FARM NEWS ,
By L. A. AMMON
Garden Calendar
Several have been asking for in
formation as to what could be
planted now or soon.
February 20 to 28|' set early frost
proof cabbage plants and plant
early potatoes. Sow in cold frame
or hotbed the following seeds: Ice
berg lettuce for setting out later, for
home use from bed, use Michigan
Forcing. Cabbage for summer,
early celery and cauliflower.
March 1 to 15, continue same as
above.
March 15 to 31, ground should be
warm enough to set onion sets and
sow seed of same, radish, turnips,
carrots, dwarf peas first and later
large ones. To those who wish
greens, try the usual spinach, and a
small row of swiss chard at this
time. The chard continues all sum
mer if not too hot.
Plan your planting so that later
crops can be put in between the
rows. Use plenty of manure turned
under, and 8-4-4 fertilizer in drill. ?
Let's all try and have good gardens,
as nothing appeals to a visitor like
good gardens, as it means thrift
and good eats. Double li.st year s
acreage.
Weather Signs
Some people do not take stock in J
any form of weather signs, as we 1
call it, but there are a few that I
have watched from childhood, and
found to be good, but not perfect.
The one that is interesting just now 1
was the first thunder. From that 1
date it usually is three months till
the last frost. That makes May 14. ?
The average date of the last frost 1
is May 13, according to government
records. An early thunder, as we
had last year, means an early season
and a more or less dry year. A late
first thunder means a late spring
and wet weather, his being more
or less true, we should look for an
average spring and summer, which
we hope it will be.
Oats and Potatoes
Oats are not grown here to any
extent. We need more oats for |
poultry and our horses. \\ e have
much land that should be rotated,
with oats seeded to clover as one
years crop. Oats will also sell to the ,
road teams while corn will not. Let's ^
try more oats. W. I.. Talley made
41 bushels per acre last year, as hot '
as it was. Seed is one dollar per '
bushel in Asheville or Her.derson
ville. Two bushels to the acre, and
if you use any fertilizer use one
that has some potash in >t. such as
10-0-4. Sow early is a. ways the
safest with o..;j as ru.-i is wuijc
than frost. ?-> if aroUn.i
March the ten^.i vvwuiu be rigiiL nils
year.
Potatoes can be planted any time
now and have the job out of the
way. Late crop will come in April
first half. The 8-1-4 fertilizer is
among our best fertilizer for this
crop. Six to ten hundred pounds i
per acre. Plant large pieces for i
best results.
MJ. E. CLAYTON ERECTING
' NEW BUILDING ON MAiN
A new brick building is now in
process of erection on Main street,
adjoining the Brevard Hotel, under
the ownership of J. E. Clayton.
The building, which has a total .
frontage of 40 feet on Main street,
and a depth of 80 feet, consists of
two sections, the eastern portion of
which will be occupied' by Tinsley's
Meat Market, and the other sectio i
l.y Nicholson & Duclos plumbing es
tablishment.
The room left vacant by TinsleyV
Market will be entirely remodeled
and occupied by Mrs. \Y::H ice Gallo
way, as her n::llineiy establishment.
The room vacated by Mrs. Gallowa^'
will be leased by Pinnix Land Com
pany, and be used in connection
f^rith their present quarters, as a
re-sale department ind for sales of
^^fontclove Estate1-- The room left
J^jt-ant by Nicho'?nn & Duclos will
be used as a^di* ?nal display room
for W. E. Bi?ho- Company, furni
ture and harf^ire.
The new i , vton building is ex
pected to b- ">mpleted by March 1,
and on cor >tion, the various men
tioned eh? .*es in business firms will
be made. R. P .Kilpatrick has con
tract for* the construction work on
this building.
Ghouls recently entered the tomb j
?ancho Villa, Xoted Mexican ban
dit and rebel, cut off his head and!
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ONE MILLION DOLLARS
REAL ESTATE DEALS
IN ONE DAY IN BREVARD
Practically one million dollars
in real estate was turned
over in Brevard on Tuesday of
last week.
The largest deal was the pur
chase of the Everett Farm by
a syndicate for a consideration
price of approximately $650,000.
The next largest deal was the
purchase of Connestee Falls
by Dr. H. H. Briggs, of Ashe
ville, for around $200,000.
Other smaller deals were put
through at this time, bringing
the total to around the million
dollar mark for one days' sales.
republicansYo
HAVE CANDIDATE
IN COMING RACE
The following is from the Ashe- 1
ville Citizen of Sunday, Feb. 14, in ?
which Capt. R. K. Smathers, an
nounces his intention of entering the
Congressional race from this disr
trict. A number of the prominent
Republican leaders of this County ;
have expressed themselves as being \
heartily in favor of Mr. Smathers.
The clipping follows:
According to reports current in '
Republican circles, Captain R. J
Kenneth Smathers, prominent Ashe
rill e attorney, ex-service officer,
former college athletic star, and i '
lollege professor, will be the Rcpub- i
lican candidate for Congress from 1
;he Tenth District in this coming |
election. Capt. Smathers, ni an in
terview with representatives of the j
Citizen today, confirmed the report
;hat he would be a candidate, but
said that he would not make a for- '
nal announcement for several weeks.
Captain Smathers is widely known '
hroughout the district and has many
friends who are advocating his ^
?andidacy. If all the people by name
>f Smathers are related, and it is 1
(aid that they are, Captain Smathers *
s probably related to a thousand or
nore persons in Buncombe and Hay- '
,vood counties. He is the son of C. '
?. Smathers, postmaster, of Canton.
Captain Smathers came into 5
irominence in 1916 and 1917 as an '
ilhlete at Trinity college now Duke j
University, at which institution he j
?eceived his education. He was a '
.'onimissioncd officer during the war
ind had chargc of physical training
it one of the army camps. After
.he war. he became a member of J
. no faculty a., Emory University. "
lie has aiso been very active ill the 1
army reserve and is a strong ad- <
.ueale of preparedness and an an- 1
;qu<itc defense. He is a Captain oi <
infantry in U. S. Army Reserve.
Captain Smathers is associated in i
;he practise of law with the Hon. 1
George H. Smathers, one of the l
jldest lawyers in this state. He ic <
i Mason and a Shriner and also a ; i
nember of Pi Kappa Phi college , i
fraternity, of which organization he i
is one of its National Officers. j1
SHERIFF LANDS THREE ' |]
STILLS IN ONF. DAY
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Sheriff Sitton, accompanied by ? i
Deputy Fisher and Charlie Jaimisirn 1 j
raptured three stills Saturday after- 1 ?
noon in Dunn's Rock township, all',
in a radius of one mile.
One 150 gallon, one 40 and one j
SO gallon still, along with a quantity
of beer were destroyed. All had ; ?
been in recent operation, one beini; i .
in the process of "wanning up."
CONNESTEE FALLS !
PROPERTY RE-SOLD j
Announcement is made "f the pur- 1
chase of 3,000 acres of mountain
land including Connestee Falls by
Dr. H. H. Briggs, of Asheville, the
consideration price being around
$200,000.
Dr. Briggs and associates pur
chased this valuable tract from H.
Walter Fuller, president of Laurel
Park Estates, and A. O. Greynolds,
a Miami, Fla., capitalist. It is un
derstood that the owners intend de
velopment of this tract, without
destroying: the natural beauty of the
forests, streams and falls.
The Connestee Falls property is
located seven miles from Brevard
on the Brevard-Caesar's Head Hi.^Vl
way and borders on the highway for j
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WORK STARTED ON
NEW BUILDING TO
HOUSE POSTOFFICE
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A new Post Office location for
Brevard is an assured fact. Excava
tion is now in progress for the erec
tion of this building to be located
on . the north side of Jordan street,
between Caldwell and Broad streets;
brick and other building material are
being placed on the grounds, and ac
tual construction work is expected
to begin this week.
The building, which will have a ]
frontage of 42 and one half >feet 011
Jordan street and a depth of 90 j
feet, is to be a two-story structure
of red texture brick. According to
present plans, it will be completed
and ready for occupancy within
sixty days. The estimated cost of
the structure will be approximately
$20,000. R. E. Lawrence, of Law
rence-Mallory Realty and Insurance
Company, of Brevard, is financing
the erection of this fmportant public j
building.
Plans call for a division of the
first floor into ' two sections, the
aastern section being the future site
for the Brevard Postoffice, which
will be leased by the Government
for a period of ten years, beginning
March 1, 1926, or date of' occupancy. |
The inside measurements of this
section will be 20 feet frontage by j
90 feet in depth and 25 feet at the j
rear. The contract with the Post j
Ofifee Department at Washington
for lease of this property will include j
a complete equipment of fixtures, ?
furniture, and boxes for the j
use of the post office, also j
parcel post, postal savings, city i
?nd rural delivery furniture, if j
necessary; also steam heat, elec- j
;ric lights, water, and a good j
ireproof safe with burglar-resisting
;'hest. A total of 620 mail boxes |
will be installed, an amount practic
illy double the present supply of
joxes. Included in the equipment
,vill be found also separate windows
'or general delivery, rural delivery,
marcel post and money orders. An
ldded feature, and one of decided
idvantage to the members the
lost office force, will be the increas
;d amount of direct sunlight and
:resh air available over the present
surroundings. Large double win
lows appearing at distances of six
"eet apart throughout the entire j
ength of the building will allow an j
ibundance of fresh air and sunlight, j
.wo requisites necessary to health- j
'ul surroundings.
As assurance of the fact that this j.
ocation is to be leased by the Gov- j
ejnment for post office purposes, i
K. E. Lawrence is in receipt of a !
communication from John H. Bart-!
ett, first assistant Postmaster Gen
eral, of Washington, D. C., stating
n effect the acceptance of Mr. Law
rence's proposal, under date of
November 27, 1925. to lease for j
iiost office purposes the previously
lescribed quarters. The Govern
ment official further states that a
-epresentativc of the Department
dill supervise the equimpment of
:he quarters, and on receipt of h:s
report, a formal lease will he pre- 1
pared and sent for execution.
A movement is also under way to
?stablish a village delivery mail sea
nce in Brevard. If carried accord
ing to present expectations, this
ivill include free delivery of mail
jnce a day, six days in the week.
In addition to the convenient ac
commodations under contract for.
the post office department in this)
huilding will be found also on the
first floor, in the adjoining section,
office space to be occupied by the j
firm of Lawrence-Mallory Realty
and Insurance Company, for the
transaction of their rapidly growing
business in Brevard. Other oi Sc.'"
will also probably be located in the
rear of this section.
From the large hall, a wide orna- 1
mental stairway will lead to the
second floor, which will contain ten
or twelve rooms to be used as office
space. A feature, novel to Brevard
will Tie the innovation of office rooms
"made to order." The second floor
space has been leased before erection
iof the building, and office rooms will |
be finished and equipped in accord
ance with specifications of the re-|
spective leasers of office space.
The entire building, according to
plans and specifications, will^ be
modern in every respect, equipped
with only the best and most up-to
date furniture and finishing, with
hard wood floors, large double win
dows throughout, and a wide front
LON GALLOWAY HELD
FOR SLAYING ALFRED
RAMEY, OF ROSMAN,
Lon Galloway, of Pickens County,
surrendered Monday afternoon, and
is. being held in /.he Pickens jail for
the murder of Alfred Ramey, of Ros
man, to which crime Galloway is
said to have confessed wheji surrend
ering to the Pickens officers.
The killing took place just across
the Transylvania - Pickens County
line on Thursday of last week, the
body of Ramey being found Friday
by George Holcombe, father-in-law
of the dead man. The body was ly
ing near a blockade still with thi
back of the head split open with an
axe or other sharp instrument.
Sheriff Sitton was notified, who
in turn notified Pickens County offi
cers, who made an investigation of
ithe affair, and placed the blame for
the killing on Galloway, he bein}:
the last man seen with Ramey before
his death. Ramey and Galloway are
said to have left the home of George
Holcombe on the morning of the
killing, presumably for a blockade
still in which they were supposed to
be pardners. '
According to Pickens officers, Gal
loway surrendered Monday after
noon, but refused to talk of the af
fair other than to say that a fight
had taken place at the still site. He
also refused to implicate others in
the affair, leaving the impression
that he and Ramey were the only
ones present at the time of the kill-)
ing. He is reported to be very
badly bruised about the head anil
body, showing signs of having had
a fight at the scene of the killing,
the officers substantiating this theo
sy with the fact that the leaves and
underbrush near the still showed
signs of a struggle.
Funeral services were held Sun
day for the dead man at Old Tox
way, and interment made in the
Toxaway cemetery. A wife and five
children survive.
THORNWELL HAYNES ASKED
TO SPEAK BY ASHEVILLE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
The oratorical abilities of Thorn- j
well Haynes seem to be known by i
the Asheville Chamber of Commerce, 1
as this organization has been urging I
him to accompany the North Caro
lina Good-Will Tour as one of its
principal speakers. There is no
doubt that if Mr. Haynes finds it
possible to accept he will add greatly
to the success of this laudable and
extensive undertaking. Senator Lee i
S. Overman in a communication to \
the Asheville Chamber has also I
strongly suggested not only that I
Mr. Haynes' unique and experienced
talents should be utilized in this in
stance, but pointed out that his de
cision to settle permanently in i
North Carolina means much to the ?
State.
This North Carolina Good-Will
Tour leaves Asheville March lGtli,
and after traversing the principal
cities of some ten or twelve South
ern States will return about April
the 1st.
FIRST LAND AUCTION OF
SEASON TO BE HELD 22
The first land auction sale of the
season will occur next Tuesday,
when business property on Caldwell.
Cascade and Broad streets will be
sold at auction by C. P. Wilkin.".
Land Auction Company.
MILL WORK PLANT WILL
OPERATE IN BREVARD SOON
Notice is made in another col
umn of this issue of the opening of
a mill work plant in Brevard at an
early date, to be operated under the
name of Thompson Millwork Com
any. The company will do all kinds
of mill work, including cabinet, man
tel, stairway, frame and floor work.
ASHEVILLE TIMES ISSUES
LARGE SPECIAL EDITION
The Sunda yedition of the Ashe
ville Times contained. ISO pages, it
being the largest special edition
ever published by a Western North
Carolina newspaper.
The edition is replete with well
presented, interesting reading mat
ter pertaining to practically ever;
section of Western North Carolina
entirely across the front.
Marcus Lawrence, of Charlotte
is architect for the structure, and
Jess Allen, of Brevard, is ;n charge
EXTENSION OF BROAD
STREET AND PROBARTE
AVENUE PROGRESSING
Construction work is now in
progress on the extension of
Broad street, north from Main
street, to meet Highway No. 28
at the foot of the hill just be
fore reaching iting's Creek
bridge. Extension of Probarte
Avenue east from Caldwell street
has also been started, and the
i work on both street projects is
expected to be pushed to com
pletion as rapidly as weather
and other conditions permit.
The fire engine building has
been Removed, and the truck
temporarily housed in the old
Brevard Battery Station stand.
SUMMER CAMP FOR !
GIRLS TO BE BUILT I
NEAR CHERRYFIELD
To the list of numerous summer
camps at present located in and near
Brevard, will be added another camp
the coming season, namely, Cherry
field Camp for girls, which is owned
by and will be under the direct man- 1
agement of A. H. Kizer, of Brevard.
The camp, which comprises 120
acres, is now under construction and
will be ready fo^ the opening of the
summer season in 'July. It is located I
8 miles from Brevard, along high
way No. 28 to Cherryfield, and one
and one-half miles off the main high
way from Cherryfield, adjoining the
Pisgah National Forest Preserve
near its southern boundary.
Accommodations for 40 girls are
being arranged for the opening seas
on. Included in the camp equipment
will be found 10 wood structu/es
housing 4 campers each, a dining
room, lodge, swimming pool, tennis
courts and riding field. A water
shed is already on the property, to
gether with numerous springs sup
plying a nabundance of pure, fresh
water for drinking and other pur
poses.
In addition to Mr. Kizer, as camp
director, will be on the managing
staff also Mrs. L. P. Russell, of
Rockingham, as co-director, and
ten or twelve councillors. Mr.
Kizer and Mrs. Russell have both J
had five years' experience in direct-;
ing camps, having been connected
with Rockbrook Camp for girls in
an executive capacity in previous
years.
C. N. WILLIAMS ACCIDENTI.Y
KILLED BY FALLING TREE
On last Monday morning about
eight o'clock, C. N. Williams was
si! most instantly killed by a falling
tree while cutting timber in the Pis
gah National Forest. He live
about fifteen minutes after hein-j
talien from underneath the tree. j
Mr. Williams was 4i years of ''iv
a native of Macon County, and i;
survived by on<^ son. Leon, age cix
one brother and two sisters, Mr. ;
Hiram Williams and Miss Rosa Wii
liams, Anderson, S. C., and >!>??
Emma Williams, of Sylva, N. C.
Mr. Hiram Wiliiams came !
Brevard and took charge of tiv
mains. Funeral services were held
Wednesday afternoon at two oVlock
at his home. No. 7 Prince sf.vei
Anderson, S. C., and interment was
made at the family grave yard .it
Piedmont, S. C.
The people of Brevard received
last week attractive new telephone
directories, containing some seventy
five or more additional names ovc:
the last books, issued abr >t a year
ago. Practically 300 bool j were dc
livered to the vario' ; patron;
throughout the town.
The Citizens Teloii
is growing very ra
denced by the fae'
on the switch boar '
number of new
been added to t!
the recent issue '
An enlarged sw't
improvements w
equipment by e:'
The local te^'
well-established
in Brevard's ?
girls" rendering
? Company
/, as evi
? every ke;
w filled, r
?!bcrs hav
. even sincr
v directories
rd and other
added to the
immer.
? ? company is a
necessary facto>
Arth, the "hello
all times pennnt.
>~il* p?.i
THE PRAYER CORNER
FELLOWSHIP WITH GOD THE
SON, AND WITH HIS SON,
JESUS CHRIST
Fellowship with Gorl is not >*>s
sible without fellowship with : he
man Christ Jesus. It is not a ditf>-r
ent fellowship, but one, nearer, more
tender, more capable of reaiiza*. urn.
In Christ wc see a God whom we
can imagine, whom we can know,
who does not hide Himself, who has
a face like our own face, who Mill
wears the glorified body of human
ity; who speaks to us in that still
small voice of which the accents
stir our inmost souls. That Jesus,
whose blessed, feet walked by the
lake of Galilee ? that Christ of whu.n
all the prophets prophesied ? is God
in the form of a man, the God-man,"
who condescended for us men and
for our salvation to be a living j?r
sonal friend. *
If we have learned to know an 1
love in the Lord Jesus, that perfect
ideal of life and holiness and in
finite compassion; to take His yoke,
upon us; to be meek and lowly <,f
heart; to show our love to Him f.y
trying to keep his commandments- -
if we have learned .from Him to bear
and forbear, to give and forgive, lo
work faithfully, to suffer patiently,
to trust entirely, to love sincerely,
to hope even unto the end, then in
proportion as wc thus seek Him will
He reveal Himself to us as a livinr,
loving uplifting, interceding friend.
We shall know Him then as a very
present help in time of trouble.
one who will be with us in the most
desolate hours of darkness and lord -
liness; with us when all the world,
with its endless cares and tri:ii>.
makes "no purple in the distance, '
holding us by the right hand, guid
ing us with His eye; more to n?
transcendantly, than all the worJ.I
beside! When I say we h.v-v
learned this, (as God's design
the loving guidance of all ou~ lr-. ?
is to teach it to us), then truly
fellowship will be with the Father
and with Jesus Christ, His'Son.
PRAYER FOR FELLOWSHIP
WITH GOD'S SON
0 Lord Jesus Christ, our 'f :
Yoke-fellow, help us to see ; n i rv
a God whom ,wo can imagine.
we can know; who does no; h,.."
Himself, who has a face like >
own; who still wears the glor-im
body of humanity; who speaks to ..
with a still small voice of which ; ' ?
accents stir our immortal soul.-.
Show us that the Jems wii ????
blessed feel walked by the sea < :
Gallilee, that, the Christ of \vho;>:
the prophets prophesied .is God ?
the form of a man, the God-nn.iJ.
who condescended for us men a* i
for our salvation to be a living i.i ?
so mil friend.
If we have learned to know a:
love in Thee, that perfect ideal '
life and holiness and infinite c> n
passion, to take Thy yoke upon
to be meek and lowly of heait. * >
show our love-to Thee by trying ' '
keep- Thy commandments: it' w- %
have learned from Thee to hear ;;i
forbear, to give and forgive, to w>:i.
faithfully, to suffer p."' ii-'ttly. t
trust entirely, to love sincerely. :
hope even unto the end, then, in pi
portion as we have thus sou; t
Thee, will Thou reveal Tiijself i ?
us, as a living, lovin;r, uplifting, in
terceding friend.
We shall know Thee thin a- ~
very present and help tin ?
of trouble, as one \vl:? will i)
with us in the most desolate hour*
of darkness and lonelin with u
when the world with it i-ndle
cares and trials makes no purple in
the distance; holding ti- l \ Tr.y
right hand, guiding us with Thiiu
eye, more to us than all 'he world
beside, then truly, bles.-ed li . (loci,
shall our fellowship be "with t h ?
Father and with Thee. II:-- ^on.
Jesus Christ. God grant it. Amen.
? C. 1). C.
SHIRLEY & PENDLETON OPEN
REAL ESTATE OFFICE HERE
Shirley & Pendleton. Inc., Real
tors, opens offices in lire van! this
week.
This firm has incorpctaed under
the laws of North and Souili Caro
lina, and will do a general reai es
tate business.
S. L. Shirley comes from Ander
son, S. C., where he is prominent in
busines and civic activities. - E.
R. Pendleton has been a resident of
P'-evard for some tin>? end is w<-il
kn?wn herr
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