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v ' Western North . CaroMinia Times Volume XXV Hendersonville, North Carolina, May 16, 1913 Number 7 CITY WARRIORS MAKE A GOOD SHOWING Tine Marksmanship of Local Company of Coast Artil lery. The team of ten men picked from W local company of Coast ArtilA- iiv-v " . ferv did some good sihooting at tastonia t(he sixth, seventh, eighth 'and ninth, of this month. : Tlhe men .shot ten shots each at Uie three jhundred, five hundred aad sax lh.un.dred yard ranges and and also it en shots each- at Ithe rate of about five shots in twenty i&ec onds including loading, at tihe two and three hundred yard ranges. At the two and three hundred yard ranges the head and shoul ders of a man were represented ton the target 'and the men tore jup the target, making (fine scores. At the longer ranges the regular hull's eye was used and the Hoaql men made las many as six (bull's eyes out of the ten shots, the other four shots being close In also. L . There was some preliminary. sihooting on Tuesday morning to acquaint the men w,ith the range and the wind velocity. The following men qualified ias fiiharp shooters fin the local team;:: 1st Seargeant W. 'A. Garren, Pri- vate John Saltz ; while Capt. Ladd, Sergeant E. L. Drake, Sergeant L. 0. Ryan, Coporai A. C. JPerry, Corporal R. L. iRusiher, Privates Walter Cagle and Fred Ohaples .qualified as marksman. They will be awarded marksman pints by the government. 160 Points ts the marksman rat ing and 190 the ahiarp (shooter gat ing. The team jajveirage was 178.8 considerably better than." marks man. They say Jthey will alj make 2oo points ,next year. It is not definitely known yet but is ithouorht hie-hlv orobable fered for Cavalrv and Coast Ar-? tillery. FREIGHT RATES The fight for more equitable freight rates in North Carolina is on, an earnftar More equitable freight rates is the ldeman.rl st-no rri-oi-i- l.a tnri" merely that our freight rates tare absolutely too high, but that Jthey are flJSP'r'i m 5 n mf-rvr r TVi ml a no 11 a WHIti ItwiuTilvvpina Roo The conference between the State btm! "h Dothinsr. Thft nominal rednift promptly reiected tit and -made ! couniter-n-mn p3.1t inn, --i7;;T,r a rwl trxJ,,: mi.. J ituuviiuit. x ne raiiroausi Ejected that. The business men of the 3tate are or in They are derrmn.Hin.Qr fca. bniL. cial J).VG rf-V 4- r ... glSlatlOn ra,n, iKo n,Luv U71I1 .11 . .. ' "- uvm 1 no raiiroaxis. an BOme Wav . l . ,1 . - 1 f v , a.i anil 1 1 r f li TimnnTTinn- 1 f k T h , 1 , ctuiouni 01 iovercnar2res. meanwhile rDreDaratiJorw uta bo- 111? 'HioiT . before -k t,.4. x , "mmiliRiin A i Nah iare (numoer 01 xxrtt ?0 shippers, are ex- to become parties plaintiff ; that t Petiti13' vm he not only tbeiJi rectuleea 'but 'also that lh fr"01 made to .reimburse "---- two years. WORDS OF PRAISE FOR cnrs GROWTH R. H. Edmonda, edit the Manua facturer'si Record, writes as fol lows; to the Greater Henderson ville Club : t "TihiLa mountain region of West ern North Carolina is a land of marvelous beauty and a land of such climatic jadva'ntages and of sudh health giving lair and water Jttoatt I never visit it without thinjk ing otf a letter written me more than twenty years ago by Judge Kelley, then jkraown las the 'Father of the House of Representatives,' in Which ;referrinjg to his first vis it to this mountain region, he said : 'It ia the most glorious land upon 'which my eyes' have ever rested.' "I believe that the development of all ftihis region is in its infancy. The world is just beginning o capitalize the resources and at tractions of this Carolina mountain country, and ao I am constantly finding myself longing to visit ev ery sipot in it, for wiherever I tjurr new beauty as seen '.and 'new possi bilities are realized. "I have watched the growth of Hendersonville with great interest ever since more than a quarter !of a century lago on toy way to AsOie ville, I lhadto pita'ge it fromHen dersoJnville to 4hiis place In order to get a railroad connection to take me over to East Tennessee. "The progress through all this region siince the day when there was no railroad line between Hen dersonville and Asiheville is but a faint Indication of tlhe progress of the next (f ew years. The develop ment of thisi eection. as of the South, during the Inext ten years will exceed all that has been ac complished in the last twenty five." V THE DEATH OF MR. SANDIFER George C. Sandifer, a native of Mecklenburg and for the past twelve months a resident of Hendersonville, died in this city Sunday afternoon. The remains were interred in Oak dale cemetery Monday afternoon, Rev. Mr. Shrive, the Piesbyterian minis ter, officiating. The following served as pallbearers: C. S. Fullbright, A. H. Hawkins, Mr. Gray, E. R. Black, J. T. Crane and J. 0. Williams . Surviving are a littlegirl and Mrs. Sandifer, who is better known in Hen dersonville, her native home, as Miss Norma -Bryson, who has the sympathy of a host of friends in her bereave ment. The deceased had many friends in Hendersonville, where he had become well known during his residence here. The following from the Charlotte Observer of Monday is interesting in this connection: To many of Mr. Sandifer's friends, who did not know of the seriousness of his condition, the news of his pass ing will come as a distinct shock. He was only about 33 years of age and when last he lived in this city, two years ago, his health was apparently good, but a year ago it failed and he spent several months in Arizona in what proved to be a vain hope of im proving his condition. While here Mr. Sandifer was en gaged in the insurance business and had quite a wide acquaintance. He was companionable and popular, and his character was of the best. In 1911 he was married to Miss Norma Bryson, who was living here at that time, and they removed to Henderson ville where he made his home there after. He is survived by his wife and a litle daughter, Sarah Thorne Sandi fer. He is survived also by his moth er, Mrs. G. G. Sandifer, and the fol lowing brothers and sisters : Mr. Gra ham Sandifer of Washington, Mr. Ed ward Sandifer of Dallas, this State, Captain Jo. Sandifer of Woodberry School, Va., Mrs. Daisy Hall of Bel mont, Mrs. Randolph of Monroe and Mrs. Mary Sadler. His mother, his brother, Captain Sandifer and his sis ter, Mrs. Sadler, had been with him for some time. He was a son of the late Dr. T. T. Sandifer, on of the best known residents of this county, who died some years ago. SCHOOL HAS HAD A SUCCESSFUL SESSION Trustees Re-elact Teachers, Good Report from Super indent Cale. At a meeting of the trustees iof the Hendersonville graded school, held Tuesday 'night, applications, for positions ii the Bchool for (the ensuing session (were considered. A letter jwaa received (from MisA. Bessie Steedman, principal of the high school, t tendering (her resig nation. She stated that it was with .sincere jregret that she found (herself compelled to sever her re lations with the school rwith which sihe had BO' long been pleasantly associated Tihe resolution of th boar a, accepting ffier resignation, was accompanied by a vote of thanks for her faithful and effif cient services. The Other (teachers were re-elected. The chairman and the super intendent were empowered to se lect any additional teachers that might be required and to fill (any vacancies 'that might occur. A resolution was adopted that pupil in the sixth or (any high-: er grade jsihould be (promoted with- out passing a satisfactory exam ination, i The superintendent reported very favorably upon the faithful ness and efficiency of the teach ers and the excellent progress made during the session;. List your (property for taxes fdur- ;ng the month ?f -May (and avoid beijig double taxed. P. F. PATTON IS APPOINTED The Henderson county road supervi sors in session last week appointed P. F. Patton general road supervisor to succeed George W. Justice, resigned. It will be recalled that upon the or ganization of the county road forces five years ago Mr. Patton was made supervisor, which position he filled un til two years ago, when he was suc ceeded by Mr. Justice. Since the organization of the road forces, wonderful progress has been made in this county in the matter of good roads building. Practically nothing of a substantial nature had been done in the county until a chain gang was ogranized, machinery purchased and many other mat ters in this connection attended to, A tax levy of 20 cents was levied for the maintenance of the road force, but for some reason this was reduced con siderably within a year or so. Mr. Pat ton pushed the work to a considerable extent as a result of which some ex cellent road work was done in the county at a most economical cost. The good roads work continued when Mr. Justice took charge until today the road situation in the county is no eye sore, to say nothing of approximately $200,000 that will be spent in the coun ty within the next few years in the building of better roads. Mr. Justice was not a candidate for re-appointment and the work was placed in the hands of Mr. Patton without any persistent solicitation on his part. Mr. Justice will hereafter devote his full time to his engineering work. Mr. Patton makes no definite an nouncement as to where the chain gang force will be located after com pleting the road on which they are now working. Various communities are asking for work and influences are being brought to bear to have some work done on the Horse Shoe road. The importance of finishing the road connecting with Polk county has not been overlooked, but definite an nouncement has not been made with regard to working this road. Efforts are being made to induee. the people of Green River township to issue bonds for the completion of the remaining bad link of the Hendersonville-Spar-tanburg highway and it is understood that the tax payers are greatly inter ested in the undertaking. HOOPER'S CREEK BELIEVES IN ROADS Hoopera Creek iiownsihip has e leeted the following commisisioni era to take ohairge of the jroad work under the new bond issue,: J. P. Fletcher, chairman; P. A. iLer Long, secretary; H. E. La-nice; E. S. SouTher, W. D. Bagwell. Interest in good roads, real good roads, -not temporary make shifts, is steadily growing in Hen derson, county ; (and Hoopers Creek points with pride to its record as the pioneer township in this move ment. SUPERIOR COURT Superior court for the trial of civil c?ses convened here Monday with Judge C. C. Lyon presiding. After the organization of the court the divorce mill was put to grinding and it was not long before the follow ing divorce cases had been ground out, the jury answering the issues in favor oi the plaintiff in each case: J. H. Stepp vs. Lillie Stepp. G. W. Pearson vs. Annie Pearson. R. N. Edney vs. Flora Edney. In the case of T. A. Allen versus M. E. Barnwell the plaintiff took a volun tary non-suit. The jury found in the suit of Benja min Mills against Claudie Rhett et al. that the plaintiff was not the owner of the land in dispute and that the ae fendant was not in wrongful posses sion of the lands in question. A couple of jail cases were disposed of on the criminal docket. Earl Jack son pleaded guilty to assault upon Hascal Sams and was fined $50. Will Graspy was found not guilty of larceny. The important case with reference to the condemnation of water power sites on Green River and Big Hungry had not been taken up at the time of going to press. The parties-to both sides of this action are anxious to have the case disposed of at this -term of the court as the proposed development of water power sites depend more or less upon the disposition of this case. It will be recalled that the Blue Ridge Iriterurban R'y Co., recently obtained-an order appointing a jury to assess the value of certain water pow er sites under condemnation proceed ings. The Hendersonville Light and Power company obtained a temporary injunction. These cases were consol idated and set for trial at this term of the court. Another very important case before the court is that with reference to the telephone situation in Hendersonville. occasioned by the announcement of the local telephone company that it would inaugurate an increase in tele phone rentals, effective May 1. The matter was taken before the corpora tion commission, which authorized a slight increase. From this body the city attorney appealed and the case now comes up in the Superior court of Henderson county. On Tuesday at torneys for the telephone company moved for a continuance of the case on the ground that it had not been brought into this court properly. At the time of going to press the court had not made a ruling on this motion. Representing the public are City Attorney McD. Ray and H. S. Ander son. Here in the interest of the telephone company are: General Attorney H. E. W. Palmer; Vice-president Horsey, and Chief Engineer Yundt of the Southern Bell Telephone company with headquarters in Atlanta- M. A. Erskine, district commercial manager of Asheville, and the local manager, A. S. Truex. Attorney Michael Schenck of Hendersonville also represents the telephone company . "OTHER FELLOF AT AUDITORIUM Next Friday might, May 23, at 8:30 alt the auditotrium the senior class of the Hendersonville Higli school will render "The Other Fel low," a itlhree-act comedy. An in teresting and entertaining per formance is promised. Tihe play tells of tlhe fate of a inumber of bachelors who banded themselves initio a (societiy for their owm Jpro- tection. Their efforts were in vaJn, a (the society was (broken (up by tlhe (ladies. A large (attendance is anticipat ed. The price of admission is !n and fifteen cent a. FOR BETTER FARMING IN THIS COUNTY District Agent Millsaps Com ing in Interest of Co-operative Work, The .following letter has; been re ceived by County Superintended!! W. S. Sthitle from District Agent E. S. Miiiilsaps of the Farmers Co operative Demonstration work: I want to go to Hendersonville the first Monday in June to (see what I can do about getting jde-i monsfcration work started in the county. I noticed in the papers that some effort was being made to get the work started there, and I thought it might be advisable to go tup there and get ffin touch- I with the people who are promot ing it. I would be glad to fhave you let the papers know that I will be there the first Monday in June, and have any farmers who would like to meet me there do so. You will take some interest in fit I think. Mr. Weaver expects to go over with me, and we hope to get some movement on foot that will result in starting the work fin your county. ; Yours truly, ' E. S. Millsaps, District Agent. As our .readers know, The Times has repeatedly urged that pome ac tion be taken with &. view to se curing for this county the bene fit's of the co-operative demons tration work. Fifty of the 100 counties in this State have tried it ; and from the records it jappears that the benefits have been 'very great. What as Henderson going to do about it? All persons interested should make an effort to be present; at the commissioners' meeting the first Monday .'in June. i COMBINED EFFORTS FOR BENEFIT OF CITY, COUNTY AND SECTION Two Hendersonville Paper United Last Week in Publishing a "Resort and Good Roads Edition " "The Resort and Good Roads edition gotten out by the Western Carolina Democrat and Western North Caro lina Times reflects credit on your good work, and will without doubt re dound to the credit of the city you re present, bringing benefits that cannot be estimated at this time." Col. Sand ford H. Cohen, manager of the Greater Western North Carolina Association. "The Resort and Good Roads Edi tion last week is a wonder, not only from a typographical point of view, but from the splendid character of its contents." Spartanburg Herald. "It is one of the most creditable things of its kind ever produced in this section." Asheville Gazette News These are only a few of the many complimentary remarks concerning the 48-page edition of the Western Carolina Democrat and the Western North Carolina Times of last week. The papers were identically the same in substance, there being only a dif ference in name. In an effort to fair ly represent this much favored section the two naners of Hendersonville com bined their mechanical and editorial forces and their proddct has been highly commended as being one of the most important productions ever pub lished in North Carolina. The Dress of North and South Car- nHna ia anon lr in fr in thf hichefit t.fiTOlS V11UU M mm C-J of the paper and the individual or per sonal compliments are unnumbered and inquiries are coming in daily for copies of this issue. Probably no higher compliment has been paid the production than that given by Col. Cohen, manager of the Greater Western North Carolina Asso ciation. The greater part of the work oi COUNTY BOARD WILL APPOINT COMMITTEES The Board of Education of HemH derson county iwill meet the first Monday in June in ithe &uperixb4 tendent's office dn the court house. Quite a lot of "work will be attend ed to at this meeting. One of the features is to lip point school committeemen in the various districts bf the county. It is expected at this time that a number of women will be placed on the school boards, following the suggestion of the state super i.v.endent of education. Appoint-' ments vill be made juponi recom mendation sent in or presented in person . The board will (also receive bid for the erection of a public 'fidhool building in Green River townshii District No. 3. i BEST ISSUE OF MOUNTAINEER JUST PUT OUT 4 The May number The (Mouor 4ai,neer, which ia now out, fconjtiain forty pages, and is the largest ;number in the history of thatpub- lication. It contains a large a mount of interesting reading mat ter and shows the Bchool Jim a very favorable light. There ore a. num ber of good illustrations. t. Superintendent Cale stays that The Mountaineer has been of great usefulness to the school, that the students have taken much inter est in iit a!nd that Its education al value to them has Ibeen vrjrr great. k The Mountaineer 4s printed The Times office. this edition was done in a week' time. The attractive cover was designed by Architect H. C. Meyer of this cit and many of the cuts, produced espeo lally for this edition were made from photographs taken by Photographer F. A Carr, a new resident of Hender sonville. Following are some of the remalca concerning the edition: (Asheville Gazette-News.) The Western Carolina Demo crat and French Broad Hustler, ami the Western North Carolina Times, of Hendersonville this week issue identi cal numbers, a "Resort and Good Roads Edition." It is of 48 pages, lavishly illustrated, many of the en gravings made especially for this edi tion, and admirably adapted to its purposes and character. The cover is a strikingly handsome and artistic de sign, the work of H. C. Meyer, the architect. Naturally we haven't had time to read it, but a glance shows the edition to be filled with good meat It is one of the most creditable things of its kind ever produced in this sec tion. (AshevileCitlzen.) Asheville subscribers to the West ern Carolina Democrat and the West ern North Carolina Times have re ceived copies of the resort and good roads editions of those two papers, which were issued Friday. Both pa pers contain forty pages and are il lustrated with cuts suowing scenes of western North Carolina. The reading matter contains some valuable . lnfor- (Continued on Page 6) iJ 11