock here.
A &
1ERS SUPPLY COMPANY
BREVARD, N. C.
NORTH CAROLINA BRIEFS.
is the* time for you to investigate and BUY SOME
15K1LVARI) Ri^.VL ESTATE, either in town or near
by. Th(* pric;?s are lower NOW than they will ever
be a"sin. We have made a number of sales lately',
and are having nti'iierous in^julrios for all sorts of
property and expect (laitc a lot of activity along this
line in the very near future. If you v/ant to make a
safe investment that is bound to grow in value come
in and see us. If you have anything to sell list it
with us at once. We are doing business for others,
why not you?
Brevard Insurance Agency
GALLOWAY 8l MINNIS
Room McMinn Building
Governor Bickett appointed Dr. J.
Howell Way. member of the State
Board of Health, for a term of six
years to succeed himself. Likewise
he ai);'>(>iuted Dr. K. C. Register, of
(’harlotte. to membtrship on the board
for a similar length o£ time to succeed
Dr. W. O. Spencer, who.^e term ex
pires .\i)ril
Rocky Mou!it negro women have
volunte -red to do Red Cross work.
A hishway commission has been or
ganized in Warren county.
Albert Belche, a youn^ w’hite man,
claiming Spartanburg, S. ('., as his
home, was arrested in High Point
(d’.arged with severely berating the
President and the Hag.
Mr. A. S. Brown, of Cliarlotte, traf
fic manager of the North Carolina
Cotton Manufacturers’ Association,
was chosen manager of the traffic bu
reau of the Raleigh Chamber of Com
merce. He will begin his duties
?Iay 1.
Col. Lanilton A. Brown, 30, of Wilk
ie-’-' 'v>. In. C„ who commanded a'North
a la regiment during the Civil
Wdi, died in Richmond last week.
£3 Throe* Monllis
'rlption to
Trial Sub-
TiiK
North Caiolina’s livei't nowspa-
T) r i.^ of't’-v-'l t» the readers of
IiaiiCT f'.r Dail;- ami Sunday.
Full : iat( .1 Pi ess 7v‘pcM t.
I'liiti'd i’.-'.:s iCay Sorx ice.
'.{.iiIt’.'-'. lHi'"r'.tcO.
f L; ; und lirimf .1 of
r ■
i-c ry’.Ki-*.