THE BREVARD NEWS VOL. XXX11 BREVAUD, NORTH CAROLINA, APRIL 21, 1927 No. 16 BOARD RE-ELECTS SUPT. HENDERSON Several Applicants For Position ' Caused Long Session of the New Board SAVED MUCH MONEY BY KEEPING HENDERSON Is Consensus of Opinion ? Mrs. N. A. Miller, Office Deputy, Resigns Position . T. C. Henderson, for the past sev eral years superintendent of the county school system, was re-elected to the post for another two-year term by the school board last Thurs- , day. There were .several other ap- 1 plications for the place, it is said, and some of the applicants had strong backing among the citizens of the county. It is reported that the school board debated the selection of this officer for several hours, giving careful consideration to each of the applicants, and listening to the friends and supporters of the various names placed before the board. Mr. Henderson's record of ser vice, his familiarity with school prob lems and school property, gave him a decided advantage over the. other applicants. This advantage was given added emphasis, it is said, be cause all three members of the school board are new men. being not fa miliar with either the problems or the property of the county schools. Another element in the situation that worked to Mr. Henderson's ad vantage was the fact that Mrs. N. A. Miller, office deputy, had notified the board of her intention of re signing at an early date. The bpard, it is said, realized that with a new county superintendent and a new office deputy, the work of I the board would be materially handi-l capped and the cost to the county j would of necessity be a very large | item, as it would require weeks of time for the new board to familiar? 1 ize itself with the school property and arrange a -workable program. The new board, with Superin tendent Henderson, are engaged this week in visiting all the school houses, making inspection of the property and meeting with the local school of ficials in each district. One member of the board said that the officials were well pleased to learn of the economy practiced in th^ operation of the school busses. It is shown by the . reports that the i county owned seven busses, which J have been operated up to the present i time at an average cost of only \ $655 for each bus. The new board i was very complimentary in its re- , marks concerning the administration ? of the old board. Messrs Bromfield, Sharp and Wood- j fin jBOfUtittite the new school board for the county, and being men of , much business experience, it is safe to predict that their administration of the county school affairs will meet J with the approval of practically all the citizens, of Transylvania county. ELEMENTARY P.-T. MEETS ON FRIDAY: Regular meeting of the Elementary ; Parent-Teacher meeting will be held ! Friday afternoon, April 22, at three { o'clock, at the elementary building. I This meeting was postponed from vhe j regular day on account of conflict ing with Hospital Day on last Mon day. An interesting program has been arranged as follows: Public School Music . . Primary class , Class work in piano . . Miss James. Health Picture . . Mr. Dewy Sappen- ; field (State board of health) Devotionals Business It is earnestly desired that ail, in-! terested in the work of the Brevard , Elementary school will be present, ! as the year closes and the yearly re- ! ports will be made at this meeting. DEAF CHILDREN i COMING FRIDAY Instead of the regular weekly meeting of the Kiwanis club held every Friday night, the club mem bers were entertained last week by the boys of the Vocational Agricul ture department of the Brevard high school, at the Central Cafe. An* un usually enjoyable time was reported by those in attendance, numbering about 80. Prof. F. J. Cutter with a number of his band boys furnished mu/ical selections, several of the high school boys maac talks concerning various activities in their agricultural work, and Judge Raymond Ci. Parker mad* a few remarks of inspiration and a '? vice for the benefit cf the hoys in particular. Tlje banquet served at the expense of the young boys of the agriculture department was thoroughly enjoyed by all present. The regular Kiwanis milling on Friday nivht. of this week will h? lv?nond by the presence of L>r. E. V. O??odw?n, of the school fur the deaf at 'M^rganton, together with six of the deaf children from this state institution. These children v mo have ruin laugh? to speak, will sirg several songs and otherwise cn t :!ain those :r attendance. A splendid program * being arranged fur th;> ocea>ii i ?l-;l> t. ? -rubers are looking forw-.: i wstii pleasure i?i this meeting. CANDIDATES TO BE SELECTED MONDAY Whitmire and Mitchell Candidates For Mayor ? Many In Race For Aldermen Next Monday, citizens of Brevard nominate candidate's for election to ' the office of mayor and the board of aldermen. The primaries will be held at the court house, and the polls will be open at eight o'clock in. the morning ami close at five in the ev ening. H. A. Durant will act as registrar, while J. P. Denver and W. iO. Shipman will act as judges. The democratic ticket in the pri maries will rend as follows: For Mayor (Vote for one) T. M. Mitchell T. W. Whitmire For Aldermen: (Vote for five) T. B. Crary % H. E. Krwin A. B. Galloway Walter Hart W. M. Henry A. N. Jenkins F. E. B. Jenkins Fred Johnson It. L. Kilpatrick W. L. Mull II. A. Plummer C. .0. Kobinson T. L. Snelson B. W. Trantham J. E. Waters H. H. Zachary The above are the democratic candidates for mayor and the board of aldermen. The republicans have filed the fol lowing ticket: For Mayor: I.. I'. Hamlin For Aldermen: E. S. English W. H. Harris ?' J. S. Nicholson As there are no contests in the re publican ticket, republicans ' will not participate in the primaries, the above named ticket being declared the legal republican ticket to be bal loted in the general election. The two candidates for mayor are ? both experienced city officials, Mr.,' Mitchell having served as mnyor sev- ; eral years ago, while Mr. Whitmire I is the present encumbent seeking reelection. MISS WITHERS WON i VERY HIGH HONORS Distinction of an unusual nature, hag recently been won by Miss Sarah Withers, daughter of Mrs. Chester Bell Withers of Davidson. N. C., I and granddaughter of Mr. J. L. Bell, | of Brevard. Miss Withers, a senioL at Davidson high school, won first prize in the annual statewide French contest con- | ducted by the French department of 'ihe University of North Carolina' Making the honor more distinctive is i the fact that Miss Withers was one of over a thousand contestants over ' various sections of the state who i comneted in this contest. Miss Withers is well known in ; Brevard .having spent a number of | summers here. PARALYSIS CAUSE i OF BRYANT'S DEATH Friends in the community were shocked Thursday to learn r?f the death of Mr. Vance Bryant, aged 08. which occurred at Brevnrd hospital Thursday afti moon, following a , stroke of paralysis on Sunday. Mr. Bryant had been in his usual' go??': i health until the day of the stroke. 1 living only four days thereafter. Funeral services were held at the ! Brevard Presbyterian church Friday | afternoon, the pastor, Rov. V. A. ! Crawford, officiating. Interment was | made in Catheys Creek cemetery. Mr. Bryant had been a member of" ^he Brevard Presbyterian church fori I the past 25 or 30 years. The only immediate relative sur viving is one son. Elmer Bryant. BREVARD BATTERY ! ENLARGES OFFICE | Realizing a need for enlarged i space for the proper operation of his steadily growing basmos, Waltiv ? Hart, manager and owner of the j Brevard Battery company, has ha*' the partition torn away betWfi-n his largj* ro.tni in ihe Harris building ' 's Main street and the adjoining roeon formerly u>?d as an electrical sfcoi lvi-i>iv:T*g '1;?* two ro-?m> into ...ci- .;?* and convenient 'iua *? The first tl??? fr-^nt section is ?????.? - v? r.ient'y arramred into an office, part- i.arrm.-nt, radio dep.' :*m- v.: and r:.i! i?? display n.oir, >uin>l! d wj'li comfortable :ivd .n\rii.- : t f -r ?h?-c wi-hini? to "li>'?-r. . ' 'ndio - rt". t hi- firm l>? :tv.r r\ K? nt radio. Suff < ten: -pact- i- ?|... !i *ii. ' ' V ? v ? ? .i . : ? . .i- 1 r? v,i:r ? h ??? f ? ?v ???:? d : It ? ? 1,. ? 1 ... , . ? . '.. in.' ? ?? iv. -v TO CLEAN THE END TO END . Mny 2-7, inclusive, will be an important |)eri<,<| in the civic life of ltrevard, as these six days have lieen set aside fur the purpose of jri vinn the town a general house cleaning as a welcome to spring and the begin fling of the summer season. Everybody is interested in this great work because it means so much to the pleasure and to the ma teria I benefit of the town. A visitor's first impression of a community is always the most last ing impression. The clean town presents an appeal to the victor that makes a good impression and is a continual booster, while litter and filth always have the opposite effect and create harmful impressions yn the mind of visitors. The~?hamber of Commerce, Wo man's Bureau, Kiwanis club and I h c city officials have all joined hands with other organizations and indi viduals of the town to make this the most thorough clean-up week the town has ever known.. WOMAN'SBUREAU LEADS MOVEMENT Following is the .statement issued j by the Woman's Bureau: "Dust will fly, ashes will disap pear, rubbish, will vanish and dingi- 1 ness will give way to life and color in the annual spring clean-up and ! paint-up campaign to be waged in i Brevard under the sponsorship of ?he Woman's Bureau during the week May 2nd to 7th. Practically ! all individuals and agencies of the I town are working for its success. "The homes of Brevard and the , entire community will take on a brighter and cleaner appearance I during the annual clean-up painttiip i campaign which begins on the sec- i oihK of May. "Never in the history of Brevard, ha? such , a wide-spread interest been j manifested in keeping the enviable reputation already established as ji clean town. The municipal depart- 1 ments have taken over definite phases of the clean up work, carry ing their activities into all parts of the town. The Kiwanis club has offered to undertake the cleaning up of sonn unsightly rpot. thereby set ting an example of the good which may be .obtained from consistent, and organized effort. "In response to the proclamation of Mayor Whltmire, Brevard will be come a veritable bee-hive of activ-- ' ity during the first week of May' when every citizen will receive the [ messatre.to clean up and keep it up. The Mayor's proclamation will ap near in next week's ispue of The! Brevard News which will b^ the is- ? sue immediately preceding the open- ' ing of the campaign." COMMERCEBODY ACTIVE IN WORK The Chamber of Commerce is sending the following message to the citizens: "Spring is here, and with it the human desire for things fresh ami clean. It is not only the streets that reflect the dirt, for they represent only a. small area of the town. It 'is the private homes, yards, garden* and vacant lots that are the most unsightly view. The paint is gray and faded on houses, garages and ; ?*heds. The boards are broken on the fence, and the tin cans and rub bish; are visible in the back yard. I Make "this a clean spring. a good start for a clean, healthier year. Improve the value of your 'property by improving its looks, "and try to keep the appearance through out the year. j "The town will do its* part by cleaning the streets, but your co operation is needed so that the ! streets and sidewalks will not be lit-1 j tered with rubbish after the initial I 1 cleaning. Call your neighbors a:v' ; friends together during cl tun-up week and have, a gala day. Make i your block the cleanest in th?- ' town. Collect all rubbish and place ' it in receptacles or barrels or boxes : ??> that it may be collected with the j least trouble to the stri ct cleaning ; department. "Burn rubbish only on vacant places away from sht-.l* or homer; j never start a fire on a windy day and always have water h:iY. ly fo. 'an emergency. Never burn ruh {bish ?>n an asphalt pni.*u:ent, f"? 'it destroy-- the oil in the a>ohnlt and the pnvem* nt ia '.> *., i:k ..'i .? ? built. "Plan: flowers and v -;e:aM-.s in ;'"ur garden. They will give you a y:vat deH '.f pl?a-ur'L?Vlv bro-k v.ird. "Cle;.,, -I r?*e' - bei-: ;:i the kit. - . f your l.v I !;?? proper hs> Kv.tr - f r. r.- ??-i nou-. h . h ? ? ? f .i J \ ..i'r -? ' fV I'OWN FROM AND TIP TO TOE strecis arid si;i rounding property, 1 tateong a v:>ry unsightly appearance. 'The value % of your assistance during clean-up week cannot be es- 1 timatcd, for you are rendering aid to the public n general and saving* the town large sums of money which is desired at all tiincs." SAFiiTC DEMANDS ' TOWN'S CLEAN-UP J. S. Bromfiold, fire' chief, urges all to nee that rubbish and dirt are carefully removed. Brevard's lire chief is intensely ] interested. in the clean-up cam- i [paign. He hopes to see fire risks! reduced by the removal of useless rubbish, papers, discarded clothing and miscellaneous junk which accu mulate around the premises and con siituu- n constant Are menace. In sounding his call, "clean up the rubbish around your home" Mr. Bromficld says: "The fire, having once started 1 from an accumulation of rubbish, : asumes tremendous proportions in an infinitely short time. The result is that the fire travels up the open , stairway, cutting it off as an avenue j of escape, and either burns the oc- ; cu pants on the st'Cpid floor to death or causes them to le*?? for their lives out of the upper &*vry win dows. Better burn up the old Jvrk in the back yard than wait for it to spontaneously ignite while in the storage room, and burn up the house ! as well a* it-; contents, both prop erty and lives. "The originators and participants [ in this movement of 'clean-up and~i paint-up' should have the thanks of 1 the community for the good they aiv j doing in the prevention of fire", not to mention the great good in vhc i planting in the minds of school chil- ; dren, ii great civic ideal." COURT WRESTLING WITH BIG DOCKET ? Criminal cases of superior court ' mat .convened u week ago l*st Mon jSf * ,e tnd as a result nine defendants were sent to the road to j serve a term of from ,a{) days to ' eight months each. Fines and costs j were given in other eases, whle there were given in other cases, while ther ? any importance were tried. Friday morning, the court faced a big calendar of civil cases, first on the docket being that of D. L. Eng lish. trustee, vs Carrie Dorett, et nl, 'in which the plaintiffs were sueing for damage alleged to have resulted from a lire which had its origin on the pre mises of the defendant. Ver dict was rendered in favor of the defendant. R. E. Lawrence vs. J. D. Allen was a case in which certain sums were : in dispute on the erection of the I Postoffice buildinT. This casi c - 1 sumed two and uw-half days and resulted in a mistrial. Walker vs Kilpatrick, an automo- 1 bile accident case, was then called and, after some time devoted to the ! hearing, was thrown out of court. Three divorce cases were granted I and several motions made and d is- , posed of. Wednesday, the case of Humphreys , vs Gloucester Lumber company.- a ' personal damage case, was being j heard. .Several contingencies have : been made for the next term and others will be carried over because, it is said by -some lawyers, of insuf- i licient ' time in which to hear all j the cases on the calendar. SHUFORD DECLINES TO BE CANDIDATE F. E. Shu ford, whose name was suggested in last, week's paper n> a 1 ; candidate for the office of mavor. 1 wishes The News to state that, while ' he apnreciates this honor conferred ?upon him, it will be impossible for nun to even consider, the nomina tion. Mr Shuf .nl hns h-lcl town o(Ti< hi.ul,l it 34 rARS SOLD BY LOWS J'CTC" 00. A- ?.:?ii;i!!y !. ? ? : M- t- r .-..an any j*.l.| ? j a SVj-i, 4 j,,.., tK.a.t , ;/ ;; / ",:j {)"-u ? ? ? LARGE DELEGATION TO GOOD ROADS MEET Chamber of Commerce Names 25 j Delegate* to Savannah Con vention; Many Going The* Fifteenth Annual Convention ; of the: United States flood Roads As- , sociation and the Eleventh Annual ) Convention of the- Bank he ad Iligh-| way Asociation and the United States Good Komi.- Show will hi- hold in (he , city of Savannah, Ga., Juno 6-11. Jt is an event of National Signi- | ficanec. the officials declare. The of ficers of the U. S. Good Itoad> A? ' snciation are certain that the worth while endeavors put into effect by them mean a continuance of the ' campaign for Federal Aid for State , and* National Highways, which has been so successfully fought and ad- j vocnted, not only in this state but1 all over the country. Delegates are appointed from ev- ' cry state in the Union. and many dis- ! finguiahed men and women accept; appointments as an honor. Xine goy-.j ' ernors, five- United States senators,' sixteen congreiMuneh, many state high way commissioners, and a number of leaders in civic affairs have accepted ' | appointments to attend the conven tion. The city of Savannah is making | extra preparations to entertain the; delegates and to show them their: I beautiful city. Summer rates will be j in effect from all parts of the United | [States after May 15th. The United States Good Roads As-] isociation 'is. responsible in large' measure for the good roads move-" mcnt in the United States and have many outstanding accomplishments! to trie >? credit. At a recant meeting of the Cham ber of ( ommerec the following citi- i liens ot Brevard .ye re appointed to | represent this city," at the invitation [ **?vJJircctor General Rountree: J. M. ' Allison, Jn:-. Barrett, W. E. Brcese, I jJ. Sf Bromf Id, F. D, Clement, II. E. Erwin. (). L. Erwin, R. W. Everrett. I R R. Fisher, Julian A. Glazoi.'t. L. P.. Hamlin, Jerry Jerome. Alex KJzeft . R. E. Lawrence, C. E. Lowe, S. M.I Mac fie, E. P. McCoy, J. II. Pickelsi mer. H. A. Plummet-, T. II. Shipman, , J. S. Silversteen, J. W. Smith, Dr. T. ' J. Summey, J. H. Tinslev, C. C. I Yongue and W. H. Alexander. EASTEROBSERVED I IN ALL CHURCHES Special Setter services of an un usually interesting and inspiring na ture were held ni the four Brevard . churches Sunday, at both the morn ing -and evening hours of worship. The pastors of the different churches delivered especially force ful and appropriate Sermons in keep ing with the Easter occasion, and special musical selections were rendered by the choirs, with the as sistance of outside talent, in some i instances. Effective decoration* prevailed at the various places of Worship and added to the impres siveness of the sacred event being commemorated. Several young peo ple joinc-d the church at the morn- : 1HR service of some, of the churche?. ! and parents brought their infants for baptism. Some of the churches further cel ebrated the Easter day by . giving \ over the evening services to nn ox- ' cl.usively musical program consisting of an excellent and varied, rendition i of sacred and Easter music. THE PRAYER CORNER RESURRECTION NOW "If ye then be risen with Christ" ? Col. 3:1. A writer whom 1 highly esteem has j said "Resurrection, is a great word. ' It has the power to stir the mind, a I charm to quicken the imagination I and an attraction to draw the heart." | "What thoughtful person can re? i peat that sentence of the Creed] which says of Christ, 'the third day i add that triumphant utterance of lie rose from the dead/ and then death defying faith. *1 believe in the ' i resurrection of the body,' without a i greet thrill of hope and joy?" But these two thoughts of resur- i rection do not exhaust its meaning. I It is more than a sublime fact of I the past. It i< more than a glorious event in the future. It is an expor-l ience in the present. It is happening today! At this moment. -a new nnd eter- , nal life is unfolding within human j souls and transforming human bod ies i:i fellowship with Christ. At this very moment men nnd wo? j men are passim* from death into ] life, from darkne*-- t? ? light, from the perishing to. the imperishable, by 1 vit.vl -n wi'h the spirit ?.?' Jesti*. II tli?*n : he rrrai t^wiovht V h' n -he V fl:??h?*s into c/v.,1 : T?r is a iji-v. r]:k?tio\* \*t V! T! - ?? triumph t need to .. . .. , ei, n . rv. have it at one8. : ^^liday is chicken day at Bivvard station. Some culling is beinj! done that t'lf. drones may be sold. As w?rm weather comes, watch the chickc?*s weighing around a pound or better that they do not cram on masliy, and cause blackhead, or bloody flux. \More grain seems to stop or ^prevent Vime. Oats added to at thi\ time is a good scrubber- i or the bowels. , Plenty of space the hatch ?ry now, and the farmerKwho got left last year by wantingV very late hatches, had better try Pearlier this iyear, as hatching "is \lrotf>ping off fast now; We hope that nVjny will continue to hatch and raisV broil ers all summer, .-o that we cay sell our eggs in that way and rnake money on the broilers. , *? \ Using milk or butter milk innteVl of menl meal gave the be:-t rciutft in raising and in yield of eggs, at! the Experiment Station, but the cost of milk made it cost much more to produce a pound or a <>ozen of eggs. Skimm-i milk or butter milk has the load over all. Milk is 13 per cent solid matter so. figure how much y >u will have to feed to equal- a t?n or twenty per cent ration of meat men). A gallon weighs 8.(5 pounds. Hoth milk and full per cent of meal will cause trouble if kept up long enough. One gallon of milk equals one pound of meat niyal. mrs mimm STO'.EN; WRECKED Sirs. Cos Pax'on* of Greenville, a former resident -t Brevard,, ha 1 the misfortune of. having her Stude baker sedan stolen: from Jie parage, ?>f her home Saturday night; bu. wr. later recovered by ?lVi'. ors sonv dis tance from her ? reenvill, resh'enea. When found by the officers, the ma chine was badly wrecked and indica tions were that i' had been driven several miles before it left the road to crash. A neirr?-. it is s.vl. .? dm it ted the theft and vavrant for lws ar SHIPMAN GOWTtO BARKERS' MEET Mr. Thos. ?l. Shipman is a tend ing the meeting of the State bank ers association belriif held, in Pine hurst this week. Mr. Shir-man was president vf ?h:s a*?nri:.tion last year, and now h,%Ms the offic * of vir*e president ?>;' -.be Am- rican' Bank"r* as?ocia?'on. Mr?. Sh nm?n aceom|wt:iod Mr. Shit mar. im this trip to rir.t-*-!-t. i.'iinv* r? v Let the old ?lilt : . t .-??? ??! ? rk. :h* eld bu'dens the old frie- Vps. be tr^nsfi jure'l as Th"?u d iii'i-'h :K?*m. Lif* u.- w:th ?>wn -'sing. ..w th" frl -rious I ' ve; 1? *. ?:? ' the r(*\.' wav Thou ha-: Kn, ?% . ii iT,*!p iv-\ by r\v call. n by Thy m