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PUBLISHED MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOONS
Vol. XXIX No. 104
Hendersonville, N. C, Friday, November 10, 1922
One Tear by Mail$3.00 c D
Delivered by Carrier, $4.M Ier L Opy
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DEMOCRATS WON COUNTY TICKET BY
AVERAGE MAJORITY OF 736; JUSTICE
LED FIELD WITH HEAVY VOTE OF 3,152
"The county board of elections today finished tabulating the
'county vote of last Tuesday and Chairman R. L. Whitmire announced
'the results as below.
The highest vote was received by George W. Justice, for com
missioner. Sheriff;-V. E. Grant received the lowest number of votes.
The - majorities ranged from 508 for Dr. Guy E. Dixon to 954
for J. H. Ballenger..
The average majority of the democratic county candidates was
Zebulon Weaver led Ralph Fisher by only 294 votes.
Judge C. M. Pace will be the only republican office holder in
ithe county. He had no opposition.
Congressman
Zebulon Weaver 2,874
TRalph Fisher 2,580
Majority 291
Nheri:Y
J". H. Ballinger 1 3.12S
"V. E. Grant 2,174
Majority 954
Register of Deeds
J. O. Williams 3,066
H. G. Edney 1 2,205
Majority 861
Tax Collector
"W. P. Whitmire 1 2,964
J. W. Bayne 2,276
Majority 688
Clerk of Conrt
SC. M. Pace 2,475
(No opposition)
Solicitor
-James Carson 2,897
G. D. Bailey 2,399
Majority 498
Coroner
GuE. Dixon 2,910
33. F. Cliff 2,402
Majority 508
Surveyor
"W. C. Jordan 2,888
J. B. Patterson 2,345
Majority l 543
J Commissioners
G. ' JusticeVl-- -3,152
"V. c V. Shepherd I3,079
J. P. Fletcher - 3,0$4
J. W. Mclntyre 2,338
S. J Whitaker 2,180
J.lNj Russell 2,207
TThe ticket for representatives has
not been tabulated.
LOG ROLLERS TO
HOLD CONVENTION
HERE ON MONDAY
The Western North Carolina Log
Rolling association will hold its semi
annual session in Hendersonville
next Monday.
Members of the association are the
75 W. O. W. camps and Woodmen
Circle groves in Western North Car
olina, west of Marion and McDowell
county with a combined membership
-of over 3,000. Its officers are as fol
lows: U. K. Allen, president, Caro
leen; Dr. D. M. Mcintosh, vice-president,
Old Fort; S. M. Garren, secretary-treasurer,
Hendersonville; G. L.
Herman, publicity director, Asheville.
There are a number of associations
in various sections of the state, but
the organization in Western North
'Carolina is the largest. It meets
semi-annually in what it terms "log
rollings" and these gatherings are
usually" attended by about 200 mem
bers, both me.n and women.
In addition to State Manager Lewis
of the Woodmen of the World, the
Hendersonville meeting will probably
be attended by Mrs. Effie E. Rogers,
of Raleigh, who is state manager of
- the Woodmen Circle for this state
Mrs. Rogers, who is a grea$ fraternal
1st, has attended several conventions
of the association and the announce
ment that she w-11 again address tht
gathering promises to boost the at
tendance at the Woodmen meeting.
The''first session will convene at 10
o'clock a. m:, wiih adjournment for
Junchepn, followed by an afternoon
' session at 2 o'clock, with a public
meeting at 8 p. m. 1
The fact that the Sovereign Camp
of the Order, at Omaha, has under
r . consideration the securing of the
Kanuga Lake property near Hender
sonville for one of its $500,000 tuber
cular sanatoriums, will add zest to
the convention, and it is believed that
the association will take some definite
action along this line at the approach
ing gathering.
In this connection, it is a signal
fact that the Western North Carolina
Log Rolling association was the first
to go on record advocating the "Land
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GLEANINGS FROM
FIELDS OF GREAT
POLITICAL STRIFE
Gleanings from the fields of politi
cal battle are as follows:
Zebulon Weaver's majority over
Ralph Fisher for congress approaches
nine thousand.
The democratic majority in North
Carolina is claimed by democrats to
be about 80,000, the most striking
victory in a generation.
In Massachusetts, where Senator
Cabot Lodge, republican, won over
Wm. A. Gaston by about eight thou
sand votes, a recount of the senatorial
vote is desired by both.
Indications point to only a nominal
republican majority in both houses
of congress and there will be suf
ficient progressive republicans to af
fect if not dictate the organization of
both bodies.
The prohibition question had much
to do in the election and the prohibi
tionists and the anti-prohibitionists
are both claiming gains. An attempt
will .likely be made to .change the.
prohibition laws of, the-United States.
The complexion of the house and sen
ate Will govern such an attempt.
Zebulon-Weaver's majority in Bun
combe was 4,024.
The democrats won nearly all the
offices in Transylvania, which is al
ways an interesting battling ground.
There was a division of offices in
Cherokee county.
Swain county elected a democratic
ticket.
Yancey county went democratic by
approximately 1,200.
Volstead, author of the prohibition
enforcement law, was defeated by an
independent minister.
The average republican majority in
Madison county was about 1,800.
Clay county elected a democratic
ticket.
There was a division of offices in
Polk county.
Governor Edwards, democrat, over
whelmed Senator Frelinghuysen,
friend of Harding and administration
spokesman, in the New Jersey elec
tion for a seat in the senate.
Senator James Reed of Missouri
was fe-elected.
Albert Smith was elected governor
of New York by a plurality of about
418,000 together with the state dem
ocratic ticket over Nathan Miller, who
defeated him two years ago.
Michigan showed big gains for the
democrats.
Idaho elected a republican gover
nor. by a majority of seven to ten
thousand.
Gifford Pinchot was elected, gover
nor of Pennsylvania.
The democratic party takes third
olace in Minnesota, the farmer labor
vote taking sceond place and repub
ican first.
Burke county elected Miss Bertie
vTay Moses, who will be the first wo--an
to hold office in the county. The
democrats ,won the offices of Burke.
Governor Morrison thanks Max
ardner for his campaign work in
which he made several telling
speeches, even praising the adminis
tration of Morrison, who defeated him
wo years ago. ,
J. Oi WILLIAMS OUT
J. O. Williams, who has been con
fined to his home for a long time with
illness, was able to mix with friends
little on election day the day of
his political victory.
C. A. HOBBS RECOVERS
C. A. Hobbs is able to be out again
after a long illness, during which he
underwent an operation at Patton
Memorial hospital.
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FIRST ANNUAL COUNTY POULTRY AND APPLE SHOW OPENED .
THIS MORNING WITH BIG VARIETY OF SPLENDID EXHIBITS;
CONTINUES TONIGHT AND TOMORROW- NO ADMISSION CHARGES
The rich fragrance from many
choice varieties of delicious Hender
son county apples, the crowing of
roosters, cackling of hens, quackin"
of ducks, 'squawking of geese and
gobbrrag of turkeys do not fail to tell
those in the vicinity of the storage
room" of the Hendersonville Automo
bile Company that there is something
out of the ordinary going on.
The first annual apple and poultry
show opened this morning with a
splendid array of exhibits that proved
very encouraging to the promoters of
the show.
The Hendersonville Automobile Co.
turned over its storage room building
foT the show purposes and a heavy
coat of sawdust on the ground with
green shrubbery decorating the build
ing gave it an inviting appearance.
CANVASS RETURNS
The Henderson County Canvassing
Board was in session yesterday at
the court house. It convened a little
before noon and spent the remainder j
of the day checking up .the election
returns.
The board was composed of one !
man from each of the seventeen pre
cincts, this representative having
been agreed upon by the registiar
and judges at each polling place.
The County Board of Elections,
which is composed of R. L. Whitmire,
chairman, and Z. C. Byers and J. M.
Stepp, was present and supervised
the counting. Night came upon them
before thev had t!me to taute the
totals as they applied to all the can
didates, but the board A elections
convened again this corning to -complete
the tabulations and file the re
sults with the clerk of court. .
No irregularities of any importance
,vre reported.
CAR OF HUPS UNLOADED
A carload of Huprnobiles, open and
closed cars, were unloaded today by
the Hendersonville Auto Company.
"More Than Thousand Republicans
Failed to Vote," Says E. B. Drake
"More than a thousand republicans
failed to vote Tuesday," was the rea
son attributed to the defeat of the re
publicans, said E. B. Drake, chairman
of the republican committee of Hen
derson county.
"Perhaps they voted but scratched
their ticket," it was suggested to the
party chairman.
"Not that; they failed to go to the
poJJs and hence voted for no one,"
was the cold fact of which the chair
man was very positive.
"The democrats did not make any
The exhibits had not all been prop
erly placed -this morning but the
committees were on the ground and
things were lined up well for the
Visitors this afternoon.
'"To the front and on either side of
the entrance are fine, appetizing dis
plays of beautiful, delicious fruit, all
from Henderson county trees except
a fine display from Mr. Corwith's
orchard at Saluda. '
The varieties were many and the
exhibits proved a great advertise
ment for the fruitgrowing possibilities
of Henderson county.
To the- rear o? the apples were
bi- ds of many kinds. They were all
making music peculiar to their tongue
ar.d the' showed something of the
po33'bili ies of srow.ng poultry in
Henderson county.
CliT School Classes
Will Have Armistice
Programs Rendered
Friday night the regular meeting
of the Parent-Teacher association
was held at the high' school building
with the president, Mrs. Broaddus Es
tes, presiding.' Two enjoyable musical
numbers by Mrs. Meyer and Mr.
Honeycutt prefaced the formal pro
gran. The election of the official
delegates to the State Association at
Asheville this week was held and
Mrs. O. A. Meyer and Mrs. Estes
were selected, with Mrs. Waldrop and
Mfc. Brownlee as alternates. Com
mittees on ways and means were
discussed and appointments will be
anu-ed later.
The school lunch committee was
authorized to appoint at each meet
ing three ladies to take care of the
refreshments for the succeeding meet
ing. Armistice Day programs were dis
cussed and it was thought best to
have the teachers and pupils of each
separate room be responsible for a
program to whi-ch the parents and
patrons of that grade were to be in
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material gains or inroads into the
republican ranks; a heavy increase
in their registration, and a full vote,
especially Vin and around Henderson
ville, accounted for their large vote.
Some of us have done some checking
up and know that the republicans
didn't go to the polls. We have not
made a detailed survey of the sreua-
tion but expect to do some
checking and then will be
ofriciai
able to
speak authoritatively, but we'll find
thai more than a thousand -republicans
failed to vote at all," said the
chairman. .
The birds were arranged in coops,
most of them of regulation size, on
elevations and in long rows so as to
show the contents to, best possible
advantage. . , ; .
The number of coops ranged around
ninety, which the fair officials con
sidered a most encouraging showing
for the first annual show.
No admission fees are charged. The
budding will be open until 9 o'clock
tonight, will open at 8:30 in the
morning and will close tomorrow at
j 4 o'clock.
The l'ruit and birds make a most
creditable show'ng for the first at
tempt at a combined show and it is
bel:evrd that this effort will be the
j begr-aning of a general county fair
next year.
JOHN' DOTSON OF
BAT CAVE DIES
John' W. G. Dotson, eldest son of
the late Pfeiffer Dotson and Mary
Conner was born in Henderson coun
ty, September 27, 1858. Practically
; his entire life was spent in this sec
: tion and his genial personality made
, for him many friends. At an early
I age he married Naomi Justice, who
I survives him. His illness extended
over a year, and although a great
sufferer, he bore his cross with pa
tience and cheerfulness. His death
came peacefully in the early morning
of Friday, November 3, at the age of
64 years.
Besides his wife, Mr. Dotson is sur
vived by his aged mother, Mrs. Mary
Dotson, of Cliffside, two brothers.
Marion, of Cliffside, and Kelton, of
Bat Cave; one sister, Mrs. Lou Hudg
ins, of Cliffside; four daughters,, Mrs.
Sam Guffey, of Fairview; Mesdames
Henry Sumner and Glenn Freeman, of
Bat Cave; Mrs. Ben Chatham, of
Test Raleigh; one son, "Lester, of
Gerton, andv thirteen grandchildren.
His funeral was held from the Bap
tist church, with the Rev. R. P. Corn
officiating.
PLEASANT HILL CHURCH DATES
In a call conference on Sunday
night, Nov. 5, the Pleasant Hill Bap
tist church voted to change the time
of preaching to second Sunday morn
ing and fourth Sunday morning, in
stead of first and third, as heretofore.
. ERNEST G. ROSS, Pastor.
UEETINO POSTPONED
The business meeting of the First
Baptist Philathea class which was to
have met tonight with Mrs. John
Tccid has been postponed on account
of the illness of one of Mrs. Todd's
children. ' .
MAJORITY IN THIS
TOWNSHIP WAS ON
AVERAGE OF 743
The Hendersonville township ticket
last Tuesday was carried by the dem
ocrats by, an average majority of 743,
the highest majority being 792 and
the lowest being 709.
The Hendersonville township com
prises five voting precincts, these be
ing two in Hendersonville, Flat Rock,
Rugby and Horse Shoe.
C. Few, Jr., led the township ticket
with a vote of 1648.
Six democratic justices of the peace
were elected.
The names of the candidates and
their votes follow:
T. H. Bowman 1,631
W. T. Drake 893
Majority 738
E. E. Lott 1,642
A. O. Jones 908
Majority ' 734
A. L. Davenport 1,639
J. G. Milward 885
Majority 754
J. F. Brooks 1,640
U. G. Patterson 899
Majority 741
G. P. Leverette 1,630
W. L. Miller 875
Majority 755
C. Few, Jr. 1,648
W. C. Newman 874
?v!ajority 774
Constable
R. P. Levi 1,593
J. C. Hill 884
Majority 709
SUPERIOR COURT
CONVENES MONDAY
FOR CIVIL CASES
Superior court for the trial of civil
-ases will convene in Hendersonviller
Monday for a term of two weeks,
with Judge T. D. Bryson of Brysoa
City, presiding.
The jury list follows:
First Week
Frank M. Ely, D. H. Wet, B. C.
Hood, J. T. Anders, H. F. Cantrall,
M. B. Freeman, Paul J. Rhodes, W. C.
Capps. B.M. Laning, A. L. Cairne3
M. S. Lance, J. F. Pegram, S. G. Whit
taker, R. B. Maxwell, C. L. Nix, G. F.
Chaple, B. F. Freeman, Jr., L. S.
Stweart, J. H. Laughter, W. V. Jones,
P. W. Hart, J. M. N. Crawford, P. J.
Gilreath, L. S. Newman
Second Week
M. L. Pace, Jefferson Dunlap, R. C.
English, J. H. Moffitt, W. A. Camp,
J. T. Ward, W. W. Bagwell, J. T.
Butler, P. E. Peace, W. L. Justus,
Harry M. Roberts, G. W. Morrison, R.
R. Oates, C. W. Vaughn, W. C. Edney,
Jim Barnwell, J. R. Ramsey, E. II.
3ummey.
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OF ARMISTICE DAY
Iff CITY TOMORROW
A squad of world war veterans
rora the Hubert M. Smith post of the
American Legion will stand at at
tention in front of the city hall to
morrow morning at 11 o'clock in ob
servance of Armistice Day. The fira
signal will probably be sounded to
call attention to the hour.
The post at its meeting last n;ght
decided upon this action as the? ob
servance of the holiday that is dear
to them.
Since Armistice Day is recognized
as a holiday the boys were anxious
for a general observance of the day,
'"ut they rerogni-red the fact that
since Saturday is a busy day with
business houses, where most of the
boys are engaged, they decided not to
press the question and bring senti
ment to bear for a full day's obsery-
ance.
The eight men in uniform at atten
tion for cne minute at 11 o'clock will
constitute the formal observance so
far as the boys are .s concerned who
helped to make history.
The library, postoffice and banks
will observe Armistice Day.
LI3KARY CLOSED SATURDAY
The public library .will be closed
tomorrow in observance of Armistice-day.
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