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HENDERSON VILLE, N. C. THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1919
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BABES STEAL
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Two young boys, Wilbur PluUfe,
white, and Tim Byrd, colored, weVef
given a preliminary hearing Monday
before Mayor C. E. Brooks charged
with stealing an Overland car Owned
. by F. S. WetmuT. They wsve bound
over to the Juvenile court and Judge
CM. Pace will decide, what to do
wiUi them next Monday.
The car was taken from in front ot
the Methodist church, on Sunday
night, while" Mi. Wetmur 'nd'. his
family were attending services- there.
The boys got as far as Tracey's Grove,
j About three miles from town when
.,:-the big car got stuck in the mud and
their motor trip came to a sudden end.
ifp'JiB. was asked of a passing Ford. , The
v.tfupicions of the Ford driver were
: ,vi aroused, and thej white boy, brought
- back to town. The colored youngster
escaped but was promptly rounded
up Monday morning by one of Chief
Power'a'mcn.
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T. BICKETT HERE
Gov. T. W.. Bickett and a party of
five, spent Sunday at the Kentucky
Home. In the party was Col. Albert
Cox, prominently mentioned as a can
didate for governor. Governor Bick
ett thoroughly enjoyed his stay at the
Kentucky Home and thought Hender
sonville prettier than ever.
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BOARD TRADE MEETS
The board of trade held an unusual
ly interesting' meeting Tuesday night,
.at which important matters were dis
cussed. Victor J. .Garvin made an address
of vital importance on ?he sugar beet
industry here. .
A full report of this address, and of
the meeting, will appear in the next
issue of the paper.
KILLED NEAR STATION
Butler Egerton, colored, brakeman .
on a soumern railway worK train,
was killed last week by a fall from a
freight car at the Spartanburg crossing,
of the Toxaway railroad. Egerton
came here from Rutherfordton and
was most highly esteemed by those
with whom he worked.
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TOUCHED LIVE WIRE
W. H. Bangs, of tie Light and
Power company, was badly burned
last Thursday when he came in con
tact with exposed wires at the com
pany's substation and received a
charge of 2200 volts. Mr. Bangs has
two large burns and his body is cover
ed' with innumerable smaller Marks
as the result of his experience, lie is
now out of danger.
Improvements are bein' made at
the sub-station and when a particu
larly dangerous piece was work had
to be done Mr. Bangs did it himseir
as he always dejes. It was during
the course ofxthi work that he carile
in contact with the exposed wires.
Medical aid iy&s at once secured, and
while weak from an experience which
might easily .have resulted fatally, th
genial superintendent is recovering
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VictorysCjfoan bonds 'to'' the amount
of $79,450 were sold in Henderson
yiile and Henderson qounty, the . larg
er (nart being disposed ot in the city.
.. tntlre loan of four and one-
half billiofis was oversubscribed. The,
government will' accept only what it
called for, the balancebiig returned.
Hendersonriile business men as a
rule ansvrered loyally to the call of
the rovernment. The inclement
weatti' iifortanatey prevented a
canvass of the county. What few men
were seen in the county boughf libe
rally. Had it nets possible to work
the country as the twn was worked
there is no doubt that the county
nbta bt 135
OOJK would hTe beea ?
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ARE YOU GOING THERE
This is a summons to a:i Methodises
to attend church Sunday, May IS,
1919.
We desire to urge the importance of
heeding the call of our leaders to
make next Sunday a great Church
going Sunday. .We most earnestly. re
quest every . member of our locaT
Methodist Church to be present. Let
us make it a great day. No subscr ip
tion will be taken.
Bishop Hendrix, on behalf of the
College of Bishops says: "The I o:ir
has pome God's hour and man's kor.
Other churches are also planning to
observe the dignity of the observance
of Methodism which at once -jjlylnats
a hundred years of organized mission
ary effort and theTcIbse of the world s
war. Let the campaign whn:h opens
on May 18th be ushered in by a sreut
Church-going Sunday that sia.ll fill
all our churches, both with crovils of
worshippers and the spirit of faith and
prayer. It is our Lord who sumrcms
us to meet Him in the place of wor
ship. Let ours be the Church i: ans
wer to His gracious call for service.
He is mobolizing His army. Let the
foundations of hell tremble under
the footfalls of the hosts of the Lord
as the cry goes up to Heaven, the Lord
of hosts is with us, the God of Jacob
is our refuge."
We again urge you to come.
M. F. MOOR 33.
Pastor of the Church
Hendersonville, N. C.
HOW MANY CALLS I
How many calls do you suppose
Hendersonville operators answer in
one little hour composed of sixty
minutes or 3,600 seconds?
No, you guessed wrong. It's more.
Between the hours of nine and ten
of the morning of August 6th las:
tney answered 1,020 calls.
During the twenty-four hours of the
same day they answered just 10,125
separate calls. Sure, that's going
some, but it was about the average for
the busy days of the season, or al
most any season.
There are eighteen operators in the
exhange in the First Bank & Trust
building right now. There are 550
telephones in the city. Since 1912 the
number shows a steady and substan
tial increase. In August of 1912 there
were 484 telephones. In 1918 there
were 635. Manager A. S. Truex es
timates that in August of this year
there will be 675. There are also
about eighty telephones connecting
the farmers with the exchange, not
reckoned in the above,.
And, incidentaHy,- under the very
efficient management of Mr. Truex,
the service is fine, as you know.
SATS THERE ARl5 TWO SIDES
"Perhaps there are two sides to this
Shop First in Hendersonville : ques
tion," said a woman shopper jthe other
day. She started v to pick up an arm
ful of bundles and continued:
The other day I went into 4 cer
tain shop here and asked to look at a
pair of shoes displayed in the'Wbidpw
a't1 that very" minute. fThe proprietor
haid gone tojunch.,. Thk clerk told me
the store, did not handle that particu
lar shoe I mentioned ' Hnia'de no ef
fort to sell me a pair otanother man
Hp aimnlv wasn'i interested. , t- 4i$
not 'care to argue the1' question with
him; and walked outAand ibe,owner of
the shop lost a sale The experience
left a bad taste in my Jouta.
Such experiences are rre, however?
nluh nov alolran "Shop First to.
HendersonvUle" Is daily becoming
more DonttlaV here. ' Business men of
the city insist ihdt once their position
is generally known that thousands of
dollars now spent 'elsewhere will be
spent in town. The profit from this,
they declare, will not remain entirely
the ntercanli but eventually will
mean a Greater Hendersonvuie.: mey
ask iatrst choice andikat ts till
DON'T WANT
CHAIN GANG IN
CITY'S CENTRE
Energetic protests are being made
by representative citizens against lo
cating the county chain gang in the
heart of the city.
.It is pointed out that the gang does
no work on the, city streets.
It is also pointed out that there are
many desirable sites on the outskirts
of town suitable for the campv and
where the presence of the convicts
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would not be thrust on women and
children. . , .... ...... , . .
It is said steps wilt be. taken looi-
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The only safe bap for a per
manent peace is a Christianized
world, and the only safe way
to Ghristianize
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send the Gosp
The Me t hjsfti
Church, Soth, is the first of all
Christian Churches to under
take the Responsibility of unit
ing a woAd Christianity with a
- world
Mafi are realizinsr as never
befefre that the Church is the
grjfot bulwark of the social and
foral life of
The support of
Missionary Centenary is the
surest way to strengthen, forti
fy and expand the sphere of the
Church. It isnbt narrow, but be
lives the orld is its Parish
Tire - iiilife 2M&&eqicYiivz
fdr 'Citizens ;hefe7( x&. abroad, Oie aare way' .
to' be a rhorai influence in ytut comnwaity is
. to send a contribution to the Treasurer fof . the t
Methodist Church. .
You will receive the blessing.-
God somehow' -seems to have a way.f HI
own of using; unselfishness as axu opjen dpor
' through which He comes, 'scattering blessing
'and benediction. ':'.. A ' ' - -' -
The campaign f or. $354) (j 0,0 Oflis during th
Week of Sunday, May 18th, to Sunday, May
25th.
cand vmir iKpfV now tn th Treasurer of
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the Methodist Church
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IF THEY HAVE
BEEN FORGOT?
Returned Henderson soldiers are
wondering if they have already, been
forgotten. -
Thy are "wondering, among them-
ives, what has become
promised reception.
of
that
Ise ui the i fried chicken, an. hot
Biscuits and the usual fixings.
They say they haven't heard
thing about it lately.
any-
4n'g tojthe removal of the chain
gang
THEY WONDER
tljess objectionable lo5S the worl -riiere, right
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ie world is to I
to all peoples.
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the community.
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COMMENTS ON OUR
Ur. E. E. Bomar, beloved pastor of
the First Baptist church, agrees that
Soring prolongs her visits herte.
Longer, says the man of God, thaa
anywhere else.
Mfss Spring travels' slowly - when
she comes to the mountains, for cer
tainly sne must visit all her old
friends before she so reluctantly goes.
She -starts .to unpack her - trunk " at
Tryon, say, near the bsisp of ., these
iuw, ouc fin trowna; grea.jgcaK of
radiant azaleas towards tne nead of
the mountains guarding the pass to
this plateau. The' Vivid colorings of
this wonderfully spun scarf contrasts
JvjSnely ,withhe emerald sheen of the
iiiuuuia,m ygianis, wno nave aonnec
suits ofthe most popular
shade in
Certain-
honorxof Miss Spring's visit
ly'thetypilng lady has'a fine-eye ana
al most excellent taste when it comes
Lto harmonies, in coldrs'as,' you, of
course, have long observed. Here she
has combined white and pink and yel
low. and scarlet as she alone may com
bine them.
And so, starting at the foot of the;
mountains, the young lady daintily and
slowly land sedately makes her way
to the higher altitudes, bringing to
each in turn some rare and precious
gift. Why, 'do you know that to the t
west of here, , where the mountains i
just-climb and climb towards the. sky,
the trees have not yet dressed, for. her
coming!:
It's really iso! You may -ask any of
those who have traveled so far. as Hay
wood county, say. There they stand
outlined against an azure sky, those -
on the topmost ridges eath with bare i
limbs clearly defined. Of course they j
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know Miss Spring will not pass them
by and perhaps they only delay dress
ing that they may look their best
when she comes. But her visit will be
brief, away up there where the air is
chill and the winds sometimes play
a little roughly.
So then, you can see for yourself
why Miss Spring lingers longest
among these hills "God's hills" as
another Baptist preacher, Dr. Powei;,
so beautifully calls them. It's be
cause she loves them so, and because
she has so many, flower gifts to be
stow that it may be the first day in
June before she finally makes up her
mind to go. And certainly there will be
a shower of tears when she leaves.
Perhaps she will catch her lasi
glimpse of it all from the top of Sugar
Loaf, or perhaps Pinnacle, and then
and then But you know how it in
yourself, don't you?
The past week or so sh$ has been
generous with garlands of azaleas,
living torches of flaming beauty
glorifying the mystic woods. The, wild
magnolias are out, ivory whjte agains:
a' background of many-shaded green,
and even the solemn pines- have just
now a somewhat less impressive bear
ing. Roses, so many and so fragrant
and so radiant, are smiling at you
everywhere, while the white narcissus
reminds you to "be careful and not ac
cumulate too large a stock of self-esteem.
The locust blooms fill the air
jrlth .frgranqei- compeUngV 8urd,J1T
with the. perfume from he wild crab
apple. "Delicate orchids painted pink
and yellow, -sweet shrubs and wilX
phlox are there, wWle the sweetest of
ail flowers, the forget-me-not, begs
you not to overlook its shrinking
charm. Then tthere are the . Indian
paints, the buttercups, and only Miss
Spring herself knows just how many
more different .flowers scattered every
where. It behooves you to have A
watchful eye least in their abundance
you fail to recognize and properly
salute any one of these daintily per
fumed handmaidens of Miss Spring ?
who lingers longest of all ,-ta'&eae
oldest mountains in all the world;
says ur. iwowr. .v.
WANTS T
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CLEAPWHEN
WOMEN 101
'If a resort
wants
o beoiue a
really great resort let it aim to please
the women," said a My ;tf street ousi-
ness man.
"Meaning?" he was as3ed;
"Meaning, " he coinwuec, 'that re
presentative women ttoW" -11 over
these United. States of Anarrici are to
be in Ashevi'ile the .qsgpi iis Month,
legates' to A:4e0aians' cljb
Gonrention, and thai-ha of the side,
trips to be takea ;is . to Henderson
ville, of course: ? ' "'Av
.Now women are great on having
things clean. For my 'part I've al
ways favored having a woman street
commissioner . for Hendersonville
But when these womeflfrom , all parts
of the United States tome here they
won't get a very favorate impression
of the town unless the streets and the
alleys and things in general are
cleaned-up.
" ..! hope the authorities will remem
ber this and have this a. Spotless Town
by the first of June, lSll'V
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Meeting
The annual meeting of the first dis-
trict of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy held a business session
inlthe mayor's room, which was well
decorated with the spring flowers, on
Wednesday. The following program
was carried out.
11:15 a. m.
Prayer.
Song-rCarolina.
Welcome Mrs. J. S. Brown.
Response Mrs. J. M. Barber.
Chapter Reports. ;
Directors Reports.
2:15 p. m.
Division Report Mrs. L. R. Barn
Well. Gen. Convention Report Mrs. J.
M. Gudger, Miss Annie Jean Gash.
Business.
Song America.
Adjournment.
A luncheon was served at the Ken
tucky Home at 1 o'clock by the local
hostess chapter of the U. D. C. to the
visiting ladies. A color scheme of
red and white was carried out. Re
presentatives from Asheville, Brevard,
Marion, Waynesville and Sylva were
expected to attend. Mrs. J.S. Brown
is president of the local chapter and
presides with ease and dignity.
Miss Annie Jean Gash7 from Bre
vard is the district leader.
A Double
Wedding
Wednesday at the Methodist parson
age, Rev. M. F. Moores officiated at a
double wedding. The contracting par
ties being Clyde Case and Miss Annie
Leslie, Lenoir Morris and Miss Janie
Leslie. The grooms have just return
ed from overseas.
7 TOLL OMTOXET. ,
Beginning with last Sunday a toll
of twenty-five cents a person will b
charged on the Stoney Mountain
scenic "highway -one of the most not
able roads of. this kind in the country.
Children under 12 years of age will be
admitted ' free for the present.
The panorama unfolded from the
top of S,toneX' Mountain is one pf un ' .
forgettable splendor. As far as r the ;
eye, reaches there are the ramparts of
the. world spread for youndellght, withr ' .
here, and there the historic old sent!-. j
nels of God's . country rearing their a .
wooded crests .far toward; th ;
nearer , It's a wonderful sight and
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