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i XXXIY. HEKDERSONVILLE NORTH, CATXL- A, FRIDAY, AUG. 22, 1919, i FIVE CENTS COPY i iJ - 1 i ' ".rfciwvnoi- fcnflr. in; the. Hickorvnut - GapV is fast becoming known1 to peo- 'pie throughout the counter aa one of the most imidue roots" to .be found anywhere Thousands, of tourists, to . this section have visited2 this place of 'truly scenic beauty thisjsuinmer, and Jthousands moro will visit it within the -' next sixty days.'... . tf , . : A v Chimney Kock'ls easy ofcaccessbe '. 'Ing situated on one of the 'main high ( .v ways leading 'tWugh this pari of -tie , v country.' It, is about eighteen miles Nl northeast !' of ; Hehdersenvilfe '-: arid r ' twentjfilx, miles east of 'Ashevilhvin T.nn virv l hnmihkh ui liih . uiub t&biuico .ouritains-1 tv v , , 1 Iaha "Herat of, "the &Iu Ridge'? - there is a blending of the sublime and 'jtha picturesquerr-a. combination of -the grandeur of the canyons' of the ' JYest tsoftene by the exquisite ver '' 'dure of the Southern Appalachians. In the Chimney Rock Valley tower ,ing precipices 2.000 feet high, render- ea accessioie oy roaas, onages, wans and even' stairways (are among the ,' lbeauties Of tW section.' Water-falls of great beauty abound. The rocky Broad River -rushing onward along- aide "' the i highway, is a 'beautiful stream. , ..V The bottomless pools, the- noted Bat Cave, the rumbling cave, the Ap ' pian way, Hickory Nut Falls, Rock " Cliff falls, and many others are at tractions of the section. '' H 3 The National Hotel and Travei ' Magazine, recently carried a write- tip of this section of "The Land of the Sky 1" in which it spoke of the Hickory , Nut' Cap and Chimney Rock sections as follows: ' 1 " HendersonviUe, N. C, is one of the most, delightful spots in "The LnAd of the Sky.'! ; It is from HendersonviUe that the famous Hickory Nut Gap sec tion is reached, sixteen miles distant, over good roads. s It may be truly said thatthy magnificent and. beaotifol ? scenery ""bf this section cannot ne' surpassed in America or elsewhere. Abounding in points of unusual charm ' and interest, it is the ' Mecca for tourists and, summer visitors from all points of the country. Hickory Nut Gap is . a great canyon, through which flows the Rocky Broad Rver, a bold n,l fr. rtr. flrhtint its w,;KiJ miipd for manual training ,,no.l. tUlnnmialiia, -..'wMla on ' either side of the gap, which is of , considerable lengthy, and about, one- - half mile wide, rises. Old , Baid Moun tain and. Sujra? Loaf MSuntain . 3,' 000 feet sheer above the river bed. i During the spring and summer sea sons the mountain sides present a scene of great splendor, profusely abloom' with rhodbdendron and mou& tain laurel . Hickory Nut Gap section is also reached by a new auto highway road from Asheville, twenty-five miles of ever-changing scenery; also- from Rutherf ordton, eighteen miles, " Among the show places in Hickorv Nut Cap section may be mentioned Chimney Rock, rising 225 feet above the crest of Chimney Rock Mountain; the Appian Way, a ledge of rock only .a few feet wide, leadkitr from Chim ney Rock to Hickory Nut Falls, 900 feet high;' Rock Cliff Falls, more than - 800 feet high, and many others ; also the Bottomless Pools, Rumbling and Bat Caves, and other; points.-' too , numertfus to' mention. ' ' - So abounding is Hickory- Nut Gap . section in scenic grandeur and points of interest that it long since came to - the attention of large moving pic-' tore concerns, many ol wwen Keep ment.; The trustees tnereiore sign companies almost constantly through-j thia statement of facts and need and .out the year, in this section, making urge every voter actively, to-support the most, celebrated film products of thelJond election to be held on Sep the day. . AU outdoor sporti and ire- tember 23 that .these things may be .creations may bl indulged.) in rand" realized and that our boys nd girls ? hotel accommodations are ample nd may . have opportunities in keeping excellent - , : , - -. With the recital of all the natural i .attractions of this favored 1 region, there remains only to be said a word vof the provision made everywhere fori jthe comfort and , entertainment of J tourists, -Outdoor sports games and; secret '.:?ns are generously, provided. .The t isupetb 3 and driving equipment is t l the horses reliable' and 4. No visit, to this countoy " 's without an (,equc li.lan t -?r the mountain trt".Li. One ..t :d tlott .'".e iure-f " ' ' isico: " ' jourr I re- 'a a spott cLini ij r ' soslh, '' ir.'--ts f -; so r Vs '-r-rs "'e,".; nd t 3e by many places nor Ji, vxi west, but the t ju V i cne in -!r rre -ipri' i f-.t'i4 FACILITIES At "a meeting of the local' school board Friday evening; ' plans lor'! ac commodating the ' public school - stu dents "of Hendersonvflle were again carefully., gone dyer."- tn compliance L Withe the new eompulsory school tendance.,- law . passed by ,.thf nv legislature, the board realizes '.that every child in the local district' be tween: the ages of 8 and 14 must at tend and. that it is incumbent; upon them tb provide facilities The well fare officer will visit every home and see to it that every chlld between these -ages is at school or the .parents will.have to .pay the penalty. Here tof ore the capacity of existing, facili; ties has been taxeoVand it is conser vatively estimated that there will e an increase of 200 students this mb aion. .. ;-iVl - The board further realizes that the city must provide facilities in .order to secure State aid that the1 school may run beyond '-the three months' period ' provided for by city taxes. The present facilities will not accom modate more than, the . elementary grades and there could be no ' high school even if support were available for the seven grades -on such a basis. irfThe board has made careful, in vestigations as to places adapted for high 'school purposes and found the L No terman' place the only one suffi ciently large and' suitable for school uses. Another vital consideration fn regard to this property was that it could be prepared for school occu pancy1 within thirty days' after the bond election passes. This is most im portent, since long double daily sis- sions will be necessary until " high school facilities are available. , Jhe .Noterman place is as nearly centrally i located , as any available property, being within easy walking distance for children from the east erh as well .as th,e .wester part of the jquate; ground for athletic features, agricultural; 'demonstrations, plots, nd,. toasommer for. city park pMr poses. The present building can easily be adapted to the heeds' of an en larged domestic science department, as well as to the needs of vocational training departments for the boys of the community. The board has al n agriculture to be taught this ses ,on and. Pects add other lines of vocational training as soon as facilities can be arranged for. -There is no doubt that the purchase of the "Noterman property at ?23,600 city, and' if cut into lofs, would bring mucn more tnan tms amount, vine other $,500 called for in the bond election is for remodeling the resi dence and equipping it ; for ' high school purposes),' z v An increasingly large . number of HendersonviUe citizens realize the wisdom of providing for the growth of the city and its educational possi bilities and needs. This , season's realty transfers indicate an era of unprecedented development andpros perity for HendersonviUe and suggest the wisdom of having our educational .system "keeping pace with out econ I omic progress. Other live cities put j their educational facilities en the first ! page of their publicity '.booklets, as -'they; realize that weU -equipped and properly administered schools are any ' community's best investment not only j for better manhood and womanhood but also for immediate .commercial, agricultural and industrial develop- with the demands of the times. - . u. r jMytue, vua it uuiu. ; C. Fi Bland, Secretary. "C B, 'P..FreezerTmswer.' .iA, L. Gnrley. ' U 4 v -Sam T. Hodges. - " Avery " JustuaT -: 't " ' . a. Keith; ; s yTrustees..',- h-'' r T a - . rfl..: ; ; . ( 1 v The real diculties of the nations t-lkn v V 3. ' 3 ... i ' ' - '.Y the t'ning of. the armis- K ecoxe.ic conditions left "l-have to be solved, ; . to 'take more than ' :y to, do it. Kight ' -! that nmr. ti Wit : f ? t 'i tt'T-" TO THE CITY Charles French Toms has made the cify a present of tlwtwo pretty1' lily ponds which are situated at theJfoot of the hill on which-the' donor resided for-teveral years' before he moved to AsheviUe. i-t i '- ;' ' Mr. Toms also gave the city a strip of land twenty-five feet , Wide aU the way around the ponds, "and a right of way for-a street to connect with Crab ; Creek ' street south of the ponds;' . , - J--' , " . 'The city will set" to jwork ' right away to beautify the grounds around the little lakes, and open Bp e street to and around them; So as to make of the property a beautiful little park, JUDGE PACE AND MR. .. KITCHIN SAME AGE . Judge Pace has succeeded in find ing who was born; on the same day of the week and the same day of the month in the same year in which he was borni This man who is exactly the same age of Judge Pace is none other than Jason H. Eitchin, who formerly resided in Transylvania county, but who, for the past several ears, has resided in Texas wnere he has prospered. . Mr. Kitchin is here on a visit, and called at the office of Judge Pace the other day, and in conversing with each other the; two men discovered that they mere both the same age,' both having been born on the same day nearly three quarters Of a cen tury ago. " , . ' HENDERSONVILLE SCHOOLS TO OPEN SEPTEMBER IS In order to reduce the period of enforced congestion on account of facilities, the local school board an nounces its decision' to postpone the opening until September, 15 This is done in the hope Had belief that the . people of HendersonviUe will carry the bond election for the pur chase, remodeling and equipment of the Noterman place on September 23, and that very soon thereafter the high school may be transferred there. T. B. CARSON Thomas B. Carson died at a hos pital in Spartanburg, S. C, at 8 o'clock Friday morning, August 15, aged 55 years. '. Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon, by Rev. J. F. Ligon in the Hender sonviUe Presbyterian church, and in terment was made at Oakdale ceme tery. Kedron Lodge took charge of the services at the grave. Mr. Carson came to this county from Rutherford when a young man and for many years was engaged in the mercantile business. For the last few years he traveled for Tiedeman & Son, wholesale grocers, of Charles ton; s, c. ';-.. His health' broke, down about the beginning of the year. Ho under went an operation at Spartanburg; but, as the relief sought was not obtained, he went to Johns Hopkins hospital, where the surgeons decided that an operation would be useless. After remaining in HendersonviUe for 'some time, Mr. Carson went to Spartanburg, where he was nursed by" his daughter, Mrs. W. E. Phipps of Greensboro, a graduate nurse. Mr. Carson when at the height of his business career did a Very large business, was active in town affairs, and bore the reputation of an honor able and upright man. 5 '; ji : . ' Mr Carson married twice, his first wife being Miss Annie Allen of Mills River, who died about 22 years ago. To them were born.T. B. Carton, Jr., of. Bancroft, S. B.; v Mrs. W.', E. Phijs, .Greensboro; and C F,Car. son, who died, when anJnfant. His second marriage was to Miss Ethel Justusand. to them were born the foUoVing;: , ' v ; r .. ' ,Nell, ' Robley, Marjorie, Qliver, Julius, Annie iiaurie. ' In addition to the chUdren' and "wife the : deceased is survived by J, L., Carson, "Spartan burg; nn4 ZsCarspnearingtoni Nevadaand Geerge ? Carson, f Hen- dersonville, .end ,two v sisters, 2 Mrs, T. E. . Nelson, Fountain, .'Imi-.!; S. C., andi!rs.: J. Xayi4 Henderson ville. i -Kr;'f and MrsC.-5 F Eland and cKldr--r' T'irnie', Gabriel, and tames, 1 ') v ' -;r ;altives in :$7di-:t3a, tELT :v: r.IEiuOalAL The chairmen of . the ' Roosevelt memorial fund organization" in the 1- - Southern states , are - now .having' a meeting in Atlanta, where pians will be-.perfected for the campaign to raise by popular contribution, the to provide a suit able, memorial to the memory -of the late,lamented Colonel Roosevelt. - ; The work of the Roosevelt com mite has been- commenced in' this county, and a number of the friends and 'Idmirers of the deceased former President have already made con tributions to the memorial fund, and '. the. jjjommittee in charge of the cam paigi in this county is making a spec ial request of every friend and ad mirer of the late Colonel Roosevelt "'r: "1C vu ,Ui 1 . r!f ,er " t ii ea . f ""' V whatever amount they desire to con- tribute to this fund, Miftt all those who have already contributed have paid in one dollar eacbut each person can contribute any,; amount he desires to this fund. " , AH ; contributions should be made to Mr. Jones at the register's office, as he is secretary treasurer of the committee in this county, and is keep ing a correct list of the names of all contributors so that at thetfnd of the campaign same can be forwarded to the1 chairman of the national mittee in New York. com- VOTE FOR f PRESIDENCY XeslieU Weekly has been taking a straw vote to ascertain the relative strength f various men whose names have befln spoken of in connection With tibjswninatlon c candidate, for the presidency. The voter 'is asked whom he voted for in 1916, if he voted at all, in the election of that year. He is also asked for whom he wishes to vote in 1920. Up to the first week in this month the vote stood as follows: General Wood, 560; change from Wilson, 72. President Wilson, 250; change from Hughes, 23. Charles E. Hughes, 127; change from Wilson, 11. I Senator Johnson, California, 144; change from Wilson, 34; change from Benson (Socialist), 1. William BJaft, 72; change from Wilson, 31. Senator Borah, Idaho, 37; change from Wilson, 8. William G. McAdoo, 52; change from, Wilson, 89. Governor " LoWden, Illinois, 43; change from Wilson, 6. Senator Harding, Ohio, 38; change from Wilson, 4. I '. ; General X Pershing, 22 ; change from Wilson, 7. Governor , Allen, Kansas, 14; change from Wilson, 2. Senator Edge, New Jersey, 9; change from Wilson, 2. Charles M. Schwab, 8; change from Wilson, 4. William ;. J. Bryan, 12; ' change from Wilson, 8. Herbert Hoover, 5; change from Wilson, 1. . ' Champ Clark, 4; change from Wil son, 1. Senator Lodge, Massachusetts, 19; change from .Wilson, 4. Eugene V. Debs, 14; change from Wilson, 3. f . v Governor Cox. Ohio. 17ichanee from Wilson, 14. Senator La Follette, Wisconsin, 7; change front Wilson, 3. sMayor 'Ole Hanson, Seattle, 66; change from WUson, 10. A ; ; Senator Knox, Pennsylvania,' 6. ...Senator Capper, Kansas, 4; change from Wilson, 2. y Judge Gary 8; change from Wil - son. 1. li i-'a , Senator Owen, Oklahoma, 8 ; change from WUson, 8; i , a : . " ;;Ambassaor'-Jxi.W. change -froia Wilson, 2. Davis, . Chairman Hurley; 2; change from Wilson,'? ,x , .V , V,H Secretary Lansing, 2; change from Wilson,; change Iron Wilson, 2.- 1 ;; Secret" -7 T aniels, 2 ; "..elan gV'it rom STRAW WUson 2.: nTcatt PHYSICAL EXiLllATION Dr. L. B. Morse, county physician. wiU bf af the school building on Fourth avenue. Saturday of this week for the purpose, of holding physical examinations pf public school teach- erSl . - ' V , , As The Times has already stated, a recent law requires that aU teach - ers in the public schools undergo such examination . before entering upqn their school work. The ex amination may be made by any reputable' physician; but the county phyician-will o it without charge to) the teachers if they present tnem-h -i. il. x: - j i ' selves at tue uiue biiu piice speci-i lieu. OWNING A HOME A number of non-residents are buy- I ing homes here to live in a portion of iach year. Quite a number of our own citizens are -buvino- homes' al. ready built. Others are buying lots preparatory to erecting residences thereon. This is well. The man who sits down and figures out in a cold blooded sort of way whether it is cheaper to own a home or pay rent, doesn't understand what a home is. Circumstances may be such that it is impossible for some people to own a home, and this, it must be admitted is often the case. But where one dan own a home if he-desired, whether it be for summer occupancy or a place to live all the year, and where he refuses to do so because he thinks he can save a few' dollars by renting ' weU, such a person really doesn't know what living an enjoyable life is. ' There is lot of satisfaction in pos session and a lot of joy in feeling that the premises n which you live are your own. There is something about owning a home which cannot be written down on paper a satisfac tion that pays a dividend every hour of the day. , . Real estate is stili ' the criea thing we have in this country; as it has not kept pace with other things, in advancing price. There is hardly a piece of property in HendersonviUe or vicinity, or in' the county, for that matter, that will not be worth more in three years than it is now. One cannot make a mistake in buying property in 'this section now. The security of the inestment consider ed, and the certainty. 6f adancing prices of real estate, ought to be suf t isA:AHi. i. - i i j i . . muuee nunureas ox people wno nave never vs i owning a home to make strenuous efforts to no,a 01 Diece 01 PPny BERGER IS GETTING PAY Even if Victor Barber never sets foot in Washington again he has al ready benefited from the United States government to the extent of nearly $4,500. Added to this is the cost of .the inquiry to determine j whether Buerger is too disloyal to oc cupy tne seat to which be has been elected in the House. The inquiry has been suspended un til September 15. The final report may not be ready untU October. No matter whether it recommends that Berger be thrown out of the House, and that body sustains the re port, by October Mr. Berger will have been paid a tidy sum by Uncle Sam On every pay day for House mem bers Mr. Berger receives his $625 monthly salary as "member elect," just as fuUfiedged representatives do. tie nas received salary ever since Cdngress convened, March 4, and his salary to date has amounted to $3, 125. Oh September 1 another $625 wiU be due him. In addition to this, he has so far receive $371.20 in mileage and his clerks have been paid according to schedule So 'far the clerk hire of the 'member elect" is $983.34 Therefore ;Mr. Berger has received $3,125 for salary, $371,20 in mileage and $933.34 for clerk hire, making? ! $4,429.54 in all By October, outside rf any additional mileage, this wiU be , uicreaeea ny, i,z&u, iwe r montns , aalaryr and $6,33.32 in two months' clerk "nr, making total of $6,. 312.8(5. V:; 4-,. . Rev., R. V, MiUer is Conducting a meeting in Greenwood, S. C; Before returning home, Mr, MiUerwUl hold a meeting in Pickens, S. C. vft.-f 'A i "fii'ii '11. 1 injuhhm i ' VKty t Miss r Bertha, Brevard of Fairview has accepted a position in the domes tic iclonce de jirtmf nt - of Tcsitland warn LODGE FRIDAY NIGHT l,, No 387 A R & A M fa. called for Pridav Alc-ht-Art. 22. at 8:30 oio. Work in the Second Degree, m ! Visiting Brothers cordially wel Icomed. . V NEW MOVE IS UNDER WAY A further sign of growth in this city is to be found in the organiza tion of a new enterprise, the Hen dersonviUe Investment Company. This concern is now applying for charter. Among the incoporators are S. T. Hodges, R. L. Edwards- John T. ' Wilkins, W. A. Keith, J. Mack Rhodes, W. P. Penny, Clarence Latham, J. B. Belk, R. P. Freeze and A. Woodward. The authorized capital stock will be $100,000; and the company wiU be authorized to begin business as soon as $11,001) is subscribed. Fully that amount has been subscribed already. . The company will deal generaUy in real estate, with the special view of development. A large proportion of its activities will be devoted to the erection of residences for sale or rent, and the expectation is that by the beginning of next summer a con siderable amount of building will have been accomplished. This will very materially aid in the solution of the problems of handling the ever in creasing crowds which pour into this community every summer. LET THE BALLOT SETTLE IT' ''" Secretary Morrison'otthe-Ameri- - can Federation of Labor says that the railroad brotherhoods will get what they want from Congress or they will elect a Congress that will yield to their demands! That makes the issue clear. Now let's hear from the farm- -ers, the manufacturers, the miners and the consumers in general, who are expected to pay the increased wages demanded by the brotherhoods. Suppose we all take a hand in elect ing Congressmen. It would be 1 a good plan to let the ballot settle the question raised by Secretary Morri son. LOCAL WEATHER Date Max. Min. Mean Prec'n Aug.l 87 66 76 0.31 2 86 66 76 0.01 3 80 62 71 0.02 4 86 56 71 5 89 58 74 6 88 63 76 0.04 7 91 63 77 8 89 67 78 9 85 62 74 10 80 65 72 11 81 63 72 12 75 60 68 1.02 13 85 57 71 0.03 14 87 61 74 0.32 15 85 63 74 0.01 16 84 62 73 T 17 85 69 72 18 85 58 72 0.01 19 83 55 69 20 85 53 69 SUMMARY Max. 91 Min. 53 Mean min. 61 Prec'n 1.77 Mean max. Mean 73 85 To those who are not familiar with " the form used by the U. S, Weather Bureau in tabulating its observav ' tioas, the foUowing information may be of interest: The day ends at 6 p. m. Th figures in the column, headed "Max" give the highest temperature occur , ring during the twenty-four hoot -v ending at 6 p, m. on the date indkft ; ' headed "Min", give the lowest tem perature occurring during the aam ; period. The. mean tempefatort tor;; the twenty-four hours ia aSaumed U. H th averua nf Ol murhmm And H BBH Ell - - - ----- MmM w I WVVM mam M .IS, . aaK. I and hundreths. When tha vret' v non occurs ra tie zona i now r ; fore messcr!.. . Z, , ' . ' I -s far 13 oftets, 18. Institiita, : nv''A:'. ili r! f T
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