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THE BREVARD NEWS ? S _ _ CXXII ^ BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, MARCH 10, 1927 SCHOOL TANGLE IN LIMELIGHT AGAIN Law Pasted Authorizing County to Borr&w Money with which to Run full Nine Months MONEY NOT TO BE BORROWED, HOWEVER Statements by Officials of the Two boards Give Full Details of the Situation Another chapter was written in the elementary school tangle Tuesday. nated as "iiospitanffl^^W^Ard, and if plans of interested groups materialize, the day will beeome an annual event in the city's affair?. In past years it has been customary for the citizens to Rive showers to the hospitals here, but there has been jh< regular day for such observance. Ilcnce the decision to select Easter Monday as regular "Hospital Day." Brevard hospitals do an unusually large amount of charity work, taking care of numerous people who are un able to pay their hospital bills. This great work, it is said, is not to go unnoticed and without appreciation. The Brevard hospitals are well man aged. it is pointed out. and would be k*>tlv last institutions in the county to L a>k aid of the public, yet it is a well known f:ict that both hospitals have , r. ached their pr?'j<ent state of effic iency through con'trnt sacrifice un th ? part of the management. Kaster Monday has b,>n srli-rtrd si" "Hospital Day." it is sa.d by th ?*c int.-n-stcd :m *hc n.ovi-nvnt. all 1. 1 'iiuse i* at 1 r: Mirr i- "akirg ? n?*w lifo. ; i .1 t.f i growmir -:r.-:vti i iv.es to 'h^si' * :it ; r. s ? in t pi'ni* wh ? rei*.?ver fr.-m *h- ' ??tfVcts ? f iiln?rss to d> n ntic tin* armor of good hcolth. On n***t Saturday at .'{ t -i.-r#* wil! be a meetinir ( ;?:?!>- I?er f f -'TPWrr, ; ? \\ 1 - will ?it>< u?? th *rd name a committer t. lib..-. !o. k the r *r BAPTIST RFViVAL DRAWING CROWDS; Revival services started at the I Baptist rhurch Sunday in tJinrj^p Rev. C. J* Black, of Kings Moun- j tain. The services are well attend ed and the interest and attendance ' REV. C. J. BLACK are increasing with, each service. The many whp are in attendance at > the various services express them selves as well pleased with the preacher. Despite the inclement weather Monday night a large crowd practically filled the church. Rev. Black is delivering /.plead- . id sermons at each service and I much interest is being aroused in both the church members and oth-. j ers. Rev. Mr. Black is considered one of the strong preachers in the Baptist ministry and it is antici pated that great good to the com munity will result from this series of meetings. The meetings will con- , tinue through next Sunday. K1WANIANS HEAR BREVARD LADIES; Plans to Beautify City Meet Hearty Rcspor.rc ? Led by Bob Lawrence Attvndiincc a? the Kiwanis club was ai low ebb last Friday evening, and , members whp were absent missed 1 one of the most interesting meetings of the year. "Beautifying Brevard", was the subject of the evening's, program, led by Bob Lawrence. Mrs. 0. L. Erwin arid Mts. Thos. H. Shipman were speakers of the even ing, and the club greeted their speeches with great applaus?. Mr. Lawrence told of plans on foot to plant trees and shrubbery ! along all the streets of Brevard. The lambitious program is also extended jto the highways about the city, chief among the proposed items be ing the planting of trees from Bre j.vard along the highway to Ed Mc I Coy's store at Pisgah Forest. i Mrs. Erwin told of the work that is being done by the Woman's Bu- , reau of the Chamber of CommercP. 1 Many trees have already been plant ed along the streets. Mrs. Erwin re- I ported, and property owners are j beautifying their lawns. Mrs. Erwin struck a popular chord when she as serted that it is somewhat disc our- I aging to -work on the task of beauti fying the streets and lawns of the I residences while so many unsightly places exist in the .rear of business blocks. She caled upon members of j the K:\vanis club to assist the Wo | man's Bureau in really cleaning up . the town. I . Mrs. T. ii. Shipman, who has be n very successful in the culture of flowers and shrubs around her prem lises, told of the best methods to be I used in the cultivation of shrubs and ? trees and more particularly in the jbeantitying of lawns. She spoke of ] wood ashes as among the best pro moters of growth for practically all ? kinds of plant life, and of its suc {cossful use in her experience with i plant and grass cultivation. Mrs. Ship man stressed the importance of first cleaning ofT all rubbish and trash from the premise* before engaging in any kind of plant cultivation or bcautification project. People of Brevard arc . fortunate in being able to procure plenty of wood ashes for shrubbery and plant 'life. The (Jlouccster Lumber com pany at Rosman provides a source of supply that enables people here to get ashes at a very nominal cost. HEALTH OFFICER TO HELP CRIPPLES l>r. P . has an. county health of. Iii er. i *? .?i.\ if. us to gr*t in tnui-h with rntplc't pcopb- of i he c?.Mntv. ' :i*m- p. ?y ? -* ?? -n f Tr;.n>\l h\iriL* in any part of It hi* county. It >a:?| th<r?- i- a plan ?.n f -'-t ?? I in the MUP*t * Hat ? f 1 . M their r? - JVii ha**.an f?r REPORT THAT BOARD HAS BEEN INCREASED CAUSES COMMENT I Reports in Brevard that a law had been enacted which "increases the board of county commissioners from three members to five, and that the two new members had already been n^med, is causing considerable com ment throughout the county. The News was unable to Ret any one to I say the law has been passed, yet announcement of the measure was I made in a Raleigh paper. I According to the report. C. C. Yonguev Brevard merchant, and Jordan Whitmire, a well known cit izen of the county, are the new mem bers of the board, having been named either in the bill or oy au thority in Raleigh. \ As the county cuiDmisKioners now stand, two art* republicans ami one a democrat. Both gentlemen named ? i in the rumored action are democrats,! and if it be tru.o that such measure I has been passed, I he political com- I ' plcxion of the board will be chang- ] cd. There will be three democrats ' and two republicans. Just what effect this new arrange* ? ment, if the reports are true, will ! have on the county government is not known. J. H. Pickelsimer, a republican, is chairman of the board. | | No one can be found who will von- i ture an opinion as to whether there 1 I will be a re-organization of the ! board or not, in the event such law J ' has been passed. BELOVED WOMAN IS LAID TO REST . Many, friendtf throughout the county were saddened to lenrn of the death of Mrs. T. L. Gash, which occurred at her home, Underbill,, near Brevard, Tuesday morning at* 4 o'clock. She was 85 years old. . Sho is survived by live children, W. D: Gash, of Choster, Pa.; Mar garet Gash of New York City; E. L. Gash of New Orleans, La.; and R. L. Gash and Annie Jean Gash of Brevard. The entire family were with her during her last illness. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2:30 p.m., at the old Davidson River Presbyterian church. 1 of. which Mrs. Gash had been a mem ber for close, to .70 years. The ser vices were conducted by Rev. \V. S. Hutchinson, pastor of the church, ( assisted by Rev. V. A. Crawford, pastor of the Brevard Presbyterian church. Interment was made in the , Davidson River cemetery. The pallbearers included: Robt. U. Garrett. T. E. Patton, Wfll Deaver, . J. P. Deaver, Pat Kimzey, C. Y. Patton. FELL 30FEET7 BADLY INJURED Mr. .John A. Bishop hod r. nrtrrov ..?/.-apu . from serious injury last Thursday when he fell from a freight car loaded with coal, failing a distance of about .'JO feet onto a cement floor. He was considerably i bruised and had several ribr . torn loose* but otherwise escaped a ser- ; ious mishap. He was unconscious * for some time after the accMcrit, and after a physician was summon ed he was removed t<> his home where he is still confined but is re ported to be improving. The coal car was on a railway 1 siding near the ice plant of the ' Purity Products company, and Mr. Bishop slipped and fell from the top of the loaded car when attempting to adjust the brakes, while he and other men were loading the coal on trucks to haul to the Institute. It is feared that Mr. Bishop will not be able to resume his work for at least t six weeks. WILL GRAVEL ROAD j TO COUNTRY CLUB _ ' At the regular meeting of the j .board of road commissioners Tues-' day a petition containing several i hundred names was received, asking! that the road to the country club he I graveled. As the golf course is 4 the j main attraction to tourists who 'are j expected to be here this season, the I citizens were anxious that the road ! be made at least passable. Mr. Shipmun, chairman of the board, stated that while he was in terested in this phase of the ques tion, he- also was interested in that, large community beyond the golf course, and expressed himself as being in favor of doing such work as was possible at this time on ihe road, not only to the golf course but beyond, which will give citizens in I that community a good road ;nto ! Brevard. Commissioner C. E. Orr was ab- j sent on account of a death in the | family, and several important mat- i tors were laid over to an adjourned ' session, which will he held Friday j afternoon. No selection of the rural police-? man was made on account of the ab- j sence of Mr. Orr. moreTnterest in PA r>in**AMp'rfMirrAti1 U/. UCiiUWiHoIiVAi Ji. Proponents of the county home ! demonstration office made another cPort last Monday to induce the ' county commissioners to reconsider i a previous action and reinstate this work for the county. Several inter ested people from various - sections! of the county were in Brevard to add their influence to the move- ! ment. The county commissioners stated that in as- much as it had been re ported to them, on what was con- J sidered good authority, that the board was soon to be increased l?y j the addition of two members, and that the present members preferred I to await the appointment of these | additional members so the whole board could hear the presentation of J the case. PARENTS OF PENROSE SCHOOL CHILDREN ISSUE STATEMENT Parents of the children attending ihe Penrose school have addressed a letter to this paper, resenting the in sinuation? that have been made that school children were responsible for the damage done to the Penrose school house recently, after which Prof, and Sirs. Alley resigned as teachers. The statement issued by the par ents follows: "It is easy to get wrong im pressions and make misrepre sentations. Misunderstandings and such have caused the world at large many troubles. Seme one has misrepresented some ugly things in the Penrose com munity. "A tcachcr was not getting along well in the school, and at the hours of night the school house was broken into, a basket ball stolen and some other 'dirty' work done. Following this, the teacher's wife re signed and a report came out in the paper leaving the impression that school children of the grades had done this in the night times, and that such law. lessnes* was due to the lack of a rural policeman. "Somebody wants to know of the proofs for this charge. Should the good children of this good community hear this re proach when there is no proof that they did this thing? Sus picion in the community lies in the other direction. Lrl'* nit accuse unless we know the evi dence. Don't give a community a had name when it ma.* n ->t deierve it. A certain individ ual could have, and probably did this, and leaves th? slur on the community. "Signed : "P.n-en! * c.f the Penrose School." T? V- ? ? v.? V...1 . ?; i '? ! i ' - 1 ,:y Th- r- * v |inj? whatever, in the article that re- ; | fleeted upon the school children, nor j ! was there any intimation in the ar ticle that school children ' were. I responsible for the damage dune, !f such reports were published, it was in some other paper. Followinpr is the account that was published two ' weeks ago : "Penrose school, it is laid, it experiencing serious conditions, due to the depreciation of crim inals in the community. Sun day night it is said the school building was broken into, bask et balls and other articles stolen, desks torn up and filth scatter | ed over the school house. It is | reported that Mr. and Mrs. A1 ! ley, who were teaching with Mrs. Joe Lyday, resigned while | Mrs. L.yday has docided to re main on and endeavor to keep I the school from ceasing entirely. At last reports the school com mittee were making every ef fort to procure teacher* to take t he pl*c< rf Mr. and M ??. Alley i (hat the school may continue until the end of the term. Cit izens of the community said the p f"v - ::!??. ! ha suffered much from vandalism for many years, but since the office of rural policeman was abolished the crirv nals have become much more active and darinp." The above ar* .c'?- i* ihr ?>n. .? nc ? ount thn? h :??- In*- n r. m The K. -vard N ??w- < . ? the .?tcu; . Ir. t' -v r * ."i* !? '!i ir ?h?- ar!i>l?- -.li-r.tira: a.'-i tka*. !n th? -ta'.i -m? r ? f th<' prior!, .i.- ;.!mv, : rr *-d. Th?- Itre \ j ? *? 1 *. ? ? I :v. rhildr* a n-.t ? t f tV.? lvrrn<<? -school. but in ? \.ry m in the county. I* h-r*! the tar.!.!- of tn? . VYr?.r* v r nr. u :i ..v 'I* m ? w VOT ? T !>?' W1L30K RETURNS FROM HIS LABORS Jury Commiiiion Created for Coun- i ty-? 5- Lights for all Vehicle*- - Important Setiion North Carolina Legislature, 1927 Hussion, has adjourned. Hon.. T. J. Wilson, representative from Trail- \ sylvania county, has returned homo. Worn out with the long night ses sions, of the -last days, Mr. Wilson, it i.s said, was at his homo resting. 1 Therefore The News" was unable to obtain interview with liiio in time J for this week's paper. [ One interesting measure that was ' enacted for Transylvania county is |a law creating a Jury Commission j for the county. This law provides for a commission comprising three members whose duty it shall be u>. select the names of citizens who are to be summoned to serve as jurors, j Heretofore the county commission- 1 era have "Made up" the jury list, and this jury commission -is given the powers formerly invested in the county board of commissioners. No citizen can serve longer than two years on the jury commission, nor can a member ever be re-ap pointed to serve on this commission. Another bill that became law is that pertaining to vehicles on the highways. All vehicles on the high ways at night must carry lights, ; whether motor-driven or horse drawn: THE PRAYER CORNER SOCIAL RELIGION Read St. John 15 : 18-21. 1st John. 3:13. The eyes of the world are upon us Christians, and we do either bear in . our own bodies the marks, of the Lord Jesus, or we do not. We think. too lightly, much too1 lightly, of the name . of Christian ? - 1 This is partly because we do not rec- i ognize how much we influence, and I what large part each of us takes in I the forming of society. Our religion ' Is a social religion. We are members i of a church, which professes to have i as its object the redemption of the . whole of mankind. We boast that nothing human is alien to Christians. | This is perfectly true, because our : Lord is Ihjtrfiwi "f Mflrii f thta curries with it an enormous resiTu.ini?. bility. Our religion is to be applied to! the whole of human life. It is not' over and dune with by private self examination as to particular sins; nor [ yet by joint acts of worship, or Jfood works within the circle of church . people. Just as Israel's prophets were concerned about the sin of Babylon and Tyre, so much more, (because of the Incarnation) are we concerned.! with the life of all mankind. Again we are not to think that the j spiritual life is some narrow affair to I be fed by Bibles and Christian mi j.V I ters and church sacraments. It is the I life of the human spirit, trained fui better or for worse, nurtured or j starved by every book, poem, play J and picture, by music, and art, by a j thousand influences. ''No man livet'n to himself or dieth [ to himself.'' We are social animals. We have social minds. We are mem- J hers one of another. Religion, if it is to be alive (and if it is dead it has I ceased to be religion) must be ap- | plied. bv eacit and by all to THE SO CIAL LIFE. J'KAYER FOR SOCIAL RELIGION O Christ of God, whose name we jb<ar, may we never forget that ih j eyes of the world are upon us. and (that if we would be Thy disciples n I deed and in truth we must be child like and po sess the chihl like qual | ities, sincerity, simplicity. hun??1{*v I and gentleness. By these qualities we shall remind others of Thee, and that is what a Christian is, one who is like Thee. May we neyer think too lightly ! of the name we bear. If we do. it lis partly because we do not recognize 1 j how much we influence, and what a [large part each of us takes in the forming of society. | Let us never forget that our rolig i.ion is a social religion, that we are members of a church which profes jses to have as its object the redempt ion of the whole of mankind, for Thou. O Christ of God, are the Son , of Man. nn#l nothing human is alien I to us as rhine. O give us errace to realize the enor mous responsibility this thought car |i e> wii h it. that ??ur religion is to j'e nppl'.cd to the whole' of human | life. It is not over and done with I bv private self examination of par ticular sins, nor yet by joint acts of wor.-hip. or good works within th - : circle <>f church peoplo. Just as Is raid'" prophets were concerned about !tho sin- "f th?? nation- without them.1 so i -ich more, because of th?* lnear- ? nat ? s. are we concerned with the ;lif. ? f al1 :.\*ir.kind. <? that w>' mav never nk v .!? *he -;??? - ia] ' f.-' > -on." r arrow affair to !.?. fed by Itibb- . ? r f. ? t'vr and p FARMS SiiND FORTUNE IN FEED Money Ccing away for Crops I hut Should be Grown Right Here at Home farmers could trade WITH ONE ANOTHER MORE Now is Time to Plan for Sealing Cream ? Farmers Wanted to take Part in Demonstration (By L. A. AMMON'I Transylvania county farmers have bought feeds to the amount of $!>4, 000 during 1025. Last year prob ably more. The cotton counties where we do not think of .farmers raising much of- their foods bought hardly half as much per farmer. j" There is no mystery about these facts, we do it, but why? . Seems to me that the first reason is that wo feed too much cotton meal. 1 find so many feeding more, yes, twice the cotton meal that farmers in. other (not cotton) sections of the country feed. That means mohey going out. The others I speak of use leg ume hay for their- protein of their feed; and in so doing get the min eral matter that is not in cotton meal. Some try to fatten cattle on cot ton meal as the only grain. Why not feed at least half corn? The Cloiigh farm does, and we are getting good results at the county farm on half and half. I know people in other states that use even less than this and put out heavy cattle in record time. A second reason is that we do not trade among ourselves enough. Wo go to the .store and buy our feeds, When a neighbor may have some thing that could be used to fill at least part of the need. Neighbor finding no market at home is forced to sell outside the county. Wanted ? ten farmers, who . will work with the Agent in a feeding demonstration with pigs. Ten pigs born this month or thereabout, put in proper pens and fed a balanced ration and put to two hundred pounds by last of September, then loaded on car and sold. I would like to prove to you that this if; the best way to sell your corn, and that September is the best month io :-':ll in. If you want more pigs all the ?better. / -;Y. : About time some one was trying the cream market. Going to be many fresh cows the next two months, and butter will be begging for a market. Let's ship it out a? cream, and stop the flood. As an annual business you will find that it is next to the hen to help supply the home. 1 will look after the shipping end until large enough for a local man to fool tvith. ? " ?; /V . '. N \i Soy Beans With the price of seed soy beans just above the price the o:l mills are paying, we are apt to have the same trouble as last year getting seed, "if we wait until seeding time. The Eastern, farmer plants' murk earlier than we do, and when b'' itf through he feels that there will not be much chance of selling seed, so he takes them to the oil mill. Our last order should be in nor later than the middle of April, and the first durine the last of March, if not earlier. Five hundred aires 5v the goal for the year. If you want eggs hatched, put in your order ahead for space. STATE MENCOMING TO KIWANIS MEET Regular meeting of the Khvanis 1 club next Friday evening will be i featured by a program on* the .b jeet of Agriculture, which promises I to be of unusual interest. I Two prominent speaker? have b? ?*n secured for the occasion, bfc:h of | whom are authority on tVe suhj'.-.'t, | The speakers include John W. (Jood ,man, district county agent for Fed eral and State Agriculture E:*1vn jsion Service, and .lame- M. Cray, assistant director of State Exte^vir-n, 'both from Raleigh. FIFTY-FTFTYTO DRAW BIG CROWD j "Fifty Fifty," the pi: y be staged Friday night th s wit k at the hieh school auditnrii :n fc\ 1 lic local band boys, promise* 'to 'He hot yet in amateur pel "ornu.* Those desiring an enjoya dc ? * n imr's entertainment n? 1 u- -^y, wholesome fun will not leavr "ic houve disappointed. By ulte?sd :ig this entcrtinnmi-nt, the people t f " !?e community will hi- afforded a dt .. ie. priviii-jjf. at wf hearing Mood 1 !aN-.t av ! at thr sam.- ti e > H' a!??nir a wmthv i-ntrrprir *h - r .rd Municipal Kind. u"u. <'urViMl'\i.* I IFF. Cod irrant it. our Fa!h ?ake of cur b?-!- \?-d 1 ?.rd came n->* t>? hi* 11 i? e ?r."?t th. ? '> -< l>.