North Carolina Newspapers

'IL'-'-" H --.II '. V V. I j ;sylva::: c j.... -1 . . - - if- n . 1 vclu:.: xxvn ErXVARD,' N; C . FRIDAY," DECEMBER 15, IS 22 n2L;.ijisc:::c:3 ,C7 siioimiqiiiis Fuorj CCF 1 r n rri TO THE GATEWAY ; v OUR RiUEIGII ; 7 j." . i 7 - PRESERVE FT ill)! The r.:. I EVERETT T0NAT UNICATION -1 1 v J Oiii Great. Great Grandmother T&eVr Driy eir;,Uual " Tasks.- Life and Work. V' I thought to dedicate this writing to our great, great grandmothers who ? lived in the early, days , of , Buncombe county and . .whosel slayislf . : industry still contributes to ' our comf ort . and; ease, and who are. worthy of respect-, Jul and loving consideration.1 " It' is possible that,few of the present rush- , ing generatiqn-jhave paused to. think' of the-busy life and the meager facil ities furnished for the daily grind of household ' duties - how 'much i they ; had to do and Jthe -poor wayf orced ' upon them of doing.' ; 'They as a gen eral rule raised large families. i Com paratively few of the earliest settlers , had slaves. In the upper part of the - county Harry" Quinn, a free . negro, fcad several girls who did washing; and " , house - cleaning on a . ' rotary splanv nly the best to-do could , employ them. The housewife did largely the family drudgery. This began Monday morning about five i o'clock ' when she . arose'; from a soft feather bed which was covered with sheets guilts, counterpanes or coverlaids of her own handiwork.; She was soon attired, if in winter, in . heavy linsy of solid color; if in summer,! cotton checked or striped i Her hosiery ordin arially of wMlfeayy.teriurejl1? bonnet of same material of summer .' dress, was gracefully held in proper , poise by wooden stays .inserted an in ' groves; - donning a vroad White anron in-fronV. she retired" to the kitchen f orjthe daily, we . would say, grind ; but to her the discharge of daty cheerfuUy rendered.: ; The kit chen is detached Jehty-or' ; thirty f tit' from the mnellingknrataiw the culinary paraphernalia, the loom, large and small spinning "wheels, wid ing blades, cards ete,30 cop-f; hub or the boys, have ready"paTk ling fire hastening to coaR. ' T ''backlog'! and "f orestick" are of otS relative size and proximity, as to baj ance the kettle and -spider-lids for - heating.", While, the. Seating, is ' going " onhe severs the bran from the corn, rye, or wheat" meal tugha vlibop shaped; wire give' into. Ahe kneeding tray. The tray; is edged from a popu- " lar block three 'feet by jeighteen incites " snlit in half and brought to' a thick ness of one-inch canoe shaped. - Now the dough is" placed in the greased spider, set on coals and covered; with lid with" heaping-coals. t .The pork; steak, jerk or sausage are sputtering over blaze beside the . boiling ketttle. The coffee being parched the miD on the wall wrings the time for brewing and also serves as a signal i for ; the stock feeders to gather at the spout " for morning ablutions. . t At 6 0 the year round breakfast ; was on :'&eiaibleTJmera is ample, for brains-and brawn. Besides above balls' of unprintod 4wttei4ye-hbmiay, j cottage cheese,; teggs, honey,;tetc. ; Brown ugar is jthonlyf chancef f of a sweetj cup, of "coff (Bej iUJthi aid ' : more are servlhpnhai , capped with modern rounds. , ; " fellow cuts his own rbuttor ; and' & would have been todious eating with a two tined fork;; - All these ood .. things were served on Ietta:" tanee . pewter basins, and "plates. . This is pot a great exageration'at'all; for.ai this time there were no market radST , necessity forced ':',th'e tis of mprovised - v mans and methods'; neither could the markets furnish'iiany things famil- Grandmotlii'was UsaTjnilk. maidj daily roimnferequired mukinffri tely after, brealcfasta She tiseU rein for this purpose." : -iPetez Laiwe was a tinker and furnished the ' counirV.'wit&Ipiggin chattiirand .ineaaiii;.iiThe-ndB2a strained; through; cloths mtpaw er - frii. ;--;'t.-"7'.ii r".i. croc&s. .Vj.'fj' unwsre, - uMuiaiiji , uui.t thing was" too i higlt -inricef anddis- tant aomyQinaricet xo oe ..pienui.. Potteries for a long while have existe J in North; Buncombe' and; were then - well '. patronized. V - ii i - . v . - . '' ;v - I The last, of the niqrning; routine - m a" TriftViTic' t.f hpfa hti1 swepr:- - " "Jhe puncheon floor of thet"big house'. Had the premises been : inspected j " there wp,uldhave be?n'fbnd to'c- , . three large bundles of or.: rtr: etowd away in scrje h: " awaiting us e; A wizp ; Uken, relieved of lsavc3 enj and when t:"ht!y Ca j lure" Many Prizes Offered , At AH S outhern J S tatc .Fairt.Traairli :-bS" In. Front 'Ranks .2 The Asheville1 Sunday Citizen) tThatiWestern North Carolina has at Jeast onestock firmizpbwhich ShpTthqrnj,Catte 'arebaingbredto, such high standards that- they have successfully- met "all competitors . in thQ jrecettate i Fairs,: Aroughout the - South, - is not as .widely. known to cattle men and. farmers in general fiiVW WftaA beef ;attle woni j warrant' ' . '?-, " t ''EneBaKie Farm,"-upon which this enviable' record has been achieVed, is located in Transylvania County,' near Davidson ;,Ri ver; and is ewned by R. $f. verettft This;f arm embracing 3 ,5 00 acres of which fully 700 acre is chpice; bottorar land, was originally owned by arWell known, capitalist of Charleston,. S. ; C., Charles T. Lown des ': It later nasse'd to'J." M. Thrash: who In . turn sold it to . Mr. Everett's J parents. - , . , c-r "Not long "after the death of ;Mr. Everett's mother," severarrears ago, the son decided to enter the -cattle raising- industry iat JJngadineFarm. Hehad. previously been engaged in raising Tblooded ; horses in. Colorado. Ste"ns were taken to nrenare the bie place for .the new7 industry. ;?. Addit ional land was' secured,: and splendid barns of stone with fire proof roofs Were-bullt to house the cattle. -" One' whp visits EngadiBe Farm to day! will, come away deeply impressed with the' possibilities : for "breeding cattle ' in Western North Caro lina. -The visit, too. will leave "in the mindofgenialfeeUngofan" old-time hoepitality; of scenes that truly take one ? back -to story-book days down ; 'Fat, sleek," contented cattle rw bu to e, ;Bacic yander,! nestlinga- " -iv'7t - insiO: : -'m ix. i ! n me j.ria. ffaiTist the sloDinsr foothills of the Bltie "Ridge, ' standi the capacious and substantial barns, clean looking; invit ing'. Pigeons wheeljand swerve - a- gainst the sky, fportmg in the sheer oy of. living, y. qgeneath them, lazy Chester hogs moving slowlyjn their pensV ear tips flopping" as they walk. fin 11 directions are Rhode Island Red nens, grubbing for tit-bits. ) From the' rear . upland hillsides come the high pitched voices ' of many turkeys. The sunlight brings a play, of : colors from their sleek plumage as they strut.- Upon thei grassy bank of a miniature lake, many ducks sun themselves, orsport-upon the limpid waters , watching for an unwary peck or fingerling boss. DEMONSTRATES VALUE OF - . - FULLBREDS.; -V; In the bigtf ericed in lot near the dairy barn, groups of yearlings ming led with older cattle, all well fed and an ob ject lesson; without words .as, to what can be. accompished by Jhe breed er of jaeef -ype cattle even with scruo (&ws aridi'; -f iiHbred iireillilfl Away over. on alpine; clad knoll stands Engadine house, also of. wide and generous proportions, looking out i and "Own over, ine oroaa acre ujl wws farm !a if in' smiling contest at the lihfeifiFrothe; on the; mountainside ahoye come the measured sounds of an axe,'the blows e 3Chomg ; resonantly, against , a - great. tutural sounding board. ' . M One soon finds many friends at -jm idine u starting with the owner whose hearty welcome rings true and who? hospitality Js reflected in the attitude of the 20 or more who make up the family of .employees.' V. Several neat cottages and frame buildings are to I seeU at! vantage points upoV the . j.rm and'theseS it -wiU be; learned, ? re thVhomes or the auperintendents lOrie iof tlfe first points ; of interest is the? big Moi;arowi b'4 seew: tpblue ribbbri :l beef cattle are hdus-iv? Herejthe vjitormeets tTi- E.lr fvneri-a breeder of ldngu ex rienr J who ,nas supervision of , the otrlr I arid"7 breeding- of I thie - Shqrt- "3. A competent guide he proves eexhibitwith't justifiable ..e prize winners" recently back -: '":r;:t which embraced the i.2 F - ir, i:noxville;.the Ten " '3 r-:r, irishvills; also the - :'--i; tls rilaih. ttr- .-. C . -V vCt: 3 rir,: C -- I-ttr'o. I irCr-f- i- ;feS i,e. V,.- Everyone;;"t?ai2ht-'.toEn:cbufa ''--;-JEartf"s Money t The co-operation of the citizens of Brevard will be highly appreciated by the Girls and. Boys of the County who are trying to , earn money from, the sale ilftly: cbrtion5.SLet thein ack: bores fr your friends ot -.as f ortunate s to. be wJiere they, can get esethings?4j' r s Help the girls and - boys to thmselves. feTheselubs arCseUing05reener3r Gala Btolly, Mistletoe, and " turkey Pine: ; Place youirders WitKMiss Ijucije Clarke, Home" Demonstration Ageiiti Go' to her office and see. samples, nd Iear;.prjfc&)ax JejaVes are 25c- for 100 leaves; other tWngs sold ac cordingly. Orders fWill tbeSfiued promptly, or cash purchase may be made with -Miss A CHRISTMAS - PRAYER: - V 0 Little Child of : Bethlehem, cb'me toiis and tell 'us' the story of life at this ;Holy "ChstmaCevS ? v . Take all. we are, akd ajl we have, and- make iaJifcyse'.S , Dear Mastef ,'still the blessed Child of Bethlehem, though. King . of Glory' on Thy Thronewe ask;Thiee to keep ourt spiritJfyoung id1(:thatali our 'davs may "be' brightened by ,the glory from Thy wohderoug birth. ; By all ; Thy love! f or "us ," iiraw us to Thy self,; and Jet us ."nevep .forget' Thee. Come; O Tboa Prince of Peace, eater, ourearis pourinlo; 'our souls -Thy Ivet ua hear )he Antheias at spreads over B the earth, andletms help the music rniwarJ. till .fhe -orid. ecbeeour onward, till the' world -echbeour hearts song;. which echoes the Angers jaroi, ; wnictt ecnoes npy v oecree. Peace on the "Earthr Amen," lessed Chiist,"Amen,!G: jCHERRYFIELDNEWSi ' .3! rMr4andsMijohnConleylha moved hack to thiaectiori'terv hav ing been away from tl ;s omxti"..lty j for some two or ee jaai Hy ) " Mr. ly. B. Waldrqp old twdfine pigs SaTOrday.?Mr;irAM-; 'i Mrs. L. R. J ohrisori made a business trip to Brevard Monday, s- rMr.' GastoriWitmtf e and,Mr. Pots .Morgan have been hauHrig their . a fove.nade quitea tew trips tms zaii. a lot of trips tmsJEall;,;- JMr. Roy.Waldrbp hag been employ ed bv E. T. Moore at Cherrvfield. but ed and gone, back home to Uther on fheir farm. - , ohnsqn ;is i'jjpaic3'e.jarn' kland - f tam.M j rge Morgan spent last Thur sday in this part of the county. He is :fmi:;AsheviIleVpC :r; J." FrankHays andjar, r: Gaston dttaiiiire' &3'felL'oIiii'.-wBi hTOtingThariksl Mrs.!, Lu. R, Johnson ;visited'her.sis- Born to Mr. arid Mrs. Ruf us Pwen sjBori.-s; Rev.i J. .E. DuPree preached an in teresting' sermon' ; at Mt Moriah cnurcn i5unaayi ;f Mtr Tininn Ashworth made a nice 1aIkriiridia!MisaoMry workiiSShe is to sail for India apon ast-a;mission arySin v Mr. W. D. Harding Is teaching school at Calvert this year,,; - ?, . Mr' Eli : Huggins visited his father Sunday afternoon. fil'M "Mr an A TTomK'ii Ti5rftT ?riaitjed Evastori ;tMl BLUE J." CLARK -BELL A weaoing ; v : ,niuu u.c4cbv w friends of the ybung couple was sol emized ' at the Episcopal ; Parsonage ori; Saturday December 9 at 8 r00 P. M:r-' when : Miss "Geneva t;; Clark became the bride of IIr.Tom Bell; both are ' citizen. oJE Brevard.;;.; Rev J. C. Seade, rector of -the Episcopal rhurch, performed ?rr-wbriy.;tV T'' 2' happy ; couple "wilcrRa'ke.their, ;n Travald has rvn heir ; m on t N - MrWfd Mr. Seagle Pointf Oyt Advantages to Urftrard . In Building Monument v -1 Or Cobble Stone Entrance-;-?? Dear ,Mr.t Editor. ; It Was a pleasant ourpriad th read inyour last issueof name a3 one of a committee to work 'or a; cobble - stone entrance in'- the Davidson River Valley to the Piseah National. Preserve. .-As this entranie is iuntutujr in xuts villus i crevaru, an imposing cobble stone gateway, such as has been described, would im- "pres8"the,hundreds and in a few years ;he thousands of tourists that will be attracted to this most wonderful rre'- iserve annually; and, the "Uniqueness ai.d beauty of such an ; entrance . will linger, in-: the - minds of ' thei tourists fronx all parts of the Country arid' be a subject of many conversations. And naturally as people iear of this fitting entrance to tue South's most -.beauti ful and most, extensive play-ground, enquiry as to where it is will follow, and Brevard being : the nearest", city will be mentiond to'.locate the gate way. The cities that frog most. rapi dly are the cities that are on. the ton gues of anost people most frequently. lovers of Kretard and community let each of us put a stone into this gate way . and Jn "Us way " auvertise our city,'- v.- - .'" '. ' l;;-. r v The cost of putting a stone into the entrance will ryaxy . according; to the size-of the soner. so there will be a size ; of f stone to l fit each . individual pocket book. ; A .schedule of costs will be . published as soon as an estimate can be made. ,: "' I am yours ior the growth of Bre vard, J. C. SEAGLE. RD INSTITUTE NOTES Pjof.iid Jirs-. ,Trpwiriddge went to Nashville, Tenn.r to attend the con ference of. the Southern Co-opera- tiye League. Mr. Trowbridge read a paper upon the work of mountain schools. They returned on Friday. v Mrs. J. H. McCoy, who is one of the secretaries of the Home Depart ment "of the . Woman's f Missionary Council of the Southern . Methodist Church i expected to be with us for jaf ew days this week Plans for the new- girl's' dormitory are . under con sideration. '" ' -'v; ' f V;, -We have had a few cases of "flu? but none' of them were serious and we : do not anticipate" any great a nibunt of trouble, at least not-enough to prevent students froin going home ' for the holidays. - . ; '--;; ; " CQ1 QMMUNTY- CHRISTMAS TREE: "i The Music Lovers Club of Brevard have inaugurated a movement to have a'Commtinity Christmas Tree in ; Bre vard hear the Court House Square on Saturday Night, December 23rd..The Tree rwil be very large, beautifully decorated, electric lights being used ; PL'.lw.o. f1oTa .tIinTlTHl "'S t- 5 will be one of the main features of the. 'occasion.'" A teroeram will be printed -with the songs printed and" distributed among, the audience. - r Anyone inter ested arid .wishing tq help are reques ted to communicate with Mrs. C. Jr -WHte or any member of -the Music Lover' Club. 1 The public is. cordi ally" invited to attend Brevard's first Community Christmas Tree. " " -c i yMlfSStcLARKE RETURNSFROM KMS;;f RALEIGH: I Lucile Clarke,'- Home Demonstrat ion Agent has returned from Raleigh where she attended the State meeting of Home and Farm Dmonstration a 'Big plans were made at this meet in? for the work for 1923,; and"splen did "reports ' given of the 1922 ysars work- throughout North Carolina. r; feM;hiaini 'eaturcf of the,' meeting was co-operative markets lor zarm prp duce a. thing much needed in Transy mm'a f!rnt.v and which we hops hft plop'le of tiie; town and county wil' g t;together on and organizebefftte spring garden products are here. We were"Vrlad .to see. the sentiment ipi inch, exSKessed by a ho-if e of Bre vard in IrsSt;-?--'"" - : ; THE :?NEW5 BERNE CfIRE-THE GENERAL ASSESMBLV-f,; "RALEIGH, N. ; C-, Dec. 11 -The' daily press of : the State has for the past eeV;leeri;arrying viyid counts of i the"-escrUctive fir e which haye"recently f visited the'eity of i New Berne, resulting in the destruction of 1004'hbmes - and " business structures thevaiue; of two nd a' half mUlioris of dollars". - 7 ' - The trirture has not been over drawn' Rather, the half has not been told. The scene beggars description. The homes destroyed . housed from three , to five ;. people . each,, so that I, around .4,000 are homeless... The fire area covers acres dotted with lone chimneys: to tell the sad story of de vastation and ruin. :- , - . The ravages of the New Berne fire constitutes the greatest calainity that has ever befallen a North ; Carolina city t;.There ;.may . have .been costlier conflagrations from a'monetary stand pointbut indne quite as destructive as to the homes of so many people in moderate circuriistances. The color ed peopleare the greatest losers, pro bably nine-tenths of the buildings de stroyed being occupied by colored la borers and their families. 1 V:y; " Hundreds of the buildings destroy ed were small wooden structures ol cheap construction. . Many of them were old and delapidated,; but serv ed as lodging; places for. a class ol people .who A.coul do no - better These are finding temporary iUfirters it tents, ware-houses and. other builds ing, while pjans 'for ;the 'linmediate future are being .developed.. xlothr ntr. provisions aM financial assist ance are pouring ; in from yry direc tion and local relief committees, have the situation well in hand, fhe work of rehabilitation is' to begin soon and when the emergency shall have pass ed New Berne, will be glad iof , the P" portunitytoTeplace.W with' structures of a more J durapie character. The late-, fire', may. Pfove to be a blessing in disguise. . ' I ; It is predicted that the approach ing General Assembly wUl be a very "busv bodv." . Some feign ilie belief that it will be called upon to consider many things that ar6 liReiy to, pro voke discussion., .Of. course a . lotof talking is going to be done:;; The membership of bolh 'bran'ches will be composed largely of, theteltaag pro fession." There will be comparatively few. farmers ; or business menn the General Assembly of lZ3 s jnoweyer. the personnel of the "elect' -is con sidered to be above the average m ability and .general "deportment". That the best interest . of - the State is to be uppermost in the minds of the members-elect is a pretty safe guess.;, ;-':V"sT..'';;;;V', ri ;-M;'sv''':S'''',-'-;' ;'-; A vast sum of money is going tq be needed to reinforce the big pro gram 'of highway construction and educational extension. The State's charitable institutions, too, need to be onlnrcp if ureent necessities , shall be supplied.- If necessary funds can not be provided in the . usual way an other-bond, issue may be requirea. This will bring on telk and more talk. The bonded indebtedness of the State now is . around $65,000,000 and' approximately- $25,000,000 . more may be. authorized by the Legislature tms winter. - 1 - . " .' , Fifteen inillions will be needed for roads: The point now being emphasiz ed is that the . State must finish , the job begun tw years ago of construct- ine dependable highways. It will not "be able to do this without more money and a "lot of it.'? Chairman. Page, of the State Highway; Commission, thinks $50,000,000 additional would enabl e him to. round out the road pro gram in good shape. He, . also, be lieves the General' Assmbly .will ,"do the handsome" when the time corijes. ; But some folks believe there should be a' limit to bond issues and a way mav be soueht to provide a' safety valve in the governmental machinery for the protection of the State treai hjng as going too strong. ;, ' . MANY THANKS: 'M '::r The editor wishes to express inany - - 'or, the beautif uV gIax leaves - h:n ty the Cc iar Moun-IIi-3 L- lie CI'-' . Here ai have fille,. its -i? sweeti thoughts :;: and' the -r.:q the Child 'a. have, formed the world's they attract i leryrtSThe about the'm.: - terest as do ft washeflCfcri thoughts 'of Chr. to these two gro iFrom the two the Shepherd's, tol of the Wise Men t let me bririg.to yot Christmas message .'; the "Brevard News' B LI THE GLOR1 f xThel arigelgdid nbl religious rdlgriitaries professed-; to"' be the coming King, but lowly-; shepherds to their, message known, peared, to them while a! Man may be as "religious as' in his worship, arid "wii ed he is sufficiently relit "worshiprand if Ins work c his ; religiQn instead of hi being 'subservient to his great artist" has ai: famous i which represents a womar a meal in her -kitchen, round, amid the pots ai are ansrel forms and fs common place jisever we '.take! toy Work d Him nowregafdef childhood is among. men cause Jesus tion. among i children .are rations to ov I'Oh radient) Would bend And siidder Thrills, thrc' ing land Ana one glad, Again'ourl For all th Thatshinef m. THE rHEi e frj fluence o' only since and.;'existf where Hi His birth mother so what make.v "mother". Jprecious r itself..; Jf mother thav your' conscience mind your sins w. little neglected Te er gave you bef around "mot time Serves 't . devoted lollow mbthers.be! . :'. IV. HIS r -GLor ? The Wise ; learning ' an as they boT; the riew-tc learning i It was t' Gode that; r by t Jes- lov trr knf A i $djr ... - j- Tup" rcrr . J. 7allis. ' : "rbii Seen the S3 ;.-"5 V.