Carolina
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and French Broad Hustler
NEW SERIES- VOL 1, NO. 44
HENDERSON VILLE, N C. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1913
OLD SERIES VOL, 19
J, A. IdTOSH
ETS PATENT 01
tOVEL RUG RACK
j. A- Mcintosh, secretary and treas
urer of the Hendersonville Furniture
company, has invented and secured
patent on a Space Saving Display Rug
Back by means of which twelve rugs
can be displayed -in a space of . thirty
inches.
The device consists of a frame ywhich
can be attached to the ceiling and
vbich is provided with a rug holding
bar. a pair of pullies and rope for each
ng. The rack is manipulated in a
manner which permits the display of
a rug in a suspended position while
tie one in front is lo weired.
This device by rug dealers lias been
approved as being far superior ix rug
holders now in use over the country by
reason of convenience and the small
place in which a dozen rugs can be ad
vantageously displayed.
After recognizing the need of a more
convenient rug rack Mr. Mcintosh
tpent considerable time and thought in
preparing the new contrivance on
vhich a patent was issued in August,
having been applied for a year ago.
He is having a supply of illustrated
literature prepared for the purpose of
advertising the rack, which "will be
handled by traveling salesmen, Hen
dersonville being headquarters.
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CONFERENCE
The Missionary Conference to be
held in Hendersonville on November
6 and 7 will be . signalized by a men's
supper, t obe served about 7 o'clock
on November .6.
This supper will be free except that
a registration fee of 25 cents .will be
charged. The registration fees will
go towards defraying a small part of
the heavy campaign expenses of the
conference which now promises. to be
one of the most important conventions
ever held in this city.
Speakers of world-wide note will
.address the conference. Among them
will be Prof. H. F. Gaines of Rich
mond College (Baptist); R. R. W.
Patton, D. D., Atlanta, Ga., (Episco
pal) ; Rev. A. C. Cree, D. D., Atlanta
(Baptist); Rev, S. R. Gannon, D. D.,
returned missionary, Brazil (Presby
terian.) The Methodist speaker Trill
be nazned later.
The purpose of the Conference is
purely educational, inspirational and
spiritual. No collections will be taken
nd everything is absolutely free.
At a well-attended and very enthu
siastic meeting held last Thursday in
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tne directors' room of the Peoples
National Bank, a general survey was
taken of the situation, committees ap
pointed, and the sum of $100 pledged
towards the expenses of the campaign.
The Greater Hendersonville Club "has
contributed $10 of this amount and
aJso co-cperate in any way. de
fied towards making the conference
a unqualified success.
The meetings will be held in the
Presbyterian church on Thursday and
Friday, Nov. 6 and 7. The appointed
legates will be entertained in the
homes of the people free. Pastors of
ALL churches in the county are urged
u send their official members as del
egates, and to most earnestly ask all
teeters of their churches and con
gregations to attend the conference.
It is hoped this conference will, aid
Ir a general and profound spiritual
quickening among the churches of
Henderson county. The. opportunity
Js here. The Issues involved are vast.
The Perfect Man gave His life blood
to save the world. Surely the
churches of Henderson county are not
tco busily engaged in this world's af
fairs that they may not spare the
rlef time required to attend this
conference.
At the recently meeting held In the
Peoples National Bank, which was at
tended by representatives of all the
churches in the city, the following
committees were appointed.
Executive Committee F. V. Hunter,
Chairman; c. S. Pullbright, Treasur
er; John T. Wilkins, T. L. Durham, T.
"aleiitine.
Committee' on Arrangements J. R.
ir ison' Cnarman; C. E. Brooks, S. B.
McPheters. Prof. W. H. Cale, Mr. J.
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DENTISTS AN D
DRUGGISTS TO
CO HE II JONE
The executive 'committee of the
North Carolina . Dental Association
met in. Raleigh last week and definite
ly decided to hold their next conven
tion in Hendersonville. on June 22.
Two members of the Greater Hender
sonville club attended the last conven
tion bf the association in an endeavor
to bring them to this city in 1914. The
matter was left to the executive com
mittee to decide. They met in Raleigh
on the 23rd, a member of the club ap
peared before them, telegrams were
read again inviting them to Hender
sonville, and the committee so decided.
OnJune 17, 18 and 19, the State
druggists will also hold their annual
convention in Hendersonville. It will
be remembered that the Greater Hen
dersonville club sent two of its most
energetic members to the last conven
tion. After a strenuous struggle the
druggists decided that Hendersonville
was the one best place in the State
for them, and to Mr. W. H. Justus is
due the greatest credit for this deci
sion. Mr. Justus is a consistent mem
ber of the city's commercial organiza
tion and is ever active in all move
ments for the public goodr Mr. Jus
tus work was ably seconded by Mr.
Lester Reeves.
Hendersonville has hotel and board
ing house facilities to -accommodate
2,500 people, and it is said this fact
txd its full weight with both organiza
tions in their final decision to com
here next year.
These two conventions are along the
line the Greater Hendersonville club
is working all the time "To Length
en the Season!" In these two in
stances several hundred people will
be brought here before- the rush be
gins. These two conventions, hotel
men say, mean an expenditure of $ 8,
000 here. .
MONTHLY MEET
OF TE
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With the attendance of about seventy
teachers and twenty visitors, the reg
ular monthly meeting of the Hender
son County Teachers' association was
held in the Hendersonville graded
school building Saturday morning.
Among the visitors from adjoining
counties was Prof. T. C. Henderson,
superintendent of Transylvania county
school, who was accompanied by two
teachers.
The meeting was opened with scrip
tural reading by Prof. W. H. Cale, fol
lowed by invocation pronounced by
Prof. T. C. Henderson.
An interesting program was carried
.out as follows:
Prof. Cale "Fair Play in School
Room."
Miss Hattie Aiken, of Brevard
"Phonics."
Prof. R. F. Pace "Compulsory
School Law."
Round table discussions, closing
7ith prayer by Prof. J. W. Briggs.
At the meeting of the Independent !
Order of Odd Fellows of Henderson
ville Tuesday night the lodge voted to
make a gift of $25 to be applied to the
fund for purchasing and installing a
heating plant in the new hospital of
The hospital authorities feel highly
thankful tor the gift and are hopeful
that this action on'the part of the
lodge will be emulated by others in
this vicinity.
Tryon-Hendersonvile Road.
(Tryon Bee.)
" The Polk, County Highway Commis
elo nmet Wednesday afternoon, last
week, in Tryon. The road from the
Lynn road to the bridge at Valhalla
13 to be Improved, the work done by
contract, also the river road, from
this road to the macadam in' front of
Washburn's house. The Landrum road
fro mthe macadam In town to the State
line Is to be of sand-clay and will be
done by the day. The people of the
Howard Gap road asked the commis
sion for help, stating they could proba
bly raise a thousand dollars among
themselves to Improve the road.
ACHERS
ODDFELLOWS
GIVE $25.00
LOOKING FLOUR
MILL Slit: ITER
Each month there is shipped into
Hendersonville 1195 barrels of flour
and 160 tons of shipped stuff. In a
year this amounts to about $147,000.
These figures are closely approxi
mately correct and were gathered by
the Greater Hendersonville' Club for
a mill man who is interested in erect
ing here a 25-barrel a day flour milL
This mill man spent a part of, one day
here recently. He was sh5wri about
the city and was given what informa
tion he desired Ihen available. A mass
ot other information he requested
about the town and country has since
been compiled and forwarded to him.
He would require 50 to 75 feet front
age on the railroad, would erect a
modern mill of small capacitv and
intends manufacturing a high-class
product. He seemed well pleased with
Hendersonville and with the treatment
accorded him here. It is believed
there is a reasonable prospect of lo
cating the enterprise here and strong
efforts are being made towards that
end.
It has been very properly pointed
out that a flour mill here means far
mere than the investment of a cer
tain sum of money or the employment
of ;a certain number of men both very
desirable, however.
It means an inspiration to the farm
ei to grow more wheat and rye-WIN-TER
COVER CROPS and that means
a long, long, stride towards plopping
the half-million dollar leak now drain
ing Henderson county.
The statement at the head of this
story is based on data gathered from
the Hendersonville Wholesale Grocery
Cc, Slayden, Fakes & Co.. Blue Ridgo
Grocery Co., Byers Bros., M. M. Shep
herd, P. B. Gibbs & Son. Houston &
Son. "
, , Tbo wholesale -price paidXpjkrib
flour aggregates about $75,000. For
the shipped stuff about $72,000. In
addition to this is the tremendou
amount paid in freights, or possibly
one-fifth more.
This would make a total of $175,000
stnt out of the county for flour and
feed and CAN BE RAISED AT HOME!
PAVING 5TU AVE?
If an outsider had dropped into that
meeting held in the city hall last
Thursday night he would have left
with a very well-defined idea that
Hendersonville was growing some.
It was really a special meeting of
the city council, but as it happened to
he the regular meeting night of the
I Greater Hendersonville club and as
the Club happens to meet in the same
place, it was really a joint gathering,
as you might say.
There were many things discussed
by the council that mean a very great
deal for Hendersonville. For in
stance, there was a petition presented
by Fifth avenue property owners, ask
ing for-the paving of that fine thor
oughfare. The cost was variously es
timated at $30,000 to $40,000. The pe
titioners asked " that the street be
paved from Main street to the city
limits, a distance of one mile. The
property owners are to pay two-thirds
and the city one-third of the cost.
The discussion was interesting. Ac
tion was "deferred until the next regu
lar meeting night and in the meantime
Eusiness Manager Justice will receive
certain information desired by the city
fathers.
Another matter discussed which
spells a "Greater Hendersonville" wa3
the new water supply for the city.
Hendersonville has good water now.
tut not enough for the future for tha
immediate future, at that!
This fact Is most' significant of the
city's rapid growth. At a recent meet
ing of the Greater Hendersonville club
the fact was emphasized that there
were practically no empty houses here,
that the demand for a certain class
of winter homes is far in excess of the
supply, and that $75,000 could be
profitably ' invested here in these
homes. These statements were fresh
in the minds of that gathering of bus
iness men last Thursday night, and
while they listened to discussions In
volving the expenditure of possibly
$100,000 for needed civic improve
ments many of them thought of the
time, not long ago, when such talks
would have been considered hot air
and idle visions.
Paved streets, In the. opinion of
many members of the club, are essen
tial to a city's growth. They point to
St. Petersburg as an example, where
an Investment of $500,000 on civic im
provements resulted in selling last
year six million dollars worth of real
estate, to outside people, too.
The plans dlscused for a new water
EST'G STATISTICS
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40.000.00
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TURDAY POST
APOLOGIZES TO
HENDERSONVILLE
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When Secretary of State William
Jennings Bryan gave his reasons for
lecturing at the Hendersonville Chau
tauqua, he started-A world-wide news
paper controversy which has by no
means abated yet.
In fact, Hendersonville is the town
that made Mr. Bryan really famous.
His experiences here inspired th
New York World to make him a stand
ing offer of $8,000 a year if he would
discontinue his lectures while Secre
tary of State, and the Saturday Even
ing Post of August 30 carried a most
interesting article about the Great
Commoner and his Hendersonville lec
ture. "
The Post's article was interesting
but inaccurate. Mr. Bryan came here
under the auspices of the Greater Hen
dersonville Club. Rev. R. N. Willcox,
president of the lub, promptly and
courteously asked for a correction of
these inaccurate statements. The
Post, which, by the way, has mors
than two million subscribers and pos
sibly ten million readers, as promptlv
and) as courteously agreed to publisa
the 'correction. In last week's issue
of the great periodical, on page 54,
Mr. . Willcox's letter appears, as fol
lows;.' -
Editor The Saturday Evening Post,
Dear Sir: In the issue of The Satur
day lEvening Post for August thirtieth,
in the leading article entitled High
Cost of Living in Washington, by
Henry' B. Needham, the following
statement appears: "On July thir
teenth, the day being Sunday, Mr.
Bryin was billed to speak at Hender
sonville, North Carolina. The people
drove from miles round to hear, their
sroretary of state.. Most of these
country visitors were amazed, then
made angry 'when they found that an
1 e.tsaitssIon.'Nifee -was charged and to
their slender purses a large f e.
Those who came late also found that
speculators had; bought many of the
tickets and were selling them at
double the fixed price. The unexpect
ed drawbacks to a memorable occasion
brought forth a protest which was so
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OPENS AT DEPOT
The Gallamore-Wynne Drug com
pany opened its doors at the depot last
week with E. E. Detter as prescription
clerk.
The firm, which has been doing bus
iness at East Flat Rock, is composed of
A. P. Gallamore and William Wynne.
The store is new and attractive
in its its appointments and by reason
of the great convenience it will afford
the residents of East Hendersonville
it is predicted that this addition to
Hendersonville's business houses will
not suffer for trade.
75 PER CENT INFECTED.
School Children of Macon County Ex
amined for Hookworm.
Franklin. The hookworm campaign
In this county closed yesterday and th3
representatives, Doctors Absher and
Curtis, left today for Cherokee county
and will carry on the work in that
county for some weeks.
The Investigation here" showed about
40 per cent of those examined to be in
fected. Of. those of school age about
75 per cent were infected. .
There were nearly 4,000 in the coun
ty examined.
On account of the continuous rains
for the lasfweek or so the farmers ar.e
somewhat behind with wheat sowing.
Interest in farming in Macon county,
and particularly in the wheat crop, is
growing rapidly. Mr. C. L. Ingram,
who lives about two miles from Frank
lin, demonstrated very clearly thls;
year that wheat fs well adapted to this'
climate. He harvested between 50 and-
60, bushels from one acre, and his en
tire crop averaged nearly 40 bushels to
the acre.
The new demonstration work car
ried on under the supervision of the
county, State and National Government
is serving to rapidly change the farm
ers to the place of intensive farming. 1
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Ball Game.
In an interesting baseball game last
Saturday betwee nthe Hendersonville
High school and Fruitland institute the
latter won by the score of 8 to 3. The
game wastiotly contested, the Hender
sonville team losing through Insuffi
cient support of the pitchers.
supply, while absolutely conservative
will give Hendersonville a water sup-v
uly unsurpassed by any city in the
United States.
NEW DRUG STORE
MESSRS. W
& HERMAN
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S'. Nixon -Rowe and W. H. Zimmer
man, of Asheville, have purchased the
stock and interests of Whitaker's Book
and Art store, which has been con
ducted in Hendersonville for the past
three years by Mrs. Chas. R. Whitaker.
The new owners have taken charge
of the store and Mr. Rowe. who has
been in the stationery business for
eighteen -years, the last five years of
which were spent with the Brown
Book Company of Asheville, will re
main In Hendersonville in personal
charge of the store, while Mr. Zimmer
man, who has been with the Coxe Es
state In Asheville for eight years, will
devote a good portion of his time in
Hendersonville.
The .business will be conducted at
the old stand under the name of Whit
aker's Book and Art store, Rowe &
Zimmerman, successors.
With reference to adding new de
partments to the business, which car
ries an assorted line of magazines,
newspapers, books and stationery ac
cessories, Mr. Rowe stated to a repre
sentative of the Hustler-Democrat that
especial emphasis would be given the
framing department with close atten
tion to office stationery specialties and
special order business.
. In severing her connection with the
business Mrs. Whitaker makes no an
nouncement as to her prospective fu
ture business activities, but expresses
high appreciation for the patronage of
the constantly increasing number of
customers and bespeaks for them the
most careful and courteous attention
from the present management.
The up-t own office of the Laundry,
Ice & Fuel Company' will be maintain
ed at the book store.
THIEF GOT
WEDDING GIFTS
Presumably with the view of pilfer
ing some of the numerous handsome
gifts of the Garlington-Edwards wed
ding, a thief entered their future home
on Oakland and 8th street Friday
night and took the contents of a purse
after entering the window of Mr. Gar
lington's room and making his way
into the dining room, where he found
the purse in a drawer. The purse
was left in the drawer and was found,
it is believed, by means of a flash
light of Mr. Garlington's, which was
moved from its position during the,
nignt.
Two persons, it is thought, were in
terested in the robbery as the bare
foot tracks of a small boy and the
shoe tracks of a man were seen about
ie window, showing traces of where
he had climbed to the window on the
lattice work.
The home at the time of the rob
bery was occupied by Mrs. A F. Gar
lington and daughter, Mrs. Spratt, and
husband.
The quarterly statement of the Citi
zens bank, which is published in an
other column of the Hustler-Democrat,
makes a most excellent showing for
this financial Institution and reflects
more or less the prosperity of the com
munity .v The statement Is said to be
the best made by the ban ksince Its or
ganization In 1908. -
The deposits are given at $114,662.
31; the undivided profits at $7,556.14;
bills payable and re-discounted, none.
Listed among the resources are the
items of cash in vault and other bank
$51,330.92 and loans' and discounts
$97,705.56. - '
Buys Timber Lands.
(Andrews Sun.)
We understand the Andrews Lum
her land on the waters of Nantahala
Cornelia, Ga., a tract of very finfl tim
ber land on the waters of Nantahaala
River adjoining their present holdings,
which are now being operated. This
company is composed of wide awake
business men, and we hope their mon
ey will be returned to them "double
fold for their investment.
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NO
CITIZENS BANK
FLOURISHING
CLARENCE P 0 E
ENDORSES lit!
FOR W. FARMS
Clarence Poe, editor of the Progres
sive Farmer and close friend of the s
Southern farmers, in a personal let
ter to tne editor of the Hustler-Dem- -ocrat.
strongly endorses the" editorial
carried in this paper last week on the
need of Western farmers in Hender
son county, and also congratulates the
public-spirited citizens of Henderson
ville in subscribing to such a worthy
cause as is nowon foot with the view v
to bringing Western farmers to this
section.
Editor Poe expresses the wish that
500,000 thrifty Northern and Western
farmers could be brought to North
Carolina.
His warm words o congratulation
follow:
Raleigh, X. C Oct 27, 1913. -Editor
Western Carolina Democrat,
Hendersonville, N. C.
Dear Sir: J
I want to congratulate you upon
your editorial, "Western Farmers
Needed." Ton are everlastingly right.
I wish -we could get 500,000 thrifty
Northern and Western Farmers into
North Carolina. I hope you will keep
up public sentiment on this question.
And I wish to congratulate those pub- -lie
spirited citizens at Hendersonville
on the progressive step reported In
your editorial ,
Again congratulating you, I, am,
Tours sincerely,
CLARENCE POE
President and Editor.
ST
AT PLEASANT
HILL CHURCH
The annnual session of the Carolina
Baptist association, composed of thirty-six
churches of Henderson and 7
Polk counties, met with . Pleasant Hill
church near Hendersonville on Thurs
day and Fridayof last week.
The annual sermon, which was in
teresting and helpful, was preached
.by "Rev. R. N. Pratt, following which
au organization was perfected withy
Rev. A I. Justice as moderator and F."
D Brown as clerk.
Reports from churches were made
by Rev. K. W. Cawthon and Mr:
Brown. These reports were very en
couraging, showing a total increase ofr'
nearly 300 in new members during the -
past year. , While some churches--stowed
large gains a few reported a
loss.
Plans were perfected for completing
a campaign for a new $10,000 admin
istration building at Fruitland insti- v
tute, a popular preparatory school In
Henderson county.
The association closed Friday night
with interesting addresses and a good
attendance, those laboring for the
cause feeling encouraged over the
work of the past year.
ANNIVERSARY OF PASTORATE.
' "
Rev. Mr. Cawthon Prepares Statistic
on Growth of First Baptist Church
During Pastorship of Three Tears.
Next Sunday will mark the third an
niversary of Rev. K. W. Cawthon's pas
torate over the First Baptist church of
Hendersonville.
During this period the church has
made considerable progress in various
ways. While the sermon Sunda
morning will not be altogether of an
anniversary nature, Pastor Cawthoa
will give some statistics on the growth
and progress of the institution that
will doubtless be of interest to his
congregation.
Circulating Petition.
A petition asking the city authorities
to call an election on the issuance of
$25,000 in bonds for the purpose ofi
installing a telephone system, is said
to be in circulation in Hendersonville.
A bill was passed by the last session
of the general assembly authorizing
the city authorities to call an. election
upo nthe petition of the majority of
the city's qualified voters.
This act was passed In order that vhef
citizens and patrons of the local tele
phone company might take recourse,
if desired, from the proposed Increase
in rates of the latter.
v Poultry Farm Koves.
The Hendersonville Poultry Farm
has moved from Columbia park to
more suitable .quarters on the Edney
ville road about two miles from the
city. This Industry has met with con
tinued growth and preparations are
being made for a considerable exten
sion of the business.
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