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VOLUME-XIX BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JULY 10. 1914. NUMBER-28 CHAUTAUQUA WEEK Chantanqna webk in Asheville begins Friday, July 10th, and runs till the 17th, inelnsive. In that period there will be a number of lectures, and musical recitals of various kinds. Distinguished men and women will appear on the platform, and concerts will be given by orchestras, hands, and singers. The name chautauqoa carries with it now the suggestion of all that is best, most elevating in the literary world. It is an Ameriycan institution, a kind of “people’s col lege,” democratic in spirit, thor oughly educational in aim. Con nected with it are the names of some of the most famous Ameri cans. The program for the week begin ning .luly 10th is most attractive and inviting to lovers of literature and music. Many of our readers will be anxious to hear the lecture by Hon. William Jennintrs Bryan, who has identified himself with the great chautauqua movement. Lov ers of high class drama will be glad to hear the celebrated Shakespe- rian actor, Frederick Ward, who has devoted his life to the study and interpretation of the world's greatest dramatist. Mrs. Pickett, widow of t?ie great Confederate header, will give a historical lec ture, entitled ‘*The Battle of Get tysburg,” a theme always arousing the interest of ATnericans. In muMC the ]>ro;:rain will bo so varied as to make the week almost a music I'estival. A glee club, an Italian orchestra, the New York city marine band, a concert party will otTev itp]»i)rruniti*'s for hearin;r music llu* best Idiul rendered by mnsieians of ability. It is seld'nn that \ve have so near us sueh a wealth of entertainment nt a Reason so ronvenient. The programs will beirin every after noon 'it f«>nr o’eloek and every evening at making it possible for Brevard jieople and visitors to attend many of the numbers with out inconvenience. J^pecirtl railroiid rates will be offere<l dxiring tlu- week. CAMP SAPPHIRE Camp Sapphire opened for its second season on July 1st, and quite a number of boys have already en rolled for the summer. They come from various parts of the country, all the way from New York to Texas, but mostly from the south ern states. The largest bunch from any one place is from Memphis. This year the camp is under the management of Messrs. R. A and W. McK. Fetzer, the former hold ing a position in the chemical de partment at the North Carolina A. & M. college, the latter being con nected with the Fishburn Military Academy at Waynesboro, Va. Both the Fetzers w'ere here last year. In all, there are about a dozen counselors, or directors, w’ith the prospect of a few more to come. All these are college men, acquaint ed with boys, and devoted to their training. The fifty odd boys now in camp, ranging in age from ten to twenty, have the advantage of a daily pro gram of exercises and activities. They rise at 7 m., have an athletic drill and a plunge in the lake and then get rendy for break fast. During the morning there are study hours and classes, track practice, boxing and swimming. In the afternoon base ball holds sway, followed by the late swim ming. While in the lake the boys arc carefully watched and ctvrod for by some tnen’.bcr of tlie roun- cil. Deer Park lake is un ideal pluee for the camp. Is is fast becoming a popular resort for visitors in Bre- viii'd and townspeojde. A wt‘ll ■graded road leads from Deer Park I Home over the hill to the lake and along the dam, making an excfl- ;lent drivevciiy. The beanty of the j place, the boating and swimming, the coming and going of ])leasure seekers, make a very iileasant scene in the late afteraoon. RESOLUTiONS OF RESPECT There will bo preaching next Sun day morning and evening at the Baptist church by Rev. M. M. Wamboldt. Mr.Wamboldt will sup ply the charoh taronghont this month and probably longer. Rev. A. T. Howell has declined the call to this church. CAMP FRENCH BROAD RECITAL FRIDAY NI2HT announced in last wo(4v’s issue of the News, Mrs. M«y Putnam ("layton and Muss Mary Stewart Biair will give a recit<il of “Enoch Arden” Friday night *jf this week, July lu, at the Auditoriam. Mrs. Claytoti will g'lve a reading <if the poeisi in two parts: Part I, “Kitber lixed his lieart; ’ Part II, “A Sbipwi’ockt'd Sailor.” Miss Blair wiU aeconiiw?».y on the piano with musical themeis adapted to the changing scenes. Following are some ])ress notices <jf the work o' t’uesr ladies : “Mrs. Clayton is a dramatic ar tist and held her audience through out the evening."—Lexington (Mo.) Xews. “ Her stnire iiresi'ir'ce is splendid. She 111 ticiil.-il.'.-. i-xi-ry word dt;- liuctly and porU'ityts with natuml simplicity every ciiaracter in her jH)em.’‘—Lexington (Mo.) Intelli gence. *^Mrs. May Putnar.i Clayton pre sented last evenint; in the Pattee Park Baptist churcii the beautiful melodrama ‘Enoch Arden.’ Ac companying the rending, music written by Richard Strauss inten sified every scene. XJrs. Clayton is a finished reader and «trongly pre sented this elegant geen of litera- tr.re.”—St. Joseph (Mo.) News. “Mris. Clayton is h. reader of marked ability, showing keen in sight and interpretation.”—Sadie liC Grande, Director of Voice, Mars Hill College. “Miss Blair has played in this city at various public events, to the delight of the audiences.”— Harrisburg (Pa.) Telegraph. “Miss Blair is endowed with a velvet touch.”—From Coker Acad emy* “Both in design and execution the comrnmencement concert was the best ever given before the pub lic in ^evard.”—Sylvan Valley News. The opportunity of hearing this heantiful melodrama should not be missed by the public. It has pleast d our Ilcavc isly Father in Kis alluise ])rovulence to remove ns by ilv'ath our be loved brother, A. ,J. (T.orge, June l!(>, HIM, Hged forty-five years. He j wtts a consistent member of Jliej Little River }>!q)tist ebnrch for! 1 twenty-eight years, joininu: «t lliei ! age of seventeen. His bodj’ wasj ! interred in (ihe Ijittle River ceme-i ' tery. .The funeral scrviee was con- j !ducted by Rev. E. Vllisori, pastor. Thus to sbovr our love nnd es- j ; teem, we., tlie members of Little ' Rivi*r church. j KesoJved, lirst. That bow in I luuabJ« submis.vion r«t tJie will cf j(Tod, who never nuikej; a mistak'i ■ and w'I'»o doeth all thing)S well. I Ret^^lved, second. TSiat in tlie jdeatls of Brother Georg® our cUnn-h land community have sustain*‘»l 1 great loss. He was true to )tis! chunsh and true to his fric-ntl" ^ His ttbs(^nce will lie .»^ee]ilv fch i:i, 1 ?)♦*<-<IisTid vii-ir^iy IT<* vvn- h , e>on>.ocialoci always [ir. ;~ ent at the service, of his church when possible. For se^;eral years he was ehnrch clerk and Sunday school secretary., was always prompt, cheerfully and faithfully performing the work for his Divine Master. Brother (^eorge had a happy spirit and genial nature whicti made him a favorite in his church and community. He wa« a kind. alTectionate father and hus band and a meek ->t.Tid humble fol lower of the Lord J-esus Christ. Resolved, third. That we earnest ly endeavor to emulnte his virtues and Ckristian graces and his dili gent attendance at the house of Ged. Resolved, fourth. That we may extend to the bereaved family our tenderest sympathy and earnest prayer that God may bless, sustain and comfort them and that they all may meet in the happv beyond where suflering and sorrow will be no more. Resolved, fifth, That a copy of these resolutions be placed on the church book and copies of the same be sent to the Biblical Rscorder and Sylvan Valley New^s for publi cation and to the bereaved family. Done by order of the church. Mrs. Lou Osboene, Mrs. Lizzie McCrary, Committee. Camp French Broad, which was opened on July 1, although just entering upon its first season, al ready presents the apijearance of a permanent establishment. Camp life, its duties, regulations and recreations fill the days w’ith activi ties from w'hich dull monotony is banished. The camp is located near Wil son’s bridge on a twenty-five acre tract of land extending to the crest of a small peak north of the river. On the top of a beautifully rounded knoll, shaded, by bushes and w’hite pines, the club house, green-w’allcd, w’ide-piaxzcd, over looks the camp and commands a view of mountains and green hill tops along the river. Beyond this knoll is the dining hall and kitch en, also painted green, well screened, and equipped inside with elcctric fans. In front of the club house on the slope of the hill are the tents, be low them the three fine tennis courts, and betw’een these and the river a level field containing two sph'Tulid base ball diamonds, an 1 «'nc;rcling oujirter-mile race Iraek, i I and a straight track of vjii ds. • At the river landings are several canoes and a motor boat. Rowing up stream is strenuous exercise, but the tri]) back repays for all the j trouble. Recently some canoes were carried in a wagon for about ! a mile and a half to a place jtist be- I low Rock brook Farm, where the i river runs near the road. There the boys launched their boats and ! drifted back to camp, making a ! water trip of about twelve miles. I Capt. H. E. Raines, wlio is now well known in Brevard, is business manager. The other directors are (Japt. L, S. LeTcllier, athletics, and Ca]>t. John W. Moore, sicademic. Those tliree are connccted with the Citadel Academy. Tliere lire also ' nine associates, vcho live with the COMMISSIONERS MEET The county commissioners met on Monday and Tuesday of this week and transacted a large amount of business, most of which con sisted of making orders for pay ment of claims, payment of road overseers, etc. A petition, filed at the last meet ing asking for a road beginning at James Powell’s on the South Caro lina road, coming dow^n Shoal creek to East Fork road, was con tinued till the first Monday in Au gust. A counter petition asking that the petition be not granted was also filed. The petition for amen.jments on the public road up East Fork from Tom Galloway’s place to thd old F. M. Jordan place and to make pub lic the private-road leading from Bradley’s creek to Flem Scisson’s was favorably acted on. The sher iff was ordered to summon a jury to lay out road and make reports. St. Philips church, fifth Sunday after Trinity, July 12, 1U14. Early celebration at 7 a. m. Sunday school at 9:15 a. m. Morning X>rayer with sermon at 11. Sub ject, “The Descent of Faith.” Ves per service with address at H :15 j). m. Subject, “God’s Temule.” Fri day, July 10, evensong with ad dress at five p. m. MR. AIKEN FOR SHERIFF. I would like to suggest the nauie of Mr. W. L. Aiken as the demo cratic nominee for sheriff. He is well known throughout the county and is capable of filling the office with credit and honor to the party. In the opinion of the writer he has never been rewarded for his services and now is the time to give him proper recognition. A Ho(}Back Demockat. THE BOY SCOUTS OF BREVARD NORTH CAROLINA SLOPPY WITH OPPORTUNITIES. ‘ boys, direct their athletic sports, j and give instruction during the morning hours. The boys como from all over the South, principally from South ('ar- olina. Georgia, and Florida. In all there are about forty in camp, with the prospect of several additions- Capt. Raines is enthusiastic over CHUip and its prospects, and much pleased with the fine spirit existing among all the dwellers at this Ijeautiful spot. ETOWAH ITEMS Rev. S. W. Hall pa.ssed through our village recently on his w^ay to the Boyleston section where he is spending his vacation. Mr. Hal! is well known in this county and it was a delighs to his many friends to hear him preach last Suiwiay at Boyleston. T. ’G. Mc('i*in of W'ellford, S. C., is spending some time here. Rev. (). C- Orr occupied the pul pit at the local church in the ab sence of the pastor. Rev. AV. H. Pless, who is visiting his parents at Canton. Geo. H. Taylor spent the week end with hes parents returning to Tuxedo Sunday night. Mr Jacobson of Asheville came up last week tor the purpose of purchasing some lumber. Mrs. Loveda A. Orr of Asheville is visiting at Laurel Retreat, the home of her brother, R. I. Taylor. The jolly Fourth has pjussed, but the memory lingers still. A large number of men and boys ranging from sixteen to sixty-five years of age gathered near the depot and imbibed so much of the “joyful juice” that at least one had to be carted home. May the time soon come when such scenes will be a thing unknown. Wanted—To know what has be come of^ Jack Stephens and the many others whose names were familiar to as all. Bill Wray. Some sixteen boys assembled on the camping ground ojipositc the Presbyterian (’hurch on Monday morning July (>th and gave in their names for membership in the now patrol of Boy Scouts to be organ ized in our town. The boys woro well pleased with the site chosen for the camp. The lofty oak trees give ample shade and form a perfect canopy of green. Everybody at once went to work : the old chimney on the lot was soon prostrated and the boys busy build ing a dry wall with the large fiat stones. The accumulation of rub bish w'as niked up and hauled away as were also the piles of oak leaves all over the lot. The old vehicles which have long disfigured this jKirt of town were piled in a neat row next the fence and all the loose rocks removed. There is an old stable on the place which can be repaired and used as a council room. Any boy over twelve years of age may join this organization; the dues will not be burdensome. The idea is to help boys to be trust worthy, kind, brave, polite, indus trious and frugal. The motto is: “Be Prepared.” The oath w’hich all members are required to take is as follows “On my honor, I will do my best: 1. To do my duty to God and to my country and to obey the scout law: 2. To kelp other people at all tmes; .3. To keep myself physically strong,mentally a wake and morally straight. The Scout laws are :- 1. A Scout is Trustworthy. 2. A Scout is Loyal. A Scout is Helpful. A Scout is Friendly. A Scout is Gourteouis. A Scout is Kind. A Scout is Obedient. A Scout is Cheerful. A Scout is Tkrifty. A Scout is Brave. A Scout is Clean. A Scout is Reverent. Rev. E. H. Norwood will tell more of what the Boy Scouts are doing and what the Brevard Boy Scouts may do in our next issue. 3. 4. 5. 6. n* 4 . 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Address of Bion H. Butler beforr the North Carolina Press Association at Wrigljtsville Beach. Mr. President and Friends of the Association: ^ Recently I said one day in tbt> News and Observer that NortI* Carolina is sloppy with opportuni ties. That expression has beer^ brought back to me to set the pleas ant task of pointing out some of those opportunities and telling how the newspaper men may help in the development of them. Thirty two years ago this sum mer I caught my first glimpse of North Carolina. At that time I had seen enough of the industrial development and progress of the United States from Texas, Kansas and Minnesota east to New England to appreciate what developments means and to recognize the oppor tunity for development where it- appeared. Fifteen years of my newspaper work was passed as a writer of the progress of the big industrial expansion in the Pitts burg territory where big things are done. That gave mo a further in sight into what opportunity is and what it is worth. It is more than twenty years ago that I com menced to write in the Pittsburgh Times stories of opportunity in North Carolina. In that twenty years I have been shownng people- \^h&t I see liere. and in going out to show them I continually fail over more things to sliow\ I did. not discover North Carolina all oi' a sudden. It has been a gradual finding of new possibilities until it is easy to see that no state in tiit? union taday can ])resent so nincltL of opportunity as North Carolina. This is .said in all deliberation, for unsui>ported claims are of no use- to anybody. It is folly to deceive- ourselves. I uiahe this claim afier- an acquaintance with almost every community of conscquence in the United Slates. The chief factors that are put ting North Carolina in the are climate, rainfall, waterjwwer^ trans})ortatioii, convenienco to the markets of the United States and of the world, the permanent supply of raw material for factory use, and a population of intelligence and upright character. I do net include those temporary resources like timber, mineral deposits, etc., which, valuable in themselves, and of great importance, are still tem porary, and not in the same clasi-' with those permanent things that arc of everlasting worth. In hunting a pkco for u pe.,.‘EiuJ nent home for myselt" and my ilv I picked North Carolina delib erately from all the ros^ r*f tho country becai’.se it oflered' a^biggei; inducement in natUBuli advan-tvLgss', It has the best climate and the besf rainfall. Cliuiate makes a state ii( to live in. Rainfall and mild cli mate make it an agricultural pos sibility. Soil is a factor, ^li-- fornia and other states of the wesiT are hot so fertile now as when I first know them. North Carolina, is more fertile. Fertility is under- the control of man. Climate and rainfall are not. Therefore we most regard North Carolina as one of the foremost- agricultural posssibilities on earth.. The story of the last fifteen year^ bears this out. In the last census period thcjstate more than doubled its farm products. In the last fiv& years it has almost doi^led again. This surprising record if kept ni* another ten years will put 57oxt2i. Carolina among the first three on- four states of the union. Mill development is fully as rapid. Fourteen years ago the state factories produced aboutt eighty-six million dollars’ wortfe oil goods. Now they make three that value. Factories are »p<ring- ing up to build the widest variety of products. The factories are di versified to scores of different line». They will diversify more beeaus©' they have the power. In a dozen years the development of water power in North Carolina has been one of the marvels of the industrial world. What is ahead nobody guess, but almost any guess seeme Continaed on page four.
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