VOLUME-XXill
(Name changed from Sylvan Valiey News, January I, 191?.)
BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MAIiClI I. 1918.
NUMBER-!)
INSTAIUTION BAN
QUET 1.0.0. F.
Connestee Lodjjc N‘>-
IM, I. O.
O. F., Installs Oflicors and lias
Banquet — Larj;o Attrndance.
Miniduy.
iit'Sii't' Ijodin* Nil. -ili < ■ ( •. I" Ji' ltl
tlunr n*'r;nliir \vt*t'kly ■. in tl;*'
Konnis.
'riu' ollu'iTs 1 tt r thi' Ci'iu-
minir t»*nn wt'ro iiist i- >
N. A. Millor, NuM<'
A. Bfiiiil. Vico I insiul.
ti)U, Si'cri'tary ; '1’
Tivas-in'r ; T. li. M.
|).).vU‘ MUtl \V. .1 . I’l '
Tin* s])i'akt'vs w vi
A. K '! 1’
Slii]un!iii, A. K. ll:i-
Mllli'r, T. 1>. Kii;.'l;n!il.
W in A I'.aiul !in«l ■ ■''
A I'tcr till' instalhi:
aTu’i t lit' siu*ri‘]i-in:i 1. I
lu'st 1 mu' of all. ' ”
a]'])ftitt'. look ])la i‘
was
niUi'h sti t liat I'l's* ■ >
;it all .''I’.bsftiut'iit ’
ii\aik' iiy Intht-rto i;
lirrs.
'I’l.c Unliii’ dt'ci'ltM
all bi'i.tilers who u’-f
til- sii'.all rayini’!' ■
,i Uf>. 11 was a I.-' ■ '
nt I'l sll !ll* 'lit S 1 "T ''
itmti- I 1 !• i\. It li■( A.'
lu-sTi c 1.- a t)oiit t. a -
jiTi •']>i 1 ;ty aiul ilo i’l t'
fV"l- I.'.-lOl-i 'I'hf
1> 1! ■■
LoiIlTi' 'li riili'S t '
it will mvL* till* Hri \ar
1.raiul : W'ni.
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!> I'ni-'laml,
j. r.aii, M.
, ll-'tt I’S.
■ :>t
■■ '»1.
■ M
(Jash.
'1'. II.
X. A.
1 lovU',
1 otliiTrs
Uvlt'll. tlu*
lnini:ry
i’; ovsti'r
liai.
so
' ,■ ]>vi‘st‘nt
T i t!" wt r»*
.ficiit nu-ni-
WAR CAMP COMMUHITY
RECREATION FUND
\ I'ry soon jiftt'r th«* (*aTni)s woro
built in tho sinallor cities it was
found tJiHt wht'n the buys were
turni'ii loose tltat they t)ver-ran tht‘
!>lar(«, inastnurh iis oft»‘n there
wt*re more soldiers than }ieo])l(*
living in tlie town. It soon dt^vel
opi'd that the only j)laee the boy
bail was the stret'1 corner when* lie
v.as a ])rcy tor all sorts of i*vil.
'Pile only itlaces oju n to him were
])larcs where he must sitcnd money
t(' bt> wt'lcoine. When bioke he
bad no ])lace to }to. How many
boys from Transylvania county
ha ve walked milt s of si reels liopin;^
to meet some one who would say a
kind \vi rd to thi'inV
'This matter is bandied in the
camps by the V. M. A's. if thi'
boys are to have a ebance to stay
clean, to tui'i'I tin* ri'^lit ]'( t.j)le. they
must be ]>rovidt d a home, hall or
club room. A movement has been
started to suji^ily tlu'sc halls and
('lu>)s, w ith th'- I'iiiht kii'd of i)t'oplc
in c)i::ri:e to Iook after tlie welfare
ISSUED BY THE
TED STATES
GOVEEKMEHT
It
Your Duty
of
the
bovr
,lil
I :o.iMIII 11,
take ab(\ut ;
r>'Viile the .-okliers'I
j , ■
I rlnb. North ('arolina has bem !
instate I iiskt'd to raisr 11. and 'I'l'aTisyl- \
vania county exjiect-'d to send.
SuT'rlv ''. I' eonntv ciTi ri\.
r vvi'ars t or
If yea r's
V- ic bave
.> r man
;.i ('on-
, ,• !'i>n;ier
\v rk than ! uinount.
do tliat UMirh
anU'Ui'. 1. even
\\ 1 Tt!, V
::;..':ise
that l.i >
v.ill I'.ay Ibr
There is not a man or ;amily in the
county bv.t could conti'ibute that
To know about War Savings Stamps.
The Thrift Stamps cost 25c each and pave the way to
systematic sjiving. The War Stamps arc $4.12 each,
bear interest at 4 per cent and will be exchanged for
sixteen Thrift Stamps plus 12c in cash. They are for
sale at the Postcftice and Bank and all stores will scon
have them.
TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY
TEACHEaS’ MEETING
t ( on- '
: >man
U'.'e
11 IS carTiestly ri =i’U"
TiifTnbeT
v,bo all'
M nd u imt tance t' i
1-; 1 lainvt n. i'. I > i->
I >tirru;4 ajij'eal a
t bem
plcas-
i that all
r-'ais will
' . * .rv. A.
'.a’ i itiiide
M:i mbers
■h
cuTi'iribntioTis to i
chaiinian committtH’
lowever. if you caTi no* ,
ir M'lre. si ral any i
I ni'-lvle. Send ali
M . i )ovl('. '
The Exercises Were Interesting
and Instructive From Start to
Finish. All Are Prepared for
Better Work.
Foilowinj' is the ]>r(j!'rani carried
out at tilt! 'I’eaeji' rs' M<v;tini; heli!
Feb. ‘Jil, in (traded Schof>l bnildinj^ .
1. I)evotioTia.l (‘xercises by Prof.
<'.11. 'i’rij'Abiid!^(;, Brevard Insti
tute.
l:ei)orts from I’rincijials an L
Teachers,
.1. M. lieTiiM'tr, l)avids')n Kiver.
Mr. Nicholson, lilantyre.
N. L. I’wndiT, renrose.
Miss (ii‘or;^i 1 P»ell, lin^vard.
Mr. B.dl, S. lifM.
Miss McCfiil, C.-dar Mountain,.
Mi:-.-^ .Myrtle iihod.'S, Hrevard.
.Mr, Ashworrli. Lake Toxawa}'.
Miss Susan dordan, ('alvert.“
Address ; (German Barbariti(\s,
Hon. W. K. [?re(>se
1, Aiiriri'.'.'-: War Savings (’. r-
idicates and Tiirilt Stamjis,
Su?)t, A, F, .MitcL ■II.
•'>. The Mt*d < ’ro>s,
liev. \V. K, 1’oovt‘v.
< ounty i'ommen''rmei'.t,
(leii'.'rai l)iscus>ion
S:;- i; l iy. K. !>
i. hi'\‘'-.ercises by
IV. 11, S, ■ 1 ;i a .
Soni'; St'ir S{)an>'led Bann>u-.
< >rL^ani;-,at],jn (»f School
U. li iA‘\vis, .Mr. Z;ic:iary, ('.il
'I'i
COOiWY EDOOATORS MiiT
FRIOftY m SATyROAY
>ba
t-
aT':d ii';i sts that a'l n.« in'ui-.. wiu»
'^iv.vt ly can. m T' I in ■ iic v-'av :
Ml' -- '!l aiia 1.''''. I’at li. l.''d_'t
tIt■ ] luct'11 i 1'
: n. ;.'i!ly,
I ;''menib r ♦lie
■^att uril' V u alTeii I
t he l.( '(iiri' ]UiWt rl.">'
; 1 frei'lV.
Let every Tiu ni’’ ' r 1
M ■! '.ay. .Man .
’ >! i ;iin'_' of the ! ■ ei
_;n. All
i’. I-'. L, 'r. and ca’ I
;• '.r'l II'. the C' I’.M! ■-
. il 1 to be ]irc'ei,r
-1 .veur 1 aith V-'.
'I’lie 'rt'aclu'i's' Association of
i'ransyivania ceunty met in the
ilrevard irraded >,']nn)l buildinir on
(il,. i last Fri':a> ai: 1 < ontinued its S(‘S-
sH ms uiit il 1 he. fi .'.ii ,v. ini: Siiturdav
Buy a THRIFT STAMP every day, help yourself
and help your ^'ovcnimcnt win the war. Remember
that il every person in the United States bought a 25c
Thrift Stamp it would mean $25,000,000 for our country.
WAR SAVINGS COMMITTEE
Transylvania County.
lo-iaT^iii i f 'readier to Sf-h .1 ’
1>. Miss (leurLMa Bi ll.
I niform 'j'axation for S.'hooi ;
in.;
fa( t. <Md;ellovvs.
r:.eetim:s
act fullv
nt on
I’. M.
afternoon. I
l>urinu' tie' iir,'-f miu-ninic s-'ssion 1
rc])orts fr.iTii t !;e ])rMM-i]/als of tliei
\a!'ii MS scl.-i (,f {]|,- coiintv wi re '
L‘roi. .\shv,
11o .% to
N i..
Mr. H •-
,\ (■' 'in;:i';t ti l
< 'ounty ('■
Of. .\p- :i . :
il I A " ■
i;: 11, i.e
N L 1 '■ lu! ■
.), \ . Beniii
.Mrs, H L. ^
.■\iir>> Ma ud'
M:s.^ Sn:'aa .
I ir<■ h, Lake I’ox-1 v,-ay.
VI•■-]) tlie S.‘hi II ils (; o-
:' Tuier, i’l'iiro^e.
t. I >a vvlsoii iJive;-.
:o manaLTc for ‘ r.e
neeiii 'iit 1 » he 111'],!
'■ apiK’.ute I a- to!-
ciiairmaTi ;
il.'on,
A .i;".,in,
' dan,
r. airi" \\;I1
■. K ■ helli \
";!'!v Ta;.e
’ . , a’e ev-
< onu' and
r 1 i > "• iicie
Fi-iday
add
ieli Vered
THE BAPTIST WOMAri’S
MlSSiM llfillTO MEET
I'.eai'Ci. 1 lie tea^uic of tic
' a:: v'l’V; )U >■ '.vas tile
^>ar X a t .iia I <
I '-y W. iireese in liis U'Ual liiient
I and eonvim iivr style.
I < )n .•^atnvdav rtiMrninir a juint
I’lieidin;^ oi teaebci’S and sclie.n]
! cninniitte.'m.'U wa-^ held. At thi--
T:!e:la..;-' < t co-o; lera t i n
I th' v,airi; of te-.ctN and C' lainit-
I tei'!!;,'n v.-ere di'cu^scd. interestin'.:
li. 'I’n.i'.veialir.-
IN ^^EMGRY OF CEO. VV. WILSON
I 'I'he subject of tins ."k
holdim: tl'e iTi.piO'Janl elective ]io
sitii'iis and .o'l'-es ef 1ns iiativt
\ctch is ,'-0 county. In !''''i li>‘ v.'a." electei
]>a;ie
be; n -.
,ini lail
■d,
Hell
a
'i':,' ,\mUial M'
a’ - ' l’>-ionary
will be 1
M .!■ i!'<. 'I'i
• . • 1M ised of t be
et; - t bi onizboiit
r;iei tue," in .\sb*-v.
In ev 1), t \vei‘n fi ’ I a ■
^.-ati'S to that v
\ s]ilen.iid V’ ' -
in.: j)reiiared. 1 b ;
t^ -r of tiie home ■ ' il
'A alter N . .lohlis .
iioaiil. will both
da V nii-'ht. tb.e ”1 i m
vice u double <p. ’ t
« )n 'I'hursday m.'’ ’
!)r r. X. riiini' !..
wl.i b.:is r.pent
ill Africa, and \vl
till- mi''Sion st
mance < if N la^'ara
A delt'uate In.i.'i ■
w ill be cntcrtai!.» d ^
and the vis•toI•^s wi;
rates in lh«‘ir la voi',
will be held in ti.e
church.
if
. !l tills siibjecf
'Those >_-ivn by
and Frot . N. L.
iclicrs' A.-socia-
Wil.'i'TI ot ’he
F.dvr-atain were
i\ ed.
an iii-
.tractive talk on tlio w>>rk of the
'uni or Jvcd ('.’‘oss 1,'V liev. W. !•].
I’novey fuHicvveil by s<imt* cuter
taiTu: remarks by .Mr, Brccse.
j .M !s.- < '-ei ir;:i
: t!i- Woni- i f'!'- '•'<
on, I f this| Luther
\--} evrile M'on.nty Hoard
.:ai.i.' i^i.n is : '■si-''eially well r.
■ a-1o<-ul soci-i 'I'be TiK'ctim: closed with
t,it( . and tin
, i
t X])' eti'U to i '
■' ! liV- Iran- 1 '
v.tdl know n that there is n-i room
for s’'ccula{ion. “I 'ncU* (leur'j:"''
as he was s,i iainiliarly callcii. was
a son of William and Huth \‘. ilsnii,
b(.irn<'ct. lo. 1'';',^. \Vith the c\-
c‘]ition of his I'ivil War -service.
,\lr. Wilson -oeut his entii'e
within fec.r nrib's of liis birt’n jil ici-,
and the town ed lirevard. N, (I!e
dit
ri:i' of 'I’ransyIvania c Kinty, In
l he was elected to t|i(. ('(institu
tional ('olive:.i-.dii ef the Stale. ! n
he was elected Sl;i1e S. liator
ironi hi.' di-trict. lie was ciected
coiti’niMed to e-irfli fr.'"' wli"nce it
caiiie ai.d he- soul t.i ! i ;d 'V: • L:av-'
it. A lonu’aiiil bii-y L,e is cT'de;l.
.\e- M'.ore will we '_;!-et't Lll'de
(icori:e's sniilir.u' faee in his Lonic,
or eu our street.'. No nioi'e wul bis
voi.-e b’* lieard in !iie
'The iil'-.c-.'S
tflilti'i‘Jr uch-.i
LITTll mm MEEGE
or three {(‘i rns as niem-
.oari! of :'onnty ci in:;ni.'-
countv. He Vv’as
I been a citi/.t n i-f ounceunbe
hfUl
i leiulerson a:id M’r.in^vl vania coun- member id' saii
ties without ever having: moved
b.is residence.
;> :iuv; be-
: r 1 Mas-
' 1, Seei'i : ary
’h'- -tate
Wednes-
■ ’bat ser-
1- ".ill
o(di l!^th,
j' i>>’ioiiary
'f ins life
!: author of
■ 1;.' lio-
’.■■IV Miciety
' i f charge*.
; ml s|ieciM 1
'■' le niM-tini?
Fi!>t Bajiti.-t
I lie was married tt; Miss Laura .1.
.^!lllerof llaywut'd county, April'
'.'.‘i, and to this ba])];y union
j v.’as born four children ; 1’. .! . W’.l-
I son, -Ici. W ilson. .Mrs. ( 'os W tjodlin
and .Mrs. Freil Middleton,
j 11 is de‘ oted wi! e and ail of the
I chilvlreu. e:<cej>t rief. Wilson., wiio
cba"ed the s]dc".did farm from (\ 1 away iiajre than a year -iLTo.
FIKE STOCK FOR TRANSYLVANIA
<!•’. Hay, w ho recently jyr.r-
j L. < 'ri\ i-- introducin;.: sc.nu
I line .-tofk into this seidiuu.
viu-
DEATH OF AN INFANT
TluMnfunt son ot Mr, unil Mrs.
Spurgeon irainlin died last Satur
day. The funeral .services \v(*re
(‘onducted from tlu' home at toO
on Sunday l>y Rev. \V. F], Poovey,
and the interment was at the (Gil
lespie cemetery.
I still survive lam. iiv- lived to s.'c
jail his children mu'ricu and s(‘tile*l
I in liappy liomes nearby. •‘'I'he pride
} of human life.”
j Asa neiLihbor L’lude (ieorL’’.; was
l»i'. ai d Mrs. .L McKinney j vTisurpusscd in kindni’ss and hroth-
wcTit to As' eville where i\lrs. Mc-Uulv love, iio nt'vcr turned his fel-
ann serv
il -r I'f rile ;,iiai'(i
siunei--.; t'.ii- ]ns
e’eeted aia! M rved for three terms
inourst'.te le;:is!atui’c and dii'd a
aS'cm bly.
More(;V('r dui'ini; this lon^ tieriod
lu‘ was acrivi- in moulilini^ and j
sba])!!!-.: puiilie seniinienl-, and by j
his l:nowledL"(' of hr.man Tiaturcj
ai'd personal ine'-eiu-e he \.'as con-I
1
>tai:tiy araV'.'it'.i^ a iar::e uercenr ot j
the commitn jii.'plet.) his views, j
lie was i;;i:st ori-ii.;.! in his ideas, j
auil althoui:h lie unswervingly held i
to his i.r’inioiis. he was fare and !
courteous to Ins o]ti>oneids. liis *
conniM.') sense and ])crs;.nal (.v|)cri-
cuce and ol scrvation durin;^ a Ion;.:
luiblic life, nuul(‘ him able to mei-t
St-entorian
halls oi’ our ci mrv In
ihat once kuer.’ him vs.li kuo'v'>
no n^'“e. We wiii j;)is.-; i\
to In.- leniains.
A Friend, '1', ![. (!
The ainrel," i
home of .\lr. a
Mid carried a v
tie -irl.
uioni
i;eav(‘n I'ntered th”
. M-s, W. il. Me.'c-
y their- darlin.: lit-
;in: • 3i ece, a;^cd year^
aiai '■ da vs. .^leasles
1!1.11
croup aiiii, pp.i ii'uonia
(U a t! i u n . I. n; , c v !.)
hi
a 1'ath.
d
causml li
), iUi''. >re
inotlier, i’o'.ii'
si>t*
aTul toi.';’ erothers to nioi
WAR mm
t'/SiQ
i her loss.
j We syniathi.'e with tht' bt'reavo I
I family in llKir rr-iul'le in the loss (,f
■dear littii- ('or:She v/as a very
I bright aiiil i’;t.'Hii;ent child, it
I Set :ne<l ihat si.‘‘ v.'a.'' tile pick ot t::.e
I family She. 'viu reail, siiijx and
' make .'-Tieeche^ witll t i'.i'i.itiler cli.i-
i dreu. hut it en.s tl'.at •ait'alli let.l-
1 1'. lovi'S ;t sh!i'.:n_i mark."
TO UNDERGO AN OPERATION
Ki.-im y v. ill und( r^u a serious op-1 hiwman away hun,i:ry, nor empty- vcar, the timt‘ allotted by
erarioii. 'i'.'ie best wishes of their
Irieiids in Brevard aro with them.
CONE FROM HERE
th-j issues <if lift' and T.iaintain his
po^iti(.)r.s in iirivate a'^Kl ]mblic de
bate.
n Ftdiruary f., I'.ils, in his
i^ur
Whitmire has torn loose and
^'on<> from here to bny more «?oods.
The wheels will 1 oil and Whitinire
will ride. Business f'oud. -L C,
Wl'itmirc, ( herryiield.
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Kev. J. B. Branch, of Kentucky,
will occupy the pnljiit at the Pres
byterian church next Sunday morn-
I ing tit 11 o’clock.
banded ; anti tlu strajigor w ho 1 to livi* njien the
lodged within his jrates, freely ]>ar- |<>;irtli Mr. Wilson put :iside i-arthly
look ol his welcome ho.^pUality. In jatVairs auti i:rntly folded his inantli*
business he was economical and i« j about him and (juietly laid himself
linances his judf^ment w.as safe. j dov\n to sleep, to await tlu* call of
He ever lived in c'onstant remein-I the general resurrection. On the;
brance of his friends. Tiie weather i folfovving day the funeral services ; Lil>rarv on or
was never too cold, nor the night j Wi*re conduetetl at his home in » | vch 1
too dark, nor his ])ersonal intert'st' very impressive manm‘r, by It
’’J’he local {■iia.pte.- 1 >* tlu' T. I>
.'i‘rs[i liati'lsome I'.olu nict!:;] miiiei
jniTiil of tiu' 'riansylvania ni. i!ic
schools in tht' si.vth fjrade or alone
wh<j writes [])(> b< sr e-say 1 n tb. •
life of North Carolina's war i;o\er
nor. Zeb X'anccv Tbesi* essays nmvt
bii !iut less than words lor,a
and ])resented in a sealetl ■.■"vcioite
healing tlu' numl'' r which is le-
pi'atcii on caclt pat;(' on the m.-itiu-
s(*ri]it. 'riie wriier':- name tnust
nor aj>])car.
A committ«'(* of jiTlge's will b(‘
a]ipointed by the i-ounty supt'rin-
tendcnt and all manuscrint to bt*
c-ojisidered Juust bif handed in at
before
Hit litllo life o: larlh v.;'.s .^hurt
i She was a chiM
I r.ul li'cl [(' ('(ir.ni
I) ri;;l in lica
lllVf.
her.v,
.liaivi-.
WHERE IS THE SPiDCE INSPECTOR'’
(“V . I
so dear, that he would not bosom W. H. i)avi;.. i'roin thence his body
the storm to relievo safTering hu- | was ))oriie by pall bf'arers, T. T.
ijianity, or fac(i tht; foe to aid the j Leftis, A. F, Mitcludl, Thos. Wood,
cause of his friends, jjr,,A. T. Lyday, Fred .lolinson,
Mut the most i)otent factor in Mr. Cos Paxton, Sam Orrand R. Blythe,
W’^ilson’s life is that exemplified in
liuhlio life and service—for more
than (oO) fifty years ho had been
followed by loved ones and a long
train of sorrowing friends to Da
vidson River cemetery and there
jl.'.s.s ^\nuit* (iash, ju'esident of
rb.t' r. D. (. ., will give a library
ticket good for one yi'ar to the
winner of the medal.
Any information desired in re
gard to the contest nuiy be obtain
ed from Miss Annie Jean Gash.
Renew before expiration.
Frjtnk Zacbar v is out a mule ar. I
the end may :i >t be yi‘t.
While cni'SinLr Island Ford
bridge with a 1 lati of wood, t’i-“
liuttmi nr v.-as either wtu’n or w’ash
ed away and when tin* wheels ran
against the briJge there was a sud
den sto])—so luucli so tliat it jerked
the mules do'vn and injured one of
them so seriously that it died ia
a short v.liile.
FROM FRANCE
Mrs. C. M. SiniarJ. sent to her
son Robert, who is now “some
where in France,” a box of trink
ets. Some days ago she received
the same box back, and when open
ing it she found therein a beantiftil
silk apron.