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VOL. XXX11L BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, SEPTEMBER 13, 1928 . ~ No737^
OVERFLOW CROWD
HEARD ADDRESS OF
HON. CLYDE R. HOEY
Shelby Lawyer Pleads With
Democrats To Stand By
Their Party Ticket
A DISCUSS QUESTIONS OF
^ PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN \
Many Reupblicans and Large ,
Number of Women Hear
Gifted Speaker
, H?n- Clyde R. Hoey, of Shelby, j
delivered a powerful address in Bre- t
vard Tuesday night in the interest !
of the national, state and county '
democratic tickets, basing his ap- I
fu ? ^2 ,e vot<*s upon his assertion '
that the demcoratic party is the on
ly party interested in the South, or,
has shown any interest in the wel- |
lare of the South since the Civil
War. i
The court house was packed with i,
men and women, and many could i
not get inside to hear the speaker. !
it is said by older citizens that Mr. 1
lloey had the largest audience at- 1
tending any political meeting in 1
?Brevard since the days of joint cam
paigns. lime after time the speaker 1
Was interrupted with applause, and !<
finally mentioned the narheif
? Alfred' E.^ Smith, the applause ii
reached its highest pitch of tne eve- 1
ning. , |
. Mr. Hoey took up the three ob-a
jections, which, he said, are held by ! I
some democrats as being reasons for ;
their hesitation in lining up with the
national ticket and lending their full ,
support to democracy. These ob- j
jections, in order named by the
soeaker, ara Smith's connection with .
Tammany Hall, h's stand on the J
prohibition question and his Catho- I
licsm. Each of these was treated t
fully and separately by the able I
speaker,
As to Tammany Hall, Mr. Hoey ,
declared it to be the South's best ,
iriend, and had proven that friend- i
ship in days when dark clouds hung
heavily over the Southland. Tam-:1
many Hall, he said, has always stood ;
by the democratic ticket, and he ?,
enumerated instances when the ac- i
tivities of Tammany Hall saved the
democratic party from defeat. He 1
urged ssouthern democrats to look
upon Tammany Hall as the greatest
frnnd cf national democracy. He
declared that in the 143 years of
Tammany Hall's activities, it had'
L ' --not been guilty of as much wrong I
doing as the republican party has I
done in the past seven years. ji
Mr. Hoey declared that Governor 1
Smith is a temperate man and stands 1
for temperance. The speaker said 1
Gov. Smith is honest and fair with 1
the people when he states his .stand '
on any position, and because Smith 1
is honest, fair, open and above !
board, some democrats are opposing 1
the democratic nominee on the >
grounds that he is "wet." The i
speaker asserted that Smith is no
wetter than Hoover, the only dif- i<
ference being that Smith is honest >
and frank, while Hoover is is at- '1
tempting to deceive the people. Mr. !l
Hoey says Hoover is wet in Chicago, ' '?
wet in New York and dry in the 1 1
South, and the Shelby man vowed n
that his southland should not be
""fooled by any such actions as those !i
controlling the Hoover campaign; j
As! to Governor Smith's Cathol- :
icism, Mr. Hoey made a strong plea '
for religious tolerance, claiming that ]
the south cannot afford to allow the ,
fact that Smith is a Catholic cause :
southern democrats to line with a ]
party which has always ignored the 1
south, and had never been a friend '
to the south. Mr. Hoey praised the
great deeds of mercy and kindness <
that haye been for humanity by
members of the Catholic church, and
gave graphic description of the won- .
derful work that has been done by
the Catholic church as such.
The ? address was described by,
Mr. Hoey himself as being an exhor
tation to democrats to re-dedicate I
their lives and their best thought to j
the democratis party, asserting that '
only through the democratic party
could the south ever hope to take its
place in the affairs of the nation.
Local democratic leaders expressed .
themselves as being highly elated
v over- the meeting. Many republi
cans were in the audience to hear
Mr. Hoey, and a laxge number of
women heard the gifted speaker. ,
Chairman Wm. E. Breese presid
ed at meeting, and Coleman Gallo
way, candidate for the State Senate,
introduced Mr. Hoey.
CHIEFBlOMFIELD I
PRAISES PEOPLE
to ??
Chief Bromfield, of the Brevard'
Fire Department, is loud in his praise j
?f the manner in which the citizens J
cleared the way for the firemen on
the last two calls. Saturday night,
when the town was thronged with
r"ople. on alarm was turned in from
the eastern section of the town. The
trucks had to pass along Main
street, and it is said that every au
tomobile along the crowded thorough
fare made way for the department.
Monday afternoon, a practice call
waa gent in, and the department
made a run to the home of C. C.
Yongue, in North Brevard. All along
the street, Chief Bromfield said,
drivers of cars cleared the street
and stopped their car?5, giving the
department full right of way.
POULTRY CAR IN
COUNTY NEXT WEEK
The Farmers Federation of
AshevilLe will have a poultry car
at Lake Toxaway nej^t Thurs- |
day, September 20th. Same car
will stop at Brevard on Friday,
21at. The object of having this
car come into the county at thi*
time is to furnish a market for
the culls. It is urged that all
flocks be culled and only the real
good birds carricd over for
breed ers next season.
Watch for prices in next
week's issue.
P. H. GASTON, Co. Agent.
P.-T. ASSOCIATION
SPEAKS PLAINLY
(By MRS. JOHN C. MAXWELL,
President High School P. T. A.)
Do. the Pi T. A's. have an object?
If so, what?. Is ' it worthy and
whom does it concern?
National and state headquarters
send out free literature for the
purpose of answering these ques
tions
The local monthly meetings are
open to guests arid kind criticisms
us well as htughtful suggestions
are appreciated.
The one great commoj]_iMtt>ge, is I
the youth of today. Naturally we
sxpect something from all con- I
:erned. Parents, teachers, friends |
nterested in the future of their |
lome section, and all tax-payers. |
A thorough understanding and
genuine cooperation must be ob- 1
ained before results show. !
We know that out- people are 1
capable and willing to respond
ivhen the need is realized. The"re- !
Core let us, as far as is possible and '
practical to do so, make all reason- 1
ible effort to attend one or both P. !
r; A's. this year.
The Elementary group meets on
;he third Monday of each month, and <
;he High School on the fourth. At 1
:he first meeting of the latter,
ivhich comes on Sept. 24th at 3:30 I
p.m., officers will be elected for the J
present year.
Everyone, who will, is urged to
Jecome members. Dues are only
25 cents per year. Your quarter
will be appreciated and your vote
leeded.
BUREAU MEETING j
REVIEWS RESULTS!
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On account of the regular meet- 1 <
ng being postponed from Monday of
ast week, because of the holiday, i
;he meeting of the Women's Bureau
ast Monday was not so large in at- ,
;endance, but highly interesting in )
lature. Report of the flower show ,
jy Mrs. Wm. E. Breese, a talk by '
Vliss Richardson and some musical ]
numbers by Alvin Moore, added!,
nuch to the enjoyment of the meet- jj
ng. I.
Review of the work that has been |(
Irne by the bureau since its organiz-n
ition inspired the .members present (
?vith greater determination to.accom-h
alish still more for Brevard in the i
future. One purpose of the bureau '
is to make "Brevard the Most
Beautiful Town in Western North
Carolina." In carrying out this work,
it was suggested that this is a good
time to begin preparations for next
year's flower gardens. November is
the best time to plant dogwood j
trees, which add so much to the ' ?
beauty of Brevard.
Mrs. Breese, as chairman of the 'j
Bower show committee, expressed her j
appreciation of the fine spirit of co-|,
operation during the recent show, j!
which is said to be the best ever en- :
joyed in this community.
Refreshments were served by Mrs.
Smith and Miss Lewis.
LIBRARYGROWTH
HIGHLY PLEASING
Officers and directors of the U. |
D. C. Library express themselves as;
being highly gratified over the t
growth of the institution. It is said j
that many visitors used the library ;
durinir the summer months, includ- 1
ing librarians -from large cities who .
made many favorable comments as '
to the large number of books in the i
Brevard library, and the. splendid j
manner in which the work is con
ducted.
The rent collection plan has proven j
a great asset to the library, as well ,
as providing the people of Brevard
and community , with an opportunity
of reading good books at a
very nominal cost. It is believed
that many people do not understand
the rent plan, or there would he
many more patrons of the library.
For a few- cents one can read all the
good books they may desire.
DIRECTORS URGED
TO ATTEND MEETING
I Next Tuesday evening will be reg
ular meeting date for the directors
of the Chamber of Commerce. There
is serious business, deeply affecting
,tho future of this community, to bo
? transacted at the meeting, and it is
hoped all the directors will be pres
ent.
Last meeting date no meeting was
held, because there were only s,\
members of the board present.
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Bankers to Hold Group Meeting
At Franklin Hotel Saturday Night
Plans have been perfected
!for entertainment of t li e
(bankers of Western' North
[Carol inn who are to gather at
[the Franklin Hotel Saturday
?-?veiling for a croup meeting.
-It 'is expected' that- ?.t least on;
hundred and fifty bankers
'their wives and friends will- b<
'present for the occasion. A
banquet will be held in th:
large dining room of the Frank
lin, at which time D. Hider
Ramsey, general manager ol
Tlie Ashevillo Times, will de
liver the principal address.
Editor Latlian, of The Ashe
ville Citizen, will be present a:
one of the special guests of ilu
Occasion. Bankers from East
ern Carolina, South- Carolina
and Virginia will atttend thi
meeting. \
K. C. Davis, of the Central
Bank nnd Trust Company of
Ashevlle, is chairman if group *
R. C. DAVIS
MORRIS SUFFERS
FROM SERIOUS CUT
Clarence MoVris, 21-year-old son
?f Elzie Morris, suffered a severe
put in the leg Tuesday while work
ing: in the woods for the Carr Lum
ber company. The young man was
brought to Brevard, and Dr. R. L.
Stokes spent several hours in treat
ing him. Young Morris had lost so
much blood that much anxiety was
Celt for his recovery.
Wednesday's reports were to the
sffect that Morris was improving and
tvould recover.
KIWANIS TO HEAR
NOTED PHYSICIAN
Dr. F. R. Taylor, director of the
Life Extension Unit of the State
Board, of Health, will be the speaker
it the meeting of the ICiwanis club
:his Thursday, which meets at the
Waltermire Grill, promptly at 12:15
/clock. . i
There was no meeting of the club
last week on account of a scheduled i
iistrict meeting in Asheville. Next
week the plub will entertain the Bre
vard school teachers.
At the meeting today, Dr. Taylor .
ivill give some very valuable, infor- ,
mation on public health, which
should be most interesting to the
people of this community, on account
3f this being a summer resort. The
physicians of the town speak very
highly of the work of Dr. Taylor,
ind all the doctors of the town and
sounty have been invited to attend
the Kiwanis meeting today.
B.-L. ASSOOATION i
OPENS NEW SERIES
Next Saturday, September 15, the
Fortieth Series of the Brevard Build
ing and Loan Association will open.
This association has been in business
here for twenty years, and has to its
credit the erection of four hundred
homes in this community. The as
sociation also makes a strong appeal ;
to the investor, in that shares in the i
association are tax free, and draw |
six per cent interest.
Jerry Jerome, secretary of the .
association, says he is confident that
this series will be more fully sub
scribed than at any time in the past
history of the institution.
There are tens of thousands of
home-owners in America who could
never have owned their own homes
had it not been for the building and
loan association plans. The local
association is one of the strongest
assets of this community, and hns
rendered real service to the citizens
of Transylvania county.
SKULL FRACTURED
IN MINE ACCIDENT!
Captain Bartels, in charge of the
work at the. Manganese mines at
Little Mountain, suffered severe in
jury Tuesday noon when a piece of
heavy timber was accidentally drop
ped t.v one of the workmen, striking
Bartels squarely 'in the face. It is
said the man's skull is fractured and
eyes injured.
Air. Bartels was in the mine, and
the workmen were sending timbers
from the; surface to those down in
the, mine hole. In some manner the
heavy timber dropped before being
placed in the bucket, striking Bar
tels.
Mitchell Lance, John Dinks and
Wilfred Holden were with the mine
foreman, and brought him. uncon
scious, to th'i Transylvania hospital,
where Dr. Lynch and other surgeons
worked for several hours in saving
his life.
KLAN LECTURER TO ?
BE HERE SATURDAY '
Dr. W. Earl Hotalen, national lec-jii
turer for the' Knights of the Ku'?
Klux Klan, is to speak in the county,"
court house Saturday night of this i Sl
week, according to an advertisement ' E
in this issue of The News. Dr. Ho- li
talen will speak on the subject: ?
"Tammany Exposed." The announc-j^
ed speaker is said to be an entertain- jR
ing speaker. (?
Announcement had been made thatj1'
a meeting would be held on this date.|
for the purpose of organizing an [?
anti-Smith Democratic club, and!-,
when it was learned that the Ku j
Klux Klan had made arrangements |
for their meeting on this Saturday "
night, it was decided to postpone the ( ?
gathering of those interested in ^
forming the ani-Smith club.
The public is invited through the ; "
advertisement to hear the Klanly
specch. fl
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MANY SHR1NERS TO
BE AT CEREMONIAL
Many shriners of Transylvania jtl
county are making arrangements to]u
attend the ceremonial to be held atjs
Asheville Thursday and Friday (to-|ti
day and tomorrow.) Asheville papers .c
state that fully ten thousand visitors I
are expected to attend the ceremon- ] *
ial, which, it is predicted, will be one;
of the most enjoyable affairs ever j
held in Western North Carolina.
The ceremonial proper will be held I
at the City Auditorium Friday jjfter- I i
noon. ? '
Schedule of Work for County Home |?
Demonstrator Is Adopted for Year \\
Miss Sprinkle, home demonstrator,
has adopted a schedule for her
work, by the month, and those wo
men and girls in the county who arc
interested in home work should keep
this copy of The News for futuio
reference.
i The schedule follows:
Firit Week in Each Month
Monday afternoon, at Old Toxn
way.
Tuesday morning, at Little River.
Huesday afternoon, at Penrose.
Wednesday morning, at Selica.
Wednesday afternoon, at Pisgali
Forest.
Thursday morning, at Quebec.
Thursday afternoon, at Lake To-.
away.
Friday morning, at Silversteen.
Friday afternoon at Balsa
Grove.
Second Week in Each Month
Tuesday morning, Conesttee, f< r
girls.
| Tuesday afternoon, a*. Hl.vi';." . .
I for women.
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Wednesday morning, at Calvert,
for trirls.
Wednesday afternoon, ' at Selicn, >
for women.
Thursday afternoon, at Calvert,.]
for women. it
j Fpiday afternoon, at Rosman, for j
.women. (
Third Week in Each Month 1
(All for Girls) <
Monday afternoon, at Old Toxa
? way. j
Tuesday morninjr, at Little River.
Tuesday afternoon, at Penrose. j
Wednesday morning, at Selica. I'
, Wednesday afternoon, at Pisftah |
Forest. j
Thursday morninjr. at Queber. j
Thursday afternoon, at l,ake Tox-j
aw-'V.
Friday morning, at Silvcrstocn. j
Friday aftvinoon, at Bal-am',
U-- ve. |
Fourth Week in Each Month j
v..ndftv 'nflc-rniwtn. at Pi?gah For-!
for wor.un.
l'urnluy ii.l. r.t inu " ? |
:ORRECT ADDRESSES WANTED
FOR THE FOLLOWING NAMES
Papers sent to following: subscrib
rs of The Brevard News have been
eturnedj marked inubility to deliver
artie. There is possibility that wrong
O. addresses have been' given. Any
lformation as to proper addresses
f these subscribers will be appreci
ted : t
Owen Russ, Brevard; Riley 1 1 otr
ed, Pisgah Forest; Charlie McCiitl,
Irevard; A. C. Cody, Brevard; A.
1. Garrett, Brevard; Frank Alien,
Irevard; Ray ? Harper, Brevard;
liss Mattie Temers, Brevard; Roy
r. Griggs (or Briggs) Brevard; Mrs.
lena Aiken, Brevard; R. F. McGaha,
Irevard; Mrs. A. L. Huggins, 11O ad
ress giveti. ' \ i
1ULL TELLS OF TRIP THROUGH |
IEW YORK AND INTO CANADA
W. L. Mull, who recently made an '
uto trip through the North, going
y way of Philadelphia, Onltario, .'
[uebeCi New York, and other,
oints, is authority for the state- ,
>ent that there is more money in
airying than any other line of
arming. Mr. Mull states that the !
umerous herds of purebred cattle,
irge. pastures, silos and "really
espectable" barns, along with the
iee and neat farm houses of the
rnny dairymen through New York
:ate are proof conclusive that!
n.ere must be profit in dairying.
All milk is sold and delivered by ,
lie route system, trucks gathering i
p the cream every morning, on a j
iniilar basis as that which is being
ried to establish at present in this
ounty.
VARIETY STORE SAYS BEST
SEASON EVER ENJOYED HERR
"My tourist trade for the summer
y far'exccadod that uf any previous
ear," said J: B. S. Mcintosh, of j
lclntosh's Variety store to a rcpre- j
entative of The. News, when asked
bout business during the summer,
rlr. Mcintosh, who has been in busi- j
less here for a number of years, has I
iad one. of the most attractive win- j
lows in town throughout the entire j
ummer, and much credit for his ;
?olume of sales is giv. n by him to '
idvertising done by The News for
lis business.
MASONIC MEETING FRIDAY
FOR IMPORT- vi BUSINESS
Regular comnmnicat! n of Dunn's
iock Masonic Lodge w!t . he held Fri-i
lay evening, at 7 :S0 o'clock, Im
lortant business to the c alt is to be
:onsidered ,and otTicers .f the lodge
?re anxious that a larg number of
Vlasons be present for th .? meeting.
for girls.
Wednesday morning, . at Calvert,
for girls.
Wednesday afternoon, at Little
River, for women.
Thursday afternoon, at Cedar
Mountain.
Friday afternoon, at Fast Fork,
for women.
Miss Sprinkle will take up with
(he women durintr their meetings,
the making of relishes. All women
of the county are urged to join the
clubs in their communities. The club
will meet in t! ?? hi?o!s ? j.v th;?*
tm most central poiai.
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"i i?OJT'f KNOW V/IIAT
ro believe;' says
MRS. TOM SURRETT
At Times She Is Almost Con
vinced That Hei- Husband
Is Still Living,
THEN' DARK DOUBT COMES
TO ADD MORE SUFFERING
Moves To Cullowhce, Where
Children Are To Enter
Upon School Work
jVUs, Tom Surrett ami children
moved J ue.xday to Cullpwhoc, wher<i
the three children will eniec school.
A hous'j belonging to a brother of
Airs/ Surrett has been placed at the
disposal of the family, which, she
says, enables her to place her chil
dren in school.
Mrs. Surrett is the wife of T. L.
ourrett, who mysteriously disap
peared several weeks ago, and of
whom no word or trace has been
[heard or seen, since receipt of the
letters said to have been written by
him to his wife and to Nathan Nor
ton. In these communications, Sur
rett said he would "pay the balance
of his debts at the high bridge, at
Penrose."
. Diligent search has been made for
?Surrett's body, the French Broad:
river having been dragged for many
nines throughout the days and nights
follovvihg his disappearance. A re
ward of $20u has "been ottered fpr
the recovery of the body or for in
formation as to Suiiett's where
abouts, if still living.
Before leaving Brevard, Mrs. Sur
rett called at The News office, and
requested that her deepest gratitude
be expressed to all those who have
helped in searching for her missing
husband, and for all the fine support
she arid the children have had from
their friends and neighbors. Mrs.
Surrett expressed special gratitude
to Sheriff B. J. Srttpn and Rural
Officer Eck L. Sims, for the efforts
they put forth in conducting search
for her husband.
. Mrs. Surrett was asked by The
News if she believed her husband is
still living, and replied :
"At times I am confident he is
living; somehow I just cannot think
of hjtti as being dead, and his tody
still in the waters of the French
Broad river.- Then I think of all his
past kidness and consideration for
me and the children, and I just
know he would not treat us- that
way. If living, he would know just
hc>w we are suffering, and. how the
children are constantly Crying for
him, even while they sleep they cry
out for him in their dreams, and I
can't think lie would permit us to go
oh suffering this way, if he were liv
ing. He would get - word to.' us
some way. When I reason this way,
then I am convinced that he is, in
deed, dead. I don't know what to
think, and I've about reached the
Foint that I can't think any more,
t is all so terrible. 1 could stand
it better if it were not for the chil
dren. Their grief runs me dis
tracted. I don't know what to be
lieve." .
Many citizens of the section in
which the Surretts lived have ex-;
pressed the opinion that Surrett is
not dead; that he is still living, in
hiding somewhere. If such be true,
the above words uttered by a weep
ing, heart-broken wife, should, they
reach Surrett, ought to bring word
from him that he is still living, and
end the agony of those for whose
happiness he is responsible, and- for
whose misery he must surely be held
responsible.
The reward of $200 still stands,
and officers are confident that Sur
rett will be discovered, if he bet still
living. If not, and he did dive into
the swollen waters of the French
Broad river, discovery of his body
will be by merest accident, for all
that could be done to find the body,
has bvi-n done by faithful officers
and friends.
CREAM ROUTE TO
BE ESTABLISHED
On Tuesday, September 18, farm
ers of the lower end of the county
will meet with County Agent Gaston
fort the purpose of discussing plans
of organizing ' a cream route for
Transylvania county. Dr. Till, in
charge of the livestock division of
the Vanderbilt estate, will be pres
ent, and others experienced in cream
ery business will also be at the
meeting and give their counsel and
advice to the Transylvania tnep.
The meeting will lie held at W.' T,.
Tnllcy's store, Penrose, at 7 ;30 in
the evening. AH farmers and ail
people interested in this gerat move
ment a iv urgently requested 'to be
present.
ARLEDGE TO SPEAK
AT ROSMAN RALLY
! Jlon Curtis Arlcdgv, Henderson
| ville lawyer, will deliver ail address
,nt ltosman Friday night of this week
,aocording to an advertisement in this
V" paper. The meeting is
tr. he held in the school house, and
will be under the auspices of' the
democratic committee of the county
| I nnnouncemerft makes special
? tfcp Icl'v 1 lo -heir Mr. ,
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