First Section
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and French Broad Hustler
VOL XXI 1, NO 48
HENDERSONVILLE, N. C. THURSDAY DECEMBER, 16; 1915
1.00 PER YEAR, IN "i ADVANCE
CONTAI NS THREE TI MES MORE HENDERSON COUNTY NEWS THAN ANY OTHER PA ,
I L B. HORSE ADVOCATES
I0THER IPORTAiirHIGHliY
THROUGH HEiERSO
(By Dr. Lucius B. Morse.)
it is an undeniable fact that the au
tomobile is the largest single factor
entering into the development of rura
life today in America. More- than all
else is it responsible for the unpreci
dented improvement inr roadways
throughout the length and breadth of
the country. The number of people
who travel by automobile is increas
ii " at a yearly rate of about 33 per
cent. This being the fact it would
seem that it deserves the most serious
consideration of any up-to-date com
munity. The number of people who are com
ing to the mountains of Western North
Carolina by automobile during the last
five vears has grown by leaps and
hounds. Hendersonville already is
well supplied with through automobile
connections in four directions, viz:
Io Asheville and Knoxville to the north
and west, to Charlotte and North Carj
olina generally to the east, to Spartan
burg Columbia and Charleston to the
scr.th east, and lastly to Greenville
giving a south western outlet. All
these roads are practically completed
or will be in the near future, making
as they do four spokes to the Hender
sonville Good -Roads wheel.
There would seem to be, how
ever, opportunity practically knocking
at our. very door for the construction
ot" another through highway into our
cliy, a highway that would give us a
splendid opening through the Sapphire
Lake region to some point in Macon
count- intercepting the Asheville-At-lanta
highway. The points that such
a road would probably touch are as
follows. Hendersonville, Brevard, Lake
Toxaway, Lake Sapphire, Lake Fair
field, Cashiers Valley, Highlands and
a point intercepting as above stated,
the Asheville-Atlanta highway in Ma
con county. The counties traversed
are as follows: Henderson, Transylva
nia, Jackson and Macon. . The road
would be very close to 100 miles in
length.
Such a road would seem to.be a most
practicable one. The portion in Hen
derson county to the Transylvani; '
county line is a 25 foot sand-clay high
way of excellent grade.
The work in Transylvania county,
much of it, would have to be actual
new construction. Of interest in this
connection is the fact that the Tox
away company is at this very time con
templating the building of a first-clas3
highway on a good grade from Lake
Fairfield (in Jackson county) via Laka
Sapphire to Lake Toxaway. This road
might easily become a part of the new
through automobile road. In Jackson
county not a little of their road in
the direction of Cashiers Valley is in
fair condition. It is also generally re
ported that a good highway is main
tained from the Asheville-Atlanta
highway to Highlands.
The road " would traverse the most
beautiful mountain and lake section
in the Southern Appalachians; very
much of it would be of relatively, light
construction and would serve a distinct
means for a vast section of country
that is now almost inaccessible because
of present road conditions. A prelimi
nary canvass of some of the leading
men in the several counties that the
road will pass is most encouraging.
Several of the citizens of Brevard havo
signified their interest, and it is be
lieved that this is a movement to which
every public spirited man should lend
his aid, assistance and give to it his
best thought.. Would this not be a
movement that would do credit as one
of the large enterprises which the re
organized Greater Hendersonville club
could put into effect during the coming
year? It will be of inestimable value
not only to our city but relatively of
more benefit to the other counties
which the road would traverse. It
can surely be brought about so let
every -man come forth with good sug
gestions. WE DON'T WORRY.
The National Wholesale Liquor
Dealers' Association has Just sent out
a publicity sheet in which it charges
to prohibition the following misfor
tunes; lack of funds for salaries of
school teachers in Georgia, $1,000,000
deficit in Nashville, also a $3000,000
deficit in Alabama.
Of course ,it is plain to all thinking
people that although public . money
from liquor licensees not now avail
able, the same money, or;a large part
of it is in the savings : banks, to the
credit of the men who formerly bought
the drinks. In view of-this fact, and
the greater, home comforts now en
joyed by the families of the men who
used to patronize . the bar-rooms, the
State governments and their financial
'. troubles give the workingman small
Vconcern. We should not - worry. The
Mill. News. T . v v -.- -. 'U;
COUNTY
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ROADS ,
MEANS MORTGAGING-CHILDREN
Arc You Taking Care of Roads as Weil
as Building Them?
It would be fine if we had nobody
but ourselves to swindle if we could
not sell the future a gold brick and
cash it in now. Under such conditions
the gold brick industry would decline
enormously. To take up just one
concentrate branch of this subject,
there is our cheerful habit of mort
gaging our unborn children and gand
clnldren. Says the Clinton Democrat:
"We can't survive the impression
that we have wasted a lot of money;
that we have built a lot of roads that
have gone back to their former condi
tion, from neglect; that we have but
dened our posterity with a debt that
has proved to be a rather bad invest
ment. We have burdened our chil
dren with bonds, that will be mighr
ty hard to pay, and we will have to
answer for a great deal, if for their
$150,000 we leave them a legacy of
mu dholes, a heritage of sand and wa
ter. One of the main defects in our
present program, we think, is the fact
that we are spending all of our money
on construction and are not taking
proper thought for the maintenance
of roads."
Lee county is heading in the same
direction that Sampson has gone.
Here we have some of the finest in
the South. We. mortgaged the future
to build them and another generation
will have theni to pay for. We justify
ourselves cn the ground that the fu
ture derives benefit from the roads;
but if they are worn out before the
bends fall due, and even before the
roads have been of much practical ben
efit toAis, why did we tax ourselves to
build them? If these roads, are allow
ed to go through another winter with
out attention some of them will be
nothing more than mudholes and gul
lies and we will have taxed ourselves
and our children to no purpose. Pro
perties that have been created at a
cost of $200,000 and that shorten dis
tance and make travel profitable to
everybody are certainly worth saving.
What are you going to do about it?
FINE POTATO CROP.
W. P. Harris, the "Potato King"
Youngs Township, Very Success
ful Again This Year.
cf
Mr. W. P. Harris, who has won a
wide reputation on account of his suc
cess with Irish potatoes, was in the
city several days ago and made men
tion of his year's crop. This year "Mr.
Harris planted 30 acres of potatoes, of
the Lookout Mountain variety, and
gathered 2,800 bushels from 24 acres
of the land. The crop from the re
maining six acres was left in the
ground and more dirt thrown arounl
them, these to be gathered later on.
He estimates that from the entire 30
acres he will secure over 3,000 bushels.
On the best six acres he made 225 1-4
bushels. The best acre. had had a crop
of crimson clover turned under before
planting and on'this acre he made 75
bushels more than the average of the
next bestr 5 acres on the same grade
land but where the clover had not been
turned under. This he said indicates
the, wonderful value of crimson clover
tj the farmer. . - ' - "
Mr. Harris believes strongly in ro
tation of crops. On one acre of land
he has recently gathered 8,472 pounds
of dry pea vine ray and sorghum. This
is the third crop harvested from this
acre in eighteen months. The first
crop was potatoes, the next wheat and
; the next hay. One ton of guano was
I "put on the land before the first crop,
.but no other fertilizer was used after
jthat. Mr. Harris does not plant a great
deal of wheat, preferring to plant oats.
Laurens Advertiser. ,
DR. HUNT MOTES.
Rev. F. D. Hunt, of Decatur, G i.,
former pastor of the Hendersonville
Presbyterian church has accepted a
call as Synodical UJvangelist of the
new Appalachian Presbytery. Dr.
Hunt expects to be located in Ashe
ville. His friends will. he interetsed
to know that he will be located near
here. -
It was time for baby girl to go to
bed, and father offered to lie on the
bed until she fell asleep". Off she went
pickapack, and the tired mother lean
ed back in her chair. Ten minutes
twenty minutes half-, an houiv and
she was wondering when father would
be down when she heard a. soft pit-a-pat.
Then a little white-robed form
stood, in the doorway. "Hush, hush,
mu wer, she said ; "I'se got farver to
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Be a Home
JOIN THE HOME TOWN PROCESSION.
This is your home town. , Your interest is here.
The town's prosperity is your prosperity .
Keep the money in town by spending it in town.
In order to spend it wisely .
Read the Home Paper
Visit The Rest Room
Hendersonville Merchants Association
BAPTISTS PLANNING FOR THREE
DAY MEETING AT MUD CREEK.
First of Adjourned Meetings of Caro
lina Baptist Association to be
Held at Mud Creek.
When the Carolina Baptist associa
tion recently met in annual session at
Bf.lfour it decided to awaken interest
in the associational work by holding
three adjourned meetings.
The arrangement for these meetings
was placed in the hands of the execu
tice committee.
.The first meeting has been arranged
for -Mud Creek church from January 7
through the 9th. ,
-An interesting program has been ar
ranged as will be seen by the follow r
ing announcement of -the commiCtee:
Program prepared by Rev. K.W.
Cawthon, at the request of the Execu
tive Committee of the association:
FRIDAY.
10:00 a. m. Called to order by the
Moderator of tfce association.
10 to 10:30. Devotional half hour
with Scriptural Exposition of fifteen
minutes. United Prayer for all our
work, T. C. King.
10:30 to 11:00. Intermission.
11:00 a. m. Sermon Dr. Calvin B.
Waller.
12:15 p. m. Adjourn for dinner on the
ground.
1:30 to 2:30 p. m. Praise and Song
Service, Leader, Prof. Wilkle of
Pleasant Hill.
2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Address on State
Missions, W.-R. Bradshaw.
3:30 p. m. Announcements.
730 p. m. Round Table and Free
open discussion, Leader, Dr. C. B.
Waller.
Saturday.
10 a. m. to 10:30 a. m. Devotional
half hour with Scriptural Exposition.
J. R. Liner. - .
10:30 to 11:00 a. m. Intermission.
13:00 a. m. to 12:00 a. m. Address op.
Home Missions, Dr. V. I. Masters.
12:15 a. m. Adjourn for dinner on the
grounds. '
1:30 to 2:30 p. m. Song and Praise
Service. Leader, Prof. Wilkie of
Pleasant Hill.
2:30 to 3:30 P. M. Round Table and
Free open discussion, Leader, Dr. V.
I. Masters.
3:30 p. m. Announcements.
7:30 p. m. Address on Foreign Mis
sionsj. Dr. C. J. Thompson.
Sunday.
10:00 a. m. Sunday school.
11:00 a.m. Sermon, Dr. V. I. Masters,
3:00 p. m. Round Table and Free
- Open Discussion, Dr. V. I. Masters.
7:30 p. m. Testimony meeting, W. W.
Marr.
Second Meeting Saluda, Friday be
fore the first Sunday in April. Pro
gram annnounced later.
Third Meeting Horse Shoej. Fri
day before the first Sunday in July.
Program announced later.
Annual Meeting Refuge, Wednes
day before the first Sunday in Octo
ber. WHAT HE WOULD DO.
As the subject for their weekly essay
the schoolmaster asked his pupils to
say what they could do if they had
$5,000,000.
At once all heads were bent save one,
and pens scratched busily. The one
exception was little Willie. He calm
ly sat' doing nothing, twiddling his. fing
ers and watching the flies on the ceil
ing. "".
At the end of the time the master
collected the papers and Willie handed
over a blank sheet.
-How's this, Willie?" asked the mas
ter. "Is- this your essay? Why, all
the others -have-written at least two
sheets, while you do nothing!" " "t
"Well,, replied Willie, ."that's what
I would do if I were a millionaire!" -
Philadelphia Record. , . ; .. :
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Towh lrader!
CITY COMMISSIONERS WILL
ADVERTISE THE CITY HALL,
If Purchaser Can be Found City Will
. Build Police, Fire and Official
Departments.
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The city commissioners, in accord
ance, with .the news story in la3t
week's Democrat, met last Thursday
night and inspected the plans of Ar
chitect Erl G. Still well calling for the
remodelment of the city hall.
. TUayor C. E. Brooks reports that thu
commissioners were highly pleased
with the details of the plans of Archi
tect Still well, a- premature sketch of
which was given in the Democrat last
week They are of the conviction that
these alterations would be the means
o conr?tting. the city hall into more
usefuf property .'f ; ' 5 r - t
The commissioners ."decided hat it
would not be good policy to undertake
changes of this kind before early
spring owing to the freezes that might
endanger the masonic work. Mean
while they will advertise the building
for sale and it a purchaser can be
found who will repair the building
and, include in the changes the provi
sion's for an auditorium on the upper
floor, the city will erect a new build
ing to provide adequate quarters f 6c
the fire, police and offlcial depart
ments. The new building would not
provide for an auditorium.
The commissioners are firmly bent
on remodeling the city hall in case
a purchaser is not found.
GOOD WORK DONE BY TWO
HENDERSONVILLE PEOPLE.
Charles French Toms in delivering
the address of welcome in Asheville to
the annual convention of the officers
and missionaries of the American Sun
day gchool union, southern district of
which he is vicepresident, made the
following Interesting remarks with
reference to the part Hendersonville
people played in the early history of
the convention:
First State Convention.
"I am told that the first , Sunday
school contention held in Western
North Carolina, was held" in the ad
joining county of Madison in the year
1851, and that Colonel S. V. Pickens,
of Hendersonville, an attorney of that
place, and now alive, was its secretary.
At the same , time came the mission
aries of the American Sunday school
union. Realizing that the conditions
were such in the rural districts that
great good could be accomplished in
the establishment of Sunday, schools,1
the Rev. G. S. Jones, of Hendersonville,
undertook the work. Mr. Jones was a
native Pasqutank countyt and as a
young man moved to Western North
Carolina, being first a school teacher.
J He was beloved by everyone. No -man
ever stood higher in a community tnan
he stood in Henderson county. Pa
tiently for more than forty years he
drove about this county with his horse
and buggy establishing Sunday schools,
and doing good wherever the oppor
tunity presented itself."
FEEDING THE FARM MULE.
When the farm mule is working
hard, feed him all the grain and hay
he will eat. He will not eat too much.
Unlike a horse he will not bolt his
grain and leave his hay. but eats a lit
tle of one and then a little of the other.
When he has had enough he knows
enough to stop, .writes Orin Crooker a
Farm and Home.
During the winter give him all the
corn fodder he can eat. A little hay
may be added "if desired, but this is not
necessary. Many- mule owners winter
animals entirely on corn fodder. What
is not cleaned up in the racks is used
for . bedding. vWhen mules - are - not
working they 'will eat about three per
cent of their.. weight a day of corn
fodder. ; ...... : . ;: ; - r .- :
INTERESTING GOSSIP FROM
1GTH CONGRESSIONAL-DISTRICT.
Raleigh Hears .That . Ex-Representative
R. It Williams Would Relish
the Opportunity to Beat Britt,
Raleigh, Dec. 6. The late visit of
former Representative Robert R. Wil
liams, of Buncombe, has. left in Ral
eight a trial of rumors that should in
terest Congressman; J. J. Britt, Sena
tor " Zebulon Weaver Sol Gallert and
anybody else who wishes to run for
congress in the 10th. Of course Mr.
Williams should be interested slightly.
Mr.. Williams seems to have pro
ceeded cautiously . behind the humor
that beat him here. He came on th2
slow freight. and ran in block, so to
speak. If publication of his plans, as
indicated by his friends in the west,
should cause their wreck, Raleigh
people would be sorry. They like him
and would be glad to hear him sing In
a campaign with Britt. Williams i&
some . orator and, a lover of ; stump
speaking.
"y The westerners do not like the turn
of things, however. -They began plan
ning well for the retirement of Britt,
having as they thought eliminated such
candidates as will leave division after
the nomination has been bestowed.
They do not pee how two Buncombe
aspirants can work for harmony. Sen
ator Weaver has done a good deal of
work. Mr. Williams does not appear
tc have impressed 10th men that way.
But, they say he wants it
Meanwhile, nice as Bob Williams is,
the ladies down here don't care if-nobody
beats Britt, the only avowed,
suffragist in the North Carolina divi
sion and the hope of the equallsts in
forcing- the democracy to take cogniz
ance of the "issue." What the suffra
gists would particularly like I sa divi
sion in the ninth where any sort of
change would be as fruitful to this
cause as present conditions have made
it, Yates Webb; one of the 'smartest
of them said today, "has gone to Con
gress to bring about national prohibi
tion, but he can't get interested in
woman suffrage because he wants the
state to settle it. Ain't he consistent
though? Crazy for national prohibi
tion but not willing to see the nation
go for suffrage." v .
Mr. Webb wasn't the author of th
dictum that women are illogical.
f 'REPUBLICAN SlSSET.
Hard
to Beat Whiskers in a Presi-
dential Race. " r
When placingr'your bets . on the Re
publican nominee for President, don't
overlook the fact that Charlesr 'Evans
Hughes has whiskers. A trifle? Just
wait a moment and see.
It is hard, very hard, to, beat a full
beard in a race for the White House.
'Lincoln was the first President to fee
bo aaorueu. ai ms ursi eiecnuu ue
was beardless and he was a minoritv
minner against the field by a "mill I has gotten far enough along to begin
votes. Hw'king about it. Mr. C. M. Strickler,
. By 1864, when Mcdellan was his jthe organizer, is very much encouraged
opponent, Lincoln . had a full beard 'by local subscriptions and is regulariy
and he beat "Little Mac" by more -adding our local professional and bus
than 400,000. Grant also wore a f u 1 inoss men to his list.
beard and you know what he did The hotel company has been organ-
1868 to Horatio Seymour and f -v
years later to Horace Greeley, neituer
of whom was so fortunate, i
And again in 1876 the much-bc-whiskered
Hayes triumphed over the
cleanly-shaven Tilden. Four years af
terward James A. Garfield took him
self and his luxuriant beard to Wash
ington, while General Hancock, with
his - mustache and imperial, remained
at home.
Every rule has its exception and
James G. Blaine is in this instance.
His beard couldn't save - him from
Burchard's three Rs, so that Cleve
land won by the narrow squeak of
62,000 votes. But you know what
Benjamin Harrison, whiskered like a
Norseman, - did to Cleveland In 188S,
although he couldn't keep up that
speed four years later, r ; r - ..,..
Harrison was the last bearded can
didate of any great party to run for
President, but the full beard prece
dent is so thoroughly established that
I warn all to beware of Justice
Hughes If he is nominated. Gerard,
in Philadelphia Public Ledger.
A SOFT ANSWER.
A tramp approached a certain
Downs home the other morning, says
The New York American, rapped on
the back door, and when the lady of
the house appeared he began to clear
his throat preparatory to telling his
hard luck story.
"Get away from here" said the wo
man. "I never "feed" professional
bums!" ... ; -
"But. madam, I am not a profession-
al bumb," said- the tramp. "I am an j etruction of the town will, of course
apgyhcologist traveling In the Interest i will not materially check the develop
of science. I read character at a j ment that is taking place in that re
g!ance. In looking into the soulful j gion, for the great powder concern
depths of your beautiful eyes I read
there" that you are by nature a kinc1
hearted, gentle, generous woman. It
is these impulses and the contempla
tion of charitable deeds that keep you
looking so young and handsome."
"You poor, tfred, hungry man" said
the woman. 'Come inside and I . wil
give you some breakfast." .;
. About 30Q species of turtle and tor
toises are- known. V
1 British, ;Jndiaa 1914 1? Imports! 'were
valued at $508,000,000. ' - " ".
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ic WITH! OUR EXCHANGES.
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Success in DragBusiness. . "
J. Robert Davis, of the Davis Phar
macy, has leased, the First National ,
Bank building at Forest City and will
establish.a drug store there during the
next few days.; Mr. Davis operates a
similar store at Black; Mountain. Fix
tures for the new store-will be installed' -this
week and the establishment will
be open for the holiday 'trade, it is
announced. JMr. Davis , has a splendid
business here and will no doubt be suc
cessful in his new. venture. Marion
Progress. i
A Teacher's Duty. 1
?To arouse,, incite and encourage hjs -:
pupil; set before him the right kind
and amount of work. to do; guide him
to do the work in the right way; make
the circumstances favprable . by sav
in ff him from the annoyances of others.
Don't find fault It is a bad habit,
arising generally from nervousness or
weariness. It irritates the pupils, and
destroys all the enthusiasm of the .
recitation. It .makes bad, worse;
avoid it as much as possible.
" Take care of the block heads and
the head will take care of themselves.
Never threaten children. Say to tha
stubborn boy, "Do this or that," with
out suggesting any punishment in case
of his disobedience.. Simply, order
him, and a matter authority, and
let him obey you, not because you
have threatened him, with punishment,
but because you have ordered him. If
he disobeys you, punish hint. Frank
lin Press.
As to HosnitaL
Waynesville needs a community hos
pital not a private one, but one la
which all the physicians-, and all the
people would be -interested in. Ths
following clipping is from the W. N.
C. Democrat: - s
''In pointing out the needs of a hos
pital in Waynesville, the. Mountaineer
states that people pass and leave that
town for Asheville, Statesville, BaltK
more and t other - points when they
should have a home institution;" that
Hendersonville. ig able to-support threa
therefore .Waynesyille should have at
least one.t, To set v Brother - Boone
straight w would state that Hender- -sonville
has one hospital . and- three,
sanitariums, but the fact that we have
but one hospitlfv does not reduce,
Waynes vllle's need. But injsome re
spects 'this question of patronizing a
home hospital is like trading at home,
which the Mountaineer, is boosting;
you don't keep at home all the busi
ness that apparently by good , right
should remain there, Waynesville
Mountaineer. - - -
The big new hotel for Waynesvilla
"zed with C. H. Ray as president, Dr,
J. H. Way as vice president and Hugh
J.' Sloan as secretary and treasurer.
The board of directors contain, 1 C. Hv
Ray, Dr. Way, Jefferson Reeves, John
H. Smathers and Hugh Sloan! Dr.
Way's beautiful Main street lot at cor
ner of Pigeon street has been decided
and no finer location could be had.
.Architect Wm. J. East of Asheville,
formerly of Pittsburg is, preparing
plans for a $100,000 structure! Way
nessville Mountaineer.
Both Claim Peak.
Mount Mitchell's peak has been seiz
ed by Mrs. Elizabeth Burnett who
claims the title of the five acres ou
top belongs : to her. She has taken '
possession of. the cabin on top of the
mountain and has moved Into It; Mrs.
Alice T. Connally also claims the pro
perty and there seems to be no way
of settling the dispute outside the
courts. Black Mountain Newp.
HoPewell Burned.
Hopewell is the new town - in Old
Virginia, built within the last year
and a half around the new plant of -the
duPont powder people at City
Point, near Petersburg. Yesterday 3t v
was burning and according to the dis-.
patches of the night, thousands of its
inhabitants haye been forced into -Petersburg
for shelter.' In Virginia
the town hrs teen regarded as one of
the miracles of the war. Eight
months ago -it was a cornfield, while
yesterday It was the home of more
than 25,000 people, gathered there
'from all parts of the country The de
has built permanently and is notv
turning into the channela of trade mil
lions monthly through payrolls. Spar-.
tauburg Herald. - -
Forest City Creamery..
Two acres of land In the Southern -part
of Forest City have been bought -for
the Farmers Co-Operative Cream- -ey
of which B. H. Bridges is secre- .
tary and treasure. The building will
be brick with concrete floors and,
measure 28x51 feet. -Power and heat
will be furnished with a boiler. Ruth- -erfordton
Sun. . " ;
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