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'V, THURSDAY, JULY 1, *********** ? * ?Ha!M * * Xspsanqj^ Xj3A3 sjosj^ + * ZOl ?N ?* * N\n5i xrra fiN * * aHYA3HH * % * * *********** GALLOWAY & MARTIN PHONE 73 Attorneys-at-Law Brevard, N. C. Offices: McMinn Bldg. Welch Galloway Lamar Q. Galloway H. E. Martin * ********** *? SMITHS BARBER SHOP * " OUR TWENTY YEAR " EXPERIENCE IN THE * BARBER TRADE AS * SURES YOU SATIS * FACTION. * * SMITHS BARBER SHOP EIGHT-ROOM HOUSE FOR RENT Furnished ON BEAUTIFUL SHADY HILL, 3-4 MILE FROM PISGAH FOREST TWO SLEEPING PORCHES, LIGHTS, WATER. t . f j*j|| ADDRESS? BOX 181, PISGAH FOREST, N. C. OTTO ALEXANDER PR ABB TRANSYLVANIA IN SPEECH BEFORE COLLOWHEE STUDENTS "TELLS THE WORLD" ABOUT OUR ASSETS Cullowhee, June 26.? Last week Cullowhee State Normal staged some very unique chapel programs in the form of two minute county reports given by the student repre sentatives of the various counties represented at the summer school, icarly every county in the state has some student at Cullowhee this summer and the county reports re vealed some very interesting and surprising things about North Car olina's accomplihsments and rapid progress. Mr. Otto Alexander, of Oakland, made a speech for Transylvania county which should be of special interest to all people of the county. Mr. Alexander's speech was as fol lows: In the first place our county has an interesting name. It's name is the combination of two words, "trans," across, and "sylva," the I woods. The county seat is Brevard, 1 named for Col. Ephraim Brevard j who was partly responsible for one ' of the dates on our State flag. Oui [ county was formed in 1861 from Henderson and Jackson. In this ( connection I should like to give ar illustration to show how county lines have changed in the forma tion of counties. Doc. t Clayton, who is nearly a centurion and an honored citizen of our county, has lived in four counties, and lived in the same house. The counties are Buncombe, Henderson, Jasckson and Transyl vania. Our county has a school record that Transylvanians are, proud of. According to a statement given out by our. county superintendent, T. C. Henderson, Transylvania is the first county in the state to provide adequate means for the employment of efficient teachers for the rural schools, and the second county in the state to provide a minimum term of nine months. In a comparison of roads, Tran sylvania ranks high among the other counties of the state. There is a hard surfaced road running through the county from the Henderson to ! Jackson county line. This section r is graded and the harsurfacing is ! underway, and it is expected to be > completed within a few months. t Our county is also connected with ! South Carolina with two State high ways. 1 As to our industries, there are ' three large bandsawmills, two tan ' neries and extract plants, and one i cotton mill in the county. Some of the best farming Jand in the state is to be found in our county. Mod ern methods and machinery are be ing used. Our county is especially noted for its apple crop, and garden truck. There are two banks in the county, the Pisgah Bank and the Brevard Banking company. The lat ter has resources of over $1,000,000 and the president, T. H. Shipman, . is one of the trustees of Cullowhee j Normal School. Last year he was president of the State Bankers' As sociation, and now has the honor of being vice-president of our Nation al Banking Association. Transylvania is noted for its CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH II. TO REPEAT CLASSIC ESCAPE Francis Oow-Smitli's Radio Tames Murderous Natives IXT< l a tropical jungle of Brazil from which few white men have escaped alive, a modern Captain John Smith is about to venture, t is placing his faith upon mod em science to soothe the savage breast, as did Smith, with his mag cmpass. some two hundred v-.-ar> ago. A powerful electric :Ushlisrlrt and a sensitive radio receiv ? um >et nre the means by which the - intrepid American explorer hopes to divert the murderous intentions of the cruel Chervantes Indians, who in hibit the River of Death Region, jtfst south of the Amazon basin. "There is a legend iti Brazil." ac cording to Francis Cow-Smith, who dares to risk his life upon so thin. ;i hre.td. "that no" white man has ever returned from an exploration trip up the Rio das 3T irtes, and from that fatat Cfninotatir-i the waterway de rives its name, the River of Death.'" The hostile Chervantes Ifldians. who slink throtiih the heavy tropica! foliage of the River of Death ter ritory. acquired their hatred of til. white man hundreds of years ago svlrile the Spaniards held them under ai< iron rule. For years treasure ships .of ltv.lv, laden with gold and jewels rewarded the Spanish conquerors. But a well organized revolt of th.* Chervantes restated in the death of ?every last invading Spaniard and to this day they have successfully re sisted the advance of civilization. Few Kscape Poison Arrows - \ few years ago three hardy Bra ;ii!tjms ventured into the Chervantes te ritory. Two of them were slain. '.The third escaped because the In thought that his ejiglasses de noted suriernatural powers. They a lopted him as a medicine man and gave him a native wi.'e. But these signal honors held him only until the fjirst opportuity to escape offered itself. Another explorer. i Gr-rr-:i. es t ?oi 1 front the Kiwr oi Death c.iUii try with the aid of a violin, substan tiating the old adage, music soothes the savage breast. Another explorer enchanted these murderous natives by means of his binoculars. But these are the only cases of successful pene tration of the,Chervantes territory. Francis Go>.v- Smith was the next to expose himself to the poisoned ar rows of the slinking Indians. For five days with a hastily collected crew of timid hut friendly Carajas he worked his way up the Rio das ! Mortes. Gow-Smith's First Venture "The scene was an endless para dise of peace and flaming beauty. The banks were walled with forests and draped with the gorgeous colors of Mowing vines. Over the silver sheet of the water flashed in a kaleidoscope of amazing color the wings of par rots and strange butterflies. Solemn ly on the rocks along the shore stood roimtless long-billed ibis, Haunting their plumage in pastel shades of red. crrcen, purple and blue. Other fish- | ermen, the graceful jaguars, lay daiu- 1 rilv draped on branches over the stream where shoals of fish, feeding on floating petals, were so thick thai a swift paw could scoop up a mouth ful at will." wrote Smith in a recent 'ssuc of World's Work "Al! was en chanting peace. Yet I could almost feel the unseen eyes of the Chervan tes watching our every move from among the trees.. And a column of signal stroke. rising now and again nljive the forest rook, revealed that our progress was being reported to natives higher up." On the sixth day this languid peace was interrupted by the vicious swish ing of poisoned arrows, instantly a babble of hysterical cries from Smith's terrified Carajas. In a moment the canoe was headed down stream in a onntc sfrH.Ti fH"ht. S". cid.'d SmitY** : first expedition. But the march of civilization is not easily turned back. Smith is once more bound to the darkest corner of the earth. This time hej will be equipped to face the "poisoned arrows " of the natives. Instead of implements of war, his weapons are a number o! flashlights and a radio receiving set. By shooting a beam of white light five hundred feet into the well nigh impenetrable jungle he expccts to win the respect of the Chervantes In dians. With a power that seems su pernatural. he will gather music from the skies in order to divert their at tention. Like the famous Captain John Smith of Colonial days, his modern namesake will stake his life upon the effectiveness of science in curbing the natural desire of the sav age to practice with the tomahawk and poison arrow upon the suscep table anatomy of the white mail. New Type of Batteries Used Smith's life depend; upon the suc cessful functioning of his radio equip ment and his flashlights on his pres ent trip. He will not only paddle up the River of Death but will visit the strongholds of the Chervantes in order to make their acquaintance. Smith has taken witli him a goodly stock of reserve flashlight cells and "B'' batteries of a size and quality which will give him well over a year's service. It is interesting to observe that a year ago "B"-' batteries had not been developed which would give with any degree of certainty a full year's ser vice. New a|td modern methods of "R"' battery construction however have so improved the quality and life f "Br batteries that a year's power supply is now assured him. The other elements of a radio receiving set are -subject only to mechanical wear. Un less accident occurs, therefore, Smith" ran call upon radio music to sooth the ri-"-?.-i?c! should they bifcriir? i murderously inclined. i beautiful scenery and as a play- 1 ground for tourists. A part of the , far-famed Pisgah National Forest , lies in our county. At the entrance to this reservation a beautiful arch has been erected by the citizens of Transylvania county to the memory of the soldiers from Transylvania county in the World War. As further evidence of the fact that Transylvania is a leading resort section of this county, there arc more summer camps in Transyl vania than in any other county in the state. The camps give the boys and, girls the opportunity of enjoy ing the pleasures of outdoor life with boating, bathing, athletics, and "hikes,'' as well as educational facilities. The faculties are com posed of some of the leading in structors of our country. Lake Toxaway is another notable resort which has attracted tourists from all sections of the United Statefs. This property was recently sold for the sum of $1,500,000. A new concrete dam is soon to be built, and the large hotel renovated. Here's hoping that everyone ':it the Cullowhee Summer School who has not visited Transylvania county, will do so, for you have not seen Western North Carolina until you have seen Transylvania county. So come to the "Land of Waterfalls" in the "Beautiful Sapphire County." Common field corn will make an excellent hay and froage crop if planted in rows three feet apart and given two or three plowings. Hot weather means more para sites for the poultry and if the birds are to thrive these pests must ?be controlled. The garden may be made a pro fitable plot during late slimmer by planting vegetables now. The eleventh annual report of the agricultural extension service of State College has been received from the printer and may be had free of charge by those desiring a copy. New York buys more salt than any other state, but Pennsylvania evidently has spent the most money for Pepper. OPEN ALL NIGHT SAPPHIRE FILLING STATION | POULTRY FACTS FOR MID-SUMMER DAYS. Raleigh, N. C. June 30 ? Young chicks are rapidly developing into mature pullets and cockerels during mid-summer and these birds should be watched carefully so that the best individuals may be selected for breeding. "There is much difference in the rapidity of development of young birds," says Dr. B. F. Kaupp, head of the poultry department at State Col lege. "Some of the chickens develop rapidly, some moderately and others slowly. Those that develop rapidly should be selected for breeding pur poses. The pullet that grows fast, is the one that will begin to lay early and will lay late into the fall of next year. She will be the high producer. Dr. Kaupp states that he recently visited a farm in North Carolina where the owners were interested in developing a good flock of white leghorns. All the fine, strong, active birds were being put on the table because they were troublesome and the less active were saved for breed ing. That will result in a weak flock. OPEN ALL NIGHT SAPPHIRE FILLING STATION Another observation was that out of 15 farmers keeping poultry, thir teen did not have comfortable poul try houses nor did they -feed a lay ing mash. , . "If the farm flocks of North Caro lina are ever to be put on a paying basis, the proper birds must be se lected and the poor, unprofitable ones sold for table use," says Dr. Kaupp. "The birds must have a mod ern house and be kept free from parasites such a scaly legs, lice, mites and intestinal worms. They must also have something to eat be sides just corn. A mixed grain ra tion and such mash feed is needed." That these suggestions may be obtained by poultry growers in a condensed and accurate form, the poultry department has prepared a series of bulletins on the subject. These publications may be had free of charge by writing to the college for them. THE EAGLE ENGINEERING CO. Civil Engineers BREVARD, N. C. Boundary and sub-division surveys and layouts. General Engineering practice in roads, streets, seweis, water, bridges, dams, etc. ONLY REGISTERED ENGINEERS ON OUR STAFF. Office third floor Erwin Building above Theater STOP LOOK LISTEN. MONDAY, JU LY FIFTH LEGAL HOLIDAY RACES, ATHLETIC CONTESTS. Come out and vote For Transylvania's most Beautiful Girl And also vote for the > World's Ugliest Man. See Polio-Ma-Zook ? The six legged African Wonder VALUABLE FREE PRIZES Given to winners of Contests BRING THE FAMILY LOOK WHO IS COMIMG. J. D. HARRIS AND HIS HAWAIIAN PLAYERS WITH HIS EXPERT BANJO PICKER E. L. HILTON and E. R. HOLCOMBE A FIRST-CLASS PROGRAM WILL BE EXECUTED |? 5/ ' AT County Court House BREVARD, N. C. FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 2ND. at 8:00 P. M. Admission 25 and 50c w^rrr Tttirrrrrrtrtni i.'SlTf'raa? ? ? Hi
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