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"at- ifea ' A- - - HENDERSONVILLE, N. C. THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, VOL. XXV, NO. 49 PRICE FIVE CENTS APPRECIATES RED CROSS WORK OF HENDERSONVILLE LADIES. NO TRESPASSING PERMITTED OX PISGAH FOREST RESERVE. f Si-" v KL.fJL C n'wwy m Miiiisttteir IS. rMlhi ftt i i i j I.. w n i kl I i ' I I hi Proposes to Establish Big Summer Naval College. Will Receive Government Aid Osceola Lake Property Under Favorable Consideration . One of the two big propositions dangling within the reach of Hender sonville will be before the Board of Trade at it's annual meeting and sup per which will be held at Kentucky Home, Friday night. The organiza tion has many affairs in it's hands which are of extreme importance to the prosperity and growth of the town, and. county, but other affairs are for the time rather over-shadowed by the possibility of securing for Hender sonville one of the largest and best known boys' schools in the south, namely the Georgia Military Academy, ; located outside of Atlanta wiich pro- poses to establish somewhere in the , . . ,TT v ... luuuuiaius ui. vve&ciu iuiuu Vjaiuiiua a summer naval school. President Bland and the Board of Governors of the Board of Trade will not make known, in advance of the Friday night meeting, the details of their plans ana progress, in this connection, but it is known that the school authorities pre fer Hendersonville as a location to any other under consideration, and it is al so known that the efforts of the organi zaion have been so well-directed and so energetic that the ork is almost completed which will put Henderson ville in position to make the school authorities an offer which will cover every requirement; and that means the acceptance of the offertand the se- curing-of what will amount to the most valuable proposition Hendersonville has ever had a chance to get. HOW IT HAPPENED. The question of locating in Hender sonville was first broached to the school authorities by Mr. Sam T. Hodges some months ago, when he went to Atlanta to see his son, William Hodges who is a student at the school. Upon being informed by Cql. Wood ward, president of the academy, that the board of directors had under con sideration the location of a summer school in the mountains of Western North Carolina, Mr. Hodges brought all possible pressure to bear upon them to investigate Hendersonville, and urged in every way that Henderson ville be looked at first. As a result; of this interview Colonel Woodward addressed a letter , several weeks later, to Messrs Smith, Jaakson and Morris of this city, stating that he was going to come here , to look into the matter. By some error, however, thit v letter went to Asheville instead of Hen- dersonville, and when Colonel Wood- 1 ' ward stepped off the train here he 1 found no one to meet him; in fact ' no one here had any advance know " Pledge of his visit. However, no time was lost in getting together a com mittee of local business men to accom r pany him in inspecting the various possible school sites here, i A Naval School, f The plan of the school authorities I I is to take advantage of recent legls- i f lation by which elementary naval 1 I schools may be established throughout 1 ttiP r-nnntrv. one. in each state, whicn I I schools will be to some extent under i I the supervision, of the Navy Depart - ment, and will enjoy certain forms ot federal aid in the same manner that certain military schools are now con ducted under the supervision of the J - War Department, and with it's aid. This plan maites it neuessdij mc such schools own or control a body of water "large enough for elementary Col. Woodward's visit both the Os ceola and the Highland Lake proper i ties were found to be suitable for the 1 purposes of thes chool but in eacn i case the price of the property appar ently ilaced "it entirely beyond con- Isideration. I I Go to Atlanta I After Col. Woodward's return to At llnta hffadressed a letter to Mr R. M Gates, tiking 'that a committee from Hendersfnville visit the Georgia Mill ry Actlemy, with a view to giving . t i,rai tmininsr. a lake of fifty acres VP, .'fVifngSjbout.the minimum require f i ment on this line. On the occasion of of the size and character of the insti tution. Messrs. E. W. Ewbank and A, C. Tebeau consented to make the trip, incidentally striking-' rotten weather and having to plow through many a long mile of South Carolina nd Georgia mud both going and coming However, in spite of the hardship of the 'trip both these gentlemen return ed with a vastly increased enthusiasm on the subject of the Georgia Military Academy. They found a modern mili tary school with modern buildings and methods, and with a magnificent carapus anu ""ii-SruuuUS uuU eCi, I essential of equipment for the work of the school and the well-being of its students, three hundred in number and drawn from fifteen different states, and from Cuba and Mexico. And, what impressed them just as forcibly, they found that around that school had been built up a modern town larger than our own, and built there, -very stick and stone of it, on acount of the loca tion there of the school Land in the Rain. Shortly after these gentlemen re turned, the Board of Directors of the Academy sent a comittee composed of Colonel Woodward, president of the academy, Colonel Peel, president of the board of directors, and Mr. Wil liam Candler, secretary of the board; the last named being a son of Asa G. Candler of Atlanta. This committee arrived here in the later par. t of Dec ember, and also in one of the biggest rains 'Hendersonville has seen since tne nooa. iiowever, m syitc ui u- down-pour a committee from tne tfoara of Trade took these gentlemen put to mgnianu iK-e aim in spite 'of the down-pour il 1 T me suuuui representatives were imensely pleased with both the proposed locations, Board of Trade entertained them at supper that nighjt, and they left the next morning, having requested the Board to forward to the school the best proposition which Hendersonville could make, it being no secret that before their return to Atlanta they were to inspect locations in other towns in the mountains which were anxious to secure the school. THE SHRINERS COMING TO HENDERSONVILLE. Hendersonville Shriners who attend ed the recent ceremonial in Charlotte bring back the good news that the Nobles of the Order of the Mystic Shrine are to take charge of every thing and everybody in and around Hendersonville on July 4th, 19iy. Hendersonville people look back with much pleasure to the Shrine meeting held here in July 1916, and it is not saying too much -to state that there is no gathering or convention on the slate which our people would rather have. Chief Potentate J. O. Walker of Oasis Temple has many friends livine here, and it is well known that the shiners were well pleased with the welcome acorded them on tne oc casion of their last visit. Main Street will play the former role of Sahara and will echo to the cries of the tor tured victims as they make their pain ful way across the burning sands to the entrance of the Temple, while the townspeople will stand ready to min ister any permitted aid to allay tne effects of the long dry journey. BARKER LANDS OPENED UP. The announcment in this issue by Messrs P. F. Patton and R C. Clarke that they are opening up a large part of the Barker Lands for sale will be read with much interest. Fine streets Vi'ii-n rr nMed up through the ronerty which lies right at the edge property, wni bf town, much of it in fact being with in the city limits, and the tract in cludes some of the est farming land and residence sites now on the mar- Those who contributed to the boxes sent recently to France through the French Red Cross will be interested in the following letter: Nov. 26th, 191S. Dear Mrs. Sample: The boxes containing quilts, pillows, clothing, toys, eac, have been received and will be put on a French steamer. which is leaving here in about ten days. They will reach France by Christmas and think what a blessing they will be to those poor destitute people. It would have done your heart good to witness the admiration exhibited by the French captain when he saw all the things that are to be sent to France. He. pointed to the quilts that were sent by he good ladies of HendersonviHe and said "ah madame those are : worth more than gold to us, and they are so beautiful! and so much work!" Please thank the ladies and every one who had a share in this contri bution to our shipment and assure them that the things are just' what are needed and will be much appre- ciaed. - ) ... Sincerely yours .:. , , JEANNE E. GRAESER,' Sec'y French Red Cross Charleston, S. C. ) BOARD OF TRADE SUPPER, With a supper at Kentucky Hornb Friday evening, the Hendersonville Board of Trade will hold its annual .nntinir tmr tho ol cwtinn f officers and b V" . r . matta present wil be a reflection on this re the consideration of several matters . . . of extreme importance to the growth and prosperity of the town and coun ty. Among other things which will hold the attention of the meeting will be action with regard to the Georgia Military Academy, and also an investi gation into the county road situation, which last will in all probability re sult in a report (with recommenda tions) to be made to the County Com missioners at their meeting next Mon day. There is no blinking the fact that our roads are. in bad ehape and that quick action is neded. APPRECIATION Editor Hustler. The extension service of the State c of Agricuiture and the State Depar Department of Agriculture wishes to . for thft rooTieration which tUUllUk J V you have extended it aurin tne pa&t Tf. rcaiizpS both as an organi- J . zation, and, as individual workers, single effort will go oniy a . short way towards nuking North Carollna the best farming country in the United States. It must depend upon its friends and cooperators who are in a position to reach others to al so carry the messages of better living, clearer thinking, and more profitable farming, which will help to make the State great. Therefore, it asks again for your continued cooperation during the coming year. Wishing you a very happy Holiday Season, and the best the New Year has to offer "For right, triumphant over might, Makes peace abound over toil and strife While mea march on to new-found life." The North Carolina Agricultural Ex tension Service. B. W. KILGORE, Director. Raleigh, North Carolina. E. J. RHODES BUYS D0NNAH00 FARM. Mr. E. J. Rhodes, of the Carolina Oil and Supply Company, has purchased the Donnahoo Farm of seventy-five acres on the Sugar Loaf Road. The price is understood to have been $6500. The farm, which includes many acre's Of splendid land, also in cludes exceptionally good build ings and a - fine young orchard. Mr. Rhodes says that while this purchase does not mean any change in his pres ent business connection it will prob ably mean that he will live cn his farm during the summer months. The former owner showed excellent pro fits made in hog-raising, and Mr, Rhodes will raise pure-bred Poland Chinas and Berkshires for sale, and will also cary a "side-line" of White Wyandottes for those who wish to buy good chickens. , . . PRESBYTERIAN SERVICE. - There will be services in The Pres . byterian Church Sabbath morning at LorQ,g Supper will be celebrated. All mem bers of the church, visiting Presby terian's and oth rs are cordially in vited to be present and share in the service. It may not be generally known that the Pisah National Game preserve con taining approximately 100,000 acres is the only Federal game refuge in the east. In fact, there is no other this side of the Mississippi river. It at the present abounds in deer and other wild game. Within an inclosure on the Ygame preserve is a herd of elk trans- Sported here at a great expense; to this herd will shortly be . added six bison. These resources are of real value to this part of the state. The deer and other wild animals if ade quately protected on the preserve will be the source from which will come great quantities of game onto lands outside the boundary of the game Pre serve. In time this abundance of game should attract numerous visitors to this part of the state, to say nothing iof the pleasure and sport that will be derived from it by the people in this community. Since the creation of the Pisgah Na tional Game preserve about two years jag0 the forest service, under .whose jurisdiction this land is, has tried to follow a humane and sympathethic policy of education among the people 'who live in and adjacent to the boun dary, with the hope that illegal fish ing would cease. It is regretted that trespasing has not diminished, but those guilty of the violations of the law are becoming more daring and more ruthless in their depredations. It would appear that moral suasion has failed. The conditions ifN continued as at f-, t v . ... people will not only expect, but de mand, that this state of affairs be cor- rected. There now seems to be but one course to pursue; that is to prosecute to the limit of the law these violators of it. In following this course the forest officers will not only have the moral suport of the responsible and law abiding people of Asheville and wnwh rnii hut of thfiiso impressed Dy me suggestion tu.it hress of this community as well. alreadv been issued for game trespassers on the game preserve, and the matter has been reported to the United States marshal. Full assurances have been given that hearty co-operation of all deputies in the apprehension and pro- I qppntinn of all trespassers will De WW v given DANCE AT KENTUCKY HOME . A jolly party of young folks danced the old year, out and the new year in at Kentucky Home. -The Langren Orchestra was brought over for the occasion, which proved to be one of the largest and most enjoyable dances of Hendersonville's winter season. Among the Hendersonville couples at tending were Miss Elizabeth Carrigan with Frank Bland, Miss Louise Hodges with Bob Morgan, Miss Lena Latham with Hugh Waldrop, Miss Alice La tham with Jean Williams, Miss Ruth Wooten with Mr. Rockwell, Miss Ju- ia Ashley with Edgar Latham, Miss Frances Ogilsvie with Forest Hunter, Miss Elisabeth Elscrn vrith Alexander Rubenstein. Stags: James Duff, Will Hodges. NOTHING SPOILS THE HO iiUAl The Christmas holidays passed off in Hendersonville with an almost com plete absence of disorder. A couple of Uncle Sam's soldiers spending the day here absorbed a trifle more than the prescribed quantity of "blockade" and were allowed to cool off for an hour or two in the . shady precincts of the City Hall, and then went their way rejoicing, grateful that no se verer penalty had been exacted for their small celebration. One or two local celebrities, white and colored, enriched the city treasury by small fines, but on the whole it was probably the most orderly and undisturoeu Holiday season Hendersonville has yet achieved. For which thanks are rendered by all good citizens, and es pecially by the pity authorities. A GOOD THING TO KEEP. ' Starting with this issue, and con tinuing for several weeks, a special column will be run entitled "Events of Year Told in "Brief." The past year has been the most eventful in the his tory of the United States, probably the most 'momenous in the whole Chris tian Era. It might be a good idea to save the issues of The Hustler which contain this special column, as in fu ture' years it will serve as a valuable memorandum to settle many argu ments as to just when and where many important things happened. Hendersonville Business Men Worki on $200,000 Plan.-lnsurance Attorney Goes to New York to urge Project Aetna Agent Writes Approval. Local Stock Subscription in Sight. It has been known for some weeks that a movement is under foot to build a big modern fire-proof hotel on the old St. John location, and it Is also known that the prospects of success are good, but from the number of inquiries received in this connection it is believed that a statement of the present status of this proposition will be of interest to Hustler readers. Some eighteen months ago, when the insurance companies who had to foot the bfll for the burning of the St. John Hotel finally won out in their effort to be subrogated to the rights of R. D. Waring in the hotel site, they found themselves with a splendid piece of Main Street property which had cost them something like $30,000.00, and which of course was bringing in no revenue. E. W. Ewbank, president of the Citizens National Bank, got in touch with C. W. Tillett of Charlotte, attorney, for the insurance companies concerned, and suggested that they might convert a loss into a profit by erecting on the vacant site a big and Veally modern hotel. Mr. Tillett was ,'shortly afterward he calledup Mr. Ewbank, saying that if the business men of Hendersonville were willing to taKe noia oi tne proposiuuu it uumu probably be put through. A meeting was promptly called, and the mater ! thoroughly canvassed, the plan finally approved calling for the organization of a hotel corporation with a capital stock of $200,000.00 of which about $30,000.00 (the cost of the site) is to be SALE OF GOVERNMENT ANIMALS NEXT WEEK. Advices from Camp Jackson to The Hustler office statet that on Thursday January 9th, at 9 a. m., about three hundred and fifty condemned govern ment animals and twelve colts will be sold at public auction. The notice states that "most of these animals are sound and serviceable, and will give good service on farms and for lib: work. Railroad cars will be aeid in readiness for shipment of carload lois, and a halter will be supplied. The sale will be for cash. Those who may be interested in attending this sale are directed to take the Cantonment Car at the corner of Main and Gervais treeis, Columbia. Further particular? lean be had by writing Capt. E. P. Johnson, Remount uepoi imj. Camp Jackson, S. C. It is probable that this and succeeding sales win offer some pretty good stock fit Jow pr ces. FINED FOR POOR SER1 Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 31. The Birmingham Railway, Light and Pow er company was fined $1,000 in recor der's court here today on conviction on ten charges of furnishing poor car service in violation of a city ordinance The company was acquitted on four ?imilar charges. The charges involve alleged insut- ficent cars, over-crowding of cars and lack of trailers. QUEEN THEATRE OPENS The Queen Theatre opened Monday night after being closed for quite long period. Carl uienn is iuaiia.&x& the theatre, and will no doubt com mand a large patronage- The Queen is one local institution which has kept running through dull seasons as well as the summer months, and the local people have shown their appre ciation not only of this, but also of the high quality of the films rum, ' Tubes In Madrid. y Sanction has been given to the con struction of underground electric rail ways In Madrid) subscribed by Hendersonville people, and the additional funds for the actual building and furnishing of the hotel, probably $150,000.00, to be furnished by the insurance companies, who would be protected by a first mortgage on the entire property. When Mr. Tillett came here to discuss the mat ter he entirely aproved the plan, and stated that he believed that i would meet with the approval of the insur ance companies; furthermore that .he himself would make a trip to the homo offices of .the companies to urge its acceptance at once; also stating that if the proponents of the idea could se cure the endorsement of P. W. D. Jones of Charlotte, special. agent for the Aetna Company, he thought there would.be little doubt of prompt and favorable action. The present status is, that Mr. Til lett has left for New York as he pr'dm- ised, and that Mr. EwbanK nas re-, ceived a letter from Mr. Jones saying that "this matter, as presented by Mr. Tillett, appeals to me." Also stating however, that as a matter of course he could not make known in advance how the -insurance companies would regard it: As a matter of fact, local'"" men have gone far enough to be as sured that the Hendersonville end of $he proposition can be handled, and favorable action by the-insurance peo pie appears very probable - indeed Hustler readers do not have to be told with the aid of diagrams whether the town would or would not be helped by the erection of a big 100-room nio-': dern hotel on Main street. RIG STILL CAPTURED . ; ' NEAR SALUDA FRIDAi One of the biggest and handsomest blockade stills ever captured in tto boundaries of the Old North State U reposing peacefully in the quiet ecu fines of the Henderson County Jcii, where it was placed by Sheriff Cs.'a? following a short but busy trip down toward Saluda. The underground wireless leading into the sheriff'3. office conveyed the information sorao days ago that down on the Spartan burg Road whiskey was being made cn a scale that would rival Louisville in4 it's best days, and lat Friday nigh ihe sLs-iL vrita Ccna-able T. M. St. ton and Capt. T. V. Lyda, got into a car and went south on a quiet tour : : 'nTC3tiation. The scene of actio: proved to be a spot near the croa: of the Spartanburg Road and the Sca thern Railway, just this side of Saluda. The wireless must have worked "boOi ways, because in spite of the fact that the plant and supplies were all fceady for a rushing business no cn-s was present to welcome the visiters br make any claims of ownership. Tlio officer's found a fine big 85-ga!lS-i istill and worm, all of solid copper, lot of meal; canned sorghum, and several stands containing somethins iike 3,000 gallons of slin beer, bemv- body bad spent a lot of time ana money. The metal parts were brousIU back to town, and what could not o . moved was destroyed. One arrest w-s made Tuesday, a colored man siu pected of connection with the enter prise being taken into custody, and It is reported at the Court House that the -n i,-,r o -nrottv s-ood line on r!i- aLctlvltIes cf three other men, t"o Vvhite and one colored, who will prob ably be required to show what llisy ho or do not know avout the manage ment of this unfortunate enterp-iio. EAST HENDERSONVILLE BAPTIST, CHURCH The pastor and Sunday school super intendent urgently requests all mora-" bers to be present next Sunday church and sunday "school. " Lei start the New Year right. as U3 sll Si: r. it. h I e p?ife of Hendersonvile some idea ket. - 4 - V.?Ts A" s tf ' - . .. : - A -
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