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CEDAR CRICK CRONICLES:—
{As related by Uncle Josh) Jim an
Janey Cribencom ain’t finished
ther separatin yit, accordin to the
reports that air bein circleated by
the Ladies Aid of Cedar Crick
Church. Janey still insists that j
she’s a-goin to have half the tater
crap afore she leaves, an Jim has
bin so bizzy a-huntin that the tat
ers ain’t been dug. So hit mought
be sommers after New Years be
foar they’uns finally part company
with one another. 1
The last past Sunday were re
ver-rant Samuel Goforth’s ragler
’pintment down to Cedar Crick
church, an he preached to the
usual small congregation. He
taken his text against them what
weren’t thar, an believe me, he
shore got ’em tole sumpthin. He
sed they's some folks what seem*
ed to be a-waitin fer to be toted
to church feet first
Rever-rant Samuel wuz accom
panied by his bootiful an good
looking darter, miss Sammy Go
forth, who sunged a solo all by
herself, endurin the meetin. Hit
is the hones opinion of yore cor
ryspondent thet ef miss Sammy
wud come with her paw ragler,
he’d have a heap bigger crowd
fer to talk to.
Squirrel hunting ain’t been much
in these parts lately, becaze so
many of our men an boys air over
yander a-huntin Japs, an Uncle
Sam is a-sending of the ammerni
tion over thar. Hit’ll be plumb
awful if one of our Cedar Crick
boys ever gits a bead on one o
them slant-eyed Japaneazers, be
caze they’uns never fail to shoot
a squirrel’s eye out at ever pop.
The Ladies Aid Sasity met en
during the last past week at the
home of Miz. Tom Teller, an a
gineral round of nayborhood gos
sip wuz enjoyed by all present.
This wuz follered by a refreshing
period, enduring which Miz. Teller
wus desisted by miss Nona Lottts,
the effective Cedar Crick school
marm, in serving t’other gests with
peaches an whopped cream, foller
ed by miz. Teller’s famous ginger
cake. All the ones which wuz pres
ent an tended this meetin per
nounced hit a real success.
The next ragler meetin of this
Sasity will be hell enduring the
next incoming week at the home
of yore correyspondent, who
won’t be thar, but jines with
Salley, his wife, in passing the
word aroun, an axing all the
members of the Ladies Aid to
be shore an come. This is going
to be a powerful important meet
ing, as the Ladies air going to
discuss how to raise money fer
to buy the rever-rant Samuel
Goforth a new suit of clothes
fer Christmas. All members air
When yrur doctor csks where you
prefer to have your prescription
filled, say: VARNER’S, because:
Filled only by registered pharma
cist; as written and at reasonable
prices. (Advt)
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Mass every Sunday and
Holy Day at N Y A Hut on
Broad street For time of
mass, phone 352.
E.M. DINGS, M.D.
BREVARD, N. C.
Medical Bldg.—Asheville
IN BREVARD
Tinsley Bldg. Next to Bank
Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat
GLASSES FITTED
AMERICA'S TALLEST HOTEL
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MORRISON
HOTEL
CHICAGO
UONAtO NICKS
urged to fetch a liberal donation
from ther husbands fer this pur
pose.
They wuz a big com shuckin
hell over to Johnny Timms t’othr
night, an everbody fer two miles
up an down the crick were thar.
As a surprise fer his naybors,
Johnny had hid a pint of com
what never had no shuck on hit,
at ever sech a distance in the pile
what did have shucks. An ever
when somebody shucked inter one
o them thar shuckless pints he’d
let a yell, an atter samplin his
self he’d pass hit down the line
as fer as hit wud go. In this way
everbody had a leetle nip ‘thout
enybody gittin tight.
Atter the shucking wuz all over,
Johnny wuz rid on a rail all over
the place, an then all hands went
inside whar the wimmen had fix
ed sech a supper as ye never seed
in all yore lifes. Thar wuz turkey,
an’ coon, an’ backbones, an’ ribs,
an leather britches, an lye hom
iney, an rice and gravey, an hull
stacks of punkin pies an cakes, an
all the good stout coffee a-body
cud drink. The funny part about
hit wuz that Johnny tole us atter
everbody had et, that the coffee
wuz mostly parched rye, with jus
enuff rael coffee to flavor hit jus
[rite. An he sed part of the coon
wuz groundhog, an part of the
turkey wuz dominicker rooster,
but hit wuz all powerful good, an
enjoyed to the last bite.
Post Script: They’ll be more
Cedar Crick Chronicles ever
when my ritin pardner gits so
bizzy with other things that he’ll
ax me to rite this column again.
Enyhow, I’ll try to let you’uns
know next week how the Ladies
Aid Sasity come out with ther
meetin down to our house.
EXECUTRIX’ NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
Having qualified as Executrix
of the Will of J. R. Bulter, deceas
ed, late of Anderson County, South
Carolina, this is to notify all per
sons having claims against the
Estate of the said deceased to ex
hibit them to the undersigned at
Room No. 5, McMinn Building,
Brevard, North Carolina, on or
before the 2nd day of December,
1944, or this notice will be pleaded
in bar of their recovery. All per
sons indebted to said Estate will
please make immediate payment.
This the 26th. day of November,
1943.
LAURA BUTLER,
Executrix of J. R. Butler.
12-2-6tc
NOTICE
An ordinance to prohibit the
keeping of live hogs within cer
tain limits in the town of Brevard.
The Board of Aldermen of the
Town of Brevard do ordain:
Section 1. That no person, firm
or corporation, shall keep any live
hog, or hogs, within the following
area within the corporate limits
of the Town of Brevard, viz:
Beginning at a stake in the
center of U. S. Highway No. 64,
100 feet East of the center of the
bridge over Brushy Creek, and
runs thence up and parallel to
Brushy Creek and 100 feet East
therefrom to English Branch;
thence up said English Branch to
a point 200 yards south of Probarte
Street; thence Westwardly parallel
to and 200 yards South of Probarte
Street to the city limits; thence,
with the city limits, in a North
direction to a point 200 yards
North of Probarte Street; thence,
a direct line to the point of inter
section of Kings Mill Road with
Whitmire Street; thence from said
intersection to the nearest point
on Kings Creek; thence down and
with the center of Kings Creek to
the bridge on U. S. Highway No.
64; thence, with the center line
of U. S. Highway No. 64 South
wardly to a point 300 feet North
of French Broad Avenue; thence
parallel to and 300 feet North of
French Broad Avenue in an Eas
terly direction to a point 300 feet
East of Park Avenue; thence par
allel to and 300 feet East of Park
Avenue in a Southerly direction
to a point 300 feet East of Park
view Drive; thence parallel to and'
300 feet East of Parkview Drive
to the city limits; thence with the
city limits to a point 1,300 feet
West of the Greenville highway;
thence North 600 feet to a point;
thence in a Westerly direction to
the nearest point on the A. N. Jen
kins’ road; thence West along said
A. N. Jenkins’ road to a point 100
feet East of Maple Street; thence
in a Southerly direction, parallel
to and 100 feet East of Maple
Street, to the city limits; thence
with the city limits to a point 100
feet East of Brushy Creek; thence
up Brushy Creek, parallel to and
100 feet East therefrom, to the
beginning.
Section 2. That all ordinances
and clauses of ordinances, in con
flict with the provisions of this
[Ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 3. That this ordinance
shall be in full force and effect
from and after March 1, 1944.
Adopted this the 6th day of
December, 1943.
ALEX KIZER,
12-16-lte__ Clerk
Buy U. S. Government Bonds
and Stamps regularly.
AN ADDRESS BY
Mr. Harry H. Straus fcJSrSJS <LP.
At Brevard Chamber Of Commerce Banquet
The newspapers keep you actively informed about the satisfactory I
progress we are making on all fighting fronts where our men in the Army,
Navy and air forces, combined with our allies, are straining every ounce
of their physical strength to bring this colossal war to a successful ending.
We have all reason to be proud of them. Not for one second can we let
up at home in our efforts to support them with the production of weapons
of war and to keep them supplied with the necessities of life. This is an
enormous task, of which all of us here on the home front absolve ourselves
with credit.
Let us pray that this struggle may soon come to a victorious end, and
one which will spell “PEACE”.
This evening I want to talk to you on POSTWAR PLANNING, the
great responsibility which rests on those who are not on the fighting front.
POSTWAR PLANNING is recognized by all our leaders—be it in
industry, profession or government—to be of foremost importance.
When the treacherous Jap, on December 7th.—nearly two years ago—
attacked Pearl Harbor, our nation was barely prepared for war. To get
ready, we had to perform a most gigantic job, in a short period of time,
and we did it marvelously well.
Let us draw a lesson from the emergency and the hardships we had
to pass through, and prepare a peace on time.
It was for such a purpose that the COMMITTEE FOR ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT was organized.
Let me tell you something about it.
Early in 1942 a handful of our big captains of Industry met in Wash
ington, not to talk about the War, but what its ending will bring to
business.
In the words of its dynamic chairman, Mr. Paul Hoffman, president
of the Studebaker Corporation:
“The purpose of C. E. D. is to assist commerce and industry in pre
paring to make their full contribution to stability and prosperity through
high levels of employment and productivity when peace comes.”
C. E. D., as it is usually referred to, is a private, non-profit organiza
tion completely independent. It has the original sponsorship and retains
the active support of the Secretary of Commerce but it is neither an of
ficial nor semi-official agency of government. It is financed entirely by
contributions from private business.
C. E. D. is not an over all post-war planning agency. Its aim is not
to do planning but to stimulate and aid companies to plan for themselves.
The Committee has been assured cooperation by government agencies
and private groups alike. However, in every sense of the word, C. E. D.
is independent, privately owned and privately financed, run by business
men in the interest of our people as a whole.
“OBJECT” OF C. E. D.
1. Obviate widespread unemployment after the war. i
2. Put the man returning from the Armed Forces back to work.
3. Raise the sight of every business man to the possibility and neces
sity of high levels of production and employment in the post-war
period. \
4. Start every Company NOW on its Postwar program.
5. Planning for expanded production, better goods at lower prices.
6. Study markets, find the profitable ones.
7. Employ the largest number of people.
8. Discard unprofitable items; add new ones, as conditions demand.
9. Keep company Postwar preparations constantly in action.
C. E. D. has divided the nation into twelve (12) districts, largely
following the Federal Reserve Divisions. Each district has a Chairman
and he in turn has appointed a Chairman for each State in his District,
called State Chairman. It is his duty to appoint Community Chairmen to
cover his state. In this way, the whole nation has been organized for
intensive study of the Postwar problems of employment and industry
and it is the hope of C. E. D. that every community will cooperate to
avoid the collapse of business, similar to what we suffered not long after
the last war. Already over 1,000 Chairmen are at work. Practically
the entire country has been covered. This in itself is a marvelous per
formance of efficiency.
PLANNING NOW will safeguard national economy in the critical
transition period which might come soon, so let us be prepared. We must
do our part, during peace time, as well as we have performed our job dur
ing the war period.
Now let us see what we here in Transylvania County can do right now
so as to organize for Postwar Planning.
The problem of Postwar Planning is different in every community. In
some places, we are over-industrialized; many defense plants are in opera
tion. This is not the case right here. We are living in a community which is
well-balanced, which has industry to give employment to many of our citi
zens and it is very fortunate to notice that we have, at the present time,
no unemployment problem. A recent survey indicated that very few peo- |
pie are out of work and there are jobs available for practically all those
who want to work.
TO FIND EMPLOYMENT FOR ALL IS THE MOST IMPORTANT
PART OF POSTWAR PLANNING.
Thousands of our boys are in the Army and in the Navy fighting, at
this moment, for freedom. Many men and women have left this part of
the country and gone to other places where they engaged in work which
is strictly for defense purposes. When they will begin to come back to
be re-united with their families, they have the right to expect a job wait
ing for them. We must begin to plan right now to prepare employment
for them.
Primarily, Transylvania County depends on farming. During recent
years, it has become more and more difficult to obtain farm equipment
and the equipment of various types which the farmers had are either worn
out or antiquated. They need replacement. A great opportunity exists
for farm machinery dealers to bring to the attention of the farming com
munity what has been developed recently in the form of machinery which
has not been used before and which has not been available to them.
A study must be made of farm products which are mostly needed.
Study your markets. Adopt new crops which have not formerly been
grown in our vicinity for which markets might exist.
When this war is over, there will be a tremendous demand for food.
We will be facing a hungry world Iwhich is clamoring to be fed. We must
be prepared to supply the demand. Those farmers who want to come out
on top and make some money must be familiar with farming practices and
equipment which would enable them to produce at a low cost.
Many of the men returning from the armed forces must be attracted
back to the farm where lucrative prospects are waiting for them.
Not only are there tremendous opportunities for the farmer in raising
foodstuffs but there is a very enticing and desirable market for them
in tobacco. All types of tobacco leaf, many of them can be raised right
here in our vicinity, are in greater demand than agriculture can produce.
Tobacco leaf, with our steadily increasing cigarette consumption, is being
consumed faster than it is being grown and after the war there will be
enormous demands from countries which formerly have bought American
leaf tobacco but cannot get it now, such as France, Scandinavian countries,
Belgium, China, and many others.
The stocks of leaf tobacco in all these countries are depleted and they
will be crying for supplies. I have been told by experts in leaf tobacco
that for five years to come and longer, there will be a lucrative market
for all types of leaf tobacco. Here is an opportunity waiting for you and
which must be studied and taken advantage of,
Brevard is the county seat of Transylvania County and is serving
fanners with their needs of many kinds, such as clothing, groceries, hard
ware, machinery, etc. It must be the ambition of the merchants in Bre
vard to study the needs of the farming community and they must endeavor
to bring more farm business to town.
The merchants must realize their opportunity of demand on the part
of the farmers as well as the industrial workers for all sorts of merchan
dise which is not available at the present time due to war restrictions.
The money which will be spent alone on house repairs, farm repairs—
be it paint, material or equipment—is enormons. Many new materials
have been developed during the war which are not, at this moment, avail
able for civilian consumption; however, which will be available before
long, and the wide-awake merchant will make himself familiar with such
products, place his orders in time so that he has a stock on his shelves
when the time for selling comes.
We in Transylvania County are extremely fortunate and, as stated
before, there is very little suffering and poverty to be noted. The demand
for new houses here will be great I estimate that there is need for not
less than 1,000 modem dwellings to take care of the influx in population
which earns its livelihood in Brevard and vicinity, people who are living
today in crowded apartments which do not fill their needs, but they can
not do better; consequently, we must realize what a splendid opportunity
exists in the home construction field in Brevard.
Now, it is up to our real estate people and builders to study the im
provement in home construction which has taken place during the last
few years and which also, due to the shortage of material, is not as yet
available. However, they are known and the manufacturers of such ma
terials freely advertise and are prepared to send representatives and
literature to those who are interested.
The wide-awake merchant will begin to lay his plans for this potential
market of house construction right at this moment.
As soon as he is familiar with what is available, he must begin his
sales campaign to interest those who intend to build in what the “house
of the future”, with most modem equipment, will look like.
This is not sufficient. The merchant, farmer, builder and architect
alone cannot do the job. A very important part in POSTWAR PLAN
NING is played by the community itself.
The City and County authorities must realize their opportunity. They
must begin to survey the available building tracts within its boundaries.
They must make plans to develop such tracts of land. They must provide
roads, sewerage, water and all that goes with it, so that people interested
in building will not be confronted with unimproved property but with at
tractive building land.
The City and County should appoint a Commission to study this situa
tion, lay its plans right now, begin to blue print them and as soon as labor,
material, machinery and equipment are available, begin to improve prop
erty.
Study must be made of schools and educational facilities to see that a
growing community has all these facilities available so as to make it at
tractive for people to build and own their homes. People who own their
homes make the best citizens.
A modern community which shows the power to expand as Brevard
did during the last few years, must keep its eyes open towards the future.
The coming means of transportation will be the airplane. We will fly
from place to place. With no railroad passenger connection within a ra
dius of 25 miles, this community is seriously handicapped. What we do
need here is a modern airport. It behooves the City and County authori
ties to carefully study this subject. If such facilities are not offered in
time, people will certainly not locate here, if they find modern landing
facilities somewhere else.
The additional work which the authorities—be it City or County—
must bear in mind is to attract more desirable industries to our neighbor
hood. All this will bring prosperity to all of us, will bring business to
the merchant, will demand more homes, and the latter, as stated previous
ly, Brevard does not offer, at this time.
I only cited a few of the many opportunities which present themselves
for POSTWAR PLANNING. This is a subject which cannot be covered
in one evening. It is a study which takes close application of men who
are familiar with the County and who have the ability to develop and blue
print plans for the future.
The Committee for Economic Development has as its chairman for
North Carolina, Mr. Robert M. Hanes, President of the Wachovia Bank
and Trust Company, who is most anxious to make all of us “POSTWAR
PLANNING CONSCIOUS”.
I have been honored with the appointment as District Vice-Chairman
for Western North Carolina and I am busily engaged, at this time, organ
izing every community in my district to make our citizens “Conscious of
POST WAR PLANNING”.
Associated with me in Western North Carolina are:
Mr. J. Gerald Cowan, Chariman, Action Division;
Mr. D. Hiden Ramsey, Chairman, Relations Division;
Mr. C. Vanderhooven, Chairman, Research Division.
I personally have spent considerable time and effort on POSTWAR
PLANNING in Western North Carolina and am prepared to do so in the
future.
For Transylvania County, I have appointed as Chairman, Mr. F. S.
“Buck” Best, who is associated with Ecusta in business and who is equally
as enthusiastic about POSTWAR PLANNING as I am.
I am very happy that the members of the Chamber of Commerce ex
tended to me the opportunity to talk to you tonight. I feel the Chamber
of Commerce is the ideal body in which POSTWAR work should con
centrate. In addition, I hope that the Chamber will appoint a Postwar
Committee which will cooperate with Mr. Best and I also would like to see
a Committee formed on which are represented the leading citizens of Bre
vard—be it industry, merchant, lawyer, doctor—also it would be very wel
come if the presidents of the various social organizations, such as the
Junior Chamber of Commerce, Kiwanis, Lions, Women’s Civic Clubs, Busi
ness and Professional Women’s Club and American Red Cross, would be
come members. Of course, the Mayors and representatives of other cities
in our County should be amongst the Committee members.
No Committee or individual can do the Postwar Planning for you.
You must size up your own needs and freely confer with others and ask
yoilr local chairman for advice.
C. E. D. has available a mountain of information which it can make
available to those who ask for it and untiringly, in my capacity as Vice
Chairman,. and with my associates, will try to help you solve problems,
if you care to submit them to us.
C. E. D. I hope will become the Clearing House, the Steering Commit
tee of POSTWAR PLANNING in Transylvania County. The object of all
of us is the same:
“PROSPERITY THROUGH EMPLOYMENT”
Our Administration in Washington will play the most important part
in the picture as a whole.
The “Winning the Peace Movement” must be constructed on a solid
concrete base.
Such men who will conduct the future affairs of State in Washington
or Raleigh must be the pillars of strength to lead us into permanent peace
and prosperity. "
THE FUTURE BELONGS TO THOSE WHO PREPARE FOR IT!
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