Brevard News
VOLUME-XXIII
(Name changed from Sylvan Valley News, January I, 191?.)
BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY, MARCH 8. 1918.
NUMBER-li>
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LADIES' REST ROOM
ALMOST A SORETY
PETITION COMMISSIONERS
FOR BOND ELECTION
Mr. Norwood OffcrN to
1 iirnisli
Plans. Xhe Xown " '1
.Supply
Water. Comm is*'i '
s Will
Install Plumbing ^
.!\c S.M)
•^j^nually for Mamt •
lUC c.
Contributions art- !*•
ilu'ltfd
for the Ladu's’ iU'r't li
rP to
the ]>resent time we
.Tivtd
the following ;
Mr, K. li. Xorwt'i i
’ li to
furnish plans dt th.
riii‘
wutt*r will be fvirm>lii ^
-;ty.
The County
- 1 'ive
pro’uisi'd to iu.stall '
.'l .''Ilg
and also to give titty ;
aunu-
ally toward nuiintair.
' till
The t olio wing is an
• ] .'tirr
of uu'iuebrs in dilieren'
• ot
the county who an-
r \ r
on tin* He?>t lioom (' : '
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Farmers, R. IC. Lawrei; ■
1
Hrevard lietternunt \
N,.i ;
wood.
1’in rose
\ K. I
Mitchell.
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Little River, Mrs. L. .'0
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Selica, Mrs. C. R. Shar;
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Hrevard Reii Cross. Nh
Rosman “ “ Mr^
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Toxaway, Mrs. Claud K
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Pink Beds, Mrs. V. (i. K'l
Island Ford. .Mrs. .1. A i
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lite\arii institute, M'
Preshyteri.in Mi.ss. (
11.
Shipman.
Baptist Ladies’ .\u\;.
piu ne .MolK r.
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.Methodist toadies' \
/ ■A- ll- !
ary.
I'pisci'iial (iuild, .Mr^ \
Hook Club, .\lr.s. 1). ir. V'
.I.-lia :
Trowbridge.
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Countv Fair Committi c. '
■ i..iry.
Chairman \isit()r.‘'‘ (
“ < .Miss
Esther Wilson.
Ex-oflu'io, Mis.s '
('hairnuin Rest Room '
Mts
T. i’atton, .Ir.
Secretary-Treasurcr. .M'
. (»r.
CLUB WOMEN SUPPORl
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THE GOv;
^NMENT
Mrs. Frank .lenk.i
.>Tr.sS(
to the Mathatasiaii
’■ last ,
Thursday alti'ruomi
1
Tlu' to]lie tor t’:'
■
“Ilonu* (iardeniUL-
kins jtresfuted a ]ia:
■fr-iV
dens oi' lli>tory,' w;
■ fli’rd '
with iH'autilul It.'
iiar'M- i
’ngly e\]irc>st'd.
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Mltciit'll read a ]■
\'n ar :
liardeii^" that ga\
■t-r 1
careiully thought
; a -t^ al ,
sugirt'stu)us tor III • •
. -tlie
garden hflp V\'in tl.'
i
'I'he club uTuiniiii' - :
■ .^l-'d to
give one dollar ]>er - ’ it -
: t ^ tl.C
endownu‘i»t tund ' .
-\ 'rtli
('arolina Fedrrat’.
; ''u's ]
Clubs. 'I’ln.' tun-:
; V-trd
t(i the purcliMSt* ('! ■ ■
I^orid- /
The mt*mbers nt '
a 1.^0:
])1( dired tbemsel V' -
' V '\ ar
Savings Stami)s.
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Tho s('lu)()l lH)finl asks th(‘ connty
I'uimiiissionors to cull nn »‘hM'tion
feu- Brovard towiisliij) to ascertHin
tin* will ot tho ]UM)]»1(* as to issuin*;
bonds for tht‘ fvi'i’tion of a suitable
scliool bnildin^'. Tlu> jM'tition fol
lows and si'cins vt'ry fair; road it
i‘!ir*‘fnlly ;
Hi>!ird of County (\>niinission«'rs,
'Pransylvania (’ounty, lirevard,
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(tcnl li'TMcn :
Wt‘. th»' uni1('rsit;ni'<1 nn'inbcrs of
tbf ('ounty Board of Education,
n'j'pt'ctfiilly ])i'tition your honor
able body to 1‘all an i-lection for
Brevard townsbij). district No. 1,
to ascertiiiU the will of the
on the (juestion of issuing' >>onds
under the “Statt'-widc* Bond At‘t
for School I’.ui Idin^s." the amount
of tlie bond issu(* to be and not to
exrt'ed (twenty-live thou
sand d< ilitirs', the rjite of interest
not t" exceed six ])t>r cent per an
num. ]tnvMble semi iiunnally. aTul i
tbeli'TiLcth of the time the bond is
fo ruTi shfill not exc'ced twenty
years, and 1 lie niMxitnuin tax thatj
may be levied shall not i'XC(mm1 '
l.liirty cents on the o!ie hundred |
df)llars ]>ropei ty and ninety cents I
or the ])oll.
In re|^!i;!i r se'.>ion. ^
ICdu in I’tior, < 'IiaiJ inan. j
.1. M >o;it liern. Men;. lid.
A. F. Mitchell. Mem. Hd.
REV. A. W. M’DANIEL SELLS HOME =
WS.S.
mR SAVINGS S1AMPS
ISSUED BY THE
UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT
CHEESE FACTORY TO BE /
LOCATED AT PENROSE
Get this idea
Mrs. Florence lioone. of (ieor^^ia.i
has ])ur('hased the home of liev. A. ;
\V. Mr'j )aniel and will occu])y it in '
li short tini('. Mr. Mchaniers;
jilansfortlie future are not lully
defermnu'd.
I
COMMENDATION
'I'he followini: lettei explains it'Olf, ' rz:
Suppose that all of us waited for the
“other fellow” to do our part and his too,
we would soon be in the same condition as
Belgium.
Our country, your country and my
country, needs our help, needs our money.
It offers us in return the best investment
on earth.
J3i'
War vSaa'ixc; Sta.ntps
Connty Afjent R. E. Lawrence'
has suc‘cced(id in or^ani/inK** stock
conijKtny at Pc^nrose, the j)urpos».>
of Vvhich is tlie nianufncturo of
ehf'ese. The factory will have a
cHpacity of TjOO ])onnds of cheese
p r day, rjOd gallons of milk boin;*
required to produce this amount
I of cheese.
I Mr Lawn*nce states that this will
j b(‘at m«kin‘4 br.tter, as it takes
three •'allons (/f milk for«uie IK>nn<l
of butti'r and only one j'allon for a
]»ound of cheese 'Fho butter scIjH
at li> cents a ]>ound and eherse
at cents. (>ut of thr(M; ^*‘■11011“
of juilk made into butf(*r one
lo cents ; out <jf the satiie numbef
of j,'allons made into cheese ho Ejets
si cents—a little mort; than double.
All ])arties who ha ve taken sha^e^■
in this factory ar»i rcfiuosted to
meet at l*enros(' Saturday at
jt m.. for the i)ur])ose of electir,:.'
otlict rs auvl board of directors.
HONOR ROLL BREVARD SCHOOL
It do('s. we a >’.;ec ate it very mi.ch. ;
11 !'e is tl;e letter in most ]>art : ^
• I want to c iiiLrratulate you on ;
vonr Ht\l< 'ioss NuMiber of the I’,re —
vard Xews. I tiiink all told, it is
si.’lendid. I
1 mu>t acknowledge tin* wondi'r- j
fill sj)irit :)uck t.f your or;,'ani/,a-
tion. wlncli t'nal'ied you to secnie
such a larLTc ami sjilendid issue of j
your ]iaper. If !ti futui-e issues, |
We can be of assistance to you with |
the items we liave. inclndiiui; cuts
do m>t hi-situte to command us."
Willis .1. Milner. .1 r.
hirectoi'. Bnreau of Publicity,
Southern. l>ivision, A. li ('
1 WAR SAVINGS COMMITTEE |
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PIPINGS FROM GLADE CREEK
j^REVARO INSTITUTE NOTES
FROM ONE Of IHf 3CVS
A.- ]>rivate letter ?
Eujrene .-\ bison, ’r
take the liberty to
says : “You hav»‘ r.
ur*“ I derive ti'om ’
])rinf'S ni'iri* new^
writt<*n in a letter
boys are doin^' fine .
aiiv sii'kiiess at all
weather has set in
He S«ys it liel])" a.,
have their fri<‘n(K t
visit them. It mtike^
that the honic i>eej,':.
them in this nujveme
the cause or Democru
Term examinations wiuv linished
on Friday, a nd Saturday was ob-
serv(Hl as a holiday. ^b)st of tlu,‘
sch(j(d went out to Allison’s lake,
takimr a i)icnic lunch, and s])ent
the (lay rowin'^ on the lake and
watidiin^ the ball jrame between
the Lanier and Adeli)hian boys.
It I Sevi*ral members of tin; faculty
be I spent Friday nii^ht at Elk lod^t* to
fioys to
liome to
Tu think
behind
furtli(*r
OVERLOOKED LAST WEEK
The f<ilb)wint? resol whs ac-
ridentally overlookefl l.t-t week. It
belongs to (jhituary it Mrs. Hrid :
r>. That these r*'«oliiti<.ns be
spread on the minutes of (,nr
church, a co]>y be sent to her fam
ily and published in the Br»;vard
News.
Mrs. ,1. B. Neal,
Sue F. Reid,
T. B Rcud,
< 'onimittco.
i'eiiant
li we
upon.
.e jdeas-
I'er.
tys the I see the sunrise. They took their
s,- ircejy ! breakfast with tluun and (‘njoycd
warm ! the tri)> imiin'nsely.
.Miss Ethel Leaf her wood spent a
few days with Miss Annie Patter
son. at Patterson Springs return
ing Tuesday.
A ])arty from Henrietta motored
across country and spent tin? week-
entl at the Institute. They were
Mis. ^l. B. Mahaffee, Mrs. 1’ E.
Rollins, Miss Mahaffee and Gerald
Mahallet^. visiting Clyde Mahaffee,
Eloise and Thomas Rollins.
A number of students went home
after their examinations were lin
ished, among them Eva Gilleland
of (’ataw’l)H, Ella Zachary of Cal
vert, Maud McNeely of Lake Tox
away and Julia Shuford of Pen
rose.
Mollie Dalton, of Mill Sprinsjs,
who WHS called home by illness in
I the family, returned on Monday.
j TIu‘ farmers of this section are
itakini: advantai;e of the ])ri‘tTy
jweatht'r and are all busy ])lowin;4
;and gardening.
j Miss Sallie Merrell, teachi'r in
jtbe I’enroS)* high school, si)ent the
i wet'k-end visiting friends in this
■ section.
William Sperrman. of Grt'c-nville,
was in our se(“tion rect'ntly.
i Mrs. Riley ('ap])S, of this ])lace,
I s])ent tlu‘ w*.*ek-end with friends in
! Ire vard.
.loe Orr and son Clatide are
s])ending some time with the form-
(*r's daught(‘r, Mrs. .lohn Lvday.
Misses Mary Belle Orr and
Etta Mc('all visited frivnds in Hen
dersonville last Saturday.
Miss Kuth Clayton is s])cnding
some time with her sisft^r, Mrs.
dames Cox, who lives in Hender
sonville.
Clarence ()rr, of Camp Sevier,
i si)cnt the week-end with his jia-
} rents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Orr.
W'e are glad to note that little
H(den Townsend is improving fast
from a critical burn she received
some days ago.
Dorris, the little daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John Lyday, has been
(luite ill for the past few days.
A number of our ftdks attended
the services at Turkey Creek and
report an excellent sermon.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Orr gave a
social on last Saturday night in
honor of their son Clarence. Music
was the main ft>ature of the even
ing. Rev. P. P. Orr and some ot
his music students rendered some
excellent music which deserves
much credit to both Mr. Orr and
his class. Those taking a part in
tlie music are : N'iolinists—\Iessrs,
i’. P. and .lerry < >rr, Arnold and
King Brown. Banjo—Messrs. ,Iot'
<>rr, ( lyde and Herman Brinvn.
(iuitar—Claude Orr, Misses Emma
Brown and Nona \le.\aiuler. Man
dolin : Miss Dora Baynard. Miss
May Belle Baynard ]»rt*sided at the
i)rgan in a most ])leusing maniu*r,
which giv»“s much cr('dit to lu'r and
her teaciier. Tho music was en-
j(,)yed by a host of friends.
TOXAWAY ITEMS
Till' ])eoi)le of '^l\)xaway are turn
ing tlu'ir minds back to tin* days ot
gardening and farmiuLr. as spring
sei'ins to 1k^ lu*rt*.
It is rouorted that whooping
cough is spreading in our section.
There has been one (juarantine so
far and that is of Jessit* Breedlove,
who is having his second case, hav
ing had it seven years ago.
Frank Wilbanks left last week
for a southern clime and re])orts a
w’arm rucei)tion—‘.'n degrees in the
shade.
Born to Mr, and Mrs. R. A. ('ol-
lins, Febrnary ::isth, a daughter.
J. M. McKinna went to Selica
last Tuesday.
Wash Whitmire of Rosman spent
Saturday night in our burg visiting
his sister, Mrs. J. A. Breedlove.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Breedlove, February :l^4, a daugh
ter.
Rev. \V. H. Nicholson has moved
back to our section. He lives in
the McGuire building, on the Wood
property.
The construction of the new rail
road is progressing nicely since the
good weather has given the work
men a better chance.
Mrs. Laura Wilbanks bus re
turned from (ireenville to be with
her grandchihlren during the ah
j stance of their father. F. V. V. il-
! banks.
j liev. W. IL Nicholson ])r»'ach('d
an interesting sermon at the Lakt'
Toxaway Ba})tist church last Sun
day. Sub_ie(,‘t. “Live like Chri>t
that ye b(*like Him at liis coniing."
Fri(‘iuls will be glad to learn that
Fred C. Br(*edlove, who is in the r.
S. N. training station at Norfolk.
Va.. has recovered from an o]iera-
tion for t«>nsilitis and is in good
health.
C. S. Kinslanil is visiting his
family here this week.
.Mrs. ('. .1. L(U‘ is expected to r»'-
turn from Spartanburg, where slie
s])*‘Ut the winter. It is saiil slit*
will occupy her home here this
summer.
Mr. and Mrs. T, S. Welborne are
mt)ving to Rosman this week.
Miss Ruth Brooks was a visit(.'r
of her sister. Miss Lela Brooks,
last week.
Say, w’ake U]) rojxirters! tell us
something. Send your soldier
friend the pa]>er and let him know
all about it also.
A Toxawayian.
All the blood, all the heroism, all
the munitions and all the money in
the world will not win this war un
less our Soldiers, our Sailors and
our fighting Associates are fed.
They will not be fed, this terrible
sacrifice of blood and money will
be in vain, and the cause of Democ
racy will be defeated, unless every
person, in every home, every day,
guards the Nation’s supply of
WHEAT, BEEP. PORK. FATS
and SUGAR.
ARE YOU DOING YOUR SHARE?
Firiit <lrafit.* Ruth .McDaniel. May ('an-
trell, i)(inald .Jenkins, ('harlcs Oioke.
Seicmii (Iraiie (urtria Bowen, Wilii»
Hentier.soii, iJonnell Lee Moore, Thomas
•Mitchell. Monifcai Seitz, .lack Trantham
^!:u''.'.i<' Hfe lirvsoi'. .\cll
hetii Siiipniaii, ,loe Sini.uii.
Ti.ird (Irade Eduamal Selti, Robe:i
rKimmcr. Sa^aii Haxlev. I-.dwai'fl Kil[‘:it
ri( k, liranch I’axton, (ieneva James
I^dna Kink^ ('hri.^tina Snelssn. Sarah
ll'Spie.
l-'i)ur!h r,rade -.Allison Orr, .\lai’. I'l
^’ates, .lue Faulk?u-r, (’alhririne Mofi’.tt.
Fifth (irade Kiilh (lalloway. F-li/..
I’enry. Mildred Trantham. (,‘ha^. Walker
Cecil \ ance.
Si.v;th ('.rade Kari Hosse, tienevaNeil
.\Ivin M:<ore, Carolyn .^shwllrth. Le'l.
Stradley. .Marvin liarreu. Fret! Walker,
Fleha r.iu nr . .\Tiimie C.aliovv;iy.
Seventh (hade 5’< arl Duckworth, Ad.i
Hamilton, iielen .lu.^tr.s, Vir^^inia S’nidli v
Loui<-> Townsend, (lertrude Whitmire
Lula I'iwrren, Charley Cantrell. Ot-s Sin
iard, W illiam Faulkner, ICdwanl Sal v;:.
Eighth (Iratie .A,u;atha Deaver
Mitchell.
Ninth C.rade Robert Kimztv.
.Ashworth.
Tenth Cirade Kuhy Duckworth.
Eleventh (irade Patton Kinizey. F!a'.-.'
Corpening, Louise Erwin, Mary Sledge.
Graded School VV'ar Savings
Societies.
Terlh ('irad;' Theodore Clement, pre-.;-
dent; K’uhy Du- kworth, secretary.
N’intli (ir.uie Elsie Haye.s, preside.^'
F'oye Sitton. secretary.
Eii:hth (irade Lanier Drysdale, presi
dent; Irene Mc.Minn. secretary.
Seventh Cirade I >orothy Silverstein
president; Edward Cantrell, secretary,
Sixth (irade Richard Drysdale, presi
dent; Katharine Ray. secretary.
Fifth (Irade .\.L;nes Clayton, president
Cecil Vance, secretary.
Fourth (irade .-Mlison Orr, presided
Ruth Waters, secretary.
Third (irade—Robert Plummer, presi
dent; Sarah liaxley, secretary.
Pledges were made, by-laws adoptee!
and oliicers elei ted. .Mcetinj;s are to bt
held on tirst a:ul third Fridays.
PRUNING DEMONSTRATIONS
('ounty Agent, R. F^. iiawrence,
will give ])runing tlemonstrations
at tho following tiint's and places ;
W. ('. .Mct'all, Selica, Friday,
March s, at I' p. m.
.1. H. Reid, jjlantyro, Saturday.
March *.», at 1<> a. m.
Mrs. Croft's farm, Ced-ir Moun
tain, March 11, at 1 p. m.
Volney Owens, Lake Toxaway.
Wednesday, March i:{, at l' p. m.
Herman Kitchen, Balsam CTrove,
Friday, March 15, at 1 p. m.
FATALLY HURT IN R.R. ACCIDENT
Mrs. Eugene Loftis left by auto
on Saturday afternoon for Toccoa ,
Ga., in response to a telegram stat
ing that her brother had been fa
tally injured in a railroad accident.
ROSMAN CIRCUIT APPOINTMENTS
The regular appointments of Rev.
Geo. F. Wright, pastor of Rosman
circuit, M. E. Church, South.
Rosman, first Sunday; East Fork,
second Sunday; Toxaway, third
Sunday ; Connestee, fourth Sunday.