MIRROR OF TRANSYIA'ANIA COIJNTV I
Brevard.
(Name changed from Sylvan Valley News, January 1, 1917.)
VOLUME-XXII
BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. .IIII-Y ^0. 1917.
N[JMl!EU-^0
PEOPLE PAY TRIBUTE
TO OR. T. J. SUMMEY
They Banquet Him Before His
Departure as First Officer
From County to Enter Eu
ropean War Activities.
UST OPPORTUNITY TO
GET TIN CANS CHEAP
Forty of his follow ( iti/,«*ns mot
arouiul thti bourtl at tlu*
Aothilwold hotel lust Thnrsd.ty
night Miul ilivl honor to l>r. Ilioiiias
J. JSuimnoy bi'ii'fi* his (It'iuirtiiro as
the first ollu'or to loavi' Irannyl-
vania connty to f'ivi' aid to his
country in tlu' Kuropt’an war.
Dr. Suiutu»*v ri‘(‘»-ntlv tt'Tnlori'tl
liis si*rvii‘t*s. ^1'bt‘V m'l't'ptt'd.
Ilo was Oi'ininissionril as lirst lii'U-
tenunt and h'ft on Tnisday for
Charli-ston, S. T . for bru-f work
hoforo rtpovtin^ at Ft. (>^lt‘thiir])t*.
(^a., to on^a^t' in wi'rU and training
w'itli tlu‘ otVuHTs’ rt“S(‘rv»“ ci'r]'s.
C'Utsf Irii-nds of l>r. Sninnioy
started arran^i*nu*nts fiir a gatlu'r-
111^ in his honor and as a r»'sult 10
citizens fnMn dilTorrT't parts of thf
county hanqurti’d at th»* At'thcl-
wold and a." a turthi.T t'.'kvn of
tluir j^rosontid Di. i^nni
iiu'v with a wri«t wali h. 1 he prc-
scntativtn wan nmdi' by Dr. W. .1.
Wa'lis. M»iyor W. K. Hrecse was
toaPtTn;i*’u>r fi'r the »>i.‘casii)li and !
brfc't’V' the event was closed tLej
fi'llowint^ had resjumdt-d to toasts ; j i,n(l to hav(* the land cultivated so
Till'S. U. Shipman, .1. S. Silver* to make the institution as m-arly
Tho Brevard CHnninj; clnh wishes
all who intend buying cans on the
olTer nwdo by tho clnb in Inst
woek’H Nows to ipj>ly to Mrs. S. M.
Maclio before tho end of the week.
In order to get cans at tho low ])rico
of four conts a])ieco, thero must bo
a total order of at least 10,0(K' cans
from tho government. Th«i busi
ness men of th' town have given
orders for 10.00(1 cans, and l.‘>,000
more havo been called for by pri
vate subscript’.on.
Arrang(‘inents are being made
ti) offer i)ri/-es for home canning tv)
girls between IT) and
COUNTY HOME WILL
MOVE TO SELICA
Then^ was n special meeting of
the C(Minty commissioners on Mon
day 111 w hieh details were completed
for the ])\irchas(' of a tract of land
for the h)cation of a new county
hom»‘. For this ])ur]ios»' tho oom-
niissioners have bvniglit l''* acres
ut S.*liea iroin II. X. IHlake.
The land is near Si lun station
and contains a gi'-.nl water sh'], ii
fine building pile, nriu a number ot
acres of b«>lTum land. It is tlu'
jiurpose of tlie comini>sio"ers lo
build tlu' home in thi' cumum frill
sti'in, Hali>h K. Fisher, I’ol. ‘ .
Hedges. N. M. Hollowcll. D. L.
Fnglish, K. L.Jash. Dr. D. Gn:-
vi*r. Krnest I’axton and Dr. E. S.
Knglish.
While tho speakers appreciated ,
tlu* largt*r liehl of service, ex-
])(‘rienci‘ anl u^etulness to whii'li
Dr. Summey hail I'ei'ii called ttiey
mini:led wtsrds of regret with their
Congratutatu ns and ]»redieted lor
him a future lilh'd with the bright
est prospects. Tliey congratulated |
him for his success as a ])ractising
physician aiul for the high esteem I
m which 111* was held a> a citi/.eli.
In his s]>et‘cli of Hcceptaiict* Dr.
Sniiuey thanked those ]>reM'nt tor
tlu* gift of a watch, a ti)kt‘ii of ri's-
])cct and gtuid teiding that his
memorv would lonir cherish and ex-
j)ressed his api>reciatlon toi- what
the ]>,*u]»le had done tor him sinci'
tluMr I'lieouragement had nu'ant
rnueh to liim and any credit tlu-y
miirht give him.
WliT.t' tlie banqiu't was ])rimarily
arranged in honor of Dr. Summey.
those ])r»'seiit hail not U)st sight oi
jthers from this county who hud
volunteered their services t.. their
country.
Following: the ba’iiiuet a nuTuher
of holler- /"'iifd the men in u (hmce
11^ the Aetlielwold.
^r'le iH'e;i>lon iitte>tfd the l;':-jh
esteem in wliich Dr. Summey is
held. Ill-IS one of the most pojiular
men in the eounty ami hi.- 'U.ce^s
iis a ]i!ivsieian bas been di'CithMily
inarkiil. Alter L'laduatin;; fmm
the ,IetI(T>on Ml ilieiil colU-ge iit
I’hiladfljihla Dr Summi-y ~eiM;red
Ir.s licence in .lum*. I'.'l.";. ib- lo-,
cated at iiw>man and tmilt v;]i n
(latter; ring jiraetice. S, i nig 1 ;ri:er ,
o]>portunities in l>i»*vard !ie moved*
hert' abi>ut the lii>* ol tlie .-'eiit ;
year and upon li iivi;i;: loi' >\ne|
in the re:tlm of v. ar jtrejt ir:ilions
and activities Dr. Sumiiuy left a
])ractiee that halt L'rown tn jiropor-
tions whieli realU’ taxed his time.
Dr. SuiMuey had his li:>t ex])e-
rionce in polities last tab when he
ran for the otiiee ot corte r on tlie
deinoe'ratic tieket and n-ceivedthe
highest numlti r of votes ea>t tor
any candidate for any olliee in tlu;
county.
SEVERAL LOCAL MEN
WOULD BE WAR OFFICERS
The following have apj/lu-d for
admission to the ofiicers’ training
camp at Fort ()glethori>e, subject
to examination at an early datc^:
Ora L. .Totu's, Nathan ]’. Dwo-
retzky. Eugene Allison, A. II. Kizer,
John Hamrick, Koy Holland, Over
ton Erwin. Harry Clark and Brown
Carr.
self sustaining as p.i^siMe. There
is a new hou>t* on the j'n ]>erty.
'I'hr ])urehase i>ru‘i' i i the pro])-
ertv was .s-'i.ooi).
Going to Church a Good Habit, Says
Champ Clark. Go to Church
I
N* a It'lter to Edwin B. Lord, seeretary of tlie Massillon (().)
eliaMiher of coiiiineree, whit ii conducted a (JO TO ('IH’IJCIl
l anipaign, ('liainp Clark sny.s tliai he doesn't know of a ix'tter
]>lace that ])eoj)le could be on Sunday tlian in church. A repn*-
duction of Sj)caker Clark's letter follow.s:
THE SPEAKER'S ROOMS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
WASHINGTON. D. C
mm m soldier
BOY HA$ “ARRIVED."
By CAPTAIN GEORGE. L. KILMEg.
SoiiH* day. .‘suddenly perlinps, like a
rrvelalloii, it will dawn upon the re
omit. nf((>r weeks and iiioiitlis of toil
and setbaclis. tliat lie lias “arrived’
and is a .soldier. He needn’t l>e told.
AnuMiK otlHT lessoiis Ik? lias lonrned
to bo true* und square at all time!?
witli ottieers above lihn and rorarade!;
Ids equals—trtio und sijuare to duty’E
TRANSYLVANIANS JOIN
MACHINE GUN TROOP
Several Local Recruits Join
Cavalry and Will Have Train-
inji at Ciaj>tonia and Greenville
better place that
Mr. Edwin B. Lord,
Massillon, Ohio.
My dear Mr. Secretary.
I do not know of a
people could be on Sunday than in church.
Going to church is a good habit.
Your friend.
HB
“TEN MEN WHO
MISSED THE TRAIL”
LADIES COUNCIL OF DEFENCE
ORGANIZED HERE SATURDAY
('n .'^.'iturday aiternoou a inmbt'r
of ladles. r»'presentin^ several of
till' local ttr^ani/.itioiis, nu't at the
r. D. ('. cliaiiter hous(‘ and organ
ized a wonian’s coniinittee of the
council of national defenc'. North
('arolina division, Transylvania
county.
The folhnvin^' ollicers were elec
ted ; Mi>> Annii' ,le:in (i isli, chair
man ; Miss dulia l)eav( r, sei retary ;
Mrs. Welch (ialloway, tii'asurer.
The ori:ani/.atioiis rt'jiresented at
tlu> nil ( tint; W(>re tlu‘ lv‘d (,'ross
>oeiety, National Lt'airue of \Vo-
niun’s Service, Allu's Heliei Work.
tli«- IJrevard (’annini,' club, Matha-
tasiau club, Hctlern’.ent associa
tion. 1'. 1>. C., I). A. R.. Metluulist
Missionary society, 1’j’t‘sby terian
Ladies aid. Ladii‘S auxiliary of tlu>
Mpi^eopal church.
The orirani/.ation of a woman's
('ominitt'-e of the cnUTieil of national
ileft'tu’t* was the result ot the aj)-
})('inment of Mi.-s Annie (lash to
tlu' chairmansliijt in this comity
1)V the central eommittti' at Ha-
h i'„'h. 'i'his ap])ointment was r(>-
ct ived by Miss (iash abjut tiu* lirst
i t the nu)iith.
OPENS DEHTAL OFFICE
Th(' nbnvt' is tlu* tlu'me of a se
ries of Sunday evt-ninir sermons
announced by the ]>astor to beizin
at N o'clock TU'Xt Sunday at the
Methodist church.
'I'he followin'^ order of subjects
will be (>ust*rved :
1. “'riu- M.in Who Spoi’.cd a (’i( u(l Be-
uinninK.”
If. “Tht* Man Who (Was) Staitcd
Wron^r.' ■
“The Man Who Couldn't Take the
t'lirvf.”
Thf Man Who Marked Tinu.”
'I'lu- Man Who Mt-ant No Harm.”
'i'lu- ‘One ('lalhis’ Man.”
The Man Who Spoiled An A 1 Vic-
JURY LIST FOR
JULY AND AUGUST
I’hoto by Ar.iericr.n Prc; s .V.s.=?nciatiori.
INSI'ECTION.
doniaiids; n> sliirklii:;; tlie ri^rors of
caiiii
A u'lMiberof men from this conn-
W' T-e recruited hist w*(*k for tho
M ifliiri*' (4un Trooi> Cavalry, N. C.,
loM.il liimrd. the conijmny bein}?
f 'I. (t ot voluntec-rs from westfirn
No )i ( 'h ri >11na.
I! (1 Clierry t)f (iastonia, wlio
uh' lu re last week on the businesH
ot I eeruiti iiL'. IS captain of the c;in-
i‘fto .bdiii K (iray of Tryon is
e..i,ii lieutenant and Eii!'t.*ne Alli-
s -n sertreMnt.
'i’he lecrtiits from 'Fransylvania
art-: llolbfrt 1’. Wliitjuire, Klbert
W 111 t iriiif, Frank \ (laUowny,
W lliiiiiis II. Head. Frank Swani'im,
Wilham .laeU.'on, Lee Nicholson,
Nirison 'ole, l)oll Swuii^im, WhI-
tT Town-^i-nd, Jesse Moore, of Ito.s-
•iinn ; Monroe Wilson, Van Hutrtiins,
F irni; M. (ijirren, Claudi* K. (iilhK-
jne. lTvsse>> B, Thrift. 'harlii; ()rr.
of I’.revard ; Kdwin l^•or, Fv(;rett
I
, Orr, .Mark Sitton, d' Davitison
I liiver ; Hskel Sims of Pis^ah Forest.
' Tlies'- men will re])ort to CWistonia
moral jiiid on .1 uU’ 'J'.> for two v,fcks of train-
no sliirklii:;:
:i!id field it is \v(‘ll. then, for
tile IKA i e I" lirat’i' up tlie
Spiritual man as \\cll as tiie iih\si al. • after which they will go to the
-VII this eonies to tlie foie in train
Int:. Nerve and nir.sli‘ mod moral'
naeUiiiL: lo endnre. The army nmst|
cet at the enemy. No'.v. tie- oriomy's
tir.'t I'lay is to bloil; that u.itne. llei
puts -I deep riviT to lie  ro'-snl or a
cami» at (ir«cnville, S. C.
a!(‘
i'ct v.'een
1.
•
7.
lory.”
,s.
Trail.’
9. '
.\He.”
10.
The Man Who HlazcMl a Lower
'The Man With ,\n .\hsorhinjj; Mcss-
“The Man Who I’nmade a
EVERY ONE CAN HELP IN
SWAT THE FLY CAMPAIGN
iir. .1, Y.
E
McKinney has dcciiled
to o])t-n K dental ollice a^ain in
iirevard. ha\iiur ^nveii u]) his ]>rac-
tle.- itl Jialei^ll. lie will US(‘ th(‘
I'llieo in the I'lckelsimer buildini;
until recently occupied by l>r. T. .1.
Summey.
Dr. W. .1. Wallis expects to dis
continui* his ollic(‘ in the Cooper
liuildini.' and move into the I’ick.d
simer buildini'. where he will have
a waitin'' room in common with;
Dr. McKi.iney.
LEARN YOUR NUMBER
The county board of (‘\ein])tion
announces that it is important that
overy reij;istrant should know’ b.is
serial, or red ink. number, und that
every man nwiy lind out this nuin-
b(>r bv t'xaminiii'’- the list of rc}iis-
trantsttt the court house, or by aj)-
plyin*.'to ()ra 1j. .lotu's. clt'rk of tlu;
board. There an- men regis
tered in this county
Your friends would be plea.sed
to receive marked copies of the
News showinj; your whereabouts
and activitic:;; r) ccr.la a copy.
V i: It Y one
."liiinl.i ex
ert lilniself
and ln l]i ill these
ant i -1 1 \ e a ni-
liai.Lins. ^^(art by
Uei iijii.: Hits mt
t‘1' the honirs. In-
spi' t every nook
and eonior in tlio
iKtuse and make
it a jioint lo see
tliat everythiM^ is clean, 'i'lie kitelien
should lii« kopt seruiiiilously -lean. ami
the result will he fewer tiiea anl less
tlisi'ase.
Tlii.s iiisiieetidu should take phu'e
onee a week. Lveiy Sunday inoniiii.^r
Kimlisli ships ;;r* eaiel'ully examined
by tiie eai'tains and either otli ■»-rs. If
this were done in evt>ry liousehoid
there wouU! be liettt'r lu^aith tor ail.
There should be an or;;anization
a^'aiiist liK'Sf ihsi'ets, and ll.is eouhl
be ac' oinpiislied if people would in-
foriu iht ir nelLThliors the dan;:er of
hoiisellies. It is also essential that
children should kine.v the (lani;er of
Hies and how ‘ > ;^uard a.u'ainst it.
Cldldi'en should be taui^ht by tlu'ir
teaelii'rs the importanee of a ele.-in
peliool. Much illnt'ss will be | !e\eiu-
ed. doctors' bills will bo reduced, the
health of all ini|>roved, if lionies are
kept swt'et and clean.
The ('ouTity commissioners met
and made out tiu‘ jury list for tlu‘
• i uly-August term of court, which
fidlows :
T. U. Sims. W. A. Jenkins, I'u^ene
Southt ri\ .1. II. Haxtt r. T. W. KV id. W. 1'.
llollin;.’>w( !tb. II. L. Soutlu r. W. M.
Cieor^'c. .lanu s W . I'.uhanks, A. liennett,
1’. A. Aiken. Lee F. Norton. .1. ('. ba^^wcl!,
Hranee Tinsl y. .1. I’ W ilson, W . N. Corn,
H. Iv. Niehoisori. .1. O. ('antrel!, Kutiis i
Ciuffey, S. I>. ilarni tt. Ci. 1\. L;itl;roi), .1. S.
Siivcrsteen. .1. K. .N't-ill, S. H.Siniard, W . L.
Aiken, 1). L. (Iru-ne. I’oscy i>. ()wi-n,
(.'leveland Keen'. F. D. ("a'lnent, S. A.
Sinathers, Juli;;:i .MH-om, W . !'. Merrill.
W. L. Townsend, A. ('. l.yday, .\. I\.
('lillespie. Charlie Hatson, S. M. K'eiil, Lee
-Nii'holson. I'. 15. Carr. Ii. lleiliiik, '1'. 1’.
Callowav, .Ir.. 1’. .1. Sitinn.
Seconil Week
1). 1*. Kilpatriek, W. S. I’riie. .Ir, M. O.
.MeCall, .1. I). Hryson. I’. C. Townsend,
.lames M. Mc-Call. L. M. Aiken. .1. H. C.allo-
way, C. 1'. Weodlin, .1. W. Smith, J. H.
i’ii kelsiiner. I,. 1'. Powell, A. 15. Riley,
W ill. Maw.i’ll, Maek N. Kaines, Ht nrv
Ciarrtn. W. 11. Mekelvey, 1C. W. Haxt^r,
Clifford Kaxter. W. 1C. l>ishi>p, C. \V.
Henderson, '1'. Vince Smith, C. H. J^illy,
iC. !■'. Kennemere.
JEWELRY STORE OPENS
niouni.'iii barrier t(» b(
iiis  amp juhI tlie fo(*.
.\n!aleur; can t:ic!;le no be’ter j(»!i
than iii’pro> !sii:ir a briil::e. wading .•ind
swinimii.;-' tr nut in place m.-Ltt'rial
that they nnis: lai
to llie sliore. Hill
cliinl'ini: is siini !er
k fri ni a dl.-'anec
jii'.tl nii’Untain
i;i ('»‘t;uls. but
JONES GAP ROAD TO
RECEIVE STATE AID
Greenville-Brevard Highway to
Receive .\id From South Caro-
hna Highway Funds.
(Kroni C.reenville News.)
Tlu* .Tom s Gap road has boon des-
: ij^nated by the state hi.;luvHy corn-
tors can't ^:o there*. I’.iU nien can and
iua\’ h;n e to do it on •‘;ill fo;;rs.” In a
tiL,'Iit tliey do if on ihn'e limes, kopi)
in^ one hand free to clu'ch the ritle.
ABOUT THE SELF M.ilDE
MILilARY OFFiCER
harder >n a mat 's powers .Ml ;rood
traini.'.i: of rccr'ii: > ;’.-ot;i tov. iis and
cities i'c-'inl'-'-- mi'!;n!:ii!* ’Aoik
r.ridLc biidi'.iiiLT e.il's Tor slvill and
conr.at,c. Mount.dn work i-‘sts endnr
at. e .MP.il ii'uSii. l!i c;inipai,:ri. •! c.-mno!;
and machine Lun-^. :imm'ini! ion fial ra
:ions sometime- have to be haul.-d u’. 1 mission as one of the roads to re-
steep moe.ntain sides hari' of roaos bylceivc iiid from the sta*’ti hii'hw’ay
sh(cr m;in streiicili. Horses and n’.o This hijihwav leads from
(Jre‘nvillt' to the North (’arolina.
line, sroin^ by way of Travelers
Rest, Hiver Falls and thence to tho
to]) of the mountain, wTiere it con
nects with the highwfiv to Brevj’rd
A County force is already at work
! (.HI the rttad betw*eii Travelers Rest
land Marietta and will be kc])t vu
jthe road, the supia-visor has, au-
By CAPTAIN GEORGg L. KILMER, | nounced, until a top-soih‘d road i»
S.irnewhei’e fit tliis tlu're is a .built all tlu* W!i\" to the North ( aiet-
Voiinix man at werk av.d putting: in his ; Inin litu*, just as tliO one on the
i-)VM-time at such irainiim as he hopes ! This will
■w ill tit him to be a s> Mier whcj he j
jrot's tt» camp to »': ■> h’s I>it. w h-» w ithii.
two years .)tn> year if ti';> army .iioe.-^
campai.irniim —V-id lie v,(v::inj: sli.nl-
d.er strai's. V;y :i siiorr cut he will
sidestei> West I’uint ?ii;d ::( t thife l>e-
eause he is r boiii leader. While p't-
H. L. WILSON BUItDINC
H. Ii. Wilson is pre]>arin^ to build
a housi! for liis o%vn r»‘sidence on
the street recently o]>ent*d itef-.voen
tl Fd«nk .b-nkins und \'erdery and
W il'on lots. The house v*ill he a
two story cottaf^o w'ith seven rooms,
situated not far from Capt. T. C.
I (ialloway’s residence.
(ilenn's .It weiry store hns»i»cned
opjiositt* the post(lhce in the
Aetludwold b’iildinLT witli .ly-.y Allen
(!lcnn (d Xi'wport. 'IVnn.. in
'•har;ic. Mr. {.I lenn and his fjither
also eonduet jewidry stores in
Newiiort aiui Ih ndersoii'. file.
RED CROSS ArilBULANCE
FUND YET GROWING
.1. S. Silversteiii annov.iu*(*s thjtt
tlu* full amount desired for ti Ked
Cross ambnlanc(‘ bus not b(>»*n re-
ci'ivt (i. buf lio]>*'S to rrti'o the n*c-
essary tiiiui within the next wi*ek
aiul ]>ublisii II list (if the d(.)nors.
.'■^olieirati(»ns will continue tintil the
ambulrtiice 1 uihI lias been si'cured.
LIBRARY FUNDS BOOSTED
prid’ably re(iuirc until at least the
the la>t of tliis yc:iv to o..mpV t-*v
EUGENE ALLISON OEFERED
LIEOTENANT'S PUCE
j ■»'n the streiv^tli of his sticcoss
''.n reiTuitinu men fi>r the maidiinc
! ^un Cv)m])anv- v.uirene Allison w:is
..;Veri‘d a licatena nt's conimis.siou
‘ in titdrl artillery cotmtany on the
cot. iitJ-'n of raisin;^ men f(n* the
eom]V'ny. During' *lrs wei'k he
h:is be-'ii busv in thi.' ii \v recruit
itiij wvirk and sujct'cijed iu
tho rei'.uired
The co:n|Vcin\ is to b»', under tho
foiiu;^:ind id' (’apt. Reid Morrison
«d C tiarlotii*. An inspc(*tinu oil'.cer
will be here Saturday to cxmnine-
Sind inspe
t*ers.
•t file enlisting volun-
Tlie I’etlit l |>a])tist Siinday |
school, colored, at its rally on ^
Sunday r.’iised by ])ublie contri-!
bution tl'.e s!.;ii id' :?i.-).71, and re
ceived fr Til c:;nvassi.n*^ cittbs '
m ikitiir a tot.il i>f t.'.i;’, ti> be usi*d :
for the Sanaay school library.
Nearly every newspaper carries
the general news but the Brevard
News is the only one carrying
the most important Transylvania
news.
1‘huJo by Anrencao Prtws At.-...'ciati(!ii.
KlfLK .'S.VLl TK.
tin" n'ady for liurds!iiji by sleei iti«r on
a plank in the barn or oiu on tlie bare
j:roni.! he v.ill be thinkin;:: over Uls
I'ut’.u-e not his future loriunes.
The self matle o!lie r !•; never a >:eu-
itis; simply a very :>r;ieti,:; 1 man of
nati\e lesiiuf'-e is a siic. essioii
of accidtMits ;;n,I sU'.'^'ris-.'s. ^c!•c)nl ;i
camp.ai.L!i or h.-r.Ile -co: s il-.:o':.u!i :;s
WANT BETTER TSAiN SCHEDULE
. .1. Nicholson of Sapphiiv*,
while in town Saturday, said to it
News r»*])re.sentative that he ex
pressed the sentiment of his cora-
nuinity wlu*n he Cumphnned ovv'r
I tlu* un sa t i s f a c 11 (r seni'd^o^^* and
I miiil service on tiu'n.llroad. 'I'lu?
l lantied. In tlu* midst d‘ confusion I eiti/.ens. he said, liud voted tor tho
iul k shifts must be n!.!ile. Then tne | milroad bonds and were payin‘>-
boni leader ec'ines to the fore in flie i » »
rank.s. He sets him.self to work, and : railroad in exis-
then a superittr tells him to direct oth
ers. The others are glad to see order
come out of confusion, follow the uew
lead, and all goes well.
tence, bnt they were not Retting
tho proper returns in service for
their help and hard earned money.