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BREVARD, N. C« FRIDAY/MAV 23rd, 1919.
GOES OVER TOP
Transylvania county always goes
over the top and tiie Centenary cam
paign now being carried on by the
Southern Methodist ^lufch in this
county is proving no exception tp the
rule. Transylvanians quota of the
Genten^ fund is |9,00b.00. More
than two thirds of tiiis amount has
already been raised and there is no
doubt but that the balance of the
sum will be collected before next
Saturday when the drive closes.
Those who have had charge of the
local campaign have been successful
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without the use of any of the popular
methods of appealing to public fancy.
Rev. W. E. Poovey, Who has been
principally instruaiental in the rapid
progress of the campaign, states that
he believes that work of this kind is
much more satisfactorily accomplish
ed without the confusion of too much
publicity and the results of his efforts
during the past week go far to prove
the soundness of his theory.
THE PRAM CORNER
‘THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS*
Nations, as well as individuals, re
ceive their call from God to a higher
life where the rights and pleasures
of self are replaced by costful duties.
And it is to that higher life that our
country and its Mlies are now called
by God Himself in the League of
Nations. It is the consummatipn of
our common victory, and the supreme
proof of the fact, that, with all our
sins and shortcomings, we were on
God’s side that this call now comes.
For He only calls to a higher service
those who are already serving Him.
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He only asks those to win a victory
for Him, on a higher plane, who have
already conquered in His cause.
And, believe me, great and glori
ous as is) the victory we have won
over Germany and her allies, it is not
nearly so glorious nor so necessary
to mankind as the victories which
await a true and efficient league of
nations. For the whole world is fast
becoming one great country; we are
learning that we must think not even
in terms of empire, but for all man
kind.
And there are the child races and
the feeble nations of the world, in
Africa and Asia and elsewhere, to be
brought in and trained and educated
to take their places in the fellowship
of mankind. We have fought the war
in vain, and lost our touch with the
■Tiiind of God, if we fail to see that
we .must train them and bring them
out in peace, in an atmosphere of
good will and neighborliness—John
Harold .Oreig.
A Prayor
0 Lord God of Hosts, in grateful
Remembrance of those who have re-
"'sponded ta the call of this world's
need, and have laid down their live^
that the nations of the world might
live, help us to dedicate ourselves to
the unflinching task which they have
> committed to us, that their sacrifice
may not have been in vain.
Grant, we pray Thee, that the spirit
which carried our Lord Jesus Christ
to the Cross may* abide in us,
partaking His power, we may 1;
without self seeking, t6r the fre
of the World, and for pern'anent
peace and good will among peo
ples, and win for all men everywhere
those victori^ so glorious so
necessary to mankind^ the victories
which av;ait a true and officif^t lor.tjua
of peace, and Thine be the ^ory now
and ever. Amen. '
MEMORIAL SBtVKE
FORSOIHERS
■ -w •- ’t:
A memorial service ^ honor of
Sg^ Coleman Almarenc MeCraw and
Privajte Benjamin Ellia. wi]l be held
Friday evening at 8m the Brev^
I&stitute Qhapel. Thes€^ young
■men were killed in the servce
their country from among ^ sixty-
nine students and. ex-students of Bre>
vard Instituter who were in the ser
vice. Sketches of the livds of these
two young men will be read and some
statement of their relation to the
Insj^tute will be given.
I In connection with this s^ryice^ ad
dresses will be made by a* few of the
citizens of Brevard and an oppor
tunity will be given for the soldiers
to sing camp songs and to relate war
incidents. Some statements may be
made about the plans now. under con-
sid^ation for forming a Transylvan
ia veterans’ league to look after the
interests of the soldiers of the county.
The Bervard Institute service flag
will be displayed and the roll of
names represented by the stars will
be called and an opportunity will be
given for the friends of the soldiers
who are not present to make a state
ment of the war record of soldiers
who cannot answer for themselves.
If by oversight any names have been
omitted, it is hoped that the roll will
be made perfect.
All the soldiei^ of the county are
invited to be present promptly at 8:15
in uniform whether their homes are
here or in other counties. If a suf
ficient number are present at that
time, they can participate in a drill
on the campus if the weather is fav
orable. The Institute faculty hopes
that iu large numbar of our people
may turn out on this occasion to hon
or the living soldiers as well as those
who made the supreme sacrifice in
whose honor the meeting is specially
provided. *
BREVARD INSTITUTE
COMMENCEMENT
MAY 23—27
Friday, May 23 1919, at 8:15 P.
M. Soldiers’ Memorial Service.
Saturday, May 24, 9:00 A. M. Last
Chapel Exercises for the year.
10:30 A. M. Reading of graduating
Essays and Delivery of Orations.
3:30 P. M. Annual Field Day.
8:15 P. M. Annual Pupils’ Music
Recital.
Siinday, May 25, 1919 10:8Q A. M.
Scholastic Procession.
11:00 A. M. Commencement Sermon
preached by .Rev. R. G. Tuttle, Pas
tor Methodist Church, Thomasville,
N. C. >
Monday, May 26, 9:00 A. M. An
nual Field Day continued.
2:30 P. M. Annual Commencepient
Concert.
8:15 P. M. Intersociety Declanjia-
tion and Recitation Contest. i
Tuesday, May 27, 3:00 P. M. An-
miEiojis
The Salvation Artt^-r^n organiza
tion whosie work'^ ajfiving demon-
steation Of applied Ohristianity, the
highest tjrpe of Christian effort. A
notable feature of the Salvatioi^Army
is its true dignity. 'li>ng an object
of criticism and of icidicule it has not
at any time apologized for it^ meth
ods, that, was not neceapary—^it has
not explained, being too busy doing
its duty. Its breadth of vildon is re
markable, the churches, like the doc
tors of medicine, have spent and still
spend too much timie defending their
various issues, forgetting that men
in general care for none of these
things. What they desire is service.
So far as I am aware, it has no creed
other than a conviction that it should
minister to the needs of mankind.
When our wonderful boys went
**over there” to flght and if need be,
to die for you and for me the Salvar
tion Army, true to its record, went
with them. It was with them in the
camps, on the battle front, every
where that service could be rendered.
■it has been, ^ways, more concerned
with giving than with receiving.
It asks now from the United States
$13,000,000, a paltry 13 cents, or less
per capita that it may continue and
enlarge its activities. It does not ask
for pay Croesus with all his wealth
could not begin to liquidate the ob
ligation. Its services are beyond
price.
Our county is asked to honor itself
by contributing $750.00 to this cause.
Miss Mary Jane King is chairman of
the committee here. It should not be
necessary for her to solicit for so
worthy an object. I trust that the
people of Transylvania county, a
people whose sense of justice is large,
will deem it a privilege to go to Miss
Kirfg or some member of her- staff
and discharge their obligation in the
matter.
Very sincerely,
W. J. WALLIS.
GOV. BICKETT A GOOD FISHER
MAN
nual meeting of^
8:15 P. M
Address to
Downs of
tional Sec;
sionarvy*^®®
mni Association.
ting Exercises,
es by Mrs. J. W.
lie, Tenn., Educa-
f the Woman’s Mis-
Methodist Episcopal
rch. South, 'Awarding Of Diplomas
Certificate^, Announcement of
ors to the in[dividuals, teams and
ies.
SA
Bom—to Mr. and Mi^ ‘Lewis P.
Hamlin, a son.
SAIVA
RDAY.
TAfiinAT
HELT THE
AMY
Gov. T. W. Bickett, P. H. Branch,
J. G. Stikeleather, and W". S. Smath-
ers returned to Brevard on Monday
from Jackson County where they
went to inspect roads and fish for
rainbow trout. They caught more
fish than they could carry in their
car. In fact it is stated that a Ford
had to be secured to convey‘the fish
from the river. Gov. Bickett proved
that he could^ skilfully handle a fish
ing rod as well as^ questions of state
for he took more of the finny prizes
than all the other member of his
party put together. While in Bre
vard the distinguished visitors were
the guests of Mr. and _Mrs. T. H.
Shipman. > .
COMMENCEMENT SERMON BY
BREVARD PASTOR
Rev. W. E. Poovey has been select
ed b;^ the senior class of the Waynes-
ville High School to <|^live» the ser
mon which will Open the graduating
exercses at that institution on Sun
day, June the first. Mr* Poovey has
accepted the invitation to &peak on
this occasion and will go to Waynes-
ville-the latter part of next week. He
will preach in fte H|gh school au
ditorium and services scheduled for
the Sunday morning hour in all the
An ice ^cream ^upper .will be,held
at the Little River School House nert
Saturday evening at 6.o*clock to raiie,
money with which to purduse a cpmr-
mUnity canner fOr the use of the'
Home Pemonstration club. After the
ice cr^m sale there Will be a com
munity meeting tO or^nize the Com
munity LeagueV Several, speakers,
community songs, club yells, etc.' will
be some of the featiores 6f the oc
casion and it is expected that a pro
gram of progress will be entered up
on by this community On this oc
casion.
AT THE METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. R. G. Tuttle, who comes from
Thomasville to prea6h the commence
ment sermon for Brevard Institute',
will preach at 11:00 o’clock an^ will
probably occupy the rame pul^t at
the evening hour.
A full report of the amount raised
in Brevard on the Centenary Fund
will be made Sunday night.
YOUR HEALTH
The Baby—At all times and at all
places— he is still an object of sup
reme interest, and properly so, his
possibilities are so great. Helplei^,
and helpless for a longer period than
the. young of any other creature
Love him? Of course you do. The
question seems absurd but remember
his whole life may depend, in the
future, upon your method in the ap
plication. of your love. The advent
accomplished,** what should you do
for him? See that he cries, lustily;
it clears his lungs and his throat,
helps to give oxygen to his blood and
will be his only language for some
time. As his life will ,for some days,
hang on a thread, see that the cord
is securely tied. Infants cannot lose
blood and do well. Anoint him with
olive oil or some fatty substance, do
not scour his skin with all your force,
wash hiin in some soft warm cloth,
wool preferably, lay him on his right
side, see-that he gets' a supply .of
pure air and keep him warm. If he
is so fortunate as to have a supply
of mother’s milk feed him on that
only and at regular intervals; do not
fill him with tea and other abomina
tions. If for any reason he needs
other food than his mother’s milk
in part, or altogether, consult physi
cian; the proper nurishment having
been found, stick to it. Be careful
to keep tubes and bottle clean. If
IlIffiDOGSAND
IMH
IXear Mr. Editor:
I . would like to have
space in your pai>er to thank my many
fn«n& an4 n«ig:hb<»« in Brevard at
large for their great sympaAy they
IwYje shown to me lAd my family dur-
'^ing bw awful shoj|(k of bereavement
by tte death of our dear little Mc-
£)onald, age fourteen years. •
He was bitten February the twenty
sixth on his chin by’:a mad dog that
came from Horse^Shoe. I took him
to Raleigh on the twenty-eigth for
treatment. He took the entire
<r-
treatment. He to^ the treatment
like a man^and came home in tiuree
weeks believing he was all right,
then started back to school and went
one Wjeek knd one day; he uras taken
sick, and lived only ‘four days.
My dear friep'ds and neighbors, it
grieves me ve^ much to see some
are still keeping their dogs. In rer
gard to chaining' up your dogs wake
up, drowsy sleepers, and .get busy
and kill every dog in Transylvania
County foi: the good of humanity.
They are more dangerous than rattle
snakes.
A mad dog goes miles and miles
and bites men, women and children,
fine milk cows, hogs and horses but
the' rattle snake only bites them that
gets in his way. Suppose you were
to find a snake in your yard, would
you let if play with your children and
tell them to be careful and don’t let
it go mad and bite. No, you would
say “Kill that snake at once before
it bites some one of my children or
your neighbor’s”. Then kill every
dog in the County of Transylvania
and be the first county to get rid of
dogs. Then make it a heavy penalty
to keep or bring any more ^gs into
Transylvania.
I am trusting you hear my call for
the . sake of humanity and grant my
request. Get busy raising valuable
stock and make Transylvania Co. the
most prosperous county in Western
North Carolina.
C. M. S.
NEW YORKER ENTHUSIASTIC
OVER TRANSYLVANIA
Mr. Thomas W. Rhodes, a native
of New York, is stasring with Rev.
A. M. Casey, having come to Tran
sylvania County for his health.
Mr. Rhodes made a visit to the
News office ^and says he thinks that
Transylvania County has one of the
finest climates for a health resort in
the 'United States. , He thinks a large
sanitarium would pay well here.
Mr. Rhodes came ^ere in January
at any time he Jeaves part of a feed-
j ' i « u X • 1 i V— in very poor health but since coming
mg, do not offer what is left to him i
again. Give him less next^ime. Hav
ing fed him by breast • or by some
other means, see that he is clean and
comforta}>le, then let him sleep. He
should sleep for several mbnths 20
hours at least out of every 24. Keep
him and all his surroundings clean.
He should sleep out of doors a large
part of each day away from flies and
noise. Do not let him have an^ ex
cess of light in his eyes. If he is
sick do not have every passerby pre
scribe for him. I liave wondered at
^ 4P
times ^niiether the welfare of the
baby prom^ a majority of such ad
vice or is it due ^ the opportunity of
the gratuitious consultant to dem
onstrate latent medical powers. In
such a case send for a physician. Do
to Penrose he has felt a wonderful
improvement.
Mr. Rhodes is 86 years of age'and
looks like a young man.
WEDNESDAY CLUB HEARS
ADDRESS
The members of the Wednesday
Club at theiir meeting this week lis-
Waynesville churches hfive been can
celled ft. order that the congregation. him jostnm.. advertised as
of the city may hear the baecalaur-!‘•'®y
eate sermon at the high school.
In Mr. Poovey^s absepce the pul
pit of the Brevard Methodist Church
wiH be occupied by Rev. F. A. Groce
of Asheville. • ^ • '
he does not n^d. To sum up, give
him a minimun of medicine and a*
maximun of inteUigent care.
^Very sincerely,
W. J. WALInKL JT^k plao9» servcKl nireilfaments.''^
icanizatidn of Citizenship.” The
speaker of the x)ccaaion was Rev. W.
E. Poovey, who stressed in his talk
the vital necessity of thoroughly
Americanizing American citizens of
the present'day. -Mr. Poovey’s lecture
was followed by the singing of patri
otic songs in v/hich evetyone present
joined. A feature of theis part of the
program was the arti^ixi rejiditton
by Mrs. P. N. Simons of a number of
IMano comp<|sitions ; American
writenk After the inusic Mrs. E. W.
Blyt^r at whose hif^ meetiaflr
DSTORT OF iyno-
C0PAnr324
((One of the Units of 306 Sani
ty Train.) ^ (
_ This company was organized at
Camp Jackson, S. C. It’s penonnel ‘
jwas taken from the old Casual De-
Mchment, Field. HoiqntaL Lt.
Thomas W. Martin, M. R. C., was de-,
pignated as Commanding Officer. The
Junior Officers being,--lst Lt. Alfred
Mordecai, M. R. C., 1st Lt. P. Rogers,
M. R. c., 1st Lt. J. Meany, M. R. C.,
1st Lt. A. J. Mulligan, M. R. C.
A rigorous course was at once in
stituted consisting,—close order drill,
litter drill, lectures, first aid, minor
^nitation, and occasional
hikes.
We were at first somewliat handi
capped by the lack of ambulances and
equipment. But after several months
waiting these were finally secured.
In May 1918 the Division moved to
Camp Sevier, S. C., -Sanitary Train
proceeding on foot, making the entire
trip of one hundred and thirty miles
in five and one half days.
At Camp Sevier, our first couple
of weeks were spent in making our
quarters sanitiEoy, after which Tegular
routine of instructions was resvm-
ed. In the meantime several change
were made in the Officers. We now
had as Commanding Officer,%Capt T.
W. Martin, M. R. C., an<| as'Junior
Officers: 1st Lt A. Mordecai, M. R.i
C., 1st Lt. M. A. Selinger,' M. R. C.>
1st Lt. W. L. Barber, M. R; C., 1st Lt.
L. A. Edmundson, M. R. C.' And\Our
enlisted personnel had been reduced
on account of transfers ^d dis
charges.. At Camp Sevier we began
to fill up again, and finally entrained
July 19, 1918 with one hundred and
five men. We detrained at Camp
Mills, Long Island, N. Y.,; where we
remained untfl August 1*
We were at Camp Mills a little over
tr^o weeks. This time was spent
with company records, sailing lists,
etc., preparatory for embarkation for
overseas.
Embarked at Bush Terminal, Bcook.
lyn, N. Y. at about 4:30 P. M., Aug.
7, 1918 on a British ship, “The Nes
tor.” Spent the night at,the pier, and
weighted anchor at noon the follow
ing day and were towed down the
stream to a place'near the mouth of^
the harbor and dropped anchor.. At
about 5:00 P. M., on the same day '
anchor was again lifted, and we took
our place among the other eleven
ships complising the convoy. Our
trip ocross the Atlantic had begun.
For the first few days out ship
had difficutly |n keeping up with the
convoy, but the trouble was soon cor
rected and our position was main
tained thereafter. The trip across*
was uneventful. We zig-zaged in
.our course, which was' an extremely
nothemly one and so far as the pas
sengers could ascertain not a sub
marine was sighted. On Aug. 18,
our convoy was met by a large
group of destroyers and submarine
chasers which accompanied us into
port.
Late in the evening of August 19
we found ourselves weU in the har
bor of Liverpool, and awoke the next
morning to find ourselves’ anchored
in mid-stream of the MerseV River,
waiting for the tide to c<fhie with
enough water to allow us to get'to
our pier.
At 1:00 P. M., Aug. 20, 1918, ora
ship and papers had been examined
and passed upon, and the debarkation
of troops began. We marched firom
the dock to the railroad station in.
Liverpool where we entrained. Des
tination, Romsey, England.
Arrived at the detraining point a|t
1:30 A. M. August 21 and marched
to the American Rest Camp, ^veral
miles out^de of'Romsdy.
Left American Rert Camp at 9H)0
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... A. M. Aug. 23 and marciied to South-
tened to a stirring address on ^ distance of about 10 miles,
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axriving at the dock at about 3:00 P.
M.' The Ambulance Section was sep
arated from the Field HospiUd
tion at this place, embarked on til*
British ship “Queen Alexandria;*^
Left port at about 7:00 P. 3I.^and'
found ourselves inside ^ harbcv of
Cherbourg on the morning of Aug.24y
ll)is! Marched to a Rest Cainp
was about thrc^ 'i^^ outside of ^t^
city Ox wo sp^nt^
the night. *At we wevtJ^
{joined by the BoapitalvSectioiiu
7 Left Camp at ' ll.
Entrained
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