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VOL. XXXI BREV/tRD, NORTH CAROLINA, SEPTEMBER 2, 1816
No. 34
FARM NEWS
(By L A. AMJ40N)
The first wagon load of home
grown water melons was in town
Saturday, and sold well As best I
fcan find out this is the first load of
home grown melons to be brought in
for several years. All seemed pleas
|L. ed with the showing Mr. Berryman
7 is making in this line of truck.
The most often asked question, of
late, is, "When is the best time to
turn under such heavy weeds as we
have this Fall?" The greener they
are turned under the less humus they
will make and the more apt the
soft weeds to make the land sour.
From a theoretical view, I would say
after considerable of the seed are
ripe, but not till all the seed are ripe
to reinfest the land. One man who
says he has tried them several ways
t says he prefers to turn after frost.
Some are planning on mowing soon,
and let a second crop help rot the
large crop. Turn in October and put
in rye or wheat.
East Fork people are wanting a
telephone, and I have agreed to con
sult the people on this side about the
matter, so be ready when I call. Lab
or, poles, and money will be needed,
that all along the line can help with.
Wonder why Little River hasn't a
telephone line? That section needs
one badly.
Expect lots of callers this winter
inquiring about production in this
County. Any one having extra good
things that will keep, just leave them
in my office or at the door, and I
will be glad to show them first hand
information. Never before was there
as many callers for information about
our section, and its farm.
During September the County
Agent and the State Dairy Specialist,
hope to establish at least three cream
buying stations in the county. Cher
ryfield, Brevard and Penrose, will
be tried first. Many have extra cows
that they have been milking to sup
ply summer trade, and wish to keep
them over. Cream will pay more than
the feed, and the increase in yields
due to manure makes it a paying
business. Then there is the skimmed
milk for chickens, first for pay, pigs
second, and calves third.
Riverside farm has 450 pullets that
are laying seven dozen eggs per day
at 50c per dozen. Not consuming
much mash yet, being held back.
Mr. John Bishop, of the Institute
farm, would like for those having
better corn than his to speak up, and
so does M. Orr of the Clough farm,
Capt. Patton, W. S. Ashworth. Coun
ty Farm, and goodness most every
farmer in the county. I would hate
to try to determine the winner, aa
all have such good corn.
Now is the time to rape for the
chickens. Sprouted oats from now on
will insure a better hatch next spring,
as well as more eggs during winter.
BIBLE INSTITUTE
. PLANS PERFECTED
TWO-WEEK SESSION BE HELD
HERE NEXT YEAR
Meeting of the local committee
was held Thursday evening at the
Chamber of Commerce room with
reference to the proposed Moody In
stitute conference to be held in
Brevard next summer
Wayne A. Monroe, chairman of
(the local committee, presided, at
which time it was decided to extend
an invitation to the Institute to
hold a two-week conference here
from July 24 to August 7. Invita
tions to the Institute to convene
here will be extended from the local
committee, the Chamber of Com
merce, the mayor and board of al
dermen, and from the ministerial
body.
Various committees were appoint
ed for the promotion of this con
ference, which will mean in its ben
ference, which wil lmean much in its
benefits to the community. The four
churches of the town are repre
sented in the four committees.
The committees appointed are as
follows: Committee on publication,
Methodist, Dr. J. F. Zachary, Mr*.
Oliver Orr, T. W. 4 Whitmire, Miss
Alma Trowbridge; committee on ar
rangements, Baptist, A. E. Hamp
ton, Mrs. L. P. Hamlin, J. A. Glaz
ier; committee on reservation, Pres
byterian, Mrs. C. E. Lowe, R. W.
Everett, W. H. Alexander; committee '
on registration, Episcopal, Mrs.
Frank Jenkins, Mrs. 0. L. Erwin, D.
G. Ward.
BREVARD SCHOOLS
OPEN WITH TOTAL
ENROLLMENT OF 750
270 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
BEGIN TERM
The opening o f the Brevard
high school and elementary school on
Monday morning was featured by
the largest student enrollment m the
history of the school, the total en
rollment of the two schools being
practically 750 students. Of this
number 270 students are registered
in the high school, and 450 in the
elementary grades. An increase of
70 in the high school is noted over
the enrollment of the first day last
year. The largest enrollment in the
elementary school is in the first and
fourth grades where crowded condi
tions exist, though all the grades
have practically full enrollments.
Twenty-nine members comprise the
faculty of the two schools, including
12 in the high s?hool department
and 15 in the elementary schoql.
'W. W .Hanaman is beginning his
second year a sprincipal of the Bre
vard high school, and Miss Ruth
Heilig is entering upon her first
year as principal of the elementary
school.
The opening exercises of the high
school were attended by quite a
number of parents, visitors and for
mer students. The exercises opened
with devotionals led by Prof. Hana
man. The music was in charge of
Miss Helen James, the new super
visor of public school music. Prof.
Hanaman introduced to the student
body and visitors the teachers, some
of whom spoke a few words.
Prof. Hanaman addressed the stu
dents, giving particular emphasis to
the matter of instructions for enroll
ment for the new and old students.
The main feature of the opening ex
ercises was organization and enroll
ment, preparatory to starting the
following day with regular assigned
class room work.
SCENIC FILM BEING
SHOWN AT CLEMSON
MANY LOCAL SCENES OF IN
TEREST ARE INCLUDED
One of the outstanding pieces of .
Brevard publicity material issued
this year by the Chamber of Com
merce is the Brevard Scenic Film re
cently completed and exhibited for
the first time to the public on Mon
day at the Clemson Theatre-. The
picture requires about ten minutes to
run and every scene is filled wth in
teresting activities of Brevard's va
cation season. All the summer sports
and recreational pastimes for which
this community is becoming widely
known are showing amid most at
tractive surroundings. Golf, tennis,
baseball, swimming, canoeing, bath
ing, fishing, riding, hiking and simi
lar activites are shown, beautifully
located and splendidly planned, and
simply alive with youth in the spirit
and in the flesh. Connesstee Falls
and Looking Glass Falls are two of,'
the cascades pictured. Both are pop
ular with the visitors for their natu
ral setting and scenic granduer, and
are prodmced with wonderful effect
Vpon the screen. Panoramic views of
the business section of Brevard are
shown in which the pewer build
ings of Main street ? The Clemson
Theatre and the Brevard Banking
Company are prominently photo
graphed. Scenes of the new Brevard
High School and the Methodist
Church reflect the high standard of
our educational and religious as
pects. An old grist mill in operation
gives an unusual charm to the pic
ture, and the reel is finished with
greetings from the citizens of Bre
vard, throt^h the Chamber of Com
merce and the Brevard Kiwanis Club.
The electric sign of the Chamber of
Commerce is shown as a fade-out.
While the film is essentially a med
ium of Brevard publicity, it is free
from advertising which is objection
able to theatre patrons and should be
very popular with the show houses in
which it will be exhibited as one of
the features of the Carolina News
Reel. Almost the entire reel is de
voted to scenic views "interest to
everyone contemplating a (trip to the
mountains and to the' activities of
youth. Beginning next Monday the
Brevard Reel will be released on a
twenty week contract to be afeown in
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GET-TOGETHER-DAY
PROOVES SUCCESS
V V ,
LARGE NUMBER OF VISITORS
ARE ENTERTAINED
An enjoyable and important event
of the past week was the community
and tourist picnic held Thursday
afternoon and evening on the spaci
ous grounds of the Country dab, at
which a large gathering of towns
people and visitors was present. The
entertainment was sponsored joint
ly by the Chamber of Commerce
and the Kiwanis Club.
The weather conditions were all
that could be desired, and the bounti
ful picnic lunch served on the beau
tiful lawn adjoining the Country
Club afforded satisfaction for all.
In addition to the regular basket
lunch, an abundance of hot coffee
was served by Secretary Alexander,
of the Chamber of Commerce.
The event was featured by a fox
chase which was participated in just
at sunset. The evening was given
over to games and dancing.
Prior to the picnic supper, an ad
dress of welcome was given byW. E.
Breese in behalf of the Chamber of
Commerce and the Kiwanis Club.
Mrs. L. E. Faulkner, of New Orleans,
responded to the address of wel
come in behalf of the visitors pre
sent.
A nice feature of the event was
the tagging of each person present
with a slip of paper stating the name
and home addrefe, thus making un
necessary all formalities and in
troductions. _ ,
REPUBLICANS FIRE
FIRST CAMPAIGN
GUN HERE MONDAY
HON. Jj J. HAYES AND K. R.
SMATHERS TO SPEAK
The first big gun of the Republi
can campaign in this county will be
fired Monday morning, September
6th, at 11:00 o'clock when Hon.
J. J. Hayes and K. R. Smathers ad
dress the voters on the issues of the
day.
Hayes is the Republican nominee
for United States Senate; Smathers
is Republican nominee from the
district for Congress, both men be
ing eloquent speakers and well
versed in the business of the party.
The speaking will be held in the
county Court House, and a cordial
invitation has been extended by local
Republican leaders to ladies and
gents alike to be present.
JESSE MASTERS, ROSMAN *
MAN, MISSING FOR PAST *
TWO WEEKS; NO CLUES *
Posses under the direction of *
Sheriff B. J. Silton are scouring *
the woods and fields around *
Rosman for the -body of Jesse *
Masters, who has been mising *
since Sunday, August 15. No *
definite due* ban been found *
from which to work, other than *
he was possibly lolled or died *
from* the effect* of whiskey in *
an out of the way place. - *
He it supposed to kfre had *
several hundred dollars on his *
person whan be left hif Rosman *
boarding place abont 9 o'clock *
Sunday morning the lfc. He was *
drinking at that tint* and was *
seen again about 11 o'clock at *
the bomp ef Tal Petit, who lives *
on the old Tomaway road. He *
w>s drinking very heavy at that *
time and left presumably for *
more whiskey.
At three o'clock Wednesday. 1
no trace had been found of the *
body. He was employed by the *
Texaway Tanning Co. *
the principal citiee of North and
South Carolina after which time it
will be avilable for exhibition in
Florida at a time wh#n the people of
the South are planning to come to
j the mountains. If there appears to
be a demand for the picture in more
I^aces than ess be supplied with one
film, as many additional copies as
are desired can be made from the
negative.
The picture will be shown daring
this week at the Clemsea Theatre on
Wednesday, Friday and gaittrday at
matinee and evening performances.
ST. PHILIPS CHURCH
CORNERSTONE LAID
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CEREMONIES IN CHARGE OF
BISHOP HORNER
The laying of the cornerstone of
the new edifice o fSt. Philips Epis
copal church was an impressive and
important event taking place Monday
-afternoon. Bishop Junius M. Horner,
D. D., of the Western North Carolina
<jiocese, officiated at the ceremonies,
assisted by Eev. Harry Perry, rector
of St. Philips, and Rev. C. D. Chap
inan, former rector.
As the bishop and clergy proceeded
to the place where the cornerstone
was to be laid, the choir, standing on
a nimproised platform, sang softly
a hymn. A short reading from the
order of service was given by Rev.
Perry, followed by prayer and scrip
ture reading from the third chapter
of first Corinthians.
The bishop, standing beside the
cornerstone and laying: his hands up
on it, spoke a few words and offer
ed prayer, carrying out the forma
lities of laying the cornerstone. Rev.
Chapman then proceeded to the
atone and with a few appropriate re
marks placed in it an old well-worn
Bible, which was given him by Bis
hop Seymore at the time he was or
dained to the priesthood. W. E.
Breese placed in the stone the re
cords of the laying of the corner
stone of the original church and al
so the record of the present ceremony
together with a history of the parish.
A copy of the order of service used
at the ceremony and the latest edi
tion of the Brevard News, a prayer
book, hymnal, and gold coin present
ed by Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Ward, a
Columbian Exposition coin presented
by Rev. Mr. Chapman, a Brevard
silver spoon and a photograph of
Rev. Mr. Chapman presented by Mr.
and Mrs. W. E. Breese, a Brevard
scenic post card, and an original
poem by Harve Vernor Smedberg,
were placed in the stone by Rev.
Mr. Perry.
A large number of the church
members and interested friends
gathered to witness the impressive
service. A collection taken 'at the
close of the services amounted to
(566.
A brief history of the original St.
Philips church, written by Miss Jane
W. Hume, of Asheville, follows:
The cornerstone of the first St.
Philips church was . laid, during the
summer of 1883. The lot on which
it 6tood, now to be occupied by the
new church, was given by my father,
Robert W. Hume. My mother, Mrs.
Jane W. Hume, .sold an old wedge
Wood dish that had been in her
family over a hundred years to start
the building fund. 2 ifow .the
church was built my mother asked
the Bishop to send us a minister,
and for a number of years Rev. Dr.
D. H. Buell came once a month and
preached Sunday morning at St.
Paul's, in the Valley, three miles
out, which was torn down some
years ago, and in the afternoon in
the Brevard court house. My father
died before the church was built,
but was interred on the lot and will
I rest with my mother and other mem
bers of my family beneath the new
church. ,
Bishop Lyman, who laid the cor
nerstone, gave my mother the priv
ilege of naming the church and she
named it after St. Philips in Charles
ton, S. C., where she was chris
tened and married.
The town gave a lot each to the
Methodist, Presbyterian, Baptist
and Episcopal churches. The one
given to the Episcopal church was
sold and the proceeds added to the
building fund.
A daughter, grand-daughter and
greaterand-danghter of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert W. Hume, the first
founders of the church, were present
Monday at the laying of the corner
' atone.
PISGAH FOREST SCHOOL
OPENS WITH 172 STUDENTS
The Pisgah Forest school, with E.
E. Allison as principal, opened Mon
day with a total student enrollment
of 172. Six teachers oomprise the
faculty.
| The 1926-27 school year promises
to be a successful one ,with the
farge number of promising pupils
enrolled and apparently ready for a
gfcod yew's work.
ROSMAN SCHOOLS
BEGIN ON BANNER
YEAR IN HISTORY
CO-OPERATION IN ALL DEPART
MENTS STRESSED
The Rosman schools opened Mon
day morning with the largest student
body and faculty in the history of
the school. A large number of par
ents and visitors were also present.
The total student enrollment was
347, of which number 97 are high
school students and 250 in the ele
mentary school. This is a decided
, increase over the enrollment of last
year, since the high school enroll
ment on the first day of last year
was 72 and the elementary enroll
ment was 224. Sixteen members
comprise the present faculty.
The exercises opened with a song,
followed by scripture reading by
Rev. J. C. Richardson, pastor of the
Rosman Methodist church, and pray
er by Rev. Littleton, of Salem, S. C.
Interesting and inspiring talks
were heard from several, including
Rev. H. F. Wright, pastor of the
Rosman Baptist church, Rev. W. H.
Nicholson, pastor of the Toxaway
Circuit, Committeemen A. M. White
and E. A. Glazener, Lee R. Fisher,
Miss Juanita Koontz, principal of
the elementary school, and Prof. V.
E. Wessinger, principal of the Ros
man schools.
Prof. Wessinger spoke interesting
ly of educational and other matters
of interest, stressing the importance
of co-operation between the facutly
and student body and between the
parents and the school.
JUDGE BAILEY, OF
FLORIDA, PRAISES
TO6 COMMUNITY
SAYS 5-WEEK STAY RENEWED
HIS HEALTH
Brevard has been highly honored
for the fwet several weeks in having
within its borders a distinguished
guest in the person of Judge H. P.
Bailey, of Tampa, Fla., who is com
pletely sold on this section.
Judge Bailey came here five
Weeks ago, broken in health and
greatly in need of rest and recupera
tion. His original intention was to
spend twp weeks in this section, but
finding the surroundings so favor
able and his health improving so
noticeably, his visit has been pro
longed into five weeks.
Before coming to Brevard, the
judge was desirous of finding a
quiet place somewhere in the West
ern Norih Carolina mountains, and
to that effect wrcte to the postmast
er of several resorts centers in this
section of the mountains. Judge
Bailey states that his inquiry to the
Brevard postmaster received the
promptest and most courteous reply,
in that the communication was at
once placed in the hands of Secre
tary Alexander, of the Chamber of
Commerce, who wrote alluringly of
the many charms and advantages td
be derved in this beauty spot and
health-giving resort center.
Judge Bailey is of the opinion
that the climate, water and people
here are unexcelled, and he ex
presses himself as being altogether
delighted with his environs and with
the beauties of this immediate sec
tion of the mountains. It is quite
probable that he will buy property
here with the intention of "building
b summer home, since he has become
such an ardent admirer of Brevard
its residents. He considers Bre
vard ideally located, and is en
thvsiastic in his belief that the town
i has wonderful possibilities for be
; coming a large and important re
. sort and industrial center.
Mrs. Bailey, who acompanied
the judge to Brevard, returned borne
some two weeks ago, and he leaves
for Tampa this week. They liave
been stopping at the home of T. A.
English.
STORES TO BE CLOSE MONDAY
FOR LABOR DAY CELEBRATION
i
All business houses' in Brevard
will be closed Monday, September
6 for Labor Day. No exercises wiO
lie held during the day. A Repub:
lican speaking and ball game will Ik
features of the day.
THE PRAYER CORNER
? THE GUIDE FOR THE WAY
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"When He, The Spirit of Truth is
come He will guide you into all
Truth" ? John 16:13.
I do not know that I can do better
for us all, in speaking of "The Guide
For The Way" than by quoting that
beautiful hymn of Harriet Aubers,
that has been such a help and com
fort to so many of the Lord's Dis
ciples:
Our blest Redeemer ere he breathfd
His tender last farewell
A Guide a Comforter bequeathed
With us to dwell.
He came sweet influence to impart
A gracious willing Guest,
While He can find one humble heart
Wherein to rest.
And His, that gentle voice we hear,
Soft as the breath of even,
That checks each fault, that calms
each fear
And speaks of Heaven.
And every virtue we possess
And every victory won,
And every thought of holiness
Are His alone.
Spirit of purity and grace
Our weakness pitying, see:
0 make our hearts Thy dwelling
place,
And worthier Thee.
A PRAYER TO THE GUIDE FOR
THE WAY
0 Thou Spirit of Purity and Grace
Whom our blest Redeemer, ere He
breathed His tendeh last farewell,
bequeathed as a Guide and Com
forter with us to dwell, Thou didst
come sweet influence to impart, a
gracious will Guest. Make < ur hearts
humble that Thou maycst rest in
them.
Touch our ears that we may hear
Thy gentle voice, soft as the breath
of even, checking each fault, calming
each fear and speaking of beaven.
Help us to know and feel tnat ev
ery virtue we possess, and every vic
tory won and every though: of holi
ness are Thine alone. Pity our
weakness, make Thou, our hearts,
Thy dwelling place and worthier
Thee.
0 Holy Spirit dwelling i:i as, Thy
servants, enable us to manifest the
Fruit of Thy Presence, Love ? in
obedient self sacrifice to God and
man; joy ? in daily hopefulness and
cheerfulness, in brightness and con
tentment; peace ? in calm confidence
in God, in outward temptations and
inward trials; long suffering ? in pa
tience with God, our neighbors and
ourselves; gentleness ? in tenderness
to all ijien ; goodness ? in personal
holiness and loving efforts to help,
j others; Faith? in brave warfare
(against sin/ the worid and the
' devil; meekness ? in a recollected
mind, a detached heart, and a stead
fast /bill; and temperance ? in a
mortified and chastened body, kept,
undefiled as Thy Temple.
i And this we ask, in the Name of
our blest Redeemer, who bequeathed
Thee -to us as our Guide and Com
? forter, to dwell within us, Amen.
| ? . ' ? C. D. C.
NEW JEWELRY STORE
OPENS IN BREVARD
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WILL OCCUPY JUD McCRARY
BUILDING
A new jewelry store "is opening
for business this week in the Mc
Crary building on Main street, un
der the management of M.'%. Fox
man, formerly of Ashevillc.
A first class jewelry stock is car
ried, the management specializing in.
watch and jewelry repairing.
Mr. Foxman is a graduate of the
Philadelphia College of Horology,,
and 1 [as been in the jewelry business
for the past 14 years. He is con
nected with the American Optical
company, of Atheville, and is pre
pared to give 24-hour service in all
optical goods.
2,500 STUDENTS ENROLLED .
IN TRANSYLVANIA SCHOOLS
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The total number of pupils en
rolled in the 32 schools of the coun- .
ty is estimated at approximately *
12,600. Tbe school* have all started
with bright prospects for a success
ful school year of 1926-27.
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