MAYOR R. H. RAMSEY,
BROADCASTS STORY;
OF COUNTY'S GROWTH
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interesting facts concerning our own
county. Transylvania county is proud
of the fact that it is a part of thiB
great section. Bounded on the north
by Haywood county, on the south by
the South Carolina line, and on tho
west by Jackson county, it lies near
the heart of Western North Carolina.
"Transylvania county is called 'The
Land of Waterfalls.' It is most St
tingly named, for on the many rivers
that have their source within its
boundaries are literally hundreds o?
waterfalls. Just east of Lake Toxaway
is a high divide or watershed that
turns the waters of these rivers east
ward and southward. East of the di
vide rises the grea French Broad.
From the remote corners of the coun
ty a veritable network of tributary
rivers and crceks and streams unite
in a broad valley running eastward
through the center of tho county to
form this mighty river. As the crys
tal clear waters of these tributaries ?
North Fork, West Fork, East Fork,
Cathey's Creek, Davidson River, Lit
tle River, and numbers of smaller
streams ? tumble and cascade from
tho surrounding mountain heights
into the valley below they break into
a thousand sparkling irridescent
waterfalls that are beautiful beytmd
comparison. High up in the moun
tain fastnesses, are fragile, misty
falls such as Bridal Veil Falls. Low
er down the tumultous descent of the
waters is sometimes broken into a
series of falls such as are found at
Triple Falls on Little River and at
Connestee Falls, or they pour in a
solid stream into a gorge below as do
Looking Glass Falls in Pisgah Na
tional Forest. As these streams neat
tho valley their volume increases and
the falls become larger and more im
pressive in their beauty and gran
deur. The tone of the falls changes,
too. From the clear tinkling of the
falls in the remote heights of the
peaks, it changes to a murmur and
then to a low low roar which gradu
ally increases in volume until it cul
minates in the crashing, thundering
roar of High Falls on Little Rivei
where the flood waters of a whol?
river hurtle downward a hundred feel
to its rocky bed below. And in be
tween these type of falls are innu
merable others, as varied and beauti
ful as the streams and mountains
themselves. Their beauty change!
with the seasons, but their appealing
charm remains the same whether thej
are framed in shimmering green o!
summer, or etched on a background
of frost and ice and snow.
Scownj Changes
"West of the divide are founc
Toxaway, Horse Pasture, Thompsor
and White Water rivers. These riv
ers have a different type of falls fronc
tfiBBe -sn the French Broad and itf
tributaries. They flow through ?
wilder, more rugged region. Theii
sources are up) in mountains of s
higher altitude and they plung?
downward in a more headlong, mad
rush on their journeys toward the
sea. Their falls are usually more in
accessible, set as they are in} the
midst of vast virgin forests ,or in
deep ragged gorges and canyons
strewn with rocks and boulders ser
ried and torn by the storms and
floods of a thousand centuries. But
the added charm of their wild, almost
savage beauty more than makes up
for the difficulties of the tramp
through the forests, or the breath
taking climb down the precipitous
sides of the gorges and canyons to
reach them.
"The combination o? these eastern
and western river systems gives to
Transylvania county a number and
variety of waterfalls that perhaps
cannot be equalled in any similar
area in the world, and amply justify
its ciaim of beitie actually 'The Land
t.f Waterfalls.' "
"A part of the age-old streams and
forests of Transylvania county have
been set aside as a playground for
{he whole nation to enjoy in Pisgah
National Forest. Approximately sev
enty-five thousand acres across the
northern part of the county have
been included in its boundaries.
Roads have been built and trails op
ened across it. Gamps have been laid
out, swrnvnmsf holes cleared in the
rivers and every effort made to make
it into an ideal outdoor resort. Hun
dreds of camping parties visit it now
annually. As its unusually wide va
rieties of floral and scenic beauties
become better known this already de
veloped attraction will become in
creasingly popular,
Sporisnuin's Paradise
"The forest is a fish and game pre
serve. The streams have been stocked
with trout and the game allowed to
increase until it has become a verit
able fisherman's and hunter's para
dise. Each summer the streams are
opened for a few weeks to fishermen
and thousands visit them. This
month for the first time in eighteen
years the preserve has been opened
to hunters. The deer have become
so numerous that it was thought best
to thin them out to prevent the pos
sible contraction and spread of dis
ease among the large herds. A boun
dary of approximately fourteen thou-'
sand acres with an estimated deer
population of twelve to fourteen hun
dred has been set aside for the hunt
ers. This whole area lies with '
Transylvania county. On it four hun- 1
dred hunters will be allowed to try
and kill one deer apiece.
"The game from the National For- '
est overtiowes into the adjoining lands
in Transylvania county. These lands
have been bought up by individuals
and now constitute some of the finest
ganse preserves in the country. Pri- ;
vately owned streams are also Kfeing,
stocked with fish. Each year an in- ,
creaalfcKly large number of sportsmen ;
from adjoining and distant states are 1
coming to the county to take nart
<n the bag- hunts and to fish ita hun
dreds of mMes of trout streams.
County's Development
"The rivers and creeks and streams
of Transylvania county have influ
enced to a very large extent the whole
development of the county. It was
on their banks that the first settlors
erected their homes and then cleared
l and farmed the adjoining fertile val- i
j leys, and built mills at the foot of
I the falls to grind the corn they had
raised. It was in these same valleys
that the majority of the population
still lived when the county was or
ganised in 1861, and now lives.
"These broad valleys are today the
home of the county's main industry
? farming. They contain some of the
most fertile and productive farm
lands to be found in all of Western
North Carolina. Soma of these lands
have been cultivated for over a hun
dred yeprs, but still retain an almost
unbelievable fertility. Yields of 75
bushtls of corn, two hundred bushels
of potatoes and ?0 bushels cf rye are
common. Abundant rainfall makes
the growing of truck crops easy and
profitable. With the attainment of
the objectives of the five-ten year
farm program which has been heart
ily endorsed and undertaken by the
farmers of the county these valuable
farm lands will become still more
productive and an even greater asset
than they are now.
Brevard County Seat
'?Brevard, the county seat, is built
on a knoll overlooking the French
Broad and its valley. It is a pretty
little town with an all-year popu
lation of nearly 2500 which is doubled
and tfipled with the arrival of the
summer tourists. It is noted for its
well paved streets and its excellent
water supply which averages more
fhan 99 per cent pure the year round.
Farther up the French Broad is Ros
man, the only other incorporated
1 town in the county. Both towns have
1 modern graded schools and splendid
' consolidated high schools. Good, live
1 churches are located at both places.
| At Brevard is also located the Bre
' vard Institute which is owned by the
board of missions of the Methodist
[ Episcopal church, South.
?'With the building of roads and
[ the completion of the first railroad
J to Brevard in 1895 began the develop
I ment of industry in the county. Log
ging roads were built back into the
j mountains, tapping the vast forests
p growing on the watersheds of the
; livers and streams. Band saw milk
| were built. Extract plants and tan^
. neries were erected, helping still fur
ther to develop these enormous tim
. ber resources of the county. Othei
. industries followed. We confident!}
j" look forward to the development oJ
, still others. Labor is plentiful , cheat
. and intelligent. The level valleys with
r access to an inexhaustible supply oJ
f clear, chemically pure water furnish
j unexcelled sites for factories. Abund'
ant waterpower awaits developjnen'
'? in our rivers and streams.
Summer Camps Abound
[ "Organized campers have found th<
{ streams and mountains of Transyl'
. vania county an ideal sotting for then
t camps. So many summer pamps have
( been established in the county thai
t it is now the recognized center of or
. ganized camping in the South. There
[ are thirteen splendidly equipped
, camps in the county ? six for boys
[ and seven for girls. With the return
, of better times n great many more will
be established on the many excellent
sites available. These summer camps
measure up to the highest standards
of camping in equipment, sanitation,
health and personnel. They have
meant a great deal to the county
in the past few years, bringing as
they do a host of fine young boys
and girls to the camps, and their
parents and relatives and friends to
our hotels and boarding houses. These
visitors constitute one of our most
desirable classes of tourist? and con
tribute largely to the social and cul
tuial life of the county.
;'But long before the industrial de
velopment of the county ov the
building of the first organized camp
this section had become noted as a
tourist and health resort. Even be
fore the formation of the count v in
1861 tourists and health seekers had
been coming here to enjoy the
glorious beauty of our mountains
and forests and streams. For more
than three-quarters of a century they
kave been building their summer
homes on the banks of our rivers
and in our mountain coves and among
the crags and peaks of the mountains
themselves. Clear pure water and a
healthful, invigorating climate have
restored health and added joy to liv
ing. Year after year a larger num
ber of vacationists and health seek
ers and home seekers have come to
this land of waterfalls to climb its
mountains, hike over its trails, swim
and fish in its rivers and streams
and its unequalled scenery and cli
mate. They have returned home re
' freshed and restored in health and
spirits. Many have found the coun
ty such an agreeable place to live
that they have returned and become
permanent residents.
Excellent Highways
"An enlarged, much improved net
work of excellent highways is making j
these attractions and resources of i
Transylvania County available as
never before in its history. One of
the most scenic highways North Car
olina ? No. 28 ? crosses the county
westward, up the valley of the French
Broad and through the beautiful Lake
Toxaway and Sapphire sections ana
on down the famous Cullasaja Gorge
in Macon county with its magnifi
cent scenery. From Greenville and
the southeast comes Highway 284,
passing Ceasar's Head and Cedar
mountain before reaching Brevard.
Just north of Brevard it enters Pis
gah National Forest and runs up
Davidson river to the Pink Beds and
on down to Waynesville and' then
into the Great Smokies, making the
shortest route by more than forty
miles from the southeast to this won
derful new playground. Number 283
from Pickens and the Southwest con
nects with Highway 28 at Rosman.
Highway 280 from Brevard to Ashe
ville through the Boyleaton ant! Mills
River sections has been completed and i
surfaced within the past year. Turn- J
ing north from NvrrtVcr 2S at Lake
FUTURE FARMERS TO
STAGE FATHER AND
SON BANQUET HERE
(?Continued front Pago One)
direction of Miss Virginia Wilcox,
instructor.
Each speaker, taking some particu
lar phase of the work. The first of
these talks will be given by Clyde
McCrary, who will tell of the organi
zation and progress of the boys' Pig
Club. Merrimarf Shuford will tell
of the introduction of Scricia Lespe
deza into the county and the prog
ress that has been made and what
is planned for the future of this
crop. The educational tour recently
made by the boys will be related by
David A'hworth, Earl Ashworth and
Charles Dickson. Interest was keen
among the lads during this tour and
they claimed to have derived a great
deal of benefit from it, so thi3 snculd
be a most interesting discussion.
Cover crops v/ill be discussed by Louis
Meece. He will tell of the work the
boys have done along this line and
tho results that have been obtained
and their plans for the immediate
future. A brief study of the Capon
industry will be the subject of a talk
"by Hayes Merrill. Roy Frady will
tell of the part the Future Fanners
played in staging the Sylvan Valley
fair. The results of their study of
cooperative buying of feeds will form
the basis of a talk by Jones Glazen?r.
David Woodfin, treasurer, will give
a general outline of the variety end
. scope of the work that has been ac
cor ->i'cViod during the year.
Initiations of the Sophomores will
be confined to the presentation of
their class buttons, lack of time pre
venting a complete initiation at this
meeting.
There will be a number of invited
guests.
Toxaway Highway 281 crosses the
Gloucester section to Sylva.
""Take one of these highways and
1 come up to Transylvania county ii
you are seeking a good place tc spend
your vacation, or to restore your
1 health or to live. There you wili find
1 the purest of water, an invigorating
! healthful climate, marvelous moun
' tain views and countless beautiful
" waterfalls. We invite you to come
' Whether you come on your vacatior
? or to live we believe you will enjoj
your stay in Transylvania County
'The Land of Waterfalls'."
j
s HOLIDAYS TO BEGIN ON
| THE 20TH OF DECEMBER
_ ; All schools of the county will clost
" on Wednesday December 21st for th<
j Christmas holidays and will be re
I opened Jan. 2, according to announce
! ment made by Prof. J. B. J ones, city
i county superintendent of education.
MffiffMBT
seen mm
IK fiMHCTURE
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have a knov^d entire sec- '
lion. Then brought down
to include 1 Forest area,
then come t-jng; of the ac
tual section he hunt is be
ing staged.
Then, begi the arrival of
the hunters, trance to the
forest, everythe event will
bo 3hown; attention has
been given t?ig 0f the rules
of the gove. applied to the
hunters, l^re seen being
placed in < the hunter's
headgear, w, and the fast
ening of the or cape, about
the shoulde^unter, thus to
make them iguished, there
by reducingjUity of an ac
cidental 8h$e hunters, in
stead of th1
From the Uncle Sam's
cameraman jj- has followed
the hunters>rest. Pictures
of each new^eene are made,
and the ej^niera sweeps
across the above it, and
places on that matchless
beauty of -,ing waterfalls
that are sc jn the forest.
The picture the deer, some
times manyrushing across
open places ety in the rug
ged cliffs \own to them.
But one d?> sudden leap
into the air forward, and
falls, and > W01 be seen
hurriedly ay approaching
his "kilI."congratulations
from otherjher to look it
over, the &ced upon the
shoulders <ce3?ful hunter,
who proud'jis way to the
truck that left at an ad
vantageous
i Evening.' the sun begins
to sink btwestern tip of
; Pisgah Mohe hunters as
semble at f place, the pic
; tnre will sthere the man
who has :?? is divested of
; his insignijjd hat band is
' removed, ttr is taken from
his shouldcdone. He can
not again orest as a hunt
" er, underniment's ruling
r may kill V.
I Those tc make their kill
' may go lay. Rut what is
j it they ary? Forestry of
| ficials are the guns of the
hunters. 1 may keep thei:
1 guns thrc' night, but no)
. one of tbje discharged ii
? a thousanould play aboul
: the camp The guns art
- "locked," Uncle Sam locks
- somethingjd. Next morn
? ing, when:r(5 assemble foi
their sporate "unlock" the
WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN I
TEMPERANCE UiON !
TO CONTINUE FIGHT!
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forcemeat with adequate punishment
in fines and imprisonment for deliber
ate violations of the law.
A study of the benefits of prohibi
tions as revealed by local, state and
federal departments dealing with child
welfare, poverty and crime.
A study of the plans of distillers
wine producers and brewers of other
countries to promote sales here in
the event of repeal or modification.
A publicity campaign which will
tell the truth about the effects of al
cohol, show the real character of the
liquor traffic before prohibition, an
swer the half truths and misrepre
sentations of the press, and promote
observance and enforcement of the
prohibition law and every other law.
Nations of the world are watching
us ? will the United States go back?
The W. C. T. U. answers no, and ev
ery members says, "The line shall not
break where I stand."
guns of tha hunters, srnd it is anoth
er day, and each man is confident that
he will carry upon his shoulders that
evening the biggest, the wildest, the
finest deer ever shot by mortal man.
The picture will show all the camp
scenes? men lounging about the cati-P
fire, telling tales of other hunts and
other kills, or explaining, if they can,
how they missed a shot that day that
others are taying a ten -year -old
mountain lad should have made.
Plans are being made to rent one of
the films when the picture has been
completed for showing in the Ciernson
theatre and in other theatres in Wes
tern North Carolina. It will be shown
in many colleges and universities, and
the four hundred men who have been
awarded the coveted privilege of be
ing one of the "lucky" hunters will
nee to it that the picture is shown
in their respective cities and. town.-..
The motion pictures are being made
with the very best equipment for mo
tion picture work. Tlw outfit was
brought here on a truck that is espe
1 dally designed for the work. Mr
Harry S. McClure is director, and
Mr. C. A. Carello is cameraman.
' ! CHRISTMAS CARDS
, And
HOLIDAY STATIONERY
I want all my friends and formei
' patrons to Itnow that I have a fuli
. line of Christmas Cards and Holidaj
. Stationery and Gift Wrapping Pack
; ages. P'.ain and engraved. Your or
. ders will be most carefully executed.
; Of course, the sooner the order if
. placed, the better service can he giv
' en. Mrs. A. B. Owen, Phone 216, or
. see me at the law officers of Pai
, Kimzey, over Long Drug comoany
S29tf
GAMNG RECXUTS
{Conttnv&d from, fxss/t one)
one thing- can etop the state if it
gm into 6 buddle in January and
e ee? its revenues eras* receding. The
wets can break down their own al
most impregnable position and they
are rapidly doing it The movement
in Charlotte to organize ? soirt of
Reynolds party, a Hriaor clique, wiil
be all that will be- necked. The ?eu
tlemen back cf this rsovemsnt oa?
not put it over, nobody e^o. ~J
But that's only one Bbing. Tfc? ?
weta.Jhave run wild. Th#^ are drink
ing riotiouaiy in public, at football
games, ever/ where. Thoy hnv? be
come brazen. Th<>y have disclosed
that their opposition to profc'.bitioa
is not the principle of it, net the un
American nature of it, but they ?.r&
opposed to the control of Honor.
a hey are fortifying the bitterender* ;
amcng the drys. The nevrs comet to
Raleigh from ail sides that drink
ing has greatly increased since the
election, that automobile driving is
becoming more hazardous on account
of the drunks who drive them, and
that speedy reaction follows the
spectacle or these unblushing booz- _
era. 1
Little more of it and :he pro
posed legislation will fall fiat, for
there isn't anything in zhn booze
proposals out of which martyrs aro
made. There will be a beer and wine
and revenue booze bill offered at the
I93S session, but it wfl} be over
whelmingly beaten if the reasons for
it are mafle so coger.t as ths ooozera
are now making them The licker
photagonlsts havo greatly overdone
their cause.
PAY YOUR SUBSCRIPTION
How Doctors Treat
i Colefe and Coughs
To Jreak up a cold oversight and r>
; Ueve the coascstioa that : vArt yo?
cough, thousands cf pbysiciar.3 noiy
1 recomnjciiiling Oalotabt, the i.uusesieaa
calomel compound tablets thai five yea
the effects of calomel end eahs without
the unpleasant cffects of cither.
One or two Oalotabs at i/edt;?ne with a
glass of scpet milk o? water. Next isora*
wg voi?r cold baa vanished; your system
> | is tfcoronghly purified and joc are feeling
fine with a hear:? appetite fer breakfast.
Eat what you wi>b, ? bo danger.
Calotabs are sold in 2.0c and 35c pacK?
Dg-js at drug stores. (Adr?
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NEW FALL SUITS
One group of men's and young
men's New Fall "Suits, newest
models in Worsted and Serges
? formerly sold to $16.50 ? all
woo! ? Victory price
$6.85
EXTRA SPECIAL
OXFORDS
Girl's Sport Oxfords, Ladies'
Kid Leather Slippers, Straps
a;id Ties
87'
SWEATERS
Ladies' zephyr all - wool fine
sweaters, coat style, Victory
Price
$1.69
cqatting
ort Size
Tnte
,-SOES
One bifiies* and chil
dren's ? as lone as
they h
.?
ERS
Childrcters, Button |
and QOi
TER3
Childr?ool Slip - over
sweate*
Men's Heavy
UNION SUITS
37c
LADIES GALOSHES
One big lot of Ladies Galoshes,
button and buckle, robber and
cloth, while they last
w
LEATHER BOOTS
Men's 1G in. Solid Leather
Boots
$1.98
MEN'S UNION SUITS
Men's {8 lb. Swiss ribbed Der
by imit, wool mixed Union scita.
Formerly sold $1.98
93'
ws
BLANKETS
Beacon Wool Mixed
Bed size Blankets
Ex
Double
87s
WORK SHOES
Men's Solid Leather, inner sole,
Work Shoes, reinforced bottoms
$138
MEN'S PAJAMAS #
Men's outing pajamas* ?syrxi
heavy grade, Victory Price, rPr.
89c
NUMEROUS OTHER ITEMS ON SALE
IN EVERY DEPARTMENT
SILK SLIPS
Lafiies'Pure Silk Slip?. Pastel shades, were $.
$i