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HENDERSONVILLE, N. C. THURSDAY. JUNE 19, 1919
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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MASONIC
TO BRING
Forty Piece Band,
mm the Season
Parade of Uniformed Men Features of
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Great "Treat 'Em Rough Ceremonial'
to be Held Here in July
Arrangements are now being made
to feed 4,000 visitors to the Masonic
meeting here on July 3 and 4.
These two days promise to be the
biggest from every point of view, in
the varied history of. Hendeisonviilo.
Officially it will be known as..
"The Treat 'Em Rough Ceremonial
on the Third and Fourth' Days of the
Great Thirst in the Oasis of Henier
sonville." It will be noted that the country
goes dry on July 1.
E. B. Gresham has been given the
contract for feeding the visitors who
will come here from all over the
state. Many will remain for a more
extended visit. - vv
The ceremonial will be held in the
frame garage of the Hendersonville
Automobile company on Main street,
where seats for 1,500 people will be
hunt.
The spectacular feature of the
meeting, so far as the general public
is concerned, wrill consist of the pa
rade. There will be a forty-piece band
and a patrol of sixty men. In the pa
rade there will be uniformed com
panies from the Carolina Military
V academy, and othef schools here. The
home guards will take part also.
S. T. Hodges, chairman of several
of the important committees, says:
"There will be some people here on
July 3 and 4 and arrangements are
being made whereby they will leave
the city with pleasant memories."
The Carolina Terrace will be head-
AN EXCELLENT ORCHESTRA
Those who have heard the Synco
pated Sextette, play at Laurel Park, or
the Carolina Terrace or the Kentucky
Home, are congratulating thmselves
that the city has so excellent an or
chestra for the summer season. With
out doubt it is the very best which
has ever appeared here.
Said a well known business man the
other day.
"A resort town should have music
' and music and then more music. I
hope the day may soon be here when
we shall have an orchestra or a baner
,fqtpubiic concerts. I have heara
this new orchestra, yesterday and
they are certainly fine. I wish ar
rangements could be made whereby
,'. they might appear in free public coh
orts during the season."
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FLOWERING CACTUS
There's a flowering cactus in front
:t of the La Vogue millinery shop on
Main Street mat is very ueaumm auu
which attracts the attention -of
the
.: most indifferent. The plant "has
scores of blooms and is worth going
j, out of one's way to see. .
CONVENTION
THOUSANDS
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Patrol of Sixty and
F7
ora
ad Fit
A Ford had a fit on Main
Manager Loop of the opera
street,
house
said the Ford didn't have a fit but it
did have the spasmodics. He intended
to say the Ford had spasms. Fords
sometimes do have spasms as well as
fits, or else the fits have Fords, which
amounts, to the same thing. '
But this Ford with the fit certainly
did act strangely. Everybody admits
ted-that much, even those who cfidn'l
own Fords but who wanted to. It
acted as if it had eaten too many
green apples or like a man trying to
conceal something from his wife.- It
groaned, and it quivered and trembled
just too pitiful for anything. It had
the sincere sympathy of a large and
quite interested audience who made
all sorts of suggestions.
The man that owned the Ford with
a fit had a hectic or feverish flush on
his face. He was saying things to
himself under his breath that sounded
feverish, too. He had spent thirty
minutes cranking the Ford, he saic,
when the fit - came on. The Ford
seemed to jump into the air, quivered
all over and then just laid down on its
side and died. Or it seemed to die,
but it didn't. The man said he wished
it would die. But Fords never die.
They sometimes make their owners
die. So it was in this iustance. After
a while the Ford with a fit stopped
groaning and trembling and q tivering
all over. The owner gave the crank a
quarter turn and in a secoud was
making his way through the patter
ing throng, a smile on his face and
saying something about ' there beias
no car like a Ford, ahywav.
MR. KMCAID
F. H. Kincaid has purchased a Iqz
on Main street near corner of Seventh
avenue and across from Mrs.. . E.
Sample's property that was recently
sold. The price paid for this lot was
$2,000. ;
Mrs. J. Walter Allen, of Spartan
burg, is with Mrs. Robert Lee Hunt.
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BUYS LAND
TOWN SPENDS
$800 AT THE
WRONG TIE!
The board of trade recently endors
ed an advertising proportion sud
mitted by the Atlanta Journal. The
Journal Is to publish thru a pases- of
Hendersonville views in ito 'Aiv. pi :o
gravure section. The susscnoeir,
those either taking space or moiely
donating various sums, are to pay for
this service the sum of $800. The
Charlotte Observer recently published
a similar edition which was 'lighlv
complimented here and which nr:st
bring results.
The Atlanta Journal has a aiiich
greater circulation than the Charlotte
Observer. Possibly 200,000 people
will enjoy the excellent and attractive
pictures to be reproduced i 1 that Ta
per, and no doubt many of tnem -aJI
remember Hendersonville when they
decide they want" to go to th moun
tains for a vacation which will fce a
most wise decision indeed.
But a well known business man bore
calls attention to the fact thai, mos:
j cans an
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have already decided where
they will spend their vacation this
year. . H.also declares that Hender
sonville is already assured of all the
tourist business it can care for this
season. He says this money, tLis
large sum of $800, is being sp.mi at
.the wrong time, and that is I113 only
criticism of the matter.
He believes that this $800 spent
nxt fall, or whenever may be the
right time to spend ittfor winter, or
fall business, would bring possibly
55,000 or more to the city at a time
when this money would be appreciat-
I ed by' the merchants and hot;! and
boarding' house keepers. In other
words, this man believes in advertis
ing, believes .the proposition of the
Atlanta Journal to be a good one. but
also believes the money was spent a,
just the wrong time to bring the l est
results.
He stresses the importance of
lengthening the season, of ':riginf
people here when we need them and
can care for them properly. He insists
the Journal publicity will rone toe
late to influence a great r naler o
prospective visitors, and that it is un
necessary to spend monev at the time
this edition will appear ;o : rin ? peo
ple to a resort that will then be
crowded to the very limit.
"There is an enormous patronage
awaiting us in the north," he says.
"It will take money to tell these peo
ple about Hendersonville and there Is
where our advertising appropriations
Should go. Bring the people here in
the spring and the fall. Henderson
ville has the steam-heated hotels
and boarding houses to care for them
properly. The winter climate here
will certainly apeal to them, for they
will come from a climate much more
severe and where the sun shines but
once in a while. Let us fill up the
places in the winter time and until
we have enough money to spend the
year round, let us devote all our
energies towards that end.- .Asheville
has done it and has made money by It.
"We are just as well equipped now to
care for a certain class of that winter
business as is Asheville, and we can
get it.
"This $800 being spent with the At
lanta Journal is $800 largely wasted."
NEW SCHOOL-TO 4)PEK
The Carolina Military-Naval " aca
demy will open for the summer term
on next Monday. Col. J. C. Wood
ward will be in charge. The enroll
ment for the summer term has not
been yet closed. It is anticipated
there will be between 75 and 100 stu
dents there.
This marks the formal opening of
the latest addition to Hendersonville's
educational institutions, - a school
which promises to be a most impor
tant factor in bringing to the-atten-tion
of the outside world the msny ad
vantages of this resort. The public
ity campaign of the school is of the
highest order, booklets splendidly
printed and newspaper advertising
space in liberal quantities lxbi3 but
features of this campaign. " t
tt PATTERSON
BUYS MAI ST.
tore&good:
The marked interest manifested in
Main street real estate was accen
tuated last week by the sale of the S.
I Johnstn business property on Main
ancffc to H. Patterson. This is the
third sale of Main -street property
within two weeks, the total amount
paid for the three parcels pro'bably
reaching $45,000 or $50,000.
Thi price paid for the S. Johnston
place has not been announced. Mr.
Patterson bought the building and its
entire contents. To the merchandis ,
already there Mr. Patterson will actc
another stock recently purchased by
him and will sell the entire lot for
what it will bring, he says.
Mr. Patterson will contluue the
operation of this new store after this
sale, and after certain improvements
have been made there. He. will han
dle a. popular-priced lino of merchan
dise there.
This is the first piece of 'business
property this well known Hendersr.n-
ville merchant has .eve owned here
He says he is ready at any time to in
vest m the future or.shis city, ih?n
which, he insists, the-e" is absolrteTv
no better town anywhere.
H. Patterson came to Henderson
ville a good manv vears aim. hur
sometimes it seems he has been here
but a few days, or a few months, at
ihe very most. The Hendersonville
he first knew was an entirely different
place from the Hendersonville of to
day, and it is. revealing no business
secret to say that Mr Patterson's
business is some different, loo.
Eut everyone knows that, and in
that extremely modern and attractive
store on the corner of Main. -nml
Fourth he has a lastix? ; Testimoni.I
to his business foresail, his coi.;r.
dence in the future of this tow r. and in
ie cuymg public in
him.
ST IL U
Colonel S. V. Pickens is so serious
lv ill at his home on South .Alain j
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street that his recovery is not exact
ed. For the last several days he h:i3
been in a state of coma, and Wednes
day evening it was stated there was
no chance of hi3 recovery.
Contempory with James 1. Ric:
man, "Jm" Waldrop, Dolly Posey,
Captain M. C. Toms, this going of
Col. Pickens will leave but one man
who knew them ail so well, who
spent the greater part of his life
with these early builders of Hender-
sonville, and tti-tjnaa is Judge C. M
Pace, for more than b:ilf-cer.tur
.clerk 'of the Superior court here.
Major Pickens, given the honorary
f.Ule of "Colonal" by his fellow citi
zens, was born and raised in Bun-c-
mbe county 83 years ago. He cam;
to Hendersonvilrs in lbC7 and about
that tme enjoyed an enormcus law
practice here and i.i suroru.ding
counties.. He i3 s.lu to have beeni the
founder of the .orth Carolina Bar
association .
"He is a man of most un'mmon in:
dustry and .perse rvanc, said Jrdge
Pace, yesterday.-
Major Pickens built and owned the
first street car line ever in liaider
sonville, the line running from h!s
home on South Main street, where he
has always lived, to the depot. He
was known to everybody. In the
early days of the city his was a domi
nating influence here.
He was married about 1867 to Miss
Davidson of Buncombe county. No
children were born to Major Pickens
and his wife. During a long life he
has accumlated much property and
his going will'leave but one of the old i
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guard that started Hendersonville to
wards the fulfillment of its- manifest f
destiny.
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City Commissioners . Call Election For
Long Needed Civic Improvement Here
Central City Park Proposed With An
Admirable Site Available
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BIGGEST
Season Yet
Captain J. W. Bailey, Southern
railway station agent, is positive that
this is going to be the record-breaking
season in this resort's history.
"Last September," remarked the
captain, "the Southern railway did the
largest business here since there has
been a railway touching liendeison
ville. From all present signs and in
dications I am inclined to believe this
year the business will be still greater.
I think the mountains wi.i he full of
people, and that Hendersonville has a
problem to solve in properly caring
for those who will come here."
It is believed that thx-e :tre mere
tourists here than the.- were lasc year
at this'.time and tei'i'.jiy their num
ber is being constantly ada-d to.
Every, train leaves its lo:iil, the
streets are becoming cr .w.ied and the
hotels and board'" a-? houses are filling
fast.
POLICE DISTURB A GAME
"Well," said Chief of Police Poweis,
Sunday evening, looking closely at an
empty shirt sleeve grasped firmly in
his right hand. "Well, what do you
know about that?'
In the far distance was a man of
color wearing a shirt lacking one
sleeve. He appeared to be in a 1-uriy,
and he was.
The chief of police, Sunday, rudely
disturbed what is sometimes known as
a "crap game" in the rear of Bu?iJc
Wheeler's barber sho;j. Bunk was
there and so were two friend 'jftmed
Whitmire and Lester. Thay made a
break for dear freedom, one of them
leaving a part of hi3 shirt in the
chief's hands as a soi t of memento, as
it' were. Th-nr freado.n cidn t last i
long, however Th sy were soon r..:r.(l
ed up and in p.5iiC3 co r: ?.T::Ha we
placed under heavy bonds lor appear
ance at the fall term of court.
Alderman Raymond- Edward3 hand
ed out justice in the city hall last
Monday and the seernl offenders appearing-
before ' him drew various
prizes. James Shark, accused of sell
ing liquor to Hal Dogan drew a justi
fied bond of $200 for his appearance at
next term of court. The police are
somewhat elated over the capture of
Mr. Shark as they believe they hsvtl
found the source of much, of the liqucr
selling here.
Hal Dogan, chargui with creating a
disturbance, promised not to opeiate
hismotor car in the future and the
hand of justice fell lightly uj-on bin?.
Clarence Summey, colored, :ock an
automobile that didn't belorg to, him
and' motored joyfully away on Sunday
to Saluda. There the chief caught him
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and rpersuaded him to return to Hen-
derson county for awhile. He will re
main here for some time, it is said.
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SMITH PROPERTY
A city park election has been called
on oi- be:-j:j July 15 when, it is be
lieved, bonds for the purchase of the
W. A. Smith property, corner Main
and Fourth, will be gratified and the
city assured a splendid park site.
This highly desirable site for a city
park, from the lack of which Hender
3onville has long suffered, seems to
fill all requirements. It is located in
the very heart of Hendersonville, in
cludes about two-thirds of a city block
adjoins property already owned by
the city, hs ample shade and fill re
quire butttieminimum expenditure to
make it immediately available for
park purposes.
The property is bounded by Main
street, Fourth avenue, west, and King
street. Its northern boundary is the
Queen Theatre, running on a line to
King street. The Citizens National
bank owns a small frontage on the
corner of Main and Fourth, soon to bo
improved with one of the handsomest
bank buildings in' the state.
All the buildings on the property,
except one, wil be removed. The ex
ception is the cottage owned by R. G. .
Stillwell, a vine-covered structure and
one admirably adapted for a club
house. There is a gentle and appeal
ing slope from Main street to King1
street, there is a fringe of trees on
three sides. There are many fine trees
on the property, shrubs and more than
ample space for a city park. All those
wooden structures owned by the city
and resting in the rear" of the city hall
will, of course be removed.
There seems to be an absolutely'
unanimous demand on the part of the
public, for a city park, and for a city
park that is centrally located. Hen
dersonville's chief business is a re
sort business. A resort without a
central breathing spot, a place for the
nurses to take their little charges
where they may play safely, and where
their elders may rest, is lacking in en
terprise and determination to increase
its business, it is. pointed out. Hen
dersonville has suffered long enough:
from this lack of enterprise, it is de-
clared, and the time and
the oppor
tunity is now at hand to remedy this
condition.
' Advocates of a city park point out
that here is property splendidly adapt
ed to the purpose. They suggest a
band stand there, and look forward txr
that time when there will be daily -concerts
there, as their should be
right now. They say they want a
park in the centre of the city, not at a
considerable distance from the city.
They declare that when the buildings'
are removed from this property, the
children's play ground built, vines
trained on the walls of the adjoining
buildings, paths laid out and perhaps
a pretty fountain of musical waters
inviting one. to rest, they say that
when this has been done that Hen
dersonville will have a park that will
enhance its atractions as a resort and
tht will be the best, investment the
city has ever made.
T. R. Vincent, of Chicago, 111., was
a guest of J. S. Sargent's family at
Laurel Park recently.
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