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A\ t« .• ->f^ *J HOi^ gtSte '■^'i . MK® ciRomrA, friMy. msxmrm m B«»«igiirij|#ifcr i»> 1*18. Ediu>r dytvan l^al^'lfiMri: I do BQt %o news paper article*, aiid^|d|mjidl7 when the writer isefme^ his name to Ills artiele; bat IpoaoM of peon* liar dronmtliAoefl I deeire to say a few words in reiply to an article signeidL “Menihant" in your issne of Febrnary 14th, inst. The writer seemed to be riled over the simple fact that I tried to do something* which I thought wonld be to the interest of the ship pers of Brevard and vicinity. The gentleman need not worry over me being **bnncoed,*’ or essay to lec ture me as to my proper coarse while in this honso. I am amply competent, I think, to follow the line of my duty withoat any sug gestion from a **nom de plame.*' Bat he says I acted withofit proper information and got nothing new for the people. Let as see. I have heard con siderable complaint along the line sagKested on my former letter. This f nswers the first charge in the bill of complaint. There was no hobnobbing with high railroad officials for concessions we already have.” My request was made in open meeting of the committee to gether with several like requests. Now os to the statement that J got nothing for the community that they did not already have, I wish to quote a letter received from Mr. J. J. Hooper, general freight claim agent of the Southern railway, which I take to be authoritative, absolutely confirming my position and showing my friend “Merchant” must have slipped a cog. Here is the letter: Wasbiugton, D. C., Feb. 12, ’13. Mr. Charles B. Deaver, Represen tative, Baleigb, N. C. My Dear Sir: Since I had the pleasine>of a short talk with you when I was before the committee, as you will remember, I have been investigating the claim situation at Brevatd and will later give the agent specific authority to pay valid claims within certain limits. Al though I understand from him that he has been anticipating > this au thority to some extent, 1 am in clined to believe that very shortly the claim situation at that place will be entirely satisfactory, and I am obliged to yon for calling the matter to my attention, as it is the intention of the company to deal justly and promptly with its patrons in respect to treight claims, and I was sincere in marking that statement bS^ore your committee. I believe you also mentioned Waynesville, N. C., and as soon as I can finish an investigation at that place will take whatever action the conditions warrant. Trusting this will be satisfactory, and assuring you of my pleasure of meeting you, I am yours respect fully, J. J. HOOPVR, Fright Claim Agent. The reason Waynesville is re- to in this letter is bteause the mem ber from Haywood asked me to make the request for his town also. He was sitting across the isle from me but did not belong to the com mittee. The letter speaks for itself, and shows that while the agent has been “anticipaiing” thin authority to some extent, he has not had “specific” authority to do so, for Mr. Hooper says he “will later gjye the agent specific authority to pay valid claims'’ Ghas. B. Dbavkb. T », ai^Mlef nthfran Invoioe ihei Sbnth^ ^fore wf are allowed to pay them. 8. C. YatibBi ' Agent Sotitliera Bailway. Februry 19, 1913. , DANCING A GKAT SIN Sditor Sylvan Valle? News: 1 have never heard the like of dancing in all t&e world. The daily Baleigh News and Observer has reported from one to five dances in nearly every issue through the winter, and every one the most enjoyable occasion of the season. I say it without the fear of successful contradiction that the ball room is a wicked, cormpting amusement—an institution of the devil. It is revelry, put right down by the side of “adultery, fornica tion, nncleanness, murders, drunk- enffess, revellings, and such like, uf the which I tell before, as I have also told yoa in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.*’— Gal., y :19-21. So that the whole tendency of the ball room and dancing is to destroy virtue, and leads to adul tery, fornication, prostitution, death and hell. 1 believe that nine-tenths of those who really love and enjoy the ball room will dance out of it into hell, and will be com panions of the rich man to all eter nity, crying for a drop of water to cool their parched tongues. I be lieve that inaugural ball in Baleigh was an abomination to God; and yet it was reported as being the grandest and the most enjoyable occasion ever known in Raleigh. The climax of the great demonstra tion must be capped with an in- infernal dance. 1 don’t suppose the devil was ever better pleased, for he knew that the whole ten dency wa^to prepare those women for houses qf ill fame and a home in hell. It is eEtimated that 85 per cent of fallen women get their downfall in the ball room. I had hoped and prayed that Governer Craig and his wife wonld ha^ve nothing whatever to do with that iniernal ball, and yet they must lead the great procession to the auditorium and sit on the platform and watch the two hundred couples dance till a late hour. If they had done as Governor Aycock did, kick the whole thing out at the back door, there is no telling the good eflfect it would have had for vir tue, morality and rignteousness throughout the state. Governor Aycock is just that much the cleanest governor we have ever had. President-elect Wilson and his good wife have raised themselves at least 100 per cent by vetoing that cursed abominable inauguration ball, and saved thousands and thou sands of dollars. The good effect will tell for the nation throughout all eternity. More anon. F. M. Jordan. mmm NtrcB The last month the midwinter term is more thM half gone ahd evwy one apparratly realiaes that tlie school y^r is hturrfing toward the lust qnarter and is poshing his work with all his might.. We hsvo sonaegood workem and are proud of our student* body as 4 yrhole. The “S'peeial Oookin|| olaas** are having a good d^iHof hard work and incidentally good deal of f nn. When they make anyt^ng iMurtion* larly dainty and toothsome they are allowed to sell it to the other stndenlB. As school girls and boys are always hungry, there is a ready sale for the “left-overs.*’ Last Saturday night a very en joyable valentine party was held. Valentines, both pretty and oomic, were freely distribnted, and much merriment ensued. Qnite a num ber of the students were di^ssed to represent some famous person whose birthday occurred in Febru ary, and a prize was awarded to the one who guessed the largest num- bee bf persons represented. Miss Daisy Holcom won the prise. The topic of most interest, out side of work, is the i^y which is being rehearsed by the joint socie ties. It will be “Scenes from the Merchant of Venice,” and will be presented on March 1st, probably at the Auditorium. MAHERS 8F KCCmO in have the been office .Vj- State News Editor Sylvan Valley News. In yonr paper of February 14i^h, 1918,1 read m article signed “Mer chant” in which he takes issue with our representative about the prompt payment of claims against the railroad. This hasalways been the policy'at this station to pay all claims. hrs filwaTs >v»r*Ti tT»e policy of the Sonihdm railway for several yenrs to pay all claima promptly when we know tha facts. This has bc^ onr toatmotKtoa and we adheiw to it as idkWM aaW < as oxur greatest tnirable the peoplAto ▲ gMtanaiijr them, original A hunting and camping trip to the mountoins near Canton ended disastrously for three yonng men, Jake Smathers, Perry Cook and John Buttles, last week, when they were arrested and charged with violation of the state lawf^gainst setting out forest fires. The de fendants were each held under $100 bond. W. B. Williamson, a inrominent banker of Aeheville, and Thomas Settle, the pn^pressiye oaodl^ate for govemor. treated the members uJl the board of aldermen and oth ers to a fist fight list Friday idght. The dispute arose oyer the qvaetiaii of pkviBg the street on wliieli tli^ aw. ' filed for registration of register deeds; J. C. Capps to J. M. Gosnell and wife, twenty-one acres in Little River township, consideration $350. D. L. Green and wife to County Board of Education, two acres in H<^back township, consideration $25. Brevard Tannin Company to T. E. Patton, Jr., one acre in-Brevard township, consideration $1.00. Sarah Johnson to Leander S. Gash and Martin A. Gash, 375 acres on waters of French Broad river in Henderson county (now Transyl vania), consideration $500 “and the further consideration of divers other good offices.” Deed dated May 27, 1848. W. P. Whitmire and wife and A. M. Verdery^ Jr., and wife to S. C. Yates, house and lot on Whitmire street, Brevard,con8ideration $1600. John W. Duckworth and wife to Delia A. Gravley, five acres in Bre vard township, consideration $875. J. L. Bell and wife to D. M. Holden of Greenville, S. C., 400 acres in Dunns Rock township, con sideration $6,100. J. O. Mackey to. W. P. Mackey and others, interest in land in Bre vard township, consideration $1.00. J. E. Mackey to W. j P. Mackey and others, interest in land in Bre vard township, conside^tion $1.00. J. C. Capps and wife to J. M. Gos nell, twenty-one acres in Little River township, consideration $350. M. L. Lyon to A. H. ^iespie and wife, 170 acres in Cajtheys Creek township, consideration $7.00. James Whitmire to A. H. Gilles pie and wife, one-twellth interest in 254 acres in Catheys Creek town ship, consideration $2S0.l James Whitmire to A.^. Gilles pie aiMl wife, land in Sasta^ town ship, consideration $200. A. SL Gilles^e and wile Lyon, fifty-five acres Cieek townohip, o(Ui6ldemtlo!i|L $670 Clarinda Owem and Iwifs Owen and flfky-one OloiueetNr townsl^ti, ocuuidi $408. Olaiinida Owen and Iwirs beth Oifeiieiid J. A. Owen, ftyoaoraite ooMite«ttaa 9W0. An ayet«p» y^, ot of porn icmyfiiM. iecttred b# 498 Ibtrmert la AlaWma and Ifissis- lippl who onltiViM aovps in 1912, followteg the matliode i^- vocated'by the field agenta of the department of /form improvement work, maihtaine^y the companies that make up the ^^them Railway system. On neighboring farfiae where the ordinary methods were followed the average yield was :^7.5 bushels per acre. In the same stales 674 farmers who grew cottsta under the methods advocated by this ^de paitment had an average produc tion of 1,205.5 pounds of seed cojtton per acre <m ,^,389 acres, yirhile on neighborifil;’ far&s where ordinary methods were followed the average yield was 531.5 pounds of se^ cot ton per acre. C. A. Lawrende of Plantersville, Ala., averagied 109.25 bushels of corn per acre on 35 ^res; A. Henderson of Greenwood, Miss., averaged 100 bushels per acre on 25 acres; B Killian of Collinsville, Ala., averaged 2,732 pounds seed^ cotton per acre onr six acres; Dr. C. N. Parnell of Maplesville, Ala., averaged 2,313 x>ounds on 20 acres, and a long list of other farmers who made splendid yields of both corn and cotton by following the methods advocated by the da^part- ment could be given. These inures from the annual report of Mr. T. O. Plunkett, man ager of the department, show what is being accomplished by farmers living along the lines of the South ern Railway and affiliated, compa nies through the aid of the agricul tural experts, the farmers in all cases cultivating their own land with the resources at their com mand. The work of this depart ment has been extended to all states served by the Southern Baiiway and affiliated lines, field agents hav ing been placed in Virginia, North ai^ South Carolina, Georgia, Ken tucky and Tennessee in September. 1912. They have been cordially receivfjd and it is expected that their work will prove as successful as that of the agents in Alabama and Mississippi. The department of farm improve ment work grew out of the inove- ment inaugurated by President Finley to aid the farmers in the territory threatened by the Mexi can boll weevil to learn how to grow cotton in spite of the weevil. For this purpose practical farmers who had grown cotton in Texas under boll weevil conditions were employ'e<rand their word proved so successful in not only aiding farm ers to successfully combat the weevil but also in teaching them how to get larger yields per acre by the adoption of proper methods of culture, rotation of crops, and greater attention to live stock rai^ ing. that President Finley de termined to extend the benefits of this work to the entire territory along the Southern and affiliated lines. The field agents in the ser vice of the deparlanent are agricul tural experts whose services are given without any cost to the farm ers and who work in full co-openn- tion with the state and federal de partments of agriculture and the various state agricultural colleges. National News Tt .haad ym ot tiewvas.ii' liatt^f' of boiio^ to qnr people, j^aator W. J. Baipah, aotiag with Ms aetmstopiied cotir- tesy, hM lost shuwn me two trills affeoting onr eo«ity which he says he received from Mr. Wy W. Zaeh> inar with the i^ueet to 'intoodaoe and poiss the same. . Bill number ^pne provides for a bqnd isime on the coanty of about $900,000,801 figure it, and in addi tion to this provides for townshk> bgnd issues amounting to 10 pfe cent of the taxable fwroperty/of such township. The Wlls are ^orj the purpose of constructifi^, adaniijdng,. ^nd-claying or. wirfe improving the public the county and in tfie townshipST oonnty bonds to draw 5 percent interest and township bonds 6 per cent Interest. Under the provision of town^p bonds suppose, for in stance. that Catheys Creek town ship has a taxable property value of $300,000, then this township could issue $30,000 worth of bonds in addition to the regular county' issue. Bill provides for a general county road man to spend the money, and for various road offi cials with salaries varying in possi bility from $2.00 to $3.00 per day* Provides for a county engineer without stating salary; one-fifth the voters may order election, and a new registration of voters is made corapulsojy. Those voting against bonds must vote a ticket “Against Good Roads.” Bill number two calls for general county system of working roads^ with a general county overseer,^ with a salary not exceeding $3.00 per day. Township overseers are anpointed, under the control of the tfeneral county overseer, at a salary not exceeding $2.00 per day. Bill levies a special tax from 10 to 20 cents on the one hundred dollars worth of property in every town ship, in addition to bond issues. Bill allows commissioners to use 50 per cent of the levy taken from the townships “in equal per cent” to buy road machinery and operate the same. Provides that the com missioners may take all the town ship funds from above levy, except what is necessary for general ex penses, to operate the road ma chinery and maintain the chain- gang while in the township. The township must then pay its pro portional part of said' machinery for the xae of the county. Road| officials provided for at perd^emj salaries. I give only a gist of these] bills, but enough to show theii tenor. I am opposed to them both anc shall fight their passage. I ai convinced the people want bonds, and are also opposed to tl road law. The people have a rigl to know every man who fav< opposes this matter, and it my duty to endeavor to see' have a “showing of hands,”; a record shall be made those favoring and opposi^ measures. As for me 1 afraid to take the people full eonfidenoe, for they fj biU ai^ should therefore di oontxBOt.‘ Respectfully, ^ Chas. B. Dbaybb. Talk of deotiag two d^ocmtlo ■eoators in Bliiioie has praotieally ended, nearly every party leader eiBoept Goyemer^ Dunne being ready to admit that tk«i«idy dtaiiee of breakiag tbedeadlook ia tlivongh a eoaihinatiott iSiatwitl teave^ite party onlToae Miktor. A large nwaller of New Yofk women ana wsltinfl?f«MB Wealiiili^taii' 'In^ yiiiilMit a^-iipitti SVHMV scNam. ommuzed A namber of the members of the Catheys Greek Bhkptist ohnrch met last fifmday and organised a Sna* 4ay aohool, eleotinf G. C. Dack;- woflh aa eu^fl^ntendkil. The tiniil of merfMnf uraa a$ len.o olocK ■w&ub tMopMUiiy mormnK* :AB ’tijia'ij&nKdi.uid 'ilpidiBBla'jif, ll%e^iM«pi|tya«e.ek- ktieii ^ >/■!
Brevard News (Brevard, N.C.)
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