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VOL. XXIV^
BREVARD. N. C. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19tb, 1919.
Number 51
THE PEOPLES PRO
POSED RAILROAD
The Asheville Citizen of last Sun
day in an editorial imtimated that
what Brevard oujrht to have is jrood
ready instead of a railroad. Of course
we want .uooil roads but there are
few farmers who own a motor truck
to shi{) their produce to the market
and Ak voters of Transylvania rejilize
we .tret on a main line there
is praftiially little use in pilinjr up
bonds upon the tiixpayers and dem
onstrated tiiat ojiinion by the enor
mous land slide against the Road
Bond issue of two yearr a.tro. Natur
ally both Hutuor.ibe an^l Henderson
counties reali/.e that a throuj'h
railroad v.hieh would put Brevard on
a main line would nut them in second
place for xhi- rest of time. They also
realize that the real scenic jrrandour
is to be founil in Transylvania Co.
That is why our beautiful waterfalls,
placid valleys and n'.aji’nificent moun
tain scenery is used by their advor-
tisin.ir experts.
Crevard Is Being Advertised
The Cojnniittee h:;s received com
munications from all over the United
States in re.uard to ihis proposed R.
R. Some fair.ous mau-a:'.;:'.c;i and biv;
cori)orations ar^ direclinj" their at
tention to Transylvania County and
perhaps for the lirst time realize what
a splendid future lies ill .-'tore for the
people of these hilis once the re
sources are developed. Xot only is
there thousands upon thousands of
acres of the finest timber lands but
thij mineral re.^ources have practically
laid dormant. There are some of the
greatest engineers in America who
have li’reat expectations in the way of
mineral deposits to be found here
once the real development is started.
So much enthusiasm is bein.s' shown
by the jrreat majority of the people
over this project that now while the
iron is hot. w^ must strike. We need
the railroad, we want the railroad,
and we WILL HAVE the railroad.
The Brevard Ncv.’s has the Xmas
rush at the present time but intends
in the very near future to print the
full name of every puolic .'■-pirited citi
zen who has the strenirth of his con
victions by donating his hard cash to-
ward.s the preliminary survey of this,
“The People’s Railroail.”
If you haven't donated or signed your
pledge yet, then sen'1 your name and
amount to anv one of the R. R. Com
mittee or to T. H. Shipnian, Treas.
This preat project has nothing on
earth to do with politic? and the man
who tries to make political capital
out of it will certainly be dealt with
by the pccp|e as he deserves.
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IT is the season of Christmas cheer in all the
homes where subscribers to this paper dwell.
Christmas also in the minds and hearts of
you good friends of ours.
Christmas, with all that term implies as to
universal fellowship, bonnteous unselfishness and
renewed recognition of the fact that to give
is actually better than to receive.
As you have put into anything, that much will
you get out of it. Out of the interest you have
taken in this paper during the past year we hope
you have derived an equal personal pleasure.
Your appredation has made this paper’s issuance
a congenial work to us of the staff.
And likewise in that same spirit which makes
Christmastime what it is, we take this oppor
tunity of expressing our thanks to the business
men of this community, and of the territory
within which this paper circulates, for their cor
dial co-operation in practical ways which has
made it possible for us regularly to present our
best editorial efforts to the community in a credit
able manner.
May the kindly glow of this holiday season
color life for you and yours throughout the
coming year.
j glasses that you use for church and
put them right side up and we will
show you that v,e have before you
here a vision of what the church in
this country ought to be—a vision
that you and I are going to make
come true, and the plan by which we
' arc goin.j? to make it come true is
here before us. and we tre not going
to fail.”
It is a vision big enough, broad
enough, and the problem great enough
to enlist the imagination of any man
or woman/in this country, no matter
how big his business Interests may be.
It is grand enough to challenge the
attention of any man with red blood
in his veins and the slightest bit of
devotion to the Church of Christ. We
are done with thinking inwardly, we
are going to branch out and see what
we can do in the bigger world.
Some people have said, “What is
the need of all this money?” The
Church has never taken up anything
like this before. Why now? I w’ould
suggest, if you want an answer to that
question, that you read the paper to
morrow morning, look on the front
page of one of the big dailies of to
day. What do you see? Right across
the front page you see murder, an
archy, rape, riot, sedition, arson; you
see the story of a mayor of one of our
big cities with a rope around his neck
and rescued by the troops. You read
of men shot down in cold blood. That
is the kind of condition v.’c are living
in tc-day.
Friends, what is the Church going
to do about it? Leave it to our Legis
latures? They have been struggling
with it, working with it and are about
ready to say that the present social
disturbance and the present ’ social
conditions cannot be solved by legis
lation. (To be continued.)
LEWIS B. FRANKLIN, Director
Every Member Canvass. Nation-W’ide
Campaign.
SEVENTY-FIVE MILLION DOLLAR
CAMPAIGN
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KED CROSS
CHROTAS SEALS
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The Aunfial sale of the Red Cross
Christmas Seals is now on. No more
beautiful expression of the Christ
mas spirit can be made than for every
letter, card and package to bear tl»
seal of the Red Cross. The seal adorfts
the package, is a recognition of tfie
blessings of the Red Cross, and the j
money will be used to .stamp out the j
Great White Plague. We are enjoying
an era of unrivaled prosperity. I-<et j
everyone have the grace to show
forth gratitude by buying the Red
“ELEMENTARY AGRICULTURAL
EDUCATION”
Is the title of a 24-page bulletin by
Prof. S. G. Rubinow, of the Depart-
m -nt of Economics at State College,
I wbi<^ h has reached this office. Prof.
I Hubinow’s treatment of this subject
i ihould offer many helpful suggestions
I not only to teachers but to all who
are interested in the improvement of
our rural schools. Copies may be had
by addressing Mr. IL. Li. Owen, Regis-
BAPTISTS’ GREAT FUND
IS FAR OVER THE TOP
At Least 82 Millions Have Been
Pledged with many Churches
Still To Make Their Reports
! tiar, West lialei^'h, X. C.
Mr. SILVERSTEEN ENTERTAINS
Cross Seals.
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T. W. BICKETT, Governor/.
CONGREGATIONAL MEETI^fG
j evening he v,’as host at a stag party
I at v/hich about twenty-five invited
I guests were present,
itional I Bridge and set-back were the
Deli-
church on the fourth Sunday idl Dec. ■ cious salad, ice cream, cake and cof
at the regular time for servifce to fee were served.
clect additional offices. All niembers | The occasion was very much en-
There will be a congre:
meeting of the Brevard Presbyterian ' amusements of the evening,
Nashville, Dec. 8.—Fourteen of the
18 states included in the drive for
funds in the Baptist $75,000,000.00
campaign headquarters vras formally
dissolved here tonight.
Additional returns from the remain
ing four states, Alabama, Louisiana,
Missouri and southern Illinois, added
to the subscriptions from foreign
fields and other sources, brought the
^ir. J. S. Silversteen entertained total to $82,000,000.
veral of his personal friends and Many of the rliurches in all the
business associates last Friday even- ' states have not yet been seen and the
ing at a turkey dinner. Later in the ! <^^ive will be continued until the can
vass is completed, Dr. L. R. Scar
borough, general director, announced.
Of the total sum reported $17,000-
000, came thru the efforts of the Bap
tist W’omen of the south.
MATHATASIAN CLUB ENDORSES
COUNTY AND HOME DEM.
Whereas The Mathatasian Club
stand.s for all that is highest and best
in civic and community life and
Whereas, our County Home and
Farm Demonstrators have done work
which has been of great value to the
county and
Wheras That w’ork, if continued,
would prove of even greater value
Be it therefore resolved: That we
hereby recommend our Board of Edu
cation and County Commissioners to
retain these important ofRces in our
county.
•re invited to be present.
joyed by all who paritcipated.
KNEW WHAT TO DO
Some people know what to do at
the right time.
A young man was stopping at Mrs.
Cos Paxton’s and he lost a gold watch
a few days ago. What did he do?
He sent an ad to the News as soon as
he discovered his loss. What was the
1 result? Why the ad was read by
The cave-dwellers didn’t permit a | Mr. D. C. Scruggs, who had found
coal shortage to worry thf m.
lived in the mines.
They
the watch and the owner now has the
lost property.
Editor Brevard News:
May I express through your paper
the gratitude of my heart to the pas
tors, the church directors, the W. M.
U. w’orkers and all other workers that
were concerned in the Baptist 75 Mil
lion Campaign and in fact every pled-
I
ger that had a part in subscribing the
liberal amount of $30,000. and better
in this association. We over sub
scribed our quota 50 per cent. We
Baptist think this is one of the great
est epochs in the Baptist denomana-
tion, since the day of Pentecost,
and of course we Baptlcit think we
had a representative crowd on that
day. I contend our crowd at the day
of Pentecost was accused of being
drunk with nev/ wine. We feel deep
in our hearts that all Baptists who
have had a part in this pledging can
rejoice to know that they are w'orthy
to be called Baptists. Those who have
not lined up w*e have no word of cen
sure in our heart tow’ard them, but
we only desire the spirit of deep pray
er, that they may soon come to the
light and rally to the cause that will
glorify and crown our savior, King
of kings and Lord of lords, who is
worthy of all the praise that we can
give him and all the service we can
do, and of all the pledges we can
make that his great name may go to
the ends of the earth and tell dying
men and sinful nations that he shed
his blood to redeem our souls and
save our lives for his meek service.
Very respectfully,
C. C. DUCKWORTH.
Sometimes, perhaps, readers of the*
Krcvard Nt'ws think there is an item
' r ‘ paper which should^
-. - _ 's just one reasoir
why it was not there—because the
editor did not know about it . The-
SufFolk County Review has the foI»
lowing sensible editorial headed “Sug
gestions.”
There is nothing that an editor
likes better than suggestions which
will make his paper a better paper.
Of course, these suggestions must be
constructive and not something like-
this: f
An irate subscriber enters the of
fice the day after press day and fix
ing his beady eye on the editor de
mands an explanation of why his.
wife’s sister’s cousin didn’t get a.
“local.” “She’s been in town thre©^
days”, he concludes.
Yes, it does look like a bad case-
against the editor. Of course, no one
had told him said “cousin” was iix
tov.n. He is an editor and should
have known it. That’s what he’s there
for.
Remember, friends, an editor is.
just like the rest of you and bound to
make mistakes. But granting thatj
no human being could cover all the
field v.’hich an editor is expected to>
cover and not miss something occa->
sionally.
We try to get all the personals, but
if somebody’s wife’s sister’s cousia
slips in about 10:30 at night in a au
tomobile, we can’t expect to know it
unless you tell us about it.
And if you have a party, on th6
same day that there happens to bo-
a funeral, a ball game and a runaway
in town .just to make sure that we
know it, call us up and give us the
details. You know we are just as
anxious to have our paper cram full
for news as you are to find it that
way.
JONES GAP ROAD
TO BE IMPROVED
The following article from the
Daily Greenville Piedmont of Dec.
will be of much interest to the peo
ple of Brevard and Transylvania coutk
ty.
“The Jones Gap road, the main
thorofare thru the mountains in the?
vicinity of Caesars Head and connect-
Greenville with Brevard and Transyl
vania county, will be surveyed withint
the next two weeks, according to a.
statement by L. P. Slattery of the
firm of Slattery & Henry. The state
highway engineer has ordered the sur
vey which will be in charge of R. H.
Horton of this city.
“The old Jones Gap road likely witt
be relocated in order to elimate many
the steep grades which now exist.
When this is done the road wall be on.
a par with the Buncombe road which
connects Greenville with Henderson
ville and Asheville. The work of sur
veying the road will begin about Dec.
15th and when completed a report
will be forwarded to the state high
way engineer. It is considered likely
that the work of re-locating and re
pairing the road will begin, altho it
is not thought that the highway can
be completed in time for the tourist
travel next summer.”
**WHO KILLED COCK ROBIN?**—
OR
Who killed i>oor business and hard
times in Brevard" and made Transyl
vania County prosperous?
Ans. The people when they built
the Brevard-Rosnmn-Seneca Railroad.
C. W.H.
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