VOL. XXVI NO 10
HENDERSONVILLE, N. C. THURSDAY. APRIL 10, 1919
PRICE FIVE CEN
A CALL TO
By Chairman Ewbank
Wanted Volunteers to Work
for 5th and Last Liberty
(Victory) Loan.
The undersigned, though
protesting that he is already
overworked- has been desig
nate County Chairman to
press the Victory Liberty
Loan, over his protest. Hav
ing been appointed and urg
ed to do this work I am
going to do my best, and pur
suant to this purpose have
selected a number of the
foremost people in the coun
ty to aid in the great work,
but nearly all of those whom
I have called upon to aid
have positively refused be
cause the pressure of their
own business. I must, there
fore, appeal to the people of
Henderson County, at large,
for volunteers to aid in this
work. If the German army
had won the war none of us
would have had any person
al business to attend to, but
would be serving the Kaiser
in such capactiy as it pleased
him to command. We can't
quit until all the boys in Eu
rope are home again. We
have got to pay to get them'
back. This Liberty Loan is
the5th and last that the
Government will ask the peo
ple to take. It is to bring
home the boys who hays
saved your liberties and kept
us from under the German
heel. Will not the red
blooded, patriotic citizens
from every -precinct in this
county organize a committee
of workers at once and ad
viise me that they are ready
to wind up Henderson's re:
cord in this war as it has be
gun and continued up to now
one hundred per cent pa
triotic and liberty-ldaring?
Send, me $he names of those
who are ready to volunteer in
the army that has to put up
the last fight that nrust be
made to crown our victory.
Let .me have your offer of
services quickly that I may
post you and furnish you
with the necessary equipment
for the work. Who will vol
unteer? -QUICK!
The drive begins April 21.
We must be ready before
then. -
E. W; EWBANK,
County Chairman
tJARRY ON
How courageous is the
American spirit? Is it less
indomitable than that of the
French or Belgians? France,
sorrowing, but. undaunted,
-has set about to repair the
wreck the ruthless invader
wrought, and refuses to view
the future darkly. Belgium,
stripped of all save honor,
looks forward to the day
when a greater nation will
ansa out of the ruins of the
pld. Shall America, then,
bend and groan under the
imaging of a burden which
it should bear lightly, if felt
v at all? .
..Less than twenty years
" ago the success of the British
Government in raising $144,
000,000 by a single loan ope
ration was the wonder of the
- world's financial markets.
V In 1917, after two and one
half years of exhausting war,
when prices- had. risen one
" ftodred per cent and taxa
tion had increased by $1,440,
000 per annum; Great Brit
ain raised in thirty days a
loan of $4,800,000,000 a sum
equal to 4 per cent of her na
tional income before the war.
To equal this effort the citi
zens of the United States
THE FINISH
would have to raise $9,600,
000,000, under the same con
dition. .. ...
Instead of days of dark
foreboding, those should be
days of rejoicing, of confi
dence and of high resolve.
America is least injured of
any of the nations which took
active part in the death grap
ple with autocracy on the
soil of France and Flanders.
Except for the sixty thou
sand who gave up their lives
and the other thousands who
are returning maimed, the
United States has. made no
real sacrifice. Our fields arc
green with grain, our homes
and factories are still stand
ing, our women and children
have never been terrified. In
all material things the nation
is richer and stronger than
it was before we went to war.
For our boys who have
been saved for us by the ter
mination of the war, for our
increased prosp erity, an d
above all; the fact that liberty
"still reigns on the earth, let
us make the Victory Liberty
Loan a thanksgiving lo&n;
and prove that we are, wor
thy of the boys who have
died for us.
Above is printed a call by
E W Ewbank, Chairman
of the Committee for raising
Henderson County's share oi
this last Liberty Loan. Mos5
of the readers of The Hustler
know Mr. Ewbank. No man
in the county believes more
firmly in Hendersonville and
Henderson County. No man
in the county looks into the
iuture with braver confi
dence or better balanced op
timism ; and he very seldom
calls for help, being firmly
of the opinion that God helps
these who help themselves.
When a man of this type ap
peals for aid the aid is need
ed. The menace of German
despotism is averted; avert
ed by men on the firing' line
who never quit fighting
while the breath of life was
in their bodies ; but another
menace now looms on the
world's horizon the unut
terable menace of world
wide anarchy revolution
Bolshevism; a carnival of
murder and famine. In the
forceful language of the man
in the street the greater part
of what used to be the civi
lized world is in a hell of a
fix today. The most deadly
possible blow at. , our goy?
ernmental structure " today
would be a thrust at our na
tional credit; The success
or failure of this last loan
may in itself be the deciding
factor between the safety
or destruction of our govern
merit. No one ever averted
a danger by closing his eyes
to it and telling himself it
did not exist. If . . we are
going to pull together and
win out let's do it' with our
eyes open to ;the dangers on
every side ; ifwo re going
to sit down and all go to
hell together, let's still keep
our eyes open and see the
sights on the downward
trip; there won't be any re
turn ticket. And if we are
going to help Wytte Ewbank
shove Henderson County
over the top for the last
time let's help him now. No
matter who you are, no mat
ter what part of the county
you live in, if you want to ,
help let him know at - once
that you are wiling; he'll
tell you how. This means
YOU.
W WE II I . '9
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J I PERSONALS
C. M. Fuller has returned to Lum
herton after several days -in this sec
tion. Mr. Fuller has secured the
bungalow of Miss Bessie Steedman
and will bring his family about May
15th. They have spent several sum
mers here.
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J. C. Wilson, who has been con
nected with the Blue Ridge School
for Boys, has gone to Columbia, S. C,
to take a course in Stenotypy which
he will use in his summer school here.
Mr. Wilson's class in Sunday School
xill be taught by E. K. Vann.
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Prof. W. Gaspard de Coligny,' of" the
Fassif em School, has been invited by
Secretary Ravenel to deliver an ad
dress to the Hugenot Society of South
Carolina at Charleston, Si C, on the
13th tfayOf April.
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The Woman's Auxiliary of the Pres
byterian Church met with Mrs. W. R."!
RaTtcra nrt Tunala-? oft.imnAn ACL I
aprons have been made for the Bal
four Orphanage besides the Red Cross
sewing that has been done. During
the afternoon ice - cream and ' cake
were served.
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Corporal Charles A: Johnson, who
served with the' 70th Co.,- overseas
and did active service on the battle
field, -has received . his honorable dis
charge from Camp Pike, Ark., -and ar-
i rived last Sunday for a visit to his
sisters, Mesdames M. C. Toms and
S. J. Hart.
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One of the most attractive window
displays that has been in Henderson
ville for some time is at the Bland
Hardware Co. J. E. Mitchell, who
was with Mr. Bland at Washington,
lis with him here. He is a genius in
window trimming. The pyramid dis-f
play stand is propelled by a ininature
aeroplane that was constructed, entir
ely by Mr. Mitchell. It is well worth
your time to see this marvelous con
trivance. :o:-
Last Friday evening : there was an
entertainment at Park Hill in the. in
terest . of . the Armenian-Syrian fund
f which was given: by Miss Anna Belle
McGill, of Philadelphia, who came
from Atlanta enroute to Asheville
where she will-give the same enter
tainment at Grove 'Park. Inn and the
Battery Park. The program consist
ed of readings and piano-monologues,
Th offering amounted to $43.00 and
all of it goes to this fund, through
CUvlmnd H. Dodg, o4 Nw. York
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W. S. Miller was host to the official
Board of Stewards of the Methodist
Church last Monday evening . at his
home-pn Blythe street. There were
21 members present. After a short
usinss meeting the evening was
spent in getting better acquainted
.with one another. Refreshments were
served during the evening.
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Rev. G. W. Belk and L. R. Simp
son, in company with Mr. Taffe and
Mr. Myron McKay, drove over to
Tuskegee Monday and visited the
Tuskegee Institute. They were
shown- through the school by a son or
Booker T. Washington, were -invited
to a special dinner and several class
es were dismissed in order that Mr.
Belk might address the school. Mr.
Taffe was asked to bring ilr. Pelk
again, that never had a speaker been
!,
so much enjoyed as, he was on this
occasion.
Union Springs (Ala.) .Heraia.
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, The Ladies Aid Society of the First
Baptist Church continues to meet with
Mrs. J. L. Egerton every Monday
afternoon at 4 o'clock. Last Monday
they had their regular, business meet
ing' which was opened by Mrs. F. E.
Curtis, their president, with a Scrip-
,'ture lesson from John that was fol
lowed by. the Lord's . Prayer in con
cert. Mrs. A. Ficker, read the min
tites from the meeting on March ll
which were approved. Committees
were named to solicit for the Easter
Sale on Saturday, April 19, in the
Morey building. . During the after -
odn Mrs. Egerton served grape
Jprnit.
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Mrs. H. O. Stoliker was hostess at
the La Motte house on weanesaa
afternoon April 2;1 from 3 to 5 o'clock
n honor of little Harry's fourth birth
day. These are th friends who en
joyed the afternoon with him. Robert
BoBards. Jr., Roman Cone, Elmer
Gill. Mary and William Bangs, Wil
liam, Isabel and Roy Keith, Jr., An
na,, Louise and SSarah Lummus. The
rooms were beautiful in . pink and
rreen. The pinK: ii-ister. eggs .
hidden in nests,, the candy was served j
ui pink rose . bud holders, the place
cards, were hand painted and the
Vhile .birthday cake held 'four pink
candles. Refreshments were served
Vby Miss iJrnestone Cain and Mrs. E.
)3ailey. Music was furnished by Mrs.
tf: Lummii. Kodak pictures were
;'tak of tiw party r it dosed.-1-'' ';
COMMISSION ORGANIZE
New County Officials Enter Upon
Their Duties And Will Soon Begin
Active Operations.
The county Road Commission creat
ed by the new road law enacted dar
ing the session of the recent Legisla
ture held a meeting here on last Mon
day pud organized by electing C. N.
A;lison, chairman and J. o. Bell, sec
retary. The third member of the
. uiiimibsion is J. a. Maxwell, who
yvas tne choice of his fellow Aembers
of the board of county commissioners
to perform the service specified under
the road act. His associates on the
commission are democrats
, -Vivien aui oi tne comis-
sion after organizing was the selec
ition of Ben B. Souther as road super
visor at a salary of $125.00 per montn.
:a-. mouther is an experienced road
man, has been in the harness for a
long time and knows the value or
proper road construction. The corn-
mission voted to allow the superinten-
dent a car for official purposes and
will enable him to be a supervis
or in fact as well as in name.
The commission will' not begin ac
tive work until the first of May for the
reason that a little time is needed by
Supervisor Patton to round outsome
plans already in process
CHAIR FACTORY PLANS
'
The committee appointed by me
maru oi lraae is getting plans well
shaped up to add a good-sized chair
factory to Henclersonville's. industrial
assets. A proposition by H. M. King
to put in a suitable tract of. Una ly
ing between the Asheville Drive and
ouuxu xwuiway, vu,i g-j
irontage on r.oth, together witt acasl,
subscription of $500.00, seems to meet
with approval. W. W. Walker pro,
J poses to subscribe $2,500.00 .nd guar-
antee lhe sale of thc 0UtPut ot the
factorv: J. O. TCaII PYnrpccoo Vi?ttoq1
. , . "
as interested to the extent of a rood-
sized subscription; and one orher
i Hendersonville man states that if the
Plan -of organization meets-with his -
.approval he wil make an' iuv-e:Jt'lient
f $5'00( n tock of the compan. It
looks as if one more thing that could-
not be done ia going to be ut . oye
..
witn ample margin. .
OSCEOLA HOTEL XEASED
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The Osceola Hotel has been leased
i ui liih summer i fi ;i ivirs. nnraziip.
now of Asheville, who will open the
place as a high class summer hote:
about June 1st"
Mrs. Sprague has had wide and
successful experience in hotel man
agement, having conducted places at
31ack Mountain, Round Knob, and
other towns in the resort section of
I Western North Carolina. Kiner Mor-
V. ' . .. .
, Vis says that in operating Osceola
Ann last summer Mrs. A. M. Gover
set a pattern" that is hard to follow,
Vjbut that letters received by. him have
set his mind at rest regarding man-,
agement for this summer.
SOUTH CAROLINA
CLUB PURCHASED
The: Ladies Aid Society - of the
iMethodist Church had a very busy
aiternoon witn jura. j. j. joyer task
Thursday. There were 18 present to
share the work that had been planned
by Mrs. F. E. Durfee in the absence
of their president, Mrs. Guy E. Dix
on, who is on the sick list. Mrs. H.
Cannon and Mrs. Wm. H. Plank
joined the society. Mrs. Byers serv-
d cake and ice cream, ine lames
Ifcre meeting with Mrs. J . JViacK
Rhodes this afternoon.
"TEAGER'S TOURIST, GIRLS
PROVES GOOD ATTRACTION.
"Shorty Yeager and his Tourist
Girls" proved to be an unusually good
attraction and was greatly enjoyed by
all attending.
They had a good line of new jokes,
ard the singing and dancing was
above the average.
Lyle Chaffin" as an impersonator
of fi chorus girl proved to be a big hit.
He had 'em all fooled to a frazzle.
"It was a very good show and de
served a larger attendance than was
prr-nt.
Mr.- Loop has soveral more shows :
in iin and expects to. give Henaer-
aonvill people some really good
gbcs this ' ixua&ii. . M 'j.
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STONY MOUNTAIN ROAD
SEARING COMPLLTION
Although a little grading still re
mains to be done at the top of the
climb, and some surfacing on the up
per third of the road is not yet fiiiisn
ed, tie completion of the road from
the Asheville Drive to the :op ot
Stony Mountain is plainly in sight,
and it is expected to have the work
all done by the first of May. The load
' itself is a magnificent piece of eagl-
J neermg and construction. In ihe
climb, of three and a half miles from
j tne foot of the mountain to the crest
j there is not a foot of bad grade, and
: not a single dangerous curve. Of
course it's way up in the air, and
some of our friends from the eastern
section of the state may feel a little
like crawling down backwards on all
fours after taking a downwardlook,
But as a matter of fact it is much
safer than most roads in this section.
And the view, from the summit is be
yond description. On a clear day
I Mount Mitchell looms up in plain
view, the highes point of land east
of the Rockies; Pisgah and the Rat
stand out against the sky line, and the
whole range of mountains and hi3Is
to the south is spread out like a re
lief map. A fountain fed from a bas
in several hundred feet up the .vide Is
being built at the entrance, anl work
has been started on a heavy rustic
tower on the very crest of the moun-
j tain which by giving an outlook above
' tne tree tops will afford probably the
finest view point to be found in the
Blue Ridge.
MRS. ANNIE D. MARTIN
LEASES KANUGA CLUB.
Tn(i Kanuga Club property has
Deen leased for the coming season by
; Mrs Annie D Martin wno ownsthe
Country Club (The Farmer's Hotel),
' W SMHot,s
mcst SUCCessful in operating the
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Highland Lake property.
George Stephens of Charlotte was in
town . this week and states that a re
oreranization of the cornoration is un-
' er way f,and that many additions and
imprbvements 'will be made on the
property, possibly including a re-
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"Slite uy Ulceus Ul wc tuuauuvuuu vt a
new tQ take the place of
Uociated with Mr. Stephens include
, T T -,v,,Qa anA
A. J. Draper, O. J. Thies and F. M.
Simmons, and a number of influential
Savannah and New Orleans people
are also taking part in the expansion
of the enterprise. Definite plans have
already been made for the building ot
a number of new cottages. Mrs.
Martin has proved herself to possess
very unusual capactiy in hotel ope
ation, and the new line-aip will in all
probability result in' success on '
scale which will make the property a
yitr fontiiTA not onlv for Henderson-
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Carolina.
A HAPPPY MARRIAGE
On Wednesday afternoon. iuch
26, Quay Dotson and Miss Ozelle Mims
were married at Harleyville.-S. G- in
the home of the bride's parents, Hiwi;
ahd Mrs. H. H. Gross. The, core-,
mony was performed by Rev. TV. T.
Patrick, of the . Methodist Church, In
he presence of members of both fam
ilies and a few friends.
Mr.1 and Mrs. Dotson will make
heir home at Harleyrille where Mr.
potson will be manager of the cotton
plantation of Mr. Gross. They hare
a wide circle of friends here.:
HIGH SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT
The 10th and ,11th grades of the
City High School- gave; this "program
fife their morning exercises' on Tues
dayApril, 1st. .-
1. An Original Poem, Mis Helen
rBrool:. . "
2. School Current . Events, Miss
Bertha Jameson.
3. Reading. Alis ;; tie '." niton.
4. April Fool Stuntti, Vincent Sta- .
ton and'JtDJer Gincatl:.
Mrs. C. Few, Jr., has received
this information, by wire tlir.t; h
h.:s'cand had landed in N" York
-jiy at Debarkation Hospitdl No
piut would be transferred to a .tenrai
loip't;: nearer home wtthlT ;t&.
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