North Carolina Newspapers

MIRROR OF TRANSV1>\'A.MA f;i TY S^fFK New (Name changed from Sylvan Valley News, January 1, 1917.) VOLUME-XXII BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MAY 4. 1917. NUMBEE-IS WRONG IMPRESSION MADE CONCERNING W. E. OREESE News Makes Clear Its Position As To Mr. Breese's Connec tion Wit!) Suit Against Brevard; No Gharge Made Nor Injustice Intended. In expressing his views of thoi Story in last woc'k’s Nows with ref erence to the agitation over the results of the ilenjoeratic conven tion in which W. E. Ilreeso was nominated for mayor, Mr. IJrcej^^e takes the ])osition that he was done H grave injustice and that thereby i tho News pluccd him in quite; an unethical and queshon- Hble liffht. esiH?cially in connection with his position as attorney in the suit of R. A. Poe iV: Co. aguinst the town. As the editor told Mr. Breese, it 18 fiir from the intention of the News to do anv one an injus tice and tln‘ same princi]»le holds Kood in his «*ase as in all others To those who may hav»^ thouirht that the News churned Mr. Fireese with prosecntinu a “hold-np" suit, this ])aj)er tak**s this oi)i)ortunitv t« say that it didn’t express such as its views but said there were citi'/i IIS who retiarded such in tins lijrbt. The Sn])»*rior cuurt, tiy its decision, retutfs such a chartre or imputation. The Supreme ct)urt will finally decidn this question Tho New’s takes pleasure in statintr for the benelit of Mr. Br»'»*se, and to correct any false impressions that may have been made, that it meant to lay no charge at his door nor to do him an injustice, in view of which we mike this state ment in the hope of making clear Ihe position of tho News. Not Afraid to Die It is sweet and glorious to die for one’s country.— Horace. REPORT OF INSPECTION BY INSURANCE COMMISSIONER Depnty Fire Insurance Commiss ioner F. M. Jordan, recently made the following report to the State Insnrance Commissioner following an inspection of lirevard : Hon. J. R. Young, Insurance Com missioner, Raleigh, N. I'. Dear Sir; I find here a vol unteer fire Dept, consisting of 10 men, one combination hand host^ hook and ladder wagon, with l.ODO feet of hose, I Py rene extinguishers, one hand reel, with >?00feet oi hose, and 2(K) feet extra, new hose, all in very good condition. Tho water supply is ownod by the town, is adequate, C. C. Kil- jMitrick, 8ui)erinteudent. The Building Laws are being en forced, no recent violations. The Inspection Laws an^ not be ing enforced that is no regular in spections are being made btit the Chief of Police, Mr. Brooks, has tiU trash. rubbisli and combnstible material either burned or hauled off every week. I have also inspected uU buildings, of v,'hich I find the general con ditions good, the others as follows: The Henning Inn, hotel, Jud.^e Geo. A. Shuford, own*;r. should have one standard fire escape from third floor on west side ot lutrth wing, with balcony at window on second and third flooi^. And mtioe served as per copy herewith attach ed. Dr. M. M. King, building, a small pile of trash and rubbish on second floor. I. L. Hedgspeth, cafe, two terra cotta flues and dangerous. Rose Cafe, trash and rubbish in back room. City Pressing Clnb, two flues brick tm edge. The Will Justice building cafe and residence, flue brick on edge. Brevard is having a clean up week and th« town is in fine con dition and tho officials yay they will keep it this way. Yours most respectfully, F. M. Jordan Depnty Insurance (.lommissioner This aation, under God, shall hava a new birth of freedom, and that gOTemmcnt of the people, by the people, for the peo^, s^l not perish from dM ea^.—Lineoln. m It is rehited that a private in the army of the Potomac was sentenced to be shot for .sicepin," at his post »f duty. In some way word of the approaching execution came to the attention of President Lincoln, and after writing out a reprieve he called hits car- rlape and started out t» see that ' the reprieve did , not fall to reach j the poor condemned soldier. It was a | broillnjr hot day and the ride to camp j was a loTiK oii* of t*n miles, but the | irreat-hearted Lincoln was bent on sav ing the poor .soldier :'.nd he went for ward. Perhaps the president later for got the incident amid weightier cares ; of state, but not so the soldier. When tlie Third Vermont charged upon the rifle pits before Yorktown the follow ing year the enemy poured a volley upon them. The fir.«!t man to fall was i William Scott of Company K. with six bullets through his body. His com rades caught him as he fell and as ' hi^' life blood ebbed away, he raised to heaven amid the din of battle, the | cries of the dying and the shouts of the enemy, a prayer for the jtrcsident, and as he died he remarked to his com- rade.s that Lincoln had showed he was no coward and was not afraid to die. At the burial later the chaplain nar rated tbe circumstances to the boys who stood about with uncovered heads. He had pr.nyed for the presi dent and paid him a most fervid and glowing tribute with his dying breath, -tc One country, one constitution, one ^ destiny. ¥■ ■U ♦ -ft ♦ •tt * -Ct ■a * ■p THE PRICE OF PEACE. T H.WE never advocated war except as a means of peace. —Grant. Peace won by compromise Is usually a short-lived acliieve- ment.—Wlntield Scott. Peace, above all things Is to be de.sir»*d; but bh»od nuist be s])illed to obtain il m t‘qimbl9 and lasting term.s. — Andrew Jackson. J3- ★ «• ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Declaration of Principles of Hew Ticket for Brevard In view of the fact that the undersigned have been nominated by a convention of democrats to run for mayor and aldermen of the town of Brevard in opposi- tion to the ticket nominated at the court house several days ago, we desire to let the citizens and tax-payers of the town know what our policies will be in the event of our election, and if they meet the approval of the tax payers we solicit their votes. In the first place we desire to let it be known that we are democrats, and not demagogues. We believe in democracy, but not in demagogues. We have not always approved the methods and men brought forward by leaders of our party in times past, and rather than vote for men or measures we did not approve we have had the nerve to reject the instruction of our “bosses” and “scratch” our tickets. In other words we are demo crats who feel that our leaders have strayed from the path of true democracy. In the event of our election to the offices for which we have been nominated we pledge ourselves to put into operation a better system of bookkeeping for the town, with a competent man in charge. We propose to use efficiency and economy in administering the town’s affairs, and to see that all tax money is promptly and properly collectcd and expended for the best interests of the town as a whole. We stand for better streets, better sidewalks, proper police protection, and for a just and impartial enforcement of the ordinances of the town. Another thing the undersigned want the tax-payers of the town of Brevard to know is that we look upon the suit of the R. A. Poe & Co. against the town as a grave injustice to the town, and we deplore the fact that a judgment for damages to the amount of nearly eight thousand dollars was rendered against the town in the Superior court last week. If the undersigned are elected we pledge ourselves to fight this suit to a finish, believ ing that a hearing of the case before the Supreme court of the state will result in a reversal of the lower court, which will save the taxpaj^rs of the town about $8,000, for which every tax-payer will be forced to pay a pro rata part. We are convinced that if the town of Brevard is forced to pay this heavy penalty for the incompetency of the concern that paved the streets of the town that a great injustice will be done the tax-payers, and we desire to save the town from the embarrassment it would suffer in the event its would-be mayor is forced to appear be fore the Supreme court as leading counsel for the pav ing company and argue this damage suit against the town. We stand for morality and justice to all parties. We are not strangers in Brevard. If the voters of the town believe me we will make efficient officers we solicit their votes. Sincerely yours, ORA L. JONES, Candidate for Mayor. C. M. COOKE, JR., A. M. VERDERY, JR., F. D. CLEMENT, J. W. BURNETT, B. W. TRANTHAM, Candidates for Aldermen. QUARTERLY CONFERENCE MONDAY AT OAK GROVE Presiding Elder Tuttle Will Be Present; Oak Grove Cemetery Will Have Cleaning; Preach- iag at Both Churches. (Reported for the News.) The Second Quarterly Conference of tho Brevard charge will Ik? held at O*^ k irove Methodist church Monday. The Presiding Elder, Rev. R G. Tuttle, will ])reach there on Suniay at 4 p. m. and at Brevard at niirht. On Monday morning from 7:3(> to II those interested will meet and clean off the cemetery. The Presid ing Elder will preach again at II after which dinner on the grounds will be served followed by the Con ference. Bring yonr tools and come early. Bring a basket and stay late. MINISTERS TO MEET A meeting of ministers will be held at the Presbyt-. rian manse on next Tuesday at 2 o’clock. All ministers of the coanty are in vited. GMDED SCHOOL OF BREVARD CLOSES Interesting Exercises Held on Wednesday and Friday Nights; Picnic Friday on French Broad Camp Grounds. The public school of Brevard closed last week. The final com mencement exercises were held on Friday night. The first commencement exerci.se was leld on Wednesday night, when a play and drills were rendered, as mentioned in last week’s News. The last school work was done by tiie pupils on Thursday. On Friday a picnic was enjoyed on the grounds of the French Broad Camp for Boys. School patrons and friends of the school prepared a bonntifnl spread that appeased the apiietites of the picnickers at 12 o’clock. It was* spread on table clothes on the ground near the spring. Old folks as well as the young ones groui^ed aronnd the spread and enjoyed the feast great ly—and there was an abundance of it. There were no formal exercises. The boys played ball for a while. Some of the picnickers fished in the French Broad, some swam, others waded, and love-sick swains blew sugar into the ears of their lovers. For abont an hour the children fonnd the chcte in tho lake quite interesting and since there was no water they took many a thrilling slide down the tin trough. On Friday night at the Audito rium the more weigthy matters held sway when i;cmmenceraent artdress by Dr. E. M. Poteat, presi dent ot Furman University at Gre^'nville,and the graduating exer cises were heard Dr. Poteat de- light-ed an audience that filled the Auditorium for ao hour on the ‘•.Springs of our National Life.” Using a figure of speech in his be ginning he showed how it takes first a spring to make a small water course, which grows into a river, then into a gulf and finally into a grtmt ocean. In the same manner it trikes the school life to grew into n great national hfe with its momenrous ]m)bleras. Dr. Poteat laid empha.'-iis upon tbe im portance of making the most of school life, the duties of patrons and communities in providing necessary facilities for the proper training of the children who in later years must conduct the affairs of national life. The Graduates. There were only four graduates. Their ex»'rcises were interesting and the subjects of the orations by two young men permitted a wide range in the selection of material. The speakers showed originality in their worK, giving em]>hasis to present :iay affairs as well as to those of by-gone years. While the subjects selected by the lady graduates permitted origi nality they did not allow such wide range in material nsed, but their papers were original and well pre pared OEMOCRATS HAVE TWO TICKETS IN THE FIELD NEW CANDIDATES PUBLISH MOTIVES FOR CANDIDACY Where the Brevard News Stands; Republicans Have No Ticket. Election on Tuesday. Missi Alberta Perkins' paper was vard. Brevard citizens will have th' choice of two democratic tickets t« vote on in the municipal election on next Tuesday, when a mayor and five aldermen will be elected. A«» a result of dissatisfaction that grew out of tho convention r»?- cently held at the court hoaso when a ticket was nominated, a number of business men and representa tive citizens—all democrats—met Monday night and pnt another ticket in the field. These men, who have the backing of the well wishes of many of the best citizens of the town, decided to pnt out another ticket for the reasons they have expres.sed in their “declara tion of principles” given on this page. The now ticket, despite rumors to the contrary, is not committed on the question of town extension. It has reached no coDclu.«!ions as to expensive clerks, etc.. as erroneous reports would indicate. Its ideals and purposes are progres.sive as set out in the platform, anti while it has pledged itself to morality noth ing has been said about Sunday closing as intimated by those fight ing the ticket. Editorial Expression. Since the probable attitude of the News has been questioned in r gard to the dissatisfaction re sulting from the convention 'it takes this opportunity to say that the New’S has taken no stand in the matter. It has onlv discharged its obligation to its readers in giving them the news and the situation without making any recommenda tions or advocating any changes in the ticket or the putting out of a new one. The News will adhere strictly to the policy of keeping hands off when it comes to differ ences between democrats. Some of the best and most i)rominent business men of the town are on both tickets and the News readers know them sufficiently well to in telligently choose for the best in terests of the town. While the News expresses no convictions or leanings in the matter, the editor reserves the right, as should every other citizen, to reach his own conclusions, have his own prefei* ences and possess his own convic tions and exercise them as an indi vidual to his heart's fullest delight. The Tickets. Following is the ticket named at the convention: Mayor—W. E. Breese. Aldermen—J. A. Miller, jr., J. M. Kilpatrick, J. S. Bromfield, D. G. Ward, T. L, Snelson. Following is tho ticket named on Monday night: Mayor—Ora L. Jones. Aluermen—.J. W. Burnett. F. D. Clement, (’! M. (’ooke, A. M. Ver- dery, B. W’. Trantham. The following from the above tickets are serving on the present board ; Mr. Cooke, mayor : Messrs. Miller. Kilpatrick, Snelson and Verdory, aldermen. Citizens can vote the ticket as a whole or scratch and insert names as though they w’ere tickets of dif ferent political parties. The republicans have no ticket in the field. ;on “The Life of Edgar Allen Poe.” I That of Miss Georgia Burrell was on “Tennyson and Some of His Poetry.” Hubert Hardin snoke on “Tho Rising Tide of Domocracy” and Rotert Deaver, jr., spoke on “The Passing of King Alcohol.” The Teachers. The tiiajority of the teachers left daring the early part of the week for their homes. Prof. J. C. Jones, the school principal, went to Win gate to be with his people until June 13, when he takes up work as one of the teachers of the summer school at the Cullowhee Normal. •Miss Irene Montgomery went to Landrum, Misses Verna and Mil dred Goode to Boiling Springs, Miss Frances McIntosh to Denver, Miss Sue Cannon to Horse Shoe, Miss Edna Stroup to Hickory. Miss Georgia Bell is a resident of Bre ¥ 700 MARCH IN SOKOA SCHOOL RALLY PARABI INTERESTING PROGRAN!3 IN FORE AND AFTERN^^O.N Permanent Organization Porfec'- ed; Preparations for Makistj; Rally Annual Event. Gentle, perfume-laden V r.*. rhat swept away vestiges of tl.rcut- ;ning fatigue ; a sun shining iiuc. a speckless blue sky forrn u «i; ideal daj for the annual (4i-intv Sunday school rally on Tuesdnv m - 700 Sunday school workers imm’ i i mtri the grounds of Brevard 1 tate, where the rally exercis- .-v w.n- held. The program was int-ev**-fm^' though not extended and not rc-jirt aentative of the many schools in the county. The «ttoo dance from these schools wh~ uuf as large as it w^as last year, tli»* de crease probably being due to f;ti’or- able farming conditions foll'i'vin*: a good show of rain on M'/u luy A permanent organization wav perfected with the view to f(ir.M*r ing the work and making the xii annual event better than any ol it/- preceding ones. The Sunday schools represi n'i -; formed a line of march from t h Episcopal church and follu a*- Main street to Caldwell ; D. j»>r street to the Southern depot urr. from the depot dow^n WhUruir> street to the Institute, where U A letters on cloth above the enlrnn heralded the “Welcome” exttn.W '. to all who entered. The proce>-'’* i: was quite an extended one anl t It in the line of march carried ti ty? banners and pennants, folio the drum corps of M. J. Orr, su; *-t intendent of Oak Grove Union Sn; - day school. Miss Allie Car^tr.rl. mounted on horse, acted a> marshal. In the absence of Henry Ran’ or. Welch Grallow^ay presided over lo.,; exercises which opened with song, “America.” This was t,.. lowed with prayer by Dr. C. 1/ Chapman. Prof. C. H. Trowbr}*?!.'** in brief and appropiiate rcmurK*' extended a cordial welcome to tho- in attendance and said that ut* knew of no gathering to which li- had rather extend a welcome thai. to a band of Sunday school wo;-k»’rs Tho address of welcome was fo!i«»w- ed by a timely response frwu Bowling Henderson of QoeJw:: The exercise as renderi*d >*v schools opened with a song 1 \ t- u. children from the Episcopal r school of Brevard. This was lowed by a recitation by M Rebecca Blythe from the llrevuiv Presbyterian Sunday school. Thi> Sunday school alsosang“We Mj'.’.m-I'. We March to Victory, ’ and ihis I*. - ing the only song rendered of tho.-t arranged by tho rally contest mittee, honorable mention we//." ;* this school. Other songs rendered but they were not .sole t :: from, the list of songs nafj ^d l tho contest- One of the most po])ular leat i.n of the day was a speech reiulen ! by Roy, the young son of Mr. ;if: i Mrs. Joe Johnson of Oak Grv-v ' Sunday school. It was of a ];utr. otic nature, prepared by his fatJu r especially for the occasion and rv!. dered most interestingl^j". 'vn> freely applauded. Another .s\:roui: and pleasing feature that bron^I : I prolonged applause was a ]iatria(i ‘ song by Alvin Moore, son oC if and Mrs. D. F. Moore, of the vard Baptist Sunday schoi. I “Ancient of Days” w’as Brevard Institute pupils and UaYt Grove Sunday school rende.* ed ' . selections. The morning excrcis» a closed with the singing of Star-Spangled Banner” f«,Uow i with prayer by Rev. A. W. M. Daniel. The refreshment committee hs I been spreading the refreshmenr.s on a long table and after the gathered around the table thanks were returned by Rev. W. U Poovey and Rev. A. W. McDani« L Afternoon Program. The afternoon program consisted ot a conference of Sunday scho«.3 workers in which views w re x-x- pressed on various phases of Suji- day school work. Mrs. J. A. Forsythe was absent and there was no talk on “Graded Lessons.” Rev. J. R. Hav, whvi was to talk on “How to Interc'^t Boys in Sunday School Work,” wn>= out of town attending a meeting nt the Presbytery, This suhji^ct was dfscQSsed by a number of tliose in- terested in this phase of Sundny school work. The opening remarks on “Methods for Increasing Sanday Continued on page three.