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.Vol. 3. No. 34
HENDERSONVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY, JULY 1, 1919
Independent
CITY TO SURRENDER TO
SHRINERS ON 3RD AND 4TH
Coming by the Hundreds From all
Over North Carolina, and Adjoin-
ing States for "Treat 'Em Rough"
Ceremonial.
Arrangements have been perfected
for the coming of the Shriners of
North Carolina for their "treat 'em
rough" ceremonial on July 3 and 4
The town will be given over to the
Shriners. Buildings will be in gay
attire for the occasion and bands will
render inspiring music. The fresh
meat parade will be an interesting
spectacle on Main street and Hender-
sonville will contain just about as
many people as it ever held. They
will come by trains and automobiles
from all over the state. Shriners in
adjoining states have been invited.
A special train of five cars will
bring Shriners from Charlotte and
they will live aboard their train until
their return to Charlotte. In addi
tion to its splendid daily schedule the
Southern will operate a special train
from Hendersonville to Asheville on
the night of the 4th, leaving here at
11 o'clock. This will enable people
to spend the full day here if they
come on early trains.
Official Headquarters, Carolina Ter
race July 3.
6 p. m. Registration of candidates
at city hall.
9 p. m. Business session, city hall.
9:30 p. m. Dance at Carolina Ter
race, honor potentate and divan.
9 :30 p. m. Nobility ball, Park Hill
hotel.
Registration of nobles for hotel as
signments at city hall all day July 3
and 4.
Order of March of the Parade at
r A. M. July 4
National float.
Shrine band.
Flags, Laurel Park camp boyi.
Oasis patrol.
Floats with divan.
Nobles
HENDERSONVILLE'S SCHOOL BUILDING
BLOCKADERS PUT UP BIG
FIGHT WITH THE OFFICERS
Battle With Guns Took Place; Three
Men Arrested and Three Escaped;
Big Plant Destroyed.
Officers and blockaders engaged in
a small battle last Wednesday night
near the headwater of Shoal Creek
and as a result there were three ar
rests and the destruction of a big
plant and the seizure of several gal
lons of whiskey.
Will Floyd, Wiley Lockaby and
Brock Shipman were arrested and
brought to town and tried before
Magistrate B. F. Hood. Shipman and
Lockaby were bound over to court
ander $500 bonds and Floyd under
a $z,l)UU bond.
The successful raid was made by
Deputy Sheriffs Vernon Lyda and
Jess Sexton and Possemen Joe Hamil
ton, Bug McCall, Meridy King and A.
U. Jones. They located the plant
and hid until daylight and when the
call for surrender came the men put
up a big hght and lloyd is said to
have fired on the officers several
time3. The officers exchanged some
shots but no one was injured. The
men in the fight tumbled down a slip-
ELECTION ON NOTERMAN PROPERTY FOR HIGH SCHOOL; PRES- pery rock and it appeared fcr a while
ENT BUILDING INADEQUATE; PLANS AND PURPOSES OF :hatJome h?d ?.e,en wou"ded as, ey
SCHOOL BOARD; NEW FACULTY; FINANCIAL STAND- S I n IW
ING AND OTHER STATISTICS Another raid was made Mondav
morning and two stilh dere destroyed
Inadequacy of Public School
Building Necessitates Election
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A rapidly growing city and the
more rigid compulsory school law
places Hendersonville face to face
with the embarrassing situation of
not having adequate school room
facilities.
It has been only a few years since
Hendersonville erected a model school
building of which it was very proud
and is yet proud, but of which she
has vain regrets today too small for
the demands made upon the building.
Trustees C. F. Bland, R. P, Freeze
and S. T. Hodges called on the state
a prior option held by the Woodmen near the same place.
oi tne world. rne option oi me
superintendent of schools in Raleigh
Carolina Militarv Naval Academy last week in the hope of getting
band.
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financial aid. The trip was termed a
successful one. The state authorities
appeared interested and - inclined to
co-operate with county authorities in
swelling the school funds as much as
kpossible. The local board will appear
before the county Board of Educa
tion at the next monthly meeting in
the hope of receiving aid. Something
must be provided in the way of
building and the state is willing to
lend $5,000 at 4 per cent. The board
is negotiating with the owners of the
Noterman property and has procured
an option on the property subject to
Woodmen will soon expire and before Ma vine, machinerv. and a courat in
the expiration of that held by the agriculture, physical training, music,
school board an election will be held oratorv and nrnhahlv French nm.
that Hendersonville people may have Spanish.
a word by vote as to whether or not The board has practically selected
they wish to buy the property for the teaching force, which will have
high school purposes. 0n it several new members. Mr. Mc-
Whatever the outcome of this, for Adams of Chatham county will be the
the present the school building will nrinciDal. State SunerintPnHpn
be used. Owing to its limited capacity Brooks says the board is fortunate
it will be necessary to hold two ses- in erettine- a man of the nhilitv nf
sions daily for some of the grades, a Mr. McAdams, who has had two
morning 'and afternoon session, in years as principal of the school at
order that all pupils may be accom- Louisburg with considerable other
school experience.
Fordson tractor and candidates
guarded by reserve militia.
Blue Ridge school.
Automobiles.
(Three prizes for the best decora
ted automobiles will be given: First,
$20; second, $10; third, $5.
July 4th
Bathing and outing Laurel Park .
8:30 a. m. Unofficial reception of
candidates by the nobility, for which
all candidates will report promptly at
city halL
10 a. m. Parade for nobles and
candidates, forms on North Main
street
11 a. m. Patrol drill
12 to 3 Lunch, admittance by fez
or card only.
2 D. m.- -Candidates Assemble at
As secretary to the board Mr. Hendersonville Auto Co. trarare.
Bland's duties are probably heavier I 3 p. m. Treat 'Em Rough ceremo-
man mose oi any oiner memoer oe-iniaL
cause it has taken a great deal of I 3 p. m. Auto drive for ladies to
correspondence to perfect the school's! top of Stony mountain, starting from
teaching force, the personnel of I Carolina Terrace. Refreshments. .
which is to a great extent new. Mr. I 7 p. m. Concert by Oasis Temple
Bland puts the same vigor and earn-1 band. Carolina Terrace.
estness behind this job that he does! 9:30 p. m. Street dance in front!
all others in which he takes a hand. I of Kentucky Home.
C. F. BLAND
New Member of the City Board of I
School Trustees of Which Body He
Is Secretary.
modated.
The school census last year showed
that Hendersonville had about 700
white persons of school age. it is
estimated that about 100 of these are
graduates or in other schools, but
that the drifting population, which
must be provided for, .will offset those
not subject to attendance. During
the past year there were 340 children
between the compulsory ages of 8 and
14. More than 42 per cent of these
attended last year less than three
months and a good part of this per
centage of pupils was never enrolled
When enforced to attend there will
be what is predicted a serious con
gestion. The trustees estimate that
additional room will have to be pro
vided for from 150 to 200 pupils on
account of the enforcement of attend
ance.
The school board owes notes at the
banks for $6,000. The operating ex
penses during the past year were
$10,815.39 (presumably including
colored school.) The total disburse
ments for building repairs, interest,
navment of notes, etc.. amounted to
$14,255.31. The white school received Newest Member of the City Board of
a county apportionment of $2,3251 School Trustees, Succeeding
itne coiorea si.asui, ana jzuu irom a. f. p r:M, n..:
the emijl.ifltmn fund nnH SI flfif) I
from the Board of Education and the .lnis J3 nt Mr. Keith's first associ-
state high school fund. a.tIon the ruling powers. He was
Operating expenses the coming eieciea 7 e people to the position
'ear will be much heavier because the of a member of the board of city com
egislature has fixed a higher stand- mission vuu - u
ard of salaries for the teachers, the I T Tr .
high school minimum being $70 and iever n Hendersonville and is will
he graded school $62.50. ins lo B've me school board his
The plans for 1919-1920 include a strongest support. When he tAl-
department of sewing and dressmak- hold of a job he does it vipomntl fr
ing, which will be included in thtl 4, . . ... ... .
department of domestic science: , " in ana ms good busi-
department of manual training, which ness Judgment should be of value to
includes carpentry, plumbing, brick I the city as a school trustee.
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W. A. KEITH