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VOLUME-XVII
BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25. 1912.
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NDMBER-43
BIEESE AND DEAVEII
ON THE HOSTINGS
debates opened MONDAY
AT ENON
Speaking Was Free From Mud
Slinging and Confined to tlie
Issues—Well Received.
Mr. W. E. Breese, Jr., and Mr.
Chas. B. Deaver, the legislative
candidates, together with the conn-
ty candidates, opened their joint
discussion at Enon last Monday. A
fair sized crowd of voters came out
to hear the speakers, and quite a
number of people went down from
Brevard in buggies.
Mr. O. W. Clayton, the republi
can chairman, called the meeting
to order and presided throughout.
Mr. Breese made the first speech
and he was somewhat at a loss to
know what to talk about, this be
ing the first speech and he not
knowing what his opponent was
going to say. He referred briefly to
the naticnal, stat 5 and county plat
forms of the democratic party, and
spent some time telling about the
things he wanted to accomplish if
he should get to the legislature. If
elected he proposes to hold a meet
ing in each township in the county
to find out just what the people
want him to do in the legislature
and he will use all his influence to
that end.
“I have never been able to flnd
who Mr. Deaver is going to vote
for for president and governor,”
said Mr. Breese, “but I intend to
make him tell here today.”
Mr. Deaver opened his speech
with the declaration that he was
going to vote for Roosevelt and
Iredell Mears “because they are
opposed to bosses, and because
their opponents were nominated by
the bosses.” He asked Mr. Breese
if he did not vote for Gus Aiken
against Ralph Zachary at one time.
Mr. Deaver made another proposi
tion to the democrats in regard to
the clean election agreement, pro
posing to cut out the oath and to
have twenty-five democrats and
twenty-five republicans enter an
agreement and affirm on their
honor as gentlemen that they will
refrain from vote buying and the
use of whiskey.
The speaker spent considerable
time in discussing the records of
the various county officers, laying
special stress upon the administra
tion of the school funds. He
reached the climax of his speech
when he referred to what he termed
a double levy for the contingent
fund, saying the regular contingent
fund levy had been made as usual
and that a special tax had been lev
ied and at once “soused” right into
the contingent fund. He also al
leged that the finance book did not
show any balance lines upon it
where a settlement had been made.
In his reply Mr. Breese denied
that he had ever voted for Gus
Aiken or any other republican, and
said that he had worked for Ralph
Zachary and had always been a
Ralph Zachary man. In the limited
time he had to reply he did not
have time to discuss the charge
about the double levy for the con
tingent fund, but Mr. A. E. Lyday,
one of the county commissioners,
explained this matter by saying
the special tax had been levied to
pay the indebtedness of the county
caused by three capital cases, ai^
that in the regular course of things
this special tax levy had been
turned into the contingent fund.
A large number of county candi
dates made a few remarks an
nouncing their candidacy and ask
ing the sapport of their friends.
From Enon the candidates went to
Little River where they were sched
uled to speak on Tuesday. The
speaking was entirely free from
mnd slinging and the speeches
made were clean and the appeals
■were not directed to prejudice. The
speakers confined themselves en
tirely to the issues.
THE BOOK QUESTION
Editor Sylvan Valley News:
Please give me space in - your
valuable paper to make a few sug
gestions, or rather statements, con
cerning our public schools.
I do not wish to be understood
as intending my remarks to apply
only to Transylvania county, but
the conditions about which I wish
to speak exist perhaps to a greater
extent in other parts of North Car
olina than in Transylvania county,
and in fact seems to be, more or
less, a condition of the public
schools in every part of the country.
There seems to be an idea among
the people that the law requires
every child going to school to buy
all the books put on the purchase-
able list by the state textbook com
mission. There is no such law in
North Carolina. Under our laws
the textbook commission of the
state makes new contracts with the
various book companies every five
years, and agrees to use certain
lines of books at stipulated prices
during the term of contract. Oth
erwise teachers could not classify
their schools, as each child bring a
different book to that brought by
every other child in school, and
the book companies and book
agents could charge whatever they
pleased for school books.
But when the text book commis
sion prescribes a list from which
the teachers are to make their se
lection of books for the various
schools, the commission did not ex
pect or intend that one child
should study them all. There is no
law or rule in the state of North
Carolina of which I have any
knowledge that prevents the teach
ers from using their best judgment
with each child in the school as to
how many studies, or what books,
within the prescribed list, shall be
used.
In a school it is not supposed that
a teacher is to be the operator of a
machine, and the children used like
so many numbers to fill up a grand
total, or so many cogs on a wheel
to flt in at any pressed in. A good
teacher is supposed to study the
individuality of each child, and if
it is found that one child will do
better work with one, two, or three
studies than it will with a greater
number, it seems to me that it is
the duty of the teacher not to re
quire that child to take any more
studies than the number with
which it can do the best work.
However, if other children can do
better work with a greater number
of studies, I see nothing wrong
with giving them work to do in as
many lines as they can do justice.
But, in my judgment, it is better
to take chances in allowing a child
to attempt to carry too few studies
than too many, and this I have
tried to impress upon the teachers
whenever I had an opportunity.
We are spending more money on
our public schools, having longer
terms and higher salaried teachers
in North Carolina now than we
have ever had before. Still, there
is a feeling all over the state that
the public schools are not accom
plishing as much as they ought. I
have on different occasions given
my views to the teachers as to why,
in my judgment, the public schools
are not accomplishing as much as
they ought to. An education is
not acquired in the school house.
An education is the result of the
work and study of a life-time, and
the work of the school house and
college can only serve the purpose
of giving the pupil the means of
acquiring an education. In the
first place, in starting in school, it
seems to me, the first thing that
yon ought to teach the student is
that which he will need most in
acquiring an education, which
every sensible person will agree, at
first thought, is spelling, reading
and writing. Any child or grown
person, so far as that is concerned,
who can spell, read and write cor
rectly, has the means to acquire an
education by their own efforts.
Spelling, reading and writing
constitute the machinery of an edu-
VOTES ARE COMING
IN BY THOUSANDS
MANY CONTESTANTS ARE
GETTING INTERESTED
Read About Our Big Bonus Of
fer and Get Out and Get Busy
—$10 For Someone.
Minnie Sitton
Neta Allen
The big prize voting contest is
attracting more attention every
day, so as incentive to all contest
ants we have decided to give the
following special votes:
For every seven new subscrip
tions 4,000 extra, making a total of
8,200. These subscriptions need
not be for one party for seven
years, or for seven different people
for one year, but must be new sub
scriptions for seven years, and
must be handed in all at one time.
For every seven renewal sub
scriptions 3,000 extra, making a
total of 6,500. These may be for
seven different people, or all for
one, but must be all renewals and
must be handed in all at one time.
The above ST)ecial offer will hold
good until the first count on No
vember 4th, at which time votes
will be counted by the judges who
will award the $10 in gold to the
contestant who receives the largest
number of votes up to the first
count. The ballot box will close
promptly at 7:30 p. m. on Monday,
November 4th.
Remember the $10 in gold to be
given to the contestant having the
highest number of votes on No
vember 4th is a special prize offered
by the Sylvan Valley News. It
will in no way effect the standing
of the winner of the contest.
A few contestants thought that
the winning of the $10 would effect
tneir votes for the piano. It will
not. All voles found in the box on
November 4th will be included in
the flnal count, which will decide
the winners of the piano and other
prizes.
Remember that each subscrip
tion you receive—either new, re
newal or back—will get a certain
number of votes with each year
and those votes with an extra bo
nus vote also.
All votes to be counted must be
in by 7:30 o’clock Monday evening,
November 4th.
The following names have been
suggested to act as awarding com
mittee and count the ballots, and if
no objections are offered they will
constitute the committee:
Postmaster Chas. E. Orr.
Mayor W. M. Henry.
Mr. David G. Ward.
Get busy and vote for your
choice. The contest will be con
ducted squarely and no partiality
will be shown to any one. Do it
now and help some one reap the
benefits of the liberal offer.
Remember to have your friends
trade with merchants who are giv
ing coupons.
The following young ladies have
been nominated thus far:
Brevard.
Continued on page 3.
Margaret W. Breese
Agnes Kilpatrick
Florence Aiken
Flora Duckworth
Mrs. Charles Jollay
Dora Nicholson
Mariah Inez Loftis
Allie Belle Cloud
Daisy Holcom
Daisy Orr
Grace Whitmire
Grace Calhoun
Olivia Hancock
Frankie Kilpatrick
Hattie Aiken
Ava Ashworth
Selica.
Pearl Alexander Emma Osteen
May Bryson Esther Grey
Nolia Bryson
Rosman.
Clessie Whitmire Annie Patton
Georgia Burrell Lenora Lanning
Mamie Justus Beulah Whitmire
Gertrude Wilson
Maud Shuford
Lena Harwood
Penrose.
Ina Talley
Brevard Routes 1 and 2.
Bessie Hayes Irene Ashworth
Annie Allison Maud Case
Bertha McCall Sallie Osborne
Geneva Orr Nancy Clark
Flora Tinsley Florence Duckworth
Lelia Surrett Bessie Lyda
Annie Davenport Jim Neil
Julia Deaver Maggie Deaver
Cora England Cleo Morris
Ethel Boggs
Horse Shoe.
Dovie Shipman Alice Banks
Emma Reece Lou Byrd
Etowah.
Effie Shipman, R. 1 Annie Bl/the
Annie Lance Bessie Orr
Nannie Lou Moffitt Annie Duncan
Blantyre.
Beulah Shipman Emma Justus
Dovie Banning
Davidson River.
Bertha Hudson Adeline Patton
Cherryfield.
Bertha Batson Ida McCall
Pisgah Forest. ^
Mrs. Thomas Wilson Bessie Patton
Mary Maxwell Anna Gash
Addie Wilson Pearlie Baynard
Jeva Pickelsimer Lula McCall
Balsam Grove.
Vera House
Lake Toxaway.
Leila Brooks Mrs. J. C. Wike
Calvert.
Mrs. C. R. Sharp 01 lie Perry
Mrs. Wade Garren Anna Jordan
Remember to have your friends
trade with the merchants who are
giving the coupons. They are re
liable tradespeople.
SIMMONS, KITCHIN AND CLARK
List of poll holders for Transyl
vania county:
Brevard—W. E. Bishop, T. M.
Mitchell, L. R. Scruggs.
Boyd—Jeff Wilson, Deal Lyday,
Wm. Allison.
Catheys Creek—J. A. Bryson, J.
M. Morgan, T J. Ross.
Cedar Mountain—Ed Batson, L.
H. Allison, F. L. D. Thomas.
Danns Rock—U. E. Wilson, F.
V. Eatson, W. P. Clarke.
Eastatoe—E. M. Whitmire, J. E.
Galloway, Jno. Chapman, Sr.
East Fork—F. D. Gillespie, J. L.
Gillespie, Ephraim Cassell.
Gloucester—S. M. Fisher, Sam P.
McCall, Jesse Galloway.
Hogback—^E. D. Reid, F. E. Reid,
R. J. Cook.
Rosman—Jno. Cantrell, M. J.
Glazener, M. M. Bryant.
Little River—W. R. Kilpatrick,
Elbert McGaha, W. J. Ray.
PENROSE SCHOOL NOTES
The Sunshine Literary Society
entertained the school and some of
the patrons Friday afternoon,
October 18.
The Junaluska Literary Society
promises us a very interesting pro
gram Thursday afternoon, Octo-
bor 24.
The McNeil Literary Society
looks forward to a very interest
ing year in the work that it has
planned.
Our former principal. Miss Eliza
beth T. Kelly, left Penrose October
7 for Smithfleld, N. C., where she
has taken up work as supervisor of
schools. Prof. J. R. Sfoan takes
Miss Kelly’s place as principal, and
has gone to work with such
earnestness and enthusiasm that a
school could not possibly stand still
under his supervision. If a stu
dent once enters the Penrose high
school he becomes so interested
that he does not care to leave.
The aim of the Penrose school
faculty is to make the school what
it should be—a place of interest
and attraction.
Mountain Girl.
AT GRADED SCHOOL OCTOBER 31
Come to our Halloween affair.
The ghosts and the witches will be there;
Of fun you shall have your share—
Come, whether gloomy or fair.
^ Good things sold.
Fortunes told
By ghosts and witches
And gypsies bold.
Fun for all
That are in the hall;
The price is small,
Come at the witches’ call.
BAPTIST HOLD A
PROFITABLE MEETING
SMALL GAINS REPORTED
BY MESSENGERS
Quebec People Eurnish First
Class Entertainment For
the Delegates.
, The Transylvania County Baptist
Association met with Oak Grove
Baptist church at Quebec last
Thursday, Friday, Saturday and
Sunday. The meeting was well
attended and much good resulted
for the Baptist cause. Nearly
every church in the county sent
delegates, and while the reports
brought in by the different messen
gers showed that many churches
had lost in membership and were
doing practically nothing in the
way of mission work, those
churches which showed gains made
up in the deficiency in membership
and the totals showed a small gain.
In the absence of Rev. J. R.
Owen, who was to preach the in
troductory sermon, and Rev. T. C.
Holsclaw, his alternate. Rev. R. D.
Cross, pastor of Brevard church,
preached the introductory sermon,
his subject being “Pastoral Sup
port.”
The association was organized by
the election of Rev. A. J. Manley,
pastor of the Quebec church, as
moderator and Mr. T. C. Henderson
as clerk. The moderator appointed
C. W. Henderson and G. T. Lyday
as reading clerks. The roll call
showed that five or six churches
were not represented, but the dele
gates from some of these came into
the meeting later.
A number of visitors were pres
ent and these were invited to take
part in the deliberations.
The routine business of the as
sociation was disposed of, and the
various committees made their re
ports, which were discussed by the
different delegates, and many good
speeches were made.
Possibly the most important fea
ture of the meeting was the de
cision to hold institutes throughout
the county, and to have an evan
gelist to come and hold protracted
meetings in every church in the
county, the evangelist to assist the
pastors of the different churches.
In many cases the pastors have to
work every day of the week and
therefore has not the time nor the
energy to hold meetings when he
should with no time at all to study
and prepare himself for the work.
The delegates were well taken
care of by the different families in
the community, and many expres
sions of satisfaction were heard in
regard to the entertainment. It was
the pleasure of the editor, together
with the Brevard delegation, to
stay with the family of Mr. Larkin
Reece, who gave us royal enter
tainment.
The association will meet next
year with Boilston church. Rev,
R, D. Cross will preach the intro
ductory sermon.
INSTITUTE NOTES
The first recital of the year was
given last Saturday night and was
very enjoyable. The following
program was rendered: ^
Waltz Mathews
Lydia Crawley
Waltz Gurlitt
Marie Schuman
Shepherd’s Dance Frinel
Neppie Brothers
Minuet Lichner
Olla Callahan
Vocal—“Polly and I”—. Wakefield
Miss Wells
The Hunt Gurlitt
Cary Martin
Hovering Butterflies Gaynor .
Nellie Davis
Vocal—“Love’s Sorrow” __Shelley
Floy Cline
Hunting Song Mendelssohn
Mary Rice
Mazurka Schumann
Florence Carter
Vocal—“Mission of the Rose” Cowen
Dora Beck
Duet Czardas No. 6—Michiels
Miss Coville, Florence Carter