North Carolina Newspapers

VOLUME XXVI. BREVARD, N. C., FRIDAY, MAY 20th. 1921 No, 20 TUESDAYS GAME CLOSE CONIISf. Married M*n Again Defaated By Single Lads By Score of Thirleen To Eleven. The m&rried men were again de feated by the single fellows last Tjaes* day afternoon in a close contest on the scliool grounds. The score was 13 to 11. Following was the line up: Married: liUller ss, Kiser, 3b, White, rf, Hatcher c, Patton If, Johnson P, Grogan 2b, Edmondson lb Single: Srwin lb, Carson ss. Ver ier 3b, Clement \f, Kilpatrick rf, Albert of, Clayton c, King p, Hart man 2b. Interest in the sport was manifest- •ed by quite a large crowd of towns- l>eople airtending. A game is planned with Hender sonville on Saturday ‘on* the local diamond. Information may be ob tained by watching the drug store windtRw bulletin. ANNDAL SERMON SUNDAY HORNING CHANCE FOR SCHOLARSHIP! The University of North Carolina, Trinity College at Durham, Wasli- iniErton and Lee University, Lexington, iKa., Converse College, Spartanburg, S. C., and a large number of other 'Southern institutions are offering ■flirough the United Daughters of the Confederacy scholarships to the dea- ♦cendants of Confederate veterans. Complete information in regard to tiiese scholarships, the amount offered 'by each college, the qualifications of applicants, the time when applicat ions must be filed, etc., may be bad by applying to Miss Annie Jean Gash, Pisgah Forest, who is a member nf the U. D. C. committee on education. Rev. O. J. Chandler of AskcnrUle Will Preach B. I. CommencemeBt Ser mon at the Methodiat Chu^rch. Rev. 0. J. Chandler of Asheville will preach the Brevard Institute com- mencemen'hisermon next Sunday mom ing at the Methodist Church. The service will begin at 11 o’clock. Following will be the order of the service: Processional March. Hymn 42. Prayer. Scripture Reading Solo, O lUeit In The Lord, Naomi Wells. ' Announcements. Offertory — Souvenir — Drdla. Hymn 407. Sermon, Rev. 0. J. Chandler, Asbe> ville, N. C. I Alniigiliity Lord (Intermezzo from ! Cavalleria) Institute choir, i Hymn 408. Benediction Recessional March. Friday evening of this w«ek "ftre first exercises of the comniencememt will be held at the Institute auditor ium. This will be an «xpre^s&on and music recital. The final exeK:is- es, as announced in the last issw of The "News, will be on Tuesday night of Btsxt week. \ a OL DEA19 0FHRS; UURACAIRNES Saturday, May 28, Brevard Bargain Day FISH ON EAST FOiRK. A party of Greenville and local sien enjoyed a pleasant fishim; party in the East Fork section recenljy. The ^sitors were L. B. Houston, Illessrs. CErey and Gilfillin. Th»y were ac- ^cnmpanied by Thos H. Shipuan and son Hays and R. W, EreretJt and son -Randall. A Dollar Sale Day — that is what it is going to be next Saturday week. May 28th, 1921. The slogan on that day — or at any rate what might be a good slogan on that day — will be, “Home is the best place to terade, if you want real bargains,” On that day, the people who live here and who come here are going to see something quite interesting. They are going to see prices that they thought had g»’t tangled up somewher in the stars, afll of a sudden standing( temptingiy within their reach. J /Such, at any rate. The News has reliable authority to proclaim. And this authority is no less than the mer- chantE of Brevard themselves — or a majority of them. And the plan is just this: On Saturday, May 28, the mer chants who have gone into this agree- ■wsnt, wiB make a specialty of dol lar sales. These collections will con tain articles that have been selling for more than a dollar. Real bar gains are promised. Next week’s issue of The News will contain more of the details of the dol lar sale day. Watch for this issue of The News and see what the mer chants have to offer. The News itself ;will enter the lists and will have its special offer to make. Look out for that also. The merchants of Brevard are de termined to prove that home is the best place to trade. They promise that their reductions will be real reductions, that their bargains will be genuine. LETTER TO CHRISTIAN HERALD; ALL DAY OPEN AIR SERVICE AT CONNESTEE FALLS SUNDAY. The members of Carrs HiTl, Rocky Hill and Glady Branch Baptist Chur ches will meet for an all-day open air service at Connestee Falls next Srnday. An interesting program is ■expected and there will be dinner oa the grounds. BUYS VERDERY INTEREST: J. W. Burnette has puriSiased A. M. Verdery’E interest in the Burnette »nd Verdery flour mill near the de pot. The deal was made through W. P. Whitmire of Hendersonville. SELLS FORDSON TRACTORS: LACY ALLEN RESIGNS Lacy Allen has tendered his resig nation as mail carrier to the post office department. Lace Ims been •carrying the mails to and from the depot for over ten years. Fordson Tractors have ^en sold recently by the Brevard Motor Com- liany, C. H. Klueppelberg, Manager, to C. F. Woodfin, Little RirHr, N. C. and Dr. E. S. English, Brevard, N. C. LAUNCHES MOTOR BOAT PLANNING SUNDAY SCHOOL: iL. J. J. Miner on Tuesday launched a new motor boat on the Frencb Broad at a point due east of town. He built the boat himself, using the motor saved from a boat he formerly used on the river. MOVE FROM CALVERT Miss Mary Galloway and sister, Victoria, have moved from Cal- place and are occupying Ihc'feor.-r on Jordan Street, purchas- ■cd Goode Cheatham. Rev. J. R. Hay last week visited the Avery’s Creek community to find emt if it were practicable to estab lish a Sunday School there. He found the needs great enough, there Veing quite a large populatien con nected with the logging interests in tliat part of Davidson River -valley. Mr. Hay consulted with Rev. West, a zninister who lives in that section, and it is probable that the Sonday School will be started at an «arly dal«. WILL BUILD RESIDENCE. FRACTURED RIBS: D. L. English slipped on a bank while out fishing some time ago and broke twio or three ribs. He has, however, been able to keep on attend- to business. H. A. Plummer recently bought from H. H. Zachary a large lot Ij?- ing between the residences of TVIt. Zachary and T. M. MitchelL It is Mr. Plammer’s intention to erect a house there soon for occupation by his family. FASTING FOR THE STARVING: LITTLE RIVER BRIDGE J. M. Kilpatrick has completed the work of constructing a birdge over Little River on the Crab Creek road. This bridge was removed from David son River at Lynch’s store. RECENT MARRIAGE LICENSES: The following marriage licenses have been issued by Roland Owen, register of deeds, since the list last publihsed: May 6, Sam A. Shepard and Miss Minnie S. Moffitt, both of Cherryfield. May 6, R. K. Powell and Miss Arie Paxton, both of Rosman. May 7, Frank O. Fisher of Ros- xnan and Miss Wilma L. Chapman of Quebec. May 7, Albert Meece and Miss Es* sle Cantrell, both of Brevard, R-1. May 7, McKinley Owen of Wolf Mountain and Miss Bertha Morris of Ash*.Torth. A lesson in learning to sympathize with others in need was taught in a very practical way recently at Bre vard Institute, when the students had put before them the dreadful condit ions in China. They did not merely deny themselves a little pocket change or a few luxuries, but they volun tarily fasted for two meals, in order that the cost of those meals might g-o to the famine fund. MATHATASIANS MEET. Mrs. W. W. Zachary was hostess to the Mathatasian Club on Thursday. The subject for the afternoon was , “N. C. Election Laws”, which was discussed in a very interesting way by all members. There were short , poems read by several of the mem bers, after which the Club adjomed I to meet with Mrs. Seagle on May 26. ' Mrs. Harry Clarke is visiting re latives in Chicago. Iowa City, Iowa, April 30, 1921. To the Editor of the Christian Her ald, New Tiork City. Dear Sir: An interesting article in your issue of March 26th by Dr. Williard Price, concerning a visit of his to the tnoun- tains of Western North Carolina has made permanent throughout the country the problem of the southern , hifjhlands as it exists today. Al though this article stated definitely in its headiing that it described the back country of the mountains, I fear I that possibly in the minds of some poorly informed people it may leave the impressron that the families visi ted by Dr. Price are types of a large part <of the present mountain population. I am, therefore, asking for a few mches of space to describe the present situation as I see it from ! 13 years of almost continuous resi- ; dence in the community visited by Dr. I Price. He came p6 our town as my guest, and stated that he wished to see in the mountains :such samples of primi tive conditions as could readily be reached on horseback from our little town. - r went to a good friend who is invariable helpful and stated tahim Dr. Price’s wishes and asked him if he knew where to find such conditions. He very generously left his business for a day to fecoommodate Dr. Price. They rode ’ out feom our little t^>wn of nearly 2,000 people where we have our own electric light plant, about a mile of excellent paved street, our locally owned telephone system, our water v<?orks, and complete sewerage system. On this little trip they found conditions very similar to those des cribed by Dr. Price, though it seems from the article published in your paper that some of those v/ho talked with him were inclined to exaggerate their own sophistication. There is no question but that there are in the mountains still, consider able numbers of those who live on titled farms, who find it humanly im possible to make a living and to give their children the advantages to which all children are rightful heirs. The proportion of poverty-stricken people is undoubtedly greater in the moun tains than in the average rural sec tion in the lowlands, though probably there is no section of appreciable area entirely free from severe pov erty. It is Impossible to estimate how large a proportion of mountain people are still in dire need of mis sionary help but the percentage is probably somewhere between 5 per cent and 15 per cent of those who may technically be called mountain people because they live in the high lands. J These real mountain peoplo lare truly entitled to the cordial as sistance of those who are philanthrop- Ifcally inclined. They Are, by blood, of s. very high type as everyone kiKows. Their native intelligence ranks higfh. They are thoroughly capable of nigh training and a very large per centage of them have the inborn ■cixaraeteristics of leaders. Their kwig isolation and the extreme pro bability that they can never do more t^n make a poor living creates a ?reat sympathy for them in the minds of all who know their situation. No ©ne would think of calling for mis sionary help for the inhabitants of the thriving towns and cities of the fertile river bottoms and along the railroads. Almost universally, they liave good elementary and high schools and numbers of well attended and well supported churches. In many of these cities there are pros perous factories and other commer cial institutions. Neither these towns or anyone else asks for help for them. Their inhabitants Tisually claim to be mountaineers when away irom home, but in every respect are different, from a missionary point, from the cove dwellers described realistically or perhaps journalisti cally by Dr. Price. In writing or speaking of moun tain conditions, I always hesitate to draw this obvious distinction between iwo classes of people .who live in the mountains for fear that those to whom I address myself may think I insnlt Cneir intelligence, though I sometimes do run this risk to be sure that I am not misunderstood. Surely everyone knows that the southern highlands have' in them cities and towns like Asheville, Bristol, I^ox- vilie, Hendersonvile and Brevard, and that these cities are in no sense part of the missionary problem? And still, possibly it .may be worth while to call attention to this obvious fact in con nection with Dr. Price’s interesting article. Very truly yours, C. H. TROWBRIDGE. ROSMAN ITEMS: A large per cent of the people in this section are behind gardening. Mrs. Jordan Whitmire and daugh ter spent last week in Brevard witii relatives. Bob Rice from Wild Cat Gap spent * days in Rosman last week. A I merry crowd of fifteen spent last Sun day at Caesar’s Head. { We are glad to leam that Abe Whit mire, after suffering so long with ^ neuralgia., is better, t Carr Glazener has returned home from the Hospital where he had un- ' dergone an operation for Appendicitis Mr. and Mrs. Ward Breedlove of Lake Toxaway were in town Sunday. Mr. Jim Powell is recovering slowly from a six week’s illness of Stomach trouble. Bom to Mr, and Mrs. Kye Owen recently a large boy. Rev. M. E. Cotton disappointed a large congregation who had gathered from many parts of the county to hear him speak. It was due io sudden illness in the family. Rev. A. J. Manley filled the vacant pupit of M. E. Cotton Sunday. He preached a very able sermon on the creation of man as he was placed on the stage of action. LITTLE PEEWEE. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS: DEATH OF THE SISTER OF H. C. FENWICKE OF SELICA. I The following death notice has , been received at this office: I At 8 Sussex Square, London, Eng- i land, on the 19th of April, Helena, ■ wife of Sir James B. Dale, Bart., and j third daughter of th^late H. W. Fen- I wicke, solicitor, NilfW'.4sOe-on-Tyne. i Sister of H. C. Fenwicke, Selica, N. C. ' ADDS ROOMS TO HOUSE: H. L. Wilson is having the roof of his residence raised and four rooms added to the second story. Rev. E. H. Norwood has charge of the con struction. Please take notice that the County Board of Education of Transylvania County at Brevard, N. C or tly; dati of June 6th next will award contracts for the constructions of additional rc-orr.s and school houses as follows: For the Eastatoe township district No. 1, an additional room; for Little River; No. 1, additional room; 0tr the Glade Creek school, an add^tirbnal room; for the Everett school district a one room house. Bids. for^ said constructions to be filed with the County Board of Education on the first Monday in June. The Board of Education reserves the specific right to reject any and all bids. Any persons desiring to bid on the constructions as aforesaid can secure plans and specifications by calling at the office of the Coufity Superintend ent of Public Instruction. In mak ing your bids please be as reason- a.ble as you possibly can, and I can assure you that the ^ounty and the districts will appreciate it very much. Very truly yours, A. F. MITCHELL, Co. Supt. of Public Instruction. Mrs. M. M. King had as guests over the week end her brother, B^ownlow Jollay, of Mountain Rest, S. C., and his daughter. Miss Ula, who formerly attended school here. , Mrs. Laura Caimes died in Hen dersonville May 11 and was buried M.’' ?t the Baptifit Church at Boilston. Services were conducted by Rev. W. A. Williams. Mrs. Caimes was raised in the Boil- ston section of Henderson County. She was the widow of W. H. Cairnes, who died 20 years ago. She was 82 years of age. Her maiden name was Miss Laura Brittain. Mrs. Caimes lived a quiet, gentle life, was a member of the Baptist Church, and a woman of .Christian character. She is survived by one daughter, the wife of Rev. T. C. Holtzclaw of Hendersonville, at whose home she died. Two other daughters, Mrs. Leila Shipman and Mrs. Lila Led better, preceded her to the grave. W. M. Henry of Brevard, a nephew of the deceased, attended the funeral srvice. ENTERTAIN BRIDGE CLUB: On Friday evening Mrs. J. W. Mc- Minn and Mrs. T. H. Shipman en tertained the Brevard Bridge Club and other guests at Mrs. McMinn’s home on Caldwell Street. The low er floor of Mrs. McMinn’s beautiful home was decorated in mountain laurel carrying out the color scheme of the party, pink and white. Mrs. McMinn and Mrs. Shipman welcomed their guests and seated them for the evenings cards. Bridge was played at eight tables. Straw berry sherbert and cakes iced in pink and<white were served at twelve. UNION MEETING FOR THE TRAN. SYLVANIA ASSOCIATION: May 28th, and 29th. 'The union meeting of the Transyl vania Baptist Association will be held With Zion Baptist church at Rosman„ and the Eastern division will be held[ with Enon Baptist church near Pen-^ rose. The same program will be' carried out at each place. We are^ arranging the program in two sect ions. Section 1. Will be carried out at Enon on Saturday and at Zion Sunday. Section 2. Will be car ried out with Zion church on Satur day and with Enon on Sunday. Section 1. 10:00 A.M. Devotional service, con ducted by the pastor. 10:30 A. M. .Workers counci con ducted by Rev. A. I. Justus. Under this head the following topics will be. discussed. 1st. Church organization, (a)' its officers, (b) woman’ work, (c) lay^ men, (d) young people. 12:00 M. Intermission. 1:30 P. M. (Workers council contin ued) . 2nd. The church equipped, (a> Hymn books, (h envelopes, (c> lights, (d) a mothers room, etc. 3rd. The church at work, (a) soul winning, (b) support of pastor, (cX supporting denominational objects. • Adjourn. Section 2. 10.00 A. M. Devotional service con ducted by the pastor. 10:30 A. M. Aims of the Transylvania asrocifJ^ion relative to • ish- ing of a Christian scIkhj; .iound table discussion, conducted by Z. I. Henderson. 12:00 M. Intermission. 1:30 P. M. Devotional. 2:00 P. M. Conservation of the 75 Million campaign. 3 P. M. Conservation of Ihe 75 Mil lion campaign. 3:00 P. M. Denominatior a! literature. Adjoum. • The following brethr -• are expect ed to be present and ta ^ part in the the discussion: At A^non, Rev. E. Ledford, Rev. E. Allison, Rev. Simp son, W. H. Duckworth, G. T. Frady Rev. S. B. McCall and others. At Zion, Rev. A. J. Manly, Rev. J. E. Dupree, Rev. Judson Corn, Rev. A. I. Justus, Rev. Z. I. Henderson, Judson Hall, Dock Owen, J. L. Wal drop, T. C. Henderson, W. M. Sum- mey and others. ELM BEND BRIDGE: T. J. Wilson with a fqrce of men has recently beien at work repairingr the Elm Bend bridge over the French Broad river. Neiwr flooring^ has be^ put in this bridge and oth6r repairs made.