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VOLUMB XXVI,
BREVARD, N. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1921
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ROADNIDJMNG
Om COUNTY
Extoasiv* Procraoi of R««d[ Con.
•truction Being Pushad—Hard
Sarfac* Hifkwaj.
The government jias just complet-
new road from Walhalla, S. G.,
GREATMTERESr
IN DEBATE
IfeMN. Gallowaj and Deaver Hold
Congrocation Spollbonad
Large Attendance.
The mid-week service at the Bap
tist Church on Wednesday evening
to Highlands, N. C., this ro'id will be of this week was of a most unusual
cttanected by Jackson and Transyl- and most interesting nature. As
vania Counties. announced in the News last week
The Soutih C«irolinians have al- the leading feature of the service
ready spent approximately $100, was a debate between two of the
000 in building a good, graded road leading lights of the Brevard bar,
through Pickens county toward Ros- Welch Galloway and C. B. Deaver.
man and have an additional $100, The subject debated, had it been put
000 to spend within the next in the form that subjects for debate
years. They now have the assuran<^ | are generally put, would have been
and proof that the Transylvania road framed thus: “Resolved that Moses
way will be built to meet
their work, thus making a continous
road of good surface, which will cut
the distance between Atlanta and
Brevard between fifty and eights^
miles. The State Highway Officials
recognized the value of such a high-
'vay connection.
Chairman Thomas H. Shipman, of
the county road commission, together
'with his associates on the board, C.
Orr of Brevard, and Flem Ghtzen-
er of Rosm»n, have mapped out an
extensive program of road building
work, which will extend oTer the
next eighteen months and whiclr
was a greater man than was Paul.”
Mr. Deaver took the affirmative side,
being for Moses; while Mr. Galloway
upheld the negative. ^
The judges were, Rev. J. C. Seag-
le, E. W. Blythe and Wm. A. Band,
while Rev. Chas. C. Smith, the pastor
of the church, presided over the meet
ing, and was also time keeper. Each
speaker was given fifteen minutes
and each was allowed five minutes for
rebuttal.
That there was general interest on
the part of the public in the debate
was manifested by the large attend
ance, and this despite thtD f^ct that
I AM THE COUNTRY NEWSPAPER
Br BRISTOW ADAMS.
I am fiM Conntry Nowtpapor.x '
I am tlM friond of tim family» tko bringor of tld!|kgs from otWr
frioridst I apoak to tlm homo in IIm ovoning light of snmmor** vino-
clad porch or tho glow of wintor*s lamp.
I hrip to malm tUs ovoning Iwnr} I rocord tlio groat and tho
•mall, tim Tariod acts of tho dajrs and woolu that go to mako np lifo.
I am for and of thf homoi I follow tlioso who loavo hnmblo bogin-
nings; whothor thoj go to groatnot* or to the gnttor, I talco to^hom
the thrill of old days, with wholesome messages.
I speak the language of the common mant my words are fitted to
his understanding. My congregation Is larger than that of any
church in my towni my readers are more^ than those in the school.
Young and old alike find in me stimulation, instrurtion, entertain*
ment, inspiration, solace, comfort. 1 am the chronicler of birth, and
lov* and death:—tho throe great facts of man's ozistence.
1 bring together buyer and seller, to the benefit of both;' I am
part of the market-place of the world. Into the homo I carry word of
tho goods which food and clothe and shelter, and which minister to
comfort, ease, health, and happiness.
I am tho word of the week, the history of the yoar, the rocord of
my community in the archives of state and nation.
I am tho exponent of the lives of my readers.
1 am the Country Newspaper.
UW AM) ORDER
UAGDEMEEIING
U-
Fifty SoTon New Members Added ——
Best Meeting Yet. — Resolu
tions Drawn Up, Etc.
when completed, will add greatly to a very sttractiTe number in th« ly- j
the value of the county's farm lands ceum course was being given in the i
and will doubtless result in 'bringing High School auditorium at the same |
news industries many uRore tour- , hour. Mr. Smith sasd that he re-
THE PRAYER CORNER. BREVARD MSTimE
NOTES.
LIKE CHRIST
There is no prayer that most chris-1
The large attendance, interest man
ifested and spirited debate were the
outstnding features of the meeting
of the Law and Order League at the
Court House last Monday evening.
That this was decidedly the best meet
ing injthe history of the oi^nization
was the consensus of opinion among
those present. The fifty seven new
names added to the membership roll,
consisting of many women, composed
the very best element of the town.
The meeting was called to order by
the chairman, O. H. Orr, who called
upon G. W. Hayes for the opening
prayer. After voting to receive the
j fifty seven new applicants as mem-
I f'ers of the league, Mr. Orr made an
interesting report on the work actu
ally accomplished as a result of the
activities of tfce executive order. This
included several arrests for violation
of the dry laws as well as assistance
and information furnished the local
officers. The limitation, if any, as
to the jtirlsdiction of the League was
'liscuscwd and defined. Upon motion
^of Mr. Scagle the liml{s \Vci’2 Cxteild-
I ed to include the Ohtire county, each
j township to be represented by a com
mittee to be appointed later to work
in conjunction with the local execu-
OUR RALEIGH
COMiOmm
Writes About Tromondous Pr«|i^r«i
Brought To Boar Upon Governor
in Harris Case.
ists to Brevard.
gretted that he did not know some
i tin« breathe out to G.doftenertlum I *'• '
On March 20, this year, they let I weeks ago about the Lyccum having
a contract to construct a gravel road la dfct« for this night, that he would
from the Henderson county line to have arraTiged for the debate to have
Brevard. This is what is >nown as been held ent another date, but that
the Horse Shoe road. After this I the authoTities in charge of the
work was graded it was decided to ^ course had not eveii yet said any-
change the type surface: and have j thmg to hmi about the entertaiiw
it macadamized and treated with pen | ment. In case they had done so, the
ctrative asphalt. The Asheville Con- {mmtster said that hfe would have haid,
struction company have the contract j just a short meeting so that those
for the Job, which is eleven miles
long and are m&w using *about fifty
state convicts in addition to thc’r
own forces. Approxinrrftely 25,000
cubic yards of crushed ^tone will be
used on the job. This Stone is being
so
who wi^ed could have attended bo^ih
the prayermeeting ;and the entertain
ment. However, Mr. Smith knew
nothing the entertainment until
just the day before.
introduced Mr
Both "Mr. Galloway and Mr. Deaver
obtained from the quarry at Penrore ’ made splendid talks, and each
and the indications are now that the brought out some splendid points
work will he completed within the about the man presented. In ren-
t^b months specified. iLbout five dering the decision of the judges Mr.
have already %een 'completed Seagle‘^dd <thBt i£iie decision rnsBched Questions as these,
and it is believed 1>y early •spring that iiras ncoit wnanimovs, and that all three , How would Jesus treat this Tna»
the work will be finisliec^ Until felt that it was one of the most diffi- IxMn so unkind to me?
tkat they may be made -Like Christ'.! M'Coy, secretary, spent j Chirf GaUoway
But we really wish to be transfer- f »>»•> “ this week, l^k. , Luke Otteen, the present proh|h.tion
J • 1. --4.» T -V rrv^ I Hisr after the property here, which officer humorously compnrmg him to
mod mto Christ s Likeness. The de- . " , . A 't.i
i ^ owned and operated by the Wo- j Luk« of the Bible. Mr. Galloway
sire will bum like nre in us cleans-1 , ^ ^ i. • j *u j • v • * . , -
ing and purifying us. and the newi““^ ^oanc of fte E. Church i that dunng the bnef per.od of
life will become so overmastering in , T headquarters .s at | o®ce Mr. Ost«n had destroyed e«h-
J. -J. *n «J I Nashnlle Ten. • teen stills and made eleven arrests
us that It will possess us body and - „ , . „ ^ Lv ^ u v j . • . .
1 • *. V 11 • J Miss Ola Callahan, of Greensboro '■ no h'>« en'^a"#*^ one n’stm
soul, till Christ ^hall indeed live m ^ „ w V i , j v • ^ •
us if while wo pray to be made like! <>* l»ine >>it, due m
„ ^ |,Catats-ba both former- students of B. part to his smalhtess of statue, which
our Master we live up to our prayer, •. ’ . _, ^^ «
old things in m will pass away and: ] ' ^ adTOnt»*e ke did (Mr. GaUo.
all things will 1>ecome new. j for a tew toys way) did not ««^y while on the re-
The prayer »ill affect every ph.se 7'" I ''“v' . . * „ ^ .
of our behaviar and conduct. ft' by Mr. and Mrs. H. L. W.U Mr. Osteen rejnwnded to Mr. Gal..
will hold l.e#»re us continually the l"*!,. ^ , loway^'"trodu=t.on m a most interee
image of Christ, -and will kiep ever 1 Charlotte, j -"S uP»" -protubitaon enforce,
full and clear in our vision a I Vf ®; J'^*cr of Srar. i ment that was enthusiast.cally re
standard of thought of feeling, of made us a short, coived andJ.gorously applauded. He
-(-hio TOoob- Miss Bame is now, requested the assistance and co-oper
ation of, not only those who compose
lotte.
, . , . , J .« visit this week,
desire, of att and word. It will a ■ , • , .
, ’ T 1, XU 1.-1 T. engaged in deaconess work in Cnir.
keep xis askmg all the while such ,
Amosig students whose
the league but of every law-loving
friends ' citizen of liis district and that he ini
sufficient tjme has elapsed for the
setting of the clay, sand and gravel,
after which the tar substance, etc.,
will be put on -as the upper crust.
Approximately tight months must
elapse before this can be done.
The state is iraw worTcing on the
ten-mile road from Brevard to Ros-
cult matters to decide that any of
them had had to confront them in a
long time. However^ two of the
judges ’voted in ^avor of Mr. Gallo
way a* “having made the better argu
ment in ^favor 'oT Paul.
Mr. beagle also took occasion to
thank ^e pastor-of the churA for
man, leading to "Qie courtty seat of | ar^angrng this TBOst unusual service,
Jackson county. In the meantime, the a»he felt that discussion'®! these
county is working the cliaiin-gang on
the 17-mile stretch t)f road between
Rosman and the Jackson county line.
This is considered « two yeatr job.
The county commiioners are gra
tified with the recent action of the
state road board in taking ■over sixty, the past several months, and
fivevmiles of the county roads for weekly growing « interest
two great Bible characters was ex
ceedingly helpful to all who heard it,
and that he, himself, had got some*
new information on the two lives.
The prayermeetings of thisrhurch
have been splendidly attended for
are
Mr.
maintenaince. ';^is auleage is di- Smith snarancefl lhat the iaqnc to
\ided into thre«'^«eetions, -of ap- be discussed on next Wednesday
proximately twenty-two miles each,
with three men, a caterpillar trac
tor and a truck to each section, thus
insuring the continuance of the -good
work that has been done.
The federal government apent
about $200,000 during 1920 amd
1921 for building a graded road
through the government reservation
iSD3m Pisgah Forest station to Phik
Beds.
Transylvania’s future growth de.-
pends very largely on good roads. It
is destine<e^^ be a greater movn^ain'
resort an«|i0 construction of good.
night, Nov. 2nd, is “Problems in
Prayer”, provided the people hand in
to him by Sunday night soihe prob
lems in prayer thsft they woolA like
to have answered. He invited any
one to take advantage of this «ffer,
and in answering them from the
Bible he will'not xne the nanwfs of
the questioners.
IMPROVEMENTS MAPLE ST.
T. M. Mitchell has recently added
-three new rooms) a new* rbof and re
painted his home, and is now pre-
hard surfadld roads, or even well paring to terrace the l^reunds.
graded and well drained sfmd.day j J. - W. Smith’s new heme is now
roads, to connect with other good completely finished,
roads leading inlH> , the mounjtains,
will mflfterially haste^the day of
the county’s development as a moun-
tain summer resort and manufactur.
ing center. The present board of
road commissionen 'I recognize this
fact and are enthusiastically work,
ing to hasten the progress of the
RELIGIOUS SERVICES
ARMISTICE DAY.
•i
work now tmder way and to amuige
for new projects.
The minister and congregation of
St. Philip’s Episcopal Church invite
all the people in Brevard to attend
; services on Armistice Day. The pro
gram and hour of services will be aiu
nounced in tiie next issue of tiie
'News. Itev. Chas. C. Smith of the
Mr. and Mrs. Welch Galloway, who Baptist church will make the address,
have been attending* the" TleSio. It is hoped the new Metliodist mini-
dist Coherence at High Point, have ster will be in Brevard in time to
returned. While away they visited take part of the iervicM. It is re.
their son Lamar at Spartanburg and jetted that the ReV. John Hay will
dcughtier, Amelia; at Winson.Saleni., he W of town 6n Armistice Day.
What w»uld Jesus do, if He were
here to day, just where I am?
When we pray to be made like 'Our
Master, are we truly willing to have
all in us thrat is unlike Him taken x)xit,
and all His beauty now wanting in us
wrought m us? M.
A PRAYER
Dear IQng, all glorous m Thy ot-
preme mSght, ‘whose greatest glory
was in the weakness of .Thy human
ity, wherein Thou didst live and <4ie
on'earth, <hat we might live here and
hereafter, 1 beseech Thee, fill me -with
Thyself , l2iat I may be great in obey
ing Thee. Empty me of myself, that
Thou mayest live in me. Encourage
me, that I Tnay not despise even the
cirumbs -^R^ch Thou art willing 1jd
multiply. Grant me power, that in
Thee I may do all things, and so bide
me in Thim o^ dear goodness and
greatness that I may share in Thy
work here, -and at last share in Thy|
rest forever.
To grow like Thee is my heart’s
desire. 'ATi things that Thy great
heart permits or sends, I would re-
ceive with gratitude that so my will
and life may be in harmony with
Thine.^ll^d so, day by day, may some
thing m Thy glory shine thni -me,
and brighten and bless other lives in
need. Amen, C. D. C.
paid them a short visit recently are ^ tends to^lfill his^ office and the duty
the M^ses Hunt, Miss Iva Long, Miss ' invt»hred ^thout fear or favor.
Rosa IMeve and Miss Lois Gold. { The lesigue voted to petition our
Prof. Trowbridge returned Mon
day night from High Point, where he
attended the W.| N. C. Methodist
Conference.
Kay Jones, who was operated on.
for appendicitis last week at the Ri-
represenlation to pass a bill to re-
cwact the “Deaver Law” This law
made it unlkwful to have liquor in
•j’Dur possession, while the present
County law permits a quart every
fifteen days. This also conflicts
OPENING OF CHEESE FA^ORY
^e French Broad Cooperative
Cheese Co., formerly Penrose Co
operative Cheese Co., of Penrose will
commence operations under new man
agement Tuesday, Nov. 1, 1921.
Those wishing to furnish milk are^re-
quested to have same at factory by
10 A. M.
Those wishing information in re
gard to milk, call on or write R. S.
Beyd, Penrose, N. C.
R. S. BOYD.
Mirs. R. B. Lyons, who was opera,
ted uponr at the Stoke’s ' Hospital
some time is rapidly improvmg
and expects to return to her home in
Brevard at'an early date.
\ .
verside Sanitarimn, is recovering ra-' '’V’th th'' TJ. S. rrnvor-rnont wh''*''
'lidly and expect? *<> return to B. I. 3s <exa*ffly like the Deaver Law. and
sTiortly.
Raleigh, N. C., Octo^ 24 —•
J. T. Harris, the Ridge C^est n^r.
chant who shot and killed F. W. Mon.
ish, a wealthy churchman from Ala.
bama, last year, died in the electric
chair on last Thursday. Governor
MorrisOii was implored by many' in.
terested and disinterested people to
save the condemned man, but held to
the theory that it would be wrong '
for the chief executive of the state
to set the judgement of the court.
The Goyemor stated to many who
urged commutation of the sentence
to life imprisonment that he.^ could
not in good conscience change liie
decree of the court, much as he
would like to save the man’s life.
Perhaps the public forgets that the
Governor of the state on being in
ducted into office subscribed to an
oath pledgfing support to the consti.
tution ofNorth Carolina and the con
stitution of the Uunited States in the
discharge of his official duties. But
Governor Morrison has not forgotten
’t an’d seem® determined to keep the
laiih.
Thd Governor is being severely
criticised for not .considering last
minute statements, claimed to be
new evidence touching the motive of
the prisoner in commiting the act
and for declining to hear a goodly
niXmber who called .Wednesday to
talk V with him abo^-lte case. But
he ha^Tieard patie^y attorneys for
the condemned man and the wife and'
daughter, besides many others from>
time to time the'past several weeks
and there had to be an end of talk
sometime. To close friends he ex.
pressed the wish that some other con
elusion nni^ be reached,^ which
would not violate his conscience.
But nothing presented by anyone in
the interest of the prisoner removed
the evidence brought out in the Bun
combe court that the Lhooting was
premeditated. The shot fired by
Harris had brought to an end tha
life of an inoffending citizen with
out a moment’s warning and the
Chief Executive. felt that the judge
ment of "“an eye for an eye and a
tooth for a tooth” -should be meted
out in the case. The prisoner him
self went to the chair without maV:f
ing any statement for publication,
confide^ to friends that he had en
tertained the belief that the victim
of his wrath had debauched his.
home; that the reason he did not go
on the stand at the trial and reveal
the real motive behind the act was
COULD NOT GO TO REUNION
,.will greatly assist the local officers cause he did not wish to bring re-
I’in catdbing the law brealoers. proach unon the names of his wife
I Mr. D. G. Ward offered a resolut- daughter. However, there is not
iion that the league -write Governor ® scintilla of evidence anywhere to
I am sorry to have to repprt to Morria»n commending his stand in substantiate in the remotest deg^'ee,
you that I failed to go to the ^eun- *tbe Harris Case. This was' passed isuggestion that Monish had been
roll of .Old Soldiers at Chattanooga, ’hy a majority vote, two members intimate with ^y member of
On account of overworking myself. •®®serifing. *. the Hams'family^'. T^-^|ffort to es-
on Thursday evening before we were j last business of the evening ® motive, (other than that
^ start, the '71st in trying to clean
Tap around myliouse, to help prevent
-accident of fire, while I was gone
for ten days.
Ytmrs respectfully,
J. Orr, adj. of camp. No.
was a resolution by E. W. Blythe i superior court).
M.
SCHOENNAUER . KE1D
Many friends will be interested to
leam of the following marriage:
Miss Virginia Schoennauer, of
Palo Alto, California, and Mr. Wal
ter J. Reid, of Lake Toxaway, N. C.,
were quietly married Monday Octo
ber 3rd, in the parsonage of the
Ancient City Baptist Church, at St.
Augustine, by the Rfev. A. E. Calkins.
This is the culmination of a romance
that a letter be sent to Judge Shaw
■who is to hold the coming term of
court liere, commending him for the
just and adequate sentences imposed
at the last term of court.
TWO PRISONERS ESCAPE:
Two men. Brooks and Benjamine,
locked tip in the County jail^ await
ing trial on the charge of'store break
ing, made their escape recently by
sawing into the heavy iron bars on
one of the windows. Soap was used
at* the last minute, even if it had
been suported by sworn evidence,
would not have legally justified
commutation, in the opinion of the
Gdvemor. He is not vested with au
thority to reopen issues settled by
the courts and did not feel that he
could do otherwise than permit the
law to take its course. And it may
safely be said that the pnly motive
which actuated Governor Morrison,
in permitting J. T. Harris to die in
the electric'chair was a deep sense
on the saw to deaden the noise which I i™POPed upon him by the
answered the purpose as one other • and laws of North Car-
prisoner in the same room was not ? f
even awakened. One of the men ® *“Ould have ch<'^*'fully received
has since been captured. ■ Just how deair'' I to be hard up
that took place while they were col. they procured tiie saw, which made ® hour, b-^j? who hayBv
lege mates at Leland Stanford Uni- possible their escape remaiifs a my. ® are
versity. Both were very prominent stery, however, it is presumed tlwt „ * justice has been “c*#cir
in college activities, Mr. Reid being, they were ass^ted by some one on
a member of the Sigam Nu Fatemity,
and Mrs.^!^id a member of Copa de
Ora. Mr. and Mrs. Reid .-will be at
home to their many friends, of both
the east and the west, after Noyem-
ber 1st, ait the Seaside . Ibn, Anas,
tasia Island,' St. Augustine, Fla. Mr.
Reid and Ms brother Daniel are now
proinrieton of this unique resort
hotel.
The Re^ry of St. Philip’s Epis
copal Church is being painted and
reiMdred^
the outside.
fied.*
Mrs. Geo. W. Vanderbilt has prj^
ven herself a valuable" adjunct to
the State Fslr as its Resident ■'for
the past year: She is eph^dire^ the
NEW METHODIST PREACHER:
In the list of anpointments of Meth
odist preachers given out by * the ® . Popula^ ^jirestdent. ^e ^i*ani-
**AsheviUe Citizen” Tuesday. jilv. aaij ^ uaani
L. A. Fails goes to Brevard. Mr.
Falls.here many years ago. He
is a widower, with several grpwn
children, two boys who served in t&e
war,, offe/of which was cited for
bravery.
mously elected for .stednd
The even^ % «rrat suc-
/t-
M the- :
„ . „ „ ^ the yo^ b«ek«^t cake
Rev. A. S. Raper goes tp Brevard can be heard ia tlii^ diflta^co - Chi-
Street Church, ChM^ottei N. HtditB, >