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PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
"VOLUME XXVIII
HENDERSON VILLE, N. C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1922
NUMBER S3
BUSINESS MEN COMBINE TO BUILD
MANY HOUSES IN HENDERSONVILLE
Lumbermen, Contractors, Architects, Plumbers
and Others in Building Lines Express Confi
dence in Future of City By Action.
While depression is heard of in dif
ferent parts of the country, in and
around Ilendersonville is -heard the
ringing of many hammers and the
bustle of rapid growth. It seems that
the policy is go ahead why wait?
Confidence makes confidence and if
there ever was a people who believed
in their town and its future, it is the
people of Hendersonville. This is
shown best of all by the bankers,
whose enterprise must be based on
the knowledge of coming conditions
With a magnificent new bank build
ing just completed, work is soon to !
start on another. An up-to-date mo
tion picture house, stores, a new of
fice building, apartment houses and
other buildings are going up every
where and a new amusement pavil
ion is soon to start on Carolina Ter
race hill and many other improve
ments are being made in the city.
Out in the country the same spirit
of "don't wait, do it now" seems to
have taken hold of every one, and
surely this is resulting in a greater
Hendersonville.
The foundation of all city growth
is the home and on most every street
homes are being built. Hyman heights
is a place of new houses, all built
within a short time with some now in
the course of construction.
Out on Fourth and Fifth avenues
one rides through rows of new dwell
ings on each side and even out past
the pavement new houses are being
started. Lumber trucks .are seen
everywhere and the fever of growth
is spreading. Fifth avenue seems to
be outgrowing itself and several new
homes are soon to start between Lau
rel Park and the city limits. Among
those who are to start building here
are J. G. McAdams, T. Earle Pike,
Miss Vassie and possibly others. It
looks as if . in a very, few years this
street will be a complete row of
homes and that Laurel Park, which
even now is well developed, will be
a part of Hendersonville proper.
Among the homes contemplated ' for
the near future in Laurel Park are
those of Mrs. E. S. Means, and M.
M. Sherrard.
One of the best indications that
Hendersonville is to be a large city
is the recent combination of the busi
ness men of the town, who, combined
into a development company, will fur
nish from their business all those
things which go into the building of
homes, each contributing as stock
in the company that part used from
his line of business, such as plans,
material, work, etc. Material is now
being placed on the ground for the
first house, and under this plan it
is expected to soon have two or three
more under actual construction. As
these are sold, others will be built,
making continuous growth and con
tributing a steady part to the day
when Hendersonville will extend to
the mountains west of Laurel Park
to Mud Creek on the east. The spirit
and confidence expressed by the busi
ness men of the town in backing up
their judgment and advice to others
that now is the time to build shows
that they feel that there is no un
certainty about the future of Hen
dersonville. Reception Planned For
City Teachers Feb. 28
A reception will be given the teach
ers in the city public schools Tues
day night, February 28, by the Parent-Teacher
Association, Mrs.. A. W.
Farnum, chairmen of the program
committee, announced today. While
it will be primarily for the teachers,
parents and others interested in the
school work are invited to be present
on this occasion, in order to show
their appreciation of the work of
the teachers.
WANT TO RENT
ROOMS?
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Furnished for
or unfurnished?
housekeeping
Or a house?
X 'Don't tramp the streets for
T a weary hunt, but turn to The
News' Want Ad Columns. If
you have a house or rooms for
y rent, or if you are looking for
them The News is the medium
through which to get what you
jwant, promptly and at a small
.5. "outlay. .
For results try a News Want
1
All.
The
Hendersonville News
Phone 6
and ask for the
Classified Advertising
Department.
CHARMING POWERS
DEMONSTRATED BY
MICROBE OF LOVE
Breaks Up Bachelors' Club and Finds
Husbands For Apparently Hope
less Maids.
The bachelors and the old maids
were in their glory Tuesday night at
the opera house when the "Microbe or
Love" revealed the plan for breaking
up the bachelors' club of the city and
finding a lover and eventually a hut
band for the old, time-worn maids.
"The Microbe of Love,"' a play in
three acts, made a great hit and dem
onstrated the fact that Henderson
ville has some excellent amateur
stage talent.
The curtain went up on a scene of
old maids meeting in regular session
to devise ways and means of finding
a husband and breaking up the bach
elor club. Plans were recommended
but nothing proved successful until a
specialist offered her services to the
old maids with the guarantee that her
peculiar species of microbes would
produce the desired results. Her ser
vices were engaged and she gained
entrance to the bachelors' club and
the little bug proved to have remark
able power despite the special ad
dress of Jeremiah Henpeck on the
dangers of matrimony, pointing out
dramatically the shortcomings of
women from the day of her creation.
The microbe did the work to per
fection and the bachelors' club was
disorganized and so 'was that of the
spinsters, all of whom found lovers.
The play was well received by a
crowded house. It was presented un
der the auspices, of the Parent-Teachers'
Association. After paying all ex
penses $122.65 was realized to be ap.
plied to four objects, the parent-teacher
work; the visual, musical and phy
sical departments of the Henderson
ville public schools.
Asheville Cagers May
Play Title Game Here
Asheville High School may play
the first game for them in the state
championship tournament Monday
night at 8 o'clock on the high school
court in this city, stated A. W. Honey
cutt, superintendent of the city
schools this morning.
The opponent will be the winner
of the Marion-Crossmore game at
Marion Saturday. One of these teams
wanted the game with Asheville Mon
day played on a neutral court. Prin
cipal A. J. Hutchins of Asheville
therefore secured the Hendersonville
floor in case of necessity.
Asheville is one of 31 western teams
entered for the championship series.
With 28 eastern teams the total for
the state is 59, 15 more than fought
for state honors last year. The final
game between t ,d eastern and west
ern champions will be played at
Chapel Hill March 10 and 11.
Gerald Shipman Died
In Naval Hospital
Gerald Shipman, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Z. A. Shipman, who was until
recently stationed on one of the gov
ernment battleships on the coast of
California, died Wednesday, accord
ing to a telegram received by H. K.
Morris of this city, an uncle of the
deceased. The young man had been
ill' for several weeks, but grew decid
edly worse the first of this week. A
naval physician wired his people that
the boy was in a critical condition
and wished to see some of his peo
ple. Accordingly, Mrs. Shipman
started to him, and had proceeded as
far as a point in Texas, when news
reached her, through telegrams re
sent from Hendersonville, that Gerald
was dead. She wired that she would
return immediately.
The body of the deceased is being
shipped to Hendersonville, where in
terment, it is understood, will take
place. It is expected to arrive about
Monday.
QUE EX THEATKE ANNOUNCES
FIRST NATIONAL PICTURES
The Queen Theatre is giving exten
sive publicity to "First National
Week" film productions from the ISth
to 25th inclusive. The program con
tained elsewhere in The News con
tains ' some popular productions by
some of the leading screen stars.
SPEARS AND EMBLER
IN ELECTRICAL WORK
H. P. Spears and L. P. Embler,
who recently entered the electrical
contracting business, are now occu
pying quarters on Third avenue. They
have had considerable experience and
the increased demands for such work
irPthis community will doubtless make
an important place for their service.
Keep advertising and advertising
will keep you. ' ,
Sheeted Klansmen Appear at
Appearing suddenly and mysteriously,
or b. a. luriey, ex-soldier, who died in the streets of Birmingham, Ala., after having been, it is alleged, turned away
from the hospital doors. The crowd maintained an awed silence during the presence of tlr Klansmen and immedi
ately after the last volley by tbe firing squad the white-garbed figures vanished as mysteriously as they had come.
The Klansmen are organizing in Hendersonville, where a field worker has spent considerable time and held
several meetings in the interest of the Ku Klux Klan.
TRUEX RESIGNS
BOARD OF TRADE
SECRETARYSHIP
To Relinquish Duties After Six Years
of Faithful Sen ice as Secretary
Treasurer. A. S. Truex, for the past six years
or more the efficient secretary-treasurer
of the Hendersonville Board of
Trade, has tendered his resignation
as secretary, effective March 1.
Mr. Truex says his other duties
will not permit him to give his time
A. S. TRUEX
to handling the correspondence of the
Board of Trade.
The Board of Trade officials are
making investigations with reference
to the employment of a full-time sec
retary of the Board of Trade.
Mr. Truex has rendered a most
faithful service and if his resignation
is effective before a full-time man
is employed arrangements will have
to be made for handling the corres
pondence requiring daily attention.
JESS DAVIS RETURNS TO CITY.
Jess Davis has returned from a trip
to Indiana, and has resumed his work
at Grey Hosiery Mills, contrary to a
news item carried in a recent issue
that he was moving his family to
Indiana that he might enter upon the
duties of a new position.
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COUNTY SUNDAY SCH 00L CONVENTION
WILL BE HELD HERE MARCH 26 TO 28
Sunday School Superintendents and Pastors Or
ganized Yesterday and Made Plans For Inter
denominational Convention.
A county Sunday School Convention
will be held in the Presbyterian
church of this city on March 26, 27,
and 28, at which time it is possible
to have here one of the Internation
al Sunday School workers together
with D. W. Sims, General Superin
tendent of the North Carolina Sunday
School Association. This decision
was reached in a meeting here yes
terday of Sunday school leaders of
Hendersonville, called together by
Mr. Sims.
The following attended the confer
ence yesterday:
Dr. E. E. Bomar, First Baptist
Church; Dr. Frank Siler, Methodist
church; Rev. J. F. Ligon, Presbyterian
church; Rev. Peter Rich, Wesleyan
Methodist church; and Rev. A. I. Jus
tice, Carolina Baptist Association.
Sunday school superintendents:
Marion, Walker, First Baptist; C. S.
Fullbright, Grove Street Baptist; Dr.
A. H. Morey, Presbyterian; A. Wr.
Honeycutt, Methodist; Rufus Hoots,
Wesleyan Methodist; A. F. Barber,
assistant at First Baptist.
The committee on arrangements ap
six white-sheeted Ku Klux Klansmen
Annual Statement Of
Building and Loan
Shows Splendid Work
The Laborers' Building and Loan
Association, which has furnished
money from systematic savings with
which to build over 200 homes in and
around Hendersonville, publishes else
where in The News extracts from its
annual statement, which shows
growth and should prove interesting
to stockholders and those who con
template sharing the benefits afford
ed by the building and loan.
.Secretary H. A. Stepp announces
the opening of the next regular 25
cent series on March 18.
Anniversary Exercises
Planned By Pythians
Next Tuesday Night
The Knights of Pythias lodge of
this city will celebrate the 58th an
niversary . of the order in a special
meeting at the lodge rooms Tues
day night, following a request that
has gone out from Pythian head
quarters in the state that this night
be so celebrated by all lodges of the
order. ' A program of interest is be
ing arranged by the leaders of the
local lodge. The program will be
featured with speeches from Dr. E.
E. Bomar, Dr. Frank Siler, J. E. Ship
man, E. W. Ewbank, Roone Arledge,
and John T. Wilkins, on various
phases of "Pythianism." These will
be interspersed with music. During
the evening refreshments will be
served. A most interesting meeting
is anticipated.
Similar celebrations will be held
at the other Pythian lodges in the
state. It is understood that the meet
ing will be "open" to all who are in
good standing as Knights, or who
have been members of the order.
The weekly meeting of the lodge
will be held Monday night.
INITIATING TO FEATURE NEXT
3IEET1NG OF MODERN WOODMEN
Several candidates will be initiated
at the meeting next Monday night of
the Modern Woodmen in their hall, it
has been announced. A large crowd
was in attendance last Monday night,
a number of visiting members being
present, and an evening of much jol
lification and hearty enjoyment was
reported.
pointed at the meeting is composed
of all the.Sunday school superintend
ents in the city, with C. S. Fullbright
as chairman. The finance committee
is composed of a member from each
of the Sunday schools with A. F. Bar
ber as chairman.
The convention is called under the
auspices of the state association, a
body founded as a co-operative effort
of Sunday school workers of the
evangelical denominations to extend
and improve Sunday school work in
North Carolina. The organization
stands for those interests common
to all Sunday school workers. Its
work is interdenominational, its con
vention and institute leaders coming
from various denominations. On the
other hand, it is claimed that it
strengthens and makes more efficient
the denominational Sunday schools.
Since November, 1920, 28 counties
have organized, bringing the total
number in the state to ,37, all of whom
have held conventions since January
5, 1921. The state convention this
year will be held in Charlotte April
11, 12, and 13.
a Funeral
0 Stfi jifcifr tf
placed a cross of red roses on the grave )
MRS. CATER OF
ATLANTA DEAD;
SUICIDE FEARED
Young Widow, Summer Resident of
This City, Found Dead in Creek
Sunday Night.
The body of Mrs. Josie Cater, daugh
ter of Mrs. E. Kahn, summer residents
of Hendersonville, was found Monday
morning in Peachtree creek, Atlanta,
twenty feet from the bridge on the
Howell Mill road, according to The
Atlanta Journal. There were burns
about the mouth, apparently caused
by carbolic acid. The body had been
in the water some hours. A Buick
coupe, the lights burning, stood in
the road near the bridge. Lester
Gates, a negro, discovered the body.
He notified County Policemen Jack
Carroll and Cal Cates.
Coroner Paul Donehoo of Atlanta
stated that there seemed little doubt
that it was a case of suicide. Several
acquainted with her, as wTell as fam
ily and friends attributed her action
to the fact that she had been in poor
health for the past several months
and had become deeply despondent
over some matter known to no one
but herself.
Mrs. Cater was a young widow, said
to be between thirty-five to forty
years of age, with three children. Her
sons, Franklin and Jean, aged 16 and'
14 respectively, lived Avith her, and
her daughter, Maylise, aged 15, is said
to be in school in Asheville.
During the summer months it has
been the custom of Mrs. Cater and her
children to come with her mother,
Mrs. E. Kahn of Meredian, Miss., to
Hendersonville, where on the Hebron
road south of Laurel Park the latter
has a summer home. They were here
last summer.
American Legion Will
Give "All A Mistake"
The Hubert M. Smith Post of the
American Legion is coming into the
limelight again as stage artists in the
three--act comedy entitled, "All A Mis
take." The performance will be di
rected by Earl Penny and will be
given at an early date.
The purpose of the play is to raise
money with which to pay the $100
recently subscribed by the local post
for the employment of a county pub
lic health nurse.
The post, personnel includes some,
good talent which will be depended
on for the male caste but the legion
in order to add a genuine feminine
touch to the situation will enlist the
cooperation of local talent among the
ladies.
The local post has made a number j
of signal hits with its very creditable
productions.
KROWNLOW SAMS WILL
REPRESENT FARM AGENCY
The E. A. Strout Farm Agency, In- j
corporatea, nas appoimea .tsrowniow
Sams as their representative in this
territory. This agency is said to be
the largest organization in the world
handling real estate. Their opera
tions cover 33 states in America, and
most of the Dominion of Canada, and
they have recently entered the field
in some of the foreign countries.
Mr. Sams is well fitted by experi
ence for such a position. JHe was
born and reared in Western North
Carolina, and has made a study of
soils in this territory. He is a regu
lar contributor to The News.
RUMMAGE SALE SATURDAY
PRONOUNCED A SUCCESS
The rummage sale conducted for
the Woman's Club Monday by Mrs.
George Wing, chairman, Mrs. "j. V.
Goodrich, Mrs. Mack Rhodes, and
Mrs. Frank Ewbank, was pronounced
a success. Practically all of the arti
cles on sale were disposed of at good
prices. Those in charge state thai
they could have sold much more had
their stock for sale been larger. The
proceeds wrill be applied to the civic
expense fund of the club.
FIRST BARGAIN
DAY MARCH 6
RARE BARGAINS OFFERED IN ALL
LINES OF MERCHANDISE
Prices Cut Down to Cost in Order to
' Stimulate Business and Create
Confidence.
The merchants of Hendersonville
will go before the buying public of
Henderson county for the first time
on the Neosho plan on the first Mon
day in March.
This will be recognized as bargain
day in every line of merchandise in
Hendersonville.
The censor committee, the duty of
which it is to see that nothing is
palmed off on the public except gen
uine bargains, held an interesting
session Wednesday for the purpose of
passing upon the wares the business
men are to offer for sale on March G.
The variety of articles, not more
than two by any merchant, was quite
interesting. Merchants were requir
ed to tell the cost of the goods thev
offered for sale, show invoices, or
prve in case of doubt that genuine
bargains were to be offered. No dif
ficulty was experienced with an ar
ticle offered and all were enthusias
tic over the fact that such big bar
gains were offered, most of them
down to rock bottom cost, knowing
that such bargains would meet with
a ready response by thousands of
people in Henderson county on March
6.
There are about 40 members of the
newly organized advertising club. No
two merchants will make the same
bargain offers and no merchant will
sell at cost or below more than two
articles. These will serve as lead
ers. Such sales enable buyers to
make most opportune selections of
nearly all . serviceable articles of mer
chandise' at wholesale prices.
The "bargain day" will be widely
advertised throughout the county and
the public will be invited to attend
and make the most of the day and the
numerous bargains.
The first Monday in March promises
to be the greatest day in the history
of mercantile business in Henderson
ville for that month.
The "Bargain Day" offer has
worked wonders in many sections. It
produced so well for the merchants
that. th farmers . arraneed to have
auction days on the same day, when
there was a sale and exchange bureau
of horses, hogs, oxen, farm imple
ments, produce, etc.
In order to further perfect the de
tails of "bargain day" the merchants
will hold a meeting and enjoy a social
banquet at the Hodgewell next Thurs
day night, when they will be address
ed by Winston Harvey, who will be
sent here under the auspices of the
Associated Advertising Clubs of the
World. Merchants who have not
joined will be invited to attend.
Hendersonville is the first city in
North Carolina to organize a club on
the plan that Neosho, Missouri, made
famous.
"Bargain Days" will be held on each
first Monday.
THE HEDERS0 VILLE SUGAR
BOWL" OPENS FOR BUSINESS
Nick Christakos of Youngstown, O.,
a former service man stationed at
Camp Jackson, Columbia, S. C, has
opened this week a candy and fruit
store, called the "Hendersonville
Sugar Bowl," in the building formerly
occupied by the Model Barber Shop.
The entrance is provided with swing
ing doors, making it possible to throw
open practically the entire frontage,
and a coat of white paint inside and
out enliven the building. Much inter
ior remodeling, including new coun
ters and display stands, has been done
for the attractive display of fruit and
other wares.
The new store, which occupies a
very excellent central location on
Main street, will carry a full line of
fresh ruits, candies, soft drinks, and
cigars. The proprietor has also built
a lunch counter, over which he will
serve light lunches during Hender
sonville's busier summer season.
31 RS. C. S. SALTS OF PLEASANT
HILL DIED THURSDAY, FEB. 9TH.
After an illness of three weeks with
pneumonia, Mrs. C. S. Salts, aged 72
years, died at her home near Pleas
ant Hill, February 9.
Funeral services were conducted at
the residence by Henry G. McKenzie,
on International Bible student from
the Ecclesia at Asheville.
The deceased, who was a daughter
of the late Charles Greer, is survived
by two sons, J. H. and R. E. Salts,
and a daughter, Miss Lucretia Salts,
all of Henderson county. Mrs. Salts'
husband, a union soldier in the war
between the states, died in 1894..
WILSON DRUG COMPANY HAS
MADE STORE IMPROVEMENTS.
Visitors to the Wilson Drug Com
pany at the depot will find a number
of improvements, prominent among
which is a new tile floor, along with
more sanitary fountain arrangements
and small interior improvements.
PART OF GRANDSTAND OFF.
The upper part of the baseball
grandstand at the city high school
park was blown off and set in the
middle of the road directly south of
the fence, by the severe wind Wed
nesday night.