Welcome Edition for Camps, Campers and Tourists In Transylvania County
MONEY IN POULTRY '
? RAISING AS SHOWN !
BY THESE RECORDS
Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Williams
Cleared $27 a Month on
154 Hens
C. C. YONGUE MAKES
MONEY WITH POULTRY
This Section Especially Adapt
ed for Successful
Poultry Business
(By J. A. GLAZENER)
Two years ago Mr. and Mrs. Mar- i
cus Williams began in the Poultry I
business in a very small way in ord<Sr >
that they might l.earn just what it
, took to make it a success. They. had
at that time a typical farm chicken
house, but vis. t that place today and
you will find a modern laying house
big enough to accomodate 250 laying
hens and in addition to the laying
house they have built a modern
brooder house. From a start of 30
purebred Aneona hens .they ? have
built a flock of 250 counting the pul
lets that will soon bfe readv for the
laying house. They believe "in keep
ing records of all sales and expenses
and by so doing they can teli you at
any time just how the business, is
progressing. I called at their home
late . Saturday afternoon .-to check
their records for the first half/of the
year 1928 and found the following'
which I should like, for the public
to know: Average number of hens
kept first six months of this year
154; number of eggs, produced 16, r
384; received for eggs S380.70; ex
penses for feed, etc. (they buy all
feed) was $216.72; which gives.tbem
a net profit of $163.98 or a profit !
of $27.83 per month.
The above account is a splendid il
lustration of what can be accomplish
ed in the. poultry business right here
in our own county if folks are will
ing1 to pay the price in st^dy, work, ,
equipment and good stock. The very
fact that Dr. R. L. Stokes is again
establishing a large flock on his farm
is a pretty strong indication to me
that he made poultry yay the first
time and bad it not been for the sale
?i-hjs farm.. his first flock would
never^ba've been sold. As soon as he,
entered the ' farming business again
he began to make arrangements to-,
have a biff f]ock of good laying hens.
Why do you suppose he is doing this?
For the simple fact, that he has
found out that poultry in this County
pays "and pays well. His farm is not ,
devoted entirely to poultry produc
tion, It iB just one of the sources of
income from the farm.
Any one whA- -knows Clarence
Yorigue, knows that he is note going
to follow something year in and year
? out Just for exercise vand amusement,
but that his undertaking must . pay
him or it will soon be discontinued.
He has been keeping several hundred
. hens for five or more years. He does i
V not devote all, his time to poultry, ,
but considers it only one . of the;
sources of income from his place. {
? The illustrations just mentioned
Ss used to, back up the argument' I
ve been putting forth for some
time that our county as a whole could
greatly increase its cash income by
5ie establishing of more purebred
flocks in ita bounds. This is of course
only one of the many sources ihat
could be established. The sale of
poultry and poultry products brought
into one county of a neighboring
state over $1,000,000 last year, and
yet the greater portion of this vast
amount did not go to the commercial
poultrymen, but to the farmers who
(Continued on page eight)
Pigs Cost $5, Outside Farm Feed;
Sell for $436; Corn, $2 a Bushel
J. A. Glazener
T. J. Wilson and C. F. Woodfin
say that the most profitable way to
market their corn is to hogs. Mr.
Woodfin tells me that last year he
bought $500.00 worth of hogs to
which he fed 1000 bushels of corn
and $100.00 worth of other feeds
making $600.00 invested to market
his corn. When the hogs were fat
they were placed on the Asheville
market at 9 l-4c per pound, Which
brought him $2100.00 or a net profit
for nis corn of $1500.00 or $1.50
per bushel. In another feeding test
?f 21 head the corn and other feeds
were weighed and complete records
j kept and it was found that he receiv
' ? ed a little more than $2.00 a bushel
for the corn fed them. Corn at that
time was selling for 90c a bushel.
Mr. Wilson Informs me that thir
teen seven months old pigs brought
him $436.40 and $5.00 worth of
* feed outside of the farm is all they
coat him. Forty-three hogs brought
him last year $1100.00 .^Ir. Wilson
tells me that what he is now most
interested in is to find the shortest
rotation of crops for his farm in
V -f which corn is used, yet one that will
enable him to keep up the soil fer
tility. Marketing com is no longer a
problem to him, neither will it be to
other farmers who produce a lot of
corn, if liy# stock is used as a mar
ket. Mr. WHson also forcefully im
Eressed the fact that good stock is
y far the most profitable investment
although the first cost is much great
er than it is for poor stock,
I should like to impress on the
minds of our corn farmers in this
county that what Messrs Wilson anc
Woodfin have done has been and ii
being accomplished on a large scalt
in Eastern North Carolina. One coun
ty this year is placing on the Rich
mond market' 100 car loads of pork
That county ten years ago did not
I dare say, produce any more hog!
than we do today.
If other counties, which do no
have the acre production of con
that we have, can make pork produc
Ition profitable, it seems to me tha
.we ought to give it an earnest, thor
lough trial. If we always- just stani
{back waiting for a better market am
the rifjht time to begin, doubtles
when Gabriel calls some of us wil
[still be waiting for the right tjm
I '.n begin an<! for a better market.
MAYOR T. W. WHITMIREp
The Mayor and Board of Aldermen of tlfie towri of
Brevard, in a full page advertisement in this week's issue
of The Brevard News, gives the town's official welcome to
the Tourists #nd Campers. Mayor Whitmire is also vice
president of the Chamber of Commerce, and Chairman of
the Tourist Committee of the Commerce body. .
?. .J ?
Location of Beautiful Waterfalls^
So Attractive to AU Who See Them
(By JOHN W. SMITH)
Transylvania County is known all
over the country as "The Land of
Waterfalls." ..This name is given us
because of the numerous falls along
our mountain Streams, more beautiful i
by far than the falls in any other
section of the world. Among the
more prominent waterfalls of Tran
sylvania are the following :
CONNESTEE FALLS ? On High- ;
way No. 284, between Brevard- and
Caesar's Head. These fall? derive
their name from a beautiful . Indian I
maiden, known to her tribe as Con
nestee. She loved a ? white man, one j
who came when the Indians occupied
this section. Her people would not
allow her to associate with the in
truding white band, and- her chief
ordered that she forget the paleface.
In desperation, the Indian- - lass
jumped over the falls, to her death
in the churning watets below. The
falls were named for her.
MAIDEN HAIR FALLS ? Just
one mile off Highway 284, is found
one of the most beautiful falls in
all this " section, known as Maiden
Hair Falls. A pathv/ay over dry
ground enables one to pass behind
these falls, and look through the
, sheet of water falling a great dis
,tance. With the sunlight playing on
.the falling watex, it is similar to the
, waving hair ' of a beautiful young
girl, hence the name ? Maiden Hair
Falls.
i. GLEN CANNON FALLS? Located
two miles froii Brevard is a beauti
ful double falls, bordered with rho
'dodendron and laurel, making a most
beautiful settifig. Tpe falls are in a
narrow cqnyon on Williamson creek.
This . beautiful placc is visited by
more people than any other place in
the county.
' LOOKING GLASS FALLS ? Ten
miles from Brfivard, in the very
heart of the great Pisgah National
Forest, there is to be found one of
Nature's most perfect pictures. This
place is called Looking Glass Falls,
named. for another of Nature's won
derful realities, the Looking Glass
Rock, hanging on the .mountainside
nearby.
|- TRIPLE FALLS ? HIGH FALLS
? BRIDAL VEIL FALLS ? All
these beautiful -falls are along the
waters of Little River, leaping from
.the river's fountain head high up in
the mountains, to the peaceful quiet
of the stream as it enters the beauti
ful Sylvan Valley, to flow thence laz
ily to the French . Rroad River.
Thesa are especially ' beautiful falls,
and 'visitors never tire of seeing
them. ? V
j CATHEY'S CREEK FALLS ? On
Highway No. 28, a few miles from
Brevard, is Cathey's Creek Falls,
named for the creek- whose waters
Idash down the mountainsides, form
ing these pretty falls. v.
f TOXAWAY FALLS ? One hun
dred feet from Highway 28, at the
far-famed Toxaway section, is the
most scenic beauty known as Toxa
way Falls. A big volume of water,
clear as crystal, leaps over a great
precipice to a foaming whirlpool 100
feet below, making a beautiful spec
tacle.
HORSE PASTURE FALLS-These
falls are ,on the Horse Pasture River,
a most popular place for fishermen.
DEEP FORD FALLS ? These falls
are on the > Deep Ford creek, at the
i foot of the famous Hogback moun
tain, and are well known for the wild
beauty of the falls and the surround:
ing country.
WHITE WATER FALLS ? Last,
but not least, are the great White
Water Falls, on the White Walter
River, in the midst of the beautiful
Sapphire Country. The waters there
make a mighty drop, three hundred
feet from top to bottom of a sloping
' cliff, a foa'mkig, roaring, mighty
mountain stream that challenges th?
j eye of the real artist.
There are many other waterfalls
, in the county, not mentioned here,
. Visit these waterfalls, revel
I in thdCr beauty and see the perfection
, of Nature and the bigness of Na
, ture's God reflected in every one ol
. them.
IMPORTANT NOTICE!
s Members of the <jnamber of Com
merce are urged to meet with the offi
1 1 cers and directors of the organizatioi
l 'next Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock ii
- the Chamber of Commerce rooms. No
t jtices are being mailed to all member
- and it is highly important that th
1 members attend this meeting to tak<
i counsel and advice with the directors
s Officers of the Chamber of Cfmimerc
1 are asking that all members make ;
e sacrifice, if necessary, in order to at
tend this meeting.
TO CAMPERS and TOURISTS
This issue ol' Jhfc -Brevard 'News is gi\ en you, with tj}<i
compliment's of the Community. A copy of this.' paper is licin;;
given to every boy and girl, man and woman, in each of the
organized Camps in the county.
Copies are being mailed also to the parents of all the
young people in the Camps. The Brevard News wants the. par
ents who send their children to the Camps here, to know that
the community is glad to have them, and will do all wuhi.i it
power to add to the happiness of the young people in the
Camps. ?.
It is hoped that the parents of our Camp guests will Visit
this county during the season, and see for themselves how the
thoroughly organized camps care for their own, and mect'the
citizens of the county and know for themselves just how glad
the citizens are to have the Campers in the community.
If there is any service that The Brevard News can render
to the people in the Camps, or to the parents of .the boys and
girls who are here, please command us, and give us the great]
pleasure that such ah opportunity to serve* you would bring to !
tig. ^ I
GIGANTIC EXTRA VOTE OFFER IS
ANNOUNCED FOR WORKERS IN THE
BREVARD NEWS SALESMANSHIP CLUB
Caibpaign in Which $2500 in Prizes, and Commissions will be
Awarded- Opens With a "Bang" and Members Get Off to
Flying Start. More Members Wanted to Share -in. List of
Awards. This Week Is Best t*bssible Tune to. ?nter.
The "Salesmanship 'Club" is al
ready in the limelight bf success and
the idea struck a popular chord at
once. The announcement that The'
Brevard News will give away $2500
in automobiles and other big and ap
propriate prizes to those who engage j
actively in the work of increasing '
the circulation, of this paper, met
with instantaneous response and fav- ]
orable comment on alT sides. Polks
just had time enough to begin read- 1
injt the paper in which this magnifi
icer.t frize-list was announced befor.e
they were enthusiastic -over the pros- .
I pects of -enrolling their names.
Great Ne??
. Listen, ?lub Member, here's some
good news'that will-ring in your ears
like the tinkling of 'little bells.
And incidentally, it'* going to,
make you think of gasoline, spark
plugs', non-skids, detachables, Chevro
| lets, Fords, etc. It certainly is, ]
: whether ' you're a club member or
I not! Because it's news that is going
jto have a whole lot to do with your
I winning one of those big, handsome
automobile ; The- News will give away
free on. August 18th. .
Of. course y.ou knpw that it is go
ing to take votes? 4ust votes ? to win 1
those big machines, and you've prob
ably been figuring ways and means
to get the most votes in the shortest
period of time, possibly youlve laid
awake nights thinking about it. .
' Now, the Club Manager is an ac
commodating sort of person, always
ready and willing to help Club Mem
bers in any way, and on top of that
he is a1 sort of piind reader. He got
to thinking, a couple of days ago,
about a plan to help the members
get more votes commensurate vrith
the effort they exerted, and he hit
upon a splendid idea.. The more he
thought about it, the better he' liked
it^ and so he is going 'tight along and
pass it to jrtm.
[ Here it is:
| To each and .every club member
who turns in as much as $30 worth
of subscriptions to The Brevard News
on or before Saturday, July 14th,
| ? (Continued on page three)
Building Permits Show Rapid Growth
The Community Is Now Experiencing
Building .permits issirtd ' by Buildr
' ing Inspector Ott Summey during
tlie past weeks indicate a .greater
building activity in Brevard than in
any previous year, according to
i town off icials. Most of the' permits
were for residences, yet three per
mits for business buildings aggregat
? ed many thousands of dollars in new
'business property. The largest build
; ing to be listed is that of the new
'Joines building, corner of Main and
i Caldwell streets, . to be occupied by
| the Joines Motor company, Ford
dealers. Adjoining this buiilding is
that of Juason McCrary, which has
been completed for several weeks and
I occupied since first, day of comple
tion.
I Next in size and cost is the new
{Carolina Theatre building, erected by
'M. A. Mull, in whicli Mr. Mull is
; operating a new picture show house.
I This structure is at the corner of
i Broadway and Jordan street.
The building permits do not near
ly tell the whole building story, how
ever, as there have been as many
i new residences erected in the suburbs
? as in the town. No permits are re
quired for buildings outside the town
limits, however, therefore no offi
cial record can be given.
Following is a list of t!ie permits
? issued during thg past tow weeks:
i J. L. Whitmire, Vassity street,
residence; estimated cost, $2,000.
, J. L. Whitmire, Gaston Street,
residence; estimated cost, $2,000.
I M. A. Mull, Broadway ; . estimated
. cost, $5,000. ?> '
J. L. Whitmire, Park avenue, resi
r dence; estimated cost. $1,800.
J. L. Whitmire, Park, avenue, resi
dence; estimated cost, $1,700.
W. W. Duckworth, Park avenue,
residence, estimated cost, $2,200.
Home Builders, Probart street,
? residence, estimated cost, $1,700.
J. L. Whitmire, French Broad
i avenue, residence; estimated cost,
i $1,600.
Smith & McCrary, Main street, one
s story addition.
e S. R. Joines, Main street, business
e property; estimated cost, $12,000.
i. Judson McCrary, Main street,
e business property; estimated cost,
a $8,000.
J. R. Whitmire, Park avenue, rcsi
'dence; estimated cost, $1,900.
i
L. B. Huston, Main street, repairs;
estimated cost, $400.
J. L. Whitmire, Maple street, resi
dences estimated cost, $2,000.
R. P. Kilpatrick, garage; estimated
cost, $500.
J. Whitnjire, French Broad ave
nue, residence estimated cost, $2000.;
J. L. Whitmire, Caldwell street,,
residence; estimated cost, $2,000.
Charles. Erwin, Galloway street,
addition; estimated cost, $200.
Roy Bobinson, Pickelsimer avenue,
residence: estiamated cost $4,000.
_ L. C. Loftis, Thomas street, addi
tions; estimated cost-, $300. .
J. L. Whitmire, French Bro'ad ave
?ue, residence; estimated cost, $1;
600.
J Many other permits have been
(applied for, but have not as yet
been issued, applications awaiting
action by the inspector and the city
| officials.
^REV. H. F. WRIGHT TO
PREACH HERE SUNDAY
! Rev. H. F. Wright, pastor of the
Rosman Baptist chur.ch, will preach
at the Brevard Baptist church Sun
'day morning at the 11 o'clock ser
vice.
BIBLE CONFERENCE
BEGINS ON AUG. 5
\
Under Auspices cC the Moody
Bible Institute of
Chicago
SECOND SESSION TO BE '
HELD IN BREVARD
Reiv. Wayne A. Monroe, of
.Brevard, Is In Charge
ov Conference
Brevard's s.cond annual Bible
Conference, under the* auspice's of
tfie 'Moody BiL'Le Institute . <>f Chica
go, ^.'ill-convene herejn.a two weeks'
. beginning. August 5 ??and '
continuing until the 10th, .the ses
sions to be held in the Brevard High
School building. The local confer
ence is un/Jer the -direction of Rev.
Wayne A." Monroe, of Brevard, and
W. W. Shannon, of Chicago, field
organizer..' ? V ?
The week-day sessions include two
daily meetings, one in the mornings ,
beginning at 9 o'clock, and Ihe ^
ning 'evangelistic s.ervicS beginning^
at 7:45 o'clock. The morning ses
sion will begin "with the meeting for
boys and girls, followed by the de
vptional period .at'. 9:30' a.m., the
Bible exposition at 10 o'clock, and
-the inspirational address at eleven
o'clock. The- Sunday morning ser
vices will be held in the local
chui'ches,' while. Sunday, afternoon at
3 o'clock will occur the inspirational,
address at the - school auditcV'.UTn,
(and the evangelistic service at 7 :45
in the evening.
| The conference speakers , will in
clude prominent men representing
[various religious fields in different
sections of the country, including
l"H. A Ironside, Rev. J. E. Conant,
Rev. J. A. Sutherland, Rev. Robert
Excel! Fry, and Rev. R. 0. Frank
Mr. Ironside, Bible teacher and .?
author, is a ' business man who
knows God and his brother-man,
.?who has himself found the meaning
of the dsep things in spirituality and
the Biblical ground of God's
enriching thereby in his addresses his.
hearers into richer and more . spir
itual 'experiences. Mr. Ironside is
recalled to multitudes of
and conferences for his excellent
Bible addresses, and is -a name that,
has attracted multitudes . to - BMe.
.conferences in all parts of the
United States and . Canada. .
| Rev. Mr: Conant, noted Bible
teacher and lecturer, who was for a
'number of years a member ot the
Extension field staff, is a promoter
of evangelism. Gifted with the abil
ity to think clearly and speak for
cibly, Dr Conant seems the master
logician in uttering the conviction#
that have become a part of his very.
life. His experiences in the field ox
evangelism and much study have re
sulted in the writing of valuable
books and numerous articles on tne -
practice - of ^'conventional' evange
8Rev. Mr. Sutherland, pastor , oi
West End Presbyterian church, ol ?
I Birmingham, Ala., has f?r a, nun}j ? <
Iber of years served as a member ox
jthe Extension Bible teaching staff,
and has become known as a special
ist in work for. boys and girls. As
pastor, he promotes a program ox
Bible teaching and" evangelism ox
the New Testatment type. -
I' Rev. Mr. Fry, pastor of; the First
Presbyterian church of Pine Blun,
I Ark., stands out as one of the
i younger leaders of the South in de
fense of Christian faith and its
Bible. His gripping and illuminat
ing messages have been heard at
imanv Bible conferences, and the .
i Moody Bible Institute places him on
the conference program with much
' assurance. . ? ..
I Rev. Mr. Franklin, musical direct-,
or of the conference, is pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, Erwin,
iTenn., and is a man with unusual
musical ability and a charming per
sonality. His presence at the con
ference will contribute much to its
success. Mr. Franklin spent 12
years in Siam under the Presbyter
ian board of foreign missions
i Rev Mr. Monroe, well and fav
( Continued on page eight)
Pisgah National Forest Offers Fine
Homesites at Very Nominal Charge
Seventyrtwo thousand, six hundred
and eight acres of the Pisgah Na- 1
tional Forest lies within Transyl
vania county. The entrance to this!
great forest is located within two
miles of Brevard. The United States 1
government maintains the all-year !
road through the forest, which is
open to the public. ? Deer, bear and
other animals that once roamed wild
and at will through the great moun
tains, are now kept and cared for by
Uncle Sam in the Pisgah National
Forest.
The highway through the forest,
from the entrance at Brevard, runs
through the Pink Beds, one of the
most widely known mountain re
treats in all the world. On, then, to
the top of Pisgah Mountain the road
wends its way, and on every side
and in every direction there are
scenes of matchless beauty, magnifi
cent and awe-inspiring.
For a very nominal sum, any citi
zen can lease a parcel of ground on
the government land, and erect ther
on n cottage or a mansion, a summer
shack or camp, for residential pur
poses. The government mokes this
provision for the benefit of those who
desire to erect a summer home in the
mountains. There are already many
such places on the government prop
erty now, and each year more people
'are" taking advantage of this oppor
jtunity to erect their homes in the
[mountains.
| The Brevard Chamber of Com
merce, or any of the government em
jployes in the forest, will give detail
ed information to interested people.