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g^gis< ONLY NEWSPAPEi IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY A HOME PAPER FOR HOME PEOPLE—ALL HOME PRINT VOLTJME-XVIII BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. AUGUST 8. 1913. NUMBER-35 ROAD TO SAPPHIRE COUNTRY PLANNED DR. JOSEPH HYDE PRATT INTERESTED This Section Will be Playground When Good Roads Are Built as Contemplated. The daily press of South Caro lina and the Charlotte Observer re cently carried a story to the effect that Commissioner E. J. Watson of Sonth Carolina and Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, state geologist of North Carolina, are very much in terested in the improvement of the road running through tho Sapphire country and touching at Lake Toxaway, one of the most beauti ful points of both natural and arti ficial beauty to be found anywhere in the United States. According to the announcement, it is the intention of the gentlemen behind the movement to improve the road f^om Anderson to Wal- halla and on to the North Carolina line, and to have the North Caro lina authorities take charge of the road in North Carolina from Hen dersonville to Lake Toxaway, by way of Brevard, to connect with the South Carolina road at the state line. The greater jrnrt of this route has already foen improved, but there are various gaps and bad places that will be worked over. This road would tap the national highway at Anderson, and the Capital to Piedmont highway at Laurens, and would tie in with the Crest of the Blue Ridge high way, which is destined to become the greatest scenic road in Amer ica when it is finished. Brevard is on the proposed Orest of the Blue Ridge highway. Messrs. Pratt and Watson have taken the matter of building this road up with Mr. E. H. Jennings, the ^ owner of the Toxaway prop erty, and Mr. Jennings has prom ised to help the project in every way possible, and will give a liberal donation toward financing the pro ject. Mr. Jennings and Mr. Pratt have made arrangements to have a consultation in regard to the mat ter at Lake Toxaway some time this month, and at that time it is thought they will go over a part of the proposed road and discuss the best route. According to the ar rangements already made the road will be sign posted and logged. The fact is well known that motorists are visiting Western North Carolina in greater num bers now than ever before, and many of these are coming from South Carolina, Georgia and Flor ida. They fill the hotels and boarding houses in the mountains and are spending money by the thousands and tens of thousands annually, ^ything to increase this travel and business will re dound to the benefiit of this sec tion, and have its reflex upon the state as a whole. There is no rea son in the world why Western North Carolina, with its wonder ful scenery, ideal climate and modern railroad facilities, and with its accessibility to the entire Sonth and Eastern America, should not become in time the playground of the western hemisphere. The construction of the Crest of the Blue Rid»j;e highvjay will do more to bring this to pass than anything else. It follows, of course, that anything to be done to aid, in work of the Crest' the Blue Ridge highway will- be beneficial. This great scenic high way will tie in with the Valley of Virginia turnpike on the north, and the National highway, the Capital to Capital, and other high ways on the sonth. Mise Hattie Aiken left last Mon day to visit Miss Daisy Holcom at Mars mn. HEW FACULH 41 INSTITUTE A large percent of the old faculty will remain with the Institute for the year 1913-14. Mr. and Mrs. Reece, Miss Poindexter, Miss Wil son, Miss Alma Trowbridge, Miss Wells, Mr. Douglas,- Mr. Macias and Miss Callahan will all be here with very much the same work that they handled la^t year. Mr. Reece will have the agriculture in stead of the Latin classes, but otherwise the assignment of work to all the^e teachers will not be changed. The primary and normal depart ments will bo in the hands of Miss Elizabeth Hyman. Miss Hyman is a graduate of the State Normal and Industrial College at Greens boro, and has had a number of years experience as a teacher in the public schools of North Caro lina. For two years she had charge of the primary department at Peace Institute, Raleigh, w^here she did most admirable work. She comes very highly recommend id as a successful primary teacher whose influence upon the children is,of the very best. Her training, her experience and her disposition all seem to fit her admirably for this important position. The music department will be under the directorship of Miss Mary Blair, who is known to many in the town, as she visited Brevard last spring. She is a graduate of Wilson College in Pennsylvania. She has had four years of success ful teaching, two of which w^ere in a school in New York state. She is an unusual talented pianist her self, and every indication leads to the conclusion that she will be a distinct addition to the musical part of onr community. She has spent a large part of this summer in advance study with Professor Lockwood of the University of Michigan. j The Latin and some other high school classes will be taught by Mtss Alice Kirk, a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University, and a teacher of wide and varied experi ence. After six years of teaching in public schools Miss Kirk has taught in mission schools in Mis sissippi and in Florida. The past three jears she has been in the faculty of one of the state agricul tural schools of Alabama. The sixth grade and history classes will be in the hands of Miss Minnie Taylor, a graduate of Lit tleton College, and a teacher with years of experience in our own state. She has taught in a number of the North Carolina public schools, and was for two years teacher of history and French in Littleton College. This summer she has studied at the University of Virginia. The supervision of the boys’ duty work, and the management of the farm will be in the hands of Mr. G. B. Blum, who had a large part of this responsibility last year, and who needs no introduction in a Brevard paper as he has been a student in Brevard Institute for several years. All these teachers come to us as highly recommended for their moral and social qualities as well as for their education and experi ence. It is doubtful if any school of this grade anywhere has a fac ulty which combines larger quali ties of heart and mind. It is inter esting to notice the colleges in which these teachers have been trained, for in the faculty meet ings there will be assembled expe riences from our State University, Pennsylvania College, Iowa Nor mal Institute, Eastman Business College of New York City, the Suminer School of the South, Lewis Institute, University of Chi cago, and Harvard, in addition to the colleges and universities just mentioned in connection with these neW'teaohertj. i • In addinon to these teachers do ing regular work, the ‘students have alw ..the advantage of fre quent associaldon with Rev. L. D. l^hompsQ^n, Dr. Gk)ode Cheatham, and Mr. Welch Galloway, whose scholastic training brings into the faculty-^oll the names of Woflford College* North Carolina Medical School, Johns Hopkins University, and the University of North, Caro lina. Not only are all these schools and colleges among the best in the land, but they are trom such dif ferent sections of the country that the faculty management of the school must necessarily be broad and fair minded. It is a high privilege to have such a body of cultured people .brought together in one school or one community. FAIR CATALOGUE OUT The News is in receipt of a copy of the 1913 catalogue of the West ern North Carolina Fair Associa tion, which will hold its third an nual fair at Asheville on October 7, 8, 9 and lOi The catalogue of 96 pages, bear ing an attractive picture of four views representative of Western North Carolina on its front cover, is full of interesting information relative to the fair, and in the an nouncement of a number of new features, bears evidences of a de parture in many respects from the somewhat stereotyped form of ag ricultural fairs. The catalogue contains nearly a thousand classes in which different exhibits can be made and -for which cash premiums aggregating approximately $4,000 are offered. The number and variety of exhib its for which premiums are offered has been considerably increased over those of last year and the amount of the premiums has been appreciably increased. The products of nearly every in dustry or form of human endeavor in this section have been covered by the various departments of the fair, • which it is predicted will be much larger and more representa tive of Western North Carolina than any previous exhibition. • The boys and girls department is an innovation for agricultural fairs, and by reason of the varied line of exhibits for which hand some premiums and diplomas are offered, it, is believed that it will finally become one of the most in teresting features of the fair and serve the purpose of interesting the boys and girls of this section in those things which will tend to greater progress and development along many lines. Another new feature of the fair work is the*college scholarship con test in which free scholarships will bo given in a number of the lead ing educational institutions in'*the state. Copies of this catalogue can be had by calling in person at the News office. THE RECORDER’S COURT POSEY M’CALL KILLED Very little business was disposed of by the recorder at the session Monday. A number of very im portant cases w’ere on the docket but all were continued for various reasons. Final disposition was made in only one case. Following was the order in which they came: State V. Mose Bailey, nuisance, continued for one week on account of -the absence from town of the defendant V attorney. State V. Bird Fuller and Jim Fuller, drunk, not guilty. The prosecutor, Henry Burgin, to pay the costs. State V. Will Norris, nuisance, continued one week on account of the absence of attorney for de fendant. $200 bond to be fur nished. State V. Will Norris, assault, continued one week for same rea son as above; $300 bond to be fur nished. Posey McCall, a well known young man 6t Brevard, was in stantly killed on the Henderson ville railroad yajds last Monday morning shortly after six o’clock. The young man at th’e time of his death was employed as flagman on train No. 4, running between Hen dersonville and Lake Toxaway. While switching the through l^tilj- man cars from train No. 3 to train No. 4 the young man, was killed while in the discharge of his duty. It seems that the two trains were standing about six feet apart, on the same .track, and that while young McCall was adjusting the couplings preparatory to making the connection between the cars, train No. 4 began to bact up. Some one spoke to McCall warning him of his danger, but evidently he misunderstood the warning, and only straightened up, and his head was caught between the vestibules on the cars. His death was instan taneous. The body was carried to the un dertaking establishment of J. M. Stepp, who prepared it for burial and sent it to Brevard Monday night. The funeral services were conducted at the Baptist church Tuesday morning and interment was at the Glazener cemetery. The funeral services were under the auspices of the Jr. O. U. A. M., a committee from the local lodge having gone to Hendersonville to accompany the body to Brevard. The deceased is survived by his mother, Mrs. A. E. Enloe, who lives on Cascade avenue, and one sister, Mfes Maggie McCalJ. FARMERS TAICE KOTiCE How the Trouble Starts. S Constipation is the cause of many ailments and disorders that biake life miserable. Take Chamberlain’s Tablets, keep your bowels regular and you wiU avoid these diseasese For sale by S. M. Macfie. adv The farmers of Transylvania county should be interested in the advertisement now running in the News for the Farmers’ Mutual Fire Insurance Association. This company is backed by some of the_ best known and most influential men in the state, and their names at the head of the concern is a guarantee that it is somethirg good. N. B. Broughton of Raleigh is the president of the association, T. W. Parker, who is connected with the state department of agriculture, is the vice president, and A. E. S. Lindsey is secretary and treasurer. The company now has over $15, 000,000 insurance in force and this amount is being increased etery day. he company does not insure anything but property of farmers, and as the plan is a co-operative one it makes insurance rates mighty cheap. Any farmer interested should read the advertisement of the com pany in this week’s issue. Mr. J; L. Aiken is the local representa tive. PUBLIC SCHOOL ITEMS COKFECERATE VETERANS REUNION The annual reunion of the vet erans of Transylvania county will' be held at the Davidson River grounds on Thursday, August 31st. Programs and a more extended notice will appear in next week’s issue. ORPHANS’ CONCERT A class of children from the Odd Fellows’ orphans home at Golds boro will give a concert here at the Auditorium next Tuesday night, August 12, at 8:30 p. m. This orphan home is now caring for 200 children. This is the third season that the singing class has visited Brevard. The cause is a worthy one, and the entertainment will be worth the price, of admis sion. Mr. G. F. Glazener of Atlanta is visiting friends and relatives in Brevard and elsewhere in the county. Mr. Glassener is a native Transylvanian, but has been living out of the county for half a oen- tttry, making occasional visits here. The board of education met last Friday and confirmed the selection of attendance officers made by the committees of the various town ships. After this confirmation the first duty of the attendance officers was to take the census of each school district. Heretofore this work has l)een done by committee men, or under their direction. At this meeting the board also fixed the term of the four months of compulsory attendance to begin the first Monday in October. On Monday, August 4, the fol lowing puWic schools began the year’s sessidn : Owen school, Pine Gi*ove, Robinson, S^oal .preek. Lake Toxaway, Old Toxaway, East Fork, Oak Forest, Calvert, Round , Top, Island Ford, Dunn’s Creek, Carson Creek, English #hapel. Cedar Mountain, Mine Mountain, Turkey Creek and Blantyre. The following statistics gleaned^ from the superintendent’s yearly report of schools for white children should be of interest: The average length of term for the county was 121.6 days ; average length for local tax schools, 142.7 days; for non local tax schools, 81.5 days. The census contained the names of 1,153 boys, 1,1 (-.0 girls, a total of 3,312. The eni-ollment was 934 boys, 936 girls, a total of 1,870. The averagj attendance of boys was 550, of girls 579, a total of 1,129. It will be noticed from these figures that the enrollment was 80 per cent of the census, while the average attendance was about 49 per cent of the census. ALDERMEN MEETINC The board of aldermen had its regular monthly meeting in the mayor’s office last night. Mayor Henry presided, and four aldermen were present, Messrs. Ashworth, Bnelson. Shuford and Duckworth. A petition was presented to the board, repjesented by Revs. Chap man, (^ross, Thompson and Nor wood. This petition had been cir culated for a week or more and containea the names of 117 signers. It read as follows: “We, the undersigned petition ers, respectfully petition your hon orable board to pass an ordinance prohibiting all stores from opening on the Sabbath, and that they bo not allowed to sell anything on that day, except that drug stores be allowed to open for the filling of prescriptions and that restau rants be allowed to remain open on that day: Provided, that said drug stores and restaurants be not allowed to sell tobaccos or soft drinks, or any article of merchan dise, and that your said board in said ordinance make it a misde meanor to violate the same.” The petition was accepted anXi approved by the board by a major ity of one vote. An ordinance will be drafted covering the points in the petition. Mr. T. H. Shipi^n. appeaxed be fore the board in the interest of the proposed sand clay road to be built from Brevard to the foot of Rocky Hill. The board agreed that the town give $200 for the construction of this road, provided that the county give $400. The vexing question'of the town lights came up for consideration. Mr. M. M. Chkp^an, representing the Cascade Power Company, stated that the recent failure in the lights were caused by the scarcity of water which operates the plant. The board decided to cut the amounti/^ due to the com pany, for June $15 and for July $S5. # t - 43erviees.^H-at Brevard Baptist church, August 10, 1913. Sunday schcral at io a. m. Preaching at 11 a. m. and 8:30 p. m. Morning sub ject, “Concern for the Salvation of- the lost.” Night subject, “A Short Sermon to the Yonng,’* Bilkptism at the cTose.
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