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PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
VOLUME XXVIII
HENDERSONVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1922
NUMBER 91
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MILLS RIVER VOTES
BONDS SECOND TIME
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LADIES' BANQUET
NOTABLE SUCCESS
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ONLY ONE VOTE CAST AGAINST
ISSUANCE OF BONDS
Seventy-Four Yoted For School House
Bonds While Eight .Citizens Re
mained Away.
Even though people of Mills River
are divided as ' to whether they had
rather reside in Henderson or Bun
combe county, according to newspa
per reports of efforts to get Bun
combe to adopt the community, they
are united in the mater of education
as indicated by the election last Tues
day, when there were 74 'votes favor
ing and only one opposing the is
suance of bonds for the erection of
a school house. Although there was
only one vote recorded against the is
suance of bonds eight other absent
voters were counted against the
bonds.
Mills River people voted bonds last
summer for the erection of a modern
school plant. The bonds did not find
a ready sale and it was decided that
by voting the bonds under a later act
they would sell more readily and
bring a better price, hence the second
election.
The contract for the erection of the
school. building was let quite a while
ago and the foundation of the building
has been completed. It is understood
that work will continue on the plant
so as to have it in readiness for the
opening of school next fall.
Opposition appeared to develop for
a while until the purpose of the sec
ond election was well known, but ob
jections melted away one by one until
it was a foregone conclusion that lit
tle if any opposition would be regis
tered at the poll.
The election was held Tuesday at
Davenport & Whitaker's store.
"When asked for a reason for such
wholesome sentiment on a big project
of this nature, when there is usual
ly a strong opposition to overcome,
W. F. Cathey, of Mills River stated
to a representative of The News that
it was apparent to the people of the
-entire community that their educa
tional advantages would suffer im
measurably unless bonds were voted
and money provided in this manner
for the erection of a modern school
plant, in which community interests
for a great part will be centered.
Parents and Teachers
Hear Kindergarten Plan
And Hold Open Meeting
The February meeting of the Parent
Teacher Association was featured by
a paper by Mrs. W. H. Vander Linden,
nx -"A Kindergarten for Henderson
ville," in which the history of the
organization founded for the little
tots and a need for one in this city
were strikingly presented. Though thej
weather was extremely cold and
windy, twenty to thirty parents and
teachers listened to this and the other
subjects discussed during the meeting.
The meeting was "open" for free
discussion, resulting in the introduc
tion of various topics, such as a
roller-skate rink, a "milk station" and
other things for Hendersonville chil
dren. Those present definitely decid
ed that they were in favor of the
"milk station" idea, and made plans
for its materialization. Community
singing, led by Mrs. Charles Morrow,
was enjoyed. Mrs. J. W. Williams,
Commander of the American Legion
Auxiliary, proposed to the Association
a plan for building in the city a
general club house as a memorial to
those who took part in the World War.
The suggestion met with approval
by the parents and teachers, who
declared they were in accord with the
idea of providing a general .meeting
place for the organizations of the city.
Refreshments consisting of sand
witches and coffee were enjoyed by
the members.
VISITING NORTHERN MARKETS.
Nathan Brenner has gone to north
ern markets to purchase spring and
summer goods for the Brenner-Penny
Department Store. He expects to
visit Baltimore, New York and Bos
ton. ,
WANTED
A USED PIANO
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columns oi lue kbws;
If you do not, you oiten miss g
a good opportunity for the satis- X
factory sale of this or the other
thing around the house which g
you would ratner nave tne 4.
money for.
However, most readers
of X
The News realize the frequent
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to the Want Ad eornnms as a 4.
matter of course.
Which again makes it profit
able for you to use The News'
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Want Ad columns when you
4 have anything for sale or for
rent.
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Able Newspaper and Chamber of Com
merce Man Becomes Advertising
Manager.
F. W. Shepper of Dublin, Ga., has
joined The News staff and assumed
the position of advertising manager.
Mr. Shepper has had extensive news
paper experience in various capaci
ties and comes to Henderson ville with
a fund of information that should
prove valuable in the service he will
be able to render in the way of sug
gesting, planning and writing news
paper advertising for the business
concerns which will avail themselves
of such service.
Mr. Shepper's last work was with
the Quitman, Ga., Chamber of Com
merce in the capacity of secretary,
an. experience that should stand him
in good stead in the way of commun
ity service and ideals, which can find
no higher expression than through a
newspaper.
Mr. Shepper was held in high es
teem by the newspaper men of Geor
gia, as attested by the fact that he
was elected president of the 12th dis
trict press association.
Mr. Shepper is well impressed with
Hendersonville and community and
hastens back to Dublin this week to
be joined l5y Mrs. Shepper and child,
who will make Hendersonville their
home.
PLANS FOR STATE
MEETING WILL BE
MADE TONIGHT
Baraea-Philathea Leaders Meet To
night to Plan for State Convention
Here in June.
A meeting will be held this evening
at 7:30' o'clock at the Presbyterian
church for the purpose of making
plans for the entertainment- jaf the
12th Annual State Convention of the
Baraea-Philathea Union to be held in
Hendersonville, June 15, 16, 17, 18.
The meeting will be in charge of Mrs.
Buekner, Asheville, general secre
tary of the Union.
, A central committee will be formed
to work out details and appoint sub
committees for handling the . various
departments of the convention. Local
members of this Union are hoping and
planning to. make the June convention
the best in the history of the Baracas
and Philatheas.
Campaign For Jewish
Relief Is Continued
Hendersonville and vicinity have
raised $850 toward the Jewish Relief
movement. This was the report re-
ceived by The News just before its
forms were closed this noon. $350
must yet be subscribed before the
quota for the county will have been
reached. Reports from Flat Rock,
Tuxedo, and various other places in
the county have not yet been turned
in. Two more days remain for Hen-
dersonville and Henderson county
to reach the quota set.
Local committees have' been faith-
fully at work and have made house-
to-house canvasses throughout the
city. Though it was hoped that the
quota could be reached by Friday
night, those in charge ot the move-
ment are not in the least dishearten-
ed, but are counting on local generos-
lty and pride in the effort to "go over
the top."
ODD FELLOWS PLANNING FOR
DEGREE DEMONSTRATION
J. F. Drake, C. D. Roper and two
others will be initiated with the first
degree at the meeting of the Odd Fel-
ows next Tuesday night. Degree
work was accomplished also at the
meeting last Monday night. The
order is planning for a degree demon-
siraiion nere Aprn to, at wiucn time
teams from Asheville, Brevard, and
baiufla are invited to meet witn tne Another great assistance that pa
local order to put on degrees. tmns ran render carriers is by keep
C. M.-N. A. ON BASKETBALL
TRIP WIN ONE AND LOSE TWO
Carolina Military-Naval Academy
won one and lost two games in bas-
ketball played last week with out-of-
-"" uuuits. mail
was with Spartanburg High School
Thursday night, the latter winning 23
to 19. The second, with Charlotte
High School, was lost Friday night
by a 29-26 score. Saturday night at
Bessemer City the Cadets were vie
torious in a game with the high school,
the score bing 37 to 31
MODERN WOODMEN MONDAY
HJXtenSlVe preuaiaiiuua axe
made for the (mock) trial of a noted
desperado, George John Millwara, by
Fernwood Camp, Modern vvooamen
at their nau Monaay nigni., xotn,
that ri?ars
or, t. iQao!o will be served. Old
1"" of thPir stand-
111CU1UC1S, jcgaiuitua sf-
insr. and new are especially urged to
be present at this meeting that is,
if thev wish to witness the above
trial and partake of the refreshments,
The session last Monday nignt is
said to have been very spirited. The
initiatory work? was exemplified! in its I hone and Leroy Mccali sustained in
fullest degree, though the goat failed I juries r "about the head and. Meredith
bv a. small marjrin. to Klll-PatrfcK.
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RURAL ROUTE
MAIL PATRONS
GIVEN ADVICE
Postmaster Staton Makes Tour of In
spection of Six Routes From
Local Office.
By direction of the Post Office De
partment, Postmaster R. H. Staton
recently made an inspection of the
rural routes from his office. The
purpose was that he might ascertain
by personal observation and make re
port whether the roads used were in
good condition for travel, the routes
well arranged, boxes properly erected,
so as to be easily reached by the car
riers without difficulty and without
obstructing travel, the carriers serv
ing their routes as officially pre
scribed, the schedule observed, and
whether the families served were
satisfied with the service rendered,
or .there were improvements which
could be suggested in the interest of
the patrons or the department.
It became necessary, in connection
with the inspection., to request many
patrons to take action to the end that
their boxes might conform with regu-
lations as to kind, condition, location,
or height, and in having the name of
the owner plainly printed on them,
Also, to bring to the attention of road
overseers or other responsible per-
SOns the need for improvement in
roads or repairs or construction of
culverts or bridges. '
it is the desire of the department
ana- its purpose, to provide adequate
I anj convenient service, so far as may
be possible, to all persons residing
in rural communities, but this end can
not be attained without the - full co-i
operation of the patrons in the efforts
Df the postmaster and carriers to
serve them promptly, regularly, and
satisfactorily.
Whatever facilitates the work of the
carrier is a direct benefit to the, pa
trons, for the greater the ease anc1
speed with which a carrier may cover
his route the earlier and better the
service afforded. So, patrons of rural
delivery can greatly help themselves
hv helninir their carriers, seeing to
it that roads are kept in good condi-
tifm and boxes promptly opened after
stormS( by keeping the approaches to
their boxes clear, and by promptly
and wiiiingiy correcting any irregu-
iarities affecting their boxes wtien
aggd to do so.
ing themselves supplied with and
using stamps instead of placing un-
aiamped mail, without money for the
niirrbase of the reauired postage, in
tbp hmrps. This delavs the carrier
QH snmDt;mM imposes a great hard-
ship on hinlj especially in cold or
stormy weather. If preferred, stamp-
ed envelopes, either printed or plain,
may be obtained from the carrier, are
of good quality, and costs but little
more than the value of the stamps
upon them, . and are redeemable at
the value of the stamps if damaged.
but returned in a practically whole
condition. If necessary to place
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orders should not be left in boxeSj
but should be handed to the carrier
1 and ft receipt obtained
I ALIOS COLLIDE AiD
OCCUPANTS INJURED
As a result of a collision by the cars
of J. M. eace ana wenry arooKsnire
on the Flat Rock drive last Saturday
Mr. $rooicsnire s car was Daaiy aam-
I aged and he suffered a broken collar
Freeman received iaciai- Druises.
"LADIES' NIGHT"
TO BE FEATURED
WITH BANQUET
Board of Trade Meeting Monday Night
to Be Occasion of Banquet and
Social Intercourse.
Plans are going forward to make
"Ladies Night" a most enjoyable and
successful event as the next monthly
session of the Board of Trade, which
will be hid Monday night, February
13, at the Kentucky Home! Tickets
are much in demand, about one hun
dred having already been sold, and
it is predicted that a large number
will attend the Board's second meet
ing, in the new year, attracted no doubt
by the social feature of the occasion
and the "spread" coming.
It will be an informal social occa
sion entirely, announces the program
committee, composed of A. Y. Arledge,
M. L. Walker, and H. H. Ewbank. A.
W. Honeycutt has charge of the music
program. The members of the pro
gram committee hold tickets selling
at $1.00 each, which may be obtained
from them at their respective places
of business.
Woman's Club To Hold
Rummage Sale Feb. 11
The ladies of the Woman's Club
will hold a rummage sale in the
Rialto Theatre building Saturday
morning, February 11, beginning at
9:30 o'clock, the proceeds to go for
the civic work of the club.
The country people especially will
find useful things in the sale, in pay
ment for which the ladies will accept
such wares as butter, eggs, chickens,
meats, vegetables, etc.
HEALTH NURSE FOR HENDERSON
COUNTY IS BEING SELECTED
Word has been received here that
the nursing service department
of the state board of health
at Raleigh is selecting a public
health nurse for Henderson county,
following the decision reached in a
mass meeting here recently that a
full-time nurse should be enployed.
The department was so well pleased
with the record made here, as record
ed in the News, that they requested
copies of the account carried in or
der to request other newspapers to
publish the account.
STORM CRIPPLED SERVICE
OF HOME ELECTRIC COMPANY
The News caused no little disap
pointment among the readers of the
county over its inability to see the
light of day in time to go out on the
rural routes Wednesday.
Crippled electrical service due to
the snow storm was one of the causes
The wires, burdened with snow and
ice as a result of the rain, snow and
freeze Monday night, groaned all day
under their heavy load but gave good
service . until shortly after night fall
when troubled developed and the pow
er was cut off. . The linemen went out
on the hunt for trouble in the moon
light. Current was turned on again
Wednesday morning.
E. LEWIS AND A KANTROWITZ
TO VISIT NORTHERN MARKETS
E. Lewis, manager of E. Lewis &
Son's Department Store, and A. Kan-
trowitz, manager of The Hub shoe
store, will leave tomorrow night for
northern markets to purchase spring
and summer furnishings for their re
spective businesses. They will visit
LPortsmouth, Va., Baltimore, Phila
delphia, New York, Boston, St. Louis,
arid Cincinnati. They will " be gone
about two weeks.
DEATH CLAIMED
MRS. C. E. WILSON
THURSDAY NIGHT
Lady of Long Business Experience
and Deep Civic Interest Died In
Biltmore.
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Mrs. C. E. Wilson, well known in
Hendersonville by reason of her busi
ness and civic interests in the com
munity for several years, died last
night at the Biltmore Hospital. In
terment will be made today following
services at 2 o'clock at the First Bap
tist. Church of Hendersonville, of
which she Was a member."
Mrs. Wilson came to Hendersonville
about 20 years ago from Transylva
nia county. She and her husband, now
in Dewiston, Idaho, were engaged in
mercantile business at Grange, near
Penrose, where they did an enormous
business and accumulated consider
able property. They moved to Hen
dersonville and conducted a big mer
cantile business from which Mrs. Wil
son retired a few years ago. She suf
fered a stroke of paralysis about three
years ago and has been in declining
health for some time.
Mrs. Wilson recently completed the
erection of a small cottage on Church
street to the rear of Wilson cottage,
which she ran as a boarding house
for several years, and she expected
to make it her home with her only
child, Mrs. Bert Shock, whose hus
band died a few days ago and as a
consequence Mrs. Shock is now in
Asheville suffering from a nervous
breakdown. They did not live in their
new home but just a few days.
Mrs. Wilson was a hard worker and
a woman of good business judgment.
She was interested in community de
velopment and was one of the , most
faithful workers in connection with
the establishment -of Patton Memorial
Hospital in this city.
P. E. Rollins Company
Will Open March 1st.
The P. E. Rollins Co., a mercantile
firm, will open fir business about
March 1, Mr. Rollins, manager, stated
Friday while on a trip here in the
interest of the firm. The new busi
ness will be located "on Main street
in the- building formerly occupied by
the European Shop which was manag
ed by Mr. Razook.
Mr. Rollins went direct from this
city to New York and St. Louis to buy
his stock of goods, which he expects
to reach here so that he can have his
opening the first of next month.
INTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS AT
BOSTON STORE BEING MADE
M. S. Schas, owner of the Boston
Store, ishaving considerable changes
made on the interior of this store
building. New counters and shelves
and entire new fixtures are being put
in, under the direction of J. C. Jami
son, contractor. While tnese im
provements are being made, Mr.
Schas has moved a large part of his
stock into Razook's Art & Linen Shop.
METHODIST STEWARDS MET AT
J. F. BYERS MONDAY NIGHT
The Methodist Stewards met on
Monday night at the home of Mr. and
Mrs- J. F. Byers in regular monthly
session. Though several matters of
business were discussed, nothing defi
nate was reported concerning the new
church enterprise. The report of the
treasurer showed that the financial
I condition of the church was in good
I shape.'
After the business session,
Mrs. Byers, assisted by Mrs. G. W,
Brooks, served light refreshments.
loS-LADIES OF COMMUNITY SUR
ROUND FESTIVE BOARD
One of the Most Remarfcible Gather
ings of Ladies in History of Hen
dersonville. The banquet given at the Kentucky
Home last night by the Woman's Club
was a signal success and an unusual
event for Hendersonville.
The attendance numbered 158, all
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ladies, with the men home nursing the
children.
A program of community interest
was enjoyed.
The banquet was probably the larg
est gathering of ladies in the interest ,
of community work ever known in
Hendersonville.
The time being limited before press
hour The News will not be able to
give a detailed account of the notable
occasion until Tuesday.
BUILDING BEING
ERECTED LEASED
TO G. E. GEROW
J. A. Rusher Building, With Exception
One Room, Leased to Hub Lunch
Room Manager.
G. E. Gerow, manager of the Hub
Lunch Room on Main .street, has
leasedfor five years from J. A. Rush
er practically all of the brick build
ing being erected on the corner of
Third avenue, east, and King street
jind will rent or use two rooms
downstairs as, store rooms and will
rent the upstairs as living rooms and
apartments. Glover Johnson has leas
ed from Mr. Rusher the third store
room downstairs, to which he will
transfer the Serve-U Market.
The construction of the new build
ing, which has already been begun,'
will, it is estimated, be completed by
April 1. Each of three store rooms
will have a frontage of 20 feet and a
depth of 60 feet, and will be fitted
with plate glass windows and double
door entrances. The upstairs will
contain 14 rooms, a number of which
will be arranged for apartments. Each
room is to be furnished with hot and
cold running water, and part of them
with private' baths.
Mr. Rusher has purchased from Wil
son Patterson a small place just with
in the city limits on the Crab Creek
road, and will move to this soon from
his stock farm about eight miles out
on the same road. He has sold most
of his stock and has made arrange
ments for some one to manage his
farm for him. His new home is be
ing repaired and given an addition of
two rooms.
Justice, Lee & Rector
Close Several Realty
Deals in the County
The following real estate transac
tions have been made recently by Jus
tice, Lee and Rector: ,
A small farm just beyond the city
limits on the Chimney Rock road,
formerly owned by W. H. Hawkins,
sold to H. D. Hyder.
A lot on Florida avenue, purchased
from L. W. Rector by Alvin Nanney.
A building lot in Cold Springs
Park purchased from Justice, Lee and
Rector by J. Dawson Steppe of Nan
tahala, N. C. Mr. Steppe contem
plates, it is understood, erecting a
dwelling in the near future and mak
ing Hendersonville his home.
A tract of land on the Henderson-ville-Greenville
highway near Flat
Rock, sold to J. O. Bell.
Two building lots in the Cold Spring
Park sub-division, purchased from J.
O. Bell by L. W. Rector.
HENDERSONVILLE BOY GRANTED
LICENSE TO PRACTICE LAW
William F. Penny, who recently re
ceived his license to practice law, has
arrived home for a visit to his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Panny. The
younger Mr. Penny was one among
those who were granted license Jan
uary 30 after the. state examinations.
He is considering locating m Hen
dersonville for the practice of his pro
fession. BUNGALOW TO BE ERECTED ON
FOURTH FOR MISS A. CROWDER
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Miss Anna Crowder gave a contract
last week to J. C. Jamison for the
erection of a six-room bungalow on
Fourth avenue, west, the construction
of which will be begun in the imme
diate future.
ST. VALENTINE'S DAY TUESDAY.
St. Valentine's Day, February 14,
will be fittingly observed in Hender
sonville. With parties, dances, and
other , festivities the day will be re
membered, as well as in the exchange
of (love) missives.
ROAMERS TO MEET CANTON Y."
The Hendersonville roamers will
meet the Canton Y. M. C. A. basket
ball quintet here at the city gymna
sium Saturday night. The local team
is planning to wreck vengeance on the
visitors in payment for a defeat ad
ministered them by Canton last Sat
urday night.
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