Reserved for ttie Kame of tin First Good Roads Knocker. largest Ad ii this Issie C Doyk Object: The Promotion of the Agricultural, Civic, Commercial, Educational, Industrial and Moral Life of Transylvania County. VOLIIME-XXI BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, FKIiUIIARY li. 191f). NUMBER-6 OeSES MOVEMENT m TBANSYLVANIA COMMISSIONERS TURN A DEAF EAR TO PETITION SUPERIOR RURAL ROAD WORK That full valuf* may bo receircd for i the money appropriuti d for road pur- —' — I pos;;? Jiiiil tiuit th« best n'RUlts ob- i laiuuMo ’any l)o soturcd it is iM-.^-cntiul REFUSE TO GRAN r REQUEST OF ROAU ADVO-Uiuit ti.o liuut m:,n shaii in, m otiurgc' <>l n»ad \v('rk. He shouhl be srlicN .l not only bocai’ ;o lie actually IviunvH Hiore about good roads tlKUi ■'r.y lih' T ]). rs«;i’ in the eoninnniity, rO FUR I HKh! a )NSiUF.R I F AN TO EN- i blit aU-:) brcunso ran ncl the best CATi.S FORIMPROVHMEN r OF MOST IMPORT ANT i t (OROUGHFARRS BUT WIII MHET SAT-| UK1>' COUk'CF ROAD 1 UILUfNG BY 'iOWN^IsFS; CON" :i.S:i.ONEK GRAN I S I F.l.VIEW. t.. th: U’ ' f ll Tl il 1 !• I rill »a fill ■IIh- ^ fi;iv's tli- * • Al! h- Mini bnt ■t:. u h' Ii till* -^uni * f pTM'.' . ;• < t in) prov- I't:;!! i* !i I'd ti! Hi!', i! -uM nr. i 1 ■ I . Hr t!i. ! ll ivl> I ■'t! ro!iN'-^111:1 n ird and l>ri‘vnrd li> .Jill t ii.'i t iji- !) ■ :'sa t I If' <'--;lr. m--i- ur; I csi-af ;l 1 ' V<‘ lli ••I.' > - r\ xcti*. , I tb'- :> lliiit I-li a . iiuu ' .^t' Mfluy ?it V. ,i i l; -\' -i I = lUl;' : Mild US a ll uIt ,.it •■tilat inn « aliiii.ir ■1y (‘i.n.nnsst!iT,.-r'^ lu i . ,)ri>t 1 uri 1 V(' 10.td tl I • S'' 1 ii I--' k 1 nd t'1 i;- .1 !X">>d d ':i i HI ]irt“ ■ if\l f. ■ i i '!■ t 1- fli\ ;i 1 :i n t H i I _ 11;'*1, T„ Il.'^lvi'p' i:-.r - iM-iit .1 ' M • irmu'd a> It, f . t.. a- >i I’alli.ti tJii'v *'urtfii 1:i bis dtilifs in jij-;'.;., . 'ijinr, a'ltl ubitrd aitdi!!-'r all a- i-.tti! - ,.!Vl M'l-iiif i‘ rt•:ii!iiiN''-!*'!H'rs wil! !»i‘ !•*■ t'.Mi ;■ ‘.iIinmI'. -vitl. !’iC'-run i"'. .1., V 1m- ’itlitt 1 h-* lii'Mi -in. i=f V‘*i:i.s m 1 Irliili t\ and wile 1-^ I li’.v load » *•- ■■■ (IrriM'»v1 111" «‘'>nTtty v>hfii‘ i> t*i lit' i'\]U'in!*'d 111 luad n I'fiMji the r.ion<'y funi’siied. It is nut. liovvovcr, io kit llie iii-.tl. • T' .:i v. itli tl'..: apiioii’tnu lit of a rniMl ov»'»'m'r. iSo shuuld rccoivo iln' \.liol ll ;-.y{('d o!' tbo L to rx- l>(Hi ui thp v.-;:y 0I’ road iripro'V(Mii':'iit. il is '.u H to n nv-T)i<)('r t’lat if lor a:;y rrai-nt’. ivn incf)rc:K't‘'iil man is phici 'i il! of the v.rirk the rosi'onst- j biliiy I'tM- f-dhire r;-sts urou the com- | niiniity. Tlis-ro should bo no oilier consi'H'iatiou, ihert'l'ore. 11; seUciing a road oversi’<^r ib.at of iii.’cuiiivg a mail v.ifli li'.-- al.ilily to P'-rinnn tho dutif’S recjuir- It s-ivudd be rt.alizi'd ti:;it frootl rcn:;;-. have ;nuch t-> dci with the 1 »:•()>:;,'Ia;a y and tb ''' n'l’i d a '!''':i • t’; ’ ' ■■'..I (:ir<'C- tien t!'** sir est rvvl fjiiii-y- ,.t way to Si tl.'‘T’i. \Vh.'’ro th-' rt.iij ev'-is'-or Ik'* ; had I)’’t Htile i vp 'i 'ar- in "'••ul wn^lr. or “■..Ir"' ■: i'. aiui di'Iif'lK le'ob'leni ii; ■ le ihe Ibo oiiice of juiblic ’oads and j 'ral entin'-.':'in'.i of t!i,'> I'. S. dfpartni 'nt of a;;ric-i:!tur-; v.'hon rcqne .v»-i’l of- i'-r a:'vicf- /'v.’A ST . ■ ' - S' ■■■■■■ ■# . mm THE NEWS HONOli BOLL ENJOYS DULY GROWTH Popularity of County Paper Is Proven by Rapid Growth x\mong New Readers—List of Subscribers. T. X. TiOt'tis i.s in<‘(*tin;' with jrrejit .sik-ccsh in his (;aTiii)aign for X(nvs suliseripiions. In achlitioii to tin* lar^e Timnber lie is rceeivin", tlicre an* many coniin’' thr(MV'li othor siiurces, us will lie sf‘on by the fullowitif' lionor roll for thi* [last \v< < k, showing a ra] id f^rovvtli sir.c.H tlio last weidc when a lonj? Ivsf was iiublishf'd, und niakin”- a t.iiul of n !irw subscribers and lli r:‘ne\vals reeeive*! sinoe tho first uf thi'year: New Siibsci'ihers. u! I'- ^ ' iiiR on t?'.e V.-irl ane. Iu-\v be;-1 »o over- j lr~, p. U tb 1 i 1 li lt ;‘»1l!a *!'■:* '.ute'i’s m ;fi' aJi I ■' .ii ;ii)l:<-r 1*-.? Ia\ .'aI'd, ii.ii.d. i't:.niii'U !: 11 1' t be ll' "1' d nil l.:;{ ,ij,p .':d'-i.«'a! > I l;a ' 111* hi ‘M 11! I! ■ . - --f fiii'’ ; j. t **‘e ^'a rd f »v a ;: \ . ,ub! \ ^ ■ j -1 |i■ { I I'tl ” ■■ Ii " e: iiira !II‘* }M'* |i. ■ 'niUi ' •. i'alf.m :■■■ :lr1 tl.. t:ome tiie (lillieiillii'S. To sce-aro a ^ath;:’; int; lend ut ::in type, ir i;- al*.:o!?il.oly a»'cest;ary to .re- mcmbi-r: First. draina.He; M'load. l.f i-. -.--t r I. ■ 1 ta ■. :sli i»r*-!:..'iiy . ■ 1^ 1 t’.iTi . lUld b' ; If . rij: or »;• 't. 11 ai i*a. r V'«!.ut.-„ i5e; aial ihird. «l.';.in:i"e. The t rardi rood, j rop'Mly eared v,i!T ' ansv."t»r snt for t!' bitter tjp-'-s of ro;!-!;:- I'lit j tie' s'itrih road musl bv weh draineii. ^l;e -Uie:i- .M’ter ll.ts fi.-et wall urde'-si^'-r'd. I 1 r T' :”ire::i.s Tie.'y 1 t.iia'ii 1111 {];. liu . of tla> re-'d ;!!'■’ the redufio*’ f^rades to a ral a.v"r- ; ai.v ef r. p' F tent. ; With ’!te pxf'ptifvn of sandy n»ae nr-'e; pri-eha: rn: • m 'A':!; id *iav'^ tb.i! ’le ttj huib! npfl.ej ■ .;in t lin ■ i> 11-. ' ... 'd Ite adn:' ( 1 li;i^ ! > ;:t ‘•=tin ■t -.t >’ \V( tnld I in'»! '■ 11: ; 1 f'tl 1 ^ aIsti fi u>.*11 . 'ill-r t I A IiSir 1>>. lie i', --e ( ha ad Va !ita‘r‘ - I.; al be t!''i.>a, ti}-'.;! 1.! ‘ ere a' 'e; :< d i \ alli a 'T .T^ a., t lU ! = > Oei d . e i;t aVi : ' tb ■ niei-1 ir-t ufda V a me luneerl f in f h- r :: • : ll 1»| ■ I Ij I aab biihlv firidtabt I'r'.ti'T t vvii! a]iiieav aj'a / in ‘II;.; ar.‘Miti. if • t a ■ .1 ill- v^a^- I ieeti d t; it.- : ■ -I ; !-n = ,. It ef ) he sr. .'anii. I I 1 ll! !na.!!’.' la. >e*‘ 1 del.’led j: ; 'a isel'i’ , i 1: rii'ei 1, ; f!’ 1\ I', ! 1. -.a' I ..a-.(-*re.ary ■ . I*re( a- jr elated lliat a 1- ; ^ id !•; t i) 11-. i '.i 11 anii < ‘■•n- 1 •‘■'^man H" s; iii'j rverrls ,iv(r ir'- 1 e*i . i. V' t^.> be iire.-i'ril. and 'atiii_: i.eit ii:- w. ,rk t.ii tneii,>u.j'rs m ei..nyr.>ss wii*"rebv !e ii‘;i)‘'i! I’i'a H.-yl-.'a i-iM wmib: le:i|i •.neat i-en-dl )i - ’.va-k b-' wa- t - lat -a M .. in ) li: V- a V • ■ I . '■ |ii»a'!a a eili rt Mated, ilia,; bi i I I ■; 1 i . . e r t'in! L: e- nldn't ill 1}N -. r. I'Tie‘ lirea;-ei| lip d.‘vire (bis eoanti ja-t ,v-- It V -f.ih ^ ... ■; Meat! (u no 1 1 l.idl'MnL'’ ;n M> .Mr. flreest* ' !:' : .iiad a li-tte-r I'att .n, -t !tin:_ !»*■ firesent, bnt ! 111. II' ex in iin* !i ft' r tba! bipi.' and niecd (.I. . IIV iH- eijiint \ v. i;h;i ; *jt,.d rxad : t In • ■ ini • ’( ;e-. A \ »«irin «n .1 ■ ..,1 s;>t- ■- } ieJJi W liad I■ I ■ . ' ! 1 i‘i 4 1 11 i i i le 1 .e •;) .1,,( e.nd t'. a]i.ih iii.s t I ieat eiithu ■ i-t tie stvb'. lie said tliar ho bae been wiirlnti. tor riiads for voars ill Hentler.-^iin I'omitv and thaf he t HI! * 'I'ne .dilV was ]-ann'd : n houses < f Bre ■ne |/roinisod I*'. cdu;H! for tho tneeti" W’lilo tic >; f}if‘ (Mdif m in snbst ine. , V. h The e. •o.,li tiolll'd 1 ■ i; > 'iidvtarated roa»l ii‘.*asnres when ii •' >n .» int itt Mon j uais fjaiti nnjiojuilar to was in tvfn iiefi n*! Pooplc who flien oritioisod hini and Djiposed niiid hniblinir, nov tavor uood road-; and deny tlieir foi'inei iittitinh*. lioi^ iid. Hosjjoktt Iii^ldy of tin* work of l?o!id bnjiervisaji Patton and sai»l that Cv-ndersoi ''oiinty Imd ahont a(H) niilos td graded roaticrs will he |ndi- ounnty S'Tij) or ■ .. V. An Improved Road * ' « " • • thfrT ppHt-Io?: drag, is explained in | l>.iuii r;i" IjiiHetiii copies uf wliich may be cb^riiieal upon api'hcation to ■ I*:. deiiartnriiT. j After (ln‘ road has bc»‘ii crov/ncd t and llie ciunu if. kept in c<.iidliiou by the v.is'e i,.sc of the road drag, it Bbouhl be poeii to thaf ditches arc kept free from weeds, etc., and that they arc deep eiiouj'h to carry off the wa ter which lunr into them. In most tasos a wide. shaHow ditch is best. Deep (lit( he« rxre- dangerous t<* traf'ic. Al spaccs of every few hundred feet rdons tin* roadway a culvert of sow'* kind Bhoiild be placed to carry av;ay tho water which has gathered in the ditches. A road properly built generally will ’^ot have an avf!ri«f?e grade of more than o per c'^nt. I^y "per cent of grade" !« meant tho number of f(;et the road rises or “climbs” for every lUiJ feet of if^ lerrrth. Rwi F P _ ^ f # . • - p ^ |i r.- . fi m flFE may tc given in many v.aiy*. And Icyalty to truth be scaicJ Aj fcr ively in the clc.-;ci as the | fifi'd, So Lour.tifid IS F.^te. Cut 10 stand beside her When craven churls dericic her. To f ront a be in .arms and not to yieia— Tliis shov. .. mcthiaUc, CcJ'3 plan And measyre cf a st.Tlv,rart mo.a. Limbed li!;u (iio old heroic b. ceds Who f.tand sc!.' poised on rr.arihooci’s solid Ci!rth, Not forced to frame excuses for hij birth, Fed f.'om within with all the strength he needs. Such was he, our martyr chief, VVhojn late the nation he had led, V/ith ashea on her head, V/ept with the passion of an anr;ry tjncf. F'^rgive ir.c if from present things I turn To spuak what in my heart wilt beat snd ourn And ljar»o niy wreath on his war Id hoii" i orcd i.rn. ' Mr tyre, they say. doth dote And car;:-,, l m.:Ke a man Save on .uome worn out pla.n, riejjo diiif; UG by 1 ate. For him her c>.ld worhl moldr, aside si’.e throw, And, chot%ing ;.;weet ciay (rom t!tc brea^c Of the er.cxh.uistod west. With untainted shaped a hero new, ^ Wise, steadfast in the strength of God and true. How buautful to see Once .note a shepherd of mankind, in deed. Who loved his charge, but never loved to load; One whose meek flock the people joyed to be. Net lured by any cheat of hirth, ; But by his clear grained human worth I And brave old wisdom of smcerity! J OJtward grace is They tcrcw t dust: Tfjcy ccitid not cHo-^se but trif“t t\ tliat cure footed maid's unfaiti;ring Sk 11 I And supple tempered will I’hat bsnt like perfect sleel to sp.-ing and t'irust. His was no lonely mourtain peak mind, Tiirusting te thin air o’er our cioudy burs, A cca mark now—r,o'// lost in vapors blind; Broad prairie, rather, gtoial, lev&i h.-!cd. Fruitful and friendly for all human kind, Yet also nirjh to heaven and Icvsd of loftiest stars. Nothing of Eitrcpe here Or, then, of Europe fronting mornward still Ere .iny names of serf ard peer Couht Nature’s equal scherri.e deface .And thwart her genial \»all. Here was a typo of tlie true elder race. And one of PlutiTrch's me.*! talked with us f.tce to face, I praino him not; it were# too late. •Ani some ir.natixe v/;ia^rc^: triere must be In h.m who notsdei>cends to victory Such as the present gives and cannot wat, Safe tn Inmsclf as in a fate, So always firmly he- He knew to b;dc h.s t’irrie And c..r:n his farj'e abide, Still patient in hi^ simple faith sub- hme, Till tlie wise yeara decide. Great captains with their guns and drums Disturb our judginent for the hour. But at last siier.ce comes. The;ie ail are gone, and, standing hke a j tower, i Our children shall bci'.old his fasr.e— The kindly, earnest, brave, foreseeing man, Sagacious, patient, dreading praise, not blame, Now birth of cur new soil, tho first American. !*. W. 'I'urman - Pi.sgah Forest !>ock.\!ct.:all Balsam {Irove 1 Hamlin - . _ . Sel’ca L P. Lyday Pisgah Forest, R 1 .1. H. Neal' . _. R<'smai K'. HoliJen Pi'f:;afj Eorest, R-.'i r.. 11. Moure Selica I II. P..a v.cll Bievrird . \ . Ji. Waldrop .... .. Ciienylielf* j .J. Z. Slreun Rd.-ma.i j 11. l^ickclsimer !)av!ilKon Iviver K. .\. i. iVard . ... ...l>revari.' T. T. Patton. Pi.sgah Forest .Kilt her ine ,Mc.l\ee ....... .. Spartanlmr", S. C V. W. Osburne .\tlanta. Ca, ():aair (bdl.way. Lake Toxavray, K-1, Box P> I)r. r. (inn’.hliav. Saj'.phire Ri '.. \V. K. i*o.)Vey Erevan; S. S.:’..n(i*Ts.. Oakland W. 1). .lurtii.; N-.rth Fi.rk, W. \ a. Renew Ills. Ll. C. V, ii.e .. Sapphiire j .1, ..'v. Hreri!;tiV*‘ , , Lake Toxawa}' ' Kol art .Miison .. Davidson River !L llotisf Balsam Grctve 1 W. L. Talley Ptnrest ! S. P. (’ii'H'riS . Brevard. !{-d 1 A. \V. llamet Brevard. R 1 i K’. T. Kwbuiiks Brevard, R 1 ; .Miss {'eba Whitaker Biantyrc ; R. L lle;fsed Calvert 1 T. .J. Ross . .- .. Selica : k’cv. 1). Chapm.ari Brevard I .lohn S. Patton - . Davidson Rivi I i W. H. (;rn,i;:tn ... - - -Brevi.rt! ■ .Mrs. Uebt. P-. Kirk.se\ 1 Pickens, S. C. 1 i'lkie B. Ci*.\ . , Seattle, Wash. ; Mr-;. T. B. Reid .Oakland 1 1». .\I. Sherrill --Pisgah Forest, R 2 j R. R. Deaver . Ihevard '(,). W. (b)dfrey . Brcvr.-d i W. R, Kimzey .Brevard I W. W. Poole . Brevard j Mrs. .1. 1C Smith — Brevard 1 K. F. .lu.-.tus- Brevi.rd, R J j (J. T. (;ia::ener . . Brevard, R 1 j I*'. B. Ferris -, .Charlotte, N. C. Mrs .1. F. i?enry Lonis\ ille, Kr. I F. Paxton . .Cherry fie Id 1 J. K. Purkv. nrtli Brt vani, i^ 1 1 C. W. Wilson . _ . Brt'v.ird, R -2 C. Mull - - Brevard, R 1 T. S. Wood .. - Ikevard Brevard Tannin Co- I’iaRah For*-st Miss En.ina liagv.ell .. Bre .-arJ, K-1 feS’’ c«£»’4£^ jf(L kiX TIIC hesitutiiiu whieh iiiarlced Lincoln's policy in the lirsl year of his administraiii.'n and whieii caused liim to la^ 'ory i-i.eii so far hehuid the mori' anient of his siipiorter-! lias bei'U ackuowled.i^od even by ilnise whom it most irritated ll* have heen simply the hesitation of a ia:m unused lo his posiiioii, but who was conscious 01 iiis deli* iencies and deteraiiiHHl lo commit no error throu;.:h j " as inexperieiK-e, wmte Kdwin L. ilodkin. ! .Vud all admit the profouud wi.-ui>m. ! llie intiuiate knowledjie of the peoi»!e with whom he luid to deal, disjilayed in his delermiaatioii from lirst to last U be h«“himl rather than iu advam o of the iioimJar sentiment. .Vrul hi- «\ew up to tho level of his resixuisibii ilH's with a rapidity i»erhap.s nove- e'iualed. i I . . 1 ,1 '. .. . 1 ' ! i I ' i,,. 1111H -■ juid . !.i.,ation vk'eiv. i- »w itlUe .isis pre vious "iir.'^e of life liad d lie io lit him for his position, and lo what a .>rni o!' hiite :ind laali.i’.p.ity he v.i- po-eil liimseH'. and yet he nevei* tJi lie lied lie was never frailty of the smallest pretense oi ;;lT»*etali"M. He never at- tenii'fr.l to cou'-eji! the fact thaf he learner, but lie it'arnf*d with a raiuilily and retastiei! with a tcnaeity which rc William the Silent or I'a vour, has ever had to conteud witC, a polii-y of wliiih the whole iuuntry has ac- k.nowleu.:;ed i!ie wltjdom. |li!S til That’s why it would be profitable for you to advertise in it If yoa