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Name changed from VISITOR Nov. 19. 1918.
Vol. 3. No. 20
HENDERSON VILLE, N. C, TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 1919
Independent
JOSEPPH HOLBERT KILLED
Joseph H. Holbert, who recently
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accepted rne position 01 superintend
ent of a chain gang road construction
force near Spartanburg, was on last
Thursday hit in the head by stone at
the hands of a negro who then took
the officer's pistol and fired upon
him. The wound proved fatal before
the hospital could be reached.
The remains were brought home
and interment was made at Ebenezer
church Friday, services being con
ducted by Rev. R. N. Pratt. Mr.
Holbert was a man of good character
and was held in high esteem. Surviv
ing are the widow and three sisters,
Mrs. John Stepp, Mrs. Daley Corn
and Mrs. David Brevard, all of this
county; and five brothers, Robert,
Seymore, Bud, William and John Holbert.
Mr. Baker to Build Store
A. F. Baker has purchased from
W. A. Smith the lot adjoining
Baker's Art Gallery, consideration
$3,900. Mr. Baker, whose business
has out grown his present quarters,
will erect a three-story building, 150
feet long, which will be used for a
book store and gift shop in connec
tion with the art gallery.
Rhodes Received Mayoralty
Nomination Over Brooks
IN RECORD BREAKING CONVENTION MR. RHODES LEADS RACE
FOR MAYOR BY EIGHT VOTES; J. T. WILKINS, R. L.
EDWARDS AND TOM SHEPHERD ALDER
MANIC NOMINEES.
J. Mack Rhodes won the mayoralty
nomination over C. E. Brooks by a
lead of eight votes, the record stand
ing 132 to 124, in the convention
Monday night following closely on
the heels of a most strenuous demo
cratic municipal campaign. The con
vention was a record-breaker in point
of attendance and brought out the
"maimed halt and blmd" (as Judge
Blythe would distinguish such a
gathering).
Mrs. S. 'E; Glandon, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Frank S
Brunson, has returned to her home in
"Jacksonville, Fla.
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J. M .RHODES NEXT MAYOR
John T. Wilkins, Tom Shepherd
and Raymond Edwards t were nomi
nated for commissioners.'
The convention was called to order
by Chairman C. E. Brooks and on
the nomination of Sam T. Hodges
T. L. Durham was elected permanent
chairman.
Mr. Brooks was nominated for
mayor by E. - W. Ewbank and Mr.
Rhodes was nominated by John T.
Wilkins. McD. Ray seconded the
nomination of Mr. Rhodes and W. A.
Keith seconded the nomination of
Mr. Rhodes.
After the announcement of the bal
lot Mr. Brooks moved to make the
nomination unanimous for Mr.
Rhodes.
For city commissioners W. A.
Keith nominated J. T. Wilkins; W. H.
Bangs nominated R. L. Edwards and
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NEW ROAD TRUSTEES
C. N. Allison, J. O. Bell and John
Albert Maxwell constitute the board
of road trustees under the new
county law. At a meeting Mondav
night of a few citizens with District
Highway Engineer Wythe M. Peyton
and Buncombe Countv Engineer
Howerton it was decided that Hender
son should qualify immediately and
apply for federal aid. It was esti
mated that this county will have
about $148,000 available for road
work.
Miss Susie V. McCulough
Miss Susie' V. McCuloue-h. resident
of Hendersonville for a number of
years, where last year she was super
visor oi the surgical dressing room of
the Red Cross, died suddenly in St.
Petersburg. Fla.. March 11. Inter
ment was made in New York.
C. E. BROOKS PRESENT MAYOR
Sam T. Hodges nominated Tom Shep
herd. There being no other nomi
nations they received the nomination
of the convention by acclamation.
The race for mayor brought out
the biggest crowd ever known in a
municipal convention. lhe opera
house was comfortably filled and re
publicans looked on with great glee
from the gallery.
Fine Progress on D2i.lion
Dollar Power Development
NEWS MAN VISITS SCENE OF HUGE OPERATIONS AND FINDS
GREAT PROGRESS MADE; LINE SURVEYED TO HEN
DERSONVILLE; POWER EXPECTED NEXT FALL; DE
TAILS OF GIGANTIC DEVELOPMENT
In the verv heart of the Blue
Ridcer in the sinuous, eorfire-like
rocky path of foaming, dashing Green
River, one mile from Tuxedo station
and only eight miles from Henderson
ville are the operations of what will
result in the million dollar Dower
development of the Blue Ridge Power
Company of bpartanburg a develop
ment that will cive Hendersonville
rnmnetitive electrical nower. a con
dition that has long been dreamed of
as one that would eventually mean
the brine-in? of creater industrial
growth to this section.
Because of the fact that the huge
development is well back in the fast
ness of the mountains, making it
unmewhat inaccessible. Henderson
ville people are not intimately
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acquamiea witn uie progress laav
has been made since it was under
taken nearly two years ago. Wish
ing to have first-hand information for
readers of The NEWS relative to this
gigantic undertaking, through the
courtesy of E. A. Wohlford, resident
engineer, a NEWS man was shown
over the ground last Wednesday.
Working on Huge Scale
The approach to the development
where about 200 men are employed
at good standard wages (as many
more could be used to splendid advan
tage) convinces one that big things
are going on. There are two small
villages of temporary quarters for the
men, some of whom have their
families with them. Here and there
are rock crushers, concrete mixers,
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Miss Margaret Schenck Dead
Dr. E. P. Mallett of Asheville when
in the city last Wednesday reported
the death of Miss Mariraret Srhenelr.
well known in Hendersonville, at the
Biltmore hospital on Tuesdav of last
week.
Miss Chapman Dead
Miss Chapman of Poughkeepsie, N.
Y., died of pleurisy in this city Fri
day. The body was accompanied to
Poughkeepsie by Mrs. Covert, sister
of Miss Chapman, and Miss Pauline
Orr of Patton Memorial hospital.
Ladies' Aid Society Meets
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
First Baptist church met Monday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. J. L.
Eererton. After SDendinc a counle of
hours sewing in preparation for the
Easter sale, refreshments were
served by Mrs. Egerton.
Missionary Programs
The East Baptist and the First
Baptist Sunday schools of Henderson
ville are preparing interesting pro
grams for next Sunday in observance
of home and foreign missions for
which collections will be taken.
Clean-up Speech
Miss Evelyn Lee, of Waynesville,
is expected to speak to the Womans'
Club at its meeting Wednesday after
noon about fire prevention and clean
up week, which is being observed
throughout the state this week.
Centenary Meeting Good
The county mass meeting of Meth
odists preparatory to the centenary
drive was held at the Hendersonville
Methodist church Sunday afternoon,
when there was a representative at
tendance of nine church directors
from various churches in the county
and 14 representatives from Ashe
ville. Owing to the Victory loan
drive to be made soon the centenary
drive has been postponed until the
18th of May. Meanwhile educational
campaign work will be done over the
country.
Lewis Store Windows Complete
The front of the store of E. Lewis
& Son has been completed and is a
piece of beautiful work. The windows
permit two entrances to the store,
otherwise the whole front is glass.
Built within these windows are nice
mirrors wherein the people may
watch themselves go by. In order
hat these handsome windows, afford
ing extensive display of merchandise,
may be used to the best advantage
Abe Kantrowitz recently took a
course of a few weeks m window
dressing at a Chicago school. The
doubling of the floor capacity of the
store resulted in the tearing out of
a wall and the complete re-arrangement
of the interior, making the
place light and commodious.